By Jim Clingman Guest Columnist For the past 50 years, most of our conversations and efforts have been centered on politics. Reminiscent of the Reconstruction Era, when Blacks occupied political
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Illustration above by Ron Rogers for The Chronicle By Bill Blancato Guest Columnist We celebrated another Earth Day on April 22. In 1970, when Earth Day was established, our government
In above photo: A young person protests the death of black man in police custody in Baltimore in early May. (Associated Press photo) By James B. Ewers Jr. Guest Columnist
Republicans disappoint on measure To the Editor: Today [Tuesday, May 19] I voted for a short-term measure [H.R. 2353, the
In photo above: The Rev. Curtis Gatewood of the N.C. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. (Photo by
In photo above: Forsyth County Board of Elections Chairman Ken Raymond. (Photo by Todd Luck) At its monthly meeting on
By Bill Turner Guest Columnist “El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was a Vitruvian Man,” replied Alex Haley, the author of the riveting
It is college graduation season in Winston-Salem. As students complete their college educations, it’s time for them to head into
Condolences for UNCC alumus killed in train wreck To the Editor: The Amtrak tragedy that occurred Tuesday evening [in Philadelphia]



Commentary: The Waco biker riot reveals the lexicon of racism
By Lee A. Daniels Guest Columnist Question: When men (and a few women) belonging to gangs known to law enforcement agencies for criminal behavior explode in a rampage – using