The local branch of the NAACP awarded five $1,000 scholarships to deserving students last week during the organization’s Freedom Fund Gala held at the Anderson Center on the campus of Winston-Salem State University.
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.
The Bookmarks Festival is a community-wide celebration of books and their authors. R. Eric Thomas brought the Festival to Carver High School on Friday, Sept. 22, as part of Bookmarks Authors in Schools program. Thomas is the bestselling author of “Here for it: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America,”