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THURSDAY, May 13, 2021

Mother of the Year crowned at annual event

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Mary Voss, middle, was awarded Mother of the Year at Anita “Boss Lady” Dean-Arnette’s annual Mother’s Day celebration.

Photo by Tevin Stinson

Grandma Miss, Thanks For All You’ve Done and Are Still Doing We lost our mom to Cancer Nov. 6, 2012. She was only 26 yrs. old. At the time I was 4 years old and my brother was 2 years old. I remember my mom being sick, in and out of the hospital, but I didn’t realize that her sickness was slowly taking her away from us. Thank God for my Grandma Missy (Mary Voss). When my mom passed away, it was a terrible day for us. My grandma took us in her arms and said your mom won’t be here, we cried, both of us cried ourselves to sleep. After the funeral my grandma took us to her house and we’ve been there ever since, she adopted us.

My Grandma is dedicated to steering us in the right direction. She rearranged her lifestyle to care for us. She’s very protective of us. She feeds, clothes, etc. & doctors appointments, takes us and keeps records and she doesn’t complain. She gives us unconditional love. She tells us to pray every night. She does everything for us that my mom would do. We are glad my Grandma Mary chose to keep us.

We love her and we’re thankful for all she has done and is still doing for us.

Love you, Grandma Tayliah and Derrion the crown of Mother of the Year. Submissions for this year’s contest were centered around the theme, “Mom … Thank You For All You’ve Done.” Boss Lady said the panel of judges who are responsible for choosing the winner had a hard time because there were so many heart-

warming submissions.

“These letters were just wonderful,” Dean-Arnette continued. “We read about so many challenges and so many things these mothers and grandmothers have gone through and their stories are just awesome and I thank everybody for taking time out to write these let-

ters.”

First place was awarded to Mary Voss. In addition to the crown, flowers, and several other prizes, Voss also received a $500 gift card. Voss’s letter was submitted by her grandchildren. After receiving her crown, Voss was all smiles when she spoke

with The Chronicle.

“The letter was submitted by my grandchildren and I didn’t know until the last minute … I’m just so excited I can’t believe I actually won,” Voss said.

“This really means a lot.”

Second place was awarded to Belinda Robinson and third place was

awarded to Josephine Frazier.

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For the past 20 years, Anita “Boss Lady” DeanArnette of The Light (1340 AM and 103.5 FM), a local Christian radio station, has invited listeners to send in letters to nominate their mothers for the title of “Mother of the Year.”

From humble beginnings in a conference room, the event has grown to become a much-anticipated annual tradition in the area.

Dean-Arnette said when she decided to host the first event in 2000, she only received five submissions and they held a small luncheon for the contestants in a conference room at the station. Now, DeanArnette receives hundreds of letters every year and more than 200 people usually attend the event, which is held the week before Mother’s Day weekend. After they had to cancel the event last year due to the pandemic, Dean-Arnette said she started planning for this year’s event only about a month ago, but she was determined to make it happen.

“We’re so excited to be back,” Dean-Arnette said. “We weren’t sure if we were going to be able to have it, but as soon as we got the word, we got to work and started putting it together. It’s a blessing after COVID-19 and everybody being shut in for so long, it feels good to be able to get out and celebrate Momma.”

Due to the governor’s gathering restrictions, only 100 people were allowed to attend the luncheon held at the Enterprise Center on Thursday, May 6, but the event was just as joyful as ever. Before lunch was served, attendees enjoyed musical selections, a dance performance, and encouraging words from several speakers.

After lunch was served, it was time to find out who would take home

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New TV show aligns with CSEM bedrock: Improving the re-entry of former offenders

BY JOHN RAILEY

Winston-Salem State University’s Center for the Study of Economic Mobility (CSEM) has, since its inception almost four years ago, made research into economic mobility for released offenders one of its bedrocks. This emphasis is both practical and right: practical because it provides good employees for businesses and upward economic mobility for released offenders, and right because it encourages redemption and better lives for ex-offenders and their families.

Brian Hamilton, the head of a foundation that bears his name, produces Free Enterprise, a 30-minute show that started last month and airs on ABC at 11 a.m. Saturdays. Hamilton has visited CSEM, and the foundation is one of CSEM’s partners. Hamilton said in an email: “There is no larger and more unifying proposition in our country than the idea that everyone gets a second chance. Free Enterprise demonstrates that judicially involved people can take part in a most important part of the American dream - having ownership. On the show you will

see real people starting simple businesses to become part of the American tapestry.”

Another CSEM partner, David Moore of Winston-Salem, said he sees such rejuvenation constantly. “I’m mentoring these guys who are having those challenges,” he said. Moore, who did time in prison years ago, started an auto body repair nonprofit that has turned numerous lives around and has revamped his Project M.O.O.R.E, which mentors at-risk youth with training in music, barbering and cosmetology.

Moore is a CSEM Community Scholar and his group received an Economic Mobility Opportunity Award. Another local businessman who did time in prison years ago, Jerry Anderson, also received the designation and award, which encourages the building of pathways to economic mobility, said CSEM Associate Director Alvin Atkinson.

Moore and Anderson have transformed lives by nurturing the entrepreneurial talents of released offenders. CSEM backs those efforts with research into reentry, most recently by Dr. Douglas Bates, a CSEM

Photo courtesy of Free Enterprise

Brian Hamilton, left, talks with a released offender about a new business.

Fellow and assistant professor in WSSU’s Department of Social Work.

Free Enterprise touches on challenges CSEM and its partners know well.

In the show, Hamilton, who made it in financial technology before establishing his foundation to help released offenders, visits these people and advises them as they form businesses, including a tiling one in Durham and a pressure-washing one in Raleigh.

One of the ex-offenders, a young man named Rashad, says, “I’m tired of just surviving. I want to live.”

Hamilton tells Rashad: “So you obviously have

the skills. What’s stopping you from forming your own business?”

He and Rashad work through the barriers, Hamilton advising Rashad on how to dress sharply, network, market his business, give a job estimate (figuring in overhead) and do the job right. “Show up on time, do what you say you’re going to do,” Hamilton says. “All businesses start from zero.”

Rashad says, “You get a lot of rejection, but the more I go through it, the more confident I become … I just want my daughter to have someone she can be proud of.”

Hamilton says: “When you’re on the bottom, the only place to look is up …

[Rashad] is living proof that people can change.”

In another show, an exoffender named Bradley says, “I want to prove to the doubters and the naysayers that people like me can be trusted. ... There are good people out there that don’t care about your former life, that will give you an opportunity.”

Research can ease that process. Dr. Bates is working on a survey that ex-offenders applying for jobs can fill out that gauges their level of “institutionalization” so employers can best work with them.

For example, ex-offenders often want firm schedules and rules, like they became accustomed to in prison. The released of-

fenders often make good employees, Bates said, because it is hard for them to find work and they tend to stay on the jobs they find.

David Moore welcomes such research.

“Ex-offenders aren’t built where you can get a $50,000 loan and start your own business,” he shared. In starting his nonprofit, Southside Rides, he secured grants from the City of Winston-Salem, gradually making Southside a success. Thirty-seven of the men who have been in the program have opened their own body or car shops, Moore said. To encourage more such entrepreneurship, Moore recently gave four graduates of his program stipends of $1,000 each.

Such innovative techniques, supported by Hamilton’s foundation and CSEM, are crucial in nurturing the abundance of talent among released offenders.

Hamilton says: “They deserve a second chance.”

Indeed. That is both practical and right.

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

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From downfall to dream come true

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

but it wasn’t for me. I prayed about it and shortly after I wound up being laid off, so it actually worked out for me. They say be careful what you pray for and what I had been praying for came to fruition.”

Horne says he did not tell anyone he was laid off from his job initially, but eventually discussed the matter with his now fiancé. She told him to grow his business and that was the extra push he needed, he said.

Horne has also connected with Pastor Curtis Friday of The Love Church to assist with young men obtaining employment in his business, so they will have a trade upon graduating from high school. He also does consultations with future entrepreneurs to assist them with starting

A little over a year ago, Brandon Horne had a decision to make. He had recently been let go from his job due to the pandemic and had to choose if he was going to apply for another corporate job, or go all in as an entrepreneur.

Horne chose to bet on himself and become his own boss and over the past year, his business has continued to grow. Brandon’s Pressure Washing Services was a side business initially for Horne, but once he was let go from his job, it became his new passion and he doesn’t regret the move.

“I got laid off from Baptist Hospital and I was Submitted photo thinking I had to figure Brandon Horne stepped out on faith and ramped up his business amid the COsomething else out and VID-19 pandemic. then I got into selling ina game changer, but I’m surance door to door, and glad it happened, because that just wasn’t my thing,” everything happens for a said Horne. “I would be reason. It allowed me to sitting in these marketing spend more time with fammeetings as an insurance ily as well.” agent during the day and Initially there was I hated being told, ‘Hey some apprehension about go out here and make this putting all of his financial money for us,’ but then we responsibility in his preswere not getting any monsure washing business. ey ourselves.”

“All I had was pretty much Horne says he found what I had saved, and it another position through was just all or nothing at a temp agency that landed this point,” he said about him with Pinnacle Benhaving his business as his efits. Unfortunately, they sole means of income. were soon bought out by Things started off another company, which somewhat slow for Horne was devastating to Horne. due to the pandemic and “I knew I had a prespeople not wanting to be sure washing business and around others. The busiif I put that much effort ness began to pick up as into making other people’s Horne started to advertise businesses rich, then if I more and believe in himput that same energy into self. my own business, I could “I hired a business grow it into an unimagicoach, Antonio McCoy, nable magnitude,” he said and my business grew about his business. “I had like crazy due to the fact my business for a while, I hired a business coach,” but it wasn’t until the panhe stated. “He showed me demic that really pushed the importance of setting the nozzle for me.” goals and he held me acHorne, a 35-year-old countable, because at that Winston-Salem native, point in my life I needed says when he was laid an accountability partner off in February of 2020, that would hold me acVisit foodlion.com/catering Place your order by the biggest thing that was countable to the things I or stop by the deli at your filling out the order form on his mind was his famwas not really fulfilling.” local store. online or in-store. ily and how he was going Horne said at the time to take care of them. He it didn’t seem like a blesssays he didn’t have time ing losing his job, but that to get down on himself or was exactly the push he depressed because he had needed to get his business too many people counting to the point he wanted it. on him.

“I’m glad it happened, “I was thinking how I because if it wouldn’t was going to feed my son, have happened, I wouldn’t because I had one son at have explored the options that time, and I instantly of going 100% into my just went to thinking how business,” he said. “Three I was going to provide,” weeks prior to being laid he said. “I knew pressure off, I started praying and washing season was about meditating for God to get to crank up, so I was thinkme out of this space, being, ‘You know what, let’s cause I hated what I did just do this 100%.’ for a living.

“There was no turning “It was OK because I back and I had been apwas making good money plying for jobs that didn’t and I had my own office, pay enough. It was really

their businesses as well.

For those individuals out there that may want to start a business and become entrepreneurs, Horne recommends they should “just do it” and not be scared.

“I would just recommend to anybody to just get out here and do it,” he said. “I understand it can be a scary thing sometimes, but just pray on it and if your motives are right and your heart is right, it will work out for you. And you have to be ready when it happens, because there is no warning sign.”

To contact Horne about Brandon’s Pressure Washing Services or consultations about starting a business, please call 336298-1039.

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BUSTA’S MOTHER AND DAUGHTER OF THE WEEK

Mother and daughter go from Winston-Salem to Hollywood

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

When I worked at WXII 12 News, I did a segment called “Busta’s Buddies.” One of my most adored buddies was then six-year-old Mychal-Bella Rayne Bowman. When I first met the now 11-yearold up-and-coming Hollywood star, she had already done two motion pictures, several stage plays, print and runway modeling, spoke Spanish, and supported philanthropy.

I’ll never forget how impressed TV news legend Kimberly Van Scoy was after seeing the segment.

“What have I done with my life?” joked Kimberly.

“She is quite a remarkable little girl! She is beyond beautiful. Oh, my goodness.” said Kimberly.

I knew then that Mychal-Bella was going to be a huge star, because my good friend Kimberly Van Scoy has met and interviewed some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

The Winston-Salem native is one of the most soughtafter child actors in TV, film and stage. MychalBella’s most recent project is set to be released May 14 on Amazon Prime.

“It’s called ‘The Underground Railroad’ and we just wrapped up in 2020, and I’m so excited for it to come out,” she shared.

Mycahl-Bella Rayne plays Grace in the highly anticipated series, directed by one of Hollywood’s heavyweights, Barry Jenkins. She’s also known for her appearances in Tyler Perry’s “Have and Have Nots” and HBO’s “To-

Mychal-Bella Rayne Bowman getherness.” The young actress and model also appeared in primetime commercials such as Hertz, Disney, Nissan, Honda, Target, Walmart, H&M, LensCrafters, Mattel, Barbie, Champion, American Girl and Vans, to name a few. The amazing MychalBella Rayne performed with 80s music icon Cyndi Lauper at the Hollywood Bowl and was featured in videos with mega superstars such as Beyonce’.

“She is one of the sweetest and kindest people I’ve met, and so is Jay-Z. I was at an event and Beyonce’ accidently bumped into me and said, ‘Hi gorgeous beautiful.’ I’ll never forget that moment,” MychalBella shared. “Tyler Perry was nice as well,” she

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Although MychalBella Rayne Bowman is a child herself, she has a passion for youth. She’s an advocate for causes such as Say No to Bullying, autism, educational literacy, and the homeless. She was one of the speakers at the 4th annual So No to Bullying Festival in Los Angeles. At age three, she asked her mom, Ereka L. Scales, if she could donate her gently used items to kids that might need them more than she does.

“Bella has always had a big heart. She got started in modeling through Kaplan in Winston-Salem, which advocates for literacy. She’s done so many interviews by now, so she can handle anything that

she’s asked. I’m extremely proud of Bella,” said mom Ereka, as her superstar daughter smiles with admiration for her mom.

I asked her when did she know Mychal-Bella had that “it” factor. “When she could make herself cry at a very early age, I knew she needed to be an actress. She’s definitely a natural. She’s a very good listener and retains information very quickly,” said mom.

Beyond her talents, Mychal-Bella Rayne Bowman is very intelligent, sweet, humble and respectful. She can walk into any room and stand out because Bella’s personality commands attention.

Like mother, like daughter. Bella’s mom is a strong and brilliant lady with a very impressive resume as well. She graduated from Salem College with a BA in communications and minor in nonprofit management, with a concentration in marketing; Winston Salem State University with a degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing; and High Point University with a business administration degree and study abroad in international marketing. “At 19, I’d take my daughters to work with me and I believe watching their mom, allowing them to mimic and become self-made entrepreneurs or whatever they choose to be, I taught them to be confident within themselves. They saw me obtaining anything and everything I wanted, which motivated them to do the same. I am raising

queens!” boasted Ereka.

She launched MBI Management after successfully navigating and learning how to manage Mychal-Bella’s career. “It was by trust and error I decided to share my gems with potential industry parents with the hope of inspiring them all the more to tap into their inner gifts and soar,” said the West Forsyth graduate and honor student.

There was so much I wanted to ask Mychal-

Bella, so I decided to do a Q&A for the rest of the interview.

How did you get started in the industry?

“Before we moved to Los Angeles, I remember my mom driving me to Georgia for auditions. It was a lot of traveling and a lot of work. But it’s been very extremely fun and worth it.

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The Big Lie as journalism: Murdock Paper publishes ‘book’ lie on Vice President Harris

BY LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE

On April 23, The New York Post published and then edited a story that claimed that a children’s book by Vice President Kamala Harris was given out to migrant children at the Mexican border as part of a “welcome kit” upon entering the U.S. Former New York Post writer Laura Italiano claims she was forced to write the story.

“The Kamala Harris story — an incorrect story I was ordered to write and which I failed to push back hard enough against — was my breaking point,” wrote Italiano on social media on April 27.

Increasingly, Murdock media properties, such as Fox News, have relied more on contributors and fictional information rather than straight reporting focused on accurate, knowable truth as demography in the U.S. changes.

The non-factual information after the election of President Joe Biden has resulted in lawsuits for defamation — such as two lawsuits by Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems. The companies are suing Murdoch’s Fox Corporation for billions in defamation and named Fox anchors Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro as defendants.

Dominion Voting Systems sued Rudy Giuliani for $1.3 billion based on over 50 statements by Giuliani made at hearings, on social media, his podcast and on Fox News — where Giuliani claimed Dominion Voting Systems “flipped” votes to facilitate President Biden’s win. President Biden won by over 7 million votes with several Republican controlled states certifying his election as legitimate.

The article was headlined by the words “Kam on in.” The “news” story claimed that migrant children were being given “welcome” packets with a copy of the Vice President’s 2019 children’s book, “Superheroes Are Everywhere.”

Daniel Dale, a fact checker at CNN, pointed out that The New York Post “temporarily deleted, and then edited and republished,” the debunked piece.

An editor’s note at the bottom of the current version of the story now reads: “Editor’s note: The original version of this article said migrant kids were getting Harris’ book in a welcome kit, but has been updated to note that only one known copy of the book was given to a child.”

A CNN poll released on April 30 indicates that the “big lie” strategy is working on some Americans. The question, “Did Biden Legitimately Win Enough Votes for The Presidency,” resulted in Republicans answering “no” 70 to 23 percent.

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

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Blacks have a history of serving in America’s wars since 1735. But to what end?

Oscar H. Blayton

Guest Columnist In 1735 when the French colonists of Louisiana pursued the Natchez War against Native Americans, they mustered free and enslaved African Americans into two military companies that came to be known as the Corps D’Afrique.

The soldiers of the Corps D’Afrique fought against Indigenous People as well as against Africans who had fled slavery to live in freedom among the Natchez.

The paradox of Black folk in America standing on both sides of a conflict where white supremacy plays a part spans the entire history of this nation.

During the American Revolution, Lord Dunmore’s Ethiopian Regiment, comprised mostly of freed slaves, fought on behalf of the British, while John Glover’s integrated Marblehead Regiment and the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, also known as “The Black Regiment” because of the large number of Black soldiers in its ranks, fought against the British.

In the War of 1812, the British Colonial Marines comprised of Black men who had escaped from slavery - burned down the White House and were in the vanguard of the British forces at the Battle of Bladensburg where the Americans were routed.

During that same war, the Corps D’Afrique fought on behalf of the United States against the British in the Battle of New Orleans. General Andrew Jackson, who commanded the American forces at New Orleans, even wrote

to then-U.S. Secretary of War James Monroe that it was a “free man of color” in the Corps D’Afrique who shot and killed the commanding general of the British forces. Both Jackson and Monroe were slave holders.

During the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Black combatants fighting for Britain were motivated by a promise of freedom, while those in America’s ranks were fighting for a country they knew would continue the practice of enslaving Black people.

When the American Civil War broke out, the Corps D’Afrique was organized in 1861 as the 1st Louisiana Native Guard to fight on behalf of the Confederacy. But when Union forces captured New Orleans, the unit was disbanded, and it is reported that as many as 10% of their number enlisted in the Union Army to fight against the Confederacy.

The involvement of Black folk in the violent history of the United States is complicated and complex, with many aspects that are unseemly today. In the Black community, there is still a huge compilation of human detritus left over from the American War in Vietnam - men and women broken in body and spirit from a war of white supremacy against people of color minding their own business half a world away.

There were reasons why African Americans took part in the War in Vietnam, but it can hardly be said that those reasons were justifications. No African American who took part in that war can say that they had “no choice.”

Choices were evidenced

by Black folk who left the country to avoid the draft or who, like Muhammad Ali, simply refused to take part in a racist war.

To many Black Vietnam vets, the words, “Thank you for your service,” ring hollow because there was no service for the good of our community or our loved ones or even for this country. In fact, our participation was only in service of a global agenda of white supremacy.

African Americans must keep in mind that our actions should be taken on behalf of governmental policy only when we understand the context in which our participation is situated. This understanding is required not only for our participation in the military, it is required for our participation in law enforcement as well - perhaps even more so.

Soon, the courts of justice will judge Alex Kueng, the Black former Minneapolis police officer, for his participation in the death of George Floyd. But the Black community is judging him now. It was Kueng who held down George Floyd’s back while Floyd, with his hands cuffed behind his back, was pressed against the pavement with Derek Chauvin’s knee on his neck. After only three days as a full-time police officer and only his second day on the street, Kueng forever will be associated with the public lynching of a Black man in broad daylight on a street in Minneapolis.

It has been reported that Kueng had said he wanted to be a police officer in order to protect people of color from police abuse. His reasoning was that diversity could change the Minneapolis Police Department, which has a long history of demonstrated racism. Now, because of his participation in George Floyd’s murder, Kueng has been confronted by hostile strangers while grocery shopping and his sister reportedly has said that she plans to

change her last name out of embarrassment over what he has done. But most significantly, he is facing the very real possibility of a murder conviction and spending many years in prison.

Alex Kueng’s dilemma, as painful as it is, can be a valuable teaching moment for people of color in America. For more than 400 years, we have thirsted for justice. We have ached for it. And often, any glimmer of hope that we can move our country toward becoming a more just society creates a very strong attraction to satisfy that thirst. But without consideration given to the context in which our actions will be taken, we may be rushing toward a mirage in a scorching desert and will only end up with sand in our mouths.

We need to accept that we must fix this country before we can truly serve it in the name of justice.

Given all the wars in which Black folk have bled and died, this country has barely inched down the road of fairness, equality and respect for all human life and dignity. For all the Black men and women who have donned police uniforms to serve their communities and all too frequently lost their lives, too many Americans still believe Black Lives Do Not Matter.

Whether you grieve for Alex Kueng or despise him, we all must push hard to heal the society that has brought him to this point.

We cannot blindly agree to participate in the agencies of America’s violence without weighing the consequences.

Oscar H. Blayton is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and human rights activist who practices law in Virginia.

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Taking the vaccine gives us hope and protection Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist

I was hesitant at first to take the vaccine. Black people like me had built-in reasons not to take it.

During the early stages, I saw the vaccine as a bit of an experiment. I had some questions and concerns about it.

What were the side effects? Was it safe?

We took the Johnson and Johnson vaccine some months ago and had no side effects. I am now a vaccine ambassador and strong advocate for African Americans to get the vaccine. If it is the single

shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine like my wife and I had, get it. If it is the Pfizer and Moderna two shot vaccine, then get it.

What is most important is that you get the vaccine.

This health remedy is giving us a pathway to better and brighter days ahead.

Unfortunately, the phrase “vaccine hesitancy” is firmly entrenched in our everyday language.

This term is overwhelming us. It makes us slow to act and even slower to react.

We have a million excuses as to why we will not get the vaccine. This is despite the many television and radio advertisements.

We see them and hear them, yet we are unmoved by them.

This must change. Our attitudes must go from hopeless to hopeful and from less encouraged to

being encouraged.

As we have known from the beginning, Black people have suffered mightily from this illness.

This is the reason that we as Black people must get vaccinated. We have one less plate to serve and one seat is always empty.

Dr. Fola May, a UCLA physician and health equity researcher, said, “My concern is if we don’t vaccinate the population that’s highest risk, we’re going to see even more disproportional deaths in the Black and brown communities. It breaks my heart.”

There is some good news on the horizon. It appears that more African Americans want to get vaccinated. The Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a survey, and the results were significant.

In December only 20%

of African Americans said they wanted the shot as soon as possible.

However, in March 2021, 55% of African Americans said they wanted the shot or had already received the vaccine.

The signs look good for us. We need to continue to press forward with this life-saving initiative.

We cannot rest or drop our guard until more of us receive the vaccine.

In a strange but comparable analogy, this is much like voting. We take our friends and neighbors to the voting polls. Now, we must take them to get vaccinated.

If we cannot, maybe Uber can.

Uber, the transportation service, is offering 10 million free and discounted rides to communities across the country.

Lyft is also offering a similar service so that we the people can get shots in the arms. Both companies depend upon us to make money.

Consequently, they want us to be safe and healthy when riding with them.

Vaccines are pretty much available from WalMart to Walgreens. For example, Walgreens has over 9,000 locations across the nation where we can get vaccinated.

We do not have any excuses, at least we should not have.

My Brothers and Sisters, go and get vaccinated today. There are some things that you can put off. Postponing getting the vaccine is not one of them.

Life is much too precious to be stubborn and stern when it comes to our health.

Getting vaccinated must be a priority in your life.

We just celebrated Mother’s Day. There will be other occasions and holidays coming up throughout the year.

Let us be able to enjoy them with our family and friends because we are vaccinated.

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

Battling Xenophobia Andrew Moss Guest Columnist A little more than a year ago, as the pandemic tightened its lethal grip on the nation, a 43-year-old agricultural worker named Nancy Silva received a letter from her employer.

The letter, which she subsequently carried in her wallet, informed her of a new Trump administration memorandum advising essential workers like her that they had a “special responsibility” to maintain their “normal work schedule[s].”

Ms. Silva, a migrant from Mexico who picked oranges in groves south of Bakersfield, told a New York Times reporter, “It’s like suddenly they realized we are here contributing.”

She explained, “Those of us without papers live in fear that immigration will pick us up. Now we are feeling more relaxed.”

With the Trump administration acknowledging the threat of disruption to the nation’s food supply, Ms.

Silva and millions of others who lacked documents gained, at least temporarily, some respite from relentless anxiety about apprehension, detention, and deportation.

A year has passed and a new president is in office who has vowed to open a path to citizenship for the 11 million people who, like Ms. Silva, own neither green cards nor citizenship papers. The president’s proposal, however, has run into serious roadblocks.

Prominent Senate Republicans like John Cornyn of Texas say that such reform must wait until the “crisis at the border” is dealt with.

As a result, President Biden’s legislative allies have been seeking alternative strategies, focusing on citizenship pathways for specific groups, like the recipients of Temporary Protected Status, farmworkers, and people who came here as children (“Dreamers”). These allies are trying to circumvent the filibuster by incorporating immigration proposals into such bills as the president’s infrastructure bill – and using the process of budget reconciliation to pass them.

Such strategies may be necessary, but immigration justice for Ms. Silva and millions of others probably won’t come about until we begin as a nation to acknowledge and redress the xenophobia that has shaped immigration policy and discourse for generations.

Xenophobia, as historian Erika Lee tells us, is “an irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants, refugees, or others considered ‘foreign’ as threats.” And, as she points out, xenophobia is much more than fear or hatred.

She declares that it “sanctions discrimination that targets immigrants and refugees. This includes unjustly exploiting, segregating, excluding, criminalizing, and removing them from the United States, and it has amplified economic and racial inequality, social exclusion, and religious intolerance.”

And xenophobia is deeply entwined with our history, propelling careers of countless demagogues while generating and advancing the agendas of government bureaucracies and private interests who have profited from mas-

sive investments in surveillance, policing, incarceration, and deportation.

In the past 140 years, as immigration policy and law came increasingly under the purview of the federal government, xenophobic campaigns, driven by virulently racist rhetoric, led to restrictive national legislation like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which specifically barred Chinese workers from coming to the U.S. In the 20th century, racism continued to drive immigration policy, leading to the passage of restrictive legislation in 1921 and 1924 that set quotas based on national origins. And it was the driving force behind campaigns leading to the expulsion of almost a half a million Mexicans in the 1930s – as well as another targeted campaign of expulsion, “Operation Wetback,” in the 1950’s.

Though some cite the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 as a significant advance (it eliminated quotas based on national origin and banned discrimination in immigration law), it hardly vanquished xenophobia.

As historian Lee has main-

tained, “xenophobia has never gone away. Like racism, it has simply evolved and adapted.”

It operated effectively in 2013, when then-House Speaker John Boehner refused to schedule a vote on Senate-approved legislation that would have authorized a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented people. It charged forward on all cylinders when Donald Trump assumed office, unleashing countless antiimmigrant attacks in word and deed.

Though Trump is gone from the White House, the language continues to assume new and old forms.

In response to President Biden’s immigration proposals, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton tweeted, “Total amnesty, no regard for the health or security of Americans, and zero enforcement.” Mark Krikorian, the head of the conservative Center for Immigration Studies, made this response: “Past proposals at least accepted the concept of turning off the faucet and mopping up the overflow. This is nothing but mopping up and letting the faucet continue

to flow.”

It doesn’t take much to recognize dehumanizing rhetoric.

But overcoming – or at least significantly diminishing the power of – xenophobia requires much more. The pandemic has helped many people see the enormous contributions made by the five million undocumented essential workers who help feed America and who have contributed in so many other ways – as health care workers, caregivers, and construction workers. These stories, along with the other economic and personal contributions made by these individuals – members of our communities – need to be told and amplified. And these narratives need to frame the individual and political debates that will help decide the direction our nation will take in the future.

Ms. Nancy Silva deserves no less.

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

SOS: Will the world answer the calls for help?

Wim Laven Guest Columnist With tears in her eyes, my South American friend and colleague asked for help: “Can you please share this story with the world?”

SOS is Morse code for distress—Save Our Ship.

“SOS Colombia” is a call to protect human rights, end the violence, and stop the militarization of cities and police departments in Colombia.

My friend has a huge heart and is committed to peace and justice, but she is witnessing attacks on innocent citizens and fearfully watching as things get worse. Her country is deadlocked on the challenges of rising poverty

and inequality. The people are using their voices to make demands for equitable justice and filling the streets in opposition to the state; they demand social conditions with respect and equitable living conditions. The state is taking a heavy-handed response.

The Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios (ESMAD), translated: Mobil AntiDisturbance Squadron, seems to be operating with kill orders and my colleagues and friends are living in fear.

I trust their direct witness accounts of brutality and I understand why they fear the risk of speaking out. NGO Temblores, a group that focuses on monitoring police violence, reports 940 incidents of police violence: “68 victims of physical violence; 13 victims of homicides; 1 person dead within the mobilization; 655 arbitrary detentions; 98 violent

interventions by security forces; 8 victims of aggression to their eyes; 18 firearm shootings from the police” between April 28 and 30. People are being attacked and disappearing while the government appears to act with impunity.

The bystander effect was coined by social psychologists Bibb Latané and John Darley to explain the lack of response from people when they witness crimes. They hypothesized that when more people observe victimization, it is less likely that someone will intervene, because individuals make the faulty assumption that someone else will help. Or, they suggested, people will take social cues from those they are surrounded by—if nobody else is helping, then I do not have to either.

Social psychologists examined the 1964 case of Kitty Genovese. Over a period of at least half

an hour she was stabbed, raped, robbed, and murdered; in the ordeal at least 38 people were aware of the assault, and nobody acted to help her. Kitty’s death, however, did lead to the development of the universal emergency phone number: 911.

Globally we struggle in the same way; we fail to engage in meaningful nonviolent interventions. Who can the innocent targets call when their governments are targeting them?

It is natural to be appalled. How could anyone hear the calls for help and do nothing? And yet it happens all around the world every day. The people of Colombia are in dire need, but they are not alone.

Innocent protesters are being killed for demanding their basic human rights in various countries. Militaries and militarized police forces are using violence to deny people their voic-

es, their rights, even their lives.

In Colombia, Myanmar, and elsewhere, including the U.S., we see this happening. The challenges are not identical.

While the U.S. is passing laws that would allow motorists to drive into protesters, the coup in Myanmar is using rocket-propelled grenades to silence those demanding their election results be upheld.

People-power is calling for justice. The people of Colombia are sending out an SOS because they need help. Each one of us with a conscience needs to insist on the protection of human rights. We need to call upon our elected officials to demand that we take our responsibilities to others seriously. We need to condemn all affronts to civil rights and liberties at home and abroad.

Our collective solidarity can make meaningful impacts. Support for un-

armed civilian protection is growing and is effective.

We can all acknowledge our responsibility to assist and work to find opportunities to provide aid.

Essentially we see the costs incurred by the global poor, because the global elite have failed to act and ignored problems for too long. It is unfair that the poor must pay the consequences for these failed policies and if we are ethical, we must accept our duty to assist those in need.

We can speak out against oppression, we can demand assistance for those in need, and we can strive to do better. The world depends on our collective action and commitment.

Wim Laven, Ph.D., syndicated by PeaceVoice, teaches courses in political science and conflict resolution.

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Single Black mom of 3 launches online course to help entrepreneurs overcome fear and doubt SUBMITTED ARTICLE

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - Nicole Lee, a self-published author, entrepreneur, and visionary, has launched an interactive online course to help business owners who are struggling with fear and doubt caused by the pandemic, unem-

create that authentic space that is key to forward progress. She will offer visual solutions and tools that entrepreneurs can use to assist with our current times. Realistic, actionable, and successful growth strategies will also be discussed.

The virtual webinar is held monthly every Tuesday and Thursday from 12

ployment, and other uncertainties of the future. Her course is called How to Eradicate Fear - A Guide for Entrepreneurs and is based on her latest book of the same title.

She comments, “People’s hopes, dreams, desires, and aspirations have been covered by the smog of fear, depression, and negative influences. Creating a space of authenticity and transparency, without judgment, creates a mindset of hope and ignites the idea of a bright future.”

For these reasons, Nicole has launched a course where she will work with participants and discuss ways that they can

noon to 2 p.m. EST. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtualhow-to-eradicate-fear-a-guide-for-entrepreneurs-course-tickets-131417799175 to purchase tickets online.

Nicole Lee is a loving mother of three, a self-published author, the CEO of Counselor to the Entrepreneur LLC, and the founder of the Warrior Moms, a 501(c) (3) social enterprise. She has advanced knowledge of universal law coupled with the business success strategies, personal goals, and spiritual tools that are needed to enhance one’s life. Please visit NicoleLee.me for more information.

Core Awards honor outstanding educators, support staff Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools wrapped up Teacher Appreciation Week by shining a light on some of the district’s best employees during the fourth annual Core Awards.

The annual event which was held virtually on Thursday, May 7, is where the district leaders announce Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, Assistant Principal of the Year, Certified Instructional Support Personnel of the Year, and Classified Employee of the Year.

The event is meant to celebrate the employees that not only are exceptional educators, but that live the district’s Core Values: equity, student-centered, accountability, integrity, high expectations, and collaboration.

According to district leaders, there were more than 280 nominations.

That number was then narrowed down to 25 finalists, five in each category.

To be considered for the top prize, finalists had to complete a series of applications, essays, virtual interviews, and obtain reference letters. Each of the finalists were interviewed by the Core Award Selection Committee who determined the winner based on the interview, in-person observation of the candidates, and several overall other factors.

This year’s winners are: Assistant Principal of the Year: Katie McGregor (Jefferson Elementary School) Classified Employee of the Year: Leroy Collins Jr. (Reynolds High School) Principal of the Year: Donald Wyatt (Mount Ta-

bor High School) Certified Instructional Support Personnel of the Year: Shelby Ijames (Caleb’s Creek Elementary School) Teacher of the Year: Jennifer Solis (Hanes Magnet Middle School) Principal of the Year and Teacher of the Year have the opportunity to advance to the statewide competitions. During the virtual ceremony, Superintendent Tricia McManus applauded all the nominees for their hard work.

“To the 280 nominees and the finalists who will be recognized here tonight, amazing work,” McManus continued. “I will tell you that all of you are winners, but the real winners tonight are our students because they get to be educated every day by all the other amazing employees in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.”

City officials continue talks on alternative response models

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Earlier this week city officials continued talks about the implementation of an alternative response model to address 911 calls that involve individuals dealing with mental health issues.

Here’s what we know: Winston-Salem is one of seven cities in N.C. and S.C. participating in a cohort that’s looking at alternative responses to mental health calls. Since launching the study, Research Triangle Institute, International (RTI), a nonprofit organization that provides research and technical services, has analyzed more than 500,000 calls in Winston-Salem to help identify the need for a response model and decide which model would fit best in this community. In later phases of the cohort, city officials will have the opportunity to implement a pilot program based on one of the alternative models.

One of the alternative models calls for a co-response, where both

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pointing or surprising, depending on your reading preference. However, the book’s casual tone draws the reader into a conversation that becomes difficult to leave. The further in, the more you want to learn about the nuances of scapegoating. Dobson forces you to determine if you suffer from the abuse or if you are

which scapegoating can creep into one’s life.

In the first few chapters, the reader will begin to insert himself into real-life examples and soon realize that the concept of scapegoating as mental abuse has merit. In addition, the reader will gain an astute awareness regarding his or her own psyche. Dobson uses biblical references and personal anecdotes to help the reader identify and repair the mental erosion caused by those who have fallen victim to scapegoating.

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the abuser. It is rare to find a book with a 360-degree view of a psychological subject matter in such layman terms. Dobson did a good job exploring all angles while using relatable terminology.

“Scapegoat No More” is best suited as a self-help book. This book has something for everyone. If you are the scapegoat or the scapegoater, you will find the book’s spiritual readings and practices are remedies – medicine, if you will – for that which can negatively affect your mental and physical health.

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police and a mental health professional respond to calls. The other model, which is referred to as the CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) model, calls for mental health professionals to respond alone, but they can still call on law enforcement as needed.

Research provided on the CAHOOTS model, which was first adopted in Eugene, Ore. in 1989, shows that in 2019, between 5% and 8% of all calls were diverted and the department has saved an estimated $8.5 million.

In recent years, several other cities across the country have transitioned to the Co-Response or CAHOOTS model, including Greensboro, Charlotte, and Raleigh.

Several cities have also adopted “Civilian Response” opportunities that divert “non-urgent” calls that may not need law enforcement. RTI project director, Brian Aagaard, said the idea behind the cohort is that there can be shared information across communities on the different alternative response

models. “Not everyone is going to implement pilots that are the same,” Aagaard said during the virtual Public Safety Committee meeting.

“We’re hoping by scanning across all the cohorts of cities, we’ll be able to understand which of these practices can be brought to scale for the future.”

According to data collected by RTI, between Sept. 1, 2017, and Aug. 31, 2020, out of 578,338 total calls, 9,445 were mental health calls, but Aagaard said that is an “undercount.”

“While that represents just under 2% of calls in Winston-Salem, we suspect that if we had a more sensitive definition and a better way to document calls related to mental health, we’ll have a better understanding.”

RTI is expected to release a full report on the findings from the cohort later this month and a list of recommended alternative response models should be available later this summer.

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I realized I liked and wanted to continue doing it, so here I am.”

What are a few advantages of having your mom as your manager?

“She does great handling all of my business, and she also allows me to choose the roles I want to do. And she lets me know stuff that other managers wouldn’t. I feel safe with my mom by my side, because there’s nothing I want to have control of right now.

What do you love most about acting? “I love getting glammed up, meeting all of the other actors, directors, and everything that comes with acting. I love it!”

What do you find most difficult about being a child actress? “When I have a 12-page script and only a three-day deadline, it can be tough. Because of school. I’ve learned to balance the two. Before I go to school, I study my lines.

I also study my lines in the middle of the day and before I go to sleep. There’s a huge picture of me in the kid’s athletics department in the Target store in Los Angeles. So, when I got to school, they’ll say, ‘I saw your picture in Target yesterday.’ It’s a little embarrassing sometimes.”

What are the three things you love most about yourself? “I’m still in school, because most kids that are acting are homeschooled. But I’m on campus, so I get to balance out my acting with my personal life. I stay humble and I don’t lose myself because of my fame, because

my mom helps me stay focused and grounded and keep my confidence up.”

What is your dream role and who would play alongside Mychal-Bella Rayne? “A superhero, scifi, horror movie with Zendaya and I as the heroes.

I’ve always looked up to her as an actress. She’s so amazing!”

What do you like to do in your downtime?

“Before COVID-19, I used to do over ten auditions a month, go to events on the weekends. There have been times I didn’t want to go to an audition; instead, I’d rather hang out with my friends.” Two of Mychal Bella’s school friends are daughters of Oscar winner

Viola Davis and singer and actress Christina Milian.

“Both are very sweet, and I mentor Mrs. Davis’ daughter,” said Mychal-Bella.

What is some advice you would give to anyone interested in getting into the industry? “Always stay confident in whatever you do. Always try your best. Always do what’s best for you and nobody else.”

My phenomenal Mother and Daughter of the Week are Mychal-Bella Rayne Bowman and her mother, Ereka L. Scales.

For more about Bella, visit www.mychalbella.com, or @mychalbella, and MBI Management @mbimanagement.

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

Let’s give Carmelo his just due Carmelo Anthony has joined some elite company and cemented himself as one of the most prolific scorers in the history of the league.

Last week, the 10-time All-Star forward passed Elvin Hayes for 10th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. This is an amazing accomplishment for any player and shows not only how great of a scorer the player is, but also highlights the longevity of the player as well.

“If you’re in the top 10 of anything of all time, it’s a special moment,” Anthony said. I knew this moment. I didn’t know those other moments – 15, 13, 11. But 10 is something I knew.”

Anthony is in his 18th season in the NBA and will be 37 years old before the end of the month.

Throughout the years, he has accumulated quite a long list of accomplishments. Anthony is a scoring champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and a six-time All-NBA selection.

With such a long list of achievements, it’s hard to believe that people question the greatness of Anthony, but it is a valid critique. I, myself, find it difficult to accurately place Anthony on the list of the all-time greatest players. Is he the Dominique Wilkins of this era; all offense with little to no post season success to go along with it? Or is Anthony just another starcrossed player that has had some bad luck in the playoffs?

Two years ago, it looked like Melo was done in the NBA. After the failed experiment with the Houston Rockets, it almost seemed like no one wanted to take a chance on the then 34-year-old superstar. Luckily for us fans, the Portland Trailblazers took a chance on him and it has paid off for both parties.

“A couple years ago I ain’t thinking I was gonna be in this moment. I was out of the league for whatever reason … I’m back.

I persevered. I stayed strong, I stayed true to myself and now I’m here in the Top 10,” Carmelo said in the locker room after the game he passed Hayes.

Anthony has averaged 23 points per game in his career and put up most of his points with the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks. At 36 years of age, Carmelo has 27,318 points in his career and will more than likely pass Moses Malone before season’s end to end the year in ninth place all-time on the scoring list.

The one glaring hole in Carmelo’s career is an NBA championship. Sorry to say, but the Blazers are not championship contenders in the loaded western conference this season, so it’s a strong possibility that Anthony will finish his career without a ring.

That is the one thing that people routinely like to throw out when comparing Anthony to other alltime greats of the game.

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BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Mt. Tabor Spartans have done it. They

have captured their first state championship for football in school history with a 24-16 victory over Cleveland High School. The Spartans were able to finish the season undefeated with

an 11-0 record. Head coach, Tiesuan Brown, is a former player for the Spartans and proud to the first coach to bring a state championship home.

Mt. Tabor captures first state title with dream season

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In a season that was totally unpredictable and unprecedented, the Spartans of Mount Tabor were crowned 3A Football State Champions after defeating Cleveland High School 24-16 to cap off an undefeated 11-0 season.

This was the first state championship in football for the Spartans, which is hard to believe because of the school’s rich tradition in the sport. Spartan head coach and former player, Tiesuan Brown, has been at the helm for four years and says the state championship was the goal from the beginning of the season.

“My first year we went 11-2 and went to the third round of the playoffs, the next year was the Albright year and started off 1-4 and went on to win nine games straight and made it to the final four. Then my third year we went 9-5 and made it to the third round, so this year for our seniors, it was nothing left to do but to win it all,” said Brown about his journey to the championship.

“We knew that we had the players, we knew we had the defense, and I brought in coach (Laymarr) Marshall to work with the offense and that was the last piece. Once he got in and got his system

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Mt. Tabor won their first state championship for football in school history. put in, it really bloomed for Tyress McIntyre and he really excelled in that offense. I talked with coach Marshall last night and he said Tyress is one of his favorite quarterbacks of all time.”

One of the best qualities of this Mt. Tabor team was their ability to adapt.

No matter what was required, the team was able to adapt and adjust to any circumstances to obtain the victory. He credits his staff for getting his kids ready to play every week.

“I feel like I have the best coaching staff in the state,” said Brown. “I had four offensive coordinators on my offensive staff and two defensive coordi-

nators on staff and I am a defensive coordinator.

“Our kids are battletested; they have been in a lot of wars. They played the toughest schedule in North Carolina their first three years. They have had all the highs and all the lows, so it was nothing that we haven’t seen.”

Throughout the season, Brown says the team continued to get better. For quarterback Tyress McIntyre, Brown feels he really came into his own and gained the necessary confidence after the first Dudley game.

“As the weeks went along, we got more confident in the offense and it started showing in the

playoffs and that’s when you want to be clicking,” he said. “As a coach, I knew we had to get better to get to where we wanted to go.”

According to Brown, he was adamant about playing the season even though there was some uncertainty to begin the year.

He says the commitment from his players prior to the season beginning told him that they were ready to win.

The running game really led the way for the Spartan offense this year. B.J. McIntyre was the feature back for the offense, but Kobie Perez, a transfer student from Northeast Guilford, provided the power

needed to wear down a defense or gain tough yards in short yardage situations.

“He brought that power and that thunder,” said Brown about Perez. “If anyone on the team was a dog, he was a dog and he was hard to bring down.

A lot of times when he got tackled, the whistle would blow and he wouldn’t even hit the ground. So, with his physicality and B.J.’s speed, those two back there were dangerous. On top of that, Noah Marshall would come in and run the ball. Noah is a big kid and explosive.”

Perez has a family tradition at Mt. Tabor. Many of his relatives not only went to the school, many of them played for the football team as well. As a senior, he wanted to carry on the family tradition and leave a lasting impression.

Perez also played part of the season with a high ankle sprain and battled sciatica, but never missed a game.

“My goal was to get first downs, try to gain as many yards as I can each time, and help my teammates win,” Perez said. “It feels great to win it, but I feel like they could have won without me, but I am happy to be a part of this team because they are really good.

“It was a goal that I had See Tabor on B2

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The League is back and better than ever

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The League, sponsored by the Josh Howard Foundation, has made it’s return to the city. As the premiere adult men’s league in the Triad area, players and fans were eager to have the teams lace them up and start playing basketball again in The League.

Steve Nivens, commissioner of The League, has been working with city officials for months to ensure the safety of players and fans to bring the men’s league back. Once he received the go-ahead, he quickly went to work coordinating some exciting basketball action for this spring.

“Really, it was about getting the OK from the city,” Nivens said. “I wasn’t going to rush the situation and I wanted to make sure everyone was safe and meeting the guidelines. With high school basketball going and not really any nega-

teams are in as they head to the final stretch of the regular season.

“Those four teams are definitely strong and they will probably be the final four headed toward the championship,” Nivens continued. “The returning champions from the year we played before COVID are back and the back-toback champions before them are looking really good as well.”

Because there was so much success with the spring league, Nivens wants to bring his summer league back as well. He says he will wait to ensure there are no COVID-19 outbreaks in the area before making a final decision.

“We want to see how everything works out and hopefully there are no surges and everyone is staying safe,” he said. “At the rec center, everyone has to wear a mask and follow the guidelines. We are in the works for something special for the summertime. We are cooking

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tive feedback from that, I thought it was go-time, especially with all the guys calling me about it.

“I was just waiting for the guidelines and was ready just like everybody else, but I definitely wanted to keep everyone safe.”

Nivens kicked off his spring league three weeks ago with eight teams competing. The teams play twice a week at the Sprague Street Recreation Center. Nivens is happy with the quality of play thus far.

“I have eight strong teams in it and with the delays, I lost a few teams because some guys had to go back to school and are not in the city any longer,” he said. “As we have been building and branding, I have been having more teams reach out to me about the spring league.

“The quality of play has definitely been good.

It has been competitive with a lot of young talent.

It’s exciting and we have been keeping the maximum crowd every night.”

Nivens stated that he is not surprised with who the top teams are in the league; however, he was surprised by the order the

up something for the summer and hopefully everything goes according to plan.”

The League originally played at the W.R. Anderson Recreation Center, but due to the basketball court being renovated, they had to play at Sprague Street.

The court is nearly finished and Nivens hopes to have the opportunity to finish the playoffs at the new court.

Nivens said he is happy to not only bring The League back for the players, but is also happy to give people another outlet, as well as a return to some sense of normalcy.

“It feels good to see the smiles on the guys’ faces,” he continued.

“Nothing is going to be normal anymore, but just wanted to get people back to a normal mindset. Just having the guys out there and keeping them safe and out of trouble makes me feel good.”

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1. Reidsville (10-0, 2A State Champions)

495

70

2. Mount Tabor (11-0), 3AA State Champions)

391

92

3. Grimsley (10-0, 4A State Champions)

353

81

4. Salisbury (9-2, 2AA State Champions)

374

110

5. West Forsyth (4-1)

194

94

6. Western Alamance (9-1)

379

165

7. Dudley (8-2)

408

128

8. East Surry (9-2, 1AA Runner-up)

410

134

9. North Davidson (8-2)

310

134

10. Forbush (6-1)

289

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Carmelo From page B1

Let’s not forget that Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Reggie Miller, Karl Malone, Elgin Baylor, Allen Iverson and Steve Nash are some of the greatest players in the history of the NBA and none of them has won a championship.

I am curious as to why Anthony’s game is criticized more often than other players as the reason why he has never won a championship. It seems like people wanted Melo to evolve into a player that he never was.

Coming out of Syracuse, where he won a national championship as a freshman, everyone knew that Anthony was a prolific scorer. He was not a

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and I really didn’t think I was going to get that at the old school I was at. When I came to Mt. Tabor, I saw that they all wanted to win, so I was confident all year about us winning one.”

The playmakers were not limited to the running backs either. The Spartans had speed at quarterback and wide receiver with McIntyre and Lance Patterson as well.

“On the outside, you had Lance Patterson running the jet sweep, you always had to respect that and if you didn’t, he was going to make you pay for it,” Brown continued. “We also had a great runner at quarterback too. Between B.J. McIntyre, Noah Marshall, Lance Patterson and Tyress McIntyre, all of them run a 4.5 and below in the 40-yard dash and Kobie was the thunder, he softened defenses up.”

As a junior, Patterson says he felt it was his year to break out. He was a starter last year, but took a backseat to the upperclassmen, so this year he thought it was ‘his time to shine,’ he said.

“This year was my year as a second-year starter,” said Patterson. “I was playing both ways and special teams, so I knew I had to make plays this year.”

The Spartans dominated most of their opponents this season, but two of their toughest games were against the Dudley Panthers. The Spartans won the first matchup 9-6, so heading into the regional championship game against Dudley, Mt. Tabor knew they had to play well.

“We have played Dudley six times since I have been the head football coach and a lot of people forget that we beat them twice last year and put them out of the playoffs,” said Brown. “We had confidence going into the game and I told the kids, ‘Listen, we have beaten these kids five straight times, but if they win this game, they are going to

distributor like LeBron James, or a great wing defender like Michael Jordan. He was a dominant scorer that could do it on all levels and should be appreciated as such.

If Anthony would have chosen to join a super team instead of taking the big money from the Knicks years ago, he more than likely would have won a ring or two along the way.

Many people used to look at Kevin Durant the same way before he joined the Golden State Warriors and won a couple of rings.

It’s too late in Melo’s career for him to do something similar because he is basically a role player at this juncture in his career. I wish a player of his stature would have had the opportunity to win a championship to cement his legacy.

I am glad that Carmelo has gained the respect of other NBA superstars and teammates. I think that matters to him more than what his critics and analysts must think about him.

“Being in the top 10, that’s a really special accomplishment,” Damian Lillard, his Portland Trailblazer teammate said after the game. “And I think for him, this is probably a little more special because a lot of people tried to count him out and tried to finish him. … I appreciate him more as a friend than I do as a teammate and I really appreciate him as a teammate. I think that really speaks to the kind of person he is. I’m happy for him.”

Those words really speak volumes, not only to the quality person Lil-

lard is, but also to how Anthony is valued by his teammates. As a former superstar in this league, it had to be hard to take a backseat to players like Lillard and C.J. McCollum on the Blazer roster.

It would have been great to see what Melo could have done with another superstar player on his team. For now, all we can do is enjoy what’s left of his career and hope he can play a supplemental role on a championship team, because it would be tragic if Anthony left the game without winning one.

And just to clarify, he is one of the greatest players to ever lace them up and will be missed when he is gone.

party on this field and they can erase all five of those losses with this one win.’

“That’s the pressure we had on us, but we always believed that they couldn’t beat us and that’s how we played. Even when we were down that game, the vibe on the sideline was like ‘That’s OK, we are going to come back.’ Everyone down to the kicker knew that we were coming back.”

That confidence carried over into the state championship game against Cleveland. The Spartans made the necessary plays to win the game. Brown says he wasn’t even able to watch the clock run out, because he was bombarded by the media and players before the game was even over.

“I am going to be honest with you, I never even saw the clock hit zero,” said Brown. “The media, my players and everybody was grabbing me before the game was even over.

Once we knew we were going to go into victory formation and take a knee, everybody kind of rushed me.

“At that moment, it was surreal, like, we did it. We talked about this, we did it. I was really proud that I was the first coach to win it here at Mt. Tabor. I told Mr. Weiss, Bob Sapp, the whole athletic administration, that was in there

during the hiring process, the last thing I said to them was, ‘no disrespect coach Sapp, but I am going to be the first head coach here to win a state championship.’

Four years later I proved it and I told Ed right after the game, ‘aren’t you glad you made that decision four years ago?’”

As a former player at Mt. Tabor, Brown stated it means even more to him being the first one to win a state championship in football for the school.

“I told the kids that thing came back around full circle,” Brown said about winning the championship. “I am a Spartan for the rest of my life. I love Mt. Tabor; I bleed blue and gold. To bring that thing back home, it took a lot of hard work, a lot of dedication and sacrifice.”

Brown says this is the best defenses he has had since he has been the head coach. He went even further and said this was the best team ever at Mt. Tabor. He wasn’t referencing just the talent, because there have been more talented Spartan teams, but collectively he feels this was the best team.

Patterson was named MVP of the state championship game. He accounted for 240 all-purpose yards, three touchdowns, oneinterception and one fumble recovery. Brown feels he is one of the best

players in the state and proved it on the biggest stage.

“That was a historical performance he put on in the state championship game,” Brown said about Patterson. “That’s going to go down in the history books. It might not be the best like TJ Logan, but the way he did it in all phases of the game was impressive.

“This dude Lance is one of the best in the state.

I am not even comparing him to the dudes in the city anymore and he proved that on Thursday night.”

Patterson said he knew during the state championship game they were going to key on McIntyre in the run game, so he had to make plays in the open field.

“I didn’t really process it until I got home and woke up the next morning and saw my phone blowing up,” he said about the championship game.

“That game was huge for me and took my stock up.

My coach said it was my time to shine.”

Brown says he knows they are losing some talented players to graduation, but wants everyone to know that the ‘well is not dry’ and they have several underclassmen ready to step up and play prominent roles next season.

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Mission church in Asheville features rare fresco of real people of their community

BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE

Sunday School Lesson

Jeremiah: The Suffering Preacher Scriptures: Jeremiah 38:14-23 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Identify Jeremiah’s hesitation to give controversial advice to Zedekiah; *Sense Jeremiah’s apprehension when talking to Zedekiah; *Commit to giving challenging godly advice.

Background: Jeremiah is now serving the last king of Judah before the war with Babylon – Zedekiah, son of Josiah. Jeremiah prophesied to Judah in the beginning of the chapter to submit to the Babylonians or suffer the consequences (read verses 1-6 and also chapters 25-29). He tells them that if they don’t surrender, anyone who stays in the city will die. With this declaration, the officials charge Jeremiah with lowering morale and seeking harm rather than the welfare of the people. King Zedekiah listens to the officials and not Jeremiah and allows him to be imprisoned in a cistern – which would result in his death if he were left there. Jeremiah is rescued by an African slave, Ebed-melech (at the risk of his own life) who approaches the king and is allowed to move Jeremiah secretly to a safer prison.

Lesson: Zedekiah secretly seeks counsel from Jeremiah. Ironically, there is perceived danger for both the king and the prophet; Jeremiah is in danger from Zedekiah and Zedekiah from the Babylonians. In spite of the danger for them both, the king still continued to consult Jeremiah. He asked to tell him the word of the Lord (verse 14). Jeremiah was apprehensive in his response to the king and exclaimed his frustration and fear that Zedekiah would either put him to death or ignore him no matter what truth from God he shared – “If I tell you, you’ll surely kill me; and if I give you advice, you won’t listen to me” (verse 15). Zedekiah wanted to hear what Jeremiah had to say, but he didn’t have the courage and spiritual commitment to follow his advice (verse 16).

Jeremiah reveals Zedekiah’s choices and their outcomes. He advises surrender to Babylon – “… then you will live, this city will not be burned with fire, and you and your household will survive.” Otherwise, there will be consequences (verses 17-18). Zedekiah in turn expresses his fear if he surrenders and Jeremiah assures him of his safety if he does so. “Please obey the Lord in what I am saying to you, that it may go well with you and you may live” (verses 19-20). At Zedekiah’s hesitancy, Jeremiah pushes through his frustration and tells him more of God’s truth. He tells Zedekiah that his close friends will mislead him, the palace women will be under the influence of the Babylonians and will ridicule him for seeking bad counsel and being stuck by himself.

“Your close friends have misled and overpowered you; while your feet were sunk in the mire, they turned back.”

In Jeremiah’s vision, he and Zedekiah exchange places in the mire. Zedekiah, who caused Jeremiah’s capture, will himself be captured and sink in the mud. The men will be killed, the women taken by the Babylonians, and the city destroyed. For Zedekiah, this clandestine meeting with Jeremiah resulted in a stalemate – he was still afraid to trust God. So, his instructions to Jeremiah were to pretend that this meeting never happened if he values his life. “Don’t let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die” (verse 24). Jeremiah had, however, shown great patience and continued to do the work he was called to do – share God’s truth. (The UMI Annual Commentary 2020-2021, The Jewish Study Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, The Jesus Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: What does it mean to speak truth to power? What are some reasons people dismiss godly advice?

Application: Often we get conflicting advice from different trusted sources. It would be great to have a Jeremiah who could say, “This is what the Lord God Almighty … says.” Absent a Jeremiah, those in leadership roles can build a team of counselors who say, “Let’s pray to the Lord and ask for wisdom and direction.”

James 1:5: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that given to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”

Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. – Hebrews 13:2 Many churches offer free meals to those down on their luck, but none portrays how they serve the poor and homeless in a fresco painted behind the altar of their sanctuary. Nor do any have their mission featured in a documentary film screened during the RiverRun International Film Festival that opened last week in Winston-Salem.

The Haywood Street Congregation in Asheville is an urban ministry. The small church was founded in 2009 by Rev. Brian Combs, a United Methodist pastor. Prior to the pandemic, several hundred folks would gather each Wednesday and Sunday for food, fellowship and worship. People from all walks of life – from professionals to students, the working poor to the homeless – all would partake of

Haywood Street Mission in Asheville. their Welcome Table. Using an ancient art that involves painting ground pigments onto wet plaster, and utilizing the talents of multiple trained artists, the fresco was begun in January 2018 and completed in September 2019. They adopted their mission: “Affirming sacred worth, restoring human dignity and sabotaging the shame of poverty, the Haywood Street Fresco announces, in plaster and pigment, that you matter.”

There are other well-

fresco.

The finished piece, 28.5 ft. wide by 11 ft. tall, depicts those who serve on the left side of the fresco, including someone playing the piano, an angel, and a group of people carrying a tabletop with communion elements, and in the middle Miss Mary, the cook at the mission, joining the hands of those who serve with those who are served - a young mother with a baby, a teenager, men gathered around a campfire, someone sleep-

Photos by Tammy Caudill

immortal.”

The Haywood Street mission, located at 297 Haywood Street, Asheville, is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Guided tours are available Tuesday 12-2 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m.2 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m.

Contact April Nance at april@haywoodstreet.org or call 828-575-2477, ext.

300, for tour information.

Additional information about the fresco, including an interactive map with

The fresco in the sanctuary of the Haywood Street Mission in Asheville. a meal together at “The Welcome Table.” The pandemic forced the church to change how they offer meals, so now boxed lunches are placed outside for anyone to stop by and pick up a free meal prepared by church staff and volunteers.

In 2011, artist Christopher Holt proposed to the Haywood Street Congregation to create a fresco in the sanctuary that would capture the spirit of hospitality that was offered to the community through

known frescos in area churches, such as one in Holy Trinity Church in West Jefferson created by artist Ben Long. What sets the fresco at Haywood Street apart is that it is not one of Jesus and his disciples or famous saints, but one of real people who serve or have been served by the church. Artists first sketched pictures of the faces of those who came to share in the Wednesday and Sunday meals and used those sketches to create their images in the

ing on a backpack, and others. At the top are open hands with a rainbow going from one side of the fresco to the other.

The detail is extraordinary and full of symbolism. It is nearly impossible to view this work and not be touched and moved by its authenticity in representing the love that is shared through hospitality in welcoming “the least of these.”

Rev. Combs expressed it best: “What poverty makes invisible, art makes

each individual’s story, can be found at www.visit. haywoodstreetfresco.org.

They are a 501(c)(3) and donations are graciously accepted.

RiverRun Film Festival screened the documentary, “Theirs is the Kingdom” about the Haywood Street fresco this past weekend. A trailer of the film is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=KvR7HbvXtdE.

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

Sundays Virtual worship services Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 S. Green St., invites you to join online worship services on Sundays at 11 a.m. The service, which is available via Facebook and YouTube, is a celebration of the diversity of the human family. Visit www.greenstreetumc.org or email admin@greenstreetumc.org for more information.

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

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

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

May 16 First Waughtown Baptist Church live stream Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will deliver the morning message at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 16, on Facebook Live, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/ and on the First Waughtown website, https:// www.firstwaughtown.org.

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Each Wednesday Marketing outside of the box HUSTLE Winston-Salem is hosting A Thin Line Between Customer Service & Marketing. Customer service is the new marketing. From the customer journey to customer reviews to the overall customer experience, this series will reaffirm that 2021 is the year of the customer.

We’ll focus on how to get to know your customers again to retain them, building genuine customer connections, authenticity, and audience targeting. For more info and to register: https://www.hustlews.org/ events-programs.

Now – May 31 Textile art display Delta Arts Center is exhibiting “Raw Edges Textile Art,” a display of quilts and other textile pieces made by local African American quilters, now through May 31. Delta Arts Center is located at 2611 New Walkertown Road. Call 336-722-2625 to arrange an appointment to view the exhibit.

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The Piedmont Blues Preservation Society (PBPS) kicked off NC Blues Week on Sunday, May 9 with a special film screening followed by their signature event- the 35th Annual Carolina Blues Festival on Saturday, May 15 at LeBauer Park, 208 North Davie Street in downtown Greensboro. Tickets are available at PiedmontBlues.org.

NOW – May 19 Free webinar On Wednesday, May 19 at 10 a.m., the High Point Historical Society will host a webinar entitled “Green Book Sites in Guilford County” as part of its monthly educational webinar program series.

Two local Green Book locations, Magnolia House and the Kilby Hotel, will be featured. Visit the calendar listing on the Museum’s website to register at www.highpointmuseum.

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There is no fee to see this exhibit. Two identical versions will tour the state’s African American cultural centers, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, history museums, historic sites and libraries. For more tour dates, visit https://aahc. nc.gov/green-book-project.

May 22 Wall dedication The Paisley Alumni Association invites everyone to the dedication of the Legacy Wall on May 22 at 2 p.m. The memorial was erected in honor of our heritage to the faculty and students of Paisley High School. The event will take place at the Paisley IB Magnet School, 1329 Thurmond St. Refreshments will be served.

Visit paisleyalumni.org for more information.

May 28 & 29 Kidswrite 2021 Burning Coal Theatre Company is pleased to announce Kidswrite 2021, a collection of short plays written by young playwrights, selected from submissions solicited from Wake and 13 surrounding counties. Performance dates are Friday and Saturday, May 28th and 29th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and may be obtained at the door. More information at 919-834-4001 or at www.burningcoal.org.

NOTE: if the Coronavirus situation has not cleared by these dates, we will present the performances livestreamed.

May 31 “Teens in House” registration deadline Registration is open for the SECU Family House’s program, “Teens in the House.”

Middle and high school students can immerse themselves in service and learning by volunteering either July 19-22 or July 26-29 from 10 am – noon each day. Monday and Thursday will be in person at the SECU Family House. Tuesday and Wednesday will be from home and will include Zoom sessions and curated videos and articles to learn more about nonprofits as well as service projects such as welcome bags, door hangers, etc.

Register online at familyhousews.org/teens-in-thehouse/. The application deadline has been extended until May 31.

Jul 12-16, 19-23 Aviation summer camps Jim Shaw’s ACE Academy will again be offering aviation-related summer camps for middle and high school students this summer. There will be two aviation summer camps offered for 2021.

July 12–16 will be for middle school students and July 19–23 for high school students. The cost of the weeklong summer camp is $130 per student, which includes meals.

Both aviation camps will be located at Smith-Reynolds airport.

For more information about the golf tournament or aviation summer camps please contact Jim Shaw’s ACE Aviation Academy at 336-306-8145 or by email at ShawAceAcademy@ gmail.com.

Jul 23 Application deadline The city is accepting applications for the next class of City of WinstonSalem University, to be held for 11 weeks starting Aug. 26, 2021. This free, in-person program gives citizens a better understanding of city government, including the responsibilities of various city departments and the city’s role in the community.

Applications must be received by 5 p.m. July 23.

The application and more information are posted online at CityofWS.org/ CWSU. Applications can be printed and mailed in, or submitted online. Applications are also available by calling CityLink 311.

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