Darryl Gordon is tired of seeing all of the violence in the city of Winston-Salem. Using what he knows best, God and dance, Gordon is putting together a Dance and Peace Festival to be held on Aug. 14 from 1 to 5 p.m, in the field next to Hoopers Funeral Home, to help stop some of the violence in the city.
Local elected officials made Nelson L. Malloy Jr. Park official last week when they came together for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the 4-acre park located on Bethabara Road. The park is named in honor of Nelson Malloy Jr., who served on the Winston-Salem City Council for 20 years.
Ahead of Father’s Day weekend, the Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Team is hosting a dinner on Friday evening designed to celebrate men in the community and invite them to join the fight against senseless gun violence.