Greensboro Business League Hosts Policy & Prosperity Breakfast with N.C. Lawmakers

The Greensboro Business League, in collaboration with the North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation, hosted the Policy & Prosperity Breakfast on March 18, bringing together state and local …

Universities being investigated for DEI practices

In an effort to intimidate more than 50 private and public universities across the nation to cease their DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs and practices, the U.S. Department of Education …

GPD leadership shares a new program model to address violent crime

Police Chief John Thompson and Assistant Chief M.J. Harris led a press conference on Friday (March 7) at Greensboro Police Department (GPD) headquarters to follow up on recent community meetings held …

Deonna Kelli Sayed, left, and Sallie Roh.

International Women’s Day

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Greensboro area women gathered at LeBauer Park on Saturday, March 8. Nearly three dozen women, some with children, congregated in small groups to …

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Ben L. Smith Crowned 3-A Basketball Champs

The Ben L. Smith Golden Eagles outlasted Southern School of Energy and Sustainability in overtime on Friday night at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum to win its first NCHSAA Basketball Championship in school history.

The A&T women’s basketball team are Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) champions.

Aggies secure outright CAA regular-season title by beating UNCW

Jordyn Dorsey scores 23 points in her final regular-season game at Corbett Sports Center

A&T Bowling Seniors (L-R): Chloe Newberry, Maya Avilez, Laura Garcia and Grace Stull.

A&T bowling finishes third at Stallings Invite

Grace Stull makes the all-tournament team at the Stallings Invitational

Ajia James (#12) connects for one of her four 3-pointers in A&T’s win over Delaware on Sunday (Feb. 23).

A&T women defeat Delaware, 71-55

North Carolina A&T remained in first place in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). There are many reasons why that’s the case after Sunday afternoon’s game at Corbett Sports …

Elicia Bryant (#281) of WSSU finishes with 22 individual points.

Fayetteville State Women and Claflin Men repeat as CIAA Indoor Track & Field Champions

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. The Fayetteville State University women and the Claflin University men were once again crowned champions at the 2025 CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at …

N.C. A&T Theatre Arts Program Presents Miss. Evers’ Boys

The Theatre Arts Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University tackles the true story of the Tuskegee Syphilis medical research atrocity, conducted by the U.S. Public Health …

High Point Museum hosts Oakwood Cemetery book signing and discussion

The High Point Museum will host a book signing and conversation with the authors of “The Book of Ancestry: The Forgotten Ones of Oakwood Cemetery” on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. at 1859 …

Jocelyn Smith-Lee, a big winner on game show Wheel of Fortune, right, joins family, husband C.J. Lee and daughter Cypress Rose, at their home during a watch party of the popular television game show.

Greensboro local wins Wheel of Fortune

Poised and thoroughly prepared, Greensboro’s Jocelyn Smith-Lee spun, spelled and successfully minded her p’s and q’s, while taking many vowels of insight to win more than $57,000, as an ebullient contestant on the immensely popular television game show, Wheel of Fortune

Dancers with The Academy of Modeling, Dance & Leadership.

GOAT Awards showcase the best of the best

Greensboro’s most beautiful and talented people gathered at the historic Carolina Theatre on Saturday (Jan. 18) to celebrate the 3rd annual GOAT Awards (Greatest of All Time). This awards …

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The Musk-Trump alliance threatens Black Americans

As America grapples with shifting values and increasing chaos, we face an unsettling question: Could Black Americans find themselves pushed back to a time reminiscent of the 1870’s …

N.C. Lt. Governor Hunt promotes workforce development at GTCC

Student Jalen McNairy explains a control board to N.C. Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, center, with GTCC President Dr. Anthony Clarke, center left.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt emphasized the vital role of community colleges in driving workforce development. On a hands-on tour of Guilford Technical Community College’s Advanced …

L-R: North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor James Martin II and King Ababio of Adukrom, Ghana.

A Ghanaian King Visits N.C. A&T, encourages African Americans to reconnect with Ghana

Nana Otutu Ababio V, King of Adukrom, Ghana, visited North Carolina A&T State University on February 28 as part of a Black History Month program hosted by the university’s Liberal Studies …

L-R: Bernard Bell, C. Cunningham, representing N.C. A&T; Dr. Benita Bell, and Dr. Calvin A. Bell.

A&T dedicates conference room in memory of Dr. A.P. Bell

The College of Agriculture at North Carolina A&T State University recently held a dedication ceremony for the Arthur P. Bell Conference Room at the A&T Farm Pavilion on McConnell Road in …

St. Aug’s $70M deal denied

Currently, SAU’s academic accreditation is under probationary status, pending further review by SACSCOC at an appeals hearing scheduled for the end of this month. Without accreditation, SAU cannot obtain student financial aid from the federal government.