Democrats are hosting
economic forum tonight
SPfiCIAl ro THK CHRONKLl
The Forsyth Count)
Democratic Parn.
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along with- Obama
for America, ill
host a forum on
Thursday, January
14 at 6 .p,m at the
party's headquarters,
1 128 Burke Street.
All across the
country . ' Obama for
America, an Obama
Administration poll
c\ advocacy group, in hosting
local economic forums to hear
the concerns of everyday
Americans.
A panel of distinguished com
munity leaders will be attend
Junes
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ing to provide local perspec
tives on the best way to devel
op jobs and weather the current
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phere The audience
will be encouraged
to participate
Confirmed atten
dees include busi
nessmen Algernon
Cash and Lafayette
J o n e s
Repre sent at i \ e s
from . the Urban
Leauue. Citv of
Winston-Salem. Winston
Salem Chamber of Commerce.
Winston-Salem Black
Chamber of Commerce and
the Winston-Salem Chronicle
will also take part
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from page A /
in the Arts Council Theatre,
610 Coliseum Drive. The
event is free and the entire
Triad is invited to attend., hut
reservations are strongly rec
ommended bv calling 336
723-2266.
Brian McLaughlin, the
National Black Theatre
Festival's media consultant
will host and will feature some
of the Triad's most talented
artists.
This event provides f<x>d
donations to the Second
Harvest Food Bank of
Northwest North'
Carolina tach guest
is asked to donate
three non-perishable
food items to help
feed those in need
. ? The 12th Annual
MLK Basketball
Tournament will be
from 12:30 - 8 p.m.
on Saturdays Jan. 16
in Reynolds Gym at
Wake Forest
University Co-spon
sored by Wake
Forest's Office of
Multicultural Affairs
and Campus
Recreation, the invita:
tional basketball tour
nament will bring
together intramural
teams from several
North Carolina uni
versifies and will include tour
nament play culminating in a
championship game as well as
slam-dunk and three-point
shot contests.
? Mount Olive Baptist
Church, 1301 C. E Gray
Drive, will observe Martin
Luther King Jr. Day on
Saturday, Jan. 16 at 12 n<x>n
with guest speaker Dr J. D.
Ballard, the former pastor of
United Metropolitan
Missionary Baptist Church
The host pastor is Dr. Charles
E. Gray. The public is cordial
ly inv ited to attend
? The University of North
Carolina School of the Arts
(UNCSA) School of
Filmmaking and Thomas S.
Kenan Institute for the Arts
will screen "The Big Screen:
Treasures from the I NCSA
Moving Image Archive" on
Sunday. Jan 17 at 7 p.m. (see
?Page AS for more info).
? Cireen Street Church. 639
S. Green St.. will celebrate
King on Sunday. Jan. 17 with
a community forum featuring
Jet Hollander at 9:45 a.m. The
forum will discuss Kalvin^
Michael Smith, a local man
serving time for a crime that
many believe he did not com
mit. There will be a Worship
Celebration at 10:45 a.m. with
special music by "Four ? for
One." On Monday at 10 a.m..
the church will take part in a A
Day of Service by improving
services in the neighborhood
surrounding the church Call
336-721 -0606 for more infor
mation
? Grace Presbyterian
Church. 3901 Carver School
Road, will hold its 14th
Annual Martin l.uther King Jr.
Holiday Concert on Sunday.
Jan 17 at 4 p.m., featuring the
Twin City Choristers, under
the direction of Dr. Fred D.
Tanner,
? The 1 Wake Forest
University Office of
Multicultural Affairs* and
Winston-Salem State
University will present Gospel
Fest. featuring Kurt Carr. on
Sunday. Jan. 17 at 3 p.m. at the
Brendle Recital Hall on WFU
campus The WFU Gospel
Choir and other local choirs
w:'i also perform. Admission
is 15 and free for students and
children under 1 2.
? The Chronicle will host
Mclaughlin
?%
Jemison
its annual MLK Prayer
Breakfast from 7:30 ~ 9:30
a.m. at the Benton Convention
Center on Monday. Jan. 18.
Speakers will include the Rev.
Nathan E. Scovens. pastor of
Galilee Missionary Baptist
Church; the Rev. Bill Wilson,
president of the Center for
Congregational Health; the
Rev. Kelly Carpenter, pastor
of Green Street United
Methodist Church: and Mayor
Allen Joines. The event is free
and open to the public but
reservations are required by
calling 336-722-8624, ext.
100.
? The Ministers
Conference of Winston-Salem
and Vicinitv will
host its annual
Youth Breakfast at
Mt. Zion Baptist
Church. 950 File
St.. at 8 a.m. on
Monday. The pro
gram will feature
entertainment and a
bevy of activities
for young people.
At 10:45 a.m.. the
M in i s t e r s
Conference, other
organizations and
individuals will
march from Mt.
Zion Baptist
Church to the
Benton Convention
Center.
? The Annual
Dr Martin Luther
Kino Ir V<win Hniir
Commemoration will be held
Monday, Jan. 18, beginning at
12 p. m at the Benton
Convention Center. The
keynote speaker will be Rev.
Dr. William C. Turner. Jr., an
associate professor of the
Practice of Homiletics at Duke
University and pastor of
Mount Level Missionary
Baptist Church in Durham.
Rev. Dr Carlton A. G.
Eversley. Dr. Virginia K
Newell and Isaac L. Howard
will receive awards.
? The 10th Annual
WSSU/WFU Joint MLK
Celebration: "On Common
Ground: They Stood Together
Then. We Stand Together
Now." will be at 7 p.m. on
Monday, Jan IK at WFU's
Wait Chapel It will feature a
keynote address by Dr Maya
Angelou, a renowned poet and
WFU professor.
? Greensboro College. 815
W Market St.. will host a
service of reflection at 4 p.m.
Monday. Jan. 18. in Hannah
Brown Finch Memorial
Chapel as part of the
Greensboro area's observation
of the Martin Luther King Jr.
Day of Service Celebration.
? The Ministers
Conference of Winston-Salem
and Vicinity will host its annu
al MLK Service at 7 p.m. at St.
Stephen Missionary Baptist
Church. 50<)0 Noble St. Dr Sir
Walter Mack of Union Baptist
will be the speaker.
? North Carolina A&T
State University will welcome
CNN's Roland S. Martin to its
annual Martin Luther King Jr
Commemorative Celebration
on Thursday. Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.
in Harrison Auditorium This
event is a free, ticketed pro
gram and is open to the public
For ticket information, contact
the University Ticket Office at
336-334-7449
? Dr Mae Jemison. the
First woman of color to travel
in space, will be the keynote
speaker at UNCG's MLK
event at 7 p.m on Tuesday.
Jan 2ft in the Elliott
University Center Auditorium
The event is open to the public
at mi charge, however tickets '
are required Tickets will be
available at the UNCG Box
Office beginning Tuesday,
Jan 19. Call 336-334-5090 for
more information
Fellowship
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Reinemund. a former CEO and
chairman of Pepsico who is respected
across the nation for his countless
efforts to make corporate America
more diverse, joined the Wake Forest
faculty in the summer of 2<M)X.
??Diversity . and inclusion was a
major priority for Pepsico and for me
personally; it was one of my four key
initialises during my tenure." said the
New York native. /'...It was good for
business and it was the right thing to
do."
Pepsico found that employing a
workforce that reflects the market can
have a big impact on sales. Reinemund
related Increasing diversity within the
schiHil enhances the education of both
minority and majority students, he
believes
"Our hope is that we can provide
students in the academic environment
the opportunity to learn from each
other." he related. "That melting pot
(experience) is a really great opportu
nity for students to gain an aspect of
their education that is going to be
important for their future. The demand
for students coming out of a multicul
tural environment is very strong."'
The 2010 MA in Management class
is the most diverse in the university 's
history , with 44 percent of the students
hailing from underrepresented groups,
said Sylvia Green, director of
Marketing and Communication for the
Schools of Business. The increased
focus on diversity fits well with the
institution's strategic plan. Green
added.
ofivc
Don Flow stands in front of one of his
dealerships.
"Diversity in itself is a goal for the
entire university," she said.
Corporate Fellows also enjoy the
added benefit of being mentored bt top
executives from the companies that
sponsor the scholarships.
Don Flow, chairman and CEO of 30
franchises that makeup Flow
Companies, is among the local busi
uo?.n leaders whti^Jledged their compa
nies' support to the fellowship
"I think its a fantastic program,"
said Flow, who is also on the universi
ty's Board of Trustees. "It shows the
deep commitment of Wake Forest to
developing the next generation of lead
ers in America."
Sponsoring it
fellow is benefi
cial for local busi
ness leaders.
Flow believes.
"We have^
access to some
terrific talent.
For those of us
who are commit
ted to diversity
within our firms.
Rrintmund
it's a great oppor
tunity to engage that talent," he said.
"It also is a great opportunity for our
city; we've got talent coming in from
all over the US."
Raleigh says the program has
enriched his educational experience.
"It's been phenomenal. (The diver
sity) makes the classroom discussions
so much richer," he said. "I think I'm
in a place where I'm learning a lot from
my classmates."
Raleigh, who holds a BS in Political
Science from WFU, says he has seen
the on-campus diversity improve since
he started as an undergrad. He believes
the school is truly committed to
becoming more heterogeneous.
"It's one thing to try to get students
of color, but it's another thing to make
them feel at home, and Wake Forest has
done that tremendously." he said. "...I
definitely applaud the (institution's)
effort."
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