November 2015


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Congresswoman Adams Introduces Legislation To Name Winston-Salem Post Office After Maya Angelou


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contributions for the betterment of their communities. LEAD Hampton Roads Executive


Director, Angela


Blackwell Carter commented, “LEAD was proud to nominate Mark for this special award. He is known for his big heart, unlimited energy and an uncanny ability to connect regional economic initiatives with regional funders. He has a gift for making visions become reality.” Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce President & CEO, Bryan K. Stephens, said, "We at the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce are exceptionally proud of Mark Johnson and delighted


with this national level award. Mark's exemplary, proactive


he was recognized community


engagement is a sterling example of kind of civic leadership we need more of in Hampton Roads. Mark Johnson is a one of a kind role model for all who want to serve."


Washington, DC - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) today introduced H.R. 3735, legislation to name the post office located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston-Salem, North Carolina after Dr. Maya Angelou. Winston-Salem was Dr. Angelou’s primary residence and final resting place. She called Winston-Salem home for more than 30 years.


Dr. Maya Angelou was a visionary


who is a celebrated activist, author, poet and actress. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1928 and grew up in rural Arkansas. Dr. Angelou became the first nonfiction best-selling African- American female author for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She was the first African-Amer- ican woman to have a script filmed for the 1972 movie Georgia, Georgia – which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Dr. Angelou received many accolades for her work, including three Grammys for spoken word albums and two NAACP Image Awards. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000 and also received the National Medal of Arts during the same year. In 2010, President Barack Obama presented Dr. Angelou with the county’s highest civilian honor: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dr. Maya Angelou has written 36 books and received more than 50 honorary doctorate degrees. She was appointed a Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in 1982 – where she taught humanities courses for more than 30 years.


“Dr. Maya Angelou is an iconic


figure who is one of our country's greatest writers, inspirational thought leaders and an overall phenomenal woman,” said Congresswoman Alma Adams. “Naming the Winston-Salem Center City Post office after her is a way to honor her many lifelong achievements and the mark she left on


the Winston-Salem community, our country and our world. Her legacy will continue to inspire for generations to come.”


“Renaming the Center City Post


Office for Maya Angelou is a way to honor her work and recognize what she meant to Winston-Salem, the city she called home for more than 30 years,” said Congresswoman Virginia Foxx.


“Dr. Maya Angelou was a


dancer, a singer, an actress, a director of film, a poet, an autobiographer, a social commentator, a teacher and an activist,” said Guy B. Johnson, son of Dr. Maya Angelou. “Yet if you asked her what her life mission was, she’d answer that she had to confront injustice wherever she found it and remind each of us that we are more alike than unalike.


It was her


belief that every one of us has the responsibility of being our brothers and sisters keepers. For if human beings are to survive the grave difficulties that


range from ethnic hatred and


religious conflict to the destruction of the environment, it can only be done if we unite together to develop coherent and effective remedies. The Angelou Johnson family


remain extremely


grateful for your efforts to bestow our matriarch such a great honor.”


Congresswoman Adams’


legislation would rename the Center City post office to that of the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office. The legislation


is cosponsored delegation: by


every member of the North Carolina congressional


Represen-


tatives G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), Renee Ellmers (NC-2), Walter B Jones (NC-3), David Price (NC-4), Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Mark Walker (NC-6), David


Rouzer Holding (NC-13).


Hudson (NC-8), Robert Pittenger (NC-9), Patrick T McHenry (NC-10), Mark


Meadows (NC-11), George By Rev. Dr. Gregory Headen, Pastor


One of the greatest challeng- es for the church is to provide rel- evant ministry to the different gen- erations. We can never write off the children. The generation before the Baby Boom- ers (those born


(NC-7), Richard


after World War I and before 1945) is associated with traditional values and thrift. These would have experienced the Great Depression as children. Much of this generation has been re- ferred to as the “Silent Generation.” I belong to the Baby Boomer Genera- tion. Some 76 million of us were born between 1946 and 1964. After WWII, there was a baby boom. Baby Boom- ers are more associated with privilege and increased affluence. Much of this is due to the post WWII government subsidies in housing and education. These were the wealthiest, most active, and physically fit generation up to that time, and they genuinely expected the world to improve with time. It was a generation of increased consumerism and abundant materialism. Following us was Generation X, those born be- tween 1965 and1984 (per The Harvard Center). million.


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The Longitudinal Study at the University of Michigan uses 1961 – 1881 as the time frames and includes 84 million people in the US. In the preface to Generation X Goes Global: Mapping a Youth Culture in Motion, a collection of global essays, Professor Christine Henseler summarizes it as "a generation whose worldview is based on change, on the need to combat cor- ruption, dictatorships, abuse, AIDS, a generation in search of human dignity


and individual freedom, the need for stability, love, tolerance, and human rights for all." The Millennial Genera- tion (Y generation) ranges from the 1980's - early 2000's. In 2013, Time Magazine identified Millennials as those born from 1980 or 1980 to 2000. Elwood Carlson refers to them as the “New Boomers” (Born from 1983- 2001).


When asked about his award


Mark stated, “As professionals, we bring so many talents and resources to the table and I think LEAD is that one vehicle that we are able to deploy those talents equally and in a unified fashion across the region.”


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Mark is an exemplary steward of community service and champion of philanthropic efforts in the Hampton Roads community. He is consistently working to align SunTrust Bank with charitable organizations and initiatives that promote positive change within the


community. Mark’s continued


efforts have been recognized through several awards, such as the Hampton Roads Inside Business Top 75 Power List (Person to Watch), the Urban League of Hampton Roads Silver Star Award, which recognizes leaders who have made a difference in their communities and the 2014 SunTrust Bank Performance Excellence Award. Mark also was the lead visionary in the creation, planning, and organization of SunTrust Bank, Hampton Roads first annual of Diversity and Inclusion Awards Celebration in the Greater Hampton Roads Community in 2011. Mark serves on numerous boards and committees including LEAD Hampton Roads (Board of Directors, Executive Committee Council).


and Chair, He resides Alumni in Virginia


Beach with his wife, Shonder and his two children Imajae’ and Mark II. He is a graduate of Canisius College, in Buffalo, NY, and the ExecuStep Program, United Way Worldwide, formerly United Way of America.


This generation has been re- ferred to as “Generation Me” by Jean Twenge. Twenge attributes confidence and tolerance to this generation, but also identifies a sense of entitlement and narcissism (undue dwelling on one’s own self or attainments) to them. The Pew Research Center says that “they are detached from institutions and networked with friends”, but more upbeat about America’s future than older adults.


The Economist points


out that these are more likely to sup- port Same Sex Marriages and the le- galization of Marijuana: although not abortion. They delay rites of passage into adulthood and live longer with parents. They are less likely to prac- tice organized religion than previous generations, but the majority is reli- gious. Much of the research indicates that these generations are different with respect to the mindsets of those born into them, but the research is not all conclusive. These distinctions can be pushed too far, and some research indicates that the generations are more alike than we are led to believe. Since Genesis Baptist Church represents all the generations we would do well to appreciate how they may be different for the sake of communication, under- standing, and ministry needs. All of them are God’s generations, and each has something to teach the others. There is much more about these gen- erations at www.wikipedia.org.


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