June 20, 2007 -
The U.S. Social Forum that opens next week in Atlanta is expected to draw 20,000 activists together from across the country to build movement for change.
June 20, 2007 -
The major political story in North Carolina yesterday, as Facing South reported, was the State Auditor's office retreating from claims of "voter fraud" and giving the green light to the state senate to pass a bill for same-day registration at early voting sites.
June 19, 2007 -
As many know, today is Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 that African-American slaves in Galveston, Texas were informed that they were free -- over two years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth.org provides more background:
June 19, 2007 -
The great North Carolina crusade against "voter fraud" ended today with a sputter.
June 19, 2007 -
In January of 2007, a Knoxville TN couple out on a date were carjacked, raped, and brutally murdered. The victims were both white. All five suspects arrested in connection with the crime are black. You can read about the horrific crime here.
June 19, 2007 -
A team of 30 college kids on bicycles rode through Western North Carolina and over the mountains to East Tennessee last week on their way to San Diego. Their mission: To raise awareness of affordable housing issues and to raise money for the Orange County NC chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
June 19, 2007 -
Joining together to create what they call the "largest coalition of environmental grass roots organizations ever assembled in North Carolina," two dozen groups working for environmental justice are holding a vigil this week outside the North Carolina legislature to draw attention to the state's hog waste pollution problem and the toll it's taking on people and the environment.