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Winston Salem Fair Name Change Splits City Council

Luciano GonzalezStaff Writer Winston-Salem’s annual fair is undergoing a name change. The fair, which has been called the “Dixie-Classic Fair” since 1956, is changing its name following a vote supporting the dropping of the word “Dixie” from the name of the fair.  “Dixie” frequently appears in words in the South, and is often associated with the very idea of things being southern. For the Democrats … Continue reading Winston Salem Fair Name Change Splits City Council

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The Implementation of Sexual Assault Awareness at Triad Colleges

Myra BariStaff Writer For many female college students, walking home late at night can be a deeply harrowing experience. Students are often advised to stay in groups or to carry items of self-defense such as tasers or pepper spray in order to avoid sexual assault. Throughout the Triad, many colleges are implementing programs that address sexual assault prevention, as well as spreading further awareness. This … Continue reading The Implementation of Sexual Assault Awareness at Triad Colleges

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Civil rights protest group in Winston-Salem receives backlash from online paper

Jamie HartmannWeb Content Manager A Forsyth County high school teacher has been in the spotlight for her political group, Get Hate Out of Winston-Salem. Her group was started in order to bring the inequality between Black and white people to the surface, and to take down the confederate statues in Winston-Salem. After the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Jones formed her protest group. … Continue reading Civil rights protest group in Winston-Salem receives backlash from online paper

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Winston-Salem Confederate Monument to be Removed

Tyra HilliardStaff Writer The city of Winston- Salem is changing, and it’s starting at the corner of 4th Street and Liberty Street. Construction workers have been working at the site of a demolition that will grow to be a Hotel Indigo, which is a new age of boutique hotels. The old county courthouse. which changed ownership in 2014, is now a show-stopping apartment building. However, … Continue reading Winston-Salem Confederate Monument to be Removed

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