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Little bosses, big business
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What are kids doing while out of school this summer? Video games? Endless social media interaction? Maybe for some kids, but there’s a group of kids who are busy being
CEOs of their own companies. And they showcased their talents and products on Saturday, Aug. 9, at a youth vendor fair hosted by Pop Events Studio. Saliah Rice, the owner of Pop Events Studio and Pop Balloons Décor Galore, hosted the Kiddiepreneur Pop-up Shop event at her studio located in the Marketplace Mall in suite 9B. “I’m always seeing pop-up shops for adults. I wanted to shine light on some young entrepreneurs. It’s amazing what these young people have accomplished and how knowledgeable they are about
their products.” Rice is using the youth pop-up shop as an introduction to the Young Business Entrepreneur Academy, a comprehensive business school for young business owners. The academy will start accepting enrollment applications later this year. She said it would place emphasis on money-saving practices and brand development. On Saturday, there were 27 youth-led businesses represented. The young entrepreneurs, who ranged from ages three to 16, displayed an array of products from books to lip gloss to clothing lines.
Jamaica Gainey, the 16-year-old author of “You Are What You Think,” was the keynote speaker of the event. She launched her book with a book signing during the pop-up shop and reportedly sold out. Also at the event was Blair Noelle, a 4-year-old author, who presented her book, “A Trip to Blair’s Closet.” She also owns an online boutique and is currently selling her clothes in a beauty supply store in Greensboro. Kenyota Crocket, who assisted Rice with the event and whose 7-yearold daughter, Leiah Crocket, owns LCLOVE, a lip
gloss and accessory business, said she saw how proud the vendors were to advertise their items to their consumers. “It was our main goal to build confidence by giving them the opportunity to lead through their sales,” said Kenyota Crocket. “Leiah was able to display her sparkle glitter lip gloss with matching handbags. She also had an opportunity to launch her very own make-up play set at this wonderful event.” Rice plans to have another Kiddiepreneur PopUp Shop in November, as well as a vision board party for young entrepre-
neurs. “The vision board party will help me understand what the kids want to do, to see where their passions lie. From there, I hope to link them to Black business owners who are doing it.” For more information about the Kiddiepreneur Pop Up Shop or the Young Business Entrepreneur Academy, Rice can be reached at 336-8938707 or 336-497-8943. Also, you may email her at info@popballoondecor. com.
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Body camera footage raises more questions than answers BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE
I’m not sure what I was expecting when I watched the body camera footage, but I do know after watching John Neville tell sworn officers of the law and a registered nurse nearly 30 times “I can’t breathe,” I have more questions now then I had before. Why is it OK to put a man in a restraint chair after he suffered a seizure? Did it take five officers to handle a 56-year-old man who just had a seizure? Why would you leave a man hogtied face down on a mattress after he appears to be unresponsive? The videos released last week shows what happened the morning of Dec. 2, 2019, after Neville fell from the top bunk onto the floor of his cell in the Forsyth County Jail. The footage begins with the nurse kneeling next to Neville who is lying on his back and is unresponsive. While kneeling, the nurse tells Neville “It’s OK” and “You’re OK” Demonstrators march through the street demanding justice for John Neville. several times before he seems to regain conscious- hands behind his back, and can breathe because you’re thing else to Neville until ness. At which point the put a white cloth over his talking, you’re yelling and after the bolt cutters don’t nurse tells Neville “It head commonly used to you’re moving.” At some work and he lets out a looks like you had a sei- stop inmates from spitting point, the key to remove moan of distress, at which zure.” As the nurse tries to or biting. the handcuffs breaks and point an officer asks “Can check his blood pressure, Once he’s handcuffed, an officer requests bolt you hear me John?” It Neville tries to get up. An Neville is moved to the cutters as Neville’s voice takes officers nearly anothofficer tells Neville he’s restraint chair and trans- begins to fade. er five minutes to remove having a medical issue and ported to an observation By the time the bolt the handcuffs. tells him to calm down cell, where he was placed cutters are brought in, NevBefore leaving the cell, several times, while other faced down on a mattress. ille is already not moving. officers ultimately hogtied officers tried to stop him While still being restrained After the bolt cutters don’t Neville with his face down from getting up as well. by four other officers with work, an officer asks every on the mattress, his hands As he fights to get up Nev- the Forsyth County Sher- officer in the cell who is cuffed behind his back and ille yells “Let me up” and iff’s Office, another officer still restraining Neville by his legs folded at the knee “Help me” several times. tries to remove the hand- holding his legs, “Are you toward his wrists. A few After struggling to cuffs when Neville begins OK?” but doesn’t even minutes later the nurse, keep Neville restrained crying out for help. recognize the man who who was watching Neville for about two minutes, an Combined, Neville told has been crying for help from outside the cell, lets officer can be heard say- officers “Help me” and “I for the last 10 minutes officers know that he isn’t ing “He’s trying to bite,” can’t breathe” more than and who isn’t even mov- breathing and they return (which I never saw) and 50 times. In response, of- ing anymore. One officer to the cell to remove the requests a transport/re- ficers tell Neville to relax. even found time to make a handcuffs and perform straint chair. A few sec- At one point one officer joke about who would pay CPR. onds later, the group of can be heard saying “If you for the cost of the broken Neville died the next officers turn Neville on can talk, you can breathe,” handcuffs. day at Wake Forest Baphis stomach, handcuff his and at another point “You Officers don’t say any- tist Medical Center. The
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autopsy conducted by Dr. Patrick Lantz of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows Neville died from “complications of Hypoxic-Ischemic brain injury due to cardiopulmonary arrest due to positional and compressional asphyxia” sustained while he was in the “prone restraint.” There are so many unanswered questions: *Why did they feel it was OK to leave a man hogtied, face down on a mattress, after he appeared to be unresponsive? *How often do handcuff keys break? *Why did it take so long for officers to find bolt cutters that worked? *When was emergency personnel called? *Should the charges be upgraded?
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The founder and CEO of BlackJobs.com says more than 500 employers nationwide are genuinely looking to hire more African Americans.
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - The national Black unemployment rate is as high as 15% according to Forbes compared to just 11% for the rest of the nation. However, according to Dante Lee, founder and CEO of the company that produces BlackJobs. com, many African Americans remain unemployed because they are simply not applying for jobs and are missing out on lucrative job opportunities with Fortune 500 and other reputable companies. Lee’s platform, BlackJobs.com, is a very popular and reputable online job board that connects employers dedicated to diversity hiring with qualified African American candidates nationwide, but Lee says that many African Americans are simply not applying for the jobs. “I am currently working with more than 500 employers across the country. All of them are actively hiring and all of them want to be more inclusive in their hiring,” Lee says. “However,” he continues, “one thing that I can confirm for sure is that many unemployed African Americans are simply not
*What took so long for charges to be filed anyway? *And the most important question: Why does this continue to happen to Black men? Sarah Poole, Cpl. Edward Roussel, Lovette Williams, Christopher Stamper, Antonio Woodley and Michelle Heughins, the five officers and the on-call nurse that night, have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and will appear in court. But honestly, I don’t think we’ll ever know why John Neville had to be added to the ever-growing list of unarmed Black men dying at the hands of law enforcement.
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applying for the jobs. Others are not following basic instructions such as including cover letters. These are the biggest complaints that we get from our employers.” The average job on BlackJobs.com has an annual pay of $55,000 to $75,000 or more, but some pay six figures and have benefits with incentive packages. The web site lists mostly corporatelevel positions working for well-known brands such as Amazon, Krispy Kreme, Tommy Bahama, Cascade AIDS Project, Albourne
America, DocuSign, CocaCola, Ovia Health, European Wax Center, NetApp, ArborMetrix, Church Mutual, Quartet Health, Goose Island Beer Company, WordPress VIP, Ergobaby, ChatBooks, ViacomCBS, and hundreds more. The web site also lists lucrative job opportunities working for city and state governments around the country, non-profit organizations such as the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the Bezos Family Foundation, and Doctors Without Borders, and even prestigious universities such as Stan-
ford University and MIT. “These employers are genuinely interested in hiring more African Americans, but we are not fully taking advantage of the opportunities,” Lee says. “I’ve been quiet long enough about this. Now, I’m speaking up.” Those interested in receiving free job alerts can easily sign up by pairing with their LinkedIn account. Another option is to just browse the job opportunities listed by visiting the BlackJobs.com directly. The site is 100% free to use for job seekers.
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Local organizations facilitate much needed talks on education BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE
Black educators from across the district came together virtually last week to discuss various aspects of the education system and share ideas on what needs to be done to ensure equity for every student. The virtual roundtable discussion was part of a series hosted by Action4Equity, Love Out Loud, and the Black Philanthropy Initiative, geared toward educating the community on what they can expect when school starts next week and taking a serious look at some of the issues within the education system and how to remedy those issues.
The discussion moderated by DaKisha Payne Williams, who has more than 20 years of experience in the classroom, touched on a number of topics including learning differences among students, accountability, and evaluating learning and teaching, before taking questions from the public. Participants included teachers Deneia B. Attucks, Whitaker Elementary; Sabrina Dodd, Main Street Academy; Aretha Garr, Parkland High School; Josue Jean Bastiste, Clemmons Middle School; Gary Robinson, North Forsyth High School; and Brittany Barnes-Polk, assistant principal at Wiley Middle
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The Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Board of Education has given approval to the naming of Diana McIntosh, Carlos Valencia, and Kim Bell as directors of school improvement and Dr. Sajata Latten as the new executive director of Core Content – Teaching and Learning. The directors of school improvement are new
three years as a teacher at Easton Elementary. Earlier in his career, he served one year as teacher in the Denver Public Schools, one year as a teacher at Quality Education Academy, and three years as a teacher at Konnoak Elementary. Valencia earned his bachelor’s degree from Universidad Santo Tomás Bogotá. He has a master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and a graduate dertificate from Duke University. Kim Bell has served as an instructional specialist in Wilkes County Schools since 2010. Prior to that,
Diana McIntosh school teacher. McIntosh earned a bachelor’s degree from Chestnut Hill College. She has three master’s degrees from Arcadia University. Carlos Valencia has served as a fourth-grade teacher at Diggs-Latham Elementary since 2019. Prior to that, he spent
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positions meant to provide on-site improvement services and support to turnaround schools that are identified by the state as Title I, Targeted (TSI) or Comprehensive (CSI) Support and Improvement schools. Diana McIntosh has served as the assistant principal at Eastway Elementary in Durham since 2016. Prior to that, she spent a year as an instructional facilitator for Durham Public Schools. She spent two years as the supervisor of student achievement with Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania. Earlier in her career, she was an academic dean in Delaware. She has also spent time as a multilingual manager and English as a Second Language facilitator. McIntosh started her career spending more than ten years as an elementary
School. The roundtable discussion can be viewed by visiting “Action4Equity” on Facebook and going to the videos tab. The series of discussions will continue today, Thursday, Aug. 13, with the session entitled “Nourishing Our Educators: Emotional Self-Care in Tumultuous Times.” The first part of four sessions hosted by Karen Cuthrell, CEO of Feelings Company, will be streamed on Facebook. For more information, visit https://action4equity.salsalabs.org/ NourishingEducatorsPart1EmotionalSelfCareinTumultuous/index.html.
Kim Bell she spent four years as a teacher for Wilkes County. Bell earned a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University. She has a master’s degree from Western Governors
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Sajata Latten University. Dr. Sajata Latten has served as the director of mathematics for Philadelphia Schools since 2018. Prior to that, she was a school improvement coach with Fulton County Schools for two years. Earlier in her career, she spent nine years as a math teacher and two years as an end of course assessment reviewer. Latten started her career spending three years as a math teacher for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Latten earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida A & M University. She has a master’s degree from Liberty University and a doctorate from Mercer University.
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IN MEMORIAM Imogene McDaniel Harris, November 20, 1931 – July 22, 2020
NNPA salutes the memory and legacy of publisher Imogene McDaniel Harris The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) expresses sincere condolences to the family of Mrs. Imogene McDaniel Harris, the distinguished publisher of the Gary INFO Newspaper, who passed on July 22, 2020. Newspaper publisher, educator, community activist and matriarch Imogene Harris, 88, of Gary, Ind., completed her earthly assignment on Wednesday, July 22, after a lingering illness. Imogene was born in Gary, Ind., a city she devoted a lifetime of love to, on Nov. 20, 1931, the child of Lohney L. and Geneva Scott McDaniel. She graduated from Gary Roosevelt High School and briefly attended Hampton Institute (University) in Hampton, Virginia. Imogene continued on to receive a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. Imogene joined in nuptial bliss with her soul mate, James Templeton (J.T.) Harris, Jr., on Sept. 1, 1951. Their blessed union lasted 51 years, until J.T.’s transition to glory in 2001. Imogene taught in the Gary Public School System for many years, but her life’s calling was partnering with J.T. to run the family businesses – Harris Printing Company (established in the 1950s) and Gary INFO Newspaper (founded in 1963). They diligently produced a publication that became the voice of African Americans throughout northwest Indiana for more than four decades. From newspaper boys and girls trying to earn pocket change, to eventual affluent and successful individuals around the nation, “The Shop,” as Info’s midtown location was affectionately known, was more than a place for workers to hone their craft, it was a launching pad for life. Imogene was a member of Delaney Memorial United Methodist Church, which is now Christ Memorial Methodist Church, as well as memberships in the Gary branch NAACP, the Gary Urban League Guild, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Betu Nu Chapter (1962). Imogene was recognized by the NNPA and maintained a collegial relationship with the founding members of the NNPA, founded in 1940. Harris was also a founding member of the Lake County Association of Black Communicators. Her many lifetime accolades included the Drum Major Award presented to her and J.T. by the Gary Frontiers Service Club for their commitment to eliminate inequality, prejudice, and racism, and a Congressional Record from the Hon. Indiana State Rep. Peter J. Visclosky in 1994 for their commitment to instill equality and justice throughout the City of Gary. Imogene will be fondly remembered by all for her dedication to excellence, her deep compassion, unswerving principles, thoughtful leadership, devotion to family and community, and loyal friendship. The family will hold a memorial service at a future date where her transition will truly be celebrated. Arrangements are being handled by Guy & Allen Funeral Home in Gary, Ind.
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Education concerns To The Editor:
The achievement gap - the gap between test scores of low income students and wealthier students - widened in North Carolina more than in any other state between 2011 and 2014, according to the Education Equality Index. The Education Equality Index is a national measure of the achievement gap that includes city and state information. In our Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools, in 2017, the school board established a goal of closing the student achievement gap by 10 percentage points districtwide while still increasing performance across the board. Today, work continues towards closing the achievement gap, and there is much to be done to support our teachers, our students, and their families. Many studies have shown that the most important resource in helping our students gain proficiency is an excellent teacher. Yet teachers are leaving the profession, due to inadequate pay and resources that make it difficult, if not impossible, to succeed. We must pay them more and give them the respect they deserve. Dan Besse, running for North Carolina House District 74, is committed to education, and particularly to increasing teacher pay. Dan’s mother was a career teacher and principal, and he knows first-hand how important it is to have the best and most dedicated teachers in every classroom. I’m supporting Dan Besse for North Carolina House because I know he is committed to an excellent education for all of our children. Marty Pittman Winston-Salem
National Day of Prayer
To The Editor: As we Christians know, fervent prayer moves the hands of God. In Joshua Chapter 6, God delivered Jericho into Israel’s hands and they did not even need to fight. Likewise, in 2 Chronicles Chapter 20 when three enemy armies came to wage war against King Jehoshaphat, he “proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah … and gathered together to seek the Lord.” The world is in a war! COVID-19 has disrupted our way of life and everything else in the world. Is it possible we have forgotten that God is in charge and in control of everything and everyone? Have we gotten so far away from what is morally right and turned a blind eye to what He intended and that there are consequences for our be-
havior? Look at the Flood brought on by the corruption of mankind (Genesis 6-7); Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19). What about it, Pastors, Ministers and Lay People of our community and surrounding area? Can you come together and organize a time of national prayer to petition God to rid the world of COVID-19? It certainly worked for Joshua and King Jehoshaphat. Nothing else seems to be working. Goldia Anderson Winston-Salem
Terri LeGrand for Senate District 31 To The Editor: For ten years the Republican majority in the Legislature has cut public school funding. A 2019 report ranked North Carolina as 46th in the country for per pupil funding. With the pandemic raging, our schools are facing huge cost increases as they try to provide a solid education for all our children. North Carolina needs legislators who support public education and will fight for our schools. Terri LeGrand, running for Senate District 31, is that candidate. Several years ago the General Assembly slashed unemployment benefits to workers laid off from their jobs. North Carolina is one of only two states in the country that offers only 12 weeks of support to out of work North Carolinians. Terri LeGrand knows North Carolina can, and should, do better. Terri has pledged to work hard to be more responsive to the needs of the unemployed and their families. Our workers are real people with real needs, not simply a number in the budget. Terri LeGrand has long supported affordable healthcare and expanding Medicaid, which has been repeatedly blocked in the General Assembly. By expanding Medicaid, over 500,000 North Carolinians would become eligible for healthcare coverage. With so many families losing their insurance during COVID-19, making healthcare affordable should be a priority for our elected officials. Terri LeGrand demonstrates what intelligent and caring leadership looks like. She is the best person to help lead North Carolina forward during these challenging times. Andrea Ostberg Winston-Salem
Will schools open safely despite the pandemic? Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.
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I loved school when I was a student and a teacher. There was something about the opening of school each year that was exciting. It never got old. As a student, it was probably because I would see a lot of my friends again. While it may sound strange, I enjoyed the routine of school. There were set times for everything so all of us knew what was going to happen. When I became a teacher, it was the joy and exhilaration of watching students learn on their way to becoming successful. There was a certain satisfaction that I received by being a part of their lives. If you were or are a teacher, you know what I mean. COVID-19 has shown us just how important and valuable teachers are. Some folks took teachers for granted. Yet those same folks are extolling the values and virtues of teachers. What a difference five months can make.
Will it make more college students want to become teachers? We will see. This pandemic has created major problems with opening schools this year. What was once a seamless transition from summer vacation to school opening is now fraught with challenges from all fronts. Now, the federal government has gotten into the school opening business. How can that be? The current administration has threatened to withhold funds if the schools do not open on time. The Secretary of Education has echoed these same sentiments. I do not think school systems are intimidated by this warning. School systems have students and teachers in them. They know what is best for their individual situations. They will not bow down to political pressure because they are concerned about the health and welfare of all involved. It is my strong opinion that schools that open without the proper protocols in place will be the first to have problems. Georgia is an interesting case study. When it comes to opening schools, Gov. Brian Kemp says he wants kids back in school because they are safer there from a nutrition
standpoint, child abuse and human trafficking perspectives. However, Gwinnett County Public Schools, the largest in Georgia, will have all virtual learning. Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said, “I think we all understand that face-toface instruction is always a preferred model, but that needs to be done at this time with a pretty good assurance that students and staff will be safe. And we did not feel like this was the case,” he told NPR in an interview on Wednesday. Meanwhile Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York says that schools there will open and have in-person classes. The school system has 212,296 teachers. By any barometer, that is a lot of teachers. Parents, schools, students and teachers have been cast into the national spotlight. They do not want to be, but they are. Take for example, Hannah Watters, a high school student in Georgia. She is a student at North Paulding High School in the Atlanta area. She posted a picture of her high school’s crowded corridors with only a few students wearing masks. She was immediately suspended because school of-
ficials say that she violated the student code of conduct. However, the suspension was overturned and she is now back in school, according to her mother, Lynne Watters. “I would like to say this was some good and necessary trouble,” said Hannah Watters. Sound familiar? There are no easy answers and one size fits all solutions. However, there must be some guiding principles. At what cost do you put students and teachers in a classroom? We know this disease spreads like wildfire. Will online learning be with us for a while? That is the question school leaders are grappling with now. Pushing forward, masks and hand sanitizers will become a part of school supplies. Our country will exercise its creative spirit. That means school systems, too. James B. Ewers Jr. is a former tennis champion at Atkins High School and played college tennis at Johnson C. Smith University where he was all-conference for four years. He is a retired college administrator and can be reached at overtimefergie.2020@yahoo.com.
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From losing nearly everything to becoming the ‘Queen of Collard Greens’ BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE
“I was doing extremely well and I felt untouchable. I had good reviews about my business and was making great money. But, one wrong business move caused me to lose so much money, a lot of customers and respect. I lost nearly everything! I was so embarrassed and fearful of seeing people in public. I didn’t want to come out of the house and I cried every day. Every day!” said Shanta Fasion. Shanta’s story is a true testament to how your trials and tribulations will activate your faith. But you must truly surrender and let go and let God. Shanta did just that. “I was just about to get married, my daughter was about to go to college, and then I lost all of my money. I was in a very, very, very low place in my life, and I had to find a way to build myself back up,” said Shanta. “Somehow, I was able to replace my fear with faith, and believed that no weapon formed against me will prosper. Then two years later, my collard greens got state approved. And then everything just took off, and I’ve been doing very well ever since. My dream was to have collard greens in a jar came true,” said the mother of four. Shanta Fasion is an executive chef and owner of Twin City Catering Company and has become the ‘Queen of Collard Greens.’ “My husband Cedric is our graphic designer and really the visionary for the name of my famous greens. He said that I need to name my collard greens after my grandma, and I did. So, he got on his computer and created her image and a logo, and that was the beginning of Rosey Bloom Collard Greens. After my setback, I prayed to God and he strengthened my faith and everything took off like a bolt of
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Shanta Fasion, executive chef and owner of Twin City Catering Co., with Kris Walter at the Rosey Bloom’s official launch event at Footnotes in Foothills Brewery on Sept. 27, 2019. lightning. What took us to the next level was our appearance at the Triad Minority Business Expo. The founder, Reginald McCaskill, told me that I needed to set up a booth at his expo, and I did. The morning of the Expo, I felt my grandmother’s presence for the first time in years. I started crying and then talking to my grandmother and she told me everything is going to fine,” said Shanta. She and her husband of three years arrived at Expo, set up their booth and begin handing out contact sheets. That’s when something amazing took place, Shanta related. “The first two ladies that came to our booth, filled out the sheet, and I looked at one of their names - and it was Rosetta. So, my very first sale was to a Rosetta!” said the executive chef. What’s endearing and absolutely breathtaking about that moment is Shanta’s grandmother’s name is Rosetta Bloom. Rosey is her nickname. She said that she cried and bonded with the customer, Rosetta, and that she spoke life into Rosey Bloom Collard Greens. “She said that we were going to be very successful and that my grandmother
was watching over me. And we sold out that day! And that was one of the highlights of my career.” The relationship between Shanta and her grandmother is what inspired her to cook. But the story took a frightening turn before it became a beautiful rose. “As a child, I used to spend every summer with my grandma. It was always just me, her and my granddad. One summer, I think I was about 10 years old, my grandmother and I were home alone and I wanted to visit her next-door neighbor’s house because she had a lot of Barbie dolls. I always visited, but this time my grandmother said no. While she was standing there, I noticed she was getting sick and then started having a heart attack. I called 911 and then I called my whole family. I thought my grandmother had died. When we got her to the hospital, she died like eight times. She spent that entire summer in the hospital, so my family and I spent the whole summer camped out in the waiting room,” said Shanta. Although she was sharing a devastating moment, her spirit remained soft and warm. She never stopped smiling. When-
ever someone I know personally loses a loved one, I always encourage them that beautiful memories and family togetherness are the best medicine during times of grief. And Shanta was living proof of that. After her grandmother left the hospital and returned home, the bond between them was positively wonderful. She began cooking for Grandma Rosetta and that’s when the magic began. “I saved her life and we became partners and best friends. When she first got home, she couldn’t move her legs because they were stuck in a fetal position. But we had a physical therapist coming weekly and helped stretch them out. But she couldn’t cook for herself so I learned to cook all of her favorite meals, because my aunts were working and at Bible study and things like that. I put her food on a tray with a fresh flower, cut up fruit and put it in a champagne glass, and I rolled her silverware in a cloth. I was already catering, but too young to realize it,” she said while laughing. Grandma Rosetta began giving Shanta tips on how to cook better and season her food, and the 10-year-old became a phenomenal cook. Unfortunately, nine years later, Rosetta Bloom went on to glory. But what she left with Shanta helped mold her into one of the most sought-after chefs in the Twin City. She went from being a one-woman show at a hotel, sometimes doing ten banquets in one weekend, to launching Rosey Blooms Collard Greens in 2019, and now a partner of a thriving catering company with husband Cedric and her brother Antoine Clinton. Her delicious and highly in-demand Rosey Bloom Collard Greens are in over 40 stores from North Carolina to California. One of the actresses from Tyler Perry’s hit TV Show “The
Haves and Have Nots” loved the collard greens so much that she talked about it with her millions of YouTube followers. Her Twin City Catering Company is still booming as well. They provide their customers with full service and staff to make sure every event is a huge success. The demand is high, so it’s best to schedule your meal so they can have it made and ready to go when you need it. Due to COVID-19, the events she is catering are very small, with 10 guests or less, but still very well organized. So, what’s the magic to her success? “Presentation! People eat with their eyes first. If they like what they see, then they’ll give it a try. And I season my food extremely well. Because of the way I season my food, I developed a very big Latino clientele as well.” But Shanta’s success came with a price, “the guilt of missing my kids. This business keeps you extremely busy! There were nights I’d be so tired I could barely walk upstairs to my room. Working and the success became addictive. It was like a high and when I’m not working, I get depressed,” she said. Then someone came along and changed the game. “When I had my now 4-year son, I slowed down tremendously. He doesn’t know the hustle and always-gone mom. Between him and now COVID-19, I have more time with my other kids as well, and I’m loving it. COVID has also given me time to rebrand our company and so many other positive things. Life has been very good. Even COVID has been a blessing for me.” My Phenomenal Person of the Week and Queen of Collard Greens is Shanta Fasion. For more information and to contact Shanta, call 336-971-8267 or visit twincitycateringco.com.
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Timothy Ramsey Sports Columnist
NBA gets it right once again Let me start by stating the obvious: the NBA bubble is working remarkably well on all fronts. I didn’t think it was going to work out as well as it has, but the other leagues need to take notice and possibly adapt their season plans to include some sort of isolation for their season. First off, the NBA’s bubble has had its desired affect by keeping COVID-19 cases out. Since the return of the NBA, the league has not reported any new COVID-19 cases. This is great news for the league and hopefully it can continue, because surprisingly the games have been very entertaining to watch, even without fans. I thought not having any fans in the building would make the games a little boring. We all love the crowd noise and chants of “defense” from the home fans down the stretch of a close game, but with the pandemic going on, we would have to do without. To my surprise, I have not really noticed the absence of the crowd. The artificial crowd noise and the excellent job of many of the play-by-play and color commentators have made the lack of a crowd not that noticeable. It seems the bench players are picking up the slack by becoming more animated throughout the game. I also like how some arenas will put pictures of the fans who are watching the game up on the jumbotrons to give them a sense of inclusion. I don’t think the NBA could be happier with the initial results of the resumption of their season. Their quick thinking and routine testing are most likely why almost all of their players have elected to play this season instead of sitting it out. The same can’t be said for all sports leagues. Major League Baseball (MLB) has started their season, but they have not fared as well as the NBA. MLB chose not to isolate their teams inside of a “bubble” and elected to use stringent testing measures to try to make sure the virus does not affect their season. MLB has essentially struck out thus far, pun intended. So far there have been two teams with COVID-19 outbreaks. The Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals have thrown a monkey wrench into the season outlook for MLB. I know baseball was hoping for the best and assumed their players would take See NBA on B4
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Earlier in the pandemic, I wrote a column pertaining to how bad I felt for athletes who are losing a season due to COVID-19. In that column, I discussed multiple levels of sports from high school all the way to the professional level. This column will focus on those athletes who may lose a scholarship due to not having the chance to play their final season. After several months of social distancing and quarantines, I have had the opportunity to have conversations with several individuals about this topic. What I have come to realize is some parents and athletes have not planned for a circumstance like COVID-19 and don’t have a backup plan outside of where sports was leading them up to this point. The best of the best in high school sports are not going to be affected that drastically by the pandemic. The athletes who most needed to have a backup plan are the ones who have not had the opportunity to start for their respective teams and this was going to be “their year,” or the athlete that is a fringe Division II or III player and needed his final year to solidify his scholarship, or even the athlete that is recovering from an injury and needs to prove they are back to their original form. The question that keeps coming to mind when I think about these athletes is, what happens to them when they don’t receive a scholarship? Millions of athletes depend on athletic scholarships to not only get them into school, but to also prevent them from diving headfirst into debt from student loans as soon as they cross the graduation stage. Who looks out for these athletes now that
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they possibly won’t have the opportunity to go to get that coveted scholarship? It seems that there is COVID-19 relief for just about everyone, but I don’t think many people have thought about these kids and how their futures are going to be significantly altered due to this pandemic. Since these kids possibly won’t get scholarships, do they now take out high interest rate loans, or do they stay at home, get jobs at fast food restaurants, join the military or even turn to a life of crime? Where do they go and what do they do? I can somewhat understand where some of these kids are coming from. If everything up to this point has shown that a kid had an opportunity to earn a scholarship, then of course they should go full force toward achieving that goal. And let’s be honest, school is not easy for everyone, so for some of these athletes,
maintaining a high GPA is a struggle. What I can’t understand is not planning for a rainy day, because they sometimes come when you least expect it. I hate to admit it, but this situation applies mainly to the African American community, unfortunately. It’s sad that we are still sending kids out with that singular mentality in this day and age. I think this is a major byproduct of the school system taking trades out of the high schools, leaving many to feel that college is their only option. Trades are not only as profitable as a college degree, but in many cases they can be even more profitable depending on the trade, with less debt from loans. Mechanics, plumbers, carpenters and electricians were all trades that the baby boomer generation had the opportunity to learn, instead of going to a four-year university,
and they are still thriving avenues to this day. Why are we still mostly pushing college for every high school student? A better question is, even if a student has athletic talent, why not have one of these choices as a backup? These professions are great choices for a budding entrepreneur as well. It angers me that in 2020 we still have athletes and parents who are banking on sports as their “way out” of their current situation or as their lead option. I’m sure we all know the old saying that the only ways out of the “hood” are to play sports, rap, sell drugs or death. That is a sad outlook for anyone to have as the only means of improvement. We as a country should not be in the same situation as we were 40 years ago. What about the mental state of some of these kids? How quickly are they able to shift focus from some-
thing that has seemingly been right over the horizon just to have it abruptly taken away? I don’t think this is a problem that can be solved from the federal level by initiating creative legislation from lawmakers. I think this needs to start at home and let our kids know at a young age that they are more than their respective athletic gifts. Yes, they are great to have, but those are not the only gifts they are born with. My hope is that this pandemic can be used as a learning tool to not have our kids rely on their athletic talents. As we progress as a community, we need to retool our thinking process when it pertains to overcoming low-income situations. It is possible; we just have to use all of the assets that have been presented to us and not just rely on the obvious.
5 Demon Deacons set to compete in the U.S. Amateur Golf Tourney
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The Wake Forest men’s golf team will have enough players for an entire college lineup at the U.S. Amateur in Bandon, Ore., this week. Five Demon Deacons, returning senior Eric Bae, seniors Marco Steyn and Parker Gillam, junior Alex Fitzpatrick, and freshman Michael Brennan, will all be playing at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Mark Power was eligible but could not get to the United States in time to do the necessary quarantine and health checks before the event. “To have a good program you have to have successful amateurs and we have that here at Wake,” head coach Jerry Haas said. “It’s always been my vision to have great representation at these events and this year we have five guys competing, six guys were eligible, so it’s all coming together. I know Mark Power really wanted to be here, but he is back in Ireland. We’re really looking forward to seeing our guys play at a high level with some of the best competition there is. Hopefully, it’s a preview of what we will see if our spring season happens.” The player with the most competitive course time under his belt for the
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Eric Bae is one of five Demon Deacons that will compete in the U.S. Amateur Golf Tournament this week. summer is also the new- practice schedules since ago and also the Northern est member of the Demon leaving Wake Forest back Amateur a week before Deacons. Freshman Mi- in March. Fitzpatrick re- that. The South Africa nachael Brennan has played turned home to England tive made the decision in in several summer tourna- where he completed the March to stay in Winstonments, including the West- spring semester and prac- Salem to finish the semesern Amateur, where he was ticed every day at home or ter online. He has continjoined by seniors Parker at the course, when they ued to practice and play Gillam and Marco Steyn. were open and he could get as much as possible while Brennan hasn’t officially there. also completing a summer played a round for the Old Bae returned home to internship. Gold and Black yet, but Pinehurst to finish out the Parker Gillam did rewas able to get moved in spring semester and con- turn home to Cary to finish and quarantined on campus tinued to practice and play the semester and continued before the U.S. Amateur. there as well, but recently to practice and play while Consistent practice and returned to Wake Forest he could. He got back to competitive play should to begin online summer Winston-Salem as soon as bode well for the newest classes for his MBA at the he could this summer to Deac this week. beginning of July. He has keep improving his game. Alex Fitzpat- continued to practice and The Western Amateur was rick and Eric Bae will be play every day while being a good early test for Gilmaking their first competi- back in Winston-Salem. lam, Steyn, and Brennan tive appearances this sumMarco Steyn was able to knock off some of the mer at the event, although to play in the Western competitive rust. both have kept up their Amateur just a few weeks “Hopefully, it gives the
guys a sense of normalcy to be out on the course in a competitive setting with basically a whole lineup out there with you,” said Haas. “It’s one thing to play a couple rounds with the guys but to have five of them competing together but not as a team will be a great experience for them.” Wake Forest alums Arnold Palmer (1954), Lanny Wadkins (1970), and Jay Sigel (1982 & 1983) are past winners of the event, while Scott Hoch has finished as runner-up in 1978. Fitzpatrick’s older brother Matthew is also a notable past winner of the event (2013) and current European Tour player. Following the conclusion of the two-stroke play rounds, the field will be cut from 264 to 64 players for match play. The round of 64 matches was held on Wednesday, rounds of 32 and 16 matches will be held today, Thursday, Aug. 13. The quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday and semifinals on Saturday. The 36-hole championship round is set for Sunday, August 16. The Golf Channel and their free streaming service Peacock began broadcasting the tournament on Wednesday with the round of 64 matches.
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RELIGION Spiritually Speaking
Elder Richard Wayne Wood
Don’t throw your own pity party and then attend While I was trying to remember where I heard or read about the concept of letting your hate for someone else control your life, I realized that maybe someone needed to read about it. So, here it is. Now I am not talking about just not liking someone; I am talking about not being able to control your emotions when it comes to a particular person. I mean having complete and utter disdain for another human being, so much so that even when you don’t want to think about them, you can’t help yourself. That person occupies too much of your mental space and saps your waking time and energy. Look here. If you can’t stand someone, can’t get along with someone, are still hurt after someone left you long ago, you really need to let it go. I guess it exempli-
you’ve attended a pity party or two, even thrown one for yourself. Without forgiveness in your heart and mind and your spirit, you’re essentially doomed to be shackled to what scarred you in the first place. My Bible says the truth shall set you free. And the truth is, you better let that madness go, so you can live a life of freedom. You can never be the person God wants you to be if you continue to let these people and events and circumstances have that kind of power over you. That’s right, power! Whether you want to acknowledge it or not, you are letting your thoughts rule your behavior, your attitude and your outlook. That’s too much power to give to anyone or anything who is so negative to who you are in the eyes of God. It’s a mind game and it’s your mind. Paul says, “Be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” Romans 12:2. Let God reshape your thinking into what you can be instead of what they you say are not.
fies a very practical approach to “Let go and let God.” The premise is simple enough. Without forgiveness in your heart, you are forever bound and chained to that which you despise most, are fearful of and have been seriously hurt by. Have you ever been around someone who continues to relive a past relationship, a broken heart, wrongful termination, missed opportunity, or a personal slight, over and over and over again? That’s all they talk about. When they see something or hear something that reminds them of that someone or that thing, you know what’s coming. And they expect you to join them in the pity party they’ve thrown for themselves. In fact, it’s the same one they threw yesterday and the day before and you know it’s the one they’ll throw tomorrow. Maybe
The truth is God can’t or won’t even deal with you until you comply with the rule of forgiveness. He says, “If you come to the altar with your gift and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift and go be reconciled with your brother; then come and offer your gift.” Matthew 5:23. You got to let it go. You have to in order to claim your freedom, your peace. Until you do, you can’t receive all that God has for you. My point is that the process begins from within. It takes intestinal fortitude to forgive one’s enemies in the face of their attacks, old and new. But you must. I know you can. Just remember this. When you do let go and let God, “It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” He knows it’s in you because He put it there. May God bless and keep you always.
BY JAMES A. WASHINGTON JR., NNPA NEWSWIRE CONTRIBUTOR
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Faith Without Works Is Dead Scriptures: James 2:14-26 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Compare and contrast faith that is no more than empty talk with faith that is proved by actions; *Reflect on the power of Abraham’s and Rahab’s examples of faith in action; *Decide to demonstrate faith with tangible works. Background: James agrees with Paul that faith is complete trust and confidence in God based on His past actions as highlighted in Hebrews. James indeed takes part of Paul’s message to also point out that faith is a “noun” that is static without some action that illuminates it being active in the life of the believer. James’ point of view is that faith is a practical response of gratitude to God for salvation. Justification is by faith, but edification requires works. Lesson: In James’ argument that faith without works is dead, he says that anyone can say they have faith. The question is, does their behavior bear witness to that claim? His point is that saving faith cannot be an intellectual exercise that has no commitment to active obedience (verse 14). Verses 15 and 16 are simply examples of faith without works and words of compassion without acts of compassion, “dead faith” (verse 17). So it follows that the only possible evidence of true faith is works (verse 18). James acknowledges that we believe in God, but so do demons. They know the truth about God, Christ and the Holy Spirit, but they hate it and “them” (verse 19). James calls us foolish, because we are unwise if we do not recognize that “faith without works is dead.” Do we want a living faith that saves or a dead faith that does not (verse 20)? James gives living faith examples. Abraham’s work of faith was his offering up of Isaac. Abraham is a true example of an active obedience to the divine will of God. According to Jewish theology, the offering up of Isaac was the tenth testing of Abraham. He demonstrated his profound trust in God’s promise and relied on his faith. He demonstrated that his obedience was uppermost for him, surpassing his love for Isaac, thus becoming the “Father of our faith” (verses 22-24). Rahab the harlot/prostitute demonstrated her saving faith when, at great personal risk, she protected the messengers of God (verse 25). James shows in these two examples of saving faith that God is no respecter of person. He saved Abraham who is at the top of the social strata and Rahab who was at the bottom. Both these acts of faith saved lives. Abraham’s faith saved Isaac and Rahab’s faith saved the messengers of God. Jesus said it, Paul said it, and James brings it home: “Faith without works is dead.” (The UMI Annual Commentary 20192020, The MacArthur Study Bible, the Jewish Study Bible, the Oxford Bible Commentary). For Your Consideration: Actions of faith - what is yours? How do we put faith into action during this season of pandemic? Application: As mature Christians, our faith is expressed in our daily lives as we are obedient to God’s Word. Faith for the mature Christian is not the dead faith of the intellectuals or the demonic faith of the fallen spirits. Our faith must be a dynamic one of men like Abraham or women like Rahab, faith that changes a life and goes to work for God. Then, as Christians, let us examine our own heart and life and make sure that we possess true saving faith, dynamic faith. We are called to demonstrate our faith by action. Faith is a demonstration of love.
National faith leaders call all to ‘The Return: National and Global Day of Prayer and Repentance’ NEW YORK — This past March, Pastor Kevin Jessip and New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Cahn, unveiled “The Return: National and Global Day of Prayer and Repentance,” the national prayer movement to be held on Sept. 26 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “The Return” is answering the call to revival issued by scores of national faith leaders backing this historic movement, and thousands of churches and individuals will converge at the National Mall for corporate prayer, repentance, and worship. Tens of thousands more individuals are expected to participate in The Return via a live feed streamed to more than 2,000 simulcast locations. Well-known leaders across our nation are of the same mind when it comes to the plight that the U.S. is facing and The Return has put out the
charge to leaders, prayer warriors, churches and all followers of Jesus across America, to pray for repentance and revival - to return to God. One of the foremost leaders involved in national prayer is Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, who will be holding a prayer march that will coincide with The Return on Sept. 26 at the National Mall. The Return is a movement that calls on parachurch organizations, congregations, and individuals to humble themselves in repentance and anticipate God’s redemption and restoration. The authors say God’s pattern is first to caution wandering believers and then to pour out forgiveness when they return. The Return is set for 40 days before the presidential election, and on the 400th anniversary of the sail-
ing of the Mayflower, in the days of America’s founding and dedication to God. Surrounding the “The Day of Return” on Sept. 26 at the Washington Mall will be 10 days, known from ancient times as the Days of Awe, to be set as a special time of prayer and repentance from Sept. 18-28. Coordinated events within The Return movement will also take place throughout America’s cities, towns, houses of worship and homes, as well as in multiple countries around the world, as many believe the nation has been given a critical window of opportunity to repent and return to God. Visit “The Return” at www.TheReturn.org to register and learn more. Follow “The Return” on social media at Facebook: @ReturnEvent2020; Twitter: @2020_Return; and Instagram: @The_Return2020.
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Thursdays and Saturdays Free Meals Christ Rescue Temple Church, 1500 North Dunleith Ave., will serve hot meals as part of the People Helping People Feeding Program. Meals will be served every Tuesday and Thursday from noon until 1 p.m. at the church’s location. For more information, call 336-7229841. NOW Zoom services New Birth Worship Center (NBWC) in East Bend has gone virtual. Please join Dr. James L. E. Hunt, senior pastor on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. on Zoom webinar. The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789021891 or dial-on: 1-301-715-8592 ID Mtg. #: 84789021891. In addition, Sunday School is taught by Deacon James Henry at 9 a.m. via telephone conference call #: 1-917900-1022 ID#: 868433#. All are welcome to join us for Zoom (virtual) Bible study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Our pastor, Dr. Hunt, will be the teacher. The Zoom link: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/89195349778 or Dial-In Mtg #: 1-301-715592 ID#: 89195349778#. For additional information, please call 336-6993583 or visitwww.newbirthworshipcenter.org or visit our Facebook page.
Aug. 16 Sunday services, live stream The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, WinstonSalem, will live stream its Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. The new interim minister, Rev. Ed Brock, will continue a two-part sermon: “Who Am I and Why Am I Here?” At the 8:45 a.m. forum, physician Karen Cross will discuss hospice and palliative medicine. For links to these and other events, please visit uufws.org.
Aug. 16 First Waughtown Baptist Church Live Stream Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will deliver the sermon online at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 16th. The sermon topic will be “Revival in the Home,” a continuation of the series on “Places Where We Could and Should Evangelize.” Although annual revival services were canceled due to COVID-19 recommendations, worshippers are encouraged to have family revival sessions in their homes using Acts 16:1-34 as the meditation scripture and the following scriptures for reference: Romans 10, 1 Corinthians 16:19, Colossians 4:15, Philemon 1:2, and Romans 16:5. Please join us on Facebook Live, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/ or the First Waughtown website, https://www.firstwaughtown. org and click on MEDIA.
Aug. 19 Bi-monthly dinner plate sales In preparation for its centennial anniversary, Wentz Memorial United Church of Christ, at 3435 Carver School Road, will begin bi-monthly dinner plate sales on Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The sale will be held the first and third Wednesday of each month following the initial sale Aug. 19. The time for the sale will remain the same, 4:30-6:30 p.m. The cost will be $10 per plate. Proceeds from the plate sale will be used to help offset the expenses and costs of the anniversary celebration. Due to restrictions related to COVID-19, plates will be available as a drive-through/ pick-up item or in special situations as a delivery within a five-mile radius. Contact Reginald Gaither at 336-3918586 to place orders or for more information. Or you may contact Wentz Church at 336-722-0430.
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Community Calendar Please call ahead to make sure your event is still happening. We will post cancellations/postponements announcements when received. NOW – Volunteer Center of the Triad The Volunteer Center of the Triad is responding to COVID-19 by bringing the volunteer community together. We have designated a portion of our website www.volunteercentertriad.org to assist our non-profit community as their needs arise around the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are interested in volunteering, visit www.volunteercentertriad.org, click COVID-19 Response and search volunteer opportunities available. NOW – Girl Scouts on Facebook Live Every Monday through Friday at 11 a.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. and on Saturdays at 11 a.m., Girl Scouts and anyone who is interested can tune into Facebook Live workshops with topics ranging anywhere from STEM and gardening to life skills and family game night. They even host a weekly campfire on Thursday evenings. To receive information for these newly forming troops, families can visit www.BeAGirlScout.org/ connect. There will be specific troop times for each girl grade level. For more information about virtual Girl Scout opportunities or to learn more about Girl Scouting in your community, please visit www.girlscoutsp2p. org. Questions about virtual programming can also be directed to info@ girlscoutsp2p.org or 800672-2148. NOW - Oct. 4 – Artist support grants The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County is seeking applications for its new Artist Support Grants program (formerly the Regional Artist Project Grant), which will help artists in a five-county region further their professional and artistic development. Committed, gifted individual artists and collaborative groups in Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Guilford and Randolph counties are eligible to apply. Deadline for applications is Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, by midnight. Grants will range from $500 - $2,000. Guidelines, application and online information sessions are available at www.intothearts.org. There will be two information sessions held online to assist with the application process and to address any questions. The next session is Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 5-6 p.m. Artists need to attend only one session and are asked to RSVP to jmedley@intothearts.org. Respondents will be sent the link to attend. A recorded information session will be available online for those who cannot attend. Aug. 20 – RiverRun to screen The RiverRun International Film Festival has announced that it will screen the film “before/ during/after,” originally scheduled to be part of the 2020 festival, at the Marketplace Drive-In in Winston-Salem on Thursday, Aug. 20. Marketplace Cinemas is located at 2095 Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem. Gates will open at 7:30 p.m. with the screening beginning
at dusk around 8:45 p.m. Tickets are $20 per car, $30 per car for VIP parking, and are available for purchase by visitinghttps:// mpcwsdrivein.simpletix. com. Aug. 29 – 16th annual Shmedfast Shmedfest, a familyfriendly music event benefitting Crisis Control Ministry, will be held virtually all day on Saturday, Aug. 29. Follow Shmedfest on Facebook to tune in for great music, dance challenges, giveaways, and stories of impact from Crisis Control Ministry. In addition, this year there is a new fitness challenge event called The Shmed, a fundraiser organized by F3 WinstonSalem held at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. Bring your tent and camp out overnight with F3. The Shmed will be livestreamed, so you can register and work out from the comfort of your own home, too. The Shmed includes four 45-minute workouts over a 24-hour period at 6 p.m., 2 a.m., 10 a.m., and 5 p.m. There will also be a 5,000-rep challenge and prizes for the winners! To register for The Shmed, go online to https://secure.qgiv.com/ event/the_shmed/. The Shmed has a registration fee to cover the cost of your t-shirt and provide a family with a food order from Crisis Control Ministry. Shmedfest is free, but donations are encouraged! You can donate online at www.crisiscontrol.org. Here are online Bookmarks events for the month of August. Contact: info@bookmarksnc.org URL for info on all events: https://www. bookmarksnc.org/calendar Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. Reader Meet Writer: Sarah M. Broom Reader Meet Writer is a virtual event series hosted and produced by SIBA, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance. This event will feature author Sarah M. Broom and her 2019 National Book Award-winning memoir The Yellow House. Free to attend but registration is required. Info@bookmarksnc.org. August 15, all-day event Bookstore Romance Day with Bookmarks 634 W. Fourth Street #110, Winston-Salem Bookstore Romance Day is a day designed to give independent bookstores an opportunity to celebrate romance fiction - its books, readers, and writers - and to strengthen the relationships between bookstores and the romance community. Join us to celebrate with book suggestions, activities, and an author event in the evening. Events to be held in store and online featuring: 2 p.m. - Avon Books Spotlight Panel In celebration of Bookstore Romance Day, Avon Books presents a very special event with Meg Cabot, 2020 Bookstore Romance Day Ambassador, Alexis Daria, and Talia Hibbert in conversation with Maureen Lenker of Entertainment Weekly. For complete information, visit:
https://www.bookmarksnc.org/event/bookstoreromance-day-avon-booksspotlight-panel 6:30 p.m. - Romance Book Club Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner tells the story of Hollywood powerhouse Jo is photographed making her assistant Emma laugh on the red carpet, and just like that, the tabloids declare them a couple. As the two women begin to spend more time together, they realize the rumor might not be so off base after all ... but is acting on the spark between them worth fanning the gossip flames? To sign up, e-mail beth@ bookmarksnc.org; complete information: https:// www.bookmarksnc.org/ event/romance-bookclub-2. August 16 at 4 p.m. LGBTQ Book ClubVirtual Meeting Join us to discuss This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar. All are welcome. Email info@bookmarksnc.org to register. Canceled events: Aug. 27-29 – Used book sale - Canceled The Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem’s 33rd Annual Used Book Sale scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27, Friday, Aug. 28, and Saturday, Aug. 29, at the fairgrounds has been canceled. 2020 Summer Music Series - Canceled The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership has canceled the 2020 Summer Music Series that consists of Downtown Jazz on Friday nights and Summer on Liberty on Saturday nights. We plan on returning to the event in the summer of 2021. How to submit items to the community calendar: We appreciate your community news. Here’s how you can help us to process your news more efficiently: *Please give us complete information about the event, such as the sponsor and address, date, time and place of the event and contact information so that the public can contact someone for more information if needed. *Please submit items in document form in an email or Word or PDF attachment. *Submit photos as attachments to emails as jpegs at least 4 inches wide by 6 inches deep rather than sent on documents. Please send captions with photos. *Please do not send jpeg fliers only, since we cannot transfer the information on them into documents. The deadline is Sunday at 11:59 p.m. to have all calendar items submitted for that week’s paper. Send your calendar items to news@wschronicle.com. You can also drop them off, Monday through Friday before 5 p.m., or mail your items to Winston-Salem Chronicle, 1300 E. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101; or send them via our website, www.wschronicle.com.
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Local counseling student to receive educational and training funding in addictions counseling SUBMITTED ARTICLE
The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected Achovia Denise Jones of Winston-Salem for the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors (MFP-AC). As an NBCC MFP-AC Fellow, Jones will receive funding and training to support her education and facilitate her addictions counseling service to underserved populations. The NBCC MFP-AC is made possible by a grant awarded to the NBCC Foundation in collaboration with the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The NBCC Foundation administers the MFP-AC, including training and collaboration activities, such as webinars, that are open to all board certified counselors. The goal of the program is to reduce health disparities and improve behavioral health care outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse populations by increasing the available number of culturally competent behavioral health professionals. The NBCC Foundation will distribute $15,000 to Jones and the other 39 master’s-level addictions counseling students selected to receive the fellowship award. Jones is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University and is currently a master’s student in the mental health and rehabilitation counseling program at North Carolina A&T State University. Upon graduation, Jones intends to work with adults with substance use–related dual diagnoses and particularly with those who come from minority and low-income communities.
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Her goal is to change the social construct and help heal minority families by providing support through the avenues of substance abuse and mental health counseling. Earning this fellowship will allow Jones to attend counseling conferences, learn evidence-based practice to better serve underserved populations, and advocate for the counseling profession. The NBCC Foundation has also awarded 20 $20,000 doctoral fellowships through the MFP and 30 $10,000 master’s-level fellowships through the MFP-Mental Health Counseling-Master’s (MFP-MHC-M). The NBCC Foundation plans to open the next NBCC MFP-AC application period in fall 2020. To learn more about the NBCC MFP and its fellows, please visit nbccf.org/Programs/ Fellows.
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the necessary precautions, but all they had to do was watch the news to see that restrictions have to be put in place if you want to ensure everyone will follow the rules. I understand that these are grown men as well as being professional athletes, but they are also human. I also get that most of the players are probably taking the proper precautions to ensure they are not placing themselves in danger, but all it takes is one player to make it risky for everyone else. I was once a young man in my 20s and it would be difficult to make me stay in the house
on a Friday night, even if a pandemic was ravaging our country. Now try and put yourself in the position of a 25-year-old multi-millionaire and ask if you would want to just stay at home; I doubt most would. This is one of the main reasons why MLB should have been more proactive and saved the players from themselves, so to speak. They often do it with injuries and protecting the confidence of young players, so what makes this scenario any different? After seeing initial success of the NBA and the failures of MLB, I expect the NFL to learn from both of them and make sure they do the right thing. I
am not sure with the high number of NFL players on a team that you can put the entire league in a “bubble” in one city, but I am sure they can come up with some sort of plan that will work best for them. The very nature of the sport of football includes being in close proximity to other players, so it is imperative that they get it right. Football is the most popular sport in the country and if the season were to somehow be canceled, it would be catastrophic for players and owners. I am going to lean on the side of optimism and assume the NFL will do the right thing.
Former teacher named associate dean of education at WSSU SUBMITTED ARTICLE
Dr. Ereka Williams joins Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) as the associate dean of education, quality assurance, and community engagement as
College of Arts, Sciences, Business and Education at WSSU. “I’m confident that her vision and leadership will reestablish WSSU’s education program as one of the top tier programs in the country.”
travels the country to help two- and four-year institutions with general education, assessment and accreditation. Williams is a consultant for the National Urban Alliance, mentoring and facilitating customized
Karen Arrington named winner of NAACP Image Award for Literary Excellence SUBMITTED ARTICLE
Karen Arrington, the founder of Miss Black USA, international speaker and world-renowned author, is our most recent winner of the 51st NAACP Image Award for Literary Excellence. Not only is Arrington the founder of the
winning author, women’s empowerment expert and global philanthropist. Her coaching, mentoring and philanthropic work spans over 100,000 hours of service — including her position as a Goodwill Ambassador to Sierra Leone, her work as the co- founder of the first Diabetes Awareness Day in West Africa,
age Award for Outstanding Literary work. Over the past 20 years, Arrington has helped over 1,000 women step into powerful careers in media, business, medicine and law — transcending hardship, abuse and financial limitations, and transforming their lives and communities.
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Karen Arrington world’s longest running African American female pageant in the country, but she also serves as an ambassador to many African countries on behalf of the United States. Arrington’s mission is to change the perception of African American women globally. Arrington is an award-
and her role as the founder of The Miss Black USA Pageant. She has been honored by The Lifetime Network, Woman’s Day magazine, Jones New York, and other major media outlets for her tireless advocacy for women’s health, success and empowerment. Her book, “Your Next Level Life,” won a 2020 NAACP Im-
Today, Arrington offers private coaching and global service retreats in Abu Dhabi, Capetown, Greece, Milan, and Bali for ambitious Black women who want to live their best lives — only better. Arrington is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc and resides in Washington, D.C.
of July 1. Williams, a former public-school teacher, brings more than 22 years of higher education experience and leadership to WSSU. She most recently served as the associate dean for the College of Education at Fayetteville State University (FSU) - her alma mater. While there, Williams led efforts to transform programs for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s move toward the 2019 teacher residency model. She also facilitated reform efforts and protocols to build the unit’s sufficiency toward success with the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation. “Dr. Williams has a proven track record for transforming educational programs and developing future educators,” says Dr. Darryl Scriven, dean of the
Most of Williams’ career has been focused on issues of educational equity and access for parents, teachers and learners of underserved communities. Prior to working at FSU, she served as a professor and the chairperson of the Department of Administration and Instructional Services at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. During her tenure, she earned many distinctions and awards including the 201314 Outstanding Teacher of the Year award for the College of Education. Williams also collaborated with colleagues across campus to secure over $3.9 million in federal funding throughout her time at the institution. Williams is a nationally trained CAEP leader. She serves as a coach with the National Institute of Learning Outcomes and Assessment, where she
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trainings for school districts around the country. A native of Windsor, N.C., Williams earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in special education from Fayetteville State University. She received her Ph.D. in teacher education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. “Education is an action word that involves spirit, care, passion, competence and confidence,” says Williams. “The tireless commitment of the faculty and staff of WSSU’s education department has become crystal clear. I’m very excited to join a team that is dedicated to advancing the teaching profession and equipping future educators with the tools needed to be leaders not only in the classroom, but in the community as well.”
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AL’DEANNA HOPE WELDY DOB: 12-16-2018
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The unknown and unnamed Father of the minor child
against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.
the Motion to Terminate Parental Rights within forty
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Al’Deanna Hope Weldy is required to file an answer to (40) days after the date of this notice. If the unknown
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