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May. 22, 2009

by Kathleen Jordan

In May of 1969, Greensboro Dudley High School students elected Claude Barnes as president of the high school’s student government association.  The then, predominately white, school board prevented Barnes from taking office, sparking resistance among Dudley Students.  Students rose to challenge and override the school board’s decision, soliciting help from the broader community and the governing student body at North Carolina A&T State University.  After a...  

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Apr. 22, 2009

by Rev. Nelson Johnson

A Call to Conscience by Nelson N. Johnson
Talking points from speech delivered during Cliffside Climate Action March and Rally in Charlotte, NC on April 20, 2009

Photo Credit:  Eric Blevins, Melanie Smith

Beloved Brothers and Sisters:

I come to you today as a son of the Southern Civil Rights and black liberation movements.  I join you today bringing the experiences, including the scars and wounds of...  

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Apr. 17, 2009

by Joyce Johnson

In the early morning of May 23, 1969, while a 5:00 am until 8:00 pm curfew was in effect over 650 National Guard troops stormed the campus of A&T State University.  More than 200 students were arrested and finger printed and another 300 were detained.   The Campus was thick with the stench of tear gas.  The doors were knocked down and rooms were ransacked in the old Scott Hall Dormitory.  Armored personnel carriers roamed the campus.  Two days earlier a 19...  

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Mar. 24, 2009

by Rev. Nelson Johnson

A Proposal to Engage Street Groups or “Gangs” As a Potential Resource for Safe Communities, Justice Making and Community Building

(From the Beloved Community Center and the Pulpit Forum of Clergy of Greensboro, NC)

Preamble:
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing any family, community or city is the challenge of...