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Group
won’t ‘sit
by any
longer
Rev. Paul Ford during a
press conference at the
Winston-Salem NAACP
headquarters on
Tuesday, Aug. 14. Rev.
Ford is a strong support
er of Action4Ashley.
Rev. Alvin Carlisle dur
ing a press conference
earlier this week where
it was announced that
Action4Ashley filed a
claim against the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools.
Photos by levin Stinson
Attorhney Peggy
Nicholson during a
press conference on
Tuesday, Aug. 14 held
by Action4Ashley.
Action4Ashley files
discrimination complaint
against WS/FCS
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE__
The Action4Ashley Coalition has filed a discrimina
tion complaint with the U.S. Department of Education cit
ing failure on behalf of the Winston-Salem Forsyth
County Board of Education and School System (WSFCS)
to address complaints of mold and poor air quality at
Ashley Elementary School (Ashley Academy for Cultural
& Global Studies).
The Coalition, which consists of several community
groups including; the Winston-Salem NAACP, Ministers’
Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity, Coalition for
Equality in Public Education, the Local Organizing
Committee, Drum Majors Alliance, The Big 4 Alumni
Association, and the North Carolina Central University
Alumni Association ,was organized earlier this year in
response to the growing number of students and staff at
Ashley who reported health problems related to the below
par conditions of the facility, including mold, water leaks,
moisture, and poor air quality.
The complaint tiled with the U.i>. uepartment ot
Education’s Office of Civil Rights on Tuesday, Aug. 14
alleges that the WSFCS violated the Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination based
on race, color, or national origin. During a press confer
ence earlier this week Rev. Alvin Carlisle, president of the
Winston-Salem NAACP said although the coalition was
started this year complaints about the conditions at Ashley
have been reported for years.
“This is an issue that educators, parents, and commu
nity activists have been addressing for many many years.
Ashley Elementary is a symptom of a continual dispro
portionate allocation of funding as it concerns education
in Winston-Salem Forsyth County,” said Carlisle during
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Photo by Tevin Stinson
Timekd Couthen reads a poem she wrote for her son Juwaan Woodbury Jr. on what would have been his
eighth birthday. Juwaan died from an accidental drowning last summer.
Family celebrates the life
of boy gone too soon
BYTEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
On what would have been his eighth birthday, more
than a dozen family members and loved ones of Juwaan
Denard Woodbury Jr. gathered at Parklawn Memorial
Gardens last week to celebrate his life.
"He was a very vibrant young man and it was just so
unexpected," said Ruby Cain, Juwaan's great-grandmoth
er. "We all miss him so very much."
Last summer, Juwaan and his family were enjoying a
relaxing day at a local pool when tragedy struck. After the
family decided to get out of the pool, Juwaan decided to
take another swim. According to family members who
were present, Juwaan went under but never resurfaced.
Three days later, he passed away at a.local hospital.
Although he was only here for a short period of time,
several relatives said he touched the lives of many. Cain
said Juwaan was a ray of sunshine, who always had a
smile on his face. Boy on A2
Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin
is seriously ill
BY MESFIN FEKADU
AP MUSIC WRITER_
NEW YORK — Fans and friends, including Mariah
Carey and Missy Elliott, offered prayers and well wishes
to Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who is seriously ill.
A person close to Franklin, who spoke on the condition
Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP
Aretha Franklin attends the 92Y Presents Aretha
Franklin and Clive Davis In Conversation at the
92nd St. Y on Wednesday, Oct. 1,2014 in New York.
of anonymity because the person was not allowed to pub
licly talk about the topic, told The Associated Press or
Monday that the singer is seriously ill. No more details
were provided.
Carey, who considers Franklin one of her biggesi
influences, wrote on Twitter that she is "praying for the
Queen of Soul." Missy Elliott said that the public has tc
celebrate iconic artists before they die.
"So many [of them] have given us decades ol
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WINSTON SALEM. NC 27101-2705 60
Montgomery to succeed N.C. Rep. Ed Hanes
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
The Forsyth County Democratic
Party selected City Council Member
Derwin Montgomery to succeed Ed
Hanes as the representative for the
72nd District in the N.C. General
Assembly.
The party’s selection of
Montgomery for the seat was made at
a special meeting on Sunday and is
expected to be approved by the gov
ernor this week. Montgomery’s resig
nation from the City Council will not
be immediate, and he will continue to
represen| the East Ward until then.
The City Council will need to decide
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Photo by Todd Luck
Former 72nd
District State Rep.
Ed Hanes shakes
'he hand of his
successor, City
Council Member
Derwin
Montgomery on
Sunday.
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