50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

23 August 2013

For More Information:          Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-813

Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator,

919-682-4700  

For Media Assistance:          Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828-713-3864 

NC NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber and the Forward Together Movement to Participate in the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

DURHAM - Beginning late tonight and into the early hours of tomorrow morning, buses from around North Carolina will leave for D.C. Hundreds of North Carolina NAACP members and members of the Moral Monday and Forward Together Movement will attend the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington on Saturday, August 24th.

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Just how stupid are the Citizens of the USA??

If you need to be reminded,  Hurricane Katrina happened in 2005. Source.

It seem that folks of US are stupid as hell, Obama didn’t get in office till 2008, so just how was it if fault??

here this to think about:

A significant chunk of Louisiana Republicans evidently believe that President Barack Obama is to blame for the poor response to the hurricane that ravaged their state more than three years before he took office.

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ENC: Rocky Mount Community Chat

Aug 20, 2013 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Join Equality North Carolina for our Rocky Mount Community Chat to discuss the recent Supreme Court rulings, challenging Amendment One, and what this means in your community.
Special thanks to Rocky Mount PFLAG for hosting this conversation.

Location
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
516 North Church Street
Rocky Mount, NC

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NC NAACP Responds to Governor's Approving the Most Restrictive Voting Rights Bill in the United States

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

12 August 2013

Contact:        Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 

         Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700

NAACP Holds News Conference Tomorrow (Tuesday) Morning

DURHAM - Governor Pat McCrory and the North Carolina Legislature are on the wrong side of history.  This Anti-Voting Rights Bill tramples on the blood of our martyrs, desecrates the graves of freedom fighters, and in the 21st Century lines up with the extreme racially-driven philosophy of interposition and nullification promoted by past political figures like George Wallace and Strom Thurmond. 

Their direct attempts to suppress the civil rights of black people in North Carolina and secure power through manipulation of the electorate are the ultimate crimes against democracy, driven by extremists in our state.  For the Governor to sign this horrific bill less than a week after Julius Chambers was laid to rest is dishonorable.

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Politics in Charlotte getting right down Ugly

DOC: Gary Dunn email to black political caucus

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —

On Wednesday night, one candidate is trying to explain himself after calling his competitor the black, gay candidate.
Eyewitness News has the details from a controversial email.
The letter was written to the black political caucus by a Democratic mayoral candidate, Gary Dunn.
In the letter, Dunn thanked the caucus for inviting him to a political meet and greet.
But then he said, “Maybe I got this wrong, but you should know that I am not the black gay candidate Patrick Cannon, I am the white guy.”

He went on to say that he hopes the black political caucus is not a “white racist group that would vote for only a black candidate.”
Eyewitness News spoke with Dunn on the phone Wednesday night, and he said he is not a bigot, but he said no one should vote based on race or sexual orientation.
"I would fight for every black person on the street. I would fight for every homosexual. I would go out there and kill for them to make sure they got equal rights," said Dunn.
The man he called the black, gay candidate is Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon.
On Wednesday night, he said he is not gay.
He called Dunn’s statements unfortunate.
"It saddens me that someone running for public office would demonstrate such divisive behavior using inflammatory language, especially untruths to attack a family man like myself," said Cannon.
Cannon has served on Charlotte City Council since 1993.
He said after Dunn’s statements, his supporters are more energized than ever.
Cannon and Dunn are among four Democrats facing off in a Sept. 10 primary

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Forward Together Movement Takes Moral Mondays to Charlotte

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

9 August 2013

For More Information:               Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137

                                                   Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator,  

      919-682-4700 

For Media Assistance:               Rev. Kojo Nantambu, Charlotte/Mecklenberg NAACP

      President, 704-641-7951

 

CHARLOTTE - The Charlotte/Mecklenberg County Branch of the NAACP and partners will announce plans for "Charlotte Moral Monday", scheduled for later this month, at a news conference on Friday.

            The news conference will take place at Little Rock AME Zion Church, 401 N. McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC, at 11:00 am on Friday, August 9, 2013.

            Charlotte Moral Monday will take place on Monday, August 19 at 5:00 pm in Marshall Park, 800 E. Third Street. On the same day, Dare County and Manteo will host a Coastal Moral Monday in Eastern NC.

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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.

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Rev Barber to receive the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award.

It would seem that our very own Rev. Barber will receive another national Award for his work here in NC.

The Progressive nation nonprofit group “the Campaign for America’s Future” will honor NC NAACP President and Moral Mondays Leader Rev. Barber at their November 6 gala in Washington DC.

Way to go Rev. Barber,  your hard work is paying off..

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NC NAACP Requests Meeting with Governor McCrory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5 August 2013

For More Information:           Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137

                                                Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator,  

   919-682-4700

This letter was sent to Governor Pat McCrory on Thursday of last week. Phone calls from the NC NAACP to the Governor's office to follow up were unsuccessful.

August 1, 2013

Honorable Pat McCrory, Governor

State of North Carolina

Dear Governor McCrory:

            On Monday, over 10,000 North Carolinians came to Raleigh to challenge the extremist agenda that was passed by the General Assembly.

            Earlier that day, a delegation of clergy, teachers and advocates delivered your office an enlarged copy of House Bill 589. We understand you are presently considering the Bill, to make what will be a historic decision to sign or veto it. As you know, we, and perhaps 80% of North Carolina voters believe it to be one of the most restrictive and regressive attacks on minority, elderly and young people's voting rights seen in this nation since the end of Reconstruction and the implementation of Jim Crow at the turn of the 20^th Century.

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