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The Derek Chauvin trial was played out like a movie over the last three weeks. Reminiscent of the O.J. Simpson trial, viewers learned a lot about policing, the inner workings of our judicial system, and some medical terms.

On Tuesday, April 20, the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial found him guilty on all three counts.

While the verdict may look like justice, it’s fair to say that real justice would have spared George Floyd’s life.

The guilty verdict is more representative of accountability.

In a statement, former President Barak Obama said the verdict was a step forward.

“In this case, at least, we have our answer. But if we’re being honest with ourselves, we know that true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial,” the former president stated.

“True justice requires that we come to terms with Submitted photo the fact that Black Americans are treated differently, George Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020 after an encounter with the Minnesota Police Department. Almost a year later, Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three counts for Floyd’s murder. every day. It requires us to recognize that millions And it requires us to do believe in.

We will need to follow need to redouble efforts to anna’s words were almost of our friends, family, the sometimes thankless, “While today’s verdict through with the concrete expand economic opportu- prophetic 11 months ago, and fellow citizens live often difficult, but always may have been a necessary reforms that will reduce nity for those communities “My dad changed the in fear that their next en- necessary work of mak- step on the road to prog- and ultimately eliminate that have been too long world.” counter with law enforce- ing the America we know ress, it was far from a suf- racial bias in our criminal marginalized.” ment could be their last. more like the America we ficient one. We cannot rest. justice system. We will Floyd’s daughter, Gi-

Local nonprofits celebrate volunteers during National Volunteer Appreciation Week

BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE

This week we salute all volunteers and thank them for their generous and unselfish service to our community. If nothing else, the pandemic and its accompanying shut-down has taught us how vital volunteers are and how much their services are needed to keep our nonprofits functioning.

The pandemic forced many of our local nonprofits to change how they provided services, eliminating many volunteer positions.

Now that more people are getting vaccinated and restrictions are being relaxed, nonprofits are re-

viewing their volunteer needs and celebrating their volunteers that have hung in there with them over the past year.

Even though many of their volunteers were “sidelined” for most of 2020, the Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem thanked their volunteers with a drive-thru event on Tuesday, April 20, handing out coffee, donuts, and a small gift to recognize their “faithful, wonderful, hardworking and steadfast volunteers,” as Vicki Poore, community outreach/volunteer coordinator, described them.

Some volunteers have been able to work virtually, such as the Card Connection, check-in phone calls, and leaders of groups that could pivot to Zoom.

The volunteers working on preparing for the book sale, which will be held in September, worked on site, following CDC protocols of face masks and social distancing. Poore predicted, “There is light at the end of the tunnel” and she expects all their volunteers will be back “before summer gets into full swing.”

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Interns Destiny Saunders (left) and Jada Gray talk with volunteer Paul McGraw about their project at the Shepherd Center’s volunteer appreciation event.

Crisis Control Ministry also honored their volunteers during this week.

Abbey McCall, director of community and volunteer relations, said that they have been slowly bringing back volunteers and that about 60% of volunteers are now serving clients. The free pharmacy and food pantry are fully staffed, although they are limiting the number of clients they can see. Volunteers are doing phone

rather than in-person client interviews.

To celebrate their volunteers, they are offering breakfast and lunch items in their volunteer lounge all week. Their Kernersville location held a drivethru event on Tuesday where volunteers picked up goody bags donated by Mast General Store, filled with donated items such as cookies from Baked Just So and coupons from Café Gelato and Moji Coffee,

among others.

McCall said that during the months they were closed, the staff handled the duties normally performed by volunteers. “It made us appreciate our volunteers!” she commented. In normal times, Crisis Control needs about 288 volunteers per week to do all the activities necessary to keep the ministry operating. “I think we have the most incredible volunteer base at Crisis Control,” re-

marked McCall. “All were very understanding when we had to close our doors, and they have stayed in contact and engaged with us.”

Samaritan Ministries will thank their volunteers with a festive drive-thru celebration on Sunday afternoon. The event will include music, treats, giveaways, and prizes for each car that drives through.

This is a special year as Samaritan celebrates 40 years of service in the community and 40 years of volunteers helping Samaritan fulfill its mission.

Samaritan’s volunteer needs have changed since the onset of the pandemic, but they still need help daily to provide meals to their guests. Currently, they need eight volunteers every day to help prepare and serve to-go lunches and two volunteers every evening to help with dinner preparation. For more information on volunteering, visit www.samaritanforsyth.org.

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‘Gone Fishing’

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Last weekend the B. Positive Movement, a local nonprofit geared toward helping young people reach their full potential, did its part to bring fathers and sons together with the Fathers and Sons Great Fishing Experience.

The event held at Kernersville Lake featured free food, games and prizes, fellowship, and of course fishing.

Brandon Horne, founder of the B. Positive Movement, said he started the fishing event after tak-

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The Fathers and Sons Great Fishing Experience held at Kernersville Lake brought local men and young boys together for a day of fishing and fun. ing his own son fishing.

Horne said fishing is a great way for fathers and sons to bond.

“I took my son fish-

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QEA partnering with Bee Geek, Inc. to launch Pharaoh IT Academy

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Quality Education Academy (QEA), is partnering with Bee Geek Inc., to launch the QEA Pharaoh IT Academy next school year.

The partnership is designed to help onboard a curriculum for high schoolers that blends STEM and technology into the different aspects of the learning environment in an attempt to increase student engagement while also introducing students to jobs and careers in STEM and technology. When discussing the partnership during an event last Friday, April 16, Dr. Elerod Morris II, founder of Bee Geek, Inc., said, the partnership is designed to “put an end to the cycle of injustice in Title I Schools.”

Morris, who is a former educator and head of the IT Academy at Carver High School, said as technology has evolved over the years, cell phones and other smart devices have become an extension of the user, and students are no different.

Instead of telling students to put their phones away in class, Morris said part of the Bee Geek curriculum model encourages teachers to incorporate the use of smart devices into the lesson. As an example, Morris suggested asking students to complete bell ringer assignments on Twitter or another social media platform.

“Our devices have become an extension of the user. It’s literally the first thing we touch in morning and the last thing we touch before bed,” Morris said while discussing Bee Geek with QEA faculty and staff.

“The phone is part of us,” he said. “We have all these rules and regulations where

we tell students they can’t have phones in the classroom … I was one of those teachers that allowed students to have phones in the classroom. It’s unorthodox I know, but it works as long as you know how to utilize the strategies and tools of digital literacy into the classroom.”

QEA will be the first school in Winston-Salem and the second in North Carolina to partner with Bee Geek. The nonprofit has partnered with schools in Bertie County, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Hatti, and Jamaica. Morris said through training and use of the “Smart E-Guide,” educators will learn how to use technology in the classroom effectively. After completing the entire program, seniors will also have the opportunity to graduate with up to four different certifications, along with their high school diploma.

QEA faculty and staff are expected to complete training for the new curriculum over the next three months and the Pharaoh IT Academy is expected to make its debut at the start of the 2021-2022 school year.

Quality Education Academy is a tuition-free public school serving scholars in kindergarten - 12th grades. Tonya Bellinger, QEA’s chief executive officer, said the focus for high school students at QEA is business and entrepreneurship, so the partnerships with Bee Geek Inc., made sense because there are so many opportunities in the field.

“There are so many areas in IT where students can branch out and have their own businesses. So we thought it was important to open that field up to our scholars so they can know what opportunities are there for them,” Bellanger said.

City Council apologizes, approves resolution for reparations commission

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

The Winston-Salem City Council has approved a resolution calling for federal and state action to establish a commission to study the issue of reparations for Black citizens and apologizing for the city’s participation in urban renewal programs.

The resolution, which passed 7-1 during the City Council meeting on Monday, April 19, is similar to resolutions passed in other N.C. municipalities last year after protests broke out across the country in response to the murder of George Floyd by law enforcement. Asheville, Buncombe County, Carrboro, Durham and Orange County have all passed resolutions relating to reparations for Black/African American citizens.

Assistant City Manager Tasha Logan Ford said the City Council started talks about reparations in August of 2020. At that

time they discussed what other cities were doing.

The council had a follow-up conversation last month, before the resolution was tabled for a vote on Monday.

The resolution includes six different components which include: 1. Apologizes for participation in slum clearance and urban renewal programs that while providing infrastructure that would allow the city to grow, did so at the expense of multiple successful Black businesses and homes.

2. Calls on the United States Congress to pass H.R. 40, which would establish a federal commission to study and develop a reparations proposal for Black/African Americans, which would examine the legacy of slavery and discrimination in the United States and make recommendations to Congress regarding remedies to address their lingering impacts.

3. Calls on the North Carolina General Assembly to pass similar legislation and complete a parallel process.

4. Calls on the African American Heritage Initiative to develop for publishing on the City’s website, a narrative about the history of the Black/ African American churches, businesses, neighborhoods, and cultural institutions that were lost to slum removal and urban renewal projects, such as the Cherry/Marshall Expressway, U.S. Highway 52, and what is now known as Salem Parkway.

5. Directs the City Manager to give, at a minimum, a bi-annual update to the City Council on the progress of work performed pursuant to this resolution.

6. Requests that the City Clerk forward copies of this resolution to the Governor of the State of North Carolina, the City of See Reparations on A4

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Party bus and tours have new option in the city

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Looking for an alternative to the traditional party or tour bus? Then Hook and Ladder Party Pumper might be what you’re looking for.

At first glance it may look like your typical fire engine. But upon further inspection, it’s the perfect vehicle to accommodate your event needs. The vehicle seats up to 10 and can be used for events.

“You grab nine of your friends because our capacity is groups of 10, so once you have your crowd, we are BYOB (Bring your own beer),” said Kevin Kevin McLaurin has brought the city of Winston-Salem McLaurin, owner/operator traditional party bus. of Hook & Ladder Party “They love the atPumper. “You can bring said ‘this is unique,’” said mosphere and I think the McLaurin about how he your own beverages and biggest compliment we came up with the idea.

“We we will meet at a brewery, and if you have your own had a great time and I ex- had was how cordial, nice playlist of music, we can changed information with and safe they felt and just stream that, or we can pro- the owner of that company being the center of attenand I felt like it would be a tion,” he said about some vide a playlist for you.

“Once we are on board, good idea to transplant that of the customer feedback. we take off and we have same business model here “Just downtown and riding around with people on different routes we take in in Winston-Salem.

Upon returning from downtown Winston-Salem for an hour and a half. As his trip, McLaurin immewe tour, we make frequent diately began his search stops at different bars and for a fire truck to begin breweries, so if our patrons the business. Within six would like to get off to buy months, he was able to another drink, they can locate a truck and have it do so, or if they want to renovated for tours.

McLaurin came up interact and mingle, they can do that also. We have with the name Hook & music, dancing and trivia Ladder by referencing games and it’s a good time one of the first all-Black with your friends. And fire brigades in the city of what better way to party Winston-Salem.

“A little known fact than on a fire truck.” is that one of the first allThe idea for Hook & Black fire brigades was Ladder came to McLaurin, who is a safety training the Hook & Ladder fire captain for the fire depart- company and we had the ment, last year while on Columbia Heights Fire vacation. He has worked Company also, so with the for the department for 13 historical context behind years. McLaurin has al- that, I kind of played off of ways had an entrepreneur- the historical relevancy,” ial spirit and this business he said. “And me being a venture was something he Black firefighter, I thought it would be cool to say felt he had to dive into.

“I visited one of my Hook & Ladder and have friends down in Miami, that theme keep going.”

So far, McLaurin has Florida, last year around the time of the Super Bowl received very positive and we were able to get feedback from his customon a party bus and this big ers, especially with how fire truck showed up and I unique the idea is.

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Winston-Salem Delegation to the North Carolina General Assembly and United States House of Representatives, and the North Carolina Delegation to the United States Senate.

When discussing the resolution, Mayor Pro Tempore Denise “DD” Adams said, “We’re right where we need to be along with other cities in North Carolina, cities across the country, as well as the present conversations being held at our Congress about reparations.”

Adams said she received a lot of emails over the past few months, but only about five were in opposition of reparations.

She said the resolution was the first step to getting Winston-Salem on the right page of history.

“I probably got about five that were against what this is about, and they felt they should not be held accountable for what was done hundreds of years ago. But I beg to differ,” Adams continued. “What we’re doing here is hoping to clear some minds and hearts. And hopefully get Winston-Salem on the right page of history and letting our public citizens, and the world know that we recognize our greatness didn’t just come by itself, our greatness came from sacrifice and work from a people that were not compensated for it.”

Councilmember Kevin Mundy, who represents the Northwest Ward, said he agreed with everything Adams said. “As a whitecounterpart who has benefited from all of the things Mayor Pro-Tempore just talked about, I echo everything she just said. If you read the resolution, this is not just talking about the 50s and 60s, this is talking about centuries of unfair treatment to Af-

rican Americans and to the Black population,” he said. “It is well past time for us to make an apology.”

Councilmember John Larson, who represents the South Ward, spoke and voted in support of the resolution, but not until after he let it be known that no one will be receiving any money if the resolution passed.

“Despite the term that is being used, there is no monetary component of this particular piece of action we’re taking tonight,” Larson said. “We’re in fact leaving that up to state and federal government to untangle and I think that’s where it needs to reside. I think the important thing about tonight is that we’re recognizing a legacy of injustice and inequality that existed not only during the Civil War, but the decades and generations that followed.”

The lone “No” vote from the council came from Councilmember Robert Clark, who represents the West Ward.

Clark said he has a hard time “demonizing” former council members for some of the actions they took, specifically the construction of Highway 52 and urban renewal, which destroyed neighborhoods in East Winston in the 1960s.

Clark noted that earlier this month, City Council voted to approve rezoning in East Winston to make room for mixedused properties and future development that could very well take hundreds of apartments away from people in need.

“I have a hard time demonizing people that sat in our seats in the 60s when we did the identical thing that we’re condemning them for as recently as two weeks ago,” Clark continued. “If it was wrong then, why is it right now?”

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a unique alternative to the the sidewalk talking to the people on the truck.”

McLaurin stated that a by-product of the truck is that more business is being funneled to downtown as a result of the tours.

“We are able to bring business to more local establishments downtown,

because we are able to introduce our clients to bars and breweries that they have never visited before and hopefully that establishment can maintain that,” he said.

McLaurin would like to add more trucks to their fleet soon, as well as expand their business model.

He stated Hook & Ladder also does birthday pull-ups for kids. He also has a goal of expanding to the Charlotte market to take advantage of their booming population as well.

McLaurin said he brought on another firefighter, Pat Davidson, to work alongside him as the operations manager in the business.

“He is a good guy with bar experience and an outgoing personality,” he said about Davidson. “I had to bring him on to have that extra set of eyes to bounce ideas off of and to help me run the show and make sure I am dotting the Is and crossing the Ts.”

For more information about Hook & Ladder Party Pumper, please visit www.hookandladder.club, or social media (Instagram and Facebook) at Hook and Ladder Party Pumper, and also via email at hookladdernc@gmail.com.

McLaurin wanted to thank Asst. City Manager, Damon Dequenne for his assistance in his business venture, the city- county public safety committee, and Jason Thiel of the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership. McLaurin stated that Hook & Ladder does not have any affiliation with the Winston-Salem Fire Department.

“I definitely wanted to give thanks to those that have helped me along the way,” he stated. “I am really excited to bring a unique experience to downtown Winston-Salem, because we have so much potential and I am just excited to contribute and be a part of the bigger picture.”

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Hospice is about living, not dying

BY OTTAMISSIAH “MISSY” MOORE

I’ve been a nurse for 33 years and have spent 25 of those years caring for people in hospice. In 2017, my son, Demitrice was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, and suddenly hospice came home. I knew we didn’t have a lot of time left together, and I wanted to spend every moment with my son. That’s why hospice was the right choice for Demitrice and our family.

On National Healthcare Decisions Day, I want to share the importance of compassionate death in the Black community, including hospice care. Hospice is a set of services designed to treat symptoms and side effects, improve quality of life, support families and address spiritual needs. It occurs during the last six months of life, after treatment of the life-limiting disease has stopped.

In the days after we chose hospice, a doctor, nurses, a social worker, and a chaplain visited our home and lent us the care and support that Demitrice needed to avoid suffering while being surrounded by loved ones. Because of hospice, I was able to focus on my son in his last days.

Those days were filled with watching movies and eating homemade chocolate chip cookies. Hospice meant that Demitrice could truly live until he died, and that every moment was spent with his loved ones. He also avoided the suffering associated with cancer because hospice reduced his symptoms and kept him comfortable.

There is evidence that Demitrice’s experience isn’t unique. Hospice and palliative care benefit thousands of people at the end of their lives, but Black people continue to utilize it at lower rates than their white counterparts.

A recent Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study found that 34.9% of Black study participants died using hospice services compared with 46.2% of white participants. This disparity echoes the disparities that occur throughout the lives of Black people, from being less likely to receive pain medications, to dying at higher rates in childbirth.

The causes of this disparity in hospice use are varied — from racism and unconscious bias to a lack of trust in the medical system. Black people are also less likely to fill out an advance directive, which speaks for a person when they can’t speak for themselves. The hospice workers helped us put Demitrice’s affairs in order and fill out an advance directive, including a chaplain who shared his spiritual wisdom.

But you don’t have to wait until you get sick to share your wishes for the end of life with your loved ones. National Healthcare Decisions Day is a time for families to discuss and consider their end-of-life options in the event that someone gets sick. The national nonprofit Compassion & Choices offers free tools and resources on planning for the end of life for individuals and their families, including an End of Life Decision Guide and Toolkit that walks you through the steps of identifying your wishes and conveying them to others.

I hope that Demitrice’s story helps others make decisions about their end-of-life care. He died surrounded by myself and my son, peacefully and at home.

Ottamissiah “Missy” Moore is a nurse, consultant & community activist based in Washington, DC.

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The crisis facing local publications You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone

Antionette Kerr Guest Columnist

From school boards to city councils, we depend on local news for information. But do we truly appreciate it?

As my first official job, the late Joe Sink hired me, a green 16-year-old, to answer phones in the circulation department of The Lexington Dispatch. I was drawn to the buzz in the newsroom.

Reporters were some of my early heroes. I wanted to be one so badly that I used to run across the room to the old-school fax machine waiting for the slow tick of a press release. I wanted to sit as close to the police scanner as possible, just so I could get the scoop on the latest activity. I eventually began writing a youth column for the paper and would hang around the newsroom at a time when there were more than a dozen reporters and photographers.

A few years ago, when I returned to newsrooms as a freelance writer, it was like a ghost town. Daily newspapers are far from perfect, but we rely on the coverage of everything from football games, government gatherings, school board meetings, church notes, and community interest ranging from weddings to obituaries. Local reporters work to bring us information about elections, candidates, courts and education that is essential to our democracy.

I’ve learned firsthand that deadlines pay no respect to holidays, hospital visits, weekends or family vacations.

But local publications are currently in a crisis. It’s not unique to papers across the country, as mentioned in the New York Times story, “How the Collapse of Local News Is Causing a ‘National Crisis.’”

"Newspapers publish fewer pages or less frequently or, in hundreds of cases across the country, are shuttered completely,” Julie Bosman wrote. “All of this has added up to a crisis in local news coverage in the United States that has frayed communities and left many Americans woefully uninformed, according to a report by PEN America ...”

Many of us can see now that local news is suffering. According to a recent Pew survey, 71% of Americans believe their local news outlets are doing well financially. But, according to that report, only 14% say they have paid for or donated money to a local news source in the past year. Advertising and subscriptions are low.

If anything, the pandemic proved more than ever that having someone bring the news into homes, on televisions, and even to your cell phone, is a luxury we’ve all learned to depend upon.

After working in the business in some way, shape or form, I decided to start a publishing company. People asked me and a longtime colleague, Kassaundra Lockhart, why we couldn’t just start our own paper. The answer was simple - “resources.”

For me, learning that my mom’s nursing home had an outbreak of COVID and that she was one of the patients, I was unsettled.

When I finally received notice, they mentioned trying to find a local news source to alert families of loved ones with no success. That’s when I spoke

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to my friend, Algenon Cash. He immediately saw a connection with our project and Kinston based BJ Murphy’s team at Magic Mile Media.

The MMM team in Kinston had experienced a similar news crisis a few years ago. They created a hyperlocal news model that we adapted to fit the needs of our local community in Davidson County. With their help, we launched a FREE source at Davidsonlocal.com on April 5. I often tell people it’s not a competition between other news services; we will publish stories that might not seem important from the outside looking in. We’re supportive of all local sources and our goal is to make local news better.

Truthfully, I cringe when local folks tell me they have canceled their subscriptions. I’ve also challenged government officials in meetings who brag about not reading local papers. After covering stories in rural communities in the eastern part of North Carolina, I’ve seen what “news deserts” look like. Elected officials and leaders have trouble reaching people, and on the other hand, there is very little accountability from local governments.

You don’t know what you've got until it’s gone.

I urge people to consider the words of the aforementioned national correspondent Bosman. “A vibrant, responsive democracy requires enlightened citizens, and without forceful

local reporting, they are kept in the dark,” the PEN America report said. "At a time when political polarization is increasing and fraudulent news is spreading, a shared fact-based discourse on the issues that most directly affect us is more essential and more elusive than ever.”

The Washington Post isn’t going to hold local politicians accountable.

Reporters will swoop in and provide two minutes of a story, whereas local reporters can revisit a story multiple times to make sure that we, the readers, fully understand it, along with what local impact it has.

The purpose of the local paper or station is to see, know, care about, and understand our neighbors in ways that assist them to educate, inform and engage the community.

The time is now to like, share and subscribe to local media sources. Looking around tells us if you don’t use local media, you could lose it. The Freedom of the Press was so important that the media was included in the First Amendment. If you don't support local news, be prepared to give that up. If you love local news … find a source and follow it closely!

Antionette Kerr is a media correspondent, copublisher of Davidsonlocal.com, and serves on the Black Empowerment Network statewide leadership committee.

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Black men and the criminal justice system have a contentious relationship Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist

Our relationship with the criminal justice system has always been fragmented and problematic. As Black men, we have been hung up and hijacked by a system that is unfavorable and unforgiving.

We live this reality every day.

We leave our homes oftentimes pessimistic and peeved at what we will find. The odds are stacked against us.

Receiving the benefit of the doubt is not an option for us.

Unfortunately, Black

men in America are always in danger of losing our lives. This is just the consequence of being an African American male.

The state of Minnesota has one of the largest malls in America, yet the focus on this state is not about shopping malls and sales.

It is on murder and manslaughter.

The case against former police officer, Derek Chauvin, is now over two weeks old. It was finally decided this past Tuesday with a guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin. As unsettled as the nation is about that case, there is another case involving the police and a Black man.

In Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Daunte Wright was shot and killed by officer Kim Potter.

Brooklyn Center is Minnesota’s most diverse

city. It did not matter.

Officer Potter is a veteran with 26 years of police experience. The incident happened on April 12 and she resigned shortly thereafter.

I do not know what’s going on with the police and Black men these days.

This officer shot him instead of tasing him.

Was it a mistake? If you ask her, it was.

Here is the problem in my opinion: The police officer in question was not a rookie. She was a seasoned police professional who had undergone countless hours of training on when to use her weapon and her taser.

What happened?

Did the years of preparation and training suddenly go awry in the decisionmaking moment?

Was it his blackness or

her fear that took over?

Only former officer Potter can answer those questions.

What are we left with now? The scene is all too familiar.

The family of Daunte Wright is grieving and will be grieving for a lifetime.

Daunte Wright was 20 years old.

Katie Wright, his mother, said, “Justice isn’t even a word to me.”

That sentiment is shared by Black families who have lost boys and men at the hands of the police.

Reports say that Daunte Wright called his mother when he was stopped by the police. That was the last time she spoke to him.

This young man who still had a lot of living to do was stopped for expired

license plates. How does a stop for expired license plates turn into a death?

It is tragic and terrifying beyond words.

The chief of police, Tim Gannon, has also resigned.

Did Potter and Gannon resign before they were fired? Were they protecting their pensions knowing the circumstances were not in their favor?

I believe so.

Kim Potter has since been arrested and charged with second degree manslaughter.

The televised killings of these two African American men prompt us to ask ourselves: Will things get any better?

We have talks with our children and grandchildren about what to do when stopped by the police.

That is what we do if you are Black.

If we comply with the

police, that ends up bad. If we do not comply with the police, that ends up bad, too.

While some may disagree with this question, I believe it is a fair question. Do white people have conversations with their children about what to do when stopped by the police?

Oh, America, we must find some answers. If not, doom and gloom will continue to be at our doorstep.

It may be at mine today and at yours tomorrow.

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

2021Fair Housing: Restoring HUD rules and revenues Nearly $9 billion boost in discretionary funds to support CDBG, homelessness

CHARLENE CROWELL

Guest Columnist Although the month of April is annually observed as Fair Housing Month, the reality for Black America and other people of color is that housing has not significantly changed since the 1968 federal enactment of the Fair Housing Act. Its enactment came seven days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had strongly advocated fair and open housing.

But 53 years after an historic enactment, race and place remain the determining factors of who is allowed the opportunity to build wealth, as well as to share wealth’s financial advantages across family generations.

What makes this year’s observance more hopeful are renewed efforts by both President Biden and Congress to correct decades’ long denials of full access to the American Dream.

For the first time in more than four years, the nation’s president committed his Administration to the active pursuit of fair housing. Beginning with a memorandum coinciding with his inauguration, on January 26 President Biden directed the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to “as soon as practicable, take all steps necessary to examine the effects of” the Trump Administration’s 2020 repeal of two key housing rules issued by the Obama Administration: the 2013 Disparate Impact Standard and the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.

On Inauguration Day, the U.S. Senate had not yet taken action on many cabinet-level agencies.

“This is not only a mandate to refrain from

discrimination,” stated President Biden on Jan. 26, “but a mandate to take actions that undo historic patterns of segregation and other types of discrimination and that afford access to long-denied opportunities.”

The “disparate impact” standard for proving discrimination helps to ensure that lenders, insurers, governments and others covered by the 1968 Fair Housing Act, to analyze their policies and eliminate those that disproportionately hurt certain groups without justification. Similarly, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) legally requires that federal agencies, as well as recipients of federal funds, to actively address and work to eliminate housing discrimination and segregation.

“Systemic discrimination continues to limit housing opportunity for Black and brown communities and stunts our country’s economic growth,” said Nikitra Bailey, executive vice president with the Center for Responsible Lending. “Reinstating the original Disparate Impact and AFFH rules will move us closer to achieving a more just society where everyone has access to opportunity. Moreover, given the large amounts of federal funding subject to the AFFH requirement being distributed, there is an urgency to restore the rule’s obligations on jurisdictions.”

Only a month following her March 13 U.S. Senate confirmation, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge acted on the President’s direction and announced steps to restore both fair housing rules gutted by the Trump Administration. HUD has submitted the rules to the Office of Management for regulatory review. Once OMB completes its review, the revised rules will be published in the Federal Register.

As much as fair housing regulations are needed, adequate funding to support HUD programs determine how many low-andmoderate income people can actually receive housing assistance.

On April 9 and exercising presidential authority for discretionary spending, $68.7 billion was awarded to HUD for fiscal year (FY) 2022. This nearly $9 billion increase above 2021 funding levels will boost revenues for programs delivering direct services. All of these monies are bonus funds that will be augmented by other funding made available through the annual budgetary process.

“President Biden’s FY22 discretionary funding request turns the page on years of inadequate and harmful spending requests and instead empowers HUD to meet the housing needs of families and communities across the country. I am particularly pleased that the request proposes more than $30 billion to expand housing vouchers to an additional 200,000 low-income families,” noted HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge.

The bulk of these funds are dedicated to expanding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program by $3.8 billion. CDBG is one of the department’s most valued programs and has benefitted over the years from bipartisan support due to its focus on local priorities to remedy housing ills.

Similarly, $3.5 billion in discretionary revenues will be dedicated to resolving homelessness.

After more than a year of challenges wrought by COVID-19, the risk of losing housing looms even larger today. Preserving affordable housing and homelessness prevention are key pulse points for many local communities.

Other HUD programs that will expand due to the discretionary funding include: Housing choice

vouchers, also known as Section 8 housing, that augments monthly rental cost in the private housing market and serves low-tomoderate income families; and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program that serves elderly and persons with disabilities with permanently affordable housing.

Fair housing is also emerging as a priority item on Capitol Hill lawmakers.

On April 13, the U.S. Senate Banking and Urban Affairs Committee convened a hearing entitled, “Separate and Unequal: The Legacy of Racial Discrimination in Housing.”

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown’s opening statement as committee chair set the tone for the forum.

“As my friend Joyce Beatty said recently, we cannot change our history,” noted Sen. Brown.

“But we can learn from it, and we can build a far better future – one that brings us closer to making our founding ideals real for everyone. Fair housing took longer to pass through Congress than voting rights, desegregation of public spaces, and even equal opportunities for employment.”

Expert testimony provided startling data and calls for changes that will make real the promises of fair housing.

Testifying on behalf of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Richard Rothstein, its Senior Fellow Emeritus, candidly assessed America’s lack of fair housing and the consequences of it.

Since its founding in 1940 by the late Thurgood Marshall, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, achieve racial justice through litigation, advocacy and public education.

In housing, LDF works to combat racial segregation and promote racial integration and opportunity.

As an example of federal discriminatory prac-

tices, Rothstein cited the example of Levittown, a mass-produced post World War II suburb of 17,000 homes that sold for $7,990 with a 0% down payment for veterans. Despite the guarantees of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, more commonly known as the G.I. Bill, Black veterans were denied loans and suburbs remained all-white.

This discrimination was long sustained, even though the G.I. Bill guaranteed a range of benefits to veterans that spanned education, unemployment, and loans to purchase homes, farms or businesses.

“Despite the homeownership boom in the 1950s and 1960s, which sent homeownership rates in the U.S. from 30 to 60%, 98% of the loans approved by the federal government between 1934 and 1968 went to white applicants,” testified Rothstein.

“By guaranteeing affordable mortgages for white families and excluding Black families or limiting Black families to purchase in less economically advantageous neighborhoods, the government created, encouraged, and reinforced intense residential racial segregation throughout the nation,” continued Rothstein.

“White flight,” or the creation of white suburbs, was also undergirded by massive federal investments in the construction of the interstate highway system.

The federal government often took possession of homes and land in Black communities by claiming eminent domain in order to construct highways as physical barriers between white neighborhoods and areas with a large presence of African Americans or communities of color.”

Also testifying at the Senate hearing was Lisa Rice, president and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance, the country’s only national non-profit

civil rights agency dedicated to eliminating all forms of housing discrimination and ensuring equitable housing opportunities for all.

“In this nation, where you live matters,” said Rice. “Your address determines almost everything about you - your chances of graduating from high school or college, getting arrested, net worth, income, ability to own a home, credit score and how long you will live. Your zip code is a better determinant of your health than your genetic code. Segregation creates a built-in inequitable environment where resources and opportunities get concentrated in predominantly white communities and are sparsely located in communities of color. … It is the bedrock of inequality in America because neighborhoods of color are more likely to have poorly resourced schools and fewer amenities like healthcare facilities, grocery stores, green spaces, and bank branches.

But communities of color are more likely to have hazardous and toxic waste plants and more polluted land, air, and water.”

“When you look at our residential and lending patterns, we are a century behind where we need to be. … The bias in our markets is not a bug but a feature.

They were built that way and intended to operate in a discriminatory fashion.

They will continue to do so until we make systemic and cultural changes,” concluded Rice.

In other words, race all too often determines ‘place.’ And place remains a key determinant in life.

Real fair housing can and must be the difference and the change.

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

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Elite Skincare owner: ‘I wanted to create a safe product for my baby and yours.’ entire store, which makes you feel right at home.

If you’re busy and don’t have time to choose the right products, she’ll put a system together to fit your lifestyle, “All you have to do is call and set up an appointment. When you get there, I will do the rest. I also do curbside service as well,” said the mother and wife of seven years. “My ultimate goal is to help my customers take care of themselves and be mindful of the importance of selfcare. Everyone needs to make time for themselves and enjoy those moments,” shared Shonna.

Southeast Middle and Glenn High School should be very proud to have this phenomenal woman as one of their representatives.

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“My parents always taught me to be kind to everyone, no matter how they treat you. It’s not your role to handle them. Your role is to be their light, because you never know what someone is going through or been through. Give everyone love, because love conquers all. That’s the same love that I greet my customers with when they come into my store,” said Shonna Oglesby. owner of my Business of the Month, Elite Skincare, located at 25 E. Clemmonsville Road in Winston-Salem. Open Friday and Saturday 1-6 p.m. Call 336-365-6588 or email EliteSkincare00@ gmail.com, IG and Facebook @iameliteskincare.

Shonna Oglesby started her business in 2010 for all the right reasons: To protect babies’ skin and keep them looking absolutely adorable.

“I had my daughter in 2010 and I wanted to make a product that was safe for her, and other babies. So, I learned about essential oils, plant-based skin butters, and other products. I actually started mixing the different ingredients until I found what I needed,” Oglesby explained. “Elite Skincare has something for men, women and children. And you don’t need to use much to give your skin the moisture it needs.

And it’s chemical free,” said Shonna.

Before selling her skincare products, Shonna would give it to family and friends and the feedback was extremely positive.

“They loved it! Everyone would tell me that I need to sell it, and it snowballed from there. I’ve always done some type of craft,” she continued. “When I was a child, I would make beaded bracelets, necklaces, and I even had a candy store that my mama and daddy help me put togethSubmitted photo er. So, I’ve always had the Shonna Oglesby, owner of Elite Skincare in Winston-Salem hustle in me. I always tell me know if it helped her people, the vision led me; I condition. It did! Now she didn’t lead it,” she shared. brags to her family, friends Elite Skincare’s signaand coworkers about our ture product is body butter. skin salve. She didn’t have “Our body butters glides to use much and now her onto your skin and absorbs skin is back to normal. the moisture, and your skin “I’m not only here to will look and feel amazing sell my products, but I the entire day. We have want to make sure they’re something for all skin beneficial to your skin contypes, because we want to dition. Our skin salves are make sure people get what amazing! If you have ecthey need,” said Shonna. zema, it will lighten your Elite Skincare also cardark spots, and it’s had a ries organic foot soap and very quick turnaround for balms, which sells out everyone that’s used it. quickly. The foot balms People also use it when are popular with both men they have itchy feet and and women. The lip balms it stops the itching almost are a big hit as well. “Our immediately. It locks in gentle washes are gentle the moisture so you don’t enough for toddlers, behave to worry about it itchcause I use rose water for ing all day,” said Shonna the wash. I make the rose Oglesby. water from scratch, mixed Elite Skincare has a with castile oils, with no vendor that sells handadditives or scents. Our crafted masks and the store skin salves were just inhas a mask mist to keep it troduced in March and it’s smelling fresh. “And the already flying off the shelf, mist keeps the mask from because it helps with dry irritating your skin,” said skin conditions such as ecShonna. zema. I can’t keep it in the As a teacher, I wear store. Our foot balm kits my mask all day, so I love are a big hit as well, and it Elite Skincare’s mask mist. comes with the scrubber, I joked with Shonna about so you can do your very how the mist keeps me own pedicure at home. Our from smelling that mornfacial care kit comes with ing and all-day breath. a tea tree soap, a facial Shonna shared that cream and toner,” said the when Elite Skincare was business owner. only a vision, her family With the COVID-19 and friends were always surge, wearing a facemask there for support. “They shouldn’t be an option; it’s still come to vendor events a must. But in some cases, with me, to pass out sammasks will cause dry skin. ples and whatever else is “It does! One customer needed. I couldn’t have shared how she has to wear done this without them,” her mask all day and the said Shonna. area covered by the mask Her positive energy is became extremely dry and contagious and her smile began peeling. So, I sugwill warm any heart. As gested our facial care kit soon as you walk into the and a couple months later Thank you for doing the work to slow the spread of COVID-19. door, she has a way of she sent me an email about Until enough of us are protected by the vaccine, we need to making you feel special. how smooth and beautiful “I treat everyone like famkeep protecting each other. her skin looks and feels. ily,” said Shonna. When “Another customer you meet Shonna, it’s covid19.ncdhhs.gov complained about how the evident why she has so mask makes her sweat a many repeat customers. lot and causes her skin to Many of them have been flare up. It also triggered there since 2010. When her eczema to flare up as you make an appointment well. I gave her one of our for a consultation, Shonna skin salve products and will give you a tour of the asked her to call me to let

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N.C. prisons running out of people willing to be vaccinated JORDAN WILKIE CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS

A year after the more than 460-case outbreak at Neuse Correctional Institution in Goldsboro became one of the biggest hot spots for COVID-19 at the time, the N.C. Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reporting only 18 active cases of the disease across all 55 state prisons, in addition to 139 staff members who are currently off the job for testing positive or being exposed to an active case.

Since the pandemic began, more than 10,000 confirmed cases have occurred among people incarcerated in North Carolina state prisons and another 3,828 cases among staff. Since January, about half of the more than 42,000 people who live or work in the state’s prisons have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Now, DPS is reducing vaccines and slowing the rate at which it is vaccinating its staff and people in prison. The reason, prison spokesperson Brad Deen said, is that after vaccinating almost 22,400 people, fewer incarcerated people or prison staff are left who want to be vaccinated.

Over two weeks, starting April 5, DPS accepted only 1,500 first doses of the Moderna vaccine the state Department of Health and Human Services offered, half of what DPS received every week since late March. Prisons continue to distribute 3,000 second doses of the vaccine each week. The slowdown in vaccinations could hurt people in the prison system by delaying a return to more normal operations, which both prison staff and incarcerated people have said they want, or by put-

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Inmates at Neuse Correctional Institution walk outside behind fences in Goldsboro on May 15, 2020. The prison had reported three inmate deaths and 467 positive tests out of 702 inmates tested since May 7, 2020. ting staff and incarcerated people at risk of illness if they return too quickly.

If the goal is to limit potential outbreaks, using vaccines to reach herd immunity, or “community immunity,” the point at which enough people in a group are immune to a disease that its spread is limited, could help. But a 50% vaccination rate in the prisons is likely too low for that, according to Dr. Chris Beyrer, public health and human rights professor at Johns Hopkins University.

“Vaccines have multiple roles. One is to protect the individual. The second is to really have a role in reducing transmission and that probably isn’t high enough to really achieve the kind of public health protections we want to see

where we really reduce transmission overall.”

“The most important thing is going to be able to communicate with their family members,” said Sandra Hardee, executive director of the advocacy group NC-CURE. “Not having visitation privileges, and having them be so limited during this pandemic, has been really hard on these men and women.”

But restrictions will not fully ease, and the risk of outbreaks will continue, until more people are vaccinated, according to both DPS policy and the opinions of experts like Beyrer.

To date, 6,500 prison staff members are partially vaccinated, which is just under 50% of the workforce. DPS is not tracking data on which staff mem-

bers are getting vaccinated, according to Deen, so it is not clear what the vaccination rates are for the medical staff or corrections officers who actually work face-to-face with incarcerated people, as opposed to administrators and other staff who may have a more removed role.

Now, DPS is running out of other volunteers to take the shot due to hesitancy among both incarcerated people and prison staff, which follows similar trends in other prison systems. Not vaccinating is a risky decision and one that affects others, because people who vaccinate also make the people around them safer.

In a December interview with The New York Times, Dr. Anthony Fauci,

the chief medical adviser to both Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, said he estimates achieving community immunity will take close to 90% immunity across the population, significantly higher than what many public health experts had previously estimated.

At the current pace of vaccination of 800 first doses per week, it would take another seven months for N.C. prisons to reach 90% vaccination rates, assuming enough people would volunteer to take the vaccine and the population remained the same. Thousands of people are booked into and released from prison each month.

Even though Beyrer thinks 50% vaccination is not enough, he also said

many activities like family visitation could likely resume safely, given continued safety measures like mask wearing, three-foot social distancing and proper hygiene. Other medical experts also say visitors should be vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours of arriving at the prison.

As prisons bring in new staff and newly incarcerated people, DPS should strongly encourage them to get vaccinated, Beyrer said, even if the department cannot mandate it.

The more people there are without immunity, the more they put themselves, and everyone around them, at risk.

Forsyth County Baptist Training Institute SUBMITTED ARTICLE

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge ...” (Hosea 4:1)).

For your knowledge and spiritual wellbeing, the 67th Forsyth Countywide Baptist Training Institute presents “Faith that Looks to God’s Power.”

The study book for the sessions is “God’s Power to Help Hurting People,” by Colleen Birchette, Ph.D. The institute will be held Monday, April 26, through Thursday, April 29, 6-8 p.m. nightly.

This year’s institute will be a virtual event with nine concurrent classes.

Each class will observe proper meeting etiquette throughout, and will be taught by outstanding spiritual instructors as follows: Senior Missionary, Ms. Sheila Sullivan; Missionary Youth, Rev. Michelle Montgomery-Hudson, will be pre-recorded on YouTube channel, “Youth

After God’s Own Heart”; Young Adult Missionary, Rev. Dr. Charlotte Leach; Pastors and Ministers, Rev. Ronald Speas; Deacon, Deacon Christopher Brooks; Sunday School, Minister Velma McCloud; Ushers, Rev. Dr. James Lewis; Trustees, Trustee Reggie Hall; and Health

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some quality time, enjoy each other’s company and just bond. My son and I were able to bond and it was just a great experience … and I felt like so many other fathers could benefit from this.”

After helping a few young men get comfortable with their fishing rods, Kevin Carter praised Horne and the B. Positive Team for hosting the event.

Photo by Tevin Stinson Carter said he fell in love More than a dozen men and boys participated in the Fathers and Sons Great Fishing with fishing after going Experience at Kernersville Lake last weekeend. with his father when he

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ment manager for Senior Services, said in an email that instead of their annual Volunteer Appreciation luncheon, they thanked their volunteers with a Volunteer Appreciation Drivethru event sponsored by Modern Chevrolet, Golden Corral, Krispy Kreme, and Richard and Mary Hill.

“We provided our wonderful volunteers with coffee and Krispy Kreme doughnuts while they remained in their cars. Staff from all of our departments created handmade signs expressing how much we appreciate volunteers and the kindness they exhibit to the older adults we serve.

Staff waved and cheered volunteers while they drove through our parking

lot,” said Beck.

Beck also mentioned that the pandemic forced a change to their Mealson-Wheels program which transitioned in March 2020 to delivering a box of five frozen meals once a week to clients, delivered with as little contact as possible to keep volunteers and clients safe. She said, “We look forward to our return to daily hot meal

delivery beginning May 3, as a result of lower infection numbers and the increasing number of community members who are getting vaccinated.” Beck said they are looking to add more volunteers. “We are grateful for the large number of kind people who have already volunteered ... We have been able to fill over 150 routes in the last month, but we

and Wellness, Ms. Sharon Roberts.

Rev. Dr. Lester Boyd, Friendship Baptist Church, is host pastor and nightly inspirational speaker. Ms. Nancy Green is institute director.

Please join us by phone, computer or tablet: Meeting I.D.

86810551137, passcode 085418, (Dial) Phone in # 1-301-715-8592. For your convenience, please go to fcbaptisttraining.info@ gmail.com and request the zoom link for classes.

was younger; and when he brought his own son to the first Fathers & Sons Great Fishing Experience in 2019, he fell in love with it too.

“This is a wonderful event and I told Brandon that,” Carter said. Since the first event my son has been asking me when we would go fishing again. He really enjoyed it the first time.”

Antonio Stevenson, founder of My Brother’s Second Chance, a local mentoring program for young men, also applauded Horne for his efforts.

“When it comes to giving back and setting an example for the next generation Brandon is the future in the community,” he said.

To wrap up the event, Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough delivered a few words of encouragement to the group.

For more information on the B-Positive Movement, email Brandon Horne at bpositivemovement18@gmail.com. You can also visit Bpostive Movement on Facebook.

still need more volunteers (especially on Thursdays and Fridays).” Deliveries are weekdays between the hours 9:45 a.m. to noon and usually take about 90 minutes. You can volunteer with a friend, spouse, or child. You can deliver when it works with your schedule, once a week, once a month, or anything in-between.” For more information on volunteer-

ing, visit www.seniorservicesinc.org.

Volunteers are vital to making our community a great place to live. As you encounter a volunteer this week – or any time – please take a moment to thank them for their time and service.

THURSDAY, April 22, 2021

Also Religion, Community News, and Classifieds Timothy Ramsey Sports Columnist

Criticism of Justin Fields is nothing new for Black quarterbacks Justin Fields, the former Ohio State quarterback, began the season as the unquestioned secondbest quarterback in this draft class. As the season progressed, he did nothing that would warrant him being downgraded from his position. He led the Buckeyes to the College Football Playoff Championship game losing 49-28 to a loaded Alabama team and now three months later, his stock is dropping. This seems to be par for the course for a lot of Black quarterbacks.

There was no bad news about Fields during the season and the months following the end of the season. Now that the draft is quickly approaching, there have been a few reports about Fields that paint him in a negative light, and quarterbacks such as Trey Lance, Zach Wilson and Mac Jones have seemingly leapfrogged him in several mock drafts.

The most notable of the criticism came from former NFL quarterback and analyst Dan Orlovsky.

Orlovsky was appearing on “The Pat McAfee Show” and McAfee asked him why Fields’ stock has been dropping in mock drafts.

Orlovsky shared that he had heard that teams are concerned about Fields’ work ethic, although he doesn’t necessarily agree with the reports.

“One, I have heard that he is a last-guy-in, firstguy-out type of quarterback, like not the maniacal work ethic. I’ve even heard it compared to Justin Herbert, where it was like, dude, when Justin Herbert showed up, he was like a psychopath when it came to working and getting ready for the draft. Or even at school, like, ‘Give me more, I want to work non-stop.’ And I’ve heard that there are issues with Justin Fields’ work ethic.

“The second thing is … where is his desire to go be a great quarterback?

I think that there’s a desire to be a big-time athlete, from what is expressed to me, but where is his desire to be a great quarterback? And to be great, you gotta be willing to find the things that you are not good at and just freaking grind on them,” Orlovsky said to McAfee.

Now these are not Orlovsky’s words, but they are things that were expressed to him. Either way, I find it highly irresponsible for Orlovsky to have said that about Fields to McAfee. For him to be so careless about what he said could negatively impact Fields’ status in the draft and potentially cost See Justin on B6

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The Glenn Bobcats concluded their season with a playoff loss to David W. Butler in

the first round of the 4A playoffs by the score of 42-7. After losing so many talented players from last year’s team, many people had the Bobcats written off for the year. They overcame several hurdles throughout the year and

have set the table for a successful season next year as they are not losing too many seniors from the team.

Furies multi-sport athlete headed to the next level

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Forsyth Country Day School is sending yet another athlete to the next level to further his education and fulfill his dream of playing college sports.

Jay Mitchell will be heading to Converse College in the fall to play basketball and track and field.

Converse, located in Spartanburg, S.C., is a formerly all-girls college and is just now starting a men’s basketball program and Mitchell wanted to attend to help grow the program from the ground up.

“Converse was an allgirls school up until this year and with the coach reaching out to me to play for his program next year, I was very interested in being able to start a foundation for a program,” said Mitchell.

Mitchell’s father, James, also played basketball on the collegiate level and was his basketball coach as a youth. Mitchell says he was inspired to play the game because of his father.

It wasn’t until high school when Mitchell realized that he had basketball talent beyond high school.

He began to grow more into his body and felt as

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Jay Mitchell will be heading to Converse College in the fall to play basketball. though he was getting better each time he stepped foot onto the court. His athleticism also began to blossom around that time as well, he said.

“My jumping ability is obviously my best ability, because I can jump over anybody that is in my way,“ he said. “My basketball IQ is also very high,

so that is also one of my best qualities.”

Mitchell attended West Forsyth for his first three years of high school. He reclassed following his junior year and concluded high school with the Furies. He feels his game has progressed steadily throughout his prep career, especially with the added

responsibility that has been continually placed on his shoulders.

“I have been placed in a position of leadership, so a lot of my teammates look up to me and I just had to perform at my best at all costs,” he continued.

“I lead the team in scoring, and I am one of the best defensive players on most of the teams that I play on and I am always willing to take over on all levels at all aspects of the game.”

Mitchell says his game is not perfect, so one of his goals is to work on his ball-handling skills to make him an even more dynamic player on the next level.

Mitchell has no apprehension about leaving home to be on his own in college. He is eager to take on a new challenge and has set high expectations for himself on and off the court. He plans to major in sports management and marketing.

“I expect to get in there and handle my business on and off the court,” he went on to say. “I just want to try and make an impact and get involved by being a team player.”

With his exceptional leaping ability, Mitchell figured he would try out for the track and field team

in the jumping events. His plan was to start last year, but with the pandemic shutting down all spring sports, he had to wait until this year to give it a try.

“Throughout my high school career, a lot of people were telling me that I should go out and give it a shot,” he said about trying track and field. “So, I finally gave in and listened to them and just wanted to go out there and see what I could do.”

Mitchell participates in the long jump, triple jump and the high jump. It is the high jump where he shines the most. Mitchell has already set the school record by jumping 6’8” in the high jump and is already one of the best jumpers in the state of North Carolina. His goal is to break the long and triple jump records as well before the end of the season.

“I knew I could jump and I just kind of set the goal of breaking the school record before I graduated high school,” he said.

“After I did it, I was told that I was first in the state, first in the conference, and number 13 in the country.”

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at Converse about competing in both sports. They have given him the goahead to try and compete in both, he said.

Mitchell’s parents, Sherri and James, were honored for their son to be offered a full scholarship and they are eager to see what he can do on the collegiate level in the classroom, as well as with

sports.

“We are eternally grateful, and we are so excited that he was finally able to make a decision, because we realize what a golden opportunity this is,” said Mrs. Mitchell.

“There are many athletes that excel at many sports, so for him (Jay) to get an opportunity to be able to go to the next level and pay for his education by doing something that he loves is just phenomenal

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Mr. Mitchell says he has seen the talent in his son for a few years, but it wasn’t until Jay began to really “get serious” about the sport that he really began to blossom.

The Mitchells are confident that they have instilled in Jay all the tools he needs to succeed in college. They are eager to see him compete and fulfill his dream.

“In the classroom I

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certainly see him continuing to excel,” Mrs. Mitchell said. “Converse is very similar to Forsyth Country Day in that they have a small family environment and the classes are small.”

Mr. Mitchell added, “I expect him to excel on and off the court and to go down and work hard and do what he is supposed to do to be successful. That’s what I expect from him once he gets there.”

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A Plea for Restoration Scriptures: Lamentations 5 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Understand why the writer of Lamentations pleaded with God for the restoration of Israel; *Sense the writer’s feelings over the oppression of his nation; *Pray for and engage in restoration of broken relationships with God. Background: Jewish tradition points to Jeremiah, “the weeping prophet,” as the writer of Lamentations.

It’s a sad book written at a sad time and expresses the pain of sin’s consequences. Lamentations has much pain and suffering, but Jeremiah reminds us still of the faithfulness of God. He tells of God’s warning to His people if they turned from Him, and His mercies in their repentance.

Lesson: “Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us; …” Jeremiah summarizes the hardships of the people and the nation’s disgrace. He recounts that their special status had been taken – “Our inheritance” – the land granted to Israel, now given to strangers, there is no rest noted in verses 3-5. For greater detail read chapter four. The sovereignty of God is absolute - but Jeremiah knows that God in His sovereignty does not eliminate calamity (verses 1-5).

“Our fathers sinned and are no more; and we must bear their guilt.” Israel has a long history of rebelling against God and that rebellion is the cause of their current catastrophe - captivity and enslavement (70 years).

Consequently, the proper ordering of society is destroyed – the work of women, slaves and prisoners is now forced on the young men (verses 8-13).

Jeremiah knows the people deserve the judgment they are suffering and they admit their guilt and acknowledge the consequences at hand – “Woe to us that we have sinned!” (verses16-18).

“But You, O Lord, are enshrined forever, …” Jeremiah again recognizes the sovereign rule of God and begged that He not ignore the cries of His people (verses 19-20). “Take us back … renew our days,” - Jeremiah knows it is only the Lord who can alleviate the disaster of Israel - “renew our days as of old” – they want to be great among nations again - a great people (verse 21).

But is God so angered to the point where He remains separated from His people? “Take us back” … let us come back; … (verse 22). A lea of urgency in the call for God’s remembrance and divine mercy. The text ends there, but Lamentations reminds us that there is always hope for God’s people. Sin brings pain and tears, but God is always ready to show mercy when we repent and return to Him. (The UMI Annual Commentary 20202021, The Jewish Study Bible, The Jesus Bible, The Tony Evans Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: How can we accept responsibility before God and others for our sins and turn around to do what pleases Him? Application: Lamentations ends with a plea “Restore us to yourself.” As a people, we have survived the atrocities of slavery, segregation, and systematic injustice with God as our source of strength. We must continue to pass down the heritage of how to strategically fight and pray – working across the generations – to realize the true transformation and restoration God promises when we look to Him. (UMI). We must remember nothing can separate God’s people from His love. (Romans 8:35-39).

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What is God’s definition of manhood? It’s the only one that matters.

New book by Tim Clinton, “Take It Back,” explores reclaiming biblical masculinity: The heart and strength of being a man.

LYNCHBURG, Va.— Around 970 BC, as King David’s time on earth was drawing to a close, his son, Solomon, was waiting, listening and grieving by his father’s side. Of all the things David could have said to his son, he began with: “I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man.”

David, the giant-slayer, the warrior-king and a man after God’s own heart, knew that effective leadership began with the foundation of being a man.

In their new book, ”Take It Back: Reclaiming Biblical Masculinity - The Heart and Strength of Being a Man,” Dr. Tim Clinton and Max Davis write that the type of manhood David was talking about didn’t simply happen as a result of testosterone and the ability to wield a sword – it was all about God’s definition of manhood, not man’s definition.

“King Saul, who reigned before David, possessed these human qualities, but he was not a man after God’s heart,” Clinton says. “He had the physical statute, was charismatic, handsome and a great warrior, but he let his ego, pride, and self-sufficiency lead to his fall. Saul had many ‘toxic’ characteristics and behaviors that were not repented of and submitted to God. “David, on the other hand, was talking to his son, Solomon, about manhood that was to be demonstrated and proven by godly character,” Clinton adds. “In short, proving himself a man meant Solomon was to embrace God’s definition of manhood and to be strong in the face of adversity. David understood that Israel’s many enemies, from without and within, would be launching full-frontal attacks against them. Solomon would need to man-up by making godly choices. To lead efficiently, he needed

to see God as his source, not his own strength.”

David understood that as Israel’s new leader, Solomon would need to take a stand, leading the people in keeping God’s ways. His leadership of Israel, however, had to begin with his own personal integrity before God. David’s deathbed exhortation continued to his son: “And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn.”

According to David, Clinton says, Solomon proving himself a man and being an effective leader started with embracing God’s plan and walking in His ways. David related authentic manhood to serving God. “The same is true today,” Clinton writes. “For

men to impact the culture around them, their circles of influence and their families, they must embrace God’s true definition of manhood and masculinity.

You don’t have to accept mainstream media’s or some liberal organization’s label of who you are, and you certainly don’t have to accept the mischaracterized version of traditional masculinity – but instead you must accept the absolute truth of what God’s Word says about you.

“The great need of our culture today is not for more talented men or more successful men, but for men of character with hearts that follow hard after God. They have taken up David’s challenge to Solomon to ‘be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man’ and understand what it means. Yes, God is looking for a man. Will He find you?”

In “Take It Back,” Clinton, president of the American Association

of Christian Counselors (AACC), challenges readers to reject the culture’s redefinition and seek biblical examples of true manhood. Fast-paced, filled with relevant, biblical stories of godly men like David and Nehemiah, and contemporary stories of godly men like George Foreman and Tim Tebow, “Take It Back” empowers men to be who God created them to be and to impact the culture that is in desperate need of their influence. Study and discussion questions at the end of each chapter make “Take It Back” a perfect resource for men’s Bible studies and small groups.

Dr. Tim Clinton, EdD, LPC, LMFT, is president of AACC, the largest and most diverse Christian counseling association in the world. Dr. Clinton also serves as co-host of “Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk,” heard on nearly 1400 radio outlets daily.

Licensed as a professional counselor and as a marriage and family therapist, Dr. Clinton is recognized as a world leader in mental health and relationship issues and spends much of his time working with Christian leaders and professional athletes. He has authored or edited nearly 30 books. Dr. Clinton and his wife, Julie, have two children, and a granddaughter.

Max Davis is the author of over 30 books that have been featured in USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly, Bible Gateway, and on The Today Show and The 700 Club. He holds degrees in journalism and biblical studies. In addition to his own works, he’s done a variety of collaboration projects with highly notable leaders.

“Take It Back” was released on April 6 by Charisma House, which publishes books that challenge, encourage, teach and equip Christians.

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

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

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

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

All are welcome to join us for Zoom (virtual) Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Our Pastor, Dr. Hunt, will be the teacher. The Zoom Link: https://us02web.

zoom.us/j/89195349778 or Dial-In Mtg #: 1 301 715 8592 ID#: 89195349778#.For additional information, please call 336-699-3583 or visitwww.newbirthworshipcenter.org or visit our Facebook page.

April 22 Zoom event “Developing a Moral Imagination: Where Do We Go from Here?” will be presented on Zoom by Michael Robinson, Program Director, National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) of the Piedmont Triad, on Thursday, April 22, from noon -1 p.m. Sponsored by the Faith and Justice Committee of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. To register, please email kathyausen@gmail. com.

April 25 First Waughtown Baptist Church Livestream Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will continue the series on Suggestions for How to Survive a Storm with Acts 27: 29-32 as the base scriptural reference. Service begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 25, on Facebook Live, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/ and on the First Waughtown website, https://www.firstwaughtown. org.

April 25 Forsyth County Missionary Union meeting On Sunday, April 25, the Forsyth County Missionary Union Business Meeting and program will be held at 3 p.m., virtually. The host Church will be First Waugh-

town Baptist of Winston Salem. Rev. Dr. Dennis Bishop will be the Inspirational Speaker & is the Senior Pastor.

April 26-29 Forsyth County Baptist Training Institute For your knowledge and spiritual wellbeing, the 67th Forsyth Countywide Baptist Training Institute presents “Faith that Looks to God’s Power.” The study book for the sessions is “God’s Power to Help Hurting People.”

The institute will be held Monday, April 26, – Thursday, April 29, from 6-8 p.m., nightly.

Please join us by phone, computer or tablet: Meeting I.D. 86810551137, passcode 085418, (Dial) Phone in # 1-301-715-8592. For your convenience, please go to fcbaptisttraining.info@gmail.com and request the zoom link for classes.

April 27 Virtual event The Center For Chaplaincy at Hood Theological Seminary, Salisbury, North Carolina, presents via online gatherings: “Keeping It Real: Mental Health In the Church and Community During the Season of Pandemic and Beyond.” This upcoming online gathering will take place April 27, 2021 from 10-11:30 a.m. This didactic will be titled Moral Injury and Spiritual Care. For more information and registration, go to https://www. eventbrite.com/e/moral-injury-and-spiritual-care-tickets-148930492111.

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The Chronicle April 22, 29, 2021 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Fiduciary of the Estate of Irvin Gerard Barnes (21 E 390), deceased December 17, 2020 Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before July 12, 2021 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA. PETITION OF MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER DECKARD and CARLA JEAN DECKARD FOR THE ADOPTION OF B.P. GARRETT, MINOR CHILD. CIVIL ACTION FILE NUMBER: 20-45B NOTICE OF PUBLICATION RE: Adoption of above-named male child B. P. Garrett, born on November 3, 2015 in Asheville, North Carolina to mother Sarah Jill Dulaney.

TO: Sarah Jill Dulaney. You are hereby notified that the above action was filed in Jackson County Superior Court Clerk’s Office, Georgia, on December 2, 2020. A final hearing is scheduled at the Jackson County Courthouse in Jefferson, Georgia, at 1:30 p.m. on June 10, 2021. You shall not be a party to the adoption and have no obligation to file an answer, but have the right to appear and show cause why your rights to the child should not be terminated. If you fail to appear at this hearing, your rights may be terminated. The judge in this case is Judge Wayne D. McLocklin.

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Having qualified as Fiduciary of the Estate of Ransom L. Brown, Jr. (20 E 765), also known as Ransom Leroy Brown, Jr. deceased April 13, 2020 Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before June 19, 2021 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

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Community Calendar NOW – Volunteer Center of the Triad The Volunteer Center of the Triad is responding to COVID-19 by bringing the volunteer community together. We have designated a portion of our website www.volunteercentertriad.org to assist our non-profit community as their needs arise around the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you are interested in volunteering, visit www. volunteercentertriad.org, click COVID-19 Response and search volunteer opportunities available.

and Affordable Housing Summit, organized by the city Human Relations Department, will be held virtually from 2 – 4 p.m.

Thursday, April 22, and can be viewed live on the city’s YouTube channel.

course for anyone caring for a loved one who is frail or ill. Caregivers will learn helpful ways to care for themselves while caring for another. Classes will take place by Zoom on Tuesdays, 2-3:30 p.m., May 11-June 15. Must be able to participate with audio and video. Webcams available for loan if needed. There is no charge, but donations are accepted.

Workbook included. Registration by May 3 is required. To register or get information, contact Carol Ann Harris at The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem, 336-7480217, or charris@shepherdscenter.org. Class size is limited, so early registration is suggested.

EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP)

Each Wednesday Marketing outside of the box HUSTLE Winston-Salem is hosting A Thin Line Between Customer Service & Marketing. Customer service is the new marketing. From the customer journey to customer reviews to the overall customer experience, this series will reaffirm that 2021 is the year of the customer.

We’ll focus on how to get to know your customers again to retain them, building genuine customer connections, authenticity, and audience targeting. For more info and to register: https://www.hustlews.org/ events-programs.

Now – May 31 Textile art display Delta Arts Center is exhibiting “Raw Edges Textile Art,” a display of quilts and other textile pieces made by local African American quilters, now through May 31. Delta Arts Center is located at 2611 New Walkertown Road. Call 336-722-2625 to arrange an appointment to view the exhibit.

NOW – April 23 Earth Day Seminars and Workshops Piedmont Environmental Alliance will hold a series of seminars and workshops April 19-23 as part of its virtual Earth Day Fair. To see the dates and times, go to www. peanc.org. All seminars and workshops are free and will be available on their Facebook page.

April 22 Story Slam @ MUSE The Willingham Story Slam @ MUSE WinstonSalem” will host a virtual storytelling event on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 7 pm, with the theme “Foolishness.” The featured storyteller this month is upright bassist and composer Matthew Kendrick. Advanced registration for our free community event is required for storytellers and observers. Donations are welcome. Further details are available at: https://www. eventbrite.com/e/willingham-story-slammuse-winston-salem-foolishnesstickets-147016715955 April 22 Housing Summit The 15th Annual Fair

April 25 COVID vaccine clinic The Legacy Foundation for Women is proud to partners with Southside Pharmacy and New Story Community Center to host a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Sunday, April 25, from noon-4 p.m. at Petree Elementary School, 3815 Old Greensboro Road. The clinic is open to anyone 16 years & up to receive the vaccine. Participates may walk-up or sign-up to attend the vaccine clinic. For more information or to sign up for the vaccine visit www.legacyfoundationforwomen.com.

April 27 Home maintenance workshop The Center for Homeownership is partnering with N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County to conduct a FREE home maintenance workshop on April 27, 6-8 p.m. The workshop is FREE, but registration is required. To register, to go https://jotform. com/61056148566156.

For more information, call 336-773-0286, ext. 1108.

April 29 Story Slam @ MUSE MUSE Winston-Salem is partnering with The Ramkat to present “From Combo Corner to the World,” a fun historical and musical program about Winston-Salem and North Carolina music and a perfect kickoff to MUSEws’ new monthly arts-andperformance programming series. This program will be live via Zoom on April 29 at 7 p.m. and is free to attend--donations are welcome to MUSEws and The Ramkat. Register on Eventbrite. The books mentioned above are available at Bookmarks, use code MUSIC21 for a discount.

April 29 Memory Loss Prevention town hall The NAACP and Wake Forest School of Medicine will host a virtual Alzheimer’s, dementia, memory loss prevention Statewide Town Hall on April 29 from 6-8 p.m. Free registration at bit.ly/BrainHealthTownHallRegister.

Pastor Shirley Caesar will be the guest psalmist. For more information, contact Dr. Lamonte Williams at 919-394-6180 or by email at kelvwill@wakehealth. edu.

May 3 Caregivers registration deadline Registration is now underway for a virtual Powerful Tools for Caregivers class. This is a 6-week

May 28 & 29 Kidswrite 2021 Burning Coal Theatre Company is pleased to announce Kidswrite 2021, a collection of short plays written by young playwrights, selected from submissions solicited from Wake and 13 surrounding counties. Performance dates are Friday and Saturday, May 28th and 29th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and may be obtained at the door. More information at 919-834-4001 or at www.burningcoal.org.

NOTE: if the Coronavirus situation has not cleared by these dates, we will present the performances livestreamed.

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PANDEMIC RENT & UTILITIES ASSISTANCE FOR LOW–INCOME RESIDENTS Applications now being accepted!

YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: • Impacted financially by COVID-19: - Qualifies for unemployment - Reduction in income (furlough or reduction in work hours) • Had financial hardships or increased expenses (medical, food, etc.)

• Household income 80 percent or less of area median income (See chart below) • Past due notice on utility bills or rent payments

• Open to all renters in Forsyth County with a household income 80 percent or less of area median income.

See chart below.

• Provides assistance paying rent and bills for utilities, including electricity, water & sewer, natural gas, propane, garbage (county residents) and internet.

PRIORITY FOR ASSISTANCE:

For full information and to apply go to Forsyth.cc/ERAP or call 855-838-6776

• Households with an income of 50 percent or less of area median income • Households that have been unemployed for 90 days or more due to COVID-19 • Households with a court eviction pending

INCOME LIMITS FOR HOUSEHOLD SIZES 1 TO 8

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$23,400 $26,750

$30,100

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$41,450 $44,100

$37,400 $42,750

$48,100

$53,400 $57,700

$61,950

$66,250 $70,500

*80% is the eligibility limit and 50% is for priority processing.

The ERAP program is funded by the federal government and is being administered locally by the city of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.

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him millions of dollars.

What makes me happy was how quickly people came to the defense of Fields and blasted Orlovsky for his comments.

ESPN college football analyst, Kirk Herbstreet, said, “Absolutely ridiculous. Even if you aren’t saying it … to pass that along from ‘people in the know’ is reckless and absurd!!

Embarrassing!!” said Herbstreet.

Fields’ former coach at Ohio State, Ryan Day, also jumped to the defense of Fields.

“The whole idea that he doesn’t have a very good work ethic?” Day said to Peter King over the phone. “I mean, to me, that’s crazy. He got done with the Clemson game [the loss in the college football playoffs in the 2019 season] and he came back and all he did was work to get back to that game. And when those other guys are opting out, what’s he do? He petitions to have a season. He put together this petition that the Big Ten athletes all signed saying that they want to play, but they want to play safely and that they don’t accept canceling the season. It was all led by Justin Fields. Where was everybody else? Where were they guys who were opting out then? You know, you don’t leave the game if you’re doing something like that. This kid loves the game.

“I heard something about the last one to come in, first one to leave. First off, the scouts weren’t in our building all year. Last one in? Every morning, at least every morning we could be in the building early, he’s in with [football sports performance czar] Mickey Marotti. The guys who were self-motivated and could do things on their own, those were the ones who made it. He was unbelievable. He changed his diet, he got stronger.

He did better than most.”

I was glad to see his former coach speak up on the issue so quickly. This kind of thing could have spiraled out of control if it was not dispelled quickly.

To his credit, I will say that I was happy that Orlovsky did share publicly that he regrets not having more ‘clarity and specificity’ in his comments.

I just feel he should be more careful about the information he shares because around this time of year, it’s not uncommon for NFL executives and scouts to share false information about a player to throw other teams off and the player can fall to them in the draft. I am not saying this is what happened, but it definitely has happened.

Our drinking water meets all quality standards We take water from the Yadkin River and Salem Lake and treat it at the Neilson, Thomas and Swann water treatment plants to provide you and your family with safe water that meets EPA standards, as enforced by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality.

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Justin Fields My question is, why does this seem to happen to high profile Black quarterbacks more often than not? Fields was not the first one. Recently, quarterbacks like Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, Kyler Murray, Deshaun Watson, Patrick Mahomes and Dak Prescott have all had some sort of criticism coming out of college.

Russell Wilson was too short and that caused him to fall all the way to the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Newton ran too much and was looked upon as not having a good enough arm for the league.

Murray was also too short, and people thought his heart may not fully be in the game due to him also being a talented baseball player. Murray and Newton were still drafted No. 1 overall despite the critics.

Watson was the 12th overall selection in the 2017 draft and the third quarterback taken overall.

He was taken two spots after Mahomes and 10 spots after Mitchell Trubisky, who was taken second overall. I don’t think anyone knew Mahomes was going to be this good, but I think anyone who watched Trubisky and Watson in college could see that Watson was the better player, yet Trubisky was taken 10 picks earlier.

Some of the things said about Watson were limited instincts, lacks consistent pocket poise, not as accurate as he should be. As Watson has shown over his short career, he is one of the best quarterbacks in the league and proved all the naysayers wrong. After what he proved in college, who could doubt him?

A similar narrative is being placed on Fields’ back as we inch closer to the draft. I get the love for Trevor Lawrence, as he has been the next “Golden Boy” since he stepped foot on the Clemson campus.

What I don’t get is the sudden love for former Alabama quarterback, Mac Jones, and to an extent, Wilson.

What has Jones or Wil-

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son done to eclipse what Fields has done this season? It somewhat irritates me that those same people questioning Fields are not concerned with the fact that Jones was basically a one-year starter in college, or the competition level Wilson played against.

I think one day these Black quarterbacks will get the same evaluation and benefit of the doubt that their white counterparts currently do. Until then, they just have to continue succeeding on the field and proving the doubters wrong.

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Safety was a major concern on Routes 87 & 89 too, so WSTA is making route changes. The time schedules will not change, but the directions for Routes 87 & 89 will be different. It is important our riders know exactly where the signs are along our routes, inbound and outbound. Visit our website and download a pdf list of the new bus stop Bus stop locations must allow WSTA to sign locations or pick up information at the safely pick up/drop off riders, while Clark Campbell Transportation Center. Also, improving our on-time performance. take a look at the turn by turn changes to Starting May 10, WSTA bus operators will Routes 87 & 89 while you’re there. No time pick up/drop off passengers at designated to stop by? Call us at 336.727.2000.

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Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC's 20th Annual Empty Bowls is on! Sure, it will be a bit different this year, but the important things remain the same: the critical mission and purpose this event supports, delicious soups, beautiful pottery, and YOU (we hope)!

Don't miss out on the fun! Purchase your tickets

by Midnight, April 23, 2021, at EmptyBowlsNC.org.

Second Harvest’s friends and supporters know: when we each give what we can, there is enough to provide for all. The incredible support this community has provided, year after year, for Second Harvest’s mission through this beloved event is astounding. Local restaurants, artists, and celebrities; the ever-supportive Sawtooth School for Visual Art; countless community volunteers; and our precious and generous sponsors--all coming together around the important work of feeding our community.

With Gratitude to our 20th Anniversary Empty Bowls Sponsors and Supporters: Garner Foods Truist Bank Berkshire Hathaway Reynolds American Hanes Brands Alight Allegacy Rob & Holly Stowe Vivid Metal Prints Brookridge Retirement

Front Street Capital Salem Smiles Truliant Forsyth Tech Goodwill Industries ImageWorks Kilpatrick Townsend Landmark Leonard Ryden Burr Omega Construction

Piedmont Federal Replacements Ltd. Sawtooth School Trellis Supportive Care Whitney Jones, Inc. Workplace Architecture + Design Raylen Vineyards

LET'S NOURISH OUR CHILDREN, TOGETHER For too many families, the summer break from school brings added challenges. Many children lose access to the free or low cost meals they receive during the school year. Childcare expenses often go up.

Families will turn to the Second Harvest network for help. So we turn to you.

Your generosity X 2

Make a gift from May 1 – June 30, and your generosity will be matched $1 for $1, up to our $300,000 goal to provide healthy food for families.

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