Leaders follow-up on future area development
A group of Greensboro residents, in conjunction with Action Greensboro, have teamed up with area businesses and other civic organizations to get on the bus heading toward a brighter economic future for the city they call home. A meeting was held last Thursday in downtown Greensboro to get feedback from trip participants who traveled to Charlotte on July 22 and for participants to discuss amongst themselves the major themes of the trip. The trip, sponsored by local nonprofit Action Greensboro, was a collaboration between city residents, the business community, local politicians, and various civic organizations to learn more about how Greensboro can use its ...
Elon Law School appoints Johnson as interim dean
In a journey that has taken him from his rural Georgia roots to the concrete jungle of Capitol Hill, George Johnson has brought his passion for the law and for education to the halls of Elon Law School and the city of Greensboro. He sat down with the Peacemaker recently to discuss his new position as Interim Dean with the university, and to share some of the challenges he has faced as he helps steer Elon Law School into a new era of leadership. Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, Johnson came of age during an era when social segregation was rampant, keeping the doors of opportunity shut for many minorities across the nation. “It was quite real,” he said of his earliest ...
McCain’s Turn for a Tour on Foreign Soil – Black Neighborhoods
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Now that Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is back in the U. S. after a rock star-like tour through the Middle East and Europe, Republican presidential hopeful John McCain ought to take a tour on soil that is foreign to him – through America's Black neighborhoods, ravaged by drugs, poverty and violence largely because of historic racism and economic bias.
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Morial Calls September ' Voter Registration Month', Applauds New Housing Act
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – National Urban League President Marc Morial, exuberant that the Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act has been passed by Congress and signed by President Bush, says the NUL annual conference in Orlando, Fla., this week will focus on leading citizens into a new direction for America by compelling people to register and vote.
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41st Annual Hampton Jazz Festival
The 41st Annual Hampton Jazz Festival will take place at the Hampton Coliseum from Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June 29. Performing on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. will...
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Unity effort needed to improve world
Today, we live in a world engulfed in military aggression and too many people suffer from a deficit of human will to create real change. Many Americans, and our allies, have also come to believe that ...
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