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Team USA qualifier coaches son to state gymnastics title

el the country, which led to me getting to travel the world.”

For years Salem GymDuring his junior year nastics has produced gym- of high school at West Fornasts that have gone off to syth, Young was being redo great things at the col- cruited for his talent on the lege level and beyond. One football field, but after he of the first to do that was tore his ACL, he stopped Chris Young, who went on playing football and foto attend the University of cused solely on gymnasMinnesota and qualify for tics. A year later, Young rethe USA Olympic Team. ceived a scholarship to the Now Young, who is a University of Minnesota. coach at Salem GymnasIn 1997 Young earned tics, is getting the opportu- a spot on the USA Nanity of a lifetime - coach- tional Team and in 1999 ing his son Skylar. he qualified for the World Young was introduced Championship Team. Six to gymnastics when he months before the Olymwas nine years old through pic trials, Young suffered the Big Brothers Big Sis- another devastating injury. ters program and was im- “So I got to compete at mediately hooked. He said Olympic trials, but I probalthough he excelled in ably needed about another other sports like football month and I would’ve Chris Young working with his son Skylar Young at Salem Gymnastics. and basketball, gymnas- been on the Olympic team, With this being Sky- erything I throw at him Skylar said he was excited tics is what he loved. “Ron but God had other plans,” lar’s first year competing, he’s stepped up to it, so it’s to compete on the grand Brown with Big Brothers Young said.

Big Sisters saw me doSince becoming a Young said he’s still try- been great,” said Young stage. He was equally exing backflips in my back- coach at Salem Gymnas- ing to learn how to find the when discussing coaching cited to cheer on his teamhis son. mates who were also comHaving to refer to his peting. father as “Coach” instead “It was really excitof “Dad” when they’re in ing at the state meet. I rethe gym has been a learning ally wanted to see what it process for Skylar as well, was like to see other teams but he said he’s learned a and see our team compete lot from his “coach-dad” against them,” Skylar conand that’s where he gets tinued. “I know it’s an inhis confidence. dividual sport, but I love to “I’ve seen him do a cheer my teammates on.” front-flip, a backhand In his first time comspring, I’ve seen him do peting in the statewide a backflip on the trampo- gymnastics competition, line, and I’ve seen him on Skylar finished first in the YouTube in the ‘90s do- pommel horse event and ing the pommel horse … third all-around for his age Skylar Young recently finished first in the pommel horse event and third all-around it’s pretty much what I’ve group. He also earned the always seen him do,” Sky- opportunity to compete in at the statewide gymnastics competition. Skylar also qualified for regionals. lar continued. “And when the regional meet.

I saw him do it, I thought Despite finding early yard and brought me out tics, Young has helped to Salem Gymnastics and dozens of student-athletes balance between being dad maybe I can do that some- success, Skylar is still putthe rest is history,” Young earn scholarships and hun- and coach, but he has en- day and I’ve been jumping ting in the work to perfect said. dreds more fall in love joyed every moment of it. on the trampoline since his craft. Just a few days after the state competition, “Once I started doing with gymnastics, includ- “I’m still learning, but he’s I’ve known about them.” kept me pretty grounded Heading into the state Skylar was already back gymnastics, I knew that ing his seven-year-old son in that sense because ev- meet a few weeks ago, in the gym. In addition to was it for me. I got to trav- Skylar.

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regionals, Skylar is also working on his trampoline routine for Future Stars, an accelerated development and education program for young gymnasts sponsored

by USA Gymnastics.

“I know Future Stars is going to be a big meet,” Skylar said.

Although Skylar does have the full support of his father, his mother, Arien Young, who is also a coach at Salem Gymnastics, and the rest of his family, Young said they don’t pressure Skylar to compete.

“I want him to be a kid … there’s no pressure from us. If he said tomorrow, ‘Dad, I think I want to quit,’ I would say OK. As long as he says it’s something he wants to do, we will support him.”

WS Freedom Schools launches initiative Winston-Salem Freedom Schools will launch its collaborative initiative with its Make a Differ-

ence! fundraiser on March 19. It will be a virtual and in-person event highlighting the Freedom School experience and its impact on over 400 scholars in Winston-Salem. State Representative Amber Baker will be the Read Aloud special guest.

Winston-Salem Freedom Schools is a six-week summer program designed to increase literacy, selfesteem, socio-emotional skills, a love of learning, and civic engagement for children in grades K-12.

Through a research-based and multicultural program model provided by Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools, students are inspired participants, known as “schol-

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ars,” who spend their summer learning about and believing in their ability to make a difference in themselves, their families, and their communities, with hope, education, and action.

The fundraising event will showcase the Freedom School experience of Harmabee and the CDF Integrated Reading Curriculum. Culturally affirming books will be distributed while supplies last. The event will be from 3-5 p.m.

The in-person location will be at Salem Chapel, 610 Coliseum Drive. Information on how to donate and attend virtually can be found at TINYURL.COM/ WSFSEVENT. 6 89076 32439 7

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Judges races: really, really, really important!

BY HOWARD PEARRE

Have you ever looked at the top of the ballot on election day and quickly selected your choices for president, senator, and representative? And because you were familiar with the candidates for the school board and mayor, you made those selections? Then, looking further down the ballot to the judges section, you realized you didn’t know a thing about these people and wound up making random selections or skipping that section entirely?

I have.

And I know I am not alone. Many voters find it overwhelming to even bone up on the political folks at the top and the middle of the ballot, let alone those running for judgeships. Of course, all the races are important.

But the judges’ races, which grab less attention than the marquee races at the top of the ballot, are really important.

Here’s a recent example of why these races are critically important and deserve close attention: redistricting.

As a result of the 2020 U.S. Census, North Carolina’s increased population allowed it to pick up a 14th representative. The voting districts that had been devised to send 13 representatives to Washington in the past needed to be reconfigured for 14.

State legislatures have the responsibility for redistricting to accommodate population changes. And when they do, they also have the opportunity to realign how voters’ neighborhoods are bunched together to select legislators, mayors, city councils, school boards, judges, and so forth.

As the Republican Party currently holds a majority in the NC Legislature, it got to have the most say about how those districts would be devised.

As usual, the devising was contentious, and this time it resulted in heavy-duty court action.

The Republican-led legislature carried out its responsibility last November by drawing new maps for U.S. House, N.C. House, and N.C. Senate candidates. (The U.S. Senate “district” is the entire state and thus was not affected.) The new maps included a number of districts that gave significant advantage to the Republican Party for elections through 2030. Some news sources reported that the maps likely would result in 10 of the 14 seats almost always going to Republican candidates, even though recent statewide elections indicate a much closer ratio of Democratic to Republican voters in the state.

Illegal gerrymandering?

Immediately after the new maps were submitted, several groups claimed that some of the districts constituted illegal gerrymandering which diluted Black voting strength, and that the advantage Republican candidates would have until the next U.S. Census also was unconstitutional.

The suit’s first stop was

with a three-judge panel.

In January, these judges admitted that the maps actually did constitute racial and partisan gerrymandering, but said that the courts should not meddle with the legislators’ will. The panel ruled that the new maps were acceptable.

The suing groups appealed to the N.C. Supreme Court. On Feb. 4, the Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, reversed the panel’s decision. The maps would have to be redrawn quickly in order to accommodate the primary election that had been moved from March to May 17.

One-vote margin The N.C. Supreme Court ruled by a onevote margin (!) against the state’s congressional delegation being heavily skewed Republican. Four Democratic-registered justices to three Republicanregistered justices. It’s not unreasonable to speculate that had the numbers been reversed by one, the decision would have gone the other way.

The legislators submitted a second set of maps.

These, too, were rejected by the N.C. court and replaced by maps drawn by an independent panel.

At this point, the Republican legislators ap-

pealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. However, on Monday, March 7, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear the case and thereby gave a final goahead to the independently drawn maps. According to some reports, this likely will result in seven Republican and six Democratic representatives being elected in November, with one district’s race too close to call. With the original maps, predictions were that ten Republicans and four Democrats would have been elected.

It’s hard to imagine a clearer example of the critical importance of every race, including the downballot races for judgeships. Every court, every city council, every school board, is comprised of only a handful of members, and every decision has the potential to be decided by a single-vote margin.

For an excellent nonpartisan resource for judicial races from the N.C. State Board of Elections, Google NC JUDICIAL VOTER GUIDE. The board of elections also mails this guide in print format to every voting household prior to elections.

Howard Pearre retired after a career as a counselor and manager with N.C. Vocational Rehabilitation and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. He

has led training workshops on voter registration and is a board member with Winston-Salem Writers.

Saleia Stowe adds another title to her collection

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Over the weekend local 6-yearold track star Saleia Stowe added another title to her collection. While competing in the 2022 AAU National Indoor Track & Field Championship, Stowe finished in first place in the 400m dash, an event she has never lost.

The Chronicle highlighted the talented Stowe last fall shortly after

she dominated outdoor nationals. Although she hasn’t been running track long its hard to deny Stowe’s talent when she steps on the track. She currently holds the national outdoor record for the 400m dash, which she shattered by 10 seconds, and the 200m dash for her age group.

In addition to bringing home the 400m dash title last weekend, Stowe also finished fourth in the 200m dash.

Saleia says she enjoys track be-

cause of the fun she has and the new friends she’s met from all across the country. And although she still has a few years before she’s eligible to compete, Saleia already has plans to one day running in the Olympics.

To read more about Saleia Stowe visit https://wschronicle.com/saleiastowe-local-5-year-old-track-starholds-national-records/. You can follow Stowe’s journey on her Instagram page, “@trackstar_leilei” .

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State Employees’ Credit Union announces new chief culture officer Raleigh – State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce the hiring of Emma Hayes as the organization’s first chief culture officer. Emma brings over 25 years of experience partnering with individuals and organizations seeking to advance their staff both personally and professionally. In her new role, Hayes will lead the oversight, direction, and administration of the credit union’s diversity, equity,

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and inclusion initiatives, as well as leadership training and programs to ensure the ongoing culture within the organization.

Prior to accepting her new position at SECU, Hayes served as the director of learning and development for Local Government Federal Credit Union, where she launched The Institute of Leadership, a program designed to foster a cohesive leadership language and advance leadership at all levels of

the organization. Hayes’ experience also includes her position as chief diversity officer for the African American Credit Union Coalition, leading a team of diverse professionals focused on shaping organizational culture competence, promoting more diverse practices, and encouraging inclusive policies. She is a two-time graduate of North Carolina State University, receiving an undergraduate degree from the Poole College

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of Management with a concentration in finance, minors in English and African American Studies, then returning to receive a masters of education in training and development.

“We are incredibly excited to welcome Emma to Team SECU,” said President and CEO Jim Hayes.

“Her focus on relationship-building and service is what sets her apart in her approach to designing effective strategies tailored to meet the branch,

Adeline Hodge celebrates 108th birthday

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Last month Adeline Hodge, a former contributing writer for The Chronicle, celebrated her 108th birthday.

Thomas Poole, Hodge’s nephew, said although his aunt turned 108 on Feb. 23, she is still sharp-witted. “She is still very sharp. If you sit down and talk to her, you would never think that she was 108,” he said.

Hodge is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education. After undergrad, Hodge went on to attend NC A&T State University,

mission, vision, and goals for each unique engagement. She will serve a key role in our executive management team, further enhancing our organization’s mission and culture.”

Emma Hayes comments, “I am honored to serve an organization that I have been a proud member of for nearly 30 years. I believe Jim’s vision to develop a culture of development and inclusion for all perfectly aligns with my purpose and passion. I’m excited to have the opportunity to continue to build on the legendary foundation for which SECU was built.”

where she earned a master’s in education. After that, Hodge took her talents to the Stokes County School System, where she worked as a teacher for more than 30 years.

Well into her 90s, Hodge served as a contributing writer for The Chronicle.

In 2016, when she was 102 years old, Hodge’s editorial, “Rag Baby,” a humorous glimpse into early Black life in Winston-Salem, was published in the paper and online.

The Chronicle extends warm wishes to Mrs. Hodge on reaching this significant milestone.

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Ebony Magazine Publishing launches new podcast network America’s most recognizable African American brand introduces a new wave of original podcast. The Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network is inspired by the stunningly designed coffee table book of the same name by Lavaille Lavette, president and publisher of Ebony Publishing and the Ebony Podcast Network.

Much like the book, the podcast network covers all aspects of Black culture, creating a collective universe for authors and content creators.

The new wave of shows include a broad spectrum of podcasters from established figures such as civil rights leader, Dr. Ben Chavis, radio host and entrepreneur, Angela Yee, and daytime talk show host, Erica Cobb, to new emerging voices such as former Major League baseball player Patrick Mahomes, Ron Dawson, Carla Black, Marita Thomas, Trina Blair, Tad Prescott and Elizabeth Leiba.

Twenty-plus shows on the network cover the areas of entertainment, literature, sports, media, politics, lifestyle, pop culture, finance, wellness, and science.

Erica Cobb of Comeback with Erica Cobb podcast states, “I’m beyond excited to partner my podcast with a legacy media brand like Ebony that historically has meant so much to the culture.

“As a Chicago native, Ebony symbolized Black excellence to me. I see this as an opportunity to be a part of something new and fresh and look forward to reaching new audiences together.”

This sentiment is echoed by Ron Dawson: “I feel honored to bring the Dungeons and Durags podcast to the Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network. To be associated with such an iconic brand is humbling. But for this particular podcast to be on Ebony, is also comically ironic (you’ll understand once you listen). I would be remiss if I did not end by saying, Ya dig. Sho ’nuff. And peace out.”

Media veterans Carla Black, Marita Thomas, Trina Blair write: “Ebony has long had a history of telling our stories in rich and authentic ways, especially those of Black women.

“Through The Petty’ish Suite, we are honored to continue the legacy of bringing fresh, Black voices and perspectives to the broader conversation. As three Black women executives who are also close friends, we look forward to bringing our honest, lively and engaging chats to the EBONY Podcast Network.”

“I am thrilled to present the Big Mahomes Show on the Ebony Covering Black America podcast network, where I can contribute to the Ebony brand legacy by featuring top figures in the world of sports to a new generation,” stated retired major league baseball player, Pat Mahomes.

For a complete list of podcasts, please visit: https:// ebonypodcastnetwork.com The Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network (EPN) is a thoughtfully curated group of Blackcentric weekly and bi-weekly podcasts covering a broad spectrum of demographics, featuring entertaining, informative, inspirational, socially relevant, and educational topics. On all major podcast platforms (Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, Deezer, iHeart, etc.)

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Robert F. Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Frank Baker and William Pickard top list of Black donors to HBCUs Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr

Guest Columnist

Billionaire philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott’s $560 million donation last year to 23 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) made headlines across the country at a time when racial equity has become front-page news. However, for decades Black leaders in business, entertainment, education, and other fields have been the main sources of philanthropic donations to HBCUs. A recent Washington Post story found that Black Americans donate a higher share of their wealth than their white counterparts – to the tune of around $11 billion each year. Given their cultural and educational importance to the Black community, HBCUs are the repository of much of these donations, with a number of household names – and some you may not know – making big-dollar contributions to these institutions.

Here are some of the most prominent Black philanthropists to donate to HBCUS: *Robert F. Smith – chairman and CEO, Vista Equity Partners. Smith, the billionaire investor behind the software private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, drew widespread praise in May 2019 when he announced that he and his family would pay off the entire student loan debt of the 2019 Morehouse College graduating class of 396 students. Along with paying off the student debt, Smith’s $35 million donation also helped establish the Student Success Program to reduce or eliminate debt for all Morehouse grads. The private equity guru also gave the school an additional $1.5

million to create the Robert Frederick Smith Scholars Program and build a park on campus.

As board chair of the Student Freedom Initiative – a plan to provide STEM students at HBCUs with a family-centric, income-contingent payment alternative to high-cost, fixed-payment debt – Smith pledged $50 million. Smith’s donation jumpstarted the initiative, which hopes to raise $500 million for the effort and began operations in the fall of 2021 at eleven HBCUs. “Each year, thousands of Black graduates from HBCUs across America enter the workforce with a crushing debt burden that stunts future decisions and prevents opportunities and choices,” Smith said. “The initiative is purposefully built to redress historic economic and social inequities and to offer a sustainable, scalable platform to invest in the education of future Black leaders.” *Oprah Winfrey, television personality, philanthropist, author, entrepreneur and actress. Most people may know the philanthropic acts of Oprah – who, like Beyoncé, Prince, and Zendaya needs no further introduction – through the infamous “You get a Car!” episode of her talk show, but she is also quietly, one of the biggest donors to HBCUs in the country. In 2019, Oprah donated $13 million to Morehouse College to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program at the HBCU. Overall, Oprah has donated at least $25 million to the Atlanta school.

“I felt that the very first time I came here,” Oprah said. “The money was an offering to support that in these young men. I understand that African American men are an endangered species. They are so misunderstood. They are so marginalized.”

Besides her gift to Morehouse, Oprah also donated $1.5 million to

the United Negro College Fund to help pay for scholarships for Black students and general scholarship funds for 37 private HBCUs. *Frank Baker – founder and managing partner of Siris Capital. Baker, the founder of private equity firm Siris, along with his wife, interior designer Laura Day Baker, donated $1 million in May 2020 to establish a scholarship fund at Atlanta’s Spelman College, the oldest private historically Black liberal arts college for women.

Initially, the scholarship paid off the existing spring tuition balances of nearly 50 members of Spelman’s 2020 graduating class and the remaining funds are meant to ensure that future high achieving graduating seniors have the financial resources to graduate.

“We are all aware of the headwinds that people of color — especially women — face in our country, the challenges of which are made even more apparent by the economic and health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the couple said in a press release. “We believe it is critical that talented women finish college and confidently enter – free of undue financial stress – the initial stage of their professional careers. *William F. Pickard – businessman, co-owner of Real Times Media. Detroit businessman and philanthropist Pickard has a long history of donating to HBCUs across the country. Most recently Pickard and his cousin, Cincinnati businessman Judson W. Pickard Jr., donated $2 million to Morehouse College to create the Pickard Scholars Program. This program will recruit and support Black students from metro Detroit, Flint, greater Cincinnati, and LaGrange, Georgia, to attend the Atlanta HBCU. “People have uplifted and helped me grow and I believe in blessing others,” Pickard, whose children

attended Morehouse, told the Atlanta Tribune. “Our gifts are given to where we are from and those who have invested in us and who we are.”

The Pickard Family Foundation also donated $100,000 to the National Black MBA Association to create the William F. Pickard Business Scholarship Fund. The fund is open to qualified business student members at several HBCUs who need help financing their education. *Michael Jordan – former NBA superstar. Michael Jordan is arguably the greatest basketball player of all time and is almost single-handedly responsible for transforming the game into the global phenomenon it is today.

So, if anybody knows how to make an impact on HBCUs, it would be His Airness. The six-time NBA champion and five-time league MVP, along with Nike’s Jordan Brand, donated $1 million last year to Morehouse College to boost the school’s journalism and sports-related studies program. The donation is meant to bolster a program launched thanks to the donation of another icon, director Spike Lee. “Education is crucial for understanding the Black experience today,” Jordan said in a press release. “We want to help people understand the truth of our past and help tell the stories that will shape our future.”

The donation to Morehouse is part of a pledge made by Jordan and his brand in 2020 to donate $100 million over the next ten years to combat racism across the country.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr is president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and is the executive producer/ host of The Chavis Chronicles (TCC) television show broadcast weekly on PBS TV stations throughout the United States.

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March Madness has arrived and it is time to crown the champions Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist

My love for basketball started many years ago.

Maybe it is because I grew up surrounded by basketball.

Basketball was taken seriously in my city of Winston-Salem and in the state of North Carolina.

It was a fun time of year and bragging rights were at stake. This was before the moniker “March Madness.”

Back in the day, schools like WinstonSalem Teachers College (now State University) and North Carolina A&T (now State University) were

simply called Black colleges. The slogan, HBCU, had not been popularized.

It is recent and is now widely used.

Within an 85-mile radius there were other Black colleges like North Carolina Central University, Shaw University and Johnson C. Smith University.

There were white colleges like Wake Forest University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina that were also within that radius.

They are now called Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs).

The Black colleges were in the CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) and the white colleges were in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference).

For Black people like me, the rivalry between Winston-Salem Teachers College and North Caro-

lina A&T was hugely popular. People from all over the region would be there.

My friends and I would walk to the game because we lived so close to the campus. In fact, I lived around the corner from legendary coach, Clarence “Big House” Gaines. His wife, Mrs. Clara Gaines, was my high school Latin teacher.

There were outstanding players over the years on both teams. Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Ted Blunt for Winston-Salem State and Hugh Evans for NC A&T. Earl Monroe had an outstanding career in the NBA. Critics have called Ted Blunt the greatest point guard in CIAA history. Hugh Evans was a great basketball player at NC A&T and later became a stellar NBA official.

If you are old school like me, and familiar with basketball in North Caro-

lina, you know the term “tobacco road.” This term was attributed to basketball and because tobacco was an economic staple in the area. While originally coined as a white term, I believe it applies equally to Black basketball in the state as well. North Carolina was and still is a hotbed of basketball.

The Black colleges participated in the CIAA Tournament and the white colleges in the ACC Tournament. The CIAA Tournament had its early beginning in Winston-Salem.

It was held recently in Baltimore, Maryland. If you have never attended a CIAA Tournament, please put it on your to-do list. It is a must-see event.

Tournament winners and at-large selections go to either the NCAA tournament or to the NAIA tournament. The selection shows are worth getting

your soda and popcorn, as they produce both joy for the winners and heartbreak for those not selected.

There are other sporting events, yet when all is said and done, nothing beats March Madness.

This is my opinion.

HBCU fans, find out where your favorite teams are playing. Some could be in the NCAA tournament divisions while others could be in the NAIA tournament. Increasingly, teams from the CIAA, MEAC, SWAC and SIAC are getting more television time. This is good for alumni and their overall college communities.

If you are interested in the biggest dance at the NCAA Division I level, then scream for your favorite team. Right now, in my opinion, there are no clear favorites. If you get in, you have a chance.

If you recall, Hamp-

ton University upset Iowa in 2001 and in 2012 Norfolk State University upset Missouri. As another bit of history, UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County) upset Virginia in 2018.

Will there be upsets?

Oh yes, there will be upsets. That is the beauty of it. The exhilaration of victory and the pain of defeat.

That is why it’s called “March Madness.”

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.

From Selma to the Supreme Court, we are still making history Ben Jealous

Guest Columnist

History was made in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965. Alabama state troopers viciously attacked peaceful voting rights marchers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

The troopers were hoping to stop the voting rights movement in its tracks.

But their violence did the opposite. Televised images of “Bloody Sunday” offended the conscience of people of good faith around the country. The movement was energized.

And soon, the federal Voting Rights Act became law.

Voting rights activists were back in Selma this month to commemorate history - and to make it.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the Edmund Pettus bridge.

As the first Black woman to hold that high office, she embodies many of the victories of the civil rights movement. From that “hallowed ground,” she spoke truth about the “un-American” laws that have passed in many states to make it harder for Black people and others to vote.

Vice President Harris recognized that 2022 is not 1965, as her presence made clear. “We again, however, find ourselves caught in between,” she said.

“Between injustice and justice. Between disappointment and determination. Still in a fight to form a more perfect union. And nowhere is that clearer than when it comes to the ongoing fight to secure the freedom to vote.”

The threat to voting rights today comes most directly from state legislators and governors putting laws in place that make it

harder for Black people and others to vote. The threat also comes from a far-right-dominated Supreme Court that has mostly abandoned voting rights in favor of “states’ rights.” In a 2013 decision in a case that began in Shelby County, Alabama, the court’s majority gutted a section of the Voting Rights Act that prevented states from imposing racially discriminatory changes in voting laws and regulations.

Since then - and especially since historic turnout by Black voters helped defeat Donald Trump’s reelection bid - legislators in state after state have passed new barriers to voting. The Supreme Court is letting them get away with it.

And just recently the Supreme Court’s far-right justices allowed Alabama to hold elections this year using racially gerrymandered congressional maps created by the state legislature. That was another

signal to Black voters and voting rights supporters that the current court majority cannot be counted on to protect our rights.

We must organize. We must elect pro-votingrights majorities in Congress and state legislatures wherever we can. And we must demand that they take action to protect our democracy.

That brings us back to Selma. As a young man, the late Rep. John Lewis nearly gave his life on the Edmund Pettus bridge to secure voting rights. Activist leaders of this generation are now building on that history and making their own.

A coalition of local and national civil rights groups used this year’s Bloody Sunday commemorations as a time to look forward as well as back. They organized a march and a series of voting rights events along the route of the original Selma to Montgomery march. They are lifting up younger generations of

leaders and mobilizing activists around the connections between voting rights and the broader movement to advance opportunity and economic justice.

At the same time, civil rights activists around the country are organizing to achieve another historical milestone: the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. As expected, Judge Jackson’s nomination has been met with some resistance and racist commentary. But it is generating even more excitement and enthusiasm.

Our country’s history is in part a history of struggle to achieve hardwon progress toward more universal access to rights and opportunities. That is still our struggle today.

Like the work of the activist leaders who are building a movement to protect voting rights and expand access to opportunity, the confirmation of Judge

Jackson will move the nation forward toward the ideal of equal justice.

It’s our turn to keep our feet on the ground, our shoulders to the wheel, and our eyes on the prize.

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

The imperialist roots of Putin’s policy Dr. Lawrence Wittner

Guest Columnist A key factor that explains Vladimir Putin’s military invasion of Ukraine is traditional Russian imperialism.

Throughout the world’s long and bloody history, other powerful territories (and, later, nations) expanded their lands through imperial conquest, including Rome, China, Spain, France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and the United States.

Russia was no exception. Beginning with the small principality of Moscow in 1300, Russia employed its military might to crush neighboring peoples and gobble up territory across the vast Eurasian continent. Under the czars, it became known as the “prison of nations.”

By the early twentieth century, Imperial Russia was the largest country in the world - and, also, one of the most brutal and reactionary.

When the Bolshevik Revolution occurred, part of its impetus was a revolt against the imperialist role of Russia and other great powers of the era. Vladi-

mir Lenin denounced imperialism, loosened the Russian grip on some subject countries, and promised that, within the Soviet Union, the new Soviet republics would have selfdetermination.

Unfortunately, with the rise of Joseph Stalin, that anti-imperialist impulse was abandoned. When it came to the Ukrainian People’s Republic, which had not fulfilled the grain production quota set by the Kremlin, Stalin, in 193233, shipped off 50,000 Ukrainian farm families to Siberia and ordered the seizure of Ukraine’s grain crop. Massive starvation followed in Ukraine, causing an estimated four million deaths. Not surprisingly, this treatment did not endear Ukrainians to the Soviet regime.

Although most Russians - and most Communists - were horrified by the rise of Nazi Germany during the 1930s, Stalin signed a pact with Hitler (the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) in August 1939. Its secret provisions turned over the independent nations of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, as well as the eastern half of Poland, to the USSR, which soon occupied them. It also provided a green light for the Soviet invasion of Finland (which led to Soviet seizure of a portion of that country) and So-

viet seizure of a portion of Romania. As the MolotovRibbentrop Pact also provided Soviet endorsement of Nazi Germany’s imperialist ambitions, Hitler promptly launched World War II. In June 1941, however, things shifted dramatically, for Hitler, overly ambitious, began a fullscale military invasion of the Soviet Union, thereby double-crossing his ally.

In the ensuing bloody conflict, the Russians fought fiercely against Germany for their very survival.

They were aided by Britain and the United States, both of which also took on the powerful Japanese armed forces in the Pacific.

After World War II, although Ribbentrop was tried at Nuremberg and executed, Molotov and Stalin were not, for, of course, they were on the winning side of the war. As part of the spoils of victory, the Soviet Union incorporated Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and eastern Poland into its territory.

This proved only the beginning of a new round of Russian imperialism.

In the aftermath of the war, the Soviet Union took control of most nations in Eastern Europe and retained them as vassals and unwilling partners in the Warsaw Pact. They included Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia,

Albania, Bulgaria, and East Germany. The Soviet Union retained its grip on them through Communist Party dictatorships that it imposed, occupations by Soviet troops, and military assaults, most notably bloody invasions of Hungary (1956) and Czechoslovakia (1968), where Communist regimes proved too independent for the tastes of the Kremlin. In Hungary, Soviet military repression produced 20,000 Hungarian casualties (including 2,500 deaths) and 200,000 refugees.

When the reformminded Mikhail Gorbachev finally stopped enforcing Soviet imperial rule in Eastern Europe, revolutions in these countries swept aside the tired pro-Soviet dictatorships and reasserted their national sovereignty. Not surprisingly, many of these newly independent countries then began to apply to join NATO - not because they were forced to do so, but because they feared a reassertion of Russian domination.

Events in Ukraine illustrate this desire for freedom from Russian control.

Gorbachev allowed a referendum on Ukrainian independence to take place in 1991. In a turnout by 84% of registered voters, some 90% of them voted for independence from

Russia. As part of its independence arrangement, Ukraine - which had the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world - handed over all its nuclear weapons to the Russian government. In turn, as part of the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, Russia formally pledged to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty.

But the Russian government began to backtrack on its agreement with Ukraine. It was happy with the rule of Viktor Yanukovych, a pliable pro-Russian politician. But when the political tide turned against him and he was ousted from office because he blocked Ukraine’s membership in the European Union, Russian leaders were incensed. Ukraine was turning toward the West, and this, they believed, could not be tolerated. In a clear violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty, the Russian government deployed its military power to seize Crimea and take control of Russian-language separatist regions in eastern Ukraine.

Of course, the Russian government sought to justify its actions with flimsy claims, then and subsequently. It said that there was no military intervention by Russia. But clearly there was. It said that there were fascists in Ukraine.

True enough; but there were also plenty of fascists

in Russia and in many other lands. Ukraine’s government, it said, was under the control of an unrepresentative Nazi cabal. But Zelensky was elected with 73% of the vote, remains wildly popular, and is certainly no right-winger or authoritarian. Can we say the same about Vladimir Putin?

When one looks at what Putin has declared in his recent pronouncements, his dominant motive is clear enough. Denying that Ukraine has any right to statehood independent of Russia and glorifying the expansionism of his country’s Czarist and Stalinist past, he is caught up in a reactionary nostalgia for empire. Or, to put it simply, he longs to Make Russia Great Again.

To safeguard the interests of smaller nations, as well as international peace, Putin - like other arrogant rulers of powerful countries - should be encouraged to discard outdated imperial fantasies and accept the necessity of a world governed by international law.

Dr. Lawrence Wittner, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is professor of history emeritus at SUNY/Albany and the author of “Confronting the Bomb” (Stanford University Press).

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BUSTA’S PHENOMENAL WOMEN OF THE WEEK

The ‘inner queen’ shone brightly at the inaugural N.C. Plus America Pageant

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

The inaugural N.C. Plus America Pageant was glitz and glamour at its finest. The Hawthorne Inn Conference Center was transformed into an elegant Queendom full of beautiful, intelligent, civic-minded and talented queens from all around North Carolina.

When most of us think of a pageant, we expect an all-out competition. But this was a display of sisterhood and togetherness like I’ve never seen before.

The love and respect the delegates showed to one another was a sight equally as beautiful as their appearance. Yes, these queens looked amazing!

“Seeing each of them hit the stage with confidence and shining brightly

Aja Ivey

warmed my heart. The N.C. Plus America Pageant helped to remind women of all sizes and ages that there is a beauty inside of them that shines on the outside,” said Dr. Renita Webb, the reigning Black North Carolina USA since 2019.

Dr. Webb was also the MC for the evening and not even Steve Harvey could’ve done a better job. She did a perfect and hilarious impression of the song, “She’s Your Queen To Be,” from Eddie Murphy’s “Coming to America.” And yes, she sang the lyrics, “An object of affection to quench your royal fire, completely free from infection.” The audience and the judges roared with laughter for nearly five minutes. I was one of those judges falling out of my seat cracking up. Dr.

well, Ms. Kernersville Plus America; Antionette Sheppard-McCollum, Mrs. Winston-Salem Plus America; Shamale Crawford, Mrs. Lexington Plus America; Crystal Jefferson, Ms. Greensboro Plus America; and Crissy Faison, Ms. Forsyth County Plus America.

“This was a powerful demonstration of collec-

Alana Walker Webb’s mixture of humor, inspiration, and class kept the audience entertained and locked in throughout the entire evening.

“She had my husband and I laughing all night long. It was nice because I haven’t seen him laugh like that in years,” said Wanda Greenwood.

The lights dimmed and then music began to play.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, you’re about to witness history! Meet the queens of the inaugural North Carolina Plus America Pageant.” The elegant and gorgeous delegates gracefully walked onto the stage to thunderous cheers and a standing ovation.

“I loved how these queens displayed courage and boldness as they walked onto the stage,”

ally or with a family member or friend. “Alcohol and substance abuse are gripping our nation. It’s not for a lack of awareness, but a lack of knowledge of resources available to those who suffer,” she said. Aja ended with a few words of inspiration that brought the audience and judges to our feet. “Remember that God is always on your side

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said LaShunda Milner, founder of Urban Steam Foundation. She was also one of my fellow judges.

I would love to share the judges and the audience’s favorite category, but the delegates looked absolutely gorgeous and did a magnificent job in every category. They kept the audience captivated and each judge agreed it was one of the most difficult jobs we’ve ever had.

But in the end, we had to choose three winners. The nine delegates were: Alana Walker, Miss Greensboro Plus America; Alease Allen, Ms. Winston-Salem Plus America; Monica Jackson Buxton, Mrs. Gastonia Plus America; Aja Ivey, Mrs. Fayetteville Plus America; Whitney Sock-

Whitney Sockwell tive empowerment and progress. Very significant is its role to assure there is a conduit for the expression and appraisal of intellect, beauty, and style among these courageous and phenomenal women,” shared TL Consulting’s Dr. DaBeth Manns.

Aja Ivey’s platform definitely connected with the audience. Most of us struggled with it person-

and with Him, you can live without fear. F-face, E-everything, A-and, R-rise!”

I spoke with Mrs. Fayetteville Plus America afterwards. “The event itself far surpassed what I could have imagined and the friendships I’ve gained in its duration have been a blessing. We are family.

We are sisters!”

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111 combined years serving boys, girls, and families

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

For years, through various programs and initiatives, the local Boys and Girls Club has been a place where young people can go and learn skills to help them become productive citizens. And for a combined 111 years, Sylvia Adams, Pappi Franklin, and DeeDee Caldwell, have gone the extra mile for the young people and families who rely on those services and programs.

Adams, who serves as executive director of The Salvation Army Ken Carlson Boys and Girls Club, started as a volunteer 34 years ago. Adams said since 1988 she’s only worked somewhere else one year. “I left one year and hated it, came back and I’ve been here ever since,” Adams laughed.

“It was terrible … I left and I really hated it and when the opportunity came up, I jumped at the chance of coming back.

You can go somewhere and chase money, but if you’re not happy, then it kind of defeats the purpose and my heart was here.”

Before being named executive director, Adams also served as programming assistant and physical education director. She also did outreach in housing communities and local schools. “I’ve done a little bit of everything. Every position you can think of, I’ve done,” she said.

In 2010, The Boys and Girls Club relocated to its current location on Reyn-

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Sylvia Adams, DeeDee Caldwell, and Pappi Franklin have a combined 111 years of service at The Salvation Army Ken Carlson Boys and Girls Club. olds Park Road from its former home on Martin Luther King Drive. Adams said that although she had some good times in the old building, it was time for an upgrade. She said at times it was depressing to walk in the old building.

The old Boys and Girls Club has since been renovated and is now home to The Enterprise Center, which includes office spaces, a community computer room, event space, a commercial kitchen, and more.

“We were in an old building and when we did our summer program, you could tell when it was raining because we had trash cans lined up in places

throughout the building.

It was kind of depressing because we knew we had to go in and fix stuff every day,” Adams said. “They had talked about revamping the old building but we didn’t think that would work, so we were excited when we found out we were going to be in a new building.”

Pappi Franklin, who is the unit director, started working at the Boys and Girls Club part-time in 1990. Before she was hired, Franklin was also a volunteer. “I guess I made such a good impression on the executive director at the time that she decided that she would hire me because my children were

members and I was a parent volunteer,” Franklin said.

As unit director, Franklin is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations such as activities, programs, and other events for members and supervising staff.

Franklin said while it can be challenging to keep young people engaged, having the opportunity to have a positive impact on the lives of children and families throughout the community is what keeps her coming back.

“What keeps me coming back is the fact that I can impact children’s lives and the information that we teach them that they

can take forward from generation to generation,” Franklin said.

One of the most significant aspects of the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club program is character development.

Franklin said their goal is to make sure every young person they come in contact with has respect and integrity.

“They always say first impressions are lasting impressions and that is so true, so we want to instill in our children how to behave no matter where they go,” Franklin said.

Adams said, “Respect goes a long way,” and that’s what they teach.

“We try to teach our kids that if you show respect

and have respect for yourself, you’re going to go a long way,” she said.

Combined, Adams and Franklin have been serving the community at the Ken Carlson Boys and Girls Club for 66 years, but it’s DeeDee Caldwell who has been there the longest. Caldwell, who is a receptionist and office assistant, has been working at the Boys and Girls Club for 45 years.

Adams said Caldwell is the backbone of the Ken Carlson Boys and Girls Club.

“She handles our membership, the faces that come in, the volunteers that come in. She’s the person that everyone sees,” Adams continued.

“It speaks volumes that she’s been here that long.

She still loves her job and you will always see that smile on her face when you come in here.”

Caldwell said her time with the Boys and Girls Club has been a blessing.

She said serving the young people and families in this community is her calling.

“I came to the conclusion a long time ago that this was my calling to be here and work with the kids, to work with the parents, to work with the volunteers,” Caldwell said.

“I just feel like God sent me here to be a help to the staff and do what I can for the kids. Just doing what I can to keep the program running smoothly.”

Neurosurgeon blazes a trail for others to follow Dr. Michaux Kilpatrick is 1 of only 33 Black female neurosurgeons in the U.S.

BY ANDREA COOPER

Dr. Michaux Kilpatrick could have made a fine crime scene investigator. As a girl, she enjoyed watching Quincy, a late 1970’s TV show about a medical examiner. “I loved that he would go to different scenes, figure out what happened and solve the crime before anyone else,” she recalled.

The prospect of a career with blood and guts as central characters didn’t faze Kilpatrick. She imagined herself analyzing evidence in the field, performing autopsies in the lab and probing medical mysteries.

That is, until she discovered a new setting for her investigative powers.

Fast-forward to medical school where she took a neurosurgery elective and realized she was thrilled to solve medical puzzles in the operating room.

Today, Michaux (pronounced “Misha”) Kilpatrick is a neurosurgeon at Novant Health Brain & Spine Surgery in Kernersville, with satellite offices in Thomasville and Greensboro. She treats medical ailments involving the brain, spinal cord or peripheral nerves – the nerves in the arms and legs – that may be improved or resolved with surgery. Her cases range from pinched nerves and ruptured discs to brain tumors. Neurologists, in comparison, also treat diseases of the nervous system, but focus on nonsurgical treatments.

In a field dominated by white males, Kilpatrick is a profound exception.

There are only 33 Black female neurosurgeons in the U.S., comprising 0.6% of the neurosurgical workforce, according to the

journal World Neurology.

Kilpatrick is one of them.

She earned her medical degree simultaneously with a doctorate in neurobiology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Training to be a neurosurgeon is a long haul.

After medical school, the typical neurosurgery residency lasts six or seven years. Kilpatrick credits UNC for providing a welcoming environment for female neurosurgeons.

The chief resident when she joined the program was a woman, and at one point, about half the residents were women. Kilpatrick believes it will take that level of representation and accessibility to attract other women into the field.

Kilpatrick grew up with a trailblazer. Her dad, Dr. George R. Kilpatrick Jr., was the first African American pulmonologist in North Carolina. A physician in the military, he was stationed in Korea when Kilpatrick was born in Chapel Hill. The family, including her big sister and her mom, who worked as a teacher, moved around to Denver, Colo., and El Paso, Texas, before returning to Greensboro. Her dad still maintains a practice there.

Kilpatrick didn’t plan to become a physician when she headed to Hampton University in Virginia, where she majored in chemistry and minored in psychology. The minor required her to take neurobiology courses. “It was that early exposure to the neurosciences that first got me interested,” she said. She toyed with earning a doctorate so she could pursue investigative research and maybe fulfill a version of that childhood dream.

An advisor suggest-

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Dr. Michaux Kilpatrick ed she consider medical school. During a summer pre-med program, she was assigned to a neurosurgeon who was also a researcher.

“He would see patients and go to the operating room, and then come back to his lab and do medical research.” The combination intrigued Kilpatrick.

She ultimately pursued an MD-Ph.D., an eight-year program as demanding as it sounds. It included four years in the lab, conducting graduatelevel research. “We were implanting little electrodes into the brains of rodents and monitoring the different chemicals that get released during different activities,” she explained.

“That was fascinating to me.”

Ultimately, her neurosurgery elective in medical school led to her niche in the operating room.

“There’s a culture in the OR that’s unique to the OR,” she said. “I find you’re either drawn to it or repelled by it.” She was all-in.

Following graduation, Ewend hired her as a resident at UNC Health.

Ewend said, from the be-

ginning, Kilpatrick was poised and unflappable, though the residency “was very stressful, a mile a minute. She moved through that working very hard and making it look effortless, although clearly it was not.” He later hired Kilpatrick for a position at High Point Medical Center, then part of the UNC Hospital system.

Kilpatrick brings a variety of strengths to the work. It’s tempting to think of neurosurgery as a technical task like cracking a safe, all based on incredibly precise movement, Ewend said. “But so much of it is about judgment and knowing what’s around corners,” he said.

He saw Kilpatrick making wise decisions and getting terrific outcomes for her patients, “not just because she could move her hands skillfully, but because she was very thoughtful about what she did.”

Kilpatrick is not one to remark on her pioneering status unless prompted.

Even then, it’s in low-key fashion.

“I don’t know that it’s weighing on me, mainly because I don’t think about

it,” she said. “What’s always been in the forefront of my mind is to do my best, and to do my best for my patients. I’m not thinking as much about myself.

When you’re thinking about others, and maybe not focusing so much on what you’re going through in the moment, it actually can make things easier for you.”

To help the next generation of women move forward, she mentors female pre-med students at N.C. A&T and invites them to her office to shadow her on the job.

Her colleagues love her daily vibe. The OR is easily the mostly tightly wound corner of any hospital, yet Kilpatrick has a reputation for putting people at ease in highstress settings. As she prepped for surgery on a recent morning at Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center, one nurse explained: “This is a direct environment where people work quickly without a lot of ‘please and thank you,’ but she makes you feel comfortable” and keeps the room on an even keel.

Her OR music of choice?

Bruno Mars.

With her credentials, she could probably practice wherever she likes.

But North Carolina is home for her, her husband, Brent Moore, an investment banker, their twin 11-year-old girls, and Kilpatrick’s parents. “If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a whole urban city to raise twins,” she quipped. She’s grateful that “Mama Kay” and “Pops” pick up the girls at school and host sleepovers over the weekend from time to time.

The girls understand the value of what their mother does. “On nights when they ask, ‘Mommy, are you going in to do surgery?’ and I say ‘Yes,’ that’s OK. They know mommy’s going in to help somebody.”

Kilpatrick considers family and faith both foundational to her life.

She also volunteers with Old North State Medical Society, one of the oldest African American medical societies in the country.

The group has provided COVID-19 vaccine clinics and testing.

For Kilpatrick’s patients, surgery is a tool that can lead to better health.

Kilpatrick finds surgery deeply meaningful and satisfying for that reason.

“You can have a person who is suffering, and you can provide an intervention that totally changes their life for the better in a relatively short period of time,” she said.

That’s why she said she’s happy when a patient tells her, “Thanks, Dr. Kilpatrick. You’ve been great.

But I’m glad I don’t need to see you anymore.”

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Entrepreneur launches first ever Black-owned social media networking app Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - Meet Matthew Newman, the founder and CEO of TruSo, an audio-visual social media networking app for the Black community worldwide. It offers a social environment that is as close to face-to-face as one can get - which psychologists say provides “a great way to feel more emotionally connected to other people and creates meaningful interactions.” In its first month, the app quickly raised more than $30K from individual shareholders who wanted in.

Matthew comments, “At its core, TruSo is the barbershop, beauty shop, and brainchild of the Black community. Over the past Submitted photo few years, we’ve seen racism and discrimination Matthew Newman with his new app, TruSo. creep into social media in a tier,” he states. ing an engaging commuway that attempts to mute While most folks are nity experience, the app Black voices. In contrast, still trying to wrap their also offers monetization TruSo amplifies Black minds around the meta- opportunities for the Black voices.” verse, a simple way to de- community.

Keeping pace with scribe it is as “a shared virInvestment opportutechnology, Matthew an- tual 3D world, or worlds, nities available: Family, nounced in early 2022 that that are interactive, im- friends, and fans are also TruSo will launch both in mersive, and collabora- coming aboard TruSo as 2D as well as in 3D in the tive” - and interactive and early-stage investors - bemetaverse. “What TruSo is collaborative is what Tru- coming shareholders with building is perfectly suited So is all about - not only as little as $100. Investfor the metaverse - and as a social media medium, ment opportunities are one thing we don’t want but as a resource for small open for a limited time is for the Black commu- businesses and entrepre- at StartEngine.com/TruSo. nity to be left behind as the neurs as well.

What people are sayworld enters this new fronIn addition to provid- ing: “Matthew Newman

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The youngest delegate was 19-year-old Miss Greensboro Plus America, Alana Walker. “This pageant meant so much to me.

As someone who struggles with self-love due to being plus size, it really made me love myself even more. When it comes to my platform, I inspire others to look in the mirror and POSE. Positivity, overcome your challenges, slay with confidence, effectively authentic. Being in this pageant helped me push my platform and be more confident when I spread awareness about self-love.”

Ms. Kernersville and educator, Whitney Sockwell, moved the audience with her platform.“Every child. Every mind. The early childhood years. It’s important that I help grow, shape, and nurture life inside of the classroom so that every child feels love and support, and is empowered and equipped for the world.”

As an educator myself, it’s very encouraging to see teachers such as Whitney, because there are far too many young plus size Black girls with low self-esteem. We spoke afterwards and she shared her thoughts on why the N.C. Plus America Pageant is important “It brings awareness that you don’t have to be a size 6 to be a beauty queen; it’s your inner beauty that makes you a queen.”

After each queen shared her platform, everyone was locked in and awaiting the results. The former Ms. Plus America, Brandie Sue Hill, wooed us with a song, and Joel Hurt, aka Phyousion’s choreography to “Sing To The Moon” by Laura Mvula was dynamic! Joel is the son of the Regional Executive Director of N.C ,America Pageant, Dr. Stephanie Hurt.

Winston-Salem is blessed to have such a phenomenal woman in our communities and schools.

I want to personally thank Dr. Hurt for bringing such a necessary and important

event to the Triad. She got very emotional when I asked what this moment meant to her. “The March 11th N.C. Plus American Pageant was the result of the most exhilarating, scary, happy, challenging, exciting, and overall funloving roller coaster ride I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing! Nine women saying yes to a system they would set the standard for in our state proved to me it is necessary that more women of this cut and caliber have the right and opportunity to prance across the pageant stage, with sincere heartfelt platforms, representing their local city or county, competing for crowns to represent our state at a national level.”

Ahmad Johnson, owner of Curvy She modeling troup, worked as the delegate liaison and assisted every woman in achieving the beauty we all witnessed on Friday night. “We are currently working on preparing a fashion show to introduce the queens and their courts to those who didn’t have the opportunity to see them rock the runway. Date, time and location are soon to come.”

After speaking with Dr. Hurt, I had a chat with two more of my fellow judges.

Carrie Woods, founder and CEO of T.U.R.N Inc, shared her thoughts on this past Friday night’s marvelous event. “It was my pleasure to sit with four other esteemed judges and witness nine beautiful, bold women share their stories and passion that inspired them to start their journey of infusing their gifts, skills and talents to promote their respective platforms.” Woods was the most humorous of all of the judges, including me.

She kept me on my toes.

Fashion designer and event planner, Swynette Stone, shared a personal testimony. “As a teenager, I always dreamt of participating in a pageant, but I knew mentally there was a physical barrier creating a blockage. I was too short and over the required size.

When I heard the N.C. Plus America Pageant would be landing right at home,

I was overjoyed that at once, someone recognized that BEAUTY IS A PLUS and lies within, leaving no place for size and height to take a position over the innate gifts, but to see an individual for their character, integrity, personality, and most of all, who they were created to be. Oh, what a dream come true!”

This past Friday night was truly a historical moment. And I wish every Black girl in the Triad could have witnessed this wonderful and inspirational event. The inaugural N.C. Plus America Pageant really brought out the inner queen of each of these amazing delegates. I agree 100% with the whispers that I heard throughout the audience, “this is an extremely tough choice.

I wouldn’t want to be one of those judges.”

It was an extremely difficult choice, but we finally chose three winners. Aja Ivey, Mrs. N.C. Plus America 2022, said, “This experience has been extraordinary. True beauty represented in something other than the physical.

Beauty transformed into knowledge, education, faith, friendships, and passions. It was truly an experience of a lifetime.”

Ms. Alana Walker, Miss N.C. Plus America 2022, said, “Being the youngest, I was able to make a connection with older women and was able to learn many new things from them. These women were always willing to lend a hand and push me to my best abilities. I’m so excited to attend nationals and bring back the crown with my lovely pageant family!”

And Whitney Sockwell, Ms. N.C. Plus America 2022, remarked, “What the North Carolina Plus America Pageant meant to me was, appreciation for curvy and plus size women. This pageant didn’t focus on outside beauty like other pageant systems, but more so on inner beauty.”

Congratulations to the winners and my Phenomenal Women of the Week.

is an expert at creating ‘experiences’ and now he’s extending that to the metaverse - creating a powerful experience Black folks have never seen,” states TruSo shareholder, spokesperson, and actor Kareem Grimes, who plays “Preach” on the hit CW show All American.

NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens agrees that TruSo is trailblazing into new territory. “What TruSo is building is groundbreaking - that’s why I chose to come aboard.”

Demonstrating the

power of community and how supportive the Black community can be of its own, many of TruSo’s early investors signed up after hearing about the app during Newman’s interview on Sway in the Morning. “People know when something is real, and people resonate with TruSo because it’s needed and there’s nothing else out there like it. I believe we’re on the cusp of something great. Others sense it too,” shares iconic media personality Sway Calloway.

Two-time U.S. Olympian, Miki Barber, admits that she didn’t want to “sleep” on the opportunity because she believes TruSo is the next big thing. “Back in the day, laws prohibited everyday folks from being able to get in on the ground floor as an investor in startups like Microsoft or Facebook. President Obama changed those laws and now a person at any income level can invest. It would be a shame if we slept on this opportunity,” Barber states.

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

Quarterbacks are at a premium this offseason There has always been a premium on good starting quarterbacks in the NFL. With all of the quality young arm talent the league has seen in the last few years, those teams without a good quarterback are doing everything they can to upgrade at the position.

The Los Angeles Rams just won the Super Bowl after trading for Matthew Stafford last offseason.

The Rams were a good team but felt they needed an upgrade over Jared Goff. Goff had previously led the Rams to a Super Bowl a few years earlier, but he was never able to get them over the hump.

Los Angeles traded Goff, two first-round picks, and a third-round pick to the Detroit Lions for Stafford. That was a large haul for an aging quarterback and a very uncommon trade in the NFL. Very rarely do you see teams trading starting quarterbacks as they are the most valuable position in the league.

That trade worked out very well for the Rams, obviously. It also was a good trade for the Lions as they are a rebuilding team that needs the added draft picks to upgrade their roster. Other teams saw the success that Los Angeles enjoyed and wanted to duplicate that.

The Denver Broncos were in a similar situation as the Rams were a year ago. They have a good team with a great defense but were lacking at the quarterback position. They have good skill position players like Jerry Jeudy, Javonte Williams, Tim Patrick, Albert Okwuegbunam and others, and their previous signal caller Drew Lock was not the answer.

The Broncos threw caution to the wind and traded for former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in a blockbuster trade last week. The teams had been negotiating for weeks and finally came to an agreement in one of the biggest trades in NFL history.

Denver agreed to trade quarterback Drew Lock, defensive lineman Shelby Harris, tight end Noah Fant, two first-round picks (No. 9 overall in 2022 and 2023), two second-round picks (No. 40 overall in 2022 and 2023), and a 2022 fifth-round pick to the Seahawks for Wilson and a fourth-round pick, according to sources.

This trade gives the Broncos the franchise quarterback they have been searching for since Peyton Manning retired. It also gives the Seahawks a solid base of picks to begin rebuilding their roster.

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Photos by Alphonso Abbott Jr.

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The East Forsyth varsity girls soccer team

fell below .500 with a loss against Grimsley High School last week. The Eagles were facing a tough task against the Whirlies as they

came into the game undefeated. The Lady Eagles put up quite the fight only losing by the score of 2-1.

Winston-Salem Prep basketball team defies odds by making run to state semifinals

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Winston-Salem Prep boys basketball team enjoyed a great season, making it all the way to the state semifinal game before losing to eventual state champion Hayesville, 72-66. There were not many people outside of the team that expected such a great year, but the Phoenix proved to everyone that they are a force once again to be reckoned with in the Triad.

The Phoenix finished the year 25-3 and had a 24-game win streak along the way and even won the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Bracket of the Frank Spencer Holiday Classic. For head coach Josh Pittman, this was almost a fairytale ending to his first year with Prep.

“God blessed, we got it to 24 (wins) and ended up losing to an undefeated Hayesville team,” said Pittman about the win streak. “Our goal and our approach every day was to stack days and take it game by game and not look ahead.

“We set four short-term goals and we accomplished three of them, so that’s pretty good for a year. We just wanted to go game by game and practice by practice and get better every day. I knew if we put that work in, everything else would take care of itself.”

During the streak, Pittman

Photo by Timothy Ramsey

The Phoenix finished the year 25-3 and had a 24-game win streak along the way and even won the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Bracket of the Frank Spencer Holiday Classic, all under the leadership of first-year head coach Josh Pittman. continued to push his team to get better and not become complacent or too full of themselves.

“I honestly just tried to stay in the moment and tell the guys to stay humble and appreciate what God is doing and take it seriously. To just be appreciative of the people that talk to you and wish you good luck,” Pittman said of what he told his team to keep them grounded. “Not pushing my religion on them, but I try to tell them to start off with a ‘God bless’

when you are thanking somebody because without God, in my view, nothing is possible.

“When I reflected back on it Sunday, after we lost on Saturday, I was extremely proud of the guys, of the coaching staff, of the kids, of the school, of the students.

We just seemed to all come together behind this team and push Winston-Salem Prep back to the forefront right there with the best teams in the city.”

Heading into the conference

tournament, Pittman and his team knew if they won their tournament, they would have the No. 2 seed in the state playoffs, so they had a lot to play for.

“I knew that if we beat Bishop (McGuinness) I knew we locked up a two seed and I said we would be a tough out at home,” he said. “I knew that we lost one game to Mt. Tabor at the beginning of the year and all the other games, I think the closest might have been 11 points or something like that.

“I knew being at home, we would be tough. And I knew getting through those first four at home would set us up to play for a regional final and that’s what the goal was.”

As the Phoenix made their way into the playoffs, Pittman continued to push the one game at a time narrative to his players.

“One of the things as a staff, we pride ourselves on being prepared,” said Pittman. “If we played Tuesday, the next morning they had the scouting report for the next game. The next day we were looking at film and we did that not just for the playoffs, but we did that all year long.

“They were accustomed to getting that player breakdown and getting the pluses and minuses of the other teams and I kept shoving that information down their throat. I See Prep on B6

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Former Titan battles for QB 1 position at Lenoir-Rhyne

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Jalen Ferguson is the type of player that gives his all on the field. His skill, passion, and knowledge of the game has him poised to be the starting quarterback for the LenoirRhyne University football team.

Ferguson is a 2020 graduate of West Forsyth and chose the Bears over other colleges that were recruiting him because of the proximity to WinstonSalem, the stellar academics the school provided, and the opportunity to play the quarterback position earlier because of the senior quarterback on the roster.

Ferguson has worked hard to put himself in place to compete for the starting quarterback position. He learned a lot while being on the bench; now he is eager to show what he can do under center.

“I continued getting bigger and improving my strength, but also my mechanics have improved tremendously,” said Ferguson. “I have been stressing my mechanics and my throwing motion and just trying to use my lower body in my throws to perfect my craft.”

The Bears are in the middle of spring practice and Ferguson feels he has performed very well thus far.

“It’s going pretty good and I think I am doing pretty well,” Ferguson said about spring practice. “I have been showing up to practices and making good plays. I just have to continue to do that and stay consistent with my reps

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Jalen Ferguson is battling for the starting quarterback position at Lenoir-Rhyne University. and everything. I feel like everything will go the way it should for me.”

To be named the starter would mean a lot to Ferguson. Putting in the hours in the film room, weight room, and practice field will all be worth it if he wins the job, said Ferguson.

“It would mean a lot because I have been waiting for this,” he said. “When I got to college I had to sit and that’s not something that I was used to, so that was a big change. I am ready to turn it up when I get this starting job and show them what I can do for this school and this city.”

The Lenoir-Rhyne coaching staff has done

a great job of correcting Ferguson’s throwing motion and he credits them for helping him progress at the position.

“The coaches played a big part, especially my quarterback coach,” Ferguson stated. “It’s crazy that this is my third quarterback coach that I’ve had at LR (Lenoir-Rhyne).”

With the transfer portal available to players, Ferguson said the thought did cross his mind when the starter ahead of him decided to return, but quickly put that thought out of his mind. He didn’t discuss the thoughts with anyone as he dealt with those thoughts within himself.

“I had those small thoughts, but I am not that

type of person just to leave and I knew just to wait and stick it out and I knew my time was coming soon,” he said about exploring the transfer portal.

Playing at the 4A level helped Ferguson make the transition to college football. He said the speed of the game is faster, but playing against elite competition in high school was a benefit.

“It was pretty much what I thought it was going to be, it’s just basically just continuing to find confidence within yourself,” he said about the transition from high school to college. “Especially this year with me getting reps with the ones and twos, I am having fun with it and

just taking things how they come.”

Ferguson entered college during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in fall of 2020. His freshman year was thrown off because he was basically quarantined in his room and was not allowed to attend most of his classes in person. One silver lining to that was Ferguson was able to build great friendships with other members of his recruiting class on the team.

Waiting an extra year to compete for the starting job was something Ferguson took as a blessing. He used that time to work on his skills, become a better leader, and get stronger.

“I had to wait an extra year, but also I got some time to continue to develop my game and continue to learn from the quarterback who saw a lot of success here,” he said about being a backup.

Ferguson learned a lot from his father, Lawrence, growing up playing the game. Mr. Ferguson played collegiately at North Carolina Central University and is currently an assistant coach on the West Forsyth varsity team coaching staff.

“With him always in my ear, it made things a lot easier,” Ferguson said about his father. “I was calm and didn’t stress a lot on game day knowing I have a good person in my ear to keep me going.”

Mr. Ferguson is excited for this opportunity for his son. When it came to selecting a college for Jalen, Mr. Ferguson left the choice up to his son

because Jalen was the one who had to live with the decision.

“At the end of the day, it was the next four or five years of his life and the only advice I gave him was to just pick a school that if football didn’t work out, you would still want to go to school there and be a student,” said Mr. Ferguson. “I just wanted him to be happy with his choice.”

Mr. Ferguson has also noticed the growth his son has made on the field and the work he has put in to become a better quarterback.

“One thing I have seen is that he has gotten bigger and stronger,” said Mr. Ferguson. “He never really committed full time to football because he played basketball too. He was sort of leaning to that, but he kind of decided that around his junior year that he wanted to full all in to football and he just put in the work required to be that.

“He always played quarterback since he was younger with the Greyhounds and the Tiny Indians of the Pop Warner organizations. He’s always been a leader, so the main thing that I have seen was the arm strength and getting bigger at LenoirRhyne because he has always had the height.”

To see his son line up as the starting quarterback for the Bears would mean a great deal for Mr. Ferguson. He says seeing his kids live out their sports dreams are what it’s all about and will be a proud moment for him.

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Strikeout Game Saturday, March 19 g vs. Bluefield

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Softball at CIAA Round-Up – Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Softball Complex 1201 Sunnybrook Rd. Raleigh, NC 27610

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COOKING in the garden COCONUT CURRY WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES AND CILANTRO CAULIFLOWER RICE

vs. Elizabeth City at 10am (March 24) vs. Shaw at 3pm (March 24) vs. Virginia Union at 10am (March 25) vs. Virginia State at 3pm (March 25) vs. Bowie at 9am (March 26) vs. Lincoln at 11:30am (March 26)

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Johnson C. Smith Golf Spring Classic March 20-21 Charles T. Myers Golf Course 7817 Harrisburg Road Charlotte, NC 28215

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Church outreach ministry returns to laundromat to help local residents

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Sunday School Lesson

Celebrate Passover Liberation Scriptures: Ezra 6:13-22 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Explore the celebration prompted by the completion of the new Temple; *Identify reasons to celebrate God’s goodness; *Join together as believers in celebrating and sharing the good news of God’s love.

Background: Israel went into exile in 587-6 B.C. and the Temple was destroyed at that time. The people were allowed to start reconstruction of the Temple in 520 B.C. and finished it in 515 B.C. The timing aligns with Jeremiah’s prophecy of seventy years of exile (Read Jeremiah 25).

Lesson: The People Finish and Rejoice (Ezra 6:13-16). God used three kings: Cyrus, Artaxerxes and Darius; a governor, Tatnai; and two prophets: Haggai and Zechariah, to bring the rebuilding of the Temple to completion (verses 13-14). The completion date in verse 15 translates to the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar (Feb/March) in the year 16 B.C. and coincides with the time of Passover - “And this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king” (verse 15). The completion of the Temple was viewed as a sign of the grace of God and a cause for rejoicing. Verse 16 states that all of Israel was aware of God’s favor and - “… kept the dedication of the house with joy” (verse 16).

The People of Israel Offer Sacrifices (verses. 17-18).

The total number of sacrificial animals for the dedication was seven hundred and twelve. The twelve male goats were for the sins of the twelve tribes. The number of goats showed that Israel had the real sense that they were the product of the twelve tribes even though ten were actually considered lost (verse 17). The completion of the Temple was also occasion to establish order by the books of Moses. The priests and Levites were arranged in order according to the families and assigned rights, privileges, and duties (verse 18).

The Feasts Celebrated (verses 19-22). The completion of the Temple and its timing made the return to Jerusalem seem like a “second exodus.” As in Egypt, they had in fact been delivered from exile. There was, as already stated in prior verses, divine intervention. Being aware of the similarities, the Israelites were careful to keep the Passover according to the command of Moses “upon the fourteenth day of the first month” (verse 19).

They were sincere about worship and purified themselves according to ritual purity – “For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure.” The Passover lamb as required for this sacrifice was slaughtered by the priests for all the people and themselves (verse 20). Verse 21 refers to two sets of people: (1) those who had returned from exile; and (2) possibly a group of Jews who had not gone into captivity, or a group of proselytes to Judaism, who had confessed their spiritual uncleanness before the Lord, been circumcised, and renounced idolatry to keep the Passover. The Festival of Unleavened Bread is also celebrated in the context of God’s “turning the heart of the king of Assyria toward them …” – God encouraged them by allowing them to complete the rebuilding of the Temple – “They joyfully celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for See Passover on B6

Now that things are returning back to normal as we navigate this pandemic, many churches are returning to in-person worship and outreach ministries. For St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, now is the perfect time to restart their work beyond the walls of the church.

Laundry Love is the name of one ministry that has been around for a while, but there was not a chapter in Winston-Salem. St. Anne’s rector, Pastor Ginny Wilder, collaborated with Wake Forest campus minister James Franklin to bring Laundry Love to the city. They wrote a grant to the local diocese for seed money and were successful in their efforts and things took off from there.

Started in 2018, Laundry Love was held at the Fresh Spin Laundromat, 7838 North Point Blvd. every third Tuesday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. The group would provide funds for individuals to do their laundry, but they had to put everything on pause in February of 2020 due to the pandemic. Laundry Love will relaunch on March 15 back at Fresh Spin.

Not only do they provide quarters for laundry, but also food and entertainment for kids during Laundry Love.

“It’s low-hanging fruit to be honest and it doesn’t take much to get started, and no matter who you are, chances are you know the need of laundry,” said Wilder about why they chose Laundry Love as a ministry. “The cost of a week’s worth of laundry to a family could be substantial.

“So, we thought, why don’t we go where there is a community, bring the gift of our grant money, and build a community there in the laundromat. So for the third Tuesday of every month from late 2018 until February 2020, we met the community where they were. We brought in dinner, we brought in enrichment for children, and we just prayed for one another and had a chance to work collaboratively with the Episcopal campus ministry at Wake Forest, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s senior group, and St. Anne’s.”

The group settled upon Fresh Spin because it had the required space for all of the activities the group wanted to provide.

“We looked at a laundromat that was closer to St. Anne’s so that we would have even more of a neighborhood connection, but the laundromat we looked at was a bit too small for what we wanted to do,” said Wilder.

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Laundry Love is held every third Tuesday of the month at the Fresh Spin Laundromat on North Point Blvd.

“So, I was out at the post office, which is right behind the laundromat, and I was able to catch an attendant who works at the laundromat and I said, ‘Do you think this kind of idea would fly?’

“She said, I think it would, but you have to talk to our boss. So, I called Mr. Bruce, who owns Fresh Spin, and he said absolutely. We like the fact that Fresh Spin is close to a bus route and it’s close to a lot of other establishments, so people can be doing laundry and other errands at the same time.”

They attempted to bring back the program several times before now, but the COVID-19 numbers kept spiking. Now that numbers are dipping, Wilder is excited to bring Laundry Love back.

“It’s not a hard ministry. It’s not something that you have to study for, it’s not something that you have to really prepare for. All you have to do is show up and meet people where they are,” Wilder continued. “I imagine since it’s been two years, we are going to have to reestablish some relationships because we had some regulars, which was awesome, that we could check in with them every month.

“There is something very amazing when someone would walk in with eight loads of laundry and we could say to them, ‘We will take care of your laundry tonight.’

We don’t touch people’s laundry, but we are going to financially take care of it. We are going to give them something to eat and invite them to share any prayer concerns they have. It’s no pressure at all, it’s just love and community.”

Prior to the pandemic shutting down the ministry, Wilder says the volunteers in the program really built great relationships with several individuals who were regulars to Laundry Love.

“To have built that relationship over a couple months, people would catch us up on their job search or how they are doing in school, or milestones of their children, or if their loved one was ill and they made a recovery,” Wilder said.

The volunteers enjoy this ministry as much as those who are being helped, said Wilder.

“Ministry and outreach can sometimes feel very passive. Packing lunches for the homeless or collecting supplies for a food bank or donating money for an organization - and I don’t want to knock those three things because they are incredibly important to our community to do those things - but Laundry Love puts us right in the heart of it,” she stated.

“I had several members of our volunteer community that would say it was the best Tuesday of the month. I love this, I love being with the people, I love playing with the kids. I think that our love for our neighbor is possible because of our love for God and the love God has for us.

“When we meet each other in the middle of the messiness and we offer our authentic hearts, nothing but joy can come from that, and our volunteers really do experience that.”

RELIGION CALENDAR

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

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

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

3rd Friday of each month Women’s fellowship The Antioch Baptist Church (ABC) Women, 5061 Lansing Dr., cordially invites all women to join us the third Friday of each month at 7 p.m. for conversation as we share and embrace each other in these challenging times. Join us via conference call. Dial in: 267-807-9601 Access Code:189545592#. Rev. Frederick L. Barnes, Jr. is the senior pastor. For more information, call 336-9923751.

March 20 First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC) Online Dr. Dennis W. Bishop, Senior Pastor of First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC), will deliver the message for in-person worship service Sunday, March 20, continuing the series Mary’s Doxology (The Magnificat)

from Luke 1. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for screening prior to the 10 a.m. service. Completed waiver forms and masks that cover the nose and mouth are still required. The form can be submitted electronically on the FWBC website – www.firstwaughtown.org -- click on RE-ENTRY 2022, and printed copies will be available in the lobby prior to service. Other in-person protocols and information about 6 p.m. virtual Sunday School are accessible via the FWBC homepage RE-ENTRY link.

Persons who prefer to continue worshiping virtually are invited to join us on the following platforms: YouTube, https://www.youtube.com (First Waughtown); Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/; and the First Waughtown website, https://www. firstwaughtown.org. (NOTE: Services are posted on a one-week delay.)

How to submit items to the Religion calendar: The deadline is Sunday at 11:59 p.m. to have all calendar items submitted for that week’s paper. Send your calendar items to news@wschronicle.com. You can also drop them off, Monday through Friday before 5 p.m., or mail your items to Winston-Salem Chronicle, 1300 E. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101; or send them via our website, www.wschronicle.com.

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Community Calendar Every Wednesday Marketing workshop HUSTLE WinstonSalem is hosting Marketing Outside the Box: TikTok Tips Every Business Should Know. TikTok is the most explosive marketing tool your business could and should be using. This series serves as a guide to understanding the importance and benefits of TikTok, setting up your business account, learning the strategies and science behind going viral, and TikTok dos and don’ts.

Join us every Wednesday 12:30-1:30 p.m. Register by going to www.hustlews. org/events-programs. For more info, contact hustlewsinfo@gmail.com.

NOW- May 31 Literary contest Flying South, the annual literary competition sponsored by WinstonSalem Writers, is accepting entries in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from March 1 through May 31. $2,000 in prizes will be awarded. Best in Category winners will be published and will receive $500 each.

One of the three winners will receive the WinstonSalem Writers’ President’s Favorite award and will win an additional $500. All entries will be considered for publication.

For complete rules and submission details, visit www.wswriters.org/flyingsouth. Winners will be announced on or around July 1, 2022.

March 21 Medicare workshop The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem is offering a virtual workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available, including “Original Medicare,” Medicare prescription drug programs, Medicare supplements and Medicare Advantage plans. The session will be held on Monday, March 21, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. through computer and telephone access.

The session is provided at no cost. Because space is limited, reservations are required. Contact the Shepherd’s Center at 336748-0217 or Info@shepherdscenter.org for more information or to reserve a seat.

March 23 & 30 Powerful Tools for Caregivers registration deadlines Registration is now underway for two Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes for anyone actively providing care for a loved one who is frail or ill. Family caregivers will learn helpful ways to

April 5 Caregivers day out deadline On Tuesday, April 12, from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., family caregivers are invited to join other caregivers for a free trip to Dewberry Farm in Kernersville. In addition to providing a break from daily caregiving duties, caregivers will have the opportunity to walk around the farm, see the beautiful spring flowers, and enjoy a relaxing lunch outdoors. Group transportation available. Deadline for registration is April 5.

Limited respite care available. For more information, or to register, contact Carol Ann Harris, charris@shepherdscenter.org or 336-748-0217.

April 8 Conference for women entrepreneurs SBA Women’s Business Center in partnership with New Journey Management Group will be hosting their first conference “The Ability of a Women Entrepreneur” on Friday, April 8, at the SG Atkins Enterprise Center.

The cost of the Conference is only $25. Register early, we are expecting a soldout event.

The conference will address barriers that hinder the women (specifically lower income minority women) to pursue entrepreneurship. If you need a sponsor, please contact WBCWinston.

April-May Volunteers needed The Piedmont Plus Senior Games needs volunteers to help with a variety of events during April and May. Some events include: Bocce, shuffleboard, tennis, chair volleyball, billiards, golf and field events. Each event is only a couple of hours, most on weekdays, some are indoors, some are outdoors.

For more information and to sign up, visit the signup page at:https://signup. com/go/ksXQJQo OR contact Kevin (kevinw@ cityofws.org) or Anna (annam@cityofws.org) or call the Senior Games office, 336-725-2325. Piedmont Plus Senior Games, a program for adults age 50+, is offered through the City of Winston-Salem Parks and Recreation. Come join the fun!

May 5-7 Used book sale The Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem will hold its 35th Annual Used Book Sale on Thursday, May 5, and Friday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and on Saturday, May 7, from 8 a.m.

to 2 p.m. (1/2 Price on all items!). The book sale is one of the largest in our state! Parking and admission are FREE! The sale will be held in the Education Building at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds.

Entrance for parking is through Gate 5 from Deacon Blvd. There is no admission and there will be thousands of used books and other items on hand at exceptional prices.

June 18 Juneteenth registration Triad Cultural Arts’ Annual Juneteenth Festival will take place on Saturday, June 18, at Innovation Quarter — Biotech Place from 1 – 5 p.m. and Bailey Park from 1 – 8 p.m. Our theme for this year is Celebrate Freedom & The Will to Be Free with a focus on African American healing rituals & traditions.

If you are interested in performing at this year’s festival, please complete the Performer Application form. Be sure to add a URL link to your website/social media page or a link to a video of your band performing in the comment section. https://form.jotform. com/220527954068158.

If you are interested in participating as a Merchandise/Business, Non-Profit, or Food Vendor, please complete the Vendor Registration form. https://triadculturalarts.org/index. php/vendors/.

July 1 Scholarship deadline The Winston-Salem Foundation is now accepting applications for its scholarship program for the 2022-2023 academic year. July 1 is the deadline for financial need-based scholarships.

Most scholarships are accessed through our online One-Stop Scholarship Application. Students are automatically considered for the scholarships for which they are eligible—with just one application.

For more information and to access the application portal, visit wsfoundation.org/students.

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Nine days of fun ways to enjoy, appreciate and help the waterways we depend upon!

• Library Events • Movie & Trivia Nights • Creek Crawls & Frog Walks • Bike Rides & Segway Glides • Activities for Kids, Teens & Home Schoolers • • Community Clean-Ups • Lots More!

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March 19 Freedom Schools fundraising event CDF Freedom Schools is a culturally affirming summer program which instills a love of reading and empowers scholars to excel in their ability to make a difference. You are invited to attend this fundraising event virtually or in person. Come learn about the impact being made on more than 400 scholars in Winston-Salem. The event will take place Saturday, March 19, from 3-5 p.m. at Salem Chapel, 610 Coliseum Drive (next to Habitat ReStore).

Donations can be made either by check or online.

Information on how to donate and attend virtually can be found at TINYURL. COM/WSFSEVENT.

care for themselves while caring for another. An inperson class is scheduled for Mondays, March 28May 2, 10-11:30 a.m., at The Shepherd’s Center of Kernersville Senior Center, 636 Gralin Street in Kernersville. Registration deadline is March 23.

A virtual class will take place by Zoom on Tuesdays, April 5-May 17, 5-6:30 p.m. Must have video and audio access.

Registration deadline is March 30.

There is no charge for classes, but donations are accepted. Workbook included. To receive registration information, contact Carol Ann Harris at The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem, 336-748-0217, or charris@shepherdscenter.org.

Class size is limited, so early registration is suggested.

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Competitive Pay Opportunities for Promotion Job Security Some jobs offer flexible hours Awesome Benefits Subsidized Medical, Dental & Prescription Plans Free Life Insurance Educational Assistance Program

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TO: APRIL MICHELLE ELVINGTON, the mother of a male child M.C.K., born on or about November 25, 2009 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

TO: JESSICA TATE, the mother, and JOHN DOE, the unknown father, of a female child I.H.T., born on or about October 30, 2011 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

TAKE NOTICE that a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights has been filed against you in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is the permanent and irrevocable termination of your parental rights in and to the minor child identified above pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1100, et seq.

YOU ARE REQUIRED to file an answer to the Petition with the Clerk of Court for Forsyth County, NC within thirty (30) days of the first date this notice is published. If you fail to make a defense to the Petition on or before MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022 at 5:00pm, or you fail to attend the hearing indicated below, the Forsyth County Department of Social Services will request the Court to permanently terminate all of your parental rights in and to the minor child M.C.K. Indigent parents may qualify for a court-appointed attorney, subject to the review of the Court. Attorney Lorraine Mortis has been provisionally appointed to represent April Elvington, the Mother, and can be contacted at (336) 631-1940, 102 W. 3rd Street. #552, WinstonSalem, NC 27101. The Office of the Forsyth Clerk of Court, Juvenile Division can be contacted at (336) 779-6311.

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BY PUBLICATION TO: JESSICA NICOLE TATE, the mother of a male child E.G.K., born on or about January 6, 2015 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

TAKE NOTICE that a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights has been filed against you in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is the permanent and irrevocable termination of your parental rights in and to the minor child identified above pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1100, et seq.

YOU ARE REQUIRED to file an answer to the Petition with the Clerk of Court for Forsyth County, NC within thirty (30) days of the first date this notice is published. If you fail to make a defense to the Petition on or before MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022 at 5:00pm, or you fail to attend the hearing indicated below, the Forsyth County Department of Social Services will request the Court to permanently terminate all of your parental rights in and to the minor child E.G.K. Indigent parents may qualify for a court-appointed attorney, subject to the review of the Court. Attorney Joshua Simmons has been provisionally appointed to represent Jessica Tate, the Mother, and can be contacted at (336) 725-8376, 315 N. Spruce St. #275, WinstonSalem, NC 27101. The Office of the Forsyth Clerk of Court, Juvenile Division can be contacted at (336) 779-6311.

The termination of parental rights hearing regarding Jessica Tate as to the minor E.G.K. is scheduled on Monday, June 13, 2022 at 9:30 am, or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear it, in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice, 200 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC. This the 10th day of March 2022 By: Melissa Starr Livesay, Assistant County Attorney, Forsyth County Attorney’s Office 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27101

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The termination of parental rights hearing regarding Jessica Tate and John Doe as to the minor I.H.T. is scheduled on Friday, April 22, 2022 at 2:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear it, in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice, 200 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC. This the 10th day of March 2022 By: Melissa Starr Livesay, Assistant County Attorney, Forsyth County Attorney’s Office 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27101

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This the 9th day of March, 2022.

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This trade just goes to show you that a team with a good roster will do pretty much anything to find the quarterback to make them serious Super Bowl contenders and I can’t blame them. Denver has tried to find their franchise QB through the draft and none of their selections have worked out.

I guess the Broncos saw what the Rams did as the blueprint and figured their best shot at winning it all with this group of players was to pull the trigger on the trade. With the draft being such a crapshoot, I honestly think they did the right thing by trading for Wilson. This is a win-now league and teams are getting tired of waiting for talent to develop to become competitive.

Wilson is only 33 years old and seemingly has at least five to seven more years of quality quarterback play left in him. His trade comes a little over a year after he voiced his frustrations with the franchise. Now he gets his wish of moving on to another organization and attempting to win another Super Bowl there.

Green Bay has brought back quarterback Aaron Rodgers on a reported four-year $200 million contract. There were rumblings before, during, and after the season that this may have been Rodgers’

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would say it in practice, I would send it to them, I would say it pregame and I would say it right before the game. I just kept keeping them busy with information and goals and that’s just the way I learned how to do it from playing. I felt like that was the best way to do it and they responded well.”

The Phoenix had a hard time defeating Bessemer City in the fourth round of the state playoffs. The game went down to the final minutes with Prep winning 58-54 before facing off against the undefeated Yellowjackets in the semifinals.

“I knew Bessemer City was going to be a tough game. I knew from looking at the guard play when I looked at the film.

I knew they were going to be good,” Pittman said.

“Like I told them, every step now the teams get tougher. When we looked at Hayesville, I knew they had two monsters; a guard and a big.

“It was like, let’s pick our poison and try to take out the facilitator and the big played one of his best games all year. I still feel like to lose by six to them when they essentially had a home game when they moved it to Asheville.”

Pittman said he made sure to lift the spirits of his players following the loss in the playoffs. He reminded them to hold their heads high and they expected to be in position to play for the championship.

The Phoenix had some great senior leadership on their roster with Michael Jordan and Jay Penn leading the backcourt. Pittman had high praise for his two senior guards.

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last in a Packer uniform.

I was skeptical because he is arguably the best in the game right now and you have to do all you can to try and squeeze one more championship out of that marriage.

The Packers did exactly what I thought they would do, which is to make Rodgers the highest paid player in NFL history.

As much as he may have been upset with the organization, as my grandfather used to say, “money talks.”

Green Bay would have been crazy to let Rodgers walk or even trade him at this point. They did the right thing in my opinion.

The Packers have won 13 games in the regular season three years in a row. I see no reason they can’t duplicate that success once again with Rodgers and company.

Now on to Washington.

The Commanders finished last year with a 7-10 record. Taylor Heinicke was the starting quarterback last season and Washington was desperately looking for an upgrade at the position. Unlike the Rams last year or the Broncos this season, Washington is not in a position to challenge for a championship, even with a top tier quarterback.

For some odd reason, the Washington Commanders traded a 2022 third-round pick, a 2023 third-round pick that escalates to a second-round pick if Wentz plays 70%

of snaps, and a 2022 second round pick for Carson Wentz and a 2022 second-round pick. Yeah, that’s right; they traded for Wentz.

This trade reeks of desperation from the Commanders. Maybe they have a plan that I am unaware of, but trading that much draft capital for Wentz does not seem to make too much sense right about now. The team has needs in other areas, including quarterback, but I am not sure that Wentz was the answer. I honestly feel better options would be to draft a quarterback, pick up a cheaper option in free agency, or let Heinicke run it back for another year to see how he progresses.

I am not saying that Wentz is a horrible quarterback or is even the worst option out there; however, I just think this move was premature and that they spent too much for him.

This is not the end of the quarterback carousel in the NFL. There are a couple of free agent quarterbacks that have not found a home and I would not be surprised if another elite quarterback gets traded before or soon after the draft.

Deshaun Watson has been cleared of all charges in his criminal case, so I’m sure there will be several teams calling the Texans about his availability.

This should be an interesting offseason for quarterbacks.

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“When we are speaking of Jay, Jay came off the bench last year and was the leading scorer with about 15 a game,” Pittman said about Penn. “I asked him to be a senior leader, to be a facilitator, to run the team, to get everybody involved and to be a true point guard. At times I could tell he had some difficulties because if you are scoring before, you want to score. Once he settled into that role and really bought into leading and being a point guard, there’s nothing negative I can say about him.

“I love him, I think he is a wonderful kid, a heck of a player, and an undersized guard that plays big.

He played some big minutes for me, made some big shots, made some key plays throughout the year and just developed as a true point guard for this team and that’s all I can ask for.”

Penn was excited for the role change heading into the season. He wanted to do what was best for the team and knew if they put it all together, the success would soon follow.

“I had great expectations and nobody thought we would do what we did.

We made it further than what everybody thought,” said Penn. “My junior year I really didn’t play the one, but he (Pittman) asked me before the season, do I feel more comfortable playing the one or the two, so I feel like I changed my role this year to try and facilitate to help my teammates score more. Pittman and the coaches helped me out with changing that role for me.”

Penn echoed the sentiments of his coach, saying he and his teammates focused on the then and now

instead of looking past any opponent. He says that helped them concentrate on the task at hand and kept the winning streak alive for so long. He feels they did well this year, but could have been better with them bringing home a state championship. He will miss his teammates most of all, he said.

When it comes to Jordan, Pittman says he was more proud of the strides Jordan made off the court than on it. Pittman says Jordan was more disciplined in the classroom and that translated to the basketball court.

“We had talks, we had arguments at times, but he saw that my goal was for him to be more mature and that will translate into a better season and once he got that, he began to understand his role, he began to understand that he can play the way he plays within our system,” said Pittman about Jordan. “He understood it wasn’t all about scoring.”

Jordan felt like he had a lot to prove coming into the season. Transferring into Prep from East Forsyth, he wanted to show what he was capable of outside of just scoring the basketball.

“A whole lot of people doubted us, and they didn’t think we were going to do anything,” said Jordan.

“We just kept telling ourselves every day we have to work, work, work. Us winning the Frank Spencer shocked a lot of people because we were expected to lose in the first round to Parkland.

“We just kept motivating each other in practice and telling each other to work hard every day.

Going into the playoffs, it didn’t matter who we

played, we just wanted to win. Everybody kind of put the individual stuff to the side and we played together and that’s how we got as far as we did.”

Jordan feels that the team was kind of shellshocked in their playoff game against Hayesville.

The Phoenix hadn’t lost to a 1A team all season and the Yellowjackets put them on their heels, which Prep was not used to after such a long winning streak. He says their shots were not falling and by the time they regained their composure, it was a little too late.

Pittman says the Phoenix would not have had as successful a season without the contributions from Penn and Jordan. He says the most important factor was they also set up the team for better success for the future.

Pittman has six underclassmen and three starters returning for next season.

He is eager for the dead period to end so he can begin his offseason program and get his players stronger in the weight room.

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seven days, for the Lord had given them cause for joy…” – “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it withersoever he will.” (Proverbs 21:1).

God used the Persian kings to fulfill His divine promise of restoration.

(The UMI Annual Commentary 2021-2022, The Jewish Study Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, The King James Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

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