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Johnson: Social capital could change fortunes of the poor
Building social capital – or community connections and friendships across lines of race, class and neighborhood boundaries – is especially essential for those who are economically marginalized. Dr. James Johnson, the William R. Kenan
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Looking Back
Residents point to significant local black history events over the last 100 years The city’s four-day Centennial Celebration, which began today (Thursday, May 9) has been cause for much reflection, as members of the
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Marker to immortalize Reynolds union
Twenty years before the now-famous March on Washington, workers in Winston-Salem were fighting for their rights through Local 22 of the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural, and Allied Workers-Congress of Industrial Organizations (FTA-CIO). Local 22 was
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Legacy of “Katie B” Saluted
A once trusted medical facility that provided care for generations of African Americans in East Winston has received long overdue recognition. A historical marker was dedicated Saturday for Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital, at
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