Busta’s Person of the Week: A heart-to-heart conversation with Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough
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More than a dozen current and former firefighters are calling out leaders within the Winston-Salem Fire Department for allowing a culture of racism and hatred to fester. During a press conference on Monday, July 20, members of Omnibus, a local organization of Black firefighters, laid out a history of racism that includes gorilla masks, nooses, and gobs of used chewing tobacco.
Five officers and a nurse are being charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the death of John Neville, a Black man who died from asphyxia after being restrained by officers in the Forsyth County Jail and after telling officers several times “I can’t breathe.”
Forsyth County Government has hired DeWanna Thomas Hamlin as the director of the county’s Family Justice Center.
At just 24 years of age, Frankie Gist has already left a positive mark on the city of Winston-Salem and according to him, he is just getting started.
Winston-Salem Police Department Foundation committed to building community trust and partnerships
Chief Thompson, Sheriff Kimbrough and others discuss reform, defunding law enforcement
Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. in Winston-Salem has been given an excellent opportunity to give back to the Winston-Salem and Forsyth County community during this pandemic. Beginning June 23 and continuing through August 13, Psi Phi Chapter will participate in Grab-and-Go food bag distributions at Omega Friendship Center, located at 2336 Patterson Ave. The food bags will be given out from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Sheriff says no excessive force, attorney disagrees
Aligning to give vulnerable students the gifted teachers they need
