Posts Tagged ‘North Carolina’
House Democrats Call For Increased Security After ‘Send Her Back’ Chants At Trump Rally
Representative Al Green calls for increased security after an incident at a Trump Rally in North Carolina, where supporters are chanting ‘send her back’ in response to Ilhan Omar. This act was the consequence of prior issues concering three other women representatives of color.
Read MoreGOP Lied About Using Racial Data To Gerrymander, Lawyers Say
North Carolina Republicans lied to a federal court in 2017 when they claimed that they didn’t use racial data about voters as they drew new electoral maps. The daughter of a GOP master of gerrymandering gave the files to a voting rights group, Common Cause. That group has now filed suit in court.
Read MoreFederal Court Strikes Down NC Voter ID Requirement
A federal appeals court decisively struck down North Carolina’s voter identification law on Friday, saying its provisions deliberately “target African-Americans with almost surgical precision” in an effort to depress black turnout at the polls. Much of Wisconsin’s voter identification law was also struck down.
Read MoreNAACP and Family Lawyers Are Looking Into Lennon Lacy’s Hanging Death
The NAACP is examining the investigation into Lennon Lacy’s death, which authorities ruled a suicide despite conflicting evidence.
Read MoreFreedom House Church Not So Free
Church members are shocked by a message from their Black pastor requesting white greeters to make a positive impression.
Read MoreIntentional Bias in North Carolina
Three people on death row have had their sentences changed after successfully proving racial bias in their cases.
Read MoreWilmington Insurrection of 1898
Wilmington, North Carolina was the site of a rebellion after white residents failed to recognize a biracial city council.
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