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Walk from [mitt H really experiencing what it's like to be them." Mar-Qui Harris was one of more than 20 members of the Winston-Salem Stale University student oreaniza he was hopeful that the e\ent would encourage women w ho were suffering to speak out about their experiences. "it's something that really needs to be addressed." he said. "Women are dying everyday, and we don't even hear about it." tion Black Men for Change who took part. Harris, a junior marketing major, said he was walking for the women in his ow n life. "I'm here in sup port of women who have been through a struggle (with domestic violence)," he said. "It's some females in my family who have gone through some of those situations. I'm here on their behalf." The walk held special significance for Chester Coleman Jr.. a cook at a Golden Corral restaurant. Coleman. 22, is one of several Leonard Hamlin A few women participated in the event, walking alongside the men: others held up signs and cheered the guys from side walks De Wanna Hamlin, the coordi nator of the Prevention and Education in the Safe Relationships Division of Family Services, was there to support the walk ers "We have been working to bring about a change in domestic violence and sexual assault," Hamlin said. "A lot of people see it as a women's issue, but members from Family Services' Time Out - a group for domestic yiolence offend ers. He and other Time Out members voluntarily partici pated in Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. ' About a year back. I put my hands on my wife." admit ted Coleman. a father of two. "I called the police on myself:" Coleman says he saw the error in his ways right away, and has worked hard u> make a change in his life. He said we really need the men to work with us to bring about a change It doesn't just, affect the women who are victims: it affects the whole communi ty" ? ' Hamlin said she was hope ful the meaning of the walk would resonate with the par ticipants long after their sore feet healed. "We. hope that there's a long-term affect in our com munity. and men will continue to stay engaged and work with us- to find ways to end domes tic violence." she said. Peppers from puxe B J Lesson: Artaxerxes, also known as Xerxes (Esther) gives Nehemiah. his cupbearer, per mission to return to Jerusalem to rebuild its walls. The king issues papers that will guaran tee his safe return to Jerusalem. Let's not forget that all Jews don't return. The book of Nehemiah tells the events that the third wave experiences. The major divisions of the book are the walls being rebuilt (1-6), the renewal of the Covenant (7 \21. and the purging of sins (13). Upon his arrival; hot a word is uttered to anyone about his task. After surveying the conditions of the walis at night, he informs the local priests, rul ing officials and nobles about his task. Convinced, they unite the people for this good work. Their enemies, mentioned ear lier in chapter one. begin to dis courage the people by ridicul ing them. Responding to them. Nehemiah tells them about God's Plan while making it A&T alumni chapter plans busy year SPfcOAI. IX) THI C HKONK't t The Twin City Alumni C hapter of North Carolina A&T State University in gearing up for another year. On the first Wednesday of each month - from September through June - the chapter meets at the Winston Lake Family YMCA.40I Waterworks Road Residents of Winston-Salem and kernersN ille are asked to support the fundrais ers and events, which are held to provide schol arships Forsyth County students attending A&T. Alumni are invited to join the chapter and attend the meetings, which are an excellent way to keep the local alumni abreast of what is going on at their alma mater. Dues for the asso ciation are $50 a year. The Alumni Association offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors and continu ing students at the university each semester in the amount of $500. The scholarship becomes renewable if the student maintains a 3.0 grade point average. Scholarship recipients for Fall 2(XW are entering freshmen Chris A. Webster and Camille L. Wilkerson. both of whom plan to major in chemistry. The continuing students who earned scholarships are: David Wardlow . a I I From left/front row: Jeannelte Proter, Terasa W illiams-Biles, Carolyn kerns, (back row) Ronald Kilgore, Lynda Hreeden and Diane Piggolt. junior majoring in Civil Engineering; Justin Starks, a senior majoring in graphic communi cation: and Jerrod Hairston. a senior majoring in Electronics and Computers. Carolyn Kerns is president of the chapter. The other officers are: Terasa Williams-Biles, vice president; Lynda Breeden, secretary; Jeannette Porter, assistant secretary; Diane Piggott. treasurer; Vanwood Banner, chaplain; and Ronald Kilgore, parliamentarian. Princeton professor to deliver Gray lecture SPECIAL TO THh.C'H K< )M( I I / Her lecture is free and open to the public. The Rev. Deborah K. Blanks, associate dean of Religious Life at Princeton University, will open Winston-Salem State University's 2009 2010 James A. Gray "Religion and Ethics in 21st Century America" Symposia Series on Thursday. Rev. ftlunks Blanks is a native of Mount Vernon, NY. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Rutgers University in New Brunswick. NJ. and a Master of Divinity degree from the Interdenominational Theological Center in Oct. I. at 9:45 a.m. in Dillard. Auditoriun'i of the Albert H. Anderson Conference Center, Atlanta. She was among- a select group of Navy Chaplains cho sen to do post graduate study during the 1989-90 academic year, and earned her Master of Theology degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ. For 10 years. Blanks served as an active duty United States Navy Chaplain. She was featured in Ebony and Jet magazines dur ing her time in the Navy. Blanks - a soror of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority- was honorably discharged from the United States Naval Reserves at the rank of; Lieutenant Commander. . < ? plain that they can't be stopped. The. work i s organized accord ing to specific portions of. the walls. The men living closest to that section worked on it. The plan is to leave no gaps in the project. The opposition mounts an attack. The people are encouraged to keep the faith. To counter the opposition, he has half of the men guarding as the other half works. Amazingly, the walls are ctwn pleted in 52 days (6:15). Application: Very often a large number of us seek various titles or. leadership positions in pur churches. Wanting to lead God's House is different from the secular world. Each of us. js commissioned by God for a task, but all of us aren't called to leadership. Our study this month makes it quite plain that leadership isn't easyl Yes, it has highs and lows but are you equipped for them? What qual ities should a leader possess? From Abraham to Nehemiah. God's leaders . are faithfifl. courageous and obedient. There's no mention about sta tus. sex (Deborah) or perfec tion. God calls and prepares. He alone transforms the lead ers. Each of the leaders studied this month prayed first, indicat ing their reliance on God and not themselves. He bestows His favor on those chosen. To bring it home, what kind of leader are you? Were you called by God ? As leaders in our churches, are we mending the broken places where the enemy can enter to overpower and destroy? Sabrina Williamson-Gist with her father and grand son, Krishon. Inmate's story inspires local church to start program SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The inspiration for Abba Father's Ministries' I.C.A.R.E. (Individuals Caring About Rehabilitation and Education) program for ex-offenders is expected to be released from federal prison after a more than 20-year sentence. Sabrina Williamson-Gist says that her father, Johnny X. Williamson, is slated to leave the federal prison in Butne'r, NC. Williamson is a former Winston-Salem businessman who was convicted on several charges in 1989 and has been locked up since that time. Williamson-Gist said that instead of being bitter, her father has used his time in prison to his advantage. He took classes to become a licensed barber and earned a college degree. His efforts to better himself inspired Pastor Scottie White Sr. of Abba Father's Ministries to start I.C.A.R.E. to help others achieve similar successes. White runs the program with his wife, Co-Pastor Earline White. I.C.A.R.E. has launched a prison mentoring project called Second Chance and is presently in the process of developing the a job train ing program for inmates. ? *r ???d % ^rfOOH SHOWS RIDES * ' *** m M ? * f *> CARNIVAL * GAMES ? 127 year* and still ths moat fun families and friends can share. Coma got your fllL ADVANCE TICKETS CN SALE UNTIL OCT'. 1ST. OCT 2 11, 2009 V# ** ' WINSTON-SALEM * DCrflIR.COM
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