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Audience enjoys first Jazz Fest at the fair

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Jazz Fest at the Carolina Classic Fair was a welcomed change to the annual Gospel Fest brought to you by The Chronicle. The collection of instruments, singers and performers was the perfect mix for any jazz lover in attendance.

“Hey, that’s my type of music,” said Jerry Adams.

“I was expecting gospel music when I came, because that’s what I was used to hearing here, but when I got to the clock tower and heard a saxophone playing, I thought I was at the wrong place. I like what I’ve heard so far and I hope it comes back next year.”

Singer Janeen opened up the day with her jazz singing performance. Her old school style of singing and scatting was reminiscent of the jazz performers of the past. She had the crowd bobbing their heads from the start.

“It was fun, and I loved it,” said Janeen. “Billie Holiday is my favorite

jazz singer and I also love Betty Carter, so I would say a combination of those two are who inspired me.

I also love Phyllis Hyman, even though people don’t consider her jazz.

“Everyone has been great, and this feels like a community; I felt embraced. I enjoyed it and maybe was a little nervous at first, but the crowd made me feel relaxed.”

Janeen says she became interested in jazz because her father used to play it in the house when she was a youth. He was also a trumpet player and she adopted her love of the genre from her dad.

“It’s almost spiritual, jazz is,” she continued. “It takes you to another realm.

It’s my yoga. I like to sing it and listen to it to relax.

It’s calming and peaceful and I love it.”

The young fellows of Genre also tore up the stage Sunday afternoon.

The band consisting of Cam’Ron Amos (drums), DFlat (keyboard) and Cameron Holt (bass) brought back good memories with their renditions

Photos by Tevin Stinson

Jazz Fest at the Carolina Classic Fair featured several different performers and fun for the entire family. of hits from decades ago, “It was nice, we had a good time playing some old school music for them and it was fun,” said Holt.

“Since I was a kid, I’ve always loved music, so that was just in me. My whole

The crowd enjoys Jazz Fest which was held at the Carolina Classic Fair on Sunday, Oct. 10.

family are musicians, so that has always been in me.”

Amos added, “For me, I like to be versatile, I don’t like to stay in one genre. I kind of gravitated to old school music growing up also.”

“Realizing that music is the only universal language, so it gives me an opportunity to speak to everybody around the world in one language,” said DFlat.

Other artists such as Keith Byrd and Colin Sorbets, Greg Amos, DFlat and N3W Sound, and Peace of Mind Movement also graced the stage. Each brought their own unique flavor of jazz to those in attendance.

Saxophone soloist Kenny Anderson brought a mellow vibe to the stage.

His smooth instrument playing had people in the

crowd closing their eyes and swaying from left to right.

“I really, really enjoyed it myself and it gives my heart great joy just to be a part of this,” said Anderson. “I’m actually a basement saxophonist and I am just inspired for the invitation to be a part of this great event.

“Coming up as a kid, I was always impressed with my brother, who played saxophone back in the day. I always liked the sound of the saxophone and I remember when I first started the saxophone as a beginner, I used to play in the house and my dad used to say ‘Boy, if you don’t get out of here and go up in them woods and play that thing’ and I actually did that. As I kept on, God kept on giving notes to me and I have been doing it ever since.”

Anderson says he is used to being in front of a crowd because he is a minister. He says he is inspired by musicians like Kenny G. “I grew up listening to Kenny G; couldn’t play like Kenny G, but I always listened. I wasn’t an everyday sax player, but every time I would drive, or get down in the basement and listen to some sax music, it kind of mellows my mind and my heart and it clears my mind. I suffer from migraine headaches and if I go down in the basement and get to playing, it mellows it out.

All in all, Jazz Fest was a big hit with fans at the fair. The combination of the gospel music for week one with the jazz music for the second week adds another element to the annual musical series brought to you by The Chronicle.

ONTV Studios, Urban Success Academy look to introduce local youth to creative possibilities In 2012 California native Rick Gibson helped launch a program in Oakland geared toward in-

troducing web design to young people to help them explore tech-related careers. Now with help from a few local tech-savvy young creatives and a couple of students and graduates from Forsyth Tech Community College, Gibson is looking to launch a similar program here in Winston-Salem.

In Oakland, the United Roots Web Design & Social Media Marketing Youth Training Program was supported by an initiative called United Roots Oakland, a center that provides programs and opportunities to engage and empower youth from

marginalized communities - the City of Oakland Summer Youth Employment Program, Hitsworks Enterprises LLC, and another initiative called Youth Uprising. During the 10-week program, students in the Oakland area learned the ins and outs of web design and content management skills. The program also provided opportunities for students to put their skills to use after the course, by connecting them with business owners and churches in the area in need of a website or building a social media Rick Gibson, founder of ONTV Studios.

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Wake’s Hit the Bricks event raises six figures for cancer research

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Students, staff, alumni and others took over Hearn Plaza on Sept. 30 for Wake Forest’s annual Hit the Bricks event to raise money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund.

From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. participants ran or walked laps around the quad to show their solidarity in their fight against cancer.

Along with the runners and walkers circling the quad, there was live music, food, gifts and special guest speakers throughout the day.

Photos by Ken Bennett This is the 18th year Over 1,000 participants came out to Hearn Plaza to participate in the 2021 Hit the of the event and the first Bricks event. in person since 2019, so everyone was excited to Forest community.” to have fun and fellowship ber of donations. He says get back outside and run he enjoys working with Morrel and Brad Shu- with friends. some laps. Planning for goll, associate director of “Whatever kind of lane such passionate students the event began all the way service and leadership in you see yourself in with for a worthy cause such as back in January with se- the office of civic & com- Hit the Bricks, there’s a a cure for cancer. nior director Louis Morrel, munity engagement and way for you to participate “I have been here six who has been a part of Hit staff advisor for Hit the essentially,” Morrell con- years and I am excited the Bricks since his fresh- Bricks, were the initial tinued. every year, because it’s a man year. Raising money team that started the planMorrel says it gives new group of students that for a cure is especially im- ning for the event. Several him a great deal of satis- have this passion and enportant for him due to los- other members joined as faction knowing that so ergy that carry this event ing a family member to the the weeks went on and many people have enjoyed forward,” said Shugoll. disease.

Morrel says they were the the event, especially with “So, it really is inspiring “My fraternal grand- “most creative and ener- all of the hard work he and to see the students take mother passed away from getic bunch” he has ever others put in to make it the lead and then the rest cancer my first month in worked with for Hit the happen. of the community come on college, right around the Bricks.

“Having people who board.” time Hit the Bricks hapThere was a push to re“They really wanted bought into an event you pened,” said Morrel. “I be- to go after it this year and were in charge of leadlieve it was before Hit the kind of rethink the event, ing is such a good feelBricks, and I came back because having a year off ing, from not only a senior to Hit the Bricks, and ob- for COVID, we kind of had director perspective, but viously raising money for to rethink some things,” he from a planning committee

cruit more individuals into this year’s event instead of the focus being placed on teams. According to Shugoll, that approach has driven the number of participants to well over 1,000 and they expected the fundraising to reflect that as well.

The intensity level and commitment from some of the participants was admirable. Some came out just to support, while others came out to win, but the goal for everyone was to raise money to help fight cancer.

“I heard a lot of people talking about it the last few weeks, so I thought it would be cool to come out and see how I could help,” said Jennifer Odom. “I didn’t have a team or anything, I just thought this was a great cause to come out and celebrate.”

Wake Forest staff members also came out to support the event as well.

Camry Wilborn, assistant director for community partnerships for the office of civic and community engagement, recently lost a loved one to cancer, so this event hits home for her.

“I’ve participated in Hit the Bricks in the past as

a staff person because our office runs the program, but this year it felt a little bit more personal to be out here and participate in an event like this,” Wilborn stated. “My grandfather unfortunately passed away in July from cancer and so being out here raising money for cancer research that helped him, but could also help another family member, is really close to my heart.”

The event concluded with a final lap where everyone came together and in silence walked a lap to reflect on the day’s events and the impact that cancer has had on them or someone they know. Everyone gathered in front of Wait Chapel and heard from those who have personally dealt with the effects of cancer.

The 2021 Hit the Bricks raised over $200,000 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. Piccolo was an All-American football player who attended Wake Forest in the 1960s and he eventually went on to play for the Chicago Bears. Piccolo died from embryonal cell carcinoma at age 26 in 1970.

This year’s event raised over $200,000 for cancer research. cancer now had a personal connection. It just makes you want to be out there even more.

“It’s not just me, I can promise you that 80% to 90% of people out there have some personal connection or reason why they are out there running. Obviously, everyone is out there to compete and try to win, but also to raise money for cancer research and be out there to run and be with friends is a great event for the whole Wake

said. “It’s crazy to think that back in January it was just me and Brad and now we are here with 38 people running this event.

It’s been an awesome experience and glad to be out here today and see it’s all running smoothly.”

The team with the most laps wins Hit the Bricks.

To help incentivize people to fundraise, the money you raise goes into your lap total. Not every team is there to compete to win, but would rather come out

perspective,” stated Morrel. “We put on this event and we hope people care.

Obviously it’s for cancer research, but to see that there is like a select group of amazing teams that really care and really want to be there and support your event is awesome to see.”

This is the fifth year that Shugoll has assisted with Hit the Bricks and says one of their goals coming in was to press the limits when it comes to size of the event and num-

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Action Fund joins Knight Foundation to create Sojourner Truth memorial NNPA Newswire - Sojourner Truth delivered what has come to be known as her greatest speech on May 29, 1851, at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Despite notable discrepancies between her original speech and what well may be a mythological rendition of what she said, the voice of Sojourner Truth represents a poignant articulation of the equal, visionary capability of women and the need to offer women of color, particularly Black women, the same protections, and courtesies as white women in our society.

Born into slavery in New York state, she became a respected abolitionist, suffragist, and orator of her day.

To commemorate her dedication to equality, the Summit Suffrage Centennial Committee, and the United Way, in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will build a new memorial park in Akron with an interpretive sculpture by the celebrated artist Woodrow Nash on the site of her iconic speech.

The park will showcase Sojourner Truth’s journey from enslavement to activism, advocacy, and the indelible mark she made on our democracy.

The outcome of this partnership of institutions is larger than the park itself, because it offers a replicable public model and commemorative framework for memorializing other underrepresented histories in Akron, a Knight Foundation community, and places around the country.

“Sharing the story of Americans who fought for equality — like Sojourner Truth — are an integral part of strengthening informed and engaged communities.

We’re proud to help highlight a key part of Akron’s history,” said Kyle Kutuchief, Knight’s program director for Akron.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, inspired by the activism of recent years, has committed to reshaping the character of the preservation movement to “tell the full American story,” and share the complete context of America history, involving the wide range of contributions made by all Americans.

“We believe it’s critically important to tell overlooked stories of a culture fundamental to the nation itself and to make visible the historic imprint of Black people and Black women in urban environments,” says Brent Leggs, executive director of the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.

“In creating such places, we are strongly committed to inclusive community co-creation at the local level, as well as leveraging the best thinking from national experts.”

As the location of Sojourner Truth’s historic speech, which challenged the exclusion of women of color from the antebellum women’s movement, Akron plays an extraordinary role in the fight for voting rights for all women.

“Summit County has a rich history of strong women leaders, and we are excited to honor that history,” says Lisa King, executive director of Summit Metro Parks and fundraising committee co-chair. “The Sojourner Truth statue will stand as a reminder of the work that is still necessary to ensure all women are included in the fight for equity.”

Learn more and stay up to date with the progress of the statue project. Donations can be made on the site through the Akron Community Foundation, which will aid the Sojourner Truth Statue Project in ensuring the ongoing efforts to educate the community and support the future of equity for all women.

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Why I went to jail on October 5 Ben Jealous

Guest Columnist

Sometimes friends have to hold friends accountable. That’s why I got arrested outside the White House on Oct. 5. I was there with other civil rights and religious leaders to call on President Joe Biden to do more to protect voting rights that are under attack.

We know that President Biden supports voting rights. He has called antivoting laws being passed

by Republican state legislators the biggest threat to our democracy since the Civil War. We need him to act like he truly believes those words. We need a federal voting rights law passed this year.

More states are enacting voter suppression.

They are abusing the redistricting process to rig future elections and give Republicans more power than they would win in a fair system. They want to shut Democrats out of power in 2022 and 2024.

They want to stop progress that millions of Americans voted for when we put President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the White House—and

mobilized to elect Georgia Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

We have seen this before. When Black people and their allies won political power after the Civil War, white supremacists used violence and illegitimate power to reverse that progress. State-level voter suppression was a core tactic of Jim Crow. The solution then, and the solution today, is strong federal voting rights’ legislation that will override those state laws and prevent new ones from taking effect. The good news is that the legislation has been written.

It has passed the House of Representatives and it has the support of every Democratic senator. If it gets to the White House, President Biden will sign it.

The bad news is that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleagues are using Senate filibuster rules to keep voting rights from coming up for a vote.

This is 2021, not 1921.

President Biden and Senate Democrats cannot let McConnell have the final word on voting rights in this country.

In the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson did not choose between civil rights and his anti-poverty agenda. He knew the country needed both and he used his mastery of the Senate to get both passed.

That’s what we need from

President Biden, who has more experience in the Senate than any president since Johnson. The infrastructure bill is vitally important. So is the Build Back Better agenda. But we need the White House to devote the same level of urgency to the infrastructure of our democracy.

President Biden must lead Senate Democrats in passing voting rights this year—and getting rid of the filibuster if it stands in the way. We need strong, effective moral leadership both inside and outside the White House at this moment. The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s was a moral movement. It called on Americans to live up to their own ideals as well as to the promises in our founding documents. It brought the public pressure that compelled LBJ to use the powers of his office to pass civil rights and voting rights legislation.

I was proud to stand outside the White House with so many religious leaders: a Catholic nun representing thousands of her sisters; a Jewish rabbi in whose organization’s office the original Voting Rights Act was drafted; Black Baptist and AME clergy taking their place in the Black church’s long legacy of working for justice. We were joined by representatives of secular social justice and voting

rights organizations. Rev. Timothy McDonald, who pastored in Martin Luther King’s church and who serves as the co-chair of People For the American Way, the organization I lead, led us in singing and prayer and brought powerful words of truth. I choked up a bit with gratitude for their leadership, and with gratitude for all the members of the movement, including members of my own family, who risked their lives over the years to secure the right to vote for all Americans.

Before I was arrested and spent the night in jail, I delivered a message to President Biden: When the president of the League of Women Voters is willing to risk arrest, when pastors in Dr. King’s lineage are willing to risk arrest, when Catholic nuns are willing to risk arrest to call you to fulfill your promise to make voting rights a top priority, it is time to examine your moral conscience.

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 youngest-ever president and CEO of the NAACP.

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The political divide among Democrats is hurting America Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist

I have always thought of the Democratic Party as being the party of the people. It is my thinking that this perception is shared by many Americans.

My party of choice is the Democratic Party. I am a registered Democrat and I do not shy away from being a member.

As the last presidential election was forming, the Democrats were galvanizing their political machine. It was pretty much all hands on deck. We the people wanted a change in the White House because the leadership in it was ruining the country. The

direction of the nation was off track and the world was watching.

So, in one of the greatest presidential election turnouts in our history, we elected a new leader.

Joe Biden became President of the United States of America.

Since his inauguration in January, President Biden has encountered potholes and pitfalls in his efforts to build back America. By any political measuring stick and poll, our country was on a deep dive to nowhere. We could not find any lifelines.

Our president has tackled multiple issues since being in office. High atop the list are immigration, Afghanistan, the pandemic and the vaccine. Each of these has a built-in set of problems. There are no easy solutions.

Some of them like immigration and the pandem-

ic were inherited from the previous administration, yet that cannot be used as an excuse. We elected him to be president and Kamala Harris to be vice president, so inherited problems come with the territory.

Prior to assuming the presidency, we knew that Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans would present a roadblock. Now at this point, in my opinion, they have become a dead-end street. Trying to reach common ground with them appears to be futile and full of frustration. What is happening with the Republican Party is of no surprise to me.

Here is the surprise that is now fast becoming a roadblock.

The Democratic Party has now, in my opinion, become a roadblock to the president’s agenda.

There are major differenc-

es within the Democratic Party. Progressive Democrats have a significant role within the Democratic Party.

According to Wikipedia, the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is a progressive political organization and grassroots political action committee operating inside and outside the Democratic Party.

It was formed in 2004.

Reports say the Congressional Progressive Caucus has 95 U.S. House of Representatives and 1 U.S. Senator.

For example, Representatives Cori Bush (GA) and Alexandria OcasioCortez (NY) are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. They and other Progressives want the Senate to vote on the 3.5 trillion-dollar bill.

Democratic Senators Joe Manchin (WVA) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) have

said they will not vote on it. Senator Manchin has urged his fellow Democrats to pause on the 3.5 trillion-dollar budget resolution. All of this, according to reports, has made the Democrats look disjointed in the eyes of the public.

Democrats in the House and the Senate must get their act together.

While the squabbling goes on, the American people continue to suffer.

It goes without saying that America needs a stimulus package. What goes in the package and the cost of it remain the questions at the inquiry desk. These are compelling questions and are causing rancor within Democratic circles.

Should roads and bridges have significant allocations? Should social programs be a part of the package? At some point, these questions will need

answers.

Democrats in Washington say they are for the American people. Well, if you are for us, do something!

Think about the people’s needs, not your personal needs. The country is seeking relief and leadership. Now is not the time to sit back and pontificate.

Do not stall and filibuster. Pass a bill that will strengthen our country.

This is not just your country. It is our country too.

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.

Two parties. Two countries.

Dr. Tom H. Hastings

Guest Columnist

We have a two-party political system, one that evolves with time, people, and circumstance.

Democrats were, for many years, a party that fought against civil rights for African Americans where they were denied them in the American South under the racist Jim Crow system. When I was a boy, back in the 1950s and ‘60s, the Democrats from the South were known as Dixiecrats.

Frankly, I never understood the basis for those bizarre alliances between northern Democrats like

Hubert Humphrey, known for his vigorous advocacy for civil rights in his home state and town, Minneapolis, Minnesota, as well as the country, and southern Democrats like John Stennis or James Eastland, both ardent opponents of civil rights for African Americans.

Then, of course, came Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign’s Southern Strategy, actually first attempted in 1964 by Barry Goldwater. This slowly converted white Southerners who were against civil rights for all, against women’s equal rights, against a federal role in most things, and in favor of politicizing and furthering the agenda of white evangelicals.

Southern Democrats, aka Dixiecrats, chose more and more to become Republicans.

Now, in light of the voter suppression, gerrymandering, and partisan control over the erstwhile nonpartisan election officiating, Republicans are increasingly a party identified as anti-democracy, pro-autocracy. This is the logical conclusion of this long process, one that in truth resulted in the American Civil War more than 150 years ago.

Arguably, the greatest mistake ever made by any president was Lincoln’s decision to go to war rather than allow the Confederacy to simply secede.

Through many available measures, the Confederacy, if it were its own sovereign nation-state, could have far more peacefully been convinced to abolish slavery on its own. How? *The world could have been convinced to

refrain from purchasing any products from the American South and refrain from selling them any. This sort of practice was part of the successful British abolitionist movement that economically pressured its own government to outlaw slavery. It is widely acknowledged that slavery was not nearly as profitable as exploitation of wage workers in the rapidly industrializing nations. *Various parties—the federal government, state governments in the North, civil society organizations devoted to abolition (there were many), or even wealthy individuals— could have engaged in what was known as compensated emancipation, that is, basically buying slaves and freeing them.

This is part of how the en-

tire British empire ended slavery across its world without firing a shot. Lincoln himself supported it but it did not enter into pre-Civil War law.

In my field of conflict transformation, one of the things we study is the lingering effects of a conflict.

How that conflict was resolved is key. If it’s done peacefully, very little legacy of resentment persists.

If it’s done destructively, there is often a burning desire for revenge, often handed down inside the defeated tribe, nation, or people. It is the collective version of the passive aggressive individual problem with being harmed and humiliated.

This is the core, now, of the Republican Party, which more accurately could now be called the Autocracy Party or the

Anti-Democracy Party.

Can we heal this? I believe so, given honest effort and compassion, two qualities crucial for our future as a country, and as a free people. It will require digging deeply into our spirit of forgiveness and traumainformed empathy and digging out of the all-toohuman wish for payback and retaliation.

Good luck to us.

Dr. Tom H. Hastings is coördinator of conflict resolution BA/BS degree programs and certificates at Portland State University, PeaceVoice senior editor, and on occasion an expert witness for the defense of civil resisters in court.

Vice-President Harris: It’s your turn to step up for immigrant rights.

Andrew Moss Guest Columnist

Vice-President Kamala Harris has an opportunity.

More than at any time in the recent past, Congress and the Biden administration have the means to open a path to citizenship to millions of undocumented residents who have been living in, and contributing to, this nation for many years.

These residents include DACA recipients who were brought here as children; millions of individuals working in such essential fields as agriculture, health, construction; and people living in

the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status for humanitarian reasons.

Because of obstructions and convolutions in the legislative process, however, the spotlight has now turned upon the vice president as the key figure who must help make this change a reality. Although recent polling has shown that over 69% of Americans favor opening a path to citizenship, the obstructive Senate filibuster rule has necessitated a supermajority of 60 votes to pass legislation of this nature.

Since that number of votes is out of reach, Senate Democrats proposed that the path to citizenship be included as part of the budget reconciliation process now being used to hammer out the second infrastructure package championed by the admin-

istration. That process requires a 51-vote majority to pass. But according to Senate rules, the inclusion of immigration reform in a budget has required approval by the Senate parliamentarian, an unelected Senate employee who serves in an advisory capacity.

The current parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, rejected the Democrats’ proposal, arguing that immigration reform had insufficient budgetary impact to be included in the infrastructure package. Later, Ms. MacDonough rejected a second attempt to include immigration reform in the budget legislation, nixing a proposal to change a residency date for green card eligibility from 1972 to 2010 (i.e. making people eligible for green cards if they lived in the U.S. con-

tinuously since 2010).

That’s where VicePresident Harris comes in.

Ms. Harris can use her authority as presiding officer of the Senate to exercise her own judgment as to the appropriateness of including immigration reform in the budget reconciliation. As 92 legal scholars recently affirmed, the vice president can rely on the Senate parliamentarian for expert advice, but that, “the ultimate decision on a point of order lies with the Presiding Officer, subject to appeal to the full Senate.” If she is challenged, a three-fifths vote of the Senate would be needed to overturn her decision.

In addition to the legal scholars, immigrant rights groups and other advocacy organizations across the country, along with House progressives, are now call-

ing upon the vice president to include citizenship as a key part of budget reconciliation.

It’s time for the vice president to step up on behalf of a just and necessary cause.

Too many times, the hopes for full citizenship – full membership and participation in American society – have been dashed for millions of people. In the case of DACA recipients, outright hostility to the program has kept the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people in limbo, and the program itself was recently ruled unlawful by a federal judge in Texas, a ruling delivered in response to suits brought by Texas and eight other states.

It is no longer enough to cite the 30,000 DACA recipients who have continued to play critical roles

in the pandemic as health care professionals, nor the millions of other immigrants who have played essential roles in feeding the nation, caring for its eldest and youngest members, and building and repairing its infrastructure – despite their lack of documentation.

Nor is it enough to cite endlessly the immense economic values that will accrue to our society from opening paths to citizenship.

There is a time when action, legislative action, is the only thing that will suffice.

That time is now.

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

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Gibson, who relocated to North Carolina to be closer to his family, said his goal for the ONTV Studios and the Urban Success Academy (USA) here in Winston-Salem, is to take the model of the United Roots program and add new programs.

“I helped start a similar program in Oakland that focused on a web development and web training program. We’re going to change that format and roll out a pilot program here,” said Gibson during an in- Carson Pruitt demonstrates terview with The Chroni- tour of ONTV Studios. cle earlier this week. and singing is a stress reONTV Studios, locatliever. Williams said he ed on Brownsboro Road, wants to do music for a livincludes a STEM Motoring and he wants to restore sports simulator, a record trust and accountability in company (Vicewood Remusic. Both said ONTV cords), and a network of Studios gives them the web designers, music and space they need. The duo video producers. Gibson spends hours in the studio referred to his Urban Sucrecording. cess Academy team, who “I’ve been singing all are all under the age of 23, my life so I’ve always as his “Fundraising Counfound that when I sing, cil.” Gibson, who will turn that’s how I express my 65 later this month, said feelings, so what better it’s important to get the way to work on that than young involved because to record,” Morgan said. they understand technolWilliams said, “I think ogy and the needs of the it’s amazing because I’m next generation’s movers still pretty young to have and shakers. a space where I can go “You need input from and record because I’m them because they know used to doing it out of my this stuff and a lot of bedroom and it’s ten times them are right out of high better.” school,” Gibson continCarson Pruitt, who ued. “It’s important that will lead the USA STEM you have young people (Science Technology Enlobbying for their own gineering Mathematics) education because when Motorsports team, said his you see adults lobbying for passion for racing and moeducation and programs, it torsports started when he doesn’t have the same imgot his first car. Pruitt, who pact as young people.” recently graduated from Jared Williams and Richard Childress ProZion Morgan, who make gram at FTCC, said motorup Vicewood Records, sports has been proven to started making music tobe a good way to integrate gether while studying at engineering and math into Wingate University. Morsomething that’s fun and gan, who is from Charentertaining. lotte, said for him music

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how the motosports simulator works during a recent “Kids don’t find interest in it, and motorsports over time has proven that it interests kids. And it is engineering, math, science, all that rolled into one,” Pruitt said.

Roberto Martinez, who specializes in web design and videography, said his interest in creative arts sparked when he took a graphic design class in high school and the flame just grew from there. Martinez, who is also a member of the U.S. Military, said what he enjoys most about graphic and web design is having the opportunity to help clients’ ideas come to life.

“Back in the day, people would make fun of anyone with a degree in graphic design or anything like that. Now those are the people who are getting paid the most,” Martinez said. “People who can tell a story are worth a lot more now, especially in this era of everyone wanting to be an entrepreneur.”

Martinez said what he enjoys most about being a member of the Urban Success Academy team is being able to work with other creatives.

“With these guys

SECU Foundation helps advance UNC Health Foundation pilot for NC public school students RALEIGH – SECU Foundation is pleased to join the collaborative efforts of UNC Health Foundation and other key organizations for a new telemedicine pilot addressing child and adolescent behavioral health issues for North Carolina public school students. A $1.97 million grant from SECU Foundation will assist the non-profit with the three-year development and implementation of a school-based virtual health program to reduce barriers for psychiatric care through telehealth services. UNC will pilot the program at two sites representing rural and urban regions of the state to identify best practices and the potential expansion for a statewide model.

Statistics provided by UNC Health Foundation show that North Carolina ranks 50th in the United States for access to behavioral healthcare for children and adolescents, with only 200 child psychiatrists clustered in 31 counties and no current telemedicine services in the public school system. The UNC school-based virtual program will create an opportunity to expand virtual behavioral health services to reach families that historically have not

had access to care, as well as improve the emotional and physical health of students.

“Education and healthcare leaders are seeing firsthand the increase in behavioral health issues among North Carolina students and the critical need for innovative mental health programs,” said Jama Campbell, SECU Foundation executive director. “While COVID-19 has had devastating impacts in our communities and state, it has also been a catalyst for positive change and creative ways to address healthcare. We are proud to support a pilot program of this magnitude and applaud UNC Health Foundation and all those involved in making sure North Carolina’s school system has the tools to provide children with the help and care they need.”

Wesley Burks, MD, CEO of UNC Health and dean of the UNC School of Medicine, remarked, “This innovative project increases access to high quality care and promotes greater health equity – two primary goals of UNC Health. We are proud to work with SECU Foundation and grateful for their investment in the mental and behavioral health of children in our state.”

“The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a mental health crisis. There is an enormous need to respond with innovative approaches to serve the people of North Carolina who are suffering with mental health concerns,” commented Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, chair, Department of Psychiatry at UNC Chapel Hill. “We are truly grateful for the incredible support from the SECU Foundation to help us serve the mental health needs of our children and adolescents – they are our future.”

Dr. Nate Sowa, assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry at UNC Chapel Hill, shared, “The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted children’s mental health. North Carolina ranks near the bottom of the country in behavioral health treatment access for children, with the greatest limitations seen in more rural parts of the state. Project funding from SECU Foundation will allow us to provide telehealth care by child psychiatry specialists in partnership with schoolbased health services that can be scaled to deliver much-needed care broadly in North Carolina.”

around, I really get to see some truly amazing artists, musicians, photographers, and videographers,” he said.

To introduce the Urban Success Academy and ONTV Studios to the community, in 2022 five local students will have the opportunity to participate in a free 12-week pilot program at the studio. Gibson said the studio is also there to help educators, families, churches, and other entities with multimedia needs.

When asked why he thinks Winston-Salem is a good place to launch this program, he said, “Winston-Salem is a microcosm … it has all the problems of all the big cities, so this could be a laboratory to solve problems here that could be replicated in other areas.”

For more information on ONTV Studios or the Urban Success Academy,, call 336-745-7349. For more information on Vicewood Records visit www. vicewood.com or “Vicewood Records” on Facebook.

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Step in the Request for Projects Process (2021) Oct. 4-8

Oct. 11 – Nov. 10 Oct. 19

�egal No�ces in Newspaper, adver�sement on website 30 Day Call for Projects Community Workshop and Informa�on Session 2:30—4:30 p.m. tĞď dž ŵĞĞƟŶŐ To par�cipate go to CityofWS.org/�ARCmee�ng.

Password: FY21wsuampo RS�Ps and ques�ons should be sent to Ma� Duchan, ma�e�fd�cityof�s.org

Nov. 15—29 January 2022 January to March 2022 March 2022

Review by �xternal Sub‐Commi�ee Approval by the Winston‐Salem Urban Area’s Transporta‐ �on Advisory Commi�ee (TAC) Applica�on submission to FTA �xecu�on of Sub‐Recipient Contracts

Applica�ons, instruc�ons for submi�ng proposals and the date and loca�on of the community workshop will be made available on the Winston‐Salem Department of Transporta�on (WSDOT) website at www.dot.cityofws.org. All applica�ons must be received by close of business day on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 (5:00 p.m.). Applica�ons received a�er this date and �me �ill not be considered. Proposals may be hand‐delivered, mailed or e‐mailed to: Ma� Duchan, Transporta�on Project Planner (Transit) Winston‐Salem Metropolitan Planning Organi�a�on Union Sta�on P.O. Box 2511 Winston‐Salem, NC 27102 �‐mail: ma�hewfd�cityofws.org Telephone: 336‐747‐6983 The Winston‐Salem DOT in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d‐4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regula�ons, Department of Transporta�on, Sub�tle A, O�ce of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimina�on in Federally‐assisted programs of the Department of Transporta�on issued pursuant to such Act, hereby no�fies all service providers that it will a�rma�vely ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this adver�sement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full oppor‐ tunity to submit proposals in response to this invita�on and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or na�onal origin in considera�on for an award.

Public no�ce of public par�cipa�on ac�vi�es and �me established for public review of and comments on the TIP will sa�sfy the program of projects (POP) requirements. Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory prac�ce regarding the Winston‐Salem Urban Area MPO program has a right to file a formal complaint with Kelly Garvin, Title VI Coordinator, City of Winston‐Salem, P.O. Box 2511, Winston‐ Salem, NC 27102, within 180 days following the date of the alleged discrimina�on occurrence.

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BUSTA’S PERSON OF THE WEEK

Talk, cry and laugh with Tisha Raye’s ‘judgement-free zone’ podcast

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

“Growing up, I was told what I couldn’t do, or not going to do. I was told how I wasn’t brave enough to pursue my dreams. I went through being put down and tossed to the back burner. I became an extremely sad person and was afraid to try new things. I had no confidence,” shared Tisha Raye.

Then one day Tisha had an encounter with one of her teachers at North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem. “I’ll never forget it! She always said if you don’t make that first step, you will never amount to anything. And a closed mouth never gets heard or fed. So, I said to myself, ‘I got a voice and I’m going to use it!’ That statement helped me find myself without anyone guiding me or mentoring me. I had to figure it all out myself,” shared the proud Winston-Salem native.

The legendary journalist Denise Franklin was an inspiration for Raye.

“Watching powerful Black women like her pushed me to be great. I got out of the shell I was in and made some power moves. I had to do it and make it happen.”

At the age of six, Raye would stand in front of a mirror with a microphone and mimic the popular 90’s talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael. “I wore my little fake glasses and pretended I had an audience.

I’ve always known I wanted to be on TV and radio,” said Tisha.

She’s a good example of faith with works. Tisha Raye’s mother taught her about the power of prayer and hard work. She hustled hard and made connections in the media business. It eventually landed her an internship at one of the top radio stations in

Tisha Raye, radio personality, podcast host and actress. the Triad. With hard work mother of four. Instead, and discipline, she became she took her career to the one of their top part-time next level. personalities. Tisha credits In 2020 Boomin on some of the veteran jocks the Block with Tisha Raye at the station for their was born. The podcast is mentorship. “They were becoming one of the top the main reason I was able conversation pieces in the to get into the station and Triad. Tisha is unapolohave the conversation with getic about her bold, raw the operations manager. and wide-open topics and Because of watching Wan- conversations. “It is a da Starke, Sandra Hughes judgement-free zone, Busand Denise Franklin; I was ta. People listen to me beinspired to get in front of cause they know we’re gothe TV camera as well.” ing to talk, cry, and laugh shared Tisha. together. We talk about I’ve been in the busi- everything! You can come ness for nearly 30 years, preach, teach, dance, or so I know a star when I see whatever you want to do. one. Tisha Raye has all the We’ve become family on ingredients to become a my podcast. The best and media superstar! In 2020, most important thing about due to the COVID-19 Boomin on the Block with pandemic, radio and TV Tisha Raye is you’ll defistations took a huge hit fi- nitely learn something new nancially. Raye was let go every time you watch.” from her part-time position Tisha Raye is also a at the local radio station, media correspondent for but that only added fuel to the company Limelight her fire. and The Media Girls NetBecause of COVID, work Team. She is active millions of Americans in the community as well. were discouraged and try- “I love my community and ing to figure out how to I work heavy out there. bounce back after losing I volunteer to feed the their jobs. But not this homeless, I do giveaways

NAACP puts focus on gun violence SUBMITTED ARTICLE

To combat gun violence in the community, last week the local branch of the NAACP #5471 and the Political Action Committee (Chair Quamekia Shavers) and Social Justice Committee (Chair Reginald McCaskill) held

participants an overview on leadership skills to combat gun violence. A roundtable discussion followed where students had the opportunity to discuss a number of topics. Participants were then split into smaller groups with other volunteers and “Corey the Culture,” while

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The local branch of the NAACP #5471, Political Action Committee and Social Justice Committee held a program designed to help local adolescent/teenagers build leadership skills. a program designed to help local adolescent/teenagers build leadership skills. On Oct. 8, the chapter hosted their event at “Sherman’s Drop-In.” The program was titled “Be an Exemplary Follower to be a Better Leader.” Facilitator Sharbrye Lewis, a 2021 graduate of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), gave

enjoying dinner provided

by NAACP, catered by Quamekia Shavers. Corey the Culture helps young African American students gain knowledge about their culture. After dinner, participants gave a small presentation on ways to combat gun violence, cultivate social justice and school safety.

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on my podcast, and I visit nursing homes. I do a lot of fun and creative things with the residents. I’m also working on Boomin on the Block Foundation to create a scholarship program.

I love children, they’re our future. It’ll be an investment in our future, so that they don’t have all the violence they see today. I want to do my part and be there for our children as much as I can.”

As tough, bold and wide open as she is, the podcast host has a sweet and soft spot as well. “My children. I love spending time with them. They’re my number one priority and there’s no better feeling. Whenever I’m going through it, my children and I pray together. My mother always taught me to go into my prayer closet, and

that’s what I do.”

Boomin on the Block with Tisha Raye also spotlights local artists and small businesses as well.

“I want to help promote anyone on the come up,” said Tisha. I asked where she sees her podcast and career five years from now.

“I’ll be in every house in the world and I’ll have a daytime talk show as well.

“I had a tough moment two weeks ago and I had to take myself off social media. But I shook it off and now I’m back and better than ever. We must learn how to inspire ourselves and create a positive spirit and refuse to give up!”

You can watch Boomin on the Block with Tisha Raye on YouTube and IG. My phenomenal Person of the Week is Tisha Raye.

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The young lives they are trying to save

BY JOHN RAILEY

The girls hop out of a family member’s car and run up the steps of the porch, rushing through the front of Project M.O.O.R.E just off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, happy to be there for a new afterschool program.

“We’re going to have fun!” one shouts.

Fun. It seems a simple enough concept. It should be a given for the young. But in East Winston, where gunshots are as common as the squeak of swings on a set, it can be elusive. Young lives get lost, some to bullets, some to wrong turns that lead to drugs and jail. The young run out of fun and grow old too fast.

David Moore, who leads Project M.O.O.R.E., is determined to change that. The project, supported by Winston-Salem State University’s Center for the Study of Economic Mobility (CSEM), seeks to help at-risk youth by starting them in training for careers in music, cosmetology and barbering. Lately, it has also been concentrating on reducing gun violence, aligning with CSEM in that respect.

Project M.O.O.R.E and

CSEM realize that gun violence, in addition to its heavy human costs, also has heavy finan-

Dante Watlington, leader of the Tiny Creators program, working with participants. cial costs. Students and parents stressed from it may find it hard to concentrate in school and at work.

There have been 24 homicides already this year in Win-

ston-Salem, and more than 100 shootings. In response, David Moore has launched a new after-

school program for girls, Tiny Creators. It gives them a safe place to learn and play. The nine girls in the 12-week program, ranging in age from 11 to 14, learn hair braiding and nail work

from leader Dante Watlington.

She leads them in walks around the neighborhood, and in basket-

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ball games. She teaches them to avoid dangerous people and situations, and to stay out of trouble.

“I don’t cut any corners with them,” she said. “I emphasize education. Stay in school and don’t get in trouble. Once you get a record, it stays with you like your name.”

She and Moore know of what they speak. Years ago, Moore did time for drug trafficking. He turned his life around, establishing Southside Rides, a local nonprofit that employs ex-offenders in auto body repair. Project M.O.O.R.E. is an initiative of Southside Rides.

Watlington’s record includes convictions of assault and hitand-run. Encouraging successful reentry – ex-offenders rebuilding their lives with decent jobs - is a bedrock of CSEM’s work.

Watlington said Moore has been very supportive of her.

“He’s showing me the way,” she

said. “I have a past. I’m not perfect. I want a better me. I want to stay on track,” said Watlington, a 29-year-old mother of two who cleans houses for a living and attends Forsyth Technical Community College.

She loves working with the Tiny Creators program. “They’re trying to figure out which way to go,” she said. “I’m helping with that, telling them not to make the bad decisions I made. I don’t sugarcoat nothing with them. I tell it like it is. They’re helping me find my better self. They suffer from bullying, and things that go on at home. The girls, they trust me, I’ve gained their trust.”

CSEM is aligning with community efforts to reduce gun violence. As CSEM Associate Director Alvin Atkinson has said, “Feeling safe at home should be a given, not a luxury for those in well-resourced neighborhoods.”

CSEM has helped lead the Winston-Salem relaunch of the My Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper initiative, of which the group Action 4 Equity is becoming community coordinator. The initiative will join in the effort to reduce gun violence. A new grassroots initiative, The Women’s Gun Violence Prevention Team, is also on the case. The Forsyth County Cure Violence Program, by way of coordinating, is surveying local nonprofits on their anti-violence efforts.

At the heart of this overall effort, as well as the Tiny Creators initiative, is a shared belief, that all lives, especially young ones, are precious, and that we should never become numb to the human and financial costs of gun violence.

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

Minority Business Enterprise grant program now accepting applications SUBMITTED ARTICLE

The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) grant fund is now open for applications for the 2021 round of funding.

The MBE grant fund launched last year with the goal of assisting Black and Latinx-owned small businesses in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County with COVID-19 recovery. The fund provides businesses with up to $25,000 and is focused on improving business success, job retention, and job creation.

The application window for the 2021 grant cycle is Oct. 8-Nov. 12, 2021.

Businesses must be

located in Forsyth County and in operation as of January 1, 2021 to qualify.

Businesses with 1-25 fulltime employees and under $1 million in gross annual sales are eligible, to ensure effective impact to small and local businesses.

The MBE grant program is managed by the Entrepreneurial Advisory Committee, consisting of Black and Latinx business leaders in Forsyth County.

This committee will review applications, provide technical assistance, and determine grant recipients.

Committee member Bill McClain says the grant provides an equitable resource to local entrepreneurs whose businesses have been affected

by COVID-19. “With the MBE grant program, our community is stepping up to support local minority entrepreneurs and funding

the belief that their business success makes a great positive impact across the community. In addition to providing financial grants, the MBE grant program also helps business owners tap into other resources that can help them grow their business and create and retain jobs. We’ve seen through the first cohort that this grant is successful in meeting those goals.”

Ja’Net Adams is a financial literacy consultant and owner of EMACK Consulting. She says the grant she received in 2020 helped her to reach more clients. “With funding from the MBE grant, I was able to hire an assis-

tant and also increase my advertising to raise awareness for my company. The grant helped me grow my business, allowing me to share financial planning and advice with even more people around the world.”

In late 2020, 21 businesses received a total of $229,000 in the initial launch of the grant program. A total of $1.2 million has been pledged to the fund to-date.

Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. provides the grant program with financial oversight and organizational structure. President and CEO Mark Owens says “investing equitably into local businesses is one of the best ways to fuel

our economic recovery from the pandemic. By offering minority business enterprises a local funding source, our community is giving local entrepreneurs a resource that many other communities don’t offer and we will all reap the benefits of that by fueling a thriving small business ecosystem.”

Businesses interested in learning more about the program or applying for funds can visit the link below. Application forms and instructions are available in English and Spanish. Go to www.winstonsalem.com/mbegrants.

Norma Corley receives 2021 Achievement Award by the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. SUBMITTED ARTICLE

The 2021 Achievement Award recipient is Norma Corley, a member of Beta Lambda Chapter of Winston-Salem. This is the second year in a row that a member of Beta Lambda Chapter received this award.

Ms. Corley is a regional winner who was recognized for her service and commitment to youth, education and service. The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa is composed of educators who “foster sisterhood, promote the highest ideals of the teaching profession, encourage the development and the potential of our youth.”

Ms. Corley is an educator

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Norma Corley with her Achievement Award stands with her son after the presentation.

in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and she has dedicated her life to helping youth as a guidance counselor.

Ms. Corley is also leader of the Sickle Cell Board. Her accomplishments do not stop there.

She has been recognized from her youth in various ways: She was the first Black student to integrate the student body of Easton Elementary School; she was one of three Black students to integrate Hill Junior High, and she attended Parkland High School, where she was the writer of the school’s Alma Mater; and she was the first Black student inducted into the National Honor Society, which earned her

a four-year scholarship to college.

To receive this honor, Ms. Corley did much to compete by submitting a personal scrapbook of her achievements. This honor is publicly awarded to encourage members of the National Sorority of Phi Delta to continue to strive for excellence in their profession. Biennially, a member who meets the criteria receives a trophy and a monetary gift as part of the honor.

Ms. Corley’s demonstration of intellectual, spiritual, artistic, civic, and educational accomplishments deemed her worthy of this 2021 award.

Congratulations!

THURSDAY, October 14, 2021

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

Bubba Wallace changes NASCAR landscape Bubba Wallace won the NASCAR playoff cup race at Talladega, becoming the first Black driver to win a race on NASCAR’s premiere level since Wendell Scott did so in 1963 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Last week’s race was red-flagged due to rain with around 70 laps remaining and with Wallace in the lead. After reaching the halfway point, the race was considered official and was finally called following more rain soaking the track. Along with the rain, lightning factored into the weather delays as well.

Wallace made it to the front of the field just five laps before the race was called. NASCAR attempted to dry the track, but with sunset soon approaching, officials called the race. Wallace was waiting on his pit stand and upon hearing the news that the race was called, he celebrated with his crew.

“This is for all the kids out there that want to have an opportunity and whatever they want to achieve, and be the best at what they want to do,” Wallace said, holding back tears. “You’re going to go through a lot of (BS). But you always got to stick true to your path and not let the nonsense get to you.

“Stay strong. Stay humble. Stay hungry.

Been plenty of times when I wanted to give up.”

Wallace is in his first season driving for 23XI Racing, a team owned by both Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. After 142 career Cup starts, Wallace finally has the metaphorical monkey off his back.

He did have six victories in the NASCAR Truck Series from 2013 through 2015, but winning on NASCAR’s biggest stage is something else entirely.

It’s kind of ironic that Wallace would win his first race in Talladega, since that was where the infamous noose in the garage was found. After investigating, the FBI found that the noose had been tied and was there months prior to being spotted, meaning thankfully, Wallace was not a victim of a hate crime. Wallace is also an Alabama native, born in Mobile, so that adds another layer of satisfaction to his victory.

Hamlin finished seventh in the race and was excited for his driver to come away with his first See NASCAR on B6

Photos by Alphonso Abbott Jr.

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Before the youngsters are old enough to strap on the pads, they play

flag football to learn the fundamentals of the game. This past weekend, the Panthers and Tarheels’ flag teams faced off against one another.

These young people gave it all they had and left everything on the field.

At this age, they simply play for the love of the game.

Unsung hero, Vincent Parker, tells his story

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Back in the 1990s, Winston-Salem native Vincent Parker became one of the most respected football officials in the game on the collegiate level. He was also one of only six Black officials in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) at the time. His hard work on the field helped pave the way for other officials of color that followed.

Parker is naturally a humble person by nature and was an Atkins High School graduate in the class of 1966. His path in officiating began as a young adult when he would officiate youth football. Parker quickly moved up the ranks to high school football and eventually to the CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) for 15 years, before joining the ACC. It was a huge accomplishment for an official of color to make it to the level of major Division I football. Parker took pride in how far he had come in the world of officiating, but knew he still had to work hard to get better at his craft.

“When I got into the Atlantic Coast Conference, there were only five African American officials that I know of,” said Parker. “That’s why I say to my knowledge, because I am not aware that there were more than five at the time and I made number six and the only one from North Carolina; once again to my knowledge.”

Starting out, Parker did not envision himself making it to the highest level of college football. He enjoyed watching the game and being an official allowed him to stay close to it.

“I didn’t see myself making it this far,” he said. “There are some officials that you see on the field who are players of the game. I did not play football, except for one year on JV at Atkins. I was too skinny, and I just didn’t have the talent, but I loved the game, so I became a student of the game.

“I consider myself a student of the game in that I did not play the game, but I studied the game and became knowledgeable of the rules and the mechanics of the game to become an official. I just loved it and I thought I would get into it.”

After working in the CIAA for several years, Parker started to feel that he could go beyond where he currently was. During that time, there were very few Black officials that

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Parker was inducted into the CIAA Officials Hall of Fame in 2010. made the move to Division I from HBCU football conferences.

“I thought I was capable of doing it, so I got invited to work a scrimmage at Wake Forest and I worked the scrimmage and I would assume they liked what I did, because I got invited to do other scrimmages,” he continued.

During that time, Parker was a principal at an elementary school. He recalled a story about receiving a phone call while at school from the supervisor of officials from the ACC. He was invited to join the ACC officials on that day.

“So, I never was on the supplemental list of officials, I went straight from the CIAA to the Atlantic Coast Conference on a crew,” Parker said about the phone call.

Parker says he felt some pressure to perform at a high level and not make many mistakes, because being the only Black official on the crew, most often, meant eyeballs were going to be on him.

“During that time, for the most part, you were the only African American on the crew,” he stated. There was pressure, because anytime it’s just one of us working in a predominately white organization, there is always pressure, whether it’s football or anything.

“As we say, you have to be three times as good to do the job and of course everything you do is scrutinized from the way you look, your physical appearance, the way you look in your uniform, to how you perform on the field. So yes, there was pressure.”

Parker said he received a lot of support from his wife Jacqueline during those years and she

traveled a lot with him to the games. He gives her a lot of credit for uplifting him during those years officiating.

Not only did Parker make sure he conducted himself to the best of his abilities, he made sure to pass along the knowledge he acquired to other young Black officials during his 14 years.

“I am retired from the field now and I’ve been retired from the field for about five or six years, but I am a neutral observer for the MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference),” Parker said about his current position. “And what I do is observe the younger officials. I go into the locker room prior to the game and share a few thoughts of wisdom and encouragement.

“I write up how well they did, or the things they did not do well, and I submit my report to the supervisor of officials in the MEAC conference. After the game I go back into the locker room and I do a post-game review with the officials. I only give them feedback to help them to become better as young officials.”

Parker was also a lifelong educator. He graduated from Winston-Salem State University with his undergraduate degree in 1970 and obtained his master’s degree from North Carolina A&T State University. His career in education spanned from 1971 and until 1999.

He was a teacher, assistant principal, and principal during his time in the education system and enjoyed being a positive role model for young people.

“Both sides were enjoyable and rewarding and, of course, I grew in both,” Parker said about teaching and being an administrator.

Being one of the few Black officials in the ACC, along with being a Black male in education in a leadership role, should make Parker a local hero and trailblazer. Parker is not one to boast or brag, so he does not consider himself to be either, but rather just a man who wanted to make a difference in the lives of children and excel at his craft of officiating.

“I never thought about being a trailblazer, because I know there were Black principals before me, so I really don’t see myself as a trailblazer,” he said. “I see myself as a young Black man that wanted to do the best I could and as much as I could for children, because they are our future.”

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Jaylin Parker (5’7” 150 lbs.)

- Point guard (sophomore) - Rolesville High School graduate (2018) - Major: Sports management Jaylin Parker has always been one of the smallest players on the court, but that has not stopped him from playing like one of the biggest. At 5 foot 7 inches, the Rams’ point guard is poised to have a breakout season.

Parker is from the Raleigh area and says basketball was always his first love. He attempted to play other sports, but realized early on that he was not very good at them and stuck with basketball. Basketball didn’t come easy to Parker either, so he worked on his game to make sure his size didn’t become a negative.

“Basketball kind of just came natural, so I feel like just hard work helped me excel in basketball,” said Parker. “Of course, it’s still not easy; you know I have to find different ways to be good at it, but with hard work, obviously that’s the main thing.”

Parker wasn’t highly recruited coming out of high school. He knew he had the talent and skill to play on the next level, he was just waiting for the opportunity to show what he could do.

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Parker is a smaller guard that uses his shot and playmaking ability to make a difference on the court. talented in basketball, but you know how it is, not everyone is going to believe in you,” he said about recruitment. “I didn’t really have too many people tell me, in fact I had more people tell me it wasn’t going to happen and that it was going to be high school and that’s it.

“Really once colleges finally started taking notice, which was real late, then I thought I could do it and that didn’t happen until really late.”

Parker says it was frustrating not getting the attention he felt he deserved during his recruitment. He says colleges would show interest, but would not offer him a scholarship, which was good and bad in his book. He felt since colleges were interested in him, that meant he was good enough to play on the next level, but it was heartbreaking for them not to offer a scholarship at the same time.

“It made me keep going, because I knew in a way people were noticing, but it’s just going to take the right person to give

me the opportunity and a chance,” he said.

Out of high school, Parker decided to go to a prep school after graduation from Rolesville, after urging from his mother to keep his dream alive.

While there, that’s when Winston-Salem State came into the picture and finally offered him a scholarship. He was eager for the chance to show what he could do on the collegiate level.

“Once they gave me the opportunity, that’s all I needed,” Parker stated.

“I knew that I was going to have to work for it, still being this size, so I knew nothing will come easy.

At the end of the day, I know I can play, so I felt like if I continue to work hard, along with my talent, eventually it would show.”

Parker has to find different ways to stand out on the court and make his presence felt. He says his jump shot is his most effective weapon on the floor and he also enjoys facilitating his teammates to get them involved in the See Rams on B6

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ducted into the CIAA Officials Hall of Fame in February of 2010. He says it was a shock when he was elected and wasn’t expecting it to happen. He was so well respected during his time officiating that he was selected to officiate the Army/Navy game in 2008.

Parker says he does miss the camaraderie with his other officials, but on the other hand, does not miss the cold weather or running through airports trying to catch a connecting flight.

Parker grew up in Cleveland Avenue Homes and one of his goals growing up was to do better for himself and live a good life. He has not only done that, but has made himself

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“I grew up in the ghetto and I always believed that it’s not about where you come from, it’s where you want to go and it was about where I wanted to go,” Parker said about his life. “I wanted to do better than what my parents did and going to college was certainly a way out of that and being a sports official was something I never dream about.

“I never dreamed I have achieved the things that I have achieved. I never thought I would work a Bowl game in the Superdome in New Orleans.

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that if you worked hard at whatever you were doing, good things would happen for you and that’s what happened for me. I was very blessed and very fortunate.”

Parker wanted to emphasize that even though he put in the necessary work, he did not get to become as successful as he did without the help of others. Over the years, he had mentors and people who gave him words of wisdom and he is thankful for that.

“I didn’t achieve anything on my own, nor does anyone,” he said. “I had African American mentors that were already in the CIAA and the MEAC that mentored me and helped me focus on becoming a college official.”

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Elder Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson

Give Thanks for Deliverance Scriptures: Psalm 107:1-9, 39-43 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Explore the importance of having a relationship with God, the Deliverer; *Place value on the role of giving thanks to God; *Pray for those who need God’s deliverance.

Background: The Book of Psalms is subdivided into five “books”: I, chapters 1-41 (most of the “Psalms of David” are in these chapters); II, 42-72 (containing some psalms of Korah and Asaph); III, 73-89 (almost exclusively the psalms of Korah and Asaph); IV, 90-106 (mostly untitled psalms); V, 107-150 (mostly liturgical psalms for pilgrimages to the temple and for festivals).

Psalm 107 was written when Israel was permitted to return to their homelands of Canaan after being exiled in Babylon. This psalm tells of four different narratives where Israel experiences God’s enduring love – for those who survived the desert, those released from prison, seafarers, and those who were seriously ill.

Lesson: Praise the Lord (Psalm 107:1-3) The psalm begins with a call for the redeemed to give thanks to the Lord for the mercy He has shown - reasoning that God had rescued them even when they were unfaithful, not because they deserved it, but because of this character.

“O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever” (verse 1). This was a ritual exclamation in the exilic period common in preparing the people for worship. They are reminded in this exclamation that God maintains His covenant and is merciful.

Verses 2-3 are a reference to the return from the Babylonian exile. Israel had been delivered from Egypt to the south, Syria and Assyria, to the north, the Philistines to the west, and Babylon to the east (verses 2-3).

Redemption from Wandering (verses 4-9). This narrative looked back at the desert wandering group that suffered from hunger and thirst with their lives fading away. “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; …” And the Lord answered, leading them from the desert to a city where their hunger and thirst would be satisfied. Another reason to give thanks (verses 6-9).

Recognize God’s Steadfastness (verses. 39-43).” He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease (verse 38).

There are blessings in the land that God gave them, but they “minished.” They were made smaller as they became rich and proud. They grew insolent and secure in their own lights and God altered their course. “Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction and sorrow” (verse 39). This is perhaps due to the Assyrian exile. Verses 40-42 bring clarity to the truth that God is faithful and gracious to his people and highlights the fact that only the needy and upright prosper. Knowledge of God’s steadfastness and love will cause rejoicing among the righteous, silence among the wicked, and meditation among the wise. “The wise man will take note of these things; he will consider the steadfast love of the Lord,” namely that the past beneficent acts of God in history reflect His steadfast love. Love here would be “hesed,” the Hebrew word for love. The Psalmist is referring to love not as a feeling, but as an action. Love that intervenes on behalf of the loved ones and comes to their rescue. The Oxford Commentary concludes that Psalm 107 “may be read as a liturgy of thanksgiving, the final hymn summing up the congregation’s praise.” (The UMI Annual Commentary 20212022, The Jewish Study Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, The Jesus Study Bible, The King James Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: In what ways has God shown His steadfast love in your life?

Application: Prayer is one of the most powerful and effective resources believers have. Pray for individuals who need deliverance, knowing that God can set any captive free. If a relationship or re-dedication is required, believe for an encounter with Jesus, the ultimate Deliverer. (UMI).

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Samaritan Ministries of Illinois encourages observance of Respect Life Month PEORIA, Ill. - October is Respect Life Month for the pro-life community, with the first Sunday in October designated as Respect Life Sunday. To support something so important, Samaritan Ministries International (Samaritan, samaritanministries.org) connects families who have maternity care needs with members who can help share their burdens.

Respect Life Month reminds everyone that life is a gift from God to be cherished and protected, and that pregnant mothers should receive support as they bring new lives into the world.

Samaritan members Dr. David Jockers and his wife, Angel, turned to Samaritan Ministries’ members with a maternity need for the upcoming birth of their twin boys, even though they were not yet members at the beginning of the pregnancy. The twins were born premature and, after two days in the neonatal intensive care unit, little David Wright and Joshua were fine, but the Jockers’ family was left with about $50,000 in bills. Thankfully, a negotiator with Samaritan stepped in to help and was able to obtain a reduction of the bills to about $30,000. Because of members’ generous giving to Samaritan’s Member Assistance Fund, the Jockers’ family received about $20,000 and only had to pay $10,000 out of pocket for a pre-existing need.

“This is why we’re here,” said Anthony Hopp, Samaritan vice president and chief purpose officer.

“We know that God is the Great Healer and that He wants Christians to share each other’s burdens. Samaritan affords thousands of families and individuals who have maternity concerns the chance not only to have their needs shared, but to share with others.”

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“Samaritan affords thousands of families and individuals who have maternity concerns the chance not only to have their needs shared, but to share with others,” said Anthony Hopp, Samaritan vice president and chief purpose officer. maritan.

“I was just blown away with the member service,” David says. “It was excellent how they just take the time to really listen and pray. My wife is on the phone more and she kind of handles that in our household. She would always tell me, ‘They prayed with me about this.

They’ve been so helpful.’”

Dr. Jockers also loves the biblical community of Samaritan membership.

“Just being able to share each other’s burdens in a community of believers is very biblical,” he says. “Insurance has a lot of limitations. When I heard about health sharing, it immediately resonated: ‘That’s what we want to do.’ And it’s very competitive with share amounts.

To me, it was just a nobrainer.”

Another family, Kevin and Laura from Colorado, wrote: “Dear Samaritan Ministries, my husband and I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks of gratitude to you for the love and support we received following our miscarriage.

We received a beautiful, framed Bible verse, card, and book from the ministry as well as a touching prayer card from one of the pastors associated

with Samaritan. We were truly touched and blown away by this ministry that we are a part of. Thank you for acknowledging our unborn baby as a person. My husband and I both marveled at the fact that we would never receive this kind of care from an insurance company. We thank God for Samaritan. Thank you for showing Christ’s love to us!”

Over the years, Samaritan members have helped tens of thousands of families and individuals by sharing their health care needs through prayers, financial gifts, and encouraging cards and letters.

Samaritan Ministries currently includes 281,670 members from 85,407 households.

Unlike health insurance, Samaritan Ministries has no limited enrollment period. Health insurance requires signups to occur only during open enrollment periods unless one qualifies for a special enrollment period due to a “life event,” such as losing coverage, getting married, moving, or having a baby.

Samaritan Ministries health care sharing offers several advantages: *No network restrictions. When medical care is needed, Samari-

tan members choose the health care provider, hospital, and pharmacy that work best for them. *The direct-sharing approach allows members to not only help fellow believers with their medical financial needs, but to pray for and connect with them on a regular basis. *The monthly share has never exceeded $530 for a family of up to seven people or $555 for a family of eight or more. This contrasts with the average cost of health insurance in 2020, which was $623 per month for an individual and $1,779 for a family.

Samaritan Ministries gives people of biblical faith an effective, Bible-driven health care community in which approximately $30 million in medical needs is shared person to person every month. Over the past 26 years, Samaritan Ministries’ members have shared more than $3 billion in needs while also praying for and encouraging fellow members through personal notes, cards and letters.

To learn more about Samaritan Ministries International, visit the Samaritan website at www.samaritanministries.org, or follow the ministry on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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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.

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

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

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

NOW – Nov. 13 GriefShare St. Paul United Methodist Church sponsors “GriefShare,” a support group for persons experiencing grief

due to the death of a loved one. The 13 sessions feature biblical teaching on grief and recovery topics. The sessions are designed to give encouragement and support to persons on their journey from “Mourning to Joy.” Sessions are free; each is self-contained, meaning one does not have to attend the sessions in sequence. Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?”, “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.” For information about how to participate in these virtual Saturday morning GriefShare sessions, please call St. Paul UMC at 336-723-4531.

Oct. 17 First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC) Online Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will continue The Vivid Covenant series at 10 a.m. Sunday, October 17. The foundational scriptures for the series are Genesis 1:28 (The Cultural Mandate) and Matthew 28:1920 (The Great Commission). This week’s sermon will focus on Luke 22:31-32 with the message that Satan desires to sift the saints like wheat. Each Sunday in October, Dr. Bishop will also lead the congregation in partaking of the Lord’s Supper. Please have your elements prepared to participate. 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 web-

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Oct. 16 Health fair and food pantry Wentz Memorial United Church of Christ, 3435 Carver Road, will continue its monthlong 100th year anniversary with the Dr. Harvey H Allen Sr. Health Fair and food pantry on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The WSSU BeHCU (Behavioral Health and Community Unit) mobile unit will be on site to provide mental health assessments and other wellness checks. Law students from Wake Forest University School of Law will be providing information on Advanced Directives (power of attorney and medical power of attorney, and simple wills). Tami Perry will lead the group in a thirtyminute chair exercise. Lastly, a community meal will be provided by our own God’s Kingdom Kitchen. Masking is required for all attendees, in addition to, physical distancing.

Oct. 17 61st church anniversary The Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate the 61st anniversary of our church Sunday, Oct. 17, at our 11 a.m. worship hour. Pastor Paul W Hart is strictly enforcing all COVID-19 safety rules. Masks must be worn.

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Are you taking advantage of the IG platform features to help your business grow? We’ll break down how to use Instagram for your small business to increase its digital footprint.

We’ll explore the following topics and more: The Basics, Your Posts, IGTV, Lives & Reels, and Captivating Captions. Sessions are every Wednesday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Register by going to www.hustlews. org/events-programs. Contact hustlewsinfo@gmail. com.

NOW – Nov. 6 Art Exhibit Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County will host “The Art of Fashion, an Art Exhibit” in the Main Gallery at Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts through November 6. The juried exhibition

will celebrate the design process related to design apparel and fashion accessories.

Oct. 15 Fiction Contest The annual NC State Fiction Contest is a free literary competition open to all North Carolina residents, including out-ofstate and international students who are enrolled in North Carolina universities. Contestants may enter one story in each of the two contest categories: *The James Hurst Prize for Fiction ($500): An unpublished short story of no more than 5,000 words. In addition to the winner, several honorable mention awards will be presented. *The Shorter Fiction Prize ($250): An unpublished short story of no more than 1,200 words.

One honorable mention award will be presented.

The postmark deadline is October 15.

For more information, visit go.ncsu.edu/fictioncontest.

Oct. 15 – 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.

Oct. 24 Gateway Nature Preserve community Day Come to Salem Creek Greenway to explore everything Gateway Nature Preserve has to offer! Our community day will be Oct. 24 from 2-4 p.m. We

will have children’s activities, forest trail tours, kudzu-eating pigs, and more.

To protect participants under 12, please wear a mask when engaging in these activities. FREE. Park in the Washington Park parking lot and follow signs to the greenway. For more information visit www.gatewaynaturepreserve.org.

Oct. 25 Medicare workshop 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, Oct. 25, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. through computer and telephone access. Reservations are required.

Contact the Shepherd’s Center at 336748-0217 or Info@shepherdscenter.org for more information or to reserve a seat.

Nov. 14 Girls on the Run of the Greater Piedmont Girls on the Run of the Greater Piedmont will host its 5K event on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Salisbury Community Park. Girls on the Run is a physical activity-based, positive youth development program that uses fun running games and dynamic discussions to teach life skills to girls in third to eighth grade. During the 8-week program, girls participate in lessons that foster confidence, build peer connections and encourage community service while they prepare for an endof-season celebratory 5K event. For more information or questions, please contact Lindsay Peiffer at lindsay.peiffer@girlsontherun.org.

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This the 23rd day of September , 2021 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 The Chronicle September 30 and October 7, 14, 2021 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORANGEBURG IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-38-255 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Carneshia K. Collier, James Hay, III, and Zyrale A. Jeter.

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Having qualified as Fiduciary of the Estate of Malchom Niles Warren aka Malcolm Niles Warren (21 E 547), deceased 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 December 31, 2021 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 30th day of September, 2021.

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NASCAR From page B1

victory. Both men celebrated together after the win.

“It’s just way more emotional because I know how difficult it is,” Hamlin said. “These guys have worked so hard over the last 10 months to put this team together. We’re still in the beginning stages of our team. We’re still growing. We’ve got some great things on the horizon. It’s just a great morale booster for everyone.”

That win also validates Wallace somewhat.

Some of the criticism he has faced was due to not yet having won a race on the series; now he has scratched that off the list of things to do. You could tell he really wanted that win.

“Got some credibility to my name now,” he said.

I’m just like, ‘Finally, I’m a winner and I’m a winner in the Cup level,’ and it’s just like ‘Hell Yeah!’

It was a huge weight lifted off my shoulders.”

Now that Wallace is with a team where money is not an object, he has no excuses not to perform at the best of his abilities.

With Jordan and Hamlin as owners of the team, Wallace will more than likely be afforded the best of the best equipment.

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game as well.

Playing limited minutes his freshman year was good for Parker, because he felt he learned a lot. He wants to prove to himself that he can play with anyone and show the people of Winston that he is the guy to lead the Rams on the court. He feels with the collection of talent they have on the team, he can be that piece that assists in the Rams winning another CIAA championship.

“I feel like this team has a lot of potential, from the guards to the bigs,” he said. “I feel like we are deep, and we have great coaches too. It’s very early, but just listening to coaches and applying all of the things they see, I think we can go very far. I can’t guarantee a championship, but I feel like we have a lot of potential if we bring together all the pieces and execute what coach says.”

Off the court, Parker enjoys spending time with family. He says family is very important to him and besides playing or working on his game, he would prefer being around those he loves.

“I love family time and for the most part it’s

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Along with the noose incident, Wallace has been in the news for his stance on social justice issues.

With many NASCAR fans embracing Confederate symbolism, Wallace and his views are a stark contrast to how many of them feel.

“It’s definitely been tough going to some of the tracks this year, we get some of the most boos now,” Wallace said.

“Everybody says as long as they’re making noise that’s fine, but you know, I get booed for different reasons, and that’s the tough thing to swallow. I appreciate all those who were there doing the rain dance with us, pulling for us, supporting me my whole career, but especially those who have supported me with everything that’s gone on the last 15-16 months.”

This is a great thing for not only Wallace and the 23XI team, but for NASCAR as a whole. NASCAR has been attempting to expand their reach beyond their Southern roots and has done a great job by partnering with HBCUs in an effort to bring more diversity to the sport.

This win by Wallace is a great visual for those young people who may be interested in stock car racing in the future, because we all know that represen-

tation matters. What I fear is that Wallace will have a similar effect on stock car racing as Tiger Woods did on golf. And what I mean by that is yes, he may bring more eyeballs to TV sets to watch a race, but that may not translate into more minority participation due to several factors.

Since Wallace’s arrival on the NASCAR scene, I have found myself stopping on a channel that is showing a race just to check and see how Wallace is doing. I am not breaking any appointments or setting my DVR to record a race, but I am genuinely interested in seeing the young man succeed at a high level, because it must be difficult to not only perform on the track, but also to endure the things he has to off of it as well.

The fact that Wallace has Jordan as part owner of the team won’t hurt either. The Jordan name carries a lot of weight, especially in the minority community. Usually anything affiliated with the Jordan brand is successful, so if Wallace continues his winning ways, who knows the effect he could have on the sport.

For now, I am just going to sit back and enjoy watching the young man navigate through the sport.

really straight basketball, but when I’m not playing basketball, I just hang with family, maybe play the game here and there,” he continued.

The competition on the college level was exactly what Parker anticipated.

Even at his size, Parker still could have his way on the court at the high school level, but he knew that wouldn’t be the case in college.

“In high school, of course I was still small, but in a way my talent still was - not saying it in a cocky way - but I could still do what I wanted on the court,” he said. “Once I got to Winston, it was way better athletes and way taller people, so it was a big jump and way faster than high school.

“Being here for those years, I kind of adjusted to it better. After my freshman year, I saw it in guys like Rob Colon. You could see the difference between high school competition and college from day one.”

It didn’t take long for Parker to realize that he was good enough to play on this level. He says there were some jitters at first, but was able to adjust very quickly.

Parker is a sports management major and would

like to pursue a career in marketing, preferably in the sport of basketball. He would love to play basketball professionally, but knows he has to take care of business off the court just in case that doesn’t happen.

Playing against rival opponents in hostile environments is something Parker enjoys. He says seeing the crowds root against them and cheer their team on gives him energy to play better.

“It’s crazy, but that’s the main reason why I came to Winston, so of course you get nervous in a way, but not really, because that’s what you’ve always dreamed of, you’ve dreamed of playing against those big crowds in those big games,” Parker said about playing in big games. “As a kid that’s what you’ve always dreamed of, so when the ball gets tipped, you feel like it’s time.”

The Rams were the 2020 CIAA tournament champions and Parker feels they have what it takes to win it again. Parker is in line to be the starting point guard, but says if that doesn’t happen, he will prepare himself for whatever role they need him for.

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