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Courtney Napier

Courtney Napier is a writer, journalist, publisher, and liberation coach from Raleigh, North Carolina. She has written for national outlets like NewsOne and The Appeal, as well as regional and local publications such as Scalawag Magazine, WALTER Magazine, The Carolinian, and INDY Week. She is also the founder of Black Oak Society, a collective of Black creatives in the greater Raleigh area. Their flagship publication, BOS Magazine, is a literary magazine focused on giving Black Raleigh her flowers now. Finally, Courtney coaches individuals and organizations in her Know Better Do Better workshops as they seek to lead and live in a way that undermines white supremacy and honors the humanity of all people. She loves to love her spouse, David, and their two little humans.

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Treva Lindsay and Melissa Harris-Perry on misogynoir, poverty, and violence

by Courtney Napier April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

Durham's Rofhiwa Book Cafe hosted Melissa Harris-Perry in conversation with the author about the violence perpetrated against Black women in the South and across the nation.

Posted inRACE & PLACE

Wake County promised to reconsider cops in schools. When they didn't, students took to the streets.

by Courtney Napier January 26, 2021February 2, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'When you come to school, you forfeit your rights'

by Courtney Napier January 19, 2021May 7, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

I ran from my church after Trayvon Martin's murder—but not from my religion

by Courtney Napier December 17, 2020December 18, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

The Last, the Least, and the Lost

by Courtney Napier and Anoa Changa December 3, 2020January 11, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Safety looks like full bellies in a pandemic

by Courtney Napier November 30, 2020November 30, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

When Democracy meets Partisanship

by Courtney Napier and Anoa Changa November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
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Celebrity chefs cook up joy at the polls in the South

by Courtney Napier November 2, 2020November 2, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Voting down the ballot: Which local races matter?

by Courtney Napier October 22, 2020October 22, 2020
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Black disillusionment is real, but Black liberation is possible

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020October 16, 2020
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Don't discount the majority of your state: Reaching rural Southern voters

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020October 16, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Black voting rights experts weigh in on disinformation: We've got your back

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020October 16, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Voter intimidation: 'If they can bring a gun, I can bring my camera'

by Courtney Napier October 1, 2020November 8, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

How COVID-19 has changed the game for Black community organizers

by Courtney Napier June 12, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

When Black voters matter as much as Black votes

by Courtney Napier June 12, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Black businesses disrupt unhealthy food system in Southeast Raleigh

by Courtney Napier June 5, 2020October 1, 2020

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