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N.C. NAACP gears up for fight in W-S Volume 41, Number 37

VOTING RIGHTS

St. Philips hosts program as it marks the anniversary of end-of-slavery announcement

BY DONNA ROGERS THE CHRONICLE

The occasion of the 150th anniversary of the day the Emancipation Proclamation was read in the forerunner of St. Philips Moravian Church in Old Salem was used to rally people to support the N.C. NAACP-led moral justice movement, The Forsyth which is scheduled to be in force in Winston-Salem on July 13.

The movement will hold educational workshops and a rally as County Board of the N.C. NAACP voting rights lawsuit against North Carolina – Elections tackles N.C. NAACP v. McCrory – is being heard in federal court in issues with N.C.’s Winston-Salem. new voting law St. Philips celebrated the anniversary of the announcement of Page A 3 freedom for slaves with a program called “Ever Forward to Freedom.” Thursday, May 21, was the 150th anniversary to the day when the Emancipation Proclamation was read to the local African-American communities from the pulpit of St. Philips, said the Rev. Russ May, pastor of St. Philips.

The organizers of the program contend that African-Americans and others are not yet free because of the laws that attack equal rights, such as regressive voting rights laws and laws against equal pay for women, a living wage and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

The program featured speakers from the Winston-Salem area as well as the Rev. Curtis Gatewood, HKonJ People’s Assembly Coalition coordinator for the N.C. NAACP. See Fight on A3

The Rev. Curtis Gatewood, N.C. NAACP leader, delivers a message of freedomprogressive efforts in the state through the Moral Monday Movement on Thursday, May 21.

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Third try at NAACP elections goes over without issues

Winston-Salem Chapter of NAACP holds new vote after months of questions

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

After months of waiting and uncertainty, on Tuesday, May 26, the Winston-Salem Chapter of the NAACP finally had its elections to choose new officials.

The local chapter has seen several months of uncertainty while trying to elect new officials. In November 2014, incumbent president S. Wayne Patterson called in the N.C. NAACP to oversee the election after candidates

were submitted after the nomination process was closed.

Another election was held in January of this year but results were overturned, because ballots were not printed on paper and a number of other violations.

On May 7, Patterson, a local attorney, announced that he would be withdrawing his name from the ballot. In a phone interview this week, Patterson explained that, although he will no longer be running for president, he will continue to support the chapter.

"I have a lot going on right now," Patterson said. "I am opening a new law firm in Georgia, but I will continue to support the Winston-Salem chapter in every way I can."

During the elections on May 26, state board members,

who conducted the elections, only allowed members who were eligible to vote in the original elections inside the NAACP Enrichment Center, 4130 Oak Ridge Drive.

Bernard Byrd, who is also a member of the Forsyth County Board of Elections, said during the first two elections he could see a number of violations, but was pleased with how smoothly these elections went.

"I am very pleased with how things were handled this time," Byrd said. "I believe if Ike (Isaac Howard) wins, things will be headed in the right direction."

Howard was elected president during the election held See NAACP elections on A8

W-S veterans commemorate Memorial Day

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

Veterans gain attention

Charles Hinnant, a veteran of the U.S. Army, listens on Friday, May 22, during a visit by U.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC-12) to where he is staying: the Veterans Helping Veterans Heal (VHVH) Center, for homeless veterans in Winston-Salem. SEE THE STORY ON PAGE A5.

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Hundreds came out to commemorate Memorial Day at the HARRY Veteran Community Outreach Services’ seventh annual Commemoration and Picnic on Monday, May 25, at Bolton Park.

HARRY, a local group that offers numerous services to veterans, started honoring Memorial Day years ago with a picnic where the numerous veterans that volunteer with the group and their families would fill a shelter at a local park. It’s grown over the years to become a huge community event.

This year was expected to draw 600 attendees, who formed long lines wrapping around Bolton’s massive shelter, waiting to be served free food. Set up at the event where R&B and Old School Radio Station 97.1 WQMG and the Rams Know HOW (Healthcare on Wheels), which was there providing free health checks. A stage hosted performances by the Work in Progress choir and music pumped through the speakers. Various officials kicked off the festivities including an invocation by Earline Parmon, a veteran and former state senator who is Rep. Alma See Vieterans on A5

GRADUATION DAY 2015

Speaker at Salem College urges graduates to dream big

BY CARLY WILLIAMS FOR THE CHRONICLE

Saturday morning, May 23, framed by the scenic beauty of Salem College’s May Dell outdoor amphitheater, a standing-room-only assembly of family, friends and faculty witnessed the birthing of 236 dreamers – no longer deferred by exams, presentations, or studying – into limitless possibil-

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“Have a dream so profound and compelling that you cannot rest,” Dr. Freda C. Lewis-Hall, commencement keynote speaker, was told by a former president of India during her earlier travels.

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WSSU’s PR chief Nancy Young retires

BY CHANEL DAVIS THE CHRONICLE

Nancy Young stares into her past as she sits in her office in Blair Hall at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). On Friday, May 29, she will no longer be able to do that there, for the space where she has worked with two chancellors, former Chancellor Donald Reaves and current Chancellor Elwood Robinson, and not only met co-workers who turned into friends and students who turned into children, will not be hers anymore.

She must release that space where moments in a day would turn into a lifetime of memories and where she said it’s time to let go.

“My commitment, in my mind, was to stay as long as Donald Reaves stayed. When I had the opportunity to meet Elwood Robinson, I wanted to stay and help him get settled. I adored Donald and I adore Elwood. They are just two good people who have the best interest of the university at heart,” she said. “I think it’s a good time to leave, and I think things are in pretty good shape.”

Young was named the director of public relations in April 2009 by Reaves but insists that she was never vying for the position.

“I didn’t see it as a job interview. I had been talking to some of his folks about how I thought the whole marketing/communications area should be

structured. At the time, I had my own little consulting agency that worked with nonprofits, so I thought ‘Maybe I’ll get some contract work out of this.’ He said, out of the blue, ‘What would it take to get you to come to work here’ and I told him as long as he gave me a little time to do things that I need for my mother and a little bit of flexibility. He said ‘fine’ and I said ‘fine.’ I didn’t even ask what the pay was.

It just felt right,” she said.

The Belews Creek native has held several positions around the city in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors, even working for herself for awhile.

She has served as a media consultant for S e c o n d Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, the YWCA of Winston-Salem and The Advocacy for the Poor. She also worked as the corporate vice president for communications and community relations for Russell Corporation in Atlanta and Alexander City, Alabama.

The bulk of her experience comes from her tenure with Sara Lee Corporation/Branded Apparel (now Hanesbrand). There she held management positions in the Corporate Affairs and Community Relations area, making her responsible for the corporation’s media and community relations programs, as well as public relations strategies, corporate contributions and communications.

Young credits her time at Sara Lee with tying her

Nancy Young, director of public relations for Winston-Salem State University, will retire after six years at WSSU.

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“We have some great professors, staff students, culture, athletics and a great band. It’s a fun place to be, and I’m going to truly miss it.”

–Nancy Young in to the African-American community and all it had to offer. She said that it was there she met some key players in the community and WSSU. She said that she didn’t know a lot about the school but instantly fell in love with it.

“I spent a lot of time in the African-American community, so I know a lot of people. I’m a known entity, which was very helpful, particularly when working with alumni.

That’s because of the acceptance and affection I was able to enjoy from the AfricanAmerican community,” she said.

Young said she has tried, for the past six years, to help others around her see what potential the school has and rid it of the stigma that can be associated with historically black

colleges and universities.

“We have some great professors, staff students, culture, athletics and a great band. It’s a fun place to be, and I’m going to truly miss it,” she said.

Randy Mills, vice chancellor for finance and administration, said that Young’s absence will be felt around campus.

“Nancy Young is the consummate professional.

She’s represented us with skill, grace, and integrity when the stories were good, and sometimes when they weren’t,” Mills said.

“She has WSSU red in her blood and always took great pride in her work and in this University. We will all miss her greatly."

While Young said that she will miss those she worked with including her staff, professors, deans and

reporters, it’s the students that she’ll miss the most.

“Every year I have the opportunity to get connected with certain groups, like the student newspaper and the student government officers. It’s just a joy to have them around, to talk to them and hear their thoughts, sometimes giving advice when they ask and being there for them. I always shed a few tears at commencement because my babies are leaving.

They’re like my children.”

She plans to spend the bulk of her retirement enjoying time with her mother, who is 99 1/2 years old and lives with her.

Young said she plans to take advantage of some things she didn’t have time for while working at WSSU. “I don’t plan on miss-

ing any home footballf games. I hope to get to more basketball games than I have in the past, and some baseball games,” she said. “I’ll be here for Homecoming and Installation.”

She also plans on championing a cause near and dear to her heart: the need for HBCUs. “They serve a huge purpose, not only because of the environment it creates, but the opportunities it creates for our students to develop skills in addition to knowledge. I think it helps anyone who feels like they’re a minority feel like they can be leaders reaching their full potential,” she said.

It is not known yet who will replace Young.

“We are preparing the next generation of scientific researchers and health-care professionals, and we have made it a priority in our capital campaign to provide state-of-theart facilities for scientific study.”

–D. E. Lorraine Sterritt, President of Salem Academy and College Dr. Freda C. Lewis-Hall was the keynote speaker at Salem College’s graduation on Saturday, May 23.

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medical research, in front-line patient care, and at global biopharmaceutical companies including Vertex, BristolMyers Squibb and Eli Lilly.

“We are preparing the next generation of scientific researchers and health-care professionals, and we have made it a priority in our capital campaign to provide stateof-the-art facilities for scientific study,” says D.E. Lorraine Sterritt, president of Salem Academy and College. “We are thrilled to welcome such a prominent scientific researcher to campus at the very time when we are placing a strong emphasis on education and research in the sciences and in mathematics.”

Embodying that quest, which others were beginning, Lewis-Hall praised Salem, since 1772 the oldest continuously operating women’s college in the United States. She

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told the 236 graduates – 125 of whom were traditional students – that they stood on the cusp of great scientific innovation and technology, and would hopefully be the last group to ever confront HIV/AIDS and cancer. A noted African-American doctor, she further applauded Salem’s intentional inclusion of women of color and adult men and women into her student body, faculty, and staff.

Salem College conferred 206 undergrad and 30 master’s degrees during Saturday’s commencement: 162 Bachelor’s of Arts, 35 Bachelors of Science, nine Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, 21 Masters of Arts in teaching, and nine Masters of Education degrees.

Already, this year’s graduating class boasts a legacy of gifting over $7,000 to the college, the highest of any graduating class.

Of graduates who shared their plans, four will begin advanced level programs this fall: Woyindoubara O. Miediaye Koripamo, Bayelsa, Nigeria, magna cum laude, will attend The London School of Economics in England;

Linda Kaye McDaniels, Winston-Salem, was accepted to Wake Forest University Divinity School; M. Denise Smith Leonard, Lewisville, cum laude, will continue studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and Paula Marie Booth, Emerald Isle, plans to attend Elon School of Law. Carly Williams is a 2013 Salem College Communication/Creative Writing graduate.

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BOE tackles voting law changes

Voter ID requirements and pre-registration elimination among topics discussed

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

Concerns about voter IDs, the end of teen pre-registration and plans for 2015 elections were discussed at the Board of Elections regular meeting on Thursday, May 21, at the Forsyth County Government Center.

During the public comment session, Phyllis Walker, a volunteer with Democracy North Carolina, the voting rights coalition, spoke. She regularly registers people to vote and informs them of the state’s new requirement for a governmentissued photo ID to vote in 2016. She said she recently went to a food pantry at St. Paul United Methodist Church to discuss the new requirements with their clients and found many with damaged or deteriorated IDs. She showed photocopies of drivers licenses that were kept together with tape, one of which the picture was so deteriorated it was barely recognizable.

“It would be a shame on Forsyth County and this board of election for someone to show up and someone not speak to that,” she said. “And they get in line and wait and have someone say ‘I can’t recognize who you are.’”

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money that many of them wouldn’t have to replace their licenses. BOE Director Steve Hines said that DMV offers free IDs for voting purposes, but that’s for those who don’t have ID at all. Hines said they could reach out to the North Carolina Board of Elections for clarification on the issue.

Forsyth BOE Chair Ken Raymond said that he hoped outreach efforts by the state BOE and other groups would let voters get the proper identification they need for 2016.

Hines said the state BOE is doing a “pretty good job” educating voters on the voter ID requirement but he said his office will also be doing outreach by speaking to various local groups.

Hines himself will be speaking at meetings of Forsyth County Senior Democrats and to a conservative group in June. He encouraged groups to contact the BOE to schedule a speaking engagement.

“I think we can take care of our own in Forsyth County and we’re going to try to do that,” he said.

Raymond and BOE member Fleming El-Amin praised Hines for his initiative.

Also discussed was a change that did away with 16- and 17-year-olds ability to pre-register to vote, allowing them to vote when they turn 18. He called it “an election director’s nightmare.”

Hines said he had 140 local teens that had to be sent a state form letter reject-

ing their pre-registration.

“In my personal opinion, that’s pitiful,” he said. “It’s hard enough to get young folks to register, and when you send them a letter that says ‘Thanks for trying, but no thanks,’ it sets a bad tone for them and unfortunately we put that bad taste in their mouth.”

The letter states they won’t be 18 before the next election, which is untrue for some. Hines said there were even a couple that will be 18 in late October, which is before the election but after registration ends, meaning they’ll have no chance to vote this year.

The board unanimously approved letting Hines draft and send the teens another letter explaining the change in the law and encouraging them to register.

The board made tentative plans for 2015 municipal elections in Bethania, Clemmons, Kernersville, Lewisville, Rural Hall, Tobaccoville and Walkertown. The board approved a recommendation by staff to open 19 precincts for this year’s Nov. 3 election, with the ability to change those plans if a statewide bond referendum is on the ballot. If a statewide bond is on the ballot, all 101 precincts would need to be opened, said Hines. By state law, voters will be informed of precinct openings and changes at least 45 days before the election.

The board also discussed moving the polling location in Precinct 302, which was located in Hanes/Lowrance Middle School. The school was closed this year because of concerns of environmental contamination. The board discussed several options, including moving it to the North Side Shopping Center and to the N.C. Cooperative Extension office, just outside the precinct. El-Amin said he would check into St. Phillips Moravian Church as a potential site as well.

Hines also talked about the County’s reaction to the BOE’s 2015/2016 budget.

He said the County Manager was recommending the entire budget to the County Commissioners, except equipment, which would be dealt with as “pay as you go.”

Hines said everything was still covered; the funds were just allocated in a different way for equipment because of uncertainty of what would be certified for use by the state BOE.

The state BOE will hold a hearing on voter ID procedures on Tuesday, June 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Forsyth County Government Center. The next Forsyth BOE meeting will be June 11th at 4 p.m. on the second floor of the Government Center. The BOE can be contacted at 336-703-2800.

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Gatewood assists the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, president of the N.C. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, based in Durham.

Barber initially organized HKonJ, which held its first rally in 2007.

HKonJ is an affiliate of the Moral Monday movement.

It was formed to protest actions by the N.C. General Assembly that affected civil rights and social justice and push reforming legislation.

According to its website, HKonJ is made up of members from the more than 125 North Carolina State Conference NAACP branches, youth councils, high school and college chapters from the four corners of the state and members and friends of over 160 other social justice organizations.

Gatewood told the audience at St. Philips on May 21: “We’re an inclusive movement because we believe every human being deserves justice.” He said the moral movement is a coalition of various races and interests who want justice.

“It’s time for a moral movement,” he said.

Gatewood used references from the Bible and stressed that the moral movement is rooted in the morality of Jesus Christ.

“If they can win off lies, we certainly ought to be able to win with truth,” he said. “If they can win on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of God, then why can’t we win with God?” N.C. NAACP v. McCrory was filed after North Carolina passed a law in 2013 that the moral movement says is designed to disenfranchise African-American and other anti-racism voters.

The law covers several areas called repressive to voting rights, including: It requires voters to show government-issued ID cards, shortens early voting by a week; ends same-day registration; increases the number of poll observers who can challenge a voter’s eligibility; and

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eliminates preregistration for high school students. The law also ends the practice of voting for every candidate of a single party with a simple stroke, called straight-ticket voting.

May told the audience on May 21 that he had hesitations about “some of the movements going around today,” but a friend told May that he trusted Barber. He said he is not following a movement per se. “Get on board with this.

Follow me to freedom, “ May said. “But don’t follow me because I know what I’m doing. There’re people I trust.”

He said he trusts several individuals in the movement, including Barber, and he’s following them.

“I trust these individuals, and that’s who I’m following as I follow Christ,” May said.

May called for a “people’s campaign” in WinstonSalem next year, in which people can tell their stories regarding fighting injustice.

Bishop Todd Fulton, president of the Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity, told the audience he grew up in Happy Hill Gardens, a community across the street from the St. Philips Heritage Center. He mentioned a slave who was affiliated with St. Philips, who, after he was freed, was one of the first former slaves to buy property in Happy Hills. Fulton said he moved from slavery to self-sufficiency.

“Moral Monday is a necessary moment. This emancipation day is a necessary moment,” Fulton said, “but I want to put in your heart an even greater necessary moment. Right here in Forsyth County, in WinstonSalem, we are at the top of the list of food insecurity” meaning “kids are going to bed hungry at night.”

Fulton says this is a great day to focus on not only what is happening outside Winston-Salem, but also in the city.

“We cannot sign up to the betrayal of silence” when Winston-Salem has kids are going to bed hungry.

Fulton later said that the ministers’ conference is going to partner with the moral movement heading into July 13.

The Rev. Terrance Harris, who works with youth through the L.I.T. City initiative, said that his organization also will partner with the movement. He works with youth in marginalized communities of Winston-Salem, primarily through character education, mentoring, sports outreach and artistic expression.

“We want kids to flourish,” Harris said. “Any organization that has that goal in mind, we want to partner [with them] for the common good.”

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Just as the U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its term with decisions in several high-profile cases expected in late June, state and federal courts here will be gearing up for what promises to be a long hot summer for voting rights – with more to follow.

Several constitutional challenges to the sweeping voting law changes enacted in 2013 head to trial starting in July and the state Supreme Court rehears the redistricting case in August.

Add to that an October trial in the federal court challenge to congressional districts, a newly filed federal challenge to state legislative districts, and other actions looming over the apparent state agency failure to register voters, and you’ve got one intense fight brewing over the right to vote in North Carolina.

Here’s a quick look at what’s ahead.

In July, U.S District Judge Thomas Schroeder will begin trial in Winston-Salem in the three cases filed shortly after the state enacted sweeping voting law changes in late summer 2013.

Together those changes created what many have called the most restrictive voting environment in the nation and included a strict voter ID requirement, cuts in early voting, the elimination of same-day registration and restrictions on provisional ballot use by outof-precinct voters.

Last August Schroeder refused to block enforcement of those provisions (other than the voter ID requirement – which takes effect in 2016) during the November 2014 elections.

The viability of the entire voting law package will now be considered by the judge in the three cases – two filed by individuals and voting rights advocates and one by the Justice Department – which have been consolidated for what’s expected to be a two-week trial.

In August, a state court judge will begin trial in a separate case challenging the voter ID provision, considering in Currie v. North Carolina whether the photo ID requirement creates a new qualification to vote and discriminates against African-American voters in violation of the North Carolina Constitution.

Superior Court Judge Michael Morgan denied [2] a state request to dismiss the case in March, setting it down for trial instead beginning on August 24 in Wake County Superior Court.

One week later, on August 31, the state Supreme Court will revisit its redistricting decision in Dickson v. Rucho at the direction of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The state justices reviewed North Carolina’s 2011 redistricting plan in early 2014 and handed down a decision almost a year later, splitting along party lines and finding that the General Assembly was justified in using race to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative voting districts after the 2010 census, to the extent necessary to avoid liability under the Voting Rights Act. Lawmakers had adopted a mechanical formula when drawing the new districts, contending that because African Americans constituted one-fifth of the State’s voting age population, approximately 10 of the State’s 50 senate districts had to be majority-black districts to achieve racial proportionality, and approximately 24 of the State’s 120 house districts should be majority-black districts.

But the nation’s highest court ruled last month that a similar rote process employed

by Alabama lawmakers when drawing that state’s new voting maps was not necessary to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Instead, the justices said in a 5-4 decision in Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v.

Alabama, lawmakers should have done a “facts-on-the-ground” analysis first to determine if corrections under the Act were needed – especially in districts where black voters, though still in the minority, had nonetheless been exercising control.

Based upon the same reasoning the U.S. Supreme Court in April sent the Dickson case – which had by then worked its way up – back to state Supreme Court for further review.

September brings a brief respite, though threatened action over the failure of state agencies to register voters as required under the federal “Motor Voter” law may have ripened into lawsuits by then.

Voting rights groups sent a notice letter to the State Board of Elections and the Department of Health and Human Services on May 8, advising both [6] that employees were failing to provide residents with the opportunity to register to vote when they applied for public assistance — such as food stamps or welfare.

The groups gave the state 90 days to comply with the law or face yet another voting rights lawsuit.

And two cases challenging the 2011 redistricting plan in federal court will begin heating up in October.

New plaintiffs have filed these cases and asserted harm specific to their own situations, but as in the state redistricting case they contend that lawmakers used race when redrawing voting lines in ways that the U.S. Constitution prohibits.

The first case, Harris v. McCrory — filed in October 2013 — challenges the drawing of the state’s congressional districts and is set for trial on October 13 in Greensboro.

And the second case, Covington v. North Carolina — filed Tuesday, May 19 — challenges the drawing of the state’s legislative districts.

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Juneteenth volunteers sought

The 11th annual Juneteenth Festival will be held Saturday, June 20, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the historic Winston Mutual Building on Fifth Street and Martin Luther King Drive.

Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, children’s area, stage, parking and information. Food vendors and exhibitors are also needed.

For more information, please visit www.triadculture.org or call 336-757-8556. Contact email is info@triadculturalarts.org.

U.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC-12), visible as second from the right, shares lunch with homeless veterans and members of her staff and the staff of Veterans Helping Veterans Heal on Friday, May 22.

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U.S. Rep. Adams visits veterans homeless center in Winston-Salem

BY ERIN MIZELLE FOR THE CHRONICLE

On the morning of Friday, May 22, and on the eve of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, U.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC-12) was nowhere to be found that one might expect — she wasn’t in a secured meeting room in Washington, D.C., and she wasn’t off working on her recently announced amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), recommending improved medical care for service members with PTSD and mental health disorders.

She was, instead, where it mattered most, side-by-side with the ones who have fought day-in and day-out for our freedom.

Adams was with the veterans.

For over two hours, she walked and talked with everyday heroes, right in the midst of Winston-Salem, during a tour of the Veterans Helping Veterans Heal (VHVH) Center, at 3614 Glenn Ave. Veterans Helping Veterans Heal, a

transitional housing program for homeless veterans, is a two-year residential program for male veterans in Forsyth County that provides shelter, life-skill and financial literacy training for those in need to become selfsufficient through the help of caseworkers, like senior lead case manager Marques Ford. “I tell my staff, ‘Don’t work harder than the vet; it is their life and their plan,’ and we try to hold everyone accountable to that,� Ford said. “Ultimately, if the vets are going to be successful, they have to buy into their own life. But, if they are willing, I will walk hand-in-hand with them through their journey and help get them to a better place than when they came in.�

Adams needed to look no farther than across the table to find all the affirmation she needed. “After a workforce reduction, I lost my house, my job, and my marriage – all within one month. I ended up being homeless for five or six years. Ever since that time when I first came here (to VHVH), I have

been getting better and better, and a lot of it is because the staff here is so hopeful. They helped me get my life back together,� said Mark McCray, SS. “I have learned how to reach out to people who are there for me to help me through these things, these challenges that I face on a regular basis,� said Charles Hinnant, U.S. Army. “I have a great support system here — I always thought the streets were helping but, but they weren’t at all. I have a lot of people on my side that I never knew I had, and I appreciate the VHVH for every thing they have ever done for me.�

After the grace was given and the lunch was finished, Adams and her staff left the Veterans Helping Veterans Heal center with an even greater appreciation for those who serve our country, saying numerous times how much she appreciated the words and stories shared with her on that special tour with several of the over 37,000 veterans in North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District.

HARRY Executive Director  Ciat Shabazz (second from right) with veterans (left to right, standing) James Broadway, Woodrow Haney, Melvin Davis Jr. and (sitting) Ronald Ferguson.Â

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State Rep. Paul Lowe, whose wife is a veteran; Mayor Pro Vivian Burke, whose late husband was a veteran and Mayor Allen Joines all spoke.

Joines said that the city has a goal to eliminate homelessness among veterans by 2016. “I feel very confident that we’ll be able to announce before the end of the year that we’ve ended veterans' homelessness in Forsyth County due to a lot of individuals, a lot of organizations that have supported us.�

The effort is part of the Zero: 2016 campaign being led by Community Solutions, a New York based nonprofit, with 69 communities across the nation taking part, including Greensboro. Locally the United Way, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Homes 4 Our Heroes and HARRY are among those helping veterans find services and permanent housing to get Winston-Salem closer to its goal.

Many of the veterans that are part of HARRY where on-hand helping with Monday’s activities.

HARRY Board Member Ret. Sgt. Alfonzo Boyd served 10 years in the Marines. He said it was a childhood dream of his to serve because his father

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was a Marine. Boyd, who fought in the first Gulf War, said transitioning from a structured military life back into a civilian one was challenging, especially with complications like post-traumatic stress disorder, which is very common among combat veterans.

He said HARRY helped both him and his father get their VA benefits.

Another HARRY volunteer, Ret. Staff Sgt. Melvin Davis Jr. served six years in the Army, which included seeing combat in the Vietnam War. He said anyone who serves in combat never forgets the experience and he knew soldiers who lost their lives in the war. “I can’t speak for them, but I feel if they were here, they’d tell you they’d done it for their country,� he said.

A purple heart recipient, he said that he had to enlist the aid of a congressman to get his VA claim started. He said he still experiences complications from those old war wounds and still has to fight for his VA benefits.

HARRY Founder and director Ciat Shabazz wore earrings adorned with a photo of her late brother Harry Smith, a veteran who died of colon cancer that was undiagnosed and untreated by the VA. It was his difficulties with the system led her to found HARRY. Though veterans still have a lot of require-

ments they must meet to get benefits, Shabazz was hopeful about change at the VA, which had a booth at Monday’s event where VA Winston-Salem Regional Office Director Cheryl Rawls spoke onstage. “This director here is definitely interconnected with the veterans and trying to meet the needs of the veterans,� said Shabazz. “She has an open door policy, you can email her, you can talk to her.�

Rawls, who is an Army veteran, became head of the local VA office, which processes claims for North Carolina and other states, after it had made national headlines in 2012 when the sheer amount of backlogged paperwork appeared “to have the ability to compromise the integrity of the building� according to an inspector general report. There were 1,481 claims that were 2 years old when a massive initiative began to get those claims completed. By September 2014, Rawls told a veterans town hall meeting that the number of claims that were over 1 year old had been reduced by 94 percent.

On Monday evening, at 6 p.m. in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, a more somber commemoration was held, as the name of every fallen service member in Forsyth County since World War I was read.

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Will people follow the movement?

An N.C. NAACP official was in town last week for a program designed to rally supporters of the moral movement the organization is leading. The push for supporters is in advance of the hearing of N.C. NAACP v. McCrory, the voting rights lawsuit against North Carolina, at the federal courthouse in Winston-Salem on July 13.

The lawsuit covers several areas called repressive to voting rights, including: It requires voters to show government-issued ID cards, shortens early voting by a week; ends sameday registration; increases the number of poll observers who can challenge a voter’s eligibility; and eliminates preregistration for high school students.

The law also ends the practice of voting for every candidate of a single party with a simple stroke, called straight-ticket voting.

The Rev. Curtis Gatewood, an N.C. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People official who is working with the movement, said the movement will hold educational workshops on voting rights and other issues pertaining to injustice in the morning and a rally in the afternoon of July 13 as the case is being heard in Winston-Salem.

With such a momentous event coming, the N.C. NAACP is wise to start organizing. The question is, will the people follow?

Gatewood spoke to a small crowd of people on Thursday, May 21, the 150th anniversary to the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was read in the forerunner of St. Philips Moravian Church in Old Salem.

St. Philips celebrated the anniversary of the announcement of freedom for slaves with a program called “Ever Forward to Freedom.” The organizers of the program contend that African-Americans and others are not yet free because of the laws that attack equal rights, such as regressive voting rights laws and laws against equal pay for women and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

“We’re an inclusive movement because we believe every human being deserves justice,” Gatewood said. He said the moral movement is a coalition of various races and interests who want justice.

The program at St. Philips featured several ministers and speakers who referred to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jesus and the moral obligation people have to fight injustice. Most of the speakers were AfricanAmerican, but most of those who attended the program were white. Local ministers, including one who works with youth, said they support the moral movement, which has been visible as Moral Mondays, the HKonJ Coalition and the Forward Together Moral Movement. They say they will start organizing for the July 13 rally.

The hope is that this program will start the momentum toward a large presence on July 13 as the moral movement comes to Winston-Salem.

Kudos to the Board of Elections for working to educate voters

At its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 21, the Forsyth County Board of Elections covered several topics. However, topics on voter registration and voter education brought out compassion and concern from the elections director and the board, which we applaud.

BOE Director Steve Hines expressed frustration with the fact that he has to turn down 16- and 17year-olds who attempt to pre-register to vote because of the voting law passed in North Carolina – the law the N.C. NAACP is trying to have struck down. He mentioned the number of teens is 140. Hines called the new requirement “an election director’s nightmare” because it could discourage young people from registering at all.

The board unanimously approved letting Hines draft and send the teens a letter explaining the change in the law and encouraging them to register.

We also applaud the board for making an effort to educate voters on the new voting law.

Hines encouraged groups to contact the BOE to schedule a speaking engagement.

“I think we can take care of our own in Forsyth County and we’re going to try to do that,” he said.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Republicans disappoint on measure To the Editor:

Today [Tuesday, May 19] I voted for a short-term measure [H.R. 2353, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015] to provide critical highway and transit funding. I am disappointed that House Republicans refused to work across the aisle to put forth a long-term solution.

Our state and local governments rely on federal resources to fund infrastructure projects. This temporary legislation is not desirable, but there are five major transportation projects in the 12th District, worth more than $147 million, that I want to make sure continue. These projects not only protect and repair critiAdams cal infrastructure, but they provide much needed jobs that will help move our local economy forward.

I hope the Senate will act quickly to pass this temporary extension so we can focus on finding a long-term solution that brings certainty.

U.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams, NC-12 Washington, D.C.

USO salutes Harris Teeter To the Editor:

Each May, we celebrate Military Appreciation Month and work to Make Every Moment Count for our service men and women. This May, we want to salute Harris Teeter for its continuing efforts to help support this cause and recognize all that North Carolina’s military families give to our state and our country.

Through the Harris Teeter “Support Our Troops” campaign, its patrons help both the USO and Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) – two organizations committed to supporting our troops and their families and, in many cases, saving lives.

Funds raised in North Carolina will

stay in North Carolina.

The USO of NC salutes Harris Teeter’s associates for asking and their customers for generously donating $1, $3, or $5 to “Support our Troops” at their local store’s checkout register. Last year alone, this community-based donation campaign hosted by Harris Teeter raised more than $1,000,000 in a given month; with over $376,000 raised for USO of NC and over $587,000 over three years. This enabled us to expand critical resiliency programs around PTS and TBI, as well as essential transition assistance programs vitally needed for our troops and their families.

The USO of North Carolina offers a wide variety of impactful support programs across the state to help NC Active Duty troops, National Guard, Reserves, including our wounded warriors. For nearly 75 years, the USO has supported America’s military and families not only during times of conflict, but also as they heal from both visible and invisible wounds of war and reintegrate into their communities and civilian workforce. The USO of North Carolina provided over 575,000 innovative, effective programs and services to troops and their families in North Carolina. We could not do this without the support of partners like Harris Teeter and its patrons.

We encourage Harris Teeter shoppers to join our efforts and ask their store manager, customer service representative and cashiers about the campaign and helping to take this year’s campaign to even greater levels. We know our North Carolina neighbors and friends will continue to support for our troops and those that serve them during May’s “Support our Troops” activation.

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of our military members across the state – and serving around the world.

Thank you to Harris Teeter for its partnership on this critical campaign, and thank you to all the North Carolinians who help improve the lives of our military.

John W. Falkenbury President, USO of North Carolina

Salvation Army is welcome in my backyard To the Editor:

I have read a bit about The Salvation Army’s vision to better serve women and children by having a facility adjacent to their current offices on Cleveland Avenue just off of Martin Luther King Jr Drive. I hope we will support that vision.

I live in the East Ward where The Salvation Army wants to locate this facility. Much is being said about why the East Ward. When it comes to facilities to help people in need, why East Ward? Why not some other ward? My initial thought was that the current Salvation Army facility to care for women and children is already in the East Ward. This is not a new facility coming into the East Ward. This facility will not be in the same neighborhood or close to other facilities of its kind.

But I have a deeper concern about what our opposition says about how we care for people in critical times in their lives. My hope is that our support of this issue will be centered more on the need of families and children than anything else.

What are we to do with women and children when they need help? Is it not a compliment to the East Ward that facilities exist to care for the homeless, women and children in the East Ward? I cannot think of any higher demonstration of our faith than how we care for the “least of these.”

When I attended a recent community meeting, it was held in a church and around several churches that have food pantries and other ministries that care for people in their times of need. That’s not only what we do but also who we are.

We say yes to helping when others say “no room.”

I hope all of us will open our hearts to the possibility of being our “brothers’ and sisters’” keepers.

These do not take away from our community but say something positive about our values and what we believe is important. If people are hungry, homeless, ex-offenders, or otherwise in need, they know that the East Ward puts its actions where its mouth is. We make room for all people. All are welcome in the East Ward.

Come on, city and community leaders, help turn down the rhetoric and turn up the compassion. Find the solution that reflects who we are and what we value as a ward and as a city.

I welcome “them” in my “backyard.”

Donald Jenkins, Pastor St. Paul United Methodist Church

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Addressing climate change is good for the economy

We celebrated anothBill er Earth Day Blancato on April 22.

In 1970, when Earth Guest Day was Columnist established, our government acted decisively to address the most pressing environmental issues of the day; water pollution and emission of smog, causing particulate matter into the air. Today our government is paralyzed and seems unable to tackle the worst environmental problem of our lifetimes – climate change.

This past winter was hard on the East Coast. But according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, March 2015 and the first quarter of this year were the warmest on record. The last time the average monthly temperature was below average was February 1985. So for more than 30 years each month has been warmer than average.

In 1859, Irish scientist John Tyndall discovered that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas; increased amounts of it in the atmosphere trap heat, warming the earth.

Since that discovery, we have burned fossil fuels and dumped CO2 in the atmosphere at a rate well beyond what nature can absorb. That CO2 will stay in the atmosphere long after we are gone, trapping heat and changing the climate.

The consequences of climate change are dire. A report issued last year by a group headed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former President George W. Bush’s Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson predicts that “by 2050 between $66 billion and $106 billion worth of existing coastal property will likely be below sea level nationwide, with $238 billion to $507 billion worth of property below sea level by 2100” and “some states in the Southeast, lower Great Plains, and Midwest risk up to a 50% to 70% loss in average annual crop yields.”

Ninety-seven percent of climate scientists are convinced, based upon the evidence, that human-caused global warming is happening. In the mid-1700s, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere was about 280 ppm. In 1960, it was about 315 ppm. Now it is 400 ppm. All of that CO2 comes from burning fossil fuels.

We must reduce our use of fossil fuels to reduce the risks of climate change. We are often told we can’t act to address climate change because doing so will hurt the economy and cost jobs. But that is not true. A revenue neutral carbon fee and dividend will substantially reduce our use of fossil fuels and CO2 emissions, will create more than 2 million jobs within 10 years and will help the economy grow.

Carbon fee and dividend works like this: A steadily-rising fee – starting at $15 per ton of carbon-dioxide – is placed on fossil fuels at the first point of sale, increasing by $10 per ton of CO2 each year. Revenue from the fee is divided up

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equally and returned to all households.

Border adjustment tariffs are placed on imports from nations that do not have an equivalent carbon-pricing mechanism in order to maintain a level playing field for American businesses.

Regional Economic Models Inc. (REMI), a firm that corporations, governments and academic institutions turn to for economic forecasting, conducted a study on the carbon fee and dividend proposal.

They found that in the first year, a four-person household would receive an annual dividend of $600. After 10 years, the total annual dividend would be around $3,500.

This feature is critical: instead of impeding economic growth, a carbon fee will grow

the economy, create jobs, and put money in the pockets of American households. For most families, this dividend will be more than enough to cover their increased energy bills. REMI found that within a decade, a revenue neutral carbon fee and dividend system will create more than 2 million new jobs and increase GDP by about $80 billion per year.

With carbon fee and dividend, we can transition our economy off of fossil fuels to clean and sustainable renewable energy.

This will be particularly good for North Carolina’s strong and growing renewable energy sector. A recent report from the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association estimates that we have 22,995

full-time equivalent jobs in the renewable energy sector in North Carolina. This is up from 18,404 jobs a year earlier, almost a 25% increase. These are jobs in North Carolina. Unlike fossil fuels, renewable energy is created locally. Reducing our use of fossil fuels is not only good for the environment, it is also good for our economy.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby is working to persuade Congress to enact a revenue neutral carbon fee and dividend. You can learn more at citizensclimatelobby.org.

Bill Blancato is a Winston-Salem attorney who has organized a local group for Citizens’ Climate Lobby.

Do marches, curfews and home training matter?

James B. Ewers Jr.

can I remember marching for equal rights when I was a college stuGuest Columnist dent in the late ’60s. The marches served as a rallying point for us as we believed that they would make a difference. I believe, rather I know, they did make a difference.

In my opinion it is what happens after the marches that is the most important.

Opposition to current practices means as citizens we must make changes in laws and who administers them.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 gave us as African-Americans the right to vote. If we do not vote, then change cannot occur.

Sitting at home when it is time to vote will only weaken our positions.

Recent events in Baltimore and other cities across America highlight the power of voting. Some college students chose to participate in the marches while others did not. Yet the common thread is that every college student must exercise their right to vote.

I believe that as a result of events in Baltimore, Cleveland and New York, college students have started voter registration campaigns on their campuses. The only way to affect change is to be a change agent yourself. If you are “talking” about the change, then you must be the change.

It truly is the doing of the talking. Waiting

“The Voting Rights Act of 1965 gave us as African-Americans the right to vote. If we do not vote, then change cannot occur.

Sitting at home when it is time to vote will only weaken our positions.”

–James B. Ewers Jr. for progress without orchestrating the progress will be futile and will only trigger other pockets of civil discord.

The mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, lifted the 10 p.m. curfew that had been enforced to curb the violence in the city. Many involved in the protests were young people. Many cities in America have curfews for young students, so this was not a new strategy.

There has been much debate about whether the curfew was an effective tool. I believe in this instance that it was. Being on the streets of Baltimore at night was simply not a good idea. So instituting the curfew was a matter of safety and welfare for residents. Some took exception to the curfew, such as Tracey Hines, who works at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles. She wore a T-shirt that said “No More Curfew”.

If you are of my generation, we did not have curfews, per say. Our curfew began when the street lights came on! That was a signal to go home. All activities and talk-

ing ended at that time. Our parents didn’t have to come out of the house to make any curfew announcement. If you wanted to be out with your boys on tomorrow, then you better be inside tonight.

Maybe one of the lessons learned in cities that have curfews is to create a system of parent councils. These councils could implement better practices and habits for their children.

I have said many times that there are two ships: the parent ship and the friend ship. If you want to set some guidelines and some lofty goals for children to aspire to, then welcome aboard the parent ship.

However, if you want to give your children all freedom and leeway, then you will sink on the friend ship. For example, buying your child the latest name brand tennis shoe thinking that will appease him or her will lead you down the wrong road.

There are no guarantees that black boys and men won’t be killed under questionable circumstances, but we as parents and grandparents must do our part to help

to prevent it.

There are more mentoring programs for young African-American males than ever. The overarching goal for each of them is to shape the futures of these young men. I applaud them because I am a part of some of them. We don’t save them all, yet we save enough to keep hope alive.

Yet missing in too many of these programs is parental involvement. Parents cannot wait for someone else to teach their children “home training.” There is enough data to suggest that parents are younger now. As a result, young parents having children is almost a recipe for disaster.

It may be wise and prudent to put more emphasis on teaching parents how to be parents. If we can equip new parents with the necessary skills, young boys and girls will mature into good decision-makers.

Life regardless of race and gender involves making good decisions.

Summer is here and school is out.

Some of our parents and children will be at a crossroads. Which ship will they be travelling on over the months to come? Will it be the parent ship or the friend ship?

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

He is the President Emeritus of The Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio and a retired college administrator. He can be reached at ewers.jr56@yahoo.com.

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The St. Philips Heritage Center at Old Salem Museums & Gardens in partnership with WinstonSalem State University will host a luncheon on Thursday, June 4, in celebration of Juneteenth, the country’s longest-running observance of the abolition of slavery.

This year marks the150th Anniversary of the announcement of emancipation to the African-American community in Salem, which took place on May 21, 1865.

The Juneteenth luncheon will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. It will take place in the James A. Gray Jr. Auditorium at the Old Salem Visitor Center, 900 Old Salem Road. The luncheon is $25 for adults and $20 for students and Friends of Salem.

Reservations must be made in advance by calling 1800-441-5305.

The luncheon speaker is Dr. Reginald F. Hildebrand, associate professor of AfricanAmerican Studies and History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel

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Hill. His topic is “The First Year of Freedom in North Carolina: Pursuing Freedom with the Hoe and the Sword, the Book and the Lord." He will use firsthand accounts to explain some of the ways in which freedom was experienced in North Carolina in the year 1865.

Included are the words of black Union soldiers that liberated the people of Wilmington; the first Fourth of July celebration of the freed people of Raleigh; and a watch night service to bring in the New Year and mark the anniversary of the issuance of the E m a n c i p a t i o n Proclamation.

His talk will highlight moments like these to attempt to convey the excitement and challenges

of that year. Hildebrand is the author of The Times Were Strange and Stirring: Methodist Preachers and the Crisis of Emancipation (Duke University Press, 1995).

The 2015 St. Philips Cedric S. Rodney Unity Award will be presented to Joycelyn V. Johnson and Rev. Stephen McCutchan.

The award was established in honor of the late Rev. Dr. Cedric S. Rodney, a Moravian minister who led the restoration efforts of the historic St. Philips Moravian Church. The candidates are proven community bridge builders and work successfully to move people toward a common goal for the benefit of our society.

Joycelyn V. Johnnson works as the community

outreach coordinator at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She has been actively engaged throughout the WinstonSalem community for many years serving on the Winston-Salem City Council from 1993-2009.

From housing to employment or economic development, her focus has included all members of the diverse population of this city with special emphasis on the needs of youth and seniors.

Retired pastor Rev. Stephen McCutchan spent 38 years in the pastoral ministry. In 1992, his church joined three predominantly black and two other predominantly white churches to found the Presbyterian Inter-Racial Dialogue, which celebrated

20 years of breaking down the barriers of racism with the publication of his book Let’s Have Lunch, Conversation, Race, and Community. Following the luncheon, Rev. McCutchan will be available to sign this book and others.

The luncheon includes a tour of the Freedom Coming, Freedom For All exhibit on loan from the North Carolina Freedom Monument Project.

Participants may also tour the St. Philips African Moravian Church, the oldest standing AfricanAmerican Church in North Carolina, where the ending of slavery was announced on Sunday, May 21, 1865.

About St. Philips Heritage Center

The St. Philips Heritage Center in Old Salem is a sacred place significant to the unusual and unique history of this community, and it is a touchstone of the African- American experience. The African and African-American Moravian congregation, organized in Salem in 1822 among a mostly enslaved population, is one of the

oldest Black congregations in the United States.

It is the only historic African-American Moravian congregation in the country. The Heritage Center is comprised of the African Moravian Log Church, St. Philips African Moravian Church, the Strangers Graveyard, the AfricanAmerican Graveyard and the Path to Happy Hill Overlook.

About Old Salem

Old Salem Museums & Gardens is one of America’s most comprehensive history attractions. Its museums — the Historic Town of Salem, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), and the Gardens at Old Salem — engage visitors in an educational and memorable historical experience about those who lived and worked in the early south.

Old Salem Museums & Gardens is at 600 South Main St. in WinstonSalem.

For more information call 336-721-7300 or visit oldsalem.org.

WWII veteran savors life at party

BY FELECIA PIGGOTT-LONG, PH. D. FOR THE CHRONICLE

“”Rise and shine young Americans, for you are the hope of the world!’

Every morning, my granddaddy woke me up at 6:30 a.m. with these words,” said Lorenda Jackson, one of the four grandchildren that Willie Mack Jackson and his wife of 62 years, the late Loree Butler Jackson, raised at their home.

“Ninety years is a long time. It is a blessing to be

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here,” Jackson said.

Willie Mack Jackson was born on May 15, 1925 in Darlington, S.C. He was the only child born to Ben Jackson and Annie M. Jackson. However, his parents adopted the famed Lawrence Joel, for whom the Winston-Salem Coliseum is named, and his sister Geraldine Joel at the ages of 9 and 10 because Mother Joel “had too many children to raise.” Jackson is very proud of his adopted brother.

“He took care of the wounded soldiers as a paramedic. He deserved that honor. He saved many lives. He was a hero,” said Jackson. “He went under fire, and dragged many men to safety.”

More than 90 family members and friends gathered at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday, May16, to celebrate the 90th birthday of Willie Mack Jackson, a World War II veteran.

Black and white photos of Jackson from 1941 and 1942 as a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force with the 4th Air Force Unit were circulated during the party.

These photos also decorate the mantle in the living room of his home. His daughter Irma Jackson,

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who planned the party, made a large poster of one of Jackson's photos when he was 19, and friends and family members autographed the poster as a memoir. Jackson was grateful for reaching age 90.

“I feel like I did when I was 75 or 80. I still have a good mind, but I ain't too strong. I am still living off of the prayers of my mother,” Jackson said.

The family relocated to Winston-Salem when Jackson was 5 years old because his mother was hired to stem tobacco at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. His mother then sent for Jackson and his father to come to Winston-Salem.

His family also had a convenience store on the corner of Oak Street and Northwest Boulevard.

Jackson is known for his strong work ethic. Jackson graduated from Atkins High School in 1942, and the recruiters told the students about taking the test for the U.S. Air Force.

Jackson completed three years in the Air Force.

He was inducted at Fort Bragg, and he was assigned to the Tacoma, Washington, and Fresno, California. He made $20 a month. During basic training, he met many of the girls at North Carolina A&T State University. They would come and look through the fence as they trained.

“In the Air Force, I operated the Skeet Range, training pilots how to shoot. I was an expert marksman. We used the M1 rifle, the 12-gauge shotgun and the 16-gauge shotgun. Because of my marksmanship, I stayed ready in case they would ask me to guard President [Franklin D.] Roosevelt,” Jackson said.

Jackson won two medals for his expert shooting, and he worked in the personnel department.

There was a shortage of guns, and the blacks and whites trained separately.

The whites would use real guns, and the blacks would have to use limbs off of a tree during training and marching.

Jackson returned to Winston-Salem after three years in the Air Force, and

he was hired at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in the 1940s, and where he retired after 36 years of service in 1982.

His daughter Irma Jackson remembers when she almost lost her father on May 12, 2014. They had his birthday party at a nursing home last year.

“He had to spend some time in hospice, and he thought that he would be leaving us, so he would no longer be a burden, but God restored his health,” said Irma Jackson. “He is still with us. During his birthday, we traveled to various places such as Myrtle Beach, Savannah, Washington, D.C., Charleston, or Virginia Beach. We are blessed that he is still with us.”

Donovan Jackson, the honoree's great-grandson and Murray Miller, the honoree's grandson-in-law, offered special reflections honoring Jackson's contributions to the family.

Jakeana Paul welcomed the

guests, and Nina Cooper read a poem to honor Jackson. Other expressions of love through poetry and special remarks came from Cekia Young, Zariah Young, Gerald Chalmers, Alice Hill, Juanita Wilson, Belinda Smith, Rev. Wilbert and Glenda Blandon. Pastor Ronald Speas offered a closing prayer.

During World War II, Jackson recalled that segregation was the order of the day.

“I was a part of Squadron C. That “C” stands for “Colored.” We could be together on the Army base, but coming back South when we hit the Mason Dixon Line, we had to separate,” said Jackson.

“The blacks rode in the front of the train so all of the smoke from the engine would come on us. The white soldiers would get the tail end of the smoke, but when we got off the train we were smoky and greasy from the smoke.”

During the elections on May 26, state NAACP board members, who conducted the elections, only allowed members who were eligible to vote in the original elections inside the NAACP Enrichment Center, 4130 Oak Ridge Drive.

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in January.

Other current members of the chapter are not looking at the past but more focused on the future.

Tonya McDaniel said that the discrepancies from past elections will not hold the chapter back, and believes the future is bright.

"I am proud to be a member of the WinstonSalem Chapter," McDaniel said. "I know that no matter who is elected, the

future is bright."

Members of the state NAACP board declined to comment on the election or past elections, but did say that winners would be notified in a matter of days. It is unclear when the public will know the results.

Patterson did not attend the elections on Tuesday, but did leave a few words of advice for whoever the new president will be.

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, The Winston-Salem Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Inc. will host the 2015 Miss Jabberwock dScholarship Gala on Sunday, May 31, on the campus of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) in the McNeil Ballroom.

Miss Jabberwock 2015 will be crowned and scholarships will be awarded to the participants. This year 13 junior and senior high school girls are competing for the coveted title of Miss Jabberwock.

The contestants have participated in a number of activities since January. These have included a “Flawless Event,” featuring African-American female business owners; movie nights; church services; community service

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THOMASVILLE – More than 1,500 graduates completed degrees and certifications as Davidson County Community College hosted its 52nd Commencement ceremony on May 16 at the Davidson Campus.

At this year’s graduation, DCCC awarded a total of 2,384 credentials, including 643 associate degrees, 228 diplomas and 1,513 certificates.

Guest speaker Dr. Suzanne Walsh, a community college graduate herself who is now a deputy director of postsecondary education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, addressed the crowd of graduates and guests, offering congratulations and challenging them to continue reaching for their goals.

“I am very proud of our graduates who have worked hard, many overcoming obstacles, to finish the work they started when they enrolled at DCCC. As we celebrate commencement and come to the close of this academic year, I’m also thankful to work among a faculty and staff that provided the supportive environment for students to achieve,” said Dr. Mary Rittling, DCCC president. “I hope our graduates will carry Dr. Walsh’s words of encouragement on with them throughout their academic studies, as they enter the workforce and as they go on to make a difference in our community and the world.”

The Commencement ceremony also recognized one of this year’s outstanding graduates, Mitchell Cleary, an Associate of Arts graduate from Lexington, as the recipient of the Academic Excellence Award. This state-level award celebrates the academic achievements of students in North Carolina Community Colleges.

Cleary, who graduated from DCCC with a 4.0 GPA, was a standout participant in the college’s Scholars of Global Distinction program. He traveled to Peru in the summer of 2014 as part of a study abroad service-learning experience sponsored by the college.

Cleary also has a unique ability and passion for foreign languages. He aspires to pursue a career in linguistics and work as an international diplomat, and was recently awarded a Critical Language Scholarship by the U.S. Department of State. This summer, he will travel to Tangier, Morocco, for Arabic language study and cultural immersion before enrolling at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this fall.

Founded in 1963, Davidson County Community College is noted for its quality educational programs and services. As one of 58 institutions within the North Carolina Community College System, DCCC offers studies in more than 50-degree programs. A fully accredited, multi-campus college, DCCC celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013.

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projects; and a focus on financial planning and literacy.

In addition, the contestants and their escorts have been practicing dance routines and a formal dance, which will be featured at the gala.

The theme of this year’s gala is “RISE.” The theme embodies the idea of young ladies being able to rise above the negativity and stereotypes of their generation. The theme looks to the future of these young ladies, who have aspirations to RISE in field of nursing, broadcast, medicine, business and education. In a season where young African-Americans have been portrayed and labeled as “thugs” and unfocused, these young ladies will RISE to the occasion and represent their generation as they prepare to attend colleges and universities throughout the country.

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The pageant is open to junior and senior high school girls. This year, senior contestants will be attending WSSU, East Carolina University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of Alabama, North Carolina Central University, Converse College and Appalachian State University, just to name a few. The monies raised in the Jabberwock will assist with tuition, books and related academic costs.

Elizabeth Newton is president of the W-S Alumnae Chapter. Judge Denise S. Hartsfield is Jabberwock chairwoman.

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CityNOW CityN OW $414.7 Million Budget Proposed for 2015-2016 Trinity Hairston, 10, front, and Zakaiya Harvey, 10, work on becoming better dancers as they leap during the first practice at the new location for Positive Image Performing Arts LLC, located at 1243 N. Patterson Avenue near downtown Winston-Salem on Tuesday, May 26.

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Positive Image Performing Arts LLC has moved from its home at the YMCA Winston Lake building. The award-winning business that trains girls to dance has moved into the former Samaritan Ministries building at 1243 N. Patterson Ave. near downtown WinstonSalem. Owner Courtney Omega Taylor-Porter held her first class in the building on Tuesday, May 26. “Saturday we will have an open house and registration from noon to 2 p.m. and we will have another one next Monday from 6:30-7:30 p.m.,� she said.

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pay for the bond projects that Charges for services: $137.2 million voters approved last November Property taxes: $115.5 million under the $414.7 million budget Intergovernmental resources: $59.5 million that City Manager Lee Garrity has Sales taxes: $35.6 million Bond proceeds: $33.8 million recommended to Mayor Allen Civil penalties, other: $21.7 million Joines and the City Council.

Licenses & permits: $6.8 million The proposed budget allocates Investment income: $3.3 million $311.1 million for operations, $24.6 Reserve: $1.3 million million for debt service, and $79 Total: $414.7 million million for capital improvements.

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Debt management: $33.4 million However, this has been offset by a Community & 1.5 percent increase in the tax economic development: $21.3 million base and greater-than-expected Recreation & culture: $19.3 million revenue from sales taxes and the Human resources: $12.2 million utilities franchise fee.

Interdepartmental services: $10.8 million The proposed 2.5-cent increase General government: $6.4 million in the property tax-rate to pay for Fiscal management: $2.0 million bond projects is in keeping with the Total: $414.7 million increase the city projected before the bond referendum in November.

Voters approved $139.2 million worth of projects in the areas of public safety, recreation and parks, streets and sidewalks, economic development and housing. Garrity noted that even with the increase, “Based on the current tax rates of the other large cities in North Carolina, Winston-Salem’s rate would remain in the middle of the group.�

The City Council’s Finance Committee will begin reviewing the budget May 28.

The council is scheduled to hold a public hearing and vote on the budget on June 15.

By state law, the council must adopt a budget for 2015-2016 by June 30. The budget would take effect July 1.

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Courtney Omega Taylor-Porter, back right, owner of Positive Image Performing Arts LLC, takes a moment with a group of young dancers after their first night of practice in the new studio at 1243 N. Patterson Ave. near downtown WinstonSalem on Tuesday, May 26.

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Marcus McKoy made the All-State team as a senior at Calvary Baptist Day School.

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When Marcus McKoy of Cavalry Baptist Day School is on the mound, he’s difficult to read. It doesn’t matter if he’s facing a batter with the bases empty or with the bases loaded. He’s stone-faced all the time. There’s never the slightest hint of anxiety or nervousness on his part. Being unflappable seems to be a trademark trait.

“Marcus has the ability to keep a clear head and focus on the task at hand,” said Coach Chris Vogler of Calvary Baptist. “He keeps his emotions under wraps and doesn’t get rattled. Any time he’s faced adversity, he’s always battled through it.”

Over the past two seasons, McKoy, a left-hander, has proven himself as one of the elites in private school base-

ball. In his final season with Calvary, McKoy posted a 54 record with 75 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.32 in 47 innings pitched. Along the way, McKoy threw three complete games which included a no-hitter in a 12-0 win against defending (NCISAA 1A) state champ Freedom Christian Academy.

“Our defense gave me a lot of help that day,” said McKoy, who will graduate on Friday (May 29) with a 3.4 grade-point average. “As for me, consistency was the difference. All McKoy game long I was able to hit the corners with my fast ball.”

At 6-feet-3, 205 pounds, McKoy is a formidable pres-

ence. Although he has ample velocity (fast ball clocked in the low 80s), he’s not strictly a power pitcher. McKoy is at his best when he’s mixing speeds and throwing accurately to different parts of the plate. His repertoire includes a two-seam and four-seam fast ball, along with a fork ball change-up and a knuckle curve that keeps opposing hitters off balance.

“My control is better than what it used to be,” he said.

“More than anything, I try to be consistent with my throwing mechanics. When I’m out there, it’s all about staying relaxed and trusting in my ability to get people out.”

While McKoy is primarily a pitcher, he’s skilled enough to be an every day player. On those occasions when he didn’t pitch, he played first base. During the seaSee Pitcher on B2

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N.C. State sprinter wonders about what could’ve been

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

At the national championships, Temetris Morrison (in red) was fifth in the 400meter hurdles and she anchored the 4x400 relay that posted a top-5 finish.

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Lady Rams make presence felt at track & field nationals

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In the days leading up to the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Track & Field Championships, Coach Inez Turner of Winston-Salem State created a mantra of sorts in the collective mindset of her team. Her talks didn’t place heavy emphasis on final outcomes. Instead, she repeatedly reminded the ladies that they would be best served by focusing solely on their performances in the preliminary rounds.

“At a national championship meet, the key is to make it to the finals,” said Turner, a former college national champion and world-class middle-distance runner. “Once you make it to that final round, anything can happen.”

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In reflecting on his first season of college track at N.C. State, Shannon Patterson can’t help but wonder about what could’ve been.

Even though Patterson missed most of the outdoor season due to mononucleosis, he made a strong impression in t h e minds of the coaching staff.

At the end of the indoor season in mid-February, Patterson, a freshman from Winston-Salem, became ill and didn’t get medical clearance to return until late April. In spite of his lengthy absence, he shaved a half-second off his best time in the 200-meter sprint and qualified to run the open 400 at the Atlantic Coast Conference outdoor championships two weeks ago. He also ran on N.C.

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State’s 4x100 relay that placed fourth at the ACC. When Patterson returned, he had to make a decision about his immediate future. He could turn his total attention to being a sprinter and compete, or he could focus on his specialty, the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, and not compete this spring.

It’s hardly surprising that Patterson didn’t make an attempt to run the onelap hurdles race. This event, arguably the most grueling in track and field, puts a premium on stamina and technique. The bout with mono caused him to

miss too much of the training time which would’ve enabled him to develop endurance and sharpen his hurdling form.

As a result, Patterson, who graduated from Mount Tabor last year, focused on the sprints. Aside from the open 400 and the 4x100, he ran a leg on the 4x400.

Wolfpack sprints/hurdles coach Tamara Ards is excited about the future.

“Shannon’s up-side is huge,” said Ards. “He’s an untapped talent who landed in our lap. I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised with what he was able to do. When he came

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Marcus McKoy hit .314 in his final season of prep baseball.

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son, McKoy, who bats from the right side, hit .314 with two home runs and 13 RBIs. It’s been a fruitful season for McKoy, an All-State pitcher and two-time all-league pick in the PACIS 2-A Conference. McKoy attracted much interest from college scouts and he recently chose Winston-Salem State over Wake Forest, UNC, East Carolina, Elon, N.C. A&T, UNC Asheville and UNCG. “There were several factors I looked at in my decision to sign with the Rams,” he said. “I can stay at home and play college ball, plus the coaches really wanted me. Not only that, but they have a great place to play (BB&T Ball Park, home of the Winston-Salem Dash).”

The baseball transition from high school to college has already started for McKoy. From late May through late

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Marcus McKoy was an All-State pick as a senior at Calvary Baptist Day School.

July, he’ll play with the Thomasville-based HT Locos, a developmental wood-bat summer team made up of college players. Coach Kevin Ritsche of WSSU is confident that McKoy will make an impact in his rookie year of college ball.

“Marcus is a talented competitor with tremendous upside,” said Ritsche, whose team fell two games short of advancing to this year’s Division II College World Series.

“He’s got size and is very athletic. I see him coming in and contributing right away as a pitcher and at other positions.”

McKoy’s high school career was nearly derailed before it ever started. He missed two full seasons at West Forsyth because of injuries. As a freshman, he suffered a concussion when he was hit in the eye by a baseball during pre-game warm-ups. The aftermath of the injury was so severe that he was forced to sit out the entire season.

A year later, during an early-season game, McKoy broke his leg in two places after sliding into home plate

from third base. This was another confidence-crushing injury, another disappointing ending.

McKoy transferred to Mount Tabor, hoping to get playing time. The Spartans had a deep roster and as a result, he would have to wait for an opportunity, which never materialized that year.

Rather than staying at Mount Tabor for what would’ve been his senior year, McKoy opted to attend Calvary and reclassify. By doing so, he was granted an added year of eligibility which mean he could play for two years.

“Making that move was the most memorable thing that happened for me in high school,” said McKoy. “I finally got in a situation where I could play as much as I wanted.

That gave me the opportunity to show what I could do.

“I always looked at those injuries at minor setbacks. It challenged my mental toughness. But I have such a love for the game and I wanted to play in college. That’s why I kept coming back.”

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The women listened and they prospered.

Winston-Salem State delivered several stellar performances at the nationals held last week in Allendale, Mich. In the team standings, the Lady Rams tallied 18 points to finish tied for 12th in the country, the best in school history. Seven of the eight WSSU athletes who qualified for the nationals placed among the top nine to earn AllAmerica honors.

“The day went extremely well,” said Turner. “We came in ranked 26th (as a team) and ended up 12th. That’s a big step for us. It’s a strong indication that the program is headed in the right direction. Not only is this is a boost for the ladies who made All-American, but it provides added motivation for those team members who didn’t qualify for nationals this year.”

WSSU’s best showing came in the 4x100 relay.

For the second year in a row, the Lady Rams finished as the national runners-up. Tajanel McNeill, Nya Michaux, Raven Covington and Ty-Leah Hampton clocked their best time of the season (45.5 seconds) in spite of having problems with baton exchanges. Entering last week, WSSU was ranked fourth nationally in this event.

“They were far from perfect with the baton and yet, they still ran 45.5,” said Turner. “As coaches, we preach all the time that there’s no reason to panic if things don’t go smoothly with baton passes. They stayed calm and they executed.”

In the 4x400 relay, the Lady Rams have taken a quantum leap. The foursome of Ro’Daijah Faucette, Raven Hamilton, Hampton and Tametris Morrison posted a surprise fifth-place finish with a time of 3 minutes, 43.64 seconds. Prior to the nationals, they were No. 9 in the country.

Turner is excited about the possibilities for this relay event in the years to come. All four runners are sophomores who have two more years of college eligibility remaining. “This group came to the nationals with a hunger to do well,” she said. “They were so determined that they would run fast enough to make it

Tajanel McNeill closed out her college career as a 5time All-American.

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Coach Inez Turner, WSSU women's track coach to the podium and be recognized as All-Americans.”

Morrison, who anchored the 4x400, turned in the top individual finish for the Lady Rams. She finished fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with career-best time of 59.22 seconds “Tametris was awesome,” said Turner. “There was no question that she really wanted it (All-America status). She’s all heart and guts. The way she performed at the nationals is just the beginning. Next year, I’m expecting greater things from her.”

McNeill closed out her college career as a 5-time All-American (indoors and outdoors) at WSSU. She ran the lead leg on 4x100 and placed seventh in the triple jump (40-feet, 3 ½ inches).

Covington, this year’s CIAA indoor champion at

60 meters, was ninth in the 100-meter dash (11.82).

Based on what transpired in the preliminary round, she was expected to post a higher finish. Covington, ranked 19th before the nationals, ran a personal best of 11.55 in the prelims, which is also a new school record.

In the 100 finals, though, a recurring arm injury which has hampered Covington all season surfaced. As a result, she wasn’t able to run up to her capability. “I’m not making excuses,” said Turner. “But Raven hasn’t had the opportunity to compete a full season without injury, so that’s something that we’ll continue to work on.

Raven has overcome the odds. A year ago, she ran 12.1 in the 100 and now she’s much improved.”

Expectations are high for Shannon Patterson as he moves forward in his college track career.

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back, there wasn’t a lot of time left in the season.

“The key for him is that he has a big heart and he’s ferocious when it comes to training. During those few weeks, he got stronger and faster. It was easy to see that he’s just scratching the surface. I can’t wait for fall practice to start.”

At the time of Patterson’s return, the Wolfpack had two regularseason competitions remaining before the conference meet. Even though it was small window of opportunity, Patterson made it work to his advantage. A week before the ACC, he qualified for the open 400 (48.46 personal best) with a third-place finish in the Duke Twilight meet and he also won the 200 with a personal-best time of 21.64 seconds.

“With me being out for all those weeks, I thought I’d be red-shirted,” said Patterson, a Business Administration major.

“Fortunately, I had a speedy recovery. Even with such a late start, I thought I could still qualify for the ACC. “In my first meet back, I ran 48.6 (in the 400) and missed qualifying by a tenth-of-a-second. So, I felt real good about my chances when it was time

for the next meet. I learned a lot about patience this year.”

“You come to understand that as long as you keep working hard, the desired results will come at some point. This was a productive year. I just took everything one step at a time. My sickness was the only setback.”

This summer figures to be a pivotal time for Patterson. Even though he’ll be a sophomore next school year, he’ll still be a virtual freshman in terms of running the intermediate hurdles.

The last time he ran hurdles was his senior year of high school. Patterson won’t run in any hurdles races this summer. Instead, he’ll engage in Ards’ workouts which are designed to reacquaint Patterson with the technical and timing aspects of the event.

Ards declined to reveal what her specific time expectations are for Patterson in the intermediates. One widely-accepted rule of thumb for predicting a time, is to add 1.5 to 2 seconds to the hurdler’s best time in the open 400.

Given that frame of reference, and assuming that Patterson has no injuries, the potential is there for him to run in the high 49s,

low 50s, which would place him among the league’s top five (based on times at the ACC meet earlier this month). Patterson embraces the challenges the event presents.

“It’s a difficult race,” he said. “You have to stay relaxed and not get overanxious. Just trust in your technique and training, and don’t over-think it. The 400 hurdles is a fight to the finish.”

In high school, Patterson didn’t become a full-time hurdler until his junior year. As a senior, he was fifth in the 300 hurdles at the state outdoor championships and fifth in the 55 hurdles at the indoor state meet. That same winter, Patterson was the state runner-up in the 300-meter dash.

“Coming out of high school, it was hard to tell just where we might put him,” said Ards. “He hadn’t run that many open races.

But we knew he had all the tools. Given Shannon’s confidence and his willingness to work, I expect him to do well as a sophomore.

He ran a 47 (seconds) split in the 4x400 relay at conference, and he’s going to improve on that. Who knows what would have happened this year if he hadn’t gotten sick?”

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Rodney Brewington is heading back to North Carolina. Brewington, former head football coach at Greensboro Smith High, is returning to his alma mater, Hope Mill South View¸as the head coach after spending the last three years at Winter Springs High in Florida. Brewington, who spent more than 10 years as an assistant coach in Winston-Salem before being named head coach at Smith, will assume his duties at Hope Mills in early June. Brewington was a starting defensive back on South View's 1991 state 4-A championship football team.

Brewington began coaching at LIFT Academy in Winston-Salem in 1999, while he was a student at Winston-Salem State.

He was named the defensive coordinator under Sam Davis, LIFT’s head coach. The upstart program went 8-2 in its first season and was on a fast track to become one of the state’s top 1-A programs. However, the program was shut down in 2001 when the school closed.

After leaving LIFT, Brewington was named the defensive coordinator at Bishop McGuinness for two seasons before landing as the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach at Atkins under Coach Mike Winbush. Brewington stayed at

Brewington Atkins until he was named the head coach at Smith.

At Smith, Brewington inherited a program that was on a 33-game losing streak.

He resurrected the program, leading the Golden Eagles to a 10-2 record in 2010.

Among the players on that team was Eric Eborn, who was a first-round NFL draft pick by the Detroit Lions in 2014.

Brewington replaces Randy Ledford, who passed away last month. He inherits a team that went 2-9 last season.

"Not to say we're in disarray, but he's done a great job at Smith and Winter Springs of turning programs around and making them successful," said South View principal Brian Edkins. "He's an alumni here, and he's got that sense of South View pride."

Brewington said he was eager to get started.

"South View is tradition,'' Brewington Photo Triadsports

said. "I loved the school and played under Coach (Bobby) Poss and Coach Ledford.

Just to have the opportunity to carry that torch is unbelievable. I want to get with the kids and get that excitement with the program, continue the legacy that Coach Ledford and Coach Poss started there.''

In addition to Ebron, Brewington has strong ties to the NFL. His uncles, Tony Medlin and Ronald Medlin, work on the support staff of the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens, respectively.

Brewington, who still owns a home in Winston-Salem, was a finalist this spring for head coaching positions at Walkertown and R.J. Reynolds high schools. However,

both jobs were offered to other people.

Davis said Forsyth County’s loss is South View’s gain.

“That is very typical of the hiring process for head football coaches in Forsyth County,” Davis said. “Coaches in this system are hired based on how well they are connected and not on ability or track record. Coach Brewington would have been a good fit at both of those schools. He is a great, young, football coach. We have remained close over the years and he called me to inform me that he had gotten the job and I extended my congratulations to him. I’m sure he will do a great job.”

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Salem’s Mario Martinez breaks the bat on impact against righthanded pitcher Matt Heidenreich during the Red Sox’s 2-0 victory over the WinstonSalem Dash on Sunday, May 24, at the Lewis-Gale Field in Salem, Virginia. The Salem Red Sox minor-league baseball organization is an Advanced-A Carolina League Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Photo by Erin Mizelle for the Winston-Salem Chronicle

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Beginning May 29 Women's Convocation Mount Sinai Full Gospel Deliverance Center will host the Annual Women's Convocation from May 29-31 at 2721 Manchester St. Host will be Pastor Yvonne H. Hines. Keynote speakers will be Pastor Sarah Barbour on May 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. Evangelist Sharon Sellers will speak on May 31, 11 a.m. and at 7 p.m. For more information call 336-722-2624 or go to mountsinaifullgospel.org.

May 30

Community Day The Saints Home United Methodist Church will hold its annual Community day on Saturday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 1300 Thurmond St. There will be free food, entertainment, kid's bounce house, games, prizes and the WSSU Mobile Health Unit. The pastor is the Rev. Ronnie Roseboro. For transportation call 336-575-6741.

May 31

Anniversary service Bishop & Lady Stephone Samuels invite the public to their 10th pastoral anniversary on Sunday, May 31. The guest speakers will be Pastor Anthony Wilson from Cathedral of Refuge at 11 a.m. and Pastor Kedrick Lowery of Grace Church of Durham at 4 p.m. The church is at 4880 Bishop & Lady Stephone Burnette Drive.

Samuels Pre-anniversary service Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship Center , 5307 Peters Creek Pkwy., Winston-Salem, will celebrate the pre-anniversary service of Pastor Richard C. Miller Sr. on Sunday, May 31, at 4 p.m. All are invited. The guest minister will be Pastor Larry Cutler and Old Town Baptist Church of Galax, Virginia. Come join the celebration of 31 pastoral years of service. For more information, call the church administrative office at 336-784-9347.

Beginning June 2 Second Quarter meeting The North Carolina Area of the Northwestern District Quarterly Assembly of the Holiness Church of God Inc. will have their second quarter meeting from June 2-7 at Beulah Tabernacle Holiness Church on 1326 N. Main St. The sessions will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday service (June 7) will start at 4 p.m. Bible discussion and business meeting will be on Saturday, June 6 at noon. All churches are to submit their report prior to the meeting.

The scheduled speakers are: (June 2) Elder Robert R. Edmond of Kimberly Park Holiness Church; (June 3) Vice-Ruling Elder Floyd Jackson; (June 4) Ruling Elder Wardlow Fraiser of Mount Calvary Holiness Church; (June 5) Bishop James I. James of Mount Zion Holiness Church in Mocksville; and (June 7) Overseer Eugene Kirby of Bethlehem Holiness Church. For more information contact Fannetta H. Gore at 336-744-9378 or fannettahgore@bellsouth.net.

June 4

Movie event Temple Emanuel's Environment Movement (TEEM) is sponsoring a movie titled "Fracking Stories" on Thursday, June 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. on 201 Oakwood Dr. Fracking Stories is a film based on public health and environmental issues affecting communities. Guest speakers will be Kate Dunnagan of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL), Kim Porter and Ravin St. Julien-Brown of NC WARN, and Kyle Dalton of No Fracking in Stokes. For more information, contact Gayle Tuch at 336-407-2767 or gayle@ggtuchlaw.com.

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Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem benefits from event

BY CHANEL DAVIS THE CHRONICLE

Triad residents had a spirit-filled, star-powered and inspirational experience Thursday night, May 21, as some of the biggest names in gospel music performed to raise funds and awareness for The Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem.

McDonald’s 2015 Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour stopped in its fifth stop of Greensboro, where award-winning performers Donald Lawrence, Dorinda Clark Cole, DeWayne Woods, Ricky

Dillard, Tasha Page Lockhart, Lonnie Hunter and comedienne Small Fire presented a free concert at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, on Alamance Church Road.

Stellar Award winner DeWayne Woods said that he has enjoyed the tour so far.

“It’s been absolutely amazing. The response from the people, of course, is overwhelming. Turning away hundreds of people for a cause that is as remarkable as this is definitely remarkable,” he said.

“Of course the musical experience is great too. It feels like you are experi-

encing a family doing what they love to do.”

The live show was directed by Donald Lawrence this year and included a tribute to the late singer Andrae Crouch before artists performed their hit songs.

The 14-city concert series focuses on the importance of giving back to the community by supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities. An offering is taken up at the concert, and all proceeds go toward helping families at the area Ronald McDonald House. On May 21, $11,167 was donated to the

ESR, Wake Forest religion stalwart celebrate faith-based community

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In honor of its partnerships with the faith-based community, Experiment in Self- Reliance (ESR) held a celebratory luncheon on May 14 in the Training Room of ESR. The event showcased the organization’s relationships with the community faith-based organizations who have helped ESR “empower people to become self-reliant.”

Locally, many individual congregations and faith leaders throughout the community stepped up to help found ESR and support its early growth and development. Likewise, over the years, churches, clergy, and communities of

faith have continued to be instrumental in ESR's programming, funding and efforts to come together across the community in caring and outreach.

The keynote speaker for the event was the Rev. Dr. Bill J. Leonard, former and founding dean of Wake Forest Divinity School and currently the James and Marilyn Dunn Professor of Church History.

Dr. Leonard spoke about the Civil Rights Movement and the foundation of Community Action Agencies and church involvement. The mistress of ceremony is Mütter D. Evans, president of Mütter Evans

nonprofit, a $2,180 difference from last year’s $8,987 that was brought back for local residents.

“The energy, enthusiasm and the spirituality that the performers bring to the community, the sharing of themselves and their songs, which is their personal testimonies, is so uplifting and brings such joy to the community,” said Chuck Kraft, executive director of The Ronald McDonald House in Winston-Salem. “It’s the perfect family event.”

The Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem provides housing for fami-

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The Rev. Dr. Bill J. Leonard speaks at the ESR luncheon.

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For many people, the Memorial Day Weekend is a three-day holiday that marks the unofficial beginning of summer. On Sunday, May 24, Emmanuel Baptist Church invited those who participated in the armed forces to be recognized at the front of the church for protecting and serving the United States. The call to worship for this day included, “The promise of God is for a great nation, untold blessings and a great nation.”

Veterans from the Army, the Air Force, Marines, Navy

and the Army National Guard came forward.

They were Howard C. Coleman, Vietnam War, Air Force; Louis Carey, Iraq/Desert Storm; Jerry Dodd, Vietnam War, Army; Oscar Dunlap, Vietnam War, Marines; Darryl Prince, Vietnam War, Army; Willie Torbit, Navy; John Smith, Army; Richard Dixon, Korean War, Army; Jerry Hinson, Vietnam War, Army; Inez Blake, Army; Cornelius Sadler, Vietnam War, Army; Jimmy Boyd, Vietnam War, Army; Will Pledger, Desert See Veterans on B5

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Shred It and Forget It The Trustee Board of Mt. Zion Baptist Church will have a Shred It and Forget It Day on Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. - noon in the church parking lot on 950 File St. If you have unwanted papers to shred all are welcome. $5 for small bags or boxes, and $10 for large bags or boxes. Dr. Serenus T. Churn is the host pastor.

June 7

Anniversary celebration The Holy Trinity Gospel Baptist Church will have an anniversary celebration service for Pastor Richard C. Miller, Sr., honoring his 31 years of service with the ministry on Sunday, June 7 at 4 p.m. at 5307 Peters Creek Pkwy. The guest speaker will be Pastor James Cook from St. Stephens Baptist Church. For more information contact the church at 336-784-9347.

Beginning June 7 A Glory Cloud Moment The Salvation and Praise Cathedral will have its "A Glory Cloud Moment" at the Kernersville Community Clubhouse at 405 Salisbury St., in Kernersville. Service will start on Sunday, June 7 at 2 p.m. From June 8-11 service will start at 7 p.m. with nightly guest speaker Apostle Patricia Douglas, "The Money Lady" of Atlanta, GA. For more information call 336-602-2495.

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The veterans who were honored stand together during Sunday’s service at Emmanuel Baptist Church.

Apostle Timothy Rollins of Atlanta to preach at St. James A.M.E.

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Apostle Timothy Rollins, pastor of Victorious!

Outreach Ministries International in Atlanta, Georgia, will bring the message Sunday, May 31, at St. James A.M.E. Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave. at the corner of 15th Street (across from the U.S. Post Office). The pastor is the Rev. Steven L. Lyons. The public is invited to attend the service, which begins at 10 a.m.

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lies of children who are receiving treatment in the community’s medical facilities. It offers programs for physical and emotional support, education and referral services that benefit the entire family.

Woods said he had an opportunity to speak with different families from the charity and calls the program’s ability to take care of, not just the children, but the families as well, phenomenal.

“A lot of times, kids will have problems and it will become such a burden on the family. This is really what gospel music is all about. Not only are we doing stuff to inspire people, but our lives and our ministry has an effect on the people outside who may not be able to get to the house of God. We still have an impact in the world,” he said.

The tour’s host, Lonnie Hunter, also

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performed this year. He said that every place has been full, allowing them to raise a lot of money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

“I get to interact with the crowd on both levels.

Through the ministry of song and also through hosting, which is talking to them, being funny with them and engaging them,” he said of pulling double duty.

Hunter said the tour gives him the ability to share God’s anointing and for those in Hunter need to reap the benefits. He visited one of the houses in Chicago and got a chance to see how the operation worked.

He said that the visit changed his focus on

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Rollins, a.k.a. daHoodRev!, is the son of Vivian B. Rollins, a long-time member of St. James.

He began a musical career journey at the age of 4.

Born in New York City (Jamaica, Queens) but raised in Uniondale, Long Island, he started playing classical music

by Beethoven and Bach, performing in concerts at age 5.

Born with perfect pitch and playing piano by ear, 'HoodRev!' was soon trained by a Ph.D. graduate from Juilliard, then later attended Howard University.

He traveled a path that led him to perform various kinds of music, including R&B/Funk, hip-hop and jazz.

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D. D. Adams, city councilwoman of the North Ward, also spoke.

Mayor Pro tempore and City Council Member of the Northeast Ward, Dr. Vivian H. Burke, received special acknowledgement on behalf of her late husband, Rep. Logan Burke, who had been an advocate for ESR throughout the history of the organization. Logan Burke worked with a former executive director, the late Louise Wilson,

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why he participates in the tour.

Woods said that he believes that this “I think when God places something in will be one of the long-standing tours that you for somebody else, the anointing is for will continually have an impact on the somebody else …,” he said. region.

“To have that anointing and “This will be somejust sit at home is a disservice thing that you want the to the kingdom, so that’s why community to always we do this across the country.” look forward to,” he said.

The Winston-Salem loca“You want the people to tion, one of five in the state, know what kind of offers 35 bedrooms with priimpact you’ll have each vate baths, living rooms, playyear.” rooms, a playground and a Kraft hopes that the kitchen for families who reside tour continues to grow, there while the children are allowing the agency to being treated in area hospitals. continue to serve families Families are only asked to in need. donate $10 for every night For more information Lockhart they stay, if possible, to offset about the tour, visit the money to operate the www.365Black.com. For home. more information about the Ronald “The majority of our families are McDonald House of Winston-Salem, visit unable to pay anything. So the immediate www.rmhws.com or call 336-723-0228. impact is that 1,100 visits were paid for. For more information on Woods, visit The generosity and outpouring of love for www.dewaynewoods.rocks. For more the community for the families that we information on Hunter, visit www.lonserve is inspiring,” Kraft said. niehuntermusic.com.

But in October 1990, Rollins met and recognized the Holy Spirit for the first time in his life, and dedicated his whole life to God and fulfilling his purpose in destiny. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in July 1991 to pursue a fulltime gospel music career in which he became minister of music at various churches throughout Georgia.

On July 23, 1993 he was called to preach and was licensed (1994), ordained (1998) and installed (2004) as the pastor of Victorious! Outreach Ministries International. He attended Luther Rice Seminary (1998 and 1999).

Rollins has traveled all over the World. He has actively become a spiritual father to many pastors. Rollins is married to Prophetess Victoria Jaja Rollins and has one daughter, Torria Jamari Rollins.

to aid in negotiating strategies to engage faith-based organizations, sororities and fraternities with the organization. Logan Burke served as chairman of ESR’s Board of Directors, and served his family’s beloved church, Grace Presbyterian, which has also supported ESR throughout the years.

“We wouldn’t be here today without the incredible support we have received over the years from our partners, like the churches we are recognizing today. They are truly a gift,” said Executive Director Twana W. Roebuck.

More than 30 representatives attended the event, which included lunch, entertainment and thoughtful empowerment.

HOLLAND Carlton A. Holland of Davidson County, a retired civil engineer, died Thursday at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He is survived by his wife, Bernice E. Holland, 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. He was a veteran of WWII (Coast Guard) and the Korean War (Air Force).

A memorial service

will be held 12:00 pm, Thursday, May 28th, at St. Paul United Methodist Church (2400 Dellabrook Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27105). Visitation begins at 11:30 am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Hospice & Palliative Care Center (101 Hospice Ln, W-S, NC 27103). Online expressions may be received at hooperfuneralhome.net.

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More than 30 representatives gather in the Training Room of Experiment in Self- Reliance for lunch, entertainment and thoughtful empowerment on May 14.

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Storm, Navy; Cleotus Pauling, Korean War, Army; John Howell, USSForrestal CVA59, Navy; Hobart Jones, Vietnam War, Army (Member of NABVETS for processing claims); Hessie Smith Jr.,Vietnam War, Army; Jeffrey Calvin, Gulf War, Army; Jeffery Oliver, Army National Guard.

Memorial Day has been an official holiday for

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June 11 Overcomers conference New Hope Missionary Baptist Church will hold an Overcomers conference on Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12 at 7 p.m. on 1201 New Hope Lane. The program leader will be Elder Marilyn Fulton. Bishop John C. Parks is the senior pastor.

June 14 Gospel concert The Concert Series Committee of Grace Presbyterian Church will sponsor The Gospel Sensations of Greensboro concert on Sunday, June 14 at 4 p.m. on 3901 Carver School Rd. Will "EJ", minister of mime will be the guest artist. A reception will follow the concert in the J.D. Peterson Fellowship Hall.

Rev. Toure' C. Marshall is senior pastor. For more information call Rudolph V. Boone, Sr., committee chairman and PR director at 336-767-4087.

August 3 Lunch and learn The Trinity Glen Church will be having a lunch and learn on Monday, Aug. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 849 Waterworks Road.

The subject will about Conversation in Death and Dying. Key speakers of this event will be Gary Cook, M.Div., LSCW, pastoral counselor and psychotherapist, and Christopher Ehrlich, hospice chaplain from Hospice of the Piedmont.

Please RSVP with number of people attending to bwoodard@trinityglen.ne t.

Ongoing Boutique SJ Boutique Free clothes closet is open every second, fourth and fifth Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each month at St. James A.M.E. Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave. Open to the public. Volunteers needed. Contact 336-9951464.

Men Helping Men All men young and old are invited to fellowship with Calvary Hill Church of Greater

over 40 years. The purpose of the observance is to remember those who served in the armed forces. The history of the day, according to the Department of Veteran Affairs, harks back to the end of the Civil War, when May 30 was established as “Decoration Day,” a day to decorate the graves of the veterans. In 1971, Memorial Day was dedicated as a national holiday, placed on the last Monday in May to honor the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in protecting and serving this country, as well as those who continue to do so today.

Deliverance Inc., 4951 Manning St., during Men Helping Men Be Men every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact 336-7443012.

Noon-Day Express New Liberty Baptist Ministries, 5009 Voss St., will host Noon-Day Express services on Wednesdays from noon12:45 p.m. Guest speakers from around the city and area will encourage your hearts at midweek preaching the Gospel of Power and Commitment.

A lunch will be offered.

The public is cordially invited to attend. Rev. Dr. Linda Beal is the host pastor.

Food Pantry and Clothes Closet Every second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance Inc. invites anyone who is in need of food and clothes. The Food Pantry and Clothes Closet is at 4951 Manning St. Direct all question to Missionary Tammy Orr at 336-7443012.

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

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

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

Bishop R.L. Wise, Sr.

D.D.; S.T.D. - Pastor

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

4111 Whitfield Drive Phone: 336-767-3700 Fax: 336-767-7006

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Neighborhood association meeting The East/Northeast Winston Neighborhood Association will have its regular monthly meeting today (Thursday May 28) at 6 pm. at 14th St. Recreation Center.

Topics this month are the impending Rezoning of Salvation Army , future Vision and Crime in the Community.

Invitation to Salvation Army personnel , all Clergy and the Community. For more information, contact Marva Reid at 336-9972519.

Open House The Hosanna House Inc. is having an Open House of the Liberty Landing Apartment community on Friday, May 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. on 3900 Bethania Station Road.

For more information contact Sandra SherrillOliver to RSVP at 336986-1987 or e-mail sandra_sherrill@yahoo.com.

Alumni Meeting The WSSU Brown Alumni Chapter will meet Friday, May 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mazie Woodruff Campus of Forsyth Technical Community College on 4905 Lansing Drive. This will be the last regular meeting of the fiscal year.

Refreshments will be served at 6 p.m. For additional information contact Randon Pender at 336575-2006.

Spring Celebration The Liberty Street Market is holding a Spring Celebration on Saturday, May 30 where the Mighty Eliminators will be featured from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be food, games, vendors and activities for kids.

The Liberty Street Market is open 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

For more information, contact Ed McNeal at 336-747-7361 or eddiejm@cityofws.org, or Mercedes Miller at 336-462-6853 or mercedes-empowers@earthlink.net.

Tools for Caregivers Class Registration is now underway for Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a 6week class for anyone caring for a loved one who is frail or ill. The class will take place on Wednesdays, May 20June 24, 4-6 p.m., at the SECU Family House on 1970 Baldwin Lane.

There is no charge, but donations are accepted.

Registration is required.

To register or get information, call Linda Lewis at 336-748-0217. Classes are sponsored by the Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem, Family Caregiver Support Program, Senior Services, Hospice & Palliative CareCenter, SECU Family House and Daybreak Respite Program. Classes fill quickly, so early registration is suggested.

Genealogical Society Meeting The Forsyth County Genealogical Society will have a meeting on Tuesday, June 2, at 7 p.m. at Forsyth County Public Library, Reynolda Manor Branch Auditorium on 2839 Fairlawn Drive.

There will be a social at 6:30 p.m. This is a free event. The speaker will be Frank McMahon, historical interpreter. For more information contact Peggy Taylor at 336-7681868 or taylorprt@triad.rr.com.

Flowers Seminar There will be an Annual Flowers Seminar on Wednesday, June 3 at 11 a.m. on 4201 Manor

House Circle at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons. Speaker will be Beth Leonard, Davidson County Extension master gardener Volunteer and owner of Beth's Greenhouse in Lexington. Registration is required. Contact the Forsyth County Cooperative Extension office at 336-703-2850 or e-mail coop-ext-registration@forsyth.cc.

Senior Democrats Meeting The Forsyth County Senior Democrats will meet on Thursday, June 4 at 9 a.m. at the Golden Corral on 4965 University Pkwy. Steve Hines, director of the Forsyth County Board of Elections, will speak.

Members and guests wanting the breakfast buffet arrive at 8:30 a.m.

Black Chamber of Commerce Meeting The Winston-Salem Black Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly meeting Thursday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. at The Enterprise Center, 1922 S. Martin Luther King Drive. The presenter will be Edward Timberlake, Business Services and Lending Director of the Support Center of Raleigh. This is a members only meeting.

Those who wish to join the WS Black Chamber of Commerce can go to www.wsblackchamber.co m. For additional information contact Randon Pender at 336-575-2006 or at randon@wsblackchamber.com.

Dinner/Dance The Big Four Alumni Association of Forsyth County will host a Black and White Dinner/Dance on Saturday, June 6 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Quality Inn on 2008 South Hawthorne Road in Winston-Salem. Dress attire is semi-formal.

Music provided by DJ King Fish. Donations are $25. For tickets and more information, contact Linda Rogers (336-3313261), Robert Noble(336764-0980) or Carl McLaurin (336-6555938).

Elks Lodge Sunday Dinner Camel City Elks Lodge #1021 at 1405 Patterson Ave., will sponsor a Sunday dinner on June 7 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Donation is $8 for buffet or take out.

Salem Band Concert The Salem band, directed by Eileen M. Young, will have their Cowboys concert on June 7, 7:30 p.m. at the Salem Square in Old Salem, Academy & Main Streets in Winston-Salem. The concert is featuring music from the American Old West, familiar folk tunes, and John Williams’ “The Cowboys.” Get your child’s photo taken with horse and rider in costume from Silverlin Farms. FREE and open to the public. Hot dogs, drinks, and gelato available for purchase. For more information go to www.salemband.org or contact Eileen at 336413-2180. Rain date is August 18.

Hispanic Arts Program The Hispanic Arts Initiative will launch a new program series "A Bailar-Let's Dance" with a concert on Saturday, June 13, from 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. at the Milton Rhodes Arts Center at 215 N. Spruce St. in downtown WinstonSalem. For more information, contact Maria H. Sanchez-Boudy at 336995-1896.

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Community Briefs

Honoring our Veterans

Beginning Memorial Day week and continuing throughout June, the Friends of the Odd Fellows Cemetery would like to honor those veterans who are buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. The ‘Friends’ are volunteers who clean, maintain and beautify the 10 acre historic black cemetery, where military veterans from World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam and even the Spanish-American War are buried. Their service should not be forgotten, says the organization. Today, ‘Friends’ recognizes Pfc. James Harry Spencer, World War I, born in 1890.

If you know the families of veterans buried at the cementary, contact the group on its Facebook page: Friends of Odd Fellows Cemetery Winston-Salem.

Seven Winston-Salem Senior Living Facilities recognized with National Award

SeniorAdvisor.com recently released its Best of Senior Living 2015 awards. The winners were awarded based on the reviews and ratings of residents and their loved ones.

The web-site currently has over 75,000 ratings of senior living facilities, all provided by the people who would know best. The web-site tallied all the ratings in order to pinpoint which homes had achieved the status of top 1% in the United States. All the winners earned a 4.5-star rating out of 5 from a significant number of reviewers.

Out of all the assisted living communities in the area, seven Winston-Salem facilities made the list this year: Arbor Ridge at Kernersville, Carolina Estates, Carriage House Senior Living Community, Clare Bridge at High Point, Creekside Terrace, Mallard Ridge and The Crest of Clemmons. These seven options have consistently provided the highest level of satisfaction to current residents.

To learn more about the award-winning assisted living in Winston-Salem, please visit https://www.senioradvisor.com/winston-salem-nc/assisted-living

Singleton Named to CASE District III Board

Aaron Singleton, director of news and media relations at Winston-Salem State University, has been named to a two-year term on the board of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III. An award-winning higher education communications and marketing professional with nearly 30 years experience, Singleton is also serving a three-year appointment on the International CASE Commission on Communications and Marketing. As a commissioner, his role is to support the creation and dissemination of knowledge and standards in the communications and marketing disciplines for higher education advancement professionals globally. CASE is an international professional association serving educational institutions and the advancement

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professionals who work on their behalf in alumni relations, communications, development, marketing and allied areas. The organization is one of the world's largest nonprofit institutional membership educational.

Kayla Blevins wins top PR writing honor in Zenith Awards

Kayla Blevins, a junior public relations major at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, recently won the nationwide writing category of the national Zenith Awards competition. Blevins who serves in the J-School Ambassadors program, is minoring in Hispanic studies.

Her winning piece came out of Lois Boyntons public relations writing course.

Three weeks ago, Blevins was also selected to receive the Clarence E. and Jane P. Whitfield Scholarship from the UNC School of Journalism and M a s s Communications.

Blevins is the daughter of Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center Director Coach Art Blevins and his wife, Ruth Kayla and Art Blevins Ann.

Residents meet again on Waughtown, MLK Neighborhood plan to prioritize T H E C H R ON I C LE

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“Waughtown & MLK: Our Neighborhood Plan,” is a 12-month community revitalization initiative funded by the city of Winston-Salem.

This strategic planning process is being facilitated

by S.G. Atkins Community Development Corporation (Atkins CDC) in partnership with Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) and the Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC).

This year-long effort is identifying communitysupported, tangible actions to improve and revitalize the Waughtown community.

Recommendations may include a range of proposed projects, programs, policies and partnerships.

The group has met twice, with the second meeting on April 28.

Project partners held a kick-off community meeting at the Enterprise Center on March 3. Nearly 100 community members shared their ideas for making Waughtown an even better place to live, work and play.

Numerous follow-up meetings were then held at local schools and churches to gather additional ideas.

On April 28, a second community meeting was held to review and prioritize issues and ideas identified at the first community meeting and various follow-up meetings.

Representatives from three WSSU classes provided presentations on their research for and about the community.

Urban geography students presented a range of “Green Neighborhood Techniques” to help residents make their community more sustainable by lowering energy consumption and costs and improving air and water quality.

Community psychology students presented a collage of 6 short video pieces h i g h l i g h t i n g “Waughtown’s Sense of Community: Past, Present and Future.”

WSSU graphic design students presented a variety of proposed logos, banners, way-finding signs and maps, and murals to help residents celebrate, build on and communicate Waughtown’s rich and authentic sense of place and unique identity.

Over 100 members of the community then used audience participation technology (clickers) to select the following three strategic topics they are most interested in addressing first: Community and Economic Development; Community Appearance; and Recreation and Youth Programs. Each participant then individually selfselected a work group and provided information to help organizers establish a convenient meeting schedule for each group. Team members will work together over the coming months (May-August) to discuss key issues and opportunities, and to identify strategic actions to address these issues and help improve the vitality and quality of life.

Recommendations from each work group will be combined into a draft “Neighborhood Plan” for community members to review and refine at a third community meeting this fall.

For more information about this exciting project and how you or your community organization can participate, please contact Juan Aguilar at 336-7346900.

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Over 100 members of the community gather to talk about “Waughtown & MLK: Our Neighborhood Plan.”

A community meeting was held April 28 to review and prioritize issues and ideas identified at the first community meeting and various follow-up meetings.

Residents gather as part of the strategic planning process for “Waughtown & MLK: Residents fellowship April 28 during a meeting on the “Waughtown & MLK: Our Neighborhood Our Neighborhood Plan.”

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U.S. Rep. Adams announces NC 12th District congressional art competition winners

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Washington, D.C. – congresswoman alma S. adams (nc-12), a former art professor at Bennett college and member of the congressional arts caucus has announced the winners of her 2015 congressional art competition. congresswoman adams held an exhibit and competition at the african-american atelier gallery.

During the reception, 38 pieces of art submitted by high school students in north carolina’s 12th congressional District were displayed and judged by three local artists. a “Kid’s choice” award was chosen by elementary school students participated in an arts program at the african-american atelier gallery. all participating students received a congressional certificate. “as an artist and former art professor, art has been a huge part of my life,” said adams. “art serves as an outlet for many youth and allows individuals to freely

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express themselves. the students in north carolina’s 12th congressional District are tremendously talented and i am proud of the 38 students who submitted their artwork for the competition. i look forward to hosting caroline li in D.c. and seeing her artwork exhibited in the U.S. capitol.” the first-place winner won tickets to D.c. for the nationwide congressional art competition reception. her art, along with other high school students across the country, will be displayed in the U.S. capitol for one year. the second- and third-place entries will be on display for one year in adams’ D.c. office and two entries that received honorable mentions will be displayed in her district offices. the U.S. house of representatives hosts a congressional art competition each year as an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the country. each representative holds a competition in their district and selects winning entries.

Second place winner Stephanie Orta, a 12th-grade student from Ledford High School in Thomasville, with Congresswoman Adams.

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First place winner Caroline Li, a 12th-grade student from the Career Center in Winston-Salem, with Congresswoman Adams.

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Caroline Li’s piece that won first place in the art competition.

Third place winner Christian Jegbadai, a 10th-grade student from Dudley High School, and his artwork.

Honorable Mention Mary Alexander, a 12th-grade student from the Career Center in Winston-Salem, and her artwork.

Honorable Mention Ginger Duchi, a 12th-grade student from Phillip O. Berry School in Charlotte, with Congresswoman Adams.

G i n g e r Duchi’s piece that recieved an honorable mention in the art competition.

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m/WBE BID noTICES Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority 500 NC Highway 168 W Elkin, NC 28621

Sewer System Improvements to Serve Elkin Corporate Park and PGW Project ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Sewer System Improvements to Serve Elkin Corporate Park and PGW Project will be received, by the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority, at the Authority’s office building located at 500 NC Hwy 268 W, Elkin, NC 28621, until 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 and will be publically opened and read. The Project consists of constructing 4,466 LF of 18” gravity sewer lines, 2,989 LF of 8” force main, two pump station improvements (including generator sets and grinder systems), new metering manhole, and various collection system improvements including rehabilitation/repair of 91 manholes (including 216 VF of cementitious lining, new frame/covers, raise frame/covers, reseal frame to risers and placing 120 manhole inserts).

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

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is West Consultants, PLLC; 405 South Sterling Street; Morganton, NC 28655, the contact person is Kathy Jordan, phone: (828) 433-5661, email: kjordan@west-consultants.com.

Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: -West Consultants, PLLC Morganton, NC -Dodge Data & Analytics www.construction.com/dodge -iSqFt online at www.isqft.com -Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas (HCAC/iSqFt) – Charlotte, NC

Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above. Bidding Documents are available on compact disc (as portable document format (PDF) files) for a nonrefundable charge of $100, including shipping via overnight express service.

Alternatively, printed Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office either via in-person pick-up or via mail, upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment for the Bidding Documents. The non-refundable cost of printed Bidding Documents is $250 per set, payable to “West Consultants, PLLC”. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery method of choice.

An additional charge will be required for special shipping services requested by a Prospective Bidder. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

An optional pre-bid conference will be held 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at the Authority’s office building.

The conference will include information to assist bidders in soliciting Minority Business Enterprises.

Bidders shall hold a valid NC General Contractor’s license with a classification of “Public Utilities (Water and Sewer Lines)” or “Unclassified”.

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration is providing partial funding for this project (EDA Investment No. 04-01-06877).

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Owner: By: Title: Date:

Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority Nicole Johnston Executive Director May 20, 2015

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, Room 230, 101 N. Main Street, WinstonSalem, NC at 7:00 p.m. on June 1, 2015 on the following proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina:

1. Petition of Jeff Clark for property owned by Floyd Tilley, Jr. to amend and change from HB-S (Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance; and Outdoor Display Retail) to HB-L (Arts and Crafts Studio; Offices; Convenience Store; Food or Drug Store; Retail Store; Outdoor Display Retail; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Services A; Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance; Motor Vehicle Rental and Leasing; and Storage Services, Retail), the zoning classification and Official Zoning Map of the property located on the east side of Indiana Avenue, south of Perimeter Point Boulevard; property consists of ±2.0 acres and is PIN #683711-3744 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps - Zoning Docket W-3263.

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

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

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

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

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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA / DISTRICT COURT DIVISION / COUNTY OF FORSYTH / FILE NO. 15 SP 202, IN RE: H.O.T, A Minor Child.

TO: Jose Santos Ramirez Melendez and any unknown father of H.O.T. - Take notice that an action has been commenced against you in the above referenced court file. The Petitioners are seeking to adopt a female child born on January 17, 2015 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina to Janette Apreza Sanchez. This child was conceived on or about May 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Ms. Sanchez is a 28 year old MexicanHispanic female, 5’5” tall, 270 lbs. when not pregnant, brown eyes, black hair, medium complexion, and large-boned build. Jose is described as Hispanic male born 12-27-82 in El Salvador, brown eyes, brown complexion and black hair. In order to participate in and receive further notice, including notice of the time and place of any hearing in this matter, you must file a written response with the Clerk of Superior Court within forty (40) days of service or on or before June 23, 2015. In the event you fail to respond the Petitioners will ask the court for the relief sought without further notice to you. The order for adoption will terminate your parental rights to this child and divest you of all rights with respect to the child. This the 14th day of May 2015. You should provide a copy of any response to the attorney for Petitioners at: Bobby D. Mills, PO Box 1677, Raleigh, NC 27602; (919) 821-1860.

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Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Edie Mae Caldwell Hall (15 E928), also known as Eddie Mae Caldwell Hall and Edie M. Hall, deceased June 14, 2012, 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 14, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of May, 2015.

Carolyn Gordon, Administrator for Edie Mae Caldwell Hall, deceased.

1029 Shalimar Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27107

May 14, 21, 28, and June 4, 2015

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

IN THE MATTER OF: 13 JT 249 KHYRELL JABARI EDWARDS DOB: 02-22-13

TO: “China” Last Name Unknown also known as John Doe – biological 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-1103.

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 Petitions 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 juveniles.

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

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

The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2015 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 20th day of May, 2015

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

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North Carolina Nash County

In the General Court of Justice Superior Court Division File No. 15-CVS-95 Notice of Service of Process by Publication Crystal L. Palmer, Plaintiff vs.

Lakeisha S. Blunt, Defendant

To: Lakeisha S. Blunt

Take Notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is complaint for money owned for lease/rental agreement at 1629 Foxhall Drive, Nash County, North Carolina.

You are required to make defense to such pleadings no later than the 23rd June 2015, said date being at forty days from the first publication of this notice; and upon your failure to do so the party seeking relief against you will apply to the Court for relief sought.

Notice of Public Hearing

The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) hereby announces that the PART Board of Trustees will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 8:30am for adoption of the FY 2016 General, TDM, Grants Budgets, and information related to a proposed service reduction for PART Express Route 6. The hearing will be held at PART Administrative office located at 107 Arrow Road, Greensboro, NC 27409. For additional information, call 336-662-0002.

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CONSTRUCTION HELP WANTED

Local Construction Company has immediate need for 4 individuals.

We specialize in Building Retaining Walls. Contact Jim at 336-575-2022 EOE The Chronicle May 21 and 28, 2015

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

Equipment Operator/Medium Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.

This the 14th day of May 2015.

Perry & Associates

By: Cedric R. Perry Attorney for Plaintiff 301 South Church Street Station Square, Ste. 168 Rocky Mount, NC 27804 252.937.2076

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

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Laborer

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

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for a Equipment Operator/Light

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

Beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home in friendly neighborhood. Very large master bathroom and walk-in closet.

Beautiful and spacious kitchen, living, study and dining room. Top of the line interior fixtures. Fenced backyard playground. Great heater, water and cooling systems. Carpet, hardwood and tiling interior with ceiling fans. Brick and vinyl exterior. Finished basement room.

2 car garage plus driveway. Beautiful porch, deck and community pool.

5759 Beaver Pond Trail Winston Salem, NC, 27040 $199,000 negotiable.

Contact Home Owner at 703-258-5251

Bethabara Garden Apartments

Located on Bethabara Road at the corner of Silas Creek extension near Wake Forest.

One bedroom apartments with washer-dryer connections, pool, and water furnished.

Only $410.00 per month

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Quiet, peaceful and affordable one and two bedroom apartments starting at $410.00 per month.

Pool and playground in a country setting near Bethabara Park Blvd. on Bethabara Road.

Please call 922-4041 for information

ASSEMBLY TERRACE APARTMENTS A Community for 62 and older is now taking applications. Conveniently located in Winston Salem with Handicap Accessible units and Rental Assistance available. Call for an appointment at 336-759-9798.

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

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

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for an Fleet Attendant

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

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for an Building Inspector

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

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for a Sr. Recreation Leader

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

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