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He contends that sup- port for the coalition creates a “credibility crisis” for the NCAE leaders. because the coalition’s motto is written by Assata Shakur, the former Black Liberation Army member convicted of being an ac- complice in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey State Trooper. Shakur escaped prison and now lives in Cuba, where she was granted political asylum in the early 1980s. “The organization’s motto, written by the cop-killer terrorist, comes from a larger Please see BLM/2A NC gov Senate race sets foes pace for trade Dems barbs at By Bryan Anderson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS debate RALEIGH — Joe Biden may have one of his best By Gary D. Robertson chances for a Southern vic- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tory in North Carolina, where he stands to benefit RALEIGH — North Carolina from a mild-mannered Republican Sen. Thom Tillis Democratic governor and Democrat Cal Cunning- praised for his balanced ham battled over the govern- RAMISHAH MARUF approach to controlling ment’s COVID-19 response the coronavirus. Four Owner Phyllis Terry stands outside her restaurant, JC’s Kitchen. and a future vaccine in a de- years after he narrowly bate Monday, kicking up a won the politically divided notch a campaign that could state carried by then-can- determine the Senate’s con- Durham black-owned biz trol. didate Donald Trump, Gov. Roy Cooper has a Tillis, who is seeking a sec- double-digit lead over his ond term, was largely the ag- Republican challenger, Lt. face unique challenges gressor in their first televised Gov. Dan Forest, in a July debate for the seat in a poll. Cooper’s reelection after church to share platters manently closing an estimated closely watched race in the By Ramishah Maruf closely divided state. Demo- path offers clues to what UNC MEDIA HUB of Oxtail and mac and cheese. 25% of the city’s Black-owned will work for Southern Durham has changed, and businesses, according to CJ crats need to win four ad- Democrats in an election DURHAM – The walls of JC’s the COVID-19 pandemic has Broderick, the president and ditional seats in November to cycle that also will deter- Kitchen in downtown Durham changed it even more. Outside CEO of the Greater Durham ensure control. Tillis, a mine control of the White tell of an establishment frozen her small, red building that Black Chamber of Commerce. former state House speaker House and Congress. in time – before a pandemic- was built in 1955, Terry points In a city facing rapid gentrifi- who beat incumbent Kay On the surface, the induced recession, before a down the street to a new cation, JC’s Kitchen is still Hagan six years ago, said strategies used in the summer of racial justice pro- apartment building. alive because of its namesake he’s worked hard while in Cooper-Forest contest — tests, and even before owner Just behind her is the glass and the loyalty of the local Washington to get relief one of the few closely Phyllis Terry took over the res- police station that opened in community, Terry says. funds to North Carolina’s watched 2020 gubernato- taurant 12 years ago. 2018. “We can see the tearing Durham has long heralded schools and for vaccine re- rial races — appear to mir- The signs inside are devoted down of the buildings,” Terry its history of Black entrepre- search. He said President ror those of Biden and to God, prayers on every table. said. neurship. N.C. Mutual Life, the Donald Trump also took a President Trump. Gospel music blasts through “I can name too many things largest and oldest Black- “good first step” early on by While other Southern the restaurant, though no one that were here back in the day, owned insurance company in imposing a travel ban from governors followed but Terry is listening. but now, we're the only build- the United States, is a staple of China. Trump’s lead, shunning JC’s, which stands for Jesus ing still sitting.” the downtown skyline. Tillis accused Cunningham mask mandates, Cooper Christ’s, was a center for the The COVID-19 pandemic has Durham was home to a of failing to back the Senate’s ordered that face cover- disproportionately affected latest virus relief package Hayti District’s church com- Please see DURHAM/2A ings be worn in public, but munity — families gathering minority communities, per- that lacks elements of the he put the onus on busi- Democrats’ preferred HE- nesses to enforce it and re- ROES Act bill. Cunningham frained from ticketing said there are a lot of posi- individual offenders. He tives in the Senate bill, but it also took a balanced ap- doesn’t go far enough. “In a proach to shutdowns, clos- crisis, you don’t go for per- ing bars and gyms while US Senate challenger supports fect. You go for good steps in allowing all businesses in the right direction,” Tillis which customers could so- said at a Raleigh television cial distance to open at a studio, adding Cunningham Poor People’s Campaign agenda was “for every provision of reduced capacity. Unlike other Democratic gov- the bill but for the fact that SUBMITTED BY POOR PEOPLE’S he would vote against it.” ernors, he placed few re- CAMPAIGN strictions on construction But Cunningham, a Raleigh and supported in-person U.S. Senate challenger Cal attorney and Iraq War vet- school instruction. Cunningham responded to the eran who ran for Senate 10 Halbert Carmichael, 82, policy priorities of the Poor years ago, blamed Tillis for partly credits Cooper for People’s Campaign during a failing to act after the first the fact that his Raleigh re- town hall, saying he supports time he was briefed on the tirement community, with a living wage, health care for virus in late January. about 150 residents, has all and restoration of the full “I think that we are seeing only had a few positive Voting Rights Act. and experiencing an un- cases. Nursing homes and Cunningham, the Democrat precedented failure of lead- residential care facilities who’s challenging Republican ership in this country,” he account for half of the incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis, said, without directly men- state’s coronavirus deaths. said he supports several meas- tioning Trump. “By his own “I feel like Governor ures to ameliorate poverty in admission, Sen. Tillis did Cooper’s done a fairly North Carolina and the coun- nothing for over a month.” good job, and I have abso- try, including a $15 an hour Left to right: Cal Cunningham and the Rev. William Barber II But Tillis countered by say- lutely no faith in the Re- minimum wage, Medicaid ex- paign study, conducted by a N.C. A&T State University who ing the January briefing still publicans,” Carmichael pansion and expansion of an researcher at Columbia Univer- is fighting gerrymandering; raised uncertainty about the said. earned income tax credit. sity, showing a small uptick in and Claudia Diaz of Burling- extent of the virus’ danger. Still, some want Cooper He spoke during the first of the number of poor and low in- ton, who arrived in the U.S. at On a potential rapid arrival to go further in enforcing several Senate town halls that come can change the political 7 years old as an undoc- of a coronavirus vaccine, public health directives. the Poor People’s Campaign is calculus of the nation. “Serving umented immigrant from Mex- Cunningham said he would While law enforcement sponsoring in key states. Tillis means making sure that the ico and was able to gain be concerned about receiv- agencies have been reluc- didn’t respond to numerous voices of those who had been citizenship, had pertinent ing a vaccine at year’s end tant to punish businesses attempts to reach him. left out and the voices of those questions for Cunningham. unless many questions were and individuals defying “This issue of poverty and who have been left behind are “For the 4.5 million folks that answered, especially by the public health orders, the low wealth is not an issue on finally heard in the halls of the are living in poverty in North U.S. Food and Drug Admin- governor said in an inter- the margins,” said the Rev. U.S. Senate,” Cunningham told Carolina, what kind of policies istration. He said he’s wor- view that a lot of enforce- William J. Barber II, co-chair of the thousands of people who are you going to try to enact to ried about the influence of ment actions happen the Poor People’s Campaign: A joined the town hall online. help people like us, people politics and big money in outside of public view, and National Call for Moral Revival. Three impacted people ques- who are just living barely week Washington in the decision- “enforcement is going as “It’s not an issue just for one tioned Cunningham, and they to week, month to month. And making related to public well as it can.” set of people. It is an issue for were followed by questions have no health insurance and health. Cooper’s handling of the North Carolina. It is a place from campaign co-chairs really are just barely surviv- “Yes, I would be hesitant, coronavirus could be be- where we have to deeply con- Barber and Rev. Liz Theoharis. ing?” Wince asked. but I’m going to ask a lot of hind his lead over Forest in sider what it means to be and Lelania Wince, 47, of Ashe- Cunningham said he sup- questions. That would be in- the polls, said Michael Bit- not to seem when it comes to ville, a stay-at-home mother of ports expansion of both the cumbent upon all of us,” zer, a political science pro- caring for all of our people.” five whose family lives on her earned income tax and the Cunningham said. He told re- fessor at Catawba College. The town halls follow the re- husband’s salary as a teacher; porters afterward in a confer- lease of a Poor People’s Cam- Seth Washington, a senior at Please see CAMPAIGN/2A Please see SENATE/2A

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Posts on Instagram Continued from page 1A Terry’s sister Sheilah Lee circulated on Black-owned work in which [Assata] Her words are the cators who support the ness district, a part of Black movement’s MOTTO. coalition teach stu- Wall Street. took over, she transformed restaurants to visit and Shakur also calls cops JC’s as a center for inspira- support in the Triangle, “pigs” and says mur- Two cops were just tar- dents about structural But in the past decades, geted for assassination racism, Black history the makeup of Durham has tion and helping others. which included JC’s dered officers died “in JC’s became a place for Kitchen. the so-called line of in LA. Will the @NCAE and anti-racists move- changed as “revitalization” retract its support for a ments. efforts took place — rais- church-goers in East Dur- “We were extremely busy duty,” Berger said on ham to gather. Before on Blackout day,” Terry his website, Senator movement featuring a In recent weeks, ing property values and cop-killer on FBI’s Most Berger and Ballard have making it harder for small COVID-19, customers said. “But we still had those Berger Press Shop. would stop regularly for a that have been supporting “Those are the facts.” Wanted List? #ncpol“ been increasingly criti- businesses to survive. The NCAE pushed cal of public schools “Most often, people that prayer before an important — the regular customers.” Sen. Deanna Ballard, a court case downtown; U.S. Census worker Con- Republican from Wa- back: and North Carolina are small businesses, poor, “@BLMASchool is a educators. Last Month, or of color are not engaged daily breads are on every nie Covell walks into JC’s tauga County, jumped table. Kitchen. She’s in the neigh- into the fray. “It’s des- national coalition or- they accused Durham in the economic devel- ganizing for racial jus- Public Schools of levy- opment process and as Families shared platters borhood collecting surveys picable that the far-left of oxtails after church as in the new apartment com- NCAE would encourage tice in education that ing an unconstitutional such, resources for how has nothing to do with tax on parents by areas grow don’t get gospel music played over plexes and finally decided North Carolina teachers the chatter. Her sister was to stop inside JC’s. She to pledge their support the garbage you’re charging for children to aligned equitably,” said spouting. Get your facts attend the district’s Broderick. at the center of that com- says she’s admired its mu- for a movement that munity. rals for years. openly embraces a cop- straight, Phil.” “learning centers,” When cities like Durham And Walker Kelly which are daylong ver- began developing their “She and I, we were the “I’ve been in Durham for killing terrorist on the best of friends,” Terry said. 10 years and I’m amazed FBI’s most wanted list,” shared this statement sions of the district’s economies, these busi- Monday: before-school and nesses were not included. Sheilah passed away (JC’s Kitchen) still stand- Ballard said. “Police of- from cancer in 2008. Terry ing,” she said. “It’s still ficers in Los Angeles “If Sen. Berger wants after-school programs. A drive down downtown to spend his remaining The two contend such Durham shows boarded up returned from Japan, vow- here, it’s still survived all were just targeted for ing to continue her sister’s these years.” assassination, and this days in power issuing fees are illegal. shop windows and rambling diatribes be- Berger has also used “closed” signs taped on the legacy — “the dream lives The takeout order is not movement honors a on” is painted under her for herself. There’s a cop-killer. The NCAE lying how truly terri- his website to encour- doors. fied he is of any type of age parents to apply for Many don’t have a strong mural. homeless man outside should withdraw its “A lot of people who near the bus stop, and she support, apologize to organized resistance to grants through the base to survive recessions his conservative state’s Opportunity like that caused by the come here are Christians,” wants to buy him lunch. parents and teachers, Terry said. “They activate “Where is he sitting?” Terry and renounce violent agenda, he is welcome Scholarship program to COVID-19 pandemic. to do so,” Walker Kelly send their children to “Everyone should be rep- their faith and who they asks. attacks on police.” are.” There are many home- Ballard is referring to said. “But we all know public schools. resented in how the com- what desperation looks He used Monday’s munity grows,” Broderick As Black Lives Matter less people her customers the shooting of two protests gripped the coun- feed, Terry said, upholding deputies in Los Angeles like, and he need look complaint against Black said. “People that are Black no further than the end Lives Matter at School haven’t had an opportunity try after the death of the Christian principles of over the weekend. An George Floyd, Terry com- giving. She recognizes unknown gunman crit- of his own pen to find a to promote school to ensure that their busi- ‘credibility crisis.’ We choice. nesses were centered or missioned another mural many of them, and there ically wounded the for JC’s Kitchen. Her niece are two who are outside deputies in an ambush- will continue to affirm “Nobody disputes were any part of the dis- that Black Lives Matter, that all children de- cussion.” painted it — a BLM mural constantly. style attack while they right at the entrance to the Terry throws in a bag of sat in a patrol car. prioritizing the safety serve an equal educa- JC’s Kitchen is a part of of educators and stu- tion,” Berger said. “In that recent history. Terry’s restaurant, with different vegetables so the homeless Like Ballard, Berger colored fists raised in sol- man near the bus stop can also called on the NCAE dents, and fighting for fact, it’s that very prin- brother opened the busi- the public education ciple which drives Re- ness 30 years ago as “Lee’s idarity. have something healthy to to withdraw its support As many fought for racial eat. “I’ve been having to from the coalition. that all students de- publican support for Restaurant” in a small serve.” school choice: All fam- building on the corner of equality and an end to sys- give away a lot of food Here’s what he temic racism, special atten- these days,” she said. “It’s tweeted: “The move- Educators in Seattle ilies, not just the East Main and North Eliza- founded Black Lives wealthy elite, deserve beth streets. tion was given to who we are.” ment endorsed by @NCAE openly em- Matter at School four the privilege of paren- braces cop-killing ter- years ago. One week tal school choice.”

Left to right: Sen. Thom Tillis and Sen. Cal Cunningham debate at WRAL-TV studios. NC Senate candidates trade barbs on issues

Continued from page 1A state legislator that raised n’t permitted to watch the ence call that he would taxes. Tillis also accused debate within the televi- take the vaccine if the pub- Cunningham of misleading sion station due to safety lic health officials sign off the public about his work concerns from COVID-19. on its efficacy. at a company that received The moderator said he and Tillis jumped on Cun- a Paycheck Protecting Pro- the candidates entered the ningham’s uncertainty, gram loan. Cunningham studio with masks and saying a vaccine won’t be dismissed these and other were properly distanced. released without meeting accusations as exaggerated Additional TV debates are the FDA’s standards. “In and misleading. set for Sept. 22 and Oct. 1. the middle of a crisis, you In turn, Cunningham don’t undermine an effec- mentioned Tillis’ campaign tive process of the FDA,” donations from pharma- Tillis said, adding that ceutical companies and in- Cunningham’s “statement sensitive comments by an puts lives at risk and aide in his Senate office to makes it more difficult to a cancer survivor. Tillis manage a crisis that he pre- said the young staffer was tends to say ... he’s up to disciplined. On racial injus- the task to manage.” tice, both candidates rec- Cunningham’s campaign ognized systemic racism in has outraised Tillis for two society. Cunningham said consecutive quarters, but he had a plan to reform po- both sides should have lit- lice standards. Tillis tle problem getting mes- blamed Democrats for fail- sages out in the final ing to consider the reform weeks. And Tillis and Cun- bill by the Senate’s lone ningham already have Black Republican, South been the subjects of $56 Carolina’s Tim Scott. million in outside spend- Both Cunningham and ing during the campaign, Tillis said they trusted according to the Center for mail-in absentee voting in Responsive Politics. North Carolina. Tillis said Polls showing Cunning- he had requested his ab- ham with a slight lead this sentee ballot a few weeks summer have narrowed as ago. Cunningham said he Tillis and allies have gone would still vote in person on the air. They’ve criti- during the early-voting cized Cunningham for a period next month. 2001 vote when he was a Outside journalists were- Poor People’s campaign Continued from page 1A child tax credit so that it provides eligible families with $300 a month for each child. He also criticized the “monster suppression law” that the North Carolina legislature passed when Tillis was the House speaker and was overturned by a federal court. He said he sup- ports restoration of the full Voting Rights Act. In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a portion of the act known as “preclearance,” which required some states to get federal permission before changing the administration of their elections. 3A NEWS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, September 20, 2020

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     JCSU WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM alumna The Triangle making TRIBUNE mark in Sports SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 – PAGE 6A athletics I’ve always said that there are two jobs I could never do: waitressing and being a sports information director. Any occupation where my livelihood depended on tips TWIG Kidz program from people I’d have to be nice to while taking their crap would immediately disqual- COURTESY ify me. producing leaders Being a SID is almost as thankless a job as waitres- Tyler Spriggs and Justine Pennycooke, members of the Triangle Women in Golf Kidz pro- FCS sing. Coaches want your un- gram, recently placed first and second, respectively, at the N.C. Series Campbell Classic at divided attention because, Keith Hills Golf Club on Campbell University. Tyler totaled 155 strokes during the two-day well, their sport is the most tournament, while Pennycooke tied with Sophia Martone of Holly Springs with 160. schools important. And let’s not get started about gameday. So why can’t you call the game, do the stats, work conces- missing a sions and take care of the pres- ident’s needs? top I’m exaggerat- ing, of course, but not by attraction much. I think SIDs By Hank Kurz Jr. (the good ones) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BONITTA are some of the As the college football season smartest, most BEST ramps up in three major confer- hard-working ences and among other pro- people on earth. grams scattered across the So it has been quite a delight country, there will be a void at to see a former SID marking the Football Championship Sub- her territory in athletic ad- division level – very few games ministration. and no scheduled playoffs. I met Kristene Kelly in 2002 The postseason competition when she became sports in- that lures marginal Power Five formation director at her COURTESY players to instead seek on-the- alma mater, Johnson C. Justine Pennycooke at a SAS golf event. field stardom one level down was Smith. She had just com- canceled as the coronavirus pan- pleted her master’s in human demic caused many leagues to performance and sports postpone their seasons while studies at the University of hoping to play next spring. There Tennessee. is enthusiasm in the FCS crowd Kristene oozed confidence. for a national championship That’s one of the first things playoff then, but that is far from I noticed about her, and a guaranteed. confident black woman in a “We’ve just got to find a way to male-dominated sport can be make it work,” said Jeff Bourne, intimidating to a lot of folks. athletic director at powerhouse Kristene stayed for six James Madison, who has con- years and during that time sulted with athletic directors and became only the second fe- others from around the FCS. male in CIAA history to be “From everybody I talk to on the voted John Holley sports in- national level, there’s very much formation director of the a strong appetite for that. ... Ev- year. erybody wants to try to see that She left Smith for…for…I happen because it’s such an im- still can hardly say it – St. Au- portant element of FCS football.” gustine’s. At the time, the Fal- It is also one of the things FCS cons president was…was… I teams have that those in the Bowl can barely say it – Dianne Subdivision do not. North Dakota Boardley Suber. There is not State has become the preeminent enough paper in the world to FCS program, winning eight of tell the saga of DBS. the last nine national titles, and But president girlfriend was Tyler Sprigss participates in a Green Hope golf tournament. the Dukes have been their chief a big proponent of Title IX competition. James Madison won and an even bigger enemy of its second national title in 2016, athletic director George Wil- knocking off North Dakota State liams. She wanted Williams in the semifinals, and has come gone from the day she up short to the Bison in the stepped foot on campus. COLLEGE CORNER championship two of the last So DBS hires Kristene as as- three seasons. It was 17-13 in sociate AD and senior woman 2017 and 28-20 last year. administrator, and heiress A&T’s Langley assist leader A fall without fans filling the apparent to Williams’ throne. 19,000-seat Fargodome isn’t If there’s one thing petty ideal, Bison linebacker Jackson folks can’t stand is for a N.C. A&T senior point Henke said, but “If the spring’s young whippersnapper to ar- guard Kameron Langley is an option, at least we get to play rive and show them up. the new assists king after some football games.” The Bison In seven years at SAU, Kris- leading the NCAA in assists will play one game this fall, fac- tene earned two CIAA Senior per game (8) last season. He ing Central Arkansas on Oct. 3 in Woman Administrator of the also led the nation in total as- Fargo, giving coach Matt Entz es- Year Awards (2011, ’13), was sists with 247. sentially an extended preseason promoted from adjunct pro- “It’s a huge honor for me,” for practice. James Madison “did fessor to assistant professor he said. “Just knowing what entertain the notion” of playing a to department chair for I’ve been through to get to game this fall, coach Curt Cig- sports management, as well this point and that it’s by a netti said, but has nothing on the as a faculty athletics repre- player from an HBCU.” schedule after the Colonial Ath- sentative. Langley is 213 assists shy letic Association postponed fall Meanwhile, DBS finally was of moving into the top 15 all- sports. sent packing. Williams, who time in NCAA history. In all, nearly 1,200 games have had hinted at retirement sev- “We have one of the best Kameron Langley, holding award, celebrates with his team- been canceled or postponed in eral times under Suber, re- point guards in the country mates and coaches. Division I football. The blow was versed course after she was here at N.C. A&T,” coach Will particularly hard in the FCS, gone. All those knives that Jones said. “…Good thing as where only 15 of the 127 teams had been pointed at Kris- a coach is that the best is yet will have at least one game. Cig- tene’s back those seven years to come.” netti is anxious to see how that were ready to strike. Time to Jones added two to his plays out. “If you’re playing right go! staff last week. now, I’ve got to think that it’s ex- She took her talents to Sam Hunt, who played at tremely challenging for the Keene, New Hampshire, with A&T for two seasons, will coaches and the players, just day a black population of 144 out join assistants Ahmad Dor- to day. All of a sudden, you’ve of 23,000, to become AD of sett and Phillip Shumpert. In got to pause and quarantine 10 Division III Keene State. In addition to being responsible guys. You may have a game two seasons under her lead- for recruiting in North Caro- scheduled that Saturday and find ership, six teams advanced to lina, South Carolina and Flor- out on Thursday you can’t play postseason play and 200 stu- ida, he will be the director of it,” he said. dent-athletes earned all-aca- skill development. Bourne surmised that to pull demic performers. Time to Bruce Martin is the special off a playoff in the spring, the go! assistant to Jones. He will be N.C. A&T women’s basketball coach Terrell Robinson calendar would have to start with The Ivy League’s Dart- involved in program man- the end point and build back- mouth College came calling. agement and operations as alumni to get out and vote. mentorship. NCCU is one of ward, perhaps with conference- Kristene went in as senior as- well as fundraising. He is a Personally, CC doesn’t un- 10 institutions to receive the only seasons in March and April sociate athletic director and 1994 Clemson graduate. derstand why ANYONE grants. and a 12- or 16-team postseason left after 18 months as ex- * On the women’s side, needs to be prodded to vote “It is extremely important in May. It also is critical to the ecutive associate athletic di- basketball coach Tarrell Rob- the way this country is going. that we continue to increase communities. rector overseeing 35 varsity inson also added two to his But we digress. the number of women in the Charley Johnson, president and sports. staff. The initiative’s goal is to pipeline to become head CEO of the Fargo-Moorhead Con- Her latest venture is a Steven Rhodes is an assis- have all student-athletes reg- coaches, particularly for vention and Visitors’ Bureau, es- doozy: deputy athletic direc- tant from Belmont Abbey istered before the election. sports that have been tradi- timated each Bison home game tor for internal affairs and College. National Voter Registration tionally underrepresented by injects about $1 million in direct senior woman administrator Jasmine Rhodes (no rela- Day is Sept. 22. women,” athletic director In- spending into the local economy. at the SEC’s Vanderbilt Uni- tion) was the strength and * The athletic department grid Wicker McCree said. About 35% of the fans at a sold- versity. conditioning coach at Be- recently received a Tara Van- “This grant will enable us to out home game are from out of How long will she be at thune-Cookman. She also Derveer Fund for the Ad- provide a young woman, as- town and account for about half Vanderbilt? Who knows, but I played basketball at LSU. vancement of Women in piring for a career in intercol- of that spending. do know I’ll see an announce- Coaching grant from the legiate athletics, to be able to The Dukes’ original schedule ment one day of her appoint- Get out and vote Women’s Sports Foundation. work with not only our cur- included a $500,000 pay-day ment as AD of a Power Five North Carolina Central stu- The grants support female rent men’s golf program, but game at North Carolina, and los- conference. And I can say I dent-athletes have started coaches on the rise, assist be instrumental in starting ing those lucrative opportunities knew her when. (And can a the E.A.G.L.E.S. Vote Initiative with living expenses, profes- our women’s golf program.” hit James Madison hard. sister get a loan?) to rally students, faculty and sional development and 7A FOCUS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, September 20, 2020 MOVERS AND SHAKERS Praise Parade for Hillside LUCY DANIELS raju worked with children Are you or someone you Dr. Sindhura and families at the Center know a Mover and a Kunaparaju as she completed her Duke Shaker? has been pro- University fellowship. Drop us a line at Movers High School Class of 1970 moted to di- The Center is a nonprofit and Shakers, c/o The Trian- The Hillside High Class of 1970, the last graduating class whose student body was rector of provider of mental and be- gle Tribune, 5007 South- segregated, used their 50-year union celebration to also show their respect and ap- medical serv- havioral health services ex- park Drive, Suite 200-G, preciation for the services of essential service agencies, Hillside personnel and John ices at the clusively for children and Durham, NC 27713, or Lucas, Hillside's longest serving principal. Lucy Daniels their families in the Trian- email us at info@triangle- Center in gle. tribune.com. Photos wel- Cary. Kunapa- Kunaparaju come.

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Fifty years later....but she can still shake her pom-poms. Salvation Army out to ‘rescue Christmas’ By Donal Ware Salvation Army’s help this season.” SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE holiday season. Now, more than ever, RALEIGH – For the first At the same time, due to TSA Wake County is mak- time in 130 years, The Sal- the closing of retail stores, ing it safer and simpler to vation Army of Wake consumers carrying less donate in order to support County is starting its an- cash and coins, and the most vulnerable in nual holiday fundraising the decline in foot traffic, Wake County: campaign early in order to The Salvation Army could * The best way is to enlist rescue Christmas. The see up to a 50% decrease in in Love’s Army with a sus- funds raised through the funds raised through the taining monthly gift of $25 red kettles are at risk this red kettles, which would per month. year due to COVID-19 limit the capability to pro- * TSA Wake County will while requests for services vide services for the most begin ringing bells at are at an all-time high. vulnerable. Hobby Lobby on Nov. 9 Based on the increase in “These are difficult days and will announce other lo- services already provided and times, and it’s difficult cations as soon as possible. in response to the pan- even now to ask this com- To help ensure the safety demic, TSA Wake munity once again of bell ringers, donors and FORWARD County could serve up to to help The Salvation partners, The Salvation 155% more people in 2020 Army help others,” said Al Army has adopted na- with Christmas assistance, Newsome, area com- tionally mandated safety FACING including mander of The Salvation protocols. putting food on the table, Army of Wake and Lee * Donate digitally with providing shelter and help- Counties. “Historically, this Apple Pay or Google Pay at INNOVATIVE BUSINESS ing place gifts under the community has always any red kettle. tree – assuming the been generous in * Ask Amazon Alexa to THOUGHT LEADER AND NEW resources are available. helping those in need donate by saying, “Alexa, TSA Wake County served and, even during the pan- donate to The Salvation YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING 124,169 people last year. If demic, this community has Army,” then specifying the it sees the same level of in- responded with open amount. AUTHOR HEADLINES RALEIGH creased requests for serv- arms. This Christmas * Give any amount by tex- ice, that would mean many season will be no different ting “KETTLES” to 91999. CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING more people who need The except that there are more * Donate physical gifts in who are in need this bulk. Learn from Dan Heath how business leaders can spot problems in advance.

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