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Volume 44, Number 4
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
THURSDAY, September 28, 2017
City moving towanl top goal
Poverty continues to be a challenge
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem has
made progress but is still a
long way off from becom
ing a top 50 metro area by
2020.
In 2015, Mayor Allen
Joines committed the city
to the goal of becoming a
top 50 metro area by 2020
and began a series of annu
al “State of the
Community” presentations
in which local leaders give
updates on the progress
toward that goal. The goal
requires creating 27,000
net new jobs in five years
or 5,400 jobs a year. So far,
that’s proved to be a lofty
aspiration.
“We hit about 40 per
cent of that goal this year,”
said Joines. “So we’re a lit
tle slow on our job cre
ation, but I hope you’ll see
that we’re creating the
infrastructure and network
to hit the job goals we want
to.”
Poverty continues to be
a challenge, and this “State
of the Community” added
an update on efforts to
reduce it.
“As you think about
indicators of a communi
ty’s health and well-being,
there are arguably few that
are more important for
communities to stay in tune
with and try to address than
poverty,” said Evan
Raleigh, the city’s director
of business inclusion.
Raleigh talked about
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Photos by Tevin Stinson
Last week, the gymnasium inside the Donald Julian Reaves Student Activities Center on the campus of
Winston-Salem State University was transformed in to a one-stop shop for student options.
Jobs expo covers the bases
for students and employers
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
It’s never too early to start plan
ning for your future, and last week
hundreds of students on the campus
of Winston-Salem State University
did just that that during the Career
Internship Graduate School Expo.
On Thursday, Sept. 21 the gymna
sium inside the Donald Julian {leaves
Student Activities Center was trans
formed into a one-stop shop for post
graduate options. The event hosted by
the Career Development Services
department featured 80 regional
employers and graduate programs.
Companies like Inmar, Herbalife,
United Health and Reynolds
American were all on hand to scout
the talent in “Ram Country”.
Colleges and universities that partici
pated in the expo included North
Carolina Central University, High
Point University, Campbell
University, Wingate and countless
others. No matter your major, or clas
sification the expo guaranteed to have
something intriguing for every stu
dent.
After chatting with a representa
tive from Aramark, a food service,
facilities and uniform service
provider, junior computer science
major Eric Colquhoun said he was
excited to learn about the various
graduate opportunities at the expo.
“I’ve learned a lot just by talking
to some of the employers and people
here today,” he continued.
“Specifically, the graduate schools in
computer science. I also learned a lot
about opportunities in CS1T.”
Although Colquhoun had his
mind set on graduate school he said
the expo also offered several opportu
nities for students who aren’t sure
what they want to do after college.
“There are a lot of companies
here that are looking for a variety of
students. Many of the companies here
are looking for any student with a
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Scholars
program
looks to
expand
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE__ __
At a place in time where African-American males are
constantly stereotyped and shown in a negative light, the
Crosby Scholars Community Partnership is looking to
expand a program that helps African-American males in
the community change that narrative and reach their full
potential.
Statistics show that 1 in every 15 black men are incar
cerated. And while African-Americans only make up 30
percent of the population,
they make up 60 percent of
those incarcerated. Several
reports have shown there is
indirect correlation
between educational
attainment and incarcera
tion rates.
AAMPED (African
American Males Pursuing
Educational Dreams) was
designed to address these
stereotypes and help young
men of color in the commu
nity continue their educa
tion after high school. After a trial run of the program in
2016, AAMPED is looking to make a bigger impact this
year.
Mona Lovett, Crosby Scholars CEO and president,
said after looking at the numbers in grades six through
10, the numbers for black males were falling behind.
Acceding to Lovett, the program, which is funded by
United Way, will have specific programs that will appeal
to African-American males between the ages of 12-16.
“We wanted to put more focus on the early years
developing relationships and connecting with students,”
she said. “That’s a big part of AAMPED.”
To help the program reach new heights, Lovett has
brought on former educator James Jessup and retired
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Restoring black cemeteries gains attention
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
The challenges of restoring
African-American cemeteries that
have fallen into disrepair was dis
cussed at a program at Delta Arts
Center last Thursday.
The New Winston Museum pre
sented the “Reclaimed Cemeteries"
panel moderated by University of
North Carolina School of the Arts
(UNCSA) Professor Rosemary
Milla. Three restoration leaders dis
cussed their efforts to clean up the
cemeteries where their loved ones
are buried. In all three cases, it’d
been decades since the cemeteries
had been cared for, allowing them to
become overgrown to the point it’s a
challenge to even find the grave
markers.
“For a long time people would
drive down Shorefair Drive and
because it was so overgrown and the
trees were so large, they didn’t real
ize it was a cemetery,” said Deltra
Bonner about the Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
The cemetery was started in
1911 by Twin City Lodge and
Winston Star Lodge, who haven’t
maintained it since the 1950s. Now
Friends of Odd Fellows Cemetery
has worked hard to reclaim the
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