Above: Valerie Jarrett, left, and and Sylvia M. Burwell By Valerie Jarrett and Sylvia M. Burwell When Astrid Muhammad heard her phone ring on Friday, Jan. 16, the last thing she
Editorial
When Black businesses ruled To the Editor: I grew up in Winston-Salem and attended an Afro American School. In this day and time, we call the gathering the Big 4,
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has come and gone. The special service days are history, too, as well as the special programs. However, at least one program on MLK
The movie “Selma,” released nationwide on Friday, Jan. 9, depicts events leading up to the celebrated civil rights march from Selma, Ala. to Montgomery, the state’s capital, in 1965. Those
As a kid I remember always gathering at an uncle’s house after a funeral. It was the place to play cards,
The most casual of sports fans lost a friend when Stuart Scott passed away on Sunday, Jan. 4. The ESPN
(pictured above: Edward W. Brooke) Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who in 1966 became the first black person in U.S.
In photo: George E. Curry is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) By George E. Curry
(This op/ed was originally published Dec. 15 in the (Greensboro) News and Record.) With the year quickly drawing to a
“Hands Up,” “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” have become ubiquitous, a rallying cry for legions disheartened and dismayed
