Bikes for Kids
December 2, 2022Hundreds of Guilford County third graders will jump for joy, shout with delight, and scream happily when they learn they have been gifted new bicycles. This week, Guilford County Schools in partnership with Bikes for Kids Foundation and local donors began awarding new 20-inch Huffy Rock It bicycles with drama and delight. In raucous school […]
Strive to make it a better year for physical and mental health
December 2, 2022As we take time to spend with our family and friends during this holiday season, let’s not forget about our health. I tease my patients by referring to this time of year as the “eating season”. So many people throw away any reserve they may have had about their diet and indulge in all means […]
Greensboro residents Talk with Tai
December 1, 2022Greensboro City Manager Taiwo Jaiyoeba said he wants more youth to be involved in discussions about all activities of the city. At a recent community meeting — Talk With Tai — in City Council District 1, the city manager responded to a request from resident John Wynn to engage more young people in future meetings. […]
Movie Review: Black Panther Wakanda Forever
November 23, 2022Wow! You’ll say that over and over again as this mind-blowing, superhero epic unfolds. Wow! The loss of King T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), aka Black Panther, weighs heavily on the people of Wakanda. More so on his sister Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright) and his mother Queen Ramonda (Angel Bassett). They try to move forward but are […]
Joining Forces
November 23, 2022Black churches across Guilford County are joining forces with local Black farmers in an endeavor to provide fresh, healthy food sources to Black communities where grocery stores and supermarkets are minimal to nonexistent. The collaboration, led by Saint James Presbyterian Church of Greensboro with the logistical help of the Black Church Food Security Network (BCFSN) […]
Gardner-Webb a formidable opponent to determine conference champ
November 18, 2022For all intents and purposes, the 2022 FCS playoffs begin this weekend for A&T. Officially, the Aggies will have their regular season finale at Gardner-Webb on Saturday at 12 p.m., but the outcome of that contest will determine the Big South Conference champion and who gets the league’s coveted automatic bid to the playoffs. Both […]
African Americans must take steps to protect brain health
November 18, 2022Brain health was the topic of a recent study published this month in JAMA Neurology (the Journal of the American Medical Association Neurology). The news of this study was indeed sobering. The study analyzed the brains of 1,500 study participants via MRI scans. Researchers were studying the effects of aging on the brains of the […]
Students address housing crisis and gain construction experience
November 18, 2022Guilford County Schools’ (GCS) Innovation Office celebrated students in the Fannie Mae Safer Together Green Housing Project Carpentry Pathway students at its Builders Vibe Community Night Out. Through the initiative, high school students have been learning how to address America’s affordable housing crisis while getting hands-on experience in the construction industry. “It allowed our students […]
NCCJ presents 2022 Citation Awards
November 18, 2022NCCJ Triad honored community leaders Linda and Tom Sloan and Paul and Addy Jeffrey for their extraordinary leadership in fighting bias, bigotry and racism. At the organization’s annual Citation Awards dinner, more than 1,100 attendees celebrated efforts to “make our community a better place for all of us, not just some of us,” said NCCJ […]
Movie Review: Black Adam
November 11, 2022Introducing DC comics latest crime combatant, Black Adam. His superhero traits are similar to Superman’s (flying, ultra-strength, etc.), but there are key differences. One has a pleasant personality and values human lives, and the other, an angry malcontent, doesn’t give a flying leap. One was born on Krypton and grew up on earth, which many […]
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