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rugc Bit ^nity 20 110807 1 5-DIGIT 27101 NORTH CAROLINA ROOM FORSYTH CTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 660 W 5TH ST WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-2755 ION I CLE Vol. XXXIII No. 41 THURSDAY, June 28, 2007 Wake's Visser hopes f'o^ big NBA draft night ?See Page B1 Blood center celebrates 25 years _ 75 canto Young Aebra/v artists North Forsyth Cowajf Ft.jllc library make<>VV1660 We*Fi)iiJ5eet 2 kettles Winston-! The Diva Within Pamper session makes young mothers look good outside and feel good inside BY T KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE . For unw ed, teenage mothers, pampering one's self could be as basic as an after-school nap, before picking the baby up from the day care center And feeling glamorous may be as simple as maKing u through (he day without getting their little one's spit-up on their outfits The definition of overindulgence was greatly expanded Saturday for seven young mothers during a three hour retreat where their inside and outside were enhanced. The Party Palace hosted the "Diva Brunch" for the most devoted and active girls in Hand 2 Hand, a Catholic Social Services program that provides support and guidance for first-time teenage moth ers The event was the ultimate getaway for the r young women, many w hom maintain jobs and attend regular high Katina Rice sprinkles glitter ovei Jazmin Odom 's head. schools, all w hile juggling the awesome responsibilities of motherhood. Not only did they get a precious few hours away from their little ones, hut also a beauty package that would rival the services of a full-service day spa. "As women, we need to be treated like royalty," explained Katina Rice, who owns Kernersville's The Party Palace, a See Divas on A 13 I iKHOs o> ncwn nailer Katisha Blackwell places a tiara atop Jalisa Nails-Herron 's head. Williams: Youths need honesty NPR corespondent comes to town for educators' retreat BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE One of the nation's most prominent African American journalists told local educators Tuesday morn ing thai they are doing a grave disserv ice to young people by not being brutally honest with them Williams "Don't think you are going to be a rap star or an NBA star," Juan Williams said as he reeled off a litany of realities that he says must be driven into the minds of teenagers. "Don't have children until you are married," he continued "You have got to have a high level of educa tion in order to adapt to the changes that are taking place." Williams, an author and National Public Radio sen ior corespondent, said that even if such lessons come off as preachy, they must be stated in order to steer youths, especially young black men, from a road that will inevitably lead to poverty, prison or even death. Williams spoke to Winston-Salem Forsyth County principals and administrators at Parkland High School as part of an annual post-school year retreat School Board Member Jill Tackabery lob bied for Williams' appear ance after she heard him promoting his book, "Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of lailure That Are I'ndermining Black America - and What We $ Can Do About It" on both Rush Limbaugh's and Diane Rehm's radio shows Tackabery was impressed that Williams' book received raves from both Sec Williams on A9 Teen job program kick-off includes Hamlin tribute Urban League will put dozens of young people to work this summer BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE The Winston-Salem I rban League hosted the kickofT of its annual Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) internship pro gram last Thursday in Carver High School's auditorium Public officials and pro gram leaders were on hand for the event, which was dedicat ed to the memory' of the late Larry Leon Hamlin, who per formed at last year's kickofT ceremony. It was one of Hamlin's last public appear ances. Established by the I rban League, the YLI is a year round program that is designed to help youths obtain the skills needed lo make a smooth transition into adult hood It is comprised of five doing our job." Brittany Brown and Darren Roseboro, both gradu major components which include' money management and leadership development The internship program was devised to help attain the goals out lined in the Y LI pro gram. "We want these y?ung people to learn leadership skills," commented Crandhtrry I L President Keith Grandberry "You can have summer jobs all you want, but if they don't learn leadership skills now, then we aren't ates ol the ZlKK) YLI, served as co hosts "Last year, when I participated in the program, I was looking strictly for the paycheck However, I gained so much more than money. We had many opportunities to better ourselves," Brown said. "The Youth Leadersnip iniernsnip program is a great opportunity for young people." r Sec Jobs on A 5 ? Fik Photo Larry Leon Hamlin performs al last year's kick-off. r*i McAllister is a GOP rising star 35-year-old helping stir black conservative/novement BY LAY LA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Lenny McAllister is a black Republican Those l?o facts alone make him a bit of an anomaly.. Yet McAllister says he is proud of his her itage. and his political affilia tion. two things (hat he says, contrary to popular belief, are not mutually exclusive "Black conservatives have always existed," he explained Photo provided by McAlhitet l.enny McAllister, left, with Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan. "The difference is we, as African Americans, often times think socially conscrva tive and politically (but) vote more towards the liberal side, because wo have aligned our selves wilfi the Democratic party" Like most African Americans, McAllister, a 35 year-old Davidson College graduate, ? grew up a Democrat Bom and raised in western Pennsylvania. McAllister said back then being a Republican wasn't an option "Pretty much everybody See McAllister on A 12 Photo by Todd l.uck Only this pile of rubble remains at 575 N. Liberty St., just a hop, skip and jump from The Chronicle's office building. Construction crews ripped apart the old Advance Auto Store Monday to make room for Liberty Place Condominiums, a 36-unit building with one, two and three bedroom units that will start in the $220's. r UUT WITH THE UI.I) . b In Grateful Memory of Our Founders , Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell, Sr. . 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