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If you've ever entered a school, a nice restaurant or a club when you were improperly dressed, you may have heard some of these expressions before: "Your skirt is too short," "your jeans are too baggy," or "your shoes are the wrong color." Are dress codes even necessary? Do they limit our creativity and self-expression as fashion-loving beings? As ...

Sustainable reconciliation is impossible to achieve without rectifying economic injustice, former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa James A. Joseph, said during the Truth, Justice & Healing Conference held in Greensboro in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the Nov.

It was a year ago this week that President Barack Obama made history by winning the election as the nation's first Black president.

The tour stopped at many schools, including Howard and Hampton Universities. 'None of the schools spoke to me like Bennett did,' she says.

On Oct. 15, the Guilford Green Foundation presented Equality NC Foundation with a grant at the group's annual granting ceremony.

Local college students marched Wednesday to early vote ahead of next week's municipal elections.

Barack Obama has a simmering race problem. The nation's first black president, who relied heavily on black voters to reach the Oval Office, is coming under increased criticism from blacks who think he's not doing enough to address their concerns.

The impact of racism as a young person: My first experience was in kindergarten when I realized that my hair was "different " from the blondes in my class and that this was an "issue." I grew up in Akron Ohio and was the only Black child in my class.

Elva Sears Jones passed away at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Thursday, Oct.

HBCUs are historically black colleges and universities, among them Florida A & M in Tallahassee.

Gloria Dean Randle Scott. Winson and Dovie Hudson. Septima Poinsette Clark. These names might not occur to many when challenged to name remarkable black women.

For the first time in 28 years, Bennett College broke ground on a new building Friday morning.

The City of Greensboro's new City Manager, Rashad Young, assumes his duties today.

Bennett College for Women will break ground on its $21 million expansion plan at a ceremony today at 11 a.m. The construction of four new buildings on campus will be a "watershed moment" for the 136-year-old school, which is one of only two historically black colleges for women in the country.

Some of the most prominent African Americans convened at Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., as part of the "Friends and Families" Weekend where the topic of activism rang strongly last weekend.

Jackson tells Belles to keep fighting: 'You're free, but not equal' by Joya Wesley Carolina Peacemaker Originally posted 10/7/2009 The Rev.

N.C. A&T is considering replacing a gang-affiliated rapper who is headlining the school's homecoming event, Chancellor Harold Martin said Wednesday.

Poet, activist Sonia Sanchez to visit Greensboro by Joya Wesley Carolina Peacemaker Originally posted 9/30/2009 Poet and activist Sonia Sanchez will visit Greensboro as part of Bennett College for Women's annual Friends and Family Weekend this Thursday through Sunday, Oct.

Elected officials from both sides of the aisle will join corporate leaders, Washington policymakers, and members of the AIDS community for An Evening Without Politics: A Benefit Reception http://nmac.convio.net/site/R?i=oxm3I-0q7LlLFXvUGIsqdg .. taking place September 25th, during the 39th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Legislative ...

"alum" should have been "alumnus" in my post! This joke just keeps getting better! Suggest removal JB 2009-09-25 15:04:08.0 LOL rmt - they didn't misspell alumni, honey - Bennett College is a college for women only, so a group of female graduates are "alumnae". I am an alumna of Meredith College; my fellow grads are alumnae.