On a crisp and cool Thursday morning, teams from eight Forsyth County schools took to the gridiron: North Forsyth, Mount Tabor, Reynolds, West Forsyth, East Forsyth, Parkland, Carver and Glenn high schools.
Della Reese, the legendary actress and star of the classic movie “Harlem Nights” and the long-running CBS drama “Touched by an Angel,” died on Sunday, Nov. 19. She was 86.
Since 2011, the Elite 8 Alumni nonprofit has been holding a flag football and basketball tournament annually for the men. After years of not having something for the women, Nakeeba Orr decided it was time, and after some thought, a kickball game was formed.
“I was … surprised by how many leaders from around the world had been inspired by Moral Monday, the moral revival last year, and the Poor People’s Campaign plans,” Bishop Dr. William Barber II, leader of the social justice group “Repairers of the Breach,” said by text from the Vatican last week.