New program helping Black and Latino entrepreneurs gain access to business credit
Commentary: Can we tell the truth from buck-naked lies?
Commentary: Coach Deion Sanders is good for college football
For years, Dr. English Bradshaw has worked hard to help preserve the history of the Memorial Industrial School, which served as an orphanage for Black children in Forsyth County from 1928 until 1971. Now Bradshaw, who lived at the orphanage for 12 years, is leading an initiative to turn vacant land once used by the orphanage as a campus farm, into incubator farmer space.
In the aftermath of the shooting at Mount Tabor High School earlier this month, much has been said about what should be done to bring an end to senseless gun violence. There have been talks about the need for an increased law enforcement presence, in schools and in the community, and putting metal detectors in local high schools. But according to N.C. State Rep. Dr. Amber Baker, more law enforcement isn’t the answer; investment in programs and initiatives that are doing the work in the community to uplift local youth is the needed response.
The Chronicle’s Business of the Week: ‘When you look good, you feel good. And I love making people happy.’
Calvary Day School will offer a free basketball clinic for girls this Saturday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The clinic is for girls in 5th through 9th grades at the Calvary Day School main gym, 134 S. Peace Haven Road.
In sports leagues like the NFL and NBA, there is no shortage of heroes for young African American children to look up to who look like them. But for other leagues, especially individual sports like tennis and golf, there are not as many and with question marks looming for the careers of legends like Tiger Woods and Serena Williams, who is next to pick up the mantle in those sports?
Trellis Supportive Care is pleased to announce Wanda Starke, best known to many as a longtime news anchor at WXII 12, as the 2021 Best Life Leadership Award recipient for the sixth annual Living Your Best Life Speaker Series. Scheduled for Oct. 13, this year’s virtual event features nationally known journalist, public radio host, and bestselling author, Celeste Headlee.
