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. have opted against accepting sity of Missouri, many young black people problem is no different from any crimination and loneliness. Hoskins works as a police offi- “The name of the show came federal funding to expand spoke of a subtle and pervasive brand of other city’s. Medicaid. cer in the Durham Sheriff’s Of- “My most rewarding experi- from my own life and what I was racism that doesn’t make headlines but fice in the Criminal Investigation Thompson and others can nevertheless have a corrosive effect. ences have been watching indi- going through, and the fact that Division. He also hosts his own I had no other men of color to argue that accepting the fund- There’s even a word on campuses for viduals from different fields ing could help close the cover- radio show, “Let’s Talk Real collaborate with one another, de- talk to,” he said. that kind of low-grade insensitivity to- Life,” when he’s not wielding his age gap for parents, and also ward minorities: microaggression. “It’s velop hopefully lasting friend- Since the show’s inception badge. three years ago, it’s been picked ensure those parents seek out more the daily microaggressions than the ships, and (also see them) coverage for their children. “I believe deep down inside I discover that law enforcement is up by WGAI 560 AM and WAUG always have wanted to help peo- more than just enforcing laws Please see BLACK/3A Please see KNOW/2A . . . . .

Index Follow The To subscribe: 919-688-9408 or Tribune on Editorial 4A Sports 1B Email: [email protected] Focus 6A Classifieds 4B Arts & Life 5B Religion 6B © 2015 The Triangle Tribune 2A NEWS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, November 22, 2015 Dan Blue holds town www.triangletribune.com hallContinued from for page 1A constituentsA concerned mother dis- their conviction has taken “actively involved” in oppos- cussed administrative road- place. He said it’s unfair if ing aggressive challenges to blocks preventing her someone gets a marijuana voting rights legislation the daughter from participating charge at 16 that can still General Assembly has passed. in extracurricular activities in haunt them into their 40s. A history teacher, noting public school since she at- Another participant said if Hased on the fairy tale by that because of his profession tends a “virtual academy.” you’re not also economically he is aware of historical racial The school system has noted progressive and politically ac- gerrymandering, asked what that students who are home- tive, then change will not hap- plans Blue and other senators schooled, at charter schools pen. Aharles ?errault. had going forward for minori- or enrolled in virtual schools “(If) we’re not putting our ties who are being disenfran- do not have a public home dollars towards Democratic chised. based school, and therefore candidates who are running, “What can be done as a are legal liabilities if some- then you can’t expect there to Music by @im CleF group of elected officials and thing were to happen to them be any change,” she said. as a community to empower on the premises. “There are more registered & @eanne BargB. this area?,” he asked. Another teacher said the Democrats in this state, so “We’re challenging the re- main problem in public this state should not be red, districting,” Blue said. “In this schools is students are being but it is because some of us Adaptation and lyrics county, why is it that… you seen as dollar signs and test are choosing to stay home would run around the whole scores, and not as students. during every election.” county and gather up all the “I had a student that told me Blue agreed, saying there by@im CleF. minorities you can find and that school is training him for are 50 votes in the N.C. Senate put them all into one district. prison,” she said. “It’s affect- and in order for something to They tried that in South ing our people – mostly the get passed, there has to be 24 Africa; it’s called apartheid.” African-American and Latino other people who believe in Blue said integrated neigh- community. I know that the same thing. He said it’s borhoods oftentimes end up adults have economic con- important to get people out- in segregated districts. He cerns, but if we don’t prepare side of your own district in- said people say race doesn’t our youth we won’t have a fu- volved in some of your causes matter, but if race is a factor ture. We’re training students and, most importantly, to get in preserving power, then in the 21st century for 1950.” out and vote. people will do anything to Another attendee said he The primary for all elective maintain that power. He wants to change how people offices is March 2016, and the called this system a “new with criminal records are new legislative session begins form of slavery.” treated by society years after in April. Gn D=a>e frEm

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Clinton:Continued from page 1A ‘It’stalked with yourdozens of youth world’and have spoken with your about the poaching of ele- to make sure it would be in- principal,” she responded. phants for their ivory tusks. teresting and relevant. Clinton Another student asked Since 1998, two-thirds of the spoke about the importance about female leadership in elephant population in Africa of clean water access, educa- this country. Clinton com- has disappeared. To gain trac- tion, and equal rights for girls mended the girl for already tion for her cause, Celia and women before WYWLA seeing herself as a leader and reached out to former NBA students waited their turn to said we need more leaders star Yao Ming and asked him ask her questions. who look like her. to meet with her. He agreed Student Parker Lindsay “We will be better off when and has since become the asked Clinton, a new mom, the leadership in our country most visible anti-ivory poach- what she is going to do to en- represents what our country ing effort activist in China. courage her daughter to make (realistically) looks like,” she “Now, he might have met changes in the world. Clinton said, noting that there is only with her if she were 34, but I said if you ask kids what they one Fortune 500 black female, doubt it,” Clinton said. “He care about, they will tell you. Xerox CEO Ursula Burns. was really inspired that a 14- Another student asked Clin- “There’s no reason why you year-old had the courage and ton what she thinks schools shouldn’t be able to succeed the gumption to ask for his can do to better themselves. in whatever you want to do,” My heartfelt “Lank You” for returning me help.” “I would never be so arro- she said. Clinton emphasized that gant as to tell you what you To learn more about Its to oIce to serve as your Mayor. I ask each of just because you are young, need or want to see in your Your World, visit: you to join me on this journey as we continue does not mean you can’t school, but hopefully you’ve http://www.itsyourworld.co make a difference. To prepare been thinking about what m or the #itsyourworld hash- to propel an even greater vision for Durham for writing the book, she changes you would like to see tag on Twitter. as a City of Opportunity where Great things happen for all residents.

KnowContinued from page Your 1A Neighbor 750 AM on St. Augustine University’s campus, in addition to its original airing on WBXB 100.1 MAYORO in Edenton. Hoskins said the greatest experience from the show has been watching people start conver- BILL BELL sations about what plagues our society, and what divides us as a country and as racial groups. “The show allows me to cross all lines, from race to sexual bias to economic disparities,” he said. “It’s also helped to provide a voice for the church in dealing with issues that have been Paid forb by the William V. Bell Campaign Committee historically hard for the church to address.” James A. Welelch ,Treasurer, 1003 Huntsman Drive, Durham, NC Watching a world that still sees race as a deficiency and also watching young minorities sys- 27713-2384 temically imprisoned drives Hoskins to continue his work. Phone: 919-475-3368

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hope for criminalcost to taxpayers every time reformproductive citizens.” By Curtis Bunn someone is imprisoned. This Finding work for an ex-of- URBAN NEWS SERVICE ideological motley crew in- fender to provide for himself NEW ORLEANS – Something sists it can work harmo- and/or his family “is near im- unique has happened. Advo- niously to advance what the possible,” Naidoo said, be- cates from all political and so- conference embraced as its cause laws banning the cial backgrounds — liberals theme: “An Agenda for convicted from particular oc- and conservatives, Democrats Human Dignity and Safety.” cupations and the stigma that and Republicans and a wide Congress is weighing six comes with a criminal record range of players from all so- bills that address criminal re- “have taken away their rights cioeconomic backgrounds — form in various ways, said to live because they are con- have united to inspire crimi- Julie Stewart, president and tinuing to be punished.” nal-justice reform. founder of Families Against Leroy Perry, re-entry coordi- Mandatory Minimums, a civil nator at New Orleans Mission, BETTINA HANSEN/THE SEATTLE TIMES VIA AP At the Advancing Justice 2015 conference last week, liberties organization. But said released persons have Palca Shibale (left) and members of minority student groups lead a rally through criminal-justice reform lead- none is gaining much traction “the challenge of being stereo- Odegaard Library at the University of Washington in Seattle. ers met and discussed, ad- with lawmakers, she said. So typed, reconnecting with fam- vised and surmised, in hopes those who can influence pol- ily, social adjustment, of reducing mass incarcera- icy or circumvent it through employment. They come out tion and its impact on families their respective organizations disadvantaged … and that’s and communities. say they are seeking to make what has to be addressed to Black students complain of “It’s the dawn of a new day a dent, with Advancing Justice give them a chance to suc- in criminal justice,” said as a catalyst. ceed after they have paid their Nkechi Taifa, senior policy an- “This moment in history is penance.” Continued from page 1A across the room. university president and alyst for civil and justice re- so rare that if we don’t get as Lamont Carey, 40, of Wash- racism on college campuses much out of it as we can, ington, spent 11 years in large situations,” said Akosua “He looked uncomfortable. chancellor this week over form at Open Society crime could go back up, and prison on a drug charge. He Opokua-Achampong, a soph- I’m pretty sure he moved be- what they saw as a sluggish Foundations in Washington. people will not be as willing to said his illegal involvement omore at Boston College. cause of the color of my skin. response to racial slurs and “This conference has people do more for reform,” Stewart was a socioeconomic issue. “It “Those also hurt.” It didn’t hurt my feelings,” other incidents on campus. in the same room for the said. was strictly about making When Opokua-Achampong she said. “What disappointed Among other things, the same purpose and commit- The conference raised many money to get out of a commu- tells other students that she’s me was his ignorance.” student protesters around the ment that never would share concerns: nity that was hopeless,” he from New Jersey, some ask She added that just being on U.S. are calling for greater di- the same space. That’s what • Harsh sentencing: Manda- said. where she’s REALLY from. campus can be a day-to-day versity on the faculty, more gives me so much hope that tory-minimum penalties give Since his release, Carey has “When you’re not white, you struggle. spending on scholarships for real change can happen. Peo- judges no room to administer used education as a catalyst can’t just be American,” she “But instead of me saying minorities, more instruction ple from all walks have come prison time based on their as- to reenter society, and he said. (She was born in the U.S. that I’ll transfer where I feel on tolerance and sensitivity, around to see this issue as sessment of defendants’ po- eventually started a nonprofit to parents from Ghana.) more comfortable, I’d rather and more resources such as something that needs fixing.” tential for good citizenship. that helps returning citizens Janay Williams, a senior at stick it out here,” she said. cultural centers. The conference, sponsored The same amount of time is get adjusted to life as free the University of California “I’m not here for how people University administrators by the Charles Koch Institute, levied against a career crimi- men. Los Angeles, said she is the look at me; I’m here for my have responded by hosting featured 300 attendees, in- nal and a first-time offender, “The road back to being pro- only black person in her biol- education.” diversity forums in recent cluding an array of nonprof- with many convictions lead- ductive is not easy, and it’s ogy class and is routinely Stories like that aren’t new, days, or meeting to hear de- its that focus on specific areas ing to at least five years for not set up right now to really among the last picked for students said. But many said mands. of criminal justice, as well as nonviolent crimes, often in help those who want to be group assignments. the revolt at Missouri — and Students at some schools, think-tank leaders, politicians, the drug-enforcement sphere. helped,” Carey said. “But this “Students don’t want to be the Black Lives Matter move- such as the University of judges, lawyers and former • Re-entry into communi- collection of people who can in the same group as you with ment that was set in motion Michigan, said the Missouri inmates. ties after incarceration: “Our make changes and who want a group project, because by the shooting of a black case has emboldened them to These concerned citizens world is very unforgiving,” to make changes in one event they’re afraid you’re not going man in Ferguson, Missouri — take a harder stance against are attacking criminal injus- said Tina Naidoo, the execu- gives me hope that some re- to do your share,” she said. have finally driven them to administrators if they don’t tices for different reasons. For tive director of the Texas Of- ally strong things can happen. Jioni A. Lewis, a psychology talk about it and confront it. keep their promises. many, it is about saving fami- fenders Reentry Initiative. I have talked to white conser- professor at the University of On social media, students Holloway, the Virginia Com- lies and communities. For “The returning citizens are vatives who have a passion Tennessee, said research has are sharing their personal ex- monwealth student, said she others, it’s about saving crippled from being good, for changing things.” shown that the stresses of periences with racism, using used to try to ignore subtler money and curbing the high being a minority, on top of the the hashtag “BlackOnCam- instances of racism. But she usual pressures of adjusting pus.” has decided not to keep quiet to college, can cause some Students at some colleges anymore. students to leave school. have also presented adminis- “It’s hard when it’s some- Roc, a junior at West Vir- trators with lists of demands thing you see every day,” she Our special MLK Edition is Jan. 17. ginia, said she can’t forget the in recent days, inspired by said. “It’s exhausting. It’s fa- day that student moved those of the protesters at Mis- tiguing and, you know, we’re souri, who brought down the frustrated.” Advertise at (919) 688-9086. Don’t miss the 89th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® Thursday, November 26 at 9am EST, live from New York City or on NBC. FOR OVERDCYEARS?MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE® HAS BEEN THE OFFICIAL KICK>OFF OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON! Get inthe game! Learn how to play at macys.com/win NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 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In sock feet. true and cutting edge tactics, pus and reports of a "white Mizzou and elsewhere are You see, I'd left my room to Mizzou students won one of girls only" fraternity party. not so much about this 115 Market Street, Suite 360-G go to the bath- their main demands, some- More joined the fight Nov. administrator or that, as they are about demanding that Durham, NC 27701 room and didn't thing many observers had 12, when the already bring my college said was impossible. planned Million Student institutions of higher learn- ID along. This example of the power March - demanding the elim- ing create a space for minor- ity students. It's the same Gerald O. Johnson I guess I should of protest was met with ination of all student debt have known bet- rightwing media ridicule, (which has reached $1.2 tril- issue we were struggling PUBLISHER ter. As a black attacks by Missouri Lt. lion nationally), free college with years ago. student, it was Governor and even death education for all, and $15 When I was detained as a Bonitta Best always an unstat- threats against students. minimum wage for campus student, it was not an isolat- MANAGING EDITOR LIBERO ed expectation Just a day after the jubila- workers - stood in solidarity ed incident. Police harass- DELLA that I justify my tion at the resignation of with besieged Mizzou stu- ment of black students in presence on Wolfe, fear of violence dents. particular was common- IANA P campus. turned the campus into a Racism on campuses both place. Black students were a small ghost town. private and public is nothing There were also acts of big- minority on campus, and we Many white students, pro- new. Neither is student otry against minority stu- were often seen as interlop- fessors, community support- protest around the issues dents by a few white stu- NC’s hunger ers, even after admission. ers and even the head of the affecting their lives. dents, reminders that to I was reminded of this inci- country's trade union move- What is new is the national some we were unwelcome. dent during the past weeks as ment all came out in support scope of the protest and the So it was no accident then problem about protests escalated at the of the students. The hashtag breadth of the support. that graduation rates for University of Missouri over a #BlackOnCampus began doc- Some 115 campuses took black students lagged string of racist incidents umenting student experi- part in the protests. behind those of our peers. So there, culminating in the ences with racism around More than 1,000 students we organized meetings, to get worse ouster of President Tim the country. gathered at the University of issued demands and protest- As many of us plan and prepare for family gath- ed to make a change, just erings and celebratory meals in the upcoming hol- like students today. iday season, here’s a startling and disturbing fact Unfortunately, little has to consider: Only a handful of U.S. states have high- changed. Black enrollment er hunger rates than North Carolina. The weak and and graduation rates at uneven economic recovery hasn’t reduced hunger Mizzou and colleges around in our communities: the share of North Carolinians the country are dispropor- who don’t have a consistent supply of food has tionately low. actually not budged since 2009, evidence of the Some commentators seem state’s large job shortage and boom in low-wage to think these students are jobs that make it difficult to buy food. protesting because they are Next year, this harsh reality will get even worse young and naive or involved for many North Carolinians who are very poor and in an intellectual exercise. struggle to find work in communities where job But students today - as opportunities are scarce. That’s when, thanks to always - are largely motivat- the recent action of the General Assembly and ed to action by the pressing Governor Pat McCrory, a three-month time limit for issues impacting their lives food assistance returns for childless, non-disabled and educations. adults. As a point of reference, the average income They are fighting to learn of the people who will lose their food assistance is and survive. It's not academ- just $2,236…per year. ic. In the federally-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, there is a general three-month Libero Della Piana is a sen- limit on benefits for childless adults aged 18-50 ior organizer and digital who don’t have a disability or aren’t raising chil- director at Alliance for a Just dren. And while those who work, volunteer or par- Society. He lives in East ticipate in a qualified job training program for 20 Harlem, New York. hours a week or more are also exempt from the three-month limit, meeting such a requirement is extremely difficult right now, especially in areas that have faced persistently high unemployment levels. Given the poor economic climate, states can waive the work requirement for areas in which jobs The tired myth of the apathetic black student are scarce. Unfortunately, with the recent passage BY IBRAM X. KENDI decision did not integrate The bad historian in me kept today’s black students. into law of House Bill 318, North Carolina will higher education. It was the comparing today’s black stu- The question is no longer, unnecessarily restrict food aid for up to 105,000 black campus movement dents to their predecessors in “Why are black students so We should all be finally that integrated higher edu- the 1960s. The seemingly logi- apathetic today?” The ques- childless adults who live in jobs-deprived areas — noticing the new — really the regardless of how hard these individuals are look- cation. cal side of me kept comparing tions become: “Why are old — black student activism, But not all black students the number of protests today to black students in the fore- ing for work. and it’s been a long time com- For 23 of the state’s 100 counties lucky enough to powered the black campus the number of protests in the front of progressive racial ing. movement. A large portion 1960s. change on their campuses have improving labor markets, the time limit will After watching go into place next January. The remaining 77 coun- — especially at colleges It is important to learn from today? What can black stu- #BlackLivesMatter blossom with large black student the past. Our history is funda- dent activists of today learn ties qualified for a yearlong waiver, but the gover- among American youth, after nor and legislature permanently banned state enrollments — did not sup- mentally our first lesson book. from the black campus watching black student port the black student But every good historian will tell movement to grow their waivers after next summer. Now, the three-month protest after protest — most time limit will return by July 2016 for those 77 unions, did not get behind you we cannot analyze the past struggle, to produce more recently at the University of the demands, did not from the vantage point of our successes, to build on their counties. Missouri and Yale University Proponents of the waiver ban claim that the attend the rallies, did not own time period. Every great predecessors and eradicate — literally sweep the nation put themselves out there in historian will tell you we cannot institutional racism once and return of the three-month time limit will encourage over the past few years, we people to work. But, of course, the SNAP time limit protest, did not mind spy- make serious comparisons of for all?” should all be finally noticing ing on the activists for change agents between differ- If we want to compare is not a test of one’s willingness to work. It applies the new (really the old) black regardless of whether these individuals are actual- administrators and cops. ent time periods. Every time black students to someone student activist. We forget and marginalize period elicits its own culture. — to assess their apathy ly able to find employment or training opportuni- And I am thrilled. It’s been a ties. No matter how hard they’re looking for a job, and individualize those And every culture must be level on racial issues — we long time coming. apathetic black students of judged from its own cultural should compare them to if they don’t find one in three months, their food Over the past three years, I assistance is gone. Even if they are working for 19 yesterday, and we highlight standpoint. other groups on college cam- have had the opportunity to and center and generalize But our standard of judgment puses. When we compare hours a week, they would lose the help in putting travel around the country and food on the table as well. those apathetic black stu- has been wrong all along. The their engagement on racial talk about my first book and dents of today. apathetic black student of the issues to other groups today, Let’s put in perspective on how difficult it truly is share the story of the black to find work in North Carolina. Right now, 80 of the So, invariably, wherever I 21st century is a tired myth we suddenly, the apathetic campus movement from go and speak on the black need to let rest in peace. We black student becomes the state’s 100 counties have more jobless workers 1965 to 1972. During this than job openings. Proponents of the SNAP waiver campus movement, the should not be comparing this activist black student from national social movement, same question is posed generation to the ’60s genera- the University of Missouri ban ignore this economic reality and the fact that black students and their allies job opportunities are especially limited for these during the question and tion. We should not be looking and beyond. Suddenly, all of at upward of a thousand his- answer period: “Why are down upon them as we look up the black student efforts to individuals who tend to need retraining, industry torically black and white col- credentials or development of basic job skills like black students so apathetic at those elders. When we forge coalitions with leges organized, demanded today?” change the conceptual nature of antiracist non-black students reading and writing. and protested for progressive The folks who lawmakers cut off from benefits in It is always a really diffi- the premise of black student come to light. Suddenly, all black universities, black stud- cult question for me to apathy from history to the pres- of the black students organ- high unemployment areas include veterans, the ies, black cultural centers, homeless, and underemployed workers who sim- answer. For a long time, I ent, we change the question. izing and challenging that is black student affairs officers, was conflicted on the prem- When we stop weighing apathy not making national news — ply can’t find a full 20 hours of work each week. and black faculty, staff, Very few qualify for any other help besides food ise. I was conflicted on levels today from the scales of in the way it habitually did in coaches and students. The whether black students the 1960s, we will stop getting 1968 and 1969 — comes into assistance. Brown v. Board of Education What makes this policy change even harsher is today are indeed apathetic. such low apathy weigh-ins from our purview. that the state leaders who approved the waiver ban failed to develop a plan to provide skills training opportunities or alternative work options to all OUR VOICES individuals subject to the time limit. Some states commit to providing every childless adult receiv- ing food assistance with either a work slot or skills training. Sadly, however, North Carolina is not one RaisingRaising wages for wages municipal mum balances wage of $7.25. budgets,Most local boosts governments economyover this period. of those states. There are less than 1,000 SNAP and county employees lets Also known as “living- recognize that current mini- Because local government employment and training slots in our state, but the workers afford the basics, wage” jobs, these economy- mum wage of $7.25 an hour is usually one of the major policy change could make it harder to put food on boosts the economy, and boosting jobs allow workers doesn’t provide workers employers in most counties the table for up to 105,000 low-income North helps local governments bal- to earn enough to afford the with enough to afford the across the state, this repre- Carolinians. ance their budgets, a new basics — to put food on the basics or boost the economy. sents a major challenge for In addition to spreading hunger, the cutoff will report finds. table, pay the rent, put gas inAs a result, many have enact- local communities, which harm local economies as well – both now and in the That’s why dozens of states the car and cover child care ed wage floors well above are already experiencing the future. Food assistance provides jobless workers and local communities across expenses. When that hap- this minimum level. loss of economy-boosting with the modest but critical support to purchase the nation have recognized pens, workers help boost Yet even many of these jobs as the state’s manufac- food, which in turn allows them to spend at local that the federal minimum sales and profits for local wage floors still don’t allow turing base continues to van- grocery stores and retail outlets. The stabilizing wage simply doesn’t pay businesses and, in turn, the workers to afford the basics, ish. effect of food assistance has been well document- enough for families to cover entire economy, the report according to the Living This challenging trend will ed and supports economic stabilization in down- their everyday needs and finds. Income Standard, a conser- only continue to hold down turns and struggling communities. have acted to establish better “Despite recent state legis- vative market-based meas- private sector wages, as the The bottom line: At a time when jobless workers wages by enacting living lation that limits local gov- ure of what it really takes to total supply of economy- far outnumber available jobs in North Carolina, wage policies. ernment authority, cities andmake ends meet in North boosting jobs in local com- imposing further cuts to basic food assistance is Municipal and county gov- counties still have the oppor-Carolina. That’s why so munities remains depressed the wrong approach to fighting hunger, and will ernments in North Carolina tunity to raise the wages of many local governments are along with consumer spend- make life harder for North Carolinians who already have already seized the their own public employ- enacting “living wage” poli- ing. Household income is face difficult tradeoffs between food and other opportunity to join this ees,” said Allan Freyer, direc-cies that explicitly allow their down $1,600 since 2009, essential needs. national movement and take tor of the Workers’ Rights workers to earn enough. and the majority of jobs cre- The holiday season is not only a good time to positive action to raise wages Project at the N.C. Justice Unfortunately, years of ated since then don’t pay reflect on our own personal journey but also the for workers living in their Center and co-author of the state and local budget cuts enough to make ends meet. policy decisions that state leaders have made over communities. Local govern- report. “At a time when most have reduced the number of Raising wages for local the last year – especially the decisions that make ments in Greensboro, of the jobs we’re creating public employees by 14,000 government employees vulnerable people worse off. Let’s hope the cutoff Greenville, Asheville, Durham don’t pay workers enough to since 2009 and driven down plays an important role in in food assistance is one that gets reconsidered and Wake County have all afford the basics, this strate- their wages to the point balancing local budgets in very soon. enacted living wage increases gy can play an important rolewhere city and county work- the long term. Greater con- for their own public employ- in combatting wage stagna- ers in North Carolina earn sumer spending improves Tazra Mitchell is a policy analyst at the North ees, while a dozen other tion by increasing the supplyless than their private sector sales tax revenue collections, Carolina Budget and Tax Center. municipal and county gov- of jobs that pay a living wagecounterparts. Public employ- while rising incomes con- ernments have wage floors and boost the economy.” ee wages have fallen by tribute to higher home prices well above the national mini- The report also finds that: almost $2,800 per worker and higher property tax.

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Investment Summit will be held of biotechnology,” he said. include a biological child, In this session, Sirus Chitsaz, in the U.S. next fall. Send your business news to Dr. David F. Lobach, chief adopted child or dependent [email protected]. stepchild. (In some cases, your grandchild also could be eligi- ble for benefits on your record if you are supporting them.) Q: Can I delay my retirement benefits and receive benefits as Wait on a spouse only? How does that affect me? A: It depends on your age. If you are full retirement age and Social your spouse is receiving Social Security benefits, you can choose to file and receive bene- Security fits on just your spouse's Social Security record and delay filing for benefits on your own record By Stephanie Carson up until age 70. By filing for just benefits benefits as a spouse, you may N.C. NEWS SERVICE receive a higher retirement RALEIGH – Social Security benefit on your own record benefits are tempting to take later based on the effect of as North Carolinians make delayed retirement credits. You plans to retire, but experts can earn delayed retirement say the decision can come at credits up to age 70 as long as a cost. you do not collect your own While some people need benefits, and those credits can the income because of health Steve Gilliland says only associate with quality people in order to be successful. increase your benefit by as factors or unemployment, much as 8 percent for each year Kristen Arnold, income secu- you delay. rity policy analyst for the Q: I saw a poster that advised National Academy for Social people 65 or over with limited Insurance, said it's important TurnBy Willie Jolleythe pagedid. He hason been inductedyour into ple,life the business will follow.” income and resources to apply to understand the ramifica- the Speakers Hall of Fame, Here are nuggets of wisdom for Supplemental Security tions of cashing out too early. NNPA COLUMNIST Steve Gilliland is a motivation- become a star of TV and radio, extracted from his interview on Income. Next month I will turn "If you're working, you and made millions of dollars. my SiriusXM show: 65, and I thought I would be eli- don't have to take Social al personality who did not read about rags to riches stories; he Do you have someone who • The first 30 minutes of your gible for SSI. I planned to apply Security," she said. "You can encourages you to be the best day sets the tone and deter- until my neighbor told me I wait and, for each year you lived one. Today, he is one of the most popular personalities you that you can be? Is there at mines your day. probably would not be eligible wait, your monthly benefits least one person in your life • Feed your mind positive because I have children who increase by 8 percent - and on Laugh USA on SiriusXM, plus he is now one of the most in- who has the courage to tell you information every morning. It could help support me. Is that that monthly increase in ben- the truth? Is there anyone who will be the key to making the right. efits lasts for as long as you demand speakers in North America. But that is not way he loves you enough to force you rest of your day powerful. A: SSI eligibility depends sole- live." to grow? • Be honest about your pres- ly on your income and Since benefits increase started out. On Christmas Eve 1997, at the To be a success it is important ent situation and how you got resources (the things you own). each year you delay taking you associate with OQP... (Only there. Then, you can grow your If you have low income and few them, Arnold said claiming age of 39, Steve Gilliland found himself broke, busted and dis- Quality People) The late author future and never go back to resources, you may be able to them at age 70 instead of 62 and speaker Charlie your past. get SSI. However, if you are can increase a person's life- gusted. He was sitting in his unfurnished apartment bank- “Tremendous” Jones said, “You • Make a plan for how to get receiving support from your time benefit amount by as will be the same person in five where you want to go, even if it children or from anyone living much as 76 percent, which rupt and believing he had no purpose for his life. He sat, cried years except for two things: the needs to be altered along the inside or outside of your home, amounts to tens of thou- people you meet and the books way. It is better than no plan at it may affect your eligibility or sands of dollars. However, 62 and replayed his mistakes over and over in his head. Gilliland's you read!” all. the amount you can receive. remains the most prevalent Gilliland now tells others to do • Be willing to do what you do Support includes any food or age for claiming Social marriage had ended. His credit cards were maxed out. In addi- what he did. He started by grow- not want to do so, in time, you shelter that is given to you or is Security benefits, according ing. He made a commitment to can do what you really want to received by you because some- to the most recent data. tion, he was paralyzed into tak- ing no action. He sat sobbing, read books and listen to posi- do. one else pays for it. Experts recommend talking tive audios. He surrounded him- • Work hard. Work on you. Q: How do I apply for extra to a qualified financial advis- “Why me?” Fortunately, Gilliland was self with positive people he And do what you need to do to help with Medicare prescrip- er before making any deci- wanted to model. He took achieve your goals. tion drug plan? sion, but right now, Arnold challenged by a friend to seek out a counselor. Reluctantly, he inventory of where he was and • Invest in yourself. Mastery A: You have several options said, many North Carolinians where he wanted to go and got of life is mastery of self. for applying: are losing out. made the call. During those early counseling sessions busy making it happen. • Surround yourself with the • Apply online by visiting Among the reasons people He is now recognized as a kind of people who have the www.socialsecurity.gov/medic sometimes cite for claiming though, he struggled with not being ready to change. master storyteller and brilliant character that you want to have. are/prescriptionhelp. benefits early is a belief that comedian. His appeal tran- Look for good models of excel- • Call Social Security at 1-800- congressional squabbles and The tipping point came for Gilliland when the counselor scends barriers of age, culture lence. 772-1213 to apply over the government problems could and occupation. He believes the • Think positive and do posi- phone or request an applica- cause Social Security to run responded to one of his “why me” moments. The counselor amount of money we earn or tive. tion. out of money. Arnold said the success we achieve pro- • Look for ways to create mul- • Apply at any local Social that theory simply doesn't simply said, “Years ago, you selected your path, now you are duces emptiness unless it is in tiple streams of income. Security office. hold water. line with a purpose beyond our You might not have made the Anyone who has Medicare "Your personal decision on living it. Only you can decide to turn the page on your life! Now self. He believes having a pur- right decisions in the past, but can get Medicare Part D pre- when to take benefits will not pose is the essential ingredient God gives you the opportunity scription drug coverage. Some affect Social Security's what are you going to do about it?” to motivation. And that passion every day to make it right. Turn people with limited resources finances, and the program's is what allows us to overcome the page and move on! It's and income are eligible for finances are stronger than That counselor helped Gilliland realize that God had a our challenges. called another day of life. Use it extra help to pay for the costs many people may realize." Gilliland has built a multimil- well. — monthly premiums, annual Social Security is fully plan for his life. In addition, while he may not have always lion-dollar company from the Willie Jolley is the author of deductibles and prescription financed for the next 15 to 20 ground up on the same philoso- several best-selling books and co–payments — related to a years, she said, and roughly made the right decisions, God gave him the ability to decide phy. His motto is straightfor- can be reached through his web- Medicare prescription drug 75 percent financed beyond ward: “If you take care of peo- site, www.williejolley.com. plan. that. and then make it right. And he SCHOOL NEWS WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM The Triangle TRIBUNE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2015 – PAGE 6A

paws4people CHAPEL HILL Focus Phoenix Academy High School stu- HBCU NEWS dents have been working with a team from paws4people to help socialize puppies to become assistance dogs. The puppies are part of a partnership with the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, which includes the Puppy Development Center at The Farm at Penny Lane in Chancellor Debra Pittsboro. paws4people works to enhance the Saunders-White and NCCU lives of those living with serious illness- Board of Trustees es or disabilities by utilizing highly Chairman receive a trained assistance dogs. The organiza- check from the Class of tion specializes in training customized 1975. dogs for children with disabilities as well as veterans and active-duty service N.C. CENTRAL members with chronic/complex post- NCCU received a record traumatic stress disorder, traumatic number of alumni gifts dur- brain injuries and military sexual trau- ing the 2015 Ultimate ma. Each Monday, the students assist in Homecoming Experience as the puppy development process by donors responded generous- exposing the puppies to different peo- ly to the “Every Eagle. Every ple and personalities along with differ- Year.” campaign. ent textures, sights and sounds during More than 1,061 alumni their 10 to 12 week socialization stage. showed their support Once the puppies are around 16 through contributions dur- weeks old, they move to the paws4pris- ing homecoming, with the ons program, which is conducted at five total growing to just over $1 prisons in West Virginia. There, they will million and setting the undergo intensive training until they are record for the most donors about a year old. paws4prisons is an ever during the weekend fes- honors program that demands the high- tivities. est behavior and performance stan- “The increase in alumni dards of each participating inmate. At contributions to the universi- the completion of the training, each dog ty during homecoming sig- will choose his client through a process nals significant momentum called a “bump,” which takes place JACK LAUTERER in support of this year’s cam- inside a West Virginia prison. Chef Amanda Cushman (right) and cooking program participant and Northern High paign,” said Harriet F. Davis, The next phase of training occurs in School student Natayji Copeland prepare a dish using materials harvested from vice chancellor for the UNC-Wilmington paws4people SEEDS’ community garden. Institutional Advancement. Assistance Dog Training Program, the “We are extremely apprecia- first and only comprehensive one of its tive to our alumni who recog- kind in the country for undergraduate nize the importance of sup- students. An ADTP for graduate stu- porting the university.” dents at UNC School of Medicine The following three Department of Allied Health Sciences, reunion classes had the high- Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental SEEDS fosters sense est contributions and partici- Health Counseling will begin in the 2016 pation rates: fall semester. • Society of Golden Eagles: Class of 1925–64, of community $619,082, 31 percent class member participation • Class of 1965, the By Jeremy Vernon youth how to cook using the I think it’s great for the com- "Golden Class," $124,021, 57 materials they cultivated in munity as well.” percent participation throughTHE DURHAM VOICE cooking the garden. Through these programs, • Class of 1975, In the summer, the com- children and teens have $186,179, 35 percent class Ever since its inception in munity garden offers six- been able to learn more participation 1994, SEEDS has made a week summer camps with about the food they eat, NCCU Chancellor Debra an emphasis on gardening which Egge mentioned will name for itself by teaching Saunders-White hosted a residents of Northeast and cooking. The camp con- eventually lead them to Central Durham about gar- cludes with guest chefs becoming more healthy special Donor Tailgate cele- dening, sustainability and coming in to lead local eaters in the future. bration for members of the Sue Sims community. youth in cooking lessons “What we see is kids being Shepard Society and above. But more recently, the using the food that was adventurous, understanding Over 460 donors make up DURHAM COUNTY community garden has grown over the summer. and really tasting healthy the Shepard Society. Sue Sims, a teacher assistant for developed opportunities for During the rest of the year, foods and broadening their autistic students at Merrick-Moore children and teens to bring SEEDS provides similar pallets, and being in a posi- SHAW UNIVERSITY Elementary, was named the DPS things from the soil and to opportunities in the form of tion where they’re choosing Shaw has more than November Employee of the Month. the table through the help of after-school programs and the healthy option because weekend classes. they like it,” she said. tripled its fundraising “I cannot do this without her,” camps, classes and after- school programs. Amanda Cushman of Real But perhaps the biggest amount from the previous teacher Michelle Kornfeld said. “While I SEEDS Executive Director Simple Food and a voluntary impact that these programs year, officials announced was out for medical reasons, Ms. Sims Emily Egge said these cook- culinary instructor with over have had is on the commu- Tuesday. To date, the univer- immediately stepped into the role of ing programs are designed 35 years of food experience nity in general, Egge said. sity has raised more than teacher. She wrote wonderful lesson to teach the community how is one of the many guest Eating is often viewed as a $1,020,000 in private sup- plans, gathered materials, kept impecca- to grow as food creators and chefs SEEDS has brought in social experience, and by port donations. This com- ble data and wrote down detailed infor- consumers. to lead demonstrations. teaching others how to cre- pares to just over $300,000 mation about each child.” “The philosophy through- While working with teens, ate their own dishes, SEEDS Cushman helped create is allowing people to raised during the same time Sims drives almost two hours from out our program is really based on learning by doing,” dishes that used materials become closer to one anoth- last year. In the past two Virginia each day. she said. “If kids are given grown in SEEDS’ garden at er through cooking. months, Shaw has raised “I love my job and what I do here,” the opportunity to plant a 706 Gilbert St., namely egg- “We’re able to take a group more than $770,000 and she said. “There is something very spe- seed, watch it grow and to plant, onions and tomatoes. of people – whether it’s fam- reports a 100 percent giving cial about this school that I wouldn’t harvest it and take the next Asked about how the partic- ilies, kids, adults – and give rate this year from its board trade for anything.” step to transforming it into ipants are reacting to the them an opportunity to con- members. something that they recog- programs, Cushman said gregate around food, and to “Tripling the amounts we there is an enthusiasm that learn something and share nize as food, they are more have received in private sup- likely to try it.” can be clearly seen. their expertise and their ASKDear NADIANadia, Thanks to renovations in “They’re very willing to challenges and their new port within our first two I am a type 2 diabetic who uses med- 2013 that included the cre- learn, (and are) very upbeat, knowledge with each other,” quarters is a tremendous ication and insulin. At night, I take cho- ation of a larger kitchen positive kids,” she said. Egge said. “That’s more than achievement and a true tes- just food for fuel. Food is a lesterol medication and check my blood space, SEEDS has been able “They’re all really good tament to our alumni’s and to host several educational friends, and they all have a much broader experience.” community’s support of our pressure. My cholesterol is in the nor- programs that teach local really good time together, so mal range. I use vegetable margarine for historic university,” my toast, and I want to know if this is President Dr. Tashni-Ann the best margarine to use? Dubroy said. – Ilyaas Malik “We know that our donors have many philanthropic Dear Ilyaas, choices, and we appreciate If you are on cholesterol medication, that they have chosen to it means you need to watch your satu- State expands mental health invest in the vision of Shaw. rated fats because you are at risk of hav- Their generous support ing a cardio vascular episode. The satu- makes it possible for us to rated fats come from animal products By Stephanie Carson continue our mission of edu- services for probationers cating global scholars ready like butter, cheese, beef and pork that N.C. NEWS SERVICE build plaque in your arteries. to lead and serve. By the end RALEIGH – According to a of our second quarter, I fully Switching to margarine that is a report by the Urban monounsaturated fat is better for your expect more record-breaking Institute, more than half of support.” cholesterol in addition to the anti- North Carolina's prisoners inflammatory benefits it provides. 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OK, the late Marvin Gaye wasn’t talking football when this song was made, but you get the gist. After hoping and praying and hoping some more, the Aggie- Eagle Classic (I Aggies vs. Eagles still call it that) is for all the mar- bles. Bragging BONITTA rights are fine, but face it, BEST s o m e t h i n g would have been lost if the MEAC crown wasn’t on the line. This game has been circled on the cal- endar ever since N.C. Central “upset” nationally-ranked N.C. A&T last season in Durham, ending a three- game losing streak. What a rivalry! N.C. A&T leads the 86-game series 49- 32-5. Six of the past 10 meet- ings have been decided by six points or less. The Aggies have won 18 of the past 24 matchups, with four going into overtime. One thing about getting older – and better – is you al- ways want to look back and reminisce about the good ol’ days. And there were plenty on both sides of the ball. • 1998: The year I arrived, the game was the Aggie-Eagle Classic and played at Carter- Findley Stadium. The Aggies had an eight-game winning streak and would make it 12 straight until…. • 2002: NCCU broke the streak with a dramatic 33-30 overtime win with Rudy Abrams as coach. The Eagles trailed 27-0 in the first quar- ter but rallied to force OT. It’s old-school versus new as N.C. Central coach Jerry Mack (right) matches wits with N.C. A&T coach Rod Broadway. After N.C. A&T kicked a field goal, running back Donnie Pippen scored from 2 yards out for the win. I vividly remember watch- ing Abrams being lifted onto the players’ shoulders as the sible. Both NCCU and Bethune rushing defense in the FCS, players to be hyped but not game ended. Who knew that By Bonitta Best Aggies, Eaglesare a game behind in second battleholding opponents for to 73.7 yards titleoverly so. would be his last shining mo- [email protected] place, although the Wildcats per game, compared to NCCU’s “That stuff only matters in the ment at NCCU? See, back hold the tiebreaker over the Ea- 124.8 yards. But the Eagles’ D pregame. But after the first cou- then, the teams played in N.C. Central (6-1 MEAC, 7-3) gles by virtue of their 28-26 win has been clicking, too. The unit ple of plays, we should get down their season openers. The Ea- vs. N.C. A&T (7-0, 9-1) in Durham. still has not allowed a fourth- to business,” he said. gles went into cruise control For the second year in a row, If N.C. A&T wins, the title is down conversion. mode after that and finished one of the best rivalries in HBCU theirs outright – just like last Both squads have struggled of- Division II playoffs the season 4-6. Abrams left. sports will decide the MEAC season. If NCCU and B-CU both fensively on occasion, however Bowie State, Virginia Union • 2003: In comes new champion. The Eagles head to win (the Wildcats play rival the Eagles have two veteran and Tuskegee were the only coach Rod Broadway, who Greensboro this weekend to Florida A&M in the Florida Clas- quarterbacks in Malcolm Bell HBCU teams to earn Division II was welcomed into the series take on their nemesis for the sic), the Aggies still go to the Cel- (1,381 yards, eight TDs, eight in- playoff spots. with a 25-0 shutout – and right to advance to the inaugu- ebration Bowl. But if NCCU wins terceptions) and Quinn Biller- Despite losing to Winston- some not-too-nice words ral ESPN Celebration Bowl Dec. and Bethune loses, the Eagles man. Salem State in the CIAA Champi- from alumni. I remember 19 in Atlanta. will head to Atlanta. And, of With senior QB Kwashaun onship Game, the Bulldogs Broadway saying later that it NCCU ended the Aggies – or course, someone also can re- Quick out with injury, the Aggies earned the No. 6 spot in Super took him about five minutes rather coach Rod Broadway’s – ceive an at-large FCS playoff have had to rely on freshmen Region One. It is BSU’s first play- into the game to realize “they three-game win streak in the se- berth. QBs Isaiah Hicklin and Lamar off appearance since 1988. The are too big and too fast for ries last season with a dramatic “I think if you ask people on Raynard. Raynard, who is cur- team travels to No. 3 Assump- us.” 21-14 victory in Durham that both sides at the beginning of rently holding down the job, is tion College. • 2004: So Broadway went created a five-way tie for confer- the season that this is what it’s 6-0 as a starter. Both teams have The Panthers held a watch out and recruited every jun- ence champion, and gave the Ea- going to come down to, I think thrown 10 interceptions. party on campus, and held their ior college and Division I gles its first win over a we would have took that every “We need to stop the run and breaths, as the seedings were transfer he could find. Even nationally-ranked opponent time. That’s what you want; you try to contain their quarter- announced. though he was beginning to since reclassifying to Division I. want this game to be an all- back,” Broadway said. VUU kept its No. 7 seed – only turn the program around, the Broadway had not lost to NCCU stake’s game,” said NCCU senior NCCU has the definite edge in the top seven advance – and will team suffered a heartbreak- since he took over the Aggies safety C.J. Moore, who is two special teams. Freshman kicker visit No. 2 Slippery Rock. ing 16-15 loss. program in 2011. tackles away from No. 3 on the Nigel Macauley is No. 1 in the Tuskegee will represent the The Eagles led 15-13 in the N.C. A&T is ranked No. 13 in program’s career list. “Do or FCS in field goals made and also SIAC and meets No. 3 seed final minute and only had to the latest FCS Coaches Poll and die.” leads the conference with 9.6 Catawba. All first-round games kneel and game over. In- Bethune-Cookman is at No. 22. Defense should be the name of points per game. are Nov. 21 at noon. stead, Broadway decided to There won’t be a five-way tie this game. N.C. A&T has the top Broadway said he expects the let the quarterback hand off this time, but a three-way is pos- the ball, but an Aggie line- man hit the ball just as it was snapped, and N.C. A&T re- covered the fumble. A couple of plays later, the Aggies kicked the winning field goal. N.C.N.C. A&T SPORTS A&T’s INFORMATION beforeCohen me,” Cohen said. breaks “This rushing record NCCU went 8-2 that season school has produced some great but were left out of the play- GREENSBORO – When you’re 5- foot-6 and 173-pounds, you running backs like Maurice offs. Smith, Maurice Hicks and the • 2005: Revenge can be oh have to make the best of your opportunities. That has been the guy’s record who I broke today so sweet, and turnabout is Mike Mayhew.” fair play. NCCU played N.C. story of North Carolina A&T run- ning back Tarik Cohen. In the As a 10th-grader at Bunn High A&T even throughout the School, Cohen didn’t seem like game and this time, the Ag- Aggies 27-6 win over Delaware State, Cohen became the Aggies the likely candidate to have gies’ winning field-goal at- more collegiate rushing yards tempt went wide right. Eagles all-time leading rusher. A vintage 28-yard run by than former NFL pros from A&T win 23-22. The teams didn’t like Hicks, Smith, Michael Bas- meet in 2006, Broadway’s Cohen in the first quarter, where he weaved in and out of traffic, night and George Ragsdale. Or last season, and the pro- that he would have more yards gram’s last in Division II. making multiple would-be tack- lers miss created the historic than the great running backs of • 2007: Oh baby, this game the early 1990s like James White isn’t remembered as much moment. In 32 games played, he broke Mike Mayhew’s record of and Barry Turner, who shared for NCCU’s 27-22 victory as the running duties as team- Tarik Cohen is the leading rusher with another season left. it is for “the fight.” Of course, 3,521 yards set in 2012. Like Mayhew, Cohen wears No. 28 mates. you know it was on the front But that is the story of Cohen, year when the Bunn coaches go see him play in person. pages of the local papers and and, like Mayhew, Cohen broke moved Cohen to running back. Again, Cohen made the best of the record on a nationally-tele- a man who is willing to make the made national headlines. I best of the opportunities pre- But as far as translating those the opportunity by impressing call it the pepper spray game vised ESPNU broadcast from great high school runs into a col- the veteran coach enough to get Aggie Stadium. sented. In the 10th grade, he because the big photo on a was a hard-hitting safety. There lege scholarship was still a long his one and only Division I offer local daily showed the play- Cohen now has 3,623 career shot because of his size. Even to play college football. Broad- yards, and, with one year of eli- wasn’t much thought about him ers on the ground gasping being a runner because of his North Carolina A&T coach Rod way said his decision to sign for air after getting pepper gibility remaining, needs 1,049 Broadway was not convinced Cohen had nothing to do with yards to break S.C. State running size. He then got the opportu- sprayed. Not a proud mo- nity to return a few kicks on the when assistant Trei Oliver came him someday making history. ment for either team. back William Ford’s MEAC rush- to him with film on Cohen. “You don’t think about those ing record. kickoff team. His success there • 2009: After another led to the possibility that he in- “He’s too small,” Broadway re- things when you are recruiting,” NCCU win in 2008, played in “It’s an honor to have a record members saying. But Oliver was Broadway said. “You are just try- like this considering all of the deed could be a running back. That moment came the next persistent to the point where he Please see AGGIES/2B great running backs who came finally convinced Broadway to Please seeCOHEN/2B Sunday, November 22, 2015 2B SPORTS/The Triangle Tribune

COLLEGE CORNER N.C. A&T’s Cohen breaks schoolContinued from page rushing 1B yardage record ing to get them signed up and committed. You never know. But he’s had an outstanding ca- reer, and he’s got plenty more to go.” Cohen’s career started with him backing up Dominique Drake. Four weeks into the season, Drake went down with an injury. Cohen received his career start Oct. 12, 2013, at Hampton because of Drake’s injury. Again, the opportunistic Cohen had 180 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. He also had 119 yards receiving and a TD. The position has been his ever since, and now so is the record. “Most of the credit goes to my offensive line for all of the years that I’ve been here,” Cohen said. “I especially want to thank my first O-Line that I came in with because I wasn’t ad- justed to the college speed, and they made extremely big lames for me to run through. I just followed them.” SAU bowling place second in CIAA Divisional. HBCU BASKETBALL

ChowanChowan has been accepted joins as an associate conference member in Conference Carolinas. The Hawks will compete in women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s lacrosse effective Jan. 2017. No, they are not leaving the CIAA. The conference doesn’t sponsor any of these Falcons off to fast sports. “Chowan’s athletic programs have fine reputations for sportsmanship and competitiveness,” President M. Christo- pher White said. “Our institution is ex- MEN startBy Bonitta Best withrange. They also 2-0 committed mark periencing remarkable growth in almost 21 turnovers. N.C. Central (1-1) [email protected] every aspect. Our goal is for each pro- The Eagles evened their Senior forward Tisha Dixon gram to be competitive on the regional Fayetteville State alumnus record at .500 after pulling led the team with 14 points, and national level.” Tyrrel Tate has signed a con- away from Allen in the sec- nine rebounds and four See, folks, this is how it’s done when tract with the Moncton Mira- ond half to win 78-54. steals. NCCU travels to Uni- you support your school. cles of the NBL Canada. Tate NCCU led by just seven versity of Nebraska this CC must say the CIAA Football Cham- will join the points at halftime, but weekend at 1 p.m. pionship Game went quite smoothly for training camp in outscored the Jackets 45-28 the media last weekend. We have to give December. and outrebounded them 30- St. Augustine’s (0-2) props to Associate Commissioner of Media Relations, Adrian Ferguson, since he’s “What makes 18 in the second half. Junior guard Sycoya the only one in the office who knows anything. Tyrrel stand out Dorsey was named to the Four Eagles scored in dou- is his diversity ble figures, two with double CIAA-Mountain WOMEN as a perimeter doubles: Jeremiah Ingram East All Tourna- N.C. Central player,” Monc- recorded 15 points and 12 ment team last NCCU lost to Campbell Monday night. It was the Eagles first season-opening ton coach Serge rebounds; Jay Copeland 15 Sunday. Dorsey loss since 2012. That does not bode well. Same ol’, same ol’ stuff CC sees for Tate Langis said. “He points and 11 boards, Nate averaged 20 women’s basketball. And they travel to NEBRASKA this weekend! can easily play points, 7.5 re- Allen 15 points and Dajuan and defend the 2-3 position Graf 10 points. bounds and St. Augustine’s for us. He’s also a player of NCCU’s 57 team rebounds three steals in The women’s bowling team placed second in the Southern Division at last week- high character that will love ties the school record in Di- two games end’s CIAA Divisional at AMF Centennial Lanes. SAU knocked down 9,923 pins and to get involved in the greater Dorsey vision I. The Eagles begin a against Wheeling posted an 8-4 record. The Falcons travel to Virginia Union this weekend. Moncton community.” three-game road trip Nov. 22 Jesuit University and CC was initially told the Falcons had made the volleyball tournament as the After graduating FSU, Tate at LIU Brooklyn. Glenville State College. (Read fourth seed, but actually were edged out by Livingstone instead. was drafted by the Idaho more on our blog.) Stampede of the NBA D- St. Augustine’s (2-0) Dorsey also led the Falcons Shaw League. He averaged 4.3 The Falcons are 2-0 for the in Tuesday night’s 88-68 loss How ‘bout them Bears! Shaw advanced to the volleyball tourney this weekend points, three rebounds and first time under second-year to Barton College with 24 for the first time in eight years. And as the No. 2 seed at that. one assist per game. coach MarQus Johnson. points, eight rebounds and Second-year coach DiShondra Goree has done a remarkable turnaround. Re- “I’m happy to be able to (Read more on our blog.) six assists. The Falcons host member, the Bears finished 1-19 last season. ONE-AND-19!!! They are 19-10. That build and do something spe- SAU travels to Chowan Bluefield State next Tuesday has to be one of the biggest one-year turnarounds in NCAA history. And – as far cial with the city and organi- Tuesday night before head- at 5:30 p.m. as we know – they didn’t use any ineligible players to do it. zation,” Tate said. “We plan ing to the Lander Classic in on giving the city of Moncton Greenwood, South Carolina, Shaw (2-1) MEN something to be proud of in next Friday and Saturday. Shaw will play its home N.C. Central this year’s team.” The Falcons will play Lander opener this weekend against NCCU may finally have heard the last of former football coach Henry Frazier. A Belmont Abbey. The Bears and Lenoir-Rhyne. WOMEN state appeals court Tuesday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss Frazier’s won their second straight wrongful termination lawsuit against the university. CC heard that Frazier is an N.C. Central (0-1) Shaw (0-2) game Wednesday night with athletic director at a high school in Maryland. Campbell University an 85-79 victory over Paine The Bears host their home spoiled the Eagles home College. opener this weekend against opener with a 57-48 victory Shaw won’t take much of a Virginia Union in nonconfer- Monday night. The Camels Thanksgiving break as the ence action. Shaw is seeking have now won eight straight team will participate in the its first victory after falling to in the series. two-day Chick-Fil-A Classic West Va. Wesleyan and Fair- NCCU shooting woes con- next Friday and Saturday at mont State. The Bears then tinue from last season. The Virginia State. The Bears will travel to Bluefield State Mon- Eagles shot just 30.5 percent take on Elizabeth City State day at 6 p.m. from the field, including a and Virginia State in noncon- dismal 1 of 15 from 3-point ference action.

AggiesContinued from page 1B vs. Eagles Charlotte, the Aggies broke its three-game stranglehold with a 23-17 double OT victory in Greensboro. • 2013: The Eagles took bragging rights back in 2010 before N.C. A&T won three straight under Broadway. A 28-0 shutout in 2013 was NCCU’s most embarrassing defeat in the series since Broadway’s 2003 loss at NCCU, and it sent interim coach Dwayne Foster packing. • 2014: It’s a new day in Eagles football with the Mack At- tack. Playing for the MEAC crown, NCCU recovers a fumble late in the game and holds on for the 21-14 win, and denies the Aggies the outright title. Pippen scores game- • 2005: Greensboro, North Carolina. The place to be. winner in 2002. THE CARE YOU WANT MEAC MINUTES where you want Coppin’s Okpegbue named MEAC POTY By Bonitta Best Ondruskova recorded Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) is proud to introduce [email protected] eight straight double- Blue Local with Duke Medicine and WakeMed.1 This regionally-focused doubles in kills and digs, Coppin State senior Cindy health insurance plan is a great choice for Triangle residents who want: including a season-high Okpegbue last week was 26 kills against Presbyte- named the 2015 MEAC Vol- + In-network care from Duke Medicine and WakeMed Health rian. leyball Player of the Year. and Hospitals Williams led the Lady Okpegbue is the first Eagle to Wildcats to a 10-0 confer- earn such an honor. + Quality local health care close to home ence record and 13-15 “This award means a lot to overall in her first sea- + Excellent coordination of care among in-network providers me,” she said. “This is a son. B-CU has a league- dream come true. Being best 2.3 blocks per set Plus, you’ll enjoy all the bene ts of having coverage with BCBSNC, player of the year was one of 2 and digs per set (15.12). the most trusted health insurer in the state of North Carolina. my main goals when I came The MEAC Tournament in as a freshman and to now championship is Nov. 22 finally accomplish it is just a at noon and will be tele- blessing.” cast live on ESPN3 and Okpegbue led the confer- tape-delayed on ESPNU. To learn more: ence in kills per set (3.9) and points per set (4.3). She Visit bcbsnc.com/bluelocaltriangle NSU’s Short logged 20 kills in five on watch list matches and recorded a sea- CollegeInsider.com has son-best 27 against Maryland 1 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has collaborated with Duke Medicine and WakeMed to bring you Blue Local with Duke Medicine named Norfolk State sen- and WakeMed. Blue Local is a health insurance plan offered by BCBSNC that provides access to a limited network of providers. Duke Eastern Shore. ior guard Jeff Short to Okpegbue Medicine and WakeMed are independent companies that are solely responsible for the physicians and medical facilities it owns and UMES freshman Zuzana operates. Duke Medicine and WakeMed do not offer Blue Cross or Blue Shield products or services. Blue Local with Duke Medicine and the 2015 Lou Henson Ondruskova was named WakeMed is available to individuals who reside in the following North Carolina counties: Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Orange, Award Preseason Watch List. Player of the Year, averaged Person and Wake. MEAC Rookie of the Year, and The award is given to the top 19.1 points last season. The 2 BCBSNC Brand Image and Advertising Tracking; Vision Critical; March 2014. Bethune-Cookman coach mid-major NCAA Division I Spartans opened the regular ®, SM Marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. BCBSNC is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Brittany Williams coach of U11294b, 11/15 basketball player. season at South Carolina. the year. Short, the MEAC Preseason ------Sunday, November 22, 2015 3B SPORTS/The Triangle Tribune

PREPPING THE PERFECT HAM

A baked ham is the perfect centerpiece to any holiday celebration. Follow these tips to ensure your seasonal meal’s main course is a sen- sation with your guests: n Never thaw meat on the kitchen counter as the ex- ternal temperature can rise above 40 F while the inside remains frozen. Thaw in either the refrigerator or in cold water. n Plan ahead to clean up; line your pan with alumi num foil. n To avoid dried out ham, cook at 325 F, allowing 20-30 minutes per pound. n Place fat side up. The melt- ing fat will baste your ham. Turn over halfway through baking to avoid uneven salting. n Do not use sharp utensils when turning the ham. Valu - able juices may escape if the ham is pierced. n Use proper cooking times and temperatures. Cooking to at least 145 F will result in juicy, tender meat. n Let ham stand for 15 min- utes after roasting before slicing. n Completely cook ham until done. Avoid partial cooking and storing in refrigerator for later use, which can Photo courtesy of Getty Images contaminate the meat.

Kid-Favorite Holiday Cookies It isn’t hard to convince kids to join in the fun of making holiday cookies. These cookies pack a great chocolate flavor thanks to a surprise ingredient – Cocoa Pebbles. For more kid-favorite recipe ideas, visit PostFoods.com. Hot Chocolate Crunch Cookies Prep time: 30 minutes Total time: 3 hours Servings: 52 cookies 1 cup Cocoa Pebbles, divided 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 3/4 cups sugar, divided 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon chili powder (optional) FAMILY FEATURES Heat oven to 350 F. In food processor, crush cereal to yield 1/2 cup. In medium rom savory centerpieces to rich, flavorful sides to cookies and candies aplenty, the holiday season is a time to appre - bowl, com bine1/4 cup ground cereal, flour, cocoa powder, cream ciate a bounty of good food while surrounded by your loved ones. Make this year’s celebration extra special with of tartar, baking soda and salt. cooking tips and recipes that make a festive feast to remember as easy as can be. Start with a main dish carved just In large bowl, using electric mixer, cream butter and 1 1/2 right, add an exciting twist on traditional staples and learn how unexpected ingredients make delicious seasonal sweets. cups sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Scrape down side of bowl. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat to combine. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture, beating until combined. FHoliday Side with a Twist Chill dough 1-2 hours. It’s easy to get caught up in the same holiday recipes In small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup ground cereal, re- year after year. They’re classics for a reason, right? Add maining 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon and chili powder (optional – a different twist to a holiday menu mainstay – mashed pota- for a delicious spicy twist). toes – this year with extra virgin olive oil, garlic and Using a tablespoon, form balls of dough. Roll in cinnamon- parsnips. Visit AboutOliveOil.org to learn more about the sugar-cereal mixture. Place balls 2 inches apart on parchment- benefits of olive oil and to find more holiday recipes. lined baking sheets. Press down lightly with a glass. Bake 8-10 minutes. Garlic EVOO Smashed Potatoes and Parsnips Serves: 6 3 medium to large russet potatoes, peeled and large diced 3 large parsnips, peeled and large diced garlic olive oil, to taste (see recipe) 3 tablespoons parsley, thinly shredded salt and pepper Combine potatoes and parsnips in water, boil until tender. Drain well. In large roasting pan, smash drained potatoes and parsnips with fork. Season hot potatoes and parsnips with garlic olive oil, parsley, salt and pepper. Serve immediately. Garlic Olive Oil for Potatoes and Parsnips 1 head of garlic, washed, dried and halved 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil In small loaf pan, cover garlic with extra virgin olive oil. Place foil over pan, place in 250-300 F oven until garlic is fully cooked and soft. Remove garlic and pop out cloves. Strain extra virgin olive oil to remove any skins. Puree cooked cloves with strained oil.

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Everyone knows There is much to marvel at on Broadway. The show will offi- made about them or not. heart. that sodas are packed with within the pages of Forsaken, cially open Dec. 10. sugar and can wreak havoc on especially the vivid sense of KW: Robin Beckham would like KW: How do we truly change the teeth and waistlines alike, but time and place depicted in Kam Williams: I told my readers to know whether you have plans heart of our society? sometimes we tend to conve- Hampton Roads, Virginia, I’d be interviewing you, so I’ll be to continue the story of Celie in a AW: American society is incred- niently forget that alcohol can during the era of mixing their questions in with Color Purple 2? ibly twisted and unwell. At this also be a major culprit in Reconstruction. The novel mine. Larry Greenberg asks, “How AW: I prefer to write a family of point, I would suggest withdraw- weight gain. effortlessly blends fiction did you originally feel about The novels rather than sequels. 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Register at www.alnita- about is the experience of johnsonpresents.com. one’s growth in knowing God’s Word. Just like it did DURHAM as you grew into adulthood, FRIENDSHIP FELLOWSHIP your behavior starts to be 801 Gilbert Street dictated by your experi- Women’s Day Celebration is ences. In other words, your Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. Many speak- decisions are guided by ers will share the word of God. what you know. For the mature Christian, one’s faith BELL YEAGER FWB is easily expressed in words. 128 E. Cornwallis Road However, now your deeds, Sanctuary of Christ Holy your actions have parame- Church will observe its 15th ters set in the stone of truth. Annual Family & Friends Day So the more you know about Nov. 22, 3 p.m. at Bell Yeager. God’s Word and God’s Will, Pastor Paul L. Anderson of The the more responsive you Fountain of Raleigh Fellowship become about what you do, Church and congregation will don’t do, say, don’t say, etc. render service. Forgiveness is an example of what I’m talking about. EMMANUEL AME The more you accept the 2018 Riddle Road truth of Christ in your life, The Durham Branch of NAACP the likely you’ll be to forgive will hold its monthly meeting those who have trespassed Nov. 22, 4 p.m. at the church. against us. You see a mature District Attorney Roger A. Christian knows if you don’t Echols will speak. forgive your enemies, God Study: Thankfulness might just have a problem WHITE ROCK BAPTIST forgiving us. It’s not always 3400 Fayetteville Street easy and at times it is down- The commemoration of the right impossible to shake 150th anniversary of the 13th the “I want revenge” gene. still priority at amendment will be recognized But how dare you not at Dec. 6, 4 p.m. at White Rock least undertake the notion Baptist, 3400 Fayetteville St. of forgiveness, when the Judge Allyson Duncan is the ultimate sacrifice was paid keynote speaker. to forgive you? Some people By Aaron Earls noticeable contradiction," Scott Men, meanwhile, are evenly split. McConnell, vice president Forty-eight percent say thankful- refer to this as knowing that ThanksgivingBAPTIST PRESS HILLSBOROUGH you know that you know. It’s LifeWay Research, said. "Rather ness, while 45 percent say fami- MT. BRIGHT BAPTIST a process and like every NASHVILLE – For Americans, than focusing on a feast or foot- ly and friends. 211 W. Union Street process, it takes time to get Thanksgiving is about faith and ball, most Americans relish the Southerners are the most likely it right. family, and not much else, a new holiday to acknowledge the hand to value thanking God (65 per- Orange County Chapter of N.C. Maturity, maturing does study shows. of God in their success and many cent) and least likely to say Central Alumni Association will take time and results in More than half (56 percent) tell others cherish the time with spending time with family and host its Sixth Annual Yuletide appropriate habitual action; LifeWay Research the most loved ones." friends (32 percent). Those in the Festival of Songs and Sharing the kind of action that fre- important part of the annual hol- Unsurprisingly, Christians are Northeast (45 percent) and the Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. Contact: quently challenges me. After iday is "being thankful to God for more likely to value thanking West (44 percent) are most likely Frances Dancy at (919) 732- all, it ain’t always easy to do my blessings." Nearly four in 10 God above the other parts of to choose spending time with 1523. the right thing. But for the (39 percent) say "time with fami- Thanksgiving than anyone else. family and friends as the most maturing Christian, it your ly and friends" tops their More than two in three important. BAHAMA faith that gently lets you Thanksgiving priorities. Christians (68 percent) point to This question also exposed a KCI MINISTRIES know what the right thing is Times of prayer and thanking thankfulness to God. They aren't clear divide between millennials 10855 Quail Roost Road and, subsequently, what to God for the harvest stretch back the only ones thanking God, and other generations. The Praise and Deliverance KCI do next and in all situations to the Protestant Reformation in however. Close to half of adher- majority of young adults chose Ministries will host “I AM and circumstances. The Europe and continued as pil- ents of other religions (46 per- spending time with friends and Changing the Nations more mature you become in grims and puritans settled in cent) and more than a quarter of family over thanking God. Older Conference” Nov. 21-22 at 10 your faith, the more evident America. While Abraham Lincoln the nonreligious (28 percent) say millennials (25-34) select fellow- a.m. Contact: Bonnie Harley at it becomes in your behavior. tried to establish a settled day the same. ship instead of faith 53 percent (704) 214-7246. Now the kicker for me is for the holiday, Thanksgiving The more frequently someone to 44 percent. Younger millenni- when your maturity readily was not set as the fourth attends church the more likely als (18-24) are even more likely MOUNT CALVARY surfaces in what goes on in Thursday of November until they are to say thanking God is to say the time with others ver- 8021 Stagville Road your mind; what you think. 1941. the most important part of sus being thankful -- 57 percent The Women’s Ministry will cele- This is where I often find Since then, the holiday has Thanksgiving. That's selected by to 39 percent. brate its 11th anniversary Nov. myself these days, hanging developed several other tradi- more than three in four of those "A generation starving for rela- 29 at 11 a.m. The Rev. Diance out with me. I have to admit tions like the extravagant meal, who attend about once a week tionships sees Thanksgiving as a Cash of Greater Cleggs Chapel I am now a proponent of you football games and the start of (77 percent) compared to 57 per- relational respite," McConnell Community will preach. indeed are what you think. I Christmas shopping. But eating, cent of those who attend once or said. "To many millennials, believe faith moves moun- football and shopping each gar- twice a month. reserving a whole day to thank Send your church news to: The tains. And as I attempt to nered only 1 percent of Along with religion, gender, God on Thanksgiving is as back- Triangle Tribune, 115 Market move mine, I’ll prayerfully Americans who say it is the most geographic region and age play a ward as mailing a thank you card Street, Suite 360G, Durham, NC be living proof about that important aspect of role in deciding the most impor- instead of instant messaging 27701; e-mail info@triangletri- mustard seed thing. Believe Thanksgiving. tant aspect of Thanksgiving. 'thx' and a praying hands emoji. bune.com; or fax 688-2740. me. I’m working on it. "In a nation that prides itself on Women are twice as likely to say But following the busiest travel Deadline: Tuesday by noon. May God bless and keep personal independence, being thankful to God (64 per- day of the year with an upward you always. Thanksgiving priorities are a cent) than spending time with focused pause may be a tradition . . . . . family and friends (32 percent). some warm up to with age."

KentuckyBy Todd Deaton tor ofBaptists Highview Baptist lawmakers elect to immediately first black president SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE Church in Louisville, made defund the Planned m e s s e n - history Nov. 10 at Severns Parenthood organization. gers cele- ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – Valley Baptist Church by One-third of Planned brated the Messengers to the 178th becoming the first African- Parenthood's $1.3 billion 5 0 t h annual meeting of the American president. Smith budget reportedly comes a n n i v e r - Kentucky Baptist was nominated by Lincoln from the federal govern- sary of the Convention elected an Bingham, senior pastor of St. ment. V o t i n g African-American as conven- Paul Baptist Church at "The senseless killing of Rights Act tion president, called for an Shively Heights in Louisville. unborn babies and selling of of 1965, end to federal funding of The race-relations pioneer in body parts from those w h i c h Planned Parenthood and Kentucky for more than babies" is condemnable, g u a r a n - launched a strategy to boost three decades highlighted according to a resolution t e e d their voice at the State Smith's contributions as a passed by messengers. A f r i c a n - Capitol. champion for racial reconcil- Kentucky Baptists also for- Americans Messengers also approved iation, church revitalization, mally renounced racism and the right to a $21.5 million Cooperative evangelism and missions. pledged to pursue coopera- vote, and Program budget goal for the "The Kentucky Baptist tive fellowship with all t h e y coming year, raising the bar Convention is ready for the Christian brothers and sis- objected by a quarter-million dollars. first African-American presi- ters. to a grow- The 2016-17 budget equally dent," Bingham said. "Smith "A biblical worldview ing anti- divides Cooperative is a Cooperative Program requires all Christians to Christian ROBIN CORNETET/KENTUCKY TODAY Program receipts between champion and has proven unite together in order to bias in KBC missions and ministries that he is a quality, commit- advance the gospel," the res- society, Tom James (left) hands off the president's gavel to Kevin Smith, who was elect- and Southern Baptist ted leader." olution stated. Therefore, c a l l i n g ed the first African-American president in Kentucky Baptist Convention history. Convention causes, allocat- Among five adopted reso- "we renounce and oppose all o n ing $10,750,000 to each Smith, who was the first Tooley, director of missions lutions, the messengers forms of racism which dis- judges to treat followers of African-American to serve as for Daviess-McLean after deducting 7 percent for spoke out against the selling tort the message of the Jesus with the respect and shared CP resourcing. the KBC first vice president Association, who was first of the remains of thousands gospel." dignity afforded by the U.S. in 2006, defeated Jerry vice president this past year. Kevin Smith, teaching pas- of aborted babies, calling on In separate resolutions, Constitution.