The Chron ~
Vol. XXXVI NO. 46 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, July 15, 2010
Garcia
playing for
her native
country
?See Pane UK
DNA law
has some
lawmakers
fuming
?See fane A5
Black
Scouts
exhibit
opens
?See Paxe
Photo fey Lay ia Farmer
\alasha Gore has worn her hair nat
ural for four years.
Going
Natural
Some black women
kicking perms to
the curb
I AVI A JAR Ml K
1 HI. CHRONIC! I
f or year*., Natasha Gore, ->2. was
entrenched in what she calls a "love
hate relationship" with her hair. She
loved the look of her silky relaxed tress
es. hut hated the constant maintenance
they required.
"I ordered my litest) le based on my
( lark
hair. admitted
Gore . the executive
director ot the social
networking nonprof
it the ECHO
(Everyone Can Help
Out* Network
Eour years ago.
Core decided to give
up her dependency
on chemicals and let
her hair grow in its
natural state After
mure than a decade of relaxers. ii was
not a decision that came easy for her.
"I'd thought about it before, hut
straight hair was part of my identity."
she said. "...Before, the straight hair
was nie. and it felt like me."
But Gore says she wasn't free to do
as she pleased She lived in constant
avoidance of water and humidity. which
could friz/ her 'do and require time
consuming and costly styling to restore.
She'Miften bowed out of activities such
as swimming and even turned down an
opportunity to go white water rafting
with friends because it was just before
an out-of-town wedding and she wanted
her hair to look nice for the ceremony.
See Hair on \ 10
Ex-offenders learn dollars & cents
BY t.AYl.A I ARMKK
III! ( HRONICI I
The Darryl Hunt Project for
Freedom and Justice feted the grad
uates of its inaugural Financial
Literacy program on July 7 during a
ceremony at Mechanics and
Farmers Bank on Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive.
Fight "homecomers," the term
the Darryl Hunt Project uses to
describe the ex-olfenders it serves,
completed the five month program,
which was started in February with
a grant from the Winston-Salem
Foundation's Black Philanthropy
Initiative.
Homecomers were selected to
participate in the program, based on
their interest in financial literacy
and their ability to see it through to
fruition without missing a class, a
requirement for graduation. Pam
See <?raduatcs on A9
F rom left: Darryl Little, grads Abram Peoples, Jackie Claiborne Hauser, Lin wood Skinner of the Hunt
Project (rear), Wendy Williamson, grads Toni Vance and Gary Lawson and Rev. Donald Jenkin\
Photos b\ Todd l.ixk
U.S. Rep. James Clyhurn speaks at the Forsyth County Democratic
Party's Annual Gala on Saturday.
Don't
Believe
the Hype
House Whip says Obama , Democrats
have made great progress
BY TODD LUCK
THE CH RON IC I E _ . _
U.S. Rep. James Clyburn rallied local Democrats lor what is
expected to be a tough Mid-Term elections \car tor the party
Clyburn keynoted the Forsyth County Democratic Party's
Annual Gala at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Saturday night The
event is the biggest
fundraiser for the local
Democratic Party.
As House Majority
Whip. Clyburn is one of
the most powerful leaders
in Washington He has
been a member of
Congress since 1993. when
the people of South
Carolina's Sixth District
first elected him
Clyburn and other
speakers like his House
colleague U.S. Mel Watt,
who represents North
Carolina's 12th District,
lauded the accomplish
ments that they sa\ have
Former iTS^Senat^candidate Ken
Lewis addresses the crowd.
been made since President
Obama took office. Health care reform, protections for credit card
users, a fair pa\ act and stimulus bills were among the legislation
that were touted
"You've got every reason to be proud ol what this part} i>
doing." said Clyburn
St v < l>burn i>ti \10
Medical trailblazer returns to Winston
I
NIHIR Director Dr. Roderic I'eltigrew
BY I ODD I UK
IHl CHKONKLI
Dr. Roderic Pcttigrew.
a medical pioneer and a
high-ranking official at
the National Institutes of
Health (NIH). presented a
glimpse into the future of
medicine at Wake Forest
Baptist Medical Center
last Thursday
Pcttigrew is director of
the NfH's National
Institute of Biomedical
imaging and Bioengtnecnng
(NIMH). which works to develop
new medical technologies hy merg
ing physical and biological sci
ences. Pettigrew is known for his
pioneering research in c.ir
diac imagining using
Magnetic Resonance
Imaging <MRI). His lecture
focused on a few of the
hundreds of research proj
ects funded by MBIB
grants, which could some
day revolutionize medi
cine
"We're working now
through the advancing
technologies at the inter
lace of physical and life sciences to
See Prttijtrrw on A2
Alala
Cheers!
PWhv latin l?nnri,
Claudia Wiggins is among the local residents faking
pari in a novel fundraising concept. Read more about
Wines for Humanity on page A.?.
DON'T
PASS
THE BUCK
BUY LOCAL