More than 60 Carver High School students and educators stood in line to get their hair shaped up or groomed for graduation day when 16 students from the Winston-Salem Barber School volunteered four hours of their time to serve the Yellow Jackets on Friday, June 9. Bryce Sherman, an alumnus of Carver High School and youth violence prevention manager of the City of Winston-Salem and Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks, collaborated with LaTonya Moore, the director of the Winston-Salem Barber School on Silas Creek Parkway to combat violence in our schools.
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Busta’s Youth of the Week: We’re saving our youth by changing their mindset
The term ‘pivot’ means to adapt or improve by adjusting or modifying something. And for the past five years, Pivot Ministry has been helping women in Forsyth County adapt and improve their lives.
A sneak peak at what to expect at this year’s Juneteenth Celebration
As Yadkin Riverkeeper employees, we were awarded a fellowship from the Spatial Justice Studio to study environmental justice in the Yadkin River basin. The studio is a collaborative effort between Winston-Salem State University and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The Fellows program gives funding and support to community members, faculty, and students that work to address spatial injustice through an interdisciplinary lens.
The National Women of Achievement, Inc. (NWOA) congratulated the Southeast Region’s newly elected officers for the 2023-2025 fiscal years. New officers were recently elected at our Southeast Region’s Conference held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Winston-Salem Downtown.
Kids aged 12-18 who enjoy music and are interested in learning more about Blues music have an opportunity to receive world-class instruction for free at the 3rd annual Kids Blues Camp NC sponsored by Delta Arts Center, Dr. Myron Brown and the Winston-Salem State University music department, and Fernando Jones and the Blues Kids Foundation.
Last Sunday nearly 100 people sat in the same pews that were occupied at St. Philips Moravian Church more than 150 years ago, when the enslaved people of Salem received word that they were free.
If you’re a fan of the hit TV show Supermarket Stakeout, be on the lookout for the episode featuring Winston-Salem’s own Chef DeAndra Shouse.
Senior Games/SilverArts winners announced
