Two new non-discrimination ordinances pertaining to public accommodations and employment are now in effect in Winston-Salem. The city council adopted the ordinances last summer and they took effect January 1.
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From 1936 to 1966, the Negro Motorist Green Book served as a guide for Black motorists across the country. Gas stations, restaurants, hotels, night clubs, and even homes of individuals where Black motorists could grab a bite to eat or good night’s rest, were all listed in the pocket-sized travel-aid, including 18 right here in Forsyth County.
Local nonprofit feeds hundreds with food pantry
United Way highlights neighborhoods for Black History Month (part 3)
Throughout Black History Month Kelsher Entertainment will be running a series of shorts on cable television that will acknowledge and honor Black citizens in Winston-Salem whose life’s work has made an impact on the city.
Whole Man Ministries (WMM) has renovated several houses around the city for use by homeless veterans. After almost a year, their current project is almost complete for another veteran to call home.
The Castle Heights neighborhood is one of the target areas of the Place Matters initiative for the United Way of Forsyth County. Throughout Black History Month, the United Way will feature a resident of one of their target area neighborhoods and this week it was the Sudler family’s turn to share their story.
Fears of an explosion forced local firefighters and thousands of residents to evacuate the area on Monday night, after a fire broke out at the Winston Weaver Company fertilizer plant located on Cherry Street.
A few years ago, the United Way of Forsyth County unveiled their plan to help revitalize several neighborhoods in the eastern portion of the city with several community partners. Their initiative, “Place Matters,” has a goal to positively impact the community by attacking issues plaguing these selected areas, such as under/unemployment, education, housing and healthy living.
After three years waiting in limbo for approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to sell Crystal Towers, an 11-story public housing unit located on West Sixth Street, HAWS has announced that they will keep Crystal Towers and work with the City of Winston-Salem to make renovations.
