Legendary Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot, famous for songs including “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” has died at the age of 84.
Published: Thursday, May 4th, 2023 @ 7:13 am
By: Daily Wire
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ECU Faculty Convocation kicks off the academic year
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 2:32 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Amanda Gorman, who read a poem at President Joe Biden’s inauguration and was feted as the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, decided to rewrite the words of the national anthem for July 4, calling the American flag the “scar-mangled banner.”
Published: Sunday, July 17th, 2022 @ 7:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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U.S. Poet Laureate impacts students, public while at ECU
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 1:32 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Greenville will come together to read, celebrate ‘An American Sunrise’
Published: Monday, January 31st, 2022 @ 12:54 pm
By: ECU News Services
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As Bob Dylan celebrates his 80th birthday this week, Kyle Smith of National Review Online notes an interesting piece of the singer-songwriter’s legacy.
Published: Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 @ 9:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that he would reappoint poet, teacher, and community advocate Jaki Shelton Green as North Carolina’s poet laureate.
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 6:25 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper and the NC Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission invite everyone to the virtual 2021 NC State Employees’ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Program and John R. Larkins Award Ceremony.
Published: Friday, January 15th, 2021 @ 1:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Cultural Arts LIVE Conference will feature virtual learning on art, music, writing, dance and more
Published: Monday, November 30th, 2020 @ 10:42 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is using radio and video messages to reach historically marginalized populations to share important messages about reducing risks for COVID-19.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 @ 11:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper inducted North Carolina's Ninth Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green, at a ceremony in the North Carolina State Capitol.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2019 @ 8:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In celebration of Black History Month, Governor Roy Cooper and First Lady Kristin Cooper will honor African American musicians and artists from North Carolina at a reception at the Executive Mansion beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 2:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory announced today the appointment of Shelby Stephenson of Benson as North Carolina's poet laureate.
Published: Monday, December 22nd, 2014 @ 9:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Well, the testosterone-challenged crowd in the McClatchy newsrooms have claimed the scalp of a poor, defenseless woman who made the horrific "mistake" of allowing Gov, Pat to appoint her poet laureate.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 7:20 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed Valerie Macon as the poet laureate of North Carolina
Published: Friday, July 18th, 2014 @ 12:20 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Last year, many North Carolina colleges and universities invited politicians to be keynote speakers during their commencement ceremonies. This year the focus was on speakers who made it big in the technology industry, plus some academics and celebrities from television news.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 4:47 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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