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Economic Opportunity For All Requires Access
Marcus Bass For generations, the fight for civil rights in North Carolina has been inextricably linked to the fight for economic justice. At the North Carolina Black Alliance and Advance Carolina, we carry forward that legacy today. Our mission is to advocate for policies that expand opportunity and build economic power within Black communities.
North Carolina’s municipal elections prove that there are no off years Original
North Carolina joined New York and Virginia in making national headlines this month with historic municipal election results that should serve as a wake-up call to anyone who believes in the myth of “off-year” elections. What we witnessed across our state wasn’t just a collection of local races — it was a demonstration of democracy’s vitality at the grassroots level and a potential preview of what’s to come in 2026.
What has affirmative action accomplished in NC? Here are the numbers. Original
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. On June 29, 2023, the court delivered a landmark ruling that effectively bans use of race-based affirmative action in college admissions. File photo Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has banned race-conscious measures used to diversify college enrollment, hard-line conservatives say their next goal is outlawing affirmative action in private industry.
One group has been locked out of NC's lucrative medical marijuana bill
State Sen. Graig Meyer, center, meets with a group of Black farmers including Moe Matthews, far left, Calvin Jones, and Charles Jones, right, at the North Carolina Legislative Building Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. The farmers criticized the language of a proposed medical marijuana bill, which they say opens the door to corporate monopolization and shuts locals out. tlong@newsobserver.com North Carolina is on the verge of legalizing the sale and production of medical marijuana.
An inappropriate attack on a life-saving NC gun policy Original
Lt. Governor Mark Robinson and Paul Valone couldn’t be more exploitative in pursuing a disingenuous campaign to undermine the state’s life-saving Pistol Purchase Permit law by calling it racist. Their efforts to use race-baiting as a tool to repeal a key North Carolina public safety law, are as dangerous as they are hypocritical. They underscore just how out of touch they are with the reality of gun violence and racial justice in North Carolina.
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William Henry Whitaker was an institution in and of himself. His life was a life lived in the beauty and grace of every season for each of us to enjoy. While we all learn clearly throughout our years on this earth that everything must come to an end, it seemed that the well of Mr. Whitaker will supply our community with wisdom forever. However, last week, residents from every corner of the largest land area county in this state was shaken by the falling of a giant.
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