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The Winston-Salem Human Relations Commission sponsored a Newcomers Trust Talks at Forsyth Technical Community College, to focus on foreign-born resi
dents residing in our local community.
Winston-Salem forms Newcomers Trust Talks
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The Winston-Salem Human Relations Commission is
continuing with the Trust Talks police/community rela
tions series, in partnership with the Winston-Salem Police
Department.
In 2011, the Winston-Salem Police Department
approached the Human Relations Department with a pro
posed partnership to foster positive dialogue and discus
sion within the community regarding bettering lines of
communication and trust between the police officers and
members of the community.
Members of the Human Relations staff and the Human
Relations Commission agreed to facilitate discussions that
would yield the creation of trust and mutual understand
ing.
Recently, the Trust Talks was customized, by way of a
Newcomers Trust Talks held at Forsyth Technical
Community College, to focus on foreign-bom residents
residing in our local community.
There were about 50 residents present, representing
over a dozen countries of origin, including Niger,
Ethiopia, Morocco, Portugal, Brazil, and Mexico.
Stereotypes and perceptions held by residents based on
their experiences with police in their countries of origin
were explored and discussed.
Residents also brought up perceptions of racial profil
ing and targeting.
In turn, police officers also offered guidance and
advice to residents regarding topics such as driver's
license law enforcement and community policing.
Human Relations and Police hold Trust Talks on a
quarterly basis. The next Trust Talks dialogue is planned
for mid-fall.
The public may contact Pam Peoples-Joyner with the
Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7962 to
pre-register for an upcoming session.
Winston-Salem festival
showcases diversity
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CHRONICLE
A naturalization cere
mony was held, during
which 25 people from 19
countries became citizens
of the United States, last
weekend.
It was held prior to the
City of Winston-Salem
Human Relations
Department's 2016
Intranational Village Food
and Music Festival, which
showcased the internation
al backgrounds and her
itages of Winston-Salem's
local residents.
Global cuisine, enter
tainment by cultural organ
izations, international
crafts for purchase and
educational materials about
the local international com
munity were presented by
various vendors and organ
izations.
Cultures from all over
the world were showcased
and celebrated through
music, dancing, fashion
shows, food, arts and crafts
vendors and information
booths.
The popular reggae
band Liontracks headlined
this year's International
Village Food and Music
Festival at Corpening
Plaza. The Healing Force
also performed African and
world music.
By design, the festival
coincided with
Bookmarks' Festival of
Books and Authors, which
was also held downtown
on Sept. 17, said Wanda
Allen-Abraha, the director
of human relations.
Human Relations start
ed International Village in
2011 as a section of the
Rock the Block downtown
street festival. When the
city phased out Rock the
Block, the Human
Relations Commission
continued to hold
International Village as a
stand-alone event.
This year, the commis
sion modified the name to
better communicate the
nature of fhe festival,
which had various spon
sors.
Ethel Washington
Baddy marks 109th
birthday
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Ethel W. Braddy, a native of Forsyth
County, celebrated her 109th birthday on
Sept. 5, which included week-long visits
from grandchildren, relatives, church fam
ily, neighbors and friends. She was show
ered with flowers, cards, balloons and
many well-wishers.
She was one of four children born to
Carlos and Amanda Douthit Washington
and was married to the late Joe Braddy. To
that union was born seven children. Ethel
became a widow at an early age and reared
seven children working as a domestic
worker. She has outlived five of her chil
dren and now lives with the only daughter
who is her caretaker. Her only surviving
widowed son lives next door and assists
with her care.
Ethel is the mother of Piney Grove
Baptist Church, which she attends as often
as her health permits. Her church family
visits regularly and provides support and
assistance whenever needed. Pastor James
Linville and First Lady Renita T. Linville
visit regularly and recognize her birthday
each year with gifts and services. She was
presented a unique handmade quilt repre
senting various church ministries.
Memoirs of her past birthdays line her
walls including photos, letters of recogni
tion from the president, the governor, state
elected officers, mayor and city officials.
Included among the photos are family, her
younger years, and a group picture of her
school (historic Oak Gove School) now a
historic museum. She is the only surviving
student in that photo.
Ethel has lived through two World
Wars and the Korean Conflict and has seen
19 presidents in office from Theodore
Roosevelt to Barack Obama. segregation,
desegregation, integration and the landing
on the moon.
Baddy
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