White & Coach Ross Earn Regional Honors
June 7, 2019Senior Kayla White added to her legendary status as a North Carolina A&T student-athlete, last Friday. Meanwhile, N.C. A&T director of track and field programs, Duane Ross, added to his collection of acknowledgments as well. White was named the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association Southeast Region Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of […]
Movie Review: John Wick Chapter 3
June 6, 2019Should the glorification of gun violence, as depicted in this action/thriller, become a thing of the past? Is that notion worth a discussion? Think on it. John Wick is back. In Chapter 3 of this ultra-violent franchise, this assassin digs deeper and deeper into an underworld of hit men and women who are greedy for […]
Parisian Promenade & Poodle Parade
June 6, 2019A festive Parisian atmosphere flourished at the Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden in Greensboro as people and their well-coiffed Poodles and other pooches gathered on a Sunday, June 2nd afternoon. Sponsored by Greensboro Beautiful, The Parisian Promenade and Poodle Parade featured “sidewalk artists, live music, Garden Quest, art and planting activities for kids, family games, aerial […]
A&T Aggies excel at NCAA East Regional
May 30, 2019JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With all four relay teams earning their way to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships scheduled for June 5-8 at the University of Texas, the path is now set for the North Carolina A&T men’s and women’s track and field teams to accomplish things no other Division I school its size […]
Black women more likely to die of breast cancer – especially in the South
May 30, 2019When Felicia Mahone was 27, she felt her breast and found a mass. Breast cancer had killed nearly all the women in her family — her mother, two aunts and two cousins. Her doctor, though, downplayed the lump, assuring her everything would be all right. For months, Mahone resumed her busy life. But she couldn’t […]
Book Review: The Wonder of Lost Causes
May 30, 2019Pitbull or Poodle? Doberman, Dalmatian, or Dachshund? Small dog or big dog, long-haired or no hair, you’re a good dog parent who knows how to pick the right dog for you. It’s a little bit science, a little bit heart and, as in the new book “The Wonder of Lost Causes” by Nick Trout, it’s […]
Area residents oppose state’s new deportation bill
May 30, 2019More than a dozen Black Greensboro and High Point residents stood beside Latino community members at a press conference and rally at the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, May 24. “We are here today in solidarity with this community,” because we “are support of our immigrant community,” said Rev. CJ Brinson, a youth pastor […]
Remember to stay hydrated in warm weather
May 23, 2019Believe it or not, the calendar says we have made our way back to the warm days of spring and summer. This is a favorite times of the year for many people, but it often requires a few extra safe guards as we return to significantly warmer days and nights. One of the most important […]
No CTE funds without Gateway?
May 23, 2019After more than a month of meetings and protests, funds for Guilford County Schools’ new pilot Career and Technical Education (CTE) program and to make repairs to Gateway Education Center have been secured. $1.89 million of the total $7.1 million will be used to replace Gateway’s leaky roof and repair some of the windows. While […]
Guilford honors fallen law enforcement officers
May 22, 2019Guilford County held its 37th annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service on Thursday, May 16, at the Phill G. McDonald Government Plaza in downtown Greensboro. The memorial service honors law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty from the Greensboro Police Department, Guilford County Sheriff’s Department, High Point Police Department, Gibsonville Police Department and the […]