Honorees
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lie servants give their burdens to God,
the public also should shoulder some
of the burden by helping public ser
vants.
Armstrong, a native of Winston
Salem, told about his great uncle A1
Kinard, who in 1959 was the Hrst
black motorcycle police officer in the
Winston-Salem Police Department.
He was killed in 1961 when he was in
an accident on his way to help another
officer.
"We being black Americans in this
great land, we sometimes, and at some
points in our lives, bear a joyful bur
den," Armstrong said. "It's not always
easy, but it's worth it."
"Thank you for bearing the joyful
burden of public service and continu
ing the tradition of Black History
Month," Armstrong told the honorees
During the program, honorees
spoke about how God has helped them
in their jobs with protection and
strength. Honoree Battalion Chief
Shirese Moore, the first female
African-American in the department
to hold this rank, gave honor to God as
she addressed the audience. She
thanked city officials and Fire Chief
William Mayo.
"I will continue to serve with all
our great individuals, I will continue to
strive, I will continue to make our
Winston-Salem Fire Department one
of excellence," she said.
Honored from the Police
Department were retired Capt. Terry
Jones, retired Sergeant Stephen
Hairston and retired Records
Specialist Margaret Epps. The Fire
Department honored retired Capts.
Gary Brown and Aldine Cloud for
their service, and Moore.
City officials Mayor Pro Tempore
Vivian Burke and East Ward Council
Member Derwin Montgomery
thanked and praised the honorees.
Montgomery urged the public to
reflect on the history of African
Americans in the police and fire
departments to gain an understanding
of what they have been through.
The officials also praised the win
ners of the Black History Month color
ing and essay contests, who also were
honored. (Coverage can be found on
page A5).
The Police Department has a pam
phlet called "Forging Ahead: Black
police officers in Winston-Salem." For
more information, call 336-773-7835
or contact the Community Resource
Unit by email at communityresourceu
nit@wspd.org.
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Lesson
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the Tower of Babel inci
dent. Rabbinical scholars
continue to believe this to
be true. Israel is also
believed to have been set
apart as God's special peo
ple and witnesses to the
existence of the One True
and Holy God of all the
earth.
Before the beginning of
the feast thick boughs of
trees , some believe them to
be myrtles and branches
from willow, palm and cit
ron trees, were held in
hands and blessed daily
during the festival and were
used to construct replicas
of booths symbolic of
Israel's time in the wilder
ness. Visual reminders are
usually very effective.
The wilderness period
now past and the shelters
temporary as they were, all
represented Gods caring
for a people He had chosen
as an exemplary nation of
God worshipers. It is clear
that the times, places and
events are not to be forgot
ten.
For Your
Consideration: How were
all the festivals of Israel
alike? What are some joy.
ous ways you can express
your gratitude to God?
How do the feasts tell of
Jesus First and Second
coming?
Life's Application: The
feasts remind us of God's
wonderful provisions and
points toward the rest and
abundance coming to all
God's people...not Israel
alone. If we love and obey
God's word and accept
Jesus Christ as our personal
savior, there is prepared for
us a rest from all pain and
suffering. God continually
provides for us, cares for
us, and protects us. We can
trust in His word and thank
Him because of
1 Corinthians 2:9 "But as it
is written, Eye hath not
seen, nor ear heard, neither
have entered into the heart
of man, the things which
God hath prepared for them
that love Him." I thank
God-El Roi (the God who
sees me) everyday with a
proliferation of "I love
you". It's exhilarating to
put it mildly.
Faith
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through elementary school.
African-American studies
is not an elective; it is at the
core of the school curricu
lum. Murray has also been
a talk show host for
"Traces of Faces and
Places" for over 25 years
on Saturday mornings on
WSHA radio.
"It's quite an honor
when your peers honor
you. It's something you
just know you were born to
do and you do it. I knew
that I always wanted to
show our history did not
begin in slavery, so along
with doing my research on
the subject, I wanted to
start a school to teach our
history and the great contri
butions we have made,"
said Murray of how she felt
about being honored.
Furquan became a
Muslim in 1960 and later
became a captain in the
Nation of Islam and served
the Islamic community in
many capacities. His pri
mary focus was as a busi
nessman. Furquan is the
founder of the Pyramid
Institute of Barbering in
1978 and ran it for over 37
years, until he retired. He
estimates Pyramid has had
about 8,000 graduates
through the years. He went
on to say that he wanted to
help young people make
money and to be able to
take care of themselves.
El-Aipin, who was one
of the organizers and mas
ter of ceremonies, said he
decided to put this event
together because he felt as
though we don't say thank
you enough to our senior
citizens and those who laid
the foundation to enjoy the
things we enjoy, and that it
was beyond time to say
thank you to them.
According to a history,
the Coalition for Good
Government (CGG), cur
rently known as the
American Coalition for
Good Government
(ACGG), was established
in 1997 after a landmark
address by Imam W. Deen
Mohammed on community
responsibility. The event
took place in Charlotte,
North Carolina.
Mohammed outlined a
blueprint for political
involvement and empha
sized the importance of
representative government
and the obligation Muslims
to shoulder their public
responsibility.
ACGG established
eight regions nationally
and executed numerous
political support activities
for people seeking office
through the ACGG nation
al network.
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