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for Indy Week Vol. 34 Issue 12, April 2017
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Edwin Reyes-Guillen, a Durham man with no criminal record, was arrested by Immigration Customs Enforcement for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. United States Marshals were looking for a fugitive, but arrested Reyes-Guillen suspecting he was an illegal immigrant. His upcoming trial will determine whether he will be deported to Honduras.
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North Carolina’s House Bill 2 mandated that transgenders use public bathrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificates, rather than their gender identities. It also blocked local governments from passing anti-discrimination ordinances. Newly elected Governor Roy Cooper just signed House Bill 142 to repeal House Bill 2.
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The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival was founded in 1998 by documentary filmmaker, Nancy Buirski. The four-day festival takes place at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, and features films from local and international filmmakers.
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Far Western, a documentary about country and bluegrass enthusiasts in Japan, will premiere at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham. The film covers the cultural influence of American troops in Japan, and how country and bluegrass music became synonymous with idealistic notions of freedom.
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A new documentary film produced in part by Pittsboro-based Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) explores the sense of desperation that many chicken farmers experience in North Carolina. The film delves into the lives of the farmers, explaining how a handful of poultry companies take advantage of the farmers they rely on.
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The first edition of Artificer, a new column by the INDY's managing arts and culture editor, examines a revealing appearance of Durham in Marvel Comic's Champions. The comic portrays Durham’s social justice issues, inequality, racial diversity and progressive politics.
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State Representative Jimmy Dixon gave a speech that was similar to Abraham Lincoln speech during the 1859 Wisconsin Agricultural Fair. This speech was for a bill being passed that protects pig farmer and the effects the farms have on residents and the environment. Dixon was seen as accepting money from the “Big Pork industry.”