RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper hosted a ceremony at the NC Executive Mansion celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month to honor the history, culture, and achievements of the Hispanic, Latino, Latinx and Latine communities across North Carolina.
Published: Monday, November 20th, 2023 @ 10:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper spoke at the Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School ribbon cutting ceremony in High Point.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 6:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Civil rights activists angered by the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions are suing Harvard over legacy admissions, arguing the practice gives mostly white children of wealthy alumni an advantage over minorities.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 6:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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The visual displayed a modern-day Odd Couple, former US Senator Joe Lieberman standing beside former North Carolina governor Pat McCrory.
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 10:46 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Baseball fans couldn’t be pleased to learn that New York‘s Department of Transportation misspelled the name of Jackie Robinson Parkway, accidentally writing the Hall of Famer’s first name as “Jakie.”
Published: Thursday, March 9th, 2023 @ 6:15 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The family of civil rights activist Malcolm X announced Tuesday, the 58th anniversary of his death, that they plan to file a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against federal and state government agencies for allegedly covering up evidence related to his assassination in 1965.
Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 @ 1:04 am
By: Daily Wire
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In a remarkable coincidence (unless the mainstream media gets together weekly to craft talking points to praise President Joe Biden), two top papers recently dropped stories declaring that Biden isn’t a bald-faced liar.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 @ 9:49 am
By: Daily Wire
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper reestablished the Andrea Harris Equity Task Force through an Executive Order to continue the work that the group has done to address social, economic and health disparities in underserved and underrepresented communities.
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2022 @ 11:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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During the next three months, the NC Department of Administration is providing business and government leaders opportunities to join a virtual lunch and learn series that explore ways to enhance and develop diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within North Carolina’s public and private business
Published: Saturday, April 16th, 2022 @ 8:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, February 23rd, the Republican National Committee (RNC) will host a Black History Month press call with Civil Rights Activist Clarence Henderson and NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley to discuss the Republican Party’s commitment to creating opportunities for Black Americans.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 9:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Wednesday, February 23rd, the Republican National Committee (RNC) will host a Black History Month press call with Civil Rights Activist Clarence Henderson and NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley to discuss the Republican Party’s commitment to creating opportunities for Black Americans.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 12:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recommendations will aid communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
Published: Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 @ 1:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Biden administration has tabled a plan to create a national police oversight board and will instead back a controversial police reform bill
Published: Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 @ 1:17 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Executive Order No. 208 paves way for review mechanism of juvenile sentences
Published: Sunday, April 11th, 2021 @ 9:38 am
By: Governor's Office
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As we continue to honor the life of NC Civil Rights Activist, Andrea Harris, Governor Roy Cooper is extending the half-staff notice.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2020 @ 12:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Christopher Henderson is a civil rights hero who participated in the famous Woolworth sit ins in Greensboro North Carolina.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2020 @ 12:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff on Thursday, May 21, 2020 until sunset Saturday, May 23, 2020 in honor of North Carolina Civil Rights Activist, Andrea Harris
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2020 @ 3:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Trump, through both his actions and words, is clearly seeking to reach out to African Americans ahead of the 2020 general election.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 12:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state buildings, facilities and grounds to be lowered to half-staff immediately through sunset on Friday, October 18, in honor of US Representative Elijah E. Cummings.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2019 @ 11:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The case District of Columbia v. Heller is the landmark Supreme Court case decided in 2008, and written by the late great conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, which finally looked at the roots and origins of the Second Amendment.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 3:32 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Playing college basketball is a dream many don’t get to experience. For East Carolina University graduate student Addison Hill, not only did he get to experience that dream, but he got to do it in his hometown.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 1:24 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Just east of Asheville, Black Mountain College (BMC) was founded in 1933 and survived for 24 years until closing due to funding issues and a lack of students.
Published: Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 @ 6:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The rioting in the Wisconsin city of Milwaukee - that resulted from an alleged shooting death of an African American armed-suspect by a black police officer - is yet more evidence of the racial disharmony that's intensifying under the current government and civil-rights leaders.
Published: Sunday, August 21st, 2016 @ 11:37 am
By: Jim Kouri
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Governor McCrory announced today the lineup of programs that honor the 2016 Black History Month theme, "Hallowed Ground: African-American Memories."
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 11:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commencement season is an often-controversial time. Last year was conspicuous for its wave of politically motivated disinvitations, with students trying, sometimes with success, to get their universities to rescind invitations to commencement speakers such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Condoleezza Rice.
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2015 @ 6:34 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Swaying to the sounds of some of the most iconic songs in American history, Julian Bond drove home a message: when it came to race relations during some of the last century's most tumultuous years, music defied bounds.
Published: Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 @ 12:35 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Historian and civil rights activist Julian Bond will present the Lawrence F. Brewster Lecture in History at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 in Wright Auditorium at East Carolina University.
Published: Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 @ 3:18 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Supporters of private school vouchers rallied Tuesday outside the Legislative Building urging lawmakers to lift the cap on the number of students eligible to receive the vouchers in the coming school year.
Published: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 @ 12:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Let me tell you why we're here today--at a new location with a different view. We're here on historic grounds with our majestic and beautiful State Capitol behind us looking out at our capital city and the rest of our state.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 6:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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