Harris rally draws support of Greensboro leaders, residents
August 30, 2019Several hundred people filled the gym at Smith High School on Sunday afternoon to bear witness on what would be Presidential Candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris’ first appearance in Greensboro for her “We the People” rally. Residents of all ages, ethnicities, sexual orientation, race and Pan-Hellenic chapters stood shoulder to shoulder in anticipation of […]
N.C. NAACP: Voter ID is voter suppression
August 23, 2019North Carolina NAACP representatives and lawyers from Forward Justice held a press conference in Greensboro on Tuesday to outline a broad strategy to speak with new and longtime voters and, specifically, college students, the elderly and any person who could face reasonable obstacles to securing proper photo identification. The N.C. NAACP is calling for all […]
Emanuel documentary discussion addresses diversity, faith and forgiveness
August 15, 2019“I feel grateful to still walk around. I feel God left me here for a reason,” said Polly Sheppard, survivor of the 2015 shooting by a young White supremacist at historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. Sheppard was a guest speaker for events at UNC Greensboro. She was joined by Rev. Nelson B. Rivers […]
N.C. reacts to weekend of gun violence
August 8, 2019Top North Carolinians joined the rest of the nation this week in sorrow and outrage at the bloodshed last weekend that saw 22 Latino people killed in an El Paso, Texas Walmart Saturday morning, and nine people – mostly Black – in a Dayton, Ohio entertainment district later Saturday evening – all the latest victims […]
National Night Out ’19
August 7, 2019Thousands of residents across the city of Greensboro gathered throughout neighborhoods to celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday night. This annual crime and drug prevention event is sponsored locally by the Greensboro Police Department and celebrated the first Tuesday in August. National Night Out is a nationwide community-building campaign that promotes positive relationships between neighbors […]
State legislators talk budget compromise in Greensboro
August 1, 2019North Carolina Senators Gladys Robinson (D-28) and Michael Garrett (D-27) spoke to area residents during a Thursday, July 25 press conference at Brooks Global Studies School in Greensboro about the state budget. The two senators addressed a budget compromise that includes a $3.5 billion school and infrastructure bond, larger raises for educators than those in […]
Charlotte braces itself after Greenville Trump rally
July 26, 2019CHARLOTTE – In the aftermath of Monday night’s Charlotte City Council vote to condemn “all hate speech, bigotry, racism, and discrimination” by U.S. President Trump, the Queen City is now emotionally bracing itself for possible vehement protests in August 2020 when the Republican National Convention comes to town. Several Charlotte residents warned the council that […]
Medicaid expansion could bring thousands of jobs to Guilford County
July 26, 2019With state budget negotiations still on the table, thousands of North Carolinians are still left without healthcare coverage in the upcoming year. According to a study by researchers at the George Washington University, expansion of Medicaid in North Carolina would create 37,000 new jobs and insure approximately 365,000 more people across the state by 2022. […]
Lights for Liberty Vigil: Area residents gather to support immigrants
July 19, 2019Hundreds of residents gathered in downtown Greensboro on July 12 for a public vigil to raise awareness about the plight of detained migrants, specifically at the southern U.S. border. The vigil in Greensboro was just one of 700 organized events around the country in response to reports of nationwide raids on immigrants. Protestors held signs […]
Rankin Elementary: STEM in the City
July 12, 2019Students at Greensboro’s Rankin Elementary summer STEM in the City program enjoyed an “electrifying” field trip, riding a new all-electric bus and touring Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA) facilities at the historic downtown depot and operations headquarters. As part a Guilford County Schools’ grant-funded program to engage students of color in Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM), the children and […]
Advertise With Us | Contact Us | Follow Us On Twitter