COVID booster shots formally announced
August 20, 2021Top health officials and medical experts joined on Wednesday, August 18, to announce that booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available beginning on September 20. The officials said the boosters are still pending authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, National […]
All African American artistic team produce THE COLOR PURPLE: the musical
August 20, 2021Thirty-seven plays and musicals were scheduled to open on Broadway during the 2019-20 season. Of course, many of those productions — 16, all told — either didn’t open or were shut down in rehearsals due to the coronavirus pandemic. Out of 37 shows, only four were written by artists of color. Only one was written […]
N.C.’s redistricting process begins with racial rules
August 19, 2021Now that results from the 2020 U.S. Census are in, redistricting committees in the N.C. General Assembly have once again begun the process of redrawing the district population lines for the next decade to determine voting strength throughout North Carolina for local, legislative and congressional elections. Dramatic changes are already in the offing, as North […]
A&T’s Randolph Ross Jr. and Trevor Stewart Earn Olympic Track & Field Gold
August 13, 2021TOKYO – Two track and field athletes from North Carolina A&T’s men’s 4×400-meter relay NCAA indoor and outdoor national championship teams competed Friday (Aug. 6) morning in Japan on the United States Olympic 4×400 team. N.C. A&T’s Trevor Stewart and Randolph Ross Jr., along with Texas A&M’s Bryce Deadmon and Vernon Norwood won the first […]
Self-care is vital as COVID-19 Delta resurges
August 13, 2021Here we go again. Can you really believe it? The COVID-19 Delta variant is nowhere near being finished with us. Everyone must continue to mask up, socially distance and wash hands. Some people never allowed their guards to fall and have remained poised and ready to go to war on the virus. Others tasted the […]
First Day at Brooks Global Studies
August 13, 2021Students and teachers at Brooks Global Studies in Greensboro began the school year with happy smiles. Some parents were filled with perennial tears as their young students began their educational journey in Kindergarten. Brooks Global is one of several extended year elementary schools in Guilford County. Other Guilford County Schools extended year schools include Allen […]
Mural of Maya Angelou Graces the Gate City
August 13, 2021The watchful author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou returned to Greensboro as a dramatic, captivating mural in a Downtown suite of shared workspaces under construction. Conveying a serious yet loving countenance, the large mural serves “as a sentry for social justice, keeping an inspiring and watchful eye on us to make sure we […]
Senate approved bill could mean millions of dollars in infrastructure upgrades for Greensboro
August 12, 2021President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was approved in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, August 10, following widespread support of the bill. The bipartisan bill passed 69-30 with support from 19 Republicans, along with Democrats. North Carolina Republicans Senator Richard Burr and Senator Thom Tillis both voted yes on the measure. […]
Thirteen Aggies earn academic honors from USTFCCCA
August 6, 2021Scholar Athletes of the Year and All-Academic Athletes for the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track & Field seasons were announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). N.C. A&T had eight women and five men named All-Academic Athletes. The women included Madeleine Akobundu, Breanne Bygrave, Symone Darius, Nilaja […]
Movie Review: Snake Eyes
August 6, 2021Snake Eyes is a welcomed opportunity to see a cast of talented Asian actors dazzle. Even in an action franchise film built around a Hasbro toy, they excel. The film is an extension of a franchise started in 2009 with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, when an elite military unit of special operatives (aka […]
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