Forward Together
March 13, 2018: Poor People’s Campaign
James Williams joins Aaron to discuss the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “All Labor Has Dignity” speech, which launched the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968.
February 27, 2018: #FarrOut
The NAACP is protesting the pending appointment of Thomas Farr to fill a long-vacant judicial seat.
February 20, 2018: Dismissed
Durham DA Roger Echols dismisses all the charges against the demonstrators accused of toppling a Confederate statue.
February 13, 2018: “13th”
Reflecting back on HK on J – and looking forward to a screening of the documentary “13th,” about a crisis in the US prison system.
February 9, 2018: Moral March
Filling in for Anna, Political Action chair Diane Robertson talks up HK on J.
January 30, 2018: Housing
HK on J is in less than two weeks, but there’s an even more immediate issue in Chapel Hill: helping residents in a developer-threatened mobile home park.
January 23, 2018: Housing
HK on J is coming up in February; Anna speaks out for residents of a local mobile home park that’s slated for possible redevelopment.
January 16, 2018: Dr. King’s Legacy
Filling in for Anna, James Williams discusses Martin Luther King’s legacy – and the most pressing reform needed in the justice system.
January 9, 2018: MLK Day
The NAACP gets ready for the annual MLK Day march – on the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination.
January 2, 2018: Intersectionality
Upcoming rallies and demonstrations all have specific themes, but it’s noteworthy (and refreshing) how much they overlap.
