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33 110806 CAR-RT-LOT* "C022 NORTH CAROLINA ROOM FORSYTH CTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 660 W 5TH ST WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-2755 'pi |p f/?nity ^ 'Of RONIC LE Vol. XXXII No. 27 THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2006 Hall of Fame welcomes newcomers - See Page Bl Students share . their tour stories -See Page AS cents Iea7n W1V about two >//X legends _ 7$EB& s -S?r Page BI4 Local paper prints touchy Islam cartoons BY SANDRA ISLEY THE CHRONICLE A Triad Muslim leader is calling for a boycott of a Greensboro-based newspaper after the paper published car toons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Badi Ali, president of Muslims for a better North Carolina, called for the boy cott after The Rhinoceros Times published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. According to the Islamic faith, depictions of any prophets of God are unacceptable. "In Islam, it's prohibited to actually create images of any prophet, not just Mohammed, but Jesus, Moses, Joseph, all the prophets. It's forbidden," said Ali. A Danish news paper's publication of cartoons depict ing Mohammed have led to protests by Muslims throughout the world. The protests, often violent, have resulted in many deaths and damaae 1 ished the cartoons knowing that their publication had caused violence around the world. William Hammer, publisher of The Rhinoceros ?Times, said he printed the cartoons because he has a First Amendment right to do so. Hammer also said that Mohammed has been depicted in Ali to buildings and other properties. The Rhinoceros Times, known for its conservative views anc^ quirkiness, pub other forms of the arts. , "What most of the Muslims I've spoken to say they object to is the depiction of Mohammed, although he is depicted in art, literature and even in the encyclopedia we have in our office," said Hammer. The Rhino, whose journal istic motto is, "All the rumors fit to print," published two of the controversial cartoons two weeks ago. But the cartoons are not just plain depictions of the prophet. One. for example, shows Mohammed wearing a head piece shaped like a bomb. Ali said that without ques tion, the cartoons were created to offend. "I am certain that our neighbors here, for example. wouldn't want to see someone claiming that Martin Luther King Jr. was for terrorism. They don't want to see some one claiming that the Virgin Mary was a terrorist," said Ali. "I'm sure people wouldn't like it. The Muslims wouldn't even like it." Initially Hammer said that he would run more cartoons from the series. He changed his mind, though. The paper's Web site states that the paper did not see a need to run more cartoons. It is the one thing that Ali is happy about, but he still feels that Hammer hasn't See Cartoons on A 12 Kids present black history wax museum BY JAESON PITT THE CHRONICLE Frozen bodies, stoic faces, and mime-like quietness were the atmosphere on the 1 3th floor of the One West Fourth Street Building Tuesday. This was before proud parents and staff of Womble Carlyle trickled into the room to see a Black History Month program. Third-graders from Downtown Elementary School wowed visitors as pluyed?lhe roles of severat noted African Americans. Students portrayed, everyone from Harriet Tubman, and Thurgood Marshall, to Oprah Winfrey and Muhammad Ali. ? Jane Dicus, the third-grade teacher at Downtown Elementary, has done this event for five years. "Each child chose a famous black American to learn about. We went to the computer lab. They chose. Most of them are people that you would know; a couple are unknowns." J"he event was done as a cul mination of the students' black history studies. Dicus encour aged kids to pick someone they identified with in some way so that they could pull more from the person's life story and adapt it to their own. "If they're interested in it, they'll do a better job, so I didn't try to impose anything on them," added Dicus. Dicus teamed up with Gloria Agard of Womble Carlyle to bring the activity to the corpo rate world. Agard's son, Nicholas, is in Dicus' class, so she had the inside scoop. Nicholas had very distinct rea sons for choosing his person. Thurgood Marshall. " My mom works at a law firfn FREEDOM. FREEDOM I LET rr RINff Photo by J tie son Pin Ronald Binyard plays the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and he was a lawyer," said the 9-year-old Agard. He thought that Thurgood Marshall winning most of the cases Marshall argued before the Supreme Court cases was admirable. After seeing her son perform at school, Agard thought it would go great with Womble Carlyle's black history theme. "The firm is just very excited about it, trying to do something different as opposed to having a keynote speaker here to recog nize black history," said Agard. Agard also assisted Dicus in giving the children guidelines for their research, such as what the person achieved and what struggles did he or she have along the way. After a pizza and soda lunch, the kids got into character. "The children are frozen, or should be until they get a penny in their cup and then they come to life. They should have about a minute talk. When they get through they go back to their pose," said Dicus. The students seemed to have learned a great deal about the people they chose, much more than what they offered up in their 60-second spiel. Jill Geyer, parent of Jillian Geyer. mentioned that Downtown School has always prided itself on teaching in new ways and that the payoff from such an event hasn't even come full circle yet. "Our school is very diverse. This was something they could jump" in, pick somebody they were interested In, research them, and become them to an See Rams on A9 Council will honor Ballard Pastor fought for civil rights throughout his life CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT The Rev. James D. Ballard will be honored Monday by Mayor Allen Joines and the City Council for his years of commu nity service and his e f f o rt s more than 40 years ago to deseg regate the city. Ballard, the founder and" retired pastor 'of United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, is this year's recipient of Joines' Civil Rights Movement Resolution. Each Black History Month for the past several years, the mayor has selected at least one African American for the honor. The resolution honors those who worked to strength en civil Tights and race rela tions in Winston-Salem. In the summer of 1963, Ballard led an effort to.deseg regate restaurants in Winston Salem. With the assistance- of local churches, civil rights , organizations, and students, picket lines were organized and maintained for weeks. Ballard was arrested several times during the protests but eventually the restaurants relented. Ballard founded United Metropolitan in 1959, after a stint in the Air Force and com pleting hi^ undergraduate studies at Shaw University. In school, he was the coordinator of the Congress of Racial Equality chapters for both Shayc and Saint Augustine's College. He later-' served as chairman of the local chapter See Ballard on A 12 Worry Free Program for troubled kids has few troubles BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONIC! I Only one middle school in Forsyth County didn't have a single fight last year. and. ironi cally, it's a place where middle school students get sent to for fighting. Middle School Academy, located inside of Independence High School, is a program that students are sent to for things like fighting, drug offenses, and bringing weapons to school. Oftentimes, these troubled students would be suspended. The academy offers an alternative that focuses on changing the behaviors that got them in trouble while keeping them in the classroom. Other than being fight-free, the academy was also free of drug and weapon offenses last year. How does the academy (Jo it? "First of all. it's the staff' said John Siskind. the county's director j>f alternative education. Siskind said it's a combination of constant supervision, anticipating potential problems, and keeping the students engaged and busy. He said that it's also helpful that most of the pro gram is down one hall so the dean can step out of her office and see all the classrooms. The program's small size is an asset. Currently 52 students are enrolled in the acad emy with four core subject teachers. The max imum the program takes is 60 students, which is a ratio of only IS students per teacher. The smaller size makes it easier for teachers to con trol and lets them pay more attention to each student. As one might expect, the academy can be strict. The students aren't allowed to carry book bags or use lockers. The environment is structured and the staff can be "no nonsense." However ij's also very supportive and nurtur ing. Gwendolyn Johnson, the program's dean, is See School on A 12 Photo by IMd Lock Gwendolyn Johnson is the dean of the program. "Growing and Sttil Dedicated to Serve You Better ? ffl mtgf al 1^0 me Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support 822 Carl Russel (at Martin I.uthfr b Winston -Salem, NC (33Wi) 722-3^ Fax (33 631-5 rusfhonie ?> hell son
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