As part of their Blueprint for Success Recruiting Tour, staff, students, university leaders, and alumni from Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) made a stop in Winston-Salem a few weeks ago.
One in three women in the United States has experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. Here in North Carolina, 35% of women experience domestic violence in their lifetime. To shed light on this issue and educate the community on domestic violence, Rally Up Winston-Salem, a local grassroots organization, held a Domestic Violence Survivors Forum
Three local organizations Action4Equity, Crossnore’s Center for Trauma Resilient Communities, and Forsyth Futures have formed an initiative to uplift families and individuals in the East Winston Community through a $4 million federal grant program.
More than 100 people from throughout the community filed into the pews of Union Baptist Church last Saturday morning to honor the life and legacy of neighborhood hero, William Alexander McCain. McCain, died on Feb. 11 from complications of a rare disease known as cardiac amyloidosis.