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Forsyth County Commissioner Don Martin, a Republican, says he can’t see voting in favor of a resolution apologizing for past discrimination of Black people, nor supporting the concept of reparations. Democratic County Commissioner Fleming El-Amin likes the idea, and thinks one form reparations could take locally might be support for scholarships to Forsyth Technical Community College or Winston-Salem State University. Both commissioners talked about the topic in the wake of last week’...

Critics of police spending protested in front of the Winston-Salem City Hall during Mondays online meeting of the city council, and said during the public comment period that they plan to keep pressing the council to redirect police spending. Some 15 to 20 people, according to an organizer, appeared in front of City Hall with a big Hate Out of Winston banner and signs supporting increased spending for mental health and city programs that tackle the problems of young people and ex-offenders. Bec...

Critics of police spending protested in front of the Winston-Salem City Hall during Mondays online meeting of the city council, and said during the public comment period that they plan to keep pressing the council to redirect police spending. Some 15 to 20 people, according to an organizer, appeared in front of City Hall with a big Hate Out of Winston banner and signs supporting increased spending for mental health and city programs that tackle the problems of young people and ex-offenders. Bec...

Eric Ellison, a Winston-Salem criminal defense attorney, said Tuesday’s guilty verdicts against the former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd will lead to local communities holding law enforcement officers accountable when they unjustly harm and kill Black and brown people. “Derek Chauvin committed a murder, and the jury held him accountable,” said Ellison, whose brother, Keith Ellison, oversaw Chauvin’s prosecution as the Minnesota attorney general. â�...

Five Black Winston-Salem firefighters have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Winston-Salem and fire Chief William "Trey" Mayo alleging racial discrimination in hiring, promotion, discipline, harassment and retaliation. The firefighters are all members of the Omnibus group, which has called for the firing of Mayo and some other white fire employees since last summer. Three of the firefighters filing suit currently work in the department and two are former employees. The lawsuit was fil...

A highly anticipated assessment produced by a consulting firm hired by the city to look into allegations of racism in the Winston-Salem Fire Department was released last week.

According to the 42-page report, "WSFD itself is not a racist organization, however, there are individuals employed by the department who're viewed as racists."

Consultants hired to look at the Winston-Salem Fire Department have concluded that while the department as a whole is not a racist, allegations of individual acts of racism and discrimination show a need to better train firefighters to deal with diversity. The city commissioned whats being called a "Climate Assessment" after a group of Black current and former firefighters calling themselves Omnibus began protesting conditions in the department. The assessment, produced by WPR Consulting LLC, i...

Winston-Salem releases findings of report following allegations of racism within fire department Share Updated: 10:09 PM EST Jan 11, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff Share Updated: 10:09 PM EST Jan 11, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TONIGHT AT 10:00, THE WINSTON-SALEM FIRE DEPARTMENT IS NOT RACIST. BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE WHO ARE THOUGHT TO BE RACIST AND TENSIONS ARE DRIVEN BY A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING FACEBOOK POSTS >> THOSE ARE JUST A ...

Sitting here on the eve of the eve of New Year’s Eve, reminiscing on the collective shit show this year has been for everyone in the country, state, and Triad is definitely a bummer. But things certainly could have been a lot worse for both Ian and me. That is the thing about our white, cisgender privilege, just the acknowledgment of this truth is something that a lot of those who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, differently-abled, and of a different gender identity don’t have ...