The NAACP Freedom Fund Gala 2023 served as a bridge to reconnect with like minds, since this face-to-face gathering was not accessible during the COVID-19 years. More than 250 NAACP members, sponsors, scholarship recipients, pastors, elected officials, church members and supporters of the NAACP gathered at the Winston-Salem State University Anderson Center McNeil Ballroom on Friday, Aug. 4. Elder Reginald McCaskill, executive member of the WS/FC NAACP, served as the master of ceremonies.
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Through this program, participants from faith communities, senior centers, community centers or other organizations that serve or support older adults in the county, can attend free educational sessions that will provide information about a comprehensive array of aging resources in our county, as well as the skills to empathetically speak with and support those seeking information.
For a decade Whole Man Ministries’ Housing 4 Our Heroes program has been renovating abandoned houses in order to provide affordable housing for displaced veterans in Winston-Salem. With help from volunteers from Love Out Loud’s Student Camp, earlier this week Whole Man Ministries kicked off their biggest project yet.
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A group of individuals with invested interest in the Easton community have started a nonprofit organization to help ensure the continued growth and development of one of Winston-Salem’s oldest and most historic neighborhoods.
There isn’t much NBA Superstar Chris Paul hasn’t accomplished on the basketball court, but now the 12-time All Star and future hall of famer has taken on a new challenge: writing.
In his first book, “Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court,” which is co-authored by Michael Wilbon, longtime sportswriter and ESPN commentator, Paul talks about that day and how his grandfather helped shape him into the man he is today.
