In Our 26th Year Issue No. 1958
February 2008 Associate Consultants
Serving the Triad
THE CARTER G. WOODSON SCHOOL:
CONNECTING THE PAST, CONERONTING
THE PRESENT, CONQUERING THE EUTURE
ALLSTATE OPENS
DOWNTOWN
Derrick Harley
By Derrick Hariey
Recently, The Carter G.
Woodson School celebrated the
expansion of the school with its addi
tion of a new building. The Carter G.
Woodson School of Challenge first
opened August of 1997, using the
Urban League of Winston-Salem and
The Anderson Center of Winston-
Salem State University as its two first
instruction sites. In September of
1997, we moved into the building that
is now our instruction facility. For
years, the head officials of Carter G.
Woodson have dreamed of increasing
its body of students, and each year,
more and more people were coming aboard. With the increase of population in
Winston-Salem, Carter G. Woodson increased its numbers, but wanted to make
it so that more and more people could attend the institution.
“Exactly how did Carter G. Woodson School come to be?” you may ask. The
answer is two extraordinary women by the name of Hazel Mack-Hilliard and Ruth
Hopkins wanted to give students of color an equal opportunity in the North
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Chris Fuller
Allstate newest agency Fuller &
Associates insurance Agency is proud
to be a part of the growth and vision of
Winston Salem’s downtown communi
ty. Fuller & Associates is located
between 4th Street and the west end at
930 Burke Street.
This is an exciting time to be part
of the downtown community with the
development of luxury and high rise
FILM ‘‘BUCK MAGIC’' CHRONICLES
PLAYERS CONTRIBUTIONS
WSSU Invites Public to Preview
Screening of Documentary About HBCU
Basketball Players Film “Black Magic”
Chronicles Players Contribution to the
Game and Civil Rights
WINSTON-SALEM, NC They were among the
most prolific scorers and top defensive players in
college basketball. But most of the nation in the
1950s and 1960s had never heard of them and
had no idea of the impact African-American bas-
ketb,all players from Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs) would ultimately have
on the game or in the area of civil rights until now,
thanks to an exciting and informative documen
tary film. Black Magic. A special pre-screening of
the film will be shown at Winston-Salem State
University’s K.R. Williams Auditorium on Friday,
February 22, at 7 p.m.
The 90-minute preview screening of the film is
free and open to the public. What will be shown at
WSSU is a modified version of the actual four-
hour documentary that will air in two parts March
16 and 17 on ESPN.
The telecast
of Black Magic
on ESPN at 9
p.m. on Sunday,
March 16 and
Monday, March
17 is brought to
you the way a
film of this
importance
should be pre-
s e n t e d .
Through the
sponsorship of
the Russell
Athletic Group
and State Farm,
Black Magic will
Earl the Pearl
WE GELEBR/ITE BL/IGK HISTORY mONTH
apartments and condos, shops,
restaurants, business and the arts.
Chris Fuller owner of Fuller &
Associates considered Greensboro,
High Point and Winston-Salem but fell
in love with the people of Winston-
Salem, its community and saw the
vision and opportunity of downtown
while working in Winston as a vice-
president for Bank of America.
The downtown agency will be able
to provide property, auto, life, commer
cial insurance, individual health plans,
along with retirement, annuities, mutu
al funds, Allstate checking and
Business insurance including group
health and retirement.
The team at the Allstate’s down
town office is committed to providing
customer service that goes beyond
expectations. “We are proud to be
able to provide the best products at
great prices but customer service is
our team’s cornerstone. I feel our
downtown location will provide the
convenience that the community
needs whether getting new insurance.
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INSIDE.
Hillary Clinton
vs. Barack Obama
The Doctrin of
Exclusion
New Faces Abound in
Church Pulpits in
Winston-Salem ....
Artists, Curators to
Gather at
Reynolds House
March 1 for Event on
African American
Artists
be broadcast without commercial interruption.
The first time that ESPN has ever presented a
broadcast in this manner. Part One will air imme
diately following ESPN's Bracketology show (ana
lyzing the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
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‘The Great Debaters’
and the Survival of
Black Colleges . . . .
America Has Lost
a Generation of
Black Boys