NAACP intervenes in redistricting lawsuit
The N.C. NAACP has intervene in the lawsuit filed earlier this year that challenges legislative districts across North Carolina.
"The lawsuit has racist implications," said the Rev. William Barber, who heads the N.C. NAACP.
Will have video in a moment.
Update: Barber called the lawsuit "mysterious," saying that while Bob Hunter, the Greensboro lawyer who filed it, is a well-known Republican activist little is known about the plaintiffs.
Rep. Alma Adams, a Greensboro Democrat, also spoke in her capacity as chair of the N.C. Legislative Black Caucus. She said that 19 legislators across the state, all Democrats and most African American, would be affected by the lawsuit.
Update: My video upload is taking forever, so Click here for the full audio from the NAACP presser.