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New Alpha general president sworn in
Mark S. Tillman was sworn in as the general president of Alpha Phi Alpha,the world’s oldest intercollegiate fraternity founded by African-American men, earlier this month near his adopted hometown of Detroit, Mich. Tillman, who
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Drug court offers young defendants a fresh start
Juvenile offenders who are battling drug problems have a new opportunity to make a fresh start in life, thanks to the emergence of Forsyth County’s Reclaiming Futures Juvenile Drug Court. Thirteen youth came before
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Noon Hour Commemoration Attendees Witness History
President Barack Obama served as the keynote speaker of this year’s 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Noon Hour Commemoration, as attendees viewed his televised inauguration ceremony Monday at the M.C. Benton Convention Center.
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Rams win-streak ends in Raleigh
The #11 Winston-Salem State University Rams came up short on Jan. 19, falling to the Saint Augustine’s Falcons 63-61 at Emory Gym in Raleigh. With the loss, the WSSU winning streak halted at 12
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Not Quittin’ on The Dream
Hope, the pillar on which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. built many a sermon, was a recurring theme Monday morning at the prayer breakfast The Chronicle has held each MLK Day for the past
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Team’s skill, determination wins over fans
For decades, the Triad Trackers Wheelchair Basketball Team has been taking it to the hole. The Trackers is the only Triad team in the Carolina Wheelchair Basketball Conference, which is part of the National
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Luck may have run out for sweepstakes
City native George Brown opened the doors of his business, Liberty Corridor Sweepstakes, four months ago. Now Brown, a R.J. Reynolds retiree, is facing the very real possibility that he might have to close.
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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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Bennett faculty learn new classroom tactics
The Bennett College faculty prepared for the start of the spring semester with the Faculty Institute, a series of workshops that reiterated the College’s academic theme, “Students First.” Dr. Carl Jones, vice president for
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Mortgage servicers’ settlement
Submitted by Charlene Crowell: The recent joint announcement by two key federal regulators of a negotiated agreement with 10 mortgage servicing firms would help more than 3.8 million consumers who were wrongfully foreclosed during
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