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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C
Volume 44, Number 25
THURSDAY, February 22, 2018
The Grande 18 had more than 20 showings a day of
Black Panther this week.
‘Black Panther’
shows diversity sells
BY JAKE COYLE
AP FILM WRITER
NEW YORK (AP)-A
lavish, headline-grabbing
premiere. Lightning word
of-mouth stoked by glow
ing reviews. Packed movie
theaters with sold-out
shows, long lines and fans
decked out as characters
from the film. •
The phenomenon of
"Black Panther" had the
look and feel of a classic,
bona fide blockbuster in
route to its record-setting
$201.8 million debut over
the weekend, or an estimat
ed $235 million Friday
through Monday. Much has
been made about the film
industry's struggles to tap
into pop culture the way it
once more regularly did -
that TV and streaming
options and a dearth of
fresh ideas have diminished
the power of the big screen.
But when Hollywood
does manufacture a must
see theatrical event, it has
increasingly been propelled
by the power of inclusivity.
Just as Jordan Peele's
Oscar-nominated "Get
Out" ($253 million world
wide on a $4.5 million pro
duction budget) and Patty
Jenkins "Wonder Woman"
($821.1 million) did before
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it, "Black Panther" cap
tured the Zeitgeist by the
potent combination of top
notch filmmaking (the film
stands at 97 percent fresh
on Rotten Tomatoes), stu
dio backing and an audi
ence hungry to see itself
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‘Black Panther’ ‘more than amazing’
JAMES TAYLOR HI
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
I have recently
watched the. highly
anticipated movie,
‘‘Black
Panther,”
which
was more
i,- than
amazing
Hfr°m the
kUH opening
Taylor III credits to
the clos
ing credits.
Watching “Black
Panther” was a historic
moment for me because
it is said to be the first
movie with an African
American cast to go
mainstream. As I
researched the producer,
it came to my attention
that Ryan Coogler made
this production at 31
years old.
Mr. Coogler also
made other hit movies at
a young age, such as
“Fruitvale Station” at
27, and “Creed” at 29.
Seeing young people
have great success at an
early age encourages me
to work harder to be
productive.
“Black Panther” also
was great because it por
trayed Africa as being
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C-SPAN to air Winston-Salem’s stories
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C-SPAN Producer Ashley Hill speaks at City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 20, about the C-SPAN Cites Tour com
ing to Winston-Salem.
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BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE _
C-SPAN is shooting
stories this week focusing
,on the history and literacy
of Winston-Salem. The C
SPAN Cites Tour spotlights
unique small and midsize
cities throughout the coun
try.
The stories about
Winston-Salem recorded
during the week of Feb. 18
• 22 will air March 17-18 on
C-Span2’s BookTV and
CSpan3’s American
; History TV. They will also
be available at
cspan.org/citiestour.
Stories will include Old
: Salem’s Hidden Town, the
local Black Panther Party,
the Happy Hill community,
Wake Forest University’s
Maya Angelou collection,
the history of Salem
College, Frank Elliott’s
book “From Tobacco to
Technology,” Author
Charlie Lovett’s Lewis
Carol collection and an
interview with Mayor
Allen Joines.
“We hope to introduce
America to what makes a
place like Winston-Salem
so great,” said C-SPAN
Producer Ashley Hill. “I
think we will also show
you something you might
not have known about your
own community or forgot
ten about your own com
munity.”
C-SPAN is working
with its Spectrum cable
partner, which offers the C
SPAN stations.
Black History
Month celebration
offers some firsts
Photos by Timothy Ramsey
Distinguished guests from city government and first responders
came out to honor the retirees.
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
For the past five years
the city of Winston-Salem
have honored pioneers from
the cities Police and Fire
Departments. On Sunday,
Feb. 18 the city held their
. annual event at Galilee
Missionary Baptist Church
to honor African-American
retirees from both depart
ments.
The children from the
local community centers
were also recognized for
their coloring and essay sub
missions of their favorite
African-American athlete.
There were a few firsts
this year.
The Police and Fire
departments had recruiters at
the church to provide infor
mation and answer questions
about becoming a firefighter
or police officer.
And Winston-Salem
Police Chief Catrina A.
Thompson was at the event
for the first time as the new
police chief.
Thompson said when
you hold a leadership posi
tion in law enforcement or
the fire department, it means
a lot to he able to go back
and honor those who cleared
the way for many others to
progress especially in the
African-American commu
‘For me the commitment
Quinton Stone from Old
Town Recreation Center
stands with his parents
holding his winning
black history art
submission.
by the public safety depart
ments of Winston-Salem is
really the least we can do,”
said Thompson. “I stand
here very honored and
blessed to be one of those to
walk in the path of so many
giants that have come before
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