Emmanuel Baptist holds African Liberation Day
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Emmanuel Baptist Church
held its first African Liberation
Day recently as a way to bring
together people of African
descent The theme for the
gathering was "Honoring the
African Diaspora: Uniting as
One1." The Sunday morning
congregation dressed in
African attire while the pastor.
The Rev. Dr. John Mendez,
delivered a sermon on the
African presence in the Bible.
During the afternoon pro
gram. more than 250 people
met in the fellowship hall of
the church for the unity cele
bration- The room was framed
by some of the flags from the
more than 50 countries of
Africa. Jamaica. Haiti, the
Caribbean, and other countries
where people of African
descent live. The Otesha Cre
ative Arts Ensemble led the
Opening Recessional, and one
of the storytellers from the
ensemble offered a spoken
word poem called "It's Nation
Time-Wake Up!" Dr. Fleming
El-Amin also shared a poem
with the group that focused on
the need and purpose of build
ing family relations.
Dr. Olasope Oyelaran,
director of International Pro
grams Winston-Salem State
University, offered the libation
statement and taught the audi
ence the importance or staying
connected with ancestral teach
ings. spirituality and values.
Wandella Ridgill planned a
special soul food meal for
which church members and
audience participants could
sample dishes from various
countries.
Dr. Debra Boyd introduced
the audience to one of her six
films from her study and trav
els in the Sahel. The film she
introduced was entitled "Griot
of Goree Joseph Ndiaye" Rev.
The guest speaker for the
gathering Was Yomi Durotoye.
Following his presentation.
Rev. Mendez called persons
Deacon Walter Murray performs a song.
Dr. Olasope Oyelaran performs the libation.
from the audience to offer his
torical remarks about their var
ious countries.
International designer Tisha
Jackson caused a spirited stir in
the audience when she spon
sored an African Fashion Show
using models cfrom the church
and from the audience. Models
included Rachel Todd, Esther
Bouleware. Ms. Bianca, Bever
ly Baldwin, Naaborle Baldwin.
Jackie Baldwin. Rochelle Joyn
er. and Marion Wilson. Many
Young people take part in fate and body painting.
of the models purchased Jack
son's unique designs.
Deacon Nadyne Brown pre
sented awards to the essay con
test winners. Children and
adults wrote about the topic
"What Does Africa Mean To
Me?" Winners included Mary
Jordan, Rachel Todd, Reynita
McMillan, Asha Piggott and
Jackie Baldwin.
Members of the Morning
Bible Study honored Rev.
Mendez by singing a special
song in his honor. Jamilla
Mendez, director of the
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Kemet Academy, directed stu
dents from the program in
reciting the African Pledge
written by Dr. Maya Angelou
in honor of Rev. Mendez. The
children of the Kemet Acade
my also made a special tribute
to the elders in the audience
and presented each of them
with a copy of their pledge.
Rev. Dr. John Mendez, Dr.
Loraine Stewart and Dr. Fele
cia McMillan served on the
planning committee for this
event.
WSSU picks up
prestigious award
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Winston-Salem State Uni
versity is the recipient of a
prestigious Council for
Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE) award.
WSSU's Division of Uni
versity Advancement is win
ner of a 2003 CASE/Wealth
ID Award for Exceptional
Fundraising, which honors
superior fundraising pro
grams across the nation.
WSSU is among an excep
tional group of colleges, uni
versities and independent
schools named to the circle of
excellence for overall
improvement in fundraising.
The award was made on the
basis of judges' analysis of
the data WSSU submitted to
the Council for Aid to Educa
lion's annual Voluntary Sup
port of Education survey for
the last three-year period. The
Council for Aid to Education
is a national source of private
giving to education.
WSSU was recognized and
received the Circle of Excel
lence Award at the recent
CASE International Assembly
in Washington, D.C. WSSU
was the only Historically
Black College or University
in the nation to receive the
honor.
WSSU's Office of Media
Relations in the University
Advancement Division has
been the recipient of two
other CASE District III
awards for Excellence in Pub
lication over the past three
years. While CASE District
III includes the nation's
Southeast region, WSSU was
the only HBCU in the nation
to win the honor each year it
was awarded.
Headquartered in Wash
ington, D.C., CASE is an
international association of
education advancement offi
cers. including alumni admin
istrators, fundraisers, public
relations managers, publica
tions editors, and government
relations officers, CASE
membership includes nearly
every one of the more than
3,000 institutions of higher
learning in the United States,
Canada and Mexico.
Jones accepts position with NRCS
Jones
(This story is being rerun
because of a printing problem
with last week's edition)
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
E. Eugene Jones II has
accepted a soil conservationist
position with the Natural
Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS), a division of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, in
Denton. Md. Jones will be
responsible for analyzing selected
? -m
soil sites in Caroline County, Md.
(on the Eastern Shore), designing
conservation strategies, and train
ing property owners in conserva
tion methods.
Jones is a 2(XX) graduate of
Winston-Salem State University
with a major in biology and a
double minor in chemistry and
music.
He earned a master's degree
in plant and soil science with a
concentration in environmental
science from N.C. A&T State
University in December 2002. He
also was awarded a certificate in
waste management from N.C.
A&T in May 2003.
He is a member of Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity, Psi Phi Chapter.
He is a member of Emmanuel
Baptist Church, where he served
as assistant superintendent to the
Sunday school adult department
and church percussionist. He is
the son of Emory and Elva Jones.
City native inducted into Livingstone
College Athletic Hall of Fame |
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Winston-Salem native John
ny Stoutamire Jr. was inducted
into the Livingstone College
Athletic Hall of Fame on June
28.
He attended West Forsyth
High School in Clemmons,
where he participated in varsity
foojball, basketball and track. He
received Best All-Around in bas
ketball and a leadership award
for football during the 1972
1973 season. The next season, he
was honored with All City
County in football. All-Confer
ence in football and basketbalf.
All-Northwest in basketball.
MVP for basketball and track.
He also ran on the record-setting
440. 880. and mile-relay teams,
and received The Coaches'
Award in basketball. West
Forsyth Male Athlete of the Year.
All City-County in basketball-,
and All City-County Athlete
Award.
On May 30. 1978. he made
o.
history at West Forsyth High
School by being the first person
ever and the first African-Amer
ican to have his varsity football
? jersey (22) retired.
n e
went to
Living
stone in
the fall of
1974. He
went on
t o
receive a
degree in
business
adminis
Stoutamire
ii a i i v/ 11 .
While at Livingstone, he com
peted in the same sports he did
while in high school. He played
football, basketball, and tr^fcjc
Throughout his four years at
Livingstone, he received many
of his awards in football. He
received Rookie Defensive Play
er Award (1974-1975); Defen
sive Back of the Year (1975
1976); All-CIAA Team; All-Dis
trict 26 NAIA; Pittsburgh Couri
er All-American Team (1976
1977); All-CIAA Defensive
Back of the Week for Sept. 10.
1977; Schlitz Brewing Company
Defensive Player of the Game -
Nov. 19, 1977; All-CIAA Foot
ball Team; All-CIAA Academic
Team; Pittsburgh Courier All
American Team; Mutual Black
Network All-American Team;
Jet Magazine All-American
Team.
He signed as a free agent
with the Buffalo Bills (1977
1978).
He currently works with the
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's
Office, where he has been
employed since 1981. Since that
time, he has been named three
time Super Cop Champion of
North Carolina, received a Black
Belt in American karate, won the
prestigious Battle of Atlanta
Karate Tournament, was the first
African-American and state-cer
tified field training officer in the
Sheriff's Office, was one of two
African-Americans selected and
certified as motorcycle officers
on the first motorcycle unit for
the Sheriff's Office. He earned
advanced law enforcement and
detention officer certification
and assisted in the implementa
tion of the first domestic vio
lence unit for the Mecklenburg
County Sheriff's Office.
Hfc is the son of the late John
ny Stoutamire Sr. and Annie
Jamison Stoutamire. He has
three sisters, all living in Win
ston-Salem.
He was bom in Orangeburg
County, S.C.. and raised in Win
ston-Salem. He lives in Char
lotte. where he and his lovely
wife. Denise Stoutamire. are
raising their two daughters:
Shervon Le'Nay, age 18, and
Johnae LaToi, age 12. He also
has one son. Dedrick Dobson.
age 28, of Elkin.
Stoutamire has numerous
achievements within his current
career and his past athletic
career.
"I devoted the first part of my life to raising five children and supporting my husband and
his career. Now is my time to do what I want to do. There are no words to express the
I support I've received from my professors at Salem. Each of them has taken time to get to
know me ? Alfredal That means a tot to me.' ? Alfreds Robinson, Gammons
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