Enthusiasm permeated Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church on Tuesday night. State NAACP president Rev. William Barber was preaching a sermon about taking North Carolina to a “higher ground.” Barber’s “higher ground” is a state in which the unemployed receive enough money to help them stay afloat; teachers are paid adequately to educate our children, people […]

Charlotteans were among the estimated 1,500 people who descended upon the General Assembly on Monday to protest impending legislation by the state legislature. Monday’s turn…

Charlotteans were among the estimated 1,500 people who descended upon the General Assembly on Monday to protest impending legislation by the state legislature. Monday’s turn out for Moral Monday was the largest to date since the protest started two months ago. The rally and protest inside the Legislative Building focused on upcoming unemployment benefits cuts […]