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FCC chair Brendan Carr said he wants a review all of Disney's DEI practices — both past and present — to determine whether the company has ever violated any FCC regulations.

“People are operating from a sense of fear … especially when it comes to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” is how author and journalist Clint Smith describes the climate in America. Smith, who wrote the bestseller, "How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America," talks to WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn about the important role history plays in understanding today's America.

The North Carolina Senate approved legislation last week that would prohibit teaching diversity, equity and inclusion in public schools, and limit how teachers can discuss sensitive topics, like race, in classrooms.

North Carolina and the country lost a legend last month with the death of the Rev. Dr. Nelson N. Johnson at age 81. He is most known for being wounded in the 1979 anti-Klan protest march, known as the Greensboro Massacre, in which white supremacists killed five marchers and wounded a dozen more. But Johnson also collaborated with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and was often on the frontlines of protest marches nationwide.

Some have done it quietly. Others publicly. In eliminating diversity initiatives, North Carolina is joining a host of companies and colleges.

The Canadian government did not share its reasons for the decision, but it follows an investigation that shed doubt on the Oscar-winning singer's claims of Indigenous roots.

Over the past week, hundreds of protesters were arrested, dozens of officers were injured and multiple buildings were damaged, including a mosque and a hotel known to have housed asylum seekers, following the killing of three girls at a dance class.

This summer, a group of girls has cycled around Charlotte, navigating bike lanes, greenways, and even the light rail to enjoy the city’s natural and cultural offerings. They’re part of Charlotte Bike Camp’s Melanin in Motion program, a cycling community for young people of color.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board is getting ready to do a review of its student assignment policies. The last time around, in 2017, the board approved new ways to promote socioeconomic diversity. One effort in particular got a lot of attention at the time, but didn’t work out the way planners had hoped.

A summit held over the weekend in Charlotte focused on supporting and uplifting teachers of color. The event provided an opportunity for educators to exchange ideas, network and learn about different teaching methods.