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OPINION: This July 4th, a look back — and forward — at North Carolina’s collective power

OPINION: This July 4th, a look back — and forward — at North Carolina’s collective power

North Carolina’s history is replete with examples of how community organizing made life better for so many of our communities. Does N.C.’s past hold the blueprint for a better collective future?

[Opinion] Kim Jones: North Carolina Lawmakers and the N.C. Supreme Court Turn Their Backs on Our Future

The N.C. Supreme Court has shut the door on the Leandro lawsuit, ignoring its obligation to our Constitution. Our communities are the only ones left to stand up for our future. By Kimberly Jones Beacon Media It was 22 years ago, in 1994, when five mostly rural Eastern North