Advance Carolina
Advance North Carolina (“Advance Carolina”) is a statewide, independent, Black-Led, 501c (4) organization with a mission to build political and economic power in Black communities and institutions in North Carolina.
Our work is organized in the following ways…
People: Political Community Support
Process: Political Advocacy in Targeted communities
Power: political electoral Strategies
Where We Serve
TIER 1 COUNTIES
- Anson
- Cumberland
- Durham
- Edgecombe
- Forsyth
- Guilford
- Halifax
- Hertford
- Mecklenburg
- Nash
- Pasquotank
- Pitt
- Robeson
- Sampson
- Scotland
- Wake
- Wilson
TIER 2 COUNTIES
- Alamance
- Buncombe
- Granville
- Harnett
- Johnston
- New Hanover
- Orange
TIER 3 COUNTIES
- Bertie
- Bladen
- Cabarrus
- Cleveland
- Dare
- Gaston
- Martin
- Northampton
- Rowan
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
Latest News
Cotham Cashes Out on Constituents
Representatives who switch sides, like Rep. Tricia Cotham, are confident that votes don’t equate to victories with a process that has been rigged. Regardless of race and party, voters must recognize the tricks being played at their expense.
Action Alert: Safeguard Fair Elections Act and Fix Our Democracy Act
The Safeguard Fair Elections Act and Fix Our Democracy Act have been introduced at the North Carolina General Assembly, giving us another opportunity to support these bills and make the promise of American democracy real for all of us.
Black Farmers have been locked out of NC’s medical marijuana bill
North Carolina is on the verge of legalizing the sale and production of medical marijuana. But as Senate Bill 3 is written, Black farmers are locked out. Advance Carolina executive director Marcus Bass explores this in a Charlotte Observer op-ed.
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