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Raleigh NAACP calls for federal investigation into Holly Springs man’s conviction

Wral News, Dic 31, 2024

Raleigh NAACP calls for federal investigation into Holly Springs man’s conviction

Wral News, Dic 31, 2024

Henderson Atwater was sentenced to over 60+ years

Wral News, Jul 30, 2024

Day two of deliberations for Henderson Atwater

Wral News, Jul 30, 2024

Deliberations begin in Henderson Atwater’s case.

Wral News, Jul 29, 2024

NAACP calls for DOJ investigation

Wral News, Jan 08, 2024

*NAACP calls for investigation into the case of Henderson Atwater *

Wral News, Jan 08, 2024

*NAACP Raleigh-Apex calls for investigation of a man facing 200 years in prison*

Cbs News, Jan 08, 2024

New trial begins in Holly Springs pellet gun case

Wral News, Jan 08, 2024

Man charged in pellet gun shootings, Henderson Atwater, out on bond

Wral News on Youtube, Nov 30, 2023

Man charged in pellet gun shootings out on bond

Wral News, Nov 11, 2023

Guyanese appointed NAACP President in Raleigh NC Calls on FBI to investigate case of Government misconduct

Kaieteur News, July 23, 2023

NAACP calling for FBI investigation into Holly Springs Police Department

WRALNEWS, May 18, 2023

Raleigh crossing guard recognized as a ‘Community Hero’

CBS17, January 31, 2023

Raleigh school crossing guard wins NAACP Community Hero Award

ABC11, January 31, 2023

Beloved Raleigh crossing guard receives NAACP’s Community Hero Award

WRAL, January 31, 2023

‘Disappointing’: Raleigh Police brief City Council on crime increases

ABC11, January 27, 2023

Raleigh police chief plans for more people, programs to reduce gun violence

WRAL, January 27, 2023

Activists say indictments are not convictions in Tyre Nichols’ death

ABC 11, January 27, 2023

NAACP president talks about rise in youth violence in Raleigh

ABC11, January, 13, 2023

Raleigh Police Chief touts challenges, successes in review of fourth quarter crime data

ABC11, January 12, 2023

Raleigh homicides increased 49% in 2022 compared to year before, data shows

WRAL, January 9, 2023

Activists push for change after several shootings in Triangle a week into 2023

CBS17, January 7, 2023

Teen dies from gunshot, another juvenile taken into custody, Raleigh police say

ABC11, January 6, 2023

ABC11 launches interactive Neighborhood Crime and Safety Tracker, here’s how to check your area

ABC11, December 12, 2022

Neighbors: Dog leash hanging from tree at Raleigh apartment resembled noose

WRAL, November 14, 2022

Raleigh-Apex NAACP president shares how the military shaped his life

CBS17, October 13, 2022

‘Check in with each other’: After mass shooting, providers highlight mental health resources

ABC11, October 27, 2022

Community Vigil Held In Downtown + Memorial Ride For Officer Torres

Patch, October 24, 2022

‘Healing Together’: Raleigh vigil brings together community, city and state leaders to honor Hedingham shooting victims

WRAL, October 23, 2022

Raleigh mass shooting victims remembered at vigil in downtown Raleigh

ABC11, October 23, 2022

Candlelight Vigil Set for Victims of Hedingham Shooting

Indy Week, October 19, 2022

Advocates urge safe storage of weapons following recent shootings

ABC11, October 17, 2022

Shaw University president says students racially profiled, searched during school trip in SC

WRAL, October 10, 2022

Pistols, rifles, an AK-47, too. Raleigh police buy over 200 guns in drive-up event.

News & Observer, August, 22, 2022

Hundreds of guns exchanged Saturday at RPD gun buyback event

ABC11, August 20, 2022

Hundreds of guns exchanged Saturday at RPD gun buyback event

MSN, August 20, 2022

Raleigh to Host Gun Buyback

Indy Week, August 16, 2022

Driveway of N.C. home defaced with ‘n—-r lives don’t matter’ graffiti

Yahoo, August 4, 2022

‘It’s very much an invasion.’ Racist graffiti painted on signs, driveway in south Raleigh neighborhood

WRAL, August 3, 2022

NAACP Raleigh-Apex chapter joins Holly Springs residents pushing for non-discrimination ordinance

WRAL, July 19, 2022

Holly Springs residents again press town leaders to sign on to NDO

ABC11, July 19, 2022

Holly Springs Revisits NDO Talks

CBS 17, July 19, 2022

VP Kamala Harris at NAACP convention in N.J.: ‘Freedom and liberty and democracy are on the ballot’

Roland Martin, July 18, 2022

New violence intervention program coming to Raleigh

CBS 17, July 14, 2022

Holly Springs is Moving Backwards on LGBTQ Rights

Indy Weekly, June 22, 2022

Holly Springs Mulls LGBTQ Protections

Raleigh News and Observer, June 15, 2022

Despite Protests, Holly Springs Moving Forward without Non-Discrimination Ordinance

WRAL, June 14, 2022

Activists rally in downtown Raleigh for an end to gun violence

WRAL, June 12, 2022

Hundreds gather in Raleigh for ‘March for Our Lives’ to protest gun violence

News & Observer, June 12, 2022

‘A better future is possible’: Raleigh hosts one of 450 March For Our Lives protests across nation

Daily Tar Heel, June 12, 2022

‘We are trapped in trauma:’ Survivors and city leaders set to rally in Raleigh to end gun violence

ABC11, June 12, 2022

Lt. Gov. Robinson speaks at NRA Convention, as differing opinions emerge following mass shootings

ABC11, May 28, 2022

I’m a Black man in NC. The Buffalo shooting has me living in profound fear

News & Observer, May 24, 2022

I have never known a world in which we didn’t have the right to choose

NC Policy Watch, May 5, 2022

Raleigh-Apex NAACP Bringing Souls to the Polls

Indy Week, April 29, 2022

Want to vote in the NC primaries? Voter registration ends Friday

ABC 11, April 21, 2022

NAACP speaks at anniversary of Andrew Brown killing by Pasquotank Co. deputies

WITN, April 21, 2022

Raleigh-Apex NAACP seeking new and diverse voices

Triangle Tribune, April 21, 2022

Raleigh leaders looking to reduce violence after weekend fatal shootings

CBS17, March 29, 2022

Leaders Target Violence + FBI Raid + Moral Monday Downtown

Patch, March 29, 2022

US Supreme Court hears arguments in NC voter ID case

WRAL, March 21, 2022

New judge in ‘Leandro’ case will decide how state budget comes into play

WUNC, March 24, 2022

Charlotte NAACP to host ‘Unity in Our Community’ event Saturday

WFAE, March 18, 2022

Chatham County students held ‘slave auction’ at school, mother says

WRAL, March 9, 2022

NAACP leader pitches community program to stem gun violence in Raleigh

News & Observer, March 7, 2022

Raleigh shootings, gun violence rose in 2021. Here’s what the city is doing about it

News & Observer, February 5, 2022

Raleigh Chamber’s Community Success Forum

YouTube, February 17, 2022

NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, Releases Statement on Senate’s Failure to Pass Voting Rights Legislation

NAACP, January 20, 2022

NC legislature votes to further delay primaries until June 7

ABC11, January 19, 2022

Raleigh January 6 Vigil

ABC11, January 5, 2022

Congressman G.K. Butterfield won’t seek re-election in 2022

ABC11, November 18, 2021

19-year-old shot, killed in Raleigh park; two 17-year-olds in custody

WRAL, November 17, 2021

Three actions NC must take to reduce firearm deaths, especially among children

Charlotte Observer, November 15, 2021

NC lawmakers move toward final votes on election maps; legal fight looms

ABC11, November 3, 2021

SUV that hit bridge near Capital Boulevard, killing 5 inside, was stolen, Raleigh police say

ABC11, October, 20, 2021

Supporters urge Wake to vote in favor of non-discrimination ordinance

WRAL, October 18, 2021

‘We should make gun ownership more responsible’: Advocate voices concern over rise in gun violence

Spectrum, October 13, 2021

Courageous Community Conversations: Discrimination

Shaw University, Center for Racial and Social Justice

September 7, 2021

Race and redistricting: NAACP wants race included when making new political maps for N.C.

Spectrum, September 16, 2021

Protect Our Care Tour Bus Rally: Press Conference

WRAL, August, 24, 2021

Editorial: Pistol purchase permit repeal endangers lives, Cooper needs to veto it

WRAL, August 20, 2021

Bill to abolish state pistol permit passes, but a veto is likely

NC Policy Watch, Aug 19, 2021

Wake sheriff, activists speak against bill that would end pistol permits in NC

News & Observer, Aug, 18, 2021

Second arrest made in shooting death of Raleigh Helping Hand Mission volunteer, drum major

WRAL, Aug 16, 2021

100 days: Activists to hold march, press conference on Andrew Brown Jr. Thursday

Fox 8, July 29, 2021

Honoring John Lewis – Good Trouble Vigil in Raleigh

CBS 17, July 18, 2021

Pullen Park event aimed at ending mental health stigma in communities of color

ABC11, July 9, 2021

‘Blew my mind’: Woman charged with crime she didn’t commit in Cumberland County

ABC11, July 2, 2021

Setup underway in Raleigh for President Biden’s Thursday evening appearance

CBS17, Jun 24, 2021

Overcoming systemic racism starts with ourselves and in our homes

News & Observer, June 1, 2021

The Skin We’re In

WRAL, May 25, 2021

On anniversary of George Floyd’s death, family in Raleigh says ‘do something good for someone else’

CBS 17, May 24, 2021

UNC tries to explain Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure issue as criticism and protest mount

News & Observer, May 20, 2021

The demographics of NC law enforcement don’t match the communities they serve, data shows

ABC 11, May 20, 2021

Raleigh NAACP: Video shows Brown was trying to save his life

WRAL, May 18, 2021

Pasquotank deputies cleared in Andrew Brown’s shooting death

WRAL, May 18, 2021

Raleigh-Apex NAACP: The vaccine has to be everywhere’ to defeat COVID-19

CBS 17, April 23, 2021

Community leaders in Raleigh react to Chauvin guilty verdict

CBS 17, April 20, 2021

Free Vaccination Clinic At Solid Rock Ministries In Garner

FOXY NC FM, April 20, 2021

Raleigh-Apex NAACP asks for future protests to be non-violent, peaceful

CBS 17, April 19, 2021

Cleanup underway in downtown Raleigh after 12 arrested during protest

CBS 17, April 19, 2021

Raleigh NAACP calls for calm as community leaders react to closing arguments in Derek Chauvin trial

ABC 11, April 19, 2021

Local law enforcement share policies used to prevent gun from being mistaken for taser

WRAL, April 13, 2021

Raleigh NAACP leader speaks in support of Black man pepper-sprayed by police officers during traffic stop

WRAL, April 10, 2021

North Carolina Senators condemn violence against Asian Americans, urge passage of Hate Crime Prevention Act

NC Policy Watch, March 18, 2021

NC lawmakers reintroduce Hate Crimes Prevention Act

WRAL, March 18, 2021

Many skeptical as Fayetteville State’s new leader starts. But he hopes campus will give him a chance.

Raleigh News & Observer, republished in Greensboro News & Record, March 15, 2021.

NAACP says Blacks first to experience bad economy, last to recover

WRAL, March 10, 2021

FSU trustees committee meets this week as protests over chancellor choice continue

Progressive Pulse, March 8, 2021

Fayetteville State Chancellor-Elect Excited for Future Despite Controversy

Spectrum News, March 5, 2021

Advocacy groups continue outreach as vaccine eligibility expands

ABC 11, March 4, 2021

Fact Check: Did Christopher Wray Say White Supremacy is Biggest Domestic Terror Threat?

Newsweek, March 2, 2021

‘Racial bias’ entrenched at Apex Police Department, new report says

News & Observer, February 26, 2021

Report: Racial bias ‘deeply entrenched’ in Apex Police Department

WRAL, February 25, 2021

We have to do better’: Influential institutions in Wake to tackle systemic racism

Raleigh News & Observer, February 4, 2021

Six months after George Floyd’s death, what has changed for local police departments?

ABC 11, December 16, 2020

Raleigh trolley offers free rides to polls as early voting numbers double from 2016 election

ABC 11, October 21, 2020

Trolley to the Polls: Great Raleigh Trolley, NAACP team up to wheel voters to the polls

WRAL, October 17, 2020

A legal fight over how to fix ballot errors in North Carolina has left thousands of voters in limbo. Nearly half are people of color.

Washington Post, October 12, 2020

Black voters’ mail-in ballots in NC rejected twice as often as whites. Why?

WECT, September 20, 2020

NAACP hosting virtual Zoom discussion with local police departments

WRAL, September 15, 2020

Holly Springs town council votes to prohibit open carry on town property

CBS 17, September 1, 2020

‘It ain’t nothing but a BB gun’: Keith Collins’ last words after being fatally shot by Raleigh officer inspire call for new NC law

ABC 11, August 28, 2020

Demonstrators March In Raleigh To Protest Police Violence

WUNC, August 28, 2020

‘Hurt and upset’: Family of Keith Collins speaks out about fatal Raleigh police shooting

News & Observer, August 28, 2020

Program provides mentors to local students to close equity in education gap

ABC 11, August 19, 2020

Video shows moments before death of John Neville who said ‘I can’t breathe’ while restrained by detention officers

ABC11, August 5, 2020

Newtown Action Alliance Lauds Subway Restaurants’ Open Carry Ban

Patch.com, July 9, 2020

Downtown Raleigh Subway damaged in protests reopens 4 months early with help from Raleigh-Apex NAACP

ABC 11, July 8, 2020

Subway restaurant reopens after looting, riots in downtown Raleigh

WRAL, July 8, 2020

After photos of armed customers in Raleigh go viral, Subway changes open carry policy

News & Observer, July 8, 2020

Restaurant Owner “Overwhelmed” By Reopening Help

Spectrum News, July 8, 2020

Newtown Action Alliance, Guns Down America, #NoRA, Orange Ribbons for Gun Safety, Moms Rising, North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, Raleigh-Apex NAACP Applaud Subway for Banning Open Carry

Newtown Action Alliance, July 7, 2020

Aylett Colston: Don’t change court’s structure for political gain

News & Observer, July 4, 2020

Find resources to help with equality, justice and race issues

ABC 11, June 26, 2020

Raleigh-Apex NAACP hosts virtual forum with law enforcement Thursday

CBS 17, June 25, 2020

Protesters remove 2 Confederate statues from Capitol, hanging 1 from Raleigh lightpost

News & Observer, June 19, 2020

Amid clashes, law enforcement shows solidarity with #JusticeforFloyd movement

CBS 17, June 18, 2020

High School Students Create Powerful Video Condemning Systemic Racism

Spectrum News, June 17, 2020

It’s become a part of life:’ Black North Carolinians arrested more often than white counterparts

ABC 11, June 11, 2020

From county and road names to statues, dozens of Confederate monuments in NC

WRAL, June 11, 2020

Renewed attention to case of a man shot and killed by Raleigh police in January

WRAL, June 8, 2020

Years of community service return to downtown Raleigh restaurant owner as he recovers after riot

WRAL, June 5, 2020

‘It’s a nightmare’: Raleigh Subway owner who marched with protesters shocked to find business damaged

ABC 11, June 5, 2020

Protest over George Floyd’s death planned in Raleigh Saturday afternoon

CBS 17, June 3, 2020

Over 1,000 Protesters Gather Peacefully, March on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill

Chapelboro.com, June 3, 2020

Chapel Hill Finally Protests, to a Mixed Reception

Indy Week, June 3, 2020

I-Team: Rioters arrested mostly local, but RPD finding influence from outside groups

ABC 11, June 2, 2020

Protest over George Floyd’s death planned in Raleigh Saturday afternoon

CBS 17, May 29, 2020

Face masks are meant as protection from COVID-19. But will they lead to racial confrontations?

News & Observer, May 13, 2020

Amid tension, police shooting report says suspect raised gun

ABC 12, March 21, 2020

Raleigh police identify officer in Tuesday shooting that prompted outrage

ABC 11, March 12, 2020

Colston: Don’t let America down, Virginia: Passing the redistricting amendment will help repair America’s trust deficit in politics

Roanoke Times, March 4, 2020

Raleigh police confirm man killed by officer brandished BB gun

WRAL, February 5, 2020

Report: Shooting Victim Shot 11 Times, Had BB Gun

Spectrum News, February 5, 2020

Judge agrees to family’s request blocking release of fatal Raleigh police shooting body cam video

ABC 11, February 4, 2020

For 2020 election, states debate who’s allowed to vote | Analysis

Pennsylvania Capital-Star, January 31, 2020

Blexit event highlights conservative pitch to black voters

North State Journal, January 29, 2020

He almost lost his life, he is losing his home and now the feds want their money back

Raleigh News & Observer, January 29, 2020, republished in The Virgin Islands Daily News.

For 2020 Election, States Debate Who’s Allowed to Vote

The Pew Charitable Trusts, January 27, 2020

Dan Forest, an Idiot, Thinks Planned Parenthood Was Founded to Destroy Black People

Indy Week, January 22, 2020

Planned Parenthood founded to ‘destroy the entire black race,’ NC governor candidate says

News & Observer, January 22, 2020

Raleigh community leaders divided over Lt. Gov. Forest comments about Planned Parenthood

WRAL, January 21, 2020

Raleigh police chief, activists, clergy, officials huddle on gun violence prevention

ABC 11, January 2020

NAACP speaks out about Raleigh traffic stop caught on video

CBS17, January 18, 2020

Raleigh-Apex NAACP address video showing use of force

WRAL, January 18, 2020

NAACP acknowledges actions of suspect, officers but thinks RPD still crossed line in arrest

ABC 11, January 18, 2020

Local NAACP: Both police, suspect should have handled arrest differently

WRAL, January 18, 2020

‘Impeach and remove!’: Hundreds march in Raleigh ahead of historic House vote

ABC 11, December 18, 2019

Activized (Documentary Film)

Skypond Productions, October 2019

Hundreds march against hate in Hillsborough after KKK appearance; flyers investigated

News & Observer, September 3, 2019

This weekend: “March for a Hate-Free Hillsborough”

NC Policy Watch, August 30, 2019

NC certifies barcode ballot voting systems despite security concerns

Carolina Public Press,  August 23, 2019

Onlookers should have responded in the N-word video

News & Observer, July 26, 2019

Data shows NC’s hate-crime rate far outpaces national average over past several years

CBS 17, July 11, 2019

Lawmakers – and protesters – convene on voter ID. Here’s what the latest bill does

News & Observer, November 27, 2018

NC lawmakers introduce bill to strengthen hate crime laws

CBS 17, August 13, 2018

Local event held to honor victims of Santa Fe shooting

CBS 17, May 30, 2018

Raleigh’s March for Our Lives Draws Ten Thousand Demanding Gun Reform

Indy Week, March 28, 2018