There are many factors that have helped shape art of the past and the way we look at art today. Influences range from culture, music, location, and even climate. Usually when most people think of art, they think of Picasso, Michelangelo, or Rembrandt. Ever thought of Tibebe Terffa, Afewer Tekle, […]
Author: Jerome Hancock
Jena Six Picking
A year ago, Mychal Bell was known in Jena, La., simply as a 16-year-old sophomore at Jena High School and a winning starter on its football team. Today he stands convicted of aggravated second-degree battery and faces up to 22 years in prison.He is nationally known as one of the […]
Where’s the Grass?
For all but the most hardcore-college football fans, practice is an afterthought. As long as players perform well on Saturdays, most casual fans could care less about what goes on at practice. The field on which the players practice is even less of a concern. This summer, however, the practice […]
Conference addresses reasons for shortage of Black nurses
Since the School of Health Sciences at Winston-Salem State University is currently the fourth-largest producer of nurses in North Carolina, one might think that there would be a large number of African American nurses. Think again. “There has always been a shortage, and I feel that it is increasing,” said […]
Vick case raises questions about personal responsibility
#8220;The System” has been a source of worry and woe for black men, since Africans in America learned how to pronounce the word “system.” When it comes to blacks and brushes with the law, it is often the system that takes the blame for the crime, though the man is […]
New Brick City
Just down the hill from Winston-Salem State University, the Downtown Arts District Association (DADA) of Winston-Salem is helping revitalize the local arts scene by sponsoring a personalized brick project. The “Word on the Street” fundraiser enables individuals and groups to buy bricks that become a permanent part of downtown Winston-Salem. […]
Tips from Rams to Lambs
The saying around Winston-Salem State is, “It’s so hard to be a Ram.” No one knows more about the plights of a WSSU student than the senior class of 2008. The senior class has experienced it all, from all the trials and tribulations, to the late-night cram sessions and the […]
New Orleans: Then and Now
When Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005, it was labeled the most destructive natural disaster in U.S. history, killing 1,800 people across the Gulf Coast and leaving more than 800,000 people homeless.Here is a snapshot of how New Orleans has changed. o Population: The Greater New Orleans Community Data […]
College Students key to Katrina Recovery
College students must play a major part in the rebuilding of New Orleans, a hurricane recovery activist told an audience gathered at Dillard University to commemorate the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. “Students learn to be civically engaged if they are civically engaged in college,” said Marcus Littles of the […]
Caesar named phenomenal by Jewels
Dianne Caesar, one of the 50 women featured in the book, Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50, gives credit to her aunts and mother for being known as “phenomenal”. Caesar said that they taught her how to be self-efficient, and proud of where she comes from. “When it came to […]