Chapel Hill, Carrboro Community Honors Breonna Taylor with Candlelight Vigil
On the one year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death, Chapel Hill and Carrboro community...
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP Turns to Motorcade to Celebrate HKonJ Rally
Facing challenges caused by the pandemic, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP used a motorcade to...
Read MoreSplit North Carolina Appeals Court Retains 2 Amendments
A North Carolina appeals court panel overturned on Tuesday a court ruling that voided alterations to the state constitution because legislators who put referendums on the ballot were elected from racially biased districts. The...
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Hillsborough Officials, Residents Condemn White Supremacist Disruption of NAACP Virtual Town Hall
Elected officials and residents gathered once again on Saturday at the old courthouse in...
Read MoreAnnual ‘Mass Moral March’ Draws Thousands in Raleigh
Thousands of people took to the streets Saturday in an annual march and rally designed to call for action on social and economic justice issues in North Carolina. The 14th annual “Mass Moral March on Raleigh” drew support from...
Read MoreNAACP, NC Lawyers Oppose GOP Attempt to Restore Voter ID Now
It’s too late to restore a photo identification requirement to vote in North Carolina for the March primary, attorneys for the state and the NAACP wrote separately on Friday, opposing efforts by Republicans to suspend a judge’s...
Read More“Sordid History” Cited as Judge Blocks NC’s Voter ID Law
The federal judge who blocked the newest version of North Carolina’s voter identification law cited the state’s “sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression” as she ordered officials not to enforce the law in...
Read MoreFederal Court to Block NC Voter ID Requirements for 2020 Primaries
U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs gave advanced notice ahead of her official ruling next week by a written release. Indications are she announced her plan to grant an injunction to prevent information packets about the voter ID...
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Carrboro Approves Student Mural Designs for MLK Park, Wants More Input on Quotes
Several decisions were made regarding aesthetic features of Carrboro’s new Martin Luther King Jr....
Read MoreEx-NAACP Leader ‘Deeply Sorry,’ but Denies Sexual Assault
A former North Carolina NAACP leader has softened his denial of sexual misconduct accusations, saying that while he never intentionally harassed anyone, he realized his actions “may have been received as sexual.” In a written...
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