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Parkland High School graduate named curator at the Smithsonian

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Winston-Salem’s own, Rev. Teddy R. Reeves, has been named curator of religion at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).

Reeves, who was raised on the southside of the city, said although he didn’t know it then, his journey to the nation’s capital began at St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church.

“St. Stephen was a pivotal part of my formation as a young man, as a minister, and now as a scholar of religion. I pinpoint St. Stephen and the folks that were there and still there as pivotal pieces in my development,” Reeves continued. “It was a place that I could be, and be safely.

These people knew that God had something in me that needed to come out.”

Although he grew up in the church, Reeves said he didn’t find his calling until years later. Growing up he Rev. Teddy R. Reeves wanted to go into journal- gious was a quintessential ism and become a news part, but it wasn’t someanchor, so after graduat- thing I wanted to do as a ing from Parkland High profession.”

School, Reeves decided to Shortly after arriving attend Hampton Univer- on campus, Reeves desity, where he majored in cided to change his major journalism. “I wanted to be to English and that’s when the next Bryant Gumbel,” he started to realize his Reeves said, laughing. true passion. “I went to the “So I went to Hampton English department and it University because they really began to plant the have the Scripps Howard seeds of shifting, because School of Journalism and as I was reading, I found I began to evolve in that myself reading with a respace. Growing up reli- ligious lens. I always tried

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to find how this connected to the church, how it connected to religion,” Reeves said.

After undergrad, Reeves took a teaching position in California before taking another position at a private school in Charlotte.

But according to Reeves, religion was always there.

“I’m teaching sophomore English, so that’s Brit-lit, American-lit, but I’m always pointing out and talking about reli-

gion,” Reeves said. “ One day while teaching class, Reeves said he heard a voice telling him to go to theological college.

Reeves told The Chronicle that he ignored that voice for a while, but it continued to get louder.

“It wasn’t an unfamiliar voice - I had heard the voice of God before - but it was so clear and audible that I knew this was something that had to be done,” Reeves continued. “I go

to church that Sunday and the pastor announces he’s about to start the new minister-in-training class …

I was like, this is another sign.”

Reeves signed up for the course led by Bishop Kenneth Yelverton, completed it, and soon thereafter became a licensed minister. After doing his research on seminars, Reeves decided to attend Princeton Theological Seminary, where he received his master’s in divinity in 2013 and he is currently a Ph.D candidate at Fordham University.

In 2018 Reeves created a multi-city initiative and conversation series called “gOD-Talk,” which explores ways millennials are engaging with faith in the 21st century. The initiative has received several Telly Awards, which honors excellence in video on all platforms, and the “Audience Honor” award at the 2020 Shorty Awards, which recognizes people and organizations that produce real-time short-form content on social media.

As curator and co-lead of religion at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Reeves said he will continue research on the digital aspects of religion, generational theory as it relates to religion, and the African American religious experiences as a whole from Christianity to Voodoo.

“My job is to really chronicle, preserve, and tell the stories of African

American religion that moves beyond Christian spaces that’s one part of our story,” Reeves continued. “African Americans in this country are still by and large Christian, but there are spaces African Americans have been in since our arrival in this country, whether that’s Islam or whether that’s other forms of African spiritual religion, or other form of religious practice or spiritual practice, really talking about that depth that is my work.”

The NMAAHC is one of the Smithsonian’s newest museums and is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American culture. When asked how he wants to be remembered at the Smithsonian and for his work in religion, Reeves said he wants to look back 20-30 years from now and see someone carrying on his work.

“Things will evolve and things will change, but I think the legacy for me is that we laid the groundwork. I pray I’m living 20, 30, 40 years from now and someone comes along and is picking up the work and doing greater work,” Reeves said, “As a believer, I’ve always believed that someone greater will always come … you might be the best in your time and in that season, but someone greater will come along and I welcome that.”

County begins disengagement from Cardinal, realignment with Partners From now until May 5, the Forsyth County government is seeking public input on its disengagement plan from Cardinal Innovations Healthcare.

Here’s what we know: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services contracts LME/MCO (Local Management Entity/Managed

Care Organization) services to different providers, but individual counties have the final say so in who provides those services. Since 2016 Cardinal Innovations Healthcare has managed the county’s behavioral services, but last November the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners voted to end the relationship with Cardinal Innovations Healthcare.

In February, county staff presented a disengagement plan to the board that recommended that the county realign with Partners Behavioral Health Management and during their meeting on March 4, the Board of Commissioners voted to approve the plan and essentially got the ball rolling on the disengagement process.

In order to change LME/MCOs, there are

several steps the county has to take. First, they have to inform the state health secretary of the disengagement request, who has 90 days to decide whether to approve. But before that, the county will accept public comments on the disengagement plan for 60 days and after that the comments will be posted on the county’s website for another 30 days.

After the public comment period, county staff will submit a formal request to the state and if it is approved, the disengagement process will begin. According to county attorney Gordon Watkins, the process should be complete around October of this year.

Partners Behavioral Health Management was formed through a merger of three separate local

management entities in 2012. Partners’ mission is to “manage a behavioral health care system funded by federal, state, and local taxpayer dollars. We ensure all individuals who are eligible for our programs have access to quality providers and effective services. We improve lives and strengthen our communities by focusing on positive outcomes and the proper use of funds entrusted to us.”

Currently, Partners serves nine different coun-

ties across the state, including Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rutherford, Surry, and Yadkin Counties.

Along with Forsyth County, Partners is also working on realignment in Cabarrus County, Union County, and Stanly County.

To help ease the process, the county has established a Transition Planning Team comprised of stakeholders, healthcare providers, recipients of services, and other members of the commu-

nity. During the planning team’s first meeting on March 26, Partners’ CEO, Rhett Melton, said, “Partners is very honored and humbled … that the county has elected to pursue engagement with Partners.

We don’t take that lightly and we don’t take that as anything other than a testament to our work and the value that we try to live every day.”

The disengagement plan can be found at https://forsyth.cc/disengagement.aspx. The public comments will be accepted until May 5. Comments can be left on the County’s website or sent by mail to the Forsyth County Manager’s Office, 201 N. Chestnut Street. For more information, visit https:// www.co.forsyth.nc.us/.

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EDTalk brings equity in public schools to center stage

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How is WinstonSalem/Forsyth County School (WS/FCS) advancing equity in schools across the district? What are some of the challenges the WS/FCS face when it comes to advancing equity? Those were just a few File photo of the questions posed to The EDTalk Virtual Forum shed light on equity in pubSchool Board Chair Mal- lic schools. ishai Woodbury and board of regulation that states the community. “I know member Alex Bohannon it’s the case,” Woodbury the conversation here is during an open forum hostcontinued. “I think we relegated to schools, but I ed by the Big 4 Alumni Aswere very intentional on think that we have to unsociation, Action4Equity, our part … it is a commit- derstand that there is powand Heritage 365. ment to educational equity er in equity and embedding The virtual forum was that involves the removal it into every single facet of the first of a series titled of institutional barriers so life and in every single inEDTalk: Achieving Eqthat all students regard- stitution that touches the uity, which is designed less of their race, social- lives of human beings,” he to shed light and share economic class, language said. dialogue on some of the proficiency, gender, sexual Another hot topic durinequities across the disorientation, disability, or ing the forum was centered trict. After introductions ethnic background, can around House Bills 69 and during the virtual event benefit from all aspects of 32. HB 69 or the Gizella held last Sunday, hosts the learning environment Abramson Holocaust EduEric Martin, president of and I would definitely in- cation Act, would require the Big 4 Alumni Associavite people to read the Eq- North Carolina public tion, and Rev. Paul Robeuity Policy so they can see schools to teach students son Ford, pastor of First where we stand.” about the Jewish HoloBaptist Church (Highland In the three years she caust. Many organizations Avenue) asked Bohannon has been on the board, across the state have urged and Woodbury to discuss Woodbury said she has lawmakers to revise the how the district leaders are seen progress in several ar- bill to include all cultures. advancing equity in public eas including the increased HB 32, also known as the schools. enrollment of minority Equity in Opportunity Last year WS/FCS students in AP and Honors Act, would expand school adopted Equity Policy courses. Woodbury said choice by increasing 1100 to help raise student that thanks to the Equity school choice vouchers. achievement and eliminate Policy, there is now a plan Although HB 32 is gaps created by racial and in place that advocates for sponsored by Rep. Donny cultural disparities. The minority students to take Lambeth of Forsyth Counpolicy focuses on “Five more advanced courses. ty, Woodbury said before Pillars of Equity”: school “We saw there was a the bill was filed, none of policy and organization/ gap between students of the state elected officials administration, school color and white students reached out to her to dislearning environments, taking the courses, so we cuss it or hear her opinion. academic placement, prohave a very intentional and She said there needs to be fessional learning, and strategic plan in place now more communication bestandards and curricuto ensure that we advocate tween the school board and lum development. When for students of color to take lawmakers. discussing Policy 1100, these courses,” she said.

“We need to definitely Woodbury, who has served Bohannon, who was reconnect with the delegaas chair of the school board chosen earlier this year to tion because since the pansince 2018, said the Equity fill the vacant seat left by demic, the meetings that Policy is a way the comBarbara Burke, was asked, we would normally have, munity can hold the board what does equity in pub- we have not had,” Woodaccountable for ensuring lic school look like? He bury said. “I would’ve equity for every student in said before we can focus liked to have been on the the district. on equity in schools, first front end of it as a Forsyth “You cannot hold us we have to ensure equity County citizen before the accountable unless it’s law, is embedded throughout bill was actually introunless there is some kind

duced … Even though I will not be a proponent of House Bill 32, had we known about it on the front end, there could’ve been conversations about what could’ve been in it that could’ve benefited citizens not only in Forsyth County, but throughout the state.

“We need to do whatever we need to do on both sides to ensure we’re meeting and talking to each other around the development … not when it’s proposed and done, but the development of the bill and the policy.”

When discussing HB 69, Woodbury said she supports those who believe all cultures should be inlaced in the bill. During the forum, board members Lida Calvert-Hayes and Leah Crowley also joined to discuss school choice.

After passing the first reading in February, HB 32 and HB 69 were sent back to the Appropriations Committee last week.

The EDTalk: Achieving Equity virtual forum can be viewed on the Action4Equity Facebook page. It is unclear when the next forum will be held.

COVID-19 mortgage, rent and utilities assistance available for low-income residents SUBMITTED ARTICLE

Low-income city residents who are behind on their mortgage, rent or utilities because of the pandemic may be eligible for assistance under the Rent, Utilities and Mortgage Assistance program. Applications are now being accepted. A link to the application portal is posted at CityofWS.org/RUMA. A total of $1,238,277 is available under RUMA, which is funded with federal dollars appropriated as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Of this amount, $738,064 is available for mortgage assistance and $500,064 is available for assistance with rent and utilities.

To be eligible for assistance, households: *Must have been affected by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic; *Must have a household income that is 80% or less of the area me-

dian income, which varies by household size and is $53,400 for a family of four; *Must have lived in their house or apartment in Winston-Salem as their primary residence for at least three months; *Must be at least one month behind on their rent, mortgage, and utilities at the time of application; and *Have a person in the household who is named on a lease, mortgage or utility account.

Applying online is the fastest way to receive assistance. Residents without internet access can make an appointment to apply at one of three local agencies that are assisting the city in administering the program.

Households seeking mortgage assistance should contact Financial Pathways of the Piedmont at 336-896-1191.

Households seeking assistance with rent or utilities should contact

Sunnyside Ministry at 336-724-7558 or HARRY Veteran Community Outreach Service at 336-7253410.

More information about the RUMA program, including required documents and FAQs, is available at CityofWS. org/RUMA. The RUMA program provides assistance with rental assistance, mortgage assistance, and utilities, to include electricity, water, sewer/wastewater, natural gas and propane.

The program offers counseling and financial case management for 90 days.

Assistance may include past due, current or future assistance payments and households may receive up to six months of assistance.

A second program for low-income households behind on rent or utilities (but not mortgages) will be available April 5. Details for this program will be announced at a future date.

This exhibition was created by The Olana Partnership at Olana State Historic Site, Thomas Cole National Historical Site, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas.

Advance tickets at reynoldahouse.org/crosspollination

Support for this exhibition and its national tour is provided by Art Bridges. Additional major support has been provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Reynolda House thanks its major sponsors: Patty and Malcolm Brown, The Charles H. Babcock, Jr. Arts and Community Initiative Endowment, and MercedesBenz of Winston-Salem.

Detail. Emily Cole (1843-1913). Untitled (Purple Irises), c. 1880. Watercolor and pencil on paper Thomas Cole National Historic Site; Gift of Edith Cole Silberstein, TC.2002.2.19.36.

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BUSTA’S PERSON OF THE WEEK

How full is your mental and spiritual tank?

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mental disorder as well, I knew this article would bless so many of our readers. “I’ll be honest, Busta.

I knew how to look put together, but my anxiety turned me into a mess.

Now I’m walking in freedom,” said Dr. Barnes.

She’s a mixture of all the ingredients Dr. Maya Angelou spoke of in her iconic poem, “Phenomenal Woman.”

But the road to her freedom and success wasn’t easy. “I grew up with both of my biological parents that were married for 42 years. To date, they were the healthiest married couple I’ve ever seen in my life,” shared Dr. Barnes. She truly admired her father, which unfortunately became the source of her anxiety.

“As a child, I misinterpreted something that was said by my dad, but he See Tank on A6

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Salem College receives $5 million gift, the largest donation in school’s history SUBMITTED ARTICLE

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

I have serious anxiety issues and I’m sure it stems from all of the violence I’ve witnessed as a child.

I can’t seem to shake the visions of the brutal fights in my neighborhood and schools. They haunt me on a daily basis. One vision that stays in my head is the day my mom, my brother and I were driving home from his high school. When we stopped at a red light, out of nowhere, we see these Black teenaged guys chasing another Black male. Within seconds, we feel a huge thump! They slammed the frightened guy on the hood of my mom’s car, and then Dr. Keisha Shaw Barnes began brutally punching him in his face. I can’t wife would be perfect for seem to unsee the extreme your Person of the Week,” fear in the young man’s Terrence said with a huge eyes as he was running, proud smile. Seeing a nor unhear the pain from Black man so proud and his loud cry as they were excited about supporting punching him. My broth- his wife was very inspirer and I are from a tough ing.

Terrence had no clue neighborhood, so we got about my battle with anxiout of the car to help, and ety, so when I contacted then my mom got out and Dr. Keisha Shaw Barnes, yelled, “Stop it now! Just neither did she.

Dr. Barnes stop it!” Remember, that is a successful mental was 50 years ago, so of health therapist, soughtcourse they stopped. As tough as teens were back after public speaker, and then, they always respect- author of “Where’s your ed the authority of a Black tank?” which I’ll get to mother. That’s only one later.

Here’s where it beof the many visions that’s caused me to suffer from comes interesting. At major anxiety. Without one point in her life, Dr. professional help, it’s an Barnes suffered from anxiety as well. Over 40 miluntamable beast.

As I was doing re- lion Americans have been search to find my Person diagnosed with anxiety, of the Week, I met Ter- yet only 36% of those sufrence Barnes. As I was ex- fering receive treatment. plaining what I was look- I’m one of those 36%. So, ing for, he suggested that when Dr. Barnes shared I call his wife. “Busta, my that she had battled the

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An anonymous donor has committed to a $5 million gift to Salem College to support its groundbreaking health leadership transformation. The $5 million gift is the largest in the institution’s nearly 250-year history and will be made in phases, with the first allocation this spring. In late February, Salem College announced the transformation to make it the only liberal arts institution with a distinctive focus on elevating and expanding the role of women in health leadership.

Salem College’s new Health Leadership model will debut in fall 2021 with the addition of three new health-oriented majors— Health Sciences, Health Humanities, and Health Advocacy and Humanitarian Systems—and a new minor in Spanish for Health Professions. Phasing in additional programming during the next three years and beyond, Salem is committed to creating a unique educational experience, designed to prepare graduates to lead through a lens of health, including the development of a highly innovative, bestin-practice leadership development program, a forward-looking approach to its liberal arts curriculum, an intentional global experience, and expanded internship and servicelearning opportunities— all centered on the topics of leadership and health.

Salem officials said the donor designated the gift specifically for health leadership transformation. The health leadership strategy was first approved

by Salem’s Board of Trustees in 2020 and, as a result, Salem established a health leadership task force to

develop a framework for curricular and co-curricular planning. All newly funded health leadership allocations from this gift will be closely tied to metrics from Salem’s strategic plan supporting student success, an experiential learning environment, and the long-term financial stability of the college.

Salem’s anonymous donor is making the gift in honor of Lucy Rose, a 1976 Salem College graduate who is one of the driving forces behind the school’s health leadership focus. Rose is a former FDA executive and is a Global Life Sciences Regulatory and Communications Consultant. She also serves as vice chair of the Salem Academy and College Board of Trustees and is board chair of the Salem College Health Leadership Transformation.

“I am making this gift in honor of Lucy Rose for her incredible leadership, for her vision in the development of Salem College’s exciting new focus on the role of women in Health Leadership, and for her tireless efforts to ensure Salem’s long-term sustainability and success as a leading women’s college,” the donor said.

The individual donating is not an alumna of Salem College and is making this gift to the school because of the donor’s stated enthusiastic support for—and confidence in—Salem’s ability to fill this critical gap of women leadership within the health ecosystem.

“I am humbled and profoundly grateful to the philanthropist for making this very generous contribution to Salem College’s Health Leadership transformation in my honor,” Lucy Rose said. “I enthu-

siastically share her recognition of the enormous impact Salem will have on future generations of women health leaders locally, nationally, and around the world. Salem is nearing our 250th anniversary next year, and there has never been a more exciting time in our school’s history—and future—than right now!”

“We are deeply appreciative to our benefactor not only for the generous $5 million gift but for boldly demonstrating her belief in Salem College’s Health Leadership transformation,” Salem Academy and College Interim President Susan Henking said. “Salem understands the landscape of higher education is changing and that support from generous donors will be significant in helping to accelerate change. It is our hope that our generous donor will inspire other donors to be part of Salem’s forward-thinking future.”

Salem’s long track record of delivering highly focused, personalized, and immersive educational experiences makes it uniquely equipped to prepare the next generation of women to become empowered, ethical, effective health leaders in a wide range of fields—from medicine and wellness to law and public policy, from business and not-for-profit to advocacy and the environment.

Interested students may still apply for the fall 2021 semester. Prospective students interested in this transformative approach are encouraged to apply at salem.edu/apply.

For more information about Salem Academy, please visit salemacademy. com. For more information about Salem College, please visit salem.edu.

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On Bloody Sunday’s 56-year mark, President Biden reminds Americans democracy needs a renewed push for voting rights Washington, D.C. – On the 56-year mark of Alabama’s brutal Bloody Sunday attack on Black communities, their allies and democracy itself, President Joe Biden released recorded remarks calling for Senate passage of the national Lawyers’ Committee-supported For the People Act (H.R. 1) and restoring the Voting Rights Act, now named the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. President Biden also is expected to sign an executive order to promote voter registration and other measures.

The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: “Fifty-six years ago, Bloody Sunday marked a turning point in our nation’s civil rights movement. The brutal assault on peaceful civil rights demonstrators ranging from the young to the elderly left an indelible imprint on the collective conscience of the nation and led to the passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, our nation’s most important federal civil rights law.

“Today, renewed efforts to restrict voting rights in ways that disproportionally impact African Americans, other communities of color, students, the faith community and the elderly, threaten to roll back the clock on progress. In many cases, the same baseless and thinlyveiled rationales used to challenge ballot access in the 1960s are resurfacing today in support of these efforts to shrink our democracy.

“It is time once again to enact federal legislation that will stop those efforts in their tracks. President Biden’s executive order on Sunday morning directing the federal government to promote voting access is important, and the country needs more affirmative actions like these. We must also summon the courage and moral clarity of the demonstrators who demanded passage of the original bill in 1965 to now demand passage of both the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act. Doing so will make voting and participatory democracy freer, fairer and more accessible for all Americans.”

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. The principal mission of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice for all, particularly in the areas of voting rights, criminal justice, fair housing and community development, economic justice, educational opportunities, and hate crimes. For more information, please visit https://lawyerscommittee.org.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 40 acres and a mule?

To The Editor: That is what was promised to and given to post-Civil War freed Black people. As quickly as it was given, it was taken right back. Andrew Jackson is to “thank” for that.

Twenty Black leaders back in 1865 were asked what they wanted for the future of Black folks in America. The answer was simple, land. After working on plantations for several generations, freed Black people wanted land to work for themselves and build generational wealth in the same way that their former owners had done – with the exception that they would work their own land.

Fast forward to today, where we still see systemic racism pervade the housing markets in insidious ways.

The Federal Housing Administration allowed redlining to take place under the guise that they did not want property values to drop for white families simply because Black families wanted to move to those neighborhoods.

When that tactic’s cover was blown, raising the price on desirable properties was next in line. This, along with the fact that banks like Wells Fargo and Bank of America practiced predatory lending made it nearly impossible for Black and Latino families to get affordable mortgages.

The tides are changing, however. Organizations like NACA and Financial Pathways of the Piedmont are helping families achieve the dream of home-ownership. You may not get 40 acres (though you could) but you can get your piece of the American dream and be a stakeholder in your community!

Latoya Miller Winston-Salem

Waging war … at the supermaerket Robert C. Koehler

Guest Columnist When a lost soul attempts to reclaim himself in the American way, it becomes, far too often we all know this - another mass murder.

In the past week or so, there have been two more of them.

“This cannot be our new normal. We should be able to feel safe in our grocery stores. We should be able to feel safe in our schools, in our movie theaters, and in our communities. We need to see a change.”

When I first saw this quote by U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse, whose district includes Boulder, Colorado, site of one of the shootings, I initially misread that last sentence and thought, oh my God, he’s right. We need a sea change!

And the sea change is about going to war. Every mass killing is an act of war. As a nation, we are fully armed and loaded, indeed, psychologically loaded: ready to go to war against anything and everything, both at home and abroad.

A trillion dollars of our national budget is surrendered annually to the military industrialists for “defense,” nuclear weapons, endless war. Add to this the cost of 400 million privately owned guns, stashed in the homes of

American citizens. This is called empowerment.

We’re ready for every evil that shows itself. What could possibly go wrong?

Robert Aaron Long, the suspect arrested for the murder of eight people at several massage parlors in the Atlanta area — a deeply religious young man who was haunted by his addiction to sex— feared he was going to hell. He had just been kicked out of his family’s house and was thinking about committing suicide. Then he decided to wage war against temptation instead and bought a 9 mm handgun at a local gun shop. That same day, within hours, he opened fire at one spa, then another, then another. Six of the eight people killed were Asian women.

Was it a hate crime, the judicial system asked?

Such a question seems eerie to me — as though the taking of human life is somehow worse if the killer also had a bad attitude.

You know, racism. I get it, though. This is an attempt to put the killer’s actions into some sort of context, so we can understand why it happened. The problem is that the thinking involved here is superficial.

Racism may or may not have been part of the motive, but the force driving the killer’s actions was much deeper — and more common — than that.

This was a dehumanization crime. The victims’ humanity was removed.

Suddenly they were merely symbols of the perceived wrong, whatever that wrong might be, and they had to be eliminated to make the world a better

place.

Sound familiar?

Another term for this is going to war. The essence of war is dehumanization, but of course “then” it’s necessary.

When the killing is done in the context of war, it’s not murder. Everyone knows this! It’s necessary.

Those we kill in war are the enemy (or collateral damage, but their deaths are the fault of the enemy).

The necessity of war is the unifying myth of nationhood; it is questioned only on the margins. At the national center, it’s celebrated and saluted: “... Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: ‘In God is our trust.’

And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!”

Pondering the national anthem gives one a sense of the sea change that must wash over the land of the free and the home of the brave. In such a land, empowerment exists primarily in relationship to an enemy. And there’s always an enemy, waiting, lurking, ready to attack. Somehow, somehow … we must, not simply as a nation, but as global citizens, give birth to a new myth: a myth that celebrates understanding, connecting and evolving, rather than conquering.

This means attempting to understand even someone who has committed mass murder.

Obviously, this is no simple task. Is it too much to ask even of religion?

Robert Aaron Long’s church, the Crabapple

First Baptist Church, of Milton, Ga., issued a statement afterwards, which seemed to have one primary point to make: He ain’t us! “No blame,” the statement reads, “can be placed upon the victims. He alone is responsible for his evil actions and desires. The women that he solicited for sexual acts are not responsible for his perverse sexual desires nor do they bear any blame in these murders. These actions are the result of a sinful heart and depraved mind for which Aaron is completely responsible.”

The horror of the killings is undeniable. But putting them in a collective context does not lessen the killer’s responsibility for his actions; it simply expands the scope of our ability to understand them.

War is just another word for murder, just another word for dehumanization.

We not only wage war, we celebrate it. We sing about it. It’s no wonder that so many lost souls trying to reclaim their lives embrace this myth and project their troubles beyond themselves, onto others, then find a gun.

Less than a week after the killings at the three spas, another young man opened fire with an assault rifle in a Boulder supermarket. He killed 10 people.

Life in America goes on.

Robert C. Koehler, syndicated by “PeaceVoice,” is a Chicago award-winning journalist and editor.

He is the author of “Courage Grows Strong at the Wound,”

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The Peach State has sunk into a shameful voting pit Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

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Georgia is on my mind in an unfavorable and unsettling way. The eyes of the country were on the state just a few months ago as it elected two Democratic senators, Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock.

Now, the fame the state enjoyed just a few months ago has turned into shame.

The reason is simple.

The Georgia Republican governor, Brian Kemp, and its state legislators have decimated the voting framework. They have

added new rules that are designed to make it more difficult to vote, especially for people of color.

A modern-day Jim Crow mindset is flourishing in the state. Some of us thought we had seen the last of restrictive voting measures. Many are saying the new law is a violation of voting rights.

Nse Ufot, chief executive of the New Georgia Project, said, “Georgia’s Black, brown, young and new voters are here to stay.

We will organize, knock on doors and show up to the polls 10 times over.

And we will fight for solutions and progress for all Georgia voters.”

This law is wrapped in racist clothing. Its purpose is to stop us from voting in record numbers. The law is unlawful and will only

motivate us more to vote.

As citizens, we will not be compromised as to when, how and where we vote.

Those in favor of this legislation are afraid of losing their power.

So, on Friday, behind closed doors, the governor signed a bill for some and not for all.

His character has been besmirched and his leadership flawed.

Governor Kemp in an irrational response to the harsh but deserved criticism said, “I was proud to sign S. B. 202 to ensure elections in Georgia are secure, fair and accessible.

I appreciate the hard work of members of the General Assembly to make it easy to vote and not to cheat.”

Really.

Mr. Kemp’s words on Friday will cement his

place as one of the worst governors in Georgia’s history. He will keep company with former governor, Lester Maddox.

President Biden called the law un-American and Jim Crow in the 21st century.

Senator Raphael Warnock said, “Today is a very sad day for the state of Georgia. What we have witnessed today is a desperate attempt to lock out and squeeze the people out of their own democracy.”

No amount of bluster or empty promises will make this bill right. This was a bill passed to please someone else who lives in another state.

Mr. Governor, your conscience will begin to bother you because you know you did wrong.

You and your regime

are clogged up. You are clogged up with meanness, racism and inferiority. Can you be cleaned up? That is a good question.

It is my opinion that this bill will have some economic implications for the state. Just go back to the states of South Carolina and Mississippi when they were flying the Confederate flag. They lost money. Georgia will, too.

For example, be on the lookout for what happens with Major League Baseball and the All-Star game, which is to be held in Atlanta on July 13.

Voting cannot be manipulated and moved like chess pieces. The governor extols the virtues of John Lewis and passes what he passed. Sad. There is legislation in the Congress that honors

Congressman Lewis. It is titled the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. We must contact our representatives so that this bill becomes a part of the nation’s fabric.

While Georgia has a new law of inequality, we are standing firm with the law of equality and the belief in justice.

While temporarily deferred, we are not defeated.

James B. Ewers Jr., Ed.D., is a former tennis champion at Atkins High School in Winston-Salem and played college tennis at Johnson C. Smith University, where he was all-conference for four years. He is a retired college administrator. He can be reached at overtimefergie.2020@yahoo.com.

Black America needs a ‘new normal’ CHARLENE CROWELL

Guest Columnist Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed dual crises. Over 542,000 American lives were lost and the numbers continue to increase. At the same time, the rippling effects of a massive economic downturn has caused the nation to lose 9.5 million jobs - more losses than even those of the Great Recession, finds the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy.

Although many officials have called for a ‘return to normal’, millions of small businesses and communities need something new instead.

In Black America especially, the ‘old normal’ never delivered equitable access to wealth-building opportunities as those that well-served much of white America. Instead, a lengthy history of public policies designed to create and sustain a burgeoning middle class systemically excluded Blacks and other people of color.

Now, while federal lawmakers seek to understand how best to bring the nation out of health and financial crises, many advocates are calling for a new paradigm: intentional inclusion of all who have been shut out, knocked down and underserved.

Recent testimony before Capitol Hill committees focused on different issues but led to the same conclusion: the time for change is now.

For example, comments during a February confirmation hearing for Adewale Adeyemo, nominated by President Biden to become Deputy Treasury Secretary, the nominee said, “Until we contain the pandemic, economic policy must remain focused on providing relief to those harmed by the pub-

lic health crisis, especially those disproportionately impacted: low-income communities and communities of color. The pandemic has exacerbated inequality, strained families, and exposed disparities in opportunity throughout our country that existed long before COVID-19.

Without additional relief, this hardship will become even more acute and will inflict long-lasting pain on countless Americans.”

At press time, the Senate was set to act on the Adeyemo nomination. If confirmed, he would become the agency’s pointperson to implement the executive order requiring all federal offices to submit diversity and inclusion plans to the office of Management and Budget.

In the interim, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, as reported by the New York Times, announced plans to invest $9 billion into Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions as they look to step up lending.

Concurrently, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee has convened multiple hearings that featured expert witness testimony echoing the calls of Mr. Adeyemo.

On March 10 the full committee held a hearing entitled, Justice for All: Achieving Racial Equity Through Fair Access to Housing and Financial Services.

Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Congresswoman and committee chair’s opening remarks set the tone of the forum.

“Today we are here to discuss steps that this Committee can take to create justice and achieve racial equity through access to fair housing and financial services … And no matter where you are - and who you are - in America or around the world, institutional racism based on skin color creates barriers that impact social and economic outcomes,” noted Ms. Waters.

Testifying on behalf of the Center for Responsible Lending, Nikitra Bailey, executive vice president, recounted the legacy of federal housing policies whose sum created today’s financial inequities.

A 1933 federal housing program, the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC), supported redlining through its underwriting guidelines. As a result, Black and other communities of color were denied access to mainstream financing. During the first 35 years of this program, only 2% of FHA-insured mortgage loans went to Black and other homebuyers of color.

Similarly, the 1944 GI Bill, continued the same systemic discrimination. In Mississippi, for example, the 3,329 VA-approved mortgages included two Black servicemembers.

Fast forward to more recent times. By the early 2000s, half of all mortgages made to Black and Latino families during the run-up to the foreclosure crisis were unsustainable subprime loans - despite these consumers having credit records that qualified for cheaper, safer and more responsible loans.

“Because of these lending practices,” testified Bailey, “Black and Latino families lost over $1 trillion dollars in wealth during the crisis. Moreover, Black homeownership has been the slowest to recover from the Great Recession. In fact, there would be 770,000 more Black homeowners if the homeownership rate recovered to its pre-crisis level in 2000 … The racial wealth gap contributes to the fact that in the 46 largest housing markets in the country, a median income Black household could only afford 25% of homes on the market last year in comparison to the 57% that a median income white household could afford. It will require focused and bold action to reverse these inequities.”

The following day, a subcommittee of House

Financial Services convened yet another hearing.

Entitled,“Slipping through the Cracks: Policy Options to Help America’s Consumers during the Pandemic,” the session spanned access to affordable credit or small business capital, debt collection, and stained credit all became inevitable and further complicated the financial disadvantages faced by communities of color.

“Without a safety net or a cushion to fall back on, people of color are far less able to weather financial calamities,” testified Carla Sanchez Adams, managing attorney with Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc. “With fewer assets to draw on, people of color are more prone to poverty traps.”

“Debt collection activities increased in 2020,” continued Sanchez Adams, “as did profits for debt collectors. Auto repossessions were prevalent, and consumers were left at the mercy of their lenders.

Consumers would benefit if all debt activity ceased during the pandemic. The problems with our credit reporting system continued and revealed the need for reform around what consumer information is reported and how it is reported during a pandemic … Consumers would benefit from a moratorium on the negative reporting of unpaid debt during the pandemic. Scams and fraud also surged.”

Speaking on behalf of minority lenders and small businesses, Robert James, president of Carter Development CDE and chair of the National Bankers Association, emphasized the importance of minorityowned small businesses, the lack of convenient access to mainstream banking, as well as the dwindling number of minority depository institutions, as issues demanding attention and correction.

“Minority-owned small businesses are the lifeblood of their communities,” testified James.

“The pre-pandemic 1.1 million minority-owned small businesses employed more than 8.7 million workers and annually generated more than $1 trillion in economic output. Women own nearly 300,000 of them, employing 2.4 million workers. Despite their significance, these businesses face underlying challenges that make them vulnerable during normal times.”

“Black-owned businesses, overall, also tend to start out with far less capital, whether from investments or bank loans, than white-owned businesses do,” continued Carter. “And only 1% of Black business owners get a bank loan in their first year of business, compared with 7% of white business owners. The COVID-19 crisis has compounded this issue: 42% of minorityowned small businesses responding to McKinsey’s U.S. Small Business Pulse Survey reported that obtaining credit was becoming increasingly difficult, compared with 29% of all respondents.”

But credit terms and a pronounced shortage of accessible credit, according to Carter, are equally lending conditions that must become more inclusive.

“Limited access to credit is a compounding factor that hurts the underlying health of minorityowned small businesses,” said Carter. “Research has found that Black smallbusiness owners were significantly more likely to be asked to provide more information about their personal financials—including personal financial statements and personal W-2 forms—when applying for small-business loans than white smallbusiness owners were, even when controlling for credit score and business characteristics.”

At the same time, as noted by Carter, from 2009 to the second quarter of 2018, nationally, the number of Minority Deposi-

tory Institutions (MDIs) dropped from 215 to 155. MDIs are also much smaller in assets than the average non-MDI bank.

“Black and Hispanic MDIs have average assets of $245 million and $2.7 billion, respectively,” said Carter, “compared to an average of $3.1 billion for all U.S. banks.”

“Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. household debt was on the rise, reaching over $14 trillion,” testified Ashley Harrington, CRL’s Federal Advocacy director. “While much of this debt stems from mortgages, a growing amount stems from non-mortgage consumer debt, including student loans, credit cards, installment loans, and auto loans. As people continue to lose jobs and have hours cut, and as deferred rental payments and other debts come due, we can expect to see an uptick in delinquencies and defaults on these non-mortgage debts.”

Harrington offered a key recommendation to federal lawmakers that could begin to allow consumers to have more control over their own financial management.

“Allowing every adult to save and hold onto at least $1,000 per week in wages, and $12,000 per bank account,” urged Harrington, “will help families avoid eviction and afford essential costs like medicine and food. While family savings cannot replace the social safety net, it is critical that families be able to provide for themselves at a minimum, basic level. These protections are more urgent than ever: recent research has established that 8 million more families have fallen into poverty since May 2020.”

Charlene Crowell is a senior fellow with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

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didn’t say it to me. Which goes to show that parents should say what they mean and don’t expect children around them to interpret or refer. My dad was an amazing athlete in high school and college, and I overheard him telling one of his childhood teammates that his mentality is that second place is a firstplace loser. It was a little seed dropped in me that made me think, if I wasn’t the best, nothing else matters. At that point on, I became a perfectionist and consistently felt I had to be the best in everything. If I was in the choir, I had to have a solo. If I was on a team, I had to be the captain. If I was in a class, I had to be at the top. It was this never-ending drive that eventually turned into anxiety for me, because I couldn’t keep up,” said Dr. Barnes.

Dr. Barnes didn’t recognize that her perfectionism was actually anxiety.

As an adult, she experienced her first attack. “I remember it very vividly, as if it were yesterday. I was in graduate school and doing a lot in ministry. One day during noonday Bible study, all of a sudden I felt the room spinning. I was hot, nauseous, and it felt as if my heart was pounding out of my chest. I felt like I was about to die right there in church. As I looked around, nobody seemed to recognize what was happening to me. I was terrified because up until that day, I had normalized perfectionism so much and thought that I was handling it pretty well, and nothing seemed off until that very moment,” shared Dr. Barnes.

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Dr. Keisha Shaw Barnes adulthood. She and her husband, Terrence Barnes, have three beautiful daughters. One day while playing with the girls, she was caught off guard with another attack, “When I had to take exams, I would have anxiety attacks. Anything that constricted me would cause me to have attacks. I was at the top of my class, but I would bomb on the SAT. When I’m playing with my kids and we say, let’s time this contest with daddy that would create anxiety for me. And it wasn’t something that was serious, so I asked myself, what is my deal? Then I realized if I feel like I wasn’t going to perform at the top, it created that place for me.”

Barnes decided that anxiety wasn’t going to be a part of her life, so she took control. Her parents did a fantastic job instilling the power of prayer, so it was only natural that her first step toward freedom from anxiety was to pray. “I was 27 or 28 when the Holy Spirit revealed to me clear as day, Keisha, you just doing

too much and now you’re tapped out. The anxiety attacked my mind and body for so long, I had nothing left. The tough part about anxiety attacks, and when you’re tapped out, you never know when it’s coming. So, I started to create boundaries and learned the gift of no. Not because I couldn’t do it, but I realized that you can only do so much. You find yourself giving way more to the people that don’t matter as much, than the people that do. By then, your tank is on empty. So, you must create boundaries,” said the mother of three.

After graduate school and during the early years as a mental health therapist, she became equipped with the tools to help her navigate to freedom, peace of mind, and well-deserved success. Dr. Barnes juggled being a single mom, student and a relationship, while battling her mental disorder. She’s now on top of her game, “I take excellent care of myself so that anxiety won’t come back to haunt me,” said Dr.

Barnes.

The book, “Where’s your tank?” was birthed after defeating anxiety.

“It’s all about living a life that’s balanced. Sixty to eighty percent of my clients would come to me at their breaking point, when their tank was on empty.

I used to wear my mask until one day it crumbled and I couldn’t put it back together again. I didn’t know when I was going to tap out, and neither did my clients.

“We rarely know what’s going to lead to our tap out, and that’s what led me to be passionate about teaching people how to live a balanced life. I give them the capacity and tools on how to find the resources and pull in other people to live life well. So, the concept of “Where’s your tank?” is the same way we manage how much gas we put in our car. I’ve learned that the more I ask my clients, ‘how low do you let your fuel get?’, the same way we don’t know if a detour is coming up in the road, we don’t know when life experiences are going to come to throw us off either. This is why we must consistently take care of ourselves,” said Barnes.

As she was speaking, I could feel my anxiety

slowly leaving my mind and body. I felt my tank filling up with nothing but positive energy. Dr. Keisha Shaw Barnes is an excellent teacher. It’s clear why so many people come to hear her speak. I asked Dr. Barnes why therapy is important. “Everyone can benefit from counseling, and nothing has to be wrong. They may be proactively wanting more out of life, and counseling will help you accomplish that. I also ask about thriving over surviving. Some people don’t know there’s a difference and that’s the sad part. Because most women my age, 40 and over, have heard the story of our great, great grandmother that would have a baby and then go back into the field. And I get that.

But in most cases, it was a matter of life and death, or they didn’t have other options.

“Unfortunately, we have continued that mind-

set for generations as if we don’t have any other options. So, we just keep going. Fast-forward 30 years later, we have unlimited resources, but the mindset is still the same. So, survival is you keep going and going until you’re tapped out and your tank is empty.

The definition of thriving is to grow or develop vigorously. To flourish, prosper, to be fortunate and successful. That’s a significant difference! We must take time for self-care, so that we can live a life that’s balanced,” she said.

This North Carolina native is definitely thriving. Along with all of her other accomplishments, she owns Rising Hope Clinical Assistance in Winston-Salem. My phenomenal Person of the Week is Dr. Keisha Shaw Barnes. For more info or to contact Dr. Barnes, send an email to: info@ keishabarnes.com or visit www.Keishabarnes.com.

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Women’s stories underscore importance of CSEM research

BY JOHN RAILEY

Marcialena “Marci” Green of Winston-Salem senses the way potential employers view her. “Just to look at me, without getting to know me, the first thing you see is that I am full-figured, so a lot of times I’m being judged by my size, plus the fact that I’m in a wheelchair. I get all dressed up, with my hair done, for an interview and I don’t get anywhere,” Green said in a recent interview. “A lot of times you’re judged on your appearance. It doesn’t matter how well you’re dressed, you’re judged on your size.”

Anastasia Powell of Winston-Salem, who is blind and serves on the Mayor’s Counsel for People with Disabilities, said, Marcialena “Marci” Green “It would be nice for people to be more inclusive who are blind are not emand diverse in their way ployed. This isn’t because of thinking on who they they don’t want a job, it’s hire and who they give op- because doors close in portunities to. Making the their faces when employplaying ground level for ers find out they are blind. all people is very impor- We are seen as a liability tant.” or that we need our hand As Black women with held and we don’t.” physical challenges, Green Green, 55, is a naand Powell welcome a tive of Washington, D.C., study by Research Fel- where she graduated from

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those with physical challenges. “It’s difficult just trying to get from Point A to Point B,” Green said.

“I also use Trans-Aid, but sometimes their timing is not my timing.”

Powell has a husband and three adult children who can drive her. But she often uses Uber/Lyft and Trans-Aid to retain her in-

Anastasia Powell lows from Winston-Salem State University’s Center for the Study of Economic Mobility (CSEM).

Dr. Tammara Thomas and Dr. Keisha Rogers, associate professors in WSSU’s Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, are exploring the hurdles to economic mobility for Black women with physical and mental health disabilities in Forsyth County. Through a survey, they found that people with mobility impairments are roughly 1.7 times more likely to be unemployed than those without. Initial results also show that a larger share of Black females (66.7%) with mobility impairments report being unemployed, compared to all other groups with mobility impairments (50%). Thomas and Rogers hope to use their findings to break down job barriers for women with those challenges.

“This is not only about helping these individuals,” CSEM Director Craig Richardson said. “There is the ripple effect, with what happens with their families and the employers. If you even just touch one life, that’s huge, and we may reach a lot more than that.”

Powell, 47, is internal communications manager for IFB Solutions, formerly Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind.

She saw her share of challenges before coming to IFB, which she credits as a very supportive employer. “The job search was a nightmare. Once an employer saw ‘blind’ on the application and a cane in my hand, the interview was over. Seventy percent of working-age adults

high school and technical school. She worked as a dental assistant, a receptionist and in customer relations. She is bipolar, and used drugs and alcohol to self-medicate. She had a best friend in WinstonSalem and moved here in 2009 with her son, when he was a teenager, to make a fresh start. She drove a cab and continued to battle substance abuse. “I made some bad decisions,” she said. She suffered an ankle injury in a fall and that plus knee problems put her in the wheelchair. She has been sober for two years now, she said.

“I’m clean now,” she said. “Everyone has a past, but I’m going into my future.”

She has received employment counseling at the Enrichment Center in Winston-Salem and wants to find a job in customer service. “I’m a people person,” she said. “Up until Corona hit, I had been a volunteer greeter at the Shalom Project’s food pantry.”

In looking for work, Green has encountered two challenges that CSEM is researching and offering solutions on: public transportation and the benefits cliff, or, perhaps more accurately, “the disincentives desert.” That CSEM work, focused on a broader population, complements the research Thomas and Rogers are doing.

Green relies on Winston-Salem Transportation Authority buses to get to job interviews. The buses, which once ran every 30 minutes, now only make most rounds every hour.

Many bus stops do not offer seats or shelter. Those factors are even harder on

dependence, she said.

Green has declined to take some jobs because of the disincentives desert: The jobs paid just enough to cause her to lose her food-stamp and rent-assistance benefits, but not enough to sustain her after the loss of those benefits.

“It’s really difficult,” she said. “There is no easy way to put it. The system is not designed for us to get ahead. I want to work.

I just can’t find a job that pays enough.”

Rhonda Dioum, a WSSU graduate and the director of Employment Gateway at the Enrichment Center, knows Green and said her benefits situation is all too familiar. “It’s like a Catch-22 situation,” Dioum said. “They want to be independent, but they can’t because some of their services will be taken away. We see a lot of that.”

Dr. Thomas has said that Black women with disabilities are often “that pivotal person in the family. They hold a lot of roles. But they have been disenfranchised in terms of competitive salaries.

How does being a woman and having a disability impact their ability to attain the great American dream of success? How do we go from have-not to having?

“If we could engage or increase the ability of people with disabilities, especially Black women, to engage in meaningful, gainful career and employment outcomes, it would be beneficial overall for individuals and society.”

John Railey, raileyjb@ gmail.com, is the writer-inresidence for CSEM, www. wssu.edu/csem.

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Is Chris Paul under appreciated?

The Phoenix Suns is a much-improved team this season. At the time this article was written, the Suns sit in second place in the loaded Western Conference with a record of 2914, only trailing the Utah Jazz in the standings. I am not saying it’s all because of him, but the biggest addition Phoenix made in the offseason was adding Chris Paul to the lineup.

As usual, whatever team Paul is added to, that team instantly gets better and I think it’s time more people acknowledge his contributions.

At this point in the season, no one outside of the Phoenix Suns’ fans would have guessed they would be in this position this late in the season. Unless something catastrophic happens, the Suns look to make the playoffs for the first time since 2010. The team was trending upward last year, especially with their impressive 8-0 record in the bubble at Disney World last season.

Paul seems to be that missing piece for the Suns, which has been the case for his career. In his career, Paul has played for the New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, OklahoSee CP3 on B6

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A week after an epic showdown with Rea-

gan, the Davie County War Eagles took on the Glenn Bobcats. After giving all they had, the young men had to wait to conclude their game until Monday evening due to inclement weath-

Carver and Atkins’ game goes down to the final minutes

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Both Carver and Atkins came into last week’s game looking for their first victory of the season. From the opening kickoff, it was evident that neither team wanted to leave Friday night’s game winless. The game came down to the final minutes and was decided on a failed two-point conversion by the Camels that essentially sealed the 20-19 victory for the Yellowjackets.

“Man, listen, all week long we just wanted to instill that belief in our team that we were just going to find a way no matter what it took, how long it took, we were just going to find a way,” said Wayne Griffin, Carver head coach.

“We were not coming off this field tonight without the W and I am so proud of my guys because it wasn’t pretty.

“We made enough plays and we stayed together through injuries and everything and we found a way to get it done.”

The game was filled with penalties. There were nearly 40 accepted penalties from both teams dur-

ing the game. Those mental mistakes stalled drives on one hand, while also giving new life to some on the other.

Those mistakes were nearly too much to overcome for Carver, especially with how limited they were with the number of players on their team.

The Yellowjackets came into the game with only 19 players, but overcame the odds by making the necessary plays when needed.

“For us, ever since we have known about our low numbers, it’s always been us and we are all we need,” said Griffin. “We are not looking over our shoulders for more help coming; we are just going to find a way.

“I always tell my guys that you don’t need 100 kids to win a football game. If you have the right eleven out there on the field and they stay together and play as a team, then that’s enough. I am just so happy and overjoyed for these young men, that they found a way to win tonight.”

Even with all the penalties, Carver got on the scoreboard first with an impressive 22-yard touchdown run down the side-

line by running back Jamari Blackburn. Atkins was stagnant on offense throughout the first and second quarters. Blackburn struck again midway through the second quarter with his second touchdown run, putting the Yellowjackets up 12-0.

All the momentum was with Carver at this point in the game. The Camels had the ball looking to mount some sort of offense before the half. Right before the half, Atkins’ quarterback Jacob Gianopulous connected with Cassidy Harvin with 41 seconds left for a late touchdown, which made the score 12-7 at the half.

“This is just something we do every day,” Griffin said about his team’s attitude on never giving up.

“I’ve been a fighter all my life and they say teams take the coaches DNA and, in my DNA, I don’t have any quit in me regardless of adversity. Throughout a football game, you are going to have some ebbs and flows, and we are just going to continue to get it done.”

Early in the third quarter, Carver continued to shoot themselves in the

foot with more penalties.

After a series of multiple penalties, the Yellowjackets were faced with a third and 30 at their own 12yard line.

Looking to just gain some yardage for their punter, the Yellowjackets put the ball in the hands of Blackburn once again and he made something happen out of nothing. After breaking a few tackles and making multiple people miss, Blackburn outran the defense for an 88-yard touchdown.

That score by Blackburn gave the Yellowjackets a 20-7 lead. Nearly every time Blackburn touched the ball, he made something positive happen. He was the main catalyst in the Carver victory.

“That man is like a stick of dynamite,” Griffin said about Blackburn.

“He is very electrifying and for the first four games of the year, they have kind of had him bottled up. We did some things different this week in practice and I told that young man that we were going to get him loose tonight.

“He is just a talent all See Carver on B6

er on Friday. After another high scoring game, the Bobcats defeated the War Eagles 53-46.

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Jamari Blackburn The Carver Yellowjackets obtained their first victory of the year last Friday, narrowly beating a scrappy Athens Camel team 20-19. If not for the efforts of Jamari Blackburn, Carver more than likely would have lost the game. Blackburn scored three rushing touchdowns of the evening, including an electric 88-yard scamper down the sideline in the third quarter that proved to be the winning score.

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25 5. Western Alamance (50) 237

48 6. Glenn (3-1) 130

77 7. Walkertown (3-0) 121 36 8. Eastern Alamance (3-0) 98 42 9. Randleman (5-0) 207 39 10. Dudley (4-1)

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35 11. Oak Grove (4-1) 151

97 12. North Davidson (4-1) 143

63 13. Southeast Guilford (4-1) 133

63 14. East Surry (4-1) 178

72 15. Forbush (4-0) 183

35 Honorable Mention: Davie County (4-1), Northwest Guilford (4-1), Northern Guilford (3-1), Southwest Guilford (41), Mt. Airy (4-1)

Phoenix signal caller takes center stage

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Over the years, Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy has built a reputation for having one of the best basketball programs in the city. After getting off to a 3-1 start to this season, starting quarterback Tim Davis wants to let everyone know the football team is ready to build a legacy of their own.

Davis, a junior, has been the starting quarterback for the Phoenix since he was a freshman.

He and many of his teammates have gone through the growing pains of being young players and are set to challenge for a conference title and beyond.

“I was used to playing with people my age, so when I got to Prep, there was only a varsity team and when I found out I was starting, I knew I had to lead the team,” Davis said about starting as a freshman. “My first two years were odd because I came in young and was expected to lead everyone as soon as I came in.

“It just taught me a lot and now everyone around me has been around for those three years and we are on a roll right now.”

Prep got off to a great start to the season with three victories in a row.

The Phoenix had blowout victories over Lexington High, Bartlett Yancey, and South Stokes. Prep is attempting to build off a promising 8-5 record last season and Davis feels they have the pieces in place to make that happen.

“I would say chemistry, because we only lost like two players from last season, so most of us came back for this year,” he said. “Last year we started off pretty good and our off-season is what helped us a lot. So, the chemistry carried over and we know that everybody wants it bad this year. Our seniors deserve it, especially since they have shortened the season, we have to go all out for them.”

Davis says there is a greater sense of urgency on their part because of the shortened season. With every game holding more weight, the margin for error is very slim.

“I think for our players it makes us go even harder, because we know it’s not much given this season and we are trying to make state’s and we have a point

Tim Davis to prove,” Davis continued.

Bringing home a state championship is one of the goals for the Phoenix this year, Davis said. He credits coach De’Ron Middleton for getting them prepared in the off-season for the tough task of attempting to win a state title.

“I believe we do, even with the short season, because Coach Middleton stays on us about conditioning, because he knows how short we are with players,” said Davis. “He (Middleton) has gotten us ready and I believe we do have a long run in us.”

Davis is what many would call a dual threat quarterback, meaning he can throw well, but can run well also. He says Deshaun Watson has been one of his favorite quarterbacks to watch. He also has taken notes from Cam Newton in the way he plays the game.

With so many of his teammates returning from last season, Davis and several of his offensive weapons got together many times in the preseason to fine-tune their familiarity with one another in an effort to get better.

“I kept all of my receivers from last season and we would just go around and play seven on seven against other teams from around the city, from other high schools,” he said. “We just stayed with

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each other and worked.”

For Davis, he feels his leadership qualities must be present every game due to the number of young players on the Phoenix team. He knows he must work on his mechanics to get better at his craft. Davis feels he has to continue to be humble and always strive to become a better player, even though many have said he is one of the better quarterbacks in the city.

“I don’t really listen to it, because I don’t want it to make me feel any kind of way,” Davis said about not listening to the hype about him. “I know how people feel when they hear stuff like that, so I try to stay away from listening to stuff like that. And I know there are a lot of talented quarterbacks around our city, so I don’t want to knock them like that.”

Football is not only a passion for Davis, but also for many in his family.

Growing up, he watched several of his uncles, cousins and brothers play the game, so it seemed like a rite of passage for him to do so as well.

“It’s always been a passion for me, it was almost like something I had to be a part of,” he said about playing football.

Davis did not always want to be a quarterback.

As a young player, he wanted to be a receiver, but once his skills as a

quarterback became evident, his future at the position was set.

“I have always been a quarterback, but it’s not the position I have always wanted to play though,” said Davis. “When I was younger, I always wanted to be a receiver, but since I was usually ahead of people my age, quarterback was the spot for me.”

As a three-year starter, the game has finally slowed down for Davis.

He says working with Coach Middleton has really helped progress his game.

Being a part of the team that changes how people look at Prep’s football team gives Davis a lot of pride.

“I believe as a school, it deserves it,” he said.

“The school has a lot of good kids and Prep is a school that gets talked down on too much that doesn’t deserve it.”

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Elder Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson

Salvation is Sealed Scriptures: Luke 24:13-16, 22-35 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Identify the connections between the Suffering Servant in Isaiah 52:13-53:12 and resurrected Christ in Luke 24; *Affirm the joy of knowing the Suffering Servant is the resurrected Jesus; *Share the story of the Suffering Servant, who is the resurrected Jesus.

Background: Jesus ministered in the grave to those who died before His coming, so that they too would know Christ as the Messiah – The Salvation of the world. Risen on the third day, Christ takes care to seal salvation. The world meanwhile was busy trying to keep His resurrection a secret as though it never happened.

Read Matthew 28:1-15.

Lesson: Because the disciples neither recognize the significance of the resurrection, nor appreciate the fullness of life to come, Jesus had work to do. Jesus used His appearances after resurrection as points of teaching and convincing- sealing His salvation work.

Jesus walked seven miles from Emmaus to Jerusalem with two disciples and they did not know Him, but they were comforted through their conversation with Him (verses 13-16). During the conversation, Jesus listened to their version of events and responded “… O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!” (verse 25). Jesus took this opportunity to point out that the Scriptures were all about Him, “beginning at Moses and all the Prophets,” Jesus explained that the entire prophecy of salvation in Isaiah 52-53 which spoke of the Suffering Servant who would endure crucifixion, death, and resurrection, was all about Him. He, Jesus, is the Suffering Servant who fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy.

The disciples’ eyes are still blinded to who Jesus is until they meet up with the others and Jesus breaks bread with them. After breaking bread with them and allowing their eyes to be opened to who He was, Jesus disappears - “Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.” (verse 31).

It was indeed The Word itself working to convince the disciples as they discussed after Jesus was gone, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” (verse 32). The breaking of bread, such a familiar scene provided by Jesus, prompted this declaration: “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon” (verse 34). Simon had already seen Jesus, but there are at least ten distinct appearances of Jesus between the resurrection and the ascension. Jesus had now through the Word of God, convinced His followers that Salvation is sealed … it’s a done deal, a completed task. The next time they see Him it will be in glory. (The UMI Annual Commentary 2020-2021, The Modern Life Study Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: Jesus was the Suffering Servant in Isaiah, He realized His fate is the will of God. How do you deal with the suffering that arises as part of your spiritual journey?

Application: We should continue to read the Bible thoroughly and find Jesus in every book. He has already said that it was all about Him. Your challenge is to start at the beginning and see how much of Jesus you can find. Yet a more focused task – find in the New Testament the verses that parallel Old Testament Isaiah.

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Bible translators launch campaign to provide Scripture access to every language by 2033 DALLAS, Texas -The largest Bible translation campaign to ever be introduced on social and digital media launched on March 24 - just in time for Easter - helping to make Scripture available in every language in the next 12 years.

The “I Want to Know” campaign gives people the opportunity to sponsor the translation of one or more Bible verses in partnership with one of the 3,800 language communities worldwide that don’t yet have a complete Bible. More than 2,000 of those languages don’t have a single verse of Scripture yet.

The campaign is spearheaded by illumiNations, an alliance of the world’s leading Bible translation organizations.

“Can you imagine not having the Bible in English, or your native language?” said Mart Green, ministry investment officer at Hobby Lobby and avid supporter of the illumiNations Bible translation movement. “One billion people still don’t know what God’s Word has to say to them. We can help fulfill the Great Commission and eradicate ‘Bible poverty’ in this generation.”

In the “I Want to

Know” campaign, viewers will hear powerful testimonies from people who don’t yet have access to the full Bible in the language they understand best.

Walkie, a native speaker of the Yupik language of Alaska, remembers the moment his mother understood the Bible’s message for the first time. “Before my mother died, I was able to read her Psalm 139 in Yupik,” he recalled. “And she said, ‘Oh! So that is what it means to us!’” Yupik speakers have some Scripture in their language, but are still waiting for a complete Bible.

For $35, participants in the “I Want to Know” campaign can sponsor one translated verse of Scripture. People are also en-

couraged to post the Bible verse they “want the world to know” on social media using the hashtag #IWTKBible.

“The translators are in place, the strategy is in place, and with support from Christians across the U.S. and around the world, we can help every single person on earth access Scripture in the language they understand best,” said Bill McKendry, campaign creative director.

The illumiNations alliance envisions all people having access to Scripture by the year 2033 - a target they’re calling the “All Access Goals.” It means 95% of the world’s population will have access to a full Bible, 99.96% will have access to a New Testament

and 100% will have access to at least some portion of Scripture.

The “I Want to Know” campaign will play a significant role in making the Bible available to all.

“The goal of translating the Bible into every language for all people has been a ‘Goliath’ of biblical proportions for generations,” Green said. “But now we’re on the brink of a giant slingshot; every person can have at least a portion of the Bible in their own language within the next 12 years.”

Visit illuminations. bible/know and follow illumiNations on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to join the campaign.

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Thursdays and Saturdays Free Meals Christ Rescue Temple Church, 1500 North Dunleith Ave., will serve hot meals as part of the People Helping People Feeding Program. Meals will be served every Thursday and Saturday from noon until 1 p.m. at the church’s location. For more information, call 336-7229841.

Sundays Virtual worship services Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 S. Green St., invites you to join online worship services on Sundays at 11 a.m. The service, which is available via Facebook and YouTube, is a celebration of the diversity of the human family. Visit www.greenstreetumc.org or email admin@greenstreetumc.org for more information.

NOW Zoom services New Birth Worship Center (NBWC) in East Bend has gone virtual. Please join Dr. James L. E. Hunt, Senior Pastor on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. on Zoom webinar. The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789021891 or Dial-In: 1 301 715 8592 ID Mtg. #: 84789021891.

In addition, Sunday School is taught by Deacon James Henry at 9 a.m. via telephone conference call #: 1 917 900 1022 ID#: 868433#.

All are welcome to join us for Zoom (virtual) Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Our Pastor, Dr. Hunt,

will be the teacher. The Zoom Link: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/89195349778 or Dial-In Mtg #: 1 301 715 8592 ID#: 89195349778#.For additional information, please call 336-699-3583 or visitwww.newbirthworshipcenter.org or visit our Facebook page.

April 4 Easter Sunday worship The Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 1905 N Jackson Ave., will celebrate Easter Sunday morning with in-person worship service on this coming Sunday, April 4, at our 11 a.m. service. We will abide by COVID-19 guidelines. Masks are required with all safety measures enforced. Pastor is Paul W. Hart.

April 4 First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC) Live stream Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will deliver the Resurrection Sunday Easter message and lead worshippers in partaking of the Lord’s Supper. Everyone is encouraged to have their elements prepared to take part.

Service begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 4, on Facebook Live, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/ and on the First Waughtown website, https://www.firstwaughtown.org.

April 10 GriefCare St. Paul United Methodist Church sponsors “Grief-

Care,” a support group for persons experiencing grief due to the death of someone close to them. The sessions feature biblical teaching on grief and recovery topics.

“What do I live for now?” is the topic on Saturday, April 10, at 10 a.m. Sessions are free. For information about how to participate in this virtual GriefCare session, please call 336-723-4531 before April 10.

April 26-29 Baptist Training Institute The Forsyth County Baptist Training Institute will be held this year on Monday, April 26, thru Thursday, April 29. The text this year is “God’s Power to Help Hurting People.” There will be classes for the following unions: pastors and ministers, deacons, missionaries, Sunday school, nurses, trustees and youth and young adults. All classes will be held virtually. More details will follow in the coming weeks.

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE FORSYTH COUNTY DISTRICT COURT DIVISION

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a virtual public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on April 5, 2021, on the following proposed amendments to the Official Zoning Map of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina:

IN THE MATTER OF: 19 JT 028 ASHEGHTON MICHAEL HALL DOB: 07-13-05

1. Zoning petition of National Investors of the Triad LLC, United Metropolitan Baptist Church, First Calvary Baptist Church of Winston-Salem, and City of WinstonSalem, to amend and change from RM18 and RMU to PB-S (Banking and Financial Services; Combined Use; Food or Drug Store; Offices; Restaurant (without drivethrough service); Retail Store; Services, A; Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Multifamily; Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Twin Home): the zoning classification and Official Zoning map of the property generally bounded by East Third Street, Woodland Avenue, East Fifth Street, and Metropolitan Drive; property consists of ± 7.22 acres and is PINs 6835-57-4589, 6835-57-1297, 6835-57-8605, , 6835-578477, 6835-57-8504, 6835-57-5247,683557-8256, and a portion of 6835-67-1523 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the City-County Planning Board (Zoning Docket W-3463).

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you have been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced child pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.

2. An amendment to the Unified Development Ordinances proposed by Planning and Development Services staff modifying Section 4.8.3, pertaining to the Mixed Use-Special Use (MU-S) District; modifying Table 5.1.1: Principal Use Table to add Cottage Court as a use; adding Section 5.2.26.1, pertaining to Cottage Courts; amending Table 6.1.2: Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Space Requirements to add standards for the Cottage Court use; and modifying Table 11.2.2: Definitions to include definitions for Planned Unit Development and Cottage Court (UDOCC8).

3. Public Hearing on Resolution Adopting the Proposed Plan, Public Art 2020-2030 – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Plan.

All parties in interest and citizens are invited to attend said hearing (virtually) at which time they shall have an opportunity to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the foregoing proposed changes. If you would like to speak during the public hearing, please visit www.cityofws.org/ccvirtual. If you have questions regarding public hearing participation, please call (336)7272224.

During the public hearing, the City Council may hear other proposals to amend the zoning of the above-described property or any portion thereof. At the end of the public hearing, the City Council may continue the matter, deny the proposed rezoning, in whole or in part, grant the proposed rezoning, in whole or in part, or rezone the above-described property or any portion thereof to some other zoning classification.

Prior to the hearing, all persons interested may obtain any additional information on these proposals which is in the possession of the City-County Planning Board by inquiring in the office of the City-County Planning Board in the Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Written comments will be accepted on the public hearing items until 7:00 p.m. April 6, 2021. Written comments may be sent to the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 2511 Winston-Salem 27102, or by email to sandrark@cityofws.org.

All requests for appropriate and necessary auxiliary aids and services must be made, within a reasonable time prior to the hearing, to Angela Carmon at 747-7404 or to T.D.D. 727-8319.

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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: John Doe -father of the juvenile

You are required to make a written answer to the Petitions alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petitions within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petitions, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juveniles.

Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.

If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service.

The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., on Friday, May 28, 2021 in Courtroom 1-D of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 15th day of March, 2021 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336)703-3901 The Chronicle March 18, 25 and April 1, 2021 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Gail Louise Fair-Shipp (21 E 3), also known as Gail, deceased July 7, 2020, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before June 28, 2021 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 25th day of March, 2021.

Walter L. Shipp, Jr. TITLE for Gail Louise Fair-Shipp, deceased 270 D Vista Court Winston-Salem, NC 27106 The Chronicle March 25, and April 1, 8, 15 2021 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Fiduciary of the Estate of Billy Ray Mitchell (21 E 343), also known as Bill Mitchell, deceased January 1, 2021, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before June 14, 2021 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

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Bradley Mitchell Fiduciary for Billy Ray Mitchell, deceased 1790 Hawkins Rd. Germanton, NC 27019 The Chronicle March 11, 18, 25and April 1, 2021

Having qualified as Fiduciary of the Estate of Bettye J. Anderson (21 E 644), also known as Bettye Jones Anderson, deceased November 16, 2020, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before July 5, 2021 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

Hick Anderson Fiduciary for Bettye J. Anderson, deceased 314 Seasons Circle Apt. 207 Fletcher, NC 28732 The Chronicle April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021

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April 19 Medicare workshop The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem is offering a virtual workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available, including “Original Medicare,” Medicare prescription drug programs, Medicare supplements and Medicare Advantage plans. The session will be held on Monday, April 19, 2021 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. through computer and telephone access. The session is provided at no cost.

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Jul 12-16, 19-23 Aviation summer camps Jim Shaw’s ACE Academy will again be offering aviation-related summer camps for middle and high school students this summer. There will be two aviation summer camps offered for 2021.

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Happy Hill Gardens launches Open-Documentary Project Soils, Kimberlee Brown, a member of Rising Ebenezer Baptist Church, the second oldest African American Church in Winston-Salem located in Happy Hill, enthusiastically pronounced that “healthy soil equals healthy community and it’s this crucial connection that is at the crux of what we envision for Happy Hill Gardens.” She continued, “Connecting our kids to soil means that they are building a healthy immune system and more importantly, once they eat the bionutrient food grown from the living soil, we will begin to empower a future generation that’s resilient and equipped to bringing a spirit of hope into the world that so desperately needs it.”

The May 1 meeting

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Happy Hill Gardens Neighborhood Association and Rising Ebenezer Baptist Church are pleased to announce the official launch of Happy Hill Gardens’ Open-Documentary Project. Partnering with UNCSA’s Media + Emerging Technology Lab, the Institute for Regenerative Design & Innovation, the Center for Trauma Resilient Communities and John Jordan Films, along with many other local, national and international Submitted photos organizations, this Open- HHGNA members came together to select photos for the open-doc project from the Old Salem 1998 exhibit called Documentary Project is a “Across the Creek from Salem: The Story of Happy Hill 1816-1952.” part of a broader city-wide initiative called The Story agriculture and co-creative hopes of inspiring the city novation District in West can provide to both comof the Plate that was re- urban design through the to come together and co- Salem in collaboration munity empowerment and cently featured in Biocycle lens of co-building com- build a restorative move- with 1001, Providence Cu- urban design in tandem.

Magazine’s March 2021 munity resiliency from ment rooted in Soul-to- linary Training and others. Two key components of “I was born and raised in this project so far is to coissue titled “A Compost the soil up. As a part of Soil relationships.

As an active core team Happy Hill Gardens and I build an oral history ar+ Soil-Based Response to this launch, the core team released the “Happy Hill member of the Open-Doc COVID-19.”

Providing a clear path- Open-Doc Sneak Peak” Project, Amatullah Salway for building healthier, and held a panel discussion eem, president of Happy more resilient communi- entitled “Living Archi- Hill Gardens Neighborties, the Story of the Plate tecture: Re-Enchantment hood Association, exis an urban closed-loop of Urban Environments pressed her overwhelming system where restaurant through Co-Creation” that support of the project, statpartners of Providence Cu- featured MIT Open-Doc ing that “co-creation is key linary Training, a program alumni and Emmy Award- to community revitalizaof Second Harvest Food winning filmmaker Jeff tion because it is rooted in Bank of NWNC, such as Soyk, as well as co-cre- a participatory design proVillage Juice Company, ative writer and storyteller cess that only works when Camino Bakery, and other for the Happy Hill com- communities are actively organizations, divert food munity, Spencer Aubrey, engaged.” She continued, waste from the landfill by and world renowned living “Much like how living This landmark exhibit brought together oral histories and photographs gathered recycling the waste into architecture artist and vi- soils nurture entire eco- from Happy Hill families by Mel White, former Director of African American Prosystems, when souls unite gramming at Old Salem. compost bins. This com- sionary Phillip Beesley.

“I am honored to be a in the spirit of co-building post is then used to revitalize communities from part of this exciting proj- healthy communities, they am excited that a lot of the chive by interviewing pri- will be held at Crossnore the soil up. Happy Hill ect,” said Spencer Aubrey. begin to overflow with food that will be grown in marily older generations School and Children’s Gardens has taken the lead “As a new resident of Win- diversity, life and most the new gardens will be who are presently residing Home in the campus chain hopes of becoming the ston-Salem and an aspiring importantly, physical and used to not only make var- in or were former residents pel from 5 – 7 p.m. The ious food-based products, of the Happy Hill commu- Zoom meeting is open to model resilient community artist, this project holds spiritual resiliency.”

“What most excites me but more importantly, will nity. for other neighborhood as- the very real and tangible the public.The in-person The second component meeting is invite-only due sociations across the city to capacity to make our city a about this project is how hopefully inspire a new adopt, adapt and integrate. genuine co-creative space we will be implementing form of regenerative en- is being co-designed with to limited space and COthe Story of the Plate into trepreneurship to be born Winston Salem’s very own VID restrictions. Zoom Recently launched at for arts and innovation.”

As the Open-Doc Proj- our entrepreneur’s food- from the soils of the very Authoring Action that will details will be provided a local international artist gathering called the Breath ect’s co-creative writer based products,” said Wil- community that birthed seek to empower youth on the Rising Ebenezer and communities to tell Baptist Church Facebook and the Clay that was held and storyteller, Spencer is liams Fulton, Providence me.”

The Open-Doc Project their own stories around page, as well as on Crossin Winston-Salem from the creative muscle of the Culinary Training graduMarch 17–20, the Happy project by pulling together ate and co-founder of The team will be holding an the inter-spiritual proverb nore School and ChilHill Gardens’ Open-Docu- the literal heartstrings of Greenhouse, which is a open community dialogue that is at the heart of this dren’s Home website unmentary Project has begun the community in hopes new agropreneur accel- event on May 1 to both project: “The only differ- der Miracle Grounds Farm to tell a new Story of the of plucking much deeper erator that is planting the explain the project as well ence between Souls and & Network.

Plate that connects restor- spiritual cords of residents seeds for growing Win- as describe the importance Soils is U and I.” Connecting Souls and ative justice, regenerative across Winston-Salem in ston’s very own Food In- that a co-creative process

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ma City Thunder, and now the Suns.

Coming out of Wake Forest in 2005, Paul was looked at as the quintessential franchise point guard and he did not disappoint. During his six seasons with the Hornets, Paul was a four time AllStar and became one of the best playmakers in the game.

The Hornets were never championship contenders during Paul’s time there, but there is no denying he made them a better team and more importantly, he made every player on the team better.

Paul was playing with guys like David West, Tyson Chandler, Peja Stojakovic and Bonzi Wells.

Still, Paul continued to make the team competitive almost every year he was there. It was rumored before Paul was moved to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2011, there was a proposed

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by himself and I think it showed tonight. He is a great young man to coach, and he works hard every single day and I am so happy it paid off tonight.”

Atkins was now on the receiving end of the penalty bug. Coupled with the fact they could not muster any offense, things looked bleak for the Camels until Gianopulous found Joseph Walker for a 24-yard touchdown late in the third

trade that would have sent Paul to Oklahoma City for Russell Westbrook.

That move would have changed the landscape of the entire NBA and probably the futures of several NBA superstars. I am not disparaging the skills of Westbrook, but if Paul was added to that Thunder team that included Kevin Durant and James Harden, we might be looking at the Thunder as the dynasty of the 2010s instead of the Golden State Warriors.

Instead, Paul enjoyed a nice run with the Clippers for six seasons. He, along with Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, took the Clippers from perennial losers to contenders. Even though the Clippers never won a title or even reached an NBA Finals during Paul’s time there, it’s no doubt that Paul turned around the fortunes of the franchise. I don’t think that has been celebrated enough.

The winning has followed Paul on his next

two stops in Houston and Oklahoma City. If not for an injury, the 2018 Rockets more than likely would have made it to the NBA Finals. Once he moved to the Thunder, he surprised the entire league by not only making them a respectable team, but they finished 5th in the Western Conference in 2019-20. He was the lone star on that Thunder team that was in full rebuilding mode.

Now that Paul is 35, I would venture to guess that there were not many people betting on the Suns sitting so high in the Western Conference so late in the season and that must be attributed to Paul, based on his previous track record.

Wherever he goes, winning seems to follow.

During his illustrious career, the highest Paul has finished in the MVP voting is second and he also finished third on another occasion. I am not saying Paul should be the MVP for the season, but if the V in MVP really stands for

valuable, then he should be in the mix. If you take Paul off the Suns’ team, I doubt they are a playoff team in a stacked Western Conference.

This season, Paul is averaging 16 points and around nine assists a game, which aren’t gaudy numbers by any means; however, when you look at the back-to-back MVP seasons from Steve Nash in 2005 and 2006, they actually compare favorably.

Nash averaged 15.5 and 18.8 points and 11.5 and 10.5 assists respectively during those seasons.

Paul routinely gets overlooked when discussions of the best point guard to ever play comes up. Magic Johnson, John Stockton, Isiah Thomas, Steve Nash, Jason Kidd and Oscar Robertson are names that commonly are mentioned, which they rightfully should. My point is that Paul’s name needs to be right up there with all of those legends.

In my opinion, Paul

quarter to narrow the gap to 20-13.

Carver could not answer the score by the Camels.

Unfortunately for Atkins, they could not maintain the momentum from their touchdown drive either. Much of the fourth quarter was penalties and punts by both teams.

With less than four minutes to go in the game, Atkins mounted what potentially could have been a game-tying drive. With

2:28 left, the Camels scored on a short touchdown run and now had a decision to make, to go for the tie or the win. The Camels decided to go for the win.

The Camels came up just short of the two-point conversion. The Yellowjackets took over following the recovery of the kickoff and ran out the clock. Fittingly enough, Blackburn earned the game-clinching first down that allowed Carver to run out the clock.

Griffin says he was anxious right until the clock hit triple zeroes.

“We always prepare for those moments,” he continued. “When we stopped them, great, they probably should not have scored, but they did.

“We had to teach this team how to win a football game, because that’s something that hasn’t been done in over a year. I am so happy and overjoyed to be able to bring that feeling to these young men.”

is the best point guard of my generation. Yes, there are better scoring point guards, but Paul is elite in all areas of what makes a point guard special. He knows when to score and when to distribute. He is also a top defender as he has led the league in steals on several occasions.

I don’t envision Paul winning an MVP before

he retires, but I personally would love to see the man hoisting a championship trophy before he rides off into the sunset, because he deserves it. My hope is to have people give Paul his flowers while he can enjoy them. As a good friend of mine, Justin Moore, would say, he is the “Point God.” The man continues to shine everywhere he goes.

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Harmony at Brookberry Farm offers seniors carefree living in spacious apartments

BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE

Older Americans are on the move. According to the 2019 U.S. Census, North Carolina ranked third for people over age 60 to move, just behind Florida and Arizona. And in North Carolina, Winston-Salem offers many of the things retirees are looking for: top-notch medical facilities, arts and entertainment, opportunities for continuing education, and retirement living options.

With the opening this month of Harmony at Brookberry Farm, Winston-Salem now offers a luxurious retirement community without the large buy-in fee. With 195 apartments in one building, Harmony offers independent living one- and two-

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Entrance to Harmony at Brookberry Farm. bedroom apartments, assisted living, and secured living options, ranging from 839 to 1500 sq. feet of spacious living.

According to Emily Nelson, executive director of Harmony at Brookberry Farm, the number one thing residents tell her they’re looking for is socialization and life enrichment. And you will certainly find that at Har-

April Senior Events Calendar: *In-person classes and activities at The Shepherd’s Center, 1700 Ebert St., have been canceled until further notice. Transportation for some medical visits, including cancer treatments, is still being arranged. Call 336-748-0217 for information or visit www.shepherdscenter.org Some Shepherd Center activities are being held via Zoom: *Wednesdays at 9 a.m., Good Morning Coffee Break with Fay Bustos. Call us at 1-929-205-6099.

You may be asked to enter the meeting ID (960 9292 3297) and/or the passcode (772882). *Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m., Way Back Wednesdays with Paul McCraw. *Thursdays at 1 p.m., Game Day with Vicki, Fay and Kristin. We play different games every week, such as Boggle, Scattergories, Trivia, Pictionary and more. Come join the fun! We ask that you please arrive by 1 p.m.; once the game begins you will not be able to join. *Thursdays at 3 p.m., Thinking Outside the Box Discussion Group. *Fridays at 10 a.m., Fellowship Coffee Break Phone Conversations. *April 19 at 11 a.m., The Shepherd’s Center Movie Club. Next discussion will be on Sleepless in Seattle and An Affair to Remember with Cary Grant.

For the above events, call the Shepherd’s Center at 336-748-0217 for information on how to join the meetings.

Below are the calendar items that are being held via online meetings: *Piedmont Plus Senior Games/SilverArts Heritage and Visual Arts entries will be on display at the downtown Central Public Library April 3-30. *Open Mic, hosted by Winston-Salem Writers, (first Tuesday of each month), is being held on April 6 at 6:45 p.m. via Zoom. This event offers beginning and experienced writers an opportunity to read five minutes of their work to a friendly audience. To participate in the Zoom Open Mic, visit www.wswriters.org and click on the April newsletter to get the link or email Judie Holcomb-Pack at judiehp@ triad.rr.com. *AARP meeting (second Tuesday except July and August), will be held April 13 at noon via conference call. Email Alberta Powell at powellalberta0@ gmail.com for more information. Open to all seniors age 50 and above with an AARP membership. *Aging Well series presented by Wake Forest Baptist Sticht Center for Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Prevention, (the second Tuesday of each month) will be held on April 13 at 5:30 p.m. virtually online.

Amber K. Brooks, M.D., will speak on “How to Beat the Pain of Aging: New Understanding and Possibilities.” Jon Willis, executive chef at Ryan’s Restaurant, will share his secrets to preparing the perfect seafood dish. There will also be a virtual road trip to the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden in Kernersville.

To register and to receive the link to access the program, email bhealth@wakehealth.edu . *Adult Children of Aging Parents meeting, (third Tuesday), will be held April 20 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. via Zoom. All are welcome, but the focus will be on the needs of adult children who are caring for their aging parents. For more information and to get the Zoom link, visit www. http://acapwinston-salem. org/.

If you have an item for the Seniors Calendar, please email news@wschronicle.com and put Seniors Calendar in the subject line. Items must be submitted by the 20th of the preceding month for the next month’s issue.

mony. Residents can enjoy a chef-inspired menu in the dining room, working out in the fitness center, movie nights in the on-site theatre, beauty and barber shop, library and computer lab, a pub and lounge, and comfortable common spaces just to sit and talk with neighbors. A calendar of activities will offer something new to educate, experience or explore every week. Transportation for such things as grocery shopping is also available.

And pets are welcome!

Medical needs are also managed with an onsite physician, labs and physical therapy room. Residents also receive weekly housekeeping services, freeing up time for more fun things to do.

Each spacious apartment at Harmony features a full kitchen, walk-in shower in the bathroom, washer & dryer, and either a balcony or sunroom, and a walk-in closet off the bedroom.

Justin Harden, director of sales and marketing, said that he works often with the adult children of retirees who are helping their parents select a retirement community that offers safety and security, as well as with retirees who are looking for a home where they can feel a part of a community. There is a one-time fee and then a monthly rental fee, but no long-term leases required at Harmony. Month-tomonth rent includes utilities except for phone, internet and cable, weekly housekeeping, and dining option. And with the three levels of care – independent, assisted, and secured assisted living – people can feel secure knowing they can remain there should their health needs change.

Harmony at Brookberry also believes in providing opportunities for their residents to support the community. Caroline Rus-

sell, licensed recreational therapist, already has plans for a Jazz and Juleps event this spring and a fall fundraiser to benefit local charities. With all the plans already in place, residents will not lack for something to do to keep them engaged and entertained. You can truly live life to the fullest

at Harmony!

To see all that Harmony offers seniors looking for carefree living and social connections, call them to schedule a personal tour at 336-701-6584. Harmony at Brookberry Farm is located at 5416 Hundley Street, off Meadowlark Drive in Winston-Salem.

Levels of Retirement Living 1. Age-Restricted Communities Age-restricted communities require at least one resident be of a certain age, usually minimum of age 55.

Health care services or other services are not usually available in this independent living community.

2. Independent Living Community Independent living senior communities are designed to enable healthy, independent older adults to enjoy a lifestyle filled with recreational, educational and social activities. There is often an age restriction, but no health care services are provided on campus.

3. Continuing Care Retirement Communities Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) provide seniors with the full spectrum of lifestyle and health care options - from independent living, assisted living to skilled nursing care - all on one campus.

4. Assisted Living Assisted living facilities provide a special combination of residential housing and supportive health care services to adults for whom living alone or independently is no longer safe. Residents of assisted living facilities typically need additional, but limited assistance with meals, bathing and medication.

5. Nursing Homes and Skilled Nursing Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities are a senior living option that provides 24-hour nursing care for those who need more direct daily care than is provided in a supportive, assisted living-type of arrangement. They may also have specialized care for individuals with Alzheimer’s, dementia or related diseases.

SilverArts winners announced Senior Games/SilverArts has been able to continue their competition this year with just a few adjustments.

The Literary Arts entries were recently judged by members of Winston-Salem Writers as in the past, with each category having three judges using a 10-point rating system. The Visual and Heritage Arts competitions will be on view at the downtown Central Library during the month of April and those winners will be announced later this month. The Performing Arts will be filmed and judged by video later this month.

The 2021 Literary Arts winners are: Poetry: Gold: Bill Gramley, “After Covid Came” Silver: Jessie Crockett, “What If” Bronze: Peter Venable, “Emma at Five” Essay: Goldt: Helen Walker Webb, “The Pumpkin” Silver: Bill Gramley, “The Universe of Modern Science” Bronze: Betty Weatherman, “Hard work = Wholeness

at Last” Short Story: Gold: Bill Gramley, “A Fantastic Dialogue” Silver: Margaret Miller, “The Days of Wine and Thunder” Bronze: Betty Weatherman, “Snail Mail from Mr. Yikes” Life experience: Gold:: Charles Swanson, “When Life Gives You Lemons” Silver: Bill Gramley, “My Track and Field Experience” Bronze: Carmina Peggy Jenks, “A Pinnacle Day” The gold and silver medal winners can compete at the State Senior Games in September in Raleigh. A flash drive is available at the information desk at the Central Library and all the submissions can be viewed on one of the library’s computers.

For more information on Senior Games, go to www. weplay.ws and click on the Seniors link.

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April 1, 2021

The C hronicle

Colleen Foy’s passion sparks coworkers in successful fundraising campaign

BY STEPHANIE NTIM

As a scientist for Reynolds American, one of the largtest and best recognized companies in Winston-Salem, Colleen Foy’s job duties include analyzing training, product process, and product services; however, it does not include event planning or fundraising. One of the things that brings her the most satisfaction as a Reynolds employee is the opportunity to plan, organize and host activities that support local nonprofits.

Senior Services holds a special place in Foy’s heart. In addition to being a long-time Mealson-Wheels volunteer, for the last several years Foy has also taken the lead in her department’s efforts to collect and donate gifts, health, hygiene, and per- Colleen Foy sonal care items for older adults during Senior Ser- draising challenge: gifting vices’ annual Remember the money to the agency in December holiday cam- to support the campaign paign. and the purchase of items.

The coronavirus pan- Foy was thrilled to see demic brought unique how easy this was to set up challenges to Foy’s efforts through Senior Services, this past December. With using their online fundmost of Reynolds Ameri- raising platform which she can staff members work- remarks is, “perfect for ing from home, Foy rec- companies or individuals ognized that added barriers wanting to raise funds on would make it difficult for the agency’s behalf.” her team to shop for, colThe company’s vice lect, and donate physical president created a video items to support the Reto introduce participants member in December item drive. So, she decided that to the cause they were supinstead of collecting paper porting. For Foy and her towels, soap, and other ne- team there was an added cessities, it would be more bonus. “In one sense, it convenient for employees was too bad because we to participate in a team fun- couldn’t see these items

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filling up under our tree or filling our boxes, but it was also kind of a bonus considering we got the match this year,” Foy said. Because this year’s program was changed into an actual fundraiser, Reynolds American committed to match employee’s monetary donations above $25, which practically doubled what the employees were able to contribute. Foy and her team not only met their fundraising goal, but surpassed it by a significant margin.

Colleen Foy’s affection for Senior Services and the people it serves may stem from thinking about

her own parents. As they age, she realizes that there may come a day when they need to rely on the type of services Senior Services provides. She appreciates Senior Services for their dedication to supporting older adults and their caregivers who require assistance with essential everyday tasks.

Her desire to help is also deeply personal, “I have that sort of grain in me that realizes that it’s not as simple or easy for others. And even if it’s not a long period of time where you’re having a rough time, that one helping hand could change your life. So, I just feel like it’s easy for me to do it. It’s is a good feeling to help.”

Their work doesn’t stop after the holidays; Foy encourages her team to continue supporting the community throughout the year. And she takes that to heart herself, too.

Throughout the year, Foy works diligently to support Senior Services programs.

“We did a good job in December, but these people are in need all year long, so let’s not wait until December again next year,” Foy said. “Just consider them whenever you’re in a place to give.”

If you, your organization, or work team would like to learn more about ways you can get involved in supporting area seniors, please contact Joel McIver, vice president for community engagement, at jmciver@seniorservicesinc.org.

Gold medal winning poem After COVID Came

BY BILL GRAMLEY

You put a vase of scarlet tulips on my grave, a summer gift, and I expect you’ll bring a clutch of wildflowers from a rural road, the September yellow ones so bright whose names I do not know, my mound in golden glee!

I’ll watch November’s raucous, rusted leaves invade the shallow moats around my plot and there enrich the soil.

All this will comfort me when cold and shorter days stiffen the stalks of those winter weeds I love to watch.

Yet violets blue upon the ground and daffodils above will soon unfurl their flags of hope and joy!

I know you’ll come around again And we can speak of all the treks we took To catch the colors each season brought, then shed, Since we believed such glory would never end.

Then COVID came.

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