Diane Shur – The Militant

North Carolina protests say ‘Release video of cops killing Andrew Brown’

Vol. 85/No. 20 - May 24, 2021

Protest in Elizabeth, N.C., May 2 against cop killing of Andrew Brown Jr. Holding hands together in the air in front are Brown’s son, Khalil Ferebee and his mother, Mia Ferebee.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Angered at the April 21 cop killing of Andrew Brown Jr., hundreds have joined daily peaceful protests in Elizabeth City, a majority-Black town on the North Carolina coast. Brown, an unarmed 42-year-old African American, was shot five…

Join teachers for May 16 protest in North Carolina!

Teachers, school workers build for Raleigh action

Vol. 82/No. 20 - May 21, 2018

Teachers at April 26 news conference in Greensboro, North Carolina, announcing May 16 march and rally in Raleigh to demand better wages, work conditions and funds for schools.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The school workers uprising that started in West Virginia in late February and has since rolled across Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona and Colorado, has hit North Carolina. More than 11,500 teachers have already filed for personal days to…