By TIFFANY S. JONES With the help of the Johnnetta B. Cole Diversity & Inclusion Institute , nearly 100 girls in the Guilford County Schools now know their power.

By Jeri Rowe GREENSBORO -- These Bennett Belles paint word pictures about their culture, history and sexuality that are as revealing as any diary and as defiant as any verse from Langston Hughes.

By MICHAEL J. FEENEY, STAFF WRITER Historically Black Colleges and Universities once the only choice for African-Americans seeking a higher education are still attracting a large number of students from North Jersey, despite options to go elsewhere.

By TAFT WIREBACK GREENSBORO __ Theyre colorful and convenient, they cost city taxpayers very little, and they lead to higher learning.

By LANITA WITHERS Staff Writer GREENSBORO __ When Johnnetta Cole came to Bennett College in 2002, she gave herself a deadline: five years. Five years to turn around a college that was on accreditation probation, operating in the red, with crumbling buildings and eroding enrollment.