--- title: Daily Update - March 24 2026 description: Daily Update - March 24 2026Investigating a Black Woman Equals RacismListenLike and Subscribe Transcript About Reuel Sample According to the New Hanover County ... canonical_url: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-march-24-2026 language: en-GB date: 2026-03-24T11:41:19Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-march-24-2026. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 1400 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-march-24-2026. 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[Port City Daily and WHQR](https://portcitydaily.com/latest-news/2026/03/22/between-the-offices-relationship-between-nhc-election-director-and-county-manager-on-shaky-ground/) yesterday reported the relationship between the New Hanover County Board or Elections, New Hanover County itself, and BOE Director DeNay Harris has been on shaky grounds for weeks – with accusations from all sides. This dysfunctional relationship in our elections board culminated in Ms. Harris being suspended last Thursday and put on paid administrative leave. Because this was a personnel matter, [last night the Board of Elections](https://portcitydaily.com/latest-news/2026/03/23/investigation-report-no-evidence-of-nhc-election-directors-email-tampering-claims/) met in closed session to discuss Ms. Harris’s concerns – among them an accusation that her email was being tampered with by an unknown party. After conducting an initial technical review, no email incursions seem to have occurred, but a full report is still on the way. As the [Nick Craig Show](https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1NQMDKdsF3/) reported, the Board of Elections voted last night to keep Ms. Harris on suspension while these investigations continue. Enter the NHC NAACP, who released a statement yesterday claiming the allegations by Ms. Harris: ...reveal a troubling pattern of behavior that raises serious concerns about systemic racism, sexism and abuse of authority within a key public institution. In other words, ignore the documented concerns that the county and elections board have about Ms. Harris. Ignore the fact that there are things the public does not know at this point of time because it is an ongoing personnel investigation. Pay no mind to the reality that Ms. Harris is still getting a pay check while the investigation is taking place as is required by law. And finally, the reality that the BOE chose a black woman in the first place over two white men is of no importance. According to the NHC NAACP, since Ms. Harris is black and a woman, doggone it this must be about race and sex – and not about – for example – competence. Perhaps when it comes to racism, the NHC NAACP should first look in the mirror. For the Wilmington Standard, I’m Reuel Sample. 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