Exhibit to show Ethiopian art aPECIAl TO THE CHRONIC1 J Ethiopian art from the 1940s to the present will be explored during Winston Salem Stale University's Diggs Gallery lecture about Mid opening reception for the exhi bition "Continuity and Change: Three Generations of Ethiopian Artists," on view beginning May 26 at 3 p.m. It focuses on 23 artists within the context of the polit ical and social upheavals of 20th century Ethiopia. Harn Museum of Art director Rebecca Martin Nagy and North Carolina Central University Professor Achamyeleh Debela have been organizing the exhibition since 2000. Debela will lecture at Diggs Gallery on May 26, at 3 p.m.. immediately followed by the opening reception from 3:30 - 5 p.m. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will remain on view through Dec. 8. "Continuity and Change: Three Generations of Ethiopian Ajlists" tflls the story of modern and contem porary art in Ethiopia from the 1940s to the present and explores the role of govern ment support of artists as part of the modernization of Ethiopia. The exhibition also examines the influence of the School of Fine Arts in Addis Ababa, one of Africa's leading art academies. "We are fortunate to have the opportunity to host a groundbreaking exhibition of this magnitude," says Diggs Gallery director Belinda Tate. "The show not only includes work from major collections such as the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. and our very own North Carolina Museum of Art, but many of the works have trav Achamyeleh Debela eled directly from the conti nent to be exhibited in the US for the fin>t time." Support for show is pro vided by Winston-Salem State University, the North Carolina Arts Council, Northern Trust Bank with additional support from the Ham Museum's Margaret J. Early Program Endowment, Ham Program Endowment and 150th Anniversary Cultural Plaza Endowment, and the State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. Major support for the exhibition catalogue comes from Dr. Madelyn Lockhart, the C. Frederick and Aase B. Thompson Foundation, the John Early Publications Endowment and the University of Florida Office of Graduate Research, with additional sup port from individual patrons of both the Ham Museum of Art and Diggs Gallery. For more information about this exhibition or sched ule a visit call Diggs Gallery at 336-750-2458 or e-mail to dig gsinfo@wssu?du, or check the WSSU Web site at www.wssu.edu. Awards from page AS ment of North Carolina's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and was a strong advocate for the Infant Homicide Prevention Act. ? Community Catalyst - Dr. Meg Mai loy, executive director, N.C. Prevention Partners. Malloy's career includes 25 years in prevention, health behavior change and health pol icy, with a focus on nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco prevention and cessation. She has worked in nonprofit leader ship, media, policy develop ment, consulting. stale and local public health, and nutrition practice, teaching and research within the UNC School of Public Health, and Duke University Medical Center and School of Medicine. ? Innovator - David Murdock, chairman and CEO of Dole Food Company Inc. and Castle & Cooke Inc. Murdock founded the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC), a developing 350-acre life sciences hub near Charlotte. One of the world's most com prehensive biotech projects, NCRC brings together Castle & Cooke North Carolina LLC, Duke University, the University of North Carolina, the NC Community College System and other institutions of higher education dedicated to new development in science. ? 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Fleming was the director of Urban Ministries of Wake County Open Door Clinic for four years and now holds the part-time position of communi ty affairs coordinator and is an active volunteer at the clinic. Urban Ministries Open Door Clinic is the oldest free medical clinic still in operation. Shaw from ptlgt A4 court's most important affirmative action decision since 1978's -'University of California v. Bakke which allowed race as a piu.s IULIUI III admissions. In one of Shaw's first speeches as LDF president, he pre dicted that even after the Supreme Court's decision, affirmative action wouia conunue iu bm come under attack. inert s another storm brewing." he said after assuming the helm May I, 2004. "We're going to fight on every front." The storm is here. Shaw prepares to leave the organization just as the U. S. Supreme Court is about to announce its decision in two landmark public schools cases that could have the affect of overturning the desegregation mandates set forth in the May 17, 1954. ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Kansas, argued by the LDF. Those cases are Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education (Kentucky). ?? He also leaves as right activist Connerly aims to overturn affirmative action laws in every state possible by using referenda. Shaw predicts that the future of civil rights is that America will continue to avoid its racial and eco Connerly nomic inequities even in the face of incidents that illumi nate stark racial divisions, such as the "O. J. moment", "the Katrina moment" and "the Imus moment," he says. "Denial has always been there and continues to he there. ..I think that we're going to have to use all the tools and weapons that we have at our disposal," he says. "What I want more than anything else is a movement which addresses continuing racial and growing economic inequality." COMING SOON - The Chronicle Online, new & improved BestHealth. Wadl e Forest University Baptist Medical Center June 2007 Events Events are held at BestHealth in Hanes Mall or other locations, as noted. 9 = registration required. Call Health On-Call* at 336-716-2255 or visit www.besthealth.com To become a BestHealth member, call 336-765-8804 or visit our web site. Listen to Health Matters, a new weekly i Fridays at 1 p.m. and I 6 p.m. on 88.5 FM, 1 I FRI - Storytelling with Collage I to 3 p.m. Produce a collage and create a small story to illustrate with imagery. Led by Sawtooth School for Visual Art instructors. $15 per per son. Space is limited. 'W 4 MON Reiki: An Introduction to Healing and Relaxing Touch 6 p.m. Andy Moretz, licensed pro fessional counselor and Reiki master teacher/practitioner, introduces this Japanese tradition of healing touch. 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