Tag search result for: Martin Luther King Jr.

Hagan praises community service

bkrueger — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:54:37 -0500

U.S. Sen Kay Hagan, a Democrat from Greensboro, borrowed the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday to inspire and thank N.C. Central University students for their community service as they broke ground for a new Habitat for Humanity house in Durham.

Perdue lauds extraordinary efforts

bkrueger — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:37:47 -0500

Gov. Bev Perdue attended a Martin Luther King celebration Friday and used the occasion to talk about ordinary North Carolinians who did extraordinary things.

She mentioned the four N.C A&T State University students who integrated a lunch counter, thereby beginning the sit-in movement. She cited Floyd McKissick's decision to sue the University of North Carolina to gain entrance to the law school. And she mentioned Ella Baker, the Warren County woman who traveled across the segregated South organizing for the NAACP.

Perdue attends MLK celebration

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:44:53 -0500

There have been a number of firsts in recent days, with more to come.

Among them was North Carolina's chief executive being referred to as "sister governor."

That is what Johnnetta Cole, past president of Bennett College, called Gov. Beverly Perdue at the State Employees Martin Luther King Observance program this afternoon at First Baptist Church, Rob Christensen reports.

A modest proposal for Vance-Aycock

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:41:05 -0400

The N.C. Democratic Party is in quite a quandary.

The Vance-Aycock Dinner has been an annual tradition for nearly a half century, rallying the faithful, serving as a touchstone for western Democrats and raising substantial amounts of money.

Clinton, Obama spar at debate

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:47:50 -0500

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama exchanged sharp words Monday.

At a debate in Myrtle Beach, the Democratic presidential candidates criticized each others' records and political tactics.

Clinton said Obama was associated with a "slumlord," while Obama said Clinton worked as an attorney for Wal-Mart. At one point, she defended a criticism of her husband, by saying she was the one running for president.

Edwards: Silence is betrayal

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:18:38 -0500

COLUMBIA, S.C.—John Edwards joined Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on stage in front of the state Capitol Monday at lunch time, to mark the birthday of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King.

Edwards used his 10 minute allotment to stress the theme that "silence is betrayal"—silence about poverty, silence about the war in Iraq, silence about universal health care, Rob Christensen reports.

Edwards joins Obama, Clinton for march

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:35:14 -0500

COLUMBIA—With nearly half of South Carolina's Democratic primary voters African-American, John Edwards and the other Democratic presidential hopefuls concentrated on Martin Luther King Holiday-related events Monday.

Edwards, the former North Carolina senator, was to join Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on an NAACP-sponsored march to the state Capitol for a rally here to commemorate the King holiday, Rob Christensen reports.

Wassup, governor?

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:28:29 -0500

Mike Easley knows his beer ads.

The governor introduced pioneering civil rights journalist Chuck Stone at today’s 27th annual State Employees' Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance, Keung Hui reports. He couldn't resist mentioning that Stone's son, Charles III, is one of the creators of the Budweiser "Wassup" commercials.

King, Kennedy & Edwards?

bkrueger — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:57:18 -0400

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will make a three-day tour next week to emphasize poverty in America, traveling the same roads as Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy.

Edwards will visit the Mississippi Delta, the urban slums of Cleveland and areas of Appalachia in Virginia and Kentucky, reports Rob Christensen.