Message from the Chairman
 

 
  During our initial summit, we determined that five things should be on our priority list:
  • Reenactment of the Voting Rights Act sections that were set to expire
  • Increase in the NC Minimum Wage
  • Moratorium on the Death Penalty
  • Moratorium on Landfields
  • Greater Funding for Low Wealth ls
Some progress has been made in each of these areas.At the 2010 NC Black Summit, a number of new initiatives were identified where action seemed warranted in the coming year:
  • Establishment of a Leadership Development Institute
  • Fight Re-segregation of Schools
  • Support Grass Roots Organizing Efforts
  • Improve Communication to People we Serve
  • Focus on Fair Redistricting
  • Advocate for Improved AA Representation in the Judiciary (including US Supreme Court)
  • Fair taxation policies including  concern about the use of Utility Funds for General Expenses
  • Raise money to ensure organizational sustainability
  • Coordinate Scholarship and Training Opportunities with like organizations
  • Encourage volunteerism as a way to gain valuable experience
  • Promote the increase in minority teachers, particularly males
  • Improve services and intervention for the previously incarcerated
  • Focus on employment, business development and job creation as a priority
  • Work for appropriate inclusion of AA in all leadership positions local and statewide
The Executive  Board of the Alliance should meet to develop actions in support of a number of these items so that a progress report can be made at the next Summit.
Fred Yates, Chairman
The Alliance of North Carolina
Black Elected Officials
Steering Committee