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domesticBy Taylor Shaw violenceAsheville also victimslost its $132,000 grant to [email protected] help six western counties. Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposed budget for RALEIGH – Domestic violence victims 2013-2015 eliminates the $671,000 allot- RIBUNE struggling to escape abuse and restart their ted to legal aid groups by the General TTHE TRIANGLE’S CHOICE FOR THE BLACK VOICE lives may have trouble finding help if Assembly for 2012-13. funds are cut to state-supported legal aid Legal Aid received a majority of the groups. funds, about $535,000, with the remain- The Governor’s Crime Commission, part VOLUME 15 NO. 16 WEEK OF MAY 26, 2013 $1.00 der divided among three other aid groups: of the state Department of Public Safety, Pisgah Legal Services, Legal Services of trimmed its domestic violence grants to Southern Piedmont in Charlotte and the legal aid groups by 54 percent this year, Financial Protection Law Center in from $1.2 million in 2012 to $553,000. Wilmington. Dons “Cutting legal aid funding for domestic “These funding cuts are completely at violence not only endangers victims, it ig- odds with the General Assembly’s efforts Basketball nores the money we save the state by re- to expand access to the court system,” League ducing burdens on other service Hausen said. “People forced to navigate providers,” said George Hausen, executive the courts without the expert help of a enters its director of Legal Aid of N.C. lawyer have little chance of achieving jus- Legal Aid of N.C.’s grant to provide serv- tice and tax our already overburdened ju- second ices statewide was sliced from $960,000 dicial system.” to $553,000, and its $120,000 grant to About 75,000 victims, mostly women season serve Forsyth and surrounding counties was eliminated. Pisgah Legal Services in See BUDGET/2A

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future in limboAugustine’s University has de- By B. Denise Hawkins cided that to pursue the acquisi- DIVERSE ISSUES IN EDUCATION tion is not a fiscally responsible option,” President Diane Just six months ago, a planned Boardley Suber said. merger between two HBCUs — A proposal had called for St. one sound and the other teeter- Augustine’s to assume opera- ing on closure — appeared prom- tions at Saint Paul’s while it ex- ising and innovative. But officials plored the feasibility of acquir- at St. Paul’s College in ing the campus as a branch of St. Lawrenceville, Va., say they Augustine’s. Both institutions are learned there would not be a deal affiliated with the Episcopal after all or a rescue for their 125- Church. year-old institution. Apparently, the news blind- Last November, St. Augustine sided St. Paul’s officials. University announced that it was “The Board of Trustees and stepping up to support strug- Administration of Saint Paul’s gling St. Paul’s and proposed ac- College were surprised after re- quiring the college, which has ceiving the correspondence from been mired in debt and working Saint Augustine’s University on to regain its accreditation. But last week,” wrote acting President “after careful due diligence and much deliberation, Saint PHOTOS/LINDA WILSON See ST. PAUL/2A Wake County’s Nurse-Family Partnership builds relationships with first-time, low-income mothers and their families. First-time pregnancy becomes less frighteningBy Taylor Shaw with Wake program [email protected] RALEIGH – Often a joy to hear but, for some, “you’re pregnant” can be unexpected. The Nurse-Family Partnership builds better fam- ilies by supporting first-time mothers and their families. Twenty-one thousand children are born to first-time, low-income mothers every year in the state. These children are faced with a greater risk of suffering health and education disparities that con- tinue the cycle of poverty. St. Paul’s College is in limbo after St. Augustine’s College pulled In Wake County alone, nearly 40,000 children live below the pover- out of a proposed merger. ty line. In 2010, nearly 8,000 investigations of child abuse and neg- lect were reported. The Partnership seeks to assist these families by helping women engage in preventative health practices, increase child health and development by teaching parents how to provide responsible and Infant stress linked competent care, and enhance the economic self-sufficiency of the family. “It’s a wrap-around program that works to inspire, uplift and sup- to behavior problems port our young ladies in reaching their goals,” Nurse Supervisor Back row: Tiffany Thompson, Lisa McKay, Alberta By Stephanie Carroll Carson Jackson-Freeman and Stephannie Senegal; front NORTH CAROLINA NEWS SERVICE See FIRST-TIME/2A row: Rachel Lloyd and Lorraine Wilson. RALEIGH - Recent studies have shown that infants’ brains react to external stresses, even while they sleep. Domestic conflicts, vi- olence and other traumatic events can influence a person’s behav- ior later in life, even if they don’t have any conscious memory of the original stress. Infant mental health specialist Julie Ribaudo said so-called “tox- ic stresses” can result in many different problems, including at- tention and learning problems, depression and anxiety, and even Head of the class: Men lead atReports CAU indicate that men en- mood and anger regulation. By Vikki Conwell ter college at lower rates than “It’s sort of like the best-kept secret of why America is so vio- DIVERSE ISSUES IN EDUCATION women and are more likely to lent,” Ribaudo said. “It’s because we really don’t take good care of It’s a man’s world at Clark drop out. Nationally, female en- our children at a national policy level.” Atlanta University as two male rollment hovers near 60 percent The problem is especially serious with families in poverty that students took top honors in the and 61.5 percent at the nation’s experience economic and other social stresses every day, she added. graduating class of 2013. 100 accredited black colleges The first step in solving the problem is acknowledging that the Despite being outnumbered and universities, according to the problem exists, she said. three to one by their female Department of Education’s “If we can first admit as a society that infants and toddlers are counterparts, valedictorian National Center for Education adversely effected by their experiences, and sort of not protect Lorrin Crawford and his room- Statistics. ourselves from the pain of that, then we can begin to look at pub- mate salutatorian Tam Quach Statistics enthusiast Crawford lic policy, funding and training that can alter the course,” she ex- earned the highest grade point did not set out to smash any; he plained. average among all students – a simply wanted to perform his A study recently published in the journal “Early Human rarity the school claims is the best. Development” found that massage therapy reduces stress in pre- first time in recent history. Their “I just wanted to learn as much mature infants, in addition to aiding in the development of their PHOTOS/HORACE HENRY academic excellence shatters as I possibly could and make nervous system. Lorrin Crawford (left) and Tam Quach met as freshmen, some common statistics and straight A’s,” said the mathemat- More information is available from the National Association of later became friends and then roommates by their sen- stereotypes about the gender gap ics major who finished with a Social Workers at www.nasw-michigan.org. Infant stress study in- ior year. in college. See HEAD/2A formation is at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.

MoreSTAFF REPORTS civilfessors, disobediencestudents, ministers, anti- William J. Barber II, president erupts of at State Capitol death penalty advocates, a mem- the N.C. NAACP. “Here in North RALEIGH – More than 600 sup- ber of the Durham Public Carolina we are seeing a fast porters gathered outside the N.C. Schools board of education and march backwards toward as General Assembly on Monday, a 92-year-old woman. They much unequal treatment as peo- cheering on 57 individuals who joined a group of more than 100 ple will allow. We are here to say engaged in civil disobedience other N.C. residents who had al- we will not allow it, and we will during recurring statewide ready been arrested and jailed not go back.” “Moral Monday” protests as a in three previous protests. As Barber pointed out, House part of what is being called the “This leadership wants to Speaker Thom Tillis is a nation- Forward Together Movement. make our state a place of deep- al board member of the Organized by the N.C. NAACP, er stratification and inequality – American Legislative Exchange PHOTOS/ADVANCEMENT PROJECT this week’s action led to the ar- and it’s not accidental or naïve; N..C. NAACP President William Barber (center by sign) talks with marchers at the General Assembly. rest and jailing of college pro- it’s premeditated,” said the Rev. See MORE/2A

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BudgetContinued from 1A cutswith clients. deepof domestic for violence. domestic Studies have shown that accessviolencement keeps them off welfare victimsLegal Aid of N.C. is a nonprof- and children, seek protective or- Aurelia Sands Belle, DCRC’s ex- Along with legal advocacy, to legal aid is the most effective rolls. Putting children in safe and it law firm that provides free le- ders annually from state courts ecutive director, said Legal Aid’s DCRC provides counseling, sup- means for reducing incidents of stable environments helps them gal services in civil matters to or are served by the network of assistance is a “tremendous ben- port groups and shelter to sur- domestic violence. achieve in school and become low-income people in order to prevention programs. Shelter efit.” She also stated the servic- vivors and their families. Over “Securing protective orders productive citizens. These cuts ensure equal access to justice and support services like es they provide may look differ- 100 cases of domestic violence- keeps uninsured victims out of will result in long-term losses in and remove legal barriers to eco- Durham Crisis Response Center ent around the state and with related homicides are recorded emergency rooms, helping vic- the name of illusory short-term nomic opportunity. Learn more rely on Legal Aid for assistance other agencies that aid victims by the attorney general’s office. tims find housing and employ- budget goals,” Hausen said. at www.legalaidnc.org.

First-timeContinued from 1A pregnancysessments and 20 percent of sources,”becomes Senegal said. “In that, less“I’ve seen frighteningthe tremendous im- Since the program with launched in programprogram since 2009 have earned Stephannie R. Cooper Senegal Medicaid births occur. [we help] mothers make deci- pact this program makes,” 2009, 152 babies have been a GED or high school diploma. said. Implemented by Wake County sions that will have a long-term Raleigh City Councilman Eugene born; 85 percent of those new- “It is great for the families but The NFP focuses on Wake Human Services, five nurses impact on not only themselves, Weeks said. “The relationships borns were full term and 90 per- also great for the community,” County zip codes 27604 and serve 100 families in the area. but their families.” the nurses build with mothers cent were at a healthy birth Senegal added. 27610: Capital Boulevard, Nurses meet with clients in their To be eligible for the program, really make a difference – moth- weight. Contact Senegal at (919) 212- Brentwood-Mini City and homes early in their pregnancy a mother must be pregnant with ers are achieving their goals and The program currently serves 7210 or [email protected] Southeast-South Central Raleigh. and continue until the child turns her first child and meet an in- going on to lead better lives af- 82 mothers. Seventy percent of to learn more about the program. In this region, one-fourth of in- 2 years old. come requirement. They can en- ter the program. These nurses them are working toward a high fant mortality cases, 22 percent “We work at the standpoint of roll up to 28 weeks of their preg- are building a stronger commu- school diploma or GED. of all child protective services as- parenting, education and re- nancy. nity, one family at a time.” More than half served by the

Continued from 1A nual celebration of Alumni Day Now: Together We Can Open the nificantly challenge the fiscal sta- According to Spencer, St. ficials to make a presentation on St. Paul’searlier in theCollege week. future remainsAugustine’s board in of trustees limboMay 31 in an effort to sway the Doors to the Future.” bility of St. Augustine’s Oliver W. Spencer Jr., in a May 13 There is no sign yet that St. In a prepared statement, Suber University.” agreed to permit Saint Paul’s of- board to reverse its decision. statement. “We had anticipated Paul’s has given up the fight even called the university’s decision that, as a result of all our discus- with a May 31 deadline looming not to pursue the proposed sions and planning, we would be large. On its homepage, the col- merger “very difficult.” moving forward with the possi- lege pleads for help in raising “We explored several options ble merger/acquisition process.” $608,500 by that date. In the in an effort to make the acquisi- But even with an uncertain fu- same space on the website, the tion viable,” Suber added. ture and without a deal in hand, college also lets visitors know “However, we concluded that the St. Paul’s went forward with its that it hasn’t given up yet and is acquisition of Saint Paul’s May 11 commencement for few- still on a mission: “The Time is College, at this time, would sig- er than 100 graduates and its an-

HeadContinued from 1A of“I feel like the he’s been a huge partclassfellow students. When he did not perfect 4.0 GPA. “A lot of men of my success because you are understand a lesson, he sought see life as now; they live in the the company you keep,” guidance from his teachers and moment, and that’s where a lot Crawford said of his on-campus mentors, prioritized his respon- of mistakes happen.” housing mate. “Being around sibilities and asked questions re- To avoid the trappings of fresh- someone who is trying to achieve lentlessly. He also took advan- man freedom, Crawford, a Chino their best pushes you to do your tage of campus resources for Hills, Calif., native, eliminated best. Our relationship will extend help. distractions – even declining to way past CAU.” “It’s like a family that cares for have a television in his dorm Quach agreed. you, and they really show me room – to focus on his studies. “Sometimes in school you can that they care,” he said. “They He took a lot of notes during get overloaded and stressed out,” did everything they could for me, class and rewrote them before said Quach, a criminal justice so I needed to do everything I studying to better retain the ma- major who finished with a 3.92 could to not let them down.” terial. He practiced extra home- GPA. “The people at CAU really One of his most challenging work problems, read ahead and care about you and make them- and proudest moments came met often with his professors. selves available to you. That’s during a world literature honors Crawford met Quach during one of the biggest factors that class. Exhausted and feeling de- their freshman year in 2009 fol- have helped me to stay in school feated by the writing assignment, lowing above average, but not and stay focused.” Quach had almost given up when outstanding, high school careers. Quach moved from Vietnam other students encouraged him. The two became friends a year about 11 years ago with his fam- His teacher also helped him de- later during an honors program ily, and although he grew up just velop the theme before he sub- retreat after discovering they outside Atlanta in Morrow, Ga., mitted the final paper toward a shared a thirst for knowledge he was unaware of CAU. In fact, B in the class. and a strong desire to achieve he had not heard of HBCUs un- “That B felt like an A because I academically and professional- til his favorite high school really earned that grade,” said a ly. teacher, a CAU alum, suggested very proud Quach. “When she By their senior year, the “broth- he apply. told me that I’d written a nice pa- ers” decided to become room- Immediately Quach said he felt per, I felt a real sense of accom- mates. welcomed and embraced by his plishment like I’m the man!”

Continued from 1A tions after they have completed said the Rev. Jonathan Wilson- More civil disobedienceHartgrove, associate minister of their sentences Council, a conservative organi- • Restart the death penalty in St. John’s Missionary Baptist zation that drafts model legisla- North Carolina and repeal the na- Church in Durham. tion for state lawmakers to copy tionally renowned Racial Justice Wilson-Hartgrove also was ar- and spread nationwide, while Act rested on Monday to protest the Governor Pat McCrory is advised • Cut funding from public ed- legislature’s dismantling of the on state budget issues by mul- ucation to provide vouchers for Racial Justice Act of 2009, which timillionaire Art Pope. private schools allowed death row inmates to ap- Among an avalanche of other • Raise taxes on 900,000 poor peal their sentences on the measures, the governor and and working people while cut- grounds of racial bias in the court General Assembly has passed ting taxes for 23 millionaires system. and introduced bills this session • Cut personal and corporate “I’m here to represent the 27 to: income tax while raising taxes percent of children in Durham • Reject federal funding to ex- on groceries, prescription drugs who are now living in poverty,” pand Medicaid to cover 500,000 and many services that would DPS school board member Leigh North Carolinians without health disproportionally hurt poor peo- Bordley said. “I want to ask mem- insurance ple bers of the General Assembly, • Slash state unemployment “You have to always be careful ‘What path do these children benefits and reject federally- when there are economic hard- have if they continue to take re- funded Emergency ships because there are people sources away from these chil- Unemployment Compensation who will play on the fears of reg- dren and give them to private to 170,000 laid-off workers ular folks in order to pass ex- corporations?’” • Take away the right to vote tremist legislation, and always from people with felony convic- the most marginal will be at risk,”

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By D. Kevin McNair Michigan, Maryland and in prison. For black men, the rate sentencesMississippi, than posting substantial whitesof imprisonment decreased by THE MIAMI TIMES declines of more than 1,000 in- 9.8 percent. And while you may For the first time in nearly 40 mates. But among the 24 states not know it from watching the years, the number of state pris- where the prison population in- evening news, white men and oners in the U.S. has declined. creased, more than half of the women are now being incarcer- Data compiled by The Pew rise occurred in just five states: ated at greater rates, rising 47.1 Center on the States indicates Pennsylvania (2,122), Florida percent for white women and 8.5 that as of Jan. 1, 2010, there were (1,527), Indiana (1,496), percent for white men. Hispanic 1.4 million persons under the ju- Louisiana (1,399) and Alabama women were next with an in- risdiction of state prison author- (1,053). Analysts say the tremen- crease of 23.3 percent. ities. The decrease, which is the dous variation among growth But what do the numbers mean first year-to-year drop since rates points to the role that state and do they justify reasons for 1972, is significant as state in- policy plays in determining the blacks to celebrate? Civil rights mate numbers had risen a whop- size and cost of the prison sys- Attorney H.T. Smith, 65, believes ping 708 percent between 1972 tem. that declining numbers have and 2008 before dropping in But there are other glaring sta- more to do with the economy 2009. Experts had attributed the tistics that should be of particu- than an effort to reduce sentenc- rise to stiffer sentencing and re- lar interest to blacks. While the ing disparities. lease laws, meaning that more incarceration rates for “People in power do not see offenders were being sent to blacks dropped sharply from black women as a threat so we prison and kept there for longer 2008 to 2009, according to the see fewer of them going to terms. Sentencing Project, blacks still prison,” he said. “On the other However, the report also shows account for an estimated 40 per- hand, black males 13-29 are that when factoring in federal cent of the prison population de- viewed as a real menace to soci- prisoners and local jail inmates, spite comprising only 12 percent ety. They get involved in the sys- the overall incarcerated popula- of the U.S. population. tem earlier through field interro- tion as of 2008 had reached an Over a 10-year period, black gation cards that include their all-time high — one in 100 adults women saw the most significant name, address, tattoos and oth- in the U.S. were living behind decline, dropping 30.7 percent. er data. The black male is still bars. In 2000, black women were im- viewed as the most dangerous The Pew survey revealed great prisoned at six times the rate of creature on the planet. In the ear- variation among the states. The white women; by 2008, they ly 1990s, Haki Madhubuti wrote population dropped in states like were 2.8 times more likely to be “Black Men: Obsolete, Single.” Blacks hurt most by

SocialBy Maya RhodanSecuritychasing changespower of those who rely on benefits is- sued by the federal government, and especially NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION disadvantages retirees and the long-term disabled WASHINGTON – Social Security changes pro- because it fails to take into account the higher posed by President Obama could hurt African- costs they shoulder as a result of their increased Americans more than other groups, a new report need for health-care services and related prod- by the Center for Global Policy Solutions finds. ucts,” the report reads. In this fiscal year 2014 budget, President Obama The Center for Global Policy Solutions report proposes switching the way benefit programs finds that the changes may cause particular harm such as Social Security and civil service retire- to older blacks; many depend on Social Security ment adjust for inflation to the chained consumer for the majority of their retirement income. price index, or chained CPI. Nearly half of black beneficiaries rely on Social Chained CPI calculates inflation differently from Security for 90 percent or more of their income the consumer price index, the current yardstick. compared to 35 percent of all beneficiaries. Two The move would save approximately $230 bil- out of five black retirees over 65 depend on Social lion, according to the president’s budget. Security for their entire income. “The chained CPI significantly reduces the pur- 4A EDITORIAL/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, May 26, 2013,

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I have trbavelllead acll okver thfe awormld andi hlavye spent many years of my life studying the history of the world, and can’t recall any instance of a surviving civilization with- out an intact family structure. I fully understand that the march towards modernity waits for no one. In communications, we went from tele- type to telephones; from newspapers to radio; from ra- dio to TV; from TV to mobile devices. In transportation, we went from walking to horses; from stagecoach to au- tomobiles; from buses to trains; from turbo props to jets. None of these transformations changed the structure of the family unit. One could argue that they changed roles within the family unit but not the fabric. There was a time when the family had one radio or TV for the whole family, and the father would decide what would be listened to or watched, thus it became an opportunity for the family to spend intimate time together. There was a time when a family had SnBY aCHrRISlFIiTZnSIMOgN , reshogrt orf meaksings vitavl ineves tS- seteand shaift tthee fun dbing uto chdild gSaefetty that is part of the one car. During the week, typically the ments in education and hu- care subsidies. Apparently McCrory Administration. Senate President Pro Tem father used the car to go back and forth man services, but seems to they aren’t thrilled with at-risk Interestingly, McCrory himself Phil Berger’s office issued a to work. On the weekends, there would make major funding decisions kids getting the extra help they seemed caught off guard by press release Sunday night be family outings and, of course, church and policy changes out of need before they start school. the plan, and the law enforce- about the Senate budget a few on Sunday. Again, since there was only spite, not careful considera- The budget makes it harder ment community opposes it. hours before the actual budg- one car, this was another opportunity tion. for low-income pregnant It does not include a dime in RAYNARD et itself was online for re- for family time. The budget eliminates more women to access health care compensation for the victims ACKSON porters and citizens to read. J In these instances, modernity changed than 5,000 jobs, including services, closes alcohol and of the state’s horrific eugen- Berger’s Chief of Staff Jim the type and quality of time spent with the 4,000 teacher assistant posi- drug treatment centers, and ics program, funding that, to Blaine couldn’t understand family but not the composition of the family. tions in the second and third puts harsh limits on how many his credit, McCrory included why reporters also wanted to That all began to change with the rise of liberalism of grades. times people on Medicaid can in his budget proposal and see the actual budget docu- the 1960s. President Johnson and the Democratic Imagine the headlines if a see a doctor. that House leaders have sup- ment at the same time, to ful- Congress began passing laws that would soon devastate private employer announced It denies services to children ported in the past. ly understand the decisions the black family and ultimately families in general. the closing of a facility where and vulnerable adults, re- Senate leaders have blocked the Senate leaders made in se- Liberals in the ‘60s established what we now call wel- 5,000 people worked. quires people on public assis- funding for eugenics victims cret in the last few weeks fare for girls who got pregnant without the benefit of Taking teacher assistants tance to pay for drug tests in the past and seem ready to about how to spend more than being married. The only stipulation for receiving these out of classrooms in the early when they apply, and removes block it again this year. $20 billion of taxpayer mon- government benefits was that you could not be married grades also seems to contra- limits on class sizes in the ear- And finally, the budget sets ey. or have a male living in the same home. The govern- dict Berger’s own education ly grades in public school. aside funding for the Senate’s Blaine even accused one re- ment literally had social workers randomly showing up reform proposal to hold back The plan would wipe out startlingly regressive tax plan porter of whining because he at your house to see if a male was present. If they found children who aren’t able to many of the state’s successful that would force low-income insisted on the seeing the a male living there or even male clothing in the closet, read adequately by the end of economic and community de- families to pay more for gro- budget, not just the official you would be immediately cut off from the programs. the third grade, but this is not velopment efforts, and end all ceries to give millionaires a spin. But as long as you remained single, you could stay on a budget based on logic. state funding the widely rec- $56,000 a year tax break. It was certainly a minor mo- the programs for life. You would be given an apartment, It’s also not a spending plan ognized Rural Economic Budgets at their core are ba- ment in the grand scheme of health care and babysitting services – all for free, as that comes close to address- Development Center that hap- sically a list of priorities. Now things, but a telling one, as long as you remained single, unemployed and having ing the state’s needs. In fact, pens to be controlled by a we know what’s most impor- was the first quote in the re- babies. despite the headlines that the longtime Democrat, but sets tant to the current Senate lead- lease from Berger, which did The rise of the welfare state coincided with the rise of proposal slightly increases up a new rural economic de- ership — slashing services for not extol the virtues of the feminism, which basically said that a woman didn’t need state spending levels over last velopment initiative in the kids and vulnerable adults, Senate proposal but instead at- a man. Once they got a man’s sperm, he was totally ir- year, it actually falls well short Department of Commerce that and making low-income fam- tacked previous state leaders relevant. The convergence of the welfare state and fem- of making the investments in Republicans can control. ilies pay higher taxes, all to for their push to “tax, spend inism has led to a prolonged assault on men and the tra- schools and health care to Partisan control is a major give the wealthy a massive tax and borrow their way to pros- ditional family unit. keep state services at their cur- theme of the plan. It eliminates break and to settle partisan po- perity.” Tyler Perry has made hundreds of millions of dollars rent and woefully inadequate special judges appointed by litical scores. It’s the perfect window from dressing like a woman in his movies; so has Martin levels and comes nowhere Governor Beverly Perdue and Snarling and mean-spirited through which to understand Lawrence, Jaime Foxx, etc. My critics will say that this near restoring the massive transfers the State Bureau of indeed. the Senate budget proposal. It is just “acting.” Oh really? Allow me to shed more light cuts made during the last few Investigation from Attorney is a mean-spirited, arrogant on the subject. years. General Roy Cooper’s office to Chris Fitzsimon is founder of and snarling partisan budget Two years ago, Morehouse College, one of the most Senate leaders want to slash the Department of Public The Policy Watch. esteemed historically black colleges in the U.S. and the that not only falls woefully funding for NC Pre-K and in- alma mater of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had to send out a notice to the student body that they were not al- lowed to were dresses or carry purses to class. You might be wondering what is so unusual about this. Well, Morehouse College is an all-male institution. Now you have primary-aged students being told they have two mommies or two daddies; that is biologically The end of America’s world dominance impossible. You can only have one mother and one fa- The sequester is but a bump day’s growth – decisions about fiscally and socially conserva- ership that will fight for moral ther. This whole radical move to redefine the family will on the road to America’s real education, infrastructure and the tive figure, Dr. Benjamin values, stand up for what is right have disastrous results for the U.S. Name me one civi- ruin. For those who don’t know, like – were made decades ago. Solomon “Ben” Carson, Sr., an and strike down the wrong laws lization or society that has thrived and prospered with- the U.S. is no longer “the great- What we see today is an African-American neurosurgeon for the right reasons. Maybe it’s out an intact family structure. est nation.” Nor does it even American economy that has and director of pediatric neuro- “mainstream” blacks have adopt- There are none. make the list of the 10 most boomed because of policies and surgery at Johns Hopkins ed that causes them to accept The family unit is the DNA of a society. When you play prosperous countries in the developments of the 1950s and Hospital, pushed himself into leadership that has followed the around with a person’s DNA, it leads to deformed chil- world. ’60s: The interstate-highway sys- the forefront of the public’s at- same path of profligate spend- dren. It is not a coincidence that since the early ‘60s, Whether black or white, mid- tem, massive funding for science tention. In his book, Carson pro- ing and reckless disregard of the the out of wedlock birthrate for blacks is currently dle to upper class, urban, rural and technology, a public-educa- vides new perspectives on our long-term economic drain for around 74 percent, Hispanics around 60 percent and or suburban, most Americans tion system that was once the educational system, capitalism short-term economic gains. We whites over 50 percent. There is direct causation be- operate under the assumption envy of the world and generous versus socialism and our moral have opted for mediocrity and tween welfare, feminism and the destruction of or the that the U.S. still ranks as No. 1 immigration policies. fabric, to which people should self-indulgence, and we have marginalization of men and the family unit. in the world. Yes, the U.S. re- The economic bottom is falling be attentive. reaped the harvest that we have Men are the stabilizing influence in a boy’s life and mains the world’s largest econ- out while the black middle class America the Beautiful is an in- sown. without that influence (that a woman cannot provide), omy, and we have the largest waddles down discount aisles at cisive manifesto of the values We become great again by be- you will see teenage pregnancy, crime, drug abuse and military by far, the most dynam- Wal-Mart. We are the group at that shaped America’s past and coming an informed and educat- every other negative pathology increase to epidemic ic technology companies and a the highest risk of economic must shape her future, and the ed electorate, making the right proportions. When you have a man teaching a young highly entrepreneurial climate. downturns, but over the past 50 book calls upon us all to use our decisions to go forward. boy how to be responsible and provide for his family, However, years, blacks have bought into a God-given talents to lead and im- and the women teaching a young boy how to be nurtur- blacks, who still mindset of dependency. Ninety- prove our lives, communities, William Reed is head of the ing, then and only then can you have a complete man. preen at the three percent of black Americans nation and our world. Business Exchange Network and But this foolish notion that Tommy can have two dads thought of recently voted for a continuation America can be great again. available for speaking/seminar or Susie can have two moms is akin to altering one’s Obama being of that dependency on govern- Good leadership is what we projects through the Bailey DNA, and all these societal problems we see are a direct the “comman- ment for handouts from food need. All that’s required is lead- Group.org. result of this social engineering and attempted redefin- der in chief,” stamps to welfare. Democratic ing of the family unit. are going to leadership has caused blacks to have a rude collectively accept the fact that America had better put the brakes on this insidious WILLIAM experiment. awakening when America has become a debtor REED it’s all over. A nation. Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson sobering 2012 in- Suck it up. Let’s acknowledge & Associates, LLC., a Washington, D.C.-based public re- dex analyzed 142 countries in that the big government agenda lations/government affairs firm. He can be reached at eight categories: economy, ed- the Democrats have pursued www.raynardjackson.com. ucation, entrepreneurship and over past years has stunted eco- opportunity, governance, health, nomic growth and led to stag- personal freedom, safety and se- gering levels of wealth decline curity and social capital. The in- among blacks. Cartoon charac- dex shows that the U.S. is no ter Pogo provides great insight: longer the top dog: Rather, 12th “We’ve met the enemy and they in prosperity; third in oil pro- is us.” Our plight today is based duction; seventh in literacy; 27th on our past practices to “go in math; 22nd in science; 49th along to get along.” in life expectancy; 178th in in- Much of America’s forward fant mortality; third in median growth depends on the results household income; fourth in ex- of the 2014 congressional elec- ports; and 39th in income in- tions and 2016 presidential cam- equality. paign. What kind of decisions The first step in solving any will the masses of blacks make problem is to recognize there is about being open to the mes- one. As we move toward the fu- sages of Republicans? In his ture, it’s important that we note book, “America the Beautiful,” the decisions that created to- BUSINESS WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM BRIEFS The Triangle BUSINESS AWARDS Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce will host its TRIBUNE annual Pinnacle Business Awards luncheon May 29, SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013 PAGE 5A 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S. Salisbury St. Contact: Sarah Gaskill, 664-7034. DOWNTOWN MEETING Business Friends of Chapel Hill will hold its next meeting May 30, 9:15 a.m. at The Franklin WorkplaceBLACKNEWS.COM show that African-Americansracial are Americans,discrimination as well as 20 percent as a waste of employer resources cases2012. up Hotel, 311 W. Franklin St. twice as likely to be unemployed of Hispanics and Asians, were and calling it a form of entrap- But enforcement is not the only Racial discrimination is against THE NEXT and earn about 25 percent less denied promotions because of ment. solution. 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In the end, it your lifetime above and beyond the annual $14,000 ex- putting themselves just one serious illness or accident able. Keep a daily log to actually went up a bit to $5.25 million for 2013. cluded amounts before the gift tax kicks in – which for away from financial disaster. Many also can’t fund their record your tips. If you re- Even if your estate will only be a fraction of that most of us means never. Read IRS Publication 950 401(k) plan or IRA. Consider applying your tax-exempt ceive $20 or more in cash amount, it still pays to have a plan for distributing your (at www.irs.gov) for details. gifts to help loved ones pay for these critical benefits. tips in any one month, you assets. If your finances are in good shape, there’s no • Pay for education. 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If so, keep in mind that you are on track to fund your own retirement, have ad- And don’t worry; if one child decides not to attend col- able to enjoy watching your contributions at work and earnings you receive from equate health insurance, can pay off your mortgage and lege, you can always transfer the account balance to an- be able to deduct them from your income taxes. Read self-employment are subject are otherwise debt free. You wouldn’t want to deplete other without penalty. IRS Publication 526 for details. to income tax. Self-employ- your resources and then become a financial burden on • Roth IRAs for kids. If your minor children or grand- Before taking any of these actions, consult your finan- ment can include pay you others. children earn income (allowances and gifts don’t count), cial adviser to make sure your own bases are covered. get from jobs like baby-sit- If you can check all those boxes, consider these op- ting and lawn mowing. 4. You may not earn enough money from your summer job to owe income tax, but you will probably have to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes. Your employer usually must with- hold these taxes from your paycheck. 5. If you’re in ROTC, your active duty pay such as pay received during summer camp is taxable. However, the food and lodging al- lowances you receive in ad- vanced training are not. 6. If you’re a newspaper carrier or distributor, special rules apply to your income. You are treated as self-em- ployed for federal tax pur- poses if: •You are in the business of delivering newspapers. • All your pay for these services directly relates to sales rather than to the num- ber of hours worked. (Read more at www.trian- gletribune.com.) Not all co-sleeping WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM The Triangle is created equal TRIBUNE Breastfeeding SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013 – PAGE 6A significantly Focus reduces SIDS risk for babies School News By Stephanie Carroll Carson Bimbe Festival & Notes N.C. NEWS SERVICE RALEIGH - When it comes to the potential risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome from a moth- er sharing her bed with her baby, there is a push to change the message from “Just don’t do it” to “Here is how it’s done most safely.” The shift is needed because co-sleeping will never be eliminated and not all forms are equal, said Dr. James McKenna, director of the Mother- Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame. For example, McKenna said, associated risks are nearly elim- inated by breastfeeding. “You get babies sleeping in lighter sleep, and you get mothers who are breastfeeding sleep- ing in lighter sleep,” he said. “That’s a very sig- nificant difference as regards each being able Jay-Z launches to track and monitor and respond to the pres- scholarship program ence and physical activities of the other.” The Shawn Carter Scholarship Another method McKenna deemed safe is Fund provides individual grants what he calls separate-surface co-sleeping, ranging from $1,500 to $2,500 where the baby is not in the bed with the par- to every student who qualifies ents but close by in the same room. and reapplies yearly, from ad- “Any time you can find a situation with a mission to graduation. The grant committed caregiver sleeping within sensory can be used to cover tuition ex- proximity of the baby, in a situation where each penses and related supplemen- can detect and exchange sensory cues of the Chuck Davis and the Dance Ensemble got the Bimbe party started. Despite the early rain, tal educational expenses such as other, wherever you get that situation, you fans showed their support and by the end of the day, thousands had strolled CCB Plaza to books, lab fees, travel and select have a very protected environment,” he said. hear various artists and the main attraction, Naughty by Nature. costs of living. All Shawn Carter At the same time, McKenna noted, there are Scholars are required to “give situations where co-sleeping never is appro- back” by conducting communi- priate, such as on a sofa, recliner or waterbed. ty service and by serving as men- The other major risks include bed sharing while tors to younger, aspiring schol- using alcohol and drugs, along with maternal ars. smoking. All high school seniors, under- “The mother having smoked during her preg- graduate college students, and nancy damages the tissues of the baby’s arous- students at vocational or trade al mechanism,” he said. “We know that any schools are eligible to apply. kinds of desensitizing drugs or alcohol or seda- Applicants must be U.S. citizens, tives obviously blunt mother’s ‘responsivity’ 25 years old or younger and have to her baby.” a minimum GPA of 2.0. The rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Founded in 2002 by Shawn has dropped by about 50 percent in the past Carter (Jay-Z) and his mom Gloria two decades but still is the leading cause of Carter, the foundation has given death for those younger than a year old. scholarships to over 750 stu- More information is online at dents, totaling over $1.3 million. cosleeping.nd.edu. For more details and/or to ap- ply, visit: www.scholarshipson- line.org/2013/05/shawn-carter- foundation-scholarship.html.

MOVERS AND The Campus Hills Dance Team. SHAKERS COMFORT KEEPER Simone Chance was recog- nized last month as a Comfort Keeper of the Year at a special luncheon to honor her ac- complishments during the annu- al Comfort Garden Keepers Leadership Chance Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. She is one of revivalBy Melinda Myers only eight caregivers out of SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE 25,000 chosen annually to re- ceive this recognition from over Spring floods, summer droughts and tem- 650 Comfort Keepers offices na- perature extremes take their toll on gardens tionwide. Chance works for the and the gardeners who tend them. Help your Cary office, which provides serv- gardens recover from the crazy temperature ices throughout Wake County. and moisture extremes that seem to occur each BETHEL AME CHURCH year. St. Joseph AME Pastor Philip R. Start by assessing the current condition of Cousin Jr. has been reassigned your landscape. Remove dead plants as soon to serve as pastor of the historic as possible. They can harbor insect and dis- Johnny White & The Elite Band. Bethel AME ease organisms that can infest your healthy Church in San plantings. Consider replacing struggling plants PHOTOS/BONITTA BEST Francisco. with healthy plants better suited to the space, Founded in growing conditions and landscape design. You 1852, it is the often achieve better results in less time by start- oldest black ing over rather than trying to nurse a sick plant church in San back to health. Francisco. As always, select plants suited to the grow- Bethel AME ing environment and that includes normal rain- Cousin has its own fed- fall. Every season is different, but selecting eral credit union, plants suited to the average conditions will is the owner and sponsor of minimize the care needed and increase your some 356 units of affordable odds for success. Roses, coneflowers, sedums housing, and handles the man- and zinnias are just a few drought tolerant agement of a Community based plants. Elderberry, ligularia, Siberian iris and Technology Training Center. marsh marigold are a few moisture tolerant Cousin’s assignment is effec- plants. tive immediately. Be prepared for worse case scenario. Install UNC-CHAPEL HILL an irrigation system such as the Snip-n-drip Kara Slocum, Ph.D., will be- soaker system in the garden. It allows you to come the new director of the apply water directly to the soil alongside Institute of African-American plants. This means less water wasted to evap- Research effective July 1. Slocum oration, wind and overhead watering. You’ll is an associate professor in an- also reduce the risk of disease by keeping wa- thropology and African and Afro- ter off the plant leaves. American Studies at the univer- A properly installed and managed irrigation sity. system will help save water. The convenience DOWNTOWN DURHAM makes it easy to water thoroughly, encourag- Geoff Durham has been ing deep root and only when needed. Turn the named the new president and system on early in the day while you tend to CEO of Downtown Durham, Inc. other gardening and household chores. You’ll Durham is replacing former waste less water to evaporation and save time President Bill Kalkhof who an- since the system does the watering for you. nounced his retirement five Capture rainwater and use it to water con- months ago. tainer and in-ground gardens. Rain barrels and cisterns have long been used for this purpose Are you or someone you know and are experiencing renewed interest. Look a Mover and a Shaker? Drop us for these features when buying or making your PHOTO/CITY OF DURHAM a line at Movers and Shakers, c/o own rain barrel. Make sure the spigot is locat- The Triangle Tribune, 115 Market ed close to the bottom so less water collects Street, Suite 360H, Durham, NC and stagnates. Select one that has a screen over Durham city and county employees have been working since February to build this new Habitat for Humanity house that will soon be a home for Robert Brimmer. The house will be dedicated on June 1. 27701 or e-mail us at info@tri- the opening to keep out debris. And look for angletribune.com. Photos wel- an overflow that directs the water into anoth- come. er barrel or away from the house. WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM Placing The Triangle athletes TRIBUNE above SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013 – SECTION B academicsWhy does sports play such a prominent role in college education? Does it crowd out the attention we pay to other aspects of college life? Sports Why are stu- dent-athletes treated like slaves or glad- By Bonitta Best iators, playing DBL expands for second season [email protected] to pay col- leges for the DURHAM – The DONS Basketball League is set to kick off its sec- fruits of their ond season June 1, 6 p.m. at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club. labor? Other Under the direction of Otis “Vegas Don” Lyons, the free youth students en- summer league is for boys and girls ages 12 to 16. joy “school JULIANNE What sets the DBL apart from other summer leagues is its NBA- spirit” when ALVEAU style format. There were tryouts, a coaches scout day and draft M their team day, where players were chosen for 10 teams. One hundred youth wins, and uni- were selected from over 350 participants at the recent tryouts. versities collect revenue “It was heartbreaking and very hard to do,” Lyons said about the from advertisers when they cuts. “However, on the positive side of things, no other program make it to the big leagues. in the Triangle is giving or exposing these underserved youth to Women’s sports don’t vast opportunities without charging their poverty stricken families reap the same benefits that a fee.” men’s sports do. Still, Each squad has its own sponsor that provides team uniforms and Spelman President Beverly other necessities. There are also season trades, a league website Daniels Tatum deserves ku- and magazine, a postseason awards ceremony, playoffs and an all- dos for eliminating the col- star game. lege’s basketball program in Three new teams were added to the league this season: The favor of providing physical Hornets sponsored by BJ’s Family Care Homes, the Nuggets by the education for all of News & Observer and the Bulls by Fraisier & Griffin Attorneys at Spelman’s students. Law. She made the important “It is not just about basketball,” Lyons said. “It’s a learning vehi- calculation that organized cle too, something they can take away and carry into the new school sports activity costs hun- year.” dreds of thousands, if not A prelaunch press conference and community roundtable dis- millions of dollars, and just cussion is June 1, 2:20 p.m. at a location to be announced. Durham a few students benefit from Superior Court Judge Elaine Bushfan and N.C. NAACP President the athletic training. William Barber are just some of the speakers. (See our ad in this At Bennett College for week’s edition for more information.) Women, our goal was to ed- For more information and to keep up with the teams during the ucate the “whole” woman – season, visit www.DBLNBA.com. academically, intellectually, League teams and sponsors spiritually, physically and Rattlers by Triangle United Way socially. Yes, people come Wolves by Dreamworks Motorsports to college to be prepared ac- Horsemen by Hendrick Durham Automall ademically, but colleges are Black Knights by NCM Capital more than four-year matric- Butch Bandits by Law Office of J.D. Williams ulation experiences. This is Carolina Dons by Thorpe Realtors why so many colleges at- The Force by FOX 50 tempt to offer a holistic ex- The Hornets by BJ’s perience for students. The Nuggets by N&O Basketball and football at The Bulls & Fraisier & Griffin top athletic universities (as distinguished from top aca- demic universities) generate millions of dollars for their institutions. Athletes may be rewarded with scholar- ships, but with full-time ac- ademic and training sched- ules, have to hustle for mon- ey to buy a phone, travel home and pay for other in- cidentals. If a generous alumnus chooses to subsi- dize a student for these ex- penses, both the student and the school will be sanc- Over 100 youth will participate in the Dons Basketball League. tioned. Why not pay these athletes at least some of the money they are generating for their colleges? Or why not take college athletics down a COLLEGE CORNER notch, putting the millions of dollars of advertising money aside in favor of the purpose of college – educa- tion. This would probably Durham club honors Rams sweep top CIAA shatter a student-pimping industry. It would also re- mind students that their scholar-athlete awards tenure in college is about ac- By Bonitta Best Well, at least some folks are publishing their top scholar-athletes recruiting list. Some coaches act like they are in ademics, not athletics. [email protected] This proposal is as likely the CIA instead of the CIAA. Fayetteville State women have snagged De’Aira to be implement as ice DURHAM – The Durham Sports Smith of Trinity Christian Academy in cubes are likely to survive Club honored the best and Fayetteville. Smith helped lead Trinity to back- 10 seconds in hell. Yet col- brightest last week at its annual to-back state championships. lege leaders must grapple Scholar-Athlete Awards Night. The 5-foot-9 guard also was with the many ways that Twenty senior female and male named 2012 NCISSA Class A sports dollars and energy scholar-athletes from Durham’s Player of the Year. Quite a coup distort the educational ex- 10 public and charter schools re- for the Broncos. Now, let’s see perience. There are stadi- ceived the red carpet treatment what they do with her. ums full of fans clapping for for their accomplishments on the Kudos to Winston-Salem the last 3-pointer or the win- field and in the classroom and State’s Ebone Evans and ning touchdown, but little community. Khendra Reid on being named applause for the Phi Beta Voyager Academy, which has the CIAA female and male Kappa graduate. no senior class, will join the scholar-athletes of the year, re- My interest in this issue is group next year. spectively. the fact that many of the ath- The average unweighted grade Evans from Durham has a 3.9 letes are African-Americans point average and SAT score for GPA in biology and is a mem- who often come from low- the honorees is 3.82 and 1915, ber of the track team. Reid has and moderate-income fam- respectively. All but one has been Winston-Salem State’s a 3.66 GPA in computer science ilies. Many are student-ath- accepted into a college or univer- Khendra Reid and Ebone PHOTOS/BONITTA BEST and helped the Rams win their letes who combine their ath- sity. Evans second straight CIAA football letic prowess with academ- “These athletes have paved the Hillside High seniors Mariah Reese (3.8 GPA, Dartmouth) and championship. (See more in our story this week.) ic ability. Too many others way and shown it can be done. Marius McAlister De Pierre (3.3 GPA, East Carolina). The school year may be over, but some stu- have been recruited for their We salute you and congratulate dent-athletes are still in working mode. Chowan’s athletic prowess, notwith- you,” said Larry McDonald, Troy Dicks (football), Jennifer Hamilton (basket- standing athletic ability. Durham Public Schools athletics ball), Gerlisa Shipman (cross country) and Austin Classes that do require little director. Tallant (football) are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, – not even attendance — do Duke Associate Head Coach on a 12-day trip. They and other students and not advance the long-term Steve “Wojo” Wojciechowski was faulty are working with youth in Ethiopia. That’s interests of students. the keynote speaker and gave the just so nice. When student-athletes get students three pieces of advice. hurt, what happens to them? “First, stay true to yourself. WOMEN Some colleges will continue Don’t change the things that al- N.C. Central their scholarships, others lowed you to be successful,” said Congrats to senior Olesya Palko on being will not. Further, the likeli- the former high school scholar- named to the Capital One Academic All-District hood of moving from the athlete from Baltimore, Md. college basketball court or “Second, college is not going to Please see ST. AUG./2B gridiron to a professional be easy. It’s your opportunity to one is something like 1 per- grow. Don’t quit. cent. “And third, you don’t have to Those who don’t make it be perfect. Remember who you to an athletic career often are and surround yourself with languish without even basic good people.” skills to market. The sports club meets twice a If I had my way, I’d ask month at Croasdaile Country that every college spend Club. more on physical fitness For more information, visit than on student-athletics. www.DurhamSportsClub.com or Fitness would be as required Southern High seniors Jalen Peterkin (3.5 GPA, East Carolina) call (919) 410-6376. and Charity Shaw (3.8 GPA, Clemson). a course as literature or his- Members of the Chowan Ethiopia team tory. 2B SPORTS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, May 26, 2013

St.Continued Aug’sfrom 1B 11-10 associate record in tennis while Shaw athletics MENchief earnsSt. Augustine’s CIAACross honor Country Coaches maintaining a 4.0 GPA through- Uh oh, seems things aren’t go- N.C. Central Senior wide receiver/return Association. out her four years. ing so well over at Shaw. One of Is it basketball season already? specialist Teddy Bacote may not CC’s spies tell us that the mon- According to ESPN, it is. Writer be playing professional ball, but Shaw St. Augustine’s ey squeeze is on again, and Joe Lunardi has the Eagles as the he did earn a spot on the Men’s tennis has more than CC has to give an extra hearty coaches are being asked to take No. 16 seed in the 2014 NCAA Commissioner’s All-Academic just brawn. Shaw won the CIAA congratulations and well de- pay cuts and reduce staff. Where tournament. Talk about getting second team. He has a 3.5 GPA award for the highest team GPA served to Associate Athletics have we heard that before? a jump on the season. in accounting. (3.64) this week at the confer- Director Kristine Kelly, who was We were also told that a certain The baseball team ended its And more honors for the track ence’s annual spring luncheon named CIAA Senior Woman coach had his cellphone confis- season in the semifinals of the team. Sophomore sprinter in Newport News, Va. Head coach Administrator of the Year. cated for berating his players and MEAC tourney. In what was their Jermaine Jones was named Sunday Enitan was recognized Kristene is always on it. There’s Palko saying all sorts of stuff that if CC Achilles’ heel all season, the men’s outdoor track athlete of for being named men’s tennis not a rule she doesn’t know told you, you would know exact- Eagles left 12 men on base in a the year, head coach/AD George coach of the year and three play- Women’s At-Large team. Why doabout. It’s just a matter of time ly who it is. 7-3 loss to Bethune-Cookman. Williams selected coach of the ers – Charles Silva, Juan Sanchez these titles have to be so L-O-N-before she becomes AD at some Still, coach Jim Koerner has the year and Sandy Chapman was and Andre Monti – were named G!! Palko guided the Eagles to anfine institution, and not St. Aug’s team moving in the right direc- named assistant coach of the to the Commissioner’s All- either. We said “fine.” tion. year by the U.S. Track & Field and Academic Second Team.

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Art Shell golf tourneyFamer Art Shell returns to hosttoMack tee Alston. off atabout golf UMESat UMES from juniors ner and commemorative the tournament and bring with Some history-making profes- through college students; they gifts. Non-golfers can attend the him a bevy of friends and col- sional golfers will participate as can see their investment in ac- Birdees on the Bayou Pairing leagues from professional sports well. One is James Black, who at tion.” Party for $25 per person or $200 and UMES athletic lore. The age 21 became the first black UMES is one of 20 colleges in for a table of eight. The recep- celebrities will partner with four- golfer to card a first-round 67 in the nation with the PGA-sanc- tion features New somes on the course to enjoy a his PGA Tour debut in 1964. Fred tioned major and the only one at Orleans-style cuisine with en- full round of fundraising golf. Engh, a UMES Hall of Fame golfer a historically black institution. tertainment and other festivities. Among those returning is and the first Caucasian student- Students in the program not only Shell, who grew up in Redskin great and Super Bowl athlete in UMES history will also hone their golf game, they also Charleston, S.C., said he’s proud MVP Doug Williams who attend- attend. Engh, a noted author, is learn the business and market- to be a UMES alumnus and en- ed his first event last year. also the founder of the National ing skills golf resorts and relat- joys being the host for a As it did when it debuted in Alliance for Youth Sports and cre- ed venues look for in club pro- fundraising event that benefits 2010, the event will feature an ator of the Hook A Kid on Golf fessionals. students, especially those who 18-hole tournament on June 11 program. “Since this golf event began in are the first in their families to for golfers 11 to 18 years old. “We see having the junior 1991, it has always attracted the attend college. The next day, the golf classic golfers participate as a way of in- interest of local golfers and the “During difficult economic gets under way for adults with a troducing them to a course of support of local businesses,” said times, it is as important to rally shotgun start at 8 a.m. Golfers study at the university,” golf Cropper, a UMES graduate. “We together to support students will play 18 holes in a scramble coach Marshall Cropper said. “Of and our students are counting who desire more, and who can format and attend an awards din- course, we hold the tournament on both again this year.” achieve more, if just given the ner in the Henson Center on to raise funds to help students Player registration is $200 per opportunity,” he said. UMES’ campus. enrolled in our golf management individual and $750 per four- For more information, or to In addition to Williams, other program and our athletic depart- some and includes 18 holes of register for the tournament or celebrity athletes who are sched- ment. one of the associated events, call STAFF REPORTS Westover, Md. The annual golf, a birdees on the Bayou uled to attend include gridiron This lets the golfers and 410-651-8045. event benefits the University of Pairing Party, food and beverages PRINCESS ANNE, Md.- The 2013 greats Otis Sistrunk, Carl celebrities know we are serious Maryland Eastern Shore’s profes- on the course, the awards din- Art Shell UMES Celebrity Golf Kammerer, Reggie Branch, Clint sional golf management program Classic & Junior Tournament will Harris, Emanuel McNeil, and and division of athletics. be held June 11-12 at Great Hope UMES alumni Curtis Gentry, Earl NFL, UMES and CIAA Hall of Golf Course in Christy, Emerson Boozer and

CIAA concludes seasonSTAFF REPORTS topwith men’s program, went to awardsSaint Men’s cross country, FSU Augustine’s. Volleyball, SAC NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Winston-Salem State Athletics Football, SAC CIAA concluded its spring meet- Director William “Bill” Hayes was Men’s indoor T&F, JCSU ings with an awards luncheon at named Athletics Director of the Women’s indoor T&F, JCSU the Newport News Marriott at Year by a vote of his peers. Also Men’s basketball, Virginia State City Center. recognized were Senior Woman Women’s basketball, SAC The senior woman administra- Administrator of the Year Bowling, Lincoln tors recognized Shaw Kristene Kelly (Saint Augustine’s) Baseball, Winston-Salem University’s Lolia Kienka as and Sports Information Director Golf, Livingstone woman of the year with a trophy of the Year Lamont Hinson Men’s outdoor track, J.C. Smith and scholarship presentation. (Johnson C. Smith). Women’s outdoor, J.C. Smith The Loretta Taylor Award, given Softball, Chowan to the top women’s program, CIAA Academic Awards Men’s tennis, Shaw went to Winston-Salem State (Teams with the highest GPA) Women’s tennis, St. Aug’s University, while the C.H. Women’s cross country, SAC Williams Award, recognizing the

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becamesought was certainly sound. Another friend of Williams, leg- endary Winston-Salem basketball coach Clarence “Bighouse” Gaines, also shared his thoughts with the young coach as well af- ter seeing one of St. Augustine’s meets. “Bighouse said, ‘George, I saw your program. You’re trying to run track with basketball play- ers. You need to get track ath- letes,’” Williams said. Williams heeded the advice and St. Aug’s legendary track coach George Williams (right) headed to his native Sunshine instructs sprinter Josh Scott. State. “I decided to go to my home- By Amy Farnum ketball for the college and ran town of Miami, where there are NCAA.COM track as a way to keep in shape. a lot of track people, and I recruit- But he knew nothing about Thirty-two NCAA Division II ed my first group of track ath- coaching track and field athletes. letes,” Williams said. “The next team championships, more than “The first year, I think my team 150 Central Intercollegiate year we finished maybe third or scored four points in the confer- fourth in the conference. From Athletic Association titles and ence championship,” Williams 200-plus coach of the year then, we’ve won most of them.” said. “I had always been a part of Since Williams led the Falcons’ awards. But who’s counting? a winning program in everything Certainly not George Williams. men’s outdoor squad to the CIAA I had done and I decided to go title in 1978, the program has Williams, the legendary Saint talk to Dr. Leroy Walker, who was Augustine’s track and field won every outdoor conference the track coach at North Carolina championship but two. coach, has built a dynasty at the Central — a very successful track small, historically black college Williams claimed his first NCAA coach. I asked him about setting trophy in 1985 with Saint in Raleigh, N.C., during his 37- up programs and how he did year tenure at the helm of the Augustine’s women’s indoor things. He explained to me about team. They won the title after the program. biomechanics and techniques It was something he certainly team road-tripped from Raleigh and gave me a book about bio- to North Dakota in vans, barely never dreamed of when he took mechanics. I began to read that over the program as a favor un- making the start of the meet. He and tried his practice schedule.” has since risen to the pinnacle of til the school found a permanent Walker went on to become the replacement for the outgoing his sport multiple times, whether first African-American head it be with men’s or women’s, in- track coach in 1976. At the time, coach of the U.S. Olympic Men’s he was working as an adminis- door or outdoor teams, includ- Track and Field Team in 1976 ing his latest championship in trator in the school’s alumni of- and later became the president fice. March when the program cap- of the U.S. Olympic Committee, tured the men’s indoor national A 1965 graduate of St. so the advice Williams had Augustine’s, Williams played bas- title. 3B SPORTS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, May 26, 2013

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SWAC football news & notes UMES athletes are ‘students’ first I knew it was a privilege that other talented individuals would have hoped to have, so I made the most out of the opportunities that being a student-athlete afforded me.” While neither of the three carries a perfect 4.0 grade point av- erage, the lowest of the three is over 3.6 – not too shabby con- sidering their athletic resume shows the hours of practicing and training they had to do to perfect their craft. All graduated with honors. “Fulfilling my academic requirements at UMES wasn’t easy, but was certainly easier than it could have been,” Ramirez said. Crowel on Watch List “Th a nk s to th e g re a t s u pp o rt of ou r pr o fe s s ors a nd a c a de mi c a d- Alabama State running visors, as well as the opportunities athletics afforded me with back Isaiah Crowell (above) study hall, tutoring and advising, they made sure I was able to has been named to the succeed.” College Football Falbo and Ramirez are two of the most decorated student-ath - Performance Awards run - letes in UMES athletics history. Falbo sports three All-America ning back watch list. nods on her resume, while Ramirez bested her to tally four. The Crowell, (5-11, 190, jun- pair have both been MEAC Bowlers of the Year and, together, won ior), ranked third in the a record four national championships over their four-year ca - SWAC last season with 842 L-r: T’nia Falbo, Andre Walsh and Anggie Ramirez reers. In terms of championship success, they are the most ac- yards and led the league complished student-athletes to ever grace the Princess Anne cam- with a career-best 15 pus. touchdowns. While catch - Maryland Eastern Shore Walsh holds his own. The sprinter has dominated the nation ing 11 passes for 95 yards, in several events, earning four All-America nods from the U.S. Crowell posted four 100- PRINCESS ANNE, Md.—For a Division I student-athlete com- Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association in NCAA indoor yard rushing games, in - peting at the NCAA Championships, winning is just icing on the and outdoor championships. Walsh also holds numerous school cluding a career-high 149 cake. Often with those appearances come individual accolades, records. yards against Texas Walsh w as r ecen tly selected b y a un iv er sity com m ittee to giv e the highest of which is All-America status. Southern. the student commentary at the spring commencement, a speech All CFPA recipients are For a trio of Hawks, all who graduated with academic honors he gave with poise, thoughtfulness and spirit. He attributes his selected exclusively based on May 17, earning that honor once wasn’t enough. They com- success in and out of the classroom to support. upon objective scientific bined for 11 All-America nods in their illustrious careers, be- “I have been successful at UMES because of the great support rankings of the extent to coming some of the most decorated student-athletes in the his- of my teammates and knowing that my family was always root - which individual players tory of University of Maryland Eastern-Shore athletics. ing for me,” he said. “It really came down to a combination of me increase the overall effec- For T’nia Falbo (Greensburg, Pa.), Anggie Ramirez (Bogota, knowing what I wanted to do and having an awesome team of in- tiveness of their teams. All dividuals both on and off the track that would help me to work Colombia) and Andre Walsh (St. Catherine, Jamaica) attending players are eligible for towards that goal.” awards at their respective UMES wasn’t just about being the best in their sport, but being While the student-athlete title may no longer apply, the trio positions; players are not the best in the classroom as well. feel that the experience they had in college has prepared them preemptively eliminated “An opportunity like this isn't a mere formality; it is a unique for life after school. from consideration. The opportunity,” Walsh said. “Therefore, I treated it as such. I was winner will be announced diligent and stuck to the task of both academics and athletics. January 8, 2014.

Wilson signs with Packers As a three-year starter, Briscoe earned Prairie View A&M defen- three all-SMAC recognitions, including sive end Jarvis Wilson two first-team selections. He also scored made a favorable impres - News & Notes 1,157 points over his career, second all- sion this past week on th time in Thomas Stone history, and se- gridiron and earned a con- cured all-Met honorable mention acco- tract with the Green Bay Packers after participating lades under coach Dale Lamberth. in the team's rookie orien- “I feel like we brought in a point tation camp. guard with a bright future and a high A native of Fort Worth, basketball IQ,” said Alexander, the 2013 Texas, Wilson flew down to NCBA Division I District 15 Coach of the Green Bay to participate in Year. “He has the ability to pass, and he Peter Poole's sacrifice fly in the bot - the camp, which featured has the ability to score. What we like tom of the 10th inning that allowed 11 of the team's draft about him is his high basketball IQ. Darien Campbell to score would be all picks, a dozen rookie and “He has the chance to come in here that Savannah State would need as the first-year free-agent and compete for playing time as a fresh- Tigers defeated Bethune-Cookman 1-0 in signees and 27 tryout play- man. He has a chance to play against the MEAC baseball championship game. ers. Wilson overcame the “It was a well played game against the Jeremy [Underwood] and Lamont odds as he was one of five defending champions,” SSU head coach tryout players offered a [Middleton] every day, and he can gain Carlton Hardy said. “We knew coming contract by the team and from their experience. We are excited into the tournament that in order for us will hit the ground running about him coming to be a part of the to win this championship, we would have as he'll participate in Green Michael Briscoe team.” to play Cookman. Our kids played hard. Bay's organized team ac - Briscoe joins other signees Maurice Pitch to pitch and inning by inning. It tivitiesnext week. GREENSBORO – The 2013 MEAC champions Taylor (F, 6-7, Chesnut, Mass., Beaver took a total team effort for us to win this As a senior at Prairie completed their recruiting class on Monday by Country Day), Bryan Akinkugbe (F, 6-9, game.” View, Wilson registered 63 signing Michael Briscoe (PG, 6-1, Waldorf, Md., Bowie, Md., Columbia State College), It is SSU's first MEAC baseball cham- tackles, including eight Thomas Stone), North Carolina A&T men’s bas- Khary Doby (F, 6-7, Upper Marlboro, pionship. The Tigers moved through the tackles for loss, a half- ketball coach Cy Alexander announced. Md., Riverdale Baptist), Steven Burrough winner’s bracket as the No. 1 seed in the sack, a forced fumble, four Southern Division and clinched the title Br is coe’s high s chool car eer as p oin t guar d is( F, 6-9, Charlotte, N.C., Harding), QB hur r ies an d tw o p as s es an impressive one. As a senior, he led the in the institution’s second full year of Nicholas Reese (G, Los Angeles, defensed. Cougars to the Maryland 3A South championship conference competition. Wilson becomes the game, while averaging 19.8 points, nine reW - estchester), Jerome Simmons (F, 6-8, McGowin picked up the win for the third consecutive defen - bounds and seven assists per game. Jacksonville, N.C., Massanutten, Military day. He went all 10 innings and struck sive end from Prairie View In the title game, Briscoe scored 18 points, 1A0c ademy) and James Whitaker (F, 6-5, out 11 batters to improve his record to under head coach Heishma assists and eight rebounds against No. P 8o rtsmouth, Va.). 12-1. Northern and defensive Potomac. During the prior season, Briscoe earned Football signee Denzel Keyes (G, 6- “Kyle took the ball on three day’s rest line coach Miles Brandon all-County Athlete of the Year honors after lea4d, -Kinston, N.C., Kinston) will also com- and showed what a champion is all to earn a spot on an NFL ing the Cougars to a Class 3A South Region chapme-te for the A&T men’s basketball team about,” Hardy said. “In 10 innings of roster, as he joins Quinton pionship and runner-up in the state chamipni -2013-14. work, he showed big-time production Spears (Indianapolis Colts) onship game. He averaged 14 points and fourT he Aggies return two starters – from a big-time player.” and Adrian Hamilton assists per game. guard Middleton and center Bruce (Baltimore Ravens). Beckford – as well as reserve guard Underwood next season. Harper signs with Raiders Former GSU defensive end Eric Harper has signed a free-agent contract with the Oakland Raiders. Former Te nnessee star leads A&M SWA C champs! Harper, who is a New Orleans native, worked hard in getting the atten - tion of the scouts and had to be proactive in getting an opportunity. “I had my own YouTube video and highlight film,” he said. “I sent out as much as possible to the scouts and also got some great help from people who believed in me.” Although Harper was FORT WORTH, Texas - Jackson State elated the Raiders invited University captured its 15th overall base- him to the mini-rookie ball ti t l e aft e r defe ati n g Prair ie Vie w A& M camp, he knew that this 6-2 in the championship final of the 2013 was just an opportunity SWAC Baseball Tournament. and there was a long road SWAC.org JSU (34-20), the SWAC Eastern Division ahead of him. NORMAL, Ala. -- Alabama A&M Director of offseason. champions and No. 1 seed, earned the “I had to try out at the Athletics Bryan Hicks has hired Semeka Randall Randall began her coaching career in tournament tile for the first time under camp and give it all that I as the new head women’s basketball coach. She 2002 as an assistant with Cleveland State head coach Omar Johnson. The last time had in order to be offered is s la t e d t o be g in h e r ne w du t ie s e ffe c t ive imm e - University. By 2004, she was an assistant the Tigers won was in 2000. a free agent contract,” he diately. coach at Michigan State University and Tournament MVP Alexander Juday (7- continued. “Coach Randall is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. She grad- helped the Spartans to the 2004 NCAA 4) pitched his sixth complete game of the Williams said that I need - uated from University of Tennessee in 2000 with Championship game. She also served as an season, throwing nine strikeouts. He gave ed to not only be prepared a degree in speech communication. assistant at West Virginia University from up nine hits and two earned runs. physically for the camp, Whil e at UT, Randall was a standou t defe nsiv e 2007-08. Most recently, Randall was the Stephen Curtis and Jose Cruz led JSU but I also had to be pre - player for the powerhouse Lady Vol women’s bas- head coach at Ohio University. at the plate posting two RBIs apiece. Bryce pared mentally. I dedicat - ketball program from 1998-01. She was a key “I am very happy Semeka Randall is a Ta y l o r f i ni sh ed wi t h t wo ru ns sc o re d a nd ed myself to the weight member on the 1998 NCAA Championship team Bulldog!” Hicks said. “We expect her to set Gary Thomas went 2-for-4 with a run room and working hard. that went 39-0. In addition, Randall received the tone for our women’s basketball pro - scored. “This is a great oppor - Kodak and AP All-American honors in 1999 and gram and take us to the next level. 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DURHAM CEMETERY CEREMONY A Memorial Day cer- emony at the Historic Fitzgerald Family Cemetery is May 27, 10 a.m. to noon at Maplewood Cemetery, Kent Street near Morehead Ave. Grilling season do’s andof it to the grates. After don’ts preheat- 7. Don’t touch the food much. SUMMER CONCERT ing the grill for about 10 min- Most people like food seared to • May 30, 7-8:30 utes, brush the grates off with a a deep brown color with plenty p.m. – Virgins Family sturdy, long-handled brush with of beautifully charred bits. The Band (Pop) at CCB stainless steel bristles. Clean trouble is, many move their food Plaza. FORECLOSURE INFO grates will provide a smooth sur- so often it doesn’t get enough • June 3, 6:30 p.m. face to perfectly grill steaks, time in one place to reach that – East Regional Library, burgers, chicken and more. color and flavor. In nearly all cas- 211 Creek Lane. Call 3. Do get your act together. es, turn food just once or twice. 560-7410. Bring everything you need near 8. Do take charge of the fire. CONCERT the grill before grilling. If you A charcoal fire climbs to its Tracy Morgan will have to run back into the kitchen hottest temperatures first and perform June 5, 8 p.m. while your food is cooking, you then loses heat either quickly or at the Carolina Theatre, might overcook or burn the food. slowly, depending on the type 309 W. Morgan St. Call 560-3030. 4. Do give yourself at least of charcoal and how you tend EX-OFFENDERS two heat zones. If you set up the fire. Refuel before losing too Durham will host a your grill for one type of heat much heat, rearrange coals, conference and job fair only, your options are limited. sweep away the ashes that could for ex-offenders June Have at least two heat zones: one clog the bottom vents, and ad- 10-13 at the Durham for direct heat (where the fire is just the vents on the lid for ide- Armory, 220 Foster St. right under the food) and one for al airflow. RSVP by June 7 at indirect heat (where the fire is 9. Don’t serve rubbery chick- www.DurhamWorkForc off to the side of the food). Many en. If you specialize in chicken e.org or in person at the Durham JobLink foods, such as steaks, are seared breasts so overcooked they Career Center at quickly over direct heat and then bounce, it’s time to learn some Northgate Mall. finished over indirect. doneness clues. A correctly CONCERT 5. Don’t overcrowd the grill. grilled chicken breast should Anthony Hamilton Packing too much food into a gently yield when you press the with guests Eric Benet tight space restricts your flexi- surface with your fingertip. Get and Marcus Canty will bility. Leave at least a quarter of an instant-read thermometer for perform June 8 at the the cooking grates clear, with an even more reliable test of Durham Performing plenty of space between food for doneness. Arts Center, 123 Vivian NORTH AMERICAN don’ts of grilling. food will stick and won’t have a St. Call 680-2787. easy maneuverability. 10. Do use the grill for more PRECIS SYNDICATE To help, New York Times best- chance of searing properly or de- 6. Do use the lid. When the lid than grilling. It used to be that DRAMATIC READING selling author and James Beard veloping grill marks. Even if a “The Best of is closed, the cooking grates are grilling meant one thing: meat If you’re like 25 percent of grill Award nominee Jamie Purviance recipe calls for medium or low Enemies” will be per- owners, you can expect to host hotter, the grilling times are charred over open flames. formed June 9, 4-6 reveals his Top 10 Grilling Do’s heat, you should preheat the grill five or more barbecues in the faster, the smoky tastes are Today, everything from appetiz- p.m. at the Hayti and Don’ts from his latest cook- on high first to at least 500° F. stronger and the flare-ups are ers through desserts can be pre- Heritage Center, 804 next few months, according to book, “Weber’s New Real 2. Don’t start with dirty the new Weber Grill Watch fewer. So put a lid on it. Just don’t pared on a grill. Fayetteville St., to ben- Grilling.” grates. Leftover “stuff” on the forget to open the charcoal grill’s For the Hickory Smoked Beer efit Durham’s Ann Survey. So now may be the right 1. Do preheat the grill. If cook- grates acts like glue, binding both lid vent at least halfway to allow Can Chicken recipe left, visit Atwater. Call 683-1709. time to brush up on the do’s and ing grates aren’t hot enough, your new food to the old and all CONFERENCE proper airflow. newrealgrilling.weber.com. N.C. Legislative Black Caucus Foundation will hold its annual education scholarship event June 14, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel, 4700 Emperor Blvd. Register at www.nclbcf.org.

HILLSBOROUGH CHILD ABUSE BoldNORTH AMERICAN colors of new technologies are and ahere soci- • A room’s to color palettestay is nev- •in Never holdhome a paint chip in decor The Stewards of PRECIS SYNDICATE ety propelled by ideals at an ever- er about just one color. It’s about front of a white wall, since bold Children Child Sexual Colorful home decor is back in evolving pace are driving color- the combination of all the colors colors will appear darker or more Abuse Prevention a big way - and here to stay. Color packed palettes and providing a in a particular space. If bright intense on the wall than they do Training is May 30, 1- experts say people are increas- new platform for self-expression. wall colors aren’t for you, try in- on a small chip. Hold the paint 4 p.m. at the Here are a few tips to help you corporating bold hues into oth- color next to furniture, window Cooperative Extension ingly at ease with bold colors and are showing their creativity with embrace your creativity er design details, from window treatments and flooring for a true Food Lab, 306 Revere through bold colors: Rd. To register contact intensified hues. treatments to flooring and fab- “feel” for how the color will look Sheronda Witter at Homeowners have come to ap- • Remember, every room ric. in the room. (919) 245-2057. preciate the newfound infusion should have a theme and color • Test first. Use a large test • Go bold on one wall. Try of vibrant hues into all aspects and is what ties that theme to- sheet and a “time test.” View fuchsia or teal or even black on of everyday life. According to gether. Choose bold colors that your color in all light: morning, one wall and neutral colors on PPG Pittsburgh Paints color ex- you can use more than once – in noon and night. Live with it for the other walls for a punch of in- pert Dee Schlotter, the influence wall paint, fabric patterns, furni- a few days to make sure you love terest and appeal. ture and decorating accents. it. WWW.TRIANGLE TRIBUNE.COM Recalling The Triangle dreamsSeveral nights ago, I had a strange dream. My stepfa- TRIBUNE ther, whose health is not the best, was preparing to drive SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013 PAGE 6B us to New York City. He was very well-dressed, anxious and ready to get started. I cannot recall all of Religion the participants in the dream, but we were in a house and excited about the upcoming trip. When I woke STAFF REPORTS up, the entire story was DPS students win oratorical contestthe Leader”) has a twin brother, freshly en- DURHAM – Three students David. She is a successful fifth- grained in my from North East Baptist Church grader at Pearsontown consciousness, received first place recognition Elementary, achieving the A/B and I decided in a recent James F. Wertz honor roll this quarter. When not that I must hur- Oratorical Contest. The General studying, she is kept busy with ry and write it Baptist State Convention of N.C bowling, girl scouts, ballet/jazz down. sponsors the annual event. The and her first love - art. Somehow, my GBSCNC is the governing body • Madisyn (speech topic - “The thoughts of the New Hope Missionary Shepard’s Psalm”) is a freshman moved from Baptist Association, of which at Jordan High. She is an honor the dream to North East is a member. roll student and is active in many Words of preparing my- The contest is divided into North East ministries and the Tender self for work, three grade-specific categories New Hope Association. Her hob- and I forgot of students in grades six to 12: Hester bies include listening to music, Care Kerr playing softball, socializing and ANN everything ex- preparatory, junior and senior. Elam cept an im- It is further categorized into three The James F. Wertz Oratorical cooking. HARRIS to the association level April 20 pending trip to levels of competition: local Contest provides a platform for Hester, David Hester, Calise Kerr • Caymon (speech topic - at Cedar Rock Missionary Baptist New York City. church level, district (association) students to build their self-con- and Jazzmyne Richmond “Seek Jesus”) continues to be a Church. They now advance to If you have a dream, try to level and state level. fidence, sharpen their public- (preparatory division); Avia great contributor to his fencing the state level June 24-26 at the remember it, because once Students are required to pre- speaking skills and confirm their Dolberry, Madisyn Elam, team at Kestrel Heights School, Annual Session of the General you stir around, you will for- pare their own oration from an confession of faith. A panel of Makenzie Elam, Nina Kerr, Elliott where he is an 11th-grade A/B Baptist State Convention in get some of the main points official list of pre-selected top- non-biased judges and timekeep- Moore and Chandler Rouse (ju- honor roll student. He is an ac- Wilmington. Academic scholar- of your dream. Dreams are ics. Although parents and coach- ers are selected at each level of nior division); and Caymon Kerr tive participant in the T.E.A.S. ships will be presented to each so special because in them es may advise them in the prepa- competition. Winners at the lo- (senior division) presented their (Together Everyone first-place winner are guiding lights from God ration of their speeches, the use cal level advance to the district speeches at North East Baptist. Accomplishes Something) pro- on issues or concerns, of Bibles, notes or props is strict- level, and those winners then go The first-place winners in their gram sponsored by the Durham About the winners: events to be or even warn- ly prohibited. Speeches must be on to the state level. respective divisions: Dasia, County Health Department. • Dasia (speech topic - “Follow ings. Dreams are intricate orated from memory. On April 10, Erin Brown, Dasia Madisyn and Caymon advanced means of communication that are derived mainly from the spiritual realm and your sub consciousness. However, they can be inter- preted for clarity and under- standing. Each dream has some type of meaning. Evangelicals need Reformedto repent, African American gued examine in favor of segregation. Lewis racism clarified that would not In the Bible, there are Network sponsored the event Learning that history “began mean that God would not have many stories about dreams, at Calvary Baptist Church. an inward journey,” Lewis said, a witness. “Now make no mis- and the interpretations are Lewis wrote one of the chapters to better understand race in take, the living God will have a very significant. A story that for the book called “Black American evangelicalism. witness. That is going to hap- comes to mind is in the book Pastoral Leadership and Church In the 1960s and ‘70s, Lewis pen, no doubt about that. of Genesis. Joseph was ex- Planting.” explained, the culture in “But I do wonder, if we fail to cited about a particular Lewis began by talking about America began to change with look up to and live out the call- dream, but his brothers did his personal journey to evan- regard to issues of race. ing that we’ve received to pur- not want to hear about it. gelical Christianity. He grew up Evangelical churches went sue unity, as a consequence More than likely, he always attending black Pentecostal along with those changes but and as a benefit and as a bless- talked about his dreams and congregations. His first experi- followed silently. ing of the Gospel, if we back off their meanings. ence with evangelicalism came “Rather than repent of our sin of that opportunity to show The scripture says, with his involvement in and examine how we got there something beautiful about the “Joseph had a dream, and Intervarsity while in college. so we don’t repeat the same Gospel and about Jesus Christ, when he told it to his broth- From there, he “stumbled” into thing, we became indifferent,” will He work through us, or will ers, they hated him all the reformed theology and began Lewis said. we be simply passed by to con- more” (Genesis 37:5). PHOTO/THE CHRISTIAN POST/NAPP NAZWORTH attending a Presbyterian And because white evangeli- tinue to play and worship in our However, the news of Church in America church. cal churches did not engage in own little shallow, private ghet- Joseph’s dreams and inter- Anthony Bradley (left) associate professor of theology It was not until he sought to that repentance and examina- tos while God uses others to pretations became wide- and ethics at The King’s College, and Lance Lewis, pas- become ordained as a PCA pas- tion, Lewis believes “It’s pre- pursue his witness?” spread, and he eventually in- tor of Christ Redemption Fellowship. tor and was required to study venting us now from the pur- terpreted a dream of church history that he became suit of unity.” Pharaoh’s: “Pharaoh said to By Napp Nazworth Washington, D.C., event called aware of the extent of racism If evangelicals fail to pursue The Christian Post will publish Joseph, “I had a dream, and THE CHRISTIAN POST “The Future of Race in in the denomination’s history. that unity, Lewis worries that a four-part series based upon no one can interpret it. But I American Evangelicalism,” an- He discovered that at one point God will no longer use evangel- the book that will look at other have heard it said of you that WASHINGTON – The pursuit nouncing a new book on the the denomination was called icals for His work. aspects of evangelicals and race when you hear a dream you of racial and ethnic unity is es- topic of evangelicals and race the “Presbyterian Church of the “If we do not begin this pur- or ethnicity. Part one of that se- can interpret it” (Genesis sential for the church’s witness, called “Aliens in the Promised Confederate States,” and dur- suit of unity for the sake of the ries interviewed the book’s edi- 41:15). God will miraculous- argues Lance Lewis, pastor of Land: Why Minority Leadership ing the 1960s some of the Gospel, I wonder if we will even tor, Anthony Bradley, associate ly let others know about Christ Redemption Fellowship is Overlooked in White founding members that led the have a gospel witness coming professor of theology and ethics your talents if you trust and in Philadelphia. Christian Churches and PCA to break away from the from the evangelical church,” at The King’s College, who was believe in the Creator. Lewis was speaking at a Institutions.” Grace DC and Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., ar- he said. also at the event. Start your morning with a smile. Upon waking up, look around your environment, no matter where you, are and realize that you have been given a precious gift - orship life. Whisper a prayer of Rev. Preston celebrates 15th anniversary thanksgiving for another op- W her 15th pastoral anniversary • June 2, 11 a.m. – Men’s Day • June 10-14 – Revival, 7 p.m. HILLSBOROUH portunity to fine-tune your June 8-9. The theme is “Pastor & celebration. The Rev. Robert Lee nightly. The Rev. Benjamin FIRST COMMUNITY MB ways. Your prayer is one of People Together: Lives Touched, Joy Jr., associate minister at Hinton of Tabernacle Baptist 509 Eno Street the greatest and most pow- Hearts Blessed, Faith Peace Missionary Baptist, will Church in Gastonia. The Senior Choir will celebrate erful forces that you can uti- Strengthened.” preach. its 26th anniversary June 2 at 11 lize to address all issues. riefs STAGVILLE a.m. You are to embrace this en- DURHAM COMMUNITY BAPTIST MT. CALVARY MB • The Senior Missionary Circle tity so that you can always B 8021 Stagville Road presents 100 Men in Black June RALEIGH SANCTUARY METHODIST 4821 Barbee Road be protected. 2317 Chapel Hill Road Women’s Day is May 26 at 8 Women’s Day is May 26 at 11 30 at 11 a.m. The Male Chorus This scripture confirms COMPASSIONATE BAPTIST a.m. Associate Minister Alma of Warrens Chapel Baptist in 2310 Compassionate Drive. A special Memorial Day serv- a.m. Portia Brandon is the guest the essential benefits of ac- ice is May 26 at 2 p.m. Veterans speaker. Forte will deliver the sermon. Prospect Hill, N.C., is the guest knowledging God’s grace The annual Boys Camp is June choir. Call (919) 732-6135. 11-15 for ages 8-18. Registration are encouraged to wear their and mercy, “And I pray that awards and decorations. NORTH EAST BAPTIST • May 29-31, 7 p.m. nightly – you, being rooted and estab- deadline is May 26. Call 828- Revival. Send your church news to: The 4253. Hwy 55 lished in love, may have BELL YEAGER FWB • June 9, 4 p.m. – Triangle Tribune, 115 Market power, … that you may be • June 2, 3 p.m. – “The 50 State Street, Suite 360H, Durham, NC CARY 128 E. Cornwallis Road Homecoming. The Rev. Lionel filled to the measure of all • May 31, 10 a.m. – The men Cartwright of First Missionary Rally” program. It’s a combina- 27701; e-mail info@triangletri- the fullness of God” PLEASANT GROVE tion of history and music. bune.com; or fax 688-2740. 1528 Davis Drive will host a fish fry. Call above to Baptist in Chadbourn, N.C., is (Ephesians 3:11). place orders. guest preacher. Deadline: Tuesday by noon. Thus, hear the voice of Classy Preston will celebrate God. Perhaps you did not sleep well, all the more rea- son to be still and bring into focus your reasons for not resting. Our bodies require around eight hours of sleep. In this sleep we are rejuve- nated; every organ contin- ues to work its role, but on a more regulated pace. Consequently, many great things happen in a good night’s rest. We are advised and counseled as our bod- ies are being restored for new adventures. Once you get up, drink a glass of wa- ter at room temperature. This room temperature water does not shock the in- ternal organs but quietly alerts them to get busy for the new day. Do not forget to say good morning even if you have to say it to your- self. Today is a brand new day to rejoice and give thanks. Invest wisely in your day. Ann G. Harris, MRE, is an inspirational freelance writer who resides in Raleigh. You can reach her at annghar- [email protected].