Journalist Joy-Ann Reid delivers first Wells lecture
MSNBC national
correspondent takes part in
weeklong WFU residency
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Joy-Ann Reid, MSNBC national corre
spondent, took part in a weeklong residen
cy hosted by the Anna Julia Cooper Center
at Wake Forest University (WFU) the
week of Oct. 12.
Melissa Harris-Perry, director of the
Anna Julia Cooper Center, said she was
excited to have Reid deliver the first Ida B.
Wells lecture for the center.
"The center is especially honored to
welcome Joy Reid as our inaugural Ida B.
Wells expert." said Harris-Perry, who hosts
a weekend show on MSNBC. "Reid's
work and career reflect the impactful inter
section of journalism and advocacy that
Wells herself maintained. We have no
doubt that Reid will raise issues of critical
inquiry that will challenge our community
in ways that will resonate long after her
residency."
Before delivering her lecture titled,
"The Myth of Objectivity: How The Media
Quest For 'Fairness and 'Balance' Biases
Coverage Against Out-Groups," on Oct.
14, Reid spoke to The Chronic)*.
Over the years, Reid said she>has not
been afraid to voice her opinions on race
relations in this country. In her new book,
"Fracture: Barack Obama, Hie Clintons
and the Racial Divide," Reid traces the
makeup of the Democratic Party from the
Civil Rights days to the Obama presiden
cy- -V fSi
"When I started
writing the took, it
was 2013.1 was doing
a lot of thinking about
the history of the Civil
Rights Movement and
the 1960s," said Reid.
"I was also doing a lot
of thinking about what
President Obama has
dealt with while in
office when it comes
to issues of race."
During uie time Keia started writing
the book, many Americans assumed that
Hillary Clinton would run for president in
the election, so she decided to pull all those
together. The book examines the compli
cated relationship between Barack Obama
and Bill and Hillary Clinton, and their var
ious approaches to race issues.
"I really wanted to write a book just
about 1964, but I wasn't going to get away
with that," said Reid. "So I decided to
include information about the upcoming
presidential election "
During here weeklong stay on the cam
pus, Reid engaged with students and com
munity members, shared expertise with
faculty, and was a guest teacher for a num
ber of courses. The residency was named
after Ida B. Wells-Bamett, who was an
African- American journalist and activist
who led an anti-lynching crusade in the
United States in the 1890s.
The Anna Julia Cooper Center sup
ports, generates and communicates inno
vative research at the intersections of gen
der, race and place.
Before joining MSNBC, Reid served
as the managing editor of theGrio.com, a
daily online news and opinion platform
devoted to delivering stories that affect
African- American audiences.
When she got the news that she would
be delivering that Ida B. Wells lecture,
Reid said she was scared and excited at the
same time.
"I remember when I first got the news,
there was a mixture of intimidation and
joy," laughed Reid. "I was oveijoyed to be
chosen to deliver the lecture, but terrified
at the same time because it had been so
long since I had been on a college campus.
I was worried about being able to connect
with the students."
Reid said that she hoped that during her
stay at Wake Forest that she was able to
pass on information to the students that
will help them in the future.
"I think this is a great opportunity,"
said Reid. "Any time I get a chance to
share knowledge with students that will
help them be better journalists, I'm all for
it."
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Andrew Cave and Lynn Wilkes work with the America Red Cross.
Students who host
blood drives could win
Red Cross scholarship
BY TODD LUCK
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College and high
school students who host
blood drives during their
winter break could win
scholarship money from
the America Red Cross.
The Leaders Save Lives
program from the
American Red Cross is
offering the chance to win
scholarships for students
who hold blood drives
between Dec. 15, and Jan.
15,2016.
The idea behind the
program, which recently
awarded scholarships to
students who did summer
blood drives, is to encour
age students to hold drives
when school is out.
Almost 20 percent of
Red Cross blood donations
come from high school and
college drives. This makes
it difficult to get the
amount of blood needed
during summer and winter
breaks when students
aren't in school.
"We kind of call it our
bread and butter," said Red
Cross staff member Lynn
Wilkes, who coordinates
blood drives in Surry and
Stokes County. "We could
n't meet the hospitals'
needs without the high
schools and colleges hav
ing blood drives."
The Red Cross, the
nation's largest blood col
lection organization, is giv
ing away six scholarships,
along with gift cards, based
on the amount of blood col
lected at the drive. Those
who collect 25 to 59 pints
will get a $50 gift card and
be entered to win one of
four $1,000 scholarships.
Those with 60-99 pints get
a $100 gift card and will
qualify for a chance at a
$1,500 scholarship. One
hundred or more pints gar
ners a $200 gift card and
puts the student in the run
ning for a $2,500 scholar
ship.
Wilkes said those who
host blood drives need to
provide a place for the Red
Cross to set up and collect
blood. Hosts should also
recruit people to come and
give blood. Drives typical
ly last four- and-half hours
and are often held in
churches and community
centers. She had several
students in her area hold
blood drives as part of the
program during the sum
mer.
One of them was
Andrew Cave, a senior at
North Surry High School,
who held a blood drive at
Gentry Middle School in
Mount Airy during summer
break. He invited friends.
got the word out through
local media and even con
tacted previous blood
donors to get them to come
out. The drive got 35 pints.
Though Cave didn't
win a scholarship, he plans
to hold another drive in
January. He's passionate
about the Red Cross, where
he regularly volunteers. He
first gave blood in March
of last year and said after
talking to the staff at the
Red Cross, he discovered
how much he could help
people through the organi
zation. He said he's given
18 units of his own blood
since he turned 16.
"It's become something
I like to do and something I
can do to help the commu
nity and people who need
it," said Cave.
Approximately 40 per
cent of the blood and blood
products used in the coun
try come from Red Cross.
Registration is open
through Nov. 15 for drives
held between Dec. 15.
2015 and Jan. 15,2016. For
more information or to reg
ister, visit
redcrossblood .org/leader
ssavelives.
Andrew Cave gives blood during a blood drive he held at Gentry Middle School
in Mount Airy during the summer break.
NASCAR Driver Daniel Hemric joins
The Shepherd's Center team
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NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series
(NCWTS) driver Daniel
Hemric will be taking his
driving expertise into the
community by helping pro
vide transportation to the
adults who are aging or dis
abled in the Kemersville
area as he volunteers with
the transportation program
at The Shepherd's Center
of Kemersville.
The Shepherd's Center
is excited to partner with
Kernersville-based NTS
Motorsports in a couple of
ways.
The drivers, as their
schedule permits, will help
provide transportation to
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the adults served by The
Shepherd's Center who
need transportation aid.
Hemric's first day of
driving will be Tuesday,
Oct. 27. Daniel will volun
teer half-days, driving
recipients to their various
appointments before the
NCWTS race at
Martinsville Speedway on
Oct . 31.
"1 think this will be a
great experience for me as I
get to interact with the
recipients and gain wisdom
from their life stories," said
Hemric, who is competing
for the 2015 NASCAR
Camping World Truck
Series Rookie of the Year
Award, driving the No. 14
California Clean Power
i .
Chevrolet.
NTS Motorsports is
also partnering with The
Shepherd's Center by
offering personalized tours
of their racing facility as an
activity for participants of
their Senior Enrichment
Center. Participants will be
picked up by one of the
three-racecar drivers on
staff in the company van
and taken to the NTS
Motorsports facility for a
personalized tour. The first
of these tours is scheduled
for Nov. 3. The Senior
Enrichment Center offers
life-enriching activities,
services and growth oppor
tunities for those who are
55 and older in our com
munity.
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