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 […]
New Balance Track & Field Championships
June 21, 2019The 2019 New Balance Championships, the 29th edition of the outdoor nationals, were held last weekend, June 13-16. Some of the nation’s best track and field runners, throwers and jumpers gathered at North Carolina A&T State University’s BB&T Stadium to compete. The New Balance Nationals has grown to more than 5,000 athletes representing 47 states. […]
Will 10,000 steps per day improve one’s health?
June 21, 2019Most of us have received the memo that we need to be more active. The problem is in how we make that happen. For those who are inclined to go to the gym, a program can be shaped that will help you meet your fitness goals. However, for many people the gym can be intimidating, […]
Movie Review: Last Black Man of San Francisco
June 20, 2019You can like the message even if the messenger isn’t perfect. The migration of well-to-do millennials, empty nesters and others into cities and the exit of working-class people and/or people of color is a social phenomenon: Brooklyn, Raleigh, Philly, Chicago, Nashville, Denver… Still, the poster child for cities in radical transition has got to be […]
‘Juneteenth’ celebrates the end of slavery and the beginning of Black enterprise
June 20, 2019June 19 marked the 154th celebration of Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration honoring the end of slavery in the United States. On Monday, June 17, the Piedmont Business Capital kicked off the festivities with their 2nd annual Juneteenth event, The Color of Commerce: A Celebration of Black Owned Businesses in the Triad, held at the […]
A&T Women Close Out NCAAs and Pass the Torch
June 14, 2019AUSTIN, TX –The North Carolina A&T women’s track and field program is now under new leadership. The Aggies completed the 2019 NCAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday, June 8 with three women’s events at the University of Texas’ Mike A. Myers Stadium. In the last of those three events, senior Kayla White and freshman […]
Three Sisters Survive Cancer
June 14, 2019Three sisters in Winston-Salem are celebrating life these days, as all three have battled and survived breast cancer. JoAnn Agnew is the oldest, and the first to be diagnosed at 49-years-old and is now a 20 year breast cancer survivor. Agnew said she felt a lump in her breast and went to see her doctor. […]
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