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Vol. XXXVIII No. 30 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, March 22, 2012
Male breast cancer survivor
takes on visible role
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Sixty-eight year-old Rudolph Sullivan is a self-described
"macho" man, and a breast cancer sur
vivor.
At first, Sullivan, a retiree who has
spent the bulk of his life in Winston
Salem, said he found it difficult to rec
oncile his masculinity with the diagno
sis he received in August 2008.
"Me and the doctor, we had some
differences," related the grandfather of
16. "1 told him I don't have a breast."
The diagnosis came on the heels of a
series of unexpected events, beginning
with the moment he was awakened from
a deep sleep almost a year before.
"At about two or three in the niorning, 1 woke up because
a voice was calling my name," said the retired RJ Reynolds
employee. "This voice told me to check my chest ... I felt
See Sullivan on A9
Parrish
Photo by Lay la Fanner
Sgt. William Penn (left) with Officer Micheal Perkins.
WSPD hitting
HBCUs for
new recruits
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
When it comes to increas
ing diversity among its offi
cers, the Winston-Salem
Police Department (WSPD)
is putting its money where its
mouth is.
Three years ago, with the
support of the City
of Winston-Salem
and City Council,
the WSPD
launched a com
prehensive schol
arship program
designed to entice
African American
college students to
join the
Department after
graduation. The
program was ini
tially offered at five histori
cally black colleges or uni
versities in the state:
Elizabeth City State
University, Fayetteville State
University, North Carolina
A&T State University, North
Carolina Central University
and Winston-Salem State
University.
The WSPD is currently
almost 81 percent white,
roughly 14 percent African
American and four percent
Hispanic. The Department
believes increasing diversity
within its ranks would allow
it to better serve the commu
nity, said Sgt. William Penn,
who has led the WSPD's
Recruiting office since
January.
"In our ongoing efforts to
create a department that
reflects the citizens we serve,
we were trying to
come up with ideas
for how to recruit
more diversity and
they came up with
this scholarship,"
he explained.
"We're not where
we want to be as far
'as diversity within
the Department,
and we're trying to
eet there."
The WSPD Justice
Studies Scholarships require
recipients to maintain a 3.0
grade point average, meet ini
tial eligibility requirements
and complete a summer
internship with the
Department. In return, the
Department covers the cost
of tuition, books and fees for
up to three years (from soph
omore year on) and guaran
tees recipients a job as an
officer once they have corn
See Pol ice on A5
Hairston
Community Service All-Stars
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More than a dozen individuals and organizations were honored for their good community deeds on Saturday
evening at The Chronicle's 27th Annual Community Service Awards Gala. Meet each winner on Page Bl.
Statewide honor goes to Parkland student
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
A Parkland High School
senior has been picked for a
statewide award for her dedi
cation and contributions to
the local community.
Seventeen year-old Tai
Hensley was tapped for the
North Carolina Association
of Educators' 2012 Human
Relations Award. Tai, a city
native and the eldest of three
children, was lauded for her
work on a variety of volun
teer service projects, includ
ing Wake Forest University's
Transforming Race initiative,
a collaborative partnership
between the university's art
students and high schoolers
from across the county that
explores issues of race and
race relations through art. Tai
represents Parkland in the
project, which will unveil a
new traveling exhibit this
spring.
Tai, who is multiracial,
said participating in the proj
ect has been an enlightening
experience for her.
"It's opened my eyes to
how bad the experience is for
some people with race rela
tions issues," she said. "I per
sonally didn't realize how
bad it was until we had the
initial discussion (for the
project)."
Tai said her IB (interna
tional baccalaureate) art
teacher, Melissa Moore, was
See Hensley on A6
Photo by Lay la Farmer
Tai Hensley is being lauded for her dedication to service.
Democrats warm-up to Hispanics at Primary Election forum
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
More than a dozen Democratic
candidates spoke at a forum held
during a meeting of the Hispanic
American Democrats last
Thursday night at Democratic
Party Headquarters.
The candidates are seeking
offices in the N.C. General
Assembly and U.S. Congress as
well as on judicial benches. A
diverse but largely Hispanic
standing-room-only crowd came
to hear from the candidates during
what was the first Democratic
forum of the primary season.
Due to the amount of candi
dates that showed up, most got to
only give a brief statement about
their candidacy. They each spent
time trying to appeal to Hispanic
voters.
Jimmie Lee Bonham, a candi
date for the N.C. House seat for
District 72, began his speech in
Spanish. Rep. Earline Parmon
currently reprsents the district,
but is running for N.C. Senate this
year. Bonham, owner of Hair by
Jimi and an employment consult
ant for the N.C. Division of
Employment Security, promised
to fight economic, educational
See Forum on A9
Photos by Todd Luck
John Gladman speaks as (from left) Ed Hanes, Earline Parmon, Delmas Parker,
James Taylor, David Moore and Everette Witherspoon look on.
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