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N.C. Supreme Court justice running for re-election to meet with Wilmington faith leaders

N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls will meet with Wilmington-area faith leaders Friday, Aug. 14, for a riverfront discussion on justice, equality and community. (Courtesy photo)

WILMINGTON — N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls, a Democratic candidate running for re-election this year, will meet with Wilmington-area faith leaders Friday, Aug. 14, for discussion on justice, equality and community.

The gathering will take place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Little Drum Landing, next to Elijah’s Restaurant at 2 Ann St. in downtown Wilmington.

The event is intended to foster an open conversation about equal justice under the law and the role of faith communities in promoting fairness, dignity and compassion. Faith leaders from all religious backgrounds are invited to attend.

Earls previously served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and worked at the UNC Center for Civil Rights. She founded the Southern Coalition for Social Justice in 2007 and served as its executive director for 10 years.

Attendees are asked to RSVP to Ronnie Highsmith at [email protected].


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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