The Chron t r Vol. XXXVI No. 26 ? WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -THURSDAY, February 25, 2010 Flip Murray honored by alma mater ?See fane UK) Teens get career ideas from panel -See Pane All V7-. , . 75 cents Kids snow \ebra/ their bus SSssa^ I WrfW&ISS 27lOllX . jton-Salem. Nv '"my \? I J Photo b> T(?dtl l.iK-k Jennifer Lyons presents an award to Moses "Mo" Lucas. WFU Photo* by Ken Bennett Dr. Brad Braxton speaks in Wail Chapel on Tuesday. Braxton returns to Wake Forest for fiery sermon Worship in Wait lecture focuses on anniver sary of Winston-Salem sit-ins BY l.AYl.A FARMER THE CHRONIC LE Fifty years ago, a group of students from Wake Forest University joined forces with a group of students from Winston Salem State University and under the leadership of Carl Dr. George Williamson speaks. Matthews staged an unprece dented integrated sit-in move ment at segregated downtown lunch counters. The Winston-Salem sit ins. which started just days after the famous Greensboro Four sit-in. were successful, and within months, every lunch counter in Winston Salem was integrated. Dr. Brad Braxton paid homage to those who stood for equality on Tuesday, as he gave the keynote address tor Wake Forest Divinity School's latest Worship in Wait lecture. Braxton, a Rhodes Scholar who was a founding faculty mem ber of Wake Forest's School W Divinity, spoke on the importance of remaining vigilant in the quest for change. "I am an advocate of change, but change can be a dangerous proposition," he said. "Periods of transition are precarious ... if we begin a process of transformation without moving it along to See Braxton on All Lodge honors living examples of Black History BY TODD LUCK rHi CHRONICl 1 At a weekend gala. Salem Lodge No. 139 celebrated those who are mul/ inn kl-i/>L' Uil t/vri -1 tried to make some history of its own by raising money for a new scholarship program The Black History Month Community Banquet and Robert A. Miller Scholarship Gala was held at the Anderson Center on the campus of Winston-Salem State University. "We come together in your honor to assure you your work in tht* rnmmnnitv vi-icn't in vuin and will not go unnoticed." Salem Lodge Worshipful Master Richard Williams told the four award recipients who were hon ored for leaving their mark on local black' history. Williams City Council Member Dewin Montgomery received the Pioneer Award. At 21 -years-old, he won a seat on the City Council last year, becoming Winston Salem's youngest Council member ever and the youngest ele'cted official in the state. ? Montgomery, who's term began in January, said his tran sition from a WSSU student to an elected official has been smooth so far. He said he was grateful to be among the esteemed group of honorees. "I'm honored just to be ... a young person and to be in the company with such people like 1 k M - inem, suiu Montgomery . Darryl Hunt received the Social Justice Award. Hunt spent nearly 20 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit Sec l.ttdgr on A5 Picture-Perfect Ph.*o h\ Lay la Farmer District Court Judge Camille Banks-Payne poses with her three year-old son. Alex, at a kickoff celebration for the re-election campaigns of three of her colleagues. The event look place last Thursday at the Fourth Street Filling Station. Read more on page \I0. X Phntn b> Lsyta Farmer Miss North Carolina t St Sadia Moffelt Beauty Is As Beauty Does Miss N.C. has positive message for young people BY I.AYLA FARMER I HI CHRONIC I t M iss North Carolina L'SA visited Parkland IB Magnet High School on Monday to take part in a special Black History Month program High Point resident Nadia Moffett said her \isit was the first of what she hopes w ill be many visits to high schools throughout the state as she prepares to represent the state at the April IS Miss L'SA competition in Las Vegas Moffett spoke to the stu dents ahout the importance of "finding the finish line" in their lives. "My goal was to inspire them to set goals." said the UNCG alumna " Know your goal and that way. you'll be able to achieve." Though she is new to the role of Miss NC USA I she won the crown in November), the 24-year-old is used to motivating youth. She co founded I he Make Me a Queen Foundation, a charac ter building organization for preteen girls, in 2008. Though she only recently began competing on the pag eant circuit. Moffett says Sec Miss N.C. on A 2 Black philanthropic fund gives grants HY LAY I A FARMER ?THE CHR( JNICl.h The Black Philanthropy Initiative (BPI) of the Winston Salem Foundation awarded $17,500 in grants last week to four community-friendly organizations. Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Forsyth County; the Darrvl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice; Family Services/Head Start; and Grace Presbyterian Church w ill use their grants for programs that advance finan cial literacy. BPI. which was established in 2 to strengthen philan thropic efforts in the black community, awarded the grants through its Black Philanthropy See (trams on A 10 b> I jvla FarmrT Recipients of 2010 grants from the Winston-Salem Foundation's Black Philanthropy Fund pose with members of the Hlack Philanthropy Initiative. DON'T PASS THE BUCK BUY LOCAL I KftMHtft R; ? r ? o ?