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Harris focuses on the issues at Greensboro rally

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Greensboro on Thursday evening for a rally that included more than 17,000 attendees at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Honoring civic leaders Henry and Shirley Frye, Tom Sloan, left, Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Shirley Frye and Linda Sloan, at reception in law offices of Brooks Pierce, which led efforts for a statue in the couple’s honor in Greensboro’s Center City Park.

The Fryes receive Key to City

Long time Greensboro civic leaders Shirley and Henry Frye received the Key to the City of Greensboro for their decades of community service. Following a reception in the law offices of Brooks Pierce …

N.C. Senate and House Candidates speak out on abortion and school vouchers

Early Voting begins on October 17. The General Election November 5.

Durham County Sheriff disagrees with Fraternal Order of Police endorsement of Trump

Last Friday in Charlotte, the National Fraternal Order of Police (NFOP) during their annual convention, endorsed Republican candidate Donald J. Trump for president. The NFOP, which boasts a …
Danielle and Roy Jackson intently watch the Harris-Trump Debate at New Light Missionary Baptist Church.

Residents react to Presidential Debate

On Tuesday in North Carolina, on the night of the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Team Harris-Walz and the North Carolina Democratic Party held more …
Sports
The A&T offensive line (left) goes head to head with the Delaware Blue Hens’ defensive line.

Aggies pecked by Blue Hens, 42-13, face NCCU in Durham next

Emotions will be sky high this Saturday night when A&T travels up I-85 to face arch rival North Carolina Central in a series that has spanned over a century and sparked plenty of ill feelings.

Guilford College DB Malik Hargrove (#13) tries to make the tackle against Greensboro College WR Mandre Ogletree (#8).
Dominating from the opening kick on Saturday afternoon, the defense of the Guilford College football team overwhelmed, setting the tone early and often in the 23rd annual Soup Bowl, forcing a quintet …
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WSSU RB #1 Timothy Ruff II runs toward the endzone against A&T - 2024 A&T Football vs WSSU - Photo by: Kevin L. Dorsey (Carolina Peacemaker)
It wasn’t the dominant, remove-all-doubt type of performance that the Aggies had hoped for, but their 27-20 overtime victory against an inspired Winston-Salem State team last Saturday may have …
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A&T running back (#7) Kenji Christian leaps over a Wake Forest defender at Saturday’s (Aug. 31) opening game.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Truist Stadium. The game will be streamed live on FloFootball and air live on local TV channel My48.
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A&T’s Kevin White (#10, sophomore) throws and runs for a touchdown. White was one of five players in the quarterback position during the Blue & Gold game. Photo by Kevin Dorsey/ NCATSU Athletics.

2024 A&T at Wake Forest preview

For the second year in a row, the Aggies will start the regular season with a primetime road trip against an FBS opponent – this time making the half hour drive down I-40 to battle Wake Forest.

A Sunny Day at Aggie FanFest

On a sunny Saturday August 24th, the Greensboro community gathered at Aggie FanFest hosted by CDK on the mic at the Truist Football Stadium at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State …

DJ Reader Jamboree showcases area talent

The fifth annual DJ Reader High School Football Jamboree featured area football powerhouses in scrimmage action. The jamboree convened Friday, Aug. 16, at Grimsley High School’s Jamieson …

SWAC Announces 2024 Soccer Preseason Awards

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2024 Preseason All-SWAC Soccer team and individual award winners as voted by the league’s head coaches and sports …
Entertainment
The Piano Lesson cast and crew during opening night at Toronto International Film Festival.

The Piano Lesson wows crowds at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival 

The legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson is being kept alive by Denzel Washington and his family. Their archives of his genius and plays are movie adaptations, e.g. Fences (2016) …

N.C. Folk Fest 2024

Celebrating a decade in Greensboro, the three-day North Carolina Folk Festival held last weekend was a true “festival of discovery” as a plethora of musical groups entertained audiences …
NCA&TSU faculty members’ innovative artwork is currently on display in the exhibit “Jitambue, Knowing Yourself” at the University Galleries on the campus of NCA&TSU.

A&T University Galleries host  “Jitambue, Knowing Yourself”

The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is hosting its 2024 Visual Art Program Faculty Exhibition, “Jitambue, Knowing Yourself,” featuring …
“Field of Dreams” by Tunde Afolayan.

A&T University Galleries to host “Treasures: Selections from the Collection of Dr. Althia Ali”

University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will present the exhibition, Treasures: Selections from the Collection of Dr. Althia Ali, featuring an impressive …
Columnists

Lessons after September 11

As the nation and world commemorate the anniversary of September 11, I remember again that it was a gloriously beautiful morning in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 11, 2001. I saw a glimpse of Dr. …

School shootings and parental accountability

This time it occurred in Winder, Georgia. Another school shooting with an assault-style rifle, more “thoughts and prayers” and another traumatized community. A 14-year-old student is …

Student loan debt drops $10 billion due to Biden administration forgiveness

As consumers struggle to cope with mounting debt, a new economic report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York includes an unprecedented glimmer of hope. Although debt for mortgages, credit cards, …

Kamala Harris’s Chicago Convention and Illinois’ unique place in Civil Rights history

The modern civil rights movement hit a new peak last week in Illinois. It marked the movement coming full circle, in a way, back to the state of its birth more than a century ago. Illinois is …
Education

James R. Martin ll takes the helm as A&T Chancellor

Kimberly Gatling, Esq. (’96), chairperson of the N.C. A&T Board of Trustees, takes a selfie with new A&T Chancellor James Martin II.
Thunderous applause welcomed James R. Martin II, the new chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, at the annual Faculty/Staff Institute preceding the beginning of the …
Speaking with students at Governor School West, Greensboro College, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper, left, joined Greensboro College President Lawrence D. Czarda and U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning.
The Governor attended the Governor’s School West at Greensboro College. Visiting several classrooms and speaking to an assembly of nearly 400 of the state’s top academic students, N.C. …
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A&T Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. with distinguished alumni Shirley and Henry Frye in front of Henry E. and Shirley T. Frye Hall named in honor of the Fryes on the campus of N.C. A&T State University.
The Fryes, who met while undergraduates at N.C. A&T, graduated from the university in 1953 and married in 1956.
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University announced, on June 21, its 13th chancellor will be Dr. James R. Martin II.
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Healthy living
There is no doubt that pets can be good for people, but people also need to be good pet owners.
Pets are good for your health, but they need good care
One of the joys that many people have is owning and caring for their pets. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says that an amazing 68 percent of households in the United States own pets. Of …
Proper oral hygiene is a gateway to good health
So many times, when we look at a person, the first thing we may notice is their wonderful smile. Each smile is unique to each person and may show a little aspect of their personality. However, …
For years, the public was told that having one to two drinks of alcohol a day was okay and might even be good. This idea is now in question.
Any amount of alcohol may harm one’s health
For years, the public was told that having one to two drinks of alcohol a day was okay and might even be good. This idea is now in question.
A free community event on growing and preparing good food will be held this Saturday at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Gardens.
Chat and Chew at New Hope Gardens
A free community event on growing and preparing good food will be held this Saturday at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Gardens.
Many athletes use red light therapy to help their muscles heal.
Light therapy is old and new
Light, sunlight, warm and wonderful. What promises does it hold? As long as humans have been alive, people have used the sun and its warming rays as part of their health regimes.  …