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(Justice Ervin fields a question from an attendee.) Newly-elected North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Sam J. Ervin IV visited the Community Mosque in Winston-Salem last Friday for You be the Judge, a series that brings elected officials...

(pictured above: Edward W. Brooke) Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who in 1966 became the first black person in U.S. history to be elected to the Senate, died Saturday, Jan. 3 at age 95. “A Republican in a largely Democratic state, Brooke...

(This op/ed was originally published Dec. 15 in the (Greensboro) News and Record.) With the year quickly drawing to a close, we are all looking forward to what comes next — holiday plans with friends and family and the promise of a New Year. But...

In photo: Columnist Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., who says Black America’s national leadership should immediately convene a summit. By Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. NNPA Columnist As we begin 2015, millions of people throughout the world will make their...

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Time Distributed via NNPA In 1971, a riot broke out at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York during which prisoners demanded more political rights and better living conditions. About 1,000 inmates out of 2,200...

(pictured above:  Protestors face off with police in Ferguson, Mo., after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson on Monday, Nov. 24. (Photo by Lawrence Bryant/St. Louis American)) By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief...

(pictured above: Dr. Cornel West being arrested at the demonstration.) This message was read to the participants in Oct. 13 for the Moral Monday in Ferguson, Mo. My brothers and sisters, I bring you greetings and offer solidarity from the...

(pictured above: Family members touch Michael Brown’s copper-top vault during his burial at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Normandy, Mo.) Ministers want to engage community in talks about Ferguson and other topics The Ministers’ Conference of...

For his lifetime service to the community, Michael “Mike” Aiken will receive this year’s Bill J. Leonard Distinguished Service Award Pro Fide Et Humanitate from the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. Aiken, who graduated from Wake Forest...

Fansler for School Board To the Editor: Katherine Fansler for School Board At-Large – many people who have met her already realize that she is exactly the type of school board member we need at this time. “Kathie” is well qualified because she...

Church Women United will hold their next Friendship Day on Friday, May 2 at New Philadelphia Moravian Church, 4440 Country Club Rd. The “Through God Our Hands Can Serve” Bible study will be led by Clyde Manning at 11:30 a.m. A worship service...

Thank-you To the Editor: The Chronicle’s 29th Community Awards Banquet on Saturday, March 22 was an outstanding event of which the Winston-Salem office of Legal Aid of North Carolina felt privileged to be a part of in such a commendable way. It...

(pictured above:  Attorneys Dudley Humphrey (left) and George Cleland look on as H. Glenn Davis speaks.) N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarah Parker was among those advocating for integrity in the legal community last Friday at a daylong...

Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions African-Americans have made to our nation and our state, and, for me, a time to reflect on the work I can do to continue their legacy. This was at the forefront of my mind last March when...

(pictured above: Marchers make their way down the Anderson Center.) The Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity vowed to continue to address the needs of the people on Monday during its afternoon Martin Luther King Jr. Day program at...

About Jimmy L. Boyd “Bridging the Gap to a Better Community” needs to take place to improve the quality of life in our community and city. As a Public Servant, I have always stood on the side of equality and justice for all. My first endeavor is...

(pictured above:  “Ebony and Ivy” book author and MIT history professor, Craig Steven Wilder) Seven score and 10 years ago, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln returned to Washington from Gettysburg, Penn. after giving a speech to his war-torn...

After nearly 20 years on the U.S. District Court bench, Judge James Beaty Jr. has announced that he will take senior status in June. Beaty, who has served on North Carolina’s Middle District in Winston-Salem since 1994, is quick to point out...