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Author discusses food and the African Diaspora

March 15, 2024

Educator, author and culinary historian Jessica B. Harris spoke about her life and how food and foodways of the African Diaspora inspired her to write a dozen books. In a lively conversation at the Greensboro History Museum with Love Jones, director, Greensboro Human Rights Department, Harris joyfully recounted how food, its preparation and enjoyment inspired […]


MAGA schools supt. candidate considered ‘looming threat’

March 14, 2024

If Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is elected governor next November, there’s a very real possibility that he’ll have a partner in government who shares his MAGA conservative vision of education for North Carolina. Her name is Michele Morrow, and when the smoke cleared after the March 5th primary last week, Morrow, a Donald Trump […]


Lincoln Lions claim 2024 CIAA Basketball Championship

March 8, 2024

Baltimore, MD. – Ethan Garita scored 15 points to help Lincoln University Lions win its first Food Lion Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Tournament championship in program history with a thrilling 54-51 victory over the Broncos of Fayetteville State before a roaring crowd at CFG Arena Saturday afternoon. Lincoln was acknowledged as a champion in […]


School Construction Boom

March 8, 2024

Guilford County Schools (GCS) celebrated two topping out ceremonies in as many weeks, with the final construction beams hoisted into place at Kiser Middle School and Foust Gaming and Robotics Magnet School, the first of its kind in the nation. Topping Out signifies the installation of the final key element of a structure, usually a […]


Robinson and Stein win; Jackson defeats Deberry; Green to face Morrow

March 8, 2024

In unofficial results from Tuesday’s March 5th primaries, there were few surprises as the Democratic and Republican winners for N.C. governor, lt. governor, state attorney general, state superintendent and Council of State offices will face-off in the November 5th General Election. In the marquee race of the evening, Democrat State Attorney General Josh Stein and […]


2024 N.C. Primary Election Results

March 7, 2024

The first polls opened on March 5, with 15 states voting in the primary elections yesterday in what is called, “Super Tuesday.” In Guilford County, 88,934 ballots were cast out of 377,320 registered voters. In the Presidential primary, 90 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary went to Joe Biden in Guilford County, with […]


Swarm soar above College Park to earn fourth straight home win

March 1, 2024

In front of its third sell-out crowd of the season, the Greensboro Swarm, the NBA G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets, shot over 50 percent from the field to rise above the College Park Skyhawks (Atlanta Hawks affiliate) 115-102 on Saturday night (Feb. 24) at the Novant Health Fieldhouse. Nick Smith Jr. and R.J. […]


Culture and Food ‘Mix It Up’ at the African American Atelier

March 1, 2024

In a vibrant celebration of history and flavors, The City of Greensboro’s Ad-hoc Committee on African American Disparity (ACAAD) honored Black History Month with a free community mixer on February 22 at the African American Atelier, located in the Cultural Arts Center. Themed ‘Taste the Diaspora GSO,’ this event sought to connect guests with ACAAD […]


NCA&TSU breaks ground for new residence hall

March 1, 2024

Administrators, students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the university’s Board of Trustees at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University gathered Thursday (Feb. 22) to officially break ground for the Bluford Residence Hall, the university’s first new dormitory in nearly two decades. The building under construction at Bluford and Nocho Streets, across from Harrison […]


Low voter turnout threatens to shut down early voting sites

March 1, 2024

Low voter turnout at two early voting sites in East Greensboro has voting advocates concerned about the future of early voting in Guilford County. The sites in question are at Barber Park and on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University. Early voting totals from Thursday, February 15 through Tuesday, February 27 show that […]


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