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Vol.XXVI No. 41
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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2
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Book at teen
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loNICLE
Coalition for Drug Abuse Prevention met with a
if parents, students and law enforcement agents at
[i on the problem of underage drinking,
parent who attended the meeting said it is impor-
parents to stay involved in their children’s lives,
|ly in high school.
cia, not her real name, is one of those parents
|ies not drop her son off at a football game. She
;re with him, even if he is not seated next to her.
lee those parents who (drop their kids oS) and I
You have no clue,’” she said.
[ording to a survey the coalition took at local
students who drink do it at sporting events and
jveekends.
e thing we heard a lot was there isn’t much to do
ton, so if you’re drunk or high you’re doing it in a
t way,” said Jill Miller, one of the facilitators for
|im.
added that students have a casual attitude about
and smoking marijuana.
[rls are usually into alcohol, like wine coolers, while
oke weed and drink beer,” Miller told the group.
Troxler, executive director of the coalition, said
1: has been fighting against underage drinking for
She said in this election season it is important for
See Drinking on All
tUS
Photo by Paul Collins
Weed and Seed Coordinator William Sturdivant passes out balloons at the program's community day.
Community Day attracts the masses
BY PAUL COLLINS
THE CHRONICLE
When Daria Quinsaat heard the
Winston Lake Drummers perform
Saturday at Weed and Seed’s Cleve-'
land Avenue Community Day, she
just had to dance.
“It was in my blood, my Tahit
ian blood, the drums, you know,”
said Quinsaat, who works for the
, Winston-Salem Housing Authority
’‘‘WreS^^sdftSol program in the Cleve
land community.
In addition to the drum music,
Quinsaat especially liked the drug
display at Community Day. “I don’t
do drugs and I didn’t know what
See Community on A9
NOI calling on
families to
demand change
BYT. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
The men, more than 1 million
strong, marched for atonement
and change. The women marched
for unity and solidarity. The fami
lies will march for all of the above
and much more.
The Million Family March is
the latest reincarnation of the
massive march on Washington
concept. Like its trailblazing
ancestors, 1996’s Million Man
March and 1997’s Million
Woman March, the Million Fam
ily March, which will be held Oct.
16, is being spearheaded by the
Nation of Islam (NOI).
Local NOI mosques are in the
process of educating communities
about the mission of the march
and recruiting those who want to
go.
The Min. Mikal Muhammad
of the Muhammad Mosque in
Winston-Salem said the march, for the first time in this
nation’s history, will give families an opportunity to take
issues like violence, crime and education to the people
See NOI on A3
Min. Farrakhan
Min. Muhammad
hurch hopes new center
ill enlighten young minds
=VIN WALKER
IRONICLE
Rev. L.M. Johnson
the story of Moses part-
Red Sea when he told his
Jgation at Ephesus Sev-
)ay Adventist Church
lone of the many obstacles
[ere overcome during the
action of the church’s new
lion and community cen-
construction company
Ito build the facility had
J'hnson that the land where
ling lot for the center was
1 built was unfit for con-
|on. To fix the problem
cost close to $50,000,
Im said he was told,
able to pay that steep cost,
Im said the church prayed
Iriracle.
Iniracle is what the church
Jen an engineer came a few
Iter to tell Johnson that the
Im was only minor.
[hen you walk over to the
you are walking on part-
id,” Johnson said from the
pulpit at the church a few min
utes before a ribbon cutting for
the new center, which is adjacent
to the church’s edifice on Cleve
land Avenue.
The 13,500 square-foot center
The school moved into the
church, sharing a space in the
rear of the building with church
offices and other facilities.
Church officials say the new
school provides all the space
A
“When you walk over to
the center, you are
walking on parted land. ”
- The Rev. LM. Johnson
will serve as a home for the
Adventists’ well-known educa
tion programs and school. The
church has operated a school for
close to 50 years.
Currently grades preschool
through eighth are served by the
school. The school once called a
tidy, three-story building on Ivy
Avenue home, but the structure
was sold several years ago.
needed to cultivate young minds.
The building contains several
classrooms, offices for the
school’s principal and nurse, and
a full-fledged media center. The
added space will also allow the
school to increase its population
tremendously.
“The Lord has been very,
very gracious to Ephesus,” John
son said. “This is the light shined
Photo by Kevin Walker
Members and friends of Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church prepare to cut the ribbon Sunday after
noon for the church's brand new community and education center.
in a dark place.”
The ribbon cutting brought
together many men and women
who dreamed for years of open
ing the school. Some gave gener
ous contributions to jump-start
construction; others can easily
remember the school’s rich histo
ry and the men and women who
were the first to run it.
Robert Williams, principal of
the church’s school, talked about
the magic of grand openings.
Openings, he said, always signal
the start of something “fresh”
and “new.” He said the opening
of the new school building is
especially symbolic because it
means more than just opening
up a structure.
See Church on A10
Woman, 57, graduates from college
after overcoming abuse, alcohol
BY FELECIA R MCMILLAN
COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT
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Photo by Felecia McMillan
Reid, 57, poses with her two grandchildren.
On the night before her graduation from col
lege, Claudia M. Reid, 57, could not sleep. Due to
her nervousness, she arose at midnight and at
every hour on the hour until 6 a.m. when it was
time for her to get dressed for the big event.
A caravan of six carloads of her children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends
followed her to NC. A&T State University on
Saturday, May 13, to watch her receive her bach
elor of science degree in nursing. When she
walked across the stage, she could hear the cheer
ing of her family.
“My grandchildren were standing at the end
of the aisle in a large group yelling, "’Grandma”
and “G-G.” My children yelled “Mama!” and my
friends called me by name. The babies were just
hollering,” she said with much laughter.
“I wanted this march. I didn’t just want the
degree. This is closure,” said Reid. “I went
through every step. That is an achievement for
me, and I was proud of myself for doing it.”
Reid discovered that she wanted to be a nurse
in the early 1970s when she took a friend to apply
“I know that I have had angels
watching over me.”
- Claudia M. Reid
for a job at a nursing home. Reid spoke with a
registered nurse on staff, who gave her a guided
tour of the facility. Reid watched her as she fed
the patients, bathed the patients and gave general
care of the clients.
“I fell in love with the place and the people. I
started making plans to be a nurse because she
seemed to love what she was doing. When I met
her, I ran across my first angel,” said Reid. “I had
been floundering around not knowing what I
wanted to do or to be. I went to college at A&T,
but I dropped out and got married. My whole life
changed, but not for the better. I was a battered
wife, a victim of domestic abuse with a tragic end.
After all the debts were paid, I still wanted to be
a nurse.”
Reid went to Forsyth Technical College and
studied automotive mechanics, but she was inter
ested in health care.
“I had to make a decision. I either had to
cook or get out of the kitchen. I could feel sorry
for myself or I could go to school,” she said.
In 1991, Reid enrolled in the licensed practical
nursing program at Forsyth Technical College.
Her goal was to work for a year, attain a two-year
degree; however, her ultimate goal was a B.S.
degree in nursing. She attended Winston-Salem
State University for a while. She then transferred
See Reid on A4
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