John Locke blogger resigns over Obama cartoon Read more here – News & Observer

Response: These damn racist continue to say and do whatever the hell they think they can say and do without knowing that some black folks are not going to sit back and not say anything. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher UPDATED: A blogger for the conservative N.C. think tank The John Locke Foundation has […]

Homegoing For Tekyia Mozell Rocky Mount NC (Pope Funeral Home)

My condolence goes out to Mattie Mozell and Carter families on the loss of your love one Tekyia Mozell Rocky Mount NC. I will truly miss Tekyia because she was such an inspiration to me. She was one of the youngest strongest women I have ever met. I miss her calls when she used to […]

Dixon funeral set; heart attack while driving killed board member – Source: The Daily Reflector

Funeral arrangements have been finalized for a Pitt County Board of Education member who died of a heart attack Saturday morning. The visitation for Michael Dixon, 54, will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at Philippi Church of Christ in Greenville. Arrangements are […]

AREA 2010 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. EVENTS

AREA 2010 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. EVENTS (Halifax, Rocky Mount,  Whitakers, Nash, Edgecombe) HALIFAX COUNTY CELEBRATION Sat. Jan 16, 2010; 6:00pm; Mystique Multi-Venue Complex, Hwy 125- Roanoke Rapids, NC; For information contact: 252-535-2284 (David Harvey, President). Tickets available at H.D. Pope Funeral Home – $25.00. KING DAY CELEBRATION DUTCH BRUNCH Jan. 18, 2010; 11:00am – […]

"LOW TURNOUT?" YOU BE THE JUDGE! HKONJ, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 CUP OVERFLOWING WITH LOVE, UNITY, DIVERSITY, DIRECTION, AND HOPE – DOWNTOWN RALEIGH by Minister Curtis Everette Gatewood

Curtis Everette Gatewood Certain media outlets had predetermined, how they would report this year’s turnout for the Moral March on Raleigh, and HKonJ People’s Assembly in an effort to peel off momentum and downplay the rising tide of a new generation seeking justice. They knew last year’s effort of an estimated more than 80,000 could […]

Raleigh NC: It Is Going Down Today, HKonJ

For more information, go to hkonj.com On February 8, 2014, we will gather on Wilmington St. between South St. and MLK Jr. Blvd at 9:00 AM in downtown Raleigh. From 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM there will be music and welcoming followed by an hour long program with speakers and more music. We will march […]

NEWS ALERT: Moral March Statewide Tour Moves East to Mobilize for HKonJ People’s Assembly on Feb. 8

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2014     For More Information: Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828 713 3864      Atty. Jamie Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919 682 4700   Forward Together Moral Movement State Tour Calls People to Raise Their Voices Against Extremist Policies at the Moral March on Raleigh   DURHAM – Rev. Dr. […]

Education: Paul ‘Skip’ Stam: ‘We’ll Get It Next Year’ – McCrory For Governor? Not Me! You Better Vote

Response: Folks this is why not voting is not an option. If you don’t vote folk are still going to make policies and procedures so why not vote for someone who have your best interest. House Majority Leader Paul ‘Skip’ Stam (R-Wake) announced yesterday at a luncheon sponsored by Art Pope’s Civitas Institute that the […]

NC NAACP Releases Open Letter to NC Association of County Commissioners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2012   For More Information:     Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137                                          Atty. Jennifer Marsh, Interim Executive Director, 919-682-4700   (DURHAM) The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is releasing an open letter to the NC Association of County Commissioners today regarding some Boards of County Commissioners’ […]

Wake County Public Schools – District 3 runoff results generate local, national media hits

District 3 runoff results generate local, national media hits The outcome of Tuesday’s runoff election between Kevin Hill and Heather Losurdo is making news locally and nationally. Here’s a list of stories and point-of-view pieces thus far:   Dems regain control of school board (Raleigh Public Record) Hill beats Losurdo in Wake schools race (The […]

HYPOCRISY RULES REPUBLICAN AGENDAS AT STATE, FEDERAL LEVELS by Gardenia Hobbs

Today, people are asking “where are the jobs”? What happened to the urgency of creating jobs, rebuilding a faltering economy, getting government out of our lives and smaller government? As of this writing it has been 238 days, 10 hours, 4 minutes and 15 seconds since the U.S. House Republicans took control of the Speaker’s […]

Teachers group takes on Republican businessman – Source: WRAL

Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina Association of Educators has called for a boycott of stores owned by Raleigh businessman Art Pope, saying he poses a threat to the state’s public schools. Pope, a former lawmaker, uses his personal fortune to fund conservative advocacy groups, such as the John Locke Foundation and Civitas Institute. (Read […]

[CoalitionofConcernedCitizensforAfricanAmericanChildren] Updates

Hi! Here is today’s BOE update. Death to public schools? Even before the BOE majority was elected in 2009, many believed that businessmen Art Pope and Bob Luddy, along with BOE Chair Ron Margiotta, were being motivated by a plan to destroy public schools in Wake County. Now, the N.C. Association of Educators has made […]

Repost: (Correction) Rocky Mount NC – Downtown Revitalization

I incorrectly reported that Art Pope owns the Dollar Generals. See original post here. See related: Art Pope Variety Stores

Correction: Rocky Mount NC – Downtown Revitalization

So why they don’t want to see downtown revitalized? Simply because they want to see the current city council fail. Well you don’t have to like the council to support a legit thing that will benefit the city as a whole. Like what is good about them and you can hate that is not in […]