RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A large group of activists turned out for an annul demonstration in Raleigh to push for causes ranging from racial equity and justice to a $15 minimum wage. The annual.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) The North Carolina NAACP is making changes to its annual Moral March on Raleigh & HKonJ People s Assembly.
This will be the event s 15th year, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, changes must be made.
Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman and Rev. Dr. William Barber II spoke about the specific changes for the upcoming event during a virtual press conference at 11 a.m. on Feb. 2.
They said the event will not take place in person, but instead would be streamed online via Zoom. It will be livestreamed; it will be on Zoom. Come in your pajamas! You won t have to wrap up the the way we have for the past 14 years, NC NAACP President Rev. Anthony Spearman said.
From the press release:
2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration to Reflect on Positions of Conscience
The Rev. Dr. William J Barber II to speak as part of the MLK Advocacy for Justice Virtual Celebration, Sunday, January 17 at 3:00 pm. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two longstanding Champaign County committees, Martin Luther King, Jr. Countywide Committee and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Advocacy for Justice Committee, Inc. unite this year to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for the 2021 Annual Countywide Celebration.
This year’s theme is “Rising Together: Facing the Challenges of Tomorrow Today.” Highlighting the 2021 event will be an address by the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival. Rev. Barber will be the keynote speaker during this year’s Annual Countywide Celebration on Sunday, January 17 at 3