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Native takes reins at Fisk
One of Winston-Salem’s native sons began his tenure as Fisk University’s 15th president last week. Dr. H. James Williams assumed his position at the helm of the esteemed historically black university in Nashville, Tenn.
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Samaritan Ministries plans to do even more with new building
After three decades in its current facility, Samaritan Ministries is finally getting some new digs. The Ministry plans to break ground on a new 20,000-square-foot building at the corner of Northwest Boulevard and Ivy
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Student job-seekers flock to career fair
Hundreds of students flocked to Wake Forest University’s Benson Center last week, hoping to land jobs, internships or gain networking experience during the school’s Spring 2013 Career Fair. A Wake Forest tradition for over
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Islamic academy may open this fall
The Community Mosque of Winston-Salem is hoping to soon close on a piece of property directly behind its Waughtown Street building, ending a long search for a proper location for its proposed Islamic school.
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Author enters uncharted territory
Southern black gay men’s stories brought to life Hickory native Dr. E. Patrick Johnson will be exploring the complexities of race and sexuality onstage at Wake Forest University’s Scales Fine Arts Center next week.
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Unions of the Garden Variety
Mentoring program aims to spread county’s green revolution The Forsyth Cooperative Extension is looking for local residents with green thumbs to help ensure the success of the area’s thriving community garden population. With the
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Preparing for the Battle Ahead
Ministers Conference uses MLK Day for series of education/empowerment workshops Amid the celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and President Barack Obama’s historic second inauguration, local leaders reminded the community Monday that
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Belafonte to Students: Get Radical
For more than five decades, Harry Belafonte has made his voice heard, first as a hit musician who dominated the charts with popular tunes such as the “Banana Boat Song” and later as a
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Content of Character
Perkins vying for win in nontraditional pageant Kelli Perkins is on a mission to inspire our nation to broaden its standard of beauty. Perkins, the assistant director of high school life at the UNC
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Drug court offers young defendants a fresh start
Juvenile offenders who are battling drug problems have a new opportunity to make a fresh start in life, thanks to the emergence of Forsyth County’s Reclaiming Futures Juvenile Drug Court. Thirteen youth came before
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