THF CHRO> ,F i 110805 ???***CAR-RT-LOT**C022 JL. JL. JL Not to *>e taken 5RTH CAROLINA ROOM NORTH CAROLINA ROOM J EORSYTH CTY PUBLIC LIBRARY b RATI N (i 30 V K A RS O t COMMUNITY JoI'RnT ?rxjm this library Vol. XXXI No. 1 9 _ 660 W 5TH ST ^ ?????? WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-2755 THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2 West Forsvth wins Lash tourney - See Page HI Free tax prep sites available for some . - See Page A ll) Group to fight for Dell jobs for locals - See Page AH Bike legend hangs up helmet -See Page A3 Event marks end of slavery Association awards three scholarships BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE , "V It has been 150 years since the chains of enslavement con fined blacks in this country. But slavery still exists today for many blacks, a prominent local pastor ucnc vc>. It is a new form of servi tude, the pastor said, where blacks worship < Fails their sub urban addresses and go along to get along^^ "WfuiT has happened to the late, great black man?" the Rev. William Stephen Fails asked a packed sanctuary Saturday at Grace Presbyterian Church. Ironically. Fails' "thoughts on this modern-day Slavery were delivered at the Winston Salem/Forsyth County. Emanci pation Association's annual cel ebration marking the day (Jan. 1 . 1463) that President Lincoln's Emimcipalion Proclamation werrttfllo law. The historic doc ument tnat helped end slavery. A self-proclaimed "militant black man." Fails - the pastor of First United Baptist Churcn in High Point - delivered his words with the passioh of Dr e Martin Luther King Jr. and*fer vor- of Malcolm X. He premised his remarks on King's famous "I t Have a Dream" vision, telling " the crowd that blacks have become so self-absorbed and detached from the struggles of the past that King's dream has become a nightmare. Blacks should "get up off of our seats of do-nothing" and not be afraid to rock the boat a little. St\ Etnanc ipation < in AS State representatives recover from ailments File Photos Hip trouble has slowed down the busy Larry Womble. Pannon ; Womble expected back in Raleigh later this month BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE State Reps. Larry Womble and Earline Parmon.are on the mend after both elected officials underwent surgical proce dures over the holidays.Womble and Parmon say they are both appreciative of their families, friends and constituents for their care and concern during their down time. Womble is recuperating at home after having exploratory surgery on his hip just a few weeks ago. Doctors wanted to determine why he's been experiencing pain in his hip over the last month. Womble wasn't released from the hospital until after Christmas, but he was surrounded by family and friends. He's grateful for the outpouring of cards, phone calls and well wishes from so many people, which he says has helped to sustain him tremendously. ' "I was in (the hospital) the entire time. I came home after the holidays," said Womble. who has been using a walker to get around since having the surgery. "They wanted to find out Sec Reps on All Earline Parmon is set to start her second term in the House. Something to Sing About Pfiito by Kevin Walkci Joseph Anderson performs with other members of The Healing Force at a Kwanzaa celebration at the Carver School * Road Library. Anderson , his wife and two children make up The Healing Force. The group performs songs and skits that celebrate African culture and traditions . For more on Kwahiaa, see page CI. Teenagers charge cops with racial stereotyping \ Phntn hy Kevin Walker Police Chief Pat Norris addresses a concern of a parent at last week's ? dia logue. Sitting next to her is Capt. Otis Bel ton. Police Chief PabNorris meets with residents over Dec. 15 incident - BY T. KEVIN WALKKR llll < HRONICI I a difference a day On Dec. 15 Wyvern A n t k n , te. What makes. says her twin sons woke up the kind of young men that she had spent 18 years rais ing them Devfa Anthony to be. Devin and Kevin Anthony had never had a run-in with the law - quite a feat for any young black man ihese days - and the two were ambitious freshmen at N.C. A&T State yniversi; ty. recently home for the Christmas UlCdN. But by the time the Anthony twins went to bed that night, they knew what it felt like inside of a jail cell and. according to their mother. Had been branded common thugs Sec Police f of that." The N'.C. Black Repertory Comcany. which Hamlin founded, has been a funded J. member of the Arts Council of '' Winston-Salem/Forsyth County since 1984. Equity has always been an issue. Hamlin said. He says of the more than $ I million the council doles out each /far, only a very small percentage goes to African-American artists and arts organizations. Hamlin's Black Repertory Company got about $56,000 from the council last year. 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