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No Ways Tired
NAACP tour aims to recruit more warriors for justice The spirit of protest was alive and well when the N.C. NAACP’s Forward Together tour rolled through Winston-Salem last Thursday. Dozens gathered in the sanctuary of
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Vouchers making strange bedfellows
Controversial bill has support among Dems and the GOP Some call it opportunity; others say it’s anything but. House Bill 944, otherwise known as the Opportunity Scholarship Act, has been the source of controversy
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Chamber resolution calls for adequate health funding
The Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce has issued a resolution to North Carolina legislators in support of adequate funding for the health care industry. As the North Carolina legislature prepares to take action on tax
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Trust invests in dental care
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust announced grants of nearly $1.3 million this month to improve the health and quality of life of financially disadvantaged residents in Forsyth County. The Trust began to make
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HAWS readies for changes
Feds may implement time limits for public housing residents High Point native Tiffaney Jackson has seen her share of struggles. The Sunrise Towers resident lost her mother and her fiancé in the span of
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WFU senior named foreign correspondent
Jawad Wahabzada, a Wake Forest graduating senior, was recently named a fellow for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. This August, he will travel to Rio de Janeiro to film a short documentary about
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Ephesus Junior Academy receives grant
The Ephesus Junior Academy in Winston-Salem was recently awarded an $18,000 SMART grant from the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Southern Union. The funds will be used to accelerate the progress of the school’s continuous improvement
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WSSU to use grant to help aspiring entrepreneurs
A $40,000 grant from the DataMax Foundation will support efforts by the Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) at Winston-Salem State University’s School of Business and Economics to encourage new businesses as part of its focus
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Organization of the Year: Black Philanthropy Initiative
Organization of the Year Historically, African Americans have always opened their hearts, homes and wallets to help friends, family members and even complete strangers. The Black Philanthropy Initiative of the Winston-Salem Foundation has taken
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Incubator space seeks finanical help
The Winston-Salem Center for Education and the Arts’ The John 3:16 Building on West Sixth Street is receiving growing financial support. The building offers rent-free space for qualifying non-profit organizations. The first tenant will
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