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A conservative group released what appeared to be an undercover recording of a UNC Charlotte employee saying she was covertly continuing diversity, equity and inclusion work at the university. University officials deny the claim.

The world-renowned "Philadanco! The Philadelphia Dance Company" will be in Charlotte for a one-night performance on May 28, at the Knight Theater. It's the first local show for the mostly African American company, which was founded by Joan Myers Brown, who turns 94 this year. WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn talks with Brown about dance and more.

This week, WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht evaluate a claim by Rep. Marcia Morey related to Black History Month and Google Calendar.

Adams said he expects "to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer." The controversial cartoonist, a vocal supporter of President Trump, expressed compassion for former President Biden.

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.