8-time All-Star Dwight Howard: I have a lot left in the tank
June 29, 2017
At 31 and entering his 14th NBA season, eight-time All-Star Dwight Howard says his best basketball is ahead of him.
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North Carolina NAACP leader says he’ll stay for rest of term
June 29, 2017
The Rev. William Barber said Sunday he will remain president until his replacement is elected at the NAACP’s convention.
“Raising Bertie” Filmmaker Margaret Byrne look at rural life for three Black Men
June 22, 2017
This is not entertainment. It should not have that title of entertainment. It’s a wake-up call and despite all of the calls to wake up, community activist Vivian Saunders reminds them of the close proximity of the filled prisons.
Chargers sign Tre Boston; Release Orlando Franklin
May 21, 2017
The 6-1, 205-pound Tre Boston spent his first three NFL seasons (2014-16) with Carolina after the Panthers drafted him in the fourth round in 2014 out of North Carolina.
2017 NCAA tourney in books, no classic title game this time
April 8, 2017
North Carolina’s 71-65 victory over Gonzaga in front of more than 76,000 fans ended the three-week tournament, one that provided thrills just as it always does.
‘Beyond the Court’ with Los Angeles Lakers Rookie Brandon Ingram
March 15, 2017
Delta Airlines paired the Los Angeles Lakers rookie with local street artist Jonas Never to create an interactive mural for a “Beyond the Court” experience
Enough Is Enough: A Call for the Economic Boycott of North Carolina
January 5, 2017
In recent years, since extremists took over the GOP in North Carolina, my home state has gained a worldwide reputation for intolerance and bigoted narrow-mindedness.
Trump Won the Election, but White Supremacy Won’t Win Forever
November 16, 2016
Part of the ugly reality is the realization that too many of our fellow citizens have embraced a racially divisive candidate whose rhetoric has unleashed hateful speech and attitudes.
Federal Courts Blunt Voter Suppression Efforts in Five States
September 14, 2016
In the span of thirty days, federal judges have scuttled voter suppression laws in several states, giving voting rights advocates a few, much-needed victories
William Barber’s Prophetic Voice Demands Voting Rights and Justice for All
August 11, 2016
Barber has worked in the trenches to deliver strong messages that oppose hate, violence and oppression.
Court blocks ‘discriminatory’ North Carolina voter ID law
August 3, 2016
The appeals court also dismissed arguments by Republican lawmakers that the law was aimed at preventing voter fraud
Supreme Court to Rule on Use of Race in Redistricting
July 6, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether Republican lawmakers relied too heavily on race when they redrew North Carolina’s congressional districts to give the GOP a powerful advantage in the swing state.
Attorney general: Civil rights key to suit against LGBT law
June 1, 2016
the U.S. Justice Department challenged a North Carolina law that blocks some legal protections for LGBT citizens, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said.
Beyonce statement calls for equality in North Carolina
May 12, 2016
The entertainment icon did not directly speak out against House Bill 2…
Federal judge upholds North Carolina photo ID mandate
May 5, 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Lawsuits challenging changes to North Carolina’s election law failed to show it hampered the ability of minority voters to exercise political power, a federal judge ruled Monday in dismissing the cases. U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder ruled against the U.S. Justice Department, the North Carolina NAACP chapter and named voters. They sued alleging the law was passed to discriminate against poor and minority voters in violation of the Constitution and U.S. Voting Rights Act. While North Carolina had a sordid history of freezing black voters out of the political process, the plaintiffs didn’t show that the law