Wear a mask to help control this pandemic
July 24, 2020COVID-19 continues to color the glasses in which we look at our world. We are hopeful that the use of masks will be that spark that will help the country control the virus. Unfortunately, not all are complying. As we hear about additional friends, family and celebrities contracting the virus, what else can be done? […]
N.C. A&T cancels fall sports
July 24, 2020The decision is logical. It makes perfect sense. But that doesn’t mean the fallout is easy. Logic doesn’t assuage the ache of loss. N.C. A&T’s promising football season is over before it began. With COVID-19 cases continuing to trend upward, the MEAC has decided to suspend all fall sports for the coming 2020-21 school year. […]
N.C. Remembers John Lewis
July 23, 2020“…[T]hey’re going to help redeem the soul of this nation….and maybe even save the planet.” Those were some of the last public words uttered by Congressman John Lewis (D-GA-5) a month ago during a joint town hall video with former Pres. Barack Obama during the peaceful demonstrations inspired by the death of George Floyd. The […]
We are still in the first phase of this pandemic, be summer safe
July 17, 2020We are now in the midst of summer. The time of the year when a lot of people vacation. Unfortunately, this year will be different. We are amid a pandemic that a large part of the world is successfully treating, but not here in America. The rest of the world has been able to shut […]
Streaming On Disney Plus: Hamilton
July 17, 2020If history classes were this entertaining, there would be lines around the block to get in. For many, Hamilton is an enigma. It was the toast of Broadway. Attention-grabbing scenes were performed during the Tony Awards Show. But if you weren’t willing to spend a fortune for tickets, you‘ve probably never seen this groundbreaking musical. […]
GCS releases back to school plans
July 17, 2020Moderate social distancing, with 50 percent occupancy in school buildings, and a mix of in-person and remote learning for students returning to school in the Fall, are a few of the new rules for learning in Guilford County Schools. N.C. Governor Roy Cooper announced on July 14 that N.C. public schools would be allowed to […]
SBA leadership reaches out to small business owners
July 17, 2020The U.S. Small Business Administrator, Jovita Carranza, made a visit to Greensboro last Friday to tour Gateway Research Campus, the joint nanotechnology campus partnership between North Carolina A&T State University and UNC Greensboro located on Gate City Boulevard. Carranza, along with N.C. SBA District Director Thomas Stith, III, toured Core Technology Molding Corp., a local […]
Consider your snacking habits during COVID-19
July 10, 2020As we all struggle to get used to dealing with the effects of COVID-19, we are reminded that some of the things that we do to “Stay Safe” are not just for ourselves but they are also for the people who share our workplace, homes and for casual acquaintances whose path we may cross just […]
Former Spartans Dickey and Baldwin team up for The Basketball Tournament
July 10, 2020James Dickey, III and Diante Baldwin are playing for Team CP3 in The Basketball Tournament, with NBA All-Star Chris Paul as the team’s general manager. While he will not be playing, Kyle Hines is serving as a general manager for Team Hines. The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is a $1 million, winner-take-all summer basketball event televised […]
On Netflix: Da 5 Bloods
July 10, 2020Da 5 Bloods has the potential to be a timely, thoughtful allegory. They fought together in Vietnam decades ago. Now they’re headed back to Nam to retrieve the body of their fallen commanding officer (Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther) and hunt for a pile of gold. The vets share a brotherly love: Paul (Delroy Lindo, Malcolm […]
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