Tag Archives: North Carolina

A riff on MLK’s “Three Evils of Society”-calling BlackLivesMatter, MoralMonday, and the relatively conscious rest of us

Martin Luther King gave “The Three Evils of Society” speech on August 31, 1967, at the first and only National Conference on New Politics in Chicago. Continue reading A riff on MLK’s “Three Evils of Society”-calling BlackLivesMatter, MoralMonday, and the relatively conscious rest of us

‘Suicide’ ruling in #NorthCarolina teen’s death challenged | #LennonLacy | The Guardian

 

See my blogger’s note below:


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Lennon Lacy, 17, was found dead just hours before a big game in his high school’s football calendar. Photograph: The Guardian

Forensic pathologist questions procedures followed by authorities after Lennon Lacy, 17, was found hanging from a swing set in a largely white trailer park

Continue reading ‘Suicide’ ruling in #NorthCarolina teen’s death challenged | #LennonLacy | The Guardian

Teenager’s mysterious death evokes painful imagery in North Carolina | The Guardian

Police say they have no evidence of foul play in the hanging death of black teenager Lennon Lacy. But in a case with disturbing racial overtones, his family are left with haunting questions. Continue reading Teenager’s mysterious death evokes painful imagery in North Carolina | The Guardian

#GOP’er #Tillis: #Dems ‘Redistributed’ Trillions On ‘De Facto #Reparations’

By DANIEL STRAUSS
Published 

Here’s the Latest in the #GOP’s Push to Restrict #Voting | BillMoyersHQ

October 2, 2014

With more than a month to go until Election Day, the record for most money spent by outside groups to influence a midterm has already been broken. Meanwhile, Republicans in a number of states continue their relentless push to restrict access to the polls via reduced early voting and voter id laws.

Continue reading Here’s the Latest in the #GOP’s Push to Restrict #Voting | BillMoyersHQ

Rev. Dr. William Barber II on North Carolina’s Fight for Democracy | BillMoyers

Mariya Strauss, Political Research Associates

Mariya Strauss is the economic justice fellow at social justice think tank Political Research Associates. You can follow her on Twitter @mariyastrauss.


Editor’s note: The Moral Mondays movement began as a grassroots response to North Carolina’s rightward lurch after Republicans won complete control of the state’s government for the first time since 1870. Modeled on the civil rights movement, it has united a diverse group of citizens in opposition to the draconian legislative agenda that’s turned what was once the most moderate state in the South into a laboratory for conservative ideology. Continue reading Rev. Dr. William Barber II on North Carolina’s Fight for Democracy | BillMoyers