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State’s top hospitality workers honored
The North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association honored some of the hospitality industry’s best on Feb. 18 at its Taste of North Carolina event at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. One of the
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Churches urged to link the poor with healthy food
In America, even the food system is biased, with poor communities of color struggling for fresh produce and other things many Americans take for granted. “We have a food system that’s unhealthy and unjust,”
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Eli’s Pack and Ship: from Point A to Point B (and everywhere in between)
Eli’s Pack and Ship, located at 302-A South Stratford Road in the Thruway Shopping Center is the vision of expert expeditor Eli Bradley. Formerly known as Thruway’s Packaging Store, He has been in business
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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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Local seniors dominate the diamond
This past summer, the Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks Department hosted the Piedmont Plus Senior Softball Tournament for men and women 55 and older at Washington Park. Nine of the 20 teams that competed were
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Bearden exhibit leads to wider community discussion
Romare Bearden’s work depicting the epic story of Odysseus’ journey home are making a homecoming of their own. Reynolda House Museum of Modern Art is hosting the national opening of the North Carolina native’s
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Watt loses many Forsyth constituents
Forsyth County residents who thought they were being represented in Washington, D.C. by U.S. Rep. Mel Watt may get a surprise on their ballot this election season. A highly controversial redistricting effort that the
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RNC Fails the Diversity Test
If a picture is worth a thousand words, moving pictures are worth a million. The hard numbers confirm that the Republican National Convention, held in Tampa, Fla. the last week in August, was as
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First Lady Rallies Black Democrats
CHARLOTTE – First Lady Michelle Obama reminded a convention hall full of black Democrats Wednesday that they have today and the next two months to determine whether Nov. 7 – the day after voters
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