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Mnd Visit Our New Website www.WSCbronicle.comi Weekly honor for new b-ball coach -See Page B8 Locals hold Kwanzaa celebration -See Page B1 u . 75 cents WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, January 3, 2013 Kin of murder victims wish for different sort of resolution BY LAYLA GARMS THE CHRONICLE Photos by Layla Garms strict Court Judge Camille Banks-Payne’s two ml sons hold the Bible as she is sworn in by fellow strict Court Judge Denise Hartsfield. The Lincoln Way li annual emancipation ceremony, kted ojficials vow to work with those across the aisle for greater good It’s been nearly seven years since 13-year-old Isaiah Brooks left his home in the LaDeara Crest community to go to the candy store and never returned. The body of the boy, who was known for his playful nature and infectious smile, was found in the driveway of a house on Machine Street, not far from where he lived. He had been shot. Though he was killed in the early evening hours in a populated area, no leads have led to an arrest, a fact that torments his mother, Barbara Stephenson and Cozart 'LAYLA GARMS E CHRONICLE her seven other children. “The last couple years, it’s been hard on me because I have flashbacks of him. Just looking up and praying to God, I haven’t gotten any answers,” Stephenson said. See Victims on A8 Photo by Layla Garms T a w a n d a F u I w o o d holds a school photo of her little brother Isaiah, who was killed in 2006. It L. Dwight Hash liresses the audience. Community leaders paid homage to the past and td to the future Tuesday, during a spirited celebra- 1 at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. Four politicians were sworn into office and 11 high lool students were awarded college scholarships dur- the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emancipation isociation’s annual celebration of President Abraham Koln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. “This celebration is such a good way to start the new year,” said Mayor Allen Joines, who has not missed the obser vance since he was elected in 2001. "... Today, we celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation and its promise of freedom ... it was a strong step, a very strong step.” The nearly two- hour long service took on special meaning this year, as narked the 150th anniversary of the Jan. 1, 1863 Jiing of the historic document. It was a fact that was • lost on newly-elected State Rep. Evelyn Terry, who leaded to Raleigh to represent the 71 st District. The ®er City Council member opted to hold her swear- !in ceremony during the celebration, and State Sen, dine Parmon, State Rep. Ed Hanes Jr, and District W Judge Camille Banks-Payne followed suit. This is a momentous occasion, and I am humbled te able to bring greetings today,” said Terry, who Weds Larry Womble in the NC House, “One hun- tl fifty years after the Emancipation Proclamation ■Mure, there are African Americans who sit in places tre we can legislate, execute and bring the law for I people.” A member of the Democratic minority in the #eral Assembly, Terry said she recognized that her ••position would not be without its challenges. ' “We’re not going to Raleigh in the best of circum- ®ces,” she said. “But we can be instruments of peace, •I with your help - all of you who made it possible for •(to serve) - we will do that to the best of our ability.” loines also spoke about the importance of biparti- ••Mp in his remarks. Lincoln had to gain support ••to both sides of the aisle to make his Emancipation See Emancipation on A8 Pardoned! Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor Outgoing Gov. Bev Perdue signs a Pardons of Innocence for the Wilmington 10 on Monday in Raleigh. The 10 - one white woman and nine black men (including former National NAACP and Nation of Islam leader Ben Chavis) - were convicted using questionable evidence and witnesses of firebombing a white- owned grocery store in a black community. Their convictions were overturned in 1980. Perdue’s pardon now completely rights what many believe was a great wrong. “I have decided to grant these pardons because the more facts I have learned about the Wilmington Ten, the more appalled I have become about the manner in which their convictions were obtained,” Perdue said. Most of Council seeking reelection this year BY LAYLA GARMS THE CHRONICLE Photo by Todd Luck Council Member Derwin Montgomery speaks at a Kwanzaa event on Dec. 26. Another election season will soon be upon us. In municipal elections later this year, voters will make their picks for the Winston-Salem City Council and two spots on the City-County School Board this year. Mayor Allen Joines has sat at the helm of the City Council for more than a decade, and says he will be asking for the support of local voters once again this year as he seeks a fourth term. “I feel like we’ve made good progress moving the City of Winston-Salem forward, but there are a number of other initiatives I’d like to see finished up, such as our Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness, fin ishing up the Research Park downtown and carrying out some housing initiatives in certain targeted neigh borhoods and working with small businesses in our community,” Joines said. “I hope voters will agree that I’ve done a good job for them and lived up to what I’ve said I would try to do and be the mayor for all of the city, and I’m going to try to do that one more time.” Many believe Joines, a Democrat, has the potential to hold his own at the state or even the national level. He has been pushed to challenge U.S. Rep. See Council on A3 Joines Local businesses pleased with holiday sales ':ie r ^ 1 § Q CO =• S * CO ?! 2 * ^ QQ ^ ; w o >“ ■ * q: > * LU q: ! ; CO 03 ( ; If) oS -I 2 CO Q , P HI O UJ Q t o o CD OD UD h- CvJ O z BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Business owners say they’ve reaped the benefits of a strengthening economy and a push to get local residents to sup port businesses in their own backyard. The Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce has been one of the organizations pushing consumers to patronize local busi nesses with its decade-old “Buy Local” campaign, which has been touted in advertisements, via social media and at Chamber See Businesses on A7 Photos by Todd Luck Popcorn Fanatic co-owner Sharon Debnam says her shop experienced a holiday boom, as did Nike Roach (pictured far left), owner of 6th Sense Health and Wellness. n tu Ss Cl a. O Persona!, convenient, secure, professional self-storage. 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