Mechanic & Farmers Bank has awarded its 2013 Founders Awards to William A. “Billy” Marsh Jr., a renowned civil rights attorney, and Vivian R. Patterson, a 48-year veteran of M&F
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The International Civil Rights Center & Museum will host its Ninth Annual George C. Simkins Jr. Memorial Golf Classic on Saturday, June 15 from 7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the great “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” It was there, at one of the largest rallies for human rights, that Dr.
African Americans have spent much of our history fighting for equal treatment. Just two generations ago, our parents and our grandparents were banned from eating at certain restaurants, attending certain
Dr. John Mendez, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, became one of the first local pastors to take a stand against
Nikki Giovanni will serve as the speaker for Winston-Salem State’s (WSSU) 2013 commencement on Saturday, May 18 at 9:45 a.m.
You can call it the “bandwagon effect,” or “political opportunism” or, the “wake-up-call effect,” or, less cynically, an old American
Felice Pete, president of the Wake County Republican Women, told local residents that she’s long taken heat for being black
U.S. Rep. Melvin L. “Mel” Watt received the 2013 North Carolina A&T State University Human Rights Medal on Feb. 1
Many will be honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday – the federal holiday in his honor – by
