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Football season hits WSSU's campus -See Page BIO Sisters start ecokind company -See Page A12 Kids bring their dogs to school -See Page Bl 75 cents a />* ? ,y/ f/i'U/SS -i Still rebellious, Davis speaks against whitewashing of history Equal rights advocate speaks before sold-out crowd at UNCSA ' BY LAYLA FARMER , THEjCHRONlCLE Activist Angela Davis told a sold-out crowd at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts last Thursday that racism and sexism are rewriting history, lessening the tremendous contributions that have been made by women and minorities. "We have a problem in this country with respect to history. We kind of have historical amnesia," she declared. "We need to imagine history very differently than the way it is taught to us." Social justice movements in America have often been fueled by minorities, women, sexual minorities, prisoners and others who belong to what she calls "invisible populations," Davis said. Yet, these groups are often ignored by main stream media and don't get the credit they deserve, in her estimation. "The most important elements of women's his tory and the most important elements of black his tory are accessible only through the imagination ... They are rarely seen as deserving a place in record ed history," she said. "History is still generally See Davis on A7 Photo 'by Brent LaFrver/UNCSA Angela Davis linked the arts and equal rights during her address. Feeding the Huncry, Clothing the naked Ministry, church bring hope and nourishment to downtown each week BY LAYLA FARMKR THE CHRONICLIi : Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. sharp. Tony Rogers makes his way to the parking lot behind the Clark Campbell Transportation Center downtown and waits. Slowly, clots of men and women from all across the city begin to assemble in the parking lot, waiting too. Like clockwork, the colorful Taking it to the Streets bus appears. along with a van carry ing volunteers from King Christian Center. Before long. Christian music is blasting from the giant speaker Dozens gather for a hot meal. affixed to the roof of the van and the line of citizens is moving steadily past the table. People gather in small groups along the wall, talking, singing or simply smiling broadly as they devotir their meals. This Tuesday was no different, and Rogers, plate in hand, was Sec Bus oh A 12 Photos by Layla Farmer A local woman picks clothing from the ministry's bus. Hagan warns she may butt heads with Obama ^ Photo by Kevin Walker Sen. Kay Hagan stops by the table of Annie Brown Kennedy. BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONIC Lt Since her arrival in Washington, D.C. in January. Kay Hagan has been a frequent guest at the White House. There's been a powwow with President Obama; a power breakfast with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel; and even a playful chat with Reggie Love, the presi dent's personal assistant and former Duke basketball player, about the Tar Heels' chances of claiming another national title. But, despite their seemingly bud ding friendship, the new Democratic senator from North Carolina and the new Democratic President of the United States, may stand on opposite See IVms on A4 Photo by LaylaFarmer UPS Executive Bill Washington at Kennedy Learning Center. Executives go back to school BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Students at Kennedy Learning Renter got the chance to pick the brains of execu tives from some of the country's top corpo rations last week. Business leaders from Enterprise Rent a-L'ar, Phillip Morris, UPS and other companies vis ited the school, which houses four distinct programs, during their stay in the Twin City March 24-26. The profession als, who hail from all over the nation, con vened in Winston James Salem to take part in the National uroan League's BEEP (Black Executive Exchange Program), which was hosted by Winston-Salem State University's Office of Career Services They visited classrooms, conducted mock interviews, and networked with WSSU stu dents as part of the program, which has been hosted annually at the school for more than a decade. The trip away from the WSSU campus to Kennedy was a new ele ment for the program this year. According to LaMonica Singleton, assistant director of Career Services and Cooperative Education at Winston-Salem State, the program was a success. See BEEP on A12 l Wiiiiiii ! ! ! Photo by Todd l.uck Lynn Lampley bowls using a Wii gaming system during a fundraising tournament held last week at Creekside Terrace Retirement Community. Read more in A3. DON'T PASS I HE BUCK BUY LOCAL A
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