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Volume45,Number 11 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, November 15,2018
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Ministers unite with one accord
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
The Ministers’
Conference of Winston-
Salem and Vicinity
(MCWSV) held a meeting
on Tuesday to discuss then-
collective stance on the sit
uation that transpired on
Oct. 5 at Hanes Middle
School involving a female
student.
The conference held an
initial press conference on
Oct. 10 at Emmanuel
Baptist Church to stand
beside the student and her
mother, Tameka McLean.
McLean and her daughter
claimed that Hanes Middle
School SRO (student
resource officer) T.B.
McCormick used exces
sive force when he
detained the student in the
parking lot of the school.
At that initial press
conference, members of
the conference condemned
the actions of McCormick
and were calling for severe
disciplinary action, includ-
Rev. Dr. John Mendez, left, Rev. Dr. Carlton A.G. Eversley and Rev. Paul Robeson Ford, members of the
Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity, gather during last week’s press conference to refute
comments made by District Attorney Jim O'Neill.
ing termination.
Recently, an article was
published in the Winston-
Salem Journal in which
District Attorney Jim
O'Neill stated that the con
ference has changed their
stance on McCormick.
Later that week, Rev. Paul
Robeson Ford, Rey. Dr.
John Mendez and Rev. Dr.
Carlton A.G. Eversley
refuted the comments
made by O'Neill.
During that press con
ference, a statement was
read that stated, “The
Minister's Conference of
Winston-Salem refutes the
statement of Forsyth
County District Attorney
Jim O'Neill that we have
changed our position in
regards to the firing of offi
cer McCormick. On
October 10, we made it
clear that when officer
McCormick threw Ms.
Rockell Baldwin [the stu
dent] to the ground, hand
cuffed her behind her back
and had her face pressed
into the turf, he lost his
right to continue employ
ment by the Winston-
Salem Police Department.”
“Race is central to this
case. We do not believe
that McCormick would
have treated any white girl
this way. We look forward
to viewing the body cam
footage, scheduled to be
released tomorrow. We do
not believe any antecedent
words or actions by Ms.
Baldwin, warranted or jus
tified officer McCormick's
actions.”
There was footage
floating around on social
See Unite on A7
Girls promoting HA.R.R.Y Veterans Community Outreach Services participated in the Veterans Day
Parade in Winston-Salem on Saturday, Nov. 10.
Chamber
names
scholarship
after student
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE '
During their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13,
the Clemmons-Lewisville Chamber of Commerce
launched a scholarship unlike any other in honor of a
young man whose’s life was cut short.
The scholarship is named after a 17-year old student
at West Forsyth High School who died from an accidental
overdose from a first-time experience with opioids. While
reflecting on their son’s life, Brad and Shauna Hunter
talked about leaving a legacy in Hunter’s name and how
H.A.R .R.Y highlights
local veterans
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
On Saturday, Nov. 10, supporters and volunteers at
H.A.R.R.Y Veterans Community Outreach Services did
their part to give thanks to the men and women who
served in the various branches of the military during their
annual Veterans Day Celebration.
^ Following the Veterans Day Parade held downtown,
* dozens of veterans made their way‘to the HA.R.R.Y
, headquarters on Peter's Creek Parkway where they were
^treated to food and gift bags. The bags included several
j items such as blankets, first aid kits, socks, shoes, clothes,
alarm clocks, notebooks and much more.
Founded in 2008 to honor the life and legacy of ex-
Marine Harry Smith, H.A.R.R.Y is one of the few organ
izations in the area designed to advocate for the wellbeing
of veterans. The mission of the nonprofit organization is
to provide a network that is responsive to the health,
social, and economic wellbeing of veterans and their fam
ilies.
As the Veterans filed into the building, they were
greeted by smiling faces from people who took the day
off to give back. Many of the volunteers were from veter
an’s families who understand the plight of many of the
See Veterans on A2
Photo by Tevin Stinson
John Golden, board president of the Lewisville-
Chamber of Commerce and president and CEO
Sandi Scannelli take a photo with a check presented
to the Chamber for the Mason H. Hunter Vocational
Education Scholarship on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
he frequently talked about dreams of becoming a chef or
pursing a career in the military or law enforcement.
“Shauna and I never thought one of our children
See Student on A7
McDaniel preparing to lead county’s District A
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Long before the recent
influx of African-American
women making noise in pol
itics across the country, here
in Forsyth County women
like Maize Woodruff, Earline
Parmon and Vivian Burke
were blazing a trail and set ¬
ting an example for girls of
color across the county.
On Dec. 3, another name
will join those ranks when
Tonya McDaniel is sworn in
as the third black woman to
serve as a County
Commissioner.
McDaniel, a Winston-
Salem native and graduate of
Winston-Salem State
University, was the top vote-
getter in the May 2018
Midterm Election, where she
faced off against two incum
bent candidates - Everette
Witherspoon, and Fleming
El-Amin - and Tony Burton
III. After her victory,
McDaniel said she decided
to run because District A
needed a "vision for con
stituency." She said for too
long District A has been at a
disadvantage and she felt it
was time for a win.
"So I figured I would be
the catalyst behind that
push," McDaniel said.
McDaniel is considered a
newcomer to the world of
politics. But McDaniel, the
director of human resources
for United Health Centers
and second vice president of
the local- NAACP branch,
said she stands on the shoul
ders of the women who came
before her.
See McDaniel on A7
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