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Volume 43, Number 27
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
THURSDAY, March 9, 2017
BY CASH MICHAELS
FOR THE CHRONICLE
When over 80 presidents and chancel
lors from historically black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) left Washington,
D.C., last week after first meeting with
President Donald Trump at the White
House, and then taking part in a
Republican-sponsored fly-in conference at
The Library of Congress, convened by
conservative U.S. Rep. Mark Walker (R
NC-6), some, like Chancellors Harold
Martin of N.C. A&T University in
Greensboro, and Elwood Robinson of
Winston-Salem State University, were
hopeful that the visits would ultimately be
manifested in a stronger relationship,
yielding greater federal public policy and
funding support.
“With the national spotlight shifting to
other topics, it will be important for this
dialogue to continue with both the execu
Photo by CNN
President Trump
tive and legislative branches, Chancellor
Martin, in an open letter to the N.C. A&T
campus, wrote afterward.
“Clearly, there is much still to leam
about our institutions from key govern
ment officials, and we accept our role in
providing this education,” Martin contin
ued. “I look forward to continuing the con
versation around needs of particular
importance to our university, other cam
puses, and the nearly 300,000 students
(from over 100 HBCUs across the coun
try) we collectively serve. “
WSSU’s Chancellor Robinson echoed
his colleague’s response.
“As this university’s leader, it is my
responsibility to ensure that our elected
officials understand how crucial our mis
sion is and to ensure ongoing federal sup
port for our students, faculty, staff,
research, and programming,” Robinson
said in an open letter to the WSSU campus
on Facebook.
“We are keenly interested in policy and
discussions around issues that impact our
campus, including Title HI funding, Pell
grants, federal research grants, and
HBCU-specific federal funding. The meet
ings this week in D.C. between more than
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Who will succeed
Walter Marshall?
Photos by Todd Luck
Walter Marshall’s chair sits empty with a white rose to honor the late county commissioner at last week’s
briefing.
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE __
Who will be the next county com
missioner from District A after the
death of Walter Marshall late last
month?
The Forsyth County Democratic
Party (FCDP) will be deciding that
question on Tuesday night as the
executive committee elects someone
to fill the seat. The local party’s exec
utive committee, which is comprised
of the chairs and vice chairs from
each precinct, will elect someone to
fill the seat. The party’s nomination
will then have to be approved by the
El-Amin
Burton
county commissioners. Whoever is
picked will have to run for re-election
in 2018.
“We believe in open elections. We
believe in democracy and that’s how
we’re going to conduct that election,”
said FCDP Chair Eric Ellison.
Both Fleming El-Amin and Tony
Burton plan to submit his name for
consideration that night, though any
Democrat who lives in the district
could be nominated from the floor.
Marshall wasn’t planning to seek
reelection in 2018, so both men were
already planning on running for the
seat in 2018.
El-Amin resigned from the
Forsyth County Board of Elections
(BOE) last month so that he could
begin organizing his 2018 campaign.
El-Amin, a retired educator who
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Organizations
help 100
students with
employment
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
TH^CHRONICLE
Becoming financially independent and fiscally
responsible are valuable skills for a teen to learn. The
Initiative for African-American Males (IAAM) looks to
teach local teens in Forsyth County just that by helping
them obtain part-time jobs along with interview training
and resume building skills.
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Photo by Timothy Ramsey
The students were able to go to the computer labs at
Goodwill and fill out as many as 18 job applica
tions.
Close to ldO students came out to participate in an I
AAM jobs event.
I AAM was started because of the low performance of
African-American males throughout Forsyth County's
school district. I AAM seeks to bring awareness to die
issue by bringing together community agencies, parents
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‘Julius and Vivenne’
named NBTF
celebrity co-chairs
BY TEVDM STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Anna Maria Horsford and Obba
Babatunde will serve as the celebrity
co-chairs for the next National Black
Theatre Festival scheduled for July
31 through Aug. 5. The announce
ment was made earlier this week dur
ing a press conference held at
Embassy Suites Hotel.
The duo from New York who cur
rently star together on the CBS day
time soap opera “The Bold and the
Beautiful” as Julius and Vivenne
Avant. Horsford, who is best known
for her roles as Thelma Frye on the
1980s sitcom “Amen” said the fact
that she gets to shine a light on the
importance of theatre is what excites
her most.
“Theater was the first introduc
tion to the place that was magic for
me as a child. I remember the first
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