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Why No Uproar For Heaven?
Submitted by Kalvin Michael Smith, Guest Columnist Heaven Sutton was the seven-year-old African American girl who was shot and killed in Chicago last year while fleeing with her mother. “Why no uproar for Heaven?” Not
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The Black Press at its Best
Submitted by George Curry, Guest Columnist When then-National Newspaper Publishers Association Chairman Danny Bakewell Sr. asked me to emcee the Black Press Week luncheon at the National Press Club in 2011, I had no
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Kids of Incarcerated parents get Early Xmas
The following was submitted by CJR Ministries Inc. This year Santa came a little early for twenty children whose Fathers are incarcerated at the Low Security Prison in Butner, N.C.. On December 8th, CJR
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Letter to the Editor
Hello – hope you’re having a pleasant day. Season’s Greetings to you and your quality newspaper! I am Ronnie “Dale” Goins writing to you from the Cherry Street prison. Your paper did an article
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All Acts of Violence Deserve Our Indignation
Sandy Hook Elementary has now joined the infamous ranks of Columbine, Aurora and Virginia Tech – all scenes of horrific acts of gun violence that left many dead and families shattered. Understandably, the nation’s
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It’s Time to Talk
One of the big differences between now and 31 years ago, when AIDS made its unwelcome debut in the United States, is that many of those battling the disease or the virus (HIV) that
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Local doctor delivers educational tools to Ghana
Dr. Medge Owen, a professor of Obstetric Anesthesia at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and founder of Kybele Inc., organized a project that installed computers and distributed school supplies to three schools and one
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Letter to the Editor
Police Chief Scott Cunningham responded to the concerns of the Islamic community at a forum held on Oct. 24 at the Community Mosque. This second forum was the follow up to a forum entilted
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The Womble Victory
We rejoice with Rep. Larry Womble for his vindication from the misdemeanor death by motor vehicle charge that he faced after he was involved in a fatal car crash a year ago that left
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Letters to the Editor
The following is an open letter to Gov. Perdue from Chronicle Publisher Ernie Pitt urging the governor to pardon the Wilmington Ten. Please Pardon Dear Gov. Beverly Eaves Perdue: I am Ernie Pitt, publisher
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