October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 8, 2021This National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as in months and years before, the troubling numbers are virtually the same – Black women remain among the highest at risk of dying of metastatic stage four breast cancer in North Carolina, and across the United States. In fact, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
Pirates Tame the Tigers
October 1, 2021Page 43 Ragsdale 14 The Page Pirates used a superior offense and stout defense to defeat Jamestown’s Ragsdale Tigers 43-14 in a Metro 4-A Conference game. Page improves to 2-0 Metro, 2-3 overall, while the Tigers drop to 0-1, 1-4 overall. Page took the opening kickoff and marched 60-yards, capped off by junior quarterback Nick […]
The connection between the mind, heart and body is real
October 1, 2021It is not a secret that the stresses of life can and do affect the quality of your health. This is particularly so with the quality of your cardiovascular health. Strong scientific evidence has proven that the mind, the heart and the body greatly impact one another. Previous studies in this field have studied how […]
Something ‘WICKED’ this way comes!
October 1, 2021The Steven B. Tanger Performing Arts Center is gearing up to present its first Broadway play, WICKED. With opening day on October 6, it will run at the Tanger Center until October 24. The musical, which first premiered in 2003, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz, but from a different angle. Long […]
North Carolina prepares for new legislative voting maps
October 1, 2021A virtual webinar on redistricting across the state took place on Monday, September 27, featuring N.C. State Sen. Ben Clark of District 21 in Hoke County, N.C., and Nancy Vaughan, mayor of Greensboro. The webinar was sponsored by the Greensboro Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Congressional and legislative districts are being redrawn for the next […]
NCCU rallies for 20-13 home-opening win over WSSU
September 24, 2021DURHAM – North Carolina Central University overcame a 10-point second-half deficit, powered by a pair of rushing touchdowns by Latrell Collier and a career-long field goal by Adrian Olivo, to defeat Winston-Salem State University, 20-13, in the Eagles’ home-opener inside O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium on Saturday night. NCCU (2-1) tallied the only points in the first 15 […]
Understand the symptoms of caregiver burn out
September 24, 2021There are many different groups of people, who give in the service of others in this world. One of the most giving are the individuals, who unselfishly give to their family and friends in the service of keeping them alive. I bow my head to the caregivers of this world. They come in all sexes, […]
High Point City Council approves formation of a reparations committee
September 24, 2021The High Point City Council approved the creation of a committee that will explore reparations for the communities of High Point. NAACP High Point branch members have been pushing for the council’s support on a commission that would study disparities and presented an abstract document in August for consideration. The NAACP’s High Point branch wrote […]
The Guilford Native American Pow Wow
September 23, 2021The Guilford Native American Association held its 44th annual Pow Wow on September 17-19 at Country Park in Greensboro. Pow Wow is that time of year when Native Americans get together to dance, sing, visit with old friends and meet new ones. The event included a dance and drum competition, arts and crafts, and traditional […]
Routine maintenance exams are necessary, especially during COVID
September 18, 2021Today I saw several patients that I had not seen in a year. When asked why they had not come in for a check-up sooner, their answer was they were afraid to because of COVID-19. This saddens me and other healthcare providers as we believe we can provide safe care for you even in the […]
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