It was Sunday, Dec. 12, just over a month after veteran civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson, announced that he was suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
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All or portions of roughly 20 state laws took effect Monday, Jan. 1, in North Carolina.
Love it or hate it, 2017 will be a year not soon forgotten.
It was the year of recovering from the 2016 election of Donald Trump; when a Democratic governor came into office in North Carolina, bitterly opposed by GOP lawmakers; and a prominent black leader gained national prominence as he stepped away from the NCNAACP.
After 16 years, Durham Mayor William “Bill” Bell, a Winston-Salem native, stepped down as the Bull City’s titular government leader Dec. 4.
When the N.C. General Assembly reconvenes next month, many observers expect to see House Bill 205 resurrected for debate, and
With the stated Dec. 15 deadline to respond looming this week, Republican legislative leaders – Senate Pro tem Phil Berger
If November 2017 in North Carolina will be remembered for anything in history, it will be for the number of African-Americans who were elected.
Earlier this week Sen. Ben Sasse visited the campus of Wake Forest University for an open discussion with Provost Rogan Kersh.
It has been a week since Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, president of the N.C. NAACP, sent a Nov. 27 letter to Gov. Roy Cooper, Speaker of the N.C. House Tim Moore, President Pro Tem of the N.C .Senate Phil Berger, and N.C .Chief Justice Mark Martin, requesting a meeting to discuss “seeking new approaches to overhaul the criminal justice system … and explore other issues our members are concerned about.”
