On Monday, July 26 Governor Beverly Perdue began a tour of the western part of the state with a visit to The Urban News. There she met with publisher Johnnie Grant, layout designer Simone Bouyer, and several staff writers to discuss her hopes, ideas, and legislative plans for the mountain counties.
Education was on the governor’s mind during her visit, especially the need to ensure that 21st-century tools are available equally to all students in the state.
The governor said, “I have just come back from a visit to China. I saw technology that would just blow your mind! It was then that I recognized a tremendous sense of urgency now for our country. This has proven to me once again that we as North Carolinians (and Americans on a national scale) really need to sit down and figure out how we can collectively make sure that every child in every state, regardless of their economic background or their appearance, has a chance for a good and sound education.”
Our TownGoombay! is Back on the BlockFriday, 13 August 2010
The YMI Cultural Center, located in the heart of Asheville’s historic African American district, The Block, will host the traditional Goombay Festival beginning Friday, August 27 and continuing through Sunday, August 29.
Goombay! is back on the Block from Friday, August 27 to Sunday,... + Full Story
CommunitiesShiloh Community Plans School ReunionFriday, 13 August 2010By Sarah Williams
Shiloh is an historically African American community inhabited since the late 1880s.
Older residents refer to this area as “New Shiloh.” Shiloh evolved and prospered around three cornerstones, its churches, its schools, and its people.... + Full Story
BusinessWhy Lenders Want Your Loan to DefaultFriday, 13 August 2010Predatory schemes steal the equity of this country.
In the late 1980s and early ’90s, Presidents Bush and Clinton, under the guise of making housing available to the poor, eased regulations intended to ensure that consumers were protected from predatory lending practices.... + Full Story
BusinessMinority Enterprise Development WeekFriday, 13 August 2010Staff Reports
Since 1982, the U.S. President has proclaimed a National MED Week observance to recognize the outstanding achievements of minority businesses and to honor those corporations and financial institutions that support minority business development. The national MED... + Full Story
