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Reynolds expects Carver victory - Set Page Bl wssu plans. reading project - See Page A9 Watt gets into the shoes of others - Set Page A3 Youth reading hurdles discussed St* Pag* C3 V f Ttit? fi it>/vk for referencef r v'llixvJl ^ *? LJQ wlnston-SALEM ? Greenshoko ? Hi<;h Poivi from this library Vol. XXIX No. 50 A1 Sharpton makes pit stop in Winston-Salem Presidential wanna-be says he's got what it takes BY T. KEVIN WALKER I Ml CHRONICLE Ask the Rev. A1 Sharpton whether he thinks President Bush can be beaten in 2(X)4 and he will answer without giving the question a second thought, as if it's the simplest question a journalist can ask. "Not only is he beatable; we heal him in 2000," Sharpton said. Using a boxing analogy, Sharpton said Bush was knocked down in 2(XX). In 2(XW. Sharpton said. Bush must be knocked out. Sharpton - a brassy New York preacher known as much for his unique hairstyle as his penchant for not holding his tongue - has his gloves on and is ready to take Bush out. Sharpton made a brief stop in Winston-Salem last Thursday while on his way to a fund-raiser at Carolina Pinnacle Studios in Yanceyville. He walked around "(The other Democrats) are making a career move. I am talking about changing the general direction of the country." - Rev. Al Sharpton the Adam's Mark Hotel, taking in the magnificent chaos of the National Black Theatre Festival and greeting supporters with handshakes and in some cases autographs. Sharpton is used to attracting attention. In New York, he has been a public figure since the 1970s when he fought for civil rights. He first gained national attention in the 1980s when he vocally pushed for the prosecu tion of subway shooter Bernard Goetz. These days the heat from the national spotlight is especial ly intense on Sharpton. He is among nine Democrats running for the party's presidential nomi nation in 2004. In most polls Sharpton is running near the back of the Democratic pack, but among African-Americans he is the overwhelming favorite. Sharp ion doesn't put a lot of stock into polls. He said many of the peo ple who will cast ballots for him are not yet part of the political process because they are disen franchised and feel out of the political loop. Sharpton said he See Sharpton onAlO Photo by Kevin Walker The Rev. Al Sharpton signs autographs for young people dur ing his stop in Winston-Salem last Thursday. Birthday (Beef)cake PHotm h> Bruce Chapman The colorful Miss Dupree of the "Tom Joyner Morning Showf^got a special birthday present last Friday when a group of male students from Winston-Salem State University presented her with flowers and a cake. Miss Dupree also convinced the men to take off their shirts and lift her into the air. It was one of the many high points of the live broadcast of the "Tom Joyner Morning Show" at the Joel Coliseum. For stories on Joyner's visit see page CI and A4. Truancy program unites agencies Court aimed at lowering county school absentee rate BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE Students may want to think twice about skipping school now that the Truancy Court Project has been enacted in Forsyth County. Chief Judge William Reingold announced the new initiative on Mon day. It aims to prevent youths from becom i n g habitual ly absent from school through legal intervention. The Truancy Court Project will be an ongoing, year-round program funded by the Depart ment of Crime Control and Pub lic Safety, the Division of the Governor's Crime Commission. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and the 21st District Court of North Carolina. Rein gold said students who "are chroni c a I I y absent from s e h o o I run ine risk of not developing their aca demic and social potential in life. He hopes the program will (Jrevent them from having to make an appearance in his or any courtroom. ? "Education is the key to suc cess in this country. What we all know is ihat when a child drops out of school, nothing good comes out of that, and when they are truant, nothing good comes from that." Reingold said. "If you can save one child, even through truancy and drug court. See Truancy on A4 Reingold Phillips-Phipps Cunningham lifts spirits through fitness CAT-TV show, video are gaining popularity BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE Sharon Cunningham has a passion for physical fitness and for gospel music. This fitness instructor, personal trainer and exercise consultant has found a way to mesh the two in the aer obics classes she teaches at United Tae Kwon Do Academy and on her CAT- TV (Commu nity >Access Television) show, "U Fit 2." Cunningham's sig nature class is a gospel/hip-hop aerobics class that she says is "what she's all about." "I was brought up this way. I've always had this spiritual background," Cunningham said. "It's by (God's) grace and rhercy that I'm here and that I can do this." Cunningham, who is a cer tified fitness and aerobics instructor, has a degree in health and physical education from Winston-Salem State University. She ^ees body, mind and spirit as having an integral connection witl^qng another: ExerciseffSSS* body, and praise fuels the spir it. But the road to physical and spiritual fitness wasn't an easy one for Cunningham. After suffering a stress injury to her arm on the job years ago, Cun ningham said, she was forced to get into tiptop shape. Doc .) tors predicted that she had "lost the physical end of her life" despite her athletic history. Unwilling to take no for an answer. Cunningham got her self into shape and took a job as an aerobics instructor and has been getting folks in shape ever since. "I've always believed I can do anything....I got in there, and it was on from there." Cun ningham said. From numerous fitness See Cunningham on A10 Sharon Cunningham stretches before doing her live CAT-TV show. EWPS likely to stay open School's former leader under investigation for alleged malfeasance BY T KEVIN WALKER | THE CHRONICLE An invisible weight was lift- I ed off of East Winston Primary School teachers and parenft Monday after the director of the state's Office of Charter Schools stopped just short of guarantee ing that the school's much publi c i z e d manage ment and financial problems would not lead to the school being shut down like many troubled charter schools before it. Otho Tucker, who heads the N.C. Department of Public Instruction's charter schools wing. was on hand for a meet ing at EWPS. He told parents, teachers and members of the school's board that he and others from his office may be regular visitors at the school over the next year in order to help fix the school's finances. Tucker said the things that have been broken at the school can be fixed with little to no interruption to the school's stu dents and day-to-day activities. The school year began Monday for EWPS. "I think right now we have a lot of positives here." Tucker said. But the future of the school Sec EWPS on A10 Loyd-Brantley Muhammad p||y, , , The Only Choice for African-American and Community News v
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