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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...  

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May. 22, 2009

Revisiting 1969 and the Interrelated Circles of Black Organizations

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

A Call to Conscience: Rev. Nelson Johnson speaks at Cliffside Climate Action Rally

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

1969 Dudley-A&T Revolt Revisited

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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Apr. 2, 2009

Sheriff B.J. Barnes Engaged in heated Exchange over 287 (g) Policy

by Kathleen Jordan

On Monday March 30, 2009, roughly 300 concerned citizens of Guilford County met with Sheriff BJ Barnes to engage in a community dialogue regarding Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.  Section 287 (g)“allows the performance of immigration officer functions by state officers and employees”,...  

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An Urgent Plea to Greensboro to Help Save Lives

by Rev. Nelson Johnson


Seeking Truth and Justice in our Community

by the Beloved Community Center


Sharing the Beloved Community Spirit: See What's Been Happening at the BCC in 2008!

by the Beloved Community Center


Rev. Nelson Johnson and IWJ Leaders Support Republic Workers In Massive Chicago Sit-In

by the Beloved Community Center


Rev. Nelson and Mrs. Joyce Johnson Receive Purpose Prize Award

by the Beloved Community Center


Post-Election Reflections

by the Beloved Community Center


On the courage of a man of peace: A different view

by Ed Whitfield


I Love Art

by Fahiym Hannah


GTCRP Local Task Force continues the work of T&R

by Kyle Lambelet


Labels: A prose poem

by Jean Rodenbough


Congratulations President Malveux

by the Beloved Community Center


40 years later, we remember Dr. King

by the Beloved Community Center


Evoking King, Jesse Jackson presses on

by the News and Record


Sincere Communication: Indian workers on pilgrimage from Gulf Coast to DC

by the Beloved Community Center


Profiles in Transformation: Vincent D. Sims

by Erica Mayo


A Tribute to James Orange

by the Beloved Community Center


A Bit of History

by Jean Rodenbough