"Charlotte Black Pride, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit corporation, is an organization consisting of volunteers interested in promoting a positive image of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex or asexual (LGBTQIA) gendered entities of color. Charlotte Black Pride is an independent, non-partisan body not subject to the control or significant influence of any commercial establishment or organization.

The Mission of Charlotte Black Pride is to promote LGBTQIA pride primarily for, but not limited to, members of the Black community while building social awareness, embracing spirituality and celebrating the diversity that exists within our community.

The Vision of Charlotte Black Pride is to empower the hearts, minds and spirits of all LGBTQIA people, while embracing diversity, uplifting the community, and working to bring social change."

"Fayetteville Black Pride is a non profit organization based in the heart of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Founded by Alvernian Rafeek Davis, The purpose of Fayetteville Black Pride is to increase access to health and wellness services in our LGBTQIA communities, improve relations between "straight" and "gay" communities and increase safe spaces for the youth. Our annual Pride weekend will bring together community based organizations, education/medical based institutions, and people from across the country to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of our Southern community."

"The North Carolina's Black Women’s Roundtable is a network of Black, progressive women who are committed to collectively building power for women in our communities. We focus on developing alternative economic systems, building the political power, the healing of Black women, so we can protect ourselves, our families and our communities.
We envision a world where all Black women feel safe and welcome to bring all of the components that make us who we are, to whatever environment or situation that we are in. As such, we are intentional about creating space for all of our Kindred Sisters: mamas, professionals, LGB, Queer, and Trans women, sex workers, students, formerly incarcerated women, and all others."

"North Carolina Black Leadership and Organizing Collective (NC BLOC) is a statewide mass movement formation composed of strong, publicly-active, left, Black and POC-led institutions (organizations, business, schools, etc.) and community leaders who are dedicated to creating and implementing strategies focused on advancing Black and marginalized communities across North Carolina."

Projects and statewide networks include:
- Black University (a statewide network of politically educated students, professors, and administrators from North Carolina's Historically Black Colleges-Universities);
- NC Statewide Police Accountability Network ("a statewide Alliance of North Carolina organizations who agree to work together collectively to amplify the voices and the work happening in our local communities");
- NC Black Womens Roundtable ("network of Black, progressive women who are committed to collectively building power for women in our communities");
- Amplified Voices ("A network of Black communications strategies, visionary practitioners, storytellers, community members interested in communications field or storytellers.")

"The NAACP is a newcomer to Transylvania County, but not at all to the struggle. Our organization has fought for justice against racism in all forms and for equality nationwide since 1909. The Transylvania County branch was founded in 2014 with the mission of adding to the cause of racial equality its commitment to equality for all: voters, women, students, the LGBT community, immigrants, workers, taxpayers, those in need of health care and all people of color. We are also working for environmental justice on the state and national levels, particularly in the Duke Power Coal Ash spills that have polluted groundwater and rivers in North Carolina and in preventing fracking."
Issues include: Criminal Justice; Economic Justice; Environmental Justice; Immigrant Rights; LGBT Rights; Medicaid Expansion; Public Education; Voting Rights; Women's Rights.