Tia Irby The Asheville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, has completed its selection process for its 2023 Scholarship award program. This award goes to deserving high school …
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A-B Tech’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program presented certificates and awards on June 8 to its Spring 2023 graduates. The 15 students, who range in age from 20 to…
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Shaykila Jones, CMA, Alana Hanson, CMA, and Candace Pressley, CMA, MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists. New initiative is a finalist for a $10,000 community grant; voting by the public will help determine…
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Help your child become a stronger reader this summer with the BCS Bookmobile, a FREE summer reading program where students in grades K-8 can choose a book to check out…
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Civil defense lawyer Darrius Dixon. Scholarship Day recognizes local and regional high school and college graduates. Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church is honored that attorney Darrius Dixon, a civil defense…
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A-B Technical Community College celebrated approximately 400 graduates during its 2023 Commencement ceremony on May 13, 2023 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in downtown Asheville. Graduates were elated about their futures.…
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Six SILSA Scholars swept the top honors at the MLK Scholarship Celebration at Lenoir Rhyne University. (L-R) Barfuo Boakye-Boaten, Imani Bellamy, Salvador Lopez, Nancy Membreno, Daijah Elliott, and SILSA Principal…
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Caleb Ridley Asheville’s Beta Lambda Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. awarded Caleb Ridley of Winston-Salem, NC, its 2022-2023 scholarship in the amount of $1,000. This scholarship is…
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A-B Tech had one of its most special graduation ceremonies on June 8 as the 2022-23 High School Equivalency (HSE) graduates received their diplomas before a packed auditorium of friends…
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The NAACP’s Florida travel advisory is less about traveling and more about Black voters
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsThe NAACP’s travel advisory for Black people considering a visit or move to Florida has less to do with potential travelers and more to do with rallying the Black residents…