Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina,after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast,the 41st-most populous city in the U.S.,and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees,which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 148.54 square miles (384.7 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 467,665 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh,who established the now-lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County. With a population of 283,506 in the 2020 census,Durham is the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina,and the 71st-most populous city in the United States. The city is located in the east-central part of the Piedmont region along the Eno River. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill,NC Metropolitan Statistical Area,which had an estimated population of 608,879 in 2023. The Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary,NC Combined Statistical Area,commonly known as the Research Triangle,which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.
Hillside High School is a four-year high school located in Durham,North Carolina. Hillside is one of seven high schools in the Durham Public Schools system. Of more than 300 historically black high schools that once operated in the state before desegregation,only five remain today,with Hillside being the oldest. Hillside is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S. state of North Carolina may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents,or LGBT residents of other states with more liberal laws.
The North Carolina Central University School of Law is the law school associated with North Carolina Central University. The school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the North Carolina State Bar Council,and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). According to NC Central's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures,37.9% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time,long-term,JD-required employment nine months after graduation.
Marcia Helen Morey is an American politician,former judge and former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter breaststroke events,recording times of 1:17.30 and 2:41.85,respectively. Morey has represented the 30th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives since her initial appointment in 2017. She has been re-elected to the seat twice,most recently in 2020.
Carrie Thomas Jordan was an American educator and civil rights activist.
James Michael Woodard is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate from the 22nd district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he represents most of Durham County.
Stephen M. Schewel is an American politician,businessman,and academic. A Democrat,he is the former Mayor of Durham,North Carolina and formerly served on the Durham City Council and as the Vice Chair of the Durham Public School Board. Schewel is also a faculty member at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and a former faculty member at North Carolina Central University. He founded the weekly newspaper Indy Week in 1983,and served as its president until he sold the paper in 2012. In 2010 he co-founded the Hopscotch Music Festival.
Lori Elaine Lightfoot is an American politician and attorney who was the 56th mayor of Chicago from 2019 until 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before becoming mayor,Lightfoot worked in private legal practice as a partner at Mayer Brown and held various government positions in Chicago. She served as president of the Chicago Police Board and chair of the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force. In 2019,Lightfoot defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff election for Chicago mayor. She ran again in 2023 but failed to qualify for the runoff,becoming the city's first incumbent mayor to not be reelected since Jane Byrne in 1983.
The 2019 Durham mayoral election was held on November 5,2019 to elect the mayor of Durham,North Carolina. Steve Schewel was elected to a second term as mayor.
Nida Allam is an American politician,political activist,and data analyst. She currently serves on the Durham County Board of Commissioners,to which she was elected in 2020,making her the first Muslim woman to serve in public office in North Carolina. Allam is one of five women to serve on the Durham County Board of Commissioners;this is the first time the board has consisted entirely of women in its 139-year history.
The 2021 Durham,North Carolina mayoral election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the next mayor of Durham,North Carolina.
Claudia Belk was an American judge,lawyer,and philanthropist. She was a prominent woman in North Carolina law and the wife of John M. Belk,a four-term mayor of Charlotte.
Javiera Caballero is a Chilean-born American politician and former educator. She is the first Latina member of the Durham City Council,having been appointed to the council in 2018. In 2021,she had an unsuccessful campaign to run for Mayor of Durham,but lost to Elaine O'Neal.
Jillian Johnson is an American politician and non-profit administrator. Since 2015,she has served on the Durham City Council,and is the first LGBTQ member to be elected to the council. From 2017 to 2021,she served as the Mayor Pro-Tempore of Durham,North Carolina.
Monique Holsey-Hyman is an American social worker,professor,and politician. Prior to her work in politics and academia,Holsey-Hyman worked as a social worker in New York City. She was a caseworker for the New York City Human Resources Administration,served as Director of the Intensive Care Management Program at the Steinway Child and Family Services Center of Queens,served as the Bronx Director of Case Management,and was the Center Director for the Community Healthcare Network. Holsey-Hyman also served as a consultant for Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers,Brooklyn Hospital Center,and the New York City Housing Authority.
DeDreana Irene Freeman is an American politician,civic leader,and non-profit executive. She was elected to serve on the Durham City Council in 2017 and was re-elected to the council in 2021. Freeman also serves as the Director of Thread Capital and the Director of Partnership Development at CornerSquare Community Capital of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center. She is active in the National League of Cities,as part of the Transportation and Infrastructure Federal Advocacy Program,and served on the League's Racial Equity and Leadership Council. Freeman served as president of the North Carolina League of Cities' Women in Municipal Government Committee. An Episcopalian,she co-founded Episcopalians United Against Racism and the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina's Racial Justice and Reconciliation Committee,the latter of which she has served as co-chair since 2016.
The 2023 Durham mayoral election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the mayor of Durham,North Carolina. Incumbent mayor Elaine O'Neal,the first black woman elected to the position,chose to retire after a single two-year term.
