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Stars kick off National Black Theatre Festival

Comedian Michael Colyar got things started with a few jokes.

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

The 2017 National Black Theatre Festival started off with a bang on Monday night as more than 800 people gathered inside the newly renovated Benton Convention Center for NBTF Opening Night Gala.

Highlighted by an awards ceremony that honors some of the biggest and brightest names in the business for their contributions to theater, the star-studded event is always one of the most popular during the weeklong celebration of black art, and culture. The event also gives locals and tourists a chance to see stars they’ve seen

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on TV and on the big screen in person.

While watching stars like Louis Gossett Jr., Angela Robinson, Debbie Allen, and Andre De Shields, make their way inside William Herring was all smiles. Herring who has volunteered with the NBTF since 1989 said what he enjoys most about the bi-annual festival is the spirit that it brings to the city.

“Seeing the stars is always great but what is most important is the energy of all the people here. Everyone is like family and you get a good vibe from everyone here,” he said. “That’s what it’s all about.

Just coming together and having a good time.”

Local people honored at star-studded gala

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) is in town once again. Thousands of people from across the country are pouring into the city to enjoy the weeklong celebration. To begin the week, the awards gala was held and four local residents took home awards. *Mabel Robinson, who received a Living Legend Award, retired as artistic director of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company (NCBRC) at the tail end of 2015. While there she helped cre-

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ate magic on stage serving as both director and choreographer for a number of successful productions. The Savannah, GA native is a graduate of the Julliard School of Music.

“I want to say thank you so much for bestowing this honor upon me because I am truly grateful for it,” Robinson said after receiving her award. “I feel truly blessed and I am humbled by it as well.” *The Theatre Arts and Humanitarian Award was awarded to Wilbert T. Jenkins.

He has long supported the N.C. Black

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NBTF expected to have major economic impact

Purity Ruchugo helps Ava Edwards-Idehen try on a dress at Umoja African Crafts Store on Tuesday.

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BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

The biennial National Black Theatre Festival is back and its impact on Winton-Salem is bigger than ever.

The impact is expected to be larger than in 2015, when the weeklong festival of plays was estimated to have had a $7.5 million to $11 million impact on the local economy. About 50,000 people are expected to visit the city this week and fill more than 3,000 hotel rooms.

Nigel Alston, executive director of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, which holds the festival, said most of the rooms are booked before the festivals line-up of shows and celebrities is even announced. He said the sheer volume of quality shows and the hospitality of more than 1,000 volunteers creates an experience that keeps people coming back every two years.

“It’s always exciting: the diversity of it, the types of shows, professional theater,” said Alston.

“It’s just an exciting time in terms of black theater here.”

Mayor Allen Joines said Winston-Salem is always excited to host the

festival and welcome its visitors.

“It’s a real treasure for our community that offers our own citizens the opportunity to experience theater. It brings a lot of visitors to our city who spend a lot of money and then it also brings national attention to Winston-Salem

from all around the world,” said Joines.

Visit Winston-Salem President Richard Geiger said that it’s the city’s largest event based on the number of people it brings in. He said those visitors will have many new restaurants and amenities to enjoy as the city has grown.

“What’s great is that they come every two years and there’s always something new and exciting for them to visit and see while they’re here,” said Geiger.

Visitors have been greeted by many new

attractions downtown. The Benton Convention Center is newly renovated. Liberty Street now hosts new eateries like Camel City BBQ Factory and Crafted: The Art of the Taco along with a new gallery and headquarters for Arts For Arts Sake that stands alongside its ARTivity on the Green park. Kimpton Cardinal Hotel on Main Street now offers rooms and restaurants.

Old favorites of theater goers still remain, like cultural gift shop Body and Soul on Trade Street.

Down the street, the popular restaurant Sweet Potatoes has moved to a new, larger location with outdoor seating and a new Miss Ora’s Kitchen, which serves panfried chicken, next door.

Downtown businesses have expanded hours and additional staff to help with the increased customers they see during the festival.

Purity Ruchugo, founder of Umoja African Crafts Store on Trade Street, described it as “overtime plus.” She said the amount of customers during the festival continues to increase.

“When they leave Winston, they go back with a feeling that it’s a place

Barber calls map ruling ‘major victory’

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The outgoing president of the N.C. NAACP is elated that the Republican-led legislature is being forced to redraw its unconstitutional legislative voting maps by

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“Forcing the legislature to redraw lines with mandatory court overview is a major victory,” Bishop William Barber II, said in a statement after a three-judge U.S. District court panel ruled Monday that the N.C.

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General Assembly had to redraw 28 of 170 legislative districts from the 2011 redistricting map because of racial gerrymandering. “[This is] more reason why the General Assembly should not pass anymore legislation because they are an

unconstitutionally constituted racially created legislature that fundamentally violates our democratic principles.”

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Food Lion donates mobile food pantry to Second Harvest

Second Harvest Director Clyde Fitzgerald and Food Lion President Meg Ham with the mobile food pantry that Food Lion donated to Second Harvest.

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BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

On a week when Food Lion celebrated the remodeling of its stores, the grocery giant gave a mobile food pantry to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.

Food Lion held an event at its Peters Creek Parkway location to announce the donation on Monday. The semi-truck with trailer is worth more than $100,000 and will be used in the 15 counties that the area food bank serves.

Second Harvest Director Clyde Fitzgerald said the handicap accessible, climate controlled walk-in mobile pantry contains a room that Second Harvest can hold programs in and an aisle with shelves, refrigerators and freezers that’ll be filled with food. It’ll be used for nutrition education, food stamp assistance and cooking demonstrations along with providing food to various communities. It’s expected to hit the road

next month. Locally, it will be used in areas like Boston Thurmond and the Cleveland Avenue area.

Fitzgerald said he told Food Lion that a mobile food pantry was a dream of his.

“What I dream about is a vehicle that will let us go out into communities and be an oasis in a food desert in rural areas and all kinds of places where we can do all kinds of things simultaneously,” said Fitzgerald.

The truck is just one aspect of Food Lion’s partnership with Second Harvest, which includes donations of food, money and volunteer hours. It’s part of the Food Lion Feeds initiative, which is committed to providing 500 million meals to those in need by the end of 2020.

This has been a big week for Food Lion, which has invested $178 million in the Greater Greensboro Area, which includes Winston-Salem. Yesterday, the chain gave away gift cards and tout bags to customers to celebrate remod-

Food Lion President Meg Ham stands in the remodeled Peters Creek Parkway Food Lion store.

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eling all 93 of its stores in the market area. The remodeled stores feature a wider variety of craft beers, limited edition wines, graband-go items, pre-sliced deli meats, organic foods and gluten-free items.

There’s also now signage to point out local foods on the new shelves. The Peters Creek store is the only store in the city that has a new walk-in garden cooler for produce, which the grocery chain is testing. Food Lion is also hiring 1,000 new associates in the market area.

“We are incredibly excited to, what I like to say, re-introduce Food Lion to communities that we’ve been a part of for a very long time,” said Food Lion President Meg Ham. Food Lion, which is based in Salisbury, has 1,000 stores in 10 states. So far it has remodeled 473 stores with the remodeling of 71 stores in the Richmond, Virginia, market expected to be complete this year.

This mobile food pantry was donated by Food Lion to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina

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Local veterans react to transgender military ban

By Todd Luck The chronicLe

With one tweet last Wednesday, President donald Trump ordered transgender individuals barred from military service. “our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail,” said Trump in a series of tweets.

The move, which came on the 69th anniversary of President harry Truman’s order to integrate the Armed Services, was unexpected. The Pentagon, which was studying the effect of lifting the ban on transgender individuals in 2016, was not aware of this change in policy before it was tweeted and is taking no action until it receives formal guidance from the White house.

A 2016 rand corp. study, commissioned by the defense department, found the costs associated with gender transition would cost the military $2.4 million to $8.4 million, a “negligible" amount in overall medial expenses.

The military spends fives times that much on Viagra.

Gender transition through surgery and hormones is a common treatment for gender dysphoria, which is when someone feels his or her body and gender don’t match. Gender dysphoria is not a mental illness, but can cause stress, depression and anxiety if it’s not addressed.

The rand study also said the 18 other countries that allow transgender personnel to serve openly, including israel and the united kingdom, found it had no effect on unit cohesion and readiness. it estimated there is between 2,150 and 10,790 transgender personnel on active duty and reserves, though others estimate the population may be higher.

Some have speculated the transgender ban may be an attempt by Trump to distract from last week’s failed attempts to repeal obamacare and his Twitter attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Politico and newsweek reported that the ban was aimed at some lawmakers, who were concerned about the surgery costs, to get them to set aside $1.6 billion out of the defense budget for a portion of his proposed border wall.

The Reaction The transgender ban sparked protests last Wednesday in new york, San Fransisco and Washington, d.c. that drew hundreds.

Some conservative lawmakers have spoken in support of it, saying they don’t believe the military should be paying for gender transition, others, like Sen. John Mccain and many democrats. have opposed the ban. The American Liberty unions and other activist groups have condemned it.

Locally, the ban didn’t go over well with Stephen hicks and ross Mecham, two veterans who volun-

teer at north Star LGBTQ community center. hicks, a Air Force veteran who was discharged because of his bisexuality in 1990, said he didn’t believe most who serve in a war care about gender or sexuality, only if the person fighting next to them has their back.

“When you're in a combat situation, sex is the furthest thing from your mind,” said hicks, a local representative of veteran suicide prevention group Mission 22. “you’re not thinking about anything sexual, you’re thinking about getting your butt back home.”

Mecham, a straight Marine veteran, questioned if Trump should really make a decision like that about military personnel without having served himself. “if you come out and make that kind of decision without having shared a barracks or mess hall or, for God’s sakes, been under fire, then i don’t think you have the right to make that decision, the moral right,” said Mecham.

Veterans with hArry Veterans community outreach center – Alphonso dickie, katherine Austin-Bohanon and Alfonzo Boyd – also had strong opinions on it.

Austin-Bohanon said she believed all military personnel should be allowed to serve as long they meet the rigorous physical and mental requirements of the Armed Forces. “i feel like if someone is qualified and able to serve, they should serve,” said Austin-Bohanon, an Army veteran. dickie, a Marine veteran, said that while he doesn’t feel that the military should pay for gender transition, he didn’t support the ban. he said if anyone is let go over this change, they should be discharged honorably with full benefits, but he hoped that those already in the Armed Forces would be able to continue to serve. “i think it’s an honorable thing for any American to be able to serve their country in any way they’re qualified,” said dickie.

Boyd, a Marine veteran, actually did support reinstating a transgender ban. he said he was uncomfortable with the thought of serving with gay or transgender servicemen in close quarters and didn’t support allowing them in the military. however, he said announcing the change over Twitter without consulting the military first was wrong and illustrated why Trump shouldn’t be president. “he is spectacularly unqualified,” said Boyd.

Austin-Bohanon called the way the ban was announced “totally ignorant” and dickie said it was “unpresidential, disrespectful.”

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they want to come again so they end up bringing other people with them,” said Ruchugo.

She said that it’s the single busiest week for her store, even busier than Christmas. She’s always grateful for the customers who buy the store’s crafts made by women from her native Kenya with sales going to benefit Sister2Sister International Outreach Ministry, which provides services for women and children in Kenya.

Aside from the influx of customers, another perk

for local businesses is the celebrities who will stop in.

The remodeled Meta’s Restaurant on West Third Street has a wall of celebrity pictures from famous visitors who’ve come there including Yolanda King, Hal Williams and Tonea Stewart. Meta’s owner Almeta Poole said she thinks it’s the down-toearth, homely atmosphere and “true Southern cuisine” that keeps attracting celebrities, theater troops and visitors to Meta’s. She said she always looks forward to the festival.

“It’s a lot of excitement because you never know who you might see on any given day,” said Poole.

Almeta Poole is shown in her Meta’s Restaurant.

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A member of the Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble dances into the room where the NBTF Opening Night Gala is being held.

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Comedian Michael Colyar got things started with a few jokes to hold the audience over while they enjoyed their dinner.

Colyar, a native of Chicago is most known as a stand-up comedian but he has also starred in movies such as “Hollywood Shuffle,” “Downtown,” and more recently “The Princess and the Frog.” Colyar, who made his NBTF debut earlier this week with a tribute performance to his mother titled “Michael Colyar’s Momma,” said, “This is a great event because there are so many writers, actors and other people that we have to support.”

Following the star-studded processional of stars led by African drummers and performers Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble celebrity co-chairs Anna Maria Horsford and Obba Babatunde welcomed festival goers to the 15th bi-annual event held right here in the City of the Arts. Both who are regulars at the festival said they were honored to serve as co-chairs and excited to see how the event has grown over the years.

“We are never celebrated like this anywhere so we thank you for that,” Horsford said.

While discussing the impact the festival has on the city every two years, Mayor Allen Joines said the event truly is one of the gems that makes Winston-Salem claim the moniker of the City of the Arts and Innovation. According to Joines and other elected officials the NBTF generates near-

Cleopatra Solomon received a Special Recognition Award.

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Repertory Company and the NBTF for as long as both have been in existence. He has served as chair of the NCBRC Board of Directors where he has helped the company thrive for decades. Jenkins was honored with the award for his tireless efforts over the

ly 50 million dollars.

“We are so honored that we have turned our city purple and black,” he continued. “We want you to know that you are

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coming actors, producers, directors and writers. He said at a place in time when blacks are protesting in the streets, art can play a pivotal role in bringing change.

“We are so honored that we have turned our city purple and black.”

–Allen Joines, Mayor

welcomed to our community and we wish you a very pleasant, enriching and Marvtastic time.”

After greetings from North Carolina Black Repertory Company executive director, Nigel Alston, artistic director Jackie Alexander, and NBTF executive producer Sylvia Sprinkle Hamlin the awards ceremony officially began. This year’s Special Recognition Awards were presented to Stephen Byrd, Alia JonesHarvery, Corey Mitchell, Cleopatra Solomon, The Negro Ensemble Company and the late Walter Marshall.

After accepting his award Mitchell, a North Carolina native used his acceptance speech to inspire those in attendance to engage the younger generation of up and

“Our voices must be heard. Our responsibility must be held up to young people to be artist and rebel,” said Mitchell. “The thing that can change our society is our art.”

The Living Legend Award was presented to Thelma Pollard, Mabel Robinson, Allie Woods and Ed Wheeler.

Ron Himes was awarded the Larry Leon Hamlin Producer Award and Ron Simmons took home the Emerging Producer Award. The August Wilson Playwright Award was presented to Dominique Morisseau and Timothy Douglas was awarded the Lloyd Richards Director Award.

Other award winners were; Outstanding Achievement in Costume

Mabel Robinson received a Living Legend Award.

Paulette Marshall accepted the Special Recognition Award (In Memoriam) for her husband, the late Walter Marshall.

years.

“After receiving notification of this award I spent some time reminiscing,” said Jenkins. “I am grateful and pleased.”

*Winston-Salem's own Cleopatra Solomon was presented with a Special Recognition Award for her longstanding support of the NBTF. She and fellow Urban League employee

Cynthia Mack created the Youth Celebrity Project in 1993 to expose disadvantaged kids to the wonders of the arts. She is an alumna of WSSU and is now a human resources development specialist at Forsyth Technical Community College.

“I want to thank the North Carolina Black Repertory Company and the National Black Theatre

Festival for this prestigious award and for giving me my 15 minutes of fame,” she said during her acceptance speech.

*The late Walter Marshall, Special Recognition Award (In Memoriam) recipient, who passed away this past February, was a crusader for justice and a champion of the African-American

Design; Gregory Horton, Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design; Antoinette Tynes, Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design; Chris Cumberbatch, Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management; Ed De Sha, Theatre Longevity Award; Paul Robeson Theatre (NY), Marvtastic Philanthropy Award; Wells Fargo, Theatre Arts & Humanitarian Award; Wilbert T. Jenkins.

Top honors, the Sidney Poitier Lifelong Achievement Award was presented to Louis Gossett Jr. Following the gala celebrity guests and other festival goers made their way to the Stevens Center to see the opening production of Five Guys Named Moe, an exuberant musical tribute written by Clarke Peters that celebrates “The King of the Jukebox” singer and bandleader, Louis Jordan. Before wrapping up the event, Sprinkle-Hamlin said the festival was more like a family reunion than anything else.

She said, “Over next six days you will see more than 140 theatrical performances from 35 outstanding black theatre companies coming from across the U.S., South Africa, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

It’s a family reunion and this is going to be an awesome week.”

The National Black Theatre Festival is the international outreach program of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company. The Festival was founded in 1989 by the late Larry Leon Hamlin. For more, information visit www.nbtf.org.

Wilbert T. Jenkins received the Theatre Arts and Humanitarian Award.

community for all of his life.

He was elected to the WSFC Board of Education in the 1980s. He left after his appointment to the Forsyth Board of Commissioners, where he served until his death.

Marshall was a long time NBTF volunteer and led the transportation division during festival week. He

was honored posthumously. Marshall's award was accepted by his wife Paulette. She thanked the NCBRC and the NBTF for honoring her husband. She also thanked everyone for the kind words and condolences in the wake of her husband’s death. She says she knows he is “in this room with us tonight.”

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judges James Wynn and Catherine eagles (both obama appointees), and Thomas Schroeder (a George W. Bush appointee) – which heard arguments last week in Greensboro – would rule not only that the districts must be redrawn immediately, especially since state lawmakers are back in special session starting today, but that special elections would be held on March 6, 2018.

The judicial panel, however, decided against ordering a special election, saying that it was too late for it to be conducted prior to the regularly scheduled 2018 mid-term election in november of next year.

That’s exactly what republican legislative leaders wanted, and most political analysts expected, even though plaintiffs made a strong argument for a special election to happen.

The Gop also wanted to wait until nov. 15 to produce new redistricting maps, saying that they needed the extra time to hold public hearings, but the three-judge panel clearly wasn’t buying that argument during last week’s hearing.

“We agree with plaintiffs that the General assembly already has had ample time to enact a remedial redistricting plan,” stated judged eagles, Wynn and Schroeder in their unanimous ruling Monday. “We also agree that constitutionally adequate districts should be enacted as quickly as possible to protect the rights of north Carolina citizens and to minimize any chilling effect on political participation attributable to the continued absence of a districting plan in the face of a finding of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.” republican legislative leaders have one week after enacting the new maps to submit them to the court to review, along with any supporting documentation. plaintiffs then have until Sept. 15 to file any challenges and objections to the remedied maps, and to submit they own redistricting plans.

State lawmakers say that even though 28 legislative districts have been ruled unconstitutional per the 2011 redistricting map, all 170 house and Senate districts may have to be redrawn in order to make sure that all of them are in compliance because of needed boundary adjustments.

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allison riggs, senior attorney at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, which represented plaintiffs in the case, said in a statement Monday, “The court’s decision affirms the urgency with which we must address this wrong committed against north Carolina voters.”

“Despite operating as an unconstitutional body, the General assembly tried to delay redrawing maps until nov. 15. This prompt redrawing will allow north Carolinians to at least rest assured, knowing which districts they will be living in come the november 2018 elections, and that the federal court will be reviewing the remedial plans closely to ensure they’re legal.” one thing was evident, however, during the threehour federal court hearing last week – judges Wynn and eagles made it clear they suspected Gop lawmakers were deliberately dragging their feet to remedy the matter in order to put potential Democratic challengers at a disadvantage prior to the 2018 elections.

“What concerns me is the seriousness at how this is being taken by the General assembly,” Judge Wynn said. “This is serious.”

“We want to feel that you’re moving on this,” Wynn added, suggesting to phillip Strach, attorney for the state, the defendants, that the court could appoint a special master to oversee redrawing the districts if republican lawmakers dragged their feet further.

“You don’t seem serious,” Judge eagles bluntly said to attorney Strach, who countered that just the day before Gop legislative leaders appointed a new redistricting committee in hopes to have new maps drawn by november.

Strach added that hearings across the state had to be held, and that’s why redrawing the districts couldn’t happen in just two weeks.

But a very skeptical Judge eagles wasn’t buying it, snapping back that “… you’ve created this problem by not doing anything over the last year,” she said. “That’s the legislature’s fault.”

That three-judge federal panel ruled in august 2016 that the 2011 maps were unconstitutional because republicans deliberately “stacked-andpacked,” or racially gerrymandered black Democratic voters in 28 counties in order to lessen their election influence. republican legislative

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leaders later appealed that ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, only to have the high Court affirm the ruling in June, but question whether holding special elections was appropriate, thus sending the case back to the lower court. in their late ruling Monday evening, the threejudge panel also ordered that a one-year north Carolina residency requirement be waived for citizens to run in the november 2018 mid-term legislative elections. n.C. Gop executive Director Dallas Woodhouse was not pleased with that part of the ruling, later tweeting, “Greatly concerned that three judge panel is nullifying the Constitutional residency requirements for General assembly.” a spokesperson for Senate pro-tem president phil Berger (rrockingham) said Gop attorneys were still reviewing the ruling, so Berger would not have any comment at this time. There was also no response from republican house Speaker Tim Moore’s office.

But rep. Craig Meyer (D-Durham, orange), chairman of the house Democratic Caucus, tweeted that not having a special election was fine because it

gave prospective Democratic candidates more time to prepare and raise funds for the 2018 elections. in fact, Meyer sent out a fundraising letter Monday evening saying in part, “When republicans unconstitutionally gerrymandered legislative maps in 2011, they gave themselves an unprecedented advantage in every election since and you've seen the damage they have done with their majority. new maps will wipe that advantage away and help us break the majority.” n.C. naaCp’s Barber further blasted the Gop, saying that power, for them, is the name of the game.

“The sad truth … that must be tied is [republican legislative leaders] used racist tactics to get power and then used that power to deny health care, living wages, rights for the lGBTQ community, etc., which meant the people hurt the most in raw numbers were the poor and working poor whites.”

The house redistricting Committee is scheduled to meet again on Friday.

NBTF-related activities available this week, too

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The Chronicle will sponsor a Jazz Festival tonight, aug. 3, at the hawthrone inn and Convention Center, 420 high St. SW, beginning at 10 p.m. admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. local jazz artist Trumpeter Joe robinson, a Winston-Salem native, will be the featured entertainer. he has been part of the jazz community for more years than he cares to count. Call 336-722-8624 for more information. on Friday, aug. 4, also at the hawthrone inn beginning at 10 p.m., The Chronicle is sponsoring The Get Down featuring 9th Wonder, a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, lecturer, and rapper from Midway, north Carolina. Call 336-722-8624 for ticket information.

Workshop, etc.

Winston-Salem native and best-selling author Clerenda McGrady will host an interactive workshop,

“Birthing Your Dream” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, aug. 5, in the Marriott hotel in hearn C as part of the national Black Theatre Festival (nBTF). in her book “push Thru! redefine & Create Your own Success Story,” McGrady engages readers in her personal journey from the shadows of her seven-time nBa superstar husband Tracy McGrady to defining success and purpose for herself.

Clerenda McGrady has been recognized as one of the “Top 30 influential Women of houston.”

She will also hold book signings at the authors alley in the Vendors Market at nBTF on Friday, aug. 4 from 68 p.m. and Saturday, aug. 5 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. She will also read an excerpt from her book “push Thru!” her husband, nBa hall of Famer Tracy McGrady, wrote the foreword. in addition, she will hold a Q&a during the Festival’s popular “Coffee & Conversations” on Saturday, aug. 5 at 2 p.m.

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Offering music Michael Thomas from the Winston-Salem-based band envision reports that his band will be playing at the national Black Theatre Festival’s old School Block party on Friday aug. 4, at Merschel plaza and for Summer on liberty Concert Series in downtown W-S on Saturday, aug. 12. “as a strong regional act, we travel and perform throughout the Southeast,” Thomas says. “our presentation is a dynamic and professional stageshow. We play a wide variety of musical styles, but we specialize as a ‘party" band,’ covering Beach, Motown/oldies, pop r&B and today's contemporary hits, guaranteed to have everyone up on their feet and dancing as we play all your favorites, ensuring a great celebration for all in attendance.” envision is in the process of releasing its debut CD in august as well.

Go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS_C8a1Dum4&feature=y outu.be to check the band out.

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While it still doesn’t have a permanent home just yet, city officials are still working with the N.C. Black Repertory Company (NCBRC) and the National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) to make the National Black Theatre Hall of Fame and Museum come to life.

The hall of fame and museum was a dream of NBTF founder Larry Leon Hamlin well before his untimely passing in 2007. Since that time, city and festival officials have been working together to try to imagine what that museum would look like.

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An initial campaign was started during the 2015 festival and a make-shift archive was set up inside the Winston Museum on South Marshall Street. This year new attractions were added to the museum and its location was moved from South Marshall Street to the Sawtooth School for Visual Arts on Spruce Street.

During the daily NBTF press conference held inside the Marriott Hotel on Tuesday, Aug. 1, Frank Elliott, deputy director of marketing and communications for the City of Winston-Salem, said they have not given up on the dream but there is a lot of work to be done. Elliott said a committee of community stakeholders has met every month since the 2015 festival,

The National Black Theatre Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit will be on display at the Sawtooth School for Visual Arts until Aug. 25.

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but it is a slow process.

“We want a place that will memorialize the giants of black theater, not just actors but directors, and everyone else who makes black theater the experience that it is, so there are a lot of details that have to be worked out,” Elliott said.

To help work out some of those details, stakeholders in the project are asking for the public’s input. This year they have provided a survey that ask festivalgoers what they would like to see inside the National Black Theatre Hall of Fame and Museum. This year shrines to Paul Robeson, Ted Lange, and Ethel Waters were added to Mabel Robinson, and the late Larry Leon Hamlin, who were fea-

tured in the museum in 2015.

According to Elliott, the finished product will be an ode to all things black theater and not just the festival.

“If not in Winston-Salem, then where else would it be?” asked Elliott during the press conference.

“It’s a slow process, but we have been working to make that happen.”

The National Black Theatre Hall of Fame and Museum will be on display at the Sawtooth School for Visual Art located at 251 Spruce St. until Aug. 25. The exhibit features images, videos, and installation piece that showcase black theater.

For more information on the museum visit www.nbtf.org.

NBTF Film Fest continues to grow

Since 2003, along with featuring over 100 onstage productions, performed by some the best black theater companies in the world, the National Black Theatre Festival has also showcased known and unknown independent films, and filmmakers who are making a difference with their work as well.

From very humble beginnings (in a hotel room with only two or three films), the NBTF Film Fest has become one of the week’s most anticipated events. This year the event will show 32 different films from independent filmmakers from across the United States.

Event coordinator Kathryn Mobley said the

event started by accident.

Mobley, who also serves as the senior video producer for the City of WinstonSalem’s WSTV Digital Media, said while black actors have come a long way, in most cases movie producers aren’t knocking down doors for black actors to play in their films.

And in most cases, white actors are paid twice as much.

“What they’ve done is created their own projects.

They’ve teamed together and many of those alliances were created by coming here to the Black Theatre Festival,” she continued. “They swap information and reconnect and come back with these wonderful projects.”

“The Last Revolutionary” is an

example of that. It was directed by Michael Brewer, who made the film based on the play that was presented at the NBTF two years ago. Brewer said he saw the play at the NBTF, contacted the playwright, and they collaborated on the film. It stars wellknown actors Marla Gibbs and John Marshall Jones.

The film is set in 2015 and it tells the tale of a life and death confrontation between two men whose lives have taken different paths since the Black Liberation days. The plot follows Mac Perkins, who is confronted by an ex- revolutionary buddy named Jack who persuades Mac to change his political stance.

The film will be playing in Studio 2 of the a/perture Cinema today and tomor-

row, Friday Aug. 4, at 9:45 a.m. and will feature a Q. and A. session following the film.

The film fest offers fare from comedies to dramas that tackle real life issues.

This years’ event has it all.

Just a few films that take a closer look at issues plaguing the black communities across the country are “Walking While Black: L.O.V.E. is the Answer,” “The Last Revolutionary,” and “Searching for Shaniqua.”

“Walking While Black” looks at racial profiling in minority comminutes from the perspective of AfricanAmerican officers. The film by A.J. Ali and Errol Webber features commentary from Bobby Kimbrough Jr., a city native and retired law

enforcement officer at the local, state and national level. Following the viewing of the film earlier this week, Kimbrough answered questions about the film and his 30-year career.

“Searching for Shaniqua” deals with the impact of having a name like “Shaniqua,” which is usually connected to race and how people make judgments on individuals based solely on their names. According to the film’s official website, ‘“Searching for Shaniqua’ is a documentary that examines the impact of unique, Afrocentric, Islamic, and so-called ‘ghetto’ names have on people’s lives.” The film is directed by Phillip Branch and will be shown in

Studio 2 of the a/perture Cinema today and tomorrow at 1 p.m.

If you’re looking for a laugh, Mobley recommends “Lemonade Mafia” or “Cruise Control.” Other films generating a lot of early buzz include “Soul City,” “Raising Kings,” “In Pursuit of Justice” and “Darkroom.”

“We have an array of fabulous films,” said Mobley. “When you’re supporting these films and these individuals, you are supporting black arts, and that’s what the National Black Theatre Festival is about.”

For more information on the NBTF Film Fest or for a list of films that will be shown throughout the week, visit www.nbtf.org.

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Rising college freshmen Lavarae Marshall and Christopher Jackson on Friday, July 28, pose for a photo in the garden they helped bring to life.

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Young urban farmers look to take skills to the next level

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

When Christopher Jeffords, an alumnus and Spanish teacher at Carver High School, heard about the Youth Urban Gardening program supported by United Way Place Matter initiative and the Forsyth County Cooperative Extension, he knew the program would be perfect for his alma mater.

“I was running around asking everyone about the program and how we could bring it here,” smiled Jeffords.

“That’s when I got in contact with Julie and she has been helping us ever since.”

Julie Hale serves as the youth and community gardens coordinator for the Forsyth County Cooperative Extension, an outreach arm of the College of Agriculture and Life Science at N.C. State University and the School of Agriculture at N.C. A&T State University. Under the watchful eye of Jeffords, Hale and several community volunteers, in just a few months students from Carver have turned barren land into a top-notch garden complete with everything from cherry tomatoes to fresh basil.

Since early spring students have worked two days per week after school and “part-days” on Saturdays to maintain the garden located behind the school on Carver School Road, and the Carl H. Russell Community Center.

According to Hale, during the paid internship students learned to grow and market fresh produce, how to

cook healthy meals, and participate in workshops that develop life skills.

While the Youth Urban Gardening Internship is still new, it has already caught on with several students, including rising college freshmen Christopher Jackson and Lavarae Marshall. Jackson, who will attend Forsyth Technical Community College in the fall and major in agriculture and engineering, said he has always loved farming, so when Mr. Jeffords approach him with the chance to get paid for it, he jumped at the opportunity.

“I’ve always loved farming and agriculture so this was just perfect,” Jackson said.

Marshall, who will be attending the University of Kentucky and plans to major in biology, got an early start in gardening as well, starting while he was a student at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy before transferring to Carver. He said along with learning new tips for growing vegetables, the internship has also taught him to be a more patient person, not to mention knowing how to create your own food could always come in handy.

“This is a skill that will never diminish. If anything goes wrong, you will know how to produce your own food and you’ll be self-sufficient,’ Marshall said.

Although their internship will end in a few weeks, both Jackson and Marshall plan to continue gardening in the future. During an interview with The Chronicle last week while looking over their crops, both expert garden-

ers said they plan to start a garden club on their college campuses when they arrive.

“I did the research. The University of Kentucky doesn’t even have a garden club, so I plan to be the first to start that,” said Marshall. “They have community gardens but nothing like this, so I hope to start something new there.”

Jackson said, “I want to at least start a community garden at Forsyth Tech to teach other students about agriculture and living off the land.

“I want it to be there to make a difference in people lives and on campus,” he said.

After seeing the impact the garden internship has had on his students, Jeffords is already pushing for a course to be added to the regular curriculum. He mentioned not all learning has to be done in the classroom.

“This is exactly what I imagined when we brought this program to Carver,” he said. “Now that we have had success and students are talking about the program, now I’m pushing even more students to get involved. This is only the beginning.”

The Youth Urban Farming Internship is sponsored by the United Way of Forsyth County’s Place Matters initiative, a resident-led initiative designed to target investments where they’re needed most. In 2016, the United Way invested $2.8 million in 22 various neighborhood programs.

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NBTF leader reminds us of our unity

Before the National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) officially began this week, Winston-Salem State University held a reception. Of course, stars were invited.

Americans gravitate toward TV and movie stars because they can come right into their homes.

However, the stars of theater should be recognized, too. The NBTF has shown us that over the years.

Obba Babatundé, a native New Yorker and one of the celebrity NBTF co-chairs, has worked in various venues, including movies and TV. Babatundé has appeared in more than 70 plays and musicals.

He has been around a while. Although we think of stars as people who live in their own realities, Babatundé is still a black man in America and recognizes the times we live in.

He spoke at the reception Sunday evening.

“The reason for this festival is to celebrate the arts – our arts,” Babatundé said. “And that is important because we suggest through the work that we do, even those who might not have an opportunity to meet us, it might suggest who that person that we are. So we take our work very seriously. We thank you all who support the arts.”

Babatundé then went on to speak to reality.

“We must be mindful that we must never mistake our presence for the event, so when you see one another, identify that you are looking at your brother and your sister.

“We are living in interesting and challenging times, ladies and gentlemen. I don’t have to share that. We all know it. But through the arts, we can and will make a difference.”

The NBTF is presenting a free colloquium that explores that.

The theme of this year’s International Colloquium – a collaborative effort between the National Black Theatre Festival, Winston-Salem State University and the Black Theatre Network – is “The Black Theatre: Reflections of Citizenship, Access, Freedom and Criminal Justice.” The theme is being explored in myriad ways over the course of four days (through Friday, Aug. 4) from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day at the Benton Convention Center.

In 2017, we can say we are living in times similar to past years, such as voter suppression back under Jim Crow. But the times are taking on a new twist: The present administration seems to be providing entertainment as it appears bent on crushing people’s rights.

At the NBTF, one production has already taken advantage of that: “ColorStruck: Surviving the Trumpocalypse,” is an insightful look at life for Black Americans under the reign of “45”: Donald Trump. Donald Lacy used the barrage of current headlines as material to write the play, according to The Chronicle’s guide to the NBTF. “On stage, he fuses comedy, drama, spoken word, music and visuals to examine race in America under the racially polarized President Donald Trump administration.

The experience has been called ‘an unforgettable night of entertainment and enlightenment.’

As Obba Babatundé said, “through the arts, we canand will make a difference.”

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Downtown development generates opportunity

The grand reopening of the Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem was held Friday, July 28.

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Guest Columnist City leaders gathered for a small ceremony to cut the ribbon for the grand reopening of the Benton Convention Center. The reinvention of the downtown property located in the Twin City Quarter received a $20 million facelift that included significant structural and technology upgrades. The property now offers 105,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, including an expanded upper level.

I attended the event to learn more about the project and ultimately its impact to the local community, economy and Twin City citizens. I had the immense pleasure to engage with many leaders who felt passionately about the project and the various benefits it will provide.

Mayor Allen Joines delivered opening remarks before inviting guests in the newly beautified convention center for a reception. He touted the large windows that opened up the interior space, better sound and light quality, not to mention the convention center has been moved closer to the street and provides a more inviting atmosphere.

Joines stated, "last year

tourism had a $80 million impact in the city, so with the new convention center, the city expects to see a jump in tax revenue from local hotels, restaurants and retail."

Joines also felt the promise of a new convention center aided decision makers when they considered Winston-Salem for the new Cardinal Hotel and the planned Indigo Hotel slated to be located at the Pepper Building.

Council Member Denise “D.D.” Adams highlighted the collective input received prior to upgrading the facility which resulted in a colorful and vibrant space that pays homage to past leaders. Adams shared, "We never closed during the rehabilitation process, so no customers were impacted by the need to upgrade."

North Carolina State Sen. Joyce Krawiec was the only one to attend from the General Assembly and thought, "This is amazing, construction was done in less than a year and it was all local taxpayer money."

Krawiec is excited the National Council of State Legislators will host their annual Women's Leadership Conference in Downtown WinstonSalem this year, which she directly accredited to the city's willingness to invest in the central business district.

Milton Rhodes, former president of the Arts Council, was one of many community stakeholders in attendance and reminded others that it took over 17

years to make this project a reality.

Rhodes believes, "The city has to take more risks, move with greater speed and make proactive decisions" to remain competitive in a growing North Carolina.

Forsyth County Commissioner Gloria Whisenhunt represents the county on the Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors and declared the reinvention of the Benton Convention Center is "already boosting economic development and the city is now booking events 5 years out."

Other community members in attendance were not as focused on the economic impact – LaDonna Bost along with her husband, former Clemmons Mayor John Bost, were "measuring the drapes." Every year they participate in decorating the convention center for Love Out Loud, which uses The Benton annually during the holiday season.

Love Out Loud focuses on developing relationships and convening people across diverse cultures, race and faith-based groups – so they use the common space available in the convention center to build social capital.

Chuck Spong, executive director of Love Out Loud, stated, "The convention center is the place where the city comes together. We are happy to continue the Moravian tradition of unity as we move into our 10th year of hosting ‘Christmas for the

City,’” which is a no- cost event available to the community at-large.

Winston-Salem Ambassadors is a newly formed nonprofit with a mission to educate people about the assets and opportunities located throughout the city. Mackenzie CatesAllen founded the organization in 2016 and feels that "everyone can be an ambassador" and the convention center is a "great asset to draw people into the city."

One of my favorite encounters happened to be with Apostle Khadejahdiop.

She worked in food service at the convention center nearly 40 years ago and returned to see "what all hoopla was about." She was "amazed" at the transformation of the historical asset that's been the center anchor of downtown for several decades.

Council Member Derwin Montgomery, who also serves as executive director of the Bethesda Center and senior pastor at First Calvary Baptist Church [and is a partner in the company that owns The Chronicle], had simple remarks to share: "The reinvention of the convention center is a dramatic improvement from what existed and it's a huge investment in the community's future."

Algenon Cash is the managing director of Wharton Gladden & Company, a local investment banking firm.

Reach him at acash@whartongladden.com.

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Health care for millions and democracy itself is now at risk It is not just health care for 30 million people at Guest Columnist s t a k e t h e s e d a y s .

Democracy is hanging by a thread too, in Raleigh and in Washington.

First, consider the spectacle of Sen. John McCain, arriving back in Washington Tuesday [July 25] for the first time since being diagnosed with brain cancer.

McCain received a standing ovation from his colleagues as he dramatically made his way on to the Senate floor as the vote was underway on proceeding with debate on massive health care legislation that no one had seen, a proposal that had never been before a committee or discussed at a public hearing and one that could take health care coverage away from as many as 26 million people.

One longtime national reporter noted that she’d been covering Congress since 1984 and had never seen a breach of legislative process as serious as the one on display [last] week.

Sen. Thom Tillis and Sen. Richard Burr were both among the 50 senators that voted to proceed without knowing what they were proceeding on, and both told the media that they would vote for almost anything that would pass.

No profiles in courage there.

In Raleigh [last] week, North

Chris Fitzsimon

Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is scrambling because of last minute budget cuts made by state lawmakers last month that will literally make it more difficult for him to keep rapists and murders behind bars and to protect seniors from fraud and predatory financing schemes.

The $10 million budget cut that could force Stein to lay off more than 100 attorneys was not in the budgets passed by the House or Senate, it just magically appeared in the final budget agreement negotiated in the backrooms by legislative leaders.

There has still been no real explanation for the cuts, other than Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger saying that Republican leaders did not like the way Stein was doing his job.

Not too long ago in Raleigh people in both political parties would howl if something appeared in the final budget that was not in either the House or Senate spending plan.

It is against the rules of the General Assembly and it violates a fundamental principle of the legislative process by allowing a handful of lawmakers to make important decisions in secret, away from the media, away from the public and even away from rank and file senators.

The media would traditionally howl, too, back in the day. If there was one thing folks in Raleigh and Washington could agree on in our democracy it was that everyone should have their say.

That was especially true in the U.S. Senate that used to be described as the greatest deliberative body in the world. Maybe that was always a

bit of an exaggeration but it is not close to true anymore.

The fact that Sen. Tillis voted to proceed with the wildly undemocratic process comes as no surprise. Just a few years ago as state House speaker, Tillis engineered the passage of restrictions on abortion rights by a last minute maneuver attaching them to a motorcycle safety bill.

Say what you want about Obamacare, one of the most unfairly maligned laws in a generation, it passed in 2009 after the Senate Health committee spent more than 60 hours of public debate over 10 days, modifying it.

Many folks on the Right used to join with progressives to make the point that transparency and open debate and thoughtful consideration of important issues are all essential ingredients of a thriving democratic system of government.

Not anymore. The allies of the folks running the legislative branches of government in Raleigh and Washington are not the least bit concerned with the democratic means.

It is all about their ideological ends that justify everything, including people suffering without health coverage and the crumbling of a once vital democratic process.

Chris Fitzsimon is founder and executive director of N.C. Policy Watch. Contact him at chris@ncpolicywatch.com.

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High-prescription drug prices hurt the Black Community Elijah Cummings Guest Columnist

Nearly a decade ago, Clinton Crawley, a Baltimore resident and one of my constituents, was diagnosed with diabetes.

Clinton has done everything his doctors asked – he eats well, he exercises and he takes his medication.

Although Mr. Crawley has employer-sponsored health insurance, the cost of his medication – more than $1,000 each year – places a significant burden on his finances.

Mr. Crawley is not alone. Over the past decade, 90 percent of brand name drugs have more than doubled in price.

In 2014, U.S. prescription drug prices jumped 13 percent. That year, Americans spent $1,112 per person on medication while Canadians spent $772 and Danes spent $325, and

nearly 1 in 5 Americans have reported not being able to afford the medication they were prescribed.

Simply put, the pharmaceutical industry’s greed is hurting the American people.

The issue of high prescription drug prices has a severe impact on the African-American community. As the saying goes, “When America catches a cold, Black America gets the flu.”

AfricanAmericans suffer from chronic diseases at higher rates than other groups.

African-Americans are 40 percent more likely than Caucasians to have high blood pressure, and the rate of diagnosed diabetes is 77 percent higher in our community.

In 2014, African Americans were nearly three times more likely to die from asthma-related causes than Caucasians.

African-Americans at every education level are also paid less than their white counterparts. These factors place AfricanAmericans in a double bind – we are more likely to suffer from an expensive

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chronic disease and we earn less money with which to pay for our health care, including skyrocket-

ing prescription drug prices.

Mr. Crawley’s experience, and those of millions of Americans nationwide, is unacceptable at a time when the 10 highest paid pharmaceutical industry CEOs took home $327 million in a single year.

President [Donald] Trump was right when he said that

these companies are “getting away with murder.”

That is why Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and I put our differences with President Trump aside and met with him to discuss how we can work together to lower prescription drug prices.

During that meeting, Rep. Welch and I presented President Trump with “The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act,” a bill that would lower prescription drug prices by allowing Medicare – the largest purchaser of prescription drugs in America – to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices. We asked for the president’s support and feedback on our bill. Four months later, despite the president’s enthusiasm during our meeting, we are still waiting to hear from him.

Instead of working with me and Rep. Welch, there are now reports that President Trump is poised to issue an executive order that would grant many wishes directly from the pharmaceutical industry’s wish list. This executive order would be a betrayal

of the president’s promise to the American people.

There is something wrong with this picture, and the American people know it. A majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents want Congress and President Trump to make lowering the cost of prescription drugs a “top priority,” and 92 percent of all Americans want Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices.

While I am disappointed by the president’s silence, I am undeterred. I am still fighting hard in Congress to address this issue. Rep. Welch and I recently joined Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) and Rosa DeLauro (DConnecticut) to introduce the “Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act” – a comprehensive approach to lowering prescription drug costs.

Our bill would improve transparency in drug pricing and manufacturing; allow Medicare to negotiate for lower prices in Part D and require negotiation for certain high-cost drugs; allow the importation of

safe, affordable prescription drugs; help generic drugs reach the market more easily; and cap the out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs in private insurance plans.

I still hope that we will gain the support of the President and our Republican colleagues on this issue. This is not a Democratic or Republican issue, this is a moral issue.

Are we the type of country that values people over profit, or are we a country that values profit over people? The American people have made it clear where they stand. They want Congress to work together to fix this problem.

Continued silence in the face of so much hardship and suffering is simply unacceptable.

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings is a Democratic congressman from Baltimore and the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Follow him on Twitter at @RepCummings.

Check out a farmers market this week

The first week of August is National Farmers M a r k e t Lynne Week.

If you haven’t Mitchell been to a farmers market lately, Guest Columnist now is a good time to check one out as summer produce items are at peak harvest.

Farmers markets are fun places to visit for the entire family. Young children learn about shapes, colors and smells of new foods and how they are grown. Visiting a farmers market is also a wonderful way to get children excited about eating fruits and vegetables.

As a community, we benefit from many farmers markets in Forsyth County.

Farmers markets provide a place for farmers to sell their products. For many of our farmers, this is their main source of income. With Farmers markets, and other locally owned retailers, more money from sales stays in our community than when you shop at chain retailers.

Shopping at farmers markets also supports the land food is grown on. Farmland is disappearing at an alarming rate in the U.S. According to the American Farmland Trust, we are losing farmland at the rate of 40 acres every hour. Once this farmland is gone – it is gone for good.

Fortunately for residents of Forsyth County, protecting and conserving agricultural land in our community is a policy goal of Legacy 2030, the community’s long-range planning document. In addition, Legacy 2030 promotes and supports land use measures that support farm and agricultural development as part of our

local economy.

Farmland also gives us the rural character that makes Forsyth County such a great place to live. In a matter of minutes, you can hike or bike out to the rural areas of the county and enjoy the rolling hills, pastures and fields of local farms.

Farmers markets also help to increase access of healthy foods to low and moderate-income families in our community.

Farmers markets that accept SNAP benefits bring fresh food to the neighborhoods that need it most. When produce is purchased at peak season in Farmers markets, the cost is generally lower than grocery stores and families can often save money on their food bills. The Fairgrounds Farmers Market and Cobblestone Farmers Market both accept SNAP/EBT. Farmers markets are also a great place to build community and develop social capital. Social capital is defined as the

relationships formed among people who live and work in a community. Part of the fun of shopping at the Farmers Market is chatting with farmers and learning more about their farm and growing methods.

Support your local farmer by shopping at a farmers market near you.

You can find a flier listing all Forsyth County farmers markets on the Forsyth County website (www.forsyth.cc). Be sure to follow your favorite markets on social media to stay up-to-date on local foods!

Lynne M. Mitchell MS, RD, LDN is Community Nutritionist with the Forsyth County Department of Public Health (www.forsyth.cc/publichealth). You can reach her at 336-703-3216 (direct line) or mitchelm@forsyth.cc.

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WSSU football season getting revved up Also More Stories, Religion and Classifieds

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on Friday, aug. 4, the Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) coaching staff will be welcoming into camp 100 players that

were chosen to repeat for the third time, to earn the Ciaa Crown.

This is the seventh straight time the WSSU Rams have been chosen to take the Ciaa Title.

For the third consecutive season, the Rams of Winston-Salem State University have been selected to win the Ciaa Title. The defending Ciaa Champion Rams finished 9-3 last season and 7-0 in the Ciaa Southern Division.

Winston-Salem State University will return eight starters on both sides of the ball, making the Rams one of the most experienced teams on the gridiron in

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The first few days on campus, the team will go through meetings with key athletic Department Personnel, and go through concussion testing as well as receiving equipment and getting physicals.

The Rams will hit the field for the first practice on monday morning at 9:30 a.m. at Civitan Park.

WSSU opens the 2017 season on aug. 31st at Grace P. Johnson Stadium, on the campus of UnC Pembroke.

Meet the Rams on Saturday, aug. 19, from 1:30-3 p.m. at KR Williams auditorium, WSSU will hold its annual meet the Rams event, recognizing 2017 fall athletic teams, student-athletes and coaches. Fans can expect performances by the Red Sea of Sound, dance routines, giveaways, and the first look at our fierce new Ram logo. The teams that will be represented at this event are: volleyball, men's cross country, women's cross country and football.

Kids display skills at camp The WSSU football team will begin revving up for the 2017 season this week.

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A young man gets his shot blocked while playing in the Carl H. Russell Sr. Center youth summer league.

Photo by Timothy Ramsey

By TimoThy RamSey The ChRoniCle

The kids at the Carl h. Russell Sr. Community Center are getting a chance to show what they have learned. on monday's and Wednesday's, the kids get a chance to participate in the center's “skills and drills” camp. But on Tuesday and Thursday, they play in league games to put into action what they have practiced. on Tuesday's, the 5-9 age group plays

its league games and on Thursday's the 1013 age group laces them up. last Thursday, July 27, the 10-13 age group played two highly entertaining games that prove the skills and drills camp is working.

The first game between the Bulls and hooPS4l.y.F.e. (h4l) began with a lot of promise but in the end the Bulls were too much and defeated h4l by the score of 32-23. Both teams started the game at a frenetic pace as both squads used their youthful legs to run up and down the court

with every loose ball or rebound.

With a halftime lead of 18-10, the Bulls attempted to push the ball inside, which slowed the game down and gave h4l a chance to close the gap, which is exactly what they did. at the 10:33 mark of the second half, the Bulls lead had been trimmed to 20-16. They withstood the run and finished the game on a 12-7 run to win the game 32-23. “in this game i think that hooPS4l.y.F.e. should have went inside

a little bit more to the tall kid they have,” said Brian leak, who runs the skills and drills clinic. “i think this game could have gone either way depending on who got the breaks and the Bulls got the most in the end.”

The second and final game with the Warriors and the Cavaliers was entertaining throughout. The Cavs jumped on the Warriors early getting out to a 6-0 lead.

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Tournament showcases girls’ basketball talent

By TimoThy RamSey The ChRoniCle

The game of basketball is continually growing as a global game each and every year. The involvement of girls playing the sport has also seen a boom in recent years as well. Brian Robinson of the WinstonSalem Stealers held a tournament to allow Division i coaches to get a first hand look at some potential recruits. he is helping young women achieve their goal of playing on the collegiate level.

The one-day tournament was held on monday, July 24 at the Gateway yWCa. The tournament brought out several coaches from colleges such as Fayetteville State University, north Carolina State University, high Point University and the air Force academy just to name a few.

Robinson, founder and president of the Stealers, says he enjoys having these tour-

naments to allow coaches the chance to see a plethora of talent all under one roof. “it was a big success and was probably the most successful one we have had thus far in the four years we have been holding it,” Robinson said. “We hope to continue to grow it in the next couple of years.”

Robinson says that during the summer there are probably around 25 to 30 other tournaments going on around the same time and for 26 college coaches to come to this tournament was phenomenal.

Going forward he says they would love to expand the tournament to multiple days to incorporate more teams and more coaches. This year 12 teams played a total of three games on monday, giving the coaches several looks at the talent.

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All 12 teams involved in the tournament gave maximum effort every game knowing there was a chance to get noticed from a college coach.

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The HOOPS4L.Y.F.E. Player attempts to shoot over his defender.

A player gets his shot redirected by two opponents.

Both teams scramble for a loose ball in the game between the Bulls and HOOPS4L.Y.F.E.

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ing defense they led 15-9 at the half forcing the Warriors to adjust during the intermission.

The Warriors went on a 6-0 run to start the second half to tie the game at 15. Casian Richard of the Warriors was the major contributor as he scored, assisted and rebounded with tremendous zeal. With less than three minutes left in the game, the Warriors went on a 7-0 run to take a five-point lead, propelling them to a 33-28 victory.

“Casian is a tremendous player and he reminds you of a little Chris Paul when he plays,” Leak said. “He is

coachable, he listens and he comes to skills and drills everyday and he has great parental support. Anything I ask him to do he does it.”

Herman McKinney, the Cavaliers coach says, “My team fought with courage and never gave up. Any time things don't go your way and you tighten up you just have to play through it and leave everything out there on the court. I am proud of how my team played.”

The kids really seem to enjoy playing in the league as it was all smiles after the games, even from the losing teams.

“I just like being in the league and playing basketball,” said Desmond Williford. “I like the competition and I thought my team played well.”

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eventually we will get to the point where we like it. Until then we were very happy with the turnout and we know the girls had a great opportunity to get seen from a lot of different coaches.”

Over the years Robinson has heard much positive feedback from the coaches and the young women who compete in his tournaments. He says many young women have received calls and/or letters from college coaches because they were noticed at his tournament.

“A lot of coaches say the reason they come to our event is because we keep the cost very reasonable for them and it's only one day,” he continued. “It's a great

bang for their buck and they love it. They also have time to travel to other events so they appreciate what we do.”

Currently the Stealers program has 14 total teams, seven of which competed in the tournament last Monday.

Robinson says they have so many teams because they don't want to just cater to the “elite players” but want to allow as many young women to play as possible.

“Part of the draw of our program is that we have given a lot of girls opportunities at all levels of college,” said Robinson. “We understand that they're a lot of players on a lot of different levels so the fact we have so much interest from so many girls in this area and beyond allows us to fill so many teams.”

Throughout the years 123 players have left the Stealers program and achieved a scholarship on some

Zion Moye added, “I love the excitement of playing in the league and that's what I look forward to every Thursday.”

Breonda Summers, one of the few girls in the league said, “I like playing here because it give me more experience. Next year I will be going to middle school and I will be ready for it.”

McKinnie says he decided to be a coach at the center because he enjoys giving back to the community.

“That's what I'm all about, saving young people and getting their attitudes right, McKinnie went on to say. “I just want them to know that they need to continue going to school and making sure they do the right thing,”

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level of college basketball. Included in that number are 19 young women who have received Division I scholarships.

“It is definitely a wonderful feeling to see so many players go on to play basketball in college,” he said. “We just feel like if you continue to try and do the right thing then good things will happen. We are proud of all the girls, not only the ones who received scholarships but also the ones who have gone on to do great things with their lives.”

Robinson says he feels as though he is the fortunate one to have the chance to be a part of the program. He will host another Division II/Division III tournament in September and its also contemplating whether or not to hold another Division I tournament later this year.

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Youth show rhythm and rhyme at Poetry Slam

The kids in the summer camp at W.R. Anderson dance during the performance of Division 3 winner Joi Wheeler.

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The kids at the summer camp of W.R. Anderson Community Center are being exposed to more than just playing games and going swimming. For the second year in a row, the campers participated in the Rhythm and Rhyme Poetry Slam on Thursday, July 27.

The kids were separated into three divisions based off of age groups.

They were judged by a number of different criteria until a first-, second- and third-place winner was determined for each division. Each camper who finished in the top three received a monetary reward for their efforts.

Before the campers took the stage, they performed an original dance routine to the legendary poem “Still I Rise” by the iconic Maya Angelou. The entire event was the brainchild of Betty Wallace, event coordinator of activities at W.R. Anderson.

“I think today went very well, and since this is our second year we were better prepared,” said Wallace. “We started planning in March for what we wanted to do so overall. I thought the kids did very well because they were energized and that made it perfect.”

There were many kids who participated in the program this year that also performed in last year’s poetry slam. Wallace says she

noticed the kids learned from mistakes made last year that made for better performances this year.

“The reading and writing workshops incorporated from what they learned last year meant the skills were already there for the kids,” she continued.

“They just built upon what they already knew, so in the end it was good results.”

The performances from the kids were vastly better than their first attempts last year. Many of the poems were thought- provoking and it was evident the kids really poured themselves into this project.

The children also were very supportive of other campers during their performances and after the winners were announced.

They displayed great sportsmanship toward the winners, who in turn were gracious and humble in their victories.

Braylen Amos, the Division 1 winner, said, “I wanted to write about focus and practice because that's what you need to do good in school. I really like school because they give us fun activities and we learn a lot. I was really happy to find out I won.”

Division 2 winner Justin Wallace added, “I just wanted to inspire people to write poems and be good to each other. When I found I won, I was happy, but I felt bad that the other kids didn't win because everyone did well.”

Division 3 winner Joi Wheeler went a different direction with her poem by adding music to her performance. She not only had the other kids on their feet but also the parents and crowd were clapping their hands and stomping their feet.

“I worked on this song with my dad. Everyone wanted me to do it for the poetry slam,” she said. “I am so glad I won, and I am going to continue to get better and better. I was encouraged by winning, and it made me feel good for people to say I was going to win before the even announced it.”

The crowd was full of parents of the campers.

They were very pleased with the performance of their children and proud of their effort.

Danielle Johnson, mother of Justin Wallace said, “I was so excited and glad that he took the time out to learn his poem. He put action behind his words and made the crowd understand what he was trying to say to them. I knew he was going to win, and I am so happy for them.”

Ms. Wallace says she is inspired to do things a little different each year because the kids sometimes come up with creative changes to implement. She says it's a group effort with her and the kids, and she is excited to see what they can come up with for next year.

NBTF performer brings all-time great boxer to life

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Reginald L. Wilson performs “Sugar Ray” at the New Harlem Besame Restaurant.

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Reginald L. Wilson stars in a one-man biographical play named “Sugar Ray” that will run this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-5, during the National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF).

“Sugar Ray” Robinson was the original “Sugar Ray” decades before the nickname was bestowed upon Sugar Ray Leonard. Robinson was a legend whose career spanned 25 years, winning five division titles in the process.

Robinson was dubbed the “King of r Harlem” during the height of his career for his power in the ring and his flamboyance out of it. Critics say that Wilson perfectly captures the boxing great's personality in a performance that has been called a “knockout.”

The play was written by Lawrence Holder and shines light on the 1940s

sports giant. Robinson's career peaked before the advent of television helped to turn boxers like the great Muhammad Ali into legends. Robinson was a legend in his own right, becoming the first boxer to win five divisional championships over the course of his career. His excess of drugs, women and free spending were also legendary.

Wilson, a University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance alumnus, lays it all bare on the stage, embodying the larger-than-life champ, showing the good, the bad and the ugly. Wilson won the 2016 AUDELCO (Audience Development Committee Inc.) award for Best Solo Performance for his role in “Sugar Ray.” When Wilson is not garnering applause and good reviews on the stage, he is sharing his craft with others as a drama professor and acting coach.

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Johnathan's poem about snakes was very animated which landed him the second place spot in Division 2.

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Winston-Salem Urban League’s SNAP Out Senior Hunger campaign Are you 60 years or older and on a limited income and NOT receiving SNAP food benefits? The U.S. Dept. of Labor research has found there are millions of Americans who have worked hard all their lives and are not receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Your household may qualify if your monthly income is less than $1,300 per month for a one person or less than $1,740 per month for a two-person household. Some medical expenses are deductible as well. The Winston-Salem Urban League can do the legwork for you to get nutritious food on your table today. Call the office for your appointment 336-725-5614.

Carolina Bank transition to First Bank almost complete First Bank will complete its transition of Carolina Bank branches into First Bank locations the weekend of Aug. 4 to Aug. 7. Come that Monday morning Carolina Bank users will be First Bank customers, and First Bank will grow from the 18th to the 4th largest bank in the Triad.

Forsyth Technical Community College receives $1.5 million grant Forsyth Tech received a $1.5 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation. The college will use the money to help create a Skilled Trades Building planned for its Stokes County Center in the Meadows community near Walnut Cove. The building will provide high school students with career training opportunities in welding, plumbing, electrical systems and horticulture. The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded Forsyth Tech the grant under its Community-Based Grantmaking Initiative, which supports projects with the potential for making long-term economic impact.

The Forsyth Tech Stokes County Skilled Trades Building is scheduled to open in 2020. The college is now in the design phase of the building. In addition to Golden LEAF funds, Forsyth Tech will use $809,410 in Connect N.C. bonds that voters approved last year for community colleges. The skilled trades facility will complement the 20,000-square-foot classroom building on the Meadows campus that Forsyth Tech opened in 2016.. Using just Connect N.C. bonds, Forsyth Tech could only build enough lab space for CTE students in welding and electrical systems. The Golden LEAF grant allows Forsyth Tech to add plumbing and horticulture – and to provide the stateof-the-art equipment and furnishings needed for all four programs.

New physician joins Novant Health Forsyth Brain and Spine Surgery Novant Health is pleased to welcome Dr. George Ghobrial to Novant Health Forsyth Brain and Spine Surgery in Winston-Salem. Ghobrial completed a spinal surgery fellowship at the University of Miami Hospital from 2016 to 2017 and before that was a neurological surgery resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital from 2009 to 2016. He received a bachelor’s degree from State University of New York at Binghamton in Binghamton, and went on to complete medical school at State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.

Novant Health Forsyth Brain and Spine Surgery in Winston-Salem is located at 185 Kimel Park Drive, Suite 201. The facility is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information about Novant Health Forsyth Brain and Spine Surgery, visit nhforsythbrainandspinesurgery.org or call 336-765-6637.

Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine opens new satellite clinic in Winston-Salem Novant Health is pleased to announce the opening of its newest Orthopedic & Sports Medicine location in the Hillcrest section of Winston-Salem. Located just off of Stratford Road at 2337 Winterhaven Lane, the location provides a convenient new option for orthopedic care. Mark Schweppe, MD, will see patients at the Hillcrest location on Fridays. He will continue seeing patients at his established Robinhood clinic in Winston-Salem. Dr. Schweppe specializes in sports medicine as well as general orthopedic surgery.

For more about the practice or the new Hillcrest satellite clinic, call 336-718-7950 or visit NovantHealth.org/Orthopedics.

Whole Man Ministries of North Carolina receives additional funding from BB&T Lighthouse Project Whole Man Ministries of N.C. received an additional $5,000 in funding as a BB&T Lighthouse Project Spirit Award recipient. The organization teamed up with volunteers from BB&T to remodel a home for a veteran and her family of four. Associates from BB&T’s Legal Department volunteered their time to help remove dilapidated fixtures, clear out crumbling materials, renovate the interior, and polish the exterior of the home for the family. The BB&T Lighthouse Project is a community service effort where associates partner with local nonprofits to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. Project ideas are submitted by associates based on the overall needs of the community. Three Spirit Awards are chosen by an online vote, and three are chosen by BB&T's Executive Management team. To volunteer with Whole Man Ministries, contact Whole Man Ministries of NC at 336-785-2080 or www.wholemanministries.com/veterans. For more information about the Lighthouse Project, go to BBT.com/bbt/lighthouseproject/.

Sharon Fisher named Chamber director of Government Affairs Sharon Fisher, a former small business manager and district liaison for two Congresspersons and a Senator, is the new Director of Government Affairs for the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce. In this role, Fisher will direct the Chamber’s advocacy work at the local, state, and federal level. Most recently, Fisher was small business manager for The Faithy Zone in Brown Summit, N.C. She previously has been senior constituent services representative for Sen. Kay Hagan and district liaison for U.S. Rep. Melvin Watt and for U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton.

WFU campaign reaches $700 million mark Wake Forest University received more than $112 million in gifts and commitments between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. This is the third time Wake See Com. Briefs on B6

Daily press conferences display NBTF stars NBTF

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Brian McLaughlin, NBTF media relations director.

Babatundé, who While a number of the attended the first festival events during National held in 1989 and was a Black Theatre Festival good friend NBTF cost money, probably the founder Larry Leon most affordable way to see Hamlin, said he was honthe stars up close and per- ored to not only serve as sonal is the free daily press co-chair but to be surconference held in the rounded by so many wonlobby of the Marriott derful people in the world Hotel. of theater.

Each day actors, direc"This is the family, the tors, writers, and others foundation. We can go come together to discuss through each individual their productions featured name and identify a part of during the week-long cele- our life that they reprebration and share their sent," he continued. thoughts on the impor- "That's an awesome tance of the festival. responsibility and must be During the opening press taken seriously. These conference on Monday, people behind me today July 31, celebrity co- deserve a standing chairs Obba Babatundé, applause for representing and Anna Marie Horsford who we are around the were joined by Sidney world."

Poitier Lifelong Louis Gossett Jr., who Achievement Award recip- is most known for his role ient Louis Gossett Jr., teen in “Roots,” told a personal co-chair Colby Christina, story about his greatAngela Robinson, Debbi grandmother, who lived to Morgan, Darnell be 115 years old. He said Williams, and Morocco after performing in his Omari, just to name a few. first play and feeling full "This news conference of himself, she taught him is like a mix between a a lesson that stuck with revival and family reunion him for the rest of his all rolled into one," said career.

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He said, "She told me God was here before you got here. He's going to be here while you’re here and he'll be here long after you're gone, so you might as well calm down and let him run things."

Gossett said the same

Louis Gossett Jr.

way he was humbled on that day is the same way he felt when he found out he was going to be awarded the top honor during the Opening Night Gala.

"After all those years from 1953 until today, this has come back full circle," said Gossett. "I love you madly for the award and its full circle and it's only just begun."

During the press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 1, those in attendance got a taste of the Midnight Poetry Jam hosted by poet and scholar Dasan Ahanu,

Marching to the NBTF beat

who is from North Carolina. NBTF Film Festival coordinator Kathryn Mobley discussed the independent films featured in this year’s event, and city deputy director of marketing and communications Frank Elliott provided an update on the NBTF Hall of Fame and Museum.

While the Opening Night Gala may be the most star-studded event during the festival, it's safe to say the daily press conference is just as popular and $265 less. But if anyone hopes to see the stars inside the Marriott Hotel lobby at lunch time, they’d better get there early because seats go fast.

"I can't afford to make it to a lot of the plays and the gala, but these daily press conferences are the next best thing," said festival regular Corey Washington. "I think it's great that these big stars are willing to discuss their careers with normal everyday citizens like me. It shows that they really care about their fans."

Photo by Alphonso Abbott Jr.

Students aligned with Positive Image Preforming Arts (PIPA) follow as local rapper Young Reid performs during the National Black Theatre Festival parade on Tuesday, Aug. 1. The parade featured young people from PIPA, summer interns from the Winston-Salem Urban League and other organizations.

Community Calendar

Today, Aug. 3-- Coyote Workshop Forsyth County Agriculture Center, 1450 Fairchild Road, will host a coyote management workshop on Thursday, Aug. 3 from 6-9 p.m.

The event is free, but pre-registration is required. Register by email: coopext-registration@forysth.cc or by phone at 336-703-2850.

Today, Aug. 3—Fish Fry Delta Arts Center will have a "Fish Fry, Fixin's & Fun" on Thursday, Aug. 3, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. during the National Black Theatre Festival. Enjoy live music from Diana Tuffin & Company, good food and lots of Southern hospitality. To purchase tickets, call 336-722-2625.

Today, Aug. 3-4 — National Black Theatre Festival Feature Film “The Last Revolutionary,” a new feature film directed by Michael Brewer starring John Marshall Jones (“Bosch,” “Rectify,” “Call of Duty”), Levy Lee Simon and celebrated actress, Marla Gibbs, with its striking musical track by two-time Grammy Award Nominee Geri Allen, has been selected to showcase at the 2017 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem. The film will be shown at the a/perture Theater, 411 W. Fourth St., on Friday, Aug. 3 and Saturday, Aug. 4. Both screenings will at 10 a.m. and followed by a director and producer’s Q&A. Today, Aug. 3, 10 & 31—Board

of Equalization Meeting The 2017 Board of Equalization and Review will meet on Thursdays Aug. 3, 10 and 31 at 3 p.m. in the Board of Equalization and Review room, located on the first floor of the Forsyth County Government Center, 201 North Chestnut Street, WinstonSalem, North Carolina.

Aug. 4– WS Open Ball Person Tryouts The Winston-Salem Open will hold tryouts for ball persons on Friday, Aug. 4 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

The tryouts are open to the public and will be held at the Wake Forest University Indoor Tennis Center at 100 West 32nd Street (adjacent to BB&T Field). Ball persons must be 12 years old by Aug. 1, 2017 (proof of age required) in order to qualify.

All applicants are asked to attend a minimum of three of the four oneand-a half-hour training sessions from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 7, 9, 14 and 16 at the Wake Forest University Indoor Tennis Center. Ball persons serve as volunteers, and there is no fee to apply. More information, including online registration, is available at WinstonSalemOpen.com under the “volunteers” tab at the top right of the homepage, by emailing ballpersons@winstonsalemopen.com

Aug. 4– Opening Reception National Black Theatre Hall of Fame and Museum Preview Exhibit and Steve McCarthy - The Art of Resistance: Explorations in Pastel and Acrylic will be on view from

Aug. 1-25 and Aug. 4-25 respectively. Opening receptions for both exhibits will be held on Friday, Aug. 4 from 5–7 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. Sawtooth is located upstairs in the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts at 251 N. Spruce St. For more information, visit sawtooth.org or call 336-723-7395.

Aug. 4-6 – Summer Musical The Stained Glass Playhouse announces its summer musical: Annie. Performances will be held at Stained Glass Playhouse, located at 4401 Indiana Ave. in Winston-Salem.

Tickets are $17 for adults, $14 for seniors (60+) and teachers, and $12 for students. For more information about the show and the incredible cast, visit stainedglassplayhouse.org/annie/.

Performance dates and times are: Friday, Aug. 4 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 6 at 3 p.m.

Aug. 5– Grand Opening visual Index (vI) is excited to announce its grand opening will take place during the gallery hop on Aug. 4, 2017 from 7- 10 p.m. Light refreshments will be available. With products ranging from $4-$1,200 and mediums spanning from contemporary clay, to jewelry, to 2D works, vI seeks to provide a wide range of items to accommodate all income levels.

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Elder Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson

Called to Serve

Lesson Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

By the end of this lesson, we will *See how God often calls people within the church and the outcome of such a call. *Show that God is at work in our day and calling people to serve in the church. *identify some ways to honor our specific ministry call with the needs of our community.

Background: The time is A.D. 32 and takes place in Jerusalem. The church is growing in numbers; the figure could have reached over 20,000 men and women. The Apostles (the original 12) were not able to handle daily administration and preach God’s word.

The increase included the Palestinian Jews or hebrews as well as the hellenistic Jews or Diaspora (Jews living in countries outside of israel). There was friction because as you would imagine, the hebrews viewed themselves as better than the hellenistic and an issue with the widows and their being severed properly was vocalized. Seven men were chosen, we now call them deacons, but they were more gifted in healing and preaching God’s word as noted in Stephen and Phillip, who were more so evangelist. Stephen later was martyred. his death was a catalyst for the Gospel going beyond Palestine. it is interesting to note also that all seven men were hellenistic Jews.

Lesson: Soon after the Day of Pentecost, the church experienced a huge growth. Peter’s message of Christ as our Risen Savior was effective and spread throughout the region. With large numbers of multicultural (Diaspora) people come, of course, challenges. The apostles called the people together (a church meeting, if you will) to explain the dilemma and expressed that “it is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables” (verse 2).

Their proposal was that the congregation itself chooses from among them seven men with reputations of honesty, wisdom and most importantly full of the holy Ghost. These men would oversee the business of the church, freeing the twelve to continue spreading the Gospel (verse 3-4). one who was chosen eventually became the first martyr of the church, “Stephen, a man full of faith and of the holy Ghost” (verse 5). The others were Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmean and Nicholas.

The responsibilities of the seven were administrative, but very important to keeping focus on the Gospel and the reputation of the church as welcoming and equipped for all needs. This realization leads the apostles to call for the men and pray asking God to approve and guide these chosen. lying on of hands as a sign of approval and impartation symbolically strengthened and solidified them in the face of the waiting congregation (verse 6). Now, with seven functioning administrators (deacons) and full-time commitment of the apostles to preaching the gospel the church in Jerusalem grew to what we might call “mega” and the increase included not just laymen, but Jewish priest also, who “were obedient to the faith” (verse 7).

(The Mac Arthur Study Bible, UMi Annual Commentary 2016-2017 and “Christian life Series,” UGP)

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Aug. 6 Open House ephesus Jr. Academy, 1225 North Cleveland Ave., will have an open house on Aug. 6 from 2-5 p.m. The academy serves students in grades one through eight and accepts the North Carolina opportunity Scholarship.

For more information, call 336-723-3140 or contact the administration bbailey@sacsda.org Aug. 6 81st Church Anniversary holy Trinity for Gospel Fellowship center will celebrate its 81st church anniversary on Aug. 6. The guest speaker for the 11 a.m. service will be minister Richard C. Miller Jr. from Chesapeake, Virginia. At 4 p.m., the evening guest speaker will be Pastor Anthony Williams and the love Fellowship Center from Charlotte. For more information, please contact the church administrative office at 336-784-9347.

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The J.C. hash Ministerial Alliance will host a Bishop Consecration for nine area pastors. on Aug. 12, eight men and one woman of the clergy will be elevated in their spiritual leadership as bishops.

Thousands of people from across the country are expected to experience a full day of events that will entail a mass choir, keynote speaker, a complete ceremonial service and a commemorative banquet.

Bishop J.C. hash Sr., pastor of St. Peter's Church and World outreach Center and senior chief prelate of the J.C. hash Ministerial Alliance, said

From left to right are Brenda Kearney of the J.C. Hash Ministerial Alliance, Bishop J.C. Hash Sr., and Dr. Francene Hash. the bishop-elects were cho- ership capabilities, a comAccording to Dr. sen because they are pillars mitment to the cause of Francine hash, events in their communities. he Christ and spreading the says they have shown lead- love of Christ.

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Gospel concert shows off park renovations

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Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke invited city residents to a newly renovated Fairview Park, 828 Bethlehem lane at U.S. highway 52 North, on Saturday, July 29 to attend the annual Gospel in the Park.

Performers included Jeremiah Slater and NU elevation Worship, Stephen l. Williams and Favor, and the choirs from Red Bank Baptist Church, Union Baptist Church and the Centergrove A.M.e. inspirational Choir.

There were also food trucks, merchandise vendors on site and a ribbon cutting to commemorate the renovations made to the park.

Burke, who represents the Northeast Ward on City Council, said the reason

“There are a lot of traffic and a lot of churches in the area, and I thought it would be a good place for people to learn the history.” for bringing the gospel

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event to Fairview Park was because of its historical importance.

She says many current residents do not know the history of

Corporate Encounter Day First Waughtown Baptist Church, 838 Moravia Street, Winston-Salem, will have its annual Corporate encounter Sunday, Aug. 6-9. The schedule is as follows: Sunday, Aug. 6, 7:45 a.m., Dr. Dennis Bishop - First Waughtown Baptist Church; 10:45 a.m., Rev. David Thompson – Retired, senior pastor - Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Badin, N.C. Monday, Aug. 7, 7 p.m., Bishop Stephen Williams Goodwill Baptist Church, Clemmons Tuesday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m., Bishop Stephen Williams Goodwill Baptist Church, Clemmons Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., overseer Michael ellerbe - New Beginnings Full Gospel Ministries, high Point Dr. Dennis W. Bishop, the host pastor, invites the public to be a part of this Corporate encounter.

Aug. 6-9 Homecoming and Revival Bethania A.M.e. Zion Church, 2120 Bethania-Rural hall Road, will hold its annual homecoming and

City”so this was the perfect event to highlight the park and the surrounding area.

“There is a lot of traffic

The Inspirational Choir from Centergrove A.M.E. Church sings at the Gospel in the Park event last Saturday at Fairview Park.

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and a lot of churches in the area, and i thought it would be a good place for people to learn the history,” said Burke. “We want people to have reunions, birthday parties and services here, so we wanted to give the park a refreshing look.”

Burke says another reason for choosing the location was to have the surrounding community come out to see what the history of the area is along with taking on ownership of the revitalization efforts from the city.

Council Member Denise “D.D.” Adams was also on hand for the ribbon cutting. She has been a strong supporter of the revitalization efforts to the eastern part of the city and says she definitely wanted to be there for this event.

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Revival Services on Aug. 6-9. At 11 a.m., Rev. Dr. Karen Roberts Miller, pastor of Bethania A.M.e. Zion Church, will deliver the message. At 3 p.m., Rev. Dairl Scott Jr., pastor of Center Grove A.M.e. Zion Church will be the speaker. Speakers for Aug. 7- 9 are as follows: Aug. 7, Rev. Richard K. Watts Jr., pastor of Rickards Chapel A.M.e. Zion Church; Aug. 8, Rev. Dr. Calvin l. Miller, presiding elder of the Winston-Salem District; Aug. 9, Rev. Clarence Marlin, pastor of Fairview heights Baptist Church, Salisbury. All evening services will begin at 7 p.m. The public is invited. For more information, call 336-924-1706.

Beginning Aug. 7 Divorce and Grief Sessions The Stephen Ministry of United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, 450 Metropolitan Drive, Winston-Salem, will host 13-week sessions of DivorceCare from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and GriefShare from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. beginning Monday, See Rel. Cal on B7

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coordinator for consecration service and commemorative gala, the nine pastors that were selected have followed Bishop Hash in the Alliance for many years. She says they have proven their loyalty to the ministry and put in the work to be honored in this manner. “They are being elevated to a higher call in their lives as bishops,� Dr. Hash said. “Just the word Bishop tells you it is a higher call and they have definitely earned it.�

There are currently 35 churches in the J.C. Hash Ministerial Alliance. Bishop Hash was the decision maker in elevating the bishop-elects to their new positions. He says it is a great thing to elevate these individuals to the position of bishop in order to assist him in is pastoral endeavors.

The bishop-elects to be consecrated and commissioned at the ceremony are the following:

*Pastor Rodney Ashby, Generations Church, Lewisville *Pastor Simpson Baker, High Point Christian Center, High Point

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of what we need to see back in our community,� she said. “This goes back to the push Mayor Pro Tempore and some of us are making who represent the urban core of the city.

Downtown is great but everyone is not going downtown. When I was growing up, we got much of our entertainment in the park, so I think this is a tremendous step for the Liberty Street area and I'm excited about it. “Our history has been

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Forest has surpassed the $100 million fundraising mark in a single fiscal year since beginning the Wake Will campaign. More than 59,000 donors collectively have invested more than $700 million in students, faculty and capital projects. In 2016, the University surpassed its original $600 million fundraising goal two years ahead of schedule. The Board of Trustees extended the campaign and set a new goal of raising $1 billion

torn down and destroyed and the only way our young people are going to know what we know is we have to put these vision boards out in our communities so they can see what we were and what we did back then to see where we are going,� she went on to say.

As for Adams, she thinks that with all of the new development of the downtown area, she doesn't want people to forget about certain pockets of the city that need the same. She says, “If we don't develop this area then more eco-

by 2020 to support the University’s mission.

Foundation awards grant to Sawtooth for WS/FCS students Sawtooth School for Visual Art has been awarded a grant from the Reynolds American Foundation. These funds have enabled WS/FCS students, who may otherwise not have the means, to attend art camps at Sawtooth this summer.

Scholarships were awarded to 62 K-12 students to attend Sawtooth’s summer art programs that began in June and run through mid-

*Pastor Sidney Beamer, Mt. Calvary InternationalEnglish Church, Charlotte *Pastor Quentin Boger, Word of Reconciliation Ministries, High Point *Pastor Barry Camp, The Rising Church, Morganton, N.C. *Pastor Eric Gladney, Oak Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Stokesdale, N.C. *Elder Reuben Hash, Reuben Hash Ministries, Winston-Salem *Pastor Rick McLeod, Total Restoration Ministries, Thomasville *Pastor Pam Phillips, Word of Truth International Life Center, Winston-Salem “God has given me a vision for the Piedmont Triad and the nations of the world and I know I can't do it by myself,� said Bishop Hash. “I looked for able and mature men and women that have proven themselves in the Gospel by serving God and his people. As Jesus chose 12 to assist him, I have chosen nine.�

Bishop Steve Houpe, senior pastor of Harvest Church International Outreach in Kansas City, Missouri, will be the keynote speaker during the service. The mass choir will include all nine choirs from the bishop-elects churches along with the choir from St. Peter's. A gala at the nomic development won’t follow.� “What we are doing now by planting some trees, building infrastructure, building parks and trails and upgrading roads, then people will come,�

Adams said. “I remember growing up, this was a commercial area for minority businesses and we are trying to make that happen again.�

Burke says this is just one of a few events planned for Fairview Park.

There will be more to come in the fall.

August. Sawtooth provides a safe and enriching environment where visual art helps young students learn the value of collaborative work, heighten selfesteem, and fine-tune their visual problem-solving abilities. Funded in part by the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and the North Carolina Arts Council, Sawtooth School is located in the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts at 251 N. Spruce St. in downtown WinstonSalem.Â

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Benton Convention Center will include singing from award-winning gospel singer LeShun Pace.

The J.C. Hash Ministerial Alliance has been around for about 25 years and is non-denominational. The churches in the alliance are spread throughout different states such as South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia.

Bishop Hash says he gets great satisfaction from mentoring others in the ministry. He says that is a calling for him and he feels when you find your calling you have found the key to a prosperous and happy life.

This is the first time Bishop Hash will ordain new bishop's under the alliance. He said he is very excited for the experience. He says he feels this will be one of the greatest events to hit Winston-Salem and will be “second to none.� “I have walked with God for a number of years, so I don't move when I first hear something. I take the time to spend with God until I am fully persuaded I hear from Him, and then I move swiftly,� Bishop Hash said. “This is my first time but not my only time. This is only the beginning of the beginning.�

The consecration service is open and free for the public. Tickets, which are $50 each, are available until Aug. 6 for the gala at www.spwoc.com/bishop-ordination/ or call the church office at 336-650-0200.

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For Your Consideration: The lesson points to the importance of character. How does character color or drive ones ability to work within the ministry? Also noted in the lesson is bigotry, which proved to be useful; in what way was it?

Life’s Application: Prioritizing was important for the apostles to be effective in their ministry.

Prioritizing needs and directions often calls for the exclusion of some responsibilities and maybe clout. We must be willing to allow others to participate in ministry in a real way. God did not give it all to one individual. Though we may be talented in many areas, we are not called in them all. When we are observant as we should be, the Holy Spirit will reveal Himself and show who else is to share in your ministry work.

Character and wisdom should be part of what we look for and not just people we like. And most importantly they should exemplify the Holy Spirit.

BALTIMORE Ret SMSgt. Charles Lord Baltimore Jr., 89, passed away on July 29, 2017 at the V. A. Medical Center in Cheyenne, WY. Charles was born on April 5, 1928 in WinstonSalem NC to Charles and Vincent Baltimore Sr. Charles proudly served in the Air Force and worked for the federal government as a medical administrator. Charles married Lillie M. Singleton on April 18, 1951 Charles is survived by five children: Leonard Baltimore, Baton Rouge, LA., Jeffrey A. Baltimore, Laramie, WY, Lawrence(Michelle) Baltimore, Tulsa OK, Ve r o n i c a ( B o b b y ) Murray, Cheyenne WY, and Victoria Prutschke of Germany, five grandchildren: Wendashia Ray, Matthew J. Murray, Christopher Baltimore,

Joshua Apodaca and Calvin Carter and a legacy of great-grandchildren.

Charles immensely loved smoking cigars. He captured beauty in many forms: pottery, ceramics and photography that adorns businesses and family members homes throughout the country.

He was a member of St. Mary’s Cathedral and a former member of the Lion’s Club.

Charles was preceded in death by his loving wife Lillie, a brother Leander Baltimore and a son, Larry Jones.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday August 2, 2017 at Lakeview Chapel at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home.

Funeral Service will be held at Lakeview Chapel at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home on Thursday August 3, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Beth El Cemetery after which there will be a reception at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home.

Condolences may be offered at www.schradercares.com.

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Public health officials urge caution during extreme heat T H E C H R ON I C LE

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The hottest temperatures of the summer hit parts of North Carolina last month, with temperatures reaching the upper 90s with heat indexes topping 100 degrees. It’s still summer, so people are not out of the woods yet.

According to the North Carolina Heat Report, emergency department visits for heat-related illnesses statewide hit 373 during the week of July 915.

Seventy-seven percent of illness was among males, mostly ages 25-44.

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Most people who were treated referenced working outdoors on landscaping and roofing projects, outdoor recreation such as gardening, hiking or attending outdoor events, alcohol use and diabetes.

Since the beginning of heat season (May 1), Forsyth County has had 39 visits to the emergency department for healthrelated illnesses.

“We strongly encourage you to take precautions in the extreme heat by staying in cool air-conditioned spaces as much as possible and checking on loved ones as temperatures

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Aug.7. The sessions feature biblical principles for healing. For additional information, please call 336-761-1358.

Aug. 9 Open Enrollment Ephesus Jr. Academy, 1225 North Cleveland Ave., will open Aug. 9. The academy serves students in grades one through eight. The academy offers a positive, challenging learning environment that emphasizes academic excellence, character development and a strong commitment to serving God and man. The academy accepts the N.C. Opportunity Scholarship @ www.ncseaa.edu/OSG.htm. For further information, call 336-723-3140 or email the administration at bbailey@sacsda.org.

Aug. 11-12 Social Justice Symposium An intergenerational group of faith leaders will be hosting a Social Justice Symposium titled "Dikaiosune" on Aug. 11-12 at Carver Road Church of Christ.

The symposium begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening, and continues on Saturday with a full day of programming beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Aug. 12 Bishop Ordination Ceremony JC Hash Ministerial Alliance will host a Bishop Ordination Ceremony for nine

soar to the high 90s,” said Public Health Director Marlon Hunter.

“For Forsyth County residents who must work outside, we encourage you to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids frequently to minimize the risk of heat-

pastors on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 2 p.m. It will be held at St. Peter’s World Outreach Center, Inc., 3683 Old Lexington Road, Winston Salem. The ordination ceremony is free and open to the public. There will also be a Commemorative Banquet Gala at 6 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center.

Tickets for the banquet are $50. For more information, call 336-650-0200.

The Bishop-Elects to be consecrated and commissioned at the ceremony are the following: Pastor Rodney Ashby-Generations Church, Lewisville Pastor Simpson Baker-High Point Christian Center, High Point Pastor Sidney Beamer-Mt. Calvary International-English Church, Charlotte Pastor Quentin Boger-Word of Reconciliation Ministries, High Point Pastor Barry Camp-The Rising Church, Morganton, N.C. Pastor Eric Gladney-Oak Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Stokesdale, N.C. Elder Reuben Hash-Reuben Hash Ministries, Winston-Salem Pastor Rick McLeod-Total Restoration Ministries, Thomasville Pastor Pam Phillips-Word of Truth International Life Center, Winston-Salem Aug. 12-13 125th Church Anniversary Celebrations Shiloh Baptist Church, 916 East 12th & Highland Avenue, Winston-Salem, is celebrating its 125th Church Anniversary

related illnesses.”

Symptoms of heatrelated stress and illness include muscle cramps, fatigue, weakness, dizziness, fainting, headaches, nausea and vomiting. If you have these symptoms, seek medical care.

Children, older adults, outdoor workers, people with chronic health conditions or those on heat-sensitive medications are most vulnerable to illness during the hot summer months.

To reduce risk of heatrelated illness: *Drink plenty of fluids.

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*If spending multiple hours outside, take breaks in cool or air-conditioned environments. *Speak with your physician about how to stay safe if you take medicines that make you more vulnerable to heat, such as drugs for high blood pressure, migraines, allergies, muscle spasms, mental illness and tranquilizers. *Reduce time spent outside during the hottest part of the day, usually 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. *Never leave children or pets unattended in vehicles especially during warm or hot weather as

on Aug. 12-13. On Saturday, Aug. 12, there will be an Appreciation Luncheon from 12-3 p.m. at the Enterprise Conference & Banquet Center, 1922 S. Martin Luther King. Jr. Drive. Ticket prices are $35 per person or $350 per table of 10 people. Anniversary worship services will be at 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 13. An Ice Cream Social will follow the 10:45 a.m. service. For questions or concerns, please contact Williette Carter 3 3 6 - 3 9 1 - 3 9 8 0 , williettecarter0t@gmail.com. Rev. Paul A. Lowe is the senior pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church.

Aug. 13-18 Annual Church Revival New Hope A.M.E. Zion Church of 7000 Shallowford Road, Lewisville, will celebrate its annual Revival/Reunion on Aug. 13-18. On Aug. 13, New Hope’s pastor, Rev. Dairl L. Scott Sr., will deliver the 11 a.m. message. Rev. Tyquan Alston of Swift Street A.M.E. Zion Church of Greensboro will deliver the message at 3 p.m. Lunch will be served at 1:30 p.m.

Everyone is cordially invited. The services for the week will begin at 7 p.m. For more information, contact 336-945-9083 or 336- 945-5618. The speakers for the week are: Aug. 14- Rev. Marvin Harper of Tabernacle United Church of Christ of Yadkinville, N.C. Aug. 15-Rev James Grant of New Patterson Grove Faith Church of East

temperature levels inside a car can reach a lethal level in a matter of minutes.

Stay updated on local weather forecasts so you can plan activities safely when it's hot outside and check local news for extreme heat alerts and safety tips.

For more information on how to prevent heatrelated health issues and to learn about heat-related illnesses in North Carolina, v i s i t : http://publichealth.nc.gov/ chronicdiseaseandinjury/h eat.htm.

Bend, N.C. Aug. 16- Rev. Daryl R. Napper, Sr. of First Baptist Church of Lexington, N.C. Aug. 17- Rev. Maurice Maxwell of Buncombe Baptist Church of Lexington, N.C. Aug. 18- Rev. Dairl L. Scott, Jr. of Center Grove A.M.E. Zion Church of Tobaccoville

Aug. 19 Women’s Day The Women's Ministries of Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church will celebrate Women's Day on Sat. Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. Our speaker will be Dr. Debra Harris from Fayetteville, N.C.. The Theme: Women, "Don't Get Weary!

In Such A Time As This." An earlier service will be at 9:30 a.m. All are invited.

"The Big Four" choir will be there at 4 p.m. on Saturday in concert.

Aug. 19 2017 Human Rights Celebration Church Women United presents 2017 Human Rights Celebration on Aug. 19.

The event will take place at Trinity Moravian Church, 220 E. Sprauge Street.

Registration and breakfast start at 8:30 a.m. The worship service begins at 9:15 a.m. Tickets for the breakfast are $10 and there will be an offering during the service. For more information, contact Mallie Graham at 336-924-9409 or Dinah Pettigrew at 336-293-6413

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Pastor Sidney Beamer

Pastor Rodney Ashby

Pastor Simpson Baker

Pastor Pamela Phillips

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Pastor Quentin Boger

Pastor Rick McLeod

Pastor Eric Gladney

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Consecration Ser ervice: 2:00 pm Fe eaturing Keynote Speaker, Bishop Steve Houpe e, Senior Pastor of Harvest Church International Outreach in Kansas City, MO FREE and Open n to the Public St. Peter’s Church and World Outreach Center 3683 Old Lexington Rd. Winston-Salem m, NC 27107

Gala Tickets: $50 Bentton Convention Centerr 301 W. 5th Street Win nston-Salem, NC 27101 Gala Tickets e Available Until August ust 6th

Purchase Yo our Gala and d Concert Tickets at: www.S SPWOC.com • (336) 650-0200

J C HASH J.C. H MINISTE ERIAL ALLI ALLIANCE IANCE Are you ready to experience e Go od’s next leve el for you, your church, y your ministry and your bussiness?

Experienc ce the J.C. Hash Min nisterial Alliance (JCHMA), CHMA), a coalition of pastors, ministers, s, and business leaders led by Dr. James C. C. Hash Hash, Sr. and Mrs. Mrs Joyce Hash.

Benefit from more than 40 years of valuable miniistry and personal liife experiences and receive how w: • We Mento or – Spiritual mento oring, life coaching,, organizational and d business training • We Netwo ork – Divine connections and networking king opportunities with other pastors, ministers, and d business leaders • We Consu ult – Access to a ple ethora of resourcess and consultation from local and global al experts in man ny ministry areas • We Nurtu ure – Spiritual Grow wth and Developmen nt • We Equip q p – Ministerial Covering and Credentialls

Expect success in your ministrry, business and e entire life!

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Learn More About J Joining the J.C. C Hash Ministe erial Alliance at: www.S SPWOC.com • (336) 784-30 072 3683 Old Lexin ngton Road • W Winston-Salem m, NC 27107

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Visual Index is open Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.6 p.m. and is located at 562 Trade Street NW WinstonSalem. For more information visit visualindex.co

Aug. 5 – Parent-Child Golf Tournament Salem Glen will host a parent –child golf tournament on Aug 5. Shotgun start will be at 5 p.m. The format will be 2 - Man Captain's Choice Scramble.

Call the Salem Glen Pro Shop to sign up at 336-7121010. Entry fee is $25 (includes dinner).

Aug. 5 – One-Day family camp at Old Salem Old Salem Museums & Gardens is hosting a OneDay Family Camp on Aug. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

This camp is suitable for children in grades 3–8 and their parents or grandparents. Discover the past and experience hands-on history with your child or grandchild at Old Salem and make memories that will last a lifetime. Everyone participates in each activity.

The pottery that you create will be fired, glazed, and ready for pickup in Sept.

For more information, contact Darlee Snyder at 336-721-7390 or dsnyder@oldsalem.org.

The cost is $50 per person and $45 for Friends of Salem.

Aug. 7—Medicare Workshop Compass Financial Services will offer its informational “Lunch and Learn: Medicare” workshop on Monday, Aug. 7, at Bleu Restaurant & Bar, 3425 Frontis Street in Winston-Salem. The workshop begins at 11:15 a.m.; arrive 15 minutes early.

There is no cost for the workshop and lunch, but registration is recommended. For more information or to register, call 336-7685111.

Aug. 8 – NC 2282 NCEM Access and Functional Need course The NC 2282 NCEM Access and Functional Needs course will be offered in Forsyth County on Tuesday, Aug. 8 from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. The workshop will take place at the Forsyth County Public Safety Center’s EOC located at 301 N. Church Street in Winston-Salem.

Aug. 8 – Screening of “Gold Balls” A/perture Cinema, in partnership with the Winston-Salem Open and the North Carolina Tennis Foundation, will screen “Gold Balls” on Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. Each film admission ticket, which costs $22, will also include a ticket to the Winston-Salem Open for Sunday, Aug. 20 – Second Session. In addition, half of each ticket sale will be contributed to the North Carolina Tennis Foundation, a 501(c) 3 organization.

Aug. 8 – Paralegal Information Session Greensboro College will hold a free information session on its new paralegal certification education program from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 8, in 109 Proctor Hall West on campus. Participants will be able to learn more about the program, which will be offered from 6 -10 p.m.

Mondays and Thursdays, Sept. 5-Dec. 16, plus 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For more information about the program, visit https://www.greensboro.ed u/certification-and-innovative-programs/ or email Suzanne Suddarth, director of Certification and Innovative Programs, at suzanne.suddarth@greensboro.edu.

Aug. 9 – Board of Social Services Monthly Meeting The Forsyth County Board of Social Services has been rescheduled and will meet on Wednesday Aug. 9, at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Forsyth County Department of Social

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Services, 5th Floor Board Room, 741 North Highland Ave., Winston Salem.

Now-Aug. 22 – Summer Kids Flicks series Southern Theatres will offer a Summer Kids Flicks series – a community outreach program designed to help families with out of school kids find fun, affordable entertainment during the summer months. In Winston-Salem, the Winston-Salem Grand 18, 5601 University Parkway, Winston-Salem, will carry the movies.

Summer Schedule: 8/8/2017 8/9/2017 The Secret Life of Pets 8/15/2017 8/16/2017 The Lego Movie 8/22/2017 8/23/2017 Lego Batman Now - Sept. 7 – Caregiver Classes Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes will host 6-week classes for anyone caring for a loved one who is frail or ill. One class will take place on Wednesdays, July 12-Aug. 16, 4-6 p.m., at The SECU Family House, 1970 Baldwin Lane, Winston-Salem. A second class will be held on Thursdays, Aug. 3-Sept. 7, 4-6 p.m., at Centenary United Methodist Church, 646 West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem. There is no charge, but donations are accepted. Registration is required. To register or get information, call Linda Lewis at 336-748-0217.

Aug. 10 – National S’mores Day Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont will host a National S’mores Day on Aug. 10 at the Triad Service Center, 8818 W. Market Street, Colfax, N.C., from 9 a.m.- 7 p.m. There will be S’mores, games, activities and more! This event is free and open to the public.

Aug. 10-13 International Convention M a r k e t America/SHOP.COM, the North Carolina-based internet retailing powerhouse, will host its annual International Convention in its hometown of Greensboro, at the Greensboro Coliseum on Aug. 10-13 The event will host approximately 25,000 entrepreneurs from around the world – only this year they will be celebrating 25 years of entrepreneurial success.

Aug. 10-26 —10th SummerFest Music Carolina SummerFest (formerly the Carolina Summer Music Festival) celebrates its tenth season in Winston-Salem with an exciting array of concerts from Aug. 10-26.

Tickets for all Music Carolina SummerFest concerts besides those at Muddy Creek Music Hall can be purchased at musiccarolina.org after July 1, and remain extremely affordable, ranging from $5 to $24 with all fees and taxes included in the price.

For additional information, visit musiccarolina.org.

Aug. 11 — Marguerite’s Coffee House Marguerite’s Coffee House, a free monthly open mic event, will be held on Aug. 11 from 7-9 p.m. This month features artist Julian Charles, a photographer, musician, and environmental activist who recently settled in North Carolina from New Zealand.

Performers of all kinds are invited to contribute solo acts and participate in a group jam and audience sing-along. A light supper is provided. Contact coffeehouse@uufws.org for information.

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Sealed proposals endorsed Consultant to Facilitate Coordinated Entry Improvement Process for the City of WinstonSalem will be received by the City/County Purchasing Department in Suite 324, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, until 12:00 Noon, Thursday, August 17, 2017. Instructions for submitting proposals and/or receiving the complete RFP document specifications may be obtained during regular office hours at the same location, or by contacting Jerry Bates via email jerryjb@cityofws.org (Email is preferred) or phone 336-747-6939. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Daisy Reed Chambers (17 E 1350), also known as Daisy Mae Reed Chambers andDaisy R. Chambers, deceased May 1, 2017, 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 October 15, 2017 or 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 13th day of July, 2017.

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TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against Defendants Trustee of the Dawyn Marie Lennon Irrevocable Special Needs Trust and Laura Barnes was filed on October 26, 2016 in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: That the Court enter judgment against Defendants Trustee of the Dawyn Marie Lennon Irrevocable Special Needs Trust and Laura Barnes upon Plaintiff’s claims for declaratory judgment/quiet title, reformation of a deed of trust/constructive trust, purchase money resulting trust, unjust enrichment/constructive trust, and equitable lien.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE WINSTON-SALEM CITY COUNCIL ON PETITIONS FOR ZONING CHANGES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, Room 230, 101 N. Main Street, WinstonSalem, NC at 7:00Jp.m. on Monday, August 7, 2017, on the following proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina:

1. Zoning petition of CCC Gallery Lofts, LLC and CCC Gallery Lofts II, LLC from PB-S and PB to CI-L (Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Multifamily; Combined Use; Arts and Crafts Studio; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Retail Store; Shopping Center; Shopping Center, Small; Banking and Financial Services; Bed and Breakfast; Hotel or Motel; Offices; Services, A; Services, B; Testing and Research Lab; Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Services, Outdoor; Recreation Facility, Public; Swimming Pool, Private; Theater, Indoor; Academic Biomedical Research Facility; Academic Medical Center; Adult Day Care Center; Child Care, Drop-In; Child Care, Sick Children; Child Day Care Center; Church or Religious Institution, Community; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; Club or Lodge; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Library, Public; Museum or Art Gallery; Nursing Care Institution; Police or Fire Station; School, Private; School, Public; and School, Vocational or Professional): property is located on the west side of Chestnut Street, between Sixth Street and Seventh Street and on the southwest corner of Sixth Street and Chestnut Street; property consists of ±2.05 acres and is PIN#s 6835-28-7502, 6835-28-8323 and 6835-28-8191 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3322).

2. Zoning petition of Waughtown Cemetery Inc. from RS9 to IP-L (Cemetery): property is located on the west side of Leight Street, between Waughtown Street and Sprague Street; property consists of ±0.79 acres and is PIN# 6844-56-6420 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3333).

3. An ordinance amendment proposed by Planning and Development Services revising Chapter B Article 4 of the Unified Development Ordinances to amend the Historic/Historic Overlay regulations to include additional small towns within Forsyth County (UDO-277).

All parties in interest and citizens are invited to attend said hearing at which time they shall have an opportunity to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the foregoing proposed changes.

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

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

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

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Melanie Johnson, Secretary to the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem The Chronicle July 27 and August 3, 2017

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Henry V. Spainhour, Henry V. Spainhour, late of 3380 Kirklees Rd, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of the Decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at Doughton Blancato PLLC, 500 West Fourth Street, Suite 203A, WinstonSalem, North Carolina 27101, on or before November 6, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 3rd day of August, 2017.

Lori Deal Shepherd Executor of the Estate of Henry V. Spainhour

Thomas J. Doughton, Attorney DOUGHTON BLANCATO PLLC 500 West Fourth Street, Suite 203A Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101

The Chronicle August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2017 NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 17 E 552

ESTATE OF: DARRYL E. HUNT EXECUTOR NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE UNDERSIGNED having qualified as Executor under the Last Will and Testament of DARRYL E. HUNT, deceased, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Forsyth County, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said Decedent to present the same to the undersigned at the law office of attorney David B. Hough on or before October 16, 2017 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment.

This Notice is given pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 28A-14-l.

This the 13th day of July, 2017.

David B. Hough 301 North Main Street, Suite 2303 Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Larry D. Little 301 N. Main St., Ste. 2303 Winston-Salem, NC 27101

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