An appeal for a resolution supporting legalizing medical cannabis in North Carolina was made during the Winston-Salem City Council’s public comment session last week. Tim Lounsbury, deputy director of NC
Forsyth County commissioners approved additional funding for the Nurse-Family Partnership and appealed to the state for help with smaller classroom requirements during their Thursday, Jan. 18, meeting. The commissioners voted
Woodrow Haney was the first African-American Golden Gloves champion in the state of North Carolina. With Black History Month quickly approaching, he felt it was time to tell his story.
By William Reed After reports of owner Jerry Richardson being accused of “misconduct,” the Carolina Panthers football team is for sale. Several high-profile black celebrities and athletes have offered to
By Ben Chavis As the world community observes and celebrates the 89th birthday this month of the Rev. Dr. Martin
The Pittsburgh Steelers were unceremoniously ousted from the playoffs at home by the Jacksonville Jaguars by the score of 45-42.
The campuses of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) and Wake Forest Universities (WFU) are in mourning this week after gun violence
By Jourdan Gore as told to Cheryl D. Scales On Sunday, Jan. 14, graduation for Mason Gore from Winston-Salem Christian
Victor Johnson was instrumental in organizing the Winston-Salem Sit In Movement. Busta Brown asked which was first, Greensboro or Winston-Salem. He smiles and says, “They sat down first, but we ate first.”
Dr. Louise Toppin, a soprano and renowned scholar of African-American art song, performed freedom songs at Home Moravian Church on Sunday, Jan. 14, as part of the church’s Songs of Justice and Peace program, a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
