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 […]
Disappointment over Stein voter ID decision
January 9, 2020Beyond Republican pressure to do so, it’s still not clear why state Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat, indicated last week that he will appeal a federal judge’s preliminary injunction declaring the 2018 voter ID law unconstitutional. That ruling, issued on the last day of 2019 by Judge Loretta Biggs, eliminated the voter photo ID […]
Republicans outraged over judge’s voter ID ruling
January 1, 2020To hear Republicans tell it, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta Biggs is playing politics, legislating from the federal bench in her decision to temporarily block the state’s voter ID law from being implemented during the March 3, 2020 North Carolina primaries. After all, if 34 other states can compel their citizens to show photo identification […]
GCD Celebrates Families
December 26, 2019After nearly a year as a member at United Way of Greater Greensboro’s Family Success Center at Guilford Child Development, Cristina Plata has excelled at public speaking, takes yoga and Zumba classes regularly, and has completed courses towards obtaining a GED. Plata is just one member recognized for her accomplishments at United Way of Greater […]
Adams Lauds Congress Making Future Act Permanent
December 19, 2019For almost two months, it looked as if the U.S. Senate was going to allow Rep. Alma Adams’ FUTURE Act bill – established in 2008, which reauthorizes “…$255 million in critical funding for “Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) for the next two years, including $85 million for HBCUs – to go the way of other measures […]
Outrage over Trump’s pick for N.C. Federal Bench
December 12, 2019Not since 2006 has a permanent judge presided over U.S. District Court in North Carolina’s Eastern District. Three presidents of the United States have tried to fill the vacancy since then, including President Obama, who nominated two African American female jurists. That effort was stopped by North Carolina U.S. Republican Sen. Richard Burr. But now, […]
Habitat Greensboro dedicates new home
December 11, 2019After a year of planning and building, Habitat for Humanity Greensboro dedicated its first all-women constructed home on December 7. The 1,500 square foot, 5-bedroom, 3-bath home was built for the Adamou and Tchatchibara family and is located on Asher Downs Drive. The home is on a block located in the Greensboro White Oaks neighborhood […]
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