NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
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U.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC-12), a member of the House Small Business Committee, finds and purchases
hat It912 to add to her collection while touring a minority-owned small business, Body and Soul Arts, in
downtown Winston-Salem during National Small Business Week on Thursday, May 7.
Congresswoman Alma S.
Adams (NC-12), left,
receives a personal tour
of Body and Soul Arts
from minority small
business owner, Dana
Suggs, in honor of
National Small Business
Week on Thursday, May
7, at 545 N. Trade
Street, Suite 12, in
downtown Winston
Salem, North Carolina.
Congresswoman Adams, right, chats
with Suggs at Body and Soul Arts, as part
of National Small Business Week
appreciation.
Rep. Adams recognizes
Small Business Week
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
In honor of National Small Business Week
(the week of May 3), on Thursday, May 7, U.S.
Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC-12), a member of the
House Small Business Committee and the rank
ing member of the Small Business
Subcommittee on Oversight, toured Body and
Soul Arts, 545 N. Trade St. Suite 12, a minority
owned small business in downtown Winston
Salem.
Adams, known for her stylish hats, pur
chased a hat from the store.
She also met with the business owner, Dana
Suggs.
4RTivity on the Green,
Winston-Salem's first
2nd only "art park,"
opened on Saturday,
\fay 9, as visitors of all
jges enjoyed an after
noon of live music, food
'rucks on Liberty Street,
2nd all-day mural paint
ngs by 11 different
irtists. Located between
Sixth and Seventh
Streets, ARTivity Park is
i testament to the 'artis
ic nature and innovative
pirit already native in
he city of Winston
Salem, thanks to the pri
>ate funding of AFAS?
Lrt for Art's Sake.
The Green
rom page A!
nember uses spray paint
md then goes in with
rnishes for fine details on
us murals. He's done sev
ral murals, including ones
n a tattoo parlor and coffee
hop. He said he was hon
>red to be among the initial
rtists chosen for the park's
fall.
"It's an amazing park,"
c said. "It's cool to have
omething like this local
f"
Next May the wall will
e painted white and a new
rop of mural artists will
ave their chance to cover
. Knabb said those wish
ing to be considered should
go to AFAS' website to
become a member and
mention they're interested
in working on the park's
mural wall in the com
ments section.
Among the many atten
dees where Elliot Strunk,
his wife Betsy and eight
year-old son Evan.
He's ringleader (cre
ative director) at Fifth
Letter, a graphic design
firm just a block down on
Trade Street. He said he
liked having a park so close
to the office. He thinks
there should be more green
spaces in the city, so every
one can have a park within
walking distance.
"Personally I'm look
ing forward to it because it
gives me a chance to get
out of the office and walk a
block if I need to sit and
brain storm or get my team
out of the office for some
thing fun, it's like our back
yard," he said. "It's our
new creative backvard "
Activity on the Green
will is open from 8 a.m. to
11 p..m. and parks rules
don't allow for alcohol
weapons or skateboarding
For more information on
AFAS, visit
thpafocnmim
r 336-750-3220
(The Winston-Salem NAACP Chapter will hold a ~~
third election for officers in the building above
"I served my four years,
and I think I did a good
job at that."
-S. Wayne Patterson
NAACP
from page Al
"I'm surprised. That's
the only comment I have,"
Howard said.
The chapter has seen a
tumultuous last few
months and have been try
ing to hold elections for its
executive board since
November 2014. Patterson
originally called in the
state chapter to oversee the
election because of what he
called violations of the
organization's bylaws.
Patterson previously
told The Chronicle that
names of candidates were
submitted after the nomi
nation process was closed.
Protocol calls for each per
son running for an office to
have been a dues-paying
member before April 15 of
the election year. Patterson
said that some people paid
their membership dues in
August, making them inel
igible to seek office. Those
running for office had to
submit their names, verbal
ly and in writing, to the
nomination committee
before the Oct. 28, 2014,
meeting or an individual
could have also been nom
inated from the floor
before the nomination
process being closed at the
meeting.
A complaint was sent
to the national office after
the January state-moni
tored elections failed to be
completed on fainted bal
lots. The national office
overturned those results
and has set up new elec
tions. v
Patterson is hoping that
from here on out, members
can get on the same page to
do the things that need to
be done.
"I was vindicated by
the national office (in chal
lenging the previous elec
tion) but because of in
house fighting among
members, we can't get
anything done. We should
all be a part of the same
team," he said of the last
few months. "We can't get
anything accomplished.
We've yet to set up the
Freedom Fund banquet for
the children, which should
have been done in April.
School is almost out. It's a
lot of things we have yet to
accomplish."
As for his time served,
Patterson said he feels like
he led effectively.
"I served my four
years, and I think I did a
good job at that," he said.
Elections will be held
on May 26 from 4 to 7
p.m. at the NAACP
Enrichment Center, 4130
Oak Ridge Drive. The
elections will be done by
the state and only be open
to members who would've
been able to vote on the
date of the originally
scheduled election on Nov.
19,2014.