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The Chron*^ Vol. XXXVII No. 13 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, November 25, 2010 Rams start b-ball season with wins ?See Page HH Atkins students show their creativity ?See Pa Re A2 Church feeds hundreds o ^Vjfj e of people Q l!/ea/\s f , -S?r /'a#* 8/ '/)* 0>J?<S Sweet Indulgence Cake Design Ptidtoc Above are some of the edible cakes - yes, cakes - thai Bryant Martin has created. Bryanfs Sweet Canvas Local artist creates one-of-a-kind cakes BY LAY LA FARMER THE CHRONICLE If you can dream it, Greensboro Cake Designer Bryant Martin is pretty darn sure he can make it. "1 always tell people. 'Challenge me,'" said the 39 year-old founder of Sweet Indulgence Cake Design, LLC. "You can come to me with any idea, and we'll try to manifest it in a cake. There's no job too big or UK) small-;" Martin's custom designs have included everything from a beer-butter cream groom's cake in the shape of a Budweiser can. to a Louis Vuitton handbag and even an infant sleeping in a bassinet. Although Martin, a technical instructor for IBM for the last six years, says he never really set out to become a cake designer, creativity has always been a part of his life. "I was always a person that was into the arts," related the Greensboro native, who enjoys drawing, calligra phy and music. "As a child. I would enter contests and things of that sort. I remember in middle school entering collegiate (level) contests ... and win ning." Cooking is also in Martin's blood. Bryant Martin works on one of his creations. His family has owned and operated a catering business in Lynchburg, Va. for over 50 years. Martin and his three sib lings spent their summers as teenagers helping out in the family business. It was then that Martin got his introduc tion to cake decorating, under the watchful eye of his aunt, Minnie Jackson, who recently passed away. "She watched how I would hold the calligraphy pen and she said. 'Well if you can do that, you can write on a cake,'" he related. See Cakes ori A 10 The Gift of a Good Meal Photo by Layla Farmer Childhood Hunger Director Daisy Rodriguez and Executive Director Clyde Fitzgerald with Gift Outside the Box winners (front row, from left): Cory Garner, Paula Spring, Alex Clodfelter and Tamarie Home. Holiday initiative supports childhood hunger programs BY LAYLA FARMER THK CHRONICLE When it comes to childhood hunger, four local young people have taken matters into their own hands. Alex Clodfelter, Cory Gardner. Tamarie Home and Paula Spring are the winners of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina's 2010 "Gift Outside the Box" cam paign. Their holiday-themed artwork was selected from nearly 260 entries submitted by children at 14 Kids Cafe sites across the Triad. The students' pictures will serve as the Sec Cards on A 9 Mathis tells grads to follow his example BY TODD LUCK THf: CHRONICLE These days. Greg Mathis can be seen doling out jus lice and righting wrongs on his hit syndicated show, "Judge Mathis." but there was a time when Mathis stood in front of the bench instead of sitting behind it. Mathis shared his past struggles with the congrega tion of Union Baptist during the church's morning service on Sunday. The service also featured a graduation pro gram for the Corner 2 Corner (C2C) Drug Dealers and Street Life Conference. Judge Greg Mathis speaks at Union Baptist Church. an annual program devel oped by Union Pastor Sir Walter Mack Jr. to transform drug dealers, prostitutes and other offenders into produc tive members of society. A Detroit native. Mathis was a high school drop-out who was involved in gangs. He spent time in jail before turning his life around in a big way. He returned to high school and then attended college. He entered and graduated from law school before beginning his now well-known legal career In 1995. he became the youngest judge in the state of Michigan when he was elected to the state's 3hth District Court During the five years he spent on the bench, he was routinely Set' Matht* on A5 Dashed NFL dream leads to television success Wake Forest graduate James DuBose is the man behind shows like ' Tiny And Toy a" BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE __ Wake Forest alumnus James DuBose returned to his alma mater last week to share his Hollywood success story. DuBose is the producer behind a number of successful reality shows, including BET's "The Michael Vick Project" and "Tiny and Toya." He was the latest guest to be featured in WFU's Journey to Success Speaker Series, which the univer sity's Office of Multicultural Affairs uses to bring prominent people of color like former Essence Magazine Editor Susan L. Taylor and author Terry McMillan to campus. "We want (the Series) to be informational for students but also kind of inspirational as well," said Alta Mauro, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Dubose, a Greensboro native, was an outside line backer on Wake's football team and received his degree in broad cast communi cation from WFU in 1990. He was greeted by former coaches and classmates and more than a dozen members of his family as he entered Wake's Annenburg Forum last Thursday. Mary Dalton. one of iw> t>> tow Lua his former pro- Television Producer James DuBose speaks fessors. led a at his alma mater. Wake Forest University, Q&A session at lost Thursday. the beginning of the event. "I never, ever doubted his potential." said Dalton. co director of Wake's Documentary Film Program "When he took Television Production among other classes for me quite a while ago. his talent for producing was obvious ... from his first days in the class." Playing in the NFL was once Dubose's primary dream He came close to success in the pros, but it wasn't meant to be. Fie says he didn't put in enough work to make his profession al football dreams a reality. After that setback. Dubose said he swore to himself that he'd never let anyone outwork him again. He then set his sights on producing. Early on. he honed his skills as an associate producer for IW6's Atlanta Olympics. That experience opened many other doors He produced well known reality-based shows like "Blind Date." "The Fifth Wheel" and "Hell Date." He began to produce realitx shows featuring celebrities, such as "Monica: Still Standing" and "Trey Songz: My Moment." His BET show featuring R&B See IhiKoM' on A3 Lady of the Law ? SSI W??o K\ C,mtm Can* Fourth Circuit VS. Court of Appeals Judge Ally son K. Duncan delivers the J. Alston Atkins Lecture in Constitutional l.aw at Winston-Salem Slate Vniversity on Sov. 16. A President George W. Rush appointee. Duncan made history as the Fourth Circuit's first hlack female member. DON'T PASS THE BUCK BUY LOCAL CNIMHtn
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