In the wake of the shooting at Mount Tabor High School that took the life of student William Chavis Raymond Miller Jr. last weekend, nearly 200 people gathered in downtown Winston-Salem to call for an end to senseless gun violence.
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The Castle Heights Neighborhood Association, which has long worked for better conditions for its residents, is stepping up its game through a collaboration with the poverty-fighting Partnership for Prosperity (P4P). The initiative has tapped Winston-Salem State University’s Center for the Study of Economic Mobility (CSEM) as its research partner.
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Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. gave out back-to-school supplies at Omega Friendship Center on Tuesday, August 17. The supplies were donated to the chapter from Operation Homefront and were collected and delivered by Omega Psi Phi member Brother Christopher Foster.
The benefits that come from awarding scholarships not only mean something to those who receive them, but also to those who give them. On Saturday, August 14, the brothers of Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. hosted the 4th annual Sponsorship Golf Tournament at Reynolds Park Golf Course.
Prince Hall Shriners of Sethos Temple No.170 provided over 500 bottles of water to the Bethesda Center for the Homeless on August 22 to assist with this tremendous need.
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The Quarry will be named after former director of the Recreation and Parks department, Tim Grant. Grant lobbied for several years to make the quarry into a park that everyone could enjoy. Grant was the director of the Recreation and Parks Department from 2003-2016.
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