Triad Local First celebrates businesses and artisans
October 14, 2022Triad Local First, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and strengthening local independent business owners, held its 11th Annual Community Table on Sunday, Oct. 9, at Summerfield Farms. The event featured a cocktail hour, silent auction, dinner and desserts, and an awards presentation. This year’s Community Table Chairperson was Cheryl Pressley. Award recipients were as […]
N.C. Supreme Court hears new arguments on Voter I.D. and redistricting
October 13, 2022In order to make sure their decisions on two critical 2024 election issues are the ones that count before they possibly lose their majority on the N.C. Supreme Court, Democratic justices heard back-to-back arguments last week concerning voter I.D. and redistricting. The three Republicans on the seven-member panel had previously objected, opining that Democrats were […]
Tracee Ellis Ross talks self-empowerment at Chancellor’s Speaker Series
October 7, 2022North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University kicked off the 2022-23 edition of the Chancellor’s Speaker Series by inviting actor, director, and producer, Tracee Ellis Ross, to speak to students on October 4 in Harrison Auditorium. “Empowered: A Conversation About Women’s Rights,” was hosted by Dr. Nicole Rankins, M.D., a 1998 alumna, who facilitated an […]
Justice Coalition refuses to comply with NAACP ‘Cease & Desist’ threats
October 7, 2022The “servant leader” of the Justice Coalition USA, a growing group of concerned NAACP members, has staunchly refused to comply with a stern “cease and desist” letter from the national president/CEO of the NAACP, warning it to stop all pronouncements and activities “…detrimental to the Association.” Rev. Dr. Cardes H. Brown Jr., an NAACP Life […]
Voter suppression claimed in upcoming N.C. NAACP elections
September 30, 2022Saying that the national NAACP is “at a time of crisis,” Justice Coalition USA, a group of concerned NAACP members who have spoken out about what they see as the alleged mismanagement of the national civil rights organization by its current President/CEO Derrick Johnson, is warning that the votes of many rural elderly NAACP members […]
Leaders convene in Gate City to discuss Building Community
September 16, 2022Greensboro-based National Conference for Community and Justice of the Triad (NCCJ Triad) recently hosted 15 “sister organizations” working together as the National Federation for Just Communities. The group opened its three-day conference at The Historic Magnolia House for social networking. Together, the organizations share best practices and expertise in the areas of human relations, social […]
Two months to go, Beasley/Budd in a dead heat
September 14, 2022Call it a horse race if you’d like, but the high-profile U.S. Senate race between Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd to replace outgoing GOP Sen. Richard Burr is at a virtual tie, according to most polling and professional experts. The winner could help decide which party takes control of the U.S. Senate in […]
Dr. Whitney Oakley: ‘I have big dreams and hopes for the future’
September 9, 2022Former Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Whitney Oakley was named as the new superintendent of Guilford County Schools at the board of education’s August 30 special meeting. Oakley becomes the first former Guilford County Schools student to lead the district. Retired N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Henry Frye conducted the swearing in ceremony, while Oakley’s husband […]
IRS Error Causes NAACP Branches To Lose Tax Exempt Status
September 3, 2022On Friday, Sept. 2, N.C. NAACP Pres. Deborah Dicks Maxwell emailed an important notice from the national NAACP General Counsel to all North Carolina units (chapters) concerning the “auto-revocation” of the state conference’s tax-exempt status. In essence, the Sept. 1st letter from General Counsel Janette McCarthy Wallace, noted that “…several NAACP units had received letters […]
Blistering report that IRS revokes N.C. NAACP tax-exempt status
September 1, 2022Just over a month after the suspicious death of former N.C. NAACP Pres. Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, and the dropping of the defamation/civil conspiracy lawsuit he had earlier filed against national NAACP Pres./CEO Derrick Johnson, current N.C. NAACP Pres. Deborah Maxwell, and several other N.C. NAACP members, comes a blistering story in the Raleigh […]
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