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Vol. XXXIII No. 28 THURSDAY, March 22, 2007
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all for local
NFL
try-outs
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Student's
poetrv a
hit at
state event
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BMWs
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A Legacy Not to be Forgotten
Dr. Alexander Hamilton Ray contributions were vast
BY LAYI.A FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
The laic Dr. Alexander
Hamilton Ray was a force in
the medical community. He
brought the need for exem
plary medical care for every
one to the forefront." tearing
down barriers that had left
African-Americans in the
lurch and offering them an
alternative to substandard
care.
He was thanked last week
for his vast contributions
when a building at Winston
Salem State University was
renamed in his honor.
In 1936, Ray was elected
to serve on the Board of
Trustec"vjor Winston-Salem
State University. then
Winston-Salem Teachers
College, and later became
the institution's first full
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WSSV officials and prominent guests take part in the ribbon-rutting.
A portrait of Or. Ray.
time physician. The first stu
dent health center, construct
ed in 1952, was named in his
honor. Along with a handful
of his colleagues, Dr. Ray
ill so established a private
clinic for African
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Hum* hy 1 iiyla Farmer
Randal Pinketl won a recent season of "The Apprentice. "
"Apprentice"
winner shares
his success story
Dr. Randal Pinkett spoke to several
classes at WSSU ?
BY LAYLA FARMER
I HI. CHRONIC I I
It is said, "To whom much
is given, much is expected. "
If this is in fact a true state
ment. Randal Pinkett, Ph.D.
has a lotto give. He was on
the campus of Winston- Salem
State University .all day
luesday, doing just
th^l - daring stu
dents to dream big.
"Today it is my
distinct privilege lo
introduce Dr. Randal
Pinkett," said Dr.
Elwanda Ingram,
professor of English,
and interim chair or
the Department of
English and Foreign
Languages. "It
always brings me joy wncn i
find out about young African
Americans who are doing
wonderful things and great
things that we all can be proud
of."
'The CEO of BCT Partners,
a multirrnftion dollar manage
ment. technology and consult
ing firm, and winner of NBC's
"The Apprentice. Season 4,"
Pinkett has indeed accom
plished a great deal in his 36
years.
He spoke to WSSU stu
dents candidly about his life,
his career and the path that led
him to what he considers to be
his destiny.
Pinkett - whose father
passed away while he was in
high school - and his older
brother Dan, were reared by
their mother in New Jersey.
He spoke of the challenges his
mother laced as a single par
ent, and of the pressure he felt
to temper her struggle.
"We didn't have a lot
when I was grow
ing up, and so for
my mother to take
on the responsibil
ity of raising us
was a lot for her.
She worked two
jobs on certain
occasions, to
make sure that we
had fowL on the
table ana clothes
on our backs." he
said. "As I was getting older.
I started lo feel more of a
sense of responsibility to con
tribute or to support my moth
er. but it was her message to
me all along that she wanted
me to get a good education.
She wanted me to go to col
lege, she wanted me to get a
degree, and she wanted me to
lake advantage of the opportu
nities that she was making
available to me and my older
brother."
Pinked went on to college,
with an athletic scholarship to
Rutgers University. He later
became the
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Stitch in Time
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Cyndi Tucker knits last week on a spring-like day in Old Salem. Tucker
is one of dozens of people who bring the ISth-Century hack to life at the
historical site, which strives to preserve the rich local Moravian history.
Wandering artist settles down in Winston
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
J.J Jackson had spent most of his life
traveling the world as an artist. But when
his ex-wife needed help, he left his wan
dering days behind to help raise her new -
horn bahy and their two children. In doing
so. he's fowjd responsibility and a home
that he's never had before.
Jackson, a 52-year-old native of Tulsa.
Okla.. is a mixed media artist whose vy<yk
on African-American culture ranges from
photo etchings to works done in pastel and
acrylic paint. Jackson has done everything
from album covers to stage design over the
years to make a living.
? "When I had nothing else. I had my art.
When I was traveling from one place to the
next I didn't have no three or four bags of
luggage or keepsakes or anything, all I
needed to travel with was an easel and a
See ArtW on Al.1 J J. Jackson posts with little Grace Malick and some of his work.
Prom
dress
giveaway
lives on
Program expects
hundreds of local girls
to take advantage
BY LAY LA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Prom night is a big event
in the lives of so many high
school students. An enchanted
evening designed expressly
for love and for laughter, for
making memories that will
last a lifetime, the prom is a
much anticipated event for
many young people.
However, for those without
the means to purchase that
"perfect gown," the high
school
F"-"" v""
also he a
source of
stress
that is,
until oiie
local stu
d e n t
resolved to
even the
playing
field four
years ago.
Natalie Kenaldo. a high
schix>l student anil Girl Scout,
came up with the innovative
idea that led to the YWCA's
"Enchanted Prom" program,
aruiltve joy of many local high
sch<W*|>?{k^
"As htfHiirl Scout project,
she decided that she would
collect prom gowns and give
them out to girls in the com
munity," said Sabrina Slade.
the director of the YWCAs
Youth Intervention Services.
"Through her project, she was
able to collect about l(X) that
year, and her mom allowed
her to give out prom gowns
out of the trunk of her cat"
The following year. Slade
and the YWCA decided to
take up Renaldo's torch, col
lecting new and used prom
gowns, shoes and accessories
to give out to local girls.
"We just sort of adopted
what she did and grew it to
another level, to give out to
girls in not only this county
but the other surrounding
counties," Slade said of the
event, which the YWCA took
over in 2005. #'RJ Reynolds
really helped a lot the very
first year ... by volunteering
manpower ... (and) we get
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Slade
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