International Day of Older Persons is October 1
Posts From Tevin Stinson
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ (WS/FCS) policy committee has agreed to a partnership with the North Carolina judicial branch’s Administrative Office of the Courts, to launch the Forsyth County School-Justice Partnership, an initiative that will provide alternative responses to misbehavior and reduce law enforcement involvement in minor school infractions.
Last month Winston-Salem lost a legend, Jerry Gilmore III. The longtime owner and operator of Gilmore Memorial Service died on Aug. 27.
Winston-Salem is known as the City of Arts and Innovations for its vibrant visual and performing arts communities. But what happens when art is censored by an entity established to further the creation and enjoyment of art? Nick Schmidt found out first hand when he had his mural removed from a downtown park.
For years, Dr. English Bradshaw has worked hard to help preserve the history of the Memorial Industrial School, which served as an orphanage for Black children in Forsyth County from 1928 until 1971. Now Bradshaw, who lived at the orphanage for 12 years, is leading an initiative to turn vacant land once used by the orphanage as a campus farm, into incubator farmer space.
In the aftermath of the shooting at Mount Tabor High School earlier this month, much has been said about what should be done to bring an end to senseless gun violence. There have been talks about the need for an increased law enforcement presence, in schools and in the community, and putting metal detectors in local high schools. But according to N.C. State Rep. Dr. Amber Baker, more law enforcement isn’t the answer; investment in programs and initiatives that are doing the work in the community to uplift local youth is the needed response.
The Chronicle’s Business of the Week: ‘When you look good, you feel good. And I love making people happy.’
Commentary: Has COVID-19 and injustice made America divided and mean-spirited?
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.
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.
