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Volume43,Number 19 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C THURSDAY, January 14, 2016
OBAMA'S LAST STATE OF THE UNION
Residents mart historic address
President's final State of the
Union talk focuses on future
BY TEVIN ST1NSON
THE CHRONICLE
Americans across the nation were glued to their TVs
Tuesday night when President Barack Obama delivered
his final State of the Union address.
At the local level, The Winston
Salem Urban League's Young
Professionals organization held a
watch party to celebrate the historic
occasion.
Urban League Chief Executive
Officer James Perry said he felt it
was important to host the event.
"This is a historic moment," he
said. "We wanted to mark this mem
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munity to fellowship while listening
to what the president would say in his final address."
During his hourlong speech, Obama addressed a num
ber of issues, including economic inequality, education,
global warming, voting rights and national security,
among others. Although his time as president is coming to
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Photo By Tcvin Stinson
Citizens thoughtfully listen to President Barack Obama deliver his final State of he Union address at a
watch party hosted by the Urban League Young Professionals Organization.
ELECTIONS
Photo By Todd Luck
Volunteers Glenda Wharton, Brian Coletta, Heather Jones, Sam Little and Rebekah Ricardo get set up for
last week's phone bank. Also pictured in the background is Angela Savitri.
Campaigns gear up
Volunteers open
campaign office
for Bernie Sanders
BY TODD LUCK.
THE CHRONICLE
Volunteers supporting the Bernie Sanders' presidential
campaign opened up a local office last week on
Waughtown Street.
Early last week a "barnstorming" event was held that
drew a standing room only crowd of more than 130 people
to the office at 95 Waughtown Street. Opened with no
campaign .money, the office is paid for and manned by
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Candidate Rey
tells Democrats
Burr can be beat
BY TODD LUCK
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In 2011 Chris Rey ran for office for the first time, fac
ing off against an incumbent mayor of Spring Lake with
31 years in public office, ten of them as mayor. He
achieved not just an upset but a landslide, getting 76.per
cent of the vote.
Rey told Forsyth County Senior Democrats during
their meeting at Golden Corral on Dec 7 that was a feat
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Photo By Tevin Sun son
James Perry
New president
lays out plan
for the future
BYTEVIN STTNSON
THE CHRONICLE
When James Perry relocated to the city last year from
New Orleans, he decided he wanted to get involved with
an organization that is making the lives of the less fortu
nate better.
"I knew I wanted to work with an organization that
had a track record of improving the lives of those in the
community who are suffering from poverty and other
issues." said Perry. "After doing my research 1 decided
the Winston-Salem Urban League was the best place for
me. ,
Last month following, a nationwide search. Perry was
named president and chief executive of the organization
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