Welcome to the Forest.

We have completed the major elements of our plans to reopen for the Fall 2020 semester.

Our intent is to create a path forward which prioritizes the health of our community, maintains flexibility and delivers an exceptional education to our students.

Please see the 🔗 in our profile for more details, dates and deadlines. wakefo.rest/ourwayforward ...

On June 13, 18 local artists teamed up to paint a mural spelling out “End Racism Now #BLM" on Main Street in front of City Hall in downtown Winston-Salem. Among those artists was rising #WFU senior Chloe Beatty (’21). She was assisted by her sister Monet Beatty (’20).
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Chloe was selected to design the “M” and her work is entitled “Reimagining the Black Barcode”. According to Chloe, “These bars symbolize our new code to financial freedom and the eradication of systematic oppression. Support Black-owned businesses.”
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The Winston-Salem Community Mural Project is a collaborative, grassroots public art project inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Eighteen local artists, and the Women's Committee of Stagehands Local 635, helped create the mural. The overall mural project was organized by Rasheeda Shankle in partnership with @cityofwinstonsalem, The Minister’s Conference Winston-Salem Vicinity, @artscouncilwsfc, @triadculture, Honorable Youth, and community leaders Joshua Mack, Chelsea Jones, Casey Jones and Larry "LB the Poet" Barron.

Drone video by @flowchildentertainment

#WakeTheArts #WSNC #DTWS #GoDeacs

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Listed above are the known names of some of the enslaved individuals who helped to build, maintain and were sold to benefit the original campus in the town of Wake Forest, North Carolina.

Wake Forest University’s Slavery, Race and Memory Project has published a collection of essays that examine the institution of slavery and its ties to the University. The full collection is online at the link in our profile.

To Stand With And For Humanity: Essays from the Wake Forest University Slavery, Race and Memory Project contains essays written by Wake Forest faculty and administrators. It also includes President Nathan O. Hatch’s apology for the institution’s participation in and benefit from slavery and remarks from Dean of @wakediv Jonathan L. Walton.

Image from slide one: A list of expenses from the first college catalog, including the “Servant’s hire” fee.

Image from slide three: A college account book entry from 1835 showing payments for rented enslaved workers.

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#Juneteenth is the oldest nationally-celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The Triad’s annual Juneteenth Festival will be held virtually this year. Join the celebration on Saturday, June 20 from 3-5 pm on the @triadculture Facebook & YouTube, Spectrum Channel 13 and U-verse Channel 99. More information at the link in our profile. // 📸 via @innovationquarter

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Congratulations to Matt James (‘14) on being cast as #TheBachelor!🌹 He’s making history as the first Black lead on @bachelorabc. James is a former @wakefootball wide receiver who went on to found @abcfoodtours. ABC creates experiential learning opportunities for children from underserved areas of NYC in the form of food tours. The tours also incorporate physical and mental wellness. #GoDeacs #ProHumanitate

Photos 3-4 by @joemartinez for @wakeforestmagazine. Read their story on Matt James and ABC from 2019 at the link in our profile. wakefo.rest/2IEijcH ...