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Greensboro hosts the 81st NAACP State Conference

According to information from the North Carolina NAACP, there are more than 120 branches, youth councils, and college chapters under the North Carolina State Conference of NAACP Branches.

What does VP Harris’ Raleigh Economic message mean for Blacks?

The Biden Administration created 15 million new jobs, had the lowest Black unemployment rate in history, and secured approximately $100 billion in federal contracts for small disadvantaged and Black-owned businesses.

More than 747,000 voters are removed from the voter rolls by NCBOE

In-person early voting runs from Thursday, October 17th to Saturday, November 2nd. The General Election is Tuesday, November 5th.

Robinson remains in governor’s race amid turmoil

At press time, Robinson was still at least 14 points down behind Stein in at least three recent polls. By staying in the race at this juncture, Mark Robinson is betting that his supporters are just as loyal as Donald Trump’s and will see him through to improbable victory in November.
Sports

Aggies fall to South Carolina State, prepare for Richmond

As A&T nears the midway point in what has been another disappointing season, the challenge of remaining hopeful and finding a pathway to success becomes more and more difficult.

Southeast Guilford QB #10 Alexander Marsh drops back for a pass against Northern Guilford - Northern Guilford vs Southeast Guilford (2024 HS Football) - Photo by: Kevin L. Dorsey (Carolina Peacemaker)
It was a rainy Thursday evening to decide the pecking order for two Guilford County football teams as the Northern Guilford Nighthawks downed the Falcons of Southeast Guilford in a hard-fought match …
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NCA&TSU quarterback Kevin White (#0) prepares for a play at the line of scrimmage against the N.C. Central Eagles during the Aggie Eagle Classic in Durham.
Playing in front of a sold-out crowd at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium and a national TV audience on ESPNU, A&T was thoroughly embarrassed in every phase by NCCU, 66-24.
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The A&T offensive line (left) goes head to head with the Delaware Blue Hens’ defensive line.
Emotions will be sky high this Saturday night when A&T travels up I-85 to face arch rival North Carolina Central in a series that has spanned over a century and sparked plenty of ill feelings.
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Guilford College DB Malik Hargrove (#13) tries to make the tackle against Greensboro College WR Mandre Ogletree (#8).

Guilford blanks Greensboro, to retain ‘Soup Bowl’ for eighth-straight year

Dominating from the opening kick on Saturday afternoon, the defense of the Guilford College football team overwhelmed, setting the tone early and often in the 23rd annual Soup Bowl, forcing a quintet …

OT win over WSSU, Aggies face Delaware this week

It wasn’t the dominant, remove-all-doubt type of performance that the Aggies had hoped for, but their 27-20 overtime victory against an inspired Winston-Salem State team last Saturday may have …

A&T sees positive signs in Wake loss, faces WSSU Rams next

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Truist Stadium. The game will be streamed live on FloFootball and air live on local TV channel My48.

2024 A&T at Wake Forest preview

For the second year in a row, the Aggies will start the regular season with a primetime road trip against an FBS opponent – this time making the half hour drive down I-40 to battle Wake Forest.
Entertainment
Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan (second from left) joins officials in front of the coliseum’s jumbotron featuring the logo for the First Horizon Coliseum, the new name of the former Greensboro Coliseum Complex. L-R: Scott Johnson, general manager; Mayor Nancy Vaughan; Todd Williams, First Horizon’s Triad Market president; and Doug Higgons, Oak View Group Senior VP for Facilities, a venue management company that operates facilities around the United States.

First Horizon naming rights for former Greensboro Coliseum Complex

From now on, the Greensboro Coliseum Complex will be known as First Horizon Coliseum, under a “historic” first naming rights of the 65-year old landmark multipurpose sports, entertainment, exhibition and aquatic complex. 

In the 1990s, Dream Hampton (right), a music journalist, quizzed the hip-hop stars who went on to become legends.

Movie review: It Was All a Dream 

A sage has spoken. She’s Dream Hampton. She’s letting her doc do the talking, and it’s revealing hip hop’s secrets and moments that might never have seen the light of day. Dream is in the house. 
Native American drummers

Guilford Native American Association Pow Wow

Over three days, the Guilford Native American Association presented its 47th Annual Pow Wow (Sept. 20- 22) with thousands of people mingling among diverse vendors selling Native American apparel, …
The Piano Lesson cast and crew during opening night at Toronto International Film Festival.

The Piano Lesson wows crowds at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival 

The legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson is being kept alive by Denzel Washington and his family. Their archives of his genius and plays are movie adaptations, e.g. Fences (2016) …
Columnists

Maternal Mortality

As a board-certified anesthesiologist with more than 29 years of experience, I have dedicated my career to safeguarding lives. In recent years, however, I have witnessed a terrifying shift in our …

Trump and Vance continue trafficking racist lies about immigrants

“These kind of anti-Black propaganda narratives that the ‘savages are coming to destroy and eat your family’ are really part of the same playbook that goes back hundreds of years. …

Lessons after September 11

As the nation and world commemorate the anniversary of September 11, I remember again that it was a gloriously beautiful morning in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 11, 2001. I saw a glimpse of Dr. …

School shootings and parental accountability

This time it occurred in Winder, Georgia. Another school shooting with an assault-style rifle, more “thoughts and prayers” and another traumatized community. A 14-year-old student is …
Education

James R. Martin ll takes the helm as A&T Chancellor

Kimberly Gatling, Esq. (’96), chairperson of the N.C. A&T Board of Trustees, takes a selfie with new A&T Chancellor James Martin II.
Thunderous applause welcomed James R. Martin II, the new chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, at the annual Faculty/Staff Institute preceding the beginning of the …
Speaking with students at Governor School West, Greensboro College, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper, left, joined Greensboro College President Lawrence D. Czarda and U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning.
The Governor attended the Governor’s School West at Greensboro College. Visiting several classrooms and speaking to an assembly of nearly 400 of the state’s top academic students, N.C. …
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A&T Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. with distinguished alumni Shirley and Henry Frye in front of Henry E. and Shirley T. Frye Hall named in honor of the Fryes on the campus of N.C. A&T State University.
The Fryes, who met while undergraduates at N.C. A&T, graduated from the university in 1953 and married in 1956.
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University announced, on June 21, its 13th chancellor will be Dr. James R. Martin II.
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Healthy living
Researchers have determined that GLP-1 medications have more benefits than simply weight loss.
The benefits of GLP-1 medications
Researchers have determined that GLP-1 medications have more benefits than simply weight loss.
There is no doubt that pets can be good for people, but people also need to be good pet owners.
Pets are good for your health, but they need good care
One of the joys that many people have is owning and caring for their pets. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says that an amazing 68 percent of households in the United States own pets. Of …
Proper oral hygiene is a gateway to good health
So many times, when we look at a person, the first thing we may notice is their wonderful smile. Each smile is unique to each person and may show a little aspect of their personality. However, …
For years, the public was told that having one to two drinks of alcohol a day was okay and might even be good. This idea is now in question.
Any amount of alcohol may harm one’s health
For years, the public was told that having one to two drinks of alcohol a day was okay and might even be good. This idea is now in question.
A free community event on growing and preparing good food will be held this Saturday at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Gardens.
Chat and Chew at New Hope Gardens
A free community event on growing and preparing good food will be held this Saturday at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Gardens.