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Lady Rams headed to DII tourney -See Page BIO Hopefuls soundoff at another forum -See Page A3 75 cent* Angelou %ebr slated to 9"T speak at ? CJ / S Mt.Zi0^0rth Carol. /fiP?yth County^wb/jd^Library 660 West Fifth Street i ...iiaiv/ii-tfoisill, 11V </ IUl THE Chrqi?^ Vol.xxxvill No.36 WINSTON*SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, May 3, 2012 Candidates say they are judge material Voters will pick judge in primary's only nonpartisan contest AUrtd Ewing Jordan Ramsey SipprtU BY LAYLA GARMS THE CHRONICLE Five contenders are hoping to win the trust and support of voters as they vie for a seat on the 21st District Court bench. All are running for the seat cur rently occupied by Judge Chester Davis, who is not seeking reelection. The competitors in the nonpartisan race list experience among the most important characteristics a district court judge should have in order to be effec tive, and each believes his or her unique background makes them the best candi date for the job. For city native Amy Allied, the lone woman in the race, that experience is her more than a decade in private prac tice, where she primarily focuses on family law. Allied also ran for the seat in 2008, and says she garnered more than 54,000 votes against incumbent Davis. She is hopeful the scales will tip in her favor this time around. "I've served the people of Forsyth County from Kernersville to Tobaccoville ... and I've handled thou sands of domestic cases for folks," stat ed the 39 year-old Tulsa University College of Law alumna. "I hope they remember that and come out and sup port me on May 8." Maryland native Robert Ewing says his time working closely with the com munity through volunteer affiliations with various groups such as the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Commission and his varied courtroom experience - including trying several cases before the N.C. Supreme Court - set him apart from the crowd. As a defense attorney, Ewing says he has gone before judges who are more concerned with clearing their dockets than hearing the cases. If elected, Ewing says he will make the people who come before him his top priority. "I think it's important to get to the truth of the matter and make sure that justice is done and everybody gets a fair shake," said the Campbell University alumnus. "People should vote for me because they know I'm going to listen to their case and apply the law and do it right." A first generation college graduate See Judges on A9 ^m i in i ran, i i t"i I ukeGrandratnerm Grandson Entrepreneur followed familiar blueprint for success BY LAYLA GARMS THE CHRONICLE At age seven, Victor Clark Jr. sold watermelons on the ^ moc tm s'^e New Walkertown Road with his maternal grandfather, AJ Brown. It was his first foray into the world of business and from that day forward, he says he wanted to become an entre preneur. "I always wanted to have my own business," remarked I Clark, the owner of Absolute Veteran entrepreneur enterprises. it started trom AJ Brown. my ">?ts of my granddad." Brown, 80, owns and operates a fish market, produce stand and a car wash on See Clark on A9 ^ 1 Photos by Layla Garms Victor Clark Jr. stands beside an Absolute Enterprises van, part of his mobile services fleet. WFU begins series of racial integration events Photos by LaybGanns Jr. Barbee Oakes and Dr. Nathan Hatch applaud WFU's ntegration pioneers. BY LAYLA GARMS THE CHRONICLE Wake Forest University student Sonia Kuguru, a native of Nairobi, Kenya, is a diehard Demon Deacon. Like countless other students from across the nation and the world who have called watce sorest nome, Kuguru says she has been nurtured and embraced by the WFU family. "I have traveled across the world ... to experience the excel lence of an American liberal arts Education," said Kuguru, whose older brother is a WFU alum nus. "Here, I am free to be myself. Despite the long hours in the Z. Smith Reynolds ? Library, 1 can tell you without l. ?i a \i7_i__ r a ? _ I - ? I?I Eure ucMiauun mai waKe rorcsi is a school that I truly love." Kuguru knows that her experience would not have been possible had the school's Board of Trustees not made the controversial decision 50 years ago to admit Reception celebrates poetry and other forms of arts Thursday Night Fever Photo by Todd Luck Mayor Allen Joines dances with Jenny Clark last week as part of a fundrais ing event for Communities in Schools of Forsyth County. Read more about the event on page Bl. BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE The "Word Up!" poetry poster that now adorns local city buses made its debut last Thursday at the Delta Arts Center. April was National Poetry Month. The poster - which has been placed inside all Winston Salem Transit Authority buses to mark the occasion - cele brates African-American poets throughout history. Last week's awards recep tion for the SilverArts Visual, Heritage and Literary Exhibit also served as a coming out See Arts on All ??? I Photo by Todd Luck The City's Demise Scott-Johnson (left) presents a medal to Margaret Graham. CHAMBER A Mind For Business. I^rrrs, r I ?? ?? CN y m jff ^ VP See WFU on A2
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