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French brings her game to America See Page Bl Iraqi man shares story with students Race relations is topic of local ? conference C Thankful to Give Church gives out 500 Thanksgiving baskets BY T KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Despite the chill in the air, Saturday provided glorious fall weath er. The sun was luminous, casting a spotlight on every shade of red, brown and orange atop every tree. l*he sky looked blue enough to swim in. For the hundreds who came to Mt. Olive Baptist Church, the one of the many blessings the day provided The church continued its Thanksgiving basket giveaway, an annual tradition begun about 15 years ago Church members spent several hours giv ing away ? 500 turkeys and bags of holiday fixings to a thankful crowd of people - some who waited in line for hours The church made it worth the wait The choir pcrfttfmed rous ? . , . , , , """ "> Kc,ln w*"" ing, hand-dapping Sm"h hands f?od- numbers, hot-dogs and chips were served, Dr. Charles Gray, the church 's pastor, provided words of faith, and there were even a few drawings for cash prizes. The annual Thanksgiving giveaway is a heartwarming experience for Gray and his flock. Over the years, the event has grown by leaps and bounds There w as a time when the church handed out just a cou ple hundred turkey s. Through the grace of God and the commitment of his congregation. Gray says the church has been able to help more and more people who come from all across the city. "The more you give, the more you receive," he said. The church, indeed, has been blessed. Two years ago, members celebrated the grand opening of a fellowship hall adjacent to the sanc tuary, and last year city officials renamed Belews Street - w here the church sits - in honor of Gray. See Turkeys on A 12 Ml. Olive member Terrin Tucker places turkeys in hags. Phot" by Todd Luck Dowd Keith, a Wake Forest Vni versify student who organized last week's forum, chats with Darryl Hunt, whose stpry of false imprison ment has captured the attention of many. Justice is topic of Wake forum BY TODD LUCK TfeE CHRONICLE ? > A Nov. 15 forum at waKe roresi Upiversity put a spot light on the existence of the death penalty in ai imperfect justice system. ' Among the pan elists was Darryl Hunt, who was exon crated of murder charges after spending ?? 19 years in prison Cin<<p Ivino r<*lpi??uv1 three years ago, he founded the Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice, which works to help olhcrs who may have been wrongfully-convicted Hunt said innocent people can be wrongly con victcd no matter who they are or the color of their skin. Hunt said he came very close to getting the death penalty in his own trial before the jury settled on life in prison "Nobody here is a above ?ha( hap pened to me," said Unnt The panel also included Jennifer Cannino, the chair of the Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice Cannino talked about her own experience with wrongful conviction. In 1984 she was raped at knife point She identi lied her rapist as Ronald Cotton, w ho w as convicted of the crime Years after Cotton's conviction, DNA testing proved that he was innocent of the crime. Cotton was released after 11 years in prison and cleared of all charges Cannino said she didn't know what to do with the guilt ? she had about it For a while friends convinced Cannino that she did not owe Cotton an apol ogy. They would tell her Cotton, See Forum on All Community Servants Photo by t clrcm McMillan Cheryl Harry, a well-known community volunteer, gets cozy with Andrew Rodgers, head of Riverrun International Film Festival. The two were among several people who took home awards Saturday for their contribu tions to the community during the Urban League's Bridging the Community Awards ceremony. To read more about the event, see Page BI2. Kinard: Sit-ins TV news catalyst Veteran newsman says Civil Rights provided big, exciting stories BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE At a Greensboro College lecture last Thursday retired local n e w s - c a st e r Lee K i n a r d recount ed what cover the 1960 Woolworth sit-ins and hov^ the Civil Rights Movement changed television, and society, forever He began by recounting what it was like growing up in a segregated South. His grand father employed several black workers. He has fond child hood memories of his friend ship with one of those workers and trips to Concord, N.C.'s poor Shankletown, where the blacks lived As a child he didn't fully comprehend the implications of segregation, but it became all too clear as an adult. He described the absolute separa tion between white and black that was so extensive that even broadcasters didn't cross the divide He said white broad casters didn't report on things involving black people. Not even football scores at black colleges were reported, he recalled. "It was too distinctly sepa rate societies," said Kinard. When he first got into tele vision in the 1950s at WFMY 2, there w as very little news on the air. Television was still rel atively new The equipment was limited and people took turns doing weather, news, and other on -air jobs. There was an uncertainty about how much interest there was for news on television, he said Then it happened On Feb. 1? I960 four N.C. A&T stu dents sat at a whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth's and refused to leave after being denied service. Kinard remembered the shock of everyone at the sta tion He said personally he was afraid that there would be an uprising, a civil war Instead what happened was a mostly peacefully scries of protests that gave the TV station what it had been waiting for - a big story. "When the civil rights * struggle started and people went in the streets, local TV was born, we had a story to cover. Finally, we had a story. Finally, there was something there," he said. Kinard said news became more important after that. It got its own department and better equipment. "February 1st, as far as I'm concerned, marks the begin ning of local TV being as we See Kinard on A5 In Grateful Memory of Our Founders, Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell , Sr. "Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better " Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support 822 Carl Russell Ave. (at Martin Luther King Dr.) Winston-Salem, NC 27101 <33?S) 722-3459 Fa* (33?) 631-8268 rusfhome? hellsouth.net
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