First Day of School at Allen Jay Prep.
August 11, 2022At Allen Jay Preparatory Academy in High Point, any jitters regarding the first day of school quickly disappeared with a resounding welcome performance for the students by the award-winning North Carolina A&T State University Cold Steel Drumline. One of three Guilford County Schools operating on an extended year calendar, Allen Jay Prep joins Brooks Global […]
Young Athletes Compete at AAU Junior Olympics
August 5, 2022The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympic Games is known as the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the United States. The event was held in Greensboro from Wednesday, July, 27 – Saturday, August, 6. More than 19,000 athletes from all 50 states and Puerto Rico competed in 20 sports, ages 7 up to […]
Health information is good, access to healthcare is essential
August 5, 2022The landscape for the future of healthcare is littered with much debris. The changes that we have seen in the predictive capabilities for your health are staggering. So many new tests can now be run that will look at almost every aspect of your health. These new tests will look at your genes and will […]
North Carolina Native and N.C.A&T graduate, Lorey Hayes, stars in film Dignity at 2022 National Black Theater Festival
August 5, 2022Lorey Hayes, North Carolina A&T State University’s first theater major, mentored by the late professor, Dr. John Marshall Kilimanjaro, is once again represented at the National Black Theater Festival appearing with Tom Katsis in the film Dignity. The film Dignity, written, directed and produced by Pat Battistini, stars Lorey Hayes (Anna) and Tom Katsis as […]
National Night Out Cultivates Community
August 5, 2022Greensboro residents, neighborhood leaders and groups, public safety officials and elected officials took to the streets on August 2 for the city’s annual National Night Out. National Night Out (NNO), is a national crime and drug prevention event sponsored locally by the Greensboro Police Department (GPD). Through community gatherings, National Night Out seeks to enhance […]
N.C. Appellate Court ruling says ex-felons may vote in Nov. midterms
August 5, 2022It is the one court ruling North Carolina Republicans dreaded to hear. Approximately 56,000 ex-felons statewide are now, as of July 27th, eligible to register to vote, says the N.C. Court of Appeals and N.C. Board of Elections, starting with this November’s midterm elections. That means a 1973 law that essentially made ex-felons jump through […]
CIAA Announces 2022 Preseason Football All-Conference Team and Predicted Order of Finish
July 29, 2022CHARLOTTE – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) unveils the 2022 All-CIAA Preseason Football Team, as voted on by the CIAA Football Coaches Association and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the head football coaches. The preseason team and predicted order were both announced during the CIAA’s […]
Know your numbers to prevent strokes
July 29, 2022Have you ever heard the phrase, “know your numbers”? It was a popular notion a few years ago that we do not hear spoken nearly as much. It encouraged all of my patients to know certain numbers about their health. I asked patients to know what their blood pressure numbers were; what their cholesterol numbers […]
Museum Gala Salutes Civil Rights Stalwarts
July 29, 2022The International Civil Rights Center and Museum held its annual fundraising gala this week on Monday, July 25. The annual gala is typically held in February, highlighting the beginning of the F.W. Woolworth’s lunch-counter sit-ins launched by four N.C. A&T College freshmen: David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr., (Jibreel Khazan) and Joseph McNeil in […]
Spearman’s NAACP lawsuit will continue after death says atty.
July 29, 2022By North Carolina law, the defamation portion of the late former N.C. NAACP Pres. Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman’s lawsuit against National NAACP Pres./CEO Derrick Johnson and other NAACP members died with him last week when his lifeless body was discovered near a huge pool of blood in his Guilford County home, according to his […]
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