Memorial, a national tribute, a physical commemoration in washington, d. C. , of the contribution of africanamericans to the achievements of the United States of america, that idea although law, that idea although officially something we were working on, it sort of held negative space for decades. That idea, that sort of National Commemorative space, it existed in theory but not in practice. It was not until 40 years after coolidge signed the law, until the late 60s when the idea first got revived, got more attention, more Energy Behind it, it was not until 20 years after that in the late 80s when congress started considering bills to actually do it. Most from congressman john lewis of georgia, bills that would actually start the planning process in earnest, starts working towards build start working towards building this tribute, this monument. It was not until the 21st century, 2001, that they finally passed actual dollars. They appropriated the first actual money to start planning i
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On Feb. 20, the library Youth Services Department will host Bright Star Theatre as they present “African Folktales” at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Statesville Library. Presentation of
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls will not recuse herself from the court’s upcoming hearing in the long-running education funding case commonly known as Leandro. Earls, a Democrat, signed a 13-page order Wednesday rejecting Republican legislative leaders’ request that she step away from the case.