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Thursday, July 13, 2006
Black Gay Pride reaches out
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just as many Aftican
American lesbian couples
with children as black hetero
sexual married couples,
which is one of the issues that
will be discussed at the town
haU meeting.
“Now that people are hear
ing the statistics, they’re
thinking why shouldn’t we be
married,” she said.
Massachusetts state repre
sentative Bryon Rushing said
in Bay Windows, a gay and
lesbian publication in that
state, that these unions are a
dvil rights issue.
“One of the wa}^ that we
reahze that people do not
have dvil rights is when dvil
unions are not open to them,”
he said in the publication.
However, in the black com
munity as a whole, only 41
percent of adxilts are married,
according to The Washington
Post. Jabari Asim of the
Washington Pcet wrote in an
artide ‘Svhile black communi
ties are allegedly more
opposed to gay marriage than
other populations, one can
look at those numbers and
wonder if African Americans
are b^jnning to lose faith in
marriage of any kind ”
Star Parker, a spokesper
son for the Coalition on
Uiban Renewal & Education,
said approving a gay mar
riage amendment would be a
disservice to Aftican
Americans and all
Americans.
“It would ensure that future
generations of black children
would remain slaves to a cul
ture of death,” Parker writes
on urbancure.OTg.
The offidal meet and greet
will be held on Friday at the
host hotel followed by the
CNCBGP Fashion Show
hosted by Ray Cunningham
of BETs “Cohege Hill.” On
Saturday CNCBGP will host
the second annual Black Gay
Pride Expo at Spirit Square
where there will be entertain
ment and business owners
and organizations on display
Also, CNCBGP win host par
ties at the host hotel on
Friday and Saturday ni^ts
with surprise guests and
world renowned DJs.
The Rev. Ibnyia M. Rawls
and Unity Fellowship
Church Charlotte will host a
worship on Sunday and intro
duce the Voices of Pride
Choir. Organic Funk, a spo
ken word event at The Actor’s
Theatre, will finish out the
weekend
Lexington goes whole hog beyond BBQ
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sidewalk caf^, The Bistro con
tinues the elegant Italian feel
all the way out onto the ter
race, with dining tables and a
panoramic view of the vine
yard. If you plan to do some
wine tasting,' you might want
to grab a bite in the Bistro.
Executive Chef David
Thomas is a finalist in the
statewide “Best Dish in Nortii
. Carolina” contest for his
Fannington ostrich stuffed
tenderloin (yes, ostrich) with
oyster mushrooms in 2004
cabernet reduction. The con
test ends on July 31, the
Bistro will be serving its con
test worthy meal throu^ the
whole month. If you’re not
feeling up to trying the
ostrich, then maybe some
Bistro favorites, the Childress
Classic Club sandwich, the
Bistro Caesar salad, or the
Fruit, Cheese and Antipasto
platter. The menu changes
seasonally as do many of the
wineries activities. Enjoy
music in the vinej^ard during
the summer (through
September) on Saturdays and
Sundays fix)m 1-4. The tour
continues through the pro
duction areas, once you leave
the Bistro. The open air plat
forms suspended above the
production area begin at the
Crush Pad and offer a unique
visual experience. No, Lucy
and Ethel grape stomping
here, but you can watch the
grapes ■ being de-stemmed,
hand sorted, and crushed.
The best time to see this
process is August throxi^
October. From the (Drush
Pad, walk into the
Fermentation Room, with it
33 giant, Reaming stainless
steel tanks holding fixm 500
to 8,000 gallons of juice, on
it’s way to becoming wine.
Prom there head to the
Barrel Cellar and Barrel
Cave. The Cellar houses
hxmdreds of French Oak bar
rels, while the Cave is often
used for dinner parties and
wedding events, and holds
racks of the signature
reserves wines. “Each barrel
holds up to 24, cases of
wine...the larger pungent
barrel holds 55 cases,”
explained Watson. In July
they begin taking the wine
fium the barrels, white wine
first, followed by the red.
The bottling line is last in the
procjess, where you can watch
60 bottles filled eadi minute.
(That’s five cases per minute)
The tour ends there, but not
the experience. Time to taste.
Watson ejqjlained to me how
to get the most out of your
tasting:
Look at the color against a
piece of white paper. Sit the
wine down by stem of the
glass, swirl, smell and taste.
Tty a bit of everyttiing, but if
you like sweet wanes, the
Serendipity white was
absolutely delicious and is
one of the wineries most pop-
Tolar wines. It’s’ appeal is its
blend of Muscadine grapes.
The Childress \\^ery also
carries beverages of the non-
alcohoHc variety, including
Sparkling Raspberry and
Sparkling Peach Grape Juice.
Childress recently released a
racing collection of limited
edition etched bottles for rac
ing fans. For more informa
tion on tours, tastings, and
the wine, log onto wTvw.dul-
dressvineyards.com.
From the winety Lexington
and its svurormding areas
offeo’ a variety of attractions.
Sticking with the racing
theme, you could head up the
road 10 minutes into
Welcome, N.C., and visit the
RCR Racing Museum.
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More infants are tested
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ed that routine newborn screening check for hearing loss plus
28 rare but serious diseases that could be successfully treated if
parents knew about it in time.
The report seems to have spurred some state action even
before the govemmait whether to adopt it as a national stan
dard, suggests the new March of Dimes analysis, released
Tliesday
"It’s very fiustrating that stiU ... where you’re bom literally
can mean whether your child wifi, live or die,” said Pamela
Sweeney of Brookfield, Conn., whose son, Jonathan, almost
died of one of the illnesses, the metabolic disorder known as
LCHAD, when he was 11/2.
These otherwise healthy babies lack enzymes that change
stored fat into energy That means going more than a few hours
without food, hke when Jcoiathan cav^t a common stomach
virus, can be fatal unless they’re given a quick glucose injection.
Jonathan’s unde, a state senator, introduced legislation to
mandate more screening after the boy’s near-miss in 2000;
C^onnecticut now tests for 28 of the core disorders,
Howse advised expectant parents to check ha- group’s Web
site, http;//www.modimes.org, to see if thedr state tests for at
least tlie 29 core conditions. If not, she urged parents to talk
with their doctors about getting test kits ftem private screening
laboratories to bring to the hospital on delivery day That sup
plemental testily costs $25 to $100, depaiding on the lab, and
often is covered by insurance.
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