Naacp of North Carolina

Ask Anything: 10 Tough Questions Answered

WRAL.com has posted a fascinating interview with Rev. Dr. William Barber, featuring 10 tough questions from the public about the role and activities of the NC NAACP. The questions include:

*why the NAACP still calls itself an organization of "colored people"

*the continued relevance of the NAACP now that an African American has been elected President of the United States

*why the NC State students who scrawled hate speech on a campus wall must be strongly disciplined

*the NAACP's role in the Duke lacrosse case

*why aggressive public advocacy, not simply quiet, behind-the-scenes maneuvering and compromise, is an important role for the NAACP

*the many ways the NAACP is involved in community activities

*how the NAACP stands against violent, misogynistic, ugly gangster rap

*what the NAACP is doing about black-on-black crime

*the NAACP's campaign against use of the n-word by ANYBODY

*why historically black organizations continue. The interview is very informative and well worth reading.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4142989/

Not only read it, but pass the link on to friends, family and colleagues.

Dramatic Union Victory By Smithfield Workers

Statement by Rev. Dr. William Barber, president of the NC NAACP, on the union victory at the Smithfield Plant in Tarheel:

There has always been an intrinsic and inextricable connection between the civil rights movement and the labor movement.  We in the NCNAACP are proud to have, over the last few years, stood,  marched, prayed, and worked with working people in their fight for a Union at the Smithfield Plant in Tarheel, North Carolina.  These every day hard-working human beings have tonight culminated years of struggle for simple justice with a victorious vote to unionize the plant.  This is a mighty move of justice and fairness for everyday workers in North Carolina.