By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist There are some painful things from my childhood in segregated Tuscaloosa, Ala., that I will never forget. At the top of the list is Gov. George C. Wallace’s … [Read more...]
Wilmington Ten team thanks Black Press for pardons
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (NNPA) – Nearly two years ago, an emotional Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. stood before the National Newspaper Publishers Association … [Read more...]
Gov. Bev Perdue issues pardon for Wilmington 10 citing ‘Naked Racism’
North Carolina Governor pardons Wilmington Ten before leaving office By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from The Wilmington Journal RALEIGH, N.C. – In what civil rights leaders across the … [Read more...]
Wilmington Ten supporters make final push
By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA From The Wilmington Journal WILMINGTON, N.C. – After seven months of advocacy, supporters for pardons of innocence for the Wilmington Ten are now making their … [Read more...]
Letters from Wilmington Ten prosecution witness confirms frame-up
By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from the Wilmington Journal His name was Allen Hall. In 1972, Hall was the star witness for the prosecution in the conspiracy trials against the … [Read more...]
Deadline looms for NC Governor’s Wilmington Ten Pardon decision
By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from the Wilmington Journal Now that the 2012 presidential elections are history, supporters for the Wilmington Ten pardons of innocence effort are … [Read more...]