I want to thank Secretary Carson, along with Isaac Newton Farris, Jr., and the many distinguished guests joining us here today. It's a great honor.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2018 @ 12:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday, January 12, 2018, the State of North Carolina will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with its annual Let Freedom Ring bell ringing and State Employees' Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance Program in Raleigh, NC
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 6:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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On Saturday, The New York Times ran yet another execrable op-ed, this time from Professor Ekow Yankah of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 @ 8:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Published: Monday, January 16th, 2017 @ 1:05 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Martin Luther King Jr's niece Alveda King says Christians have a responsibility to vote pro-life when they head to the polls this election.
Published: Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 @ 9:00 pm
By: Jim Kouri
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The first step in resolving any conflict or problem is to admit that you have one. Let's admit that we have a race problem. Not only is it divisive, but it is killing us - literally and figuratively - impeding our progress and overall welfare
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2016 @ 8:47 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Opal Tometi, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement and executive director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, challenged East Carolina University students to make a difference during the N.C. Civility Summit on Saturday.
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2016 @ 12:52 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory honored two pioneer civil rights families as well as three student scholars from North Carolina A&T at the State Employee Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at First Baptist Church in downtown Raleigh.
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 5:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Published: Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 @ 12:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One hundred and fifty one years after the end of the civil war, we still cannot resolve the fundamental differences that existed then and to some extent exist now. Civil War, Martin Luther King, I have a dream, MLK Birthday
Published: Monday, January 18th, 2016 @ 4:10 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Today we honor the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Published: Monday, January 18th, 2016 @ 10:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Georgia governor Nathan Dean announced the plans to erect a monument to MLK at historic Stone Mountain, Ga. It has been fifty two years since MLK made that his "I have a dream" speech and I am afraid that race relations in this country have slipped into an entrenched standoff of "us vs them mentalit
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 1:25 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Lest you are going to assume I am saying the Pope forced the Speaker of the House (3rd in line as President), you are jumping to far too much a conclusion about a so-called "liberal."
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2015 @ 3:02 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Thursday, August 20th, 2015 @ 6:16 am
By: McCrory Communications
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It is hard to believe how fast time flies. When I was 18 major things were happening in our country. I was fully aware of Selma and the march because Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a resident of Atlanta.
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 @ 8:34 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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One of my favorite Professors at Southeastern Seminary was Dr. John Carlton. He was from Texas and a bachelor. His family was his students.
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 8:13 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Accept responsibility when it comes, the editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine Mitzi Miller told a crowd at East Carolina University Tuesday night. Even though a task may seem overwhelming, she said, "You accept it; you move forward."
Published: Sunday, January 25th, 2015 @ 3:44 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Monday, January 19th, 2015 @ 7:47 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Two events at East Carolina University will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Monday, January 19th, 2015 @ 11:27 am
By: ECU News Services
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) today issued the following statement to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Published: Monday, January 19th, 2015 @ 11:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On this holiday, Americans across the country are celebrating the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Sunday, January 18th, 2015 @ 8:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has invited all state employees and the public to the Annual State Employees Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance. The program, which will be held Friday, January 16, begins at 12 p.m. in downtown Raleigh at First Baptist Church on Wilmington Street.
Published: Sunday, January 18th, 2015 @ 12:50 am
By: Chris Downey
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Two events at East Carolina University will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The MLK Day of Service will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 19 in Ledonia Wright Cultural Center. Participants will listen to King's "I Have a Dream" speech, followed by remarks from Dr. Virginia Hardy, vice...
Published: Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 @ 10:48 pm
By: ECU News Services
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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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Growing up in the 1960s, Freeman Hrabowski was an unlikely candidate for protesting at a civil rights march. The chunky "nerd" - as he now describes his childhood demeanor - was more interested in solving math problems and eating M&Ms than in effecting social change.
Published: Thursday, February 6th, 2014 @ 9:27 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Yep. *The civil rights movement sure has come a long way.* Tim Scott, a black South Carolinian whose life epitomizes what MLK was talking about in his famous 1963 speech, is being attacked by one of the alleged heirs of King's legacy.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 11:22 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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East Carolina University students are encouraged to use their day off from classes on Monday, Jan. 20 to participate in a day of service honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 11:46 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed Monday, January 20 "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" in North Carolina, urging citizens to honor Dr. King's legacy through acts of service in their community that promote social justice and dignity for all.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 10:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Award-winning actor, author and philanthropist Hill Harper will speak at East Carolina University's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 in Wright Auditorium.
Published: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 @ 11:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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One of the most famous phrases in American oratory is the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s statement in his March on Washington speech that he looked forward to the day when all people would be judged not on the color of their skin, but on the content of their character.
Published: Thursday, October 17th, 2013 @ 12:06 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech before an estimated 250,000 people.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 @ 3:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In case you are living in a vaccume, this Monday morning, June 25, 2013, the United States Supreme Court turned back the hands of time by, and may have forever changed, as we know it, the way we elect our public policy decision makers.
Published: Sunday, July 7th, 2013 @ 6:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lawmakers agree they want to lower personal and corporate income tax rates while expanding the tax base to include a wider range of sales and service taxes, but the devil is in tax reform details.
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 @ 11:42 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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