Scott
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"I don't think he started
out wanting to be famous,
he just wanted to be good,"
said Stephen Scott.
The Hall of Fame
induction, which also
included the induction of
Zach Bacon and Don Flow
and was planned before
Scott's death, wasn't the
only honor for Scott. Both
Mt Tabor and Reynolds
also sold "Stu Strong"
wrists bands, which
include Scott's signature
"Boo-Yah" phrase, to raise
money for the V
Foundation for Cancer
Research, named after the
late NC State Basketball
Coach Jim Valvano, who
also lost his life to cancer.
"I'm just real proud of
what the students at the two
schools done, even
though we're rivals, we
pulled togetlA for a com
mon cause tdTfohor Stuart
Scott and generate some
cash for a gix^J-xause. We
feel that's a good way to
honor him," said Reynolds
Principal Pat Olsen.
Shirts, donated by
Hanes Brand, in the colors
of each (yellow shirts for
Reynolds and dark blue for
Mt. Tabor fans) were also
given out. They feature art
of Scott by Reynolds stu
dent Allen Corpening, and
a line Scott said as he
accepted his Jimmy V.
Perseverance Award at
ESPN's ESPY Awards last
July, when he said dying
from cancer isn't losing to
the disease.
"Beat Cancer, by how
you live, why you live and
the manner in which you
live," said Scott, who was
diagnosed with cancer in
2007.
Specialized stickers for
each school, with the same
words, were also given out
and worn proudly in the
stands.
Students in the front
row even used the stickers
to put letters on each of
their shirts, spelling out
"BOO-YAH!" as they
stood together.
Stephen Scott said his
brother absolutely lived up
to his own words, living a
life far bigger than his can
cer.
"He beat it," said
Stephen Scott.
NAACP
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Holmes-Johnson said a
big crowd at the rally and
march will send a message
to legislators.
Winston-Salem
NAACP President S.
Wayne Patterson agreed,
saying high numbers would
also bolster the N.C.
NAACP legal challenge of
laws legislators pushed
through creating voter iden
tification and the elimina
tion of same-day voting.
The federal suit is expected
to be heard in Winston
Salem.
"We have to have a
good showing from
Winston-Salem. We are try
ing to get every one out to
ride the bus," Patterson
said. "Everyone will be
watching Winston-Salem
because of the upcoming
federal voting trial." Rev.
Dr. Marcus Barr, executive
director for the local
branch, said participation
from young adults is essen
tial.
Students from Wake
Forest University and
Winston-Salem State
University are already
signed up to take part.
"It's important for the
community to be enlight
ened about these events,
and we want to strengthen
and empower them," Ban
said. "We are bringing the
youth and colleges on
board because we want
them to have a voice in
what's going on as well.
It's important for them
to be able to stand up for
'Get On the Bus'
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1075 Shalimar Drive, is
sponsoring a bus to the Moral March on Raleigh and
HkonJ People's Assembly on Saturday, Feb. 14. The bus
will depart from the church at 7 a.m. There will be a 9
a.m. pie-rally gathering. The march starts at 10 a.m. To
reserve a seat, RSVP as soon as possible to Linda at 336
870-2168 or Dot at 336-414-1278.
Rogers
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by assisting them
through the paper's report
ing, even though the indus
try has had a rough few
years.
"I believe the biggest
hurdle will be overcoming
the obstacles newspapers
face in general regarding
drops in circulation and
audience engagement,"
Rogers said.
She likens her chal
lenge of navigating the
waters of a different facet
of the industry to former
Winston-Salem State
University's Chancellor
Donald Reaves' challenge,
calling it a capstone in her
career.
"I believe I am in the
same position that former
WSSU Chancellor Donald
Reaves was in when he
became chancellor in 2007.
He told me, 'I always said
that I would like to lead an
HBCU.'
This job was kind of the
capstone in higher educa
tion for him, he said,
because it called on all of
his skills over the previous
several decades.
brought with me the
things that I learned.' I
always said that I would
like to lead a black newspa
per. I feel that I have
brought with me the things
that I have learned in more
than three decades of pro
fessional journalism." "
She has worked as a
reporter, editor, copy editor
and designer in different
areas of the newsroom,
including metro news,
business and features. Her
last newspaper post was at
the South Bend Tribune in
Indiana, where she was in
charge of the SBT24/7
news desk, an online-based
news channel that special
ized in breaking news. She
has worked at award-win
ning newspapers and with
award-winning reporters in
Southern and Midwestern
states.
She is a graduate of the
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill,
where she earned her bach
elor's degree in journalism
along with completing
Northwestern University's
Advanced Executive pro
gram, which teaches man
agement skills.
In 2006, she was named
a McCormick Fellow,
allowing her to receive
hands-on management
training in her field.
While Rogers said that
it's hard for her to deter
mine what changes she
would bring to the paper,
she is doing an assessment
on what would be needed
to better serve the commu
nity.
"The community can
expect professionalism and
some ways of looking at
issues that might not have
been looked at before.
Although everyone might
not agree with what we say
or do in The Chronicle, k
will strive for fairness and
accuracy," she said.
Chronicle Publisher
Ernie Pitt called Rogers a
"seasoned professional"
who has an understanding
of how community journal
ism works.
"She has a feel for the
obscure and a solid com
mitment to covering the
issues and concerns of our
community. She will deal
with the tough issues,
including complicated
political and governmental
issues," Pitt said. "I think
the community will be
pleasantly surprised at her
writing skills and the per
spectives that she brings to
her new job. I'm excited to
have her and am looking
forward to her tenure."
Readers can reach
Rogers at 336-722-8624
ext. 106 or
news? wschronicle .com.
Disparities
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ut that it is just as important to try to come up with
an idea to change the disparities that may be discussed.
"If we are going to talk about racism, then we need to
have a vision, that gives us something to hope for and
something to live for," Bass said.
Panelist few the event included Cindy Gordineer, pres
ident and CEO of United Way of Forsyth County;
Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines; Forsyth County
Commissioner Walter Marshall; Dr. Barbee Oakes, assis
tant provost for Diversity and Inclusion at Wake Forest
University; Forsyth County Manager Dudley Watts and
Dean Corey D.B. Walker, from Winston-Salem State
University's College of Arts, Sciences, Business and
Education.
The panelist were asked what their vision of the city
looks like and what obstacles were in the way.
Walker said that the future of the city should be built
on hospitality and how those who are different are wel
comed.
"Entering into a conversation is risk-filled for the pos
sibility of being transformed. It is these such moments that
communities have the opportunity to transform one person
at a time," Walker said. "The city of the future will be
open to all of the diversity of humanity. I would think that
the future of the city would be grounded in a deep ethic of
hospitality. That requires the city to transform from the
ethical disposition."
Oakes said that she is used to working with those
tough issues as the assistant provost for Diversity and
Inclusion at WFU. She said that she would like to be able
to make sure that the school children have access to the
technology in the area.
"We have such a two-tier system in education. We are
going to have to get in there and fix a lot of what's bro
ken," she said. "It's still probably one of the biggest barri
ers to providing equal opportunities in this city. Our kids
are educated at different standards so they are not gradu
ating from high school to the degree that they should."
Marshall said that he would eliminate the use of ZIP
codes.
"It determines what type of job you get, what type of
services you get or whether or not a grocery store or
restaurant comes to your community, and the value of
your property," he said. "It would need to be the first thing
that would have to happen to make sure the issue of where
you live is irrelevant."
He also said that race is a big issue in the country as
well, which in turn impacts economics and politics. Due to
white people typically having more money, they have
more of a say so in the political and economic arena.
"White preference and white privilege. A lot of people
still believe in the value of their skin and will use it to their
advantage no matter what," he said. "It shouldn't be that
way."
The group would like to make the discussions a con
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Forsyth County Manager Dudley Watts speaks as
Dr. Barbee Oakes, assistant provost for Diversity
and Inclusion at Wake Forest
University, looks on.
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