Culture

Lumbee Tribe historian Malinda Maynor Lowery will discuss how her tribe's relationship and engagement with democracy has evolved over the years.

The Greensboro City Council has selected a company to run the Greensboro Coliseum Complex and Tanger Center.

Oak View Group has emerged as a candidate to manage the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.  The private company recently presented its financial proposal and transition plan to the City Council. The Greensboro Coliseum Complex encompasses 10 venues including the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts. Last year, the city started accepting proposals to transition to new leadership.

The Fryes have called Greensboro home for the past 70 years. Henry served as the first Black chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Shirley led the integration of the city's two YWCAs in the 1970s.

Three Winston-Salem properties were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.  Among them is the city-owned Winston Lake Golf Course, which was built for Black residents in 1956. Prior to its opening, Black golfers were only allowed to access the city’s public course one day a week. 

A new study out of High Point examines racial disparities in the city and provides recommendations to help the community improve.