Organizing Against Racism: Cumberland County

06/01/2026

Important notification from Black Voters Matter
Happening today -- June 1

At a moment when Black political power is facing coordinated attacks across the country, Black Voters Matter will have a special nationwide simulcast of the documentary Love, Joy & Power: Tools for Liberation HAPPENING TODAY!

This powerful event is designed to educate, empower, and mobilize Black communities by highlighting the organizing, resilience, and collective action that continue to drive our movement forward. To expand the reach of this important conversation, Black Voters Matter is partnering with leading Black-owned and Black-led media platforms, The Joy Reid Show and Roland Martin Unfiltered, leveraging the strength of the Black media ecosystem to connect directly with communities nationwide.

Simulcast Schedule: June 1, 2026

6:00 PM – 7:35 PM ET
Streaming on The Joy Reid Show
https://www.youtube.com/

8:25 PM – 10:00 PM ET
Streaming on Roland Martin Unfiltered
https://www.youtube.com/rolandsmartin

The documentary will also be available for streaming on streaming on Kweli TV. https://www.kweli.tv/playlist/914/documentaries

We invite you to tune in, share this opportunity with your networks, and help amplify this important moment of reflection, inspiration, and action.

06/01/2026

Attend tonight if you can.

Join Action NC Members at the Data Center Moratorium Speak Out tonight at 6:15pm at the Fayetteville City Hall. If you want to speak at the hearing, you must sign up by 5pm today.

06/01/2026

An important read.

The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more discrimination —against white people.

05/30/2026

We learned today that ICE stated that they will not be at the Allstate Continental Clásico game this coming Sunday, May 31.

Thank you to all the organizations that joined .nc this week, in putting out a firm statement in defense of our community!






Thank you for reaffirming your commitment to no collaboration with ICE and CBP. Thank you for stating that you will be at the game to keep the community safe and looking out for any breaches of the peace.

05/30/2026

If you haven’t heard…

05/27/2026

The Fayetteville NAACP is to be commended for their watchdog efforts of the City Council and County Commissioners. They are asking pertinent questions. Let’s hope they get truthful and honest answers.

Fayetteville NAACP
to Cumberland County, NC of
regarding County Health Department and County Department of Social Services

05/27/2026

The community PACKED OUT Cumberland County’s data center moratorium public hearing last night! 👏 Let’s do it again June 1 at City Of Fayetteville’s public comment: Tell Fayetteville City Council: Data Center Moratorium NOW! We did this in May too but we NEED NEW FACES to show up and speak 🗣️ Bring a friend or two!

WHY? On April 27, Fayetteville City Council passed a 4 month delay on passing on a data center moratorium. This STILL ALLOWS data center developers to submit permits. It is NOT A PAUSE! It is NOT a moratorium. We suspect there’s something deeper going on that is not yet public…last night the County confirmed no data center permits have been submitted for unincorporated land in their jurisdiction. But the City has not confirmed that (at least to our knowledge, but please correct us).

Here’s who voted in favor of this: Mayor Colvin & Councilmembers Derrick Thompson, Malik Davis, Deno Hondros, Brenda McNair, Stephon Ferguson). THEY have left our community UNPROTECTED!

05/16/2026

Join us on Monday, May 18 to Tell Cumberland County: MORATORIUM NOW!

Our data center toolkit makes it easy to sign up to speak, contact your local officials, and learn more about how data centers are negatively effecting communities across the country. In NC, data centers are continue to guzzle water while cities are placing restrictions on water usage during a historic extreme drought. Duke Energy is making record profits, while increasing our electricity bills to pay for building infrastructure for data centers.

05/14/2026

If you are concerned about data centers, please attend the public hearing on Monday, May 18. Details on the flyer. Tap or click to enlarge.

05/14/2026

What are your thoughts about the Market House?

The City Council approved the next step in the Market House overhaul, pairing infrastructure updates with renewed debate over the building’s history.