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NBA star again treats seniors to holiday meal
The Josh Howard Foundation continued its annual tradition last week of treating senior citizens to a free holiday meal. Tickets were given to about 200 local seniors, entitling them to a free turkey meal
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Ojo’s road to M.D. began at Forsyth Tech
Dr. Adesanmi Abel Ojo returned to Forsyth Technical Community College last week, telling students how the path that led him to a career in medicine began at Forsyth Tech. Ojo dreamed of being a
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New college offers personal touch
When Dr. Lucas Shallua and his wife, Dorothy Edward, started Mount Eagle College, they thought about how fortunate they were to have gone to college in their native Tanzania, a country in East Africa
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Students Salute Veterans
The student body of Old Richmond Elementary School in Tobaccoville became a flag waving chorus on Friday during a special Veterans Day program. For over a decade, the school has saluted the men
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Senegalese Shindig
WSSA marks its second anniversary The Winston-Salem Senegalese Association (WSSA) celebrated its second anniversary Sunday at the Sprague Street Community Recreation Center. The daylong event included special guests, music, food and fellowship. The gathering,
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Atkins courts named for local tennis legend
When James Ewers convinced his father to get him tennis balls and a racket so he could practice at the courts at the old Skyland Elementary School, he never imagined that he’d someday break
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N.C. schools get new black history teaching tools
Students have a new way to learn about the state’s rich African American culture. AT&T North Carolina and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction unveiled the 2013 Heritage Calendar last week in Raleigh. Each
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Tour asks for R.E.S.P.E.C.T. for President Obama
“Stop Disrespecting My President!” 1911 United, a Washington, D.C.-based Super PAC (Political Action Committee) founded by members of Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, is taking that message to a number of
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Organizations from across state make plans for grassroot changes
A thousand delegates from grassroots community organizations from across the state met at Union Baptist Church on Saturday for the NC United Power (NCUP) Statewide Delegates Assembly. NCUP, an interfaith network of organizations, includes
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… I’ve Been Changed
Todd Luck November 21, 2012 0Another crop of C2C grads leave behind former street lives Nationally-known columnist and commentator Roland Martin told graduates of Union Baptist Church’s Corner 2 Corner (C2C) Drug Dealers and Street Life Conference on Sunday
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