Movie review: Shirley
March 29, 2024She was a pioneer. A political warrior. A woman who’s earned an esteemed place in herstory. After Frederick Douglass (1848), Edwin Taylor (1904) and Channing E Phillips (1968). Before Jesse Jackson (1984), Alan Keyes (1992) and Barack Obama (2008). There was Shirley Chisholm (1972). All vied to be president of the United States. She was […]
Greensboro nightclub owners address public safety concerns with the mayor
March 29, 2024Since the beginning of 2024, Greensboro has had ten homicides and four of those have involved a nightclub establishment. Business and city leaders are discussing ways to keep patrons safe. “This is an issue that I have been concerned about for a while. Now we have the data, and we have to do something about […]
N.C. HBCUs see rise in applications
March 29, 2024When the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed race-conscious affirmative action policies in college and university admissions in June, 2023, meaning that predominately-White schools will now be admitting fewer Black and other students of color, many observers then suggested that HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) would likely see an influx of African American student applicants as […]
Men Making Positive Changes
March 24, 2024The Rosa Foundation honored four “Men Making Positive Changes,” in recognition of their personal and professional contributions to improving the quality of life in Black and Brown communities. In the foundation’s fourth annual event, honorees included Greensboro Councilmember Hugh Holston, community leadership; Germaine Cousar, education and athletics; James Benton, youth advocacy; and Dr. Henry Smith, […]
Women of the Movement
March 22, 2024The girding courage and power of women of the Civil Rights Movement reverberated in the searing personal testimony, dramatic spoken word and embracing song of their essential achievement in celebration of Women’s History Month. At a Ladies’ Tea honoring the late Amelia Parker in the International Civil Rights Center & Museum whose development she helped […]
Court case on Voter ID to start May 6th
March 21, 2024After a five-year delay, and with North Carolina elections already using it, a federal trial on the constitutionality of voter I.D. has been ordered to begin on May 6th. It will be a bench trial with no jury. Federal Justice Loretta Biggs, an African American, issued the order March 13th, denying a 2021 motion by […]
Irish topple Wolfpack, 55-51, for 2024 ACC women’s title
March 15, 2024Star freshman Hannah Hidalgo had 22 points — including a pair of baskets for the lead down the stretch — as No. 14 Notre Dame held off No. 10 N.C. State, 55-51, in Sunday’s championship game at the 2024 Ally Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament. It marked the Irish’s first title in five years. […]
The power of the spoken word
March 15, 2024The significance of Black History Month resonates all year, emerging from the empowering creativity of Greensboro authors, artists in all media and especially the spoken word. A passionate presentation by Jasmine and Clement Mallory highlighted an evening at the African American Atelier in downtown Greensboro. The couple’s commanding performances projected the power and purpose of […]
Author discusses food and the African Diaspora
March 15, 2024Educator, 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, 2024If 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 […]
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