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Advancement Project Photo
Protestors take part in an NAACP protest
near the General Assembly last week.
Statewide
NAACP
tour coming
to Winston
BY LAYLA GARMS
THE CHRONICLE
The Twin City will host leaders from the
NC NAACP and their partners next week as
part of the Forward Together Movement
Local Organizing Tour.
Forsyth County will be 20th in the 25
stop tour, which was launched in Raleigh on
Tuesday.
"We want to try to get a lot of people
from Winston-Salem to participate in the
Forward Together movement," said S.
Wayne Patterson, pres
ident of the local
NAACP chapter.
"Even though the pres
idential election is
over, there are still
issues in the General
Assembly that we must
address. We just want
everybody to know
that. We're trying to
make sure that they're
very aware of what's
going on in the North
Carolina General
Assembly."
State Conference
President Dr. William
Barber U said the tour
will build upon the
foundations that have
been created through
the organization's
annual HKonJ
(Historic Thousands
on Jones Street) Rally
Patterson
Stephens
ana tne organization s Moral Monaay event,
a weekly civil disobedience effort where
NAACP leaders and partners gather at the
General Assembly to pray for legislators and
raise awareness about the laws they are pass
ing, which the NAACP has called "regres
sive." One hundred fifty eight North
Carolinians have been arrested in connection |
with the effort since Moral Mondays was
launched in April.
"In February, we brought thousands of
people to Raleigh to promote a positive j
vision for the uplift of all of North Carolina (
and challenge die regressive agenda of the
leadership in the NC General Assembly and
Governor's Mansion," Barber said in a state
ment denoting the start of the Forward Tour.
"In April, we brought 500 grassroots volun
teer lobbyists to the People's House to ask
that the legislators govern for the good of the
whole. Since November, we have reached
out to meet with legislative leadership to try
and work together for the benefit of all."
See NAACP on A8
Success comes quickly
for inspiring young artist
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Johnny Collins, known as Radio The Artist, is
using his unique art to reach out to others.
Collins, 24, who takes his moniker from his
high school nickname, "Radio," lives in
Kernersville.
His art, with its bold lines and bright colors,
mixes numerous influences, including pop art and
graffiti, to create unique characters and images.
"Art for me is a way to express myself, but
also to get my mind off of several things," he
said.
Art is more than just Collins' career; he wants
to use it to connect to young people and the com
munities he works in.
"Art is a good way of connecting with peo
ple," said Collins, who has been drawing since he
was four.
He started creating his own style and charac
ters when he was in high school, but put his art
aside to focus on college. But after graduating
from Forsyth Technical Community College with
a degree in digital effects and animation, he
See Collins on A8
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Photo by Todd Luck
Johnny Collins,
aka Radio The
Artist, holds up
his signature
"Square Dude"
image as he
poses with some
of his other
pieces.
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A crowd of more than a 1J000 watch Saturday's commencement exercises.
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Graduates urged to further
school's storied tradition
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
It was standing room only in the picturesque May
Dell amphitheater Saturday as Salem College handed
out degrees to 218 graduates.
Surrounded by towering shade trees, students
:rossed a stone bridge over a running stream to walk
across the stage to receive their degrees.
Though a women's college, Salem does have a few
male students in certain academic programs. So a few
male graduates marched alongside the ladies.
Salem, which enrolls only about 1,100, is the
nation's oldest women's college; its roots stretch back
to before the start of the Revolutionary War.
"Over 240 years ago, the seeds of an idea were
. See Salem on A7
Members of the Class of 2013 march in.
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Shane
B u r c a w
talks with
Kingswood
students
after the
program.
The Best Medicine
Burcaw touts his lighthearted approach
BY LAYLA GARMS
THE CHRONICLE
Living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II has
taught Shane Burcaw a thing or two about life, perhaps
the most important of which is not to take it too serious
ly
He shared the wisdom - and the pitfalls - of his
unique experiences with students at The Kingswood
See Burcaw on A10
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