NAACP

Apr 4, 2019

First NC State Giving Day Raises $13.5 Million in 24 Hours

NC State’s first Day of Giving raised $13.5 million from 10,810 gifts to several funds and endowments across campus on Wednesday, March 27.

Feb 14, 2019

HKonJ Took on Raleigh for the 13th Annual Gathering

The 13th annual Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) march was held on Feb. 10 and organized by Rev. William Barber and the NAACP of North Carolina. Attendees began the day by marching in solidarity throughout the city and ended on Fayetteville Street listening to a group of speakers hosted by the rally.

Aug 23, 2017

Don’t Call It A Comeback: NAACP Student Chapter Renews at NC State

Shawn Fredericks | Correspondent The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Student Chapter at NC State is returning to campus after three years of inactivity. The chapter has had several cycles of inactivity since its inception in 1991. Since 2014, the chapter has been inactive due to the lack of executive board positions being filled…

Aug 20, 2016

Voter ID Law Struck Down in NC

Carl Hintz| Correspondent On Friday, July 29th, three judges from the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Photo ID requirements and other voting restrictions that were enacted in 2013 by the NC legislature (S.L. 2013-381). As a result of this ruling, photo ID will not be required to vote. Preregistration, out-of-precinct voting, and…

May 21, 2014

N.C. NAACP led Moral Monday resumes in Raleigh

Chris Hart-Williams | Editor-in-Chief  @CHartWilliams Once again N.C. NAACP President Rev. William Barber led several social justice groups and hundreds of participants in what has been dubbed Moral Monday.Since the 2013 N.C. legislative sessions demonstrators have organized for the grassroots movement .The series of protests last year drew media attention statewide and nationally.On Monday, in…

Jan 20, 2014

Black & Blue

Duke University continues its celebration of 50 years of Black Students with the NAACP’s Ben Jealous    Chris Hart-Williams | Staff Writer Former NAACP president, Ben Jealous gave a speech at Duke Chapel Sunday that stirred listeners as he praised catalysts for change such as the Civil Rights Movement and its leaders, most notably Reverend Dr. Martin…

Jan 15, 2014

Wolfpack Chapter of N.A.A.C.P Accepting New Members

  Staff Report The Wolfpack chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has reactivated and will hold its first general body meeting next Tuesday. Last semester, the chapter underwent a revitalization period, not taking in new members in order to focus on addressing internal needs. “You can’t invite people in…

Sep 18, 2013

NAACP Marches to Governor’s Mansion

  DeErricka Green | Managing Editor    Monday, Sept. 16, the N.C. State chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People rolled out in protest of the legislative attack on voting rights and public education. The campus chapter, along with the North Carolina NAACP and members of the Forward Together Movement, rallied…

Aug 29, 2012

Student Organizations Encourage Voter Registration

Chelsea Gardner | Managing Editor With Oct. 12, the last day to register to vote quickly approaching, voter registration is high on the priority lists for various organizations on campus. This also explains why when walking through the Brickyard, N.C. State students are asked the question, “Are you registered to vote?” multiple times a day.…