Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade was a massive blow to reproductive rights and a direct attack on the health and safety of women, people with uteruses and basic human rights. This ruling will affect all people, however, Black people stand to be disproportionately impacted by the court’s ruling. According […]
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Book Drive Promoting Equity and Boosting Local Bookstores
February is a short month so it’s only fair the Eureka branch of the NAACP is extending its Black History Month book drive through March 15. The drive, which aims to put books featuring Black and African-American history, arts, stories and illustrations into the hands of local K-12 students is a double-duty donation opportunity, asking […]
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Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.: Photos
A large crowd of all ages gathered in the Adorni Center for a “Celebration of Service in our Community” at the Eureka NAACP’s Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event was co-sponsored by the City of Eureka. Sharrone Blanck and Lorna Bryant emceed the event, with Paula Jones, […]
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MLK Events Highlight Minority Experiences in Humboldt (With Slideshows)
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse on Monday to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and listen to speakers from different backgrounds talk about the racial prejudices they have faced locally. Charmaine Lawson organized the march — which led to the Eureka NAACP’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. […]
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‘Everyone is Welcome’: Charmaine Lawson on Why She Organized a Eureka MLK March
When Charmaine Lawson, the mother of a slain Humboldt State University student, read that the Eureka Women’s March was cancelled amid concerns that it had been “overwhelmingly white,” she was surprised. Organizers cancelled the march Dec. 28, released a statement saying their committee needed more diversity to proceed. They are now planning a new march […]
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NAACP Calls on HSU to Stop Recruiting Students of Color Unless it Can Support Them
The Eureka branch of the NAACP is asking that Humboldt State University cease all efforts to recruit students of color until certain conditions are met, including ensuring that sufficient support systems are in place so “students of color thrive in this community.” The NAACP’s one-page press release notes that students of color at HSU have […]
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Eureka NAACP Calls for Censure of Arcata Councilmember After ‘Lynch Mob’ Comment
The Eureka branch of the NAACP has sent a letter to the Arcata City Council urging it to consider passing a resolution of censure against Councilman Michael Winkler for an open letter he sent to Mayor Sofia Pereira — and published in two local newspapers — that likened the crowd at a recent city council […]
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Still Standing: The legacy of Women’s Grove
The instant I stepped out of my car and into Women’s Grove, I was hit by the scent of rain-soaked earth and redwood bark — a smell that I will always associate with my childhood. My parents would load us into the station wagon and drive us to this grove, where we would tumble out […]
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King’s Day
On Monday, Jan. 17, a crowd stretching several blocks made its way through Eureka from Eureka Police Headquarters to the Adorni Center in honor of Martin Luther King Day. The march, organized jointly by the Eureka chapter of the NAACP and the Eureka Police Department, filled Third Street with signs and songs. The march ended […]
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Black and White
The tension in our nation between the black community and the police is palpable. It feels like one bad incident and cities will burn … again. Recently Elizabeth (Liz) Smith, a member of the Eureka Chapter of the NAACP and Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods, had a cup of […]
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Racism Behind the Redwood Curtain Part III: Sorry, Not Sorry
Although Confederate flags do appear on the occasional barn wall, truck bumper or window, Humboldt County had no real role in the Southern cause. But the War of the States did have a marked effect on the Redwood Coast, according to Humboldt State University history professor Thomas Mays. “During the war, Humboldt was like a […]