The Urban League's Keith (irandberry.
Grace will have service
dedicated to men, fathers
SPKC'lAi ICITHI CHROMCLI
The Presbyterian Men Of
Grace Presbyterian Church
(OSA). "3901 Carver School
Road, will have its annual
Father's Day /Men's Day
Worship Service on Sunday.
June 21 at 1 1 a.m.. featuring
guest speaker Keith G.
Grandberry
This year's theme is
"Challenges Facing Men In
The 21st Century." Special
music vv ill . be rendered by
Carmen T Robinson and the
Men's Chorus of Grace,
under the direction of James
D. Smith.
Grandberry is president
and CEO of . the Winston
Salem I'rban League He
began his career at WFMY
in Greensboro. Grandberry
.also hosted a cable show.
"Who's Who. In The
Piedmont." that highlighted
issues and- leaders. In addi
tion, he worked with the Big
Brothers Big Sisters as the
volunteer coordinator, dur
ing which time he imple
mented a program for men
of color that was named
Committee of The Year by
the Governor. \
Grandberry went on to
work for Big Brothers Big
Sisters of America, and then
as a consultant at B&C
Associates in High Point.
where he traveled through
out the country, working
with Fortune $00 companies
in the areas of organization
al development, public rela
tions and crisis manage
ment .
Alter leaving B&C
Associates. Keith created
the "Get Out The Vote." and
policy plans with various
political candidates through
out the country and became
regional director for the
voter registration organiza
tion America's Families
United. '? ? '
Grandberry is a graduate
of the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro. He
sits on Various boards and is
a member of Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, inc.
?Other persons parficipat
ingon the program include:
Dr. Secretary Robert/ L.
Wilfiams: 2(H)1) Man of the
Year and immediate past
moderator Kenneth N.
Jones: Chaplain Willie C.
Gray: Program Chair
Reginald McNeill: William
F. Shouse: and Kenneth
Sullivan Jr.
The moderator of the
Grace Men is Rudolph V.
Boone Sr. The treasurer is
John W. Moore, and Dr.
Samuel Stevenson is the
pastor. The event is open to
the public.
Morning's inspirational
example inspires others
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Evangeline Hailex Morning was recently nominated and
E vangeline Hailey
Morning
recognized b\ the Pine- Sol Network
as an Extraordinary Woman Making a
Difference.
Her story of perseverance has
inspired other women. She overcame
the obstacles of being a single parent
and putting both of her daughters
through college. She was a foster par
ent of eight children. Morning takes
pride in beautifying and keeping her
neighborhood clean and safe. She vol
unteers at Easton Elementary School
and is employed at Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical Center
She attends Union Baptist Church.
Special Juneteenth events planned
before massive weekend festivals
SPt.t'lAl IO THF- C HRONIC'Ll
The nonprofit Triad
Cultural Vrts. Inc is plan
ning a scries of programs to
educate the public about the
significance ot Juneteenth. a
holiday celebrating the
emancipation of slaves
The events will be held
next week, ahead of week-,
end Juneteenth celebrations
slated to take place through
the Triad.
Events will include:
?The Living History of
Enslav ed African Women on
Wednesday, June 17 at 2
p.m. at the Malloy Jordan
East Winston Heritage
Center, 1110 East Seventh
St. Storytellers from the
North Carolina Association
of Black Story tellers will be
featured.
?The discussion "Slavery
in .Forsyth County and
Colored Confederates and
United States Colored
Troops" w ill be led bv Earl
ljunles. curator at the ..North
Carolina . Museum of
History. at the
Malloy Jordan East Winston
Heritage Center at 2 p.rn: on
Thursday. June IS:.
?On Friday. June 1 9. at 2
p.m. at Malloy/^ordiin. a.
community forum. "Taking
Responsibility for Building
i fuT-rwrr wr TiifVii- v i mrsm- mm **?
Curator Karl Ijames will lecture.
Our Qwji Community will
feature Brother Jeff X of the
Nation of Islam.
<Tbe' High Point.
Juneteenth Festival will be
from 5 - p.m. at
Mendenhall Station
Terminal. ' 220 , East
? CommerceAVe . ? /. -,.y. ?;
?On Saturday, June 20
frpih t2 6 p.m..
Greensboro's . Juneteenth
Festival will he held at the
Cultural Arts Center: 200 N.'
Davie St. Among the high
lights will be keynote speak -
01 Marvin Perkins, who was
featured on CNN's "Black
Jeff*
In America."
? W i n s t o n - S a 1 e m ' s
Juneteenth Festival will also
be on Saturday, June 20.
from 12 - 7 p.m. at Winston
Lake Park. 3535 Winston
Lake Road. Jt .will feature a
lull slate of c\ents. enter
tainment acts and other spe
cial attractions. More details
about the Winston -Salem
festival will be featured- in
the June 1 8 Chronicle.
All event!!, are free and
open t(f the public.' For
more intolrmuion. visit the ?
Web site; www.triadculttir
alartsMrg; e-mail: clwr
rv(a t riadcult uralart s .org or
call 336-723- 1488.
i
Atkins Alumni give back to community
In keeping with its commitment to give back to the community, the Simon G. Atkins Alumni Association
recently made two donations to local organizations. The group presented $2,000 to the Winston Salem
Preparatory Academy at Atkins and $500 to the Samaritan Ministries.
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