Greensboro Symphony’s Seven Masterworks continues with director Rei Hotoda
April 5, 2024The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (GSO) presents the sixth installment of its Season of the Seven Masterworks Concert Series on April 6 at 8 p.m. Hosted at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, this concert promises an unforgettable experience under the baton of the brilliant guest conductor and candidate for the role of GSO […]
A&T sees magical run end against Troy
April 5, 2024The North Carolina A&T women’s basketball team is not headed to the WNIT Elite 8. That hope ended with the Aggies’ 89-75 loss to the Troy Trojans at Corbett Sports Center Friday night (March 29). Eighty-nine points are the most surrendered by the Aggies to a non-Power Five school since Elon scored 90 on Nov. […]
HBCUs intentionally underfunded and under attack
April 5, 2024Bishop William J. Barber, II, co-chair of the National Poor People’s Campaign and founder of the Repairers of the Breach, joined Tennessee State University (TSU) student leaders and national faith and civil rights leaders at a national press conference on April 1, to sound the alarm about Republican state legislatures across the country that are […]
Easter Weekend
April 4, 2024In Greensboro, Easter weekend incorporated “eggcitement” among many children and joyous exaltation in the fields and churches with prayer, praise and passion. Under bright skies at Calvary Christian Center, scores of children exuberantly frolicked, racing around the grassy field to fill their baskets with candy filled colorful eggs, some containing money. Afterwards, they shared their […]
Aggies survive and advance on Bracone’s game-winning three
March 29, 2024When the story of North Carolina A&T women’s basketball is completed, history will show the hero of Sunday’s night Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) was senior guard Maleia Bracone after she netted a 3-pointer in front of the A&T bench with 0.9 seconds remaining in the game to advance the Aggies to the third round […]
Warning: Solar eclipse may be dangerous
March 29, 2024One of the big news events in the celestial world is almost upon us. On April 8, there will be a total eclipse of the sun by the earth. It is often a once in a lifetime event and if this is your cup of tea, you have been preparing for it for a while. […]
Movie review: Shirley
March 29, 2024She was a pioneer. A political warrior. A woman who’s earned an esteemed place in herstory. After Frederick Douglass (1848), Edwin Taylor (1904) and Channing E Phillips (1968). Before Jesse Jackson (1984), Alan Keyes (1992) and Barack Obama (2008). There was Shirley Chisholm (1972). All vied to be president of the United States. She was […]
Greensboro nightclub owners address public safety concerns with the mayor
March 29, 2024Since the beginning of 2024, Greensboro has had ten homicides and four of those have involved a nightclub establishment. Business and city leaders are discussing ways to keep patrons safe. “This is an issue that I have been concerned about for a while. Now we have the data, and we have to do something about […]
N.C. HBCUs see rise in applications
March 29, 2024When the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed race-conscious affirmative action policies in college and university admissions in June, 2023, meaning that predominately-White schools will now be admitting fewer Black and other students of color, many observers then suggested that HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) would likely see an influx of African American student applicants as […]
Men Making Positive Changes
March 24, 2024The Rosa Foundation honored four “Men Making Positive Changes,” in recognition of their personal and professional contributions to improving the quality of life in Black and Brown communities. In the foundation’s fourth annual event, honorees included Greensboro Councilmember Hugh Holston, community leadership; Germaine Cousar, education and athletics; James Benton, youth advocacy; and Dr. Henry Smith, […]
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