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WSSU photo Miss WSSU Dontia Yavonne Barrett wins Miss CIAA 2016 title last week. Miss WSSU Donita Barrett crowned Miss CIAA SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Miss Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), Dontia Yavonne Barrett, was recently awarded the coveted 2016 Miss Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) crown, along with a $1,250 scholarship at the McDonald's/CIAA Super Saturday inside the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte. "The Miss CIAA com petition was an amazing experience," Barrett, 21, a senior psychology major from Durham said. "It was rigorously judged on a number of components, so being crowned was truly an honor, and it feels absolutely amazing when I hear students, faculty, staff, and alumni boast about how proud they are to be a Ram in response to my accomplishments." Barrett has also repre sented WSSU as Miss Freshman, Miss Sophomore, Junior Class President, and was recently crowned Miss National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame (NBCAHOF), an accomplishment that is a first in WSSU's history. As Miss NBCAHOF, Barrett not only represents WSSU, but she serves as a national ambassador to 106 HBCU's to help spread the historical relevance and impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, while uplift ing and empowering HBCU women across the nation. In the tradition of Miss WSSU, Barrett recognizes the strength that African American women %ave possessed throughout his tory. Her winning platform has been "Power Women, EMPOWER women," where many of her initia tives as Miss NBCAHOF promotes women's empowerment, community outreach, professional development, and sister hood. "This is what drives me to do my very best! Representing my universi ty, the CIAA, and HBCU community is such a pleas ure and I plan to exceed all expectations of this posi tion," Barrett said. Barrett is the third Ms. WSSU to capture the Ms. CIAA crown since 2004 (Mignon Turner, 2004 and ? Vanity Oakes, 2014). The Food Lion Miss CIAA competition winners are given scholarships based on their GPA, com munity and school involve ment, biography, essay and online popular vote. The CIAA is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II athletic confer ence consisting mostly of historically African American institutions of higher education. 'Know Your Rights' presentation at Parkland among pro bono projects BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Parkland High students learned what their rights are during police encoun ters in a presentation by the Wake Forest Law School Pro Bono Project last Friday. Wake Forest University law students from the Pro Bono Project explained to Parkland students what their rights are when talk ing to an officer and also during detentions and arrests. The Pro Bono Project allows WFU law students to get Pro Bono hours while serving every one from children to senior citizens. Though it's not required of law students, nor do they receive class credit for it, 66 percent of the 550 students in the law school participate in the Pro Bono Project. "This is an opportunity for getting in the habit of doing things for the com munity," said Judge Denise Hartsfield, a coordinator with the project. Hartsfield was acting as supervising attorney during the "Know Your Rights" presentation at Parkland. Hartsfield, who sees many juveniles in court, said she thought the presentation would help deter the young audience from getting into trouble and help them to not escalate situations with law enforcement. "It's to help people to understand not having bad encounters with law enforcement, with SROs (student resource officers), is to everyone's advan tage," said Hartsfield. Stephanie Jackson opened the program by asking students what they wanted to be. She said being convicted of a crime, or even just charged with one, could prevent them from achieving their goals since criminal records are considered in everything from employment to hous ing. "Know Your Rights" has been held at several dif ferent locations including on the WFU campus and at the YWCA. There are pre sentations at other local high schools planned. It's just one of many Pro Bono activities Jackson does, having accumulated 200 Pro Bono hours with the project. "I think it's one of the best things a law student can do and should be doing while in law school," said Jackson. The project lets law stu dents provide a variety of free services to the commu nity while under the super vision of a licensed attor ney. In the Lawyer on the Line program, they do research to help with Legal Aid cases. In Teen Court, they defend juveniles in an alternative to the court sys tem. In the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance pro gram, they provide free tax preparation services. They regularly hold clinics on preparing wills as well as advanced directives, which spell out a patient's wishes for end-of-life care. They also advocate for the edu cational rights of students with learning disabilities and provide legal assis tance to veterans. The project also holds expungement clinics, which lets people expunge convictions from their record, at places like Experiment in Self Reliance and Green Street Methodist Church. During one held recently at Samaritan Ministries, law students saw about ISO people. Upcoming Pro Bono Project events Expungement clinics: Experiment in Self Reliance 3480 Dominion St. , 3-6 pjn. today, March 3 Samaritan Ministries 414 East Northwest Blvd. 5-7 pjn. on March 29 V t Advance directives: Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center 1-2 pjn. and 2-3 pjn. on March 11 and 25 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 2-3 pm. and 3-4 pjn. on March 18 Downtown Health Plaza 1200 M Martin Luther King Jr. Drive C 1-2 pjn. and 2-3 pjn. on March 18 Shiloh Baptist Church 916 E. 12th St. 6:00-7:00 pjn. on March 17 Wills and Advanced Directives: WFU campus, Worrell Hall, Room .1308 : 12:00-4:00 pjn. on March 23 Today, March 3 - Adams holding meeting on new park for North Ward Council Member Denise D. Adams will hold a meeting today, Thursday, March 3, to solicit public opinion on pos sible locations for a new park and water sprayground in the North Ward. The meet ing will be held at 6 p.m. at the Historic Bethabara Park Visitor Center, 2147 Bethabara Road. For more information call Hope Ann Walsh at 462-2426. Today, March 3 - Groundbreaking for Corridor Improvements along Polo Road City residents are invited to join Mayor Allen Joines and members of the City Council today, Thursday, March 3, at 10 a.m. at the groundbreaking ceremony for the improvements to the Polo Road corri dor. The groundbreaking will be held in front of the Sunshine House daycare center at 600 Polo Rd. The portion of Polo Road between University Parkway and Cherry Street will be improved with curb and gut ter, sidewalks, a sidewalk median and bike lanes; the portion of Polo Road between Cherry Street and Indiana Avenue will be resurfaced and restriped with bike lanes and a turn lane. Voters approved $2 million for the improvements in the November 2014 bond referendum. For more informa tion about this and other bond projects go to 2014Bonds.CityofWS.org. March 3 - Linkedln Clinic The Forsyth Tech Small Business Center will present a Linkedln Clinic at the Enterprise Center, 1922 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., today, March 3, from 12:00 - 1:30 pm. Participants will leam how to maximize the effectiveness of their Linkedln profiles, leam about groups, leverage recommendations, and more. Allen Younger will be the presenter. This is a free class. Register at www.forsythtech.edu and type "SBC" on search bar, and click on Events: March 3 - Veteran's Honor's Day program The National Association for Black Veterans, Inc. (NABVETS) will hold the 4th annual Veteran's Honor's Day program today, March 3, at the Enterprise Center, 1922 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., from 7 - 11 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person. For more information, call Commander Fields at 336-602-1812. This event was originally scheduled for Feb. 18. March 3 - TEEM Film "Coal Ash Stories" TEEM Movies/Speaker Nights contin ue today, Thursday, March 3 from 7 p.m. 9 p.m. and the first Thursday of each month from September through May at Temple Emanuel, 201 Oakwood Drive. After the film,"Coal Ash Stories," the fol lowing speakers will comment: Amy Adams, Appalachian Voices; Rhiannon Fionn, Working Films; Kim Porter, NC WARN; and Will Scott, Yadkin Riverkeeper. For more information, con tact Gayle Tuch at 336-407-2767 or gayle@ggtuchlaw.com; or Sally Hirsh at 336-251-2658 or alnsalnjo@earthlink.net. March 4 - #BlackLivesMatter: A Conversation with Alicia Garza Join the Winston-Salem Urban League and the Pro Humanitate Institute at Wake Forest University for an informal evening with activist Alicia Garza on Friday, March 4, 4 p.m., Winston-Salem Urban League, 201 W. Fifth St (enter on Trade St.). Fellowship with other community organizers and activists and hear from one of the co-creators of #BlackLivesMatter about lessons from contemporary intersec tional organizing. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. RSVP is required. To RSVP, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-communi ty-conversation-with-alicia-garza-tickets 22184889602. March 5 - Zumba and Health Fair A "Know Your Numbers" Zumba and Health Fair will be held on Saturday, March 5 from 10. a.m. - noon at Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center, 501 Reynolds Blvd. There will be free screenings, snacks and giveaways. The event is free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by Winston-Salem Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. & Winston Salem Recreation and Parks Department. March 5 - Parkland Magnet High School auditorium dedication Flonnie T. Anderson, a Winston-Salem educator, author, playwright, and youth inspirer, will have the Parkland Magnet High School Auditorium dedicated in her honor, Saturday, March 5, at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Mrs. Anderson is requesting that all of her for mer students from Atkins, Anderson, Parkland, and the Career Center High Schools, who wish to participate in a planned processional prior to the dedica tion, to assemble in the lobby of the audi torium at 4 p.m. For more information about this event call Rudy Anderson at 336-744-0048 or email Deirdre Anderson at deandesport@yahoo.com. March 7 - Residents' interest meet ing Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods will hold a Monday Night Interest Meeting on Monday March 7 at 6:00 p.m. at Habitat For Humanity, 1023 W. 14th St,, for.those interested in applying for a grassroots grant ranging from $100 - $5,000. NBN grants are for any neighborhood associa tion or neighborhood-led group interested in making a change in their community using the gifts, skills, talents and drive of the residents. Please note in order to be eli gible to apply for an NBN grassroots grant, you must attend a Monday Night Interest Meeting held on the first Mondays of evety month. There will be a representa tive from United Way to discuss Place Matters grant opportunities. For more information, please contact: Robert E Leak HI, Small Grants Coordinator, at 336-602 2519 ext. 13 or email: rleaknbncommuni ty@gmail.com. March 8 - Candidate Meet and Greet JoAnne "Jo" Allen, 2016 Mayoral Candidate will have a Meet and Greet at Miller Park Community Center, 400 Leisure Lane on Tuesday, March 8, and 14th Street Community Center, 2020 NE. 14th St. on Tuesday, March 10. Both events will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Contact Ms. Coats for more information at 336 745-6235. March 9 - Veterans Claims Walk-In Clinic The National Association for Black Veterans Inc. is sponsoring a Veterans Claims Walk-In Clinic on Wednesday, March 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. at 4130 Oak Ridge Drive in Winston-Salem. All veter ans are asked to bring their DD214 Form as well as their current claims file if they have one, to get assistance and a full review of their claims. For more informa tion, contact Commander Coe Fields at 336-602-1812. Beginning March 9 - Spring Arts Extravaganza Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will showcase student art at a Spring Arts Extravaganza, Wednesday, March 9, through Wednesday, March 16, at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in downtown Winston-Salem. The opening reception is 5-7 p.m., Friday, March 11. Modern Automotive's "Artists of the Future" contest winners and certificate recipients will be announced at the open ing reception. For more information, con tact the Arts Council at 336-747-1417. Groundbreaking heralds District 3 police station BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE Construction on the District 3 Police Station is officially underway. Mayor Allen Joines, Chief Barry Rountree and other city officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday, Feb. 25, for the new station that will be located at the corner of Somerset Drive and Hillcrest Center Circle near South Stratford Road. Similar to the stations in Districts 1 and 2 that are already under construction, the District 3 station will have about 10,000 square feet and include offices, meeting rooms, showers, restrooms, a locker room and a break room. Voters approved $3.% million for the District 3 Police Station, in the November 20)4 bond referendum. During the ceremony, Rountree said the addition of the sub-stations will I f allow officers to better serve the community. According to Rountree, the stations will allow officers to save time when responding to calls and build relationships with the neighborhoods they serve. Rountree also men tioned the substations will give people an extra sense of security. "This will give the police a greater presence in this community and allow officers to do their jobs more effectively," he said. "I am thankful for the resi dents of this community for their support. Without them, this would not have been possible." Mayor Allen Joines said he is pleased to be able to bring the stations into the communities. Joines also recognized the Winston-Salem Police Department for its hard . . work and dedication. "This facility is very important to improving the relationship between resi dents and the police," Joines said Residents who live in the vicinity of the new sta tion seemed excited about the station as well. Janice Mosley said she will feel a lot safer once construction is complete. She men tioned knowing that there will be a station in her neighborhood gives her an extra sense of security. Construction on the District 3 station is expect ed to be complete by 201.7 as well as the District 1 sta tion located on North Point Boulevard. The District 2 station, located on Waughtown Street, expect ed to open in April. For more information on the substations or to learn about the voter approved bonds and other projects go to www.city ofws .org/departmen ts/bud gest/2014-bonds. * "? <?*
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