October 6, 2022

Fans battle Mother Nature for 2022 Gospel Fest

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Rain and chilly temperatures, the remnants of Hurricane Ian, couldn’t damper the mood dur ing the 2022 Gospel Fest at the Carolina Classic Fair last Sun day.

The performers, hosts and even the fans brought some extra energy to bring some brightness to the gloomy afternoon. In re cent years, Gospel Fest has con

tinued to evolve by showcasing a myriad of gospel talent from your traditional style, contem porary gospel and even Christian rap. This year’s lineup included Willie Mason & Friends, Christi na Gaylor, Jeremiah Salter, Paul Scott, Covered, Showoffpraise, and pastor Michael Tyree.

Setting the tone for the day was Willie Mason & Friends as the opening act, who have been a staple at Gospel Fest for many years. From their opening song,

everyone could tell that they were in store for a great perfor mance.

“What we decided to do is that we were going to bring the energy and the fire because, I mean, God has been so good to us, especially in this season,” said Mason about their perfor mance. “We came to offer some thing in this Gospel Fest that we have never done before.

“One of my choir members said ‘Now that’s how you open

up a show!’ as we were coming off the stage. What I love about Friends is they are dedicated to what they do, so when they get up there, that passion is going to come out. I think that’s what the audience felt.”

Willie Mason & Friends con sistently put on a great show each and every year they perform at Gospel Fest. They are one of the crowd favorites and Mason says that’s part of what fuels them to maintain their high level of ex

cellence.

“I am a rough taskmaster, so when we rehearse, we come in and we get the work done,” said Mason. “Here is what I always tell them: ‘If we say that He is an excellent God, you don’t want to present to Him anything other than excellence.’ So that is our goal that whenever we have the opportunity to share in music ministry, that we are going to

Truliant promotes Johnson to senior vice president, controller

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Johnson leads Tru liant’s financial reporting, operational accounting, internal controls, finan cial policies, and financial analysis departments. He also provides oversight of budgeting and risk analy sis, fixed asset manage ment, and ACH process ing. Johnson reports to Cosby Davis, chief finan cial officer.

“Linell has extensive experience in finance and accounting and a reputa tion for excellence. His guidance in developing these areas at the credit union have been critical to our long-term success,”

Davis said. “His contribu tions play a major role in adding value for our mem bers. We look forward to

his continued success.”

A veteran of the credit union industry, Johnson has served in several finan

cial and accounting leader ship roles at Truliant. He joined the credit union in 1994, and worked in ac counting before becoming its first financial analyst in 1997 – developing orga nizational and profitabil ity systems, and refining budgeting processes. He became vice president, controller in 2017.

Johnson has led teams through core conversions and implementations of accounting and financial reporting systems. He has provided leadership for initiatives including fi nancial modeling for Tru liant’s branch network, financial reporting for its

CUSOs (Credit Union Ser vice Organizations), lease accounting, and credit risk modeling.

Johnson serves as trea surer for Truliant’s Politi cal Action Committee. He has served with organiza tions including Victory Masonic Credit Union and Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church. He is cofounder and former coach of the Winston-Salem Roadrunners Track Club.

Johnson earned a bach elor of science in account ing from High Point Uni versity, and successfully completed the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) exam in 2003.

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Research has found that 70 million people in the United States have criminal records. Of that number, 63% are no longer in jail, on probation, or on parole, yet roughly 27% of these ex-offenders remain unemployed due to their criminal records. This dis proportionate statistic to the overall unemployment rate confirms the realiza tion that the challenge of finding work for the for merly incarcerated can be a daunting task.

Evidence indicates that ex-offenders have substantially lower prob abilities of being hired than members of other dis advantaged groups – such as welfare recipients, high school dropouts, unem ployed people, and those with “spotty” work histo ries – who do not have a criminal record.

Dionne Barnes-Proby, a researcher at the nonprofit, non-partisan think tank the RAND Corpora

employment, transporta tion, and housing being three of the most reported obstacles. Without these necessities, people often feel less connected to their environments, creating communities that experi ence higher rates of crime, unemployment, and recidi vism.

ONH supports life and job skills training for people with a history of in volvement with the crimi nal justice system and places them in employ ment that offers a sustain able quality of life. People like Kendall McCoy, a convicted felon, can attest to the effectiveness of the nonprofit’s mission. For months, McCoy had tried unsuccessfully to navigate a wary job market with limited skills. At the notso-subtle urging of his probation officer, he reluc tantly showed up at the fa cilities of ONH. He found we offer family reunifica tion services, a galaxy of job training and employer partnerships, mental and emotional therapy, and other wraparound services. As it turned out, working

er’s license issues. Provid ing a subsidy or stipend may also help participants offset costs and increase their chances of complet ing the program.

ONH understands the importance of providing support to the ex-offenders and continues to work ev ery day to build a stronger community by creating opportunities to realize second chances and reduce recidivism.

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tion, has studied how to improve employment out comes for ex-offenders. “People transitioning from incarceration to employ ment face many challeng es,” says Barnes-Proby, “from limited education, skills, and work history to stigma and employ ers’ fears about criminal behavior and reincarcera tion.”

Barnes-Proby led a study of the Sacramento Probation Department employment program Ca reer Training Partnership (CTP), which offers career and life skills training and a comprehensive support team, to analyze how these combined elements can positively affect program participants and identify remaining challenges.

RAND’s research of the CTP program suggests that combining education, vocational training, and job placement with staff ing agencies or reentry programs, local employ ers, and union relationship building can yield positive results.

At Operation New Hope (ONH), we under stand that people returning from incarceration face a multitude of barriers, with

with his probation officer was a tremendous benefit.

For McCoy, it was important that ONH’s program qualified him to make a sustainable living wage while paying res titution and court costs, making the decision not to consider illegal sources of income that much easier. RAND’s study revealed that securing employment at a livable wage is one of the most significant chal lenges facing ex-offend ers. Career training can be a way to obtain a hand-up, not a handout.

Josh Martino, a part ner and board member at ONH, says he’s hired several ex-offenders in his businesses. He real ized that hiring employees through ONH’s “Ready 4Work” program cut down on time, hiring costs, and his concerns as an employ er. He appreciated that em ployment candidates had been thoroughly vetted and came with a qualified endorsement.

To make training pro grams more successful, RAND suggests removing obstacles to participation, for example, by providing transportation or helping ex-offenders address driv

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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist breaks ground on new care tower

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Atrium Health leaders broke ground to signify the official beginning of con struction on the new $450 million care tower on the campus of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medi cal Center.

For the past six months, crews have been removing a parking deck, complet ing the new helipad and preparing the site for con struction.

The care tower will include an upgraded emer gency department, stateof-the-art operating rooms and enhanced adult inten sive care units. In addition, larger and brighter rooms with more natural light and increased privacy, along with new outdoor green space, will help promote wellness and healing and reduce stress on patients, their families and staff.

The project is the first in a series of significant in vestments in the Triad re gion as a result of Atrium Health Wake Forest Bap tist’s strategic combination with Atrium Health.

“Today’s ground breaking of our new care tower is not just a brickand-mortar investment in Winston-Salem, it’s a reflection of our commit ment to the entire Triad re gion and part of a series of investments that will ben efit both patients and the broader community,” said Eugene A. Woods, presi dent & CEO of Atrium Health.

“Atrium Health is proud to be a member of the Winston-Salem com munity. And through our $3.4 billion investment into the region, we will not only provide excellent clinical care, but also help drive the local economy by creating more jobs,

bringing training to the next generation of medical professionals and reinforc ing Winston-Salem as the destination for care in the country.”

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is the re gion’s only Level I adult trauma center and Level I pediatric trauma center and one of only two burn centers in the state. Wake Forest University School of Medicine is a recog nized leader in experiential learning and groundbreak ing research and is the academic core of Atrium Health.

“As the only academic learning health system in the region, patients come to us from near and far to receive care from some of the most renowned faculty and dedicated staff in the country,” said Dr. Julie Ann Freischlag, CEO of Atrium Health Wake For est Baptist, dean of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and chief aca demic officer at Atrium Health. “This new facility will allow us to enhance our clinical capabilities, build on our expertise, ex pand our educational and research opportunities and continue to attract the best and brightest learners, who are the next generation of healthcare professionals.”

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100,000 patients come through the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center emergency department; more than 4,300 injured adults and children are cared for at the Level I trauma center; and more than 500 adults and chil dren are cared for in the burn center.

“The emergency de partment, operating room and intensive care areas are among the most stressful and tense areas for patients and teammates alike,” said Cathleen A. Wheatley, president of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medi cal Center. “We know that larger, brighter areas for staff, more natural light in patient areas, and access to outdoor green space for teammates and fami lies help reduce stress and promote both wellness and healing. Our new facility will offer all of this.”

The general contrac tor for the project is a joint venture between Brasfield & Gorrie and Frank L. Blum Construction Co. and the architects are HKS and CPL. Hundreds of lo cal construction and de sign workers are involved in the project.

The care tower proj ect is expected to be fully completed in 2026.

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Largest ever HBCU Week coming to Walt Disney World Resort in October

NNPA Newswire - High school students from across the Southeast and beyond will descend on Walt Disney World Resort this weekend for the largest ever HBCU Week featuring a huge college fair, a parade of high-step ping marching bands, a fierce battle of the bands and a live ESPN broadcast.

A record number of high school students (more than 5,000) and Historically Black Colleges and University representatives (nearly 50) will take part in the weekend event, Oct. 7-9, when more than $10 million in scholar ships are expected to be awarded, which would be anoth er event record. Since 2017, more than 3,500 on-the-spot admissions have been offered, along with more than $23 million in scholarships.

This is the first time in its five-year history that the HBCU Week Foundation is hosting its annual event at Walt Disney World Resort, which is expanding the foun dation’s ability to stage new and more high-profile ac tivities for its attendees. As a result, this year there will be a parade of HBCU bands down Main Street, U.S.A. at Magic Kingdom Park; a battle of the bands at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex along with the college fair; a live broadcast of ESPN’s First Take show fea turing HBCU Week ambassador Stephen A. Smith and show host Molly Qerim; and several Lunch and Learn seminars for students to gain educational and career in sights.

Delaware State, Bethune Cookman, North Carolina A&T, Winston-Salem State and Alcorn University will participate in the parade at Magic Kingdom and compete in the Battle of the Bands.

“We are pleased to share in the mission to highlight the rich history and cultural significance of HBCUs, cre ating educational and, ultimately, career opportunities for students,” said HBCU Week Founder and CEO Ash ley Christopher. “Hosting this national event at Walt Dis ney World Resort helps amplify the mission of HBCU Week, attracting more parents and students throughout the country to our events and helps make an even greater impact in fostering opportunities for thousands of stu dents.”

Disney’s involvement in HBCU Week is part of a re lationship between HBCU Week Foundation and Disney on the Yard, an initiative focused on deepening Disney’s engagement with HBCUs. By working more closely with HBCUs, Disney aims to continue building a long-term pipeline of Black employee talent through the develop ment of student internships, mentorship opportunities, career and employee spotlights, scholarships and more.

“This event is an ideal collaboration in that it high lights Disney’s commitment to supporting HBCUs and the mission of HBCU Week,” said Avis Lewis, vice president of human resources, Walt Disney Imagineering and Disney Parks International. “We are pleased with the immense momentum we are seeing already, with unprec edented attendance at the college fair and a host of excit ing events planned. We look forward to seeing students and parents from all over the Southeast enjoying this event and all the magic of Disney while they are here.”

Disney theme park admission and reservations are re quired for entry to Magic Kingdom Park for the HBCU Week band parade. Tickets are also required for the Bat tle of the Bands at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. There is no admission charge for all other HBCU events.

For more information about HBCU Week and for stu dents to register for the College Fair, visit www.HBCU Week.org. Follow HBCU Week at Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Black women holding Trump accountable

Ben Jealous Guest Columnist

Former President Don ald Trump has spent a lifetime getting away with things. Rich and willing to use an army of lawyers to defend his abuses and bul ly people he has wronged into submission, Trump is a prime example of the in equities in our justice sys tem.

But that could all be changing, thanks to two courageous Black women who are not intimidated by his insults and public bul lying.

One of them is New York Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James. She has been leading an inves tigation into a “staggering” amount of financial fraud she charges that Trump has committed over the years.

After trying every thing he could to avoid it, Trump appeared in her of fice in August to answer questions. But the only question he answered was about his name. For ev ery other question - more than 400 other times - he invoked his right under the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment to avoid in criminating himself.

In September, after in terviewing dozens of peo ple and reviewing millions of pages of documents, James’ office filed a law

suit against Trump and his three adult children who have been in business with him - Ivanka, Don Jr., and Eric. The suit asks them to forfeit $250 million in ill-gotten gains and seeks to prevent them from do ing business in New York for the immediate future. She told a reporter that the lawsuit shows how Trump repeatedly lied about the value of his properties “to unjustly enrich himself and to cheat the system, there by cheating all of us.”

Trump responded in his typical fashion. He called James a “racist.” He called her investigation “the greatest witch hunt in the history of the country.”

Now, anyone who has followed Trump’s interac tions with Black women who call him on his … stuff … knows that this is part of a pattern with Black women who see through him and aren’t afraid to speak the truth.

Trump’s disgusting record of insulting and smearing activists like Stacey Abrams, public of ficials like Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Max ine Waters and Washing ton, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser - and journalists like April Ryan, Abby Phillips, and Yamiche Al cindor - was recently re viewed by Kaly Holloway for The Daily Beast, which said that James’ lawsuit “is bringing the ex-president’s racism and sexism back into the spotlight.”

James is not the only

fearless Black woman seeking to hold Trump accountable. In Georgia, Fulton County District At torney Fani Willis is con ducting a criminal inves tigation of Team Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election in Georgia.

Remember that phone call a few days before the attack on the Capitol? Trump was desperately trying to overturn his de feat by Joe Biden. Trump, his chief of staff Mark Meadows, and a bunch of Trump attorneys got on the phone with Georgia Secre tary of State Brad Raffens perger. Trump demanded that Raffensperger “find” him enough votes to flip the election to him.

Unethical? Definitely. Illegal? Very likely.

It’s against the law in Georgia to solicit election fraud. And that phone call was just part of the Trump team’s efforts, which in cluded the creation of a fake set of pro-Trump electors. Trump’s efforts in Georgia included false charges of election fraud against two Black women election workers. When Trump and his allies re peated those smears, the women’s lives were dis rupted by threats and ha rassment. According to news reports, Willis’s in vestigation could lead to a multi-defendant racketeer ing case.

Trump, predictably, has called the Georgia investi gation a “witch hunt.” But

Willis has taken on mur derers and drug gangs, and she is not afraid of Trump or his insults.

Trump’s record in busi ness and politics suggests that the truth means noth ing to him. He acts as if he believes the law does not apply to him. He acts as if his wealth and power and lawyers will continue to let him get away with any thing.

It is important that we as Americans affirm the principle that no personeven the country’s most powerful person - is above the law.

There is good news on that front. There are mul tiple investigations into Trump’s wrongdoing. I am grateful for the work being done by Tish James and Fani Willis, by the House select committee inves tigating Jan. 6, by staff at the U.S. Department of Justice, and by journalists who are willing to dig for the truth.

Truth is the first step toward accountabil ity, accountability that in Trump’s case is long over due.

Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and Profes sor of the Practice at the University of Pennsylva nia. A New York Times best-selling author, his next book, "Never Forget Our People Were Always Free," will be published by Harper Collins in Decem ber 2022.

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Devastating hurricanes

Dr. James B.

Some events in our lives change them forever and sometimes they hap pen without any warning signs.

That is why all of us should know and under stand that tomorrow is not promised. Looking back upon my life, I really didn’t think about tomor row getting here.

Hurt, harm or danger weren’t in my cycle of thoughts. I just knew it would come without any fanfare. It would simply be the next day. This is the mindset when you believe

you have a certain level of invincibility.

Well, aging has given me some wisdom that I didn’t have before. This could be the reason that some young adults ask senior citizens for advice and counsel. While some things are sudden, there are other events that give us a warning and time to get ready.

Hurricanes are great examples that give you time to prepare for them.

Prior to hurricane season, many coastal cities give you primers on what to take with you during these critical times. There are cities that will host events where they are giving out certain medical and food supplies. As climate change has set into our en vironment, these agency programs have taken on new importance and value.

During hurricane sea son (June-November) residents near the Atlan tic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico get nervous and awfully anxious. Each year we live with the fear that a hurricane could come our way. So far this year, we in Louisiana have escaped the destruction and wrath of hurricanes.

Our neighbors in Flori da weren’t so fortunate.

Hurricane Ian came roaring into the Fort Myers and Sanibel Island com munities last week.

Reports say it was one of the deadliest hurricanes in over 30 years.

Other Florida com munities affected included Punta Gorda, Naples, Or lando and North Port. Parts of I-75 in Southwest Flori da had to be closed. Homes and communities were taken down and reduced to

rubble by this force of na ture. This same Hurricane Ian also caused extreme damage along the coasts of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

As of last week, over 1.6 million residents were without power because of this storm. In some areas, it was a category 4 storm with wind speeds of 155 mph. News reports said that over 40,600 people were displaced and there are over 80 fatalities. Some sadly will never return to their homes and their pos sessions are forever gone amidst the ruins.

President Joe Biden on Friday said, “Hurricane Ian is likely to rank among the worst in the nation’s his tory and Florida will take months-years to rebuild.”

These are sobering comments coming from the president.

Ron DeSantis, the gov ernor of Florida, has asked the federal government for assistance. His posture and position are different now. In 2013 when he was a member of Congress, he was against giving federal aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy. He obviously has selective amnesia.

It is noteworthy that only 20% of the people hardest hit by Hurricane Ian had flood insurance. It is my opinion that if you live in a hurricane area that you should have flood insurance. Without it, you are taking chances with your home and property.

Amy Boggs, head of the property insurance di vision of the Florida Trial Lawyers Association, said prior to Hurricane Ian, “With Hurricane Ian bar reling down on Florida, policyholders have a

weaker and harder-to-use insurance product.”

She added, “This storm will expose the true effect of diminishing insurance products in Florida.”

It will take money and time for parts of the Sun shine State to get back on its feet. The clean-up and the will to rebuild have al ready started.

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

Grandparents and Grandchildren unite the world

sovereignty and security of individuals. Govern ments should be protecting the rights and freedoms of their people, not sacrific ing them.

I am a grandmother, and I have a dream that grandparents will work with their grandchildren to unite the world and build a better future.

But first we need to have a vision of how the world could be improved.

There are many prob lems facing the world to day, including war and the threat of nuclear de struction, climate change, human rights abuses, hunger, extreme poverty, growing income inequal ity, and global pandemics. One central source of our global problems is that we have put nations above people. People belong first. National sovereignty and security should not be more important than the

Donna Park Guest Columnist Derek Royden Guest Columnist

In 1988 climatologist James Hansen announced, “Global warming has ar rived.”

Now, 34 years later, it is painfully obvious that climate catastrophe has ar rived.

Featuring scenes that have become more and more routine in recent years, summer in the

War is one way in which nations sacrifice their people rather than protect them. War kills and injures people. War destroys the environment.

War robs us of our finan cial and natural resources War does not bring peace, although it does make a lot of money for some while impoverishing many.

Surely it is time to think creatively about eliminating war. Here in the United States, we can look to our own history for a way to accomplish that.

When Americans decided to transform the confed eration of 13 colonies into a federation of states, they agreed to resolve their dif ferences in a court of law rather than on the battle field. The original 13 states were able to eliminate or

transform their militias. With no need any longer to fight one another, they could rely on the rule of law to settle disputes. Al though the rule of law is not perfect, it is the best method we have found. And it is preferable to war.

We need a similar transformation at the glob al level. Why not transform the confederation of na tions known as the United Nations into a United Fed eration of Nations? Un der this strengthened UN system, all nations could agree to resolve their dif ferences using the rule of law rather than weapons of destruction. Nations could be required to disarm and to transform their armed forces into peacekeeping forces that would respond to natural disasters and other domestic crises.

To implement this pro gram, we could start by creating a World Parlia ment at the United Nations to give a voice to the peo

ple of the world, rather than just their governments. We also need a world constitu tion to define a democratic federation of nations with a universal declaration of human rights and the abil ity to create and enforce world law that outlaws war and nuclear weapons. Fur thermore, we will need in ternational courts (such as the International Criminal Court) and international police to arrest those who break the law. Fortunately, much work has been done defining these components over the past 75 years.

All these components will cost much less than the vast amounts spent on the current war systems. Furthermore, a United Federation of Nations could be employed to deal effectively with other global problems, such as climate change.

This vision is shared by the Young World Fed eralists. Their tag line is “Unite the World.” As their

After the deluge

northern hemisphere saw extreme heat and wildfires in many places, as well as torrential rains and co lossal floods that washed away the products of hu man settlement in others.

The worst hit by the lat ter, beginning in June, was Pakistan, where an agoniz ing humanitarian disaster put a third of the country under water and displaced 33 million people out of a population of 230 million.

At least 1,500 people died as a direct result of the flooding, including hun dreds of children. Some 180 healthcare facilities

were so damaged that they no longer function, leav ing many desperate people without access to basic care for themselves and their families.

It’s hard to wrap one’s mind around the disas ter, one that will continue to cause suffering in the South Asian nation through things like agricultural losses and water-borne diseases after the waters begin to recede. Pakistan is the country with the most glaciers below the arctic circle, which logically will contribute to morphing an annual fresh melt-water

blessing into a curse.

Pakistan is eighth in terms of the climate disas ter impacts it has already felt and risks it faces. Showing how unfairly this emergency is likely to play out, the country is estimat ed to contribute less than one percent of world car bon emissions.

This crisis is not mere ly happening, it is acceler ating.

Many celebrated pun dits fill column inches and on-air time with calls for a new cold war with China to go along with ongo ing hostilities in Ukraine,

website explains, they are “a global movement to unite humanity through the creation of a demo cratic world federation.” They believe that the cur rent system of competitive sovereign countries fails to tackle the global challeng es that impact us all. Ac cordingly, they advocate a new form of global gover nance, one in which people cooperate to secure their common interest through a democratic world federa tion. They envision a sus tainable, just, and peaceful world through a demo cratic world federation. It would be a world run by humanity, for humanity, providing equal opportu nity to all on a thriving planet.

The Young World Fed eralists (YWF) are build ing on the work of wellestablished organizations such as Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS). CGS was founded 75 years ago, and many of its supporters, like

me, are grandparents of the Young World Federal ists’ generation. We are de lighted to be working with these young people and, in fact, have a lot to learn from them in this modern era of social media and technology. We also have a lot to share with them, including our knowledge, experience, and funding. One of their programs that we are co-sponsoring is the Week for World Parlia ment, which includes an event in New York City on October 22-23.

Working together, young and old, we are committed to building a united world and a better future for all.

Donna Park is a grandmother of four, chair of the board of Citizens for Global Solutions Educa tion Fund, an advisor to the Young World Federal ists, and congress chair of the World Federalist Movement.

where negotiations seem ever less likely as Western and Russian arms manu facturers gleefully count their profits. None seem to connect the ravages of carbon emission-driven climate chaos with the massive carbon footprint of war and even preparing for war.

As always, the fact that the world’s largest militar ies are the greatest pollut ers on a warming planet is a missing part of the story; when it comes to climate change, the focus is always on individual responsibil ity rather than on the busi

ness interests and large institutions like the U.S. military that are its main drivers.

Failing to face the roots of this planetary emergen cy - all the roots, not just the fantasies such as elec tric vehicles for everyone - is why we seem to be cir cling the drain rather than seriously addressing what is obviously necessary.

The tragedy in Pakistan is a warning; we ignore it at our peril.

Derek Royden is a Ca nadian journalist.

Local nurse sorority celebrates 44 years of service

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Time to CELEBRATE was the word for Chi Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Incorporated!

On Saturday, Sept. 17, ap proximately 20 members of ours met at Roar’s Res taurant, 633 Liberty Street here in the city, to celebrate 44 years of our local chap ter.. We celebrated with gifts, games, food and sis terly fellowship with one another in our beautiful colors, green and yellow.

We were honored to have in our presence five of the charter members. Elleton McCullough, a charter member and histo rian, reminded us about the history of our chapter. On Sept. 23, 1978, 18 regis tered nurses were inducted as charter members at Em manuel Baptist Church. The Rev. Sir Walter Mack was then the pastor. With the idea of our organizer/ founder, Yetta Clark, (the first African-American to graduate from the Bow man Gray School of Medi cine Nursing Anesthesiol ogy program in 1972), Chi Chi was chartered. Other members included: Clem entine Shaw, Robbie Irvin, Mary Isom, Gloria Mill ner, Myrna Hughes, Er nestine Westbrook, Mary B. Thompson, Kanzenner Wilks, Virginia Adams, Mildred Smith, Helen Wat

kins, Betty Harvey, Vir ginia Thombs, Maybelle Hedgley, Ann Moore and Carolyn Jones.

The charter officers were Peola McCaskill, Su preme Basileus; Warrena Turpin, regional director; and Hattie Opher, prop erty manager. On March 15, 1991, we chartered 14 student nurses as charter members into the under graduate chapter of Chi Chi Beta at Winston-Sa lem State University.

Since organized, we have continued to be dedi cated to our theme, “Ser vice for Humanity.” Down through the years, we have served our communities, local and national, with health screenings, work shops on various health issues and provided food, clothing and other family

needs. This year we raised money for scholarships for our future nurses attending WSSU by planning and implementing our first golf tournament, held on April 9 at the beautiful Winston Lake Golf Course. It was very successful and we appreciate everyone who made it possible.

Also, we partnered with the WSSU H.O.W bus for health screenings and the Novant Mobile Cruiser at St. Peter’s World Outreach Church. On July 30 we participated in blood pressure screenings at the Morning Star Mission ary Baptist Church for the Rooted in Wellness State wide Health Fair. This year we were especially glad to serve as volunteers as Medical Nightingales Aug. !-6 for the National Black

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Theatre Festival. This was a conceived and coordinat ed project by our deceased member, Annie Alexander. Gloria Millner was coordi nator for 2022.

We look forward to being the “vision” in our community to continue our “service for humanity.”

We thank God for our current leaders: President Panissa Caldwell; Vice President Barbara Crumb and all our officers that make this organization one to be proud to be a mem ber.

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From left to right: Ann Moore, Yetta Clark (founder), Robbie Irvin and Ellenton McCullough (not pictured, Gloria Millner)

The original class of Atkins High School, class of 1972, recently came together to celebrate 50 years.

Due to changes in structure in 1971, the Ju nior class of Atkins was unable to graduate at our home school, making us

it closed in 1971. Our se nior year would be spent at Reynolds, North Forsyth, East Forsyth, Parkland, and West Forsyth.

On Saturday, Sept. 10, several classmates from near and as far as Califor nia came together to Win ston Lake for a cookout and a full day of fun, food, and fellowship, where

concluded our celebration with another cookout and sang our Alma Mater.

Our Atkins High School Camels will for ever be cherished for we are “The Class That Never Was.’’

Officers are: President, Pierre Bur ton Vice President, Leneva

Sunday, October 23

Park, Downtown Winston-Salem

Gather your family, friends, co-workers and church members to walk for better health!

With every step, we are building a healthier community together.

All the fun starts at 1 p.m. and the 1, 2 or 4 mile walk begins at 2 p.m.

Celebrate heart disease and stroke survivors, honor those we've lost, & help raise funds for community impact programs & lifesaving research.

Enjoy the Mascot Dance-Off, WSSU Cheerleaders, Kid's Zone,

Entertainment & more.

the famous “Class That Never Was.’’

The class came togeth er for a meet and greet on Friday, Sept. 9, at the orig inal Atkins High School that began with a tour and reflection of pictures from our last year at Atkins. Many of us had not been in our beloved Atkins since

we reminisced with old friends and lit a candle in remembrance of our de ceased.

Our celebration con tinued Sunday, Sept. 11, with a church service at Shiloh Baptist Church and our very own Bishop Wal lace Shields, Jr. delivered a powerful message. We

Rainey Treasurers, David and Cynthia Timmons

Recording Secretary, Gladys Wilson Assistant Recording Secretary, Vernon Reid Financial Secretaries, Nioyoka Flippin, Deborah Epps Shivers

to dress up your doggies for the Puparazzi Parade!

Register to walk

On the House · Saturday, October 15

a visit to the Museum “on the house,” free of charge.

a pop-up display of vintage cars by

Winston Cup Museum and a Chrome Dreams-inspired art activity for the family.

Still Points& Turning Worlds

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Hip-hop icon Coolio dies at 59

BY STACY M. BROWN

Coolio, whose signature song “Gang sta’s Paradise” played a vital role in se curing hip-hop as the popular music of choice, died at age 59. The artist reported ly died on the bathroom floor of a friend’s house. While paramedics suspect Coolio succumbed to cardiac arrest, the medical examiner hasn’t released an official cause of death.

Born on Aug. 1, 1963, in Compton, Coolio’s real name was Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. He enjoyed six top Billboard hits, in cluding 1995’s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” which reached one billion streams on Spotify earlier this year. Spending three weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and 11 straight weeks on the Hot Rap Songs list, “Gangsta’s Paradise” earned Coolio a Grammy and a Billboard Music Award. The hit single earned rankings among Billboard’s 100 Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs.

In addition to music, Coolio enjoyed a successful television career. He appeared on shows like “Black Jesus,” “All That,” “The Nanny,” and “Fear Factor.”

“Peaceful Journey, Brother,” Quest love tweeted in tribute following news of Coolio’s death. “Heartbroken to hear of the passing of the gifted artist Coolio,” actress Michelle Pfeiffer wrote on Insta gram while sharing a clip from the famous music video, where she sits across the ta ble from Coolio.

“A life cut entirely too short. I remem ber him being nothing but gracious,” Pfei ffer stated.

Tributes also poured in from stars like Snoop Dogg, who posted a picture of him and Coolio from an earlier music video. MC Hammer called Coolio one of the nic

Gospel

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give Him our best gift, our best offering in worship.”

There were also some first-time performers at Gospel Fest this year. Cohost Debra Terry-Stephens facilitated a great lineup of artists, some old and some new to the show. Gospel singer Christina Gaylor was one of those firsttimers to Gospel Fest, but she did not let that stop her from putting together an unbelievable set.

“My worship is pure and wherever I go I love to worship God and I love being able to be in an at mosphere where there is a variety of people and per sonalities and all come to gether and worship God,” said Gaylor about what in spires her.

“That’s really what my motivation is. Knowing that we can all come to gether, no matter what col or you are or what back ground you have, when we are all together, we can stand together as one to give God the glory.”

Gaylor says she en joyed her first time per forming at Gospel Fest. Even with the rain and the wind, she did not allow that to dampen her spirits. Having the chance to lift the spirits of those with her music is a joy for her.

“It was a little cold and my voice is cracking a lit tle bit, but I think overall it went well,” she continued.

“I love the atmosphere and

est individuals he’d known while sharing a photo of himself, Snoop, and the late Tupac Shakur.

“This is sad news,” Ice Cube shared. “I witnessed firsthand this man’s grind to the top of the industry.”

Los Angeles-based artist Teddi Gold, who worked with Coolio, also mourned the icon. “I have an immense amount of gratitude and love for Coolio,” Gold wrote in a statement. “His musicianship, big heart, sense of humor, and loyalty to his friends and family were the light he shared with the world.”

He continued: “As somebody whose music I grew up listening to, the oppor tunity Coolio gave me to record and per form with him was a life-changing experi ence I will carry with me forever. I send every ounce of love I have to his family and friends at this time.”

Stacy M. Brown is the NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent. Reach him at @StacyBrownMedia.

the vibe of everyone.”

With Gospel Fest lo cated at the clock tower stage near all of the food vendors, there is a lot of foot traffic that passes by during the performance. Sherry Newman was walk ing by with her family and stopped to listen for a few minutes.

“We didn’t actually know exactly what was going on,” said Newman about Gospel Fest. “We were coming from the rides trying to figure out what we were going to eat and heard the music play ing. It was just something that caught my ear and before I knew it, we stood there for over 10 minutes just listening to the mu sic. We made it a point to walk back by after we ate to hear who was perform ing next.”

Gospel Fest had some thing for the young people also. Christian hip-hop artist Paul Scott brought a different flavor to the event that really catered to the younger audience in at tendance.

“A lot is happening in the world, so I wanted to express what God was say ing at this time,” said Scott about his performance.

Scott also writes all of his own lyrics. Being au thentic is one of the most important things for him.

“I just write what I feel,” he said. “Our life gives us our best stories and I take what I can, be ing the author of that, and narrate that the best way I

can.”

Once again, Gospel Fest was hosted by the incredible duo of Terry and Busta Brown. Their chemistry on stage gives the event that icing on the cake and keeps the crowd engaged throughout the day.

“The joy in the faces of those that come out to praise God and the pride they have in supporting The Chronicle is what I enjoy,” said Brown.

“When we first met each other, we respected each other’s craft right away,” he said about Terry. “I thought she was hilarious, she thought I was hilarious. It’s hard to meet a woman that is that hilarious but has serious boundaries when it comes to her morals and love for God. To work with some body who believes in you … that’s always made us tight.”

Brown credits Terry for the way she is able to bring in artists from different generations and mesh them together to put on a great show. He says when peo ple get to see the younger and the more traditional gospel on stage, they real ize that the worship is all the same.

This coming Sunday, The Chronicle will bring Jazz Fest to the Carolina Classic Fair starting at 3 p.m. Come on out and en joy the lineup of great jazz artists.

Submitted photo Coolio

Timothy Ramsey Sports Columnist

And we wonder why our kids are lost

Originally, I was go ing to write about Aaron Judge’s historic season with the New York Yan kees. However, after hear ing the news of the events that transpired at a local football game, my focus immediately shifted there.

For those that have not heard, there was yet another fight at a local youth sporting event. The game between Mt. Tabor vs. East Forsyth was cut short due to the fighting. This trend of fights at high school and youth events continues to rise and it will get to the point where spectators are not allowed if this is not put in check.

What was supposed to be a matchup of the top two undefeated local teams, turned into another incident where police had to respond. The distur bance was bad enough to have officials end the game with three minutes left on the clock, ruining a terrific moment for the Eagles as they inched one step closer to their dream ending for this season.

I was not at the game, but I have heard varying accounts of what trans pired. I have heard that there was a fight in the crowd that deputies re sponded to and pepper spray was used. I have also heard that it also spilled into the parking lot where people also had to be restrained. In any case, something unfortunate did happen and it’s happening way too often, which is quite honestly, really get ting on my last nerve.

I wrote a column a couple of months back pertaining to the behavior of parents in the stands after hearing of a 7-on-7 tournament in Charlotte that was shut down be cause of the behavior of the parents. I see now that the problem is more widespread than I initially thought.

I thought it was bad when I heard of the in cident that happened at Dudley in early September when the game was called at halftime because of multiple fights outside of the stadium. From several accounts that I have heard, the majority of the stu dents involved were from other schools around the county, as several schools were on a bye for that week. Nonetheless, it still points to the fact that our children are getting way out of control.

To me, it seems that we are hearing about incidents like this more often, which begs the question of why?

Why does it seem that kids nowadays are more out of control than ever? Why does it feel like kids feel so comfortable misbehav ing in a violent manner?

Those are the ques tions that I have been asking myself for several months now. I have had discussions with family and friends on the topic and there seems to be a myriad of reasons and theories out there as to why our kids are acting the way they are. They can speculate all they want to but from my experience, it comes from two main factors: the home and the advance in technology.

When I was growing up, respect was demanded

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

NFF launches Education Committee

IRVING, Texas – The Na tional Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame an nounced on Oct. 3 the formation of the NFF Education Committee, which will study and make recom mendations on new initiatives to increase educational opportuni ties and graduation rates for those who play high school and college football.

“Since the launch of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards in 1959, the NFF has remained in the vanguard of promoting the scholar-athlete ideal with more than half dozen programs cur rently in place, but we can do more,” said NFF Chairman Archie Manning. “Subsequently, we are establishing a committee today to study and then promote the best strategies and tactics employed by colleges and universities around the country, which reinforce our belief that excellence on the field and in the classroom are deeply intertwined.”

NFF board member Ronnie Lott, a highly successful business man and an inductee into both the pro and college football halls of fame, will chair the commit tee. Additional members of the committee will include past NFF National Scholar-Athletes, athlet ics directors, faculty athletic rep resentatives, coaches, academic support services personnel, NFF board members and other indi viduals involved with the on-andoff-field development of student-

athletes.

“Football has created an in finite number of opportunities for those who play our sport, and many of us, and especially me, credit our successes to the game and the educational doors it opened for us,” said Lott. “The value of graduating from high school and college has always produced life-long benefits, and this new committee will allow the NFF to pursue new initiatives and ideas on how we all can play a greater role. These are things we have to explore to get better.”

“The football landscape is go ing through a generational shift at the moment, and the NFF is in a unique position to bring colleges

and universities together nation wide across all divisions and all levels of play,” said NFF President and CEO Steve Hatchell. “We are looking forward to tapping some of our nation’s top minds on how we can further foster the con nections between academic and athletic excellence. By identify ing and promoting the best strate gies and tactics, we hope to cre ate a valuable discussion on how we can improve graduation rates and educational opportunities for those who play football.”

The NFF currently distrib utes more than $1.3 million each year in scholarships, including $300,000 at the national level and more than $1 million through its

chapter network at the grassroots level.

NFF Scholar-Athlete Pro grams and Timeline

Established 1959:

NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards presented by Fidelity In vestments®

The NFF National ScholarAthlete Awards presented by Fidelity Investments were estab lished in 1959 as the first initiative in history to honor scholar-athletes with postgraduate scholarships for their combined athletic, academic and leadership abilities. The pro gram has awarded $12.1 million to 891 top athletes since its incep tion, and it currently distributes around $300,000 each year.

Established 1990:

The William V. Campbell Tro phy® Named in honor of the late William V. Campbell, the former chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia Uni versity and the 2004 recipient of the NFF’s Gold Medal, The Wil liam V. Campbell Trophy® has become the most prestigious and desirable “academic” award in college football. The trophy rec ognizes an individual as the ab solute best in the country for his academic success, football perfor mance and exemplary leadership. The prestigious and historic New York Athletic Club serves as the official home for the trophy.

Established 2007:

The Atkins Camels looked to pick up their first conference win on the

season last Friday against the Southern Guilford Storm. The Camels fought hard all night but were overmatched by the Storm and fell by the score of 44-14. The Camels look to get on track tomorrow night against Eastern Guilford.

Photos by Alphonso Abbott Jr.

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Hall of Famer and business leader Ronnie Lott to chair an NFF com mittee tasked with exploring initiatives to enhance educational oppor tunities and increase graduation rates.

Friday

Forsyth

Alamance

Airy (6-1)

(6-1)

Tabor (5-1)

(4-2)

(4-2)

(4-2)

Providence Grove (5-1)

Mention: Eastern

Northwest Guilford (4-2),

Friday Night Fowler’s Top 15 teams

Kings Mountain (6-0)

Tarboro (6-1)

Bern (7-0)

South Point (6-0)

Hough (5-1)

Seventy-First (6-0)

Butler (6-1)

Chambers (5-2)

Charlotte Catholic (5-1)

Wallace Rose-Hill (6-1)

Cleveland (6-0)

Olympic (6-0)

Lee County (6-0)

Weddington (5-1)

Independence (5-1)

Mention: Burns (5-1),

Forest (5-1), A.C. Reynolds (6-1), Hertford County (6-0),

Lincoln (6-0)

October is Youth Justice Action Month

Elder Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson

Stephen’s Arrest and Speech

Scriptures: Acts 6:8-7:2a.

By the end of this lesson, we will:

*Discuss the stand that Stephen took as a response to his faith;

*Feel motivated to confront principalities and pow ers of our day;

*Seek the power and wisdom of the Spirit in our ef forts to speak truth.

Background: There is controversy building in the Book of Acts starting in chapter four. Peter and John are called before the Council for teaching of resurrection, the apostles are flogged and released with orders to not speak in the name of Jesus in chapter five. There are complaints within the church by the Hellenists and the Hebrews in the beginning of chapter six. Enter Stephen mid chapter, one of seven chosen having “good reputa tion, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom.” Stephen was a Hellenist (Greek speaking) Jew whose name means “Wreath” or “Crown.” His job was to handle the daily administration of the church and manage the church’s food distribution program. Stephen is best known as the first Christian martyr.

Lesson: Introduction of Stephen (Acts 6:8-10). “And Stephen, full of faith and power, did wonders and signs among the people (verse 8). Stephen relied on God and was full of God’s grace and power. He repre sented God in his words and actions. Up to this point, the apostles performed the miracles, but Luke states that God had given this power to Stephen also. “Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen … disputing Stephen (verse 9a.). “Freedmen” indicates a group of Jews of Italian origin who settled in Jerusalem. Included also were Africans and Asians. They together “rose up and argued with Stephen” (verse 9b.). “Argued” translated signifies a formal debate. Ste phen debated with the group and empowered by the Holy Spirit; he showed greater wisdom (verse 10).

Opposition to Stephen (verses 11-14). “Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” (verse 11). The Jews were jealous over their law and could not understand how Christ had come to fulfill the law as preached by Stephen. So unable to prevail over Stephen in an open debate, they resorted to deceit and conspir acy. They recruited false witnesses to spread lies about Stephen with ill intent. Blaspheming God or cursing a divine name was punishable by death. “And they stirred up the people … and dragged him away and brought him before the Council” (verse 12). The Jewish Council (Sanhedrin) was the highest ruling body and supreme court of the Jews. The opponents of Stephen accused him falsely of blaspheming in three areas: (1) God, (2) Moses or the Law and (3) the Temple (verse 13). “… Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses delivered us.” (verse 14). This was too a false accusation since Jesus’ words referred to His own body (John 2:21). Because the Jews were proud of their temple, they refused to believe that God would permit it to be destroyed.

Stephen’s Effect on the Sanhedrin (verses 15-7:2a.). “And fixing their gaze on him … the Council saw his face like the face of an angel (verse 15). His accusers couldn’t believe how Stephen appeared. He was on trial before the highest religious court of Jews – honored, educated and powerful men. Yet knowing he had been

Youth For Christ’s Ju venile Justice Ministry in spires communities toward action in walking with jus tice-involved youth. YFC leader: “I’m a firm believ er that the juvenile justice system wouldn’t have to exist if we all responded the way Jesus calls us to.”

In any given year in America, there are ap proximately 740,000 teens referred to the juvenile justice system, some of whom will be confined to a corrections facility, oth ers who will be diverted into a community-based alternative, and many who will be court sanctioned to probation. The sad fact is that for young people who are actively incarcerated, a detention center may be the only place they feel safe, have reliable meals, are sober, or are not fac ing constant trauma. For justice-involved young people who continue to stay in their communities, many continue to face ad verse experiences such as relational trauma, racial trauma, community vio lence, and lack of access to basic needs.

It is during these mo ments of crisis that justiceinvolved young people are most open to hearing the transformational mes sage of Jesus Christ. That is why Youth For Christ’s (YFC, www.yfc.net) Juve nile Justice Ministry (JJM) works to create a care model geared toward fos tering holistic connections and secure relationships with young people during any point of contact with the juvenile justice system.

YFC’s strategy is to come alongside young people and walk alongside them on their journey with Jesus, balancing the physi cal, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of life. YFC JJM staff and vol unteers build relationships that are sustained through ongoing involvement as young people navigate the different pillars encom passing the juvenile jus tice system: community, courts, and corrections.

YFC National Juvenile

Justice Ministry Specialist Chelsie Coleman has ex tensive experience work ing with justice-involved youth in juvenile correc tions facilities and residen tial programs as a mental health counselor. She also is a degreed specialist in trauma and substance use disorders.

“Trauma is our mission field right now,” Coleman stated. “We’re seeing a generation where every young person has been im pacted by trauma, whether that is an individual trauma or collective trauma, such as a global pandemic.

“For many adults in America, the perception they have of young people involved in the juvenile justice system is based on the stories they hear on the news. It could be some thing like a teenager taking part in a serious crime such as carjacking or a shooting of some kind. Often, peo ple make assumptions that they are bad kids that just need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and make better choices.”

Coleman continued, “However, think of a country overseas being impacted by the trauma of war, where survivors are experiencing PTSD, and we hear stories in the news of kids stealing to survive or being forced to make really hard deci sions so they can make it through their day. Our re sponses are not that those kids need to make better choices. We typically say, ‘Wow, you’ve experienced so much trauma - how can

we help you with that?’

“Why can’t we have that mentality for our youth here? When we consider factors such as gun violence or domestic abuse, we begin to realize that war is also happening in our own neighborhoods and in our own homesthat our youth in the sys tem have experienced just as much trauma.”

Coleman said, “What would it look like for the Church to reclaim and rei magine Matthew 25 when Jesus commends those who ‘visited’ Him while He was sick and in prison? What is really compelling about that verse is that Jesus is actually talking about Himself being in prison, not the other way around. We need to consid er this paradigm shift when it comes to juvenile jus tice. I am not going inside a detention center to bring Jesus to the kids - Jesus is already there because our youth are made in the im age of God.

“Dominique Gilliard explained that we’re all called to go into prisons to be present with Jesus there. Gillard said, ‘Some communities and congre gations will be called and best equipped to focus on ministering within the walls of prisons, while others will focus on walk ing alongside families with incarcerated loved ones. Still others will focus on prevention, and others will prioritize reentry and resourcing returning citi zens. We are not all called to the same thing, but we

RELIGION CALENDAR

Thursdays and Saturdays

Free Meals

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

Each Sunday

Worship services

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

Each Sunday Sunday service

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

3rd Friday of each month

Women’s fellowship

The Antioch Baptist Church (ABC) Women, 5061 Lansing Dr., cordially invites all women to join us the third Friday of each month at 7 p.m. for conversation as we share and embrace each other in these challenging times. Join us via conference call. Dial in: 267-807-9601 Access Code:189545592#. Rev. Frederick L. Barnes, Jr. is the senior pastor. For more information, call 336-9923751.

Oct. 8

Community outreach

The Senior Missionary Auxiliary of the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church will have a “Giving is a Part of Living” community outreach on Saturday, October 8, from 9 - 11 a.m. Everything is free! There’ll be clothing, housewares, books, toys, shoes and more! The church is located at 3978 Pine Hall Road, Walkertown, N.C.

Oct. 9

First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC) Sunday is Pastor (Clergy) Appreciation Day. In his 39th year as senior pastor of First Waughtown Baptist Church, Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will deliver the morning message. Front doors will open at 9:15 a.m. for screen ing, devotion, and announcements prior to the 10 a.m.

are all called to something. Every congregation has a role to play.’

“This is why JJM ex ists — to create this faithbased continuity of a care model geared toward fos tering holistic connection and secure relationships with young people during any point of contact with the juvenile justice system. We all have a role to play. I’m a firm believer that the juvenile justice system wouldn’t have to exist if we all responded the way Jesus calls us to.”

YFC chapters impact thousands of communities across the nation, seeking out and serving youth from all walks of life. Young people are silently strug gling through a wide va riety of challenging issues - and through the YFC ministry, God empowers them and they see the liv ing power of a loving God. YFC trains its leaders in a proven, relational minis try model called 3Story®, which encourages staff and volunteers to be good news while also sharing the sto ries of the Good News of Jesus. It involves building relationships through the ups and downs of every day life to lead people to Christ.

YFC has been a pil lar of missional ministry since 1944, when Dr. Billy Graham served as YFC’s first full-time staff mem ber. Since then, Youth For Christ has continued to be both a rural and urban ministry on mission, and it is always about the mes sage of Jesus. YFC reaches young people everywhere, working together with the local church and other like-minded partners to raise up lifelong followers of Jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, de votion to the Word of God and prayer, passion for sharing the love of Christ, and commitment to social involvement. Youth For Christ operates in over 100 nations and has over 130 chapters that impact com munities across America.

service. Completed waiver forms and masks that cov er the nose and mouth are required. The form can be submitted electronically on the FWBC website – www. firstwaughtown.org -- click on RE-ENTRY 2022, and printed copies are available in the lobby. Other in-person protocols and information about 6 pm virtual Sunday School are accessible via the FWBC homepage RE-EN TRY link. Persons who prefer to worship virtually can find the service on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com (First Waughtown); Facebook, https://www.facebook. com/FirstWaughtown/; and the First Waughtown web site, https://www.firstwaughtown.org. (NOTE: Servic es are posted on a one-week delay.)

Oct. 18 Fall conference and fundraiser

MY FACE, Inc. is sponsoring a Fall Conference and Fundraiser at Centenary United Methodist Church, 646 West 5th St, Oct, 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The keynote motivational speaker will be Darlene Sparks Washing ton, Executive Director, Portsmouth Volunteer for the Homeless. She will speak on strength through struggle, her personal story. There will be workshops and lunch will be served. Donations are $60 per person. Limited scholarships are available and gift bags for everyone. Go to www.myfaceinc.org to register or call 336-3313320 for more information. MY FACE prepares single women to live and thrive abundantly and efficiently.

NOW

Volunteers needed Samaritan Ministries needs volunteers to help with lunch and dinner seven days a week 365 days a year. The lunch shift for volunteers is from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. The dinner shift is from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. every night. For more information about Samaritan Ministries and to sign up to volunteer, please visit samaritanforsyth. org. Samaritan Ministries is located at 414 East Northwest Boulevard near downtown WinstonSalem.

Oct. 8 Bird outing

Beginning, curious, and experienced birders are always welcome to join us every second Saturday and last Monday. This month’s Saturday outing is October 8 at 8 a.m. at Miller Park. Meet in the Queen Street parking lot of Miller Park. We will look for fall migrants. Binoculars available to borrow. Please contact forsythaudubon.org with accessibility questions. All are welcome for a chance to breathe, relax,

and be present in the joys of the great outdoors.

Oct. 8 & 22

Cemetery cleanup

Volunteers will be needed for cleanup at the Happy Hill Cemetery on the 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings starting at 9:30 a.m., that will be October 8 and 22. The location is 888 Willow Street (Willow and Pitts off Free Street). Bring gloves, wear sturdy shoes and dress appropriate for the weather. Bring clippers or any yard equipment you may have. Bring your form to get service credit. For questions, contact Mrs. Maurice Johnson (336) 978-2866.

Oct. 14 Fiction contest

The annual NC State Fiction Contest is a free literary competition open to all North Carolina residents, including outof-state and international students who are enrolled at North Carolina universities. It remains one of the largest free-toenter fiction contests in the South. The postmark deadline is October 14. For more information and guidelines, visit go.ncsu. edu/fictioncontest.

Oct. 15 – Dec. 7

Medicare open enrollment sessions

The Annual Medicare Open Enrollment period will take place from October 15 to December 7, 2022.

Annual enrollment assistance will be provided by volunteer and staff of the Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem, the Forsyth County coordinating site for the North Carolina Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP). One hour appointments will be offered during the period subject to the availability of counselors.

Appointments must be made by calling the Shepherd’s Center at 336748-0217 during weekdays from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Oct. 24 Medicare workshop

The Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem is offering a virtual workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available.

The session will be held virtually via Zoom on Monday, October 24,

from 3 - 4:30 p.m. through computer and telephone access. The session is provided at no cost. Because space is limited, reservations are required. Contact the Shepherd’s Center at 336-748-0217 orInfo@shepherdscenter. org for more information or to reserve a seat.

Nov. 4 Alzheimer’s walk

The Alzheimer’s Association - Western Carolina Chapter will be hosting Walk to End Alzheimer’s – WinstonSalem at Truist Stadium located at 951 Ballpark Way on Nov. 4. Checkin opens at 9 a.m. with an opening ceremony and walk at 10 a.m. To sign up as a walker or Team Captain or to learn more about becoming a sponsor or volunteer of Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Winston-Salem, visit act. alz.org/WinstonSalem or call 800-272-3900.

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falsely accused, (just as Jesus was) – His face re flected the aura of a per son who is close to God and at perfect peace with confidence and trust in God. Stephen knew his life was in God’s hand and that Jesus never forsakes His people. “Then said the high priest, Are these things so? (7:1). Caiaphas (most likely) asks “How do you plead?” And he said, “Brethren and fa thers, listen” (verse 2a.). Stephen was about to re spond to his accusers by speaking to them about that which they “knew” –the prophecies and teach ings of the Old Testament.

(The UMI Annual Com mentary 2021-2022, The King James Study Bible, The Modern Life Study Bible, The New Inter preters Study Bible, The Wiersbe Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Com mentary).

For Your Consider ation: What does the op position to Stephen high light for you? What is the danger of status quo?

Application: Stephen had his facts straight and communicated them with passion. He also demon strated the love of Christ in things he did for the poor. Be like Stephen, ask God to empower you to tell people about Christ. Ask for wisdom for the things to say. Before you speak up for Christ, dem onstrate your love for oth ers in the things you do. (UMI)

FYI: Forsyth County Sunday School Union will meet “virtually” ev ery third Sunday, at 3 p.m. with teaching and pro grams. You may join us ing the following “Zoom” credentials: ID 819 7872 9662, Passcode 787444, Phone: 1-301-715-8592.

in the home by my parents and outside of the home by the other adults I en countered in school or the neighborhood. I was death ly afraid of disrespecting my parents, adults in the neighborhood that knew my parents, or even teach ers at the school. Nowa days, it seems that respect has been lost on our young folks.

I remember being scared to death of my teacher calling my par ents and telling them that I had been disrespectful at school. The threat of that whooping I was go ing to receive for my bad behavior had me on pins and needles the entire ride home on the school bus. It also made me think twice about it, the next time I even thought about doing something wrong.

Not only was I scared of my parents, other adults in the neighborhood had the authority to discipline me as well and if they didn’t, they would tell my parents what I was do ing wrong. So, I had to be on my best behavior at all times in the neighbor hood. It just doesn’t seem like the kids now have that same level of respect and fear for adults as when I was growing up.

Also, kids have access to things these days that we did not when we were younger. Kids now can see anything at the drop of a hat online through You Tube, social media, tele vision shows and movies, which makes them grow up faster than ever. They are also allowed to be around grown people while they are talking. Growing up, we were not allowed to be around adults while they were talking. We were im mediately sent to the other room.

But to be honest, I can’t blame the kids for acting the way they act on the court or in the stands, because of the way some of these parents are act ing in the stands. Kids are

just emulating what they see their parents doing, and the adults are acting more like children at these games, to tell the truth.

I get to see the unruly parents from different per spectives. As a referee, a parent of an athlete, and also as a journalist. Some of the things I hear from the stands are appalling and sad. It has gotten to a point where I hear grown men and women belittling and insulting teenage chil dren on the court or field. It even happens on social media all too frequently as well. Is this where we have come to as a society?

I see nothing wrong with good-natured banter back and forth between ri val teams, or even a little trash talk from folks in the crowd. But when it gets to the point of tearing down a 16-year-old kid, or us ing profanity against a child, that’s going too far. I thought the point of sports was to uplift the kids and teach them discipline.

What pains me the most to write is that Black people are the most com mon offenders. I am sad dened by the fact that we as Black people are por traying ourselves in this way at youth sporting events. And we wonder why we are lagging be hind the other races in so many areas. Hell, we can’t even convene together at a youth sports game with out fighting. I can’t say exactly how I truly feel as I am not allowed to write that in print, but let’s just say it makes me sick to my stomach. We must do bet ter as a people or else we are doomed to continue down this dangerous path.

I get so upset about this issue because of the poten tial we have as a people. Why is there such a need to continue this crabs-ina-barrel mentality, when if we came together, we could prosper so greatly inside and outside of our own communities.

But no, that’s not im portant. Let’s just con tinue to fight about whose high school team is better. Yeah, that’s smart.

Hampshire Honor So ciety

The NFF Hampshire Honor Society is chosen annually and comprised of college football play ers from all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA and sprint football who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better through out their college careers.

The initiative has honored 14,655 student-athletes since its inception.

Established 2008: NFF® National Schol ar-Athlete Alumni Asso ciation

The NFF Scholar-Ath lete Alumni Association provides a powerful ve hicle for past honorees to remain in the vanguard of the NFF’s current efforts through donations. This group of past NFF Na tional Scholar-Athletes has stepped forward to give back and support future generations.

Established 2011: NFF Faculty Salutes, presented by Fidelity In vestments®

Launched in 2011 by Fidelity Investments and the NFF, the NFF Fac ulty Salutes are an exten sion of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Program that provides postgraduate scholarships for college football’s elite student-athletes. As part of the program, each school with a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class presented by Fidel ity Investments receives recognition for their fac ulty athletics representa tive, and a $5,000 donation per school from Fidelity is made to support the aca demic support services for student-athletes at each school. The salutes have recognized 152 FARs since the program’s inception,

and Fidelity has made a total of $755,000 in dona tions.

Established 2013: NFF Leadership Hall of Fame

The National Football Foundation launched the NFF Leadership Hall of Fame in 2013 as a power ful new vehicle for recog nizing the country’s most influential individuals who have ascended to the highest levels of success; exhibited the critical lead ership qualities that tran scend ordinary enterprises; touched the lives of their fellow workers and coun trymen; and established the high standards for the young people of our nation to emulate. The NFF Lead ership Hall of Fame has helped raise and distribute millions of dollars for the NFF scholarship programs.

Established 2017: Campbell Trophy®

Summit, proudly spon sored by Intuit

The Campbell Tro phy® Summit, proudly sponsored by Intuit, is a three-day event at Stanford University, which provides all past nominees for the award a powerful oppor tunity to interact and learn from many of the nation’s top entrepreneurs and Sili con Valley CEOs about the lessons that have guided them to highest levels of success.

Established 2018: NFF High School Team of Distinction

The NFF Team of Dis tinction honors the top high school scholar-athletes from around the country and the NFF Chapter Net work as the best and the brightest at the local level. Each chapter is only al lowed one nomination per year. The members are rec ognized for their academic,

football and community accomplishments during their high school careers.

Established 2021: NFF National High School Academic Excel lence Awards

The NFF National High School Academic Excellence Award repre sents the first nationwide recognition honoring in dividual high school foot ball teams for excellence in the classroom. The NFF announced the creation of the award in Febru ary 2021 in partnership with 35 state high school coaches’ associations. The initiative is designed to in spire and foster a culture of academic excellence on high school football teams throughout the nation. The top team in the nation re ceives the Hatchell Cup, named for NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell.

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