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Monday brought a significant victory for North Carolina voters, as the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by Republicans challenging the state’s congressional map. The request comes after the state Supreme Court’s approval of state Senate and House maps and the special expert drawn Congressional map – throwing out Republican’s old congressional map that would…
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Just days following the state Supreme Court’s approval of state Senate and House maps and the special expert drawn Congressional map, state Republicans are attempting to bring back their unconstitutional maps. In a last ditch effort, state Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore their old map, which would give Republican candidates clear advantages…
Read MoreOn Monday, educators, parents, and elected officials called out state Republicans efforts to censor educators and erase the Black experience from American history taught to our children amid Black History Month. Throughout February, Progress North Carolina Action asked North Carolinians which banned books state Republican leaders needed to review to be reminded of who we…
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A CBS-YouGov poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans surveyed reject the idea of banning books about history or race, and believe that teaching about the history of race in America makes students understand what others went through. 85% of Americans don’t support banning books from schools if they contain political ideas they disagree…
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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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