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The Chron ? Vol. XXXVIII No. 18 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, December 29, 2(H1 i 1 1 ? i ? ??? i ~i nnTmrmm nTrrrrrwrrmnrnTiT -itimiitim-m 1? ? ^Mnwnrn 1 1 ' WSPA wins Lash JV B-ball Tourney -See Pane HH Band fuses " musical genres ? -See Pane A3 Residents send their love to Womble -See Pane HI 75 cents c^chn"% ("7 ? Ropm Fof .^Mblic Library 660 W$sl Fifth .Street r Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Photos by Todd Luck Police Chief Scott Cunningham discusses the cri ime rate in the East Ward. Checkpoints above reproach, Cunningham tells East Ward BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE . ' ; ' " Crime was the main topic at a Dec. 22 town hall meeting led by East Ward City Council Member Derwin Montgomery. Police Chief Scott Cunningham was on hand at the meet ing. held at the Rupert Bell Community Center, vowing to those in attendance that his department will partner with resi City Council Member Derwin Montgomery addresses residents. uents to reouce tne warns crime rate. Cunningham dis played a map showing East Ward locations where cops have been called to respond to a variety of crimes. Contrary to what many believe, Montgomery point ed out that his ward is not the city's most crime plagued. "Looking at this, the East Ward is not the highest ward with the highest crime," said Montgomery as he pointed to the map. "We do not have the highest crime ... we're somewhere in the middle of the city when it comes to crime, but I have an issue with (the crime rate). No crime is the goal. "This is just absolutely unacceptable, it really is," Cunningham said of the Ward's crime rate. "And we're going to continue to work with the council member and all of you as far as finding ways to do it." The NAACP's Stephen Hairston. a former police officer, was among those in audience. He urged Cunningham to encourage his officers to get to know the people that they are charged with protecting and serving. Bonds between cops and citizens. Hairston said, is a way to build bridges and reduce Sec Ward on A5 Hunt vows to continue helping Organization that aids 'homecomers' forced to scale back BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE On Dec. 24, eight years after his release from prison, city native Darryl Hunt found himself again at a crossroads. Hunt, who spent nearly two decades in prison for a crime he did not commit, found ed The Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice in February 2005. The organization is now undergoing a restructuring effort to enable it to remain afloat. "It was a lack of grants. We just got caught in the financial crunch like most nonprofits, with the economy being what it is," Hunt said. "Really, we've been strug gling for about a year, and we were just try ing to make ends meet, being able to do some of the things that we wanted to do and Sec Hunt on A III b s ? : 1 I 'Piano by l^iyU Farmer Linwood Skinner stands with Darryl Hunt (right) outside of the new homebase of The Darryl Hunt Project. Solemn Stance Photo by Todd Luck Sgt- Jeff Stutts, a member of the Winston-Salem Police Depart men! Honor Guard, stands guard in front of the Police Memorial at the Public Safety Center on Monday, Dec. 26 to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Sgt. I. eland G. Teague, who was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 26, 1927. Seventeen members of the city's police force have been killed tn the line of duty. The anniversary of the death of each fallen officer is remembered with a wreath-laying ceremony and day-long standing vigil by a members of the Honor Guard. Novant has big goals for new diversity chief Deborah Ashton BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Novant Health has deepened its commit ment to diversity, hiring its first-ever chief diversity officer. Deborah Ashton. Ph.D. relocated to Winston-Salem from Chicago late last month to assume the position, which Novant created to focus on diversity hiring, training and leadership and identify dispari ties in health care delivery within the local community and ways the organization can effectively address them. Ashton, an alumna of Harvard University, will rely on her two decades of work in diversity and inclusion to serve the entire Novant Health network, an integrated system of 13 hospitals and 354 clinic loca tions that serves patients in North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina. "Diversity has long been one of Novant's core values." Chief Clinical Officer Sallye Liner said in a statement announcing Ashton's hiring. "But what I find exciting about this new position is that we can expand diversity well beyond the tra ditional human resource function. Deborah will work with our leaders to better under stand the healthcare ifcsparities that exist in our patient populations and develop strate gies to help Novant address these disparities in the communities we serve." Ashton. who has served as diversity director for Harley Davidson. Inc.. Darden's See Ashton on A 10 Super Girls Live Up to Their Name Photos by l>ayla Farmer Back row (from left): Samantha Sims, Sabrina Sims, Caryn Fletcher, Brianna Odom, Aliyah Alford and Adrianna Odom; second row (from left): Chloe Fletcher, faniya Greer, Key ana Bent ley and A my a Turner; front (from left): Christa Fletcher, Riana Murden and Jada Carson. Preteens lead fundraising effort for hospital BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE A group of young girls are taking community serv ice into their own hands this holiday season. Members of the Super Girls Club of Winston-Salem lent their support to patients at Brenner Children's Hospital last week by soliciting books, art supplies and monetary donations for the hospital and its patrons. Super Girls partnered with GAP stores at Hanes Super Girl Samantha Sims mans the crafts table. Mall last Thursday to host the "Pink and Purple Event for Brenner Children's Hospital," their first large scale community service project. The event, which the group plans to stage annually, included fun activ ities such as face painting. See Super (iirls on At I Spend it here. Keep it here. BUY LOCAL FIRST! ? w ^ l_ A Mind For Business
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