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Volume43,Number 17 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, December 29, 2016
Initiative changing approach in 2017
BY TEV1N STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
In the New Year, the
Black Philanthropy
Initiative (BPI) will take a
new approach when decid
ing which charitable organ
izations will be awarded
grants to expand education
and engagement in the
black community.
An advisory board
makes the decisions on the
initiative's
spending. According to
newly appointed advisory
board Chairman Roger
Hyman, it's time for a
change.
Hyman said in 2016,
the foundation hired a team
of experts to help the initia
tive look at its strategic
plan and prepare for the
future.
He said after looking at
the results from Forsyth
Futures, a local data recov
ery service, to ensure the
initiative is around for the
next decade BPI has to
engage the entire commu
nity.
"When I look at the
future, BPI has to put a foot
on the ground, get into the
community and let them
know we are here. At the
same time, we have to
engage the greater commu
nity so everyone is work
ing together," Hyman said.
Since 2008 BPI, which
is a branch of the Winston
Salem Foundation, has
awarded nearly $150,000
in funding to various non
profit organizations that
focus on issues that impact
the black community.
In 2015 the initiative
awarded over $17,000 to
Hanes Magnet School,
Winston-Salem Delta Fine
Arts, the local branch
of Catholic Charities
Diocese of Charlotte, and
Authoring Action. On Feb.
21, 2017, BPI will
announce the grant winners
for 2016. The application
process will reopen in
August of next year for
2017 nominees.
Catholic Charities, a
young parents' support
program, and Authoring
Action, which provides
multimedia workshops for
students, both received
$5,000 last year. Hanes
Magnet School rfd'eived
$4,933 to go toward ilj^,*?
Girls of Distinction after-""
school program, while
Delta Fine Arts received
$2,500 to support an inter
active art program for ele
See Initiative on A5
Hyman
KWANZAA 2016
Photo by Tevin Stinson
An African drummer with the Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble performs during the opening night of
Kwanzaa on Monday, Dec. 26, at the Enterprise Center. James Perry, president and CEO of the Winston
Salem Urban League, is shown behind him.
W-S Urban League leader
delivers powerful message on
opening day of Kwanzaa
BYTEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
This week, African-American communities across the
country are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kwanzaa.
Created by well-known activist and professor Maulana
Kargenga at the height of the Black Power Movement, the
weeklong holiday gives African-Americans a chance to
celebrate their culture.
While a lot has changed since 1966 in the African
American community, the harsh reality is that the same
issues that plagued blacks then are still major problems
today: police brutality,tack of jobs, bigotry, to name a few.
During the opening ceremony, hosted by the Winston
Salem Urban League on Monday night, Dec. 26, after the
traditional parade of African drummers and dancers,
See Message on A5
POLITICS
Lawmakers
blast HB 2
repeal failure
BY CASH MICHAELS
FOR THE CHRONICLE
Some are calling it "the failure heard around the
world," and as rhetorical as that seems, the N.C. General
Assembly's inability to follow through on an apparent
deal to repeal the infamous House Bill 2 "bathroom" law
during a pie-Christmas Special Session has reverberated
well beyond North Carolina's borders.
"Failure to repeal 'bathroom bill' ensures North
Carolina politics will remain deeply divided in 2017," bel
lowed the headline in The Los Angeles Times.
"North Carolina lawmakers
fail to repeal HB 2 'bathroom
bill,' reported ABC News.
The New York Times called
the legislative debacle "a cul
ture war," seemingly between
rural and city state lawmakers,
not to mention Democrats and
Republicans.
The N.C. NAACP
announced that it will formally
ask its national board for per
mission to call for a statewide
boycott of North Carolina in
the new year.
Better known as "HB 2 - th<
bathroom bill" since its passage last March, Republicans
in the GOP-led state House and Senate mutinied against
their leadership when they convened Dec. 21. many refus
ing to repeal the measure which, among other things, pro
hibited transgender people from using public bathroom
facilities contrary to the sex indicated on their birth certifi
cates.
Democrat Gov.-elect Roy Cooper was livid after
Republican leaders not only blamed him and Democratic
lawmakers for the failure, but also appeared to use the
Charlotte City Council's belated repeal of their original
city ordinance protecting LGBT rights as an excuse.
Black Democrat state lawmakers joined Cooper in
their denouncements.
"North Carolina House and Senate Republicans are
unbelievable," said outgoing House Minority Leader Rep.
Larry Hall (D-Durham). "Their behavior is shameful. In
the nine months since Republicans passed HB 2, our state
has lost millions of dollars and thousands of jobs due to
this discriminatory legislation.
"Working families, the unemployed, small businesses,
sports and entertainment - North Carolina got Scrooged
again by the North Carolina GOFs failure to repeal HB
See HB 2 on A4
Governor-elect Cooper
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