Demond T. Martin has traveled an unlikely path from White House aide and hedge fund partner to wellness entrepreneur and philanthropist. During a September 22 visit to UNC Greensboro, he drew on that journey and his new book, “Friends of the Good,” to urge students to embrace opportunity, build meaningful relationships and believe they belong in rooms that may initially intimidate them.

Free school supplies will continue to flow in Guilford County at giveaway events through the end of August, when all campuses of Guilford County Schools welcome students on August 24 for the upcoming academic year.

UNC at Wilmington is losing $1 million in scholarship money donated by a prominent African American family because of its anti-DEI policy changes. Reportedly, about five percent of students attending UNC-W are Black.

Limits of Freedom, a traveling exhibit presenting the lives of enslaved and free people of  African descent in Guilford and Rockingham Counties will be on display at the Greensboro Cultural Center, throughout the month of July at 200 N. Davie St.

Sternberger Elementary School students, parents, faculty and community leaders participated in a Topping Off ceremony, signifying the completion of the new building’s frame on the site of the original Sternberger school, which opened in 1949 on Holden Road in Greensboro.

Chancellor James Martin isn’t counting the months since he took the helm at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He’s counting the mileage. After nearly 20 whirlwind months …

MC Lyte, born Lana Michele Moorer, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts degree during the 2026 Centennial Commencement Ceremony at Bennett College on Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m. on the college’s campus quadrangle.

As cheers echoed through First Horizon Coliseum and graduates waved to family members in the crowd, thousands of students from University of North Carolina at Greensboro closed one chapter of their lives and stepped into another during the university’s 2026 Spring Commencement ceremonies.

From March 9 to 13, community leaders and educators joined forces at elementary schools throughout the district to spark a lifelong passion for literacy and self-empowerment.

Bennett College will celebrate International Women’s Day with an ACES program featuring keynote speaker Alexious Butler, a retired Senior Foreign Service Officer with the United States Agency for International Development. 

For Guilford County high school students exploring careers in robotics, artificial intelligence and video game design, the future is no longer an abstract idea. It is something they can see, touch and program.

New York University professor and ethics columnist for the New York Times Magazine, Kwame Anthony Appiah, delivered the keynote for Elon University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address on Thursday, Jan. 8.

Following a highly competitive national search, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named Kecia Williams Smith ‘95, Ph.D., CPA, dean of the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics.

The faculty and staff of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University granted the wishes of hundreds of children in Guilford County foster care. For the ninth year at A&T’s …

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro turned tassels, shared hugs and celebrated new beginnings as more than 2,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students earned their degrees during Fall 2025 Commencement.

A long-overdue milestone occurred on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with the celebratory unveiling of The Marcus T. Johnson Alumni House, the first building at the 134-year-old university named for an African American.

According to a press statement from the school, SAU will be required to raise $5 million in matching funds, thus creating a $10 million endowment that will make annual payouts at 4 percent, which will be “managed in perpetuity.”

Finally, some good news to report about beleaguered St. Augustine’s University (SAU), which has been facing severe financial and academic setbacks of late.

Project Kitty Hawk will help A&T launch seven degree programs designed for adult learners, starting with three Flight Path programs in January 2026

GCS will formally open two (new) school buildings with ribbon-cutting ceremonies: August 18, Kiser Middle, 402 Campus Drive, Greensboro; and Peeler-Hampton Visual and Performing Arts Elementary, 2200 Randall Street, Greensboro.

TALLAHASSEE, FL. - The hiring of Marva Johnson by Florida A&M University is a calculated political strategy to control Black institutions and influence how future generations think, said Fredrick …

Bennett College announced Tammi Mac, acclaimed broadcaster, actress, playwright, and proud Bennett Belle from the Class of 1994, as the 2025 Commencement Speaker. The ceremony will take place on …

The Graduate College at North Carolina A&T State University inducted exemplary alumni into its Graduate Alumni Hall of Fame, which acknowledges N.C. A&T graduate program alumni with outstanding professional, scholarly, and/or entrepreneurial achievements.

Career Day at Bessemer Elementary School enlightened students about careers as visitors representing more than two dozen public and private organizations, academic institutions and governmental agencies discussed their respective professions.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt emphasized the vital role of community colleges in driving workforce development. On a hands-on tour of Guilford Technical Community College’s Advanced …