poetry

(pictured above: NC Black Rep Photo by Larente Hamlin Some of the cast members of “Black Nativity.”) The North Carolina Black Repertory Company wrapped another performance season of “Black Nativity” Sunday afternoon, leaving a legion of new fans...

Green Street Church Pastor Kelly P. Carpenter and several jazz musicians will present “The Story of Job: A Theodicy in Jazz and Spoken Word” on Tuesday, Oct. 28 in the auditorium at Centenary United Methodist Church, 646 West Fifth St. The free...

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools BELL Summer Success Program at Philo-Hill Middle School, which ran from  June 24  through July 26, offered a diverse enrichment program to local students. Instructors included Stacey Stephens (art), Lori...

Nikki Giovanni will serve as the speaker for Winston-Salem State’s (WSSU) 2013 commencement on Saturday, May 18 at 9:45 a.m. in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “One of the most widely-read American poets, Nikki Giovanni’s...

  When and where were you born? Forsyth County, June 7, 1954, but grew up in Wilmington – a regular beach bum. What did you want to be growing up? Who said I wanted to grow up? But I suppose I have always enjoyed words and deconstructing...

Bill T. Jones, an internationally known artist, choreographer, dancer, theater director and writer, visited the campus of Salem College last week to headline the first-ever installment of the June Porter Johnson Series for the Visual and...