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Human Relations Award Honoree: Dr. Medge Owen
Human Relations Award Honoree In underdeveloped countries, child birth can be a life-threatening ordeal for mother and child. Dr. Medge D. Owen doesn’t think it should be that way, so she is on a
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Change at the Vatican
Were we the only ones expecting someone black or brown to walk out last week after white smoke went up over the Vatican? Sure, the election of Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a big
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Black Catholics find hope in Pope Francis
Local black Catholics are looking to the future with new hope after the selection of the first-ever Latin American pope. Argentina’s Jorge Bergoglio, 76, was elected by his fellow cardinals as the 266th pope
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Community helps end fresh food deserts
If the Dreamland Park community is a food desert, then Attorney S. Wayne Patterson and his wife Tamica want their Attucks Street shop to be an oasis. The couple’s Rebecca’s Store Grocery & More
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An International Effort
Parkland students helping kids in Ghana Children in the tiny village of Nsumesama, Ghana will soon be heading to school in style, thanks to the efforts of 17-year-old Ginaya Meyer. Meyer, a senior at
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First black WFU student returning
In 1962, a Ghana native named Ed Reynolds became the first black full-time undergraduate student to attend Wake Forest University. On Friday, Sept. 21, Reynolds will come back to campus to mark the 50th anniversary
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Lartey hoping to use Goler successes as bishop
After 20 years at the helm of Goler Memorial AME Zion Church, Dr. Seth Lartey is assuming a new title and embarking on a new chapter in his life. Lartey, a native of Monrovia,
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