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Inclusive Easter egg hunt is designed for children with all abilities

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

This weekend the Easter Bunny will make appearances at Easter egg hunts across the Triad, but it made an early appearance last weekend at the Village Inn Event Center in Clemmons for One Love Strong’s first Easter Egg Hunt for special needs children.

One Love Strong is a local nonprofit that focuses its efforts toward empowering and supporting families with urgent needs due to their child or children being born premature. Founder Ellen Leak-Forbes started the nonprofit to provide an outlet for families like hers. Leak-Forbes’ daughter, Love, was born three months premature and has special needs.

Around this time last year, the Easter egg hunt was just an idea, but with help from several different volunteers and the generosity of others, LeaksForbes said everything started to fall into place.

“We get invited to events with children my daughter’s age but with different abilities,” LeakForbes added. “The peo-

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Last weekend the One Love Strong, a local non-profit, held an Easter Egg Hunt for special needs children. ple who were inviting her weren’t sensitive to her needs and I cried, but it made me turn that energy into creating something where all children with all abilities could enjoy.”

On the day of the egg

hunt, children and their families had several different opportunities to search for eggs with sensory friendly activities. There were kiddie pools filled with balloons and packing peanuts that children

had to sift through, tubs of water beads with eggs at the bottom, and eggs that made noise for children who are visually impaired.

Each of the eggs were filled with tickets that they could redeem for prizes.

The event also included free food, face painting, balloon animals, games, and more.

The goal was to have 50 children at the event, but nearly 90 pre-registered and even more than

that attended. Several parents and children talked about how much their children enjoyed the event.

While getting her face painted, Valentina PerezArriola, who is a fourth grader at Meadowlark Middle School said, “This has been a lot of fun. I’ve really enjoyed myself.”

“Our three-year-old daughter said she was excited to be with kids like her and she was smiling and having fun,” said one parent during the event.

Moving forward, LeakForbes said she would love to see the event grow in participation and volunteers. “We would love to see this grow but we want to keep it where it’s manageable and we need more volunteers, but I can’t wait ‘til next year … I’m already excited about next year,” Leak-Forbes continued.

Throughout the year, One Love Strong hosts several other events for families with children born premature, including a NICU (Newborn Intensive Care Unit) Family Ball scheduled for June 5.

For more information, visit “One Love Strong” on Facebook.

#IAmAkua: Racism complaint filed against Davidson County Schools, rally planned next month When D’Shean Smith moved near the ForsythDavidson County line before the start of the 20212022 school year, she was worried about enrolling her daughter in the Davidson County School System.

“We basically live right on the county line but it’s in the Davison County School District. I moved to give my family a better life but I had concerns about changing districts, but I wanted to do things the right way,” Smith said.

Doing things the right way has turned into a nightmare for Smith and her daughter, who attends Oak Grove High School.

“I should‘ve just not changed my address and took her to school because this has been a nightmare,” Smith added.

According to a complaint filed by Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Right to Education Project (REP), which focuses on protecting the rights of children in public schools, over the course of three months Smith’s 14-year-old daughter, “Akua” (not her real name), has been a victim of racial harassment and discrimination while at school.

The complaint cites several different incidents including one where a group of white students were openly discussing how to pronounce “n*gger” and calling Smith’s daughter, who is Black, the racial slur, while the teacher was out of the classroom. Smith also recalled a separate incident where her daughter’s hair was pulled by a white student. But it was “Akua,” who got in trouble for cursing, while nothing happened to the other student for their role in the incident.

When she took her daughter’s complaints to the administrative staff at Oak Grove and district leaders, Smith said little was done to fix the problem. “Every time I brought it to the principal, he was combative with me and told me that nothing happened … that it’s not geared towards her,” Smith said.

“Basically, he made it seem like it wasn’t impor-

tant … it wasn’t a big deal because it wasn’t happening.”

The complaint also mentions incidents where “Akua” was detained and put in ISS (In School Suspension) for minor infractions, and included specific dates where “Akua” believes she was the victim of racial discrimination.

As a result of what she has endured, Smith said her daughter’s pre-existing challenges dealing with anxiety and depression have increased and she is now finishing the school year virtually.

“It got to a point where it was like us against them and she didn’t want to go to school and I was determined to do what I had to do to get her out of that school,” Smith continued.

“She really hasn’t been herself since this happened … she’s tried, but it’s just a lot to deal with mentally.”

This isn’t the first time a school in the Davidson County School District has been called out for racism and discrimination, and that was one of the main reasons Smith had concerns about the district to begin with. In 2019, South Davidson High School made national news when “Kill N*ggers” was painted on the school’s spirit rock and countless other horror stories have been passed around through word of mouth over the years.

In a press release issued on March 22, Crystal S. Ingram, staff attorney for the Right to Education Project, said when administrators don’t take complaints like this seriously, essentially they’re promoting a cycle of racism and discrimination.

To restore justice in the matter, the Rights to Education Project is seek-

ing a comprehensive investigation by the Office for Civil Rights of all the incidents documented in the complaint, appropriate and timely discipline of all DCS administrators, faculty and staff members who violated the student’s rights, and DCS policies, and payments of costs associated with therapeutic counseling and transfer-

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“Students’ reports of racial discrimination must be taken seriously and investigated. When school leaders fail to properly investigate the reports of Black students, they thereby fail to effectively address and eliminate racism in schools. This results in maintaining a hostile and toxic school environment created by the misconduct of white students and teachers at the expense of the mental well-being of Black students.”

To show “Akua” that the community is behind her, Hope Dealers, a local nonprofit organization, is hosting the “Stand With Akua Rally for Racial Justice” on May 2 at StonerThomas School in Lexington. Smith said she wants the rally to be an opportunity for every family who has experienced discrimination to come together and demand change.

“I know my daughter isn’t the only one; I know it’s probably just been swept under the rug and they think they just have to tolerate it. But I want to stand up for not only my family, but other families who have gone through it.

“My baby is supposed to feel safe when she goes to school … it’s 2022. She should not have to go to school under those conditions where she doesn’t feel safe.”

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Local recording artist shares stage with big names

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Following up on the success of his earlier music, local recording artist Lil Binns is quickly becoming a household name in the music industry and the buzz he is generating has landed him the chance to share the stage with some of the biggest names in hip-hop.

A native of WinstonSalem, Lil Binns was first introduced to the world on Sauxepaxk TB’s hit single “Finaygo.” Since 2020 Lil Binns has stayed consistent with tracks like “Shark Bait” and “Talk Dat.” His hard work seems to be finally paying off.

Lil Binns has thousands of views on several different social media platforms and he recently shared the stage with Rod Wave, Da Baby, and Lil Boosie at a concert in Greensboro last month. And next month he will be featured at Spring Jam in Columbia, South Carolina.

When discussing his early success, Lil Binns credited the support of his fans and his SDE ( Stack

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Recording artist Lil Binns during a recent performance.

Dollars Empire) team, and his own work ethic.

No matter how big his name gets, Lil Binns said he will continue to put in the work. He is currently working on his I-40 Mixtape, which is scheduled to drop later this year.

During a recent inter-

view, Lil Binns said he’s getting respect because he’s genuine.

“I think I get the respect I deserve because I’m a genuine person and I’m a man of my word,” he continued. “That’s what I stand on and I think that shows in my music.”

For more information and to hear his latest work, visit “Lil Binns” on Spotify and @binns2.0 on Instagram. For booking information contact Felicia at info@cyniqueevoule.com.

BUSTA’S PERSON OF THE WEEK

Attorney Kya Johnson found happiness and success somewhere over the rainbow

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

In 2007, attorney and entrepreneur Kya Johnson’s fiancé was killed by a drunk driver. “When you’re planning your entire future and what it’s going to look like had changed, my life was turned upside down. For that to be cut off instantly was extremely challenging. It was the first time I had experienced physical and mental grief. I was physically and mentally incapable of thinking about the next day.”

I asked Kya, how did she get through something so tragic? “With therapy. It helped tremendously. It was a gradual process to begin to dream and live again. But with God’s grace, it happened,” she said with a smile. Kya’s smile is so warm, bright and beautiful, it makes you smile.

She’s definitely one of the most beautiful, intelligent and absolutely sweetest women I’ve ever interviewed.

She’s tough as well. She had to be. That same year that she lost her fiancé, her mother was diagnosed with dementia. “There’s a saying that anybody that had or has a family member that has been diagnosed with dementia, you almost experience two deaths. For 30 years my mother was the strongest and smartest woman I knew. And now all of a sudden, she’s a whole different person. Now you’re having to adjust to this new person that is your mother,” Kya shared while fighting back her tears.

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Kya Johnson illness, you know that death is imminent. And I fooled myself to think that made it easier, but it didn’t. Again, it was God, therapy, family and friends that helped me get through it. It was extremely challenging, Busta.” Kya paused for a few seconds to gather her composure. If we weren’t on Zoom, I would’ve given her a huge hug. She looked directly into the camera, “There’s still days I miss her so much.”

Kya is a living testimony that there is a rainbow after every storm.

Her father, Kenneth Johnson, is one

of the most well-respected attorneys in the country. He and her mother have always pushed Kya and her siblings to make great choices. “My parents were the best role models in our lives. I grew up as a Cosby kid.

The Cosbys were the first family I saw on TV that represented my family. My parents taught my siblings and I to always remain humble. So, we didn’t see ourselves as different from other kids. My parents were givers and very active in the community,” shared the prominent attorney.

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WS/FCS announces finalists for Core Awards SUBMITTED ARTICLE

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools recently announced the 2022 Core Awards finalists.

Awards will be presented during a ceremony and dinner that will be held Thursday, May 5, at 6 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center. This will be the fifth annual ceremony honoring employees who are considered exceptional educators and live the district’s Core Values: equity, student-centered, accountability, integrity, high expectations, and collaboration.

This year there were almost 150 nominees. After extensive interviews, essays, letters of recommendation from parents and co-workers, and observations, five finalists in each of the six categories were chosen. The categories include Principal of the Year, Assistant Principal of the Year, Teacher of the Year,

Classified Employee of the Year, and Certified Instructional Support Person of the Year. This year, the Judy Mountjoy Volunteer of the Year Award will also be included in the Core Awards.

The finalists for the 2022 WS/FCS Core Awards are: Principal of the Year: Robert Ash – Speas Elementary Stephanie Gentry – Southeast Middle

Raphael Green-Hughes – South Fork Elementary Brad Royal – Reagan High School Stephanie Sanders – Morgan Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year: Evette Clemons – Mount Tabor High School

Bridget Hayes – Mineral Springs Middle Lisa Nakawatase – Early/Middle College Sean Reaves – Union Cross Elementary Lajoi Wilson-Moore – Jefferson Middle Teacher of the Year: Summer Riley – The

Downtown School Emily Ruebel – Vienna Elementary Kimberly Watkins – Winston-Salem Prep Mahra Whitelock – Mineral Springs Elementary Nicole Wooten – Sedge Garden Elementary Classified Employee of the Year: Laura Piner – Career Center Catherine Booth – Bolton Elementary Karla Sosa – Kernersville Elementary Craig Stanley Williams – Parkland High School Ashley Wright – Northwest Middle Certified Instructional Support Person of the Year: Tia Bradley – Ward El-

ementary Chrissy Sergiacomi – Sherwood Forest Elementary Donna B. Sherman – Sedge Garden Elementary Sam Zivin – The Special Children’s School and Old Town Elementary Laura C. Wilmoth – Diggs-Latham Elementary Judy Mountjoy Volunteer of the Year: Sabrina Coone-Godfrey – Northwest Middle Stephanie Fisher Kennedy – Reynolds High School Angel Howard – East Forsyth Middle Sharon Montecalvo – Reagan High School Christy Robinson – Jefferson Elementary

The High Heels of Jazz exhibit at SECCA features work of photographer Bobby Roebuck SUBMITTED ARTICLE

April is Jazz Appreciation Month. Both jazz and blues originated in the Deep South around the end of the 19th century. The blues came out of the African American communities, from their work songs, spirituals, field chants and hollers.

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its

celebration of April’s Jazz Appreciation Month, as well as Women’s History month, which ended in March. The exhibit, called “The High Heels of Jazz,” highlight women in jazz: flutist Althea Rene; saxophonist Jazmin Ghent; saxophonist Jeanette Harris; guartrist Andrea Lisa; saxophonist Mindi Abair; violinist Chelsea Greene; saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin; and flutist, Kim Scott.

SECCA’s Southern Idiom exhibition series

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Bobby Roebuck with his art work at SECCA. roots in blues and ragtime style of piano playing.

Bobby Roebuck primarily is a jazz photographer, with a unique artistic vision. He is a creative photographer striving to capture the essence of moments to be etched in memories for a lifetime. Bobby taps into his natural talent as a visual artist and utilizes his ability to manipulate light to bring out the true beauty in his subject matter.

Bobby shoots jazz concerts and is always fascinated with the dynamic musicians’ ability to bring sweet melodies to the listener’s ears. He becomes energized along the photographer’s pit as he catches each expression of the performers and maneuvers in the right position to secure the unbelievable expressions demonstrated in each face.

Eight of Bobby’s photographs are on exhibit at SECCA, highlighting all female jazz musicians, in

launched in 2017 as a platform to elevate and celebrate the work of WinstonSalem artists. In contrast to many exhibitions at SECCA, works on view in Southern Idiom are available for purchase. Bobby Roebuck’s exhibition marks the 26th installment of the series, whose alumni artists include Sharon Hardin, Terri Dowell-Dennis, Ashley Johnson, Frank Campion, Mona Wu, Owens Daniels, Jessica Singerman, Leo Rucker, Kevin Calhoun, Paul Travis Phillips, Laura Lashley, Sam “The Dot Man” McMillan and others.

Nearly 50 people attended the opening reception on Saturday, April 9, with excitement and energy while viewing the exhibition. Mentor and artist, Jerry Haynes, was quoted saying, “Bobby’s art is an expression of himself by bringing out the heart and soul of the artist.” He See SECCA on A6

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Report notes the struggles of African Americans in homeownership and the overall wealth gap

BY STACY M. BROWN

Virginia Beach landed on the top spot of cities where African Americans fare best economically and where Black businesses thrive.

According to the personal finance website Smart Asset, Virginia Beach also has the seventh-highest median Black household income, at roughly $65,600, and the sixth-highest Black labor force participation rate, at 78.7%.

The statistics reflect 2019, the most recent data available.

Grand Prairie, Texas; Aurora, Illinois; Pembroke Pines, Florida; and Miramar, Florida, comprised the other cities in the top 5. Charlotte, North Carolina; Garland, Texas; Durham, North Carolina; Enterprise, Nevada; and Elk Grove, California, rounded out the top 10.

The report noted the struggles of African Americans in homeownership and the overall wealth gap.

“Census data from 2019 shows that the median Black household income is 33% lower than the overall median household income. Stephanie Horan wrote for Smart Asset that the Black homeownership rate is 22 percentage points lower than the general homeownership rate.”

She noted the Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances data on wealth accumulation, depicting even starker disparities. That data places Black families’ net worth at 87% lower than white families and 33% lower than Hispanic families.

For Virginia Beach, Census Bureau data revealed that the 2019 poverty rate for Black residents stood at 10%, the fourth-lowest in Smart Asset’s study. More than 5% of businesses are Black-owned in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro area, the seventhhighest percentage overall for that metric.

Smart Asset officials reported that preliminary 2020 estimates show that Black Americans have been disproportionately affected by the health impacts of COVID-19 and its corresponding economic effects.

The authors wrote: “The regional economic effects of COVID-19 on Black Americans are difficult to determine due to insufficient localized data, but the available national data paints a grim picture: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data shows that as of December 2020, the Black unemployment rate was 3.9 and 3.2 percentage points higher than the white and overall unemployment rates, respectively.”

The Black labor force participation rate was about 2.0 percentage points lower than both white and overall participation rates.

Horan offered three financial tips for African Americans, including checking if homeownership made sense, opening a retirement account, and considering a financial advisor.

“A financial advisor can help you make smarter financial decisions to control your money better,” Horan wrote. “SmartAsset’s free tool matches you with financial advisors in your area in five minutes.”

Stacy M. Brown is NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent. Reach him at @StacyBrownMedia.

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Big Oil’s war bonanza Mel Gurtov Guest Columnist

In case you haven’t noticed, a major consequence of the Ukraine war is the bonanza it has provided for the oil and gas industry.

U.S. sanctions on Russian oil and gas have given the industry yet another reason for more drilling and fiercer opposition to environment-friendly energy sources.

Yes, a tight oil market and inflationary prices are good for electric car production. But the oil and gas industry is doing even better, not just because of high gas prices, but also because they can demand more access to public lands for drilling - and blame the administration for the high gas prices if the companies don’t get to drill more.

This is a false argument on five counts.

Drill, baby, drill.

First, the Biden administration is granting oil and gas drilling permits at a higher rate than was true under Trump. “No more drilling on public lands,” Biden had said during his presidential campaign.

Drilling leases are now being offered on 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico alone. And this allowance was two months before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Second, we’ve all learned not to expect gas prices to go down even when more gas comes on the market. That supplyand-demand argument doesn’t fit with industry promises or practice.

Third, as Earth Justice points out, the oil and gas industry is sitting on 9,000 drilling permits that it chooses not to use. Why not? Because: “drilling costs money the industry doesn’t want to spend. In 2021 alone, Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, and Chevron made a combined $75 billion in profits. Instead of spending some of this massive profit on drilling the leases they already hold, oil companies are buying back their own shares, funneling dividends to their shareholders, and paying lobbyists to demand cheap new federal leases so they can stockpile them for future profit.”

The real winners in this war are the stockholders and executives of the Big Four oil companies.

Fourth, besides the U.S. market, Biden needs to satisfy the European Union countries as they look for ways to de-link from reliance on Russian gas. Biden has promised to find and ship other sources, and the Germans are leaning heavily on him. That means increased U.S. gas production from shale and other sources, a calamitous option for the environment, and construction of new LNG terminals over the next several years.

“For now,” the New York Times reports, “climate concerns appear to be

taking a back seat as U.S. and European leaders seek to punish President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for invading Ukraine … ” Building new terminals will mean “streamlining” environmental regulations to facilitate loans and construction.

A fifth factor favoring Big Oil is the unwillingness of Saudi Arabia and the other Middle East oil producers to step up their oil output. Tense relations with those countries over Iran, Yemen, and now the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have given them excuses for once again demonstrating what unreliable allies they are.

That’s good news for Moscow, but not for Biden as he searches for more oil to satisfy our insatiable demands.

A backseat for conservation and clean energy.

In short, the pressure is on Biden to push domestic production, and although he’s released oil from the strategic reserves, that won’t be nearly enough to stave off industry and political pressures. The industry has launched yet another disinformation campaign designed to make gasoline prices “Biden’s war on oil” and discredit his clean energy agenda.

The administration has had to concede some ground. Here’s Jennifer Granholm, the energy secretary, pleading for more oil production: “Yes, right now, we need oil and gas production to rise to meet current demand.” But “we’re serious about de-

carbonizing while providing reliable energy that doesn’t depend on foreign adversaries.”

We know what more drilling means: It “wrecks ecosystems, coasts, groundwater, and critical habitats. Our country has laws in place precisely to protect people from corporate greed and ensure that the environmental and human cost of fossil fuel extraction is taken into account.”

Biden has options to protect the environment and conserve energy, even without passage of his Build Back Better bill. He has already used executive orders over 50 times to overturn Trump-era environmental deregulation actions.

For example, recently the administration issued a new rule to substantially cut tailpipe emissions in cars and small trucks.

New fuel efficiency standards are on the way. Still, there’s no getting away from it: Truly significant climate crisis legislation that will make a meaningful contribution to carbon neutrality and demonstrate leadership on saving the planet is not going to happen. Big Oil is doing its part to ensure that we continue to have energy and environmental insecurity.

Mel Gurtov, syndicated

by PeaceVoice, is professor emeritus of political science at Portland State University and blogs at In the Human Interest.

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COVID-19 disinformation awareness and TruthCheck training in minority communities Dr. Johnny

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Minority communities in America must remain mindful and vigilant as we as a nation emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. This mindfulness is critical when browsing the web for information about COVID-19. Old North State Medical Foundation, based in eastern North Carolina, encourages everyone to take the TruthCheck training to gain the skills necessary to fact-check information found on social media.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the Old North State Medical Foundation has been assisting the community by holding free COVID-19 testing locations, food giveaways, and vaccination events.

With unemployment at unprecedented levels for minority communities and the scarcity of items available in grocery stores early in the pandemic, we saw a need and we filled it. We held multiple free food giveaways, including fresh fruits and vegetables and milk and dairy products. In addition, we have served over 500,000 families in our organization’s coverage area that serves residents of rural eastern North Carolina east of I-95. We held even more drive-thru COVID-19 testing and vac-

cination events in the heart of the communities we served when COVID-19 tests and vaccinations were scarce. Our mission was to be sure the small minority communities we serve were receiving the necessary resources to beat this pandemic.

In the fall of 2021, we took on a new way to fight the COVID-19 pandemic through social media, avidly fighting misinformation and disinformation surrounding the pandemic and the COVID-19 vaccination. Our mission was to give individuals in eastern North Carolina the tools necessary to fact-check information found on social media utilizing the TruthCheck training.

Minority communities struggle to trust information from official sources because of the country’s history of not being truthful with minorities about medical treatment. Nationally on average, minorities are less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In collaboration with low vaccination numbers, minorities have average higher COVID-19 mortality rates nationally. Many factors contribute to this, but it was our mission to ensure misinformation and disinformation on social media would no longer be a significant contributing factor for the area we serve. Minorities are overwhelmed daily by false claims, “fake news,” and hoaxes surrounding COVID-19. Unfortunately, many people do not realize how quickly sharing information you have not verified for yourself can spread misinformation out of control. The TruthCheck training gives participants the tools to protect their social media accounts from widespread misinformation.

The TruthCheck training gives its participants the tools to be media literate and discern misinformation and disinformation found on social media. The training walks

participants through an in-depth interactive presentation that informs them how to read past headlines and “clickbait” and empower themselves with facts. In addition, the course prepares participants to TruthCheck their timelines and avoid spreading or believing misinformation on social media.

The training covers topics such as media literacy, including crucial issues to consider, such as who created the post and how different audiences might interpret and act upon the message. After ensuring participants are media literate, the training details several steps that must be taken to verify information on social media, including click restraint, lateral reading, reading upstream, reverse image searches, reading beyond headlines, and more tools to “give media the side-eye” as the training states.

We encourage everybody, no matter how comfortable they are with social media, to take the TruthCheck training. As we enter Minority Health Awareness month, minority communities need to arm themselves with the tool of truth, the most powerful tool of all.

For more information or to take the free TruthCheck training, visit truthcheck.org. Until we have successfully navigated our way through the COVID-19 pandemic, Old North State Medical Foundation will be here to provide resources and support to rural eastern North Carolinians.

Dr. Johnny Lee Williams is president and Camille Simmons is youth advocate consultant/TruthCheck influencer at Old North State Medical Foundation.

Who speaks for the world?

Dr. Lawrence Wittner

Guest Columnist Russia’s brutal war upon the nation of Ukraine should remind us that, for thousands of years, great powers have used their military might to launch military assaults upon smaller, weaker societies.

Since World War II alone, these acts of aggression have included France’s colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria, Britain’s military intervention in the Middle East and Africa, the Soviet Union’s military conquest of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Afghanistan, China’s invasions of Tibet and Vietnam, and America’s wars in Indochina, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Today, great power crimes against humanity, often driven by imperial arrogance and ambition,

remain a plague upon the world.

Centuries ago, farsighted thinkers began suggesting that wars of aggression could be prevented by establishing a federation of nations to safeguard the peace. Writers such as Dante Alighieri, Immanuel Kant, Alfred Tennyson, and H.G. Wells, promoted the idea of moving beyond individual nation-states to create a government representing all of humanity.

By the 20th century, even officials of national governments began to take this idea seriously, particularly after the vast slaughter of World Wars I and II exposed the terrible consequences of international conflict and great power imperialism. The result was the formation of the League of Nations and, when this international confederation proved too weak to cope with the world crisis of the 1930s and early 1940s, the United Nations.

Launched in 1945 with the primary goal of saving

future generations from “the scourge of war,” the United Nations moved the world closer to a peaceful, governed planet. The signers of its Charter agreed to “refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.” Its General Assembly provided a forum for discussion of global issues by all nations, large and small. Its Committee on Decolonization supervised the end of colonialism across vast swathes of the globe.

In addition, the United Nations smoothed the path for political settlements of numerous small wars, issued the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, established an International Criminal Court, and developed significant programs for economic development, world health, social justice and environmental sustainability.

Even so, despite these concessions to civilized norms, the great powers

were not willing to give up their traditional dominance of world affairs. Structurally, this was expressed through the UN Security Council, with five imperial powers being granted permanent membership and veto power. Behaviorally, it was expressed by their powerful armies, by their wars of aggression against smaller nations, by their development of nuclear weapons, and by their insistence upon their right to retain and use them.

Again and again, their rulers showed that they really did think that they had the right to run the world.

Are the people of the world condemned to live forever under the heels of the great powers? Or is it still possible to take another step along the road to a peaceful, humane planet?

At the moment, the United Nations is the major governmental structure that transcends the desires of a particular nation’s rulers and acts in support of all humanity. When it comes to peace, climate

change, world health, women’s rights, refugee resettlement, the eradication of poverty, and a host of other issues, the United Nations invariably defends the interests of the entire world. Given this vital role on a planet still riven by the belligerence of rogue nations, hasn’t the time arrived to strengthen it?

Some of the ways to strengthen the United Nations have been evident for years.

One of the most obvious is to remove the permanent membership and the veto power of the great powers in the UN Security Council. There is no logical reason for them to have these privileges. Furthermore, they have often abused them.

Another is to create a UN Parliamentary Assembly, with elected delegates from throughout the world. Such an assembly would enhance the world organization’s democratic and participatory character by adding an entity chosen by people, rather than by

governments.

Yet another is to give the United Nations power to levy taxes to cover its expenses. A UN tax on currency speculation (the “Tobin tax”), for example, would end the organization’s impoverishment, free it from the need to beg for emergency funds from the great powers, and enable it to adequately fund vital global programs.

These kinds of UN reforms are based on the principle that no single country or small group of countries adequately represents the world and its multiplicity of peoples.

The world can - and should - speak for itself.

Dr. Lawrence Wittner, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is professor of history emeritus at SUNY/Albany and the author of “Confronting the Bomb” (Stanford University Press).

5G and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law could help end the digital divide Hazel Trice Guest Columnist ( Tr i c e E d n e y Wi re . com) - The last two years have underlined what we already knew: the digital divide in America is real and has consequences for millions of Americans.

An affordable, reliable connection is imperative in participating in the 21st century economy, and those families relying on mobile-only access are falling behind. Often, they cannot attend class online or seek a career opportunity that offers the possibility of working remotely.

And as more services, job applications, and infrastructure moves online, the gap is only widening.

This digital divide is one that crosses geographic, racial, and class lines.

More often than not, those living without access to a reliable broadband connection are living in rural areas of our country. In urban areas access is not a problem, but affordability is for many low-income families – a challenge that disproportionately impacts minority communities.

Data show that Black and Hispanic adults are less likely than white adults to have high-speed internet in their home. And while 92% of adults who make $75,000 or more a year say they have broadband at home, that number drops to 57% according to those whose annual income is $30,000 or less.

According to research by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, “Over 7.2 million children in the U.S. live in households without a computer - including over 1.84 million Black children … In the United States, 34% of Black adults do not have home broadband, and 30.6% of

Black households with one or more children age 17 or younger lack high-speed home internet (over 3.25 million Black children live in these households).”

Therefore, while it’s great news to see that broadband prices have fallen over the last five years, there are still millions of Americans who can’t afford an internet connection at home. Fortunately, two new developments from the public and private sector can help solve this problem: the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the nationwide rollout of 5G home service.

Closing the digital divide has been an area of key focus for President Biden.

The bipartisan infrastructure package signed into law last year contains billions of dollars that aims to tackle not only broadband access, but affordability and adoption. $14.2 billion of this funding went to the creation of the Affordability Connectivity Program (ACP), which offers

a $30 discount to help lower-income consumers and families pay for internet service. In many cases, internet service providers are offering plans under the ACP which are effectively free, and, to date, over 10 million households have taken advantage of these steep discounts.

The infrastructure bill also provides $65 billion to help bring broadband to the many unserved and under-served swaths of the country where there is little to no service to be had at any price. States are currently working on developing plans in coordination with the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) to finally connect those parts of their cities and states that have languished with poor connectivity for decades.

One of the solutions to connect these homes is a new one: 5G for home broadband (also known as fixed wireless access or FWA). Similar to your

phone connection, 5G home is a wireless, rapidly deployable and a cost-effective technology that relies on new, nationwide 5G networks to provide home internet at speeds comparable to cable.

Many people who are living without internet don’t have the luxury of waiting around for a technician for one, let alone two, visits. The ease of use of 5G for home broadband addresses this problem. It relies on the user for a selfinstallation, with some carriers reporting an average install time that is under an hour.

There are over 2,800 providers of fixed wireless access in the United States today. The number of companies entering the market will significantly increase competition and cause the price of broadband to drop even further. FWA plans are generally priced below cable internet rates and this new competition is a welcome development for low-income families.

The Biden administration’s broadband connectivity goals are intrinsically linked to the successful and widespread rollout of fixed wireless access.

We’ve made a historic investment in making broadband affordable through the ACP and in making broadband available to all Americans. This historic investment along with 5G home internet service means a better digital future for all of us regardless of race or income level. An equitable digital future is within reach.

Hazel Trice Edney launched the Trice Edney News Wire in 2010.. She also serves as president and CEO of Trice Edney Communications and editor-in-chief of the Trice Edney News Wire. Edney has worked as an adjunct professor of journalism at Howard University, and has served as interim executive director of the NNPA Foundation.

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Kya holds a BA in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a JD from the North Carolina Central University School of Law. She’s also a very well-known entrepreneur as well. Some of her work was spotlighted in suites at the MTV Music Awards and the Emmys. “I’ve always had lots of ideas, so I had to prove to myself that they were valid ideas. So, I started a doggie t-shirt business. I made expressive t-shirts for dogs and it’s doing very well.”

She’s also the founder and CEO of RainbowMe Incorporated. She describes it as an entertainment company for kids, taking the limits off what children can imagine themselves to be. She created RainbowMe Kids, which is a multimedia platform for kids ages 2-12, with products that celebrate culturally diverse main characters and incorporate innovative technology.

“Representation matters.

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described Bobby as a “Renaissance Man,” meaning he goes the extra mile to make sure the viewer feels the energy of the musician on stage.

Owens Daniels, local friend, artist and photographer, who was also intrigued by the exhibit, stated, “Bobby is known for his memorable downtown jazz festival posts on Facebook and other social me-

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You see the pride we have with Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. When kids see someone that reflects who they are, it builds their confidence. That takes off the limits of what children can imagine themselves to be.

So, I started RainbowMe Kids out of a passion to make sure there were positive role models for kids.

“I remember my sister and I went to see The Princess and The Frog, and we were well in our 20s.

The movie theater was filled with adult women because when we were kids, we didn’t see many characters of color in cartoons. So, that was another God Drop for me to create RainbowMe Kids.” Kya’s law career was thriving, but she felt like there was more she could do. “The RainbowMe idea was my ‘burning bush’ moment, because I was like, wait a minute, Jesus. I don’t know how to do this, so are you sure you want me to do this? God said to me, I’ll give you your rod, and you just do what I tell you to do,” she said while

laughing with joy.

RainbowMe Kids creates products that feature main characters of color.

The popular product is augmented with reality technology incorporated into children’s books.

“With our books, we’re a step ahead of what the Metaverse will look like for kids ages 2-12. Our products incorporate some tangibility with real life for kids and social interaction as well,” said Kya. As a teacher, I witness daily how the lack of social interaction has caused so many students to struggle in the classroom today. It’s one of the reasons RainbowMe Kids has been very effective.

Kya has certainly seen a rainbow after her storms.

Her company was blessed to have caught the ears and eyes of The BeyGood Foundation. “As a part of Beyonce’s Black Parade Album Initiative, she partnered with the NAACP to support Black-owned businesses. We applied for her Black Parade grant and a few weeks later we received the grant. We were

able to create our second book,” said a joyful Kya. The work and research Kya’s company has done for their RainbowMe Kids’ books will surely help our children get back in touch with the much-needed social interaction, and also connect them with heroes and positive role models that look like them.

“Our kids are feeling emotions that they can’t put words to. They know that they are feeling lonely, depressed or need social interaction and it comes out as frustration. Adults are experiencing these same emotions as well.

So, both kids and parents need some me time. Parents, take care of yourself before going home, so that you can be your very best for your children.”

My phenomenal Person of the Week is attorney and entrepreneur Kya Johnson.

For more info and to contact Kya, visit Rainbowmekids.com, email hello@ rainbowmekids.com, and follow on social media @

dia outlets. Bobby captures the essence of the musicians. You can literally see the expressions in the eyes of the artist and while viewing the piece you can get that toe-tapping and finger-snapping beat. The two-dimensional lighting and placement of the camera help the observer enter into a magical place.”

Bobby shared with the gallery audience: “As a photographer, my intent is to capture the expressions of the moment in the faces

of the subject being photographed. Each expression promotes the energy, experience, and love for the music. The person seeing my photograph should almost feel like they are along the stage witnessing the show or concert. Through the use of stage lighting or my personal production lighting, the lights add shadows that demonstrate a dramatic image of the face, hands or a toe-tapping beat, which helps to mark the timing of the music. Music and

lighting bring life to the stage … and that’s what I want communicated to the viewer.”

The exhibition will be up through May 8. SECCA is located at 750 Marguerite Drive in Winston-Salem. Come out and enjoy the experience of the High Heels of Jazz by Photographer Bobby Roebuck. Admission is free.

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2022 High School Poet Laureate named

BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE

The auditorium at the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools education building was near capacity on Thursday, April 7, for the performance portion of the High School Poet Laureate competition. Poems by 26 students representing area high schools were judged earlier and then students were judged as they performed their poems for an appreciative audience of family, friends and educators. The top three poets received monetary prizes.

Third place was Breanna Baker representing Glenn High School, for her poem, “Ode to Me.” Second place was Maryanna Cooper representing Forsyth Middle College, for her poem, “She’s So Funny.”

First place was Charlotte Waye representing East Forsyth High School, for her poem, “Author’s Purpose.”

A chapbook of all the entries was presented to each student. Each student’s poem was partnered with art from area high school students. The chapbook is available for purchase for $5 at the WSFCS education building.

Charlotte Waye Author’s Purpose

BY CHARLOTTE WAYE

i know why the writer writes – fingers flying, fluttering over keys forming foundations stringing symphonies that could never come out of my mouth. the truth is that my words when spoken are stilted, tilted, quilted patchworks of patterns i pick up up, up and away and the meaning i swear was there won’t stay praying that maybe one day someone will hear me. i know why the writer

writes – fighting for the words in my head to live in the air instead, for them to mean something, but they tumble out and crumble in the space between my mouth and your ears, but on the page, the screen, my stage, my practiced prose performs perfectly, prancing and playing, drooping and dying, driving itself forward as i directed it to, and through your eyes i am heard.

i have struggled, stumbling, stuttering, to say specifically what i mean, the day i learned to write, i practiced, enraptured, until i perfected the art of matching my body with the speed of my brain, typing and tapping in time with my mind, and i was finally free. my brain, the world, my keyboard, and me. my mouth never managed to capture my likeness quite right. i know why the writer writes.

I know why the writer writes, for my entire life,

Protest - Reflection on Owens Daniels rendering

Set Fire to my Soul

By Gwen Xhola Liani Straker A lonely man against a blood red sky, trapped in the glass we once put him in. His silence is so quiet that it’s loud. His unseen lips demand a revolution.

The boiling lava running through his veins is what fueled his passion to protest. He has seen one too many placed in that obsidian casket, the tears of their loved ones drooping petals on a rose. He is determined to take back his crown, hopeful for the approaching serenity.

The candle that ignites his soul has infinite wax. He is the loudest cicada, screaming throughout the darkest night. He’s not a camouflaged lamb, a lonely pebble in the sand. He is a stomping lion, the seemingly harmless cicada that stings. He refuses to let the plastic mask suffocate him. He refuses to be intimidated by the blood inked sky. He set fire to his leather painted canvas to make the air he needs to breathe. He wants a revolution, and he knows that HE IS the revolution.

One lonely man against a blood red sky, no longer confined to the glass we put him in. His silence so profound that more desire to join him. And they do. They join to fight for their justified equity, so they may soon indulge in a hopeful serenity. This one lonely man influenced the whole world. If he can do it, why can’t you?

Gwen Straker is 16 years old and attends West Forsyth High School.

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Richard Watts is running for a seat on the WS/FCS board Here he answers a few questions about his platform as a candadate.

Question: Why are you running for school board and why do you think you will be elected?

Answer: My passion for students and the teaching profession has no bounds. I want to serve to make both areas better. I am running for the WSFCS school board because I would like to see our school system become the best in the state at education and providing the best opportunities for all students. I think that I will be elected because I have served Forsyth County public education for over 32 years. I have excelled at being a classroom teacher and as an administrator. I was a classroom teacher at Wiley Middle School. I was an assistant principal at Southwest Elementary School in Clemmons. I was the principal of Kimberley Park Elementary, Julian Gibson Elementary School and WinstonSalem Preparatory Academy School. I was selected Principal of the Year twice by my peers. I am running as educator for education.

Question: If you are elected to the board, what changes/solutions would you push for?

Answer: My platform highlights these issues as among the biggest that face our school and our children: S: Safety. Students and adults must feel safe daily as they go about the work of teaching and learning. All students and staff need to be ensured that everything is being done to create a safe learning environment. An environment that is nurturing and caring as well as balanced with local law enforcement initiatives.

C: Community. All citizens must have the opportunity to be engaged in what our schools should be doing to educate students and how to create a learning environment where staff are supported to do what is best for academic excellence.

A: Academic Achievement: Our school system must seek ways to improve the education success of students in elementary, middle, and high school.

We must fund research-based curriculum that will improve our reading and math scores at the elementary level, continue to strengthen the academic and social bases at the middle school level and at the high school level prepare students for life – work, college, or military.

R: Relationships and Respect: We must find ways to give respect to our education community. Morale is low in all areas. What are the short- and long-term things that can be done to garner the respect in the educational community? In building the respect, we must let teachers teach. What can be done to alleviate the daily pressures of the classroom teacher, the classified staff, bus drivers, cafeteria staff, and maintenance workers? We need to become active listeners and doers from their recommendations. Relationships are vital at every level in the educational community including students and parents.

Strong and sincere relationships are critical if we are to move the WSFCS to the next level. If our relationships are genuine and meaningful, we can work together for success in WSFCS. S: Sustainable: We need to have a better process to make sure that staff and funding are provided for what works. Give the program resources and funding over time to allow it to produce results. Often, if personnel and/or funding is decreased, the program falters or is removed. If it is working, then we must commit to it for the success of our students.

This article was paid for by The Richard Watts Campaign.

No volunteers, no elections

BY HOWARD PEARRE

“Democracy Heroes.”

That’s what the N.C. Board of Elections calls the ordinary citizens who step up as extraordinary volunteers and make it all happen on Election Day. In Forsyth County, several hundred of your friends, neighbors, (and maybe even you!) not only will show up to vote, but will spend the day checking off names, handing out ballots, and taking care of all the details required for a smooth election. They will work as precinct judges and assistants, as student assistants, and as volunteers who meet with residents of nursing homes to help with mail-in ballots. Volunteer judges and assistants also will staff the six early voting sites from April 28 through May 14.

Every Forsyth County precinct must be staffed with volunteer elections officials: a chief judge,

who is appointed by the board, and two judges and assistants who represent different political parties.

Paid Volunteers Volunteers for these positions are paid. But with the long hours, the real motivation has to be the desire to do patriotic service rather than the pay.

(Poll workers who stand outside the precincts to promote a party or individual candidate are not paid.)

Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.

Elections officials must report at 6 a.m. on Election Day and must stay until all votes have been counted and documents signed, usually about 8:30 p.m.

Chief judges receive $200 and judges $150 for Election Day duties. Assistants, including student assistants, are paid $120.

Other volunteers help residents of care facilities.

A multi-partisan assistance team (MAT) consists of several citizens appointed

by a county board of elections to help voters living at facilities such as hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes with mail-in absentee voting and other services.

A MAT includes, at a minimum, two people who have different party affiliations or who have been unanimously appointed by a bipartisan county board of elections. This service is essential for those residents because state law prohibits anyone who is in charge of or is employed by a facility to help patients with absentee voting.

If you are interested in signing up for any of these volunteer jobs, contact the Forsyth County Board of Elections. Google FORSYTH COUNTY NC BOE and click on POLL WORKERS or call the board at 336-703-2800.

As the N.C. Board of Elections webpage says, “Not all heroes wear capes.”

Student poll workers needed

BY HOWARD PEARRE

Let’s say you’re a high school junior or senior looking at colleges and asking colleges to look at you.

And let’s say you’ve developed a more than passing interest in the political issues of the day.

And let’s say you could use an extra $120.

If you answered in the affirmative to the above statements, you may consider volunteering with the Forsyth County Board of Elections as a student elections assistant. Add a sweet extracurricular to your resume, soak up some real-life political atmosphere, and pick up a few dollars.

In 2003, the N.C. General Assembly passed a law allowing high school students to work in the polls on Election Day. Student election assistants carry some of the same responsibilities as election officials and are compensated at the same rate as the other assistants - $120 - for working on Election Day. A goal of the Forsyth County Board of Elections is to have at least one posted in every precinct for Election Day. If you choose to step up as a “Democracy Hero,” you’ll work a long day. Polls

open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.

As an election official, you will be expected to report for work at 6 a.m. and stay at the poll until the ballots are all tallied.

It’s not a bad idea to take a backpack supply of snacks, water, and reading material in case there are slow periods.

To qualify, an applicant must be a U.S. citizen who will be at least 17 years old

by Election Day and who resides in the precinct where they wish to serve. An applicant must be in good academic standing with the school where they are enrolled (including public, private and home schools) and must have permission from a parent and from their school principal/ director.

To apply, Google FORSYTH COUNTY NC BOE, click on POLL WORKERS, complete the Student Election Assistant Application, and send it to the Forsyth County Board of Elections.

Howard Pearre retired after a career as a counselor and manager with N.C. Vocational Rehabilitation and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. He has led training workshops on voter registration and is a board member with Winston-Salem Writers.

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Study: White people cared less about COVID after realizing it hurt Blacks the most

BY STACY M. BROWN

White people were more likely to ignore safety precautions like wearing masks and social distancing during the pandemic when they realized the various and disproportionate ways COVID-19 affected African Americans.

Psychologists at the University of Georgia’s Department of Social Science & Medicine made those conclusions following an in-depth study of racial disparities during the pandemic.

“When white people in the U.S. were more aware of racial disparities in COVID-19, they were less fearful of COVID-19,” said Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Georgia and co-author of the study.

“We found evidence of less empathy for people who are vulnerable to COVID-19, and we also found evidence of reduced support for safety precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”

Skinner-Dorkenoo noted that the study revealed that white people mostly showed less concern about COVID and its impact when they believe it is “not a white people problem.”

According to an earlier study by the Black Coalition Against Covid, the Yale School of Medicine, and the Morehouse School of Medicine, African Americans struggled more than most during the pandemic.

In the first three months, the study authors wrote that the average weekly case rate per 100,000 Black Americans was 36.2, compared with 12.5 for white Americans.

In addition, the Black hospitalization rate was 12.6 per 100,000 people, compared with 4 per 100,000 for white people, and the death rate was also higher: 3.6 per 100,000 compared with 1.8 per 100,000.

“The severity of COVID-19 among Black Americans was the predictable result of structural and societal realities, not differences in genetic predisposition,” the authors stated.

When the University of Georgia report authors

looked at social comparisons and construal level theory, they made additional conclusions.

Although the elevated rates of COVID-19 infection and mortality among people of color in the U.S. do not objectively reduce the risks of infection among white people, they may reduce perceptions of risk by serving as a source of downward comparison, the authors said.

“When people compare themselves to others who are less well off, they feel more satisfied with their current situation,” the authors asserted.

“When confronted with threatening health concerns, people often spontaneously engage in downward comparisons as a means of coping, which has been shown to reduce engagement in health-protective behaviors.

Therefore, news stories about COVID-19 racial disparities may facilitate downward comparison among white U.S. residents, reducing the perceived threat of the virus and endorsement of safety precautions.”

They added that awareness of COVID-19 racial disparities could also influence how psychologically distant white U.S. residents feel from COVID-19. “According to construal level theory, when people and things are more psychologically distant from us socially, in time, or in space, they seem more abstract and less concerning,” the authors concluded.

The authors conceded that information about COVID-19 racial disparities might not have the same effect on all white U.S. residents.

They noted that previous research had revealed that U.S. residents who are more knowledgeable about past racial injustices tend to be more aware of and concerned about systemic inequalities and racism in the present.

“These findings suggest that white U.S. residents who are more knowledgeable about the systemic and structural inequalities that led people of color to be harder hit by COVID-19 may also be more concerned about COVID-19 racial disparities,” the authors wrote.

“This line of thinking suggests that systemic knowledge of contributors to COVID-19 racial disparities would be associated with greater concern about COVID-19 and increased support for safety precautions.”

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Are you enjoying alcohol socially or crossing the line?

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month, which means many organizations across the nation increase their already significant efforts to educate the public and raise cognizance about alcoholism, its causes, effects, and proper treatment.

Studies have shown that large groups of people believe their drinking is solely social. Research shows that in many cases, social drinking is used as a crutch. Professionals under excess stress such as police officers have been studied and correlations have been found between the stress of fitting in socially with coworkers and drinking.

We also know that college drinking can be disastrous for young students away on their journey to a bachelor’s degree. Researchers found that one of four motives for college drinking was the need to conform to social norms.

According to a report published in the academic journal, JAMA Psychiatry, almost 33% of adult Americans suffer from an alcohol abuse disorder at some point in their lives. Out of that, one-third of Americans - only 20% - seek professional help. The CDC has also published fact sheets stating that the number of lives lost to alcohol was around 88,000 per year from 2006-2010.

So how do you assess when your drinking is stepping into a danger zone or if your motives for drinking are unhealthy? Washington, D.C licensed mental health counselor Dr.

Joanne Frederick outlines the differences between social and problematic drinking.

Here are five signs that your drinking has become problematic.

You feel the need to hide your drinking. Dr. Frederick says, “People who find themselves escalating from social drinking to actual alcoholism, attempt to conceal their alcohol consumption from their friends and family.”

Dr. Frederick explains that the issue is the cognizance of the drinker that they are taking it to the next level and that those close to them would be alarmed at how much they are drinking.

Failing to deliver on your responsibilities.

“Alcoholics tend to miss work, meetings, and other responsibilities,” Dr. Frederick says. “If problematic drinking habits begin in college, students may begin to sacrifice study time and class time in order to recuperate from the previous night’s hangover,” states Dr. Frederick.

Not sticking to your limit. Many people set limits for themselves before going out with friends. “I’ll only have two drinks tonight!’ they profess. However, Dr. Frederick explains that if you can’t stick to your own parameters, you might have binge drinking tendencies.

“If you are making a deal with yourself and you cannot follow your own rule for the night, you need to observe the reasoning. It might be a case of using alcoholism as a crutch to fit in or have fun. When alcohol becomes a step-

ping stone for ‘fun,’ it becomes a necessity and this is when you can develop a dependency on it,” she says.

Blacking out becomes routine. Blackouts and hangovers happen to everyone at some point. It is part of learning your limits. But if blacking out becomes routine, Dr. Frederick says this might be a sign you are in the red zone for dependency. “If you become nonchalant about repeatedly blacking out throughout the weekend or in extreme cases throughout the week, there is a problem. Modern medicine tells us the effects of constant and consistent episodes of blackouts on your brain can be terrible. If you are dissociating these episodes of memory loss, incoherence, and hangovers from the consequences they can bring down the line, it could mean you are trying to numb anxieties or insecurities with alcohol, and you don’t care about the results of such heavy drinking.

You need “liquid courage” prior to any new social experience. This is common in college students and recent grads who are trying to navigate the world of adulthood and socializing. “Studies show us that one of the major motives why college students over-drink is the need to fit in. They don’t believe they can do so without alcohol.

This is problematic because it creates an urgency for the substance to make friends,” says Dr. Frederick.

What to do if you’re not sure you have a problem.

Dr. Frederick suggests, “If

you are not certain you are an alcoholic, seek the advice of a therapist or counselor. Shadowing an AA meeting and speaking with those who have long-term sobriety can also demystify and destigmatize the notion of seeking help and community.

If you begin to realize that you require more than therapy and counseling to stop drinking, inpatient treatment (rehab) may be the course of action you need to get both the therapy and tools to live a sober life.

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Saturday, Apr 23 | 7:30 PM Sunday, Apr 24 | 3:00 PM Reynolds Auditorium Winston-Salem Symphony & Chorus Wake Forest University Choirs Simon Carrington Conductor Amy Justman Soprano Karim Sulayman Tenor David Grogan Baritone

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Salem

Academy and College Empowering Girls and Women for 250 Years!

JOIN US AS WE RISE Salem Academy and College is celebrating its RISE Weekend on April 21–24 to commemorate our 250th Anniversary with one of the most impactful weekends in our institution’s history.

A new day is dawning for Salem.

This weekend consists of our inaugural Health Leadership Forum, our 250th anniversary celebration, my presidential inauguration as Salem’s 22nd president, and our most highly attended Reunion Weekend ever. We invite the entire Winston-Salem community to celebrate with us for a Community Lovefeast and to celebrate our Class of 2020. Everyone is welcome to celebrate Salem!

Together we rise to envision a bright new academic future as we transform Salem College to become the nation’s only institution exclusively focused on developing tomorrow’s health leaders and reimagine Salem Academy to build change agents in STEAM fields. Founded in 1772 on the bold and progressive belief that girls and women deserved the same education as men, we continue that proud tradition today as we focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion and making a distinctive campus culture focused on leadership development and belonging.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 Health Leadership Forum FRIDAY, APRIL 22 Presidential Inauguration 250th Celebration Founders Day SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Reunion Weekend Community Lovefeast in the May Dell

Join us as we celebrate our enviable history as the oldest educational institution for girls and women, and as we redefine what it means to be an educational leader in our community and our nation.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 Class of 2020 Celebration

You will find a complete list of events at rise.salem.edu.

Summer McGee, President

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Health Leadership Forum – April 21 Salem invites the community to its Health Leadership Forum on Thursday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Health Leadership Forum, which is free and open to the public, will feature women in health leadership roles who are widely recognized as experts and innovators. Panel discussions will focus on diverse career options, emerging issues in health leadership, and collaboration across disciplines and will offer an opportunity to consider holistic solutions to local and global health challenges.

The Keynote Speaker for the Health Leadership Forum is Prathibha Varkey, President of Mayo Clinic Health System. Panels will include leadership from Doctors Without Borders, the Emory University School of Medicine, the UNC Gillings School of Public Health, and the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust.

Sponsored by

Free. Register at rise.salem.edu/hlf

Rare and New Art on Display at Art Exhibition Join Us for a

Community Lovefeast

As part of its 250th anniversary celebration, Salem Academy and College is hosting an alumnae art exhibition at Salem’s Elberson Fine Arts Center through April 24. The exhibition features the artistic contributions of Salem alumnae and future alumnae and includes some rarely seen works from the archives of Salem’s Gramley Library. It is part of the Elberson Fine Arts Center’s “A Year of Women” series. The exhibition is free and open to the public from noon till 4 p.m. each weekday.

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In addition to the exhibition, a large selection of artistic works from current professional artists will be for sale during Salem’s Reunion Weekend on April 22 and 23. Artwork from current Salem Academy and College students also will be on display during Reunion Weekend.

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There will be a change to meet and greet some of the artists at a reception on April 22 from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m.

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Salem Academy and College campus We invite the community to join us for a Lovefeast to celebrate our 250th year!

“Salem’s alumnae art exhibition showcases many spectacular works, quite a few of which have not been on public display for years,” Alice Sanders, Elberson Fine Arts Center gallery manager and professor of practice in graphic design said.

“The arts sale on April 22 and 23 is open to the public and will be a wonderful opportunity to purchase art that will become treasured pieces for homes, businesses, and other places.”

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THURSDAY, April 14 , 2022

Timothy Ramsey Sports Columnist

Lakers waste one of LeBron’s final seasons The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from playoff contention last week. This was not the result anyone saw coming at the beginning of the year.

The question now is what moves need to be made to avoid another catastrophic season next year?

With all of the talent the Lakers have on their roster, it was never a thought that they would not make the playoffs. Injuries, lack of continuity and bad defense have left the Lakers on the outside looking in when it comes to the Western Conference playoffs.

This is the second time in James’ four years with the Lakers that the team has missed the playoffs.

This season started with so much promise for Los Angeles and for it to end this way has to hurt.

“Extremely disappointed,” said Lakers coach Frank Vogel. “Disappointed for our fan base.

Disappointed for the Buss family, who gave us all this opportunity, and we want to play our part in bringing success to Laker basketball and we fell short.”

It was kind of ironic that the Lakers’ postseason hopes were crushed by the same team that eliminated them from last year’s playoffs in the Phoenix Suns.

“We just didn’t get it done,” said Carmelo Anthony. “We had the tools.

Some things were out of our control – some things we could control, some things we couldn’t. And it’s nothing else more than we didn’t get it done. You can’t make no excuses about it. We just didn’t get it done.”

The biggest culprit for the failures of the Lakers this season has to be injuries. Anthony Davis and LeBron James suffered injuries that cost them over 25% of the season. Without those two in the lineup on a consistent basis, it really did not allow the Big Three of Davis, James and Russell Westbrook time to gel as a unit. The trio wound up only playing 21 out of 82 games together for the entire season, which is not enough time on the court to form any sort of comfort level with one another.

I read an amazing stat that the Lakers had more starting lineups (39) than they did wins for the season (31) at that point in the season. That pretty much sums up why they have not lived up to expectations. If you have to trot out a different starting See Lakers on B6

Photos by Alphonso Abbott Jr.

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Two of the best teams in the Central Piedmont 4A Conference

matched up in back-to-back games late last month. Reagan and West Forsyth faced one another on back-to-back nights, March 29

and March 30. The Raiders were victorious 4-1 in their first meeting but the Titans evened things up with a 7-2 victory the next day.

The teams will continue to fight through tough conference play to see who can end up champions at the end of conference play.

Local basketball coaches share what they wished parents knew

BY KP BRABHAM SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

This informative series provides valuable insight by our local coaches. Previous articles in this series ran in past issues of The Chronicle. This is Part 4 of Coach Gainey’s interview.

Hard work on the court and in the classroom Coach Gainey reemphasized that he’ll always lose against a coach making a promise. When asked about that kid who’s working hard, he stated, “I believe he who works the hardest reaps the greatest reward.” Coach Gainey believes that to be true, especially in public schools, and kids in public school can get everything except for a national basketball schedule.

“I missed out on a kid because at Glenn we don’t play a national schedule and I understood that. I know I’ve heard people say they’ll play that schedule but when it came time to do that, for whatever reason, they didn’t. I did play a few private schools this year.” The biggest thing Coach Gainey wanted parents to remember is that they send their kids to school to get an education. “Hopefully, they can be good enough to get a free education. It can be academically, but if the goal is in athletics, they’ll have to put in that extra work and time.

That’s the thing some parents get early, and some get late.

“I tell parents a lot of times, you have to invest in your kids.

Whether it’s academic or athletic scholarships, you’ll have to invest.

It can be a camp they can go to.

Parents have to learn, especially

the young parents coming from middle school to high school. Everyone can’t make the pros [professional league] or get a Division I (DI) scholarship, but they can all go to school for free depending upon how hard they work in the classroom, on the court, on the field, or on the track. They have to understand it’s going to take hard work.”

Coach Gainey added to how he assists his players to get those college looks by playing a tough schedule. “In the end, coaches come to look for kids to play on their level, DI, DII, NAIA, they want to know if the kid can compete. And it’s nothing to beat a team, but coaches say, ‘Yeah he can play, but can he play at ‘my’ level?’”

Coaches do want to see you play against another good team in your conference on your schedule.

For me, I just try to play tougher teams that I can. Sometimes that’s where the private schools come

in at. Those kids might be older, they might play a national schedule. When parents say they want to play a national schedule, what they’re saying is we’re going to play bigger schools, tougher schools. The key is, can they compete? I’ll tell any parent, you can have a tougher schedule, but can your son compete at that level?”

Coach Gainey explained the tougher schedule he searches for is one that he knows his team can compete on. “I encourage my teams to get better, work harder, and sometimes that tougher game shows them where they are, that they thought they were better than they are. It’ll show how much more we have to do. I look for better teams outside of our conference to see how much more work we need to do. It puts us as a team in a situation to know we have to continue to work hard to achieve those goals.”

Books before basketball Coach Gainey continued, “We

also have academic goals too, We have practice 4 p.m.-6 p.m. or 6 p.m.-8 p.m. I tell my kids, if you have to go to tutoring or study hall, just bring me a note, no questions asked. Basketball comes before books only in the dictionary. If our kids need help, they go get it.

At Glenn, if we have a kid who’s struggling, they can work with a teacher before or after school if they’re not making the requirement of a 2.0 grade point average (GPA). As a team goal, we like to make a 2.5 GPA overall. That takes some kids making a 3.0 GPA and that’s great. For us, we’re usually around a 2.5/2.8.

“If I have a kid make an A in math, an underclassman who was struggling a little bit, being a good teammate is not just about being on that basketball court. If you know you’re making an A in that math, you know he’s struggling, why don’t you, someone who you already have something in common with which is basketball, take the time to tutor him? Sometimes it’s about who you’re comfortable with. I think that’s when the teacher-student relationship comes in. Sometimes students don’t feel like they can talk to that teacher, or are not comfortable. Realistically, that’s the way it is, or that they don’t understand the teacher’s methods. Our priority at Glenn is academics, and basketball is an opportunity, a privilege. If things aren’t going the way they should, our parents step in to say something, and we can do our part on the basketball side too.

Read the next part of this series in next week’s Chronicle.

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The Phoenix Suns are the favorites as the NBA’s postseason begins

Canada’s vaccination rules could affect the NBA Playoffs, according to TheLines SUBMITTED ARTICLE

LAS VEGAS — The NBA begins its postseason this week with the Play-In Tournament that will set the final 16-team field for the NBA Playoffs. The Phoenix Suns are the consensus favorites to win the title after falling to the Milwaukee Bucks in last year’s NBA Finals, according to TheLines, which tracks odds in the U.S. regulated sports betting market.

The Suns are listed as +275 favorites to win the championship, according to a consensus of the nation’s largest legal online sportsbooks — including DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, BetRivers, Caesars, and PointsBet. That means a bettor will win $275 for every $100 wagered if the Suns win the title. The defending-champion Bucks are next at a consensus +500.

The Brooklyn Nets are next on the favorites list at +700, ahead of the Golden State Warriors (+1000).

Oddsmakers also have a number of ancillary issues to consider this year.

For instance, the Toronto Raptors are a consensus +7000 pick, but Canada’s rule requiring all visitors to be fully vaccinated to enter the country could have an impact on the playoffs. The Philadelphia 76ers, one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference and +1300 favorites to win the title, appear likely to be without guard Matisse Thybulle for games three and four of their playoff series with the Raptors because Thybulle is not fully vaccinated.

“Thybulle is one of the better defenders in the

NBA and his absence in games played in Toronto could be a factor,” Collson said. “The longer that the Raptors stay alive in the NBA Playoffs, the more that this vaccination policy could affect games.”

Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving missed nearly every home game this season due to his vaccination status and a recently lifted New York City regulation requiring vaccinations by workers. The Nets and Raptors could potentially meet in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Play-In Tournament for the playoffs began Tuesday. The top six teams in each conference are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. Meanwhile, the seventh-, eighth-, ninthand 10th-place teams in each conference will participate in the Play-In Tournament to determine the seventh- and eightplaced seeds in the Playoffs.

In terms of the race for the NBA’s MVP, oddsmakers have installed Nikola Jokic as the consensus favorite at -300. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid is next at +300.

The consensus odds for the top 20 teams vying to win the NBA Finals, as of April 11:

*Phoenix Suns, +275 *Milwaukee Bucks, +500 *Brooklyn Nets, +700 *Golden State Warriors, +1000 *Boston Celtics, +1000 *Miami Heat, +1100 *Philadelphia 76ers, +1300 *Memphis Grizzlies, +1400 *Utah Jazz, +2500 *Dallas Mavericks, +2500 *Denver Nuggets, +2500 *L.A. Clippers, +3500 *Toronto Raptors, +7000 *Minnesota Timberwolves, +8000 *Chicago Bulls, +10000 *Atlanta Hawks, +15000 *Cleveland Cavaliers, +15000 *New Orleans Pelicans, +37500 *Charlotte Hornets, +50000 *San Antonio Spurs, +50000 To access updated NBA odds, and for more analysis, visit https://www. thelines.com/odds/finals/.

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The SGA Farmers’ Market April thru November

SPRING 2022 WSSU CHOIRS’ CONCERT Lifting Our Voices with America’s Mother Music

Sunday, April 24 4PM Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium on the campus of WSSU FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

UPCOMING EVENTS

2nd, 4th, & 5th SATURDAY (9 AM - 12 PM)

Gamecock Invitational Hosted by University of South Carolina

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Gregger Track, 199 S Marion St., Columbia, SC 29205

Aggie Classic Hosted by NC A&T g April 22-23

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RAMSAX QUARTET AND RAMINISCENCE JAZZ ENSEMBLE Tuesday, April 26 7PM Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium on the campus of WSSU FREE AND OPEN THE PUBLIC

Biddleville Park, 500 Andrill Terrace Charlotte, NC 28216

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Twin Cities Ballpark 2790 New Walkertown Rd. Winston-Salem, NC

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Elder Richard Wayne

Sunday School Lesson

The Paschal Lamb Lives Scriptures: Matthew 28:1-10 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Understand Matthew’s account of the resurrection; *Embrace the possibilities of liberation found in Jesus’ resurrection; *Live courageously in the freedom that Jesus gives.

Background: As the Paschal Lamb of the first Passover was sacrificed and its blood caused the destroyer from entering the homes where the lamb’s blood was applied on the eve of the exodus from Egypt, so Jesus was sacrificed as “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.” His blood was shed to cause God’s judgment to pass over sinners and give life to believers.

Matthew chapter 27 reveals Christ’s willingness to be the Paschal Lamb. The chapter starts with His appearance before Pilate and ends with His crucifixion, death and burial. It also ends with worry about the resurrection (Read Matthew 27:62-66). The resurrection is a necessary end to Jesus’ story for His vindication, the confirmation of His authority and the disgrace of His opponents. The Paschal Lamb must live.

Lesson: The Women at the Tomb (Matthew 28:18). With the now prevalent recognition of women and their accomplishments and contributions, it’s fitting that women are the main characters in this lesson, second to Jesus, of course. Women witnessed Jesus’ death and women came to His tomb after His resurrection. Mary Magdalene, who had seven demons cast from her and became a follower and financial supporter of Jesus, was named in both instances. The second Mary, however, differs in the accountings of Mark and Luke. She is the mother of James; John identifies her as Mary of Bethany, sister of Lazarus (verse 1). They all experienced the earthquake at the crucifixion and also the earthquake at the resurrection. “… for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled the stone from the door, and sat upon it.” The angel didn’t roll the stone away to let Jesus out; if He could rise from the dead, He would have no problem escaping the tomb. The angel moved the stone to give the women and the apostles access. At the sight of the angel – “and for fear of him the keepers did shake and became as dead men.” The soldiers who were supposed to guard the dead body of Jesus, had themselves become as dead, while Jesus has come to life (verse 4). Though the women were surely frightened at the sight of the angel also, they knew that something extraordinary was happening. The angel calmed them and gave them information and instruction. “Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus … come, see the place where the Lord lay.” (verses 5-6). “He is not here, for He has risen.” The women heard what they did not expect to hear. They heard that Jesus was not in the tomb, but risen to resurrection life. (Resurrection isn’t just living again; it is living in a new body, based on the old body perfectly suited for life in eternity.) Though they did not expect it - they should have - “as He said” this was what He promised and that was their information from the angelic messenger. Their instructions were “Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen … He is going See Lamb on B6

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The Big Health Care Fair will educate community about good health

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

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Throughout the pandemic, Whole Man Ministries (WMM) has had one mission: ensuring the health and safety of those in need in the community. Continuing with this effort, WMM, 3916 Old Lexington Road, WinstonSalem, will host The Big Health Care Fair on April 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Previously, WMM has held several fairs that focused on COVID-19 testing. Their goal for this health fair is to open the campus up to the community in an effort to educate those about the importance of good health. Some of the services available will be vision screenings, blood pressure screens, dental care, mammograms and more. The church will also provide gift cards for the first 75 people, along with distributing food.

“Many of us, especially in the African American community, are uninsured and live in a food desert, so we don’t have access to healthy food. So, this is why we want to do it on our campus. We are reaching beyond the church walls and to be a blessing like we always have been,” said Pastor Camilla Washington.

“To have this on our campus and open this up to folks that are not insured to me is a blessing. I feel like we are in a situation that will make a difference. We come outside the walls of the church and be a part of the community. We feel that makes a difference for us and for the people in the community we serve.”

WMM has partnered

is. Other people have done this, but the difference is we are a constant in the community.

Bishop Washington stated that all people are welcome for the event, but knows that the ratio of Black and Hispanic families, as compared to their white counterparts, don’t have adequate insurance.

“This is one of the things we want to do for the community. We know many times people die young and a lot has to do with health and what we are eating,” said Bishop Washington. “We are just trying to get everybody to see different, think different, and hopefully begin to eat different.”

Noticing the need for such an event was the major motivation for the Washingtons to put the fair together so quickly. They pride themselves on being in tune with the needs of the community and catering to those needs.

“I just got to thinking about those that were visSubmitted photo iting us during the heart Bishop Barry and Pastor Camilla Washington of Whole of the pandemic and a lot Man Ministries will be hosting the Big Health Fair on of them were in despair,” April 23.

Washington said. “I had with Winston-Salem State of Zoom calls and a lot of mothers saying they had University, Novant Health, phone calls. We were just lost someone, and they Well Care and the For- trying to get everybody were alone. There was no syth County Department on the same page. We just food, there were no vegof Public Health for this thank God that He has etables and fruits because graced us to have partner- of the food insecurities, so event.

An event of this mag- ships with these organiza- I just thought about it and nitude usually takes sev- tions and that everybody said, let’s put a health fair eral months to put ev- was willing to come on together.” erything together. Pastor board.

For those who would “It is an awesome like to schedule a mamWashington and her husband Bishop Barry Wash- event for us, and we are mogram on the day of the ington pulled this together looking forward to seeing event, please call WMM everybody come out from health ambassador Pamela in a matter of weeks.

“The logistics of put- the community. We thank Evans at 336-837-9459 to ting this together involved God that we could talk to schedule an appointment. a lot of hard work,” Pas- one another and express to tor Washington stated. “It our community how imwas a lot of planning, a lot portant something like this

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RELIGION CALENDAR

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.

Each Sunday Worship services Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 S. Green St., Winston-Salem, invites you to join online worship services on Sundays at 11 a.m., or in-person services at 8:45 a.m. The 11 a.m. service, which is available via Facebook and YouTube, is a celebration of the diversity of the human family, a no-frills service that is thoughtful, personal, and deeply spiritual. The 8:45 a.m. service is a quiet, contemplative space including prayer, scripture, preaching, and communion; masks and social distancing will be in effect in the sanctuary. Join us at www. greenstreetumc.org, on YouTube, or on Facebook.

Each Sunday Sunday service Transformation Ministries will have service every Sunday at 10 a.m. We are located at 4880 Burnette Drive. Masks are required.

3rd Friday of each month Women’s fellowship The Antioch Baptist Church (ABC) Women, 5061 Lansing Dr., cordially invites all women to join us the third Friday of each month at 7 p.m. for conversation as we share and embrace each other in these challenging times. Join us via conference call. Dial in: 267-807-9601 Access Code:189545592#. Rev. Frederick L. Barnes, Jr. is the senior pastor. For more information, call 336-9923751.

April 15 Seven Last Words service Mount Zion Baptist Church, 950 File Street, will host a “Seven Last Words” service on Friday, April 15, at noon. The guest minister will be Rev. Dr. Dennis Leach Sr. He is the pastor of Morningstar Missionary Baptist Church. COVID protocols will be enforced.

Masks and social distancing are required. There will also be temperature checks at the door.

Dr. Serenus T. Church Sr. is the senior pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church.

April 17 First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC) Online First Waughtown Baptist Church will have two services Sunday, April 17, with Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W.

Bishop delivering the message for both services. Easter Sunrise Service will be offered virtually at 7 a.m. on the following platforms: YouTube, https://www.youtube. com (First Waughtown); Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/; and the First Waughtown website, https://www.firstwaughtown.org. Doors will open for in-person worship at 9:15 a.m. for screening prior to the 10 a.m. service. Completed waiver forms and masks that cover the nose and mouth are still required. The form can be submitted electronically on the FWBC website – www.firstwaughtown.org -- click on RE-ENTRY 2022. Printed copies will also be available in the lobby prior to service. Other in-person protocols and information about 6 p.m. virtual Sunday School are accessible via the FWBC homepage RE-ENTRY link.

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Community Calendar Every Wednesday in April Marketing workshop HUSTLE Winston-Salem is hosting Marketing Outside the Box: Secrets and Success of Selling.

Join us for this 3-week interactive series where you’ll learn strategies, secrets, and success of selling. You’ll have the opportunity to practice these strategies one-on-one, as well as solidify your company’s secret sauce (USP).

These sessions will help you master the art and science of selling! Join us every Wednesday 12:30-1:30 p.m. Register by going to www.hustlews.org/eventsprograms. Contact us at hustlewsinfo@gmail.com.

NOW- April 25 Tr a n s f o r m a t i v e Grant application Local non-profit organizations can apply for a transformative grant starting at 8 a.m. Friday, March 25, using the application link posted at CityofWS. org/TransformativeGrants.

Applications will be accepted through 5 p.m.

Monday, April 25. The City Council is seeking proposals for programs that have a long-lasting, transformative impact on such social and economic needs as poverty alleviation, job training and economic mobility.

Grant proposals will be accepted from any registered non-profit organization with current 501(c)3 tax-exempt status and that has been in business for at least a year as of March 25. There is no minimum or maximum grant amount that an organization may request. The full list of documents is posted at CityofWS.org/TransformativeGrants. Applicants with questions can send an

email to ARPA@cityofws. org.

NOW- May 31 Literary contest Flying South, the annual literary competition sponsored by WinstonSalem Writers, is accepting entries in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from March 1 through May 31. $2,000 in prizes will be awarded. Best in Category winners will be published and will receive $500 each. One of the three winners will receive the Winston-Salem Writers’ President’s Favorite award and will win an additional $500. All entries will be considered for publication.

For complete rules and submission details, visit www.wswriters.org/ flying-south. Winners will be announced on or around July 1, 2022.

April-May Volunteers needed The Piedmont Plus Senior Games needs volunteers to help with a variety of events during April and May. Some events include: Bocce, shuffleboard, tennis, chair volleyball, billiards, golf and field events. Each event is only a couple of hours, most on weekdays, some are indoors, some are outdoors.

For more information and to sign up, visit the signup page at:https://signup. com/go/ksXQJQo OR contact Kevin (kevinw@ cityofws.org) or Anna (annam@cityofws.org) or call the Senior Games office, 336-725-2325. Piedmont Plus Senior Games, a program for adults age 50+, is

offered through the City of Winston-Salem Parks and Recreation. Come join the fun!

April 18-29 Artistic Expressions Art Show The Shepherd Center’s Artistic Expressions group is having its first art show April 18-29. Hours are Mondays and Tuesdays, noon-3 p.m. and Wednesdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the upper level of The Shepherd’s Center, 1700 Ebert Street. There is a variety of mediums on display and some of the artwork will be for sale with part of the proceeds benefiting The Shepherd’s Center.

April 19 Black-owned Table Talk HUSTLE WinstonSalem and WF Center for Private Business present Black-Owned Table Talk on April 19 @ 3:30 p.m.

During this Black-Owned Table Talk, we are covering Buying B[L]ACK the Block where we will focus on new ways for entrepreneurs and business leaders to gain equity/ownership in businesses, historical and current economic hubs for Black businesses across NC, and mentorship as a critical vehicle for economic mobility in the Black community. Register at https://blackownedtabletalk-buytheblock. eventbrite.com April 23 10-minute Play Workshop Winston-Salem Writers will host a workshop on how to write a 10-minute play, led by local playwrights Nathan Ross Freeman and Grace Ellis, on Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. until noon. Participants will learn how

to write and structure a 10-minute play. Freeman will also discuss how to secure rights to your work as you become a published and produced playwright.

The workshop will take place at Authoring Action, 646 W. 6th St. Cost is a donation to Authoring Action. Space is limited.

To register, email David Ratcliffe at deratcliffe@ gmail.com.

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April 23 and May 14,

Happy Hill Cemetery cleanup The next Happy Hill Cemetery cleanup will be April 23, May 14 and 28 at 10 a.m. Location - Pitts and Willow Street, 888 Willow Street. Bring gloves and any yard equipment you have. Bring your form if you need credit for community service.

ADDITIONAL HELP NEEDED - Speak with your older relatives. Ask if they know of any ancestors, especially veterans, that may be buried in the Happy Hill Cemetery.

Flags can be placed at the stones of veterans. Families may want to place flowers at a particle stone if located. Provide the name and your contact information. This cemetery is owned by Rising Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Happy Hill Cemetery Friends are attempting to keep this site beautiful.

For additional information, contact Mrs. Maurice Johnson, (336) 978-2866 or jmauricepj@aol.com.

April 30 Art and Business Expo Call for artists and vendors! Join us, HUSTLE Winston-Salem and @Vision Events Center for the Art & Business Expo. We

are seeking local vendors who make and sell fine arts, crafts, soap, skincare, candles, jewelry, antiques, food, plants, clothing, accessories, and more! Click the link to learn more and share to help spread the word! http://ow.ly/ pBIo50IzJe9 April 30 Women’s conference National Women of Achievement, Inc., (NWOA) Southeast Region will host its annual Profiles of Prominence and Regional Conference on April 30 at 3 p.m. This year, for safety reasons, the event will be held virtually. Anyone wishing to attend Profiles of Prominence may contact Achiever Dr. Evelyn Sanders (evelsndrs@aol. com), Achiever Norma Corley (corleynorma@ gmail.com) or Achiever Pat Wynn (wynntwn@aol. com).

May 5-7 Used book sale The Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem will hold its 35th Annual Used Book Sale on Thursday, May 5, and Friday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and on Saturday, May 7, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (1/2 Price on all items!). The book sale is one of the largest in our state! Parking and admission are FREE! The sale will be held in the Education Building at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds.

Entrance for parking is through Gate 5 from Deacon Blvd. There is no admission and there will be thousands of used books and other items on hand at exceptional prices.

June 18 Juneteenth registration Triad Cultural Arts’ Annual Juneteenth Festival will take place on Saturday, June 18, at Innovation Quarter — Biotech Place from 1 – 5 p.m. and Bailey Park from 1 – 8 p.m. Our theme for this year is Celebrate Freedom & The Will to Be Free with a focus on African American healing rituals & traditions.

If you are interested in performing at this year’s festival, please complete the Performer Application form. Be sure to add a URL link to your website/social media page or a link to a video of your band performing in the comment section. https://form.jotform. com/220527954068158.

If you are interested in participating as a Merchandise/Business, NonProfit, or Food Vendor, please complete the Vendor Registration form. https://triadculturalarts. org/index.php/vendors/.

July 1 Scholarship deadline The Winston-Salem Foundation is now accepting applications for its scholarship program for the 2022-2023 academic year. July 1 is the deadline for financial need-based scholarships.

Most scholarships are accessed through our online One-Stop Scholarship Application. Students are automatically considered for the scholarships for which they are eligible—with just one application.

For more information and to access the application portal, visit wsfoundation.org/students.

Please take our short on-line Survey to help us improve Downtown Winston-Salem!

Visit www.downtownws.com to take the survey Take our survey with a chance to win a prize for those who complete all the questions!

The City/County Planning Board and the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership are starting the Initial Planning efforts for the 2023 Downtown Winston-Salem Plan Update, which seeks to set a Vision for the next 10 years and beyond. This is the first public input survey. There will be public meetings and other opportunities for public input. You can contact the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership at (336) 354-1500 with any questions or email Jason Thiel at jason@dwsp.org

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lineup nearly 50% of the time, it does not bode well for your team’s chances of success.

Another reason for the poor performance this year has been the underwhelming play of Westbrook. He has always been one of the hardest playing players in the league night in and night out, but his lackluster shooting has really hurt the team. There was a lot of chatter about him being traded before the deadline because of his dismal play.

I don’t think anyone is sure he will be back next season, not even Westbrook himself.

“I mean, that’s the plan. But nothing is promised,” said Westbrook.

“Yes, we want to be able to see what that looks like, what that entails over the course of an 82-game season. But we’re not sure if that’s guaranteed, either.

So, I just hope that we have a chance to be able to do something.”

At the beginning of the year, both James and Davis were very confident about the Lakers chances of winning another championship, especially after the addition of Westbrook to the team. Davis couldn’t quite come to terms with the fact the Lakers were not making the playoffs

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ahead into Galilee; there you will see Him …” (verse 7). The women now looked forward not just to the fact that He was risen, but also that He would continue a real relationship with His disciples. They followed their instructions “…with fear and great joy…” (verse 8).

Jesus Appears to the Women (verses 9-10). In obedience, the women met Jesus. He first appeared not to the eleven, but to these women who witnessed His death and also came to His tomb, and now following the instructions of the angel. They recognized Jesus now embodied in full divinity. They worshiped Him and received from Him the same instruction

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“Our goal was to win a championship,” Davis said after the game against the Suns. “Feel like we had the pieces, but injuries got in the way of that. And that was the difference in the season. I think even though we lost games where all of us was on the floor – me, Bron, Russ – I think we’re three great players, but we would have figured it out if we logged more minutes together. But we weren’t able to do that, which makes it tough to be able to compete for a championship when your three best players haven’t logged enough minutes together.”

I think the lack of minutes played and the injuries were too much for the Lake Show to overcome.

Coming into the season, there was a lot of chatter about the age of the Lakers’ roster and how injuries could play a part and that’s exactly what happened.

Although Davis is only 29 years of age, he has a history of injuries throughout his career and this year was no different.

No one in their right mind would think that LA has a chance to compete for a title next season as presently constructed. The Westbrook experience didn’t work, James will be one year older, Davis is one of the most fragile

superstars in recent history and their bench needs to be upgraded.

I think they feel the only thing they need to do is stay healthy and they will be okay. LeBron is one of the smartest basketball players the game has ever seen, so I’m sure he recognizes the problems with the Lakers’ roster and the holes they have. The question is, what do they do about it?

Westbrook is 33 years old and will make 47 million dollars next season.

No team in their right mind will want to take on that contract from a point guard that can’t shoot and is highly inefficient most nights.

James is 37 years old and is not getting any younger. In reality he only has a year or two to be able to play at this elite level, so the Lakers need to maximize their opportunities while he is at this level.

They don’t have the luxury to take a wait and see attitude about their roster.

Moves need to be made and changes need to happen.

I am not a Lakers fan; however, I don’t want to see one of the greatest players of all time go out like this when there is a chance he can go out a winner.

as the angel had given. Jesus, however, referred to the disciples as “My brethren” – This is notably the first time Jesus called the disciples by this endearing name. Remembering the disciples had denied and deserted Him through His arrest and trial; but He gives them a full assurance in the most tender terms, that all that was passed was buried forever. Jesus repeatedly appeared before His disciples before His ascension. (The UMI Annual Commentary 2021-2022, The Jesus Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, The New Interpreters Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: What is significant in the choice of who witnessed Jesus as the risen Christ first? How does Je-

sus’ resurrection affect believers and non- believers?

Application: With Resurrection Sunday approaching, so many still refer to it as Easter - a time for new outfits, dyed eggs for the hunt, jelly beans and bunnies. We as believers should make a point - be intentional and ask someone whom you are in contact with daily – if they know Jesus, and share the tenets of salvation with them. The women in the lesson ran to tell the news; we should too!

FYI: Forsyth County Sunday School Union meets “virtually” every 3rd Sunday at 3 p.m. You may join for classes and programs using the following “Zoom” credentials: ID 819 7872 9662, Passcode 787444, Phone: 1-301-715-8592.

HBCU grad launches Black women in clinical research organization with 6,800 members Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - Meet Danielle Mitchell, an HBCU graduate and also the founder of Black Women in Clinical Research, which aims to educate, empower, support, and help Black women thrive in the industry. Launched in 2019, she is also the founder of two other affiliate organizations called Black Men in Clinical Research and Minorities in Clinical Research. All of her organizations are becoming a growing force for outreach, mentorship, and diversity across the country.

Mitchell, who earned a bachelor of science with a focus in biology/biological sciences from Clark Atlanta University, has 15 years of experience in science and five years of clinical research experience.

There are 8,000 members in all areas of her organizations and 6,800 in Black Women in Clinical Research. This year, a mentorship program will add additional support and guidance as professionals look to make needed changes to a critical field.

Danielle Mitchell Members have access to senior-level advice for interviewing, resume reviews, resume composition, cover letters, career guidance, biographies, and LinkedIn profiles. At least 200 members have received a $20,000 increase or more after utilizing the organization’s resources and packages. Through a unique partnership with the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), all members receive premium networking and business relationship opportunities with hiring managers, HR representatives, and industry experts.

Another pivotal affiliation between the founder and the White House has ensured Historically Black

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Colleges and Universities (HBCU) students get key information for their next steps in clinical research.

Her three organizations will remain committed to excellence and creating pathways to support some of the best and brightest professionals. In under three years, established leaders and those looking to start in the industry have been able to get information once unheard of that has reshaped the trajectory of their careers and helped them reach back and show someone else how to thrive in clinical research fully.

For more information or partnerships, please visit BWICR.com.

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We would appreciate a quotation from your firm for any and all work and/or materials on the following project: Project Name: Greensboro (Guilford County) – Sandy Creek Sewer Lift Station Contract NO. 2022-006A

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Denise M. Dargan (21 E 2401), also known as Denise Michelle Dargan, deceased June 3, 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 July 5, 2022 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 31st day of March, 2022.

Pamela Dargan-Pearce Administrator for Denise M. Dargan, deceased 5009 Woodsboro Lane Winston-Salem, NC 27105 The Chronicle March 31, and April 7, 14, 21, 2022

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth O’Neal McHam Sr. (22 E 342), also known as OTHER NAMES, deceased November 6, 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 July 5, 2022 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 31st day of March, 2022.

Frances S. McHam Administrator for Kenneth O’Neal McHam, deceased 4112 Sunflower Cir. Winston-Salem, NC 27105 The Chronicle March 31, and April 7, 14, 21, 2022 NORTH CAROLINA BEFORE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM HOUSING FILE 2021070650 FORSYTH COUNTY COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF HEARING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Property Located at: 1400 Ebert Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Known as Pin No. 6824-27-3740.00 On City County Tax Map This Complaint and Notice of hearing is drawn and given under the provisions of the Housing Code of the City of Winston-Salem. It appears that the house located at 1400 Ebert Street, the property being known as Pin No. 6824-273740.00 is unfit for human habitation under the standards-of-fitness prescribed in the Housing Code of the City of Winston-Salem.

You are hereby notified that a hearing will be held before the undersigned or his designated agent in City Hall South, 100 E. 1st Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at 1:30 pm on the 22nd day of March, 2022, when and where all parties owning or having a interest in the aforesaid property may show cause, if any they have, why an ORDER should not be entered finding said housing to be unfit for human habitation and directing that it be repaired or demolished.

You are further notified that the owner of the aforesaid property and all parties in interest have a right to file an answer to this Complaint in the Office of the undersigned at any time prior to, or at the time set for, the hearing of this matter, and, also, to appear in person, or otherwise, and give testimony at the time and place above fixed.

This notice applies to all next of kin of the property owner(s) of the address at 1400 Ebert Street including known or unknown heirs, devisees, successors, transferees, legal representatives, (deceased) or any other assigns whether in being or not in being, or en ventre sa mere, including those under mental disability, in the military service, minors, the spouse of each, if any, the beneficiaries or trustees of each, if any, all other persons, firms, or corporations, active or dissolved, foreign or domestic, who now have, or might in any contingency have, or claim, or may hereafter claim, any right, title or interest or estate this property.

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Property Located at: 4101 Allistair Road Winston-Salem, North Carolina Known as Pin No. 6806-70-5280.00 On City County Tax Map

Property Located at: 1310 Gholson Avenue Winston-Salem, North Carolina Known as Pin No. 6834-14-0017.00 On City County Tax Map

This Complaint and Notice of hearing is drawn and given under the provisions of the Housing Code of the City of Winston-Salem.

It appears that the house located at 4101 Allistair Road, the property being known as Pin No. 6806-70-5280.00 is unfit for human habitation under the standards-of-fitness prescribed in the Housing Code of the City of Winston-Salem.

This Complaint and Notice of hearing is drawn and given under the provisions of the Housing Code of the City of Winston-Salem.

It appears that the house located at 1310 Gholson Avenue, the property being known as Pin No. 6834-14-0017.00 is unfit for human habitation under the standards-of-fitness prescribed in the Housing Code of the City of Winston-Salem.

You are hereby notified that a hearing will be held before the undersigned or his designated agent in City Hall South, 100 E. 1st Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at 1:30 pm on the 25th day of April, 2022, when and where all parties owning or having a interest in the aforesaid property may show cause, if any they have, why an ORDER should not be entered finding said housing to be unfit for human habitation and directing that it be repaired or demolished.

You are hereby notified that a hearing will be held before the undersigned or his designated agent in City Hall South, 100 E. 1st Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at 1:30 pm on the 28th day of March, 2022, when and where all parties owning or having a interest in the aforesaid property may show cause, if any they have, why an ORDER should not be entered finding said housing to be unfit for human habitation and directing that it be repaired or demolished.

You are further notified that the owner of the aforesaid property and all parties in interest have a right to file an answer to this Complaint in the Office of the undersigned at any time prior to, or at the time set for, the hearing of this matter, and, also, to appear in person, or otherwise, and give testimony at the time and place above fixed.

You are further notified that the owner of the aforesaid property and all parties in interest have a right to file an answer to this Complaint in the Office of the undersigned at any time prior to, or at the time set for, the hearing of this matter, and, also, to appear in person, or otherwise, and give testimony at the time and place above fixed.

This notice applies to all next of kin of the property owner(s) of the address at 4101 Allistair Road including known or unknown heirs, devisees, successors, transferees, legal representatives, (deceased) or any other assigns whether in being or not in being, or en ventre sa mere, including those under mental disability, in the military service, minors, the spouse of each, if any, the beneficiaries or trustees of each, if any, all other persons, firms, or corporations, active or dissolved, foreign or domestic, who now have, or might in any contingency have, or claim, or may hereafter claim, any right, title or interest or estate this property.

This notice applies to all next of kin of the property owner(s) of the address at 1310 Gholson Avenue including known or unknown heirs, devisees, successors, transferees, legal representatives, (deceased) or any other assigns whether in being or not in being, or en ventre sa mere, including those under mental disability, in the military service, minors, the spouse of each, if any, the beneficiaries or trustees of each, if any, all other persons, firms, or corporations, active or dissolved, foreign or domestic, who now have, or might in any contingency have, or claim, or may hereafter claim, any right, title or interest or estate this property.

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COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF HEARING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Property Located at: 100 Old Oak Circle A3 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Known as Pin No. 6828-20-0544.00 On City County Tax Map This Complaint and Notice of hearing is drawn and given under the provisions of the Housing Code of the City of Winston-Salem.

It appears that the house located at 100 Old Oak Circle A3, the property being known as Pin No. 6828-20-0544.00 is unfit for human habitation under the standards-of-fitness prescribed in the Housing Code of the City of Winston-Salem.

You are hereby notified that a hearing will be held before the undersigned or his designated agent in City Hall South, 100 E. 1st Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at 1:30 pm on the 27th day of April, 2022, when and where all parties owning or having a interest in the aforesaid property may show cause, if any they have, why an ORDER should not be entered finding said housing to be unfit for human habitation and directing that it be repaired or demolished.

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COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF HEARING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Property Located at: 500 Trent Ct. 100 Building Winston-Salem, North Carolina Known as Pin No. 6834-14-0017.00 On City County Tax Map This Complaint and Notice of hearing is drawn and given under the provisions of the Housing Code of the City of Winston-Salem.

It appears that the house located at 500 Trent Ct. 100 Building, the property being known as Pin No. 6834-14-0017.00 is unfit for human habitation under the standards-of-fitness prescribed in the Housing Code of the City of Winston-Salem.

You are hereby notified that a hearing will be held before the undersigned or his designated agent in City Hall South, 100 E. 1st Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at 1:30 pm on the 28th day of April, 2022, when and where all parties owning or having a interest in the aforesaid property may show cause, if any they have, why an ORDER should not be entered finding said housing to be unfit for human habitation and directing that it be repaired or demolished.

You are further notified that the owner of the aforesaid property and all parties in interest have a right to file an answer to this Complaint in the Office of the undersigned at any time prior to, or at the time set for, the hearing of this matter, and, also, to appear in person, or otherwise, and give testimony at the time and place above fixed.

You are further notified that the owner of the aforesaid property and all parties in interest have a right to file an answer to this Complaint in the Office of the undersigned at any time prior to, or at the time set for, the hearing of this matter, and, also, to appear in person, or otherwise, and give testimony at the time and place above fixed.

This notice applies to all next of kin of the property owner(s) of the address at 100 Old Oak Circle A3 including known or unknown heirs, devisees, successors, transferees, legal representatives, (deceased) or any other assigns whether in being or not in being, or en ventre sa mere, including those under mental disability, in the military service, minors, the spouse of each, if any, the beneficiaries or trustees of each, if any, all other persons, firms, or corporations, active or dissolved, foreign or domestic, who now have, or might in any contingency have, or claim, or may hereafter claim, any right, title or interest or estate this property.

This notice applies to all next of kin of the property owner(s) of the address at 500 Trent Ct. 100 Building including known or unknown heirs, devisees, successors, transferees, legal representatives, (deceased) or any other assigns whether in being or not in being, or en ventre sa mere, including those under mental disability, in the military service, minors, the spouse of each, if any, the beneficiaries or trustees of each, if any, all other persons, firms, or corporations, active or dissolved, foreign or domestic, who now have, or might in any contingency have, or claim, or may hereafter claim, any right, title or interest or estate this property.

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Bide Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022 @ 3:00 PM Please provide your proposal by: 4-20-22 @ 5:00 PM We are soliciting subcontract bids for the following trades. Work may include, but not limited to: Clearing & Grubbing, Hauling, Electrical, Excavation, Erosion Control, Fencing, Grading, Generator-Central Bldg., Misc. Metals, Process Mechanical, Sewer Utilities, Shoring-Dewatering, Water Plumbing, along with any incidentals and materials necessary for construction to complete the project. The Project includes the following Work: The work in this contract consists of work at the Sandy Creek Sewer Lift Station.

The project includes the construction of a 1.8 MGD wastewater pump station with a cast-inplace concrete wet well, influent channel grinder, two submersible pumps, discharge piping and flow meter in precast vaults, jib crane, odor control system, electrical building, generator, site piping, fencing, water supply well, and other miscellaneous items. A more detailed summary of work is located in Section 01 11 13Summary of Work.

The work performed under this Contract shall include, but may not be limited to: the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment and services, whether specifically mentioned or not, that is required to complete the Construction of the Work of the project. All requirements of the State of North Carolina and all pertinent administrative regulations shall apply to this project as if herein written out in full.

Please contact Daniel Lynch at dlynch@jrlynchandsons.com if you have any questions on the job link below.

The following Dropbox links will provide you with the digital Plans: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lay1dy6xj9lcpv7/20 22-006A%20Plans%20-%20Final.pdf?dl=0 The following Dropbox link will provide you with the digital Specifications: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l1wz3p4c4q8tj0j/20 22-006A%20Project%20Manual%20%20Final%20-%202%20Books.pdf?dl=0 You may view plans & specs at the following locations: JRL Office @ 314 S. Academy St. Pilot Mtn, NC. Also, Bidding Documents also may be examined at the following locations and All work will be in accordance with the Plans and Specifications which are on file in the office of “The City of Greensboro”, Contact Mr. Ted Barker, Engineering Division, 300 West Washington Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401, email: ted.barker@greensboro-nc.gov.

(336-433-7308) Phone (336-373-2338) Fax or email: michelle.walser@greensboro-nc.gov telephone: (336) 373-7966, fax: (336) 373-2338, JRL is willing to review any responsible quote and will negotiate terms, if appropriate. We will notify your firm if your bid is accepted for this project. Please contact Daniel Lynch @ number listed below, if you have not heard from JRL by 4-28-22 and I will inform you of the status of your bid. If you need assistance with equipment, obtaining bonding, (J.R.L. will furnish bonds for all projects & will help you obtain the proper certification, (if you are not certified.) loan capital, lines of credit, insurance or joint pay agreements, please see JRL terms below or contact us and we will review your needs and direct you to available agencies for assistance.

Bonding: It is Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. policy NOT to require M/WBE subcontractors to provide bonding to Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. for their portion of the work. All M/WBE subcontractors will be allowed to work under Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc Performance & Payment Bonds to the Owner.

Financial Assistance: Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. will provide Joint Check Agreements to all M/WBE subcontractors. Please request a Joint Check Agreement in writing. We will work with you and the material vendor to develop a Joint Check Agreement to satisfy all parties.

Quick Payments It is Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. policy to provide Quick Payments to all M/WBE subcontractors. Jimmy R Lynch & Sons, Inc will provide payment to all M/WBE subcontractors on a weekly basis if the work for which payment is being requested is complete and accepted by the Owner RL encourages 2nd tier M/WBE Subcontracting opportunities. We encourage our subcontractors to utilize 2nd and 3rd tier M/WBE Subcontractors.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT, NOTICE OF REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD CONSOLIDATED PLAN WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH HOUSING CONSORTIUM Notice is hereby given by the City of WinstonSalem and Forsyth County regarding the availability of documents for review and comment pertaining to the draft 2022-2023 Annual Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as follows:

In the Matter of: Property Located at: 201 Danby Drive Winston-Salem, North Carolina, known as Tax Block4013(s) 099 On City County Tax Map This matter being heard before the undersigned employee of the City of Winston-Salem Community and Business Development Department whose assigned duties include the enforcement of the Housing Code, at 1:30 clock on the 21st day of March, 2022, pursuant to Complaint and Notice of Hearing duly issued by the undersigned as required by law, and appearance having been made by or on behalf of the owners and other parties in interest as follows:

In the Matter of: Property Located at: 1400 Ebert Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina, known as Tax Block0330(s) Lot(s)138 On City County Tax Map This matter being heard before the undersigned employee of the City of Winston-Salem Community and Business Development Department whose assigned duties include the enforcement of the Housing Code, at 1:30 clock on the 22nd day of March 22, 2022, pursuant to Complaint and Notice of Hearing duly issued by the undersigned and served upon the owner of record and parties in interest as required by law, and appearances having been made by or on behalf of the owners and other parties in interest as follows:

- The 2022-2023 Annual Plan reflects the fifth year implementation of the 2019-2023 FiveYear Consolidated Plan (CP). The CP is the process of planning and applying for federal funds that are provided to communities on an entitlement basis: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds. The CP is a combined plan of the City and County as the WinOwner or Agent Did not appear or contact this THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, ston-Salem/Forsyth Housing Consortium and office in regards to the hearing, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, AD- AND DECREED that the housing located at is a prerequisite to Consortium funding under JUDGED AND DECREED that the structure 1400 Ebert Street, said housing being situated the HOME program. located at 733 Barney Avenue, said structure on Block2553, Lot 001, be and the same is being situated on Block4013,Lot(s)099, as hereby condemned as a dwelling unfit for - 2022-2023 Annual Plan implementation inshown on the City-County Tax Map, be and human habitation, and the owner thereof if cludes proposed expenditures from estimated the said is hereby condemned as a dwelling hereby ORDERED AND DIRECTED to make Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 appropriations unfit for human habitation, and the owner the necessary repairs to bring said housing into of $2,168,157 CDBG, $1,348,537 HOME, thereof is hereby Ordered and Directed to compliance with the Code of the City of Win- $188,585 ESG and $710,304 HOPWA, Housmake the necessary repairs to bring said struc- ston-Salem, a copy of said repairs necessary for ing Finance fund balance, Continuum of Care, ture within a period of 30 days from this compliance being Exhibit “A”, attached hereto carryover CARES Act, HOME-ARP and G.O. date; and, if the owner fails to bring the said and incorporated herein by reference, within a bond funds, and projected program income structure into compliance with the Code of the period of 20 days from service; and, if owner revenues with a projected total from all fund fails to bring said housing into compliance with City of Winston-Salem within 30 days from the date of this ORDER, he is hereby Or- the Code of the City of Winston-Salem 20 days sources of up to approximately $10.2 million. dered and Directed to demolish said structure, from the service of the Order, he is hereby OR- A portion of the projected total includes unexand is hereby advised that the undersigned will DERED AND DIRECTED to demolish said pended resources from prior year funds that apply to the Board of Aldermen of the City of housing, and is hereby advised that the under- have been allocated to projects and activities to Winston-Salem for adoption of a resolution signed will apply to the City Council of the City be implemented during the 2022-2023 program concurring with this ORDER of demolition. of Winston Salem for adoption of a Resolution year.

Any decision or order of the Housing Conservation Administrator may be appealed within ten (10) days from the rendering of the decision or service of the ORDER, and shall be taken by filing with the Housing Conservation Administrator and with the Zoning Board of Adjustment a Notice of Appeal which shall specify the grounds upon which the appeal is based.

concurring with this Order of Demolition.

This notice applies to all next of kin of the property owner(s) of the address at 1400 Ebert Street including known or unknown heirs, devisees, successors, transferees, legal representatives, (deceased) or any other assigns whether in being or not in being, or en ventre sa mere, including those under mental disability, in the military service, minors, the spouse of each, if any, the beneficiaries or trustees of each, if any, all other persons, firms, or corporations, active or dissolved, foreign or domestic, who now have, or might in any contingency have, or claim, or may hereafter claim, any right, title or interest or estate this property.

This notice applies to all next of kin of the property owner(s) of the address. 201 Danby Drive including known or unknown heirs, devisees, successors, transferees, legal representatives, (deceased) or any other assigns whether in being or not in being, or en ventre Code Enforcement Division sa mere, including those under mental disability, in the military service, minors, the spouse of each, if any, the beneficiaries or trustees of Date Issued: March 2, 2022 each, if any, all other persons, firms, or corpoThe Chronicle April 14, 2022 rations, active or dissolved, foreign or domestic, who now have, or might in any contingency have, or claim, or may hereafter claim, any right, title or interest or estate this property.

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Plans and proposals are available at 217 Asphalt Trail, Elkin, NC 28621 and online at NCDOT website. Interested firms can contact Dale Rose or Joel Greene for information and assistance.

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- The final CP will be submitted to HUD by June 30, 2022, following public review and comment beginning May 19, 2022 and ending June 17, 2022 and review and approval by the City Council at the May 16, 2022 City Council meeting.

Notice is also hereby given by the City of Winston-Salem regarding a substantial amendment to the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan. The City will receive $4,887,567 in HOME Investment Partnership funds awarded through the American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP funds) to provide housing, services, and shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations.

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For necessary auxiliary aids, services and information, call Mellin Parker at (336) 7341310. Persons requiring TDD service may call (336) 727-8319. All requests for assistance and/or interpretation services must be made at least 48 hours prior to the hearing.

Notice of Public Review Document Locations The draft 2022-2023 Annual Plan summary will be available at the public hearing. The draft 2022-2023 Annual Plan will be available for public review and comment beginning Thursday, May 19, 2022 through 5:00 PM on June 17, 2022. Comments can be submitted by email to HCSD@cityofws.org (Con Plan Comments in subject line) or mailed to Con Plan Comments, Community Development Department, City of Winston-Salem, PO Box 2511, Winston-Salem, NC 27102. The draft may be viewed at https://www.cityofws.org/2906/Annual-Action-Plans, or at the following locations:

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The Beta Lambda Chapter of National Sorority Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. community service project presented the Mount Zion Baptist Church senior citizen group of Winston Salem with fun items for everyday use. Beta Lambda Chapter members pictured are: Joyce Irby; Renne Giles; Dr. Patsy Squire, Eastern Regional director; Theresa Scott; Co-Chair Donna Mickens; Evelyn Sanders; Norma Corley; and Ann Moye. Not pictured: Cynthia Russell, president: John Rhinehart, senior program director: and Mae Burner, co-chair.

a/perture cinema honors Jeffrey “Smitty” Smith with the inaugural a/ward SUBMITTED ARTICLE

The nonprofit a/perture cinema announced the inaugural recipient of the a/ ward is Jeffrey “Smitty” Smith. The a/ward honors persons who are making or have made significant contributions to both Downtown and the arts. Whether via gifts of their time, talents, or treasures, these individuals have shown dedication to improving the landscape of WinstonSalem's Downtown with specific attention to the arts community.

The 2022 a/ward honors Smith for his contribution to Winston-Salem, Downtown and the arts community through Smitty’s Notes, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. In 1997, when e-mail and the Internet were in their early period, Smith started sending emails out to friends about what to do in Winston-Salem. It caught fire with his friends and as a joke he called it Smitty’s Notes. What began as an email with a dozen subscribers has now grown into a newsletter with over 16,000 subscribers and a website that ranks among the most powerful information sources in Winston-Salem.

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Jeffery "Smitty" Smith ty’s Notes without Jeffrey L. Smith, this year’s a/ ward winner.

Smith was presented with a seat named after him in one of the a/perture theaters and gifts have been made in his honor totaling $1,500. Special thanks to SueMo Consulting and Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership for their support.

“I feel fortunate and very happy to be the inaugural winner of this award this year. It means a whole lot to me.” said Smith “When we developed the criteria for the a/ward, it was hard for me to not picture Jeff the entire time.

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munity a/ward,” said Monique Farrell, director of philanthropic engagement for a/perture cinema. a/perture cinema is a non-profit art house cinema in downtown WinstonSalem, "with a mission to engage and entertain the community through the art of film by showcasing thought-provoking and inspiring films – films that enrich our lives, engage our minds, promote diversity, and build community.” Screening a mix of independent, foreign, documentary, local and festival films in two 80seat theaters, one 45-seat screening room, and the 22-seat petit a/.

National Healthcare Decisions Day sheds light on local initiative SUBMITTED ARTICLE

Trellis Supportive Care, along with other national, state and community organizations, is leading an effort to highlight the importance of advance care decisionmaking – an effort that has culminated in the formal designation of April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) and Healthcare Decisions Day in North Carolina.

Through weekly Advance Care Planning workshops, Trellis Supportive Care provides free information and tools for the public to talk about their wishes with family, friends and healthcare providers, and to execute written Advance Directives (a Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will) in accordance with North Carolina state laws. This ongoing initiative, called Got Plans?, is offered to anyone in the community, with free resources available to each participant.

Trellis Supportive Care staff knows how important, and beneficial, it is for families and healthcare providers to have these important conversations – espe-

cially before a healthcare crisis arises.

National Healthcare Decisions Day is an opportunity to spotlight the importance of making your wishes known so that they can be honored. In April, and year-round, Trellis Supportive Care encourages participation in this valuable process.

Making your wishes known, and having them documented, is a true gift to those you love. It brings peace of mind to anyone who may be in a position of carrying out those wishes as your healthcare power of attorney. Fewer families and healthcare providers will have to struggle making difficult decisions for a loved one who may be unable to communicate their wishes for care.

Free workshops and resources are available through Trellis Supportive Care and their Got Plans? initiative. Their facilitators make the process simple and understandable. Join any of the free workshops offered weekly, both in-person and virtually. Learn more or register by emailing KLawler@TrellisSupport.org or calling 336-331-1314.