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Ph.D. student gathers experiences of black women from around the world
Krishauna Hines-Gaither is exploring the vastness of the African Diaspora right here in her hometown. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro doctoral student has spent nearly eight years studying the growing number of
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Hispanic League turns 20
The Hispanic League is celebrating a milestone anniversary. Twenty years ago, the organization began when a group of local people came together to hold a small street festival called Fiesta! Like Fiesta! – which
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Unions of the Garden Variety
Mentoring program aims to spread county’s green revolution The Forsyth Cooperative Extension is looking for local residents with green thumbs to help ensure the success of the area’s thriving community garden population. With the
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Some to spend MLK holiday helping others and causes
Many will be honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday – the federal holiday in his honor – by giving back to their communities. In 1994, 11 years after the MLK holiday began
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Eli’s Pack and Ship: from Point A to Point B (and everywhere in between)
Eli’s Pack and Ship, located at 302-A South Stratford Road in the Thruway Shopping Center is the vision of expert expeditor Eli Bradley. Formerly known as Thruway’s Packaging Store, He has been in business
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Civil Rights icon says practice ‘aggressive patience’
Hollis Watkins has been fighting for freedom for more than five decades. Watkins, the youngest of 12 children born to sharecroppers in Lincoln, Miss., became the first student from his state to join the
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Chamber has new leadership
A new group of local business leaders have been selected to join the board of the Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce. Marc Schaefer, president/CEO of Truliant Federal Credit Union, is the chairman of the
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Dance legend says his art speaks to social injustice
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
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Nonperishable Treats
Salem students collect for food bank on Halloween A group of Salem College students put a new spin on a time-honored Halloween tradition last week. About 15 members of the college’s Rotaract Club
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‘Six Days’ Fest starts Tuesday
More than 40 events will be held during the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County’s Fifth Annual Six Days in November Festival, Tuesday, Nov. 13 – Sunday, Nov. 18. A number of Arts
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