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Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. ruatanus
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| Micrurus ruatanus (Günther, 1895)
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The Roatán coral snake (Micrurus ruatanus), also known commonly as coral de la Isla de Roatán or coral roatanense in Spanish, and babaspul in the local dialect, is a critically endangered species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to the island of Roatán, one of the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras.[1] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[3]
Micrurus ruatanus is a bicolored New World coral snake. Its color pattern consists of alternating wide and narrow black rings, which are separated by red rings. The wide black rings are 3 dorsal scales wide, and the narrow black rings are 1–2 dorsals wide.[4]
Sexual dimorphism exists in both coloration and scalation. Males have 33–39 black rings on the body, and females have 41–45. Males have 178–188 ventrals and 46–48 subcaudals, and females have 193–203 ventrals and 34–38 subcaudals.[4]
Medium-sized for the genus Micrurus, adults usually have a total length (tail included) of 45–60 cm (18–24 in). The maximum recorded total length is 68 cm (27 in).[4]
The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus roatanensis is forest, at elevations from near sea level to 20 m (66 ft).[1]
Micrurus ruatanus is terrestrial and semi-fossorial.[1]
Micrurus ruatanus is known to prey on the lizard Cnemidophorus ruatanus.[4]
Micrurus ruatanus is oviparous.[2]
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The Roatán coral snake (Micrurus ruatanus), also known commonly as coral de la Isla de Roatán or coral roatanense in Spanish, and babaspul in the local dialect, is a critically endangered species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to the island of Roatán, one of the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.
Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) is a scientific research center located in Roatán, department of Islas de la Bahía, in the Republic of Honduras. It is part of Anthony's Key Resort, a tourist complex belonging to the Galindo family, that offers accommodations in bungalows, kayaking, spas, excursions and various interactions with captive dolphins such as swimming. It was founded in 1989 with the purpose of investigating coral reefs and aquatic life in general in the coastal zones of Honduras and the surrounding areas. The institute also has a small marine museum and the "Dolphin Discovery Camp" for the study of dolphin behavior (two when it started) and in 2017 the population of the dolphinarium was twenty-six cetaceans. Of these, seven were captured wild, one was rescued and eighteen were born there. They are spread over two coastal enclosures, one on the small island of Bailey's Key (Dolphin Encounter) and the other on the main island of Roatán (Dolphin Presentation). The institute has scientific research programs that are visited by students from colleges, universities, and high schools from abroad. Héctor and Iván are two of the dolphins, whose behavior was studied by the psychologist Dr. Stan Kuczaj. These dolphins use complex language with each other, which is the basis of scientific study to understand them better.
Marisora roatanae, the Honduran skink or Roatán skink, is a species of skink found on Roatán in Honduras.
Guanaja Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Guanaja) (IATA: GJA, ICAO: MHNJ) is an airport serving Guanaja, an island of the Bay Islands Department in Honduras. Guanaja is one of the Bay Islands (Islas de la Bahía) located in the Caribbean, approximately 70 km (38 nmi; 43 mi) off the north coast of Honduras and 12 km (6.5 nmi; 7.5 mi) from the island of Roatan.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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