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Members of Eastern Star honor Broadway By felecia P McMILLAN community correspondent "Sister Broadway has served us for many years as the district deputy of the 30th District, and today we would like to pause and thank her for her many years of service." said Chlores Shore, matron of Bivouac Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Shore served as the mistress of cere monies for the evening. For the month of June, one of the major projects was to honor Areatha Broadway, who has served for three years in this capacity. The event was held at the Masonic Hall on 14th Street. Members of the eight chapters that Broadway oversees were in attendance. The event included a seasonal tea. which used the colors of win ter. spring, summer and fall to dec orate the long refreshment table following the program. The pro - gram consisted of a spirited devo tional service, a. fashion/talent show and a closing tea. After the event. Chlores Shore presented Broadway with a monetary award sealed in an envelope, which was from all of the represented, chap ters in the district. - Vergie Collins of Sisters of James H. Young Chapter sang a solo titled "I Want Jesus To Walk With Me." The audience became very involved as they clapped and stood up to sing with her. Sister Rose Thomas of Beauty of the West shared the scripture from Psalm 121. i will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth." she read. Broadway was elated about the diversity of the program and about her recognition. "That Vergie can really sing. She was really putting it down," Broadway said. "And the girls looked so nice in their clothes in the fashion show. There were many potential dress ideas for the sea sons. 1 think that this variety in the program attracted more to attend the event." The fashion show included evening wear, casual fashions, styles for couples to sport together and church attire. Two of the cou ples who modeled together were Maurice and Kimberly Crocker of Meridian Chapter No. 308 and Preston and Deloris McConnell, also of Meridian Chapter. Anne Duck, past matron of Beauty of the West, modeled sev eral outfits, casual and church wear. Her striking black suit with a jet black trim brought sighs from the audience. Christa Epps of Meridian Chapter No. 308 wore a number of stunning hats. Adell Marlin. wor thy matron of James H. Young, received ooohs and aaahs from the audience as she graced the run way in church and casual attire. Vincent Wilkins. the nephew of Chlores Shore and scholar-athlete, was a special guest model for the show. He mainly sported casual attire, but all eyes were on him when he strutted down the line. "1 was very proud, and very uplifted in my spirit. I felt real good about the sisters helping me with my travel expenses," Broad- * way said. "It was a great lift to me. In fact, this has been one of the best celebrations we have had because it was so well attended," A v she said. As district deputy, Broadway travels regularly to the district deputy meetings in such cities as Asheville, Durham and Charlotte. The grand worthy matron makes ' appointments for the locations of the meetings. Broadway also attends regional meetings for the 30th District, which is comprised of eight chapters. She visits all of the chapters throughout the year and encourages the worthy matrons around the district to con tinue steadfast in service. "Sister Broadway does not receive any payment for the service she gives, but we feel honored to have her to represent us so well in the district," said Shore. The chapters and worthy matrons include: Rose McCloud Chapter No. 608 of Walkertown - Anne Johnson; Meridian Chapter No. 308 - Carolyn Epps; Rose DeMall Chapter of Mocksville No. 531 - Shirley Allen; Pride of Yadkinite Chapter No. 612 - Lor raine Bowls; Queens of Olympic Chapter No. 630 - Georgia Davis; Sisters of James H. Young Chap ter No. 542 - A'dell Marlin; Bivouac Chapter No. 530 - Chlores Shore; and Beauty of the West No. 36 - Rose Thomas. Left, Worthy Matron Carolyn Cpps of Meridian Chapter joint with District Deputy Areatha Broadway dur ing the song "I want Jesus to walk with me." The Chronicle's e-mail address is:> wschron@netunlimited.net j ^ MA TWEES STADKIM "SEATINO; IN THESE AUDITORIUMS niMMYirtu jjitB7*wiu?nB*ir wncroi umjimuiuwihik SU* XAKllGi 1155*7:45 Ma usm rew?siic-u? 12*1*5*7*1* immiiif STAlXUSlfGi 1*4* 7*? 45 *?>?**? ?cauwfgc-a 2*i*7jH*n*)nusft, KMnnifC-D) 2*4*7*1* U*m?? 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Anheuser-Busch *?? supports the work ! of the NAACP, just ?' as we support other t educational and sodalt ( programs, community ojects and minority ? asses. r-Busch, we're 'J i better quality of life. ?J y SUM r-Busch companies, Inc. Race and sexual harassment are the most common forms of discrimination locally By. PAUL COLLINS , d THE CHRONICLE n 4 ti The office of the U.S. Equal u Employment Opportunity Commis- n sion that serves Forsyth and 11 other t North Carolina counties receives about 2,000 allegations of employ- r ment discrimination each year, said v Patricia Fuller. EEOC director of a the 12-county region. About 45 per- r cent of those cases are in Forsyth " c County, she said. t Fuller and several other repre- j sentatives of the EEOC; as well as c Eugene Williams, director of the ( Winston-Salem Human Relations Commission; and Robert M ; "Hoppy" Elliot, a lawyer in Win- t ston-Salem. spoke at an employment < discrimination forum Saturday at , Phillips Chapel Baptist Church in j Winston-Salem. About 25 people i attended the forum, which was spon sored by the Winsfon-Salem , NAACP. the Winston-Salem Human Relations Commission and the Greensboro office of the EEOC. Bill Tatum, president of the Win ston-Salem NAACP. said in his opening remarks that this will be the first of several such workshops. "We hope to bring employers and employees closer together in under standing policies and guidelines." Fuller said, "A lot of people just don't know what employment dis crimination is." The EEOC was created by Con gress and enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which pro hibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. , Since 1979 EEOC also has enforced: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which protects employees 40 years of age or older, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex based wage discrimination; and Sec tion 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of . 1973, which prohibits federal sector discrimination against persons with disabilities < t. On July 26, 1992. EEOC began enforcing the Americans with Dis abilities Act. which prohibits dis crimination against individuals in the private sector and in state and local governments based on disabili ty The U.S. Department of Labor enforces the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Fuller said that in the 12-county area she serves there are more alleged cases of race discrimination and sexual discrimination than dis crimination involving religion, national origin or color. There are two types of sexual harassment: quid pro quo and hos tile environment. Unwelcome sexual advances requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexu al nature constitute quid pro quo sexual harassment when (I) submis sion to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or con ition of an individual's employ lent or (2) submission to or rejec on of such conduct by an individ al is used as the basis for employ ment decisions affecting the individ lal. : Unwelcome sexual advances, I equests for sexual favors and other < erbal or physical conduct of a sexu .1 nature constitute hostile environ- 1 nent sexual harassment when such I onduct has the purpose or effect of < inreasonably interfering with an < ndividual's work performance or i reating an intimidating, hostile > or < >ffeiisive working environment. i The central inquiry in determin- ? ng whether an environment is hos ile is whether the conduct "unrea- i ionably interfered with a individuals ?vork performance" or created "an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment." The victim of sexual harassment can be a woman or a man. The vic tim does not have to be of the oppo site sex. The victim does not have to be the person harassed but could be anyone affected by the offensive con duct. The harasser can be a woman or a man. He or she can be the victim's supervisor, an agent of the employer, a supervisor in another area, a co worker or a non-employee (such as a worker from another company who is Filling up the soft-drink machine). Gan one incident constitute sexu-? arharassment? It depends In quid pro quo cases a single sexual advance may constitute harassment if it is linked to the granting or denial of employment or employment ben efits In contrast, unless the conduct js quite severe, a single incident or isolated incidents of offensive sexual conduct or remarks generally do not create a hostile environment. A hos ile environment claim usually equires a showing of a pattern of iffensive conduct. But a single, jnusually severe incident of harass nent may be sufficient to constitute > Title VII violation; the more severe he harassment, the less need to ;how a repetitive series of incidents, rhis is particularly true when the larassment is physical. For example, he EEOC will presume the unwel :ome, intentional touching of a rharging party's intimate body areas s sufficiently offensive to alter the x>ndition of his or her working envi ronment and constitute a violation. Verbal remarks can constitute sexual harassment. The EEOC will evaluate the totality of the circum stances to ascertain the nature, fre quency, context and intended target of the remarks. The victim should also use any employer complaint mechanism or grievance system available. If these methods are ineffective, the victim should contact the EEOC as soon as possible. Fuller said that if the victim, after telling the harasser that the conduct is offensive and must stop, notifies someone in supervision one time and the harassment doesn't Stop, the EEOC could argue that the company didn't take immediate action to stop the harassment. Race/color discrimination It is unlawful to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of his or her race or color in regard to hiring, termination, promotion, compensa tion, job training, or any other term, condition, or privilege of employ ment. Title VII also prohibits See Forum on A9 Bcnnie I McBricM wants to help you with your ( next new or used car ? purchase. He's also plugsed into the Modem Automotive Network, so ? you can ask him about the deals available at Modem Nissan and Modem Toyota! Dont worry about past credit problems. Bennie can work with you on special financing to help reestablish your credit. Bennie invites you to give him a call or stop by. 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