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Community center program The Carl H. Russell, Sr. Community Center will pres ent the third annual Black History Program on Sunday, Feb. 15 from 3-5 p.m There will be speakers, good entertainment and food. Anyone who want to know about what is happening in the community and how to help people adapt to make a change for the positive is welcome to attend. If you are interested in in being a part of the program call Ben Piggott at 336-727-2580. Library programs The Carver School Road Branch Library plans several programs for Black History Month. The theme for 2015 is "A Century of Black Life, History and Culture." On Monday, Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m.. Dr. Corey D.B. Walker of Winston Salem State University will present "Critical Literacy: Hip Hop, Youth and Culture in the 21st Century." Walker is Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, Business and Education and John W. and Anna Hodgin Hanes Professor of the Humanities. Previously, he served as1 chairman of the Department of Africana Studies at Brown University. With "Flex Your Rights "on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. teens can learn tips when dealing Walker with law enforcement. Also, Betcha can t hat Just Une! A History of the Potato Chip: A Savory Story for Black History will be offered. On Monday, Feb. 23 at 3:30 p.m. Kendra T. Davis will present "Bridging The Gap:Understanding Our Communities' Cultures." Davis, trainer, professional development coach and empowerment specialist, is a 1999 and 2009 graduate of Winston-Salem State University. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology (1999) and a Master of Davis Science Degree m Rehabilitation Counseling (2UW). Davis is currently pursuing a Doctorate Degree at Apex School of Theology where she will obtain a Doctor of Ministry degree in Biblical Studies. Davis works full time with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, where she serves as a general instructor and professional training coordinator. For more information on these programs, call the Carver School Road Branch Library at 336-703-2910. Charlie SifTord, first black on PGA Tour, dies at 92 BY DOUG FERGUSON AP GOLF WRITER Charlie Sifford, who only wanted a chance to play and broke the color barrier in golf as the first black PGA Tour member, died Tuesday night (Feb. 2), the PGA of America said. Sifford, who recently had suffered a stroke, was 92. PGA of America President Derek Sprague called Sifford an uncom mon and faithful servant. "His love of golf,, despite many barriers in his path, strengthened him as he became a beacon for diversity in our game," Sprague said. By his courage. Dr. Sifford inspired others to follow their dreams. Golf was for tunate to have had this exceptional American in our midst." A proud man who endured racial taunts and threats, Sifford set modest goals and achieved more than he imagined. Sifford challenged the Caucasian-only clause and the PGA rescinded it in 1961. He won the Greater Hartford Open in 1967 and the Los Angeles Open in 1969. He also won the 1975 Senior PGA Championship, five years before the Champions Tour was created. His career was fully recognized in 2004 when he became the first black"" inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Last November, President Barack Obama presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer are the only other golfers who received that honor. Charlie won tourna ments, but more important, he broke a barrier," Nicklaus once said. 1 think what Charlie Sifford has brought to his game has been monumental. The one goal that elud ed him was a chance to play in the Masters, which did not invite its first black player until Lee Elder in 1975. Sifford remained bitter, though the pain was eased when Tiger Woods won the first of his four green jack ets in 1997. Woods often has said he would not have played golf if not for Sifford and other black pioneers. "It's not an exaggera tion to say that without Charlie, and the other pio neers who fought to play, I may not be playing golf," Woods said in an email to The Associated Press late last year. "My pop likely wouldn't have picked up the sport, and maybe I wouldn't have either." The road was never easy. Sifford was born on June 22,1922, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He worked as a caddie and dominated the all-black United Golfers Association, win ning five straight national titles. He longed to play against the best players, only to run into the same barriers that Teddy Rhodes Charlie Sifford and Bill Spiller faced -- the Caucasian-only clause. In his autobiography, Just Let Me Play, Sifford told of meeting Jackie Robinson in California about the time Robinson was trying to break the color barrier in baseball. "He asked me if I was a quitter," Sifford wrote, I told him no. He said, If you're not a quitter, you're probably going to experi ence some things that will make you want to quit." During the 1952 Phoenix Open, one of the few events thaf blacks could play in, Sifford found human feces in the cup when he got to the first green. He received death threats over the phone at the 1961 Greater Greensboro Open and heard racial slurs as he walked the fairways. He finished fourth, and didn't quit. He was beloved by some of golfs biggest stars, including Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. During his induction ceremony, Sifford told of his first meeting with Palmer. They were playing in the 1955 Canadian Open and Sifford opened with a 63 to lead Palmer by one shot. He recalled Palmer standing in front of the scoreboard saying, "Charlie Sifford? How the hell did he shoot 63?" I'm standing right behind him, Sifford said. I said, The same damn way you shot 64.' That's how we met. Sifford also received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland for his career as a pioneer. He often attended the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone, not far from his home in Ohio. Dining an interview with the AP in 2000, Sifford said he was proud of the role in played in making the PGA Tour accessible to blacks. "If I hadn't acted like a professional when they sent me out, if I did some thing crazy, there would never be any blacks play ing," he said. "I toughed it out. I'm proud of it. All those people were against me, and I'm looking down" on them now." IWFU to honor poet Maya Angelou SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Wake Forest University will honor the life and lega cy of poet, teacher and civil rights activist Maya Angelou in a one-night event Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA). The Wake Forest Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, the Pro Humanitate Institute, IPLACe and the ? Humanities Institute col laborated with SECCA to plan the celebration. As part of visiting Assistant Professor Angela K6cz6s course on research ing feminism, social justice and public engagement, students prepared for the event by exploring Angelou's presence, teach ing and activism at Wake Forest and beyond. Wake Forest faculty and students as well as members of the Winston Salem community will read poems. A selection of Angelou's poems will be performed in song by Lynn Book, associate director of the Program for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship and a professor in the Department of Theatre and dance. Serenus Churn Sr., senior pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, will open the event. The event is free and open to the pub lic At the event, Abrea Armstrong of Winston Salem will be reading her jxtem "Legacy (For: v.uuittsj ui nnm A photo from the New Winston Museum collection shows workers demonstrating outside of a local totyaco plant in the 1940s. Parmon, Cox to discuss groundbreaking tobacco union SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The New Winston Museum will host a con versation regarding the his torical events that influ enced Winston-Salems tobacco Unionism and the growth of political and Civil Rights activism that followed. Former State Senator Earline Parmon and local expert Will Cox will lead a discussion on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. focus ing on the series of events in the 1940s that led to the formation and impact of Winston-Salems Local 22, of the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural, and Allied Workers-Congress of Industrial Organizations (FTA-CIO). This powerful group, largely led by African American women, was not only successful in this organized labor movement but also in their political efforts. Members of Local 22 registered thousands of black voters in the area which lead to the election of the first black minister to the Board of Aldermen in Winston-Salem. This event is part of New Winston Museums 2015 Salon Series calendar. The series continues on Thursday, March 26 at 5:30 p.m. with The Medicis of Winston-Salem.The monthly Salon Series fea tures a broad range of local historians, artists, writers, musicians, crafts-folk and other specialists. These events are free and open to the public. The New Winston Museum works to preserve, promote and present the dynamic history and diverse stories of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County community through education and col laboration. For more information, contact the Museum at 336 724-2842 or info@newwinston .org. Carver High School gains historic name soon after opening CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Carver High School, 3545 Carver School Road, has been in existence since 1936, but it was not named after Black History icon George Washington Caver until later. The history plaque in front of the school reads: "Since 1936, Carver High School has been a source of pride, accom plishment and enthusiasm for Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. It was the M. first high school to serve African-American students outside the Winston-Salem city limits, who otherwise would have had to pay tuition to attend Atkins High School. The school opened near the present site in 1936, with Edward Everette Hill as principal. By the end of the 1936 1937 school year, it was named in honor of George Washington Carver. The first class of 18 students graduated in May 1939. w During the 1940s, enroll ment was high, and a larger facility was soon needed. Carver Consolidated School, a modern, well equipped building serving all twelve grades, was con structed in 1951. The school became Carver High School in 1971." George Washington Carver was a scientist and inventor. Carver is best known for the many uses he devised for the peanut. Celebrating Black History Month! Now available at Barnes Noble
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