Taking supplements can be an insurance policy for getting needed minerals and vitamins but they should not be a substitute for fruits and vegetables. Many people strive to have a diet that is full of the recommended minerals and multivitamins each day. Unfortunately, most people are unable to eat a diet that is rich in vitamins and minerals, often due to access. It is important to make sure you are ingesting the nutrients your body needs to function properly. Many people do not realize that the vitamins and minerals they need primarily come from fruits and vegetables. These foods should be s ..read more

Spartan sophomore pitcher Julien Peissel throws a strike against VMI. Peissel completed six innings giving up five hits and two runs. Photo by Joe Daniels/Carolina Peacemaker. The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team completed a three-game weekend sweep over the Virginia Military Institute Keydets with a 10-4 victory in The Southern Conference (SoCon) action on Sunday afternoon at the UNCG Baseball Stadium. The win extended the Spartans’ season-high winning streak to six games and locked in UNCG’s first SoCon series sweep of the season. VMI opened the scoring with a solo home run to left from ..read more

The year of 1968 remains one of the most historic turning points in history. This single year was marked by historic achievements, assassinations and protests over a much-hated war. It was a year which literally transformed the future of a nation. While young White students protested the Vietnam War, frustrated Blacks protested racism and poverty at home. The assassination of Martin Luther King on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis unleashed a wave of violence, looting and arson in cities across the U.S. Two months later, on the night of the California primary, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy ..read more

Senior Tziporah Slade, Miss Dudley 2023-2024. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker. As a new day unfolds, Dudley High School’s faculty and staff gather at the entrance, ready to welcome students with handshakes and positive affirmations. The hallways are buzzing with energy and adorned by posters proudly showcasing the school’s Regional and National School of Character awards. The Carolina Peacemaker spent a day at Dudley, escorted by school ambassadors, seniors Olivia Johnson, Student Government Association President and Tziporah Slade, Miss Dudley 2023-2024. One of the first peopl ..read more

The North Carolina A&T Department of Athletics held its annual ESPYs Athletics Awards Banquet Monday at the Alumni-Foundation Event Center on campus to celebrate the accomplishments of its student-athletes, coaches, administrators, donors and the A&T community. Women’s basketball, which reached the Super 16 of the postseason WNIT in March, had an enormous evening. Women’s basketball point guard Jordyn Dorsey took home the biggest prize on the ladies’ side, claiming the Kayla White Female Athlete of the Year. She also received the Catherine Bonner Award for demonstrating determination a ..read more

Jay Hernandez stars as WWII marine veteran JB Peña in The Long Game. Watching people beg and fight for equal access and dignity is sobering. But that’s what happened in the ‘50s before the anger and upheaval of the ‘60s civil rights movements. Gaining equality wasn’t easy back then. Life in small town Del Rio, Texas in 1955 is a microcosm of what’s going on in the rest of the country. Those who have power and all the toys want to keep them. That’s what the WWII marine veteran JB Peña (Jay Hernandez, Magnum P.I.) encounters when he and his wife Lucy (Jaina Lee Ortiz) move into town. Peña, who ..read more

Anyone can fly. All you need is somewhere to go that you can’t get to any other way. The next thing you know, you’re flying among the stars.” – Faith Ringgold, Tar Beach When Faith Ringgold passed away on April 12, she left behind an extraordinary legacy as an artist and activist. She was a painter, mixed media sculptor, printmaker, and performing artist, and well known for her signature story quilts. The story quilts combine painting, quilt making, and storytelling, and extend the legacy of generations of Black women quilters and storytellers, including the ancestors in her own family. Much ..read more

NASA Astronaut Christina Koch, center in blue flight jacket, listens to Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) Drone Team students discuss their work in the drone lab of the Harold L. Martin Sr. Engineering Research and Innovation Complex at N.C. A&T State University. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker. NASA Astronaut Christina Koch landed at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to advocate on the importance of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) education to improve quality of life and attract business investment for high-paying job creation in the ..read more

The UNC System Board of Governors – All Republican appointees who oversee policy at all 17 UNC system campuses across the state, including five public HBCU’s – is poised to approve a policy that would eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion employment positions and regulations throughout the system. That would follow a vote April 17th where the board’s Governance Committee voted to approve the policy, and recommend it to the full 24-member board at its May meeting. If the full board ratifies the committee recommendation, it would take effect immediately, with certification from campus chance ..read more

A&T’s Kevin White (#10, sophomore) throws and runs for a touchdown. White was one of five players in the quarterback position during the Blue & Gold game. Photo by Kevin Dorsey/ NCATSU Athletics. North Carolina A&T’s 2024 spring practices culminated with Saturday’s annual Blue & Gold Spring Game at Truist Stadium. The game consisted of A&T’s offense against its defense. The defense used six sacks, five coming in the second half, to defeat the offense 36-17. Even though the defense did not force any turnovers, they used three-and-outs and some third-down stops to make up t ..read more