Yesterday, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed HB 972 which regulates access to police body camera videos. The bill allows law enforcement agencies to keep footage from the public, unless ordered by a court to release it. Despite McCrory’s statement that his support of the bill is to “promote transparency” opponents say it will do […]
President Obama and Hillary Clinton will make their first joint campaign today in Charlotte at a 3 p.m. rally at the Charlotte Convention Center. While Donald Trump is scheduled to bring his campaign to Raleigh at 7pm. Read more at ABC11.
Shani Taylor, a friend and classmate of the woman who received the racist message, posted the exchange on Twitter.
The fight continues against the North Carolina bill that will essentially gut three historically Black universities. Proposed bill SB-873 would lower the tuition at five universities to the point that they will no longer be self-sufficient. The Million Hoodies Movement for Justice Greensboro chapter has organized a “Week of Action Against SB-873,” with protests scheduled to begin on Wednesday […]
Watch Roland Martin, Rep. G.K. Butterfield, Rev. William Barber, Edith Bartley, and the NewsOne Now panel discuss the battle against SB 873 in the video clip above.
A North Carolina school board lifted its ban on students carrying Mace and pepper spray on campus. This comes in response to the DOJ's civil rights lawsuit against the state's bathroom law.
Despite passing a drug test, Wake County, N.C. school officials upheld a student's suspension because her hands smelled of weed. The sophomore's mother must appeal to the school board to clear her daughter's record.
The Department of Justice and North Carolina filed lawsuits against each other over the so-called "bathroom bill." North Carolina denies that the measure violates the civil rights of transgender people.
NC Gov. Pat McCrory has until 5pm to respond to the HB2 bill but has already filed a lawsuit asking for a declaratory judgment action from the federal court system to clarify federal law on the HB2 issue. Defiance to the bill could risk funding for the state’s university and has already caused canellations in events that […]
The N.C. debate over House Bill 2 has gone national, with political leaders and high profile entertainers voicing their opinions. Just recently Bruce Springsteen cancelled a concert in Greensboro over the issue. Supporters and opponents plan to square off in Raleigh rallies later today (Monday). Critics say discriminates against LGBT people, not allowing allowed […]
