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Now through Feb. 29 - Movies celebrating
African-Americans
The Carver School Road Library will be show
ing movies celebrating the achievements of African
Americans. Call 336-703-2910 for dates and times.
All ages are welcome
Feb. 25 - Cr afternoon for all ages
Carver School Road Library will hold "crafter
noon" for all ages today, Thursday, at 4:30 pjn. Join
us for a special Black History Month program using
everyday, inexpensive materials to create a wonder
ful take-home craft. Call 336-703-2910 for details.
Feb. 26 - Black History Month Finale Show
The Black History Month Finale Show will be
held on Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Hanes
Auditorium of Salem College Fine Arts. Center and
is the culmination of several programs held through
out the year. Students work diligently to organize a
first-class show that you are sure to enjoy. Families
and the community are invited to celebrate black his
tory through historical presentations, dance, song,
skits, spoken word and much more. Refreshments
immediately follow. A percentage of the proceeds
will benefit a charitable organization. Tickets are $5
in advance (adults), $7 at the door (adults), $3 for
children ages 4 to 10, and children 3 and under are
free. Sponsored by BADU (Black Americans
Demonstrating Unity). For more information please
contact the BADU President, Kenysha Clear at
kenysha.clear@salem.edu or the BADU Advisor,
Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither, at k.hines
gaither@salem.edu.
Feb. 27 - Black History Celebration
St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 3606
Ogburn Ave., will hold a black history celebration oft
Saturday, Feb. 27 at 1:00 prn. The celebration will
include soul food cuisine. Members of the congrega
tion will recount the highlights of black history
events over the decades and their experiences with
these events. We invite the community to join us in
celebrating Black History Month. This is a casual
dress event.
Feb. 27 - Human Relations Department to
hold Showcase of Song
On Saturday, Feb. 27, the Human Relations
Department will hold its fourth annual Black History
Month Showcase of Song at noon in the James A.
Gray Auditorium of the Old Salem Visitor's Center,
900 Old Salem Road. The event will include secular
and non-secular musical performances (vocal and
instrumental) that illustrate the link between the
African culture and modem-day African-American
culture. The program will include drumming, choirs,
poetry, dance and more. For more information call
CityLink 311.
Taylor-Jones makes black history as senior
speaker
After serving for nine years as both an alternate
and delegate for Forsyth County,
on Fririav fVt 0 901 S Dr
Althea Taylor-Jones of
Kernersville was elected as
speaker - the principal officer
and official spokesperson for the
North Carolina Senior Tar Heel
Legislature - for the two-year
term 2016-2017. She is the first
African-American to be elected
to that office in the 22-year his
tory of the organization.
The North Carolina Senior n .
Tar Heel Legislature (NC STHL) Jones
has served as the voice of the state's older adult pop
ulation, bringing legislative attention to matters that
impact the well-being of seniors, persons with dis
abilities, and their caregivers. It was created by the
North Carolina General Assembly with the passage
of Senate Bill 479 in July 1993.
For additional information regarding the
NCSTHL, visit the website at www.ncsthl.org
Did you know ...
that George Clinton, the founder of the funk
group Parliament, was bom in Kannapolis, North
Carolina in 1941, and he was inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, along with 1'5 other
members of Parliament-Funkadelic?
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Photo, by Todd Luck
Mandela Society President Nonnie Egbuna, Advicor
Tripp Jeffers with members Shawn Brim, Alexis
Douglas, Phyllis Elliott and Ashley Douglas, were
among those involved with SciWork's African
American Scientists & Inventors exhibit.
A Super Soaker that hangs above the exhibit for its
inventor, Lonnie Johnson.
Phyllis Elliott is shown with an exhibit on her cousin
Dr. Jabari Elliott, a researcher and a PhD-MD stu
dent at Washington University.
Exhibit shows contributions of
Parkland's Mandela Society
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
The Super Soaker was invented
by African-American engineer
Lonnie Johnson.
This is just one of the facts on dis
play this month in SciWorks' African
American Scientists & Inventors
exhibit, which features five scientists
that were researched by students in
the Mandela Society, a Parkland High
School club that focuses on race and
social issues. Research on ten other
scientists in the exhibit was done two
yeiars ago by students at North
Forsyth High School. The display
features information provided by the
students, along with visuals added by
the museum. Some displays even
have QR codes to access more infor
mation about the scientists' fields of
study online.
"We researched five black scien
tists, their inventions and their contri
butions to modern society," said
Mandela Society President Nonnie
Egbuna.
She said that the club divided into
groups to research each scientist,
focusing on lesser known scientists
who contributed to modern society.
Along with Johnson, the scientists
they researched include Patricia Bath,
who is the first African-American to
complete an ophthalmology residen
cy, Uie first black female doctor to
receive medical patients and the
inventor of the Laserphaco Probe;
Dr. Herbert
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Proctor &
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who contributed
significantly to
products like
Crest toothpaste
and Crush soda;
and Claudia
Kortenaar Alexander, a
NASA scientist
who was the last project manager of
the Galileo mission to explore Jupiter.
"It goes to show that people like
us have dreams too and, with the right
type of work ethic and dedication,
you can create something that people
really use on a daily basis," said
Shawn Brim, a Mandela Society
member who wants to go into the bio
medical field.
Elliott did her exhibit on her
cousin Dr. Jabari Elliott, a researcher
and PhD-MD student at Washington
University. She said she thought it
would help inspire people like her
who want to be scientists, to see the
path they can take to achieve their
dream.
"I decided to get someone more
modern and younger - because he was
still in medical school - to be more
relatable to us," said Phyllis Elliott.
SciWorks Director Paul
Kortenaar said he was so impressed
with the student's work that he's con
sidering taking the parts of the exhibit
and putting them in related parts of
the museum for year-round display.
"African-American scientists
shouldn't only be honored in
February," he said. "People who
come to visit the museum should be
aware of the research that goes into
these new inventions and new discov
eries all the time, not just during
February."
SciWorks is open Tuesday
through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 pjn,
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
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