CIVIL RIGHTS

North Carolina bookstore Liberation Station closed in Raleigh in 2023 after a series of threats and racial slurs. The owner explains why they’re reopening. 

Despite North Carolina’s brutally hot summers, about 21% of NC prisons are without air-conditioning.

I knew deeply that if George Floyd had survived his encounter with police, that same racial animus would have kept him from leading advocacy in his name. The movement space had no room for the intersections he embodied: working class, formerly incarcerated, in recovery, and most of all, a Black man.

Fannie Lou Hamer and Nelson Johnson were among those who experienced some of the darkest days in American History.  Nevertheless, through the darkness, Black Americans are still here. We’ve come this far by faith and action.

Allison Riggs is the Democrat who’s running for North Carolina’s Supreme Court this November. She’ll be on everyone’s ballot in this state. So let’s get to know her.

“Juneteenth is about celebrating freedom. And the one thing that we know is, the price of freedom is not free. There was a lot of hard work, a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and even lives that were given up in order to get African-Americans their freedom,” he said.

There are now three lawsuits against the new congressional election maps drawn by the GOP-controlled legislature. Each says that they drew them to intentionally dilute the voting power of Black North Carolinians.

Meet Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr.   grandson of John Chavis, whose inspiring journey includes challenging segregation at 13, overcoming false charges, and earning advanced degrees. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine)