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Ready, Set, Get Fit! That may as well be Pam Bradsher’s mantra. She was among a bevy of women who attended an information session last week held by the local chapter of Black Girls RUN!, an über popular international fitness initiative.

LaTisha Alford “I’m interested in the program, getting healthy and getting more exercise,” Bradsher said. “I am really looking for that support group. Someone that will just really

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push me and someone who I can depend on as well. Hopefully, they can keep me motivated to exercise more.”

BGR! Winston-Salem leaders led the session Sept. 15 on the campus of Winston-Salem State University. More than 100 women showed up to hear about the group’s “Walk Before You

Run” program, which slowly guides new THE CHRONICLE participants into the BGR! fold. Over 12 weeks, new members consult regularly Hands, baton, pepper spray, taser. with a group leader, complete-fitnessWinston-Salem Police Chief Barry related homework sessions and register Rountree said Tuesday evening that for a virtual running program. At the end officers have an array of tools at their disposal and only use the most lethal See BGR! on A7 one – the gun – when absolutely necessary.

Rountree joined the county’s other top law enforcers – Sheriff Bill Schatzman and District Attorney James O’Neill – at City Hall for the latest of the H u m a n Relations Commission’s annual Trust Talks, which were started three years ago to build bridges between the P o l i c e Schatzman Department and public, particularly residents of color.

The August shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a w h i t e Ferguson, Mo. police officer Rountree was what mainly drove the sparsely-attended talk. Residents – who jotted down their questions on index cards that were delivered to Human

BY T. KEVIN WALKER Relations Commissioner Michael THE CHRONICLE Clinton to read – asked about the agenFor Darryl Hunt, Sept. 11 was a day of infamy cies’ racial diversity, their policies on racial profiling and about officers’ trainlong before 2001.

On that day in 1984, Hunt, then only 19, was ing. Questions about the use of deadly arrested by Winston-Salem Police in connection to the force, especially when a suspect is murder of Deborah Sykes a month earlier. Three days unarmed, were posed in many different later, Hunt was charged, setting off a two decade-long iterations. nightmarish ride through the very worst of the crimiSchatzman said across the spectrum, nal justice system. the level of force used should be approWith alacrity, a white jury convicted African priate for the circumstance.

American Hunt of killing Sykes, a white woman. He “There is a continuum of force that was saved from death row by just one vote. His sup- all law enforcement officers are trained porters – who from the start questioned every aspect in,” he said. of the case, from the equivocal witnesses to the shodThe sheriff rejected notions that offidy police work – helped to win him a new trial. It cers are blood-hungry and triggerended much like the first one, and Hunt was returned to prison, where he would remain until December happy.

“I have never met a law enforcement 2003, when DNA collected at the crime scene was officer ... who wants to hurt anyone. matched to that of another man – Willard Brown.

Last Thursday, 30 years to the day of his arrest, They are there to help,” he said.

Rountree contended that there are Hunt thanked a roomful of supporters for never giving

August Dark, Kalvin Michael Smith’s father, speaks to supporters at L l o y d Presbyterian Church.

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Melissa Harris-Perry made her first local public address Sept. 10 since she joined the faculty of Wake Forest University, her alma mater, earlier this summer. The author, professor and MSNBC talk show host keynoted a fundraiser for the Mental Health Association in Forsyth County, telling a crowd in WFU’s Wait Chapel that public policy in this country is inadequate to address mental health.

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up on him.

“I always believed and knew how God works through people. He sent people to save my life,” said the 49-year-old.

During his remarks in tiny Lloyd Presbyterian Church – where his supporters held their first organizing meetings three decades ago – Hunt wore a blue shirt that declared “I Am Troy Davis” as a haunting sign of what could have been. Hunt was among those who rallied for Davis, whose 1989 murder charge is riddled with unanswered questions, before the state of Georgia executed him on Sept. 21, 2011.

Hunt used the bitter anniversary to remind supporters and others that there are many more like him – men whose only crimes were being black and expedient for police and prosecutors.

“For me it’s personal,” Hunt said of his efforts to free the wrongfully convicted. “This is 2014, and we are still dealing with the same problems.”

He mentioned halfbrothers Henry Lee McCollum and Leon Brown, who earlier this month were released from North Carolina prisons after DNA evidence proved they did not commit the 1983 murder they were convicted of.

McCollum was on seath row, while Brown was serving a life sentence.

While stories of men and women being freed for crimes they did not commit are common, Hunt is more than a little frustrated that law enforcers here in Winston-Salem have seemingly learned little from his unjust ordeal.

He is fighting for the release of Kalvin Michael Smith, a black man whom Winston-Salem Police arrested in 1995 for the brutal beating of a white woman, Jill Marker. The parallels between the Hunt and Smith cases are startling, say rights advocates, in their scantness of evidence and investigatory malfeasance.

“They create the letter of the law as they go along,” said Hunt, who said that prosectors themselves should be jailed for pursuing cases that they know have no merit.

For several years now, there has been a full-scale effort to win Smith a new trial. Hunt himself got the ball rolling during his post prison release press conference when he talked about the need to help others who have been wrongly convicted.

He invoked Smith’s name.

It was the first time that many, including Hunt’s longtime supporters and legal team, had heard of Smith.

Since then, both a City Council-appointed review panel and an independent investigation by former Assistant FBI Director Christopher Swecker have concluded that there was no credible evidence to arrest or convict Smith, who has served about 15 years of his more than 23year prison sentence.

“It is unequivocal in my mind: there is nothing linking Kalvin Michael Smith to this terrible crime ... He was not there,” said Jet Hollander, one of the vanguards of

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Early College of Forsyth (ECF), located on the Main Campus of Forsyth Technical Community College, has been named one of America’s top high schools in Newsweek’s 2014 High School Rankings. ECF ranked 365 out of the more than 14,000 high schools considered, placing it in the top 2.6 percent.

In addition, ECF received special recognition for having equitable academic performance for economically disadvantaged students as indicated by their performance levels in reading and mathematics relative to the NC state average.

Newsweek has published an annual list of America’s top high schools for more than a decade, using a ratio of Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate exams to the number of students graduating. The list is designed

to identify those high schools that have high student achievement and do the best job of preparing students for college.

“Forsyth Tech is proud to be the partner in Early College of Forsyth and to have played an instrumental role in the design of such a successful program,” says Susan Phelps, dean of Educational Partnerships for Forsyth Tech. “We are only getting better at meeting the students’ needs and improving the program as time goes on.”

ECF, which is part of the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County School System, opened in 2008 and graduated its first class of students in 2012. Students who are admitted to ECF can earn both their high school degree and their college Associate of Arts and/or Associate of Applied Science degree in just four years, tuition free.

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Boyd the movement to win Smith a new trial.

Others working on Smith’s behalf joined Hunt at the church, including James Coleman of the Duke University Innocence Project.

Coleman boldly proclaimed that the fight to win Smith his freedom would be successful, despite the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent denial of a new trial for Smith.

“I tell him (Smith) to keep the faith. Our job is to never give up,” he said.

Coleman spoke directly to the more than two dozen college students packed onto the church’s pews, imploring them to show more indignation and action.

“It is your duty to be outraged by the stuff that you see ... you have to be outraged; you gotta show up,” he said.

Smith’s father, August Dark, offered a similar message.

“One must not wait for injustice to come knocking on their door before they join the fight,” he said.

Dark also read a letter his son penned specifically for the occasion.

“I am Darryl Hunt, and Darryl Hunt is me,” the letter states. “I’m walking in his shoes, and he has walked in mine.”

Smith expressed dismay at the state of the criminal justice system and hoped that he is not the only one alarmed.

“When politics and the almighty dollar supersede justice, it should be frightening to everyone,”

he wrote.

Attendees were encouraged to learn more about Smith’s case by going to www.silkplantforest.com and to contact Attorney General Roy Cooper to advocate on Smith’s behalf. Speakers excoriated Cooper, whose office they say has rubber-stamped Smith’s conviction instead of examining the case’s obvious flaws.

Copper, a Democrat, has gubernatorial aspirations. Smith supporters are vowing to use the case to impair his support, especially among blacks.

“Let’s tell him he has not won anybody’s votes yet, until he’s done the right thing by Kalvin Michael Smith,” said Dr. Stephen Boyd, one of four co-chairs of the Silk Plant Forest (the name of the now defunct business where Marker was assaulted) Committee.

Hunt works every day to help other men and women slighted by justice through the Innocence and Justice Clinic at Wake Forest University School of Law. It is an extension of the work he does through his own nonprofit, the Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice.

He is also the university’s community advocate and as such exposes students to volunteering opportunities and service projects at agencies and in communities throughout the city.

Before last week’s event, Hunt spent time walking the streets near Lloyd Presbyterian, which is on Chestnut Street, tucked off Patterson Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

There is bittersweet significance to the area for Hunt. His mother was murdered there when he was boy; it is where the cops picked him up that day 30 years ago. It is also where the Patterson Avenue YMCA once stood. He met Larry Little there on the basketball court when he was a teenager. His friendship with Little, an iconic local social justice fighter, would ultimately spark the movement that would win him his freedom.

Many have suggested to Hunt, who received nearly $2 million in compensation from the city and the state for his wrongful conviction, that he leave Winston-Salem and the tragic memories it bears. But Hunt says there is work still to be done.

“This chapter can’t be closed until Kalvin Michael Smith comes home,” he said.

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As part of its continuing partnership with Kimberley Park Elementary School, members of “The Mount,” Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, recently delivered school supplies to students and faculty. Here, from left, are Ja'Net Adams, Bishop S.T. Davis Sr., Kimberley Principal Dr. Amber Baker, Deaconess Priscilla McDuffie and Deacon Wallace Love.

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Before he joined dozens of other noted authors at the Bookmarks Festival of Books, G. Neri stopped by Northwest Middle School on Friday, Sept. 5 to give sixth and seventh graders some insight into what makes him tick.

“All of my books are inspired from real life.

A real life place or a real person or something that I come across that I never knew about. I feel overwhelmed to share this Angel Solis story with the rest of the world,” he said. “I feel like anything that I make up cannot compare to real life.”

T h e Tampa, Fla.based author Snyder is a star in the young adult fiction genre. His many awards and accolades include the American Library Association's Coretta Scott King Honor Award, and titles like “Chess Rumble,” “Yummy,” “Ghetto Cowboy” and “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” have sold briskly. He mainly sets his stories in the intercity, with young people of color as the heroes and heroines.

Neri told students he researches before writing, often visiting various locations and riffling through assorted bits of history. He said he is never daunted by challenges – be they literary or in life.

“If you take a chance and risk something, something incredible may happen,” he said. “I’m always about saying ‘yes’ to experiences, especially when someone tells me I shouldn’t do it. Those are the best

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G. Neri speaks at Northwest Middle. places to go. Always say ‘yes’ to experiences because you never know what might come of it. Don’t say ‘no’ because that’s easy; say ‘yes’ because that’s interesting.”

Angel Solis, 11, was among the Neri fans in audience. He’s read several of his titles and is hopeful that school librarian Ronetta Snyder will stock more of his books. Angel says Neri’s style of fiction appeals to him.

“I like how his stories are based off of real-life events. I know some authors who will only do fiction out their minds, not real life events,” he said.

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why she choose him to come to the school from among the many other children’s and young adult authors who took part in Bookmarks’ Author In Schools program.

“I have noticed that our students that are struggling with literacy and our ESL (English as a Second Language) students gravitate towards the graphic literature.

So, I asked that Bookmarks send an author that they can relate to and get them more interested in reading,” she said.

Neri’s themes are also quite relevant, she added.

“We do talk about anti-bullying, and there are gangs in Winston-Salem,” Snyder said.

Simon’s Community Gardens – a project of the Simon Green Atkins Community Development Corp. – will host a Community Garden Day Celebration on Saturday, Sept.

20 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at The Enterprise Center, 1922 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

The CDC provides garden space for many churches, neighborhood groups and other organizations at The Enterprise Center. Saturday’s event will celebrate the wonder of fresh produce while promoting both the community garden and garden-toplate concepts.

Activities for kids, cook demonstrations and a salsa dish contest are on tap for the free event.

Guests may enter their salsa recipes in the contest starting at 11:30 a.m.; judging will start at 12:30 p.m.

Each contestant must present a Miller-Ka hand written/typed recipe to the judges along with his or her entry.

Acclaimed chef Don McMillian will be among the judges. He will also lead cooking demonstrations from noon – 1:30 p.m. Guests are also invited to bring their favorite summer dish for a potluck feast and recipes to share with other attendees.

Another highlight will be an appearance by awardwinning chef Nikki Miller-Ka, who will give cooking demonstrations from 10:30 a.m. – noon. Miller-Ka, who writes her own food blog, has gained recent notoriety for the $20 Challenge at the City’s Dixie Classic Fair Farmers Market. Each week, Miller-Ka whips up a delectable meal using only $20 worth of products purchased from market vendors.

For more information, call 336-734-6900 or go to facebook.com/simonscommunitygardens.

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Eight North Carolinians were honored for their leadership in diversifying the marketplace during the second annual North Carolina Statewide Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week celebration Sept. 11 in Greensboro.

The Agency Diversity Advocate of the Year was presented to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The Individual Diversity Advocate of the Year Award went to Stephane Berwald, senior associate, Lil Associates in Charlotte.

Davenport MWBE Outstanding Achievement Awards were presented to six businesses: • Core Technology Molding Corp., Geoff Foster, CEO and president, Greensboro.

• Geodynamics, Sloan Freeman, CEO, Newport.

• Honey Baked Ham Café, Jackie Barton, co-owner, Jacksonville.

• John Davenport Engineering, John Davenport, president, Winston-Salem.

• Superior Mechanical Systems, Leonard Burch, president, Charlotte.

• Taylor Fish Farms, Valee Taylor, partner, Cedar Grove.

“Business diversity is essential for our economic vitality and for providing the diversity of products and services required to sustain competitive advantage,” said Andrea Harris, president of the North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, which co-hosted MED Week celebration along with the North Carolina MWBE Coordinators’ Network. “These individuals and organizations have distinguished themselves by operating successful businesses and organizations that help create a vibrant, diverse marketplace.”

Company awards grants Winston-Salem-based Excalibur Direct Marketing has announced the nine non-profit recipients of its 40th Anniversary Community Grants Program. The agencies will receive more than $40,000-worth of pro bono direct marketing services from Excalibur, a national direct marketing company that specializes in database analysis, direct mail, creative, printing and fulfillment.

Arts For Life (Weaverville) the Augustine Literacy Project, Bookmarks, Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County, the NC Black Repertory Company, Safe Harbor Rescue Mission (Hickory), the SECU Family House, the Wilson Winston-Salem Piano Teachers’ Association and the Yadkin Arts Council/Willingham Theatre (Yadkinville) receive the services.

Sixty-five North Carolina non-profit organizations submitted applications for the grants.

Grant requests were reviewed by an independent panel of community members with expertise in marketing and fundraising. Grant recipients were selected based on the clarity of the organization’s request and the impact that Excalibur’s services could have on the organizations. Grants are being made by Excalibur on behalf of its employees, whose work makes the program possible.

“I've always been passionate about achieving our clients' goals and collaborating with business, arts, education, and nonprofit leaders to make good things happen for our communities," said J.D. Wilson, founder and president of Excalibur.

"Our growth and success in business is a happy byproduct of our commitment to delivering results for our clients and communities."

Brisk exporting in W-S According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA), merchandise exports from the Winston-Salem metropolitan area totaled $1.7 billion in 2013.

International trade figures released by ITA show 156 U.S. metropolitan areas exported more than $1 billion in merchandise in 2013. More than 200 metropolitan areas registered positive export growth between 2012 and 2013 – with 134 reaching record export levels.

Key merchandise export categories for the Winston-Salem metropolitan area in 2013 included textiles, Sizemore transportation equipment, machinery, chemicals, and beverages and tobacco products. Trading partners in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation and Asia were the leading destinations for Winston exports.

“Metro area exporters continue to reach out to world markets through the Internet, improved logistics options, and the array of available export assistance—all of which have changed the dynamics of doing international business,” said Greg Sizemore, director of the U.S. Commercial Service in Charlotte. “We assist many businesses (in) finding new sales opportunities in markets where they haven’t previously done business before.”

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ECSU has a new chancellor

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Stacey Franklin Jones, a management and technology partnerships consultant with extensive higher education leadership experience, has been elected chancellor of Elizabeth City State University by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina.

UNC President Tom Ross placed Jones’ name in nomination on Sept. 4 during a special meeting of the board held at SAS Institute in Cary. Jones, 53, will assume her new duties Oct. 1, succeeding Charles L. Becton, who has served as interim chancellor since Willie Gilchrist retired from the post in June 2013.

“Stacey Franklin Jones brings to the role of chancellor a rare blend of leadership experience in higher education, industry and government, as well as a practical understanding of how to guide institutions through serious challenges, whether academic or financial in nature,” Ross said.

“A mathematician and systems engineer by training, she has held executive, manFranklin Jones agement a n d research positions at respected higher education institutions, including Johns Hopkins University and the University System of Maryland, and consulted for technology-focused corporations involved in large government and private contracts.

Since 2011, Jones has been a senior consultant on executive management, technology partnerships, and corporate development. Based in Washington, D.C., she has helped technology-focused contractors develop their core capabilities in scientific and technology support services, build partnerships with subjectmatter experts and scholars, and secure and manage contracts from federal agencies including the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services.

Raised in Boston, Jones graduated magna cum laude from Howard University in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. She later earned masters’ degrees in numerical science (1986) and technical management (1991) from Johns Hopkins University and a doctorate in computer science (1997) from George Washington University. In addition, she has completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University and the Executive Leadership Program at Hampton University. In 2005-06, she was an American Council on Education Fellow hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Jones spent the early part of her career (1982-93) in private industry as a defense and electronic systems software engineer and product development manager for Northrop Grumman in Maryland. She then worked for several years as an engineering manager and system architect for other Maryland-based companies before transitioning into higher education.

She began her academic career in 1997 in the computer science department at Johns Hopkins University, where she was a research scientist and adjunct member of the research faculty, teaching systems programming, co-designing a “surgery for engineers” course, and conducting investigations funded by the National Security Agency.

In 2000, Jones was recruited to Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., the nation’s fourth-largest private historically black college. At Benedict, she served two years as chair of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department before becoming dean of the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), a position she held from 2002 to 2008. Under her watch, the STEM school achieved accreditation from key national organizations, and the physics program repeatedly ranked among the top five nationally for science degrees awarded to African See ECSU on A9

Winston-Salem State University Athletic Director Tonia Walker (center) accepts the keys to new Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle from General Sales Manager Jim Butler at Modern Toyota on Sept. 9 as Alva Mason, Toyota’s national manager of African American Business Strategy, stands near. As part the Toyota Green Initiative (TGI), a stewardship program designed to educate students and alumni of historically black college and universities about the benefits of sustainability, the automobile maker is giving the athletic departments of 22 CIAA and SWAC schools one-year leases to Priuses.

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Montgomery’s tenure at Bethesda to start

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City Council Member Derwin Montgomery will begin serving as the executive director of the Bethesda Center, the city’s largest homeless shelter, on Sept. 22.

He replaces Peggy Galloway, who had served as executive director since August 2010.

She informed the agency’s board of her decision to retire in March. According Montgomery to the agency, a search Board Chair Kathryn committee was formed to find her replacement. Milam said, “Derwin Galloway says the agency comes to us with great is being left in capable qualifications and outstanding connections in the hands.

“Derwin has the capac- community as well as with an abundance of enthusiity to lead, to asm and caring inspire people for the clients we and to articulate serve. He has big our vision shoes to fill, but clearly for servI'm sure he'll ing the homemake excellent less,” Galloway progress buildsays. “I am ing on Peggy's excited that the stellar tenure.” leadership Montgomery Derwin brings represents the will be effecGalloway East Ward on the tive, result-oriWinston-Salem ented and exciting. The good news is he City Council and is the will be working with a pastor of First Calvary Board of Directors that is Baptist Church. He will involved and committed to leave his position as making a difference for Professional Development and Parent Engagement those who are homeless.”

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Services, a position he held for a year and a half. He also worked for two years at Winston-Salem State University, his alma mater, in the Department of Housing and Residence Life.

“I am honored to follow in the footsteps of someone like Peggy, who has guided the Bethesda Center well,” Montgomery says. “The Bethesda Center is a vital part of our community, serving clients who often have no other options. I look forward to leading Bethesda into its next chapter of service. I see great things in the future of Bethesda and our clients.”

The Bethesda Center for the Homeless was founded in 1987 and has worked collaboratively for 27 years with other organizations in and around Winston-Salem to provide support services for the homeless. Today, it has become a leader in caring for the community’s most desperate homeless individuals. The mission of the Bethesda Center is to reduce homelessness in our community by providing temporary shelter and support services to adults that result in independent living.

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Dr. Rosalind Fuse-Hall will be installed as the 17th president of Bennett College on Saturday, Sept. 27 on the campus quadrangle at 10 a.m.

Fuse-Hall assumed leadership of the historically black college for women, one of only two in the nation, on July 1, 2013. Officials say she has infused energy and enthusiasm into its fabric by stressing the strong foundation on which it was built.

A week of celebrations will be held under the theme “Reviving the Bennett Ideal.” It all starts on Monday, Sept. 22 with Community Day from 5 – 7 p.m. at the school’s Global Learning Center. The Miss Bennett College Reception will also Dr. Rosalind Fuse-Hall be held at the Center on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.

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ACS grant

AIDS Care Service (ACS) has received a $13,480 one-year grant from The WinstonSalem Foundation, a community foundation that supports charitable programs in the greater Forsyth County area.

The grant is made possible by the Harriet Taylor Flynt Fund and will be used to enhance the organization’s donor relations and marketing capabilities.

“The generosity of The Winston-Salem Foundation will help ACS to continue an ambitious marketing campaign we started last fall with the help of a previous grant from the Foundation,” said Rivkah Meder, grant writer and Housing Case Manager at AIDS Care Service.

According to the agency’s Executive Director Jesse Duncan, “this grant advances our mission by connecting those in need to our services while making the community aware that HIV still impacts our neighbors and friends.”

The mission of AIDS Care Service is to empower and serve our brothers and sisters living with HIV/AIDS and to educate our community in the struggle against the disease.

Honor for Department

The Forbush Volunteer Fire Department was recently presented with a Life Safety Achievement Award for its fire prevention accomplishments in 2013 by the National Association of State Fire Marshals Fire Research and Education Foundation (NASFM Foundation) in partnership with Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. The award was announced by Butch Browning, president of the NASFM Foundation.

Since 1994, the Life Safety Achievement Award has recognized local fire prevention efforts that have contributed to reducing the number of lives lost in residential fires. Forbush Volunteer Fire Department is one of 142 fire departments across the United States to receive the award this year for recording zero fire deaths in 2013 or reducing fire deaths by at least 10 percent during the year. In addition, award recipients documented active and effective fire prevention programs as well as a clear commitment to reducing the number of house fires in the community.

Although residential fires in the U.S. account for only 20 percent of all fires, they result in 80 percent of all fire deaths. The NASFM Foundation is committed to reducing that number.

Kidney project progressing

Regenerative medicine researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have addressed a major challenge in the quest to build replacement kidneys in the lab. Working with humansized pig kidneys, the scientists developed the most successful method to date to keep blood vessels in the new organs open and flowing with blood. The work has been reported in the journal Technology.

“Until now, lab-built kidneys have been rodent-sized and have functioned for only one or two hours after transplantation because blood clots developed,” said Dr. Anthony Atala, director and professor at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and a senior author on the study.

“In our proof-of-conAtala cept study, the vessels in a human-sized pig kidney remained open during a four-hour testing period. We are now conducting a longerterm study to determine how long flow can be maintained.”

If proven successful, the new method to more effectively coat the vessels with cells (endothelial) that keep blood flowing smoothly, could potentially be applied to other complex organs that scientists are working to engineer, including the liver and pancreas.

The current research is part of a long-term project to use pig kidneys to make support structures known as “scaffolds” that could potentially be used to build replacement kidneys for human patients with end-stage renal disease. Scientists first remove all animal cells from the organ – leaving only the organ structure or “skeleton.” A patient’s own cells would then be placed in the scaffold, making an organ that the patient theoretically would not reject.

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Campus Wellbeing director hired at WFU

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Wake Forest University has named Malika Roman Isler, a 1999 alumna, as its first director of Wellbeing.

A doctoral level-trained health scientist, Roman Isler is currently a research administrator and faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She will begin her new role on Oct. 1 with more than 10 years of experience integrating research and programming, developing strategic plans that guide health and wellbeing initiatives, and defining assessment tools to ensure research and program effectiveness.

Roman Isler brings a strong working

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knowledge of wellbeing as the intersection of emotional, social, physical, financial, occupational, spiritual, intellectual and environmental dimensions of life. At Wake Forest, she will be responsible for coordinating and developing programming for the various aspects of the University’s transformative new approach to wellbeing called “Thrive.” Equal parts education and inspiration, the campus-wide effort – which will be kicked off on Friday, Sept. 5 – aims to give students, faculty and staff the skills, knowledge and perspective to live healthier, balanced lives.

“Malika’s impressive track record will help to build on the University’s holistic See Isler on A9

City campaigns need volunteers SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful is looking for volunteers to assist with the Big Sweep cleanup of local waterways and Community Roots Day, both of which will be held during October.

The Big Sweep is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All supplies and lunch are provided. Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful plans to target more than 30 sites this year, including Peters Creek, Silas Creek, Salem Creek, Monarcas Creek, Mill Creek, Tanner’s Run, Salem Lake and the Yadkin River.

This year’s Big Sweep in Forsyth County is being sponsored by First Citizens Bank, Pepsi Bottling Ventures, Reynolds

American, Waste Management, Krispy Kreme, Winston-Salem Stormwater & Erosion Control, Parkway Ford Lincoln and WGHP Fox 8.

Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful also needs volunteers to help plant nearly 500

trees in the Belview neighborhood on Saturday, Oct. 25, during the 22nd annual Community Roots Day. Roots Day volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to noon.

The first 250 volunteers will receive free t-shirts and hats and all volunteers get a free lunch. Volunteers should arrive between 8:30 and 8:45 a.m. at the Belview Recreation Center, 2800 Burgandy St. Roots Day and the Big Sweep are excellent opportunities for students, scouts and members of service clubs to complete community service hours.

Online volunteer signup for both events is available at KWSB.CityofWS.org. For more information call City Link 311 or send an email to georges@cityofws.org.

Williams’ hair, toenails send message

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Organizers of the 18th Annual Susan G. Komen Charlotte Race for the Cure are praising Carolina Panthers Running Back DeAngelo Williams for his visible show of breast cancer awareness and support during the team’s Sunday, Sept. 7 opener against Tampa Bay. Williams dyed strands of his hair pink and painted his toenails pink in honor of his mother, who died of breast cancer earlier this year. He has also lost four aunts – his mother’s sisters – to the disease.

Williams is a longtime exponent of beating breast cancer.

Since co-founding the Williams Warriors walking team with his mother in 2009, Williams has been personally involved in the design and development of the team’s shirts. This year, for the first time, Williams chose pink as the shirt Photo courtesy of Komen Charlotte color, in memory of his mother, DeAngelo Williams stretches before the game.

Sandra Hill. Fans who join the Williams Warriors team and raise at least $34 receive one of his custom shirts.

This year’s Susan G. Komen Charlotte Race for the Cure will be on Oct. 4. In 2013, an estimated 30,000 people rallied in uptown Charlotte for the Komen race. More than 800 teams raised $1.5 million, which helped Komen Charlotte fund 17 community health programs providing thousands of women and men with life-saving breast health screenings, education and treatment support throughout the year.

Learn more at www.komencharlotte.org.

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Helping Them Quit?

Doctor offers tips

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CVS recently announced that in addition to ending the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products it was launching a smoking-cessation campaign to include assessment of a smoker's “readiness to quit,” medication support to help curb the desire to use tobacco and coaching to help people stay motivated and avoid relapses.

All that should help would-be non-smokers, says Dr. J o h n Spangler, a professor of family medicine at Spangler W a k e F o r e s t Baptist Medical Center and a recognized expert on tobacco use and smoking cessation.

“Quitting smoking is difficult, and for some people it is extremely difficult,” Spangler said. “Nicotine replacements like a patch or gum and other medications can double or triple the chances of successfully quitting, and coaching and counseling are definitely useful, too.”

But the coaches and counselors needn’t be professionals.

Spangler says family members, loved ones and friends can be major contributors to smokingcessation efforts – if they take a supportive approach.

“People who are trying to quit need a cheerleader, not a drill sergeant,” he said.

“Patience, not pestering, is the best way to help someone close to you kick the habit.”

Spangler offers the following tips for people trying to offer smoking-cessation support to a family member, loved one or friend: ● Ask the smoker why he or she wants to quit. (The more they’re the ones talking about quitting, the more successful they’ll be.) ● Have the smoker set a specific quit date and help them stick to it. ● Urge the smoker to throw away all cigarettes, ash trays, lighters and anything else closely tied to smoking. ● Help the smoker alter the routines and avoid the places they associate with smoking.

Suggest alternatives that will help them keep their mind off their craving. ● Take advantage of resources such as the website smokefree.gov and the smokingcessation hotline 1-800-QUITNOW. ● Above all, don’t nag, pester, scold or fuss at the person who is trying to quit.

“Somebody who’s trying to give up smoking is likely to be irritable, have problems concentrating and be short-tempered,” Spangler said. “They’re in no mood to hear nagging. Praise and encouragement are the most important ways you can help someone close to you quit tobacco.”

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Wade up for honor

Charles Wade of Asheboro is a finalist for Martha Stewart’s American Made Awards.

A traditional artist, graphic artist, internet specialist and instructor, Wade wanted to elevate his art when he decided to enter the contest, which “spotlights the maker, supports the local, and celebrates the handmade.” The program is made up of people and communities that have turned their passion for quality craftsmanship and Charles Wade well-designed goods into a way of life.

“I entered because I want to take my crafts to the next level. I want to transition my job as a graphic designer into a career as an educator and crafter,” Wade said.

He makes wooden robot crafts that are meant to be teaching tools, helping kids use their imagination, get their hands dirty and learn a thing or two to spark their own creativity. He also makes wooden and paper animals, all designed as a kit or schematic for the kid, or kid at heart, to have fun and learn from the experience.

The winner of Martha Stewart’s American Made Awards will be decided by popular vote from Sept. 15-Oct. 13. To vote for him, go to tinyurl.com/robomustache.

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WSSU singers Charleston-bound

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The Winston-Salem State University Choir will join other noted university choral groups for the second annual Colour of Music festival in Charleston, S.C. from October 22-26.

The WSSU Choir will perform George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” Concert Suite along with the Morehouse Glee Club and the Benedict College Concert Choir on Oct. 24. The choir from WSSU will also be part of the Festival Chorus that will perform Verdi’s “Messa di Requiem” with the Colour of Music Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 26. Both of these performances will be in the Memminger Auditorium in Charleston.

The five-day festival will feature top black musicians, vocalists and orchestra leaders from across the globe performing a variety of works. In addition to

The Winston-Salem State University Choir with Director D’Walla Burke. piano, organ, voice and chamber works, there will be a four-day symposium that will include a musical

offering relevant to each day’s topic.

The full schedule of events, including informa-

Homowo at St. Philips St. Philips Heritage Center at Old Salem Museums & Gardens is hosting a Sunday Social on Sept. 21 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The Social will be held at the St. Philips Heritage Center at 913 S. Church St. and will feature a Homowo Harvest Food Tasting of foods from plants native to Africa and foods traditionally associated with African American cuisine.

Sunday Socials were a very important part of the church life at St. Philips throughout its history. They included lectures, stereopticon (magic lantern) shows, church suppers, and Sunday picnics.

At the Homowo Harvest Food Tasting, an array of vegetables, such as black-eyed peas, okra, and sweet potatoes will be sampled. Some of the foods are grown from seeds in Old Salem’s Homowo Harvest Seed Collection.

Homowo (hō ´- mō – wă) is a word from Ghana, West Africa which means “hooting at hunger.”

The Sunday Social activities are included with the purchase of an All-In-One Ticket (Sunday price of $18 for adults and $9 for children ages 6-16) or a Two-Stop ticket ($15 for adults and $7 for 6-16). Purchase a ticket online at oldsalem.org or at the Visitors Center (900 Old Salem Road). Friends of Old Salem enjoy free admission.

Historic St. Philips African Moravian Church is the oldest African American church still standing in the state of North Carolina and one of the earliest in the entire country. Built for the African American congregation, the church matched most of the other churches in the area built at the same time with the large brick, Greek Revival style. For more information on the Homowo Harvest Seed Collection visit oldsalem.org/ african-american-seed-collection.

Literary ‘Murder Mystery’

Bookmarks is hosting an interactive Murder Mystery event on Thursday, Sept. 25 from 6 – 9:30 p.m. at WinMock at Kinderton in Bermuda Run. It will feature #1 New York Times bestselling author and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs and will revolve around a script based on her “Bones” series.

Throughout the event, characters will interact with guests—all of whom will be suspects and detectives.

Reichs is one of only 82 forensic anthropologists ever certified by the American Board of Reichs F o r e n s i c Anthropology. Her first novel “Deja Dead” catapulted her to fame when it became a New York Times bestseller and won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best Novel.

Many other Temperance Brennan novels followed along with the hit Fox TV series, “Bones,” which is based on her novels and work.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Reichs will talk about her Bones series and her new book, “Bones Never Lie,” during dinner, which will begin at 6 p.m., to be followed by the Murder Mystery. Attendees are encouraged to pay close attention throughout the night as everyone will be needed to help solve the mystery.

Tickets are $70 and include dinner, drinks, and a copy of Reichs’ new book Bones Never Lie. Tables of 8 are available for $510. Tickets available: http://bit.ly/1oqSqaN. Bookmarks is a literary arts nonprofit organization that engages, inspires, and connects readers with authors.

Visit bookmarksnc.org for more information.

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tion on the four-day symposium, and tickets are available at www.colourofmusic.org.

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UNCSA celebrating anniversary SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) will host a 50th Anniversary Community Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20 on the campus at 1533 South Main St. The event will be held rain or shine, and admission is free.

On tap for the day are family-friendly presentations and performances by each of the conservatory’s five arts schools, a welcome address by new Chancellor Lindsay Bierman and free birthday cake.

A “kid-zone” area will offer 10-minute portraits by visual arts students, photo opportunities with characters from Peppercorn Children’s Theatre’s Peter and the Wolf, face painting by students in make-up design, a stilt walker, balloon artist, puppet making and yard games.

“This is our way of saying thank you to Winston-Salem and all of North Carolina for 50 years of support,” said Jim DeCristo, director of external affairs and interim chief advancement officer, who co-chairs the 50th Anniversary Committee.

Arts presentations and performances will

include the following: • A musical instrument petting zoo, offered

by UNCSA’s Community Music School in partnership with the Winston-Salem Symphony, allowing curious kids of all ages to see, hear, and touch the instruments they hear in bands or orchestras; • Scenes from the opera The Adventures of Pinocchio, performed by fellows of Fletcher Opera Institute; • Workshops demonstrating film editing and camera operation; and • Performances and open rehearsals by the Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, chamber music ensembles and Kenan Professor of Organ Timothy Olsen.

Parking for the festival is at the Gateway YWCA at 1300 South Main St. Shuttles will be provided to campus.

UNCSA will celebrate its 50th anniversary throughout the 2014-15 school year with events, including a three-part speaker’s series focusing on writing as an art form; a featured performance of “Guys and Dolls” in April; and collaborative events with New Winston Museum, presenters of the “This School, This City” exhibit.

Local UNC students study abroad

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has provided $687,929 in scholarships, fellowships and program support to 155 undergraduates for study abroad during 2014 and 2015. Funded by private gifts to the College of Arts and Sciences, the awards enable students to study in other countries for a semester, summer or year.

Five Forsyth County students are among the students studying overseas.

Zakary Brown, a junior from Winston-Salem, will study this fall in the Honors Semester in the London program in England. Brown received a Jacques Family Honors Study Abroad Scholarship and an award from the Honors International Experience Fund.

Michael Heubel, a sophomore from Clemmons, studied this summer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. A history and communication studies double major, Heubel received a Hong Kong Alumni Club Scholarship.

Eva Lai, a senior from Winston-Salem, studied this spring at National Taiwan University in Taipei. An exer-

Mishana Sturdivant has studied in Asia. cise and sport science major, Lai received an award from the Suzanne Hynes Memorial Travel Fund.

Mishana Sturdivant, a sophomore from WinstonSalem, was selected for the Carolina Southeast Asia Summer program in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Sturdivant is a journalism and mass communication and communication studies double major.

Kexin Yin, a senior from Winston-Salem, will study this fall at the Chinese University of Hong Kong through KenanFlagler Business School. A business administration major, Yin was chosen as a Phillips Ambassador.

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More than one-third of UNC undergraduates study in other countries before they graduate, one of the highest study abroad rates among public universities nationwide. The Study Abroad Office in the College offers more than 325 programs in more than 70 countries.

“Many Carolina students would not have the opportunity to study abroad without the generous support of our alumni and friends,” said Bob Miles, associate dean for study abroad. “International experience sets students apart when they begin searching for work after graduation and benefits them in other academic, cultural, social and personal ways.”

The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County will hold its Annual Meeting at 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 22 in Reynolds Place at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, 251 N. Spruce St. The public is invited and refreshments will be served immediately before t h e meeti n g .

Board Chair Steve Berlin Berlin w i l l preside and retiring trustees will be recognized. Co-Chairs for the 2015 annual campaign will be announced and attendees will receive an update on the current 2014 campaign which will end on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

“Our 2014 campaign goal is ambitious – $2.65 million – and attaining it is crucial for continuing support of our vibrant local arts and cultural community,” said Catherine New, The Arts Council’s Vice President of Development.

“Our annual gathering will be an opportunity to stress the importance of making a maximum effort for the campaign during its final days by highlighting the impact of arts and culture on our community’s future.”

Contributions can be made to The Arts Council’s 2014 Annual Campaign by going online to www.intothearts.org or mailing a contribution to The Arts Council at 206 North Spruce Street, Suite 3.

Winston-Salem, NC 27101 The Arts Council will announce its grant recipients for the coming year as well as the winners of its four annual awards.

The Arts Council makes grant awards in four categories: Organizational Support Grants; Wells Fargo Arts-In-Education Grants; Duke Energy Regional Artist Grants; and Innovative Project Grants.

In 2013, The Arts Council made Organizational Support Grants to 19 Funded Partners totaling $1,675,000 and other grants brought the total awarded to $1,905,000.

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Graduates receive certificates and laptops

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Graduates of a new computer literacy program stepped across the digital divide at Forsyth Technical Community College last week.

Nineteen graduates were lauded for completing the 15-hour Technology Skills for Life and Employment course.

They learned the basics of computing, including aspects of Microsoft Word and how to navigate the Internet to search for jobs and other information. In addition to certificates of completion, each graduate was given a refurbished laptop of their very own and a crash course on how to use their new computers.

WinstonNet is one of many partners behind the class, which aims to increase digital literacy among economically-disadvantaged adults. The nonprofit is best known for outfitting local recreation centers with computer labs and wifi.

WinstonNet President Dennis Newman said the agency wanted to go beyond just providing digital access.

“So I ask you, is access to a computer lab and public wifi enough to say you’ve crossed the digital divide?” he said. “I think you’ll agree, providing these labs is a great thing, but no, it is not enough. You need to know how to effectively use a computer.”

WinstonNet received a $5,000 grant from AT&T to launch the five-week fcourse, which was offered dthrough Forsyth Tech’s Community & Economic 8Development Department.

The class is free, students, however, had to contribute r$50 towards their laptop.

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Joyce Hunter holds up the new computer bag that contains her laptop.

Instructors show graduates how to use their new laptops.

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The classes where held every week at the Central Library and Goodwill Industries on University Parkway. The Kramden Institute, a Durham-based non-profit, refurbished the laptops, equipping them with Windows 7 and the Microsoft Office Suite.

There are about 40 more laptops that will be awarded to future graduates of the program.

Bobby Wilson, a 70 year-old graduate of the class, spoke during the graduation ceremony.

He’d never used a laptop before, and now, thanks to the program, is the happy

owner of one. He said senior citizens need to be digitally literate.

“Keeping yourself in tune with today’s subject matter is important so you do not fall behind,” he said.

Fellow graduate Robert William agrees.

He’s a volunteer instructor at the Winston-Salem Urban League, where he shares his computer knowhow with seniors.

“I think it’s important that people learn at our age how to work the computer,” said the 56 yearold.

He is currently studying network systems

Wilson administration at ITT Tech in High Point, but said he was unfamiliar with some of the more basic computer functions and programs and wanted to pass those skills on to the seniors he instructs.

He called the class very instructive.

Eva Jones was one of several graduates who heard about the program through the Urban League. The retiree is studying clerical skills in the Urban League’s Senior Community

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“Everything is going to computers and technology, so everyone needs some type of technology Service Employment within the home,” she Program. Though she said. used a computer when she Ashley Anderson, who worked in customer serv- taught the course, believes ice at Wake Forest Baptist her students will be sucMedical Center, she need- cessful in their job searched new skills to pursue the es and other online kind of part-time employ- endeavors. ment she hopes to attain.

“In addition to com“Since I’ve puter skills that been retired, a they never had lot of things before, I believe have changed ultimately they and a lot of gained confithings I don’t dence,” she said. know that this “A lot of them, course has when they came offered me, so into the class, it makes a big they had been d i f f e r e n c e ,” turned down by said Jones, jobs or were Jones who didn’t down on their own a computluck and didn’t er before taking the class. know what their next step Joyce Hunter is look- was ... Now, they feel ing for a job too, having empowered; they’re equal been laid off from Wake and capable of finding Forest Baptist Medical employment and transiCenter in May. She’s been tioning into a working relying on computer labs society.” like the one at Goodwill to look for jobs. Having Those interested in never owned a computer future computer literacy before, she said she’s classes, may call Forsyth grateful for the laptop and Tech’s Ron Berra at 336thinks it will greatly aid 734-7715. her job search.

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Breanna McDaniel a conduit for that,” Ambassador Lucrecia Moore said of the interest in the group. “We are not a weight-loss group but

weight-loss is a by-product, so it fosters confidence in our women of color, motivation, encouragement and unity among each other.”

During the two-hour session, ambassadors not only talked about the program, but about what runners should wear and how they can motivate themselves to get up and get moving. Veteran BGR! runners answered questions about the running shoes, hair care and breathing techniques.

Breanna McDaniel was already familiar with BGR!, having taken part in the group when she lived in Atlanta.

“I just stopped after moving to Boston, and now I’m here. I am now at a place where I want to get my life back on track and get my health under control,” she said. “It is something about being around black women with the same mindset and

goals.”

Alford expected most of the women who were in attendance to show up this week for trial runs.

“From that, I am expecting at least half or 60 percent of those to successfully complete their 5K in 12 weeks,” she said.

Moore says women who are interested in the group should at least give it a try.

“You just have to come out. I don’t want to discourage anyone and make them think that it’s easy. It is not easy, but with our group, the support, training, motivation and encouragement that we give, it is easier,” she said.

For more information about clinics and run times, email bgrwinstonsalem@gmail.com or visit Black Girls Run! Winston-Salem on Facebook.

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NCCU’s Moton to sign books SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

(From left) City Council Member Jeff MacIntosh with Human Relations Director Wanda Allen-Abraha, Sheriff Bill Schatzman, Chief Barry Rountree, Human Relations Commissioner Chanthini Palmer, Assistant City Attorney Lori Sykes, DA James O’Neill, City Manager Lee Garrity and Human Relations Commissioner Michael Clinton. stations, one in each of the city’s three patrol districts.

He said having officers who patrol the districts actualfrom page A1 ly working out of a station in the area will lead to betthings residents can do to help their interactions with ter service.

Making the police department representative of the officers go smoothly. Comply with officers’ requests, community it serves is also a way to build trust, he said, and if residents feel they were treated unfairRountree said, but he conceded that his department ly, they can take up the issue later with the officer’s has some work to do in that area. The department is 79 supervisor or file a complaint.

“Arguing on the side of the road is not the place,” percent white; that is about 30 percent higher than the Winston-Salem’s overall white population (51 perhe said.

Schatzman said he relayed the simple advice his cent).

“We are constantly working on that,” he said. father gave him about dealing with law enforcement O’Neill said 32 percent of his prosecutors are officers to his own kids – say “Yes, sir; No, sir; Thank minorities.

According to figures provided by you, sir.”

Schatzman, 88 percent of his sworn deputies are He said officers should show similar deference to white.

The racial makeup (64 percent white/ 56 minorcitizens.

“In a perfect world, that is what we should expect ity) of the employees of the Forsyth County Detention Center, which is run by the Sheriff’s Office, is more in and have,” he said.

Both Schatzman and Rountree said their depart- line with the county’s racial makeup.

Lori Sykes, the City’s public safety attorney, and ments are always looking to build trust in the community. Both police and the Sheriff’s Office offer citi- Human Relations Commissioner Chanthini Palmer zens’ academy to give regular folks a glimpse into the were also panelists. Human Relations Director Wanda agencies. If city voters approve an upcoming bond ref- Allen-Abraha said the discussion will be posted in its erendum, Rountree will open community-based sub enterity on the WSTV page at www.cityofws.org.

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“Mental health is a requirement of democracy,” Harris-Perry said.

“Health is not solely, or even primarily, located in the body of the patient.

Health is best found in the body of politic. When people are sick, the first place we should look for a diagnosis and treatment is in their nation. A sick people is a symptom, not a cause, of a sick democracy.”

Citing the Declaration of Independence and other writings of Thomas Jefferson, Harris-Perry intimated that the government has a commitment to see to the mental wellbeing of its citizens.

“Governments are not just there to protect us; they are not just there for the purposes of protecting our property and managing a fair (distribution) of resources. Governments are there to allow for human flourishing, which is an inalienable right given to the people by their creator,” she said.

She talked about recent statistics that show that blacks’ mental health is better or even with that of whites. Harris-Perry views the research with incredulity. She says blacks’ mental trauma has been internalized.

“How could it be that a group who has such high rates of poverty, such high rates of unemployment, are victimized by so much crime, go to sub par schools and who have such poor (physical) health, all things we know are related to mental health, but when you measure us with the measuring tools of science, (we) end up showing up as though we may be sick but we are not crazy,” she said. “There's a cumulative biological burden exacted on black bodies as a result of inequality. The reason we don't appear to be crazy is because our crazy is our sickness.

Active coping styles connected with low-resources actually create visible, clear, enduring, negative psychological effects.

When you tell people with few resources to work harder, you are killing them.”

Harris-Perry said injustice and bias are directly linked to one’s mental health, and that the effects of discrimination take their toll.

“Inequality exacts a price on our hearts, minds and souls. For some of us the price is exacted in ways that can be moderat-

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Sherea Delsol ed and mediated, and people can find a way to cope,” she said. “In the end, the real work of mental health care provisions

cannot be about coping. It must be about change.”

Harris-Perry was 16 when she entered Wake Forest as a freshman. She earned BA in English and went on to earn a P.h.D. in political science from Duke. She has served on the faculties at the University of Chicago, Princeton University and, most recently, Tulane. At WFU, she is the endowed Presidential Chair and teaches in the Politics and International Affairs Department. Her eponymous MSNBC show airs each weekend, and HarrisPerry commutes back and forth to New York City to tape it.

Andy Hagler, the executive director of the Mental Health Association in Forsyth County, is pleased to have such a high-profile ally in HarrisPerry. He said mental health certainly needs the spotlight.

“Mental illness is a silent illness because of the stigma that is often associated with disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, schizophrenia and eating disorders,” he said. “Mental illness also knows no racial, gender or social-economic boundaries ... We want the community at large to realize that mental illness is real, common and treatable.”

Blake Harrison, a fellow at Wake Forest, said Harris-Perry was spot-on when she described how some try to downplay mental illness.

“A lot of times people say ‘you need to work harder’ or ‘you need to let it go and move on.’ It is really an issue in society that we need to fix so that people don't have to feel oppressed all the time,” he said.

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Sherea Delsol liked what she heard and praised Harris-Perry for making her think.

“You think of mental health separate from race and not something that works together,” Delsol said. “Bringing that view for me was really enlightening. Bringing the historical and political aspect into it was very interesting because you don't think about the body of politic when you think of mental health.”

N.C. Central University Head Coach LeVelle Moton will sign his book “The Worst Times Are The Best Times” at at Special Occasions Bookstore, located at 1321 Lawrence St. on Sunday, Sept. 24 from 5 –7 p.m. The event is open to the public and books will be available for purchase.

Co-authored by journalist Edward G. Robinson III, the book highlights Moton’s personal experiences of overcoming the challenges of boyhood in lowincome neighborhoods of Boston and Raleigh and encourages those in similar situations to work hard and dream big. Each chapter of the book includes Inside the Locker Room and Chalkboard sections sharing lessons learned and empowering information the reader can apply to his or her own life. It was Moton purposefully designed to be moving for adults, poignant for youth and informative for basketball fans, all while still being relevant and engaging for anyone facing an obstacle.

As part of an ongoing commitment to give back to the community, a portion of every book sale will be used to purchase books to be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of America – an organization that played a vital role in Moton’s upbringing. Moton and Robinson hope to provide complimentary books to every teen Boys & Girl’s Club member across the country.

The book signing is part of a tour being hosted by the NCCU Alumni Association this fall with events in Durham, Rocky Mount, Greensboro, Charlotte, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and New York City.

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Lorraine Sterritt, who is in her first year as president of Salem College, is surprised by her new Salem Family with a birthday cake on Aug. 28.

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Kalvin Michael Smith’s dad, August Dark, hugs Darryl Hunt as Larry Little looks on from nearby.

It is a forgone conclusion that Attorney General Roy Cooper will run for governor next year. He’s all but interviewed interior decorators to redo the Governor's Mansion.

Cooper’s also been given the gold medal by many prominent Democrats, even though he has yet to suit-up for the 2015 primary race, where he will face at least one challenger – former State Rep. Ken Spaulding. N.C. Democratic Party Chair Randy Voller drew complaints from the head of the party’s African American Caucus and others earlier this year when he declared Cooper the next governor, without so much as a mention of the much-respected Spaulding.

Thankfully, in our system, the people, not the kingmakers, decide who wins elections. We certainly understand why many are excited to the point of overzealousness about Cooper. Three years under Gov. McCrory’s regime will do that. But Cooper has to run on his own record and not simply as the McCrory alternative. And his record is not spotless. It is shameful, in fact, as it relates to Kalvin Michael Smith, the black Winston-Salem man who is serving a decades long sentence for a crime he surely did not commit.

The chickens will come home to roost for Cooper. The attorney general's callousness toward Smith and his blatant disregard for the truth will come back to bite him in the backside next year – if not in the primary, then certainly in the general election.

The playbook Winston-Salem Police and prosecutors used for Smith was the same one they followed when Darryl Hunt was charged and convicted 30 years ago. The cooked-up charges against Hunt – who, like Smith, was a black man accused of a heinous crime against a white woman – nearly cost him his life. Yet, our local law enforcers are still somehow under the illusion that their system of justice is solid – infallible, even.

We expect Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill and his acolytes – who include African American assistant DAs who should know better – to see their work through rose-colored glasses.

After all, he and his folks complained the loudest about the now defunct Racial Justice Act, arguing that there’s no such thing as racial bias in the criminal justice system. Despite the fact black men wrongly convicted of murders, rapes and other nasty crimes are being exonerated almost monthly, O’Neill and Company would still have you believe that the system is colorblind, that the blindfold on Lady Justice never slips to allow her a peek.

O’Neill's livelihood depends on keeping up this absurd ruse. He runs a factory whose finished product is prison-bound, shackled black men. The majority (white) population rewards this work with their votes, and not just for O'Neill. It is quite likely that yet another one of O'Neill's assistants, Ted Kazakos, will be elected to the District Court bench this fall to, of course, rule blindly and impartially.

O'Neill’s a lost cause, but we expect more from Cooper. He owes black voters for his long tenure as attorney general. (All elected Democrats, in fact, owe black voters for their jobs.) His decision to stand by Smith's conviction in the face of overwhelming evidence that the wrong guy was charged is akin to giving the black community the middle finger.

In essence, he is telling us that a black man isn't worth his time and

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DA Jim O’Neill undeserving of an all-out effort to find the truth. Compare and contrast his actions in regard to Smith to those he took when it became clear that a black woman was lying when she accused white Duke lacrosse players of rape.

Cooper swooped in like Superman to take over the investigation; saw that Mike Nifong, the DA who dared to charged rich white boys for raping a black woman, was not only disbarred, but jailed; and gave the nod of approval for a multi-million settlement for each of the accused players, though none scarcely saw the inside of a jail cell.

Smith is seemingly undeserving of such heroics.

Cooper has received criticism from Republicans for his refusal to defend the ban on same-sex marriage that state voters passed a couple of years ago. We want to know why he can’t assert such boldness in the Smith case? Why can't he refuse to defend this unjust verdict and insist on a new trial for Smith?

The answer is obviously politics.

Cooper fears Willie Horton-style campaign ads next year from his critics more than he fears losing black support.

Every black voter should be offended by that. Democrats like Cooper are so used to getting black votes without even working for them that black voters have become afterthoughts, something to think about maybe after the soccer moms and Hispanics are shored up.

Cooper needs a wake-up call. Black voters must send him the message that it is not OK to sacrifice one of ours for the sake of his political career. Kalvin Michael Smith, after all, is our brother, father, cousin, uncle. If Cooper won't stand up for this black man, he’ll remain seated and tight-lipped when it is our loved one's fate on the line.

Besides, if Cooper has no strong convictions and lacks the passion to stand for what is right and just, replacing McCroy with him would be a zerosum game.

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approach to wellbeing; create new synergies among campus partners; and help students, faculty and staff develop healthy habits and build a sense of resilience that will carry them forward through the ever-unfolding challenges of a rapidly changing world,” said Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue. Roman Isler’s appointment is made possible by a gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to Wake Will: The Campaign for Wake Forest to establish an

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endowment for this position, support the transformation of Reynolds Gym, and fund related programming and faculty research.

As a Wake Forest alumna, Roman Isler has deep ties to the Wake Forest and Winston-Salem communities. Prior to her tenure at UNC, she spent 15 years in WinstonSalem, including time at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

“While wellbeing is a new, formal initiative, it is not new to Wake Forest. I know that from my undergraduate experience and even my time at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine,” said Roman

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Americans.

In 2007, Jones was named Benedict’s Vice President of Sponsored Programs and Research (later restructured as Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Sponsored Programs). In 2009, she was promoted to Senior Vice President of the university. Under her leadership, the dollar value of new grants increased by 50 percent over a two-year period.

In July 2010, Jones returned to Maryland to become Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bowie State

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will be held at the Center at noon. Belle Ringer Awards will be presented to radio personality Sybil Wilkes; Grassroots Productions Limited’s Elizabeth Betty Darden Ward Cone; Lonza executive Lavada Watson; Dudley Products’ Eunice M. Dudley; Burger King franchisee Jacqueline G. Ford; and artist Synthia SAINT James, who will also be featured at an exhibit and reception at 7 p.m. at Bennett’s Steele Art Gallery. SAINT James has been commissioned to create the piece, “Bennett Belles.”

On Friday, Sept. 26, a program focused on social activism will be held at 11 a.m. at Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel.

At 7 p.m., the Miss Bennett College Coronation will be held in the Chapel. In addition to Fuse-Hall’s Investiture Ceremony Saturday, Sept. 27, the True Blue Scholarship Gala, which costs $125 per person, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Koury Convention Center/Sheraton Greensboro Hotel. L.T.D. will perform.

On Sunday, Sept. 28 at 11 a.m., the Founders’ Day service will be held at 11 a.m. in Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel.

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Ross University, a public historically black university. In December of that year, she was named a Special Assistant serving the University System of Maryland. She returned to the private sector in fall 2011. will speak. McKenzie is the presiding prelate of the 10th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which includes the entire state of Texas.

Isler. “Maintaining wellbeing and balance is central to my own professional and personal lifestyle. I look forward to using my experience as a researcher, a faculty member, a collaborator and a former Wake Forest student to advance the University’s mission to educate the whole person and promote wellbeing among the entire campus community.”

Roman Isler earned a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master’s in public health from the University of South Carolina and a B.S. from Wake Forest University.

Over the course of her career, Jones has secured and administered more than $100 million in proposals, grants and contracts from the federal government and private sector companies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.

Jones has two young adult children who are graduates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Winthrop University.

To purchase tickets or for more information, v i s i t www.bennett.edu/inauguration or call 336-5172248.

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Delta Arts Center opens “Punto De Vista - Latino Perspectives III”

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DSS director forums The Forsyth County Department of Social Services Board will hold two community forums today (Thursday, Sept. 18) to get input into its search for a new director of the Department of Social Services.

The first meeting will be held from noon – 1 p.m. in the Behavioral Health Auditorium, 725 N. Highland Ave. The other will be from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the Department of Social Services, 741 N. Highland Ave., in the firstfloor Conference Room.

Black Chamber meeting The Winston Salem Black Chamber of Commerce will have a mixer this evening (Thursday, Sept. 18) from 7–9 p.m. at the Carolina Vineyards and Hops, 1111 S. Marshall St. Members and non-members are welcome. For additional information, contact Randon Pender at 336-575-2006.

Brown Alumni Chapter meeting The WSSU Brown Alumni Chapter will meet on Friday, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mazie S. Woodruff Center of Forsyth Technical Community College, 4905 Lansing Drive. Contact Shelia Bailey at 336-575-2006 for additional information.

Aggie ROTC reunion A reunion of former N.C. A&T University Army ROTC cadets from the Vietnam era will be held this year during the school’s homecoming at the Greensboro Marriott Downtown. This event will be the first time Aggie military graduates have ever re-connected in a formal setting. For more details, contact Marquis D. Street at 336-373-1904 or via email at marquisdstreetlaw@gmail.com.

The diversity of Latino art can be seen on the walls of the Delta Arts Center.

The “Punto De Vista - Latino Perspectives III” exhibit kicked off Sept. 5 with a lively reception. The Hispanic Arts Initiative, which uses art and education to raise awareness of Latino culture, is behind the showing.

About 250 people, including Mayor Allen Joines, attended the opening. They enjoyed Latin food and were rapt by several live dance performances.

Thirteen North Carolina artists who originally hail from throughout the vast Spanishspeaking world are featured in the exhibit, which is being billed as “A Cultural Journey Through Art.” There have been two previous “Punto De Vista- Latino Perspectives” exhibits; both were held downtown at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. Hispanic Arts Initiative Director Maria Sánchez-Boudy said the change of venue to the Delta Arts Center, which traditionally focuses on African American art, would help to bring attention the sometimes overlooked influence that Africa has had on Latino culture.

“We wanted to explore the cultural heritage between Latinos and African Americans,” she said. “We do have a shared cultural heritage.”

Delta Arts Executive Director Nadiyah Quander is hopeful that the exhibit will start to build a bridge between the two cultures.

“We’re really looking to show solidarity between the Latino and African American communities as we continue to co-exist and co-habitat ... we’re living in the same neighbors, and we want to show unity between the two communities,” she said.

The art wasn’t just on the walls at the opening. A vividlyattired Jubelin Ramirez dazzled

Gustavo De Los Rios discusses his art with an attendee.

Hispanic Arts Initiative Director Maria Sánchez-Boudy (left) with Delta Arts Center Executive Director Nadiyah Quander. with her Salsa and Samba performances. John Archer and Ela Feliz did Merengue and Bachata routines. Daniel “Oseiku” Diaz, well-know for his African drumming, provided the dancers with musical accompaniment.

The Hispanic Arts Initiative is planning to launch a concert

Food Pantry anniversary The Clemmons Food Pantry will celebrate “10 Years of Feeding Hope” on Thursday, Sept. 18 from 7 – 11 p.m. at the Salem Glen Golf and Country Club, 1000 Glen Day Drive in Clemmons. The event will feature the music of Doug Davis and the Mystery Dates and a silent auction.

Food will be provided. Tickets are $40 per person or $75 per Jubelin Ramirez dances as Oseiku drums. couple. To purchase tickets, email anne.rudert@clemmonsfoodpantry.org.

Dance team tryouts The Carolina Silverhawks will hold tryouts for the Lady Silverhawks Dance and Cheer Team on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Gold’s Gym at 4835 West Wendover in Jamestown. For additional information, email either Dajah Wright at dwright.csilverhawks@gmail. com or Roderick Hinton at centerstagecreations@gmail.c om.

Zumba fundraiser The N.C. Black Repertory Company will host a Zumba

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Nadiyah Quander addresses the large crowd of attendees.

series next year that will feature live music and dancers, SánchezBoudy said. With all of its programs, the Initiative strives to drive home the point that the Latino community is vast.

“Everyone thinks we come from one country, when we come from 22,” said Sánchez-

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Mayor Allen Joines speaks.

Boudy, who is from Cuba.

Punto De Vista artist Diana Isabel Vásquez-Zurita came with her family from Ecuador in 2009. She graduated from Salem College in 2013 with a degree in studio art and works at a printing press while she is starting her own web design firm, Digital Minds Studio.

Isabel Vásquez-Zurita with some of her art.

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Residents needed for boards, councils SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Mayor Allen Joines is accepting applications from city residents interested in serving on the following boards and commissions: • Citizens’ Budget Advisory Council (4 openings) • Citizen’ Police Review Board (1 opening) • Coalition for Drug Abuse Prevention (5 openings) • E m e r g e n c y Management Advisory Council (4 openings) • Loan Committee (1 openings) • Minority/Women Business Enterprise Advisory Committee (6 openings) • Public Assembly Facilities Commission (4 openings) • Recreation and Parks Commission (1 opening) • Sister Cities Board (6 openings) • Zoning Board of Adjustment (3 openings) The application form, along with descriptions of the boards, is available online at www.Mayor.CityofWS.or g and following the link to Boards and Commissions, or by calling the Mayor’s Office at 727-2058. Applications are accepted continuously; however, for consideration by the City Council in November, applications must be submitted

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The Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center will offer a new program this winter called “Bright Futures.”

Avery Faucett is behind the program. He works at Hanes Hosiery as an assistant center supervisor under the direction of Center Supervisor Art Blevins.

Designed for young men between the ages 7-21, the free program will tout life skills, manners, self –empowerment, journalism and computer skills.

Faucett, a native of Charleston, W.Va., played football under Blevins Coach Kermit Blount at Winston-Salem State University. After graduating from WSSU in 2012, Faucett worked for the Carolina Panthers in Guest Relations and then got a job with the City of Winston-Salem. He worked at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum before joining the Department of Recreation and Parks.

He first worked at Miller Park Recreation Center before coming to Hanes Hosiery to work with Blevins, who Faucett describes as a very dedicated, special man, great coach and role model who he looks up to.

Blevins feels the same about Faucett.

Avery Faucett with one of the young program participants.

“Avery is a great young man who is dedicated to helping to make a difference in kids’ lives and has a great spirit about him,” he said.

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For more information about this andf other Hanes Hosiery programs, call the center at 36-727-2428.

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Navy Gas Turbine System Technician 3rd Class Robert Stewart of Winston-Salem secures a light-armored vehicle onto a landing craft air cushion in order to transport the vehicle back to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde. The ship is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group – with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit – and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet.

U.S. Navy photo by Specialist 2nd Class Shannon M. Smith

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Tatiana Williams of Winston-Salem and Zakelle Leak of Lexington were recently selected to participate in the 2014 Miss Jr. Teen Greensboro and Miss Teen Greensboro pageants, respectively. The competitions are slated to take place on Saturday, Oct. 4.

The girls learned of their acceptance when the pageant announced their selections following interviews and after submitting applications and to interviews.

The girls will be competing for their share of thousands of dollars in prizes and specialty gifts. Tatiana will be competing in the Miss Jr. Teen division; Zakelle will compete in the Miss Teen division. In all, there are four divisions in which young ladies ages 7 through 19 will compete in modeling routines, casual wear and formalwear and be judged on their personalities.

The winner of the Miss Jr. Teen Greensboro and Miss Teen Greensboro competitions will represent the city and surrounding communities at the national competition in Orlando, Fla., where more than $30,000 in prizes and awards will be presented.

Submitted Photo Community businesses, organizations, Tatiana Williams is going for the crown. and private individuals will assist Tatiana and Zakelle by becoming official sponsors.

For more information, call the Miss Jr. Teen Greensboro Pageant Coordinator at 1-877-4036678.

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session led by Precious McCloud on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive. Admission is $7 and door prizes will be given.

Sessions for beauticians The North Carolina State Beauticians and Cosmetologists Association will hold a mini convention on Sunday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Quality Inn & Suites at Hanes Mall. A free eight-hour CEU Credit on Chemical Relaxing and Styling will be offered.

There will also be a clinic on natural hair. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. For more information, contact Dr. Allie Wiggins at 910988-4267, Dr. Carl Lyles at 919-776-1133 or Dr. Earline White at 336-8160571.

Atkins Class of ’70 meeting Members of the Atkins High School Class of 1970 have begun meeting to plan for its 45th Class Reunion next year. The next meeting will be on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. at the Uncompromising Word Fellowship Hall, 1612 E 14th St. For more information, contact Jean MosesPetree at 336-721-1288, Doris Jones at 336- 7674115 or Carolyn McWillis at 336-725-0220.

NAACP meeting The Winston–Salem/ Forsyth County Branch of the NAACP will hold a general public meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Carl Russell Community Center, 3521 Carver School Rd. For more information, call Executive Director Dr. M. Barr at 336-767-3470.

ABWA meeting The American Business Women’s Association will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 5:45 p.m. at Oscar’s Restaurant, Tavern and Grill, 3349 Robinhood Rd. Meetings are held each fourth Thursday. Learn more at www.abwa.org or www.abwatotallywinston.c om.

Boxing fundraiser “The Fight Against Cancer,” a fundraiser featuring local boxers and open sparring, will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at West Salem Square (formerly the Hewitt Business Center). Admission is $10 and some of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. For more information, call 336-7756787.

Dinners for sale Paisley Alumni will be have a fish fry at 2133 New Walkertown Rd. on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dinners will be $7 and sandwiches will be $3.50.

Marvtastic Bash The North Carolina Black Repertory Company will host the Marvtastic Bash fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 7– 11 p.m. at the Marriott Twin City Quarter. This event commemorates the birthday of the Company’s founder, the late Larry Leon Hamlin, and features a casually elegant evening of heavy hors d’oeuvres, dancing, door prizes, a silent auction and fun. Tickets are $40 and may be purchased at www.ncblackrep.org or by calling 336-723-2266.

Recently, Ben Coleman Sr. celebrated his 60th birthday, while his son, Ben Jr., celebrated his 40th birthday. For the past 37 years, the elder Coleman has been employed by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, where he has been both a security guard and electronic technician. He is also the owner of Ben Coleman Video Productions. Ben Jr. is an electronic technician at FedEx Corp. and works as an audio engineer – his passion – at special events.

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The game begins at 7 p.m.

Tailgating will take place prior to the game. Also, the Class of 2004 will hold its 10th anniversary. For more information, contact Linwood Geralds at 336771-4700.

ULYP conference The Winston-Salem Urban League Young Professionals will hold its first Women’s Empowerment retreat from Oct. 3 – 4th 2014 at The Enterprise Conference and Banquet Center. This is an opportunity to empower both men and women to discuss important issues facing the community.

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Class of ’74 reunion The RJ Reynolds High School Class of 1974 will host its 40th Class Reunion at the BB&T Field (Dash Stadium) in the Womble Carlyle Club on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. Admission is $40 per person if paid by Sept. 15 or $45 afterward or at the door. For more information, contact Gayla F. Posey at 336-4060007/bbqqueen@triad.rr.co m, Frank Clayton at fclayton@wsjournal.com or Deronda Kee-Lucas at 3367 2 3 4580/wkee@triad.rr.com Crosby Scholars Applications are being taken through Oct. 1 for the Crosby Scholars, a college prep program for teens. Go to www.crosbyscholars.org or call 336-725-5371 for more information.

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Gordon to speak Rev. Thelma Gordon, pastor of Liberty Hill AME Zion Church in Lake Wylie, S.C., will speak from Sept. 17-19 at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance, Inc., 4951 Manning St. Gordon B i s h o p Claude C. Turner is the host pastor. For more information, contact Debbie Gary at 336-767-4326.

White’s Anniversary Abba Father’s Ministries Inc., 4014 North Cherry St., is celebrating Pastor Scottie I. White’s 15th anniversary from Sept. 17_21.

Tonight (Sept. 18) Dr. Tracey Staley of Calvary Restoration Church will speak. Pastor Ronovan Hooker of Covenant of Grace Institutional COGIC will speak tomorrow. Both services will be at 7:30 p.m. The speaker on Saturday at 2 p.m. will be Jesse Fields of Restoration and Deliverance Ministries.

On Sunday at 11 a.m. Bishop Dr. James E Hudson of Steppingstone Holiness Church will speak. The theme is “The Year of the Increase.”

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Greater Tabernacle conference Greater Tabernacle Worship Center, 1410 Attucks St., will host a women’s conference. On Thursday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.

Tammy Alexander will speak. On Sept. 19 at 8 a.m. Pastor Yvonne Hines will speak. There will also be programs at noon, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 20, the program starts at noon. Events will be held at the former Hewitt Business Center (West Salem Square), 1001 S. Marshall St. The host pastor is Apostle BJ McCloud. Call 336-777-1113 for more information.

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Rev. Omar L. Dykes was appointed in July as the 27th pastor of St. John CME Church

by Presiding Prelate Bishop James B. Walker. It happened during the 142nd Session of the Carolina Region Annual Conference in Columbia, S.C. Dykes is the second youngest minister to lead the 94-year-old St. John CME Church, which is located at 350 Nw Crawford Place. His guiding Bible verse is taken from Micah 6:8, “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Dykes is a native of Chester, Penn. He holds a BA degree in history from Miles College in Birmingham, Ala. and a Master of Divinity degree from the Phillips School of Theology at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta.

He is currently a candidate for the Master of Sacred Theology degree at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Dykes previously served as pastor at churches in Estill and Charleston, S.C. “We are truly excited about this opportunity to work with this talented and god-fearing young servant of God,” said St. John member Jackie Spencer.

“We are looking forward to reaching that next level that God is preparing for us.”

The community is welcome to attend a reception for Pastor Dykes on Sunday, Sept. 21. The reception will follow the

Members of the St. John CME Church Male Chorus.

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An R.J. Reynolds retiree and a former substitute teacher, Phillips has moved back to Winston-Salem after living in Atlanta for a brief time.

The series has been heralded as one of the many monumental contributions to St. John C.M.E. Church.

Each year, the Anointed Men program attempts to address current issues that affect black men. Male choruses from across the city are slated to perform at this year’s program.

Rev. Dykes

Phillips

church’s “Anointed Men Singing to God” program, which starts at 4 p.m.

Anne Phillips founded the

Anointed Men series in 2005 to recognize and applaud the many accomplishments of men in local churches.

Learn more by calling the church at 336-725-3968 or go to www.stjohncme.com/#! .

Jailhouse Prayer Vigil Tomorrow

Sept. 19

Mt. Zion banquet Mount Zion Baptist Church will celebrate its 125th Anniversary and the 30th Anniversary under the leadership of Dr. Serenus T. Churn at 7 p.m. with a banquet on Friday, Sept. 19 in the Hearn Ballroom of the downtown Marriott Hotel. The Burke Singers of Winston-Salem State University will perform.

Tickets are $30.

Wells Memorial concert The Music and Arts Ministry of Wells Memorial, 1001 E. Washington St. in Greensboro, will present singers April Harris, Kimberly Carree-Maxwell and Walter Johnson in concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19.

Liturgical dancer Marilyn Lewis will also perform. The concert is free, and the host pastor Dr. Herman Platt. For more info, call 336-272-6564.

The public is invited to join the Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 19) at 6 p.m. as it hosts a prayer vigil on the streets surrounding the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center, 201 N. Church St. Participants will pray for inmates, their families and jail staff. Parking on the streets of downtown is free after 5 p.m. Call the ministry’s office at 336-759-0063 for more information.

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Board Member P a t r i c i a T h o m a s , P r e s i d e n t A r d e l i a McLaughlin, Recording Secretary Sheila S u t t o n , Executive Secretary Ethel C. Smith and T r e s u r e r Martha Foust.

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Ladies’ Night Out The Women’s Council of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will have a Ladies’ Night Out on Friday, Sep. 19 in the fellowship hall from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

The church is at 1317 N. Cherry St.

Women’s conference The “I Am Superwoman” conference will be hosted by Pastor C u r t i s Friday and The Love Church, 4 1 9 8 Cherry St., on Friday Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Special musical guests will Goldsmith include Mischeal Goldsmith & Soul Out. The event is free and open to the public.

Register at www.thelovecity.org.

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Auxiliary hears from Horton SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Dr. Derick S. Hicks

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WFU Divinity’s Hicks to speak SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Dr. Derick S. Hicks, an assistant professor of Religion and Culture at Wake Forest University School of Divinity, will be the featured speaker at the Men’s Day Service at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2400 Dellabrook Rd. The theme of the Sunday, Sept. 21 11 a.m. service is “A Passionate Church Transforms Lives.”

A native of Los Angeles, Hicks received his undergraduate degree from Grambling State University; his Master of Arts degree from the Dallas Theological Seminary; and his Ph.D. from Rice University.

He teaches and researches broadly in the areas of African American religion, religion in North America, race, the body, religion and foodways, theory and method in the study of religion, Black and Womanist theologies and cultural studies.

His first book, “Reclaiming Spirit in the Black Faith Tradition” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), identifies religious practices that engage culture – in relation to bodily, political, spiritual, and social restoration – to recalibrate wounded human dignity. He is currently working on “Feeding Flesh and Spirit: Religion, Food, and the Saga of Race in Black America,” which is under review with UNC Press.

All are invited to attend the service.

The host pastor is Rev. Donald Jenkins.

sionary and that the Christian impulse is to spread and share the love of God. She extended The Women’s Auxiliary of the High Point an invitation to all congregations represented Educational and Missionary and each individual present to join the Baptist Association held its annual efforts of FaithHealthNC to uplift conference in Winston-Salem at people and communities with love Piney Grove Baptist Church on and support.

July 23.

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Praises to God were lifted Center-affilated FaithHealthNC is through prayers, songs, testimonies described as “a dynamic partnership and a sermon during the spiritbetween faith communities, health filled service. In addition to worsystems and other health care ship, the conference included providers focused on improving informational and educational seghealth.” ments.

The Women’s Auxiliary came Horton The Women’s Auxiliary invited prepared to share their love. After Rev. Dianne Horton to speak about Rev. Horton’s presentation, she was her ministry at Wake Forest Baptist Medical escorted to the fellowship hall, where missionFor more information, call 336Center, where she is chaplain for Care aries presented a lavish donation of comfort or go to Transitions. items and kidney-friendly snacks for local dial- 723-4531 www.stpaulumcws.org.

Horton said that every Christian is a mis- ysis patients.

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Beginning Sept. 20

Holy Trinity events Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship Center, 5307 Peters Creek Parkway, and R.I.C.H. Community Development Corporation will hold a bowling outing for men on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. A yard sale and Fall Bazaar will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27 beginning at 7 a.m. For table rentals, call 336-7849347.

Sept. 20

Youth conference CHRIST Community Outreach Ministry, 615 Coliseum Drive, is hosting a youth (ages 12-17) and young adult (18-35) conference on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. This event is free and lunch will be provided. For additional information, contact Mrs. Brooks at 336-575-0148.

Rev. Nathaniel P.J. Williams Jr. is the host pastor.

Beginning Sept. 21

Homecoming/revival Saints Home UMC, 1390 Thurmond St., will hold its Homecoming service on Sunday, Sept.

21 during the morning 11:30 a.m. service.

Dinner will follow. An afternoon service will be held at 3 p.m. Revival services will be held the following Monday, Sept.

22 – Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. each evening.

Rev. Ronnie Roseboro is the host pastor.

Sept. 21

Women’s Day St. Matthew Apostolic Temple Church, 3640 New Walkertown Rd., will have Women’s Day on Sunday, Sept. 21. The theme is “Greater Is Coming; This To Shall Pass.” At 11 a.m., Evangelist Sally Haith Glenn will speak. At 4 p.m., Evangelist Molline Hughes Stover will speak.

Bishop Joseph Lowery is the host pastor. Call 336724-1780 to learn more.

UUF services The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem will hear the Rev. Lisa Schwartz speak on “Let Us Walk Together” at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21. At the forum at 9:15 a.m., Ken Ostberg will discuss “The Great Chinese Revolution 1800-1985"

by John King Fairbank. The Fellowship is at 4055 Robinhood Rd. For more information, go to www.uufws.org.

Antioch anniversary Antioch Christian Church, 1432 Underwood Ave., will celebrate its 109th Church Anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 21 with Family and Friends Day at 11 a.m. At 3 p.m., Rev. Bernard Adams of Salem Baptist Church will speak. Rev. James A. Gilliam is the host pastor.

Anniversary service Middlefork Christian Church will celebrate the Third Pastoral Anniversary of Pastor Robert L. Coleman on Sunday, Sept. 21. Rev. Eugene Reynolds, associate minister of Antioch Christian Church of Spencer, Va., will be the guest preacher at the 10:45 a.m. service. Lunch will be served after morning services. The celebration will continue at 4 p.m., with guest preacher the Rev. Dr. John Mendez and the members of Emmanuel Baptist Church. The church is located at 2216 E 1st St. Beginning Sept. 22

McCarter Brothers Revival The annual McCarter Brothers Revival will be held from Monday, Sept.

22 through Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Greater Cleveland Avenue Christian Church, 5095 Lansing Drive, where the host pastor is Bishop Sheldon McCarter.

Bishop Tiffin McCarter, senior pastor of Greater Joy International Ministries in Durham, will speak on Monday.

Pastor Carlton McCarter of Victory International Christian Center of Ocean Springs, Miss. will speak on Tuesday. On Wednesday, all three McCarter brothers will speak. All services will be at 7 p.m. For additional information, contact the church at 336-661-0226.

Sept. 23

Concert A concert to benefit December’s performance of Handel’s “Messiah”, sponsored by The Mozart Club will be held Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in Reich Chapel of First Baptist Church, 501 W. Fifth St. This program will be repeated at Duke University in Durham on Friday, Sept. 26.

Beginning Sept. 24

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T H E C H RON I C LE Grove Baptist Church on Sept. 24, Pastor Kedrick Lowery of Grace Church of Durham on Sept. 25 and Bishop Stephens Williams of Goodwill Baptist on Sept. 26. For more information, call the church at 336-650-1002.

Sept. 25

Questions about Catholicism If you are thinking about becoming Catholic and have questions, Saint Benedict the Moor Catholic Church, 1625 East 12th St., will be holding an inquiry session on Thursday, Sept.

25 at 7 p.m. For more information, call 336725-9200.

Sept. 27

Women’s conference Miracle Temple Deliverance Church, 2930 Prescott Drive, will sponsor the Women of Excellence Conference on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. The public is invited to attend. The registration fee is $10. For more information, contact Prophetess Patricia D. Spates at 336-577-9342 o r pdspates7@yahoo.com.

Sept. 28

Envision in concert The Concert Series Kingdom conference Pastor Alvin E. Committee of Grace Presbyterian Carlisle and C h u r c h Exodus United (USA), 3901 Baptist Church, C a r v e r 2000 Wilbur St., School Rd., will host their will present K i n g d o m Envision, a Advancement p o p u l a r Conference from instrumenSept. 24 - 26 at tal/vocal 7:30 p.m. each group, in evening.

The concert on speakers will be Carlisle Sunday, Sept.

Pastor Cory Graves of White Oak 28 at 4 p.m. Mime

Minister Will "EJ" Furches will be the guest performer. A reception will follow the concert.

The event is free and open to the public. Rev. Toure' C. Marshall is senior pastor of the church. For more information, call 336-767-4087.

Shekinah Glory service Pastor Johnny Scott of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church of Yadkinville will speak at Shekinah Glory Praise Center on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 4 p.m.

The service will be held at the Brookstown Inn, 200 Brookstown Ave. For more information, call Deaconness Powell at 336-682-3970.

St. James Women’s Day Women’s Day services at St. James AME Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave., will be held on Sunday, Sept. 28 beginning at 8:45 a.m. with Church School with Superintendent Sylvia Hoskins. At 10 a.m., Rev. Florissa Walker, associate minister of Hunter’s Chapel AME Church in Mebane, will be the guest preacher. At 3 p.m., Rev. Daisy Long and the congregation from St. Matthew AME Church of Graham, will speak. A fellowship dinner will follow. Rev. Steven L. Lyons is the host pastor.

For more information , call 336-655-3865.

Beginning Sept. 30

Phillips Chapel events Phillips Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 132 N. Glenn Ave., will hold its Fall Revival from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. nightly. Dr. Peter M. Wherry, pastor of Mayfield Memorial Baptist Church in

Charlotte, will be the revivalist. Transportation will be provided. For more information, call 336-723-9451.

Oct. 2

Screening TEEM – Temple Emanuel’s Environmental Movement –will screen “Shored Up” and discuss rising sea levels on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 7– 9 p.m. at Temple Emanuel, 201 Oakwood Drive.

Beginning Oct. 7

Centenary performances Centenary United Methodist Church, 646 W. Fifth St., is hosting a series of arts events. On Oct. 7, Dr. Edwin Wilson will present “The Poetry of the Great War: One Hundred Years Later.” On Oct. 21, Robin Voiers will perform a piece based on the writings of Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald. “ The Story of Job: A Theodicy in Jazz and Spoken Word” will be presented on Oct. 28. All performances will be held at 7 p.m. in the church’s Memorial Auditorium. Learn more by calling 336-724-6311 or going to www.centenaryonline.com.

Food for sale St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 1840

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Butler St., is having a fish fry and spaghetti dinner sale on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Fish dinners will be $7; fish sandwiches will be $4; and spaghetti dinners will be $6.

Ongoing

Sunday service schedule Trinity Chapel Church, 4670 N. Patterson Ave. in Hidden Valley Business Park, invites the public to attend its services every Sunday. Sunday School is from 9:45–10:45 a.m. and morning worship service is at 11 a.m. Call 336723-4626 or 336-9780801 for more information. The host pastors are Rev. James E. Gaskins and First Lady Donese Gaskins.

Clothing closet St. James A.M.E. Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave., has reopened the doors of its SJ's Boutique, a community clothing closet with apparel for men, women and children. The summer hours are 9 a.m. – noon every second and fourth Friday. For more information, call Myrna D. Wiiliams at 336-4485669 or Ursla Y. McKenzie at 336-9238749. The church’s pastor is Steven L. Lyons.

Macedonia Holiness Church Of God Of The Apostolic Faith, Inc.

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

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

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

Bishop R.L. Wise, Sr.

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

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

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

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of William R. Hairston Sr., also known as William Robert Hairston Sr., late of Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said William R. Hairston Sr. to present them to the undersigned Executor on or before November 28, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 28th day of August, 2014 William R. Hairston Jr. Executor of the Estate of William R. Hairston Sr. 2100 East 12th Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101

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LEGAL NOTICES NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 14 CVD 4473

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION CHANA MOBLEY, Plaintiff, vs.

KENNETH JETER, Defendant,

TO: Kenneth Jeter TAKE NOTICE THAT a pleading seeking relief against you was filed on July 24, 2014 in the above-entitled action, The nature of the relief sought by the plaintiff is a Domestic Violence Protective Order.

You are required to make defense to the pleading no later than October 3, 2014 at 9:00am. Upon your failure to do so, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

A hearing will be held before a District Court Judge on October 3, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice, Courtroom 3C to determine whether the Plaintiff ’s request for a Domestic Violence Protective Order will be granted for one year.

Colleen L. Byers, N.C. State Bar No. 38067 BELL, DAVIS & PITT, P.A. P.O. Box 21029 Winston-Salem, NC 27120-1029 Phone: 336-714-4104 Facsimile 336-714-4104 Attorney for Plaintiff

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IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL COURT 2014-DR-23-3449 NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS

1. That an Adoption proceeding was filed in the Family Court of Greenville County, South Carolina on September 4, 2014, and in this Compaint, that persuant to State v Evans 341 S.C. 219, 534 S.E.2nd 10 (Ct. App 2000) and claiming privacy grounds, the Birth Mother has refused to name the Birth Father.

2. That in responding to this Notice you are required to use the caption and the Civil Action Number 2014DR-23-3449.

3. That if Notice to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond is filed by you with the Court within thirty (30) days of the receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings, you will be given an opportunity to appear and be heard on the merits of the adoption. To file notice to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond in this action, you must notify the above-named Court at the Greenville County Family Court, P.O. Box 757, Greenville, SC 29602, and Stephen A. Yacobi, Attorney for the Plantiffs, whose address is 408 North Church Street, Suite B, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, in writing of your intention to Contest, Intervene or otheriwse respond. The abovenamed Court must be informed of your current address and any changes of your address during the adoption proceedings.

4. That your failure to respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Notice of Adoption Proceedings constitutes your Consent to the adoption of the child and forfeiture of all your rights and obligations to the abovenamed child

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The young men behind the innovative Branded for Knowledge.

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Andre Russell (left) chats with a local youth.

Market to provide space for worthy causes

BY MERCEDES L. MILLER SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The entrepreneurs who are slated to participate in the Liberty Street Vendors Market are not only interested in providing goods and wares to the community, but positively impacting the community.

Andre Russell, Branded for Knowledge, Inc. and Exquisite Ladies are determined to make a difference.

Russell created Future Endeavors, LLC soon after he graduated from college.

The company works to improve local youth through professional and social development. As many as 200 young people between the ages of eight and 18 are served by the company each month.

“I strongly believe that ignorance breeds weakness and fear. Future Endeavors is working to counter that by providing hands-on experience that will work to create and strengthen the ability to communicate well and build a business. The Liberty Street Vendors Market will give our youth direct knowledge and experience in communication and business,” Russell said.

In a society where companies are constantly striving to imprint their own message, Branded for Knowledge is working to empower young people to create their own brand through knowledge.

Through the Liberty Street Vendors Market, BFK, Inc. will offer a line of high end t-shirts, sweat shirts and other apparel for men and women.

Not only does the apparel line encourage the pursuit of knowledge, funds generated from their sale will support local youth programs and educational activities. Each year, the company gives a $1,000 scholarship to a local student who has excelled both academically and athletically.

Yannis Bowen of Glenn High School was the 2014 Scholarship recipient. Additionally, students from the 2014 freshman Class at Winston-Salem State University were recipients of some of the company’s apparel.

The Exquisite Ladies Social Club may have social in their name, but the work members do is anything but. They are known throughout the community for collecting and giving away school supplies, granting wishes to sick children and raising money for myriad causes.

“We are simply a group of ladies dedicated to helping others and having fun in the process,” said Tangela Carson.

Their recent basketball tournament and back-toschool giveaway drew a crowd of hundreds.

“We are excited about having our events at the Liberty Street Vendors Market and raising money to continue to do what we love,” Carson said.

Many non-profit organizations, churches and civic groups have inquired about using the space for their fundraisers and private events. It is indeed a great location for

these types of events and causes.

Spaces are available for fresh produce, art, crafts, baked goods, jewel-

ry, apparel and other items. For guidelines, applications and additional information, please contact Terrance McNeil at

336-793-3441 or lsvm@earthlink.net.

Internships and volunteer opportunities are also available.

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ESR holds 50th anniversary celebration SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The Experiment in Self-Reliance held a gala at Winston-Salem State University’s Anderson Center on Sept. 6 to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

The event showcased the organization’s legacy of “empowering people to become self-reliant” and was attended by many prominent guests, including Mayor Pro Tempore Dr. Vivian Burke, who read a city proclamation lauding ESR for its work.

Several of the agency’s clients shared their success stories. “Mr. D” told gala attendees that he is “pleased with the program and is faithful in his goal of moving toward permanent housing.”

Rev. Johnny Ruff, pastor of Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church, led the crowd in the invocation and the blessing of the food.

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Comedian Barry McGee performs.

ESR Executive Director Twana Wellman-Roebuck with WXII’s Wanda Starke (left).

Awards were presented to those who have left a lasting legacy on the organization. Legacy Awards were given to William

Womble, ESR’s first board chair; the family of the late Logan Burke, ESR’s former board chair; Dr. Frank James ,

National Preparedness Month blood drives SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The American Red Cross is encouraging eligible donors to help their communities prepare for emergencies by giving blood in September – National Preparedness Month.

The mission of the Red Cross is to help the public prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

During National Preparedness Month, the Red Cross reminds Americans to take simple steps to get ready for emergencies in their homes, workplaces and communities. One way to support this mission is to become a regular blood donor.

A stable blood supply is central to ensuring patient needs are met in emergencies. Blood can take up to three days to be tested, processed and made available for patients. It’s the blood already on the shelves that can help save

Eighteen students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County high schools have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists for 2014-15.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of about 16,000 semifinalists today in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring. Scholarships are underwritten both by the program and by about 440 business organizations and higher education institutions.

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County semifinalists and their home schools are: Atkins Academic & Technology – Nikolas L. Bramblett, Noah Z. Feldman, John Henry Jackson and Kayci Nielsen; Early College of Forsyth – Michael N. Carpenter and Christopher Piper; Mount Tabor – Ryan A. Armstrong, Matthew B. Kennedy, Shirley Pu and Robert Wooten; Reagan – Emily A. Grace; Reynolds – Elisabeth F. Anthony, Emma G. Gillett, Caroline M. Li and Corinne N. Spencer; and West Forsyth – Cooper V. Garrison, Leah G. Hinshaw and Kathryn L. Watkins. The semifinalists from Atkins, Mount Tabor, Reagan, Reynolds and West Forsyth also go to the Career Center.

lives when disaster strikes.

To help increase donations during the month of September, those who come out to donate blood or platelets throughout the month will receive a coupon by email for a free haircut at participating Sport Clips locations.

A number of local

blood drives are schedule this month, and the Winston-Salem Blood Donation Center, 650 Coliseum Drive, regularly accepts donations.

Appointments to donate and help the Red Cross prepare for patient needs across the country can be made at redcrossblood.org.

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More than 200 people attended the gala, which was emceed by WXII anchor Wanda Starke.

They enjoyed food, heavy hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment and many won door prizes.

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Dottie Jordan poses with her husband Jackie on Friday, Sept. 12. She is sporting a crown because she was queen on this day; it was her 79th birthday.

Jordan, who is widely known and admired for her volunteer service, was feted throughout the day by friends, family members and those whom she selflessly gives her time to.

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On Sunday, Oct. 5, Next Step Ministries, Inc. will host its “Cut-Out the Violence” fundraiser at The Factory, 210 N. Main St. in Kernersville, from 1–5 p.m.

Proceeds from the event will support the operation of Next Step’s domestic violence safe house and assist in providing services to victims of domestic violence.

During the fundraiser professional stylists will give haircuts for a donation to the agency. There will also be music, clowns, face painting, children’s activities, a silent auction, food, 50/50 raffle and a bake sale.

In addition, there will be a "Hug-aHound" area to support Next Step’s Pet Haven Project, which provides safe housing for pet victims of domestic violence. Some of the four-legged attendees will include "Bling,” a longhair chihuahua; "Bindi,” a French bulldog; and "Elvis,” an English field cocker.

If you would like to schedule your hair cut or have questions regarding the event, call 336-996-8878.

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Hispanic show in Raleigh.

Now, the whole thing is starting to flourish,” he said.

Quander, whose been Delta director since March, was over the moon about the large, diverse crowd at the opening. She says it showed that the community wants to support Delta Arts when given a chance.

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She’s had her paintings displayed at several exhibits. One of her three paintings on display at Delta Arts was sold during the opening. It was only the second time she’d sold a piece.

“When I do art, I don’t feel like I’m making art for myself; I’m just making art for other people to enjoy and see,” she said.

Sculptures and paintings by Durham artist Kayla Garcia are on display. Her work focuses on a timely subject – domestic violence.

The Meredith College graduate said she is a full-time artist on top of her fulltime day job. She plans to open her own gallery, Kayla Rose Studios, next year.

“My father is Mexican American and my mother is Irish, and I’m very happy to know (Hispanic Arts) asked me to join,” said the Texas native. “I love the culture, the Latino culture in general, and also showing the rest of the world what these people from all these different countries are doing.”

Gustavo De Los Rios, a native of Columbia, has two large octagonal surrealist paintings on display.

A professional artist for more then three decades, he currently has a studio at Artspace in Raleigh. He said making a living as artist can have its ups and downs.

“It’s like being a monk; It’s being like a priest – you have to have faith,” he said with a laugh.

He said he loved the variety of pieces and

Volunteer Fire Departments in Forsyth County are actively seeking new members – men and women who want to learn new skills, form lasting friendships and make a difference in their community.

These fire departments cover all of Forsyth County except for Winston-Salem and Kernersville. Volunteer ranks have dropped about 20 percent in recent years because of changes in employment patterns and other population shifts that impact the ability of volunteers.

The result is that these departments are forced to supplement their volunteer crews with paid personnel.

That increases the cost of fire protection but is necessary to maintain staffing and comply with insurance regulations.

“Volunteer fire departments have proven to be the most economical way to provide fire protection, and during the current economic conditions we want to ensure we can maintain the same level of service at the same cost,” said Matthew Guffey, an engineer with the Lewisville Fire Department.

Volunteer firefighters respond to fires, traffic accidents and other emergencies in their coverage areas.

Calls have steadily increased, up five percent last year, and residents throughout Forsyth County rely on these dedicated men and women to protect their property.

The firefighters feel justifiable pride in their service and knowing that when they respond to a call, they are putting others first. While most volunteers have other full-time careers, some use this initial training as a springboard to becoming a career firefighter.

Interested applicants don’t need expertise – just a desire to learn. All the training and equipment is paid for, and the commitment after certification is typically only a few hours a week. Firefighters don’t have to live in an area served by a volunteer fire department.

Residents of Winston-Salem and Kernersville are also encouraged to apply. The Forsyth County Fire Department’s new web site – http://www.forsythfirefighters.org/ - uses an applicant’s address to match him or her to the closest volunteer fire department.

Kayla Garcia with two of her pieces. artists at the Delta show, his first in WinstonSalem. He said the exhibit showcases the large Latino arts community

that is starting to gain more exposure and recognition.

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The Delta Arts Center is located at 2611 New Walkertown Rd. and is open from is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday. Learn more at www.deltaartscenter.org or by calling 336-7222625.

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Shaky start for Carver JV squad SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

After four games, Carver has a 1-3 record in junior varsity football. Even so, Coach Alonzo Winfield sees no reason to go into panic mode.

“We're going through a process of figuring things out as a team,” said Winfield. “There are some positive signs. But what's hurting us more than anything is not being able to take advantage of the opportunities when they present themselves.”

Missed opportunities haunted Carver in its 18-6 loss to North Forsyth last week.

The Yellowjackets dropped at least two interceptions and they failed to recover three fumbles, which could have led to scores.

The one bright spot in defeat was the play of sophomore running back Rakeem Jenkins, a genuine game-breaker who's capable of scoring from anywhere on the field. Against the Vikings, Jenkins delivered Carver's only touchdown of the game with an electrifying 100yard kickoff return.

Offensively, the Yellowjackets aren't fully in sync. They're trying to regroup and for good reason. Starting quarterback Tyrese Murphy suf-

Rakeem Jenkins is Carver’s big-play threat. fered a broken wrist against Mount Tabor two weeks ago and is out for the season. As a result, Winfield isn't likely to go very deep into Carver's playbook right away. In the meantime, Elijah McCray, a multi-talented running back and receiver, has shown steady progress in replacing Murphy at quarterback.

Fortunately for McCray, he

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won't have to shoulder the whole load offensively. Carver still has the potential to put points on the board in a hurry. Aside from Jenkins, McCray can turn to wide receivers Daquan Miller and Phillip Legette. “We'll find ways for Rakeem to get his hands on the ball often,” said Winfield.

“We have no problems moving the ball up and down the field.

The problem for us is getting the ball in the end zone.”

Defensively, the Yellowjackets are led by lineman Jordan Griffin, cornerback Amari Crowell, middle linebacker Quentin Horne, and McCray, who also plays strong safety.

Crowell has already proven himself as a ball-hawking defender.

So far, he has two interceptions,

one of which was run back for a touchdown.

During the season's early going, Carver, which plays in Class 2-A, has suffered its share of bumps and bruises in games played against higher levels of competition. Aside from losing to Class 3-A North Forsyth, the Yellowjackets suffered shut-out losses to two of the state's upperechelon 4-A teams in Greensboro Dudley (38-0) Mount Tabor 23-0).

The opening weeks of this season, however, have had some shining moments. Carver earned its first win of 2014 by beating Class 4-A Reynolds 28-21 in overtime three weeks ago. On the first play of OT, Jenkins scored the game-winning touchdown on a 10-yard run.

“By design, we've put together a tough non-conference schedule,” said Winfield. “We don't want it to be easy. But it's going to prepare us well when it's time for conference play to begin (Western Piedmont Conference).

We just have to keep competing.

With a play here or a play there, the final outcomes in our first four games might be different.”

Carver is idle this week, but will be back in action when it visits Glenn on Sept. 25. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

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First CIAA commish dies SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Clinton R. “Bob” Moorman Jr., the first fulltime commissioner of the CIAA, passed away Sunday, Sept. 9 at his home in Hampton, Va. A 2014 CIAA Hall of Fame honoree, Moorman served as commissioner from 1976-89. He led the conference following the MEAC and CIAA split.

Under his watchful eye, both the football and basketball programs grew expeditiously. During his tenure, he served on the NCAA Council, the Division II Basketball and Football Committees, the NCAA Television Committee, the executive board of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and he chaired the NCAA Professional Liaison Committee.

Moorman made his first introduction into the CIAA as a student-athlete at Hampton University (then Hampton Institute) in the 1940s. He also attended the University of Maryland while serving in the Armed Forces as a paratrooper.

After 20 years in the military, he retired to become the head football coach at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. During this same time, he worked with the scouting staff of the San Diego Chargers for six years.

“His legacy in leading the CIAA and his passion for student-athletes will always be remembered,” says Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams.

Olivia Owens goes for a score.

WSSU Photo by Garrett Garms

The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams Volleyball team (14) picked up their first win of the season in style on Sunday, Sept. 13 when the team took an impressive three-set win over the Lincoln (Pa.) University (02) Lady Lions. In addition to notching their first win of the season, the Lady Rams opened CIAA play with a win.

The Lady Rams took the win in dominating fashion, taking all three sets by scores of 25-5, 25-14, 25-20. As a team, the Lady Rams totaled 37 kills with just 15 attack errors while holding the Lady Lions to 15 kills.

Junior right side Olivia Owens led the way for the Lady Rams with 11 kills and one block assist. Freshman outside hitter Sydney Holland added a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs. Senior setter Kayla Brass added 24 assists in the match as well.

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The UNCG men’s golf team turned in the best team score of the third and final round helping the Spartans move up the leaderboard to a second place finish at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate on Sunday, Sept. 13 at the Finley Golf Club.

The Spartans were the only team to post an under-par round Sunday, climbing seven spots on the leaderboard for the runner-up finish.

UNCG finished the 54-hole, three-day tournament with a 3under par 861 to tie with East Carolina. The Spartans opened the tournament with their highest round of the weekend at 2-over par 290 Friday before regrouping with a 3-under par 285 Saturday and a 2-under par 286 this afternoon.

Tournament host North Carolina won the event with a 26-under par 838 (273-277-288) on its home course.

Sophomore Carter Jenkins of Raleigh was the Spartans’ top finisher, posting a ninth-place showing with a 4-under par 212. The ninth-place showing is his seventh top-10 finish of his career and marks the second straight season

Members of the golf team pose with their coaches. he has finished ninth at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate after posting an even-par 216 on the course last season in his collegiate opener.

Jenkins opened the tournament this year with back-to-back rounds of 71 before improving to a 2under par 70. He was one of just four golfers this weekend to card three rounds under par as he finished with 14 birdies and 33 par scores during the 54-hole event.

Junior Taylor Coalson of Dobson finished tied for 23rd on the weekend with a 1-over par 217, marking his 13th top-25 finish of his career and his best finish at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate during his career. Coalson opened the weekend with a 1-over par 73 before carding his best round Saturday with a 2-under par 70. He finished up the tournament with a 2-over par 74.

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Sophomore Jake McGlone of Charlotte added a 34th-place finish with a 3-over par 219. McGlone opened the tournament with a tough 6-over par 78 but battled back with a 3-under par 69 in round two and an even-par 72 in the final round.

The Spartans return to the course Sept. 22-23 for the VCU Shootout in Richmond, Va., at the Hermitage Country Club.