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N.C. NAACP calls for protests to request public town halls

BY CASH MICHAELS FOR THE CHRONICLE

On Monday, Feb. 27, the Winston-Salem office of Sen. Richard Burr is going to hear some noise from many of the Republican senator’s constituents, and the

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Sen. Burr’s Winston-Salem office is located at 2000 West First Street, Suite 508. Its phone number is 800-685-8916, or 336-631-5125. Monday’s demonstration begins at 4 p.m

local chapter of the N.C. NAACP. “We must hold our federal elected officials accountable in their home districts,” said N.C. NAACP President Rev. Dr. William Barber II, in an email sent to supporters and the press earlier

this week. “ “On Feb. 27, we will deliver a list of demands and request public town halls at the offices of all of our N.C. senators and representatives to ensure that our elected officials listen to the people,” Barber’s

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email continued. Below was a list of every U.S. senator and congressperson elected to Washington from North Carolina.

Sen. Richard Burr’s WinstonSalem office was second from the top.

According to Rev. Alvin Carlisle, president of the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County NAACP, he will be there at 4 p.m., along with several other chapter members and citizens to protest Burr’s insistence on repealing the Affordable Care

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Renea Andrews reads “Skin Again” by Bell Hooks during the African-American Read-In celebration at the Malloy/Jordan East Winston Library on Monday, Feb. 20.

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

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African-American history came to life through storytelling, song, and poetry earlier this week at the Malloy/Jordan East Winston Library as it celebrated National AfricanAmerican Read-In Day. During the month of February, schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, and other professional organizations are urged to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month by hosting the event designed to introduce children to AfricanAmerican authors and the history that

is oven overlooked.

This year, students from the Bethlehem Community Child Development Center listened closely as volunteers from the community read books, recited poems and sang songs drenched in the AfricanAmerican culture.

To begin the interactive history lesson, Renea Andrews read “Skin Again.” The short book written by Bell Hooks encourages children to look beyond skin color and judge their peers by what’s in their hearts.

When asked why she chose the book, Andrews said she felt it was important that the students know that it’s

what’s on the inside that matters most.

“Since the first time I read this book, it spoke to my soul,” continued Andrews. “It reminded me of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, that we are judged not by the color of our skin but the content of our character.”

Following Andrews’ presentation, retired elementary school teacher Anne Jenkins read “The Glass Bottle Tree” by Evelyn Coleman. Next, Amattullah Saleem kept the party going when he got the children to join him as he sung a Negro spiritual before reading his book of choice.

On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the presidents of many of the 106 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the nation will convene at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. for what is being called a “fly-in” conference with various members of Congress, and officials from the Trump Administration among others, to discuss how the federal government, under Republican control, can be more supportive.

The Chronicle has confirmed that Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Elwood Robinson will be attending.

According to Jay R. Davis, director of Communications and Media Relations for WSSU, “Chancellor Robinson has accepted an invitation extended to Robinson HBCU leaders from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to attend a meeting with leadership in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28.”

Davis did not express what Chancellor Robinson hoped to hear while attending the meetings. Robinson is traveling this week and could not be contacted directly for comment.

The Chronicle reached out to the president’s or chancellor’s office at all 10 HBCUs in North Carolina, but only received confirmations of attendance from WSSU, and Bennett College in Greensboro, where Interim President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins presides.

“I think I can safely speak for all of my colleagues in saying we expect and hope to have dialogue and actions regarding infrastructure support, Pell Grant increases to build a pipeline of college-ready students, Title III funding and other support structures to strengthen HBCUs for the future,” Dr. Dawkins said. “Speaking for myself, I am excited about the chance to meet with members of the Trump Administration to discuss HBCUs and ways we can strengthen them for posterity.”

Dr. Dawkins continued, “I think it is great that our new president is reaching out to HBCUs just a few [weeks] after taking office, and I sincerely hope his administration will work to ensure HBCUs are given their fair share of federal funding. HBCUs are vital to the fabric of American education, and I hope next week’s meeting is

County to study human services merger

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

Forsyth County will be exploring if consolidating the Departments of Social Services and Public Health would be best for the community.

That’s one of the things that came out of a county commissioner’s winter work session at the

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County Government Building on Thursday, Feb. 16. Consolidation is about who controls the departments, which are currently governed by appointed boards of citizens that hire each department’s director and oversees their duties.

Consolidation options include putting the department directly under county control.

Under state law, only the biggest counties in

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the state: Wake, Mecklenburg and Guilford could consolidate their human services departments before 2012, when the General Assembly changed the statute to allow any county to do it.

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Act, among other issues. A press conference will also be held. “ We really want to raise our concerns with our elected officials that we need to take a fair and moral stance when it comes to any reform of public health care,” Rev. Carlisle said. “Don’t be irresponsible, definitely don’t try to repeal without replacing, and when we’re looking at replacing, it’s important that we also look at bills that will continue to benefit the poor in our community that will also allow for affordable care, and also care that does not discriminate against those that have pre-existing conditions.”

Saying that “It’s always important that the people’s voices are heard,” Rev. Carlisle agreed that now that Sen. Burr was just re-elected last November, and has

said that this is his last sixyear term in Congress, he may not be vulnerable to public pressure as would someone running for reelection in 2018.

But that shouldn’t m a t t e r , Rev. Carlisle Carlisle said.

“I think it’s important for us, not only for him but for all of our elected officials to continue to hear the voice of the people, and, of course, to make clear that they serve at the will of the people,” Rev. Carlisle said.

Of course, it would be hard to protest at

Amattullah Saleem reads to children from the Bethlehem Community Child Development Center earlier this week during the annual African-American Read-In Celebration held at the Malloy/Jordan East Winston Library.

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Sen. Burr’s office Monday without citing clear concerns about where the month-old Trump Administration is headed, and how many are fearful that the gains of the Obama Administration will all but certainly be erased.

“There are reasons for concern that we’ve already seen after only one month in,” Carlisle said. “There are major concerns about some of the things we’re seeing from the Trump Administration. Even when it comes down to executive orders, we still believe that there is a system of checks and balances in our country that needs to be enforced, and we don’t feel that our elected officials should sit back and allow “45” [Trump] to do whatever he wants.”

The local NAACP chapter will be only one of several groups from across the country to target Republican lawmakers with concerns about issues ranging from

repealing Obamacare to supporting a ban on Muslims entering the country. GOP congresspeople have been targeted at raucous town hall meetings by their own supporters in many cases.

Earlier this week, the North Carolina chapter of the national group “Together We Will” took out a quarter-page “lost and found” ad in the Sunday News and Observer. The ad said, “LOST- United States Senator. “He may respond to the title ‘Senator Richard Burr’, though his constituents have been unable to verify whether this is still the case, as they have been unable to contact him in recent weeks. … If found, please return Senator Burr to his constituents by way of a Town Hall meeting or other suitable gathering in which the Senator demonstrates his accountability to his constituents by listening to and honestly addressing their concerns.”

Maurice Graham Jr. reads “The Clouds and Their Faces,” which was written and illustrated by his grandmother Kim Bell, during the African-American Read-In Celebration earlier this week.

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To wrap up the event Dr. Elwanda Ingram, who recently retired from the English department at Winston-Salem State University, recited her own rendition of “In the Morning” by Paul Laurence Dunbar. During a brief talk with The Chronicle, Dr. Ingram said although she is enjoying her retirement, she felt it was her duty to participate in the read-in event.

“They need to be exposed to African-American literature in all genres. They need to be exposed to the value of reading,” she said. “I think if children are exposed to reading at an early age, they will build a thirst for reading that will help them succeed in life.”

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the first of many productive meetings in Washington.”

The convener of the two-day conference in Washington, DC next week is Republican Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC-6), a white conservative congressman who wants to see the “full repeal” of the Affordable Care Act; strongly supports North Carolina’s controversial HB 2 “bathroom law,” and when once asked if starting a war with Mexico was appropriate in order to secure the border, joked that it was, though he seriously added that the National Guard should be used.

And yet, despite his ultra-conservative rhetoric, Rep. Walker, chair of the House Republican Study Committee, apparently has a soft spot for HBCUs. His wife, Kelly, graduated from Winston-Salem State University with a degree in nursing; summer interns from local HBCUs work in the congressional offices of Walker and NC 12th District colleague Rep. Alma Adams; NC A&T University in Greensboro is in his district; and he is a member of the Congressional HBCU Caucus.

Walker has invited House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Ws), South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Marco Rubio and other influential Republican leaders to take part in the conference Tuesday to meet with HBCU leaders, and, according to a spokesman, understand the history of HBCUs and their unique role in higher education, and why the Republican-controlled federal government should continue to support their future.

The event is supported by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit group that helps needy students attend the HBCU of their choice.

Its president, Johnny Taylor, says HBCUs have no choice but to work with whomever runs Congress, and whomever

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tion. One is keeping the departments as they are, but eliminating both boards and placing the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners as their governing body. Another option is having a consolidated human services director over both departments, who is appointed by the county manager with the advice and consent of a new consolidated board for both departments. A final option has the county manager hiring a consolidated human services director with the advise and consent of county commissioners, who would act as the board for human services. The last two options would mean that the State Human

Resources Act would be optional for human services staff and put them under the same policies as other county employees.

Assistant County Manager Ronda Tatum told commissioners that most clients of consolidate human services don’t notice a change in service.

Staff did find some potential efficiencies in consolidation, including cross training between departments and combining back office functions like purchasing, finance and other administrative functions.

When asked by commissioners, Tatum said some counties have had issues with consolidating and have switched between the different types of consolidation.

She said Guilford did its consolida-

Retired elementary school teacher Anne Jenkins reads a book to children during the local African American ReadIn Celebration on Monday, Feb. 20.

is in the White House.

To that end, it is also expected that the Trump Administration will issue a new executive order next week, moving the HBCU Initiative from under the US

“It is vital that North Carolina A&T State University maintains a healthy relationship with the executive branch.”

Dept. of Education, to direct supervision of the White House. There have been unconfirmed reports about what else the Trump executive order contains, but at least one N.C .college president is optimistic.

“UNCF and The Thurgood Marshall College Fund have pushed for the White House Initiative on HBCUs to be removed from the Department of Education and placed directly under The White House, led by an executive director; therefore, we are happy to hear this is being strongly considered,” Bennett Interim Pres. Phyllis Dawkins said. “This move, should it occur, will provide direct access to a senior adviser who reports to the President, thereby identifying policy priorities that are important to HBCUs.” HBCUs reportedly comprise only 3 percent of all col-

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tion too fast. That county’s human services director left in 2015 and still hasn’t been replaced. She said Guilford’s human services are still “all over the place” and not truly consolidated yet.

County Commissioner Walter Marshall said that commissioners lack the time to provide effective oversight of human services.

“As part time elected

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officials, you don’t have time to deal with all those issues that I think boards can deal with better,” said Marshall, who is on the Department of Social Services Board.

He also said that politics get mixed into things when commissioners run human services directly, which he said was the reason for consolidation problems in places like Guilford and Mecklenburg.

leges and universities in the country, yet are responsible for 27 percent of African-Americans with bachelor’s degrees in science, technology, engineering and math, according to the U.S. Dept. of Education.

While there is naturally some caution, hopes are high that a positive bond can be forged with President Trump.

There are still hard feelings from eight years of the Obama Administration that, while HBCUs ultimately saw more funding , also saw Pell Grants cut for black students, and parental qualifications for the PLUS Loan program for college students changed, ultimately disqualifying many parents on the credit bubble, and resulting in many black college students being forced to drop out of school.

HBCU enrollments dramatically dropped, and many schools are still recovering, officials say.

Dr. Ontario S. Wooden, associate vice chancellor for Innovative, Engaged and Global Education at North Carolina Central University in Durham, whose interim chancellor is not attending next week’s meeting, hopes the baggage from the Obama Administration can now be fixed.

“We should be making the same [demands] of the Trump Administration that we did of the Obama Administration – restoring Pell Grants so students have the opportunity to use them in summer school; looking at the creditworthiness of parents in the PLUS Loan program; and doing something about the relatively high interest rates on those loans,” Dr. Wooden said.

Harold Martin, chancellor of NC A&T University, told this paper last month that HBCUs have to forge a strong relationship with the Trump Administration if they are to survive.

"It is vital that North Carolina A&T State University maintains a healthy relationship with the executive branch,” Martin, named the nation’s most influential leader of an HBCU by HBCU Digest, said.

County Commissioner Don Martin felt they could just refer issues that come up to staff at the departments.

“Theoretically, the administrative staff in all agencies should be handling the problems,” said Martin.

Martin said he’s interested in consolidation because of the possibility that the employees in both departments could be under the county’s person-

nel policies and not the state’s, which includes an extended state appeals process on things like termination.

Ultimately, the commissioners decided to take the staff recommendation to engage the consulting services of Cansler Collaborative Resources to determine if consolidation would be best for the county and how it could work if it was feasible.

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City human relations director Wanda Allen-Abraha congratulates a student during the 37th annual Human Relations Student Awards. Each year the city’s human relations commission honors students who exemplify what it means to be a student leader.

Jada Durham, a student at Kernersville Elementary School, accepts her award during the 37th annual Human Relations Student Awards held last week at the Embassy Suites Hotel.

Human Relations Commission honors standout students

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eighty-two students from local public and private schools were honored for their willingness to lend a helping hand last week during the 37th annual Human Relations Student Awards.

Since the inaugural celebration in 1980, the city's human relations commission has celebrated students who exemplify positive human relations in their dealings with others on such issues as anti-bullying, race relations, religion, disabilities, and even cultural differences. While student athletes are often praised for their physical abilities on the field or court, human relations director Wanda Allen-Abraha said it is equally important that we shine a light on the students who are making a difference in the hallways and in the community as well.

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them to know they have the full support of this community,” Allen-Abraha said.

Superintendent Dr. Beverly emory said, “it gives me great pleasure to congratulate the students here who represent everything that is good about our world.” emory said although we are living in challenging times, if we watch what goes on in hearts, minds, and actions of young people, we have a lot to be grateful for.

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“Change by definition is to make something better or different. We cannot afford not to allow change and we can’t afford to leave anybody behind in the changing process.”

Winston-Salem a better place for everyone Before the students made their way across stage to accept their awards to the tune of cheers and applause of their parents, family and friends. District Principal of the year Brad Craddock encouraged the students to continue to be difference-makers in the community and people who promote change. Craddock, who serves as the principal at Glenn High School, told the students change is the law of life and that it is necessary.

“Change by definition is to make something better or different. We cannot afford not to allow change and we can’t afford to leave anybody behind in the changing process,” Craddock said.

After accepting her award, Jada Durham, a student at Kernersville elementary School, was all smiles. As she left the stage, Jada vowed to be a standout student at her school.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Events

Today, Feb. 23 Forsyth Tech Black History Month Celebration Forsyth Tech is celebrating Black History Month with a very special event. Guest speaker Rev. Alvin Carlisle, president of the Local Chapter NAACP, will give a motivational speech about bridging the generational gap and encouraging students to get involved in their community. Then, leaders with the Mazie Woodruff Center, in conjunction the Forsyth Tech Foundation, will launch the Mazie Woodruff Scholarship Fund being created to help eliminate barriers and increase literacy for students. The event will be held on Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. at Forsyth Tech, Mazie Woodruff Center, 4905 Lansing Drive, WinstonSalem.

Feb. 25 2017 Anna Julia Copper Center Black History Month Showcase of Song will be held on Feb. 25, from noon to 1:30 p.m., James A. Gray Jr. Auditorium, 900 Old Salem Road. It will feature African-American music from various genres.

Choirs and dance teams from area high schools, churches, universities and the community organizations will sing and dance. Other genres of music that reveal the struggle and triumph of African-Americans such as gospel and jazz will be performed by musical ensembles, and spoken word. The program is sponsored by the City of Winston-Salem’s Human Relations Department and co-sponsored by the St. Philips Heritage Center. It is free and open to the public. No reservations required. Part of Old Salem Museums & Garden’s Black History Month event series.

Feb. 25 WFU Black History Month Program The Wake Forest University Gospel Choir along with the Black Student Alliance of Wake Forest will be hosting a Black History Month event titled "The Celebration of Black Arts" on Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. in the Scales Fine Arts Center, Brendle Auditorium on the Wake Forest campus. The program is free and open to the public.

Feb. 26 Forsyth County Public Library The Forsyth County Public Library will have Hazel Mack, attorney and former member of the Black Panther Party, as a special guest on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. Mack will speak at the Malloy Jordan East Winston Heritage Center, 1110 E Seventh St, sharing her story in celebration of Black History Month. She will share her experiences as a member of the Black Panther Party and the role it played in the Civil Rights Movement, and the impact it had on the local and national communities. For more information, call 336703-2950.

Feb. 27 Carl H. Russel Sr. Community Center The Carl Russell Sr. Community Center, 3521 Carver School Road, presents Brother Imhotep’s Black History Video Lecture Series and Discussions 2017 on Feb. 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. This is a very special Black History presentation viewed in the eye of Imhotep, or “Yusef Suggs,” a graduate of WSSU. For more information, contact Ben Piggott at 336-7272580 or Brother Imhotep at 336-671-2268.

February, Tuesdays through Saturdays African American Heritage Tour On this tour you will learn the stories of many of the enslaved African Americans who lived in Salem from the early years of its founding in 1766 and of the African Moravian congregation that was organized in Salem in 1822. You’ll also learn the hidden legacy of African American influence in Southern Decorative Arts. Offered Tuesdays through—Saturdays between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tours are typically one hour.

Recommended for adults, minimum age: middle school students. Group size: 10 minimum; 25 maximum. Price per person $17 per person (plus applicable NC sales tax). Reservations and payment are due at least 30 days in advance and is non-refundable. Call 1-800-441-5305 to schedule an African American Heritage Tour.

Now High Point Museum The High Point Museum in partnership with the International Civil Rights Center and Museum and the Guilford County Register of Deeds recently opened a new exhibit. “Bills of Sale: Slave Deeds of Guilford County,” will be open until April 15. In 2015, the Register of Deeds made these slave deeds, dating from 1774 to 1826, available online. These deeds show transactions concerning men, women, and children of color. The records provide opportunities to reflect on the inhumanity of the trade in people, but they also open research avenues for those looking for family connections. The museum is located at 1859 E. Lexington Ave., High Point. Free admission. For more details, contact 336-885-1859

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Retired Firemen Robert L. Grier, left, and Willie J. Carter pose with a current fireman after the celebration.

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W-S departments honor retirees

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Winston-Salem Police and Fire departments in conjunction with the Recreation and Parks Department held their fourth annual Black History Month Celebration on Sunday, Feb 19 at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church.

The celebration honored African-Americans who made an impact in the Fire and Police departments before and soon after those departments were integrated. The winners of the coloring and essay contests were also recognized for their achievements.

From the WinstonSalem Fire Department, retired Fire Captain Willie J. Carter and Retired Fire Engineer Robert L. Grier were honored for their years of service. Both were even given the rank of honorary Fire Chief.

“When I first heard about it I didn't think it was going to be anything like this,” Carter said. “It makes me feel good because when I was working I had no idea of the impact it would have.

Now it’s just a feeling I can’t describe.”

Grier added, “I'd just like to praise God that it happened and I feel good

about it. To see the young black guys coming along and becoming chiefs makes me feel great. To see how blacks have come along in the department, all I can say is praise the Lord.”

Retired Evidence Specialist Rose Jones was honored from the WinstonSalem Police Department.

She said she really enjoyed her work and loved many of the individuals she worked with. She was known for her bluntness and always spoke her mind.

The young contest winners were acknowledged after the Police and Fire departments. The coloring contest winners were; London Toney (K-1st grade), Eliana Brown (2nd -3rd grade), Tia Cunningham (4th-5th grade) Aniyah Akers (6th8th grade). The essay winners were; Zayah Kyle and Athaliah Arnolda (Elementary), Antwon Rucker and Jasmyne Pitt (Middle school), Zion Jones and Ariyana March (High School).

Yolanda Martin, Jasmyne Pitt's mother, said she was very proud that her daughter won especially with the number of participants that entered. There were over 200 total entries for the coloring and essay

contests.

“I felt happy and surprised because I really didn't think that I was going to win,” Pitt said. “I just wrote down what I felt so it was just a surprise that I won.”

Gary Lash, district recreation supervisor, said it was great for the young people in attendance to see the living history of those honored from the Police and Fire Departments.

“It's a wonderful thing to have those children see a piece of history live and in person,” Lash said. “They write about history and they color the pictures but when they get to hear history about the great things people have done for the city it really enlightens them and brings them up.”

Pastor Nathan Scovens

sent a warm video welcome for those in attendance. The Rev. Chad Armstrong gave the closing remarks and thought the program went very well.

“Mr. Grier, Mr. Carter and Ms. Jones represent the foundation of WinstonSalem and they represent the foundation of this community,” Armstrong said.

“The young people who were honored today represent the future so it’s an incredible day when you can meld and mix together not only the foundation but also the future and honor them in a way that pushes the entire community forward.”

“At Galilee that's what we are honored to do and that's what today was about for us.”

although she believes having a parent who isn’t interested in their children’s education makes it harder on the teacher, schools should also have more motivational programs for students as well.

“If students have more motivational programs in school they will know teachers are there to help them succeed and they will know who to go to when they need help,” continued Goode. “I think having teachers who show they care will motivate students to try harder.”

The next big question was presented to Diamond Cotton, who serves as the principal at Rural Hall

Elementary School. Panel moderator, Dr. Antwain Tate Goode asked Cotton how she gets parents to participate.

“I try to make sure in our building that if we don’t see a parent at school we go to the parent. I know it can be difficult for a teacher to do it alone so that is really not an option,” she continued.

“We really try to work together. It is important that the parent and the students understand that we are there to support them.”

Others who participated in the panel discussion were Emma Allen, Annie Brown, Cayen Yong, Sallie Ledbetter, Dwayne Ijames

and Rev. Jasmyn Graham.

Following short a Q&A session, where students from Carver High School and Carter G. Woodson asked the panelist their own personal question on how to navigate the educational system, event coordinator Melanie Watkins said while public schools still lack resources, endure overcrowding, and policies that don’t work, it is important that we continue to have these conversations.

“When I was putting this event together, I did not expect all of this, but this is exactly what we need if we want to push our community forward,” Watkins said.

Rose Jones of the Winston-Salem police department accepts her award during the celebration.

What’s wrong with the education system?

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

More than 60 years after the landmark decision in Brown v. Education, which argued that segregated schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, blacks are still fighting for equality when it comes to the American education system. How do we change that narrative?

That was the question raised during a panel discussion hosted by the Carver School Road Branch Library last week.

The program, “Education Then and Now: Crisis in Black Education” brought together a diverse group of community members to openly discuss the issues that directly impact the schools that serve our communities.

Retired librarian and graduate of Winston-Salem Teachers College (now WinstonSalem State) James Jerrell said one way we can break the curse is by getting more involved in our children’s education. Jerrell mentioned when he was growing up it was required that teachers visit their students’ home at least once a school year.

“I know things have changed since I was in school but I think somehow we have to improve the communication between teachers and parents,” said Jerrell. “We have to go back to the old way of doing things by building relationships.”

When asked if she thought student motivation should come from home or from teachers, rising junior at Paisley Magnet School, Kennedy Goode, said

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BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

The City Council heard even more support for Winston-Salem declaring itself a sanctuary city or a “welcoming city” for immigrants and refugees during its meeting on Monday, Feb 20.

So many people singed up for the council’s monthly public comment session that it was extended from its normal 30 minute time limit to 45 minutes. With the exception of a few people who spoke to different issues, all the comments urged the City Council to either adopt a sanctuary city petition created by residents or a new resolution City Council Member Dan Besse drafted declaring Winston-Salem a “welcoming city.”

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month greatly expanding priority deportations. Some reports say that it’s already affecting immigration arrests, including coordinated multi-state raids that took place earlier this month that

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Also during Monday’s meeting:

*The council voted 7-1 to begin the process to potentially raise TransAid rates to $1 and remove the exemption that lets most riders use the service for free. In the next few months, there will be public comment meetings on the possible increase before it goes back before the council for approval. James Taylor was the sole “no” vote, because he didn’t want a rate increase until the new bus routes are fixed. *The council unanimously approved $21,800 for the a feasibility study for SHARE Cooperative of Winston-Salem opening a member-owned co-op grocery store at West Salem Shopping Center on Peters Creek Parkway or in the surrounding area.

resulted in more than 84 arrests in North Carolina.

Valeria Cobos, who is a permanent resident but whose family remains largely undocumented, said she’s constantly hearing about deportations in the immigrant community. She worries if her parents are deported, she may end up having to raise her young siblings.

“I keep thinking, ‘Are we next?’” said Cobos.

Winston-Salem Sanctuary City Coalition, which includes groups like the

the Ministers’ Conference of WinstonSalem and Vicinity and El Cambio, presented a petition last month asking the city to ensure the civil liberties of all residents and to “not actively participate” in immigration enforcement “to the extent that it runs counter to constitutional and international human rights.”

A state law passed in 2016 prohibits cities from declaring themselves sanctuary cities, which do not cooporate with federal immigration enforcement. Trump’s executive immigration order said that federal

Cobos

funds will be withheld from sanctuary cities.

To avoid any perceived violation of the law, Besse proposed a “welcoming city” resolution. It says the city “takes pride in serving and protecting” all residents and “opposes any measures which target populations within our diverse community for legal scrutiny or other challenges.”

Several speakers praised the resolution.

“We all want a peaceful community where we can enjoy a high quality of life,” said Ron Berra.

“The welcoming city resolution authored by Councilman Besse accurately describes what that type of community looks like. And it offers a concrete suggestion on how to achieve it in these contentious times.”

A vote on the resolution may come next month. It will go before the general government committee on Tuesday, March 21.

Mentoring program at Petree Elementary gaining traction

The mentors from Wake Forest University stand with the mentees from Petree Elementary.

Photo by Timothy Ramsey

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Many people advocate that one of the major problems affecting the AfricanAmerican community is the lack of mentors for young men with absentee fathers not in the home. The African-American Male Initiative at Petree Elementary in connection with Wake F o r e s t University looks to address some of these issues concerning Morris young black men.

Nicole Morris, guidance counselor at Petree Elementary, connected with Kwone Ingram of Wake Forest and the idea was born from there. Ingram then recruited other Wake Forest Medical students and the program grew.

“I just saw a need for our boys to get help in their transition to the next level,” said Morris. “The boys are able to see someone who looks like them who has made it through a rough patch because all of our mentors have been through something.”

Ingram says that he was influenced by his mentor at Wake Forest, Dr. Bernard Roper, who encouraged him to pursue his dream of mentoring young men in the area of where he grew up.

“What I wanted to do was to kind of provide for these young men like my mentors did for me when I was young,” Ingram continued. “People in this community don't get a chance to see people who look like them doing great things without having a basketball in their hand or a microphone. So we just wanted to show these young men that as medical students and young professionals you could also achieve this.”

The students from Wake Forest meet with the young men from Petree every two weeks to have group sessions where they

talk about different topics concerning males. They also will take the young men on field trips to put into action the things they have learned from the Wake Forest students. The mentors also have one-onone time with the young men to discuss their personal issues.

Ingram and Morris said they have seen growth in the young men even though the program has only been in effect since late 2016. The young men from Petree also enjoy the lessons they have learned thus far.

“What I like most about the program is that the guys are educated and they help us set short-term goals,” said Michael Smith, a student in the program. “They help us channel our stress and teach us things to do if we lose control of our temper. This will help us going forward because our mentors continue to push us forward.”

Ingram Taalib-Dir Grier III, another student in the program said, “They help us make better decisions in our lives and help us deal with our teachers and homework. I just like it because they help us in many areas, including our homework, so that's a big help.”

The mentors are also connected with the students parents to enable them to better communicate with the young men along with getting some insight on things they need to work on.

Ingram says he would love to expand the program beyond the just having Wake Forest students as mentors. He thinks having mentors from different walks of life will give the young men a broader perspective about life and the things to expect with they get older.

Morris stated that she would love the mentors to build lifelong relationships with the young men and help them throughout their school years and beyond.

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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.

Let’s encourage the youth of today to pursue

Black History

The Chronicle produces a Black History Month special section each year. We try to make it different every year. In the last few years, we have used our own staff resources to present information about Black History. One year we had a theme of The Arts and Media and asked people to answer a questionnaire. Last year we asked people to send us their remembrances of their old neighborhoods or even their current neighborhoods if they live in predominantly black ones.

This year we did a mixture of things, including asking youth to write essays on which AfricanAmerican historical figure influenced them.

In previous years, the response was tepid. But this year when we asked youth to participate, five Boy Scouts stepped up to the challenge. Their leader, Deacon James Whitehead of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, complied by the deadline set.

The Boy Scouts ranged in grades from six to eight. They all wrote about African-American men who influenced them. Two wrote about former

President Barack Obama. One wrote about Malcolm X. One wrote about Earl Lloyd, who was a player in the NBA. The other one wrote about Frederick Douglass.

How did these young men find out about the African-American men who influenced them? No doubt they read about them, in newspapers, books and magazines. They saw them in movies and on TV. The History Channel, National Geographic, American History Channel could be some places where they learned about these men.

The wonderful thing is that they learned about them. They are not in a vacuum, playing video games and not aware of the world around them.

We need to encourage youth to learn about Black History as they create Black History.

One part of the Black History Month special section that The Chronicle produced included summaries of movies and biographies of the real life “stars” who inspired the movies. This is a way to urge people to explore more about Black History.

Another new item we have this year is a Black History quiz with prizes for winners. We chose 10 Black History questions for the public to answer.

The deadline is March 3. We ask that you bring the completed forms to us at 617 N. Liberty Street. We will choose winners from a drawing of people who answer 10 questions correctly. The prizes are from a local restaurant and specialty shop.

We want to keep making Black History exciting for the community as the people continue to explore Black History and make Black History.

We all know that we need to keep the accomplishments of black people in our minds to help us weather the current storms. Let’s pass on the information to the youth, to keep them motivated, too.

Let’s encourage the youth of today, for they will be the leaders of tomorrow.

Thanks, scouts of Boy Scout Troop 813 of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Black History Month: Embrace the Spirit of Black Achievement To the Editor:

What did the children learn from Black History Month? Did we lead them to think that having money and the right parents counted the most?

On the other hand, what did adults learn from the life work of those who overcame?

Racism has reared its ugly head in America once again. The prophetic voices of leaders, educators, and politicians served their generation and rest from their labor. As a student of history and a gadfly, I question students who attend WinstonSalem State University. Only a few know the contributions Dr. Simon Green Atkins made on our behalf in the city.

The personal stories of notable persons reveal faith in God and belief in themselves.

Our ancestors embraced a God of the Bible liberated the oppressed. After the Civil War, children of former slaves discovered freedom and opportunity that America never intended to offer us. Amid the obstacles, Blacks excelled.

When questioned about his inventions and research with the peanut, George Washington Carver announced, "The Lord has guided me” or "Without my Savior, I am nothing.” Prophetic voices, challenged the poor, and marginalized to pursuit God-given talents.

Katherine Dunham, famed dancer and anthropologist, founded her own dance company. She said, “Go within every day, and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out.”

James Weldon Johnson, a polymath extraordinaire, spoke often to inspire a black nation in his tenure as NAACP president.

His words inspired Lorraine Hansberry, who wrote “Raisin In the Sun” years later. “You are young, gifted, and Black. We must begin to tell our young, there’s a world waiting for you, yours is the quest that's just begun.”

The lyrics of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” told us to march “yet with a steady beat.”

Mary McLeod Bethune makes it clearer and declared, “The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.”

Are we embracing the Spirit of liberty? Perhaps this God is waiting for us with light in the dark 21st century at the “path” from which we strayed.

Elder Deborah Dickerson Winston-Salem

My legislators are missing in action To the Editor:

Senators Richard Burr and Tillis and Rep. Virginia Foxx have been spotted regularly in Washington D.C., so we know they are alive and well.

But it appears that none of them will be spotted in the state of North Carolina during the week of congressional break.

We know this because many of us constituents of these legislators weeks ago began requesting a Town Hall meeting. We received either no reply to our multiple requests, or “Sorry he/she is unavailable.” Then we asked for a small group meeting.

Same response. Then some of us asked for a one-on-one meeting: same reply. From all of them.

Nobody likes having to face tough questions from whomever is paying their salary – in this case – we, the taxpayers. But we have a right to ask those questions, and those who work for us have an obligation to answer them. The form letters we receive to our written requests are meaningless, empty statements of platitudes. The Congress people need to meet with us face-to-face and respond to our concerns about the many serious issues that are facing our country.

Their unwillingness to meet with constituents to discuss the frightening, destructive and un-American policies and statements coming from this administration is shameful and cowardly. Republicans in N.C. and across the nation refusing to meet with constituents strongly indicates the power of the growing resistance of the 54 percent of the people who did not vote for this president.

Lois Roewade Pfafftown

Positive Black men still exist in Winston-Salem To the Editor:

As an African-American woman myself, I would like to take this moment in time as a “Black History Moment” not only to recognize, but to commend the Black Positive Brothers of Omega Psi Phi, Winston-Salem Chapter and the Mu Psi Chapter brothers of this Black historical Greek Fraternity: Cassius Smith of the Winston Salem Chapter, LeGrand Langford, Jeremy Taylor, Nino Robinson and Ervin McBride IV all of the North Carolina A&T University.

Again, as a Black woman living in a new strange community, a long way from home, with no physical help or good social action community resources for “outreach,” it can be very hard and challenging.

But thanks for the information – the Internet and decent black men within this black historical organization in this area whom was just one phone call away.

Omega Psi Phi and its positive black men pride themselves on community outreach and leadership; along with an outpouring of compassion. One call was made and the immediate response to the need of community integrity and success was the end result.

All of these positive – do-right – Black men showed up to help when no one else would; with the right heart and the right mind ready to take on the challenges put before them.

So lastly, this is my small salute and tribute of recognition to the Men in Purple and in the moment of Black History, we should all tip our hats to the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity brothers for still doing “The Right Thing.”

Let’s not be so easily deceived.

There are still outstanding Black men within the community, ready for the challenge.

Ms. L. D. Winston-Salem

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The value of White privilege and the American Dream Charlene Crowell

Guest Columnist

As 2017’s Black History observances unfold in communities across the country, new research on racial wealth gaps refutes the age-old advice for people of color to pull themselves up by their proverbial bootstraps.

According to researchers at Demos and the Institute for Assets & Social Policy at Brandeis University, historical and systemic privileges afforded Whites and denied to Blacks are the true root causes.

“The Asset Value of Whiteness: Understanding the Racial Wealth Gap,” analyzed data from the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances. After examining

individual differences by race in consumer spending habits, education, family structure, and employment, the report concluded that these factors are not “sufficient enough to erase a century of accumulated wealth.”

“For centuries, White households enjoyed wealth-building opportunities that were systematically denied to people of color,” said Any Traub, report co-author and Associate Director of Policy and Research at Demos. “When research shows that racial privilege now outweighs a fundamental key to economic mobility, like higher education, we must demand our policymakers acknowledge this problem and create policies that address structural inequity.”

The significance of these new findings must not be lost during the month set aside to observe Black History. As obser-

vances honor those whose sacrifices and dedication led to notable achievements, February should also be a time to rededicate ourselves to the battles not yet won.

Public policies of the past systemically advantaged Whites and allowed their families to create intergenerational wealth that now serves as a financial springboard for future generations. New public policy reforms must be enacted to correct and replace the harms Blacks have faced as a result of our financial exclusion.

For example, a college education is often cited as an essential gateway to higher incomes and America’s middle class.

Yet Blacks frequently pay the cost of higher education with a greater student loan indebtedness than their White counterparts.

“With less student loan debt to pay off over their working years, the typical

White college graduate has a head start on building wealth compared to their Black peers,” states the report.

Independent findings from the Center for Responsible Lending support the new report. Today more than half of Black families with a college student borrow to pay for college. Further, on average Black college graduates owe $7,400 more on student loans than their White classmates.

When it comes to wages and employment, in 2012, the median full-time wage earned by Blacks was $621 per week while the median wage for Whites was $792 each week, the equivalent financial loss of $8,892 per year. When gender was added, Black women fared even worse and earned only 68 percent – or $28,005 of the $41,184 made by similar White males.

With smaller paychecks

and fewer discretionary dollars in household budgets, it is little wonder that the report also found that the median White single parent has 2.2 times more wealth than the median Black two-parent household, and 1.9 times more wealth than the median Latino two-parent household.

The only area where the new report found consistently higher Black consumer spending was for utility costs: electricity, heating fuel, water and sewer charges. The report cited risk-based pricing that often connects mandatory deposits or low credit scores for these services.

“We can only create a more equitable future by confronting the racial wealth gap and the public policies that continue to

fuel and exacerbate it,” concludes the report.

In other words, targeted public policy reforms are the key to closing the nation’s wealth gap. These changes will require the same focus, vigilance and endurance of our historical efforts that forged laws addressing fair housing, voting rights, and equal employment opportunities.

It’s past time for our ‘fair share’ of America’s wealth.

Charlene Crowell is the communications deputy director with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

This is why Trump is lying about voter fraud and crime Lauren V. Burke

Guest Columnist

There are two subjects in particular that the Trump Administration lies about the most: crime and voting.

During a recent interview on “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos, President Trump's senior adviser Stephen Miller lied about voter fraud during the 2016

elections.

Miller said that, "And you have 14 percent of noncitizens, according to academic research, at a minimum, are registered to vote, which is an astonishing statistic.”

That statement is simply false. Miller couldn’t produce a single shred of evidence when Stephanopoulos pressed him on the subject.

But Miller was just repeating what his boss said shortly before the election.

At a rally in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 23, 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump said that, "14 percent of noncitizens are registered to vote."

President Trump entered office lying about voter fraud and threatening an investigation. Civil rights leaders have called for an investigation of voter suppression during the 2016 presidential election. More recently, the lying crossed over into the topic of an increased "crime wave" that doesn't exist. Now, the lies about a vast American crime wave and record-levels of illegal voting seem to be coming together.

On Jan. 23, during a meeting with members of Congress and the White House, President Trump lied about voting again. Trump and his 31 year-old aide Stephen Miller, who was sent out on all the Sunday morning talk shows on Feb. 12, appear to be lying for two reasons. First, Trump can't come to terms with the fact that

Hillary Clinton received almost 3 million more votes than he did, and second, the Trump Administration would appear to be laying the groundwork to justify a new law that would make it harder for people to vote, particularly minorities.

Trump's attorney general, former Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, had a history of prosecuting AfricanAmericans, who were registering too many other AfricanAmericans to vote, as an assistant U.S. attorney. Having provided no explanation or apology for his past prosecutions, particularly that of the late Albert Turner Sr., there's

no reason to believe that Sessions won't pick up where he left off in Alabama in the 1970s.

Even though, Sessions’ past statements and actions as a prosecutor in Alabama are clear, the public perception of Sessions, the man, is mixed.

Turner’s son, Albert Turner, Jr., issued a statement endorsing Sessions that said, “I believe that he is someone with whom I, and others in the civil rights community can work with if given the opportunity.”

Still, American history of the disenfranchisement of African-American (and other minority) voters is also clear. In the late 1800s, it was a poll tax, literacy tests and other requirements that Black voters were unlikely to meet. Today it's voter ID, closing polling places, cutting Sunday voting and purging voting rolls.

The continued strategy used by present day Republicans is still the “Southern Strategy” — they've just added Hispanics to the list of targets. The Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids started only two days after Attorney General Sessions was sworn-in.

Many immigrant rights advocates knew the raids were not routine before anyone communicated anything.

Republicans have lost the popular vote over two presidential elections since 2000. The demographics in the country are becoming more Black and Brown and researchers estimate that the share of White voters will fall a few percentage points every four years.

Trump, Stephen Miller and many others in the Republican Party are well aware of the math.

Lauren Victoria Burke is a political analyst who speaks on politics and African-American leadership. She is also a frequent contributor to the NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA.com. Connect with Lauren by email at LBurke007@gmail.com and on Twitter at @LVBurke.

Serena and Venus Williams are champions on and off the court History being made has defined Serena and Venus Williams since they started playing tennis as children.

While neither was born in Compton California, their Guest family moved there when they Columnist were youngsters. Venus, who is older, was born in Lynwood, California and Serena was born in Saginaw, Michigan.

Their parents, Richard and Oracene Williams, were their initial coaches. The Williams sisters began their ascent to greatness at East Compton Park Tennis Courts in Compton, California. Richard and Oracene Williams did not have a traditional tennis background.

What they did have was a strong belief that their daughters could excel in the sport of tennis. When you think about this scenario, it is even more remarkable as Serena and Venus could have excelled in any academic pursuit or sport. They chose tennis.

When Venus was 10 years old and Serena a bit younger, their family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. There, they were students at the Rick Macci Tennis Academy. It was the wisdom and discernment their parents had to make this type of cross country move.

Think about it! The entire family made a major geographical move with the belief that Serena and Venus had a future in tennis.

The Williams Sisters became a dominant force on the tennis courts. At one point, Venus was 63-0 on the USTA (United States Tennis Association) Junior Tour. Serena’s dominance was just as great.

Their list of accomplishments is awe inspiring. For example, Venus has won five Wimbledon titles and little

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sister, Serena has won seven Wimbledon titles. They have won on all surfaces in convincing fashion. Their titles include singles, doubles and mixed doubles championships.

In their championship run, they have represented the USA in the Olympics and have won four gold medals. In all, Venus and Serena Williams have won over 100 singles titles. Oh my!

While some may debate this point, I don’t know if there has ever been another more formidable family duo and there seems to be no end in sight. In January, Serena Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam tennis title as she lifted the Australian Open Trophy. Even if you are a casual tennis and\or sports fan, you know that she defeated her sister, Venus in the final. This is just incredible!

Serena has now won seven Australian Open titles which is a record. She now goes ahead of Steffi Graf for the most major titles in the Open era.

There is one last record that Serena will achieve in the future. Australian Margaret Court won 24 major titles however thirteen of those titles came before the Open era which began in 1968.

So, I believe she will win another major title sooner and not later. Serena Williams is 35 years of age and still playing at a very high level. She is as quick as a cat and the power in her serve rivals the serves of some professional male tennis players.

Almost lost in her 23rd Grand Slam major victory is the fact she regained her Number 1 ranking. Angelique Kerber from Germany had been ranked number 1 since September 2016. Before that time, Serena Williams had been ranked Number 1 in the world for 186 consecutive weeks. Are you kidding me! If you follow the sport like I do, the only person that can beat Serena Williams is Serena Williams.

So, you had in the first Grand Slam major of the season (Australian Open) the Williams Sisters both in their middle 30s. After winning, Serena said, “This was a tough one.” She added, “I really would like to take this moment to congratulate Venus, she’s an amazing person; she’s my inspiration.”

The “amazing person” comment made about Venus by Serena is most appropriate. Venus Williams was diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome in 2011. Through medication, Venus is back to her winning ways. Rest assured, we have not heard the last from Venus Ebony Starr Williams on the tennis courts.

In the next few months, the French Open will be held in Paris, France at the famous Roland Garros Tennis Courts. Venus and Serena have experienced success there.

You can run out of superlatives talking about the Williams Sisters. We are experiencing history right in front of our eyes. Some years ago, I had the opportunity to take a picture with Serena and to meet her parents.

Watching the Williams Sisters practice was truly a highlight for me.

The Williams Sisters have been successful both on and off the court. They are role models for sure; so parents and love providers have your daughters study them.

When they make the International Tennis Hall of Fame, there should be a place for their parents. Richard and Oracene Williams deserve to be there. They have raised their daughters to be champions on and off the court.

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 ewers.jr56@yahoo.com.

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Downtown post office named after Angelou

Alma Adams and Maya Angelou’s great granddaughter Caylin Johnson stand in front of Angelou’s plaque at the downtown post office.

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

Center City Post Office was renamed for Poet Maya Angelou during a ceremony with Rep. Alma Adams on Tues, Feb. 21.

Beside the post office’s door is a plaque declaring that the building bears the name of the world famous poet. During the ceremony, Adams described Angelou as the “hometown shero of Winston-Salem” and that the dedication was “a small testament to the big impact that Dr. Angelou had on our community and our nation.”

“I owe my 32 years of legislative service to our fore-mothers like Maya Angelou who worked hard to pave the way for so many of us, to empower us and to help us become the change our communities and our people need,” said Adams.

Angelou, a St. Louis, Missouri, native, was a poet, author and civil rights activist. She served on two different presidential committees for Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. She became only the second poet in history to read a poem during a presidential inauguration when Bill Clinton was sword-in in 1993. She moved to Winston-Salem and was the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University from 1982 until

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The part of the plan pertaining to the Winston-Salem area is posted online at DOT.CityofWS.org. It is also available for review at the Winston-Salem Department of TransportaƟon, Suite 307, Stuart Municipal Building, 100 E. First St., Winston-Salem, N.C. Comments should be submiƩed by March 31, 2017. Only wriƩen comments will be accepted.

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Downtown’s post office has been renamed in honor of Maya Angelou. her death in 2014. In 2015, the post office honored her with a stamp, which was on display during the ceremony.

Last year’s legislation to name the busy downtown post office after Angelou was Adams’ first bill before the full House of Representatives, back when the 12th District she represents contained Winston-Salem. The bill made national headlines when nine Republican representatives from different states voted against it because of Angelou’s support of the late 1950s Communist revolution in Cuba. It passed unanimously in the Senate and

went into effect on June 13, 2016. Adams said it had taken a while to schedule the ceremony so a family member of Angelou’s could attend.

Angelou’s great granddaughter Caylin Johnson said the family was grateful for another honor for the renowned poet in the city she loved so much.

“We are truly thankful and humbled for the naming of this post office,” said Johnson.

Mayor Allen Joines also made remarks, recalling phone calls with Angelou, who give him words of wisdom. He thanked Adams for giving Winston-Salem another

Wake Forest honors Angelou with residence hall

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

Maya Angelou’s educational legacy has a new home at a residence hall that bears her name at Wake Forest University.

Angelou was a poet, author, actress and activist who was the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake from 1982 until she passed away in 2014. Maya Angelou Hall is the first building on the campus to be named after an African-American and only the second to be named after a woman. The residence hall was dedicated on Friday, Feb. 17, with many from the university and Angelou’s family in attendance.

“She helped us see what we have in common instead of how we were different,” said Wake Forest President Dr. Nathan Hatch.

“She reminded us that we were all human.”

Melissa Harris-Perry recalled her experience with Angelou when she attended Wake Forest. She was a both a student and an assistant to Angelou.

“Dr. Angelou always made us feel at home in her presence,” she said.

She said that Angelou

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was a big factor in choosing to become a professor at Wake Forest.

Unfortunately, the famed poet passed within weeks of Harris-Perry’s arrival.

The former MSNBC host now acts as the Wake’s Maya Angelou Presidential Chair Professor of Politics and International Affairs.

Angelou’s grandson Elliott Jones read a letter from his father, Guy Johnson, which spoke about the concerns the family had when Angelou took the job at Wake Forest. It was soon after her divorce from her second husband and the family was concerned that her new home in WinstonSalem was too far away from her support network.

But she found a new community to support her in the Twin City as she

became part of Wake, a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and an active Winston-Salem resident.

Elliott Jones said the family was glad to see a new home for Angelou’s legacy and an appropriate one since she devoted so much her of life to inspiring generations of students.

“I can honestly say it feels good to be home,” said Elliot.

Angelou Hall is a 76,110 square-foot, five story residence hall that houses 224 students.

Currently upperclassman live there but, starting in the fall, it will house firstyear students. It includes a classroom, study spaces, kitchens, a media/game room, a recreation lounge and offices for Residence and Housing.

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tangible reminder of one of the city’s greats.

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WSSU uses classy hat affair to celebrate girls and women in sports, raise funds

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

The Grand Pavilion Ball Room of the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Winston-Salem was filled with vibrant colored hats of all shapes and sizes last Saturday morning as more than 300 women, and other supporters gathered for Winston-Salem State University’s third annual She’s Got It Covered Classy Hat Affair.

Since 2014, WSSU has

invited women to don their best Sunday hats and celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day with the Lady Rams. NGWSD is designed to shine a light on the extraordinary achievements by women in sports and the signing of the Title IX which, outlawed exclusion from participation on the basis of sex.

While fan favorites like the parade of hats and presentation of awards for largest, smallest, and most

unique hat were still included, this year instead of a keynote speaker WSSU invited a panel of speakers to share their stories. To open the discussion, Valonda Calloway, moderator and co-owner of 360 Elite Entertainment, asked the panel of dynamic women to discuss how being an athlete helped shape them into the people they are today.

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work and how to become a leader.

“I really believe playing softball and basketball at Hampton University really cultivated my leadership skills,” continued

Walker. “The whole aspect of teamwork and learning how to surround myself with the right people really helped me to become the leader I am today.”

Vanity Oakes, a 2014

graduate of WSSU and four-year letter winner in cheerleading said, she learned how to manage her time and how be flexible.

Oakes, who now serves as

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Reynolds' boys JV basketball team wins conference

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Starting point guard Devin Ingram defends against the Mt. Tabor player in their game earlier this year.

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After a long and grueling JV basketball season, the R.J. Reynolds Demons were crowned conference champions of the Central Piedmont Conference. With the conference championship still up in the air, going into the last game of the year, favor was on the side of the Demons, who took home the title by just one game.

The Demons actually lost their final game of the year and thought they had lost the conference lead in the process. But following losses by the other teams at the top of the conference, the Demons found out they were the champs.

“At the end of the game on Friday, everyone was mad,” said Devin Ingram, Demon starting point guard.

“After my friend sent a message in a group chat saying we had won the conference everyone just totally forgot we had just lost. It was probably the best thing that happened to me that whole day.”

Reynolds guard John Powers added, “When I found out we were champs, I was just really happy because we worked really hard throughout the year. It's good to finally be rewarded in the end with that.”

Head Coach Mike McCulloch said after his team started the year at 4-3, he thought his team might just have an average year. He said once he had all the kinks

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Chance Carter is the sharpshooting freshman for the Glenn JV basketball team.

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The Glenn JV basketball team had somewhat of an up and down season. With their final overall record at 9-15, their record is not one that is impressive by the numbers, but the Bobcats have had some memorable moments they won’t soon forget.

For some reason this team seemed to play some of their best basketball when they had their backs against the wall or the deficit looked insurmountable. Their two 20-point comebacks during the Lash/Chronicle tournament were two of the most unforgettable memories from the entire three-week event.

“I think the whole season was a learning process for some because we had a lot of freshmen and only three sophomores,” said JV Head Coach Chris Geter. “We knew we were going to go through those growing pains and we had our ups and downs with the wins and losses but I think our kids learned a lot throughout the whole season.”

Geter said that Benjamin Williams and Chance Carter were two players that brought a lot to the team this season. He says Benjamin provided much needed leadership on the floor for his young team. Chance on the other hand was a “standout scorer” for the Bobcats, says Geter.

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Sophomore Benjamin Williams was the floor general for the Bobcats this season.

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the project coordinator with Delhaize America in Salisbury, said she learned as a freshman while balancing her school work, cheerleading and social life that it is important to prioritize and to be flexible.

“Sometimes in life things are going to come at you that you

aren’t prepared for but, that’s why you have to be flexible and you have to be willing to transition your priorities to get things done.

Porsche Jones, a graduate of Wake Forest University and member of the Lady Deacons basketball team from 2003 to 2006 said the experience of competing at a high level helped her to develop the skills to be victorious.

Jones said the same mindset she developed to win while at Wake is the same mindset she teaches today’s youth through her organization B.O.N.D (Building On New Development), a sports event hosting company that sponsors dozens of youth basketball tournaments every year.

“The main thing I think helps as an athlete is being able to get the mindset of how to

More than 300 Women gathered at the Embassy Suites Hotel last Saturday morning for the third Annual She’s Got It Covered Classy Hat Affair.

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win. I think that prepares us as adults to understand how to set goals,’ continued Jones. “The experience of going through some tough practices, tough losses and even having some tough coaches can build a lot of character and it’s important that we share that experience.”

When asked about the future of women’s sports, Delores “Dee” Todd, the first female

and minority to serve as assistant commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), said she would like to see more coaches and women administrators.

“We’ve come a long way but we still don’t have any women of color who are head coaches at the college level. I would like to see that change,” said Todd. “Before someone is hired a couple of

women should be in that poll.

Former senior associate commissioner of the Horizon League Alfreed Goff echoed Todd’s sentiments when asked the same question. She said although women sports have grown over the past 40 years it hasn’t grown fast enough.

Goff mentioned more than anything women’s sports needs more support from the

community.

“We need to encourage our young girls to chase their dreams. Let’s allow them to grow. We need people in our community to spark that at a young age,” said Goff.

“Encourage them to be leaders, encourage them to be dreamers and set the example.”

Reynolds JV basketball Head Coach Mike McCulloch looks on as his team fights back against Mt. Tabor.

Sophomore guard John Powers provided much needed leadership for the Demons this season.

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worked out concerning his lineup and gave some of the freshman more minutes, things started to work out for them.

“I really thought with not just the wins and losses that we did improve as a team from week to week,” McCulloch said. “I thought we were improving almost every game. That's kind of my goal of the season, to improve every week.”

The Demons finished the season with a 7-3 record overall in the conference. McCulloch says he was extremely proud and happy for his team. He says even

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“I really enjoyed coaching these kids this season,” Geter continued. “The thing that stands out with Chance is that he can shoot that ball. Since I have been at Glenn he's probably one of the purest shooters I've seen here but he knows he needs to work on his defense.”

“For Ben he brings that toughness and I like that about him. He has a whole lot of heart and can score when he wants to but prefers to be the floor general. Going forward he has to pick and choose his spots and learn to play through a missed call because you are not going to get every call.”

Williams says as the season progressed, the team began to start playing together, which correlated into more wins.

“I get the team in order and regulate what goes on, on the court,” Williams said. “I think at the beginning of the year we played more individually but as coach says when we starve together we eat together, so that's what we did.”

Carter says over time the guys really started to buy in to what Coach Geter was trying to implement on the court. He said when Geter started coaching harder, the team began to play harder.

“Well at the beginning of the season, I was kind of nervous and didn't like dribbling the rock,” Carter said. “But later on coach started giving me the green light and I started dribbling more and getting up more shots.”

For Carter and Williams, they both say their favorite moment of the year was their 20-point comeback against

though they may not receive a plaque or anything for this accomplishment, he knows it means a great deal to his team.

They have many fond memories from this past season.

Ingram and Powers say that for all the guys the overwhelming moment of the year was sweeping in-town rival Mt. Tabor.

“Beating Tabor that second time was the thing I wanted the most,” Ingram said. “This is a rivalry and we can always say that we swept them and they have nothing to back up their claim when they say they are better than us.

I don't like Tabor because when they win they do a whole bunch of talking.”

Powers said, “My most memorable moment is playing Tabor and beating them twice. But also starting out the Thomasville.

Williams says his favorite subjects in school are math and science.

Outside of basketball he would love to become a doctor. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill would be his school of choice if he had it his way.

English and science are Carter's favorite subjects in school. He said he enjoys business and would like to pursue that career field as he gets older. He says he doesn't have a dream school but would love to play at any Division I college.

Assistant coach Tega Carter, Chances' father, says the comebacks during the Lash tournament really brought them together, in his opinion. He says this team will be together on the Varsity level and expects them to continue to get better.

Geter says he predicts big things for both Williams and Carter going forward on and off of the basketball court. He says they are both well-rounded and hard-working kids, so the future should be bright for the both of them.

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year as we did and to finish the year with like a 10-2 record is really good.”

For McCulloch he says he used to teach at Tabor and for them to sweep the Spartans was very nice. He says they used them as a measuring stick as the team to beat since they won the Lash/Chronicle tournament. He also said the game against North Davidson sticks out in his mind because they were down double figures in the fourth quarter and came back to win.

McCulloch said this team was a collection of a good group of guys. He says they had a maturity that's atypical of such a young team. He credits Ingram and Powers for leading the guys in practice. For him he says he just likes to stay consistent and keep expectations clear and the kids respond well for the most part.

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The basketball league at the Hanes Hosiery recreation center has been giving the kids in the neighborhood a chance to showcase their skills on the court for a long time. This year is no different as the league is hotter than ever.

In the season opener on Jan. 23 for the 10 and under league, the Tar Heels fell to the Blue Devils by the score of 22-14. The Sugat brothers, Emmanuel, Josiah and Issac, combined for 16 points in the win. Jamal Brown added 6 points of his own in the Blue Devil win. The Tar Heels were led by Matthias Banks, Braylen Williams, David Jackson and Trayjuan Petties.

Next on the court was the matchup between the Decons and the Wolfpack. Dominique Foreman pitched

in with 10 points for the Deacons. Ryan Johnson, Ahmad Hickman and Aquavius Hickman combined for 8 more points for the Deacons. Miterand Curry was the high scorer for the Wolfpack with 10 points while Tira Sims added one point in the loss.

On Tuesday, Jan. 24, the 16 and under kids played.

There was hot shooting from Quinton Hairston, who poured in 20 points hitting three straight from downtown in the first half. Hairston led the Bulls in points in a big 51-34 victory over the Lakers in the Hanes Hosiery 16 and under winter league.

Also contributing to the Bulls win were Josh Sugat, Broderick Bowman, Alex Sugat and Nate Wilford. The Lakers were led by 6-foot-5 center Tim Jackson, with 17 points, and point guard J.D. Blackburn, with 12 points in the loss.

The second game of the day involved the Heat and the

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The Winston-Salem Lady Warcats are gearing up for their upcoming season.

Since they are a nonprofit, raising funds for gear, travel and meals is of the utmost importance. To assist in their efforts, team owner Andrea Maine held a Valentine Soiree at the Triad Dream Center last Saturday, Feb. 18.

Maine says since the team is traveling much more this season, visiting locations such as Florida, Alabama and Canada, additional contributions to the team are needed. The event was open to all and the $10 entry fee all went toward helping the team.

“This is an effort to raise money to support our travel and our room and board once we get to the tournaments,” Maine said. “We decided to do it here at this place to invite the community because this is a community event. It's fun and it's classy and you get an opportunity to hang out with the Warcats and enjoy positive entertainment.”

The people in attendance seemed to enjoy the good music and finger foods.

Latisha Stuckey says she decided to attend because the event sounded interesting and she is always welcome to help out a worthy cause.

“I was very impressed with the ambiance of the event,” Stuckey said.

“Overall I had a good time and enjoyable experience. I was happy to do my part to aid with financially supporting the effort to fund the trip to Canada for the players. I am a firm believer that hard work pays off and female athletes are some of the hardest working individuals around.”

If you would like to donate to the Lady Warcats to help fund their travel, visit their website www.ladywarcats.com and click on the donate button.

Maine closed by saying, “All proceeds go toward what we are doing for the organization. These girls don't get paid; they are doing this to get contracts to go overseas.

So any amount of money will help.”

Celtics. In a thriller at the Hosiery before a packed gym, Damond “DC” Hudson thrilled the crowd with his outstanding play, scoring 23 points and pulling down 11 boards while also leading the Heat in assists as well.

Hudson led the Heat to a tough 38-36 win over the Celtics.

Josiah Banks, Jaquan Williams and Cah'ques Ligons also played well in the win for the Heat. The Celtics were led by Damon Fields, Jeremiah Hill, Jamari Morris and Wesley Deloach.

Hanes Hosiery director/coach Art Blevins is again please with this year’s turnout, which features over 100 kids playing and 16 Wake Forest Law students serving as volunteer coaches.

“The kids are great. They keep me going strong and keep me young at heart,” Blevins said.

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BNC introduces financial learning program across all markets HIGH POINT - BNC Bank introduced their new financial learning program “Dollars & Sense” to 121 students at Montlieu Elementary in High Point. The second graders were the first to participate in the interactive exploration of the concepts of money.

The company wide program is designed to promote financial understanding in elementary, middle and high school students that is grade specific, providing a path to become financially responsible adults. The “Dollars & Sense” program offers guides for the educator as well as the student and parent. It’s a simple curriculum that breaks down topics about money and helps to build a strong foundation. For additional information about the “Dollars & Sense” program, contact Britt Faircloth at bfaircloth@bncbanking.com.

American Heart Association and Womble Carlyle recognize 2017 Healthy Heart Champion finalists February is American Heart Month and the American Heart Association and Womble Carlyle are proud to recognize Davlyn Davis, Darryl Gordon, Keshia Horn and Rev. Konnie Robinson as finalists for the 2017 Healthy Heart Champions award. Healthy Heart Champions are Forsyth County residents who have taken significant steps to improve their health and reduce the risks of heart disease. As the faces of heart health in Forsyth County, the Healthy Heart Champions remind us all that we can take steps toward improved heart health.

All of the 2017 Healthy Heart Champions finalists will be recognized and the winner will be announced at the Winston-Salem Heart Ball, which takes place Friday, April 28th at the Millennium Center. For more information on the Winston-Salem Heart Ball, visit Winston-Salem Heart Ball website or contact Laura May at laura.may@heart.org or 336-5424836.

Winston-Salem State, Islamic Relief USA partner to help patients in need Winston Salem State University’s School of Health Sciences (SOHS) has been awarded a $47,000 grant from Islamic Relief Society USA (IRUSA) that will help improve and expand the free services that are provided at the school’s physical therapy and occupational therapy community clinics, held at the Community Care Center in WinstonSalem. Since 2009, the Department of Physical Therapy (PT) in the SOHS has offered free services at the Community Care Center of Winston Salem. In 2015, the Department of Occupational Therapy (OT) joined in providing free care in the clinic, made possible by a previous grant by IRUSA. These clinics are staffed by students and supervised by faculty members, providing WSSU SOHS students with invaluable patient interaction, assessment and treatment practice, service to underserved communities, and instruction in cultural and linguistic competence, Smith said. These clinics are in operation on Monday evenings (physical therapy) and Wednesday mornings (physical and occupational therapy). The center, located at 2135 New Walkertown Road, is the largest free medical clinic in the state. It serves uninsured and underserved low-income residents of Forsyth, Stokes and Davie counties.

Novant Health team members pledge more than $1 million to local communities In October 2016, more than 7,000 Novant Health team members pledged $1.13 million to their local communities through the Novant Health team member giving campaign, Giving. Serving. Together.

The campaign provides an opportunity for Novant Health team members across all Novant Health markets covering a four-state area to join together to make a difference where they work and live. Team members pledged money to their local Novant Health foundation and local community agencies to impact the lives of those who live in their communities, as well as improve the overall health of their communities. Team member pledges support: employee assistance funds, services at free clinics, new technology and updated equipment, patient programming, new facilities to better serve patients, assistance for people in need of shelter, food, clothing and personal care and research funding.

Six faculty members are recipients of Teaching Excellence Awards at UNCSA Excellence Awards at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), Provost David J. English has announced. They are Renata Jackson from the School of Filmmaking, Jill Lane from the High School Academic Program, Joseph Mills from the Division of Liberal Arts, Michael Rothkopf and Glenn Siebert from the School of Music, and Zak Stevenson from the School of Design and Production.

The Excellence in Teaching Awards were established by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors in 1994 to encourage, identify, recognize, reward and support good teaching at each of its 17 constituent institutions. In addition, one recipient from each campus will receive a university-wide teaching award from the Board of Governors. That award includes a $12,500 stipend, a commemorative bronze medallion, and recognition at commencement exercises. System-wide winners will be announced by the Board of Governors in March.

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The deadline for nominations for isTuesday, Feb. 28.

Today, Feb. 23 – New Winston Museum Salon Series Program “We Are Stewards of the Land” is the second in our three part Salon Series: “Nature through New Eyes: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Environment.” This program will explore the history of Moravian land stewardship in the Wachovia Tract through the use of creative writing.

This event is free and open to the public. It will take place Thursday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. For more information contact the Museum at 336.724.2842 or info@newwinston.org.

Now-March 26 – Hanes Art Gallery: SoundSeen SoundSeen presents the musical compositions of three artists - John Cage, Anthony Braxton, and Christian Marclay - in which drawings, diagrams and images take the place of standard musical notation.

These visually engaging “graphic” scores convey ideas and guidance for performing and experiencing the music of the artists, whose works exemplify a fluid, trans-aesthetic approach to art, beyond the boundaries of single medium or sensory channel. SoundSeen will be presented in two sequences; first at Wake Forest University’s Hanes Gallery, and then at SECCA. Visitors will have the opportunity to see both iterations while they are on view simultaneously at Hanes Gallery and SECCA from March 16 through March 26.

Although Cage, Braxton, and Marclay will be represented by different work at the two venues, each of the scores asks us to look with our ears and listen with our eyes. For further information, contact Paul Bright at 336-758-5585 or hanesgallery@wfu.edu.

Today, Feb. 23 – Forsyth County Board of Elections The Forsyth County Board of Elections will meet on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Forsyth County Government Center, 201 N. Chestnut Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101.

The Agenda will include: Public Comments, Approval of Meeting Minutes and Closed Session (if needed). Other business may be discussed and additional items added to the agenda. A final agenda will be available at the meeting.

Today, Feb. 23 – Bonds Update: Discover Opportunities for Local Businesses Come hear the latest updates and information on business opportunities with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth Schools bond, Forsyth Technical Community College bond and the Forsyth County Parks & Recreational Facilities bond. This event is FREE to attend, but registration is required!

It will be held on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 1-5 p.m. at The Enterprise Conference & Banquet Center, 1922 S Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27107.

Today, Feb. 23-26 – UNCSA Winter Dance Concert Works by three icons of American dance and a renowned contemporary European choreographer are on the program for the University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ Winter Dance, Feb. 23-26 at the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 23 and 24 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26.

Tickets are $18 regular and $15 students with valid id, and are available at www.uncsa.edu/performances or by calling the box office at 336-7211945.

Now-April 15 – United Way Forsyth County Free Tax Preparation United Way of Forsyth Countysupported Forsyth Free Tax (FFT) is offering free tax preparation to low and moderate income families and seniors in Forsyth County from Feb. 1 to April 15. FFT in collaboration with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, provides U.S. Internal Revenue Service-certified volunteers to prepare basic income tax returns free for individuals earning $54,000 a year or less. Individuals earning $64,000 or less, are able to file self-prepared returns online free at myfreetaxes.com.

Feb. 24 – Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools Local Official Listening Tour at Jefferson Elementary – On Friday, Feb. 24th many state and local elected officials, including school board members, state lawmakers like Sen. Joyce Krawiec, and Rep. Ed Hanes, Rep. Evelyn Terry, and Rep. Debra Conrad plan to visit Jefferson Elementary. The school’s PTA put the tour together. They will look at classrooms, meet with teachers, eat lunch (10:30-11 ) with 5th graders and then meet with parents. The day starts at 8:45 and lasts roughly until noon.

Now-Feb. 24 – Vote for Winston-Salem’s Great Places Award City leaders are encouraging all citizens to show their community spirit by voting for Winston-Salem’s Feb. 24 – Go Red For Women entries in two categories of the Great Places in North Carolina Awards. Charitable Fashion Show The Go RED for Women The renovation of the Reynolds Building into a hotel, restaurant and Charitable Fashion Show will be held apartments is a finalist in the Great on Friday Feb. 24, from 6 p.m - 8 Historic Rehabilitation category, and p.m. at Forsyth Court Holiday Salem Square is a finalist in the Great Retirement, 2945 Reynolda Rd., Public Space category. The awards Winston-Salem, NC. Admission is $5 are sponsored by the North Carolina per person. Please contact Laurette Chapter of the American Planning Henry at 336 723-2006 for more Association. Voting is now open and information. will end at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24.

Feb. 25 – SYN(HER)GY Each person may vote once every 24 A weekend workshop, Her hours for each category. In order to discourage vote hacking, a Facebook account is required to vote. Links to the voting pages are posted at ACTIVITY DAYS MudPies CityofWS.org.

Now-Feb. 28 – Nominations for Walk of Fame Nominations are being accepted through Feb. 28 for the Winston-Salem’s new Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Memorial Walk of Fame, to be created outside the Benton Convention Center. The City Council authorized the Walk of Fame in 2015 to honor deceased Winston-Salem residents who made a significant contribution in music, dance, theater, writing, visual arts, motion pictures, television, or radio. For purposes of evaluation, a significant contribution is one that is iconic in terms of renown and impact on the artistic disciplines or popular culture.

To be eligible, nominees should meet the following criteria: *The nominee(s) exhibited sustained excellence in his or her field for at least five years. *The nominee(s) made distinguished contributions to the community and civicoriented participation. *The nominee(s) is deceased. *The nominee(s) was a resident of Winston-Salem for at least five years.

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Startup Experience marks the launch of SYN(HER)GY; A New Venture from the founder of innovateHER. Women entrepreneurs are invited to participate in HER Startup Experience, created for existing and aspiring ‘womenpreneurs.’ Attendees will have opportunity to network with a powerful group of women on the move and to learn invaluable skills to help take their lives and their ventures to the next level. SYN(HER)GY hosts HER Startup Experience on Saturday, Feb. 25th, 8am-5pm and Sunday, Feb. 26th, 9am-6pm in Flywheel Coworking at Center for Design and Innovation, 450 Design Avenue Winston-Salem. Tickets are available for the entire weekend experience at $120 total; to include all presentations, activities, supplies, daily breakfast and lunch meals with mid-day snacks, and even a pop-up wellness spa experience. The event is graciously sponsored by Wake Forest Innovation Quarter and Flywheel Coworking.

Feb. 25 – The LEAD Foundation The LEAD Foundation, Inc., a metro-area nonprofit, is hosting a community-wide community dropoff in support of its community initiative, #TheLiterarcyProject. It takes place on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Malloy Jordan East Winston Library and Heritage Center (1110 7th St. in Winston-Salem). The focus of the program is to help establish reading programs or enhance existing ones for students (Grades K-12) and adults. New and slightly used books are preferred for the drop-off date. In lieu of a book donation, a gift card for an area bookstore (i.e. Barnes and Noble) or online service (i.e.

Amazon.com) will be accepted. The topics and related content areas needed are in core subjects (math, science, language arts, and social studies), autobiographies, Black History, computer literacy, and other related topics for kids (grades K-12) and adults, including self-help and empowerment as well as business and entrepreneurship.

For more details about #TheLiteracyProject, please make sure to visit the foundation’s website (theleadfoundation.org). Additional information, including donations, may be obtained by emailing the foundation at contactus@theleadfoundation.org.

Feb. 25 – Book launch at Malloy-Jordan E. Winston Library Metro-Atlanta resident Andrew Snorton is hosting the launch of his newly published book, “Deeper Than Your Deepest Sleep: Thoughts On Love with Joseph Snorton.” It takes place on Feb. 25, from 12:30-2 p.m. at the Malloy-Jordan E Winston Library, 1110 E Seventh St. in Winston-Salem. A limited number of books are available on-site for purchase. Copies may be ordered online via Amazon. The event is open to the public.

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Feb. 23-25 Fresh Fire Worship Center Fresh Fire Worship Center Inc. Senior Pastor Phillip G. and First Lady Michelle McCloud Sr. will celebrate their 10th annual Church Anniversary Feb. 19-25 at 1538 Waughtown St. There will be a host of great speakers from the Triad. They are scheduled as follows: *Thurs. Feb. 23 @ 7 p.m.: Pastor Anthony Jones of Fellowship Church, W-S *Fri. Feb. 24 @ 7 p.m.: Pastor Anthony Wilson of Cathedral of Refuge Church of Deliverance, W-S *Sat. Feb. 25 @ 10 a.m.: Church Workshop with Pastor Pam Phillips of Word of Truth International life Center, W-S. For more information, call 336-8334208.

Feb. 26 New Gospel Tabernacle Holiness Church On Sunday, Feb. 26 Pastor Steve and First Lady Demetris Johnson will celebrate their first year Church Anniversary at 4 p.m. with a Quartet Jubilee Kick Off featuring April Gamble, St. Mark Male group, Bill Pratt Gospel singers, Minister Mike, featuring F.O.C.U.S., Allen Family group and Gospel Jewels. The emcee will be First Lady Hattie Fulwood. The event will be held at New Gospel Tabernacle Holiness Church, 206 Laura Wall Boulevard. The public is cordially invited to attend.

For more information, call 336-837-9542.

Feb. 26 Wentz Memorial United Church of Christ Wentz Memorial United Church of Christ presents Creative Xpression. To honor the contributions of people of color to the community and the nation, a remarkable cadre of performers will celebrate those contributions in song, spoken word, poetry, and dance in celebration of Black History Month at Wentz Memorial United Church of Christ, which is located at 3435 Carver School Road on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information call Wentz Church at 336-7220430.

Feb. 26 New Hope A.M.E. Zion Church New Hope AME Zion Church of 7000 Shallowford Road in Lewisville will be celebrating its 133rd Church Anniversary on Feb. 26, 2017 at 11 a.m., Rev. Dairl L. Scott Sr., pastor of New Hope, will deliver the morning message. The speaker for the 3 p.m. service will be Rev. James Ledbetter and his church family from Old Smith Grove Baptist Church of Lexington. Everyone is invited to come and help with this spiritual occasion. For more information contact the church at 336-945-9083 or 336945-5618 Feb. 26 Green Street United Methodist Church Green Street United Methodist Church will host a Spirituals Concert on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. The concert will feature the combined choirs of Voices of God’s Children and the Triad Pride Men’s Chorus; Green Street Choir Solo voices, including Kenny Barner and Kevin Munday, with clarinetist Charlie Thompson. Admission is free but a love offering will be taken. The church is located at 639 S. Green Street, Winston-Salem.

Feb. 26 Forsyth County Missionary Union Forsyth County Missionary Union, will meet Sunday, Feb. 26, at Providence Baptist Church, 319 Nelson Street, Kernersville, NC. The Youth and Young Adults will meet at 1:30 p.m. The seniors will meet at 3 p.m. Ms. Priscilla J. Dixon, President.

March 5 Holiness Church of God Inc. meeting The first quarter meeting for The North Carolina Area of the Northwestern District Quarterly Assembly of the Holiness Church of God, Inc. will convene Feb. 28, through March 5, at Beulah Tabernacle Holiness Church, Winston-Salem, where the host pastor is Ruling Elder Floyd Jackson. The weeknight sessions will begin at 7:30 p.m. nightly and the Sunday service begins at 4 p.m. A Bible discussion and business meeting is slated for Saturday, March 4, starting at noon. All churches are to submit their report prior to this business meeting.

March 3 Church Women United Celebration World Day of Prayer Committee presents “Am I Being Unfair to You?” This Bible study/worship service will be on March 3 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2400 Dellabrook Road.

Membership fees: individual $10, churches $25. For more information, please contact Mallie Graham at 336-924-9409.

March 27-31 Hymn Conference of the Triad A conference designed to reintroduce the hymns back into the congregations will be March 27-31 with day and evening classes. The conference will feature a series of seminars, lectures, rehearsals, panel discussions, master classes and performances.

Registration for the week is $65 ($35 for seniors and students). Contact David Allen at 336-986-3039 for more details.

Ongoing Tuesdays Men Helping Men Be Men All men young and old are invited to fellowship with Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance Inc., 4951 Manning St., during Men Helping Men Be Men every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact 336-744-3012.

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Diggs Memorial United Holy Church in Winston-Salem held its annual Black History Program on Sunday, Feb. 12 to seek out candidates that were unsung heroes.

The Master of Ceremonies was the Rev. Travest Hunter, who invited the packed congregation to join in singing the opening selection "Lift Every Voice & Sing."

The energized crowd of youth and adults received a welcome from the church secretary, Pamela Rivers.

The Rev. Johnell Hunter, who is the founder of the Rhythm of Truth Ensemble,

made a drum presentation that featured the African Jim-Bay Drums while inviting the crowd to engage in the rhythm.

Mashyia Graham, sophomore at Carver High School, sang “A Change Is Gonna Come" by the late Grammy awardwinning artist Sam Cook.

The committee selected Miss Kayla Delene Smoot. She is the daughter of the late Crystal D. Phelps-Murray. Kayla is a first-year high school student at WinstonSalem Preparatory Academy (WSPA). She is the granddaughter of the Rev. Annie Duck. Kayla is an A/B honor student at WSPA. She has been a Crosby Scholar since middle school. Every fourth Sunday

Kayla Smoot was honored during the Black History Month celebration at Diggs Memorial.

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Terrance Hawkins, far left, sits with the other panelists as they discuss the film "Blood Done Sign my Name."

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The Drum Majors Alliance founded by Terrence and Allonda Hawkins held a special Black History Month showing of the film “Blood Done Sign my Name” at Kennedy High School last Saturday. The film was fol-

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Wake Forest University students delivered 10,276 rolls of toilet paper to Bethesda Center for the Homeless, 930 N. Patterson Ave in WinstonSalem, on Friday.

According to a press release submitted to The Chronicle last

week, the original goal was only 2,000 rolls but students rallied throughout the week and collected 10,276 rolls. The toilet paper drive was coordinated by Wake’s Student Government Life Committee cochair Erica Jordan.

The Bethesda Center is the largest emergency shelter for

men and women in Forsyth County.

Toilet paper has been on the top of Bethesda’s community needs list as the Center goes through more than 15 rolls a day for its Emergency Night Shelter and Day Shelter guests.

Now Bethesda is stocked for two years.

lowed by a panel discussion that spoke about the film and other themes related to African-American history.

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Bethesda Center Executive Director Derwin Montgomery and Community Relations Manager Katie Hall receive more than 10,000 rolls of toilet paper collected by Wake Forest University students.

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Lesson Scripture: Galatians 5:18-6:1-10

By the end of this lesson, we will

*See the elements of refusing the works of the flesh and the living in the spirit. *Learn to walk in the spirit each day of our lives. *Know to daily refuse to do the works of the flesh and to obey the prompting of the Holy Spirit.

Background: The time is A.D. 48 and the place is Syrian Antioch where the church was first called Christian. Before Paul’s continued teaching of the free gift of Christ the Christian church was mostly identified as

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Jewish converts. Paul’s distinct teaching of the Law verses the grace of Christ distinguished the followers of the law as Jewish and the believers in Christ as Christians that distinction remains even now.

Lesson: Paul is in the midst of his efforts to convince the Galatians to not become enslaved by the Law. He uses verses 5:18-21. Paul points out that the Law was not intended to save, but to identify sin. Those led by the Spirit, however, are not subject to the Law and cannot be condemned by the Law. Verse 19 speaks of sins that are sexual in nature and affect both married and single people. Verse 20 speaks of religious corruption by works of the flesh and continues into Sunday School Lesson

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in the world and reconciliation in the Church.

The film is based on a true story that took place in Oxford, North Carolina, in 1970 where a black man was beaten and killed by three white men. The man who pulled the trigger was subsequently found not guilty by an all white jury. The plot focuses on two men; an African-American high school teacher that organizes the black community to fight the unjust verdict and a white minister who loses much of his congregation and eventually run out of town for his liberal views during the civil rights era.

Terrance Hawkins says they decided to show the film during this time of year is because it hits close to home due to our proximity to where the incident in the film took place.

“With all of the relevant themes in the movie, we just said lets do this and hoped

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verse 21 with those that are social in nature (read the lists). Paul emphasizes that these are just examples and there are plenty more. Anyone identifying with these sins is not followers of Christ. Verses 22 through 24 point to the spiritual fruit that a life in Christ exhibits. This a direct result of our submission to Christ and His will.

Though the list includes nine characteristics, the use of the singular word “fruit” by Paul denotes the “unity” and coherence of the life in the Spirit (The Wycliffe Bible Commentary).

Paul continues to contrast the Law and grace and points out that there is no law against the fruit of the spirit (verse 23). A Christian life is characterized by Godly fruit, though Christians are still subject to an occasional slipup … those slipups are just

some people would come out and watch it and embed something in their hearts,” Hawkins said. “I think we can point to many great signs of progress but we can also point to many signs of this oppression shown in the movie still living on.”

Hawkins went on to talk about how some of the themes in the movie are still prevalent in today's time. He thinks we still have a way to go.

“Its almost like we are in the best of times and the worst of times,” he continued. “For some upper middle-class educated black folks, they have unprecedented levels of access, such as being in the White House. At the same time we have mass incarceration, the resegregation of our schools and educational inequality.”

Hawkins says he wanted people to see themselves as a part of the story shown in the movie. He felt as though if they did they may be inspired from the main characters in the film and say “I'm going to play my role and it will be on the side of resistance and not capitulate to the status quo.”

that and do not characterize a Christian’s life (verse 24). Selfless in service is covered in verse 25-26. We are to walk in the Spirit that we believe. There should be unity produced by the Spirit and no competition or jealousy.

Chapter Six sees Paul encouraging the spiritually strong to help strengthen those who are fallen and build them up in the Word (verse 1) and help with their daily trials (verse 2). We must be careful not to build ourselves up and think we’re better than the weak … then we deceive ourselves (verse 3). Paul says that everybody has to be accountable for their own works and carry their own burdens (verse 5). Paul reinforces the need to communicate, teacher to student and vice versa (verse 6). He also cautions that anyone can turn from the justice of God and the stinger here is that “you reap what you sow.”

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she assists in serving dinner and treats to the senior citizens of the Somerset Assisted Living Homes. When asked what is her goal in life she said, "My goal in life is to be successful in life and achieve things in life my mother and family haven't, so I may make them proud."

The special musical guest was Renee MatthewsPhifer, WSPA director of Choral Activities, along with WSPA High School Mixed Chorus, Advanced High School Chorus, The WSPA Ladies Ensemble (aka The Phifer Singers). Phifer says she chose songs that would "connect the youth with their heritage and allow them to appreciate the journey." The theme of their overall selections was " Our Journey in Song … A Celebration!" Phifer remarked at the beginning of the selections that "The greatest contribution of our people is the Spirituals." The journey started in Africa, traveled to Latin America, and ended in America with gospel traditional.

Keith “KJ” Watson, who led the song “Victory,” was supported by his parents Keith and Jamestris Watson along with the crowd, who gave him a standing ovation for his rendition. The WSPA had a special guest: Vera B. Andrews, mother of Phifer, who has been a longtime supporter of the group and brings enormous energy and enthusiasm to any program that she attends with her personal testimony and praise.

Rev. Duck is the visionary of the Black History Event.

She is a member of Diggs Memorial United Holy Church, where she serves as the senior minister on the Ministerial Staff. The event concluded with a swelling rendition of "We Shall Overcome."

The Rev. Dr. Lamonte Williams, senior pastor of Diggs Memorial United Holy Church, along with its officers and members, said they would like to thank the community at large for the support of the program.

Dr. Lamonte Williams submitted this report.

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The audience listens as the panel answers questions about the film.

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Verses 8-9, flesh versus spirit, perish or eternal life (verse 8). The key is to not get tired and give up doing good because there is an appointed time for your reward (verse 9). Until then, “take advantage of every opportunity to do good for all, especially for fellow believers” (UMI Bible Study Guide 13, Precepts for Living, 20162017).

For Your Consideration: Works versus fruit, there is a deliberate contrast here. Why? There are specific concrete actions that exhibit the fruit of the Spirit. How active are you, fruit wise?

Life’s Application: Our lives should be an outpouring of our love for Christ and our desire to serve one another. It’s that simple. (UMI Annual Commentary 2016-2017).

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To begin the new year, the Winston-Salem Chapter of The Links Inc. continued fostering its relationship with the thriving young black women in the community with a viewing of the empowering, critically acclaimed film “Hidden Figures.”

The thriving young black women are a part of Q.U.E.E.N., a women’s organization at Winston Salem State University (WSSU). As part of the facet of National Trends and Services, members of the Chapter and the young ladies attended a showing of “Hidden Figures” on Sunday, Jan. 29. Connecting Links and others guests attended the movie as well.

Afterward, the group gathered at Hill Hall on the campus of WSSU to discuss the inspiring movie. The discussion focused on a variety of themes, including the impact of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s, the obstacles faced by women particularly in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and the challenges in the workplace.

The more impactful theme that the group focused on was the power of the strong bond among the women of color portrayed in the film in helping each other succeed.

The movie and discussion were right on time for Black History Month.

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Members of The Links Inc. and Q.U.E.E.N. engaged in enlightening discussions around discrimination in the workplace and women of color supporting each other, as portrayed in the movie.

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The Livingstone College Upward Bound and Student Support Services programs will be hosting the North Carolina TRiO National Day of Service on Feb. 25th from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. We will be collecting new and gently used children’s books (Birth – Grade 5), as well as crayons, pencils, letter blocks, letter/number fridge magnets and small notebooks through Feb. 24. Donated items are for our Literacy Drive which benefits Smart Start Rowan. Please bring all donations to the Upward Bound office (Price 105) or Student Support Service Office (3rd Floor of Dodge Hall).

Feb. 26 – Forsyth County Missionary Union Forsyth County Missionary Union, will meet Sunday, Feb. 26, at Providence Baptist Church, 319 Nelson Street, Kernersville, NC. The Youth and Young Adults will meet at 1:30 p.m. The seniors will meet at 3 p.m. Ms. Priscilla J. Dixon, President.

Feb. 26 – Winston Salem Town Hall The Winston Salem Education Huddle, a grassroots effort lead by local teacher Amanda Cook, and the citizens of Winston Salem and the surrounding Triad area, will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m at Konnoak Hills Moravian Church at Konnoak Hills Moravian Church, 3401 Konnoak Dr., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27127 (location to change if capacity of 150 reached; in this event details will be forthcoming). For more information contact Amanda Cook at (336) 2548338 or cookama@gmail.com

Feb. 28 – Bookmarks Presents Book Release Bookmarks presents a Book Release and Celebration with local author, Charlie Lovett, whose newest novel, The Lost Book of the Grail, will be released on Feb. 28 by Penguin Viking. The event will be held the evening of the release, Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 2575 Parkway Drive, Winston-Salem, NC. The celebration will feature music by the choir and actual medieval manuscripts on display from Wake Forest University. Copies of The Lost Book of the Grail will be provided by Bookmarks and a booksigning will follow.

This program is free and open to the public.

March 1- 24 – Crisis Control In recognition of National Nutrition Month, Crisis Control Ministry will hold its 12th Annual “WeeCare!

Cereal Drive” from March 1-24, . Participating schools and centers will have collection bins available from March 1-24. Teachers can also obtain curriculum information from Crisis Control to use alongside the drive. Other local businesses and organizations are welcome and encouraged to participate in the drive if they would like. For more information on WeeCare or to become a participating collection location, please contact Crisis Control at 336.724.7875. Throughout Winston-Salem, Kernersville and Forsyth County, elementary schools, preschools and day care centers will collect cereal to be distributed through the Client Choice Food Pantries at Crisis Control Ministry offices in both Winston-Salem and Kernersville.

March 1- May 31 – Winston Salem Writers Winston-Salem Writers will be accepting entries for the Flying South competition from March 1 – May 31.

There will be $2,000 in prizes awarded. Best in category winners will be published in Flying South and will receive $500 each. The Winston-Salem Writers President’s Favorite will also receive $500. Entries are accepted for fiction, nonfiction and poetry and all entries will be considered for publication. Entries must be original work and previously unpublished. Entry fee is $15 ($10 for members of Winston-Salem Writers). For details on submitting entries, go to www.wswriters.org and click on the contests tab.

Now through June – Art Exhibit As part of its 2016-17 season, the Winston Salem Delta Fine Arts is pleased to introduce INTERSECTIONS + CONVERSATIONS: The People’s Gallery at Delta Arts Center. The new space, carved from Delta Arts Center's renovated lobby area, will run concurrently with the regular exhibition schedule inside the Center’s 1400 sq. ft main Simona Atkins Allen gallery from September 2016 thru June. Delta Arts Center is located at 2611 New Walkertown Road. Hours are Tuesday –Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Delta Arts Center is closed every third Saturday of the month. Delta Arts Center is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://www.deltaartscenter.org/ or call (336) 722-2625.

Now through June 4 – Art Exhibition Reynolda House Museum of American Art, 2250 Reynolda Road, will present “Gallery of the Louvre,” the masterwork painting of Samuel F. B. Morse. The exhibit will be from Feb. 17 – June 4. Morse is known as the inventor of the telegraph, his namesake Morse code and as a painter. The exhibit will also explore themes of America’s cultural identity with two dozen of important 19th century paintings from the permanent collection of the Museum. The artists include John Singleton Copley, William Merritt Chase, Thomas Cole and Gilbert Stuart to name a few. For more information, please visit reynoldahouse.org or call 336.758.5150.

March 8 – Wake Forest Baptist Health Wake Forest Baptist Health will be hosting a performance by Cristabelle Braden in honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month. Cristabelle is a brain injury survivor who is a singer and performer and will be making a stop on her tour in Winston-Salem at the Medical Center.

Everyone is invited to attend March 8th at 7 pm in the Sticht Center Auditorium. More information on Cristabelle can be found at www.hopeafterheadinjury.com and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnRpuEEPDuc. For more details contact Carolyn Austin, LRT/CTRS at caustin@wakehealth.edu

March 9 – Catholic Charities of the Piedmont Triad Region The 14th Annual Partners in Hope fundraiser will be held on March 9th, at the Benton Convention Center, 301 West Fifth Street,Winston Salem 27101. It is a complimentary event, invited to make generous gift at the event.

You can make reservations call 336-714-3227 or go to CCDOC.Org/Partnersinhope.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, Room 230, 101 N. Main Street, WinstonSalem, NC at 7:00K p.m. on Monday, March 6, 2017, on the following proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina:

1. Zoning petition of Stratford Manor Neighborhood Association from RS9 and GO-S to RS9 NCO: property is located on the south side of Vest Mill Road along both sides of Hannaford Road and Fentriss Drive; property consists of ±30 acres and is PIN #s6814-38-2035.00; 6814-371697.00; 6814-36-0587.00; 6814-364428.00; 6814-38-4085.00; 6814-36-4539.00; 6814-36-4739.00; 6814-36-0797.00; 6814-36-4639.00; 6814-37-4992.00; 6814-38-4341.00; 6814-37-1447.00; 6814-37-4260.00; 6814-36-4940.00; 6814-37-1337.00; 6814-38-2236.00; 6814-37-1238.00; 6814-38-5331.00; 6814-37-1558.00; 6814-37-1128.00; 6814-37-0872.00; 6814-27-9787.00; 6814-28-7075.00; 6814-37-4370.00; 6814-37-4587.00; 6814-37-1018.00; 6814-38-4196.00; 6814-38-0079.00; 6814-28-9088.00; 6814-36-4949.00; 6814-37-4160.00; 6814-38-0380.00; 6814-37-4570.00; 6814-38-2336.00; 6814-27-8785.00; 6814-37-4688.00; 6814-36-1807.00; 6814-28-7289.00; 6814-38-2125.00; 6814-37-2738.00; 6814-28-9370.00; 6814-37-2839.00; 6814-37-4470.00; 6814-37-4880.00; 6814-36-0697.00; 6814-27-7775.00; 6814-36-1918.00; 6814-28-8084.00; and 6814-28-8284.00 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3310).

2. Zoning petition of JKS 1 Properties, LLC from GB-S to GB-L (Warehousing; Arts and Crafts Studio; Building Materials Supply; Nursery Lawn and Garden Supply Store, Retail; Wholesale Trade A; Building Contractors, General; Motor Vehicle Body or Paint Shop; Offices; Services, A; Services, B; Storage Services, Retail; Recreation Services, Indoor; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Institutional Vocational Training Facility; Manufacturing A; and Terminal, Bus or Taxi): property is located on the southwest side of Kirk Road, north of Kester Mill Road; property consists of ±0.83 acres and is PIN# 6804-37-1334 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3318).

3. Zoning petition of Sabrina Hinton and Victoria Frazier from HB and RS9 to LB: property is located on the south side of Indiana Avenue, across from Home Road; property consists of ±6.58 acres and is PIN# 6827-37-5684 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3320).

4. Zoning petition of G Ricci Holding Corporation from RS9 to NB-S (Arts and Crafts Studio; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Museum or Art Gallery; Offices; Residential Building, Single Family; Restaurant (without drive through service); Retail Store; and Services, A): property is located on the north side of Polo Road, across from Rosedale Circle; property consists of ±1.25 acres and is PIN# 6827-01-6905 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the CityCounty Planning Board (Zoning Docket W-3321).

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

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

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

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

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Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Louise Lynette Wilson (17 E 220), also known as Louise L. Wilson, deceased January 4, 2017, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before May 11, 2017 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

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Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Robert Lee Staten (17 E 103), also known as Robert L. Staten and Robert Staten, deceased December 16, 2016, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before May 4, 2017 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

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

This the 2nd day of February, 2017.

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Teachers’ sorority emphasizes youth

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The national program of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., called Y.E.S. (Youth, Education, and Service) encourages the development of the potential of youth.

The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc. is a non-profit organization of professional educators with chapters throughout the United States. The sorority motto is “To foster a spirit of sisterhood among teachers and to promote the highest ideals of the teaching profession.”

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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. Theta Mu Sigma and Alpha Mu Sigma chapters start the year off right by lending a hand at Forsyth County Diaper Bank of the Triad on Jan. 21. The Diaper Bank is located in Winston Salem and its mission is to ensure that every child in Forsyth, Guilford, and the surrounding counties have enough diapers to remain clean, dry and healthy (ncdiaperbank.org).

Individuals and organizations volunteer to bundle

Guidance program include leadership training, development of strategies and study methods, which enhance academic achievement, and the development of the students' social growth. Additionally, the youth consistently participate in meaningful community service.

Beta Lambda Chapter initiated six young ladies in November. The high school girls are Xinos and the high school boys are Kudos.

The youth completed community service projects by packing treat bags and delivering to Somerset residents in October. They also filled shoe boxes with

crayons, activity books, gloves, dolls and trucks for elementary age children and delivered them to Brenner Children’s Hospital in December.

Each year the sorority hosts annual youth conference in March, wherein the rich potential of youth is enhanced by their participation in relevant workshops that address positive aspects of personal and academic development. The students participate in selected activities such as oratorical competitions, talent shows, essay contests, and poster displays of science projects. There are approximately 400 youth in attendance at each conference,

which is hosted by a hotel that provides the services and security required for such an event. The youth return to school highly motivated for academic, social, and personal achievements.

The members of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., Beta Lambda Chapter, take great pride in youth, whose achievements affirm the sorority’s commitment to the field of education.

Dr. Patsy Squire serves as the local chapter president. Youth Advisers are Valeria Edwards, Joyce Irby, Ann Moye and Sharon Wright.

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and donate diapers for needy families so there’s access to basic necessities to support their dignity, health, and quality of life.

The issue of inadequate supplies of diapers can affect families on many levels.

If parents do not have enough diapers for adequate changes at daycare; then parents may have to remain home which can affect job commitments and income.

So Sigma lent a hand and bundled 4,964 diapers and 1,440 wipes in just a few hours. Also, as part of Sigma’s national program

Project Cradle Care to support children and youth in the community Theta Mu Sigma chapter donated school supplies to Winston Salem Prep Academy’s Crosby Scholars program.

Baby supplies were donated to two families one with a 2 week old and another of 5 months. This will support the families in maintaining clean, dry and healthy babies.

Theta Mu Sigma Chapter also encouraged local churches and the community to remember National Black HIV AIDS Awareness Day, which was on Feb. 7. The goal is to

promote HIV education, testing, community involvement, and treatment in black communities.

According to research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) compared with other races and ethnicities: African Americans account for a higher proportion of new HIV diagnosis, those living with HIV, and those diagnosed with AIDS. Early treatment can prevent the spread of HIV, AIDS and decrease the higher incidences of death among African Americans attributed to HIV/AIDS. In 2013, 3742 African-

Americans died of HIV or AIDS, accounting for 54 percent of total deaths (aidsinfonih.gov). POSSE (Prevent Ongoing Spread of STIs Everywhere) is a program of the HIV & STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) Outreach Section at the Forsyth County Department of Public Health.

The POSSE Team provides HIV and STI screenings and education in community locations in Forsyth County. POSSE offers free confidential testing at various sites in Forsyth County refer to website for more details (possehealth.org,

2017).

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. is one of the divine nine organizations that is part of the Winston Salem Forsyth County Pan Hellenic Council. One of the events that the Pan Hellenic Counsel sponsored was the day of giving which takes place on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday: cleaning Odd Fellows Cemetery, the oldest black cemetery in Winston-Salem.

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File photos on the cover show Black History makers and events.

Starting at the top clockwise are: Baseball legend Jackie Robinson; 1963 March on Washington; civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who was the first black man to run for president of the United States from a major party; and Harriet Tubman, who is called the Moses of her people.

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The Chronicle thanks Deacon James Whitehead and Boy Scout Troop 813 of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem for the submitted essays.

Also, various online sources were used to find the Black History and photos for this special section, such as Wikipedia, blackamericaweb.com, blackhistory.com, biography.com/people and blackinventor.com.

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Bio 6th Grade, Kernersville Middle School Boy Scout Troop 813 -Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Son of Rodney & Maria Whitehead

Malcolm X influenced me Xavier Belcher

The African-American that has influenced me is Malcolm X. Malcolm X influenced me by giving me the courage to speak about what is right and to really think about the choices I make in life.

Malcolm X made me really appreciate the things I have taken for granted in the past by being able to look into the window of his rough childhood. Because of Malcolm X, I am more appreciative of what I have and what I have access to in America.

Malcolm X has also reminded me of how similar his America and my America still are.

Malcolm X showed me that rough beginnings do not always lead to rough endings and that people can change over the course of time.

Malcolm X further showed me that the mindset can change to focus on bigger things and to be fearless at taking risks.

Malcolm X is in my opinion, one of the most influential people in history.

Malcolm X has inspired many young African-Americans, like me, to do great things.

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I chose Earl Lloyd as my African-American hero.

Earl Lloyd was one of the first three African-American NBA basketball players. He was born on April 3, 1928 in Alexandria, Bio 8th Grade, Southeast Middle Virginia, and he died on Feb. 26, 2015 in Crossville, Tennessee.

He attended West Virginia University, and was later drafted in School 1950 to the Washington Capitols.

Boy Scout Troop 813 Earl was a tough man and a great player. He continued to play Galilee Missionary Baptist the sport he enjoyed the most, even through the times of racism Church Son of Olu & LaShaunda and segregation. By him never giving up and losing hope on his dreams, he inspires me to keep doing what I enjoy doing the most Browne and that’s playing basketball.

I will never give up on my dreams of some day becoming an NBA player.

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Barack Obama influenced me Bio 7th Grade, Paisley Magnet School Boy Scout Troop 813 -Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Son of the late Tonya Taylor and grandmother Valeria Taylor

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I admire President Emeritus Barack Obama for being so good to his wife and kids. My family always speaks about him being so loyal to the country as the President of the United States of America.

I have never heard him talk about people with disabilities, people of other nationalities or religions. My mom is not here any more to teach me about being a responsible adult. So, I gained a lot from my pastor [the Rev. Dr. Nathan Scovens] and the former president.

I hope one day I will be as respected as he is in the U.S.A. and the rest of the world. I know he is our first black president and I hope and pray that he is not our last.

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The African-American in history that influenced me is Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland, around the year 1818, though the exact year and date of his birth are unknown.

Frederick Douglass tried to escape slavery in 1836, 1837, and was finally successful Sept. 3, 1838.

He became a national leader of the abolitionist movement and is noted for being one of the greatest social reformers, writers, statesmen and orators in history.

I chose Frederick Douglass because he shows me that you can defy the odds that may stand against you and make it out of anywhere and anything.

His story shows me that though you may face challenges, you can still become known and successful in your own way if you are willing to work for it.

Frederick Douglass’ life reminds me that no matter the color of your skin, how smart you are, the amount of money or power you have, it still all depends on how hard you are willing to work for what you want in life.

I believe you should never be willing to give up so quickly. If you keep pushing and don’t stop, you can reach your goals.

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Bio 8th Grade, Jefferson Middle School Boy Scout Troop 813 Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Son of Renee Redd Jordan Wilds

Barack Obama, the former President of the United States of America, is the person who has influenced my life.

Barack Obama has shown me and many others that we are capable of doing anything that we put our minds to, including being the President of the United States of America. He has made it clear that with hard work and determination I can succeed at whatever goals or dreams that I have set for myself.

Even with the weight of the world upon his shoulders, Obama still took time to be a regular person and listen to the people. He didn’t just sit in the White House making demands and letting everyone fend for themselves. He took time to listen to the people and tried to be as normal as possible.

He didn’t get the big head when he got to the top. He remembered where he came from and who helped him to get there. He inspired me to love and keep my family close and never forget where it is that I come from.

Obama has also inspired me because of the way he lends a hand when he sees someone in need and is willing to help. This inspires me because you never know what someone else’s situation is, but just your simple gesture can go a

long way.

Obama has also been a great example to everyone because he has tried to make America a safer place to live. He spoke up when things were done to people unjustly and people had to suffer the consequences for their actions.

This inspired me because it reminds me that for every action there is a consequence.

Our ancestors fought for us to speak up and voice our opinion when things were unjust, and that’s what we need to do instead of always sitting back idle and do nothing.

Barack Obama, in my opinion, would make our ancestors proud because he stood up against lots of opposition during his presidency. He has taught me to never back down when I know I’m in the right. I should stand for what I believe in.

Former President Barack Obama inspired my life because he made sure that he honored the pioneers that lead the way for African-Americans.

Barack Obama also inspired me to live life to its fullest. He was goofy at times at his leisure, but he knew when to be serious and do his job.

In conclusion, I have been inspired to never let my haters tear me down. Let my haters be my motivators.

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2. Which black person was part of the surveying team to plan Washington, D.C.?

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No one is better equipped to tell your story better than you.

And logic stands to reason that no one is better equipped and more passionate about telling our story than us. The stories of Blacks in America are equally as triumphant as they are tragic. And many, if not most, of these stories would be lost to time, if not for the Black Press. And in an age where Black people are both progressing exponentially and under attack daily, the need for the Black Press has never been more apparent. And in a day where all media is under assault from the highest level, we must exalt the nations more than 200 Black newspapers, as they continue to Colbert Jr. serve as the defenders and the vanguard progress, enterprise and liberty.

Since the days of Freedom’s Journal — the first Black newspaper, published in 1827 during the height of slavery — to today, the Black Press has been a voice of reason, compassion and defiance.

Margot Lee Shetterly, author of “Hidden Figures,” said if not for the archives of the Black Press, such as the Norfolk Journal and Guide and the Pittsburgh Courier, the inspiring story of the Black women geniuses at NASA would not have been possible to tell.

If not for the Florida Sun in Orlando, the story of the great training in science and technology happening at Bethune-Cookman University – one of the nation’s historically Black universities – would go untold and unnoticed.

In Baton Rouge, it may have been a citizen’s lens that captured the senseless killing of Alton Sterling at the hands of police, but it is The Drum that keeps Sterling’s memory alive and is shining the white-hot spotlight on those responsible for his homicide.

When factions of the so-called “alt-right” – a movement of racism and intolerance – try to co-opt and corrupt the words (while ignoring the actions) of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it was the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), who provided a comprehensive and accurate remembrance of the revered freedom fighter.

Weeks after the inauguration of a president that most in mass media are still trying to wrestle with

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and dissect, trying to figure out how all the major polls got it wrong, it was the Black Press that ran article after article talking about the tremendous voter suppression efforts happening in key battleground states in the aftermath of the United States Supreme Court decision in the Shelby v. Holder case that gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Possibly, had the warnings of the Black Press been heeded, maybe, just maybe, the nation and the world would not be in the predicament it now finds itself.

[The Chronicle reported the court cases the North Carolina NAACP brought to fight voter suppression by the GOP-led North Carolina General Assembly and then-Gov. Pat McCrory and the victories in those courts. The newspaper also reported the marches and community pushback regarding the suppression of voting rights in the Triad and the state.]

The NNPA wrapped up its mid-winter training conference in Ft. Lauderdale a few weeks ago.

Representing more than 200 Black publications [including The Chronicle], the NNPA is a trade association of African American-owned community newspapers from around the United States. Since its founding 75 years ago, the NNPA has “consistently been the voice of the Black community and an incubator for news that makes history and impacts our country.” Each week 20 million Americans from all backgrounds seeking news from the Black perspective turn to NNPA newspapers.

As journalists, our mission is to shine a light in the darkest of corners. That mission was reaffirmed at the NNPA’s 2017 Mid-Winter Conference with a level of commitment and intensity never before seen.

Freedom’s Journal ran the first leg of the relay.

The NNPA and the Black Press have gladly accepted the baton and we are more than capable of running the race.

In running that race, what we ask of you, the reader, in this age of digital media and the sharing at the click of a button, that you seek out and share the valuable information of the Black Press with your networks as we must preserve and protect the Black Press.

Harry Colbert, Jr.is the managing editor of Insight News in Minneapolis. An award-winning journalist, Colbert served as a journalism instructor to the National Association of Black Journalists and the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists. He is a past president of the University of Missouri chapter of the NAACP.

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Over 3,500 people from across the state and nation gathered in Winston-Salem on July 13 for the Mass Moral Monday March for Voting Rights. The march began at the Corpening Plaza and made its way to the federal courthouse, where marchers were joined by more protesters.

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N.C. voting law case is being heard in federal court

Historic Moral Monday march and rally draw thousands to Winston-Salem

Several lawsuits have been united into one; trial will last weeks

BY TORI PITTMAN AND TEVIN STINSON FOR THE CHRONICLE

On Monday, July 13, thousands of people came together at the Corpening Plaza on West First Street in Winston-Salem to participate in the Mass Moral Monday March for Voting Rights, as part of the Moral Monday movement. People, in-state and out-of-state, came to witness what has been chanted throughout the crowd: ‘This is our Selma.’

The phrase refers to the moments in history before the Voting Rights Act was signed into law on Aug. 6, 1965.

This is a reference to the marches from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama, including on Bloody Sunday, that helped change votes in Congress from “no” to “yes” votes for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Estimates of the number of participants range from 3,500, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department, to more than 6,000, according to the N.C. NAACP, which is spearheading the Moral Monday protests.

The march and rally coincided with the start of the historic voting rights trial N.C. NAACP v. McCrory in the federal courthouse in Winston-Salem. The plaintiffs say

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Bruce Goodech, holds a sign to express his views toward voter fraud and voter suppression laws in North Carolina.

Find coverage of events before the march and rally on pages A7 and B5.

North Carolina’s controversial changes to voting laws are currently having their day in court.

The trial in the legal case N.C. NAACP v. McCrory is currently being heard in federal court in Winston-Salem, challenging what plaintiffs say are restrictions that disenfranchise black and Latino voters on the basis of race and violate the right to vote under the 14th and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The trial began on Monday, July 13, with opening arguments.

Three lawsuits were consolidated into N.C. NAACP v.

McCrory as the lead case in the trial.

Penda Hair, a lawyer with the Advancement Project, representing the N.C. NAACP, used what has become the N.C. NAACP’s mantra regarding the trial.

“This is our Selma,” she said, referring to a historic march against discriminatory voting practices during the Civil Rights Movement.

Attorneys representing the state said the law was far from discriminatory, arguing that African- American turnout in the state actually increased in 2014.

The NAACP has nearly a hundred witnesses it could call on, including lawmakers, experts and regular voters

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BY NIKKI BALDWIN FOR THE CHRONICLE

On Monday, July 13, the Voting Rights TeachIn that is linked to the Moral Monday support of the plaintiffs in N.C. NAACP v. McCrory consisted of sessions on various topics, detailed information on the law, as well as powerful stories from the speakers’ own experiences on inequality and justice.

The trial in the voting rights case is expected to l

The teach-in started at 10 a.m. at the Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in downtown Winston-Salem with a packed crowd. The teachin begun with the singing of the “Forward Together, Not One Step Back” song in which the members from the crowd joined in singing along.

From there, the song “Hold On, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize” was the next song that the crowd joined along in singing. The moderator for the teach-in session “Voting Rights: a Moral Imperative” was Daphne Holmes-Johnson.

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the N.C. NAACP and a N.C. civil rights activist in her own right. Holmes-Johnson helped issue in the other speakers that were apart of the session, while still expressing her own thoughts about injustice and standing up for one’s own rights.

Holmes-Johnson, when talking to the crowd, said we all need inspiration and prayer. HolmesJohnson also discussed growing up around activists such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and her father, who marched and fought for the S

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“Hidden Figures” is a 2016 dramatic film, based on the non-fiction book of the same name, that recounts the involvement of three female AfricanAmerican mathematicians in NASA’s space race against the Soviet Union. It follows the women’s triumphs over racism and sexism as they rise through the ranks at NASA to eventually work on the historic launch and safe return of John Glenn,

the first American to orbit the Earth. The film is directed by Theodore Melfi with Taraji Henson as Katherine Johnson, Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan and Janelle Monáe as Mary Jackson. It has received box office success and critical praise for being a crowd-pleasing film that sheds light on a lesser-known part of history.

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Pictured from left to right are Dorothy Vaughan, with other women who worked with NASA: Leslie Hunter and Vivian Adair.

The real African-American women of ‘Hidden Figures’

Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson was a physicist and mathematician at NASA, who was known for her accurate calculations. She was born in 1918 in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. She’d been a teacher and a stay-at-home mom before NASA’s predecessor, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), hired her in 1953 to be a “computer” doing mathematical measurements and calculations. She calculated the trajectory of Alan Shepard, the first American in space in 1961. Even after NASA started using electronic computers, John Glenn requested for her to recheck the

calculations for his Friendship 7 flight that made him the first American to orbit the Earth. Her calculations were also critical to the success of the Apollo moon landing.

She worked for NASA until 1986.

In 2015, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. Last year, the Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility was dedicated at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, where Johnson first started working for NASA. Dorothy Vaughan Dorothy Vaughan was a mathe-

matician born in 1910 in Kansas City, Missouri. She started working at NASA in 1943 at the West Area Computers of the Langley Research Center. She was promoted to the area’s supervisor in 1949, becoming the first African American woman to supervise staff at the center. Katherine Johnson was among her employees there.

To prepare for the coming of digital computers, she taught herself and her staff the programming language of FORTRAN. She later headed the programming section of the Analysis and Computation Division at Langley. She retired from NASA in 1971. She

passed way at the age of 98 in 2008.

Mary Jackson Mary Jackson was a mathematician and aerospace engineer born in 1921 in Hampton, Virginia. She started work at the Langley Research Center in 1951. After taking advanced engineering classes, she became NASA’s first black female engineer.

She rose to the most senior title in the engineering department and then served as an administrator in the Equal Opportunity Specialist field.

She retried from NASA in 1985. She passed away in 2005 at age 83.

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Did you know before the NAACP that W.E.B. DuBois founded the Niagara movement in 1905? The movement was formed in part as a protest to Booker T. Washington’s policy of accommodation to white society; the Niagara movement embraces a more radical approach, calling for immediate equality in all areas of American life. (pic) Sojourner Truth’s (1797-1885) real name was Isabella Baumfree. Born in upstate New York circa 1797, Sojourner Truth was the self-given name, from 1843 onward, of Isabella Baumfree, an AfricanAmerican abolitionist and women's rights activist.

Truth was born into slavery, but escaped with her

Truth

infant daughter to freedom in 1826. (pic) The National Negro Network was founded in 1954, becoming the first Black-owned radio network in the United States.

Founded by businessman W. Leonard Evans Jr., the NNN failed to catch hold as the needs of the audience changed with the times.

Professor Derrick Bell is best known for becoming the first Black professor at Harvard Law

School, but that distinction only scratches the surface of his achievements.

Professor Bell was a staunch advocate for diversity in academia, and used his platform to both challenge and examine racism.

The C. R. Patterson & Sons Company was the first Black-owned automobile manufacturer in the United States. The company was initially run by a former slave and his eldest son took the family business to greater heights in the early 20th Century.

Charles Richard Patterson was a former slave who escaped captivity in Virginia, then settled in Greenfield, Ohio. Patterson worked as a blacksmith for various local horse-drawn carriage companies and became friendly with white carriage company owner, J.P. Lowe. The pair went

into business together in 1873 and maintained a successful business relationship.

Religion

Did you know that African American’s have made great strides as religion leaders as early as the 19th century?

Amanda Berry Smith

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(1837-1915) became the first African-American woman to work as an international evangelist in 1878.

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Richard Allen (17601831) was born into slavery. In 1794, he founded the African Methodist

Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, the first independent black denomination in the United States.

Minister Jarena Lee (1783-1864) was the first authorized female preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. Lee, whose family or maiden name is unknown, was born to a poor but free black family on Feb. 11, 1783, in Cape May, New Jersey.

Francis Burns (18091863) served as ministerial missionary in Liberia and later served as the first missionary bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the first Methodist denomination founded in the United States. In 1858, Burns returned to the U.S. for his consecration as missionary bishop.

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Summary of ‘Southside With You’

Inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama's first date, “Southside With You” recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) during a daylong date that took them from the Art Institute of Chicago to a screening of Spike Lee's “Do the Right Thing” to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor.

From humble beginnings: Barack and Michelle Obama

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Although their time in the White house may have come to an end, arguable the two most influential people to the African American community for the past decade, and decades to come is former President Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama.

As if being the first and only family of color to call the White house home wasn’t enough what makes the Obamas so appealing to the African American community is their humble beginnings and the love they show for each other and their family.

Like many young black men in America, the 44th President of the United States didn't have a real relationship with his father. After his mother, Ann Dunham, separated from his father, she remarried and moved to Indonesia. Several incidents in the early 1970s caused Dunham to fear for her son’s safety, so she moved Barack to hawaii to live with his grandparents. While there Barack enrolled in Punahou Academy where he excelled in the classroom and on the basketball court. even though he was a standout student who graduated with honors in 1979, it was at Punahou where Obama would have to face racism for the first time. In an excerpt from Biography.com, published by A&e Television networks, Obama wrote, "I noticed that there was nobody like me in the Sears, Roebuck Christmas catalog. . .and that Santa was a white man," he wrote. "I went into the

bathroom and stood in front of the mirror with all my senses and limbs seemingly intact, looking as I had always looked, and wondered if something was wrong with me."

It was then that Obama dedicated his life to fight against injustice of all kinds. After graduating from high school, he went on to attend Columbia University in new York, there he would earn a degree in political science.

Just two years later Obama moved to Chicago where he worked as a community organizer to help low-income residents. While studying at harvard Law School in the late 80s, Obama joined a Chicago law firm where he would meet his future wife, Michelle Robinson.

Born on the Southside of Chicago Michelle was raised in a close-knit family with both parents and her older brother. With both parents in the home, the Robinson family did not have much money, Michelle’s father worked as city-pump operator while her mother kept the house in order. The lack of money and growing up in the roughest part of Chicago didn’t stop Michelle from expanding her mind. Michelle loved to read and by the time she reached the sixth-grade Michelle had begun to take advanced courses. After graduating from Whitney Young high School in 1981 Michelle went on to attend Princeton University where she graduated Sum Cum Laude with a B.A. in Sociology in 1985. She then went on to study law at harvard before joining the Chicago branch of Sidley Austin.

When Obama first approached Michelle, she was

reluctant to date the young law student but eventually she gave him a chance and the rest is history. The 2016 film "Southside with You", directed and written by Richard Tanne, recounts the eventful day in 1989 when Barack (Parker Sawyer) tried to woo Michelle ( Tika Sumpter) during a daylong date that took them from the art institute of Chicago, to a screening of Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing, to the site of their first kiss outside an ice cream parlor.

After exploding onto the political scene as an Illinois State Representative in 1996 and even more so after successfully running for President in 2008 and again in 2012 Barack and Michelle Obama became the poster children for the strong black family. At a place in time where many blacks are growing up in broken homes, the Obamas showed the country what it really means to be black and successful at a when we needed it most.

When looking back at where they came from and the impact they had on the African American community and more importantly the entire country, years from now Barack and Michelle will be mentioned with great civil leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and countless others.

Barack and Michelle are both prime examples that you can do anything you put your mind to and that is the message they have passed on to millions of little boys and girls who have only known and seen a black family in the White house.

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Education

Did you that, although it was against the law to teach slave to read and write, many AfricanAmericans become champions of education for the Black community?

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) Booker T. Washington was the first teacher and principal of the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, a school for African-Americans where he championed learning and job training as the path to black self-reliance and success in America.

Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964) a writer, teacher, and activist who championed education for African-Americans and women. Born into bondage in 1858 in Raleigh, North Carolina, she was the

DID YOU KNOW? daughter of an enslaved woman, Hannah Stanley, and her owner, George Washington Haywood. At the age of seven, Cooper was accepted into a teacher's training program at St. Augustine's Normal School and Collegiate Institute, a placement that required prior academic training. This earmarked her passion for learning. (pic) Mary Jane Patterson (1840-1894) became the first African-American woman to receive a college degree when she graduated from Oberlin College in 1862.

John Dickey (18061878) and his wife Sarah Cresson founded Ashmun Institute (which later became known as Lincoln University) in 1854. The college was the first degree-granting university for African Americans.

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(1824-1891) along with Harriet E. Giles established the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary in 1881, which later became Spelman College. The school began with 11 African American women and a $100 donation.

Simon Green Atkins distinguished himself in his home state of North Carolina as an advocate of teacher-training programs for African Americans. He founded the Slater Industrial Academy on September 28, 1892. It developed into WinstonSalem Teachers College, which he developed into Winston-Salem State University, a four-year institution, and oversaw its transition from private to state control. His abiding interest in teacher-training also led him to become a founder of the North Carolina Negro Teachers Association.

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Summary of ‘Lincoln’

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“Lincoln” is a 2012 American epic historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. With the nation embroiled in still another year with the high death count of Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) brings the full measure of his passion, humanity and political skill to what would become his defining legacy: to end the war and permanently abolish slavery through the 13th Amendment. Having great courage, acumen and moral fortitude, Lincoln pushes forward to compel the nation, and those in government who oppose him, to aim toward a greater good for all mankind.

Biography of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially abolished slavery in America, and was ratified on December 6, 1865, after the conclusion of the United States of America’s Civil War, which ran from April 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865.

President Abraham Lincoln and his fellow Republicans knew that the Emancipation Proclamation (Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863) might be viewed as a temporary war measure and not outlaw slavery once the Civil War ended, so they focused on passing a constitutional amendment that would do so.

The 13th Amendment was passed by

the U.S. Senate (which was dominated by Republicans) on April 8, 1864. However, the amendment died in the U.S. House of Representatives as Democrats rallied in the name of states’ rights.

The presidential election of 1864 brought Lincoln back to the White House along with Republican majorities in both legislative bodies. On Jan. 31, 1865, the amendment passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 119 to 56, seven votes above the necessary twothirds majority. Several Democrats abstained, but the 13th Amendment was sent to the states for ratification, which came on Dec. 6, 1865. With the passage of the amendment, the “peculiar institution” that had indelibly shaped American history was eradicated.

Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865, eight months before the 13th Amendment was officially adopted in December 1865.

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‘The Birth of a Nation’ movie review

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Birth of a Nation is a American period drama that chronicles the life of Nat Turner, a slave who led a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831.

The film was co-written, co-produced and directed by Nate Parker in his directorial debut. The film stars Parker as Turner and was released on Oct. 7, 2016 and was highly praised for its directing, acting, soundtrack and cinematography.

The film opens when Turner is a young boy on a plantation with his family.

His father soon runs away from the plantation after killing a slave tracker. Turner is then introduced to the bible and begins to learn how to read. He soon starts preaching to the congregation of his slave owners congregation.

After the passing of his slave owner he his forced to work in the fields while also

preaching to the other slaves on the plantation.

A severe drought has hit Southampton County at the time which has caused some slaves on the local plantations to become uneasy and talks of an uprising start to spread.

Turner's owner, his former owners son Sam, then buys a female slave, Cherry, who later becomes his love interest and wife. Cherry is given to Katherine, Sam's sister as a wedding present, and goes to live with her. Cherry and Turner begin to bond and their relationship flourishes.

Sam Turner is then approached by the local pastor with a proposition to make money to get him out of debt. The proposition involves Nat preaching to other slaves in order to end the talk of rebellion and keep the slaves in order.

While preaching Turner sees the atrocities of other slaves in neighboring plantations. Later his wife is assaulted by two slave trackers and after baptizing a white

man on his masters property Turner is tied to a post and nearly beaten to death with a whip. After being nursed back to health he finds his grandmother dead in her rocking chair. This was essentially the straw that broke the camels back as he then starts to enact his plan of rebellion.

He asks a fellow slave to round up other slaves to meet and discuss his plan.

He tells them of the visions he has had and tells them “the first shall be last, and the last shall be first.” After seeing a solar eclipse in the sky he takes that as his sign to begin the rebellion.

After spending time with his still ailing wife Turner goes to Samuel's room and butchers him with an ax. He goes to his mothers house and informs her of his actions and what he plans for the future.

He collect more men to join his ranks.

They proceed to neighboring farms and kill their owners while liberating the slaves.

A young boy in the party runs off and informs the white people of the plans of the rebelling slaves. The slaves reach the armory in Jerusalem which was the original plan but they are met by a militia who had set a trap for the men and they are slaughtered.

Turner escapes the melee and goes to see Cherry one last time to say his goodbyes. Turner then walks into town and is beaten by several white people and subsequently arrested. The movie closes as Turner is walked down the path to be put to death. He is then strung up and hanged as an angry mob looks on a celebrates his death. While being hanged Turner sees an angel and closes his eyes for the last time.

The young boy who ran from the mob is then seen crying as he looks on at the death of Turner. The young boy is then seen as an adult fighting in the civil war as the screen fades to black.

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The biography of slave rebellion leader Nat Turner

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Nat Turner was born into slavery on Oct. 2, 1800 in Southampton County, Virginia. Deeply religious, Turner learned to read and write at a young age and was frequently seen immersed in reading the bible. On Aug. 21, 1831 Turner led a rebellion of slaves and free men that resulted in the deaths of up to 65 white people.

Early in his adult life Turner's religious convictions manifested themselves as visions, which he interpreted as messages from God. As a child, his mother and grandmother frequently told him he was intended for some great purpose.

Over the years, Turner worked for a number of different plantations including Samuel Turner's, his former owners brother. Nat ran away from Samuel Turner's plantation in 1821 but returned after 30 days on the run. He returned because he believed he received a sign from God that told him to do so.

Turner's belief in signs and hearing divine voices led to his affirmation of a vision he had in 1825 of a bloody

conflict between black and white spirits. He later confessed â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Spirit instantly appeared to me and said the Serpent was loosened, and Christ had laid down the yoke he had borne for the sins of men, and that I should take it on and fight against the Serpent.â&#x20AC;? Turner would soon receive another message that told him when to fight.

A solar eclipse happened in February of 1831 which Turner took as a signal that the time to rise up had come.

Turner started recruiting fellow slaves from his neighborhood and began the rebellion by killing the Travis family, his current slave owners.

Turner then began to gather more followers by traveling from house to house freeing the slaves and killing the white people they encountered. Reportedly the group grew to be as large as 70 men. To avoid alarm initially the men used knives, sharp objects and blunt instruments instead of firearms.

The rebellion targeted all whites including the elderly, women and children. The goal of the rebellion was to reach the armory in nearby Jerusalem, Virginia and secure more weapons. A few homes were spared during the uprising as Turner said the poor whites inhabitants

thought no better of themselves than they did of Negros.

Turner thought a rebellion would open the eyes of whites to the reality of the inherent brutality in slave holding.

The rebellion was quickly suppressed within two days as the whites organized a militia to quell the uprising.

Turner eluded capture and fled into the woods to hide.

While in hiding local whites took their revenge on local blacks of Southampton County killing an estimated 100 to 200 blacks, many having nothing to do with the rebellion.

On October 30 farmer Benjamin Phipps found him.

Turner was tried for conspiring to rebel and making insurrection on November 5 and subsequently was found guilty and sentenced to death. 30 slaves and one free black were convicted of insurrection and related crimes and 18 were hanged along with Turner.

African Americans have generally regarded Turner as a hero of resistance, who made slave-owners pay for the hardships they had caused so many Africans and AfricanAmericans. Even in modern day times Turner is still regarded as a hero amongst many African-Americans.

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Did you know that African Americans invented some of our everyday conveniences?

Frank Greene (1938-2009) developed the first high-speed computer systems.

Lewis Latimer (1848-1928) invented the carbon filament to improve light bulb form home use. He was the African American member of Thomas Edison’s group.

Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) created the first clock ever built in the United States.

George Washington Carver (18601943) is credited for developing over 115 products, including flour, starch and synthetic rubber.

Garrett Morgan (1877-1963) created the gas mask and the traffic signal.

Otis Boykin (1920-1982) received his first patent in 1959 for a wire resistor that allowed a precise amount of electricity to flow to a component

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Lonnie G. Johnson (1949-Present) invented the Super Soaker squirt gun.

George Crum (1822-1914) invented the potato chip.

Frederick McKinley Jones (18931961) invented a method of transporting frozen foods. In addition to that refrigerator invention, Jones also invented an airconditioning unit for military field hospitals, a refrigerator for military field kitchens, a self-starting gas engine, a series of devices for movie projectors and boxoffice equipment that gave tickets and made change. (pic)

Sarah Boone (1832-1904) obtained United States patent rights for her improvements to the ironing board. Boone was born in Craven County, NC. Boone's ironing board was designed to improve the quality of ironing sleeves and the bodies of women's garments. The board was very narrow, curved, and made of wood. The shape and structure allowed it to fit a sleeve and it was reversible, so one could iron both sides of the sleeve.

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