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- New Reading Initiative for Children
Thanks to UNC Asheville faculty members Tiece Ruffin and Agya Boakye-Boaten, a new reading initiativ... - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases Update August 2020
Buncombe County Statistics
As of 12:16 p.m. on August 2, 2020 there were 1,672 lab confirmed positi... - John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King, and Brad Pitt will co-host a special honoring the late c... - Obama Delivers Eulogy for John Lewis
Former President Barack Obama's speech celebrated the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis.
... - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases Update July 2020
Buncombe County Statistics
As of 12:16 p.m. on July 27, 2020 there were 1,455 lab confirmed positiv... - Funding Available to Help with Energy Bills
Funding is now available to help North Carolinians in crisis pay cooling or heating bills or sec... - Conversation Reparations NCOBRA National Convention
Reparations Today! What Da Youth Dem Say
The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in Americ... - President Obama and Vice President Biden: A Socially Distanced Conversation
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and former Pres. Barack Obama hold a socially distant conve... - Apply for Asheville City Council Vacancy
Councilmember Vijay Kapoor will resign from City Council in August, as he is moving with his family ... - Be a Local Leader – July 2020 Vacancies
The City of Asheville has various openings on various committees.
Have you ever wanted to make a ... - Alexandria Ocasio Cortez on Sexist Remarks Made by Florida Rep. Ted Yoho
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a fiery speech on the House floor on July 23, 2020.... - Remote Instruction for Asheville City Schools
Asheville City Schools has decided to move from Plan B (face-to-face instruction) to Plan C (100% re... - Employment Opportunity – 9 Month Position with Horizons at Carolina Day
AmeriCorps VISTA (Sept. 2020-June 2021) Open to high school graduates!
Horizons at Caro... - A-B Tech’s Fall 2020 Reopening Plan
Classes Primarily Online with Limited In-Person Instruction
A-B Tech President John D. Gossett ha... - Georgia Congressman John Lewis Passes
John Lewis, thank you for your service, 1940-2020.
John Lewis died Friday, July 17, 2020. Lew... - One Love. One Heart.
Bob Marley’s everlasting message about the power of love and solidarity is more important than eve... - Mission Nurses Protest Staffing Levels in July 10 Action
“We want to bring Mission back to its greatness,” explained 35-year nursing veteran Kelley Tyler... - North Carolina Pauses in Safer at Home Phase 2 – Adds Statewide Requirement for Face Coverings
As trends move in the wrong direction, North Carolina will not yet move into Phase 3.
Governor Ro... - Lead Artists Selected for Asheville’s Black Lives Matter Mural
Artists Jenny Pickens, Joseph Pearson, and Marie T. Cochran will lead the design and implementation ... - Kentucky’s Junior Senator Rand Paul Holds Up Anti-Lynching Bill
The legislative effort to make lynching a federal hate crime punishable by up to life in prison ... - Strong Reaction to Lack of Charges Against Three Racist Officers Who Threatened Race War
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Three veteran Wilmington, NC police officers were caught on tape talking about... - Historic Resources Commission of Asheville and Buncombe County 2020 Award Recognition
Ms. Andrea Clark was recognized for her photographs of the East End/Valley Street neighborhood in t... - Advocacy Group Sends Invalid Absentee Ballot Request Forms to 80,000 Voters
The State Board of Elections has learned that a voter advocacy group mailed about 80,000 absentee ba... - North Carolina K-12 Public Schools to Require Key Safety Measures to Allow In-Person Instruction
Districts may choose to conduct school entirely by remote learning.
Governor Roy Cooper, NC D... - Now What?
by Errington C. Thompson, MD -
So, protests have swept the nation.
There were protests from Ca... - Logical Policies
Police were never meant to resolve the issues they are faced with today.
For example, do you ... - Economic Cooperation and Reparation
The Conscious Corner by Maceo Z. Keeling, Sr. -
In my previous article I shared some ideas about ... - Career Opportunity – Asheville Middle School
Asheville Middle School Seeks a Community School Coordinator
Are you experienced in building and su... - Small Business Centers Receive Funding to Expand Counseling
The State Board has allocated funding to the colleges from the 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act in three a... - Asheville Parks & Recreation Offers Virtual Summer Programs
Although traditional summer programs aren’t an option, you can still enjoy lots of great activitie... - Clarissa Harris
Clarissa Harris’s idea of Black excellence was formed at her mother’s knees.
Profile by Ash... - Racism’s Psychological Toll
Racism not only impacts us personally, culturally, and institutionally, it also operates on us menta... - You Will Know Someone Who Dies
Here are a few of my predictions based entirely on watching the numbers.
posted by Julie Shamas -... - Buncombe County Health and Human Services Board Declares Racism as a Public Health Crisis
On Friday, June 26, 2020, the Buncombe County Health and Human Services (BCHHS) Board unanimously pa... - The Real Lady A Speaks Out
Anita White is a 61-year-old Black woman who has performed under the name “Lady A” for decad... - Songs, Movies & Moments: July 2020
A Look at Entertainment
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Rapper Kanye West announced his candidacy for president ... - Raynetta C. Waters Elected Chair of National Nominating Committee
During the 42nd National Assembly of the Links Incorporated, Raynetta C. Waters from the Ashevil... - New President of A-B Tech, John D. Gossett, EdD
Gossett officially took office as A-B Tech’s seventh president on July 1.
John D. Gossett, ... - Man Fights for His Freedom
Attorneys from the Innocence Project present case for release of Ronnie Long.
CONCORD, NC –... - Supreme Court Decision Jeopardizes CFPB’s Future and its Independence
By Charlene Crowell -
A June 29, 2020 US Supreme Court split decision represents a major setback ... - Wilma Dykeman Legacy Announces Solidarity with BLM
Board of Directors, Wilma Dykeman Legacy -
Wilma Dykeman was, among other things, an educator.
S... - YMCA News: July 2020
YMCA of Western North Carolina News: July 2020 (PDF)
YMCA of Western North Carolina
(82... - ABIPA Health Highlights – July 2020
ABIPA Newsletter: July 2020 (PDF)
ABIPA promotes economic, social, and healthy parity ach... - Mount Zion Community Development – July 2020
Project NAF & Project EMPOWER News: July 2020 (PDF)
Project NAF (Nurturing Asheville and ... - Lambda Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Award Recognitions
Each Spring the members of Asheville’s Beta Lambda Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. re...
