Last week standout middle linebacker Christian Hicks signed his letter of intent to continue his education and football career at Mars Hill University.
When making a list of Winston-Salem’s Black History Makers, your list isn’t valid if it doesn’t include champion of equality and education, Dr. Virginia K. Newell.
Last Friday members of Get Hate Out of Winston-Salem gathered at the corner of Fourth and Liberty to keep pressure on city officials to remove the statue that depicts a Confederate solider holding a rifle.
Long has been in jail since he was 19 years old for a crime he says he didn’t commit. And last week students from Winston-Salem State University joined the fight to help Long seek justice.
While anyone can look at these numbers and come to the conclusion that more needs to be done to lift our community out of this hole, it is equally important that we look at the root causes of these issues and uplift programs and organizations that are already doing the work to change the narrative.
Earlier this week the newly launched Young Adult Committee (YAC) of the local NAACP invited young professionals from all walks of life to come together and have a serious conversation on the issues currently afflicting the African-American community in Winston-Salem.