Voices Changing Communities: Dr. Emma White: Changing Healthcare One Physical Therapist at a Time
Dr. Emma White: Changing Healthcare One Physical Therapist at a Time A December 2020 workforce analysis by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) reported that 2.5% of Physical Therapists (PTs) in the USA are African American. The percentages were slightly higher for Asian and Hispanic therapists, but not much. Most of the 312,000 PTs in […]
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“Hometown Hero” L’Tona Lamonte, head women’s basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), introduces herself as L’Tona, not Coach Lamonte. This humble “hometown girl” has returned with her family to her birthplace of Winston-Salem as a WSSU alumni (99’) and as a community leader with a trusted voice aimed at giving back. Entering her fifth […]
Voices Changing Communities Robin Paul: Voices Doing God’s Work
In a noisy, politically divided climate filled with disagreements between once-friendly neighbors, our community is blessed by the humble, caring voice of Robin Paul. Robin’s voice is free from conflict. “My parents raised me to be a giver, just like my husbands’ parents raised him.” Married to Charles Paul and mother to CJ and Chris […]
Voices Changing Communities: Dr. Angela P. Hairston, Superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Voices Changing Communities: Dr. Angela P. Hairston, Superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools “Our community should make public education a priority.” The decision to return children and teachers to the classroom after months of virtual teaching would have many communities and school boards struggling to find the best solution for our children, their families, and their […]
Voices Changing Communities: D’Walla Simmons-Burke is Lifting Every Voice
*Check out YouTube at the end of post! Voices Changing Communities: D’Walla Simmons-Burke is Lifting Every Voice If you ask D’Walla Simmons-Burke to talk about her story and impressive list of accomplishments, she immediately brags on her students, instead. Maestra Simmons-Burke is the Director of Choral and Vocal Studies for the Department of Music at […]
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Local heroes are hard to find, especially a heroine that you do not call Mom. But Winston-Salem has benefitted from a local heroine named Patricia Norris. “Hero” is not a title that Chief Norris would claim for herself, but it fits her well. She recently retired as Chief of Police at Winston-Salem State University after […]
