Black History

Health & Safety

Black hospitals vanished in the U.S. decades ago. Some communities have paid a price

7:14am August 10, 2024

by Lauren Sausser

Hundreds of Black hospitals in the U.S. closed after passage of the Civil Rights Act when health care became integrated. Black communities lost a source of employment and pride.

Photographer Owens Daniels satands in front of his photos.

Arts
Race

Photography exhibit celebrates African American physicians in the Triad

3:49pm June 12, 2024

by David Ford

The Triad Cultural Arts exhibition "The Wellness Keepers" celebrates local African American physicians, and elevates the need for routine doctors visits within the Black community.

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Arts, Music & Culture

A new documentary and immersive event showcase Black contributions to Winston-Salem

8:40pm May 09, 2024

by David Ford

Through film and an immersive experience, the Winston-Salem African American Archive, in collaboration with the UNC School of the Arts, is raising awareness about the contributions made by the city's African American residents over many generations.

Deltra Bonner stands with her Aunt Helen's grave

Race

Volunteers preserve Black history by restoring North Carolina's African American cemeteries

4:00pm March 28, 2024

by Amy Diaz

As African American cemeteries across the country face challenges due to neglect and encroachment, there’s a growing movement to restore these spaces and preserve Black history. Volunteers are leading this work at the Historic Odd Fellows Cemetery in Winston-Salem.

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Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama alongside Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

Fractures in the Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish Americans

10:52am March 28, 2024

by Devan Schwartz

The Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish leaders, known largely for shared work on Civil Rights in the 1960s, has a complicated legacy--and an uncertain future between these communities.

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American Airlines has announced the passing of Capt. David E. Harris. In 1964, Harris became the first Black pilot of a commercial airline when American hired him.

Arts

The first Black pilot of a commercial airline has died at 89

5:12pm March 13, 2024

by Elizabeth Blair

David E. Harris became the first Black pilot to fly for a commercial airline when American Airlines hired him in 1964. Announcing Capt. Harris' death, American's CEO called him a "trailblazer."

A lone shopper heads into a Target store on Jan. 11 in Lakewood, Colo.

Target pulls Black History Month book that misidentified 3 civil rights icons

5:35pm February 02, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

The magnet book mixed up W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Carter G. Woodson. Target said it will no longer sell the book in stores or online and that it notified the publisher of the errors.

A photo of artist holding their artwork that will be on display in the Happy Hill art exhibit.

Arts

Happy Hill art exhibit aims to reclaim and re-present the history of Winston-Salem's oldest Black neighborhood

3:05pm January 30, 2024

by DJ Simmons

A new Happy Hill art exhibit serves as the latest effort by residents to reclaim and preserve the history of Winston-Salem's oldest Black neighborhood.

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A photo of the Lincoln Hotel, one of the Green Book sites in Winston-Salem

Culture

New online tool identifies former Green Book sites in Winston-Salem

2:46pm October 05, 2023

by DJ Simmons

Forsyth County's Historic Resources Commission has launched a new online tool to identify former Green Book locations in Winston-Salem.

An aerial view of Bethania Freedman's Park.

Culture
Race

Bethania Freedman's Park honoring local African American history to open this Saturday

3:25pm September 14, 2023

by DJ Simmons

Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines and the city council will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Saturday to celebrate the completion of Bethania Freedman's Park.