Race and Civil Rights

December 5, 2014 - The August hanging death of a black teen in a small North Carolina town was quickly ruled a suicide, but the conclusion is being challenged by the victim's family and an independent pathologist hired by the N.C. NAACP. The incident is the latest in a disturbing series of hangings of black men that have some wondering whether lynchings have continued into the post-civil rights era.

November 19, 2014 - A national conference for racial justice advocates held in Dallas last week considered how changing racial demographics present both opportunities and challenges for advancing racial justice in the country and in the South.

November 4, 2014 - Three North Carolina residents who would have been able to vote before the state's restrictive new voting law took effect -- a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a lifelong North Carolina resident, and a woman who registered to vote at the DMV -- share their stories of disenfranchisement.

November 3, 2014 - Almost six million Americans are disenfranchised due to convictions for felony offenses, and their votes could sway races in at least nine states with neck-and-neck races for U.S. Senate or governor.

October 30, 2014 - Statewide races in Georgia for U.S. Senate and governor seem to be getting closer and closer in each new poll. The outcomes may be decided by how many new voters and people of color turn out to vote -- an issue that may be directly affected by a court ruling on disputed voter registration forms.

October 29, 2014 - Across the South, state laws and local election boards are creating new barriers for young people to vote -- and youth of color are disproportionately affected.

October 23, 2014 - Southern states are being called upon to build an "infrastructure of opportunity" to increase economic mobility for young people in the region. That will also require ensuring that young people have a say in that project through their vote.