Dr. Steve Perry's "Education Truth
Tour" comes to the Triad
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QuaJity Education Academy (QEA) of Winston-Salem, The College Preparatory
and Leadership Academy of High Point and Torchlight Academy of Raleigh brought
education activist Dr. Steve PetTy to a few hundred of their parents, students, staff, and
community supporters on Aug. 14.
PeiTy is revolutionizing education in America," QEA says, and shared with the
North Carolina charter schools' communities how to change their mindset using the
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Perry is the founder and former principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in
Hartford, Conn. Capital Prep has sent 100 percent of its predominantly low-income,
minority, first-generation high school graduates to four-year colleges every year since
its first graduating class in 2006, not unlike QEA since its first graduating class of
2008. B 6
In addition to starting another school in Harlem, N.Y., he is an education contrib
utor for CNN and MSNBC, an Essence Magazine columnist, best-selling author, and
host of TV One's "Save My Son."
Perry also talked with QEA, The Point and hundreds of other charter school mem
bers at the NC Alliance for Charter Public Schools' annual Charter School Conference
this past March in Greensboro. The charter schools were thrilled that he made his tour
stop in the Triad again to share about how teachers of black and Latino children must
teach a different way to help their students. He told the young people in the crowd that
"setbacks are a part of growth, effort is the path to mastery, and that they should take
more educational risks."
Perry had some rather tough words for the teachers in the audience about how they
have helped create a generation that has a "fixed" mindset that doesn't try and is afraid
of new challenges. He told teachers that "they must have higher expectations of their
students and that if they want to help children grow, they must have a growth mindset
themselves."
For more information about future events sponsored by QEA and The Point, go to
www.qeschools .org.
Submitted Photo
(Above) Education
Activist Dr. Steve Perry
speaks to The Point and
Quality Education
Academy teachers.
(Left) QEA CEO Simon
Johnson (left), Dr. Steve
Perry and The Point
Leader Dr. Michelle
Johnson (right).
JSEEHD to sponsor Community Conference
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The Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health
D|sparftie$ (CEEHD) and School of Health Science at
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) will sponsor a
"Community Conference: Sustaining and Strengthening
Communities to Improve Health Outcomes" today (Sept.
17) from 8 am. to 3 pjn. at the Millennium Center on 101
W.fifth St.
The objectives of this conference are as follows: dis
cover proven, innovative and creative interventions/pro
jects that positively impact health disparities in communi
ties; learn new and creative interventions/projects to
engage communities as partners in improving health out
comes; explore transformative changes in the
nation's healthcare system that leads to health
equity among communities; and explore strate
gies that reduce the negative impact of social
determinants on individual and community
health.
Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines will be
one of the conference speakers. Joines original
ly was elected mayor in November 2001. His
emphasis is on building the economy and uni
fying the community.
Other speakers at the event will include the
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following: Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D., the William C. and
Nancy F. Richardson professor in Health Policy and direc
tor of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions
at the John's Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health;
Noble A-W Maseru, Ph.D., M.P.H., serves as the health
commissioner for the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, and has 30
years experience in human services, academia and public
health; Alexis D. Bakos, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., senior
adviser to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Minority
Health and Office of Minority Health at the U.S.
Department of'Health and Human Services; Marlon
Hunter, wh</has more than 20 years experience in public
health, healthcare, occupational safety and environmental
health and is the Public Health Director for Forsyth
County; and Sen. Gladys A. Robinson, deputy minority
leader of the North Carolina Senate, and has 40 years
experience in health and human services.
All proceeds of the conference will go to the Dr. Sylvia
A. Flack Health Disparity Endowed Scholarship at
WSSU.
Registration fee is $125 general admission and $75 for
students.
For more information contact Dr. Sylvia A. Flack,
CEEHD Executive Director at 336-750-8360 or Leslie
Gaynor, CEEHD Program Director at 336-750-8363.
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Richardson Family
celebrates 170 years
of heritage
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The Richardson Family held the
Richardson Roots 2015 Reunion from
Friday, Aug. 21 through Sunday, Aug. 23 at
the YMCA Camp Hanes, located at 1225
Camp Hanes Road in King. The descen
dants of Hampton and Catherine
Richardson, married July 12, 1845, came
together to remember their heritage and cel
ebrate together.
Family members enjoyed a barbeque
meal, which was quickly followed by every
one heading to the pool before the all white
gala that was held in the conference center.
Saturday morning (Aug. 22) activities
included archery, skeet shooting, zip lining,
horseback riding, hiking and fishing. Later
that evening, they were at the camp fire shar
ing stories.
Worship service took place Sunday
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morning (Aug. 23). Minister Derrick
Womack of Lynchburg, Virginia, stated
"that not only are we a part of the
Richardson Roots Family, but we are all a
part of the Family of Christ."
Pastor Paul Thombs and members of the
Nehemiah Worship Center of Winston
Salem, Coach John Eder and members of the
Winston-Salem State University football
team were also present to help celebrate the
weekend.
"I know that our forefathers and our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ have stamped
an approval on this weekend," said
Richardson Roots Committee Chair
Carmina Richardson Eder. "It provided us to
come together and offer thanksgiving for
where He has brought us from and where He
has planned for us to go!"
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