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THE ??ni iy ^ 33 110806 * CAR-RT-UJT* *C022 NORTH CAROLINA ROOM FORSYTH CTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 660 W 5TH ST WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-2755 RONICLE Vol. XXXII No. 24 ^ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006 Duo is lighting up b-ball court at Tabor - See Page Bl Taylor preaches at Wake's Chapel See Page A10 "PfliWL " VJPl P"?, %7A^0l 'Sister Governor'? Bev Perdue may make history again in North Carolina BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Like Loretta Lynn, Beverly Perdue is proud to be a coal miner's daughter. She often recalls her hum ble roots. Growing up poor, she said, taught her that life's rewards come not from fancy cars and job titles, but by giv ing and helping others. "I believe that if you sue good to people and work hard, life will be good for you," she said. Perdue has followed her own philosophy and reaped the results. The peeple of Craven County sent the for mer schoolteacher to the N.C. House of Representatives in 1987. She would spend two terms there before winning a seat in the state Senate. Perdue had spent 10 years in the Senate in 2000 when she decided to try to make history by becoming the state's first female lieutenant governor Her common-sense ideas and folksy way of expressing them endeared her to state res idents. She won a tight race over a fellow state senator, Republican Betsy Cochran, to become lieutenant governor. Perdue was re-elected in 2004. ? Photo b> Kevin Walker Thomas Jenkins , the vice president of the Winston-Salem Stat e University Student Government Association, *chats with Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue last week. These days, talk centers around Perdue making history again, this time by moving into the Governor's Mansion in 2008. Perdue has not said for certain that she will run "It's catty in the process." she said. Her supporters arc less coy about talking about Perdue as the next governor. "North Carolina is going to join the 21st century, and \je are going to have a lady gov ernor for North Carolina," State Rep, Larry Womble said al Winston-Salem State University last week as Perdue sat grinning a few feet away. Sec Perdue on \9 New Urban League leader gets down to business New job is homecoming for Keith Grandberry BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE When Keith Grandberry became the new president and CEO of the Winston-Salem Urban League, he wasn't just inheriting the reins of a commu nity institution; he was coming home. Grandberry was born in Newton, N.C. He went to school at UNC-Greensboro, where he got his bachelor's degree in organizational com munication Since then, he's worked in the state and in other parts of the country in crisis management, public relations, and corporate and political con sulting He lived outside North Carolina for eight years, but he said he visited the state an ? 11 Keith Grandberry and D Wylie at a recent event at the L'rban League. "awful lot" on business. He last lived in Washington, D C., and was director of America's Families United, which pro motes voting and voter educa tion. ( irandbem has worked with many people who are consid ered important, but he said one of the most important people in his life was his great-grand mother, who taught him to always be humble, slay ground ed and remember his purpose. "We're all put on Earth for a certain purpose, and I believe mine is to work with people," Grandberry said last Friday from the agency's downtown headquarters. Grandberry was familiar with the I'rban League because, for the last three years, he had been involved in the training of new CEOs for the National I'rban League. He was really See Grandberry on AIO A&T to mi large shoes James Renick made many strides at university BY SANDRA ISLEY THE CHRONICLE GREENSBORO - Hearts are heavy on the campus of N.C. A&T State University this week. Last Friday, James Carmichac! Renick, the school's beloved chancellor, announced that he will step down June 1 to accept a posi tion with the American Council on Education in Washington, DC. Renick has been the school's leader for the last seven years. Over that time, A & T ' s campus has exploded and its reputa T1 1 Renick lion as one of the nation's fore most historically black colleges has been cemented. School officials hope that whoever succeeds Renick will continue moving the school forward and fulfill a strategic vision for the campus of which Renick was the architect. "Chancellor Renick has provided us with exemplary leadership. We're really, really pleased, and he will be missed," said Velma Speight Buford, chairperson of A&T's board of trustees. O Renick announced his deci sion in the school's administra tive building among members of his staff and other school officials. Under Renick 's guid ance, the university has seen record-breaking student enroll ment. He helped to establish a middle college for at-risk male high school students in Guilford County. In 2005, the school named its new School of Education Building in his See Rrirtck on A 14 Leaders push for black elections candidate BY TODD LI CK THE CHRONICLE The African American Caucus of 4 ommcndation of State Rep. Larry Womble in pushing for Wallace, who formerly was the director of the Liberty Street Community Development Corp. of his caucus had problems with her resistance to additional early-voting sites in African- American communities and her support of touch-screen voting the Forsyth C ounty Democratic Party has joined the Black Leadership Roundtable in pushing for an African-American director of elections for Forsyth County. ? Harold Lee Hairston, president of the caucus, sent a mass e mail to members "and supporters of the caucus last week, asking them to write letters to the two Wallace recently left the CDC. Hairslon is one of many African Americans who did not scgieye to eye with Chastain Cooper. Her critics say that Chastain Cooper failed to do everything in Hairston machines, which Hairston said are too complicated and don't provide a paper trail. He also didn't feel the board was open enough and recep tive to their concerns He believes Wallace would be much better in the position. "It's always been a ques tion of integrity." Hairston said "When you have some one with integrity, you Dertiocrats on the three -person Forsyth County Board of Elections urging them to hire flare Wallace as director The position became available late last month after Kathie Chastain Cooper retired after 30 years as director. Hairston said he is trusting the rec her power to ensure maximum voter turnout. At a Board of Elections meet ing last year, Hairston accused Chastain Cooper and some or her stafT of being rude to residents who visit elections headquarters Hairston also said he and members o believe the process is working." Two weeks ago, Hairslon sen! out a statement from the caucus denouncing Laura Crcrardi-Dcll as the next director. Gerardi-Dell is the current deputy direc tor iind has received the endorsement of See Director on A 10 Remembering History O ? PVHo by Jarvm Pill * NA/CCP President Stephen Hairston presents an award to the widow of John F. Meredith Jr., one of the city's first black firefighters. The NAACP and the city honored the eight men who made history in the early 1950s by becoming Winston-Salem's first black firefighters. To read more about the men and Tuesday's ceremony, see Page B14. In Grateful Memory of Our Founders, Fbrrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell, Sr. ? "Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better" JRuasell Jfxmeral ;HtnnB_ Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support ' "'4-"- 1 * _ ' - ? ? ? ? ? m Wt 822 Curl Rus-v (at Martin I.iithor Winston-Salem, N (33?> 722-3 fa* (33?) 631 rusfhonic hells* i
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