Alanna Joyner
Late last night, the state Supreme Court approved state Senate and House maps and unanimously rejected the gerrymandered Congressional map – choosing one drawn by a special expert. The newly drawn congressional map, crafted through a bipartisan effort, is an improvement over the GOP’s original map while the state legislative voting districts remain skewed towards…
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On Friday, a newly formed committee met to discuss Medicaid expansion amid nursing shortages and struggling rural hospitals around the state. The new panel of state lawmakers studying the potential for an expansion of health care access to the more than 500,000 North Carolinians who don’t have health insurance comes after decades of stalemates surrounding…
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During Black History Month, Republicans are pushing to erase the Black experience from American history taught to students. Across the nation, including in North Carolina, Republicans have campaigned for the censorship of hundreds of books that highlight race, gender, and sexual orientation – with 35 states introducing bills or have taken steps to censor how…
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Friday marks the final day for lawmakers to submit new voting maps. This comes after a state Supreme Court order that designated the GOP-controlled legislature to redraw political maps, as the current maps were found to be unconstitutional. The current voting maps have been found to give Republican candidates clear advantages in 10 of 14…
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Before Rosa Parks made history by refusing to give up her bus seat, Sarah Keys did the same. On August 1, 1952, the young Army private traveling to Washington, North Carolina, refused to give up her seat on an interstate bus for a white Marine. From NCPedia: Sarah Keys decided to stay seated to defend…
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In an effort to celebrate Black History Month, Progress NC Action is highlighting prominent Black leaders from North Carolina, who have shaped our state through their contributions to arts, sciences, politics, and more. North Carolina’s place in the civil rights movement is largely connected with the 1960s Greensboro Four sit-in. But three years prior, a…
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Across the nation, Republicans are campaigning for the censorship of hundreds of books that highlight race, gender, and sexual orientation. Thirty-five states have introduced bills or taken other steps to censor how teachers educate students, denying students the freedom to learn. In North Carolina, Republicans are mirroring the GOP’s coordinated national effort of manufacturing outrage,…
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Last Friday night marked a big win for North Carolina voters, with the state Supreme Court ruling that Republican crafted congressional and state legislative maps violate the state constitution. The justices ruled that the maps were heavily skewed to favor Republican candidates that they, “violate the free elections clause, the equal protection clause, the free…
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Black History Month arrives this year with education, American History and voting rights under assault all across the nation. Republican state legislations across the country, including North Carolina, are pushing to censor teachers from educating students on the truth of our history, introduce anti-voter bills to block our communities’ access to the ballot and dilute…
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The state’s ongoing redistricting trial makes it stop at the North Carolina Supreme Court this week, amid calls for recusal, an attempt by the GOP to control the election time, and a veto to stop Republicans from undermining the state’s voting process. Wednesday’s scheduled hearing comes after a trial court panel ruled that GOP lawmakers…
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