WWW.TRIANGLE TRIBUNE.COM Health insurance The Triangle premium picture for coming year uncertain By Rose Hoban RIBUNE N.C. HEALTH NEWS TTHE TRIANGLE’S CHOICE FOR THE BLACK VOICE Even as 2020 doles out one earth-shaking event after another, the insurance companies that can help soften the blows of co- ronavirus and other health care costs for their members still VOLUME 22 NO. 31 WEEK OF AUGUST 2, 2020 $1.00 must try to predict premiums for the coming year. In these un- certain times, as cases of COVID-19 surge across the nation and North Carolina’s numbers continue their upward creep, a major deadline looms for insurance companies trying to establish North Carolina Central rates for 2021. athletics director Ingrid By the end of July, companies that will offer plans on the Af- fordable Care Act health insurance marketplace are required to Wicker McCree submit proposed rates for 2021 to the state Department of In- surance. But opposing market forces are pulling proposed pre- named to black miums in different directions, and predicting what that will look like next year is proving to be a challenging task. alliance committee. According to their earnings reports, insurance companies could be swimming in dough, or fighting to keep their heads above water as COVID-19 continues to roil health care, along with the rest of the world. Analysts with the American Academy Please see INSURANCE/2A HBCUs Essential get help workers to safely deserve reopen better STAFF REPORTS WASHINGTON, D.C. – wages The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and The By Holly Sklar United Negro College Fund SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE have partnered with Test- ing for America to support Every day in these hard historically Black colleges times, grocery workers and and universities in their delivery drivers, health care COVID-19 testing plans for aides and cleaning staff, students, faculty and staff MARCO QUIROZ-GUTIERREZ, NC NEWS INTERN CORPS child care workers and fast to help safely reopen cam- food cooks, go to work for puses. Tyara Morrison, a community organizer with N.C. Second Chance Alliance and Justice $7.25 an hour, the federal It is especially important Served NC, examines the produce boxes she gives out for free in Raleigh. minimum wage. It’s been for HBCUs to safely reopen $7.25 since July 24, 2009. this fall as communities of That’s 11 years without an color across the U.S. have increase – the longest period been disproportionately Wake County food in history without a raise. affected by the health and Some people say we can’t economic crises caused by raise the minimum wage COVID-19. HBCUs can and now because times are hard. will play a vital role in our Well, if we hadn’t raised the nation's recovery. donation groups step minimum wage in hard Combined, the UNCF and times, we wouldn’t have a TMCF enroll almost minimum wage to begin 300,000 students at more with. The federal minimum than 80 HBCUs. Since wage was enacted in 1938 March, the organizations up to fill need during the Great Depression have been working with to put a floor under wages By Marco Quiroz America, the nation’s largest food to match the increased their member schools on nationally and boost the domestic hunger-relief organ- need. Rice said, thankfully, crisis management, sta- Gutierrez economy by increasing con- ization, 1 in 6 Americans from April to the end of June, bilization and now reopen- NC LOCAL NEWS INTERN CORPS sumer purchasing power. could face hunger during the Inter-Faith received 300,000 ing campuses. President Franklin Roose- RALEIGH — Every Friday at pandemic and more people more pounds of food than last "All institutions must be velt called the minimum the corner of Tarboro and than ever visit food banks ac- year during that period. able to test when they re- wage “an essential part of Jones streets in Raleigh, a slew ross the country. The additional amount of open for in-person instruc- economic recovery.” He said of people in cars drive up to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, a people seeking food from tion — whether this fall or millions of workers “receive get boxes of fresh produce Feeding America food bank food banks could be due to a 2021," said UNCF President pay so low that they have lit- and assorted food items from that operates in central North variety of reasons, Rice said, and CEO Michael L. Lomax. tle buying power. Aside from volunteers. Carolina, said it has seen a including higher unemploy- "TFA's ability to link us to the undoubted fact that they Organizers from the N.C. 200% increase in people com- ment during the pandemic high-quality providers, thereby suffer great human Second Chance Alliance and ing to its mobile markets, and because children are out coupled with other safety hardship, they are unable to Justice Served N.C. have been where it directly distributes of school. guidance and financial buy adequate food and doing weekly food donations food to the public, said com- “There’s just untold rea- support, will help bring shelter, to maintain health or for the Raleigh community munications and media man- sons,” she said. necessary, continuous and to buy their share of man- since the COVID-19 pandemic ager Laura Rice. The volunteers with Second reliable testing to entire ufactured goods.” began. With such an increase in de- Chance and Justice Served set campus communities. We The minimum wage The help is opportune, be- mand, Inter-Faith was worried are happy to partner with Please see reached its high point in cause according to Feeding about being able to get enough FOOD/2A TFA on this critical work to buying power back in 1968, help our campuses and when it was worth $12.06 in students successfully navi- today’s dollars, according to gate this pandemic." the U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta- "The Thurgood Marshall tistics Inflation Calculator. College Fund is confident Minimum wage increases our new partnership with have been too little, too late Testing for America will Biden: ‘Do not hold grudges’ to keep up with the rising bring abundant and accu- cost of living, much less pro- rate COVID-19 testing to vide workers a fair share of our member schools, help- economic growth since the ing them to safely reopen against Kamala Harris 1960s. The federal minimum and protect our com- wage amounts to just munities," said TMCF Pres- By Bill Barrow and $15,080 a year for full-time ident and CEO Harry Andrew Harnik work. Millions of people Williams. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS working for low pay at the The program is being minimum wage and above it pioneered at Delaware WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe couldn’t make ends meet State University, and Biden was uncharacteristically even before the COVID-19 another half-dozen HBCUs tight-lipped on Tuesday about pandemic hit. have since become part- the final stretch of his search Local businesses depend ners, with others in the for a vice president. But the on local customers who process of joining. At Dela- presumptive Democratic pres- make enough to buy what ware State, up to 3,000 stu- idential nominee seemed pre- they are selling – from food dents, staff and faculty will pared to talk about at least one and clothes to haircuts and be tested frequently in leading contender: California car repairs. Raising the mini- combination with other Sen. Kamala Harris. mum wage will give needed safety protocols such as As he took questions from raises to workers who will social distancing, a hybrid reporters on Tuesday, Biden then have more to spend as of virtual and in-person held notes that were captured customers. classes, mandatory masks by an Associated Press photog- Consumer spending makes and contact tracing. Spe- rapher. Harris’ name was Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, mary. Harris, who is Black, said up about 70% of our econ- cial accommodations have scrawled across the top, fol- still harbors concerns about Biden made “very hurtful” omy. Raising pay at the bot- been set up for students lowed by five talking points: Harris’ tough debate stage per- comments about his past work tom is a very efficient way to who test positive. “Do not hold grudges.” “Cam- formance and that she hasn’t with segregationist senators lift the economy since it puts "The HBCU brand of ex- paigned with me & Jill.” “Tal- expressed regret. before she slammed his oppo- money in the pockets of cellence, education and ented.” “Great help to The comments attributed to sition to busing as schools people who most need to care is specifically targeted campaign.” “Great respect for Dodd have drawn condemna- began to integrate. “There was spend it. Many businesses to talented students who her.” tion, especially from influen- a little girl in California who support raising the mini- simply need an open door Those are all observations tial Democratic women who was a part of the second class mum wage. They have seen and a welcoming environ- Biden has made about Harris maintain that Harris is being to integrate her public schools, the benefits of higher pay in ment. We are home. And before. But they take on new held to a standard that would- and she was bused to school lower worker turnover, re- safety must be our prior- significance following a recent n’t apply to a man running for every day,” she said. “And that duced hiring and training ity," said Delaware State Politico report that one of president. little girl was me.” costs, lower error rates, in- President Tony Allen. "Our Biden’s closest friends and a The debate-stage skirmish At the time, Biden called her creased productivity and relationship with Testing co-chair of his vice presiden- was one of the seminal mo- comments “a mischaracteriza- greater customer satisfac- tial vetting committee, former Plase see HBCUs/2A ments of the Democratic pri- Please see BIDEN/2A Please see WAGE/2A Index 5007 South Park Drive, Suite 200-G Publisher: Gerald O. Johnson News 1A Sports 6A Durham, NC 27713 Managing Editor/Sports Editor: Bonitta Best Classifieds 4A Life 7A (919) 688-9408 Advertising: Linda Johnson Religion 5A Focus 8A © 2020 The Triangle Tribune www.triangletribune.com 2A NEWS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, August 2, 2020 Wake County food groups Health insurance picture step up to help community for coming year uncertain Continued from page 1A those patients. evident, most of the large Continued from page 1A the virus. Alaman delivers volunteers there will con- of Actuaries, professionals Most hospitals now have for-profit insurers, such as up every week at the Light- food every week to seniors’ tinue to give out food while who dig into the numbers elaborate plans in place to Aetna, Cigna and United- house, a community space homes and various as- the pandemic lasts, be- and trends for insurers and create surge capacity for Healthcare, which all have operated by Farris Barakat, sisted living facilities, in- cause it is essential. “We policymakers, expressed new COVID-19 patients significant footprints in whose brother, Deah, was cluding the Chavis Heights know with the pandemic, uncertainty during a recent even as they’re continuing North Carolina, noted their killed in a 2015 hate crime senior center in southeast people are in their homes webinar about what the to see the knee replace- financial positions coming in Chapel Hill. Raleigh. and can’t get out, so we coming year would bring. ment and the colonoscopy out of the first three Tyara Morrison, a com- “Anything anybody can want to make sure they Insurers will see in- patients that bolster their months of 2020 was munity organizer with Sec- do for people in assisted don’t have to suffer,” she creased spending on the bottom lines. This means strong. ond Chance and Justice living really helps right said. tens of thousands of Amer- that insurers are now pay- Once COVID hit, all of Served, said the food is a now,” she said. With the end of the icans who have landed in ing out more of the money these companies say they mix of donations from Diana Powell, executive COVID-19 pandemic still the hospital because of they take in. “We’re allow- had planned for setting Food Lion, the State director of Justice Served unknown, Rice said Inter- COVID-19 infections. As a ing companies to revise aside funds to cover pro- Farmer’s Market, local food and statewide outreach co- Faith will also continue to method for comparison, their COVID-19 impact as- viders’ cash flow issues banks, and individuals. ordinator for Second make sure people are get- Cori Uccello, fellow of the sumptions, up to the latest and pay claims more She said they sometimes Chance, said she and the ting the food they need in AAA, said the average cost time possible,” North Car- quickly. For-profit payers get between 100 and 1,000 other volunteers already central North Carolina. for hospitalization for a olina insurance commis- Aetna, Cigna and United- boxes of everything from do a lot of community “We’ve recognized the flu-induced pneumonia in sioner Mike Causey told Healthcare all made moves fresh produce to easily mi- service. When they saw a need, we’ve met the need 2018 was $20,000 for ad- N.C. Health News. “As you such as waiving copays crowaveable foods. “They need in the community for and we will continue to do mission to a regular bed know, every day we get and coinsurance costs. All donate literally everything drive-up food donations, so,” Rice said. and $80,000 if a patient re- new data. I don’t know if three companies also that you can think of, cakes they wanted to help. “It’s The N.C. News Intern quired a ventilator. “[This] the health insurers have a waived prior authorization to — everything.” always about love and lov- Corps is a program of the provides some sense of the handle on the entire cost for hospitalization, which Community volunteer ing our community no N.C. Local News Workshop, range of possible COVID yet. They’re working on it made it easier for their in- Shelia Alaman said the matter who you are,” she funded by the North Caro- treatment costs for those daily as we are, so I believe sured patients to be ad- drive-up food donations said. lina Local News Lab Fund who are hospitalized,” she in a few more weeks, we’ll mitted than at a more are especially helpful to Powell, who helps run the and housed at Elon Univer- said. probably have a better idea typical time. elderly people who can’t drive-up food donation at sity’s School of Communi- On the other hand, when of what might happen.” BCBSNC is the dominant leave their homes due to the Lighthouse, said the cations. hospitals were forced to The question now is player in North Carolina, halt elective procedures in whether the costs gener- with the lion’s share of the March and April to give ated by COVID-19 will off- market. The company had health care systems time to set the savings insurers revenues of $2.2 billion in adapt and prepare for a po- gained during the period the first quarter and an in- tential flood of COVID-19 when the number of claims come of $80 million. But Biden writes note in coming in dropped off sig- BCBSNC’s earnings pale patients, millions of people deferred care or skipped it nificantly. In this volatile next to those of the for- outright. That could drive environment, they try to profit health insurance praise of Kamala Harris down the total claims make their best estimates. behemoths. made to insurance com- “My message has been Austin Vevurka, then- panies in 2020, even as clear all along,” Causey spokesman for BCBS of faced impeachment for about Harris. A spokesper- Continued from page 1A many people continued said, “we need to hold North Carolina, had this to pressuring Ukraine offi- son for Harris did not im- tion of my position.” Their paying their premiums. health insurance cost of say in a June email: “Many cials to help his reelection mediately respond to a relationship has become In another presentation, premiums down as low as experts, including the CDC, by finding dirt on Biden, request for comment. considerably more ami- made to the National Asso- we possibly can. A lot of are predicting a spike in the president had notes In just his third extended cable. Biden has praised ciation of Insurance Com- folks are hurting, a lot of the fall,” he wrote. “The that read: “I want nothing” news conference in four Harris publicly many missioners in April, a people out of work.” delay in care may also re- and “I want no quid pro months, Biden also side- times and noted that he’s different group of ac- There’s no doubt caring sult in people needing quo.” stepped specific questions thought highly of her per- tuaries estimated that the for COVID patients will more expensive care.” Biden’s list, at the least, about the timing of his sonally and professionally claims paid out by insur- come with an enormous The company also might suggests that he wants to decision on a running since she became close to ance companies were price tag, and ripples from see a revenue decline if the defuse any tensions mate, an approach re- his late son, Beau Biden, down by about 30% in that cost will extend from economy continues to be around his relationship flected in another entry on when both were state at- March and April. But by the federal government to sluggish, with employers with Harris. As reflected in Biden’s notepad. Under torneys general. May, rates of infection fell, state governments and and employees unable to his notes, Harris has be- the heading “VP,” Biden It is common for high- hospitals gathered enough through the insurance in- pay premiums. come a reliable surrogate wrote “highly qualified” profile politicians to take personal protective equip- dustry. That could lead to people for Biden, appearing with and “diverse group,” signi- notes with them to the po- ment to resume non-emer- During first-quarter in- dropping coverage, which him in online fundraisers fying his intention not to dium, either handwritten gency care and had enough vestor calls made in April, translates into less revenue amid the unusual social tease out any more details. additions to formal re- testing capacity to start just as the scope of the for the company, Vevurka distancing standards Beyond vice presidential marks or a bullet-point list comfortably admitting pandemic was becoming added. like what Biden held on forced on the campaign by politics, Biden’s topics in- stationery featuring his the COVID-19 pandemic. cluded the Justice Depart- full name: Joseph R. Biden As recently as last week, ment, an allusion to Jr. In March, early in the Harris headlined her own Attorney General William coronavirus pandemic, event for Biden, one fo- Barr testifying Tuesday on Raise the minimum wage President Donald Trump’s cused on the Raleigh area, Capitol Hill. His notes did notes were photographed a battleground state where not name Barr, but Biden to show “Chinese” written Harris’ dual appeal to referenced “the people’s over “corona,” part of the Black voters and college- lawyer … not the pres- for essential workers educated white women ident’s lawyer,” echoing president’s efforts to Continued from page 1A If small businesses are to zon, Organic Valley, Dr. blame the pandemic on a could boost Democrats’ his previous assertions tion. They know it will in- survive and grow, they will Bronner’s, Illegal Pete’s res- foreign adversary. prospects. Biden ulti- that Barr has used his post crease consumer spending need employees who want taurants, ECOS, Room & Last year, as Trump mately did not field a as the latter. question specifically and help level the playing to work for them and cus- Board, and many other field. tomers who want to buy businesses, large and “People can’t spend from them, whether they small, already pay or sur- money at local businesses are ordering for delivery or pass today. like mine if they don’t have coming in the store. De- It’s time for action in the it, which is why raising the cent wages and good cus- Senate and for more action minimum wage is all the tomer service will be even in the states. We’re in a more important now,” said more crucial. generation-defining crisis. Michael O’Connor, a bar- We can’t say we value Raising the minimum wage bershop owner. people’s work and not pay is essential – along with Keeping the minimum them enough to live on. measures such as grants to wage stuck in the past will The U.S. House of Repre- small businesses to make it not help small businesses sentatives passed the Raise through the pandemic and compete with big busi- the Wage Act in 2019, increased government pur- nesses during and after which would gradually in- chasing from small busi- this pandemic. Costco, crease the federal mini- nesses going forward. Amazon and Target al- mum wage to $15 by 2025. Working together we can ready pay a $15 minimum That gives businesses five save lives, save livelihoods wage throughout the coun- years to phase in a wage and build a shared recov- try. that Costco, Target, Ama- ery. College funds partner to help safely reopen HBCUs Continued from page 1A that can complete millions founder Jason Yeung. for America is the No. 1 of tests per day at very low TFA is in active discus- driver of our ability to re- cost. sions with K-12 schools, Utility shutoffs loom for 1 open our campus safely." "We don't need to wait for other higher education in- TFA is a nonprofit estab- new innovations. We have stitutions and businesses lished by leading academ- the technology now to dra- across the country on safe ics, engineers and matically increase access and permanent reopening million NC households to meaningful, affordable, testing plans, as well as entrepreneurs to solve the testing crisis in America. repeat testing to help us seeking additional philan- By Nadia Ramlagan explained. need to be pushing their The organization has iden- safely and permanently re- thropic supporters and In the past three months, utilities and the governor open schools, businesses major donors to sponsor N.C. NEWS SERVICE tified and is supporting a the N.C. Division of Public to offer a more flexible, portfolio of high-quality, and ultimately the U.S. testing initiatives. RALEIGH – As tempera- Health reported more than long-term payment plan scale-ready technologies economy," said TFA tures soar above 100 de- 1,200 residents with heat- where, even with a debt re- grees in some regions, related illness have been payment charge, it doesn't more than 1 million North rushed to hospital emer- increase their future bill by Carolina households could gency rooms. 10%," McIlmoil said. "Some- lose access to air con- The elderly, low-income thing like that would at New tool aims to help ditioning or running water households and people least smooth out the im- when the state's ban on with preexisting conditions pact for folks." utility shutoffs expires are the most vulnerable to Joel Porter, policy man- educators keep kids reading heat-related health prob- ager at Clean Air Carolina, Aug. 1. skills, including low birth and where we are right now lems. added the coronavirus has By Nadia Ramlagan Rory McIlmoil, senior weight and regular school in our schools, is to see McIlmoil said prior to the underscored the need to N.C. NEWS SERVICE energy analyst at Appala- attendance. what the impacts are going chian Voices, said Gov. Roy pandemic, nearly 40% of integrate more renewable SELMA, N.C. – Even be- It's aimed at helping edu- to be two years from now," Cooper sent a letter to util- North Carolinians qualified energy sources into the fore the coronavirus pan- cators and community Mills states. "How are chil- ities on July 17, stating he for federal home energy- state's grid. demic, the majority of services providers such as dren varying from before would not extend the mor- assistance programs, and "If we have cleaner North Carolina's 8-year- Karen Mills, operations di- the pandemic and after? atorium that's been in he believes COVID-19 has sources of energy, more re- olds, especially those from rector of Partnership for And that will help us to place under an executive exposed a long-standing newable resources of low-income families, Children of Johnston identify areas where we order since May. problem in the state over energy, then you're not lagged in reading profi- County, prevent children really need to focus." "And that the only ad- water, electric and gas bills going to have people strug- ciency. from falling too far behind. The latest data show ditional protection that that aren't affordable. He gling to pay their bills like A new online tool devel- Mills says the Pathways slightly more than half of would be in place would be said residents worried they are now," Porter said. oped by the North Carolina Data Dashboard sets the the state's third-graders are a requirement that utilities about their bills should Advocacy groups across Early Childhood Founda- stage for measuring proficient in reading, and offer a minimum of six contact their utility com- the state are urging federal tion shows how the state reading progress at the both state lawmakers and months for customers to panies now. lawmakers to pass a na- stacks up to national aver- statewide level. Gov. Roy Cooper's Early pay any unpaid debt that "To set up a payment tional shutoff moratorium ages on factors that in- "Really, where it's going Childhood Advisory Coun- they had accrued during plan that can meet their as part of the next COVID- fluence third-grade reading to be helpful with COVID, Please see TOOL/3A the moratorium," McIlmoil needs; and just really, they 19 relief package. 3A NEWS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, August 2, 2020 New tool aims to help Suit targets private school educators keep kids reading scholarship program Continued from page 1A By Gary D. Robertson “Vouchers for private dent,” Parents for Educa- schools are an affront to a tional Freedom President cil have called for better data measures to help guide early education policy and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS improve reading outcomes. state that has a long and Mike Long said. The state RALEIGH — Several North Mills says she plans to use the online tool to collaborate more effectively with cherished history of public of North Carolina and the Carolina parents sued on community partners and county leaders, address inequities and ensure that despite education,” Walker Kelly, a program administrator are Monday to halt the state’s the challenging times, children are on track to read at grade level. Fayetteville teacher, said in lawsuit defendants. taxpayer-funded scholar- "It's important, really, to reaffirm that these indicators of whole child and child a news release. “Using pub- In a 4-3 decision, the ship program for K-12 chil- well-being are key to early reading success, but beyond that to high school gradu- lic money to pay for private state Supreme Court ruled dren to attend private ation and college and career readiness and employment," she said. schools is part of a broad in July 2015 that people schools, saying they’re dis- Mills says the dashboard includes North Carolina-specific data – in some cases, at assault on public schools who challenged the 2013 criminated against based the county or school district level – on more than 60 measures of child development and on our state constitu- program failed to prove it on their beliefs about reli- that researchers have found influence third-grade reading scores. tion.” violated the constitution. gion and sexuality. Republican legislators But the majority — all reg- The litigation filed in who approved the program istered Republicans — said Wake County court in 2013 consider it one of it was up to legislators to contends the current Op- their major education ac- decide whether the idea portunity Scholarship Pro- complishments of the past was good policy. gram violates several decade. The General As- Monday’s lawsuit differs portions of the state con- sembly set aside $65 mil- from 2013 with its stronger stitution, including those lion during the past fiscal emphasis on religious dis- protecting religious free- year for the initiative, crimination claims. The dom. It comes five years which distributed grants parents, which include after a closely divided state for more than 12,000 stu- some in same-sex mar- Supreme Court upheld the dents in lower-income fam- riages, say they don’t ad- legality of the private- ilies. The GOP also passed here to views on school grants. a law automatically in- Christianity and LGBT The plaintiffs’ lawyers creasing program funding rights that conservative write the lawsuit chal- by $10 million annually private schools in their lenges the program “as im- through mid-2028. communities require for plemented.” That Parents for Educational enrollment. The lawsuit acknowledges the grants Freedom in North Carolina, cites rules at schools that are lawful in other formats, which lobbies for the pro- refuse admission to chil- in keeping with the 2015 gram, dismissed Monday’s dren who don’t subscribe Supreme Court decision. lawsuit as a “political to their doctrine and expel But the National Education stunt” at a time when more openly LGBT individuals or Association and the North parents are looking for those who express support Big Mac racism at Carolina Association of more educational options. for gay rights. Educators, vocal oppo- “This lawsuit demonstrates Any ruling by a trial nents of what they call once again how out-of- judge ultimately could re- McDonald’s heads to trial voucher programs, are touch the NCAE is both turn to the state Supreme funding the lawsuit. with North Carolina fam- Court, where registered By Whitney Gresham against him. nificant reduction in the NCAE President Tamika ilies and with national Democrats now hold a ma- and Trevor W. In an exclusive interview number of African Ameri- Walker Kelly is one of the trends in favor of school jority of seats. The three with the Michigan Chron- can owner-operators.” Coleman II plaintiffs and leaves no choice and ever-expanding Democratic justices who icle, Neal said the harass- When Neal and other ex- doubt her goal is elimi- educational opportunity wrote dissenting opinions THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE ment began shortly after ecutives brought these nating the program. for every American stu- remain on the court. new CEO and British-born concerns to the attention of For more than 50 years, Steve Easterbrook came on leadership, they began to the McDonald’s Corpora- board and initiated a cor- retaliate against them. tion took pride in branding porate restructuring plan They defunded the com- itself as a socially con- that deemphasized racial pany’s African American scious corporation particu- diversity and input from Diversity Council and it larly interested in doing Black executives and fran- subsequently became dor- business in abandoned and chisees. mant. The Council pro- long-ignored Black com- She and Guster-Hines vided career development munities while embracing were then demoted from and a talent pipeline for racial diversity as a critical vice-president to senior di- black employees. And soon component of its corporate rector positions in July the demotions started with ethos. 2018. They are seeking African Americans being It is a philosophy that compensation following targeted for elimination helped create a popular those demotions, claiming such as herself and Guster- narrative and also focus on that they occurred as a re- Hines, leaving none at the story that the Chicago- sult of discrimination. Kempczinski’s leadership based company was a pro- “When they assumed table during his tenure as gressive business and a leadership, it became very president to advocate on place where African Amer- clear that African Ameri- behalf of Black employees, icans could grow, find cans stakeholders were no franchise operators or cus- mentors, promotions and longer a strategic priority tomers. The suit claims the economic opportunity. and the environment be- number of black executives However, that image was came toxic,” she said. “An in the top ranks fell to shattered this year in an example would be, you seven in 2019 from 42 in explosive lawsuit brought know, cutting advertising 2014, the year before the by two African American spending with African new regime came on board. female executives who American agencies that im- The suit also alleges: claim that, under new lead- pacted, of course, African * Before Easterbrook and ership, the company not American customers and Kempczinski’s arrival, only deliberately divested local community organiza- black consumers generated from the Black community tions, and it didn't make 20% of all revenue for and businesses, but hurled economic sense, it didn't McDonald's U.S. stores. racist, sexist insults at make good business * Easterbrook and them including referring to sense.” Kempczinski caused a de- the employees as “niggers” McDonald's commitment crease in advertising to at- and “angry Black women.” to diversity was so widely tract African American Adding further injury to known and promoted that patronage. The constant the grotesque insults, the it was regularly named cutting in the funding of women also claimed when among the Fortune 500 top programs for building Afri- they spoke up about such corporations for diversity can American leadership treatment, they were de- and inclusion, and other resulted in the system- moted, and the perpe- companies would bench- wide purchases by black trators were promoted. mark against them. people to decline by 6%. The shocking accusations That reputation, ho- * Nearly 1 of 3 African have rocked the fast food wever, is now threatened American franchisees left industry, especially since by the lawsuit scheduled to the McDonald’s system EMPLOYMENT McDonald’s has long pro- be heard in the Northern since Easterbrook arrived ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ASSISTANT (Part-Time) position at First Baptist Church (101 S. jected itself as a leader in District Court of Illinois which was disproportion- diversity initiatives and as next month or early Au- ate to the loss of non-Afri- Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC). Visit our website at http://www.raleighfirstbaptist.org for more an aggressive recruiter and gust. Besides Easterbrook, can American franchisees. information. Mail resumes to: First Baptist Church, ATTN: HR Committee, P. O. Box 27111, developer of Black talent who was let go last year But among Neal’s and Raleigh, NC, 27611. DEADLINE: Must be Postmarked by 8/15/2020. and entrepreneurs. after it was revealed he was Guster-Hines’ most shock- But Domineca Neal and involved in an affair with a ing claims was the racist, Vicki Guster-Hines, former colleague in violation of sexist taunts they had to LEGAL NOTICE vice presidents of the fast company policy, also endure from the McDon- food chain, allege the dis- named in the suit are cur- ald’s executives. The suit On 8/1/20 Certificate of Need review began for Duke Health Arringdon Radiology Proj J-11913- crimination and harass- rent CEO Chris alleges that in 2005 Marty ment started, and 20 Acq MRI. Written comments are due to the Agency by 8/31/20 and sent to Kempczinski, and Charles Ranft, a white vice pres- [email protected] or 2704 Mail Service Ctr, Raleigh, NC 27699-2704. progressive programs Strong, the chief field of- ident and general manager came to a screeching halt ficer. At its bare essence, of the McDonald’s Ohio Re- following a change in cor- the women allege in the gion told Guster-Hines, NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION porate leadership in 2015. suit the world's largest fast- “You are a nigger like all STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA In their suit, they said the food restaurant chain has the rest; you just believe WAKE COUNTY new regime engaged in “declared war against the you are better cause you IN THE DISTRICT COURT systemic racist and dis- African American com- are a smart one.” criminatory behavior and 19 CVD 16463 munity.” She further alleges she re- civil rights abuses against MARY LOU BAKER, ) She noted her observa- ported Ranft to her super- them and other Black ex- tion is based on its new visors and emphasized Plaintiff, ) ecutives. vs . ) business plan and corpo- that she would not tolerate NOTICE Among the allegations rate leadership’s attitudes being called a nigger within ROBERTO PEREZ TORRES ) ) were that one top white toward black employees McDonald's or anywhere d/b/a, PEREZ SILVA male executive repeatedly ) and owner-operators who else. She said there was no CLEANING SERVICE ) and ) referred to them as “angry had the majority of restau- response to her complaint JAVIER MONTEJO SILBA Black women” and another ) rants in African American from the corporation and Defendants ) who earlier had referred to consumer markets and Ranft was eventually pro- Black employees as would be impacted, more moted to vice president of “niggers” being promoted To: Roberto Perez Torres and Javier Montejo Silba so than others. “And that development for the entire rather than disciplined fol- action coincided with a sig- U.S. lowing a complaint filed Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed on December 4, 2019, in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief sought is monetary damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 4th day of September, 2020, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This the 26th day of July, 2020.

E. GREGORY STOTT Attorney for Plaintiff Post Office Box 131 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Telephone: (919) 828-7000 To place an ad: Call 919.688.9408 Classifieds SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 PAGE 4A Classified Deadline: Wednesday at 5p.m., prior to Sunday’s edition 5. Upon information and belief, Defendant Daphine Hutchinson is a 22. South Carolina Code § 38-55-170 makes it illegal to submit a false LEGAL NOTICE citizen and resident of Hampton County, South Carolina claim for payment to an insurance company transacting business in South Carolina. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6. Upon information and belief, Defendant Jervony Hutchinson is a for the citizen and resident of Hampton County, South Carolina. 23. South Carolina Code § 38-55-540 provides that “A person who District Of South Carolina knowingly makes a false statement or misrepresentation, and any other

Progressive Direct Insurance Company, ) 7. Upon information and belief, Defendant Kayden Smith is a citizen and person knowingly, with an intent to injury, defraud, or deceive, or who

) resident of Hampton County, South Carolina. assists, abets, solicits, or conspires with a person to make a false

) statement or misrepresentation” for an economic benefit commits Plaintiff (s) ) 8. This action is brought under the provisions of the Federal Declaratory insurance fraud. v. ) Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq. and Rule 57 of the Federal Rules ) of Civil Procedure; there is a real and justiciable controversy between the 24. Paragraph (B) of South Carolina Code § 38-55-540 provides that, "a Darnell Burgess, Johnnie Smoak, ) parties, and by these proceedings Plaintiff asks this court to inquire into person convicted pursuant to the provisions of this section must be Shakiea Brown, Daphine Hutchinson, ) Jervony Hutchinson, and Kayden Smith ) and declare the rights and obligations of the parties arising out of the facts ordered by the court to make full restitution to a victim for any economic

) set forth below. advantage or benefit which has been obtained by the person as a result of

) Civil Action No. that violation. Defendant(s) ) 9:20-cv-770-BHH 9. The amount in controversy exceeds seventy-five thousand and 00/100 ($75,000.00) dollars, exclusive of interests and costs, and there is 25. South Carolina Code § 38-55-550 establishes civil penalties against SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION complete diversity of citizenship; therefore, this Court has jurisdiction to any person who has violated South Carolina Code §§ 38-55-170 or -38- hear this matter under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(A)(1). 55-540. To: (Defendant’s name and address) Darnell Burgess and Johnnie Smoak, 474 N. Main Street, 10. Venue is proper in this Division and this Court under 28 U.S.C. § 26. Public policy prohibits a party who participates in insurance fraud Brunson, SC 29911; 1391(b)(1). from recovering any stuns from the insurance company. Shakiea Brown, Daphine Hutch- inson and Kayden Smith, 538

Sprayfield Road Estill, SC PROGRESSIVE POLICY 27. Upon information and belief, some or all of these Defendants 29918; Jervony Hutchinson, conspired together to stage or claim a collision that did not exist in order 2106 Willow Oak Drive Estill, 11. Upon information and belief, Johnnie Smoak purchased a 1989 to recover insurance funds from Progressive. SC 29918 Chevrolet Celebrity, VIN no. 1G1AW51W1K6207072, on November 13, A lawsuit has been filed against you. 2018 and was the owner of the 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity, VIN no. 28. Upon information and belief, the Defendants have or will make claim 1G1AW51W1K6207072, at all times relevant to the allegations herein for coverage under the Policy for Injuries and/or property damage they Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the according to the vehicle’s title history. A copy of the title history is allegedly suffered in the purported collision. day you received it) — or 60 days if you arc the United States or a United attached hereto as Exhibit “A”. States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in FOR A FIRST DECLARATION Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) — you must serve on the plaintiff an 12. Progressive issued a policy of personal automobile insurance to answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Darnell Burgess, policy number 931046121, with effective dates of July 29. Progressive repeats and realleges the allegations above as if set forth Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served 5, 2019 to January 5, 2020 (hereinafter the “Policy”). The Policy lists the fully verbatim below. on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address are: 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity, VIN no 1G1AW51W1K6207072, as an J.R. Murphy, Esquire insured vehicle. A copy of the Policy’s declarations page is attached 30. According to the vehicle title history for the 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity, Murphy & Grantland, P.A. hereto as Exhibit “B”. VIN no. 1G1AW51W1K6207072, Johnnie Smoak owned the vehicle at P.O. Box 6648 the time of the purported collision. Columbia, SC 29260 13. For the listed 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity, the Policy provides bodily injury liability coverage with limits of $25,000 per person and $50,000 31. Progressive is entitled to a declaration that Darnell Burgess was not If you fail to respond, judgment. by default will be entered against you per accident and property damage liability coverage with limits of the owner of the 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity, VIN no. for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer $25,000 per accident. IGIAW51WIK6207072, driven by Johnnie Smoak at the time of the or motion with the court. purported collision. 14. The Policy provides coverage to persons qualifying as an “insured” Date: February 20, 2020 CLERK OF COURT for certain risks under the insuring agreement and excludes certain risks 32. Progressive is entitled to a declaration that Johnnie Smoak owned the s/ Virginia Druce, Deputy Clerk through policy exclusions. Progressive craves reference to the Policy for 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity, VIN no. IGlAW51 WIK6207072, allegedly Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk all terms, conditions, and provisions therein and incorporates them by involved in the purported collision. reference herein. 33. Therefore, Progressive respeeLfexlly requests that this Court declare 15. The Policy provides in pertinent part: that Darnell Burgess did not have an insurable interest in the 1989 Civil Action No. 9:20-cv-770-BHH Chevrolet Celebrity, VIN no. 1G1AW51W1K6207072, at the time of the PART I LIABILITY TO OTHERS purported collision, and that the Policy is void as to PROOF OF SERVICE the 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity, VIN no. 1G1AW51W1K6207072. (This section should not befiled with the court unless required by INSURING AGREEMENT If you pay the premium for this coverage, Fed. R. Cith P. 4 (l)) we will pay damages for bodily injury and property damage for which FOR A SECOND DECLARATION an insured person becomes legally responsible because of an accident. This summons is for (name of individual and title, if any) *** 34. Progressive repeats and real'eges the allegations above as if set forth ADDITIONAL DEFINITION fully verbatim below. was received by me on (date) . When used in this Part I: Insured person means: 35. The Policy only provides coverage for legal liability resulting from an I personally served the summons on the individual at (place) a. you, a relative, or a rated resident with respect to an accident arising "accident." on (date) ; or out of the ownership, maintenance or use of an auto or a trailer; *** 36. The Policy only includes in the definition of "insured" "you" "with I left the summons at the individual’s residence or usual place of EXCLUSIONS READ THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIONS respect to an accident arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of abode with name , a CAREFULLY. IF AN EXCLUSION APPLIES, COVERAGE WILL an auto... person of suitable age and discretion who resides there, on (date) NOT BE AFFORDED UNDER THIS PART I. , and mailed a copy to the individual’s last known 37. Upon information and belief, the collision claimed by the Defendants address; or Coverage under this Part I, including our duty to defend, will not apply was not accidental and was intentional or staged. to any insured person for: I served the summons on (name of individual) *** 38. Therefore, Progressive is entitled to a declaltltion thal the Policy does , who is designated by law to accept 9. bodily injury or property damage caused by an intentional act of that not provide coverage for claims arising out of the purported collision. service of process on behalf of (name of organization) insured person, or at the direction of that insured person, even if the on (date) ; or actual injury or damage is different than that which was intended or FOR A THIRD DECLARATION expected. For damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use Other (specify): of a covered auto, this exclusion applies only to those damages in excess 39. Progressive repeats and realleges the allegations above as if set forth of the minimum limit mandated by the motor vehicle financial fully verbatim below. responsibility law of South Carolina; My fees are $ for travel and $ *** 40. South Carolina has a strict public policy prohibiting insurance fraud for services, for a total of $ 0.00. 15. bodily injury or property damage caused by, or reasonably as evidenced by the General Assembly's enactment of criminal statutes expected to result from, a criminal act or omission of that insured and civil statutes penalizing insurance fraud. I declare under perjury that this information is true. person. This exclusion applies regardless of whether that insured person is actually charged with, or convicted of, a crime. However, this 41. As a matter of public policy, an insurance company is not required to Date: exclusion will apply only to those damages in excess of the minimum pay any benefits for a claim resulting from insurance fraud. limit mandated by the motor vehicle financial responsibility law of South Server’s signature Carolina. For purposes of this exclusion, criminal acts or omissions do 42. Therefore, Progressive is entitled to a declaration that the Policy does not include traffic violations; not provide Printed name and title *** coverage for the claims arising out of the purported collision. PART VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Server’s address *** FOR A FOURTH DECLARATION FRAUD OR MISREPRESENTATION Additional information regarding attempted service, etc: *** 43. Progressive repeats and realleges the allegations above as if set forth IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT We may deny coverage for an accident or loss if you or a person seeking fully verbatim FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA coverage has concealed or misrepresented any material fact or below. BEAUFORT DIVISION circumstance, or engaged in fraudulent conduct, in connection with the CASE NUMBER:9:20-cv-770-BHH presentation or settlement of a claim. However, this shall not affect 44. Some or all of these Defendants knowingly provided false coverage under Part I Liability To Others up to the minimum limit information regarding the facts of the purported collision to Progressive Progressive Direct Insurance Company, mandated by the motor vehicle financial responsibility law of South in making claims under the Policy. Plaintiff, Carolina for any injured person who has not knowingly concealed or COMPLAINT v. misrepresented any material fact or circumstance. 45. The facts of the purported collision are material to Progressive's (Declaratory Judgment) *** settlement of the Claims Defendants have made, or will make in the Darnell Burgess, Johnnie Smoak, Shakiea (Non-jury) Brown, Daphine Hutchinson, Jervony FACTS future, under the Policy. Hutchinson, and Kayden Smith, 16. Progressive received notice of a purported collision that occurred on or about October 1, 2019 involving a 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity, VIN no. 46. Therefore, Progressive is entitled to a declaration that the Policy is Defendants 1G1AW51W1K6207072, allegedly driven by Johnnie Smoak and a void due to vehicle allegedly driven by Shakiea Brown on Sprayfield Road in Estill, fraud. Plaintiff, Progressive Direct Insurance Company, seeks declaratory relief South Carolina. to determine the rights of the parties and alleges and shows as follows. WHEREFORE, Progressive prays that this honorable court inquire into 17. Upon information and belief, Johnnie Smoak owned the 1989 these matters and declare that Progressive owes no duty to defend or JURISDICTION AND VENUE Chevrolet Celebrity, VIN no. 1G1AW51W1K6207072, at the time the indemnify any claims arising out of the abovereferenced alleged Policy incepted on July 5, 2019 and at the time of the purported collision collision, a declaration that Progressive owes no coverage under the 1. The Plaintiff, Progressive Direct Insurance Company (hereinafter on October 1, 2019. policy, a declaration that the policy is void due to fraud, and award “Progressive”) is an insurance company organized and existing pursuant attorney's fees and costs associated with this action and any other relief to the laws of the state of Ohio, with its principal place of business in the 18. Upon information and belief, Shakiea Brown, Daphine Hutchinson, this Court deems just and proper. state of Ohio. Plaintiff is licensed and authorized to transact business, Jervony Hutchinson, and Kayden Smith claim that they were in the including selling insurance policies in South Carolina, and Plaintiff sells vehicle operated by Shakiea Brown and each allege injuries resulting MURPHY & GRANTLAND, P.A. insurance policies in South Carolina. from the purported collision. s/Sarah E. Caiello J.R. Murphy, Esquire (Fed. I.D. No. 3119) 2. Upon information and belief, Defendant Darnell Burgess is a citizen 19. Upon information and belief, the purported collision did not occur or Sarah E. Caiello, Esquire (Fed. I.D. 13091) and resident of Hampton County, South Carolina. was intentionally staged by the Defendants. P.O. Box 6648 Columbia, South Carolina 29260 3. Upon information and belief, Defendant Johnnie Smoak is a citizen 20. The Policy only provides coverage for legal liability of an insured (803) 782-4100 and resident of Hampton County, South Carolina. arising out of an accident. Attorneys for the Plaintiff Columbia, South Carolina 4. Upon information and belief, Defendant Shakiea Brown is a citizen 21. Upon information and belief, the collision did not occur and/or was February 18, 2020 and resident of Hampton County, South Carolina. not an accident.

5A RELIGION/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, August 2, 2020 The quiet desegregation of Glorieta Baptist Assembly By Daniel Porter THE BAPTIST NEW MEXICAN SANTA FE, N.M. – Many Southern Baptists are fa- miliar with Annie Arm- strong, founder of the Woman's Missionary Union and the namesake of the Volunteers from more than 30 churches participated in a July 23 virtual per- North American Mission Board's annual Easter offer- formance of the Whosoever Will Choir at the Black Church Leadership and ing. Family Conference. Fewer know of Annie Filmore, right, a 20th cen- tury pioneer of Baptist mis- sions who was initially LifeWay’s Black Church denied fellowship with Armstrong's WMU because of the color of her skin. Conference sees growth Between 1920 and 1960, WMU held varying and By Diana Chandler scribing the week as "ex- 35 to address the anxiety sometimes conflicting po- BAPTIST PRESS traordinary." many may suffer during sitions on race relations in "I have not seen any other RIDGECREST, N.C. – the COVID-19 pandemic. the United States. As early conferences that had to Using a fill-in-the-blank He exhorted believers to as 1927, WMU leaders took transition from live to a vir- quiz, LifeWay Christian Re- trust the promises and a public stand against tual platform of this size, sources' Mark Croston providence of God, to live lynching. In 1940, WMU fully built out like this," evoked phrases that have with the knowledge that trained Black women for Croston said. "I am so long spoken to the con- God is in control, and to ministry within their re- proud of LifeWay for put- sciences of Black folks. He know that the pandemic spective churches. Ho- ting the needs of the was teaching the early did not take God by sur- wever, in a 1946 issue of churches first and allowing morning Bible exposition prise. WMU's Royal Service mag- us to provide this event for at the 2020 Black Church In his sermon, "Christ's azine, the organization re- free. This allows pastors to Leadership and Family Answer to Our Anxiety," jected desegregation as invite their entire congre- Conference as an online- Robinson said worrying "unreasonable." gation to take advantage of only event during the makes us less effective Three years later, in the this free training that will the other women in her quickly bonded with Dan- COVID-19 pandemic. today and ineffective to- same magazine, WMU pro- be available through Aug. church were not allowed to ielson's mother Margaret. "First, giving honor to morrow. moted desegregation, and 31." attend WMU weeks at Of the two, Danielson God, who is the head of my "Jesus is not saying stop in the early 1950s sup- Throughout the week, Ridgecrest Assembly in wrote: "My mother was a life. I'd like to say I'm glad being concerned. He's say- ported the desegregation preachers offered scrip- North Carolina. "Christians very white, full-blood to be in the service of the ing stop being consumed," of public schools. Filmore tural guidance in address- from all over the world Scotsman and Mrs. Filmore Lord one mo' time. ‘Cause said Robinson, a member became intimately familiar ing current societal come to it, but we are not was a very Black Carolinian. He brought me from a of the Southern Baptist with WMU's conflicting distresses and obstacles in allowed," she said. "So, But inside they were ex- mighty long way. I could'a Convention Executive views on race relations in fulfilling the Great Com- when I read about this new actly alike. They were two been dead, sleeping in my Committee. "We ought to 1953, when she attempted mission. Love, forgiveness, 'Western Ridgecrest' open- of the most missionary- grave, but He made my be concerned. We ought to to attend two WMU confer- trust, individual evangel- ing up, the Lord moved me minded ladies to ever walk enemies behave." follow protocols. We ought ences in two different re- ism, and God's supremacy to want to come." this earth." Croston, LifeWay's na- to maintain social distanc- gions of the country. and faithfulness were ex- Danielson pulled up to According to Danielson, tional director of Black ing and cleanse our hands Early in the morning on horted from various scrip- the camp's registration of- "the WMU ladies from ev- church ministries, brought and obey the stay-at-home June 29, 1953, 23-year-old tural texts. fice, and the pair walked erywhere adopted Annie to mind phrases portraying or stay-in-place order. We Dale Danielson felt the Darron Edwards, senior inside. Filmore told the Filmore into their hearts Jesus as "water in dry ought to follow protocols. Holy Spirit prodding him pastor of United Believers registrar at the front desk and made her their favorite places, a rock in a weary But don't let your concerns to leave his family's cabin Baptist Church in Kansas that she had a reservation guest that week, thus land, a mother to the moth- consume you. Seek first the at Glorieta Baptist As- City, described 2020 as with E. Allison Herron, Glo- breaking down the decades erless, a father to the fa- Kingdom, and then the sembly and drive out past "the year of exposure" in rieta's manager. Danielson, of segregationism." He therless, a doctor in a world will get in line." the camp's gates to the old his Monday sermon based noticing the look on the noted that when Filmore sickroom, a lawyer in the Fred Luter, senior pastor transcontinental highway. on Psalm 51:10. It's as if registrar's face, decided to knelt for her evening courtroom, the lily of the of Franklin Avenue Baptist What happened next stuck God is exposing hearts mo- wait with Filmore. Accord- prayers, "heaven came valley, and a bright and Church in New Orleans, en- with him for the rest of his rally, emotionally and spir- ing to Danielson, "the reg- down. She assaulted the morning star." couraged viewers to "Trust life. itually, Edwards said, istrar disappeared briefly streets of gold with the out- The more than 4,500 in God in difficult times," In a 1985 written account offering a "divine bailout" into the back rooms and in pourings of a born-again who registered for the extolling God's assurances of that day, Danielson God extended to psalmist a moment came and es- soul." event fueled an average in Isaiah 41:10. While God wrote that the "stillness of King David. "David began corted Mrs. Filmore into Reflecting on her friend- daily viewership of about allowed the coronavirus that early morning hour the bailout with these three the manager's private of- ship with Filmore, Margaret 2,300, Croston said, nearly pandemic to occur, Luter was enchanting." However, words: 'I have sinned,'" Ed- fice. The door closed." wrote: "She was the great- double the 1,200 or so who said, God has promised "us it wasn't long before that wards said. "When I decide Danielson sensed a piv- est blessing God brought have typically attended the strength to make it stillness was interrupted. to change the way I look at otal moment unfolding into our home in that open- event, which has been held through." According to Danielson, it, or the way I look at God, which had ramifications ing summer of 1953." for nearly 30 years at All sessions of the 2020 "the silhouette of a silver- that's when a divine bailout for the larger Southern After she returned home Ridgecrest Conference event are available at digi- sided, blue and white, happens in my life." Baptist legacy in the west- to Durham, Filmore wrote Center. Because of the on- talpass.lifeway.com. Reg- Greyhound bus drove into Adron Robinson, senior ern United States. Daniel- the Danielsons, thanking line format, training will be istration is open at sight atop the pass. It was pastor of Hillcrest Baptist son's question was them. "Because of your available free through Aug. Ridgecrest Conference slowing and its air brakes Church in Country Club answered moments later, generous attitude and help, 31. Center for the July 19-23, hissing as the driver pulled Hills, Illinois, used God's when Filmore emerged I have rededicated my life Croston found benefits 2021 conference. to the side of the highway promises in Matthew 6:25- from Herron's office, no- to the Master," she wrote. in gathering virtually, de- as casually as a city driver ticeably upset. She walked Filmore was an active pulls to a bus stop. Out over to Danielson and sat member of Mt. Vernon Bap- here in the middle of no- down beside him. "I have tist Church in Durham. She BUSINESS BRIEFS where, the door swung to get back on the bus and held several leadership po- open and a passenger go home," she told him. sitions in the General Bap- stepped off." "He says he will let me tist Convention of North The passenger was Film- stay, but only if I stay by Carolina's missions com- ore, a Black woman from myself. And since each munity. She served as the Durham. Filmore ap- hotel room is for three sixth president of the Dur- proached Danielson and guests, I will have to pay ham County Missionary asked if he was the camp triple rate. I don't have Union, corresponding sec- manager. Danielson in- enough money to stay." retary of Women's Conven- formed her that he was not Danielson objected, in- tion and an officer of but offered to drive her to sisting she stay with him auxiliary for the Lott Carey speak with him. She and his mother as a guest Baptist Foreign Mission agreed. in their private cabin. Film- Convention. During the drive, Filmore ore obliged. Filmore She died in the 1970s. told Danielson that she and AROUND THE TRIANGLE FAMILY Zelnak Center of Hope, child care programs. 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As dot the downtown skyline, ham can quickly reveal these housing projects do to in every city. In cities ect residents were thrown evacuation orders became many of the public hous- how downtown Durham is not bring in the rental such as Durham, which into a crisis none of them a reality, the lives of the ing units operated by the experiencing huge froth, revenue as the luxury prides itself on being pro- asked. residents were forever DHA are in a state of while housing projects apartments near but does gressive, the idea of hous- After years of financial changed. decay. such as Forest Hills and not mean these places de- ing equality has been lost. neglect from the Durham The issues with the DHA Housing and economic Liberty Street sit un- serve inadequate govern- Housing Authority and highlight a bigger issue inequality have created touched and unchanged ment housing. Idreese Foxworth failing maintenance is- within the city of Durham. two very different Dur- by the rapid changes that Housing equality should N.C. Central student sues, residents were in- As expensive and mod- hams. have taken place down- be a right that every cit- Aggie WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM fans have The Triangle to wait till TRIBUNE spring for Sports SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 – PAGE 6A football While other MEAC football teams were preparing – and COLLEGE CORNER hoping – for a possible spring season, North Carolina A&T hadn’t given up on a fall schedule. The athletics department and the Big South, its future conference home, were in dis- cussions about the Aggies, along with Robert Morris, Former Duke star Zion William- playing in the Big South as fill- son (1) in preseason game. ins for Hampton and Mon- mouth, who had canceled fall sports. NBA Since the Aggies will offi- cially join the BSC next sea- son, and with the MEAC postponing fall sports, wheels rookies get started turning. But the carousel has stopped. ready for The Big South announced Tues- COURTESY day at its virtual season football media N.C. Central athletics director Ingrid Wicker McCree day that A&T was By Teresa M. Walker and no longer a pos- Brett Martel BONITTA sibility – mainly THE ASSOCIATED PRESS due to the fact NCCU AD named to BEST that the MEAC Forget hitting a rookie wall or could still play stumbling into the playoffs ex- football in the spring. Robert hausted and banged-up. The Morris, however, will compete executive committee NBA’s break because of the coro- in the conference. navirus pandemic gave rookies “We had brief conversations North Carolina Central an offseason within a season. with A&T about doing the Athletics Director Ingrid They’ve had the chance to heal same thing (as Robert Morris), Wicker McCree has been se- up, study film and gain some but with the MEAC still look- lected to the newly formed much-needed pounds to better ing at the possibility of a Black AD Alliance executive handle the grueling season in a spring season, they’re not committee. league filled with savvy veterans. able to participate,” Big South The Alliance was created Some rookies will resume play Commissioner Kyle Kallander to promote the growth and a bit smarter and stronger, giving said. “So that’s completely un- development of Division I them a chance to finish off their derstandable. It was some- Black athletics admin- debut seasons in style. “I took thing we would have been istrators. the time off really to ... focus on interested in, but we respect “This is an amazing group my body, do the right things to that situation.” of passionate admin- continue to get better,” said Big South officials said they istrative leaders, but, most Jermaine Bishop Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, the hoped to begin the football importantly, likely NBA rookie of the year. season on Sept. 3, but with men and “Studied a lot of film. Kind of like record-high new cases being women who I had an offseason but still pre- reported almost daily, that have decided paring to come back and play.” date may become just a pipe to put deeds to Some rookies filled garages dream. action by pro- with weights. Those living in The Aggies are the three- moting, advo- apartments or condos had to be time defending MEAC cham- cating and very creative to even find a bas- Barnes pions. But several players supporting ket to get up shots. “It was chal- were diagnosed with the virus each other in lenging for everyone. No one has a few weeks ago. Online chat the collegiate athletics in- ever been through this,” said Pe- room opinions were strong dustry,” McCree said. licans coach Alvin Gentry, whose against the team trying to play “…We need to continue club has three first-round picks in the fall. African Americans raising awareness and the Burney-Robinson in the rotation this season, led by and Hispanics are two of the importance of social jus- first overall draft choice Zion Wil- hardest hit segments of the tice, racial equality and liamson. population by the coronavi- basic access to opportuni- “The younger players, I think rus. ties.” the thing with them is that they Besides, if football can be * In track and field news, tried to stay in shape and tried to played in the spring, who NCCU has some impressive keep themselves in a condition- doesn’t want to see A&T either recruits coming in: Alejan- ing situation that they felt like, go out a champion or de- dra Urraca of Northside when they came back, they throned before saying bye- High in Jacksonville, North wouldn’t be behind. ... We’ll have bye. Carolina, won a bronze to see how it works out, but I Oh yeah, Hampton was medal in the high jump in think those guys did put in work picked to finish next to last in the state championships. during the hiatus.” the preseason conference Mallard Creek High gradu- Perfecting 3-point shots were poll. Junior wide receiver Ja- ate Asia Bly is a Junior also was a major focus. Heat dakis Bonds was named to the Olympics Qualifier in the guard Tyler Herro spent a day all-Big South team. 100- and 200-meter dash. putting together a portable hoop jah Club in the United Arab Redskins to a Super Bowl sent to him by teammate Jimmy Emirates. Jackson is getting title. “Many of these out- DI waives minimums From college to pro Butler. “I definitely put it to use quite an overseas education standing young men and With the exception of foot- Former Norfolk State outside getting some shots up,” with stints in Europe and women do not receive fi- ball, the Division I Council Co- guard Jermaine Bishop has Herro said. “I’m happy we can fi- Asia. He was voted Eurobas- nancial support.” ordination Committee voted signed a professional con- nally get back into a gym. Work- ket.com All-Bulgarian to reduce by half the mini- tract with the Phoenix ing in the driveway wasn’t League Defensive Player of ‘We got next’ mum number of games fall Hagen in Germany. necessarily the best time.” the Year in 2015. He is aver- Registration is now open teams must play to compete Bishop averaged 15.6 Not all rookies will be playing aging 16.3 points, 6.8 re- for the MEAC Esports for a championship. Those points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 as the NBA wraps up the season. bounds and 3 assists per Women’s League. All female sports are women’s and men’s assists and 1 steal per game Coby White and his Chicago Bulls game – and making a good students, alumni and fans cross-country, women’s and in his only season as a Spar- missed the cut to keep playing in salary to boot. are eligible to participate. men’s soccer, field hockey, tan. He continues a string of Florida. So too did RJ Barrett and The first e-series begins men’s water polo and Spartans playing pro ball. the Knicks, and Golden State’s BCFHOF establishes fund Aug. 10. Visit meace- women’s volleyball. Fifteen former players were Eric Paschall. The Black College Football sports.com to register. The reduction relieves the on a pro team last season – Rookies to watch when the Hall of Fame has estab- The men’s league was an- pressure teams faced to find the more famous, of course, NBA’s resumes its season: lished a $150,000 HBCU nounced last week. opponents due to cancella- being Kyle O’Quinn in the * Morant worked with trainers scholarship fund to provide tions. NBA. at his Memphis home and put on financial assistance for jun- SCSU hires Barnes And on that note, the Divi- * Florida A&M alumna 12 pounds of mostly muscle. ior and senior students. Dawn Barnes has been sion II Administrative Com- Shalunda Burney-Robinson That’s what the Grizzlies have Beginning in August, named South Carolina mittee announced that DII is taking her talents to KP wanted since the moment they HBCU students can apply to State’s new volleyball student-athletes who compete BRNO in the Czech Repub- drafted him at No. 2 overall last the fund on the BCFHOF’s coach. Barnes was the head on the reduced schedule, will lic. Burney-Robinson led the June behind top pick Zion Wil- website. “The scholarship coach at Malcolm X Junior not be charged for the season. Rattlers in scoring, field- liamson. The point guard also fund will benefit students College. “I am humbled and goal percentage, field goals watched a lot of film, looking to who assist behind the excited to be the Bulldogs’ COVID strikes again made, total rebounds and improve after averaging 17.6 scenes at HBCU football new leader,” she said. “The BOXTOROW has postponed rebounds per game. points and 6.9 assists a game. programs, including medi- potential for the volleyball its HBCU football daily pod- * Although former Morgan * Williamson’s weight was an cal, equipment, video, in- program to be successful is cast. State forward DeWayne issue when he arrived at training terns and others,” said within their reach, and I am Hosted by good friend Jackson is no newbie to the camp back in September. Less so co-founder Doug Williams, looking forward to the jour- Donal Ware, of FROM THE pro game, he recently now. His extended rehab from who led the Washington ney.” PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW, the signed a deal with the Shar- knee surgery involved a focus on podcast was entering its losing weight and flexibility, and fourth season. But Donal got it was apparent he stuck to his ahead of the game and has al- new workout regimen during the ready previewed 20 of the 52 past few months. Williamson is HBCU teams that you can still NASCAR broadens exposure listed at 6-foot-6, 285 pounds. download and listen to at box- By Dan Gelston drivers for a sport lean on extraordinary season and his * The first Japanese-born player torow.com. women and minorities behind emergence as a social activist, drafted in the first round, Riu Ha- And while I’m on the sub- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the wheel. “Ideally, I’d want to in fact, have put a bright light chimura also spent the break get- ject, I want to give a shout out Rajah Caruth liked the ani- be in the Cup Series in the next on the program, which wob- ting bigger. The 6-8 Hachimura to colleagues who are hanging mated autos of “Cars” as a kid, decade,” Caruth said. “Hope- bled for years between a public added about 10 pounds, up from in there despite this pandemic got hooked on the race scene fully, by then.” relations exercise and a mean- 230. He worked on his 3-point crashing everybody’s party. after a trip to the track and The program has developed ingful avenue toward a Cup shot and ball handling, and now Eric Moore at onnidan.com sharpened his driving skills as few drivers for the elite Cup Series career. is trying to improve his defensive has the best HBCU sports a teen via online racing. Caruth Series over nearly two decades There are 56 graduates of the skills. forum around. Lut Williams might one day earn his shot at in existence — Bubba Wallace Drive for Diversity pit crew * It would be easy to overlook and the Black College Sports inspiring the next generation of and Daniel Suarez are among program actively working ac- Brandon Clarke, the 6-8 power Page set the standard for us to drivers. the former members and the ross the three national series, forward on a Grizzlies’ roster led follow. They paved the way The 18-year-old is a NASCAR only ones currently with rides including 27 at the Cup Series by Morant and second-year for- for the rest of us to succeed. prospect, a young Black driver — but a renewed push at scout- level. Cup rides for program ward Jaren Jackson Jr. But the And I’m glad they’re still and one of a half-dozen young- ing younger drivers and pro- graduates are scarce, though. 21st pick overall last June has around, so support them if sters participating in the Drive moting them has NASCAR Kyle Larson, who is half Japa- played a key role for Memphis you can. Money doesn’t grow for Diversity program tasked optimistic more recent classes nese, was the most successful and is averaging 12 points and on trees. with finding and developing will reverse the trend. Wallace’s alumnus. 5.8 points a game. 7A LIFE/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, August 2, 2020 BOOK The talk that doesn’t happen Nobody Wants to Talk new heritage forever al- honest conversations on About It: Race, Identity, tered his trajectory. racism in “Nobody Wants and the Difficulties in A trained to Talk About It,” an in- Forging Meaningful actor, he sightful look at his experi- Conversations developed ences presenting By Michael Sidney a one-man Incognito. 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Foreword said of his debut sations on race and Fosberg, details his own book: “Fosberg's honest identity in a country cry- regular print editions experiences with race and portrayal of finding what ing out for change. By Tali Arbel the regular print edition, ments he made at work. hidden identity, and how race means to him opens “At this moment in our saying only it was a “natu- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hearst named its CFO, Debi those experiences led to the door for everyone in nation’s history, we have a ral next step” for the brand. Chirichella, as acting pres- his mission to start real our society to examine the once-in-a-lifetime opportu- O, The Oprah Magazine is Magazines have been try- ident of Hearst Magazines, dialogue on the issues in same questions for them- nity to speak with brutal ing to grow their digital which publishes major his book, out this summer. selves.” honesty about how race af- ending its regular monthly print editions with the De- properties as print adver- magazines including Elle, Raised in the Midwest by For 15 years, Fosberg has fects experience in Amer- tising shrinks and people Esquire, Cosmopolitan and his white mother and step- taken his one-man show, ica,” said Fosberg. “With cember 2020 issue after 20 years of publication. spend more time online. Good Housekeeping. father, Fosberg embarked and the frank, post-show this book, I aim to help The economic fallout Hearst’s other businesses on a quest to find his bio- dialogues about race and people learn about our The brand, which is among the most recogniz- from the coronavirus pan- include local TV stations, logical father in his 30s. identity that follow it, to commonalities while fac- demic has further hurt newspapers and ratings During their first phone theaters, schools, universi- ing the reality that the skin able magazines in the U.S., is not going away but will print advertising sales, agency Fitch. conversation, his dad re- ties, government agencies one lives in often deter- with research firm Magna Winfrey, meanwhile, is vealed a secret that had and corporations across mines the course of one’s become more “more digi- tally-centric,” a Hearst in June predicting a 23% busy with her deal with been kept hidden from the country. Now he offers life, and to learn ways we drop for U.S. national mag- Apple TV Plus, which Fosberg his entire life: his help to a turbulent nation can begin to discuss our spokeswoman Monday said. There will be “some azines this year. launched in fall 2019 as father was African Ameri- in dire need of proven history in order to shape a On its website, O Maga- one of a slew of new can. 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The ice called “The Oprah Con- vided by Hearst. “I look president of Hearst Maga- versation.” She also has forward to the next step in zines, Troy Young, re- two other series on Apple our evolution.” signed abruptly last week TV Plus: “Oprah Talks Hearst declined to an- after the New York Times COVID-19” and “Oprah’s swer why it was dropping reported on sexist com- Book Club.” FOOD

MICHAEL DWYER/AP Rhiannon Giddens performs during rehearsal for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in Boston. Silkroad’s new face: Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens

By William J. Kole is more American than the “Sing Me Home,” which gathering of influences THE ASSOCIATED PRESS won a Grammy in 2016 for from disparate areas of the best world music. Founded Silkroad, the acclaimed globe to create something to “seek and practice radi- international musical col- unique and fantastic?” cal cultural collaboration in lective with a social con- She made her debut Wed- many forms,” it holds science, has a new face — nesday evening with “Re- training workshops and and a fresh sense of pur- citals from the World residency programs for pose. Stage,” a virtual presenta- music teachers and musi- Grammy-winning folk tion prerecorded for Tan- cians around the globe. singer and instrumentalist glewood, the Boston The group takes its name Rhiannon Giddens is Silk- Symphony Orchestra’s from the ancient Silk Road road’s new artistic director, summer home in the Berk- trade route that linked taking the baton from re- shires of western Massa- China to the West, with the nowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, chusetts. two hemispheres exchang- who founded the group Ma, who launched Silk- ing not only goods but two decades ago, Silkroad road in 1998 and stepped ideas. said Tuesday. down as artistic director in Giddens, the daughter of The 43-year-old North 2017, called Giddens “an a white father and Black Carolina native is the first extraordinary human being mother who married three woman and first multi- and musician.” years after the Supreme racial artist to lead Silk- “She lives Silkroad’s Court struck down all bans road. The Boston-based values, at once rooted in on interracial marriage in organization is known not history and its many mu- 1967, has won accolades just for its touring ensem- sics, and is an advocate for for spotlighting African ble comprised of world- the contemporary voices American contributions to class musicians from all that can move us to work banjo, bluegrass and folk together for a better music. The Bake by Paris over the globe, but also for its efforts to use the arts to world,” Ma said. She won a Grammy in bridge differences across “In addition to her enor- 2011 for best traditional By Paris Brown foods are both cute and 1/8 cup pizza sauce races, countries and cul- mous musical talent, she folk album with the string NNPA NEWSWIRE tasty. And these are defi- Garlic Parmesan topping tures. fosters an immense social band Carolina Chocolate nitely tasty. It’s a great 1 clove garlic “My keenest desire for consciousness and creates Drops, and, last year, she Editor’s Note: The Bake dough recipe, so if you Parmesan to taste Silkroad is a sharpening unity through her art,” said was the first recipient of with Paris is a new series don’t want to do a pizza Italian seasoning to taste and reinterpretation of Kathy Fletcher, Silkroad’s the Americana Music Asso- for BlackPressUSA pre- filling, you can exchange it ¼-cup butter what it means for the ‘right executive director. ciation’s inaugural Legacy sented by 13-year-old Paris for whatever you want. 1 egg (egg wash) Silkroad has recorded of Americana Award. Brown. Paris loves to bake, It’s buttery, flaky, and now,’” Giddens said in a Instructions statement, adding: “What seven albums, including so, over her summer vaca- best while it’s fresh. But tion, she will write about when it’s paired with the Preheat the oven to 375 some of her best experi- stringy mozzarella and degrees F. Combine flour, ences. She will also include spicy pepperoni, these salt, and baking soda in a MOVERS AND SHAKERS her recipes. mini pizzanadas really do large bowl. Make a well in NC BLACK ALLIANCE mountains. gomery counties) pack a punch. But don’t the center and add the egg. North Carolina Black Alli- Renee Saddler is the new * Judge Jeannette Reeves I’ve got two words for just listen to me. Try it Whisk the water in grad- ance and Ad- marketing becomes the first Black you: pizza and empana- yourself and experience ually. vance communica- woman as chief district das. Yup, that’s right – piz- the unbeatable flavor of Knead the dough until it Carolina have tions director court judge in District 27B zanadas. It’s two foods I my pizzanadas. comes together. Let sit cov- added two for both or- (Cleveland, Lincoln love, so I wanted to put ered for an hour. Cut into Pizzanadas new members ganizations. counties) them together and see small circles, then start to to their lead- Saddler pre- * Judge Samantha Cabe what happens. fill. Pizza sauce, mozza- ership team. viously for District 15B (Orange, I made lovely and buttery Dough: rella, pepperoni. Make sure La’Meshia worked at Chatham counties) empanada dough. Then I 2 cups flour not to overfill. “LA” Whitting- Shaw as digi- added the pizza filling. It ¼-cup butter Bake for 25 minutes.. Kaminski ton-Kaminski tal medial Saddler Are you or someone you was straightforward and ¼-cup cold water After the time is up, put in is the deputy manager. know a Mover and a easy; you make the dough 1 large egg egg wash and bake for political director for Ad- Shaker? Drop us a line at and fill it with pizza fla- 1/2 tsp baking powder another 5 minutes. vance Carolina and the CHIEF JUDGES Movers and Shakers, c/o vors, and bam! You have a 1 tsp salt In a bowl, combine campaign director for the N.C. Chief Justice Cheri The Triangle Tribune, 5007 delicious little pouch of melted butter, Italian sea- Alliance. She is a descen- Beasley has appointed Southpark Drive, Suite 200- pizza goodness. Filling: soning, garlic, and parme- dant of The Kingdom of three chief district court G, Durham, NC 27713, or Just make sure not to ¼-pound mozzarella san. Brush on and bake for The Happy Land, a post- judges: email us at info@triangle- overfill them. I made the cheese a couple more minutes or slavery settlement estab- * Judge John R. Nance for tribune.com. Photos wel- pizzanadas mini because About 21 small until brown. lished in the Appalachian District 20A (Stanly, Mont- come. we all know that mini pepperonis 8A FOCUS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, August 2, 2020

Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not skills STAFF REPORTS cided to run a study aimed Parnin said. “But the for- at assessing the effect of mat may also serve as a A new study from North the interview process on barrier to entire classes of Carolina State University aspiring software engi- candidates. For example, in and Microsoft finds that neers. our study, all of the women the technical interviews For this study, research- who took the public inter- currently used in hiring for ers conducted technical in- view failed, while all of the many software engineering terviews of 48 computer women who took the pri- positions test whether a science undergraduates vate interview passed. Our job candidate has perform- and graduate students. study was limited, and a ance anxiety rather than Half of the study partici- larger sample size would whether the candidate is pants were given a conven- be needed to draw firm competent at coding. tional technical interview, conclusions, but the idea The interviews may also with an interviewer looking that the very design of the be used to exclude groups on. interview process may ef- or favor specific job candi- The other half were fectively exclude an entire dates. asked to solve their prob- class of job candidates is “Technical interviews are lem on a whiteboard in a troubling.” feared and hated in the in- private room. The private What’s more, the specific Local black-owned Ben & dustry, and it turns out interviews did not require nature of the technical in- that these interview tech- study participants to ex- terview process means that niques may also be hurting plain their solutions aloud, many job candidates try to Jerry’s serve up ice cream, the industry’s ability to and had no interviewers spend weeks or months find and hire skilled soft- looking over their training specifically for the ware engineers,” said Chris shoulders. technical interview, rather Parnin, a N.C. State assis- racial education Researchers measured than for the actual job tant professor of computer each study participant's in- they’d be doing. “The tech- STAFF REPORTS our values at Ben & happy to reopen the shops science and co-author of a terview performance by as- nical interview process Jerry’s,” said Eric Taylor, at 4160 Main Street in Ra- paper on the work. “Our Black-owned Ben & sessing the accuracy and gives people with industry co-owner of the Scoop leigh, 6910 Fayetteville study suggests that a lot of Jerry’s Scoop Shops in efficiency of each solution. connections an advan- Shops in Raleigh and Dur- Road in Durham and 102 well-qualified job candi- North Carolina are offering “People who took the tra- tage,” said Mahnaz ham, and four other shops W. Franklin Street in dates are being eliminated a free scoop of their fa- ditional interview per- Behroozi, first author of throughout the Sun Belt. Chapel Hill, with takeout because they’re not used to mous chunks and swirls to formed half as well as study and a NCSU Ph.D. “The work we’ve done on and delivery offered daily. working on a whiteboard in any customer who donates people that were able to in- student. “But it gives a par- criminal justice reform and Customers can donate to front of an audience.” to WE ARE, a statewide terview in private,” Parnin ticularly large advantage to systemic racism over the WE ARE in store or provide Technical interviews in anti-racist education or- said. “In short, the findings people who can afford to last five years has been in- online proof for a free the software engineering ganization. suggest that companies are take the time to focus credibly meaningful to us scoop. sector generally take the The offer comes shortly missing out on really good solely on preparing for an and to our team.” All menu items are avail- form of giving a job candi- after the murder of George programmers because interview process that has Taylor is part of a fran- able to go, including cones, date a problem to solve, Floyd and numerous pro- those programmers aren’t very little to do with the chise leadership team that cups, milkshakes, sundaes, then requiring the candi- tests over racial injustice. good at writing on a white- nature of the work itself.” is 90% composed of people pints and cakes. Cus- date to write out a solution Ben & Jerry’s issued a board and explaining their The study on technical of color, with employees tomers are asked to order in code on a whiteboard – statement saying we must work out loud while cod- interviews, “Does Stress (scoopers) who are simi- ahead at explaining each step of the dismantle white suprem- ing.” Impact Technical Interview larly diverse. www.benjerry.com/take- process to an interviewer. acy. The researchers also note Performance?” will be pre- Those scoopers were out. Previous research found “We’ve always led with that the current format of sented at the ACM Joint Eu- that many developers in technical interviews may ropean Software the software engineering also be used to exclude Engineering Conference community felt the techni- certain job candidates. “For and Symposium on the cal interview process was example, interviewers may Foundations of Software deeply flawed. League of Women Voters give easier problems to Engineering Nov. 8–13. So the researchers de- candidates they prefer,” issues report on redistricting SCHOOL NEWS STAFF REPORTS “Transparency in Redis- millions of dollars that RALEIGH – A new report tricting: Recommended could have been better from the League of Women Best Practices.” The report spent improving the lives Voters of Wake County de- is based on the League’s of North Carolinians,” said tails the cost of unfair re- observations of the redis- LWV-Wake Redistricting districting in the state and tricting process in 2019, an Chair Laurel Voelker. “It’s provides recommenda- analysis of practices in worse when you consider tions for a transparent other states, and a litera- that the total does not in- map-drawing process. ture review. LWV-Wake rec- clude legislative staff time Between 2011-20, the ommends a transparent devoted to multiple rounds North Carolina General As- redistricting process that of redrawing voting maps sembly spent $10.8 million includes: that courts declared un- in taxpayer dollars defend- * Public meetings across constitutional.” ing redistricting lawsuits, the state with livestream- LWV-Wake also rec- many of which they lost. ing and recording ommends that adequate LWV-Wake obtained this in- * Public comment portal time and funding be ded- formation from the Legis- that is both visible to the icated to a transparent re- lative Services Office in public and requires that districting process. The response to a request legislators be responsive to full text of its report is under the N.C. Public public comment available at LWV-Wake’s re- Records Act. * Technology and prac- districting page, “The gerrymandering of tices allowing for meaning- https://www.lwvwake.org/ redistricting voting maps in North Car- ful observation of the The League of Women olina has resulted in costly process so that the public Voters of Wake County is a litigation over the last dec- can easily follow and un- grassroots nonpartisan or- ade,” said LWV-Wake Pres- derstand changes to voting ident Dianna Wynn. “The maps ganization dedicated to en- legislature must adopt a * A website that includes couraging citizens’ WAKE COUNTY exceptions.” that’s necessary for finan- more impartial and trans- redistricting software, participation in govern- Cary Academy student To turn your child into a cial literacy. Try games parent process for drawing data, meeting notices and ment and to the under- Nisma Said and other math and money whiz, providing a fast-paced maps before we move into other important infor- standing of important classmates have created consider these tips from mental workout such as the 2021 cycle of redis- mation issues through education Raleigh Student Tutoring. The Genius of Play, a na- Jacks, Connect 4 and Back- tricting.” * A public outreach cam- and advocacy. RST allows high school stu- tional movement to edu- gammon. LWV-Wake has been paign that includes solicit- The LWV-Wake neither dents to provide free tutor- cate parents and caregivers * Have a game night: working on redistricting re- ing public comments endorses nor opposes po- ing to elementary and about play’s vital role in Board games offer the op- litical parties or candi- form for decades and re- “The over $10 million middle school students in child development: portunity to develop a va- cently released spent on defending these dates. world languages, science, * Play store: Playing riety of fundamental skills, unfair maps is a waste of history, English, math, and store is easy. First, create including arithmetic and SAT and ACT preparation. the inventory using toy risk management. Visit www.raleighstudentu- foods or pantry supplies, The next time family HBCU NEWS toring.com for more infor- setting a price for each game night rolls around, N.C. CENTRAL subgroup of patients.” also at higher risk for the mation. item. Alternatively, build a consider breaking out a Professor Xiaoxin Luke NCCU Chancellor squamous-cell type. Chen fashion store by hanging money management clas- Chen, M.D., Ph.D., has been Johnson O. Akinleye said is a professor of biological clothing on a rack for “cus- sic, like Monopoly, to prac- awarded $2.7 million by the funding represents the and biomedical science Make your kid tomers” to browse tice counting, saving and the National Institutes of university’s commitment and conducts research at a financial genius through. budgeting. Health to investigate new to research, particularly in NCCU’s Julius L. Chambers (StatePoint) – Financial lit- This can also be played * Make saving a game: treatment options for a regard to health dispar- Biomedical Biotechnology eracy is an important com- using dolls or action fig- Saving may not automati- type of esophageal cancer ities. Research Institute. His lab ponent of STEAM learning ures as characters, and cally appeal to kids at first, that disproportionally af- “Among my top priorities explores the molecular and a building block of a tokens from a board game so create challenges and fects African Americans. as chancellor has been to mechanisms of oral cancer, comfortable future. Unfor- as the merchandise. games offering rewards. The award, to be distrib- help the university expand gastroesophageal reflux tunately, many schools Have your child be the For example, propose a uted over five years, will the reach of its research disease, and esophageal have limited programs. customer by handing them one-time doubled allow- support Chen’s research initiatives,” Akinleye said. cancer. But there’s good news: a set amount of money ance after successfully into the role of a molecular “This new project under Chen will oversee the NIH not only can parents im- (real or play bills) to start completing a “No Spending pathway in esophageal Dr. Chen’s leadership will study with Michael B. part money-smarts at with, so that they must Week Challenge.” squamous cell carcinoma, put more resources into Major, Ph.D., a professor at home, they can make it so budget accordingly to buy Or demonstrate how an understudied type of the hands of our investi- Washington University in fun kids won’t even realize only what they can afford. quickly money can add up cancer that resists treat- gators, perhaps leading to St. Louis who formerly they’re learning. Then swap roles so that by having kids put all the ment by traditional ther- new treatments and saving worked at the University of “Games and toys have your child has a turn tally- change they receive in apy. lives.” North Carolina at Chapel the power to get kids of all ing the cost of items you their piggy bank versus “We are in an era of per- Risk factors for esopha- Hill. ages involved and passion- bring to the counter. Many spending it. sonalized medicine, but geal cancer include alcohol Others partnering in the ate about any subject, lead- toy cash registers even fea- Then, at the end of the esophageal cancers are still and tobacco use, as well as research include scientists ing the way to joyful, ture functional calculators, month, have them open all treated the same,” Chen being age 60 or older. Men Kevin Williams at BRITE, in- healthy relationships with giving kids some practice the piggy bank and count said. “With this grant, we are three times more likely vestigators from UNC different areas of learn- with a vital learning tool. up their savings! will be trying to tell to develop the disease as Chapel Hill, Columbia Uni- ing,” said Anna Yudina, * Get tactile: Toys pro- For more games that whether there is a better women, while African versity and N.C. A&T State spokesperson for The Ge- moting hands-on explora- teach real life skills, visit approach for this specific Americans and Asians are University. nius of Play. “Math and fi- tion can strengthen TheGeniusofPlay.org. nancial literacy are no numerical processing