A new OES queen was crowned during the annual 30th District Queens contest held on Sunday, July 14 at the 14th Street Masonic Hall in Winston-Salem.
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The Black Philanthropy Initiative (BPI) announces $25,000 in grants awarded from the Black Philanthropy Fund’s tenth grant cycle, supporting programs that are improving the lives of African Americans in the area of Advancing Racial Equity in Education.
Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods welcomed Winston-Salem resident Latoya Robinson as its new executive director on Monday, Aug. 12.
More than a thousand people filed into Union Baptist Church on Tuesday, Aug. 13 to celebrate the life of Julius “Juice” Sampson Jr.
Although racial epithets were used during the altercation between Julius “Juice” Sampson Jr. and Robert Granato, the Winston Salem Police Department has concluded that the fatal shooting in the parking lot of BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse last week was not racially motivated.
HAWS seems to be moving forward with sale of Crystal Towers while tenants left in the dark
Quality Independent Living delivers book bags for the homeless
Suspect charged in shooting death of Julius Sampson Jr.
The unofficial start of the 16th biennial celebration of African American theatre, art, and culture, may have been three days earlier when city officials unveiled the Winston-Salem Arts, Culture and Entertainment Memorial Walk of Fame, which included a star for NBTF founder Larry Leon Hamlin.
If you’re strapped for cash and can’t afford to spend $40 or $50 on a ticket to one of the productions during the National Black Theatre Festival, an easy and no-cost way to rub elbows with the stars is to attend the daily press conferences held at The Marriott Hotel.
