FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2012 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 NC NAACP Statement on Governor Perdue's...
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Senate Calendar - June 27, 2012
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website.http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLYSENATE CALENDARWednesday, June 27, 2012 Legislative Day 134 SENATE CONVENES2:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER Lt. Governor Walter Dalton, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVALRATIFICATION OF BILLS...
House Calendar 6/27/12
http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdfHOUSE CALENDAR134th Legislative DayWednesday, June 27, 2012House Convenes at 2:00 p.m. Thom Tillis, SpeakerINTRODUCED BILLS(Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday)HB 1230 Martin, Lewis and Ross (Primary Sponsors) - REPORTING OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS AND INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES. HB ...
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Top Ten Examples of Legislation that Exacerbate Racial and Class Disparities
June 21, 2012 Top Ten Examples of Legislation that Exacerbate Racial and Class Disparities 1) They want less people to vote. They passed one of the most restrictive voter suppression laws in the country which was vetoed by Gov. Perdue, though lawmakers are still threatening another try at overriding her veto. In a baffling and audacious move of regression, this legislature has frozen $4 million dollars from the federal Help America Vote Act, also known as HAVA, that would be used to help our elections run smoothly by training poll workers, upgrading...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
NC NAACP Urges Speaker Pro Tem to Fund Compensation for Eugenics Victims
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2012 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 DURHAM - The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP delivered a letter this afternoon to Senator Phil Berger's office urging him and his colleagues to include compensation for victims of forced sterilization in the final budget. The letter can be downloaded here and is copied below....
Friday, June 15, 2012
NAACP Commends President Obama on Immigration Executive Order
(Washington, DC) – The NAACP commended President Barack Obama on his executive order to defer deportation of promising youth and students eligible for the DREAM Act. “President Obama is taking an affirmative step toward addressing our nation’s immigration concerns while protecting our supply of intellectual capital,” stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “This decision ensures that America retains a future generation of well-educated workers and thinkers who can offer diverse perspectives on the challenges of the twenty-first century.”...
NAACP: Justice for John McNeil on the Wilson County Courthouse steps
John McNeil was sentenced to life in a Georgia prison because he defended himself and his family’s 'castle' against an armed white trespasser’s assault.His conviction was appealed.Justice did not prevail.One Justice also let it be known that, Six Georgia Supreme Court Justices reviewed the cold record of JohnMcNeil’s trial and found no errors in his conviction of felony murderand life sentence. The seventh justice, Chief Justice Leah WardSears,...
Thursday, June 14, 2012
NAACP to Hold News Conference on Wilson Courthouse Steps Demanding Justice for John McNeil
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2012 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 NAACP to Hold News Conference on Wilson Courthouse Steps Demanding Justice for John McNeil WILSON, NC - Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, leaders of the Wilson NAACP Branch, and members of John McNeil's family will hold a news conference on the Wilson...
NC NAACP Statement on the NC House of Representatives' Decision to Maintain and Preserve a Racially Biased Death Penalty System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2012 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 As read by Erin Dale Byrd, Political Action Committee Chair, on Behalf of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP at a News Conference Hosted by Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation (MVFR) at the NC General Assembly June 14, 2012 ###...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
NC NAACP Statement on the NC House of Representatives' Decision to Maintain and Preserve a Racially Biased Death Penalty System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2012 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 NC NAACP Statement on the NC House of Representatives' Decision to Maintain and Preserve a Racially Biased Death Penalty System Yesterday's shameful vote by the NC House of Representatives to gut the Racial Justice Act, with Paul Stam's RJA-repeal bill cleverly disguised as an amendment bill, is a refusal to deal...
