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Serving Eastern North Carolina Since 1981
The Minority Voice Salutes the accomplishments of Black America Past, Present,
_ BySam Doku
~ (Washington Informer)
|. The pathos of the nearly 1,000
Salute to Martin Luther King, shown is House Rep Attorney Toby
Fitch who was the guest speaker at Rose high for the annual Martin
Luther King program. a soar vi by the SCLC. Shown with Mr. Fitch
is long time Civil Ri
ts Activist Golden Frinks who walked and
marched. with Dr. Martin Luther King. Mr. Frinks was also a close
friend of deceased Toby Fiteh Sx..Shown below with Attorney Fitch is
Pitt Co. Chapter president Phill Higgs
cl Deut
Brenda Weathington, born June 7,
1941," here in the city of
Greenville, daughter of the late
Lena W. Moore, :
Brenda attended the now Sadie
Saulter School graduated from
Eppes High School in 1958 and
further: her education by attending
the DeShazar's Beauty College,
Durham, NC. Graduated March
10, 1960,
She chose this Profession out of
the love for hair looking good in
your appearance and feeling good
about yourself. It takes effort, time
and the right kind of pride that
women should have about them-
selves. Loving the appearance of
the me woman, it begins with a
sittple elegant, Soft, and: very
fiennine hard.
J; also chose this Profession
because of the days of tion,
I wanted to be independent our
Counter: peers. believe
as worth
. that a person w his pay
and I always worked. I've been
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working every since, I was about
10 years old: I worked in Green
Tobacco during the summer
months, handing tobacco, then |
worked in domestic work, when I
was || years old, | keep house, 2
children, cooked dinner for a
family until I started school in
September, | substituted working
for my Mother, who worked the
Tobacco Factory during the fall of
the year. | was motivated from just
working in the housekeeping job
and tobacco and working as a
Nurse's Aid in the hospital.
Nothing's wrong with this kind
job, because I was reared off this
kind of work, because that's what :
my mother did, but | wanted a
better job, which led me into this
field of cosmetologist, plus having
a Grandma at home when we
came home from school. Saw the
value in that, because I knew |
would one day marry and become
a responsible mother as | did and
this career and job, you could have
of. them
the majority
Americans, who con
| the tactical refusal of past federal
vernments to pay wages to
eo lacks whose slave labor was used
} to build America. Robinson, presi-
dent of Trans Africa, Inc., an
organization dedicated to amelio-
rating the lives of black people
throughout the world, was the
_ keynote speakers at the annual
United Planning anization
(UPO) breakfast meeting com-
- _memorating the Dr. Martin Luther
-_ King, Jr, holiday.
Robinson Ts remarks addressed the
theme: oKing Ts life and what it
_ Should mean to use today. � Ina
speech made powerful not because
-. Of its intensity but by the solem-
nity and profundity of its delivery,
Robinson outlined the injustices
wrought on African Americans by
white America since the time of
slavery. Robinson chastised white
America for effectively limiting
the history of African Americans
to the time of slavery thereby
erasing their cultures and tradi-
tions from the history books. He
said among other things, oSlavery
blocked our view to history. It
made us lose our laws, customs
and cultures. �
He also gave a terse anecdote to
underscore the cvitipréhensiveness
ear Savi
at home.
I did marry and took my rightful
place into the community. My
home and business is here at 1307
5. Green Street, here in the south
area of Greenville.I began my first
job at the Grady's Beauty Shop,
who is the late Mrs. Esther Grady,
Owner, I stayed there 4 years and
later moved on the Shiver's Beauty
Shop, who the late Mrs. Lillie
Shiver's, Owner. The late Mrs.
Annie Pugh was also an operator
there. These people had a great
influence over my life, which I
owe much thanks to. On, May 10,
1970, I established my own beauty
shop "Brenda Beauty Shop".
reared 2 children: Pam Smith &
Patricia M. Jordan, and being a
light in other children life. I used
to look upon my business as a
career and it was, but through all
the business trials, problems and
tribulations.
I named this career a "Faith
Walk". I used to T believed if you
did a good job people would
stay with you, (some will), but,
I also know it doesn't matter too,
This is why 1 named it a "Faith
Walk". It takes Faith in God and
walking in His will to be success-
ful in the business field. I use to
see people, but now I see God
through people.
In this way, it makes the load
much lighter, my favorite Bible
Scripture is Romans 8:36-39, | |
have been able to conqueror this
career. God has been the best thing
that ever happened to me. To Him,
I owe all the honor and glory and
the praise. T
Next, I want to personally thank
all my customers and favorite
customers, who have supported me
through thick and thin as the
saying goes, all of these forty
years. When I think back on them,
I do a breakdown by the 10 years
principles, I do not plan to retire,
only slow down T a little bit.
Somehow business people give up,
when there's not a. choice (smile),
Continuous Education: | attended
classes and received Certificates
pel hee veo Seeing Mowe
e, Cutting Styles, tomy
and Chemistry Knowledge.
By Brenda, Weathington
indicated a si
of southern oogtiastion e:
Richmond and
along to help put thir
not just a civi
on the black people
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| oused the vision and industry of Dr.
King noting. oThe first time I sat by a white man in
class was when I went to Law School at Harvard.
Those were scary times but people like Dr. King came
t th . King was a globalist,
rights leader because he believed in
something greater than civil rights. He talked about
Africa and its rich cultures. � By way of advice, he
told the audience, oWe remember the past, but we
don Tt have to live in it. � Robinson then touched on
the issue closest to his heart and that is reparations
for the untold hardship and injustice slavery reeked
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TO THE BONE MARROW FOUNDATION, ING,
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The Wilson-Rocky Mount-
Tarboro Chapter of The Links,
Inc. presented to the Bone
Marrow Foundation a check from
the proceeds raised in its Sth
National Walk-a-Thon. The Links,
in carrying out the goal oft the
organization, planned a Walk-a-
Thon in Greenville in September.
The Walk-a-Thon was canceled
due to the Flood of the Century,
but contributions from the commu-
nity enabled the group to make a
substantial financial contribution
to the Bone Marrow Foundation,
The Links, Incorporated is non-
profit international women's com-
munity service organization with
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Terra Steinbeiser
NEWS EDITOR
(east carolinian)
Greenville Chief of Police Charles
Hinman is under the scrutiny of
city council members for allegedly
mis ing city crime statistics.
According to Bill Gheen, a politi-
cal consultant and former ECU
senior class president, the
Greenville Police Department was
not calculating the city Ts annual
crime report in the same way that
every other city in America does,
prior to 1998. oMisinformation
was given, � Gheen said. oI don Tt
claim that it was intentional or
unintentional, but it Ts a problem
anytime government agencies mis-
teport their facts to the public. �
The problem was first brought to
light in April of 1998, when a
comparison of the police depart-
ment Ts 1997 figures and the
Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
Seuah mapors Gacepena
even t rely on the same
information to determine the city
crime rate, The police depart-
ment Ts statistics showed a crime
increase of 1.8 percent, while the
UCR determined that crime: was
a b 12 perce, according OE
I. Hinman had an explanation
for the disparity, however. The
UCR is based on seven crime
more than 10,000 members in 41
states; the District of Columbia;
Nassau, Bahamas; and Frankfort,
Germany. The national organiza-
tion was founded in 1946 in
Philadelphia, PA, while the area
chapter, Wilson-Rocky Mount-
Tarboro Chapter was chartered
in 1948. Women from
- Williamston, Roanoke Rapids and
Greenville are also included in this
chapter.
The major thrust in Greenville is
National Trends and Services. The
goal is to sponsor activities that
- will impact on economic, political,
and social issues affecting the
quality of our lives. The initiatives
are education, legislative, and the
misrepresent
vated assault, motor vehicle theft,
larceny and breaking and enter-
ing, � Hinman said. oIf we get a
report of an attempted burglary, it
goes in our statistics as an
attempted burglary. The UCR
takes that: same crime and reports
it as an actual breaking and
entering so as to fit it into one of
those seven categories. This 1s
why their rate turns out higher
ours. � There was another
problem with the way the depart-
ment was calculating the crime
rate that made it appear lower. If ,
for example, someone went and
shot three people in a restaurant,
the incident was recorded by the
Greenville Police Department as
one crime instead of three. The
UCR would report the incident as
ate crimes, Since 1998,
the police department has been
ot crime the same way
that the UCR is by the Department
of Justice, oWe play exactly by the
es,
crime ru Hinman said.
oWe Gort make mistakes. � _
, More recent events and
questions about crime reporting
have put Hinman on the hot seat
once age Last week, as
Greenville resident Kristi T Gohi
- Was leaving the tennis courts at
Evans
wl oc dp oes
. T i-
ies moving wiits-van, shattering
Seat passenger
Ba
health and wellness linkage.
The Like in the
Greenville/Williamston " area
formed a linkage with the Bone
Marrow Foundation and through
the pooling of community re-
sources an impact was made on
the community through this or
ganization.
Members of
Greenville/Williamston " group
are: Jennifer Congleton, Carolyn
Ferebee Edwards, Allegra Gross,
Helen Harrell, Edith Leathers,
Lillie Powell, Paula Wynn, and -
Gloria Hines, president of the
Chapter. .
crime statisles
one was injured. Gohl said it took
several phone calls and 25
minutes for a police officer to
arrive on the scene. oWhen the
officer arrived, he looked at the
window and determined that it had
NC 2783:
the T
T tor, professor of history and direc-
ae an of the Institute of Research i in
me African American Studies, Colum-
ee bia University; Kathleen Cleaver,
~ fellow, Center for Scholars and
Writers of the New York Public
Library, one of the early leaders of
the Black Panther Party; Marc P.
_ Mealy, staff economist forthe U.S.
House of Representatives T Inter-
national Relations: Committee,
community youth activist and poet;
Dr. Alvin Poussaint, professor of
clinical psychiatry and associate
dean for student affairs, Harvard
Medical School and director, Me-
dia Center of the Judge Baker
Children Ts Center in Boston; E.R.
Shipp, Pulitzer Prize-winning col-
umnist and assistant professor,
Columbia University Graduate
School of Journalism, and ombuds-
man for the Washington Post.
_ The group was hosted by the
American Legacy magazine in New
York City. A summary of the dis-
cussion is provided in this and next
week Ts Urban Perspective.
Marable: W.E.B. DuBois said
that othe problem of the 20th cen-
tury is the problem. of the color
line. � He made that statement in
1900 at the First Pan African Con-
gress. Will the color line remain
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ity T sous that weit athe beginning E
k. the 20th century? .
: Shipp: In many ways,we are 2
still dealing with that issue, a fact -
*s brought home to me every �
time I attend the journalism con-
ventions. The American Society of -
Newspaper Editors "respondingto _
the
the riots and Kerner Commission
Report "established a goal that by
the year 2000, every newsroom
would look like the community its
newspaper served. There is no way
it can achieve that goal by 2000. ...
So, yes, in my field, I think the
color question, the race question,
is still going to-be with us well into
- the 21st century.
Mealy: I would certainly con-
cur with that. From my own van-
tage point as an economist, when I
think of some of the issues around
globalization, I look at reigns of
color and where those communi-
ties are going to be ... issués of race
and culture are going to be impor-
tant globally. We talk about global
commodities and the branding of
cultures with Mc Donald Ts every-
where and Eurocentric points of
view dominant throughout the glo-
bal economy. I think those will
continue to be matters of concern.
Cleaver: DuBois made his com-
ment at the dawn of the 20th cen-
tury, a time when most of Africa
was colonized by Europeans and
most people of color in North and
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mestic colonialism. There Ts beena.
move from direct colonialism into
a sort of neo-colonialism mixed
with a form of global interdepen-
dence. The way in which the color
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pretend that we have a democracy,
but acknowledge that there Ts a
problem with race. But in Brazil,
they don Tt even pretend to have a
democracy, yet they pretend
than it was
Poussaint: I see a problem with
the color ling, but in some ways it Ts
no longer so sharply drawn. As the
country contains more people of
color, African Americans are still
at the bottom, in a social and psy-
chological way, in a hierarchy of
races. That hierarchy may become .
more entrenched and persist in a
much more complicated way where
it Ts not by color per se, but by the
ethnic group with which someone
identifies. That will be an ongoing
problem for African Americans.
There are a lot of indications that
this critical issue is going to be
defined for us because of our race,
~ but will be buffered by socioeco-
nomic status. And, some of the
upper and middle-class blacks will
be able to function in ways that .
make them think there isn Tt a color
line.
Shipp: But they Tre Soften re-
minded of that color line. I was
recently at a conference about me-
dia coverage of race and ethnicity,
and one of the pieces we screened
was a oDateline NBC � special
about Matterson, IIl., a suburb of
Chicago where houses sell for hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars. When
blacks started moving in "these
were doctors and lawyers and uni-
versity professors "white people
started running because the idea of
20th. Century: A View Through the Eyes ofa Young Black Man
Caged Wile cae a valu
, ismuch more:
at the time of the Pan African Con- ;
a
Property values were actually go-
ing up, crime was down and the
schools were pretty much the same
as they had always been. But these
white people could not see that
there are differences among black
people based on socioeconomic =
conditions, =
Marable: In effect, pretrial
becomes a construction of the pro-
jection of white folk upon us, rather
than what black people are all about.
One of the things that characterizes
Eurocentric scholarship is the in-
terpretation of African American
people as victims in, rather than
. creators of, their own history. Let's
say we are the creators of our own |
. history, then in the last century,
what have we been most successful |
in creating in American society? |
Are there creative ways that we
dealt with problems?
Poussaint: the way we have cre-
ated history is by struggling against
great odds. We've had aneffecton
all areas, but our biggest accom- °
plishment has been pushing �
through the civil rights movement .
and the black consciousness move-
+e eee eee ee we;
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curudichendaeren. - se
ment to bring about enormous po- "»
litical, socioeconomic and psycho-
logical gains. With the momen-
tum, we T ve become more forceful
in nearly every other areaas well "
arts, music, politics "in a very
short period of time.
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As the century changes, so do the
ideas of some young black men.
Just recently, a young, highly intelligent black man
_ came up with the idea that black people should not
vote in the coming elections. He went even further
by suggesting that all black people should align
themselves behind the Rev. Jesse Jackson and elect
him as president of the United States.
He even went so far as to ask several people that
in the event that Jackson and Vice President Al Gore
were the only candidates, for whom would they vote.
He was obviously saddened when he learned that
most of those queried chose Al Gore.
The basic premise behind his action was and is,
that we should not allow white people to choose our
candidates for us. As he talked on, it became appar-
ent that he did not understand that nearly every
major black leader we have seen emerge in recent
years has been either created or endorsed by the
dominant white needs.
His argument was persuasive to some degree. As
he talked on however, it became reasonably clear
there is much he does not know about the civil rights
movement, the rise of African Americans in a vari-
ety of business ventures and enterprises, as well as
the destruction of some of the barriers we have
endured through the years. .
Probably one of things that confounded him was
the fact there is no such thing as a monolithic black
community..We are in amalgam of the society in
which we have been reared.
In this context, it does not matter whether we
came here as slaves. From that perspective, if we are
going to be angry, then our anger should start with
the Africans who first sold us to the slave traders.
But the facts of the matter are simple. Nobody wants
to touch that issue. It seems easier to blame the white
slave traders. That is grist for another mill.
Getting back to the young man whose notions
sparred th:s column. When it was suggested to him
that there might be better candidates than Jackson at
this point, he was confused and perhaps even taken
a little aback.
The name of Gen. Colin Powell was thrown out.
He immediately charged that Powell is a tool and the
creation of the white imperialist system. But he
could not ¢oherently explain that system. It was
suggested that if he believes there is a black candi-
date who can win a presidential election, then per-
haps he should look at the current crop of major
black intellectuals. Men like Henry Louis Gates
could be courted and prepared for the race.
An attempt was made to make him understand
that the national black community does not have the
necessary numbers to elect a president. If a black
candidate is to win, then it will take a collaborative
effort, such as the one put forth by Jackson in 1984.
when the Rainbow Coalition was founded.
Perhaps the hardest point to drive home was the
fact that not all black people think alike. Therefore,
not all black people are looking for the same thing.
Over the past three decades, we have seen a large
number of former black Democrats become active
black Republicans. Not to confuse the issue, we
even have at least one black Libertarian in the person
of talk show host Larry Elder.
To go even further afield, we have the Ward
Connerlys of the world. You remember him. He is
the successful black man who fostered the plan to
do away with affirmative action in the state of
California and it is reported that he has been going
around the country, trying to convince other states
to put the issue on their respective ballots.
Now ask yourself this question: Could Jackson
represent Larry Elder or Ward Connerly? The an-
swer is a true no-brainer. A resounding oNo � ... but
these are not the only ones to be considered. There
is acoterie of black Republicans who would rather
go to prison than to see Jackson in the White
House.
Around 1966, Dr. Ron Karenga, head of the
African American Studies program at Cal State
Long Beach, founder of Kwaanza as well as the
founder and leader of the dormant Us Organization,
made an important speech. In it, he pointed out that
we might very dislike each other for a variety of
reasons, but that it was important we develop what
he called ° Operational Unity. �
We have failed to do that and as a result, there are
hundreds upon hundreds of splinter groups all oVer
the nation, each trying to make a mark in this convo-
luted society. One wonders what would happen if
they put their differences aside and came together in
a unified cause.
Perhaps one of the biggest problems is that the
young Turks of today don Tt have aclue about the true
history of African Americans in this nation. Con-
versely, ask any Jewish youth about the history of
Jews all over the world. They can spout it off, book,
chapter and verse. Rich or poor, they have a sense of
pride about their history. The answer here is simple.
Too many of our young people don Tt have it.
Maybe a hundred years ago, we could not see any
immediately visible role models. Not so for the past
50 years from 1948, when Dr. Ralph Bunche was
awarded the Nobel Prize for his work with the
United Nations, we have seen black men and women
overcome the astronomical odds and succeed.
The odist of accomplishments of blacks in the
American society would take up, 10 times as much
space as a available. But our children don Tt know
and their parents have not taught them. ... The end
result is that we have several generations who have
not the slightest idea of what it takes to get from
point A to point B.
As bright as he is, this young man never heard of
William Venold Banks, a black lawyer and lodge
leader, who took a country and western radio station
in Detroit and turned it into the first black-owned
television station in the country. He didn Tt know that
one of the network TV affiliates in Jackson Miss.
was black-owned. This information came out when
the young man complained about blacks not have
any communications venues.
Then he was informed that whatever the circum-
stances, the white man cannot be blamed for this
entirely. One of the main reasons there is a dearth of
communications businesses in the black community
can be laid. at the feet of the black people with
resources who have failed to come together and
create some of the things we need. There are some
few, but not nearly enough.
Indeed, there are many people who would vote
for a Gore over a Jackson. Not because they hate
blacks, but because they realize that it takes a coali-
tion to elect a president and so far, we have failed to
form that coalition and create that sense of opera-
tional unity.
Further, we have failed to educate our children
about the Successes of black men and women. And
we continue in the vein of 100 years ago. ...
Hopefully, this young man will take the time to
study the real history of blacks in this nation and
understand that one day, there will probably be a
black president of the United States. He will also
have to understand that we cannot afford not to vote.
Too many lives have been given or taken for us to
take voting lightly.
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BETWEEN THE LINES |
Tt is ironic that the
last part of this se-
res runs the first week of the 21st
century. the 19th century freedom
Key to our freedom may very well
open the lock to a 21st century
dilemma; how do blacks in America
find their way back home (to a
culturally centered, economically
independent existence). God makes
all things new (if we allow him).
Blacks, by and large, have a habit
of throwing out the old, forsaking
itfor owhat is new. � But hidden in
ose oold things � are the sectets to
/ life, � Understanding the past
- Riplps us not repeat it.
Right metre if yowread the news
a rature of acentury ago, 2000
easly could be 1900 from a
construct perspective. The
rs that helped our recent ances-
Ve escape slavery less than 150
s av eaieliy, closed on them
years: later, just. as the
fought, and reel for freedom. In
some cases, as the case with many
of our youth and young profes-
sionals, we never knew how we got
over because it wasn Tt passed
down. What has since been discov-
ered in the. resurgence of the un-
derground railroad sites is that the
map is still there and the keys are
still in evidence that social coop-
eration can bring about social jus-
tice. Escaping from slavery was
about social justice for us. It may
have been about economic justice
for those who cooperated, but in
the end social justice prevailed and
economic justice become wide-
spread (even for the runways).
The question now becomes,
oHow do we get future generations
to pick up the key that holds the
past but also opens the door to their
future freedoms? � How do we
change the mindsets of young pro-
fessionals, many of whom take for
i granted their access in certain
industry: -and privilege,
y ogot there � on their
The; mistake talent
the chance to use it. Their forefa-
thers (and mothers) had talent too,*
but they didn Tt have the privilege
of being able to compete, of having
law on their side and of having the
benefit of oequal access � (at least,
in theory) that created the appear-
ance of social parity and personal
convenience. Freedom had to be
taken, whether it was in 1860 or
1960.
Each time, the key was left in.
the door "the key being oour his-
tory, � our struggle for freedom and
our desire to be free. Freedom is
now a metaphor since restrictive
law has been abolished. But free-
dom never was about owhere you
could or couldn't go. � Freedom
was owhat you could do or what
you could be, � given the desire
(not éven the opportunity), Most
of our youth (and adults) wouldn't
be able to find their way to free-
dom if somebody left the door open
(which they our recent ancestors)
did}.
Po a9 railroad tours can
ee pa the cons
and museum sites can take our
people to the places where our an-
cestors walked and hid and settled
to make a way for them who now
know little about the sacrifice that
was made Ton their behalf. There
are sites all over the country that
allow you to look into the past, and
see and understand what the desire
to obtain real freedom was all
about. To sit in situations, absent
of conveniences and a secure fu-
ture, whereby owalking by faith,
not by sight, � was the way of life "
not just conveniently quoted scrip-
ture.
You just have to visit the Sla-
very to Freedom Museum in Cin-
cinnati, or the National Under- .
ground Railroad Museum in
Mayesville, Ky., or the Paul
Lawrence Dunbar Home and Mu-
seum in Dayton, Ohio or the Afro-
American Museum on the oold �
Wilberforce University campus
(now Central State) or the Ohio
Historical Society's Wilbur Siebert
Collection (the largest 19th cen-
_ tury collection of first account slave ;
| � narratives onthe Un- jownshi
to know that something special had
to happen for the institution of sla-
very to be broken up. Social change
has never been legislated into de-
cree (something we've obviously
forgotten). It wasn't just about oan
emancipation order. � You only had
to pass through Oberlin, Ohio, the
only place in America where 40
acres and a mule came close to
being areality (every escaped slave
who made it to Oberlin was given
five acres to own; abolitionists
wanted to prove the blacks could
succeed if given education and had
moral fiber), to know that there -
was a coordinated effort to make
good in resolving the inequities
caused by slavery,
You only have to visit the
Charles H. Wright Museum of Af-
rican American History in Detroit,
or the Buxton (Canada) Historic
Site and Museum to know how
horrific the struggle was, but how
rewarding successful
only had to see success!
escape (even
though Canada had neon own forms
of racial discrimination). Hebe
The Underground Railroad: History Is the Clue to Finding Our Way Home .
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WHEREAS. for many years, February has been observed by an increasing number of
Americans of all ethnic and sociological background as African-American History Month, and
_ WHEREAS, Black Americans have contributed immeasurably to the success of our nation
from the days of early colonization to the present, despite hardships which included bigotry,
disenfranchisement; laws which prevented them from owning land, and slavery itself, and
WHEREAS. Black Americans have excelled in every facet of life, including education,
science, medicine, the arts, politics, and every profession; and
WHEREAS. the great state of North Carolina and the City of Greenville appropriately
boast a rich and progressive history which includes numerous significant contributions made by
Black citizens who clearly had in mind and demonstrated the laudable purpose of making our city
a better place in which each person can live and develop; and .
WHEREAS. it is recognized that there is a need for each of us to know and understand
our past in order to better prepare for the challenge of our future.
NOW. THEREFORE, I, Nancy M. Jenkins, Mayor of the City of Greenville, North
Carolina,
do hereby proclaim the month of February, 2000, as
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
in Greenville and commend this observance to our citizens.
his the 21st day of January, 2000.
ins, Mayor
an. northwestern and poses
mee shores of Africa, and that when |
| we stopped practicing the creed |
_and principles of our forefathers,
' we became a downtrodden people |
and fell into slavery and lost our
- free national names, nationality,
AT THE CM. EPPS
religion, etc.
Ali taught the Moorish descen- 4
| dants these are the. ey that bind RECREATION CENTER J oe
oh i every nationality of people to- . 2 a
aia,| . gether. The problem is a free na-. ON 4TH AND deicic oe
tional standard, by name and na- STREETS IN -
tional origin. os
After developing Spain for GREENVILLE, N.C. |
over 800 years, The Moorish dis- THE THEME is". |
appeared and were written out of . hertot ein: war.
history around 1492, about the PROMOTING HEALTHY, |
time that America was suppos- pee ed
edly discovered. He tage Oe STRONG, AND
oee Moorish origin is not fragmented UNITED FAMILIES
pieces of history distorted by sla- s aer%n wanna T
NOBLE DREW = very. The teachings do not hold THROUGH ATONEMENT | Os
8.He was borninthestateofNorth the assumption that the slaves, | | AND RECONCILIATION," |
Carolina on Jan. 8, 1886. here, came from miscellaneous :
Noble Drew Ali founded the tribes, from some nation that
Moorish Science Temple of can Tt be related to a common FAMILIES, SINGERS
America Inc., in 1913 in Newark, origin. A root origin is still a , ae
N.J. He later moved to Chicago, root origin, no matter how many CHOIRS, POETS, AND
where he established his headquar- branches are on the tree. Or Ai :
ters and chartered the organization His teachings were wel- MANY GUEST SPEAKERS
in that state. comed by many who welcomed WILL BE FEATURED. ©
He set up temples for the dual becoming ofree national citi-
purpose, as in ancient times, aS a zens. � This brought them in line
place of education, as well as for with all other citizens of this 4
roper nd spiritual devel- ey Vl
proper moral and spiritual government. THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY.
opment. These are-things that are
important in the redevelopment of
the Moorish Americans.
The purpose of the Moorish
Science Temple of America is to
teach the Moorish descendantshere D.C., Cleveland and other parts of
in America about their time of sla- Ohio. Moorish Americans were
very. chartered in the state of California
He taught the Moorish Ameri- Aug. 7, 1974.
He set up temples all over the
East Coast and Midwest during the
1920s, in New York, New Jersey,
Philadelphia, Detroit, Pittsburgh,
Virginia, Baltimore, Washington
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A Form of Godliness But No
Power
. 2 Timothy 3:1-7-This
know also, that in the last days
perilous time shall come...
Greetings in the name or our
Lord Jesus Christ:
In 2 Timothy 3, Paul has written
to Timothy informing him oa
growing time of apostasy
wickedness in which men and
women will be increasingly sus-
ceptible to empty religiosity and
false teaching. Arrogance and "
essness will breed further
ion and persecution but
Paul encouraged Timothy not to
waver in using the Scripture to
combat doctrinal error and moral
evil. We too must do likewise
because | truly believe we are
They "sing. Th ance "They
sing. They . They
praise the Lord and even have a
form of worship. You really can't
tell who's who unless the Lord
allows you to see through discern-
ing of spirit. It's just like the ten
virgins. All were called. but only
five were chosen and went in to
the marriage, but the point I am
getting to derives from verse 5;
Having a form of godliness, but
denying the power therefor:
from such turn away. The Word
clearly tells us to get away from a
church, a body of believers, a
fellowship, or whatever you prefer
to call. it, that has a form of
godliness but denies the power.
The Holy Spirit inspired Paul to
tell Timothy to turn away, get
away from it.
I know of many people that have
practically lived in the church, so
to speak. They have been going to
church for 10, 20 & 30 years or
more. They should be spiritual
giants, seasoned saints in the Word
and in Christ, but when God
allows them to be tested with
what He can do when everything
is going well, but will you be able
to talk of His goodness and what
He can do when testing time
comes? When things like this
happen it denotes one thing, you
can hear the Word and it never
becomes a part of you. If it is never
quickened or joined to your spirit,
it is unsuccessful. The Word is not
for reading only. It is supposed to
become a part of us and eventually
overtake us. We are flesh becom-
ing Word.
Jesus was the Word in the flesh
and now we are ie become Word
ple living epistles. We are to
conform to the image of God's son,
Jesus Christ. When we speak we
are to speak life. The Word is first
of all spirit and then life (John
6;63). Whatever the condition
your spirit man is in will be
manifested when you speak, out of
the abundance of the heart the
mouth speaks (Matthew | 2;34).
It shall be known by the fruit of
the lips. The Word administers life
oallow us to see what's in them. It
doesn't pay to play with the Lord -
because when you get through.
playing on the devil's territory, you
-are going to need Jesus. He will be
othe only
one that can bring you
out. It's not about religion but tt is
- about relationship. Jesus is real.
People are denying Jesus and
going to false doctrines. They are
deliberately following the spirit of
nd . error. These are people that once
knew the way of righteousness. 2
Peter 2:21 says "For it had been
better for them not to have
known the way of righteousness,
than, after they have known it,
to turn from the holy command-
ment delivered unto them.
Satan is attacking everyone that
names the name of Christ. He
doesn't care whether you are a
phony or not. Just name the name
of Christ and you are his target'
but the Lord is my light and my
salvation. Whom shall I fear? The
Lord is the strength of my life of
whom shall I be afraid? When the
wicked, even enemies came upon
me to eat up my flesh, they
stumbled and fell; with so much
turmoil, trouble, pestilence, dis-
eases, sicknesses, agony, doom and
gloom all around, Jesus is my
safety net! | can and will have the
peace of God that surpasses all
understanding. It goes beyond
natural understanding because
Jesus gives us this peace! It is an
eternal peace! It is a supernatural
. in your ! ure a
coy ge a oe
aes
the genuine joy! Not the joy
Rot going right in the natural
then that joy. wil be depleted, but
draw from the strength of the Lord
in order to maintain the supernatu-
ral joy, when you get the super-
natural joy, it wont matter what's
going on around you! You will
have God's peace and you will
have His joy! 1 know it to be true!
Nothing and no one will be able to
disturb you! If we keep our mind
on Jesus, He will keep us in
perfect peace. The devil knows
that if he can rob you of your joy
and peace be has you. Love, joy,
and peace are what we get from
God. It is a fruit of the Spirit. The
devil tries to rob us of the things
of God, but I encourage you to
stand fast, therefore, in the liberty
wherewith Christ has made you
free, and be not entangled again
with the yoke of bondage.
Yours in Christ
Pastor George Hawkins
Dr. George Hawkins is the Pastor
of Tabernacle Church of
Deliverance in Greenville
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Walter E.
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1898-1984
Businessman, humanitarian, &
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born in 1898 in Lenoir County, his parents died while
he was still very young. He was reared by his
grandparents Walter relocated to Greenville in 1924,
arriving virtually penniless with his major possession
3 being a broken bicycle that he pushed into town.
Eventually he settled on East Third Street with his frist business location.
_.. Even though there were no other Black funeral homes in Pitt County at the
time, Walter still ran into opposition, primarily because Black residents were
ging serviced by local White funeral homes. Walter spent a great deal of time
near the bridge that crosses the Tar River at Greene Street, patiently
for passers-by who had need of burial services.Finnaly Walter recieved
_ | the osupport of a local Black Physican, Dr. J. A. Battle, who became an
instrumental part of his gaining acceptance in the community.
In 1926, Walter become interested in real estate After excellent successes in the
Greenville market, he decided to expand his investments to Raleigh, and eventally
to New York, Washington, and Baltimore. Although real estate proved to be
lucrative for Walter, it also did not come easy because of his color. He was often
forced to assume the role of a painter or carpenter to gain access to certain real
estate he wish to purchase. In 1932, the Depresion came and found Walter in
the position of being an unofficial loan agency. He made interest-free unsecured
loans to assist his friends and neighbors to save their homes.
} While real estate had been very good to Walter over the years, he felt that he
needed to concentrate on first love: the funeral home business. With a reputation
for providing a high quality service, Walter slowly expanded his services from
the Greenville-Pitt County area to the point where he now has offices in the
following neighboring cornmuniees: Bethel, Robersonville Vanceboro and
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battle. over the Confederate
atop the Statehouse. Ads featuring
the Ku Klux Klan have been take:
out, boos echoed at the GOP
presidential debates when ques-
tions on the flag were brought up,
and a state senator has said
lawmakers shouldn't bow to the
oNational § Association _for
Retarded People � on the issue. The
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
has imposed a tourism boycott on
the state, saying the flag i
offensive. Legislators starting the
2000 session this week began
crafting an answer to the problem.
I've been saying we need to get the
flag issue resolved or it would
degenerate into what we now
have-we -have friends calling
friends names, � said Darrelf
Jackson, a Black senator whé
promoted the ads which juxta:
posed the Statehouse, the flag add
a hooded member of the Klu Klyx
Klan. . While many " South
Carolinians- especially Blacks:
consider the flag a racist symbol;
Southern heritage groups atid
other flag supporters say me diéd
for the banner and it deserves a
place above the dome. That's an
insult to every soldier who ever
fought in World War II, Vietnam;
Korea and all the rest of the wars, �
said Senate President Pro Tem
John Drummond. The war of
words over the flag has grown
fiercer since Last Saturday, wher\:
Sen. Arthur Ravenel, a Republican.
and former congressman, made his
remark about the Nationa
Association for Retarded People �:
at a pro-flag rally attended by.
about 6,000 people. Responding td
reports about his comments;
Ravenel this week said he oapold-
gized to the retarded folks of the
world for equating them with the:
NAACP. � Ravenel, who has T 4:
40-years-old son whom he de-:
scribes as retarded, said he mis-
spoke and that while his apology
to retarded people was genuine, he
owed no apology to the NAACP.
Lonnie Randolph, a state NAACP
official, said: oMost of us are
smart enough to know what the
organization is and what the
organization stands for. We don't
dignify ignorant comments and
ignorant statements with a re-
sponse. � During a recent presiden-
tial debate here, a Republican
crowd booed when George W.
Bush was asked his views on the
flag, and cheered when he said it
was up to the people of South
Carolina. A poll released over the
weekend said 57 percent of the
600 South Carolinians questioned
wanted the flag down, and two-
thirds favored moving it to a
memorial on the Capitol grounds,
The poll, commissioned by the
Heritage Roundtable of Greenvillé
and taken by Clemson University
political science professor Dave
Woodard in mid- and _ late
December, had a margin of error
lot of people are dealing with flag
of 4 percentage points, oI think a .
fatigue...and would like to see it.
resolved, Woodard said. As: supe: :
port grows for the flag's removal, * .
flag advocates are likely to ratchet :
up the level of rhetoric get:
attention, said Bruce. Ransom, alsa ; :
of Clemson University. ¢
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seen some of the sharp comment, «;
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anager Ron Kinble; Charles onto anend. | leit Koo
Hinman, chief of police Earl WS concemed about the issues Ff
Phipps, head of Downtown Police oiscussed_ and a
Patrol ; Les Robinson, attorney for bout taking action , � Moore said
salir e ecco and - Loe Fires _ talk »
Saiced, the owner Pantana Bob Ts owners. fe 5
(PB Ts) met earlier this month to Standards for all clubs where
discuss accusations of diserimina- Will be treated fairly yee diy Seiced iced unable to �,� contac
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aa in some downtown clubs ll students with their proper
made. by students. Moore contin- Sick on! aay! :
ues to keep an eye on the situation, �,�d. � Proper attire is a subjective
Moore. has received 12 reports rm, however oI was told attire
from Minority students stating Varies from club to club, � Moore
they had not received equal treat- said Though it was anonymous
ment from club owners. that mungiesece and baggy errs
oI received the reports wer . permitted.
studenta a became very = Representatives of the cellar who
cerned �, Moore said oStudents Which had one report filed against
claimed that they, as black stu- t, denied discri against
dents, were: not being: treated.as "yone. A worker at cellar
fairly as white students. � Moore Who wished to remain anonymous
said due to the excessive amount Said proper attire is at the
of reports providing similar ac- bouncer Ts discretion, though it
counts of students being denied 0¢s not vary from night to night
entrance into clubs, he called ° Person to person. He said hats
Kimble to update him on the ete cou Fl worn correctty;- aad
HSE CRE Caio aes) possible concealment weapons
meeting with downtown club own- °F booze. A student whose name
ers. Chief Hinman said he felt 4S withheld claimed she once
discrimination was not the neces- Went to The Cellar with her
sary word to use . oI do not agree fiends and a male student who
with the discrimination allega- WS with them was wearing his
tions, � Hinman said . oI was told hat backward and was asked to
students were turned away due to !ave because it referred to a gang
their attire , not their race. I felt Symbol . She also said that she
the meeting went well and every- Personally has seen The Cellar
one left on a positive note. � deny marines entrance into the
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In December 1999, I met with
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Superintendent of Curriculum and
Instruction, Michael Dixon
(school board member), and Jill
Camnitz (also a member). My
purpose was to encourage them to
promote and pursue the implemen-
tation of a multicultural studies
(mcs) program. I argued that
there's a gross lack of knowledge
and understanding of various cul-
tures (traditions, unique qualities,
etc.) within this county of over
120,000 citizens. Also, the many
racial and ethnic stereotypes and
misconceptions perpetuate igno-
rance and encourage hostility,
alienation, and exclusion.
I commend Mrs. Carraway for
agreeing to research the matter
expeditiously. I wish the Pitt
County School Board had done
this many years ago., Certainly,
minority board members should
have taken the bold initiative.
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(NNPA) " Four colleges in At-
lanta, including three historically
Black universities, are recipients of a
$1 million donation from a promi-
nent Black businessman.
The $4 million gift from Herman J.
Russell " owner of one of the city Ts
largest construction and real estate
companies and a founder of The At-
lanta Inquirer and his wife Otelia, has
been called the largest single gift pro-
moting Black entrepreneurship made
by African Americans.
oHerman, Russell is a dream maker, �
savs Carl V. Patton, president of Georgia
State University, one of the awardees.
oHe believes that anything is possible. �
The remaining awardees are three
of the Southeast Ts best known Black
higher learning institutions: More-
house College, Tuskegee University
and Clark Atlanta University.
The -gift will go to establishing
faculty endowments, scholarships,
and other support in promoting busi-
ness. The institutions in turn, plan on
raising an additional $1 milion in
matching funds.
oMany of these opportunities will
be made available to minority stu-
dents and to those whose dreams
might not otherwise be achieved, �
said Russell during a press conference
where the donation was announced.
oMy goal is to provide additional re-
sources to encourage (these) students
to become entrepreneurs...If my fami-
lv and I can help them grow and build
on their already strong foundations, it
may be the greatest building project
we have ever undertaken, � he added.
The donation will fund various busi-
ness-based projects at the four schools.
Premtnng and une American "
Daesdagp me fv ghitosg
|. and the Hispanic-American pc
lation: will grow by 187%.
cs necessitate the ad-
a justing atthe traditional classroom
society, -
to the changing ©
Scosndly, we must acknowledge
historical gaps in the curriculum
and address the imbalance in the
way history is taught. Ethnic
voices typically have been buried
in a sea of "European-
Americanism." Textbooks and lec-
tures should reflect the rich cul-
tural diversity, which has made
America what it is today.
Moreover, we should cease teach-
ing that Christopher Columbus
discovered America in 1492 when
he only stumbled over it in the
company of blacks. Instead, an
African-American Cultural
Infusion Initiative, a major compo-
nent of a comprehensive mcs
endeavor, would teach students
about the exemplary, often ne-
glected-exploits of blacks.
Benjamin Banneker, black
Indians, blacks who courageously
fought in the Revolutionary War,
the Civil War, Spanish- -American
War, World War I and WwWIl,
Korean War, and~ Vietnam to
secure the success and survival
of liberty and democracy were real
heroes. Without black participa-
tion in the War of Rebellion, we
might be experiencing the horrors
of that "peculiar institution", slav-
ery.
the Russells. Georgia State University
will use the funds for doctoral grants
and will name its International Center
for Entrepreneurship after Russell.
Morehouse will establish entrepre-
neural leadership programs.
In addition, all four institutions plan
to fund an annual lecture series, as well
as look for ways to create a combined
internship program for their students.
Russell, a 1953 Tuskegee gradu-
ate, said he has followed the work of
the four schools for decades.
oYou will find no finer colleges
than Clark Atlanta, Morehouse,
Tuskegee and J. Mack Robinson
College of Business at Georgia
State, � he said. oMy wife and my
two sons both have degrees from
each of these colleges. I am proud to
have my name associated with them.
I look forward to sharing in the
bright future of these institutions. �
Relations Council could adopt
the Pitt County Human
this-to scrutinize the curriculum
and suggest recommendations for
improvement. A project coordina-
tor would also be helpful.
Additionally, schoolteachers must
be encouraged to attend periodic
diversity training workshops to
improve their communication
skills in this multicultural school
environment. ;
A cursory, "hit-and-miss" presen-
tation of multicultural studies in a
geography or history class will not
suffice. In- depth analyses must be
the rule of thumb if we are to
enlighten, educate, and cultivate
brilliant young minds. in this new
century. Remember, "a journey of
a thousand miles begins with one
step." We must be persistent if we
are to succeed and meet the
aforesaid challenge. President
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he said, oNothing in this world can
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more common than unsuccessful
men with talent. Genius will not.
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proverb. Education will not. This
world if full of educated derelicts.
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omnipotent. The slogan "press on"
has solved
and always will solve the prob-
lems of the human race."
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high praise for their new benefactor.
Tuskegee president Benjamin F.
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principles � of his alma mater.
Clark Atlanta president Thomas
Cole Jr. called the Russell family
owonderful, � while Morehouse pres-
ident Walter F. Massey said his col-
lege was proud to have Russell Ts
name associated with its. efforts to
produce business leaders.
Russell also announced he was do-
nating $50,000 to establish a founda-
tion honoring the memory of 100
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prehend the idea of being oborn
again," even though Jesus used the
wind as an illustration to help
make it plain: Nor does the
iltustration reveal fully to our
finite minds just what a spirit
being is like, although it does help
us realize some of the capabilities
of those who are oborn of the
Spirit." The wind is both powerful
and invisible. "It mioves about,"
Jesus.said, and while we may hear
the sound or see the effects, we
cannot tell from. whence it comes,
or whither it goeth - "So is
everyone who is born of the
Spirit." °
Jesus experienced Spirit birth in
His resurrection, and in keeping
with the illustration which He had
used, He did come and go as the
wind, and even His most intimate
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have." (Luke 24:37, 39)
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scriptural fact that Jesus, after his
resurrection, was a glorious spirit
being, for the disciples did not
actually see Him "as He is;" they
did not see Him as oone born out
of due time," as Saul had the
privilege of seeing Him:
John gives us the clue as.to just
what occurred on the occasions of
the Master's appearances to His
disciples after He was raised from
the dead. After relating the T cir-
cumstances of one of these appear-
ances, John said, "And many other
signs truly did Jesus in the
presence of His disciples, which
are not written in this book." (John
20:30) Note that John speaks of
these appearances as signs," which
means that they were not realities.
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He really is, that is, as a spirit
being. Let us remember that it was
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for we shall see Him as He is." If
in the case of these appearances,
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people inevitably begin reflecting
on the past twelve months and
envisioning the future. Make that
year 1999 and the impact of the
approaching millennium leaves
many overwhelmed as they recall
moments from throughout their
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the future.
Families and schools have gone
through many changes in the past
century. Families have become
more unstable in the past 100
years as evidenced by the in-
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violence. They also have become
more diverse with the emergence
of the single - parent families.
blended families. grandparents
rearing grandchildren, and interra-
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Schools are also quite different
today, They have become more
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Both families and schools have
experienced a dramatic increase in
stress. during the last century,
particularly during the last 30
years. How will these trends
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Are we on the verge of seeing the
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Are we ready to see the resurgence
of an era? Are we worthy? Are we
eoing to calm down? Of course, but
the possible reunion of Diana Ross
ind Mary Wilson is something to
shout about. According to the LA
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patched up their differences, and
along with Cindy Birdsong, are
planning a tour sometime this sp-
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in his crimi-
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impair the rights of the other party
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copyright infringement and plagia-
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