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uThe_ Vol. XXXV No. 2 THURSDAY, September 11, 2008 East Forsyth is in it, to win it all ?See Page B1 WSTA expands its services for riders - See Page A4 Hair < dressers donating tp" 1 - V-' ? A 'Grand' Occasion National Grandparents Day celebrated with music, food and fellowship BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Local grandparents were praised Saturday for providing the kind of love and support that only a grandma or grandpa can give. The Sarah Austin Head Start Center was the site of one of several events held to commem orate National Grandparents Day, which was first held in 1978. For four hours, attendees were treated to a slate of per formances by local choirs, poets and dancers and a sit-down din ner to top it all off. Christal Thomas spent more than a month painstakingly organizing the event, which she says was Divinely inspired. "The purpose is to give all the grandparents in Winston Salem ... a day to let them know we appreciate what they're' doing in raising their grand kids," said Thomas, who also added that the event always pays Photo by Todd Luck Earline Darr and her grand son , Michael Danzy, enjoy a gospel perform ance Saturday at a local National Grandparents Day event. Darr has raised Danzy, who has cerebral palsy, since he was an infant. homage to the many caregivers and relatives with the same kind of love that a grandparent would provide. Thomas, who is president of the NuQuest National Grandparents Day Association, understands the contributions of grandparents who are increas ingly becoming the caretakers of their grandchildren. This trend is especially notable in the black community, where grandparents have often raised" their grand children as their own. Thomas works as a caregiver for the eld erly, and is a grandmother her self. She concedes that she got some help from her own mom in raising her grandkids. Grandparents like Earline Darr were among the nearly 300 people who pre-registered to attend the event. Darr attended the event with Michael Danzy, one of her 14 grandchildren. She is also great-grandmother of See Grandparents on A13 No Bad R.A.P. Here Program that helps make boys men to hold summit this evening BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Adolescence can be a confusing time when it comes to interac tions between males and females. Popular culture is largely to blame for that. Many young men take their cues from the often derogetory images of women they see on movies, video games and especially music videos. R.AP. - Raising Awareness & Prevention - is looking to clear up some of that confusion in young men. The program is run though W I S& * r\ % an arm of Family Services and focus es on reducing sex ual assault and domestic violence. R.A.P. ? which is funded by a Centers for Disease Control grant - tries to cor rect negative and distorted views of women that young men have - views that could lead to sexual violence later on, according to Program Coordinator Llyod Leonard. "Sexual assault is on the rise," said Llyod. "A lot of people sweep it underneath the car pet, but it's an epi demic." RAP. holds Photo by Todd Luck six-week education Llyod Leonard has seen and heard it all al sessions for male as the program's coordinator. middle and high school students, but tonight it will host a special R.A.P. Summit, which is free and open to the general public. The 6 p.m. event at Winston-Salem State University's Anderson Center, will be all about hip hop and how the popular art form has been guilty of creating negative stereotypes for both young black men and women. The documentary "Beyond Beats & Rhythms" will be screened. The film is billed as a "loving critique" of hip-hop and its portray als of gender roles and has been shown at various film festivals and See R.A.P. on All 'Price' less Moment Photo by Felecia P. Long Nadine Henry, Erica Trimmel and Jennifer Henry are all smiles as they pose for a picture with R&B/gospel star Kelly Price, who is seated in the chair. Price performed Saturday at Winston-Salem State University for a women's health symposium , co-sponsored by BET. To read more about the event and what Price had to say about it, see page B7. fed Sum I I File Photo Hundreds of new voters in Forsyth County have regis tered this election year. Race is on to ? register voters BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE 3' 1 ? " ' Mayor Allen Joines has pro claimed September as "Citizen Voter Awareness Month" in Winston Salem. But for many local groups, it has been Voter Awareness (and regis tration ) Year.' "We're in full Sutton swing down at our headquar ters," said Bill Miller, chair of the local Republican party. "We're working around the clock to register voters." Although he encourages new voters to lend their support to the GOP, Miller says it's important that citizens, partici pate regardless of their affilia tion. "We need to get them regis tered to participate in the American way," he declared. "Everyone should be voting." Board of Elections Member Linda Sutton has been advocat ing for voters' rights since the I980's. She founded the Voting lights Coalition, a nonpartisan idvocacy group, in 2003, to each out to unregistered poten See Voters on All Artists make quick work of presentations BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Sydney. Seattle. New York. Amsterdam. London. Salisbury. Salisbury? The city of just 25,000 residents is becoming the newest home for the worldwide phenomenon known as "20x20 Pecha-Kutcha," and the only existing Pecha-Kutcha site in the state. Derived from the Japanese word for "chit chat" Pecha-Kutcha is. an intense, condensed style of presenting creative information using no more than 20 images for only 20 second intervals. Founded in Tokyo, the concept is intended to force creative types to create presentations that are concise and powerful. Pecha-Kutcha started as a networking opportunity where designers could share many of their ideas in a short period of time. These days, pecha-kutcha events have become occasions for social networking, where presenters can use the art form to convey just See Pecha-kutcha on A4 Photo by LayU Ftrmct Top row (l-r): Salisbury Pecha Kutcha Founder Syed Ahmad, Jan Detter, Carol Strohecker, Rence Callahan, Sharif Bey, Salisbury Pecha Kutcha Founder Michael Baker. Bottom: Salisbury's Whitney Peckman and Connie Baker and Cheryl Schrillo. 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