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No Second-Class Families
African Americans have spent much of our history fighting for equal treatment. Just two generations ago, our parents and our grandparents were banned from eating at certain restaurants, attending certain schools, and working in
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Veterans help get students closer to D.C.
Fifth graders at Ashley IB Magnet Elementary School got a history lesson and a boost for a future learning experience earlier this week. Representatives from the HARRY Veteran Community Outreach Services visited the school
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Barber: GOP lawmakers will be judged by God
Rev. Dr. William Barber II says North Carolina is on trial. “I come by here to say to all those that wield political power, you’re on trial; you face the judgement of God,” declared Barber,
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Sullivan: Diversity key to ending health disparities
Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Louis Sullivan addressed health disparities during a visit to Winston-Salem State University last week. “We have a dichotomy in our country in our health system,
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Ol’ Boys Boards
Combined, women and minorities have spending power in the many trillions. From a business standpoint, companies should be knocking one another over to cater to these groups, including by making sure women, blacks, browns
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Coalition to screen ‘Weight’ series
The Be Healthy Coalition of the Forsyth County Department of Public Health will hold free screenings of the HBO documentary series “The Weight of the Nation” throughout the month of March. The series tackles
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Gathering to explore church’s role in promoting healthy eating
“Food, Faith, and Justice: A Common Calling,” a conference that will explore the role that churches and faith communities have in promoting wellness through improving access to healthy food, will be held next month.
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Belafonte to Students: Get Radical
For more than five decades, Harry Belafonte has made his voice heard, first as a hit musician who dominated the charts with popular tunes such as the “Banana Boat Song” and later as a
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