2019 Community Swim Meet Makes a Splash
July 12, 2019The final day of the Community Swim Association’s (CSA) City Championship Meet took place at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The annual Greensboro CSA parade featuring more than 400 athletes in 21 swim teams/clubs opening the afternoon swimming festivities. Monday concluded with the 50-yard butterfly and the individual medley (IM) consisting of four competitive strokes (butterfly, […]
Stay hydrated year round, especially in summer
July 12, 2019I recently saw a patient for a routine visit. During the visit, a urine sample was collected. Upon analysis of the urine, it was discovered that the patient was not drinking enough water. The patient was shocked that there was an issue regarding their fluid consumption. They proceeded to tell me how much water they […]
Celebrate the 50th Anniversay of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing
July 12, 2019July 20, 1969 – July 20, 2019 Here are four books about the moon to make any reader swoon. “The Moon’s First Friends” by Susanna Leonard Hill, pictures by Elisa Paganelli “If You Had a Birthday Party on the Moon” by Joyce Lapin, illustrated by Simona Ceccarelli “The First Men Who Went to the Moon” […]
Rankin Elementary: STEM in the City
July 12, 2019Students at Greensboro’s Rankin Elementary summer STEM in the City program enjoyed an “electrifying” field trip, riding a new all-electric bus and touring Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA) facilities at the historic downtown depot and operations headquarters. As part a Guilford County Schools’ grant-funded program to engage students of color in Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM), the children and […]
Josephus III: Engineering a legacy with poetry
July 3, 2019They say if you do what you love you’ll never have to work a day in your life. Greensboro poet Josephus Thompson the III agrees. “I tell people all the time to find something that you are willing to do for free and then the trick is doing it so well that people are willing […]
Keeping the family fit for the summer
July 2, 2019Summer is here.While there are plans for summer activities such as vacations, summer camps for the kids and family reunions, when is their time devoted to family fitness? What is the first thing that pops into your mind with the word, “fitness”? Is it gym memberships, exercise equipment or diet plans? In order to keep […]
New Bennett president to champion innovation
July 2, 2019The Board of Trustees of Bennett College has named higher education advocate Suzanne Walsh as the new president of the college. “It’s going to be challenging, but it’s also exciting,” said Walsh about her new position. Slated to officially start on Aug. 1, 2019, Walsh succeeds Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, as the college’s 19th president. […]
Moisture, air, sunlight and heat rob medications of their potency
June 28, 2019Well baby, it is truly hot out there, and just as it is so very important that we take special care of our bodies when it is hot, we need to take the time to take care of our medications and the other things we take during this season of heat. I know many people […]
Bennett College: ‘Under New Management’
June 28, 2019Bennett College is undergoing a change in leadership, after the school announced the sudden departure of its President, Phyllis Worthy Dawkins. “The Bennett College Board of Trustees has announced that President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins will be leaving her position as of today. Bennett College would like to thank Dr. Dawkins for her commitment to […]
CDF Freedom Schools help prevent summer slide
June 28, 2019Local churches and youth development organizations are doing their part to help students avoid the dreaded “summer slide” — the two month summer learning loss suffered by children not participating in summer enrichment activities. United Institutional Baptist Church via Black Child Development Institute (BCDI)and Providence Baptist Church are two local churches hosting literacy camps this […]