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Fires continues to burn as smoke looms over Pilot Mountain

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Sadly, we have become accustomed to hearing about the wildfires that plague California, which have destroyed millions of acres of forest land and millions of dollars of property. That is what makes the fire at Pilot Mountain State Park seem so out of place, yet so close to home.

Anyone travelling north on U.S. Highway 52 will begin to smell the smoke almost as soon as you cross the Surry County line and then only a few miles in, the plumes of smoke gather over the horizon.

At the time of publication, the Grindstone Fire has burned over 1,000 acres of land.

But officials say the fire is well within the containment barriers that have been placed at the bottom of the mountain.

Ranger Jimmy Holt said, “The fire is 20% contained. There are 20% containment lines we feel good to walk away from and 80% containment lines that require our attention.”

Exacerbating the situation is the weather. There

Officials believe the fire at Pilot Mountain State Park was sparked by human activity on Saturday, Nov. 27. has been no significant rainfall in November and there is no rain forecasted for the remainder of the week. The dry conditions add to the difficulty in preventing the spread of the fire.

Because of the dry

conditions, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a burn ban, effective Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. The ban is in effect until further notice and suspends any current burn permits.

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental

Assistance and Protection posted in an alert, “Particle pollution levels will be elevated as the wildfire smoke rotates through the Triad.” They do not expect particle pollution to reach unhealthy levels, but the agency said peo-

ple with asthma or other health issues should limit their time outdoors.

In a Facebook post, North Carolina State Parks and Recreation stated that all access to Pilot Mountain State Park has been closed in the foreseeable

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future.

It is believed that the fire was started by human activity. The exact cause is still undetermined.

Judge Denise Hartsfield retires from bench THE CHRONICLE

After serving five terms and nearly two decades as a judge in the North Carolina 21st Judicial District, on Dec. 1 Judge Denise Hartsfield made her retirement official. When she was elected, Hartsfield was only the second Black woman to hold the position.

A native of WinstonSalem, after high school Hartsfield decided to attend Spelman College, where she graduated with a degree in English in 1976. Hartsfield returned to Winston-Salem after

Denise Hartsfield retires after nearly two decades as a judge in North Carolina’s 21st District. undergrad and earned her law degree from Wake Forest University. After she passed the bar, Hartsfield worked as an assistant county attorney here in Forsyth County.

Before becoming a judge, Hartsfield also served as assistant dis-

trict attorney and she also worked for the Legal Aid Society of Northwest NC, a statewide nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people.

In 2002 Hartsfield was elected to serve in the 21st Judicial District

when Judge Roland Hayes decided not to run for reelection.

During her tenure, Hartsfield made it her mission to help young people throughout the community. For years she led the juvenile drug treatment center and the juvenile

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court. She also helped launch several initiatives geared toward ending violent juvenile crime. Earlier this year, Hartsfield helped launch the Forsyth County School-Justice Partnership, an initiative that will provide alternative responses to misbehavior

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in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/ FCS) and reduce law enforcement involvement in minor school infractions.

Despite having a demanding work schedule over the years, Hartsfield has still found time to be an active member of the community. She has served on several boards and committees including the board of directors at Carter G. Woodson School, H.O.P.E. (Help Our People Eat), the Delta Fine Arts Center, and the executive committee of the NAACP, just to name a few.

For her continued service and willingness to go above and beyond to help uplift those in need, in 2006 Hartsfield was named The Chronicle’s Woman of the Year during the annual Community Service Awards banquet.

It is unclear who will take Hartsfield’s seat. Gov. Roy Cooper will appoint someone to serve the remainder of Hartsfield’s term, which ends December 2022.

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Demons repeat as Elite Eight Turkey Bowl champions

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Elite Eight Alumni Association crowned its 2021 Turkey Bowl Champion on Thanksgiving afternoon. Because of the pandemic, there was not a game last year, so the Reynolds Demons were seeking to repeat their 2019 victory and that’s exactly what they did.

The Demons matched up against Parkland in the finals and were dominant from start to finish in the game. The Reynolds alumni looked strong once again throughout the tournament and played like they had something to prove.

This year’s game was held at Ray Agnew Field and people flocked to the field to cheer on the alumni players from Glenn, Parkland, East Forsyth, West Forsyth, North Forsyth, Carver, Mt. Tabor and Reynolds. There seems to be more of an influx of younger players to the game as the years go by.

“We have definitely noticed it and it’s encouraging,” said Shermane McGriff, Turkey Bowl organizer. “What I was explaining to someone else is that this is the whole idea.

We want to get younger [participants], not only just younger, but also more involved with the community aspect as well.

“Sometimes I think with the competitiveness in the sport and also wanting to win, that overshadows our main purpose, which is to give back to the

T H E C H R ON I C PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Winston Salem has determined that impacts to Muddy Creek Greenway resulting from the proposed Robinhood Road sidewalk meet the US Department of Transportation Act, Section 4(f) regulations of a de minimis impact

The alumni from Reynolds ships. community.”

The Elite Eight Alumni Association was able to collect over 300 pairs of socks for men, women and children that will be donated to the Bethesda Center and Salvation Army.

Even with a competitive atmosphere, the event was incident-free as have all Elite Eight events. Organizers are proud that they are able to bring together a family-friendly event where there have been no problems for over a decade.

“That’s the tone we wanted to set from the beginning,” McGriff said about the safe atmosphere at the Turkey Bowl and other Elite Eight events.

“With not only giving back to the community, but also showing the city that we can all come from different parts of town and come together as one big family reunion with no violence at all.

“This is our twelfth annual event, due to COVID,

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wins back-to-back Elite Eight Turkey Bowl championand with those 12 events we have had no incidents at all. That speaks volumes, because we bring out a large number of people and have held this at various places in the city as well.”

McGriff says the foundation of the organization is giving back, so to have the ability to donate over 300 pairs of socks to the less fortunate is a blessing, he said.

“We are here to serve,” he said. “You have to be of service and it does us well to be able to just give back to those that may be in a bind and to also understand that that could be us or our family members as well. So, we always want to give back as much as we can and as best we can.”

The Elite Eight are very active during the holiday season. In less than a month, the Elite Eight Toy Drive and Holiday Classic will take place. On Dec. 18 the alumni will lace them up and hit the hardwood,

but more importantly, toys will be collected for donating to Family Services of Forsyth County.

“The toy drive has been one of the more active events,” he said. “I have to shout out to my brother Patrick Douthit, or some know him as 9th Wonder. What he has done in the past eight or more years is the Friday night before we hold the event that Saturday, he does his 95 Live set down in the Raleigh/Durham area and he asks those in attendance to bring toys. He gathers those toys and brings them here to Winston to our event and donates them to us so we can donate them to Family Services of Forsyth County.

“He has done this for the past eight years, so collaborating with him with what we already collect from our players and those in attendance is great. We never ask anyone to bring any toys, but if you would like to, that’s great.”

Publisher of The Atlanta Voice honored with NABJ 2021 Legacy Award ATLANTA, Ga. - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that Janis L. Ware, publisher of The Atlanta Voice, will receive its Legacy Award, a special honor presented during its 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees, Special Honors Recipients and Finalists ceremony.

The organization is holding the ceremony virtually on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. ET, through a Submitted photo free video stream that will Janis L. Ware include special guests, entertainment and interactive you’re acknowledging my team and the work that we features.

“I am extremely hon- will continue to do for anored to be chosen to re- other 56 years and more.”

During the virtual ceive the NABJ Legacy Award,” Ware said. “De- awards ceremony, NABJ spite being a publisher will induct eight new of a newspaper for over members into its Hall of 30 years, I’m always sur- Fame and award 14 special prised when someone honors to Black journalists takes the time to recognize and communicators from the work that my organiza- around the world.

The awards ceremony tion and I have done.”

“We’ve been at it for 56 will also highlight winyears and since taking over ners of NABJ’s Salute to for my father, J. Lowell Excellence Awards, which Ware, The Atlanta Voice recognize journalism and has managed to provide communications work that our community with the best cover the Black exinformation that it needs. perience or address issues And in the process, we’ve affecting the worldwide managed to continue to up Black community. Salute our game. In my eyes, it to Excellence nominees isn’t Janis L. Ware receiv- will be announced later ing the NABJ 2021 Legacy this month.

Additionally, NABJ Award, but Janis L. Ware and The Atlanta Voice, be- will honor Black journalcause when you honor me, ists and communicators we’ve lost over the last

year with a special In Memoriam tribute.

“Every year, NABJ pays homage to legendary Black journalists and media professionals who have made outstanding contributions to our industry,” said Dorothy Tucker, NABJ President. “We are honored to recognize the distinguished work of this year’s Hall of Fame class and the impact of the individuals and groups receiving our Special Honors awards. We also look forward to celebrating our 2021 Salute to Excellence finalists and winners.”

NABJ 2021 Hall of Fame inductees are: *A.J. Smitherman, Tulsa Star (posthumously) *Claire Smith, Temple University /MLB Writer *Cornelius “Neil” Foote Jr., Foote Communications, LLC/ University of North Texas *Kirk McKoy, Kirk McKoy Photography, Formerly L.A. Times *Monica Roberts, TransGriot (posthumously) *Rochelle Riley, ​​City of Detroit/Author *Rodney A. Brooks, U.S. News & World Report/Author The winners of the NABJ Chapters of the Year Awards will be announced during the December 4 ceremony. During the cer-

emony, NABJ will also announce the recipient of the Thumbs Down Award.

Thumbs Down is presented annually to an individual or organization for especially insensitive, racist or stereotypical reporting, commentary, photography, or cartoons about the Black community, or for engaging in practices at odds with the goals of NABJ. The event link will be announced in the coming weeks.

The 2021 NABJ Awards is presented by FedEx and sponsored by Caesars Entertainment. Follow the hashtag #NABJAwards to stay updated on event information or visit NABJOnline.org.

The City of Winston Salem is proposing to construct sidewalk along Robinhood Road (SR 1348) from the existing sidewalk just east of the intersection with Speaks Farm Road to the entrance of the Muddy Creek Greenway parking lot (approximately 1200 feet) in Winston-Salem.

The proposed project has received funding from the U. S. Department of Transportation and is subject to the U. S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966. Section 4(f) of this legislation attempts to protect publicly owned public parks and recreation areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites from impacts due to transportation project development. The Federal Highway Administration has determined that Muddy Creek Greenway is a Section 4(f) property; therefore all impacts to the greenway must be evaluated to ensure they comply with the legislation.

It is the City’s current position that the impacts to the greenway, as a result of the sidewalk project, meet the requirements for a de minimis impact. A de minimis impact is an impact that would not adversely affect the activities, features, or attributes qualifying a park, recreation area, or refuge for protection under Section 4(f). In order for the Federal Highway Administration to consider finalizing a de minimis impact determination, an opportunity for public review and comment must being provided.

Pursuant to 23 CFR 774.5(b)(2), notice is hereby provided of the proposed de minimis finding determination. Written comments on the proposed determination should be emailed to kellym@cityofws.org or mailed to: City of Winston Salem Transportation Division c/o Kelly Garvin P.O. Box 2511 Winston Salem, NC 27102 Public comments will be accepted up to 10 days from the date of this public notice.

Responses or replies to the public comments may not be required, depending on the substantive nature of the comments; however, all comments and responses will be documented in the administrative record for the proposed project.

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New business aims to carve out their own niche

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Starting a new business can be a scary endeavor.

For Beverly Davis, starting Triad Mobile Laundry (TML) wasn’t scary, it was just the next step in her quest to build her own personal empire for herself and her children.

Davis, a Winston-Salem native, launched TML on June, 1 of 2021. She researched and planned for over six months to put all of her ducks in a row to start the business. She also owns a boutique, so being a business owner is not new to her.

“I wanted to be able to service my community in a way that would benefit them and not just benefit myself and my family,” said Davis about why she chose to start TML. That’s when I thought of laundry, because that’s a small task, but it takes so much time to complete and it’s something that rotates on a dayto-day basis.

“You are never really done with it, so it just consumes so much of your time. I was like, laundry is a good idea and maybe I could give time back to my community.”

It was the goal for Davis to start a serviceoriented business. The only problem is she has an introverted personality, so getting out and meeting new people is not something she is totally comfortable doing.

“I am completely an introvert and I am still struggling in that area,” she said. “I have yet to really be able to go out and physically introduce my business. So far, it has been through paper advertisements, Facebook, newsletter and things like that.

I haven’t worked up the nerve yet to really go out and introduce myself and my baby and put it all out there. That’s a big hold-up for me.”

Davis’ business is a full-service mobile laundry. She picks up the laundry, then she sorts, washes, dries and folds laundry before delivering it back to the customer neatly packaged. Her business also cleans rugs and will soon offer upholstery cleaning.

With any new business, there are good and bad days and it is no different for Triad Mobile Laundry, Davis says. “The good part is that a lot of my customers came on board before I launched,” she said. “As soon as I launched, I had a

Beverly Davis few more customers come on board, so that part I was really fortunate with.

Growing is the part I am struggling with right now.”

One of the major goals Davis has on her list is to own a building where she can do all of the work for her business in-house.

“Hopefully, I can have my own place soon, so I can do everything in one place,” she says. “I call it my own so I can do the things that I know I want to do. It kind of limits you when you have to use other people’s property. You’re not able to do everything the way that you want to.”

Davis is based out of Winston-Salem, but she covers all areas of the Triad. She has customers as far as McLeansville, along with Greensboro, High Point, Walkertown and other areas.

A lot of her customers have highlighted the convenience factor as a big draw to TML. Davis says that was one of the reasons she wanted to have a service-oriented business.

“I did want to be viewed as a good convenience for households in my community,” she went on to say.

Being an entrepreneur was not on Davis’ radar initially. She has always had a passion for helping others through healthcare, but as she got older, the independence of being your own boss was very attractive to her.

“It wasn’t in my plans and I never thought of it,” she says about being a business owner earlier in life. “I was truly and deeply into healthcare. I wanted to be a physical therapy

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assistant, so that was my main goal.

“But I did want to be able to have more freedom as I got older. Working for someone else, they control so much of your life and you don’t even realize it.

I just wanted more freedom for my kids. I always tell people that you should have a supplemental income and it doesn’t have to be a business, but it could be a hobby.”

It was intentional for Davis to have a business that was not already saturated with a lot of competing businesses. She says that was a part of the process when she was in the planning phase of starting her business.

“I began to preach to my kids that I did want to become wealthy enough to be able to have something set up for my kids and my

grandkids, so what I was thinking is that I wanted to have something in every aspect of income,” she stated. “I wanted to have a service business, I wanted to offer a product, I also wanted to have a storefront one day, a rental company, and the list goes on and on.

“I don’t know if I will reach every goal, but God willing, he will give me the will to do so. We have such an overload of people opening cleaning services, so I didn’t want to do what everybody else is doing. I know people say you shouldn’t see it that way, but I did want to have something unique, because I didn’t want to have so much competition in the area. I knew that was going to be something that set me apart.”

As a Black woman, Davis takes pride in be-

ing a business owner and someone for younger Black females to look up to. She says she has a great team that supports her at every turn and doesn’t want anyone to think she does this all on her own.

Davis would like to continue to grow her business so that she is able to employ people from the community and create employment opportunities for those in need. She also wants to expand the business to Virginia and Texas as well.

“I do want to be a part of the class of people that’s actually supplying jobs for the community,” she says about her future goals.

To contact Triad Mobile Laundry, please call 336-422-6347 or visit www.triadmobilelaundry. com.

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President Biden Touts Holiday Surprise: Jobless Claims Hit Record Low

BY STACY M. BROWN NNPA NEWSWIRE SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT

President Joe Biden headed into the holiday weekend with two pieces of economic good news he claimed underscores that recovery has continued at a historic pace.

The new jobless claims report released on Wednesday, November 24, indicates that the President has every reason for optimism – the economy is starting to boom.

The report revealed just 199,000 workers filed new jobless claims, the lowest mark in nearly 53 years.

“Last year, there were 21 million unemployment insurance claims before the Thanksgiving holiday. Today, there were 2.4 million,” President Biden exclaimed.

“This is a historic jobs recovery – 5.6 million jobs created since I took office and an unemployment rate of 4.6 percent – two full years earlier than experts predicted was possible,” the President remarked.

“More Americans are getting back to work, and more Americans have money in their pockets, thanks to the American Rescue Plan and the vaccination campaign,” he said.

CNBC reported that the decline appeared at least in part to be due to seasonal adjustments. Unadjusted claims totaled 258,622, an increase of 7.6 percent from the previous week.

Further, according to published reports, continued jobless claims, which count workers who have filed for benefits for at least two consecutive weeks, stood at around 2 million in the week ended November 13, down 60,000 from the prior week.

Overall, 2.4 million Americans received government benefits under various programs in the week ended November 6, down from 3.2 million at the end of October.

“Layoffs are hitting new lows amid ongoing labor shortages as employers look to hold onto hard-to-find workers,” Glassdoor Senior Economist Daniel Zhao wrote in a tweet.

President Biden noted that the U.S. counts as the only major economy that has exceeded its pre-pandemic level of gross domestic product.

He promised to continue working to improve the economy further and provide more job opportunities for all Americans.

“We have more work to do before our economy is back to normal, including addressing prices increases that hurt Americans’ pocketbooks and undermine gains in wages and disposable income,” President Biden stated.

“That’s why yesterday I announced steps my Administration is taking to bring down the cost of gas for American families, and my Administration remains laser-focused on implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which will ease supply chain bottlenecks across the economy.”

He continued: “And it’s why it’s so critical that the Senate pass the Build Back Better Act, which, according to leading economists, will cut costs for American families without adding to price pressures.

“Build Back Better will cut the cost of prescription drugs, healthcare, childcare, and housing for tens of millions of middle-class families and seniors – while extending critical middle class tax relief that is helping working families make ends meet. Today’s data reinforce the historic economic progress we are making and the importance of building on that progress in the weeks ahead.”

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Food brings us together Eric Aft

Guest Columnist

Food brings us together, especially at this time of year. Favorite family recipes prepared and shared with those we love.

Unfortunately, for many of our neighbors the holidays bring added stress, especially for parents struggling to afford groceries and keep the house warm. Under the pressures of rising prices, lost or low wages, and other challenges, plans around special meals and gifts take a back seat.

For almost two years now, we have all felt uncertainty, and for many of our neighbors that uncertainty has been heightened by a lack of resources to reliably afford the food they need for themselves and their families.

When the pandemic first struck and shutdowns ensued, nearly half the people coming to our Food Bank network for help had never sought food assistance before. Since that time, the need among families has ebbed around government assistance; however, food insecurity remains higher than preCOVID levels.

We met Sarah at one of our on-going food distributions, introduced when images of lines of cars of

people in need dominated the daily news. Those lines remain a reality in our town and across our nation. Afterall, food insecurity was a significant challenge before COVID-19 ever came into our lives. The pandemic has only worsened these challenges.

Sarah and her husband Dan have been taking turns coming to Second Harvest Food Bank food distributions.

Self-described “proud momma of Riley, age 5 and Sissy, age 7,” Sarah is proud of Dan, too.

He’s been in construction since before he graduated high school, but Sarah says it’s not as stable as some may think. She described her own work as a CNA as “incredibly demanding, fulfilling work, at not great pay.”

For families like Sarah and Dan’s, the fresh produce, canned goods, and other provisions our Food Bank provides often serve as a bridge until the next paycheck comes – a way to balance tenuous household budgets.

The last time I saw her, Sarah made sure to share her appreciation. She said she’s grateful, and so am I, for so many things. Chief among these are my incredibly supportive wife and family; the team at Second Harvest, who continues to step up in ways that inspire me each day; the engaged board members serving Second Harvest; our deeply dedicated on-the-ground network of partner agencies; and this incredible community.

Your collective, generous gifts to our mission will continue to be essential to sustain Second Harvest Food Bank’s ability to reach people where they are, with urgency, and to accelerate and expand our ability to respond into the future.

Your support has allowed Second Harvest to be relentless in responding to sustained heightened need in our communities. Pre-pandemic, our Food Bank was investing $400,000 annually in food purchases to ensure a strong mix of healthy provisions to supplement donations. Last year, we spent $4 million. This year we are on track to spend another $4 million.

We are building a new, larger facility because our current home is holding us back from doing all that we can to serve the growing needs of our communities. From our new home in Whitaker Park, opening in the fall of 2022, we will be positioned to distribute more food, specifically more fresh produce. We will expand our Providence Culinary Training Program and leverage our expertise in logistics to create new job training opportunities. We will expand and deepen our partnerships working at the intersections of hunger and health and overlapping disparities around access to food and healthcare.

We will continue to fulfill our mission in transformational ways, supported by continued generous dona-

tions from people like you and investments from our partners across the public, private, healthcare, and other sectors.

We know that food is foundational to being able to live our best life and recognize its power to bring us together, as families and as a community. Kitchen tables have long been gathering places where we share the joys and challenges of our lives and the foods that bring comfort and nourishment to our days. This holiday season may your heart be glad and your table full.

And remember, you are always welcome at our table and home. I hope you’ll take an opportunity to explore the many ways you can continue or begin supporting our mission and work at SecondHarvestNWNC.org.

Eric A. Aft was appointed Chief Executive Officer for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC in July 2018, after joining the organization as Chief Operating Officer in September 2017. To his role at the helm of the region’s lead agency and advocate addressing food insecurity, Aft brings with him more than 30 years in nonprofit management and a proven track record of strategic, results-oriented leadership and success in building collaborative approaches to addressing pressing community issues.

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Being African American, male and thankful in America Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

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Thanksgiving is an age-old holiday and tradition. It gives us an opportunity to gather with family and friends.

It is a celebration of recalling memories of old and making new memories. And of course, you cannot forget about the food. We eat as much as we can for as long as we can.

This Thanksgiving holiday was a time of relief and release. Some might challenge this statement,

but I believe it is true.

The health crisis called COVID-19 made “Happy Thanksgiving” not so happy.

Sickness and death kept us at bay. Healthcare experts warned us not to see one another because of the fear of the spread of the disease. Wearing a mask, washing our hands, and being socially apart replaced our usual festive Thanksgiving.

Many of us spent more time at the hospital than at the dinner table on Thanksgiving last year.

Now with the vaccine and the booster, Thanksgiving this year was different.

We were able to be around our family members and friends.

I hope your family and friends were vaccinated.

Mine were.

This coronavirus is still with us. Do not be fooled seeing large crowds in shopping centers. Not all of them have taken the vaccine.

Some people who are not vaccinated believe they will be a part of herd immunity. Personally, I did not want to take that chance. Playing around with my life wasn’t something I was ready to do.

After our Thanksgiving meal and fellowship, I started to reflect upon these times in our society.

As an African American male, I am blessed to still be here. As I have said before, I am in the fourth quarter trying to get to overtime. Many of my friends, as they say in the church, have gone onto glory.

So, when I wake up in the morning, I give Him thanks for another day. I thank Him for allowing me to leave my home and return to it safely. That word “safely” is an important word in today’s lexicon, especially if you look like me.

Leaving our homes does not necessarily mean returning to our homes.

Sadly, but factually, there is some risk involved. A lot of times the risk is unseen.

Last week in Brunswick, Georgia, a jury found three men guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

As most of America knows, he left home going for a jog. He did not return. Ahmaud Arbery was missed at the Thanksgiving dinner table. His family will forever mourn his loss.

African American men, these incidents some-

times called accidents happen way too often to us.

We live in everyday fear thinking that we might be next.

My prayer is that we take care of ourselves.

What does that mean?

It means that as Black men, we must treat each other better. We ourselves must be slow to anger and control our temper. Being ready to do bodily harm to each other will leave an empty space at the dinner table. There is no happiness in remorse and sorrow.

There are already builtin obstacles to our success.

We must not be obstacles and roadblocks to one another.

We have a purpose here and that is to be role models and to lift one another up.

Let us make a pledge now to truly be our brother’s keeper. Otherwise, we

will fall victim to unintended violence and mayhem because we didn’t keep our cool. We let our temporary anger become a permanent mark on our character.

Usually for us, it lands us in jail. That is the reality. “That’s keeping it real.”

Treating each other with dignity and respect will mean enjoying many more Thanksgivings to come.

ence Thomas hearings.

He showed us who he was when he drafted the 1994 crime bill that resulted in the United States having the world’s highest incarceration rate, while disproportionately impacting people of color.

Biden has shown us that when it comes to building a better world, he is all talk and little action. And we are paying the price for allowing the Democratic Party to sell us a B-Lister like Biden as a suitable president.

Greta Thunberg said it all about Joe Biden when she eloquently stated, “Build Back Better - Blah, Blah, Blah.”

As America enters a period of “Massive Resistance 2.0,” our national leaders are failing us. They have allowed patriotism to metastasize into a form of “trans-cultural belligerence” that supports attacking individuals because they are different.

White supremacists have always mistreated people of color in America and now they want to eliminate critical race theory because it brings that history to light. Bigotry is in America’s DNA and white supremacists want to deny it so they can pretend

and feel good about themselves. They want to treat racism as a two-dimensional social problem that can be stuck on a bumper sticker and just as easily solved.

But racism is a dynamic process that is as complex as the human brain. It is a form of denial to keep the perception of racism corralled within the trope of the robed KKK bigot, while it is our culture of racism that leads to murder, rape, plunder and every other atrocity imaginable. The logical consequence to this denial is the eventual elimination of all marginalized communities.

This is a matter of survival. People of color and other marginalized communities must stop denying the true nature of the culture in which we live, and how little our selfproclaimed leaders do to change this culture. And now the question is: will we survive or not?

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

A matter of survival Oscar H. Blayton

Guest Columnist

Denial can be deadly.

I have heard narratives of Jews in the path of the Nazi onslaught who simply could not believe that Hitler’s followers could possibly be as bad as many had warned.

And now I am hearing people of color refusing to believe that a terrible storm of racism is brewing in America.

The grotesque fouryear performance of Donald Trump in the White House has given license to the worst elements among the American population to act out their fear and hatred of anyone they do not perceive to be like them.

It’s time to stop listening to pundits and politicians who, while wringing their hands, proclaim, “This is not who we are.”

This is exactly who we are. Actions speak louder than words and we are witnesses to centuries of racist, hateful actions.

America is a country built on stolen land with slave labor. The principle used to justify this has never been anything other than “might makes right.”

Or put another way, if you have the power to kill people, you can take their land and make them work for free.

While this is a country born of injustice and built upon unfairness, it is addicted to its self-portrait as a haven of heavenly perfection. And until we acknowledge this, we are all in grave danger.

From before the time of the earliest Quaker abolitionists, there has been a struggle for the soul of this nation, brought on by the imposition of misery of one people for the aggrandizement of another.

This is America’s past – and its present. There has never been true justice and equality in this country.

And not a living, breathing soul believes otherwise. Our social order has always demanded that this fact be ignored, but now the situation has turned more deadly.

There has never been a time in America when people of color have not been in danger of being killed violently by state sanc-

tioned callousness or mob brutality. But now, Trump has increased this danger by turning the Supreme Court into a gaggle of partisan hacks eager to do the bidding of bigots and far-right zealots and push this nation into an abyss of intolerance. This corruption at the highest level of our judiciary pollutes and weakens our entire judicial system. Recent decisions by courts across the country have signaled that hard-fought legal victories and protections for people of color, women, the LGBTQ community and other vulnerable populations will be rolled back.

In the midst of this storm of bigotry and sexism, a smiling Joe Biden assures the global community that America is “back” as a world leader in human rights, while ignoring the fact that the rest of the world is laughing up its sleeves at this notion.

Donald Trump and his followers are a rip in the seat of America’s pants.

And while we strut around with our chest puffed up, everyone can see our dirty drawers. While Donald Trump, the individual, may not find his way back to the White House, the plague he has unleashed on America undoubtedly

will. Because it is not the incompetent buffoon that is Donald Trump that is so threatening. It is the fact that so many Americans would vote for someone like him.

This is the time for action, and we who face this danger don’t need pretend allies who only lend headshaking, tongue clucking or heavy sighs. Real allies will challenge their aunties and grannies, and their MAGA hat-wearing mommas, who routinely flock to the polls to vote for every Trump-like politician willing to press forward white supremacy grievance agendas.

Unfortunately, Joe Biden has proven to be a pretend ally. Maya Angelou said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

Joe Biden showed us who he was when he was chums with segregationists.

He showed us who he was when he opposed busing to integrate schools.

He showed us who he was when he voted to bar the use of federal funds for abortions.

He showed us who he was with his treatment of Anita Hill during the Clar-

Oscar H. Blayton is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and human rights activist who practices law in Virginia. His earlier commentaries may be found at https://oblayton1. medium.com/

Ensuring racial equity by expanding internet access Jose Marquez Guest Columnist

With protests having erupted in cities across the country over police violence targeting Black men and women, the civil rights and social justice movements have shot to the forefront of U.S. politics in a way not seen since the 1960s.

While much of the conversation rightly has centered on police brutality and the role law enforcement plays in American society, communities of color are also discriminated against in numerous other ways. Many Black Americans, Latinos and

other people of color are given substandard educational opportunities, lack avenues to workforce training and advancement and, arguably most important in today’s tech-driven world, face a dearth of access to reliable, affordable broadband internet.

Congress made a good first step in ameliorating this dire situation when it passed President Biden’s infrastructure bill, but the $65 billion allocation in broadband for all is hardly enough to close the digital divide.

The gap in digital access is particularly wide in communities of color, where one in three families with children lack a high-speed internet connection at home - a rate of disconnection more than 50% higher than that of white families. The problem is exacerbated

in areas across the South from Atlanta to Houston where 35% of Black adults lack any access to broadband at home.

Lawmakers need to make sure that they include a broadband policy that guarantees no American is stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide. The private sector is already doing this with a little-known but ambitious effort like the Southern Communities Initiative.

It is seeking to address the socio-economic challenges that African Americans face throughout the region. And among the goals of this partnership is to expand broadband access across six metro areas throughout the South: Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Houston, Memphis, and New Orleans. The effort has the backing of some of the most powerful

individuals in corporate America, including PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, Vista CEO Robert F. Smith and BCG CEO Rich Lesser.

We are not too late to bridge the digital divide, and the Southern Communities Initiative will almost certainly play an important role in helping accomplish that in communities like my hometown of Atlanta. But this important work cannot be left to private individuals and organizations alone. Lawmakers must do their part to ensure that high-speed internet is available and affordable to every American, no matter where in the country they live.

While policymakers in Washington have focused on getting broadband access to rural areas, we must also make sure

that urban areas are not overlooked. Census data has shown that while there are approximately 5 million rural households without broadband access, this problem is three times as large in urban areas—with around 15 million urban or metro households without broadband.

Affordable and ubiquitous access to high-speed internet, however, is just the starting point. We also must expand access to the hardware and software people need to take full advantage of all the internet has to offer and maintain an ecosystem of digital educators, repair workers, designers and other tech specialists who can keep improvements going long into the future.

Guaranteeing that all Americans have broadband access would not only help close the digital

divide, but would also give the United States an edge in global competitiveness as it would bring millions of people more fully into the digital economy. One study from last year found that only about 30% of African Americans had access to broadband compared with about 60% of whites.

There is a broad consensus from civil rights leaders to corporate heads to policymakers inside the Washington Beltway that broadband access is a right of every American. Lawmakers must take note and ensure that all Americans have the ability to log on.

Jose Marquez is the national president and CEO of TechLatino: Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA).

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BUSTA’S PERSON OF THE WEEK

Dr. Webb shares the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of a being a stepmom

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

My Person of the Week is an expert on a topic that no one talks about, but millions of people are living with it every day. And most couples aren’t sure how to successfully navigate through it.

Dr. Renita L. Webb is a living testimony on how to navigate through one of the most stressful and difficult challenges for millions of couples. She is also an example of the saying, “Never say never.”

“I said I would never, ever, ever get with a man with children. But the Lord works in mysterious ways.

He sent me an amazing man. From the gate, my husband just goes with it.

The month after we got married, I went back to school to start my Ph.D. He said, ‘Go for it!’ When I had to write my dissertation and write my first book, he said, ‘I’ll take the children away so you can write.’ When I was a principal in Durham, he cooked every night. He said, ‘Why would you cook? You don’t need to do that. I got us.’ He was supportive out the gate!” shared Dr. Webb.

When she met her husband, Jarred Webb, he was a single father with two boys and she had two girls.

Within six months, they were engaged, and have been happily married for the past 12 years.

Dr. Webb is an educational trainer, consultant, public speaker, and author. The wife and mother of four authored her first book, “Stepmom: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs,” in 2016. It’s become the bible for blended families throughout the country. Whether you’re in a blended family or not, this book will either save

or strengthen your marriage or relationship.

Dr. Webb learned at a very early age how to navigate through the trials, tribulations and triumphs of a blended family. “I was blessed to grow up in a single parent household with an absolutely incredible mother. My mom held it down! But she also believed in villaging. I had my entire family and neighbors rallying around me, because I was the only one in the family who didn’t have a father in the household. My mother put me in everything!

Dance, sports, everything!

And she was always there to support what I did. I don’t think she slept for 18 years,” shared Dr. Webb as she gently laughs.

She said everyone called her mother “mom,” and she saw her play the role as the “other mother” to neighborhood children and genuinely loving them.

This showed her how beautiful other mothering can be and should be. “My father lived in the same city, but he was married.

My stepmother is a feisty little lady. She’s about 4’10” and a firecracker.

She loves me so strong!

And my mother says all the time, she’s very happy to share me with her. My father’s children are her children, and she lets me love her, just like she loves me. She’s the reason I was blessed to reunite with my father,” said the Durham native.

I couldn’t think of anyone more qualified and with the love and passion on how to navigate stepmoms, and even stepdads, into a beautiful, happy, strong and successful blended family than Dr. Webb. “I never thought I’d date a man with children, because my biggest fear was dealing with another

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Dr. Renita L. Webb, educational trainer, consultant, public speaker and author. adult that doesn’t want you involved. I was also afraid that it would be a man that wouldn’t stand up for me.

Because having a blended family is a different battle you have to fight. There are women that are insecure, so having another woman mother your children can feel like you’re having your power and love taken away, and your rights are being invaded because they are your children,” said Dr. Webb.

Dr. Webb also shared some of the challenges of having a blended family.

“Dealing with the other family that is not really legally attached to either one of you, but they’re very attached to those kids. But my husband’s family saw that I loved the boys, even before we were married.

That’s the key to a successful blended marriage, when you genuinely love each other’s children. I remember their birth mother’s mother complimented me on the way I loved her

grandchildren. She said, ‘I love you for that.’

“Another challenge I faced was marrying a man that was a single father and had a family and mother that rallied around him.

And when I came on the scene, people’s roles had to change. Because when we got married, leave and cleave is real. And we had to leave as a unit. And that’s not only with blended, but with all marriages.

We had to create our own unit, which was hard when others had to give up certain roles in that person’s life. Also incorporating that same unit in my own family. Fortunately, they fell in love with my husband and his boys. They saw what God was doing and started to love our unit,” shared Dr. Webb.

She said the advantages of having a blended family is all the love from the whole village. You have so many people rallying for your success. But there is a flip side of how others see

blended families. “People consider blended families as taboo. If you’re blended, that means something failed. And people begin to feel shameful that your previous marriage or relationship didn’t work. I’m a Christian and in the Christian life, blended families are not what you are supposed to do. There are a billion marriage seminars, so there should be an equal number of seminars for blended families as well, so that people know about the trials, tribulations and triumphs.”

In Dr. Webb’s book, “Stepmom: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs,” she talks about how the couple needs to establish their roles. “You need to have some very, very, very real conversations. Who can fuss at the kids? Who’s going to the schools? Who’s dealing with homework?

Who’s talking to the baby daddy or mama? What rights do you have and how is it going to be established? Certain power is already established with the birth parent, so you must discuss each other’s roles and rights.

This is extremely important, because you must be prepared before you present this to the kids and the family unit. You need to talk about what language will be accepted. You have to talk everything out, no matter how big, small or silly. It has to be a meeting of the minds, and you must take true ownership,” said Dr. Webb.

I asked if there are signs when the children of blended families are feeling neglected because of the major altering of their lives. “They quickly retreat, so you must observe your children when they clam up. You must observe everything around you, so when you see them stop

talking, lose interest in the things they once loved or participated in, and they get to that place of ‘whatever.’

That’s when you need to stop, right then, and make it all about them. We love to have our moments when everybody’s at the dinner table and sometimes we question what my husband cooked,” she shared and then laughed.

I also asked what causes issues between the couples in blended marriages or relationships.

“When decisions are made between the birth parents and not discussed with their spouse or mate.

There should never be any secrets, because these are now all of our children.

This is why I wrote the book, because people need to hear the story of blended marriages. It’s a lot of work, but it’s all worth it.

You’re going to lose some friends and family, but make sure you make your unit is amazing. The best way to do this, you must deal with yourself first, before getting married or going into a relationship.

Because you don’t need to bring any mess and insecurities into your family.

Blended marriage teaches you a very unique way of leadership as well.”

It’s clear Dr. Webb wears many hats as a mom and wife, but remains resilient about achieving her personal goals. “Dreams don’t have to die,” she said.

Dr. Webb currently serves as assistant minister at Union Baptist Church in Durham, where her husband Jarred is also a minister. She’s the reigning Mrs. Black North Carolina USA since 2019, where she focuses on mentoring current and future leaders and See Webb on A8

THE NUTCRACKER Welcoming the Holiday Spirit

2014, The Nutcracker

UNCSA Stevens Center Winston-Salem, NC December 10, 7:30 p.m. | December 11, 12 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.

December 12, 2 p.m. | December 15 & 17, 7:30 p.m.

December 16, 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. | December 18, 12 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.

December 19, 2 p.m.

uncsa.edu/nutcracker

(336) 721-1945

The magic and energy of live performance is back this December with the return of “The Nutcracker” to the UNCSA stage. Experience a world where snowflakes dance, angels appear and toys pirouette.

Watch as “The Nutcracker” ushers in the holiday spirit.

For your safety, all patrons and performers are required to wear masks while indoors.

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New study finds historical racism linked to poor health and trauma in Black Americans “The wounds inflicted by the legacy of slavery linger heavily in this nation.” — U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) CHICAGO – When the wounds are caused by generations of racism, it takes a group like the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA) to do the necessary deep cleaning. Since 1987, N’COBRA has been the leading mass coalition dedicated to obtaining Reparations for African descendants in America.

Most recently, their work has been recognized by the MacArthur Foundation for their cutting-edge efforts.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is the lead House sponsor for H.R. 40, legislation that would put reparations on the agenda of the full House of Representatives for the first time since its introduction in 1989. The congresswoman is a long-time supporter of reparations.

Now, N’COBRA is releasing its 2021 report “The Harm Is to Our Genes: Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance and Systemic Racism in America.” The research team was headed by Dr. Joan Kaufman of Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Citing current scientific research, the sevensection report persuasively documents the ongoing impact of historical trau-

ma, starting with the transAtlantic slave trade and includes racial segregation, mass incarceration, police brutality, and economic exploitation. These, and other harms, reveal that “ancestral adversities can negatively impact descendants across multiple generations through epigenetic (chemical) changes in the DNA.” Yes, trauma that happened to past generations can and is reflected by the current generation. The same can be expected to occur in future generations, if the report’s recommendations are not adopted. “Our report emphatically attests that if the Black community is ever going to heal from the consequences of systemic racism, in addition to established medical protocols, we must not hesitate, but be inclusive of African-centered health and wellness modalities,” explains Lisa Davis, N’COBRA Health Commission co-chair.

“These findings demand that every conversation about the health inequities and health problems confronting Black Americans should include historical trauma and its effects,” says Kamm Howard, N’COBRA national co-chair.

A United Nations report released earlier this year concluded, “Racism is embedded in the structures of our society.”

While police brutality, the

wealth gap, and other issues grace the headlines, health disparities are often overlooked. And, when those disparities are generational, it’s even more difficult to determine the why and who is at fault.

“You must accept that systemic racism is the reason bad health has existed for generations for those of African descent,” he adds.

Howard further breaks down and discusses the importance of the report, noting that: 1) Historical trauma is present not past; 2) Historical trauma is group trauma; 3) Historical trauma is multi-generational; 4) Health challenges of future generations are guaranteed; and 5) H.R. 40 must be passed. The report also includes several important policy recommendations that will bring relief to Black Americans,

namely: eliminate structural racism and decolonize health disparities; build Black wealth; fix the criminal justice system; fast track police reform; and strengthen voting rights legislation. “People of African descent demand repair and the immediate enactment of all their human rights and equal status inside the United States,” says Dr. Onaje Muid, N’COBRA health commission co-chair.

Howard concludes, “These findings make our demand for reparations even more urgent. Resources must be targeted to address the multitude of harms in addition to the health challenges detailed in this report. H.R. 40 must pass!” H.R. 40 was voted out of committee by the House of Representatives this past April. There are

currently 200 members in favor of passage; 218 votes are needed.

Why it has taken more than 30 years for the U.S. Congress to even entertain a conversation about reparations is hard to digest.

“The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America’s report, Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance and Systemic Racism in America, provides us with a singular, significant, historical and scientific presentation of the extended devastation of the impacts of slavery on the descendants of enslaved Africans and all of America. Over the years, we have witnessed the impacts of systemic racism,” says Congresswoman Jackson Lee. “This report now details how systemic racism has flowed through the centuries and through

the communities of African Americans. The right answer to this report is for Congress to pass H.R. 40, The Commission to Study Slavery and Develop Reparations Proposals. H.R. 40 will provide a studied analysis and response for the best pathway forward to heal America and to end forever the stigma of systemic racism and its varied social, political, economic, and environmental impacts as detailed in this report.

This is the right time in America’s history to pass H.R. 40 and to establish this important Commission!”

For more information about N’COBRA, visit www.NCOBRAonline. org.

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WSSU fraternity concludes 25th annual Sleepout for the Homeless SUBMITTED ARTICLE

Members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Delta Alpha Chapter, participated in their 25th annual Sleepout for the Homeless Campaign near the clocktower on the campus of Winston-Salem State University. The event began on Friday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m. and concluded at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20.

Fraternity members, along with WSSU students, braved the elements of sleeping outside in makeshift tents to bring a sense of solidarity, sensitivity, and awareness to the plight of those less fortunate in the greater Winston-Salem community.

During the 12-hour event, donations of clothing items, non-perishable food, school supplies, and monetary donations were collected. These items will be donated to organizations such as the WinstonSalem Rescue Mission, the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Project HOPE of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, and the Samaritan Ministries.

The Delta Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma introduced this program to the WSSU campus in 1996 as part of its social action program. For the last 25 years, on the Friday before Thanksgiving, fraternity members have slept in cardboard boxes, sleeping bags, tents, etc. to raise awareness about the issue of homelessness. Activities are held throughout the night, such as a reflec-

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Chapter President Jose Saucedo posing with the nonperishable items collected during the 25th annual Sleepout for the Homeless Campaign. tion session discussing the sports management masleepouts of the past and jor with a concentration a candlelight vigil where in sports communication, the audience were given stated, “As a transfer frathe opportunity to express ternity member into the what they are thankful for, Delta Alpha chapter, my as we approach the holi- first sleepout was pretty day season. good; it’s a different expeLast year, the fraternity rience. The event made me held the sleepout virtually realize that we should help and donated $500 to Sa- those in need.” maritan Ministries for its At the conclusion of annual Penny Campaign, the sleepout on Satur$200 to the Second Har- day morning, four boxes vest Food Bank of North- and three bags of clothwest North Carolina, and ing were donated to the three boxes of clothing Winston-Salem Rescue were donated to the Win- Mission, 918 pounds of ston-Salem Rescue Mis- non-perishable food items sion. were donated to the SecAll sleepout partici- ond Harvest Food Bank of pants were required to Northwest North Carolina, wear a mask and practice one box of school supplies social distancing as a part and 24 book bags were of the university’s CO- donated to Project HOPE VID-19 event protocols. of the Winston-Salem/ Participants were also re- Forsyth County School quired to show proof of System, and a check in the vaccination or provide amount of $1,500 will be a negative COVID test presented to the Samaritan within 72 hours prior to Ministries annual Penny the sleepout.

Campaign on Dec. 4.

Jacorey Alston, senior

The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem to present ‘Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley’ SUBMITTED ARTICLE

The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem will present “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” by Lauren Gunderson and Margo Melcon, on Friday, Dec. 10, at the Reynolds Place Theatre, Milton Rhodes Arts Center, 251 N. Spruce Street in Winston-Salem. Additional performances will be held Dec. 11-12 & 16-19. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $14-$26 for adults (plus taxes/fees), with discounts for students, seniors, and groups of 10 or more. Tickets are available online and the box office is open for phone sales Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 12–4 p.m. Call 336-7254001 for tickets or purchase them online at www.LTofWS.org.

This sequel to Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is set two years after the novel ends. It is 1815 and the family is gathered at the grand estate of newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. Mary Bennet, bookish and often overshadowed by her sisters, blossoms when a curious visitor proves himself an intellectual match, kindred spirit, and possibly more. For the first time, Mary must stand tall and become the heroine of her own story. Told with modern wit and period style, this alluring, comedic sequel to one of the most beloved literary romances of all time will enchant Jane Austen fans and newcomers alike. The Chicago Tribune called Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley “… an unstuffy, highly entertaining and warmspirited work, the kind of thing multiple generations can enjoy together.”

“Being a big fan of Pride and Prejudice fanfiction, I was naturally drawn to this play,” commented director Steffanie Vaughan. “The cast brings together people who are familiar with the characters and those who aren’t, which always bring a new perspective. Audiences should enjoy the show because they get to ‘visit’ with some old friends and make some new friends.”

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley will be directed by Steffanie Vaughan.

Tab May will design the set, with lighting design by Shawn Hooper. Tara Raczenski and RoseLynne Bowman will design the costumes. Melissa Peller will stage man-

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reigniting her love for the performing arts. She has a major audition coming up very soon, so let’s lift her up in our prayers.

Along with authoring “Stepmom: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs,” she also authored, “While You Are Sleeping.” “When my oldest daughter was three weeks old, one day

age the production, assisted by Lynn Hall.

The cast is as follows: Apolonia Mia Alba – Lydia Wickham Kayla Guffey – Jane Bingley Elliot Lerner – Charles Bingley Jessica Perry – Elizabeth Darcy AlexAndriA Grace Porter– Mary Bennet Stephen Shane – Fitzwilliam Darcy Graeme Mitchell Taylor – Arthur de Bourgh Christina Wheeler – Anne de Bourgh An Opening Night Reception with complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres, courtesy of Raffaldini Vineyards and Compass Financial Services, will be held on Friday, Dec. 10, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley runs approximately two hours long, including one 15-minute intermission. It is appropriate for all ages.

PLEASE NOTE: The Arts Council of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County requires proof for anyone 18+ of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative PCR lab test result from 72 hours prior to the scheduled event you wish to attend in order to enter their venues (this includes the Hanesbrands Theatre). A mask is also required while inside the building, per the City of Winston-Salem.

For further information and tickets, please visit LTofWS.org.

I picked her up and she wasn’t breathing. She was limp, with no air in her. I remember screaming! We took her to the ER and found out she had sleep apnea. So, I would watch her sleep all the time, and then it became a thing I did with both of my daughters.

While they were sleeping, I took some of the most beautiful pictures.

I would pray over them, while wandering what would come of them. I still

look at them while they’re sleeping to this day. It’s God’s way of reminding us how precious they are,” said the veteran educator.

My Phenomenal Person of the Week is Dr. Renita L. Webb. “Don’t diminish your own light.

Continue to shine.” You can contact Dr. Webb @ dr.renita on all social media platforms or visit her website at www.drrenitawebb.com.

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

Cam is back!

The Carolina Panthers did the absolute right thing and brought Cam Newton back to the team. With injured quarterback Sam Darnold not living up to expectations and Newton being a free agent at the time, it seemed like the perfect fit for both sides.

“When you thought about the question, you ask yourself personally, ‘What are you looking for in a team?’ One of them, not in no particular order, are they a contender?” Newton said. “Two is, what’s the chances, do you have a realistic opportunity to be so late in the season to compete? No. 3, what’s the skill set around, so you can show your talents as well? Check, check, check. It was a no-brainer, and obviously, there was an added dimension where the familiarity here …

“But once again, I get to the point of everybody wants to make it about Cam’s back, this, that and the third. It’s really not.

It’s really … Look, you know why I’m here, and this ain’t for no ploy, this ain’t for no ticket sales, this ain’t for no Cinderella story. It’s to win football games, and that’s pretty much what’s on my heart and that’s how I’m going about it.”

The Panthers brought in Newton prior to the Arizona Cardinals game and he made an immediate impact, scoring two touchdowns in the game. In fact, he scored a touchdown the first time he touched the ball when he ran it in from two yards out in the first quarter of the game.

After the score, he immediately ran to celebrate with his teammates and promptly took off his helmet and emphatically yelled, “I’m back” several times toward the crowd.

The entire team seemed to feed off of his energy and the Panthers won the game handily 34-10.

Things did not fare so well for Newton in his homecoming to Bank of America Stadium the following week against the Washington Football Team. Newton played fairly well for a player in his second week with the team. He threw a touchdown pass and ran another in, but the Panthers lost 27-21 to Washington.

Newton had been without a job since he was cut by the New England Patriots prior to the start of the season. With all the poor quarterback play going on in the league this season, there were weekly questions by sports analysts about whether or not any team was going to bring in Newton because of his special skill set.

Cam is nowhere near where he was during his MVP year of 2015, but he is definitely better than any healthy quarterback the Panthers have on their roster. No shade to P.J Walker or Matt Barkley, but everyone knows that Newton gives the Panthers the best chance for success. Before even taking the field, Newton felt See Cam on B4

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Top-seeded East Forsyth girls basketball

team defeated No. 3 seeded Reagan 55-46 to win the Bell, Davis & Pitt Bracket of the Mary Garber Holiday Classic at Atkins High School.

Eagles head coach Aaron Grier has built a solid

program at East Forsyth and his Eagles team has just put the rest of the conference on notice.

Demons look to exceed last season’s success

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The Reynolds boys’ basketball team enjoyed a great season last year. The Demons finished the year 13-2 with their only regular season loss coming at Glenn. They made it all the way to the third round of the playoffs, losing to Audrey Kell of Charlotte.

Head coach Billy Martin is hoping to build upon that great season with even more success this year.

“What we kind of focused on in the offseason is getting better individually, focusing on their individual improvement through our skill development,” Martin said. “We spent a lot of time on that and the closer we got to the school year, we started focusing on our team goals and what we wanted to get accomplished this year.”

The Demons lost a couple of very productive seniors in Tyreik Leach and Caden Davis last season. However, Coach Martin did have a couple of transfer students come in, most notably Marc Raye Jr. from Albemarle High School. Raye is a scoring point guard who also en-

joys getting his teammates involved.

“With the addition of a couple guys like Marc Raye Jr., who is a natural point guard, and that’s a position we felt like we needed help in and luckily he came here,” said Martin about Raye. “With his quickness, his basketball IQ, and him playing as hard as he plays, is definitely an asset to us and what we are trying to get done this year.”

Martin had a wealth of youth talent on the team last year. Those players

are now juniors and Martin is hoping that experience from last season bodes well for the players and his team this season.

“As a team we are going to try to make up for those losses as a team,” Martin said about losing the production from his seniors last year. “Not one individual can come in and replace those guys, so one of our team goals is to play as a team.

“We lost almost 40 or 50 points with Leach and Caden Davis and I think the team who were on our

varsity last year had a great preseason and we are just looking to have a balanced scoring attack. We don’t care who’s scoring what, just as long as we are doing it within our team offense and what we can get from that.”

Martin says it’s part of the game to lose players and have the next group step up into that leadership role. He feels the sophomores put in the work during the offseason to prepare them for that role.

“Once you get to the playoffs and your return-

ing guys, it gives them confidence to see what it will take to return to that level again,” he said.

“These guys have come in and worked really hard during the offseason and they know what it takes now to play and get back to playoff basketball. So, hopefully, we continue to improve and be able to return to the playoffs again this year.”

This is the 17th season for Martin at Reynolds. He says one of the things that has kept him around so long is his ability to adapt his coaching style to the players he has on his roster.

With so many sophomores on last year’s team, Martin didn’t bring up any players from his JV team from last year. He felt there was a lot of depth in those players, which was the reason he kept them on varsity to gain that experience to prepare them for this year.

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The Phoenix of Winston-Salem Prep’s boys’ basketball team will be led

by Winston-Salem legend Josh Pittman.

After previous coaching stops at Carter G. Woodson and Lexington High School, Pittman is anxious to show what he can do on the sidelines in front of his hometown.

Pittman will take over for Bill Tibbs as the head coach of the Phoenix. Pittman was hired in July and has had a few months to implement his strategy with his players. He likes the makeup of his team and feels they can immediately compete and hopes to return WS Prep to their past glory.

“I went through the hiring process and I interviewed, and I just loved everything about it,” Pittman said. “Not to mention that I went to Atkins Middle School, which is now Winston-Salem Prep. I grew up in the neighborhood and I knew Tibbs was on his way out. He took over after (Andre) Gould, but I know he really didn’t want to keep coaching.

“I just realized that it was a chance for me to come back home and a chance for me to coach in Winston-Salem. When I talked to Dr. Gabriel, everything just fell into place and people like Porsche Jones were pushing me to come back. I just jumped on it, it felt right, and I felt like it was time to come back.”

Pittman has an exemplary background playing basketball on all levels. He was a standout player at East Forsyth High School before heading off to UNC-Asheville to play basketball, where he is in the UNC-Asheville and Big South Hall of Fame for his efforts.

Pittman also played basketball professionally at several stops overseas for 17 seasons. He played at the top level in Argentina, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela.

“I always was just able to hold my own,” he said about his game. “I won a couple of MVP’s, won a couple of championships, and I just really enjoyed the experience. The experience, the chance to make money, the chance to help your family out in ways that you never would imagine, and to live that life as a professional basketball player is something dreams are made of.”

Being around the game was very important to Pittman. He knew that he could not play forever and after playing for the

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Argentinian National Team, he was able to play for some great coaches, which triggered his urge to coach.

“Playing for those coaches, I learned so much, just about the basics and being on point with your practices and having each detail down,” he said. “I just started picking it up and I knew I couldn’t play forever, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to just let the game go. So, I knew I could coach and learn and keep teaching the game that I love.”

Pittman took over in July as head coach and the Spanish teacher for Prep.

He says they are a young team, but they are talented at the same time. He feels if the guys continue to buy in, there will be a lot of success on and off the court for his team.

“They are starting to understand that they need to carry themselves as students first and athletes second,” Pittman said about his team. “They are starting to get that the discipline part is key, not only in basketball, but also in life. They work extremely hard for me and that’s one thing that I love. I was a player so I can relate to the players on that level. They work hard, they practice hard, and they are pushing to be the best they can possibly be.”

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was happy his team got the win.

“We went in and it was the three things we wanted to look at, which is an old cliché: we wanted to play hard, we wanted to play together, we wanted to play smart,” he stated. “We got two out of the three out of the way; we played hard, we played together, we just didn’t play smart.

At times there were some lapses in the game where we allowed them to get back into the game, but those are the things that we can correct on the practice

floor and hopefully it will carry over into tomorrow’s game.”

Martin says he believes in challenging his players during the nonconference portion of the schedule. “This is a tough conference and if you are fortunate enough to make the playoffs, it’s tough; 4A basketball is hard,” Martin said about his thought process when making his nonconference schedule. “You just want to prepare your team the best you can, and I think by putting together a tough non-conference schedule helps that.”

Even though his team is young, Martin still has

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“I think we have a few pieces that could possibly get us to that level, but to get that far, you got not to just be good, you have to be lucky too,” Martin said about his team. “And like I said, I start four juniors and one senior. We don’t have a lot of game experience and that’s where we are hoping to improve as the season goes on, as these kids grow and mature.”

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Elder Richard Wayne Wood Sunday School Lesson

Justice and Obedience to the Law Scriptures: Deuteronomy 5:1-3; 10:12-13; 27:1-10 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Understand the importance of justice and explore God’s commandments; *Appreciate the blessing God promises as a benefit of obedience; *Pray for wisdom to know what is right and perseverance to carry through.

Background: The Book of Deuteronomy concentrates on events that took place near the end of Moses’ life. In the lesson Moses is giving instructions on what to do upon entry to the promised land – Canaan. His audience is the second generation of the nation of Israel. They were all born and reared in the wilderness and were all under the age of 40, except Joshua and Caleb.

Moses is preparing them to be led by Joshua to conquer Canaan.

Lesson: A Promise to Everyone (Deuteronomy) - “Hear, O Israel, the statues and ordinances which I am speaking today in your hearing, that you may learn them and observe them carefully.” The message was that obedience is required of all the people (verse 1).

The covenant referred to “a covenant with us at Horeb” is a reinforcement of the covenant that God had given to Abraham and is also referred to as the “Law of Moses “containing 613 commandments (verse 2). The father referred to in verse 3 could be the exodus generation or the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Opinions differ, but Moses’ intent was to make the audience participants in the covenant – “The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, with all those of us alive here today” (verse 3). Moses listed the Ten Commandments in verses 6-21 which were to be the foundation of Israel’s life before God. A Promise to Live By (10:12-13). Moses asks the rhetorical question, “And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of these …” then gives the answer: 1) “to fear the Lord your God;” To hold God in awe and submit to Him; 2) “to walk in all His ways;” To conduct life in accordance with the will of God; 3) to … “love Him;” to choose to set one’s affections on the Lord and on Him alone; 4) “to serve the Lord your God;” to have the worship of the Lord as the central focus of life; 5) “to keep the Lord’s commandments;” and to obey the requirements the Lord had imposed. These five requirements are a summation of the Ten Commandments.

A Promise to Remember (27:1-10). In verses 1-2 Moses and the elders tell the people to not only keep the commandments, but to set up a memorial and print them for all to see and for them to remember “… that thou shalt set these up great stones, and plaster them with plaster” (verse 2). Moses gave specific instructions, “And inscribe upon them all the words of this Teaching … You shalt set up these stones on Mount Elab … (verses 3-4). Mount Elab was near where the Lord first appeared to Abraham and Abraham built an altar to the Lord (Genesis 12:6-7). Israel was also to build an altar - “an altar of stone; you shalt not wield an iron tool on them.” God wanted the stones used in building the altar to be naturally beautiful, without man’s embellishment (verse 5). On the altar they were to present offerings to the Lord. A burnt offering for forgiveness and to show total devotion to the Lord and peace offerings to thank God for His generosity, fulfillment of vows and for deliverance (verses 6-7). Verse 8 is a restatement that the Law is to be written on a white background so that the writing is easy to see and read. Verses 9-10 is Moses and the priests telling Israel that for them God is the king and the people of Israel are His subjects. He has told them See Law on B6

BY VINCENT L. HALL

May your struggles keep you near the cross And may your troubles show that you need God And may your battles end the way they should And may your bad days prove that God is good And may your whole life prove that God is good.

-“God is Good” by Jonathan McReynolds Most times, I indulge in a process I call a “parallel didactic.” My parallel didactics attempt to tell two stories at the same time and do both of them justice. The truth is, I got a little ADHD and can’t stay on one subject. So, this is a two-tracked story about a song and the phenomenal woman who introduced me to it.

Chadney Christle, for lack of a more lucid term, is a beast. She is a rare combination of vocals, verve, and virtue that culminates in the purest form of musical performance and worship.

Now I admit that I have a penchant for full-figured women with broad smiles and strong lungs. Chadney fits my fancy! She can rattle that raspy refined contralto like Lela Hathaway. However, she can utter the dulcet tones and croon like Kim Burrell.

Chadney can go satin or sackcloth, but she will “go in.” She is a well-rounded musician who can traverse more than a couple of instruments and can blend and balance her own background vocals. If Prince Rogers Nelson had a sidekick, her name would be Chadney.

Miss Christle sang BGVs (that’s background

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Chadney Christle vocals for you ushers and missionary leaders) with Kim Washington of Desoto and George Huff of American Idol fame for Jennifer Hudson. Their performance on “The Jefferson’s” remake featuring Jamie Foxx landed Emmy awards for each of them.

As a lifelong Baptist who learned to crawl in my grandfather’s parsonage, I appreciate her Church of God in Christ roots. COGIC was generally misunderstood by the “mainstream Black church.”

However, no one can deny their passion for ministry, praise and worship. The same holy dance, tambourine beating, and loud hallelujahs Baptists used to scoff at is now considered “good church.” Chadney brings the fire with a “Holy Ghost” anointing and earnest spirit that goes past performance to prophetic postulation.

In other words, it ain’t just a show; she sings a gospel that she know! (sic) When she presented us with this worship song, “God is Good,” it beck-

oned me to look deeper.

Worship music ought to make you look into your own soul. This song did.

The late Dr. Manuel L. Scott Sr., former pastor of the Saint John Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, was famous for his sayings and admonitions. For example, he would often warn us to be careful “because every man and woman is carrying a heavy load.” He said that before COVID-19, and it would serve us to remember that as we walk among one another.

We have witnessed more deaths, sudden deaths, and early deaths than we have ever imagined. Between this pandemic and the usual march of what my grandmother called “The Death Angel,” most of us are devastated whether we realize it or not. This song, prayer, doxology, speaks to God being in the midst of our struggles, troubles, and battles. Moreover, it teaches us to hold fast to our faith. “May your bad days prove that God is Good.”

That was a sermon for me and maybe for some others. Chadney and I spoke about it and agreed that the last stanza took a turn that must not be missed or glossed over.

“Let your whole life prove that God is good!”

The first four stanzas are all about personal hardships. The last one points to your obituary. “Let your whole life prove that God is good!” The last caveat is satisfied by the goodness and blessings we bestow on others.

The two-minute song seems simple enough, but it is more profound and paradoxical than most can truly fathom. This “parallel didactic” was meant to bring both Chadney and this song to your attention. It was designed to help you appreciate God, even in your worst times.

God has been good to me, Chadney and to you! #imbouttoshout Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist, and award-winning columnist.

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

Month of December Services at Green Street Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 S. Green St., Winston-Salem, invites you to join online and in-person worship services on Sunday mornings as we celebrate Advent and Christmas. In addition to our regular Sunday morning services, Green Street will hold a Longest Night service at 7 p.m. on December 21 to hold space for grief and loss during the holidays, and a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. on December 24. On Sundays, Green Street meets in-person at 8:45 a.m. and

holds a hybrid online/in-person service at 11 a.m. Masks are required in the building for anyone over age 2. The 11 a.m. service, which is held in-person and is streamed online via Facebook and YouTube, is a celebration of the diversity of the human family. Learn more at www. greenstreetumc.org.

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

Dec. 5 First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC) Online Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop will continue The Vivid Covenant series at 10 a.m. Sunday, December 5. This week’s sermon will focus on 1 Peter 5:10, resuming the message of God’s provision for all believers

enduring trials in preparation for the next phase of their lives. The foundational scriptures for the series are Genesis 1:28 (The Cultural Mandate) and Matthew 28:19-20 (The Great Commission). Dr. Bishop will also lead the congregation in partaking of The Lord’s Supper. Please have your elements prepared to participate. Join us for the service on these sites: YouTube, https://www.youtube.com (First Waughtown); Facebook Live, https:// www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/; and the First Waughtown website, https://www.firstwaughtown.org.

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Community Calendar Each Wednesday Marketing Outside of the Box HUSTLE WinstonSalem is hosting a December session of Marketing Outside the Box: Q&A: Year-End Review. Join us for the final Marketing Outside the Box series of 2021! These sessions aim to bring some cheer to your marketing year! In week 2, we open the floor for you to ask anything that your marketing heart desires, and explore ideas for the upcoming year. We look forward to celebrating how far you’ve come this year! Every Wednesday from 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Register by going to www. hustlews.org/events-programs. Contact hustlewsinfo@gmail.com.

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

NOW – Jan. 2, 2022 Writing contest The Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize honors Harriet Jacobs and Thomas Jones, two pioneering AfricanAmerican writers from North Carolina, and seeks to convey the rich and varied existence of Black North Carolinians. The contest is administered by the Creative Writing Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication of the winning entry in The Carolina Quarterly.

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

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

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

For additional information, visit www.ncwriters. org.

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

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

Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To reserve your spot, please contact Diana Overbey at (336) 397-7587 or dianao@cityofws.org.

Dec. 6 Auditions The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem will hold auditions for The Normal Heart, by Larry Kramer, from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, December 6, at 419 N. Spruce Street in WinstonSalem. No appointment is necessary, and everyone is welcome to audition. Auditions will consist of reading from sides. Actors are encouraged to bring their calendars to the audition, so they can advise of any conflicts with the rehearsal schedule.

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Deadline for registration is December 9. Limited respite care available. For more information, or to register, contact Carol Ann Harris,charris@shepherdscenter.org or 336-7480217. This event is provided by the It’s All About You Caregiver Program, sponsored by The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem, ComForCare Home Care, Trinity

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he could immediately help Carolina in any capacity they needed him to.

“There’s an old saying, stay ready so you won’t have to get ready, and safe to say I’ve been staying pretty ready,” Newton said during his press conference. “But it’s still a process though … I think my biggest impact that I want to kind of drive and I want to be driven home is accountability. I’m holding myself accountable to make sure that I do anything coach (Matt) Rhule asks of me, as well as coach Joe (Brady). Making sure that if they can trust me being a trusted teammate, then I can hold everybody else accountable.

“From P.J. to Matt, to even Sam, for that particular matter, it can easily get confused why and I can see how, but I can promise you that my mental going into this type of situation is to bring the pride back to Carolina in ways that I know how and others know how, too. It’s just making sure that we maximize each and every day.”

I think this was the perfect outcome for Newton and the Panthers after the Darnold experiment obviously didn’t work out for them. The Panthers are currently 5-7 at the time this article was written and are still in the hunt for a playoff spot. They have five games remaining on their schedule and have a good chance to win four or more of them.

Newton looked pretty good against Washington in his return home, but I think the best is yet to come once the jitters wear off and he is able to get more practice time in with his receivers. He was 21 of 27 for 189 yards and

two touchdowns. He added another score and 46 more yards on the ground on 10 carries.

“I feel like my chest was about to explode a couple of times,” Newton said about the welcome he received from the fans at Bank of America Stadium. “But all in all, it was warming, and I just appreciate the fans for coming out and showing their support, man. These last couple of days have just been overwhelming, and my prayer was pretty much that I hope I can just keep it in the road, man. But I wanted to enjoy the moment today. It didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to, or we wanted it to, but yet we can learn from it.”

I am so glad that Rhule and the Panthers are not just using Newton as a publicity stunt or just to get more people to the stadium. I think after the Arizona game, Rhule and the Panthers coaching staff realize that Newton gives them the best chance at winning. I personally am happy for him because there was no reason for him not being in the league to start the season.

There is no way anyone can tell me that there are 64 quarterbacks better than Cam Newton in the league right now. Granted, he may not be what he was, but the guy still has some left in the tank. I am not sure if this partnership will last past this season, so Panther fans should make sure they enjoy seeing Newton again if it’s for the final time. Unless they can find a franchise quarterback in the draft or free agency, which I highly doubt, then Newton should be on the roster.

Welcome back, Cam.

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The Pre-Adjudication and the Adjudication/Dispositional Hearings on this matter will occur on February 1, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear it in Courtroom 4-H of the Forsyth County Hall of Justice, 200 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

SHOULD YOU FAIL TO ANSWER OR APPEAR as directed herein, the Court may enter an order which permanently and irrevocably terminates your parental rights in and to the said minor child.

This the 15th day of November, 2021 By: Lorraine M. Mortis Attorney for the Petitioners 102 W. Third Street, Suite 522 Winston-Salem, NC 27101 The November 18, 25 and December 2, 2021

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of William Franklin Smith (21 E 1945), deceased February 5, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before February 14, 2022 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 11th day of November, 2021.

Mary Smith Administrator for William Franklin Smith, deceased PO Box 162 Walnut Cove, NC 27052 The Chronicle November 11, 18, 25 and December 2, 2021

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Adminstrator of the Estate of Vincent Edward McRae, Sr. (21 E 2653), deceased October 6, 2021, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before[March 1, 2022 this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 25th day of November, 2021.

Chenetta L. McRae-Ebe Administrator for Vincent Edward McRae, Sr, deceased 6513 Spanish Oak Drive Rural Hall, NC 27045 The Chronicle November 25, and December 2, 9, 16, 2021

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It is the City’s current position that the impacts to the greenway, as a result of the sidewalk project, meet the requirements for a de minimis impact. A de minimis impact is an impact that would not adversely affect the activities, features, or attributes qualifying a park, recreation area, or refuge for protection under Section 4(f). In order for the Federal Highway Administration to consider finalizing a de minimis impact determination, an opportunity for public review and comment must being provided.

Pursuant to 23 CFR 774.5(b)(2), notice is hereby provided of the proposed de minimis finding determination. Written comments on the proposed determination should be emailed to kellym@cityofws.org or mailed to: City of Winston Salem Transportation Division c/o Kelly Garvin P.O. Box 2511 Winston Salem, NC 27102 Public comments will be accepted up to 10 days from the date of this public notice.

Responses or replies to the public comments may not be required, depending on the substantive nature of the comments; however, all comments and responses will be documented in the administrative record for the proposed project.

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If you are indigent and not already represented by an attorney, you may be entitled to a court-appointed attorney. An attorney can be appointed upon a request, subject to the Court’s review, at the termination of parental rights hearing after this publication notice has run for one day a week for three consecutive weeks in the WinstonSalem Chronicle.

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The proposed project has received funding from the U. S. Department of Transportation and is subject to the U. S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966. Section 4(f) of this legislation attempts to protect publicly owned public parks and recreation areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites from impacts due to transportation project development. The Federal Highway Administration has determined that Muddy Creek Greenway is a Section 4(f) property; therefore all impacts to the greenway must be evaluated to ensure they comply with the legislation.

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

YOU ARE REQUIRED to file an Answer to the Petition to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice. If you fail to make a defense to the Petition to Terminate Parental Rights on or before December 27, 2021 or fail to attend the hearing on the Petition to Terminate Parental Rights, the Petitioners will request the Court to terminate your parental rights in and to the minor child indicated herein.

Tichina Vaughn Administrator for Lucinda Coretha Vaughn, deceased 2731 Waldolf Circle Winston-Salem, NC 27106

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Written comments will be accepted on the public hearing items until December 5, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Written comments may be sent to the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 2511 Winston-Salem 27102, or by email to sandrark@cityofws.org.

TAKE NOTICE that a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is the permanent and irrevocable termination of your parental rights pursuant to the Petition to Terminate Parental Rights filed

by Petitioners Arthur Murphy and Simmeral Reid-Murphy, on August 26, 2021 as to this minor child pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1103(a)(5).

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All parties in interest and citizens are invited to attend said hearing (virtually) at which time they shall have an opportunity to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the foregoing proposed changes. If you would like to speak during the public hearing, please visit www.cityofws.org/ccvirtual. If you have questions regarding public hearing participation, please call (336)7272224.

TO: SHAKIRA LASHAWN JOHNSON and PUTATIVE FATHER and ANY MAN WHO MAY BE THE FATHER of the minor child A.J.L., a male child born on November 17, 2019 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina:

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2. Zoning petition of Covington-Ring, Incorporated from RM12-S to RM8-S (Residential Building, Multifamily; Residential Building, Twin Home; Residential Building, Single Family; Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Townhouse; and Planned Residential Development): property is located on the west side of Murray Road, across from Becks Church Road; property consists of ± 20.99 acres and is PIN 6818-448854 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the City-County Planning Board (Zoning Docket W-3502).

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1. Zoning petition of Premier Park OPP NC, LLC from LO to PB-L (Residential Building, Single Family; Planned Residential Development; Cottage Court; Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Multifamily; Residential Building, Twin Home; Combined Use; Family Group Home B; Urban Agriculture; Arts and Crafts Studio; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Retail Store; Banking and Financial Services; Bed and Breakfast; Funeral Home; Hotel or Motel; Offices; Services, A; Testing and Research Lab; Veterinary Services; Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Facility, Public; Adult Day Care Center; Adult Day Care Home; Child Care, Drop-In; Child Day Care Center; Child Day Care, Large Home; Child Day Care, Small Home; Child Care, Sick Children; Church or Religious Institution, Community; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; College or University; Limited Campus Uses; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Group Care Facility A; Habilitation Facility A; Habilitation Facility B; Habilitation Facility C; Hospice and Palliative Care; Institutional Vocational Training Facility; Library, Public; Museum or Art Gallery; Nursing Care Institution; Police or Fire Station; School, Private; School, Public; School, Vocational or Professional; Special Events Center; Park and Shuttle Lot; and Utilities): property is located on the west side of East Fourteenth Street, north of New Walkertown Road; property consists of ± 4.01 acres and is PIN 6846-01-3539 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3501).

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Article 6 of Chapter 160D of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a virtual public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on December 6, 2021, on the following proposed amendments to the Official Zoning Map of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina:

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BID INVITATION FOR: New Job Ready Industrial Shell Building #4, Shelby, NC BID DATE: Wednesday December 15, 2021 @ 2:00pm Hickory Construction Company, Hickory, NC is seeking subcontractors for: selective demolition, concrete reinforcing, castin-place concrete, unit masonry, structural metal framing, metal fabrications, handrails, rough carpentry, sheathing, interior architectural woodwork, architectural cabinets, thermal insulation, EIFS, air barriers, sheet metal flashing and trim, joint sealants, hollow metal doors and frames, wood doors, stile and rail wood doors, aluminum entrances and storefront, glass, glazing, wood windows, door hardware, cold-formed metal framing, drywall, tile, ACT, resilient flooring and base, tile carpet, painting, plastic toilet compartments, toilet accessories, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical.

The Work consists of a 108,500 s.f. new industrial / warehouse shell building located on Randolph Road, City of Shelby, Cleveland County North Carolina. The construction type is IIB non-combustible, unlimited area, with a primary occupancy of F1 or S1. The building structure is a conventional steel frame and bar joist structure with load bearing insulated precast concrete panel exterior walls. The approximate interior clear height under the girder at the low end is 28’-0”. There will be a total of 6 dock doors, a drive-in ramp and associated truck court. The site work will include grading, car parking and site utilities (storm drainage, waterline, fire line, sewer, power and gas).

Project Architect: WHN Architects 330 W. 10th St. Charlotte, NC 28202 Ph. (704) 333-9952 Contact for Hickory Construction Company is: Aaron Beam @ abeam@hickory-construction.com Phone: 828-322-9234 Hickory Construction Company will provide quick pay agreements and policies to enable minority contractors and suppliers to meet cash-flow demands.

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BID INVITATION FOR: Maiden Elementary School, Maiden NC BID DATE: Thursday December 16, 2021 @2:30pm Hickory Construction Company, Hickory, NC is seeking subcontractors for: selective demolition, concrete reinforcing, castin-place concrete, unit masonry, structural metal framing, metal fabrications, handrails, rough carpentry, sheathing, interior architectural woodwork, architectural cabinets, thermal insulation, EIFS, air barriers, sheet metal flashing and trim, joint sealants, hollow metal doors and frames, wood doors, stile and rail wood doors, aluminum entrances and storefront, glass, glazing, wood windows, door hardware, cold-formed metal framing, drywall, tile, ACT, resilient flooring and base, tile carpet, painting, plastic toilet compartments, toilet accessories, fire extinguishers, aluminum canopies, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical.

The Work consists of the construction of a new, approximately 90,000 sq. ft. elementary school including playfields, walking track, car and bus parking, and the demolition of the existing Maiden Elementary School.

Project Architect: Holland & Hamrick Architects, 222 North Lafayette St., Suite 21, Shelby, NC, 704-487-8578 Contact for Hickory Construction Company is: Aaron Beam @ abeam@hickory-construction.com Phone: 828-322-9234 Hickory Construction Company will provide quick pay agreements and policies to enable minority contractors and suppliers to meet cash-flow demands.

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Juan Mendoza-Hernandez winner of Psi Phi chapter’s International Essay Contest SUBMITTED ARTICLE

The local Graduate Psi Phi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. awarded Juan Mendoza-Hernandez with an International High School Essay Contest award and scholarship during the chapter’s annual Achievement Week program.

Juan is currently a senior at North Forsyth High School. He is a very determined individual who comes from an immigrant family and wants to take his education to the next level at a college or university. His schools of choice are Appalachian State, UNC Greensboro, Wake Forest, and Lenoir Rhyne University. He intends to pursue a degree in business administration.

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Pictured from left to right are: Bro. Linwood Jerald (Achievement Week Committee Chair), Juan Mendoza-Hernandez (Essay Winner), Bro. Terry Coliare (Essay Committee Chair), Bro. C. Andre Crawley (Chapter Basileus). sition as guard on North Forsyth’s basketball team.

He is thankful to God for all that He has blessed him with this year, and for the sacrifices that his parents have made for him so that he can be in the posi-

tion to follow his ambitions.

Psi Phi Chapter will submit his essay to the district level to compete for a chance at additional scholarships and awards.

Penny Campaign collection day drive-through on Dec. 4 at Truist Stadium SUBMITTED ARTICLE

The annual Penny Campaign benefiting Samaritan Ministries is underway for its 28th year in the community. All proceeds raised go toward guest services and the fulfillment of Samaritan Ministries’ mission: providing food, shelter, and hope through Christian love.

Those who have collections of spare change and dollars are invited to drop

“Once again this year, our traditional collection jars will be a bit limited around town because of COVID-19, although you may still see them out and about in a few locations,” Samaritan Ministries Executive Director Jan Kelly said. “We have established a variety of ways for folks to support our Penny Campaign, and we encourage people to get creative in how they engage with the campaign to benefit our neighbors in need.

off their gifts at the Penny Campaign’s Collection Day on Saturday, Dec. 4. The drive-through event will be held at Truist Stadium, 951 Ballpark Way—home of the Winston-Salem Dash, from 9 a.m. until noon. Collection Day will follow COVID-19 safety protocols.

Last year, Samaritan introduced a successful online fundraising platform and is again looking for Penny Campaigners to spread awareness of the campaign and raise funds online from friends, family, and colleagues. In addition, there are ways to support Samaritan Ministries any time of year, including going to samaritanforsyth.org to make a direct contribution.

“To become a Penny Campaigner, visit Samaritan’s website and create your customized fundraiser with just a few clicks.

Share your campaign on social media and email, encouraging gifts from your network to benefit Samaritan Ministries this holiday season,” Kelly added. “Or give to an existing team—an individual, business, church, or group, that you want to support. Every donation makes a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable in our community. This platform proved quite successful for us last year, and we are excited to again use this quick, easy tool so folks are able to support Samaritan.”

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Being that he has played on the professional level, Pittman feels that gives him a little more credibility with his players. He can also get out there on the floor and show them film of what he wants to see from them on the court.

Learning from his previous coaching positions was something Pittman was intentional about and plans on bringing all he learned with him to Prep.

At Carter G. Woodson, he literally had to build a program from the ground up.

He developed the players fundamentally and built a successful program there.

At Lexington, he says he had a good group of players that people didn’t think too much of and was successful there as well, even getting a couple of his players full rides to play

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what He expects of them, and what they may expect from Him. (The UMI Annual Commentary 20212022, The Jewish Study Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, NIV Leadership Bible, The New Interpreters Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

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on the next level.

“Coming back here at Winston-Salem Prep, it just seemed like it’s all combined,” he said about his players. “I have athletes, I have kids that love to play the game, love to practice, and love to work, and now it’s just helping them find their identity as a team and play the way I see us playing.”

Wins and losses will come, Pittman said. He feels it’s more important for his team to finish the year better than how they started it. “I want to see us playing our best basketball when the year is coming to an end, because that means I have taught the game right, the players have developed and matured, and they understand our concepts and what we are trying to do on the court,” Pittman continued.

For Pittman, he says he is not concerned about any pressure because of

the past success the boys basketball team enjoyed under coach Gould. He is more concerned about going in and establishing his program at WS Prep and will focus 100% on that.

Pittman says he is very excited to finally get the opportunity to coach in front of his hometown. He says playing overseas prevented a lot of people from seeing him play professionally, so now that he is at Prep, those people will get the chance to see him coach.

“It just means a lot and makes my heart smile and my soul happy,” he said about coaching in Winston-Salem. “My mom and all my people get to come to the game and cheer us on. My son will be able to come to some games next year when he gets a little bit older. It just sets the foundation for what’s to come.

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