The youngsters of Angela Roberts and Wendy Carter's class pose with some of the dads.
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Photo* by M Sunday
Dads and male mentors played a variety of roles at the school last week.
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Sunday says fathers like
Fennell and the other minority
parents who volunteered at
Dads Day help to dispel myths
about black fathers being unin
volved in their children's lives.
"To see all these dads, peo
ple can stop that stereotype
that black men don't get
involved ? he said. "These
men were serious."
It was an overwhelming
moment for Sunday, who is
himself a father of /ive.
"The way everybody felt
when Barack Obama got elect
ed, to see this many dads, for
me. that was the same kind of
emotion," he remarked. "It's a
good feeling."
The children in Angela
Roberts and Wendy Carter's
three and four-year-old class
performed for the fathers in
attendance. The youngsters dressed in paper hats and ties
and sang songs about their D
A-D-D-Y's.
"You see moms all the
time, bringing the children in;
I said, 'Let's do something for
the dads,'" related Roberts,
one of the Dads's Day pro
gram's staunchest supporters.
"There are so many families
that don't have dads, so I think
it's important to recognize the
dads that are in their children's
lives."
Thirteen parents from the
class, including several single
moms, turned out for the
event.
Carter said the children
were glad to see so many dads
in the building.
"The kids were really
excited," she related. "That
lets them know how much
their dad really loves them that
they took time out of their day
to come and spend time with
their child."
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Dick Gregory will be in town this weekend.
Gregory to speak at
drug dealers' confab
CHRONICLE STAR RLPOR1
Activist/ comedian Dick Gregory will headline Union Baptist
Church's 5th Annual Corner 2 Corner (C2C) Drug Dealers and
Street Life Conference, which is slated for Nov. 13 - 16.
Gregory will deliver the conference's keynote address on
Sunday, Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. An activist since his teenage years in
St. Louis, Gregory was a major player in the Civil Rights
Movement. He used his status
as an actor and funnyman to
bring attention to the cause.
Gregory demonstrated his
commitment to confronting the
entrenched political powers by
running for president in 1968 as
a write-in candidate for the
Freedom and Peace Party. He
received 1.5 million votes.
Democratic candidate Hubert
Humphrey lost the election to
Republican Richard Nixon by
510,000 votes, and many
believe Humphrey would have
won had Gregory not ran.
Another highlight of this
year's festival will be today's.,
(Nov. 13) Youth Anti-Gang and
Drug Intervention Workshop at
7 p.m. It will feature Campaign
4 Change, a two-hour, anti
drug, anti-gang production
designed to change the mindset
Oti^R^^ms will take part
ot today's youth. It includes performances by professional R&B
and Hip Hop artists. Campaign 4 Change was founded by Otis R
Lyons, aka Vegas Don. the former leader of one of the most ruth
less street gangs in Durham.
The C2C Conference is dedicated to providing individuals
with a more positive direction for living. Conference registration
will begin at 8:30 a.m. on today, Nov. 13. Those interested in par
ticipating in this year's conference should call 336-724-9305.
ext. 223 or visit www.unionbaptistwsnc.org. Registration is free
and open to the public. Union Baptist is located at 1 200 N. Trade
Street. Dr. Sir Walter Mack Jr. is pastor and teacher.
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