Cynthia Greenlee

Cynthia Greenlee, PhD, is a journalist and historian based in North Carolina. Her work is available at cynthiagreenlee.com.

A group of five UNC freshman boys walk on campus wearing masks.

Universities Are Playing Fast and Loose With Students’ Health Universities Are Playing Fast and Loose With Students’ Health

Who’s really responsible for Covid-19 outbreaks when university campuses reopen?

Aug 17, 2020 / StudentNation / Cynthia Greenlee

Protesters

How to Cover an Uprising (Without Causing Harm) How to Cover an Uprising (Without Causing Harm)

Journalists are biased toward sharing information. That’s our job. But we have to recognize that doing our jobs can mean doing harm—and that part of our jobs should be editorial ha...

Jun 26, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee

Durham Isn’t Burning, but Don’t Light a Match

Durham Isn’t Burning, but Don’t Light a Match Durham Isn’t Burning, but Don’t Light a Match

In response to the protests over George Floyd’s murder, police in Durham refrained from mass arrests and violence. But that doesn’t mean that all is well in our city.

Jun 12, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee

A farmer wearing gloves and a bandana as a face cover holds a mint plant.

‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’ ‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’

Scenes from a pandemic: 4

Apr 22, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee

Dana Nessel Michigan

Meet the Prosecutors Resisting America’s Frightening New Abortion Bans Meet the Prosecutors Resisting America’s Frightening New Abortion Bans

A group of progressive attorneys is refusing to enforce new abortion laws. But in a legal landscape so hostile to choice, is deliberate inaction enough?

Dec 3, 2019 / Feature / Cynthia Greenlee

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