Exclusive: Rev. Spearman files defamation lawsuit against NAACP head, N.C. NAACP Pres. and six others
June 16, 2022The former president of the N.C. NAACP has filed a blistering 28-page lawsuit against national NAACP Pres./CEO Derrick Johnson and Board of Directors Chairman Leon W. Russell, along with six other N.C. NAACP officers including current N.C. NAACP President Deborah Dicks Maxwell and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chapter Pres. Corrine Mack “…in their individual capacities for Defamation and […]
National NAACP under fire not just in N.C.
June 10, 2022With the NAACP National Convention scheduled for next month in Atlantic City, N.J. (July 14-20), delegates from the North Carolina State Conference won’t be the only ones attending wondering out loud about the direction their civil rights organization is going under Pres/CEO Derrick Johnson. For North Carolina, delegates are wondering about the $20 million sexual […]
Greensboro City Council budget meeting turns to police body worn camera footage
June 9, 2022The Greensboro City Council’s June 6 meeting was structured to receive public comments on the proposed 2022-2023 fiscal year budget, but only one person signed up to speak on the item. Instead of speaking on the budget, a small group of people addressed the council during the Speakers from the Floor section at the beginning […]
Exclusive: Justice coalition raises serious questions about NAACP head
June 3, 2022If there is one thing Rev. Dr. Cardes H. Brown Jr., lifetime member of the NAACP, wants everyone to be sure of is, neither he nor any of the 50-plus member NAACP Justice Coalition have any interest in destroying or tarnishing “the oldest, boldest and most feared” civil rights organization in the nation. But Dr. […]
Former N.C. NAACP President suspended, vows to sue
May 27, 2022There’s a new chapter in the ongoing saga of the controversial N.C. NAACP executive committee elections from October of 2021 where incumbent President Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman was ousted from office by New Hanover County NAACP Pres. Deborah Dicks Maxwell. Rev. Spearman says he’s in the process of filing suit against the national NAACP […]
It’s High School Graduation Time!
May 26, 2022As high school graduation season approaches, energized seniors throughout Guilford County donned their caps and gowns to return to their elementary schools to the thunderous, welcoming cheers of students and former teachers. The parading seniors pictured here are from the A&T Four Middle College at N.C. A&T State University. These graduating scholars delivered and received […]
2022 Unofficial Primary Election Winners
May 20, 2022For complete 2022 Primary Election results, visit the N.C. Board of Elections website: www.ncsbe.gov. U.S Senate Dem. Cheri Beasley – 497,381 will face Rep. Ted Budd- R 445,343 US House District 1 Dem. Don Davis- D 42,498 will face Sandy Smith- R 13,571 District 6 Lee Haywood- R 10,104 will face Cathy Manning (DEM) in […]
The gains of the past are about to be lost
May 13, 2022He was a Black Fayetteville minister who was also a Democratic lawmaker in the North Carolina General Assembly, who strongly supported fully funding a program that allowed poor women across the state to have unfettered access to abortion services. When asked why, by a reporter, the legislator said he was totally against abortion personally because […]
Riding to Remember Fallen Officers
May 12, 2022More than three dozen Mecklenburg County law enforcement officers and friends rode into Greensboro on their way to Washington, D.C., in the 15th annual Bike to D.C. Ride of Honor to memorialize fallen officers. Stopping for break at Governmental Plaza, the 40 riders met with Greensboro Police Chief Brian James, members of the department’s command […]
Future firefighters learn to save lives and property
May 6, 2022Greensboro Fire Department recruit Treonna Salters joined 21 excited colleagues at an intense live fire training exercise. She is a member of the 76th recruit class of the nationally acclaimed fire department. At the abandoned two-story structure, Salters and fellow recruits participated in various phases of observing how fires begin, spread and are extinguished. Live […]
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