November 17, 2022

2022 Winston-Salem Legacy Awards honor women of color in our community

TO THE CHRONICLE

The 2022 Winston-Salem Legacy Awards Gala was back in full swing this past Saturday, Nov. 12, serving as WinstonSalem’s highest honor for women of color, sponsored by the Legacy Foundation for Women. This yearly award gala highlights and recognizes women who are leaving a legacy in their local community.

It was the organization’s first in-person gala since the COVID-19 pandemic and Winston-Salem was ready to welcome its return. The event brought out the city’s most prestigious community members and hundreds of attendees including past recipients, to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of women of color.

Women of color have long played a vital role in the history of WinstonSalem. Often the accomplishments of women go unnoticed and unrecognized. For some years, the Legacy Foundation for Women has served as an organization that is dedicated to telling the stories and recognizing pioneering, trailblazing women of color who are leaving a legacy in the community.

Minister Alicia M. Bailey,

founder and CEO, says “Our organization prides itself on never letting the legacy be erased and we are grateful to have partners and supporters alongside our effort in awarding this high honor to women of color.”

This year’s Legacy Awards recipients include:

*Legacy Recipient in Business: Carmen Russell has been a trailblazer in mortuary services in the city of Winston-Salem, along with her family, since 1978. She inherited the passion for mortuary services and continued the legacy from both her parents, Carl H. Russell Sr. and Florrie M. Russell, who began Russell Funeral Services in 1939. Today Carmen is the funeral director and treasurer of Russell Funeral Home Service, a thriving business in the community, alongside her family.

*Legacy Recipient in Medical Science: Dr. Jaleema Speaks is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology at Novant Health and has served in the field of medicine for many years. She specializes in pregnancy and prenatal care.

*Legacy Recipient in Media/Journalism: Wanda Starke is a celebrated news anchor for WXII 12 News

who recently retired after 43 years in journalism.

Wanda has spent her life working as a journalist at several news outlets. She served as co-anchor on the 6 p.m. news and produced prime time specials. She was also the producer of the well-known weekly segment, “A Place to Call Home.”

*Legacy Recipient in Education: Janet Atkinson is an educator in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools where she has served for more than 35 years. Jan began her career in the WSFCS in 1983 as a teacher. She served as principal of the Downtown School, where she retired in 2017. She was named Principal of the Year and

the Downtown Middle School building was dedicated in her honor.

*Legacy Recipient in Cultural Arts/Entertainment: Cheryl Harry is a cultural curator whose mission is engaging the community in the preservation and celebration of Black heritage. She is the founding director of Triad Cultural Arts, Inc., an organization dedicated to presenting programming that contributes to a culturally competent community. Their signature event is the annual Juneteenth Celebration.

*Legacy Recipient in Philanthropy/Community Service: Robin Paul is co-founder of the Chris Paul Family Foundation,

alongside her husband and family. The Paul Family epitomizes what the word family means. As cofounder of the foundation, Robin oversees the day-today operations. The foundation’s goals are to positively impact individuals and families by leveling the playing field in education, sports, and life. They provide resources that enrich and strengthen the healthy development of strong communities.

*Legacy Recipient in Politics: Barbara Burke is Councilmember for the North Ward of WinstonSalem. She serves our city through the lens of an educator of more than 30 years. She is a former Winston-Salem/Forsyth

County Schools administrator and teacher. During her tenure as councilmember of the North Ward, she has dedicated her time to fighting for equity and equality.

*Legacy Recipient in Criminal Justice: Judge Denise Hartsfield is a retired Forsyth County District Court Judge who was elected to the district court bench five times. While on the bench, she presided over all district courts with specialized jurisdiction in juvenile court and bond forfeiture court. She has spent her legal career listening to litigants and hearing the voices of citizens in both civil and crim-

Citizens share their thoughts on next police chief

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Next month Chief Catrina Thompson of the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) will officially retire. With a national search currently underway to find her replacement, earlier this week the Coalition for Accountability and Transparency invited the public to share their input on the hiring process and characteristics they would like to see in the next chief.

Thompson spent her entire career with the Winston-Salem Police Department. A native of Detroit, she joined the local police department in 1994. She has served in the Patrol Division, Recruiting Unit,

Training Division and the Criminal Investigations Division. She also served as one of the departmental commanders of the Crisis/Hostage Negotiation Team, before she was named WSPD’s 15th chief in 2017.

Shortly after announcing her retirement, it was reported that Thompson will take a position as a U.S. Marshal. The city has retained an executive recruitment firm to conduct a national search for the next police chief that has been in consultation with the mayor, members of the city council, police employees and community

leaders.

Organizers of the event said the purpose of the forum was to give the community a chance to be included in the decisionmaking process. “This is not about funding or defunding or abolishing any polices,” said Chenita Barber Johnson, a member of the coalition.

“It is about accountability and transparency during the process in the hiring of a new police chief in Winston-Salem.”

Phillip Carter, who is also a member of the coalition, said whenever decisions are being made in the city, nothing should move

forward without input from citizens. He said the public should know that the incoming chief knows the concerns of the community.

“We need to be a part of the decision-making process. We need to know that this chief knows what our concerns, demands and expectations are and that is why we’re here tonight, to hear from you,” Carter said.

Throughout the open forum a number of topics were discussed including gun violence, community policing, mental health crisis intervention (alternative responses of 911),

police transparency and accountability.

When sharing her thoughts on the new chief, Winston-Salem native Sara Hines said one of the biggest issues within the WSPD and law enforcement agencies across the country is the lack of transformative justice. She said to bring about real change there needs to be a shift in the atmosphere of policing.

“It’s wrong that we have a system of policing in this city, and in this state, and in this country that is strictly about punishment,” Hines continued. “There is no transformative justice in any of this.”

Bink Jones said she’s concerned about the lack of transparency within the department. According to the job description for police chief, one of the major points of emphasis is transparency. Jones also discussed her concern about the police budget and how it’s being used.

She said instead of using funds to buy more equipment, more should be done to support and work with the people in the community.

“We have major issues with surveillance and like a police state taking

over Winston with cameras being put up all over the place and license plate trackers. It’s like they’re watching us left and right but not engaging,” Jones said. “There seems to be a lot of big brotherism without actually being with the people.”

Dee Washington, who attended the forum with her son, said more than anything she wants the next chief of police to have a plan.

“I want to see a police chief come in with a plan, that’s what I want,” Washington said. “If my daughter is a millennial and has to do a week’s worth of work to get a marketing job, then we should require the same thing for the police chief. To impress people for a job you have to come with a plan … they’re policing our communities, they work for us”

Moving forward the coalition plans to take the information that was gathered at the forum and send that information to the mayor, city council, and the city manager. They also plan to make the demands known during a city council meeting.

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The Winston-Salem Legacy Awards remain the community’s highest honor for women of color.

Photo by Tevin Stinson

Citizens provide their input for the next police chief.

BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE

Four veterans, including a 101-year-old World War II veteran, were honored at a ceremony on Nov. 10 at Brown and Douglas Active Adults Center. Over two dozen people attended the event, including family members of the honorees.

Shannon Allen, community advocate representing District 71 Representative-elect Kanika Brown, thanked the veterans for their service and sacrifice and presented each with a flag pin. Honored were Ben Miller, Ros-

coe Pouncey Sr. and son, Roscoe Pouncey Jr., and John H. Skinner Jr.

Ben Miller is a Vietnam veteran and volunteers daily with his service dog, Red, at Sedge Garden Elementary School.

Roscoe Pouncey Sr. graduated from Atkins High School and was a member of the 1959 State Championship football team. An Army veteran, he served in the 8th Infantry Artillery in Korea and was the first Black drill sergeant at Fort Bragg. He retired as a captain from the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD).

Roscoe Pouncey Jr.

said that his father’s military service was inspirational to him and he was proud to follow in his footsteps. He is a veteran of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and served in the Panama invasion and Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He also retired from the WSPD.

John H. Skinner Jr. was drafted while a student at Elizabeth City State College (now University) and served in the Army from 1942-1945, receiving a Bronze Service Star Victory Medal. He said, “It didn’t take me long to realize a military career wasn’t my plan” and after service

he returned to school. He graduated from Elizabeth City State College and then earned a master’s degree from Columbia University. He was an educator in schools in both North Carolina and Virginia.

After the ceremony, attendees were treated to box lunches provided by Dedicated Senior Care.

Serema Mumford, center director, was pleased with the turnout to honor these outstanding veterans and to thank each one for their selfless service to our country.

Photo by Judie Holcomb-Pack

John H. Skinner Jr., World War II veteran.

The Center for Journalism & Democracy opens at Howard University

The Center for Journalism & Democracy, a first-of-its-kind academic center committed to strengthening historically informed, pro-democracy journalism, has opened at Howard University.

“More than a year ago, I came to Howard University with a vision to create a space for veteran and budding journalists to hone their craft and respond to our increasingly threatened democracy,” the center’s founder, Nikole Hannah-Jones, said in a news release.

“We officially launched the Center for Journalism & Democracy, and [held] our inaugural Democracy Summit to showcase our philosophy that democracy not only guarantees a free press — it requires one,” Hannah-Jones continued.

“The Center aims to be a key resource and national player for investigative journalism. We are an open learning community with a mission to prod the profession to rise to the urgency of the moment.”

According to the release, the day-long Democracy Summit convened historians, democracy experts, and journalists to unpack present and specific threats to American democracy collectively.

The panel examined how American media were covering this moment. They expected to come away with a new vision for protecting democracy.

The program included

a special message from former President Barack Obama.

It featured Ruth BenGhiat, Anthea Butler, Greg Carr, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Avery Davis-Roberts, Astead Herndon, Maria Hinojosa, Sherrilyn Ifill, Cassandra Jaramillo, Steven Levitsky, Wesley Lowery, Rachel Orey, Jodi Rave Spotted Bear, Kathy Roberts Forde, Jay Rosen, Jason Stanley, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and more.

“Howard University has a time-honored tradition of protecting and preserving our nation’s democracy by shedding light on the Black experience,” Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, president of Howard University, remarked.

“We are home to the nation’s oldest Black collegiate newspaper and one of the world’s most sought-after destinations for archival material documenting the Black experience. In addition, we are honored to be the home of the Center for Journalism & Democracy.”

Dr. Frederick continued:

“It is an incredible gift to have Professor HannahJones’ expertise and leadership be a part of our longstanding tradition of Black intellectual thought.

“We are proud to see her vision of creating an academic center that honors and disseminates the traditions of the Black press come to life.

“The curriculum, programming, and resources the center provides will strengthen our commitment to educating the next generation of diverse journalists.”

Officials said the center would create investigative reporting courses and journalism programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

It would support their campus news organizations, provide financial and career support for student journalists, host symposia, train faculty, and launch a visiting professorships program to bring practitioners of investigative re-

porting into the classrooms of HBCUs.

It will work in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center on the Black Press Archives Project, which

seeks to digitize Howard’s extensive Black newspaper archives. It will fund reparations reporting projects as well.

Officials said all center activities would engage in conversation about and commitment to investigative journalism and to strengthen it in service of democracy, officials asserted.

With the center, Howard University becomes one of the few journalism programs nationwide to offer a slate of courses with an investigative focus.

Additionally, the center will work with multiple HBCUs that offer journalism degrees and concentrations.

That list includes Morehouse College, Florida A&M University, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University, and Texas Southern University.

“The vigilance, critical analysis, and clarity of purpose that is required of journalism today ground our aspirations for the Center,” Dr. Kali-Ahset Amen, executive director of the Center for Journalism & Democracy, stated in the release.

“We want to remind people of the power and necessity of courageous journalism. Now is the time.”

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New Smithsonian exhibit to feature Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther hero costume

BY STACY M. BROWN

A new exhibition debuting next spring at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will celebrate Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther hero costume.

“Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” opens on March 24, 2023, and features the late actor’s iconic gear.

Black Panther counts as the first superhero of African descent to appear in mainstream American comics, and the film is the first major cinematic production on the character.

“Investigating Afrofuturist expression through art, music, activism and more, this exhibition explores and reveals Afrofuturism’s historic and poignant engagement with African American history and popular culture,” Smithsonian officials wrote in a news release.

“From the enslaved looking to the cosmos for freedom to popular sci-fi stories inspiring Black astronauts, to the musical influence of Sun Ra, OutKast, P-Funk and more, this exhibition covers the broad and impactful spectrum of Afrofuturism.”

Ben Jealous

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As the dust settles on the midterm elections and the warnings of a “Red Wave” evaporate, it’s time to take a deep breath and take stock of what we’ve learned. There are many takeaways from the elections this year – and here are a few that top the list for me.

If there’s one thing that’s crystal clear by now, it’s that elections don’t end on Election Night. With more mail-in ballots to count and plenty of close races, it’s normal to wait a few days for final results. So don’t listen to folks who say there’s something suspicious about vote counts that take a while. There isn’t. We have to be patient and make sure every vote is counted.

on early voting, as if it’s somehow not the norm. Ignore them too. Early voting is totally legitimate and a great idea. Do it if you can.

By now we’ve all seen the attempts by far-right activists in Arizona to scare people away from early voting by camping out fully armed near dropboxes. We have to recognize that the Right may become more aggressive in its efforts to suppress the vote. The Justice Department stepped in this time to protect the vote and it will have a role to play in protecting it in the future; we should expect and welcome that.

These are all aspects of the new normal in our election process. But what about the issues? What are the takeaways there?

this year’s midterms

inflation topped the list with abortion second – and way ahead of crime, which the Far Right had hoped to use as a winning issue against progressives. Of course, the Right’s spin –that progressives’ only answer is to “defund” police – was never accurate anyway, and we shouldn’t ever let that argument about public safety stand. Progressives have plenty of alternatives to offer when it comes to public safety and ending police violence. We need to be more clear and more forceful in making that case.

election denialism is not a ticket to victory.

The exhibition also utilizes select objects to elevate stories that speak to Black liberation and social equality, such as Trayvon Martin’s flight suit from Experience Aviation, and his childhood dream of being an astronaut.

“Trayvon Martin’s flight suit tells the story of a dream of space flight ended tragically by earthbound violence,” said Kevin Young, the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

“We are honored to tell more of Trayvon’s story, exploring his love of flight and mechanics and his fondness for science and technology. Afrofuturism charts the joy of a rich, imagined future, often in the face of injustice.”

Since its opening in 2016, NMAAHC has supported conversations, collections and initiatives surrounding Afrofuturism.

“Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” will be on view in the museum’s Bank of America Special Exhibitions Gallery from March 24, 2023, through March 2024.

For more details about the new exhibition and to sign up for additional updates, visit the museum’s Afrofuturism website.

Stacy M. Brown is NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent.

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Another development is that early voting is here to stay. One day before the election, nearly 41 million Americans had cast early ballots. Georgia broke its all-time record for early votes. Again, there have been some fear mongers out there throwing shade

There’s no question that Americans came out in force to support reproductive freedom. In state after state where measures on abortion rights were on the ballot, people voted to uphold those rights. In California, Michigan, Vermont, Montana, and even deep-red Kentucky, voters came out for the freedom to control their own bodies.

Abortion rights were also among the top issues motivating voters to go to the polls. Exit polls show

As for election deniers on the ballot, it comes as a relief that some of the loudest and potentially most dangerous ones were defeated. Yes, it’s true that a significant number of them won or kept seats in Congress and lower offices, and that’s deeply disturbing. But Doug Mastriano will not be governor of Pennsylvania, Tim Michels will not be governor of Wisconsin, and Tudor Dixon will not be governor of Michigan. Lee Zeldin will not govern New York, and Derek Schmidt will not govern Kansas. Election-denying candidates lost secretary of state races in Michigan, New Mexico and Minnesota. I’ll go out on a limb and say I hope the Right is learning that

I’ve saved one of the biggest takeaways for last, and it’s one that’s close to my heart. It’s the importance of down-ballot races like sheriff, state representative, or city council person. These candidates don’t get all the attention and the big rallies like folks at the top of the ticket. But these are critical positions where a small amount of support can make a huge difference. They’re also the races where you’ll find rising stars: people like Malcolm Kenyatta in the Pennsylvania House, Anna Eskamani in the Florida House, and Darrin Camilleri and Sarah Anthony in the Michigan Senate – part of a wave that flipped the state’s senate this year. We need to pay attention to these races, and we need to support these young people who are our future.

Thanks for voting –this time and every time.

Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and Professor of the Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. A New York Times best-selling author, his next book, “Never Forget Our People Were Always Free,” will be published by Harper Collins in January 2023.

Through the 4,300-square-foot temporary exhibition, visitors will view a variety of objects from Afrofuturism pioneers, including Octavia Butler’s typewriter, Nichelle Nichols’ Star Trek uniform as the character Lt. Nyoto Uhura and Nona Hendryx’s space suit-inspired costume worn while performing with LaBelle.

FORUM

Run-off elections now have our attention. Who gets your vote next time?

winning the race. Those vying for office spent a lot of money trying to capture our votes.

The title to a Carpenters hit song seems to be fitting during this election season. The name of the song is “We’ve Only Just Begun.”

The buildup to this year’s midterm elections was far reaching. At every twist and turn there was some report about this upcoming election. In the eyes of some, it was more like an event than an election.

Some folks were hosting parties and giving out memorabilia in anticipation of their candidate

Yes, the national elections were important; however, the local elections had their share of excitement and intrigue. In many communities, we were receiving mail seemingly every day about candidates and their credentials. These mailings were in addition to the radio and television spots that played frequently.

Reports say more than 42 million people had already voted prior to Tuesday, Nov. 8. This meant people were voting through mail-in ballots and through early voting sites.

Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary said, “In modern elections, more and more ballots are being cast in early voting and also by mail. And many states don’t

start counting those ballots until after the polls close on November 8th.”

National reports say that approximately 8 million young people were eligible to vote in the 2022 midterm elections. Researcher Peter de Guzman and contributors, Alberto Medina and Abby Kiesa said, “These 18- and 19-year-olds comprise 16% of the 18-29 age group for the 2022 election.”

The statistics include 4.5 million white youth and 3.8 million youth of color. It is clear more young people are voting about issues they see as important. Let’s applaud them for caring about what is happening in America today.

Prior to the midterms, much of the voting banter was about the U.S. House and U.S. Senate being up for grabs. Some of those

races have already been decided. A party needs 218 seats to control the House. Currently at this writing, the Democrats have 204 seats, and the Republicans have 211 seats.

It will be interesting to see how long it takes for the ballots to be counted and to see what party ultimately gains control of the House.

The current speaker, Nancy Pelosi, may be in her final chapter. We will just have to wait and see.

Some in the Democratic Party are still holding out hope for continued control. National media reports there are some House races that are simply too close to call. States are checking and re-checking their totals, so they won’t have to hear anyone saying the elections were stolen or concerns about voter fraud.

On the U.S. Senate

side, it looks a bit clearer about what party will be in control. This is my opinion. CNN reported that the Democrats will keep control of the Senate for the next two years. This was a result of close victories in Nevada and Arizona.

President Joe Biden said, “I think it’s a reflection of the quality of our candidates. They’re all running on the same program. Wasn’t anybody who wasn’t running on what we did.”

With the control of the Senate, President Biden will have an upper hand in legislative matters. If you are a Democrat, this is good news. If you are a Republican, it’s not.

America now has its eyes on the state of Georgia as its senate race is headed for a runoff. The incumbent, Raphael Warnock, is pitted against challenger, Herschel Walker. The run-

off election date is Dec. 6.

In the meantime, you can expect a vigorous campaign by both men. Huge amounts of money and endorsements will be the call of the day and will come into the state of Georgia non-stop.

We can say this 2022 midterm election was one for the ages because it was. It will not soon be forgotten.

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.

The need for global unity: How world law can save us all.

- the United States, China, Russia, France, and Britain - that have veto power that routinely blocks any resolution set forth to cope with conflict, as Russia has repeatedly done with respect to the Ukraine war.

If humanity is to survive in the face of climate change, nuclear proliferation, and international political conflict, our best option is to adopt the mindset with which world leaders approached the enormous task of ensuring global peace following the horrors of World War II.

To date, most of our “leaders” have been far more likely to do what young Greta Thunberg has labeled, “Blah, blah, blah.” Pressure from all of us has never been more needed.

Multilateral institutions have all too often failed to fulfill their mandate. António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, publicly acknowledged the failure of the UN Security Council, the organ of the United Nations tasked with ensuring global security and peace, to prevent or end the Ukraine war.

The Security Council has been ineffective because it is composed of five permanent members

Although there is a general consensus that the climate crisis must be addressed internationally, climate accords tend to be legally unenforceable and are easily stymied by disagreement over which countries are most responsible for cutting back on fossil fuel emissions and how to establish a roadmap for emissions reduction.

For example, the Paris Accords require countries to set their “national determined contributions,” which can be lax or stringent, and rely mainly on peer pressure to promote compliance.

Furthermore, the backing of the largest emissions contributors, the United States and China, is crucial if these agreements are to be effective. Neither nation is remotely close to meeting the minimum that climate scientists agree is needed. This is abysmally poor “leadership.” International action on climate change was greatly hindered by the

U.S. government’s decision against ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, just as the Paris Agreement suffered greatly when the Trump administration decided to pull the United States out of it. China, still burning record amounts of dirty coal, is failing in every regard except the “blah, blah, blah” from Xi Jinping, who promised China will finally peak its carbon and possibly methane output by 2030 - although he is conspicuously absent from the highest level negotiations in Egypt.

Nor do our current global institutions seem capable of securing nuclear disarmament. Nuclear weapons states (NWS) like Russia, China, and the United States have recently failed to honor their nuclear disarmament commitments, with the Russian government refusing to back the final draft of an updated declaration on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Furthermore, China, the United States, Russia, and the six other NWS have declined to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

To effectively address these transnational threats, we need to begin strengthening and transforming the

United Nations into a democratically elected world federation. This is a colossal yet imperative task currently promoted by the World Federalist Movement and its U.S. member organization, Citizens for Global Solutions.

Why is a world federation necessary? As the philosopher Emery Reves argued, the Industrial Revolution ushered in an economically and physically interdependent world while leaving political decision-making power in the hands of individual states. This is a lawless system that gave rise to the world wars. The only way to prevent conflict is to transfer some political authority to a higher source: a world government. Norman Cousins, former editor-in-chief of the Saturday Review, put the need for world federalism in the context of the atomic age, arguing that the advent of the nuclear bomb made national sovereignty “obsolete.”

How can a world government be created? One key proposal is to strengthen the United Nations by transforming the General Assembly into a world legislature that can pass binding resolutions. Richard Hudson, a world federalist,

argued that such a legislature could employ a procedure for decision-making that would increasingly bring democracy to much more of the world.

World federalists also advocate reforming the UN Security Council by revoking the veto and increasing the number of permanent members on the Council, key reforms supported by figures like Brazil’s newly-elected president, Lula da Silva. Other key suggestions include creating an “International Disarmament Organization” and strengthening the International Criminal Court.

The newly created world government could be equipped to effectively address climate change, interstate conflict, and nuclear proliferation. Each country’s national military could be reduced to what is required for internal policing, diverting military budgets into domestic infrastructure that would enhance its citizens’ quality of life.

An “international peacekeeping force” could be created to enforce world law and prevent interstate conflict as part of an international executive branch. Furthermore, the democratically elected

Israel’s religious terrorists

of “disloyal” Palestinian citizens, legal challenges to Palestinian-owned buildings in the West Bank, restrictions on access to Al-Aqsa - the Temple Mount in Jerusalem sacred to both Jews and Palestinians - and massive changes in Israel’s legal system pertaining to the selection of judges and the authority of the Supreme Court to overrule laws on constitutional grounds.

The Threat to Human Rights

No one should be surprised to find Benjamin Netanyahu back as prime minister of Israel, with decisive support from farright religious extremists. With the recent election, the religious bloc called Religious Zionism put Netanyahu’s Likud party comfortably over the top in the Knesset and now, as a leading member of the governing coalition, it is strongly positioned to pursue its volatile agenda aimed at reclaiming Israel as a Jewish state.

Among things that might follow, based on their leaders’ public statements, are the deportation

This is obviously a very troubling development for U.S. policymakers and more generally, for human rights advocates everywhere. Regrettably, the initial U.S. response, which came from the State Department’s spokesman, avoided direct comment on the extremists’ takeover:

“We hope that all Israeli government officials will continue to share the values of an open, democratic society including tolerance and respect for all in civil society, particularly for minority groups. You’ve heard us speak to the commitment we have to a future two-state solution and to equal measures of security, freedom, justice and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians alike.”

Two years ago, Lehava, the virulent Israeli citizen’s

group at the epicenter of armed attacks, race-mongering, and incitement of terror against Palestinians, was inextricably bound-up and politically enabled by Otzma Yehudit (translated as “Jewish Power”), an extremist right-wing political party that became a key player within Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition. Otzma represents one of the factional players Netanyahu needed most to assure his political survival and as important, to support a vote in the Knesset that would effectively eliminate pending legal charges against him in his trial on charges of breach of public trust and corruption.

U.S. Policy Options

The voters of Israel have now spoken and the Netanyahu government and Knesset will predictably veer to the extreme right at least for the immediate future.

Senator Robert Menendez, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and one of Israel’s most ardent and important political supporters, had reportedly warned Netanyahu about the adverse consequences for congressional support of bringing the extremist Religious Zionism bloc into the government. His candid pre-election cautions apparently evoked the ire of

Netanyahu (“pissed him off”) but they doubtless hit the mark.

Menendez’s comments also resonated with Khaled Elgindy, a senior fellow at Washington’s Middle East Institute, who wrote in Foreign Policy magazine:

“The most important thing Washington could do would be to stop giving Israeli leaders a pass. Washington’s reluctance to hold Israel accountable for any excesses - whether in terms of human rights abuses against Palestinians, continued settlement expansion, home demolitions, evictions, or other violations - while continuing to shield Israel from the costs and consequences of its own actions in the international arena, has fueled the sense of impunity and triumphalism of Israeli leaders and the farright extremists they have empowered.”

When these far-right groups first appeared in Netanyahu’s governing coalition, the newly formed Biden administration was besieged with increasing fervor by voices on all sides of the unfolding tragedy.

At that time we argued that the President could take an executive action to undermine Israeli extremism without the risk of fracturing his base or reputation at home or around

the world. He could ask the State Department to consider whether Lehava and Otzma Yehudit should be added to the State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list. It had been widely reported, both in Israel and the United States, that these organizations and their leaders had received support from U.S. donors through a cryptic network of religious and service organizations designed to provide cover as charitable institutions.

T’ruah, a leading American human rights organization representing 2,000 rabbis and cantors, filed a series of official complaints with the IRS documenting the abuse of the U.S. tax laws for so-called “charitable contributions” that ultimately went to support Lehava and Otzma.

Although Biden knows far better than to be seen meddling directly in another government’s internal politics, putting an Israeli political organization on a U.S.-sponsored list geared to eliminating a tax exemption for the support of terrorist activity could be highly influential and well within the bounds of propriety. There is historic precedent for doing so.

The legislation authorizing that move in 1996 was drafted by Ron Klain, then

world legislature could require the complete disarmament of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons.

There is also increasing advocacy for the creation of an International Court for the Environment, which could provide an enforcement mechanism for climate treaties.

Many people will say that a world republic is unattainable. What country would agree to limit its absolute sovereignty? And yes, a country whose political leaders are held captive by special interests like military contractors and the fossil fuel industry might not agree to such an arrangement. Yet if the people unite with conviction to claim their right to live in a peaceful world, free from nuclear weapons, and to enjoy an economically and environmentally sustainable future - birthrights a world federal government is uniquely positioned to protect - this seemingly unattainable dream could become our reality.

Jacopo De Marinis is social media and communications coordinator with Citizens for Global Solutions.

a lawyer serving in the Department of Justice, with support from then-Senator Biden. The President should consider taking this action now.

While it is far from clear precisely how U.S. policymakers will express their opposition to Israeli extremism - whether indirectly, through the FTO list as we have suggested, or more directly through diplomatic or legislative means - most important is that the U.S. government deter terrorism sponsored by entities close to the heart of the incoming Israeli government.

Those who rightly decry Palestinian terrorism need to take a hard look at what Israelis have just voted in - a coalition that has prominent advocates of violence against innocent Arab citizens. Doing so would give substance to U.S. support of human rights, not only in Israel but in the Middle East generally.

Mel Gurtov, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is professor emeritus of political science at Portland State University and blogs at In the Human Interest.

Larry Kirsch is a consulting economist who focuses on economic and social justice, consumer protection, and public finance.

Jacopo De Marinis Guest Columnist

Larry Kirsch Guest Columnist

inal courts.

*Legacy Recipient in Sports/Athletics: AD Etienne Thomas is the athletic director for WinstonSalem State University. Etienne has nearly two decades of experience as an athletics administrator. In her role she uses her leadership and experience

to meet the university’s strategic goals related to athletics.

*Legacy Recipient in Ministry/Religion: Dr. Cynthia Dixon is the founder and CEO of Cynthia Dixon Ministries, Inc. where she hosts empowerments to equip the body of Christ through several ministries such as Faith Academy, Divine Moments of Inspiration,

and more. Dr. Dixon was licensed and ordained at First Waughtown Baptist Church, where she has served over 27 years under leadership of Dr. Dennis Bishop, Senior Pastor. For more information on the Legacy Foundation for Women and its upcoming events and initiatives, please visit the website at www.legacyfoundationforwomen.com.

NC AgVentures offers grant opportunity for family farms

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Carolina Federation restores lights in Kimberley Park/Boston Thurmond neighborhood

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

With daylight savings time in full effect and the sun setting before 6 p.m., it’s imperative to have working street lights. To ensure all the lights in the Kimberley Park/Boston Thurmond community are working, last month The Carolina Federation led an initiative called 500 Lights Campaign.

To jumpstart the campaign, organizers canvassed the neighborhood and talked to residents to find out exactly how many of the lights needed maintenance. According to Terrae McMillet, initially the goal was to get 100 people to support the campaign and they were able to reach that goal in just a few days.

From there McMiller said she reached out to representatives from the City of Winston-Salem and Duke Energy to get the

ball rolling on the repairs.

“We did hit our goal of getting 100 people to sign the petition and from there we met with Toneq McCullogh, she’s the director of transportation for the city, and that’s where we kinda got them to cosign our campaign,” Miller said. “They also connected us with other resources including Duke Energy.”

After building the working relationship with the city, Duke Energy and third party contractors, over the course of a few weeks all the lights in Kimberley Park were repaired. In addition to street lights, the campaign also helped fix porch lights, flood lights, and other lighting in the community.

To wrap up the campaign, everyone who was involved came together for a celebration at the Enterprise Center on Oct. 15. That same day all the lights were turned on.

“I was just overjoyed and just happy for the people who live in those neighborhoods,”McMiller said.

“While we were canvassing, I was able to connect with so many people and everyone said there needed to be more lighting and we were able to get that done.”

The Carolina Federation is a statewide organization that brings local people together across the race and the rural-urban divide to build political and electoral power in their own communities and across North Carolina.

Locally the organization is focusing their efforts in the historic Kimberley Park/ Boston Thurmond community. For more information, visit https://carolinafederation.org/.

If you need street lights repaired in your neighborhood, contact Duke Energy at 800-769-3766.

Timothy Ramsey Sports Columnist

I knew the day would come and I knew it was coming sooner than later, but I wasn’t expecting it this year. The sudden, dramatic drop in play from Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers was something that I was not anticipating this year.

With Brady being 45 and Rodgers turning 39 on Dec. 2, father time was going to catch up with both at some point in time, I just didn’t think it would happen this season. Rodgers is coming off of an MVP season and Brady had the Bucs on the brink of beating the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round last year.

Who would have thought that both of them would have fallen off so dramatically? There seems to be reasons for both of them playing beneath what we are used to seeing, but I am hoping that both will rebound so both of their careers don’t end on a sour note.

I guess the most predictable fall was for Brady. At 45 and dealing with injuries to his offensive line and skill position players, I think the writing was on the wall for him to struggle a little bit. I think it has been well documented that if Brady doesn’t have the necessary protection up front, he tends to struggle more often than not, because of his lack of mobility.

Even with Brady’s struggles, the Buccaneers are still in first place in the NFC South division and are 4-5 on the season at the time this article was written. Before last week’s win against the defending champion Rams, the Bucs had lost three games in a row.

There has been a lot of conversation recently about if it was a smart move for Brady to return for another season after retiring and coming back earlier this spring. After the way Tampa Bay performed last year, it seemed like the right decision and Brady seems to feel the same way.

“Zero, no. Definitely not,” Brady said about second guessing his retirement. “I returned because I felt like I wanted to compete, and I spoke to the team about it and they were excited to have me back. I don’t really regret those types of things – I think when I commit to it, I mean it and I do my best and try to give everything I can to this particular opportunity.

“I think the most frustrating part is we just haven’t played the way we’re capable of playing – that’s for a number of different reasons. This is a very important game for us – we have a bye week after this. It gives you a chance to kind of evaluate where you’re at and I’d much rather evaluate being 5-5 than being 4-6. We’ve got to just win this game and it’ll take care of that. Seattle is going to challenge us – they have very talented players, good skill players, they’re good on defense … they’re creating a lot of sacks and turnovers.

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Parkland’s female wrestler hopes to turn heads this season

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Wrestling is not typically a sport that many women gravitate toward. For Rhoda Asare, who is not your average young lady, wrestling was just the new challenge she was looking for after a discussion with a classmate.

Asare is the only female on the Parkland Mustang wrestling team and will face men and women wrestlers throughout the season.

This is her first season on the wrestling team and it is an interesting story as to how she came to be on the team.

“One of our wrestlers, who is in the same English class, said he would beat me in a wrestling match and I was like ‘No, you can’t’ and he told me his coach was starting a female wrestling team, so if I joined, then we would know who would win in a fight,” Asare said smiling.

“So, I was walking down the hall and I saw the poster for the girls wrestling team and I was like ‘Oh my God, there it is, now I got to sign up.’ I signed up and I actually love it.”

Asare says she grew up around a lot of boys in her family, so she was used to wrestling around with the guys, so to speak. She is used to being “roughed up” by her male family members, so she wasn’t really worried about the

physicality of being on the wrestling team, but still had some nervousness, nonetheless.

Wrestling season started at the beginning of this month and Asare had her first match this past Tuesday (a day after our interview). Asare has put in the time to be as prepared as possible for her first match.

“I don’t really think about that personally, but sometimes I hear my coach saying stuff and I have been through a lot in my life, so I am not really the type to complain,” she said about her being worried or nervous about her first match. “I just know that if I want something, all I have to do is go get it.

For me, it’s mental preparation, not a lot of physical.

“I am pretty scared, because I have never done this before,” she said about her first match. “I have never seen these people before. With my teammates, I kind of know their strengths and stuff like that, but I don’t know those other people, so I am kind of scared. I feel like I am going to be in the middle with everyone watching me, but it’s going to be OK.”

When Asare brought up the idea of wrestling to her family, there were some mixed feelings from them. Her mother was nervous for her; however, her father was on board from

the start.

“I told my mom first and she was like ‘Do you want to die, do you want to kill yourself?’” she said.

“She was like ‘Don’t you want to dance or something?’ and I was like ‘Nah, I want to wrestle.’

My dad, he was like, ‘You could do it, so just do it’ and I would wrestle my dad in the kitchen, and he was really supportive of that.”

Originally from Ghana, Asare played soccer for years and has also been a dancer for the Parkland dance team as well. She says she just wants to try something new with wrestling and hopefully can inspire other young ladies to try it in the future.

When it comes to wrestling, Asare says she loves the physical battle of being in a match with another person. Just being able to test your strength and will against another person is what attracts her the most. She says she likes wrestling guys and girls, but knows that the guys will give her more of a physical test.

Elijah Booth is the assistant coach for the Mustang wrestling team. He says when he first saw Asare, he could see she was raw, but felt she could be developed because she is one of the hardest workers on the team. According to Booth, her drive and effort was one of the main reasons she was named a team captain this season.

Asare is able to pick up the tools of the trade very quickly, said Booth. He says he can give her instruction on a move or technique and it doesn’t take long for her to catch on.

“When Rhoda first came in, first thing I teach is double legs, I teach shots. Rhoda came in and was already doing it with ease,” said Booth. “I expected that because she is a female and they generally have better hips than men.

“Every challenge I’ve thrown at her, she picks it up and she goes with it. It was nothing I could ever

This may be the end of the road for two of the all-time greats

After East Forsyth beat Mt. Tabor during the regular season by the score of 31-13, the Spartans were looking for revenge in their second-round play-

off matchup with the Eagles last week. Unfortunately for them, the Eagles were on a mission and soundly defeated the Spartans 42-0 in the rematch. The Eagles continue their championship quest against Hough tomorrow night, in what should be a great game between two of North Carolina’s best teams.

Photos by Alphonso Abbott Jr.

Photo by Timothy Ramsey

Rhoda Asare sits with Parkland assistant wrestling coach Elijah Booth.

Friday Night Fowler’s Top 15 teams outside of the Triad (heading into round 3 of playoffs)

Kevin Larkins Jr. receives three 2022 CIAA Football All-Conference awards

LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE ATHLETICS NEWS

Livingstone College freshman cornerback Kevin Larkins Jr., who ranks No. 1 nationally in interceptions per game with .9, has been named Defensive Rookie of the Year, FirstTeam All-CIAA, and Defensive All-CIAA Rookie Team, the CIAA organization announced on Friday. “Coach Williams was

the week. Larkins finished the season with eight total interceptions, 161 interception return yards, one interception return touchdown, and .9 interceptions per game. Kevin ends the 2022 season number one in the nation and the CIAA for interception per game.

“Every practice, every play, and every game he remained focused, and his mind was set on his preseason goals,” said Coach

Larkins Jr. logged nine total tackles (seven solo stops), three interceptions, and two pass deflections. The freshman had two interceptions inside the Blue Bears’ 10-yard line and a third interception occurred on Livingstone’s side of the field. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida native racked up 20 return yards on his interceptions. Larkins Jr. was credited with a pair of pass breakups in the second half, both of

out recruiting and called me and said he found a special one,” said head coach Sean Gilbert. “We could see it during spring practice as well as fall camp. His confidence was growing, his technique and his awareness were getting better and better.”

The honor is the second for Larkins Jr. this year as he’s been named player of

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say that I was like ‘No Rhoda, not like that.’ She listens and I think it’s her seniority. She knows how to listen, and she knows how to use her body, so it

Larkins Jr., who is a true freshman at Livingstone College, became the first CIAA player since 2019 to record three interceptions in a single game. In the 28-14 loss to Shaw,

makes my job a lot easier.” Booth stated that Rhoda has acclimated herself very well with the guys on the team, even though she is the only girl. She continues to foster good relationships with other team members.

Asare will wrestle

which

“Kevin embodies focus, resilience, and leadership. He has displayed these attributes as a freshman, and we are excited to see what is next in his football career,” said Coach Gilbert. “Congratulations, Kevin. You are the Triple Crown holder.”

in the 145-weight class. Booth says he expects her to perform well throughout the season. He says Asare could be a conference wrestler and place at the women’s state championship meet as there are separate brackets for boys and girls on that level.

Honorable Mention: Chambers (9-3), Cleveland (11-1), Olympic (11-1), Charlotte Catholic (9-3), Crest (9-3)

Gilbert. “Defensive Coordinator Mike Austin told him before the season started that his goals should be 8-10 interceptions.”

came on third down and forced a pair of Shaw punts.

Paul Ministers in Malta

Scriptures: Acts 28:1-10

By the end of this lesson, we will:

*Know how Paul helped people on the island of Malta;

*Appreciate the way others minister to us;

*Minister to those in need.

Background: Acts 28 starts after the shipwreck and the crew and passengers have all gotten safely ashore on the island of Meltia, which is today’s Malta, and means refuge. The inhabitants are another group of non-Jews whom Paul is to minister to. Luke uses the folklore of the people of Malta to demonstrate God’s divine protection and power working through Paul. Luke says nothing about evangelism on the island, but we must believe that Paul shared the gospel with anyone who would listen.

Lesson: Receiving Help from Strangers (Acts 10:12). Verse 1 identifies their island of refuge as Meltia, an island colonized from Carthage with Punic as the native language. “And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness;” (verse 2a.) The word “barbarous” was used by Luke to identify all who did not speak Greek, native was as well. Luke seemed surprised that the people, though considered “barbarians,” were so hospitable. “… for they kindled a fire, and received us everyone, because of the present rain and because of the cold” (verse 2b.) All 276 of them were welcomed. The islanders assessed the situation and came to their aid. That aid most likely included dry clothes, food and the warmth of a fire.

Divine Protection (verses. 3-6). “And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire (verse 3a.) – though there were hundreds of others there Paul - the great apostle - gathered wood for the fire. … there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand” (verse 3b.). Paul’s humble act of service brought out a viper (a venomous snake with large hinged fangs, up to two feet long). The snake did not just nibble on Paul, it “fastened on his hand.” God’s providence sometimes requires that we pass through painful experiences so that He can give us His blessing. Verse 4 points out the folklore of the people. Seeing Paul in chains, not knowing his crime, they assumed the worst, that he was a notorious prisoner who was supposed to drown at sea, but somehow escaped, and they were now witness to God’s vengeance against a murderer. But in verse 5 –“And he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harm” (verse 5). Paul seemed calm and unconcerned. He knew that God did not preserve him from the storm to let him die from a snake bite. Paul was protected. “… but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said he was a god (verse 6b.). Again, folklore is referenced, see Acts 14:11-12. The islanders expected to see Paul swollen and then dead. Since that did not happen - conclusionhe’s a deity like Apollo who subdued serpents.

Ministering to Others (verses 7-10). Plubius is introduced in verse 7. He is a local landowner and “the chief man of the island,” which translates as Roman governor of Malta. Plubius was their host for three days and during their stay with him Paul found “that the father of Plubius was lying in bed afflicted with recurrent fevers and dysentery…” because the fevers is plural, the combination with dysentery (infection of the intestine resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces) made the case more than usually critical. One would think that Luke, being a physician, would be the one to affect his healing, but his participation here seems only as an observer. “… and Paul went

PEORIA, Ill. - Samaritan Ministries International (samaritanministries. org), a health care sharing ministry that is dedicated to delivering a biblical approach to health care, is proud of their hundreds of thousands of members who find unique ways to share the gospel. The example of one member, Dan Stayskal, owner of White Thorn Events, shows there is no limit to creative ways of spreading the message of salvation.

White Thorn and Ballet Magnificat, a premier Christian ballet company, are presenting “Most Incredible Christmas,” a “Broadway-style event inspired by extraordinary and familiar Christmas traditions from around the world.” Their performance is being given at 7 p.m. EST Dec. 6 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida, with inperson, livestream and ondemand viewing. “Most Incredible Christmas” is about “a town’s contest to find the most extraordinary and incredible thing about the Christmas season.”

“Members who use their many talents to share the Gospel through new mediums are encouraging,” commented Anthony Hopp, Samaritan’s chief purpose officer. “We are so fortunate that we are able to cheer our members on as they go out and share the Good News through their passions. The health care sharing community is a tight-knit group, and all of us are so thankful for members like Dan Stayskal who go out into their communities and make a difference.”

An information technology expert by trade, Stayskal is the father of

seven children, five of them girls. In 2016, Stayskal began looking for a way for one of his daughters to use her ballet talent to serve God. She fell in love with Ballet Magnificat and participated in their summer intensive, which draws several hundred dancers from all over the world. Stayskal’s daughter secured a spot in the trainee program and now tours with the company.

“These dancers are not dancing for their own fame or fortune,” Stayskal commented. “They are all dancing to bring glory and honor to Christ, and that is why I believe so many people attend their events.”

Stayskal decided to bring the company to Florida. When he approached the local theater, they laughed and said no one would come. That didn’t stop him. He rented the theater himself and the performance brought in more than 900 people, some of whom traveled over 100 miles.

The health insurance that Stayskal’s employer provided started to cover things that violated the Stayskals’ beliefs, so he began investigating other options.

Several co-workers were doing the same, and one of them mentioned that he was trying Samari-

When Stayskal checked back with him a year later, his co-worker’s whole family had joined Samaritan and were loving it.

That was enough for the Stayskals and they joined. Within their first year of membership, one of his daughters developed temporomandibular disorder, also known as TMJ.

“I learned that I had picked the right organization, because some (other health care sharing organizations) do not share TMJ treatment,” Stayskal said. The treatment cost was over $6,000. “Financially, it’s really saved us.”

“We often hear from our members about how they were initially reluctant to give up health insurance and their surprise at having such good experiences with Samaritan,” said Hopp. “People need to know that they don’t have to stay in bondage to an expensive system that increasingly violates their faith.”

In 2021, Ballet Magnificat began touring again and White Thorn Events partnered with Classical Conversations, a leading homeschool organization with more than 50,000 members throughout all 50 states. They promoted a livestream pre-show and intermission.

“We were shocked when over 700 households from all 50 states and five nations tuned in for the event,” Stayskal commented. “With that success, we learned that by partnering with several national nonprofit organizations, we could reach exponentially more households with our events, and ultimately with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

This year, Samaritan Ministries will be one of the nonprofit organizations promoted during the livestream of Ballet Magnificat’s production of “Most Incredible Christmas.”

“I love the idea that God’s gifts to his children can be utilized to create spectacular presentations that point individuals to Him,” Stayskal said. “At the end of an event, when individuals come forward to pray with the Ballet Magnificat performers, with some of them giving their lives to Christ, I realize that it was worth every hour, every minute, every sleepless night of planning and preparing for that event!”

To purchase in-person or online tickets for “Most Incredible Christmas,” go to WhiteThornEvents. com/most-incrediblechristmas.

RELIGION CALENDAR

Thursdays and Saturdays

Free Meals

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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.

Nov. 20

First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC)

Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis W. Bishop, First Waughtown Baptist Church, will continue expounding on the characteristics and work of the Holy Spirit. Front doors

will open at 9:15 a.m. for screening, devotion, and announcements for the 10 a.m. service. Completed waiver forms and masks that cover the nose and mouth are required. Both are available in the church lobby. Other in-person protocols and information about 6 p.m. virtual Sunday School are posted on the FWBC homepage REENTRY link. Persons who prefer to worship virtually can find the service on YouTube, https://www.youtube. com (First Waughtown); Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/FirstWaughtown/; and the First Waughtown 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 Thursday before 4 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.

tan Ministries by switching one family member over.

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

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Sunday School Lesson

OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE FORSYTH COUNTY DISTRICT COURT DIVISION

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

TO: Christopher Craft - Father of the Juvenile

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you have been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced child pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.

You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petitions within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petition, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juvenile.

Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.

If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service.

The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 in Courtroom 4-J of the Forsyth County Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 3rd day of November, 2022

741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3901

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CAROLINA

IN THE GENERAL COUR OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FORSYTH COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK 19 SP

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IN RE: DOE

To:

THE UNKNOWN FATHER OF A MALE CHILD

TAKE NOTICE THAT a petition has been filed for the adoption of a male child born on or about the 11th day of May, 2013 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Sonia Janille Nicholson Guthrie (white, then 34 years of age, approximately 5 ft.2 in. tall and 250 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes). It is believed that the child was conceived in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina area in late summer or early fall 2012 and that the father is Hispanic and may have lived at or near 2221 Urban Street in Winston-Salem. You must file a written response to the petition for adoption with the Clerk of Superior Court of the county named above within forty (40) days after November 3, 2022, exclusive of such date, to participate in and to receive further notice of the proceedings, including notice of the time and place of any hearing. Upon your failure to respond to the petition within the time prescribed, the petitioners will apply to the court for an order that your consent to the adoption is not required and for a decree of adoption which will terminate any parental rights you may have with respect to the child.

Brinton D. Wright

Attorney for Petitioners

N.C. State Bar No. 7409 324 W. Wendover Ave. Suite 114 Greensboro, North Carolina 27408 Telephone: (336) 373-1500

The Chronicle November 3, 10, 17, 2022

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE FORSYTH COUNTY DISTRICT COURT DIVISION

FILE NO: 21 JT 210

IN THE MATTER OF: JACK GAGNER DOB: 11-08-2021

NOTICE

OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

TO: RODNEY THOMPSON, DUTCH MILLER, AND ANY UNKNOWN AND UNNAMED MAN [“JOHN DOE”] WHO MAY BE THE FATHER of the minor child identified above, and to TAUNIA ANNE REGAN (DOB: 03/27/1983), MOTHER of the minor child identified above.

TAKE NOTICE that a Motion to Terminate Parental Rights seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The aforementioned minor child has been in the custody of the Forsyth County Department of Social Services since November 2021 was adjudicated to be a neglected juvenile on April 13, 2022. The nature of the relief being sought is the permanent and irrevocable termination of your parental rights to the minor child named above pursuant to the Motion to Terminate Parental Rights filed by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services on or about November 11, 2022.

YOU ARE REQUIRED to FILE AN ANSWER to the Motion to Terminate Parental Rights within thirty (30) days after the date of this notice. If you fail to make a defense to the Motion to Terminate Parental Rights on or before Monday, December 12, 2022 or fail to attend the hearing on the Motion for Termination, the Movant (Forsyth County Department of Social Services) will request the Court to terminate your parental rights in and to the minor child indicated herein.

If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be entitled to appointment of counsel. To immediately request provisional counsel, contact the Forsyth County Clerk of Court, Juvenile Division at (336) 779-6311.

The trial on this matter will occur on January 6, 2022 at 9:30am or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear it in Courtroom 4J of Forsyth County Courthouse in Winston-Salem, NC.

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

This the 10th day of November 2022

By: Melissa Starr Livesay, Assistant County Attorney 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27101

The Chronicle November 10, 17, 24, 2022

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

To Select a Contractor for Termite Damage/Upgrade Renovation at 2792 Piedmont Circle, Winston-Salem, NC Quotations for Small

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(QSP No. 22-1109)

The Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem is requesting responses for Quotes from qualified businesses for Termite Damage/Upgrade Renovation at 2792 Piedmont Circle, Winston Salem, NC as noted above. Submit responses by Thursday, December 1, 2022 by 3:00 PM. For complete information, visit www.haws.org. Section 3/MWBE firms are encouraged to participate.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

To Select a Contractor for Crystal Towers Lobby Upgrade Winston-Salem, NC Invitation for Bid (IFB No. 22-1110)

The Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem is requesting responses for Bids from qualified businesses for Crystal Towers Lobby Upgrade, Winston Salem, NC as noted above. Submit responses by Thursday, January 5, 2023 by 2:00 PM. For complete information, visit www.haws.org. Section 3/ MWBE firms are encouraged to participate.

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Theresa A. Boucher Deputy County Attorney Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services

NOW – Dec. 7

Medicare open enrollment sessions

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

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

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

Nov. 17

An evening of conversation

On Thursday, Nov. 17, from 6 - 7:30 p.m., NC Black Rep, in collaboration with the WFU School of Divinity and Wake the Arts, presents “Sister to Sister.”

“Sister to Sister” is an evening of conversation celebrating the diversity amongst Black women and dispelling the myths within our communities.

To sign up for this event, please email Chris Cates at cbcates@ ncblackrep.org. You will be contacted to confirm your registration in the discussion. This event is

produced in support of the Finding Holy Ground commissioned play, I am a Shepherdess, by Eljon Wardally.

Nov. 27 Free concert – Twin City Choristers

The Twin City Choristers return with its first live performance, Songs for All Seasons, since the onset of the pandemic. The repertoire will include both sacred and secular music that reflects the group’s resilience and faith over the years, as well as songs to open the holiday season. The concert will be on Nov. 27 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 950 File Street beginning at 4 p.m.

Nov. 28

Virtual Medicare workshop

The Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem is offering a virtual workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available. The session will be held virtually via Zoom on Monday, Nov.28, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. through computer and telephone access. The session is provided at no cost. Because space is limited, reservations are required.

Contact the Shepherd’s Center at 336-748-0217 or Info@shepherdscenter.org for more information or to reserve a seat.

Frustrations have begun to rise, and Rodgers is not holding his tongue any longer.

Jan. 2, 2023

Contest entry deadline

The Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize sponsored by NCWN and administered by the Creative Writing Program at UNC-Chapel Hill, is open to any AfricanAmerican/Black writer whose primary residence is in North Carolina. Entries may be fiction or creative nonfiction, but must not have been published before (including on any website, blog, or social media), and must be no more than 3,000 words.

The deadline is January 2, 2023. The winner will receive $1,000 and possible publication of their winning entry in The Carolina Quarterly. Visit https://www.ncwriters.org/ programs/competitions/ jacobs-jones-africanamerican-literary-prize/ for more information.

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It’s a very good team – it’s going to be a very tough, hard-nosed game.”

It has come out recently that Brady and wife Gisele Bundchen are getting a divorce and that may have played a role in how Brady has played this season. I think that now that the news is out, Brady can refocus on football to get back closer to the level we are used to seeing him.

His personal issues off the field, injuries and age were kind of the perfect storm for him struggling to begin the season. As we have seen over the years from Brady, he is not the type that gives up easily, so I expect the Bucs to still have a strong finish to the season.

I am a little more puzzled by the play of Rodgers, to be honest. He lost top pass catcher Davante Adams to a trade to the Las Vegas Raiders in the offseason, but I thought that Rodgers would be more than capable of picking up the slack. The team did not do him any favors by not drafting or signing a quality wide receiver, however.

At the time this article was written, the Packers are 3-6 on the year and have lost five consecutive games, which is the most losses in a row Rodgers has suffered in his career. Rodgers has just not looked like himself and his wide receivers have not helped him out at all. Multiple injuries and routinely dropping balls seems to be commonplace now for the Green Bay receiving room.

“Guys who are making too many mistakes, shouldn’t be playing,” Rodgers said during an October appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “Gotta start cutting some reps. Maybe guys who are playing, maybe give them a chance.”

Rodgers was not afraid to back up his comments during an interview with reporters following his appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.”

“I don’t think it should be a problem for any of those guys to hear criticism,” said Rodgers. “We all hear criticism in our own ways, and we’ve all got to be OK with it and take it in, process it, and if it doesn’t fit, it doesn’t fit. But if it fits, we’ve got to wear it and improve on those certain things. I said it. I’m not going to be a robot. I don’t understand why people have a problem with things that are truthful. I’m calling things the way I see it. People who don’t think I need to air that stuff out, that’s their opinion. But I’m doing what I think is in the best interest of our guys.”

The fact that Rodgers has gone public with his feelings says a lot about where the Packers are as a team. I think Rodgers is using the media as a way to possibly wake up his teammates. We are not in the building every day, so we are all unsure of what previous conversations have taken place. At least one receiver understands

“This is a business,” said Packers wide receiver Sammy Watkins. “If you’re not performing or executing or doing the things that you’re supposed to be doing, then I’m with Aaron. If I’m not playing well and I’m freaking up and busting plays, get me out of the game because that’s not helping the team.

I think that’s a wake-up call to everybody, wakeup call to myself. I try to limit myself to having one M.A. (missed assignment) a game, and that’s my goal. The goal is to have none, but things happen in the fire.

“I feel like everybody is on the hot seat right now, even myself. I gotta go out there and make plays, as many plays as I can, and do anything to get a (win), whether that’s run blocking, pass blocking, catching balls, deep, short.”

I am not sure that the Packers will be able to turn things around this season. Their offensive line is not playing very well and as previously mentioned, their wide receivers are not playing up to par either. It will be tough sledding the rest of the way for Rodgers and the Pack.

I would love to see both Brady and Rodgers turn things around this season, because they are not only two of the greatest quarterbacks playing, but they are two of the best to ever play the game. It would be a shame if both of these two all-time greats call it quits on down years.

in to see him and after he had prayed, he laid hands on him and healed him (verse 8). Though there was a doctor in the mix –God healed Plubius’ father through Paul. God did the work, but Paul made himself ready and available for the work. Verse 9 tells us that word spread and others came to be healed, just as it had happened when Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law. “Who also honored us with many honors; (verse 10a.). The word honors was applied, both in Greek and Latin, to the honorarium paid to the physician – which would lead one to believe that Luke and Paul both were at work here. “… and when

we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary“ (verse 10b.). Paul and the others stayed on Malta for three months and thanks to Paul were treated graciously. In addition to the gifts of courtesy, they were freely supplied with things they needed for their voyage – clothing, provisions and other generous gifts. The whole shipwreck incident served to load Paul with honor.

(UMI Annual Commentary 2021-2022, The MacArthur Study Bible, Ellicott’s Bible Commentary, The Wiersbe Study Bible, The New Interpreters Study Bible, The Tony Evans Study Bible and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: Luke says “the bar-

barous people shewed us no little kindness.” What does that say about their expectation of people unlike them?

Application: Is there an area of ministry or outreach that you have given up because of pressures from a difficult situation? Paul is an example for letting nothing get in the way of ministering. So, follow suit and prayerfully ask God to help you resume using your gift to help others (UMI).

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