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Vol. XXXV No. 21
THURSDAY, January 22, 2009
Local
runners
up to
challenge
-See Page B1
Doctors
visit from
African
island
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City has
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MCT Photo by Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama takes the oath of office on Monday, Jan. 20, 2009, as his family stands nearby.
Photo by Layla Fanner
Art Black and Deitra Hulbert watch from the Forsyth
County Democratic Headquarters.
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Photo by Lay la Farmer
Christina Singletary is glued
to the set at WSSU.
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Photo by Todd Luck
A woman tears up while watching at Emmanual Baptist.
Photo by LayU Farmer
Mary Laura Teague-Austin
watches with joy.
Dee remembers her friend, MLK
BY LAYLA FARMER
THECHRONTCLE
On the eve of a historic
Inauguration that few Americans will
ever forget, more than 900 city resi
dents gathered at K.R, Williams
Auditorium to honor the man many
credit with making it all possible.
Dubbed "On Common Ground:
One Dream Cap Change the World,"
this year's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration is the result of a long
standing collaboration between
Winston-Salem State University and
Wake Forest University.
/The two schools came together nine
years ago, to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of a lunch counter sit-in
See Dee on AI2
WSSU Photo by Garrett Oirrm
Oscar-nominated actress Ruby Dee speaks at WSSU Monday.
Chamber site allows
members to list jobs
BY TODD LUCK , '
THE CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce wants job
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members are hiring.
The Chamber's Web site,
which was relaunched in
late December, features a
streamlined Triad JobNet
that lets its member busi
nesses post want ads for
free. The Chamber is also
working to bring more expo
sure to its job listings, with
events such as the Feb. 13
launch celebration, which will be hosted by Mayor Allen
See Chamber on All
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In Memory of
Charlene
Russell Brown
"Growing and StUl Dedicated to Serve You Better "
^Russell ffltmeral Home
Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support
, 822 Carl Russell Ave.
at Martin Luther King Or.)
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
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