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Arts & Culture Mason Adams, About 6 hours ago

Novel Shares Story Of Historical Black Kingdom In Western North Carolina

Following the American Civil War, a group of freed people fled violence and bought land in Western North Carolina. In the summer of 1873, these people formed a Black communal society they named “The Kingdom of the Happy Land.” A new novel tells a story set in the kingdom, both in the past and in the present day. It’s titled, “Happy Land.” Host Mason Adams spoke with its author, Dolen Perkins-Valdez.

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Education Jack Walker, Apr. 10, 2025

House Votes To Send $62 Million More To Hope Scholarship

The House of Delegates passed a pair of bills today that would send more than $60 million to the Hope Scholarship. The bills first require a stamp of approval form the state Senate.

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