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A2 April 11, 2019 The Chronicle Digital Lab Recording opens its doors to local students BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE Last weekend Digital Lab Recordings (DLR), a local recording studio that specializes in audio recording, editing, mixing, and mastering, opened its doors to more than two dozen students from Jack and Jill of America Inc. During the free work shop, held on Saturday, April 6, students learned the basics of the record ing process and produc ing a track from scratch. The crash course on the enter workings were led by local music producers Bryant Billins and R.K. Harris. Billins and Harris also took the time to an swer questions from the students and helped them create an entire song from beginning to end. Studio owner, Jermaine Rod- man, said anytime he has the opportunity to teach young people about the music industry, he’s happy to do so. “Anytime 1 have the opportunity to sit down and speak to our youth about music, life, and choices; it inspires me Submitted photos Last weekend Digital Lab Recordings opened its doors to more than two dozen students from Jack & Jill of America Inc. even more when seeing the way they respond and engage in any of our work shops.” Rodman said. Digital Lab Recordings digitalrecordings.com or is located at 4500 Indiana call (336) 331-3147. Avenue Suite 30. For more information, visit www. 36) 5' Illichaprj). Popfpp him the -porter openeth. end the si hear his y ■ . John 10:3 ICT/ T. M e A Pcm'j Bill B» 239 Laura Wall Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Office & Fax 336-448-5478 Email: cmoorebonds@yahoo.com We’ll Put you Where you want to be 336.682.9117 ^1 i# ^ ■!, >*>;.!- ^^k^ ^ wire Fer®nanwrtJy ftswketf'? i vi^.S^ A&I# ® S*t Wy a ’ Privity Mi ■ .-^o la th® Bail ®onsi5»i» Too t«$«wwLMas&# Vw N««i to My a Property Santi. Catt Me 1 ill M. h S; .-in 1 Elected officials speak on questionable bills BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE For the first time since three controversial bills were introduced in the N.C. House of Representa tives that could drastically change the landscape of the Winston-Salem City Council and the Winston- Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Educa tion, several elected offi cials shared their thoughts on the proposed legislation during an open forum ear lier this week. Held at First Baptist Church on Highland Ave nue, the forum was hosted by several organizations including Action4Equity, Democracy NC, Forsyth County Democratic Party, Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicin ity, N.C. Education As sociation, Winston-Salem NAACP, and the Winston- Salem Urban League. Rev. Paul Ford, who served as the moderator during the forum, said the purpose of the forum was to provide clarity on what the bills mean and discuss a plan of action to ensure the bills aren’t passed. “There needs to be a multiracial effort to call out these bills for what they are. We’re going to need everybody coming together,” Ford said. The legislation in ques tion, House Bills 490, 518, and 519, were endorsed by Representatives Donny Lambeth and Debra Con rad in late March and have been the topic of discus sion ever since for what many deem as an “attack on democracy.” If HB 490 is made law, elections for the lo cal board of education will be staggered by districts following the 2022 elec tion. Chair of the WS/FCS Board of Education (BOE) Malashai Woodbury said no one contacted the board to discuss the bill before it was filed. Woodbury said although she can’t speak for the entire board, she personally disagrees with the bill. “I believe in the ideals of a democracy and any time you want to have a few people deciding what is best and what should happen, without the people asking for that to happen, then we exist at best in a republic and not a democ racy for, by and of the peo ple,” Woodbury said. Board vice chair Bar bara Hanes-Burke echoed Woodbury’s thoughts when she addressed the more than 300 residents in attendance during the forum, calling the bills “overreacting.” HB 518 will directly impact the board of educa tion as well. If approved, all changes to student as signments including stu dent assignment or school choice, neighborhood school assignments, el ementary or middle school attendance zones, the School of Choice process, magnet school choice, and/ or any other school assign ment or school choice pol icy, must be approved by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Flem ing El-Amin didn’t mince words when talking about his disgust with HB 518. He said, “It insults my in telligence for the General Assembly to tell me as a county commissioner to do anything against the school board. You voted for the school board, these are your representatives, they should speak for you.” El-Amin said when he first heard about the bill, he personally called and emailed Rep. Lambeth and Rep. Conrad. He said HB 490 and 518 are designed to diminish the power of the school board. As reported in the April 4 edition of The Chronicle, if passed, HB 519 would change the number of wards in Winston-Salem from eight to five and cre ate three at-large seats. The bill would also give the mayor the power to vote on all city matters, not just in the case of a tie, reduce the terms for the mayor and city council members from four years to two, and change the procedure for filling vacancies on the council. A map of the redrawn districts shows the only African-American women on the city council, Mayor Tempore Vivian Burke, Denise “D.D.” Adams, and Annette Scippio, vying for voters’ support in the same ward. Scippio, who repre sents the East Ward, said the bill is an issue for the entire city. She noted that under the current configu ration, each city council member has about 30,000 residents in their ward. Un der the changes outlined in HB 519, that number would be closer to 50,000, which would significantly increase the workload. “This is our entire city under attack,” Scippio said. When asked his posi tion on HB 519, Mayor Allen Joines said, “I’m opposed to the entire bill.” The city’s longest serv ing mayor, Joines said the bill drives a wedge in the “racial healing” city lead ers have worked so hard to achieve. Joines said he and his colleagues are prepared to fight the bill in court if they have to do so. “... The mayor being able to vote doesn’t mean a thing. I vote now when there’s a tie and the only time it would make a dif ference is when there is a tie, so it’s just window dressing, I think.” He con tinued, “We want to keep the pressure on, not just from Democrats, not just from African-Americans, but from the broader com munity.” At the time of publi cation, HB 518 and HB 519 had not yet been cal endared. HB 490, which would stagger the school board elections, was scheduled to be consid ered by the State and Local Government Committee on Wednesday, April 10. When asked what citi zens should do to let Rep. Lambeth and Rep. Con rad know how they feel about the proposed bills, Rep. Derwin Montgom ery, who is a co-owner of The Chronicle, urged those in attendance to keep the pressure on. “We need you to keep sending emails, get people to sign the petition and continue to let Representa tives Lambeth and Conrad know that we don’t support those bills,” said Mont gomery. “That gives us the fuel to motivate the strat egy that we’re going to be working on in Raleigh.” Rep. Evelyn Terry said they can’t do their job without input from the people. Terry, who serves the 71st District in the House of Representatives, said, “We need to push back. The people did not ask for this. ... Keep doing exactly what you’re doing now, but really rev it up and do more. Engage more people to be involved with the push back.” To wrap up the forum, CEO of the Winston-Salem Urban League, James Per ry, presented a brief action plan with information on how to access the petition that will be sent to Rep. Lambeth and Rep. Conrad and other important infor mation on how to ensure their voices are heard. The petition and the entire plan of action can be found on the Winston-Salem Urban League website at www. wsurban.org. Dedicated To Providing Ton The Bost Service ' April 11-14 vs Potomac Nationals April 15-17 vs Wilmington Blue Rocks APRIL II - 7:00 PM Opening Night, Lowes Foods Thirsty Thursday™, Pups in the Parks presented by Handy and Handy Orthodontics 10th anniversary season opener at BB&T Ballpark, Discounted beer specials, Bring your dog out to the ballpark APRIL 12 - 7:00 PM Postgame Fireworks presented by PTI, Kids Run the Bases powered by New Balance Winston-Salem Postgame fireworks, Kids can run the bases after the game - APRIL 13 -6:00 PM (^4^4 Saturday, Food Truck Festival, Kids Run the Bases powered by New Balance Winston-Salem 4 Dash tickets, 4 Dash hats, 4 Chick-fil-A Sandwiches Total Value - $136, Your Price - $32 (Available only in advance), Gates will open at 4 p.m. Several popular food trucks are participating and fans can enjoy live music. Local band Blue City Bombers will perform on the left-field patio near the Foothills Brewpen from 4:00-5:45 p.m. Participating Food Trucks Include: The Heights Dominican, Taste Jamaica, Flite Time Wings, Pacific Rim, Camel City Grill and Kona Ice. Kids can run the bases after the game APRIL 14 - 2:00 PM Lowes Foods Family Sunday, Latin American Jersey Day presented by Univision, Craft Fair, Kids Run the Bases powered by New Balance Winston-Salem Free Kids Zone, Pregame autographs, Rayados jerseys and a Craft Fair will feature regional vendors selling handmade arts & crafts, antiques and food items! Also, kids can run the bases after the game. * APRIL 15-7:00 PM Free Food Monday Free hot dogs and french fries until 8:30 p.m. Corn dogs will be available while supplies last. X APRIL 16 - 7:00 PM Taco Tuesday & $2 tacos until 8:30 p.m. * APRIL 17-7:00 PM Winston Wednesday, Warthogs Night Advanced tickets are just $10, Dash will wear throwback Warthogs jerseys KIDS RUN THE BASES Every weekend game! VISIT WSDASH.COM OR CALL 336.714.2207 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS CONTACTING THE CHRONICLE www.wschronicle.com 1300 E. Fifth St., Winston Salem, N.C. 27101 Main Phone Number: 336-722-8624 Advertising: Ext. 113 Circulation/Subscriptions: Ext. 100 To send news items: email news@wschronicle.com To send a Letter to the Editor (350 words or less) or column (550 words or less): email letters@wschronicle.com For advertising: email adv@wschronicle.com For subscriptions: email plewis@wschronicle.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/WSChron- icle Follow us on Twitter: WS Chronicle The Chronicle (USPS 067-910) was established by Ernest H. Pitt and Ndubisi Egemonye in 1974 and is published every Thursday by Chronicle Media Group, LLC, 1300 E. 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