Black History

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

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.

Roy Cooper and others with large scissors at ribbon cutting

Race

North Carolina unveils its first park honoring African American history

4:38pm August 23, 2023

by Associated Press

North Carolina state officials joined historians and Black community leaders Wednesday under a sprawling oak tree in the heart of downtown Raleigh for the long-anticipated unveiling of the state's

The remains of Catoctin Furnace in Maryland as seen in 2020. Researchers have now analyzed the DNA of enslaved and free Black workers there, connecting them to nearly 42,000 living relatives.

A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry

11:28am August 04, 2023

by Scott Maucione

Researchers have compared the DNA of 27 Black people who lived at the Catoctin furnace between 1774 and 1850, finding a link between these enslaved Americans and nearly 42,000 living relatives.

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Supporters cheer as Vice President Harris addresses the 20th Quadrennial Convention of the Women's Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Tuesday in Orlando.

Harris says she won't debate DeSantis on new Black history standards in Florida

11:53am August 02, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

In Orlando, Vice President Harris rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis' invitation for a discussion about the state's new curriculum on slavery, calling it an "unnecessary" debate.

One of the Shotgun Homes in the Happy Hill neighborhood in Winston-Salem.

Culture

Triad Cultural Arts buys land, paving a way for new center to honor local Black history

6:47am June 20, 2023

by DJ Simmons

When Triad Cultural Arts, Inc. purchased three lots from Winston-Salem, it marked a major step in a multi-year effort to create a new cultural center.

MIT-educated architect and former Tuskegee Airman William Streat Jr.

Race

An effort to preserve Black history is under way in Greensboro neighborhood

4:27pm April 05, 2023

by David Ford

An effort to preserve Black history is underway in Greensboro. South Benbow Road residents want their neighborhood included on the National Register of Historic Places

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state rejected the African American studies course because education "is about the pursuit of truth, not the imposition of ideology or the advancement of a political agenda."

Critics say Florida aims to rewrite history by rejecting African American studies

5:31am January 27, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

"One Governor should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history," Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said of GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban the Advanced Placement course.

Under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured, the state is enacting a handful of controversial education measures that are attracting national attention.

High schoolers threaten to sue DeSantis over ban of African American studies course

4:33pm January 25, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

Attorney Ben Crump announced a potential lawsuit against the Florida governor after the state rejected a new Advanced Placement course, which the College Board now says it will revise.