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Grant calls for dramatic faculty changes at Cook
When students return to Cook Elementary School in the fall, they will see a lot of new faces. Cook, which is among the lowest performing in the state, will be making some big changes
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NBTF season begins in earnest Monday
The countdown until Winston-Salem again becomes “Black Theatre Holy Ground” will soon begin. The North Carolina Black Repertory Company, which produces the National Black Theatre Festival that long ago earned the city that moniker,
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Community advocates see good, bad in state of black leadership
The heat has been on local African American elected officials – particularly those on the City Council and Forsyth County Board of Commissioners – this year. From the debate over the city’s selling of
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Saluting Women
YWCA honors local heroines The YWCA of Winston-Salem honored seven of the city’s leading ladies during the agency’s 2013 Women of Vision Awards on May 16. “Your leadership and work in the community makes a
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Dallas’ first black DA shares innovative approach to crime fighting
Craig Wakins made history in 2006 when he became the first African American in Texas history to be elected as a District Attorney. Watkins continues to make waves with his decidedly different approach to
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Grand Gathering
City welcomes members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. received a warm Winston-Salem welcome at the Benton Convention Center last Thursday, the opening day of AKA’s four-day
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Letter to the Editor
Oppose Voter Id Measure To the Editor: The African American Caucus of the Forsyth County Democratic Party Jacquelyne Barber Branch is opposed to the “Voter I.D. Bill” proposed by Speaker Thom Tillis and the
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Performances show musical link between cultures
More than 200 people attended “Showcase of Song: An African-American Cultural Celebration” on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Black History Month program was sponsored by the Winston-Salem Human
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Voting Rights Act under attack
Shelby County, Ala. is suing the Justice Department because they think that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (and its reauthorization in 1982 and 2006) is unfair. The facts: The small
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Black History in the Flesh
Fire Department honors those who blazed the path The Winston-Salem Fire Department kept up what has become a Black History Month tradition last Friday, honoring former African American firefighters who paved the way. This
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