black history
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Who was the first African-American anyway?
History teaches us Virginia Dare of the ill-fated Roanoke colony is the first child born of English descent in the land that was soon to become America- but what of the first child born of African ancestry?
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Bélizaire and the Frey Children: ghost within the painting
During the 1970s a haunting painting featuring three white children was donated to the New Orleans Museum of Art. The donor of the painting knew a mystery hid just over the shoulders of the three young children. There, a shape hovered ever so softly and eerily undefined, appearing to have…
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Fire station dedicated in honor of Wadesboro-native, first black fire chief
GREENSBORO — Greensboro Fire Department’s Fire Station 7 and EMS Base 1 were reopened and dedicated to Wadesboro-native Ray K. Flowers in honor of his 37 years of service and for being the first and only African American to serve in the top position.
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ACEC celebrates black poets
10th grade students at Anson County Early College presented a living wax museum in which they honored African American poets. Members of the Central Office Staff, Martin Luther King Jr Legacy Committee as well as the North Carolina Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green visited ACEC for the presentation. Ms. Green…
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Dreamkeepers to host Black History program, vaccine clinic
WADESBORO — The Anson County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dreamkeepers Association is sponsoring a Black History program, titled “Answering the Call of Our Ancestors: Where We Go From Here,” on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 5:00 p. m.
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MLK Dreamkeepers recognize first black people to hold positions
ANSONVILLE — The MLK Dreamkeepers and their partners led a Black History Month discussion on Zoom to celebrate leaders who were the “firsts” of Anson County and the legacies they created.
