Given the well-documented history of people posting racist comments on social media and losing their livelihood, you would think people would take more precaution when commenting on public posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. But that is far from the case. Everyday closet racists expose themselves to the public and their communities on social media and last weekend Michael Berrier, a local barbershop owner, was exposed.
At the request of Chief District Judge Lisa Menefee, the Winston-Salem Human Relations Department on Monday, June 1, began mediating landlord-tenant disputes related to the non-payment of rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.