December 24, 2020 by The Chronicle of Winston-Salem

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Local nonprofit provides gifts for families in Boston-Thurmond Community THE CHRONICLE

Earlier this week volunteers with the local nonprofit MY FACE, Inc. did their part to ensure more than two dozen children in the community wake up on Christmas morning with something under the tree. Volunteers delivered gifts to children whose parents are in the non-profit’s MENTOR (Mentoring

Empowerment, Nurturing, Opportunities, Responsibility) project, a handson program that provides mentoring, career development, community resources and other tools for families in need throughout Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. MY FACE initiated the MENTOR project in 2019 with only two families and in just a year’s time that number has grown to more

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MY FACE, Inc. did their part to help families this year.

than 30. Founder Dothula Baron said MY FACE and the MENTOR project started as just an idea she had one day, but with help from a few dedicated volunteers like Mattie Peebles and several local organizations like Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods (NBN), that idea has become reality. Baron said after doing her homework, she was able to get a grant from

NBN to get things started and everything else just seemed to fall in place. “All I know is the idea just came to me. I just felt that mentoring was a great way to help young mothers,” Baron said. “For years I’ve been sold on working with women. Women’s programs, women’s transformation, women empower-

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Board of Education goes with application process to fill vacancy BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Last week the local Board of Education decided on the process they will use to fill the vacancy left by Barbara Burke, who was sworn in as a member of the Winston-Salem City Council earlier this month. After discussing their options, the board voted to go with application and interview process. According to Dionne Jenkins, WS/FCS general counsel, there are two ways the board can fill vacancies: an application and interview process, or the board can make an appointment. However, the district does have a policy that says the person filling the vacant seat must be from the same political party as the person who vacated the seat. In 2019 the board decided against the application process when filling the seat left by Lori Goins Clark; the board appointed Marilyn Parker. Jenkins mentioned that the application process would take more time. She said, “There’s pros and cons to either method, but it’s up to you to decide how you would like to proceed.” Despite concerns about the time it would take to fill the seat, Board Member Elisabeth Motsinger spoke in support of the application process. She said when the board appointed Parker in 2019, the entire board was

fairly new and they were looking for someone with experience. Parker had served on the board previously. “Personally, I think we should have some process where we go about interviewing people. There’s a lot of stress going on in the community about this process,” Motsinger continued. “At the end of the day, it is the board’s job to pick this replacement and I think we should have an open process. Even though it’s longer, I think we should take the time to do it right and do it well.” Several names have been swirling throughout the community since Burke was elected to the city council. The Forsyth County Democratic Party has recommended Chenita Johnson. Johnson, who is a native of Winston-Salem and a graduate of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), in 2018 and 2014 ran unsuccessfully for the same seat she was recommended for. When she ran for the District 1 seat in 2018, Johnson said if elected she would push to diversify inner city schools. “I think that if we have our schools look like our communities… that would help our children and their expectations across the board with educators. Brown versus the Board of Education I Topeka, Kansas, says that schools are supposed to look like your

communities,” said Johnson during a candidate’s forum in 2018. The Forsyth County Association of Educations (FCAE) has recommended Alexander Bohannon for the vacant seat. Bohannon, a 2017 graduate of Elon University and a diversity compliance specialist for the City of Winston-Salem, also unsuccessfully ran for the seat in 2018. He finished with 17% of the vote, which was good enough for third place behind Hanes-Burke and current Board Chair Malishai Woodbury. When he was asked about his plans if elected to the board during his campaign, Bohannon said the first order of business would be “to focus intensely on diversity, equity, and inclusion.” “A lot of times diversity isn’t just about race and ethnicity, it also includes ability, gender and all these other identities,” Bohannon continued. “With the ability piece, we have to ensure students who learn differently from the majority have as much opportunity to be successful as other children.” Although the board voted unanimously to go with the application process, no timetable was discussed during the meeting last week. The full board isn’t scheduled to meet again until January.

Finance Committee approves additional funding for Belview project Despite concerns raised by Councilmembers Annette Scippio and John Larson, the Finance Committee has approved $1 million in additional funding for the renovation and expansion of Belview Recreation Center. In April 2019, the Winston-Salem City Council approved a motion that called for the reconstruction of Belview Recreation Center, which is located on Burgundy Street in the

parking, and lighting inside and outside the facility. After meeting with architects, it was determined that it would be more feasible to renovate the current facility instead of going with a total rebuild. And after several community meetings, city officials learned that the residents wanted to see the new gymnasium expanded to include an indoor walking track. According to Assistant City Manager Tasha Logan-Ford, the expansion would also allow for future

$977,000. “The cost of the project originally was $3 million,” Logan-Ford said. “With the changes, we need to identify an additional $977,000 to build out this program of work.” To cover additional costs associated with the project, Councilmember James Taylor, who is publisher of The Chronicle, suggested using $500,000 from 2018 park and recreation bonds and covering the remaining cost with development bonds. Councilmember Scip-

Southeast Ward. The initial $3 million set aside for the project was to be funded using the city’s debt capacity and Southeast Ward development bonds that were approved by voters in 2018. Original plans for Belview included a new gymnasium, dedicated classroom, and work space for the S.O.A.R. and Youthbuild programs, a computer lab, meeting room space for community groups, a new playground, improved

bleacher seating. When discussing proposed changes to the project during the committee meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 14, Logan-Ford did mention that expanding the gym would reduce the classroom size and meeting space. Currently, the meeting space at Belview can hold a little over 100 people. Future plans would reduce that number to 73 people. Logan-Ford said the changes to the original plan would cost about

pio, who represents the East Ward, had issues with half of the remaining park and recreation bond dollars going to one project. Scippio said she would like to see the funds used to acquire land to build new parks in the city. “Over the years we have annexed a lot of property into the city and I would like Parks and Recreation to look at where we don’t have parks,” Scippio

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Food and health awareness provided during Drive-thru Winter Festival BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Wake Forest Baptist Health (WFBH) held a Drive-thru Winter Festival at St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church last week that included a food giveaway, along with educating the community on the affects of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease. This was the fourth time WFBH has held this style of event across the Triad area. The festival was the idea of Dr. Lamonte Williams, grassroots engagement specialist for WFBH, and he says he was been “working on this model for several months.” “What we have tried to do is figure out how can we continue to engage our community and still be COVID sensitive,” said Williams. “This model of a winter drive-thru festival has proven to be absolutely respondent to our community.” The purpose of the festival is to increase awareness of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease to the community. WFBH has also collaborated with the Alzheimer’s Association for the U.S. Pointer Study, which is a two-year study on brain health, along with the Maya Angelou Center, which also has a memory loss study. “What we are looking to do is find community volunteers to participate in a lifestyle change study, so no medications,” said Elizabeth Chmelo of WFBH. “We are hoping to find prevention through making healthy lifestyle changes like diet and exercise and things like that. “Today was a good opportunity to be in the community to stand with our other partners and see if folks are interested in learning more about the U.S. Pointer Study.” In the study, the volunteers will have several dietary and exercise changes that will hopefully affect the probability of developing memory loss or Alzheimer’s. “Most of the things we know what we should be doing, we just need more accountability in doing them,” she continued. “Making healthy diet changes like less processed food, lower sodium, more green vegetables, higher protein, less red meat, so all things we should know, we just don’t love to do

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continued. “We have annexed thousands of people into the city and they don’t have any services. So before we utilize all of our acquisition money, I think we should be prudent enough to look throughout the community and see where we’re going to need money to give those persons some services.” Councilmember Larson, who represents the South Ward, raised some of the same concerns, but said he would like the money to address maintenance issues. He said there are major maintenance needs at several parks and recreation centers throughout the city. “We’re already allocating $3 million to Belview,” Larson said. “I know there are parks in the South Ward, for example,that are in great need of maintenance that are being deferred and deferred and deferred. If we’re going to be spending money, I’d like to see us bring it back to upgrade the parks we currently have, not spend another half million out of that pot basically into one particular park.” Mayor Pro Tempore Denise “DD” Adams spoke in support of the

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Dr. Lamonte Williams (left) stands with Rev. James Cook during the drive-thru festival. them. “We ask people to be more physically active, so we are recommending the 150 minutes of activity a week doing some strength training, some range of motion, some stretch and balance, things again we should be doing, but don’t ever get to it. And we want them to stay socially and cognitively engaged like joining a book club or helping out in your church, which is really important for brain health.” According to Williams, WFBH needs volunteers for the study, but realized there was a real need to feed the community due to food insecurities that plague many families in the Triad area. “We tried to figure out how we can offer them something related to their health, but also respond to the social drivers like food insecurity,” Williams said. Alzheimer’s disease disproportionately affects the African American community more than any other, so Williams felt it was very important that the community participates in the study so that trend can be reversed. “I have to say thank you to everyone that responded to the event,” he said. “It’s been exciting, and it has exceeded my expectations. I knew that we would have a line, but I had no idea it would be consistent the entire time. We have had all ethnicities here as well and that’s what this is about.” Rev. James Cook, senior pastor of St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church, was elated to host the event. Cook says he has had a long-standing relationship with Williams funding method. She said Belview is one of the city’s oldest parks and in need of a facelift. “Within a lot of the aging communities, particularly African American communities and our Latino Hispanic communities, our parks are very old and that’s part of the reason over the years we decided to put money aside for the development or expansion of parks in the city,” Adams said. “The Belview Park is one of the oldest parks. If you’ve never been there, you go there and you’ll see the need.” Mayor Allen Joines also spoke in support of the motion. He said, “It is an old facility built back in the 70s and I think as we’re getting ready to renovate and add to it, now is the time to do it right. You only get one chance to do it right and it’s so much better to do it as we’re building it. It would cost double this amount if we had to go back and try to expand it later on.” The motion to approve additional funding passed unanimously. Now the motion will move forward for approval by the full City Council. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 4.

and when he was presented with the opportunity to assist, he gladly accepted. “We are serious about mission work as it relates to making the grace of God visible,” said Cook.

“Our mantra here is if we can’t positively impact the community, then our church is of no service. We are excited to partner and collaborate with Dr. Williams and others. I think

the greatest feeling in the world is to give. We are created in the image of God and God is a giver and it’s about giving.” Bishop Freddie Marshall, senior pastor of Christ Cathedral, is one of the community partners that has been involved with all four of the festivals. He wanted to become involved because he saw the need for assistance. “We have been servicing communities throughout the Triad and providing what I believe is a most immediate and essential need and that is food,” said Marshall. “A lot of our communities are in what we call food deserts and during this pandemic we have seen African American families, our elderly, as well as single parent homes disproportionately affected by what is happening around us. “It was important for me to engage our church

and to engage as many volunteers as possible. We put out a clarion call that we needed volunteers and they responded. The study is important, but getting food into these homes was as well. People left these parking lots today in tears, because they have another week that they don’t have to worry about food on their tables. Williams stated they had over 60 volunteers sign up for the study at this event alone. His hope is that more people continue to participate as it may lead to a cure to Alzheimer’s sooner than later. The study is looking for volunteers age 60-79 who may be at risk for memory loss. For more information about the study, please contact Wake Forest Baptist Health at 833-3617591 or at pointerstudy@ wakehealth.edu.

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NNPA and NAHP Media Launch ‘Community Energy Center’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and National Association of Hispanic Publications Media LLC (NAHP Media) together launched the ‘Community Energy Center,’ a new website project to provide information and perspectives on the role of the energy sector throughout African-American and Hispanic communities. Featuring the broad impacts of the energy sector – including in industries like agriculture and manufacturing as well as individual businesses or family households – the Community Energy Center will provide a forum to elevate awareness, understanding, and discussions about the sector’s importance to everyday life. Diverse communities not only will be shaped by an evolving energy sector, they will shape it. The new website – www.CommunityEnergyCenter.org – welcomes perspectives from commentators and journalists from publications in diverse communities to promote a deeper understanding of how energy and economic matters play a role in daily life. This new content hub will educate diverse communities to explore job opportunities and participate in the energy sector’s growth and vitality. “Today’s Community Energy Center launch is an exciting step forward in minority community development and education. The energy industry has proven itself as a catalyst for economic activity and has long supported our communities’ members. Partnering with the NNPA adds critical perspective to improve community outcomes through energy,” stated Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., president and CEO of NNPA. Ricardo Hurtado, media chair with NAHP Media, added, “By fostering new discussions and drawing attention to the value of the energy sector on minority communities, the Community Energy Center can lead the way towards creating new career and professional development opportunities while also informing the public at large. We look forward to exploring synergies alongside NNPA in these efforts.” The Community Energy Center provides information and perspectives on the integral role of the energy sector in daily life for American families in a wide range of communities. The Community Energy Center is a project of the NNPA (National Newspaper Publishers Association), a non-partisan trade association of the more than 230 African American-owned newspapers and media companies from across the United States, and the National Association of Hispanic Publications Media LLC, (NAHP Media LLC), a Hispanic Publishing media advocacy organization representing over 170 leading Spanish language publications in communities all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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Medical breakthroughs and a prognosis for a better year ahead Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

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“Although we’ve come to the end of the road” are popular lyrics from a song by Boyz to Men, this refrain is squarely tied to the current president. Last week, the Electoral College certified that President-elect Biden had indeed won the election. We are at Christmas with an election that was held weeks ago. The problem was that Trump and his un-merry men and women did not want to accept the results. And with the courts in some strange way, they thought they could get their way. Instead, America’s court system, including the Supreme Court, told them they had no standing and to get out of the way. Justice and right prevailed. We knew that Mr. T did not have a case. The sickening part of this is that we had a tyrant in the Oval Office

for four years. The good news is with the vaccines and our outlook. We have now both the Pfizer and the Moderna vaccines to fight the coronavirus and healthcare workers have already started to receive them. I believe brighter days are ahead and we are slowly coming out of a dark and tragic period in our history. There are many who would say we are still in that dark period. To some extent, that is true. The difference is that we have a medication that will counter COVID-19. For months, we were struggling and fearing the coronavirus. At least at the end of this year, we can say with a bit of confidence that next year will be better. As we point to the year 2021, the question at the inquiry desk is: what will next year look like? There are multiple answers to that question depending upon your view. If you are not in a political bubble where alternative truths rule, then you know next year will be like Alka Seltzer. Oh! What a

relief it will be to see right overtake wrong. Arguably, we have been living in a fog of fear. Our days have been a quagmire of chaos. If you are Black like me, leaving your house and coming back to it has been trauma-filled. Some of us made it back, while others of us perished. Sadly, but factually, we are not safe even when we are inside of our homes. Why not ask Chicago citizen Anjanette Young. Police in that city stormed into her home with guns drawn and arrested her. This incident happened almost two years ago. Ms. Young wanted the world to know what happened to her. The Chicago police finally had to show the truth. Anjanette Young said, “I feel like they didn’t want us to have this video because they knew how bad it was. They knew they had done something wrong. They knew that the way they treated me was not right.” Well, I believe the police there will not fare well and will face some severe consequences. If you are a student at

any level, you have one request and that is to return to school. Students have been in and out of school since March. Learning for them has ceased to be fun. Virtual learning has been the substitute and critics say that it has hurt many students. I agree. College students have also been at home as classrooms and residence halls have been empty. You cannot sit in the student union and play bid whiz, nor can you sit on the block and tell stories. So, the vaccine if it goes according to plan, will allow us to get back in the game. The vaccine will change things, so make your plans for next year. Our new year will be a better year. Let us get ready! James B. Ewers Jr. is a former tennis champion at Atkins High School and played college tennis at Johnson C. Smith University where he was allconference for four years. He is a retired college administrator and can be reached at overtimefergie.2020@yahoo.com.

The Red House: A cautionary tale Dr. Tom H. Hastings

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Saskia Hostetler Lippy Guest Columnist In the tsunami of information and misinformation around COVID-19, the World Health Organization put out a call for action on Dec. 11 to mitigate harm from the “infodemic” “the overabundance of information - some accurate, some not” spreading over social media. In Portland, we are suffering from our own version of this societally - in the lack of information and critical thinking around what is happening in protests in our own city, while simultaneously presenting a national narrative of African American and Indigenous historical victims. Our overriding concern is the slide toward violence by all parties, from the altright to police to protesters. One recent chilling protest poster portrayed a skeleton in police helmet riddled with bullet holes. The enraged white allies defending this narrative with ever increasing violence has left the city with its police and mayor flummoxed and borderline impotent. There are still those in elite Portland circles who say, “The protests? Aren’t they over yet?” The Red House eviction standoff (a legal foreclosure and eviction of a self-identified Afro-Indigenous family), still ongoing, on North Missis-

sippi Avenue has made it plain for all to see, that no, the Portland protest movement is moving to new lows in the tactics of fear. As the barricades came down after five days of tense standoff, significant sums of money had been raised and a supposed deal struck, an anonymous member of the African American community said plainly, “ I call bullshit.” He went on to say about the Portland standoff: “The Unlost are being victimized by both the cowardice of the smart and courage of the ignorant.” One can take this different ways, but to our minds he calls out both of our problem child extremes - the white apathy of the “smart” (i.e., the Portland elites) and the actions of the “ignorant” (the white revolutionaries now leading a supposed Black liberation movement) for the eviction protection of one Black Indigenous family. The “Unlost” refers to all the other Black families suffering under decades of Portland gentrification. As he so astutely points out, what about them? The other somethingis-rotting-in-Denmark oversight is the lack of public focus on the belief systems of the family involved. The Kinney family, through multiple reported stories, espouse the beliefs of the Sovereign Citizen movement, a designated Black nationalist hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. This is being missed completely by Portland protest groups and its allies seeking to support Black lives. The Sovereign Citizen movement is itself rooted in racism and anti-Semitism and has resorted to violence in the past, most

notably in armed conflict with police. Examples include New Hampshire 1997 when Carl Drega killed two police officers and two civilians, wounding three more officers before being shot himself. It is mystifying that the local groups aligning to defend the Red House eviction protection, barricades and all, include the Interfaith Clergy Alliance and 350 PDX. These are mainstream groups with broad bases of support all across the city and yet still no mention is made of the hate, violence, racism and falsehoods that underlie the tactics now so boldly on display. One can only think of conflicts in the Middle East in which people are used as human shields, to which the neighborhood around Red House can attest. Indeed, this phenomenon is on the rise globally and starkly illuminates the dysfunction of violence by protesters and police alike. It is quite “radical” (and shocking) for protesters to be armed in civilian neighborhoods and it also represents a radical increase in danger and exposure to violence by children, by the elderly, and the struggling families who live in that targeted area. How much hate is necessary to produce love? An impossible plan, we assert. Let’s be clear. Red House is about armed conflict and the violation of human rights in the name of opposing the violation of human rights, which is nakedly oxymoronic. This plainly violates the Geneva Convention. We certainly hope our city will wake up to the lines being crossed. We are watching and will not stand by in apathy or silence.

Seeking justice with fearless and assertive nonviolence is Good Trouble in the best John Lewis sense, which will generate public sympathy, approval, and public policy change toward more justice. Doing so with violence may generate fleeting “wins” like the Kinney’s getting their house back, even as it builds a wellspring of correspondingly angry backlash. As you all well know, our town is a lightning rod at this moment. We hope we can show the nation what works and what doesn’t, that strong nonviolent defiance of historical injustice builds loving support and needed change, and that degeneration into violence will give us just the opposite. In this particular “infodemic,” all citizens are complicit in the consumption of misinformation. We plead for more critical thinking as we proceed in these exceedingly complex societal issues. As the W.H.O. has so clearly articulated, this parallel pandemic is doing additional great harm. Dr. Tom H. Hastings is coördinator of conflict resolution BA/BS degree programs and certificates at Portland State University, PeaceVoice director, and on occasion an expert witness for the defense of nonviolent civil resisters in court. Saskia Hostetler Lippy, MD, is a psychiatrist in practice in downtown Portland and has been volunteering to provide psychological first aid to those involved in the Portland protest movement. She is also a field monitor for the TRUST network.

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Tap into your vision to success with Tammy Watson BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

In 2018, Tammy Watson was in Israel overlooking the Sea of Galilee and received a message from God that has changed her life forever, and thousands of her social media friends as well. As a child, Tammy worked on her Grandfather’s farm in South Carolina packing watermelons and farming. “My mom was a seamstress, so she was an entrepreneur all of her life. So, between the two of them, I learned great work ethics,” she said. After graduating in 1987, she attended Winston-Salem State University for a couple of years, while driving a school bus part-time. All of that changed during the process of closing on a home. “When I got to the closing table, I noticed how my real estate agent made a ton Submitted photo of money and I was like, ‘I Tammy Watson, author and vision coach. can do this.’ And I’ve been a real estate agent since the the Sea of Galilee when areas of her life, which age of 24 and now I own everything came into frui- included personal growth, my firm,” said Tammy. tion. “My life coach Danny parenting skills, marriage She was making plenty of Johnson walked up to me relationship, how to inmoney, but learned that and she said to me, ‘Tam- crease her income, and money wasn’t the key to my, this is your year.’ She entrepreneurial skills. She happiness. “I divorced my would say that to me every created a vision board, but husband, became a single year, but I never believed got very little results. Yet, mother, along with some her, because I didn’t know her tenacity to play to win, other challenges. I didn’t how to believe in myself. she continues to press on. know who I was or what But while overlooking the Tammy received a vimade me happy. A lot of Sea of Galilee, something sion from God to write people focus on money, happened to me. I looked “The Vision Within: Vison houses, and material things at Danny and said, ‘You Book.” Most of us have to manifest in their lives. are right, this is my year.” heard of a vision board, But, if you don’t know At that time, Tammy but Watson was inspired who you are or your pur- was on a 12-year jour- by the scripture Habakkuk pose, you won’t enjoy the ney working on her life, a 2:2, “Write the vision, and money and success,” said journey to heal spiritually, make it plain on tablets, so Tammy. mentally, physically and that he may run that reads It was during that visit financially. It was in 2019 it,” and so she wrote “The to Israel while overlooking she began working on 12 Vision Within: The Vision

Book.” After writing her first vision book, Tammy’s finances grew even more. She and her husband of 17 years were able to pay off a $1.2 million debt and their marriage is stronger than ever. She and her husband traveled to Belize to build a 10,000 square-foot home, a children’s home and orphanage. “We give thousands of dollars yearly to the widowed and those in need of a hand up. “I credit my success and happiness to writing my vision book. I’ve created a vision for my finances, health, happiness, and even how to have fun. Every aspect of my life has prospered because of writing my vision book. I truly believe if I hadn’t created a vision for my son, he would be in jail today. He went through a legal issue, but because I wrote my vision for him, God revealed the truth to the court, my son was found innocent, and his good name was restored,” said Tammy. Her son is now attending college and is flourishing academically and becoming a star athlete. Why should we purchase “The Vision Within: Vision book”? “The reason I wrote my book, is because I want people to understand the difference between a vision book and vision board. God asked me to write this book to show people that they are the author of their life. Everyone already has a vision inside of them, but haven’t tapped into it. When you begin to write your vision, you begin to line up with God’s purpose for your life. When you see your life on paper, you

begin to tap into you and not how anyone else sees you. Not even how your past sees you. You begin to see the amazing future that God has for you, and then design it the way you choose. And when life hits you, you won’t be shaking or broken, because you have a vision for your life, which creates structure and the confidence to keep you moving forward. This is why we all need a vision book,” said Tammy. She said it’s so simple that I should have my 8-year- old son Nate write his vision book. “When he’s challenged by peer pressure, he’ll refer to his vision book and won’t submit to his friend’s bad intentions. Once he’s a teenager, he’ll already be on that road to success financially, spiritually, academically, physically and mentally. Once you write your vision book, and see it, it will help you commit to it that vision. So, make sure you’re very intentional about what you write. “I wrote a vision on how to find my father’s family, because we didn’t have the best relationship. Because of my commitment to that vision, I met his family and they shared how much my father loved and adored me. If I hadn’t done that, I would’ve believed the opposite. God is so good!” she said with a smile of joy and relief. Tammy Watson’s book has helped rebuild the confidence in women who had given up on love and marriage. She taught them how to write their vision of love and the man of their dreams. “So many of them were broken due to

the lies they were told and they believed those lies, and settled with believing they would never get married or find true love. After writing their vision book, all of the ladies are ready to find love again. I also teach you how to write a vision for your money, and how to manage and grow it. A lot of people pay their tithes, but don’t manage their own money. If you pay a $250 cable bill over a ten-year period, that’s $45,000. You’re putting someone else’s child through college. My book will help you write a vision on how to survive the pandemic, a vision for weight loss, and your role in making your community better, a vision for every aspect of your life. You are the author and director for your life. So, are you going to be the actor in your life story, or the director and writer, and then tell it yourself? A vision book will give you order and the ability to leave a legacy for your family. Because of my vision book, I’m a different Tammy than I was 12 years ago.” “The Vision Within: Vison Book” is an excellent gift for you to usher into the New Year. To purchase the book and learn more about my phenomenal Person of the Week, Tammy Watson, visit her website at https://www. visionbookclub.com/ or call 336-995-4528. You can purchase her book on Amazon, and sign up with 2021 Casting your Vision with Tammy Watson Coaching Program at www.visionboomckub. com,

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ment, and so it just went along with what I’ve always done and what I’ve always believed in.” Along with the mentoring piece, during the pandemic MY FACE has also provided families with meals, toiletries, household cleaning items, school supplies, and gift cards to be used for back-to-school clothing. She said, “We believe even before people can even think about financial achievement or employment, basic needs have to be met, so that’s where we try to help.” Baron said before she even started planning for Christmas this year, several local agencies reached out to her and wanted to help. She said MY FACE has received support and assistance from Family Services, Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity, H.O.P.E. of Winston-Salem, Salem Chapel, and the WinstonSalem Foundation. “Even before we started getting the list and buying what the children wanted, agencies started submitted photo contacting us volunteering Throughout the year local non-profit MY FACE has been lending a helping hand to those in need. to adopt families,” Baron said. “That’s what’s so off gifts to families on where some of these wombeautiful about this - we Wednesday, Dec. 23. en are, so being able to have so many people who Baron said families were give back has been a real are just willing to give … referred to the program joy. by guidance counselors “It’s a real joy,” Barthere are so many wonderat schools that serve the on continued. “I’ve been ful people out there who Boston-Thurmond Com- through what these mothare just willing to help. munity. When asked how ers are going though and That’s really how things it feels to be able to help it’s so great because the are coming together.” so many families in need, women are so thankful.” Volunteers dropped Baron said she’s been

New initiative looks to cultivate relationship between students and SROs BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will soon launch an initiative with Triad Restorative Justice (TRJ), the WinstonSalem Foundation, and Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) aimed at improving the relationship between students and law enforcement. The Board of Education officially passed a motion formally establishing the initiative, Lead Together, during the regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The student-led initiative is designed to develop learning circles where groups of students, school SROs (School Resource Officers) and administrators will have the opportunity to learn from each other. Interim Superintendent Tricia McManus said talks about the initiative began about six months ago, “I’m very excited to say six months later after lots of meetings, lots of talking, lots of dialogue, we’re actually ready to kick it off,” she said.

Triad Restorative Justice will provide training on the learning circle process for all participating students and adults. Adults will also receive training on developing a “restorative mindset.” Each month students will take turns facilitating meetings. According to McManus, training has already started and pilot programs are set to begin soon at Carver and Reagan High School. Funding for the initiative will be provided by the Winston-Salem Foundation. “Basically the whole goal of this is to improve relationships among students, school resource officers, and school administrators. It all boils down to our students have lived experiences and we need to hear their voice,” McManus continued. “We need to hear their voices, we need to be open to listening, and we need to be able to put ourselves in their shoes as we interact with them.” Ellen Fox, who is a licensed educator and restorative practices trainer and specialist for TRJ, said

The Christmas season is winding down. Here are the final holiday events list. However you choose to celebrate the holidays, here’s wishing you the joy and peace of this special season. *Tanglewood’s Festival of Lights, a holiday tradition, runs 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. through January 1. Over 100 displays spread over a four-mile route is a light-andmotion-filled adventure. Tickets are $15 per family cars, vans or trucks. Carriage rides and tractor-pulled hayrides are available by reservation and at an additional charge. Call 336-766-9540 for information. www.forsyth.cc/parks/tanglewood/fol/. *Enjoy the beauty of a Victorian Christmas at Korner’s Folly, 413 S. Main St., Kernersville, Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays 1-5 p.m. The 1880 home of artist Jule Gilmer Korner will be transformed with floor to ceiling garland, lights and Christmas trees. Self-guided tours will include 22 decorated rooms and lasts about 1-1/2 hours. Tickets are $10/adult and $6/children 6-18 (under 6 free). Limited number of tickets available. For ticket information, visit www.kornersfolly.org. *Christmas by Candlelight at Korner’s Folly, Dec. 26, 5-9 p.m. by appointment only. Interpreters from Kernersville Little Theatre will greet guests before they begin a self-guided tour. $15/adults and $6/child 6-18. For tickets, visit www. kornersfolly.org. *The annual presentation of The Nutcracker presented by the UNC School of the Arts will not be done live this year, but instead will be a streamed film. The timeless tale of “The Nutcracker” will be presented in the newly created for film by the schools of Dance, Design & Production, Filmmaking and Music. The film will be widely available for free to watch on-demand beginning Dec. 17. For more information, visit www.uncsa.edu. *The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem presents “Home for the Holidays: Christmas Greetings from Broadway,” streaming Dec. 25. Tickets are $12 per household for the virtual performance. Once tickets are purchased, an email will be sent with a link to the performance. For information, call 336-725-4001 or visit www.LTofWS.org. *A holiday tradition that tells the Christmas story with an infusion of gospel music, dance and spoken word, the annual “Nativity According to the Gospels” will be a virtual holiday celebration this year. Presented by the N.C. Black Repertory Company, Nativity will be available to watch through Dec. 25 and will feature scenes from the classic Nativity. Virtual tickets are on sale now at a price of $10 per household. A confirmation email with a link to access the video will be sent upon purchase of a virtual ticket. Patrons will have three hours from the moment they click “Watch” to view the video through 25 screening window. For more information, visit www.ncblackrep.org.

Lead Together will give adults a chance to listen, but most importantly, give students a space to openly share their experiences. “It’s an opportunity to first listen to all of these different perspectives, create this mosaic, but ultimately empower youth with a skill set, a tool, and a space to share their experiences in a way that the traditional hierarchy of school and also the traditional setting of school doesn’t really afford,” Fox said. Lt. Robert Bethea said it has been a pleasure to work with the Lead Together team and it’s a great opportunity for the FCSO. He said the program will give a better understanding of what the duties of the SRO are. “The roundtable we’ve been having with the Lead Together team has been great, positive feedback from the SROs,” he said. “It will give a better understanding that the SRO isn’t there for only school safety; we’re also there for different situations that the kids go through every day.”

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Negro Leagues finally get recognition as Major League Major League Baseball (MLB) announced on Wednesday that the records of Negro Leagues players and teams will be included in the game’s official statistics. This is a recognition that is well deserved and also a tad bit late for most of the Negro League players to enjoy. The statistics and achievements of players that competed in seven leagues for Black players from 1920 to 1948 will now be recognized by MLB. Those players who played in both the Negro Leagues and MLB will have both sets of stats counted on their résumé, per The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh. This list will include more than 3,400 players having their name in the MLB record books. “All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game’s best players, innovations, and triumphs against a backdrop of injustice,” said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred in a statement. “We are now grateful to count the players of the Negro Leagues where they belong: as Major Leaguers within the official historical record.” While I am happy for many of these unsung heroes to finally get their just due, I am also upset that it took MLB this long to recognize these great players and teams. The Negro Leagues were denied major league status in 1968 following a ruling by MLB’s Special Baseball Records Committee. The voting panel, which consisted of all white people, gave other leagues major league status, although those leagues’ “level of play was far lower than that of Negro Leagues,” per Lindbergh. If MLB would have done the right thing in 1968 by recognizing Negro Leagues as a major league, then many more of the former players would have been able to enjoy it while they were still alive. It was bad enough they were not allowed to showcase their skills with and against white players, but to have their leagues not recognized as major league had to be a slap in the face. Jackie Robinson did not integrate MLB until 1947, so many of the Negro Leagues’ stars did not get their deserved notoriety. The segregation of Black players from MLB also deprived fans and baseball purists the chance to see how good some of these Black players actually were. I wrote a previous sports column about how some of the records in sports need to have an asterisk beside them if they were set prior to the integration of the sport. I still feel that way because many of the Negro See MLB on B5

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‘The League’ is back BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Steve Nivens, commissioner of The League, has been patiently waiting on the perfect time to bring The League back to the Triad. After careful planning, his goal is to bring The League back to the W.R. Anderson Recreation Center this January. Nivens does not have a confirmed date set in stone, because he waiting to see if there are any new COVID-19 restrictions based on the numbers. He is pushing forward with his plans to start the league in late January in hopes that the numbers continue to drop. “I am looking to bring it back, because everyone has been in seclusion and barricaded for so long, we just need some fresh air,” said Nivens. “We are just trying to put a smile back on people’s faces. I just want to be a sigh of relief for everybody and have some fun while being safe.” Throughout the pandemic, Nivens stated he was consistently receiving calls, texts and direct messages on social media from

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The League has become the premiere adult basketball league in the Triad area. players and teams inquiring about the league. He was pleased with the number of people interested in playing in the return of The League. “I had to create another account on Instagram just for the league, because of promotional purposes,”

he said. “I have some new teams that have been reaching out and I know I will have my normal teams from Winston and Greensboro wanting to play in the winter league.” Nivens has created one of, if not the premiere, adult basketball league in

the area. From his start a few years ago, he has continued to bring out some of the best ball players around from the college and professional ranks. “Competition wise, I think the level is going to be through the roof,” he continued. “The sponsors

I have been connecting with to get my product out there has been unbelievable. I know they will take the competition to another level, because every year it has gone up and the teams that have been weak don’t come back, only the strong survive. “I’m excited and ready to see what type of new guys we will have, because it’s a lot of guys that are still here that play ball overseas and guys that aren’t playing ball period because of the virus. They have all told me that they are ready for the competition.” Nivens said he was not expecting The League to take off so quickly when he began a few years ago; however, he is not surprised because of all the hard work he has put in to making it successful. “The work that I have put in, I was praying for it,” Nivens said about the success of The League. “I have definitely been putting in the work and Mr. Bryant (McCorkle) has been a blessing by letting me come over there to See League on B3

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Called to Prepare the Way Scriptures: Matthew 3:1-12 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Recognize the reality of sin; *Identify with John the Baptist in his call to prepare the way for Christ; *Repent of sins and bear witness to this repentance through deeds. Background: John the Baptist was a miracle child, as was Jesus. John was a miracle prepared for a miracle and they were both prophetic fulfillments (Malachi 3:1, 4:5 and Isaiah 40:3). John the Baptist like Malachi and Isaiah was a prophet - “someone who tells the future” - a go-between the people and God - a divine messenger standing somewhere on a direct line between God and the people. Lesson: “In those days …” the class divisions of the Jews was more evident than ever and the leaders, the Pharisees and The Sadducees, had become sociopolitical allies with Rome, so John’s message was delivered in the wilderness away from the control of the elites (verse 1). As forerunner, John’s task was to announce “The Kingdom of Heaven - Kingdom of God - (referred to as sphere of God’s over those who belong to Him) was “at hand” - a reality that is about to be fulfilled by the coming Messiah. John’s message was effective and people were repenting in anticipation of the Messiah’s arrival. Matthew references Old Testament prophecy and links John the Baptist to Elijah the prophet by their attire, their diet and their attraction to the wilderness. Biblical Horizons says of John’s diet - that the eating of locusts could signify the incorporation of gentle dominated nations into The New Israel of God. And goes on to say that honey was said to flow from the land. That fact that John ate honey and locusts might be taken to signify the incorporation of locust-nations into the blessings of the land (just a tidbit I ran across). The Israelites were expecting Elijah before the Day of the Lord (Malachi 4:5), a real help for John the Baptist, who was said to be Elijah returned. People were coming to John and repenting being baptized and prepared to receive the Messiah - God’s saving grace and presence (verse 6). “Make ready the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.” That is what now baptized believers did for Christ’s ministry. Among those who came to John were the Pharisees - the “separated ones,” a legalistic sect of the Jews who were known for their rigid adherence to the fine points of the Law. The Sadducees were known for their denial of things supernatural; they did not believe in resurrection of the dead or angels. The Pharisees and Sadducees had very different views, but John viewed them both the same “… O generation of vipers …” (verse 7). John informed them that they needed to show evidence of repentance and that just the claim to be of the seed of Abraham was not sufficient - “… God is able of theses stones to raise up children unto Abraham.” They were without the appropriate faithfulness that Abraham fathered. Abraham’s real descendants are those who share his faith (verse 9). Judgement was imminent (verse10). John relates his ministry to Jesus’ ministry using three types of baptism. John’s baptism with water for repentance symbolizes cleaning: a call to repentance. Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit – after you become a believer and with fire – the baptism of judgment upon the unrepentant: a call to salvation. Jesus’ ministry is both present and future and like the harvest – God will diligently and easily separate the wheat - His true believers from the chaff - the hypocrites (verses 11-12). (The UMI Annual Commentary 2020-2021, The MacArthur Study Bible, The New Interpreter’s Study Bible, The Wiersbe Study Bible and How to Read the Jewish Bible). For Your Consideration: Do you think John the Baptist lived up to the hype? How so? How was John’s attire different in message from the attire of preachers today? Application: Like John the Baptist, we too are to seek to awaken in people a desire for righteousness. We are to do this in the confidence that when desire is awakened, God will grant salvation through faith in Jesus Christ and convey righteousness by the power of the Holy Spirit to all who will believe. (UMI).

Since opening their doors to the community in August, Shekinah Glory Christian Church has made a point to make their presence felt. For the holiday season, the church partnered with Toys for Tots to give toys and other supplies for those in need in the community. Last Saturday, the church welcomed the community in to select toys for their children, along with providing turkeys for the families as well. The church provided toys for children ages two to ten. Senior Pastors Apostle Mark and Lillian Spell said they believe in going beyond the walls of the church to assist the community. “We saw that there was a community need,” said Lillian Spell about the toy giveaway. “We have always had a love for people in general and helping people in any way we could, especially during this time with COVID with so many people out of work.” Apostle Spell added, “We wanted to be an alternative to the negativity that people are experiencing in their lives at this present time. Something more than just a church or somewhere to come and praise God; we want to also serve as a beacon or alternative to the negativity. We don’t just want to do it from the standpoint of Christmas, we are looking at it on every level as it relates to everyday life.” The church collaborated with Toys for Tots and the Marine Corps to add to the toys that were donated and purchased by the church and its members. “We have been collect-

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Apostle Mark and Pastor Lillian Spell are the senior pastors of Shekinah Glory. ing toys for about a month now,” said Rev. Emmanuel Bass, associate pastor of Shekinah Glory. “Even today our pastor went out and came back with a truckload of about 30 bicycles.” Apostle Spell stated they would love to get some feedback from the community in order to properly supply them with what is needed most. “We are looking for the community to let us know where the voids are that absolutely need to be filled,” he said. “Nothing fuels us more than to see people responding to the opportunity that God has given us to be a blessing. That response blesses us and fuels us to even go deeper.” The Spells said it was intentional for them to hit the ground running and positively impact the community. They stated they have been doing the same thing for years wherever they have been located at the time. “That is the backbone of our ministry and we have been in the ministry for over 20 years,” said

Pastor Spell. “A lot of the things we are doing here, we have been doing for nearly 20 years in some shape or form in different areas. Our heart has always been with the community and with outreach. “When we saw that we were going to be in this area, we knew that’s just a part of who we are and a part of our ministry. We knew that was our foundation and we are already thinking about what we want to do next.” Apostle Spell was extremely appreciative to their community partners that assisted them with the event. He was also grateful toward his congregation for their participation as well. “I think it’s huge when you start talking about the external groups that God has placed to help us,” he said. “By the same token, He has blessed us internally with people that have hearts and minds to be a blessing. “It’s awesome what can happen when you bring like-minded people that have a heart to do work together and then

you have the facilities to facilitate. When you bring that all to the table, you should be able to make a meaningful change.” Pastor Spell spoke of the tears of joy shed by one of the parents that registered for the toy giveaway. She stated it was a humbling experience to witness that. “There is a sensitivity that goes along with it as well, because for some of these people, they have never been in this position to need this type of help,” Apostle Spell added. “When you reach out to give them whatever you are blessing them with, it’s an opportunity for us to minister to them and encourage them.” The Spells are happy to see the fruits of their labor come to fruition, but realize there is more work to be done. “My question when we are done is going to be, ‘Why did we only service 75 families?’,” he said. “There is more work to be done and how do we get the word out?”

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D u r h a m - h e a d q u a rtered Spoonflower CEO apologized and promised to remove napkins carrying images of various Hindu deities within a day of a Hindu protest, which had described these as “highly inappropriate.” Spoonflower CEO Michael Jones, in a statement posted on the company website and sent to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote: “We are newly informed that the display of Hindu deity imagery on some of our dining products is unsuitable within Hindu religion tenets. … We apologize to the Hindu community for the inadvertent misuse of

this imagery. … Among the actions we will take is removing Hindu deity designs from Spoonflower. com home decor, and its home decor marketplaces. … We always want to appropriately respond when we are fortunate enough to learn that we sometimes don’t know what we don’t know. We humbly acknowledge that fact.” Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada, thanked Spoonflower and Jones for quick action and understanding the concerns of Hindu community, which thought that placing images of Hindu gods and goddesses on napkins was insensitive. Rajan Zed suggest-

ed that companies like Spoonflower should send their senior executives for training in religious and cultural sensitivity so that they had an understanding of the feelings of customers and communities when introducing new products or launching advertising campaigns. Global marketplace like Spoonflower should not be in the business of religious appropriation, sacrilege, and ridiculing entire communities. It was deeply trivializing of immensely venerated Hindu gods and goddesses to be displayed on napkins, Rajan Zed had emphasized. Hinduism is the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about 1.2 billion adherents and a

rich philosophical thought and it should not be taken frivolously. Symbols of any faith, larger or smaller, should not be mishandled, Zed had noted. Rajan Zed had stated that such trivialization of Hindu deities was disturbing to the Hindus world over. Hindus were for free artistic expression and speech as much as anybody else if not more. But faith was something sacred and attempts at trivializing it hurt the followers, Zed added. Spoonflower, reportedly established in 2008 and with offices in Durham and Berlin (Germany), claims to be “a global marketplace connecting makers and consumers with artists worldwide.”

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Thursdays and Saturdays Free Meals Christ Rescue Temple Church, 1500 North Dunleith Ave., will serve hot meals as part of the People Helping People Feeding Program. Meals will be served every Thursday and Saturday from noon until 1 p.m. at the church’s location. For more information, call 336-7229841. NOW Zoom services New Birth Worship Center (NBWC) in East Bend has gone virtual. Please join Dr. James L. E. Hunt, Senior Pastor on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. on Zoom webinar. The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789021891 or Dial-In: 1 301 715 8592 ID Mtg. #: 84789021891. In addition, Sunday School is taught by Deacon James Henry at 9 a.m. via telephone conference call #: 1 917 900 1022 ID#: 868433#.

All are welcome to join us for Zoom (virtual) Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Our Pastor, Dr. Hunt, will be the teacher. The Zoom Link: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/89195349778 or Dial-In Mtg #: 1 301 715 8592 ID#: 89195349778#. For additional information, please call 336-6993583 or visitwww.newbirthworshipcenter.org or visit our Facebook page.

Dec. 27 First Waughtown Baptist Church Live Stream Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will deliver the morning message and lead us in partaking of the Lord’s Supper. Everyone is encouraged to prepare their sacramental elements to participate. Please join us at 10 a.m. Sunday, December 27, on Facebook Live, https://www. facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/ or the First Waughtown website, https://www.firstwaughtown.org and click on MEDIA. Also, the Pastor’s Aide Ministry invites all members and friends to a drive-through birthday celebration and greeting for Pastor Bishop after service from noon to 1:30 p.m. in front of the church at 838 Moravia

Street. For everyone’s safety, you must wear a mask and remain in your vehicle. Dec. 31 First Waughtown Baptist Church Live Stream – Watch Night Service FWBC will livestream the Watch Night service on Facebook Live, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/ and the First Waughtown website, https:// www.firstwaughtown.org at 11 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Thursday, December 31. The service will feature a message by Pastor Bishop, selections from the Music Ministry, youth presentations, and some much-needed good news from 2020. How to submit items to the Religion calendar: The deadline is Sunday at 11:59 p.m. to have all calendar items submitted for that week’s paper. Send your calendar items to news@wschronicle.com. You can also drop them off, Monday through Friday before 5 p.m., or mail your items to Winston-Salem Chronicle, 1300 E. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101; or send them via our website, www.wschronicle.com.

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Black Philanthropy Initiative announces Equity in Education grant recipients The Black Philanthropy Initiative (BPI) announces $60,000 in grants awarded through its Advancing Equity in Education grant program. The fall 2020 grant cycle focused on addressing systemic barriers that make it more difficult for students of color to reach

Chance – $10,000 to provide direct services and support to students of color and their families * N e i g h b o r h o o d ’s Hands – $10,000 to provide tutoring support for elementary students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools *Sherman Academy Inc – $10,000 for a parent mentor program and

cused on literacy for 3rd grade African American boys BPI’s focus on Advancing Equity in Education comes from the data in its Rethinking Philanthropy report released in 2018, which reveals how systemic inequities have disproportionately affected the Black population. BPI currently offers

their full academic potential. BPI prioritized Blackled organizations as well as organizations that were actively engaging students, parents, and educators of color, in the design and implementation of their programs. Grants were awarded to: *LEAD Girls of NC Inc – $10,000 to help middle school girls boost literacy and develop critical social and emotional skills *My Brother’s Second

culturally-responsive math and reading materials *St. Paul United Methodist Church – $5,000 to support a remote learning site providing services to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools students *The Dream Team Foundation, Inc – $10,000 to support a remote learning site providing services to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools students *Triad Cultural Arts, Inc – $5,000 to support a mentoring program fo-

two grant programs: Impact grants and Advancing Equity in Education grants and in 2020 alone, BPI has provided over $100,000 in grants to local programs and initiatives that are working to improve outcomes for Black communities in Forsyth County. Funding for its grant-making programs comes from the Black Philanthropy Fund, which is supported through community donations.

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Leagues’ players were just as good, or even better than their white counterparts. It also makes me think how the white players of that time would have gone down in history if they had to face the likes of Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Oscar Charleston, Walter Leonard, Monte Irvin, or Smokey Joe Williams. I have always wondered if the white stars of that time would have been able to put up some of those gaudy numbers in wins, batting average, home runs or earned run average if Black players would have been allowed to play in the league. That is a question that will never be answered, but I think it is a good discussion topic due to the fact that the Negro Leagues had so many talented players that would have made MLB rosters during that era. The Negro Leagues and Major League teams routinely played in exhibition games during the golden era of the Negro Leagues. Although the MLB teams were not always at full strength, the Negro League teams more than held their own against their white counterparts. We all know Robinson broke the color barrier in MLB, but there were several Black MLB players that got their start in the Negro Leagues. Players like Willie Mayes, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Roy Campanella, Larry Doby and Don Newcombe all got their start in the Negro Leagues. It did not take long for the Negro League players to make an impact once

D ecember 24, 2020 they were given the opportunity. From 1949-1959, the National League MVP was a Black player nine times. That is an amazing feat when you realize that Black players were only allowed to play 12 years earlier. This is further evidence that the Black players were more than capable of competing in the Major Leagues. Even though this acknowledgement is long overdue, I am happy that it has happened. Now I am wondering if MLB will combine the stats from the players that played in both

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B5 the Negro Leagues and MLB. If so, the numbers for legendary players like Mays, Aaron, Banks and Campanella will be even better. My biggest wish is that MLB goes back to targeting young Black players into the sport, because there is a dire need for Black players in the sport. I could see no better way to pay homage to those Negro League players that have died than to integrate more young Black players into the sport.

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An oversized “gold” shopping cart is waiting at the Habitat ReStore for your donations of non-perishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank. The giant gold shopping cart was crafted by local artist Bradley Tucker. Tucker has previously loaned the attention-grabbing cart for similar causes around the U.S. Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County ReStore located at 608 Coliseum Drive will collect items every day through the end of December during normal ReStore hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. As a reward for their kindness, customers who bring five food items will receive a 10% discount The gold shopping cart full off any ReStore purchase; Harvest. those who bring 10 items will receive a 20 percent to help others coping with discount. the difficult challenges Habitat, Second Har- of 2020. Tucker says his vest and Tucker see the goal in crafting the “cart of project as a way to focus golden opportunity” sculpthe public’s attention on ture is to evoke conversawhat they CAN do – rather tion and systemic change. than what they can’t do -“If we can facilitate a

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conversation about what COULD happen, and the conversation becomes the driver and focus for aiding people in need, then we have success,” he said.

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Nine cities across the United States have been selected to play host to America’s national criterium series, USA CRITS. The pandemic pushed several events back, including the pre-season Birmingham Hammerfest Fueled by BOLT24, which will join for 2021 as a regular season points race. Other events, including Sun City Crit in El Paso and Athens Orthopedic Clinic Twilight Criterium in Athens, have also departed from traditional dates in what will provide a recovery window from the pandemic. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Criterium is prepared with a date the Friday before Athens, should there be a need to move that event on the calendar as well. There will be expanded races surrounding the Series in a number of venues including a second day added to the Salt Lake Criterium in Utah. The ASWD Twilight Criterium in Boise will simultaneously be hosting Para-cycling Road National Championships and the ChronoKristen Armstrong TT, alongside their downtown criterium shadowing the Capitol. Discussions are in progress about adding a second day of local racing to the Audi DenverLittleton Twilight Criterium , America’s largest criterium event. Saint Francis Tulsa Tough will once again be in the Series comprising three days of crits and fondos with #D1 Teams racing for Series points on the Blue Dome course Friday. 2021 will see 19 days of live streaming free to viewers. “We want the world to see our #D1 teams race and expand promotion of the venues and partners helping grow the sport. This represents a $250k investment made possible by our partners and comprises nearly 80% of all road events streamed in America. We have been in discussions with a couple of international media partners. This year is the bridge to pulling those agreements together,” said Scott Morris, Managing Director. The Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, previously announcing a move to the fall, will have an exciting new format with three days of criterium racing. Friday will play host to the USA CRITS Finals with the season jerseys and #D1 HelloFresh

Blue Cross NC and H.O.P.E. of Winston-Salem to provide over 20,000 meals for Forsyth County children

Team Competitions on the line. WinstonSalem continues their investment in the sport by also hosting the International Crit Challenge on Saturday. Select international teams from around the world will be invited to join in racing against America’s best. “We can’t say enough about how our venues expanding their events, teams staying together despite not racing, and sponsors sticking with us during these challenging times has helped motivate our efforts. It hasn’t been easy at any level, but we know the teams are ready to race and the venues are looking forward to #theshow returning,” added Morris. USA CRITS will continue to monitor the impacts of the pandemic and make changes that are in the health and safety interest of the athletes and communities. Twenty-two #D1 teams have so far committed to compete in the Series and will be announced later in January 2021. Confirmed to be returning are both of last year’s team winners, ButcherBox Cycling (men) and Colavita HelloFresh Pro Women’s Cycling Team (women). 2021 USA CRITS Calendar Race Date Location: 1. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Criterium April 23rd Spartanburg, SC 2. Saint Francis Tulsa Tough June 11th Tulsa, OK 3. ASWD Twilight Criterium July 10th Boise, ID 4. Salt Lake Criterium Gateway July 17th Salt Lake City, UT 5. Salt Lake Criterium Holladay July 18th Holladay, UT 6. Audi Denver Littleton Twilight Criterium July 31st Littleton, CO 7. Birmingham Hammerfest Fueled by BOLT24 August 14th Birmingham, AL 8. AOC Twilight Criterium August 21st Athens, GA 9. Sun City Crit September 11th El Paso, TX 10. Winston-Salem Cycling Classic - USA CRITS Finals September 24th Winston Salem, NC 11. Winston-Salem Cycling Classic International Crit Challenge September 25th Winston Salem, NC

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H.O.P.E. of WinstonSalem (H.O.P.E.) announced that it has received $20,000 from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) to help fund nutritious meals for children living in food deserts across Forsyth County. The investment helps H.O.P.E. fulfill its mission to close the hunger gap for children on the weekends driving nutrition into their neighborhoods and into their hands. The goal is to start them on the fundamental path for positive health and wellness and minds ready to learn. “We are grateful to Blue Cross NC for the opportunity to feed more kids and their parents in the Winston-Salem community,” said Tyler Beyea, development director of H.O.P.E. “That is the way to turn a city into a community, one meal at a time.” H.O.P.E. procures, preps and delivers over 1,200 meals to children and 1,500 lbs. of produce to parents each weekend - totaling over 60,000 meals a year. The nonprofit

deliberately delivers on weekends to 30 sites in food deserts across Winston-Salem (identified as areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food) to serve as the gap between the Forsyth Backpack Program and school meals. With one in four Winston-Salem children not knowing where their next meal is coming from and approximately 30,000 students enrolled in a free or reduced lunch program, H.O.P.E’s meal distributions are critical to the community. Since its meals are strictly healthy and filling, H.O.P.E. provides quality meats and cheeses, yogurts, applesauce, milk/ water, and treats that are low sugar, sodium and allergen free. The nonprofit’s focus is to make sure produce is a large part of what children and their parents receive. “Blue Cross NC recognizes that good health starts with good nutrition,” said Cheryl Parquet, director of community engagement and marketing activation at Blue Cross NC. “We are proud to support H.O.P.E.’s efforts in

tackling childhood hunger and increasing access to healthy food for our families in Winston-Salem.” Every dollar contributed to the nonprofit provides a healthy meal to a child in need. The funds stay local as the need is local. Approximately 32% of the children H.O.P.E. serves are Hispanic. The nonprofit said the Hispanic League has been instrumental in its efforts to serve the Hispanic community effectively. H.O.P.E. also engages with the community to encourage healthier eating habits and ideas for families to work together such as starting an urban garden, playing fun exercise games, and saving change. With limited staff, the organization relies on volunteer assistance, community support, local growers, and food banks for some of its food needs. For information on how to support H.O.P.E. through donations, volunteer opportunities or item drives, please visit www. hopews.org – under Ways to Help.

Winston-Salem publisher launches HBCU Matters magazine Undaunted by the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the nation, veteran journalist and longtime publisher and businessman Richard L. Williams has started another business venture: HBCU Matters magazine, which launched nationwide this month. HBCU Matters magazine will focus on the incredi-

“Our first edition of HBCU Matters magazine is extremely poignant and timely and shines a spotlight on dozens of phenomenal Black women - and men - who represent their college as homecoming queens and kings,” Williams said. “Because of the coronavirus pandemic, opportunities for these outstanding students to travel the country attending con-

has published the monthly magazine Black Business Ink and has been a partner in public relations and advertising agencies. Black Business Ink has become a must-read for North Carolina residents who recognize the invaluable service provided by businesses owned by people of color. A former corporate executive who has been an award-winning journalist

ble job 100-plus Black colleges are doing to educate hundreds of thousands of young minds throughout the country, as well as the overall impact of HBCU graduates and current students. The inaugural edition features dozens of HBCU homecoming queens and examines virtual homecomings, which became the means by which alumni, students and administrators connected in celebration of the annual tradition during the pandemic. The edition also highlights diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in certain industries, including banking.

ferences and competitions while representing their institutions or to enhance their global knowledge by studying abroad have been taken away. Through HBCU Matters, we’re giving them some shine that they so richly deserve.” HBCU Matters magazine is scheduled to publish a second edition next summer that will focus on the incredible ways HBCUs are preparing students for the future through their investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. HBCUs graduate the largest number of doctors, engineers and lawyers. Since 2003, Williams

at newspapers and magazines in North Carolina, New York and Washington, D.C., Williams is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University. He earned an MBA from the Wake Forest University School of Business and will begin pursuing his doctoral degree in leadership studies in 2021. Inaugural edition of HBCU Matters magazine is launched by North Carolina-based Black Business Media LLC. Richard L. Williams is chairman and publisher. HBCU Matters magazine cover art design by Nikko Designs.

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