Off and running II
I have some audio for you of Rev. William J. Barber II, who plans to run against Guilford County Commissioner Melvin "Skip" Alston to head the state's NAACP chapter. (Yes, we have that audio problem out now. This is a whole new version of a previous post.)
First things first, though. In the print column today Scoop quotes Alston as saying he hasn't been challenged for the presidency in his last two runs. The slot is up every two years.
Scoop reader Seymour Hardy Floyd wrote in to say that Alston is having a senior moment. In fact, we ran an AP story in 2001 saying that Alston had faced opposition. (The quote/paraphrase from Alston is accurate, but I should have done a better job of rifling through our archives to double check on him.) Floyd writes his take on Alston here.
On to the new stuff.
Alston, on Friday, said that he planned to run a "low key campaign" that would only begin to rally support in the days running up to the state NAACP convention on Oct. 6-8. (It will be in Greensboro).
That is not the tact that Barber is taking. (I took this picture of him this morning - sorrow about the shadows.)
During a news conference in Raleigh he said he planned a "membership and endorsement" tour throughout the state.
Barber, 41, is the pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ, Goldsboro.
I'm still culling through my notes from today and believe it or not, it's actually faster for me to post some audio. But these are going to be fairly big MP3 files and if you don't have a high-speed connection it'll take a while to download them.
That's it for now.
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I am excited about Rev. Dr. William Barber wanting to lead North Carolina to a new level as chief of the North Carolina NAACP State Conference of Branches. Dr. Barber has the vision that we need to move forward.
Thank you Dr. Barber for all you have done over the years and what you are about to do to make a difference in the lives of black folks and other folks who are willing to partner with you to make North Carolina a better place to live.
The struggle continues,
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Posted on July 18, 2005 8:46 PM