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Volume43,Number38? WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. | THURSDAY, May 26, 2016
Farrakhan, Mendez
fellowship in W-S
BY FELECIA PIGOOTT-LONG
FOR THE CHRONICLE
More than 1,000 Christians
and Muslims attended the his
torical morning worship serv
ice at Emmanuel Baptist
Church on Sunday, May 22,
during which the Honorable
Minister Louis Farrakhan
brought the morning message.
The Rev. Dr. John Mendez had
invited Famikhan to his pulpit
at Emmanuel.
Farrakhan's message was
on the topic of leadership. The
sanctuary was charged with a
unique spiritual energy when
Mendez invited Christians to
stand and greet the Muslims
seated next to them.
Farrakhan embraced
Mendez and other Emmanuel
Church members in brotherly
and sisterly love. Christian
women praised Muslim
women's head pieces and the
Impress garments they wore.
Smiles abounded around the
room. Muslim women praised
the African attire or the colorful
hats the Christian women wore.
The men greeted one another in
unity with handshakes and
hugs.
Music provided a dynamic
backdrop to this spirited tapes
try. The EBC Hand Bell Choir
performed the hymn "Blessed
Assurance." Gloria Swindell
led the choir in singing "God
Is," and Director of Music
Rochelle Joyner rendered an
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Photo provided by DFF Corporate Imaging
On Sunday, May 22, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Rev. Dr. John
Mendez greet each other as brothers at Emmanuel Baptist Church, where Mendez is
pastor.
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Photo by Donna Rogers
Kymberly Michael Thompson, a student at RJ. Reynolds High School, speaks about relationships as part of
a panel during the "Generational Conversations: A Day of Facilitated Fruitful & Ppsitive Dialogue" event
on May 21. Others from left to right are Judge Denise Hartsfield, the event facilitator; Shenell Thompson,
Kymberly's mother; and Cecilia Herrera-Santiago, a student at Hanes Middle School.
Women and girls cross
generations to bond at event
BY DONNA ROGERS
THE CHRONICLE
"Liquid sunshine" ruled the day
outside as about 100 women and girls
gathered inside the Forsyth County
Cooperative Extension Building on
Saturday, May 21. The fellowship
inside made the day bright.
The goal was to foster communi
cation across generations to under
stand and learn about each other. The
daylong event was called
"Generational Conversations: A Day
of Facilitated Fruitful & Positive
Dialogue." The ACEY group, part of
the Winston Salem Foundation's
Women's Fund; Forsyth County
LINKS Program; and SaySo (Strong
Able Youth Speaking Out} Inc. spon
sored the event. This is the first event
of its kind for the ACEY group. The
group has held one-day conferences
for girls transitioning out of foster
care. This event expanded beyond
foster children.
Topics covered were
Religion/Spirituality,
Work/Education/Finances/Career,
Community/Civil Rights
Engagement/Philanthropy,
Relationships/Family and ?
Health/Wellness/Mental Health. A
panel of women with various back
grounds was assembled for each
range of topics.
Eighteen panelists spoke about
the topics as girls from ages 11 to 20
asked questions and provided their
own insights on the topics. Some of
the girls are in foster care or had
recently been released from foster
care.
Carmelita Coleman, a member of
the ACEY group who helped organ
ize the event and works with foster
children, said foster children don't
have the relationships they need in
life and that the ACEY group is pro
viding some of the relationships in
the "Generational Conversations"
event. She spoke of bonding and
empowerment.
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GRADUATION 2016
Salem grads
told to bet on
themselves
Dean of Top-25 business school
tells graduates to choose wisely
during commencement address
BY TEV1N STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Erika James, Dean of Goizueta Business School at
Emory University, told the Salem College Class of 2016
last Saturday morning to always bet on themselves.
As she stood before the 220 graduates, James, the Hrst
woman to lead a top 25 business school, said, "Choose
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Erika James, the first woman to lead a top-25 busi
ness school, tells graduates to choose wisely and bet
on themselves during the commencement ceremony
held last Saturday inside the LJVM Coliseum.
wisely and always bet on yourself.
'?'You should dream big and follow your passions," she
said. "If you're not happy with your life, you have the
power to change it."
Prior to joining Emory in 2014, James served as the
Senior Associate Dean for Executive Education at the
Darden Graduate School of Business. She also served as
an assistant professor at Tulane University's Freeman
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