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Older American’s Month: Unleash the Power of Age
When Older Americans Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthdays. About a third of older Americans lived in poverty and there were few programs to meet
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Sullivan: Diversity key to ending health disparities
Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Louis Sullivan addressed health disparities during a visit to Winston-Salem State University last week. “We have a dichotomy in our country in our health system,
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Baptist launches new community health program
Three Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center officials joined representatives of 48 other health care systems recently in Washington, D.C., to explore new ways of improving health and health care in vulnerable communities across the country. The meeting
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Students take a stand with their bare feet
Students at Wake Forest University kicked off their shoes for a good cause on Tuesday. One Day Without Shoes Co-organizers Molly King and Sarah Kruyer encouraged fellow members of the WFU student body to
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State NAACP leader honored for fighting for all
North Carolina NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II recently received two awards acknowledging his work to help re-build the freedom movement in the South. Barber received “The Grio.com’s 100 Making History Today”
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Author Ward to discuss book
Author Jesmyn Ward will discuss her book “Salvage the Bones” on Monday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Shirley Recital Hall at Salem College. The event is free and open to the public. In
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Controversial author/researcher gives her take on conquering poverty
Dr. Ruby Payne, author of “Bridges out of Poverty,” led a three-hour workshop last week, schooling a group of more than 150 social service and non-profit officials on ways that they can help their
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Rallying to Right Wrongs
On Saturday, Feb. 9, thousands of participants arrived at Shaw University (in Raleigh) to march to the General Assembly (The People’s House) on Jones Street. The State NAACP, in conjunction with more than 100
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Black History Month by the Numbers
The U.S. Census Bureau has released the following figures about Black America to coincide with African American History Month. I found them interesting enough to share. Population 43.9 million The number of Blacks, either
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Obama Slights Blacks
President Barack Obama has the opportunity, in this second term, to put his feet on history. He won an election that his opponent had essentially claimed, he has been firm about that which he
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