Diversity in Tech Summit at A&T
August 17, 2018The campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University served as the host site for the first Diversity in Tech Summit held on August 8 and 9, the largest of its kind bringing together more than 200 government, science, technology, and Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) leaders. Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), […]
Movie Review: BlacKKKlansman
August 16, 2018You just can’t make this stuff up! A Black detective infiltrates the White racist Ku Klux Klan. When? Where? Why? How? If you want to know the details and want to be entertained while you catch up on this bit of Americana history, just set aside 2h 14min and watch this screen adaptation of the […]
Ecological Justice Tour Stops in GSO
August 16, 2018A crowd of nearly 200 people from across the state gathered at Shiloh Baptist Church in Greensboro on August 13 for a mass meeting on environmental concerns that have impacted communities across North Carolina. “Tonight, we are here for movement building. We must have a movement that changes the moral narrative of this country,” said […]
Mt. Zion Backpack Give Away
August 16, 2018The Greensboro Police Department, Guilford County Schools and Equation Church made sure students were prepared to return to school this year with its annual school supply giveaway on August 11 at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center. Part of Operation PASS (Partners Advocating Students’ Success), more than 2,000 backpacks and supplies were given out. The […]
NCCU Alumni & Friends Celebrate Eagle Family Fun Day
August 10, 2018The Greensboro Chapter of the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Alumni Association held an Eagle Family Fun Day on Sunday, August 5 at the North Carolina A&T Farm Shelter. Highlights of the cook out included the announcement by NCCU Alumni Chapter president John Barbee that the Greensboro Alumni Chapter received the university’s 2018 Chapter of […]
Book Review: Gigged
August 10, 2018Your allowance was never enough, as a kid. Oh, sure, it bought you what you needed but what you wanted, well, you had to figure that out yourself. A dime here, a dollar there, little chores-for-pay, tasks for Grandma and you made it work. And as you’ll see in the new book, “Gigged” by Sarah […]
National Night Out ’18
August 10, 2018More than 130 Greensboro communities gathered to celebrate National Night Out (NNO) on August 7. NNO, an annual community-building campaign, focuses on bridging the gap between the public and law enforcement. Communities host block parties with food and activities in order to foster opportiunities to meet and have positive interactions with law enforcement, as well […]
March For Our Lives
August 9, 2018Dozens of student leaders and their supporters gathered at LeBauer Park in downtown Greensboro on Wednesday, August 1 for a March For Our Lives rally. The national March For Our Lives organization made a stop in Greensboro as part of its “Road to Change” campaign to rally for gun control legislation. The Road To Change […]
Nine Aggies selected for preseason all-conference team
August 4, 2018NORFOLK, Va. – The North Carolina A&T football was perfect again. All nine players they nominated for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference preseason all-conference teams were voted on by the conference’s football head coaches and sports information directors including seven who were named first team. The MEAC announced their preseason team on Friday, July 27, during […]
Check-ups help prepare students for the start of school
August 4, 2018Believe it or not, our wonderful summer is drawing to an end. Those wonderful warm summer days will shortly be a memory of the past and the carefree feel of this time will soon draw to an end. A sure sign of the passing summer is the fact that kids not attending year-round school will […]
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