Fred Terry is new head of Forsyth County Democrats
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Former City Council Member Fred Terry speaks at a com
munity event in 2005.
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Former City Council
Member Fred Terry was elecled
the new chairman of the Forsyth
County Democratic Party April
21 during the party's conven
tion at Forsyth Technical
Community College's West
campus.
Terry served two terms on
the council, representing the
city's Southeast Ward. He did
not seek (^election in 2005 in
order to pursue educational
interests. His wife, Evelyn
Terry, successfully won his seat
and now serves the Southeast
on the council.
Terry is the second consecu
tive African American to serve
as chair. He succeeds Harold
Kennedy III . who two years ago
became the first black Forsyth
County chair in more than two
decades.
The other officers elected
were: Mary Dickinson, first
vice chair, Albert Porter, second
vice chair (reelected); Ryan
Eller, third vice chair; Benita
Ruffin. secretary; Michael
Oder, corresponding secretary
(reelected); and Bill Browning,
treasurer (reelected).
Representation from most
of the county's precincts tfere
A New Day at Salem
Salem College Photo
Susan E. I'auly, the 19th president of Salem Academy and College, smiles as she looks
out over a sea of alumnae and supporters last week during her swearing-in ceremony.
Pauly, the former vice president for academic affairs and dean of Mount Mercy
College, was chosen last year to lead Salem, the nation '$ oldest educational institution
for women. She succeeds Julianne Still Thrift, who retired last year after 15 years as
president.
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nationally about racial
insensitivity, brought on by
Don Imus' derogatory com
ments about black members
of the Rutgers University
women's basketball team.
Imus didn't Use the slur in
those
com
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b y
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NBC
after major companies
including General Motors
pulled their advertising spots.
"Now that corporate
America has caught up,
maybe something will hap
pen," Anthony said. "We
have to stop investing in stuff
that is killing us."
Jim Crow was the sys
tematic, mostly Southern
practice of discrimination
against and segregation of
blacksjfrom the end of post
Civil War reconstruction into
the mid-20th century.
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on hand, giving the 2007
Convention its largest atten
dance in yearv Elected officials
in attendance included Stale
Sen. Linda Gamxi. State Rep.
Larry Womble, County
Commissioners Ted Kaplan.
Waller Marshall and Heaufon
O. Bailey. Mayor Allen Joines
and Cily Council Member Dan
Hesse, a candidate lor lieutenant
governor, were also present.
State Rep Dan Blue, ol
Wake County, was the keynote
speaker, telling the crowd about
what he called hypocrisies ol
the Republican Party.
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