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Vol. XXXIII No. 40
THURSDAY, June 14, 2007
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Juneteenth
plans in
full swing
Day of culture, entertainment and
food will be Saturday in Rupert Bell
BY LAY LA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
It has been more than 100 years since newly
freed slaves in Galveston, Texas took to the streets,
singing, dancing, crying - overcome with emotion
at the news of their deliverance from oppression.
The year was 1865 and the celebration that ensued
was, no doubt, unmatched in exultation. The
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Artist Ann Bonner at
Monday's kickoff event.
observance of
the day, which
became known
as "Juneteenth,"
has become a
tradition all
across the
nation, a time to
give thanks for
the liberty that so
many among as
now take for
granted. It is the
longest running
celebration of
the abolition of
slavery in the
county.
The Triad
Juneteenth
Festival, now in
its third year,
held it's official kickoff Monday evening in (he
auditorium of the Central Library downtown.
Events leading up to the festival - which will
be held Saturday, June 16, from 1 1 a m - 5 p.m at
Rupert Bell Park - included "The Legacy of Our
Struggle," a multimedia presentation by Jeff X
Barnes on Tuesday, a reenactment of the lives of
slave w omen on Wednesday and a roundtable dia
logue today, Thursday.
The kickoff included the opening of the annual
Juneteenth art show, entitled "Liberation of
People." Four local artists - Gregory Gilliam,
James Huff, Bobby Roebuck and Leo Rucker -
were showcased in the exhibition.
"I feel very privileged to be a part of it, espe
cially for my first show," said the self-taught
Gilliam, who became an artist after retiring from
RJR four years ago. "There are some great artists'
pictures here and I am just ama/.ed that people
think mine stand up to theirs."
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Dream-maker Moore now helping inmates
Southside Rides owner
teaching auto-body repair
at Detention Center
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
David Moore knows firsthand that jail has
a revolving door - offenders e\it through one
door and re-enter through another one a short
time later to serve time for new infractions.
Moore once served time for a drug convic
tions. He said many offenders continue to
commit enmes because it is the only way that
they can make ends meet. The job market isn't
kind to people with cnminal records, he says.
Moore is trying to do his part to fix that by
teaching an auto body repair class at the
Forsyth County Detention Center. The eight
week class consists of book work on auto body
repair taught by Moore, who knows his way
around a car, as co-owner of Southside Rides,
a popular repair shop
The detention center doesn't have the facil
ities for inmates to actually work on cars, so
the hands-on second part of the class has to
wait until the inmate is released and can come
to Moore's shop. Moore said he enjoys teach
ing the class.
"I do like doing it because my whole thing
is to try to get in the minds of these young men
to keep them focused on -a way of life, a way
of living other than illegal stuff to get money."
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Photo toy Todd Luck
David Moore is passing on the auto-hody repair trade to others.
Marvtastic Memories
Hamlin remembered for
his many gifts, talents
BY LAY LA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Theater icon Larry Leon Hamlin was
funeralized yester
Larry Leon Hamlin
day at Union Baptist
Church. The service
took place after The
Chronicle's dead
line, but tributes to
Hamlin have been
fast and steady since
he passed away a
little over a week
ago after a period of
illness.
The passing of
Hamlm, founder of
the NX'. Black Repertory Company and
the National Black Theater Festival
(NBTF), came as a blow to the Winston
Salem community, where he has been a
fixture over the past three decades.
See Hamlin on A 13
Photo by Kevin Walker
Ayotunde Ademoyero confronts Larente Hamlin last week at a wreath-laying ceremony.
Family
Fun
Photo by Kevin Walker
Seven-year-old Bryson
Christmas, right, and
Avery Mouzon, 9, playfully
jostle for the chance to
pull a bingo ball Saturday
during a picnic held at
Triad Park for Winston
Salem Sanitation Division
employees and their fami
lies. To read more about
the festive event, see page
B14.
Hay's theme
is violence
against women
BY LAY LA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Missy Renuart is all too
familiar with the ways that
domestic violence can affect a
family.
"My first mar
riage ended in one
episode of vio
lence," she saicj?
"My ex-husband
went off the deep
end and I made a
plan to get out."
Renuart, a for
mer domestic vio
lence shelter
worker, remains
shaken by her
brush with domes
tic violence, knowing that
many women are not fortunate
enough to escape it.
"Just last year alone in
North Carolina, 80 people were
killed as a result of domestic
violence , . . four of those were
children," she said. "One out
of every three women that you
know will be a victim of
domestic violence at some
point in her life. 1 have three
daughters - the thought of one
of them having to deal with this
is very disturbing to me."
That's why
Renuart decided to
help local playwright
Fernando Cruz bring
his message against
domestic violence to
the community with
the production of the
play, "Same Old
Song in A Minor."
Cruz is a native of
South America and
doesn't speak
English. However,
kenuart. who worked with
Cruz's wife (Amparo Fajardo)
al the shelter, felt that the thrust
of the play had universal
appeal.
"The script is an eye open
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