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The ^ity /(// 34 110806 * CAR-RT-LOT* *C022 NORTH CAROLINA ROOM FORSYTH CTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 660 W 5TH ST WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-2755 ** V Vol. XXXII No. 34 THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2006 Hall of Fame welcomes Reese -See Page B1 Y looks to help Hispanic students Children ^ tak annual Pfe} Easter hunt o ?See Pave BI4 HAWS residents earn computers Photos by Sandra Isley Graduates Shereka Thompson (from left), Margaret McNeil and Lawanda McCall, stand beside Galvin Crisp. rrogram teaches computer skills, self-sufficiency BY SANDRA ISLEY THE CHRONICLE The first graduates of a program that teachers pub uc nousing residents compuicr skills were lauded last week dur ing graduation ceremony at the Housing Authority of Winston Salem's downtown headquar ters. The skills classes were offered as part of HAWS' Neighborhood Networks pro gram. The five graduates received certificates from the International Association of Continuing bducation and Training, certifying them in the use of Microsoft Office products. Eleven students enrolled in the yearlong pro gram, but Shereka Thompson, Crystal Sanders, Lawanda McCall, Margaret McNeil and Nicole Goodman were the only ones to complete it. See HAWS on A12 Meachem Pastors: Support Carver BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Add the Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity to the growing list of organizations and individuals defending Carver High School. The historically African American school has been in Montague neea 01 some T L C since early March when a judge threat ened to close Carver and more than a dozen other high schools throughout North Carolina. Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning cited the schools' low test scores in a letter (hat he wrote to state edu cation leaders Manning is best known for presiding over the Leandro case, which for years has pitted smaller school dis tricts against larger ones in a battle for adequate state fund ing. Carver and the other schools named by Manning hive had less than 55 parcent of their stu dents making the state's ABCs accountability benchmark. Manning suggested other options for the schools as well, including replacing the schools' principals or bringing in state education assistant teams to help. Members of the Ministers Conference held a news confer ence Tuesday after their regular ly-scheduled monthly meeting at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Ministers don't like any of Manning's options. They wrote a letter of their own list month to Manning, pleading with the judge to take more than Carver's test scores into consid eration In the letter, sent last See Carver on A 12 Black officials to tackle problems The Annual Black Summit will be held this weekend TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Black elected officials in North Carolina will band togeth er this weekend .to form an alliance that will deal with the most pressing issues effecting the slate's black community. The new Alliance of North Carolina Black Elected Officials will hold its first meeting in Raleigh tomorrow and Saturday. This first "Annual Black ?Johnson Summit will be a time for black officials to communicate with one another and come up with common goals that will take the form of a covenant for the state Winston-Salem City Council member Joycelyn Johnson, who helped plan the ewnt. Said that this will be a great way to improve communication between black elected officials on differ ent levels of gov ernment. "It's a sharing kind of process," said Johnson. However, Johnson and sever al other local black officials won't be able to make the summit since it conflicts with this week end's workshops hosted by the Black Leadership Roundtable County Commissicoers Beaufort Bailey and Walter Marshall do plan to attend the event with more than 100 others from around the state The Alliance is made up of five member organizations: The N.C. Legislative Black Caucus, the N.C. Conference of Black Mayors, the N.C. Caucus of Black School Board Members, the N.C. Black Elected Municipal Officials and the N.C. Association of Black County Officials In addition, the state See Officials on A12 First Ladies S C. AAT Photo North Carolina A&T State University's Lyceum Committee recently honored three of the institution's First Ladies. Pictured holding their awards are: Peggy Renick (from left), wife of current Chancellor James C. Renick; Elizabeth Dowdy, wife of the late Chancellor Lewis C. Dowdy (1964 1980); and Lessie Fort, wife of Chancellor Emeritus Edward B. Fort ( 1981-1999 ). Roundtable workshop planned as forum follow-up BY SANDRA ISLEY THE CHRONICLE ^ The Black Leadership Roundtable will host a community workshop on Saturday, beginning at 8:30 a.m., at Atkins Academic and Technology High School on Old Greensboro Road. The workshop is a followup to a community forum held earli er this year by the Roundtable, during which citizens aired their griev ances about a variety of top ics. from a lack of economic development in East Winston, to inadequate healthcare for the poor. The Roundtable, a grass roots group that addresses issues that concern the local African American community, will use the community workshop as an educa tional event, equipping attendees with the tools they need to properly address their concerns. Sutton "We'll have representatives from state government," said Linda Sutton, the Roundtable's convener. "It will be a good time for people to come and speak to some of the community lead ers and find out some more informa tion about the issues and what people are trying to do in address ing those issues." There will- also be resource bocfths set up, offering free information on a variety of programs. The Roundtable will also make sure that the public has the correct contact information for local agen cies, organizations and elected officials. Small group discussions are also planned, where topics will be discussed in a more inti mate setting. Sutton is expecting a big turnout from elected officials. This is an elec tion year with several seats up for Sec Roundjphle on All Sheets of paper list the topics brought up at the January forum. In Grateful Memory of Our Founders, Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell , Sr. "Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better" Ivussell iFmxmtl 3Aaxw 'L -*? ? ? ? : ? t v Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support ' H A* ' HZ2 < "m l Russell Avi'. 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