Bynum to appear at local church
CHRONICLE STAFF RfcPORT
Greater Church of Deliverance
Worship Complex, 4198 Cherry Street, is
expecting to welcome Juanita Bynum this
evening (July 17) and tomorrow to the
church for special services.
One of the nation's best known tele
vangelists. Bynum rose to fame in the late
1990s, when her powerful preaching
caught the attention of mega-pastor
Bishop T.D. Jakes. Her famous "No More
Sheets," a message about how to break
free from the strongholds of sexual
immorality, is the subject of best-selling
books and DVDs.
A regular guest on the Trinity
Broadcasting Network and other religious
programs, Bynum has added actress to her
resume. She will appear in the film version
of "Mama, I Want to Sing!" and appeared
on the ABC drama, "Lincoln Heights."
Bynum has taken on a mission of rais
ing awareness about domestic violence. In
an incident that made headlines around the
world, Bynum became a victim of domes
tic abuse when her former husband.
Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III, kicked and
beat her in a parking lot near the Atlanta's
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.
Greater Church of Deliverance
Worship Complex will open its doors on
both nights at 5:30 p.m. Services, which
are free and open to the public, will start at
7 p.m Bishop Freddie B. Marshall is pre
siding prelate and senior pastor of the
church.
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For more information, call the church
at 336-724-1700 ext. 107.
Prophetess Juanita Bynum
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stepped forward and really
supported us. That really
impressed me," said Hairston,
whose demotion was eventual
ly overturned by the city man
ager.
Hairston retired from the
department soon after the inci
dent and became actively^
involved in the local NAACP
branch.
On his watch, the NAACP
moved its headquarters from a
cramped basement office in the
Winston Mutual Building to
the former Northampton
Recreation Center, where the
chapter offers computer and
tutoring services for young
people.
"We've got about 35-40
kids out there everyday now,"
Jim Shaw, the NAACP's first
vice president said, of the facil
ity, now known as the NAACP
Enrichment Center. "The
Mayor
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now," she said of her home
town, where blacks make up just
over half the population. "It
wasn't always like this."
Walking outside City Hall
on last week, Jackson-Stanley
was stopped every few minutes
by a passing driver or a city
employee. Blacks and whites
alike offered their congratula
tions.
"Attitudes here have
changed," said William Nichols,
a machinist who became the
first black Dorchester County
Commission president a few
years back.
Nichols, 49, grew up in
Ward Two aa^ remembers
watching flames from his bed
room window in '1967, when a
spctfch by Student Nonviolent
Coordinating " Committee
Chairman H. Rap Brown ended
with a segregated elementary
school set on fire. The blaze
spread, destroying black-owned
businesses as an all-white fire
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NAACP has come a long way
in recent years."
Shaw, a retired business
man and community power
broker, has stood beside
Hairston during his presidency.
He gives his friend high marks
for the job that he has done.
"He has worked real hard,"
Shaw said. "Through the good,
the bad and the ugJy, he stayed
in there, he stayed strong."
And Hairston did experi
ence some ugly chapters,
notably in 2005, when the
National NAACP ordered new
elections for the local chapter
after a member alleged tljat
Hairston had broken NAACP
rules to win the election.
Hairston has always main
tained that the election was on
the up-and-up and that the
complainant was sore because
she lost the presidency to
Hairston. There was little
change after the new elections;
Hairston and all of his leader
ship team retained their seats.
Hairston has forged unlike
department refused to douse the
flames.
Cambridge was among the
cities studied by the federal
Kemer Commission, which in
1968 looked at racial conditions
in the United States, concluding
that the nation is moving toward
"two societies, one black, one
white - separate and unequal."
"It was scary," Nichols says
of 1960s Cambridge. But today,
he said, he's proud of his home
town.
"Things are moving forward
- slowly, but at least they're
moving forward," Nichols said.
As evidence of progress,
locals said, race played little role
in the campaign between
Jackson-Stanley and the incum
bent, Cleveland Rippons, a
white man.
"It wasn't about race,"
Rippons said.
More pressing to voters, he
said, were disagreements over
growth and jobs as traditional
employment in harvesting and
picking crabs dries up amid a
declining crab population and
competition overseas.
ly alliances with District
Attorney Tom Keith and
Superintendent Don Martin,
both of whom he says he
respects greatly, despite the
many differences of opinion
that have occurred between the
NAACP and the school system
and DA's office.
"These are not evil people;
they do the job they have to
do," Hairston said. "We're all
in this together."
Hairston still maintains that
Keith's office is harsher on
black defendants and that the
school system often gives,
black pupils the short end of
the stick. But he hopes that the
dialogue he tried to develop
with the two men will help cre
ate solutions that will satisfy
all parties. 0
The former cop has also
worked to bridge the gap
between the Police Department
and the black community. In
that area, he concedes that
there is stillcmuch to be done.
"Relations between the
black community and the
police department are really
tough," he said. "There's a lot
of friction. They don't trust
each other ... and until we
bridge this gap, there's going to
be some tough times."
Hairston, who owns and
operates Hairston
Bookkeeping & Tax Service,
says he devotes an average of
20-30 hours per week to the
NAACP, fielding complaints
and phone calls all hours of the
day.
"I felt that it was worth it,"
he commented. "If you believe
in a cause, you'll do what you
have to do to make it a suc
cess."
When he gives up the pres
idency, Hairston says he will
focus more of his attention on
young people and the many
problems they face. Already,
the NAACP has created part
nerships between churches and
schools and established a men
toring program at Clemmons
Middle. Hairston says he plans
to continue to work with this
and other initiatives.
"My goal now is to mentor
our young, black males, to
keep them from getting in trou
ble from the start," he said.
"That makes it all worthwhile
-If you can just save one."
Republican McAllister
to be featured on BET
CHRONICLE STAFF REFOCT
North Carolina's Lenny McAllister, who has been called a rising
star in the Republican Party, is getting some national attention.
McAllister will be among those featured on Black Entertainment
Television (BET) during a series of interviews centered around the
2008 Presidential Election. Interviews with politicos from around
the country, including McAllister, will run repeatedly during BET's
News Brief and its Youth Vote series.
Award-winning journalist Sampson Styles interviewed
McAllister. Their
talk covered various
topics, including
McAllister's views
of the major differ
ences between his
party and the
Democrats. The
McAllister inter
view will be edited
into different seg
ments and will air at
various times.
"It is yet another
opportunity to pres
ent the true message
and philosophy of
the Republican
Party to different
parts of the
American elec
torate," McAllister
stated after the inter
view session in New
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Lenny McAllister speaks at a gathering of
black Republicans.
York City. "It gives us a chanot to speak directly to new voters that
will come out because of the excitement generated in 2008. It also
provides a chance to explain why Republicanism can provide true
solutions for America that will benefit us across the board, includ
ing Black America."
A graduate of Davidson College, McAllister lives in the
Charlotte area and has been gaining prominence in the North
Carolina GOP. He serves on the state party's Executive Committee,
the 12th District Republican Executive Committee and the North
Carolina New Majority Advisory Council.
In 2006, he and his wife, Lannie, participated as guests of U.S.
Sen. Elizabeth Dole in the African- American Leadership Summit
that was co-sponsored by U.S. Sen? Kay Bailey Hutchison (R
Texas) and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, a Republican who rep
resented Pennsylvania.
McAllister recently ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the
Davidson County Board of Commissioners.
PUBLIC REVIEW
Tin Winston Salem Urban Area Transportation Advisory
Committee, the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transporta
tion and the Winston-Salem Transit Authority are seeking
public review and comment on the following documents:
? Comprehensive Transportation Plan Documents
? Triad Regional Air Quality Conformity Determination Report
? Draft 200d-2015 Winston-Salem Urban Aroa Metropolitan
Transportation Improvement Program
? Federal and State Transportation Funds Obligated in 2007.
These documents have details about the planning and funding for
road, rail, transit, pedestrian, and bicycle transportation improve
ments for Forsyth County and portions of Davidson, Davie and
Stokes counties.
*
The documents can be reviewed online at www.dot.cityofws.org or
at public libraries in Forsyth County and King, each municipal town
hall, the North Carolina Department of Transportation Division 9
office at 375 Silas Creek Parkway, and the City of Winston-Salem
Department of Transportation, Room 307, Bryce A. Stuart Municipal
Bidding, 100 E. First St., Winston Salem.
Public Information Session: Transportation staff will bo
avafloblo to ttiswer questions Thursday, July 17, from
4 to 7 p.m. in Room 530 of the Bryco A. Stuart Municipal
Building, 100 E. First St., Winston-Satan.
AH requests for appropriate auxiliary aids and services to review and
comment on the documents should be mode to Wendy Miller,
WSD0T, P.O. Box 251 1, Winston-Salem, NC 27102 or by phone at
{336)727-2707, TDO (336)727 831^.
ONLY WRITTEN COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. COMMENTS
MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5 P.M. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2008.
Written comments may be mailed,
e mailed or faxed to: Fredrick Haith,
Wmston-Salem Dept. of Transportation
P.O. Box 2511, Winston Salem, NC 27102
E-mail: fradrickh9cityofws.org
Fax: (336)748 3370
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