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- Rosenwald School Celebration Photos
Alumni of the school led tours and recounted memories of their years at the Mars Hill Anderson Rosen... - 2019 Goombay Celebration
Bringing it Back to the Block, September 20, 21 & 22, 2019.
Goombay Celebration will be held ... - Burton Street Agriculture Fair
Celebrating 107 Years of Community.
The Buncombe County District Agricultural Fair was establ... - Fall 2019 Fairs & Festivals
NC Mountain State Fair
September 6–15, 2019
The NC Mountain State Fair celebrates the people, ... - Asheville Greek Festival
The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Asheville will host the 33rd annual Greek Festival on Sept... - Women’s Herbal Conference Celebrates 15th Anniversary
The Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference began 15 years ago with 200 women studying herbal and... - Truth Be Told
Sexual abuse can take many different forms and can affect two different people two very differen... - CAYLA Summer Internships
Equipping Asheville students for college and the workplace.
They’re heading back to school ... - Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance Summer Reading Achievers Celebration
By Sarah Williams -
Thirteen boys and girls inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr... - Fan Fiction Featuring Our Favorite Dem Duo
Obama-Biden series is a lighthearted antidote for our tense political times.
Best-selling humoris... - Summer Doldrums in Legislative Land
Legislative News by Nelda Holder -
It is very tempting to start—and end—this column by saying... - My Sistah Taught Me That to Host Fashion Show
The theme for this year is Black Girl Magic.
Asheville-based nonprofit My Sistah Taught Me That (... - Fletcher Town Council Race
With less than a month left before the primary election for Fletcher Town Council, we interviewe... - NC NAACP Asks Court for “Racial” Hofeller Files
By Cash Michaels -
Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, president of the NC NAACP, has formally asked th... - African American Resilience Program at UNCA
A commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in the En... - After Over 24 Years Imprisoned, Dontae Sharpe Freed
By Al McSurely and Cash Michaels -
Greenville, NC – Wrongly tried and convicted at age 19 of a ... - 14-year-old Georgia Teen Accepted to Spelman College
DeKalb County, GA – Sydney Wilson will be kicking off her college career this fall at Spelman ... - Programs & Events at A-B Tech – September, October 2019
Presidential Search Forum
Tuesday, September 17: A-B Tech’s Board of Trustees will conduct the fi... - Census Jobs Available
In advance of the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting thousands of people for temporar... - Beaten But Not Broken
A remarkable story of survival and triumph by Dr. Marga Macias, MD.
Years of physical abuse e... - Happy 50th Together
Billy and Mickie King celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on August 9, 2019, at a surpri... - Historic Black University Offers Relief to Hurricane Students
Hampton, VA – While a massive rescue and relief effort is currently underway in the Bahamas follow... - Fact or Fiction
by Errington C. Thompson, MD -
Okay, readers, let’s play a game.
I will write a question and... - Race and Consequences
By Maceo Keeling -
We have just observed the 18th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist... - Hill Street Church Holds Installation Service
Hill Street Baptist Church of Asheville, NC held the fourth installation service in the church’s 1... - DeVos Hands For-Profit Colleges $11.1 Billion Over 10 Years
By Charlene Crowell -
Most people would likely agree that consumers should get what they pay for.... - Songs, Movies & Moments: September 2019
A Look at Entertainment
by T.J. Moore -
During a press junket to promote her new self-titled tal... - Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School Grand Celebration
Friends of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School led a celebration service, ribbon cutting, an... - Ask Sista Girl – September 2019
Dear Sista Girl:
My fiancé and I have completed our advanced college degrees and have been engag... - Housekeeper Denied Work Because of Dog
Collierville, TN – The home of a Catholic priest was the last place one would expect to be den... - YMCA News: September 2019
YMCA of Western North Carolina News: September 2019 (PDF)
YMCA of Western North Carolina
... - ABIPA Health Highlights – September 2019
ABIPA Newsletter: September 2019 (PDF)
ABIPA promotes economic, social, and healthy par... - Affordable Housing Projects Now Under Way
The City’s Community and Economic Development Department has partnered with Habitat for Humani... - Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina’s Poet Laureate
Writer and poet Jaki Shelton Green became North Carolina's ninth poet laureate in 2018. She's th... - Global Climate Strike
On September 20, young people and adults nationwide will strike to demand transformative action be t... - A Black Lady Sketch Show
A smart, funny, black woman-centric, late-night delight!
Created by Robin Thede, A Black Lady... - ART Bus Station Renovation to Begin
With the bus travel lane stormwater project completed earlier this year, the second phase of imp... - United Way Employment Opportunity – Director of Major Gifts
Director of Major Gifts
If the following six words resonate with you, you may very well be suit... - National Assisted Living Week, September 8–14
Assisted living facilities provide thorough care and a sense of community for older adults and indiv... - Three-Judge Panel Rules NC Legislative Redistricting Unconstitutional
By Cash Michaels -
A unanimous three-judge panel on September 3, 2019 struck down North Carolina... - United Way Employment Opportunity – Finance and Operations Manager
Finance and Operations Manager
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County is seeking a Finan... - The Path to Ending Gun Violence
It is time for Congress to take actions that will end gun violence.
The U.S. House Judiciary Comm... - WNCAP Employment Opportunity – Harm Reduction Specialist
Harm Reduction Specialist
Full-time, hourly, non-exempt
Direct Supervisor: SEP Coordinator
... - WNCAP Employment Opportunity – Client Eligibility Navigator
Client Eligibility Navigator (CEN)
Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) is dedicated to pr... - Novus Architects Request for Bids – A-B Tech Birch Building
Sealed proposals will be received until 3:00 PM on September 12, 2019, in the 2nd Floor Large Confer...
