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Saturday, June 3, 2023

Reedy Fork and Southern Guilford earn energy innovation awards

June 2, 2023

Two “high energy” Guilford County schools — Reedy Fork Elementary and Southern High — earned national stature for their grade ranking, as schools of the year for classroom projects that focused on innovative projects recognized in the Youth Awards program for Energy Achievement from the National Energy Education Development (NEED) program. For the fifth consecutive […]


NCA&TSU’s Commencement

May 19, 2023

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University awarded nearly 1,500 undergraduate degrees, more than 300 master’s degrees and almost 60 doctoral degrees – as well as about 50 degrees from the Joint Programs in Social Work with the University of North Carolina-Greensboro – in three separate ceremonies on May 12 and 13 at The Greensboro […]


The Big Payback” documentary to host national reparations debate at Bennett College and other HBCUs across the U.S.

May 5, 2023

Color Farm Media, the team behind the documentary film “The Big Payback,” will be partnering with HBCUs to hold a series of National Reparations Debates, inspired by the historic 1965 James Baldwin-William Buckley debate. The debates will unite the most brilliant student thinkers in a face-off at America’s universities and colleges debating one of the […]


Rankin Elementary celebrates the joy of reading

April 28, 2023

During Rankin Elementary School’s ninth annual reading celebration, Rankin Reads, students cheered, engaged and responded to civic, community and elected officials who joyfully read books to the young students in every classroom. This year’s theme, Each Day Find a Way to Read, provided a morning of reading and imaginary exploration. The annual event produced by […]


Students hold vigil to stand against gun violence

April 14, 2023

The trauma of unmitigated gun violence has prompted high school students across the nation to hold vigils and large demonstrations. In Greensboro at Grimsley High School, the outrage manifested in a large-scale, sanctioned demonstration and a smaller vigil to mourn the death of a fellow student. In the school’s Grove, friends and classmates of slain […]


“The Big Payback” documentary to host national reparations debate at Bennett College and other HBCUs across the U.S.

March 31, 2023

Color Farm Media, the team behind the documentary film “The Big Payback,” will be partnering with HBCUs to hold a series of National Reparations Debates, inspired by the historic 1965 James Baldwin-William Buckley debate. The debates will unite the most brilliant student thinkers in a face-off at America’s universities and colleges debating one of the […]


Students get hands on lesson in skilled trades

February 23, 2023

Jackson Middle School 8th grader, Ny’jah Oakley, used a power drill for the first time and helped build a picnic table on Friday during a career day highlighting skilled trades. “It was fun. I’ve never built anything like this before. It turns out that it was easier than what it seems like when you see […]


Bennett College visits the location of its founding: St. Matthews United Methodist Church

February 9, 2023

As Bennett College approaches its 150th anniversary, Bennett Belles and administration paid homage to the academic institution’s beginnings with a visit to St. Matthews United Methodist Church on Sunday, Jan. 22. This history of Bennett College can be traced back to the unplastered basement of the Greensboro church, previously known as Warnersville Methodist Episcopal Church […]


The Big Payback” documentary to host national reparations debate at Bennett College and other HBCUs across the U.S.

January 26, 2023

Color Farm Media, the team behind the documentary film “The Big Payback,” will be partnering with HBCUs to hold a series of National Reparations Debates, inspired by the historic 1965 James Baldwin-William Buckley debate. The debates will unite the most brilliant student thinkers in a face-off at America’s universities and colleges debating one of the […]


Artistry in Action

January 6, 2023

At the invitation of Swann Middle School Art Teacher Kym Cooper, students spent a Saturday afternoon at Creative Greensboro’s GROW Residency Studio to participate in a free form community mural project. The students worked with Cooper and area muralist Alex Figueroa to express themselves on a large canvass that will hang in the century old […]


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