The social movement that followed the death of George Floyd last year was global. We were told we were witnessing an inflection point. But has anything really changed?
for WUNC A protestor in Elizabeth City on April 26, 2021 holds a sign with a hashtag in reference to the family of Andrew Brown being given only 20 seconds of footage.
The family of Andrew Brown Jr. got their first glimpse Monday of the moment when he was shot and killed by Pasquotank County sheriff s deputies. And the calls for that body camera footage to be made public continue.
Khalil Ferebee has had a lot to process over the past few days.
He lost his father. And his newborn son lost a grandfather.
“He never got a chance to meet him,” Ferebee told WUNC on Monday. “And that hurt my heart to the fullest. He’s going to grow up without even getting a chance to even know him really, besides of what people say, and not who he really was.”
Laura Pellicer
Laura Pellicer is a producer with The State of Things (hyperlink), a show that explores North Carolina through conversation. Laura was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, a city she considers arrestingly beautiful, if not a little dysfunctional. She worked as a researcher for CBC Montreal and also contributed to their programming as an investigative journalist, social media reporter, and special projects planner. Her work has been nominated for two Canadian RTDNA Awards. Laura loves looking into how cities work, pursuing stories about indigenous rights, and finding fresh voices to share with listeners. Laura is enamored with her new home in North Carolina notably the lush forests, and the waves where she plans on moonlighting as a mediocre surfer.
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