National Voter Registration Day is a national holiday celebrating our democracy. First observed in 2012, it is held on the fourth Tuesday of September. The official website states that, “Every year millions of Americans find themselves unable to vote because they miss a registration deadline, don’t update their registration, or aren’t sure how to register. National […]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has denied extension of the state’s voter-registration deadline. Hillary Clinton’s campaign had expressed its desire for the governor to offer Florida’s citizens an extended opportunity to register to vote, in light of Hurricane Matthew. Scott said he felt that people have had time to register in advance of the Oct. 11 deadline, adding this morning […]
A federal judge has upheld a North Carolina law that requires residents to show photo identification before voting. Yesterday a 485-page ruling, Thomas D. Schroeder of the Federal District Court in Winston-Salem wrote that the law served a “legitimate state interest” with the aim to “detect and deter fraud.” Schroeder upheld the Republican-backed law, which includes […]
Vanessa Williams made history 32 years ago, when she became the first African-American woman to win the Miss America pageant. Almost a year after she…
Voter registration has surged in Ferguson after the shooting death of Michael Brown. Since that fateful day when Brown was murdered by Ferguson police officer…
NAACP NC President Rev. William Barber announced a major voter registration drive during Unity In The Community 2014. Barber said the NAACP, Forward Together Movement, the LightNC and several other organizations were working together to register thousands of North Carolineans to vote in this year’s mid-term elections. During his announcement/sermon, Barber implored Unity festival-goers to […]
NAACP NC President Rev. William Barber announced a major voter registration drive during Unity In The Community 2014. Barber said the NAACP, Forward Together Movement,…
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Rev. Dr. Jamal H. Bryant has been active in a number of social causes over the course of his pastoral career as leader of Empowerment…
