As Jon Batiste prepared for the 2022 Grammys, he was filled with honor and humility.“Many people paved the way for me, musically and otherwise. It was a blur after the announcements to be honest. My phone kept ringing the entire week. On the flip side, my partner (Suleika Jaouad) was diagnosed with a serious illness…
In 2020, Keisha Dobie, a lifelong educator and a native of Elizabeth City, the predominantly African American county seat of Pasquotank County, N.C., embarked on a journey that has transformed her into a fierce advocate for fair redistricting. She resides in the state’s semirural northeast, which includes Census tracts of high poverty rates as well…