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City Council

City Council committee votes to nominate Worley | #citycouncil

A Baltimore City Council committee voted Thursday on whether to approve Richard Worley’s nomination as police commissioner, the first step before a final council vote. The City Council Rules and Legislative Oversight Committee voted unanimously to approve Worley’s nomination.The hearing lasted three hours, and those who spoke had vastly different opinions of Worley.”I’m excited, I’m […]

Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas NAACP hosts LEARNS Act Educational Forum

Northwest Arkansas NAACP hosts LEARNS Act Educational Forum Updated: 8:30 PM CDT Sep 1, 2023 The President of NWA NAACP talked about the event on Arkansas’s new education law.WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION The President of NWA NAACP talked about the event on Arkansas’s new education law. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE FOR MORE […]

Arkansas

NAACP holds forum to talk Arkansas Learns Act

NAACP holds forum to talk Arkansas Learns Act Updated: 9:54 PM CDT Aug 31, 2023 SHOWED STUDENTS HOW TO USE THEM. WELL, THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NAACP HOSTED A LEARNS ACT EDUCATIONAL FORUM IN FAYETTEVILLE TONIGHT. THE FORUM WAS AN OPEN DISCUSSION FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT. NOW, IF YOU DON’T KNOW, THE […]

Mayor

North Carolina advocates meet with Winston-Salem’s mayor over city position selection process

Local groups meet with mayor’s office over concerns about selection process for city positions Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Aug 14, 2023 An advocacy group from the Minister’s Conference of Winston Salem and vicinity, and representatives from the local NAACP met with the mayor’s office to discuss issues concerning the hiring process for Winston-Salem’s city manager. […]

City Council

City Council hearing for Rich Worley postponed | #citycouncil

Baltimore City Council committee postpones hearing for Acting BPD Commissioner Richard Worley Mayor Brandon Scott appointed Worley in June to succeed Michael Harrison Updated: 11:46 AM EDT Aug 4, 2023 A hearing for the nomination of Baltimore’s next police commissioner is postponed.Video above: Will council support Worley as commissioner? (July 13)According to Baltimore City Council […]

City Council

Will Rich Worley get enough support to become BPD commissioner? | #citycouncil

Some Baltimore City Council members told the 11 News I-Team they’re undecided about whether to confirm Richard Worley as the city’s next police commissioner. At a June 8 news conference, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Michael Harrison would step down as commissioner and named Worley as acting commissioner. The I-Team confirmed on Thursday that Worley never […]

Mayor

‘Hate is never welcome here:’ Orange County mayor responds to NAACP travel warning

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County’s mayor wants the NAACP to know the county is a welcoming community and not a danger to minority travelers. Mayor Jerry Demings was responding to the new travel warning for Florida issued by the NAACP on Saturday. The statement by the civil rights organization said people who travel to Florida […]

City Council

Roanoke City Council candidates participate in a community forum ahead of Election Day | #citycouncil

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Dozens of community members gathered for a Roanoke City Council candidate forum on Friday night. All 11 candidates running for the four open seats on city council attended the forum. WDBJ7′s senior reporter Joe Dashiell moderated Friday night’s event hosted by the NAACP and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The candidates answered […]

Alabama

Alabama case that could limit Voting Rights Act heard at U.S. Supreme Court | #elections | #alabama

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a case that challenges an Alabama redistricting map and could potentially eliminate remaining federal safeguards against racial gerrymandering. Voting rights advocates fear that the high court’s conservative majority will further weaken the Voting Rights Act, with implications for voters in states across the […]

Alabama

Alabama GOP: County chair Shanon Terry apologizes for posting an elephant logo with KKK imagery. The local NAACP wants him off the school board | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — A county NAACP chapter in northern Alabama is calling for the resignation of a school board member and local Republican Party chairman, who says his sharing on social media of a GOP elephant logo that included KKK imagery was unintended. The Facebook page of the Lawrence County Republican Party had included in one […]