updated Sat. March 9, 2024
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News & Observer
March 10, 2018
Regarding “Spearman equates Farr as judge to Hitler's reign” (Mar. 6): Rev. Anthony Spearman's comparison of federal judicial nominee Tom Farr to Adolph Hitler is irrational, irresponsible and reprehensible. It is also unworthy of a man who leads the North Carolina NAACP and a church. Tom Farr isÃâà...
Smoky Mountain News
March 7, 2018
Even though the president of the North Carolina NAACP was speaking before a room of mostly Christians, his message probably wasn't one they commonly hear in their churches. Some may even consider Spearman radical in his stance for social justice — he's been arrested many times as he stoodÃâà...
Burlington Times News
March 7, 2018
It will be hosted by a coalition of community organizations and individuals: Down Home North Carolina: Alamance Chapter, Alamance NAACP, Latinos Unidos Promoviendo la Esperanza, Fairness Alamance, the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, Alamance Peace Action and Siembra.
News & Observer
March 5, 2018
T. Anthony Spearman, head of the state NAACP, made a comparison to Adolf Hitler at a news conference before visiting senators on Capitol Hill. ... The full Senate hasn't voted yet, so NAACP members from North Carolina took a bus trip on Wednesday to Capitol Hill and spent the day passing out packetsÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 4, 2018
Speaking passionately to a packed crowd, lifetime NAACP member Michael R. Morgan encouraged people to be steadfast and immovable. Morgan, endorsed by President Barack Obama to serve as associate justice for the North Carolina Supreme Court, was the keynote speaker Saturday at the 77thÃâà...
High Country Press
February 21, 2018
Dr. William Barber II, former president of the North Carolina NAACP has revitalized the movement and is pushing it nationally. Co-chair of the Watauga Poor People's Campaign, Cathy Williamson, told High Country Press that the movement cuts at root causes of poverty. “The premise of the campaign is toÃâà...
The Philadelphia Tribune
February 12, 2018
Participants in the NAACP's Moral March on Raleigh gather to listen to music and hear speeches in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2017. The theme of this year was "Taking resistance to the ballot box." Speakers talked about the importance of voting and the dangers of gerrymandering among otherÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
February 10, 2018
The new president of the state NAACP chapter spoke at an early rally. ... The executive director of the state GOP said on Facebook that it's disappointing that the rally speakers didn't "celebrate the best North Carolina ... The state chapter of the NAACP is sponsoring Saturday's "Moral March on Raleigh.
News & Observer
February 9, 2018
Rain is in the forecast for Saturday, but organizers of the North Carolina NAACP's biggest march of the year say weather reports won't dampen their resolve to come together in the state capital for a rally, march and renewal of a call to action. The Moral March on Raleigh and HKonJ People's Assembly isÃâà...
