Movie Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7
October 23, 2020Fiery rhetoric. Conflicting politics. Angry activists. Heated demonstrations. Violent police clashes. Government subterfuge. Duplicitous judges… The anti-war uproar of the late ‘60s is so relevant today. One particular incident pulls all those volatile elements under one roof, into one courtroom: The historic Trial of the Chicago 7. Writer/director Aaron Sorkin won a Best Writing, Adapted […]
More Black doctors are needed
October 23, 2020As I write this article, around 220,000 lives in the United States have been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though you may be tired of hearing me say it, I must keep saying that the numbers still blow me away. They just keep climbing and climbing. There are projections from creditable prognostic models that predict […]
Black women candidates dominate 2020 elections
October 23, 2020When the election dust settles on Nov. 3rd, North Carolina Democrats hope that in addition to a new president of the United States, a new legislative majority, and a continuing successful governor, there will be four African American women elected officials blazing historic trails of authority and service. Highest on the list, Cheri Beasley (ChiefJusticeBeasley.com), […]
Early voting kicks off in Greensboro
October 23, 2020Early voting kicked off in Greensboro last week on October 15, with community members and state representatives all flocking to the polls. According to early voting totals for October 21 in Guilford County, 81,235 ballots have been cast so far. The N.C. Board of Elections has calculated that there have been 1,517,439 early voting ballots […]
Celebrate Halloween with the City of Greensboro
October 16, 2020Enjoy the Halloween season with these City of Greensboro-sponsored events, including a reverse parade-style festival, DIY costume demos, kids activities, spooky radio plays, ghost stories, a Halloween drive-in movie, costume contest and more. All events and activities are free unless otherwise noted. Trick-or-Treating The City of Greensboro does not regulate trick-or-treating activities. Due to the […]
Cold weather may lead to combo of COVID-19 and influenza
October 16, 2020Here we go again, I am amazed and shocked that there have been more than 208,000 deaths in this country due to COVID-19. The numbers still dumbfound me as I think about the people we have lost this year due to this pandemic. Even as we enter fall and winter, the fact remains that there […]
A&T’s Kearney makes history
October 16, 2020North Carolina A&T women’s bowling head coach Kim Terrell-Kearney made history in the world of bowling recently. First, she became the first woman to coach an all-female team in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). Second, her team, the Phoenix Fury, recorded the first win ever in the league by an all-female team. Terrell-Kearney is staying […]
Movie Review: The Forty-Year-Old Version
October 16, 2020Forty. Something about that age puts people on a precipice. Too old to be young. Too young to be old. And if your career hasn’t taken off by that age…well. Will it ever? This is the space where The Forty-Year-Old Version resides. A crossroads. Radha Blank, a Harlem-based writer, is known for her NEA Award-winning […]
UPS announces 141 new jobs for Greensboro
October 15, 2020United Parcel Service (UPS), the multinational package delivery and supply-chain management company, announced that it will expand its presence in North Carolina with the addition of 592 jobs in Guilford and Alamance Counties. According to Anthony Copeland, director of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, UPS plans to invest a total of $316.4 million at […]
ELECTION 2020: Black early voting ready to break records
October 15, 2020Socially Distanced March/ Car Caravan to the Polls Thursday, October 15th, 11:30 a.m. from New Light Missionary Baptist Church, 1105 Willow Road to Barber Park, 500 Barber Park Dr. (off E. Florida Street). After early voting, all attendees are encouraged to return to New Light Baptist for free drive-thru COVID-19 testing from to 12 p.m. […]
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