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Union to honor legends of the ivories
The Union Baptist Church First Friday Summer Series will open tomorrow (Friday, June 7) at 7:30 p.m. with the Key Legends and Hall of Fame Celebration. The black and white gala event will honor
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The Party Begins
’13 NBTF to offer wide range of choices and lots of starpower Nearly 40 theater companies from cities across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean will converge on Winston-Salem later this summer. Over the
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Military Achievements
Air Force Airman 1st Class Clayton D. Ayers graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military
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Fitness beneficial to senior citizens
After a scare from a routine doctor’s visit, Betty Jones of Winston-Salem decided it was time to take back control of her health. “I had a scare at the doctor, and shortly after my
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MLK ramp temporarily closed for U.S. 52 upgrades
The N.C. Department of Transportation has temporarily closed the entrance ramp from westbound Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to U.S. 52 South as part of the ongoing U.S. 52 Improvement Project. The closure is
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NBTF season begins in earnest Monday
The countdown until Winston-Salem again becomes “Black Theatre Holy Ground” will soon begin. The North Carolina Black Repertory Company, which produces the National Black Theatre Festival that long ago earned the city that moniker,
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Statewide NAACP tour coming to Winston
The Twin City will host leaders from the NC NAACP and their partners next week as part of the Forward Together Movement Local Organizing Tour. Forsyth County will be 20th in the 25-stop tour,
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Equality Winston-Salem awards its first scholarships
Five high school seniors have received scholarships from Equality Winston-Salem–an organization formed in 2010 to promote the well-being of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) individuals and strengthen the LGBT community in Winston-Salem and surrounding
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Letters to the Editor
Let the residents decide To the Editor: Kudos to City Councilmen James Taylor and Derwin Montgomery for voting against selling the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, a publicly-owned property, to Wake Forest University, a
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Liberian Ambassador coming to town
Jeremiah C. Sulunteh, the Liberian Ambassador to the United States, will visit Winston-Salem from May 29–June 1, according to James Y. Hunder Sr., the head of the Liberian Organization of the Piedmont. Sulunteh, a
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