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Honoring and
Remembering
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Tm News Argus
www.thenewsargus.com
Winston-Salem State University’s Student Newspaper
Jan. 29, 2007
Evers-Williams
speaks up for all
Tiphane Deas
MANAGING EDITOR
A diverse crowd of students, fac
ulty and community members
packed Dillard Auditorium Monday
night, Jan. 15, for the Seventh
Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration well before its sched
uled 7 p.m. start time, so much so
that an overflow room had to be
arranged. Hundreds came to help
make the yearly collaboration
between Winston-Salem State
University and Wake Forest
University a success, and to com
memorate the birthday, life and
legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This year's planning committee,
co-chaired by Dale Williams from
WSSU and Kendra Steward from
WFU, and made up of members
from both institutions, decided on
the theme, "On Common Ground
... Committed To The Dream," a
continuation from last year's theme,
"On Common Ground,"
To help elaborate upon this
idea, they invited as the keynote
speaker the inspiring Myrlie
Evers-Williams, wife of civil rights
activist and murder victim,
Medgar Evers. Evers-Williams, a
graduate of what is now known as
Alcom State University and a civil
rights and political leader in her
own right, recalled her early expe
riences as an activist in the volatile
state of Mississippi, her fight for
justice in her husband's decades-
long murder investigation, and
shared her thoughts on current
world events as a challenge to
everyone in the audience.
"I have had so many people to
say to me, 'You're living in the
past, let it go.' There is no way
that I could let it go," Evers-
Williams said. "I still know the
scent of racism, and when I smell
it, the hair raises up on my back,
and I say to myself, 'It doesn't
matter how tired I am.'"
Evers-Williams was especially
pleased to witness the long-lasting
relationship between WSSU and
WFU on issues of race and injus
tice. It is a relationship that dates
back to 1960, when students from
Photo by Lee Adams
Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams speaks at Winston-Salem State University about the death
of her husband, Medgar Evers, and the trial she endured in seeking justice.
both universities staged a sit-in
together in downtown Winston-
Salem. She linked the cooperation
to a relationship that Medgar
Evers, as president of bis junior
class at Alcom State University,
initiated between their college and
a predominantly white institution.
Evers-Williams made another
important connection during her
speech on Sunday night between
what went on in the civil rights
camp during the Vietnam War and
the wars that are currently taking
place in Iraq and Afghanistan. She
recollected the jealousy and dis
cord that arose among civil rights
leaders when King took a stand on
Vietnam, and his reaction to it.
See Evers-Williams, page 2
Time to Stop and Reflect
No longer a dream
Nathaniel E. Woods
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The groundbreaking cere
mony for a memorial hon
oring slain civil rights
leader Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. took place in
Washington, D.C., in late
2006. This project will be
the first national memorial
for an African-American
and non-president on the
National Mall, and it will
be built in the same city in
which King delivered his "I
Have a Dream" speech dur
ing the March on
Washington Aug. 28, 1963.
"An assassin's bullet
could not shatter the
dream," President George
W. Bush said in his speech
about King's legacy. "It con
tinues to inspire millions
around the world."
See Dream, page 2
Km
Photo courtesy of MLK Jr. National Memorial Project
Emotions ran high at the groundbreaking ceremony
last fall for the Martin Luther King Jr. National
Memorial.
Roseboro
inducted
into CIAA
Hail of
Fame
Steven J. Gaither
SPORTS EDITOR
A1 Roseboro, a Winston-
Salem State University
alumnus and the "Voice of
the CIAA" was elected to
the CIAA Hall of Fame on
January 15, 2007.
Roseboro has held the title
of "Voice of the CIAA" for
more than 30 years. He has
announced more than 30
CIAA basketball and foot
ball championships.
Roseboro was a guard on
WSSU's football team. After
graduating, he served as
tennis and volleyball coach
at WSSU and is still the
winningest volleyball coach
in school history.
In 1991, Roseboro took
over for legendary basket
ball coach and long-time
Athletic Director "Big
House" Gaines, serving his
alma mater in that capacity
for six years. He also served
as Associate Vice Chancellor
for Student Affairs before
retiring in 2004.
Roseboro's connection to
the CIAA goes way back,
even further than his days
as a football player at
WSSU. A star athlete at
West Charlotte High,
Roseboro was acquainted
with high school coach Jack
Martin, an official for the
CIAA. While driving with
Martin to WSSU for football
games, Roseboro met
Gaines. Gaines became his
mentor and a critical part of
his life.
"He was a father figure,"
Roseboro said of Gaines,
who passed away in April
2005. "Without God and
Coach Gaines I would not
have been able to do the
things that I've accom
plished."
After meeting Gaines,
Roseboro knew WSSU was
the place for him.
"From tenth grade on, I
knew I was going to be a
Ram," said Roseboro, who
was inducted into the C.E.
Gaines Athletic Hall of
Fame in 2005 for meritori
ous service.
See Roseboro, page 2
Photo by Garrett Garins
Members of the Beta lota chapter of Alphi Phi Alpha fraternity held a can
dlelight vigil in memory of their most famous brother, Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.