Submitted By: Jim Duffett
NC’s NAACP held a “Grand Jury” to assess the state government and legislature’s compliance with the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Facts were presented affecting the pros and cons of Medicaid Expansion and receive testimony from affected individuals and groups.
The program is not yet discussed at the NAACP-NC website, but is described in the Fayetteville Observer story from Jan. 30, 2015.
After each session, a comprehensive video of the whole session was released.
- The first session, Mon. Feb. 16, 2015, from gavel-to-gavel. Compelling 108 minutes of testimony.
- The second session, Mon. Mar. 2, 2015: The 174 minutes are inspiring.
- The third session, Mon. Mar. 23, 2015: Video is 58 minutes, aired on Livestream.
Our website also introduces & links to a Charlotte Observer article about the proceedings.
At the second session, the topics discussed are well covered at this article, again in the Fayetteville Observer, March 2, 2015. 
HPfANC member Dr. Charles van der Horst testified at the second session and has contributed his slides for our distribution.
They can be downloaded as a PowerPoint slide set (including commentary and references on many slides), or as an Acrobat/pdf file which can be directly viewed in most browsers. Both show the graphs and displays discussed at his presentation.
