During North Carolina’s 2013 legislative session, a fierce debate took place over how to change the state tax code. Because Republicans had won a super majority in the General Assembly as well as the governor’s race in 2012, the real tug-of-war centered around an aggressively

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This is an excerpt from Rev. Dr. William Barber’s speech at Binkley Baptist Church in Durham, NC on June 30, 2013 — four days after the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of The Voting Rights Act of 1965. Our web series did not release this footage until now because this event was

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My father’s life-long work was with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as Senior Trial Examiner and a Civil Rights Attorney. He established the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) for the southern sector with headquarters in Atlanta during the war years.   He was appointed

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Author Joy Boothe and I felt that this short story about love and racism in America would be a fitting way to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King on his actual birthday. 11 years younger than Nelson Mandela, Dr. King would by 85 today. Joy and I filmed this video as a gift to her […]

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Below is the full event, and links to two of the highlights: remarks by the Republican Mayor of Belhaven, NC Adam O’Neal, and Rev. Barber’s 2014 closing statement in which he announced plans for 2014. See Mayor O’Neal’s comments |  See Rev. Barber’s announcement of

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Notes by Eric Byler written on the day this interview was recorded in Aug. 2013. Release of this video was delayed due to a tense political climate in the mountains of western North Carolina. Today we met with the Ledford family and filmed a long interview. They wanted to be interviewed all at

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Moral Monday in Burlington, NC Oct. 28, 2013: Moral Monday spreads to Wilmington, NC: Above: Sybil West of Wilmington, NC, who was arrested at the second Moral Monday action in Raleigh on May , 2013, speaks on behalf of Moral Monday arrestees who live in

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Sen. Josh Stein, Democrat from Wake County, is considered a rising star in the Democratic party. His debate with Sen. Bob Rucho (R-Mecklenburg) on the legality, fairness, and the necessity of voting restrictions in North Carolina spanned the final three days of the

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Let’s remember that it’s okay if we disagree. We are not meant to create uniformity in America. Diversity makes us strong. We do, however, need a process that is truly representative of We the People so that we feel that our voices have been heard. That process is failing us and

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11:32 pm July 25:  The North Carolina House voted to accept the changes made by the Senate to HB 589, originally a Voter ID bill. The vote was on party line, with every Republican voting for it and every Democrat voting against it. During more than two

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