Judge fails to issue injunction against Senate voting map
January 19, 2024The federal judge hearing arguments against a N.C. state Senate redistricting map has thus far refused to stop it from being used in the 2024 elections. Attorneys for two African American plaintiffs who have filed suit against the Senate map drawn and approved by N.C. Republican legislative leaders say it does not allow Black voters […]
Descendant of Frederick Douglass keynotes MLK Breakfast
January 19, 2024The 2024 City of Greensboro Human Rights Commission’s MLK Breakfast was held January 15 at the Sheraton Greensboro/Koury Convention Center. The theme was ‘Inspired to Dream’ and featured keynote speaker Kenneth B. Morris Jr., co-founder and president of the Frederick Douglass Freedom Initiatives organization. Morris descends from a notable lineage: he is the great-great-great-grandson of […]
Saint James Presbyterian MLK Day Service
January 18, 2024While Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is most often recognized as a civil rights leader and activist, few can forget his start began in the pulpit of the church. The 18th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Interfaith Worship Service at St. James Presbyterian Church continues to merge the social justice work with the […]
Conservatives twist Dr. King’s words to push their agenda
January 12, 2024As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamila Harris traverse the country these days trying to reenergize their once considerable Black voter support, conservative Republicans, once again, are doing all they can to counter those efforts by attempting to tell African Americans what civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “really stood for.” “Today […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events
January 11, 2024Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Event January 15, 7:30 a.m. Koury Convention Center, 3121 W. Gate City Blvd., Greensboro The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Event is hosted by the Human Rights Commission. The 2024 MLK Breakfast is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. on January 15 at the Sheraton Greensboro/Koury Convention Center, 3121 W. Gate […]
10 Best Films of 2023
January 5, 2024As 2023 ends, this year’s best films are vying for awards that will crescendo with the Oscar race. Film fans don’t have to watch from the sidelines. They can join the fun and view them all in theaters, VOD or on streaming services. Producers, directors, screenwriters, actors and behind the lens talent have given their […]
Greensboro blows past the Windy City Bulls
January 5, 2024The Greensboro Swarm emerged victorious in a 111-110 thriller over the Windy City Bulls to close the calendar year at the Novant Health Fieldhouse. The Swarm, the NBA G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets, improve to 2-0 in the regular season, while the Bulls (Chicago Bulls affiliate) slide to 0-3. Greensboro jumped out to […]
Watch Night, A New Year’s Tradition
January 5, 2024On Watch Night with clear-eyed resolve, the legally and spiritually accomplished Rev. W. Steve Allen joyfully preached his final “official” message of hope, responsibility, and vigilance to the rapt attention of a visibly connected audience of family and friends. Within minutes of the approaching New Year 2024, the devoted, recently retired pastor of Greensboro’s historic […]
Fallen officer remembered for service to community
January 4, 2024The City of Greensboro is reeling after the weekend shooting death of Greensboro Police Officer, Sergeant Philip Dale Nix at a Sheetz gas station in Colfax on Saturday, December 30. Three suspects were arrested and appeared in court on Tuesday, January 2. Eighteen-year-old Jamere Foster faces a first-degree murder charge and is being held without […]
Bengals and Golden Eagles Win HAECO Titles
December 29, 2023GDS 55, Bishop McGuinness 33 (Women) The Greensboro Day School Bengals captured their first HAECO Invitational Championship with a 55-33 defeat of Bishop McGuinness. The Bengals were led by Candice Williams, a junior guard, who scored 18 points and was named Tournament MVP. Teammate Samantha Collins contributed 14-points while Liz Wyrick added nine points, eight […]
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