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Going for Gold
Winston-Salem native set to
compete at Salt Lake games
BY SAM DAVIS
THK CHRONICLE ?
John Henry Jones Jr. isn't surprised
that he and his wife. Lois, will soon be
on their way to watch their son take part
> in the Olympic games. The Joneses will
leave next week for Salt Lake City,
Utah, to watch their son, Randy Jones,
participate in the four-man bobsled
event at the Winter Olympics. It will be
Randy Jones' third attempt to bring
home a medal after participating in the
the Winter Games at the 1994 Olympics
at Lillenhammer. Norway, and the 1998
Olympics at Nagano. Japan.
o
Participating in the Olympics and
earning a medal have always been goals
of Randy Jones, but both he and his par
ents thought he would be a part of the
U.S. contingent in the Summer
Olympics. But as fate would have it.
things didn't quite work out that way.
"I think that was his hope." said
John Henry Jones Jr. "But things just
turned out a little different."
The elder Jones, who helps his son
run a computer store in Winston-Salem,
imparted a strong work ethic in his son.
That has paid dividends for Randy
Jones as he has battled to remain a
member of the Olympic Bobsled Team
through some long odds.
After his indoctrination into sled
pushing and bobsledding after graduat
St'i Jones on AS
City native Randy Jones, second from right, poses with teammates.
Center
wants to
bridge
health
divide
BY COURTNEY GAILLARD
THE CHRONICLE
During a news conference
Monday, the Wake Forest
University School of Medi
cine announced the establish
ment of the Maya Angelou
Center on Minority health.
The medical school received
two start-up grants of
$500,000 from The Duke
Endow
ment
a n d
$80,000
from
I h e
Win
ston
Salem
Founda
Hon
Angelou initiate
the cen
ter. Officials say they will
pursue $20 million in addi
tional funding for the center.
The new research center is
being developed as a collabo
rative effort between the
medical center. Winston
Salem State University. Wake
Forest University and the
community to close the
health disparities gap
between minorities and
whites. Maya Angelou, poet,
author and WFU professor,
will serve on the center's
steering committee along
with Robert J. Brown, chair
man and CEO of B&C Asso
ciates Inc.. and Eldridge C.
Hanes, vice chairman of the
Encore Group.
A national advisory board
for the center is comprised of
renowned leaders such as
Coretta Scott King and
Andrew Young. The center
has organized a regional
board of advisers, including
Velma Watts. Ph.D.: Richard
Janeway. M.D.: Beth Hop
kins; Jose Isasi; Martha
Wood; and David Branch.
M.D.
Enhancing wellness,
improving quality of life and
reducing the burden of dis
ease in (jinder-represented
minorities across the nqjion
are the issues the center ?
intends to address. The ethnic
makeup of Forsyth County as
well as the prevalence of
heath risk factors throughout
Sec Center an AS
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Just Dancin'
Students at Kimber
ley Park Alterna
tive School
received a treat last week. In
honor of Black History
Month, the students were
treated to a performance by
the Otesha Creative Arts
Ensemble, a well-known city
group that has been playing
African drums and dancing
for decades.
Otesha members not only
played and danced, but
shared with the students
information and history
about the various instru
ments and dances.
Above, Kimberley Park
staffers Shelia Davis and
Janice Ferguson try to
mimic the moves of an Ote
sha member. At left, a stu
dent politely refuses an invi
tation to dance with the
troupe.
College
honors
trio of
leaders
All those who received
honorary doctorates at
Livingstone have
strong roots in city
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Winston-Salem was well
represented last week at Liv
ingstone College's annual
founders day observance.
The Salisbury-based his
torically black college hon
ored three well-known Win
ston-Salem leaders Feb. 7,
bestowing each with an hon
orary doctorate.
Mayor Pro Tempore
Vivian Burke, GMAC execu
i i v e
Nigel
Alston
and
B en -
jamin
R u f -
fin,
t h e
chair
man of
t h e
U nj - Ruff in
versity
of North Carolina Board of
- Governors, received the hon
ors. Each was on hand for the
ceremony. Alston, a 1974 Liv
ingstone gradate, also was the
keynote speaker.
Burke was cited for her
historic tenure on the Win
ston-Salem Board of Alder
men and her dedication to the
community and education.
Burke was first elected to the
board in 197) and is currently
the longest-serving alderman.
She is also the first African
American and first female to
head the ? powerful Public
Safety Committee, which
makes important decisions
concerning many city, depart
ments, including fire and
police.
Burke is a Charlotte native
who earned her undergraduate
degree from Elizabeth City
State University and a mas
ter's degree from N.C. A&T
State University A former
educator. Burke continues to
work on behalf of minority
students through programs
such as the William H.
Andrews Scholarship Fund,
which she helped establish.
Alston was cited for his
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Choc-a-holics may have reason to eat up
File Photo
People spend bil
lions of dollars on
chocolate each
year for Valen
tine 's Day,
according to a
recent report.
f| BY PAUL COLLINS
J IHI CHRONICLE
J A growing body of scien
tific research suggests that
chocolate may actually pro
vide a variety of health bene
fits - from increasing
longevity to reducing the risk
of heart disease, according to
Lyn Richardson, director of
Moses ("one Health System
Nutrition and Diabetes Man
agement System. But no one
suggests eating an entire box
of chocolates on Valentine's
I Day. Moderation is the key.
Richardson said in a news
(release. "Chemists have
found that chocolate, espe
daily dark varieties, contain
high levels of" antioxidants
known as polyphenols, the
same antioxidant found in
black tea and red wine. Dark
chocolate is a powerful
source of polyphenols
because much of the original
cocoa bean remains intact
after processing."
Fat weatens polyphenols.
That means that dark choco
late has the most, milk choco
late has fewer and there is
almost none in white choco
late.
It is the added fat and
sugar that chocolate lovers
will want to avoid. The best
way is cocoa, according to
Richardson. "An ounce of
chocolate packs about 150
calories and 10 grams fat."
Richardson said. "One table
spoon of cocoa contains only
16 calories, with 30 percent
of calories coming from fat."
Chocolate brownies (using
cocoa) may be the best way of
meeting a chogolate craving,
she said. c
In a telephone interview,
Richardson said it's OK to eat
a little bit of chocolate. And
don't feel guilty about it, she
added. She said that, accord
ing to the Journal of the
.Set Valentine's on A10
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