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A day with the King: A look back at Dr. King’s visit to Winston-Salem

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

While the date probably won’t show up in any history books, civil rights museums, or your favorite search engine, for the thousands of people who were able to witness the scene at Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church, April 13, 1964, is a day they will never forget. On that day, just a year after his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stopped in Winston-Salem to galvanize voters.

More than 1,000 made it inside the church located on East Fourth Street, while thousands more camped outside to just get a glimpse of the civil rights icon. The focus of King’s speech was the importance of voting, but according to old newspaper clippings, those in attendance recalled Dr. King discussing the need to keep protests peaceful, what freedom really means, and racial injustice.

One of the people who managed to find a seat inside was community activist Velma Hopkins.

In 1943 Hopkins helped organize a strike against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which drew a crowd of more than 10,000 people and led to the founding of the only union to be formed by Reynolds employees.

When discussing King’s visit with The Chronicle in 1993, three years before she died, Hopkins said what she remembers most is how humble Dr. King was.

“I remember he was a down-to-earth man. And he kept everyone’s feet

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A marker outside Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church commemorates April 13, 1964, the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the church located on E. 4th Street. in the grass. He wasn’t a man who was big on I’s and little on U’s,” Hopkins continued. “I think Dr. King did a beautiful job.

He was a God-sent man.

And whatever happened, he will always be Dr. Martin Luther King.”

Tagging along with Hopkins that day was Earline Parmon. Parmon, who would go on to serve on the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners and become the first African American woman in Forsyth County to be elected to the N.C. Senate, said when she heard Dr. King speak, she was

inspired to do all she could to uplift her community.

Parmon died in 2016 after a brief illness, but through her work and willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty, her legacy lives on.

“I remember thinking he was the next best thing to God. He was the ultimate person,” Parmon continued. “The impact was great on me … I had taken part in some of the marches and sit-ins since I was around 16 or 17 (years old), but this was the thing that really made me know what I wanted to do for my community. I had made up

my mind.”

Rahman Wilson who was 14 at the time, said he remembers how excited people were on that day. Wilson said he had planned to attend, but when rumbles of a bomb threat began to surface, his mother, who was the local director of the Congress of Racial Equality, said he had to stay home. “Mom said we couldn’t go so all five of us had to stay at the house. We didn’t have a radio or anything like that, so we just waited until she got back,” Wilson said. Fortunately, the event went over without any

issues and Wilson said he remembers how proud he was when his mother returned and gave them all the details.

“When you think about Winston-Salem was really on the map when it came to civil rights, but I felt like when Dr. King came, the spirit of the people really came alive,” Wilson said.

On Monday, Jan. 18, The Chronicle will host the 21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast. Because of the pandemic, the event will be held virtually. The event is scheduled to begin at 9

a.m. and can be viewed on The Chronicle’s Facebook page or the “WinstonSalem Chronicle” YouTube channel.

The Chronicle would like to share more stories from individuals who were in attendance during Dr. King’s visit to Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church. If you were in attendance or have more information you would like to share please email name and contact information to tstinson@wschronicle. com.

Local students return to classroom, while virus numbers continue to soar Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools continued its phased reentry plan to in-person

learning earlier this week.

On Monday, Jan. 11, grades 2, 3, and 6 returned to the classroom for the first time in 10 months, despite concerns about the surge of the coronavirus across the state.

Initially the WS/ FCS adopted reopening standards that followed positivity rates gathered by the Forsyth County Department of Public Health Department, but a few weeks later and just a day before she announced File photo her resignation, former By the end of the month all students in the local school district will have the option to Superintendent Angela return to in-person learning.

P. Hairston announced changes to the standards.

The new standards align reopening with the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) indicators for Safe School Opening.

Those indicators include the number of new cases per 100,000 persons within the last 14 days, otherwise known as the “Incidence Rate,” and the percentage of lab tests that are positive during the last 14 days, or the “Percent Positive.” The CDC Core

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Indicators also require schools to follow five key strategies for opening safely. Those include: consistent and correct use of masks, social distancing to the largest extent possible, hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, cleaning and disinfection, and contact tracing in collaboration with the local health department.

Since the change was made, dozens of teachers have come forward with concerns about their health and pleaded their case to continue remote learning for all students, but to no avail.

Although the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported a record high 11,581 new cases last weekend, WS/ FCS is moving forward with their phased reentry plan. By the end of the month all students in the district will have the option to return to inperson learning. Grades 2, 3 and 6 returned earlier this week, grades 4, 5, 7, and 8 will return to the classroom on Jan. 19, and

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Elisabeth Motsinger high school students will return as soon as Jan. 25.

While discussing the reopening plan during a special called meeting last week, Interim Superintendent Tricia McManus said the district is taking multiple measures to ensure the safety of students and teachers. She also mentioned that she has received just as many emails and phone calls from teachers and parents who want to return to inperson learning, as those who don’t.

“I appreciate many folks that have voiced their sincere concerns on both sides ... to not come back and to come back. And again I’m going to reiterate what I said, both of those are valid,” she said. “I

know that everyone has a vested interest in our students and I will tell you I’m very grateful for that.

And that is one common denominator that I’ve seen from everybody’s response no matter what and that is, they have a vested interest in students.”

McManus said over the past six weeks she’s had countless meetings with scientists, doctors, mental health experts, other superintendents across the country and many others who have provided valuable information on reopening schools.

The district is planning for all students to return to the classroom, but on average, schools will only operate at 60% capacity, based on the number of

students who have already opted to return at the time of publication.

“Our plan to bring students back is based on CDC guidelines, Our Strong Schools NC Toolkit, and many hours of district leaders carefully planning the best ways to keep our students and staff safe while providing the best education possible,” McManus said. “Our students and our staff are extremely important and all of us want nothing more for them to be happy, healthy, and thriving ....

Because I want students back in school does not mean I do not care deeply about our staff; I do. From Tricia McManus every ounce of my being I to hear we don’t have care deeply about our staff what we need to do this and I take their safety and successfully. I know we the safety of our students, do; we have the resources and so does my staff, very and I know we can do this seriously.” safely.”

Before giving an Following the extensive presentation on presentation, board steps the district has taken member Elisabeth to prepare for reopening, Motsinger raised concerns McManus said she was about the number of confident that they can positive cases in N.C. open schools safely. “We Motsinger said we won’t will do everything in our know the effects of this power to make sure that virus on children and happens,” she said. young adults for a decade “I’m very serious when or more, and she doesn’t I tell people I do not want want to look back in history

and see the loss of life connected to our schools.

She also mentioned the mutated strain of the virus that is believed to be more contagious.

“Yes this has been hard, it’s been brutal, nobody will forget living through this time. But I don’t want us to be losing people and have it connected to our schools and that’s why I feel so fiercely about being more cautious and precautionary than we’re being.”

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How to Celebrate the Dr. King Holiday The angst and anxiety that so many people have been feeling the past several months is understandable. From an unrelenting pandemic that has taken so many lives, to the plague of social injustice that continues to challenge the lives of Black people in the United States, it has been a difficult time in America. How fitting it is, then, that the first major holiday of the year that we celebrate is the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr holiday. At a time when we need all the hope we can get, honoring the legacy and dream of Dr. King offers us some comfort.

In pursuit of the dream, Dr. King probably had few days off. Fighting for civil rights has no “down time.”

Discrimination and bigotry don’t take vacations. Dr. King’s dream was for us to have freedom of opportunity in America. The opportunity to elect those who would serve us best. The opportunity to be educated at the schools of our choice. The opportunity to live where ever we wanted to live. The opportunity to have our own businesses. The opportunity to pursue our own dreams.

Celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King is not a singular event. Instead it is a reminder that pursuing one’s dreams is a 24/7/365 endeavor. It does not begin or end on January 15th.

So as we celebrate the Dr. King holiday in these troubling and unsettling times, let us be comforted and encouraged by the vision of the Dreamer. The best way to celebrate Dr. King is to pursue your own dream every day.

S. A. Miller is a writer, producer, director, and educator who writes on a variety of social, economic, educational, and political issues.

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North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Goodwin

To The Editor: What we are witnessing at the United States Capitol is a terrorist attempt to invalidate the outcome of a free and fair election and subvert representative government through violence and intimidation. It is the result of years of attempts to undermine democracy itself by limiting its reach, questioning its value, and attacking the truth on which popular rule relies.

This insurrection is about not only rejecting the outcome from November’s election and the legitimacy of the people who voted in it, this is an act of white supremacy attacking a body politic that includes and accounts for the voices of Black, brown and low-wealth communities. While we await a fuller understanding of what took place inside the Capitol, today’s images also depict a stark contrast in the ways law enforcement treated this white mob compared to the violent treatment of previous Black Lives Matter demonstrators by federal officers in Washington and elsewhere.

We are focused today on Washington, but it has everything to do with North Carolina and all of us who call it home. Our state’s elected officials must immediately and forcefully reject not only today’s violence, but the lies and conspiracy theories that animated it.

It should go without saying that the electoral process should resume without further interruption.

But beyond the immediate process of affirming the results of the 2020 election, today underscores the need to have laws that give people a meaningful voice in their government, democratic practices that give those laws life, and a shared commitment to the value of democracy itself.

Onward, Democracy North Carolina

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and baseless conspiracy theories, our institutions will hold, our democracy will survive, and President-elect Biden will soon begin the necessary work of healing the soul of our nation.

This is a sad, dark day for our democracy. Today’s terrorist violence and attempted coup was sparked by President Trump, who for four years has attacked our democratic institutions, incited attacks against other Americans, and sowed hate and division for his own political gain. But it was also encouraged by North Carolina Republicans, including Representatives Madison Cawthorn, David Rouzer, Greg Murphy, Ted Budd, Dan Bishop, Richard Hudson, and Virginia Fox, who entertained and stoked his dangerous and unfounded claims, and spineless senators like Senator Thom Tillis, who repeatedly and cowardly refused to stand up for our state and our nation. Every single Republican elected official who would not speak out and stand up as this president marched our country down this path is to blame.

Today is a dark day, but one we can - and must overcome as a nation. Despite Republicans’ dangerous

To The Editor:

I fully understand the frustration of those who believe the election was stolen, the process constitutionally undermined. I share those sentiments.

Like many, I smell a skunk in the woodpile.

But I also believe the Scriptures which instruct the follower of Christ, ‘Man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness God desires’ ( Ja. 1:20). ‘For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds’ (2 Cor. 10:3). ‘And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God – not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God’ (I Cor. 1:12).

Christian hear me: Mob violence, lawlessness, whether it is Antifa or Black Lives Matter or Trump supporters, is not the way of Christ. You cannot coddle or cooperate with it, lest you stand against Christ himself.

Rev. Mark Creech Raleigh To The Editor: The violence and mayhem we are witnessing in Washington today is yet another symptom of the disease we have been fighting since before the founding of our nation: White Supremacy. These actions amount to nothing short of a domestic terrorist attack on our country and on our very democracy.

Those who continued to feed lies about this election, in a desperate attempt to hold onto power they clearly do not deserve and undermine the will of the people, are ultimately responsible for today’s clashes. We are calling on all of North Carolina’s elected officials to immediately condemn not only the actions of these provocateurs, but also to condemn those who have fanned the flames of hatred and ignorance that enabled these anti-democratic ideas to take root.

Make no mistake, an angry mob of armed white people inside of our Capitol, threatening our government, including the very Republican leaders complicit in this attack, is nothing short of terrorism, and it must be condemned as such. We must name it in order for our nation to move forward from this moment.

Tamika Walker Kelly President of the North Carolina Association of Educators

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It was a rainy night in Georgia for the Republicans Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist “Neon signs a-flashin,’ taxicabs and buses passin’ through the night. A distant moanin’ of a train seems to play a sad refrain to the night.” If you are in the fourth quarter like I am, you remember these song lyrics by crooner Brook Benton.

It was indeed a rainy night in Georgia for the GOP. After the presidential election, arguably the most important election in the country, was the runoff election for the two

senate seats in Georgia.

The hype was incredibly high for the contest that pitted two incumbent Republicans against two upstart Democrats. The two Republicans, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, wrapped themselves in Trump’s blanket of deceit and dishonesty. They thought he could do no wrong.

Interestingly, Loeffler is the co-owner of the WNBA team, the Atlanta Dream. The team mounted a huge voter turnout campaign designed to unseat her.

The poll numbers said the race was too close to call.

Ultimately, the two Democrats, Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, won the race. Reverend Warnock is the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist

Church in Atlanta. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a former pastor there.

Pastor Warnock is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. We are brothers in Alpha.

Jon Ossoff is a businessman who owns a production company. He defeated Perdue, denying him another six-year term in office. Warnock is Black and Ossoff is white. I can hear Dr. King singing “We shall overcome.” This is what happened in Georgia last week because the people did overcome.

The state of Georgia did what many political experts thought was impossible. They voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and two Democratic senators.

The Peach state has been mostly a Republican state in recent memory

since 1972. However, they did vote for Jimmy Carter in 1976 and 1980 and Bill Clinton in 1992. Raphael Warnock is the first African American senator in Georgia’s history.

In my opinion, we are at a crossroads in American politics. Our political divide is evident and has been that way preMr T. It has only gotten worse since he has been in office. He has created a bad example of leadership.

In turn, this has created madness and mayhem for the American people.

With these two wins, it is hopeful that legislation will be enacted that will benefit all of us and not just some of us.

The new administration will have the advantage in both the House and the Senate. Now the question is how to use this advantage

for a change in attitude and in cooperation. I believe everyone can agree especially during the past four years there has been unprecedented meanness and ill will.

Men in the senate like Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell and Josh Hawley were problematic when it came to passing legislation for all Americans. Our healthcare was always at risk. Judicial appointments were given the OK by Trump and led by these political minions.

Senators-elect Ossoff and Warnock will go to Washington hoping to change the narrative so that we can regain trust in the American government.

Beginning January 20, America will be able to exhale. We have been in a coma of chaos. We were bent but we were not

broken.

We have been distraught, depressed and disillusioned. The monarch who sat in the oval office carried the torch of racism and intolerance. Too many people believed in his hate-filled rhetoric.

While it was a rainy night in Georgia, joy did come in the morning.

Welcome Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the United States Senate.

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

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$900 billion federal stimulus: What’s in it, what’s not, what remains CHARLENE CROWELL

Guest Columnist Although a New Year has begun, many American consumers and small businesses continue to feel a financial hangover from the challenges of 2020. As the global pandemic reveals a still-soaring American infection rate, the nation has also surpassed 350,000 related deaths, added more workers to the ranks of unemployed, and growing debts place millions more in financial crisis.

To make matters worse, a $900 billion federal stimulus package passed on Dec. 22 by Congress did not receive a presidential signature until Dec. 27, thereby delaying access to additional federal aid for a nation in need.

The delayed aid, a fraction of the $2.3 trillion aid package passed in March 2020, and the $2.4 trillion HEROES Act that House Democrats passed last June, will tackle greater needs with fewer revenues spread over a wide range of categories affecting consumers, education, small businesses, public health, transportation and more.

For consumers, there are three main types of direct assistance through the new funding bill.

First, for an estimated 14 million former workers who exhausted their respective state unemployment benefits in 2020, $286 billion will extend and expand

unemployment assistance through March 2021.

These federal payments will also include nontraditional employees like those who are selfemployed or classified as gig workers. Unemployed workers who by March 14 exhaust their full state unemployment benefits will continue to receive this federal assistance until April 5.

Second, for consumers, a one-time, direct payment of $600 will go to workers whose tax status as either a single person or head of household in their 2019 tax returns showed an adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less. For joint filers earning that same year an adjusted gross income of $150,000 or less, the single payment increases to $1,200.

Further, households meeting these income guidelines and who also have children under the age of 17, will receive an additional $600 per child. Those earning adjusted gross amounts above $75,000 but less than $87,000 will receive reduced stimulus checks, discounted by $5 for every $100 earned above the guidelines. Paper checks and debit cards will be delivered by mail over the next few weeks.

Third, other consumerdirected assistance includes an additional $25 billion in federal rental assistance to be administered by state and local officials for consumers who have fallen behind on their monthly payments. These funds are also approved to help pay future rent and utility bills and prevent their shut-off.

It is estimated that up to 17 million struggling renters who are disproportionately Black and Latino already

owe an estimated $70 billion in back rent. For these consumers, the threat of eviction is imminent.

However, the bill only extends the current eviction moratorium through Jan. 31 and provides no relief or assistance for struggling homeowners.

By comparison, the bill’s combined $324 billion that reflects direct consumer benefits, allots only $82 billion to stretch across K-12 schools and higher education. The vast majority of these monies - $54.3 billion - is dedicated to elementary and secondary school relief, while relief for all higher education totals $22.7 billion. The higher education monies include $1.7 billion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and Minority-Serving Institutions. Unfortunately, funds to relieve the nation’s burdensome $1.7 trillion student loan debt were not included, nor was an extension of the pause on student loan payments that has helped millions of consumers over the course of the crisis.

Meanwhile, just as with earlier packages, small business relief was a centerpiece in the new bill and includes $284 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and $20 billion in Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance program. From its inception in March 2020, flaws in the PPP program structure and implementation prevented tens of thousands of Black and Latino business owners from accessing relief.

Now, a new research report released jointly by UCLA’s

Center for Neighborhood Knowledge and its Latino Policy and Initiatives, shares how the first version of the PPP program shortchanged Black and Latino neighborhoods on a per capita basis compared to predominantly white areas.

For example, PPP supported far fewer jobs per resident in Black and Latino neighborhoods (5.8 and 4.9 jobs per 100 residents respectively) than in white neighborhoods (8.1 jobs per 100 residents), according to the UCLA report. Latino and Black neighborhoods also received fewer PPP dollars per resident than white and Asian neighborhoods.

Latino and Black neighborhoods received $367 and $445 per resident respectively, compared to $666 and $670 received by businesses in white and Asian neighborhoods.

In response to the backlash surrounding the earlier iterations, significant structural improvements were made to PPP this time around.

Hopefully, these changes will ensure that the PPP better serves Black and Latino business owners.

For example, the bill has dedicated PPP monies for the smallest businesses (10 or fewer employees) and smaller loans to entities in lowand moderate-income communities. There is also a set-aside for loans originated by community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and minority depository institutions (MDIs). A minimum origination loan fee to support small loans, increased transparency, and streamlined forgiveness of loans

under $150,000 are also included. It also allows some hard-hit businesses that already received PPP loans to apply for second ones.

“This bill is welcome relief for the millions of small businesses that are days or weeks away from closing permanently,” said Senator Ben Cardin in a statement, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

“In addition to tackling the root of the problem, this bill targets small business aid to the hardest-hit, most vulnerable small businesses – including Black, Native, Hispanic, Asian, and women-owned businesses – as well as small businesses that have been most affected by COVID-19.”

Despite the consumer relief provisions and PPP reforms, additional relief is still needed to help families get through this crisis. Advocates applauded the bill’s passage while also noting that far more is needed to help families survive this pandemic.

“Congress finally presents us with a relief package that is sorely needed,” said Ashley Harrington, Federal Advocacy Director at the Center for Responsible Lending. “But it is not expansive enough to bring necessary relief and stability to our nation, especially for Black and brown communities that are experiencing the worst health and financial impacts of this unrelenting global pandemic.”

“The Biden-Harris Administration must extend the pause on student loan payments,” continued

Harrington, “and must keep its promise to provide substantial, across-theboard debt cancellation to prevent further financial devastation for economically marginalized borrowers and communities.

Congress must commit to immediately providing robust relief monies, especially to those who have no choice but to put their lives at risk as essential workers in order to survive.

“We have the resources; this is the time to deploy them,” concluded Harrington. “Congress has a duty to provide relief that is equal to the enormity of this ongoing catastrophic emergency.”

Maxine Waters, a California Congresswoman and chair of the House Financial Services Committee, echoed the need for more help.

“The negotiations were difficult; they were tough and I wish we could have done even more,” noted Waters. “But I’m pleased we have done as well as we could have done to provide relief for so many in desperate need for their Government to come to their aid. … Let me be clear: much more is needed, but this bill is a most important first step.”

As Communications Deputy Director, Charlene Crowell works closely with all functional teams and strategic initiatives.

Based in CRL’s Durham office, she is additionally responsible for managing outreach for both AfricanAmerican media and key radio and TV outlets.

Organizing made the victories in Georgia possible Ben Jealous Guest Columnist In recent days, we’ve seen the dying gasps of the Trump administration turn into tragic violence in Washington, D.C. There is much to say about that, and serious reckoning ahead when it comes to the causes and the solutions. But in spite of the anger and sadness, here is my plea to you today: Don’t let the chaos created by Donald Trump and his supporters distract you from appreciating something beautiful - the victories of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s Senate runoff races and the organizing that made those victories possible.

The stakes in these

races were as big as they get. It would take both wins to get control of the U.S. Senate away from Mitch McConnell, who was ready to use his power-abusing ways to block any meaningful progress during the BidenHarris administration.

I can tell you that many people in the world of politics did not really expect Democrats to pull it off, even after Biden and Harris won the state.

They thought beating Trump was a fluke. They still couldn’t imagine Georgia going blue.

That’s because they weren’t paying attention.

I had faith that Warnock and Ossoff were going to win because I saw how focused and determined Georgia’s progressive organizers were. Trump and his supporters spread lies about the presidential election being stolen and tried to generate chaos in the streets and the courts. But the people

responsible for the BidenHarris victory didn’t get distracted. They focused all their energies on getting voters to turn out one more time. And they went even further, identifying and registering and mobilizing new voters. And it worked.

Democrats - and Black voters especially - went back to the polls more than Republicans did. Turnout in the runoff elections was higher in precincts carried

by Biden in November than in precincts carried

by Trump.

That doesn’t just happen. It takes hard work - and not just a few weeks’ worth of frenzied activity just before an election.

Building the ability to shift power like Georgia Democrats have just done for their state - and for the rest of us - takes longterm vision and long-term commitment.

I’ve been following and learning from Stacey Abrams since we met more than 25 years ago

at a training for student organizers. Abrams has been committed to making positive change in Georgia - and making good trouble, as the late John Lewis would say - ever since.

Abrams deserves every bit of attention and praise she has gotten. And she always makes sure to recognize that progress in Georgia has been the collaborative effort of many organizers and many organizations working to bring Black people, Latino people, Asian Americans, low-income people, and allies into greater political participation.

I’m proud that the group I now lead, People For the American Way, was able to be part of that change-making coalition in Georgia. Our Latinos Vote project produced four radio ads featuring legendary organizer Dolores Huerta and comedian Cristela Alonzo - both People For board members - and ran those

ads in every market with a sizeable Latino population.

We produced digital ads that were viewed more than 500,000 times in Georgia by undecided voters or voters who had not yet decided to vote.

Separately, People For also encouraged civic participation through its nonpartisan Defend the Black Vote project, which produced radio ads featuring Georgia’s Rev. Timothy McDonald, and reached 400,000 Black voters with text messages providing information on when, where, and how to vote.

Maybe the most encouraging thing about the extraordinary turnout in Georgia is that it was achieved despite years of voter suppression strategies designed to make it harder for some people to vote.

Progress is usually met with backlash.

So, we can expect that progressive victories in

battleground states this year will spark another round of attempted voter suppression.

Prodemocracy activists in those states can take heart - and take notes - from the successful progressive organizing in Georgia.

Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. Jealous has decades of experience as a leader, coalition builder, campaigner for social justice and seasoned nonprofit executive. In 2008, he was chosen as the youngest-ever president and CEO of the NAACP. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and he has taught at Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Carol Andrews is living her ‘best life’ with passion and service to others

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Carol Andrews was the face and voice we all knew and loved for 12 years at WGHP and six years at WFMY. In 2014 Andrews left the anchor chair and in 2019 she became the face of Sinclair Broadcasting Stations ABC 45, WXLV and My 48 WMYV in the Triad region of North Carolina.

Carol was born in Fort Dix, N.J., went to high school in Atlanta, Ga., and college at the University of Michigan. “I’m an Army brat, Busta,� she said while laughing.

Carol’s positive spirit is infectious. Here’s a quote and some advice from her website in 2018: “Focus takes practice. Practice saying no to things outside of your vision. Practice surrounding yourself with people who support your efforts. Practice shutting out those well-intentioned discouragers.

Practice making your vision a priority. Practice keeping those ‘life happens’ situations in perspective.

And have a game plan for those things we know will happen. Like death, taxes and sickness.�

What drives Carol is her love for people, which is why she’s still one of the best and most respected journalists in the business, “My passion is for that mom waiting for her teenager to come home and I’m about to do

a story about a car crash that killed two people.

So, my passion as a news anchor was about that mom, to make sure I don’t panic her. My passion was always for people, and not necessarily the business,� said Carol.

The legendary TV news anchor’s first choice was law school, but she literally couldn’t stomach it, “I hated it! It physically made me ill to stay in law school, because I had no passion for it. I knew in college I didn’t want to be a lawyer, but I went anyway. So, journalism or teaching were my back-up plans,� shared Carol. She got her start on a public access station in Atlanta, Ga. Before the station shut down the news cast, Carol made sure her staff had jobs elsewhere. “It was the right thing to do. God expects a lot from us, and it’s up to us to accept the challenge. And I’m my happiest when I’m helping other people,� she said with a warm smile.

I asked Carol, when did that ‘aha moment’ hit when she knew TV was it? “When I came home from my first day on air at WALB in Albany, Ga. I looked at my parents and my dad had the biggest grin on his face, because he was so proud of me.

And I said, alright, here we go.� She laughs out loud and said, “But I wasn’t any good! My first boss said that I was terrible, I had no talent, I didn’t have the

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Carol Andrews, TV personality, author, speaker, executive coach and entrepreneur. look to be an anchor, and that I should probably find something else to do. And I smiled, because I didn’t look like his version of what an anchor should be and I get that,� said Carol.

The humbleness of this amazing woman exemplifies two lines that I live by from Isaiah 54:17: “No weapon formed against me shall prosper� and “Remember, what God has for you is yours.

No one can take it away or stop you from receiving it.� Success as a TV news anchor was clearly God’s plan for Carol Andrews, and for nearly 30 years, she’s done extremely well.

You go Carol!

The wife and mother

of one is now living her best life. “I have found my passion and my ministry and at 62, I have a second wind for life,� shared Carol. She’s now one of the most sought-after speakers and executive coaches in the country.

Here’s a nugget from Carol: “You know how we do a post on social media, and we hashtag it?

Have you ever hashtagged yourself? Always hashtag yourself and go deep and personal with your hashtag. And if you can do that in five minutes, you haven’t done it any justice.

I sow seeds so that others can bloom. It’s both funny and sad how disciplined we are with other people’s

time, but when it comes to doing things for ourselves, our businesses, or dream, the discipline seems to take a backseat. Take the self-discipline out of the backseat of that car you’re driving.�

Wow! Thank you, Carol!

She’s also an author and is currently sharing her latest writing contribution to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of inspirational books. Her latest story: “The Miracle of my Eyes� is in the CSS “Believe in Miracles� book, released February 2020. In 2021 we will see Carol in the Chicken Soup series again, and this time with some coaching advice.

Did I mention that Carol’s an entrepreneur as well? She promotes health and wellness with her business Juice+. “I fight from the inside out. I’m everything that I am because of God’s grace. I can exercise from anywhere in this world because He has this magnificent gym surrounding me. I can walk to my mailbox and get in my exercise. The other thing is God’s garden.

The food that He created and we don’t tamper with, is what keeps us whole.

That’s how I fight from the inside out. Busta, I tapped out at 235 pounds!

Like most of us, I tried and failed with different diets. So, I ended up with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and everything

else they said would kill me. I came off all of the different medications, but I was still nutritionally poor.

I made the decision to take control of my health, and my business Juice + helps with that. It’s food in a capsule. Fruits, veggies, berries, and all picked fresh, pulverized, frozen, then powered and put in a capsule. It looks like a vitamin, but it’s really food and has a food label. What it has done is inspired healthy living,� said the veteran news anchor.

She’s also very active in serving the community.

Andrews is a board member of the Rotary Club of High Point and the Ricky Proehl P.O.W.E.R. OF Play Foundation in Greensboro, and both require active community work, “I’m always ready to roll up my sleeves,� she boasts.

My phenomenal Person of the Week is Carol Andrews. Carol resides in Winston-Salem, has a son in college, and has been happily married for seven years to husband Benny. For more information or to book or contact Carol, email: ncwriter58@yahoo.com or phone:,336-310-9571. “God is the gardener, Jesus is the vine, and I’m one of many branches. I want to stay attached to the vine.�

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Family fights to save historic building

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

One of the biggest benefits of preserving Black history is to make sure it does not get wiped away and erased from our memories. Another is to make sure it gets passed along to the next generation, so they are aware of what those who came before them accomplished.

Myra Williams is attempting to do just that by saving a physical piece of her family’s history.

Williams’ great-greatgreat grandparents, John and Nannie Kilby, built the Kilby Hotel and arcade in the connected building next door. The Kilby Hotel stood until June of 2014 before being demolished.

Now the arcade is scheduled to be brought down this month after being deemed structurally unstable by the City of High Point.

Williams is hoping to somehow save the building due to its historical value.

The property sits on Washington Street in High Point, which has a rich African American history.

“It wasn’t like an arcade, it was like an underground bar or nightclub,” said Williams.

“They ended up building it before the Jim Crow era and they used it as a place for the people who stayed in the hotel to be able to go for night entertainment.”

According to Williams, the hotel and arcade were a part of the Negro Motorist Green Book and were also frequented by several African American entertainers during the Jim Crow era. She feels the historical value, along with the family history, is enough to save the building.

“It is said that Ella Fitzgerald, The Supremes, and a few others that we don’t have any actual documentation of, visited the Kilby,” she said. “The Kilby, during Jim Crow, was listed in the Green Book and of course, during that era the Green Book consisted of places where African Americans would

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Myra Williams is the great great great granddaughter of John and Nannie Kilby, the original owners of the hotel and arcade. ownership. be safe.

“He signed over the “The Kilby was one of the places they could land because he did not stay and the arcade was want anything else to do somewhere they could with it and did not tell us have night entertainment that it had back taxes. We and not be seen by the found out it had back taxes owed on it when they (the masses.”

Williams stated The City of High Point) tried Kilby Hotel and the arcade to demo it, and this was in were put on the National 2013.”

Williams said the Register of Historic Places due to the significance taxes had been delinquent of the building and the for some time on both architectural design inside properties by the time of the building. The hotel 2013 came. She stated the was built first, then the family attempted to make arrangements; adjoining arcade was built payment however, they were unable around 1940.

Ownership of the land to do so.

Getting the property was lost by Williams and her family due to taxes not back is not the number one being paid on the property priority for Williams. Her for several years that they focus now is to make sure were not aware of, she the building continues to said. A family member was stand.

“It has significant value supposed to handle those duties, but apparently they to the African American Williams did not follow through, community,” which caused the property said about the building.

“It can probably still be to be lost.

“We lost ownership in used as a historic building 2020 because my uncle on Washington Street for was supposed to pay back the African American taxes and he did not; he community. It has a lot of stopped paying taxes on history because it is the the land,” Williams said. oldest standing building on “He was the one that was the street right now. It just responsible for keeping up has a great story to tell.”

Over the past few with the maintenance of the building, even though months there has been he and my mother shared a movement from the

community and local organizations to fight to keep the arcade standing.

Bryon Stricklin, chairman of the Washington Street Business Association, has been a major contributor in the fight for the arcade.

“The fact that the street, in and of itself, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and that tells you everything you need to know, because you don’t just get on that list if you don’t have any historical value to preserve,” said Stricklin.

“It was a haven for Black people to come and set up shop, because we are talking about the days of segregation and Jim Crow and Black people made do.”

He heard about the possible demolition of the building at a city council meeting, and after seeing several buildings torn down on Washington Street in the past, he felt he needed to do something to not see it happen once again.

“To preserve the buildings on that street is to preserve the history and the value of what that street means to the city,” he continued. “That in turn is what will help continue to promote more future economic growth, is when you’re able to celebrate these things and give them their just due.”

The building was scheduled to be demolished, weather permitting, this week.

According to Stricklin, they have been able to coordinate with the city inspector and given 60 days to come up with a plan to save the building.

“That is a success story and I am going to give a shout out to the City of High Point, because that right there is a step in the right direction, especially when you talk about reconciliation and division within the community, and I am very thankful for that.”

Stricklin says the plan is to have a structural engineer come out to evaluate the status of the building. A comparison

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There has been a strong community effort to save the arcade that was attached to the Kilby Hotel. will be made about the cost to demolish the building versus the cost of restoration of some sort.

“What I needed was some numbers and an evaluation based on the condition of the building and then I’ll take that to the inspector and the inspector will take that to the council and they will make a decision on whether we have enough traction to move forward,” Stricklin said about the plans for the building.

Based on the history of the building and Washington Street as a whole, Stricklin is hoping to have the building restored in a capacity that would best serve the community.

“I would like to have a network of business entities to come in and help facilitate the operation of the building,” he said.

“That would include having the Historical Preservation Society involved, so whatever we can promote from a historical perspective can

be esteemed as important and significant to the future, particularly when it comes to people visiting the city.”

Stricklin stated he would also like to see an office inside of the building to help cultivate Washington Street from a community outreach perspective. He also feels the building could be a way to get at-risk youth off the streets and into something positive through music and entertainment.

Williams said she is thankful to have individuals like Stricklin fighting alongside her and her family to save the building. Her hope is to have more people in the community back their efforts so the history can be shared with everyone.

“It does give us hope that they will keep the building and I hope the community and public figures continue to support,” she said. “It should be looked at as a piece of history that’s worth saving.”

Local artist making waves with artwork

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Art has been in April Reich’s heart for as long as she can remember. Her passion for art has led her to create pieces that are sought after by many art lovers and collectors.

Reich has been an abstract painter for nearly two decades. Her art has been published and she has had her work exhibited at art shows. She graduated to producing graphic design work as well, due to the high demand for her work. That prompted her to create her own business, My Creative Designs.

Art seems to be in Reich’s blood as her mother was a baker, interior designer and a seamstress and her father is a landscaper. She was not into following the crowd when it came to her style; she preferred to create her own lane.

“I always had a spirit for art and I always dressed different and was different from everyone else,” said Reich. “When I was younger I painted and when I went to college, I took an art class and that intrigued my interest in art even more.

“I knew I had to take more art classes before I left Fayetteville State, so that’s how I got back into art and knowing the fundamentals of art. I went on and got my second master’s in fine art so I could learn more techniques and find who I am as an artist.”

Reich says her artwork is recognizable because of her brush strokes and color schemes. She says people are drawn to her work because of that.

Reich stated she is inspired by a variety of factors that affect how a certain piece will turn out.

“I could be sitting down watching TV and something might come across my mind or move me and I will just get up and paint,” she said. “I try to paint every day, but something always moves me.

“I try to think of my concept first. I decide what type of paint I’m gonna use and from there, then I think about the color concept.”

Jackson Pollack is one of Reich’s favorite artists. She said she draws from some of Jackson’s techniques, but there is a ‘rhyme and reason’ to how she creates her artwork.

“I don’t just throw

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April Reich has been an abstract artist for nearly two decades. some paint on the canvas, and if it doesn’t come out the way I want it to, I will start over,” she continued.

“People tell me it looks good the way it is, but I am a perfectionist, so I have to have it just right.”

Reich says she chose to become an abstract artist because it allows her to express her feelings as an artist. During her time as an artist, she is pleased with her progression in her craft.

“When I first started in 2002, I can see a change

in my artwork and I have grown so much as an artist,” she said. “My clientele has increased so much and they love what I do. I don’t just do artwork, I do everything else. I call myself a creator. I can put a piece up I did in 2002 and one I did now and they are very different, but you can still see me in it.”

Reich uses several methods to create her artwork. She not only uses brushes, but also other items that allow her to produce her unique

artwork.

“Before I put something on canvas, I always do a sample piece when doing different things so that can be my signature look,” she went on to say. “After I grow into it, I just add upon it.

I always try to challenge my mind and challenge my artwork to do something greater than I did the day before.”

One of the greatest pleasures Reich gets out of being an artist is witnessing the reactions from people seeing her art, especially one that has been specifically created for an individual.

“How I know a painting is complete is when I get these little flutters in my stomach and if I don’t feel that, I might be missing something in there,” she said about her artwork. “When I deliver a painting to a customer, just to see the smile on their face, because this is exactly what they wanted.”

Reich has big plans for her art and creative pieces.

She wants to continue to evolve as an artist and bring her work to a broader audience.

“In another 10 years, I hope to have my own

gallery and I see myself teaching other kids about art and giving out scholarships for art,” she said about her plans.

“Honestly, I just love everything about art, because it’s an expression you just can’t explain and no one can tell you whether it’s wrong or right.

“You can put one line on a piece of paper and that is art to someone. I used to tell my kids that I taught in Charlotte that there are no mistakes in art, because you can always add to it to make it better.”

Later this year, Reich wants to begin teaching young artists some of her painting techniques. She is waiting to see how the numbers of the pandemic turn to determine whether she will hold them in person or virtually. She will also have an individual show in September of this year to showcase her work.

Reich recently launched her website that displays all of her artwork.

If interested in her artwork or commissioning a piece to be made, please visit www.mycreativedesigns. com.

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Washington feels impact of Ron Rivera’s first season For nearly two decades, the Washington Football Team has pretty much been non-relevant in the NFL. That same time period coincides with the period majority owner Dan Snyder, who is widely regarded as one of the worst owners in the sport, has owned the team. Luckily for Snyder, he has finally made a wise choice in hiring Ron Rivera to lead the franchise in a new direction.

Snyder purchased the franchise in 1999 for $750 million and has a history of wasting money on aging veterans, premature coaching changes, and wrong coaching hires, along with taking a hard stance on not changing the team name that many found offensive (Redskins). Thankfully for the franchise and the fans, Snyder has seemed to take a step back and let his front office handle football operations, for the most part.

I say for the most part because from all accounts, it was Snyder’s idea to draft former Ohio State quarterback and D.C. area native Dwayne Haskins with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2019 draft. Apparently, Haskins went to high school with Snyder’s son and he was familiar with him.

To his credit, besides the Haskins pick, Snyder has primarily stayed out of the way and let his football people do their job. In the last five seasons, the franchise has done a great job with the draft and not spending a lot of money on high-priced free agents that never pan out to be worth the money in their contracts.

As far as coaching hires go, Rivera is probably the best hire Snyder has made during his time as owner.

Washington went from laughingstock of the league to respectability in just one season. While their record was just 7-9, it was enough to win the NFC East and earn a playoff spot for the first time in five years. If a few plays from the losses had gone the other way, the team could have easily won 10 or 11 games.

Before the seasons started, many analysts and football experts said the Washington Football See Rivera on B3

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BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

To kick off the varsity basketball season, two area programs faced off in a non-conference matchup. R.J. Reynolds

and Mt. Tabor, two traditionally good teams, had a back-and-forth battle to the very end. When it was all said and done, the Demons walked away with a 54-51 victory.

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New nonprofit seeks to help at risk youth

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

There is a new organization in town seeking to help atrisk youth head in the right direction. Youth Collaborative Inc. (YCI) is hoping their method will be sustainable in keeping kids off the streets.

YCI is based out of the Winston Lake YMCA and their plan is to make a tangible difference in the lives of local youth.

“This is a program model entitled Project X, which is a gang-related curriculum that we use with our at-risk youth,” said Lloyd Leonard Jr., one of the YCI founders.

“Our focus is on youth ages 14-20 and it deals with prevention and intervention.”

According to their website, “Project X is an integrative program providing services to youth ages 14-20 (18-20 for juvenile justice involved youth only) who are at high risk of gang involvement.

After conducting an assessment, youth receive services to improve problem behaviors through coaching from their outreach coordinator.

Participants also work toward educational and

employment goals, as well as involvement in prosocial activities. Services provided will target individual needs using the Comprehensive Gang Model.”

“We will definitely focus on kids from highrisk, gang-related areas, but we also focus on youth that are already in gangs in

Forsyth County,” he said.

Leonard connected with Terra Lataille and Kayla Steele to create YCI. He says they collectively have a mission to help the next generation and to help those who are often overlooked in the city.

We felt like we needed to focus on our backyard because the gang violence

is really taking over,” Leonard said about why they chose to create the organization. “I think it has a lot to do with COVID and youth not having anything to do and they are also missing that family component and that is what gangs prey on.”

YCI was launched in late 2020. They are now

accepting referrals for kids to join the program. Their target demographic is not limited to people of color, but instead is for all ethnic groups.

The organization has partnered with entities such as Winston-Salem State University, Wake Forest University, YMCA, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Forsyth County Court System and the Latino Community Organization.

Leonard says mentoring will play a big role in the program.

“We will provide mentoring by college students for our kids,” he continued. “That will help with the kids to see that there is another world and that they don’t have to continue on the path of negativity.”

To have the opportunity to affect change in the community gives Leonard a sense of hope for the future of our youth.

“It’s a phenomenal feeling knowing that we can give back to our community and also be able to educate our community that this problem does exist,” said Leonard.

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School seeking ‘village members’ to support struggling students

BY BENJAMIN HARRIS

Sunday School Lesson

Called to Heal Scriptures: Mark 2:1-12 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Study Mark’s account of Jesus’ healing the man who was paralyzed; *Appreciate how one’s physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs are intertwined; *Pray for God’s healing grace to touch us at our particular point of need.

Background: The Gospel of Mark has three key themes: 1) suffering, Jesus is the one who suffers and dies, and is also a miracle worker; 2) who is Jesus? He is the “Son of God”; and 3) what does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? The Son of Man is mentioned in Mark 14 times. It is a messianic title from Daniel 7:1314 and known well to Jewish teachers and students. In the Jewish Bible, the “Son of Man” is “Human Being” and is a celestial figure who will exercise judgment. “His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his kingship, one that shall not be destroyed.”

(Daniel 7:14b). Jesus refers to himself as “Son of Man” about 80 times in the gospels.

Lesson: The Word is what Jesus preached, the Good News of the gospel, that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, for the forgiveness of sins (verse 2).

Four men carrying a paralytic - perhaps a quadriplegic since he is lying on a bed-are there explicitly for their friend’s healing. They had faith that Jesus could and would meet the needs of their friend. Their active faith led them to beat the crowd and “uncover the roof … they let down the bed …” where Jesus could not help but see (verse 4). Jesus rewarded their aggressive, persistent effort: “And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic ‘Son, your sins are forgiven’” (verse 5).

The Jews believed that all disease and affliction were a direct result of one’s sins. So forgiveness of sin must come before healing. Jesus dismissed the man’s sins and freed him from guilt enabling him to receive healing.

Of course mixed in the crowd were “scribes.”

Scribes were professional students and teachers of the Old Testament and Jewish traditions. Some were judges in the Jewish legal body, the Sanhedrin. As students of the Old Testament, they knew that forgiving sin is God’s prerogative alone. For them then the drawn conclusion is, “Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? … “ (verse 7). They were right and wrong. They were correct in saying that only God can forgive sins, but they were incorrect in saying that Jesus blasphemed. Blasphemy is an offence which involves uttering the divine name.

What Jesus did was no more than declare God’s forgiveness. What the scribes refused to recognize was Jesus’ authority as coming from God. Does Jesus read minds? There is not a moment that goes by that Jesus does not know our exact thoughts.

Sensing their mental dispositions (Jesus senses through his omniscient mind, this is not the Holy Spirit) and their indignation, Jesus addresses them directly. “Why are See Heal on B3

My name is Benjamin Harris.

I am the school leader of Carter G. Woodson School located in the beautiful city of Winston-Salem.

This is my ninth year at Carter G. Woodson School. We are a Title I school; whereby 98% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch.

We serve a population that is 55% African American and 45% Hispanic.

At Carter G. Woodson School, we believe cultural awareness, discipline, and personal responsibility are keys for a successful future and to break the chains of generational poverty and government dependency.

During this global pandemic, we realized that several of our families are struggling with online/remote learning. This online learning format is new to everyone. We are asking members of your religious organization to support our endeavor of providing families with village helpers.

At Carter G. Woodson School, we believe it takes a village to raise a child. Our families need an

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encouraging voice and a receptive ear. We understand that everyone must follow social distancing and all CDC protocols. If we can get a person that will call a family or knock on the door and say, “Get up, it’s time for remote learning,” it would be a great help to a family.

We need a faithful person that can encourage and relay to our families the importance of their child to log on and complete online work.

We are not asking anyone to put themselves at risk; we are looking for community support. At Carter G. Woodson School, we provided all our families with Chromebooks and we are assisting about 20 families with the Internet.

With the assistance of the faithful, we can help our families further.

At Carter G. Woodson School, most of our families are led by single mothers. Our single mothers need support, encouragement, and prayers. If you or any of your members are interested in becoming a village member to help our community, please email me at bharris@cartergwoodsonschool.org.

A phone call or a knock on the door can go a long way to instill hope in a family. This is our community.

The children are our future. We want all our children to log-on and complete work online. The faithbased community is the backbone of our society. We need your support and prayers.

Benjamin Harris is the school director of Carter G. Woodson School located at 437 Goldfloss Street.

‘Streaming’ the gospel on-demand in Middle East, North Africa EASTON, Md. -- A one-of-a-kind Christian broadcaster is launching the first-ever faith-based video-on-demand service in the Middle East and North Africa - sharing the hope of the gospel with a new generation glued to their phones during the pandemic.

The new streaming service comes as people across the volatile region - including those in their late teens and early 20s, known as Gen Z, search for hope online amid the continuing pandemic and soaring unemployment.

After 25 years of locally-presented Christian satellite television broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa, SAT-7 (www. sat7usa.org) says the SAT7 PLUS video streaming service will be a “gamechanger,” giving millions living in countries closed

to the gospel the ability to watch culturally-sensitive Christian programs whenever they want in their own language, and without being tracked.

“For millions stuck at home and desperate to see signs of hope in their world, satellite television and online streaming can be their life support,” said SAT-7 CEO Rita ElMounayer. “This year, SAT-7 PLUS will bring the hope of Jesus to more people, in more places, directly into homes across the Middle East and North Africa.”

Around the world, ondemand video streaming on smartphones, tablets and smart TVs has skyrocketed in the past year and the Middle East and North Africa is no exception, said Antoine Karam, director of SAT7 PLUS. “People are anxious to see real hope

right now. And now they’ll be able to access hope all day, every day with this free on-demand service.”

Amid strict lockdowns, millions in Iran, Turkey, Syria, Egypt and other countries turn to SAT-7 for emotional and spiritual support, as well as health advice, through programs in the local languages of Farsi, Turkish and Arabic.

In places closed to Christian activity, satellite television and online services cross borders, bringing the message of gospel hope seen through the lives of local Christians straight into people’s homes.

The network’s presenters, all local Christians broadcasting out of studios across the Middle East and North Africa, are a lifeline for viewers on the brink of giving up, living in fear of COVID-19, and those

who are suicidal. Viewers can call in or message on social media to chat with a SAT-7 team member in real-time.

Show hosts are especially eager to connect with the young generation, Gen Z and others, streaming video content for hours on their phones and mobile devices.

“We aim to break through the ‘dark box’ that mobile devices can be for young people, and bring them hope using the same technology,” Karam said.

“Just one word from Jesus can be a game-changer.”

Last year, the network saw a massive surge in viewers and social media activity across all its channels, including children’s channel SAT-7 KIDS and education channel SAT-7 ACADEMY.

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

NOW Zoom services New Birth Worship Center (NBWC) in East Bend has gone virtual. Please join Dr. James L. E. Hunt, Senior Pastor on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. on Zoom webinar.

The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789021891 or Dial-In: 1 301 715 8592 ID Mtg. #: 84789021891. In addition, Sunday School is taught by Deacon James Henry at 9 a.m. via telephone conference call #: 1 917 900 1022 ID#: 868433#.

All are welcome to join us for Zoom (virtual) Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Our Pastor, Dr. Hunt,

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

Jan. 14 GriefCare St. Paul United Methodist Church sponsors “GriefCare”, a support group for persons experiencing grief due to the death of someone close to them. The sessions feature biblical teaching on grief and recovery topics. The sessions are designed to give encouragement and support to persons on their journey from “Mourning to Joy”. Sessions are free; each is self-contained, meaning one does not have to attend the sessions in sequence. “Lessons Of Grief—Part 1” is the topic on Saturday, January 9 at 10 a.m. For information about how to participate in this virtual GriefCare session, please call 336-723-4531 before January 9.

Jan. 17 First Waughtown Baptist Church Livestream

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Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will continue the series “Suggestions on How to Survive a Storm” at 10 a.m. Sunday, January 17. The foundation scripture is Acts 27:29-32. You can find the service on Facebook Live, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/ and on the First Waughtown website, https://www. firstwaughtown.org. Click on the opening pop-up or the Virtual Messages link on the homepage.

Jan. 18 – MLK virtual celebration Mt. Tabor UMC will host a virtual event celebrating of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through song and spoken word Monday, January 18, at 4 p.m. You may view the event by going to mttaborumc. org/video.

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need for his organization in the near future. He says that means that the gang problem in the city is eradicated. “I think realistically there are some lives that can be saved and there will be others that will not be receptive to what we are trying to do,� he said.

Leonard is also the creator of the Hip Hop Flip Flopp, which is a slide targeted toward the hip-

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you reasoning about these things in your hearts?� (verse 8). The visible versus the invisible - which is the question posed

by Jesus to the scribes. “Which is easier?� The invisible - Your sins are forgiven, which no human can prove that such a thing actually occurred - it’s invisible; or is the visible easier? Get up and pick up your pallet and walk?

Clearly this would be the more difficult, but it would verify the effect of Jesus’ command (verse 9). “But

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hop community. He came out with the footwear three years ago as a means to try and show positivity in hiphop. “There are certain lyrics that are just a big turn off for me and I am turned off by certain songs,� he said. “Hip Hop Flip Flopp is not just about the actual flip flop slide, but it is about bridging the gap and having our old school forefathers form a mentorship with the younger guys, because they have no direction

whatsoever. “Maybe this will be a product or brand that can possibly bring these two worlds together and maybe we can change the music industry. There will always be artists that appeal to the sex, the drugs and the crimes, but maybe we can create some change.�

For more information about Youth Collaborative Inc., please visit the website at www. youthcollaborative.org.

so that you may know� (so that you can see it take place, witness it yourself) that the “Son of Man� hath authority on earth to forgive sins.� (He said to the paralytic) “I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go home.� HE DID! Seeing is believing. Jesus’ ability to accomplish a visible miracle confirms His ability to accomplish an invisible spiritual one (verse 11). The crowd’s response was that they had never seen anything like this (verse 12). (The UMI Annual Commentary 20202021, The MacArthur

Study Bible, The King James Study Bible, The Wiersbe Study Bible, The Tony Evans Study Bible, Key Word Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: Whose faith was on exhibit here?

Why did the scribes immediately assume that Jesus was blaspheming?

Application: Do not go to Jesus for help with your physical circumstances unless you are willing for Him to deal with your spiritual circumstances.

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

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Jan. 14 – Virtual storytelling The Willingham Story Slam @ MUSE WinstonSalem will host a virtual storytelling event (via Zoom) on Thursday, Jan. 14, from 7-9 p.m., with the theme “Starting Over.�

Guests are invited to tell their best stories on new beginnings, clean slates, reboots, fresh growth, renaissance, second acts, turning the page, and doovers! Each storyteller has five minutes, and stories should be true to the teller’s best recollection. “Starting Over� will feature special guest storyteller Mary Haglund.

A beloved member of the community and restaurateur, Haglund owned and operated Mary’s Gourmet Diner for 20 years before closing last May amidst the pandemic. The evening will be emceed by Larry Barron, aka LB the Poet, award-wining poet, host and author. At the Story Slam, we will choose 8-10 individuals to share their stories with an always warm and supportive audience.

Audience members “judge� each story and a $25 prize goes to the evening’s winner!

For more information or to register, visit:Â https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/ the-willingham-storyslammuse-winston-salemstarting-over-tick ets131420152213.

Jan. 15 – Application deadline The city of WinstonSalem is accepting grant applications through Jan. 15 from nonprofit organizations for programs that address social justice and antipoverty initiatives. The City Council recently set aside $1 million for such programs and tasked the Community Investments Review Committee to determine how the money should be allocated. An online application form is posted at CityofWS. org/2813.

Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.

Jan. 18 – Day of Service The Volunteer Center & Truist Bank present Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service virtually, featuring: service projects, nonprofit fair & children’s activities. The MLK Day of Service, Monday, January 18, from 1 - 2:30 p.m. will be broadcasted live on various outlets and will include many activities and opportunities to engage in community, learn about the volunteer needs of our nonprofit partners and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King through service.

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Team was going to finish dead last in the division. I even saw a few predictions that had the team only winning one game the entire season. I guess Rivera more than proved them wrong.

Rivera has come in and changed the culture very quickly in Washington.

Before he arrived, sometimes it appeared as though the team expected to lose or anticipated things going wrong. Now you can see the team knows they have a chance at winning every time they step foot on the field.

Anyone who knows the sport of football can see that there are areas of improvement on the football team as compared to last season. One of the biggest changes has been the play of the defense.

Washington had a top five defense for the first time in many years. Rivera and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio have turned the defensive unit into one of the best in the league led by a defensive line that boasts five first-round picks in the rotation.

The switch from the 3-4 to a 4-3 defense allowed our best pass

rushers to do what they do best, which is get to the quarterback, rather than dropping into coverage.

The change also benefited the defensive tackles who now have fewer double teams to worry about.

It would have been hard to fathom such a drastic change when you look at the numbers from the 2019 season, where the football team finished 26th in the league in total defense and 31st in rushing yards allowed. The mix of young talent, veteran presence and scheme change has the defense set up to be great once a few pieces are added to the linebacking core and secondary.

As a Washington fan, I didn’t think we had a shot to make the playoffs this year. I am a realist and I thought next year would be the time the team made the jump to the playoffs.

There were so many issues the team had to deal with in such a short time, I felt it may be too much to overcome.

The lack of an offseason and preseason, questions as quarterback, Rivera’s battle with cancer, and the backlash of the team nickname all could have derailed the team.I think Rivera’s presence in the locker room kept the

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team together though it all and the team persevered because of it.

Washington will play Tampa Bay in the first round of the playoffs. Win or lose, this will have to go down as a successful season for Washington and Rivera. This can only boost the players’ morale going into next season.

The Washington roster is loaded with young talent on defense and some potential stars on offense. Although the offense has holes it needs to fill, players like Antonio Gibson, Terry McLaurin, Cam Sims, J.D. McKissic and Logan Thomas have all played well this year.

The biggest hole Rivera and the team needs to address is the quarterback position. Haskins has been released, Kyle Allen is recovering from injury and Alex Smith may not return next season. If the team can find the proper signal caller, there is a chance that Rivera and the Washington Football Team can be a force to be reckoned with for quite some time.

Washington has finally found the right coach at the right time.

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Nonprofit hopes to bring baseball to more minority children

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

There has been a sharp decline in the number of African American children playing the sport of baseball. In recent years, there has been a deliberate effort by several organizations to change the trend. Touch Em All Triad (TEAT) is a new organization looking to do their part to bring baseball to more African American children.

Touch Em All Triad is a nonprofit organization that works to provide kids from low-income households the opportunity to play baseball. They have partnered with several community organizations around the Triad, including Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks Department.

“This year we will be working with upwards of 500 kids, the majority of whom are African American,” said Andy Harper, executive director of TEAT, in an email. “We would like to help make these kids more aware of the history of baseball that once existed in their communities.”

Harper is a baseball coach at High Point Central. Throughout his time as a coach, he has noticed how the price of the game has prevented kids from continuing with the sport.

“I have been a high school coach for 15 years and over that time I have seen so many kids that have been priced out of baseball,” Harper said. “I coached at Parkland for eight years and I am at High Point Central now, so the two schools that I have coached at both serve a lot of low-income communities, so I have seen how tough it is for a lot of those families to keep up with the cost of baseball.”

That issue stayed on the mind of Harper for several years until he connected with some friends and discussed how they could help remedy the problem.

After many conversations,

Andy Harper (right) is the executive director of Touch Em All Triad. they decided to start the nonprofit.

“We felt like maybe starting a nonprofit organization and using the contacts we have in baseball, reach out to the local communities and give those kids the opportunity that everyone else has,” he said. “From what I have seen in baseball, a lot of kids have opportunities to play in local leagues like the parks and rec and little league and that’s not that expensive.

“Right now, it’s getting to the point when they turn 11 or 12, they have to make a choice: do they continue playing travel ball or do they play another sport, and it’s usually either find another sport or don’t play anything, because playing travel ball is so expensive.”

Harper says many kids are having to make

that choice around that age and has even seen the number get lower because travel baseball has become one of the hottest trends in individualized sports nowadays.

“Travel ball is kind of taking over all of the age groups, so that’s kind of the trend,” he continued.

“I just saw the need over years of coaching and felt like that was a good opportunity for us to do something.”

To get the word out about their organization, Harper says their plan of attack was to meet with league directors and different recreational departments to inform them of what TEAT is all about.

“As soon as they hear what we are doing, they are all for it,” he said.

“For the last year, we

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have affiliated with Major League Baseball through their RBI program. That has allowed us to go to these leagues and tell them we have an opportunity for them with no strings attached, it’s literally for the sake of the game and the sake of these kids.”

During the late 1990s, around 23% of MLB players were Black. In 2020 that number had dipped to around 6%. Harper feels their organization can assist with getting that percentage back up.

Harper says the goal of TEAT is to attract minority players to the sport by enhancing their experience of the game itself.

“We want to make the game fun and exciting,” he said about their techniques.

“With all kids in general, they are attracted to things that are fun, exciting and

dynamic, so what we try to do with our practices is mix it up by having exciting things and bring in college, professional and former professional players to work with the kids and build relationships with them.

Harper says he enjoys bringing in those higher level African American players to show the young kids that it is possible to make it to college or the professional level in the sport.

“A lot of kids are surprised to see someone that looks like them that played at a high level and they are able to connect with them on another level,” he went on to say.

“It kind of gives them a little motivation to continue to develop and see how far they can take it.”

DeAngelo Giles is one of the college athletes that works with TEAT. He is a freshman at NC State and played at High Point Central under Harper.

As an African American player, he is happy to show the young players they can reach the highest levels of the sport.

“I have known him (Harper) for a long time, and I know his heart is in the right place and the vision that he has,” said Giles. “I feel like it’s important to give back to not only the game, but to the community of people that can’t play, because baseball can be kind of expensive.”

Giles says he learned more from working with the kids than he anticipated going into it. He has seen the love for the game the young kids have for baseball and has taught him to value what he has even more. One of the best pleasures he gets out of working with the kids is seeing them apply what he has taught them on the field during practice and games.

Harper wants to collaborate with organizations throughout the Triad to bring the game to as many kids as

possible.

In WinstonSalem, Harper is working with Bryce Sherman, youth and teen athletic supervisor at Recreation and Parks department.

“He (Harper) reached out to me and told me what they were doing with their nonprofit and being that we have a baseball program that was rising until COVID, the things they were offering, like connections, networking, help with coaching and clinics, was going to be a plus for us,” said Sherman.

“Right now, all we have is the baseball season, but after baseball season, we at Winston Recs and Parks don’t have that avenue to actually have them do things year-round with clinics and things like that.

Being that he came in and said they can offer clinics throughout the year was a major plus for us, so we can send that information to kids.”

Sherman said another good thing about partnering with TEAT was the coaching aspect they bring. He says they have volunteer coaches, but many of them are not very knowledgeable about the ins and outs of the game of baseball. Sherman says he is always looking for coaches for the league.

Harper says they want to start including softball into their program as well, sometime in the near future. TEAT will also begin offering scholarships for high school seniors who are in financial need, as well as a mentoring program.

“It’s not just all about baseball, we just kind of use baseball as the tool or vehicle,” he stated. “We are trying to have an allencompassing support system.”

For more information about Touch Em All Triad, contact Harper at 2touchemall@gmail.com or visit www.2touchemall. com.

If you live in Winston-Salem, you can contact Sherman at bryces@cityofws.org.

Rev. Raphael Warnock’s historic EnergyUnited adopts new plan win in Georgia senate race to improve service, reduce costs

BY LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE NNPA NEWSWIRE CONTRIBUTOR

Rev. Raphael Warnock, who is the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, the Atlanta church where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was pastor during the civil rights movement, is now the first Black Democrat to be elected to the U.S. Senate

decisive win. Black voters in Georgia over-performed in the early vote and on Election Day. The balance of power in Washington and on Capitol Hill will now shift dramatically to Democrats who will now control Congress and The White House.

The dual victories on the same night by Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff marks a

Submitted photo provided by Raphael Warnock for Senate / Flickr.com

On top of Rev. Raphael Warnock’s historic win, another Democrat, Jon Ossoff, also won against incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue. in the Deep South in the modern political era. Warnock is the first African American to win a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia’s history.

The runoff election featured historic turnout. A voter registration strategy implemented by former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, along with a push by grassroots groups like Black Votes Matter, led by LaTosha Brown, was a deciding factor in Warnock’s

repudiation of the GOP under Donald Trump.

Rev. Warnock won his heavily contested U.S. Senate race over billionaire Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed to the Senate by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp in December 2019. The U.S. Senate race cost over $200 million with soon-to-be Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell See Warnock on B7

STATESVILLE – EnergyUnited recently concluded a yearlong study focused on identifying efficiency and savings opportunities to better serve cooperative members. As a result of the study, EnergyUnited’s Board of Directors adopted a new transactional service delivery model that prioritizes public safety, member service and cost savings that benefit all cooperative members.

The decision enables

be closed under the new model.

“Our new model was shaped by many different data points – your (members) feedback on independently conducted surveys, guidelines implemented during most of 2020 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a study of the utilization of all available payment options used in recent years,” explained Wayne Wilkins, chief executive

additional questions from members over the phone, which ultimately enables the co-op to respond to all service requests more quickly. Meanwhile, the cooperative will continue to support community service opportunities that address important causes and meet our communities’ greatest needs.

“We are excited to implement the new service delivery model because of the positive impacts that are anticipated for

members to pay their energy bills online, over the phone, at any EnergyUnited payment kiosk or drop box, or with any authorized pay agent without any associated fees. Waiving these fees will also expand member access to EnergyUnited’s authorized pay agents, an option that will be available for members who prefer to pay their bill in person. EnergyUnited will offer this free payment option instead of maintaining cooperative offices for that service, as cooperative offices will

officer of EnergyUnited.

“The study found that most members preferred to pay their bills online. Meanwhile, inperson transactions at cooperative offices were the least utilized and most expensive to service.”

Service was the primary focus of the study, as the cooperative also studied its average response time to member service requests and questions. Customer care representatives who once collected payments at cooperative offices will now be available to field

cooperative members,” Wilkins added. “This decision delivers on our commitment to safety, service and savings for all cooperative members.”

EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), headquartered in Statesville, provides electric service in portions of 19 counties in west central North Carolina.

To learn more about the many ways cooperative members can conveniently pay their energy bills, visit energyunited.com/payelectric.

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donating over $60 million from his PAC. By late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning after Election Day in Georgia, Warnock had 2,227,296 votes to Loeffler’s 2,173,866.

On top of Warnock’s historic win, another Democrat, Jon Ossoff has won against incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue. As election results continued to come in showing how close the Warnock/ Loeffler race would be, some Republicans began assigning blame for the

coming loss to President Trump.

The stunning double victory on a single night for Democrats will change the trajectory of the presidency of Joseph Biden, which begins on January 20. The U.S. Senate will be tied 50-50 and Vice President-elect Kamara Harris will now become a pivotal figure required to often preside over the U.S. Senate from the presiding officer’s chair and break ties on key policy and nominees.

In the race for The White House in 2020, Trump lost Georgia to Joe Biden by over 11,000 votes on Nov. 3, 2020. In

T he C hronicle the days before the runoff elections in Georgia, Trump spent most of his time criticizing other Republicans in Georgia.

Trump had earlier called into question the validity of the voting process in Georgia. The President also pressured Georgia officials to flip the state in his favor as Congress is set to officially certify the presidential election.

Trump’s words signaled an internal war in the Republican Party as the out-going President caused problems within the GOP. Trump attacked Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and the Secretary of State

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Brad Raffensberger. That, along with out-going U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell single handedly blocked $2,000 checks to assist Americans in a pandemic that has killed over 350,000 people, likely impacting the results in Georgia.

Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist for NNPA and the host of the podcast BURKEFILE. She is also a political strategist as principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@ gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke.

The 2020 CSEM Community Scholars: ‘Just look for the hope. It’s out there.’

BY JOHN RAILEY

Stephanie Hurt, the director of a nonprofit that puts on plays, sees hope as her contract actors and staff help out at COVIDtesting sites and plan more plays. Michael Banner, the director of a nonprofit that battles food insecurity, has a realistic view of hope as his agency works to expand the number of urban gardens and other strategies. David Moore, the director of an organization that puts released offenders to work, sees hope as his organization grows to include a new program for at-risk youth.

and healthy minds and bodies,” Atkinson said.

“All of these are positive ingredients in harnessing hope, making the invisible visible. The hope is there, proved by two recent studies.”

The first is a 2017 study commissioned by CSEM. Five hundred participants agreed, for the most part, that hard work leads to success, and that they can achieve whatever level of education they would like. A national study conducted in 2019-20, the Center for Advancing Opportunity’s Gallop Survey, complemented the local study. That national study, based on

Stephanie Hurt said.

Michael Banner leads the nonprofit IslandCultureZ, which works to ensure East Winston residents have access to healthy food. For five years, Banner and his board chairman, Marcus Hill, have been chipping away at food insecurity.

During the pandemic, the organization has partnered with community residents to donate food to residents in need. In the New Year, the organization wants to continue its efforts in marginalized communities, concentrating on urban gardens and more accessible farmers’ markets. It is crucial work

barbering, cosmetology and music. The first session of the program begins this month.

“I see the hope anywhere that the people are out there fighting for it,” Moore said. “There’s an abundance of talent in East Winston. And we’re getting ready to tap into it.”

John Railey, raileyjb@ gmail.com, is the writerin-residence for CSEM, www.wssu.edu/csem.

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Local actors of the Royal Curtain’s production of “The Wiz” this past August with leader Stephanie Hurt in the foreground.

“We’re still doing plays and our people are excited to go to work,” Hurt, who leads the Royal Curtain Drama Guild, said. “They want people to know: Just look for the hope. It’s out there.”

Hurt, Banner and Moore are the 2020 Community Scholars affiliated with WinstonSalem State University’s Center for the Study of Economic Mobility (CSEM). CSEM Associate Director Alvin Atkinson, who administers the Community Scholars initiative, said, “Community Scholars is a way to shine a light on the ‘I’ in our ‘BIG’ Idea in Community Engagement.

“The Community Scholars’ designation was created in combination with Economic Mobility Opportunity Awards, in recognition of the value of knowledge obtained by individuals through their understanding and expertise that emerge through life experiences and contribute to the public good for East Winston residents in areas that contribute to improving economic mobility opportunities; education, self-efficacy

a representative survey of nearly 7,000 residents of fragile communities in 47 states and the District of Columbia, found that 70% of those residents are confident in their ability to improve their own lives.

Hurt, Banner and Moore are not surprised.

They see that hope - as well as talent - every day in East Winston, an area too often discounted by residents of other areas of the city and Forsyth County. “These are the kind of leaders East Winston needs,” Atkinson said.

Hurt saw the hope this spring and winter, as her organization, the Royal Curtain Guild, put on two socially-distanced plays, harnessing local talent and dreams and not letting the pandemic stop them. She saw the hope again just the other day, as eight contract workers from her group – actors and other workers – continued their assistance at a local COVID-testing site. Her son, Joel Hurt, the choreographer for the group, told his mother he consoled a man waiting in line to be tested. “He said, ‘Mom, one of those men was really scared.

I told him, ‘It’s OK, you’re going to be fine,’”

in East Winston, which has a high number of food deserts. Banner is realistic about the challenges they face. “’Hoeing in a scanty way’ won’t be sufficient in shifting the needle to make a high priority of grassroot efforts to galvanize the people to move towards self-sufficiency in our city; we will have to employ a pick axe and a spade to really dig up the roots of the invasive weeds left by the institutions posturing to be solving the perpetual poverty, but are in fact profiting off of the people’s mulched dreams and composted realities,” he said.

David Moore is wellknown as the head of Southside Rides, which puts released offenders to work in its body shop. He has renewed focus on an initiative of his foundation, Project M.O.O.R. E., the second word standing for Mentoring Our Own and Rejuvenating the Environment. He has transformed an old frame house just off Martin Luther King Drive into a spot where youth can gather, learn and dream, charting plans for careers with on-site training in

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