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Grand Gathering
City welcomes members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. received a warm Winston-Salem welcome at the Benton Convention Center last Thursday, the opening day of AKA’s four-day
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Theatre Festival season kicked off
Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins and NAACP Image Award winner Dorien Wilson have been tapped to serve as celebrity co-chairs at this year’s National Black Theatre Festival. Officials from the North Carolina Black Repertory
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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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NBTF officials: Myers will be missed
News of the death of actor Lou Myers hit hard in Winston-Salem. The show business veteran was a frequent presence at the biennial National Black Theatre Festival, endearing himself to fans with his kindness
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Carver class holding reunion 50 years later
The Carver High School Class of 1963 is excitedly planning its 50th anniversary reunion. In June, members of the class will meet old friends, relive memories and revive bonds of friendship. The occasion will
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Arts Council honors several
The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County announced last week during its Annual Meeting that it topped its $2,350,000 annual campaign goal. Tom Ingram, Arts Council chair, noted that raising $2.35 million for
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Fundraising event honors legacy of NBTF founder
Party-goers celebrated the legacy of Larry Leon Hamlin on Saturday. The North Carolina Black Repertory Company, which Hamlin founded in 1979, held its annual Marvtastic Bash at the Benton Convention Center. While the evening
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