As Yadkin Riverkeeper employees, we were awarded a fellowship from the Spatial Justice Studio to study environmental justice in the Yadkin River basin. The studio is a collaborative effort between Winston-Salem State University and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The Fellows program gives funding and support to community members, faculty, and students that work to address spatial injustice through an interdisciplinary lens.
After months of waiting and countless meetings with different distribution companies, Nachela Knox, owner and founder of GoGetHer Productions, has signed a deal with Homestead Entertainment for her first feature film which was filmed here in Winston-Salem. The film, “Couch Party,” is scheduled to be released on streaming platforms this summer.
More than 180 students and educators attended Carver High School’s prom on Saturday, May 20, at the Hawthorne Inn. The theme for the evening was “Casino Night 2023″.
The National Women of Achievement, Inc. (NWOA) congratulated the Southeast Region’s newly elected officers for the 2023-2025 fiscal years. New officers were recently elected at our Southeast Region’s Conference held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Winston-Salem Downtown.
Kids aged 12-18 who enjoy music and are interested in learning more about Blues music have an opportunity to receive world-class instruction for free at the 3rd annual Kids Blues Camp NC sponsored by Delta Arts Center, Dr. Myron Brown and the Winston-Salem State University music department, and Fernando Jones and the Blues Kids Foundation.
Last Sunday nearly 100 people sat in the same pews that were occupied at St. Philips Moravian Church more than 150 years ago, when the enslaved people of Salem received word that they were free.