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SPORTSWEEK ?r-jyn, COMMUNITY Boxing fans can see ^lgg&t& 1 tffiL A fll Organizations honor ?ly jgfflfc-i Hi I 1^1 ? local students . m# # # ' ? (*^1^713.4721 ? ? ? ? Old Ibwn claims ?SjoiLy??-?''a I Billboard designed to championship $ee g j $ee 43 5ee ^3 catch attention I ^ __ _ For Reference [It ?-Ift ^Y^TT ^nivvliN IvL _ tnl. 75 cent v J^^OS SAI^' KC 27 " *? inSTON-SALEM ? GREENSBORO ? Hk.H POIVI felfeRtatata.. ^L. Locals take part in massive rally to support UM BY T. KEVIN WALKER based admissions policy THE CHRONICLE ? awards points to applicants who come from under-repre It was a long, long Tuesday sented populations, for Tyronia Morrison and sev- Two white women are chal eral of her Wake Forest Uni- lenging the policy. They say versitv classmates Morrison and her friends arrived at Emmanuel Baptist Church at around 12:30 a.m. They spent hours before their arrival think ing up catchy phrases to write on their protest signs. By I a.m. they had tucked away their signs and settled into vans for the seven-hour ride to Washington. Morrison and the others were outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building by noon. They joined thou sands of others to protest what they call an assault on affirmative action. Photo by Kevin Walker Low student Yemi Adegbonmire pre pares to travel to Washington Tuesday. We are not at a point where (affirmative ^ ...lion) can be eliminated," Morrison said. Protesters came from all over the nation to try to influ ence the high court, which heard two cases Tuesday chal lenging the affirmative action policy of the University of Michigan. The school's point they were denied admission at the university in favor of less qualified minorities. The court is expected to rule on the case in June. If the court finds that UM's policy violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, it could signal the end of affirmative action pro See Court on AS Photo bs Kevin Walker Stephen Hairston posts lists of available jobs on a board out side of the NAACP's Fifth Street office. ~mr a a m -m * Justice, jobs mam focus for NAACP BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE The local chapter of the NAACP has moved on up. The chapter's new suite of - offices is on the second floor of the Winston Mutual Build ing. a hop. skip and jump from the building's elevator. The new digs are an improvement over the basement office the NAACP used to operate from in the building. Stephen Hairston. the newly-crowned leader of the chapter, hopes that the new. more accessible location will show county residents that the organization is ready to take on a more prominent role. Hairston hopes to have a sign with the NAACP's name on it placed in front of the building as well. "We are trying to get out there in the community and help people as best as we can." Hairston said. Hairston. a retired police sergeant who runs his own small business, was a long time member of the NAACP when he became the chapter's president in December. From the beginning, Hairston vowed to breathe new life into the local chapter. Three weeks after taking the helm, he announced bits of his sweep ing vision at the Martin Luther King Jr. Noon Com memoration. an annual event cosponsored by the NAACP. Hairston told the hundreds of people on hand that the chapter would help reduce the unemployment rate among Sec NAACP on AlO Minority, Male and Motivated Wake Forest freshman Han Hsiang reads one of Michael Dyson's books, "Open Mike." Social critic talks about identity, Bush and war during summit BYT. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Michael Eric Dyson knows his music. During a two-hour lecture here Saturday he rapped words made famous by hip-hop stars like NAS and Notorious B.I.G. and inspired an audience of more than 150 people to sing along to songs recorded by The Temptations and the Chi-Lites. The music, jokes and biting sarcasm have become the unorthodox lecture style of the man who has become one of the nation's top social critics and intellectuals. Between the songs and laughs, Dyson made the crowd think seriously about issues like war. affirmative action and especially black identity. J Dyson was the keynote speaker for the Second See Summit on A4 Photos by Kevin W'alk< Author and scholar Michael Erie Dyson poses with some of the students tha helped organize Wake Forest University's Multicultural Male Summit. Blind student will make history Sightless since infancy, Robin Herring has overcome odds to become county's first totally blind graduate BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE Robin Herring is a typical high school senior. As spring sets in she's counting down the days to graduation in May. Her ring's classmates at Mt. Tabor High School are particularly excited for her because shi-will be the first totally blind student to receive a diploma from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System. "I feel honored to be getting this kind of recognition." Her ring said. "Some of my class mates are excited. They've never heard of anybody gradu ating who was visually impaired with an actual diplo ma." While other visually impaired students have come of her peers who are also visu through the school system, ally impaired attend a school none has yet to complete tradi- for students with disabilities, tional school and receive a "School has been kind of diploma. Herring says that most rough, but it's turned out to bp good after all." said Herring, who must have all of her text books changed into braille nobks. "(Mt. Tabor) has been fun, hanging with friends, with buddies, and just getting to know new people." Completely blind since she was 4 months'old. Herring lost her sight after experiencing an adverse reaction to medication. The decision to attend tradi tional public school, says Her ring, was a decision that she made along with her family. For Herring, public school "has more to offer and is more excit ing." She relies on a long walk ing stick to get around by her self. Walk through the halls of Mt. Tabor with Herring, and you will quickly learn that she knows her way around very well. Herring's routine is really no different than those of her classmates. She goes to classes and turns in assignments. Teachers often administer tests See Herri no on A10 mow oy v_ ounncy uamaro Robin Herring sings during chorus rehearsal as Milton Denmark, far left, and Damien Powell play the piano. Singing in the Mf. Tabor chorus is one of Herring's after-school activities. Photo by Kevin Walker Jeff "Smitty's Notes ' Smith, foreground, and Mayor Allen Joines did some online chatting Tues day to launch Wi-Fi on Fourth, a new service that will allow people with laptops and hand held computers to access the Internet for free. Offcials believe that Win ston-Salem is the first city to offer free so-called Internet hotspot. The free service is accessible along Fourth Street, between Main and Spruce streets. The Only Choice for African-American and Community News HUtt
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