Forum Saturday Will Tackle Equity, Excellence At CHCCS
Saturday’s forum at Northside Elementary will tackle the achievement and discipline gaps at CHCCS.
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Hundreds Gather in Hillsborough to Support Confederate Flag
Posted by Staff | Aug 10, 2015 | News Around Town
Several hundred confederate flag supporters gathered in downtown Hillsborough Saturday for a ‘Southern Heritage Ride and Rally.’ It was pitched as an educational event to learn more about the history of the flag and other...
Read MoreNAACP Protests Hillsborough ‘Ride and Rally’
Posted by Staff | Aug 6, 2015 | Featured, State Government
More than 150 people gathered in front of the historic Hillsborough courthouse for the North Carolina NAACP’s “Press Conference for Historical Accuracy.” The crowd included elected officials, local NAACP leaders and residents of...
Read More‘Southern Heritage’ Rally Could Bring 1,500 to Hillsborough on Saturday
The Town of Hillsborough is preparing for a rally in support of Confederate heritage this Saturday that’s expected to draw more than 1,500 people. Billed as an “educational rally about Confederate heritage,” the event is...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Voting Rights Trial Begins Monday
Posted by Staff | Jul 10, 2015 | State Government
The case against a set of voting laws passed by the General Assembly in 2013 begins Monday in federal court. The U.S. Department of Justice and civil rights groups, including the North Carolina NAACP, took issue with a series of...
Read MoreMemories on the Fault Lines of Race
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 23, 2015 | D.G. Martin
Two people who wanted to be something else have grabbed our attention recently: Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter president in Spokane, Wash., and Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion....
Read More“We Have Work To Do”: NAACP Hosts Police Chiefs, Sheriff
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 3, 2015 | Safety
About 50 people gathered Saturday for a spirited forum on race, class, and local policing, hosted by the NAACP.
Read MoreNAACP Calls for Ouster of Assistant Principal at Chapel Hill High UPDATE: Assistant Principal Reassigned
Posted by Staff | Sep 5, 2014 | Pre-K - 12 Education
“Had my son died, and I’d not even known it, what would they have been able to tell me?”
Read More“No One…Knew They Were Going To Do This”
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 31, 2014 | State Government
The “Moral Monday” sit-in in Thom Tillis’s office was apparently unplanned, say activists who were there.
Read MoreMoral Monday Protests Postponed for Memorial Day
Posted by Staff | May 22, 2014 | State Government
Memorial Day will postpone Moral Monday, the well-known demonstrations against the North Carolina General Assembly’s legislative session, which kicked off last week.
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