Jackson County NAACP Organizes Trip to Washington
A bus from western North Carolina will leave Sylva on June 17 to join marchers from around the US for the historic, nonviolent demonstration.
Justice & Civil Rights
Abortion is Still Legal
The leaked document was a draft and has not been handed down. If you have an appointment, keep it. If you need an appointment, make one.
May 14 Nationwide Protests for Abortion Rights
We Refuse to Let the Supreme Court Take Away the Right to Abortion!
‘Time to Take to the Streets’: Mobilizations Planned as Supreme Court Targets Roe
The push by conservative justices to overturn Roe v. Wade, said one abortion rights advocate, “is giving us an opportunity to show them how ungovernable we will be if they follow through.”
You Need a Schoolhouse
Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South. Booker
National Urban League’s 2022 State of Black America
While Black people have made economic and health gains, they’ve slipped further behind white people
Why Do Selfies Matter?
Portraits are a means of self-expression that hold the power to influence how others perceive you.
A Promise to the East End Neighborhood
The East End Neighborhood has been ignored for decades. As Asheville is in the midst
Reparations Commission Members Named
Members will represent the five impact focus areas of criminal justice, economic development, education, health care, and housing.
Emmett Till Antilynching Act Passes House of Representatives
On Monday, February 28, 2022 the Emmett Till Antilynching Act overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives.
The Lost Story of Emmett Till
New documentary examines the 1955 lynching of a Black teenager from Chicago who was visiting
Environmental Injustice: Race, Class & Climate Change
On Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 4 p.m., William J. Barber III will give a
