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Big names
expected
for Cole's
swearing-in
Former Spelman
leader will officially
become Bennett head
PflRONICLE STAFE REPORT
Many state and area digni
taries are already confirmed to
help Bennett College officially
usher in
its new
leader
Saturday.
E d u e a -
tion giant
Johnnetta
Cole will
be inau
gurated
l h e
school's
14th pres
ident this
Cole
weekend amid a slate of activities
that will bring out everyone from
Gov. Mike Easley to Cole's gtxxi
?friend Maya Angelou.
Cole came to Bennett in April
of 2002 and has been credited
with changing the school's for
tunes. Cole has kicked the fund
raising machine at the school into
high gear and has reengaged the
school's successful alums.
Cole was cited for similar
accomplishments at Atlanta's
spelman
College,
where she
served as
president
for a
decade.
Like Spel
man, Ben
nett is a
historic
institution
f o r
African
Casley
American women.
Cole came out of retirement
to lead Bennett. She has spent the
bulk, of her adult life in education,
serving as both an educator and
administrator.
Cole will be officially sworn
in on Saturday at the Koury Con
vention Center in Greensboro.
The installation convocation will
include an honor guard consisting
of female presidents from col
leges and universities and greet
ings from a host of well-wishers,
including Easley. Greensboro
Mayor Keith Holliday and
Angelou. The event will begin at
10 a.m.
See Coleman on A10
I s??Si
Crossing the Color Line
Experts say race,
skin color bias may
be here to stay
BY COURTNEY GAILLARD
THECHRON1C1 I
This is the final article in a
series about the experiences of
light-skinned African-Americans
and the prejudices they face.
My 4-year-old niece. Maddie.
recently told her mother. "You're
white, daddy is black, and I'm
both. So what's the big deal?"
When my sister-in-law Debo
rah shared this with me, we both
laughed but then agreed that she
had a valid point - "out of the
mouths of babes."
If only it yvere true. If only
there was no "big deal" to be
made
about race
or skin
tone or
complex
ion in this
country
and
abroad.
But there
is a "big
deal,'"as
was made
evident in
Kroeger
the previous stories in this series.
Cedric Herring, professor of
sociology at the University of Illi
nois at Chicago would like to see
a colorblind society evolve even
tually. but he believes we are far
from it happening. He writes
about the fact that race and skin
color are very much still a big
deal todav
ill a book
titled
"Skin
Deep:
How
Race &
Complex
ion Matter
in the
'Color
blind'
Era."
"We
Herring
all aspire to have a society where
not only does race not matter but
color doesn't matter. We now
have this ideology that's prevalent
in our society where people quote
Dr. Martin Luther King's state
ment of judging not by the color
of your skin but by the content of
your character. The problem is
that you
still have
whopping
differ
ences
(between
whites
and
blacks) in
terms of
earnings,
educa
tional
attain
Smith
ment. discriminatory treatment -
all of these kinds of things that are
still clearly there," Herring said.
In "Skin Deep," he and the
other authors tackle race and col
orism in American society. Col
orism. which refers to the differ
ential treatment among people of
the same race, is just another
extension of making racial dis
tinctions, Herring said. He also
pointed to findings from the most
recent U.S. Census, which for the
first time allowed people to check
all races that apply to them and
not just the "other" box. He
argued that this new option on the
census is proof that many still feel
the importance of distinguishing
themselves in terms of race and
color.
"When you look at African
Americans, estimates are that 75
percent of African-Americans are
of mixed ancestry some way or
another." said Herring, who is
also a professor in the department
of sociology at the University of
See Black on All
First of its kind
jobs program
creating a buzz
Winston-Salem Minority' Business Association,
Forsyth Tech hope to start classes in January
BYT KEVIN WALKER
I Hi CHRONiCU
Thelma Westbrook wore a
neatly pressed matching skirt
and top
last
T h u r s -
day to
the Joel
Colise
um to
sign up
for a
new pro
g r a m
that will
provide
hands
Hasan
on manual labor training to
those eager for jobs that will
pay above average wages.
Westbrook studied sociol
ogy ig college, but her educa
tion has not helped her in this
turbulent job market. She has
been unemployed for some
time.
"Sometimes you have to
revamp and get skills in other
areas w here the jobs are." said
Westbrook. who is a resident
of Happy Hill Garden. Money
from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Develop
ment is covering the registra
tion fees for Westbrook and
other public housing residents
interested in the program.
The Apprenticeship Train
ing Program is mainly target
ing public housing residents,
ex-felons, welfare-to-work
mothers and other hard-to
employ people. Public hous
ing residents came by the van
loads to the Joel Coliseum last
week, where applications
were being taken for the pro
gram. A representative from
the N.C. Department of Labor
was also on hand to answer
questions about the program,
which is being made possible
through a partnership between
the Winston-Salem Minority
Business Association
(WSMBA) and Forsyth Tech
nical Community College.
Those in the Apprentice
ship Training Program will
receive classroom instruction
through FTCC while the
WSMBA will line up employ
er sponsors to take on appren
tices in order to teach them
icertain trades. With the help
of grants, tax credits and other /
Sec Jobs on A9 (
Pholo Kevin Walker
Carol Maioley Braun folks fo woman of Gofer on Sunday.
Pholo Kevin Walker
?ex and Ellen Morgan own one of the sponsor companies, Turnkey International Inc., that has
'oined the Apprenticeship Program. Here Rex Morgan gives his wife instructions on how to
operate machinery.
' Y
Hear her roar
Democratic hopeful focuses on women during visit
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
In a Democratic presidential
race in which the names and
faces am hard to keep up with.
Carol Moseley Braun stands out
to voters, even those not famil
iar with her extensive public
serv ice record or campaign plat
form.
Of the nine Democrats
vying to take on President Bush
in 2004. Braun is the only one
who wears a skirt instead of a
suit and tie. Braun told worship
pers at Goler Memorial AME
Zion Church Sunday that those
looking for a leader totally dif
ferent than Bush can't find a
candidate that is more opposite
than the president.
"I'm Ihe clearest alternative
to George Bush." said Braun.
wno aiso
stands
out from
the pack
because
she is one
of only
t w o
African
A m e r i -
cans run
ning for
the nomi
nation.
Gaither
The Rev. Al Sharpton is the
other.
Braun was in the city last
weekend visiting city residents
Lafayette Jones and his wife,-.
Sandra Miller Jones. The Jone
ses are longtime friends of
Braun's who met her long
before Braun made history in
1992 by becoming the first
black woman elected to the U.S.
Senate. Lafayette Jones said
some private fund-raising
events were scheduled to be
held for Braun during her visit.
North Carolina's primary
comes so late in the game that
candidates rarely campaign
here. However, candidates A1
Sharpton and John Edwards
have made campaign stops in
Winston-Salem this year
Braun's speech at Goler and
a reception after Sunday's serv
ice were Braun's only public
appearances in the city. Braun
spoke for about five minutes
Sec Braun on A4
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