Former Y.H. Thomas Students Reminisce At HAWS Board Meeting

Samuel Grier, the tall, thin, Black elder who lives on the eleventh floor of Crystal Towers, has resided at Crystal for approximately two decades now. He is the son of distinguished firefighter Robert Grier (no relation to actress Pam Grier). Sam often wears overalls and a colorful skull cap. Sam has a quick smile and a very agreeable p… More

Harriet Tubman Drive, WSNC

Happy 201st birthday Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was an amazing woman. The heroic emancipator’s life was the perfect embodiment of both African American history and Women’s history.

Harriet Tubman is a lofty name to bestow on a tiny side street off the Liberty Corridor that runs a short distance from East 16th Stree… More

Fred Cox Civil Trial Moves Forward

On November 2020, Fred Cox was shot and killed by a deputy dressed in plain clothes while attending a friend’s funeral at Living Water Baptist Church in High Point. The civil case against Michael Shane Hill and the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department is a damning indictment that deserves to be read and reread.

The tragi… More

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