Virginia NAACP sues Shenandoah school board after district restored Confederate names
The Virginia NAACP on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Shenandoah County School Board for what it called “reaffirming discrimination,” after the school system voted to rebrand schools with Confederate names in May. The lawsuit alleges that the school board violated the U.S. Constitution, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the […] The post Virginia NAACP sues Shenandoah school board after district restored Confederate names appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
Long-running NC lawsuit over racism and political power to be heard Thursday
A political court case that has stirred controversy for years in North Carolina is back on the docket Thursday, with new arguments in Wake County Superior Court that could have far-reaching implications in state government. The case, filed in 2018 by the NAACP, argues that for years the state legislature...