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Lake Park unveiled at grand opening
By YVETTE N. FREEMAN
Community News Editor
City and community leaders
are hoping that a new development
of homes in the Winston Lake
Estates community will be the cata
lyst for future development in East
Winston.
The development, called Lake
Winston so that we can make Hast
and West no different," said Newell.
"We want this to be the beginning
of some of the greatest homes and
the greatest developments anywhere
in this city."
If successful, Lake Park will
not only bring in more families to
the East Winston community, but
also more dollars. That, in turn,
Alderman Vivian Burke (left) and Wachovia Vice Prealdent Ward
Miller look on aa Alderman Virginia Newell cuts the ribbon to one
of the new homes In the Lake Park development.
Park, was unveiled Sunday by
Wachovia Vice President Ward
Miller, Winston-Salem Mayor
Martha Wood, and aldermen Vir
ginia Newell and Vivian Burke.
"It is indeed our sincere hope
that this premiere community will
be the catalyst for other projects of
this kind/ Miller told a crowd of
about 100 gatherers at the grand
opening of the development "Our
goal is to retain and to attract those
in the community who will help to
enhance community life and Win
ston East, spiritually, economically,
politically, and socially."
Lake Park, which currently
consists of three homes at 90%
completion, has been under con
struction for well over a year now.
It is hoped that the success of the
development will provide a jump
start to other construction projects
in East Winston, so that the area can
continue to develop economically
and socially.
"Things are happening in East
would help the community to devel
op more economic clout, thus possi
bly resulting in the construction of
more homes and businesses in East
Winston.
One particular project in East
Winston which community leaders
hope will be positively affected by
Lake Park, is the New Walkertown
Shopping Center. Originally intend
ed to be the catalyst for future
development in East Winston, it has
been at a standstill for over a year
now because of lawsuits, counter
suits and a twice postponed foreclo
sure sale on an ABC store, which is
the only store in the shopping cen
ter.
Community leaders are now
relying on the success of Lake Park
to revitalize development in East
Winston.
Once completed, there will be a
total of 42 homes in the Lake Park
Development, all priced in the
$150,000+ range. However, the
first 12 homeowners will be able to
African-American Cultural
Celebration comes to PBS
From Dec. 25 to Jan. 1, more
than 15 million African-Americans
celebrate Kwanzaa, a unique and
colorful holiday rooted in the rich
traditions and symbolism of Africa.
In Kwanzaa: A Cultural Cele
bration, airing Christmas Day at 9
p.m. on North Carolina Public Tele
vision, host Ademola Ekulona
examines this special holiday with a
thought-provoking and entertaining
look at how Kwanzaa is observed in
the African-American community,
focusing on the flavor, the intensity,
and the values of the week-long
observance. .
The half-hour program pro
vides an historical perspective on
the holiday, which was created by
Dr. Ron Karenga to unify black
communities in America. Partici
pants explain how the celebration of
Kwanzaa is meant to engender a
sense of tradition for future genera
tions of African-Americans.
Each day of Kwanzaa honors
one of the seven principles of the
"Nguzo Saba," a value system at the
heart of this festive ritual. Ekulona
visits several community institu
tions in Baltimore, Md., where the
principles, which include Umoja
(unity), Ujima (collective work),
and Kuumba (creativity), are exem
plified. In serving as a colorful
counselor to its intergcnerational
participants, Kwanzaa weaves
together the young and old through
poetry, dancing, storytelling, feast
ing, and ceremony.
North Carolina Public Televi
sion is the program service of The
University of North Carolina Center
for Public Broadcasting, which
operates 10 stations throughout the
state.
take part in a special buydown pro
gram sponsored by the city.
Community leaders had hoped
more of the homes would be com
pleted before now, but because of
bad weather, construction was
delayed.
All 42 homes are expected to
be completed within three years or
sooner.
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1990 production of "Celebrations: An
African Odyssey "]
Friday evening's performance of
"Celebrations: An African Odyssey" was
in many ways like Frederick Douglas*
1845 Narrative in which the author
chronicled his dramatic triumph over that
"peculiar institution" known as slavery.
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Just as Douglas' story illustrates the
power if the individual ? a nation to
transcend even the direst of
circumstances, so does "An African
Odyssey," which fuses music, dance,
singingvplaying, acting, and storytelling
into a powerful drama, compelling its
audience to "celebrate" the triumph of the
human spirit!
Not to get too far ahead because
there is plenty to see, hear, and talk about
in this production, however, there is one
scene that I will never, ever forget as long
as I live ? but more about that later.
This sparkling production presented
by the North Carolina Black Repertory
Theatre Co., directed and choreographed
by Ms. Mabel Robinson, produced by
Larry Leon Hamlin, further confirms that
fact that there is a reservoir of
extraordinary talent in the City of
African dance and movement.
Under the very gifted eyes, ears,
hands, heart and soul of none other than
Ms. Mabel Robinson (a veritable "Who's
Who" on Broadway in the world of
musical-dance theater), the entire cast,
including the technical crew which
created a brilliant set A lighting design,
effectively transported its audience back
to the early 1990s to experience life first,
as it might have been in the small West
African M'Cuta Village, then later as
slaves on an American plantation.
The contrast between he two is very
important
As an audience, we were introduced,
then immersed, surrounded and engulfed
in the African "Ceremonial Ring" where
we each became a part of the energy of
the "new time celebration."
While bathing myself in the emotions
of my ancestors, portrayed by "Big John"
Heath, Carlotta Samuels-Flemmings,
Kenny Malleoe, Sharon Frazier, LaTonya
Black, Sherone Price Sc Company, I also
heard their fortuitous words of wisdom ..
. declaring to all who would listed,
"appearance is buy a small part of
leadership; no gift should be given with
the expectation of receiving a gift; and all
things lost can be found."
Oh, if only we would listen more
often more often to the words of our
ancestors!
Now, about that scene! It occurs at
the conclusion of Act I when the young
princess is kidnaped by the "people
stealers," sold into slavery, and
transported on a ship thousands of miles
away... as that old hymn goes,"... long
as I live and trouble rises" ... it was the
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daughter, your daughter, sister, niece,
cousin, friend, anybody), trapped like an
animal, yet fighting, struggling with all of
the intellect of one's might, captured, only
as Mabel Robinson could, through dance,
song, sets, and lighting. (Even as I write
to you of my experience, recalling this
scene fills me with emotion.)
After having searched for the past
eleven yean, the North Carolina Black
Repertory Theatre believes that
"Celebrations" is the right holiday
musical to reflect the culture and history
of the the African-American family and
community.
Go see it for yourself. I will tell you
this, after he stopped crying, my ten-year
old son felt that everybody ? black,
white, or otherwise ? should see
"Celebrations." And a little child shall
lead them!
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