The Chron M Vol. XXXVI No. 2 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, September 10, 2009 Chris Paul will play 'Cats in Greensboro -See-Puiie BH Churches join forces for kids' program -See Pu>(e A3 Rice feted at 100th b-day event ?See Page HI Photo by Kevin Walker D.D. Adams, right, enjoys the music while campaigning at a recent Summer on Trade concert. Malloy gives his support to D J). Adams Other Democratic challengers unfazed BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE City Council Member Nelson Malloy is throwing his support behind Denise ? ?rv r\ " a j U.U. /AUitlllN , one of three Democrats running to succeed him as the next North Ward repre sentative Malloy, ' after serving five terms, decided not to run for re-election, opt ing to focus on his health (he has been wheelchair-bound for more than 20 years) and to let someone new bring fresh energy to the seat. Malloy said he talked to all the can didates and took his time before deciding who to endorse. He says that Adams is best suited for the job. "I think you can see a lot of change that has occurred, but there's still work to be done. And I'm looking for ward to Ms. Adams stepping right in and moving this ward forward and continuing to do the good work and represent ing the citizens to the best of her knowledge and her abili ty." said Malloy. He said he believed Adams would consult her constituents before making decisions. Me also likes her longtime community involve ment, which has included work with the East Winston CDC and a long stint on the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem Board of Commissioners . Adams has been very active with the local Democratic Party. She repre sented the county at the 2008 D e mo c r a t i c N a t i o ,ir a 1 Convention. Behind the scenes, Adams has also worked to elect many Democrats, including Malloy. She served as his campaign manager for his first re-elec tion bid. She and Malloy also served as members of Citizens United for Justice, which successfully advocated See Endorsement on AS Carter Patterson The Complexity of Gender Local transgender residents set to speak out at forum BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Twenty year-old Natasha Moore was born Joel Moore - a boy. Yet, from her earliest childhood recollections, Moore says she identified more with the feelings and experiences of a female. "I've always felt I was. a woman," commented Moore, a junior at North Carolina A&T State University. "I was five years-old when I realized I wanted to be a girl." Moore is not alone. She belongs to the transgender community - people who feel Nataslu^Moore (left) was born male, and Ethan Hutchinson was born a female. that their biological gender is in opposition to the gender they are inside. The experiences of this unique group, and the chal lenges they face in today's society, will be explored in a forum, titled "The Transgender Experience: Manifestation of the Inner Being," at Wjnston-Salem State University's Anderson Center on Friday. Sept. 18. "The Transgender Experience" is hosted by the school's Gay-Straight Student Alliance (GSSA) and spon sored by the Winston-Salem branch of PFLAG (Parents. Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays). "i think transgender peo ple are probably one of the least understood groups in the LGBT ( lesbian, gay, bisexual See Forum on AS Photos by tayla f'armcr B i s- h o p S held o n Mc Carter gives the Word as his wife, Co-Pastor J o y c on A9 Road Warriors WSSU Photo by Shamni Patterson Sgt. N orris Gullick (left) and Norman Johnson of the Winston-Salem State University Public Safety team patrol the campus on Segway PTs. The two wheeled, upstanding vehicles have become a popular mode of travel among people around the world since they debuted in 2002. DA's comments about blacks and crime draw ire BY LAYLA FARMER FHE CHRONIC! I A collection of mostly white clergy leaders and community members are call ing for the resignation of Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith after a popular Triad publica tion quoted the DA making state ments that appear to convey that Keith believes blacks are. by nature, more prone to commit crimes. In an Aug. 26 Yes! Weekly arti cle by Keith Barber, the DA is quoted as saying, "If you're African American, you're six. seven or eight times more likely to nave a vio lent history. I didn't go out there and put a gun in your hand and say, 'You commit eight crimes, and I'm a white man. I'll commit one.' that's just instincts. That's just how it is." The statement was made during an inter view about Keith's opposition to the passage of the Racial Justice Act. which allows death penalty defendants to have their cases reviewed if they believe race was a determining factor in their reception of the death penalty. Keith's remarks sparked a firestorm of indignation. Four days after the article was published, the Rev. John Mencjez. pastor^ of Emmanuel Baptist Church arid a long time community activists laid into Keith from the pulpit, telling his flock that it was time for the DA to go. The Rev. Steve Boyd, chair of the Religion Department at Wake Forest University, echoed those sentiments this week. Boyd and a group of other religious leader called lor Keith's resignation luesday afternoon during a news conference. "There arc probably a lot of reasons for the crime statistics that we have." said Boyd, who Sec Keith on \2 Keilli DON'T PASS THE BUCK BUY LOCAL