make WWAY your homepage  Become a fan on facebook  Follow us on twitter  Receive RSS Newsfeeds  MEMBERS: Register | Login

Civil Rights

This Day in NC History: Woolworth protests launch national sit-in movement

Submitted by WWAY on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 1:54pm.READ MORE:
j-79c.jpg
On February 1, 1960, four African American college students sat down at the lunch counter at Woolworth’s Department Store in downtown Greensboro and asked to be served. Full story...
»

Federal probe finds NC courts discriminate

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 5:46pm.READ MORE:
A federal investigation has determined the North Carolina court system routinely discriminates against those who do not speak English, resulting in harsher penalties and longer jail sentences. Full story...
»

Family of disabled student files complaint against New Hanover Co. Schools

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 1:30pm.READ MORE:
nhcs.jpg
videoA second family has filed a civil rights complaint against New Hanover County Schools. According to the group NC Fear Free Education, the family of a child enrolled in the school district filed a 98-page complaint yesterday with the Office of Civil Rights division of the US Department of Education. Full story...
»

NC school choice advocates celebrate good year

Submitted by Katelyn Supa on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 8:37am.READ MORE:
A former Durham community activist who later became school superintendent in Wisconsin's largest city is praising new North Carolina laws favoring school choice. Full story...
»

ONLY ON 3: Wilmington woman recalls attending King's 'I Have a Dream' speech

Submitted by Asha Dave on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 5:51pm.READ MORE:
witnesstohistory100.jpg
videoAugust 28, 1963, was a day that changed our nation and our world forever. That was the day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., shared his dreams with hundreds of thousands of people on the National Mall, including a Wilmington woman. Full story...
»

NC groups plan tour of poverty-stricken areas

Submitted by Katelyn Supa on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 8:13am.READ MORE:
Civil rights groups will hold listening tours of poverty-stricken areas in North Carolina's rural counties and inner city neighborhoods. Full story...
»

NC group presses for black judicial nominees

Submitted by Katelyn Supa on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 8:03am.READ MORE:
North Carolina's largest civil rights organization is calling on the state's two U.S. senators to nominate black judges for positions on the federal bench. Full story...
»

Irene could disrupt King memorial dedication in DC

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 1:23pm.READ MORE:
mlkmemorial.jpg
A hurricane bearing down on the East Coast could disrupt plans to dedicate a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall in Washington Full story...
»

Wake Forest finds recording of early MLK speech

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 1:28pm.READ MORE:
ihaveadream.jpg
Nearly a year before his most famous speech, Martin Luther King Jr. was testing out one of its key phrases at Wake Forest University. Full story...
»

Little rain on parade to honor MLK

Submitted by Marissa Jasek on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 6:15pm.READ MORE:
mlk100.jpg
video Today is a day to remember and celebrate the man who raised awareness for social change, peace and justice. Full story...
»

Judge allows lawsuit against Greensboro police

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 10:24am.READ MORE:
A federal judge is allowing two lawsuits by more than three dozen black officers to continue against the Greensboro Police Department. Full story...
»

Wilmington native discusses civil rights legacy

Submitted by Joe Mauceri on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 5:40pm.READ MORE:
greensboro4150.jpg
video As part of Black History Month Wilmington native Joseph McNeil and another member of the Greensboro 4, Dr. Franklin McCain will speak at UNCW tonight. The program is at Kenan Auditorium starting at 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Full story...
»