EXCLUSIVE
BRADLEY CREEK ACTVITY
DIRECTOR
FIRED; SAYS SHE’S NOT
“THOUGHTLESS”
By Cash Michaels
Staff writer
The
Activity Director at Bradley Creek at Carolina Bay who was responsive for a
racist Christmas calendar that displayed an old image of a black mammy saying
“Merry Christmas,” has been fired after the Wilmington
Journal first and exclusively broke the story December 7th.
In
an online message sent to this reporter the following evening, Jennifer Dicicco
Alaimo, the former Activity Director, wrote, “This is Jenny. At this time I
think it best to not say anything.”
Alaimo
was responding to a written request by online message from The Wilmington Journal, requesting an interview to get her side of
the story as to why she chose what is generally considered a demeaning old
racist image to place on a Christmas calendar listing the events for senior
residents for the month of December.
That
calendar was distributed to residents at Bradley Creek on December 1st
and hung on display, until two black staffers saw it, and complained to
management about it. The calendars were then taken back from distribution of
Monday, Dec. 4th.
“I
heard from family members that the residents are upset over my termination,”
Ms. Alaimo continued. “I am not ‘thoughtless.’ I will talk to you when things
settle down. The residents are my first priority.”
When
The Journal acknowledged that not
speaking now was her choice, and that it will be respected until such time that
she is ready, Ms. Alaimo replied, “Thank you for respecting my wishes and my
love for my residents. I’ll be in touch soon.”
Meanwhile,
Marvelia Jackson, the medical technician who was so disgusted by the black
mammy calendar that she not only complained about it, but took a picture, and
gave the evidence to Rev. Kojo Nantambu of the NCNAACP, told The Journal Friday that after she was
called by Bradley Creek management Wednesday and told she was, “suspended until
further notice” because of “resident complaints,” Ms. Jackson decided that she
didn’t want to work in that kind of atmosphere any more.
All
of the residents at Bradley Creek are white, as are the administrators, she
says, while most of the housekeeping and other staffers are black. Jackson
alleged previous racial tensions there, with some black staffers having been either
suspended or fired.
Upon
learning of her role in helping to expose the mammy calendar, some Journal readers have responded by agreeing
that Ms. Jackson should find employment elsewhere. Some even gave
recommendations of where she might be able to find work in her specialized
field. The Journal passed that
information onto her.
After The
Journal broke the story Thursday afternoon, Jeff Wilson, Chief Operating
Officer of Liberty Health Management, Bradley Creek’s parent company, sent a
statement to this paper and other media, saying, in part, “The owners, management and administration of
Bradley Creek are deeply embarrassed by and sincerely apologize for the use of
this image and the pain it has caused. The thoughtless choice by one employee
to use this image is not in any way a reflection of this organization’s values
or culture.”
In
a later statement to other media, Wilson confirmed that the employee
responsible had been terminated, and while there was no review process for
materials produced to be distributed to Bradley Creek residents prior to
December 1st, there is a process now.
Wilson
invited The Journal to submit further
questions about the incident to him for answers, which it did Friday, asking
Mr. Wilson to respond by Tuesday, Dec. 12th for a follow-up story.
On Friday morning, representatives
of the state and NHC NAACP held a press conference to denounce the racist
calendar, Bradley Creek and its parent company. Deborah Dick Maxwell, president
of the NHC NAACP, demanded not only that Ms. Alaimo be fired (that hadn’t
happened yet), but her superiors be terminated as well, adding that a complaint
should be filed with the EEOC by Ms. Jackson for her questionable indefinite
suspension. Ms. Maxwell also assured that the Legal Redress Committee of the NCNAACP
was taking a close look at the situation, and promised that the NAACP is not
finished with this case yet.
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FIRST AND EXCLUSIVE
“SLAVE LADY”
CHRISTMAS CALENDAR
DISTRIBUTED AT
BRADLEY CREEK
By Cash Michaels
Staff writer
A
December 2017 Christmas calendar of activities, displaying what one person described
as a cartoonish illustration of ”…a slave lady” – complete with black skin, big
pink lips, bulging eyes, a handkerchief wrapped around her head and dressed
like Butterfly McQueen’s character from the classic Southern antebellum film, “Gone With the Wind,” - was reportedly distributed to residents
of the predominately-white Bradley Creek Assisted Living facility at Carolina
Bay in the past several days.
Local
and state NAACP officials are furious, and want immediate action, even though
the calendars have reportedly been already removed from the facility.
“This [calendar] is demeaning,” Deborah
Dicks Maxwell, president of the New Hanover County NAACP, told The Journal Wednesday. “It is
appalling that in 2017 this is still occurring.”
The
racially offensive calendar illustration is seen on the right side underneath
the official logo of “Bradley Creek at Carolina Bay”, which also displays an
illustration of a tropical pelican.
Under
that is a green stripe with “1920’s” displayed, and under that, framed with a
thick red border is the racially-sensitive illustration of the “mammy,”
standing with her back to a window with a Christmas wreath hanging, holding
what looks like a long spoon or ladle in her right hand, and a tray in the
other. The “mammy” is also wearing a full apron, and appears to be addressing
whomever is viewing the illustration.
“MERRY
CHRISTMAS,” the “mammy” is apparently saying per the words printed on the
calendar next to her image. “It takes dough for Christmas presents. And all I
have is “Crust.” But wish you MERRY CHRISTMAS? Oh Honey don’t I just!”
Then
under the words, appears to be a written signature spelling “Thelma.”
On
the left side of the calendar, under “DECEMBER” is a listing of December dates
with activities net to them in a red box, proceeded by an empty green
rectangular box. Then under that, written in black on white background,
“Remember to stay warm this winter!!!”
Following
that, tips on protecting one’s self against the cold weather are listed in a
green box. Under that, a red rectangle with the words, “Facts about December,”
followed by an empty green rectangular box.
The
total design of that page of the Bradley Creek at Carolina Bay December
calendar is white, red and green – traditionally considered a festive Christmas
holiday color combination.
However,
the calendar so offended at least two of the African-American staffers there,
that they complained to management, forcing the calendars to be reportedly collected
back from the residents. But not before one of the black staffers took a
picture of it, and gave it to Rev. Kojo Nantambu of the NCNAACP, who, in turn,
brought it to The Journal.
Nantambu
later secured one of the actual calendars, and brought that to The Journal as well.
That
staffer, a medical technician who identified herself in an interview with The Journal as Marzelia Jackson of
Wilmington, told this paper the calendar was placed “…in all the residents
rooms,” and when she first saw it Monday, “I was upset by it.”
When
asked why she was upset, Ms Jackson replied, “It’s an all-white place, so I
wouldn’t expect them to put that out …I mean if you’re going to put something
out, and it’s not even a Santa Claus thing , it’s a…, you know, a slave
lady…and that’s how I felt when I [saw] it.”
Jackson
said she was unaware if any of the residents complained about calendar. But a
“black housekeeping guy” actually complained to management before she did.
When
asked who would have allegedly been responsible for the calendars in the first
place. Ms. Jackson replied, “ I want to say the Activity director.”
Jackson
said that the Activity director, whom she called “Jenny,” said she thought the
calendars were “nice.”
“I
was like, ‘Why would somebody do this?,’ and she was like, ‘You know my heart,’
and she kept saying that she didn’t mean [any] harm by it.’ Well how did you
think people were going to take it?” Jackson recalled asking rhetorically.
On Wednesday, when Ms. Jackson
spoke with The Journal, she said that
she “got a phone call at 5 o’clock…”, that afternoon, presumably from Bradley
Creek management, telling her that she was “suspended until further notice.” Ms
Jackson, who has been working at Bradley Creek for about a year, went on to say
she was told the reason for the suspension was a “resident complaint” that she
says she knows nothing about.
When
asked if she thought management was suspending her because they found out that
she took the picture of the calendar, Ms. Jackson replied, “Uh-huh. They
probably did.”
Officials
with both the local and state NAACP were aghast when they saw the calendar
picture, and were apprised of the details.
“The New Hanover County NAACP wants an immediate recourse taken
in regard to this incident,” said NHC NAACP Pres. Deborah Maxwell. “The
facility was deliberate in their negative actions and we want action with
regards to this incident.”
“This
[calendar] display is offensive to the highest degree and must be condemned,”
demanded attorney and NCCU law professor Irving Joyner, chair of the NCNAACP
Legal Redress Committee. “If this [calendar] represents the thinking or mindset
of the assisted living facility, the State should close it down and/or the
employees who were responsible for this offensive display should be fired. In
this instance, an empty apology is meaningless without some significant
punishment being directed to the governing officials of this corporate entity.”
The
Wilmington Journal, after being alerted by Rev. Nantambu about the
calendar, and speaking with Ms. Jackson, called Bradley Creek Thursday morning
for comment, and confirmed that the Activity Director working there was a
“Jennifer Dicicco Alaimo,” whose
name was derived from her Facebook page.
Then The Journal
asked to speak with the head administrator, who was identified as Melissa
Crouch.
After at
first telling the receptionist that she would speak to The Journal later that afternoon – which was not acceptable – a
woman identifying herself as Ms. Crouch finally came to the phone.
When told of the calendar and given a description of
the black “mammy” illustration on it, Crouch replied, “I did see that” when
further asked if she was familiar with it.
When told that Activity Director Jennifer Alaimo is
alleged to be the one responsible for the calendars, and asked how such an
error in judgment could have taken place in the first place, Ms. Crouch stopped
answering questions, and suggested that a list of The Journal’s questions be sent to the corporate office for
response.
Later Thursday, before The Journal could send its questions, Jeff Wilson, the COO of
Liberty Health Care Management, part of the corporate ownership of Bradley
Creek at Carolina Bay, issued the following statement to The Journal in response to this newspaper’s earlier call for
comment:
The administration and
management of the Bradley Creek Health Center became aware this past Monday of
an offensive image that was unfortunately included in a monthly resident calendar
that had been distributed to the residents last Friday December 1st.
The calendars were immediately removed from the facility.
The
owners, management and administration of Bradley Creek are deeply embarrassed
by and sincerely apologize for the use of this image and the pain it has
caused. The thoughtless choice by one employee to use this image is not in any
way a reflection of this organization’s values or culture.
The
Wilmington Journal
is following up with written questions to COO Wilson for a subsequent story.
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CASH IN THE APPLE FOR 12-07-17
By Cash Michaels
TAKE
BETTER CARE OF YOURSELF (PART 2) – Last week I shared part of a long Facebook
testimony I gave on how I’ve combined my renewed faith in GOD, with increased
physical activity (working out at the gym at least six times a week, 45 minute
each day), and a much better, thoughtful diet (no breads, only fruit for my
sweet tooth, no cakes or pies or candies), no soft drinks or ice cream)
consisting of fresh Romaine lettuce salads with either fish or chicken for protein,
fruit smoothies, and lots of water.
As
a result, I’ve lost over 50 lbs in the past five months, I feel better, work
better, and behave better.
And
because my faith in GOD has been renewed, I’m compelled to share the blessings
GOD has given me after having a stroke three years ago, being diagnosed with
leukemia last year, and also suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure.
Today,
I look and feel ten years younger than I am (and I’ll be 62 in four weeks).
So,
here’s Part Two of my testimony, and hopefully you’ll find something in it help
your rescue not only your health, but your spirit, too!
______________________
Earlier
today as I was preparing to go to the gym for my daily workout, a biblical
phrase kept ringing in my head.
(I'm paraphrasing)
"your body is a temple."
To me, this means that
our bodies, the living, breathing , heart-beating, blood-flowing shells our
human spirits live and work in, are temples for GOD, and specifically the Holy
Spirit to live in. Thus, they are NOT meant for us to abuse in anyway.
And yet, we ALL do,
because our temples (bodies) are also where our hopes, hurts, dreams, sadness,
joy, ambitions, love, pain...pain...PAIN...also reside.
So, in reaction to ALL
of that which resides in us, and more, we either consciously, or unconsciously,
abuse ourselves, assuming that we can handle it, and will still live to see
another day.
It's only after we
learn that we have high blood pressure, or diabetes, or a heart attack, or even
cancer, that we realize that we've gone too far...and all of a sudden, our
temples have a shorter expiration date stamped on them than GOD originally
planned.
That's our
fault...PERIOD!
So what do many of us
do? We go on diets to lose weight. But some us still keep smoking, or drinking
"just a little" we tell ourselves, because afterall, you "have
to have a little vice, a little 'fun,' right?"
You see, we've equated
slowly but surely destroying our bodies (temples) with harmless
"fun," when in fact the person we're hurting IS OURSELVES, and
ultimately the people who love us, but now have to stop their lives to help us
return to normal after we spent time in the hospital, rehab, etc.
In my life (yeah, I'm
going to switch to beating up on myself now, because I know THAT better than
anything else), i was an emotional eater...which is another way of saying I was
an addict. Cakes, pies, fried foods, big slices of beef, gallons of sugary soft
drinks, sugar, sugar, sugar...that was me, because THAT kind of food became my
"friend." I knew instinctively that I could find comfort in that
stuff, that It would NEVER say 'no" to me. I was ALWAYS welcomed into my
freezer to eat some ice cream, and join with that some cream soda and a slice
of cherry pie slightly warmed!
Let me sit down at the
table...or worse yet, in front to the TV set, with all of that in front of me,
and I...WAS...IN...HEAVEN! Didn't care about the aftermath, or what that kind
of destructive eating would ultimately cost me...I was IN THE MOMENT, and
that's all that mattered.
And I artfully
justified it...dealing with stress, problems, anger, fear, anxiety, fractured
love, tension....whatever. Bad food was emotional "medicine," I
thought, and it was my own, personal way of coping, so "mind your own damn
business!"
Yeah, but eventually,
"...my own damn business" became very SERIOUS business.
[LEARNING SOMETHING SO
FAR? GOOD. THEN COME BACK FOR OART THREE NEXT WEEK]
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Bishop William Barber, surrounded by fellow social justice activists and supporters, announced a 40-day campaign of non-violent direct action to commence in May, 2018 to protest systematic racism and poverty in America. (video still courtesy Fusion Films)
BISHOP BARBER CALLS
FOR A
“MORAL REVIVAL” FOR
THE POOR
by Cash Michaels
contributing writer
Bishop
Dr. William J. Barber, president of Repairers of the Breach, a national social
justice organization, and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National
Call for a Moral Revival, announced Monday that for 40 days, starting on
Mother’s Day, May 13, 2018, there will be “…a season of direct action civil
disobedience and voter registration power building….”
“We won’t be
silent anymore ,” Dr, Barber declared. “…[T]his coalition of impacted
people, moral leaders, academics and advocates must build a courageous, fusion
long-term, agenda-based movement rooted in nonviolent direct action and voter
mobilization. We will stand for a third reconstruction.”
Just
back from an international conference at the Vatican in Rome Thanksgiving week,
where the focus was on speaking out on issues affecting the poor and working
poor, Bishop Barber also assured that the movement he’s calling for falls right
in line with the message of Pope Francis.
“With
fierce determination and revolutionary love, we commit to fill the legislatures
of this land with a cry for love and justice. We are committing to put our
bodies on the line to save democracy and reconstruct America.”
Speaking from Washington, DC Monday
near the US Capitol, Dr. Barber, surrounded by supporters and fellow activists,
went on to state that twenty-five states, including North Carolina, will be the
focus of the non-violent “direct action” against poverty, systematic racism, expenditures
on war and ecological destruction.
Many observers liken the Moral
Revival Dr. Barber is calling for next year to the memorable Moral Monday
demonstrations he led as president of the NCNAACP in 2013, when thousands of
demonstrator from across North Carolina came to Raleigh to protest what they
felt were repressive policies from the Republican-led state legislature in
2013.
Approximately
1,000 demonstrators were arrested, but they ultimately inspired similar
protests across the country, and as Dr. Barber recently found out during the
Vatican conference, even around the world.
After
twelve years, Barber stepped down from NCNAACP leadership in October, though he
is still a member of the Executive Committee. He co-chair of the Poor People’s
Campaign, Barber is now traveling the nation, recognized as a national civil
rights leader, preparing for the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.’s 1968 Poor People’s Campaign.
“And now if
anything with the new [Trump]administration we have seen extremism and policy
violence towards the poor go on steroids,” Bishop Barber said Monday. “Extremists who’ve hijacked the Republican Party are pushing tax
cuts for the super rich at the expense of the poorest among us.”
“The President
continues to loudly pit us against one another while quietly deconstructing the
government he swore to protect,” Barber continued.
“This campaign is
about America hearing the cry of the poorest among us.”
“Our
problem isn’t that we don’t have enough money,” Dr. Barber continued. “It’s
that we don’t have the moral capacity to face what ails our democracy.”
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CHARLOTTE MAYOR VI LYLES
AFRICAN-AMERICANS
TAKE THE REINS
OF LEADERSHIP IN
NORTH CAROLINA
By Cash Michaels
Contributing writer
If
the local elections of November 2017 in North Carolina will be remembered for
anything in history, it will be for the number of African-Americans who were
elected to positions of leadership in at least three cities, and the county
commission of the state’s capital county.
Three
of the four newly elected black officials were sworn-in Monday night in their
respective cities and counties. Their victories are generally being seen as a
significant step forward for African-Americans statewide.
If
there is a perceived “star” in the group, it is Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, the
first African-American woman to lead the Queen City in it’s history.
“I
want to be known as the best mayor, to create opportunity for all of us,” Mayor
Lyles told a packed City Council chamber moments after she took the oath of
office.
There’s
little doubt that Lyles comes to the job prepared and ready. She’s spent the most
of last 30 years working in the city’s budget office, also serving as an
assistant budget manager. For the past several years Lyles has served on the
council, where she became a voice for low-income neighborhoods seeking better
economic opportunities.
“I’m
anxious to serve as your instrument of change,” the new mayor told those
gathered Monday evening.
In
Kinston, not only did citizens in November vote to elect a new African-American
mayor, but remarkably voted in an all-African-American City Council.
On
Monday night, new Kinston Mayor Dontario Hardy was sworn-in by NC Associate
Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley, along with the rest of the six-member
Kinston City Council.
“I
stand before you filled with great joy, and as a beneficiary of the vote of the
people,” Mayor Hardy told yet another packed City Council room.
“I
stand here today to say, as mayor, I am more than your leader. I’m your
leader with a servant’s heart,”
Hardy, whose November upset of veteran, popular incumbent Mayor B. J. Murphy
was a true surprise, added.
Hardy
is the second black mayor in Kinston’s history. Johnnie Mosley was the first,
serving two terms in the early 2000’s.
The
third black NC mayor who was elected last November, Fayetteville City
Councilman Mitch Colvin, will be sworn-in next council meeting. Monday night
Colvin watched as his colleagues bid farewell to outgoing Mayor Nat Robertson,
who gave keys to the city to council members he served with, and wished Colvin,
who defeated him, well.
Mayor-elect
Colvin, in turn, gave Mayor Robertson a key to the city.
“We have had our
differences publicly and privately, but for the most part we knew our
intentions were the same and that was what was in the best interest of the
city,” Colvin told Robertson, as the audience applauded.
Finally,
a year ago she actually resigned from the Wake County of Commissioners,
frustrated with the lack of board progress on issues she felt were important to
the citizenry. A day later, supporters convinced her to rescind her resignation.
Monday
night, Wake Commissioner Jessica Holmes was unanimously elected by her
colleagues as the new chairwoman of the board for the next year. Nominated by
the outgoing chair, Sig Hutchinson, who will now serve as her vice chairman,
Holmes becomes the youngest African-American woman ever to chair the Wake
County board, and only the fourth to ever serve.
“Sometimes
leaders lead from the front, and sometimes leaders lift up other leaders,” the
Pender County native and UNC – Chapel Hill Law School alumna said. “I thank you
for that opportunity today, to allow me to lead this board.”
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NC NAACP Pres. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, at a Nov. 27th press conference surrounded by ministers and officers of the NcNAACP State Conference, speaking about a letter sent to Gov. Roy Cooper, Republican legislative leaders, and NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin, requesting a meeting to discuss pressing issues affecting communities of color in North Carolina [Cash Michaels Photo]
NO ANSWER FROM
GOVERNOR,
GOP LEGISLATIVE
LEADERS TO
NCNAACP INVITE TO
MEET
By Cash Michaels
Contributing writer
It
has been a week since Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, president of the NCNAACP,
sent a Nov. 27th letter to Gov. Roy Cooper, Speaker of the NC House
Tim Moore, Pres. Pro tem of the NC Senate Phil Berger, and NC Chief Justice
Mark Martin, requesting a meeting to discuss “…seeking new approaches to
overhaul the criminal justice system….and explore other issues our members are
concerned about.”
“Today,
while our nation and state are in the midst of great political turbulence,
caused at least in part by racist voting an criminal justice policies and
practices, there is a great need for honest political leaders to speak directly
with each other and listen carefully across the table of civility,” Dr.
Spearman wrote.
Collectively
addressing them as the “…leaders of three co-equal branches of NC Government,”
Dr. Spearman did give them until Dec. 15th to either call the
NCNAACP office, or contact him to respond “if you are open to such
discussions…,” but as of Dec. 5th, according to Spearman, it’s been
crickets. None of the principles have replied.
Apparently,
neither the governor, House speaker, Senate president pro tem nor the chief
justice of the NC Supreme Court, want any part of a sit down meting with the
NCNAACP. On the same day of Dr. Spearman’s press conference announcing his
willingness to meet, and releasing the letter he wrote to them, this reporter
sent an email to everyone except Chief Justice Martin, asking if they would be
willing to meet with the NCNAACP to discuss serious issues affecting the
community.
They
had until Friday, Dec. 1st to respond to the press request, but thus
far, as with the NCNAACP, nothing has come by way of a response.
What
the new NCNAACP president is asking for is not unusual. On the national level,
presidents – both Democrat and Republican – have been meeting with civil rights
leaders for decades. Pres. Kennedy met with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Whitney M. Young of the NAACP, and other black leaders of the 60’s civil rights
leadership. So did Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson.
On
the Republican side, Dr. King met with Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, while Pres.
Richard M Nixon also took time to meet Ralph D. Abernathy of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference and other black leaders.
On
the state level, Gov. Jim Hunt met with various civil rights groups during his
terms in office, including a group of ministers from the United Church of
Christ, who were lobbying him in the late 1970s to pardon the Wilmington Ten.
So
what Dr. Spearman, who is also president of the NC Council of Churches is
asking for is not unheard of.
At
his Nov. 27th press conference at the NCNAACP’s new headquarters in
Raleigh, Dr. Spearman was asked what will he do if Dec.15th comes, and he still gets no answer from
the “leaders of ….NC government.”
“We
are hopeful that we will get a response to our letter by the 15th of
December, but…you can mark me by this, tht if we do not receive anything, we
are geared up to move forward, as we have been doing, to do rallies, whatever needs to be done, for such a time a
this,” Dr. Spearman vowed.
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STATE NEWS BRIEFS FOR
12-07-17
FAMILY OF HUNG BLACK
TEEN FIGHT TO GET HIS BELONGINS BACK
[BLADENBORO]
The family of a black teenager whose body was found hanging from an outdoor
swing set, which was investigated by federal authorities, but determined not to
involve foul play, say they are getting the runaround from Bladen County
authorities who apparently have not given back the teen’s belongings. The teen,
17-year-old Lennon Lacy, was found dead in August of 2014. An attor ney for
Lacy’s family says the Bladen County district attorney in not cooperating, but
the DA counters that he’s asked for a list of the items to be returned, but so
far the family has not complied. The attorney, Mohammad Shyllon, says a list
isn’t possible because only authorities know what Lennon was wearing when he
was found hanging. At press time, the two sides were still at a stalemate.
UNC CENTER FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS BREAKING AWAY FROM UNIVERSITY
[CHAPEL
HILL] THE UNC Center for Civil Rights, founded by late civil rights attorney
Julius Chambers, has decided to move away from the UNC System and operate
independently in the aftermath of the all-Republican UNC Board of Governors
halting its legal work, and the staff attorneys being terminated recently
months ahead of schedule.
Attorneys Mark Dorosin and Elizabeth Haddix were terminated
Nov. 30th. However, they have renamed the nonprofit law firm after
Chambers, and will continue to represent poor people, and accept law school
interns.
NCNAACP BLASTS PASSAGE
OF SENATE TAX BILL
[RALEIGH]
The NCNAACP is pleased at all with
passage of the Seante tax reform plan. “The bill is a scam and a sham,” the civil rights organization
said. “To reform something means to improve it. The bill
improves the lives of the ultra-wealthy, and of the massive corporations who
have funded the campaigns of many who occupy seats in the government. As has
been proven by the current North Carolina Jim Crow
supermajority legislature, when legislation is rushed through,
"rammed through" as reported in the Washington Post, giving lawmakers
and experts little or no time to review the contents, its results are
devastating for The People--Of, By, and For whom the government
exists. In the law, deliberately concealing facts is prima facie evidence of fraud.”
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