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Jun. 25, 2009
Rev. Nelson Johnson speaks at Press Conference on Immigration Reform
by Rev. Nelson Johnson
I understand that President Obama and select members of Congress are getting together soon to discuss and map a direction forward for much needed immigration reform.
The Immigration question is a multi-dimensional issue. For me the starting point is as a moral issue. We must find a way to honor the humanity of our immigrant brothers and sister. Loving them and seeking to affirm their dignity and worth just as we love and seek to affirm our dignity and worth. Those of us...
Jun. 19, 2009
Jorge Cornell still calling for peace, police harrassment persists
by Kathleen Jordan
In a Press Conference held at Faith Community Church prayer chapel on Thursday, June, 18, 2009, Jorge Cornell, Inca (Leader) of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN), addressed the press and publicly called for the "City Council and the Police Department to dismantle Greensboro's Gang Unit".
The reason Cornell says, is a list charges, many of which have been dropped, and ongoing harrassment by the gang unit. Cornell...
Jun. 18, 2009
City Offers Official Statement of Regret regarding November 3, 1979
by the Beloved Community Center
On Tuesday, June 16, 2009, the Greensboro City Council offered an official statement of regret regarding the events of November 3, 1979 (the 1979 Klan and Nazi killings). This was a significant step towards truth for Greensboro, NC. The Beloved Community Center and the Greensboro Truth and Community Reconciliation Project (GTCRP) celebrate the city council’s statement and understand it to be an historic...
Jun. 15, 2009
A Statement from the Director of the Beloved Community Center
by Rev. Nelson Johnson
In response to the Human Relation Commission Report, I want all citizens of Greensboro to read the full GTRC Report. Since I was such a central figure in the events of November 3, 1979 and its aftermath, I want to call your attention to my statement of regret, self-criticisms, and apologies on pages 19-20 of my 36 page testimony to the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
You will see...
Jun. 2, 2009
Public Statement by Greensboro Police Officer A.J. Blake
by Officer A.J. Blake
Public Statement by Greensboro Police Officer A. J. Blake
June 2, 2009
Good afternoon. Thanks to all of you for coming. I am Greensboro Police Officer A. J. Blake.
I have asked the media and the public to come here today because I have been slandered and wrongly convicted. Many false and malicious reports about me have appeared in the press. I have not...