North Carolinians were hit with a double whammy on Friday on the political front with two major developments in the U.S. Senate race.
College Music Department Pledges to Remove ‘Systemic Racism’ From Curriculum

In too many places, the progressive agenda is more important than the actual subject of study.
The College Fix reports:
College music department pledges to remove the ‘systemic racism’ from its curriculum
The music department of Meredith College has promised to tackle racism problems, accord...
Grad Students at UNC Demand Redistribution of Administrator Salaries

This is where higher education has been heading for over a decade now. Is anyone surprised?
Campus Reform reports:
UNC grad students call for administrators’ salaries to be ‘redistributed’
The University of North Carolina’s “Anti-R...
Board of Trustees at Duke U. Endorses Efforts to Advance Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

For so many American colleges and universities, this is seen as the most important item on their agenda.
Duke Today reports:
Trustees Address University Efforts on Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism
The Duke University Board of Trustees endorsed the university’s efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism in a wide-ranging series of sessions and...
NC Democratic Senate Nominee Promotes Coronavirus Vaccine Conspiracy Theories During Debate

On Monday night, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his Democratic opponent Cal Cunnigham faced off in an hour-long debate. Though a wide variety of issues were discussed, the possibility that a Wuhan Coronavirus vaccine would be approved and made available before the election took center stage.
Five Year-Old Boy Shot at Point Blank Range, National Media Mostly Silent

A five year-old boy named Cannon Hinnant was recently shot in the head at point blank range while riding his bike in his yard. The murder was witnessed by his sisters, aged 7 and 8.
The suspected shooter is a 25 year-old man named Darius Nathaniel Sessoms. The national media’s silence on...
Campus Workers Sue U. North Carolina System Over Coronavirus Fears, Citing Unsafe Conditions

Everyone who works in education needs to be reminded that supermarket workers have been going to work through this whole thing.
USA Today reports:
Campus workers sue N.C. university system, cite unsafe conditions due to pandemic
At least 16 workers on campuses in the University of North Carolina school system are suing the schools...
Death of Prof. Mike Adams ruled a suicide

Sad news. The death of UNC-Wilmington Professor Mike Adams has been ruled a suicide.
“what you mostly hear … is the silent majority’s silence” (update)

As of this writing, the most we know about the death of Prof. Mike Adams is that he reportedly suffered a gunshot wound, and had been acting erratically and appeared stressed as his days at UNC-Willimington came to an end.
Duke U. Students Demand End to Campus Policing, Saying it’s Rooted in ‘Slave Patrols’

The same people on the left who have told us for years that campuses are hotbeds of rape and other violent crimes, are now telling us they don’t want police.
The College Fix reports:
Saying policing is rooted in ‘slave patrols,’ Duke students demand all campus policing be abolished
Duke University’s Black Coalition Against...
Conservative UNC-Wilmington Professor Mike Adams Found Dead in His Home

Some unfortunate news to report tonight.
Professor Mike Adams, who taught sociology and criminology at UNC-Wilmington, was found dead in his home earlier today by New Hanover County sheriff’s deputies:
Duke University to Require Anti-Bias Training for Everyone

This new initiative is part of an ‘anti-racism’ campaign which will apparently be spread throughout everything, even academics.
The College Fix reports:
Duke to incorporate ‘anti-racism’ throughout curriculum, require anti-bias training for everyone
Duke University has a new defining principle: “anti-racism.”
In a Wednesday evening email to the community, President Vincent Price (not to be...
Wuhan Virus Watch: President Trump Orders Meat Processing Plants to Remain Open

Today’s update will start with some food-related items.
First Amendment Fail — Raleigh Police: “Protesting is a non-essential activity”

Our Founding Fathers never once said that the rights given to us by our Creator go out the door in the case of a viral pandemic.
In other words, the Constitution still exists and it still protects us from tyrants.
The Raleigh Police Department had the nerve to tell someone on Twitter that...
Mark Robinson of “I’m the Majority” Fame Wins GOP Nomination for Lt. Governor in North Carolina

Mark Robinson became a sensation when a video of him defending the rights of law-abiding gun owners at the Greensboro, North Carolina city council meeting went viral in 2018.
He just won the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor in the state.
North Carolina Bojangles’ Manager Shut Out Trump Supporters After Rally

A shift manager at a Bojangles’ in Charlotte, N.C., locked out supporters of President Donald Trump after a rally.
The Charlotte Observer reported that the manager “is no longer employed” at the restaurant.
Women’s Studies Center at U. North Carolina-Wilmington Renamed for Gender Studies

Old school feminism in academia is giving way to a new school gender approach. This is just one example.
Campus Reform reports:
UNCW ditches ‘Women’s Studies’ to make way for ‘Gender Studies’
Effective Jan. 1, the University of North Carolina-Wilmington renamed its Women’s Studies and Resource Center the Gender Studies and Research Center. The...