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 […]
New Bennett president to champion innovation
July 2, 2019The Board of Trustees of Bennett College has named higher education advocate Suzanne Walsh as the new president of the college. “It’s going to be challenging, but it’s also exciting,” said Walsh about her new position. Slated to officially start on Aug. 1, 2019, Walsh succeeds Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, as the college’s 19th president. […]
Bennett College: ‘Under New Management’
June 28, 2019Bennett College is undergoing a change in leadership, after the school announced the sudden departure of its President, Phyllis Worthy Dawkins. “The Bennett College Board of Trustees has announced that President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins will be leaving her position as of today. Bennett College would like to thank Dr. Dawkins for her commitment to […]
CDF Freedom Schools help prevent summer slide
June 28, 2019Local churches and youth development organizations are doing their part to help students avoid the dreaded “summer slide” — the two month summer learning loss suffered by children not participating in summer enrichment activities. United Institutional Baptist Church via Black Child Development Institute (BCDI)and Providence Baptist Church are two local churches hosting literacy camps this […]
‘Juneteenth’ celebrates the end of slavery and the beginning of Black enterprise
June 20, 2019June 19 marked the 154th celebration of Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration honoring the end of slavery in the United States. On Monday, June 17, the Piedmont Business Capital kicked off the festivities with their 2nd annual Juneteenth event, The Color of Commerce: A Celebration of Black Owned Businesses in the Triad, held at the […]
Hampton Elementary community gathers for a farewell cookout
June 14, 2019Hampton Elementary School students, families, and teachers, as well as former students and teachers, gathered at Barber Park on June 11 for a community cookout to say final goodbyes to the neighborhood school. “This cookout was to let everyone know that I appreciate everything they have done for the school, and their support of me. […]
Parisian Promenade & Poodle Parade
June 6, 2019A festive Parisian atmosphere flourished at the Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden in Greensboro as people and their well-coiffed Poodles and other pooches gathered on a Sunday, June 2nd afternoon. Sponsored by Greensboro Beautiful, The Parisian Promenade and Poodle Parade featured “sidewalk artists, live music, Garden Quest, art and planting activities for kids, family games, aerial […]
Area residents oppose state’s new deportation bill
May 30, 2019More than a dozen Black Greensboro and High Point residents stood beside Latino community members at a press conference and rally at the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, May 24. “We are here today in solidarity with this community,” because we “are support of our immigrant community,” said Rev. CJ Brinson, a youth pastor […]
No CTE funds without Gateway?
May 23, 2019After more than a month of meetings and protests, funds for Guilford County Schools’ new pilot Career and Technical Education (CTE) program and to make repairs to Gateway Education Center have been secured. $1.89 million of the total $7.1 million will be used to replace Gateway’s leaky roof and repair some of the windows. While […]
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