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NAACP Threatens Lawsuits Over Charter School and Voter ID

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 12, 2018 | State

North Carolina civil rights leaders are threatening to sue the state over a recently passed law that allows mostly white communities near Charlotte to create their own charter schools and a potential new voter ID law....

Raleigh 1 of 30 Sites for Launch of Poor People’s Campaign

Posted by Associated Press | May 14, 2018 | State

North Carolina is one of 30 locations nationwide where the Poor People’s Campaign is launching its six weeks of nonviolent direct action. Campaign officials say activists will protest Monday at the Bicentennial Mall in Raleigh,...

President of Local NAACP Recognizes Starbucks Response as ‘First Step’

Posted by Kelly Fahey | May 11, 2018 | National

After a troubling incident in which two black men were recently arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia while waiting for a friend, the company announced that it would be closing all of its stores nationwide to hold “implicit...

Orange County Residents Express Concern Regarding Confederate Flags

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Mar 6, 2018 | Local Government

A considerable number of Orange County residents addressed the Board of County Commissioners late last month to express concern regarding the possibility of massive Confederate flags being raised along U.S. 70 in Hillsborough...

Local NAACP Vice President Wins Citizenship Award

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Jan 24, 2018 | News Around Town

Vice President for the Chapel Hill – Carrboro NAACP James Williams received a citizenship award at UNC’s annual Martin Luther King Memorial Banquet earlier this month. Williams says 50 years after King’s...

NAACP Criticizes Lack of Diversity in North Carolina Program

Posted by Associated Press | Dec 15, 2017 | Higher Education

The NAACP is concerned that no historically black colleges or universities were chosen for North Carolina’s new teaching fellows program. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that NAACP President Rev. Dr. T. Anthony...

Local NAACP Chapter Wins “Branch of the Year” Honors

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Oct 17, 2017 | Local Government, Uncategorized

Chapter VP James Williams says the NAACP’s primary focus is on voter suppression.

NAACP Snubs NC Governor, Adding Pressure to Pardon Convict

Posted by Associated Press | Oct 6, 2017 | State

North Carolina’s NAACP chapter is turning its back on the state’s most prominent Democrat, skipping its traditional invitation for Gov. Roy Cooper to be honored by the group seen as a stalwart backer of Democrats....

Demonstrators Gather in Peace and Justice Plaza

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 21, 2017 | UNC

Demonstrators gathered in Chapel Hill’s Peace and Justice Plaza yesterday for what was deemed “A More Perfect Union”. With Silent Sam looming in the background, Chapel Hill/Carrboro NAACP, the Community Church of Chapel Hill and...

Orange and Chatham County Public Defender Retires

Posted by Staff | Jun 8, 2017 | News Around Town

James Williams has served as public defender for Orange and Chatham counties since 1990. He’s also the first vice president of the Chapel Hill Carrboro chapter of the NC NAACP. At the end of May, he retired from the public...

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