December 18, 2018: Voter ID & UNC
The State Senate overrides Gov. Cooper’s veto of the voter-ID bill; UNC’s Board of Governors quietly pushes back against student protestors.
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December 11, 2018: Remembering Lynchings
Filling in for Anna, James Williams discusses the local effort (in conjunction with the Equal Justice Initiative) to erect a monument remembering local lynching victims – particularly one, Manley McCauley, who was lynched in Orange County in 1898.
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018: Silent Sam
UNC’s proposal for the future of Silent Sam leaves Anna dismayed.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2018: Farr Cry
With a vote likely in the Senate next week, the NAACP speaks out against judicial nominee Thomas Farr. Also, a voter ID bill is coming next week in the General Assembly.
Read MoreNovember 13, 2018: Day of Rest
The 2018 election is behind us! Time for a day off – and then, back into the fray.
Read MoreNovember 6, 2018: Election Day
Aaron and Anna discuss the key races and issues on the ballot, and Anna makes her final push to voters.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2018: 14th
President Trump threatens to sign an executive order on ‘birthright citizenship,’ in direct opposition to the first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment – which, as it happens, the NAACP just celebrated at an event last week. Anna and Aaron discuss the amendment, its meaning, and its importance.
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October 23, 2018: More Early Voting
Early voting is still ongoing, with “souls to the polls” events upcoming on Sunday. Also, the NAACP recognizes Frederick Douglass and the 14th Amendment.
Read MoreOctober 16, 2018: Early Voting & UNC
We’re excited about early voting, but we’re also talking about race on campus – as Chancellor Folt issues an apology for UNC’s role in slavery, and Maya Little is found guilty (albeit with no punishment) of defacing Silent Sam.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2018: Vote!
The voter-registration deadline is coming up soon (October 12) for people who want to vote on Election Day…early voting begins the following week…and the NAACP is getting the word out about all of it.
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