The N.C. NAACP elected a new president last weekend to touts, “I’m woke, and I ain’t skerd,” letting advocates and adversaries alike know that just because Bishop Dr. William J. Barber II has finished his 12-year tenure as leader, doesn’t mean the state’s oldest civil rights organization will cease it’s aggressive battle for freedom, justice and equality.
By Cash Michaels For The Chronicle State Republican lawmakers may be pleased with themselves after redrawing North Carolina’s 13-district congressional maps last week, but the N.C. NAACP is not.
NAACP President Rev. William Barber By Cash Michaels For the Chronicle The NC NAACP, NNPA and African-American newspapers associated with the N.C. Black Publishers Association (NCBPA) have now joined forces