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No Second-Class Families
African Americans have spent much of our history fighting for equal treatment. Just two generations ago, our parents and our grandparents were banned from eating at certain restaurants, attending certain schools, and working in
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100 years later
Winston-Salem is holding a big birthday party this weekend. It was 100 years ago that the towns of Winston and Salem merged, added a dash and became the city we call home. A lot
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NAACP banquet to feature Barber
The NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet will be held on Friday, April 26 at 6 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 910 File St. Rev. Dr. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina State
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Race and the Legacy of Chavez
In January 2004, as the president of TransAfrica Forum, I had the honor of leading the first African American delegation to meet with the leaders of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution. It was important for us
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Black Catholics find hope in Pope Francis
Local black Catholics are looking to the future with new hope after the selection of the first-ever Latin American pope. Argentina’s Jorge Bergoglio, 76, was elected by his fellow cardinals as the 266th pope
Read More »Belles ready to ‘ Teach for America’
Three Bennett College seniors have been selected as corps members for Teach for America (TFA), a non-profit organization that recruits recent graduates and professionals to teach in low-income communities. Delrisha White, Raven Williams and
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Noon Hour Commemoration Attendees Witness History
President Barack Obama served as the keynote speaker of this year’s 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Noon Hour Commemoration, as attendees viewed his televised inauguration ceremony Monday at the M.C. Benton Convention Center.
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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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