The Write Folks, Antionette G. Kerr Freelance Writing

05/06/2021

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Word on the street is that local news in Davidson County is getting better! Thanks to readers, supporters and advertisers like YOU! Celebrate with co-founders Kassaundra Lockhart and Antionette Kerr at 10am.

04/09/2021

Let's talk about this first week of hyperlocal daily news. Tune in on Monday, April 12th for behind the scenes stories and details about Davidson Local news. Co-publishers Kassaundra and Antionette will chat LIVE on Monday at 10 am.

03/22/2021

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02/12/2021

Great news today! Looking forward to next year!

Celebrating with my friends in Plymouth, NC! Great news for Tom Harrison & proud to be a part of the NC Bear Fest media team. Got to love it when your two favorite event directors are sharing the NC Festival love. The Lexington Barbecue Fest and NCAF&E Director, Stephanie Saintsing-Naset said of Tom, "No one pivoted faster or better than you in 2020. You absolutely deserve the awards & recognition for your great work leading the Virtual NC Bear Festival." Looking forward to next year's festivals with and .

09/03/2020

THE VALUE OF LABOR 2020 is Women’s AdvaNCe’s campaign to highlight stories of women in the workforce. With an emphasis on uplifting the voices...[Read More]

08/06/2020

I am honored to have my work and research featured by Untold Story!

An interview with Davidson County, N.C., journalist Antionette Kerr on taking on a vital story in North Carolina in a difficult media and political environment.

07/09/2020

This is my most recent article for Scalawag Magazine about the need for change in NC public records laws. Definitely read before commenting. *Note: I didn't get input on this title. I am just a lowly reporter.* I thought my title Open-ish was clever.

Police keep a tight grip on public records—even those that the law requires them to share.

06/17/2020

Our 2020 Book Club is SOLD OUT but our Readers Network is always open!

Join today: https://boldandbrightmedia.com/join-the-readers-network/

05/29/2020

Government oversight of disaster relief funds [including COVID-19] keeps me awake at night. Here is my most recent story published in Southerly Magazine. According to a government report, North Carolina spent only 1% of federal relief money [for Hurricane Matthew in 2016] by December 2018 because of “limited institutional knowledge within state government” for how to distribute community grants and design recovery programs. The report also revealed the state emergency management agency spent $3.7 million unnecessarily.

Robeson County is still picking up the pieces from two hurricanes. Now the local government and nonprofits are preparing for potential storms during the pandemic.