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Women of the Movement

March 22, 2024

The girding courage and power of women of the Civil Rights Movement reverberated in the searing personal testimony, dramatic spoken word and embracing song of their essential achievement in celebration of Women’s History Month. At a Ladies’ Tea honoring the late Amelia Parker in the International Civil Rights Center & Museum whose development she helped […]


Court case on Voter ID to start May 6th

March 21, 2024

After a five-year delay, and with North Carolina elections already using it, a federal trial on the constitutionality of voter I.D. has been ordered to begin on May 6th. It will be a bench trial with no jury. Federal Justice Loretta Biggs, an African American, issued the order March 13th, denying a 2021 motion by […]


Author discusses food and the African Diaspora

March 15, 2024

Educator, author and culinary historian Jessica B. Harris spoke about her life and how food and foodways of the African Diaspora inspired her to write a dozen books. In a lively conversation at the Greensboro History Museum with Love Jones, director, Greensboro Human Rights Department, Harris joyfully recounted how food, its preparation and enjoyment inspired […]


MAGA schools supt. candidate considered ‘looming threat’

March 14, 2024

If Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is elected governor next November, there’s a very real possibility that he’ll have a partner in government who shares his MAGA conservative vision of education for North Carolina. Her name is Michele Morrow, and when the smoke cleared after the March 5th primary last week, Morrow, a Donald Trump […]


Robinson and Stein win; Jackson defeats Deberry; Green to face Morrow

March 8, 2024

In unofficial results from Tuesday’s March 5th primaries, there were few surprises as the Democratic and Republican winners for N.C. governor, lt. governor, state attorney general, state superintendent and Council of State offices will face-off in the November 5th General Election. In the marquee race of the evening, Democrat State Attorney General Josh Stein and […]


2024 N.C. Primary Election Results

March 7, 2024

The first polls opened on March 5, with 15 states voting in the primary elections yesterday in what is called, “Super Tuesday.” In Guilford County, 88,934 ballots were cast out of 377,320 registered voters. In the Presidential primary, 90 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary went to Joe Biden in Guilford County, with […]


Low voter turnout threatens to shut down early voting sites

March 1, 2024

Low voter turnout at two early voting sites in East Greensboro has voting advocates concerned about the future of early voting in Guilford County. The sites in question are at Barber Park and on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University. Early voting totals from Thursday, February 15 through Tuesday, February 27 show that […]


Distinguished couple honored with a statue unveiling at Center City Park

February 23, 2024

Civic leaders, Shirley and Henry Frye, were recently honored on Tuesday, Feb. 20, with the unveiling of a bronze statue rendering their likeness at Center City Park in downtown Greensboro. Throughout their respective professional careers and 67-year marriage, this distinguished couple has accomplished many firsts over the decades. A grateful community cheered with them at […]


Barber meets with VP Harris, leads Get Out The Vote rally in N.C.

February 22, 2024

Bishop William J. Barber remains focused not only on voting rights here in North Carolina and across the country, but also human rights around the world. Last weekend, the first after the two-week Feb. 15th early voting period began for the March 5th primary, Barber, president of Repairers of the Breach and co-convener of the […]


Dr. Joe L. Dudley Sr., founder of Dudley Products, dies at age 86

February 16, 2024

“I am, I can and I will!” And with those words, humanitarian Dr. Joseph built a successful hair care products business empire that has thrived for more than 50 years. He once said that his strong belief in Jesus Christ saw him through many challenges. On Thursday, Feb. 8th, Joe L. Dudley, age 86, died […]


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