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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

McCrory as the lead case in the trial.

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

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

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

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

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

The trial in the voting rights case is expected to last several weeks.

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

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

Holmes-Johnson is an executive member of

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

Holmes-Johnson, when talking to the crowd, said we all need inspiration and prayer. HolmesJohnson also discussed growing up around activists such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and her father, who marched and fought for the See Events on A7

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the voting law passed in North Carolina in 2013 is the worst voter suppression law in the country.

“Forward Together, Not One Step Back” was the theme of the march and rally, while various groups, such as Democracy N.C. and Veterans for Peace, were represented in the crowd. Religious organizations also were present in this rally. Many signs were held up with sayings like “Voting Rights Now,” “50 Years After Selma,” “Voting Rights Still Matter,” “Voter Protection, Not Suppression,” and “Jim Crow Must Go.” Before they marched, different groups came to the stage to pump up the crowd that was already in anticipation. Prayers were made from the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Rabbi Leah Citrin of Temple Beth Or and Imam Khalid Griggs of the Community Mosque of Winston-Salem.

The Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Hip Hop Caucus president, delivered a short message to the audience, especially to the younger generation, about exercising their right to vote.

At 5:15 p.m., the crowd officially began to march. Protesters traveled from Second Street, to Cherry Street, on Fourth Street, to Main Street and back to Second Street. Along the way. the marchers stopped in the front of the federal courthouse, where the Rev. Dr. William Barber II and other plaintiffs in the case joined the march that traveled back to Corpening Plaza.

But before they left the federal building, Barber and the plaintiffs held a press conference outside the federal courthouse.

Barber said more importantly than anything, he wants to see equal voter opportunities for all.

“We never heard about voter fraud until President Obama was elected,” Barber said. “We never said change the rules; we said abide by the rules. Even the claim of fraud is racist. It all goes back to one question: Why don’t they want us to

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affected by the changes in voting laws.

Before the trial, the N.C. NAACP held an event in front of the federal building to sum up its case.

Among the speakers showing their support was Bishop Todd Fulton, leader of the Ministers Conference of WinstonSalem and Vicinity, who said the case reminded him of the biblical story of David versus Goliath.

“We are going up against a giant,” he said.

Jamie Cole, public policy and legal coordinator of the N.C. NAACP, outlined her organization’s arguments against the law as local activists and politicians flanked her.

“The law is a calculated effort to manipulate voting rights by targeting the measures that AfricanAmerican and Latino voters use at significantly higher rates than white voters,” she said. “The measure has a disparate impact on voters of color and abridges the right to vote for people across the state.

This is exactly what the Voting Rights Act was intended to prevent.”

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During the march, protesters voiced their opinions in a number of different ways, some held signs while others sang songs and chants that focused on voting rights, racial violence and the fight for economic justice.

Many of the protesters had to travel to attend the march. A number of charter buses were parked behind the Corpening Plaza, many of which were filled with protesters of all ages and different backgrounds.

One of those who traveled by bus was Army veteran Bob Feldman. Feldman said the two- hour trip from Asheville was well worth it to make sure his voice was heard on this historic day.

“We drove about two hours to get here, but I had to be here. I didn’t want to miss this,” Feldman said. “If we aren't heard, if we don’t speak out McCauley now, nothing will ever change.”

Feldman is a member of Veterans for Peace Chapter 99, which is in Asheville.

During the march and the rally, Feldman could be seen carrying a large American flag. He said he brought the flag to show that we are all affected by voter suppression.

“We are all Americans and we are all affected by this law,” he said.

Earlier in the week, it was estimated that about 2,000 people would attend the march. Judging by the crowd and photos, it is safe to say those estimatates were wrong. As the march made its way through downtown Winston-Salem, protesters seemed to be multiplying.

Fay McCauley, a member of the N.C. NAACP, stayed at the plaza, but gave her reasons of why she attended the rally.

“I have always been taught from a young child that my vote is supposed to count, and that it’s a right that my fore-par-

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Thousands of supporters from different non-profit and religious organizations at the Corpening Plaza.

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ents fought for and died for, and I can’t afford to give it up,” McCauley said.

McCauley, who worked at the voter polls and assisted those who turned 18 to register to vote, strongly opposes the voter ID law. She has also been deciding whether to continue to work at the polls.

“I have had to turn people away, against my will, because of the laws that have changed. How are you going to deny young people that are eligible to vote?”

Betty Dunn of Kansas, whose son Donald Dunn helped organize the march and rally, came down for support. She was among those who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and was now witnessing another march.

“He [Dr. King] said there will always be a time that we’re going to have to march,” said Dunn.

“History repeats itself.”

By 6 p.m., the marchers returned, and more guest Dunn speakers gathered by the stage to speak to the rallying and supportive crowd.

Penda Hair, Advancement Project codirector, and Plaintiff Armenta Eaton gave a brief synopsis of the open statements made at the federal court hearing earlier that day.

“We had a great first day,” said Hair in reference to the court hearing. “This is a pivotal moment in North Carolina and United States history.”

Eaton brought her 94-year-old mother Rosanell Eaton, one of the lead Plaintiffs, who stood up before the audience as they cheered for her.

Moises Serrano of the N.C. American Friends Service Committee expressed that not only African-Americans are feeling voter suppression, but the Hispanic/Latino community is, too.

“Together we must work to dismantle the racist ideals that we inherited from our colonizers,” Serrano said.

J. David Cox, a North Carolina native and president of the American Federation of Government Employees, addressed the audience about working hard to continue to provide the people their Social Security funding, jobs and government assistance for those in need.

Rev. Dr. John Mendez, pastor of Emanuel Baptist Church in WinstonSalem introduced Barber to deliver the keynote address.

Barber gave his concerns about the H.B. 589, the 2013 voter law, and talked about how African-American leaders and ancestors in the past have fought so hard for voting rights and freedom.

“Everything that our fore-parents have fought for is under attack,” Barber said.

He said the 2013 law, which was passed without hesitation, was sinful.

“It’s time to call it what it is. It’s not merely political conservatism, it’s sin. It’s not merely right versus left, it’s sin. And our fore-parents knew what sin was. That’s why they went to church and marched, and got beaten on Bloody Sunday, to fight the sin.”

After Barber spoke, the Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman of the N.C. NAACP read a letter that came from David Goodman, the brother of Andrew Goodman, one of the volunteers involved in the Freedom Summer project that was murdered on June 21, 1964. Volunteers James Chaney and Michael Schwerner also were murdered.

“Thank you all for your patriotic action to let all of America know, that Moral Monday is here to stay as long as necessary,” read the letter. “At 17 years old, I became witness to the hatred. It changed the course of my entire life, but the story of Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner is not my story. It’s the story of we the people.

We the people can never be defeated.”

Goodman was 13 years old when his brother was murdered.

At the end of the rally, everyone joined hands as they sang along to the Oscar-winning song “Glory”, performed by Common and John Legend based on the soundtrack to the movie “Selma.”

“The measure has a disparate impact on voters of color and abridges the right to vote for people across the state. This is exactly what the Voting Rights Act was intended to prevent.”

–Jamie Cole, public policy and legal coordinator of the N.C. NAACP

omnibus voting law, including the reduction of early voting from 17 to 10 days, banning out-ofprecinct voting, ending same-day registration and stopping 16- to 17-yearolds from pre-registering so they would automatically be registered to vote when they turn 18.

The case also challenges the voter ID requirement that will go into effect in 2016, but those arguments will be heard at a later time because the state made changes to the law last month. Under the changes, voters who don’t have a valid form of government-issued photo ID and have a “reasonable impediment” to acquiring one, can use their voter registration card or the last four digits of their social security number and date of birth date instead. The reasonable impediments are lack of transportation, disability or illness, lack of

birth certificate or the documents to obtain an ID, work schedule, family responsibilities, lost or stolen photo ID, they haven’t an ID yet that they applied for, and “other reasonable impediment,” which the voter will need to write a description of.

The Election Reform Act, or House Bill 589, was signed into law in August 2013. It was one of many voting laws passed in various states shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act, which forced certain states and counties with a history of voter discrimination to get U.S. Justice Department approval when changing election laws. The majority on the High Court said the criteria for which states got scrutiny was dated and charged Congress with coming up with a new formula, which wasn’t done.

While no longer subject to preclearance, voting law changes could be challenged as discriminatory in court under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. That’s exactly what happened with North Carolina’s Election Reform law. The day it was signed, the N.C. NAACP and the League of Women Voters both filed suit in the state’s Middle District against the law. A month later, the U.S. Justice Department also filed suit. The three lawsuits, all making similar arguments, were consolidated into one for the purpose of trial, with N.C. NAACP v. McCrory as the lead case.

The NAACP case’s main plaintiff is Rosanell Eaton, a 92 year-old black woman who has lived in Louisburg, N.C., her whole life. She was one of the first African-Americans registered to vote in Franklin County in the

1940s. A longtime NAACP member, the lawsuit says that her ability to vote and to help others to vote, which she still does, would be hindered by longer lines and shorter early voting periods. Also the name on her birth certificate and voter registration card doesn’t match her driver’s license, a problem it says would be a burden on her to fix and would’ve prevented her from voting before the law was changed last month.

The case has been given to U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder.

Last July, he ruled against a

request to block the law from going into effect for the November 2014 election. A Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge was more sympathetic, reversing the decision in October, but the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it a week later, allowing the law to go into effect for last November’s election.

The trial is expected to last several weeks and may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

When reached for comment, Gov. Pat McCrory’s press office had no statement or comment on the trial. The N.C. Attorney General’s office responded that, though lawyers with the office have an obligation to defend state laws challenged in court, Attorney General Roy Cooper is personally opposed to the law and urged McCrory to veto it in 2013.

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Under the current proposed state budget passed by the N.C. Senate, more than 8,000 teacher assistants may lose their jobs in the next two years.

Vastly different versions of the 2015-2017 budget passed both the state House and Senate earlier in the summer and is now being negotiated in committee. Normally the deadline for a budget is July 1, when the state's fiscal year begins, but a continuing resolution will keep the state funded through August 14. Among the largest sticking points is cutting the funds for teacher assistants in half.

The Senate budget increases money for education overall, using its funds to raise the salaries for some teachers Gordon while hiring thousands of new teachers to decrease classroom size. But it does this at by slashing money for teacher assistants.

There have been protests around the state in reaction to the cut, including one held at Miller Park on Wednesday, July 8, organized by advocacy group Aim Higher Now and the N.C. Association of Teacher Assistants. In a phone interview with The Chronicle, NCATA Communication Director Melinda Zarate said its far from the first time teacher assistant jobs have been cut.

She said since 2008, 7,000 teacher assistant positions have been cut. She believes in the last few years that teacher assistant cuts have become a bargaining tool between legislators.

“Every year they put us on the chopping block,” she said. “We’ve become used as a tool, we’re a bargaining chip in negotiations between the senate and house.”

Zarate is a full-time teacher assistant at Friedburg Elementary School in Davidson County.

She’s been a teacher assistant for 20 years. She assists two teachers in fourth and fifth grades. She said there are currently a more than 15,000 statefunded teacher assistants in elementary schools, with most of them serving in kindergarten through third grade.

Zarate Typically it’s a full-time position with a wide variety of tasks, including leading small group activities, preparing classroom materials and working with students one-on-one.

Zarate said sometimes teacher assistants will be the ones who can spot a student in need of help that a teacher might be too busy to notice. She said that extra attention is needed in the early formative grades.

“We’re another set of hands and another set of eyes,” she said.

She also questioned if a smaller class size really gives the students a better teacher-to-student ratio, when they only have one teacher instead of a teacher and teacher assistant.

Ronda Gordon, president of the Forsyth County Association of Educators, agrees that teacher assistants shouldn’t be cut.

“We need our teacher assistants,” she said. “They play a vital role in educating our children in public education.

And without them, it’s going to make that job even more difficult.”

Gordon also questions the practicality of reducing class sizes because North Carolina is losing teachers and school systems are often having problems filling all their open teaching positions. There’s also the question of where the new classrooms would be housed because many schools have maxed out their space.

In Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, there are about 500 teacher assistants, mostly in kindergarten and first grade. Of those, 110 were being cut in anticipation of non-recurring funds before any version of the budget was passed. Half those are cut through attrition, by not replacing teacher assistants who retire or quit. The other half are through layoffs, which are decided based on seniority. According to the school system, other positions have been found for all but one of those who’ve been laid off so far.

If the Senate cuts are approved, Forsyth will have to cut twice as many teacher assistants. Since the budget deadline is now in August, those additional layoffs might happen after the school year begins if the Senate cuts go into effect. This is the third year Forsyth County has had to reduce its teacher assistant positions.

N.C. Sen. Paul Lowe Jr., who represents the 32nd District, is among the Democrats opposed to the teacher assistant cuts. He said he’s concerned with both the massive amount of jobs that will be lost and with the effect it will have on students in the classroom. He said that lawmakers should find the money to keep the positions in the state’s budget, which is about $22 billion.

“We’ve got to invest in our children,” he said. “If North Carolina is going to be a first-rate state, we have to invest in our children.”

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More support is needed after rally, march

Thousands came out to the historic march and rally in Winston-Salem on Moral Monday, July 13.

People of all races and creeds showed up to support the plaintiffs in the historic voting rights trial N.C. NAACP v. McCrory. The outcome of the trial will have an impact on voting rights not only in North Carolina, but nationwide. The 2013 law has been described as the worst voter suppression law in the country.

Events before the march and rally included a teach-in for young people at Winston-Salem State University, meetings about voting rights in several wards and churches, a Winston-Salem NAACP Branch reception and mini-rally and an ecumenical church service. On Monday, more teach-ins were held as well as the march and rally.

N.C. NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II says of the trial: “This is Our Selma!” He likens it to the moments in history before the Voting Rights Act was signed into law on Aug. 6, 1965. The marches from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama helped change votes in Congress from “no” to “yes” votes for the measure.

This trial in the federal courthouse in WinstonSalem will determine whether North Carolina, and the nation, will move forward rather than backward on voting rights. The N.C. NAACP says AfricanAmericans in North Carolina have fewer voting rights today than before the 1965 Voting Rights Act because of the 2013 law.

The trial started on Moral Monday and is expected to last weeks. It will focus on how the law rolled back previous North Carolina voting rights laws that promoted voting.

Numerous attorneys are involved in the trial, and while pro bono work is involved, they have other needs, such as food and shelter. N.C. NAACP leaders are volunteers who need food and shelter, too.

The cars used need gasoline. No doubt there are many more areas in which money is needed.

On Sunday, July 12, at the ecumenical service, an appeal was made for donations to help the fight for voting rights. Appeals are being made continually, and rightly so, for donations because money is needed to fund the fight.

How did the Movement get funded in the 1960s?

Just as hearts had to be softened, money had to be raised to keep the fight alive.

Support for this cause should come in various ways. Money should be at the top of the list. Without this fight, people’s votes will continue to be suppressed, candidates who would otherwise win will lose, and North Carolina and the nation will regress into another world, possibly a Third World.

Go to http://www.naacpnc.org/ for more information.

A sign motivates the faithful at the Winston-Salem NAACP Branch reception on Saturday, July 11.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Kudos to S.C. for taking flag down, but more needs to be done To the Editor:

U.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC12) today [Thursday, July 9] released the following statement in response to South Carolina’s legislature acting to remove the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds; and introduction of a House resolution to remove any state flag containing the Confederate battle flag from U.S. Capitol grounds: I applaud the South Carolina Legislature for signing legislation into State Adams law that removes the Confederate battle flag from flying over the State House. The Confederate battle flag symbolizes a painful time in our country's history; a time when men and women were held in chattel slavery. For many, the flag continues to symbolize the hatred and oppression of that era. The recent tragedy in South Carolina is a horrific reminder of the work we have to do in order to stomp out hatred and bigotry in our country. It is past time we abandon the usage of this offensive vestige of the past and I am proud the South Carolina legislature moved to do what is right.

Now, I urge Governor McCrory and the North Carolina General Assembly to act swiftly in discontinuing Confederate battle flag embossed license plates. I stand with many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in urging Congress to remove any item with Confederate battle flag symbols from U.S. Capitol grounds.

U.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC12) Washington, D.C.

CBC applauds S.C. vote to remove flag from grounds

Today, Rep. G. K. Butterfield, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement commending the South Carolina Legislature for its swift action to remove the Confederate Battle flag from State House grounds: Early this morning [Thursday, July 9], the South Carolina legislature took a decisive step toward uniting South Carolinians by passing a bill to remove the Confederate Battle flag from State House grounds.

The Confederate Battle flag has long been a divisive symbol intended to celebrate a dark period in American history during which four million blacks were held as slaves, not seen as human beings, but merely as property.

We cannot erase or change history, but we can, as witnessed in South Carolina, take meaningful steps to move forward together by removing a painful symbol of hate, bigotry, and oppression that has plagued our nation. The Congressional Black Caucus applauds the state of South Carolina for its progress towards a brighter future.

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Rep. G. K. Butterfield (NC-1), Chairman Washington, D.C. To learn more about the Congressional Black Caucus, visit http://cbc-butterfield.house.gov.

Greensboro law is horrendous, takes democracy from the people To the Editor:

The North Carolina NAACP and Forward Together Moral Movement stand in strong opposition to the race-based overreaching undertaken by the General Assembly last Thursday [July 2]. In a prime example of anti-democratic actions and bully politics, the N.C. General Assembly pushed forward an atrocious, race-based state bill disguised as a local redistricting bill that will have a detrimental impact on the city of Greensboro for years to come.

The anti-democracy state legislators think they know how to govern Greensboro better than its own citizens – ignoring both the proper leg-

islative process and the opportunity for public feedback. This faction wants to make it harder for minorities and working people to have influence with their votes. But the people of Greensboro are not fooled.

Sen. Trudy Wade, former Greensboro City Councilwoman, and Joyce Krawiec, from Forsyth County, introduced Senate Bill 36, which originally proposed the redistricting plan for Greensboro but failed to make traction in the House and ended up being stuck in committee. To get around the process, the Greensboro redistricting plan was added to HB 263. Senator Bob Rucho’s Senate Redistricting Committee took a rushed, hushed vote a few weeks ago, setting the stage for a major fight with the people of Greensboro.

Before this horrendous law was passed, Greensboro had three atlarge City Council seats and five single district Council seats. The Greensboro mayor voted on every issue, and elections for City Council were hotly contested, since there was no run-off.

Now, House Bill 263 eliminates at-large seats and establishes eight single-member districts; limits the power of the mayor, allowing her/him to vote only in case of ties; establish a run-off election, creating incentives for back-room deals.

Most Republicans and Democrats in Greensboro supported a referendum – for any changes to the city council structure and district lines to be voted on by the people of the City of Greensboro. But instead, the extreme far right in the General Assembly voted to make Greensboro the only city in North Carolina that cannot change its council structure or voting districts without permission from the state legislature.

By opening the way for new districts, Rucho and his race-based computer map-maker can draw maps to divide and dilute minority voters.

They have already split the campus of North Carolina A&T University into different districts. Soon minorities and other vulnerable voters will have no say in how their city is governed.

The N.C. NAACP will look into taking legal action and supports the people of Greensboro who strongly oppose these anti-democracy steps to dilute the minority vote. One person’s vote is equal to another’s.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II President, N.C. NAACP Durham

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U.S. and local governments should stop honoring Confederate traitors RACE, THE SOUTH AND THE CONFEDERACY

Can you imagine wavGeorge ing a flag that h o n o r s Curry Benedict Arnold, a Guest name synonyColumnist mous with treason?

H o w about traveling to work and back on Aldrich Ames Boulevard, a tribute to the CIA mole who secretly worked for the Russians?

Should we erect a statute of Robert Hanssen, the FBI computer and wiretapping expert who spent most of his career spying for the Soviet Union and Russia, in the hallway of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.?

Do you favor naming public schools attended mostly by Jews after Fritz Kuhn to honor the German who lived in the U.S. and was in charge of the famous U.S. Nazi group, the German-American Bund?

If you are repulsed by the thought of honoring those traitors, you should be equally indignant at the thought of erecting statues and naming streets and schools after Confederate traitors.

Make no mistake about it: Those who declared war on the Union were traitors, defined as “a person who is not loyal to his or her own country, friends, etc.”

Eleven Southern states broke from the Union for the same reason.

Writing in his book, “The Creation of Confederate Nationalism: Ideology and Identity in the Civil War South,” Drew Gilpin Faust observed, “leaders of the secession movement across the South cited slavery as the most compelling reason for southern independence.”

Alexander Stephens, in what became known as the Cornerstone Speech, said on March 21, 1861 in Savannah, Ga., “The new constitution has put at rest, forever, all the agitating questions relating to our peculiar institution – African slavery as it exists amongst us – the proper status of the negro in our form of civilization. This was the immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution.”

He explained, “[The Confederate] “its corner-stone rests upon the great truth, that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery – subordination to the superior race – is his natural and normal condition.

This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth.”

Theses historical facts notwithstanding, a majority of Americans – 57 percent – view the Confederate flag as a symbol of Southern pride rather than racism, according to a recent CNN poll.

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It gets more interesting when the numbers are broken down by race. Of Whites polled, only 25 percent view the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism.

However, 72 percent of Blacks associate the flag with racism.

It is time to bring down the Confederate flag of hate, but we shouldn’t stop there. We should remove the monuments and tributes to the Civil War traitors from public buildings and streets. If Robert J. Bentley, the Republican governor of Alabama, can voluntarily remove four Confederate flags from the Capitol grounds in Montgomery and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (RKy.) can recommend that a statue of Kentucky-born Jefferson Davis be removed from the state Capitol, it is time to remove the tributes to Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol.

Visitors to the Capitol are greeted by towering statues of 11 former Confederate leaders, including Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Vice President Alexander H. Stephens and Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon, said it’s time for the statues to be removed.

He told the Associated Press, “Young children, school children, walk by these statues, and those of us who serve in the Congress, we have to get our own house in order … We have to have a cleansing in this place.”

There is still cleansing to be done at the state level.

Despite the removal the Confederate flags from the Capitol grounds in Alabama, for example, the state annually celebrates Confederate Memorial Day, Jefferson Davis’ birthday, and honors Robert E. Lee on the same day it observes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.

A large statue of Jefferson Davis on the Capitol grounds overlooks Dexter Avenue, where Dr. King pastored his first church.

The Confederate Monument is still on the grounds and a star still marks the spot where Jefferson Davis took the oath as president of the Confederate states.

Mississippi also combines the birthdays of Dr. King and Robert E. Lee,

observes Confederate Memorial Day on the last Monday of April and combines national observance of Memorial Day with Jefferson Davis’ birthday as a state holiday.

In addition to Alabama and Mississippi, Confederate Memorial Day is also observed as a state holiday in Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Let the cleansing begin. Like Maj. General William T. Sherman, let’s march though Dixie and the rest of the nation until we rid the United States of tributes to traitors.

George E. Curry, former editor-inchief of Emerge magazine, is editor-inchief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and BlackPressUSA.com. Curry can be reached through his website, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorgeand George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.

McCrory is talk but no action on Confederate flag license plates Chris Fitzsimon

Guest Columnist A few days after the massacre of nine AfricanAmericans at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, Gov. Pat McCrory announced he wanted North Carolina to stop issuing specialty license plates featuring the Confederate flag.

A spokesman said McCrory believed that in the wake of the shootings, “the time was right to change the policy.”

McCrory garnered praise and headlines across the state and nation for his statement and he deserved them, though it was the least the state could do and he was following the lead of other governors in the South like Terry McAuliffe in Virginia.

But it has now been 17 days [on July 10] since McCrory spoke up and the state has continued selling the license plates. The week of July 10 brought the news that sales of the

plates had increased since McCrory’s remarks and that DMV sold out of them more than a week earlier.

A M c C r o r y Administration spokesman says more plates are being made and should be available in 30 days and that DMV is currently taking pre-orders for them. So much for the governor standing up and ending a symbol of racism and hate manufactured by the state he leads.

McCrory says the General Assembly must act to end the sale of the plates.

Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger says McCrory can do it with an executive order. Meanwhile, as the two leaders conveniently call on the other to do something, nothing is done and more confederate plates are being sold and more are being made.

McCrory may honestly believe he doesn’t have the authority to stop issuing the plates, but if that’s true, he doesn’t seem too bothered by the inaction of Berger and other legislative leaders.

McCrory had held more than a dozen media events since he first spoke out about the Confederate plates. He has cut ribbons at businesses and called on lawmakers to approve his

proposals for bonds for transportation and infrastructure. He has not mentioned the Confederate flag plates.

Maybe he is waiting for the General Assembly to act on its own, but that’s

hardly what a leader would do.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed legislation Thursday [July 9] to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state Capitol grounds, and it was removed Friday morning.

Haley demanded the legislation after the Charleston shootings and worked hard

to make sure it passed, even reportedly making an emotional appeal to state House Republicans at a closed caucus meeting.

Haley knew that removing the flag was the right thing to do, and she

made it happen.

McCrory says that ending the Confederate license plates is the right thing to do but isn’t sure he can make it happen and doesn’t seem inclined to use the weight of his office to force the General Assembly to act.

North Carolina Congresswoman Alma

Adams issued a statement Thursday praising the South Carolina legislature and calling on McCrory and the North Carolina General Assembly to discontinue the license plates bearing the Confederate

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flag. [That statement can be seen on the Opinion page of The Chronicle in this issue.]

And she’s right.

Somebody needs to stop issuing the plates and stop making them and cancel the orders. A Confederate flag should not fly on the capitol grounds of South Carolina and should not be

on official license plates made and sold by the state of North Carolina.

McCrory is in charge, and it is up to him. The millions of people he represents who see that flag as a symbol of hate deserve a governor who not only says the right thing about it, but follows up and actually does the right thing.

No one believes that removing the flag will solve the problem of racism that still plagues our state and our society. But symbols are important; the confederate flag needs to go. There’s no place for it on public buildings or public grounds or public license plates.

Let’s see if McCrory is up to it or if he is just full of talk.

Chris Fitzsimon, Founder and Executive Director of NC Policy Watch, writes the daily Fitzsimon File, delivers a radio commentary broadcast on WRAL-FM and hosts “News and Views,” a weekly radio news magazine that airs on multiple stations across North Carolina. Contact him at chris@ncpolicywatch.com.

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It’s possible that lightning may have caused one of the fires. Another may be the result of faulty electricity. Still, in the past couple of weeks, there were fires at churches in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Tennessee. At least two have been ruled arson by local fire departments.

Several are still being investigated.

Is it a coincidence that churches are burning in the days since the massacre at Emanuel A . M . E .

Church in Charleston, S o u t h Carolina?

President Obama spoke to the historical importance of Black churches when he eulogized the Rev. Clementa Pinckney. The church, he said, “is and always has

These church burnings fire me up. They ought to fire us all up. The burnings ought to spark a resistance to racism unlike any we have seen in the past. These church fires ought to infuse us with the passion of Bree Newsome, the AfricanAmerican woman [from Charlotte, North Carolina] who climbed up a pole and snatched the Confederate flag from the pole outside the South Carolina State House. She didn’t wait for Gov. Nikki Haley to take the Confederate flag down; she was too fired up to

bolize the energy needed for change.

In the wake of these church burnings, the righteous need to be fired up and ready to go in dismantling the racism that has plagued our nation since its founding. We need to collectively debunk the myth that the Confederate flag is about history and heritage – it is simply about White supremacy. We need to go to school boards, especially in the South, to demand curriculum revisions when young people are force-fed inaccurate history about the Civil War. We need to put those employers “on blast� when they can’t “find� any AfricanAmericans to hire. We ought to encourage the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to ensure that those who get federal contracts comply with the law — that those who get federal contracts do affirmative action hiring.

The Mother Emanuel massacre demonstrates that

“To set fire to a Black church, to kill people in a Black church, to bomb a church strikes at the very heart of our community.� wait. After all, Haley’s post-massacre announcement that the flag should not fly on State House grounds is symbolic until the South Carolina legisla-

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been the center of AfricanAmerican life.� He went on to describe Black churches as “hush harbors� for enslaved people, “praise houses where their free descendants could gather and shout hallelujah, rest stops for the weary along the Underground Railroad, bunkers for the foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement.�

To set fire to a Black church, to kill people in a Black church, to bomb a church strikes at the very heart of our community.

These acts of terrorism are meant to intimidate, to send a message. That these recent fires have happened in the wake of protests against the vile Confederate flag suggests that these fires may be pushback from the protests, a continuation of work of the man who murdered nine people in Emanuel A.M.E. Church. Whoever is burning churches, though, forgets that it is not 1815, but 2015. The intimidation tactics that worked during slavery won’t work now.

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ture votes to take the flag down.Meanwhile, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, not needing legislative approval, ordered four Confederate flags to be taken down from the Capitol grounds that served as the first headquarters of the Confederacy.

A South Carolina woman, Edith S. Childs, came up with a slogan when candidate Obama visited Greenwood (population about 23,000) for an event that drew a scant 20 people. To energize the small crowd, Childs walked through the crowd attempting to fire them up.

The call and response phrase, “fired up, ready to go� not only galvanized the small gathering, but became a central chant of Obama’s 2008 campaign.

Used everywhere from civil rights gatherings to country clubs, “fired up� captured the energy of the first Obama campaign.

Indeed, organizations used the “fired up� slogan to get people out to vote, to work on issues other than the Obama campaign, to sym-

racism is alive and well in these United States. We experience it everywhere we turn, from our national statues (fewer than 10 Black women are commemorated in public statues) to persistent housing segregation. Too many of us have accepted this racism, or feel powerless to fight it. Thus, it persists.

It was gratifying to see the multiracial crowds that mobilized in solidarity with the Mother Emanuel Nine.

It would be interesting to see how many of those mobilized are willing to be involved in anti-racist work. All of us need to be “fired up, ready to go� to persistently and consistently dismantle the racism that is woven into the very fabric of our national consciousness.

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Film showing at WSSU draws huge crowd before Moral Monday march

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PRE–MORAL MONDAY MARCH EVENT

On Thursday, July 9, over 150 filed into the Student Activity Center on the campus of Winston-Salem State University to learn more and about the N.C. 2013 voter law and the Moral Monday March.

The turnout has sparked plans for more such meetings at WSSU. During the town hall-style meeting, a documentary titled “Ferguson: A Report from Occupied Territory� was shown, followed by an open discussion mediated by members of WSSU Student Government Association.

The film, directed by Tim Pool, examines the problems of racial injustice in and around the town of Ferguson, Missouri. In the documentary, Pool turns to the residents of St. Louis County to tell viewers what it’s like to be racially profiled.

After the film showing, community members and students from WSSU talked about how the struggles of the people in Ferguson relates back to the Moral Monday March and all it represents.

WSSU Student Body President Kyle Brown believes it is important for a younger generation to take charge and make a difference. “The film was very powerful,� Brown said. “It is time for our generation to take charge of the movement. These

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Voting Rights Act of 1965; and the struggle that is still ongoing today for voters’ rights and the impact that it has on AfricanAmericans. Holmes-Johnson urged the crowd to be strategic as part of the movement and to continue the struggle to the fight.

The session proceeded with words from the opening speaker, Attorney Theodore Shaw, who is also director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights. Shaw discussed Vernon Dahmer, who was killed in 1966 fighting to register voters. He discussed Dahmer’s saying that he quoted during his lifetime, “If you don’t vote, you don’t count,� which was why he lead the struggle that he led. Shaw then discussed the importance of voting, for he explained how the Right to Vote is sacred, and that one has to fight or one can’t win. Shaw then followed it up by saying, “Life has meaning only in struggle; let us celebrate

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laws that are set in place will affect us the most.�

The law being dubbed the “Monster Voter Suppression Bill� by the N.C. NAACP attacked young people’s right to vote Photos by Tevin Stinson by eliminating pre-registraOver 150 people filled the Student Activity Center on the campus of WSSU on tion for eligible 16- and 17Thursday, July 9 for a viewing of the documentary Ferguson: A Report from year-olds.

Occupied Territory, and to discuss the Moral Monday March for Voting Rights. “I want young people to participate and get involved.� Brown said. vice president of the N.C. NAACP Youth and College Linda Sutton, member and organizer for Democracy Division, talked about the schedule for the rally and how N.C., said the film showed her that this is not just about important it is to be educated on the case and get involved. politics but quality of life. “We can’t just sit by and watch our rights be taken “If nobody says anything, nothing will happen,� away from us like this,� Alcord said. “We will not just sit Sutton said. “We have to wake up and make a change not by and just watch times change. This is the new South, only with politics but quality of life as well.� and I believe we can make a difference.�

Democracy N.C. is a nonpartisan organization that The event was so successful that throughout the uses research and organizing to increase voter participa- upcoming school year, the SGA of WSSU will hold simition and reduce the influence of big money in politics. For lar town hall meetings to continue the discussion on racial over 20 years, Democracy N.C. worked to protect democ- suppression in the state and ways to extinguish it. racy in the state and promote citizen ownership of govern“I want to keep this going,� said Brown. “We will ment. write down everything that was discussed here today and After the town hall meeting, Demonte Alcord, first keep it for later discussions we have late in the year.�

in the struggle.�

The Teach-In also contained a video viewing of “This is Our Selma,� which was followed by panelist speakers Tyler Swanson, political action chair of the N.C. NAACP Youth and College; Vashti Hinton, N.C. A&T student and arrestee; Isela G u i t i e r e z , Democracy N.C. Swanson discussed his overall concern about havShittu ing the right to vote, which is slowly being taken away.

Swanson also urged everyone to be involved in every election.

Hinton discussed the effect H.B. (House Bill) 589 has on the college students, such as not having the right to vote.

She also expressed the importance of being able to vote.

Guitierez discussed H.B. 589, also known as the Monster Bill, and the tour that is used to help educate the people about the ramifications within the law that is taking away people’s right to vote.

Guitierez also discussed the dangers that are contained within the law.

Sessions on the agenda also included: “Racial Violence and Criminal (In) Justice: From Montgomery Selma to Charleston�; “The Fight for Economic Justice and Living Wages�; and “Building Coalitions to Sustain a Social Justice Movement.�

City Council Member Derwin Montgomery was at the teach-in. He discussed his hope in the court responding to the N.C. NAACP position and expressed

his concern with the law. Montgomery expressed doubt that he would currently have his position if the law were in place when he was elected, for he is a product of early/same day registration. Montgomery believes that voting rights should be made as easy as possible for the people.

Montgomery said he is trying to help in his own way by educating the people about what is exactly going on, and how it affects more than a few individuals.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro student and Ignite N.C. member Femi Shittu hopes the N.C. NAACP wins, for she expressed the struggle she has seen firsthand when trying to vote. “Last time I voted, half of the students was not able to get to vote,� Shittu said. Shittu ultimately expressed her concern about the voting laws affecting the overall livelihood of people, for she feels it affects living choice and trying to get established.

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COLUMBIA, S.C.– The Confederate battle flag no longer flies at South Carolina's Statehouse, now relegated to a room filled with other relics of the state's secession. Other vestiges of the Civil Warera South are unlikely to vanish so soon.

Several states have taken or are considering action to remove the flag and other Confederate symbols and monuments since the massacre of nine people at a Bible study inside a black church; police have charged a man shown in pictures with the flag who they say was motivated by hate. It has been banished from Alabama's Capitol and federal cemeteries, and Memphis officials are working to move the remains and a statue of slave trader and Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest out of a prominent park.

Still, the region is full of monuments to key players in the Confederacy and even the Ku Klux Klan.

Confederate flags remain a common sight on license plates in the South, and the flag is a part of Mississippi's own state flag. Georgia's state flag is based on the national flag of the Confederacy known as the stars and bars.

The response in South Carolina and other states is encouraging after 15 years of no activity but was prompted only by a ``massacre,'' said Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center. ``We need a kind of mental cleansing down here,'' Potok said. ``It's 150 years overdue.''

Large numbers of flag supporters, who say it symbolizes Southern heritage and history, remain. North Carolina sold out of its version of Confederate license plates when Gov. Pat McCrory said the state should stop selling them; no action has been taken yet to halt the sales. Sons of Confederate Veterans groups in states including Georgia and Virginia have pledged to fight to keep them.

Chad Haden, 34, of Braxton, Mississippi, said many flags have flown for nations that allowed slavery, including the U.S. flag.

Haden said one of his ancestors fought for the Confederacy, and he does not want to see Mississippi's flag change any more than he wanted the battle flag in South Carolina to come down. ``I've got to question the motive of it, of why they come after us? It's like they're trying to take one bad thing from us, slavery, and they ignore the progress that was made before the war. They try to make us the villain. I've got a question: Is it just a hatred of Southerners?''

Top Republicans in Mississippi, including the House speaker and both U.S. Senators, have pushed to follow South Carolina's lead, though Gov. Phil Bryant has said he won't call a special session to consider removing the battle flag from the state flag.

He has pointed to a 2001 vote where supporters of the flag outnumbered opponents 2-to-1.

Bryant, his lieutenant governor and every member of the legislature are up for re-election this fall.

Derrick Johnson, president of the Mississippi NAACP,

has called on Bryant to bring about change. ``It's time to write the next chapter of our history,'' he said Thursday.

Georgia's state flag long resembled the Confederate stars and bars until 1956, when the design prominently incorporated the battle flag design removed from South Carolina. That was widely believed to be a protest to the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that ordered the desegregation of schools.

New flag ordered In 2001, Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes signed a law ordering a new flag that prominently featured the state seal against a blue background; much smaller images of the older, Confederate-inspired flags of the past were shown beneath, above the words ``In God We Trust.'' That design lasted only until 2003, when Barnes lost reelection and his Republican successor signed a bill into law restoring the stars and bars-inspired design.

Other efforts to change the flag failed, including in 1993 when then-Gov. Zell Miller called the rebel e m b l e m ``theConfederacy's most inflammatory symbol.''

Democratic state Sen. Vincent Fort, who is black,

plans to introduce legislation to end Georgia's commemoration of Confederate holidays, which are commonly observed by governments in the Deep South.

However, many of his Republican counterparts in the GOP-dominated legislature and the governor have shown little appetite for taking up such issues. ``We will take our first bite at the elephant, and digest it one bite at a time,'' Fort said last month.

In South Carolina, Gov. Nikki Haley made it a priority for lawmakers to pass legislation to take the flag down, reversing course from her 2014 campaign trail dismissal of Democratic challenger Vincent Sheheen's call for its removal as a campaign stunt.

On Friday, she told NBC's ``Today'' show it was crucial to remove a symbol considered an emblem of slavery by many, saying ``no one should ever drive by the Statehouse and feel pain.''

Thousands watched an honor guard lower the flag and roll it up to be carried to the nearby Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, chanting ``USA!'' and singing ``hey, hey, hey, goodbye.'' Jubilant supporters of taking the flag down vastly outnumbered those who hoped it would

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A hole remains in the ground at the South Carolina Statehouse after workers tore up the concrete base, which used to hold a flagpole that flew the Confederate flag Monday, July 13, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina took down the rebel banner after more than 50 years flying over some part of the Capitol.

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remain, and the daughter of one of the women killed at the Charleston church struck an optimistic note. ``The tragedy was a tragedy. But now on the other side of that tragedy, we see a lot of positives coming out,'' said Denise Quarles, whose mother, Myra Thompson, was among those killed June 17. ``Maybe people will change their hearts.'' ___ Associated Press writer Emily Wagster Pettus in Jackson, Mississippi, contributed to this report.

Foody reported from Atlanta.

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An honor guard from the South Carolina Highway patrol removes the Confederate battle flag from the Capitol grounds in Columbia, S.C., ending its 54-year presence there, on Friday, July 10, 2015.

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It took a while for the Winston-Salem Lady Warcats to get their juices flowing against USA Elite in women’s semi-pro basketball action last Saturday.

But once that happened, what had been a tightly contested game eventually turned into a one-sided affair.

By the time the dust settled, Winston-Salem cruised to a 97-64 victory in the regular-season finale

for both teams, which was played at the Fulton Family YMCA. Both teams finished in the lower tier of the Women’s Blue Chip

means that neither team will make this year’s playoffs.

Former Winston-Salem State star Vontisha Woods turned in her best-ever performance with the Lady Wa r c a t s .

Woods, a 5-feet11 forward who is in her third year with this team, dominated with a career-

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Cheven Pickard (in white) plays tenacious defense against Monique Floyd of USA Elite.

Pointer emerged as a much-improved offensive threat during his senior year at St. John's.

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

For Sir’Dominic Pointer, it’s been an immensely satisfying year. The year, however, isn’t over.

Pointer, a 6-foot-6 swing man who played at Quality Education Academy (QEA), capped a brilliant final season at St. John’s University. He was a prime factor in helping the Red Storm make its first NCAA Tournament appearance in four years.

But that’s only the beginning.

In May, he graduated from college with a degree in Sports Management. A month later, the Cleveland

Cavaliers made Pointer a second-round pick in the NBA Draft. Now he’s looking to prove himself as a rookie in the NBA Summer League.

“I’m so blessed,” said Pointer, who averaged 13.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.9 steals per game as a college senior. “One of my goals was to leave college with a degree and I did it. Hearing my name called out during the draft was very special. I’m excited to get the opportunity to show what I can do at the next level.”

Pointer closed out his college career as Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the Big East Conference. Although Pointer built his reputation as a fiercely competitive lock-

Photo by Craig T. Greenlee

Photo by St. John's University Athletics

down defender, he was hardly one-dimensional, especially as a senior. His mid-range jumper improved dramatically which helped to elevate his value in the eyes of the pro scouts.

Perhaps the most noteworthy collegiate accomplishment for Pointer was winning the Haggerty Award, an annual honor which goes to the top Division I college basketball player in the metro New York City area. Winning that prestigious award put Pointer in elite company with past winners which includes Chris Mullin, Mark Jackson and Ron Artest – all of whom had standout NBA careers.

At QEA, Pointer (Class of 2011) was the key figure

New Head Coach Stevenson looks to get Bobcats back to winning ways

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Antwon Stevenson knew that one day he would get his shot at being a head coach. Earlier this year, Stevenson got that chance when he was named head coach at Glenn High School.

Stevenson, a native of High Point, had been an assistant coach with the Bobcats for the past 13 seasons. He will replace Aldine Payne, who resigned last year after five seasons because of health issues.

Although Stevenson always had ambitions of being a head coach, he said he was willing to wait even longer because he knew God already had a plan in place for him.

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Antwon Stevenson, the new head coach at Glenn High School, had been an assistant coach with the Bobcats for the past 13 seasons.

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“Sir’Dominic is in a great place (Cleveland) where he can make it.”

–Isaac Pitts, QEA basketball coach

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on a team that finished 254 against a national-caliber schedule. As an all-purpose contributor, he averaged 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 4 blocked shots per game.

“Sir’Dominic is in a great place (Cleveland) where he can make it,” said Isaac Pitts of QEA, who coached Pointer in high school. “He’s a super athlete with a big heart and he exudes confidence. But what pleases me most is that he graduated on time.

To me, that’s bigger than going to the NBA.” There are no certainties for NBA second-round draft picks and free agents.

They don’t have guaranteed contracts, so summer league basketball is so crucial. If Pointer plays well enough during the summer season, which ends on July 20, he’ll earn an invitation to pre-season training camp. Making it to camp would give him the chance to test his wares against LeBron James, who is frequently referred to as the best player on the planet.

For now, though, first things must come first.

“Being able to play and compete against LeBron James in practices would be a great experience,” said Pointer. “I can learn from

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me being the head coach at Robert B. Glenn High School was already ordained 13 years ago,” Stevenson said.

It was former head coach Dick Cline that brought Stevenson on as an assistant in 2002. Under Cline, the Bobcats were 7931 and were in the state playoffs eight times before his retirement in 2010.

Stevenson said Cline was a man of detail that taught him a lot about coaching on the high school level.

“Coach Cline was man who knew how to get the most out of his players,” Stevenson said. “During his tenure, we were never the biggest or the fastest but you had to beat us.”

Coach Stevenson said that Cline also taught him how important it is to surround yourself with a good coaching staff, and that is exactly what he plans to do as head coach.

A few months after taking over as head coach Stevenson named Kevin Wallace offensive coordi-

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high 33 points on 15-of-17 field goal shooting.

Woods wasn’t a solo act. Point guard Cierra York (5-of-8 from the field) provided ample assistance with 26 points, which included a perfect 10-for-10 showing at the free throw line.

Aside from Woods and York, the Lady Warcats got solid contributions from Chevena Pickard and Desiree Drayton, who scored nine points apiece.

“Vontisha was exceptional,” said Coach Chris Geter of the Lady Warcats, who finished the season at 4-5. “She got out and filled the lanes nicely. All season

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him and grow. But in order for that to happen, I still have to make the team.

Everything starts with what happens in the summer league. I believe I can make a difference as a defensive stopper. At the offensive end, I can get to the basket and I’m able to energize the players around me.”

Pointer got his first taste of action with Cleveland in its first two games of summer league play last weekend. In limited playing time (17 minutes per game), Pointer shot 60 percent from the field and averaged 3.5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocked shots against the Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets.

Based on early reports from the summer league’s w e b s i t e (http://www.nba.com/summerleague/), Pointer is making his presence felt.

Here’s a game story snippet on that website from the Cavs-Warriors contest.

“Pointer was just 1-of-3 (field goal shooting), but blocked a pair of shots, and showed on several occasions why the Cavaliers like him as a long, versatile defender.”

The time that Pointer spent at QEA was memorable for all the right reasons. He acknowledged that the challenges he faced on the court and in the

classroom helped to prepare him for life as a student-athlete at the majorcollege level. Developing the right mindset, he explained, made a big difference in his overall development.

“Regardless of any obstacles you may face, you’re never out of it,” he said. “You continue to work hard and keep moving forward.”

long, she has provided whatever her team needed, and today was no exception. She’s the one who keeps it all together for this group.”

Initially, it appeared that USA Elite might provide a thorough test for the home team. With six minutes left in the second quarter, the visitors led 24-18.

But over the next two minutes, Woods scored four points in a 6-0 Lady Warcats run to tie the game at 24. From that point on, Winston-Salem started to gain momentum and took a 38-33 lead at the half.

As things turned out, that quick spurt was the spark the Lady Warcats needed. Fueled by its stifling defensive pressure,

Winston-Salem seized control by forcing turnovers, which led to multiple fastbreak points in transition.

For the game, Geter’s team shot 66 percent from the field.

“Our intensity was the best that it’s been all season,” said Woods, who also grabbed four rebounds.

“Once we fell behind by a few points (in the second quarter), we knew we had to put a stop to what was happening.

“We had to pick up the intensity and we kept it up for the rest of the game.

Our defense makes us good offensively. Not only did we communicate with each other like we’re supposed to, but we shared the basketball.”

nator.

Last season, Wallace was the offensive coordinator at Greensboro College but is eager to get to work with Stevenson and the Bobcats. He said he accepted the position partly because of the relationship Stevenson has with his players.

“He has a connection with the players. That was big for me,” Wallace said.

“I know he’s going to do great as head coach. He’s already showing that in the early practices and workouts.”

With 22 seniors returning from a team that posted a 3-8 record last season, Stevenson and the Bobcats hope to have a better record at the end of the 2015 season.

Seniors Nick Wagner and Darius “DJ” Miller, who have been with the program since they were freshman, are firm believers that Coach Stevenson has all the tools to get the Bobcats back to those winning ways.

“Coach really knows a lot about football,” said Miller. “Most of all I want a ring. I defiantly see us

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Juvonte Reddic (2010 QEA graduate), was all set to play with the Brooklyn Nets as a free agent in the NBA Summer League.

Prior to the July Fourth weekend, however, Reddic suffered a back injury, which ended his summer prematurely. A little over a year ago, the former Virginia Commonwealth star graduated with a degree in business.

Reddic, a 6-feet-9, 250 pounds power forward whose home is WinstonSalem, was not selected in last year’s NBA Draft. He spent last season playing for VL Pesaro of the Italian League and he averaged 8.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Once Reddic’s back is healed, it’s believed that he’ll most likely go back overseas to play another season in one of the European leagues. going deep in the playoffs this year.”

Wagner, who plays linebacker, said he believes that Coach Stevenson should have already had a head coaching job.

“In some ways, I do feel like he should have already had a head coaching job,” said Wagner. “He brings a lot to the table and expects a lot out of us on and off the field.”

Stevenson believes before they can be successful on the field they must first be good citizens off the field, and that is what he wants his players to remember about him when his coaching days are over.

“When I’m done coaching, I want my players to be able to say they played for a God- fearing man who always wanted his players to do right, and who gave his all to the program and to each individual,” Stevenson said. “I would give them the shirt off my back.”

The Bobcats will open their 2015 campaign Friday, Aug. 21, when they face off against North Forsyth.

Sir'Dominic Pointer (15 in red) has a well-established reputation as a tenacious one-on-one defender.

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Vontisha Woods scored a game-high 33 points and shot 88.2 percent from the field in the Lady Warcats victory last Saturday.

Photo by Craig T. Greenlee

At the start of the third quarter, USA Elite (1-7) was still within striking distance of the lead, but only for about three minutes.

With Adrienne Terrell, Alisha Mosely, Catrina Dalton, Pickard and Drayton, taking turns being disruptive, the Lady Warcats continued to turn up their perimeter pressure.

Winston-Salem built its

first double-digit lead of the game at 51-41 with about 4:55 remaining in the third quarter. At the 7:42 mark of the fourth, the Lady Warcats’ margin ballooned to 72-54.

“Today, we did what we were supposed to do,” said Geter. “Playing great defense is what we do. I’m always telling these ladies to stay in attack mode. It’s

like that saying that goes: If you don’t work, you don’t eat. Well, we came out and put in the necessary work on defense, so we ate pretty good.”

For USA Elite, Jazmine Charles (13 points), Hillary Walters (10 points) and Monique Floyd (9 points) were the top scorers.

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Golf clinic helps students learn and have fun

Shown are some of the about 90 elementary, middle and high school students participating in the 18th annual Vic Johnson Junior Golf Clinic on July 9.

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BY KIM UNDERWOOD WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS

Cameron Adams is still working on keeping her head still when she hits a golf ball.

“The coach says, when I swing I dance because I move my head,” said Cameron, who will be in the fourth grade at Middle Fork Elementary School.

Cameron likes to dance – just talking about dancing got her feet going – but, for the sake of her golf game, she is working on not moving her head when she swings.

On the morning of July 9, Cameron was one of about 90 elementary, middle and high school students at the driving range at Reynolds Park Golf Course. They were particis pating in the 18th annual Vic Johnson Junior Golf Clinic.

Johnson, who is a member of the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County Board of Education and a retired assistant principal, started the annual clinic in 1997 because he thought that golf had a lot to offer young people. This year, it has been held on Tuesdays and Thursdays since the school year ended. Most participants go to a school in the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County school system.

Tai Springs, who will be in sixth grade at Clemmons Middle School, has been enjoying learning to play golf. “Once you get the hang of it, it’s fun,” Tai said.

“We hit the balls so they can go far,” said Caman Chaplin, who is 9 and goes to Caleb’s Creek Elementary.

The youngest participant was Cameron Clement, who will start kindergarten at Petree Elementary School this fall. His favorite part?

“When the golf club makes it fly.”

Young coach

One of the coaches was Malcolm Gant, a high school junior who is on the golf team at Parkland High School. Gant started participating in the clinic when he was 5 and graduated to being a coach last year.

“I want the kids to learn the game of golf,” he said. For one, he thinks it’s a fun game. He also thinks e it’s a skill that will serve them well as adults. Should anyone ever ask them whether they want to play a round, they can say, “Yes.” Jayden Kirby’s mother emphasized the first part when she sent Jayden, who will be in the second grade at Cash Elementary School, to the clinic. “My mom sent me here to have a little fun,” Jayden said.

Jaeden Allen’s mother emphasized the making connections part. “My mom told me while playing golf you can meet a businessman, and y’all can both make money together,” said Jaeden who will be a fifth-grader at Arts Based School.

This is the first year at the clinic for Noah Bowman who is heading to the sixth grade at Flat Rock Middle School. Noah has had big fun. “I get to hit the ball really far,” he said.

As for what he wants to

do when he grows up, he said, “I haven’t thought on that yet.”

Other participants have. For many of the boys, becoming a professional football or basketball player tops the list.

Jamil Jeter, who will be a fourth-grader at Union Cross Elementary School, wants to be a point guard in the NBA (National Basketball Association).

As it happens, Derek Jeter, the now-retired famous baseball player, is a cousin of Jamil’s father. Jamil would love to become so good at basketball that one day Derek Jeter will be telling people that they are related.

Carmen Fleming, who will be in the third grade at Sedge Garden Elementary, is planning to become a chef when she grows up.

She has already started acquiring the necessary skills. “I help my mom and dad cook,” she said.

Imparting life lessons

Along with golf skills, the coaches work on imparting such life lessons as the importance of persistence. Amauri Wright, who will be in the fifth grade at Moore Elementary School, said that one thing he has learned is “when you grow up, life is not going to be easy.”

Something he has enjoyed about the clinic is the chance to be out and about. “I don’t have to stay at home every day,” Amauri said.

Kory Campbell, who will be a sixth-grader at Southeast Middle School, has been participating in the clinic since he was 5. “I like that I get to learn more about golf every year,” Kory said, “and some people I don’t get to see in the summer I might get to see here.”

In addition to enjoying “hitting the ball and seeing it go,” Bryce Baker, who will be in the fourth grade at Caleb’s Creek Elementary, likes to read.

He has read all of the books in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. He likes the mysteries in the stories and “how Rowley always gets annoyed.”

Bryce has a 14-yearold brother so he knows what it’s like to get annoyed in real life, too.

Today was the final day, so after hitting balls at the driving range for about an hour, everyone moved to a nearby shelter for a celebration and a hot dog lunch, thanks to Aramark Food Service and the Chancellor’s Office at Winston-Salem State University.

Trenton Dozier, who will be a fifth-grader at Sedge Garden Elementary School, received the Samuel Puryear Sr. Award, given to a participant who embodies such positive traits as obedience, dependability and enthusiastic participation.

This was Trenton’s fifth year participating in the clinic. “I do this for fun and I do this for practice …

It looks easy but it’s kind of harder than it seems.”

A sentiment with which anyone who has ever played golf would agree.

The speakers at the celebration included: *Larry D. Little, a professor at Winston-Salem

State University

*Jim Thorpe, a retired professional golfer who went on to win more than 10 tournaments on the Senior Tour after winning three tournaments on the PGA Tour *Tim Grant, director of theWinston-Salem Recreation & Parks Department

*Gary Lash, a district supervisor for the City of Winston-Salem Little said that, when he was growing up, he did not have a father in his life and that Johnson served as a positive role model. “I owe so much to Victor Johnson,” Little said.

Johnson told him that dressing cool was fine but “if you really want to be cool, you have to be smart.”

“He taught me about reading the dictionary and studying,” Little said.

In addition to focusing on your education, Little said, “you have to listen to your parents and be dependable.”

Grant and Lash held up Gant as an example of what staying focused and working hard can do for you. The recreation department hired him this summer.

“I saw something positive in Malcolm,” Grant said.

“We had no choice but to give Malcolm a job,” Lash said.

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NCDOT TO HOLD CITIZENS PROJECT UPDATE MEETING JULY 23 FOR THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF IDOLS ROAD (S.R. 3000) FROM HAMPTON ROAD (S.R. 2999) TO U.S. 158

The N. C. Department of Transportation will hold a Citizens Project Update meeting in July regarding the proposed project to extend Idols Rd (S.R. 3000) from Hampton Road (S.R. 2999) to U.S. 158. The project proposes to extend Idols Road on new location a distance of approximately 2.0 miles. Right of way acquisition on the project began in February of 2005 and construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2016.

The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at the Village of Clemmons Village Hall at 3715 Clemmons Rd, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the meeting hours. NCDOT representatives will be available to discuss the project, answer questions and provide an updated schedule for the project. No formal presentation will be made. Citizens will also have the opportunity to submit comments and questions in writing.

The public can view maps displaying the location and design of the project online at http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/publicmeetings.

Anyone desiring additional information may contact Diane Hampton, Division Planning Engineer at 375 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston Salem, by phone (336)747-7800 or email dkhampton@ncdot.gov. All comments must be received no later than Thursday August 13, 2015.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Diane Wilson via e-mail at pdwilson1@ncdot.gov or by phone (919) 707-6073 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

Aquellas personas que hablan español y no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan antes de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494.

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Everyone wins

Everyone got a trophy and a T-shirt. Johnson said that Jamie Niederost was so excited about getting a T-shirt that, when he found out his family was going to be out of town today (July 9), he asked Johnson for his telephone number so he could call him up when they return and make arrangements to get his shirt.

Nobody was more excited about students receiving trophies than Shanae Reed, whose son Mitchell Torain will be in first grade at Petree Elementary. It’s his first trophy ever, Reed said, and, as soon as they got back home, it was going on the mantel above the fireplace in the living room.

Johnson’s wife, Dr. Constance Johnson, who was a professor at Winston-Salem State before she retired, helps him run the clinic along with volunteers, people from Winston-Salem Recreation & Parks Department and a dedicated group of coaches.

In addition to Gant, coaches this year included Hiawatha Bethea, Bobby Gwyn, Joel Maul, Luther Miller, Harry Transou, John Torian and Gene Williams.

“They have done so much for this community,” Johnson said.

Bethea said his goal was “to make sure they have a good time and learn a few things about golf.

Most of them are wellmannered, and they learn pretty quick.”

“I enjoy working with kids,” said Miller, who has known Johnson since he was a kid and who retired after 41 years as a high school math teacher.

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The New Dynamic Voices of Praise welcomed the community to the 22nd annual Happy Hill Garden Reunion. They sang about prayer, praise and love as the elements that have held members of the community together over the years.

William “Rock” Bitting and Ben Piggott, co-founders of the reunion since its inception in 1994, served as the masters of ceremonies.

Bitting grew up in Happy Hill. He is proud to have a connection to such a respected neighborhood.

“One of the main goals we have for this reunion is to delete stereotypes that have been used to limit those who lived here in Happy Hill,” said Bitting. “This has always been a great community. Stand up and give yourselves a hand for living in it.”

Many native sons and daughters stood and cheered for their heritage in Happy Hill.

Happy Hill Garden is the oldest liberated African-American community in North Carolina. The 22nd annual Happy Hill Garden Reunion was held at the William C. Sims Recreation Center on Friday, July 10. More than 100 supporters attended the gathering. Piggott, Bitting and the reunion committee decided to restructure the organization of the reunion based on the Five R's – respect, reconnect, recommit, replenish and revive.

In the spirit of these values, the committee conducted a reunion survey to determine who the supporters are, their willingness to contribute time, talent, and

resources to continue the reunion for a full weekend as it has been done in the past and their evaluations for improvements.

Cedric Moser was the master of music.

East Ward Councilman Derwin Montgomery and Tim Grant, WinstonSalem Recreation and Parks Director, brought greetings to the community.

Poet Vanessa Ware, author of the book Love Fire, and Actor and Spoken Word Artist Tim Howell wowed the crowd with poetry. Minister Johnell (Debra) Hunter of The Bless the Children Family Outreach Gardens directed the children in playing African instruments for the audience.

Maurice Johnson, a member of the Happy Hill Reunion Committee, shared the history of the Happy Hill Reunion.

The theme for the evening was “The Importance of the Father in the Community.” Three speakers addressed this topic: Thomas Orr, Phillip Carter, and Ricky Graves. Each of them received a certificate of participation. The Happy Hill Senior Citizen's Club received recognition for their support of the community and their strong love for Piggott's mother Mae Clarida Piggott, a member of the club for 22 years.

Piggott presented awards to fathers in the audience. Johnny “Peanut” Austin, 50, received recognition for being the youngest father in the house. Hubert Rice, 74, who lived on Foster Street, received an award for being the most “seasoned father” in the reunion. Artist Jerry Hanes received recognition for being the most creative father. His paintings are widely recognized.

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Reunion cofounders W i l l i a m " R o c k " Bitting, left, and Ben Piggott present Maurice Johnson an award from the reunion committee.

Community Calendar

WSSU Brown Alumni Bus Trip The WSSU Brown Alumni Chapter is sponsoring an overnight bus trip to Maryland Live Casino and Arundel Mills Mall, Hanover, Maryland, leaving Aug. 13 and returning Aug. 14. For more information respond immediately to Vera Hillian, Fundraiser Chair, at 336722-9505.

Art Exhibit "We are the Music Makers", a photography/ multimedia exhibit featuring the pioneers of southern music will open in the Simona Atkins Allen Gallery from July 7 to August 29 at the Delta Fine Art Center on 2611 New Walkertown Rd. Tim Duffy, Music Makers founder will speak on Thursday, July 9 at 6 p.m. with music from John Dee Holeman. The closing reception will be on Thursday, Aug. 27 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. with "We are the Music Makers" blues revue. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 336-722-2625 or visit deltaartscenter.org.

Noontime Organ Recitals Old Salem Museums and Gardens is hosting a series of free concerts on Wednesdays throughout the month of July at noon in the James A. Gray, Jr., Auditorium in the Old Salem Visitor Center.

There will be different performers playing on the Tannenberg Organ. For more information, visit oldsalem.org or call 336721-7300.

Artist Meet & Greet Triad Cultural Arts will sponsor an Artist Meet & Greet with Photographer/ Photojournalist, Owens Daniels of Owens Daniels Photography's. His artwork, “LIFE: In Black & White Street Photography” exhibit will be displayed at the Sawtooth School for Visual Art in the Corridor Gallery/ 3rd floor from July 8- through Aug. 8. The Meet & Greet will be held on Saturday, July 18, 1 to 3 p.m. Storytelling behind the lens and the stories of the images will be featured.

Gallery admission is free and open to the public.

Sawtooth School Of Visual Arts, 215 N. Spruce St. For More Information: Cheryl Harry 336-283-1709.

E-Waster Recycling Drive The Salvation Army Family Store at 680 Peters Creek Pkwy. is having a free E-waste recycling

drive on Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Items that will be accepted include: LCD (flat screen) Monitors and TVs, Laptops, Copy Machines, Computer Towers, DVD Players, Cameras, VCR’s, Stoves, Refrigerators, Washers, Dryers, Printers, Phones, Kitchen Countertop Appliances and more! For more information contact Stephen Wilson at 336785-3842.

Countermand Amendment Seminars Charles Kacprowicz, Founder and National Director of Citizen Initiatives, will be the featured speaker at several Countermand Amendment Seminars on Friday, July 17. The two locations he will be speaking is at the Cities Grill and Bar on 2438 S. Strafford Rd., from noon to 2 p.m., and at the Carriage House Restaurant on 1409 S. Strafford Rd., from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a Q&A session. Seating is limited. For more information go to director@countermands.us or call 828-374-0009.

Bowling with the Adaptables The Adaptables Inc. Center for Independent Living is asking everyone to join them for an evening of bowling on Sunday, July 19 at 6 p.m. at the AMF MAjor League Lanes on 811 Jonestown Rd. Join them for AMF's Sunday Funday offer of $6 for two hours of unlimited bowling after 6 p.m. The fee includes shoe rental! For more information call 336767-7060.

The Big Chill The Shalom Project, in partnership with The Dash and BB&T Ballpark is hosting The Big Chill: an afternoon of ice-cream and baseball on Sunday, July 19 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the BB&T Ballpark. Ticket prices are $6 per person from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Founder’s Club Entrance at the gate of the Ballpark.

The price of each ticket includes entrance to The Big Chill and a general admission seat for that day’s ballgame (which happens to be a double header). For more information or interested in participating, please contact Scott Chappell by phone at 336.721.0606 or by email at theshalomproject @gmail.com.

Matter of Balance The Peace Haven in partnership with The Shepard's Center and the

Piedmont Triad Regional Council on Aging will have a Matter of Balance: Fall Prevention classes starting on Monday, July 20 and will continue weekly on Mondays for eight weeks from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The classes will be held at the Peace Haven Baptist Church on 3384 York Rd. Information session will be Monday, July 13 at 1 p.m.

To register for the classes contact The Shepard's Center at 336-748-0217. for additional information contact Allison Gollon at 336-703-3147.

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Happening Now Youth revival St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church on 1100 Manley St., will continue their annual Summer youth Revival today (July 16) and tomorrow (July 17) at 7:30 p.m. The guest Minster that will be speaking is Rev. Christopher hinton from Greater Community Baptist Church, where their Pastor is Rev. Melvin Frazier. Pastor and teacher is Rev. Dr. James Fulwood.

For more information call 336-723-6396.

Vacation Bible School Miracle Temple Deliverance Church and Bishop Charlie Jenkins Jr., will continue their Vacation Bible School today (July 16) and tomorrow (July 17) from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. located at 2390 Prescott Dr. The theme is “Coat of many Colors”. On Saturday, July 18, there will be a Fun Day with games, food and activities at 11 a.m. For transportation call 336-473-6689. For more information call 336-391-2887.

Youth Week The Greater Tabernacle worship Center will continue its youth week. Today (July 16) will be a trip to the andy Griffith Museum at 10 a.m. On the same day that evening, service will start at 7 p.m. at GTwC featuring Sunday’s Best contestants Dangelo Gardner, Mime 3, youth Choir, Dancers and Praise Team.

Following the service Truth Nation presents wildin Out church edition. Fun Day will be on July 17, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. There will be field events followed by a cookout. On July 18 at noon elder aaron McNair, Jr. will deliver the Bread of life and afterwards there will be a pool party. youth prayer is held daily from 6 p.m.

- 6:30 p.m. during the Off the wall youth week. ViP Registration $35 for ages 17 and up, 16 and under $25 this will cover all the events for the week and a T-shirt. host pastor is apostle BJ McCloud. For more information call 336-777-1113.

Vacation Bible School St. Stephen's episcopal Church will continue their Vacation Bible School today (July 16) and tomorrow (July 17) from 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. on 810 N. highland ave. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. The theme is "Jesus, the True Superhero". There will be sessions for all ages as well as arts and Crafts. all are welcome.

For more information, call 336-724-2614.

Food Box Giveaway The Greater Tabernacle worship Center will have a food box giveaway on today (July 16) from noon - 2 p.m. at 2058 Dellabrook Rd. For more information contact the church at 336-777-1113.

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Gospel program life Changing Transformation Church Ministries at 2001 N.e. 25th St. will feature a gospel program on Saturday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. The following will appear on the program: The Gospel Jewels, Bishop James wright, The Sons of Glory, Bethlehem Baptist Church Male Chorus and Bill Pratt & The Gospel Crusaders. The public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Bill Pratt at 336-773-1694.

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Church anniversary Piney Grove Baptist Church at 4715 indiana ave., will celebrate its 123rd Church anniversary on Sunday July 19 at 4 p.m. Pastor Vince hairston and Calvary Christian Church of Greensboro will be the guest. For more information call 336-744-5759.

Night Service New hope Missionary Baptist Church at 1201 New hope ln., will hold a Sunday night live service on Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m. Pastor Billie Bivens and the Upper Room Baptist Church of high Point will be the special guests. Bishop John C. Parks is the host pastor. For more information call 336-724-5401.

Guest speaker The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of winstonSalem on 4055 Robinhood Rd. will hear the Rev. Mary Frances Comer speak on "embracing Our Vulnerabilities" on Sunday, July 19 at 10:30 a.m. The 9 a.m. forum will be a discussion of current events by ken Ostberg. For more information, go to www.uufws.org.

Empowerment service The Ministerial Staff of Mount Sinai Full Gospel Deliverance Center, 2721 Manchester Street, winston-Salem, NC, will host elder kevin Sturdivant of Grooms Missionary Baptist Church, in Reidsville, as the keynote speaker for an empowerment service, Sunday, July 19th at 6 p.m. yvonne h. hines is Senior Pastor. For additional information, contact the church office at 336.722.2624 or msfgdc@bellsouth.net. Rev. First sermon Minister Teresa Reynolds of Calvary hill Church of Greater Deliverance will be giving her first sermon on Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.m. on 4951 Manning St. everyone is invited to attend. For more information contact the church at 336-744-3012.

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Choir anniversary The Mount Zion Baptist Church inspirational Choir will celebrate its 38th choir anniversary on Sunday, July 19, at 4 p.m. at 950 File St. the anniversary theme is "all My help Comes From the lord".

Guests choirs and musicians will help the inspirational Choir to celebrate: The David R. hedgley Choir of First Baptist Church, kevin & iV, ensemble Just Sangin’, and the Mount Zion Baptist Church Praise Dancers. The Rev. Dr. Serenus T. Churn Sr. is pastor.

For more information, contact the church at 336-7222325.

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Prayer and worship precede historic trial, Moral Monday activities

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Winston-Salem officials attended the Voting Rights Ecumenical Service on Sunday, July 12, including, Mayor Allen Joines, in the middle, front row; Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke is next to the mayor on the right, and North Ward Council Member Denise “D.D.” Adams is far right.

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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Obama’s former pastor, speaks briefly as a special guest at the NAACP Voting Rights Ecumenical Service on Sunday, July 12.

The N.C. NaaCP spearheaded a Voting Rights ecumenical Service on Sunday, July 12, that packed Union Baptist Church on Trade Street. The service was designed to motivate people to support the N.C. NaaCP as it begins a long trial in its case N.C. NaaCP v. McCrory, a federal lawsuit against the state of North Carolina over voting rights. Religious leaders from various faiths said prayers: Christian, the Rev. Dr. John Mendez, pastor of emanuel Baptist Church; Muslim, imam khalid Griggs, Community Mosque, winston-Salem; and Jewish, Rabbi leah Citrin, Temple Beth Or.

During the service, which featured praise, worship and a message from the Rev. Dr. william Barber ii, president of the N.C. NaaCP, “a litany for Voting Rights Sabbath” was recited.

Barber spoke from isaiah 58 and Jeremiah. his topic was “Necessary interruptions.” he said he obtained a litany from a rabbi, who told of how he orchestrated interruptions to the annual yom kippur service to help his congregation understand the challenge of the Scripture. Barber translated it into a voting rights litany. he said the people and the nation need interruptions, such as Moral Mondays, to

Summer Praise concert to support Sister2Sister Outreach Ministry

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The first Summer Praise benefit concert will be at the First Presbyterian Church worship Center from 2 to 5 p.m. at 200 N. Cherry St. on Saturday, July 25, to support the Sister2Sister (S2S) international Outreach Ministry inc. admission to the concert is free and will consist of collections for love offerings.

The proceeds from the concert will go toward the construction of the S2S children’s home and school in Ngong, kenya. The Photo by Nikki Baldwin for The Chronicle S2S board members in kenya and Purity Ruchugo will be over In this photo (L-R) are volunteer Joan Falls, S2S founder Purity Ruchugo, the construction of the home and concert organizer Alfred Clements and volunteer Beverly Beaty. school in kenya.

The concert will consist of dance well as the passion to start his own said.

Ruchugo, who was raised by her troupes, mime troupes, spoken word visions and to be apart of “this great and singers such as alfred Clemonts. cause.” Clements believes in uplifting widowed mother after her father died The treasurer of S2S, Martha and inspiring others with the gift he when she was 4 years old, said she wanted to reach out and help those in alberton, and the board members of has been blessed with.

Purity Ruchugo, who was born need. Ruchugo believes if you help a S2S will manage the proceeds raised and raised in kenya, started the women, then you can help the comfrom the concert.

The concert idea was formed Sister2Sister international Outreach munity, including the children as when alfred Clements walked into Ministry inc. Ruchugo, when asked well.

The S2S headquarters is in Umoja store, which is owned by why she started S2S, said she wanted Purity Ruchugo, founder of S2S. to be a voice to the voiceless and raise winston-Salem in the Umoja store, Ruchugo, who had just attended awareness of the needs of women and for it is a part of the ministry. S2S is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Clements’ spring concert, was hoping children. “hiV/aiDS robbed africa with For more information about the to use his singing talent to help raise money for the children in kenya. The over a generation of young men and benefit concert, contact alfred chance encounter led to Clements women. This left many children with- Clements at 336-624-5577. For addiout parents. There are no programs to tional information about Sister2Sister agreeing to the idea upon hearing it.

Clements, who is an educator, help empower women and children, international Outreach Ministry, consaid his motivation for wanting to so through ministry we are changing tact Purity Ruchugo at 336-655-0347 participate in this concert was lives by educating orphans and pro- or email www.sistersinternationalsparked by his passion for ministry, as viding feeding programs,” Ruchugo women.org.

The Lord’s Requirements

Lesson Scripture: Micah 6:3-8 By the end of this lesson, we should • Recognize that the prophet’s words apply to us today • Understand that honoring God is not a show but heartfelt commitment • ask for the strength to daily represent God in our lives

Background: Micah gave his first two cycles of judgment and restoration in chapters 1-2 and 3-5. each time the leaders were indicted for corruption, injustice, greed and immorality. The leaders – politicians, judges, priests, and false prophets – were more interested in their own well being while ignoring/exploiting the masses. Micah declared God’s words to a stiff-necked people who were

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so arrogant as to believe that God wouldn’t judge his own! his final cycle opens with the lord presenting his case against israel (Judah).

Lesson: This cycle is set in a courtroom where God issues his complaints against israel’s leaders. he calls the mountains, which were there when the covenant was made, to be his witnesses. God reminds them of his graciousness from egypt to Moab (Numbers 22-24), to Shittim (sh TeeM) and Gilgal (Joshua 4:19-5). Over and over his compassion delivers them from their enemies. The question is raised “has he asked for too much?” Micah responds in verses 6-7 to God’s indictment by asking questions that he

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The Forsyth County Reclaiming Futures, together with The Forsyth County Extension and 4-H will begin a summer enrichment program called Paper City, for juveniles involved in the juvenile justice system. Participants are either in the Reclaiming Futures Juvenile Drug Treatment Court, or on

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probation or diversion in juvenile delinquency proceedings.

Paper City is designed with the guidance of Help Increase the Peace Project to inspire youth to achieve the American Dream through education and social justice.

A primary focus of the 14week program that runs through Aug. 20 is to stimulate students to dream, and to understand the

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Beginning July 20 Vacation Bible School Mt. Olive Baptist Church at 1301 C. E. Gray Drive will have Vacation Bible School for children and adults from July 20 – July 22, beginning at 6:30 p.m. nightly. The public is invited attend. Dr. Charles E. Gray is the host pastor. For more information, call the church at 336-721-1959l.

Beginning July 21 Vacation Bible School New Liberty Baptist Ministries Inc. at 5009 Voss Street Sunday school department is sponsoring Vacation Bible School on July 21 – July 23. Bible lessons, crafts, fun and food will be offered. Please come and lift up the name of Jesus and encourage our kids to make Jesus the theme of their lives. For more information, please contact Tracee Spears at 336-429-0512 or Deacon Beal at 336-5283256.

pursuit of happiness. Professor David Peay, a professor in the education department at Winston-Salem State University, will lead the participants in the program curriculum on Tuesday mornings. Shanika Gray, from the Forsyth County Extension, 4-H program, and in association with North Carolina A&T State University, will assist program facilitation.

July 26 First Lady anniversary Mt. Olive Baptist Church located at 1301 C.E. Gray Dr. will celebrate its 13th Annual First Lady anniversary in honor of First Lady Eula Mae Harlee Gray. "Never Would of Made It" is the theme. Dr. Paul A Lowe, Jr., and Shiloh Baptist Church will be the guest. Dr. Charles E. Gray is pastor.

Everyone is cordially invited.

For more information, contact the church at 336-721-1959.

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help them move forward instead of going back to the time rights were violated.

The litany is below: A Litany for Voting Rights Sabbath

Leader: Is this not the fast that I choose? To fight for the right to vote for leaders who seek to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every foe?

People: We remember thousands of little towns where countless, unnamed ancestors stood in their human dignity to cast a ballot.

Leader: Is this not the fast that I choose? To fight for the right to vote for leaders who seek to share bread with the hungry, to bring the homeless poor into home, and to clothe to naked?

People: We remember the Selma to Montgomery March, Bloody Sunday and the Edmund Pettus Bridge and all the scared places where lives were given for voting rights of all people. We honor the legacy of our forebearers and mass protests that established the 1965 Voting Rights Act. We celebrate the successes and sacrifices of all those who have gone before us and bequeathed to us this great heritage and we commit ourselves, our very lives, to preserve every man and woman's right to vote. Then we shall call and our God will answer.

Leader: Too many serve their own interest on their fast day, and oppress all their workers. They fast only to quarrel and to fight and to strike with a wicked fist.

People: We must choose this day whom we will serve so that the light of our faithfulness will break forth like the dawn and our healing will spring up quickly. Then we shall call and our God will answer.

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already knows the answers to. Their sacrifices are purely ritual; their hearts are not in them.

Therefore, God takes no pleasure in any of it!

No matter how grand the gesture, God knows and is not fooled. Micah reminds them of the covenant (verse 8). The chapter closes with Judah being found guilty and the sentence given.

Life’s Application: The Lord require three standards from His people – to act justly, love mercy, and to walk humbly with Him. Acting justly means to be fair in our dealings with others. It doesn’t exploit and then make a law to justify the act. To act justly also implies a respect for one another, not a select few! To act justly means that one person wouldn’t put harm (injustice, pollution, high taxes, food deserts, fracking, etc.) in the communities of other people. Loving mercy is the second requirement.

Having a passionate regard for others best defines this term. This is a genuine desire to help others not an outside show. Business decisions that keep wages low preventing a descent life and then free or reduced food is parceled out as a gesture of “giving back” to the community. What a slap in the face! Luke 12: 48b says “To whom much is given, much is required.”

Loving mercy indicates a warm and open heart toward those in need. Help without damaging the person’s dignity. Baptists, you know what I am implying. According to David C. Cook’s Commentary, “Echoes,” “walking humbly with God” in Hebrew means to be modest or prudent in one’s actions. The Dead Sea Scrolls, also in Cook, further suggest that one walks skillfully and expertly in God’s commands.

Simply put, a child of God should live as His earthly representative. It’s not an act or a day of the week. It is a lifestyle for leaders and the rest of us as well. Amen? Amen!

July 25 Ministry of Helps Weekend The Greater Tabernacle of Worship Center will be having their Ministry of Helps weekend on July 25 and July 26, as well as the Feed Our Guest from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 1410 Attucks St. For more information contact the church at 336-777-1113.

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People: We will not be silent or denied the right to vote. For we have come too far by faith.

We will remain faithful to the God of all the weary years and hopeful for a brighter tomorrow for all God's people. We will exercise our right to vote and get others to do the same.

On Thursdays, participants will engage in social activities.

Judge Denise Hartsfield of Forsyth County District Court is the presiding judge in Reclaiming Futures Juvenile Drug Treatment Court. The court has made referrals to the program. Classes will be held at the Rupert Bell Recreation Center in Winston-Salem.

M/WBE BID NOTICES ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission 21st Street Basin – Phase 2 – North – Sewer Rehabilitation and Water Improvements Project

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) 143-128 and 143-129, sealed Bids for the construction of the 21st Street Basin – Phase 2 – North – Sewer Rehabilitation and Water Improvements Project will be received by the City/County Purchasing Department, Room 16, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 until 2:00 PM local time on August 19, 2015, at which time, all Bids that have been duly received will be publically opened and read aloud. Bidders are hereby notified that they must be properly licensed as required by Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

A Mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM local time on August 5, 2015 at the City Hall Building Room 16, 101 North Main St, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101. Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss project. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is mandatory.

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Leader: Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.

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Sunday Services Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m.

M.Y.P.U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m.

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Wednesday Services Prayer & Bible Study . . . . . . . 7:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 7 p.m.

Speaker: Evangelist Esau Billie GOD House of Power (Gabel, SC)

Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 7 p.m.

Speaker: Elder Ron Corbett Charity Apostolic Church (Reidsville, NC) Bishop Ricky B. Wilson Pastor and Founder

Friday, July 17, 2015 at 7 p.m.

Speaker: Bishop Douglas Jackson Apostolic Christian Fellowship Temple Church (Greensboro, NC)

Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 3 p.m.

Speaker: Bishop Ron Galloway Solomon’s Temple Apostolic Church (Reidsville, NC)

PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE NO. 229 OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY ON AKRON DRIVE (S.R. 2264) IN WINSTON-SALEM, FORSYTH COUNTY TIP Project No. B-4746

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold an informal public meeting regarding the proposed replacement of the Bridge No. 229 over Norfolk Southern Railway on Akron Drive (S.R. 2264) in WinstonSalem, Forsyth County.

This meeting will take place on July 28 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Smith Reynolds Airport Main Terminal Building (Departure Lounge), 3801 North Liberty Street, Winston-Salem.

The purpose of this meeting is for NCDOT representatives to provide design information, and answer questions regarding this project. The opportunity to submit written comments will also be provided at the meeting or by mail until August 11. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the above mentioned hours. Note: There will not be a formal presentation.

NCDOT proposes to replace the bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railway on Akron Drive (S.R. 2264) in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County. The current bridge needs replacement to better handle the traffic flow which includes a variety of vehicles including heavy trucks. A portion of Akron Drive will also be resurfaced. The purpose of this project is to make the bridge safer for the traffic.

Project maps are available online at http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/publicmeetings/.

For additional information, contact Theresa Ellerby, NCDOT Project Engineer at 1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1548 or by phone: (919) 7076020 or by e-mail at tellerby@ncdot.gov

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this meeting.

Anyone requiring special services should contact Anamika Laad at alaad@ncdot.gov or 919-707-6072 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

NCDOT will provide interpretive services upon request for persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English. Kindly request it prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.

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

The proposed work is generally described as follows: SEWER Rehabilitate 6, 8, 10, and 12inch gravity mains via pipe bursting - Rehabilitate 8 and 12 inch gravity mains via Cured-In-Place Pipe (CIPP) lining - Excavation and replacement of 6, 8, and 12 inch gravity mains with 8, 10, and 12 inch Ductile Iron Pipe (DIP) - Reconnect service laterals after pipe bursting or excavation and replacement of main line reconnect service laterals following CIPP lining of main line - Install cleanouts on sewer service laterals - Clean and CCTV inspect sewer mains for future rehabilitation recommendations - Perform 6 point repairs up to 12 feet long on sewer mains - Replace manhole covers and frames Site restoration, asphalt and concrete repair, etc.

WATER Replace cast iron water mains with new ductile iron water mains, along with associated appurtenances (valves, fittings, hydrants, etc.) - Make critical connections to existing water mains throughout the perimeter of the project area - Abandon existing water mains - Replace, repair or reconnect residential water service connections and meter boxes - Site restoration, asphalt and concrete repair, etc.

Contractors may obtain bidding documents and plans on or after July 27, 2015. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Hydrostructures, P.A., 126 Commerce Court, Pittsboro, NC 27312.

Point of Contact: Mr. Tom Stevens, (919) 542-5002 ext.

237 or email:Thomas.Stevens@hydrostructures. com.

Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Bidding Documents may also be examined at the following locations: 1. Office of the City/County Purchasing Department, Room 324, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, WinstonSalem, North Carolina 27101, (336) 727-2983; 2. ISqFt Plan Room, 4500 W. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 502, Cincinnati, OH 45242, (800) 364-2059

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

Compliance with the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) Special Conditions is required on this Contract. SRF requirements are included in the Bidding Documents. Also, compliance with the City/County Utility Commissions Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MBE/WBE) program is required on this Contract. MBE/WBE program requirements are included in the Bidding Documents.

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

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M/WBE BID NOTICES M/WBE BID NOTICES M/WBE BID NOTICE

Sharpe Brothers is actively soliciting from certified city of Greensboro WBE/MBE subcontractors for the Cone & Nealtown Roadway Improvements Project. This project consists new roadway, a bridge, and road widening of Cone and Nealtown Roads in Greensboro. We are looking for quotes for the following items: Trucking, sidewalk, curb & gutter, Guardrail, traffic control, utilities, striping, erosion, seeding, rebar tying, & grooving. If you are interested in quoting please contract Rob Stafford for additional information 336-235-2756 or robstafford@ sharpebrosvg.com.

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DBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

James R. Vannoy & Sons Construction Co., Inc. is currently soliciting quotes from interested DBE subcontractors and suppliers for the following project:

Project: Town of West Jefferson East Second Streetscape Improvements Ashe County, NC Bid Date: July 30, 2015 @ 2:00 PM— Sub Quotes due by 12:00 PM Contact: Jason Blackwell Jason.blackwell@jrvannoy.com 1608 Hwy 221 North—PO Box 635 Jefferson, NC 28640 Phone: 336-846-7191 Fax: 336-846-7112

We have adopted several policies and procedures to encourage the participation of D/M/ WBE firms on our projects, so if you are interested in this project but discouraged by any of its requirements, please contact us. We have special joint pay agreements and even an expedited payment policy for D/MWBE firms, and we encourage to you to contact us to discuss how these procedures can help you on this project. If the bonding, letter of credit or insurance requirements set forth in the bid documents would otherwise prevent you from soliciting a quote please contact us and we will discuss ways that we may be able to help you meet these requirements. Likewise, if you are discouraged from submitting a quote on this project because you think you may have trouble obtaining the necessary equipment, supplies, materials, or any other related assistance or services that may be necessary to complete the work, please contact us and we will discuss ways that we may be able to help you overcome these obstacles. We adopted these policies to encourage the participation of D/M/WBE firms like yours, and we encourage your company to explore and take advantage of them; so please feel free to give us a call in these regards A meeting has been scheduled for June July 24h at 10:00 a.m. at 1608 Hwy 221 N. Jefferson, NC for anyone who is interested to ask questions, obtain plans, etc.

Work Includes and we will be accepting quotes for but not limited to: Const. Survey, Grading, Milling, Removal of Exist.

Asph. & Concrete Pavement, RC Pipe Culverts, ABC, Asph. Conc. Base, Asph.

Conc. Intermed. Course, Conc. Surface Course, Drop Inlet & Catch Basin Boxes, Frame w/Grate & Hood, Integral Curb, Conc. Curb & Gutter, Precast Box (Valley) Conc. Valley Gutter, Conc. Walk, Pavers (Light & Heavy Duty), Tactile Pavers, Temp.Traffic Control, Thermo.

Pavement Markings, Decorative St. Lamps, Sign Erection- Type E, Plantings, Mulch for Planting, Traffic Signal Removal

Please see proposal for complete listing of bid items. Bid items can be subdivided into economically feasible units to facilitate D/M/WBE Participation. We ask that all Non-D/M/WBE Subs & Suppliers also utilize D/M/WBE Subs & Suppliers to increase our overall D/M/WBE Participation on this project.

Be sure to check our website periodically for addenda.

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EMPLOYMENT

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for Office Assistant

Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.

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NOTICE HOUSING INSPECTOR

The Lexington Housing Authority is requesting proposal packets for experienced HQS Inspector Contractors for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program & affiliate locations/environment and all duties therein. Contractor will perform inspection work for the operations of the housing authority and/or affiliates. Work involves inspecting units; sending paperwork (inspection summary) to resident/landlord; rechecking units; transmitting electronic summaries; scheduling inspections; filing inspections; posting inspections in the computer; sending abatement letters; checking abatement repairs; performing special inspections; driving to inspections; and talking to landlords. Must maintain a positive work image and attitude at all times.

This contracted position reports to assigned LHA management.

Training & experience: college degree is preferred with one to three years of responsible experience in public housing construction, inspection, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Must possess a valid NC driver’s license.

Physical requirements: duties involve the ability to exert moderate, physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, walking, crouching and crawling. Involves lifting, carrying, pushing and/ or pulling (up to 50 pounds). Tasks may involve entering confined spaces, climbing various heights on ladders, and traversing uneven terrain during field inspections. Written fitness for duty certification from medical provider required prior to contract award.

Proposal packets: must contain proposed contract rate, copies of all professional & educational certifications and degrees, current professional/business profile, state(s) occupied background check, driving record report, documented work product and three letters of reference on or before July 31, 2015 12:00 pm to: Lexington Housing Authority, Housing Inspector Proposal Atten: AG Jones, Confidential 1 Jamaica Drive, Lexington, NC 27292.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Gerald Scott (15 E 1226), deceased March 13, 2015, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before September 23, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 25th day of June, 2015.

Kimberly N. Scott, Executor for Gerald Scott, deceased 5600 Amity Springs Drive Charolette, NC 28212 June 25 and July 2, 9, 16, 2015

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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE WINSTON-SALEM CITY COUNCIL ON PETITIONS FOR ZONING CHANGES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, Room 230, 101 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC at 7:00 p.m. on July 20, 2015 on the following proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City of WinstonSalem, North Carolina:

1. Petition of Linwood Davis to amend and change from GO-S (Banking and Financial Services; Day Care Center; Offices; Residential Building, Multifamily; Funeral Home; Hospital or Health Center; and Planned Residential Development - TWO PHASE) to GB-S (Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Multifamily; Combined Use; Life Care Community; Arts and Crafts Studio; Convenience Store; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Nursery, Lawn and Garden Supply Store, Retail; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Restaurant (with drive-through service); Retail Store; Shopping Center; Shopping Center, Small; Bank and Financial Services; Bed and Breakfast; Car Wash; Funeral Home; Hotel or Motel; Motor Vehicle, Rental and Leasing; Motor Vehicle, Repair and Maintenance; Offices; Services, A; Testing and Research Lab; Veterinary Services; Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Facility, Public; Swimming Pool, Private; Theater, Indoor; Academic Biomedical Research Facility; Academic Medical Center; Adult Day Care Center; Child Care, Drop-In; Child Care Institution; Child Care, Sick Children; Child Day Care Center; Church or Religious Institution, Community; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; College or University; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Hospital or Health Center; Institutional Vocational Training Facility; Library, Public; Museum or Art Gallery; Nursing Care Institution; Police or Fire Station; School, Private; School, Public; School, Vocational or Professional; Park and Shuttle Lot; Parking, Commercial; and Utilities), and from GB-S (Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Services, Outdoor; Theater, Indoor; Day Care Center; Banking and Financial Services; Offices; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Restaurant (with drive-through service); Stadium, College, or Exhibition Building; Funeral Home; Hospital or Health Center; Testing and Research Lab; Services, B; Library, Public; Hotel or Motel; Boarding or Rooming House; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Postal Processing Facility; Schools, Vocational or Professional; Services, A; Building Contractor, Heavy; Building Contractor, General; Signs, Off-Premise; Storage Services, Retail; Building Materials, Supply; Convenience Store; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Retail Store; and Nursery, Lawn and Garden Supply Store, Retail - TWO PHASE) and RM12-S (Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Services, Outdoor; Theater, Indoor; Day Care Center; Banking and Financial Services; Offices; Restaurant (without drivethrough service); Restaurant (with drive-through service); Stadium, College, or Exhibition Building; Funeral Home; Hospital or Health Center; Testing and Research Lab; Services, B; Library, Public; Hotel or Motel; Boarding or Rooming House; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Postal Processing Facility; Schools, Vocational or Professional; Services, A; Building Contractor, Heavy; Building Contractor, General; Signs, Off-Premise; Storage Services, Retail; Building Materials, Supply; Convenience Store; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Retail Store; and Nursery, Lawn and Garden Supply Store, Retail - TWO PHASE) to GB-L (Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Multifamily; Combined Use; Life Care Community; Arts and Crafts Studio; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Restaurant (with drive-through service); Retail Store; Shopping Center; Shopping Center, Small; Banking and Financial Services; Funeral Home; Hotel or Motel; Offices; Services, A; Veterinary Services; Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Facility, Public; Swimming Pool, Private; Theater, Indoor; Academic Biomedical Research Facility; Academic Medical Center; Adult Day Care Center; Child Care, Drop-In; Child Care Institution; Child Care, Sick Children; Child Day Care Center; Church or Religious Institution, Community; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; College or University; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Hospital or Health Center; Institutional Vocational Training Facility; Library, Public; Museum or Art Gallery; Nursing Care Institution; Police or Fire Station; School, Private; School, Public; School, Vocational or Professional; and Utilities), and LO-L (Residential Building, Single Family; Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Twin Home; Residential Building, Multifamily; Combined Use; Banking and Financial Services; Bed and Breakfast; Funeral Home; Offices; Recreation Facility, Public; Swimming Pool, Private; Adult Day Care Center; Child Care, Sick Children; Child Day Care Center; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Hospice or Palliative Care; Library, Public; Limited Campus Uses; Museum or Art Gallery; Police or Fire Station; Access Easement, Private Off-Site; Park and Shuttle Lot; and Utilities), the zoning classification and Official Zoning Map of the property located on the east and west sides of Silas Creek Parkway at Fairlawn Drive; property consists of ±27.23 acres and is PIN#(‘s) 6817-83-1008, 6817-83-4621, and 6817-93-1154 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the City-County Planning Board - Zoning Docket W-3266.

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LEGAL NOTICES

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE FORSYTH COUNTY DISTRICT COURT DIVISION NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION 15 J 164

IN THE MATTER OF: SHAYLA BUTLER DOB: 10-30-14

TO: Nicole Butler – mother of the juvenile “Rev” Last Name Unknown – putative father of the juvenile Nathaniel Eaton – putative father of the juvenile

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of the Juvenile Petition filed by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services alleging Shayla Butler to be a neglected and dependent juvenile as pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-101(15) and 7B101(9).

You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to adjudicate neglect and dependent within thirty (30) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petition within the 30 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petition, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juveniles.

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

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

The hearing on the Petition alleging to adjudicate Neglect and Dependency is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 10th day of July, 2015

Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900

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3. Proposal of City-County Planning and Development Services to amend Chapter B of the Unified Development Ordinances to amend view corridor regulations which govern the placement of off-premises signs on designated highway corridors – UDO258.

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Florence Laverne Gilliam Livingston (15 E 1218), also known as Florence Gilliam Livingston, Florence G. Livingston, Florence Stover, deceased April 24, 2015, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before September 23, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

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

Candice J’Sara Livingston, Co- Administrator for Florence Laverne Gilliam Livingston, deceased 942 Manly Street, Apt 50 Winston-Salem, NC 27105

2. Petition of Sandra Shugart for a Special Use Permit for access through RS-9 zoning to a use not permitted in RS-9, property located on the south side of Old Greensboro Road, east of Reidsville Road; property consists of ±1 acre and is a portion of PIN #s 6856-02-0260, 1758, and 0779 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the City-County Planning Board - Zoning Docket W-3267.

4. Proposal of City-County Planning and Development Services to amend Chapter B of the Unified Development Ordinances to make clarifications to the Historic/Historic Overlay District requirements and to eliminate HRC and CAC review of combined uses in the CI zoning district – UDO-259.

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

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

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

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Renée L. Phillips, Secretary to the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem

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This the 25th day of June, 2015.

June 25 and July 2, 9, 16, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Vernice Peeple (15 E 940), also known as Vernice “Skip” Peeple, deceased April 21, 2015, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before September 23, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 25th day of June, 2015.

Alice Scott Administrator CTA for Vernice Peeple, deceased 353 Tall Oak Trail Fort Mill, SC 29715

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