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Ageless Wonders
City celebrates birthday with other 100-year-olds More than 40 of the city’s oldest residents were feted Friday afternoon during the City of Winston-Salem’s Centenarian Luncheon at Benton Convention Center. The luncheon, which was open
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Wright condemns usurpers of history
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright likened those who alter, edit or redact the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to the Pharisees in chapter nine of John who created their own version of events
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Rogers leaving Wake Forest for the White House
The White House announced on Wednesday, March 13, that President Barack Obama has named Melissa Rogers Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. In her new role, she will act as the
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Jeremiah Wright looks to inspire gala-goers
Rev. Jeremiah Wright is expected to preach on the importance of faith and good deeds Saturday at The Chronicle’s 28th Annual Community Service Awards Gala at the Benton Convention Center. Wright, pastor emeritus of
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On Our Mind
The National Black Theatre Festival will be back this summer. Officials whetted our appetite Monday by rolling out this year’s celebrity co-chairs. If Tonya Pinkins and Dorien Wilson aren’t household names, they darn-well should
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Voting Rights Act under attack
Shelby County, Ala. is suing the Justice Department because they think that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (and its reauthorization in 1982 and 2006) is unfair. The facts: The small
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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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Belafonte to Students: Get Radical
For more than five decades, Harry Belafonte has made his voice heard, first as a hit musician who dominated the charts with popular tunes such as the “Banana Boat Song” and later as a
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Not Quittin’ on The Dream
Hope, the pillar on which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. built many a sermon, was a recurring theme Monday morning at the prayer breakfast The Chronicle has held each MLK Day for the past
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Is MLK Day a Time for Celebration?
This coming Monday, and the days leading up to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, will be routine. Men, women and children of every creed and color will march, evoking Dr. King’s dream
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