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IHE '*u nns 19 110807 1 * '5-DIGIT 2710. NORTH CAROLINA ROOM FORSYTH CTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 660 W 5TH ST WINSTON SALEJ4 NC 27101-2755 ONICLE Vol. XXXIII No. 45 THURSDAY, July 26, 2007 Speas lands WSPA position -See Page Bl Camp teaches girls how to dance , - See Page A3 Arts program ? engages 66< youths ^ -See Page Bi2 Phocos by Kevin Walker Gallery-goers view this classic picture of Huey P. Newton, one of the pieces in SECCA's Black Panther show. Panthers roar for attention Former Winston-Salem Black Panthers Robert Greer, from left, Larry Little and Nelson Malloy. Achievements of local Black Panthers still largely unknown BY T.KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Art and local history collided beautifully during the opening of an acclaimed exhibit. The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art's (SECCA) showing of "Black Panther Rank and File" drew a vast crowd of art lovers and history buffs last Friday to an opening reception fea turing Ren? de Guzman, who helped put together the show at its original home, San Francisco-based Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. A collection of paintings, photographs, sculptures and audio/ visual displays meant to depict the Black Panther Party and the racism and bigotry that birthed the party, "Black Panther Rank anu rue i> sucii a vaai cuucciiun u na> uccii miuuu^ aiiaiigcu 111 gallery space on three floors at SECCA. See Panthers on AS Style and Substance ' / ???". * " Xll Pholo by Kevin Walker Not much has changed since T. Willard Fair was voted "Best Dressed" by his Atkins High School classmates five decades ago. Fair, the longtime head of the Urban League of Greater Miami, was in town over the weekend to help his class, the Class of 1957, celebrate its 50th reunion. More on the reunion and Fair will be featured in the Aug. 2 issue of The Chronicle. Wooed By a Kiss First year has been kind to station BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE II s oeen jusi a ycai suite Clear Channel's 105.7's Kiss FM burst onto the local radio scene. And boy did the station make a grand entrance, pum meling the airwaves with five full days of nonstop music before formally introducing itself to Triad listeners. "And then ... We signed on >kn n>ttl trieo \ 1 with 1 songs - 'Kiss' by Prince, 'Kiss of Kife' hv Sade. and 'Kiss and Say Goodbye' by the Manhattans," Program Director Brian Anthony explained in an e-mail interview. "The rest is history still unfolding to this day." The Greensboro-based station celebrated the anniversary of its first sign-on Tuesday amia mucn laniare. The station has enjoyed consid erable success its inaugural year, averaging approximately 90,000 lis teners per 15-minute period between the hours of 6 a.m. and midnight, according td the Arbitron Rating system. The station plays mainly R&B, both old school and the new stuff. It's not uncommon frtr lictnnorc tr\ h#?nr rlaccir rufc hv Anthony the Dazz Band and Rufus in between the latest chart-toDDers bv Tamia and Mary J. Blige. "The business community and radio lis Sec Kiss FM on A9 Hearts & Soles Store collecting shoes for needy BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE ' Hubert and Ericsteen Lash, are saving the world - one shoe at a time. The Lashes, owners of Community Shoe Store on Patterson Avenue, have joined a larger effort to provide shoes to needy people in the United States and abroad. Dubbed "Soles 4 Souls," the project was founded by Nashville, Tenn., resident Wayne Elsey, in response to the tsuna mi disaster in Southeast Asia. Elsey joined forces with churches and other organizations to collect shoes for the thousands of vic tims. When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Region a year later, Elsey and supporters collected and distributed more than 750,000 pairs of shoes for those in need. Soles 4 Souls official ly became a nonprofit after the Katrina drive. r. I I L S l CL ! I Lash first learned of the project from a magazine article in a shoe trade publication. "I was just fasci nated by it," she said. "They have sent, so far, shoes to Haiti, Guatemala countries in the far east, Africa, India and states here in the United States." As the owner of a shoe store and a philanthro pist at heart. Soles 4 Souls seemed a perfect fit for Lash. "God has been so good to Community shoe Store owners Hubert me and my fam.ly and Eric/een Lash and loved ones - He has blessed us so that we could bless others," she remarked. "Any way that we see that's fit to have an opportunity to give back, that's what it's all about, because I would want somebody to give to me if I was in need." Lash wrote to S4S organizers to pledge her support for the campaign and has placed a box near the store entrance, poised for collections of new and slightly used shoes beginning Aug. 1 . "We have closets full of shoes and there are some folk out there with no shoes at all," she pointed out. "I think everybody can donate some shoes - we can't wear but one pair at a time." Lash says she has high hopes for the project, which, if well received, will become an annual tradition for Community Shoe. "I'm hoping 500 pairs of shoes (will be donated)," she stat ed. Lash plans to throw in some new shoes from the store as well. "Giving, giving back to those who are less fortunate ... just makes me feel joyful," she commented. "1 just feel thrilled that I'm able to do this." This is not the first time Community Shoe has donated its wares to those in need. The tradition of giving extends back to former owner Walter Washington Jr.. who founded the store in. 1941. "I've heard from customers who've come in and talked about Mr. Washington and how he gave to the community," she said. Sec Shoes on All KJ in the Midday spins the hits for listeners. In Grateful Memory of Our Founders, Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell, Sr. "Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better" 05 me Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support 822 Carl Russell Ave. (at Martin I>uthcr King Or.) Winston-Salem , NC 27101 (33?S) 722^3459 Fax (336) 631-8268 rusfhome <ft> bellsoutti jiet
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