Pro-Democracy Coalition Launch Statewide Tour On August 23, pro-democracy groups, nonprofit and faith leaders, and legal scholars gathered to demand judicial reforms to ensure North Carolina courts are free of partisanship. Under the banner “Fair Courts...
It’s Past Time for Action to Address Gun Violence and Extremist Hate Crimes in America Rev. Marcus Fairley speaking at Call to Action on Gun Violence Convening in Raleigh, NC. Today marks the grim anniversary of the 2015 mass shooting at Emmanual African Methodist...
The Outcry for Comprehensive Police Reform Continues Two Years After George Floyd Two years ago today, George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American, was murdered by police officer David Chauvin in a 9-minute, 29-second illegal chokehold. Floyd’s last words,...
The Federal Fair Housing Act: A Tool That Still Needs Implementation By Yolanda L. Taylor, Advance Carolina Program Attorney This April marks the 54th Anniversary of the Federal Fair Housing Act, also known as Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. The 20th...
Whittington Appointed to Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board Advance North Carolina Deputy Director and NC Black Alliance Deputy Director of Programs, La’Meshia Whittington, was recently appointed to the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s...