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LoveUMoore Foundation looks to continue legacy of Paulette Lewis Moore

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Paulette Lewis Moore was known for her infectious personality and her loving and caring nature.

To celebrate her life and honor her legacy, Moore’s family has started a nonprofit, the LoveUMoore Foundation, with the goal of continuing to spread the love and care Moore was known for. The foundation’s name reflects Moore’s catchphrase, “Love you more,” that she often said in response to people’s good wishes.

Moore, who was better known as Mrs. Paulette, was the glue that held The Chronicle together for 27 years in her role as administrative assistant.

She passed away earlier this year after a battle with lung cancer. Moore’s daughter, Shonette Lewis, said the idea for the nonprofit was inspired by seeing how many lives her mother touched.

“I don’t think I knew how many people loved her until we were at her viewing. To me, there were complete strangers weeping, and so from that point I knew I had to keep her memory alive and continue to spread her love,” she said.

Lewis said a few weeks later she came up with the idea to start a nonprofit and provide care packages to patients who have been diagnosed and are going through cancer treatment.

She said when she would go with her mother to receive chemotherapy treatment, she would always bring a blanket because it was cold inside the center. Lewis said the staff does everything they can to make patients comfortable, but their time is limited because of their other responsibilities.

“When I would go with her for treatment, they would do what they could to make the patients comfortable, but I always thought about how I could make her more comfortable,” Lewis continued.

“She battled until the very end, so when she passed I decided I wanted to bring comfort to people who are battling just like she battled. So that’s when I came up with the idea for what I call Warrior Wellness Kits.”

The Warrior Wellness Kits include several items

that help patients during treatment and when they return home. Lewis said to find out what to put in the kits, she talked to a close friend who is a breast cancer survivor and coupled that with things her mother needed while going through treatment.

In addition to a blanket and several other items, the kit also includes a book of affirmations called “Affirmations for Life: Powerful Intention Statements for Wellbeing, Positivity, and Happiness,” the same book Lewis purchased for

her mother.

“Just words of encouragement that they can read while they’re in treatment or while they’re at home, that they can share with other people,” Lewis said when discussing the book of affirmations and the Warrior Wellness Kits.

“I know it’s simple, a blanket, some reading material, but there was a lot of thought that went into how people could feel if they were able to access these Warrior Wellness Kits. It’s things people can actually use.”

Currently, the LoveUMoore Foundation is accepting donations to supply the Warrior Wellness Kits. Those wishing to donate can donate a single item for the kit or purchase an entire kit for $40.

Lewis said the holidays can be hard on those going through treatment so she plans to distribute the kits in early December.

“Ironically, 2018, it was the Saturday after Thanksgiving that my mom received her diagnosis, so I know the holiday times are really taxing for people who have received the diagnosis or are going through treatment,” Lewis said.

Lewis mentioned her goal is to distribute 69 kits, one for each year of her mother’s life.

“I don’t know why that’s just significant to me, I just feel like I want to touch at least 69 people.

I’ve been telling people if we exceed that, great. I would love to exceed that, but I have to at least reach 69. That’s my goal.”

For more information on the LoveUMoore Foundation, visit https://loveumoorefoundation.org. To make a donation for the Warrior Wellness Kits, click on the donations tab and click the link to the Amazon Wishlist.

Grassroot organization seeking donations for holiday giveaway Hope Dealers Outreach (HDO) is accepting donations for a Thanksgiving dinner giveaway to be held on Nov. 20 at the Skyline Apartment complex. They are hoping for donations of canned food, turkeys, hams and cases of water, said Frankie Gist, HDO founder.

HDO partnered with Healthy Blue of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC and Cyclebar Winston-Salem for the event.

HDO did a similar event last year in Salem Gardens where they knocked on

doors and gave out food to the tenants. This year he wanted to expand it and go to another neighborhood and feed those residents as well.

“I told my team that I wanted to go out into different neighborhoods for Thanksgiving and see them, because a lot of people aren’t fortunate enough to afford a meal,” said Gist. “They really work hard day by day to be able to put a meal on the table for them and their children.

“So, we wanted to come into Skyline Apartments and do the same thing, but different. Rather than knocking on doors, we would have things set up for them to walk up and grab what they need and go. We wanted to do it with some people that I know love giving back, for example Cyclebar and Healthy Blue.

Gist stated that once he told the owner of Cyclebar what was going on, they immediately jumped on board. With everything people are going through in this pandemic, Gist says this is just one way to

show people that there are those out there who care about them.

“It’s a lot of people that went through this pandemic that need help,” he said. “Not only do they need help, but they experienced a lot of trauma. You know they have lost their jobs, barely was able to pay rent, and we want to come back and bless their life and let them know that they will get through this pandemic era.

Gist says they are look-

ing for additional volunteers to come out and help with the event at Skyline Apartments. He says even if there are people who want to donate food on Saturday, they are welcome as well.

The reason that HDO chose the Skyline Apartments is the recent uptick in violence that the community has suffered through. Gist is hoping a gesture of love will be the spark that helps turn things around.

“Skyline has been experiencing a large increase in gun violence and we want to go into this community and bless them and let them know that we are bringing love, peace and unity back into this community,” Gist continued. “Through food and through giving, we can make that happen.

When people see that you care, they will start caring about themselves and then they’ll start caring about their behavior and how they move day to day in their communities and this world.”

Gist was very appreciative of Cyclebar and Healthy Blue for their participation in this event.

Dixon Douglas, the owner of Cyclebar, has worked with Gist almost since the beginning of HDO. He says both organizations have gone above and beyond with their assistance.

HDO has really been one of the organizations that has been out in the forefront during the pandemic, helping people and holding several events.

Gist says it was intentional to make sure they stayed

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visible during this time when people needed help the most.

“Hope in Hope Dealers stands for helping other people everywhere and we are an organization that doesn’t see obstacles,” he said. “Everybody thought the pandemic was going to be an obstacle for us, but it wasn’t. It gave us more strength to keep pushing.

“Now, more than ever, our people need us. Our people need somebody to say, ‘I don’t care what we are going through in this world, we are here.’

I can’t do this without a solid team and my team works extremely hard.

They are so dedicated to being a blessing to others.

Our motto at Hope Dealers is love isn’t love until you give it away. Love doesn’t have limits, love is unlimited.”

The drop off locations for donations are the Cyclebar, 400 West Fourth St. and a donation box in the lobby at 500 West Fifth St. You can also contact Gist and HDO at hopedealerso16@gmail.com.

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Soul food restaurant owner opens up about business and announces new location

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Sonya Waddell opened Simply Soul restaurant in March of 2012. Over the next decade, she built the business into a staple in the Black community. Now she is opening a second location, named Simply Sonya’s, and hopes this one brings just as much success as the first.

The new location will be inside of the Best Western Hotel, 3050 University Pkwy. It has always been a dream for Waddell to open a second location and the timing was right for her to do so. The grand opening is planned for tomorrow, Nov. 19, which is her daughter’s birthday.

Cooking was something Waddell saw her mother do routinely, so it was only natural for her to follow suit. Waddell’s mother was her inspiration to want to open the business.

“My mom used to cater when I was a kid and I would help her for church events or family and friends’ events,” said Waddell. “I watched her really hustle a lot, with five kids and being a single mom, so I just enjoyed helping my mom.”

Waddell and her now ex-husband started Simply Soul, as he was an aspiring chef and felt this would be the best opportunity for him to showcase his skills.

Waddell also enjoyed cooking, as well as the business aspects of the job.

She has been running the business by herself since 2016 and has enjoyed the almost decade the business has been open.

“I think it’s going well, but of course it’s had its ebbs and flows,” she said about the business. “It’s been great, and I have learned a lot of how to make quick adjustments so it can be successful.

It’s been a dream realized for me, because it really doesn’t feel like work.”

Unlike many other businesses, the pandemic actually was a good thing for Waddell and Simply Soul. The community rallied behind the business to make sure the doors stayed open.

“It actually kind of boosted mine, I think because people wanted to support Black businesses,” she said about the pandemic. “I was already pretty much a staple in the community, and I think they sought me out because I was Black owned, and I was a woman.

“I didn’t have a lot of people sitting in; however, people would tell me they wanted to make sure I stayed. They came and supported and people who haven’t been in a while just started returning. It’s strange, but it worked in my favor and I am grateful. Then, of course, there

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Sonya Waddell models Simply Sonya t-shirt. were grants, locally and nationally. The pandemic was a good turnaround for me. It helped me to not work as hard, but it just helped me be more wise about my time and I believe it is why I was able to open this second location.”

Since opening her first location, Waddell has always wanted to have at least three locations of the restaurant. The dream

has been in the works for nearly a decade and she is excited for the opening of the new location.

“I was always looking, but I really stopped looking during the pandemic,” she said about looking for a second location. “The beginning of this year, things were looking good and I was thinking about adding more hours to Simply Soul, but I knew I prob-

ably shouldn’t, so I just said, ‘Let me start thinking about something else.’”

“I just started looking around for places to see if they would suit me. Some of them were okay, but they were not the perfect marriage for me. This location became the perfect marriage.”

Waddell says she was looking into the new location five years ago, before the hotel was renovated.

She presented them with the idea five years ago, but they chose to go in a different direction. This year they reached back out to her and the timing was right for both parties.

The new location will be open seven days a week, Waddell says. The hours of operation will be Mon-Thurs, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m, Fri-Sat, 11 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Waddell says she is very nervous about opening up a new location. She says all of her family and friends are trying to reassure her that it will be a success, but she is still somewhat tense until the new location opens.

“I have to say that I have had an overwhelming response on Facebook and people have already come by thinking I’m open already, and I tell them no, not ‘til next week,” she stated. “I am just hoping they come back. I am always nervous about a new

venture because people don’t have to come, but when they do, I am so grateful. I am excited, but I am totally nervous.”

Out of everything on the menu, Waddell would say her meatloaf, chicken salad, macaroni and cheese, and collard greens are some of her biggest sellers. She says those items are very popular with her customers and routinely sell out.

“It just sells out and it’s so good though,” she said about her meatloaf.

“It’s truly a comfort meal with the meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, and collard greens. People love it and I have customers that work around in that area and that’s all they come and get. I ask them if they want anything different, but they won’t get anything else.”

Waddell says oxtails and meatloaf will be on the menu every day at the new location. She says there will be some changes to the menu at the new location, versus the original location.

A Winston-Salem native and graduate of Carver High School, Waddell attended Winston-Salem State University. She has two children and one grandchild.

Waddell says the legacy of her mother is living through her.

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DNC: bipartisan infrastructure bill will revitalize Black communities across America NNPA Newswire - The House sent the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to President Biden’s desk, legislation that will address economic disparities and the consequences of decades of disinvestment in America’s infrastructure that have fallen most heavily on communities of color. In response, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement: “For years, Black Americans heard talk but didn’t see any action from Trump and Republicans who were unable to address critical community problems like lead leaching pipes, crumbling roads and bridges, and flooding streets.

“But now, thanks to President Biden, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will address these monumental concerns while also advancing racial justice and equity through investments in communities of color.

“Because of Democrats, neighborhoods across the country will be safer, healthier, better connected, and Black Americans will experience an enhanced quality of life for generations to come.”

The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will deliver for Black communities by: *Ensuring every American household has access to reliable high-speed internet, helping lower costs and improving internet access for Black Americans who are 9% less likely than their white peers to have high-speed internet. *Eliminating lead pipes and providing the largest investment in clean drinking water in American history.

Families of color, especially in communities like Chicago, Milwaukee, and Newark, are at the highest risk for lead exposure at home and in schools. *Investing in public transit, reducing commute times, and addressing the backlog of repairs. In New York City, Black residents on average spend an additional 110 minutes per week commuting to work compared to white residents. *Reconnecting communities divided by inequitable transportation infrastructure. The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will create the first-ever program aimed at reconnecting communities divided by transportation infrastructure that was built through Black neighborhoods, destroying homes, schools, churches and parks. *The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will invest roughly $65 billion - the single largest investment in clean energy transmission in American history - to upgrade our power infrastructure and reduce pollution. Black people are almost three times more likely to die from asthma-related causes than our white counterparts. *Remediating brownfields and Superfund sites.

Twenty-six percent of Black Americans live within three miles of Superfund sites that can lead to elevated lead levels in our children’s blood. By providing $21 billion to cleanup efforts, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will help protect our children while providing good-paying union jobs to our communities.

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Justice and fairness must apply to the life of Ahmaud Arbery Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist

There are some things that we take for granted.

We do them so much that we don’t give them a second thought.

Routines and habits form for us over time.

Our lives are shaped by the patterns we make.

They do not happen suddenly. They take time and repetition. Being aware of my surroundings was not always a sticking point with me. I was not hypersensitive about it. As I have matured and gained some traction in my life, I am acutely aware of where I am at all times. You can say that I have my antenna up every day that I step out of my home.

Why is that the case?

Does it have to do with justice and fairness in our democracy?

I am a Black man in the United States of America.

While some have a different view, I do not have any margin of error. One

wrong move, glance or stare might end up in my untimely demise. People with guns, badges and identifications have us on their radar screens. African American men have a target on our backs every waking hour. If you think otherwise, you are clueless as to what is happening in this country.

When you have a moment, find out what happened to professional tennis player James Blake and scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates.

So, when we as African American men can return to our homes at the end of the day, we have had a good day. If you are not Black or brown, you won’t understand that statement.

Unintended and unexpected consequences are always lurking nearby for us. We live with them.

Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man in Georgia, lived with them until his tragic and racist killing on February 23, 2020. He was 25 years old with a full life ahead of him. He was shot and killed by three white men who believed he was an armed thief.

He was neither.

If you are African American and a crime is

committed, we always “look” like the culprit. We draw immediate suspicion because of our skin color.

The three men have been charged with murder, as it should be.

The trial has put race at the forefront for everyone to see.

The attorney for William Bryan, Kevin Gough, is upset and doesn’t want Reverend Al Sharpton or any other Black pastors at the trial. Gough said, “I believe that’s intimidating and it’s an attempt to pressure or influence the jury.”

This is racism at its highest point.

Ahmaud Arbery is a victim of a system that upholds the adage that you are guilty even in death.

These jaundiced proceedings are why we as Black men stay upset and on alert.

What is taking place in this trial is reminiscent of past trials involving us.

The evidence is so compelling that you are left speechless with the verdicts. Remember Rodney King?

We will see how this trial progresses.

The Brunswick, Georgia, area has a questionable and sordid history when it

comes to us. Can fairness and right be upheld in this court case? Will innocence take a stand?

The truth and innocence are far-reaching and long suffering when you are Black and male in America.

Remember what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said in his 1963 I Have a Dream Speech in Washington, D.C. “We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteous like a mighty stream.”

Until America can be factual about racism and inequality in this country, we will always be at this dangerous crossroads and intersection.

We cannot pretend that it didn’t exist and that it doesn’t exist.

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

Investing in American people and communities Ben Jealous

Guest Columnist

President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress have come through with a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package—something the previous president repeatedly promised but never delivered. The plan will bring much-needed investments to American communities to fix roads and bridges, update water and energy systems, and expand affordable access to broadband Internet service.

Now Congress needs to address equally urgent needs to shore up the social safety net by passing Biden’s Building Back Better plan.

There’s a lot to cheer about in the infrastructure bill. It includes $40 billion to repair and replace bridges. And there’s $1 billion devoted to reconnecting communities, mostly in Black neighborhoods, that were divided and disrupted by racist decisions about where to route highways and other public infrastructure. It also includes the largest federal investment

ever in public transit.

So far, so good.

But the plan that passed Congress was a watereddown version of the Biden administration’s original American Jobs Plan. And there’s a lot that it doesn’t address.

That’s why Congress needs to pass Building Back Better legislation. It is an investment in us.

It will make free preschool available to all three- and four-year-olds.

And it will make the largest investment in childcare in our country’s history, helping most families save more than half their childcare spending.

It will lower the cost of prescription drugs and make affordable care more available for older people and people with disabilities—and support the workers who take care of them.

It will also be the biggest investment in our history in addressing climate change—in ways that will create a lot of new green energy jobs, like installing solar panels and improving the energy efficiency of buildings. It would create a new Civilian Climate Corps to put 300,000 young people to work on projects that will address the impact of climate change, like restoring forests and wetlands.

The Biden administration has been negotiating with members of Congress on the details of the plan and the amount of funding that will be committed to making it effective. The White House is confident that its current framework—and a budget of $1.75 trillion over 10 years—will make it through the House and Senate in the coming weeks.

And it’s all paid for, with higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans and big corporations. Nobody making less than $400,000 a year will see their taxes go up. Many middle-class families will get a tax cut.

The infrastructure bill and Build Back Better legislation will help individuals and communities across the country—in rural America, inner cities, and suburbs. That’s the kind of progress that will make people’s lives better.

That’s the kind of progress that will make people feel it was worth their time and effort to help elect President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and a Democratic majority in Congress.

And that brings us to the next essential piece of legislation that the White House and Congress must get signed into law this year: voting rights legislation. The Freedom to Vote

Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act are urgently needed to overturn state restrictions on voting and protect our democracy from state voter suppression laws, corrupt redistricting, and billionaires buying our elections.

The president and congressional leaders deserve credit for devoting countless hours to the hard negotiating and willingness to make difficult compromises that were necessary to pass the infrastructure bill—and will soon bring us the important investments in Build Back Better.

Our democracy deserves the same investment of time, energy, and political will.

Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way. Jealous has decades of experience as a leader, coalition builder, campaigner for social justice and seasoned nonprofit executive. In 2008, he was chosen as the youngestever president and CEO of the NAACP. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and he has taught at Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania.

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BUSTA’S PERSON OF THE WEEK

The world of performing arts is serious business for this multi-talented showbiz veteran

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

We’ve heard countless horror stories about the entertainment business and how it’s run. But my person of the week is changing the game. This is one of those stories where God is the one and only connection to the business.

“I don’t run my business the way this business is run,” shared Robin T. Rich McGhie. If anyone knows the entertainment business, she does.

Robin does it all. She’s an actress, director, writer, producer, CEO and artistic director of Elise Jonell Management, Talent Agency and Performance Ensemble. “I learned at a very young age that rejection is real. The rejection is real!” she shared while laughing. McGhie is speaking of the rejection millions of aspiring singers, actors and other entertainers experience in Hollywood, New York, and Atlanta, on stage, film, and the music industry.

“I had to learn at an early age to have thick skin, to get out there and keep fighting for what I wanted.”

At age seven, she was at a bus stop in Newark, New Jersey, and began singing and dancing, “I danced and sang on top of the bench at the bus stop and put on a full concert, Busta. My Aunt Betty and her husband Belton said we need to get you in some kind of entertainment.

“I used to stay in trouble until my aunt and

uncle gave my siblings and I some real culture.

She would take us to the museums on Saturday mornings, she took us to the opera and ballet. Then for my 13th birthday present, I saw “The Wiz” on Broadway with Stephanie Mills as Dorothy. At that moment I was hooked. I told everyone I was going to be on TV. That’s when I decided to take it seriously on a professional level,” said the married mother of two.

As a result of that, she got more involved in the performing arts, such as dance, singing, and theatrical arts. Robin’s dream actually came true when she landed a spot on a popular local TV show and was the talk of her school and neighborhood.

In her 20s, due to the rejection and the politics of the entertainment business, Robin decided she didn’t want to pursue acting, but continued doing community theater. Her family encouraged the actress to take her education more seriously and put performing arts on the back burner.

“I made a decision that I was going to be an engineer and do acting for fun, because I needed to focus on a career. After college I got a job, met my husband, and had children. I didn’t want to bring my children up in the kind of environment I was brought up in, so in 1996 we moved to North Carolina. When my girls were a bit older, me and my seven-year-old daughter Akenya got in-

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Robin T. Rich McGhie, actress, director, writer, producer, CEO and artistic director of Elise Jonell Management, Talent Agency and Performance Ensemble. volved in the community theaters in North Carolina. After doing that for a while, my daughter grew out of it, and then I worked with a company that didn’t handle their business. I got to the point I didn’t want to be in anyone else's production, so I decided to start my own,” said Robin.

Shortly after that was the birth of Elise Jonell Management, Talent Agency and Performance Ensemble. Before the Tanager Performance Center in Greensboro, it was Robin’s company, Elise Jonell Management, in partnership with the

Stained Glass Playhouse in Winston-Salem, that brought Broadway to the Triad. She directed and produced classics like “A Raisin in the Sun,” ”The Colored Museum,” “12 Angry Men,” “Black Mama Monologues,” “Fences,” “The Meeting,” “The Dinah Washington Musical,” “Mahalia,” “Crowns,” “Miss Ever’s Boys,” “HONK!” “Guys & Dolls,” “Steal Away,” “For Colored Girls,” “The Wiz,” “West Side Story,” and “Black Girl.” She created several theatrical ballets in conjunction with Gina Tate, owner of

The Pointe Company and Technique Conservatory in Greensboro.

The talented actress, director and producer, along with Gina Tate, also landed a spot for their theatrical ballet versions of “The Lion King” and “Annie” at the National Black Theater Festival.

“We were trying for years to bring in one of our shows and we finally received a call back. It was amazing! What we do with a theatrical ballet is very different. There’s no singing or live speaking.

But there’s dance and all genres of music. So, during our first show at The National Black Theater Festival, this lady said she was extremely bored in the beginning, but as the ballet continued, she said how much she loved it,” shared Robin.

I’ve seen most of her plays and theatrical ballets and they were absolutely phenomenal. If you’re an aspiring actress, actor, singer or dancer, she’s the person to know.

The Newark, New Jersey native created her company, Elise Jonell Management, Talent Agency and Performance Ensemble, to be a major force for artistic life in The Triad. “We are here to allow you to live your artistic dream, giving you the opportunity to be on stage in some major stage plays. Our next step is short films. I asked God how do I fulfill my purpose in the arts, and God spoke to me clearly and said, ‘You have a gift of organization, planning, and

pulling things together.

Use that for my Glory, but also use that to help other people fulfill their artistic dreams.’ So that's what we do at Elise Jonell Management, Talent Agency and Performance Ensemble.

We’re moving toward film, artist management and agency work. I’ve also been teaching acting for dancers for the past 14 years, and I do seminars as well.”

As she continued speaking about her work with youth, her lips began to quiver, as tears gently flowed down her cheeks.

“Working with youth has been one of my joys.

It’s like the joy of having children.” Then she jokes, “You have joy and you have pain.” We both laughed out loud! Robin shared what she does is not about being rich or famous. It’s about living your artistic life, “I’ve been doing this for over 50 years. It’s what I truly love to do,” she said.

I asked her favorite quote, “Failure is an opportunity to begin again more intelligently,” and one by Dr. King, “Your fame is not defined by people knowing you. It’s defined by the service that you give to others.”

My phenomenal Person of the Week is Robin T. Rich McGhie. If you’re an aspiring actor, singer, dancer, entertainer, or are interested in a partnership with Robin, send her an email at elisejonell@ gmail.com.

Local gun prevention coalition hosts ‘Thanksloving’ for families in Cleveland Ave. Homes

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Last weekend several organizations joined forces with the Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Coalition to spread love,

The Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Coalition, which was formed earlier this year, is a coalition of local women geared toward bringing an end to senseless violence. Other organizations that joined the coalition to make Thanksgiv-

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Volunteers Chris Dawkins and Jana Minor duirng the Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Coalition’s “Thanksloving” event held last weekend. encourage peace, and make sure families in Cleveland Avenue Homes have something for Thanksgiving. During the coalition’s first “Thanksloving” event, volunteers distributed 70 turkeys and pounds of fresh vegetables and fruit.

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Unmarked graves of Black Moravians located, 32 receive markers

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Dozens of people came together last weekend to place markers at the St. Philips Moravian Second Graveyard, where hundreds of Africans and African Americans are buried in unmarked graves.

In 2018, the Salem Congregation, a coun-

markers.

Initially, Moravian African Americans were buried in God’s Acre Cemetery, but in 1816 burials were segregated.

At that time, African Americans were buried at the graveyard at the St. Philips Moravian Church on South Church Street, which is now part of the Old Salem Museums &

mark the entrance to the graveyard. She mentioned that the Salem Congregation Graveyard Committee has been working to bring the burial site up to par since 2009.

“For the last 12 years we’ve worked extremely hard to find these unmarked souls and then to raise money to purchase the stones for some of

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Last weekend 32 markers were placed in St. Philips Moravian Second Graveyard where hundreds of enslaved Africans and African Americans are buried.

Gardens. After the St. Philips graveyard was thought to be full around the late 1850s, African Americans were buried at a gravesite at the corner of Cemetery Street and Salem Avenue.

During the ceremony last weekend, 32 marble markers were placed in the graveyard. After placing a headstone on Saturday morning, Dorothy Pettus, a member of St. Philips and a member of the Salem Congregation Graveyard Committee, said they raised $20,000 for the headstones, a fence, and a gateway that will soon

them,” Pettus said. “We are continually raising money, but this means a lot to me to have it cleaned up, the fence put around it, and to recognize these people.

It means everything to me because they weren’t recognized, so for them to finally have a resting place and to be recognized, it really means a lot.”

While addressing the crowd, Rev. John Jackman, vice chairman of the Salem Congregation Board of Elders, said, “We have gathered here today to right a great wrong.”

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cil of 12 local Moravian churches, and St. Philips African Moravian Church, launched a search for lost graves in the forgotten African American graveyard located at the corner of Cemetery Street and Salem Avenue. That summer, a team conducted a geophysical investigation to find out just how much history was buried in the graveyard.

Using radar, the team located more than 300 unmarked graves. Less than 200 were known from church records and only about 50 already had

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The Phi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, has kicked off fall in a big way. The highlight activity in the month of October was their hosting the

sorority.

During the months of August and September, Phi Omega members distributed face masks, clothing, kitchen supplies, and generous donations to various non-profits in the community. Chapter mem-

and held a mobile mammogram screening day at Ivy Arms Apartments in conjunction with Novant Health. October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month as well as Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

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Cluster Chair Annette Wilson, Regional Director Jennifer King Congleton, Cluster Coordinator Phaedra Grove, Phi Omega President Nora Baker.

Northern Carolina Cluster for its regional area. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Jennifer King Congleton joined members of the chapter on the campus of Winston-Salem State University to lead a day of learning and sisterly fellowship. WSSU Chancellor Dr. Elwood Robinson met the regional director and the Northern Carolina Cluster Coordinator Phaedra Grove and then brought greetings to the entire assembly. The hybrid in-person and Zoom session was attended by over 600 members of the

bers supported HBCU Week and sponsored its signature event, The Community Collective, a series of days when Phi Omega promotes excellence in our community. Public forums were held online with topics of community awareness with law enforcement and mental health; live storytelling for children; estate planning; HBCU Strong; and jazz. Free financial literacy webinars for the public were also offered.

During October the chapter hosted healthy fitness walks in city parks

continues to recognize African American-owned businesses in Winston-Salem. A few that were highlighted this fall included a dentist, a restauranteur, a barber, a fitness instructor, an optometrist, among many others.

Phi Omega is going into the holiday season with two fundraisers to help with awarding scholarships in our community.

The chapter is truly busy and not slowing down during the pandemic. We are striving to serve our community and help others while practicing safety protocols.

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Las vacunas ahora están disponibles para niños de 5 a 11 años. Recibir una vacuna contra la COVID-19 es la forma comprobada de mantenerlos a usted y a sus hijos seguros. Para obtener información connable sobre su salud y seguridad, confíe en los médicos de Old North State Medical Society - connable desde 1887.

The Old North State Medical Society is providing vaccinations and boosters across the state of North Carolina. To find vaccination site near you, visit: onsms.org/get-vaxxed.

La Old North State Medical Society está proporcionando vacunas y refuerzos en todo el estado de Carolina del Norte. Para encontrar un sitio de vacunación cerca de usted, visite: onsms.org/get-vaxxed

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

Sports are getting too soft for me We have truly entered into a place in sports where I never thought we would be. We are lost and if we don’t turn it around now, we may never have the opportunity to come back from it. I know you may be asking “Now what has him stirred up?” Well, I am going to tell you.

And just to warn you, this column is an all-out rant about how soft we have become.

Recently Jimmy Lake, head coach of the Washington Huskies football team, was suspended for a game for an interaction he had with one of his players on the sideline during a game. I know you may be assuming that the interaction between player and coach had to be extreme for the coach to be suspended for a game; you’d be wrong.

In a nutshell, what happened during the exchange was Husky linebacker and special teams player Ruperake Fuavai had engaged in a backand-forth with an Oregon Duck player after a play. Lake was seen running down the sideline to reach Fuavai. Once Lake reached Fuavai, he appeared to shove his player away from the incident and slap him on the helmet with a play sheet.

Literally, that was it, and for that Lake was suspended for a game. When I saw the news, which I heard prior to seeing the video, I thought the coach had stepped way over the line by smacking the kid or even ripping off the kid’s helmet; just something more than what I saw on the video. For me, that was a normal interaction between a coach and a player in the heat of the moment, but school administrators did not feel the same.

“Our staff has spent the last 24-plus hours reviewing video of the incident, as well as speaking with Coach Lake, the involved student-athlete, and several other student-athletes and members of the staff, and I have made the decision to suspend Coach Lake for next Saturday’s game against Arizona State,” Washington Athletics Director Jen Cohen said in a statement.

The school stated that they did not find that Lake’s “actions were intentional or deliberate.”

Cohen said, “We can have no tolerance for a coach interacting with a student in the manner Coach Lake did. We have high expecSee Soft on B6

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Glenn and Myers Park played one of the

more memorable football games in recent memory last Friday night. After Myers Park looked to be well on their way to the third round of the playoffs holding a 35-14 halftime

lead, Glenn came storming back in the second half and won 54-53 by blocking a field goal attempt on the final play of the game.

Bobcats shake off five turnovers to defeat Myers Park

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With the odds stacked against them, the Glenn Bobcats shocked many by defeating Myers Park in a thriller by the score of 5453 last Friday night.

“I am going to be bald before my time, I am already trying to hold on with the little bit I have left on my head,” said Antwon Stevenson, Glenn head coach, about how stressful the game was. “I told the guys at halftime, we were down 35-14 against a good team and they were expecting me to jump on their case.

“Two things I told them. I told them the score was where it was because a lot of what we were doing as far as mishaps and miscues. The second thing I told them is, if you just believe a little bit, we can get this job done, but it’s going to take everybody believing. You saw the confidence start building and we came out the second half, defense got a stop, offense scored, defense got a stop, and then we returned a punt for a touchdown. Then at that point it was on.”

Early on, the teams were going back and forth taking the lead. Stevenson says he feels that gave his team some confidence that

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Glenn defeats Myers Park in the second round of the playoffs in an epic game that went down to the final play. they could play with the Mustangs.

“It started off bad with a pick six, but even with that, I think the guys felt like they were just another team,” he said. “Even in that first quarter, I felt like the kids felt they could play with them. I still take that mindset and belief with us going down to Chambers early in the year and the score being 0-0 at halftime.”

Down three scores at halftime can be demoralizing to a team. For the Bobcats, Coach Stevenson says he saw how deflated his team was, but knew they had a lot left in them to mount a comeback.

“Heads were hanging and body language was terrible,” said Stevenson.

“As a coach, you look at that and a lot of times for me, I can’t speak for anyone else, when the kids have a bad half, you just want to jump their case.

That wasn’t the time for it.

“The kids already knew the first half was a bad half, so it was no need for me to just go and reiterate that. So, I felt like I needed to interject some positivity and to just believe. I said, ‘iIf you don’t believe, don’t come back out the second half.’ I didn’t want anybody out on the field that don’t believe.

We didn’t talk Xs and Os

or any of that. I asked my seniors if they wanted this last 24 minutes to be the last 24 minutes you play high school ball and I left them with that.”

Coming out of the half, it seems the Mustangs took their foot off the gas and that allowed the Bobcats to get back into the game.

Instead of continuing what built the three-score lead at intermission, Myers Park leaned more on the running game, which is exactly what Glenn wanted them to do.

“When I saw the two tights, we hung our hat on our run defense and I think that just played right into our hand,” he said. “They

played right into the message that I told the kids at halftime. They played right into it for whatever reason.

“We weren’t moving the ball very well in the first half from an offensive standpoint, and they had two pick sixes on the defensive side, so I can understand why they felt like we didn’t have a shot.”

Glenn put up a remarkable 26 points in the fourth quarter and they needed every point. To never give up, even when the game seemed out of reach, is a testament to the players and the coaching staff.

“We have playmakers on the offensive side and the offensive line did a pretty good job the entire game,” he stated. “We just took what the defense gave us and not tried to play hero ball and everything else would take care of itself. To watch it, you thought we were playing a basketball game; we were going up and down the field.”

Glenn took the lead for good with just over a minute left in the game. Myers Park made it interesting by quickly driving down the field and getting into position for a game winning field goal. The Bobcats blocked the kick to secure the victory.

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Eagles’ head coach discusses upcoming season

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Taking over a program during a pandemic was tough for Monty Gray at East Forsyth. The Eagles finished last season with a 7-5 record overall and with so many players returning from last year, the future looks bright for Gray and the Eagles.

Submitted photo In year two, Gray is Monty Gray is excited to see what his young team can do hoping for progress from on the court this season. his team from last seaGray is shooting to beroster. son. The Eagles were very “We have about 11 come one of the top two young with a host of sophguys out there now that we teams in the conference. omores on the roster. With are practicing with every He feels you have to conanother year of experience day,” he said. “Just trying tinue raising the bar, esand a successful offseason, to get a good feel about pecially because his team Gray is hoping to see a lot where we are, we are try- fared so well in the sumof growth on the court. ing to figure out what our mer.

“I envision us to defi“Last year when I identity is moving fornitely improve from last ward. I feel really good was asked this question, year,” said Gray. “We had I wanted to be in the top where we are right now.” a young team of sophoGray says he and his three and this year we want mores that showed a lot of staff have been putting in to be a top two team in our promise. We were 7-5 last countless hours with their conference,” he said about year dealing with the COteam during this offseason his team goals. “With Mt. VID protocols.

Tabor and Parkland comto prep them for the year.

“We had a really good “This year, we’re put- ing to our conference, it’s summer where we went ting in the work,” he said. going to be a fight every 18-4. We played 22 games “We started early with single night so that’s what in about 17 days, so we our guys doing volun- would constitute a good feel good about where we teer workouts and in the season for us. are right about now. It is “We want our guys weight room, so that kind very early and we still of gives me the ability to to get out there and play have some pieces out there build a better relationship well, we want them to get on the football field dowith our guys and find out some accolades, we want ing their thing right now. who’s really committed them to be able to do it We are supporting them and serious about getting as a team,” he continued. right now and encouraging better.

“We want to do well in the them to do the best they “It’s been helpful for Frank Spencer of course, can.” us. Being in that weight and we want to do well in As of now, Gray only room, being on the track our conference play and has one senior on the rosand those hills and doing hopefully go deep into ter, so he has a wealth of our skill development, states. Hopefully, be just younger talent to mold on that lets me know who’s as successful as our foothis team. The Eagles also ready to put in that work. ball team right now.” had a solid JV team last It’s been helpful for us to Gray says his team will year and a few of those progress and get better for players will be moving up See East on B4 us moving forward.” to fill holes on the varsity

Top 15 Area Football Teams

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PICKS BY JAMAAL FOWLER

Points For Points Against 1. Salisbury (11-0) 616 33 2. Reidsville (10-0) 511 119 3. E. Surry (11-0) 526 108 4. Mt. Airy (12-0) 612 18 5. E. Forsyth (10-1) 530 135 6. Eastern Randolph (10-0) 398 79 7. Dudley (11-1) 628 71 8. Glenn (9-2) 429 225 9. Eastern Alamance (9-1) 358 137 10. Thomasville (9-2) 502 115 11. Grimsley (11-1) 513 209 12. Cummings (9-2-1) 436 236 13. N. Davidson (8-3) 387 260 14. N. Rowan (8-3) 427 323 15. Starmount (8-4) 270 220

Honorable Mention: Northern Guilford (9-2), Reagan (7-4), Ledford (8-4), Providence Grove (8-3), Central Davidson (7-3)

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“I felt this was what it was going to come down to,” Stevenson said about the last play of the game.

“In the game against East, I was upset when it came down to the last play, but my whole feeling this game was totally different.

“I knew we had blocked one extra point and we came really close on another. What I did know was that those 11 guys on the field were going to give everything they had on that play. Whether it was going to be their last play of the ’21 season or it was going to propel us forward, and as a coach that’s all you can ask for.”

According to Stevenson and others at the game,

Myers Park was doing a lot of trash talking and extracurricular activities after the whistle.

“After the game, my mindset was to just get my guys off the field,” Stevenson said. “I had read an article about a couple of weeks prior, they lost to a team in Charlotte and they were trying to fight. I wasn’t going to allow them to get into it with my guys.

“I know my guys weren’t going to back down, so my thing was to get my guys off the field and get them away from them. The coach was a solid guy and shook my hand and said congrats and good luck moving forward. Trash talking is a part of the game; I just feel like some of those things the officials need to regulate and they can get out of

hand when they don’t.”

Next week the Bobcats will play their cross-town rival in East Forsyth in a rematch of a triple overtime game from earlier in the year. Stevenson feels if they can eliminate the selfinflicted mistakes, they should have a good chance to win the game.

“They can turn on the film and they can see for themselves the miscues, turnovers, the selfish penalties,” Stevenson said about the matchup with East Forsyth next week.

“We had like six or seven personal fouls that game, so they can turn on the film and watch it for themselves.

“This is one of those weeks where I don’t really have to say much.

Friday can’t get here fast enough.”

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Elder Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson

Rejoicing in Heaven Scriptures: Revelation 19:1-8 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Discuss believers’ understanding of the implications of God’s judgment; *Believe that God’s judgment is inclusive of God’s justice and mercy; *Enjoy the love of Christ for all.

Background: “After these things…” – Revelations chapter 18 covers the fall of Babylon. The angel announces “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!” (18:2).

The fall only takes one hour and verse 20 tells all of heaven to “rejoice over her.” Babylon’s fall is the expression of God’s judgment and the answer to the prayers of the martyrs (6:10).

Lesson: Praise for the judgment of Babylon (Revelation 19:1-3). Before chapter 19 there had been heard in chapter 18 “the voice of an angel“ speaking against all evil empires, “a voice from heaven” calling for dissociation from Babylon and her evil, “the voice of another angel” listing the crimes that Babylon is guilty of, and now John hears the “voices from heaven” – the great multitude, the 24 elders and the four living creatures who all join together and celebrate the positive consequences of Babylon’s judgment. “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God; Because His judgments are true and righteous; …” (verses 1-2). God’s justice is seen as two sided. His judgment of His enemies is one side – seen in verses 2-3. This is the negative side of His justice that takes place for the sake of the positive side, which is His mercy and grace toward those who follow Him. Hallelujah means “Praise the Lord” and has been used three times already: 1) for God’s deliverance of His people from their enemies (verse 1); 2) God’s meeting out justice (verse 2) and 3) God’s permanent crushing of man’s rebellion “Her smoke rises up forever and ever” (verse 3).

Praise for the marriage of the Lamb (verses 4-8). The other side, or positive side of God’s justice, is shown in verses 4-8, His mercy and grace toward those who follow Him. “Give praise to our God, all you … the small and the great ‘’ came from one single voice and was followed by “… the voice of a great multitude … saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.” 4) praise God for His sovereignty (verse 6) and His communion with His people “… for the marriage of the Lamb has come …” (verse 7). Weddings are a time of great joy and here we see the multitude filled with praise because the time has come for the Lamb of God to be joined unto His people – Christ is the husband and the church is the bride. “… His bride has made herself ready.” – the church’s works will be judged and all her spots and blemishes removed – then she will be ready.

“It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen…” only after the judgment are saints given “fine linen.”

The saints arrive at the judgment with the imputed righteousness granted to believers at salvation. The “fine linen” needed for the wedding attire is the good works (righteous acts) that are “bright and clean” – a reflection of purity, loyalty and faithfulness. And those good works are an outward manifestation of the inward virtue in the lives of the believer (verse 8). Getting that new attire is certainly cause for praise - Hallelujah! (The UMI Annual Commentary 2021-2022, The Wiersbe Study Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, The King James Study Bible, The New Interpreters Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: Why do you think “imputed righteousness” was given to the saints?

Application: Traditionally, brides would have a “hope chest” of sorts – things that they thought would prepare for a good married life and would be useful.

“Good works” (righteous acts) are what we as saints of God should fill our “hope chest” with while preparing to meet Christ, our groom. Seek God’s help for divinely prepared good works to fill your “hope chest.” Read Matthew 6:19-21.

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The one God of all nations: an invitation to refutation or consensus TACOMA, WA, – God’s Sheepdog (Roland Williams), like many folks, when it came to spirituality, he had more questions than answers.

In his quest for truth, God’s Sheepdog prayed and fasted.

He spent 23 years researching, seven years writing, plus three years editing this work of three books. Starting with Part One, this work is to reveal in God’s Word who God the Father truly is.

The Cause We have five major religions (Trinitarians, Unitarians, Oneness, Muslim and Jews) that set up a wall between one another, with all reading the same Bible and coming up with five different Gods.

The Solution There are two major reasons why we—to this day—still have refutable debates between the Trinitarians, Unitarians, Oneness, Muslims and Jews about who God is— three, two or one—and about who Jesus is—God or man, or both. The two reasons are: (1) They all deny that God is male and female, thus they fail to understand who God’s female is and her role within God. (2) Their not understanding who God’s female is causes them to not understand the two that was one while on earth, but yet were two, and they are two in heaven to this day.

In Luke 1:32, Christ Jesus Emmanuel, our Lord, was given his father David’s throne—meaning he’s David’s son; he was named son of David

ses of faith.

2. Scientific proof that God created prehistoric man, albeit not “in the likeness or image of God.” 3. Compelling proof of the many major differences between God’s spirit-produced son (the Lord Jesus Christ, our God) and God’s Begotten Son (Christ Jesus Emmanuel, our Risen Lord.)

4. That God is male and female, as referenced in Genesis 1:26-27 and Genesis 5:1-2; Jeremiah 33:15-16; 5. That many Bibles by changing and/or omitting God’s Word have made themselves part of the conspiracy.

6. Proof that God did not make woman in His own image, but in the image of man.

more than 15 times—but in Matthew 22:41-45, the Lord Jesus Christ our God said, he’s not David’s son.

If David then calls him Lord, how is he his son?

There are many major differences between the Lord Jesus Christ, our God, and Christ Jesus Emmanuel, our Lord.

God’s image according to the Bible will destroy Tertullian’s and our doctrine of a Triune God. In Colossian 2:2, we learn of three mysteries—the mystery of God—and of the Father, and of Christ—and that God wants us to come unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of these three mys-

teries. Again, why is this so important? Because God wants us to truly know him and Jesus Christ (John 17:3.).

In his new book, “God’s Me, Myself, and I: The Truth and Ultimate Truth about the Trinity Conspiracy,” God’s Sheepdog explores in depth the concept of the Trinity Conspiracy and presents evidence he found in scripture that the University of Chicago History of Religions Journal Scholars Paul Copp, Matthew T. Kapstein and Christian Wedemeyer, calls a “solid piece of scholarship.”

In this book, God’s Sheepdog presents: 1. Some of his own cri-

Roland Williams is originally from Mississippi. He is a former Trinitarian pastor, adult Sunday school teacher, retired chef, abstract artist, publisher and author.

He believes in the Father, The Word, the Holy Spirit, and the Begotten Son, but through research, understands that God is not a Triune God as the Trinity theology teaches Him to be. Williams has studied scholars from Theophilus of Antioch to Tertullian; the Christian Theology of Dr. R. C. Sproul to Dr. James White; and Dr. David Bernard to Dr. Nathaniel Urshan; as well as Dr. Shabir Ally to Dr. Zakir Naik and others.

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

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

Each Sunday Sunday service Transformation Ministries will have service every Sunday at 10 a.m. We are located at 4880 Burnette Drive. Masks are required.

Nov. 20 GriefShare, Surviving the Holidays When you are grieving a loved one’s death, the holiday season can be especially painful. The St. Paul United Methodist Church’s GriefShare seminar helps participants discover: how to deal with hard-hitting emotions; what to do about traditions; how to survive social events; and how to find hope, comfort, and strength for the future. The seminar features practical suggestions and reassurance through video interviews with counselors, grief experts, and other people who have experienced the holidays after their loved one’s death.

“Surviving The Holidays” will be held on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. All are welcome to attend. To register for the seminar, receive the required Surviving the Holidays Survival Guide, and receive the Zoom link, please call St. Paul Church at 336-723-4531.

Nov. 20 Thanksgiving box giveaway Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church, located at 149 Wheeler Street, will be giving away free Thanksgiving boxes on Saturday, Nov. 20, beginning at 10 a.m. The boxes will be given out on a first come, first serve basis.

William J. Purvis is the senior pastor. For additional information, please contact Brenda McFarlin at 336-6557233.

Nov. 21 First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC) Online Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will continue The Vivid Covenant series at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 21. The foundational scriptures for the series are Genesis 1:28 (The Cultural Mandate) and Matthew 28:1920 (The Great Commission). This week’s message will focus on the period following Peter’s conversion. You can find the service on these sites: YouTube, https:// www.youtube.com (First Waughtown); Facebook Live, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/; and the First Waughtown website, https://www.firstwaughtown.org.

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Community Calendar Each Wednesday Marketing Outside of the Box HUSTLE WinstonSalem is hosting a November session of Marketing Outside the Box: Facing Facebook for Business.

This series will cover Facebook’s business suite, optimizing your business page, hosting groups, and the creator studio. Join us if these are areas you want to explore to help your business grow. Every Wednesday from 12:301:30p.m. Register by going to www.hustlews.org/ events-programs. Contact hustlewsinfo@gmail.com.

NOW – Dec. 7 Medicare enrollment sessions Annual enrollment assistance will be provided by volunteer and staff of the Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem, the Forsyth County coordinating site for the North Carolina Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP). Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, Medicare beneficiaries in Forsyth County will be assisted locally as much as possible through telephone or other virtual means during the Annual Enrollment period. Appointments must be made by calling the Shepherd’s Center at 336-748-0217 during weekdays from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

NOW – Jan. 2, 2022 Writing contest

The Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize honors Harriet Jacobs and Thomas Jones, two pioneering AfricanAmerican writers from North Carolina, and seeks to convey the rich and varied existence of Black North Carolinians. The contest is administered by the Creative Writing Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication of the winning entry in The Carolina Quarterly.

To submit online, go to https://ncwriters.submittable.com/submit.

Submittable will collect your entry fee via credit card ($10 NCWN members / $20 nonmembers). (If submitting online, do not include a cover sheet with your document; Submittable will collect and record your name and contact information.)

Entries will not be returned. The winner will be announced in February.

For additional information, visit www.ncwriters.org.

Nov. 19 Opening reception The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) is proud to present Black@Intersection: Contemporary Black Voices in Art, a special group exhibition organized by Bessie Award nominee and UNC-Greensboro professor Duane Cyrus. The exhibition opens in SECCA’s Main Gallery on No-

vember 19 and will remain on view through April 17, 2022.

An opening reception will be held from 5–8 p.m. on Friday, November 19.

Admission is free, with a suggested $10 donation.

Learn more at secca.org/ blackatintersection.

Nov. 20 Thanksgiving Food Drive The brothers of Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will hold their annual Thanksgiving Dinner Food Box Drive on Saturday, November 20th. Brothers will pack Thanksgiving Dinner boxes starting at 10 a.m. at the Omega Friendship Center located at 2336 North Patterson Avenue and then deliver boxes to 25 designated families starting at noon. For more information contact vancecabiness@gmail.com.

Nov. 22 Medicare workshop The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem is offering a virtual workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available, including “Original Medicare,” Medicare prescription drug programs, Medicare supplements and Medicare Advantage plans. The session will be held on Monday, Nov. 22, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. through computer and telephone access.

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For the 25th year, Crisis Control Ministry is selling their Holiday Honor Cards now through Dec. 20. For a minimum tax-deductible donation of $5 per card, Crisis Control Ministry will beautifully hand sign and address, stamp with a holiday stamp, and mail high-quality holiday cards to your loved ones. Honor Cards are also a thoughtful way to say thank you to those who provide services to you or your business all year. All proceeds from card purchases support the work of Crisis Control

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not be a one man show.

He says the Eagles are a deep team that plays well together. He does expect players such as Will Gray, Braxton Stewart, Jaylen Raynor, Matt Joines and Tim Davis to provide some veteran leadership.

There are also a couple of young players moving up from JV such as David Gray, Ben Miller and Robbie Stevenson, that Gray expects to contribute.

For the Eagles, the guards will carry a bulk of the load for the team.

Gray says they are deep at both guard positions and they should lead the team.

“Definitely for us, it’s going to be our guard play,” he said about his team. “I know big men don’t like me to say this, but it’s a guard’s game. They have to be able to handle the control of the game. If we can play our game and play it at our tempo, it’s going to be beneficial for us.”

Gray is a 1992 graduate of East Forsyth and says it will mean a great deal to bring home a state championship. The hard work to get to that position

Ministry, providing emergency assistance services to residents of Forsyth and Stokes Counties.

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is something Gray is prepared for and is doing all that he can to get his team there as well.

“That’s the top of the top for any high school coach,” Gray said about winning a state championship. “It would be awesome, but I know one of the things you must do in order to reach that goal is to have a good foundation, you have to be consistent, you have to have buy-in from not just the players, but the community and school itself. It would be colossal for us. I am a realist and I know you have to have quality players as well.”

Gray gave a lot of credit to the hard work his coaches have put in since he took over at East Forsyth. He wanted to give special mention to his newest assistant coach, Joe Coulter. Gray says Coulter has been a big benefit to the Eagle program thus far.

“I was an assistant coach for Andy Muse for eight years and he always told the other coaches that you have to put good people around you and that’s exactly what I do,” Gray said about his assistant coaches. “I try to put

good people around me and try to let them know that anything I ask of them is something I would do myself.

“We are all in the same trenches together, all fighting, and have one common goal. So, it’s not just about me, I am just one coach. I try to make sure my coaches have the opportunity to coach, because one day they are going to have their own program and they need to learn the ropes. We try to let our guys do what they can to get better.”

To keep his guys levelheaded, Gray aims to keep his team focused on taking the smaller steps to get to the level they want to reach. That is the reason why he was not surprised by how well his team performed over the summer.

“We have ways as coaches to bring them back to reality and I try to be honest and real with them as well,” he said. “I don’t necessarily tell them what they want to hear, I tell them what they need to hear, and hopefully that will motivate them to kind of keep things in check in terms of dealing with success.”

Nov. 27 Parade registration deadline The Holiday Season is just around the corner.

Mark your calendars now for the 31st Annual Winston-Salem Jaycees Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 4, at 5 p.m. in downtown Winston-Salem.

Registration for the Winston-Salem Jaycees Holiday Parade is open but time is running out!

The deadline to register is Nov. 27 or when all slots are filled.

Dec. 4 Christmas tour Be immersed in Christmases past on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 1:30-4:30 p.m., during Historic Bethabara Park’s A Christmas Tour Through Time.

Pre-registered guests will enjoy seeing, hearing and tasting how the early Moravians celebrated Christmas, as they explore various locations throughout the park.

Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To reserve your spot, please contact Diana

Overbey at (336) 3977587 or dianao@cityofws. org.

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Forgive me for laughing. So, they spoke with everyone involved in the situation and this was the result? I wonder what was said by the player involved, the coaching staff, and other players on the team in those meetings. I know they could not have said that Lake overstepped any boundaries by lightly pushing and hitting him in the helmet with a play sheet.

I never played football in college, but I did play in high school. I could vividly remember situations where the coach had to get in my face or other players’ faces to get our attention or correct inappropriate behavior. Do they realize that football is an intense and adrenaline-filled sport? I felt Coach Lake showed an appropriate level of aggression to get his player in line.

When asked about the situation, Lake said his goal was to “separate them and push them back.” He released a statement on Twitter apologizing for the situation and affirming the university’s decision to suspend him.

“I want to apologize to every member of our team and in particular to Ruperake Fuavai for my actions during our game on Saturday,” Lake said. “I also want to apologize to President Cauce and Jen Cohen for putting the university in this position. I fully accept the decision that was

made. Our team has a right to expect better than what I displayed on Saturday, and I’m committed to doing just that – being better so our program will reflect all that’s good about being a Washington Husky.”

If that wasn’t a PRdriven statement, I don’t know what is. There is no way on God’s green earth that Lake can believe what he said in that statement. I have seen more aggressive behavior by a coach to a player on the Pop Warner level. I mean seriously, what has the world come to.? So now a coach can’t use any sort of force to get his player under control?

I recently saw a video of former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, who is the head coach of Lipscomb Academy’s football team, pushing, grabbing and yelling at one of his players. I saw he received some backlash, but he was not suspended after issuing an apology. And by the way, I don’t feel what Dilfer did was wrong either.

I didn’t feel Lake was out of control or went beyond what was necessary at the moment. The kid was jawing back and forth with an opponent, which could have easily drawn a flag on the play, and Lake stepped in to correct the behavior. Ladies and gentlemen, that’s a part of coaching. I guarantee that player will never forget that interaction with his coach and hopefully it prevents him from doing something similar in the future.

This is why I can’t stand people who have never played sports making decisions about sports.

T he C hronicle There is no way anyone can understand the brotherhood a football team has if they have never been in the locker room. Sometimes things get heated in practice and in the game and it takes a coach to sometimes snap a player back to where he needs to be.

I don’t know if this was a deliberate move to kind of explain a coaching change that seems inevitable by season’s end. The writing is on the wall after this last situation, unfortunately. I really do think this is a move to help justify Lake’s firing at the end of the year.

Maybe I’m too old school, but I don’t think there was anything wrong with what Lake or Dilfer did to their players. When you are in the heat of the moment as a player, sometimes you can’t hear the words of a coach and need to be redirected with physical contact. Neither player was hurt, and it will benefit them in the end.

What people fail to realize is that many of the lessons former football players learn on the field can also translate to other aspects of life. Playing football helped me learn to be a team player, to sacrifice for others, dedication, responsibility, and above all else, respect authority.

And when a coach needed to address me in a similar manner as Lake did his, my only response was “Yes. sir.”

I hope this is not the new trend in football.

Coaches need to be able to coach. Stop being so soft and let these young men be coached up and be better men on and off the field.