Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah!
December 2, 2021Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival that takes place towards the end of each calendar year. This year, it started on Sunday night, November 28th. The main ritual of Hanukkah is the lighting of candles each evening in Jewish homes and communities. One candle is lit on the first night, two on the second, and […]
Dudley advances to 3-A regional semifinals
November 25, 2021The Dudley Panthers continue their quest for a 3-A state championship with a convincing 36-10 win over Shelby Kings Mountain Friday night (Nov. 19) at J.A. Tarpley Stadium. With the win, Dudley improved to 12-1. Since a loss to Durham Hillside the Panthers have been on a roll winning 10 straight, six by shutout. Kings […]
Movie Review:The Harder They Fall
November 25, 2021They’re roughriders. Badasses. Pistol packing outlaws blasting bullets. The setup for this shoot ’em up started with the 2013 short film They Die by Dawn, the brainchild of Jeymes Samuel, aka “The Bullitts.” He’s a British singer-songwriter, producer and writer/director who is also the brother of the Grammy Award-winning musician Seal. In the past, Samuel […]
Did GOP mapmakers try to eliminate strength of Black voters?
November 25, 2021When First District Congressman G.K. Butterfield announced his unexpected retirement from Congress last week, he blamed it, in part, on a “racially gerrymandered” voting map that will “disadvantage African American communities all across the first congressional district.” In short, instead of redrawing Butterfield’s district according to the mandates of the 1965 Voting Rights Act to […]
Students and teachers enjoy a Thanksgiving lunch with Superintendent Contreras
November 24, 2021Thankfulness was on the menu at Monticello Brown-Summit Elementary School, when Guilford County Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Contreras joined first-graders from teacher Eileen Cirincione’s class for lunch. Seated at the front of the class, Contreras asked the young students to share reasons for their thankfulness. Joyful responses leaped forth from the students ranging from being […]
After road win, Aggies face Gardner-Webb at home
November 19, 2021A&T may be limping to the finish line of a disappointing 2021 football season, but the coveted goal of having a winning record is still in reach. Although this year has been marred by injuries, the constant uncertainty of COVID and other internal adversity, the Aggies have now won back-to-back road games in the Palmetto […]
Enjoy the holidays but remain COVID aware
November 19, 2021Here it comes. Most of us missed the holidays last year so the anticipation of this holiday season has some people filled with excitement as they decorate and prepare to enjoy the festivities. First, let’s remember that we are still in a pandemic. There are still certain recommendations we should follow that have been provided […]
NCBPA Exclusive: Complaint filed in N.C. NAACP president’s race
November 17, 2021Editor’s note: The following story was published in the November 4, 2021 print edition of the Carolina Peacemaker. Last week, statewide media was ablaze with the exciting news that for the first time in its long history, the state Conference of NAACP Branches elected a woman as its new North Carolina president – Deborah Dicks-Maxwell, […]
Panthers maul Knights, 60-0
November 12, 2021The Dudley Panthers played host to the North Henderson Knights in a North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) first-round 3-A state football playoff game held at J.A. Tarpley Stadium. The Panthers crushed the Knights 60-0, improving to 10-1 overall while the Knights fell to 4-7 overall. Dudley will host Ledford (Thomasville) this weekend in […]
Most of us know what we should be eating
November 12, 2021The American Heart Association (AHA) has recently put out diet recommendations. Their recommendations are practical and there is nothing new about them. I think most of us know what we should be eating. The problem is that most of us just do not eat foods that are good for us with high nutritional value. Some […]
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