90th birthday party
for McKnight
SPECI AL TO THE CHRONICLE
On Sunday, Sept. 28, family and
friends of James L. McKnight met at the
Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center
to celebrate his 90th birthday. The
evening showcased the endearment and
love of his wife, Margiesteene
McKnight, and daughter, Sharron
"Bunny" McKnight Clipper.
The celebration began that morning
at a worship service at John Wesley
A.M. E. Zion church, where the pastor
is Rev. Gloria L. Thomas and the First
Man is James M. Thomas.
Russell Harper served as master of
ceremonies. Brenda Nance blessed
attendees with two songs - "The Lord's
Prayer" and "Great Is Thy
Faithfulness." Ricky McKinney ren
dered music and sang throughout the
program. The highlight of the evening
was a poem written for and about Mr.
McKnight. Entitled "Her Man," the
poem was written and recited by
Beverly McFadden, who played the
bongos during her performance.
Capturing the moment and telling
the story of "Sunday Supper," a tradi
Photo bv Ralph Meadows
James L. Mcknight
tion of families coming together for
special events - was photographer
Ralph Meadows. Attendees enjoyed
barbecue ribs, grilled and fried chicken
and an assortment of vegetables, along
with tea and dessert.
Photo* by Kevin Walker
Future Endeavors' Founder Andre Russell poses with Terrance McNeil Jr.
Market
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recruited him at that
event.
"It's going pretty good
for a first day," he said.
"This is the kind of place
I like to do business."
The funeral home run
by Jerry C. Gilmore III
and his family is one of
the few black-owned
businesses that has sur
vived on Liberty Street.
"When we moved to
this corner, (Highway) 52
was clay," he said.
Gilmore's Funeral
Home is adjacent to the
market. Mr. Gilmore
hopes its presence por
tends that Liberty Street's
comeback is afoot. City
leaders share that hope.
They say they have long
supported the street's
rebirth with funds and
resources.
Mayor Pro Tempore
Vivian Burke held a copy
of Liberty Street Corridor
feasibility study done in
1996 as she made her
remarks. Burke, the long
time Northeast Ward City
Council member, repre
sents one part of Liberty
Street; East Ward Council
member Derwin
Montgomery represents
the other. Montgomery
said patience and perse
verance must be
employed in Liberty's
reemergence.
"It won't happen
overnight, as much as we
would like to wave that
magic wand," he said.
When it happens,
Andre Russell plans to
have a new crop of entre
preneurs ready to take
full-advantage. His Future
Endeavors L.L.C.
(www.bandtwogether.com),
a youth consulting
agency, is a market ven
dor, but with a twist. He
has recruited 10 teenagers
to sell socks, beauty prod
ucts and other items. They
keep 25 percent of the
profits.
"They will eventually
become their own boss
es," said Russell, a New
Jersey native who is
applying the business
Terrance and Tayola McNeil sit at her table.
Mercedes Miller and Jerry Gilmore III speak.
skills he learned on the
streets to help keep kids
on the straight and nar
row.
The market's first day
was a bit nostalgic for
Tarreyton Carson, who
was selling some of the
colorful, lush products
from his Zael's Florist.
His first foray into the
flower business was at
Jan's Florist, one of
Liberty Street's mapy
long ago perished black
businesses. The building
that once housed the shop
stood just over Carson's
shoulder as he worked the
market crowd. It was a
full-circle moment for
Carson, who opened his
shop on Dominion Street
earlier this year.
"This is kind of where
I got my start because
(Jan's) inspired me," he
said.
The Liberty Street
Market, 1591 N. Liberty
St., has a number of spe
cial programs upcoming.
On Saturday. Nov. 1, the
Busta Brown Fall Music
Festival will take place.
The market will open on
Sunday on Nov. 2 and
Dec. 7 to host "Citywide
Community Yard Sale"
events. Ribbers from
throughout the area will
take part on Rib Fest on
Liberty on Saturday, Nov.
15 and Sunday, Nov. 16.
To rent space at the mar
ket, call Terrance McNeil
at 336-793-3441 or email
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footwear for
Walk a Mile in
Her Shoes,
which had hun
dreds of partic
pants treking
through down
town on
Saturday.
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domestic vio
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CHRONICLE STAIF REPORT
Family Services' sixth
annual "Walk a Mile in
Her Shoes" event was
held Saturday, Oct. 11 in
Merschel Plaza to raise
awareness of domestic
violence.
Hundreds took part in
the program, which
began with remarks by
survivors and others. By
noon, the crowd hit the
streets, walking the
streets of downtown with
signs and banners; some
even chanted Most of the
male walkers wore
women's shoes - hence
the event's title.
October is National
Domestic Violence
Awareness Month.
Family Services runs a
domestic violence shelter
for women and children.
"Since opening its
doors, thousands of vic
tims and their children
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have accessed services.
Domestic violence con
tinues to be a serious
problem that impacts the
entire community result
ing in lost productivity, a
wide range of physical
and mental health issues,
and deaths. Today, the
Safe Relationships
Division (of Family
Services) focuses on cre
ating 'a community in
which all families and
individuals are free from
the threat of family vio
lence and sexual
assault,'" said Joetta
Shepherd, director of the
Safe Relationships
Division, which includes
Domestic Violence
Services, Sexual Assault
Response, Child
Maltreatment and
Relationship Intervention
for Abusers programs and
a Domestic Violence
Crisis Line (336-723
8125) and Sexual Assault
Crisis Line (336-722
4457).
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