Downtown Winston-Salem is full of many shops and restaurants. A popular location is the intersection of Sixth and Trade streets. The main store at Body and Soul holds boutique, jewelry, scarves, bags, and many other items as well. They also play music from around the world. There is the book […]

Pen, paper and a passion for writing entered the equation for a Winston-Salem State alumna and her first novel. From Platinum books comes the new book, Unexpected Interruptions, by Trice Hickman, Class of ’91. The book is about Victoria Small, an African American woman who has a friendship with an […]

For the past few years, hip-hop has been on a bit of a losing streak in terms of record sales. Although there have been a few significant events like the return of Jay-Z and Nas, T.I. facing himself, Jim Jones balling out of control, and the South proving they shall […]

#8220;Our strategy is this,” President Bush said last month. “We will fight them over there so we do not have to face them in the United States of America.” He was talking about jihadists. And Bush is behind the curve. The president apparently missed the smoking- gun 1991 document his […]

Black Folk’s music is travailing in creativity. Rap has dominated having no good purpose. Consequently, the music is recycled, lyrical contents are shallow, and it’s onedimensional. Historically, black people are renowned for their musical influence on the world. Black musical creativity extends from musical instruments to the majority of musical […]

Where’s the creativity? Where’s the creativity? That’s all you hear from the older generation. Wasn’t it just a few decades ago that their music (rock, disco, funk, etc) was seen as uncreative, by their elders? Remember the movies from back in the day? Remember how it seemed like all the […]

Each year, students experience life on college campuses unaware that some of the world’s deadliest germs are going through their college years too. Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis bacteria are among those that cause meningitis, a disease that can wreak havoc in an unsuspecting college population. In 2005, Ashley Lee, […]

Binge drinking refers to the heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. The generally accepted definition of binge drinking is the consumption of five or more drinks in a row by men _ or four or more drinks in a row by women _ at least once […]

Between class, work, parties and school activities, many students find it difficult to take the time to re-energize body and brain with the real food for the soul, sleep. Failure to get in at least eight hours can result in dizziness, loss of energy and insomnia – all symptoms of […]

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 […]