The Chron.,
Vol. XXXVII No. 16 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, December 16, 2010
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NAACP
leadership
Attorney Patterson says he will
bring new energy to local chapter
BY I.AY1.A FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem Branch of the NAACP will
he under new leadership at the start of the new year.
S. Wayne Patterson, a local civil rights attorney
and the branch's legal redress chair for the past four
years, will take the helm at the Branch's first meet
ing in January.
Patterson beat out current president Jimmy Boyd
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S. Wayne Patterson
in his bid for re
election. The
local branch held
elections last
month, when
members voted
for president and
several other
executive offices.
Boyd, 61, who
led the organiza
tion for one term,
said he will con
tinue to work
with the organi
zation and that
there are no hard
feelings between
the two.
"He's a very
Christian brother
whom 1 really
love." Boyd said
of Patterson,
whom he has
known since Patterson was a teen.
Patterson. 39, has been involved with the
NAACP since joining the college chapter at his alma
mater. UNC Charlotte. The father of four made a hid
for the North Ward City Council seat in 2010. but
was bested in the Democratic primary by the eventu
al w inner. Council Member Denise "DD" Adams. As
NAACP president. Patterson says one of his chief
objectives will be to grow the branch's membership
and reach.
"The NAACP is not just a black thing: it's a peo
ple thing. We are here for all races, genders and
creeds." he said of the 101 year-old organization,
which was founded by an interracial collaborative.
"...It's our goal to have the Winston-Salem Branch
I .(KM) strong. We're asking everybody (to join)."
Even in the Obama era. the work of the nation's
oldest civil rights organization is far from done.
See Patterson on A5
Photo* by layla Farmer
Geraldine (iarbutt hones her computer skills at the Urban League.
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Never Too
Old to Learn
(Jrban League program giving
seniors computer know-how
BY LAYLA FARMER
THF. CHRONICLE
Not too long ago. Patricia
Conrad says she was afraid of com
puters. Just the sound of the internal
motor running made her nervous.
"I always wanted to learn about
the computer but my fear of it was
greater than my desire to learn."
admitted the 58-year-old city native.
"I would hear them talking about
viruses and I was just so afraid I
would cause one."
These days, it is hard to believe
Ra^an
that Conrad had such a fear. Now. she can be found hap
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Left: Khari
Garvin, director
of Sorth
Carolina Head
Start's state col
laboration office
in Raleigh,
encourages men
to be strong in
their roles as
fathers and
father figures
during a recent
SuperUen event.
Below: Dedicated
father Anthony
Sides has served
as an inspiration
to other men.
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' Supermen 'program promotes male involvement \
BY LAYLA FARMER
TOE CHRONICLE :
Sometimes being 'super' is as simple as
showing up.
That is the premise behind "SuperMen."
Family Services' Head Start's new male involve
ment program.
The program, which Head Start officially
launched in November, is modeled after
President Barack Obama's fatherhood initiative,
and is open to all men who w ish to bond w ith the
children, not just fathers, said Program
Coordinator J. Stephanie Barnes.
"The core of it is to support the relationships
between children and the men in their lives and
to make early childcare centers such as ours
more inviting and supportive of male involve
ment," said Barnes, who also serves as the dis
ability and mental health manager for Head
Start, which provides federally-funded care to
499 youngsters county wide
"There are children in our program who do
not have positive male influences and on any
given day do not have positive interactions with
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Three-year-old Jermiah Simmons is all smiles during a
parental involvement workshop last week at The Children's
Museum of Winston-Salem. While his mother was busy attend
ing sessions, Jeremiah got to explore the museum. See the full
story about the workshop on page A 2.
B-ball game used to raise AIDS awareness
BY LAY LA FARMER
THK CHRONICLI
Employees of the Winston-Salem
Police and Fire departments faced off on
l.ouis \elson
Dec. 4 in a fierce
basketball competi
tion designed to
highlight World
AIDS Day. which
was observed a few
davs earlier on Dec.
I.
The score
remained close for
much of the game,
as the two squads
battled it out at the
William C. Sims Recreation Center in
Happy Hill before a crowd of nearly 2(H)
The Police Department e%entually cap
Set AIDS on K<t
The Police and Fire departments face-off.
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