The 12th Annual Moral March/Historic Thousands on Jones Street People’s Assembly (Moral March/HK On J People’s Assembly) in Raleigh on Feb. 10 attracted thousands of demonstrators from across the state despite heavy rains.
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It was Sunday, Dec. 12, just over a month after veteran civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson, announced that he was suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
It has been a week since Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, president of the N.C. NAACP, sent a Nov. 27 letter to Gov. Roy Cooper, Speaker of the N.C. House Tim Moore, President Pro Tem of the N.C .Senate Phil Berger, and N.C .Chief Justice Mark Martin, requesting a meeting to discuss “seeking new approaches to overhaul the criminal justice system … and explore other issues our members are concerned about.”
This week in Raleigh, a momentous event will occur. Bishop Dr. William J. Barber II will be stepping down as N.C. NAACP president.
Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, and Rev. Dr. Portia Rochelle, are vying to succeed Barber as president of the N.C. NAACP.
Editor’s note: First of two parts. The upcoming N.C. NAACP 74th Annual Convention in Raleigh Oct. 5-7, will be the
As the three-judge federal panel reviews the newly redrawn N.C. redistricting maps it ordered from the N.C. legislature, opponents aren’t
N.C. NAACP President William Barber is elated that the Republican-led legislature is being forced to redraw its legislative voting maps by Sept. 1.
Rev. Dr. William Barber has agreed to stay on with N.C. NAACP until its October elections.
Editor’s Note: The following is a personal and public appeal by members of the N.C. NAACP submitted June 20, asking
