Eden Early Head Start Center opens in Rockingham County
March 25, 2022EDEN —The Eden Early Head Start Center opened with officials speaking about the center’s comprehensive high quality educational and family services for 40 children ages 0 to 3 years in a newly renovated state-of-the-art facility. “This sparkling center is a significant stepping stone toward ensuring that all children have access to affordable, high quality care […]
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her way to Senate confirmation
March 25, 2022District of Columbia Circuit Appellate Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is theoretically two major votes away from making history as the first African American woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court – the confirmation vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the confirmation vote of the Democrat-led U.S. Senate. And it all started […]
A&T men finish second at NCAA Indoor Nationals
March 19, 2022BIRMINGHAM, AL. – On January 31, North Carolina A&T men’s indoor track and field earned the program’s first-ever No. 1 national ranking as announced by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and Track and Field News. The reaction at the time from A&T’s director of track and field programs Duane […]
Obama’s Covid Case Gives Blacks Pause
March 17, 2022He is middle-aged, in relatively good health, and has had all of his vaccination and booster shots for COVID-19. And yet, former President Barack Obama remains quarantined from the rest of the world for a few days after announcing Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Obama, 60, experienced “a scratchy throat for a […]
Movie Review: The Batman
March 17, 2022Crime is rampant in Gotham City. Murders. Manslaughter. Blood soaks the streets. Citizens live in terror and the police are stumped. On desperate nights a Batman signal lights up the sky and the caped man jumps into action, but even he can’t stem the tide: “It’s a big city. I can’t be everywhere.” The Dark […]
Chatham Student “Slave Auction” draws attention to upswing in state racism
March 17, 2022GOLDSTON – Activists and community leaders in Chatham County are demanding that the Chatham County Board of Education take decisive action to quell an alleged series of racist incidents, which include no less than White students “selling” Black classmates at so-called “slave auctions.” The alleged incidents came to light when Ashley Palmer, the White mother […]
N.C. State tops Miami for third straight ACC Women’s Basketball Title
March 11, 2022Third-ranked N.C. State completed its chase to a third straight Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship Sunday, ending Miami’s upset-filled run in a 60-47 victory. Northwest High School alumna and N.C. State center Elissa Cunane (Junior, Summerfield, N.C.) scored 17 points and eight rebounds despite exiting the game for a stretch in the second half with […]
Pets are good for your health
March 11, 2022I proudly proclaim myself as a loving pet parent. Yes, I know many veterinarians frown upon the term pet parent but what else are we, certainly not just pet owners. Our pets are our babies and are very much a part of the family. They certainly shower us with lots of love. No, they cannot […]
N.C. A&T’s Theatre Arts Program presents “A Night at the Living Museum: A Tour of Black History”
March 11, 2022Beginning March 17, the Theatre Arts Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will present “A Night at the Living Museum: A Tour of Black History.” Audience members will take a living history tour led by a historical specialist and see living legends come to life whose contributions to society have shaped entertainment, […]
Republicans lose long shot redistricting appeal in U.S. Supreme Court
March 11, 2022It was always a long shot, N.C. Republican legislative leaders seeking to overturn a major redistricting ruling by the state Supreme Court. So when the 6-3 decision came down late Monday to deny the GOP – even with a 6-3 conservative majority on the U.S. High Court – it wasn’t that much of a surprise […]
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