Raleigh's proposed convention center bond referendum faces stiff opposition from the Wake County Taxpayers Association and a coalition of black community leaders.
The Raleigh Rescue Mission advertises that it provides meals and shelter for Raleigh's homeless population. However, audits show that the Mission spent only 42% of its donations on program services, while the remainder paid salaries and professional advertising services.
The town of Cary has been the subject of criticism for its refusal to let Christian Community in Action, the primary support system for the town's needy, open an affordable rental housing center within the town.
Regionalism, an idea in which small communities in the Research Triangle Metropolitan Area would share resources and plan together to solve major problems, is now a hot topic in the Triangle area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill).
Burtman presents the opposing arguments concerning the controversial Black Cultural Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The arguments are viewed in the context of the University's history of response toward minority issues.