In above photo: Vanessa Bell Calloway on stage as Zora Neale Hurston (Photo courtesy of OPAS) By Nikki Baldwin For the Chronicle The National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) begins
In above photo: Prime Tyme Soul Cafe on University Parkway already is welcoming the National Black Theatre Festival before it starts on Aug. 3 (Photo by Donna Rogers) 60,000 people
In above photo: The Confederate statue stands beside the former Forsyth County courthouse, which is now an apartment complex. (Photo by Todd Luck) N.C. lawmakers pass bill to protect historical monuments
In above photo: Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital memorial sign By Felecia Piggott-Long, Ph.D. Special to The Chronicle The annual Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital Alumni Reunion will be held