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Pastor Mendez celebrates High Court voter ID decision
N.C. NAACP prepares for next leader after Rev. Barber
RALEIGH — “Oh, I’m excited,” were the words exclaimed by the Rev. Dr. John Mendez, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Winston Salem, while visiting Davie Street Presbyterian Church in Raleigh Monday morning to see the N.C. NAACP president, the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, announce his stepping down. Mendez was reacting to news that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to overrule the 2016 decision by the U.S. Fourth Circuit of Appeals to strike down North Carolina’s 2013 voter ID law. The N.C.
RALEIGH — According to sources at the N.C. NAACP, the successor to President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, who has announced that he is stepping down next month after 12 years, will come from the four vice presidents currently under his wing – First Vice President Carolyn Q. Coleman, Second Vice President Carolyn McDougal, Third Vice President Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman and Fourth Vice President Courtney Patterson. Coleman is a veteran civil rights activist, member of the national NAACP Board, and the Guilford
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NAACP sued then Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed the voter ID law, and the N.C. Republican-led Legislature, which passed HB 589, accusing them of suppressing the black vote with unconstitutional voting restrictions. “We were plaintiffs in the lawsuit,” Rev. Mendez explained, recalling the weeklong hearings in federal court in WinstonSalem in 2015. Mendez was among those quoted in court papers filed in the lawsuit. “So it’s a very big day for us. We’re excited.” In its July 2016 decision, the U.S. Fourth Circuit agreed that voter suppression was exactly See Voter ID on A6
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North Carolina NAACP president, the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, reacts to an announcement Monday, May 15, by attorney Caitlin Swain that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider reinstating North Carolina's 2013 elections law that included voter ID and other restrictions on voting during a gathering at Davie Street Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, N.C., where Barber announced he is stepping down as NAACP president.
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County Commissioner Board. McDougal is a human resource officer with People’s Choice Home Care Inc. in Dunn. Spearman is senior pastor of St. Phillip A.M.E. Zion Church in Greensboro, and president of the N.C. Council of Churches. Patterson is retired and lives in Kinston. The N.C. NAACP is “strong in our legal victories; strong in our organizational structure; strong financially and strong in the clarity of agenda,” Barber told reporters during a teleconference last Thursday. A meeting to determine who will succeed Barber is
Proposed county budget: more school spending See Barber on A6
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N.C., local elected officials ponder education solutions
N.C. Rep. Edward Hanes Jr. shares his thoughts on proposed cuts to teacher assistant positions across the state and in the local school district.
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Last Friday afternoon the library at Parkland High School was anything but quiet as local and state elected officials, and members of the local school board sat down to discuss the future of education in North Carolina. The panel discussion hosted by the Forsyth County Association of Educators (FCAE) featured N.C. Rep. Edward Hanes Jr., N.C. Rep. Evelyn Terry, County
Commissioner Fleming El-Amin and members of the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Board of Education: David Singletary and Elisabeth Motsinger. Throughout the two-hour moderated discussion, the panel of diverse leaders gave their viewpoints on a number of topics, including House Bill 13, the controversial law that reduces the number of children per classroom. “We thought it was important to have different levels of government here today because each of these levels
Meacham: Reject ‘alternative facts’ and blind partisanship
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Presidential Historian Jon Meacham told graduates to embrace reflection and logic instead of partisanship and “alternative facts” during Wake Forest University's commencement on Monday, May 15.
The proposed $420 million Forsyth County budget for next fiscal year would slightly lower tax rates, thanks to higher local property values and tax revenues. County Manager Dudley Watts presented a balanced budget to County Commissioners last week that maintains the county’s current level of service while recommending a revenue neutral tax rate that’s almost a penny less than the current rate. The overall higher property values found during this year’s countywide real estate Watts reappraisal means the county can lower the rate and still pull in the tax revenues it needs. “It’s important to acknowledge we’re in a really strong economy, “ said Watts. Staff will present a detailed budget presentation to the commissioners today, May 18. Commissioners will have a public comment hearing on the budget on Monday, May 22, and may adopt it on Thursday, May 25. The budget will go into effect on July 1. The recommended tax rate of 72.35 cents per $100,000 in property value is slightly less than the current 73.1 cents rate. Of that 72.35 cents, 64.37 cents go to county operations, 2.90 cents go to debt service on the 2016 bonds and 5.08 cents go to debt for previous bonds. The county’s school funding formula means that nearSee Budget on A6
Meacham is a former editor-in-chief of Newsweek and has written several books on presidents, including “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House,” which won a Pulitzer Prize.
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Wednesday, May 3, is a day Tekara Williams will remember for the rest of her life for all the wrong reasons. Just after 9 that morning, Williams was pulled over by James Cartr, a Winston-Salem Police Department officer, on Motor Road, for what appeared to be a routine speeding violation, but in the blink of an eye, all that changed. “That was the only thing going through my mind, a speeding ticket,” said Williams. “I never thought it would escalate into all that.” A law enforcement expert told The Chronicle that some things could have been done differently that probably would have led to a better outcome. After checking the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles’ (N.C. DMV) database, Carter discovered that the vehicle Williams was driving did not have insurance coverage and the registration plate on the vehicle was revoked, with a license plate “pick up order” requiring seizure of the license plate. After telling Williams about the “pick up order,” Officer Carter asked for the keys to the vehicle several times, but Williams refused, and that’s when
the encounter turned sour. Just as Officer Carter pulled Williams out of the car, Da’ton Edwards was driving past and started recording on her phone. In the video posted on Facebook, you can hear Williams asking why she was being arrested and insisting that Carter wait for her grandfather, who owns the vehicle. Although it is not shown on the video, seconds later Officer Carter took Williams to the ground to put her in handcuffs. In less than 24 hours, the video had over 1 million views and had been shared by people across the country. After the dust had settled, Williams was charged with speeding; resist, delay or obstruct an officer; and failure to notify N.C. DMV of change of address. A press release from the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) shows Williams was also charged with displaying a revoked registration plate, operating a vehicle without proper insurance and driving with a revoked license. “I’ve never had an officer ask for the keys not even to seize the tags and I’ve had that happen before so that’s why I continued to ask him why he needed the keys,” she said. “The keys weren’t even in the ignition. They were on the pas-
senger seat and when I told him that, he proceeded to remove me from the car. “It really scared me. I’ve never had an officer come into my personal zone like that,” Williams said. Before showing the body camera footage during a news conference on Friday, May 5, Chief Barry Rountree said the video posted on Facebook caused people to jump to conclusions. He mentioned the viral video doesn’t show Williams refusing “lawful orders” from Officer Carter. He said the Facebook video also doesn’t show Officer Carter telling Williams that she would be arrested if she didn’t comply with his orders. “The Facebook video and the WSPD video do show that Officer Carter remained calm and collected throughout this encounter. The Facebook video and the WinstonSalem video do show that Ms. Williams is the one who resisted, yelled, and cursed during this entire encounter. “This press conference is not to bash, attack or belittle Ms. Williams but it is prudent to us to have all the available information out there,” Rountree said. After viewing the viral footage and the body camera footage, Bobby
Kimbrough, author of the book “Surviving the Stop,” sat down with The Chronicle to discuss the incident. Kimbrough who served more than 30 years in law enforcement on the local, state, and federal levels before retiring last summer, said, although Carter could have waited for another officer to came to remove the tags, he used his discretionary power when he asked for the keys to the vehicle. “I understand the safety issue where he didn’t want to get behind the car but he could have waited for another officer to get there, but he didn’t do that. He chose to say give me your keys and exercise his discretionary powers,” continued Kimbrough. “As citizens, we have to remember that the police have discretionary powers that the law has given to them. “Yes, he could have done some things differently but according to the law he did nothing wrong,” Kimbrough said. When asked how he would have handled the situation, Kimbrough said when he was in the field, using physical force was always his last resort. He said before the situation reached a boiling point he would have tried to change the atmosphere by calming Williams down. He said, “She wasn’t a
social development, networking and college tours. “Overall this has been a wonderful experience,” said Joseph Mackenzie a senior at Reynolds High School. “Not only did Black Achievers prepare me for college but it also helped build lifelong friendships with likeminded people in the community.” East Forsyth senior Devin Higgins, who will be attending UNC Pembroke in the fall on a football scholarship, said, the program helped him become more responsible in the classroom and everyday life. Higgins mentioned he has also learned the importance of being a leader. When asked how it felt to be in the 20th group of students to complete the program, Higgins said, “It gives me a sense a pride to know that so many people before me had the
same goals as me and wanted to do something with their lives.” Other local students honored during the gala held at the Hawthorne Inn were: Amariah Scott, Brelynn Wray, Krishayla Rolle, Willie Leak Jr., Jaylen Jeffreys, Jasmine Dove, Jada Dove, Kenedy Singletary, Malaysia Penn, Ryan Horton, and Tyra Penn. Several local business owners and community leaders were honored during the gala as well. The Minority Business Award was awarded to David Hinton. Distinguished Service Award winners were Joseph R. Daniels and Reginald McCaskill, and the Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Dr. Elwanda Ingram. The keynote address was delivered by North Carolina native Donovan
Lcal high school seniors received more than in $30,000 to further their education during the 20th annual Black Achievers in Business & Industry Awards Livingston, an author, edu- moment is, this is only the UNC-CH is because it was cator and Ph.D. candidate beginning.” he said. a place his voice would be at Wake Forest University. “Celebrate this moment heard, and his passion for Although he is a published but figure out how you can spoken word and poetry author, Livingston is most continue to grow and leave wouldn’t be deemed as a known for his spoken word your mark on whatever form of rebellion performance during the college or university you He said, “College for convocation at Harvard plan to attend.” me is a moment in self-disGraduate School of While looking back on covery. It’s more than Education in 2016 that his own undergraduate being financially stable or went viral. days at the University of finding the job that’s going Just as he galvanized North Carolina Chapel to make you a lot of millions across the globe Hill, Livingston encour- money. You have to find a with his poem “Lift Off,” aged the students to use the way to connect the change Livingston did the same college experience to find you want to see in the thing last Thursday their voice and make sure world to the job and career evening when he spoke to that voice is heard. you want to have down the the class of 2017. Livingston said one of the road.” “As awesome as this reasons he chose to attend
Black Achievers program marks 20th Anniversary BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE
During the 20th annual Black Achievers in Business & Industry Awards Gala, the Winston Lake Family YMCA awarded more than $30,000 in scholarship funds to more than a dozen local high school seniors who completed the Black Achievers teen program. Since 1997, the Black Achievers program has helped teens set and pursue high educational and career goals. The high school component meets twice per month, where there are sessions on a variety of topics related to college preparation and career development, ranging from test taking skills, SAT Prep and job readiness. The program also offers students opportunities for service learning through volunteering,
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This photo, taken from a video of the incident, shows how James Carter with the Winston-Salem Police Department interacted with Tekara Williams after he stopped her during a traffic stop.
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threat and it wasn’t an emergency. There was no need to go hands-on so quick.” Looking back on the situation, Williams admits that she could have handle the situation better as well, but she still believes Officer Carter abused his authority. “I’m not saying what he got me for is wrong or needs to be fixed. I just feel like he abused his authority and I deserve an apology. Even in the courtroom Officer Carter couldn’t even look me in my face,” she said. “Honestly looking back on the situation, if it had been a white woman, I don’t think she would have been forced to the ground in front of her children and I think he should be reprimanded for that.” Police administrators are currently conducting an
internal investigation of the incident. Officer Carter will continue his regular duties with the WSPD during the investigation, according to Chief Rountree. As for Williams, her court dates are set for June 29 and Aug. 9. Williams said every time she drives down Motor Road, she has flashbacks, but she said the real victims are her two young children who watched the entire incident unfold from the back seat. “My daughter still wakes up at night crying, talking about the police. I have to tell her every day that nothing is going to happen,” continued Williams. “The police are here to protect and serve. My child should have no reason to fear them; I should not have a reason to fear them.”
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(Above) Wake Forest hosts its 2017 Commencement Ceremonies on Hearn Plaza on Monday, May 15, 2017. New graduates walk through a gauntlet of faculty members offering congratulations at the end of the ceremony.
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He told the graduates they’d seen a lot of history in their lifetimes, including the election of the first black president, Barack Obama, which drew cheers from the crowd. When he said they’d also seen “the most unconventional major party candidate in American history win the highest office in the land,” referring to President Donald Trump, there were a few “boos.” He responded with a bit of historical humor. “George Herbert Walker Bush, confronted with moments like that, used to say, ‘Mark her down as undecided,”’ said Meacham while doing an impression of the former president, whom he’s also written a book on. He said partisanship in the country has
Wake Forest hosts its 2017 Commencement Ceremonies on Hearn Plaza on Monday, May 15, 2017. An aerial view of the ceremony from Wait Chapel.
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Rev. K. Monet Rice-Jalloh gives the benediction.
caused people to become reflexive instead of reflective about information. He said people will often dismiss a point simply because of who says it, which he called “a foreclosure of reason.” “I beg you, truly be reflective of our public life, make up your mind based on facts and evidence, not alternative facts or alternative evidence,” he said to applause from the graduates. Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway coined the term “alternative facts” to describe the inaccurate information coming from the White House about the size of Trump’s inauguration crowd. It’s been a term embraced by the president’s critics to mockingly describe political falsehoods. Meacham told the nearly 1,900 graduates in attendance that the world they’re about to enter is not only more partisan, but more global than ever before.
Communications major Dwayne Peterkin II was among the graduates who was ready to embrace that global world. Peterkin is from the inner city of Baltimore, Maryland, and is the first in his family to graduate from a four-year college. He lives just minutes away from where the protests were held for Freddie Gray’s death, a Baltimore man many say was killed by police. He doesn’t know of anyone else in his neighborhood who’s been to college recently, but does have neighbors who were incarcerated. He said hard work, family support and a Magnolia scholar grant let him achieve his Wake Forest dream. Peterkin already has a job lined up next year at CEB, a global best practice insights and technology company based in Washington, DC. He plans to pursue a masters degree and do business around the world.
“Many people say that I beat the odds, but that’s not good enough for me,” said Peterkin. Psychology major Chizoba Ukairo, who is from Columbia, Maryland, also plans to make a difference. She’s hoping to work at the Wake Forest Pro Humanitate Institute and then go to law school. Her future dreams include practicing law, writing policy and becoming a judge. “I want to effect change and I feel like law is a really cool way to do that,” she said. A first generation Nigerian-American, she said she was always expected to go to college and follow in the footsteps of other successful women in her family, like her late mother, who was a doctor, and her grandmother, who was a superintendent in Nigeria.
A member of the local Board of Education, David Singletary, talks about House Bill 13 during a forum hosted by the Forsyth County Association of Educators on Friday, May 12, at Parkland High School.
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Last week, the Forsyth County Association of Educators held a forum with local and state elected officials to discuss House Bill 13 and its impact on the local school district.
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impacts our funding of public education,” said Rhonda Mays, FCAE president. To jumpstart the conversation, Jeff Shu, a local middle school teacher, asked the panelists to share their ideas on how to shrink maximum K-3 class sizes, from 24 students to between 19 and 21 without cutting specials such as art, physical education, world languages and others. To meet mandated classroom sizes, some districts were prepared to lay off teachers that teach special classes like art and P.E. Singletary suggested
creating a budget that includes separate funds for special courses. “The simple solution to small class sizes would be a bigger budget,” he said. “With a larger budget, we could allocate some money for the arts and physical education. This won’t fix all of our problems but it would be a start.” Rep. Evelyn Terry said, “From my perspective, there is no solution until we sit down at the table and look at what we want North Carolina to look like in the future.” Terry, who has been an advocate for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) infused programs said a lot has
changed across the state over the years and now is a time for a shift in public education as well. “Factories that once employed 650 workers now hire 30 workers who work with a team of robots she said.” “There has to be a shift in our basic principles of how we manage and where we place our values.” When asked about proposed cuts to teachers’ assistant (TAs) positions in Forsyth County to meet mandated classroom sizes, Rep. Hanes said it is important that TAs remain in the classroom because they are helping the students who need them most. He also encouraged parents to stand up and demand equi-
ty in their schools. “If the school district is put into a position where some of these positions have to be cut, we know who will be harmed by that. These are some of the most desperate kids in the community,” continued Hanes. “When we know that is the case we must fight as hard as we can to keep TAs in the schools that are 99 percent free or reduced lunch and filled with black and brown students.” The newest member of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, Fleming El-Amin, echoed Hanes’ statements about the importance of TAs. He suggested a portion of the budget be set aside for
assistants across the county. “We have to ensure we have TAs in the classroom,” he continued. “The TA component is fundamental for emotional support, relationship building and academic success.” To wrap up the conversation, each panelist summarized his or her thoughts on House Bill 13 and the future of the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County School System. Motsinger, who holds an at large seat on the school board said, looking forward, the board has several difficulties facing it as it moves into the era of House Bill 13. “We’re not ever going to get where you want to be with public schools if we
don’t address the structural issues in our schools,” she said. “We have so many structures in our system that are crumbling in front of us. Although the revised version of House Bill 13 gives school districts one year of flexibility, Motsinger said the revised version only delays the inevitable. She said this time next year we’ll be having the same conversation on how to meet state mandates. “We don’t have 250 more teachers, we don’t have a place to put the extra classrooms,” Motsinger said. “There are so many pieces that are adding up to disaster. ”
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The City Council unanimously approved a loan to demolish the historic Brown Elementary School building to make way for senior apartments. The council approved a loan of $200,000 to the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem (HAWS) to demolish the former school in preparation for building 120 units of multi-family rental senior housing on the site. The school, located at 12th Street and Highland Avenue, was first built in 1914 for black students during segregation and closed in 1984. HAWS acquired the building in 2014 and it was gutted by a fire last year. The burned out building had became a source of concern and complaints in the neighborhood, said Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian
Burke. City Council Member John Larson lamented that the historic building couldn’t have been repurposed before it was ruined. “This is a tragic loss of a building in WinstonSalem that we couldn’t quiet save in time,” said Larson. The site was first home to Woodland Avenue Colored Grade School in 1910, which was a wood building about the size of a house. The first part of the current Brown building was built in 1914 when Woodland Principal Robert Washington Brown pushed for a better facility. At the time it was among the most modern facilities for blacks in the South. The student population continued to grow rapidly, so the school expanded several times over the decades. Brown remained principal at the school until his death in 1941, after
OnceLogix makes Forbes
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Winston-Salem based OnceLogix was featured in Forbes Magazine’s Small Giants 2017: America's Best Small Companies. OnceLogix, which is located in downtown WinstonSalem, was founded in 2005. Its product is ShareNote, a web-based healthcare record management application. "When Trinity Manning, Roderick Brown and Ty McLaughlin founded OnceLogix, an electronic health records system used by mental-health providers, a dozen years ago, the idea of doing such recordkeeping online by subscription was anathema,” reads the Forbes article. “Hospital systems then were big, clunky, proprietary and expensive.” ShareNote has caught on. The software is currently used in 11 states and will soon add Texas to that list. The company expects to surpass $5 million in revenues this year. OnceLogix was part of the second annual Small Giants list, which highlights 25 privately owned businesses that have been acknowledged as outstanding in their field, contribute to their communities and value greatness over growth.
Health Department offers Zika kits, tips
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Spring is in full swing and with the mild winter this year, mosquitoes are already out in force. The Forsyth County Department of Public Health is proactively working to provide residents, including pregnant women, with the information and resources necessary to help protect them from the variety of diseases that are spread through the bite of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can carry a variety of diseases including: Zika, West Nile Virus, Chikungunya, Dengue, Eastern Equine, and Lacrosse Encephalitis. Forsyth County expecting moms can stop by the health department's Information Desk to pick up their Zika Pregnancy Prevention kit beginning now while supplies last. Kits will also be given out to clients at the Dental Center, WIC, Family Planning Clinic, Downtown Health Plaza, and clients in the
Pregnancy Care Management Program. The kit includes several CDC factsheets with basic information about Zika, mosquito bite prevention, and Zika travel related information. Each kit also contains mosquito repellent, condoms, and mosquito dunks to treat standing water. Forsyth County Department of Public Health wants to encourage all residents to take basic mosquito control and protective measures against mosquito-borne disease. Whether you’re traveling out of the country or just enjoying the North Carolina weather at home, be sure to use repellants and other general protection measures against biting mosquitoes. Reduce mosquito breeding opportunities by emptying standing water from flowerpots, gutters, buckets, pool covers, pet water dishes, discarded tires and birdbaths at least weekly.
Larson which the school was renamed in his honor. Brown was also one of three partners that founded the Winston Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1906, and was secretarytreasurer of the company when he died. Burke said that the history should be memorialized in some way in the new project. HAWS plans to do that but what form it may take, such as a plaque or a statue, hasn’t been
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Burke determined. The city’s loan only goes to demolition. HAWS has applied for state taxcredits to fund the construction, which if approved, is planned to start in 2018. This is part of a series of development projects HAWS has done to try to revitalize the area. Also during the meeting, the council approved a public hearing on June 5 on nearly $5.3 million in two-thirds bonds. Two-
third bonds let local governments borrow up to two-thirds of the debt they retired in the previous year. These types of bonds can be approved by the City Council after a public hearing and don’t require a voter referendum. The bonds include $1.59 million for public improvements that include facility repairs and acquiring land for a future fire station. There’s $1.75 million for Recreation and Parks that includes repairs and renovations to the Salem Lake trail and Winston Lake Golf Course, along with picnic shelters, playgrounds, lighting, facilities and pools around the city. There’s also $1.95 million for streets and sidewalks that includes street resurfacing, bridge repair and the addition of a sidewalk on Silas Creek Parkway from Bolton Street to Lockland Avenue that’ll
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serve Forsyth Technical Community College and the surrounding area. During the public comment session, Martha Cecil of Speak Out for Circus Animals asked that a potential ban on wild circus animals be brought back for consideration. At the urging of Cecil and other animal activists, the Public Safety Committee considered a ban on wild circus animals, which activists said were being mistreated and can potentially endanger the public. The matter was tabled last year, since there was no imminent visit by a major circus. The ban that was being considered would not affect animals at the Dixie Classic Fair. Last month, Los Angles, California, joined the growing number of local governments across the country to ban wild circus animals.
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l y 40 percent of new revenue goes to schools. With the increase in tax revenues, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools will get $125 million, which is $3.61 million more that it received in the current budget.
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what the Republican lawmakers were up to, stating that the GOP targeted the black vote “with surgical precision.” Republican leaders in the legislature didn’t like that ruling, and appealed it to the U.S. Supreme Court. However, Gov. Roy Cooper and new state Attorney General Josh Stein, both Democrats, asked the High Court to withdraw the appeal from the GOP. Republicans objected, and asked Chief Justice John Roberts to intervene in January. Since then, there wasn’t even word whether Roberts and the rest of the court would even hear the GOP appeal, until Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it would not.
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“That’s a strong, strong commitment,” said Watts. The budget is $2 million less than last year, not due to cuts, but because state funds for childcare subsidies and Medicaid transportation is now paid directly to providers instead going through the county. This is just a preliminary budget. There are dozens of alternate service
A packed sanctuary at Davie Street Presbyterian joined Rev. Mendez cheering at the news. The outgoing N.C. NAACP president, Rev. Barber was thankful, but resolute in his statement that justice had been done again by the courts. “Today we experienced a victory for justice that is unimaginably important for African Americans, Latinos, all North Carolinians, and the nation” said Rev. Barber. “The highest court in the land has rejected the N.C. General Assembly’s improper efforts to inject cynical politics into the Supreme Court’s docket, and instead embraced the sound judgment of the Fourth Circuit, which found that this General Assembly enacted voting laws with discriminatory intent. The Court’s critical
reportedly scheduled for next Monday. Whoever is chosen is expected to serve out the balance of the president’s term until the October state convention, then run for election then. Among the candidates expected to throw his hat back into the ring, sources say, is the former state NAACP leader who lost his post to Barber in 2005 – Melvin “Skip” Alston of Greensboro. Alston, who was also a Greensboro businessman and a Guilford County commissioner, had served as N.C. NAACP president from 1996 until he was ousted by Barber. That campaign was filled with tension and accusations of irregularities. Alston’s tenure was controversial at the time, and just the mere mention of the possibility that he may run again has some rank-and-file members of the state conference shaking their heads, saying that it was Barber’s strong,
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levels and special appropriation funding requests that would add more than $7 million to the budget if they’re included. These if items, additional approved, would need to be paid for with cuts in other areas or additional revenue, like tax or fee increases. The requests include additional staffing for various departments, increasing the county’s 401(k) contribu-
tion for employees from 2.5 to 5 percent and adding Veterans Day and an extra half day around Christmas to county holidays. It also includes regular annual requests for funds from nonprofits like The Arts Council of WinstonSalem and Forsyth County, Veterans HARRY Outreach Community Services Children’s Law Center and Old Salem
“Today we experienced a victory for justice that is unimaginably important for African Americans, Latinos, all North Carolinians, and the nation.” –Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
rejection today of the N.C. General Assembly’s leadership’s position tells the people of North Carolina and across the country that the right to vote unencumbered by expansive restrictions or by racist politicians or racist policies is fundamental, and that under the laws of the land, it will be upheld.” Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper told reporters, “When are [Republican
lawmakers] going to learn that you just can’t run roughshod over the Constitution?” The High Court ruling was a top national headline in the New York Times, Washington Post and CBS News as well. N.C. Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.-1) joined in on wagging a knowing finger at the Republicans who insisted that despite evidence to the
principled and bold leadership that made the North Carolina chapter one of the best in the nation. It is clear that whoever succeeds Barber already knows they have a hard act to follow. There were tears, but they were tears of joy, and of pride, as at least one hundred supporters, civic and religious leaders, and N.C. NAACP members came together Monday at Davie Presbyterian Church in Raleigh to say “goodbye” to the man who has led them since 2005, challenging racism, sexism, voter suppression and more. Barber listened intently as some whom he has inspired, some he’s mentored, and some he has also taken sage counsel from over the past 12 years, paid tribute to him before he formally stepped down. "When you made your announcement that you would be stepping down as the NAACP president, one of the critics of the movement said this, he said, 'I just wish Barber would have been a negotiator rather than an agitator,'" Rev. Nancy Petty said. "Rev. Barber, we're sending you into the world to be an agitator." Barber announced late last week that he was broaden-
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Museum and Gardens. recommended The budget maintains a 14 percent fund balance, to be used in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. Taking all annually budgeted funds into consideration, the budget keeps the ratio of debt service to general fund expenditures at 15.44 percent. This is below the county’s 18 percent debt ceiling, but a
contrary, voter photo ID and the long list of restrictions that went with it, kept the electoral system honest. “Today, the Supreme Court rightly refused to hear the appeal of a law that I have long said discriminates against AfricanAmerican voters,” Rep. Butterfield said in a statement. “I hope this is finally the end to one of the most undemocratic and disgraceful voter ID laws in the country.” But Republicans saw it differently. “Republicans will continue to fight for common sense and constitutional voter ID measures, similar to what many other states already have,” State Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes said in a statement, noting that the High Court didn’t rule, but just decided not to
manager’s message in the budget does say that if the county does take on debt for all its planned capital projects, including the recent bonds and the new courthouse, that the debt ratio will drift slightly higher than that for approximately four years.
hear the GOP appeal. “While Gov. Cooper and Attorney General Stein have stymied voter ID for now, they will ultimately lose in their efforts to block North Carolina citizens from having these protections.” But attorney Irv Joyner, chairman of the N.C. NAACP Legal Redress Committee, countered, “ …[I]t is clear that the factual merits of this case were already decided by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the N.C. General Assembly did not present any evidence in court or anywhere else which contradicts the decision that HB 589 was designed to negatively impact African-Americans and other racial minorities,” Joyner stated.
ing the focus of his successful moral leadership campaign to a national scope, joining with other social justice “servant leaders” to address poverty, and other social ills that have been too long ignored by government and the political parties. "Our work is not over here in North Carolina, but as you know, extremism is at work in other states and has gained power in all three branches of our federal government, much as it did here four years ago," Barber said. "This moment requires us to push into the national consciousness, not from the top down but from the bottom up." In calling for a “moral revival” for the nation, Barber, his nonprofit advocacy group “Repairers of the Breach,” and other prominent social and religious activists like the Rev. James Forbes, pastor emeritus of Riverside Church in N.Y., are working toward the 50th anniversary of the historic Poor People’s Campaign, which Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. started before he was assassinated in 1968.
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Changing the leadership, not the fight
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II has announced that he is stepping down as president of the N.C. NAACP in June and will not run for re-election. This sounds like bad news, on the surface. Barber has worked in this capacity over the past 12 years, since 2005. He helped start a movement that has spanned nationwide, mostly because of his leadership. When he became the leader, the movement targeted the N.C. General Assembly, led by Democrats at the time, to raise the minimum wage, win same day registration and voting, push back against resegregation of schools in one of our largest districts, and free innocent black men from prison. Through that work, a foundation was laid for “Moral Mondays,” which emerged in the spring of 2013. The Republicans had taken over the General Assembly in 2010 and the pressure on that body intensified. Barber was in Winston-Salem leading a Moral Monday March in 2015 as a N.C. NAACP lawsuit on voting rights against the state of North Carolina (which named then-Gov. Pat McCrory) was being heard in federal court in the city. “Through sustained moral fusion organizing, with a race and class critique rooted in our deepest moral values, we pushed back against extremism for four long years to see the defeat of an extremist Republican governor, the election of more progressive members to the state Supreme Court, and the overturning of the monster voter suppression law that targeted African-Americans, according to a federal court, ‘with almost surgical precision,’” Barber wrote in a letter to his constiuents. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the movement a huge victory, although a technical one. The Associated Press reported that the Court rejected an appeal to reinstate North Carolina's voter identification law, which a lower court said targeted African-Americans “with almost surgical precision.”The justices left in place the lower court ruling striking down the law's photo ID requirement and reduction in early voting. The situation was complicated when Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein tried to withdraw the appeal, which was first filed when Republican Pat McCrory was governor. Chief Justice John Roberts said the political situation created uncertainty over who is authorized to seek review of the lower court ruling. Roberts cautioned Monday that the rejection of the appeal is not a comment on the court's view about the substance of the law. So, Barber leaves his post with a victory for voting North Carolinians. However, his work is not done. “Our work is not over here in North Carolina. But, as you know, extremism is at work in other states and has gained power in all three branches of our federal government, much as it did here four years ago. This moment requires us to push into the national consciousness ...” Barber says he will be joining a national movement that will be similar to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of poverty and social inequality. Barber pretty much has the same mission. He’s just moving on a larger scale. We wish him well as he transitions, and urge North Carolinians to remain in the fight for social justice. The guard might be changing, but the fight remains.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Supreme Court rejects N.C. General Assembly voting rights actions To the Editor:
Today [Monday, May 15] we experience a victory for justice that is unimaginably important for African-Americans, Latinos, all North Carolinians, and the nation. The highest Court in the land has rejected the N.C. General Assembly’s improper efforts to inject cynical politics into the Supreme Court’s docket, and instead embraced the sound judgment of the Fourth Circuit, which found that this General Assembly enacted voting laws with discriminatory intent. The Court’s critical rejection today of the N.C. General Assembly’s leadership’s position tells the people of North Carolina and across the country that the right to vote unencumbered by expansive restrictions or by racist politicians or racist policies is fundamental, and that under the laws of the land, it will be upheld. The N.C. State Conference of the NAACP, and all of its local branches are reinforced by this ruling, as we continue our mobilization efforts to educate and assist local communities on their right to vote and the role of ‘we the people’ in our imperiled democracy. We urge the General Assembly to finally accept that racially discriminatory laws have no place in our democracy, and certainly not when it comes to the sacred right to vote. The legislature cannot erect barriers that are plainly motivated by a desire to disenfranchise African-American and Latino voters and undermine the growing voting strength of communities of color. Now is the time to move forward toward a shared prosperous future for all North Carolinians and to heal the core of our democracy in this State and in this nation. Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President North Carolina NAACP Durham
Note: – On May 15, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the late-filed cert request by leadership of the North Carolina General Assembly for review of NC NAACP v. McCrory, thus reinforcing the longfought voting rights victory of the people of North Carolina. The Court’s decision lets stand a decision
entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on July 29, 2016, in which the Fourth Circuit struck down as unconstitutional five racially discriminatory provisions of the 2013 “monster voter suppression law” (HB 589), after determining that the challenged provisions “target[ed] African Americans with almost surgical precision,” and “impose[d] cures for problems that did not exist.”
GOP will continue to pursue N.C. voter ID law To the Editor:
It is unconscionable that Roy Cooper and Josh Stein – who ignored state law and flouted their conflicts of interest to kill voter ID in North Carolina – have now caused the vast majority of voters who support voter ID to be denied their day in court. In light of Chief Justice Roberts’ statement that the ruling was not based on the merits of voter ID, all North Carolinians can rest assured that Republican legislators will continue fighting to protect the integrity of our elections by implementing the commonsense requirement to show a photo ID when we vote. N.C. Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) House Speaker Tim Moore (RCleveland) Raleigh
Note: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on May 15 that it will not review the state’s voter ID law at this time and set a national standard on the issue, even though more than 30 other states have voter ID laws in place, the lawmakers said. They said the decision comes after Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein actively worked to derail the law, including a February 2017 attempt to dismiss the state’s case that was in violation of state law. Chief Justice Roberts noted that the rejection of the appeal is not a comment on the court's view about the substance of the law.
We must hold President Trump
accountable To the Editor:
President Trump’s decision to share code-word intelligence with the Russian ambassador is unacceptable. This action is a threat to our national security, endangers diplomatic relations, and calls into question the administration’s decision making. It’s time that Republicans and Democrats alike hold this President accountable. U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) Washington, D.C.
Note: Adams released the statement above after news reports that President Donald Trump revealed code-word classified intelligence on ISIS to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
AARP urges Senate to scrap health care bill To the Editor:
The deeply flawed House [health care] bill would add an Age Tax, increasing health care costs by thousands of dollars each year we grow older, and put millions of American families at risk of finding health care unaffordable or unavailable. AARP urges you [U.S. Senate] to start from scratch and craft health care legislation that ensures robust insurance market protections, controls costs, improves quality and provides affordable coverage to all Americans.
Nancy LeaMond, Executive Vice President AARP Washington, DC
Note: AARP today sent a letter to every member of the U.S. Senate urging them to start from scratch on the health care legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week. The letter comes as AARP also begins to inform its members how each House member voted on the bill.
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Why I’m proud of the B-CU grads that protested Betsy ‘Devoid’ I could not be more proud of the students at BethuneCookman Guest University Columnist (B-CU) than if I had raised them myself. Responding to the university’s very late selection of Education Secretary BetsyBeVos for the spring commencement speaker, graduating seniors chose to turn their backs on a woman who described HBCUs as “pioneers of school choice.” The students’ repudiation of DeVos’ very right to be present was well coordinated; the protest reflected their ability to be sophisticated, not reactive when confronted with a speaker that epitomizes the very refutation of their HBCU education. It is my hope and dream that these students can continue to operate in formation, as they oppose oppression. I don’t know how DeVos (hereafter referred to as “DeVoid,” as she is devoid
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of good sense, history, literacy, and even courtesy) came to be B-CU’s commencement speaker. Most of the time, commencement speakers are secured months before graduation. This speaker was thrust on students and their families just 10 days before the ceremony. What was B-CU President Edison Jackson thinking? In his printed statement on May 1, he said, “The legacy of Dr. Bethune is that she was not constrained by political ideology, but worked across all parties to support B-CU. Moreover, students are directly impacted by funding dollars that are dispersed through the Department of Education. B-CU receives $4 million annually through Title III, which supports teaching, research and infrastructure. Additionally, Title IV impacts the ability of B-CU students to receive federal financial aid, overall influencing the ascension of BethuneCookman University students.” Maybe President Jackson thought he was making friends by inviting DeVoid to speak at B-CU’s graduation. Actually, he made a spectacle of the graduation by
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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos addressing graduates at Bethune-Cookman University.
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inviting a woman who had already disparaged HBCUs with her ignorance. And he did it in the same week when her boss, “45,” said (and then quickly reversed himself) that he was not sure that some federal provisions for HBCUs, such as the HBCU Capital Finance Program, are constitutional. I reached out to President Edison Jackson and several members of his team to discuss this. DeVoid insulted the B-CU community by recounting Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s life story as part of her commencement speech. How dare she tell us about ourselves in a way to attempt to endear us to her? Betsy DeVoid, you are no Mary McLeod Bethune. You can go to her gravesite, but you can’t channel her energy. Don’t get it twisted. The low point of the B-CU commencement was the spectacle of President Edison Jackson chiding his students, because they had the integrity to protest the presence of Ms. DeVoid. He is their leader, their guru, their mentor. He should not have threatened his students, but
instead offered them, and Ms. DeVoid, a series of palliative statements designed to honor the protest spirit of Dr. Bethune, and the awkwardness of the moment. Had I been a scolded student, I would have felt slimed; had I been understood, I might have felt differently. We have to resist the ways that “45” and his minions like Omarosa Manigault are pimping HBCUs. “Woke” Black people have to be aggressive in our financial support of HBCUs, and indifferent to the disingenuous overtures that would bring a devoid presence like Betsy DeVos to an HBCU campus.
impeach now With an administration spinning out of control,
Seriously. Now is the time. Impeach. Tom It is a daily rush of traitorous, misogynist, racist, Hastings autocratic buck-naked dissembling and craven manipGuest ulation. Trump now. Pence Columnist next. Keep it going until we get someone with a bit of integrity. On Wednesday, May 10, the day after Trump fired the lead investigator of the increasingly obvious collusion between Vlad Putin and the Trump campaign to get this clown in the White House, Trump meets with the Russian Sergeys – Kislyak and Lavrov, ambassador to the U.S. and Foreign Minister, respectively. What media gets shut out and what media is allowed in that meeting? No, I am not making this up. The Russian media is allowed exclusive access; the U.S. media is shut out. While I am more of a matriot than a patriot (loyal to Mother Earth more than to a country), I highly value the
best of what America strives to be, and Trump is plunging us the other way, toward strongman rule, anti-environmentalism, and a deep disregard for the truth and facts. Trump praised James Comey – FBI Director until just days ago – when Comey essentially tossed the election his way last October by going very visibly and audibly public with his incorrect but volatile findings that Hillary Clinton had used the wrong server for her emails when she was Secretary of State (wow – who knew that was a capital offense?) but Comey remained completely silent about the known and possibly suspected connections between Trump operatives and Russian operatives until long after the election, even though the FBI was investigating both of them at that time. Obama should have fired Comey. Trump on Oct. 31, 2016, just days before the election: “‘That was so bad what happened originally, and it took guts for Director Comey to make the move that he made in light of the kind of opposition he had where they’re trying to protect her from criminal prosecution,” Trump said at a Michigan campaign rally. In other words, he approved of Comey’s meddling in the election in both July and the
Julianne Malveaux, former president of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, is an author, economist and founder of Economic Education. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available to order at www.juliannemalveaux.com at Amazon.com. Follow Dr. Malveaux on Twitter @drjlastword.
infamous October Surprise. But on Tuesday, May 9, Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer said in firing Comey, Trump had "accepted the recommendation of the attorney general and the deputy attorney general regarding the dismissal of the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." Those recommendations were all based on critiques of the Clinton email business and were the transparently fig leaf silliness we’ve come to expect from the Lyin’ King. And sure enough, suddenly Trump says he was going to fire Comey because FBI personnel wanted him out. Huh? That is exactly backward from what the Acting Director Andrew McCabe just said, that in fact Comey had “broad support” across all sectors of the FBI. Bill Moyers is a trusted American life commentator. The way he put it: “Whenever Trump finds it more convenient to tell a falsehood than to tell a truth, he chooses the falsehood.” This regime needs to fall.
An offensive, belligerent and vindictive display in the halls of government The last week has featured some of the most offensive, belligerent, and vindicGuest Columnist tive behavior by elected officials in generations – and that is not a reference to President Trump and his associates in Washington, though the characterization fits there too. No, this startling episode came in the middle of the night last week in Raleigh when furious Republican leaders of the state Senate interrupted a debate on the state budget with a recess to meet with legislative staff. They returned from the break with an amendment to the budget to punish Democratic senators by slashing funding for education projects in their districts and cutting the budgets of other programs and institutions represented by Democrats, from the N.C. Museum of Art to downtown revitalization efforts. There can be no mistake about the intent of the proposal. As the News & Observer reported, the lone revitalization funding left in place was for Robeson County, which is represented by a Republican Senator. You might be wondering what prompted the unprecedented targeting of
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Democratic areas for additional budget cuts on the Senate floor. What so upset Republican Senate leaders that they resorted to the absurdly heavy-handed tactics to seek retribution against their Democratic colleagues? Well, Democratic Senators proposed several amendments to the budget that reflected their priorities. That is what did it. One would have increased teacher pay more than the GOP budget proposed. Another would have given state retirees a cost of living pay increase that Senate leaders left out of their budget proposal. Another would have increased broadband access to rural areas and still another would have funded community college scholarships. Many of the amendments would have reduced the tax cut in the Senate budget to pay for the changes. Most of the proposals never received a real vote. Senate leaders made sure of that by using a parliamentary maneuver to cut off debate and bury the amendments. But that was still too much for Republican leaders. They could not stand that Democratic Senators were actually doing their jobs and representing their constituents and using their rights as duly elected members of the Senate to offer changes to a budget that affects every person in North Carolina. No way Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger was going to put up with that – so
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the districts of the Democrats were punished for their Senators trying to change the budget that Republicans created in secret. Ultimately, it’s not just the Democratic members of the Senate who will suffer if the targeted temper tantrum cuts are made. Students and families and small business across the state will lose too, and so will small towns. Senator Berger and his fellow bullies were willing to punish students and schools in North Carolina because their Democratic colleagues made them stay up late and defend the budget they unveiled only a few days before. Just a few years ago, the shocking undemocratic episode in the General Assembly would have resulted in screaming headlines and been the talk of the political world for days. Not now, with bizarre news from Washington almost every day. Maybe Senate leaders think they can do anything they want any time they want with no repercussions. They are certainly acting like it, democracy and common decency – and the people of North Carolina be damned. Article printed from NC Policy Watch: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com Copyright © 2016 NC Policy Watch. All rights reserved.
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Assistant Chief Katrina Thompson has a conversation with Al Harvey during “Coffee with a Cop” at the McDonald’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on Tuesday, May 16. BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE
Officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) sat down with members of the East Winston community earlier this week when they hosted their second “Coffee with a Cop” event at the McDonald’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. More than a dozen officers attended the event, designed to bring police officers and community members together on Tuesday, May 16, including Chief Barry Rountree, who will retire later this year.
An officer with the Winston-Salem Police Department sits down with a resident during “Coffee with a Cop” on Tuesday, May 16.
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“It’s always good when the officers can come out and meet with citizens in a setting like this,” said Rountree. “This give citizens an opportunity to ask questions, have coffee and a pastry and just enjoy themselves.” Rountree said while several community members had a list of questions for officers, several people in attendance just wanted to have general conversations with officers. One of those residents was Marva Reid. Reid who serves as president of the East/Northeast Winston Neighborhood Association, said although she has been working with the WSPD since 2005, it feels good to see others getting out and connecting with police.
“This is awesome,” said Reid. “They used to have other programs like ‘Chat with the Chief,’ but this environment is a lot more welcoming.” While “Coffee with a Cop” is still new to the city, Chief Rountree said, they have already planned to host the event in other communities in the near future. The first event was held in March at the Whole Foods location on Miller Street. “We had a really good turnout at the first ‘Coffee with a Cop’ and I knew we would do the same here in this community,” he said. “There are a lot of good people in this community who want to interact with police officers.”
County considers universal recycling bids BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE
Residents in unincorporated areas of the county may see universal curbside recycling service starting this fall. Forsyth County commissioners are considering several bids for the service to all 25,137 households in the county’s unincorporated areas. The county ended its voluntary subscription recycling service last year after two service providers didn’t renew their contracts. Providers were losing money on the service due to low participation
and a downturn in the commodities market. In February, after many complaints about the service ending, the county decided to try a new tactic: a mandatory universal service for unincorporated county residents, which they would pay with an annual fee on their property tax bill. At the time, Minor Barnette, director of Forsyth’s environmental assistance and protection office, was hoping the service could begin by July and was confident he could negotiate the price down to below $15. The formal bidding
process took longer than expected and Barnette reported back to commissioners with the results last week. “We had some significant responses from several companies to the request for proposals on curbside collection in the unincorporated areas of the county,” he said. The lowest bidder, North Davidson Garbage Company, was confident it could start the service by October and would only need to charge $2.47 a month per household, which would include providing 96 gallon carts. That
would come out to $29.64 annually. “I will tell you, that’s a bargain,” said County Commissioner Chairman Dave Plyler. The other bids for universal service with 96 gallon carts provided were Republic Services for $4.45 a month per household and Waste Management for $7.85. The prices are only what the haulers would charge. What households pay would be a little higher due to administrative fees from the county. North Davidson Garbage Company was
established in 1970 and has over 15,000 residential and commercial customers in Davidson County and surrounding areas. Any recyclables it collects are processed at its own recycling facility, which it completed in 2011. County Commissioner Everette Witherspoon asked if the price from North Davidson might be too low for them to effectively provide the service. He was assured the county would be doing its due diligence to make sure the company can do the job. The recycling proposal will be a part of county
budget discussions, which will begin in earnest next week. This will not affect the county’s subscription garbage collection service, which is under contract until next year. In February, commissioners did discuss the possibility of changing garbage to a universal service after that. Curbside garbage and recycling collection as a mandatory universal service could drive down the cost residents pay and reduce the amount of illegal dumping in the county.
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Timothy Ramsey
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LaVar Ball, smart businessman or loudmouth?
Only time will tell whether LaVar Ball is a genius or just another overly outspoken parent. Ball is the father of Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo. All three are highly sought after basketball players from California. Lonzo is a soon to be a Top 3 draft pick in this year’s NBA draft – which will take place in June following the NBA Finals – after finishing his AllAmerican freshman year at UCLA. LiAngelo and LaMelo are high school players for Chino Hills High School and have both committed to UCLA as well. Ball has made some of the most outrageous claims in recent years concerning the play and expectations of his three boys. Earlier this year he made a comment stating his son, Lonzo, would be a better professional player than Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Russell Westbrook, all of whom are former MVPs or are perennial All-Stars. He has even made the claim “back in my heyday I would kill Michael Jordan one-on-one.” That statement is even more absurd when you look at his college averages of 2.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists while playing at Washington State. No one with those numbers can make the claim they would be able to beat the consensus “Greatest of All Time.” Many people dismiss Ball's ludicrous statements and even think he is putting unfair pressure onto his sons before they even get the chance to dribble a ball in the league. Some tend to think he is also hurting his sons' financial earning potential with some of the things he is saying. In 2016 he launched the “Big Baller Brand” (BBB), which is a company that manufactures and sells sports apparel, footwear and accessories. Back in April he attempted to partner with one of the major brands like Nike, Adidas and Under Armour. All three companies have rejected offers to partner with the BBB brand. On May 4, BBB released Lonzo's basketball ZO2 sneakers and sandals. The shoes have been priced at $495 and $995 for autographed sneakers. The sandals are priced at $220. Ball has received a lot of backlash for the price point of his sneakers because many feel they are too expensive. As of May 11, around 500 pairs of sneakers and sandals have been sold totaling close to $300,000 in sales. Why so much flack for Ball and his braggadocious claims about his son, you ask? Well,many current and former NBA players think Ball is doing himself and his sons a disservice with the actions and comments he makes. Just when you start to think that Ball is making a smart business move, he then does or says something that seems counterproductive to his self- proclaimed ultimate goal of making his sons brand worth a billion dollars. On the release date of the ZO2s, he posted this statement on his Twitter page, “Big Baller's loose! See Column on B3
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Soccer is the most popular sport on the planet. Starting on May 12, third, fourth and fifth
grade students will be participating participated in the third annual Speas Global Elementary School co-ed intramural soccer league. The aim of the league is to build students, character, social
skills and promote a healthy lifestyle through sports while continuing to strive to give students the necessary tools to be competitive in a global village. The league is separated into six
The young men race to the finish line during the first heat of the 4x100 meter relay. BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE
The outdoor track season came to a dramatic and unforeseen ending last week for Forsyth County middle schools. The girls from Meadowlark Middle took home the championship on the women's
side. Initially, the boys from Flat Rock were crowned champions but following a scoring correction the actual winners were the boys from Jefferson Middle. The Meadowlark girls put on a tremendous performance, displacing
Jefferson Middle School as champions. The Jefferson girls had previously taken home the county championship the previous five years. The Mustangs were led by Jada Dowd, who finished first in the 200 meter dash, first in the 4x200 meter relay and second in
different teams that represent different nations from each continent. For the students to be eligible they need to maintain good grades and
the 4x400 meter relay. “I feel as though I did well but more importantly my team did very well,” Dowd said. “I pushed myself as much as I couldbecause this was my last meet as an eighth-grader at Meadowlark Middle School. It feels good to
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know that we won the overall girls championship.” Meadowlark head coach, Amy Sullivan, said coming into the meet she felt as though her girls had a chance to dethrone Jefferson as county cham-
Dash honors the WSSU Rams baseball team SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem State University Rams Baseball Team was the guest of honor at BB&T Ballpark, as the Rams were honored by the WinstonSalem Dash for capturing the 2017 CIAA Baseball Championship. The W-S Dash brought the team and coaching staff onto the field between See Dash on B2
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The WSSU Rams were honored on May 10 by the Winston-Salem Dash for capturing the 2017 CIAA Baseball Championship.
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Speas Elementary teacher and soccer league organizer, Joseph King, speaks during the opening ceremonies.
have good behavior in the classroom as well. Speas Elementary teacher and soccer league organizer, Joseph King, says because the school is a global school and soccer is a global sport, the two go hand in hand. “The kids get to work together and learn to get along with one another better,” King said. “For me I enjoy seeing the smile on the kids faces. Being able to see the kids that can actually play soccer influence the ones that do not have that much experience is a great thing to watch.” Speas Elementary Principal Robert Ash thinks the soccer league is a great incentive for the kids to maintain good behavior in class. He says the league fits right in line with the ideology of the school while also teaching the kids about geography at the same time. “The students really like to participate in the league because we have a large number of students who play soccer,” he said. “Whether it be in the neighborhood or out-
side of school so they are familiar with the sport and they enjoy it.” “By linking the teams to the different countries, it goes to our philosophy and our belief in being a global school. Even with the coaches and some of what they do is talk about the different countries that are being represented.” Ash says that each grade level has a particular continent they focus on and each class within the grade levels concentrate on a particular country. He said this allows the students to learn about different cultures. “We know that soccer is a global sport and that every country plays it,” Ash went on to say. “This is just a great opportunity to link all of this together.” The opening ceremonies for the league took place on May, 12. The league will run until June, 2 and will conclude with the playoffs, where two teams from each group will face off until a champion is determined. The school says that the league is an avenue for positive development for their young people. They encourage parents, teachers and staff to come out and cheer on the teams. The games will be played each Friday at 3p.m.
Top Female Finishers by event
100 meters- Ajile Flynt, Meadowlark middle, 13.17 sec 200 meters- Jada Dowd, Meadowlark middle, 26.49 sec 400 meters- Gwen Parks, Meadowlark middle, 1:02.60 sec 800 meters- Bailey Reutinger, Clemmons middle, 2:30.99 sec 1,600 meters- Bailey Reutinger, Clemmons middle, 5:27.11 sec 4x100 meter relay- Clemmons middle, 53.37 sec 4x200 meter relay- Meadowlark middle, 1:51.31 sec 4x400 meter relay- Jefferson middle, 4:24.11 sec Shot Put- Olivia Rogers, Northwest middle, 33-06.00
Top Boys Finishers by event
The Meadowlark Middle School girls won the city/county track and field championship last week.
100 meters- Issac Sutton, Southeast middle, 11.59 sec 200 meters- Jamison Warren, Flat Rock middle, 24.04 sec 400 meters- Antonio Yates, Jefferson middle, 57.20 sec 800 meters- Finley Simmons, Jefferson middle, 2:16.21 sec 1,600 meters- Finley Simmons, Jefferson middle, 4:57.41 sec 4x100 meter relay- Jefferson middle, 46.67 sec 4x200 meter relay- Jefferson middle, 1:39.24 sec 4x400 meter relay- Meadowlark middle, 3:54.53 sec Shot Put- Jaden Lindsay, Southeast middle, 45-06.00
After correcting the scoring error, the Jefferson Middle School boys track team took home the city/county track and field championship.
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pions. “I am so ecstatic with their performances today and their progress this entire year,” she said. “Throughout the year they have been getting better and better and their times have become faster and faster and I have just loved this season so much.” “Before the meet I was hoping for the best. I have
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been looking at their times and looking at the way they have been training and I felt like we were really strong coming into this meet mentally and physically. I think they have wanted this since February and we all said that this was our goal and we said, OK this is how we are going to achieve it. Every day we have trusted the plan and trusted the process and were able to do great things.” On the boys side, Flat
innings May 10 and introduced them to the crowd, which responded with a loud ovation. The WSSU Rams play the majority of their home games at BB&T Ballpark, home of the Dash. The Rams defeated the Chowan Hawks twice on Saturday to capture the 2017 CIAA Baseball Championship, their sixth CIAA Baseball Championship in seven years. The WSSU Rams are currently ranked sixth in the Atlantic Region by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll and finished the season with a 35-17 record.
Rock Middle was initially crowned champions narrowly defeating Jefferson Middle. After a correction in the scoring of the 400 meter dash, it was found that Jefferson had in fact won the championship,Flat Rock head coach Jimmy Warmack says he was highly disappointed for his team that they were not the champions but was happy for the Jefferson squad. Following the correction, the Jefferson team was notified of the error
and informed they had won. Head coach Matt Fossa said he was excited for the kids. “I don't typically worry about the team scores all that much,” he said. “It's more exciting for me to see each of my individual kids growing and getting better. I was also happy to see kids who didn't expect to run at city/county getting a chance to run even if they only placed 20th. When I'm coaching those are the things I focus on first, but it
WSSU is also currently ranked #1 in the BlackCollegeNines.com Small College Division. On May 14, WSSU made the 2017 Atlantic Regional. The NCAA Division II Baseball Selection show revealed Winston-Salem State (35-17) will be making its sixth appearance in the NCAA's Atlantic Regional, as they garnered a #7 seed and will take on the Golden Rams of West Chester University (36-11), the #2 seed. Mercyhurst University (37-6) is the Atlantic Region's top seed, and they will have a first round bye. Mercyhurst University is also the host, and the games will be played at Russell Diethrick Park in Jamestown, N.Y. Game times have yet to be announced. The #3 seed in the Atlantic Region is PSAC Champion, Seton Hill (36-16). The #4 seed is another
was exciting to get the news.” “I have been here 10 years and the head coach for nine of those years. When I first came, in our girls team was really strong and our boys team was weak. Over the years we have just grown and it just snowballed from there. We get all of the athletes in the building participating and it helps out.” Fossa said he was very proud of the performances of all of his athletes, espe-
cially Finley Simmons, who he says is the best boys distance runner he has had since taking over. As far as the sprinters, he says he was very pleased with the efforts of B.J. McIntyre, Tyrese McIntyre, C.J. Cotton, C.J. Arnett and Terrell Robinson. Fossa said he will be losing many of his sprinters but hopes to regroup with his seventh-graders for next year to make another run at a championship.
PSAC school, Millersville University (33-17). Shippensburg University from the PSAC, is the #5 seed (30-22-1) and will face #4 Millersville in the first round. Shepherd University the champion of the Mountain East, is the #6 seed (31-21) and they will take on #3 Seton Hill. The Atlantic Regional will begin on today, Thursday, with the regional championship game set for next Sunday. This year marks the 50th annual championship, and the first year that the finals will be held in Grand Prairie, Texas. For more information on the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship Selections, click http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2017-0514/2017-ncaa-division-ii-baseball-championship-selections-revealed.
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Recreation center honors mothers
People came out to the Mother's Day luncheon at Carl H. Russell Sr. Community Center last week.
By TIMOTHy RAMSEy THE cHRONIcLE
Ben Piggott and the staff at the carl H. Russell community center never miss a chance to give back to the community. On Saturday, May 6, the community center held a luncheon for Mother's Day. This is the fourth year the center has honored the mothers in the community. carl H. Russell Director Ben Piggott says he gets a kick out of seeing the smiles on the mothe’s faces and the opportunity to honor mothers who do so much for everyone else. “To be honest, I was overwhelmed because I was expecting a crowd of around 40 but I wound up ith a crowd of 90,” he said. “nde had
special prizes that we didn’t have last year but the main thing was for people to come out and bring joy to their mothers.” “I also felt very pleased with the volunteer efforts that we had. We had men serving the mothers and they were from the ‘Boys to Men’ group out of the Happy Hill area.” Piggott says the Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks Department was a big help in putting the program together. He wanted to give a special thank you to The chronicle for getting the word out about the event because he said he wasn't expecting such a large crowd but was pleased with the turnout. Steve Grimes was the guest speaker during the Mother's Day event. Grimes brought his grandson
Ben Piggott, in the red shirt, stands with prize winners at the Mother's Day luncheon at Carl H. Russell Sr. Community Center.
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and wanted to emphasize the importance of respecting one’s mother. During the event, each person was allowed to stand up and give a short thanks to their respective mothers. Following that, everyone in attendance was treated to a gourmet meal that was donated to the center. To finish off the night, the center raffled off special gifts. “I just really want to show the kids that their parents have been young before and all the things they are trying to tell you is for their own good,” Piggott continued. “I also want the kids to see that their parents can give them life skills that no one else can, so you must respect them, especially your mother, on this day.”
Middle school dance team takes home first place
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Jemia Blakely is no stranger to winning. The dance team she coaches regularly brings home the top prize or is usually in the running to do so. With this being her first year teaching at Flat Rock Middle School, she wanted to bring some of her expertise to the students there. In their recent competition on Sunday, May 7 at Paramount's carowinds, the dance team at Flat Rock won first place. The SPEcIAL TO THE cHRONIcLE
Historic Preservation Month is being observed in May with lectures, walking and trolley tours of historic sites, the unveiling of two new local historic markers and more. The Forsyth county Historic Resources commission will unveil a historic marker about the Brothers Spring and the African School in what is now Happy Hill Park at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at the park. The unveiling will be followed by a tour of the Happy Hill neigh-
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If you can't afford the ZO2's you're not a BIG BALLER!” This statement did exactly what Ball wanted it to, which is caused people to talk about him and his newly released sneakers. But did it turn some people away that may have purchased his sneakers? Ball's antics do not seem to affect where his son Lonzo will be drafted. But in my opinion, anything short of multiple AllStar games and a championship or two for the young man will cause people to rewind the tapes and play back some of the unbelievable claims Ball made before his son even
name of the team is the “Top Flyers” and they are made up of sixth-, seventhand eighth-graders. This is the first year Flat Rock has had a dance team and they are the first team in Forsyth county to win a championship. Blakely says she knew her girls had talent and was pleased with the result of winning the Midwest cheer and Dance Association title. “My expectations for the girls was for them to not get too nervous and for them to smile and stay
focused,” she said. “I know it was their first competition as a team and the first competition period for a lot of them so I just told them to have fun but be serious when it's time to hit the mat.” Team member Nyjilia Harris says she enjoys participating with the dance team because it allows her to express herself. “Going into the competition my thoughts were to just do my best,” Harris said. “I just wanted to make sure I remembered the dance moves. I was
borhood by cheryl Harry, the director of AfricanAmerican programming for Old Salem. References to the spring date back to the early years of Salem and it was a popular bivouac site for military units in transit. However, the exact site of the spring was not recorded and it was not until 2013 that its location was pin-
pointed by Old Salem’s archaeologist. The spring was included in the land the Moravian church provided to the AfricanAmerican community to establish the first school for African-American children in Forsyth county. On May 18, the commission and the Black History Archives of Winston-Salem will host a
Guest speaker Steve Grimes brought his grandson to the Mother's Day luncheon at Carl H. Russell Sr. Community Center.
The Top Flyers dance team from Flat Rock middle school took home the championship in their first competition
excited and then I was nervous. I was shaking a little bit.” Kyla Wilborn, Top Flyer team member added, “I like this dance team because I can express myself and I think I can be a professional dancer when I grow up because I really like dance.”
Both Wilborn and Harris said they were confident going into the competition even though it was their first time. Wilborn says she had a mixed bag of emotions ranging from happiness, to anxiety to excitement. When they found out they won the competition,
the girls said they were shocked and very happy with the result. They said going forward they know they have a chance to win many more Harris says even if they lose a competition they will learn from their mistakes and apply that to their next competition.
Winston-Salem, and of the expanded Old Salem National Historic Landmark. And on May 25, the
commission will hold an architectural tour of downtown Winston-Salem at noon, beginning at Mission Pizza Napoletana, 707 N. Trade St. Also on May 25, Preservation Forsyth will present its 2017 Preservation Awards at 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal church, 520 Summit St.
Historic marker and tours highlight month
played a game. I can easily understand why Ball has turned so many people away from his sons and their brand. But I cannot blame him for setting the price point for his sneakers so high. He is his own boss and makes all of the decisions, whether they be right or wrong. If the shoes had a Gucci or Dolce & Gabbana on the side I don't think people would have a problem with the price. I commend Ball for possibly starting a new trend of athletes and their families capitalizing on their own brands even before they step onto the field of play professionally. When you are the first to do something there will always be mistakes but I think Ball is onto some-
thing. People thought Nike was crazy for pricing Jordan's at $100, now the Jordan Brand is probably the most recognizable in basketball sneakers with a price point over $200 for many of his shoes. If the three Ball boys turn out to be terrific players, Ball will go down as a genius when people look back at his strategy, but that's an awful lot of pressure placed on the shoulders of three young men who have yet to step on the hardwood of an NBA court. All eyes will be on Lonzo this fall when he laces them up for whatever team drafts him and if he does well, LiAngelo and LaMelo will have to follow suit in years to come. Only time will tell.
trolley tour of the historic residences along East 14th Street. Trolley tours will also be held May 20 along the old streetcar routes in
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The president of the N.C. NAACP is critical of a UNC Board of Governors subcommittee proposal that wants the UNC Center for Civil Rights at UNCChapel Hill to cease filing complaints motions, lawsuits or other legal claims, usually on behalf of poor people or communities, against any private person, company or government, or acting as or employing legal counsel. “This is another attempt by the extremist Republican-led General Assembly and its allies to roll back civil rights and undermine any group or policy that fights for civil rights, voting rights and the principle of equal protection under the law embedded in our constitution,” says N.C. NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. “It reveals how
afraid they are and how deeply they realize that the policies they are promoting, when exposed, are found to be driven by racism and are an affront to justice.” “They can’t handle the truth, so they try to stop the truth tellers,” Rev. Barber continued. “The UNC Center for Civil Rights is under attack because of the work they do, and have done, challenges the [repression] the General Assembly is doing, and wants to do more of.” The full UNC board is expected to vote on the matter this month. Public opinion was solicited in Chapel Hill on May 11th. Conservative members of the UNC Board of Governors Education Planning, Policies and Programs Subcommittee say legal centers on UNC campuses should not be involved in litigation, only learning about it.
Community Briefs
Winston-Salem Area HOA Management Company wins new customer Association Management Group, one of the Carolinas’ largest professional homeowner association managers, with five offices in North and South Carolina, was recently selected to manage Reagan Point Subdivision. Reagan Point is one of the only new home communities in the area that is being developed and built by a local builder, R.S. Parker Homes, at this time. Located in Pfafftown off Reynolda, Yadkinville and Grandview Club Roads, in the heart of one of the Triad’s most sought-after school districts, Reagan Point is a new subdivision of exquisite single family homes. Established in May 2015, a second phase of building began in early 2017.
Novant Health Vascular Diagnostics earn reaccreditation The Novant Health Vascular Diagnostics laboratories in Winston-Salem and Kernersville have been reaccredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in the field of vascular testing. Each reaccreditation is valid for three years. IAC accreditation means that each laboratory has completed an extensive review process and demonstrated an ongoing commitment to quality patient care in vascular testing. Vascular testing is used to detect a number of life-threatening diseases, including heart disorders and stroke. On average, one American dies every 40 seconds from cardiovascular diseases, making these disorders of the heart and blood vessels the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Stroke is the third-leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability nationwide, with nearly 800,000 new strokes occurring annually. The IAC reaccredited Novant Health Vascular Diagnostics – WinstonSalem in the areas of extracranial cerebrovascular testing, visceral vascular testing, peripheral venous testing and peripheral arterial testing. Novant Health Vascular Diagnostics – Kernersville was reaccredited in the areas of extracranial cerebrovascular testing and peripheral arterial. Creative Startups announces winners of $50,000 in funding Creative Startups has announced the winners of $50,000 in funding for three creative entrepreneurs. Embodied Labs from Chicago took the top prize of $25,000; The Feeling Friends, from Winston-Salem received $15,000; and Muddy Creek Café & Music Hall, Winston-Salem, received $10,000. Creative Startups is an eight-week world-class program that educates startups on business model development and affords access to venture funding. The initiative was hosted by the Center for Creative Economy in Winston-Salem to get creative businesses beyond launch stage to customer acquisition and profitability. Creative Startups, headquartered in Albuquerque, N.M., operates startup accelerator programs around the world. The Center for Creative Economy serves as a catalyst for innovation and an advocate for creative industries and entrepreneurs, promoting connectivity and growth. For more information, visit www.Centerforcreativeeconomy.com.
WFU’s Pinder receives ‘Most Promising New Textbook’ award Wake Forest Professor of Management Jon Pinder’s book “Introduction to Business Analytics Using Simulation Models” has been recognized by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) with their “Most Promising New Textbook” award. The award recognizes excellence in first edition textbooks and learning materials. The award will be presented during the TAA annual conference on June 9.
Seaside Healthcare buys Youth Haven Services Shreveport, Louisiana based Seaside Healthcare, a behavioral healthcare service corporation, has announced the acquisition of the Reidsville, North Carolina behavioral health company, Youth Haven Services. Franklin Roemer, CEO and co-founder of Seaside Healthcare, and Dawn Johnson, LCSW, CEO and co-owner of Youth Haven Services, jointly announced the acquisition which was completed March 31.
“We need to confine ourselves to our mission, which is academic,” Raleigh attorney Joe Knott, a committee member said “The university is not a public interest law firm and doesn’t need to be.” But supporters of the work at the UNC Center – which was started in 2001 by civil rights attorney Julius Chambers – say it provides an invaluable service to low wealth communities in the areas of school desegregation, “... fair housing, environmental justice, community inclusion and political participation,” according to Theodore Shaw, a Julius L. Chambers distinguished professor of law, and director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights. “The center works to dismantle structural and racialized barriers to equality – the legacy of hundreds of years of slavery and racial discrimination that
have impacted our state,” wrote Shaw. Indeed, according to UNC law Professor Gene Nichol, Chambers at first hesitated to establish the Center there, accurately predicting “They won’t let you open a center to represent poor black people,” referring to conservatives. “And if they do, and if we do our work, they’ll close us down.” So it was no surprise when, in a February 14 memo, Raleigh attorney Steve Long, another UNC Board of Governors member, wrote, “Filing legal actions against the state or city and county governments is far outside the primarily academic purpose of UNC centers. “ And yet, it was the UNC Center that sued years ago to ensure that all North Carolina public school students were guaranteed the constitutional right to “a sound, basic
education, ” and sued to stop a toxic waste dump in Brunswick County that threatened the black community there. At North Carolina Central University’s School of Law in Durham, there is also concern that two institutions – the Dispute Resolution Institute and the Intellectual Property Law Institute, in addition to eleven legal clinics for students there, would also be in jeopardy. Irving Joyner, professor of law at NCCU’s School of Law, and chair of the N.C. NAACP Legal Redress Committee, agrees that the UNC Board of Governors proposal is partisan, and pointed. “[This] is an attempt to send the message to others who are in the University system that efforts to advance, protect and support the rights of minorities and poor people will be
resisted by the UNC Board of Governors,” Prof. Joyner said. “These efforts are shameful and will have the effect of subverting the University's stated mission of providing education, services and resources to citizens in this state, and to improve its quality of life.” “Board members who support this effort, ignore the fact and reality that citizens provide the authority and funds which have been used by the university system to gain national recognition and those citizens, particularly those who are often the targets of governmental over-reaching, deserve an effective return of their investments to this system. By the same acts, students are being denied the opportunity to benefit from the many excellent learning labs which our universities have been able to utilize in the past,” Joyner added.
Community Calendar
Now -Oct. 21 – Village Farmers Market Village Farmers Market is at Village Hall, 3715 Clemmons Road, Clemmons. It is a locally grown, inseason, diverse producer market with select value added products that embrace the slow food movement and values the direct farmer/customer relationship. For more information, please contact Megan Ledbetter at 336-766-7511.
in the world, the Gigantic Flying Fox from Malaysia, which has nearly a 6foot wingspan! The program will be on Friday, May 19, at 7 p.m. Tickets: Members - $8, Non-members - $10. Tickets available at www.kaleideum.org. Seating is limited! Kaleideum North, 400 W Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem. (336) 7676730.
Today, May 18 and May 25 Move Showings The Malloy Jordan East Winston Heritage Center, 1110 7th Street, will have movie showings held on May 18 and 25 at 2 p.m. The May 18 movie will be “Kevin Hart: What Now?”; the May 25 movie will be “The Accountant.” The event is free and open to the public.
May 19-20 – Artist Nicholas Raynolds to Teach Workshop Sawtooth School for Visual Art to host visiting artist Nicholas Raynolds to teach a two-day painting workshop, Oil Sketch from the Life Model, on Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20. Workshops will be conducted from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. Raynolds is a professional studio artist and instructor who works primarily in oils.
Today, May 18 - Job fair Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC in partnership with The Agency will host a hire fair. The fair will be held on Thursday, May 18 from 10 a.m. - noon, 2760 Peters Creek Parkway. The fair will have opening positions for Warehouse; Manufacturing; Construction; Manual Labor; Custodians; Sewers; and Stuffers. Dress professionally and bring your resume.
May 19 and June 30 - Career Assessment Workshop The Malloy Jordan East Winston Heritage Center, 1110 7th Street, will offer Career Assessment as part of the New Leaf Workshop Schedule. The program will be held on Friday, May 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Friday, June 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. The event is open to the public. Today, May 18 – Lunch & Learn with MHA The Salvation Army Senior Center, 2850 New Walkertown Road, will hold a Lunch & Learn on Thursday, May 18, at 11 a.m. Come have lunch and learn about the great services available through the Mental Health Association of Forsyth County. Please register by calling 336-245-2076. Today, May 18 – Free skin cancer screening The Department of Dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist will host a free skin cancer screening on Thursday, May 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 4618 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem. No appointment is necessary and parking is free.
May 19 – Senior Prom The 14th Street Golden Crown Senior Club is sponsoring a Senior Prom from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, May 19, at the 14th Street Recreation Center Gym, 2020 NE 14th St. This year the theme is “A Night Under the Stars.” This event provides a prom atmosphere for senior adults to fellowship. Cost is $8 per person. Contact number is 336-727-8291.
May 19 – Live Night Creatures Program Celebrate National Endangered Species Day as you enter the fascinating world of nocturnal animals with Rob Mies, Director of the Organization for Bat Conservation, author, and TV personality. Meet a two-toed sloth, barred owl, big brown bat, flying squirrel, and the largest bat
May 19 – June 20 – Powerful Tools for Caregivers Class Registration is now underway for Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a 6-week class for anyone caring for a loved one who is frail or ill. Classes will take place at the Senior Enrichment Center, 130 E. Mountain Street, Kernersville, on Tuesdays, May 16-June 20, 1-3 p.m. There is no charge, but donations are accepted. Registration is required. To register or get information, call Linda Lewis at 336-748-0217.
May 19 – 21 – 50th Reunion Class Celebration The 1967 High School Class of A.H. Anderson will have the 50th Reunion Celebration on May 19 – 21, at Norfolk & Virginia Beach, Virginia. For more information, contact Birdie Jackson at 336-306-6393 or Linda Scott Cole at 336-473-7504.
May 20 – Big 4 Walk and Health Screenings The annual Big 4 Walk and Health Screenings event will be held Saturday, May 20, at8:30 a.m. at the Winston Lake Family YMCA on Waterworks Road. The community is invited. This event is an opportunity for Big 4 High School graduates, family and friends to unite for a healthy cause. Health professionals will be on hand to provide health screenings and to inform attendees regarding preventive health measures and healthy lifestyles. Big 4 Walk souvenir T-Shirts are also available at registration. For information contact: Beverly Williams, event coordinator at 336-776-1893
May 20 – Brothers Spring and the African School Historic marker The Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission will unveil a historic marker about the Brothers Spring and the African School in what is now Happy Hill Park at 1 p.m. May 20 at the park. The unveiling will be followed by a tour of the Happy Hill neighborhood by Cheryl Harry, the director of AfricanAmerican programming for Old Salem. For more information about Historic Preservation Month events go to CityofWS.org/HRC or contact Michelle McCullough at 336-7477063 or michellem@cityofws.org. May 20 – Book drop-off The LEAD Foundation, Inc., a metro-area nonprofit, is hosting a community-wide community book drop-off in support of its community
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initiative, #TheLiterarcyProject on Saturday, May 20, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Malloy Jordan East Winston Library and Heritage Center, 1110 7th St in Winston-Salem. The focus of the program is to help establish reading programs or enhance existing ones for students (Grades K12) and adults. The Winston-Salem site is one of three pilot sites for the program (the other two locations are in Chicago and Loganville/MetroAtlanta, GA). New and slightly used books are preferred for the dropoff date. In lieu of a book donation, a gift card for an area bookstore (i.e. Barnes and Noble) or online service (i.e. Amazon.com) are accepted. The topics and related content areas needed are in core subjects (math, science, language arts and social studies), autobiographies, Black History, computer literacy, and other related topics for kids (grades K-12) and adults, including self-help and empowerment as well as business and entrepreneurship. All donations are housed at the library. May 20 – 15th Annual Scholarship Gala The 5 No Whist Club will host their 15th Annual Scholarship Gala on Saturday, May 20 from 8 p.m. – 1 a.m. at 3650 Patterson Avenue (across from the Department of Motor Vehicles). Tickets are $20, which include dinner and drinks. Entertainment will be DJ “Ole School.” Proceeds goes toward scholarships given to high school seniors. This year awards will go to Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy. Two five hundred dollars awards will be granted. Donations are greatly appreciated. For more information, call Sherry R. Campbell at 336-926-1598 or Carleen Norton at 336-767-8611. May 20 – Second Spring Arts Festival The fifth annual Second Spring Arts Festival, which features visual and literary arts and performances by seniors age 60 and older, will be held on Saturday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, 209 Spruce St., in downtown Winston-Salem. This year’s theme, “Movement, the Mind and More,” encompasses movement through such activities as dance, yoga, or Tai Chi; movement through a creative process, such as painting, photography or pottery; or movement of the mind through writing, whether it’s a memoir, poetry or story. For more information, visit www.secondspringarts.org or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/secondspringartsfestival.
May 20 – Food Allergy Awareness Day May is Food Allergy Awareness Month! Do you know someone with food allergies? With an average of 2 children per classroom diagnosed with food allergies, it’s likely that you do. Through storytimes, crafts, and activities, Food Allergy Families of the Triad (FAFT) will share ways you can keep your friends with food allergies safe and make sure they’re included. FAFT will also have information for families living with food allergies, included with museum admission and free for members. The event will be on May 20 from 10 a.m. See Com. Cal on B9
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Elder Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson
God’s love for the lost
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Crystal Rook delivered the sermon during the Friendship Day event for the Church Women United.
Lesson Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10
By the end of this lesson, we will *Understand that God’s love extends even to the most sinful of people. *Develop a greater burden for lost people, considering their eternal destiny. *elect to start praying for and seeking to witness to at least one lost person.
Background: our lesson dates 780 B.C. and the place is nineveh and vicinity. nineveh was founded by nimrod, great-grandson of noah, and was said to rival Babylon in splendor, royal palaces, wide streets, public gardens and an impressive library of more than 10,000 volumes. and was the capital city of the assyrian empire and was located on the east bank of the tigris River. (the Modern life Study Bible)
Lesson: Jonah has decided to do God’s bidding. Verses 1-4 deal with Jonah’s repentance. God graciously gives Jonah a second chance and tells him to go to nineveh and preach to the people the message i have bade you give (verses 1-2). note here, Jonah is the only prophet sent by God to a foreign land to preach repentance. nineveh is described as being not only of great size, but also great importance “exceeding great” and takes three days to see it all. “Yet forty days, and nineveh shall be overthrown” is a short but effective message (verse 4). (this forty days is said to reflect back to Moses 40 days and night supplication at Sinai.) according to rabbis who teach this lesson, the people of nineveh had already heard of Jonah’s experience in the belly of the fish and believed that God was the most powerful God. they proclaimed a fast and wore sack cloth and put ash on their faces as a sign of sincere repentance. on one accord would be an appropriate term to use here because the king also heard of the prophecy and decreed that the highest to the lowest of citizens participate to include animals as well. the king’s thoughts were that God would see their efforts and be compassionate and save the city from destruction. a corporate fast and corporate repentance was a miraculous work of God. Because God looks at the heart, we know it was more than the works and the fasting, but it was the sincerity of the people’s heart. pagan people believing in a foreign God caused him to relent. “God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not”. these people who were truly evil were persuaded by God’s word to repent and so God relented. For Your Consideration: Jonah preached to the people after being almost forced. Was he then enthusiastic or still reluctant? and did it matter? Life’s Application: the book of Jonah challenged the self-righteous and self-important attitudes of the israelites. and it continues to prompt us today to look beyond ourselves and practice God’s compassion with everyone we meet. Jonah’s experience of repentance is said to have shown on his face from the bleaching caused by the acid in the stomach of the fish. Does your experience of repentance show, not necessarily on your face, but is it evident? there has to be something about us that lets people know our message from God is real … “Jesus saves.”
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on Saturday, May 6, at 5 p.m., the pastor's aid Ministry at the Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church, on Urban street, where the pastor is Clyde l. lindsay, sponsored a program, "Women of Wisdom and Grace." it was a day set aside to recognize and honor at least 30 women of faith, that serve their church and community in many ministries. Women from various churches in the surrounding area and Baltimore, Md. were represented. they were treated like royalty. each one that attended was pinned with a beautiful purple corsage, made especially by Deacon hannah Barco. all the women were dressed in white and looked gorgeous. Deacon Barco of Greater Faith was the Mistress of Ceremony. the program was very inspiring with songs, Scripture, prayer and a dance by Miss trinity. the speaker was First lady Claudette lindsay of Greater Faith. She spoke from proverbs 4:23-27, "Guard Your heart." She said said let God continue to control your heart. after the program, each woman received a certificate, a gift bag, and a program book, designed and made by Belinda K. peoples, a member of praise assembly Church Ministry. everyone enjoyed the celebration and gave thanks and praise to God, for his wisdom and grace given to all these special women.
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Founded in 1941, Church Women United (CWU) is a historic grassroots movement of women that shares a vision of Christian unity and prayerful action that is organized into more than 1,000 local and state units in the United States working for peace and justice. the biblically based group convened at St. philip's Moravian Church for its 2017 Friendship Day. CWU sets aside several days a year to celebrate friendship, global solidarity and human rights. these worship gatherings mark the spiritual core of the work they do. the May
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Friendship Day was the first of these yearly gatherings, on Friday, May 5. the Winston-Salem chapter has about 120 registered members. the meeting brought out nearly 70 women to St. philip's but the group is always wanting to grow larger. Group treasurer and communications chair, Dinah pettigrew, says she enjoys being a part of the organization because of the community service component. “even though we are a small organization, the benefits we provide are widespread,” she said. “it brings me joy and something that i am passionate about because it is a service organization that helps people in life situations.” See Women’s on B6
‘I just can’t say enough about her’ Shameka Friday performs a liturgical dance routine during the Mothers Day event.
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anita “Boss lady” Dean-arnette and 1340 aM Wpol “the light” have been honoring mothers of the area for nearly two decades. her Mother’s Day event, which started in the conference room of the radio station, has grown to host well over 100 attendees annually. For the 17th year, Dean-arnette and the light held their annual “Mother of the Year” luncheon on May, 11 at the enterprise Center. the station encourages individuals to
May 19-21 Women Alive Unto God Conference Women alive Unto God Conference will be Friday, May 19, through Sunday, May 21 at Born again Free Deliverance tabernacle Church of God, the apostle's Faith, 741 Moravia St. on Friday, May 19 at 7:15 p.m., praise & Worship, Guest preacher: Minister lisa Smith (emmanuel pentecostal Church pilot Mtn, n.C.); on Saturday, May 20, 8:45 a.m. registration followed by Women's Bible Study, Guest teacher, evangelist henrietta Gorham (Washington, n.C.), at 7 p.m., "Come Walk With Me in White" / praise & Worship Service, everyone invited. on Sunday, May 21, 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m.
Anita "Boss Lady" Dean-Arnette opens up her Mother's Day celebration at the Enterprise Center last week. send in letters to nominate a mother for the title of “Mother of the Year” and they select the winner out of that pool of letters. this year’s winner was Kay Francis Montgomery, who was nominated by her son, Solomon. Solomon says he decided to write the letter to
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Morning with praise & Worship, preacher, pastor & overseer apostle Barbara G. adams. For information, call: 336-251-8717 or visit bornagainfree.com.
May 21 New Birth Worship Center 20th Anniversary Celebration New Birth Worship Center (nBWC), 1033 newbirth Drive in east Bend, will celebrate its 20th Church anniversary on Sunday, May 21, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. the guest speaker Sunday Morning at 10 a.m. will be the Rev. arthur heggins, from China Grove, n.C . (lunch will be served). the guest speaker Sunday at 3 p.m. will be pastor Reginald hunt, from Cornerstone Summit Church, Boone. the theme is “a new
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the radio station about his mother because he felt as though she deserved to be honored in a grand fashion for all the things she has done over the years. “this makes me feel great and wonderful for her because i know i could never give her a big ceremony or recognition like this,” he said. “i just wanted to put her name in the running because God has always kept my mother and i have noticed that over the years. i am glad to be alive to be able to see this day and i'm grateful to God. i just can’t say enough about her.” Kay Montgomery says she was shocked and honored to have been chosen as the “Mother of the Year.” She said her feelings after the winner
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Beginning and a new Start.” there will be a special performance by the new Birth Worship Center “angels of Mercy” Dance Ministry. everyone is invited to join Dr. James l.e hunt the nBWC congregation. For additional information, call 336699-3583.
May 21 Missionaries Anniversary the Missionaries of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 1100 Manly Street, Winston Salem, will be celebrating their anniversary. the guest speaker will be pastor Joseph R. Cobbs and the members Gethsemane hope Baptist Church. this program will be on May 21 at 4 p.m. everyone is invited. SeeRel. Cal on B6
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Over 60 women gathered together for the Church Women United Friendship Day at St. Philip's.
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During the service, the message was delivered by Crystal Rook, who received a Master's of Divinity from Wake Forest University. Her message was titled “What’s Love Got To Do With It?� and implored everyone to show more love. “I just wanted to convey that God is love and that if we are professing to be Christians and Jesus believers that we are required by God to love everyone regardless of their race, ethnicity, or whether they are poor or rich,� said Rook. “We
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shouldn't have to think about it so much, it should come easy to us to love. “It brings us women together for a common purpose,� she continued. “It strengthens us as women, it strengthens us as community and it recharges us to go back out into the community to do service.� Following the sermon by Rook, the organization then presented awards to select women for their work. They also performed a skit written by Jack Nuzum that expressed the need for adults to be more childlike in certain areas of their lives. Chapter President Mallie Graham says she really enjoys participating
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ThepPastor and teacher is the Rev. Dr. James Fulwood.
May 21 Pastoral Anniversary Freedom Baptist Church, 1222 E. 14th St., will celebrate the first Pastoral Anniversary in honor of Pastor Ashley and First Lady Clementine Jones on Sunday, May 21 at 4 p.m. Dr. James F. Linville from Piney Grove Baptist Church will be the guest speaker. For more information, call 336-416-0907.
May 21 Worship service At the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem, 4055 Robinhood Road, on Sunday: Worship service at 10:30 a.m. will be conducted by the Rev. Lisa Schwartz, who is returning from a winter Sabbatical. At the Forum at 9 a.m., Steve Weston will moderate a panel of ministers of other faiths who have jointed the UU Fellowship. At Explorations at 9:15 a.m. Prof. Michael Hughes will talk about how to lead an ethical life in an absurd world. For more information, go to UUFWS.org.
May 21 Singing group’s anniversary The L & W Singers, a gospel singing group, will celebrate its 27th anniversary on Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m. at Faith Unity Missionary Church, at 1025 E. 14th St. in the chapel of the Masonic Lodge Prince Hall. Featured guest will be “The Pringle Brothers� of Lake City, S.C. with Carmen Russell Bonham as mistress of ceremonies. Admission is free. Everyone is invited. May 21 20th Church Anniversary New Birth Worship Center (NBWC), 1033 Newbirth Drive. East Bend, N.C., will celebrate its 20th Church Anniversary on Sunday, May 21 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The theme is “A New Beginning and A New Start.� J. Guest speaker at James Hunt 10 a.m. will be the Rev. Arthur Heggins from China Grove, N.C. (Lunch will be served). Guest speaker at 3 p.m. will be Pastor Reginald Hunt from Cornerstone Summit Church, Boone, N.C. Everyone is invited. Dr. James L.E Hunt is the pastor. For additional information, call 336-699-3583 or visit the website at www.newbirthworshipcenter.org.
May 21 Family and Friends Day The Rev. Keith M. Davis and members of Benbow Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 453 East Main St., East Bend, N.C., invite all to celebrate Family and Friends Day Sunday, May 21 at 3:30 p.m. Rev. William Puryear and the Choir and Congregation of Torrence Grove A.M.E. Zion Church, Charlotte, will be the guest. Morning service will be at noon. May 24 One Night Revival A One Night Revival at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 4129 Northampton Dr., will be open to the community on Wednesday, May 24 at 7
with the organization and the women in it because it brings her around such a diverse group of women. “It's important to me for all women to be represented and I think this organization does that,� she said. “In our history around the area we have supported a number of causes. such as battered women, Sunnyside ministries and Crisis Control. Our money goes to help children and to make the lives of women better.� For more information about the CWU please call 1-800-CWU-5551 or visit their website at www.churchwomen.org.
p.m. The internationally known Dr. Gina Stewart, senior pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, will speak. Music will be provided by GMBC Worshipping Women's Choir. The Rev. Dr. Nathan Scovens is senior pastor. Call the Stewart church office at 336724-3857 for more information.
May 24-26 Women of Wisdom Women’s Conference Miracle Temple Deliverance Church, 2930 Prescott Drive, Winston Salem, will have its annual Women of Wisdom Women's Conference, May 2426 at 7 p.m. nightly. Guest speakers are: Co-Pastor Earline White, Abba Father's Ministries on May 24; Pastor Alice Mitchell, Life Changing Transformation Church on May 25; CoPastor Clara Cremedy, Vessels of Honor Church on May 26. Contact miracletempledeliverancech1@gmail.com for more information.
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was announced could not be explained because of how happy she was. “It was very exciting and it makes me feel great to know that people care and think about me,� she said. “There is no way I can describe my feelings right now but I just want to thank everyone who was involved with making this decision.� As a prize for being chosen “Mother of the Year,� Montgomery was honored with a cruise. She said she has never been on a cruise before but looks forward to the experience. The second place winner was Evangelist Joan Walden, who said she felt blessed to be honored in this manner and wanted to thank her children for the lovely letter they wrote. “I think this is a beautiful occasion because mothers work so hard and diligently in trying to raise our kids,� Walden said. “I taught school for 32 years, so I have raised a lot of kids all over. To see mothers smiling from young to old, I am thankful that I am among the living to be able to celebrate this upcoming Mothers Day with them.� The third place winner was Frances Ferrell, who said she was very surprised and happy to everyone involved for nominating her. Azalee Vinson and
May 24-26 Prophetic Conference Fresh Fire Worship Center, 1538 Waughtown St., will hold its second Prophetic Conference on May 24-26, nightly at 7 p.m. with day sessions from 1-2:30 pm. The conference host is Prophetess Cynthia Hill. No registration or Conference fee required open to the public. Senior pastor is Phillip G. McCloud Sr. and Michelle McCloud is first lady. Guest speaker Apostle Robbie Carswell of Chicago, Illinois, will deliver the word nightly at 7 p.m. Our day session speakers are: Wednesday, 12:30 p.m., Prophetess Peculiar Sprinkle from Ambassador Cathedral; Thursday, 1-2:30 p.m., Elder Arlene Crump Peebles from Greater Church; and Friday, 1-2:30 p.m., Pastor Phillip McCloud Sr. from Fresh Fire Worship Center.
then my living is not in vain.� Dean-Arnette says she was pleased with the event but would love the opportunity to get the word out to more mothers because she feels this is such an uplifting event. “I would love to see it touch more women in the community and get the word out to those that are not aware of this event,� she said. “I just think if we could touch more women it would be a blessing to them because everyone who comes is touched in some way.� “If we could get into the community more and let people know that there is someone that cares about them, loves them and appreciates them. This really impacts me because my mother is deceased, so all of these mothers are like my mom and I get really emotional when I see them because they have a tie to me in some way.�
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May 26-28 Annual Women’s Convocation Mount Sinai Full Gospel Deliverance Center, 2721 Manchester St., will host the Annual Women’s Convocation, May 26-28. Keynote speakers will include Co-Pastor Susie Owens (Washington, D.C.) who will orchestrate the 7:30 p.m. service on Friday and Prophetic Worship Encounter, Saturday at 10 a.m. Dr. Valerie Moore-Burris (Charlotte) will keynote the services on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. For additional information, contact the church office via mountsinaifullgospel.org or 336-7222624. Rev. Yvonne H. Hines is senior pastor.
June 18 Father's Day/Men's Day Worship Service The Presbyterian Men of Grace Presbyterian Church, 3901 Carver School Road, will have their Father's Day/Men's Day Worship Service on Sunday, June 18, at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. The guest speaker will be County Commissioner Fleming A. El-Amin, recently elected and installed to fill the seat of the late Commissioner Walter Marshall. The general public is invited. Special music will be provided for the service. Rudolph V. Boone Sr. will be honored as "Man of the Year." The Rev. Toure' C. Marshall is the senior pastor of Grace.
Peggy Shelton were the fourth and fifth place winners, respectively. Dean-Arnette had a number of honorable mention mothers such as, Mary Welch, Veronica Chatman, Vanessa Kessee, Tandeka Boko, Dejon Scales, Blondella Johnson, Rev. Bessie Massey, Australia Brunson, Irene Whitaker and Twanna Stuckey. Three mothers were honored posthumously and had letters written by Sharon Turner, Maria Benson and Romonia Alston. Along with honoring the mothers and honorable mentions, Dean-Arnette also gave a special thanks to a long time listener, Eshe Johnson, who has been a loyal fan of hers for a very long time. Dean-Arnette honored her with a plaque, picture and flowers for her dedication. Dean-Arnette was grateful to have such a dedicated listener and said, “If I can touch one person as I travel along this way,
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Winston-Salem Heart Ball Chairman Bill Whitehurst, left, recognizes Womble Carlyle Healthy Heart Champion Winner Rev. Konnie Robinson.
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With 330 guests, the American Heart Association’s WinstonSalem Heart Ball raised $232,000 (net) through tickets, tables sold, sponsorships, silent and live auctions, and individual donations, including a $22,000 increase through purely philanthropic Open Your Heart bidding. All funds raised through the WinstonSalem Heart Ball benefit heart disease and stroke research and prevention education. During the evening, the
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four Womble Carlyle Healthy Heart Champion Finalists were recognized as local champions setting the example of heart healthy lifestyle changes in our community. The finalists included Davlyn Davis, Darryl Gordon, Keshia Horn and Rev. Konnie Robinson. Rev. Konnie Robinson was announced as the winner and named the 2017 Womble Carlyle Healthy Heart Champion, receiving a gift basket from Womble Carlyle including a $500 VISA gift card. The additional finalists also received gift baskets containing a $100 VISA gift
card. The event took place on Friday, April 28. As a pastor of Union Chapel Baptist Church, Robinson is committed to reducing the health disparities in the AfricanAmerican Community by leading by example. Robinson participated alongside his congregation in lifestyle changes to improve his personal health via increased education, awareness, physical activity, and proper nutrition. Congregants have made successful strides in becoming heart healthy and diabetes free. Personally, Robinson has lost over 30 pounds and
still counting. Robinson was selected not only for his commitment to his own health, but to the health and wellness of his congregation. The Minor Family, consisting of Mandy, BG, Grant and Keegan, were honored as 2017 Faces of Heart. Keegan was born with half a heart and had his first open heart surgery at 5 days old and second open heart surgery at around 9 months old. This black-tie event, emceed by WXII’s Briana Conner, included a silent auction, live auction, gourmet dinner and entertainment by Black & Blue
Experience. William Whitehurst, WinstonSalem managing partner at Womble Carlyle, chaired this year’s Winston-Salem Heart Ball with the assistance of a team of local executives to raise funds and put together this elegant black-tie affair. Novant Health was recognized as the first Forsyth County Life is Why Sponsor. Womble Carlyle was the Healthy Heart Champions Signature Sponsor for the WinstonSalem Heart Ball. Heart disease is the Number1 killer of both men and women in America and stroke is
Number 5. All funds raised through the WinstonSalem Heart Ball benefit heart disease and stroke research and prevention education. For every dollar raised through the American Heart Association’s fundraising events in Winston-Salem, $2.53 comes back to Winston-Salem in AHAfunded research awards. Currently, six AHAfunded heart disease and stroke research projects, totaling over $1.2 million, are currently underway at Wake Forest University and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
State Rep. Hanes works on creation of statewide emergency messaging system SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Rep. Edward Hanes, in conjunction with Rep. David Lewis, Rep. Jason Saine, Rep. Ken Goodman, introduced legislation that would establish a public-private partnership between the outdoor advertising industry and the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, Secretary of State, Highway Patrol, North Carolina Center for Missing Persons, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. House Bill 851 Revisions to Outdoor Advertising Laws was filed in the House and will be referred to a House Committee. The creation of this partnership will provide a stateof-the-art public communication network dedicated to providing real-time information to motorists for an array of time-sensitive urgent messages, such as Amber alerts, silver alerts, wildfire information, hurricane evacuation notices as well as road closures and tornado alerts. “We are excited about the various opportunities digital networks will provide for the communities we serve,” explained Bobby Soule, president of the North Carolina Outdoor Advertising Association. “In addition to providing a platform for critical emergency messaging, includ-
ing Amber Alerts and severe weather information, digital billboards also provide local businesses the opportunity to change their advertising messages throughout the day in an incredibly cost effective manner.” Digital billboards are a globally accepted advertising technology that engages travelers with digHanes itized messages. Enhanced digital structures provide a modern and aesthetically pleasing community design. This legislation will also increase the taxes and fees billboard companies pay to the State of North Carolina as well as the counties where digital conversions are implemented. “I’m pleased to introduce legislation that enables outdoor advertising to move into the 21st century,” Rep. David Lewis said. “In addition to the benefits to the local
Plan now for hurricane
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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emergency Management encourages residents to plan now for hurricane season by updating their emergency plans and supply kits. Hurricane season officially begins June 1 and runs through November. “It only takes one tropical storm to cause major damage to your home and your community,” Melton Sadler, Emergency Management Director said. “Hurricanes and tropical storms can cause severe winds, flooding and property damage here, too. While no part of the state is immune to hurricanes and tropical storms, there are ways to plan ahead.” While the season officially begins in June, traditionally mid-August to mid-October is the most active time for hurricanes in North Carolina.
“It’s important to act now before storms strike,” said Sadler. “Take the time now to discuss your emergency plan and assemble a supply kit, so that you will have peace of mind and be better prepared to survive a storm and recover from it.” Sadler, urges families, businesses and local governments to assemble emergency supply kits, then make and rehearse plans for where to go and what to do if a hurricane threatens the area. “Don’t wait; it’s critical to prepare before a storm hits,” Sadler said. “During those first few days, you may be on your own until responders can reach you or until essential utilities can be restored.” An emergency supplies kit should contain enough non-perishable food and a gallon of water per person per day to last three to seven days. Other essential items
include: *Copies of insurance papers and identification sealed in a watertight plastic bag *First-aid kit *Weather radio and batteries *Supply of prescription medicines *Sleeping bag or blankets *Changes of clothes *Hygiene items such as toothbrush, toothpaste, soap and deodorant *Cash or checkbook *Pet supplies including food, water, leashes, bedding, muzzle and vaccination records *A plan for those under your care who are unable to help themselves Residents should review and update their homeowners’ or renters’ insurance policies to make sure they include coverage for accidental damage, natural disasters and, if necessary, flood insurance.
“We are excited about the various opportunities digital networks will provide for the communities we serve.” –Bobby Soule, president of the North Carolina Outdoor Advertising Association
economy, we’re improving our ability to communicate with the traveling public during emergencies. I firmly believe that had this law been in place last year it would have provided another tool for North Carolina Emergency Management to communicate with people during Hurricane Matthew.
Request for Proposals for CONTINUUM OF CARE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
The City of Winston-Salem seeks proposals for funding to be available under the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grants Program. Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. on June 30, 2017. The full Request for Proposals with detailed information is available at http://www.cityofws.org/Departments/CommunityDevelopment/Planning/Homelessness. A grant application workshop will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2017 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. in the fifth floor Public Meeting Room of the Bryce A. Stuart Building at 100 East First Street, WinstonSalem, NC. This workshop will be held to provide information and assistance to those interested in applying for funds. Workshop attendance is strongly encouraged. For more information, contact Mellin Parker at (336) 734-1310 or mellinp@cityofws.org.
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until 1 p.m. Kaleideum Downtown, is at 390 S Liberty Street, Wi n s t o n - S a l e m . for more information call (336)-723-9111. www.kaleideum.org.
May 20 – Scholarship Breakfast The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., Beta Lambda Chapter, will sponsor its 11th Annual Excellence in Education Vital Issues Scholarship Breakfast. The program for the breakfast includes keynote speaker, Dr. Lionel Kato, Instructional Superintendent, WinstonSalem/Forsyth County Schools. The theme: “Educators Saluting the Past and Embracing the Future.” The breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, May 20, at 9 a.m. at the Anderson Center/McNeil Ballroom at WinstonSalem State University. Contact Clarissa Felder at 336-784-5496 for tickets. Tickets may not be purchased at the door.
May 20 – Ribbon Cutting Celebration United Health Centers will have a Ribbon Cutting Celebration for a new 15,000 square foot, fully equipped medical facility on Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 2101 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem. Free food, free health screenings, facility tours and prize giveaways will be offered. This event is open to the public
May 21 – Piedmont Wind Symphony groups The Piedmont Wind Symphony’s Wachovia Winds Youth Wind Ensemble & Youth Symphonic Band will perform Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. at Wake Forest University, Brendle Recital Hall. Accompanied by a visual presentation, the Wind Ensemble will tell the musical story of Godzilla attacking Las Vegas. Show Folks, Tourists, Wayne Newton, Liberace and even Frank Sinatra are all crushed, impelling all the Elvis Impersonators in Las Vegas to form the Army of the Elvi and do battle with the monster.
May 21 – AccessABILITY Day: Building Community and Raising Awareness On May 21 from 1-4 p.m., the Kaleideum will host this annual event to educate the community and provide resources for persons with physical, developmental, and other disabilities. Discover advances in assistive technology, meet therapy animals (including miniature horses from Riverwood Therapeutic Riding Center), try out an offroads wheelchair, and more, included with museum admission and free for members. Kaleideum North, 400 W Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem. 336-767-6730. www.kaleideum.org.
May 22 – Free garden tours and healthy cooking demonstrations This season, Forsyth Community Gardening is teaming up with the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and Second Harvest Food Bank to offer a series of free garden tours and healthy cooking demonstrations featuring seasonal produce. The first ‘Cooking in the Garden’ program will be on Monday, May 22 at 6 p.m. at the Forsyth Cooperative Extension Demonstration Garden, 1450 Fairchild Road, Winston-Salem. Spanish interpretation will be provided. No registration is required. Bring a lawn chair if you have one, as the demonstration will be held outdoors (weather permitting). For more information and to download a flier with future ‘Cooking in the Garden’
dates and garden locations, visit: http://forsythcommunitygardening.com/.
May 23 – Newcomers and Neighbors of Greater Winston-Salem Newcomers and Neighbors of Greater Winston-Salem monthly meeting, coffee and social, 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton St., Winston-Salem. Membership is open to women who are new or established residents of the greater Winston-Salem area. For membership information, contact wsnandn@aol.com or visit us on our blog, www.wsnewcomers.blogs pot.com/
May 23 – Upcycled bird feeders craft class The Salvation Army Senior Center, 2850 New Walkertown Road, will hold its monthly craft class on Tuesday, May 23 at 1 p.m. This month’s activity is making bird feeders from old plastic bottles. All supplies will be provided, please register at 2452076.
May 24 – Golf Tournament The Atkins High School Class of 1971 will sponsor its ninth Golf Tournament, featuring Three Hole Random Drawing Stroke Play on Wednesday, May 24 at the Winston-Lake Golf Course, 3535 Winston Lake Road. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a shot-gun start at 9 a.m. The cost per golfer is $40 and this includes cart and green fees, continental breakfast and lunch. The rain date is May 31. Prizes will be award for A, B and C flight First Place Winners and there will be prizes for the Closet to the n and The Three Hole Drawing. For more information contact Reginald Kay at 336-423-1179 or Andrew Lindsay at 336407-2510.
May 24 – Timebanks tutorial On Wednesday, May 24, Neighbors For Better Neighborhoods will host a time banks tutorial for community and organizations to attend free in the Forsyth Tech Small Business Center in downtown Winston Salem at the Innovations Quarters in Computer Lab 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. Time banking is an exchange system. People help each other and receive time dollars for their service. Anyone who helps someone else can earn time dollars, and anyone who earns them can spend time dollars on services from others in the network. For more information, contact Arleatha Patterson, lead time banks coordinator, at 336-602-2519 or apatterson@nbncommunity.org.
May 26 - Resume Writing Workshop The Malloy Jordan East Winston Heritage Center, 1110 7th Street, will offer Resume Writing as part of the New Leaf Workshop Schedule. The program will be held on Friday, May 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. The event is open to the public.
June 1 – Piedmont Wind Symphony Concert The Piedmont Wind Symphony Concert will present a presentation of Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” with the new score being composed by Thomas Miller. The concert also features violin soloist Bryan Hall. The performance will focus on the contributions of films on the larger landscape of music, film and the birth of sci-fi. The concert will be on Thursday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stevens Center of the UNC School of the Arts, 405 4th St. NW. Tickets $25 for adults and $18 for students; tickets are available at the door or online. Tickets can also be purchased by contacting the Stevens Center Box Office at 336-721-1945 or http://piedmontwindsymphony.com/tickets.
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LEGAL NOTICES
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 16 JT 046
IN THE MATTER OF: FUTURE LAMAR CONRAD DOB: 10-18-14
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
TO: John Doe - father of the juvenile Shanell Davis – mother 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 Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111. You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petition within the 40 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 juvenile. 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 Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., on Friday, June 2, 2017 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 18th day of April, 2017
Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900
The Chronicle May 4, 11 and 18, 2017
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF: Michael Everette Greene DOB: 07/18/15 17 JT 46
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
TO: John Doe - 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 Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111. You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petition within the 40 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 juvenile. 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 Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., on Friday, June 2, 2017 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 2nd day of May, 2017 Joshua Simmons, Attorney for the Petitioner The Teeter Law Firm, PLLC 315 N. Spruce St. Suite 275 Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 725-8376
The Chronicle May 4, 11 and 18, 2017
LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Lydia Doub Brinker (17 E 801), also known as Lydia D. Brinker, Lydia H. Brinker and Lydia H. Doub, deceased March 16, 2017, 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 July 29, 2017 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 27th day of April, 2017.
Jeffrey A. Brinker Administrator for Lydia Doub Brinker, deceased 705 Longbow Road Winston-Salem, NC, 27104
The Chronicle April 27, May 4, 11 and 18, 2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Matthew Spears, Jr. (17 E 945), deceased March 21, 2017, 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 August 13th, 2017 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 11th day of May, 2017.
Elaine Spears Tillman Administrator for Matthew Spears, Jr. , deceased 2334 Montrose Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27105
The Chronicle May 11. 18, 25 and June 1, 2017
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
PAUL H. EASTMER, EDWARD W. FLEUREN JR., ALEXANDRE M. FLEUREN, DEBRA L. MORGAN, DENNIS J. DOWD, TIMOTHY J. ROWAN, AND MARY K. ROWAN, Plaintiffs, vs. CAMBRIDGE COMMONS, LLC, CC II, LLC D/B/A CC II-SC, CC II-SC, LLC, MARK C. SURLES, INDIVIDUALLY, LIBERTY HOMES, INC., n/k/a LIBERTY OAK, INC., MCGEE BROTHERS, CO., INC., CARL CATOE D/B/A CARL CATOE CONTRACTORS, ALL AMERICAN ROOFING, INC., PELLA WINDOW & DOOR, LLC, SFI OF THE CAROLINA’S, INC., PORT CITY HOMES, LLP, T.G. CONSTRUCTION, LLC, EBLEN ANAYA JIMENEZ, AMBROCIO RAMIREZMARTINEZ, SERGIO VARGAS, DELFINO JACOBO MARES, MANUEL HERNANDEZ RIOS, CASTILLO SOCORRO MONTIEL, TRUJILLO CONSTRUCTION, INC., AND EUGENIO GUMECINDO VARGAS-MAYORGA, Defendants.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2016-CP-10-6556
SUMMONS (Jury Trial Demanded)
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and are required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber, at 864 Lowcountry Blvd., Ste. A, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint *This Summons was filed in the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas on December 7, 2016. SEGUI LAW FIRM PC Phillip W. Segui, Jr. 864 Lowcountry Blvd., Ste. A Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 884-1865
psegui@seguilawfirm.com THE CHAKERIS LAW FIRM John T. Chakeris 231 Calhoun Street Charleston, South Carolina Charleston, SC 29401 Dated: December 6, 2016 (843) 853-5678 Attorneys for Plaintiffs
The Chronicle May 4, 11 and 18, 2017
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FORSYTH IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 17-SP-486 FOR THE ADOPTION OF: JADEN LANGSTON SMITH
BY: John Henry Smith III and Sabrina Marie Rose-Smith TO: Unknown Birth Fathers or Possible Parents, Respondents
TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Adoption was filed by John Henry Smith III and Sabrina Marie Rose-Smith on the 11th day of April, 2017, with the Clerk of Superior Court for Forsyth County, WinstonSalem, North Carolina, in the above-entitled case. The Petition relates to a male child born April 5, 2017 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina named Jaden Langston Smith born to Kiarra Porchae Christian. Kiarra is a twenty five year old African American female with brown eyes and brown, naturally curly average length hair. Kiarra is approximately five feet five inches tall and weighs approximately one hundred seventy five pounds. The minor child was conceived approximately the end of June or the beginning of July, 2016 in WinstonSalem, Forsyth County North Carolina. TAKE NOTICE that you are required to make defense to such pleading no later than forty (40) days after the date of the first publication of this notice, exclusive of such date. Upon your failure to do so, the Petitioners will apply to the Court for the relief sought in the Petition. Any Parental rights that you may have will be terminated upon the entry of the order of adoption. This the 11th day of May, 2017.
Amy S. Davis, Attorney for Petitioner NC Bar #22809 235 Cabarrus Avenue E. Concord, NC 28025 The Chronicle May 18, 25 and June 1, 2017
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