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3 cities, nearly 200 exhibitors - Triad Minority Business Expo grows with record numbers

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

One of the toughest challenges for minority business owners is the limited access to business networks. Nine years ago Maximum Enterprises set out to help local business owners expand their customer base with the Triad Minority Business Expo.

This year, encompassing three weekends and three different cities - High Point, Greensboro and Winston-Salem - the Expo was bigger than ever.

When Reginald McCaskill, president and CEO of Maximum Enterprises, started the Expo in 2013, his goal was to create a space where business owners could gain exposure and also network with other entrepreneurs. The first year, about 25 businesses participated in the event; this year nearly 200 different businesses were showcased.

McCaskill said he was overwhelmed by the support the Expo received this year. He said you could feel the energy in the building. “It was truly overwhelming to see those businesses come out to be

Robinson) *Minority of the Year: Taste of the Triad (Sabrina Wingo) *Kidz Biz of the Year: Gamani’s Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, LLC (Gamani Martin) *Pioneer Award: Ervin Beauty Service (Minnie Ervin) Greensboro Award Winners are: *Business Spotlight: Bouvi’ J Suites (Agatha Grimes and John Grimes) *Non-Profit of the Year: Black Lamb Development (CC Lambert, Charles Blackmon and Eric Foushee) *Newcomer of the Year: Wylies Gourmet Cafe (Sonya Wylies) *Minority of the Year: Stillshots Photography Photo by Tevin Stinson (Ashley Crawley) The awards reception for the Triad Minority Business Expo was held at the Anderson Center on Friday, Aug. 26. *Kidz Biz of the Year: exposed to the Triad and actually entrepreneurship Salem State University advisory council which is Qween Kollection (Bailey gain all that we promote and small businesses and (WSSU). During the sold- composed of representa- Reese Moore) and that is lending to our our goal is to continue to out event, entrepreneurs tives from all three cities. *Pioneer Award: W i n s t o n - S a l e m Hargett Funeral Home motto, which is to create, make sure that people are and business owners from connect, and cultivate,” aware that these business- Winston-Salem, Greens- award winners are: (Nate Hargett and Brian *Business Spotlight: Greene) boro and High Point rees do exist.”

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The last leg of the ceived awards for Busi- Empyrean Reality (Debbie “Ultimately, we know High Point Award that when small businesses Expo was held in Winston- ness Spotlight, Non-Profit Overby) Winners are: *Non-Profit of the survive our economy sur- Salem and began on Fri- of the Year, Newcomer of *Business Spotlight: Neighborhood Get Stitched Up (Donovan vives and our world sur- day, Aug. 26, with the an- the Year, Minority of the Year: vives. I share with people nual awards reception held Year, Kid Biz of the Year, Hands (S.D. Patterson) Mills) *Newcomer of the the foundation that this at the Anderson Center on and Pioneer Award winner. country was built on was the campus of Winston- Winners are chosen by an Year: Chilly Philly (Frank See Expo on A3

Praying for a safe school year Leading up to the start of the 2022-2023 school year, dozens of nonprofits, businesses and other organizations held school sup-

plies and book bag giveaways for local students.

Instead of opting for the norm, Rally Up WinstonSalem invited the community to come together and pray for local students before the start of the new school year.

On Sunday, Aug. 28, the grassroots organization geared toward ending street and gang violence, held a back-to-school prayer and march. After gathering for prayer near the corner of Liberty and 25th Streets, the group marched through Cleveland Avenue Homes, spreading words of encouragement and calling for an end to violence.

When discussing the

event, Corey McCann, cofounder of Rally Up Winston-Salem, said they felt it was necessary to come together and pray for a safe and prosperous school year for every student in the local school district.

“We see so many times in our community, we do these back-to-school backpack drives, back-toschool supply drives … and while that is necessary, especially for our children in low income areas and our Title I schools, that’s not the holistic thing. We want to send our children back to school holistically complete,” McCann said.

“We want to touch their minds, we want to touch their spirits.”

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Annual golf tournament reaches 20-year mark

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Winston Lake Golf Course played host once again for the annual fundraising golf tournament for the Winston-Salem Stealers basketball organization on Aug. 20. Organizers, led by the Robinson Group, Beautiful Countenance and others, wanted this year’s tournament to be the best one yet.

Alvin Robinson, one of the tournament organizers, began the tournament originally as a fundraising effort for a team he was coaching at the time. After his daughters became a part of the Stealers’ organization, Robinson connected with Brian Robinson, head coach of the Stealers, and they began raising money for the girls and the rest is history.

According to Alvin Robinson, the tournament had their biggest turnout ever this year. Robinson and Dan Motsinger, owner of Cahill & Swain, put a lot of effort into bringing in players, sponsors and special guests. This year’s guest was Jim Caldwell, former head coach of Wake Forest University, the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions.

Robinson has a heart for giving and is truly a man of the people. Putting this tournament together is an arduous task to take on each year, but he enjoys doing things for others.

“Sometimes you think you want to give up but

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Winston Lake Golf Course was host to the 20th annual fundraiser golf tournament. since we are helping young ladies in basketball and a scholarship, you forget about the time and work and instead think of how you are helping the young ladies,” said Alvin Robinson.

Robinson doesn’t do things for others to be celebrated by others, it’s just in his nature to do so. He says God put him on this earth to help others and he is just fulfilling God’s will.

“I never got a pat on the back from it, except from my wife and my kids,” he said. “My kids really support me with this, even after they left the Stealers.

My sons and my daughters ask me if I am tired or if I need to sit down, but I tell them that ‘I got this.’

“It’s something that’s embedded in my spirit now to do. My old Apostle Brenda McCloud always said that I was a giver and that I was a community

person. After she passed away, that embedded in my spirit to always be there for the community because that’s what she prophesied to me.”

Robinson was thankful to all of the sponsors and vendors that donated to the tournament and continue to do so year in and year out. He also wanted to thank Motsinger, Jim Caldwell, Cooper Realty and Julius Reese “I basically call them and say, ‘Hey, it’s that time of year now, can you help?’ and they don’t mind helping,” Robinson said about the sponsors and vendors.

“They really make things a lot easier when you ask them for something, and they just keep on giving and giving. I am at a loss for words.”

The biggest joy for Robinson is helping out the young ladies of the Stealers, but he says he

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Experiencing a bit of what released offenders go through

BY JOHN RAILEY

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.”

— Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird” I’ve just been released from prison. Chaos and frustration consume my days as I wait in long lines to get a state identification card, see my probation officer and try to find work, the whole time relying on an inefficient public transportation system to get around. And if I don’t

reentry is a research bedrock. But the simulation gave me a real handle on what released offenders encounter.

Getting out of prison is hard and frustrating. Every complex turn is challenging and can lead to failure - a return to prison that is costly in financial and human terms. “Many of these men and women are so barren of role models and mentors,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob Lang of Winston-Salem told me recently. “They lack internet skills. Some can hardly read, or have reading deficits. Some don’t have any food and are hungry. They

Social Work, is developing a survey that will help employers and released offenders better adjust to the workplace. Among CSEM’s partner organizations are the Do School, whose participants can include released offenders learning the construction trade, and Project M.O.O.R.E., which helps at-risk youth and is run

by David Moore, who did time in prison decades ago before turning his life around.

CSEM’s Associate Director, Alvin Atkinson, worked with Lang on reentry efforts when Atkinson was with WSSU’s Center for Community Safety in the early 2000s.

The simulation events are part of a nationwide initiative and is the latest of several to be held in our state and area. Participants, taking on the roles of released offenders, deal with

challenges of medical care, mental health, substance abuse, child support and employment. “We create different scenarios,” Lang said. “This is modeled on real-life experiences and barriers that these guys have. We show the chaos.”

Transportation is another big challenge. “Over and over, transportation is one of the biggest barriers,” Lang said. For example, he said, a released offender lacking a driver’s license might depend on a coworker to get to his job.

But the coworker loses his job, and the released offender relies on cabs to get to work. “So he’s spending $18 to get to an $8-an-hour job,” Lang said.

CSEM’s research has documented similar challenges among those in the general population, including the fact that riders who use city buses to get to work spend an

average of 12 hours a week on buses, helping to lead The Winston-Salem Foundation and Forsyth Technical Community College to tackle the issue. Reform of the public transportation system can especially help released offenders. In other areas of the state, Lang said, a factory, realizing problems with public transportation, started shuttle services for released offenders, and a city tweaked its bus lines to help them get to work.

In Forsyth County, Lang encourages released offenders to use the driver’s license restoration project offered by the district attorney’s office.

The released offenders often turn out to be good workers, Lang said.

“They’re motivated by not wanting to go back.”

Project Reentry is making a difference. The statewide recidivism rate is

32%, according to Project Reentry, but for released offenders who take part in their programs, that rate is 10.7%.

The reentry simulation events can help. “People who have been through the system talk about who helped them and how,” Lang said, and participants learn how to better help released offenders, including through enhanced coordination among everyone from probation officers to food bank operators.

“We can do our jobs better,” Lang said. “Many released offenders do want to change, if we can just help a little bit.”

John Railey (raileyjb@ gmail.com) is the writerin-residence for Center for the Study of Economic Mobility, www.wssu.edu/ csem.

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Participants in the Aug. 16 reentry simulation endured long lines, much like those released offenders go through daily. make it back to my halfway house by curfew, I face a return to prison.

I was used to being told what to do in prison. Now I have to figure it all out on my own, often on the internet, which I’ve grown rusty on.

That’s the world I got a glimpse of on Aug. 16 when I took part in a reentry simulation at the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. With more than 50 others – including lawenforcement officers and social service workers – I spent a morning racing around a large room, bouncing back and forth from one table set up as a probation office, to another set up as a drug treatment center, to still another set up as a halfway house. Before that day, I had some idea of what released offenders go through from interviewing them for my job at Winston-Salem State University’s Center for the Study of Economic Mobility (CSEM), where

need a little help.”

Lang’s job as a prosecutor involves sending those convicted of crimes to prison. But he has long realized released offenders need a path back, and has worked toward that as the Project Safe Neighborhoods and Reentry coordinator for his office.

That effort continues with the reentry simulations.

Lang’s office partners with Rebecca Sauter’s Project Reentry, which she leads, and along with other community partners on the simulations to help those who work with released offenders - or want to do that work - better understand the maze released offenders confront.

These events are sorely needed.

Reentry work is a bedrock for CSEM, which realizes the heavy financial and human costs of recidivism. Douglas Bates, a CSEM Research Fellow and assistant professor in WSSU’s Department of

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how much the Expo had to offer.

“There really is something for everyone,” Pittman said.

The McCaskills and Maximum Enterprises have already set the stage for the 2023 Triad Minority Business Expo. It will be held Aug. 26 at the Benton Convention Center. Leading up to the landmark event, McCaskill said they plan to host smaller events every month, such as training sessions and business mixers.

“This year’s Expo was just a launching pad for everything we’re going to do. We’re going to do something every month,” McCaskill said. “In preparation for that 10th year, the momentum has to start early.”

For more information about the Triad Minority Business Expo, visit https://maximumenterprisesinc.com/.

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*Non-Profit of the Year: Growing the Distance (Sharina Stable and Aniya Mayo) *Newcomer of the Year: CMB Studios (Christopher Bray) *Minority of the Year: Gallery on Main (Sabrina Tillman) *Kidz Biz of the Year: Blair’s Closet (Blair Noelle) *Pioneer Award winner: Made You Look Salon (Jennifer Taylor) The main event, the Expo, was held at the Benton Convention Center on Saturday, Aug. 27. In addition to more than dozens of vendors, there were also performances by local artists and WSSU’s Red Sea of Sound Marching Band.

While making her way through the maze of various businesses, Alice Pittman, who was attending the Expo for the first time, said she was shocked at

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WHO wants name change for ‘monkeypox’ virus, calling it ‘discriminatory and stigmatizing’ Voting can make voices of small businesses heard

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to find a new name for the viral disease informally known as ‘monkeypox’ which, says the world body, is “discriminatory and stigmatizing.”

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a briefing on the matter, said the virus is no longer behaving as it did in the past and therefore should be renamed.

But a public narrative persists in suggesting the current outbreak is linked to Africa, West Africa or Nigeria, noted a group of 29 biologists and other researchers.

That builds on an existing stigma, although the virus has been detected without a clear link to Africa. The majority - 84% - of confirmed cases are from the European region, followed by the Americas, Africa, Eastern Mediterranean region and Western Pacific region.

“The most obvious manifestation of this is the use of photos of African patients to depict the pox lesions in mainstream media in the global north,” the researchers said.

Ahmed Ogwell, deputy director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than a dozen infectious disease experts in the U.S. and Europe, are soliciting suggestions for a new name using the website virological.org.

“We are removing the distinction between endemic and non-endemic countries, reporting on countries together where possible, to reflect the unified response that is needed,” the WHO said in its outbreak situation update sent out on July 23.

As for what the virus should be called, the scientists suggest starting with hMPXV, to denote the human version of the monkeypox virus. Rather than geographic locations, they say, letters and numbers should be used, based on order of discovery. In that system, the lineage behind the current international outbreak would be dubbed B.1.

It has been reported in 39 countries so far in 2022, and most of them are having their first-ever cases of the disease, according to the WHO. Worldwide, it says, there are around 3,100 confirmed or suspected cases, including 72 deaths. The normal initial symptoms include a high fever, swollen lymph nodes and a blistery chickenpox-like rash.

Between January 1 and June 15, 2,103 confirmed cases, a probable case and one death have been reported to the WHO in 42 countries, it said.

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To The Editor: The Greensboro Business League represents hundreds of Black-owned small businesses that work with our local governments to improve business conditions in our underserved communities. While our advocacy has been very successful, our democracy and thus our votes enable us to get the ears of elected officials.

That’s why we are concerned about efforts to turn our democracy into an autocracy in which the will of the people is not recognized and the voices of small businesses are not heard.

This election season, we will make our voices heard and hope to make protecting democracy a votable issue this fall.

Our democracy - including the economy, fairness, and equality of rights for many African Americans - is at stake.

Gerry McCants Greensboro

Back to school, back to fighting far-right attacks on education Ben Jealous

Guest Columnist Just when you thought far-right attacks on public education couldn’t get any more absurd, we hear about something new.

For the first time in almost 15 years, Sarasota schools this fall are turning down hundreds of free dictionaries from the local Rotary Club. Why? Because the district is afraid of violating a radical new law that’s part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s crackdown on inclusive curricula. The district can’t buy or accept any new books until it hires someone to make sure they comply with the state’s draconian censorship regulations. So, the dictionaries sit on the shelf.

The idea that dictionaries might be hazardous to kids would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous.

This new school year is starting as more states are passing laws to make it easier to ban books. States are also passing laws to stop teachers from talking about topics like racism; according to Education Week, 42 states have now

enacted limits on what teachers can say about racism or sexism in the classroom.

These same political forces want to make schools teach a whitewashed version of our history and our current reality in the name of “patriotic” education. They’re trying to take over school boards to impose their political ideology on teachers and students. That’s bad for our kids. And it’s bad for our country.

The freedom to learn is at risk.

This fall it’s more important than ever to stand for the rights of teachers to teach, and students to learn, about the full spectrum of the American experience.

That means lessons that include and celebrate diverse communities. It means history that doesn’t erase the experiences of Black people, brown people, LGBTQ people, women, immigrants, people with disabilities, and other communities that have been historically marginalized.

The director of the nonprofit EveryLibrary warns that the current wave of book bans amounts to “the silencing of stories and the suppression of information” that will make “the next generation less able to function in society.”

Children learn better

when they can see themselves in others and see their communities as part of the great American story. At the same time, science tells us that learning how to understand and empathize with people across differences is essential to children’s healthy development. Looking honestly at our past helps students develop critical thinking skills that are desperately needed when every smartphone is a gateway to disinformation.

Democracy, too, depends on informed citizens to function. It’s no coincidence that the crowd that stormed the Capitol in 2021, was acting on lies and misinformation.

Authoritarianism feasts on ignorance. Election deniers and censors of history are in the same camp, and should get nowhere near our schools.

We cannot begin to heal our divisions until we acknowledge and teach our whole history - good and bad. And we know that standing up for the freedom to learn will be a challenging task. This school year follows one in which reports of book bans and censorship reached record levels according to the American Library Association. Far-right groups and politicians are offering rewards and setting up tip

lines to “report” teachers who cover “divisive” topics. School board members are receiving death threats.

But we don’t shy away from these challenges when we act from a place of love. Loving our children means being advocates for them when political extremists want to limit what they can learn.

It means showing up to school board meetings and organizing to make ourselves heard. It means running for the school board.

It means rejecting one of the censors’ most harmful assumptions: that students are too fragile to hear the history our people have lived.

Millions of families are getting ready to send their kids back to school. Let’s also get ready to defend the freedom to learn. Before the dictionary ends up on your district’s bannedbooks list.

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 December 2022.

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Law enforcement officer is fired amid lost lives of students and teachers in Uvalde Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist “Save The Children” was a popular song by music legend, Marvin Gaye. It was a big hit in the 1970s.

Now in a strange way, this song rings true today.

There is a responsibility that all of us must keep our children safe. Historically, schools, homes and places of worship have been safe places for them.

You just don’t equate killings with these places.

Going to school was an enlightening experience.

We saw our friends and our teachers provided us with instruction. Our parents had no anxiety or fear about sending us there.

Isn’t that the way it should be?

Kids and parents shouldn’t have to worry about mayhem and confusion. That sounds incomprehensible to think that a child could go to school and be harmed.

As we know, that is what happened on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas. An armed gunman walked into Robb Elementary School and killed 19 students and two teachers.

Could this tragedy have been avoided?

There are multiple answers to this question.

School critics and pundits have their opinions. It is the response to the shooting that has the Uvalde community up in arms.

Upon learning that a shooter was at the school, the systems were activated. Law enforcement

arrived and were ready to move in on the target. The moving in on the target portion is where the system was compromised.

This is my opinion and the opinion of others who have been keen observers of this event.

May 24, 2022, should have been just another school day for the district’s students and teachers. It wasn’t.

Last week Uvalde police chief, Pete Arredondo was fired. He oversaw the police response on that day. The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s board of education voted to void his contract immediately.

Reports say that there were 376 law enforcement officers at the school on that day, all supposedly with Mr. Arredondo in charge. The non-actions

of law enforcement were squarely on the shoulders of the former police chief.

The firing of former chief Arredondo was contentious. Brett Cross, the uncle and guardian of one of the slain children, at a school board meeting in July said, “Stand with us or against us, because we ain’t going nowhere.”

Parents and supporters of the victims have been upset about how the process has played out. Some of the meetings involving Arrendondo’s termination were held in executive session or canceled.

However, the former chief still maintains that he did nothing wrong or inappropriate.

His lawyer, George Hyde, wrote in a statement, “Chief Arredondo is a leader and a courageous officer who with all of the

other law enforcement officers who responded to the scene should be celebrated for the lives saved, instead of vilified for those they couldn’t reach in time.”

School systems are now more than ever on the alert for incidents of all kinds that will threaten the lives of students and teachers. Now, because of what has been occurring, school districts have employed grief and family counselors to console grief-stricken family members. Police and security personnel are more visible in and around schools. Increased and improved surveillance is now commonplace in today’s schools.

The same is true with colleges and universities across America. They, too, have stepped up their security forces for students

living both on and off campus.

These are the times that we are living in during this period in our country. Will these times change and get better? That’s a good question with no good answer now.

I never thought I would live to see the day when police and schools would go together.

Yet, here I am, as schools and police do go together.

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 US needs more electric school buses Antoine M. Thompson

Guest Columnist

A child rides a bus to school every day - the traditionally big yellow one that runs on diesel gas.

Day in and day out, children are exposed to the fumes emitted by the bus, breathing carbon dioxide like it’s fresh air on what should be an otherwise safe journey to school. After several years of this toxic exposure, some children develop asthma. They can no longer play sports, face a heightened risk to infections like COVID-19, and lose three years of their average life expectancy.

The worst part of this tragedy is that it all

could’ve been avoided.

Had the school bus been electric instead of diesel, its passengers would have faced no toxic emissions and been spared of irreparable lung damage.

Shared by countless others across the nation, especially those in underserved communities, this story highlights the urgent need for school districts to convert their fleets to electric school buses and protect the health of students and surrounding communities. Furthermore, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which designates $5 billion in federal funding for clean school buses, it has never been easier for school districts to take a step toward the future and transition from dieselpowered school buses to fully electric ones.

By electrifying their bus fleets, school districts will be prioritizing

the health of both their students and the community at large, contributing to environmental justice, and saving money down the road. According to the Healthy Schools Campaign, the exhaust from diesel buses contains “40+ toxic air contaminants, carcinogens, ozone smogforming compounds, and fine particulate matter,” all of which can have devastating impacts on the health of students as well as the surrounding environment. Diesel buses not only pollute the lungs of their passengers, but they also affect air quality through their emissions, especially considering that large portions of the day are spent driving and waiting idly.

Ross Cities estimates that full electrification of the national school bus fleet would lower greenhouse gas emissions by eight megatons per year,

which is significant as transportation is the largest contributor to total U.S. emissions. Additionally, the impacts of electrification would be felt most in low-income and minority communities, who have been exposed to toxic contaminants disproportionately more than any other group. Aside from the humanitarian impact, electric school buses also offer direct benefits to school districts. Based on data from the Modesto Unified School District, they can save $10,000 a year on gas per bus. Electric school buses can even be plugged into an excess power source in the event of a grid failure. Because of electric school buses undeniable advantages, districts must utilize this immense opportunity to electrify their fleets created by the Infrastructure Bill.

At the Greater Wash-

ington Region Clean Cities Coalition, we host a series of events and projects to showcase electric school buses, assist with project planning and grant writing, as well as education and training for school district staff, board members and other stakeholders.

Our multilayered approach helps to achieve the goal to not only connect schools with dealers and manufacturers, and electric vehicle supply equipment providers, but to also increase familiarity between school districts and the electric school bus industry.

The best example is our Mid-Atlantic Electric School Bus Experience Project (MEEP), which provides school fleets with free electric buses to test over a six-to-eight-week demo period. Through practical experience, technical training, and proper planning with electric buses, school districts can better acquaint themselves

with the processes of electrification and upkeep of their fleets. MEEP bridges the gap of understanding between districts and electrification, often giving the necessary information on questions such as how to acquire charging stations and how to retrofit or repower existing diesel buses to make them electric.

As the need for electric school buses becomes more and more pressing, the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition is dedicated to facilitating and advocating for the electrification of electric school buses locally, regionally, and nationally.

Antoine M. Thompson is the executive director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC) and a former New York state senator and the former chair of the New York State Senate Committee of Environmental Conservation.

Is curiosity the new form of patriotism?

Melinda Burrell Guest Columnist “Your blood work shows your Vitamin D levels are low,” my doctor admonished me. “Start taking supplements.”

Not even sure what vitamin D was for, I followed her advice. Within a week, the pain in my knees had gone away. Amazing!

I thought. How often can you solve a problem by simply swallowing a pill?

I loved the simplicity of the solution … and the reality check it provided.

Few things in life are

that easy to fix. Inflation, floods and fires, mistrust in elections – all of these are significant national issues which require work from many angles. They require complex thinking.

But both our neurobiology and our culture drive us toward simplified thinking.

We are wired to tune out information that contradicts what we already believe (confirmation bias). It also takes effort to process information rationally, so we fall back on the familiar and the clear, such as statements that have been repeated until they seem commonplace, or even words printed in a bold font (cognitive ease).

Our culture also drives us toward simplicity.

We often absorb news in soundbites or headlines.

We usually reduce issues to binaries (pro- or anti) and eliminate potential middle ground. It feels safer when “answers” are simple.

But most answers no longer are simple, as a recent report warned. Environmental and security emergencies are merging and magnifying around the globe and in our own country. For example, we see extreme temperatures grounding planes for commercial and personal travel, and even adversely affecting military operations and exercises.

To meet this moment, we need to build our capacity as a nation to “think fast, think ahead, and act

now.” We need to “expect the unexpected – and be prepared to adapt.”

But how?

We can start with ourselves, and then demand it of our leaders.

One way is to deepen, widen, and lengthen our thinking, as one CEO puts it. We can challenge ourselves to deepen our understanding of an issue by overcoming our blind spots: “How might someone on another side of this issue see this situation?” or “What assumptions about the world am I relying on?” We can widen our thinking by actively asking for others’ opinions.

And we can lengthen our thinking with the question - to ourselves and our leaders - “What are the effects

now, and what might they be a year, or ten years from now?”

Since we filter information through our emotions, we should take our emotions into account – but also complexify how we understand those emotions. If we simply say a situation made us mad, we lose information about what made us angry. Peel back the layers of emotions. Does an angry outburst actually mask fear?

The term “hangry” is a great example of how a more complex understanding of our emotions brings power to control them.

When we realize we’re angry because we’re hungry, we know that food is part of the solution.

In our dynamic world,

we need to get comfortable with complexity. Good solutions to our myriad problems require it. Is that the 21st century version of patriotism?

If we love our country and want to help it succeed, is our best tool our choice to be inquisitive about people and issues?

Melinda Burrell, Ph.D., @MelindaCBurrell, syndicated

by PeaceVoice, is a former humanitarian aid worker and now trains on the neuroscience of communication and conflict. She is on the board of the National Association for Community Mediation, which offers resources for community approaches to difficult issues.

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BUSTA’S PERSON OF THE WEEK

Author and filmmaker advocates for Black fathers and educates about depression in Black men

BY BUSTA BROWN FOR THE CHRONICLE

In his book, “Hate My Face: The Struggle Between Black Men and Love,” author Charles Crouch wrote, “I feel like Black men have gotten so far away from love, even with the music and our representation in films. It wasn’t cool to be compassionate. But love doesn’t make you soft, so I wrote about why Black men do need love and compassion.”

Crouch said he wrote that in 2010, but he’s still very proud of his work. In 2017 he wrote “Cape With Holes - How to be a Super Daddy.” The father of one shared some of the challenging myths and stigmas linked to fatherhood, particularly African American fathers.

“I believe Black men need to be there to nurture their sons, yet if you’re really involved, it can be challenging sometimes,” said Charles. He experienced one of those challenging moments first hand. “I wrote ‘Cape With Holes - How to be a Super Daddy’ because my son went viral when he was four years old, because he was extremely gifted musically. He was doing music production,” said Charles.

Music and Hollywood A-list artists such as Quest Love, Jamie Foxx, Erykah Badu, Anthony Anderson, The Legendary Bootsy Collins and more, were so impressed they shared the video on their social media platforms, which helped his videos reach over 20 million views. What genuinely connected with the

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Charles Crouch viewers was his love and compassionate interaction with his son. “I would hug him, kiss him and encourage him, and I received so many messages of love and support, and I couldn’t respond to them, so I decided to write a book. I wanted Black men and boys to know, although society doesn’t care about your tears, it’s OK to cry and vent. But you must keep pushing forward,” he said.

The book became an Amazon best seller for weeks. This past Monday, Jordan started his first day as a 5th grader. Congratulations!

Although Charles Crouch is an amazing father, with a son equally as amazing, there’s another battle he fights daily. De-

pression. I asked Charles if there was anything specific that caused him to become depressed and his reply was open and honest. “Some people are just born with it or experienced some sort of trauma. Mine is a mixture of both.” He added that his battle with depression started in middle school. “Nobody was talking about it at that time in the Black community, so it became the norm for me,” said the 46-year-old.

At the age of 26, he decided to seek therapy.

“They helped me pinpoint the things that triggered my depression and I was able to control it and I’m in a very good place in my life now. Depression is like cancer, it can come back at any time, so it’s a daily process.”

Charles became an advocate for depression and in 2019 he and his business partner, Corbin Coleman (4C Visuals Group), did a documentary entitled, “I’m Good Bro: Unmasking Black Male Depression.’’

The topic has always been taboo in the Black community, especially with Black men, so Crouch’s documentary takes us back to the historical effects of depression, as far back as slavey, and how it continues to affect Black men in corporate America, marriage, and the era of social media.

The Amazon best-selling author also shares the spiritual aspect of mental health in Black men and denial. “If I see you and say, ‘Hey, Busta, how you doing bro?’ And no matter how you’re feeling, you’re gonna say, ‘I’m good bro.’

And in most cases, it’s the exact opposite of that.

That’s the mask that many Black men wear. We as Black men must stop being ashamed and realize depression is a problem and seek help. So that’s why it’s the title of my documentary,” shared Charles.

“I’m Good Bro: Unmasking Black Male Depression’’ has won multiple awards. You can find it on YouTube.

Standing firm and strong by the side of every strong and successful man is an equally successful, strong and phenomenal woman. The Twin City native also credits his fianceé, LaShawnda Fortune, for keeping his depression in check. “I was telling my fianceé the other night that every man knows what he wants in a woman, but not

many men know what they need in a woman. I was blessed to have the best of both worlds. I found what I wanted and more importantly, I found what I needed in a woman with Lashawnda. She brought so much peace and love into my life,” said an emotional Charles Crouch.

I asked his beautiful future wife if it’s a challenge to always put her feelings aside to avoid what triggers Charles’s depression.

She looked into my eyes with a warm and confident smile. “No, it’s never a challenge. I don’t have those moments because a woman is naturally nurturing. We’re always thinking about the household and the kids. We have that ability built in us to care and be that support system.

But Chuck really loves and cares about me as well, so we both serve each other well. So it balances out my ability to always make sure he’s OK.” That was one of the most beautiful, sweet and loving comments I’ve heard in my 59 years of living. It took every bit of strength I had to hold back my tears. As each of the lovebirds were speaking, I could see the love, respect and adoration they have for each other. As the Spinners said in their 1973 classic, Charles and LaShawnda have “A one of a kind love affair.”

Watching the two of them was an absolutely wonderful sight to see.

The couple met just four months ago, but like the Stylistics said in their 1971 classic, “Betcha by golly wow, you’re the one that I’ve been waiting for for-

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ever. And ever will my love for you keep growing strong. Keep growing strong.”

Charles is a poet and music producer as well.

“Both are a source of therapy for me. I have so many compositions, I can use them in my upcoming documentaries.”

His accolades are plenty. 2020 Baltimore International Film Festival Official Selection 2020; Mental Filmness Film Festival Official Selection 2020; African American Film Marketplace Official Selection 2020; Down East Film Festival Official Selection 2020; Raleigh Film and Art Festival Official Selection 2020; Social Distancing Film Festival Official Selection 2020; Blackbuster Movie Trailer Competition Finalist; 2021 Cane River Film Festival Official Selection; 2022 LA Black Film Festival Official Selection Awards; Cane River Film Festival Judges Top Five; Mental Filmness Film Festival Realism Award Winner; Down East Film Festival Community Impact Award; Down East Film Festival 1st place Best Documentary; SE Manly Short Film Showcase (BHERC) Documentary Award; and Black Independent Web Series & Filmmakers Society Film of the Year Award 2020.

He’s also one of this year’s “Men That Win” recipients. I’ll have more details on that event coming soon.

My phenomenal Person of the Week is Charles “Chuck” Crouch.

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MLK Day of Service turns into a long-term volunteer gig for city employee SUBMITTED ARTICLE

Demario Mills was introduced to the SECU Family House on Jan. 19 when he volunteered with the City of Winston-Salem as a part of Martin Luther

at home” at the Family House.

Maybe that is why he keeps coming back to volunteer month after month, because he has become a part of our family.

Demario was born and

of Demario’s activities.

While not a glamorous volunteer role, Demario helps with the maintenance and behind-the-scenes nuts and bolts that keep the Family

House operating smoothly.

He cleans A/C and refrigerator filters, dusts and replaces the light fixtures, checks cabinetry for stability, and the list goes on

and on. The Family House is a more safe and secure place because of the time and energy Demario devotes to its upkeep.

If you would like more

information on how you can volunteer at the Family House, visit www.familyhousews.org and click on the Get Involved tab.

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Demario Mills King, Jr. Day of Service.

He was drawn to the Family House because of its “atmosphere and good people.” He says you get the “feeling like you are

raised in Winston-Salem and has been employed by the City of Winston-Salem for over 25 years. It’s this sense of loyalty and dedication that you see in all

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Public Input Drop-In Session for the Downtown Winston-Salem Business Improvement District

Wednesday, September 14 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm At the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership Offices at 305 W. Fourth Street, Suite 2E, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 In this session you will have the opportunity to give your input on the services provided in the Downtown WinstonSalem Business Improvement District.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can also provide feedback via these other outlets: E-mail: jason@dwsp.org, phone: (336) 354-1500 x1, or on-line: www.downtownws.org (look for public input tab)

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

NOW Acting classes The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem is pleased to offer a wide array of acting and technical theatre classes for children, teens, and adults during its 202223 season. Fall semester courses include Fractured Fairy Tales, The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, Your Presence – Stage & Screen, Costuming a Fairy Tale, and Improv Intensive. Previous experience is not required and everyone is encouraged to participate. Information and registration forms are available online at www.

LTofWS.org or by calling (336) 725-4001.

Sept. 2, 14 Cinema Under the Stars Reynolda House Museum of American Art is excited to announce the line-up for the 2022 season of Cinema Under the Stars. The films showcased this season have been curated by a/perture

cinema and evoke the imagery and expression of Reynolda’s fall exhibition, Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism.

On Friday, September 2, the spotlighted film is “The Apartment,” the 1960 romantic comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.

The season concludes on Friday, September 14, with “La La Land.” Released in 2016, this colorful, whimsical and musical film chronicles the highs and lows of struggling artists in Los Angeles.

Beer and wine will be available for purchase on the grounds beginning at 7:30 p.m. and the movie will begin at sunset, around 8:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring their own chair and/or blanket. In case of inclement weather, the showing will move indoors with limited seating.

Sept. 6 Retirement workshop registration deadline Your Next Chapter: A Workshop for Those Contemplating Retirement is a three-session workshop being offered by the Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem. The workshop is for anyone who is contemplating retirement or is recently retired. The dates for the workshop are September 13, 20 and 27, 2022 from 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Workshop limited to 18 participants. Reservations are required by September 6. Registration fee of $25 for the workshop covers the cost of resource materials and refreshments.

If you have questions, or wish more information on

the workshop, contact the Shepherd’s Center at 336748-0217 or Info@Shepherdscenter.org.

Sept. 7 Volunteer sign-up deadline North Carolina Cooperative Extension (NCCE), Forsyth County Center will host a public evening volunteer workday at the Arboretum at Tanglewood in conjunction with the Forsyth County Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteers (EMGVs) on September 8 from 5:45 - 7:30 p.m. Registration is required to attend the workday, please register through go.ncsu.edu/ forsyth-eventbrite. Registration will close the day prior to the event, and no walk-in registrations will be accepted.

Sept. 10 Festival for the homeless Living Is Finally Enjoyable W-S, Inc. will present the seventh annual Festival for the Homeless 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

10, at Gateway Commons Park, 1580 Oak St. Services that will be provided to the homeless population during the festival include showers, food, bags (with useful items to take away) and entertainment. The Forsyth County Health Department is providing COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Winston-Salem State University Mobile Health Care Unit will be on site to do vital signs testing and provide health-care information. V-tae McMillan will once again run the Kids’ Zone.

Admission to the event is free. Donations to sup-

port the Festival and to help L.I.F.E. W-S, Inc., continue its mission may be sent to Living Is Finally Enjoyable W-S, Inc., P.O. Box 1, Winston-Salem, NC 27102. For more information, call 336-8430522.

Sept. 26 Medicare workshop The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem is offering a workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available.

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.

Oct. 1 Oktoberfest Historic Körner’s Folly, 413 South Main Street, presents the Kernersville Oktoberfest, Saturday, October 1, from 3-6 p.m. This year will be the 12th annual fundraising event in the spirit of a German Oktoberfest, featuring tastings of local beers and foodie favorites. Tickets went on sale July 20!

Tickets include selfguided tour of the house, beer, wine, and food samples, as well as a Körner’s Folly souvenir tasting glass. Early Bird Tickets are $35 and will be sold through September 2; After September 2, Ticket price will increase to $40.

For more information, visit www.kornersfolly.org or call (336) 996-7922.

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Dr. Bronnie Harris Daniels

LIFE AND LEGACY Dr. Bronnie Harris Daniels transitioned to her heavenly home August 22, 2022. A celebration of Christian Victory was held Saturday, August 27, 2022. Mrs. Daniels was God's faithful missionary. She served alongside her husband, the late Rev. Dr. B. F. Daniels, senior pastor of Union Baptist Church of Winston Salem,N. C. She was an educator retiring from the Winston Salem/Forsyth County School System after 35 years of service.

As a missionary, she served in several organizations locally, in the state and abroad impacting lives of senior citizens, young adults and youth.

Dr. Daniels served as 11th President of The Original Forsyth County Missionary Union, President of the Rowan Auxiliary, Chairperson of District IV, Group 1 that included Forsyth, Rockingham, Stokes,and Surry Counties. She also served as the 15th President of the Woman's Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary Convention of North Carolina, Inc. and a member of the Executive Board of the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Missionary Convention Women's Auxiliary. These organizations serve to connect the Baptist Churches and Faith Communities to present God's Mission around the globe through stewardship, training, healthcare, disaster relief, leadership development, spiritual growth, evangelism and fellowship. She traveled extensively to Brussels, Belgium, Paris, Switzerland, Africa and the Holy Land.

Dr. Daniels volunteered with Crisis Control, Habitat for Humanity, the Forsyth Women's Shelter and the League of Women's Voters. She was recognized by the NAACP. Mechanics and Farmers Bank presented her with the Russell Funeral Home Lifetime Achievement Award. May her life and good deeds follow her. She is deeply missed.

Treva Hazlip Stimpson and Thomas Warren photographed in Five Row at Reynolda, 1950.

Still I Rise: A Poetry Reading September 7 · 5:30 p.m. · Free Inspired by Still I Rise: The Black Experience at Reynolda, facilitator and artist Jacinta V. White

Now on Display

HISTORIC HOUSE EXHIBITION

will perform readings of select poems by Maya Angelou, along with quotes on the relationship between poetry and visual art. White is the publisher of the international quarterly, Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing, and through The Word Project has been leading

This exhibition examines the lives of the Black women and men who helped shape Reynolda as it evolved from a Jim Crow era working estate into an American art museum. Through art, letters, photographs, and audiovisual recordings, Still I Rise: The Black Experience at Reynolda examines Reynolda’s complicated past in a space designed for reflection and healing.

This exhibition has been made possible in part by the Winston-Salem (NC) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

workshops for more than twenty years.

This program has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.

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THURSDAY, September 1, 2022

Timothy Ramsey Sports Columnist

2022 NFL Division winner predictions AFC East: Buffalo Bills The Bills finished last season with an 11-6 record and won the AFC East.

They were bounced out of the playoffs in a thriller against the Kansas City Chiefs. That was a game that none of us will soon forget. As we head into the 2022-23 season, the Bills are one of the betting favorites to not only win the AFC East, but to also represent the AFC in the Super Bowl as conference champions. It would be hard to argue with that due to what the Bills have coming back and the additions they made in the offseason.

The Bills added players such as Von Miller, Tim Settle, O.J. Howard, Shaq Lawson and Jamison Crowder to their roster this offseason.

I think that Miller and Crowder will have the most impact. And another year of growth for Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs will only mean better results for the tandem. The Bills will have more competition for the AFC East crown this year as Miami and New England have gotten better; however, there is too much talent in Buffalo, and they will repeat as division champs.

AFC North: Baltimore Ravens Earlier this offseason, I was leaning toward the Cleveland Browns to win the AFC North.

With the suspension of Deshaun Watson, I am going to have to choose the Ravens as winners of the AFC North. Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson missed several games last year and has been subject to a lot of unwarranted scrutiny this offseason due to contract negotiations, so I envision he will come out with a vengeance and shut a lot of people up.

The Ravens were also decimated with injuries to their running back corps.

J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards should both be back at some point early on in the season to solidify the Ravens’ backfield.

The Ravens did trade wide receiver Hollywood Brown to the Cardinals, but Rashod Bateman should be able to step into that No. 1 wideout position for Jackson.

By no means will the Ravens run away with the division as the Browns will be competent and the Cincinnati Bengals, last year’s AFC representative in the Super Bowl, will be back and better than ever with their upgrades on the offensive line. Pittsburgh will also be a team to look See NFL on B4

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Reagan’s Junior Varsity football team is off to a hot start to the season. After defeating North Davidson the opening week 27-12, the Raid-

ers faced off against one of the best football programs in the Triad last week in Grimsley High School out of Greensboro. The Raiders defense held the Whirlies JV offense in check all game and came away with a 21-8 victory.

Brandon Davis, standout shortstop, speaks about his path to scholarship

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Brandon Davis accomplished a lot during his time with the Reynolds Demons baseball team. He collected a host of accolades and honors that has garnered him a lot of attention from the next level.

After serious consideration, Davis has chosen to play his college baseball at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC).

Davis is one of the best baseball players in the Triad area. He is a shortstop with tremendous skills at the plate and in the field. Those talents made him a desirable recruit for several schools, but the 49ers won the Davis sweepstakes.

“To start off, I always wanted to go somewhere where it could feel like family,” said Davis about UNCC. “I got a very family feel from UNC Charlotte and the coaching staff made me a priority the first day on campus.

“I wanted to go somewhere I could trust, and I don’t have to expect surprises. I feel like Charlotte has been very honest with me. I wanted to go somewhere where I can go from there and then play at the next level, because eventually you won’t be able to play baseball. The facilities are there and the coaches are there and they have just about everything that can make you better.”

There were other schools on the radar for Davis’s services. He originally committed to Georgetown University; however, he opted to open back up his recruiting during his senior season and UNCC became a viable option because of its proximity to WinstonSalem.

“My mother and father are older and they both have preex-

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Davis earned a scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for his stellar work both on the field and in the classroom. isting conditions, so I needed to be somewhere closer to home,” said Davis. “I need to be able to still support them, especially my mom. Me and my mom have been through thick and thin together.”

Being an African American baseball player is not lost on Davis. He realizes that the number of Black players has dipped severely over the last 25 years and wants to be a part of making the sport popular with Black youth once again.

“I am not only excited for me, I am excited for any other minority that sees me play,” he said. “That’s also a big part of any time I don’t want to do something, I have to remember that as well. I am not just doing it for me, I am doing it to motivate younger minorities to stay in the game and do what they do and show what they got. I realized that it’s definitely bigger than just me and that helps motivate me every day.”

Davis excelled at several sports as a youth. He got into baseball by watching “The Sandlot” movie on

television with his grandmother when he was a kid and fell in love with the game.

“I wanted to be like every person in The Sandlot and it was as simple as that, and it never stopped sticking and I always wanted to do it,” he says about how he fell in love with baseball. “Every day, every night, that’s all I thought about and that’s all I ever wanted to do. I have a passion for it.”

Baseball came easy to Davis because of the hard work he put into his preparation. As a sevenyear-old, he was playing up in age against 11-year-old kids and was still the best player on the field. He played up in age all the way until he reached high school.

Once he reached high school, he played at the highest level of AAU baseball from the start. He was able to play at such a high level due to the work ethic his father instilled in him. It was nearly an every night occurrence for them to hit and catch balls well after the sun went down.

“It’s no reason to be denied and he made me realize that at a very young age,” Davis said about the work ethic his father instilled in him.

Due to his high skill level, there were a lot of expectations placed on the shoulders of Davis during his time at Reynolds. He says Reynolds was never a “powerhouse” school when it comes to baseball and they had to fight to make it to the playoffs each and every year.

“Simply put, I had to be great and it’s been like that since my freshman year,” he stated. “They expect me to go four for four every game with four doubles, make six diving plays and that’s just the expectations. Expectations have always been very high for me and I hope I met them. I felt like I did pretty good.”

Unfortunately for Davis, his time on the field hasn’t been all peaches and cream. He says he has had to endure racial slurs on the field from fans, opposing players and even teammates.

“I have been called racial slurs at least five times every year since I have been in middle school, all the way up to high school,” he said.

“Mentally, to block out something and to not be the angry Black man is the hardest thing you’ll ever do in life.”

Davis says one of the things that helped him through those tough times on the field was his father. Davis stated his father was one of the most “brutally honest” people he has ever met, and his father made him have tough skin that helped him ignore the ignorance he faced on the field.

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Friday Night Fowler’s Top 15 Teams Outside the Triad

Jamaal Fowler

Points For Points Against Points For Points Against 1. Butler (2-0) 67 7 1. E. Forsyth (2-0) 96 38 2. Kings Mountain (2-0) 52 26 2. Grimsley (2-0) 82 48 3. Charlotte Catholic (2-0) 76 60 3. E. Surry (2-0) 69 19 4. Havelock (2-0) 103 0 4. Eastern Alamance (2-0) 70 42 5. Wallace Rose-Hill (2-0) 96 25 5. Mt. Tabor (2-0) 97 14 6. Chambers (1-1) 48 40 6. Dudley (1-1) 33 30 7. Tarboro (1-1) 89 61 7. Reidsville (1-1) 58 29 8. Scotland (1-1) 58 18 8. Thomasville (1-0) 14 0 9. Hough (1-1) 57 33 9. Northern Guilford (2-0) 100 34 10. Seventy First (2-0) 66 6 10. Oak Grove (2-0) 46 34 11. New Bern (2-0) 101 3 11. Ledford (2-0) 98 21 12. South Point (2-0) 76 19 12. Walkertown (2-0) 75 0 13. Wake Forest (2-0) 52 8 13. Southeast Guilford (2-0) 67 20 14. Burns (2-0) 77 12 14. W. Stokes (2-0) 65 14 15. Mallard Creek (1-1) 28 59 15. Reagan (1-1) 65 64 Honorable Mention: High Point Andrews (2-0), Cummings (1-1), Mt. Airy (1-1), Salisbury 1-1)

WSSU announces parking procedures, prices during football season SUBMITTED ARTICLE

The Winston-Salem State University department of athletics has announced the following procedures and prices for parking during the 2022 football season.

Parking tickets will be sold and issued upon the entry to the parking area.

On Game Day, no re-entry is permitted.

Homecoming day parking lots will open at 6 a.m. The cost is $40 per

space in the south lot; east/ west/driver’s ed lots are $30 per space; and Anderson Center is $20. Motorcycle parking is $10.

To reserve parking in the south lot and handicap spaces prior to October 1, please call the WSSU ticket office at 336-750-3220.

Game day entrances are open to all general parking lots three hours prior to kick-off.

Please note, vehicles parked in the south lot after 5 p.m. before game day

will be towed. The tow fee is $125.

Any RVs that need overnight parking before game day should contact parking services for arrangements at 336-7502905. Parking fee is a minimum of four spaces.

All parking tickets should be displayed on the dashboard of your vehicle.

For more information on parking, visit www.wssurams.com or call campus parking at 336-750-3230.

Honorable Mention: Cleveland (2-0), Weddington (1-1), Independence (2-0), Olympic (2-0), Lee County (1-1)

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Another struggle for Davis throughout his career was coaches attempting to change his position.

Because he is such a good athlete, he says coaches would move him to the outfield routinely. Davis, however, wanted to play the middle infield at shortstop. He says he never told a coach no and made the most of the position changes, but his talent at shortstop stood out so much he stuck there.

Davis doesn’t model his game after just one player. He has guys that he likes for their individual skill sets on the diamond.

“My dream is to be like Ozzie Smith, but I can’t do a million flips,” he said jokingly. “I always wanted

to be like Francisco Lindor because we play the game the same way. I always wanted to have the passion of Javy Baez. I always wanted to have the speed of Billy Hamilton. I always wanted to have the triple crowns of a Miguel Cabrera.

I’ve always watched a different person for a different aspect of the game, so I could never like spot one guy.”

Davis gives a lot of credit to his parents for all of their dedication to his love of the game of baseball. They have slept in the car, driven all across the country and made many sacrifices to ensure Davis had every opportunity to succeed. He says he couldn’t have done it without their efforts.

Brandon’s mother, Katrina Davis, says they have faced some impossible

situations, but God has led them to this point to have Brandon receive a scholarship to college.

“With Brandon, my last child, it was more responsibility on me,” said Mrs. Davis. “Now, my husband is in a position to take care of everything financially, so my life is about the children and he is the last one and I couldn’t fail. Failure was not an option and whatever sacrifices needed to be made on my part wasn’t a question, because my children are my life.

“To hear him speak of the sacrifices, our input and our methods is sounding like it paid off and we didn’t do too bad. God has plans for us and we always can’t see through them.

It’s nothing other than the manifestations of God.”

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Faith Calls for Perseverance Scriptures: Hebrews 10:19-31 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Know Jesus’ sacrificial death opens the way to the presence of God; *Feel the importance of holding on to faith in Jesus; *Share our faith with others.

Background: The book of Hebrews was written to exhort believers not to fall away, but to persevere in Christ. It was written to connect the Christian faith of Jews and Gentiles with all that God had done to reveal Himself and His promises throughout the Old Testament. The writer shows that Jesus is greater than everything that came before Him and because Jesus is great, the people would be foolish to neglect such a great salvation and return to lesser forms of worship. The intent of the book is to protect the first Christians from apostasy and to foster their passionate worship of the One who is greater.

Lesson: The Priesthood of Christ is Superior (Hebrews 10:19-21). “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus” (verse 19). The previous verses 16-18 make this verse a point of fact. The point is Jesus’ blood – “because it cleanses conscience and inaugurates a new covenant” - makes entry into the holiest possible. The High Priest entered the holiest place of all with fear and trembling, but we can enter the holiest with boldness “by the blood of Jesus.” “By a new and living way which He hath consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say, His flesh;” (verse 20). The “way” designates the Christian movement and it is “new” because the covenant is new and “living” like God’s Word, Now under the New Covenant we have access because of the perfect sacrifice of the sinless Son of God, and it is as if the living resurrected Jesus ushers us into the throne room of God. “… through the veil, that is to say, His flesh,” When Jesus’ flesh was torn at His crucifixion, so was the temple veil that symbolically separated men from God’s presence. “And having a high priest over the house of God” (verse 21). Jesus is our high priest who presides over the heavenly courts to make certain that we, the believer, have total access.

The Priesthood of Christ and Our Profession of Faith (verses 22-25). “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith …” (verse 22a). It is the work of Jesus that makes us able to draw near in full assurance of faith. “Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water” (verse 22b). The “heart sprinkled“ could refer to a purification ritual from Leviticus mentioned in Hebrews 9:13, “bodies washed” referred to baptism, which is the outward rite cleansing the ritual defilement in biblical days, and is now an outward sign of an inward cleansing. “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; …” (verse 23a). In light of what Jesus did, let us hold fast to the truth – temptation will come, but God is faithful to provide an escape. “… for He is faithful that promised;” (verse 23b). God’s promises are reliable - it is far better to trust in His faithfulness rather than ours! “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works” (verse 24). Hebrews was written during a time of persecution of the church. The believers avoided community at the very time they needed it most. So the word provoke was not the negative form – for the Greeks it was a notion of the moral life as a contest, but a broader view could be to See Faith on B4

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Alpha and Omega Church of Faith, Inc., the national headquarters of the Churches of Faith, Inc. celebrated its 75th anniversary and the 2022 Southeastern Regional Conference in Winston-Salem, July 29-31. The theme for the gathering comes from Deuteronomy 10:11-22: “Possess the Land.” On Friday night, church members from Alpha and Omega Church of Faith and from Sacred Heart Church of Faith in Brooklyn, New York, enjoyed a meet and greet reception, a dramatic tribute to the founder of the organization, Bishop Belva Jeffreyes Williams Fair, and the ministry of the Word by Dr. Felecia Piggott-Anderson.

On Saturday the attendees participated in three workshops: “Mental Health in the African American Community” by Marcia Piggott, Daymark Recovery Services, Min. Taneisha Sanders, counselor, Thomasville City Schools, and Sonji Anderson, psychology scholar, Carter G. Woodson School of Challenge. They focused on the symptoms, causes and preventive measures for suicide in the Black community. Allan Younger, award-winning business management instructor from IDEA in Durham, spoke on “Small Business Management in the Black Community.”

Pastors Joseph and Felecia Anderson spoke on the topic “African American Village Consciousness.”

Elder Grover Reed, Jr., pastor of Sacred Heart Church of Faith, Inc., ministered the Word of God on the theme. On Sunday, Bishop Robert Williams

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Belva Jeffreyes Williams of Sacred Heart Church of Faith, Inc. ministered the Word of God. The play titled “A Tribute to the Founder of Alpha and Omega, Bishop Belva Jeffreyes Williams Fair,” by Dr. Felecia Piggott-Anderson and trustee Belva Marlin was presented. Bishop Williams Fair is the namesake of Belva Marlin. When Marlin’s mother Evangelist Mary A. Lawson Vincent joined Alpha and Omega Church, she was carrying a daughter, and Vincent decided to name her child after Mother Williams. Mother Belva Williams started the Metaphysical Churches of Faith, Inc. as a prayer circle in 1947.

When Mother Williams sought refuge in Detroit, Michigan, in the 1940s, she was suffering from a severe heart condition. While in Detroit, she was a member of the Undenominational Churches of Faith, where the headquarters of the organiza-

tion stood. For several years her affiliation with this body continued as she sought the Lord for purpose, direction and healing. She fasted and prayed and studied. During this time, she received a calling to ministry through a vision from God. In this vision, she saw herself as the statue of Liberty carrying a torch in her right hand. God commanded her to “Go forth and bless the world.” She became a Truth student. After she believed she had enough preparation for ministry, she decided to return to Winston-Salem.

With the help of Elder William Cornelius Thomas, Mother Williams founded The Blessed Martin Circle in the basement of her home at 1720 Gray Avenue. Brenda (George) Redd, the current owner of the home since 1974, said that the house has always been a major attraction in the city of Winston-Salem.

“There were very few

African Americans building their own homes in the 1940s. People traveled from miles around just to see the house built by the Preacher Lady on Gray Avenue. Even today, people stop by just to look at it,” said Brenda Redd.

“At one time, we considered selling it because we thought that one of the Alpha and Omega members might want to live in it, but we have decided that this will be the last home we will buy. We love it.”

In the production, Mother Williams kneels in prayer as she answers the call to start the prayer circle. They use various methods to reach out to God, including rosary beads that called upon them to cite Hail Marys, several “Glory Be’s,” and the Apostle’s Creed. They had prayer daily and the circle was integrated.

Mother Williams taught the members the value of faith and spiritual laws.

“God is teaching us how man can release his mind from the limitation of matter and soar into the inspiring lofty realm of spiritual dimensions of life. God is showing us how we can magnetize and attract to ourselves money, jobs, and other material things we stand in need of,” said Mother Williams.

Many of the high school students secured scholarships and other valuable opportunities as a result of their prayers. Also, many people were healed and saved.

Mother Williams still is greatly respected. She departed this life on April 1, 1969.

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

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.

Aug. 28 First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC) Dr. Dennis W. Bishop, Senior Pastor of First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC), will continue the series, Characteristics of the Holy Spirit (reference scriptures - 1 Corinthians 2; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22, John 16:1214). Front doors will open at 9:15 a.m. for screening, devotion, and announcements prior to the 10 a.m. service. Completed waiver forms and masks that cover the nose and mouth are required. The form can be submitted electronically on the FWBC website – www.firstwaughtown.org -- click on RE-ENTRY 2022, and printed copies are available in the lobby. Other in-person protocols

and information about 6 p.m. virtual Sunday School are accessible via the FWBC homepage RE-ENTRY 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.)

Aug. 28 112th anniversary The Forsyth County Missionary Union will celebrate its 112th Anniversary and have a memorial service on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 3 p.m. The host church will be Zion Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Randell Cain is the senior pastor. Services will be in-person and on Facebook.

COVID protocol measures will be taken. If you plan to attend in person, please wear white attire.

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out for as well, so there will be no easy wins in this division.

AFC South: Indianapolis Colts The Colts were a good team last year led by now Washington Commanders’ quarterback Carson Wentz. This season the Colts have former Atlanta Falcons’ MVP winning quarterback Matt Ryan leading the charge. Running back Jonathan Taylor had a breakout year in his sophomore season and wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. is emerging as one of the young stars at the position.

Their defense was a solid unit led by Shaquille Leonard and newly acquired Stephon Gilmore.

The Colts should be good on both sides of the ball that will probably lead to a better record than their 9-8 record of last season.

They were on the verge of a playoff spot last season, but this year I feel they will make it.

AFC West: Kansas City Chiefs The AFC West is the best division in all of professional football. I think all four teams should have a winning record and all four have a shot at a playoff berth. One could make a case for all four teams as division winners because every team made significant upgrades in the offseason. I went back and forth for a while, but I think the Chiefs will once again win the division.

Yes, I know the Chiefs lost Tyreek Hill to Miami, but Kansas City brought in some quality alternatives in the offseason. Players like JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Mecole Hardman should pick up a lot of the slack left by the departure of Hill. The Chiefs also drafted Skyy Moore out of Western Michigan. Moore is a shifty wideout that runs good routes. They still have Travis Kelce and Clyde Edwards-Hilaire as reliable playmakers at the skill position.

The AFC West is going

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“stir up” or “incite “ – loving one another will not just happen! There needs to be action. Jesus meets us in one another to stir up love and good works. “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together … but exhorting one another …” (verse 25a). Forsaking fellowship is a sure way to give place to discouragement. Meeting with other believers regularly will foster encouragement, accountability, worship and prayer. “… and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching” (verse 25b).

As the day of Jesus’ return draws nearer, we should be more committed to the fellowship of God’s people.

The Priesthood of Christ and Knowledge (verses 26-27). “For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,” (verse 26a). This is a warning against apostasy, an intentional falling away, or defection. Apostates are those who move toward Christ, hear and understand His gospel, and are on the verge of saving belief, but then rebel and turn away. “It has nothing to do with backsliders in our common use of the term. A man may be overtaken in a fault, or he may deliberately go into sin, and yet neither renounce the Gospel, nor deny the

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to be the most competitive division in the league with Las Vegas bringing in Davante Adams to pair with Derek Carr. Denver brought in Russell Wilson to be their signal caller and the Chargers brought in Khalil Mack to play opposite of Joey Bosa, making them one of the best pass rush tandems in the league.

Until otherwise, the Chiefs are still the class of the division.

NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles The Dallas Cowboys ran away with the division last year, going 6-0. This year it will be a different story as the Cowboys have lost some significant pieces from last year’s team, like Amari Cooper and Randy Gregory. The Eagles, on the other hand, have added necessary pieces to their team that should get them the division crown.

Former Tennessee Titan wide receiver A.J. Brown is one of the best young pass catchers in the league and his presence should make Jalen Hurts’ job a lot easier. The Eagles were also the No. 1 running team in the league, so they should remain one of the leagues’ best this season. Their defense is also a solid unit and probably the best in the division.

Historically the NFC East has been one of the best divisions in football but has been down in recent years. All four teams are making strides to become respectable once again, but this year the Eagles should take the division, with Dallas and Washington fighting for second place and possibly a playoff spot.

NFC North: Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers have been the class of the division for years and I see no change for this upcoming year. The Packers did lose Adams and Scantling, but with reigning two-time MVP Aaron Rodgers still at the top of his game, I think the Packers will be just fine.

I don’t have much faith in the Vikings or the Bears to try and make a push for

the division and the Lions are still a long way away from competing. Rodgers is still one of the best two quarterbacks in the league and he should make up for any deficiencies that the Packers have on offense.

NFC South: Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Bucs finished the regular season last year with a 13-4 record and they were close to yet another Super Bowl berth with Tom Brady under center. Fortunately for Tampa Bay, none of the other teams in the division made any significant strides to challenge their status as the best in the division.

I will admit that I am interested to see how the New Orleans Saints play this year. Their offense should be scary this year.

Jameis Winston has weapons all over the place with Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry and rookie Chris Olave at wideout. He also still has Alvin Kamara in the backfield as one of the most versatile backs in the league.

Atlanta and Carolina are still rebuilding so they pose no threat to Tampa.

With question marks still in New Orleans, I feel the Bucs will take the NFC South, but not by a landslide as many think.

NFC West: Los Angeles Rams I have my reservations about choosing the Rams because of the shoulder injury concerns of quarterback Matthew Stafford.

The defending Super Bowl champions are the best team in the division, hands down, but shoulder concerns to a starting quarterback are scary.

Seattle is a non-factor and I don’t think Arizona will be a threat due to the suspension of DeAndre Hopkins. San Francisco could be an intriguing team. The 49ers were just in the conference championship game a year ago, but we are all waiting to see how good new starting quarterback Trey Lance really is. If Lance is as advertised, the Niners could challenge the Rams for tops in the division.

Lord that brought him.

His case is dreary and dangerous, but not hopeless.” (Clarke). “… there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins” (verse 26b).

If Jesus’ sacrifice for sin is rejected, there remains no other sacrifice that can cleanse. Verse 27 points to judgment resulting in an eternity in the lake of fire.

The Priesthood of Christ and How God will Judge His People (verses 28-31). “He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two, or three witnesses:” (verse 28).

Blasphemy and idolatry required two or three witnesses for any conviction of the death penalty. “Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, … an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of Grace?” (verse 29). By rejecting Jesus’ work on the cross as sufficient, we have trampled the Son of God underfoot, considered Jesus’ blood of no greater importance than the countless animals sacrificed under Old Covenant, offended the Holy Spirit, whose purpose is to present Jesus and His work to us when we reject Jesus and His finished work on our behalf. Verse 30 “…

Vengeance belongeth unto Me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again the Lord shall judge His people” (verse 30). There will be a full meeting out of justice to all parties. We can leave judgment and re-

payment up to God. “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (verse 31). Falling into the hands of God can be positive, but when divine judgment is involved, it can be fearful, especially for those who have resisted His love, refused His salvation, despised the warnings of His Holy Spirit and persistently past the point where God can consistently show grace.” (Newell).

(The UMI Annual Commentary 2021-2022, The King James Study Bible, The Modern Life Study Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, The New Interpreters Study Bible, and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: Why was the renting of the veil of the temple of great significance for the New Testament believers, then and now?

Application: Make a daily affirmation to share your faith. Ask God for boldness to share your faith with others. God will give you the opportunity and lessen your desire to be faithful. (UMI).

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Walk With A Doc adds health tips to monthly walking group

BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE

Walk With A Doc, the AARP initiative to encourage seniors to walk for health, chose the perfect summer morning to kick off their new program. On Saturday, Aug. 13, over two dozen people gathered at the Newell-Massey Greenway on Waterworks Road to walk and talk with Dr. Elijah Beaty, who is in the Department of Cardiology at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health.

According to Harriet Miller, the AARP co-lead for the NewellMassey Greenway walk, there are only six Walk with a Doc initiatives across the country, with two others in North Carolina and this being the only one sponsored by AARP. Dr. Eli, as he is known, is president of the Twin City Medical Society and is excited to be part of this new collaboration with AARP. This is a local version of a national effort of AARP’s goal to spread Walk With A Doc programs to underserved communities. Dr. Eli said the Medical Society looked at Walk With A Doc as a way for doctors to represent the East Winston community and support an activity that promotes better health. The program targets older adults but all are welcome to come out to the Newell-Massey Greenway on the second Saturday of each month to walk with the group. The walk is open to all ages and physical abilities.

Photo by Judie Holcomb-Pack

Dr. Elijah Beaty led the walkers in the Aug. 13 Walk With A Doc program.

Before each walk, a doctor will talk about a health topic for five to eight minutes. Then as the group walks the greenway, the participants are encouraged to ask the doctor questions they may have about health issues. Dr. Eli spoke about the importance of walking which leads to improved health, better weight control, and lessens anxiety. It is recommended that we exercise for 150 minutes a week, but this can be broken down into segments throughout the week and can include activities like house cleaning, vacuuming, gardening, lawn care – even dancing!

Any aerobic activity that encourages you to get moving helps maintain good health.

Dr. Eli said he would like to see a hundred walkers come out to not only improve their health, but to make new friends by participating in this program.

Michele and Kelvin McCormick were two of the over two dozen walkers at Walk With A Doc. Michele said, “We came out to see what it’s all about. We need to keep fit.”

Asked if she brought her husband with her, he was quick to say, “I brought her!” They were invited by a friend to come to the walk and will probably come back next month.

Currently the walk begins at 9 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month, but the time will change in the fall when the weather becomes cooler. AARP provides water and snacks, as well as giveaways to participants.

Deb Burcombe, the program director for outreach for the Sticht Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Healthy Aging, said she walks every day. Commenting at the end of the walk, Burcombe said, “This is a great way to jump-start your exercise program. I challenge everyone to bring five friends with you next month!”

Register for the Sept. 10 Walk With A Doc by going to https:// events.aarp.org/WWAD-NC.

Local woman creates app for type 2 diabetes patients

BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THE CHRONICLE

Sometimes adversity brings new insight into old dilemmas. Such is what happened when Annette Nichols lost her brother to complications from diabetes on Dec. 3, 2013.

Diabetes and heart disease were familiar illnesses in Annette’s family. She has lost both her parents and three of her five siblings to these diseases; no one in her family has lived past the age of 63 and her sister is now beginning dialysis.

What distressed her most about her brother’s death is that it didn’t have to happen that way. Her brother was only 57 years old, but had the body of an 81-year-old. He could not get control of his diabetes; he was stubborn, frustrated and bitter. But most of all, he didn’t understand what his doctors told him to do because he was unable to read.

This fact plagued Annette the most because she knew there were others who were also suffering

Photo by Judie Holcomb-Pack

Annette Nichols with her app for type 2 diabetes.

with diabetes and lacked the understanding of how to manage the disease.

That nagging thought made Annette determined to figure out a way to help others so they wouldn’t face the same fate as her brother. Watching how people used their digital devices, especially smartphones, Annette saw that they responded more to videos than to documents.

She also knew that some of the newer devices for diabetes patients, such as the continuous glucose monitors with sensors that attach to the arm and are See App on B7

September Senior Events Calendar: Special events or meetings: *Open Mic, hosted by Winston-Salem Writers, (first Tuesday of each month).

The next Open Mic is Sept. 6, registration at 6:45 p.m., readings begin at 7 p.m., via Zoom. This event offers beginning and experienced writers an opportunity to read five to seven minutes of their work to a friendly audience. All genres accepted including, fiction, nonfiction, poetry and essays. Audience members welcome! To participate in the Zoom Open Mic, visit www.wswriters.org and click on the current newsletter to get the link or email Judie Holcomb-Pack at judiehp@triad.rr.com. *Poetry reading by local poet and author Jacinta White at Reynolda House, Sept.

7, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Jacinta will read from Maya Angelou’s work on the Lake Porch of Reynolda House. Inspired by “Still I Rise: The Black Experience at Reynolda,” this is a free event but registration is required by going to Reynolda.org and clicking on the events calendar for details. *AARP chapter meeting will return in person on Sept. 13 at Senior Services, 2895 Shorefair Drive. For information about the local AARP chapter, email Alberta Powell at powellalberta0@gmail.com. Open to all seniors age 50 and above with an AARP membership. *Aging Well series presented by Wake Forest Baptist Sticht Center for Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Prevention, (the second Tuesday of each month) will be held on Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m. virtually online. The webinar includes a cooking segment by a local chef, a tour of a local place of interest, and an educational session on a health topic. To register and receive the link to access the program, email bhealth@ wakehealth.edu . *Senior Soiree! Brown & Douglas Recreation Center will host “Eat, Drink, Dance” at the Senior Soiree on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 4-7 p.m. at Salem Lake Marina, 815 Salem Lake Road. Music by DJ Lemon Lyme. Tickets are $15 each, which include a catered dinner. Purchase tickets at Brown & Douglas Recreation Center, 4725 Indiana Ave. Contact Serena for more information at serenam@cityofws.org or call 336-661-4987. Dress to impress! *Adult Children of Aging Parents meeting, (third Tuesday), will be held Sept. 20 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/1623251384697687. All are welcome, but the focus will be on the needs of adult children who are caring for their aging parents. For more information, visit www.ACAPcommunity.org and look for Winston-Salem under the “Find your chapter” tab, or join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/1623251384697687. *Salem Band Fall Concert, Sept. 25, 3 p.m. in Hanes Auditorium, Elberson Fine Arts Center, on the campus of Salem College. Join Salem Band for an afternoon of your favorite classics from the popular Looney Tunes cartoons! Music by Brahma, Johann Strauss, Franz Liszt, and more. Hear Barber of Seville, Dance of the Comedians, Blue Danube Waltz and other selections to accompany some of the most popular cartoon episodes. Free! *40+ Stage Company opens its 2022-2023 season with “Rhonda’s Rites of Passage,” an original work by local playwright Grace Ellis, on Friday, Sept. 30, in the Mountcastle Forum at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. The show will run for two weekends, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.

For ticket information, visit intothearts.org/events-info or call the box office at 336747-1414. Tickets are also available at the door.

Senior centers, recreation and community centers and other organizations: Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem, 1700 Ebert Street: Some of the ongoing Shepherd’s Center activities are listed below. Call the Shepherd’s Center at 336-748-0217 for information. Contact Kristin Larson at klarson@shepherdscenter.org to register and for Zoom meeting information. More of their programs, including those on off-campus sites, can be found on their website at www.shepherdscenter.org. *Mondays 10-11 a.m., line dancing for fun and fitness with Brenda Holcomb. $7 per class. Meets on the upper level. Please arrive by 9:15 a.m. as class begins promptly at 9:30 a.m. *Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m., Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention with Wanda Patterson. $2 donation. *Tuesdays, 2-4 p.m., The Shepherd Center Singers. Donations accepted. Please contact Carmina Jenks at pegjen2@gmail.com to join. *Wednesdays, Fellowship and Games, 1:30-4 p.m., meets on the lower level. *Wednesdays, 1:30-4:00 p.m., Artistic Expressions. Bring your art/craft projects to work on; some coloring supplies available. *Way Back Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. with Paul McCraw, a local historian and retired history teacher, who will discuss local and world history and relate it to today’s events. Via Zoom.

*Thursdays, 12-1 p.m., Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, forms I and II with Wanda Patterson. $2 donation. *Thursdays at 1 p.m., Game Day with Fay and Kristin. We play different games every week, such as Boggle, Scattergories, Trivia, Pictionary and more. Come join the fun! We ask that you please arrive by 1 p.m.; once the game begins you will not be able to join. Via Zoom. *Thursdays, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m., Chess with Paul Sluder. *Thursdays at 3 p.m., Thinking Outside the Box Discussion Group. Meets in person on lower level.

Mary Alice Warren Community Center, 7632 Warren Park Drive, Lewisville: The classes below are presented by Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem: *Writing Stories from your Life - Every second Monday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

For additional classes held at this center, visit https://lewisvillenc.net/MAWCC and click on Classes Offered.

Brown & Douglas Active Adult Center, 4725 Indiana Avenue: Various activities for seniors. Contact Serena Mumford at 336-661-4998 or email serenam@cityofws.org for more information. *Praize Kraze, Mondays, 6:30 p.m. *Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, TechWise. Get help with all your digital devices. Call Serena for appointment. *Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-10 a.m., yoga. *Mondays and Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., Hebrew dance class *Tuesdays, noon, Active Living Every Day *Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m., chair exercises. *Tuesdays, 12 noon, Cooking Matters *Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Basketball Shoot Around *Tuesdays, 2 p.m., Tai Chi *Wednesdays, 1 p.m., Chair volleyball *Thursdays, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Nature Walk & Talk *Thursdays, 5 p.m., T.O.P.S. weight loss class *Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Let’s Jam with Jamita step aerobics *Fridays, 1 p.m., Game Day - Corn hole, golf putting, various games Salvation Army Senior Center, 2850 New Walkertown Road: *Tuesdays, 10 a.m., line dancing *Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., chair yoga *Tuesdays, 11 a.m., chair volleyball *Wednesdays, 11 a.m., drumming exercise *Wednesdays, 12 p.m., spiritual development *Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m., REACHE Program *Thursdays, 10 a.m., hand bells music *Thursdays, 11 a.m., educational program *Thursdays, 12 p.m., Lunch (please sign up by calling Captain Raquel Lorenzo at 336-499-1196) Carver School Road Public Library, 4915 Lansing Drive: *First Tuesday Get Together, Sept. 6, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., arts, crafts and seasonal cards, hosted by Sandra Smith. *Adult games the last Thursday of each month, Sept. 29, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Come play cards, board games and dominos and make new friends!

Humana Neighborhood Center, 1045 Hanes Mall Blvd. Call 336-293-0122 to register as space is limited.

(Note: the Center will be closed Sept. 5, 12, 13 and 14) *Tuesday, Sept. 6, 10-11 a.m., Get help with your technology *Wednesday, Sept. 7, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., popcorn and a movie, “The Batman” (2022) *Thursday, Sept. 8, 10 – 11 a.m., Full-themed Bingo *Thursday, Sept. 15, 10-11 a.m., Birthday Celebration *Tuesday, Sept. 20, 10-11 a.m., Get help with your technology *Wednesday, Sept.21, 10-11 a.m., popcorn and a movie, “West Side Story” (2021) *Thursday, Sept. 22, 10-11 a.m., Train Your Brain *Thursday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m. – noon – Boost Your Digestion *Wednesday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., popcorn and a movie, “Sing 2” (2021) *Thursday, Sept 29, 10-11 a.m., Fall Festival activities If you have an item for the Seniors Calendar, please email news@wschronicle.com and put Seniors Calendar in the subject line. Items must be submitted by the 20th of the preceding month for the next month’s issue.

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This Next Chapter workshop focuses on the non-financial side of retirement planning. Explore how to decide on when or if to retire; what to do with all that time you’ll have when you’re not working; the best part-time work options or volunteer opportunities; and answer the question: who am I without my title? All this and much more will be covered.

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read with a smartphone app, sometimes didn’t work well or fell off, necessitating putting on a new sensor before the old one had been used up. The sensors were expensive and replacing one too soon created even greater expense.

Annette, who has had diabetes for 20 years, knows the importance of eating right, watching her blood sugar counts, and adjusting her insulin to maintain her health. How could she communicate what she knew to others who may not comprehend written directions or be able to read complicated medical information?

One day as she was talking with Carol Andrews at Forsyth Tech’s Small Business Center about her dilemma, Carol asked Annette, “Have you ever thought about an app?” That’s when the idea of an app for patients with type 2 diabetes began to form in Annette’s mind.

As she researched how to design an app, Annette noticed that people who may not read well or at all were able to recognize numbers. They knew their address, their phone number, the cost of items, and other numbers that we see on a daily basis.

She thought if she could design an app where the patient just had to check their blood sugar and key in the number on the app, that they may be able to better control their diabe-

attend all three sessions. The Shepherd’s Center is located at 1700 Ebert Street.

The cost to attend is $25 which covers all workshop materials and refreshments.

Workshop leader is Pamela Karr, M.Ed., N.C. licensed professional counselor and certified professional retirement coach.

Workshop is limited to 18 individuals.

Registration is required by Sept.6. For questions or to reserve a seat, call 336748-0217 or email info@shepherdscenter.org.

tes. If the app could retain the numbers in a record that could be shown to their doctors during every visit as a way of trending the counts, that would also be helpful to the doctor as they treated the patient.

If the count was good, the app would show a thumbs-up icon. But what if the count was too high and the patient needed to make adjustments? Annette decided that a high or low number could trigger an educational video that would show the patient what they needed to do. She then decided that more education on controlling diabetes would be helpful, so she added tips and recipes to her app design.

Working with an app designer in Greensboro for about a year, the app for people with type 2 diabetes slowly came to fruition. After over a year of tweeking and testing, the app launched in 2016. It is available for both Apple and Android devices. Once the app is downloaded, the patient registers the app using their phone number.

There is a monthly charge to use the app, and contracts are for three, six or 12 months because it takes consistent use to see the benefit of the app. To get the app, go to app.butterfliestouch.com. Payment is by cash app, credit card, or a check sent to Annette.

The app can work on smartphones, tablets and laptops.

Annette’s goal now is to get information about the app out to people af-

fected by diabetes. Annette has a radio show on an internet streaming station, www.WDRBmedia.com on Fridays at 8 a.m. where she interviews people and shares her knowledge of living with and caring for people with diabetes.

If you have questions or would like more information about the app for type 2 diabetes, contact Annette Nichols at 336978-7598 or email nettenich50@gmail.com. She would be happy to provide a demonstration or free test of the app.

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The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem is proudly joining the Harris Teeter Together In Education program for the 20th consecutive year to raise funds to support the organization’s lifelong learning programs for older adults throughout the community.

To support the life-long learning programs, simply give the cashier the Shepherd’s Center code 4958 and your VIC card when you check out and your VIC

card will be linked for the year. It is an easy, one-time link and it’s FREE. Once a card is linked, the Shepherd’s Center will receive a percentage of Harris Teeter brand purchases and prescriptions.

This program does not interfere with VIC savings or cost any money!

The Shepherd’s Center served over 6,800 aging adults in 2021! Help us continue to serve seniors by linking to the Harris Teeter Together In Education program.

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Open Enrollment begins Oct. 15.

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The Shepherd’s Center co-ordinates the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) for Forsyth County. SHIIP is a program offered by the N.C. Department of Insurance.

We assist individuals

as they initially enroll in Medicare, as well as with questions or concerns with their coverage. We offer a free monthly Welcome to Medicare workshop for those new to Medicare and assist beneficiaries during Medicare Open Enrollment from Oct. 15 – Dec. 7 each year.

For more information or assistance, please call The Shepherd’s Center at 336-748-0217 and ask for Medicare assistance or visit our website at https:// www.shepherdscenter.org/ shiip-medicare-counseling. This service is free.

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Thank You for a Very Merry Christmas in July!

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We are blown away by the incredible generosity of our community during the 11th annual Christmas in July item drive!

Because of you, we will be able to provide vitally needed health, hygiene, and shelfstable food supplies to older adults in our programs.

We also want to thank our partners at Piedmont Federal Savings Bank for their tireless support of this effort! You have made a difference!

Congratulations to the 7 Over Seventy Honorees We had the opportunity to celebrate the 2022 7 Over Seventy award recipients, Richard Davis, Shirley Eaton, Art Gibel, Dr. David Peay, William Reingold, James Rousseau, and Martha Wood at the Millennium Center on August 18, 2022.

It was an honor to hear from these seven inspiring community leaders and changers.

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This year’s event was sponsored by Savers Health and Forsyth Medical Supply and presented by the WinstonSalem Journal and Senior Services.

A new fence, a sturdy observation deck, and a few excavators are the latest addition to our parking lot and that can only mean one thing— construction on the Intergenerational Center for Arts and Wellness is almost here! This building will serve as the new home of the Williams Adult Day Center as well as several collaborating organizations. The goal of the center is to help build a community that celebrates the value of all people at every stage of life by fostering relationships built on empathy and understanding.

Follow our progress as we build towards our future!

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Millions of Meals Did you know that our Meals-on-Wheels program is the longest continually operating senior meal delivery program in the southeast!? This year we are celebrating 60 years of Meals-on-Wheels and over 7 million meals delivered to older adults in our community. Join in commemorating this milestone by signing on as a meal delivery volunteer today! Contact Britnee Tellez at 336-721-3411 or by email: btellez@seniorservicesinc.org to begin serving.

Prepared for Anything We’re sending a huge shoutout to Thomas Yates from Boy Scout Troop 920! He delivered 120 emergency kits to be distributed to older adults in our programs as part of his Eagle Scout Project. These supplies will help ensure community seniors are prepared in a crisis.

Find out how you can give back to older adults in our community at seniorservicesinc.org!

Teens in Action

The Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks “Teens in Action” Summer Camp spent the day giving back by volunteering with us!

They crafted meaningful cards for participants and rolled bags to help volunteers during Mealson-Wheels deliveries. We are grateful for all our volunteers and especially happy when the youngest among our ranks get involved!

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