City tries again with The Mix
bummer event aims to
give teens something
positive to do
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
The city has dropped The
Drop, last summer's teen enter
tainment event, and replaced it
with The Mix, which pre
miered last Friday at Hanes
Hosiery Recreation Center.
Unlike The Drop, which
was held outdoors in
Corpening Plaza and mainly
featured music and dancing.
The Mix offers a variety of
activities.
"We call it The Mix
because there's always going
to be a differed* mix of activi
ties going on,"~said Ed
McNeal, the city's marketing
Jasmine Baldwin plays a game of pool.
and communications director.
"It's not going to be like what
we did last year, where basical
ly we had an outdoor
ceased, McNeal said. Yet, the
city decided to go in another
direction this summer.
Youne music
club. We had a D3
and young people
could come in and
just dance and social
ize. This year we're
trying to be a little
more purposeful."
The city started
the The Drop in
hopes of finding a
positive outlet for
young people, many
McNtal
lovers were not
ignored at The Mix.
A DJ spun tunes in
the center's dimly
lit gym. Nearby,
there were areas
where youngsters
could play ping
pong, pool, or video
games on Wii and
X-Box 360 systems.
Those looking to
ot wnom were downtown any
way to enjoy Fourth Street Jazz
and Blues, a popular outdoor
summer concert series. The
Drop was an immediate smash,
drawing about 1 ,500 soon after
its debut. The crowd was too
large for the modest-size
Corpening Plaza, and The
Drop was plagued by fights
and other incidents of violence.
Eventually, The Drop was
moved ta the Dixie Classic
Fairgrounds, a venue' with
more space. At the new site,
the incidents of violence
express themselves in other
ways, headed to an art room
complete with easels and col
orful supplies. The center's
computer lab was also avail
able for use.
Not all the activities there
drCw the same response. While
teens constantly played
WiiSports on the Wii and X
Box 360's Madden NFL 2008,
the art room drew a much
smaller crowd. McNeal said
that the activities will be con
stantly tweaked in response to
feedback from attendees. Teens
are invited to fill out "Holla
Back" cards to share their input
about The Mix. McNeatsaid he
is already working on ways to
incorporate motivational
speakers into The Mix.
Each young person who
attends The Mix has to register,
a new requirement this sum
mer. Parents must sign registra
tion forms, which have their
contact information in case
they need to be reached. ID
cards are made for teens who
turn in registration information
so that they can easily gain
admission to future The Mix
events. There are other security
measures. Attendees are
screened by a metal detector at
the door and are constantly
under adult supervision by off
duty law enforcement officers
and volunteers.
Many parents walked
around The Mix checking it out
before they dropped their chil
dren off, parents like April
Marlin, who brought her
daughter, Asia. Marlin said she
was impressed with what she
saw and felt comfortable leav
ing Asia.
"It's good," said Marlin.
"I'm glad ... they could organ
ize something like this for the
teenagers ... to keep them out
of trouble anfl in a safe envi
ronment."
Thirteen-year-old Jasmine
Baldwin attended The e> Drop
last year but gave The Mix
higher marks because of its
greater variety of activities.
"It's something for us to do
rather than being at home
Friday night being bored," said
Baldwin.
On its inaugural night last
Friday, 146 teens came to The
Mix. McNeal said that the
event is designed to handle
200-300 teens. With the excep
tion of July 4, The Mix will be
held every Friday until Aug. 15
at Hanes Hosiery, 501
Reynolds Blvd. It's held from 8
to 11 p.m. but teens won't be
admitted after 10 p.m. The
event is exclusively for teens
13 - 18.
For more information call
727-2063.
Mayor Johnson
from page A1
has a responsibility to reach back and
empower others to reach new heights.
"We must mentor and guide the next
generation to understand their responsibili
ty to be of service to' others locally and
globally," she remarked. "We have no
choice but to become activists in this
work." "
The obligation to help fellow women is
not just moral, but religious as well,
Johnson contends.
"We must say to all women that we will
overcome, that we will correct (societal
ills), that we will help them become
empowered," she concluded. "We have a
clear mandate from God . .. 'to do justice,
love mercy and walk humbly in the Word
of God.'" ?
Themed, "Empowering Women
through all Aspects of Life," the two-day,
annual Women's Day program spans more
than half of the church's 99-year history
and has become a vital part of the its pro
gramming.
"Women in this church are the pillars of
the church," said Shirley Sadler, president
of the Episcopal Church Women. "They
keep things going and they stabilize the
church."
Sprinkle-Hamlin, widow of the late
great theater icon Larry Leon Hamlin,
spoke to a crowd of more than 60 women at
a luncheon on Saturday.
"I chose Ms. Hamlin because 1 think
too often we always look outside for our
guests and 1 knew that we had so many
phenomenal women inside our own
church," explained Demetria Dove, organ
izer of this year's Women's Day celebra
tion. "I knew she had been through so
much lately with the National Black
Theatre Festival and her husband, but she
continues to have a smile on her face and
continues to empower women and contin
ues to do all that she does."
Magazine
from page AI
field,'" Joel Mclver related.
"He laid it out, he laid it out with
vision and purpose; it was obvi
ous he believed in it and I was
sold."
Despite the brothers' fervor,
life got in the way. The idea was
swept up in the tide of a busy
law office and took a backseat to
the established business for a
time.
"We did it slow; we didn't
rush anything," Roderick said.
Yet the Mclyers never gave
up on what had become a some
what collective dream.
"It was a thought that just
kept coming up," Joel remarked.
In 2008, the brothers added
another partner to the company
roster, calling on Chasity
Conrad, a longtime employee of
Roderick's. Conrad jumped in
with both feet, signing Roderick
up for magazine publishing
seminars and working as sup
port -staff for the magazine.
"I thought it was a great
idea," she said. "I thought it
was different."
Roderick sought out writers
to follow ongoing cases and poll
juries post trial about their senti
ments.
"What Todd is good at is
finding people who know how
to do things and bringing them
into the circle," his brother com
mented.
Creating a magazine from
scratch was not without its chal
lenges.
"None of us actually knew
what putting it together actually
entailed," Conrad confessed.
"We just started to piece
meal it together," Roderick
added.
Leaning on each other for
support, the three managed to
muddle through, and the inaugu
raf. April / May edition of North
Carolina Jury View magazine
hit the streets.
Juggling the demands of a
law office and that of a new
magazine was trying at times,
the group admits
"It's hard to do both things,"
Roderick commented. "There
are some times when it's too
much to do, literally."
With the publication of the
magazine came some much
needed praise and encourage
ment.
"The most rewarding thing
was when the magazine came
out and I was walking through
the courthouse and several of
my colleagues were telling me
how well received it was,"
Roderick stated.
Both in content and in deliv
ery, Jury View fills an important
void in legal publications, Joel
says.
"One of the things that sets
this magazine apart from other
legal magazines is anyone can
read it - there's not ?11 this legal
jaigon - and it's t^ertaining^^
he pointed out. jj*
Currently, Juryjy'ew 's a
bimonthly publication, but its
publishers say they anticipate it
will become a monthly some
time in 2009. Roderick hopes to
greatly expand the magazine's
reach in the coming years as
well.
"The way I look at it, there
are 50 states with 50 justice sys
tems," he stated. "I would real
ly like to see Jury View go
nationwide."
For more information on HC
Jury View magazine or to sub
scribe, call (336) 831-2781 or
visit www.ncjuryview.com.
Baptist breast
cancer study
seeks participants
SPtC^U. TO THE CHRONICLE
The Comprehensive
Cancer Center at Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical
Center is one of
of this protein-based vaccine
reduced the recurrence rate in
women with a high risk of
recurrence by 33 percent."
The vaccines have been
proven safe in Phase
seven sites in the
world participating
in a clinical trial
evaluating the
effectiveness of an
anti-cancer vac
cine ?in reducing
the risk of breast
cancer recurrence.
The vaccines,
composed of GP2
or AE 37 peptides
I trials (earliest
phase of human test
ing) and appear to
stimulate the
immune system.
Eligible partici
pants are patients
diagnosed with inva
sive breast cancer
who are at high risk
for recurrence and
are HER2/neu posi
oi me HtK^xneu protein, a
cancer protein found in 60 to
70 percent of breast cancers,
and GM-CSF, an FDA
approved drug that stimulates
bone marrow to make new
blood cells.
"The data from the prelim
inary trials of this vaccine are
quite promising," said John H.
Stewart, IV, M.D., principal
investigator of the study at
Wake Forest Baptist. "The use
tive. Participants will receive
six doses of vaccine over an
18- month period. There are
six study sites in the United
States and one in Greece.
The national goal for
patient accrual is about 600
and Wake Forest Baptist plans
to recruit 100 patients into the
trial.
For more information call
336-713-4788.
Dress
from page A5
Dress for Success was
started in New York by Nancy
Lublin, who was a law school
student at the time. With the
support of three nuns' from
Spanish Harlem, and a $5,000
inheritance she received from
her father, Lublin launched the
oroeram in 1996. Todav. there
client lands a job, she is wel
comed back to select another
suit for her first day on the job.
Dress for Success also pro
vides career consulting and has
a number of job retention pro
grams.
Since finding refuge in
Dress for Success two years
ago, Terrell has been on the
rebound, stopping at nothing
to rebuild her life. After
r ; o
are 75 locations.
Including affiliates
in New Zealand,
Canada and the
United Kingdom.
Dress for
Success prepares
women in the midst
of socioeconomic I
transitions for I
career placement. I
To become a client,
a woman must be
Luben
enrolling in a work
force development
program, she has
remained employed
and established per
manent housing.
Others like
Terrell are coming
through the agency's
doors, each day.
Roslyn Woodland
was^Jl smiles on her
way out of the
Washineton. D.C.
reierrea Dy an agency partner,
such as career placement
organizations. Once referred, a
woman is given the opportuni
ty to work with a Dress for
Success personal shopper to
select a suit, shoes and acces
sories for an interview. When a
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Dress for Success facility. She
was referred by a D C. -based
homeless kitchen .
She said smiling, "I'm
starting a temp assignment
next week and I. just picked up
an outfit and some shoes... all
Anne Klein."
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Roderick Mclver with Chasity Conrad and his brother, Joel.
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