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New bill shackles black voters into 2 wards If N.C. House Representatives Donny Lambeth and Debra Conrad have their way, some drastic changes could be on the horizon for the WinstonSalem City Council and the citizens of the Twin City.

Last week Lambeth and Conrad filed a bill that would move three of the eight council seats to at-large districts, give the mayor the right to vote in city council matters, and change the way the council fills vacancies.

In a press release issued on Friday, March 29, the state lawmakers say House Bill 519 will “bring city elections more in line with other municipalities across the state.”

Currently the WinstonSalem City Council operates with eight council members who are elected by ward and only the mayor is elected at large. In the larger cities across the state, including Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and Durham, the mayor and at least two council members are elected at large.

The press release from Lambeth’s office reads, “It is fairly typical in the larger North Carolina municipalities for City Council elections to be a combination of at-large seats and district seats e.g., Charlotte, Cary, Durham, Greenville, Greensboro, High Point, Raleigh and Wilmington. “… HB 519 is the first major reform in several years of the city elections process and brings the City of Winston-Salem’s Council elections in-line with other large municipalities.”

If Bill 519 is passed, the eight wards that we all know (North, South, East, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest and Southeast) will become wards numbered one through five. Citizens will vote for a representative in their ward and three at-large candidates, as well as the mayor.

While it may seem to give the voters more power on who’s making the decisions around the city, a map of the proposed wards released last week raised serious questions from residents and members of the city council about the motive behind HB 519.

The map of the redrawn wards shows only Council members Jeff MacIntosh (Ward 1), John Larson (Ward 4) and James Taylor (Ward 3) in wards by themselves. Council members Robert Clark and Dan Besse are both drawn in Ward 5.

As news of the proposed bill began to make headlines, council member Besse took to Facebook to voice his frustration with House Bill 519 and another bill that would change the terms for WinstonSalem/Forsyth County School Board.

Besse, who ran against Lambeth in the 2018 General Election for his seat on the House of Representatives, said instead of focusing on the real issues, Lambeth and Conrad are “playing political games.”

He wrote, “… Instead of working to protect the lives of over 10,000 Forsyth County citizens who lack health care, these legislators have chosen to spend their time playing partisan political games with two local elected boards.” Besse continued, “They may offer excuses for why they have chosen to launch these partisan attacks now, but there is no conceivable justification for doing so without public debate or consultation. In the case of Winston-Salem, they have even included in their bill a pre-drawn gerrymandered map of the new council districts.

“If anyone believes these bills are not motivated by raw partisan power politics, I’d like to offer Submitted photo you an excellent bargain Here is a proposed map of what the redrawn wards would look like if Bill 519 is passed. The bill was endorsed by on some swampland in N.C. House Representatives Donny Lambeth and Debra Conrad.

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Bill 519 could also of the city. If the bill is ap- removal of Bill 519. Presi- can communities. The geted three black women be bad news for the only proved as is, Ward 2 will dent of the local NAACP Winston-Salem NACCP, on the city council and women on the city coun- be nearly 65 percent black Rev. Alvin Carlisle said will not stand idly by while drastically diminished the cil. On the redrawn map, and less than 20 percent they will not stand idly by the voice of the people is voice of the black elecWard 2 combines what white, which is shock- while thousands of vot- silenced.” torate, state and national we currently know as the ing considering African- ers are silenced. He said, leaders immediately began

East, North, and Northeast Wards, which are represented by Annette Scippio, Denise “D.D.” Adams, and Mayor Tempore Vivian Burke, all who just happen to be black.

When looking at the numbers, Ward 2 doesn’t reflect the racial make-up

Americans only make up about 34 percent of the total population, according to a recent U.S. Census.

In response to the redrawn districts the Winston-Salem Chapter of the NAACP and the WinstonSalem Urban League have called for the immediate

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“This piece of legislation is typical of the kind of wrangling that we have come to expect of this extremist controlled legislature.

“They consistently seek to garner unearned power by circumventing the will of African Ameri-

President and CEO of the Winston-Salem Urban League James Perry said, “Reps Conrad and Lambeth have put forth a bill that could have the same chilling effect on Winston-Salem that HB2 had on North Carolina. Upon learning that HB 519 tar-

contacting me with talk of a Winston-Salem boycott.”

Attempts to reach Rep. Lambeth and Rep. Conrad were unsuccessful at the time of publication. If Bill 519 is approved, it will go into effect in 2020.

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State’s youngest licensed cosmetologist set to open salon

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For as long as she can remember Aubrianna Lash has had aspirations of owning her own hair salon. Lash, who is a native of Winston-Salem, said her passion for doing hair began at the age of six when she started doing her mother’s hair following a procedure that left her unable to do it herself.

“Around that time my mom had surgery on her left shoulder so she couldn’t do hair with that shoulder, so I decided I would help and from there it just sparked my interest,” Lash said.

As she grew older, Lash continued to perfect her craft and with helpful tips from her mother, at the young age of 12 Lash became the youngest person in N.C. to obtain their natural hair licensure. During a recent interview with The Chronicle, Lash said although the 16 weeks of cosmetology school were hard, she was determined to push through and reach her goal.

“At first I didn’t think I could do it because hair school was really hard. I could do a lot of stuff when I enrolled, but one thing I couldn’t do was braid, so learning how to do something new that you’ve never done before can be really complicated, but I just kept working towards my goal,” continued Lash. “… I feel very accomplished because nobody my age has done this. It was kind of difficult, but I got through it.”

After working from home for a few years, Lash continued to entertain the idea of opening her own salon. After looking around, Lash found the perfect spot at the Aspire Studio on Coliseum Drive.

Lash said, “There were a few spots that we looked at, but I liked the way that this looked,” said Lash while sitting in her salon earlier this week. “… It’s cute and it’s simple. I like to work by myself because I can get distracted. So I feel like if it’s just me and my partner, I can focus more and it’s a nice location right in the middle of the city,”

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Aubrianna Lash, the youngest person in the state to receive their natural hair licensure, is scheduled to open her own salon, Aubrianna’z Kreationz, this Saturday, April 6.

Lash said.

From humble beginnings in her mother’s bathroom, this weekend Lash’s dream of owning her own salon will officially become a reality with the grand opening of Aubrianna’z Kreationz on Saturday, April 6. While reflecting on her journey to become a licensed cosmetologist and entrepreneur, Lash said all the hard work was worth it.

“There were a few times where I wanted to quit or give up because it was hard, but it was all worth it because I get to do what I want to do,” Lash said.

Before wrapping up her interview, Lash had a few words of advice for other young people in the area who may have dreams or aspirations that seem impossible to reach. She said, “You can do it.

“It’s going to be hard and at times it may be really complicated, but if you really want something, you have to work for it. Nothing is going to be handed to you,” continued Lash. “If you really want something, you have to go out and do it.

There’s really not much to it.”

The grand opening of Aubrianna’z Kreationz is scheduled for Saturday, April 6, at 4 p.m. The salon is located at 720 Coliseum Drive, Suite 127.

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School board approves Restart Model for 4 elementary schools

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Last week members of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board approved a motion to adopt the Restart Model at Ashley Global Academy, Forest Park Elementary, Kimberley Park Elementary, and Hall-Woodward Elementary.

For the past two years, districts across the state have used turnaround models to help improve low-performing schools to meet growth expectations. Schools are eligible for turnaround if they have been on the recurring low performing schools (LPS) list for more than three years and have been identified by the N.C. Innovative School District for state takeover.

During the school

board meeting on Tuesday, March 26, WS/FCS Dr. Karen Roseboro made a presentation to the board detailing how the Restart Model will be implemented at Ashley, Forest Park, Kimberley Park and HallWoodward. The Restart Model allows recurring low-performing schools to adopt “charter schoollike flexibilities.” Under the model, regulations permit schools to extend the school day, use funds in ways not designated by the state, and hire teachers for positions other than those for which they are licensed, and more.

The Restart Model made its debut in the local school district in 2016 when Cook Elementary (now Cook Literacy Model School) was tagged as one of the lowest performing schools in the state and

decided to use the model for turnaround. Under the leadership of principal Dr. Paula Wilkins, Cook underwent a total instructional overhaul that included changes to the staff and teaching models.

Since adopting the literacy model, Cook has made great strides to turn things around by meeting and exceeding growth expectations.

Before discussing the implementation of the Restart Model at Ashley, Forest Park, Kimberley Park and Hall-Woodward, WS/FCS instructional superintendent Dr. Karen Roseboro said the Restart Model will allow schools to sustain growth and maximize the use of funds.

“Restart allows us to make sure our schools have the opportunity to reform themselves and to sustain

growth opportunities under an innovative model,” said Roseboro. “… We are asking for the opportunity to do this so that we may have opportunities to extend the school day, maximize the use of state, local and federal dollars.”

According to Roseboro, the current schools being considered for Restart all received a school performance grade of 38 or less. All four schools have also received federal and state “low-performing” designations.

Although each of the schools are looking to adopt the Restart Model, representatives from each school made recommendations on what the program will look like at their school. For example, Ashley is looking for personnel flexibility with teacher workday requirements,

additional work staff, and flexibility to include Spanish assessments, just to name a few. Forest Park’s recommendations include alternative assessment measures, calendar flexibility including extending the school day, classroom size allowances, and “experiential field trips to enhance curriculum.”

Hall-Woodward Elementary is asking for a year-round calendar, an alternative testing calendar to include retesting for third, fourth, and fifth graders, as well as flexibility on curriculum to include subjects and topics that are vetted properly, but not on the state’s textbook adoption list. Kimberly Park is also asking for a year-round calendar and alternative testing for students in grades 3-5. The staff at Kimberly has also

requested additional special activities and flexibility within teacher licensure requirements.

When discussing the timeline for the Restart Models for the schools, Roseboro said later this month they will submit the Restart Application for approval. For about a year district staff will engage with community stakeholders and visit other schools that have adopted the Restart Model. Ashley, Forest Park, Kimberley Park, and Hall-Woodward are expected to begin the Restart Model between August 2020 and June 2021.

For more information on the Restart Models and a complete list of what each school is asking for, visit the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools website.

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April 4, 2019

Shining the light on volunteers during National Volunteer Appreciation Month

John Lockwood’s Fuzzy Friends provides pet food to low income pet owners

BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE

April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month and The Chronicle will be highlighting a few of the people in our community who are making a difference through their volunteer service.

One such volunteer is John Lockwood. His volunteer service comes out of his love of animals.

He has had his pet Corgi, Ashirah, who is now 20 years old, since John was 13. Not only does Lockwood care about animals, he cares particularly about hungry pets.

Lockwood worked at the Forsyth County Animal Shelter for about five years and then volunteered with the Humane Society’s A New Leash on Life, a program that trained ser-

ministry with an advisory board. The first and third Fridays of the month the pet food pantry is open to offer food for dogs and cats. The pet food pantry serves those who are low income, on Medicare or Medicaid, or receive SNAP benefits, over age 70, or who are veterans.

Fuzzy Friends is also supported by Pet Supplies Plus located in the Reynolda Manor Shopping Center and where they held a bake sale this past Saturday, March 30, to raise money for the ministry.

The amount of pet food they are able to give away depends on donations that they receive. Although members of St. Anne’s generously support the ministry, more donations are needed to provide food for pets so that they don’t go hungry.

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John Lockwood, Fuzzy Friends founder, with pet food donations collected at a bake sale on Saturday, March 30. vice dogs in partnership with the Forsyth Correctional Center. He had seen hungry pets come into the animal shelter and they touched his heart. When the Humane Society discontinued their pet food pantry, Lockwood knew something had to be done.

As a member of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, he approached the church about starting a group to work with different animal rescue groups. Ginny Wilder, rector of St. Anne’s, said, “John Lockwood had a vision that there was an unmet need

Lockwood has seen what a blessing this ministry has been to pet owners in their thankfulness and appreciation when they pick up donated food. He recalls helping a veteran one day who started crying when he received a bag of dog food. He expressed how much it meant to him because he felt people didn’t care about veterans.

It’s stories from people like this that keeps Lockwood committed to this ministry.

You can find John almost every day, helping at St. Anne’s and working in

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John Lockwood and volunteers help a customer select a dessert at the Fuzzy Friends bake sale on Saturday, March 30. in Winston-Salem and made a decision to meet that need. John has a servant’s heart and a sweet spot for our fuzzy friends and knew there were many animals going hungry through no fault of their own. With heart, love, and compassion, Fuzzy Friends Pet Food Pantry was born and has grown significantly over the past 18 months.”

Fuzzy Friends was originally under the church’s Outreach ministry, but it is now its own

the Fuzzy Friends pet food pantry. Lockwood said, “I try to live by the motto of taking care of all God’s creatures, one meal at a time.”

If you would like to donate pet food to Fuzzy Friends, you can drop it off at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 2690 Fairlawn Drive. Please come in the back of the church where the office is located. Call 336-760-4319 to make sure someone is there to receive your donation.

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Local officials help citizens erase criminal offenses from records

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Spring cleaning often brings to mind brooms and mops, but the Honorable Susan Frye, Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court is spearheading an effort with Councilman James Taylor and other local officials to help citizens of Forsyth County clean up their criminal records. More specifically, citizens who want to erase dismissals of various kinds from their record will be able to do so on the spot on Wednesday April 17 at the Forsyth County Hall of Justice.

This spring cleaning project is the idea of the Forsyth County Clerk’s office, Wake Law pro bono Expungement Clinic led by law students John Ryan and Shelby Hansen, Council member James Taylor, and local attorneys, together with the Ministers’ Conference. Together they will work to prepare and process on-the-spot paperwork for dismissals to be removed from criminal records in Forsyth County.

The project was conceived after a recent change in the

North Carolina expungement statutes.

Most people do not understand how a dismissal or deferral could be a bad thing. After all, they have been dismissed. But employers often consider these dismissals as a reason not to hire. Potential employees are often turned away because of things on a person’s criminal record.

The clinic will be held from 4-7 p.m. Participants will be directed to have their records pulled and then proceed to a law student to complete and notarize the documents.

A judge will then sign the paperwork, and deposit it with the clerk, who will complete the process. If participants qualify for indigent waivers, they will have to provide certain documents to complete the process. (See a list of needed documents in sidebar.) In addition, the Ministers’ Conference will circulate information. Mark your calendars and be on the look-out for more information to clean up!

Filmmaker looks at changing culture of Eritrean immigrants in RiverRun film

BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE

Sephora Woldu is a first-generation Eritrean.

After visiting Eritrea, a small nation of about 5 million people located in the Horn of Africa, she began to think about how different her experience as an American-born Eritrean is from the experiences of her parents, who are immigrants. That led her to write and direct the film, “Life is Fare,” which will be screened Friday, April 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the UNCSA Babcock Theatre, Saturday, April 6, at 1:30 p.m. and Monday at 1 p.m. at Aperture Cinema, as part of the RiverRun International Film Festival.

Woldu admitted her parents didn’t understand why she wanted to write this story and make this film, but they are proud of her and her film. In fact, her mother, an actress, played a significant role in the film. The film tells the story through the eyes

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Filmmaker Sephora Woldu of an Eritrean immigrant who is a cab driver in San Francisco. He is homesick for his native land and begins to look at his life and explore the differences between his life in Eritrea and what it means to be an Eritrean in America. It shows the unresolved issues of immigrants who are struggling to reconcile their newly forged American personas against the

identities they left behind in their homeland.

“People who came [to America] in the 80s had a different experience from those in the 90s and beyond,” Woldu explained in a phone interview with The Chronicle. During a trip to Eritrea in 2014, she said, “I saw I had a lot to learn about Eritrea and to see how people are talking about cultures and the dif-

ferent way people looked at that.”

Woldu is a self-taught filmmaker and said she “decided to be a filmmaker when I decided to be Eritrean.” She has made two short films prior to the feature film “Life is Fare.”

She said she made this film to explore the identities and to learn about her culture and how you fit into the daily life you have. She said, “The journey people go through is not unique.”

She wanted to capture the authentic experience and show how cultures all over the world are changing and Eritreans are changing.

The film explores what is culture, what is beauty, what can it be? Making the film proved to her that there is an audience for this type of film.

Woldu will be available for a Q&A after each screening. To see the trailer for “Life is Fare,” or the festival schedule which runs through April 14, visit www.riverrunfilm.com.

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BUSTA’S PERSON OF THE WEEK

She does more than survive; she thrives

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

She’s a 15-year-thriver of one of many invisible diseases that’s affecting the African-American community, especially women. “You can’t look at someone and tell they have a blood clot. You can’t look at someone and tell they’re having trouble breathing. You can’t look at someone and see joint pain, a migraine, and so many other things that’s not visible. So, it is an invisible disease.”

Keva Brooks Napper is talking about lupus, an autoimmune disease that happens when the immune system attacks its tissues, causing inflammation, swelling, pain, and damage. Lupus symptoms include fatigue, joint pain, fever, and a lupus rash.

Keva has overcome three blood clots on the brain, two strokes, hair loss, and seizures. She began to notice signs in 2003. “I felt a breeze in the back of my head, so I touched my head and I could feel the bald spot. I looked in the mirror and I saw a raw, red spot in the back of my head,” said Napper. The red spot was a lupus rash, and then came the fevers, fatigue, and joint pain. She said her body felt like she was hit by an 18-wheeler running at full speed.

So she went to the doctor. “They did tests without me knowing. My A and A (antibodies) is one of the things they look for. The normal categories are zero to 80; mine came back 1,280.”

Keva not only doesn’t look like what she’s been through, she has a great sense of humor about it as well. She begins laughing while doing a great doctor impression, “So they were

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like, you definitely you have lupus, not a question,” and I was laughing as well.

You haven’t read the worst of Napper’s battle with lupus. And what’s inspiring. She doesn’t believe in pity parties. She’s a great example of not feeling sorry for yourself. Her faith is unwavering. I sat there in awe of her strength and ability to press on.

Her big, beautiful, bright and warm smile filled the entire room. There was no space for negativity or doubt. The vibe was exactly how the church is supposed to make us feel.

She kept that unwavering faith even after a grand mal seizure in 2004 during church service. “My family kept watching me, they were asking if I was okay. My mom noticed something was wrong, but I kept saying I was fine.

I do remember I started stretching out and begin sliding down in my seat.

My brother was the first to jump up and come attend to me, and then my entire family came. Dr. Terrance Johns sings in our choir, so he was able to help me until EMS got there. I was in and out of consciousness and throughout that day I had four more grand mal seizures.”

What she said next will

blow your mind! I sat there with my eyes and mouth wide open, in shock. During her stay in the hospital, Keva experienced something we only see in movies or read in a book.

“I had two out-of-body experiences,” said Napper.

Then she described what she saw: “I literally saw myself before I had the seizures. And I saw a death angel. He had stringy and thick dark hair, strong features, and his eyes were big but empty and dark.

His skin tone was dull, dry and a gray color, the color of concrete, like a dead color. No life type of thing.

I didn’t see his full body, just the face down to the Submitted photo neck. I had another seizure Keva with her father Bishop George Brooks (left), her mother Lady Edna Brooks, and this one was so strong and Calvin Napper my family had to hold me down to keep me from joked about that as well. “I got this. Then in December decision. I trusted and was falling out of the hospital travel, honey, and I’m try- 2004, I was doing Black good with God’s will.” bed. The doctor had to put ing to go to every island Nativity with the Black Wow! I have interviewed me in a medically induced I can. I use wisdom and Repertory Company in everyone from Jay-Z, coma.” enjoy myself. I wear my Winston, and low and be- Beyonce, Luther, Magic After coming out of the wide brim and going to be hold, I was pregnant.”

Johnson, to Stevie Wonder coma, the doctor told her cute on the island and my Here’s where the story and many others. I don’t she had two blood clots hat is going to coordinate becomes heartbreaking, remember anyone having on her brain. Napper’s with my outfit and put on yet Keva’s spirit contin- the impact she did. Keva blood pressure and choles- my sunscreen and get my ued her awesomeness. The Brooks Napper turned her terol was fine. The doctors beach on.” smile was big and bright. testimony into a triumph. didn’t know what caused Keva is a motivational “It’s my first time being She says she’s a 15-year the clots. She stayed in the speaker, has two lupus pregnant. I went to the lupus thiver. “To survive is hospital for two weeks so awareness organizations, doctor and he was rude. to live, but to thrive is to they could run more tests. Beautiful Butterflies and He said, ‘This is what it’s excel. I don’t want to be “It ended up being Pro- Meek, a support group for going to be. You probably mediocre in anything that tein S Deficiency, which others living with lupus. won’t carry full term, your I want to do. I want to exmeans I can’t have a lot of Her 9th annual 5K Lu- baby probably will die, or cel in everything I do, so greens.” Again, her sense pus Walk/Run is on May you could die or ya’ll both we are thrivers. A day is of humor kicked in, and 4, and she’s the author of could die. You just need to never wasted as long as a the laughs started as well. two books, her autobiog- terminate.’” As I’m nearly memory is created. I enjoy She did another awesome raphy, “A fight to flight,” in tears, Keva’s response creating memories with impersonation, this time of and “Prayers Breaths,” was, “Thinking back at the those I love.” a grandmother: “Growing which she co-wrote with way he talked to me and To view the rest of my up, mama and grandmama her father, Bishop George how rude he was, I should interview, go to our Youtold us to put some greens Brooks and mother Lady have closed-lined him,” Tube page at Winstonsaon that plate.” The conver- Edna Brooks. and she demonstrated the lem Chronicle. To consation could have gotten The rest of this next move, and immediately I tact and learn more about serious as she explained heartbreaking story is in cheered up. Keva went to Keva Brooks Napper, go how she must monitor the her autobiography. As God in prayer. “I told God to www.mybeautifulbutamount of greens she eats, she’s speaking, her vibe I don’t have it in me to terflies.com. Follow her on but a big smile remained continues to be positive make that kind of decision twitter @keva_diva Faceon her face. It was a very and fun, although even the to terminate my baby.” A book – Keva B. Napper humbling experience for strongest person would be week later she miscarried. Instagram- @keva_diva1. me. Sunlight is also bad crying. “I was told not to “It was a blessing because for lupus sufferers, yet she get pregnant and I said we I didn’t have to make that

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Fix the student voter ID mess before 2020 Election Voter confusion, and perhaps even some voter suppression, could be looming thanks to the hastily approved voter ID implementation law. Republican lawmakers were willing to allow student IDs, but they wanted colleges and universities to prove that their IDs are issued in a secure manner.

However, some of those security requirements tripped up public and private institutions - and even government agencies that had to apply for their employee IDs to be accepted. Out of 850 universities, colleges, government agencies and tribes, only 72 applied by the deadline, and 13 - most of them UNC system schools were rejected for failing to meet the requirements.

Hope Williams, president of N.C. Independent Colleges and Universities, said that so far 12 of the 36 private institutions represented by her organization have been approved. She says the others are interested in having their IDs approved for the polls, but there are impediments in the current law.

The law requires that photos on IDs be taken by the school, and some allow students - particularly online students who live far away from campus - to submit their own photos. Williams said there’s also confusion over a requirement that schools ask students about their citizenship status and Social Security numbers. And some schools don’t print expiration dates on their IDs, which would mean they’d have to spend money issuing new IDs to meet that requirement.

Key House leaders like Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, say they’ll consider changes to address the universities’ concerns. But Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell and the Senate’s point man on election issues, recently told The News & Observer that the requirements are fine as is.

To avoid confusion at the polls, legislators need to make it possible for all student and government employee IDs to be valid voter IDs. Otherwise, we’ll all be waiting in line while poll workers consult a lengthy list of what’s valid and what’s not.

Security requirements might seem to make sense, but it’s unlikely that anyone would use a student ID to commit voter fraud. Would someone really pay expensive tuition fees in order to get a fraudulent university ID using a fake photo submitted online? Do universities need to verify a student’s citizenship status when it’s the responsibility of election officials to ensure non-citizens don’t register to vote?

And does it really matter if there’s an expiration date? If the photo on your ID is too old to resemble you, it’s your responsibility to get a newer ID that will clearly show poll workers you’re who you claim to be.

Fraudsters looking to steal an election know it’s much easier and cheaper to use absentee ballots, as we learned in the 9th congressional district mess.

If legislators are serious about helping college students vote, they’ll fix this mess before voter ID takes effect next year. If they don’t - and leave a confusing patchwork of accepted IDs - we’ll know the real goal is suppressing the votes of young people.

Colin Campbell, The News & Observer

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$62 billion in education cuts proposed Key college aid could be slashed

CHARLENE CROWELL

Guest Columnist Every budget defines priorities and values. To put it another way, what’s really important in life gets supported financially. For many families, having a home, food, and utilities usually rank pretty high.

Then there are other budgetary concerns like saving for college or having a ‘rainy day’ fund to cover less frequent costs that can be much higher than the size of the next paycheck.

Government budgets, built on taxpayer dollars, also reveal priorities. At the federal level, budgets are proposed by the executive branch, but it is the legislative branch that passes and funds budgets.

What is in the best interest of the nation is supposed to be the guiding force in government budgets.

But as Sportin’ Life sang in the folk opera ‘Porgy and Bess,’ ‘It ain’t necessarily so.’

The White House’s FY 2020 proposal cuts education funding by $62 billion compared to that of FY 2019. Even worse, as the cost of higher education continues to climb, federal student aid would be seriously slashed while other programs would be totally eliminated.

Some of the most disturbing college federal cuts affect programs that lessen the amount of student loans that need to be borrowed for every academic term. As rising college costs have worsened the financial challenge faced by many black and other lowwealth families, the availability of grant programs that do not have to be repaid and/or work-study programs are key sources for many college students and their families.

Among its many revisions, the Trump Administration stands ready to risk a sizeable portion of

the proposed $7.25 billion in Pell Grant funding next year. This program is the single largest source of grant aid for low-income households for post-secondary education.

On March 26, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Education budget was the focus of a hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee for LaborHealth and Human Services-Education. Secretary Betsy Devos delivered testimony that expanded upon previously released materials from the Trump Administration.

“Since President Trump took office, Congressional appropriations for U.S. Department of Education programs have increased dramatically - in spite of the Administration’s call to slow spending,” said Secretary DeVos. “We are not doing our children any favors when we borrow from their future in order to invest in systems and policies that are not yielding better results.”

In response, Connecticut’s Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the subcommittee chairwoman, did not mince words. “This budget underfunds education at every turn,” said DeLauro, who added “This budget inflicts harm.”

Even Rep. Tom Cole from Oklahoma who serves as the subcommittee’s ranking member viewed the White House proposal as “short-sighted.”

Representatives DeLauro and Cole were absolutely correct.

The Work-Study program that brings campusbased jobs to students would suffer a double blow. Its monies would be reduced by 55 percent and remaining funds would be shared with a proposed pilot program that targeted private sector employers for workforce development of nontraditional and lowincome students. That’s the window-dressing on these cuts.

The Work-Study program that received over $1.2 billion in 2019 would

be cut to $500.4 million.

Secondly, instead of students working on campus, they would need to figure out how to reach employment at private business.

Not every student has a car. Nor is public transit always available near college campuses. These businesses would supplement their revenue streams with public monies, but the profits derived would still be private. Previously, Work-Study was jointly funded by the federal government paying 75 percent of hourly wages and the remaining 25 percent paid by the college employer.

What for-profit business wouldn’t want the government to pick up 75 percent of its labor costs?

Seems that the private business - not the student is the greater concern with this budget.

“Betsy DeVos has some explaining to do her disinterest in prioritizing quality and affordable education for students is disheartening and erodes the confidence the public has in the Department of Education,” said Debbie Goldstein, an EVP with the Center for Responsible Lending.

Currently, the formulabased Pell Grant award averages $4,251 per participating student. Next year as proposed, the program’s average award will be slightly less at $4,149 and traditional grant recipient students would be forced to share those funds with others enrolled in workforce development training that does not accrue credit hours or traditional academic terms.

Regular readers of this column may recall many career and technical training institutions are also for-profit entities that in recent years have either failed to provide the training promised, or the earnings assured by admissions personnel - or both. In the worst-case scenarios, tens of thousands of students have been enrolled at the time of closures that came with little or no notice.

The Supplemental Ed-

ucation Opportunity Grant is need-based and financially helps low-income, undergraduate students.

For the past two fiscal years, this program was funded at $1.7 billion. If the Trump Administration’s proposal holds, no monies will support this program next year.

The Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants are available to students whose parent or guardian was a member of the Armed Forces and died as a result of their military deployment in either Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001. In FY 2019, the average grant in this program was $5,293. In FY 2020, the White House would end it with no appropriation.

These are only a few of the cuts proposed to higher education at a time when education is more important today than ever before.

The global economy requires a highly-skilled and knowledgeable workforce.

It seems so ironic that this White House keeps placing businesses before the needs of people.

“Instead of punishing for-profit institutions that have deceived students and encouraged them to take on unaffordable levels of student debt, Secretary DeVos will defend President Trump’s proposal to extend taxpayer money to finance unproven short-term programs, many of which will be offered by these very same for-profit colleges,” added Goldstein.

Here’s hoping that Congress will hear a loud outcry on gutting federal financial aid. Enacting a budget that represents the needs of people should and must prevail.

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Based in CRL’s Durham office, she is additionally responsible for managing outreach for both AfricanAmerican media and key radio and TV outlets.

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The Mueller Report has been delivered to the attorney general.

Was it worth the wait?

Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist The Mueller Report reminds me of a report card. You remember report cards, don’t you? When we were young, we would get a report card that would measure our progress or lack of progress in our subjects.

Our parents would have to sign them to verify they had read them. Report card day was always dynamic. You were either happy or sad, maybe a little bit of both. There was always great speculation leading up to the issuance of report cards. There were

rumors about who was getting the better grades.

These tall tales were always started by us.

After the report cards were received, some students received warnings about their academic performance. They had to improve or else. Fortunately, I never received a letter of gloom. I figured out later that neighborhood embarrassment and being afraid of my parents motivated me enough not to get them.

The Mueller Report authored by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller and his team has some report card characteristics. The report is basically about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential race. It has been submitted to Attorney General William Barr for his review.

Mr. Barr said last week the report will be delivered to

Congress in mid-April.

The speculation about the contents of the report has caused people in the president’s inner circle to have some sleepless nights and some worrisome days.

Paul Manafort, the excampaign chairman for Mr. T’s presidential bid for example, will get 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud.

The Special Prosecutor states, “That while the report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.” With this news, the president has already declared victory. He has repeatedly said, “No collusion.” This no collusion refrain comes from a president who has completely eroded presidential ethics and standards. He has lowered the bar for decency and civility. It is

shameful yet he has no remorse.

The Mueller Report, when released, will provide Congress with the mischief and mayhem of the current administration. The president and his cronies will be in a pickle.

They can run but won’t be able to hide.

Some Democrats like Rep. Jerrold Nadler from New York want to hear from people directly associated with the president.

He is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Will this be a precursor to impeachment proceedings?

In my opinion, impeachment isn’t the way to go. If Mr. T is impeached, then do we really want Mike Pence to be the next president? We couldn’t take it. Remember the sage expression, ‘be care-

ful what you ask for!’

When we see the report, parts of it will be redacted. Some of us who want the president out will have to see him selfdestruct or we will have to vote him out. Some on the left and maybe in the center politically are already disappointed with the little they know about the report. They wanted a TKO (technical knockout) for the president.

The Mueller Report when all is revealed may be the foundation for his undoing. If it does create a stir, our vote in the next election will finish him off.

Our vote will be a sure-fire way of removing him from office. There are enough people already saying that the report was biased and that Mueller was out to get him, so our vote will take on even more importance.

It is a widely known fact his core supporters believe he can do no wrong.

It doesn’t matter to them that his political and moral compasses have gone astray. At this point, we the people, are in a holding pattern regarding the Mueller Report.

Like a report card, it’s been received. Now, we’ll have to wait and see who signs it.

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 allconference for four years.

He is a retired college administrator. He can be reached at ewers.jr56@ yahoo.com

Should we save our wounded planet or kill the enemy?

ROBERT C. KOEHLER

Guest Columnist Perhaps no question more succinctly separates the past from the future, or so it occurred to me after I read Rebecca Solnit’s stunning observation in a recent essay: that the mass murders in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15 occurred on the same day, and in the same general area, as the climate strike young activists were holding in Christchurch as part of a global action, with rallies in well over a

hundred countries involving tens of thousands of people.

This juxtaposition was “also a perfectly coherent one, a clash of opposing ideologies,” Solnit wrote.

“Behind the urgency of climate action is the understanding that everything is connected; behind white supremacy is an ideology of separation.”

Everything is connected - insects, humanity, the oceans, the planet.

The meaning and spiritual pull of these words is beyond simple comprehension. The propensity of molecules to unite led to cellular life, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin points out in “The Phenomenon of Man,” then adds: “Driven

by the forces of love, the fragments of the world seek each other so that the world may come into being.”

This is the core of the environmental movement that has begun simmering across the planet and has found its way into the U.S. political system, but the ideology of separation remains entrenched: the idea, Solnit writes, “that human beings are divided into races, and those in one race have nothing in common with those in others…

“To kill someone, you have to feel separate from them, and some violence lynching, rape - ritualizes this separateness. Violence too comes out of a sort of

entitlement: I have the right to hurt you, to determine your fate, to end your life. I am more important than you. It seems like, among other things a miserable mindset, one that aggrandizes your ego but withers your soul.”

And, of course, a world where most political leaders are clueless about addressing climate change, perhaps because they are funded by the fossil fuel industry and all the interests threatened by ideological change.

For instance, David Roberts, writing at Vox about the Green New Deal, notes the hypocrisy of its political opponents as they cry that we can’t afford it. “When Congress

funnels trillions to the military or cuts taxes for the wealthy, no one asks how they will pay for it. Payfor demands seem only to apply to Democrats, and only for social spending.”

When an ideology of separation rules, the killing never stops. In the past few days, two young survivors of the Parkland shootings a year ago committed suicide; so did the father of a six-year-old child who was murdered in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Jeremy Richman, the Sandy Hook dad, tried to reach past the horror of what happened to his daughter, toward healing and prevention. He helped launch a foun-

dation, named after his daughter, Avielle, funding “neuroscience research aimed at understanding the brain’s chemistry, structure, and circuits that lead to violence and compassion.”

This wasn’t enough to save his life. His wound was too large - but it’s part of the collective wound we all must bear. It’s part of our wounded planet.

Robert Koehler, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a Chicago award-winning journalist and editor. His book, “Courage Grows Strong at the Wound,” is available. Contact him at koehlercw@gmail.com or visit his website at commonwonders.com.

African-American heart health is vital DR. ANISA SHOMO

Guest Columnist Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States.

Generally, heart disease is considered a man’s disease, but more black and white women die of heart disease than all cancers combined. About 610,000 men and women die of heart disease each year and it accounts for one in four deaths in both genders. Coronary heart disease is the most common type and accounts for over half of these deaths.

Coronary heart disease increases the risk for heart attacks; over 700,000 Americans have heart attacks each year.

Like other serious health issues, AfricanAmericans have disproportionately high rates of heart disease. The three

largest risk factors that lead to fatal heart disease are high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking. Diabetes, obesity, poor diet, physical inactivity, and excess drinking are other risk factors.

There are other lifestyle concerns that can also lead to high blood pressure and obesity, such as poor sleep and high stress levels.

Heart disease signs and symptoms are chest pain and discomfort, nausea, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, sweating, upper body pain or discomfort (jaw, arms, neck, upper back, upper stomach).

If you or a loved one are experiencing these symptoms, you should call 9-11 immediately.

Now that I have your attention at least for a moment, there are specific ways to improve your heart health. Know your heart-related numbers. Get your primary care doctor to check your blood pressure, heart rate, BMI (body mass index) and cholesterol at least once per year.

High blood pressure or hypertension is called the “Silent Killer” because many people have no symptoms of their blood pressure being high.

The goal is a blood pressure under 130/80 and a heart rate between 60 and 80. Your doctor will also screen you for depression and other conditions, depending on your age and risk factors.

Check your weight at home often (daily, weekly, monthly) to make sure that you are not gaining weight. Many people gain five pounds per year without awareness and that adds up over the years.

Smoking cigarettes is not good for your health and in particular smoking is not good for a healthy heart. If you smoke, you should consider the health benefits of quitting smoking.

Consistent exercise is also important to keep your heart healthy. Be active: at least 30 minutes per day five days per week. Think about how you can move naturally in

your home. Can you walk more in your home? Can you routinely bike or lift weights or stretch? Make a plan to walk more by setting goals for how much you want to walk, how often, and how you will track your progress (pedometer, stopwatch, timer, calendar, etc).

Eat a ”heart healthy” diet. Becoming overweight and obese are both related to diet. Studies have concluded that a “Mediterranean” diet has consistently been shown to be the preferred diet for heart health. It consists of small amounts of meat, fish, and dairy, but is mostly plant based.

Weight is directly related to diet and physical exercise. Maintaining a healthy weight is a factor in sustaining a healthy heart. This is somewhat controversial because recent studies have shown that weight is not as important to heart health as diet and exercise. That is to say that whether your weight is low or high, you should still be work-

ing to have a healthy diet and stay active. If you do desire to lose weight, talk with your doctor about a long-term plan.

We all should strive to have quality sleep. Most adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night.

If you have trouble falling asleep, try setting a regular bedtime, avoiding long naps during the day, getting rid of the TV in your bedroom, leaving your cell phone on the other side of your bedroom, reading a physical book or journaling while trying to fall asleep, and get out of the bed until you are more sleepy.

Lastly, we emphasize the critical importance of managing stress to prevent heart attacks and heart disease. Stress may cause heart attacks and death even in people with normal cholesterol and coronary arteries. It is very important to reduce stress in your life. Work to not overcommit yourself to family, friends, work and tasks. Self-care is key and learning how to say “no”

is part of self-care.

Work on your mindset and how you view your world and stressful situations. Learn how to let go of things that are out of your control. Utilize mindfulness, journaling, talk therapy, meditation, yoga, and exercise to help clarify what is important to you and filter out the things that may be causing your goals and vision to be clouded.

All of the above advice and recommendations will help you to focus on keeping your heart healthy and strong. For African-Americans, the health of our hearts will determine the health of our families and communities. Our heart heath is vital.

Dr. Anisa Shomo is the Director of Family Medicine Scholars at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a health columnist for the NNPA. She can be reached at drshomoknows@gmail. com.

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Young Democrats make donations to students at Kimberley Park

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Last week the Young Democrats of Forsyth County donated toiletries to the 5th graders at Kimberley Park Elementary School ahead of their trip to Washington, D.C. later this month.

On Friday, March 29, vice president Tre Shawn Legette and third vice chair Devereaux Nash dropped off soap, toothpaste, deodorant and more.

The donation was made in conjunction with Wake Forest University College Democrats. Young Democrats president Quamekia Shavers said they decided to help the students at Kimberley Park to ensure their trip to our nation’s capitol is a success.

“We are so happy to have been of assistance.

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Continuing their push to uplift students in our local school, last week the Young Democrats of Forsyth County donated toiletries to 5th graders at Kimberley Park Elementary school. age of 36 who is looking to take an active role in our political process. The Young Democrats of Forsyth County work closely with the Forsyth County

and statewide. ​Anyone under 36 and a registered Democrat can become a member for $10.

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Last week the Young Democrats of Forsyth County donated toiletries to the 5th graders at Kimberley Park Elementary School ahead of their trip to Washington, D.C. We hope the donations will help ensure their trip is a success,” Shavers said.

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Gronk calls it quits New England Patriots tight end, Rob Gronkowski, has announced his retirement from the National Football League.

Gronkowski, who helped the Patriots to three Super Bowl titles and has solidified himself as one of the best players to ever play his position, made the world aware of his retirement last Sunday at the age of 29 on an Instagram post.

Gronkowski put up some eye-popping numbers throughout his nineyear career, while also dealing with multiple injuries. He publicly contemplated retirement after last season before returning to the Patriots and said he would think about his football future following the New England’s Super Bowl victory over the Los Angeles Rams in February.

“It all started at 20 years old on stage at the NFL draft when my dream came true, and now here I am about to turn 30 in a few months with a decision I feel is the biggest of my life so far,” Gronkowski wrote on Instagram. “I will be retiring from the game of football today.

“I am so grateful for the opportunity that Mr. Kraft and Coach Belichick gave to me when drafting my silliness in 2010,” Gronkowski wrote. “My life experiences over the last nine years have been amazing both on and off the field. The people I have [met], the relationships I have built, the championships I have been a part of, I just want to thank the whole New England Patriots organization for every opportunity I have been [given]. ... Thank you for everyone accepting who I am and the dedication I have put into my work to be the best player I could be.”

It was hard for me to accept that Gronkowski has decided to make this decision. I am not a Patriots fan by any stretch of the imagination, but it was something about Gronk that made fans gravitate toward him. He played the game with such joy, ferocity and skill, you had no choice but to root for the guy.

He will not only be missed by Brady and Belichick, he will be missed by fans just as much. Gronkowski’s passion for the game was evident on every snap that he lined up for. He routinely played hurt and often was still better than his opponents. His efforts will more than likely land him with a bust in Canton, Ohio, in the NFL Hall of Fame.

During his nine-year career, Gronk totaled 521 catches for 7,861 yards and 79 touchdowns.

Those are great numbers for a tight end that only played 16 games in a season twice. He was also selected to five Pro Bowls and was named All-Pro four times in his career.

“In the nine years that I have known Rob Gronkowski, I have never known him to have a bad day,” Kraft said in a statement issued by the Patriots. “He always See Gronk on B2

BY ART BLEVINS AND TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

It’s been almost two years since coach Art Blevins retired from Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center and the City of WinstonSalem Recreation Department after 38 years of dedicated service.

Time flies by, but it hasn’t slowed Blevins down from taking care of his kids, parents and local sponsors who still help Blevins say, “You can take Art Blevins out of Hanes Hosiery, but you can’t take Hanes Hosiery out of Art Blevins.”

Blevins still keeps in touch with many of his kids and parents from Hanes Hosiery and his former staff such as Jeremiah Hawks and Patrice Johnson, both of whom left the Hosiery and the recreation department soon after Blevins retired. Hawks and Johnson still help Blevins with his program by picking up and taking kids home.

According to Blevins, his sponsors and local businesses who have helped him for years now call the program Coach Art’s Kids.

“It is exactly what I did while I was working,” said Blevins with a smile.

“I love providing for kids, taking 25-50 kids and parents to every Wake Forest home football game, most of the Wake Forest home basketball games, some high school games, and providing for several families at Thanksgiving and

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Coach Art’s Kids at the WFU football game during the fall Christmas.”

Blevins said he will always miss “The Hosiery,” but his programs are a way he is still in contact with many of the kids and parents he was close to. While staying busy with his kids on weekends, he still takes care of his mother, Ann Ferris, throughout the week. He also spends time with his wife Ruth Ann during the evenings and weekends, when there are no ball games.

“I get to see my daughter Kayla, who was recently married in December to Bobby Stewart,” said Blevins. “Both graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where Kayla now works for the university and her husband is in dental school.” Blevins smiles when he tells people his daughter married a dentist, because he said, “so now I

will have a little pull.”

Blevins said some of the highlights this past year for Coach Art’s Kids, besides going to almost every Wake Forest basketball and football game, was going to the “Meet the Deacs” program in December at Hanes Mall where the kids had the opportunity to meet Wake Forest coaches Danny Manning, Randolph Childress and all of the Wake Forest players.

The kids and parents of Coach Art’s Kids also had the opportunity to meet sports legends like Kenny “The Jet” Smith, Jay Bilas, Charlie Davis, Antwan Jamison, Josh Howard, Justin Gray and Taron Downey, just to name a few.

Blevins said he is blessed to have such wonderful friends, sponsors and “Old Hosiery” families who have stuck with

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him and have kept in touch almost on a weekly basis.

Blevins plans to work with his kids for as long as he can, he said. “God always has a plan for us and I’ve had many offers to work, but right now I am just going to enjoy my retirement with no set schedule, take care of my family and still take care of my kids whenever I can,” he said.

“With God, all things are possible and I may want to come back in the future and run some more basketball leagues for the kids and adults,” he continued.

“Like the shirt co-workers and parents designed for me a couple of years ago said, legends don’t retire, they reinvent. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Blevins poses with former Duke sports announcer Jay Bilas

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On Tuesday, March 26, the Eagles of East

Forsyth took on the Cowboys of Southwest Guilford in men’s varsity lacrosse. With the 14-2 victory, East Forsyth im-

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Flapjacks & Funnies fundraiser supports local non-profit

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Community and kids are the first words that come to mind when thinking about Brittany Ward and her HOOPZ4L.Y.F.E. (H4L) non-profit organization. H4L held their annual Flapjacks & Funnies fundraiser at Bibs Downtown restaurant last Saturday.

The proceeds of the event are going toward operational costs of the non-profit for their summer program. Ward says she connected with Robert Moreau, part owner of Bibs Downtown, because he was passionate about the things she was doing in the community and wanted to lend a helping hand.

“We are getting ready to gear up for our 10-week Photo by Timothy Ramsey summer enrichment pro- Brittany Ward, founder of HOOPZ4L.Y.F.E., held her gram, so this will help to annual pancake fundraiser last Saturday at Bibs Downtake care of some of the town restaurant. things for the kids,” said support her event. Her Ward. “One major ben- during the event.

“When she (Ward) told goal is to continue to exefit is that this allows us to keep the cost low for the me the foundation of it, pand her reach to help the parents, so we can keep giving back to the com- impoverished youth of the munity so the kids can see city, along with their famiour program afloat.”

The event was geared something positive from it, lies.

“I need the city to toward young and older I immediately wanted to be individuals alike. There a part of that,” said Mars. rally behind me and supwere pancakes and bacon “I always support that, port those who are doing (pork and turkey), music because when it comes to something from inside and even stand-up com- change in the community, Winston-Salem,” she said.

“I am definitely working edy provided to those who it starts with the kids.

“Ultimately when they on that impact to create the came out to participate.

Mars was one of the grow up, they will be the change I want to see, but I comedians that performed adults who run the com- can’t do it alone, it’s going Saturday. Ward connected munity, so that is why I to come from help of the with him through social wanted to be a part of it,” community.

“The community media. She reached out to he continued.

Ward was appreciative stepped up in a major way him and he brought out other comics to perform of those who came out to by being out here, coming out to this event on a Saturday to support us is a major boost for us.”

Ward said she just wants to continue to connect people with the resources they need so they can put themselves and their families in a better position. “I just want to organize and mobilize the people and I am thankful they are choosing to go through HOOPZ4L.Y.F.E. Photo by Timothy Ramsey Participants were served all-you-can-eat pancakes and to do those things,” she said. bacon during the event.

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has a youthful exuberance about him and is a joy to be around. As a player, he earned the respect of his coaches and teammates for his hard work, preparation, selfless attitude and the sheer dominance of his game.”

It is amazing that Gronk was able to stay with the Patriots for his entire career. He seems to embody characteristics that are against what the Patriots seem to stand for.

He has been known for his extreme partying and yet was still retained on the team, which speaks to his value as a player.

Gronkowski is arguably the best tight end to ever play in the NFL. He was a complete player that was just as feared running routes as he was blocking for a running play. The entire AFC will be happy that he has retired, but he will be a loss for the NFL. Thank you for nine great years, Gronkowski.

NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING FOR PROPOSED BROAD STREET CONNECTOR IN WINSTON-SALEM FORSYTH COUNTY _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

STIP Project No. U-6063

The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed project to construct a connector road using Peters Creek Parkway to tie Broad Street to the Business 40 improvements project, currently under construction, near the BB&T Ballpark. The Broad Street Connector project will create more efficient street connections to help manage future traffic volumes on Broad Street and adjacent streets.

The meeting will take place on Thursday, April 11 from 4-6 p.m. in the Centenary United Methodist Church auditorium located at 646 West 5th Street in WinstonSalem.

The public may drop in at any time during the meeting hours. NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and listen to comments regarding the project.

Please note that no formal presentation will be made. The opportunity to submit comments will also be provided at the meeting or by phone, email or mail by May 13, 2019. Comments received will be taken into consideration as the project develops.

Project information and materials can be viewed as they become available online at https://www.ncdot.gov/news/public-meetings.

For additional information, contact one of the following individuals: Connie James, P.E. Division Project Engineer NCDOT Division 9 375 Silas Creek Parkway Winston-Salem, NC 27127 336-747-7800 ckjames1@ncdot.gov

Alison Nichols, AICP Consultant Project Manager RS&H 1520 South Boulevard, Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28203 704-940-4725 alison.nichols@rsandh.com

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Samantha Borges, Environmental Analysis Unit at smborges@ncdot.gov or 919-707-6115 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800481-6494.

Aquellas personas que no hablan inglés o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan antes de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494.

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Elder Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson

Call and Mission Scriptures: Matthew 10:1-15 In this lesson we will *Recognize the mission of the disciples. *Identify challenges that may be experienced in fulfilling Christ’s mission for the church. *Prepare to do more in the mission of the church.

Background: Matthew writes of all the acts and appearances of Jesus as they lead up to the twelve apostles being sent out. Jesus was quite busy. Starting in Galilee teaching in the synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing disease and sickness. There was in addition the Sermon on the Mount - Beatitudes and Similitudes, lessons on the law concerning murder, adultery, divorce, oaths, retaliation, love, prayer, fasting, wealth, judging and more. Jesus cleansed a leper, healed the Centurion’s servant, stilled the sea, cast demons into swine, restored life, sight and speech. “Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them …” Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” (Matthew 9:36-38) Lesson: Jesus delegated His power and authority to the apostles to show clearly that He and His kingdom were sovereign over physical and spiritual realms, the effect of sin and the efforts of Satan (verse 1). Before the prayer of Jesus for the laborers, only Peter, Andrew, James and John are named as being disciples or apostles, but in listing them there is an additional eight. It’s worth noting that they are always listed in three groups of four and always in the same group order leading with Peter and ending with Judas (verses 2-4). Jesus instructs the disciples before releasing or sending them on mission.

His instructions were “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans … ” He didn’t forbid them to preach to the Gentiles or Samaritans if they encountered them on the way, but they were to take the message first to the covenant people in the nearby regions. Jesus’ death and resurrection would dictate when there would be a Gentile mission. The Messiah is sent to Israel, in accordance with the Scriptures. Israel is referred to as “the lost sheep of the house of Israel” and are those who knew they were spiritually sick and needed a physician (verse 6). The message the disciples were to preach was “the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Their message was to be accompanied by deeds and miracles that would support their message. Jesus had imparted to them the needed knowledge and power, all for free and they were to give it freely. Jesus forbade them from charging money for their ministry because to do so would obscure the message of grace Christ sent them to preach (verses 7-8). Jesus said they could, however, accept support for their basic needs because a workman is worthy of support (verses 9-10).

The disciples were to minister to those worthy to receive the word and the blessings of prosperity and wellbeing. The priority was to teach that the King had come and that His kingdom is near. Turning the disciples away then would be the same as turning Jesus away. They were told when a place or home does not receive the good news, the disciples are to “shake the dust off your feet.”

It was common practice for Jews to shake the dust off their feet as an expression of disdain - when returning from Gentile regions. It was a visible protest (veses 1114). Sodom and Gomorrah were two cities remembered as wicked and they and the entire surrounding regions were judged without warning, and with the utmost severity. Such says Jesus is the consequence and worst for those who rejected the word. It is an unprecedented honor to hear the disciples’ proclamation and an unprecedented failure to reject it (verse 15). (The UMI Annual Commentary 2018-2019, the Oxford Bible Commentary, MacArthur Study Bible and NIV Leadership Bible).

For Your Consideration: How will we know today when to shake the dust from our feet?

Application: Jesus developed His leaders. He chose them to serve Him in a special way. He used their gifts, experience, knowledge and obedience in training them and sending them out to do the work of the kingdom.

Before letting them go, He prepared them for the hardships they would face. Effective leaders do all they can to prepare their followers for any contingency. “He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.” (Matthew 10:40)

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Local church to hold free gospel concert for community Tonya Turner Jackson to headline gospel concert

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Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance Inc. will hold a free concert on April 20 that will feature singer Tonya Turner Jackson. The concert will also serve as a birthday celebration for Jackson, as she will turn 50 years of age on April 14.

The concert will be free for the public, but organizers ask for donations to go toward the three organizations that Jackson will donate the funds to.

Jackson got her start in the world of singing at Calvary Hill. Her father, Bishop Claude C. Turner, is the senior pastor of the church. She has been on Broadway and performed with the N.C. Black Repertory Company here in Winston-Salem.

Jackson is now an educator in Maryland and decided to hold this concert in her hometown to raise funds for several summer enrichment programs, both here and in the state of

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Maryland.

“During my time here in the city, I had a host of family and friends that performed with me, so in this concert I have several local artists that will perform with me,” said Jackson.

T.U.R.N., which is a summer program at Calvary Hill, the local YMCA, and Leap Forward, which is a program in Maryland, are the organizations that will benefit from the concert.

“I am an educator and an adjunct professor for Southern New Hampshire University, but the thing about the summer programs for me is the summer lag, so these funds will allow for students to participate in summer programs,” she said. “All three of these programs provide summer enrichment and academic enrichment for students that I wanted to give back to.”

Jackson said she was drawn to these programs because they are focused on providing their services for the underprivileged.

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Tonya Turner Jackson The programs also provide enrichment programs for parents as well, so the entire family gets to benefit from their services.

“We can reach the children, but to be effective, we need to reach the parents as well,” she continued.

To have the opportunity to give back to these programs is a blessing, Jackson said. “This may sound like a cliché, but I be-

lieve the children are our future, but I believe it is an investment into our future,” Jackson said. “If we are really looking to make a change in the world, we need to invest in our children and provide resources and support, because I want the children to be well educated to take care of our community in the future.”

Am I praising wrong?

A few weeks ago, we tried something different in The Chronicle by including an opinion article about people’s views on whether Millennials are flocking to the church the same way they did in generations past.

We had such a good response from that article that I decided to write another article, because there are many religion topics that we would love to touch on. The next topic I wanted to write about is a personal one for me, but I felt that if I expressed my concerns about it, someone may have some insight for me or have had a similar experience that could relate to what I am feeling.

Ever since I was a small child, it has amazed me how people can “shout” or “catch the Holy Ghost” while they are worshipping in the house of the Lord. My issue is that I have never had such a feeling, even though I feel as though I have a very close relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

I accepted Christianity as my faith as a young child. I grew up in a Baptist family who routinely went to church and was involved in several ministries. I vividly remember watching my mother or other members of the church who began to shout and express themselves with pure joy while the minister was preaching, or the choir touched them with one of their gospels.

I used to sit and say to myself that I can’t wait

until my relationship with the Lord is that strong that I have the feeling to just get up out of my seat and dance. Once I was baptized as a young teen, I felt my connection with the Lord grow stronger, especially as I began to pray daily and get into reading the Bible.

I felt at that point it was only a matter of time before “the spirit hit me” and I would have my experience with the Lord through shouting during the service. I am now 37 years of age and that moment has never happened. I know my connection with the Lord is stronger than ever, because I know the Lord speaks to me in a myriad of ways. But as I matured through my 20s and 30s, I began to wonder if I was doing something wrong in the way I praise.

As an adult, I would go to church services and witness the same joy in others, as I did when I was a youth. I prayed and spoke with the Lord during the service and would feel something inside me when a certain hymn was sung or when the pastor’s message seemed like it was delivered just for me. Yet I still did not have the feeling to get out of my seat and shout. The spirit does hit me, but I don’t ever get that feeling to get up, and I want that feeling.

I even asked a minister once if I was doing something wrong. He reassured me that I in fact was not doing anything wrong, but said when the spirit hit me in that manner, I would have no choice but to get up out of my seat. That moment still has eluded me.

I am the religion reporter for The Chronicle, which means I have the luxury of attending scores of churches around this beautiful city. I take pleasure in covering religious events hosted by the various churches and while there I figure I might as well worship while I work.

I just continue to wonder when I will get that feeling.

To me, it seems like a valid question to ask myself if I am worshipping right and if anyone else has had this feeling in their lives. I spoke with co-workers and friends about the topic and most

said they have shouted or had the Holy Ghost at one point in time in their lives.

The main point of writing this article was to spark another conversation around this topic. My hope is that I am not alone in the way I feel about this issue.

We at The Chronicle welcome any responses on this issue or any other religionbased topics to discuss further.

Please send all responses and inquiries to news@wschronicle.com.

Let’s get the conversation started.

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Now – April 6 Women’s conference Pastor Michelle McCloud will host the annual Women’s Conference 2019, “The Perfected Women- In Pursuit of His Presence” from now until April 6. Services on Thursday and Friday night will begin at 7 p.m.

For Saturday’s service, go to eventbrite.com to register.

Search “Girl Get Up Tour” for more details. Please visit us on our Facebook page FreshFireWorshipCenter for more information. Fresh Fire Worship Center is located at 1538 Waughtown St. Now - June 1 Open Enrollment Ephesus Junior Academy is now accepting applications for students in kindergarten through grade eight.

You may go online www.ejacademy.org or go to the school to enroll your child without delay. Also the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship portal is open so please apply to see if your child qualifies to receive one.

NC Opportunity Scholarship website: www.ncseaa.edu/ OSG.htm. For an appointment, call (336) 723-3140.

April 6-7 Anniversary celebrations On Saturday, April 6, the Anniversary Banquet for Pastor Charles E. Gray will be held at 5 p.m. at WSSU Anderson Conference Center – the McNeil Room. The

attire is Semi-Formal/Church Attire (Black and Gold or combination). The cost is $45. For ticket information, contact the church at (336) 721-1959. There will be a Church & Pastor Anniversary service on April 7 at 4 p.m. Rev. Waymon Monroe of Solid Rock Baptist Church will be the guest speaker.

April 9 Christian Education Oratorical Contest Ephesus Junior Academy will sponsor its tenth annual Christian Education Oratorical Contest for grades 5 - 8 on Tuesday, April 9 at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

The school is located at 1225 N. Cleveland Ave. April 13 Community Day and Health Fair Join Great Commission Community Church on Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for our annual Rope of Hope Community Day and Health Fair. There will be live entertainment, free health screenings, games for kids, community resources, FREE FOOD, and much more! This event is FREE to the community! If you are interested in partnering with us or participating in the entertainment, please contact the church office at (336) 577-3420!

April 13 Grief Care St. Paul United Methodist Church sponsors “Grief Care”, a support group for persons experiencing grief due to the death of someone close to them. The event will be on April 13 at 10 a.m. St. Paul United Methodist Church is located at 2400 Dellabrook Road. For additional information, call (336) 723-4531 or (336) 7225517.

April 19 Seven Last Words service There will be a “Seven Last Words of Christ” Program on April 19 at 6 p.m. at Freedom Baptist Church, 1222 E. 14th St. Please contact Waldo Hauser for information at (336) 926-3501.

April 26 – May 3 Baptist Training Institute The 66th Annual Forsyth Countywide Baptist Training Institute will be held on April 26 - May 3 from 6:308:30 p.m. The event will be held at Friendship Baptist Church, 1317 North Cherry St.

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Men Who Cook Fundraiser supports SECU Family House SUBMITTED ARTICLE

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A delicious Crawfish Stew earned the top prize at the 2019 Men Who Cook event to benefit the SECU Family House.

Chefs Chris Smith (Inmar) and Jack Samet (Infinity) wowed the Providence Culinary Training student judges with their Crawfish Stew. Second place food prize went to chefs Eric (Cone Health) and Kimberly Stone (Cannon Wealth Management) for their Heart Healthy Hawaiian Poke Bowls, and Billy Lentz and Paul Schunder (Garner Foods), came in third place with their Texas Pete Chicken Enchilada Dip. The event on March 16 showcased the talents of 22 local amateur celebrity chefs who cooked for more than 425 guests at Bridger Field House. More than $140,000 was raised to help the Family House provide a compassionate, affordable place to stay for patients and caregivers who travel to Forsyth County for treatment or

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Chefs Mark Owens and Walter Farabee of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce support the SECU Family House fundraiser. meal preparation is such a large part of the services that Family House provides its guests. We love bringing families together over food, and we couldn’t have found a better way to celebrate our mission of providing assistance to adult patients and caregivers who are going through

Health, Visit Winston-Salem, Publix Super Markets Charities, and Reynolds American.

More information and photos from Men Who Cook can be found on the Family House website at www.familyhousews. org.

SECU Family House is

SAT., APRIL 13, 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. WINSTON-SALEM FAIRGROUNDS Family Fun! Live Music! Food Trucks!

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CERT TRAINING TEACHES YOU TO CARE FOR YOUR FAMILY IN AN EMERGENCY Chefs Tim Lowe, Richard McKellogg and Wes Doub of Lowes Foods took the Top Hat Award for raising the most online tips. medical care. The Family specially designed to proHouse opens its doors to difficult health crises.�

The House has hosted vide affordable, comfortmore than 4,500 patients and their caregivers each guests from 95 North Caro- able lodging and support lina counties and 42 states, services for families and year. “Walter and I had a great time supporting a great cause that truly makes an impact for families,� said Mark Owens, president of the WinstonSalem Chamber of Commerce. “This is a ‘must attend’ event and I hope we get invited to participate again in the future!

Thanks to everyone from the SECU Family House and those that supported the event as we try to help those in a time of need.�

Chefs also accepted “tips� online and at the event, raising over $40,000 combined. The Top Hat Award for the most online tips went to Chefs Tim Lowe, Richard McKellogg and Wes Doub of Lowes Chefs Billy Lentz and Paul Schunder of Garner Foods Foods for raising $5,345. came in third place with their Texas Pete Chicken EnChefs Jim Figlar and Win- chilada Dip. ton Jennette of Reynolds American took home the People’s Choice Award for and over 33,000 patients patients who are in Winthe most tips collected at since opening in 2011. For ston-Salem for treatment guests unable to afford the of long-term or chronic the event, $2,483. “We are thrilled that nominal overnight fee, an conditions. It is a place this event continues to assistance fund is avail- where families who are albe one that garners such able, thanks to donations ready facing the heartache wonderful support for and fundraising events like and distress of a serious illness can receive supour house,� said Kathy Men Who Cook.

Major sponsors of Men port from caring staff and Carr, executive director of SECU Family House. Who Cook included Wake volunteers and share their “The kitchen is definitely Forest Baptist Health (Pre- experiences with other the heart of our homes and senting Sponsor), Novant families.

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Tuesday, April 30, 6 - 7:30 p.m.

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Mayor: Allen Joines City Council: Vivian H. Burke, Mayor Pro Tempore, Northeast Ward; Denise D. Adams, North Ward; Dan Besse, Southwest Ward; Robert C. Clark, West Ward; John C. Larson, South Ward; Jeff MacIntosh, Northwest Ward; Annette Scippio, East Ward; James Taylor, Jr., Southeast Ward City Manager: Lee Garrity

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71st Eastern Region Youth Leadership Conference hosted

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Beta Lambda Chapter of Winston-Salem hosted the Eastern Region Xinos/ Kudos Youth Leadership Conference March 15-17 at the Downtown Marriot.

These are ninth through twelfth grade girls (Xinos) and boys (Kudos). Noreen Little is the Eastern Region Director and Donna Mickens is president of the local chapter.

National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. consists of professional female educators who are committed to stimulating personal growth among teachers, fostering a true spirit of sisterhood, promoting the highest ideals of the teaching professional and encouraging the development and potential

you!”, and table games.

The Health Fair included screenings and information on nutrition, mental and emotional health, bullying and other issues.

Over 140 10th and 11th graders participated in a “Campus Crawl” to University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University. They had guided tours by alumni and professors.

The theme for the conference was: “Discovering K.E.Y.S. – Unlocking Your Dreams.” During the conference, the youth displayed their talent through oratorical presentations, step competition, talent (vocal, instrumental, spoken word, dance), science, art, activity books, and

Beta Lambda group picture – Host Chapter.

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Beta Lambda Scholar of the Year Kenya Brabham (Right) winner Xinos Jasmine Rowland, Xi Chapter (Left) of our youth.

There were over 400 attendees from states from Connecticut to North Carolina. Activities included a college fair, an activity station with a photo booth

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non-competitive.

Each chapter could submit Scholar of the Year applications for the Gladys Merritt Ross Memorial Scholarship Award. The Scholar of the Year for Beta Lambda is Xino Kenya Brabham. The winner

for the Xinos was Jasmine Rowland of Xi Chapter of West Chester, Pennsylvnia, and Kudos Gray Hall, Beta Chapter from Washington, D.C., each receiving a trophy and a monetary gift.

Youth also have an opportunity to submit an essay on the theme prior to the conference. The winner for Xinos was Danielle Jenkins, Alpha Chapter of Jersey City, New Jersey, and Kudos was Jordan Leake, Epsilon Alpha Chapter from Somerset, New Jersey.

The finale for the evening was the Parade of Seniors. They were presented by chapters, entering with their banners, walking the red carpet. They stated their name and the college or university attending in the fall. Beta Lambda has seven seniors: Xinos Kenya Brabham, Rashawana Huntley, Da’Maya Jefferies, Kendall O’Neal; Kudos Duronza Artis, Eric Cherry and Shawn Johns.

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Cook the meal add some pork grab the spoon grab, grab the fork Taste the food make sure it’s right grab the cup add the sprite Stuff is cooking people are looking it won’t be late grab the plate Rice is done drain the water grab your son, grab your daughter Season the chicken, time is ticking it’s gone be good finger licking Put it on the stove, set it for an hour put the crumbs on top, skip the flour Time is up, I heard the ring make sure you add the collard greens Greens is ready time to chow grab the casserole and bow, bow, bow

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Jessica Morel, Conductor Byron Stripling and Carmen Bradford, Guest Artists Reynolds Auditorium Powerhouse trumpeter Byron Stripling and jazz vocalist Carmen Bradford will take you on a journey through the most famous duets and solos recorded by two of jazz’s greatest legends, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Featuring hits such as What a Wonderful World, Summertime, and more from the Great American Songbook.

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Community Calendar NOW – April 8 – “Donate 2 Educate” Bring unwanted items to the Goodwill trailer in the school parking lot of Carter High School. Donations will help people in the community find jobs and become more independent. For more information, please call Dana Conte at (336) 201-0794 or email at dconte@ goodwillnwnc.org.

NOW – May 31 – Annual literary competition Flying South, the annual literary competition sponsored by Winston-Salem Writers, is accepting entries now through May 31. There will be $2,000 in prizes awarded. Best in category winners will be published in Flying South magazine and will receive $500 each. The Winston-Salem Writers President’s Favorite will also receive $500. For complete rules and submission details, go to www.wswriters.org and click on the contest tab. Winners will be announced on July 1, 2019.

Now - June 1 – Open Enrollment Ephesus Junior Academy is now accepting applications for students in kindergarten through grade eight. You may go online www.ejacademy.org or go to the school to enroll your child without delay. Also the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship portal is open so please apply to see if your child qualifies to receive one. NC Opportunity Scholarship website: www.ncseaa.edu/ OSG.htm. For an appointment, call (336) 723-3140.

NOW – July 1 – Help Support LEAD Girls of NC From now until July 1 and through the Quotes for Good Program, State Farm agent, Donna Jones will donate $10 to

LEAD Girls of NC for each call her office receives requesting an auto and home/renters quote. To get a quote and support LEAD Girls of NC, call Donna Jones at (336) 602-2980.

TODAY, April 4 – Interest meeting The Community Development Department is holding a second information and interest meeting about the new WinstonSalem Community Coalition and the department’s new C.O.R.E. initiative on Thursday, April 4.

The meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Hanes Hosiery Community Center, 501 Reynolds Drive. For more information about C.O.R.E. or the Community Coalition meeting, contact Tabetha Childress at tabethab@cityofws.org, or call (336) 734-1249.

TODAY, April 4 – Bicycle Master Plan review Consultants updating the city’s bicycle master plan will present their draft and collect feedback at a public input session from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, at the Salem Lake Marina Center, 815 Salem Lake Road, Winston-Salem. For more information visit the project website, WSBikePlan.com.

TODAY, April 4-14 – RiverRun volunteers needed The RiverRun International Film Festival is seeking volunteers to work during this year’s festival, which will take place April 4-14. Volunteer jobs include film venue ushering, selling and taking tickets, serving at parties, office work, promotional work in advance of the festival and a wide range of hospitality services. Those interested in becoming a volunteer should go to riverrunfilm.com and click on

Community Briefs Wake Forest Baptist Receives $28 Million Alzheimer’s Association Grant Researchers in Finland recently found that lifestyle choices can help older adults stay mentally sharp.

Now scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Health hope to find confirmatory evidence this is indeed the case by coordinating a large, national clinical trial sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association through a $28 million grant.

An estimated 5.7 million Americans of all ages are living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. There are approximately 50 million people worldwide with the disease – for which there is no known cure – and that total is expected to double every 20 years.

The Alzheimer’s Association U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk (U.S. POINTER) is a $35 million project that will compare the effects of two different lifestyle interventions on brain health in older adults who may be at risk for memory loss in the future.

U.S. POINTER is the first such study to be conducted in a large group of Americans across the United States.

Approximately 2,000 volunteers at five U.S. sites will be enrolled and followed for two years in the study. The site led by Wake Forest Baptist already has begun enrolling participants. Other sites in California and Illinois will begin enrollment later this year. The remaining two sites will be announced soon.

People age 60 to 79 will be randomly assigned to one of two lifestyle interventions. Both groups will be encouraged to include more physical and cognitive activity and a healthier diet into their lives and will receive regular monitoring of blood pressure and other health measurements.

Participants in one intervention group will design a lifestyle program that best fits their own needs and schedules. Participants in the other intervention group will follow a specific program that includes weekly healthy lifestyle activities.

IFB Solutions announces appointment of Ed Vest as controller IFB Solutions, the largest employer of people who are blind in the country, announces the appointment of Ed Vest as Controller.

Vest joins IFB after 25 years with BB&T. He served as BB&T’s Corporate Controller for seven years and most recently was the company’s Corporate Strategy and Funding Manager. Prior to BB&T, Vest worked for Deloitte & Touche.

In his new role at IFB Solutions, Vest will be responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the non-profit’s accounting operations. IFB Solutions generates more than $150 million in sales primarily through contracts with the U.S. government, and employs nearly 1,000 individuals across its three manufacturing facilities in Winston-Salem, N.C., Asheville, N.C., and Little Rock, Ark. IFB also operates more than 40 office supply stores and optical centers across the country. Through private donations and grants, IFB funds employee training and services as well as community programs such as its Community Low Vision Centers, Tracy’s Little Red Schoolhouse and the SEE (Student Enrichment Experience) after-school and summer camp programs.

The Winston-Salem Foundation committee announces new member The Winston-Salem Foundation welcomes Oscar Santos to The Winston-Salem Foundation Committee, the Foundation’s primary governing body.

Oscar Santos is a senior vice president and Leadership and Professional Development Manager at BB&T where he and his team are responsible for enhancing leadership performance through education and training in areas such as diversity, inclusion, change management, unconscious bias, and interpersonal communication.

He is active with several local civic and nonprofit organizations, including serving as United Way of Forsyth County Chair representing BB&T, as board member of Crosby Scholars and the NC Children’s Law Center and in a volunteer service capacity with the Latino community.

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TODAY, April 4-5 – Entrepreneur conference Entrepalooza, a two-day conference hosted by Wake Forest University’s Center for Entrepreneurship, will be held April 4 and 5. Events are free and open to the public. For complete schedule of events, http://entrepreneurship.wfu.edu.

April 5 – Darrell Scott at The Ramkat Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Darrell Scott will perform at the Ramkat on April 5 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). Ticket prices range from $20-$45. For more info, see www.darrellscott.com.

April 5 – Application deadline The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County is seeking applications for Duke Energy Regional Artist Project Grants, which offer support to artists in a six-county region to help them further their professional development. Committed, gifted individual artists and collaborative groups in Forsyth, Davie, Davidson, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin counties are eligible to apply. Deadline for applications is Friday, April 5 at 5 p.m.

April 5 – NC3 Global Conference Forsyth Tech will host the 2nd Annual NC3 Global Conference for N.C. community colleges on April 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is free and open to the public. To register, go tohttp://tinyurl.com/y2qlszg2.

Lunch is $25, payable by cash or checks the day of the event.

The conference will take place at Rhoades Conference Center, Robert L. Strickland Center, Forsyth Tech, 2100 Silas Creek Parkway.

April 6 – Line Dance Party Encore Super Hero Line Dance Party will be held Saturday, April 6 at 8 p.m. – midnight at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Education Building, 414 Deacon Boulevard. The cost is $22 per person.

There will be super hero door prizes, 50/50 power raffle, Proton Energy refreshments and prize for best costume. Contact Claudia Turner for more information (336) 745-1073.

April 6 – Vintage Market Historic Körner’s Folly, 413 South Main Street, Kernersville.

Will host the 1st Annual Vintage Market on Saturday, April 6, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the North Lawn. Market is free to attend, paid admission required to tour Körner’s Folly historic house museum. Contact Kelsey Pardue at 616-464-2235 (office), 616-298-5081 (cell) for more info.

April 6 – Jewelry sale Spring Jewelry Extravaganza sale will be on April 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Items are up to 30 percent off. The sale will be at the Delta Arts Center, 2611 Old Walkertown Road.

April 6 – 20th anniversary celebration Forsyth Academy will be celebrating 20 years this year by holding a community event, with a visit from Mayor Allen Joines on April 6 from 1 - 4 p.m. The event will be held at 5426 Shattalon Drive.

April 6 – Tour of Fine Spaces On Saturday, April 6, the Junior League of Winston-Salem will present its 14th Annual Tour of Fine Spaces, a fundraiser featuring beautiful new and renovated homes throughout Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.

Advance tickets are $30 and can be purchased online via https://

ticketmetriad.com/events/tourof-fine-spaces. To visit the Tour of Fines Spaces page, visit: https://www.jlws.org/support/ fundraisers/tour-of-fine-spaces/.

vendors. Admission is complimentary and open to the public.

Rain or Shine! For more information visit: https://www.facebook. com/events/997626000426504/.

April 7 – “Camel City Craft Fair Spring Fest” The Spring Fest will be held on April 7 from 12-6 p.m. There will be 75 local vendors selling unique handmade arts, crafts, jewelry plus antiques, repurposed, food items & more! We will also have five food trucks.

The event will be located at Foothills Brewing Tasting Room, 3800 Kimwell Drive. Rain or Shine! For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/ events/1968316966798617/.

April 13 – Open House Forsyth Tech will hold its annual Open House Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. – noon at the Robert L. Strickland Center on Main Campus, 2100 Silas Creek Parkway. This event is free and open to the public and offers the community the opportunity to learn about the variety of programs and academic options available at the college. Pre-registration is requested by completing the form found at http://www.forsythtech.edu/openhouse.

April 7 – Performance at W-S Symphony The Winston-Salem Symphony will present “Discovery Concerts for Kids” performances of Peter and the Wolf, by Sergei Prokofiev. Two performances will take place Sunday, April 7 at 2 and 4 p.m. at Brendle Recital Hall in the Scales Fine Arts Center on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem.

April 8 – Application deadline The Library of Congress is seeking applications from current civics teachers for a Teacher-in-Residence position within its Learning and Innovation Office during the 2019-20 school year.

The program description and application details for the position can be found at loc.gov/ teachers/newsevents/teacher-inresidence/index.html. Applications are due on Monday, April 8, 2019.

April 8 – Application deadline Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke is accepting applications from citizens interested in filling a vacancy on the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County Community Appearance Commission.

Interested candidates should contact the city secretary’s office at (336) 727-2224 or send an email to sandrark@cityofws. org. The application deadline is April 8.

April 9 – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony The Renaissance East Corridor and WSSU Signage Project will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 9 from 9 - 11 a.m.

The event will take place at 414 N. Laura Wall Blvd. Refreshments will be serviced.

April 13 – Campus walk Wake Forest University Psychology Club will be hosting our first annual Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) on April 13. The purpose of this walk is to not only help raise awareness about mental health but to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental illnesses have affected our lives and our loved ones. The walk is scheduled to be a mile long and will begin and end on Wake Forest Campus’ Davis Field; check-in will start at 9:30 a.m. and the walk will be from 10-11 a.m.

April 13 – Free health screenings Free health screenings and “Passport to Healthy Living” Health Fair, sponsored by St. Paul United Methodist Church, will be on April 13 from 10 a.m.

– 2 p.m. This event will be held at the church located at 2400 Dellabrook Road. For more information call 336-723-4531 or 336-924-6359. This event is open to the general public.

April 13 – Spring Market The Spring Market will be at Westbend Winery 5394 Wiliams Road, on April 13 from noon to 5 p.m. There will be over 50 local

April 14 – Dash City Craft Fair The Dash City Craft Fair will be on April 14 at 1 p.m. The event will take place during the baseball game and will feature 50 local and regional vendors selling handmade arts & crafts, antiques, repurposed, vintage, and food items. Rain or Shine!

Game Ticket needed for entry. For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/ events/2504350239591355/.

April 20 – Easter Egg Hunt The 8th Annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Exquisite Ladies and Friends will be held on Apr. 20 from 1 - 4 p.m. The festivities will be at Drayton Pines Park, 1029 14th St. There will be 100 Free Easter baskets given away to the first 100 kids. The event will also have free food, drinks, games, face painting and live entertainment. For directions or more information please contact Tangela Carson at (336) 9975367 or Gino Meeks at (336) 575-9380.

April 22 – Registration deadline The Winston-Salem Foundation’s 2019 Centennial Community Luncheon is on Wednesday, May 1 at the Benton Convention Center from noon to 1:30 p.m. The luncheon program will highlight the Foundation’s past accomplishments, present direction, and future aspirations for the community as we celebrate 100 years of philanthropy. Open seating is $25 per person and the reservation deadline is April 22.

To register, visit wsfoundation. org/luncheon.

April 22-23 – Auditions The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem will hold auditions for the musical comedy “Das Barbecü” on Monday, April 22 & Tuesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at its new office location, 419 N. Spruce Street in Winston-Salem.

No appointment is necessary, and everyone is welcome to audition.

April 23 – Powerful Tools for Caregivers Registration is now underway for Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a 6-week course for anyone caring for a loved one who is frail or ill. Classes will take place on Tuesdays, April 23-May 28, 1-3 p.m. at the Senior Enrichment Center, 130 East Mountain Street, Kernersville. To register or get information, call Linda Lewis at 336-748-0217 April 25 – National Poetry Series Salem College will present the National Poetry Series with Ruth-Ellen Kocher, Raquel Salas-Rivera and Salem College alumna Morgan Christie on April 25 at 7 p.m. The National Poetry Series will take place in the Library Assembly Room inside Gramley Library, located at 714 South Church Street, on the Salem College campus. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Metta Sáma at cww@salem.edu.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FORSYTH IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 19-SP-192 FOR THE ADOPTION OF: JAMESON STEPHEN ANNESS BY: Michael George Anness and Lindsay Renee Anness, Petitioners TO: Unknown Birth Fathers or Possible Parents, Respondents TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Adoption was filed by Michael George Anness and Lindsay Renee Anness on the 6th day of February, 2019, with the Clerk of Superior Court for Forsyth County, WinstonSalem, North Carolina, in the above-entitled case. The Petition relates to a male child born February 1, 2019 at the Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina named Jameson Stephen Anness born to Kiarra Porchae Christian. Kiarra is a twenty seven year old African American female with brown eyes and short brown hair.

Kiarra is approximately five feet four inches tall and weighs approximately one hundred ninety pounds. The minor child was conceived approximately May 2018 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

TAKE NOTICE that you are required to make defense to such pleasing no later than forty (40) days after the date of the first publication of this notice, exclusive of such date. Upon your failure to do so, the Petitioners will apply to the Court for the relief sought in the Petition. Any Parental rights that you may have will be terminated upon the entry of the order of adoption.

This the 14th day of March, 2019. /s/ Amy S. Davis Amy S. Davis, Attorney for Petitioner NC Bar #22809 241 Church St. NE Concord, NC 28025 The Chronicle March 28, and April 4 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Fiduciary of the Estate of Annie C. Dew (19 E 70), also known as Annie Clark Dew, Annie Morris Clark Dew deceased December 2, 2018 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 24, 2019 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 21st day of March, 2019.

Charles Edward Gray Fiduciary for Annie C. Dew, deceased 3840 Carver School Road Winston-Salem, NC 27105 The Chronicle March 21, 28, and April, 4, 11, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Archie W. Love (19 E574), also known as Archie Wilson Love, Archie W. Love deceased August 1, 2018 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 24, 2019 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 21st day of March, 2019.

William Love Administrator for Archie W. Love, deceased 235 Bogart Circle Winston-Salem, NC 27104 The Chronicle March 21, 28, and April 4, 11, 2019

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

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FILE NO: 19 JA 01 IN THE MATTER OF: ALDEANNA WELDY DOB: 12-16-2018 NOTICE OF SERVICE PROCESS

BY PUBLICATION TO: (1) Unknown and unnamed Father of the minor child Aldeanna Weldy.

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of the Juvenile Petition filed by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services on January 10, 2019 with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-101(15).

You are required to make a written answer to the Juvenile Petition within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Juvenile Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Juvenile Petition.

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

If you are indigent and not already represented by counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and said counsel will be appointed upon your request subject to the Court’s review at the first hearing after this service.

An adjudication hearing on the Juvenile Petition is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., on Monday, May 6, 2019 in Courtroom 1D of the Hall of Justice in WinstonSalem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear said case.

This the 28th day of March, 2019 By: Erica Glass, Assistant County Attorney, Forsyth County Attorney’s Office 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27101 The Chronicle April 4, 11, 18, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Fiduciary of the Estate of Donald Warren Herb, (19E410), also known as Donald Herb, Donald W. Herb, Rev. Donald W. Herb deceased February 20, 2019 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 24, 2019 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

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

This the 19th day of March, 2019.

Sandra H. Averitt Fiduciary for Donald Warren Herb, deceased 7225 Ridge Road Tobaccoville, NC 27050 The Chronicle March 21, 28, and April 4, 11, 2019

NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE TO CREDITORS FORSYTH COUNTY The undersigned, Michael Dwayne Rothrock, having qualified on May 18, 2018 as Executor of the Estate of Carol Jean Bostian aka Carol Bostian, Carol Miller Rothrock, deceased, late of Forsyth County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the Office of Kenneth C. Dawson, Dawson Law Firm PC, Attorney for the Estate, at 534 E King Street, King, North Carolina 27021 on or before July 10, 2019 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the Estate will make payment immediately at the same address.

This the 4th day of April 2019 Michael Dwayne Rothrock, Executor of the Estate of Carol Jean Bostian, aka Carol Bostian, and Carol Miller Rothrock.

Kenneth C. Dawson, Esq. Dawson Law Firm PC 534 E King Street King, NC 27012 (336) 983-3129 The Chronicle April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019

DOCKET NO.: 2019-DR-23-0899 Notice of Adoption Proceedings TO THE DEFENDANT: John Doe, Birth Father YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: 1. That an adoption proceeding was filed in the Family Court of Greenville County on February 28, 2019, and in this Com-plaint you are alleged to be the father of a Caucasian, female child born in High Point, North Carolina, on February 4, 2019.

2.That the Plaintiffs in the above captioned Notice are not named for the purpose of confidentiality; however, the Court knows the true identity of the Plain-tiffs and in responding to this notice, you are required to use the caption and the number 2019-DR-23-0899.

3. That if Notice to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond is filed by you with the Court within thirty (30) days of the re-ceipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceed-ings, you will be given an opportunity to appear and be heard on the merits of the adoption. To file notice to Contest, Inter-vene or otherwise Respond in this action, you must notify the above named Court at Greenville County Courthouse, Clerk of Court Greenville County Family Court at 301 University Ridge, Greenville, South Carolina, 29601 in writing of your intention to Contest, Intervene or other-wise Respond. The above named Court must be informed of your current address and any changes of your address during the adoption proceedings.

4. That your failure to respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings constitutes your consent to the adoption and forfeiture of all of your rights and obligations to the above identified child. It is further alleged that your consent to this adoption is not required under S.C. Code Ann. Sec-tion 63-9-310 and that your parental rights should be terminated pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-7-2570 (7).

This notice is given pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 63-9-730 (E).

Raymond W. Godwin, Esq. (SC Bar #2162) PO Box 354 Greenville, SC 29602 PH (864) 241-2883 FAX: (864) 255-4342 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS Date: March 25, 2019 The Chronicle April 4, 11, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Fiduciary of the Estate of Hiawatha Devaughn Gist(18 E 449), deceased March 17, 2016 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 6, 2019 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 4th day of March 2019.

Rose Gist Fiduciary for Hiawatha Devaughn Gist, deceased 415 Cody Cr. Winston-Salem, NC 27105 The Chronicle April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019

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You are hereby advised that on June 13, 2017, the Winston Salem City Council of the City of Winston Salem adopted an Ordinance ordering the demolition of the above referenced structure within ninety (90) days from said date.

Because you have failed to repair or demolish said dwelling within the prescribed time period, the City will proceed to demolish said dwelling within the prescribed time period, the City will proceed to demolish said dwelling pursuant to the ordinance adopted by the Council. You are hereby advised to remove any and all articles of personal property, fixtures, appurtenances found in or attached to the aforementioned dwelling within fifteen (15) days of receipt of this notice. If you fail to remove said items, they shall be deemed abandoned and shall be subject to sale by the City in accordance with Section (4-97(g) of the City Code. The dwelling will then be demolished and the cost of demolition, less the proceeds from the sale, will be placed as a lien against the property.

This notice applies to all next of kin of the property owner(s) of the address at 3602 Old Greensboro Rd including known or unknown heirs, devisees, successors, transferees, legal representatives, (deceased) or any other assigns whether in being or not in being, or en ventre sa mere, including those under mental disability, in the military service, minors, the spouse of each, if any, the beneficiaries or trustees of each, if any, all other persons, firms, or corporations, active or dissolved, foreign or domestic, who now have, or might in any contingency have, or claim, or may hereafter claim, any right, title or interest or estate this property.

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Deanna Taylor is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina. She graduated from North Carolina Central University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, with a concentration in Community and Corrections.

She began serving her community through her work in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System. She was elected to the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County School Board in 2014-2018. Deanna Taylor served as a member of the following committees: Curriculum Committee, Policy Committee, Finance Committee, Building and Grounds Committee , and Grievance Committee for the school district. Taylor continues to volunteer and support schools throughout the district.

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Ben Ruffin, was an African-American Civil Rights activist, educator, and businessman in Durham, North Carolina. Growing up during EDWARD B. RUSSELL the Civil Rights Movement era, Ruffin's life Edward B. Russell is the son of the late Carl H. Russell, Sr. and Florrie Sit­ experience in Durham has provided him with a graves Russell. He attended Johnson C. Smith University and Cincinnati black con-sciousness that helped him analyze College of Mortuary Science. He is a dedicated member of St. James AME and empa­thize with the difficulty of growing up Church where he serves as Trustee. His civic involvement includes: 33rd poor and black in America. This thus motivated, Degree Mason, Past Commander-in-Chief of King Solomons Consistory shaped and developed Ruffin's role as an #64, Past Potentate of Sethos Temple #170; and Past Master of Ionic Lodge activist, pro-pelling him to assume leadership #72. He has been a licensed funeral director for over 40 years and positions within organizations that ensured continues to serve the community tirelessly as the Operations Manager for social justice and access to opportunities for Russell Funeral Home, Inc. blacks in the Jim Crow South. Through cultural cohesion, Ruffin created a bridge between his DR. JAMES C. HASH world of black Durham and that of white Durham, integrating minorities to a bigger Dr. James C. Hash Sr. is the senior pastor and chief executive officer of the presence within the Durham community. He 3,500-plus members, multi-cultural St. Peter's Church and World Outreach achieved success against difficult odds of Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Hash is known for pioneering and facilitat­ bridging racial gaps through tackling the role of ing ministry functions unfamiliar to traditional denominational methodology. poverty, effectively bringing better housing, Dr. Hash inspires the Body of Christ to be a caring people-one that reaches out employment opportuni­ties, and educational to the community to share the love and compassion of God and strives to bring access to black citizens. out the best in others.

JAMES TAYLOR

CAMILLE BANKS-PAYNE

James Taylor was elected to the Winston-Salem City Council in 2009. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Public Safety Committee. As Public Safety Chairman, Winston-Salem Police Department beat officers have been equipped with body cameras, neighborhood police district offices have been established, and a local crime lab has been created to expedite justice. Taylor founded the city's Successful Outcomes After Release (S.O.A.R.) Program, which provides non-profit grant funding and job opportunities for community youth and former offenders.

Taylor graduated with honors from North Carolina Central University, where he earned a degree in Criminal Justice. He is currently the Publisher of The WinstonSalem Chronicle community newspaper and For Seniors Only Magazine. James Taylor is married to Deanna Taylor, and they have three children (James Taylor III, Jacob Taylor, and Jada Taylor).

Camille Banks-Payne is a district court judge for the 21st Judi­ cial District, serving Forsyth County of North Carolina. She was appointed to the court by former Governor Mike Easley on January 31, 2008, effective in March of that year. She was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. Banks-Payne's current four-year term expires on December 31, 2020. Banks-Payne received her undergraduate degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 1998 and her J.D. degree from the North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2001.

Banks-Payne began her career in 2001 as an associate attorney for the Law Offices of Lennard D. Tucker. She then worked as an assistant public defender in Forsyth County from 2003 until she joined the District Court in 2008.

EVETTE BROWN ABBOTT Pastor Evette Brown Abbott was born to Benjamin and Barbara Brown. God began to deal with her at a very early age. She was brought up under the leadership of Apostle Sylvester D. Johnson, Pastor of Macedonia True Vine Pentecostal Holiness Church of God Inc. In 2003 she answered the call to minister the word of God. In 2004, she founded Miracles Outreach International Ministries Inc. Pastor Abbott is founder of Robbie Wilson Community Services, named in honor of her grandmother.

She is a certified substance abuse counsel­ or. In 2013, Pastor Abbott received a Community Service Award at the Chronicle's 28th Annual Community Service Awards.

BISHOP TODD FULTON Bishop Fulton received his call to ministry on September 26, 1991 and was ordained an Elder in 1996. He was con­ secrated to the office of Bishop on December 2001, by Apostle Sylvester Davis Johnson and the International True Vine Churches of Deliverance, Inc. College of Bishops. Bishop is presently the Senior Pastor of Mt. Moriah Outreach Center in Kernersville, NC, a growing ministry that empowers people economically, socially and spiritually. He is a General Board Member of the Sherri Arnold Graham Cancer Foundation (A foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness and Support).

LEE FAYE MACK

Mrs. Mack has played leading roles in politics, religious and civic affairs for the improvement of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. She has received many honors for her leadership and achievements for the improvement of citizens in this city. A few of the honors and awards received

by Mrs. Mack are: Outstanding Citizens Award from Carver Civic Club, Mother of the Year Award from Win- ston-Salem Black Panther Party, Outstanding Community Service Award, Certificate, National Center for Community Crime Prevention Conference at Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, and many more.

ELWOOD L. ROBINSON Elwood L. Robinson was elected Chancellor of Winston-Salem State Uni­ versity in September of 2014, by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina, and assumed his duties on January 1, 2015. Prior to election as Chancellor at WSSU, he had served as Provost and Vice-President of Cambridge College. A native of Ivanhoe, NC, Robin­ son graduated magna cum laude from North Carolina Central University in 1978 with a degree in psychology and then earned a master's degree in the field from Fisk University in Tennessee (1980). After completing a pre-doctoral internship at Duke University Medical Center, performing ro­ tations in neuropsychology, psychiatric inpatient and behavioral medicine and health psychology, he earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from Pennsylvania State University (1986). He later completed his clinical train­ ing as a research associate at Duke University Medical Center (1990-1993).

DERWIN MONTGOMERY Derwin Montgomery is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the State's 72nd House district. Montgomery served on the Winston-Salem City Council from 2009 through 2018. He was appointed to com­ plete the unexpired term of Rep. Ed Hanes for the 72nd district in the North Carolina House of Representatives in August 2018. He went on to win the election for a full two-year term on November 6, 2018 as the nominee of the Democratic Party.

When he won his City Council seat in 2009 at 21 years old, he became the youngest elected official in North Carolina. He's also director of the Bethesda Center for The Homeless, pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem and coowner of The Chronicle.+++