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Voter engagement rally ahead of early voting

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, voting rights advocates collected the stories of North Carolina A&T students about voting and how access to the ballot box impacts them.

James H. Sills III, president and chief executive officer of Durham-based Mechanics and Farmers Bank (M&F) and Gerry McCants.

N.C. NAACP conference calls for political action and economic power

With the opening words of the U.S. Constitution serving as both its theme and a call to action, the North Carolina NAACP convened its 83rd annual state conference September 25-26 in High Point, calling on members to turn the movement’s history into action on civil rights, voting and economic justice.

N.C. A&T State University named America’s No. 1 Public HBCU

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been named the nation’s No. 1 public historically Black college or university (HBCU) in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings.

Greensboro newsrooms bring home top honors at 2026 N.C. Press Awards

Triad journalism earned statewide recognition this year as The Carolina Peacemaker, YES! Weekly, and the News & Record, the High Point Enterprise, and the Jamestown News collected multiple honors across editorial, reporting, photography, and advertising categories at the 2026 North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) Awards.

Bishop William Barber: All Power Derives From the People

MAGA extremists are trying to steal a Congressional seat in North Carolina. It could end up costing them more than the House.

Sports
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Aggies suffer heartbreaker at Bryant, look to rebound against New Hampshire

Just one week after an upset win over nationally ranked Rhode Island, the Aggies continued to ride that momentum for most of the night against Bryant before an improbable late-game collapse saw the Bulldogs score 10 points in just over two minutes to escape with a 31-30 win.

Northern Guilford safety Lucas Hilliard (#20) makes a tackle and also had an interception versus Asheboro.
Daniel Evans threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns to power Northern Guilford Nighthawks to a dominant 51-8 league victory over previously unbeaten Asheboro on Friday night, Oct. 2.  
Eddie Conover (#13) forces a Rhode Island player to the ground.
The Aggies defeat a nationally ranked team for the first time in eight years
Dudley wide receiver Kingston Davenport (#6) runs between the Page defenders.

Page stuns rival Dudley in 35-6 rout

In a dominant Friday night conference clash, the Page Pirates protected their home turf and kept their current win record intact, defeating cross-town rival Dudley, 35-6. Page dictated the tempo from start to finish, stiffening their defense against the Panthers while executing efficiently on offense. The Pirates cruised to their fifth consecutive win of the season.

Carolina Cowboys finish homestand 2-1 with walk-off win Sunday

The Carolina Cowboys (14-9) went 2-1 at Cowboy Days with wins on Friday and Sunday to remain ranked No. 3 in the PBR Teams standings, two games back from the Missouri Thunder and Nashville Stampede, who remained tied atop the league standings with matching 16-7 records.

Aggies drop CAA opener at Campbell, face Rhode Island on Saturday

Just when it appeared that the A&T football program was slowly starting to build more consistency and finally learning how to win, the Aggies took a major step backwards last Saturday with an …

A Tough Day in Durham: Aggies Drop Rivalry Clash to NCCU

The Aggies will head back on the road this weekend seeking that elusive first win of the season, when they visit a tough Campbell team down in Buies Creek, NC. By Semaj Marsh  Peacemaker Sports As A&T head coach Shawn Gibbs stood back from the podium on Monday and reflected on his team’s latest heartbreaking …
Healthy living
Men may experience depression, anger and hormonal changes after the birth of their first child.
Postpartum depression isn’t just found in women
Men may experience depression, anger and hormonal changes after the birth of their first child.
A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test measures a protein produced by the prostate gland. While elevated levels can indicate prostate cancer, they may also stem from noncancerous conditions like infection or an enlarged prostate.
The prostate and prostate cancer
A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test measures a protein produced by the prostate gland. While elevated levels can indicate prostate cancer, they may also stem from noncancerous conditions like infection or an enlarged prostate.
Researchers were able to follow these people from 2009 through 2023. The study results showed that participants with the highest intake of food coloring had a 38 percent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those with the lowest exposure.
The health risks of food additives
Researchers were able to follow these people from 2009 through 2023. The study results showed that participants with the highest intake of food coloring had a 38 percent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those with the lowest exposure.
Artificial intelligence may help support the diagnostic process, but it did not go to medical school and does not replace the clinical judgment of a board-certified, licensed physician.
Beware of using artificial intelligence to diagnose your ailments
Artificial intelligence may help support the diagnostic process, but it did not go to medical school and does not replace the clinical judgment of a board-certified, licensed physician.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a specific neurological diagnosis seen with cognitive impairment in people exposed to repetitive head impacts as seen in contact sports.
Contact sports and CTE: The growing brain health crisis
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a specific neurological diagnosis seen with cognitive impairment in people exposed to repetitive head impacts as seen in contact sports.
Entertainment

Guilford County Parks and Recreation hosts Annual Fall Fest at Bur-Mil Park

More than 100 vendors and exhibitors will showcase their wares at this week’s Fall Festival.

Members of the Omicron Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. gather during homecoming at UNCG’s 1953 statue of Minerva, the Roman Goddess of Wisdom. Minerva is also the sorority’s official emblem and symbol of wisdom, strategic thought and scholarship.

Spartan Alumni Return for UNCG’s Homecoming

Rejoicing alumni returned to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for a festive Homecoming celebration. The warm glow of UNCG’s Oct. 2 bonfire—often recognized as the largest in North Carolina—set the tone for the two-day Spartan family reunion.

The Roots will star at NC Folk Festival

The Roots will headline this year’s NC Folk Festival, which runs Sept. 18-20 in Greensboro.
WB Comics

Coltrane Jazz & Blues Festival marks 15th year

The hometown music festival celebrating the local boy who became a legend is back and bigger this year.
Columnists

The first Columbus Day was declared in the shadow of a lynching

This month we mark Columbus Day. The first one was a Chicago story. In the Windy City, Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells spotlighted what Washington wanted forgotten. In the fall of 1892, the nation celebrated four hundred years since Columbus reached the Americas. Chicago was its grandest stage. The city dedicated the grounds of the World’s Columbian Exposition.

An assault on a free press threatens every American

“The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.” - Ida B. Wells If you placed me in a time machine and took me back to grade school …

Don’t blame AI without blaming the people behind it

In  1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—the prophetic preacher - warned that unless humans are guided by God’s spirit, his newfound scientific power will be transformed into a devastating …

Introducing our congressional blueprint to bring affordability for all

The Urban League movement sees the pain Americans face every day, and we’re meeting the moment the best way we can through job programs and housing and education supports, but now is also a time for Congress to act.
Education

Martin shares life and leadership lessons at UNC Greensboro

Martin (second from left) and members of the UNCG Pi Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Demond T. Martin has traveled an unlikely path from White House aide and hedge fund partner to wellness entrepreneur and philanthropist. During a September 22 visit to UNC Greensboro, he drew on that journey and his new book, “Friends of the Good,” to urge students to embrace opportunity, build meaningful relationships and believe they belong in rooms that may initially intimidate them.
Happy students with school supplies alongside members of Tabernacle International Church at Peeler Recreation Center.
Free school supplies will continue to flow in Guilford County at giveaway events through the end of August, when all campuses of Guilford County Schools welcome students on August 24 for the upcoming academic year.
UNC at Wilmington is losing $1 million in scholarship money donated by a prominent African American family because of its anti-DEI policy changes. Reportedly, about five percent of students attending UNC-W are Black.
Limits of Freedom designers and curators gather at the High Point Museum: Dr. Anne Parsons (front left), director of public history, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Sara Blanchett, the museum’s curator of education, and (top left), Raquel Walton, designer of panels, along with curators Jada Denny and Megan Mieure, Desmond Fosuhene, the exhibit’s map designer.
Limits of Freedom, a traveling exhibit presenting the lives of enslaved and free people of  African descent in Guilford and Rockingham Counties will be on display at the Greensboro Cultural Center, throughout the month of July at 200 N. Davie St.
Sternberger Elementary Principal Lisa Williams joins students and parents in signing the ceremonial beam during the school’s Topping Off ceremony, which signifies the completion of the school building’s frame.
Sternberger Elementary School students, parents, faculty and community leaders participated in a Topping Off ceremony, signifying the completion of the new building’s frame on the site of the original Sternberger school, which opened in 1949 on Holden Road in Greensboro.