Press Releases

Winston-Salem Human Relations Outreach Calendar Winter 2018

NC MLK Commission Invites North Carolinians to Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

On Friday, January 12, 2018, the State of North Carolina will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with its annual Let Freedom Ring bell ringing and State Employees’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance Program in Raleigh, NC. Governor Roy Cooper and MLK Commission Chair Rev. James White will provide remarks on Dr. King’s teachings about nonviolence as written in his 1963 Strength to Love collection of sermons.

License to Give Trust Fund Commission Awards $287,000 Grant for Organ Donation Education

The License to Give Trust Fund Commission has announced the completion of its 20th grant cycle and has awarded a project grant of $287,000 to Donate Life North Carolina of Durham, NC.

Flag Alert: Lowering of United States and North Carolina Flags on Thursday, December 7, in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, December 7, in observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

MLK Grants Available To Qualified Organizations

Raleigh - Grants of up to $1,000 are available from the Martin Luther King Jr.