News & Politics
For the past nine years, Melvin “Skip” Alston has quietly led the North Carolina National Association of the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) as president, fighting important civil right issues throughout the state. At the 62nd Annual State NAACP Conference held in Greensboro, in October 2005, the organization voted to replace Alston with the very vocal and innovative Reverend William Barber II, from Goldsboro. Join Host, Mitchell Lewis, as he interviews the organization's new president to find out what civil right issues he deems most vital and pressing and what his vision is to take the NAACP to the next level during his tenure.