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HBCU alumni missing from BOG
On July 1, when newly elected members of the UNC Board of Governors begin their four-year term, pay close attention to the blatantly unbalanced selections made. For the first time in many years, there
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New Century, Same Cause
Marchers stand for voting rights Local residents took a page from the 1960s Sunday, taking to downtown streets for a silent march to protest measures being considered by the state legislature that could deny
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Special Recognition Award Honoree: Hispanic American Democrats of Forsyth
Special Recognition Award Honoree Months before Hispanic voters helped to give victories to President Obama and others, the Hispanic American Democrats of Forsyth County was already celebrating a number of successes of its own.
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Growing distaste for GOP-led General Assembly
We knew it wouldn’t be long. It appears that North Carolinians are turning on the Republican mafia that is now strong-arming in the General Assembly. A recent survey of Tarheel State residents conducted by
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Local Dems host their own ball
The Forsyth County Democratic Party closed Inauguration Day in style with a festive celebration Monday night. Dozens flocked to the Millennium Center downtown to take part in “The People’s Ball.” The $5 admission fee and anything goes dress code
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Half empty or half full: Local lawmakers pessimistic and optimistic about GOP gains in N.C.
The Republican Party further secured its stronghold on North Carolina after last week’s election. When the General Assembly opens its 2013 session in January, the GOP will hold 32 of the 50 seats in
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Pastors nudge residents to polls
Local pastors are using their spiritual gifts and community influence to get out the vote. Dr. Sir Walter Mack Jr., pastor of Union Baptist Church, hosted a two day revival last week that was
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Motsinger: Fifth District voters want change
Over the last eight years, U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx has slaughtered a slew of Democrats who have challenged her for her Fifth District seat. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board Member Elisabeth Motsinger is the latest
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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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