Photo by Timothy Ramsey BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE CITYChurch Winston is a local church that prides itself on diversity. Lead servant Chris Jones strongly believes in having a multi-racial
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Last week, more than 60 years since the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, former educators and students sat down to talk about what life was like following the desegregation of schools here in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and the current state of public education.
Because I was a horribly ill-behaved child, I found myself shipped from San Francisco to Moss Point, Miss. in August 1969. My mother’s plan was that I’d spend my junior
Some say annual celebration has become trite (pictured above: Yolanda Bolden at the East Winston Heritage Center.) The black history flood gates opened on Feb. 1 and closes shut again March
Class of ’71 turns 60 Members of the Atkins High School Class of 1971, the last class to graduate from
In Winston-Salem, like in countless cities across the South during the Jim Crow era, black students fought against the odds
Residents point to significant local black history events over the last 100 years The city’s four-day Centennial Celebration, which began
The Gateway YWCA took a stand against bigotry Friday, joining YW branches across the country. This was the first year
When it comes to the integration of the University of Mississippi, Winston-Salem State University Professor Dr. Robert Herring III is
