New study says: If race is removed from college admissions, fewer Blacks attend
April 7, 2023The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court is soon expected to issue its decision in a case that challenges affirmative action admission policies at predominantly White UNC-Chapel Hill and Harvard University. The High Court is expected to rule that race-conscious college admissions are unconstitutional. According to the online publication Inside Higher Ed, the momentous decision is expected […]
State of The City Address: ‘Greens-booming’
April 6, 2023Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan hosted a “State of The City” address on Thursday, March 30 at the Piedmont Hall to share with the public the billions of dollars of investments and development happening in the city. Vaughan opened the event by highlighting the multitude of companies investing money into the city. She and the council […]
Pharmacies may begin distributing birth control without a physician’s prescription
March 31, 2023The state of women’s health is in flux. Since recommendations were implemented by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that women do not need yearly pap smears, many women have foregone their annual Well Woman’s visit. This is especially so for women who no longer have a need for birth control. For those who […]
“The Big Payback” documentary to host national reparations debate at Bennett College and other HBCUs across the U.S.
March 31, 2023Color 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 […]
National initiative plans to place N.C. women of color in the boardroom
March 31, 2023Although the number of elected women in Congress has increased more than 50 percent since 2013, a woman of color was elected as Vice President in 2020, and more than 30 women have been elected to serve as mayors in the 100 largest cities in the country, advocates still say there is not enough representation […]
The ARC of Greensboro
March 30, 2023The ARC of Greensboro welcomed civic and community friends to an open house of the agency’s expanded facilities, serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as housing its bakery producing arcBARKS natural dog treats shipped nationwide. The 6,000 square foot facility at 28 Battleground Court houses administrative offices with space for community “gathering-belonging.” […]
Hayles wins in A&T’s Outdoor Track & Field season debut
March 24, 2023HIGH POINT – The North Carolina A&T men’s and women’s track and field athletes started the outdoor season at High Point University’s Bill Webb Combined Events/Bob Davidson Memorial Invitational at Vert Stadium. The two-day invitational was attended by 26 colleges and universities participating in 19 track & field events. After the rankings arrived on Saturday, […]
Take purposeful steps for better health
March 24, 2023Health care providers are constantly speaking with their patients about how important it is to move that body and develop an exercise program. Patients will sometimes ask what exercise programs may be best for them. There is data that gives us a glimpse into that strategy. We all know that living a sedentary lifestyle is […]
Movie Review: 65
March 24, 2023It wasn’t enough! Whatever they paid Adam Driver for holding this feeble movie together, it wasn’t enough. Screenwriters turned directors Scott Beck & Bryan Woods created a winning formula as the writers of A Quiet Place. Build a family atmosphere, then put the wretches in constant peril. It worked once, so why not now? For […]
N.C.A&TSU hosts an equity in higher education panel
March 24, 2023“These Black institutions of education were founded out of necessity,” said Adam Harris, journalist and author during North Carolina A&T State University’s speaker series last week. Harris spoke at North Carolina A&T State University’s Alumni Foundation Event Center on March 15 in a program titled “An Audacious Call to Action: HBCU Equity in Higher Education” […]
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