In Loving Memory: Dr. John Marshall Kilimanjaro, Sr.
March 27, 2019Dr. John Marshall Kilimanjaro (né Stevenson), Sr., professor, civil rights activist, trailblazing newspaper founder and publisher passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Hospice of the Piedmont in High Point, N.C. John was born on June 6, 1930 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Isabell Lawson Broy Stevenson, a Registered Nurse and the […]
Cowboys 3-peat as State Champs
March 22, 2019CHAPEL HILL – Burlington Williams surged out in front early, hitting Southwest Guilford with a 10-4 run to open the game. However, the Cowboys got back quickly, with a 7-0 run of their own to retake the lead at 11-10 and eventually pulled away from the Bulldogs in the second half on their way to […]
Movie Review: Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral
March 22, 2019Madea’s loyal fans have two choices. They can say goodbye to their eccentric Aunty by attending her touring play or wish her adieu at a movie theater. Judging by what’s on screen in this anemic family comedy, the live performance is a better bet. It’s more thoughtful and a hell of a lot funnier. Before […]
Low dose aspirin’s health benefits questioned
March 22, 2019So many people take supplements and medications over the counter like they are taking candy. They take them because they think they will help their health. They observe family, friends and coworkers taking these supplements and decide they should take them also. So many times there is a lack of critical thinking about the supplement […]
Guilford County Sheriff discusses first 100 days
March 22, 2019During a March 14 press conference, Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers discussed his first 100 days at the helm of the sheriff’s department. Rogers touched on several points in the sheriff’s office mission to restore agency accountability and accreditation; create safer outcomes with community policing; rebuild law enforcement and citizen relationships; save tax dollars through […]
Women’s ACC Basketball Tournament
March 15, 2019GREENSBORO -– No. 4 Notre Dame claimed its fifth Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title in six years by routing No. 3 Louisville 99-79 on Sunday. Notre Dame senior forward Jessica Shepard (#32) had a season-high 30 points and 13 rebounds. Junior guard Jackie Young added 21 points and 10 rebounds, graduate forward Brianna Turner scored […]
Mad at Miles: A Black Woman’s Guide to Truth
March 15, 2019Drawing not only from her own personal experiences with abuse but from the harrowing stories of countless women around her, Atlanta based writer Pearl Cleage was driven to write what she considered a workbook for black women struggling to survive in a society that is at once racist and sexist. What she ended up with […]
Chief Justice Beasley heads the N.C. Supreme Court
March 15, 2019It was as if all of North Carolina state government had stopped on March 7th at 2 p.m. to recognize that a true moment in history was about to take place. More than a thousand well-wishers, including Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, and Chief Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court Emeritus Henry Frye, the first African […]
Va. Teams Capture CIAA Championships
March 8, 2019Men Virginia State University held off a strong second half rally to defeat the Shaw Bears, 77-66, in the 2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men’s Basketball Championship game Saturday afternoon at the Spectrum Center. The Bears battled to turn a 31-point second half deficit into single-digits but their rally fell short despite a game-high […]
Is sleeping with the baby safe?
March 8, 2019Is there anything more tragic than a parent losing their infant child? Thousands of infants in the United States die suddenly and unexpectedly every year while sleeping, often due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or accidental death from suffocation or strangulation. Bed-sharing or co-sleeping can be one cause of this heart-breaking situation but may […]
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