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Juneteenth 2023

Juneteenth celebrations of freedom blossomed throughout the Greater Greensboro area over a colorful three-day, high-energy weekend of prayers, music, food and fun. Three of the many citywide …

Once on This Island

Once on This Island” cast, featuring Shaliah Haith as Erzulie, Brianna Witherspoon as Agwe, Kylah Guion as Papa Ge, Sydney Hughes as Asaka and Trinity Evans as Ti-Moune. Photo courtesy Creative …

Editor’s note - The reporter of this story was once the program director and a disc jockey for 570WLLE -AM in Raleigh during the 1980s, and was a first-hand participant in this story. This is his …

Movie Review: Unfinished Business

NextGen basketball player Betnijah Laney (Rutgers, New York Liberty). A winner! That would describe this very reflective look at women’s professional basketball. From the OG players to today’s …

Lorey Hayes N.C. native Lorey Hayes will have her short film, The Dragonfly Tale, featured at the North Carolina Black Film Festival in Wilmington. The festival will take place May 18-21 with a …

Arts Across Guilford Conclave

Jennie Savage, Forge Greensboro; Alyce Barnett, Arts Council of Greater Greensboro; artist Stephanie Tripp; and Ann Tilley, Handmade. Photo by Ivan S. Cutler/ Carolina Peacemaker. Grammy Award …

To many, Little Richard lived a complicated life, from his outwardly gay and hypersexual ways to his brilliant but amazingly disrespected career. Putting aside his personal and flamboyant lifestyle, …

2023 Korean Festival

The colorful, tasty, entertaining and fun Korean Festival filled Greensboro’s Central City Park. Attracting thousands of people, the half-day cultural event presented an attractive range of …

Emmy Award-winning star of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” singer, producer and activist Sheryl Lee Ralph will join North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and community friends …

Movie Review: John Wick 4

Actor Keanu Reaves plays the lead character in the John Wick franchise. Artistic, balletic and acrobatic violence separates the John Wick franchise from other action/crime/thrillers. That ritual …

Movie Review: 65

Sometime in the future, Mills (Adam Driver), an interstellar pilot, takes a job on a long-range exploratory mission. It wasn’t enough! Whatever they paid Adam Driver for holding this feeble movie …

Movie Review: Creed lll

Michael B. Jordan, Mila Davis Kent and Tess Thompson in Creed lll. For a first-time director, actor Michael B. Jordan lands a solid punch. As soon as the bell rings, it’s on. Continuing a boxing …

Laurence Olivier in black face as Othello. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Theatre Arts Program tackles one of Shakespeare’s most intimate family tragedies, Othello, …

Movie review: Missing

Megan Suri and Storm Reid in Missing. Sometimes when mom and dad are away, the kids will play. But what happens when mom and dad don’t comeback. Then what? The writers and directors of this …

The Downtown Greenway in Greensboro features the greenway’s fourth and final cornerstone, Ascension, by visual artist Radcliffe Bailey. [/caption] The Downtown Greenway is pleased to invite the …

Lemus Bennett College alumna, Benin Lemus ‘94, takes a personal journey through grief and loss, gratitude and celebration in her debut poetry collection, Dreaming in Mourning. Bennett College will …

With a clarion and joyous “how you doing?” call of “Habari Gani,” the equally robust response of “Kuumba” heralded Day 6 at the Kwanzaa Family Fest, in an engaging community celebration …

10 Best Films of 2022 & Best of the Best

Call it a comeback! In 2022 the movie industry roared back with high-quality films, stellar performances and great artistry. For the record, movie theaters aren’t dead yet and streaming is a part …

Movie Review: Avatar - The Way of Water

Zoe Saldaña, as Neytiri and Sam Worthington as Jake Sully star in Avatar. It’s more than you can possibly imagine. A fantasy world so vivid and real it commands your full attention for 3h 12m. And …

Movie Review: Strange World

The animated cast of Strange World. Photo Courtesy Walt Disney Studios. These colors are so trippy—and even the trees are cool.” Sixteen-year-old Ethan (Jaboukie Young-White) voices the obvious. …

Movie Review: Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Almost as if the cast takes their lead from Bassett’s professionalism and steadfast performance, this ensemble cast is at the top of their game. Photo courtesy DIsney.[/caption]Wow! You’ll say …

Movie Review: Black Adam

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson brings the story of DC’s brown-skinned superhero Black Adam to fruition.[/caption] Introducing DC comics latest crime combatant, Black Adam. His superhero traits are …

A&T Gospel Fellowship Choir. Photo courtesy of N.C.A&TSU Archives. “We Gon’ Be Alright” Gospel Concert ends the glorious week of GHOE at 6 p.m. Sunday Oct. 30 at the Greensboro Coliseum. Tye …

The A&T Blue and Gold Marching Machine performed at Disney World in Orlando, Fl. on October 7th. Photo courtesy of N.C.A&TSU Archives. The N.C. A&T State University Marching band has been bringing …

Lil Baby GHOE is back! Lil Baby and Chlöe Bailey will be at the Greensboro Coliseum for N.C. A&T’s Hip-Hop Homecoming Concert on Saturday, October 29. Performances will also be by recording …

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