NC NAACP statement on Voting Rights Act ruling
Via the NC NAACP: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 June 2013 Contact: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole,...
View Article‘Taking the Dream Home’ rallies to be held across NC on 50th anniversary of...
Wednesday Aug. 28th, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Forward Together movement will hold simultaneous rallies at 5:30 p.m. in each of North Carolina’s 13 congressional districts....
View ArticleArt Pope’s Civitas Institute notified in voting restriction lawsuit
The Institute for Southern Studies reports that Art Pope’s Civitas Institute has received notification from the attorney representing the NC NAACP and Rosa Nell Eaton in their lawsuit challenging...
View ArticleBarber to speak at DC rally against big money in politics
Rev. William Barber will be in Washington Tuesday to speak at a protest against big money in politics as the Supreme Court hears arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC, a case that could do away with limits on...
View ArticleNC NAACP responds to Moral Monday surveillance
The NC NAACP has issued an official response to reports that Raleigh police officers attended Moral Monday meetings undercover and gathered intelligence on possible “anarchist” protesters. Here’s the...
View ArticleMoral Monday protests planned in New Bern, Halifax
The Moral Monday movement will travel to Halifax and New Bern Monday for the 20th wave of protests this year. The New Bern demonstration will begin at 4 p.m. at Kafer Park. NC NAACP President Rev....
View ArticleNC NAACP Amicus Brief outlines history of private-school vouchers in NC
The NC NAACP filed an Amicus Brief Wednesday in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of North Carolina’s new private-school voucher program. The brief gives a history of the role...
View ArticleClergy members request meeting with McCrory, NCGA leadership
A group of clergy members, including NC NAACP President Rev. William Barber, released an open letter Saturday on behalf of the Forward Together movement to Gov. Pat McCrory, Senate Leader Phil Berger,...
View ArticleNAACP: Berger campaign ad misleads on voter ID
The North Carolina NAACP has filed a complaint with the state Board of Elections over a misleading TV ad put out by Senate Leader Phil Berger’s campaign committee. The ad touts the state’s new voter ID...
View ArticleProtesters return to Raleigh Wednesday as state legislature resumes
State lawmakers are returning to Raleigh on Wednesday, and they aren’t alone. Protesters with the NC NAACP-led Forward Together movement plan to hold a “preach-in and pray-in” with religious leaders...
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