Is racism America’s Berlin Wall? Question tackled at MLK Jr. Day breakfast
In photo: Cindy Smith Gordineer, president and CEO of the United Way of Forsyth County, and Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines listen as Dr. John Mendez, a civil rights advocate and pastor of Emmanuel...
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Commemoration offers learning experience
(Above: Photos by Donna Rogers- Rev. Dr. Sir Walter Mack Jr. speaks.) Angela Evans with daughter Jordan and son Jaden. A family came from Randleman, about 40 miles away, to learn about Dr. Martin...
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UL Young Professionals engage police chief, Council Member in dialogue
(Above: Photos by Chanel Davis- Chief Barry Rountree (right) speaks.) The Winston-Salem Urban League Young Professionals hosted a forum Friday, Jan. 16, where about 25 attendees got a glimpse into the...
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Pastor Aaron likens King to the Prophet Isaiah
(Above: Photos by Chanel Davis- Rev. Dr. Darryl Aaron addresses the crowd.) Rev. Willard Bass Jr. holds his award. A man who wasn’t afraid to speak a word out of place. That’s how Rev. Dr. Darryl...
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Tearing Down the Wall
Panel weighs-in on eliminating racism (Rev. Dr. John Mendez is flanked by Cindy Gordineer and Mayor Allen Joines as he addresses the topic. Photos by Charles E. Leftwich Jr.) Racism was framed as...
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Sorority honors King by giving back
A team of young volunteers serve hot food. The Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. provided clothes, food and education to the community for its annual Martin Luther King Day of...
View Article100 participate in MLK Jr. Read-In Program
BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE While many of the buildings and classrooms on the campus of Wake Forest University (WFU) were vacant last weekend, early Saturday morning more than 150 college students...
View ArticleN.C. Black Rep celebrates Dr. King’s actual birthday
Photo by Tevin Stinson BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE While most of the residents, local organizations and people across the country celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday,...
View ArticleD.L. Hughley talks Donald Trump and Martin Luther King
Photo by Todd Luck BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Comedian D.L. Hughley told attendants to keep Martin Luther King in mind when Donald Trump becomes president as he spoke at Winston-Salem State University...
View ArticleCity employees honor King through service
Photo by Todd Luck Carly Dunno (front) volunteers at the Diaper Bank with other city employees for the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Helping Hands Day. BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Bundling diapers for...
View ArticleAKAs serve hundreds after Noon Hour service
Photo by Todd Luck BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE The Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. fed hundreds at Union Baptist Church after the Martin Luther King Jr. Noon Hour Commemoration....
View ArticleWSSU’s Burke Singers, vocalist provide songs of peace and justice
Photo by Donna Rogers The Burke Singers and their founder, Maestra D’Walla Simmons-Burke, show the audience how to keep the beat while singing “Free, Free, Free/Which Way Did Mary Run?” a cappella...
View ArticleDr. King’s legacy honored at Kneel-in
Photo by Timothy Ramsey Following the panel discussion many people stayed to collectively pray in a candlelight vigil. BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
View ArticleMinisters’ Conference marks King Day with celebration amid ‘Two Americas’
Photo by Timothy Ramsey Dr. Lamonte Williams (far left) stands with the award recipients at the Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. service. BY TIMOTHY...
View Article2016 events fuel MLK Jr. Day Breakfast
Photo by Tevin Stinson Few empty seats were left Monday morning inside the Embassy Suites Pavilion as more than 1,000 people attended The Chronicle’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. BY DONNA...
View ArticleFrom the ashes of Jim Crow, The Big 4 Choir performs at Chronicle MLK Day
The Big 4 Choir consists of singers who went to High School at Winston-Salem’s “Black High Schools” during the Jim Crow Era. The Big 4 Choir performed at this years Chronicle/Ministers Conference MLK...
View ArticleRenowned scholar sings to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. in 2018
The sound of freedom songs rang out at Home Moravian Church on Sunday, Jan. 14, but there was a different pitch coming from the Saal part of the church as part of the church’s Songs of Justice and...
View ArticleIf you have one more road to cross, Victor Johnson will extend his hand
By Busta Brown The Chronicle “I’ve always felt that I had one more road to cross, that’s always been my motto,” said Winston-Salem community and civil rights activist Victor Johnson. Johnson was...
View Article2018 MLK Jr. Day Breakfast provides call to action
African-American freedoms and American civilities are extremely under attack 50 years after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speakers said, and they asked what will elected officials and the...
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