WWW.TRIANGLE TRIBUNE.COM The Triangle Better to give than receive for this grad A DPS grad gives back at Y.E. Smith By Evan Owens RIBUNE THE DURHAM VOICE TTHE TRIANGLE’S CHOICE FOR THE BLACK VOICE DURHAM – Durham native Letisha Judd used to walk the halls of Durham Public Schools as a student. These days, she still walks those halls, only now as a principal. VOLUME 17 NO. 34 WEEK OF NOVEMBER 22, 2015 $1.00 Judd is the principal of Y.E. Smith Elementary Museum School. As its title infers, Smith stands out from other Northeast Central Durham schools in that it focuses on hands-on and diverse learning opportunities through Greensboro is the community collaboration. Judd stands out from other DPS administrators thanks to her personal place to be this journey and her unique vision for staff and students. Judd attended DPS throughout elementary, junior high and high school. weekend when NCCU She said her experience as a student greatly influenced her decision to and N.C. A&T battle for pursue higher education. “I had a very positive K-12 experience,” she said. “Various teachers im- the MEAC crown. pacted me and helped me move to the next level educationally.” The next level for Judd was her undergraduate studies at N.C. Central University. She graduated in 1994 with degrees in public administration and elementary education. She then moved on to graduate school at UNC- Please seeBETTER/2A Clinton: ‘It’s NC children yourBy Latisha world’ Catchatoorian [email protected] RALEIGH – Former first kid Chelsea Clin- insured ton is telling our youth to “get informed, get inspired and get going.” Clinton visited the Wake Young in record Women’s Leadership Academy last week to discuss her book, It’s Your World, as part of her nationwide book tour. Written numbers especially for youth, the book cites the importance of making a difference in Nearly 120,000 your community, whether big or small. “I think oftentimes we can make children remain change… by changing the environments we are in already,” Clinton said. “One of without health the first places that I really thought about making changes (were in) places that I al- insurance ready was: at home, at school and at By Stephanie Carson church. Don’t underestimate how power- N.C. NEWS SERVICE ful your school, (your church, your home) RALEIGH – Based on 2014 can be for making a change.” numbers, 95 percent of North From an early age, Clinton felt com- Carolina's children have pelled to make a change in the world. LATISHA CATCHATOORIAN health insurance, according to Upon first learning about acid rain and Residents discuss their concerns at a town hall meeting hosted by Senator Dan Blue a report released by the other environmental issues, she started a Georgetown University Center recycling program at her school and then for Children and Families. one at her church. She said anytime we The number of insured chil- try to make a difference, it starts with an dren increased by more than effort and a vision. 25,000 between 2013 and “I decided on It’s Your World as a title 2014 - a success that Rob because I wanted to convey, right from Thompson, a spokesman for the start, that the world belongs to kids the advocacy group NC Child, just as much as it does to adults, and attributes to the Affordable maybe even more so to kids,” Clinton Care Act. writes on her website. “I believe that if Dan Blue holds "I think the big thing that everyone who can, adults and kids, works we've seen change in the past together, we can take care of our world year is the implementation of and make it a healthier, brighter place to the Affordable Care Act and live.” so if you're just looking Clinton shared with WYWLA students town hall for around, what in the world of about some of the inspiring youth she health care has changed, met and interviewed. For instance, one that's the big one, and so we boy in California collects Lego set dona- can trace a lot of the improve- tions and distributes them to kids in need By Latisha Catchatoorian fore opening the floor for commentary. ment back to the implemen- because “every kid should have the right [email protected] A good portion of the meeting was spent dis- tation of the Affordable Care to play.” cussing redistricting laws and roadblocks to RALEIGH – Ahead of the upcoming legisla- Act," he said. Another “do-gooder,” 14-year-old Celia voting rights, especially within the minority tive session, Senator Daniel T. Blue Jr. (D-14) Specifically, North Car- of Hong Kong, China, became concerned community. olina's Medicaid and N.C. hosted a town hall meeting for residents of his “The attitude is, ‘if we treat folks bad district to hear their concerns. Health Choice are the primary Please see CLINTON/2A enough, we’ve got to make sure that they can’t sources of insurance for chil- “We had this town hall meeting for the sole get us (back) after we treat them bad’ and so purpose of getting your input, your feedback dren in the state. they put obstructions to voting, and we’ll start The report points to numer- and your ideas because that’s how things be- seeing those in the upcoming election this come law and, believe it or not, in this crazy ous bodies of research that in- spring,” Blue said, noting the elimination of dicate children with health environment, there are some things we can same-day registration, the changing of voting do,” Blue told citizens Monday who had gath- coverage are less likely to precincts, hindrances to voting on college drop out of school and have Black ered at the J.D. Lewis Community Center. campuses and some ID requirements that are He briefly discussed issues related to edu- better chances at economic still in place. and health success as adults. cation, economic development, transporta- Blue said they have multiple lawsuits going tion, court challenges to legislative efforts to Joan Alker, a co-author of students on right now, and the Democrats have been the report, said assumptions change voting rights requirements, redistrict- ing and the March 2016 primary election be- that the poorest children Please see DAN BLUE/2A aren't covered aren't necessar- complain of ily accurate. "Rural areas have higher rates of uninsured children than urban areas, and, inter- racism estingly, it's not the poorest By Collin Binkley and children with the highest rate Errin Haines Whack Know Your Neighbor of uninsurance," she said. ASSOCIATED PRESS "It's that group just above Cop by day, Elliott Hoskins is radio host by night poverty, the low-wage work- BOSTON — It’s not always the slurs and By Latisha Catchatoorian ple,” he said. “This may sound ing families that have the (cliché), but I believe my purpose but (also about) developing rela- the other out-and-out acts of racism. It’s [email protected] highest rate of uninsured the casual, everyday slights and insensi- is to teach, encourage and in- tionships with their communi- Know Your Neighbor highlights ties and surrounding states,” he kids." tivities. spire.” According to the report, the extraordinary deeds of ordi- Hoskins has lived up to his said. “We need to do a better job Sheryce Holloway is tired of white peo- nary people. nearly 120,000 in the Tar Heel ple at Virginia Commonwealth University word, using his skills and re- providing resources for our youth and making sure they State remain uninsured, asking if they can touch her hair or if she sources to reach out into the which Thompson said is DURHAM – When community as both a police offi- aren’t being left behind on edu- knows the latest dance move. At Elliott C. Hoskins enough to fill 237 average- Chicago’s Loyola University, Dominick cer and a radio host. cational levels. I believe we must was little, he develop components within our size elementary schools. Hall says groups of white guys stop talk- With the help of several others, "Even though we've made wanted to be su- Hoskins started the North Car- school system to identify stu- ing when he walks by, and people grip perman. really great progress on this their bags a little tighter. And Katiana Roc olina Gang Investigation Associ- dents dealing with personal is- Now all grown sues.” issue, there are still way too says a white student a few seats away ation to train officers to be more many kids in our state who up, he may not be knowledgeable about gangs Hoskins takes his involvement from her at West Virginia University got a superhero but he don't have health insurance," up and moved to the other side of the coming into the state. The asso- in the community a step further has dedicated his by breaking down tough conver- he said. classroom. Hoskins ciation provides training to offi- "We believe that every child life to helping peo- cers, analysts and executive sation barriers on Let’s Talk Real As thousands of students took part in ple through word in our state needs to have walkouts and rallies on college campuses levels of law enforcement, as Life. He started the show to con- and deed, so perhaps he’s not front issues that affect men like health insurance." across the country Thursday in a show of well as civilians. North Carolina lawmakers that different from Clark Kent Hoskins said Durham’s gang divorce, joblessness, racial dis- solidarity with protesters at the Univer- after all.