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Show Transcript THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE VERDICT YESTERDAY IN THE DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL BY JOINING A PARADE THROUGH DOWNTOWN GREENSBORO. THEY STARTED IN FRONT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS CENTER. MUSEUM WXII 12’S JUSTIN SCHROER SPOKE WITH PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT ABOUT WHY THEY CHOSE TO DO. SO. FOLKS AT THE MARCH SAY THE GUILTY VERDICTS IN THE TRIAL OF DEREK CHAUVIN OUR STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT THEY SAY THEIR WORK ISN’T DONE JUST YET. IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET IN DOWNTOWN GREENSBORO TO THE NAKED EYE. IT LOOKED LIKE A CELEBRATION BUT TO THOSE WHO TOOK PART THEY SAY IT WAS MUCH MORE THAN THAT. THIS PROCESS IS NOT A CELEBRATION TO SAY THAT. THINGS ARE DONE. THINGS ARE OVER. THIS IS A MOTIVATING. FACTOR TO UNITE US TO KEEP IT GOING FANTADOR LEE WAS ONE OF ABOUT 100 PEOPLE WHO TOO
Vice President Kamala Harris makes historic visit to the International Civil Rights Center & Museum
Quincy Jones and the late Senator John Lewis are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to famous people that have visited the International Civil Rights Museum Author: Jaelen Gilkey Updated: 6:03 PM EDT April 20, 2021
GREENSBORO, N.C. Just yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris was in the Greensboro and High Point, promoting the American Jobs Plan.
She stopped at Guilford Technical Community College and Thomas Built Buses, but Madam Vice President made an unexpected stop to one of Greensboro s most famous places.
Names like Quincy Jones and the late Senator John Lewis are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to famous people that have visited the International Civil Rights Museum in Downtown Greensboro.
Orange County Names 2021 Recipients of Pauli Murray Awards
The Orange County government returned this year with its tradition of awarding recognition to a local youth, adult, and business for their efforts to promote justice and equality in the community.
On Feb. 28, the Orange County Human Relations Commission bestowed three Pauli Murray Awards to an adult, a business, and a high school student from Orange County. As a way to commemorate the legacy of the late Rev. Pauli Murray, the award was established in 1990 and is annually given to individuals that have served the community in the pursuit of justice, equality, and human rights for all residents.
Along with the freedom to work remotely, swaths of Americans have been taking advantage of the opportunity to leave the nation’s most expensive coastal hubs for greener and cheaper pastures. Although most renters have limited their moves to nearby suburbs, there are plenty of secondary markets with a great mix of amenities and affordability.
Springfield, Missouri; Fargo, North Dakota; Greensboro, North Carolina; Tucson, Arizona; and Grand Forks, North Dakota, topped Rent.com’s list of the 50 cheapest cities in America, with the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment barely surpassing $1,000 a steal compared to average prices in Boston ($4,728), New York City ($4,927) and Santa Monicao ($4,428) for a similar unit (recent report from realtor.com put the median two-bedroom rent in New York even higher, at $5,200).
At a time when racial issues seem at the forefront of society, perhaps it is well to look to the past where simple people found the will to overcome great odds. They did it with dignity and poise, but most of all with their feet and fortitude.
Dorothy Counts was 15 when she integrated into Harding High School in Charlotte on Sept. 4, 1957. The school system was complying with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling which mandated school desegregation three years earlier. Several other African American students did the same thing across the district at other schools. Countsâ story appeared across the nation in newspapers. One photo taken by photographer Douglass Martin won a World Press Photo of the Year award.