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ADMINISTRATION "FIRM*CAR-RT-LOT**C022 Ft ?c JHROK rruE 75 cents CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OE COMMUNITY JOURNA fr?'Ti this |(bra Vol. XXXI No. s pmHHBgEHHgnmil === I West takes a beatin' from NW Guilford - See Page Bl Cate Edwards speaks at WSSU - See Page AS Play focuses on Peter Oliver - See Page A4 Pageant brings out kids of all ages -See Page CI And 1 am telling you.... Photo by Kevin Walker WSSU student Charmaine Williams' mother lives in Snow Hill and was unable to come to campus last week to hear a lecture by powerhouse vocalist Jennifer Holliday. So Williams dialed her mother up and asked Holliday to say a few words to her. The gra cious singer agreed. Read more about Holliday on A 11. Community celebrates facelift Residents thank CDC that made it possible BY FELECIA P. MCMILLAN. PH D THE CHRONICLE Simon Green Atkins founded Slater Academy, now known as Winston-Salem State University, and served as the president from 1892-1904. Atkins was known as a devout community leader who sought the betterment of his commu nity. The Simon Green Atkins Community Development Corp. was named in his honor. With major funding from the U.S. Department of Hous ing and Urban Development and construction financing by the city of Winston-Salem, the CDC aims to revitalize four once-thriving African-American neighborhoods along Mar tin Luther King Jr. Drive corridor: East Winston, Skyline Village, Columbian Heights and Columbian Heights Exten sion. The Columbian Heights Neighborhood Association sponsored a block party in honor of the Simon Green Atkins CDC for the work that has already been done on Excelsior Street within the 1200 block. The CDC revitalized underuti See CDC on A5 Photo by Felecia McMillan Members of WSSU's Inspirational Voices Choir gather around Bethany Robinson , a Columbian Heights resident. Noted surgeon: Work hard and be nice Dr. Ben Carson overcame tremendous odds to be respected in medical field BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE Nationally renowned neu rosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson summed up his life from inner city Boston to becoming one of the top neurosurgeons in the country in under an hour on Tues day. and he threw in a few simple lessons to boot. H i s 1 ? message Carton was sjm. pie: Work hard, be nice and dream. The director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University gave a comical keynote luncheon address on day two of the Faces of a Healthy Future National Con ference to End Health Dispari ties hosted by Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences. WSSU is the first HBCU (historically black college or university) to host a national health conference of this kind. Who kney. that Ben Carson was a distracted and mischie vous young student in elemen tary school whose nickname was Dummy? Provoking classmates, shooting spithalls and throwing rocks at cars in his neighborhood were com mon practices for the future world famous surgeon. "Most people hated going to the doctor, but for me to see those needles and syringes (was fascinating). ...Going to the hospital was the best of all," said Carson, who is also a professor at Johns Hopkins as well as the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Craniofacial Center. Carson became the youngest physician, at 33, to Sec Carson on A9 Ex-felons being encouraged to vote BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Pastor Stephan Jordan walked into the Forsyth County Board of Elections Friday just like any other county resident. He walked up to Jimmie Nickell's work sta tion and after greeting her he stat ed his puipose. "I would like to register to vote," he said. With those words, Jordan made a step that many ex-felons have not taken, either because they are reluctant or uninformed. Today, Jordan is the pastor of House of Faith, a burgeoning min istry that he founded in Morning side. But he would be the first to tell that faith did not always play such a prominent role tn hiirttfe; He has been in and out jail since he was a teen, at one point serving 16 years for breaking and enter ing. Drugs and alcohol were also demons that Jordan had to battle. Like all of those convicted of felonies in North Carolina, Jordan lost his citizenship rights, which included his right to vote. But while in some states, ex-felons lose their voting rights indefinite ly. in this state that right is restored automatically when a person completes his or her sentence (including parole), is uncondition ally pardoned, or completes the conditions of a conditional par don. Out of jail and out of trouble for more than five years. Jordan met those requirements long ago. By registering to vote and going to vote in November, Jordan hopes to show others like him, that even ex-felons have a vote that is just as important as anyone else's vote. Jordan says voting and taking full advantage of being a Photo by Kevin Walker The Rev . Stephan Jordan fills out a voter registration form last week at the Forsyth County Board of Elections. citizen is also one of the best ways to counter the culture of prison, where those incarcerated have no say whatsoever. "When you are locked up, they let you know every day that you have no rights, that you belong to the state. It takes away your manhood. It lowers your self-esteem," Jordan said. "For me, the happiest period was not when I was released from jail, hut when I got a letter letting me know that my citizenship had been restored." Although Jordan got a letter informing him that he was again a full citizen, voting rights advo cates have long complained that not enough is being done to edu cate ex-felons about their right to vote. Adam Sotak, field organizer and public outreach coordinator. See Ex-felons on A9 Rest home holds party for its oldest resident Mammie Waiters turned 100 on Monday BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICU Decked in an elegant bur gundy gown with white acces soriesTMammie Waiters looked every bit the part of the birthday girl. Waiters turned I (X) on Mon day. and her friends and the staff at the Golden Lamb Rest Home did not let the momentous day pass without fanfare. A noon time birthday bash was held in the rest home's cafeteria to honor the facility's oldest resi dent. Age has slowed down Wait ers' body (she gets around with the aid of a wheelchair), but her spirit is just as lively as that of a woman half her age. "She is a sweet lady, but don't get her mad. She is a fire cracker," joked Sean Price, one <jt_ the nurse's aids at the rest home. Waiters has called Gold en Lamb - a well-kept and acclaimed facility tucked away off of 14th Street - home since 1996. She was bom in Cleo. S.C.. and has lived in Winston Salem longer than anyone can remember. Waiters spent much of her life working as a domes tic. Waiters never had children of her own and her husband passed away long ago. so old See Waiters on A4 Photo by Kevin Walker M a m m i e Waiters hugs Brandon Holmes dur ing her 100th birthday party Mon day. Holmes' class at Quali ty Education Institute made Waiters birth day cards. In Grateful Memory of Our Founders, Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell, Sr. "Growing and Still Dedicated to-Serve You Better" ffiugg tii fflxme rat jMnmc Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support S22 Curl Russell Ave. (at Martin Kutlier King Dr.) Winston-Salem. NC 27101 (336) 722-3459 Fax (336) 631-8268 rusfhome @> Im-II.n< >u t li.net iie mmmwstmmmmmmimmmmi
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