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By DAMOW FO?n
Willi l2?tops on the itinerary, die Winston
Sa is Convention and Visitors Bureau took
4$ businesses uth . are new to ti area
i?o a VIP Tour of Winston-Salem last Friday
The Diggs art gallery at Winston-Salem
as the t
predominantly black institution. Howevei
through the coarse of the eight-hoar tout, new
residents did receive a introduction to
Winston-Salem's black culture and Afrfcan
Tbe tours are hdd four times a year. VIP
participants are members of orgurizatioos or
companies wh aboul ^
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our >f t * represented
in panics iawthornt
iiarriott, ti V Jtment, Sawtooth
C enter for Visual Ait apd the Coawmtion and
aalist and the mainUWguide. Five Row'i ?s
the name givea to bones off of Silas Creek
Parkway that were occupied by African
Amcricans who worked is Richard Reynolds'
home R< >.d> is the fouadr ot
Tobacco Company aad his home is now the
Reynolds House Museum of American Art.
When the residents of Five Row' had to
n?4 new homes she Reynolds family bought
hones for each family. Hunter said that Ed
I ash, a tesident of 'Five Row;' still occupies
th
'My older brothers were pood friends of
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Ministers waffle on Triad baseball
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BY AUREL1A HILL
Special to The Chronki i
Baseball Yes!! Baseball, maybe?
Local Mack ministers are up in
the air as "whether to give baseball
full support or not . During a
lunch meeting Tuesday, March 24,
about 40 African-American
Winston-Salem ministers decided
to give support for Major League
Baseball. But just a couple of
hours later, they recanted, saying
they would hold their endorsement
until important issues are
addressed. .. . -
The luncheon meeting was a
gathering of the Ministers'
Conference of Winston-Salem and
Vicinity. They met with Walt Klein
of Klein and Associates Inc., the
public-relations firm hired by Don
Beaver to launch a campaign in
favor of the professional baseball
initiative.
Beaver heads the baseball own
ership group. He also was the guest
at a second meeting on Tuesday,
where ministers where jofined by
other black leaders to discuss the
issue.
At the first gathering, the min
isters asked questions about the
specific number of jobs the black
community could anticipate and
expressed concerns about the 1
percent tax on prepared food.
Klein answered questions as best
as he could but stated that he was
not the man who could make a
commitment. Nevertheless, the
clergy still issued a statement in
support for Major League
Baseball.
Television cameras and
reporters were on hand to witness
the verbal commitment to the
baseball effort.
Less than two hours later,
though, several or the ministers
expressed a change of heart. Some
of them were still wearing their
Baseball Yes! caps when they
arrived at a meeting, called by J.
Walter McDowell of Wachovia
Bank.
But the "Yes!" turned into a
clear "maybe" as Ben Ruffin of RJ
Reynolds voiced concerns directly
to Beaver and Fred Starr, the
chairman of the stadium authori
ty. Ruffin stated that after "three
meetings Beaver, still had not come
to the African American group
with a commitment."
See BASHAU on A11
Disabled blacks and public education
How to get help
By DAMON FORD
The Chronicle-: Reporter
This is the final part of a three
part series on disabled students and
their rights to receive help through
Section 504 policies. Section 504 is
a broad civil rights law that came
about through the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. However, the WSIFC
school system did not adopt these
policies and procedures until
October 1997. Last week, The
? Chronicle addressed the problems
that one black parent had in getting
help for her two sons. This week we
discuss how a child is considered for
the help this statute provides
Like most aspects of public
education, the evaluation of a stu
dent's disabilities varies from
school to school.
Emily Simeon, the division
Director for Exceptional Children
Services says that the School
Association Team (SAT) evaluates
potential Section 504 recipients.
"Teachers can refer (a) child
through this committee," said
Simeon.
SAT is made up of administra
tors, teachers and other staff such
as guidance counselors, speech
pathologist, etc..
After a child is referred, SAT
develops a written plan to see what
the needs of the child are. If the
child needs and meets the service
requirements of Section 504 or
IDEA (Individual's With
Disabilities Education Act), then
student's curriculum is adjusted to
meet those needs.
It is up to the Section 504 con
tact person in each school to edu
cate teachers on Section 504 and to
show them what to look for in a
potential recipient. When asked if
all Section 504 contact persons are
-doing this, Simeon said, "I would
hope so, there are so many issues
to look out for."
Since there is such a high rate
of African-American students
being suspended in WS/FC
schools, parents as well as teachers
may need to know this informa
tion. According to Simeon, some
students who are suspended may
be suffering from a disability.
Consequently, some ? or even a
majority ? of these students
might need Section 504 services,
yet they remain undiagnosed.
Barry Tesh, a Licensed
Professional Counselor in N.C.
says that an undiagnosed disabled
child is more apt to behave nega
tively because he does not know
how to deal with the problem.
The Section 504 policies and
procedures manual says that "A
school should give consideration
See ffllDfNTS on A2
Alston: Beware
of 'code words'
4* a town meting this week, state
NAACP President Skip Alston
denounced the
Guilford schools'
redisricting plan
GREENSBORO ? There was
standing roeoi oniy *t Bessemer
Elementary School as community
leaders and parents came to listen
and voice concerns to Guilford
County School officials.
"Tlie way it's going now, I'm
afraid it's (redistricting) going to
set us back 40 years back to the
Brown vs. Board of Education ...
separate but equal," said County
Commissioner and N.C. NAACP
President Melvin "Skip" Alston at
a Town Meeting Monday night.
He added, "That's the mind set "
of the Redistricting Committee at
this point, and I'm very upset
about this and I hope you all are
very upset about that tonight too."
In a room full of administra
tors, teachers, parents, children
and community leaders, Alston
urged the audience not to fall for
what he calls 'code words' such as
M.C. NAACP President and
Ouiiford County Commissioner
Mel*in "Skip" Alston was one of
eight panelist at the Town
Meeting at Bessemer Slementory.
neighborhood schools and com
munity schools given by the com
mittee.
See MIETING on AS
Students are center
of changes at WSSU
By SHARON BROOKS HODGE
?
I il
The rtlationship between
Winston-Salem State University stu
dents and administrators is no longer
I I
nisn about improving
ironment last week as
in Scbexnider unveiled
?has been on the drawing board
ben I arrivecTat Winston-Salem
University in January 19%, it
# fulfillment of a lifelong ambi
PKiSead an historically Black institution committed to under- ~
graduate education." wrote Schexnider in an introduction to the
i^^^Hptegic plan that was presented to the WSSU Board of
He continued, "Upon my arrival I announced that we would :
JB^^^Ejtegic plan in order to Ibcus like mHMi vha?^HI
aspired to do and how we intended to get there."
On Friday, March 20, Scheurider stood on a stage adorned with
the red and white balloons as (he WSSU marching band played the
school's fight song. ' a. f
truly a collaborative effort of the attire ur.
^^^Httider said, adding that each portion of the