Emmy award winner Sheryl Lee Ralph joins N.C. A&T for town & gown celebration
April 27, 2023Emmy Award-winning star of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” singer, producer and activist Sheryl Lee Ralph will join North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and community friends for their second Town & Gown celebration Friday, April 28. Students will have the opportunity to spend an Evening with Sheryl Lee Ralph as she discusses her life, career […]
Attempt to slip anti-Black history curriculum into bill aborted
April 27, 2023This is how what should have been nothing more than an innocent local bill in the Republican-led N.C. House, purported to change “the manner in which appointments are made to the Washington-Warren Airport Authority…,” almost became a backdoor, surreptitious way to introduce an anti-Black history social studies lesson plan into a school system’s curriculum without […]
African American business leaders discuss economic opportunities
April 21, 2023North Carolina’s African American owned businesses are rising on the strength of collective, civic, political and personal influence to capture the state’s economic power and create access to more capital in order to prosper. In a couple of separate yet similar dynamic meetings in Guilford County — The African American Business Summit and Forward Together […]
Barber still devoted to fighting injustice
April 20, 2023It was Monday, April 29th, 2013, when seventeen clergy people, activists and students, led by then NC NAACP Pres. Rev. Dr. William Barber, went to the NC General Assembly Building on Jones Street, walked up the stairs to the second floor, prayed, and read the U.S. Constitution out loud outside the golden doors of the […]
Students hold vigil to stand against gun violence
April 14, 2023The trauma of unmitigated gun violence has prompted high school students across the nation to hold vigils and large demonstrations. In Greensboro at Grimsley High School, the outrage manifested in a large-scale, sanctioned demonstration and a smaller vigil to mourn the death of a fellow student. In the school’s Grove, friends and classmates of slain […]
What does Rep. Cotham’s Switch Mean for N.C. Blacks?
April 13, 2023State Rep. Tricia Ann Cotham could have easily changed her party affiliation from Democrat to unaffiliated, but she didn’t. She went full stop Republican, effectively giving her former party the back of her hand, sending tremors through an already dispirited North Carolina Democratic Party, and Governor Roy Cooper. “The party that best represents me and […]
New study says: If race is removed from college admissions, fewer Blacks attend
April 7, 2023The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court is soon expected to issue its decision in a case that challenges affirmative action admission policies at predominantly White UNC-Chapel Hill and Harvard University. The High Court is expected to rule that race-conscious college admissions are unconstitutional. According to the online publication Inside Higher Ed, the momentous decision is expected […]
State of The City Address: ‘Greens-booming’
April 6, 2023Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan hosted a “State of The City” address on Thursday, March 30 at the Piedmont Hall to share with the public the billions of dollars of investments and development happening in the city. Vaughan opened the event by highlighting the multitude of companies investing money into the city. She and the council […]
National initiative plans to place N.C. women of color in the boardroom
March 31, 2023Although the number of elected women in Congress has increased more than 50 percent since 2013, a woman of color was elected as Vice President in 2020, and more than 30 women have been elected to serve as mayors in the 100 largest cities in the country, advocates still say there is not enough representation […]
The ARC of Greensboro
March 30, 2023The ARC of Greensboro welcomed civic and community friends to an open house of the agency’s expanded facilities, serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as housing its bakery producing arcBARKS natural dog treats shipped nationwide. The 6,000 square foot facility at 28 Battleground Court houses administrative offices with space for community “gathering-belonging.” […]
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