Raleighwood, NC: Fighting Resegregation

Previously Unpublished Photos of Dr. King's Funeral Procession Unveiled in Wilson

Around Town, Week of January 13, 2010 from City of Wilson, NC

Burk Uzzle's first assignment as a young photographer came from JET magazine who sent him to cover Martin Luther King in Atlanta. He began with a family portrait in their home. He's now unveiling a group of unpublished photos of Dr. King's funeral procession at the Arts Council of Wilson in Wilson, NC, some of which you can see in the above video shot by Eric Blues. There may be other photos besides the procession but they were all taken in the week after Dr. King's assassination.

A longer interview with Burk Uzzle is also available.

Looks like I'll be making a road trip to Wilson before long! The show closes February 6th.

Via Eric Blues.

Wilson Greenlights the Future as Time Warner Tries to Force Us to Live in the Past

As Time Warner fights to ensure lousy service, Wilson demonstrates the way forward with Greenlight municipal broadband, way faster than RoadTrudger.

Update via Indyweek:
Netroots activism blocks effort to ban municipal Internet services

For future news keep an eye on Brian Bowman, my man in Wilson:
Save NC Broadband.com