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Enjoy the Halloween season with these City of Greensboro-sponsored events, including a reverse parade-style festival, DIY costume demos, kids activities, spooky radio plays, ghost stories, a Halloween drive-in movie, costume contest and more. All events and activities are free unless otherwise noted. Trick-or-Treating The City of Greensboro does not regulate trick-or-treating activities. Due to the pandemic, this year the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services “strongly recommends” against traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating in favor of lower risk activities, such as outdoor, socially-distanced pumpkin carving or having a movie night with members of your household. Residents are advised to consider NCDHHS’s Halloween event guidance when determining whether to participate in Halloween celebrations. All these city-sponsored events will follow state and federal health and safety guidelines. Events & Activities for Kids DIY Costumes: October 14, 5 p.m., Facebook live Greensboro Youth Council (GYC) teaches how to make some do-it-yourself …

Health experts warn that the United States may see a surge in COVID-19 and flu cases as temperatures decline in the fall and winter months. Here we go again, I am amazed and shocked that there have been more than 208,000 deaths in this country due to COVID-19. The numbers still dumbfound me as I think about the people we have lost this year due to this pandemic. Even as we enter fall and winter, the fact remains that there is no quick end to this global health crisis. Health experts have indicated that we can decrease our incidence of COVID-19 by washing our hands often, practice social distancing and wearing a mask. Wearing a mask is not a political statement but rather a statement of caring for others and yourself. People are also increasingly fatigued by their social isolation and they are beginning to move about more. Such movement …

Members of the Phoenix Fury and Coach Kim Terrell-Kearney (pictured top, left).North Carolina A&T women’s bowling head coach Kim Terrell-Kearney made history in the world of bowling recently. First, she became the first woman to coach an all-female team in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). Second, her team, the Phoenix Fury, recorded the first win ever in the league by an all-female team. Terrell-Kearney is staying busy. On top of coaching the Aggies and a PBA team, she was named an assistant coach for Team USA earlier this year. The collegiate team Terrell-Kearney coaches was excited to see their coach making history. Cameron Strombeck, the 2021 MEAC preseason bowler, called Terrell-Kearney’s actions inspirational. “Seeing a team full of female bowlers compete against the men was super cool,” said Strombeck. “It showed us (as a team) if you can bowl then you can bowl, it doesn’t matter that you’re female.” …

Socially Distanced March/ Car Caravan to the Polls Thursday, October 15th, 11:30 a.m. from New Light Missionary Baptist Church, 1105 Willow Road to Barber Park, 500 Barber Park Dr. (off E. Florida Street). After early voting, all attendees are encouraged to return to New Light Baptist for free drive-thru COVID-19 testing from to 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free fresh foods will also be given away via the drive-thru at 2:30 p.m. From today, Thursday, Oct. 15th, through Saturday, October 31st, early voting in North Carolina will be the rule, especially for African Americans, who, statistics show, come out in large numbers during this period. On Monday, Oct. 12, the state of Georgia broke its own first day early voting record with 126,876 voters casting ballots, as video showed long lines of African Americans at the polls in what many consider to be a strong conservative …

North Carolina A&T State University students Ariana McClay and Julian Woods stand with Doug Emhoff (husband of Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris) and students Aigné Taylor and Angela Medcalf in front of the A&T Four Statue and the Dudley Building on the university’s campus. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker David Emhoff, husband of Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, hit the campaign trail last weekend, making a stop in Greensboro on October 2. Emhoff served as the keynote speaker for the grand opening of the Biden-Harris Triad Campaign Hub on 2300 Meadowview Rd. in Greensboro. His other stops in Greensboro included a visit to North Carolina A&T State University, and a listening session with working women at SouthEnd Brewing Co., moderated by State Rep. Ashton Clemmons. “This helps build a better campaign that is responsive to what the people are talking about. These are the issues that are important …

For the second time in his presidency Donald Trump, when offered the opportunity, declined to denounce White supremacists. Instead, during Tuesday night’s fiery and stunning presidential debate with Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, Trump, when asked by beleaguered moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News, to condemn “White supremacists and militia groups” and tell them to “stand down,” replied, “Sure, I’m willing to do that, but I would say almost everything I see is from the left wing, not from the right wing.” When Wallace asked for clarification, giving the example of the right wing violent neo-racist, Trump replied, “Proud Boys? Stand back and stand by.” Even the FBI has declared that America’s most dangerous terrorist threats come from White supremacist groups, not Black Lives Matter, which Trump and leaders in the Republican Party routinely and falsely accuse of starting violent demonstrations, burning and looting. Doing the Tuesday …