Greensboro, NC : Protestors of Bush SOTU Clash With Police
One of history's hotbeds in the Civil rights movement, and civil unrest erupted in a clash with local police yesterday when a peaceful protest of Chimpotus' SOTU went bad. Apparently some demonstrators...
View ArticleThe Greensboro Seven: Protestors Assaulted- an Interview with George Saba
I've been listening in at the boardroom for the Thom Hartmann Program since discovering them at the YoungTurks recent 100 hour, 24/7 Filibuster the Filibuster marathon. We tune into fine talk audio...
View ArticleGreensboro 7 Needs Our Support
Last week many of you read here about the Greensboro 7 who were arrested at an anti-Bush protest on SOTU night. Yesterday I attended a rally in support of these seven young college students who face...
View ArticleSouthern Baptist Convention Coverage from a Kossack's Perspective Wrap Up
Grace and peace be with you. Those of you who were up late enough last night saw yesterday's SBC convention coverage here. Today Dr. Rice spoke to the convention. Wow Reepugnicans really have no...
View ArticleWhose Congressman Is He? (NC-06)
As you drive around Moore County, you see them - sporadically, because he's never taken us very seriously - but they're there all the same. The signs: Our Congressman: Howard Coble. But whose...
View Articlecome to my f'ing outdoor live event, kos!!!
I've complained bitterly about the Daughtry concert being held in my neighborhood. And I had time of it getting in my door after work as the line was in front of it. However my apartment complex's...
View ArticleCindy Sheehan's visit to Greensboro
I had the pleasure of attending a get together where Cindy was the guest of honor the evening before the protest. While there I mingled with a lot of people I'd first met on the way to the DC protest....
View ArticleChange We Need Rally in Greensboro.....with Pics!
Ok, I have never been to an Obama Rally before this....but knew basically what to expect from reading the accounts of those who have gone. I can honestly say that I was blown away by so many things I...
View ArticleBarack Obama and Joe Biden had a busy Weekend: Video, Speeches, and Pics
Hi All! So while the McSnooze campaign was on vacation/regrouping/thinking of new ways to smear Obama this weekend, our candidates, their wives, and Hillary Clinton were out on the trail, and I'd say...
View ArticleAn Odyssey in Wingnuttery
My wing nut brother called his tree hugger sister yesterday. Despite our agreement to disagree on politics, we're very close. He told me that I don't have to avoid him until after the election and that...
View ArticlePossible Voter Suppression Fraud in NC?
I was volunteering at the Obama campaign offices today, and fielded a call from a woman who was reporting possible voter suppression fraud being committed in Greensboro, NC. Now before I get any...
View ArticleBlack History: The Greensboro Sit-Ins
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View ArticleInternational Civil Rights Museum Opens in Greensboro
On February 1st, 1960, near the corner of East February Place and Elm Street, in Greensboro, NC, four freshman from North Carolina A&T University sat down at a segregated lunch counter at...
View ArticleIt was a simple action
Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, Jr., and David Richmond simply sat down at a lunch counter and ordered coffee. Hours later when the store closed, they were still there, but they had not...
View ArticleThe Silent March
While reading teacherken's diary about the Greensboro, NC Woolworth's lunch counter protest I was reminded of an event I witnessed three years later in that same city, where I then lived. I was twelve...
View ArticleTravel for work
It’s late on a Saturday night and I am finishing getting ready to leave early tomorrow for work. My company is based in Rhode Island, but my division is based in Greensboro, so it is off to North...
View ArticleAmendment One: A Sampling of Editorial Material from North Carolina
Prompted by SneakySnu's diary, On the day of the NC Amendment One vote, we don't need this crap, I went to the Greensboro News and Observer editorial page to see what they were doing and found dueling...
View ArticleHello from Greensboro. Visiting from MI.
Well, this will be a short diary, as I am about to leave work and head back out to my hotel, but I thought I'd write a diary to see if anyone out in the GOS-land was alive and kicking from Greensboro,...
View ArticleHow I met your mayor: A preview of November's most exciting mayoral elections
St. Petersburg, Florida: The site of one of the nation's most intense mayoral elections. This November, major cities across the country will host competitive contests for mayor. Some of these races are...
View ArticlePicking up the pieces: A rundown of a wild election night
On Tuesday Nov. 5, numerous important elections were held nationwide. Both parties had their share of triumphs and disappointments. Perhaps no race attracted more attention than Virginia's...
View ArticleShort notice--- Anyone in/near Greensboro want to meet-up this week?
Yes sir/maam, I will be in the lovely city of Greensboro for work Monday -- Thursday.For health reasons (see other diaries if interested) I cannot drive, but I would love to meet other Kossacks from...
View ArticleNorth Carolina state Republicans take their assault on democracy down to the...
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R) North Carolina Republicans won control of the state legislature for the first time in over a century in 2010, just in time for redistricting. Their gerrymanders...
View ArticleHey North Carolina! Bernie's Coming to Greensboro Sunday September 13th
Just a quick diary here.Democratic candidate Sanders to hold rally in Greensboro SundayGreensboro, N.C. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is running for the Democratic nomination for president, will hold...
View ArticleLiveblog: Sanders Rally in Greensboro
I know there are several Kossacks at the rally. Here's a place for those of us who can't be there to hang out, share our reaction.The following feeds seem to be working. Bernie2016 tv feedWRAL.com...
View ArticleNCAA’s new pro-LGBT guidelines threaten upcoming tournaments in North Carolina
The NCAA’s Board of Governors adopted a strong nondiscrimination policy Wednesday that could put future events in jeopardy in states like North Carolina, which recently enacted the anti-LGBT HB2 law....
View ArticleThis North Carolina company has turned 4 billion plastic bottles into...
Unifi is a Greensboro, North Carolina-based company. They produce 300 million pounds of polyester and nylon yarn every year. Much of that yarn will go into making one of the 400,000 sets of caps and...
View ArticleDonald Trump in Greensboro: An American Demagogue and Pied Piper of Lies and...
I have an instinctive dislike for the style of essay writing that begins with insert a definition, apply it to an example of said definition, and then offer up a commentary or analysis. In the case of...
View ArticleCops break man's arm during arrest... For waving a Mexican flag at Trump...
The scene in Greensboro was hectic. You have seen my previous posts about the Trump Birthday song and the road rage... But in addition, there were hundreds of cops... Hundreds of protesters. Trumpers...
View ArticleLong road to recovery for man injured by police during arrest at Trump rally...
Ten days ago, on Donald Trump’s 70th birthday, his supporters were singing “Happy Birthday” in the street, Trump was giving a speech, and further down the road, a man named Eddie Lazo was standing on...
View ArticlePlease help me explain this to my conspiracy loving "friends"
This will be short and perhaps demonstrates my naiveté, however this (virally spread) video appeared on my FB feed from a conservative “friend” questioning Hillary’s appearance in Greensboro. The...
View ArticleTrump barred from civil rights museum after his cronies made demands and...
He can’t seem to play nice with anyone. And “they say shit rolls downhill,” so it’s no wonder Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s staff won’t play nice either. Salon reports a civil rights...
View ArticleGreensboro, NC city leaders release video and permanently suspend police...
Dejuan Yourse was waiting for his mother to come home to their home on June 17. Dejuan grew up in the home in Greensboro, North Carolina, and came back and forth to his mother’s home for years. Two...
View ArticleIt was a simple action
this is a repost from six years ago today. It is the anniversary of an important event in our nation’s history, one that can remind us of the impact of simple acts by ordinary people, as we have found...
View ArticleIn North Carolina, police wear body cameras, but laws prevent the public from...
Advocates for police reform have been championing the use of body cameras to capture police interactions with the public. This has been a controversial and long-standing conversation which gained...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: Greensboro NC Science Center
I liked this place. It is one-third museum, with dinosaurs, one-third aquarium, and one-third zoo. I spent most of the day here.Some photos.The Science CenterDiver gives a talk from inside the shark...
View ArticleAfter death of George Floyd, North Carolina teen stages ‘rare’ protest in her...
Olivia Moore’s mother tried to temper the 16-year-old’s expectations for the May 30 rally she had organized in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Protests had begun in cities and towns across the...
View ArticleHelp us defeat the Republican Majority Whip in the NC Legislature! Meet Jon...
North Carolina State House Representative (and Republican Majority Whip) Jon Hardister is a very savvy young politician.Publicly, Hardister carefully positions himself as a moderate for a moderate...
View Article'I am disgusted': North Carolina cop fired after defending George Floyd in...
A Black North Carolina police officer who defended George Floyd in a viral TikTok video has been fired from the Greensboro Police Department after an accusation he violated the department’s social...
View ArticleBlack woman 'shocked' after white North Carolina city official is fired for...
Trust me: After the week this Black woman has had, I’m as surprised by the headline as anyone. Not that a mediocre white man disrespected a Black woman with palpable animosity; that’s every day for us....
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: 1,4-dioxane update, Burr's defense cash, Med...
NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD for Sunday, July 11, 2021321st Weekly Edition This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this weekly platform gives readers interested in North Carolina...
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