CITY LIFE

THURSDAY MARCH 9

UNMET: North Carolina’s Two Developmental Disability Crises @ UNCSA (W-S) 7 p.m.

UNMET: North Carolina’s Two Developmental Disability Crises is a 25-minute documentary that shows the difficulties individuals with developmental disabilities face when their needs are unmet. A panel discussion will follow. The viewing is free, but RSVP on Eventbrite is suggested.

FRIDAY MARCH 10

Triad Orchid Society Sale & Show @ Reynolda Gardens (W-S) 1 p.m.

Regional orchid societies and individual hobbyists will teach attendees more about exclusive orchids in bloom, unusual genera and recent hybrids. There will also be plants available for purchase. Visit the event page on Facebook for more information.

Mirabel’s Birthday Bash @ Reserving Royalty (HP) 4 p.m.

Join Isabela from Encanto as she throws her sister Mirabel a surprise birthday party. Event highlights include birthday treats, royal portraits and more to enjoy. Purchase tickets at reservingroyalty.com

by MICHAELA RATLIFF

SATURDAY

March 11

MARCH 9-12

Collaboration in Craft opening reception @ GreenHill Center for NC Art (GSO) 6 p.m.

Enjoy refreshments and jazz music by Fair Sound during this opening reception of Collaboration in Craft which highlights collaborative works from artists using clay, wood, metals and fibers. Find more information at greenhillnc.org/collaboration-in-craft

Crafty Women Market @ Winston Junction Market (W-S) 11 a.m.

In honor of Women’s History Month and National Craft Month (Who knew?), Winston Junction Market invites you to shop with local artists and makers for handmade items, sweets and more. Food trucks will be on site with live music provided by Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs. More info on the Facebook event page

Lifted Voices: Women’s History @ Greensboro History Museum (GSO) 12 p.m.

Visit the Greensboro History Museum for their living museum, this month featuring prominent women from local history including Mary Mendenhall Hobbs, Quaker educator and writer, Educator and civil rights activist Dr. Willa B. Player, the first president of Bennett College and Dr. Josephine Boyd Bradley, the first Black student to attend Greensboro (today Grimsley) Senior High School in 1957. Learn more at greensborohistory.org

Outdoor Movie Night: The Lorax @ Deep River Recreation Center (HP) 7 p.m.

Deep River Recreation Center invites you and your family to enjoy The Lorax under the stars. The animated musical comedy film is based on the book by Dr. Seuss and follows 12-year-old Ted as he seeks the help of the Lorax and the Once-ler to locate a Truffula tree he needs to impress his love, all while teaching those that watch the film to be kind to the planet.

SUNDAY MARCH 12

Curiosities at the Curb @ Greensboro Farmers Curb Market (GSO) 12 p.m.

Curiosities at the Curb features vintage finds, unique art items and more goodies. Enjoy lunch from Sur Chilean Inspired food truck and live music by The Glenwood Choppers while you shop. Visit the event page on Facebook for more information.

Laser Express: A Blast to the Past Laser Light Show @ McLaurin Farms (GSO) 6:45 p.m.

Laser Express is a weekend-long drive-in experience with colorful laser lights choreographed to throwback songs that can be enjoyed by all. Head to the Facebook event page to purchase tickets.

Winston-Salem International Women’s Legacy Parade @ W. 4th St. (W-S) 1 p.m.

The Legacy Foundation for Women is hosting this parade to promote local economic growth and “encourage others to buy, sell, and support women owned businesses.” Visit the event page on Facebook for more information.

Cigar + Whiskey Tasting @ Stock + Grain Assembly (HP) 2 p.m.

Find the best pairing of cigars and whiskey during this tasting hosted by Cahoots, located inside Stock + Grain. Purchase tickets on Eventbrite

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by Sayaka Matsuoka

“The list of those Southern newspapers that were on the wrong side of history is long.”

So begins the second part of Poynter’s four-part investigation into how Southern newspapers perpetuated harm against marginalized communities for much of history. And at TCB, it’s something we think a lot about in terms of our responsibility to our community.

During a recent talk at Elon University, I was asked by a professor how I handle the perception of political bias within my work. And the answer that we’ve landed on is simple: We want to report and tell stories in a way that in 50, 60, 100 years time, we can look back and say: We were on the right side of history

Even before Poynter’s investigation, we knew the harm that many legacy news organizations have and continue to enact on our most vulnerable communities. Spending about an hour on the UNCG Gateway archives, I found multiple instances in which our local daily paper, the News & Record — then named the Greensboro Daily News — perpetrated harm against the Black community during desegregation, student boycotts, the Black Power movement and in the aftermath of the 1979 Greensboro Massacre

More recently, a local Black, queer activist was doxxed during a livestream by a News & Record employee during the 2020 protests. In response, the managing editor of the N&R at the time met with the activist, who made demands of the paper after white supremacists threatened to harm her and her child.

The meeting didn’t end well.

A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak on a panel with the activist in an event titled, “Building Solidarity Between Organizers and Journalists,” because of my work during that same year.

During that event and during my talk at Elon University, I reiterated our view at TCB about the myth of objectivity. In essence, to be purely objective as a journalist is impossible. We are not robots. We all exist in a society and come with our own baggage, experiences and identities that help us navigate the world. And I think that’s a great tool as a journalist.

We also don’t believe in telling both sides of the story for the sake of “objectivity.” In many of the stories published in the N&R that I gave as examples, the issue was with the framing. For example, allowing a Black student protester to say their piece but also letting a white person argue against integration. Or saying that the Greensboro Massacre was “senseless and brutal” while running a concurrent piece that “both factions… represented fanatical, distorted views of humanity.”

That’s not objectivity; it’s the view from nowhere and it only exists to maintain the unjust structures within our society. What we instead strive to be is fair.

It’s through this lens that we view the Black Lives Matter movement (which is just the Civil Rights Movement of our time isn’t it?), transgender rights, refugee rights and the right to bodily autonomy. Our inkling is that the Overton window of the acceptability of these issues will have shifted in a few decades, and hopefully sooner than that. And looking back on our reporting then, we want to proudly be able to say we reported from a place of justice, not harm, now.