Fear of “the Other” — North Carolina Continues Fear of “the Other”- New York State and The Censoring of Critical Thinking in the United States – the Fear of “the Other” This is my third installment of listed items documenting the political bias sweeping the United States in the guise of supporting parental control and avoiding so-called “divisive” concepts such as Critical Race Theory. As I said in The Censoring of Critical Thinking in the United States – the Fear of “the Other”, I consider the book bans, legislative attempts to control what people think or are exposed to, as well as the overt acts of hatred perpetrated against people of color, people who are not binary heterosexuals, people who are not Christian, and people who are not of European ancestry as being all part of the same fear of “the other”. As I work my way through this project of documenting fear and loathing through the individual states, I am gratified to find that there are many local newspapers and independent news outlets that are documenting what is happening in their area. That is the one bright spot for me and tells me how important it is for people to support their local newspapers through subscriptions to print or digital formats. This listing provides examples specific to North Carolina in recent years. There are many more examples from North Carolina, and every other state. These are illustrative only. If I tried to be exhaustive, I would never be done. Listings are in reverse chronological order. From Know Your Meme • 2022 January 25 'Stunningly upsetting.' Rabbi speaks out after finding anti-Semitic graffiti on Raleigh bridge • 2021 December 30 Year in review: Five stories charting challenges and progress for NC’s LGBTQ community • 2021 December 20 Battling the Pandemic and Systemic Racism in North Carolina • 2021 December 20 Antisemitic flyers distributed to Greensboro Jewish community, North Carolina • 2021 November 30 Fight to teach critical race theory in North Carolina schools continues following veto of House Bill 324 • 2021 November 7 North Carolina Leaders Remain Divided About LGBT Protections • 2021 November 1 NC Hispanics' rising numbers mean rising votes • 2021 November News / AAUP investigates structural racism at University of North Carolina • 2021 October 31 OPINION: North Carolina’s fight over critical race theory is really a fight over anti-racism • 2021 October 19 Video: Carolina Tribe Fighting Big Poultry Joined Activists Pushing Administration to Act on Climate and Justice • 2021 October 19 University of North Carolina defeats challenge to race-based admissions policies • 2021 October 15 North Carolina tribes fear pipeline will damage waterways, burial grounds • 2021 October 13 'We've been forgotten': NC tribe says Native Americans have been left behind during the pandemic • 2021 October 6 Racism allegations sparked mass exodus from NC sorority. Now the chapter is suspended • 2021 October 6 Anniversary provides powerful reminder of racism that afflicts NC’s death penalty • 2021 October 5 North Carolina school board bans critical race theory from its classrooms • 2021 September 15 In HB2’s shadow, advocates fear the consequences of anti-trans bills in NC • 2021 September 10 Cooper vetoes bill opposing Critical Race Theory in schools • 2021 September 1 I knew what it was like being black and British – but when I moved to the US, I was called the N-word for the first time • 2021 August 27 'Antisemitism has mutated': Jewish students, leaders worry over UNC- CH instructor's comments • 2021 August 26 NC Senate bans promotion of Critical Race Theory in schools • 2021 August 18 NC ACLU, other activists say riot bill is racist, ‘anti-BLM’ • 2021 July 15 The Moral Panic Over Critical Race Theory Is Coming for a North Carolina Teacher of the Year • 2021 July 8 Critical Race Theory Is Making Both Parties Flip-Flop • 2021 June 22 ‘Go Back To Asia’: Racist Woman Verbally Assaults Uber Driver In North Carolina • 2021 June 10 ‘An Attack On Our People:’ North Carolina’s Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women • 2021 May 28 Black people in North Carolina twice as likely to be killed by police as whites • 2021 May 25 Another Day Brings Another Attack at an Asian-Owned Store • 2021 April 13 ‘Driving While Black’ Is a Real Issue • 2021 April 6 N.C. bill would ban treatment for trans people under 21 : The bill would also compel state employees to immediately notify parents in writing if their child displays “gender nonconformity.” • 2021 April 5 Leading Muslim civil rights organization condemns NC Congressman for Islamophobic tweet • 2021 April 4 Man with metal post trashes North Carolina convenience store, yells anti- Asian slurs • 2021 March 19 Amid the rise in anti-Asian hate incidents, I reached out to the boy who bullied me 20 years ago. This is what happened. • 2021 March 3 5 things you need to know about the 'driving while Black' issue in Fayetteville • 2021 February 20 Outrage in North Carolina over lieutenant governor’s past remarks about Jews : Republican lawmaker Mark Robinson says he will not apologize for comments disparaging Jewish people made before he was elected • 2021 February 12 'Grief and frustration': NCAAT reacts to hate crimes targeting Asian communities • 2021 January 28 We must come to grips with North Carolina's history on race • 2020 December 13 The Fight for Black Lives in North Carolina State Courts • 2020 December 8 LGBTQ rights fight reignited 4 years after N.C.'s 'bathroom bill' controversy • 2020 October 9 'Feel my wrath': Racist letter threatens North Carolina family who flew Mexican flag outside their home • 2020 October 7 Slavery, lynching and the era of public hangings • 2020 August 3 Crystal Cavalier Keck: Racial Equity In Policing Requires Better Data Collection • 2020 July 14 Through protest and resistance, Lumbees seek to reconcile past with present • 2020 July 13 ‘An alley without exit.’ Experts worry COVID-19 among Latinos will get dire without support • 2020 July 3 Reckoning With Anti-Blackness in Indian Country : Native lives won’t matter unless Black lives do. • 2020 July 2 Data show racial disparity in NC justice system in black and white • 2020 May 5 North Carolina officials are ignoring a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women • 2020 April 20 What a White-Supremacist Coup Looks Like • 2020 February 25 North Carolina traffic stops, including those in Piedmont Triad, show racial disparities, data says • 2020 January 31 Duke Resolves Anti-Semitism Complaint • 2019 September 26 National civil rights group calls on Forest to withdraw from event featuring anti-Muslim speakers • 2019 July 12 Being Muslim in North Carolina - "Faith, Fear and Freedom" - A WRAL Documentary • 2019 June 13 North Carolina Police Apologize for Calling Triple Murder of Muslim Students a Parking Dispute • 2019 June 12 The Murderer Was Full of Hate. But Did He Commit a Hate Crime? • 2019 May 4 Data backs up ‘driving while black’ concept, UNC professor says • 2018 July 23 Calls for Dem to leave NC race grow over anti-Mexican blog • 2018 June 26 Segregation’s History Repeats Itself in North Carolina’s HB 514 • 2017 August 16 Seven arrested in toppling of Confederate statue in North Carolina • 2017 February 23 Islamophobia grows louder in North Carolina: 'Can we not kill them all?' • 2016 October 27 Meet the Latino Drag Queens Defying North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Law • 2015 October 25 The Disproportionate Risks of Driving While Black Blog posting on Lifetime Musings from February 28, 2022. URIs https://wordpress.com/post/koshekmat.wordpress.com/427 https://koshekmat.wordpress.com/2022/02/28/fear-of-the-other-north-carolina/