Rousseau Inducted To Oxford's Who's Who
James A. Rousseau has been
selected for inclusion in the 1992-93
edition ot Oxford's Who' s Who, the
Elite Registry of Extraordinary Pro
fessionalism announced recently by
Oxford's managing editor, Scott tj.
Adams.
"The selection of Mr. Rousseau
is based not only on an illustrious
career as vice president for Planning
&. Defelopment/Student Services of
Forsyth Technical Community Col
lege. but also on a long record of
achievements and awards for com
munity services, " said Adams.
A list of some of the highlights
of Rousseau's many accomplish
ments includes: member, president,
North Carolina Chapter of Southern
Regional Council on Black Ameri
can Affairs; member, advisory
board, N.C. Chapter American
Association of Women in Commu
nity and Junior Colleges; member.
James Rousseau
executive committee, N.C. Associa
tion of Institutional Research; mem
ber, N.C. Cooperative Extension
Advisory Board (vice chairman);
recognized by the Winston-Salem
Chamber of Commerce Task Force
tor outstanding service in the Cleve
land. Avenue Community project,
Chamber of Commerce: executive
committee member, Winston-Salem
Forsyth County Private Industry
Council.
Some of Rousseaus earlier
career achievements include but are
not^imited to: principal. Paisley
High; principal. Philo Junior High;
assistant principal. East Forsyth
Senior High.
As the vice president for Plan
ning & Development/Student Ser
vices for the past 10. years,
Rousseau is responsible for the
institution's annual planning
progress, the institutional founda
tion. fund-raising and grants.
Rousseau's personal goals include
becoming an executive vice presi
dent or president in the next 2-3
years. The goals for the college
mclud^ continued cultural diversity
enhancement of the faculty and cur
ricula and increased fielding from
the private sector.
Selection for inclusion in
Oxford's Who's Who is an accom
plishment in itself. This publication
gamers prestigious participants such
as Chrysler's chairman. Lee
Iacocca; the C.E.O. of IBM. John
Akers: the C.E.O. of the Walt Dis
ney Company. Michael Eisner;
Chairman of Xerox. David Keams;
Ford Motor Corporation's Chair
man. Harold Poling and Microsoft's
founder. William Gates.
Inclusion in Oxford's Who's
Who is based upon the fundamental
principal of reference value.
Oxford's also strives to recognize its
participants for significant achieve
ments both in the business ami pri
vate sectors.
Twin City League Kicks Off '93 Season
Twin City Little League will
hold an organizational meeting on
Sunday Feb. 3rd at 3:30 p?.m. at the
Salvation Army Boys Club or) Mar
tin Luther King Jr. Drive. The meet
ing will kick off the 1993 season for
the league, the only predominately
black tittle binr^baTT progranTTn
North Carolina. Anyone interested
in becoming a coach, manager,
umpire or member of the auxiliary
committee is urged Jo attend the
meeting. Parent with children ages
6-18 are also urged to attend. With a
boundary expansion, the league has
expanded from 12 to 28 teams. For
mal registration will be held on Feb.
20, from 10 a.m. til 3 p.m. at Happy
Hill, Piedmont Circle, Kimberly
Park and Cleveland Avenue com
munity centers, and the Boys Club
on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
The cost of registration for the 1993
season is $25 ? ?
The board of directors of TCLL
has put together a program for 1 993
that is expected to make this season
the best ever. Melvin 'Rip^V^lkins,
league president, said he is expected
to further involve the entire commu
nity this season. "We expect this
year to be a great one for Twin
City." Wilkins said. "We are now
beginning 'to reach the number of
MONEY WATCH
By THEODORE R. DANIELS
Earned Income Tax Credit
Many families may qualify for the earned income tax credit this
year. Individuals who earned less than $22,370 and had ?a qualifying
ffhUrLjfair tfripiix, months during the tax year
(1992) can get up to $1,324 from the earned Income tax credit when
they file their Federal tax returns on or before April 15, 1993.
A "qualifying child" includes a son, daughter, adopted child, grand
child, stepchild, or foster child who is age 18 or younger unless he or
she is a full-time student. A full-time student may be age 23 or younger.
There is no age limit for a child who is permanently and totally disabled.
Individuals may be entitled to a larger earned income credit on their
1992 Federal tax returns, if they have more than one qualifying chif&rqr
a qualifying child bom in 1992. For maximum earned tax credit for two
qualifying children is $1,384. This amount does not increase if you have
more than two qualifying children.
Here are the requirements that you m^t meet to take the earned
income tax credit:
a) you worked and the total of your taxaBh^and nontaxable earned
income is less than $22,376;
b) your filing status is single, married filing jointly, jfead of house
holds, or qualifying widow(er);
c) you must have at least one qualifying child; and .
d) you must not be qualifying child or another person.
If you meet these requirements complete the "Earned Income Tax
[? Credit" schedule included with the Form 1040 or 1040A that you
received from the Internal Revenue Service.
Keep in mind that earned income includes wages, salaries, tips,
other employee compensation, net earnings from self-employment, and
union strike benefits. It also includes anything of value - money, goods
fits. It also includes anything of value - money goods or services - that
you get from your employer for services you performed, whether or not
-it i* taxable. Earned income, however, does not include interest, divi
dend. welfare benefits, veterans benefits, pensions or annuities, alimony,
social security payments, workers compensation, unemployment bene
fits, taxable scholarships or fellowships.
Any refund that you receive as the result of claiming the earned
income tax credit is not used to determine if you are eligible for benefit
programs, or used to determine how much you can receive from them.
Such benefit programs include "Aid to Families With Dependent Chil
dren (AFDC);" Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI);"
and "Food stamps and low-income housing."
If you are a worker who is eligible to receive the earned income tax
credit, you^can increase your take-home pay by adjusting your withhold
ing allowances reflected on the W-4, Employee's Withholding
Allowance Certificate, on file with their employers. This is not a com
plicated matter, but many taxpayers continue to overpay Uncle Sam
every year because they fail to adjust their withholding allowance.
kids where we can make a major
impact upon the city of Winston
Salem. We are making an effort to
have an impact upon the lives of
inner-city kids. We really want this
to be a positive out]etJbiichildren-HV
this"aTyTln this program we stress
the importance of teamwork and
goal-setting. Hopefully we can
reach out to kids who haven't had a
chance to participate in an organized
prograrcr before." During Wilkins
tenure, (he program has grown from
hav-"" teams to 28 teams.
Wilkins is the lack of volunteer sup
port to match the number of children
nly drawback cited by
taking part in the program. "A suc
cessful program is built by volun
teers," Wilkins said. "We have a lot
of very dedicated people, but we
don't have the numbers to ade
quatetv sraffand run a program of
this nature. Hopefully the^ commu
nity will continue to respond and the
numbers will increase." We sent 5
teams to the division all-star. The
Twin City (A team) boys 16-18 won
the first divisional title in Twin City
history.
To win a divisional title is a
milestone, that will just let us know
that wexan compete with the major
Little League program.
Teleconference
On Sunday, Feb. 7, from 5-7
p.m. the National Council of Negro .
Women will celebrate Black His- ...
tory Month with a nationwide tele
conference broadcast live via satel
- lite from the National Civil Rights
Museum at the Lorraine Motel in
Memphis, Tennessee. Locally a
teleconference viewing reception
will be hosted by Thelvna J. Pigford
azt the Hall Patterson building
Room 278 on the Winston-Salem
State University Campus.
Millions of viewers from
downlink sites and cable systems in
cities across the country will be
turned in when Charlayne Hunter
Gault (MacNeil/Lehrer Report), ?
moderates the historic broadcast
entitled "Conversations with
Dorothy I. Height: The Weaving of
African-American Women's Hxpe
riences - A celebration of their sto
ries and quilts."
Dorothy I. Height, the last liv
ing link to the civil rights leadership
of the 60 s will provide an up close
and personal perspective of her
more than sixty years as an agent of
change in what may have been the
greatest social revolution of this
century. ?
The nationwide teleconference
will also launch the publication of a
special book dedicated to l)r
Height. The Black Family Dinner
Quilt Cookbook.
A special story quilt by Faith
Ringgold featuring a portrait of Dr.
Height and her mentor Mary
McLeod Bethune will be unveiled,
accompanied by a dozen ifflicj.
quilts by leading artist from the
Wome^-of Color Qui Iters Network
on exhibition at the museum.
The Ringgold quilt portrait
entitled "Mealtime Dialogue" is
also featured on the cover for the
book, which features healthier ver
sions of traditional heritage recipes,
food memories form many who
have shared special meals with Dr.
Height, plus a special historical sec
tion on quilting and the African
American slave diet.
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A unique legacy
During. Black History MonthTluneTn as
public television honors a saga of trials
and triumphs.
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Wonderworks Family Movie
You Must Remember This
Sunday, Feb. 7 at 6i30 PM ~
The Road Brown
Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 10 PM
6real Performances/
The Colored Museum
Thursday, Feb. 11 at 10 PM
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Heart To Heart
Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of
death among Americans? The good news is that with a
little bit of care and common sense, you can control the
factors that lead to heart disease. At our Heart To Heart
seminar, you'll learn how to lead a heart healthy life-style.
And, we'll check your cholesterol level free!
Date: Thursday, February 11
Time 6:30 to 9HX) pjn.
Free Cholesterol Screening &
Heart To Heart Seminar
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Place: Community Education Center
855-B Bethesda Road
Speakers: Stephen M. Kirkland - MD, Cardiologist
Byron Richard - MS, Registered &
Licensed Dietician
Jo Ann Tuttle- RN, Cardiac Nurse Educator
Our Heart To Heart seminar and the Cholesterol Screen
ing are free, but attendance is limited to 40. Call Health /
Connections at 7604)122 today to make your reservation.
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Sponsored by:
Forsyth Memorial Hospital
Medical Park Hospital
Varriott Health Care Management
A Service of Carolina Mcdkxxp, Inc.