Two Rabbis speak about social justice, past and present
April 15, 2021Temple Emmanuel of Greensboro recently hosted two virtual events featuring two retired rabbis who currently reside in the state of Montana. Both have actively fought and are still fighting for civil rights and social justice. The first was rabbi and civil rights leader Allen Secher, began his talk with a story about being arrested in […]
CHEATED
April 15, 2021After 44 years in prison serving time for a crime he did not commit, Ronnie Long finally got his freedom, and finally got his pardon of innocence. What he did not get, he now says, is anywhere near the money the state of North Carolina owes him for wrongly depriving him of his freedom and […]
Dudley downs Southwest, 42-21
April 9, 2021Any concerns about the Dudley Panthers’ psyche following their first loss of the season to Mount Tabor have now been put to rest thanks to two consecutive weeks of dominant performances. After going on the road on March 26 to trounce Parkland 51-0, the Panthers returned to Tarpley Stadium on April 2 and continued their […]
Guilford County health department to rollout mobile vaccination units
April 9, 2021As vaccination appointments begin to open up for more individuals across the state, the Guilford County Department of Public Health is preparing to deliver mobile vaccinations. Dr. Iulia Vann shared that the health department is slated to receive a van on May 15, which will be retrofitted to carry and administer vaccines to the community. […]
Spring renews hope
April 9, 2021In no other year in recent history has spring been so inviting. New buds are beginning to bloom just as the country is beginning to ease its way out of a year long pandemic. Spring has always been a sign of fresh beginnings and renewed hope and this year more than ever. May we all […]
Movie Review: Godzilla vs. Kong
April 8, 2021It’s a brawl. In this corner weighing several hundred tons with leathery reptile skin, Godzilla. In that corner weighing in at several hundred tons and wearing a fur coat, Kong. Wait for the bell to ring. Wait for it… These two superstar behemoth monsters are being cast together like WWE stars for WrestleMania. Godzilla represents […]
Bill will prohibit renaming Fayetteville State
April 8, 2021North Carolina’s pervasive legacy of slavery and racial injustice has spurred the renaming of many buildings and locations across the state once named after slave-owners and White supremacists. Buildings, streets and other venues are now being renamed across the state to bury that inauspicious past. But for years, there have been discussions about renaming HBCU […]
Defense sparks Southeast Falcons
April 2, 2021The Southeast Guilford Falcons played host to the Southern Guilford Storm Friday night at the Bill Slayton Athletic Field with first place on the line to the winner in the Mid-Piedmont 3-A Conference. The Falcons prevailed with a convincing 21-0 win led by their defense. The Falcons improved to 4-1 overall, 4-0 conference while the […]
Lookout, it’s tornado season
April 1, 2021We have all been preoccupied, and rightly so, by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has required quite a bit of energy, masking up, distancing up and washing up. We have been in a chase to create and distribute vaccines. Hopefully most people will decide to take the steps of waiting on the phone or online to […]
‘Twenty Pearls’ AKA Documentary Shows the Vision and Impact of Black College Women
April 1, 2021Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated is the nation’s first sorority for Black college women. Founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908, nine visionary women created a sisterhood committed to serving the African American community and elevating issues impacting women and girls. Forty-five years following emancipation and in the face of great racial and […]
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