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Friday, 13 August 2010 |
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Staff Reports
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.”
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Friday, 13 August 2010 |
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 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, August 29, with music, arts and crafts, food, drink, and most importantly, community.
Festivities begin at Noon Friday and close at 6 p.m. Sunday. The Children’s African & Caribbean Village, located in the Ray Auditorium of the YMI Cultural Center, will be available Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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