Support Swells for embattled High Court Justice Anita Earls
September 8, 2023No sooner did North Carolina Associate Justice Anita Earls charge that she was being targeted for challenging the lack of diversity at the Republican-majority state Supreme Court, and thus was taking the N.C. Judicial Standards Commission to federal court to stop its investigation of her, than supporters from the legislative, legal, and civil rights communities […]
A&T Aggies’ Passing Game Struggles in Loss to UAB
September 8, 2023BIRMINGHAM, AL. – North Carolina A&T did an excellent job cutting out the unnecessary penalties and mistakes that lose football teams games on Thursday (August 31) night. Now, as the Aggies head into a contest against longtime rival North Carolina Central, they will focus on doing the necessary things that win football teams games. In […]
North Carolina Folk Festival
September 8, 2023The North Carolina Folk Festival announced the performers who will appear on its stages in downtown Greensboro this weekend, September 8, 9, and 10. A large-scale, free-admission, outdoor event, the N.C. Folk Fest celebrates the rich diversity of America’s roots and heritage, as well as North Carolina’s regional traditions. The performers announced hail from and […]
Grants expand GCS student services
September 8, 2023Students from Allen Jay Preparatory Academy ended a First Anniversary program honoring Guilford County Schools Superintendent Whitney Oakley, center in red jacket. During the High Point event, several community organizations announced three grants to support student health, mental well-being and improve learning at many of the district’s 126 school campuses. The Kellin Foundation and North […]
A healthy lifestyle must begin in childhood
September 1, 2023When I was a child, going outside and playing all day until the streetlights came on or the sun went down was my daily activity and that of many people growing up. We had good clean fun that involved playing hard with our brothers, sisters, cousins and friends. We got so dirty, we could actually […]
Town Hall addresses housing and homelessness
September 1, 2023According to the Guilford County Continuum of Care Homelessness Point in Time Count data collected in January 2023, there were 452 people experiencing some form of homelessness in the county. The Black & Brown Women’s Voting Initiative held a town hall to address housing and homelessness at St. Matthews United Methodist Church on Monday. The […]
Justice Earls files federal lawsuit to stop ‘improper investigation’
August 30, 2023Associate Justice Anita Earls, the only African American woman on the N.C. Supreme Court, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, alleging that she is being “improperly investigated” by the N.C. Judicial Standards Commission (JSC) because she told a legal magazine that the state’s High Court had a problem with diversity on its staff. Justice Earls, also […]
N.C. Civil Rights Trail Marker dedication at Gillespie Golf Course
August 29, 2023The City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department dedicated a North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Marker at Gillespie Golf Course, Wednesday, August 23. In 1955, six Black men – Phillip Cooke, Samuel Murray, Elijah Herring, Joseph Studivent, Dr. George Simkins and Leon Wolfe – played the course in defiance of the Whites-only rules. They were […]
Panthers Pummel Pirates
August 24, 2023Dudley 40 Page 7 The defending Mid-State 3-A high school football champions of Dudley High School opened their season with a 40-7 victory over crosstown rival, the Page Pirates. Dudley’s Tarpley Stadium was the game site, and for the second straight year, the Pirates fell. Dudley linebacker Robert McCullum (sophomore) opened the scoring with a […]
Arts Council of Greater Greensboro announces Artist Support Grants
August 24, 2023Arts Council of Greater Greensboro Artist Support Grant applications opened August 21. Artist Support Grants intend to support a broad range of talented artists in visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, music composition, choreography and interdisciplinary arts. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to spending a significant portion of their time on their work as artists. […]
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