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Vol. XXXVI No. 41 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, June 10,2010
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Juneteenth event
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BY LAYI.A I AKMI K
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Members of the
Republican Party gathered at
the Piedmont Club Thursday
evening, to celebrate a pivotal
moment in black history - the
end of slavery - and the histor
ical role their party played in
it
The Juneteenth
Celebration tor the Frederick
Douglass F oundation of North
Carolina was hosted jointly by
the Piedmont Club, which
the 1 4th
floor of the
H B & T
building
downtown,
and local
business
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Algcnon
Cash of
Wharton
Gladden &
Daniels
Company. The event was not
affiliated with the Triad
Juneteenth Celebration, which
is slated to be held Saturday.
June 1^ at Winston Lake Park.
"I think it's absolutely crit
ical within the black commu
nity today that we have a sense
of empowerment." Cash said
oi his motivation to co-spon
sor the June 3 event. "...I
really believe in the mission
that (Foundation leaders) have
shared with me in terms of
what they want to do in the
black community,"
The Foundation is a
national organization that was
started nearly two years ago
by a group of black GOP
members to elevate the
party's standing in the African
American community. On its
Web site, the organization
describes itself as "a public
policy and educational organi
zation which brings the sancti
ty of free market and limited
government ideas to bear on
the hardest problems facing
our nation."
"We started the organiza
tion because we kept being
told that there are no blacks in
the Republican Party." said
State GOP Vice Chair Dr. Tim
Johnson, one of the founders
of the Douglass organization.
"...People didn't realize from
a public standpoint how many
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Friends and Foes of "Tre-4"
Popular term 's possible ties to prison culture being debated
BY LAYLA FARMER
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For some, it's a catchy term that
brings in customers in droves. For
others, its a dangerous and offen
sive link to prison culture. The one
thing both sides can agree on is
that the usage of the term "tre-4" to
describe the ~ Winston-Salem/
Forsyth County area is becoming
increasingly popular.
"You can go outside Winston
Salem and tell somebody that
you're from Winston, and they will
automatically Nay, vjii, inc ire--?:
related Kitrinka Gordon.
Gordon. 37. and her longtime friend Tarra
Ellis, started an adult social group
"Happenings in the Tre4" late last year. The
group, which has hosted a variety of success
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ful gatherings, including a recent cookout at
Winston Lake, has more than 1 .880 members
on the ratebook social networking
site and continues to grow.
"I wanted it to be something
catchy as well as something posi
tive for the people of Winston
Salem," Gordon said of naming
Happenings, which also promotes
a variety of local businesses and
provides information about job
and health fairs and other relevant
events. "That's what we're about,
trying to promote positive events
in Winston-Salem."
Local Entrepreneur Courtney Taylor also
says that the term seems to resonate with res
idents in the Twin City. Taylor, the founder
of Positive Image Performing Arts (PIPA)
dance studio, obtained a trademark for the
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Courtney Taylor shows off some of her popular t-shirts.
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Best Choice students and staff and Links members gather around the new Victory Garden.
Greener and Healthier Tomorrows
BY TODD LICK
THE CHRONICLE
Green was the theme of the day
us the Winston-Salem Chapter of
The Links. Ine. dedicated a new gar
den at the Best Choice Center.
The ladies of Links have worked
for many months to make the
Victory Garden a reality at Best
Choice, a YWCA facility that runs
Links give kids gift that will keep giving
an afterschool and summer program
for student^ in pre-K through eighth
grade. The vegetables in the garden
were donated by Cooperative
Extension and planted b\ Links
members.
The garden is a response to an
initiative of the national organiza
tion of Links. Inc. the oldest civic
organization for African American
women in the country, that strives to
tackle the problem of childhood obe
sity. At last Thursday's dedication
program, local Links President
Leslie Winbush said the garden was
the perfect way for local Links to
support the national effort.
"The Winston-Salem Chapter of
the Links has envisioned a Victor}
Garden here at Besi Choice as a
motivation and incentive to encour
age you to adopt more healthy life
styles, mind stimulation, proper diet
choices and regular exercise."
Winbush told students
The dedication took place on a
warm, sunny day About 75 children
surrounded the small garden as
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Rev. Calvin Runnels with his wife, Pamela.
Fight For Life
Respected religious leader shares colon cancer battle
BY I AVI A FARMER
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In January. Rev Calvin Runnels joined the millions of
people who resolved to be healthier in 2010 by starting an
exercise regimen
Runnels, a faculty supervisor in the Department of
Chaplaincy and Pastoral Education at Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical Center, had no idea that he
was about to be faced with the biggest health challenge of
his life
Runnels. 44. said his problems began witti some back,
pain. Which he attributed to his new workout routine.
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