Justice for Marcus Smith rally leads to possible city investigation
April 5, 2019The Greensboro City Council has agreed to discuss launching an independent investigation into the death of Marcus Smith, a man who died last year while in police custody. The North Carolina NAACP, Beloved Community Center, Greensboro Pulpit Forum, the #JusticeforMarcusSmith Coalition, and community members joined the Smith family for a rally demanding justice for his […]
Guilford County Sheriff discusses first 100 days
March 22, 2019During a March 14 press conference, Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers discussed his first 100 days at the helm of the sheriff’s department. Rogers touched on several points in the sheriff’s office mission to restore agency accountability and accreditation; create safer outcomes with community policing; rebuild law enforcement and citizen relationships; save tax dollars through […]
Chief Justice Beasley heads the N.C. Supreme Court
March 15, 2019It was as if all of North Carolina state government had stopped on March 7th at 2 p.m. to recognize that a true moment in history was about to take place. More than a thousand well-wishers, including Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, and Chief Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court Emeritus Henry Frye, the first African […]
Fmr. Attorney General discusses civil rights and the lessons of Greensboro
March 8, 2019It was a homecoming fit for the nation’s former top law enforcement official as Greensboro community members; faculty and students at Elon School of Law welcomed Loretta Lynch, the 83rd U.S. Attorney General and the first African American woman to hold the position. Lynch recently spoke at Elon as part of the law school’s Distinguished […]
Bennett College celebrates honor students amidst accreditation crisis
March 1, 2019“When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” said Travis Mitchell, chief content officer for UNC-TV, Public Media North Carolina. Quoting his late mother, Mitchell served as Bennett College’s 2019 Honors Convocation keynote speaker on Thursday, February 21 in the Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel on campus. Mitchell and his team at UNC-TV were responsible […]
Election fraud confirmed, Harris exits, Dowless indicted and Former Gov. McCrory stews
March 1, 2019U.S. Congressional candidate Mark Harris’ Bladen County political operative, Leslie McCrae Dowless, has been indicted and arrested for allegedly illegally collecting absentee ballots in both the 2016 and 2018 elections. Dowless faces three felony counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice, and two counts of possession of absentee […]
City expands M/WBE ordinance
February 22, 2019The Greensboro City Council at its February 19 meeting unanimously voted to adopt changes to the city’s Minority/Women’s Business Enterprise program. The new ordinance is intended to allow for more minority participation in city contracts. New language in the ordinance was added to include Hispanics, Asians and Native Americans in the categories of construction, professional […]
GCS Superintendent shines spotlight on GCS’s worst schools
February 15, 2019Guilford County Schools (GCS) Superintendent Sharon L. Contreras testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor on February 12, where she addressed the condition of school facilities and how infrastructure impacts the educational experiences for students and teachers. She was the only superintendent in the country invited to testify at the hearing, “Underpaid […]
HKonJ 2019
February 14, 2019Thousands of people descended on downtown Raleigh on February 9 for the 13th annual Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) People’s Assembly march, led by the North Carolina NAACP. The people’s assembly is comprised of more than 125 NC NAACP branches, youth councils, and college chapters from across the state and members of over 200 […]
Bennett College exceeds fundraising goal
February 7, 2019Bennett College raised $8.2 million in its nationwide #StandWithBennett campaign. After 55 days of campaigning by Bennett College leaders, students, alumnae and supporters, the college announced on Moday, Feb.4, that it exceeded its $5 million fundraising goal. According to Bennett College President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, the college is still counting donations. “I am so […]
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