NAACP Events Call for Pro-Union Voting in the NC Midterm Elections

NAACP events call for pro-union voting in the NC midterm elections

Union advocates at the NAACP convention spotlight midterm voting, labor rights, Medicaid funding, and healthcare issues affecting rural workers.

‘The Fierce Urgency of Now’ — NAACP opens 116th annual convention – The Bay State Banner

Under the theme “The Fierce Urgency of Now,” the NAACP opened its 116th annual convention on July 12, with the intent of both safeguarding and advancing the civil rights gains and social justice efforts under ruthless federal attack.

NAACP 116th Convention tackles sharp edge of Trump cuts on Black people

The NAACP 116th National Convention started last week in Charlotte, NC, amidst the Trump MAGA onslaught against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, along with Black and brown immigrants getting kidnapped by masked ICE agents and disappearing into U.S. concentration camps and black ops prisons in other countries. The Convention slogan, The Fierce Urgency of Now, is a call to action issued against the backdrop of centuries during which Black people …

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Voices from the NAACP Convention

This article is by Camille D. Ford and read by an automated voice. Camille D. Ford, a QCity Metro contributor, has spent hours at the NAACP Convention in uptown Charlotte. She went to meet some of the people attending and hear what was on their minds during their critical time in American politics and Black history. The convention, with a theme of “The Fierce Urgency of Now,” ends on Wednesday. Read some first-person excerpts from Camille’s jour…

NAACP Convention highlights freedom, fairness and security - WCCB Charlotte's CW

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – This year’s annual NAACP Convention is happening this week in Uptown. On Monday, NAACP officials joined union leaders in talking about freedom, fairness, and security. Those involved say they are trying to provide a voice for workers in the months leading up to Labor Day. One speaker told the crowd, “Why? Because working people are under attack. Our jobs, contracts and workplace protections are all on the chopping blocks. Under…