February 18, 2021

• See Opinion/Forum pages on A4 & A5 •

Volume 47, Number 21

75 cents

• See Sports on page B1•

W I N S TO N - S A L E M , N . C .

THURSDAY, February 18, 2021

TV personality, Talitha Vickers, releases first book

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Talitha Vickers has blessed the Triad community with her on-air work and community service for years. After years of effort and planning, Vickers now has become an author by releasing her first book, “Why My Hero Had to Go.” The book was inspired by the relationship between her brother, who is in the armed forces, and her nephew. She had wanted to find a way to shed some light on the difficulties her brother and nephew had to deal with when her brother was deployed overseas.

“Every time that my brother had to leave for deployment, no matter the age of my nephew, it was very difficult,” said Vickers. “Whether he was two years old and tugging at my brother’s leg, or he was five years old and my brother would try to sit him down and explain where he was going and what he was doing, and even up to his teenage years, it was just a constant struggle for a child to understand why his dad was leaving again.

“During those deployments, we were always there, and we would always try to explain it to my nephew, but he could

never grasp it. I drew from all of that and I said I need to make something, even if it’s a coloring book, so he could understand his dad was doing something really important and special.”

Following several deployments by her brother, Vickers noticed her nephew becoming more withdrawn when that typically wasn’t his personality. She found out kids at her nephew’s school were giving him a hard time by saying “your dad doesn’t love you” and “your dad never shows up to football games.

“That just crushed me, because we had worked so hard to find ways they could stay connected, like the book said, through the stars and looking at the same moon even though they were hundreds of miles apart,” she said about her feelings. “That really pushed me even further in writing the book, not only for military families to understand, but also for their peers to understand that just because there is a different family dynamic from your own, doesn’t mean that child isn’t loved.

“I drew from my nephew and what I physically saw from my brother. My nephew would share with me the things I didn’t see when he was at school and things kids would say

Submitted photo

TV news anchor, Talitha Vickers, recently released her first book entitled ‘Why My Hero Had to Go.’ to him and I said I had to include that in the book so kids could also understand the life of service men and women.”

According to Vickers, the themes of the book center on love, inclusion, and kindness. “It really shows how family can stay connected through their daily routines and their en-

vironment,” she said about the book. “So, it’s showing through daily routines how kids can stay connected to their loved ones dealing with deployment, but also really drive home the message and show you can stay connected with any loved one.

“I have yet to meet a child that can grasp the

word deployment and what it means. So, I wanted to break it down and chop it in little pieces so it’s bitesized for children to understand what it is they’re doing and really pull back that curtain through the illustration from Keith Hobgood to be able to have the lightbulb go off for children.”

This is Vickers first time as an author of a book, and she is very happy to have the opportunity to tell this story to kids.

“I am overwhelmed, and this is something that has always been in my heart,” she said about being a first-time author.

“I’ve always loved working with children and I am a Sunday School teacher.

I just love working with children and seeing the magic in their eyes through books, so to be able to write my own and share that with my children and read the book to the twins is so magical.”

From start to finish, the book took eight years for Vickers to complete. With work, family and community involvement, Vickers had little time to write, find the perfect illustrator, or a publisher.

“When you sit down and think, okay I am going to write a book, in my mind I was thinking I could bang this out in a couple months or a year because I know this story and it’s a true story and I know the themes I want in there, but it was eight years,” she said. “Eight years of stop and go, eight years of moving to different states for my job and I am so glad that it took that See Book on A2

W-S considering alternative response models for law enforcement The City of WinstonSalem is considering adopting an alternative response model to address 911 calls that involve individuals dealing with mental health issues.

Talks about police funding and procedures have been discussed in cities across the country since last summer, following the murder of George Floyd while being detained by police officers in Minneapolis. Locally, several organizations, including the Forsyth County Police Accountability and Reallocation Coalition (FCPARC), have been

formed and have called for the city council to defund the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) and implement response methods that don’t involve law enforcement.

In response to the calls for change, on Monday, Feb. 8, the Public Safety Committee listened to a presentation that outlined two alternative response models. Currently the WSPD uses the “law enforcement only” response model. Typically the officers that respond to mental health calls have had crisis intervention training.

One of the alternative models calls for a co-response, where both police and a mental health professional respond to calls. The other model, which is referred to as the CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) model, calls for mental health professionals to respond alone, but they can still call on law enforcement as needed.

Research provided on the CAHOOTS model which was first adopted in Eugene, Ore. in 1989, shows that in 2019, between 5% and 8% of all calls were diverted and the department has saved

an estimated $8.5 million.

“The program has been so successful that the police department believes there are people who call just to get a service that you otherwise wouldn’t call 911 for,” said Scott Tesh, director of Winston-Salem’s Office of Performance and Accountability.

In recent years several other cities across the country have transitioned to the Co-Response or CAHOOTS model, including Greensboro, Charlotte, and Raleigh. Several cities have also adopted “Civilian Response” opportunities that diverts

“non-urgent” calls that may not need law enforcement. “Oakland, Calif., City Council was looking at ways they could do this and most recently there was an article in Governing Magazine where this came up in the city of Charlotte,” Tesh said.

“Non-urgent call types being noise complaints, abandoned cars, property damage. Some of those minor infractions where they might be looking at ways to not send law enforcement to respond to those either.”

To determine the need for an alternative re-

sponse model, the city has partnered with RTI International, a non-profit research entity, and they are in the process of doing an analysis of all 911 calls.

The goal of the analysis is to better understand the community’s needs, identify the best alternative response strategy for the city, and support implementation of an alternative strategy. According to representatives from RTI, the analysis will be broken down into four different phases and will take about 18 months to complete.

Following the presentation by Tesh and others, Selene Johnson, who is a certified behavior analyst, shared her thoughts on the alternative models.

Johnson said in the nearly 30 years that she has worked in the field, she has never needed a weapon to defend herself and only had to call law enforcement once, and even then it was only because she thought a young man was going to run into the street. Johnson said estimates show at least 25% of all fatal law enforcement encounters involve people with mental illness. She said oftentimes the loss of life could’ve been avoided.

“In my 28 years of experience working in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health, I have never carried or needed a weapon, a taser, pepper spray or handcuffs despite the fact I have supported hundreds of people, including young adults in behavioral crisis,” Johnson continued.

“Why are people with mental illness and disabilities at an increased risk for these fatal encounters?

Well, when a police officer interacts with an individual, she or he expects compliance and cooperation; however, a person with a mental disability may not be able to comply.

This is often mistaken as a malicious choice to resist, when in fact, the person may lack the understanding or even the physical control.”

Johnson, who is white, said just the presence of law enforcement can further exacerbate a situation, especially for Black and brown people. She said, “Professionals who are fully trained in mental health crises have been shown to have the opposite effect by calming, de-escalating and re-directing.”

www.wschronicle.com

6 89076 32439 7

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

A2

F ebruary 18, 2021

The C hronicle

New program seeks to create brighter future for young Black men

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

In honor of the late Rev. Carlton AG Eversley, several organizations have joined forces to create a space where young Black males can access the tools they need to become successful and productive adults. Eversley, who died in 2019, was the longtime pastor of Dellabrook Presbyterian Church and wellrespected throughout the community as a warrior for social justice who was always willing to stand up for those in need.

Eversley Little Village (ELV) was created to keep that legacy alive.

ELV, which was created through a partnership among Action4Equity, L.I.T. City, Triad Restorative Justice, and TURN,

Book

From page A1

eight years, because it allowed me to really hone in on exactly how I wanted the book to be written and the look of it.

“I cannot thank Keith Hobgood enough. He is the illustrator from Out of Our Minds Studios, and he is the illustrator that really brought the book to life in a really magical way. He even put little hidden messages in the actual illustration so that even though the dad isn’t in every illustration, there is a piece of him in each illustration.

He really took the words and made the book come to life and I am so grateful to have worked with him.”

Even as a well-known public figure in the community, it was difficult for Vickers to find a publisher for her book. Being a firsttime African American female author writing a book about a young Black boy and his father made some publishing companies hesitant about the book.

“Some people will look at me and say, ‘that was easy for you, because you are a public figure’ and actually it’s not,” she said.

“I think that people don’t realize that just because you are on television, or just because you do a lot of community service and people may know your name doesn’t mean that they’re going to be so willing to help you publish your book.”

Vickers says there are many “gatekeepers” in the book industry and she found out the hard way when she attempted to send letters to agents about her book. She found that just being a public figure was not enough to entice agents and publishing companies to her book.

Through hard work and dedication, she chose to

Submitted photo

Eversley Little Village was created to keep the legacy of Rev. Carlton AG Eversley alive. Eversley was the longtime pastor of Dellabrook Presbyterian Church. began as a tutoring/remote learning program for students, but has grown into much more. According to their website, ELV serves as a “place-based, trauma-informed, community-driven interruptor that impacts both educa-

tion outcomes and multigenerational economic mobility … by providing culturally relative and data-driven, individualized developmental and academic support.”

At a place in time where racist practices and

self-publish her book.

“I went the route of self-publishing because I found there were so many gatekeepers in this industry that do not believe in the books of our stories, the stories of our lives, the stories of our own voices,” she continued. “They don’t believe there is enough of a big market out there for our books to have a Black child on the cover.”

Vickers emphasizes the point by telling a story that told her they liked the story and the book, but asked if she could lighten the skin color of the child. She vehemently refused.

Throughout the eight years Vickers worked on the book, she kept it a secret from her brother and nephew. Once she finished the book, she sent her brother a copy in the mail as a surprise. Her brother was overjoyed to have Vickers express in print the emotions he has had to deal with every time he has had to leave his family.

“When he got it in the mail, he sent me a text message and he said, ‘I just received your package, I can’t talk right now, I’m only up to the third page and I am in tears’,” she said about her brother reading the book for the first time. “That for me was so powerful, because I gave it to him as a gift just to let him know that even in those quiet moments when we were apart and we couldn’t be together, I felt your pain and love and wrapped it up in a book.”

Her nephew echoed the sentiments of his father.

He was happy that she was able to show how hard it was as a child to endure having your father leave to serve his country.

Vickers is a firm believer in getting more Black authors on the shelves of book stores, schools and libraries. She feels the best

way to accomplish that is by having the Black community support Black authors. Currently her book has been fast tracked by the Forsyth County Library system and is on the shelves of every library in the county.

It was intentional for Vickers to bring to light what the men and women of the armed forces have to deal with when they leave their families for deployment. She knows her brother and nephew are not the only ones dealing with this issue, so it was a hope that other families could benefit from the book.

“A lot of times we see the big happy reunion when they return from overseas, but we don’t often hear the backstory, we don’t see the struggle, the tug of war or the crying nights of the child laying in bed wondering, where is my dad,” she said. “That is often lost on so many people. It was lost on me until I saw it once my brother joined the Army.

“I have such a profound respect for service men and women, because what they do and what they give up and the families that serve a special mission of their own and what they do and what they give up in order to keep all of us safe, it is beyond profound and it is critical that we recognize and support them. I wanted to make sure people on the outside, or civilians, to understand there is so much more beyond the happy reunions and the tearful goodbyes.”

Vickers plans to have more books in the near future that will include other branches of the armed forces, as well as for little girls.

For more information about “Why My Hero Had to Go,” visit www. talithavickers.com.

and pride in culture.

Each of the boys in the program will be connected with community leaders and programing that will follow them from 6th grade until graduation. Upon completion of the program, a community-wide rites of passage ceremony will be held to transition ELV Boys to ELV Men. To support the program, ELV will combine transformative organiz-

ing strategies and parent advocacy utilizing Search Institute’s Developmental Assets Framework, which has identified 40 positive supports and strengths young people need to succeed.

ELV is currently enrolling boys in middle school living in or near the Rolling Hills community into their inaugural program. For more information visit www.elvnc.org.

systems that have hindered progress for African Americans are being brought to light, one of the goals of ELV is to break that cycle by creating a place where young men can go to learn how to sustain hope, accountability

CONTACTING THE CHRONICLE www.wschronicle.com 1300 E. Fifth St., Winston Salem, N.C. 27101 Main Phone Number: 336-722-8624 Advertising: Ext. 113 Circulation/Subscriptions: Ext. 100 Editor: Ext. 108

To send news items: email news@wschronicle.com To send a Letter to the Editor (350 words or less) or column (550 words or less): email letters@wschronicle.com For advertising: email adv@wschronicle.com For subscriptions: email plewis@wschronicle.com

Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/WSChronicle Follow us on Twitter: WS_Chronicle

The Chronicle (USPS 067-910) was established by Ernest H. Pitt and Ndubisi Egemonye in 1974 and is published every Thursday by Chronicle Media Group, LLC, 1300 E. Fifth St., Winston Salem, N.C. 27101.

Periodicals postage paid at Winston-Salem, N.C. Annual subscription price is $30.72.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to:

The Chronicle, P.O. Box 1636

Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1636

The Chronicle

February 18, 2021

A3

Writing their own story

BY BRIDGET ELAM THE CHRONICLE

Submitted photo by Kade Jones

The owners of Blackberry and Co. From left to right: (front row) Aleesha Roberts and Kalyn Jones; (back row, from left to right): Destinie Chambers and Alexcia Jones. ness. This journey has been exciting because as first-time business owners, we have learned so much and continue to grow daily through each other and through experiences. We look forward to seeing Blackberry and Co. grow.”

While nursing and hand lettering seem to be worlds apart, the owners of Blackberry and Co. find similarities in the skills it takes to be a great nurse and to craft beautiful products.

“In both nursing and hand lettering, there’s an immense amount of detail, from learning the pressure of pen strokes to learning what angle helps to trace a baby’s heart the best.

As with anything else, the more you practice, the better you get,” said Roberts.

The home décor and hand-lettering business doesn’t have many faces that look like the owners of the Blackberry and Co. “Yes, we definitely think the hand-lettering business doesn’t have a lot of faces that look like ours, which is fine. We are happy to change that.

Our motto is ‘If it is written, it can be done.’ It is influenced by our religion and faith and we also try to infuse that in all aspects of our business. Overall,

our goal is to help reflect our culture and experience as Black women to our designs, one product at a time,” Alexcia Jones said proudly.

Despite the challenges of COVID, business for Blackberry and Co. has been good and steady.

“We have been well received by our peers and customers. We are very grateful to be surrounded by individuals who know our potential and know that we can deliver great products and service. We look forward to continuing to deliver amazing products to new and returning customers and to expanding our customer base,” said Chambers.

Looking toward the future, Blackberry and Co. hopes to grow their presence in the community.

“In the next few years, we hope to expand and open up a store or office space. We want the public to know that Blackberry is here to serve. We love to make our clients’ visions come to life,” Kalyn Jones said.

To connect with Blackberry and Co. or to see their handcrafted products, visit them on Instagram @blackberryandco_ or their Facebook page, Blackberry and Co.

ST BAPTIS T RE O

ALTH HE

WAKE F

COVID has caused many businesses to close.

The stress of losing customers and revenue has weighed heavy on the minds of many entrepreneurs.

But for four local nurses, COVID had the opposite effect. Destinie Chambers, Alexcia Jones, Kalyn Jones and Aleesha Roberts turned the stress of being frontline workers into a hand-lettering business, Blackberry and Co. The new business owners are labor and delivery nurses at Novant Health – Forsyth Medical Center.

They took to hand lettering as a form of decompressing from an already stressful job that was even more exacerbated by the pandemic. Soon the group began to transpose their hand-styled writings onto objects like travel mugs, T-shirts, and home décor items.

“Initially, we picked up hand lettering as a stress relief from COVID. It was a fun, new hobby that we could all enjoy and share. As time progressed and we perfected our skill, others started to notice.

We started to slowly acknowledge that we could monetize our hobby and boom, Blackberry and Co was born,” said Roberts in an interview with The Chronicle.

This is the first business venture for all four women. When asked about being a first-time entrepreneur, Chambers said, “I am a first-time business owner, which is very exciting. I always have been creative and innovative but never found the drive to turn my hobbies and interests into an actual business and not just something I do for fun.

Recently, we all turned our new-found interest of hand lettering into a busi-

COVID-19

PROTECTED

Named Among the Nation’s

Top 5% for Joint Replacement Surgery The Healthgrades Joint Replacement Surgery Excellence Award honors our orthopaedic experts, whose leading nonsurgical, minimally invasive and robotic treatment options often reduce pain and shorten recovery times. Many of our joint replacement patients even go home the day of or day after surgery.

ORTHOPAEDICS & JOINT CARE 888-716-WAKE WakeHealth.edu/Ortho ACCEPTING MOST MAJOR INSURANCE PROVIDERS.

A4

F ebruary 18, 2021

T he C hronicle

OPINION

James Taylor Jr. Publisher Bridget Elam

Managing Editor

Judie Holcomb-Pack

Associate Editor

Timothy Ramsey

Sports Editor/Religion

Tevin Stinson

Senior Reporter

Shayna Smith

Advertising Manager

Deanna Taylor

Office Manager

Our Mission The Chronicle is dedicated to serving the residents of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County by giving voice to the voiceless, speaking truth to power, standing for integrity and encouraging open communication and lively debate throughout the community

Congresswoman Beatty introduces Black History Month resolutions

Measures expand on goals and ideals of Black History Month WASHINGTON, DC — To kick off Black History Month, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), chair of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus, introduced three related pieces of legislation. Collectively, the resolutions formally recognize the important contributions, struggles and sacrifices of Black veterans and servicemembers throughout American history.

“We owe Black veterans and soldiers, past and present, a huge debt of gratitude,” Beatty said. “All of us know that there are countless heroes and sheroes who sacrificed everything to make our Union more perfect for everyone.” She added, “In that spirit, I call on my colleagues, Democrats and Republicans alike, to come together and do the same by officially recognizing that Black history is American history.”

Specifically, Beatty will introduce three resolutions: (1) recognizing the challenges Black veterans faced after their selfless service and emphasizing the need for the VA to continue to work to eliminate racial health and benefit disparities; (2) supporting the goals and ideals of Black History Month, and honoring the outstanding contributions of the 88 Black Medal of Honor recipients; and (3) expressing support for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers.

Have an Opinion Let Us Know! letters@wschronicle.com

We Welcome Your Feedback Submit letters and guest columns to letters@ wschronicle.com before 5 p.m. Friday for the next week’s publication date.

Letters intended for publication should be addressed “Letters to the Editor” and include your name, address, phone number and email address. Please keep letters to 350 words or less.

If you are writing a guest column, please include a photo of yourself, your name, address, phone number and email address. Please keep guest columns to 550 words or less. Letters and columns can also be mailed or dropped off at W-S Chronicle, 1300 E. Fifth St., W-S, NC, 27101; or sent via our website: www.wschronicle. com.

We reserve the right to edit any item submitted for clarity or brevity and determine when and whether material will be used.

We welcome your comments at our website.

Also, go to our Facebook page to comment. We are at facebook.com/WSChronicle.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NCAE speaks out on new CDC Guidelines for Schools

To the editor:

NCAE has said all along that educators want to get back into classrooms for in-person instruction when schools can reopen safely. This new guidance from the CDC on how our schools can do that is now crystal clear.

Our General Assembly and local school boards should follow this science-based guidance. Among the recommendations, the CDC says physical distancing of at least six feet should be maximized to the greatest extent possible.

We have said that North Carolina’s Plan A full enrollment guidelines do not set a six-feet social distancing goal and the CDC says they should. All plans to reopen our schools during a pandemic should include a goal of six feet of social distancing. We need six feet, and anything less gives us concern for the safety of our students and educators.

This guidance is also a clear statement that Governor Cooper should veto Senate Bill 37. This risky bill would allow North Carolina middle and high schools to fully reopen without six feet of social distancing to protect students from COVID-19. This bill flies in the face of this new CDC guidance. For all the politicians who have

claimed to stand up for science, here is your chance. The science says schools can reopen safely during this pandemic when we use a host of safety measures - including six feet of social distancing.

NCAE has said all along that educators want to get back into classrooms for in-person instruction when schools can reopen safely with: *Access to vaccines for all school employees *Proper mitigation measures with hand washing, universal masking, and six feet of social distancing, *Inclusion of educators, staff, and community members in decisions on best ways to implement safety standards.

The new CDC guidance is a good first step, but now is the time for action. If this road map is applied universally in every community and the resources are put in place equitably for all students, our school buildings can be safe for in-person learning. Members of NCAE are eager to roll up our sleeves, help implement this guidance, and welcome all of our students back to more in-person instruction as soon and safely as we can.

Tamika Walker Kelly President, NCAE NCAE is the state’s largest education advocacy organization for public school employees and represents active, retired, and student members.

Wash, cut, style - and health info - all in one place Hair, Heart & Health Program partners with barber and beauty salons

BY SARAH FEDELE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

It’s been one year since the kick-off of the Hair, Heart & Health program in the Triad - and it is not just starting to crawl or taking its first wobbly steps, it is running!

The American Heart Association is working with eight local barbershops and salons, including Gentlemen’s Grooming Lounge, Blend Masters, and Monique Michelle the Studio beauty salon in Winston-Salem. In Guilford County, The Hot Seat Studio Salon, United Barbershop, Marte’s Barber Shoppe, Heads Up Barbers, and Glenwood Barrber Shop are participating.

Through this program, salon and barbershop staff have been trained, blood pressure checks are being encouraged, and stylists and barbers are engaging their clients with heart health information to help reduce risk factors for heart disease and stroke.

Hair, Heart & Health is part of a statewide initiative with the American Heart Association and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) to improve heart health among systematically disadvantaged populations in North Carolina.

The American Heart Association and Blue Cross NC are proud to announce a huge first birthday milestone! Live Chair Health will now be joining with Hair, Heart & Health in the Triad, making health conversations in the barber’s chair even more possible.

With Live Chair

Submitted photo

The American Heart Association is working with eight local barbershops and salons as part of the Hair, Heart & Health program.

Health, barbers and stylists will perform quick and easy health screenings for their clients before their haircut and then help their client complete a short health questionnaire in the Live Chair Health kiosk or the Live Chair app.

“We are on a mission to save the lives of African Americans by addressing chronic health conditions through the trusted relationships established between hair professionals and their clients,” shared Andrew Suggs, CEO and founder of Live Chair Health. “Together with the American Heart Association, we are elevating barbers and stylists into becoming not only leaders in their community, but lifesavers for those who sit in their chairs.”

“Barbershops are pillars in the neighborhood and imperative to the education of our people. We encourage our neighbors to come in, sit and talk about everything related

to having a healthy family,” shared Derek Brooks, owner of Gentlemen’s Grooming Lounge in Winston-Salem.

“As a cosmetologist, we’re able to advise our clients about hair, skin and nails. Now, with the parallel for heart health, we will have some training to also advise our clients to have a healthier lifestyle,” said Monique Parks, owner/ operator of Monique Michelle the Studio in Winston-Salem.

“Our clients are very comfortable in the chair and overall health conversations happen naturally.

Now, with the materials, information and training from the American Heart Association, we can be even more factual and helpful,” said Charlz Henry, stylist from The Hot Seat Studio Salon in Greensboro.

Barbershops and salons have always been pillars of African American communities. More often

than not, barbers and hairstylists serve in the dual roles of therapist and hairdresser. Their clients are like family and together, they share a history. When health issues arise in conversation, it’s important that accurate information is being shared. With the help of the American Heart Association, Blue Cross NC and Live Chair Health, the stylists in the participating shops are trained and now will have all the resources they need for healthy conversations at their fingertips.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for Americans, but deaths from the disease are higher among Black Americans than their white counterparts. Due to historic marginalization and systemic racism, health disparities have existed within the African American community for decades. In the U.S., African Americans have a higher prevalence of high blood pressure than other racial or ethnic groups. Sixty percent of African American men and 57% of Black women have cardiovascular disease. Black individuals also have a higher risk of first-ever ischemic strokes.

Increased prevalence of high blood pressure, an increased likelihood of resistant hypertension, increased overweight and obesity rates, and increased prevalence of prediabetes, makes the focus of this awareness, education and preventative program so vital.

Follow this North Carolina health equity journey and read more about Hair, Heart & Health by visiting www.heart.org/Triad.

T he C hronicle

FORUM

February 18, 2021

A5

The futility of the Trump impeachment trial Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist

Sometimes in life, the picture is as clear as water.

We know what we want, but it is not what we get.

So, we are left frustrated and wanting.

Stating the truth and laying out the facts do not always get you the outcome you desire.

The second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump began on Feb. 9. If you recall, the first impeachment trial ended up in his favor.

The basis of this impeachment trial was the insurrection that occurred at our Capitol on Jan. 6.

Trump started it by calling people to Washington and then exhorting them to storm the U. S. Capitol.

Supporters of his were violent and it resulted in five people dying and more than 140 people injured. This armed insurrection by Trump loyalists and zealots was more than this country had ever witnessed.

House Managers made a compelling case to convict the former president.

Video evidence showed him urging protestors to riot. Following his insistence, they did.

With that much visual evidence, you would think a conviction would follow.

That would be in normal times. These are not normal times.

Proof and evidence did not mean much, at least during this Senate trial to convict Donald Trump.

There were only seven senators who believed that evidence mattered.

The majority of the Republican senators sided with Trump. Was that surprising? No. It has been well documented that he has a stronghold on the Republican Party. The Senate Republicans who sniff at his heels are simply afraid of him.

Bruce Castor and Michael van der Veen led the defense of Donald Trump.

Their arguments were poor and puny. They did not have a case. The facts weighed against them and Trump was guilty as charged.

However, Castor said, “It is about cancelling 75 million Trump voters and criminalizing political viewpoints. It is the only existential issue before us.

It asks for constitutional cancel culture to take over

the United States Senate.”

Some may say the words were put together well. However, the sad reality was that there was an insurrection and Trump instigated it.

Van der Veen said, “The president’s remarks explicitly encouraged those in attendance at the rally to exercise their rights peacefully and patriotically.”

Mr. T’s lawyers had the facts wrong and were spreading falsehoods throughout their defense of him. It was appalling to me that his defense team wallowed in lies. We know that you can’t defend the indefensible.

The former president had been setting the stage for months before the insurrection. Even then, he was talking about voter fraud and having the election stolen from him. Noah

Feldman, professor of law at Harvard University, said as much on a recent CNN interview.

On Saturday, the Senate voted to acquit Trump by a vote of 57-43. Seven Republican Senators brought their own guts and voted against him. They will end up on the right side of history. Those that voted for him will hide in a trough of lies and alternative truths. They will return to their districts having been bought for a few pieces of silver and two minutes of failed fame.

They will be marked for life with the stain of ineptitude.

Don Lemon, CNN anchor said, “What a terrible legacy Donald Trump has left.” America agrees, at least those of us who know right from wrong.

The GOP has lost its direction. They are in a po-

litical wilderness.

In my opinion, there might just be two Republican-type parties in the future. Neither will have any power.

Their demise and decay will be because of one man, Donald Trump.

He was a former television jock who fooled some Americans into believing he could be a U. S. president.

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

Stealing the vote, building a wall Robert C. Koehler

Guest Columnist Imagine a “USA!” that has truly outgrown - transcended - racism. Would it still have a Republican Party?

One recent and shocking - but hardly surprising - piece of news is the huge scramble in legislatures, especially the Republicancontrolled ones all across the country, to draft and pass legislation restricting the ability of Americans (some of them, anyway) to vote. It’s as though there’s a national effort going on to repeal the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and return to a happier time. Let’s make America great again!

But all this is only one manifestation of the spew of hate and fear unleashed by the recent ex-president, who claimed control of his party thanks to a stunning willingness to blather unmitigated racism in his public utterances, rather than merely serve it in secrecy. In so doing, he made a place for the Proud Boys

and their ilk in the American mainstream and replanted a vision of antebellum greatness in the minds of worried white people.

Greatness (as a governing principle) requires hate. It also requires fear of specifically defined enemies: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

So Donald Trump gave America Mexicans and Muslims and, oh yeah, all those folks from shithole countries in Africa. He also gave them Democrats. And Republicans (the weak ones). He gave them Mike Pence.

This was Trump on Jan. 6: “We’re going to try to give the Republicans, the weak ones, because the strong ones don’t need any of our help, we’re going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.”

This is called clutching and squeezing the psychology of racism for all it’s worth. Taking back a stolen country means stealing it again. And again. And again. Basically, you have to steal it every election.

Or as Lindsey Graham politely put it to Sean Hannity: “If we don’t do something about voting by mail, we’re going to lose the ability to elect a Republican in this country.”

And then there was Alice O’Lenick, the GOP chair of the board of elections in Gwinnett County, near Atlanta, who lamented that “they’ve got to change the major parts” of many of the newly blue state of Georgia’s election laws “so that we at least have a shot at winning.”

As Harvey Wasserman writes, putting things a bit more bluntly: “The shock to the Republican Party has been primal.

GOP operatives know that without massively restricting the vote and reversing the fair ballot counting that came with digital scanners and paper-based recounts, they are in terminal danger.”

So they’ve got to do something. And certainly the party would prefer to

cater to the principles of democracy (right, guys?) and come up with policies that appeal to a majority of the public. But alas, not even fear and propaganda, two political techniques with long histories of effectiveness, are any longer adequate to that task - not since, you know, the end of the Jim Crow era, the last time America was actually great.

So what choice does the party have? According to the Brennan Center for Justice, since the November election, 28 states have introduced or carried over no fewer than 106 pieces of legislation that, in various ways, restrict Americans’ ability to vote. And by “Americans,” I mean wink, wink, nudge, nudge - certain Americans.

These bills, as Wasserman writes, would cast their restrictions in a variety of ways. Here are a few of them: expanding the ability of states to purge voter rolls; requiring photo IDs at polling places (only certain IDs being acceptable: gun licenses yes, student IDs no); slashing the number of precincts in primarily non-white, lower-income areas and at college campuses (for

instance, Arizona’s Maricopa County could go from 100 precincts to 15); enshrining good, old-fashioned gerrymandering.

And speaking of Arizona: “The most extreme bill,” Ari Berman writes, “would allow the GOPcontrolled legislature to override the secretary of state’s certification of election results and appoint its own electors to nullify the popular vote choice of the voters - which Trump tried and failed to persuade them to do in 2020.”

Republicans are the party of the so-called Southern Strategy, which Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon developed in the1960s, claiming the white, Jim Crow South from the Democrats and aligning themselves with the values and paranoias - and mental and psychological limits - of white supremacy. The country is always in the process of being “stolen.”

So again I challenge us to begin the complex and troubling process of imagining a “USA!” that has transcended racism.

How does one depoliticize racism and make it simply, absurdly wrong? I fear this may not be possible until

we begin to learn how to transcend nationalism as well, which is based on the assumption that sovereignty is not possible without borders. And as soon as there’s a border, there’s an Other, who must be feared.

Joe Biden recently announced that he would raise the cap on refugee admissions from the cruelly low number of 15,000, which is where Trump set it, to 125,000. This pushes global consciousness in another direction: valuing, as Bob Goodfellow of Amnesty International put it, “the lives, wellbeing, and human rights of people around the world and about our shared future together. How quickly and how comprehensively we are able to welcome our new neighbors will decide just how bright our future can be.”

courageous struggle, has been raised up as a Founding Father of the new America that can be.

But America is still a work in progress. And as we build this nation, there is still a need for new heroes. We must keep in mind that the construction of heroes is a social choice.

For America to become the liberal democracy we pretend it to be, this country must admit that it has had a problem in choosing its national heroes.

It is easy for Black folk to see that America’s choice of heroes is a problem. We know what kind of nation we want. And we know what kind of hero we need to bring that nation into being. We want a nation that not only allows us to live, but one that allows us to BE. Unfortunately, it has always been the talent of the elites of this country to shape the narrative of the political question of the day to serve their needs.

And this requires a denial of the existence or severity of the problems of Black folk. For the past four

centuries, Black folk have been so preoccupied with staying alive, precious few of us have engaged in the struggle to defend our right to BE. The task before us now is to remove America’s toxic heroes and to construct our own and see to it that they are given their rightful place in the pantheon of our nation.

In order to ensure that we have heroes to raise up, it is important that we all become the type of courageous, self-sacrificing person that should be honored and emulated. We have plenty of role models to go by, so we must become the heroes upon which our nation is to be built.

It is up to each of us to confront the adversity oppressing us all, be the heroes we are meant to be and make this nation what it can become.

Robert C. Koehler (koehlercw@gmail.com), syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a Chicago award-winning journalist and editor.

He is the author of “Courage Grows Strong at the Wound.”

The heroes within us Oscar H. Blayton

Guest Columnist

Each February in schools across the nation, pictures of well-known Black historical figures are mounted on bulletin boards in commemoration of Black History Month.

These figures are presented to young American minds as Black heroes to be noted during the shortest month of the year, and then tucked away for the next 11 months.

As long as this annual exercise creeps along from year to year in its present form, it will inhibit the recognition of the “Black character” of America.

Black History Month, as it exists today, continues the practice of “othering” Black people in America.

To make sense of this, we need to consider the na-

ture of heroes.

Heroes, like many things in our lives, are social constructs. They are created to act as building blocks in our “nation building.” The hero defines who we are as a people and exemplifies our best and most desirable characteristics. Heroes, in this sense, are not the builders of a nation; they are the building blocks of the “national spirit” or the “volksgeist” of a people.

George Washington has been so venerated as an American hero that the dome ceiling in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol depicts his deification in a painting titled “The Apotheosis of Washington.” He receives this hero worship despite the fact that he bought and sold human beings as chattel slaves. Many welldocumented instances exist where he treated Black men and women as less than human.

Davy Crockett is also counted among the pantheon of American heroes even though he met his death at the Alamo in 1836 trying to preserve slavery

in Texas when it was still a part of Mexico. Mexico had officially abolished slavery in 1829 and Gen. Santa Anna marched to Texas - and the Alamo - in 1836 to finally rid it of that abomination.

I will abbreviate this list by lastly naming Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, whose statue still stands in glory in Richmond, Virginia, a city where, in 2003, condemnation of a statue erected to honor Abraham Lincoln reached a fever pitch by Confederate sympathizers.

Nations are built in the shadows of mythic heroes.

White heroes who populate American mythology are legion. But they are men who are feted for slaughtering Indians, building infrastructure with Black labor under the lash and oppressing the Latinx people of our Southwest.

In the ethos of America, there has been little tolerance for heroes who promote true justice and equality. And Black folk are seldom raised up as “national” heroes because people of color are be-

lieved to have nothing to do with the building of the American spirit that most white people recognize.

Regardless of their courage or contributions to American society, Black heroes are constructed

by America’s dominant social class to be figures who merely pleaded for the recognition of the humanity of Black people.

But this construct denies these Black icons the one defining characteristic of a hero. A true hero faces, and strives to overcome, adversity. Our greatest adversity, which is the core problem in America, is the denial of our humanity. A true Black hero does not plead for white people to stop denying our humanity. Our true heroes have faced this problem and struggled to overcome it.

Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois and Ida B. Wells, just to name a few, stood courageously against our greatest adversity and struggled mightily trying to end it in the face of condemnation and demonization. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., because of his

Oscar H. Blayton is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and human rights activist who practices law in Virginia.

A6

F ebruary 18, 2021

T he C hronicle

BUSTA’S PERSON OF THE WEEK

‘Learn how to fill yourself up first with love, before you offer it to someone else.’

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

Close your eyes and visualize yourself as a little girl who witnesses your mother being daily physically and mentally abused by an angry, abusive, alcoholic father.

“When I say abusive, I mean gunshots, knives, and some serious blood spilling. I saw all of that as a child. I saw every bit of it and it really affected my life,” said family counselor, life coach and author Dr. Bebee Watson.

“Because of what I’ve been through, my heart is to reach out and minister with redeeming love and liberating power, bringing the Word of God to all people of all ages, from the four corners of the world. It’s my passion to reach the hurt, lost, abused, wounded and rejected, while winning them to God without compromising the Gospel of Jesus Christ,” shared Dr. Watson.

Because of the abuse, her mother had become ill, so Watson had to assume the duties of big sister, mom and dad. As the second oldest of seven girls, that was an extremely heavy weight to bear, but she got the job done.

By age 12, her mom had recovered from her illness. “She inspired my sisters and I to do better than she did. She made sure we went to church every Sunday, which planted the seeds that would eventually grow later in our lives,” she said.

But, before then, Bebee had developed some very risky behaviors. At 17 she had her first child and began thinking that her life was over, “but my mother encouraged me not to give up, so I continued my education. But it was rough being a young mother and also being there for my mother. So, I started going down a very bad path, and no one could do anything with me. I eventually got kicked out of school for a

year,” she said.

Things began to spin even more out of control. She turned to drugs and more risky behaviors. It forced Dr. Watson to make a decision that would become the wakeup call that changed her life, “I had to give my son to his father’s parents for three years.

One weekend I stayed with my grandmother and she knew I was a damaged child. She said, ‘You have to make a choice. You either continue doing what you’re doing and that’s where you’re going to stay the rest of your life.

Or make some life changes and decide to do what’s best for you and your child and make a better life.’

“And those words of wisdom turned my life around and I gave it all up - the marijuana, the clubbing, all of it. I did it for my child. Then I pushed on and got my first degree in education and then my Ph.D.,” she said.

Watson eventually married, but unfortunately, surrendered to the same circumstances that she witnessed as a little girl. For years, Watson stayed in an extremely physically and verbally abusive marriage. “He was like my father. And like my mother, I lived in fear every day. He controlled my entire life and it beat me down so bad that I had stopped loving myself. I hated to go home.

“One day I was in prayer and God gave me the strength I needed to leave. I didn’t care about the money or material things.

I let him have everything. I decided to value, love and accept myself for who I was. You must learn how to fill yourself up first with love, before you offer it to someone else. I learned what I will and will not accept from a man or anyone else. I talked to myself daily, to pour into myself.

Then I believed it,” said Dr. Watson.

Submitted photo

Dr. Bebee Watson, Ph.D,, family counselor, life coach and author.

I agree with Dr. Watson 100%. In order to give our prayers power, we must believe God will deliver. And God has delivered 10-fold to this phenomenal woman.

Dr. Bebee Watson went on to receive a doctorate in divinity and master of arts degrees in education and counseling. She’s now a family counselor, consultant, motivational speaker, family coach, educator, life coach and author, as well as founder/ CEO of Embrace magazine and a greeting card line and a book, “21 Days-Love Language of Intimacy.” She’s the author of “Can A Sister Talk” and “The Cast Program: Caring, Achieving and Succeeding Together,” which is also a mentoring program.

The Cast shares 10 steps that allow you to access the quality of life within yourself: 1. Changing

You; 2. Take a Closer Look at Yourself; 3. Everyday Warfare; 4. Mind Manipulation; 5. My Messed-Up Emotions; 6. The Mind Games that Affect Your Life; 7. Love Will Set You Free; 8. Guilt Syndrome; 9. You Are Somebody; and 10. Feeling Unworthy.

“We operate on two emotions: love and fear. We must never allow someone else to decide who we are. I help broken women find themselves, because life is an everyday warfare. Every single one of us deals with everyday warfare. Whether it’s on the job, with your children, spouse, or even drugs. And during this everyday warfare, you have to decide who is going to win the battle. That must be you! I’ve helped so many broken women navigate through each step.

“I help women deal with mind manipulation as well. Manipulators always force beaten and broken women to see their point of view and that’s how they gain control. They will put you on the wall of defense, to have you react out of your emotions rather than a rational answer or solution. It’s a belief system that starts with our parents manipulating and shaping our minds at a young age. These negative teachings open us up as adults to be manipulated.

“My passion and calling from God are to help others get through what I’ve been through.

I meet with women one on one and reach those that are so broken no one else can reach. The reason I can and I do is I was one of those women. I’ve been there,” she shared.

When you meet Dr. Watson, you can’t help but feel the passion she has to deliver women from the darkness in which she once dwelled. Her love light is so bright, she’ll help you see hope.

As she spoke, all I could think of was, I hope someone who needs her reads this article.

Adding to her outstanding credits, she’s performed and worked with Dr. Bobby Jones, Lee Williams, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Rance Allen, Yolonda Adams, Candi Staton, Pastor John Gray and Jeff Majors, just to name a few. She was also nominated as Artist of the Year by the Gospel Announcers Guild of the Gospel Music Workshop of America.

My phenomenal Person of the Week is Dr. Bebee Watson.

For info or to contact Dr. Watson, call 774-240-8132 or 336-8707385, Email: info@thecastprogram or bbwministries@gmail. com or visit www.canasistertalktoyou.com, www.bbwministries. org and www.thecastprogram. com

SPORTS WEEK THURSDAY, February 18, 2021

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

I didn’t see that coming The Super Bowl did not turn out the way that many of us predicted. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in blowout fashion. The 31-9 victory by the Bucs in their home stadium was really a total shock.

At the age of 43, Tom Brady now has seven Super Bowl rings. Brady now has more Super Bowl wins than any single franchise in the NFL. When you say that out loud, it still doesn’t sound accurate, but it is. For him to accomplish this in his first season in Tampa is a credit to Brady.

The run that the Bucs had during the playoffs is quite remarkable and reminds me of the run the New York Giants had in 2007 in route to their Super Bowl victory over the then undefeated New England Patriots.

Tampa beat an upand-coming Washington Football Team with a great defense in the Wild Card round 31-23. Next, they faced the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional round. Tampa had lost the previous two meetings against the Saints in the regular season, but found a way to pull out the win in New Orleans 30-20. Tampa dismantled Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay back in October, so the Packers were looking for a little revenge. Once again Brady beat Rodgers, the NFL MVP, 31-26 in the NFC Conference Championship game, surprising many people and analysts.

Going into the Super Bowl, it seemed like almost a foregone conclusion that the Chiefs were primed to be the back-to-back champions. The Chiefs escaped the Cleveland Browns in the Divisional round and were too much for Buffalo in the AFC Championship game. The Super Bowl was supposed to be another stepping stone in the dynasty path for Kansas City; however, Tampa Bay thought otherwise.

With the weapons Tampa Bay had on offense, coupled with their defensive personnel, I figured the game would be closer than most people thought. I did not think the Tampa defense, led by defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, was going to be able to handle the Kansas City offense the way they did.

The Tampa defense held Patrick Mahomes and company without a touchdown for the first time in his short career.

Earlier this season, the Chiefs defeated the Bucs in a tight ball game, and it seems Bowles put together the perfect game plan to defend Kansas City.

In the first meeting, Chiefs wide receiver, Tyreek Hill, accumulated 13 catches for 269 yards and three touchdowns. The Chiefs won the game, but I think the defensive staff from Tampa learned a lot from the loss. If the two teams hadn’t played in the regu-

See Super Bowl on B3

Photos by Alphonso Abbott Jr.

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

After a 1-2 start to their season, the Mt. Tabor boys varsity basketball team has reeled off nine wins in a row. Last week

they played Greensboro’s Ben L. Smith, who has a good team year in and year out.

The Spartans overwhelmed the Eagles in route to the 51-41 victory. Tabor seems to be headed in the right direction at the perfect time.

Have a Story Idea?

Let Us Know News@wschronicle.com

Gainey finds success across the border

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Ed Gainey has seen the highs and lows of professional football. From being cut to being an All-Star, Gainey’s decade in the Canadian Football League (CFL) is truly a success story.

Through sheer perseverance, talent and tenacity, Gainey has carved out quite a career for himself in the CFL and doesn’t look to stop anytime soon.

His story should be a testament to all athletes to never give up on their dreams.

Gainey is a native of Winston-Salem and was a standout defensive back for Mt. Tabor before playing his collegiate career at Appalachian State University (ASU). ASU was one of the final visits for Gainey during his recruiting process and he quickly felt that was the place for him following his prep career.

ASU was also coming off of three consecutive FCS (I-AA) national championships.

“They did a great job with recruitment and I went up that mountain and everything was covered

Photo by Jeff Vinnick

Ed Gainey has enjoyed a stellar 10-year career in the Canadian Football League. in snow and I was sold,” Gainey said about his recruiting visit to App. State.

“It was a beautiful place to be and a great football town and I was sold on the championships and the lay of the land. I wanted to go somewhere where I knew I could win playing football.”

His freshman year did not go the way Gainey wanted it to. He came into the season with a chip on his shoulder and was determined to play as a freshman and did. An injury to his ankle prohibited him from maximizing his playing time as a freshman.

“A lot of guys redshirt

and take their time getting on the field, which is probably a good thing and something I should have done, but I was hardheaded and I just wanted to play,” he said about his freshman year. “I did everything I could. I worked hard in the weight room, summer workouts and winter workouts, I was there 24/7.

“I was adamant to start as a freshman and I didn’t want to redshirt. Unfortunately, my freshman season I fractured my ankle right before camp.”

Gainey says he rehabbed the ankle for a couple of weeks and attempted to work out on

the ankle during the third week. He continued to practice and play on the ankle even though he was not 100 percent. Once he entered the starting lineup later in the season, it was all he needed to show what he could do.

During his time at ASU, Gainey was selected to the Southern Conference All-Conference Second Team for 2009 and 2010. Going into his senior season, Gainey had aspirations of playing in the NFL. He became a team captain that year and was garnering some attention from pro scouts. Unfortunately, he made a mistake

that potentially cost him a chance at the NFL. Thankfully, they were not the only professional league interested in his services.

“Going into my senior year, I definitely had the mindset that I was going to be scouted and go to the NFL,” he said. “I was being recruited by scouts from the NFL and I was just doing all that I could to be the player that I needed to be. From talking to that pro scout, I had the mind frame that I had a shot and I wanted to get on the radar and get invited to the combine, so that was my motivation.

“I feel like I accomplished my goal by becoming a team captain and going out there and leading by example as far as my play on the field. I sold myself short, because I got into some trouble at App. State, so that’s why my NFL career didn’t come.”

Gainey says he was out of football for six months and really had no knowledge about the CFL. He eventually worked himself back into shape and held a pro day at Mt. Tabor. He See Gainey on B3

B2

February 18 2021

Elder Richard Wayne Wood

The C hronicle

Novant partners with Union Baptist Church to tackle vaccine worries

BY KEN GARFIELD NOVANT HEALTH

Sunday School Lesson

Priscilla: Called to Minister Scriptures: Acts 18:1-3, 18-26; Romans 16:3-4 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Research the life and ministry of Priscilla and her husband Aquila; *Appreciate the ministry of those who explain the Way of God with accuracy; *Seek opportunities to use our gifts and abilities to further the gospel.

Background: Priscilla and Aquila were tentmakers from Rome. They are an example of men and women working together for the good of the church and the cause of the kingdom. Priscilla is portrayed as having a leading role in the couple’s ministry work - suggested by the order in which their names are mentioned. Priscilla’s name comes first in five of seven references to the couple. She is thought to be from a wealthy family with social status.

Lesson: The lesson opens with Aquila and Priscilla in Greece after being expelled from Rome, along with the entire Jewish population. Paul, a tentmaker, meets Aquila and Priscilla, who are also tentmakers, and the three become housemates. Aquila and Priscilla exhibited hospitality and friendship which aided Paul in his ministry (verses 1-3).

Paul spent a year and six months in Corinth before The Holy Spirit directed him to Syria. Accompanying him were Aquila and Priscilla. “And he came to Ephesus and left them there…” (verse 19). When they came to Ephesus, Paul visited the synagogue to “reason with the Jews” and was asked by them to stay longer. Paul had made a vow to the Lord “… He had his hair cut, for he was keeping a vow” (verse 18). Paul acknowledged that his life and plans were in God’s hands. “... taking leave of them and saying, ‘I will return to you again if God wills’” (verse 21). Priscilla and Aquila remained in Ephesus to establish their business. They lived in Ephesus for several years and the church met in their home.

Apollos was from Alexandria and a member of one of largest Jewish communities of that time. He was a disciple of John the Baptist and had received the message of Christ, but he did not understand such basic Christian truths as the significance of Christ’s death and resurrection, the ministry of the Holy Spirit, and the church as God’s new witness people. Aquila and Priscilla heard Apollos speak at the synagogue and recognized his excitement about The Word of God and his eloquence and might in The Scriptures … and his lack of full understanding of Jesus. “But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately” (verse 26). They did not embarrass Apollos by correcting him publicly; they addressed him privately. Priscilla and Aquila affirm that men and women in the body of Christ can discuss and explain Scripture to another person.

Priscilla and Aquila are recognized by Paul in his Roman letter. He calls them his “co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus” (NLT), and says, “Not only I, but all of the churches of the Gentiles are grateful for [Priscilla and Aquila]. (16:3) Their lives were testimonies of God’s faithfulness to the refugee, the worker, the obedient, and the wise. (The UMI Annual Commentary 20202021, The New King James Study Bible, The Tony Evans Study Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: Do you make yourself open to receiving correction as Apollos did?

Application: Priscilla and Aquila recognized their citizenship was in heaven. Their lives are a perfect example of true Christian hospitality and they were obedient and willing to risk their lives for the gospel. So, being called to ministry means we must allow for divine flexibility, welcoming God to disturb our plans when He has other purposes for us. “Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done” (Luke 22:42).

The Bible says Jesus used a salve made from mud to cure a blind man, notes Winston-Salem Union Baptist Church senior pastor, Bishop Sir Walter Mack Jr. “We believe this vaccine is the modern-day step to help people get where they need to be. You can pray all day long, but there are some things you have to do

cerns.

These clinics will rotate each weekend between Winston-Salem and Charlotte. Those interested must sign up with the church in advance to get the vaccine. Walk-ins will not be taken. These clinics are meant for church members and the neighboring community. Those receiving the first vaccine at a clinic will register there for the second one. These clinics are for those cur-

be in the place that people have questions,” she said, “where people can talk about the science of the vaccine.”

Jones said Novant Health team members first met with several pastors and community leaders on Martin Luther King.

Jr. Day to introduce this effort. This gathering was organized by Dr. Pam Oliver, a physician and executive vice president of Novant Health and president of

Will a physician be there when I get my vaccine at the church? Yes again. On it went.

Two days later, on Jan. 23 at Union Baptist, senior pastor Mack greeted members of his church and community as they came to church for the vaccine.

“It was unbelievable,” he said. “Every appointment was filled. A steady flow.

A great, great, great Saturday.”

If there was any angst

Submitted photo

The Rev. Joseph D. Wade receives his vaccine at Union Baptist Church. for yourself.”

To that end, Novant Health is partnering with the faith community to help our most vulnerable neighbors embrace the COVID-19 vaccine with vaccine clinics and online forums to answer questions around the vaccine and address public con-

rently eligible under N.C. Department of Health and Human Services guidelines.

The forums and clinics directly address the doubt, said Porsche Jones, a member of Novant Health’s community engagement team in Winston-Salem. “We want to

Novant Health Physician Network.

Then came the questions, nearly all focused on medical issues. Dr. John Card and Dr. Jaleema Speaks were on the call to answer each one.

Should I get the vaccine if I have an autoimmune issue? The answer was yes.

among those getting the vaccine, it seemed to fade.

“You’re talking about people coming to a church,” pastor Mack said. “It gave people a sense of security and trust.”

In all that day, 180 people rolled up their sleeve to get the shot. Among them was their pastor.

Have a Story Idea?

Let Us Know News@wschronicle.com

RELIGION CALENDAR

*Please call ahead to make sure your event is still happening. We will post cancellations/postponements announcements when received.

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

Sundays Virtual worship services Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 S. Green St., invites you to join online worship services on Sundays at 11 a.m. The service, which is available via Facebook and YouTube, is a celebration of the diversity of the human family. Online viewers will discover a nofrills service that is thoughtful, personal, and deeply spiritual. Green Street practices the radical welcome of Jesus Christ. Individuals of every denomination, sexual

orientation, gender identity, and race/ethnicity are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Visit www.greenstreetumc.org or email admin@greenstreetumc.org for more information.

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

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

All are welcome to join us for Zoom (virtual) Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Our Pastor, Dr. Hunt, will be the teacher. The Zoom Link: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/89195349778 or Dial-In Mtg #: 1 301 715 8592 ID#: 89195349778#.

For additional information, please call 336-6993583 or visitwww.newbirthworshipcenter.org or visit

our Facebook page.

Feb. 21 First Waughtown Baptist Church Live stream First Waughtown Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, will livestream its service at 10 a.m. Sunday at www. facebook.com/FirstWaughtown and on its website, www.firstwaughtown.org, click on the virtual messages link on the homepage. Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will continue the series, “Suggestions for How to Survive a Storm.” The reference scripture is Acts 27:29-32.

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.

T he C hronicle

Gainey

Community Calendar Please call ahead to make sure your event is still happening. We will post cancellations/postponements announcements when received.

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

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

Now – Feb. 28 Apply to leadership program at WFU The Wake Forest University College LAUNCH for Leadership Program is a free, nine-month college prep program for underrepresented high school juniors in North Carolina that focuses on leadership development and social consciousness. If you know of a rising high school junior in WinstonSalem, Charlotte, or the surrounding communities that might be interested in the College LAUNCH for Leadership Program, please encourage them to apply, as we are now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 year. You may apply at https://slate. summer.wfu.edu/apply/.

Now – Feb. 28 “Freedom Sunday” streamed play The N.C Black Repertory Company will present a streamed film version of the play “Freedom Sunday” Feb. 12-28.

Written by Cynthia Grace Robinson and directed by Jackie Alexander, the play was filmed at the Schaefer Center at Appalachian State University. Tickets are $15 for the virtual performance. For more information, call 336-723-2266 or visit www.ncblackrep. org.

Now – March 1 Musical play “Doug-

Super Bowl From page B1

lar season, I am not sure if Todd Bowles and his staff would have been able to formulate such a terrific plan of attack for the Super Bowl. The firsthand knowledge they gained from the loss was more valuable than actually winning the game, in my opinion.

I knew the Bucs would be an improved team from a year ago; however, I thought it would take a year for them to gel as a team. With no offseason and a new quarterback, I never imagined Tampa would put it all together to win it all.

This win for Brady doesn’t make Belichick look that good. Not only does it bolster the argument that Brady was the more valuable piece of that duo, but it also makes Belichick look foolish as a general manager as he essentially let Brady go. The Patriots went from perennial championship contenders to a sub .500 team and out of the playoffs all together.

Brady was already heralded as the greatest quarterback of all time and now with seven rings, it’s going to be hard to debate that. When he was in New England, people could give credit to Belichick instead of Brady. Now that he has won outside of New England, what argument can you make against him being atop the list of greatest quarterbacks?

I have heard people saying it was the defense that won the game against the Chiefs. I agree that the

lass/Dunbar” Willingham Theatre presents the musical play “Douglass/Dunbar” streaming online Feb. 15-March 1, which tells the stories of Fredrick Douglass, statesman and politician, and Paul Laurence Dunbar, poet and icon of the Black community. It features a variety of music including blues, classical and spiritual. It is written and directed by Ron Stacker Thompson of the UNCSA. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.yadkinarts.org. A link to view the performance will be emailed to ticket holders by 5 p.m. on Feb. 15.

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

Feb. 20 Blood drive The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County, in cooperation with The Blood Connection (TBC), an independently managed, non-profit, community blood center, will host a blood drive on Feb. 20 at Hanesbrands Theater, 209 N. Spruce Street, from 10 a.m. -3 p.m. All donors will receive a $10 VISA gift card and a tee shirt from TBC as a thank you.

Feb. 21 Freedom Day Delta Arts Center is celebration Freedom Day on Feb. 21 from 12-6 p.m.

View the display of quilts and textile art by area African American quilters.

Teresa Kemp, a master quilt historian from Atlanta, will give a talk about quilts and the underground railroad secret quilt codes.

Registration for groups up defense deserves more credit than they have received, but you have to give Brady his credit as well. Brady was 21/29 for 201 yards and three touchdowns. Those numbers don’t overwhelm you, but he didn’t make mistakes and capitalized on every scoring opportunity early in the game that seemed to demoralize the Chiefs.

I will admit that I don’t agree with Brady being named MVP of the game.

As good as he was in the game, I feel someone on that defense should have won the award. If it were possible, I would actually give the award to Bowles for his stellar defensive strategy that totally neutralized the Chiefs’ offensive attack.

What shocked me the most was how badly Chiefs coach Andy Reid was out-coached in the game. Historically, Reid has been one of the most innovative coaches in the league when it comes to play calling. For him not to make any adjustments throughout the game was surprising. He was thoroughly out-coached and that was the first time in a long time that I have uttered those words about Reid.

The thing I didn’t like was the venom spewed against Mahomes after the loss in the Super Bowl.

“Overrated,” “Not that good,” and “His teammates make him look good” were things I saw people say on social media. Those quotes were actually the appropriate ones, as there were several others that I saw that I could not write in print.

to ten people can be made by calling 336-722-2625 Feb. 22 Medicare workshop The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem is offering a virtual workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available, including “Original Medicare,” Medicare prescription drug programs, Medicare supplements and Medicare Advantage plans.

The session will be held on Monday, February 22, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. through computer and telephone access.The session is designed to explain and clarify the Medicare sign-up process and educate attendees on how to make smart choices.

Trained Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) counselors will be available to answer general questions.

The session is provided at no cost. Because space is limited, reservations are required. Contact the Shepherd’s Center at 336-748-0217 or Info@ shepherdscenter.org for more information or to reserve a seat.

Feb. 25 Historically Black high schools walkthrough The Big 4 Alumni Association invites the community to take a nostalgic walk through the hallowed halls of our historically Black high schools. The Black History Month Commemoration will air on their YouTube channel February 25 at 6 p.m.

(You can search The Big 4 of Forsyth County in YouTube to find the channel.)

The presentation features a look back to the founding of each school and pays tribute to the administrators, educators and coaches who demanded excellence. For information, go to https://big4fc. org/ or call 336 972-6774.

No, Mahomes did not play his best game on Super Bowl Sunday.

You can’t place all of the blame on him for that. The Tampa defense, the injuries to the offensive line, and his skill position players dropping passes, all contributed to Mahomes’ shortcomings during the Super Bowl.

He is still the best in the league, in my opinion, and it’s too bad he lost this game because if he would have won, the narrative for his career would have been different. He still has ample chances to win multiple Super Bowls, it just would have made a great arguing point when discussing his legacy once his career is over. To say you have beaten Brady in the big game is something only two quarterbacks can say.

Eli Manning and Nick Foles are the only two quarterbacks to defeat Brady in the Super Bowl.

The two victories Manning has over Brady in the Super Bowl essentially made him a borderline Hall of Fame candidate.

For Foles, his win over Brady resulted in a statue outside of Lincoln Financial Field. Needless to say, if Mahomes pulled off the same feat, it would have catapulted his career even higher than it already is.

It will be interesting to see how these two teams fare next season. I am also interested in what other teams will do in free agency and the draft to try and compete against the Bucs and Chiefs.

This is why the NFL is the nation’s most popular sport. The intrigue never stops all year.

From page B1

performed well and attracted the attention from a CFL general manager that was in attendance. He was offered a contract to play in the CFL soon afterward.

“He offered me a contract to play in the CFL and I went up there not knowing what to expect and I jumped out on a leap of faith and it was all good from there,” he said.

Being on his own for the first time in a new country was quite the culture shock for Gainey. “I was really afraid, and I didn’t know what to expect and I didn’t want to go up there and do anything that would get me in trouble like throwing a piece of gum on the ground, because I didn’t know the rules of the country. I didn’t know once I got to Montreal, that they were going to be speaking French and English. It was a learning experience to be honest.

“When I got there, it opened my eyes to see how diverse the world is and how many different cultures are out there and how people really look at America and their perspective on America. It’s a blessing and Canada is a beautiful country and a beautiful place to be.”

Gainey said people from the United States have a lot of misconceptions about Canada and the CFL. He said the talent level in the CFL is a lot higher than what people think. There are a lot of players from big time universities, along with former NFL players looking to return to the league. He says making it to the NFL is not just about talent and involves a certain level of politics.

“It’s a big opportunity for guys to add to their resume and it’s a stepping stone for guys to go up there and make a name for themselves so they can get a little bit more push and drive to the league, which is really a political thing,” he went on to say. “It’s a lot of things that come with the NFL that guys

February 18, 2021 really don’t know. If you do what you have to do and keep your head down and stay out the way, your chances of making it become a lot better.”

The first team Gainey played for was the Montreal Alouettes. Gainey said he felt the team wanted him there; however, he did not play as much as he envisioned. He was released by the Alouettes and found his way to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Gainey didn’t really find his way in Hamilton either.

“Montreal and Hamilton believed in me, but it was like I was always on this leash that I couldn’t get off of,” he said. “I wanted my leash to be longer, but it was always short and every time I felt I was making progress, they would kind of pull me back and give me a reality check.”

Once Gainey arrived in Saskatchewan, the team believed in him from day one, he said. He said defensive coordinator Jason Shivers told him they would make him an AllStar the first day of training camp.

“I already believed that I was an All-Star caliber player, but just to hear that from my coach gave me that much more motivation to go out there and be what I could be,” Gainey said about his coaching staff.

The cancellation of the 2020 season was a downer for Gainey. He says the loss of a season at the age of 30 was not a part of his plan.

“It definitely threw everything off and COVID came from way out of left field,” he went on to say.

“2017 I really had a breakout year and the years that followed, I was not really having the seasons I was used to having. I kind of felt like other teams and offensive coordinators had me on their radar and I was getting picked on, so I was looking to come back strong last year.

“They try to pull out the old card, but I feel like COVID hindered my progress. I am 30 now and getting toward the tail end

B3

of my career and people swear that I am old, but I know in my heart and body that I am young and ready to play.”

Gainey stated that there is talk that the 2021 CFL season is in jeopardy as well. The COVID-19 restrictions in Canada are different from the United States, so Gainey says there are reports the season may not be tangible.

He is hoping that is not the case and is preparing for the season as if it will happen.

Gainey has continued to chase his dream even when there were obstacles in front of him. He says he would advise anyone with the dream of playing professional sports to never let anyone tell you that you can’t do it.

“The first thing I would say is to be real with yourself,” he said. “If you believe that you can be an NFL player, or an NBA player, or an MLB player, whatever the case may be, if you fully honestly believe that and you know you’re capable of that, don’t let anybody tell you that you can’t do it.

“On the other side of things, if you are being real with yourself and you haven’t really been the big star or impact player, the game of football will give you so many opportunities to transition into life that you would have never known. If you want to be a personal trainer, or sports agent, or even if you want to get into a different type of business, football and sports alone is just a stepping stone for you to transition into the real world once you realize you don’t have that avenue anymore.

I would just say continue to believe in yourself and put in the work to get yourself to where you want to be. You just have to apply yourself and don’t lose faith, because you have to have that relationship with God.” Gainey wants to continue playing until he can’t play anymore. He says as long as he is contributing to his team, he wants to play, and he wants to eventually make the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

B4

February 18, 2021

The C hronicle

Johnson C. Smith University taps local high school for talent

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Another area player has his dream come true of playing on the next level.

Glenn High School senior wide receiver, Markell Lloyd, recently signed his letter of intent to play football at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU).

Lloyd had interest from several other schools, but chose JCSU because he wanted a new environment and has already built a great rapport with the Golden Bulls coaching staff.

“It’s a new atmosphere and new environment and the coaches were very nice to talk to and I enjoyed cooperating with them during the process,” said Lloyd.

For this season, the recruiting process happened before the actual season due to the pandemic, so colleges only had tape from previous years to evaluate players. Players and coaches had to do everything virtually, so the recruiting experience for players was somewhat taken from them.

“It kind of messed up a lot,” said Lloyd about the pandemic. “Since the pandemic started, you couldn’t really go take a physical visit and you had to do everything online and later on some schools only allowed two or three kids on campus, so it kind of messed everything up.”

With the recruiting process out of the way, Lloyd is going into his last season at Glenn to have fun and enjoy the last few games he has with his teammates.

“I just want to have fun and be with my team for one last ride,” he said.

Lloyd says he will have a mix of emotions when he steps on the field for his final game. He will be excited to have the chance to play college football; however, he will miss playing with his high school teammates.

“I am just going to treat it like it’s my first day out there and treat everything like it’s my last and give 110% effort,” he went on to say.

Lloyd started his prep career at Parkland High School, but chose to transfer to Glenn following his sophomore season. He feels that was the best decision he could have made because of the coaching he has received and the friendships he has made.

“It was the right move for me because I feel like Glenn is like home and they have put me in the right positions and has helped me a lot with my future,” he said about transferring. “I really want to thank Glenn for the opportunity and position they have put me in, so yeah, it was the best move for me.”

The coaching staff has had a tremendous impact on Lloyd. He says the staff has played a major role in him getting better on and off the field. Lloyd says the coaches influenced him to focus on his craft to put him in the position of getting a scholarship.

Lloyd is actually a multi-sport athlete. Not only does he love the game of football, but he is also a

Submitted photo

Markell Lloyd will play football for the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University next season. basketball player. He actually wanted to play basketball during his middle school years before his talent on the field began to really shine. He is leaving the door open to play basketball for the Golden Bulls if the opportunity presents itself.

“During middle school I wanted to strictly play basketball, but then I put pads on and kept playing the game of football and fell in love with contact sports and just learning more about football,” Lloyd continued. “I just began to develop a love for football over basketball now.”

Throughout the pan-

Freezing rain doesn’t stop local nonprofit from giving back to community.

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Frigid temperatures and freezing rain couldn’t stop Barbara Robinson from helping those in need. Through her nonprofit, What’s Beneath the Uniform (WBU), Robinson fed over 125 people in the downtown area of Winston-Salem.

WBU set up shop last weekend across the street from Church’s Chicken on Patterson Ave. In addition to the food, WBU also gave away blankets and masks to those in need.

Due to the pandemic, WBU was not able to hold their annual summer camp last year, so Robinson felt this event would be a great way to kick off their 2021 year.

“We were doing a camp before COVID started and I just knew I wanted to figure out a way to meet the needs of the community, along with being safe,” said Robinson about the event. “We haven’t done anything all of last year because we wanted to make sure we were planning and preparing for making sure everyone was safe and taking COVID precautions.

“I just wanted to give back and I knew this was a simple way to do it, because we had grab-and-go bags and it was limited interactions with people.”

Robinson chose the location on Patterson Avenue because she is familiar with the area, along with it being close to Samaritan Ministries. “Growing up, my school is in the area, my church isn’t too far, and I noticed driving through the city on my daily errands that there were a lot of people under the bridge and a lot of people across from Samaritan Ministries that were outside in the cold,” Robinson continued.

“I would see them and they would just ask for simple things, so I figured that was a good area with high traffic and we had a good mix of people to come in. It was a good area for parking and a good

Submitted photo

The organization gave away over 125 meals during the event. area for a mix of people.”

Robinson is hoping things continue to open up when it comes to the COVID-19 restrictions. She was disappointed that they were not able to hold their camp in 2019, so they’re hoping to have one this year.

“We want to bring back our camp and that is our goal,” she said. “We are working on a way to do it so everyone can be safe. We are not sure if we are going to break it up into multiple days or break it up according to age groups, but that is going to be our next big thing.”

It’s been nearly six years since Robinson created What’s Beneath the Uniform. Following her graduation from high school, she saw the need for the organization to assist young women as they mature from teenagers to young adults.

“I did it because at the time I was getting done with high school, I was figuring out my way and I noticed a lot of my friends were going through similar things, but we always just smile and go through life as if everything was okay. But underneath our daily uniform that we put on to address others that don’t really know us, they really didn’t know what was going on in our lives,” she said. “The age group that I really reach out to is eighth grade to high school seniors and our goal is for them to truly know themselves and what they want out of life.

“That’s really our goal,

to let anyone who comes to us get what they need.

Whether it’s prayer, monetary donations, food, or just to talk, we aim to meet the needs of who comes to us.”

According to Robinson, people were surprised to see the organization out in such bad weather.

Robinson said regardless of the weather conditions, they were going to show up for the people in the community.

“I was talking to somebody while we were out there and they asked me if I was cold, but I was like, it’s two hours out of my day that we took out to give back and it was rewarding,” she said. “They were shocked to see people outside that day and I was shocked at how many people were surprised that we came out and served them yesterday.”

The members from WBU prepared the 125 grab-and-go bags, but the masks, blankets and drinks were donated to the organization.

Robinson is a busy woman with all of the things she is involved with. Between family, coaching, her church and her organization, there is little time for anything else in her life. She doesn’t mind working hard in all aspects of her life, because it doesn’t feel like work for her.

To contact Robinson or to donate funds, please email her at robinson.barbara770@gmail.com.

demic, Lloyd has been working out with teammates and trainers to stay in shape. It was unclear if there was going to be a season this year, but he wanted to be prepared for any scenario.

Lloyd will be joined by East Forsyth cornerback,

Jordan Timmons at JCSU next season. Lloyd and Timmons have been good friends for years and Lloyd says it will be good to have a familiar face with him in college.

“I am excited to have him there, because he is like my little brother, so we do everything together,” Lloyd said about Timmons. “He is going to be my roommate, so we are very excited to get down there, but right now we are focused on our seasons. We (Glenn) play East (Forsyth) first, so we ain’t really communicated, because we are trying to get focused on our first game.

After that, we are going to talk about college and all of the fun experiences we are going to have.”

Lloyd said he knows he has to stay focused for everything on and off the field. He says the classroom is the priority above all else. He has not decided on a major, but is interested in biology, business administration or sports entertainment.

Lloyd’s mother, Rasheeda Lloyd, says she was happy that he selected Johnson C. Smith and she primarily left her input out

of the decision, because she wanted him to make his own choice of school.

“I left that up to Markell, because he will be the one attending the school,” she said about her son’s choice. “I am happy he did decide on an HBCU and it’s not too far.”

Rasheeda Lloyd stated it is an emotional time for her. She thinks about her son transitioning to manhood often and being on his own in college, but is confident he will be able to handle it.

“I can’t hold his hand forever,” she said jokingly.

“I think as a mom I did my part and I’m constantly telling him to make good decisions and stay around people that are focused on the right things. He just has to keep praying and he’ll find his way.”

Ms. Lloyd says she doesn’t want to talk about the day she has to drop her son off at college. She said she thinks about it every day and knows that he isn’t too far away in Charlotte.

For Ms. Lloyd, she said the priority for her is to have Markell obtain his degree first and foremost.

She says playing football is just a privilege.

T he C hronicle

February 18, 2021

B5

Student leaders: Systemic racism remains a pervasive problem across the UNC system

BY JOE KILLIAN NC POLICY WATCH

A report on racial equity in the UNC System exposes the depth of the diversity problem in leadership at most of the state’s universities. For many Black students, faculty and staff, the problem is not news. But it is, they say, at the heart of many of the system’s problems.

Correcting it may be difficult, they say, but essential.

Recent headlines brought the problem into focus. A court settlement revealed UNC-Chapel Hill administration was directSubmitted photo ly involved in the secret Greear Webb is a UNC-Chapel Hill sophomore and and controversial deal that founder of the NC Town Hall and Young Americans gave the Sons of Confed- Protest. erate Veterans not only the Silent Sam Confederate force wrote. “While this tion, white appointees are overrepremonument, but more than process is not in control of dramatically sented across the system. the UNC System, faculty, $2.5 million.

System-wide enrollment staff, and students repeatThe revelation contradicted previous statements edly stated that the current data for 2019 finds that

by UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Governors does 56% of students at both the Chancellor Kevin Guskie- not reflect the diversity undergraduate and graduwicz, who had said the of our state, student body, ate level are white.

Factoring in gender, deal didn’t involve school and institutions.”

Instead, the board representation looks even administration. The campus chapter of the Ameri- looks a lot like the General more grim.

While 57% percent can Association of Univer- Assembly’s Republican of the system’s undermajority and the GOP lobsity Professors called for Guskiewicz’s resignation, byists, former lawmakers graduate population and citing “serial dishonestly.” and party leaders often 60% percent of its graduate students are women, Black students were elected to board seats. women make up just 31% And the problem not surprised.

“It’s disappointing to doesn’t stop with the percent of trustees system wide. Those numbers are me, but it’s not surpris- board.

While the membership discouraging, said Isaiah ing,” said Greear Webb, a UNC-Chapel Hill sopho- of the Board of Governors Green, a senior at the Unimore and founder of the may be out of the hands versity of North Carolina NC Town Hall and Young of the UNC System, the at Asheville and president Americans Protest non- board itself wields a lot of the Association of Stuprofit organizations. “I of power, particularly in dent Governments..

“When you look at the think that decision would choosing trustees and top have gone down differ- leaders at each of the 16 student body presidents ently if there were more individual college cam- in the system, a lot of the time they’re a more dicommunities represented puses.

As the report notes, verse group than the Board in decision making, in the administration and on the state law dictates that most of Governors or any of our of the 16 four-year insti- boards of trustees,” Green board of governors.”

The four men who di- tutions within the UNC said. rectly negotiated the deal System have a 13-memThat lack of diversity - three lawyers and UNC- ber board of trustees that - of race, gender, political Chapel Hill Vice Chan- includes eight people ap- perspective and even gecellor for Public Affairs pointed by the Board of ography - has serious conClayton Somers - were all Governors, four by the sequences, Green said. white. The five-member General Assembly, as “If there was a diboard task force appointed well as the president of versity of thought, a bigto find options for the Si- each student body. State ger diversity of thought, lent Sam monument had law provides for up to a across the spectrum, that just one Black member, 30-member board for the would allow for different Darrell Allison, who re- North Carolina School of decisions to be made as signed from the board last Science and Mathematics, a whole,” Green said. “I and 15 board members for September. think race plays a part. I The 24-member UNC the University of North think a lot more can also Board of Governors now Carolina School of the play a part.” has just two Black voting Arts.

Leadership from the An analysis of the curmembers. Eighteen of the UNC System office to the board’s voting members rent trustees appointed by UNC Board of Governors are male; only one of those the Board of Governors is heavy with graduates men, Republican lobbyist reveals a notable diversity of the system’s largest Reginald Holley, is Black. problem.

System-wide, 68% schools, Green said, espeFive members are women; percent of the trustees ap- cially UNC-Chapel Hill all but two of them are pointed were white. Black and N.C. State. The syswhite. tem’s smaller schools, and There are no Latinx, appointees made up 26%. even its large HBCUs, are Middle-Eastern American, Three percent were Native vastly underrepresented.

American or American InAsian or Pacific Islander That can change, dian.

Asian and Latinx apmembers. There is only Green said. But it will take one Native American, Kel- pointees made up 1%. Inmore than task forces and dian American and Middle lie Blue, who is Lumbee. reports.

Eastern American appoinA predominantly white “I think it will take a perspective in the upper tees made up just a half a commitment from both the percent each. echelons of the UNC SysFurther analysis shows General Assembly and the tem leads to many racially tone-deaf decisions on key that the system’s histori- Board of Governors as a issues, from university po- cally minority-serving in- whole,” Green said. “You licing to the handling of stitutions are doing most need to have a committhe Silent Sam settlement, of the heavy lifting in ment to have a diversity of many students and faculty terms of non-white rep- thought in political affiliaresentation on boards of tion, race and gender.” say.

Developing such a It’s a problem the trustees. The system has five Historically Black commitment may be diffiBoard of Governors’ own Racial Equity Task Colleges and Universi- cult to accomplish, student Force recently addressed. ties: (HBCUs) - Elizabeth leaders said, in a political “The Board of Governors City State University, Fay- environment in which Reshould be representative etteville State University, publicans at the national, of the diversity of the stu- North Carolina A&T State state, and local level are dents in the UNC System,” University, North Caro- rejecting the idea that systhe task force wrote in its lina Central University, temic racism exists, that final report and recom- and Winston-Salem State race equity work is valumendations, delivered to University. The Univer- able, and that representasity of North Carolina at tion is an essential part of the board last month.

The acknowledgement Pembroke is a historically correcting systems that facame after the task force’s American Indian serving vor white people. formal recommendations, institution.

Last month, UNCExcluding the boards Chapel Hill Provost Bob in a section titled “Other Things We Have Heard.” of those schools, appoin- Blouin told the school’s But as quickly as it raised tees were overwhelmingly faculty executive comthe issue, the report made white - 84%. Just 12% of mittee that the school has clear there is little that appointees to boards out- halted its minority hiring can or will be done about side of historically minor- program VITAE (Valuing it from within the system ity serving institutions Inclusion to Attain Excelwere Black. Two percent lence) due to budget conitself.

“The members of the were American Indian. cerns.

Board of Governors are Asian, Latinx and Middle The program, part of elected by the Senate and Eastern appointees made the university’s commitHouse of Representatives up just 1% each. ment to building a diverse Compared to the makeof the North Carolina Genfaculty, seeks to “attract eral Assembly,” the task up of the student popula- accomplished and talented

new faculty members from underrepresented and other groups for tenure track or tenured appointments at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,” according to a university description of its work.

Hires “may include individuals who grew up in economically disadvantaged circumstances; individuals with substantial professional experience working with minority and economically disadvantaged populations; individuals doing significant research on issues that disproportionately affect minority and disadvantaged populations; and individuals whose teaching or research specialty is in a field that is currently underrepresented in the University faculty.”

The program provides “up to full-salary for a period of up to four years at the discretion of the executive vice chancellor and provost,” but only $100,000 per year is available through the program.

The university expects the unit into which the employee is hired to assume the full cost after an initial four-year period.

The names of those hired through the program are kept confidential “so as to create a climate of equity among the faculty.”

Blouin said the decision to pause the program isn’t ideological or a reflection of the university’s commitment to diversity.

It’s the result of the university’s planning for the economic impact of COVID-19, he said.

“I need to be sure we have the resources to support those hires,” Blouin said.

“This is a temporary issue,” Blouin said.

As the system’s flagship campus continues to struggle to diversify its faculty and staff, it is also fighting a lawsuit from a conservative group challenging its limited consideration of race in admissions to promote diversity.

That suit, originally filed in 2014, could go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The reality of systemic racism as a pervasive problem is a roadblock and a danger to Black people across the UNC system and must be addressed as a systemic problem.

Within the Republican party, from the national to the state level, leaders have rejected acknowledging systemic racism in history and in current debates about race in society.

In August, then-President Donald Trump threatened to cut federal funding to schools that teach the New York Times Magazine’s 1619 project. He also had the federal Office of Management and Budget prohibit departments from using federal funds for executive branch staff training that includes critical race theory and the concept of white privilege as a component of systemic racism in the history of the United States and in contemporary life. That ban was later expanded to include federal contractors.

“Instructors and materials teaching that men and members of certain races, as well as our most venerable institutions, are inherently sexist and racist, are appearing in workplace diversity trainings

across the country, even in components of the Federal Government and among Federal contractors,” an executive order on the matter read. “Americans should be taught to take PRIDE in our Great Country, and if you don’t there’s nothing in it for you!”

Trump tweeted on the decision.

State leaders have followed Trump’s lead in rejecting discussions of systemic racism.

Earlier this month Republican officials in North Carolina decried new social studies standards that would more explicitly address it in history, including North Carolina’s history of slavery and voter suppression.

“I truly believe that you do not need to include this type of language in the standards in order to be able to teach history,” said Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the first Black person to hold that position and a Republican. “I think we need to be teaching students about their common experiences as Americans, and in order to do that, I don’t think we need to separate into groups.”

With Republican leaders appointing the members of the UNC Board of Governors, and that board and the General Assembly sharing appointment of trustees, the system’s actual commitment to addressing its diversity problems is an open question.

“There is a lack of trust between students and the UNC System,” Webb said.

“And I believe that among students of color, that is directly related to the lack of representation.”

B6

CLASSIFIEDS February 18, 2021

C hronicle TTHhe E C H R ON I C LE

FE B RU ARY 18, 20 21 B7

DEADLINE: MONDAY 5:30 PM • CALL CLASSIFIEDS AT (336) 722-8624

We accept major credit card payment on all classfied Ads. Email us your ad by Monday...see it on Thursday: adv@wschronicle.com NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE TO CREDITORS STOKES COUNTY

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

Cloverdale Avenue Pedistrian Improvements CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-129 and 143128, sealed bid proposals endorsed “Cloverdale Avenue Pedestrian Improvements” will be received by the City/County Purchasing Department, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, Suite 324, Winston-Salem, NC 27171 until 11:00 AM, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at which time they will publicly open and read aloud at the front door entrance of City Hall Building. Consideration will be given only to Contractors who submit evidence that they are properly licensed as required by Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes to bid and perform the work described herein as the general contractor and must have proper licenses under the state laws governing their respective trades at the time of bid opening. The City reserves the right to waive any informality in the bidding and to reject any or all proposals.

This the 4th day of February, 2021.

Bobby L. Key, Executrix for the Estate of Ann Gore a/k/a Ann Key, Anne Mae Gore, Anne Mae Starr, Ann Starr Key, Ann Key Gore

Bidders are required to be prequalified with NCDOT for their specific discipline. Contractors wishing to become prequalified may obtain information through the NCDOT website at: http://www.ncdot.gov/business/

IN THE MATTER OF: BABY GIRL ANTHONY DOB: 09-12-19

A pre-bid teleconference will be held at 10:00 AM local time on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, to discuss scope of work, schedule, and the Department of Transportation’s M/WBE program as it relates to construction of the project. Prime bidders and subcontractors are strongly encouraged to attend this conference.

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you have been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced child pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.

All work will be in accordance with the Plans and Specifications, which will be made available electronically on or after February 10, 2021 by contacting Jerry Bates by email jerryjb@cityofws.org.

Technical questions relating to the Bidding Documents shall be submitted in writing and sent electronically to Andrea Keyser at: andreak@cityofws.org. The End of Question Period is 12:00 noon March 3, 2021.

Compliance with the Department of Transportation’s M/WBE program is required on this contract. A combined subcontracting goal of 8% has been established for this project. Instructions for submitting bids may be obtained by contacting Jerry Bates at jerryjb@cityofws.org (preferred) or phone 336/747-6936.

The Chronicle February 18, 2021

Notice to All Equal Employment Opportunity Historically Underutilized businesses (HUB), i.e. minorities, Disabled persons and women owned and operated Businesses BID INVITATION FOR: Appalachan State University Track, Tennis and Softball Facility Project Identification 18-19654-02A Hickory Construction Company, Hickory, NC is seeking subcontractors for concrete, unit masonry, metal fabrications and railings, thermal and moisture protection, doors & windows, finishes for floors and ceilings and painting, specialties, track & field equipment, scoreboard, reserved furnishings, grandstand & bleachers, fire suppression, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, communications, earthwork, exterior improvements and utilities.

The project includes construction of a new NCAA rack and field facility with a 5,098 SF support building. The project includes all site work and infrastructure to support this facility.

Project Architect: CHA Consulting Inc., Raleigh, NC Phone 919-436-2280 Contact for Hickory Construction Company is: Bill Herold @ bherold@hickory-construction.com Phone: 828-322-9234 The Chronicle February 18, 2021

19 J 180

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

You are required to make a written answer to the Petitions alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petitions within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petitions, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juveniles.

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

If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service.

The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 10:45 a.m., on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in Courtroom 1-D of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

The Chronicle February 11, 18, 25, 2021

EMPLOYMENT

TO: Kim Johnson - mother of the juvenile John Doe - putative father of the juvenile TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you have been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced child pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.

You are required to make a written answer to the Petitions alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petitions within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petitions, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juveniles.

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

If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service.

The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., on Monday, April 26, 2021 in Courtroom 1-D of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

A Community for Mature Adults (55 and Older) Located on the corner of Trade Street and Northwest Blvd in Winston-Salem An income based multi-level building with 2 elevators consisting of 100 one BR Apts, with handicapped accessible units, Section 8 Assistance Available; just minutes from the downtown business district, city bus depot, farmers market, main public library Office Hours: 8:30 am-4:30 pm Monday thru Friday for applications call 336-723-3633.

Equal Housing Opportunity

The Chronicle February 18, 25, and March 4, 2021

TO: Any Unknown Birth Father or Possible Parent, Respondents.

Audit Associate (Winston Salem, NC): Support audit in accordance with GAAP & GAAS; Examines, inspects, tests, verifies clients' financial statements; Review accountants' work to ensure compliance; Prepare audit finding for reporting to sr staff. Master's + 1 yr related exp. Pass all CPA Exams. Send resume to Audit Mgr, Gray, Callison & Jones CPA, 3813 Forrestgate Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27103 The Chronicle February 18, 2021

In the event you fail to respond, the Petitioners will seek a Decree of Adoption without further notice to you. The Decree of Adoption will terminate any legal and parental rights you may have to this child and divest you of all rights with respect to the child.

This the 16th day of February, 2021. /S/ Amy S. Davis Attorney for Petitioners Amy S. Davis, Attorney at Law 181 Church Street, North Concord, NC 28025 NC State Bar No.: 22809 The Chronicle February 18, 25, and March 4, 2021

www.wschronicle.com

Get your free information kit and see if you qualify:

844-213-6711 BACKED BY A

EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME OFFER!

Units available from $535 and up. Office Hours 8:30am -4:30pm Mon-Fri. For application information call-336703-0038, Handicap Units Available Equal Housing Opportunity Managed by Community Management Corp.

15% & 10 % OFF

SENIORS & MILITARY!

YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE *

+ E

TT

NATIO

1

5% OFF

TO THE FIRST 50 CALLERS ONLY! **

YEAR-ROUND! LIFETIME WARRANTY

FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!1 Promo Code: 285

ER GUA

Subject to credit approval. Call for details.

1

CALL US TODAY FOR

A FREE ESTIMATE

1-877-649-1190

Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm, Fri-Sat: 8am-5pm, Sun: 2pm-8pm EST %( * %) - % '+ " . $ %+&%$ & ( %+) %" % % " * %$ )* # * , " %( . ( / ( , " * * # % )* # * %$".

The leading consumer reporting agency conducted a 16 month outdoor test of gutter guards in 2010 and recognized LeafFilter as the “#1 rated professionally installed gutter guard system in America.” CSLB# 1035795 DOPL #10783658-5501 License# 7656 License# 50145 License# 41354 License# 99338 License# 128344 License# 218294 WA UBI# 603 233 977 License# 2102212986 License# 2106212946 License# 2705132153A License# LEAFFNW822JZ License# WV056912 License# WC-29998-H17 Nassau HIC License# H01067000 Registration# 176447 Registration# HIC.0649905 Registration# C127229 Registration# C127230 Registration# 366920918 )*( * %$ )*( * %$ 0 )*( * %$ )*( * %$

+/ %"! 0 License# 52229-H License# 2705169445 License# 262000022 License# 262000403 License# 0086990 Registration# H-19114 2

TO SPEAK WITH AN AGENT AND REQUEST A FREE QUOTE CALL THE HARTFORD TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU COULD SAVE:

Call now to get your ADT security system starting at $19.99/mo.*

1-855-664-2305

Plus get $100 off installation† when you call today! *Requires 36-month monitoring contract for intrusion only with a minimum charge of $28.99 after the 12 month term. Equipment shown requires ADT Secure or higher. Early term. and installation fees apply. Taxes addt’l. For full terms and pricing see below. † Requires minimum purchase of $449.

FREE DATE CHANGES ON 2021 TOURS* FROM

YOUR E XCLUSIVE SAVINGS COUP ON

$

$

1-844-850-9218

/mo

BONUS $100 off installation

1,749 *

1,499 *

Call now to redeem your exclusive offer!

19 99

$

OFF

WE INSTALL

AARP AUTO INSURANCE FROM THE HARTFORD

MISCELLANEOUS

STARTING AT

MKT-P0108

CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE

Reply by:

Redemption code:

DF-CD-NP-Q121 April 15, 2021 We’re available 24/7.

See if you qualify for same-day service! *$19.99/month + †$100 off Installation: Requires 36-month monitoring contract with a minimum charge of $28.99/mo. (before instant savings) (24-month monitoring contract in Cali)140,$ 616$. )((5 )41/ %()14( ,056$06 5$8,0*5 $0' (041../(06 ,0 $5; $; (48,&( $0' ,056$..$6,10 &+$4*(5 8$4; '(2(0',0* 10 5;56(/ &10> *74$6,10 (37,2/(06 $0' 5(48,&(5 5(.(&6(' ))(4 ,0&.7'(5 , ,056$06 5$8,0*5 2(4 /106+ $22.,&$%.( 10.; 619$4'5 /106+.; /10,614,0* &+$4*( )14 6+( > 456 /106+5 1) ,0,6,$. &1064$&6 6(4/ 616$. 8$.7( 1) $0' ,, ,056$06 savings on installation with minimum purchase of $449 after promotion is applied. Traditional Service Level requires landline phone. Excludes ADT’s Extended Limited Warranty. Upon early termination by Customer, ADT may charge 75% of the remaining monthly service charges for the balance of the initial contract term. Limit one offer per new ADT customer contract. Not valid on 274&+$5(5 )41/ ! 76+14,<(' ($.(45 :2,4(5

Interactive Services: ADT Command Interactive Solutions Services (“ADT Command”) helps you manage your home environment and family lifestyle. Requires purchase of an ADT alarm system 9,6+ /106+ /10,614,0* &1064$&6 4$0*,0* /1 9,6+ /106+ /10,614,0* &1064$&6 ,0 $.,)140,$ 616$. )((5 4$0*,0*

(041../(06 ,0 ! $5; $; $0' a compatible device with Internet and email access. These interactive services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipment/systems that are connected to the ADT Command equipment. All ADT Command services are not available with all interactive service levels. All ADT Command services may not be available in all geographic areas. You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the interactive service features you desire.

General: '',6,10$. &+$4*(5 /$; $22.; ,0 $4($5 6+$6 4(37,4( *7$4' 4(52105( 5(48,&( )14 /70,&,2$. $.$4/ 8(4,> &$6,10 ;56(/ 4(/$,05 2412(46; 1) ! 1&$. 2(4/,6 )((5 /$; %( 4(37,4(' Prices and offers subject to change and may vary by market. Additional taxes and fees may apply. Satisfactory credit required. A security deposit may be required. Simulated screen images and photos are for illustrative purposes only. = ! '%$ ! (&74,6; (48,&(5 .. 4,*+65 4(5(48(' ! 6+( ! .1*1 ! $0' 6+( 241'7&6 5(48,&( 0$/(5 .,56(' ,0 6+,5 '1&7/(06 $4( /$4-5 $0' 14 4(*,56(4(' /$4-5 "0$7 6+14,<(' 75( ,5 564,&6.; 241+,%,6(' !+,4' 2$46; /$4-5 $4( 6+( 2412(46; 1) 6+(,4 4(52(&6,8( 190(45 ,&(05( ,0)14/$6,10 $8$,.$%.( $6 999 ! &1/ 14 %; &$..,0* !

,&(05(' %; 6+( .$4/ ;56(/5 ,&(05,0* 1$4' 1) 6+( 6$6( 1) 146+ $41.,0$

#

DF-CD-NP-Q121

CRIMSON CANYONS & MESAS NATIONAL PARKS TOUR 10 days, departs June - September 2021

Las Vegas • Grand Canyon • Bryce Canyon • Zion • Capitol Reef • Arches & Canyonlands • and more — Experience the red rocks of these 6 iconic national parks. Travel through deserts, forests, mountains, and to the very edge of the Grand Canyon in this tour.

promo code N7017

1-855-874-7693

TM

* Free date changes anytime up to 45 days prior to departure for land tours. Deposits and final payments remain non-refundable. Prices are per person based on double occupancy plus up to $199 in taxes & fees. Single supplement and seasonal surcharges may apply. Add-on airfare available. Offers apply to new bookings only, made by 3/31/21. Other terms & conditions may apply. Ask your Travel Consultant for details.

DENTAL Insurance Get Dental Insurance from Physicians Mutual Insurance Company. It helps cover over 350 procedures — from cleanings and fillings to crowns and dentures.

Visit GETGOLDGEEK.COM/ncpa OR CALL 888-321-8209

To request a 100% free, no risk, no-strings-attached appraisal kit.

• See any dentist you want, but save more with one in our network • No deductible, no annual maximum • Immediate coverage for preventive care

Finally! Satellite Internet With No Hard Data Limits!

And FREE Standard Installation!2 Limited Time Offer. Restrictions may apply.

Call to get your FREE Information Kit

“You can get High-Speed Internet wherever you live!”

1-844-496-8601 or visit dental50plus.com/ncpress

MO.

for 24 Mos.

CALL TODAY

1-877-313-1415

HughesNet is a registered trademark of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar Company. Restrictions apply. Call for details.

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

Includes the Participating (in GA: Designated) Providers and Preventive Benefits Rider. Product not available in all states. Acceptance guaranteed for one insurance policy/certificate of this type. Contact us for complete details about this insurance solicitation. This specific offer is not available in CO, NY; call 1-800-969-4781 or respond for similar offer. Certificate C250A (ID: C250E; PA: C250Q); Insurance Policy P150 (GA: P150GA; NY: P150NY; OK: P150OK; TN: P150TN); Rider kinds B438/B439 (GA: B439B).

6255

DON’T JUST KINDA TV. DIRECTV.

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

Get the 2020 NFL SUNDAY TICKET season included at no extra cost.

CALL TODAY

Req’s you to select offer.

newshowerdeal.com/ncp | 833-590-0411

*$19.95 ACTIVATION, EARLY TERMINATION FEE OF $20/MO. FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT., EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN & ADD’L FEES APPLY. Price incl. CHOICE All Included Pkg., monthly service and equip. fees for 1 HD DVR & is aft er $5/mo. autopay & paperless bill and $10/mo. bundle discounts for up to 12 mos each. Pay $74.99/mo. + taxes until discount starts w/in 3 bills. New approved residential customers only (equipment lease req’d). Credit card req’d (except MA & PA). Restr’s apply.

Blazing Fast Internet!

ADD TO YOUR PACKAGE FOR ONLY

Second Harvest Food Bank is hiring!

Check our current opportunities at: SecondHarvestNWNC.org/Employment

© 2020 Inogen, Inc. All rights reserved.

Timeshare Cancellation

2 & 3 bedroom - 2 bath apartments convenient to downtown. Amenities include W/D connections, self-cleaning oven, refrigerator w/ice maker, microwave, DW & disposal. Ask about our rental specials.

NOTICE

In order to participate in and receive further notice(s) in this proceeding, including notice of the time and place of any hearing in this matter, you must prepare and file with the Clerk of Superior Court a response within forty (40) days after the first date of publication of this notice.

1-855-711-0380

YEAR-ROUND

Plans starting at

Take notice that a Special Proceeding has been commenced in the above-referenced Court and File Number. The Petitioners are seeking to adopt a male child who was born on September 26, 2020, in WinstonSalem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, to Radasia Renee Key. The minor child was conceived on or around the first week of January 2020. Radasia is an AfricanAmerican female, medium build, dark complexion, with thick, curly dark brown hair.

Call Inogen Today To Request Your FREE Info Kit

Arbor Oaks & Aster Park Apartments

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE FORSYTH COUNTY DISTRICT COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 20-SP-586 In re: The Adoption of Jaylen Braxton Palmer

Reclaim Your Freedom And Independence NOW!

Managed By Community Management Corporation

This the 10th day of February, 2021 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue

No more tanks to refill. No more deliveries. No more hassles with travel.

The INOGEN ONE portable oxygen concentrator is designed to provide unparalleled freedom for oxygen therapy users. It’s small, lightweight, clinically proven for stationary and portable use, during the day and at night, and can go virtually anywhere — even on most airlines.

Inogen accepts Medicare and many private insurances!

GU

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

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

Introducing the INOGEN ONE – It’s oxygen therapy on your terms

’S

The Chronicle February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021

IN THE MATTER OF: 19 J 235 LAUREN MARIA JOHNSON DOB: 12-26-19

One solution for oxygen at home, away, and for travel

AZALEA TERRACE APARTMENTS

N

Project Description: This project will construct pedestrian improvements at Cloverdale Avenue across from Wake Forest Baptist Hospital and will include but not limited to grading, concrete sidewalk, curb ramps, concrete islands, milling, and pavement markings.

The undersigned, Bobby L. Key, having qualified on May 10, 2020 as Executrix of the Estate of Ann Gore a/k/a Ann Key, Anne Mae Gore, Anne Mae Starr, Ann Starr Key, Ann Key Gore, deceased, late of Forsyth County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the Office of Kenneth Clayton Dawson, The Dawson Law Firm, PC, Attorney for the Estate, at 534 E King Street, King, North Carolina 27021 on or before May 10, 2021 , or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the Estate will make payment immediately at the same address.

MISCELLANEOUS

TH

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

REAL ESTATE

2

LEGAL NOTICES

D

LEGAL NOTICES

R

M/WBE BID NOTICES

19.99

$

Don’t settle for cable. Call now!

Iv Support Holdings LLC

855-972-7954

2020 NFL SUNDAY TICKET OFFER: Subject to change. Package consists of all live out-of-market NFL games (based on customer’s service address) broadcast on FOX and CBS. However, games broadcast by your local FOX or CBS affiliate. will not be available in NFL SUNDAY TICKET. Games available via remote viewing based on device location. Other conditions apply. 2020 NFL SUNDAY TICKET regular full-season retail price is $293.94. 2020 NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX regular full-season retail price is $395.94. Customers activating CHOICE Package or above or MÁS ULTRA Package or above will be eligible to receive the 2020 season of NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX at no additional cost. NFL SUNDAY TICKET subscription will not automatically renew. Only one game may be accessed remotely at any given time.

Compatible device/operating system required for online/mobile access. Additional data charges may apply. Visit directv.com/nfl for a list of compatible devices/system requirements For full Mix Channel and interactive functionality, HD equipment model H/HR 21 or later is required. NFL, the NFL Shield design and the NFL SUNDAY TICKET name and logo are registered trademarks of the NFL and its affi liates. NFL team names and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. ©2020 AT&T Intellectual Property. All Rights Reserved. AT&T, Globe logo, DIRECTV, and all other DIRECTV marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affi liated companies. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

/mo.

where available

2-YEAR TV PRICE GUARANTEE

$

64

99 MO.

America’s Top 120 Package

190 CHANNELS

for 12 Mos. Including Local Channels!

CALL TODAY - For $100 Gift Card Promo Code: DISH100

1-855-376-8603

Offer ends 7/14/21.

THE

All offers require credit qualification, 24-month commitment with early termination fee and eAutoPay. Prices include Hopper Duo for qualifying customers. Hopper, Hopper w/Sling or Hopper 3 $5/mo. more. Upfront fees may apply based on credit qualification.

CHRONICLE

Advertise with us!

Call 722-8624

Follow us on

Call

722-8624

to Subscribe

@WS_Chronicle