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CITY LIFE
THURSDAY APRIL 27
Sour Beer Tasting @ The Brewer’s Kettle (HP) 5 p.m.
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Join Dave Armstrong and the Brewer’s Kettle for a tasting of sour beers including Belgian lambics, gueuze and Berliner Weisse.
FRIDAY APRIL 28
Hear Our Voice: A Panel Discussion with Survivors and Their Loved Ones @ Guilford County Family Justice Center (GSO) 9 a.m.
The Guilford County Family Justice Center survivor advocacy committee, known as VOICES, is hosting a panel discussion for attendees to learn ways to support survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault or child abuse. Find more information and register for free on Eventbrite
APRIL 27 - MAY 1
by MICHAELA RATLIFF
from Deep River Lodge, a hunting lodge once located in High Point. Visit the event page on Facebook for more information.
SATURDAY APRIL 29
Community Day @ Reynolda House Museum of American Art (W-S) 9:30 a.m.
Reynolda invites the community to enjoy free museum admission in addition to performances and programming inspired by spring exhibition Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance. Registration is encouraged and can be done at reynolda.org/community
FUSE Makers Market @ SECCA (W-S) 10 a.m.
The Metal Mavens, a trio that works to advance artists’ careers is hosting their second annual FUSE makers market featuring pieces from 42 artists, 4 food trucks to grab a bite to eat from and more. Contact Tavia Brown at 434.466.4042 for more information.
Bridal Expo @ Centennial Station Arts Center (HP) 11 a.m.
SUNDAY APRIL 30
Kirkwood Spring Fair @ Terminal Tap (GSO) 12 p.m.
Terminal Tap and the Greensboro SPCA want to help you find your new furry best friend. Purchase crafts from local vendors, enjoy music by DJ Toonez and enjoy more than 20 taps from local breweries. More info on the Facebook event page
Fields & Feathers: Hunting at Deep River Lodge, 1895-1935 @ High Point Museum (HP) 10 a.m.
This free exhibition features photos and artifacts
High Point Arts Council is hosting an expo for brides, grooms, wedding planners and others to shop from 20 Triad-based vendors and view a bridal and tuxedo fashion show. Purchase tickets at highpointarts.org
Greensboro Food Truck Festival @ Downtown (GSO) 3 p.m.
Seven zones, six hours and more than 50 food trucks to visit. Can you do it? Find out at Greensboro’s Food Truck festival, complete with craft beer, live music and kids’ activities. Follow Greensboro Food Truck Festivals on Facebook for updates.
MONDAY MAY 1
The Lab: An Experimental Space for Underground Art @ Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts (W-S) 7:30 p.m. This monthly showcase curated by the DOSE Artist Collective, allows artists an experimental space to showcase work, develop projects, network professionally and more. Find more information at intothearts.org/the-lab
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Quote Of The Week
Did they watch the videos?
Did they even watch the videos?
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COVER:
Slappy’s Chicken owner Scott Brandenburg stands in front of his newly reopened store on April 24.
Photo by Jerry Cooper Design by Aiden Siobhan
by Sayaka Matsuoka
That’s the question I ask myself after watching dozens of videos released by the Greensboro Police Department on Tuesday morning. The hours of footage, dumped onto the GPD’s YouTube channel, depict the Aug. 21, 2022 incident in which Officer ML Sletten shot and killed 17-year-old Nasanto Antonio Crenshaw after a traffic stop.
Shortly after the videos were released, multiple local news outlets posted short stories online linking to the playlist of 104 videos. The News & Record, our daily print paper of record, posted a similar story online notifying readers about the availability of the videos. None reported what the videos depicted, which brings me back to my original question.
Did they even watch the videos?
Sure, it’s cumbersome and time consuming to sift through more than 100 videos which total more than 16 hours of footage. But to simply repeat the police department’s own account of what happened and intersperse pushback from the family’s attorneys is not journalism. It’s lazy. Doing the work of watching and rewatching and rewatching the footage multiple times of the exact moments when Crenshaw was shot and killed is the work.
Is it traumatizing? Yes.
Is it horrifying? Yes.
Should it be done? Yes.
If not, what is news even for? To be a simple mouthpiece for the powers that be?
What happened to holding the powerful accountable? What happened to putting information into context?
In a competitive news environment, the motto is often ‘First is better than last.’ But when a child is killed and we are able to witness it, we need to take the time to do so.
Thorough is better than fast. Accurate is better than fast. Accountable is better than fast.
Nasanto Antonio Crenshaw deserves better. We all do.
So this is my plea to my colleagues in local news: Please watch the videos. Because the family and the attorneys of the 17-year-old who should not have been shot and killed (yes, even if the car was stolen), have had to watch the footage multiple times.
It’s the least we can do.
