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NC NAACP Calls For June 3 Rally For Next Protest
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is calling for a mass rally June 3 to continue its series of weekly protests. The civil rights group says it will introduce the […]
SC Hospital Worker Rejected Flu Shot, Gets Benefits
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina hospital worker who refused a required flu shot is entitled to receive unemployment benefits thanks to a state appeals court. The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled […]
NC NAACP Protests Reach Highest Arrest Count Yet
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nearly 60 protestors were arrested Monday at the North Carolina General Assembly, bringing the demonstrations led by the state chapter of the NAACP to their highest total in their fourth straight […]
NC NAACP Enters 4th Week Of Legislative Protests
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is entering its fourth straight week of protests at the state legislature that have resulted in nearly 100 arrests so far. The National Association […]
NC NAACP Tops Last Week’s Arrests At Legislature
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The third straight week of NAACP protests at the North Carolina General Assembly prompted about 50 arrests Monday, bringing the civil rights group’s total since it launched its offensive against the […]
NC NAACP To Protest Again Monday
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina NAACP plans to risk arrests at the General Assembly with its third consecutive week of protests. What the Rev. William Barber is now calling “Moral Mondays” will continue […]
Despite Arrests, NC NAACP Says Monday Demonstrations Will Continue
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The leader of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP says his group will continue its series of weekly protests on Monday at the state legislature. The Rev. William Barber said […]
NC NAACP To Announce 15-County Campaign At Rally
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s top civil rights group is preparing another rally fresh off its most recent round of arrests at the General Assembly. The state chapter of the National Association for the […]
NAACP Plans New Protest, Arrests At NC Legislature
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Opponents to the vision of progress offered by North Carolina’s Republican leaders say they’re stepping up the nonviolent demonstrations until they’re heard. The NAACP and other activists say they’re ready to […]
Group: McCrory Should Try To Live On $350 A Week
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Community leaders and advocates for the unemployed are calling on Gov. Pat McCrory to live for one week on the maximum employment benefit of $350 weekly that lawmakers are considering. Challenge […]
