The Minority Voice, September 21-28, 2007


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Hilton Riverside Hotel in s conference here in
downtown Wilmington Oct. Wisingoa A legislative report card will
: 11-13, will be hosted by the " be issued to determine how
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NAACP. zation which invites people to have been to the 14-point HK
join together in aneffortto MJ agenda.

finding other ways in which to
. service the community locally,
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4 More Members To Enhiance primary concerns,
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Sims, Sr. membership would aid them in
executing other projects they
feel that earnestly need to be
addressed among which include T
GREENVILLE, NC - In a issues faced by oyoung black
recent meeting the charter ~ men face in our community. ?
members of SERTOMA One member said that they need
INTERNATIONAL. met to to build their organization large
continue their dialog on several enough so they could spread
important issues. Aside from themselves out among other
their overall global mission to " issues facing our community.
§ locally we services to a
: peace: *Peech.and « Fromletttoright James Chapman, President, Clinton Blber,a.B. Another objective is :
a fl A.C. Smith and Les C during a meeting ¢nhance the presence o
their plane was focused ee theo Golden oem in prea 59 NO: 3 vied - SERTOMA in the community.
on their secondary mission, pe Guy Simms _ As one member put it, oin the

past they did things quietly -
because they did not want to
appear. to be oself
aggrandizing. ? They. now
believe that an enhanced
presence would be more

Locally, broadening their
base is key also. Up

to this point Adify.

S has been made up

of strictly male members, but
some of the rs
been tossing around the idea of
inviting women to join them. As

. one member put it, adding

woman -to the membership
could bring a more set
of dynamics to § MA -

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topic,

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T GUEST EDITORIAL, END
THE MISGUIDED WAR IN
SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2007
by CONGRESSMAN on.
SCOTT :

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in Iraq as soon as possible and
refocusing ournation Ts

attention on fighting the real ?

threats of terrorism around

+ the world.

Our highest priority isto

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Only one of seven Republican
for the

NAACP} orum

__ this summer, That one was:

Tom Tancredo |
i Ae Democrats T

publican "

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tape ome cn |
Ts summer conference.
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candida have docked

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Forum ? scheduled

for Black Mo 27 at a

Democrats
on at Howard University.

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word. Thesaurus.

describes it as being oto

loathe ?, oto despise ? or to
olook down on

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to facing Black audiences and

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most faithful Black

Republicans say that ohate ? -
though strong - sometimes
doesn Tt appear that far off.

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Who are they listening to?
Where are the the African-

With Black
~ when Black

This is not the firat time that
Watts has broken ranks with

" " White

naif agen he
remained a Supporter of
atirsative scion. Eve now,
ars te gene :
action, a bread and butter

issue in the Black community.
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pee ,

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action T, but then we're
tweaking the tax code to help
some corporation? How can

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you protoath beck ein ty i

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Americans of African descent,
but you have the defense
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athe do, former

as on San a

pone itical political and economic

the rebuilding process ining |

~ are truly lacking, Because of

Nilay Iandmembers ofthe =
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meta

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~ Administration has not

| feat esti ray.

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of our all-volunteer service. The

deserves the best leadership in

to greater dangers in the
future. We can, we must and .

we will do better. America

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American troops and reconciliation. This uation ip as Oe ae eee 12 tndnti aa tiné and te give F Asiabica i Vid ,
resourcesremain mired in. unacceptable and illustrates | President Bush's policy | soldiers.at leastafullyearat pate" by
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orchestrated the September _ constitutes ournation Ts = __ advance the War on Iraq and again to Iraq. The National - representing Georgia, a
lth terrorists attacks...not biggest Rasen poy ee _ then hand the War overto ? Guard, which is designed to be ae
fk b pale wedi. OF: the next President todeal _used to maintain and protect
Afghanistan and Pakistan and : a i canaries ta sene _oerbonland send
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oto people, but saying, How can
the party be relevant in your life
and in the pr your
organizations and your
members T he says.

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the RNC,
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Money Mistakes Black
Women Make

Black \ women make nioney
mistakes. Financial experts "
"identified some of the top
money mistakes Black
women make: .

oL oAddiction to shoes |

and handbags.

2 Putting theif

financial lives on

~~~ hold. They rent

~ratherthan
purchase their own

- home. And tend

not to save while

looking forwardto

oe =

ee many women wait

to get married
| fi gi it * :
control of their

3, oNo financial plan
F, wr A soam aa

Suejette A. Jones
The Sins-of Driving
Inaworldwhere
people do all kinds of
crazy stuff in acar

. MrsBeatrice Maye. a

_ plan, and get help froma

_ reputable financial planner,

out .. pay yourself first; protect your
bs Hone cine with aogate

- Speeding, drowsy driving,

eee ination

4 Gitte -
Priorities long-

term. Itis always ,

oA. Getting divorced. T
~.- Aftera divorce, a.
women Ts -

o households income :

~ usually decreases "
by as much as
45%.

5. Lackofasset
protection, losing a-
job,deathofa "
spouse, a major .

«+ and stick toit.

Minority Voice Sept 21, - 282007 ped

NEWS"

how much income you need
after retirement, devise a Plan

Food for hoe

oThose who no think des bine

not time for bodily exercise
will sooner or later have to
find time for illness. ? ~

(Edward Stanley) °

oEmpowerment isall about

_ letting go so that others can |

get along. ? (Kenneth: x
Blanchard) ete

illness or accident,

ordivorce. These.
life-altering events "

can affect you

- financially, but -
"many Black
_Wwomenarenot
_ prepared. Acquire

adequate life

insurance,

insurance, and
long-term
* insurancefor .
- themselves and
their spouses. A
three-to-six month
emergency fundis
amiust. :

Financial experts recommend -
that women take the following
steps: stop getting deeper in
debt, a develop a financial

1 . ; ~

oA vacation is one atin you

oA vacation is what you take
when you can no longer take
what you have been ": -

(Earl Wilson)

oThe dictionary is the nie
place where success comes
before iia Ce |

ia oThose that say you can n't take

it with you " never sawa car
packed for a FAMILY
vacation trip. ? (Unknown) _

oVacation used to be a luxury,
- butin today Ts world it has.
become anecessity, ?

begin to yearn for your.

Faden plana posieiakipeed oThe worldis full of willing
_tather than new cars, calculate

people, some willing to work,
the rest willing to let gat
(Robert Frost)

pe

oSummertime is the BEST. |
time for family FUNTIME. ? »

oBeautiful siche wie
accidents of nurture, but )

ot

of art. ? (Unknown), .

oTo acquire knowledge, one
must study; but to acquire
wisdom, one must deserve. ?
(Marilyn Savant)

oBe decisive " standing i in
the middle of the road is very
dangerous; you get knocked
down by traffic from both
sides. ? (Margaret Thatcher)

oPeople ee to "
successful the minute they

decide to be . ? (Harvey
Mackay)

oDon Tt be fooléa you are

totally responsible for what is

inside your locker. ?
oKnowledge is power, ?

oTf you can Tt change your
fate, change your attitude. ?
(Amy Tan)

oNever be afraid to do
something new. Remember,
amateurs built the ark.
Professionals built the
Titanic. ? (Anonymous)

Who is Michelle
Obama?

Aworking sister, juggling

three schedules daily "
homework, piano and

dance lesions and sports
activities for their two
young daughters, her own

_busy schedule as an _

executive at the University
of Chicago Hompitals and

- just to keep things
interesting the national
schedule for her husband

__ US Senator Barack Obama

(D-Illinois), now "
presidential contender
constitutes the life of

Michelle Obama.

~ In May 2006, she was
promoted to Vice-President _

~~ forCommunity and External

Affairs at the University of

Chicago Hospitals, making

herresponsible forall =
programs and initiatives that
involve the relationships .
between the hospitals and the
community as well as.
management of the hospitals T

business diversity program.

Michelle Obama, a ocum

laude ? graduate of Princeton
_ University, met her husband at

Harvard Law School. She

_ and the Senator instill in their

girls, Malia and Sasha, oto

treat people like you expect to

be treated. Thatis more "

~ important than how you look,

what you know, ol what you

are wearing. o

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obesides driving, one

observer has seen it all.
She has. witnessed a
woman attempting to

__insert hercontact lenses "
- while speeding down an

urban expressway.

- She watched devote
Chinese carryout from a
carton "using
' chopsticks. And she saw
~ ateenage boy changing
his clothes while behind
: the wheel in moving "

~ traffic. othr a

behavior?

After vig ites an
- crunching numbers,

_ researchers identified four
., Specific behaviors that
dramatically increase the ~

odds of having a crash:
taking youreyes off the
road for two seconds or
avg eco

payee ese
reveal a driver's ie

: traffic or driving ata :

contributes to far more

_ traffic crashes than

anyone mpet
Speeding nearly tripled
the crash odds, By,
ospeeding, ? researchers
don Tt mean simply ©
exceeding posted limits.

_ faster than prevailing

speed ieee for

ceeds. ". f
looked at videos of actual

i maintaining a osafe ?
: Bis eocarchers voted tht
_ alotof rear-end crashes

) occurred when the inves

* ee
che oe | a greater- -than-tw
Hy :

;

episodes cocanted fatty
broad-daylight hours.

* * .
.
Distractions:

Distractions requiring the

| drivers to look away from

the road for two seconds
Or longer nearly doubled

4 the chances of a crash.
They really mean driving "

This included applying

a make-up, dialing a cell.

ne, searching for a

cD, or reading behind the
us wheel "all non-driving -

ohal activities,
djusting climate

| contro . ls, changing radio
Stations and other
i behaviors associated

usually didn Tt take more
than two seconds. The

_ fesults show how quickly
i and unexpectedly traffic

headway bebesen

am
oo ria
aN Peoria. ia
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| car and the car ahead -
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Tete
aa ea

| of them. Despite this
"safety cushion, they

tumed their attention " as
away from the road, -

something agnesedibe iy . presets ie 2
causedtraffictoslow = |

down or brake, and- 7

ahead.

Aggressive driving, like

two-second distractions,
also doubled the risk of a
crash. Researchers
defined oaggressive

driving ? as using the

vehicle to menace another _
driver or pedestrian, and
also as al combination of

speeding, weaving in and
Out of traffic, running stop
signs, and other actions.

Researchers will continue
to examine crash risk
associated with particular
types of drivers or
combinations of activities.
Videos and black box
readings will prove to be
very useful instruments in
developing collision
en systems.

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- Durham - At 10AM this morning,(24 Sept. 07) it was announced that the Assistant DA,
William Wolf has been removed from the James Johnson case in Wilson, NC. The matter
has been turned over to the State Attorney General Ts office for review, with the assignment
of a Special Prosecutor to the case. Johnson Ts bond has been reduced from $1 million to
$60,000. NAACP State Conference President, Rev. William Barber is sitting in Wilson with
Rev. Darryl Canady, and Rev. Elton Powell, waiting to walk Mr. Johnson out to greet his
family after a three-year i incarceration. :

There will be a Press Conference at Spm today at the Jackson Chapel First Baptist Church

located at Pender and Nash Streets in Wilson with NAACP leaders, ministers, Johnson
family members, attorneys and James.

Founded i in 1909, the NAACPi is the nation Ts oldest and Linioue civil rights organization
whose mission is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights
of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. For more
information, call the State Office at 866-626-2227 or é-mail us at nenaacp@ gmail.com. B #
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" Amina J Turner, Bide Direcice NCN AACP
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Sept. 30. Hennepin County
Judge Charles Porter said he
probably won't rule until next

= month on Craig Ts request,
which stems from his earlier
guilty plea in a men Ts room sex
sting at the Minneapolis
airport. Craig didn Tt say just

on the job. During the hearing,
Martin acknowledged the
difficulty in getting the plea T "
withdrawn, saying itis onear.

By JOSHUA FREED impossible, and it should be. ?
Associated Press Writer But he said Craig Ts conduct

. was not criminal.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -A Prosecutor Christopher Renz
Judge took Sen. Larry said the timing of Craig Ts |
Craig Ts request fo withdraw. _4¢cision to withdraw his guilty
his guilty plea under plea was political. Craig was
advisement on Wednesday, arrested in a Minneapolis
and the Idaho Republican airport bathroom June 11, then
announced he will stay in entered his plea Aug. 8. Craig
office for the time being, said he panicked in entering
omitting mention of an his plea.

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_ Little has supported the revitalization of West Greenville
and the establishment of the Lucille W, Gorham
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By Joy R. Brown

Transforming Your Life
Through The Word of |

A transformed life is the
result of a renewed mind.
Before the life of an
individual can be trans-
formed, the Word of God
must renew the mind,
Sunday, September 23,

2007, aman by the name "

of oUncle Jesse, ? discov-
ered his life had been
transformed within
twenty-four hours,

| My Pastor took the opportunity
| to minister to oUncle Jesse ? on
| a Wednesday night during Bible
| Study. As she T ministered to

him, he could feel a sense Of i

hope. The mem

: hug him and minister lee e-1

oUncle Jesse. ? This love drew

= him back to service on Sunday.

a T As the Word was going forth,

| oUncle Jesse Ts ? life was being - |

©) transformed. After the service,
| an invitation to salvation was
| presented. oUncle Jesse ? raised
his hand and began to walk to
_ the front. He said, oI want to
} give my life to Jesus. ?

To give you a brief history
about oUncle Jesse, ? he is
disabled and owas ? homeless.
When he accepted the Lord, his
life began to change instantly.
As he was ministered to,

another young man walkéd to, T

the altar and said he wanted to
give his life to the Lord.

After accepting the Lord, the
body of believers gathered
together and found a place for
oUncle Jesse ? to live, placed
money in his hands, and gave
him an assurance that
everything was going to work
out for him.

He began try and thank God

"for meeting his need, He

needed a place to live, a place
to rest and call home, Before
he received the peace of God
in the natural, he received it first
in his heart. oUncle Jesse ? was

excited about the manifestation "

of God within twenty-four
hours,

I didn Tt forget about the

___ other young man. After he-

received Jesus into his

took every beer can and
liquor bottle, placed them
in a trash bag and threw the
bag in the dumpster and
said, oI am going to live, ?

| The power of a spoken
» word can transform your

traveling in life, simply pray
: sgencel

Lord, Ihave sinned and

come short of your glory.

Task you to forgive me

-. for the wrong that I have
done. I believe that you

gave your only begotten

son, Jesus, to die for my
sin. I believe He rose on
the third day with all
power. According to

heart, he went home and

life because your mind has been
~~ renewed through the Word of

. life in Jesus.

confess with my mouth

the Lord Jesusand |
» believe in my heart that "

Jesus was raised from
the dead, thou shalt be

saved. ? I thank

Lord for sot gee
on me. I thank you for
accepting me into your
kingdom. ee
name,Amen, "

If you sincerely sik this

prayer, Jesus came into your |
heart and has given you a new

, "Tif. You can really begin living

a life full of peace, If you are
not a member of a local body, I

do encourage you to find a

ministry that teaches the Word
of God. Make your confession
daily. Salvation i is a faith step.

As you continue to grow in your
relationship with the Lord, you
can experience a transformed.

God.

Be blessed and have a joyous

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past some of SERTOMA
outstanding accomplishments
included launching the concept
of the Jackie Robinson
Baseball League and
sponsoring that league some 15
years ago
youth weren Tt actively in any
numbers recruited to join the

Babe Ruth League locally. -

SERTOMA continues to
sponsor the Jackie Robinso

League today. H

Much more recently the

| University Esquires, an event

that. somewhat parallels.
debutante balls was created as

@means of young black men

to pursue higher learning. »
Since commencing these
activities the have been 100%
Successful. Thus far'all of their

candidates have enter college.

SERTOMA.
INTERNATIONAL now a
worldwide organization came
' into being in

INTERNATIONAL is a 501

service. .to mankind

members in over 700 cliths

GAME TICKETS
S15

becatise young black .

eigh in 1985.
and a Greenville Chapter was
setup 5 years later. SERTOMA -

|()4 not for profit civic
Organization dedicated to.

(SERTOMA), with 20,000.

across Canada, Mexico, Puerto

Rico and the United States,

Every year Sertoma clubs raisé
more than $20 million for
community needs,

_In a statement released by
SERTOMA :

INTERNATIONAL, and which

was apparent by the warmth
projected during their meeting,
Sertomans feel that they can

offer its membership a~

camaraderie of life-long
friendships, leadership training
and personal:. growth

Opportunities, networking and.

learning about your community
and its priorities, and the

Opportunity to make a real
_ difference " the ultimate ofeel

good ? opportnity.
Globally, Sertoma Ts
primary service project is
assisting the more than 50
million people with speech,
hearing and language disorders,

Sertoma. also sponsors .
community projects to promote
freedom and democracy via
- civic involvement, youth causes

and a variety of other local

community needs, as selected

and fundéat by individual clubs.
ae Veet _ who may be interested in

out more about SERTOMA can

contact . A.C. Smith at 252-752-

_ Sertomans are dedicated to
__ Service to mankind, As the third

oldest service organization in

the TInited Statec Sertamane

aa

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are bound together through a
~common thread of camaraderie

and a sense of contributing to
something much larger than
oneself. Sertoma considers its
thembership is non-exclusive and
not limited by boundaries, gender,
socioeconomic class, race or
religion. In order to provide
diverse services to diverse
communities, Sertoma is

comprised of diverse individuals, |
including minorities and women of |

all ages, trades people, small
business owners, educators,
housewives and professionals.

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funded by SERTOMA include

summer camps for hard of hearing
youth; Fantasy Sports Camps; |
speech or hearing related

equipment and screening

programs; projects that meet the
needs of children or the elderly;
school and fire equipment; .

_ computer software and hardware;

wheelchairs, hearing aids and
other communication devices;
drug prevention programs;

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captivity, and shecehetna with
death if she tried to leave.

"I mean, I Tve been in law
enforcement forover 30
years, and this is probably the
most horrendous thing that
I Tve ever seen or ever
encountered, ? Logan County
Sheriff Eddie Hunter told The
Charleston Gazette It was an
anonymous tip to the Logan
County Sheriff's Dept.

Saturday that brought

deputies to the mobile home
of Frankie Brewster, 49, one T
of the female suspects,

As deputies were speaking to

Brewster outside, the |
distressed black female victim
staggered out of the trailer,
holding out her arms, asking
the deputies to help her.

She was badly injured, with

her eyes black and blue from
bruising. =

Brewster had reportedly told "

deputies that she was home
alone. a

_ Arrested were Ms, Brewster,

along with her son, Bobby
Ray, 24; Karen Burton, 46;
her daughter, Alisha, 23;
George Messer, 27; and
Danny Combs, 20.

All six have extensive criminal
records= 108 criminal
charges collectively since

1991 - according to The
Charleston Gazette.

Frankie Brewster served five
years in prison in 1996 for
pleading a first-degree murder
charge down to voluntary
manslaughter and wanton

- endangerment with a firearm:

Her son Bobby Ray has been
charged with domestic assault,
domestic battery, brandishing
a weapon and obstructing an

"Officer.

Karen Burton was arrested in
2001 and charged with battery
on a police officer, assault on
a police officer, and disorderly
conduct, among other

Charges.

Alisha Burton and George
Messer were both indicted in
January for burglary and first-
degree robbery, but the
charges were dismissed with
the alleged victims would not
cooperate with authorities,

All now face a plethora of
charges related to the alleged
Williams abduction, including
kidnapping, sexual assault and
malicious wounding.

According to The Gazette,
Karen Burton o.. pulled the
victim's hair, choked the
victim, cut her ankles and told
her othat Ts what we do to
higgers around here. ?

Danny Combs, according to
the criminal complaint,
oforced the victim to have sex
with him at knife point, ?

So far, no reason or motive

has been given for the alleged
brutal acts. All are being held -

in jail in lieu of $100,000 cash
bail-each. All six have been

: appointed public defenders.

Bobby Brewster is scheduled
to make the first court

appearance Monday, -
On Wednesday, federal and

state officials decided not to

pursue hate crimes charges -
against the six at this time, "
saying that with the state

penalty being up tolifein .

» prison alone, in additionto

stiff state penalties for sexual.
assault and torture, it makes
sense to go with the charges
prosecutors believe they can -

- be successful-with.

oAs a practical matter,

sentenced to life, what else
_can be done? ? U.S, Attorney

Charles'T. Miller told The
Associated Press.

At press time, two more
possible suspects who may
have driven the alleged victim
to the house were being

_ sought by the Lage Conny
Sheriff TsDept)

The horrendous story made
national headlines this week,
as the victim,a 20-year-old "
victim who reportedly suffers
from mental illness, identified
herself to the press as Megat
Williams of Clason,

Williams is conceal ina
Charleston area hospital
recovering from her many
injuries, which include deep
stab wounds and a fractured
arm. Her mother, Carmen
Williams, says the family is
very angry, and her daughter
may be emotionally scarred by
her experience for the rest of
her life.

"I know the Lord will
somehow bring us through
this, but you know, it Ts just
devastating, ? the mother told
WOWK-TV13 News.

She did confirm to The
Charleston Gazette that her
daughter has osome mental
issues. ? Another relative

confirmed that young Williams

had been attending special
education classes at a local
high school, but did not

graduate;

Residents of the
predominately white Logan
County community are
reportedly stunned, say the
local media, that human
beings could treat each other
that way.

But amid the outrage are
prayers for Ms, Williams and

her family,

oTo Megan & Carmen, Our
prayers are with you both and
may God strengthen you, ?
posted someone named
oJayne ? on the local WSAZ-
TV viewer message board, oIt
is disgusting that there is such

that 6 ofthe viet are herein
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oadirersanbt ? ne

Auithogition are trying to.
- determine whether Ms.
Williams had been lured t to the

house by aman she may have

met online,

Krys Sumpter, a 17 joule |

neighbor, told The Charleston

Gazette that a month ago, Ms.

Williams was seen Tunning
down the hill from the very.
same mobile home late one

night, saying that she had been "

threatened by a gun. " :

Sumpter drove Williams to the
~ Jocal State Police ean. |

Sumpter told the paper that
she was sure itwas Williams
because, oThere aren't a lot of
black People i in the area. nen

Sumpter a added that Williams
told hershe was dating
someone at thathouse. °

Logan County prosecutor.

Brian Abraham told reporters.

Wednesday that Williams did

havea o social relationship ? "

with one of the male suspects,
and had been at that mobile -

_ home before,

Published reports identify that

" ? person to be Bobby Brewster,

Carmen Williams did entirm
to The Gazette that her

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daughter, * asa history of

kinda drifting off every once

ina while so I'just thought she

was running around town like.

she usually does. ?

Despite the fact that her
daughter was legally of age to
_ beresponsible for herself, her

mother says she Ts learned an -

_ important lesson.

?T want other parents and
other mothers to realize that
there-are people out there like

- that. To keep a closer eye on

their children, ? Carmen
Williams told The Gazette...
You never think it'll happen
to your child but obviously I
never thought, but here we.

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The 'M' voice : Eastern North Carolina's minority voice-since 1987. Greenville. N.C. : Minority Voice, inc. James Rouse, Jr. (1942-2017), began publication of The "M" Voice in 1987 with monthly issues published intermittently until 2010. At different times, the paper was also published as The "M"inority Voice and The Minority Voice. It focused on the Black community in Eastern North Carolina.
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