A&T wins sixth straight to remain in first-place tie
February 2, 2024A year ago, the North Carolina A&T women’s basketball team started 6-1 in the Coastal Athletic Association. The Aggies went on to post an 8-1 record during the first half of the conference season before going 4-5 over the second half. After the ladies’ 56-42 win over the Elon Phoenix Sunday afternoon at Corbett Sports […]
Summit addresses equity in homeownership
February 2, 2024Pathways to greater homeownership for more African Americans dominated a half-day of intense discussions and workshops on the campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. During this first-of-its-kind program at A&T, “HOPE in Action – Making Home Ownership Possible and Equitable,” the discussion addressed the issue of affordable housing. Keynote presenter at A&T’s […]
A&T Awards Human Rights Medal
February 1, 2024The 2024 Human Rights Medal, the North Carolina A&T State University’s highest honor for contributions to civil rights, civil liberties and/or human rights, was awarded to Naeema Muhammad, Senior Advisor of the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN). The network seeks to promote health and environmental equality for all people of North Carolina. Muhammad is […]
Republicans take aim at Robinson for past remarks about Jews
January 26, 2024With just over six weeks to go before the 2024 March 5th gubernatorial primaries (three weeks before Feb. 15th early voting), leading Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson finds himself the target of intensified attacks from other GOP candidates, hoping to knock him off his leader’s ledge in the race to win the nomination. Robinson, […]
The Big Hair Ball
January 25, 2024The 12th Annual Big Hair Ball: A Couture Finale… Let’s Play is a glamorous glimpse of the creatively intense preparation of haute models and designs. This year’s Big Hair Ball was the grand finale after a dozen years. The event is presented by the Guild and Junior Guild of Family Service of Greensboro Foundation. Organizers […]
Judge fails to issue injunction against Senate voting map
January 19, 2024The federal judge hearing arguments against a N.C. state Senate redistricting map has thus far refused to stop it from being used in the 2024 elections. Attorneys for two African American plaintiffs who have filed suit against the Senate map drawn and approved by N.C. Republican legislative leaders say it does not allow Black voters […]
Descendant of Frederick Douglass keynotes MLK Breakfast
January 19, 2024The 2024 City of Greensboro Human Rights Commission’s MLK Breakfast was held January 15 at the Sheraton Greensboro/Koury Convention Center. The theme was ‘Inspired to Dream’ and featured keynote speaker Kenneth B. Morris Jr., co-founder and president of the Frederick Douglass Freedom Initiatives organization. Morris descends from a notable lineage: he is the great-great-great-grandson of […]
Saint James Presbyterian MLK Day Service
January 18, 2024While Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is most often recognized as a civil rights leader and activist, few can forget his start began in the pulpit of the church. The 18th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Interfaith Worship Service at St. James Presbyterian Church continues to merge the social justice work with the […]
Conservatives twist Dr. King’s words to push their agenda
January 12, 2024As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamila Harris traverse the country these days trying to reenergize their once considerable Black voter support, conservative Republicans, once again, are doing all they can to counter those efforts by attempting to tell African Americans what civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “really stood for.” “Today […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events
January 11, 2024Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Event January 15, 7:30 a.m. Koury Convention Center, 3121 W. Gate City Blvd., Greensboro The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Event is hosted by the Human Rights Commission. The 2024 MLK Breakfast is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. on January 15 at the Sheraton Greensboro/Koury Convention Center, 3121 W. Gate […]
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