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A demonstrator holds a sign at a community demonstration in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 23, 2021.

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Andrew Brown Jr.'s family will be shown portion of body cam footage, judge rules

By Emmy Trivette | Apr. 28, 2021

On Wednesday, a North Carolina judge denied the release of the footage of Andrew Brown Jr.'s shooting to the media. Brown was sitting behind the wheel of his car at his Elizabeth City home when local officers opened fire on him the morning of April 21. The footage will be released to Brown's son, Khalil Ferebee, the attorney representing the victim and other family within one degree of kinship in the next 10 days.

Emila Sutton poses for a portrait in Durham on Sunday, Apr. 4, 2021. Sutton currently serves as Orange County's Director of Housing and Community Development.

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These Orange County women help provide resources to the housing insecure

By Emmy Trivette | Apr. 11, 2021

On the heels of Women’s History Month, the Daily Tar Heel is spotlighting six women in Orange County’s public safety system who have helped each of their departments reform the old and create new protocols to aid the community. These women work to care and provide resources to those who experience homelessness.

Megan Johnson poses for a portrait at the Chapel Hill Police Department on Sunday, Apr. 4, 2021. Johnson is the department's Police Crisis Unit Supervisor and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor.

Cynthia Liu

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Meet the women in charge of Orange County's public safety system

By Emmy Trivette | Apr. 6, 2021

These three women focus on documenting and maintaining the portions of Orange County’s public safety system dealing with community involvement and mental health.

(From left to right) Don Hardin, Brandon Morande, and Tiffany Hall work together in the Orange County Street Outreach team office on 128 Franklin Street. The Street Outreach, Harm Reduction and Deflection program is a new program intending to aid people in the community who are experiencing homelessness.

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Reaching out in a pandemic, Orange County Street Outreach team strives for trust

By Emmy Trivette | Mar. 16, 2021

The team’s harm reduction clinical coordinator Tiffany Hall said they’ve already built relationships with about a third of those who experience homelessness in Orange County over the last few months.

A resident of the Northside neighborhood reclines on their porch on Feb. 8, 2021. Chapel Hill's affordable housing plan continues to focus on Emergency Housing, public housing communities, and rehabilitation projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Caroline Bittenbender

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Pandemic crises generate progress in Orange County’s Emergency Housing Department

By Emmy Trivette | Feb. 17, 2021

The pandemic has had a devastating impact on renters and homeowners in Orange County. To solve the looming housing crisis, the Orange County Housing and Community Development department coordinated with the towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough to pool housing funds and coordinate aid guidelines.

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UNC alumnus Ricky Hurtado is first Latinx Democrat elected to N.C. General Assembly

By Emmy Trivette | Dec. 17, 2020

“More than anything, I've been humbled by this moment,” Hurtado said. “We've done something that no Latino Democrat has ever done in North Carolina, and with someone that is truly from the community, a huge hurdle, a huge glass ceiling has finally been broken.”

Customers have a drink outside the recently reopened Linda's Bar and Grill on Franklin Street on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020.

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Linda's to add breakfast, coffee, alcohol alternatives to its menu

By Emmy Trivette | Oct. 28, 2020

After a brief closure, Chapel Hill staple Linda's has reopened, with new hours and an expanded menu.

Since the pandemic started, the Chapel Hill Crisis Unit has been directing people who are homeless to stay day and night on the top of Wallace Parking Deck located on Rosemary Street.

Matt Sheridan

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New street outreach program reimagines public safety, homelessness in Orange County

By Emmy Trivette | Oct. 19, 2020

A collaboration between the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department and the Partnership to End Homelessness will focus on building relationships with locals who experience homelessness.

Democrat Jenna Wadsworth (left) and incumbent Republican Steve Troxler (right) are the candidates for N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture. Photos courtesy of Wadsworth and Troxler.

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What you need to know about the N.C. commissioner of agriculture candidates

By Emmy Trivette | Oct. 1, 2020

The November election is coming up, so The Daily Tar Heel is breaking down every state and local office on the ballot, from governor to county commissioner. Here, we broke down who the candidates are for N.C. commissioner of agriculture.

Soteria Shepperson organized the event ‘Black Friday' as part of her performance platform “I Am Soteria”. Shepperson focuses on social issues like racism and equality at her events. Photo courtesy of Soteria Shepperson.

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“I Am Soteria” is more than just an introduction for local ‘artivist’ Soteria Shepperson

By Emmy Trivette | Sep. 21, 2020

“We redefinin’ what it means to be Black,” Shepperson shouts her opening line during ‘Black Friday,’ her first Headliner event part of her performance platform “I Am Soteria.”

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Andrew Brown Jr.'s family will be shown portion of body cam footage, judge rules

These Orange County women help provide resources to the housing insecure

Meet the women in charge of Orange County's public safety system

Reaching out in a pandemic, Orange County Street Outreach team strives for trust

Pandemic crises generate progress in Orange County’s Emergency Housing Department

UNC alumnus Ricky Hurtado is first Latinx Democrat elected to N.C. General Assembly

Linda's to add breakfast, coffee, alcohol alternatives to its menu

New street outreach program reimagines public safety, homelessness in Orange County

What you need to know about the N.C. commissioner of agriculture candidates

“I Am Soteria” is more than just an introduction for local ‘artivist’ Soteria Shepperson

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