The J.T. Lewis Modeling
Troupe show off their
Kriegsman's Furs at
Black History Business
Expo. From left, Roberta
Parson, Tammy Watson,
Ann Moye', Victoria
Hanchell, Jim Gill, of
Kriegsman 's Furs,
Jeannette T. Lewis,
Theresa Scott, Sandra
Kay Crump and Evelyn
Sanders.
Modeling Troupe performs at Black History Business Expo
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The J. T. Lewis Modeling Troupe per
formed in the 13th Annual Black History
Business Expo, Feb. 15 at the 6 p.m.
evening entertainment part of the program
The Expo was sponsored by the Watchful
Network of Greensboro, and was held at the
Greensboro Coliseum Complex Special
Events Center. West Wing B. The Expo was
an all day event from 10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The Watchful Network celebrated
today's African Americans and those Who
paved the way for their success as entrepre
neurs.
CEO of the Watchful Network, Tyrone
Smith said, "The goal of the Black History
Month Business Expo is to promote busi
nesses in the community as a viable
resource in an ever changing global market
place. It is intended to give the consumers
an opportunity to learn about the products
and services that are available to them."
The J. T. Lewis Modeling Troupe fea
tures models of various sizes, shapes and
heights which reflects the real world. "We
like to keep it real," says the coordinator
Jeannette T. Lewis. Their modeling theme
for the 2008 performance was "Dress to
impress while shopping in your own closet."
Models who performed were: Victoria
E. Hanchell, MPA, assistant director.
Hispanic/Latino and Transfer Recruitment
Office of Undergraduate Admission at
WSSU; Tammy Watson, GRI, ABR bro
ker/owner of ERA Piedmont Realty,
Winston-Salem; Theresa Scott, teacher in
the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School
System; Evelyn Sanders, teacher in the
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
System; Sandra Kay Crump, business
women/president of (ABA); Ann Moye',
adjunct professor in the English Department
at WSSU; Roberta Parson, teacher in the
Winston-Salem Forsyth County School
System; Jeannette T. Lewis, coordinator of
the J T. Lewis Modeling Troupe and retired
school teacher.
The models not only modeled attractive
clothes from their closets, they also modeled
gorgeous furs from Kriegsman's Fur and
Luxury Outerwear of Greensboro. Jim Gill,
Kriegsman's representative was in charge of
describing the furs while his son Patrick
made sure each model was given the right
size fur to model. The father and son made
a great team.
The Expo audience was spellbound by
the wardrobe choices of the models as they
strutted their stuff on the runway. It was an
evening of excellent entertainment.
Coordinator Jeannette T. Lewis was
happy to welcome two new models this
year, Victoria Hanchell and Tammy Watson.
Jeannette had previously modeled with
Victoria and Tammy at the Piedmont Club
during a special luncheon there.
The models topped off their fun filled
evening by eating out together at Jimmy's
Seafood Restaurant when they returned to
Winston-Salem. Their limousine driver,
Harold Faulkner, made the models feel spe
cial and royal.
90th birthday bash held
for Juanita Wilson
SPECIAL TO THE C HRONICLE .
Juanita Wilson celebrated her 90th birthday on March 29 at the
McNeill Banquet Hall on the campus of Winston-Salem State
University.
The celebration started with an introduction of
Wilson, her children and their better-halves. Her daughter Gail
Farmer was the
Mlstress J\
Ceremony, while
her daughter
Sandra Young
read a tribute ot
Wilson's life.*
Her son. Sam
Wilson. Sr:, wel
comed the guests
to the grand cele
bration. Her son
in-law, Mm.
Johnnie Holley.
read a scripture,
while her grand
daughter,
A n t o n e t t e
Farmer, serenad
ed her grand
mother. Pastor
p a m e I a
Blackstock, pas
tor at St Andrews
United Methodist
Church, gave a
powerful prayer
and blessed the
eourmet dinner.
Reflections
were shared by
Blackstock, the
Rev. Dennis
Bishop (First
Waughtown
Baptist Church),
Apostle Wallace
Gaither (True
Temple Holiness
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The radiant Juanita Wilson.
Church), and
Bishop Lawrence Tate (Skeens Chapel Holiness Church). Clara
Yountz, Bertha Fox worth, Josephine Richardson and Ben Piggott
also shared their thoughts about Wilson.
All nine of Wilson's children, her grandchildren, as well as her
sister, Rebecca Eller, shared the special times they Jiave had with
Wilson. ? ?
Wilson was born March 25, 1918 in Walnut Cove to James and
Maggie Estes. Eller is her only living sibling. Her deceased siblings
are Mary Ruth Wilson and James H. Estes. She was marriedto the
late Samuel L. Wilson and from this union came 10 children:
Marion Bates (deceased), Shirley (Bobby) Hairston, Howard Bates,
Samuel (Cynthia) Wilson, Jr., (Sandra Rodric) Young, Mary(
Johnnie) Holley, Gladys (Matthew Berry) Wilson and Sherry(Gary)
O'Malley.
She has 34 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren and one great,
great grandchild.
Wilson is a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church
and the Happy Hill Senior Citizens Club. Her hobbies are fishing,
traveling, listening to music and baking the best pound cake ever.
Reynolds teacher headed to Spain
n ? r>
dims receives
national and local
recognition
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Lundon B. Sims, a local
teacher from R. J. Reynolds
High School, has been select
ed from a national applicant
pool to attend one of 27 sum
mer study opportunities sup
ported by the National
Endowment for the
Humanities. The Endowment
is a federal agency that each
summer supports seminars
and institutes at colleges and
universities so that teachers
can study with experts in
humanities disciplines.
Lundon will participate in
a seminar entitled "Authors in
the Prado: Spanish Art and the
Literature It Inspired." The
five-week program will be
held in Madrid, Spain, in col
laboration with the staff of the
famed Prado Museum and
directed by John Rosenberg,
dean of the College of the
Humanities at Brigham Young
University. The 15 teachers
selected to participate in the
program will each receive a
stipend of $3,600 toward their
travel, study and living
expenses. The approximately
525 teachers who participate
in the 27 summer study
Lundon B. Sims
opportunities will teach more
than 50,000 American stu
dents the following year.
Lundon was also awarded
the Zeta of the Year Award
from the Rho Zeta Chapter of
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. at
Zeta's Triad Finerwomanhood
Observance in March.
Lundon graduated magna cum
laude from Elon University as
a North Carolina Teaching
Fellow with a B.A. in History
and Spanish. She has lived
anu iraveiea aoroaa: spain,
Italy, England, France,
Canada, Mexico, Panama,
"Costa Rica, Guatemala,
Mexico and the southeast and
northeast of the United States.
From 2002 to 2004 she served
as a United States Peace
Corps Volunteer in Nicaragua.
She currently holds dual
licensure in History
Education 9-12 and Spanish
Education K-12 and is a
World History and Spanish II
teacher at Reynolds High
School. Some ef her civic
involvement inciuaes rorsytn
County Young Adult
Missionary, Habitat for
Humanity coordinator for
Friendship Baptist Church
and Spanish language inter
preter at Community Care
Center on New Walkertown
Road. One of her many mot
tos in life is 1 Timothy 4:12
"Don't let anyone look down
on you because you are
young, but set an example for
the believers in speech, in
life, in love, in faith and in
purity."
Spring Revival starts April 16
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Pastor and congrega
tion of Friendship Baptist
Church cordially invite the
public to worship with them in
their Annual Spring Revival
Services to be held April 16 -
18 beginning at 7 p.m. nightly.
The guest speaker will be the
Rev. Dr. Cardes Brown, Jr.,
pastor of the New Light
Baptist Church located in
Greensboro.
Rev. Dr. Cardes H. Brown,
Jr., was 19-years-old and in his
sophomore year at North
Carolina A&T State
University, when he accepted
the calling of God to preach
the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In 1965, he was licensed to
preach by the Cherry Hill
Baptist Church in Tarboro, and
ordained by the Old Eastern
Association. Dr. Brown
received his Graduate of
Theology degree and Bachelor
of Arts degree from the
Greensboro Bible College;
Master of Divinity degree
from Shaw Divinity School in
Raleigh; and an Honorary
Doctor of Divinity degree
from the South Eastern
University in Greenville,
South Carolina.
During his 40-year tenure
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Rev. Brown
served as pastor of several
churches and presently is the
pastor of New Light
Missionary Baptist Church in
Greensboro, where he has
served since 1975.
He is married to Diane
Pierce Brown and they are
blessed with three daughters
and one son. He is also the
proud grandfather of three
grandsons, Jordan. Shawn II,
and Seth II and two precious
granddaughters, Jocelyn and
Jillian.
The church is located at
1317 NW Cherry St. Call 723
6105 for more information.
The pastor is the Rev. Stacey L.
P rn?i*r
Meet "Foxy Brown" at
A Conversation with Fata
Friday. April 25 at 7pm in The Stevens Center
From her work in early blaxploitation films to her
later roles, Winston-Salem native ram Giiei has
always commanded attention. The first African
American female to headline a film, she has been
nominated for a SAG award, Golden Globe and an
Emmy. Come join A Conversation with Pam Grier
on Friday, April 25 at 7pm in The Stevens Center to
learn about her influential career and honor her
with a Master of Cinema award.
RIVERRUN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL 23-28, 2008
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