North Carolina
Michelle Obama urges North Carolina A&T grads to seek change
The historic action that four North Carolina college students took that led to desegregation at lunch counters more than half a century ago shows what young people can do to change their world for the better, first lady Michelle Obama said during a commencement speech Saturday. Mrs. Obama addressed a crowd of about 15,000, including [...]
Obama, North Carolina at odds on gay marriage: Will it cost him the state?
As of Wednesday, President Obama now openly supports gay marriage. North Carolina voters, just a day earlier, decided by a wide margin to amend their constitution to ban gay marriage and civil unions. And in the first week of September, Mr. Obama and the Democrats will gather in the state’s largest city – Charlotte – [...]
NC approves amendment on gay marriage
North Carolina approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, becoming the latest state to effectively slam the door shut on same-sex marriages . With most of the precincts reporting Tuesday, unofficial returns showed the amendment passing with about 61 percent of the vote to 39 [...]
Black-owned NC radio station reaches milestone
For such a small blip on the dial, WVOE-AM holds a large space in radio history. Folks barreling along Interstate 95 in air-conditioned comfort through the sticky lowlands of North Carolina have likely never heard the 1,000-watt outpost about 20 miles to the south. Even if people know where on the dial to look for [...]
Correcting racial bias in the death penalty
On April 20, N.C. Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks removed Marcus Robinson from death row, ruling that racial discrimination had tainted his trial and sentencing. As required by the N.C. Racial Justice Act, Robinson was not set free, but resentenced to life without the possibility of parole. This was the first case heard under the [...]
