Winston-Salem State University
Friday, July 4, 2025
Kimberly Patrick was shocked when her name was announced as the regional winner of the Miss Gospel World USA pageant last month.The pageant was held in Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium and featured 12 contestants ranging in age from 18 to 30-plus years old. Five of the participants were WSSU students […]
The street-savvy New York team that founded the black-owned clothing label, FUBU, a multi-million dollar operation with sales worldwide, offered WSSU students some simple yet sage advice during a recent lecture on campus: “Make sure you’re doing something you love. Trust me the money’s not worth it.” This advice came […]
With December graduation approaching in a few weeks, hundreds of Winston-Salem State University students are preparing to receive their diplomas and explore the “real” world. But for some recent WSSU students the real world isn’t much different from the campus community they just left. That’s because these alums are now […]
There are nearly 5,000 sports columnists in this country and, of that number, only 22 are black. One of those elite 22, a 1991 graduate of Winston-Salem State University, returned to the campus last month to tell students about what it takes to reach the top. Stephen Smith is a […]
Candace Brown, a junior accounting major, hopes to one day open a credit union geared toward college students. And she’s not waiting until she graduates to get started on achieving her goal. Instead, Brown is taking steps now to prime herself for the future, and one of the key ways […]
By Rebecca LouieNew York Daily News (KRT)Though the multi-platinum rapper died from gunshot wounds in Las Vegas in 1996, six CDs of his original material have been issued since, alongside several compilation albums and a book of poetry. In “Tupac: Resurrection,” a documentary opening recently, Shakur tells his life story, […]
Dear Editor: Was it really the picture of Alan Brown that was so disturbing to Mr. Nat Irvin, or was it just that our generation is out of touch with others?Whether it has been realized or not, our generation has a culture of its own. A culture in which we […]
The Winston-Salem State University’s Center for Community Safety (CCS) has received a three-year $400,000 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to address health care, crime prevention and education issues in the Belview and Happy Hill neighborhoods south of the campus. The grant comes through HUD’s Community Outreach Partnership […]
Acquilla McCoy’s dream is to open a school to address the special needs of black youth. She also wants to develop a unique academic curriculum to help students advance academically. Recently, McCoy, a junior, had an opportunity to share her ideas and dreams with her contemporaries as well as experienced […]
The UNC-Association of student government has put together a better way for students attending the 16 constituent universities to be heard by the general assembly concerning tuition increases and budget cuts, and the financial effects on students attending the universities. It is called PersonalStories.org. “I’m trying to find a way […]