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The popular National Museum of African-American History and Culture (NMAAHC) closed Wednesday, Jan. 2, the latest attraction to close due to the partial government shutdown. Hundreds of employees at the museum have been furloughed as a result of the closure.

The closure threatens the travel plans of thousands of black students and families who are wrapping up their holiday breaks to explore their history on Constitution Avenue.

The NMAAHC is among the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, galleries and National Zoo that have closed as the government shutdown heads into its 11th day.

All of the Smithsonian museums will be closed indefinitely as Congress and President Donald Trump continue to clash over a budget that includes Trump’s plans to raise $5 billion for a wall along the Mexican border. With billions to go and partisan politics, lawmakers are far from ending the stalemate anytime soon.

The U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Interior, Commerce and Justice have been shuttered since the partial shutdown began Dec. 22. Other federal agencies and attractions have kept their doors open with the help of state funding and surplus budgets. One of those attractions is the NMAAHC, which had a surplus budget that carried over from the prior year, said Linda St. Thomas, chief spokesman for the Smithsonian Museum Institution, which oversees the NMAAHC and its other attractions.

With no federal budget, all of the government employees at the Smithsonian’s attractions will be furloughed.

That means about 200 employees at NMAAHC won’t be working until a federal budget has been hammered out.

“We are legally not allowed to stay open while there’s no budget,” St. Thomas said.

The museum’s popular Sweet Home Café will close as well, though the facility is run by an outside company with non-government employees, St. Thomas said.

St. Thomas was unable to provide NMAAHC’s spe-

Daughters of Confederacy vow to fight following order to remove statue

Photo courtesy of The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture cific annual operating budget because it shares a $51 mil- thousands of artifacts spanning five floors. The museum is the hottest museum in Washington, where busloads of lion budget with the rest of Smithsonian’s attractions.

The NMAAHC is the only national museum devoted black churches and family reunions make the NMAAHC exclusively to the documentation of African-American a priority destination. To control record crowds, the free life, history, and culture. Established by a federal law in museum continues to use timed passes to regulate the 2003, the opening on Sept. 24, 2016, followed decades of flow of visitors.

It will be a rare scene for locals to see a closed efforts to promote and highlight the contributions of African-Americans. The 400,000 square foot NMAAHC NMAAHC and an empty and quiet front entrance. has attracted nearly a million people who have viewed See Closed on A2 Photo by Michael Barnes

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

For over a week now the corner of Fourth and Liberty Streets has been the topic of discussions across the state following the vandalization of a Confederate statue outside the old Forsyth County Courthouse and the city’s decision to allow the owners of the statue until the end of the month to have it removed from the corner downtown.

Although the clock to have the monument removed is set at less than 30 days, it seems as if the feud between the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the City of Winston Salem is just getting started.

Here’s what we know; the series of events began on Christmas day. Just before 6 p.m. officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) responded to a call that the monument had been defaced. Upon arrival, officers found the words “Cowards & Traitors” written in permanent marker.

In response to the most recent case defacing, on the last day of 2018, City Attorney Angela Carmon issued a letter demanding that the statue erected in 1905 be

For the past few weeks the Confederate statue outside the old Forsyth County Courthouse has been the topic of discussion across the state after “Cowards & Traitors” was written on the statue at Christmas.

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removed by Jan. 31 or face legal action from the city. The city also offered to move the statue to Salem Cemetery where more than 30 Confederate graves are located, but the Daughters of the Confederacy declined.

During the city’s annual Emancipation Proclamation

U.S. Department of Education opens claim against WS/FCS

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Less than six months after the complaint was filed by the Action4Equity Coalition, citing failure on

behalf of the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County School System to address complaints about issues at Ashley Elementary, the Office of Civil Rights at

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the U.S. Department of Education has agreed to look into the claim.

A coalition of organizations including the local branch of the NAACP, the

ceremony, Mayor Allen Joines said, in its current place downtown, the statue is creating a public nuisance. Over the years the statue has been at the center of controversy several times. In August of 2017, shortly after white supremacist marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, two sides of the statue were painted and the motto on the statue, “Our Confederate Dead” was covered. Less than 24hours after that, men armed with shotguns and rifles spent hours protecting the statue from other vandals.

One of the men protecting the statue who didn’t want to give his full name said they were just trying to protect a piece of history. He said, “We just don’t see the point in taking these statues down. That’s our stance: preserving history no matter good or bad. That’s how you learn from it.”

In the letter issued by Attorney Carmon, she explains the removal of the statue is about public safety. She also mentioned incidents in Charlottesville, Durham and Chapel Hill over Confederate monuments that led to civil unrest.

She wrote, “…vandals defaced the Confederate statue with the inflammatory words “Cowards & Traitors” thereby invoking significant concern about the safety of the statue and the potential for confrontation, breaches of the peace and other nuisance type conduct similar to that endured by other cities.

“It is clear that the tenor of the vandal’s message has escalated and the intensity of the same is not likely to wane with the passage of time. The city is not in a position to provide constant security checks necessary for the protection of the statue and to mitigate the recurring acts of vandalism.”

In a statement released on Thursday, Jan. 4, the North Carolina Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy say they plan to do everything in their power to make sure the statue stays put.

The statement reads, “The North Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, wished to register our dismay at recent actions and statements of the city Winston-Salem regarding the Confederate memorial on See Statue on A2

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But there may be some hope for the museum officials.

Democrats recently have come up with a strategy to reopen the government after taking control of the House on Thursday, Jan. 3. Democrats reportedly plan to pass a stopgap spending bill to fund the Homeland Security Department through Feb. 8.

The bill would extend the existing $1.3 billion spending level on border fencing and other security measures, far short of the $5 billion Trump has sought to build new walls along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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the old courthouse grounds. The heavy-handed tactics of the city and its threat of legal action against us are as shocking as they are dishonorable.

When so many real problems are facing WinstonSalem and its citizens, city officials would rather engage in a cheap political stunt and distraction.

“We wish for the memorial to remain in its place, where is has stood since it was dedicated in 1905, and will do everything in our power to see that it continues to remain.”

On Sunday, January 13 a group called the Heirs of

But the temporary legislation is not aimed to bring an end to the partial shutdown that has dragged on for nearly two weeks. if Trump holds firm on his demand for a $5 billion border wall, he will prolong a budget stalemate that could keep the NMAAHC and other attractions closed for an indefinite period of time.

The Republican majority Congress has so far held back on Trump’s demands and with Democrats taking over, the division and bickering may grow even bigger.

This article originally appeared in the Chicago Crusader. the Confederacy plans to meet on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill where the Silent Sam statue stood before it was toppled last year before traveling to Winston-Salem and meeting again at the statue downtown. in response to the Heirs of the Confederacy, a group of locals plans to gather at the statue on the same day.

At the time of publication the event on Facebook had 100 people confirm that they plan to attend the rally dubbed “Get Hate Out of Winston-Salem.”

A post on the event page reads, “hate has no place in Winston-Salem.

Glorifying racists and white supremacists has no place here.”

Connecting our communities with medical-health professionals

BY KiMYA N. DENNiS AND CASSEY MAPP-AHMED

We need medicalhealth professionals. We appreciate medical-health professionals. Necessity and appreciation are only possible if we know how to access medical-health services.

More medical-health professionals need to know how to reach and speak with us. This means patient advocacy that is aware of and respectful of our cultures. This also means medical-health professionals capable of using nonmedical language, when possible, to explain health conditions and health services. The goal is to connect and understand.

That is why more medical-health professionals need to be invested in cultural awareness—being more visible in our communities and forming relationships between communities and providers of health services. This is more than merely telling us to go to the doctor. We are more willing to go to the doctor if medical-health professionals attended community events and engaged in face-to-face, eye-to-eye conversations with people who are potential patients.

This starts with how undergraduate and graduate medical-health students are taught and trained in every course and throughout their careers. There is a need to continuously teach medical-health students and medical-health professionals about the cultures of different groups of people and how cultures influence health conditions,

access to health services, health treatment received, and results of health treatment.

Our cultures impact how we interpret our mental-physical thoughts and feelings, whether we trust health-medical professionals, and how we feel about the possibility of being diagnosed with an illness.

Therefore, culturally aware patient advocacy is important.

We need to be able to speak with medical-health professionals about our health. This includes whether we need to rely on prescription medication or we can improve our health by eating healthier, walking or other type of exercise, meditation/yoga, and other non-medical approaches. it might also be the case that people need to incorporate both prescription medication and a healthier lifestyle.

Patients need to be able to ask medical-health professionals when, if possible, the prescription medication will not be needed if the healthier lifestyle has been incorporated. This is important because not only does relying on prescription drugs increase profit for the pharmaceutical industry, it results in reliance and addiction for some people. One example is African-American addiction to prescription drugs, including opioid that has been overlooked for years and needs more attention.

Something to consider is the connection with housing conditions, city design, access to health services, and health outcomes. Lower income parts of cities are predominantly

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Vicinity, the Coalition for Equity in Public Education and several others, Action4Equity was formed in response to the local school system and board of education's handling of reports of mold in the school causing health issues for students, faculty, and staff.

The claim argues that WS/FCS violated Title iV

Rev. Alvin Carlisle, president of the NAACP, has said Ashley is a symptom of a continued underfunding and disproportionate allocation of funds.

"We have chosen not to sit by any longer and allow this violation to go forward so we have connected with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice to file a complaint for violation of the Civil Rights Act,” Carlisle said.

Although two separate

Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will serve as a neutral fact-finder ensuring that the investigation is legally sufficient and fully responds to the complaint filed by Action4Equity.

Morgan wrote, "Because OCR determined that it has jurisdiction and that the complaint was timely filed, OCR is opening the complaint for investigation. Please note that opening the complaint for investigation in no way

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. To support their claim, the coalition, which is represented by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice's Youth Justice Project, brought up the fact that the board voted to remove students from Hanes Lowrence, a predominately white school, in 2015 after complaints of poor air quality, even though tests showed it didn't cause any health issues.

tests showed the mold levels at the school were not enough to endanger anyone, the Board of Education voted to spend more than $1 million to replace all the HVAC units at the school.

Action4Equity argues that mold has been present in the school for nearly a decade and the board used "intentional discrimination" in their handling of the situation. in a letter from the U.S. Department of Education, Letisha Morgan said the

implies that OCR has made a determination on the merits of the complaint.

"During the investigation, OCR is a neutral factfinder, collecting and analyzing relevant evidence from you, the District, and other sources, as appropriate."

Action4Equity has a list of things they would like to see happen including the construction of a new Ashley, allow students and teachers to transfer to other schools until the new school is built, and provide

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Cassey Mapp-Ahmed in community garden African-American and sidered the “Capital of the non-white Hispanic and C o n f e d e r a c y ” — w h e r e have less access to healthy Kimya N. Dennis was born food options and reason- and raised). Mental and ably-priced and culturally physical health can be conscious medical strongly influenced and by constant resources. Healthy eating shaped can be difficult in commu- reminders of historical and nities with less access to ongoing injustices.

To address trauma, fruits, vegetables, and other healthy options. post-traumatic stress disorSome cities are making der (PTSD) was originally improvements to urban used in response to military farming, community gar- trauma. in recent decades, dens, and natural health PTSD has been extended to programs. More medical- domestic violence, comhealth professionals need munity violence, and pregto get involved with com- nancy, and poverty. PTSD munities and learn cultural- has also been applied to ly aware nutrition that is Trans-Atlantic slavery, Jim healthy eating that does not Crow, and other racial remove cultural foods and injustices that particularly Africanpreferred food seasoning. harm Examples include “healthy Americans/blacks/African Possible soul food.” This is cultural- descendants. ly aware and does not genetic links for PTSD can require everyone to con- partly explain how families form to foods and recipes and cultures can be traumaconsidered “healthy” by a tized even if individuals, predominantly white med- themselves, did not experiical system with predomi- ence the traumatic event.

Medical-health profesnantly white nutritionists.

Cultural awareness and sionals must understand understanding the impact lasting effects of Transof culture on our health is Atlantic slavery on African diaspora cultures (includalso important with ongo- ing intellectualism, laning debate over guage, religion, music, Confederate symbols in food patterns) and how this Winston-Salem and across connects with physical the nation (including health and mental health. it Richmond, Virginia—con- is not appropriate to tell

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people that symbols of harm can be rationalized and considered to be only representing heroism of the Confederacy (Southern whites). That is a dismissive, white privileged, and white supremacist approach that furthers racism, negatively impacts African-Americans, as an aggregate, and negatively impacts Winston-Salem and the United States.

Medical-health professionals need to understand how African-Americans’ individual health concerns can be influenced by African-American cultural identity, a cultural identity that is disproportionately represented in lower income food deserts with resource-scarce schools and high rates of certain types of crimes.

Without this understanding, medical-health professionals cannot be culturally-aware patient advocates with the ability to capture cultural contributors to health conditions and health outcomes.

We appreciate medical-

compensatory education services to students who missed school due to health issues related to mold and air quality.

During a recent Board of Education meeting, representatives for Action4Equity held a press conference to let the public know that they plan to hold the Board of Education accountable for the decisions. Kellie P. Easton, who is the coordinator for Action4Equity, said they are excited about what the newly elected board can bring to the students, staff, teachers and families of Forsyth County and intends to ensure they do what’s right for all the students in the district.

“The WinstonSalem/Forsyth County School lists equity as one of its core values for every student to succeed,” continued Easton. “… We seek to hold the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County School System to its core value and tonight we ask the question: has the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System honored diversity by addressing barriers to success for every student?

“While this hasn’t been proven tonight, we are very optimistic that in the days to come, it will.”

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health professionals who want to understand this and want to learn more. We appreciate medical-health professionals who attend community events. We appreciate medical-health professionals who reach out to cultures and communities that are less trusting of medical-health professionals and less likely to go to the medical doctor. increased visibility improves relationships, builds trust, increases health awareness of community members, and increases cultural awareness of medical-health professionals.

Dr. Kimya N. Dennis is an educator, researcher, consultant, and community advocate specializing in mental health, suicide and suicidal self-harm, law enforcement, criminal justice system, sexual health and freedom, and reproductive health and freedom.

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Planning and Development receives international award

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

During their meeting on Thursday, Jan. 3, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners presented City-County Planning and Development Services with a plaque recog-

Transplant gives local man new outlook on life

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Imagine going to see your doctor because you haven’t been feeling like yourself, and then rushed to the hospital and told there’s a 50 percent chance that you could die.

While that scenario may be hard to imagine, for Sherman Transou that was the reality he faced.

Transou, who owned a landscaping business at the time, was spreading pine needles on Jan. 9, 2017, when he noticed he kept having shortness of breath.

The next day Transou went to the doctor to get checked out and that’s when he got the earth-shattering news.

Doctors diagnosed Transou with congestive heart failure and told him that his heart was only pumping 10 percent of blood, while the average heart pumps between 55 and 75 percent. “… He said my heart was so enlarged that it would never retract back to the point that it can pump

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nizing them for winning an international award for code innovation.

According to board chair David Plyler, Planning and Development Services was awarded the 2018 Code of Excellence Award from the International Code Council for a new process they created to make it easier to repurpose buildings. The ICC board of directors, which represents more than 70,000 building code officials across the world, unanimously chose the department for their collaborative effort to make the process a success.

Before presenting chief building official Dan Dockery and city-county planning director Aaron King with the plaque, Commissioner Tonya McDaniel congratulated both men for their success. After accepting the honor, Dockery thanked the Board of Commissioners and others throughout the community for their continued support. He said the effort was started in 2009 and was submitted to the ICC board last year.

“It wasn’t just us; it was realtors, developers, builders, everybody that had an interest in seeing these marvelous buildings and structures not go to waste, but instead be reused to get people into them quicker, get businesses started sooner, give them a better chance of success,” said Dockery. “That’s supposed to be what it’s all about and again, thank you for giving us the support.”

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Chief building official Dan Dockery with a plaque presented to the City-County Planning and Development Services recognizing them for winning an international award for code innovation.

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After spending 54 days in the hospital and relying on a mechanical heart for about five months, in June of 2017 Transou got the call he had been waiting for. The team at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center had found a heart.

“I got that grand call on June the 17th of 2017. I thought ‘God is listening and he hears me.’ He hears my cry and I get a second chance on life,” continued Transou. “… I arrived at the hospital on the 18th and the heart flew in on the 19th and they put it in. It was a female out of Alabama; she was 40 years old. She died in a car wreck. Totally grateful for her unselfishness.”

Along with his new heart, Transou received a new, healthier outlook on life. He said after another extended stay at the hospital following the transplant surgery, Transou changed his diet, started exercising, and made up in his mind that he was going to run a 26-mile marathon.

“I knew that if I put

Less than two years ago, Sherman Transom was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and given a 50 percent chance to live. Today he is using his story to inspire others. blood on a regular basis,” forth the effort, I could Transou said. make it one step at a time. I While sitting down started out walking; evenwith The Chronicle, tually I got to the point Transou said he let depres- where I would walk, run, sion seep into his mind for walk, run, until I got up to about two days, then he the point where I could do decided that he wasn’t a mile running and maybe going to let this roadblock two miles walking,” he defeat him. He said, “I said. “As time went on, I decided I was going to sur- would set increment goals render and just give every- and currently I can run 12 thing to God. I told God miles consecutively.” that if I lived, that I wanted Although he hasn’t to take my story, my mes- reached his goal of running sage that was given to me in a marathon yet, Transou and share it with people said in 2019 he’s going to throughout the world with make it happen. his scriptures.” “… I will do it. I’ll find Transou said growing a place, whether it is up his father, who passed Charlotte, Greensboro, away when he was only 13, Winston, somewhere I’m was also a big factor in his going to run it.” mindset during that point While running every in time. He said his father day preparing for the taught him to take every marathon and speaking at obstacle in life and learn various venues across the from it. triad, Transou still finds He said, “My dad used time to volunteer regularly to always tell me, it’s not at Samaritan Ministries about the path you follow, and other nonprofits in the it’s about the path you cre- area. Transou said wherevate. So that’s what I have er he goes, he encourages tried my best to do.” others to face their obstaPhoto by Tevin Stinson

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cles head on and learn from them.

“I just want to be able to give people an ounce of hope because that’s all we

need is one ounce of hope.

When you look back at life, something may knock you down, but it’s not the fall that gets you, it’s the getting up that empowers you. That’s the way I’ve

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lived my life and I don’t know any other way to live. Adversity comes and it goes, you just have to learn how to embrace them and grow from them.”

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forsyth County’s only shared-use kitchen is now fully occupied with six local entrepreneurs utilizing the space on a rotating schedule. Although the official ribbon cutting was held in June, as reported in

months, and new participants join to replace those that are expiring. This gives participants six months to get their businesses up and running.

Participants submit an application with their business plan, have successfully completed the SafeServe certification with the

Shirley Hayes George, Flava Catering, works in the shared-use kitchen at The Enterprise Center.

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a story by Tevin Stinson in the June 28 Chronicle Issue, it is now operating at full strength with six current participants: Joshua and Ebony young, Superior Catering and Events; Crissy faison, leanback Soul food; Shereen Abdell fattah, delicious by Shareen; Chef Santa faison, Twin City Catering Company; Chef Shirley Hayes-George, flava Catering; and Susette marot, defining desserts llC. Telissa fair Ward, Shared-Use Kitchen coordinator, said that the kitchen is limited to six participants at a time with contracts that run for six

Health department, and pay a rental fee. The kitchen includes a commercial stove, ovens, mixer, refrigerators, and individual storage rooms for each participant.

Carol davis, executive director of the S. G. Atkins CdC, came up with the idea of opening a shareduse kitchen and applied for grants to underwrite the cost to build the kitchen.

The Enterprise Center partnered with the City of Winston-Salem, WinstonSalem State University (WSSU), forsyth Technical Community College (fTCC) Small Business Center, the dept. of Health and Human

Services and the U.S. department of Commerce to bring the idea to fruition.

Ward said, “Shared-use kitchens are a fast-growing trend and we are excited to be a part of this.” She visited several kitchens in Charlotte and durham to learn best practices as she began to establish the procedures for the Center’s kitchen. The forsyth County Health department issued the permit for the kitchen in november, but each participant must also receive a permit.

Crissy faison of leanback Soul food said that she had been looking for a certified kitchen to use ever since she moved to Winston-Salem. “I didn't realize how tough it was going to be as there were no incubator-type facilities permitted by the Health department in the area. I heard about the kitchen in march of 2018 and have been waiting patiently for it open. The day after the launch Challenge [a program sponsored by six local colleges/universities to provide financial capital to selected persons to help start their business] finalist presentations, I was notified by Telissa Ward that I was one of the honored chefs to be able to use the shared kitchen. So many people were trying to get in, so knowing how hard I have been working, it is truly an honor to be selected. There is nothing like doing business the right way and the Enterprise Center shared-use kitchen has enabled me to do just that.”

Allan younger, director of the fTCC Small Business Center, said that several of the kitchen participants are Center clients.

“This kitchen is a great addition to our community.

The Small Business Center works with several food entrepreneurs who are challenged to find professional kitchen space that will help them to increase their business success.”

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According to Ward, there is a catered event or business meeting almost every day, giving the participants an opportunity to showcase their talents and build their businesses through net-

Currently there are caterers, bakers, and a professor teaching an entrepreneur class. Shereen Abdell fattah of delicious by Shareen just received a grant from the WinstonSalem foundation to teach refugee women how to prepare meals to be self-sustaining.

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She said Ward asked her if she would be interested in participating in a shareduse kitchen and she emphatically replied, “Would I!” She was already a preferred caterer for The Enterprise Conference and Banquet Center and the first person to apply to the shared-use kitchen.

George said, “This

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working. Ward said, “from the beginning I wanted this to be as diverse as possible, from soul food to mediterranean to bakers.”

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The hot topics in most Barbershop are sports, entertainment, sex and life, but when Felecia BennettGiles walks into one of the 22 barbershops she visits;

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she adds another topic.

Giles is the Senior Civic Engagement Specialist for United Health Center, located next to the Market Place Mall in WinstonSalem, and the topic of sex is not taboo when she walks into the barbershops, "you'll be surprised what they asked me," she said as she loses her composure roaring with laughter.

going to the doctor, so they can do all the things they need to do to stay healthy and alive." Giles said she really pushes that black men not wait until symptoms, "because one of the main symptoms are no symptoms, so it's very

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important that they get checked annually. I understand that the process is very uncomfortable for men." She gives a sweet smile and then said, "my husband made that clear. I tell the men in the shop that one minute a year can save your life, so please take that one minute. After my consistent visits, a lot of the barbers have done the

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Felecia Bennett-Giles has worked in different forms of education and outreach for over twenty years. She received her Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Human Relations from High Point University and a Masters in Organizational Leadership from Grand Canyon University. At United Health Centers, BennettGiles focuses her energy on educating, informing and motivating individuals about UHC. Make sure you go to our YouTube channel to see more of this very informative interview.

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prostate exams and then encouraged their customers to go." Another perk to Ms. Felecia visits to the barbershops, "I bring fruit and of course the guys love that."

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Giles visits recreation centers and attend community events as well. "We should treat every day as if it is our last because one day it will be," she said.

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North Carolina leaders celebrate 200 years of Supreme Court Guest Editorial

Top North Carolina leaders gathered Monday to praise the state Supreme Court on its bicentennial, highlighting what they called its endurance as being the place where citizens can seek equal justice under the law. The current seven justices sat in its downtown Raleigh courtroom to convene a ceremonial session to observe the 200th anniversary of the state's highest court.

“Over the past 200 years our state has revised its constitution multiple times, changed the way the members of the court are selected and witnessed extensive shifts in law and society,” Chief Justice Mark Martin said. “Yet this court has exhibited a remarkable staying power through it all.”

The General Assembly created the court in November 1818, essentially formalizing a court of appeals that had been staffed by Superior Court judges in the founding decades of the state. The court, initially comprised of a chief justice and two judges appointed by the legislature, met for the first time on Jan. 5, 1819, former Associate Justice Willis Whichard said during the ceremony.

Since then, the court's size grew, and during Reconstruction voters began electing justices to eightyear terms, which is the current practice today. All-male, all-white courts gave way in recent decades to many female and black jurists.

Susie Sharp was elected the first female chief justice in 1974, while Henry Frye became the first AfricanAmerican chief justice in 1999. Anita Earls, a biracial woman, was sworn in as an associate justice last week.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who represented the state as attorney general for 16 years, said the court's past rulings have expanded rights for many. The court, he added, can also protect people facing unlawful discrimination or when “government becomes too heavy-handed.”

“This has been and will continue to be ... a place to seek justice,” he said.

The court can also step in when there are disagreements between branches of government, Cooper noted.

He and the legislative branch have had many legal runins over the past two years, some of which have reached the high court.

Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and attorneys addressed the court. Ex-members of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, formed in the 1960s as an intermediate appeals court, also sat in the gallery.

Martin, the state's 28th chief justice, said neither the past success nor the future survival of the court can be taken for granted. He urged citizens to put ``principles over passions,'' listen to each other and consider different perspectives in a civil manner.

“This institution represents an area where we can unite together in support of the rule of law, that our written constitution must be upheld and defended as the bedrock of all our liberties,” he said.

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Trump administration Adams responds to attempts to roll back shutdown anti-discrimination regulation To the Editor

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Disparate impact is a critical framework to secure opportunities and equality for people of color, women, and others struggling under the weight of present-day and historical discrimination. It is shameful that this administration is considering dismantling tools to fight discrimination rather than using its power to foster respect for the dignity and equality of all people.

Signs of bias in decision-making are often hidden to protect against civil rights enforcement. The federal government should use its civil rights enforcement powers to ensure a level playing field for all Americans.

The statement is online here: https://www.aclu.org/news/aclu-statement-reporttrump-administration-rollback-anti-discrimination-rules Jeff Robinson, American Civil Liberties Union Deputy Legal Director

Donald Trump has shamefully given the American people a shutdown for Christmas.His actions will rob more than 800,000 people of their holiday paychecks, leave seven federal agencies unfunded and spark major upheaval for American stock markets. Democrats gave the President three options, one of which passed with

broad bipartisan support in the Senate. Instead of accepting this compromise measure, the President chose to shut down the government over an unnecessary pile of bricks and slabs. He is a failed leader and the American people deserve better.

Executive Producer Dream Hampton Talks “Surviving R. Kelly”

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For Dream Hampton, who served as executive producer of the much-talked about “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary, the explosive revelations in the film were just the tip of the iceberg.

Hampton said there were many things she couldn’t talk about and will never discuss because it’s “so dark and

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licly, oh, that he targets black girls who aren’t famous. No, he has a very specific type, you know.”

Surviving R. Kelly — which aired on Lifetime from Thursday, Jan. 3 to Saturday, Jan. 5 — featured wideranging interviews with Kelly’s family members, former friends and colleagues, but most notably, women who claim that for decades, the hit-making singer and producer used his power and influence to sexually and physically

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That’s saying quite a bit as the three-part Lifetime Television series not only has social media and the general public aghast, but has celebrities like John Legend and Chance the Rapper expressing remorse for ever working with Kelly.

“Maybe he could’ve gotten help when he was 30, or you know, 29 when the Aaliyah stuff broke,” Hampton said in an extensive interview on The Karen Hunter Show on Sirius XM Radio.

Aaliyah was largely left out of the documentary, but Hampton said she didn’t want to devote an entire episode on the late songstress.

“For me, she’s actually his type,” Hampton told Hunter. “You know, what he targets are very regular, and you know, your audience understands this, like brownskin black girls. You know, like he, we can talk about pub-

abuse women and young girls.

PEOPLE Magazine editors said they reached out to Kelly’s representatives who offered a “no comment” about the series.

In 2002, Kelly, a Chicago native, was indicted after a video surfaced allegedly showing a man engaged in sex acts with a woman who some witnesses testified was 14 at the time of the recording. Both Kelly and the woman denied that the video was of them, and Kelly was never charged with assault. In 2008, Kelly was found not guilty on 21 counts of child pornography.

Several published reports said Kelly intends to counteract the documentary with lawsuits and the creation of a Facebook page to “expose the lies.” However, Hampton said there was plenty of truth attached to the story and much more remains untold.

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The New Year is here as new hope and new promises abound!

These New Years are coming along a lot faster than when i was coming of age. i guess i was so busy being a boy that i didn’t pay Guest much attention to bringing Columnist in another year. During my time, i was probably holiday-driven. Events like halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas were quite memorable for me. i can also remember with some detail the beginning and ending of each school year. The kids in my neighborhood recalled these good times. i don’t know that i attached a lot of significance to the start of another year. We stayed up past midnight and had a few fire crackers as i got older. New Year’s resolutions were things that i didn’t make, probably because of my youth.

Now that i am in the fourth quarter of my life, i look at time and years a little bit differently. i hear the phrase ‘i’m blessed’ a lot. if you are old enough to have been a

part of seeing segregation turn into integration, you are blessed. if you remember the old playgrounds in your neighborhood, you are blessed. if you remember sock hops, you are blessed. if you remember Trailways buses, you are blessed. And if you remember the fierce athletic rivalries in your community, you are blessed. i look at time now as a day-to-day proposition.

Looking to see and forecasting six months from now is probably risky business for me. Growing up and hearing people say, ‘tomorrow is not promised,’ didn’t mean very much to me, but it does now. if i can get to tomorrow, then i am shouting thank the Lord! Years ago, i didn’t think much about tomorrow because i just thought tomorrow would show up and i would be in it.

Just recently, our granddaughter started to walk. i suspect that events surrounding her will be a big part of our new year. Personally, as we approach new horizons, i want to get better today because next week is a question mark, so i can only work in the present. i want to give others hope by my smile and my words of encouragement.

These are not so much resolutions as they will be my daily

action plan.

Let us pray that our children and grandchildren develop to their fullest potential. Too many of them are misguided and focused on the wrong things. As older Americans, we must help them as best as we can. Yet i believe millennial play a much more important role. First off, the age gap is not as great, so boys and girls may listen to them. Second, Millennials must see themselves as role models. They must assume this mantle of leadership as the torch is being passed to them.

As a part of the world community, we must strengthen our relationships with other countries. For example, our relationships with Canada and Mexico are tenuous, at best. France and Great Britain don’t necessarily see us as strong allies anymore. The reason for their indifference is because of our current administration. Our international neighbors see us as uncooperative and as a bully.

Now in 2019, we have a chance to mend fences with other countries and to make peace with our neighbors. Let us set an example for other countries to follow from sea to shining sea.

Some people rang in the New Year with fireworks, singing and dancing, while others promised to improve themselves, resolving to be more decisive, Guest Columnist more focused and more inspiring.

And let’s not forget the inauguration of newly-elected officials in our cities, counties, states and the Federal government. As enthusiastic politicians assume the mantle of leadership, the collective, once again, vowed to hold them accountable to promises made during the campaign. We wonder out loud how these new leaders will meet our collective societal needs. if you are like me, you will likely observe how each elected official performs in their new role. Will their leadership be a surface commitment to their constituents? Will they affect substantial change for the underserved and forgotten? Will they simply choose to ride out their terms until the next election and hope they have offended no

one? Or, will their leadership show promise of transformational qualities and inspire the masses? it is easy to stand on the outside and be critical of those who are active participants. Anyone who dares to lead must accept a few realities. Criticism is the price you pay for leadership, and the day you are unwilling to pay that price is the day you are unfit to lead. Accept it, embrace it, allow it to make you better. i would argue that we all lead. Whether we serve in politics, business, religion, our communities, or our homes, the effectiveness of our service is measured through the lens of leadership. What is leadership? in its simplest contextualization, leadership is the action of leading a group of people or an organization. however, this definition lacks the implied ethical and moral standards we commonly attribute to this art.

Understanding leadership as an art implies there is a set of skills that can be developed, nurtured and honed.

Yet, even this illustration does not explain whether that leadership is transformational, transactional, situational or autocratic.

As a professor, i question whether students are follow-

ing my leadership and making the most of their learning opportunities. As a television and radio broadcaster, i wonder if my content moves others to action. As an editor-at-large, i ask whether i am driving creativity and productivity while improving the bottom line. And, as a father, uncle and mentor, i inquire whether my leadership properly guides those who are impressionable. in each role, i ask myself these questions and commit to learning as i journey through the avenues of leadership.

Good leaders can guide you, but great leaders inspire you.

As you begin this new year, i encourage you to take a moment and identify your leadership style. increase your technical, cultural and geopolitical awareness and use that awareness to create a vision of what you aspire to be. Go forth confidently in the world, knowing that you are becoming uniquely qualified to lead.

BY JULiANNE MALvEAUx

This Congress offers freedom possibilities in resisting the insanity of a “wall” that the Great Negotiator (and purported author of The Art of the Deal) swore that Mexico was paying for. Not. This Congress offers freedom possibilities in its efforts to preserve the Affordable health Care Act and to move us to Medicare for all. This colorful Congress (the pictures tell it all) offers a sharp contrast to the dismal (as in grey and navy suits) set of Republicans, overwhelmingly white and male, and overwhelmingly staid. it’s not about MAGA (Make America Great Again), it's about MAF, or Make America Fair. This is what Congressman James Clyburn shared when he spoke at the ceremonial swearing-in. he opened with the words of French historian Alexis Tocqueville, who observed when visiting this country: “the greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.”

Clyburn went on to list the many ways our nation has attempted to self-correct, from the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation to the Supreme Court Brown v.

Board of Education decision declaring “separate but equal” to be “inherently unequal.” Clyburn talked about the Great Society legislation, another of our nation’s attempts at self-repair, and he concluded by saying that, “America does not need to be made great again, she is already great. Our challenge is to make that greatness apply fairly and equitably to all of our citizens.”

Can this diverse new Congress make our nation fair for many who have never experienced our nation in the way it is supposed to be? in the words of Langston hughes, “it never was America to me.” We’ve come a long way since he wrote his 1935 poem, but we still have

so much to do. After these last two dystopian years under the leadership of President Genital Grabber (let’s just call him GG), this new Congress offers us many possibilities.

May they manifest!

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COMMENTARY: A More Diverse Congress, a More Perfect Union?

The 116th Congress, sworn in on Jan. 3, is the most diverse our nation has ever seen. There are more women – 102 – than ever before. More members of the Congressional Black Caucus – 55 – than ever before. indeed, a former Congressional Black Caucus intern, Lauren Underwood (D-iL) is part of the incoming firstyear class. At 32, she is the youngest black woman to serve.

This Congress includes the first Native American woman, two Muslim women, openly gay representatives, and others. Much of this diversity was displayed at the ceremonial swearing-in of the Congressional Black Caucus, an inspirational event that preceded the official swearing-in on Capitol hill. There, as i listened to speeches by the top Congressional Democrats – incoming speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA), incoming Majority leader Steny hoyer (MD), and incoming Whip James Clyburn (SC), i was awash in hope and optimism. These leaders, along with outgoing Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond (LA) and incoming Chair Karen Bass (CA) spoke of challenge, struggle, and optimism and focused on possibilities.

As i listened to them i could not help but think of the poet Langston hughes, and his poem “Let America Be America Again.” Written in 1935, the poem was first published in Esquire Magazine in 1936. Though hughes did not consider it one of his favorites, it captures the duality of our Nation, the marked difference between our nation’s soaring establishing rhetoric and the stark reality that many experience. in the words of Malcolm x, it is the difference between the American dream and the American nightmare. here is what Langston hughes writes in his poem: “Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above. (it never was America to me.) O, let my land be a land where Liberty is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe.”

(There’s never been equality for me, Nor freedom in this “homeland of the free.”)

No freedom in this homeland of the free, but this Congress offers freedom possibilities. it offers the possibility of fixing the voting Rights Act, even as the Supreme Court has attempted to erode voting rights, even as at least two elections were stolen in 2018, those of Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Andrew Gillum in Florida.

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The sixth volume of the Amazon best-seller “20 Beautiful Women” is already making an impact following its release on December 7, 2018.

Just days after launching on Amazon, the book

hit No. 1 in Motivational, No. 2 in Women’s Personal Growth, and No. 4 in the Self-Help categories. The new volume is a collection of personal short stories from 20 more authors, speakers, and life coaches bonding together for the common goal of sisterhood, and to transform

Supporters and opponents to removal of statue meet at City Hall

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Supporters and those in opposition to the removal of the Confederate state from the corner of Fourth and Liberty Streets showed up in droves at City Hall earlier this week, eager to share their thoughts on the monument, what it represents, and its future here in the Twin City, during the City Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 7.

The increase in attendance during the council meetings stems from Christmas Day when the statue was vandalized. Around 6 p.m., officers responded to the call and found “Cowards & Traitors” written in permanent ink on the base of the statue. Less than a week later, City Attorney Angela Carmon penned a letter to the owners of the statue to be removed by Jan. 31.

The statue has been vandalized twice in less than two years and city officials believe it is becoming a nuisance

The City Hall Chamber was filled with supporters and opposers to the city’s decision to remove the Confederate Statue from downtown.

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“20 Beautiful Women: 20 More Stories That Will Heal Your Soul, Ignite Your Passion, And Inspire Your Divine Purpose, Volume 6” features female authors from Trinidad to Belgium and across the United States.

It also includes a foreword from the amazing Cherie Aimee, who has been featured on “The Dr. Oz Show.” In the foreword, Aimee shares her recovery and life lessons after a near-death experience and heart transplant.

It will surely move and inspire you.

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that could cause issues that may lead to violence, similar to scenarios we’ve seen play out in Chapel Hill, Durham, and Charlottesville.

Although the statue, owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, wasn’t listed on the agenda more than a dozen people waited nearly two hours to make sure their voices were heard during the public comment portion of the meeting. “…They were designed to terrorize black neighborhoods. They were designed to reinforce Jim Crow and they were really designed to crush the last hopes of reconstruction,” said Lillian Podlog when discussing Confederate monuments.

Podlog and others supporters of the city’s decision used the history of the statue to paint a picture of racism, bigotry and hate.

The statue, which depicts a confederate soldier holding a rifle, was dedicated on October 3,1905. Sponsored by the James B. Gordon Chapter #211 of UDOC, and wealthy business and landowners in the area, the dedication speech on that day was derived by Alfred M. Waddell, a white supremacist who served as Mayor of Wilmington around the time of the race riots of 1898. Waddell was known for his hate rhetoric towards people of color.

Records from the University of North Carolina show that Waddell’s speech praised the loyalty of Forsyth County residents to the Confederacy.

“The question at hand is whether the history of the Confederate statue is worth preserving and we need to look at exactly what that history is,” said Podlog “…We shouldn't be fooling ourselves pretending that this is a monument honoring the dead; it’s not. The majority of Confederate monuments were put up between 1900 and 1960.”

Elder Crystal Rook, a resident of Winston-Salem, said the statue which stands in what is suppose to be the Innovation District, where Black people walk everyday and have to be reminded of the remnants of White supremacy. “…Innovation is undergirded by the hardened stares of a Confederate solider that represents the remnants of White supremacy. Does this statue belong in an Innovation District? Does it belong anywhere,” asked Rook. “I refuse to allow this statue to remain to be etched in the memory of our daughters and future generations.”

Those against the removal of statue argued that it’s a part of their heritage. Steven Tripplett from High Point, who used a signer to explain why the statue should stay said, “We have to let the statue stay here because it is a part of our family.”

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“We are honoring the fallen soldiers that were in the Civil War. That statue belongs to the land and it is Holy.

This land belongs to God, our Jesus Christ and those who are opposed should not obsess on hate they should focus on love,” he continued. “Because Martin Luther King said we need to work together to show love and not obsess on hate. And the statue needs to be left alone.”

Following the meeting several people in attendance

A supporter of the city’s decision to remove the Confederate statue from the corner of Fourth and Liberty Streets holds a sign that reads “Nazi Flags Aren’t Flown to Remember History” during the City Council meeting on Jan. 7.

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who were against the removal of the statue said they didn’t see a sign-up sheet for the public comment session.

Ambrose Hill, state commander of CSA II: The New Confederate State of America, said he showed up nearly an hour before the meeting started to sign up but didn’t get that chance.

While talking with The Chronicle, Hill said his organization is not racist but a historical society. He said their only interest is protecting their history and heritage.

“We’re not in any way an army but we are interested in protecting our history and heritage and we believe that is has been falsely twisted over the years and that what has caused all this unrest. People just don’t understand what the war was over,” said Hill. “It has just been pushed and pushed until the narrative has been that the war was fought solely on the basis of slavery and that’s just false.”

According to Attorney Carmon, during the City Council meeting scheduled for Jan. 22 a mere nine days before the statue is to be removed, Council will allow those for and against the move to speak again.

Hill and other members of the organization say they plan to be there.

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The evolution of the black quarterback in the nFl

The nFl playoffs started last weekend and for the first time in the history of the league, there will be five african-american starting quarterbacks involved in the post season.

There is a total of 12 playoff teams in both conferences, so nearly 50 percent of teams will have an african-american playing under center. Patrick mahomes (Chiefs), Dak Prescott (Cowboys), lamar Jackson (Ravens), Deshaun Watson (Texans) and Russell Wilson (seahawks) hope to lead their respective teams to the super Bowl in the upcoming weeks.

The evolution of the black quarterback in the nFl has come a long way since marlin Briscoe was the first african-american to start for an nFl team, in the super Bowl era, on oct.

6, 1968, for the Denver Broncos. over the next 50 years, Briscoe’s groundbreaking start has helped to transform the position into a colorblind position, finally.

During the 50s, 60s and most of the 70s, black quarterbacks were thought to not have the mental capacity needed to play the position. many that were very productive in college were converted to other positions such as wide receiver or cornerback.

James harris of the los angeles Rams is also a forgotten pioneer for the position. in 1974 harris led the Rams to the playoffs, becoming the first black quarterback to start and win a playoff game. he was also named to the nFC Pro Bowl team that season and was named mVP of the game. injuries somewhat derailed his career, but he was further proof that skin color does not matter at the position. as society began to change its views on african-americans, the same happened in the nFl, somewhat. i was born in 1981 and as a young football fan, i rarely saw a black quarterback start for any nFl team. i have been a die-hard Washington Redskins fan my entire life. i vividly remember Doug Williams starting and winning super Bowl XXii against the Denver Broncos, even though i was only six years old at the time. i was not able to really appreciate the importance of that victory until years later.

Williams not only won the game, but he was the mVP, throwing for 340 yards and four touchdowns, both super Bowl records at that time. That game showed that not only was an african-american capable, but could also excel if given the chance to play. other black quarterbacks who opened the door in the 80s and 90s were Warren moon, Randall Cunningham, Kordell stewart, Daunte Culpepper and steve mcnair. in previous decades, an africanamerican was more than likely a “dual threat” quarterback that could run just as well as he could pass. in the 80s and 90s these players proved that they could make a living with their see Ramsey on B2

Reynolds high school to induct ninth hall of Fame class Also More Stories, Religion and Classifieds

By TimoThy Ramsey The ChRoniCle

The R.J. Reynolds high school Booster Club will soon induct the ninth class of their sports hall of Fame. The Booster Club will hold a reception on January 25 at 5:30 p.m., followed by an induction ceremony at halftime of the basketball game held that evening.

The inductees are JaWaren “Jay” Blair, Greg Cox, Rod Dunlap, Rich habegger, mike Jordan, Chris mcCoy, Charlton Rolle, Bob Russell, Jim Waller and loni Worsley. mcCoy, former running back for the Demons, had a stellar career for Reynolds during the mid-1990s. mcCoy was a three-time allconference player who graduated with several school records such as most rushing yards and touchdowns. mcCoy went on to play collegiate football at Wake Forest.

Some of the all-time greats on the gridiron and beyond will be inducted later this month into the Reynolds High Hall of Fame Photo by Brian Reid

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mcCoy is currently the head JV football coach for Reagan high school in Pfafftown. he says Reynolds will always hold a special place in his heart and being inducted into the hall of fame is an honor he will cherish for life.

“The person that told me was my former principal, mr. stan elrod, and me, Rod Dunlap and Jay Blair have been plotting on how and when we were going to go in, because we wanted to do it together,” said mcCoy. “so, when mr. elrod told me and said the other two had made it as well, i was very excited, because he calls us ‘his boys.’ it kind of closes the final chapter of my high school career. “i just wanted to leave a legacy there and with this i think i have solidified my legacy at Reynolds high school.”

For mcCoy, this honor brings back memories of being on the field with his teammates in the huddle. he says it reminds him of times when his offensive linemen and quarterback would tell him they needed him at that moment. “it brought back those memories of team bonding in those huddles and the inspiration we gave each other to fight and scrap for every yard,” he continued. it is a bittersweet moment when his Raiders match up against Reynolds, but said with such a tough conference, every victory is needed, so he roots for the Demons every game except for the game against his Raider team. never one to toot his own horn, mcCoy says he is extremely humbled by this honor and hopes it inspires his players to strive to be the best they can be.

Dunlap will be inducted into the hall of Fame for his work on the football field and basketball court. The two-sport star is now an assistant coach for Reynolds varsity football team. he said he couldn’t believe he was selected at first and honored to be an inductee.

Dunlap was a two-time all-northwest selection by the Winston-salem Journal in football and was also all-northwest in basketball as well. he went on to play linebacker at Western Carolina and led the team in tackles as a senior in 2003. “once everything was confirmed, i was

held right here in Winston-salem. The tournament is named after Frank spencer, former sports editor for the Winston-salem Journal.

The tournament matches up some of the best

excited and honored to be a part of such an elite group of guys that i either played with, or grew up watching,” said Dunlap. “it’s funny because of the individual accolades that i accomplished, the thing that sticks out to me is team related.”

On January 25, nine new members will be inducted into the Reynolds High School’s Booster Club Hall of Fame.

Photo by Timothy Ramsey

When his players find out how great Dunlap was on the court and football field, it gives him that much more credibility, he says. a few of his players were shocked when Dunlap informed them he would be inducted into the hall of Fame.

“We can say how good we were back in the day, but to actually go to a hall of Fame ceremony and being able to see your coach being inducted, it gives them something to shoot for and tell themselves they can do the same thing,” he said about his players.

The message Dunlap wants to convey to his players is that he wants them to be better than he was. his hope is to have them learn from his mistakes, so they will not have to repeat them.

Both Dunlap and mcCoy say they can’t wait until the night of the ceremony to see old teammates, coaches and friends. To have the chance to coach the next generation of players from the same place they made a name for themselves is a bonus, they said.

basketball talent from around the triad. here is a peek at some of the action from last month’s tournament.

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The Frank spencer holiday Classic is a nationally recognized basketball tournament

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arms and comprehension of the position.

At the turn of the millennium, the door swung wide open for the Africanquarterback.

American Players such as Michael Vick, Vince Young and Donovan McNabb continued to push the envelope to the place we are today.

Besides the five that started this playoff season, Jameis Winston, Tyrod Taylor, Teddy Bridgewater, Jacoby Brissett and, of course, Cam Newton, have all enjoyed moderate to high success in the NFL. AfricanWith American’s making up more than 70 percent of players in the league, it’s only natural to have more Africanmore and

Americans playing the position of quarterback. I am happy to see the black quarterback is accepted for their arm talent most often over their legs. Mahomes, for instance, has thrown for 50 touchdowns and over 5,000 yards. He has been selected to the Pro Bowl, is first team All-Pro, and is the leading candidate for NFL MVP. In the next 10 years, it would not surprise me to see more than half of the teams in the league have an African-American starting under center. Let’s just hope this evolution transitions to the head coaching position, but that is an argument for another day.

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Q & A with the JV football Offensive Player of the Year

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Reagan running back Bryson Canty had a remarkable season for the Raiders. He began the year as their starting running back, but after an injury to their starting quarterback, he took over under center and led the Raiders to an undefeated season.

Now that football season is over, Canty is now a key contributor for the Raiders JV basketball team. Canty recently sat down with The Chronicle to talk about his season and what he expects from himself going forward.

Q: Coming into this year, what did you expect from yourself?

A: I just wanted to show on the field, that I could do what I have done my whole life that I

receivers, they made a big impact too.

Q: What were your thoughts when you found out you were named The Chronicle Offensive Player of the Year?

A: It was something that I was looking forward to, because it was one of my goals. I just wanted to go out there and do the best I could and hopefully I would get offensive player of the year and that’s what happened.

Q: Has football and basketball always been your favorite sports?

A: Yes, I love football and basketball and I picked up lacrosse in about the fourth or fifth grade, so I like doing that too.

Q: Is basketball something you do to stay in shape or is it close to your heart like football?

A: Basketball was something I started when I was younger, because I was always at the Y. I stopped playing for a while, but I picked it back up in middle school and it is still fun and keeps me in shape.

Q: We know what you can do on the football field, what do you feel are your best attributes on the basketball court?

A: My athleticism, that’s all it really is.

Q: What do you expect from yourself on the

Bryson Canty looks to make a similar impact on the varsity level as he did for his 2018 JV undefeated team.

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Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick

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really didn’t get to do last year. I just wanted to show everyone what I could do at running back.

Q: Tell me about starting the year at running back and then making the transition to quarterback midway through the season.

A: It felt good. I was enjoying playing running back, because I have played that position my whole life. Quarterback was fun too, because I still was able to help the team. I got a lot of help from the offensive line and the

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varsity level?

A: I just need to get bigger and stronger and try to do the same thing I did on JV. Q: How does it make you feel that your coach had such high praise for you?

A: I like to be coachable, just to take what they coach me and adapt is cool. I just go out there and do what I do.

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Elder Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson

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Church welcomes gospel artist for New Year’s Eve concert

Scriptures: James 4:1-10

By the end of this lesson, we will *Recognize how worldly desires create conflicts *Repent of the ways we cause conflict with others *Commit to seek God in humble submission

Background: James is dated A.D. 44-49 and is the earliest written book of the New Testament. James himself is the oldest half-brother of Christ and brother of Jude. While James did not follow Jesus, he was converted by an appearance of the risen Jesus. James is known as James the Just because of his devotion to righteousness. James wrote that “The Word of truth” must be obeyed; the testing of faith, ethics of speech and in our lesson that wisdom and humility belong together.

Lesson: James addresses discord in a church of believers and false believers (wheat and tare). The root cause is the sinful, fallen human nature - desires for worldly pleasures (verse 1). The members are so driven by lust that they will fight even to the death to fulfill their desires (verse 2). James says “because ye ask amiss”… true joy, peace, happiness, meaning, hope, and fulfillment in life come only from God. Unbelievers or those not rooted in The Word are not willing to ask for these things on God's terms - they refuse to submit to God or acknowledge their dependence on Him (verse 3). They seek for their own pleasures, not to the honor and glory of God. Whoever is a friend of the world is an enemy of God. Strong emotional attachment or deep and intimate longing for worldly things is evidence that one is a friend of the world and is not redeemed (verse 4). James points out here that the spirit (the human spirit) of an unbeliever is predisposed to evil (verse 5). Man’s natural inclination to do evil can only be changed by the grace of God. God gives “more grace” and that grace is greater than the power of sin, the flesh, the world and Satan. That grace, however, is given to the humble, not the proud enemies of God. How do we appear humble before God? James gives a series of commands on how to receive God's saving grace. Submission to God's Word – “line up under” His Word. True humility is signified by a person's total allegiance to God. Resist the devil – “take your stand against” when allegiance is transferred from Satan and given to God, Satan is defeated and flees. Draw near to God – pursue an intimate love relationship with God, the redeemed heart longs for communion with God. Cleanse your hand – simply means to recognize and confess your sins. Purify your heart – ask God to cleanse your inner thoughts, motives, and desires of the heart – your heart must not be divided between God and the world. Be afflicted – truly broken over sins. Mourn – is the inner response, to be broken and contrite over sin. Weeping – is the outward response to inner sorrow over sin (verses 7-9). The truly humble person is marked by all the stated commands which amount to simply “make oneself low.”

The conscious act of submission leads to humility and clears the path for God to “LIFT US UP”(verse 10). (The UMI Annual Commentary 2018-2019, the MacArthur Study Bible and the Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: Reflect on areas where you invest your time, talent and treasures. Do they reflect love for the world?

Application: Humility before God remains an imperative in the life of a believer. We must be attentive to not satisfy ourselves in ways that negatively affect others. We must remain wholly committed to God. We must show the love of God in the world in the way we treat both believers and unbelievers. We must continually draw close to God. Though we must interact with the world, we must also remain wholly faithful to the Lord.

Pray with your heart aligned with the heart of God. “ Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10.

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The room was packed for the Bri Babineaux concert at Praise Assembly Church Ministries.

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY reach. We want to make the future of the church.” music that the young peoTHE CHRONICLE sure we are doing things Cole stated the underly- ple enjoy. that connect with the ing goal was to also “We wanted to let them Praise Assembly know that there are a group Church Ministries welof young people that love comed contemporary the Lord and know how to gospel artist, Bri praise and worship him,” Babineaux, for their New she continued. “It might Year’s Eve concert. sound a little different, but The concert was the it is still their way of bringidea of senior pastor, ing glory to God. Johnny York, who wanted “As each generation to bring Babineaux to comes along, there is a difPraise Assembly to ferent perspective. If the “engage with the younger church does not change generation,” according to and shift with that perspecorganizer, Regina Cole. tive, it will get left behind.”

The concert was free for Prior to Babineaux takthe public and the house ing the stage, the church was packed for the event. kicked off the night with a “He (York) has been praise and worship involvwanting to expand the horiing the choir and dance zon for Praise Assembly to teams. They transitioned do something different,” into a fun game involving said Cole. “His whole idea everyone in the audience to was just to find an urban get them engaged. contemporary gospel artist Babineaux then took to come for New Year’s the stage and sang several Eve. songs that immediately Photo by Timothy Ramsey “We have had other tratouched all in attendance. ditional gospel artists to Bri Babineaux brought the crowd to their feet from Even with a sore throat, her opening note. come, but we have never Babineaux powered had someone this young younger generation enlighten the older genera- through, giving the audiand urban that is reaching a because we do not want to tion of the congregation ence what they came for. generation that a lot of lose them, because they are about the contemporary churches are not able to See Artist on B4 Photo by Timothy Ramsey

Local ministry opens new food pantry

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

On January 27, the congregation of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church will open their new food pantry. The church purchased new land to fulfill the need for food in their surrounding area.

The food pantry idea came from then-pastor Rev. Dr. Samuel J.

Cornelius back in 2003.

“He said that God had revealed to him that the churches would have to assume this responsibility more and more, and from this vision and revelation was born the New Jerusalem Food Pantry,” the church said in a statement.

“Dr. Cornelius told us years ago that the church was going to have to be the

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The Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem & Vicinity will have the installation service of its new officers on Jan. 13 at 5 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, 1200 Trade St. NW.

Fellowship community helped her heal after a devastating traffic accident. At Explorations, 9:15 a.m., Kathy Orms will speak on leadership. At the 9:15 a.m. Forum, Suzy McCalley will discuss myths about yoga and how everyone can practice it. For more info, see UUFWS.org.

Jan. 13 Worship services Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of WinstonSalem, 4055 Robinhood Road, will have two worship services on Sunday, Jan. 13. At the Awake service at 9 a.m. and the 11 a.m. traditional service, former ministerial intern Shakeisha Gray will speak on how the

Jan. 20 – Family and Friends Day 2019 Family and Friends Day will be held at St. James AME Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave., on Jan. 20. The Theme for the day is “A Time to Remember.” Church school will begin at 8:45 a.m. Service will begin at 10 a.m. The preacher will be The Rev. Dr. Steven L.

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Jan. 13 Prayer circle Come and pray for our Winston Salem First Responders on Jan. 13 from 3-4 p.m. at 725 N. Cherry St. The event happens rain or shine (canceled is snow/ice).

Jan. 13-17 1st Anniversary Celebration Stewards Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 198 Anderson Road, Rural Hall NC, will host its 1st Annual Celebration beginning Jan. 13. Sunday’s service will begin on 3 p.m., the services on Jan. 14-17 will begin at 7 p.m. Any questions, call on (336) 624-2864.

The new pantry at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church will help hundreds of people in East Winston every monty.

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new welfare, because many of the politicians don’t care about the hungry and the poor,” said Joyce Paul, event planner. “He told us that the church was going to have to be the ones that feed the people.”

In 2003, New Jerusalem purchased a

duplex apartment building on North Dunleith Ave. for the purpose of opening a food pantry. The duplex was converted and upgraded to meet city standards.

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Lyons, former pastor of St. James. Currently, Dr. Lyons is the pastor of Mt. Zion AME Church, Hillsborough, NC. Jan. 20 Twin City Choristers’ concert Grace Presbyterian Church, 3901 Carver School Road, will host the Twin City Choristers’ 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20. The event is free, although an offering will be received during the intermission. A reception will follow. For more information, call (336) 725-4105.

Jan. 21 – MLK Interfaith Service Saint James Presbyterian Church, 820 Ross Ave., Greensboro, NC, will host the annual Martin L. King, Jr. Day Interfaith Service on Jan. 21 beginning at noon.

There will be a free lunch following the celebration.

For more information, contact the church office at (336) 273-6658.

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York closed the show with a few words.

York said when he thought about doing this concert, he wanted to “think outside of the box.” His goal was to consider all ages of his congregation, but did want to show the younger generation they were not forgotten.

“Churches need to be more community oriented and be more sensitive to the ages of the people and one of the ways we can do this as a church is to have opportunities for guests to come in,” said York. “Whether the guest is a musical artist, comedi-

an or entrepreneur, outside of what we do on Sundays, we are dealing with all of these things in life, so the church needs to be a venue that helps speak to the opportunities for people to connect with in life.”

York said once he spoke with his minister of music and they thought about what demographic they wanted to appeal to, Babineaux was the perfect choice.

“We wanted to let that age group know that the mainstream church has a need for you,” he said.

“They are the future of our churches and as a pastor, I cannot be insensitive to the needs of the next generation.”

Several years ago, York

Community Briefs

FCSO Announces Launch of Interdiction Team The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is proud to publicize the launch of its Interdiction Team (I-Team).

The I-Team is composed of specially trained deputies who perform duties related to criminal interdiction, focusing primarily on the interstate and major traffic thoroughfares of Forsyth County.

Criminal interdiction is the pro-active attempt of law enforcement officials to prevent, detect, identify, and apprehend criminal activity on roadways in their respective jurisdictions. The I-Team will focus specifically on narcotics but will also target human trafficking, stolen property, and other forms of criminal activity. The I-Team will work closely in partnership with other local, state, and federal agencies.

Duke Energy awards $15,000 to Crosby Scholars Duke Energy has awarded the Crosby Scholars Community Partnership $15,000 to support its SHE Project, which will guide African-American and Latina girls in economically distressed areas to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

The three main goals for SHE include: SHOW African-American and Latino girls that a STEM career is achievable; HELP the girls take steps to pursue a STEM career to increase the number of female AfricanAmerican and Latino Crosby Scholars who graduate from college with a STEM degree with minimal debt.

The SHE Project will offer a series of workshops and field trips beginning in 7th grade to enable girls to learn about the possibilities for women in STEM jobs so that they will take classes in middle school and high school that put them on that college and career path.

The SHE Project will provide role models and mentors as well as guidance in course selection to help these students stay on track for college enrollment in STEM programs.

In Winston-Salem, the edge of the most distressed areas in the community is just 3,000 feet from Innovation Quarter, the city’s centerpiece in biotechnology and innovation. As reported in the Women’s Fund study, overall, 22 percent of women in our community live below the poverty line. More than half of Hispanic women live in poverty, and the poverty rate among African-American women is 34 percent. The poverty rate has doubled for Caucasian women since 2009, to 16 percent. More than half of women are employed; more than 12 percent of those women still live below the poverty level, the report said. They “teach, wait tables, clean motel rooms, nurse the sick— all jobs that pay less than industries dominated by men.”

Special enrollment period announced for ACA enrollees affected by winter storm RALEIGH – North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has announced an extended enrollment period for winter storm victims who wish to apply for health insurance on the federal healthcare exchange. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has informed the Department of Insurance that individuals who were unable to sign up because of the winter storm that impacted western and central North Carolina may be eligible for an Exceptional Circumstances Special Enrollment Period.

The deadline to enroll in the 2018 federal Affordable Healthcare Act exchange was Dec. 15.

However, residents who were unable to enroll because of a power loss or the inability to travel can still apply for coverage. In addition, people who were unable to enroll because healthcare navigators (people designated to help enrollees navigate the application process) lost power or could not travel, can still apply for coverage.

CMS Caseworkers will evaluate an individual’s eligibility to enroll under an Exceptional Enrollment Period Circumstances Special on a case-by-case basis.

Here’s how to take advantage of this special enrollment period: Applicants must complete an application on the HealthCare.gov website. Even though applicants will receive a rejection notice because their application was completed after the Dec. 15 deadline, their enrollment information will be in the federal healthcare database. This is a critical step.

After receiving the rejection notice, applicants should contact the marketplace call center at (800) 3182596 (TTY: 855-889-4325) and indicate they are eligible because they were not able to complete their enrollment because of the winter storm emergency.

After talking with a CMS representative, a caseworker will determine whether the individual qualifies for a special enrollment opportunity. This may take several days.

CMS has not set a deadline as to when this Special Enrollment Period will end. However, individuals are encouraged to complete the process as soon as possible.

The Dec. 8 and 9 winter storm left crippling amounts of snow in western and central North Carolina, knocking out power and making travel hazardous in some areas.

For more information, contact the N.C. Department of Insurance at 1-855-408-1212.

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says the Lord spoke to him in prayer about ways to attract the younger population.

“He told me if I want to attract the next generation to this church, I have to be intentional,” he said. “I can’t just talk about it, I have to be intentional, I have to do things that are outside of the box and have to not only have conversation, but want to hear what they have to say.”

York says they are already beginning to think of how to plan for next year’s event. He said their effort to attract the young people does not end with the concert, but will continue to strive for more in the future.

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initially served 3,300 meals per month. As of 2017, the church was serving more than 61,000 meals. The church needed the new facility to accommodate the rising growth of those in need, to allow for more storage, prep space and equipment.

“His (Cornelius) vision was to have a food pantry in the community, because they have so many on the other side of town, but we need one here,” she said.

“So, we bought those houses and we started the pantry.

“Ever since Dr. Cornelius retired in 2014, Rev. Ronald Speas has

come in with the same mentality of feeding the needy. He is as dedicated to the food pantry as Rev. Cornelius,” said Paul.

Approximately 60 percent of the food supply for the pantry comes from the Second Harvest Food Bank, where the church purchases some food, while other food is donated. The remainder of the food is provided by local and private donations, along with outright purchases from the church.

The church pantry is open every Monday night and helps over 150 families per day. The church does not restrict the food needs based on the size of the families, so the amount of food varies per client.

Paul has been with the church for 35 years and has been involved with the pantry since its inception, especially since her husband was one of the individuals who helped start the pantry.

“It is a blessing to be a blessing to someone else,” said Paul. “We let the people know that it is not about our glory, it’s about the glory of God. He has commanded us to clothe the naked and feed the hungry, so we are only trying to be the hands and feet for God. “We are also trying to let the people know that one day they can be on this side to help someone else out to pay it forward.”

Noon Hour Commemoration will be held at Union Baptist Church, 1200 Trade St. on Jan. 21 at noon. Doors open at 11 a.m. to the general public without charge or reservation. An offering will be lifted. The program will conclude by 2 p.m.

is offering a workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available, including “Original Medicare,” Medicare prescription drug programs, Medicare supplements and Medicare Advantage plans.

The session will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem, 1700 Ebert St.

Community Calendar

NOW – Feb. 15 – Writing Contest The CDS Documentary Essay Prize will host a writing contest.

Submissions can be made until Feb. 15. To enter the contest or for more info, see https://documentarystudies.duke.edu/awards/do cumentary-essayprize/how-to-enter.

NOW – May 16 – P a r e n t Academy/Community Institute Do you need to get your GED? Do you need an introduction to computers? Do you need to learn English as a second language or to learn conversational Spanish? Carver High School, 3545 Carver School Road, is sponsoring a Parent Academy/Community Institute in partnership with Forsyth Technical Community College every Tuesday and Thursday starting Nov. 8 until May 16, 2019 from 5:45 - 8:45 p.m. Free childcare will be provided. All of these benefits are free. For more information contact Mr. Javier Correa-Vega at (336) 727-2987, ext.

33048.

Jan. 11 – Writing contest deadline Letters About Literature, the Library of Congress reading-andwriting contest now in its 26th year, is accepting applications for the 201819 cycle. For the first time, letters will be submitted electronically. For more information about the contest, visit read.gov/letters.

Letters About Literature asks students in grades 4 12 to read a book, poem, speech or essay by an author, living or dead, to think about how that work affected them and to write to the author on the work’s impact. Students compete on the state and national level and receive cash prizes of up to $2,000.

Deadline for NC residents is Jan. 11.

Jan. 11 – Marguerite’s Coffee House event Marguerite’s Coffee House will host its free monthly event on Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. Kevin Mundy, director of the Green Street Church Choir and director of the Winston-Salem Pops Chorus, will be the featured performer for January. A light dinner will be provided.

Jan. 12 – “Countdown to Kindergarten” On Saturday, Jan. 12, representatives from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will be available to help with the process of registering children for kindergarten in the fall of 2019. “Countdown to Kindergarten” will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Kaleideum North, 400 W. Hanes Mill Road in Winston-Salem. Parents or guardians in need of assistance with transportation or anyone with questions about the event should contact Vanessa Osborne at (336) 748-4000, ext. 34245 or Kelley Bendheim at (336) 341-0539.

Jan. 13 – Concert for Kids The Winston-Salem Symphony will present a Discovery Concerts for Kids concert entitled “Music Explorers!

Discovering Music Around the World.” Under the baton of Jessica Morel, the Winston-Salem Symphony’s Assistant Conductor, the concert will

take place Sunday, Jan. 13 at 3 p.m. at Reynolds Auditorium, located at 301 N. Hawthorne Road in Winston-Salem. Pre-concert activities will begin at 2 p.m.

Jan. 14 – Medicare Workshop Compass Financial Services will offer its informational “Lunch and Learn: Medicare” workshop on Monday, Jan. 14, at Bleu Restaurant & Bar, 3425 Frontis Street in Winston-Salem. The workshop begins at 11:15 a.m.

Please arrive 15 minutes early for best seating.

There is no cost for the workshop and lunch, but registration is recommended. For more information or to register, call (336) 768-5111.

Jan. 14 – Conversation on diabetes A Community Conversation on diabetes will be held on Jan. 14 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Anderson Center, 601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, in the Chancellor's Main Dining Room.

Hosted by the Forsyth County Department of Public Health and NC Minority Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP), the event is aimed at bringing interested participants together to engage in dialogue about diabetes and prediabetes and learn more about NC MDPP. RSVP at (336) 7033219 or robertsc@forsyth.cc to reserve a seat.

Jan. 17 – Award-winning author at Bookmarks Award-winning author Beth Macy will speak about her new book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America” on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. This event is sponsored by Bookmarks and Kilpatrick Townsend and will be held at Footnote Coffee & Cocktails (634 W. Fourth Street #120 in WinstonSalem). It is free and open to the public.

Jan. 17 – March 3 – SECCA exhibition The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) will present “The Same Leaving: 3 Projects” by Christine Kirouac, featuring art by this Canadian prairiegrown artist who creates bodies of work that seamlessly merge subject, concept, process, and medium.

The exhibition will be on display at SECCA, which is located at 750 Marguerite Drive in Winston-Salem, from January 17 until March 3.

SECCA is free and open to the public Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Jan. 20 – Twin City Choristers’ concert Grace Presbyterian Church, 3901 Carver School Road, will host the Twin City Choristers’ 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20. The event is free. An offering will be received during the intermission. A reception will follow. For more information, call (336) 725-4105.

Jan. 21 – 39th Annual MLK commemoration The 39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jan. 21 – Cemetery Work Day The historic Oddfellows Cemetery Work Day will be held Jan. 21 from 9 a.m. – noon.

Please join with our community partners on site at 2881 Shorefair Drive. The public is invited, please call James Clyburn to register at (336) 723-6452.

Jan. 24 – Application deadline The city is accepting applications for its Successful Outcomes After Release (SOAR) program through 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24.

Participants will receive coaching and training in life skills such as goal setting, planning, interpersonal relationships, financial management, communication, job-search techniques and resume writing. An application link and more information are posted at C i t y o f W S . o rg / S O A R .

Interested citizens can also call (336) 397-7770 or send an email to faithb@cityofws.org or troys@cityofws.org.

Jan. 24 – Medicare workshop The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem

Jan. 24 – Lunch and Speaker series St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 520 Summit St., will host its monthly Bag Lunch and Speaker series on Jan. 24 at noon. Sabrina Slade will share the history and current state of income disparities in our community based on factors highlighted in two reports produced by The WinstonSalem Foundation. Bring your own lunch. St. Paul’s will provide beverages. All are welcome.

Ongoing

Mondays – Senior Stretch class The Salvation Army Senior Center holds Senior Stretch Exercise at the LaDeara Crest Resource Center, 2531 LaDeara Crest Lane, on Mondays at 11 a.m. The chair-based class is designed to increase balance, flexibility, range of motion and endurance.

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This past Christmas, local community partners worked with Experiment in Self-Reliance (ESR) to adopt ESR clients and provide a class to help clients decorate for the holidays on a budget.

Thirty-five ESR clients were adopted by St. Leo’s Catholic Church and Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. to make sure they received groceries, food for a Christmas meal, necessities, and presents for their children to open at Christmas.

St. Leo’s and Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. wanted to give families in need the opportunity to enjoy Christmas and alleviate some stress that holidays often bring, especially those with a limited budget.

Clients and families were thankful for the unexpected help they received, some expressing their gratitude and surprise through tears and hugs. “We can’t say enough how thankful we are for the support we receive for our clients throughout the year,” says Twana W. Roebuck, Executive Director of ESR, “especially during the holidays which can be such a difficult time for many families.”

In collaboration with Liberty East Restoration, ESR held their Road to Empowerment Series in the Naomi Jones Resource Center at in the LaDeara Crest neighborhood this fall. The Series consisted of three classes and is a part of the United Way of Forsyth County Place Matters Initiative.

Residents worked with ESR staff to determine the classes they wanted to have at the center. The classes were taught over a three-month period by experts in the community and consisted of Budgeting, Cooking on a Budget, and Decorating on a Budget – all with the goal of empowering residents to take control of their finances, save money, and manage their budget.

The final class – Decorating on a Budget – was held on Monday, December 17 and taught

by Roslyn Evans, Edelina Oliphant, and Tonya Bellanger. Residents learned frugal and creative ways to decorate for Christmas and came away with handmade gifts and decorations for their homes.

Tonya Bellanger, ESR Board Member and

Finance Chair, volunteered at the final class with her mom, Edelina Oliphant. “I believe in the mission of ESR to empower people in our community to become self-reliant,” says Bellanger.

“When we have the opportunity to make a positive difference in this world, we should use it.

ESR gives me that opportunity every time I attend an event and get the chance to interact with people in the community.”

“It is truly a special place filled with people who are doing good.”

Yolanda, a LaDeara Crest resident, has participated in all three classes and every Road to Empowerment Series offered by ESR. “It is something you can take with you throughout life. Stop and think classes,” says Yolanda. “I love being hands on in the community period, so when ESR comes and brings these classes, it is something extra to do. It is also informative. You get to meet other people in the community. It is something fun. We need something fun.”

Yolanda, who serves as the Community Liason for the LaDeara Crest neighborhood, sees participating in the classes as an opportunity to de-stress and learn valuable information.

“This is brain food. [This is] something you can take with you throughout life.”

“Never give up…Everybody has their own path they are going to go, but along the way, there are people out here in the community that care like ESR and different organizations and such that can make the experience a little bit easier.”

ESR would like to give a special thanks to St. Leo’s Catholic Church and Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. for their generous donation and for providing hope to families this holiday season, and to Liberty East Restoration and the Road to Empowerment instructors for empowering our community this fall.

ESR is a non-profit Community Action Agency that focuses on empowering people with low-moderate income to become self-reliant.

Programs help provide housing, teach clients to save, budget, and improve credit scores, provide assistance for education, and help clients build assets like homeownership, as well as free tax preparation. All clients must be working. For more information on ESR’s services, visit their website at www.eisr.org or call (336) 722-9400.

Signs of hope and climate change

BY KAREN BEARDEN AND KIM PORTER SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

As we enter 2019, we find ourselves speeding toward two different climate tipping points.

The first is alarming.

As reported in October by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, if humanity does not halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, we will trigger feedback loops that cause warming to continue no matter what humans do.

which climate progress – rather than climate disaster – becomes inevitable.

The fate of civilization hangs upon which tipping point we reach first.

The past year brought many “natural” disasters that scientists agree were significantly worsened by climate change: hurricanes and flooding in the US and elsewhere; wildfires in California, Scandinavia and Australia; and the hottest days ever recorded in Japan, Pakistan and Africa.

grassroots organizations in eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Florence.

But these people still suffer disproportionately, both from severe weather and from the health effects of fossil fuel facilities routinely sited in communities with the least power to oppose them.

Pretty grim. But 2018 also saw signs of hope.

More than 400 mayors, including 13 in North Carolina, have committed to accelerated climate action; 1,300 state and

Carolina Governor Roy Cooper established the NC Climate Change Interagency Council.

Even on the Federal level, there is reason to hope. Incoming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and others are calling for a Green New Deal to invest massively in clean energy and other climate solutions, creating jobs and boosting the economy. One poll found more than 80 percent of voters support the Green New Deal. And the market is ready, with

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John “Raymond” Oliver was born on November 22, 1930 to the late John Raymond Oliver, Sr. and Emma Freeman Oliver.

He graduated from Atkins High School in 1948 and North Carolina Central College in 1952. After proudly serving his country for four years in the US Army, Raymond completed one year of law school at Howard University, then earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the Howard University School of Dentistry in 1960.

Dr. Oliver married Ruth Clark (Oliver). They returned to Winston-Salem where he began his dental practice serving the greater Winston-Salem area. While providing quality and affordable oral health care for the community, he mentored several young dentists in his office and assisted them in establishing their own practices. He continued to practice dentistry for over 45 years until his retirement in 2006.

In the early 1960s Raymond Oliver, worked to integrate various segregated venues in WinstonSalem to include Reynolds Park Amusement area and roller skating rink, K&W Cafeteria, the Drive-In Movie theatre and the Dixie Classic Fair.

In 1968, Dr. Oliver purchased a shopping center to provide an opportunity for minority entrepreneurs to operate businesses in their community.

Dr. Oliver has been honored for his contributions to the quality of life of the community. He was recognized for his services as a dentist, and the many boards on which he served including The Mayor’s Biracial Goodwill Committee, Winston-Salem Civic Ventures, Citizens

lion dollars out of carbonintensive companies.

A worldwide movement is calling for a ban on all new fossil fuel projects.

Twenty-one plaintiffs aged 11 to 22 are suing the U.S. government, asserting it has violated their constitutional rights to life, liberty and property, and has

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To prevent this catastrophe, scientists say emissions must peak and start downward by 2020.

Yet if last year’s growth in climate awareness and activism continues, it could lead to a tipping point at

When such disasters strike, low-income communities and people of color suffer most, having fewer resources to rebuild and getting less attention from those who rush to help. They self-organize in amazing ways, as did local

Protesters calling for action on climate change outside the White House in 2017

local politicians have pledged to refuse money from the fossil fuel industry; and 90 U.S. cities, ten counties and two states have adopted 100% clean energy goals. Six cities already have hit those targets. In October, North

prices for renewables and energy storage plummeting.

The fossil fuel divestment campaign, which began in 2012 with tiny Unity College in Maine, just marked its 1,000th divestment, taking $8 tril-

failed to protect essential public trust resources.

Youth-led legal proceedings are also underway in all 50 states and 13 other countries.

Some utilities have made significant commit-

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Budget Advisory Council, East Winston Economic Development Task Force, Trustee of First Baptist Church- Highland Avenue, and the Board of Directors of the YMCA. Dr. Oliver served for ten years on the Central and Local Board of Directors for Mechanics and Farmers Bank. He was a member of national, state and local dental associations, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, National Association of Guardsmen, and the Bachelor Benedict Club.

Furthering his commitment to public service, Raymond Oliver mentored boys through the Best Choice Center for ten years as well as passionately serving and supporting the food pantry at First Baptist Church.

Raymond Oliver is a proud, sixth generation, descendant of Peter Oliver; a slave, skilled craftsman and potter, who bought his freedom from the Moravians of Old Salem. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Verda Oliver Morgan.

He transitioned on December 26, 2018 and leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Ruth C. Oliver and children Angela Oliver Battle (Samuel Battle), The Honorable Judge Aileen Oliver, Roland F. Oliver, Dr. John Mark Oliver (Dr. Pamela Oliver); and grandchildren, Jared Battle, Ayanna Battle, John Mark Oliver, Jr., Lauren Oliver and Miles Oliver, his brother Lawrence Oliver (Colleen Oliver) and many nieces and nephews.

A service in his memory will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at First Baptist Church-Highland Avenue.

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will give final rites at 10:30 AM, family visitation will begin at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to First Baptist Church-Food Pantry, 700 N. Highland Ave. Winston-Salem, NC 27101. (Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home)

ments to renewable energy, with several already generating over 30% of their power from renewables, and one planning to reach 100% this year.

(Unfortunately, Duke Energy gets only 3 percent of its power from renewables in the Carolinas, and plans only 8 percent by 2032.)

All of these advances can be attributed to public action. The economics and technologies are in place for humanity to avert climate catastrophe. All that is missing is the political will. Let’s make this the year that a critical mass of people demands real climate action and truthtelling from our government, utilities and media.

Write letters to your elected officials and media outlets. Join a climate justice organization. March in the streets.

In the words of Greta Thunberg, the 15-year-old Swede who addressed UN leaders at the December climate conference in Poland, “Once we start to act, hope is everywhere. So instead of looking for hope, look for action. Then, and only then, hope will come.”

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to better fulfill its mission of strengthening community partnerships through mentoring and community outreach programs, the Winston-Salem Police Foundation is expanding its Board of Directors in 2019.

Community partnerships are essential to enhance relationships between residents and the police. “i’m very proud of the significant achievements our small board has made in just three short years,” said Scott Sewell, President of the WinstonSalem Police Foundation.

“We’re excited to be adding to our board some very talented individuals who will enhance our effectiveness and contributions to the foundation. it

remains an honor to work with the dedicated members of the Winston-Salem Police Department under the leadership of Chief Catrina thompson.” the Foundation Board of Directors has increased from eight members in 2018 to 18 members for 2019. this expansion will allow the Foundation to bring more diversity, experience and differing insights to the board, enabling it to better serve its core mission.

For 2019, the WinstonSalem Police Foundation officers are: Scott Sewell, President of the Foundation, Cook Medical inc.; evelyn acree, Secretary, M&F Bank; and Jordan Gwyn, treasurer, BB&t Bank. other Board members are: Barry rountree, Winston-Salem Police Department

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(retired); Perry G. Hudspeth, Hege Financial Group; rod Back, Delhaize america (retired); Justin Gomez, Wake Forest Baptist Health; alex thornton, J. e. thornton; Brenda Diggs, Community Leader (retired); John Devlin, Cook Medical inc.; Dr. tadhg o’Gara, Wake Forest Baptist Health; rob Simon, Windsor Jewelers; Scott Somerville, Hanes activewear; Simon Burgess, Mayfair Street Partners; Karen Huey, Wake Forest Baptist Health; nancy young, Winston-Salem State university (retired); James DuBose, Winston-Salem State university; Haley Gingles, aPr, the FMrt Group; and Catrina thompson, Police Chief of the Winston-Salem Police Department (ex-officio member).

the Winston-Salem Police Foundation’s mission is to provide funds for tools, training, technology and equipment that might go unfunded otherwise. the Foundation is a charitable non-profit, independent organization, designed to provide funding that can be allocated to help strengthen community and police partnerships such as

Foundation follows a public-private partnership model that has proven to be highly effective in prevention and reduction of crime and fostering stronger community relations in other cities. the Foundation allows for tax-exempt gifts from individuals, businesses and philanthropic organizations, and is the only organ-

on Saturday, January 12, 2019, representatives from the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County Schools will be available to help families of rising kindergarten students navigate the process of registering children for kindergarten in the fall of 2019. Countdown to Kindergarten, part of the district’s ready, Set, K! program, will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Kaleideum north, located at 400 W. Hanes Mill road in Winston-Salem.

Children and families will be able to meet staff from all elementary schools within the district. they will also have opportunities to: • Discover fun activities and community resources offered by partner organizations.

• Board a school bus and visit the Forsyth County Library Book Mobile.

• Go through a practice lunch line featuring healthy snacks donated by Food Lion.

• enjoy a yoga program (offered at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.).

• explore the Museum exhibits and watch a planetarium show.

• Meet ready Freddy, the Countdown to Kindergarten mascot.

"the office of early Learning, our WS/FCS representatives, and our community partners are looking forward to meeting our newest kindergarteners and their families at our ready, Set, K! kickoff event, Countdown to Kindergarten," said Vanessa osborne, transitions Coordinator for WS/FCS. "this event marks the beginning of the enrollment process for children who will be five on or before august 31, 2019. it is a way for families and their children to experience

Cory Booker reportedly close to announcing White House bid

By Lauren ViCtoria BurKe, nnPa neWSWire ContriButor

Will Senator Cory Booker (DnJ) follow in the footsteps of another charismatic u.S. Senator who shocked the world in 2008 in a victorious march to the White House? Soon we will know. the new Jersey Senator has been keynoting, event hopping and visiting new Hampshire in a way that looks quite presidential. He also has not denied he is considering a White House run. Booker is widely expected to enter the ring. "the definition of hope isn't that you see some light at the end of the tunnel, or something on the horizon that gives you hope, hope is generated from within," Booker told a crowd in Manchester, new Hampshire in December as reported by aBC. the theme of “hope” was familiar from the 2008 presidential campaign of former President Barack obama. in early December, it was reported that Booker would decide to run over the holidays. the pressure after the holidays increased

WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY UTILITY COMMISSION IDOLS ROAD REGIONAL LIFT STATION

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) 143-128 and 143-129, sealed Bids for the construction of the Idols Road Regional Lift Station will be received by the City/County Utility Commission (Owner) at the office of the City/County Purchasing Department, Room 16, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 until 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at which time, all Bids that have been duly received will be publically opened and read aloud. The City reserves the right to waive any informality in the bidding and to reject any or all proposals. Bidders are hereby notified that they must be properly licensed as required by Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

The Project consists of construction of a tri-plex regional wastewater pump station, approximately 1,000 LF of 30-inch gravity sewer, approximately 1,200 LF of 20-inch force main along with related site work, access drive, electrical and controls, and ancillary items.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bidding Documents.

mentoring programs, community outreach events and Police athletic Leagues (PaL). in addition, it helps promote public and officer safety, along with the ability to recognize and honor the police workforce. the

ization authorized to raise funds on behalf of the Winston-Salem Police Department. For more information about how to support the Winston-Salem Police Foundation, please contact Scott Sewell.

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a bit of what school will be like, from the bus ride to the lunch line and on to the classroom. it's a great way to meet and chat with teachers and administrators from our schools, as well as district and community representatives!"

Parents or guardians in need of assistance with transportation or anyone with questions about the event should contact Vanessa osborne at (336) 748-4000, ext. 34245 or Kelley Bendheim at (336) 341-0539.

Kaleideum north is located on WSta Bus route 97. Because every family is encouraged to attend, the Saturday Countdown to Kindergarten event is a “pay what you can” program. the inclement weather date for Countdown to Kindergarten is thursday, January 17 from 4 p.m.-7 p.m.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00 AM local time on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, in Room 16, City Hall, 101 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem 27101. This pre-bid conference is not mandatory but you are encouraged to attend.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: HIGHFILL, 380 Knollwood Street, Suite 734, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, contact: Nikki Jackson, phone: 336-443-2286, email: njackson@hiepc.com

Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office by registering with the Engineer. Charges for all documents obtained will be $250 for each set of plans and specifications. Partial sets of Drawings or Specifications will not be available from the Issuing Office.

Bidding Documents also may be examined at the following locations: 1. Office of the City/County Purchasing Department, Room 324, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, WinstonSalem, North Carolina 27101, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm.

2. ConstructConnect, 2825 Edwards Road, Suite 800, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209, 800-364-2059 x8221

Neither Owner nor Engineer has any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or sufficiency of any Bidding Documents obtained from any source other than the Issuing Office. Obtaining these documents from any source other than the Issuing Office may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information. Obtaining these documents from any source other than the Issuing Office may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to the Bidding Documents that may be issued.

Compliance with the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) Special Conditions is required on this Contract. SRF requirements are included in the Bidding Documents.

Compliance with the City/County Utility Commission's Minority and Women Business Enterprise program is required on this project. Please refer to the Special Instructions to Bidders contained in the Bidding Documents.

The City reserves the right to reject all bids or any portion of any bid they deem necessary for the best interest of the City, to accept any item or group of items unless qualified by the bidder, and to acquire additional quantities at prices quoted on the Bid Form.

when his Senate colleague, elizabeth Warren (D-Ma), announced that she was running for President on January 1st. that followed news that the presidential aspirant and former congressional colleague of Booker’s, former congressman Julian Castro of texas, would be announcing a 2020 run on January 12.

"During the holidays i'm gonna sit down and take a lot of stock about what i want to do next — whether i want to run for president or stay in the Senate and help this continued movement in our country to reinvigorate our democracy," Booker said in an interview.

the 2020 field of Democrats running for President is expected to be large. another of Booker’s colleagues, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Ca) is also expected to run for the White House. the field is all but certain to be one of the most diverse in history.

Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist and writer for nnPa as well as a political analyst and strategist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke excerpt: in early December, it was

Instructions for submitting bids may be obtained by contacting Jerry Bates, City/County Purchasing Department, Room 324, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, 336-747-6939 or email (preferred): jerryjb@cityofws.org.

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Lecturer position in Accounting at Appalachian State University

The Department of Accounting at Appalachian State University invites applications for one non-tenure-track nine month faculty position at the rank of Lecturer for the Fall 2019/Spring 2020 academic year, subject to funding. Details can be found at https://hr.appstate.edu/employment/faculty-vacancies/1090.

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the positions for

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Temporary Laborer- SOAR0 Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.

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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during the “Linking Together: March to Save Our Care” Rally at the U.S. Capitol on June 28, 2017.

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LEGAL NOTICES

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF YADKIN IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLCATION 18 JT 23

IN RE: GLOSSON A MINOR CHILD.

TO THE FATHER OF A MALE JUVENILE BORN ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 15, 2018, IN FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, RESPONDENT: TAKE NOTICE that a PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS has been filed by the Yadkin County Human Services Agency (the “Petitioner”) seeking to terminate your parental rights with regard to the above-referenced child.

WRITTEN RESPONSE: a written response must be filed within 30 days after the date of first publication of this notice.

A copy of the response must be served on the Petitioner or that agency’s lawyer.

REPRESENTATION: you have a right to be represented by an attorney. If you are not represented by an attorney, you may contact the Yadkin County Clerk of Superior Court immediately at (336) 679-3600 or visit the Clerk’s Office and request a court-appointed attorney.

HEARING: notification of the date, time, and place of the hearing will be mailed to you by the Clerk of Superior Court after you file a response or 30 days from the date of service if no response is filed. If no response is filed, the Court may terminate your parental rights.

PURPOSE OF HEARING: the purpose of the hearing is to determine whether one or more grounds alleged in the Petition exist and, if so, whether your parental rights should be terminated.

ATTENDANCE: you have a right to attend all hearings affecting your parental rights.

This the 19th day of December, 2018.

J. Brett Lane Attorney for the Petitioner NC Bar No.: 49333 P.O. Box 548 Yadkinville, NC 27055 Publication dates:

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REAL ESTATE

CHERRY HILL APARTMENTS

A Community for Seniors

Is now accepting applications for One (1) bedroom apartments:

• Section 8 Assistance • Handicap Accessibility • Rent based on income

• Equal Housing • On-Site Laundry Facility • 24-Hour Emergency • Maintenance • Near Bus Route Apply at:

840 W. 14th Street Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Call 336-723-7524 Managed by Community Management Corp Equal Housing Opportunity

Spring/Wachovia Hill Apartments Managed by Community Management Corp.

1 Bedroom Units conveniently located in Winston Salem, 62 yrs of age or older Handicapped and/or disabled. Section 8 assistance available. Income restrictions apply. Call 336-251-1060. 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. on Mon and Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Wed. Equal Housing Opportunity

ST. PETER'S HERITAGE PLACE APARTMENTS 3727 Old Lexington Road Winston Salem, NC 27107 A Community For Seniors 62 and older One bedroom units conveniently Located in Winston Salem.

Handicap Accessible Units and Rental Assistance Available.

For More Information Call 336-771-9028 NC Relay: 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity Managed by Community Management Corporation

LEGAL NOTICES

Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. An Equal Employment Opportunity Contractor, NC General Contractors # 7706 Will Consider All Quotes Regardless of Race, Color, Religion, Sex, or National Origin and is Soliciting Bids for M/WBE Participation.

We would appreciate a quotation from your firm for any and all work and/or materials on the following project: High Point (Guilford Co.) – Leachate Pond Closure and Tank Cleaning, Bid Number 26-013019 Bids: Wednesday January 30, 2019 @ 2:00 PM

We are soliciting subcontract bids for the following trades. Work may include, but not limited to: Materials, Pipe Work, Erosion Control, Concrete Work, Surveying, Seeding, Valves, Earthwork, Electrical, Precast Concrete Structure Work, Site Grading, Demolition, Geotextile & any incidentals and materials necessary for construction to complete the project.

Work includes, but not limited to: LEACHATE MANAGEMENT MODIFICATIONS: Includes cleaning of an existing leachate storage tank, removal of an existing lined leachate storage pond, and the installation of a new leachate pump along with related electrical, earthwork, drainage, and erosion and sedimentation control work.

The work performed under this Contract shall include, but may not be limited to: the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment and services, whether specifically mentioned or not, that is required to complete the Construction of the Work of the project. All requirements of the State of North Carolina and all pertinent administrative regulations shall apply to this project as if herein written out in full.

Contact Daniel Lynch @ dlynch@jrlynchandsons.com if you have any questions about downloading the plans and specs or with any questions you may have about this project.

You may view plans & specs at the following locations: JRL Office @ 307 S. Academy St. Pilot Mtn, NC or Bidding Documents also may be examined at the following locations: McGraw Hill/Dodge Plan Room @ 4300 Beltway Place,; Arlington, TX 76018 and Hispanic Contractors Assoc. / ConstructConnect, The Rockford Exchange @ 3825 Edwards Rd. Suite 800; Cincinnati, OH 45209 www.constructconnect.com. Also @ Duncan Parnell Company, Inc. 4275 Regency Dr. Suite 100; Greensboro, NC 27410 (336-855-1211) http://www.dpibidroom.com. For information regarding this project please contact: Erik Conti w/ City of High Point @ 211 S. Hamilton St., High Point NC Phone: 336-883-3222 Email: erik.conti@highpointnc.gov If you need plans or specs., equip., credit lines, secure loans, joint payments, insurance or quick payments—call Daniel @ J.R.L. (J.R.L. will furnish bonds for all projects & will help you obtain the proper certification, (if you are not certified.)

Bonding: It is Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. policy NOT to require M/WBE subcontractors to provide bonding to Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. for their portion of the work.

All M/WBE subcontractors will be allowed to work under Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. Performance & Payment Bonds to the Owner.

Financial Assistance: Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. will provide Joint Check Agreements to all M/WBE subcontractors. Please request a Joint Check agreement in writing if needed and Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. will work with you and the material vendor to develop a Joint Check Agreement to satisfy all parties.

Quick Payments: It is Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. policy to provide Quick Payments if needed to all M/WBE subcontractors. Jimmy R Lynch & Sons, Inc. will provide payment to all M/WBE subcontractors on a weekly and/or monthly basis if the work for which payment is being requested is complete and accepted by the Owner.

JRL encourages 2nd tier M/WBE Subcontracting opportunities. We encourage our subcontractors to utilize 2nd and 3rd tier M/WBE Subcontractors.

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M/WBE BID NOTICES NC Department of Military and Veteran’s Affairs Kernersville State Veterans Home Request for Prequalification Deadline Extension

Rodgers is accepting job specific trade contractor prequalification applications for the NC Department of Military & Veteran’s Affairs – Kernersville State Veterans Home project. The prequalification deadline for this project has been extended to Thursday, January 31, 2019 no later than 5:00 PM. Prequalification applications may be obtained at www.rodgersbuilders.com.

Prequalification applications submitted late or incomplete will not be reviewed. Rodgers strongly encourages minority, small and women owned businesses to prequalify and participate on this project.

The NC Department of Military and Veteran’s Affairs – Kernersville State Veterans Home bid packages include: 02B Site Electrical and Lighting, 03A Complete Concrete, 04A Masonry, 05A Structural/Miscellaneous Steel, 05D Load Bearing Cold Formed Metal Framing, 05E Light Gauge Metal Roof Trusses, 06B Casework, 07A Roofing Combination Package, 07A1 Roofing Area 1, 07A2 Roofing Area 2, 07A3 Roofing Area 3, 07A4 Roofing Area 4, 07A5 Roofing Area 5, 07B Waterproofing and Sealants, 07F Fiber Cement Siding, 08A Glass Assemblies, 08B Passage Doors/Frames and Hardware, 08C Service Doors, 08D Residential Windows, 09A Complete Drywall Combination Package, 09A1 Complete Drywall Area 1, 09A2 Complete Drywall Area 2, 09A3 Complete Drywall Area 3, 09A4 Complete Drywall Area 4, 09A5 Complete Drywall Area 5, 09C Acoustical Assemblies, 09D Hard Tile Assemblies Combination Package, 09D1 Hard Tile Assemblies Area 1, 09D2 Hard Tile Assemblies Area 2, 09D3 Hard Tile Assemblies Area 3, 09D4 Hard Tile Assemblies Area 4, 09D5 Hard Tile Assemblies Area 5, 09E Resilient Floor Assemblies Combination Package, 09E1 Resilient Floor Assemblies Area 1, 09E2 Resilient Floor Assemblies Area 2, 09E3 Resilient Floor Assemblies Area 3, 09E4 Resilient Floor Assemblies Area 4, 09E5 Resilient Floor Assemblies Area 5, 09F Interior Painting and Wall Coverings Combination Package, 09F1 Interior Painting and Wall Coverings Area 1, 09F2 Interior Painting and Wall Coverings Area 2, 09F3 Interior Painting and Wall Coverings Area 3, 09F4 Interior Painting and Wall Coverings Area 4, 09F5 Interior Painting and Wall Coverings Area 5, 10A Wall Protection, 10B Signage, 10C Lockers, 10D Operable Partitions, 10E Toilet Accessories/Fire Extinguishers and Cabinets, 10F Architectural Louvers/Flagpoles, 10G Pre-Manufactured Fire Places, 11B Food Service Equipment, 12A Window Treatments, 13C Swimming Pools, 18A Final Cleaning, 18B General Works, 21A Fire Protection, 22A Plumbing Systems, 23A Mechanical Systems, 23B Test and Balance, 23C Building Automation and Controls System, 23D HVAC and Plumbing Insulation, 26A Electrical Systems, 27A Low Voltage Systems, 27B Wanderguard System, 27C Turnkey Fire Alarm System, 27D Nurse Call System, 27E Paging and AV Systems, 28A Electronic Security and Access Control, 31A Complete Sitework, 31B Asphalt Paving, 31D Site Concrete, 32C Landscape and Irrigation.

Contact William Satterfield at wsatterfield@rodgersbuilders.com or by phone 704.537.6044 for further information.

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DBE/MBE/WBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES-NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County, Inc (Habitat) is soliciting quotes for services from interested DBE/MBE/WBE subcontractors and suppliers to carry out its construction and neighborhood revitalization program. Habitat builds and renovates up to 40 properties per year in Forsyth County and sells to low income homeowners. Services needed include appraisers, attorneys, lead/asbestos abatement contractors, HERS energy raters, home inspectors and building material suppliers. Trade subcontractors of masonry, concrete flatwork, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, painting, drywall, insulation and landscaping are also required. All trade contractors must be up to date on 2012 Energy Code Requirements and must prove 7 years of experience in energy efficient building. All vendors must have workers compensation insurance.

This request for proposals covers only purchases of less than $10,000 per house.

Interested parties should contact Joe Brown at Habitat for more information (336) 306-8411. Proposals can be sent to Joe Brown at Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth Co., 1023 W 14th Street, WinstonSalem, NC, 27105.

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LEGAL NOTICES

ORDER AUTHORIZING $8,500,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION SCHOOL BONDS BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Forsyth, North Carolina: 1. That pursuant to the Local Government Bond Act, as amended, the County of Forsyth, North Carolina is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power and authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue school bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $8,500,000 for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for acquiring, constructing, expanding, improving, renovating and equipping public school facilities in said County, including, without limitation, the acquisition of related land and rights of way.

2. That taxes shall be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds.

3. That a sworn statement of debt of said County has been filed with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and is open to public inspection.

4. That this order shall take effect 30 days after its publication following adoption, unless it is petitioned to a vote of the people within 30 days after the date of its publication as introduced as provided in G.S. 159-60, in which event it will take effect when approved by the voters of said County at a referendum as provided in said Act. 5. That this order is adopted pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 15949, which authorizes the issuance of bonds without a vote of the people for the purposes specified therein in an amount not exceeding two-thirds of the amount by which the outstanding indebtedness of said County has been reduced in the preceding fiscal year.

ORDER AUTHORIZING $2,300,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE BONDS BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Forsyth, North Carolina: 1. That pursuant to the Local Government Bond Act, as amended, the County of Forsyth, North Carolina is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power and authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue community college bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $2,300,000 for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for acquiring, constructing, expanding, improving, renovating and equipping community college facilities in said County, including, without limitation, the acquisition of related land and rights of way.

2. That taxes shall be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds.

3. That a sworn statement of debt of said County has been filed with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and is open to public inspection.

4. That this order shall take effect 30 days after its publication following adoption, unless it is petitioned to a vote of the people within 30 days after the date of its publication as introduced as provided in G.S. 159-60, in which event it will take effect when approved by the voters of said County at a referendum as provided in said Act. 5. That this order is adopted pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 15949, which authorizes the issuance of bonds without a vote of the people for the purposes specified therein in an amount not exceeding two-thirds of the amount by which the outstanding indebtedness of said County has been reduced in the preceding fiscal year.

ORDER AUTHORIZING $2,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PARKS AND RECREATION BONDS BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Forsyth, North Carolina: 1. That pursuant to the Local Government Bond Act, as amended, the County of Forsyth, North Carolina is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power and authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue parks and recreation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $2,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for acquiring, constructing, expanding, improving, renovating and equipping parks and recreational facilities for said County, including, without limitation, the acquisition of related land and rights of way.

2. That taxes shall be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds.

3. That a sworn statement of debt of said County has been filed with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and is open to public inspection.

4. That this order shall take effect 30 days after its publication following adoption, unless it is petitioned to a vote of the people within 30 days after the date of its publication as introduced as provided in G.S. 159-60, in which event it will take effect when approved by the voters of said County at a referendum as provided in said Act. 5. That this order is adopted pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 159-49, which authorizes the issuance of bonds without a vote of the people for the purposes specified therein in an amount not exceeding two-thirds of the amount by which the outstanding indebtedness of said County has been reduced in the preceding fiscal year.

ORDER AUTHORIZING $2,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC FACILITIES BONDS BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Forsyth, North Carolina:

1. That pursuant to the Local Government Bond Act, as amended, the County of Forsyth, North Carolina is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power and authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue public facilities bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $2,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for acquiring, constructing, expanding, improving, renovating and equipping public buildings and facilities in said County, including, without limitation, the acquisition of related land and rights of way.

2. That taxes shall be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds.

3. That a sworn statement of debt of said County has been filed with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and is open to public inspection.

4. That this order shall take effect 30 days after its publication following adoption, unless it is petitioned to a vote of the people within 30 days after the date of its publication as introduced as provided in G.S. 159-60, in which event it will take effect when approved by the voters of said County at a referendum as provided in said Act. 5. That this order is adopted pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 15949, which authorizes the issuance of bonds without a vote of the people for the purposes specified therein in an amount not exceeding two-thirds of the amount by which the outstanding indebtedness of said County has been reduced in the preceding fiscal year.

ORDER AUTHORIZING $8,500,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PARKING FACILITIES BONDS BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Forsyth, North Carolina: 1. That pursuant to the Local Government Bond Act, as amended, the County of Forsyth, North Carolina is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power and authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue parking facilities bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $8,500,000 for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for acquiring, constructing, expanding, improving, renovating and equipping parking facilities in said County, including, without limitation, the acquisition of related land and rights of way.

2. That taxes shall be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds.

3. That a sworn statement of debt of said County has been filed with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and is open to public inspection.

4. That this order shall take effect 30 days after its publication following adoption, unless it is petitioned to a vote of the people within 30 days after the date of its publication as introduced as provided in G.S. 159-60, in which event it will take effect when approved by the voters of said County at a referendum as provided in said Act. 5. That this order is adopted pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 15949, which authorizes the issuance of bonds without a vote of the people for the purposes specified therein in an amount not exceeding two-thirds of the amount by which the outstanding indebtedness of said County has been reduced in the preceding fiscal year.

The foregoing orders have been introduced and a sworn statement of debt has been filed under the Local Government Bond Act showing the appraised value of the County of Forsyth, North Carolina to be $35,740,323,642 and the net debt thereof, including the proposed bonds, to be $816,115,000. The Chief Financial Officer of said County has filed a statement estimating that the total amount of interest that will be paid on the proposed bonds over the expected term of the bonds, if issued, is $9,736,811. The estimate is preliminary, is for general informational purposes only, and may differ from the actual interest paid on such bonds.

Such statement of estimated interest includes certain assumptions upon which such estimate is based, and there is no assurance that the circumstances included in such assumptions will occur. The validity of the proposed bonds is not subject to challenge on the grounds that the actual interest cost on the bonds when issued is different than the estimated interest amount set forth above.

A tax may be levied to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds if they are issued.

Anyone who wishes to be heard on the questions of the validity of the bond orders and the advisability of issuing the bonds may appear at a public hearing or an adjournment thereof to be held at 2:00 p.m. on January 24, 2019, in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room on the fifth floor of the Forsyth County Government Center located at 201 N. Chestnut Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Ashleigh M. Sloop Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Forsyth, North Carolina

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Equity v. Equality Giving Students the Tools They Need to Succeed

By: NAOMi SHELTON, DiRECTOR Of K-12 ADVOCACy AT UNCf (UNiTED NEGRO COLLEGE fUND)

Equity has been a huge buzzword in the field of education this year.

Education advocates and politicians alike have called for an increase in educational equity, but what does the term really mean? Equity is not Equality. Equity creates equality by prioritizing resources to students who need them the most. for example, think of a typical track meet. There are five runners – each in their own lane. Each runner must run one lap around the track. The first runner to complete the lap, wins the race. Now let's use this analogy to inform our understanding of equity.

Equality would mean that every runner would start the race at the exact same spot in their lane.

However, the track is ovalshaped. if each runner began at the same spot, each runner's distance to the finish line would be different. The runner in the innermost lane would run a shorter distance than the runner in the outermost lane. Sure, they would both start in the same spot (EQUAL), but the runners in the innermost lanes would have an advantage –

in distance – than their counterparts in the outermost lanes.

This is precisely why track meets do not operate this way. Since the track is oval-shaped, each runner begins the race in their own lane, at different, equal distance, spots along the track; ensuring that each runner, runs the exact same distance needed to complete the race.

Now, think of our current public education system in this same context.

Students – regardless of race, geography, household makeup – start on the same marker on the track. Some students, like the runner in the outermost lane, have to run harder and faster to get to the finish line. The barrier here is distance. in the real world, barriers include low-income, resource deprived neighborhoods, disabilities that require additional expertise, culturally negligent curriculum, outdated technology, inexperienced teachers or access to critical supportive services.

Meanwhile, the runner in the innermost lane has it a lot easier. They don't have to run as fast or as hard to get to the finish line because of their initial position in the race. The barriers here are fewer in number. in terms of education, these innermost run-

ners attend schools in affluent neighborhoods with a surplus of resources. These students have the advantage of local tax-based funding formulas, parent lead fundraising efforts and/or private funding, and

the exact same thing to meet the same expectations. Equity means holding people of differing needs to a single expectation and giving them what they need to achieve it.” in other words, the playing fields need to be leveled. it's critical that our public educational system undertakes reform – changes so that each student is given what they need to succeed.

Our education system should support students by allocating the most resources to students who

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funding if they failed to meet statewide standards.

But under ESSA, states cannot reduce funding by more than ten percent from year to year despite school performance. ESSA also attempts to ensure that lowincome students are not disproportionally taught by ineffective, inexperienced, and/or out-of-field teachers.

ESSA requires that state and district report cards include the percentage of inexperienced teachers, principals, and other

Naomi Shelton has experience in education related community engagement both at the national and local levels and public administration. Currently, she is the Director of K-12 Advocacy at UNCF (United Negro College Fund), the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization.

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state-of-the-art technology.

What we need is education reform that promotes fairness. fairness equals equity. As Debby irving in her book Waking Up White: And finding Myself in the Story of Race states, “Equality means giving all students

are most in need, just as track athletes arrange themselves for fairer competition. The national education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) targets dollars to the highest poverty schools and districts.

Under No Child Left Behind, schools could lose

school leaders as well as teachers with emergency credentials, and teachers teaching subjects out of their range of expertise.

ESSA also seeks to relieve some teacher angst surrounding evaluation systems by ending the requirement for state teacher evaluation systems to focus sig-

nificantly on student test scores.

ESSA gives power back to the states to control education policy. Now, members of the community must hold their school leaders and elected officials accountable to implement system-wide and school-specific measures that ensure equity in our schools. furthermore, UNCf's 2017 community resource, Lift Every Voice and Lead Toolkit: A Community Leader's Advocacy Resource for K-12 Education, offers step-bystep analysis of African American Education and highlights organizations that have effectively engaged in education efforts at a local level to support efforts in improving the quality of education for all students.

Naomi Shelton has experience in education related community engagement both at the national and local levels and public administration. Currently, she is the Director of K-12 Advocacy at UNCf (United Negro College fund), the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization.

There, she focuses on national education initiatives and community engagement efforts to ensure more AfricanAmerican students are college and career ready.

Naomi is currently a member of the DC Public Charter School Board, appointed by Washington, D.C. Mayor, Muriel Bowser. Her passion is educational equity. follow Naomi on Twitter at @NaomiSheltonDC.