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Moral Mondays: Modern Day Civil Disobedience In The State Capitol

Nicole Campbell and Frank Stasio — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:53:38 +0000

If you've gone to the legislature these past four Mondays, you likely encountered a group of demonstrators singing, chanting, holding hands and raising signs. And a lot of them are getting arrested. Since April 29th, 153 people have been arrested at what the NAACP and other organizers are calling "Moral Mondays."

A group of community members and scholars joined host Frank Stasio on WUNC's The State of Things to talk about the recent arrests, as well as the theory and history behind civil disobedience on a global scale.

17 Protesters Arrested At General Assembly

Jessica Jones — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:50:02 +0000

Police at the General Assembly in Raleigh arrested 17 protesters Monday evening who were protesting inside the building.

The group, which included state NAACP head Rev. William Barber, was speaking out against a series of Republican-led bills that have been passed recently. Barber says that includes a measure that would require residents to bring photo identification with them to the polls.

A Look Back At The 1968 Poor People’s Campaign And How We Create Black And Brown Unity Today

Nicole Campbell and Frank Stasio — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:36:50 +0000

The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 often overshadows what may be his most radical crusade. The Poor People’s Campaign in the spring of 1968 was organized by a coalition of predominately Black and Brown organizers working across the color line.

NAACP Leader Calls On Governor To Pardon "Wilmington 10"

Jessica Jones — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:25:00 +0000

The head of the state's NAACP is asking Governor Perdue to pardon ten activists who were convicted of arson in the midst of racial tensions in Wilmington in 1972.

NAACP Vigil Supports Georgia Inmate

Gurnal Scott — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:20:00 +0000

Supporters of a man convicted of murder in Georgia plan to hold a prayer vigil in Wilson tonight.

John McNeil sits today in a Georgia prison. He killed a man he said threatened him and his son at his home in 2005. McNeil was sentenced to life in prison nine months after the incident. The jury went against what police found

Putting a Face on Poverty

Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:36:00 +0000

Since January, activists, journalists, non-profit workers and others have traveled around North Carolina to meet the state’s impoverished families. The idea behind the “Truth and Hope Putting a Face on Poverty in North Carolina Tour” is to understand those who live below the poverty line as people, rather than as statistics, and to hear their stories. The tour traveled 2000 miles and visited 27 different communities.

North Carolina NAACP To Unveil Poverty Report This Weekend

Gurnal Scott — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Several state groups will hold a summit this weekend to report on poverty in North Carolina.

Documentary: It's very cold. You have people living who don't have food to eat, who don't have jobs to go to.

Redistricting Lawsuit Proceeds

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

A three-judge panel is allowing two lawsuits against the Republican-drawn redistricting maps to go forward.

Opponents of Redistricting Maps File Lawsuit

Jessica Jones — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:25:00 +0000

In Raleigh today, a group of civil rights and election watchdog organizations filed a legal challenge to newly drawn maps for North Carolina’s legislative and congressional seats. The suit is the second filed this week in Wake County Superior Court alleging the Republican-drawn maps segregate minority voters in order to dilute their statewide influence.

NAACP Asks Justice Department to Block Redistricting Maps

Jessica Jones — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000

The North Carolina N-double-A-C-P has submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, asking it not to pre-clear the proposed redistricting maps drawn earlier this year in the General Assembly. Reverend William Barber heads the state's N-double-A-C-P. He says the maps pack black voters into a small number of districts to dilute their statewide influence.