Forsyth county is home to several respected colleges and universities, world-class hospitals, and a strong tax base. Yet, in many ways, it remains strongly divided by race and income level.
The Winston-Salem Urban League is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
People around the world are remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was killed 50 years ago today. Among them is Dr.
Weeks after a North Carolina police beating became public, new footage is revealing what was said in the aftermath of the black pedestrian being punched and choked by the white officer.
At the turn of the 20th Century, a 19-year-old African-American woman from Henderson, N.C., began building a school – the Palmer Memorial Institute – that would educate more than 1,000 black youth.
According to new reporting from the public radio program Reveal, banks are often far less likely to give people of color a mortgage loan than their white peers, even if they’re in good financial standing.
Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus, another woman refused to give up her seat.
Over the past several years, home prices in Forsyth County have soared, and today, it’s a
seller’s market. But not in many of the region’s African-American neighborhoods.
In 2013, hundreds of homes in places like African-American neighborhoods like East Winston were appraised much lower than their original value leaving many feeling angry, confused, and scared.
Last week, a racially insulting Snapchat video began circulating in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County school district.
Winston-Salem wants to raise the number of city projects awarded to minority-owned businesses.
It’s Black History Month in America, and for the Greensboro Transit Authority, that means a return of the Heritage Ride.
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