North Carolina NAACP Backs Charlotte Branch’s Controversial Post Warning Against Appointing Non-Black Interim Mayor

NAACP official condemns White politicians trying to replace resigning Black mayor

The North Carolina NAACP defended a local branch president, Corine Mack, after she argued that it is "seriously disturbing" for any White person to fill in as interim mayor of Charlotte after Mayor Vi Lyles announced her resignation.Lyles announced last week that she will be resigning as mayor on June 30, saying her term has been "has been the honor of my life." While some are puzzled at her resignation only about halfway into her term, one aspe…

Charlotte NAACP President Said Something About White People and the Mayor Race That Has Everyone Talking

Martin Luther King marched so that people would be judged by the content of their character – not the color of their skin. Now the Charlotte NAACP is demanding the opposite. What the NAACP president just said about who deserves to be Charlotte's next mayor should make every American furious. Corine Mack Said the Quiet […]

North Carolina NAACP backs Charlotte branch’s controversial post warning against appointing non-Black interim mayor

Deborah Maxwell, president of the North Carolina NAACP, issued a statement on Wednesday, May 13, addressing the post.

Former Charlotte mayoral candidate expresses interest in interim mayor role

Former Charlotte mayoral candidate Brendan K. Maginnis has officially expressed interest in becoming the city’s interim mayor following Mayor Vi Lyles’ resignation announcement.