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A Quest for Historical Site Designation

Original School for Black Youth in Pamlico County A call for "all hands on deck" The NAACP is offering leadership aimed at preserving the facilities and campus of the Middle School, previously known as the Pamlico County Training School/Pamlico Central School. This school represents a significant historical accomplishment initiated by a group of ordinary black citizens from a small town in Pamlico County during the Jim Crow era.

Albert Bond

Jan 131 min read

Closing of Pamlico County Middle School

The Pamlico County Middle School (formerly known as Pamlico County Central/Training School, which served during the period of segregation as an educational institution forl back youth) will be decommissioned as a learning institution in June of 2026. All educational services will be transferred to the newly built K1-K12 facility located a few miles west of the current site. NAACP representatives are working with a local nonprofit organization to acquire the property and tran

Albert Bond

Jan 131 min read

Yet Another Distraction from the White House

The Associated Press: Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it. NAACP President Derrick Johnson pointed to Trump’s wider political concerns, asserting that Trump is trying anything to distract from economic conditions and attention on the Jeffrey Epstein case files. “Donald Trump’s video is blatantly racist, disgusting, and utterly despicable,” Johnson said in a statement. “You know who isn’t in the Epstein files? Barack Obama,” he continued. “You know who actually improved the economy as president? Barack Obama.”