Metropolitan Child Dev. Center reopens with new building
February 26, 2020Nationally acclaimed Guilford Child Development (GCD) dedicated its newly built Metropolitan Child Development Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, February 25. “What makes today so significant, is not only do we have a beautiful facility, but also the rich history surrounding the very ground on which you stand,” said Maria Layne-Stevens, CEO and president […]
NC Congressional 6th District candidates speak at forum
February 20, 2020With a newly redrawn 6th Congressional District, current U.S. Rep. Mark Walker (R) did not file for re-election this year, opening up the race to five Democrats and two Republicans. A public forum on February 11 gave Democratic candidates about one hour to convince the nearly 60 people in attendance at the Guilford County Democratic […]
JDRF of the Piedmont to honor Frye Family
February 13, 2020JDRF Hope Gala 2020 Saturday, Feb. 22 Koury Convention Center 5:30 p.m. Silent Auction/ Cocktail Hour 6:50 p.m. Dinner Program Call (336) 373-1768 or visit tinyurl.com/HopeGala2020 The Piedmont Triad Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) will honor community leaders Shirley and Henry Frye, and Angela and Henry Frye Jr., at its 20th annual Hope […]
Feb. 1 60th anniversary sit-in breakfast
February 7, 2020“You don’t need permission to stand up,” said national award winning journalist and author, Roland Martin, to a packed banquet hall at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s 60th anniversary commemorative sit-in breakfast program. “Some folks understand that you have to do something because it is right and it is just, and not about […]
ICRCM 60th Anniversary Gala: ‘The Movement Continues’
February 6, 2020The walls of the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center echoed with the sound of more than 1,800 voices belting the words to, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” also known as The Negro National Anthem, on Saturday night. Greensboro’s International Civil Rights Center and Museum hosted its 2020 Annual Fundraising Gala on February 1, marking the […]
Museum Gala celebrates 60th Sit-in Anniversary
January 30, 2020The International Civil Rights Center & Museum will host its annual awards and fundraising Gala on Feb. 1, marking the milestone of the 60th Anniversary of the protest against racially segregated lunch counters. This act of nonviolent, civil disobedience led by four A&T College freshmen: David Richmond, Frank McCain, Sr., Ezell Blair, Jr. (Jibreel Khazan) […]
NC’s March 3rd Primary: What you need to know to vote
January 30, 2020Early Primary Voting begins Feb. 13th It’s 2020, a critical election year for local, statewide and national contests. North Carolina will join the rest of the country in selecting governors, legislators, congresspeople and, of course, the president on November 6. But first, registered Democrats and Republicans will select their November candidates during the all-important March […]
MLK Breakfast: “The dream is yours”
January 23, 2020The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday began Friday evening at Temple Emanuel of Greensboro with a Shabbat service honoring the life and legacy of the slain civil rights leader. Guest speaker for the service was Rev. Dr. Darryl Aaron, pastor of the historic Providence Baptist Church of Greensboro. In his sermon, Aaron said, “Dr. King […]
Community receives call to action
January 23, 2020“Gather the courage to fight on. We will renew the fabric of our democracy with threads of hope, threads of love and threads of equality.” That was the resounding message that echoed from the speaker Monday throughout Saint James Presbyterian Church to a crowd of roughly 250 people looking for their own message of hope, […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Activities
January 16, 2020Friday, Jan. 17 Temple Emanuel Shabbat Service A 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Service will begin at Temple Emanuel of Greensboro; 1129 Jefferson Road. This service honors the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It will feature inspirational music by High Point University’s Genesis Gospel Choir and the Temple Emanuel Choir. Special guest speaker will be […]
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