“I cannot, and will not, seek another term as state president, but for the stability of the movement in these transitional moments, I will stay, with God’s help, until a new president is elected to lead the NCNAACP in October, the civil rights leader said in a statement Sunday. ...

“That order represented a tough, well crafted remedy which is now necessary in order to immediately remove the present illegally constituted General Assembly,” said Attorney Irving Joyner, Chair, Legal Redress Committee, NC NAACP. ...

Barber’s announcement is expected to occur by the middle of June. First Vice President Carolyn Coleman said last week that candidates for state president are expected to formally file by June 15th. ...

It is clear that whoever does succeed The Reverend Dr. Barber already knows that he or she has "a hard act to follow." ...

Barber has been president of the North Carolina chapter, the largest in the South, since 2005. He led the once troubled conference into national prominence with weekly Moral Monday demonstrations at the North Carolina state legislature since 2013, and challenging the state on controversial cases of alleged racial injustice. ...

A group called “Tools for Change” started the petition earlier this week, saying that Lacy’s family deserves answers. ...

An attorney for the Denkins family, Priscilla McKoy said, “It is important for us to remember that Akiel did not attack Officer Twiddy. ...

BY CASH MICHAELS OF THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL   The NC NAACP has welcomed the “Journey for Justice” marchers to North Carolina amid vile racist threats that have thrown caution toward their activities. The Wilmington Journal has learned that during the state registration process by which the civil rights organizations invited locals to join the national march through the North Carolina leg of its 860-mil ...

"We believe the decision not to retry the case is unconscionable." ...

SPECIAL TO THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL RALEIGH, NC - This week, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to pass the “Historical Artifact and Patriotism Act,” which makes it virtually impossible for local communities to move Confederate monuments. The measure, which came out of the House Homeland Security Committee, was fast-tracked to Gov. McCrory’s desk to be signed. The NC NAACP and Forward Together ...