The COVID-19 surge is here, social distancing and mask wearing a must
November 5, 2020The surge that all were warned about has arrived. We were unaware as to when it was coming but that it was coming as the colder months approached us. We are seeing more than 80,000 new cases daily in the U.S. and we are rapidly headed towards 100,000 new cases a day. The experts like […]
Election Day 2020: Guilford County Results
November 5, 2020Election Day 2020 in Guilford County ended on Tuesday night with 283,018 ballots being counted in the unofficial totals. Early voting statistics show that 191,477 of those votes were cast during early voting, which ran from October 15 – October 30. According to the North Carolina Board of Elections data, 239,073 absentee ballots for Guilford […]
2020 Presidential Election: Too Close to Call
November 5, 2020WASHINGTON, DC – With a nail biter presidential race too close to call by midnight Nov. 3, America awaits on edge for final states to complete their vote counts. Some are early votes so numerous that they take time to count. Others are mail-in ballots allowed largely due to voters using absentee options or state-sanctioned […]
Federal lawsuit filed in Graham march attack
November 4, 2020The ACLU of North Carolina and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law out of Washington, D.C. filed a federal lawsuit earlier Nov. 2nd, suing Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson, and Graham Police Chief Mary Kristy Cole for the pepper-spray attack on 200 peaceful marchers Oct. 31st who were headed to cast their ballots […]
Virginia Union AD Felicia Johnson named to Women Leaders nominating committee
October 29, 2020Virginia Union University’s Athletic Director, Felicia Johnson, has been named to the nominating committee of the Women Leaders in College Sports. “I am extremely delighted to be selected to serve on the Nominating Committee,” said Johnson. “It’s truly an honor to continue supporting the great work of those women leaders that laid the blueprint before […]
Consider limiting your travel this holiday season
October 29, 2020As I write this article, CNN reports that more than 225,000 people have died from COVID-19. Again, the number of deaths just blows me away. We are now getting close to the holidays, traditionally a time when we all want to gather and celebrate. We dream of seeing family that we may not have seen […]
UNCG School of Theatre presents Skeleton Crew: Blue Collar and White Collar Collide in Detroit
October 29, 2020The Fall 2020 UNCG School of Theatre season continues with a production of Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau. The play follows a group of working-class people fighting against the establishment as they face opposition, economic inequality and gun violence. Skeleton Crew is the third play in a group of Morisseau’s works dubbed The Detroit Projects, […]
Vote! Democracy Depends on It
October 29, 2020With only a few days left until the November 3 Election Day, Greensboro residents are making their way to the polls — willing to brave long lines and COVID-19 guidelines. The NC Board of Elections calculates that there have been 2,830,533 early voting ballots and 821,375 absentee ballots cast across the state. Guilford County voters […]
Free COVID-19 testing, walk-up and drive-thru
October 23, 2020ONSMS (the Old North State Medical Society, one of the oldest societies for African American Physicians in the United States) in partnership with the Sherri Denese Jackson Foundation will provide FREE COVID-19 Testing – Walk up and Drive thru at Wells Memorial Church of God in Christ on Thursday, Oct. 22 and Friday, October 23, […]
An Intro to the ABC’s and D’s of Medicare
October 23, 2020Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Virtual Zoom Meeting: Meeting ID: 950 168 2562. Password: 0hpZ6R or call in at (312) 626-6799, 9501682562#, 0#, 0hpZ6R# Sponsored by the Greensboro Commission on Status of Women.
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