Council recommends adding The Magnolia House to historical district
February 9, 2023The Greensboro City Council discussed updating the Downtown Historic District map to now include The Magnolia House, located on Gorrell Street. Council passed a resolution that will allow the updated maps to be sent to the National Register Advisory Committee for further evaluation. District 3 Council member Zack Matheny was a no vote, citing that […]
Smith HS sweeps double header from Dudley
February 3, 2023Smith girls blowout Dudley The Ben L Smith girls remain unbeaten in the Mid-State 3-A Conference with a 72-36 blowout over intercity rival Dudley Friday night at Dudley’s Chester Bradley Gym. The Golden Eagles jumped out to 16-1 first quarter lead and were never threatened again. The Panther’s Makayla Carney, a junior forward, scored Dudley’s […]
Memory loss is not necessarily a sign of pending dementia
February 3, 2023So many people are worried about their memory. This is especially so as people start to get a little older. People say to me, “I walked into a room and then could not remember why I walked into the room.” This can be very disturbing to many people, but it does not have to mean […]
Downtown Greenway Freedom Cornerstone Dedication
February 3, 2023The Downtown Greenway is pleased to invite the community to celebrate another milestone in the history of the Downtown Greenway. On Wednesday, February 8, at 4 p.m., a new major work of public art will be dedicated at the intersection of Murrow Boulevard and East Gate City Boulevard. This new work, Ascension, by artist Radcliffe […]
63rd Sit-In Anniversary Breakfast Celebration takes a journey through student leadership
February 2, 2023Former North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University student government association (SGA) presidents gathered to speak on their experiences on campus across four decades of social justice and activism at the annual February 1 sit-in breakfast. This year marks the 63rd Sit-in Anniversary Breakfast, recognizing the four North Carolina A&T State University students – Jibreel […]
New N.C. Supreme Court hears ex-felons voting rights case today
February 2, 2023Today, February 2nd, is the day the new 5-2 Republican majority state Supreme Court hears oral arguments that could decide once and for all whether more than 56,000 former felons will continue to have voting rights in North Carolina. The new N.C. Republican – led High Court was impaneled January 1st, but did not begin […]
Aggies hold first place in Colonial League
January 27, 2023Defense strategist and coach Tarrell Robinson has led North Carolina A&T women’s basketball teams to three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) tournament championships and four MEAC regular-season titles. He is currently leading the lady Aggies to success in the Colonial Athletic League. In its first season in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), A&T is in first […]
Pharmacies may begin distributing birth control without a physician’s prescription
January 27, 2023The state of women’s health is in flux. Since recommendations were implemented by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that women do not need yearly pap smears, many women have foregone their annual Well Woman’s visit. This is especially so for women who no longer have a need for birth control. For those who […]
The Big Payback” documentary to host national reparations debate at Bennett College and other HBCUs across the U.S.
January 26, 2023Color Farm Media, the team behind the documentary film “The Big Payback,” will be partnering with HBCUs to hold a series of National Reparations Debates, inspired by the historic 1965 James Baldwin-William Buckley debate. The debates will unite the most brilliant student thinkers in a face-off at America’s universities and colleges debating one of the […]
National initiative plans to place N.C. women of color in the boardroom
January 26, 2023Although the number of elected women in Congress has increased more than 50 percent since 2013, a woman of color was elected as Vice President in 2020, and more than 30 women have been elected to serve as mayors in the 100 largest cities in the country, advocates still say there is not enough representation […]
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