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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...
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...
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...
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”,...
Mar. 24, 2009
An Urgent Plea to Greensboro to Help Save Lives
by Rev. Nelson Johnson
I am writing this letter to my immediate community and the larger Greensboro community because my conscience leaves me no choice. In the last nine months, I have been introduced to the world of street groups, or “gangs.” I have worked with and sought to better understand my young brothers and sisters in their struggles for survival and human dignity. I now fear for the lives of members of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN), especially their leader and my...