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Is Black voter support for Biden-Harris slipping? N.C. Black mayors hope not

Amid reports that the Biden-Harris campaign is “hemorrhaging” Black voter support nationally, African American mayors from across North Carolina came together last Saturday in Durham to counter …
San Francisco Giant Willie Mays in 1955.
Willie Mays, the iconic Hall of Famer often hailed as the greatest player in baseball history, has died at 93. The news broke during a Mets and Rangers game in Arlington, evoking emotional tributes …
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Guilford County Democratic Party launch the Seniors for Biden campaign

Local leaders gathered with a group of senior citizens at the Guilford County Democratic Headquarters on June 12 in support of the Biden-Harris administration and their efforts to support Medicare …
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Greensboro residents debate city leaders on the use of White Street Landfill

  A meeting on the use of White Street Landfill to dispose of contaminated soil from Bingham Park took place on June 12 at Peeler Recreation Center.   This was one of a series of …

Bennett College’s Dr. Anne Hayes honored with Exemplary Teacher 0f the Year Award

    Dr. Anne Hayes, executive director of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies and Sustainability Lead at Bennett College, has received the prestigious Exemplary Teacher of the …

Join the Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March

On Monday, June 10, I discussed my new book, White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy, on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.   There’s a …

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Newton’s career is a deeply polarizing one. His highs, leading the 2015 Panthers to the Super Bowl while claiming the MVP, were extremely high.

Cam Newton says he’s done playing football

The last time Cam Newton played for the Carolina Panthers came in 2021.  He returned after a stint in New England playing for the Patriots.  It was supposed to be a full-circle …
As the college football playoffs continue to expand, the HBCU National Championship game has made a pivot for the 2024 season. The Celebration Bowl has moved from the third to second Saturday in …
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Chicago Bears’ player Tarik Cohen during a 2018 NFL game against the NY Giants.

Jets sign former A&T Aggie and All-Pro NFL player Tarik Cohen

Chicago Bears’ player Tarik Cohen during a 2018 NFL game against the NY Giants.[/caption] Aaron Rodgers is no longer the only former All-Pro looking to return from a serious injury for the 2024 New …

The Panthers of High Point University win the Big South Baseball Championship.

High Point Crowned Big South Champions First Time in Program History

The Panthers of High Point University win the Big South Baseball Championship. HIGH POINT – The High Point University baseball team won its first Big South title in program history as they defeated …
Spartan sophomore pitcher Julien Peissel throws a strike against VMI. Peissel completed six innings giving up five hits and two runs. Photo by Joe Daniels/Carolina Peacemaker.

UNCG Baseball wins 10-4 against VMI for first SoCon Sweep

Spartan sophomore pitcher Julien Peissel throws a strike against VMI. Peissel completed six innings giving up five hits and two runs. Photo by Joe Daniels/Carolina Peacemaker. The UNC Greensboro …

2024 Aggie ESPYs

The North Carolina A&T Department of Athletics held its annual ESPYs Athletics Awards Banquet Monday at the Alumni-Foundation Event Center on campus to celebrate the accomplishments of its …

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Entertainment

“Traveling Without Moving: Essays from a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America” By Taiyon J. Coleman

One step forward, two steps back. That’s how it goes: every time you think you’re getting a little ahead, something – or someone – yanks you back. You see a little light …
A plethora of people gather in downtown Greensboro for the Juneteenth Black Food Truck Festival held Saturday, June 15th.

Celebrating Juneteenth 2024

Greensboro residents were out in full swing last weekend as they attended multiple celebrations across the city commemorating Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, some 2,000 Union troops led by General …

Revolution Mill hosts Summer Tide at the Stacks

Revolution Mill announced the Summer Tide at the Stacks event, scheduled for Thursday, June 20 from 5 p.m.   to 8 p.m. This community celebration promises an evening of live music, local artisan …

History Museum Celebrates Juneteenth and Civic Season 

    The Greensboro History Museum will celebrate Juneteenth and Civic Season beginning with a Green Book Bike Tour at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 22, at the Greensboro History …

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We’ve seen enough

June is Gun Violence Awareness Month in our nation. People will attend marches, take part in social media campaigns, and wear orange to show they are joining thousands of others across the country in …

America’s literacy crisis

The 2024 graduation season is upon us, and it represents a proud milestone in the lives of teenagers. Each year, middle school students graduate and then transition into high school. The same is true …

Lessons for young graduates

This is the joyous time of year when families, friends, and teachers are cheering on graduates of all ages who have worked so hard and made them all so proud. I hope many of today’s high school and …

Poor and low income people need to vote

“There were fifteen Presidential debates in 2020,” thunders the Rev. William Barber, the co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival …

Black-owned businesses face significant obstacles. Anti-racial justice efforts are making them worse

“Recent legal challenges have targeted programs aimed at alleviating the obstacles faced by marginalized communities, particularly those designed to promote equity in entrepreneurship … With this …

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Education

The New Guilford County Schools’ Principals

As nearly 70,000 students settle into the new academic year at Guilford County Schools, so are 18 new principals across all grade levels from Kindergarten to high school. Some of the new …
Students at The Academy at Smith welcome Guilford County Superintendent Whitney Oakley (center) with Principal Rachel Lewis (right). Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
The 2023-2024 academic year for Early and Middle College high schools and extended-year elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools (GCS) began this week. Eager students arrived on …
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Rankin Elementary Kindergarten teacher Taylor Mirabella assists a student from a tractor at the school’s Careers on Wheels presentation. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
The annual Careers on Wheels program rolled into Rankin Elementary School to the delight of students, who touched a variety of trucks, vans and first responder vehicles during an on-campus field trip …
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University awarded nearly 1,500 undergraduate degrees, more than 300 master’s degrees and almost 60 doctoral degrees – as well as about 50 degrees …
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Healthy living
Christina Yongue
New Cone Health Foundation staff to address health equity
Christina Yongue Cone Health Foundation (CHF) is proud to announce that Yazmin Garcia Rico, MSW, and Christina Yongue, MPH, MCHES, have joined as Directors of Community Engagement and Impact. In …
Plastic pollution is one of the great environmental challenges of the 21st century, causing wide-ranging damage to ecosystems and human health. Courtesy of Greenpeace.
Plastic is a threat to one’s health and well-being
Plastic pollution is one of the great environmental challenges of the 21st century, causing wide-ranging damage to ecosystems and human health. Courtesy of Greenpeace. The adage about knowing who …
The body likes things to remain the same. Sometimes it will pull out all the stops to make weight loss maintenance difficult.
New treatments on the horizon for weight loss
The body likes things to remain the same. Sometimes it will pull out all the stops to make weight loss maintenance difficult. As the warmer months approach, people become concerned about how they …
Cone Health Equity Summit Keynote Speaker Dr. Ron Wyatt (left) and Dr. Olu Jegede, chairperson of the Cone Health Equity Summit and vice president of Clinical Care-Health Equity at Cone Health. Photo Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Cone Health hosts health equity summit
Cone Health Equity Summit Keynote Speaker Dr. Ron Wyatt (left) and Dr. Olu Jegede, chairperson of the Cone Health Equity Summit and vice president of Clinical Care-Health Equity at Cone Health. Photo …
Taking supplements can be an insurance policy for getting needed minerals and vitamins but they should not be a substitute for fruits and vegetables.
Know what is in that supplement
Taking supplements can be an insurance policy for getting needed minerals and vitamins but they should not be a substitute for fruits and vegetables. Many people strive to have a diet that is full of …

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Bishop Barber Joins Tennessee State University Student Leaders to Sound the Alarm About Extremist Republicans

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