Given the well-documented history of people posting racist comments on social media and losing their livelihood, you would think people would take more precaution when commenting on public posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. But that is far from the case. Everyday closet racists expose themselves to the public and their communities on social media and last weekend Michael Berrier, a local barbershop owner, was exposed.
At the request of Chief District Judge Lisa Menefee, the Winston-Salem Human Relations Department on Monday, June 1, began mediating landlord-tenant disputes related to the non-payment of rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Humor is a human emotion that brings a smile to our faces, enjoyment, entertainment and amusement to our lives, and makes difficult situations more bearable. It can be a joke, a funny anecdote, an amusing memory retold that pokes fun at ourselves, or a movie that lifts our spirits.