Pandemic or not, get your health screenings and maintenance exams
March 4, 2022This is a topic that I have covered before but the urgency of addressing this problem again is needed. So, let’s stop, unpack, and talk about the issue of health maintenance. To say the pandemic has affected the health of many people is an understatement. It has brought to the forefront many health inequities that […]
Frankie Jones set to fill seat on County Commission
March 4, 2022Greensboro attorney Frankie T. Jones Jr. is slated to fill the unexpired term for the District 7 seat held for nearly 20 years by Guilford County Commissioner Carolyn Coleman, who passed on January 26, 2022. In a special election on February 17, the Guilford County Democratic Party selected Jones out of three potential candidates to […]
Lincoln (PA) defeats Elizabeth City State, 67-52, to win CIAA
March 3, 2022BALTIMORE – CIAA Player of the Year Bryanna Brown erupted for 28 points and Joy Morton sparked a late first-half run to key top seed Lincoln (Pa.) to its first-ever CIAA women’s tournament championship with a 67-52 victory over second seed Elizabeth City State at the Royal Farms Arena on Saturday. Lincoln (22-7 overall) finished […]
Grimsley wins Metro 4-A Tournament
February 25, 2022The top-seeded Grimsley Whirlies defeated Northwest Guilford, 78-64, in a semifinal matchup and then defeated Ragsdale 80-78, in the championship Metro 4-A game. In Thursday’s semifinal game against the Northwest Guilford Vikings, played at Grimsley’s Bob Sawyer Gym, Grimsley led 35-27 at the half. The Vikings never got closer than nine points the rest of […]
Prime your pump to be ready for love
February 25, 2022Dr. Michael Merzenich is one of those highly creative people, who wonders how the world works. As the co-inventor of the cochlear implant, Dr. Merzenich has helped to restore hearing to thousands of people around this world. He is also one of the foremost authorities on the theory that the brain continues to grow and […]
BCC launches new initiative
February 25, 2022RALEIGH – After two years of planning, The North Carolina Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (NC-TJRC) Initiative is preparing to engage the people. Community members gathered at The First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Raleigh, N.C., on January 20, where Rev. Nelson and Joyce Hobson Johnson of Beloved Community Center in Greensboro formally announced […]
Should mask mandates be dropped in public schools with new Omicron variant spreading?
February 24, 2022The COVID-19 crisis is not over, and yet, as the pandemic enters its third year, mask mandates imposed by local school boards are quickly being recalled, or at the very least, being made optional. But is this a good thing, especially in public schools where African American students are more than likely be in the […]
Virginia State Men, Fayetteville State Women claim 2022 CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
February 18, 2022WINSTON-SALEM – The Fayetteville State women and the Virginia State men both repeated as conference champions at the 2022 CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the JDL Fast Track on Monday. Both programs did not miss a beat even though the 2020-21 season was canceled due to COVID-19. The Trojans’ victory was incredibly significant. […]
Prostate Cancer Disparity Rally, Feb. 24
February 18, 2022There’s one aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic that literally no one talks about until now. Once the pandemic struck in 2020, prostate cancer screenings and treatments literally stopped. For Black men ages 45 and above in North Carolina, that fact means nothing but bad news. According to the N.C. Central Cancer Registry, for every 100,000 […]
Proper diet essential to good health
February 18, 2022One of the major tenets of health and especially of heart health is eating a balanced diet. You are what you eat. “Junk in equals junk out,” is one the adages we have all heard when speaking of the importance of one’s diet. I recently had a wonderful experience when I interviewed Shand Warren Coats. […]
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