By Nigel Alston, Winston-Salem Journal, February 8, 2009

For the past three years, the routine has been the same. I find a parking space, walk through the front door, stop by the office and check in. I prepare a name tag, stick it on my jacket and I am on my way. I should know my way around by now, but I need instructions, again, to ensure I don't get lost. I walk down a long hallway, make a left down another hallway, a quick right and on my left is a holding room for participants in this year's annual African-American Read-In at Old Town Elementary School. I always have fun; I think the students do, too. And I usually have a promise to keep when I leave.

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