Rep. Kathy Manning spoke at Triad Arts’ Juneteenth Celebration yesterday at the Innovation Quarter (previously the Black neighborhoods of Belews Street and Depot Street). Manning did an excellent job in her short speech to the crowd. Manning mentioned her support for making Juneteenth a federal holiday. More importantly… More
President Trump held a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport yesterday. Trump is the embodiment of all that is wrong with the 1 percent of Americans who monopolize the wealth that we all create. Trump is a foul-mouthed fascist who despises immigrants, minorities, workers, women, renters, generally, anyone who wasn’t bor… More
The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee got caught doing something very dumb a few weeks ago. In an attempt to save his financial assets, Senator Richard Burr destroyed his reputation. After selling his stocks shortly before COVID-19 ravaged the stock market, in what appears to be a clear case of insider trading, the press has b… More
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Troublemakers force politicians to act. When a brave, anonymous activist added some commentary to Downtown Winston’s Confederate monument on Christmas Eve, it was an early Christmas gift for anti-racist activists in Winston and throughout the state. What was a one or two-day st… More
Thousands of protestors from around the Triad gathered at Corpening Plaza Saturday to denounce Donald Trump and the politics of hate. It was nice protesting an ugly president on such a beautiful day.
Donald Trump has made life dramatically worse for women, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, workers, minorities, and the environment … More
Virginia just executed William Morva. Morva killed a hospital security guard and a Montgomery County deputy in 2006. The facts of Morva’s crimes are not in dispute. But there is extensive evidence that William Morva suffered from delusion disorder. Delusion disorder is a serious psychiatric disorder similar to paranoid sc… More
Last night I went with a friend to Interfaith Winston-Salem event a/perture. It was described on facebook as part of, “The Seventh Art Stand, a nation-wide series of films presented by movie theaters and community centers across the U.S. as an act of cinematic solidarity against Islamophobia.” One short film and one f… More
Last Thursday, Indivisible Piedmont N.C. organized at town hall meeting at Green Street Methodist. For an organization that formed just a couple of months ago, it was a very well ran event. Attendance was good, speakers were competent. Green Street’s sanctuary was two-thirds full. But, Indivisible Piedmont’s focus … More
Early Friday morning Triad activists gathered at the Central Carolina Worker Justice Center to begin the long trip to D.C. Two vans and a bus organized by the Greensboro branch of the International Socialist Organization (GSO ISO), filled with students and community activists determined to make their voices heard at Trump&… More
Recently Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited Winston-Salem. Under Johnson Liberia’s democracy has stabilized. Compared to her predecessor Charles Taylor, President Sirleaf is practically an angel. The Ebola outbreak that grabbed international headlines two years ago has been contained. But the crisi… More
