Stories tagged: "Alamance County"

Social Justice A monument to Confederate soldiers is seen in front of the Alamance County Courthouse in Graham, NC, in 2020. (Image via AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Social Justice North Carolina NAACP Sues to Topple Confederate Monument in Graham

Civil Rights Groups Turn to Courts for Help Toppling North Carolina Confederate Statue.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright April 2, 2021 3:30 pm EDT
Race The Rev. Greg Drumwright leads a 1,000-person march to the polls on Election Day in Graham, NC. (Photo by Alvin Jacobs Jr. for Cardinal & Pine)
Race Push for Racial Justice in Alamance County Continues with Weekend March

Weeks after peaceful marchers were pepper-sprayed on the way to the polls, Black Lives Matters supporters will be back in Alamance County this Sunday.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska November 24, 2020 1:50 pm EST
Commentary Democrat Ricky Hurtado was the lone member of his party to win a contested race in deeply-red Alamance County. What does that mean for NC Latino voters?
Commentary What Ricky Hurtado’s Big Win in Alamance County Means for NC Latinos

A longtime NC advocate for Latino residents says the state is reckoning with a powerful new bloc of voters that could change party politics.

Irene Godinez Irene Godinez November 12, 2020 1:48 pm EST
Elections Hundreds of marchers in Graham, N.C. walked to the polls on Election Day and to protest police brutality (Photo by Alvin Jacobs Jr. for Cardinal & Pine.)
Elections North Carolina Progressives Dust Off After a Tough Election and Look Ahead

Three NC women who worked to turn out the vote this election talk about the stress of waiting for election results, and the future.

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle November 7, 2020 8:49 am EST
Voting Rev. Greg Drumwright and another BLM protestor raises their hands in a Black Power salute shortly after being released from the Alamance County Jail Saturday. (Photo by Sarah Ovaska/Cardinal & Pine)
Voting Threat of Pepper Spray Isn’t Stopping This Election Day Rally In North Carolina

After a peaceful voter turnout rally was violently and abruptly shut down in Alamance County this weekend, organizers pledge to return on Election Day to urge voters to the polls.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska November 1, 2020 6:03 pm EST

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An empty street on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Proponents of Biden's newly-signed infrastructure act say the funding will dramatically impact roads, bridges, internet, and transit in rural North Carolina. (Shutterstock) Commentary It’s the Small Towns of North Carolina Like Mine That Desperately Need Biden’s Infrastructure Funding
The Onslow Veterans Pow Wow took place Oct. 2. According to the chair, Sgt. Major Raquel Painter, it was the first pow wow in the area in 20 years. Painter said the annual event is vital to serve North Carolina's high number of Native American veterans. Veterans ‘We Honor Warriors’: Jacksonville, NC Marine Starts Pow Wow for Native Vets
A mob of white supremacists murdered dozens of Black locals and ran Black leaders out of town in 1898 during the Wilmington Massacre. Here the mob stands outside the ruins of Wilmington's Daily Record, the only Black-owned paper in the state. (Public Domain Image) Race North Carolina’s Wilmington Massacre and Trump’s Insurrection Really Aren’t So Different
North Carolina Police fired pepper spray into a voter turnout and racial injustice rally Saturday in Alamance County. (Photo by Sarah Ovaska)
North Carolina Police Pepper Spray Crowd with Children, Elderly Attending NC Voter Turnout Rally

Law enforcement in Alamance County, a hotbed for racial tensions, fired pepper spray to disperse a permitted protest and march to the polls.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska October 31, 2020 5:25 pm EDT
Race An apparent Trump supporter shouts 'white power' at a protester holding a 'Black Lives Matter' sign Sept. 19 in Alamance County. (Image via Megan Squire's Twitter page)
Race After Trump Backer Shouts ‘White Power’ At Her, Alamance Protester Is Undeterred

The Sept. 19 incident was recorded after a neo-Confederate group held a pro-Trump rally in Alamance County.

Max Millington Max Millington October 1, 2020 10:49 am EDT