The movie “Engine Four” was created to honor eight black firefighters from Winston-Salem who faced adversity, endured racism and knocked down barriers. Raphael Black was one the eight black firefighters who helped pave the way during the time of segregation in North Carolina. Black was a part of a movement […]
Month: November 2007
Dodd Straddles The Generation Gap
In the fall of 2004, Charles William Dodd entered his first year of college at Winston-Salem State University. With him he carried his textbooks, a smile, and years of experience; 75 years, to be exact. Dodd is one of the oldest freshmen ever to enroll at WSSU, and he is […]
2007 Founder’s Day Photos
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Thrilling: American Gangster Is Must-See
No one took Frank Lucas seriously as the cab driver and friend of drug boss Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson until something happened that gave Lucas the opportunity to become the largest heroin kingpin in all of Harlem, NY. Set in the year 1968, “American Gangster” follows the rise and fall of […]
Paul Sponsors Laughs At WSSU
More than 1,000 students came out to the Homecoming Comedy Show on Oct. 25 to experience a taste of Hollywood on the campus of Winston-Salem State. Comedians Alex Thomas, Damon Williams, and Michael Blackson, who took the place of Kevin Hart, performed in the K.R. Williams Auditorium to kick off […]
Sonia Sanchez: Focus Your Life On Action, Not Negativity
Sonia Sanchez, a poet, activist and lecturer, specializes in national and international lectures on black culture and literature, peace and racial justice. She was the featured speaker Oct. 24 for the Winston-Salem State’s lecture and assembly series. The lecture was sponsored by the department of English and Foreign Languages. This […]
Volunteers Reach Out To Help Others
Winston-Salem State students reach out at Mount Zion’s Baptist Church Youth Educational Enhancement Program (YEEP) to tutor children from kindergarten to eighth grade. On Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights volunteers from WSSU help children learn math, computers and language arts. Freshman nursing major Jennifer Rodgers, 18, tutors second graders in […]
T.I.’s Arrest Is Another Setback In Hip-Hop.
To the dismay of many hip-hop fans, multi-platinum record selling artist T.I., born Clifford Harris, was arrested following an extensive two-week sting operation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Saturday, Oct. 13. T.I. was picked up in the parking lot of a shopping center near the […]
A World Of Possibilities
Imagine studying architecture at the Parthenon in Greece, or art history at the Sistine Chapel in Rome. What about studying a language in the country in which it is spoken, or observing exotic plant life where it lives and thrives? Now, can you imagine doing those things and actually being […]
Oprah, Russell, Kanye, Where Were You?
As the “Jena Six” rally came and went, a particular article came to my attention on MTV.com, in which rapper/actor Mos Def said the following: “Shame on everybody who’s not here.” Def fumed, “I’m f–in’ mad. I’m disappointed to always be coming to these things and it’s only one or […]