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Photo h> Courtney GaillvU Ben Piggott (right) lights the kinara with stu dents from Diggs Elementary School as busi nessman Yusef Suggs looks on. Black-on-black economic support pushed during Kwanzaa program BY COURTNEY GAILLARD ill! CHRONICLE Business owners, families and children came out to the William C. Sims Recreation Center ,qn Monday evening to celebrate tRe fourth day of Kwanzaa - Ujamaa. meaning cooperative economics. Ben Piggott and family along with Salaam Scents, an African Jragrance and skin care products store, hosted the festivities, which focused on building and maintain ing black businesses in the com munity. Ujamaa is one of seven princi ples commemorated each day dur ing Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa, meaning "first fruits" in Swahili, is a seven-day celebration following Christmas that promotes family, community and culture. Maulana Karenga. ?who chairs the department of black studies at California State University-Long Beach, created the African holiday, which is also celebrated in other parts of the world. The fourth Candle on the kinara was lit by several students from Jefferson Diggs Visual and Performing Arts School under the guidance of Piggott. The children also recited the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which represent the ori gin of the holiday. The evening began with a pro cession of all the business owners. Some were dressed in traditional African garb. All the business owners sang ah old freedom song as they marched around the gym. Piggott invited several entrepre neurs from the community to showcase their products and suc cess stories to those in attendance. "We're bringing business out to express to the community and also to the children ways of mak ing money by creating your own jobs legitimately and be of service to the community." said Piggott. who is the director of the Sims Recreation Center. Yusef Suggs, owner of Salaam Scents, may be a prime of exam ple of Ujamaa being put into action. He explained how his busi ness grew from a table on the street to a store at Marketplace Mall "Through the grace and mercy of God and the support of the peo ple we kept growing, and the next thing you know we were putting on lectures, book signings. tai chi classes', these things continue to go on," said Suggs. "When you do business with me I want you to hold me accountable. In today's" economy you don't want to (spend) your hard-earned money on garbage." Queer! Olufemi Elom, another featured vendor for the evening, began making jewelry as a hobby 20 years ago. She now sells hand made jewelry along with oils, skin-care products, clothes, incense and other items through Egyptian Queen Desig'ns at Cook's Flea Market. Elom appre ciated the opportunity to show the youngsters that they can go into business for themselves, like her. one day. "I took a hobby and made it into a career. This gives kids an idea of what they can do with their lives outside of school and books. They can use their creativity to build a business and network." said Elom. "I celebrate Kwanzaa all the time. It brings family and community together." The Kwanzaa celebration on Monday was the first time Meshia Miller had ever participated in the holiday. She said she enjoyed the connectedness that seems to exist among everyone who attended the program. "This is a new experience for me, and I'm still getting in touch with the principles, but I enjoyed it," said Miller. "Everyone seemed happy and spirited and really get ting in touch with their families." People had the chance to shop the vendors who were on hand alter everyone joined hands and gathered in the Umoja (unity) Cir cle for a prayer. "Right there (in the circlp) we become a family, and we're letting ? people know that Winston-Salem becomes one family," Piggott said. ACCU WMJSER Forecast for Winston-Salem All maps. tofecaata and data provided by AccuWeather. Inc. Q2003 ACCUW63ther.com Local 7-Day Forecast Thursday Mostly sunny; warm, nice. 62 Friday Drizzle. 58/45 Saturday O Mostly cloudy. 61/50 Sunday Clearing. 59/40 Monday Sun yielding to clouds. 60/44 Tuesday Cloudy; a chance of rain. 52/30 Wednesday 1 Cloudy; a chance of rain. 60/28 The Week Ahead Temperatures Above Normal Below Normal The Week Ahead Precipitation Above Normal Below Normal U.S. Traveler's Cities Friday Saturday Hi Lo W Thursday Hi to W 62 44 s 48 32 S 44 34 C 40 36 pc 53 26 pc 50 34 pc 42 34 pc 61 C 38 pc 37 c 46 pc 78 65 pc 34 26 C 70 60 C . 47 -35 8 48 3^ pc 68 45 pc 56 48 r 36 32 c 55 36 s 74 47 53 62 64 50 C 45 #4 C 48 36 C 48 40 C 50 24 pc 50 27 pc 46 36 C 72 59 pc 53 43 c 61 35 pc 62 48 pc 79 67 pc 36 21 c 75 59 pc 44 40 C 50 25 pc 70 46 pc 56 42 pc 38 32 C 50 40 C Hi 62 48 38 52 40 34 44 74 55 47 62 80 28 73 53 36 65 <'52 40 58 Lo W 50 c 38 c 24 c 32 c 18 pc 17 c 26 c 56 pc 37 r 27 c 46 pc 67 pc 8 pc 58 pc 42 c 16 t 42 (be 44 C 32 c 46 C Sunday Hi Lo W Monday Hi Lo W 60 44 50 32 32 22 34 29 36 16 27 15 31 24 72 53 37 26 32 18 62 46 79 68 18 5 71 55 52 40, 28 14 65 40 53 43 38 30' 56 40 pc 59 43 C pc 36 21 c pc 30 14 pc C 34 20 C pc 38 9 C c 25 6 c c 29 16 C pc 66 38 c c 37 20 c C 31 14 c pc 60 48 c pc 79 63 s pc 15 -3 c pc 68 48 c pc 26 4 c^ s 64 38 S C 54 39 C pc 38 28 c pc 45 37 c World Traveler's Cities Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday City HI Lo W HI Lo W Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Amsterdam 29 22 sn 36 28 c 35 25 pc 39 30 pc 41 37 c Berlin 27 20 pc 27 18 sn 28 17 c 30 17 pc 27 23 C Buenos Aires 78 62 s 84 67 s 91 71 s 94 71 pc 91 72 pc Cairo 70 49 66 44 s 69 54 s 70 46 s 66 45 s Jerusalem 62 45 V 56 39 s 60 48 s 64 44 s 57 41 s Johannesburg 79 56 pc 80 60 pc 82 57 pc 81 54 pc 81 56 pc London 43 31 r 40 35 pc 45 36 pc 50 40 c 48 41 c Madrid 56 38 r 50 39 pc 54 45 pc 52 40 pc 54 41 c Mexico City 68 45 pc 72 49 s 74 50 s 73 48 s 73 47 s Moscow 26 14 sn 25 2 q 4 -6 pc 2 -5 c 5 -3 C Paris 33 24 sn 34 28 pc 39 29 c 42 31 pc 43 36 C Rio de Janeiro 78 63 t 73 60 c 70 61 c 74 64 pc 78 65 c Rome 51 37 pc 43 35 r 45 37 c 45 31 pc 42 32 pc San Juan 82 71 pc 82 72 pc 83 71 s 8372s 83 71 pc Seoul 37 20 pc 35 19 pc 32 9 pc 27 10 pc 28 13 s Sydney 90 68 c 86 65 s 86 70 s 90 74 s 94 71 s Tokyo 51 40 S 54 43 pc 52 38 pc 47 27 s 41 29 .pc Toronto 39 24 pc 44 36 c ' 48 28 c 29 17 c 26 12 c Winnipeg 16 8 c 14 0 c 4 -12 c -4 -18 c -2 -16 c Zurich 35 27 c 30 2S sn 33 25 pc 34 24 pc 33 30c The National Summary Cold air will sink southward across the West and the northern Plains through the period. Temperatures in the single digits and teens are expected across Montana and the Dakotas. Storms will bring rain to the Southeast and the Middle Atlantic. A strong jet stream will push storms into the Pacific Northwest and over the Great Basin. vyeather (W): ?-sunny, pc-partly ctoudy, c-cloudy. th-showers t-thunderstorms, r-rain. ?f-snow flurries, sn-snow, l-ice Sun & Moon Sunrise J Sunsdl Thu.Jan. 1 7:32 a.m. 5:17 p.m. Fri., Jan. 2 7:32 a.m. 5:18 p.m. Sat., Jan. 3 7:32 a.m. 5:18 p.m. Sun., Jan. 4 7:32 a.m. ^5: 19 p.m. Mon., Jan. 5 7:32 a.m. 5:20 p.m. Tue., Jan. 6 7:32 a.m. 5:21 p.m. Wed., Jan. 7 7:32 a.m. 5:22 p.m. Moonrise Moonset Thu., Jan. 1 1:19p.m. 2:08a.m. Fri., Jan. 2 1:4l^.m. 3:06 a.m. Sat., Jan. 3 2:f^p.m. 4:04 a.m. Moon Phaw First Dec. 30 Full Jan. 7 Last New I community -are center (CISTROUINICO) I Doctois a,e. In, c,0J,Jm 1 File Photo The Community Care Center on New Walkertown Road serves people with no health insurance coverage. Local agencies get their share of state health grants CHRONIC! 1 STAFF Kl POM k The Community Care Cen ter. the Crisis Control Free Pharmacy and the Medical Society Doctors Care were among 20 agencies across the state to be awarded $7.9 mil lion in grants from N.C. Attorney General Roy Coop er. The funds come as part of a court approved settle m e n t with vitamin manufac turers; A 1 1 o r - Cooper neys general from 23 states,' including North Carolina, claimed that manufacturers conspired to fix prices and limit supplies of vitamins. A number of vitamin manufac tures. such as as BASF Corp., Eisai Co. Ltd. and Aventis Animal Nutrition, denied any wrongdoing but-agreed to pay states and cotnglinies a total of $225,250,000. North Carolina's settle ment has been distributed to nearly 100 community health organizations to support health and nutrition programs. Cooper announced the awards recently during a visit to Community Care Clinic in Salisbury, which has been offering free medical care and medicine to former Pillowtex employees and tl^eir families. "The flu season hit North Carolina early this year, put ting even more pressure on local clinics and nonprofits," said Cooper. "For the families who turn to community health programs, this grant is an extra shot in the arm when it is needed most." The March of Dimes, also a recipient of the multimillion dollar grants, will use $3 mil lion to support a statewide folic acid campaign to encour age women to use prenatal vitamins. About 200 children are born with neural tube defects each year in North Carolina because their moth ers did not get enough folic acid during pregnancy. Powerful and Portable ISP ? Powerful enough for all of your tough workshop, garage, and basement messes? wet or dry ? Portable enough for all of your household appliances, furnitures, and floors? wet or dry ? 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