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Vol.XXXVIIINo.32 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, April 5, 2012
Photo by Lay la Farmer
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Baptist Church,
where he was
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Montgomery adds pastor to
his list of responsibilities
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
When he was elected to
Winston-Salem City Council in
2009, Derwin Montgomery, who
was then 21, became the state's
youngest elected official
Now at age 23, the East Ward
Council representative has been
elected - called, rather - to another
lofty position. The Winston-Salem
State University alumnus was
installed as the senior pastor of
First Calvary Baptist Church on
Sunday.
Mont^mery, a native of
Hopkins/S.C., was selected for
the pastcpship from a pool of more
than 30 applicants, according to
Angelina Meeks, a member of the
church's Search and Installation
committees.
"We've heard him preach sever
al times. It is truly a blessing and
anointing on him," Meeks said of
Montgomery, a former associate
pastor at the church. "His strong
preaching skills and his vision for
the church kind of set him apart
from the others."
The church has been without a
permanent pastor since the late
Rev. Calvin Runnels left the pul
pit more than three years ago to
devote more time to his family.
Runnels, who died of colon cancer
in August 2011, was the reason
Montgomery first began attending
the church when he arrived in
Winston-Salem in 2006.
Following in the footsteps of his
mentor is bittersweet.
"I feel mixed emotions,"
See Montgomery on A9
Candidates get five minutes to win over voters
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Democratic candidates laid out their platforms for
voters at a forum Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church.
Candidates were given five minutes each to tell
attendees why they should vote for them on May 8
- the day of the Primary Election.
Both Bruce Peller, a dentist, and School Board
Member Elisabeth Motsinger attended. The
Democrats are fighting for the opportunity to take
on U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican who has
represented the Fifth Congressional District since
2005.
Peller said during his 33 years as a dentist, he's
alleviated pain for thousands of patients. He wants
to do the same for the hundreds of thousands who
See Candidates on A2
Photos by Todd Luck
Candidates (from left) Evelyn Terry, Wilbert Banks and Walter Smith speak at
Saturday's forum.
Panel says stereotypes led to Trayvon's death
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRpNICLE
A panel of area legal experts said that
the public's negative stereotypes of black
men played a larger role in Trayvon
Martin's death than Florida's controver
sial Stand Your Ground law.
Wake Forest University Law
Professors Beth Hopkins, Greg Parks and
Kami Simmons joined Chris Hill, direc
tor of the NC Justice Center's Education
and Law Project, last Thursday for an on
campus discussion of the controversial
case, which has gripped the nation in
recent weeks.
Seventeen-year-old Martin was shot
and killed in a gated community in
Sanford. Fla. by neighborhood watch
See Panel on A5
Photo by Lay la Fanner
Professor Gregory Parks (left) speaks as fellow panelists Beth
Hopkins, Kami Simmons and Chris Hill listen.
A New
Way
WS/FCS offering unique
summer learning option
to some students
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
This summer, local middle and
elementary students will get the
chance to improve their academic
standings and have a little fun along
the way.
A newly-formed partnership
between Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools and Dorchester,
Mass.-based '
B b L L
(Building
Educated
Leaders for
Life), a
national
nonprofit
and after
school and
summer
enrichment
program
provider, is
making that
possible.
The
school sys
tem will
host a com
prehensive
fi ve-week
summer
learning
program for
underserved
students in
grades K-8.
by utilizing
Small
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Wright
BELLs enrichment model and sup
plemental funding from the organi
zation.
"Our mission as a national non
profit is to transform the academic
achievement and self confidence ...
of children who live in predomi
nantly underserved areas," explained
Joe Small, vice president of School
and Government Partnerships for
BELL. 'This will be a high quality
program. We're really excited about
getting this project underway."
The program will be offered at
no cost to students, or scholars, as
BELL refers to them, and includes
free breakfast and lunch for partici
pants. "Scholars" will spend the
first half of their da* engaged in aca
demic activities. The latter part of
the day is dedicated to enrichment
programs.
The program is open to all stu
dents, but the school system is
most interested in those who scored
one or two points (out of a possible
four) on End of Grade tests,
explained Cheryl Wright, lead
See BEI.I. on A6
Fun in the Sun
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Photo by Layla Farmer
Malaysia Owens, Nyasia Coles and Jalon Joyner
are all smiles Tuesday at the Second Annual
Spring Break with the Youth celebration. To
read more about the event, see page A10.
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