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🌱 Souls to the Polls Rally + ‘Place Matters, Race Matters’ Convention

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Happy May Day Raleigh!

First, today's weather:

Warmer; an afternoon t-storm. High: 84 Low: 65.

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Here are the top five stories in Raleigh today:

  1. Raleigh has jumped to number three in a ranking of hottest job markets in the country, in an analysis by the Wall Street Journal and Moody's Analytics. Last year Raleigh ranked number 21, and now the city is only surpassed by Nashville, TN and Austin, TX. This week Fidelity Investments announced the creation of 1,700 new jobs, many based in the Triangle, and the Raleigh Chamber is working to attract an estimated 26 additional companies to the area, amounting to 14,000 new jobs. (abc11)
  2. Raleigh-Apex NAACP is hosting a Souls to the Polls rally today, to march and encourage residence to come out and vote. The event is a nonpartisan effort to get everyone to cast their vote regardless of political affiliation. This year's primary includes highly contested seats for U. S. Congress, the state legislator, state Supreme Court, Wake County Sheriff, DA, and many more. (INDY Week)
  3. On Friday, the City of Raleigh hosted a fair housing community conference with the theme, "place matters, race matters." The conference focuses on issues related to housing and discrimination and fair housing rights. During the conference, leaders acknowledged the history of redlining and segregation playing roles in limiting options for minorities to buy homes and build wealth. (abc11)
  4. Two individuals were hit in a "plastic projectile" drive-by shooting near North Carolina State University's campus on Friday night. The incident happened on Hillsborough Street near Brooks Avenue. According to reports, four subjects drove by in a silver, four-door pickup truck, and fired several plastic projectiles from a pellet or air-powered gun, striking two in the pedestrian group. (CBS17, WRAL)
  5. A Raleigh gang member was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to charges in late February 2021. Gergory Warren Daniels was a member of the "Nine Trey Gangster Bloods" and was charged with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of cocaine and crack over a two-year period. Daniels was arrested after law enforcement conducted controlled purchases of crack from him on five separate occasions. (CBS17)

Today in Raleigh:

From my notebook:

  • It's May Day, a broad spectrum celebration of Spring. For me, the start of spring was always signaled when the daffodils reappeared outside our house. It brought me so much joy, and if you want some floral joy today, check out these gardens in Raleigh.
  • Today, the Town of Cary is breaking ground on two Neighborhood Parks with a celebration from 1:00pm-3:00pm.
  • If you're looking for a place to rent, be wary of scammers trying to capitalize on the demand for rentals. (abc11)

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— CJ Fullford

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