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The Winston-Salem skyline can be viewed from many angles. We have seen some beautiful pictures featuring our iconic skyline. But, how lovely is it from this angle against dusky sky?

Local artist Leo Rucker and art students create murals to brighten school hallways completed artwork and renovations are expected to be completed before the start of the 2021-2022 school year. When asked about the mural project and the renovations earlier this week, Frank Rios-Perez, who recently graduated from CGWS, said, “It’s good to see something new and different come to the school.”

Carter G. Woodson is a public charter school that has been serving students in grades K-12 since

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Local artist Leo Rucker is leading the mural project at Carter G. Woodson. about the mural project at CGWS. He said it was a great opportunity to help improve the school and introduce the students to something new. Students have been able to learn several different techniques and styles while working with Rucker, including drawing on a large scale and transferring.

Rucker said math is also incorporated into the art lessons through the use of angles and measurement.

“It’s been wonderful to be able to share a part of

myself while teaching the students something new,” Rucker said. “I think it’s very important that the older generation share their wisdom and what they know with the younger generation, so I feel like with this, I’m just doing my part.”

Rasheeda Shankle, who leads Carter G. Woodson’s summer learning and visual arts programs, said students were eager to work with Rucker. “There were a few students who were signed up to partici-

pate in the visual arts program but they had to get their grades up, and within a month we had students who got their grades where they needed to be, to be a part of the program,” Shankle said.

“It has been awesome to see students not only inspired, but actually want to help. It’s been a great benefit to the school as well as the students.”

In addition to the murals in the hallway, other renovations are also underway at CGWS. The

Steven Evans a rising junior at Carter G. Woodson helps with the mural project at the school.

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Students at Carter G. Woodson School (CGWS) will have quite a surprise when they return to classrooms next month. With help from several high school art students, local artist Leo Rucker is creating a series of murals throughout the school.

The murals include hand-painted portraits of the school’s founders and images of well-known people like Maya Angelou, Ruby Bridges, Nelson Mandela and several others. There is also a Rucker original, designed to encourage students to read.

Rucker, who is a native of Winston-Salem, said he was elated when he heard

1997. The school offers free tuition and bus transportation to and from any neighborhood in the city.

Rooted in tradition and evolving to remain competitive for the 21st century, CGWS provides an academic standard of excellence that differs from the traditional classroom.

Along with the major core courses such as math and English, CGWS also offers courses in art, liberal arts, culture, agriculture, and sustainable living.

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A cut above the rest: Local barbershop owner details his journey

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After years of perfecting the craft and working at a few different shops, in 2019 Winston-Salem native Anthony Hamby took a leap of faith and opened his own barber shop. And today, just three years later, The Shave Cave Barber Lounge is arguably the best barbershop in the city.

Hamby said after graduating from Parkland High School in 2007, he started taking courses at Forsyth Tech Community College (FTCC), but shortly after that he changed his plans when he found out he was going to be a father. “My girlfriend at the time was pregnant and it kind of scared me into doing something sooner and something just brought me to barbering,” Hamby said.

While working at a full-time job, 19-yearold Hamby enrolled at Winston-Salem Barber School and finished the program in 10 months. To finish the program faster, Hamby said he went every day and on most days he would leave school and go straight to work. Hamby said since he didn’t really have much experience cutting hair, barbering school was intimidating but he was determined to make it through.

“It was somewhat scary going into it because cutting hair wasn’t something I did, so it was so foreign to me at the time, but I enjoyed it after it was

over, of course,” Hamby laughed. “That was my first time as an adult dealing with people on a daily basis and dealing with customers coming back over and over.”

Fresh out of barbering school, Hamby took his talents to The Chop Shop, which is owned by Mont Raiford. Hamby said although he was only at The Chop Shop a few months, he learned a lot from Raiford. From there Hamby went to Impression Hair Design and that’s where he started to make a name for himself. “I went over there and I just started growing,” Hamby said, while thinking back on his journey.

“It was some challenges getting started, but luckily I was cutting beside my man Tony, who works here with me now, so I just came up under Tony and he gave me some game Photo by Tevin Stinson along the way,” Hamby continued. “To this day, Winston-Salem native Anthony Hamby is the owner of The Shave Cave Barber Lounge.

30% of my clients are people he used to cut … to this decided to transform the so fast that I had to start day and I’ll always have basement of his home into thinking about opening a a barbershop. “When I bigger shop,” he said. his back for that.

A year later Hamby of“He would tell his cli- was looking for a house, ents ‘check him out, he’s I was looking just for this ficially moved to his curbetter than me’ and barbers reason. I was looking for rent location on Brownsain’t doing that. So once a house that I can put this boro Road. He said his I was getting that type of shop in. I wasn’t thinking plan was to take the atlove from him, I was good; about nothing else, I’m mosphere that he created that was all the confidence thinking about the shop,” in the basement and do it on a larger scale. Hamby I needed, the best guy in Hamby laughed.

It took about eight said his goal was to crethe shop telling people you’re better than him … months to complete the ate an atmosphere that was you can’t put a price on work and when Hamby welcoming to everyone officially opened, things and that starts with the that.”

Hamby spent seven started to take off. “When years at Impressions be- I got into my own spot, fore he decided to venture my clientele increased out on his own, when he drastically and it increased

personality of the barbers.

He said that atmosphere is what sets The Shave Cave apart from other barbershops.

“There has to be a certain skill level, but there has to be certain personality as well, and we have some good genuine guys here,” Hamby said. “We have our challenges, but they make it easy to run this shop. Everyone’s personalities just fit and we have a true brotherhood here. I think it’s important to protect that atmosphere because a lot of kids don’t have those male role models and I think the barbershops should be just that, a place filled with role models where kids can come and gain knowledge from.”

Now that he’s reached

his goal of having his own shop, Hamby has set his sights on a new goal: opening a barbering school.

To receive your instructor’s license in the state of N.C., you must pass a written exam and a practical exam. The written exam is 85 multiple choice questions and for the practical exam, in front of four board members, you must complete a haircut, a shave, a facial, a perm, a relaxer, a bleaching and a hair coloring in under an hour and 30 minutes.

Hamby said the practical exam is probably one of the toughest challenges he’s faced so far, but he’s determined to get it done.

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Culinary personalities pooling talents to create a delightful dining experience “Let’s Brunch,” they say! Sunday, July 18.

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Sunday, July 18, will be a red-letter day for Winston-Salem “brunch” aficionados. Local culinary personalities are teaming up to create a memorable dining experience at Kathleen Barnes’ restaurant, Sixth & Vine, between noon and 3 p.m.

Centerpiece for all this is Chef Belinda SmithSullivan’s recent cookbook, “Let’s Brunch,” that will provide Sixth & Vine Chef Ebony Warfield with plenty of options for a special menu for diners. Chef Belinda, who has been busy establishing a residence in Winston-Salem during the pandemic, will be on hand to sign copies of “Let’s Brunch,” and visit with diners. Popular local chef, Michael Spencer, will be stepping outside his usual persona to provide music under the Sixth & Vine gazebo.

Smith-Sullivan ended a career as an international Coca-Cola executive, formed a spice company, and without missing a beat, published her first book, “Just Peachy,” which earned her a spot on the top tier of Southern food writers. She brought that book to the annual Bookmarks Festival here in WinstonSalem, filled the house for her presentation, and then decided she liked the city so much she wanted a pied a terre in the City of Arts and Innovation. Her second book, “Let’s Brunch,” subsequently was well received and a third book, “Southern Sugar,” is due for publication later this year. Select brunch items and cocktails from the

Chef Belinda Smith-Sullivan “Let’s Brunch” cookbook will be featured at the July 18 brunch at Sixth & Vine, in addition to the usual menu.

“As we adjust to the new, post COVID ‘normal,’ we are finding a couple of things: Diners are eager to get out, interact and enjoy good food and drink; and two, they are looking for interesting experiences such as our July 18 ‘Let’s Brunch’ event,” said Kathleen Barnes. “I confess, we are excited about this unique collaboration!”

Smith-Sullivan has already been a welcome addition to the local culinary scene. She has formed ties with Visit Winston-Salem and Bookmarks and is helping spread the word that Winston-Salem is a

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great place to live, learn, work, play and eat! “I am looking forward to being able to interact with the community even more as restrictions are disappearing. I will keep on writing and much of it will be done from here.

“I can’t wait to visit with diners at Sixth & Vine and enjoy brunch with them.”

Sixth & Vine Wine Bar and Restaurant, now in its sixteenth year in the city’s Arts District, is located at 209 6th Street in WinstonSalem. No reservations are required for the Sunday, July 18, “Let’s Brunch” event. Guests may order from either the special “Let’s Brunch Cookbook” menu for the day or the regular menu, and there are no tickets or fees.

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Changing her community, one life at a time

BY JOHN RAILEY

Kimberlee McNeil wakes up every morning thinking of how she might bring economic improvement to her East Winston neighborhood, Castle Heights. She knows all too well the challenges her fellow residents face.

Her first job begins at 7 a.m. as a clerk at the Food Lion on New Walkertown Road, the only large grocery store in East Winston.

She works her second job in the afternoon, that of a resident leader for the nonprofit Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods (NBN), listening closely to people, trying to help remove the barriers to upward economic mobility.

The sad truth has been that the only way to break the chain of generational poverty is to move out of East Winston. But McNeil, 58, who lives in her childhood home with her parents, grown children and grandchildren, won’t surrender. She is determined to stay in her neighborhood. And she is determined to make it better, equipped with what she has learned from NBN and an initiative that began last year, the Ne3w Leadership Academy, which is supported by Winston-Salem State University’s Center for the Study of Economic Mobility. Alvin Atkinson, the center’s associate director and an NBN board member, said of McNeil: “Her passion and commitment for helping her family and neighbors improve the quality of their lives are clearly visible by all she has done.

“There’s a lot of talent here in the Northeast Ward.

People have got to have an opportunity to have a better life. Sometimes, they need some guidance and direction in that and that’s not a problem. Everyone has a talent. We need to do more than survive. We need to thrive.”

McNeil comes by her commitment naturally.

Her mother worked for the Winston-Salem Urban League, developing a program to help women land nontraditional jobs, such as in carpentry and construction. Her father was a unit manager for McDonald’s.

McNeil was educated at Brunson Elementary School, East Forsyth High School, N.C. Central University and Gardner-Webb University, earning a de-

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gree in counseling and human services. She earned a master’s degree in education with an emphasis on family and community services through an online program from Ashford University in California.

Then she worked as a restaurant manager and as the relationship development coordinator at the Quality Education Academy.

Career challenges led her to take the Food Lion job.

She said she grew up middle class, but now lives in situational poverty.

In 2017, a friend who recognized McNeil’s commitment to social justice referred her to the NBN job, which is part-time.

Then-Executive Director Paula McCoy nurtured McNeil’s talent for community outreach. “Kimberlee has grown as a leader and has a wealth of knowledge to contribute to the development of her neighborhood and to the greater community as a whole,” McCoy said. “She has incredible potential to help change the status quo.”

McCoy is now interim director of the Partnership for Prosperity, a convener in the fight against poverty.

McNeil serves on the partnership board.

McNeill said of her job with NBN: “Engaging with the people, that’s what I really like, being able to talk to people, finding out what their needs and making sure I can supply them with resources and any information I might have to make their life a little bit easier,” McNeil said.

“There’s so much need out there, especially for young mothers.

“During the pandemic, when the vaccines came out, I had a lot of seniors that were a little nervous about it. I explained it as best as I could, and helped them set up appointments to be vaccinated. One couple, I drove them to a vaccination site.”

McNeil refined her community work by participating in the Ne3w

Academy, The Academy, inaugurated and operated

by Antwain and Andrea Goode of Tate Consulting, was born in research commissioned in 2017 by CSEM. The program, with an emphasis on the individual, trains participants on the basics of business, including letter writing, marketing and networking, twinning that with strategies for organizing for improvements in their communities. The Goodes help participants develop their intuition and focus.

McNeil said the program “helped me become more organized, professionally and personally. It’s making me a better community outreach person.”

Pecola Blackburn, a Castle Heights resident and community health coordinator with Wake Forest Baptist Health, said, “Ms. McNeil is great at what she does in the community …

I will love to learn more from Ms. McNeil, because what she does will help me work better and closer with my neighbors and my

community.”

McNeil said, “People, a lot of times, don’t realize there is power in their voice. I give the people the information and let them know they do have a voice.

What I would like to see in East Winston is more employment opportunities and more education opportunities. We need to find out where people are, and what they really want to do; what can we do to help you, whether it’s telling you about a community college program or

helping you start your own business. A woman I used to work with at Food Lion has now started her own business making tumbler glasses and has gone fulltime with that. There’s a lot of talent out there.

“I will keep doing this as long as it takes. One person at a time.”

John Railey (raileyjb@gmail.com) is the writer-in-residence for CSEM, www.wssu.edu/ csem.

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“Since opening the shop, I’ve gained a passion for bringing barbers along and helping them sharpen their skills and master their craft,” Hamby said. “I just love seeing the growth in my guys and that’s really why I want to open a barber school.”

When asked what advice he would give a young entrepreneur who may be having second thoughts about taking that leap of faith, Hamby said, “Keep pushing.”

“The best advice I can give any young entrepreneur that wants to start their own business is keep driving in that direction,” he said. “Once you see a vision and you see something that you want to do, stick with it and keep

pushing. Don’t let people or things deter you from getting where you’re trying to go. You’re going to face challenges, but if you keep going and keep knocking out those obstacles, you’ll understand what you’re truly capable of.”

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For more information or to book an appointment, call 336-448-2000 or visit “The Shave Cave Barber Lounge” on Facebook.

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TruSo, a Black-owned social networking app, set to launch

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BY STACY M. BROWN

A new app could end the so-called “Black Twitter” experience and allow African Americans their own social media platform.

Backed by celebrities Sway Calloway, Kareem Grimes, Terrell Owens, and Miki Barber, the Blackowned social networking app, TruSo, is poised to debut.

“I believe in the power of community – especially cultural communities,” Matthew Newman, the founder and CEO of TruSo noted in a news release.

“As it relates to the Black community, the entire world has witnessed what we can accomplish when we join together behind a cause – we create a phenomenon.”

Newman continued: “Now, we are introducing a social community that is built and funded by Blacks for Blacks and has monetization built-in so that everyone wins. Those who use the app should also benefit financially. That’s what we’ve built.”

TruSo reportedly is designed to “empower and advance personal and career aspirations.” It includes a content calendar that engages prominent individuals within several categories: arts & culture, business & marketing, and more.

Calloway said his partnership with the app was a strategic one and one that he felt others would use very well. “I got involved with TruSo because this technology is truly disruptive in the social networking space,” he said.

Grimes said Newman “has a clear vision and go-tomarket strategy. I’ve worked with him on other projects, so I’m well aware of his business acumen, and I welcomed the opportunity to get involved.”

Upon launch, TruSo will be available for both Apple and Android users. The app is free and individuals who join the waitlist in July will receive a complimentary six-month premium membership. Sign up at JoinTruSo. com and enter the referral code TruSoPR21.

Stacy M. Brown is the NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent. Follow him at @StacyBrownMedia.

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Taking a wrong turn on immigration detention Andrew Moss Guest Columnist Last month, attorneys from the Department of Justice joined with counsel for the private prison corporation, the GEO Group, to present oral arguments supporting private immigration detention in California. Speaking before judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the attorneys appealed an earlier U.S. District Court ruling that largely upheld a 2019 California law mandating the phase-out of private immigration detention facilities in the state. Essentially, the government and GEO Group attorneys made the case to have the California ban repealed.

The Biden administration’s support of this appeal constitutes a serious mistake. It’s not just a matter of the fact that this legal position contradicts Biden’s expressed commitments to end private prisons and detention facilities; it also continues support for a dark and destructive side of our immigration policies.

Private immigration detention facilities have been cited by human rights groups and the Inspector General for Homeland Security for a wide range of abuses, from violations of health and environmental standards, to poor food, inadequate medical care,

sexual abuse, and other inhumane conditions. Moreover, during the course of the pandemic, ICE’s mishandled response to the health crisis made these facilities dangerous incubators of the virus, leading to rates of infection five times that of prisons and 20 times that of the general population.

Court orders ultimately led to thousands of detainees being freed because of these dangerous conditions, but because of contracts that mandated minimum numbers of detainees, companies like GEO continued to get paid for empty beds. And, as the rates of infection continue to decline, the numbers of people subjected to detention are going up again.

But it’s not only the abuses associated with detention that are deeply troubling about the administration’s stance. There is also the issue of criminalizing migrants: how the administration is helping to reinforce an extensive system of institutions, policies, attitudes, and values that cast migrants as criminals and diminish the nation’s capacity to absorb migrants in humane and rational ways. In his book, “The Deportation Machine: America’s Long History of Expelling Immigrants,” historian Adam Goodman documented how, in response to both private and public interests, this system developed over time, becoming increasingly rigid as the criminal penalties for crossing borders increased.

The damage wrought by this process of criminalization was particularly evident during the Trump administration, when the “state-sponsored violence” of family separation inflicted incalculable harm on thousands of children and adults. It’s been evident, too, in the desperate measures migrants have taken to avoid highly militarized sectors of the borders and to cross over in remote, dangerous areas, leading to the deaths of many people fleeing violence and destitution at home.

Another historian, Kelly Lytle Hernandez, has traced the interconnections of immigration and mass incarceration, showing how, “immigration control and mass incarceration emerged as the systems of social control that frame alienated citizens and criminalized immigrants as a racialized caste of outsiders in the United States today.”

Considering the extensive history behind this increasing criminalization, it’s distressing, but not entirely surprising, that the Biden administration took this stance in supporting private immigration detention. The growing rigidity and restrictiveness of American immigration policy has a long bipartisan history.

But it’s not too late for this administration to walk back its support for detention and to take an alternative path. It can, if prodded forcefully and consistently enough, finally acknowledge that alternatives to

detention (community support programs, case management) protect human rights and dignity – and have been proven more effective and less costly than detention in helping ensure migrants’ compliance with immigration requirements and laws when in the U.S. The administration can also assume a more assertive educational role in countering the language of fear that has been used for a long time to characterize and dehumanize immigrants, and it can be far more forceful in showing factually how and why the country needs and benefits from immigration. Saying that, “we’re a nation of immigrants,” simply won’t suffice.

Given the climate of fear churned up by the Trump administration, it will be challenging to move the nation forward on an alternative path. But countless rights’ activists and organizations have already done much to pave the way: reframing narratives about the value of immigration – and affirming human rights and human dignity. If he chooses to take the challenging, but more enlightened, path, Mr. Biden and his administration would hardly be going it alone.

Andrew Moss, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is an emeritus professor (English, Nonviolence Studies) at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

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The Surfside condo collapse is sad and filled with suffering Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist

There are times in life when suffering comes suddenly. There are no knocks on the door or telephones ringing to warn you.

We wake up sometimes with our day already planned. If you are retired, your plans are flexible and fluid.

The residents of Champlain Towers South thought it would be a normal day on June 24. Why would they think otherwise? There were no warning signs.

Thursday, June 24,

2021, is a day that changed their lives and the lives of their families forever. A part of Champlain Towers South suddenly collapsed, leaving behind death and destruction. According to reports, the death toll is at 90 with 31 people unaccounted for at this time.

By all measures, this catastrophe has shaken the state of Florida in particular, and America as a whole. Pictures shown on television provided a gruesome and grim scene as family belongings were trapped between bricks and mortar.

The scene could be compared to the destruction we saw during 9\11.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said, “The magnitude of this tragedy is growing each and every day, It’s an

aching hole in the center of this close-knit family.”

The pain experienced by the loved ones of the deceased will be forever etched in their hearts and minds. A victim as young as five years old has been found. This was someone’s child and grandchild.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has now more than 200 pieces of evidence as they begin a review of what caused the building to come down in shambles.

Prior to the collapse, there were citizen complaints about the problems at the condo. These claims arguably went unanswered and unresolved.

Now after the collapse, reports have surfaced showing structural damage. At the inquiry desk is why officials put them

aside and by their nonactions deemed them not important.

Building shortcomings often start out as a splinter in your finger and end up being a broken bone in your body. This analogy is what occurred in Surfside.

Now, city officials are going to condos along Miami Beach and making inspections. With these inspections, developers are being given deadlines to make improvements.

Volusia County chair Jeff Brower said, “We inspect bridges every two years and yet a high-rise can go up right on the coast and it’s inspected at the time it is built and never again. It’s kind of a wake-up call, and some of the pictures I have seen of our own structures are scary.”

Scary is what happens when buildings are decaying, yet the belief is that they will last forever. The heartbreak in this is that now leaders are paying attention.

Do edifices like Champlain Towers South come down because of poor materials, cutting corners and inferior workmanship? I think it is a combination of factors.

The evidence gathered will surely tell us what happened in Surfside.

Hopefully, the findings will be heeded and better building construction will happen, and inspections will become more frequent.

Already in North Miami Beach, 50-year-old Crestview Towers has told its residents that repairs will be forthcoming and they will have to leave. Of

course, these repairs are happening before another tragedy occurs. This is the type of futuristic foresight that will be needed.

Buildings are fragile, but our lives are infinitely more fragile. Buildings can be replaced over time, but we only have one life and it is precious.

Prayers go up for the victims at Champlain Towers South. Families, hold on to His unchanging hand. He will not let go of your hands.

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

Why Daniel Hale deserves gratitude, not prison Kathy Kelly

Guest Columnist

The whistleblower acted on behalf of the public’s right to know what is being done in its name.

“Pardon Daniel Hale.”

These words hung in the air on a recent Saturday evening, projected onto several Washington, D.C. buildings, above the face of a courageous whistleblower facing 10 years in prison.

The artists aimed to inform the U.S. public about Daniel E. Hale, a former Air Force analyst who blew the whistle on the consequences of drone warfare. Hale will appear for sentencing before Judge Liam O’Grady July 27.

The U.S. Air Force had assigned Hale to work for the National Security Agency. At one point, he also served in Afghanistan, at the Bagram Air Force Base.

“In this role as a signals analyst, Hale was involved in the identifying of tar-

gets for the U.S. drone program,” notes Chip Gibbons, policy director for Defending Rights and Dissent, in a lengthy article about Hale’s case. “Hale would tell the filmmakers of the 2016 documentary National Bird that he was disturbed by ‘the uncertainty if anyone I was involved in kill[ing] or captur[ing] was a civilian or not. There’s no way of knowing.’”

Hale, 33, believed the public wasn’t getting crucial information about the nature and extent of U.S. drone assassinations of civilians. Lacking that evidence, U.S. people couldn’t make informed decisions. Moved by his conscience, he opted to become a truth-teller.

The U.S. government is treating him as a threat, a thief who stole documents, and an enemy. If ordinary people knew more about him, they might regard him as a hero.

Hale was charged under the Espionage Act for allegedly providing classified information to a reporter. The Espionage Act is an antiquated World War I era law, passed in 1917, designed for use against enemies of the U.S. accused of spying. The U.S.

government has dusted it off, more recently, for use against whistle-blowers.

Individuals charged under this law are not allowed to raise any issues regarding motivation or intent. They literally are not allowed to explain the basis for their actions.

One observer of whistle-blowers’ struggles with the courts was himself a whistle-blower. Tried and convicted under the Espionage Act, John Kiriakou spent two and a half years in prison for exposing government wrongdoing. He says the U.S. government in these cases engages in “charge stacking” to ensure a lengthy prison term, as well as “venue-shopping” to try such cases in the nation’s most conservative districts.

Daniel Hale was facing trial in the Eastern District of Virginia, home to the Pentagon as well as many CIA and other federal government agents. He was facing up to 50 years in prison if found guilty on all counts.

On March 31, Hale pled guilty on one count of retention and transmission of national defense information. He now faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.

At no point has he been able to raise before a judge his alarm about the Pentagon’s false claims that targeted drone assassination is precise and civilian deaths are minimal.

Hale was familiar with details of a special operations campaign in northeastern Afghanistan, Operation Haymaker. He saw evidence that between January 2012 and February 2013, “U.S. special operations airstrikes killed more than 200 people. Of those, only 35 were the intended targets. During one five-month period of the operation, according to the documents, nearly 90% of the people killed in airstrikes were not the intended targets.”

Had he gone to trial, a jury of his peers might have learned more details about consequences of drone attacks. Weaponized drones are typically outfitted with Hellfire missiles, designed for use against vehicles and buildings.

Living Under Drones, the most complete documentation of the human impact of U.S. drone attacks yet produced, reports: The most immediate consequence of drone strikes is, of course, death and injury to those targeted

or near a strike. The missiles fired from drones kill or injure in several ways, including through incineration, shrapnel, and the release of powerful blast waves capable of crushing internal organs. Those who do survive drone strikes often suffer disfiguring burns and shrapnel wounds, limb amputations, as well as vision and hearing loss.

A new variation of this missile can hurl about 100 pounds of metal through the top of a vehicle or building; the missiles also deploy, just before impact, six long, whirring blades intended to slice up any person or object in the missile’s path.

Any drone operator or analyst should be aghast, as Daniel Hale was, at the possibility of killing and maiming civilians through such grotesque means. But Daniel Hale’s ordeal may be intended to send a chilling message to other U.S. government and military analysts: keep quiet.

Nick Mottern, of the Ban Killer Drones campaign, accompanied artists projecting Hale’s image on various walls in D.C. He engaged people who were passing by, asking if they knew of Daniel Hale’s

case. Not a single person he spoke with had. Nor did anyone know anything about drone warfare.

Now imprisoned at the Alexandria (VA) Adult Detention Center, Hale awaits sentencing.

Supporters urge people to “stand with Daniel Hale.” One solidarity action involves writing Judge O’Grady to express gratitude that Hale told the truth about the U.S. use of drones to kill innocent people.

At a time when drone sales and usage are proliferating worldwide and causing increasingly gruesome damage, President Joe Biden continues to launch killer drone attacks around the world, albeit with some new restrictions.

Hale’s honesty, courage, and exemplary readiness to act in accord with his conscience are critically needed. Instead, the U.S. government has done its best to silence him.

erybody to believe slavery was all peaches and cream.

Sis threw down on “The 1619 Project,” a project she thought of (actually, I believe the ancestors spoke to and through her, but she was listening, so she gets the rightful credit) to shine a radical and necessary light on the legacy of slavery on U.S. society today.

People close to me know I am fond of saying “everything happens for a reason” regarding everything. This is a perfect example.

If old boy didn’t get his undies in a bunch and throw a white privileged, revisionist history obsessed tantrum, the esteemed HBCU in D.C. would not be getting Hannah-Jones, Coates and nearly $20 million in do-

nations from the Knight Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation and an anonymous donor.

Hannah-Jones said she’s going to raise even more money for Howard.

And she will because in the words of Montell Jordan, “This is how we do it,” when you know you’re worthy!

Kathy Kelly, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a peace activist and author who helps coordinate a campaign seeking an international treaty to ban weaponized drones.

Yasss, sis! Yass!

Michelle Hollinger Guest Columnist

This is what it looks like on the micro level when someone knows they’re worthy and stops singing “We shall overcome,” embraces the truth that they have indeed overcome, will keep on overcoming, fully aware that said overcometh has nothing to do with mainstream approval.

You’ve probably heard by now that New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones told the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill deuces because, basically, they

play too much. They probably thought after their somewhat of an about face with their 9-4 vote, she was going to rush into their waiting arms and get to work, all full of gratitude and adoration for what should have been done from jump street – unanimously.

Instead, sis said let me think about it.

“These last weeks have been very challenging and difficult and I need to take some time to process all that has occurred and determine what is the best way forward,” HannahJones wrote, or in other words, “these white people got me bent if they think I’m about to keep my Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Grant, Peabody Awardwinning magnificence someplace that clearly

needs me to restrain my unrestrainable brilliance.”

It was the principle of the thing that kept sis fighting for the tenure she deserved, but I think she knew she was not going to stick around soon after the trustees kowtowed to a donor who questioned Jones’ legitimacy because he doesn’t want the truth told about slavery.

Mind you, tenure had been routinely granted to every single one of her white predecessors. Plus, sis had the full backing of the journalism department’s faculty, chairman, the dean and pretty much the whole doggone faculty.

Susan King, the journalism school dean, had offered Hannah-Jones a five-year contract to teach while she continued to work on the good old boys, but sis said

nope, it’s tenure or nothing.

Instead, Hannah-Jones told Gayle King on CBS This Morning that she was taking her talents to Howard University, where she will be joined by more brilliance in Between the World and Me author, TaNahesis Coates, one of her staunchest supporters (who seemed ready to give somebody those hands for messing around with his sistahfriend.)

The irony of UNC’s ability to take being trifling to a whole new level in tenure is supposed to allow those granted the typically life-long employment guarantee the freedom and independence to research, write and teach without sugar-coating content to appease insecure white men who want ev-

Michelle Hollinger is the CWO (Chief Worthiness Officer) of The Institute for Worthy Living and the author of “Sis, You’re Worth It: Seven Ideas for Manifesting Your Best Life.” Learn more at www. theinstituteforworthyliving.com. Contact her at Michelle@theinstituteforworthyliving.com.

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BUSTA’S BUDDY OF THE WEEK

Young bowler’s advice: “If you wanna stand out, be different and embrace who you are.”

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

What do most champions do immediately after their big victory? They celebrate! But not 14-yearold Tyshaun Baxter. After he became the South Region PBA Jr. Champion for the 15-year-old division, Tyshaun’s first thought wasn’t to celebrate.“The guy that I beat was very upset. I understood how he felt, because I’ve been there. I knew what he was feeling, so I didn’t feel it would be right to celebrate in his face like that.

“This was my first big tournament win and it felt amazing! So, of course, I wanted to run around the bowling alley and jump up and down. But I decided it was more important to give him time to get his Submitted photo composure together.

“It wasn’t a big deal Tyshaun Baxter, South Region PBA Jr. Bowling Chamfor people to see me cel- pion. ebrating, so my family and of the guys haven’t lost a killing ten birds with one I celebrated later,” shared game all day, so I had to stone. Whenever I bowl a the extremely humble and push my mind and body strike, I feel like all of my talented bowler. beyond feeling tired, and it problems have gone away.

Baxter has been bowl- eventually paid off,” said This is what I’m going to ing since the age of 10 and Tyshaun. do in college and profeshas been earning scholarBowling isn’t one of sionally. It’s what I truly ship money ever since. the most popular sports love!”

Bowling will be his ticket among young Black youth, Tyshaun is one of the into the university of his but Tyshaun isn’t trying to kindest and most intellichoice, but there’s a lot win a popularity contest; gent young men I’ve met. of work that goes into be- he genuinely loves to bowl. The future of America is coming a champion. “I “A lot of people asked me, in great hands. He shared work hard, Mr. Brown, why did I choose bowl- the importance of why because I never want to ing. I hear things like, it young people should find feel like someone gave doesn’t pay a lot of money, their safe place. He conme something that I didn’t or you won’t be famous siders the bowling alley earn. It also makes me feel like basketball and football his second home. “It’s the a lot better about winning. players, or rappers. But place where I feel that I’m I bowl five times a week, I’ve learned that you must in control. The world can which builds my stamina. do what makes you happy, move pretty fast, but when During the PBA Jr. Cham- and not just for the money I’m bowling, I’m in conpionship, I bowled seven and fame. trol of my destiny,” shared games in one day and 18 “When I’m in the the superstar bowler. games that weekend. I bowling alley, everything The 14-year-old shared was tired, but I had to about life finally makes some advice for aspiring push myself, because there sense to me. The pins are young athletes: “If you were a lot of top bowlers my problems and I’m wanna stand out, be difin the tournament. Some

ferent and embrace who you are, because people are going to ridicule you.

People will tell you about everything you do wrong.

But stay strong, because you will be successful.

That same crowd who put you down, will eventually come back and use you as an example of how to be successful. When I played basketball, I wasn’t as good, so people ridiculed me all the time. Now that I’m doing well with bowling, I get lots of compliments. But I’m not mad about the ridicule. I understand it, because it’s a part of being young, growing up and success.”

Between bowling tournaments and school, Tyshaun is well aware of the importance of family.

He’s an amazing student, son and big brother as well. His younger brothers, Terrence and Terrell, take classes via Zoom.

“That can be pretty tough

on my mom and dad, so I do whatever is needed to make it easier for my parents and brothers.

“Family is the most important part of my life.

They have always supported my dreams. My dad keeps me on top of my game, because he loves to challenge me and I need that. It sharpens my skills.

My parents are the reason I’m at this point in my career. I couldn’t have done it without them.”

I asked if there’s a cause he’d like to be a spokesman for. “Mental health for sure. Because I feel like everyone should be heard and have the same opportunities. The world has gotten a lot crazier and so many young people feel like they have to do far too much by themselves, and that can be extremely stressful on youth. No child should have to grow up too fast. Young people feel like no one is trying to

understand us or talk to us.

All we hear is what we’re not supposed to do, instead of asking what we want to do. Everyone wants to talk and judge us, instead of sharing solutions on how youth and adults can work together.

“One of the things that keeps me focused and helps me get through some tough moments is something my bowling coach said to me. ‘As long as you have spares, you’re still in the game.’ I use that quote as a life lesson of hope and never quitting. One day I was having a bad game and wanted to quit. He said, ‘Don’t get frustrated when you bowl bad games, because the bad games could be enough to win.’

I use that as motivation to always push myself to be my absolute best.”

My phenomenal Busta Buddy of the Week is Tyshaun Baxter.

THURSDAY, July 15, 2021

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

Voices that shaped the sports landscape in my life Iconic 80-year-old announcer Marv Albert recently retired after the conclusion of the TNT networks coverage of the 2020-2021 basketball season, which happened to be following the Eastern Conference Finals.

Albert has been with Turner Sports for 22 years, including 19 as its lead NBA play-by-play personality and was previously with NBC Sports before they lost the NBA rights. His last game on air was between the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks and it was an emotional one for Albert and everyone involved.

Albert has been an announcer for 55 years and has broadcast games for all four major U.S. professional leagues. He has been the voice I associate most with the NBA since I became a sports fan as a youngster and he will be missed by many. Nearly every basketball fan has imitated Albert saying his iconic “Yes, and it counts” phrase after watching a basket and a foul.

“I think I’ll never revert to doing it off the television set for my wife, as we were doing during the lockdown and as a kid, my brothers and I would do it with a crowd record in the background. That’d be the closest I would get to it,” Albert said when asked if he’d consider a comeback.

“I’m ready to call it quits.

I’ve said this before, but the pandemic was kind of a rehearsal for retirement.”

The retirement of Albert got me thinking about the other iconic voices in other sports that I grew up on. Those voices that no matter who was playing in the game, you watched because they knew the game from a different perspective than most and their voices made you not want to turn the station.

John Madden and Pat Summerall, NFL Football When it comes to football on Sunday, no duo of broadcaster and color commentator did it better than Madden and Summerall. Madden’s career spanned from 1979 through 2008. His combination of knowledge of the game, witty one liners and funny sound effects, made him a must-watch every Sunday afternoon.

The way he would break down a play made even the most casual fan understand what was going on.

Once Madden was paired with Summerall in 1981 on CBS, the duo was undoubtably the best in the business.

Summerall was the perfect partner for Madden. While Madden was very animated with his delivery, Summerall’s monotone voice painted a picture of the game that you could see even when you could only hear him speaking. He was a former player in the league and called 16 total Super Bowls, more than anyone else in the history of the game. Summerall also did broadcast for golf and tennis as well. When the duo See Voices on B2

Love Out Loud summer campers renovate homes for vets

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Love out Loud (LOL) is an organization that connects churches and nonprofit organizations around the city in an effort to help churches thrive and spread the love of Jesus Christ.

For their student camp, LOL brought their campers to 10 locations across the Triad to help revitalize dilapidated homes.

“This week for student camp, we have about 100 students from the WinstonSalem area who have come together and go to different sites every day and kind of rotate around,” said Blake Hill, site coordinator for LOL. “There are 10 sites and one of them is here at Bishop Barry Washington’s (Whole Man Ministries) house that he has through one of his programs that he has been going since 2013 called Housing for Heroes, where he provides adequate housing for families of veterans.”

The house the campers were renovating was located on Thurmond Street. The campers participated in duties such as demolition, painting and carpentry. The students are preparing the house to the point where professionals like electricians, plumbers and HVAC workers can come in and finish the job.

The campers range from 6th to 12th grade students.

“This week, primarily we have been painting the exterior, so we primed it first, then they painted it with rollers and then filled in the trim,” Hill said. “A crew of students and an ex-

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The Love Out Loud student camp has been volunteering at 10 locations around the city fixing up dilapidated houses. pert came yesterday afternoon and put fascia board up on the top so we can attach the gutters.”

This is the fourth year of the Love out Loud Student Camp. It was started by an idea suggested by Chris Dolon of LOL. Dolon attended a camp in Florida that does something similar and upon returning, he brought the model back with him. With his connections around the city and with LOL, the program just took off from there.

Even with blazing 90-degree temperatures, the campers were all in great spirits and seemed to really enjoy helping out their fellow man. Many have been in the program

since its inception and say they plan to continue with it every summer until graduation from high school.

“Chris Dolon has been my youth leader for two years and he helped with this camp a lot, so I decided to do this camp for the past three years,” said 13-year-old middle school student Hudson Brendle.

“Really, it’s like something fun to do during the summer and really good to help the community.

“This is so much fun.

We have been painting, doing a lot of demolition and cutting fascia boards and stuff like that; I’ve been having tons of fun.

It’s very important to give back, because I feel like if you don’t start now, you

may never start. I plan on doing it until I graduate and become a leader.”

Tw e l v e - y e a r - o l d Payden McLaughlin added, “My parents heard about a program that was supposed to bring you closer to Jesus and just to let you know more about Him and get to do some work around the city by volunteering. I needed some volunteer hours, so I decided this would be a good idea to do.

“I’ve been having a lot of fun. It’s been really nice to get to know some of the people whose houses we were fixing up and just get to know more about them and the chance to visit streets of Winston-Salem that I’ve never been to be-

fore. I think it’s important for young people to get involved with programs like this, because it sets the foundation for when they grow up. I’ve had a lot of fun in this camp and it’s been a new experience.”

This is the first year Hill has been a site leader for the student camp and his time there has been great thus far, he said. “There is great satisfaction in knowing that we are doing our part to contribute to the thriving of Winston-Salem and its citizens,” Hill continued. “But also serving together and laughing with these kids, telling jokes and playing games was just really fun.”

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Josh Howard’s name etched in gym floor

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

On Wednesday, June 30, the ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the unveiling of the upgrades made to the gymnasium at the W.R. Anderson Recreation Center. As part of those upgrades, Josh Howard’s name was put on the floor of the gymnasium.

Throughout his NBA career and even after retirement, Howard has continued to give back to the city, especially the kids at the rec center. He grew up in the neighborhood near W.R. Anderson, and spent countless hours there as a youth, so it was only natural to honor him by putting his name on the court.

“It was truly a blessing to be a pillar in the community now and I am definitely thankful for that,” Howard said about having his name on the court.

“The city council members that allowed that to happen was definitely an honor, so I’m excited about it and it’s a blessing.

“It reminded me of how times flies and having flashbacks of when I

“Just want to show my community that being a model citizen and doing the things you’re supposed to do, the sky’s the limit for you.”

The idea for Josh Howard’s name being included in the renovations was due to the suggestion by W.R. Anderson Recreation Center Senior Supervisor, Bryant McCorkle. After witnessing Howard growing up in the center and the philanthropic work he has done over the years, McCorkle says it was only Photo courtsey of city of Winston-Salem On June 30, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to unveil upgrades to the gymna- right to include Howard’s sium at the W.R. Anderson Recreation Center. Those upgrades included etching name in the renovations.

Josh Howard’s name on the gym floor.

“The reason why I felt was a young man coming things for recognition, but Howard always made that Josh’s name should go up there just to play bas- rather because that’s how it a point to continually on the court was because ketball and spending time he was raised. He never be visible in the city since Josh has done a lot of good with Mr. Bonner, who was thought an honor like this his graduation from Wake things and has given back the rec leader at the time, would be bestowed upon Forest. He has been hold- to the rec center for years,” and Mr. B when I started him by just doing what he ing annual summer camps said McCorkle. working there in college. I was taught to do. at W.R. Anderson and he McCorkle says he just have many memories “I am just a humble routinely returns home to connected with commuand flashbacks of great and guy from Morningside, attend events and social- nity leader Kanika Brown bad times. I got picked on which is right over the ize. about the idea and she when I played there at one hill,” he said. “I always “Just looking back at worked her magic to get point, then I played some wanted to do good and my time at home, there the ball rolling with includof my best basketball there show my community that is no place better,” said ing Howard’s name on the throughout high school, so if you live a great life as a Howard about his visibil- court. McCorkle says he is there were so many emo- model citizen, great things ity in the city, just being very thankful for Brown’s tions.” will happen to you and I a hometown kid staying work and involvement in Howard is humble by just want to be a reflection humble and true to where the matter. nature and does not do of my community.” he is from.

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Winston-Salem native named to national Small Business Association Leadership Council SUBMITTED ARTICLE

Dr. LaTanya Bowman, owner of Discovery Chiropractic & Wellness Center, was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council.

NSBA is the nation’s oldest small business advocacy organization and operates on a nonpartisan basis. Bowman, a recognized leader in the smallbusiness community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council, alongside other small-business advocates from across the country as they work to promote the interests of small business to policymakers in Washington, D.C. “As a small business healthcare provider, I began to see how state and federal laws impact my business’s performance as well as my future growth as a doctor,” says Bowman. “Joining the NSBA provides a better opportunity to work with legislators on solutions to help small businesses thrive since our growth is so important to the overall economy.”

Dr. Latanya Bowman Bowman plans to start solution-based discussions with legislators on access to capital, employee healthcare costs and tax reform soon.

For nearly 20 years, the Winston-Salem native has been in the practice of making clients feel better through chiropractic treatments. Bowman graduated from North Carolina Central University. She trained at Michael W. Kryzewski

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Human Performance Laboratory at Duke University and the Wake Forest University Athletic Department. Throughout her training with athletes, she discovered the benefits of chiropractic treatment. She opened Discovery Chiropractic & Wellness Center in 2016 to accelerate people’s journey to optimal health.

Bowman joined the NSBA Leadership Coun-

cil as part of her efforts to tackle the many critical issues facing small business, including tax reform, regulatory restraint, health care costs, and how the Affordable Care Act may impact small business. The NSBA Leadership Council is focused on providing valuable networking between small-business advocates from across the country while ensuring small business a seat at the table as Congress and regulators take up key small-business proposals. She was placed on the economic development and health and human resources committees.

“I am proud to have Dr. LaTanya Bowman as part of our Leadership Council,” stated NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. “She came to us highly recommended, and I look forward to our coordinated efforts for years to come.”

To learn more about Discovery Chiropractic & Wellness Center, visit www.discoverychirowellness.com. For more on the NSBA Leadership Council, visit www.nsba. biz.

Local nonprofit addresses kids’ food insecurities during summer

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

AR&KA (ARKA) Tasty is a nonprofit organization that his committed themselves to addressing the food needs for children throughout the Triad area.

Currently, their summer lunch program, which they have been running for 16 years, is in full swing.

ARKA has partnered with K&W Cafeteria to provide free hot lunches

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retired from announcing, I was truly sad because to this day, no pair has come close to being as good as Madden and Summerall.

Keith Jackson, College Football Jackson had a tremendous career as a commentator for ABC Sports that lasted from 1966-2006.

His career actually began in 1952. He covered multiple sports throughout his career, but is best known for his work covering college football. His catchphrases included “The granddaddy of them all,” when referring to the Rose Bowl, “Whoa, Nellie” after seeing a great play, and “Hold the phone” after a flag was thrown, all still ring in my head to this day.

You could tell as a viewer that Jackson really had a love for college football. It was like you could

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Washington was connected with LOL and the camp several years ago through his relationship with Dolon. The campers have worked on several locations for Whole Man Ministries and Washington says he is thankful for the partnership with LOL. Washington says Dolon asked if he could recruit nine other pastors to visit the various sites around the city to encourage the kids as they volunteer in the summer heat. Washington felt this was very important and reached out to multiple pastors in his circle and made it happen.

“For two days we came out to visit and our job was

for children all across the Triad, Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and get a free lunch and no identification is required. Individuals are allowed to pick up as many meals as needed at the participating K&W locations.

The meals include a protein, a vegetable and a fruit. They are accompanied by juice, milk and a snack for the kids to enjoy.

It is a welcome change

from the traditional school lunch as every meal is hot.

There are several K&W locations where people can pick up the free meals: *Winston-Salem, 3300 Healy Dr. and 800 E. Hanes Mill Road *Greensboro, 3200 Northline Ave. and 3710 S. Holden Road *Burlington, 2629 Ramada Road AR&KA executive director Rosemary Stimpson has long had a passion for

helping fight child food insecurity because she knew it was such a big need “It gives you that warm feeling to know that you can help somebody and to know that children are not going hungry,” said Stimpson. “Sometimes this meal that we give them is sometimes the only fullbalanced meal they get all day.”

almost feel his enthusiasm for the game through the television set. I didn’t think anyone would be able to match the style and passion Jackson had for the game as a commentator, but I will say that current commentator Gus Johnson comes very close.

Dick Vitale, College Basketball “This is awesome, baby, with a capital A,” “diaper dandy,” “super, scintillating, sensational,” “A P-T- P’er” and “glue guys” are all popular sayings by Vitale. Every game is more interesting when it’s being called by Dicky V and nearly every big game I can remember from my teenage years were commentated by Vitale.

Vitale, a New Jersey native, is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to the game.

I could literally watch a

community college game being called by Vitale and be entertained due to the way he makes the game seem more interesting.

Harry Caray, Major League Baseball I loved baseball growing up. I remember when my parents first got cable for the family, there was a Chicago channel WGN on the list. I remember hearing Caray’s voice during a broadcast and not being able to turn it off. I was a fan of the Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles at the time, but Caray’s voice had me sitting Indian style on the floor in front of the TV watching the Chicago Cubs play.

Caray began his broadcasting career calling games for the St. Louis Cardinals and called for several other teams before landing with the Cubs in 1982. He was so iconic he was even parodied by Will Ferrell on Saturday Night Live multiple times.

His big glasses with black frames and his singing of “Take me out to the ballgame” during the 7th inning stretch are two of the most memorable things I remember from Caray. Caray passed away in 1998 and watching baseball has never been the same for me.

These gentlemen were all at the top of their games during my introductory years in sports. Many of the biggest and best games that come to mind involved one of these men commentating during the game.

Now that Albert has retired, pretty much all of the commentators and announcers I grew up on have retired or unfortunately passed away. There are several other guys that call games now that are good, but who knows if they will reach the level of the aforementioned gentlemen named above.

basically to give them a pep talk and to close out in prayer,” Washington said.

For all of the hard work the campers put in, Washington says he was impressed with the high quality of work they have done.

He says it’s important for young people of this age to have a sense of community and have the willingness to give back to others.

“With social media today, there are no hands-on hands and so a lot of times kids are communicating through social media,” said Washington. “But when you can get a peer group of kids here on one site and they all are working, it produces so many different gifts in those kids: one, collaboration; two, team building; and three,

a sense of responsibility to the community. If we don’t do it now, these kids won’t learn the responsibility of giving back.

“Some of these kids could grow up to become millionaires. We want them to look back at this and say during summer camp, I worked, I volunteered for a veteran project. That is the essential part of it is to put this into them early so that this can continue, not only for them, but for their peers.”

Washington gave a lot of credit to Chuck Spong, executive director of Love Out Loud, for the great work the organization has done over the years.

“Love Out Loud has done an excellent job,” he said.

“Kudos to them, my hat

is off to them. They have spearheaded this and taken the lead and it has been remarkable when you go around and see what they have allowed these kids to be able to do and how they have gotten them together to do it.”

Notice of Meeting WSMPO Transportation Advisory Committee The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) for the Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WSMPO) serves as a forum for cooperative transportation planning and decisionmaking for the MPO region which includes Forsyth County and portions of Davie, Davidson and Stokes Counties. The next meeting of the TAC will be held Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 4:15 p.m. This meeting is being held via teleconference with applicable video access to protect our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Agenda materials for this meeting can also be found at www.cityofws.org/Departments/Transportation/MPO/TAC. The below items will be presented for adoption during this meeting: - Consideration of additions and amendments to the FY 2020-2029 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) - Amend 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan to include Public Transportation Safety Performance Measures for Winston-Salem Transit Authority, Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation and Davidson County Transportation - 2021-2022 Unified Planning Work Program Amendments Public notice of public participation plan activities and time established for public review of and comments of the TIP will satisfy the Program of Projects (POP) requirements. Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practices regarding the Winston-Salem Urban Area MPO programs has a right to file a complaint with Kelly Garvin, City of Winston-Salem, P.O. Box 2511, Winston-Salem, NC 27102, within 180 days following the date of the alleged discrimination occurrence.

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Elder Richard Wayne Wood

School Lesson

The Faith of Abraham Scriptures: Romans 4:1-12 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Study the difference between faith and works as manifested in the life of Abraham; *Reflect on the knowledge and wisdom of Paul, seen in his understanding of the Old Testament; *Identify ways in which we rely on our faith for a relationship with God. Background: Abraham means “Father of a multitude.” He is best known as the patriarch of ancient Israel and the one to whom and through whom God promised a blessing to all nations. Abraham’s faith makes him essential in Paul’s writing of chapter four in Romans. In Genesis and as told by Paul, we see that Abraham counted on “things which do not exist” and lived “as though they did.” Abraham was fully convinced that what God had promised He was able to perform and his belief in God is why he refused to waver in His trust.

Lesson: Paul, being a religious scholar and well versed in Jewish law and culture, chose to use Abraham to prove justification by faith alone, because the Jews held Abraham up as the supreme example of a righteous man (verse 1). Abraham was not by any account himself righteous; but rather, because of his faith, He was treated as though he were righteous. Abraham “believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness” (verse 3). Paul makes clear that a person’s righteousness is completely apart from any kind of human work. Salvation is always a gift from God through His grace. No matter how hard we work, we could never earn it.

Paul uses the story of Abraham to show that there is only one way a person is made righteous before God – through faith. He uses the simple issue of chronology.

Abraham was 86 when Ishmael was born and 99 when he was circumcised. But God declared him righteous before Ishmael had even been conceived. Abraham’s standing as righteous before God was a gift not an attainment and occurred at least 14 years before his circumcision (verses 9-10).

The fact that Abraham had not yet been circumcised allows Paul to reference him as the father of all. Racially, he is the father of all Jews (circumcised); spiritually, he is the father of both believing Jews and believing Gentiles (uncircumcised). Reading the entire chapter 4 of Romans gives more insight into Abraham’s faith. It was God’s initiative and God’s grace that allowed Abraham to enter into covenant relationship with Him. That same grace is what Paul says will do the same for all.

(The UMI Annual Commentary 2020-2021, The Modern Life Study Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, The Jesus Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: Why do you think circumcision was such a big issue when it only affected men? What was the logic for Paul using Abraham and David as examples of faith?

Application: Do we really take Jesus at His word, accepting His claims and all they imply? Exemplar faith is shown by both Abraham and David. Like them, we have to trust God and His gift of Jesus’ righteousness to cover our sin and make it possible for us to know Him. Unwavering trust is the key. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6).

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Samaritan Ministries recognizes two special recipients of Volunteer Servant Leadership Award SUBMITTED ARTICLE

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Samaritan Ministries is pleased to announce Irma Jackson and Minnie Blakely as the two 2021 recipients of the Myrtie Davis Lifetime Volunteer Servant Leadership Award.

The award was established in 2017 to honor a long-time volunteer(s) for selfless commitment to Samaritan Ministries and its guests. The award is meant to be an encouragement to all to act on the words of Jesus in Matthew 25 and to inspire others to give of their time, talents, and resources to help the hungry and homeless of our community.

Irma Jackson started volunteering in 1982, just months after the Soup Kitchen first opened its doors 40 years ago. A few years later in 1989, Minnie Blakely joined the team and the two became friends and have bonded through their service to our neighbors in need. Both have served regularly every second Sunday since.

Their fellow volunteers would say the pair complement each other well when it comes to their leadership of the second Sunday team. Both are incredibly dependable and have a motherly nature that makes the team feel like one big family. Minnie and

from the moment the volunteer shift starts until the last dish is cleaned, Irma and Minnie truly are the hands and feet of Jesus at Samaritan, both in service to the guests and by making everyone they engage with know they are valued and respected. They keep things fun by bringing special treats for holidays and celebrating Christian love Submitted photo Irma Jackson, Jan Kelly, and Minnie Blakely pose for every day.

Through their counta picture as Jackson and Blakely receive their awards. less hours over 30+ years Irma are passionate about Minnie has always found of service, Irma and MinSamaritan’s mission and meaningful ways to make nie have developed lasting have a strong Christian a big impact in the lives of relationships with guests, faith they put into practice others.

Cornerstone men, staff, Irma always ensures and fellow volunteers. every day.

Minnie prides herself the correct processes While their service was put in washing the dishes the and procedures are be- on hold in 2020 during the right way—and was the ing followed in the Soup pandemic, both Irma and first to make sure all vol- Kitchen. If operations get Minnie have returned to unteers cleaned and sani- hectic throughout the day serving in the Soup Kitchtized the dishes to the best at the ministry, Irma has en again and the Ministry standard. She never misses a unique ability to bring could not be more grateful. an opportunity to eat lunch calm to any situation. As a “Volunteers are the with guests when the shift skilled massage therapist, heartbeat of Samaritan, winds down a bit. Min- Irma is always willing to with 3,000+ people annunie often shares memories use her healing hands to ally serving those in need and personal stories with alleviate any stress from in our community,” said guests. When (she thinks) her fellow team members. Jan Kelly, executive direcnobody is looking, Minnie Over the years, Irma has tor. “Samaritan is always often slips extra desserts brought her daughter and in need of volunteers in and bread onto lunch trays granddaughter to volun- various shifts and it’s imfor guests. Samaritan’s teer many times—three portant to note how big of Sunday staff member Bar- generations of women who an impact your service has bara says that Minnie has have the hearts of servants on our guests.” a huge heart. She recalls and a love for others. Irma Volunteers can sign up traveling years ago and is very involved with her directly for all shifts online finding Minnie had put a family and considers Sa- at samaritanforsyth.org/ prayer on the wall for Bar- maritan’s guests an exten- volunteerreg. bara and gave her a spe- sion to her family as well.

Every second Sunday, cial gift upon her return.

Mark Hogsed joins Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries as new executive director SUBMITTED ARTICLE

Mark Hogsed has joined Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries (FJPM) as executive director. This is a new position for the well-established ministry, which has served thousands of incarcerated individuals in Forsyth County since 1977. Hogsed has assumed the organization’s administrative responsibilities from Senior Chaplain Rodney Stilwell, who looks forward to devoting his full attention to direct ministry with inmates, volunteers and exoffenders.

“Mark comes to Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries with an extensive background in non-profit work and a strong Christian faith. He will be an excellent fit as we move forward with the important

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work of the ministry,” said Darnell Sharpless, FJPM board member and personnel committee chair. Most recently, Hogsed served as vice president of global programs for World Help, a Christian humanitarian organization, in Forest, Virginia. He holds a master’s degree in educa-

tion administration from Grand Canyon University, as well as a bachelor of science degree in communications from Liberty University and secondary education licensure from the University of Lynchburg. As executive director for Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries, Hogsed oversees the organization’s programs, staff and volunteers throughout its service locations and the community at-large.

Hogsed is a native of Canton, Ohio. While living in Virginia, he attended Lynchburg First Church of the Nazarene with his wife Nikki, and two sons, Adam and Colton. “I am honored and humbled to join Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries, a ministry with such a strong history of providing quality programs and services to

inmates in our community.

I look forward to working closely with the staff, board, volunteers, and supporters to help minister to and prepare inmates for life outside of prison,” said Hogsed.

Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries’ community partners, prospective volunteers, and others interested in learning about the ministry are invited to join the staff and board of directors for a dropin meet and greet event on Sunday, July 18, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Bolton Park. Guests will enjoy ice cream and have the opportunity to mingle with Hogsed and the Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries team. Those interested in attending may RSVP to Brooke Stultz at brooke@ forsythjpm.org or 336759-0063.

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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.

Each Sunday Worship services Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 S. Green St., Winston-Salem, invites you to join online worship services on Sundays at 11 a.m., or in-person services at 8:45 a.m. The 11 a.m. service, which is available via Facebook and YouTube, is a celebration of the diversity of the human family, a no-frills service that is thoughtful, personal, and deeply spiritual. The 8:45 a.m. service is a quiet, contemplative space including prayer, scripture, preaching, and communion; masks and social distancing will be in effect in the sanctuary. Join us at www. greenstreetumc.org, on YouTube, or on Facebook.

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

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

All are welcome to join us for Zoom (virtual) Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Our Pastor, Dr. Hunt, will be the teacher. The Zoom Link: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/89195349778 or Dial-In Mtg #: 1 301 715 8592 ID#: 89195349778#.For additional information, please call 336-699-3583 or visitwww.newbirthworshipcenter.org or visit our Facebook page.

July 18 First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC) Livestream Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will deliver the

morning message, “The Vivid Covenant,” at 10 a.m.

Sunday, July 18. Base reference scriptures are Luke 22:20, Genesis 1:28, and Matthew 28:19-20. The service can be found on YouTube, https://www.youtube. com (search - First Waughtown Baptist Church); Facebook Live, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/; and the First Waughtown website, https://www. firstwaughtown.org.

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NOW – July 23 Aviation summer camps Jim Shaw’s ACE Academy will again be offering aviation-related summer camps for middle and high school students this summer. There will be two aviation summer camps offered for 2021.

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NOW – Oct. 15 Liberty Street Urban Farmers Market Open The Liberty Street Urban Farmers Market, 1551 N. Liberty St., is now open from 4 to 6 p.m. every first and third Fridays of the month through October 15. The market accepts SNAP EBT cards for purchases. Applications to sell at the market are still being accepted, and there is no cost to apply. Urban farmers and community

gardeners are encouraged to apply. Prospective sellers can pick up an application at the market or find the application online at CityofWS.org/2720.

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July 19 Medicare workshop The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem is offering a virtual workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available, including “Original Medicare,” Medicare prescription drug programs, Medicare supplements and Medicare Advantage plans.

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July 20 Concert Salem Band presents a concert, “Twentiana” – ‘20’s popular music from several centuries -- on Tuesday, 7:30 pm in Salem Square, Old Salem.

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Two local graduates awarded scholarships by the Winston-Salem Police Foundation SUBMITTED ARTICLE

The Winston-Salem Police Foundation announced two students of the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County School System (WS/FCS) as recipients of its second annual scholarship program.

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awarded in two categories – General Community and the Winston-Salem Police Department Dependent.

Students were selected through an application and objective review process and awarded a one-time disbursement of $1,000.

Drake Scott of Ronald

Reagan High School and Milik Browne of Simon G. Atkins High School were awarded the following scholarships respectively: the Winston-Salem Police Department Dependent and General Community.

“The Winston-Salem Police Foundation is pleased to award these scholarships as a way to recognize the hard work and dedication of these two students in an especially challenging school year,” said Barry Rountree, president of the Winston-Salem Police Foundation. “The scholarship program is just one of the many ways the WinstonSalem Police Foundation

continues to fulfill its mission of building meaningful relationships between the law enforcement community and the youth of our city.”

Milik Browne graduated with a 3.3 GPA from Simon G. Atkins High School and will be attending the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he plans to major in computer science. Milik is the son of Mr. Olu and Mrs. LaShaunda Browne.

He enjoys playing basketball and spending time with family and friends.

Drake Scott is the son of Captain Chris Lowder.

Drake graduated from Ronald Reagan High School with a 3.84 GPA. He was a member of the basketball, soccer, tennis, and golf teams. He participated in the Crosby Scholars Program and the Forsyth County Young Life Chapter. Drake will be attending Appalachian State University in the fall where he plans on pursuing a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice.

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WSSU partners with Barnes & Noble College to offer free textbooks to undergraduate students SUBMITTED ARTICLE

Winston-Salem State University has announced that it has partnered with Barnes & Noble College to implement BNC First Day® Complete, a course material delivery model that will drive student success by ensuring all students are prepared to begin learning on the first day of class.

First Day® Complete, an innovative course material delivery model, addresses equitable access, convenience, and affordability across all courses at an institution by bundling the cost of course materials into tuition and ensuring students have all their materials for the semester available on or before the first day of class. WSSU will cover all associated expenses so that no additional costs will be passed on to students.

In addition, First Day Complete fully supports academic freedom and faculty choice. Faculty members can choose the materials that are best suited for their teaching, regardless of publisher or format.

“We are incredibly excited to offer free textbooks to our undergraduate students this fall. This will certainly be a game changer for many of our families by eliminating a significant educational expense. First Day® Complete also allows our faculty to expand their tool kits and offer a more im-

mersive academic experience,” said WSSU Chancellor Elwood Robinson.

WSSU will implement First Day® Complete beginning August 2021 for the fall term. Before starting the term, students will receive an email from the bookstore prompting them to select their preferred delivery method. The bookstore will prepare the materials for each student and notify them when the materials have shipped or are available for in-store pickup. Digital materials will be delivered directly through students’ learning management system.

“We look forward to working with WSSU to enhance the student experience through this new model of course material delivery,” said Jonathan Shar, EVP, retail & client solutions, Barnes & Noble Education. “First Day® Complete will ensure students are prepared to begin

learning on day one, driving greater student success while also offering a more affordable and convenient way for students to obtain their course materials. We know First Day® Complete will greatly benefit this campus community, and we are very excited to partner with WSSU on this program.”

Barnes & Noble College, a Barnes & Noble Education company, currently operates more than 770 campus stores nationwide, including WSSU’s bookstore. For more information about Barnes & Noble College’s services and locations, visit www. bncollege.com.

In addition to the Barnes and Noble partnership and to further highlight WSSU’s commitment to affordable education, the university will also offer a $500 book credit to all graduate students.

Livingstone College to forgive debt of returning students SALISBURY – Livingstone College has announced an initiative that will forgive the debt of students who attended Livingstone during the spring 2021 academic semester.

The Livingstone College Debt Forgiveness Persistence Initiative (DFPI) will award more than $2.8 million in persistence grants to qualifying students of the spring 2021 semester who have outstanding student account balances. This is in addition to the more than $4 million in need-based student aid Livingstone College already provides from its general operating budget each year.

“The economic hardships created by the COVID-19 virus is unprecedented and has made it extremely difficult for students to pursue their dreams of obtaining a college education during this period of economic uncertainty,” said Livingstone President Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr. in a letter to qualifying students. “The population we serve relies heavily on student loans to pay for their college education. Therefore, as we look forward to the fall 2021 academic semester, we would like to remove one of the primary barriers related to persistence – student debt.”

This initiative will enable students to pursue their college education in the absence of student debt, he said.

The college will utilize the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund to support this critical initiative.

“Access and affordability must work in tandem,” said Dr. Anthony J. Davis, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Livingstone College. “The population we serve has been significantly impacted by this pandemic. Therefore, we are deploying every resource possible in support of our students and their families.”

To take advantage of this opportunity, students will receive a letter and document from Livingstone College that will require their signature. The document must be signed and returned no later than July 15, 2021.

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