Airman Peterson completes web site one of the best in training as honor graduate Congre&s. The redesigned site News builds on the success of the pre¬ Air Force Airman Justin J. vious web site and introduces Peterson has graduated from new user-friendly features such basic military training at as RSS feeds and comprehen¬ Lackland Air Force Base. San sive sections dedicated to Clips Antonio, Texas. - groups like seniors or students. During the six weeks of Foxx also has a training, Congressional YouTube chan¬ the air- nel j, at Class of '58 gives UNCG m a n www.youtube.com/RepVirgini largest reunion gilt studied aFoxx. the Air The class of 1958 has pre¬ Force Boko, Weinstein are - sented The University of North mission, Fulbright Scholars Carolina at Greensboro with the organiza¬ largest reunion class gift - tion, and Wake Forest University $lj080,663 - in the history of military announced that Sylvain Boko, the university. This is the first customs Zachary T. Smith Associate time a reunion class gift has and cour- Peterson Professor of Economics, and exceeded one million dollars. t e s ie s ; David Weinstein, professor of The gift was presented to performed drill and ceremony political science, have won fel¬ Chancellor Patricia A. Sullivan " marches, and received physical lowships from the Fulbright the 115th of the rifle Scholar Photo by Layla Fanner during meeting training, marksmanship, Program, f. UNCG Alumni Association field and Boko has won a The Rev. John Mendez makes a point during Sunday's discussion. Beside him are the Rev. training exercises, fellowship Veronice Miles and Miitter Evans. held during reunion weekend, special training in human rela¬ to Uganda for"the 2008-2009 Friday and Saturday, May 2-3. tions. academic year. He will conduct' Presenters were Rascha In addition, airmen who research on the topic "Post- Sklut Kriegsman of complete basic training earn Conflict Reconstruction and Local defend Greensboro, Pat Shore Clark of credits toward an associate Development: The Role of panelist Winston-Salem and Sue degree through the Community Decentralized Governance" Sigmon Williams of Atlanta College of the Air Force. andwill teach at the Makerere who served as reunion chairs. Peterson earned distinction University Institute of Social Sen. Obama's Williams received the as an honor graduate. He is the Research in Kampala. ex-pastor son of of has received a Distinguished Alumni Award at Ruhiya Peterson Weinstein BY LAYLA FARMER other countries. remarks "un- Winston-Salem. The airman is in THE CHRONICLE Wright's the reunion. This year is fellowship beginning April The Rev. Veronice Miles, a American." Pastors have an Sullivan's last reunion as a 2004 graduate of Parkland 2009 to conduct research and religion professor at Wake obligation Jp speak the truth as Chancellor. She is High School. teach at the Simon Dubnow The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's Forest believes know it, he maintained. retiring July infamous "Goddamn America" University, they 31. Institute at Leipzig University Wright's comments were taken "Our responsibility first and Class members were Foxx her Web site located in sermon and of his remarks redesigns Saxony, Germany. many out of context. To prove her- foremost is to God," he asserted. encouraged to give to whatever The institute is devoted to the in recent week have ignited a she read a "It is not to under¬ nation. point, longer excerpt always easy program, fund, scholarship or U.S. Representative study of Central European of the sermon to the audience, stand that role. I am only the other had Virginia Foxx has launched a Jewish history and culture. has garnered so who with murmurs designation special Wright responded of mailman; God is the postmas¬ meaning to them from across completely redesigned Weinstein's research will focus much attention because, as the ¦ "amen" and "yes." ter." the six schools, the College of Congressional web site at on Jewish political philoso¬ former pastor of Trinity United "In black we The forum was followed Church of Christ in he preaching, by Arts and Sciences and other www.foxx.house.gov. The new phers, including Karl Popper Chicago, have always brought boldness an impassioned sermon deliv¬ of the site web the and Leo who were was Democratic Presidential parts university. incorporates video, Strauss, and passion," she declared. ered by Dr. William Barber, More than 12 major gifts latest congressional news, forced to flee from Germany hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's "People learn best when they are president of the North Carolina have been information about constituent and Austria in the for about two decades. established by indi¬ 1930s. pastor able to to touch and sense and NAACP. It is always the obliga¬ vidual classmates. Forty-seven services and background on The Fulbright Scholar Rev. Wright married Obama and feel the biblical text." tion of the to the and votes in was his and pastor speak percent of the 350 classmates legislation Program established in wife, Michelle, baptized The Rev. John Mendez, pas¬ truth, even if his words are not have donated to some 1946 under intro¬ the two UNCG, Congress. legislation couple's daughters. tor of Emmanuel well received, Barber said, ref¬ new web site uses a duced the late Sen. J. When confront- Baptist for the first time since gradua¬ "My by Church, is quite famil- erencing passages from the Old tion said Miriam Blackwelder variety of technologies to keep William Fulbright of Arkansas ed about the his ser¬ iar with the strong Testament's Book of Amos. Fields, director of development constituents informed about the to build mutual understanding mon, Wright has emotions and words "If you're not holding the for the School of Music. issues before includ¬ between the of the out at mem¬ Congress, people lashed that are uttered by bible in one hand and the news¬ e-mail and online United States and other coun¬ bers of the Funds from the gift will go ing videos, media, Wright and legions of paper in the other hand saying, towards the Students First legislative search tools," Foxx tries. The program is funded by calling their dogged other black preachers. 'Thus says the Lord,' then what Campaign, UNCG's $100 mil¬ said. the U.S. Department of State, pursuit of him "an Mendez is a longtime are you really preaching?" he lion that is Web-design experts at the Bureau of Educational and attack on the black capital campaign community v activist boomed. "Preachers have to which has raised Cultural Affairs. church." underway, non-partisan Congressional who has used his pulpit find the courage and the willing¬ more than $95 million to date. Management Foundation The Rev. Sir to speak up for the ness to speak out." recently named Rep. Foxx's Walter Mack, pas¬ downtrodden and to tor of Union speak out against injus- Baptist Church, tice. says he was struck by the words He joked that he was glad of his fellow man of God, and none of his congregants are run¬ felt Wright's assertion warrant¬ ning for president. Mendez, ed greater introspection. To this who has known Wright for more Where are you going to go when you retire, end, a forum was held at Union than 30 years, said that the Sunday evening to address the firestorm of controversy the ser¬ the beach, the woods or the water? Wright hubbub. mon has sparked is politically- "We just want to have a motivated. good ol* barber shop / beauty "I think that it's importantNo matter where you want to end up, we'll sit down with you and make sure you've got a plan salon discussion," Mack said to that we see the that pressure that fits We'll over all the benefits of our IRAs and other retirement accounts, a house at the start of tfie your go * '' packed on plans. society puts everyone, espe¬ T o -i O dialogue. cially a person of color. We're and a and clear to the green. And you avoid the usual traps. Titled "Is the African not allowed to be who we are give you simple path help American Church Under and have a sense of self con¬ Attack?" the forum featured sciousness," he said. "They seven prominent community were under attack ... by a members, each with a unique vicious system, a vicious group on the issue. a Pieclmofit perspective of people who wanted to keep "This controversy opens the changing of the guards from FEDERAL ancient questions that we revisit occurring." in regard to the black churches The release of the pastor's SAVINGS BANK and the white churches," said remarks, which were made more Wake Forest Divinity School than four years ago, is just an MORTGAGES I SAVINGS I SOLUTIONS Dean Dr. Bill Leonard, who is attempt to distract and confuse white. the public, according to Dr. State Rep. Larry Womble Tobias LaGrone, pastor of said the black church has helped Christ New Life Community the black community through Church in High Point. times of slavery, Jim Crow and "There's an attempt being other injustices. made to divide the African "Without the black church, American community," he we would not be where we are remarked, "...in the end, once today," he declared. "We many again, the house Negro is left times are invisible people in this fighting with field Negroes." the society ... we're still marginal¬ MUtter Evans defended ized, we're still not respected. news media. Evans is the owner Without the black church to of Mutter D. Evans, Inc. and recharge our batteries, we would former owner of WAAA radio be frustrated people." station. She says that the media Wright's infamous sermon is only selling the product that was given soon after the Sept.