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The Chronicle
WSSU professor writes guide
on African-American history
SPECIAL to THE CHRONICLE
Dr. Lenwood G. Davis, pro
fessor of history at Winston-
Salem State University and
renowned historian, author and
bibliogrikpher, has published a
teacher’s how-to guide on infus
ing African-American history
into their teaching of U.S. his
tory.
The book is titled “The Infu
sion of African-American His
tory in United States History: A
Teacher’s Guide.”
“Many teachers do not
know the many contributions
that African Americans made
to the building and develop
ment of America, and since tra
ditional history textbooks, usu
ally omit contributions African
Americans made to American
and world societies, this book
Davis.
The volume includes such
topics as the American Revolu
tion, Westward movement, slav
ery, Reconstruction, post-
Reconstruction, World War II,
post-World War II, the 1960s,
and Vietnam War.
The work also discusses:
“Tips for Teachers”; “Student
Activities”; “African-American
Inventions”; “Suggested Read
ings for African-American His
tory”; “Myths, Half-Truths and
Misunderstandings about Black
History”; and “Black Newspa
per Articles 1778-1870.”
Davis is the author of 22
books and has published more
than 150 articles, essays, bibli
ographies and book reviews.
Some of the historian’s books
include: “I Have a Dream: the
Life and Times of Martin
will help fill that void,” said Luther King Jr.”; “Malcolm X: Pittsburgh, Pa.
A Selected Bibliography”; “A
Paul Robeson Handbook:
Everything You Want to Know
About Paul Robeson”; “A Trav
el Guide to Black Historical
Sites and Landmarks in North
Carolina”; and most recently,
“A Pictorial History of
African-Americans in Winston-
Salem/Forsyth County,” co
authored with Dr. William J.
Rice and Dr. James McLaugh
lin.
Davis is working on several
other publications, including “A
Malcolm X Handbook,” “1,000
African-American Firsts in
North Carolina” and “North
Carolina Inventors.”
Davis received both his B.A.
and M.A. in history from N.C.
Central University in Durham
and his Ph.D. in history from
Carnegie-Mellon University in
Queens of Olympic Chapter
620 has annual banquet
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Queens of Olympic Chapter
#620 O.E.S. hosted its annual
banquet on Dec. 3 at the Com
fort Inn, 531 Akron Drive.
The banquet was well attend
ed by grand officers from the
30th District, chapter members,
members of the 30 District from
other chapters, family and
friends. Sister Sarah Barge,
A.M., served as mistress of cere
monies. Opening selection: “Lift
Every Voice and Sing” with
invocation by Brother Harry
Smith. A.P. Sister Fenner Jef
feries, P.M., introduced dais
guests and gave greetings. The
response was given by Sister
Areatha Broadway, PDDGM.
Before enjoying a delicious
meal, all in attendance were
blessed by a reading of “Praise
God” by Mrs. Yetter Cain.
In the absence of Sister Earn
Dillard, DDGM, the speaker
was introduced by Sister Bar
bara P. Martin, assistant
DDGM. Before the message and
at intervals throughout the pro
gram, inspirational selections
were rendered by Willard Tan
ner. The audience also joined in
the singing of Christmas carols.
Rev. Dr. Sir Walter Mack Jr.
delivered an inspirational mes
sage. He reminded us that we
should be committed to carrying
out our mission. A profound
statement was, “If you have
gone out of business, you ought
to take down the sign.”
Remarks were given by
DDGM Brother Samuel J.
Tatum, Asst. DDGM Sister Bar
bara P. Martin, W. P. Brother
John Hawkins and WM. Sister
Delories Wilson.
David R. Plyler appointed to
national steering committee
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Forsyth County Commissioner
David R. Plyler has recently been
named a member of the National
Association of Counties’
(NACo) Community and Eco
nomic Development Steering
Committee by NACo President
Jane Hague.
NACo’s 11 steering commit
tees form the policy-making arm
of the association. Each commit
tee is comprised of about 60-90
county officials who meet several
times during the year to examine
issues critical to local govern
ment.
The Community and Eco
nomic Development Steering
Committee focuses on general
community development and
redevelopment; residential, com
mercial, and industrial develop
ment; housing programs; build
ing and housing programs; build
ing and housing codes; subdivi
sion regulation; and public works
and economic development.
The steering committee’s rec
ommendations on legislative
policies and goals are presented
to NACo’s membership during
the association’s annual confer
ence. If approved, the recommen
dations become part of the
American County Platform,
which is the basis of NACo’s
efforts in representing counties
before Congress and the White
House.
Observe the solar eclipse
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Join Forsyth Astronomical
Society and the crowd at Sci-
Works Science Center on Christ
mas Day to see the last Dec.
25th eclipse for more than 300
years! The event will take place
from 10:26 a.m. to 2:43 p.m.
with greatest eclipse at 12:34
p.m., weather permitting. At the
time of greatest eclipse the
moon will cover about 48 per
cent of the sun’s disk.
Forsyth Astronomical Soci
ety and SciWorks will provide
telescopes with special filters
that allow the eclipse to be
viewed safely. Sunspots should
be visible at dark patches on the
sun’s surface - each larger than
the Earth! We will also see the
sun’s image projected, visible
through pinhole viewers, and
visible through a #14 welders
glass.
A solar eclipse occurs when
the moon passes between the
Earth and the sun, blocking part
or the sun’s entire disk from
view. Solar eclipses are much
more rare than lunar eclipses
and cover a much smaller area
of the Earth. The last solar
eclipse in Winston-Salem was in
1993.
Caution! Never look directly
at the sun without the appropri
ate equipment. Pinhole viewers
are meant to be used to project
the sun’s image onto a piece of
paper or cardboard, not to look
at the sun directly!
Foundation helps Wake
Forest Divinity School
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Wake Forest University
Divinity School is using a grant
from the Tannenbaum-Sternberg-
er Foundation of Greensboro to
establish a new urban ministry
study program.
The $50,000 grant will sup
port a partnership between the
divinity school and Greensboro
Urban Ministry, a nonprofit
organization that provides food,
clothing, counseling and shelter
to people in crisis in Guilford
County.
Beginning in tile summer of
2001, second-year divinity school
students will begin internships at
Greensboro Urban Ministry sites
to learn about pastoral care in a
diverse ministry setting. Activi
ties will include leading worship
services and support groups, and
providing opportunities for per
sonal counseling.
“We are delighted that the
foundation is helping us develop
a partnership with Greensboro
Urban Ministry,” said Bill
Leonard, the dean of the divinity
school. “This encourages us in
our efforts to link the new divini
ty school with ministries through
out the Piedmont area of North
Carolina.”
During the following academ
ic year, the urban ministry intern
ship program will expand to
include a regular-term course,
“The Art of Ministry,” combined
with a 10-hour per week intern
ship.
The final phase of the part
nership will allow students to
engage in full-time supervised
ministry for an academic year as
part of their divinity school
course of study. No time has been
set for this phase to begin.
“We’re excited about this part
nership with Wake Forest because
it will allow students to gain crit
ical exposure to the homeless and
the poor, and families in crisis,”
said Mike Aiken, executive direc
tor of Greensboro Urban Min
istry. “Spiritual support is so
important to the increasing num
bers of these people, and the stu
dents will witness the immediate
and lasting effects of their work.”
Aiken also said that his orga
nization’s interfaith focus will
help the students learn to work in
an ecumenical setting.
At the end of a five-year pilot
period, the divinity school and
the Greensboro Urban Ministry
will evaluate the effectiveness of
the program. If the program is
approved, it will become a per
manent course of study within
the divinity school and will
become a priority during the
annual fund-raising for the
school.
The Wake Forest Divinity
School began its second year this
fall. The new class has 28 full
time students. Fourteen students
are men and 14 are women. There
were 24 people in the founding
class - five men and 19 women.
Sigmund Sternberger, a for
mer director of Cone Mills,
founded what became the Tan-
nenbaum-Sternberger Founda
tion before his death in 1964. He
was an active member of Temple
Emanuel in Greensboro and
served as treasurer there for 47
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