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"WBA Super Middle Weight Champion of the World,
The Peoples Champion Steve Little

oI Tm Blessed. ? T
oAll Blessings come from
the Lord. ?
oI want to be a role model
for the youth ?

oMy concern is for the
youth of this community,
and the World. ? oI want the
youth to know that they can
make it from Reading. ?

Not since Stu Jackson, former
Reading High School basketball
player, graduate and then turned
NBA Knicks basketball coach, has
Reading citizens buzzing with ex-
citement. Steve Little has turned
the lights onto Reading. At the
same time in both sports field,
boxing and college basketball has
Reading been very fortunate to
have two African American stand-
ing brightly among the elite of the
World as WBA Super Middle
Weight champion of the world,
Steve Little, and all american
(NBA bound) University of Con-
necticut super star, Reading High
School graduate, Donyell Marshal.
Both of these superstar are ex-
amples of good sound family up-
bringing, God fearing parents that
taught both of them the meaning
of family values and respect.

When I first met Steve Little
about 5 years ago, I knew he was
a winner, his light was shining
through. We developed a profes-
sional communication, then a
friendship relationship. Steve just
needed a break. I subsequently
attended his boxing match in 1992
at REading Senior High School. I
saw a young man that hada spirit
like Muhammad Ali (young
Cassius Clay). There is a spiritual
being about Steve Little that glows
with his smile. Boxing is a sport

that pounds away at physical bod-
ies but, none the less boxing
transends the art of physical beat-
ings. Boxing is a talent - a God
given talent because there are tech-
nique employedin the ring. There
is a long history behind physical
contact just as in professional
football,hockey, basketball, base-
ball tennis, etc...... Steve Little has
mastered the professional art of
boxing as did the young Cassius
Clay.

Steve Little, a family man, with
his wife Wanda, loves his family
and is instilling in his children
family values, traditional values.

Steve Met his wife Wanda in
1986, when Steve was driving
South on 5th St near the Abe
lincoln Hotel, he spotted her walk-
ing by when he blew his horn at
her, she responded thinking she
knew who the driver was. As she
took a closer look she said to her-
self, oWhy did I wave at that guy,

_Idon Tt even know who heis, ? Steve

pulled his vehicle over and said to
Wanda, oYou are beautiful, what
is your name? Wanda responded
and started walking away, when
Steve sai#, owait, wait, one other
question, How can I see you/ and
how can I get in touch with you, o
that then became the romance his-
tory of Steve & Wanda. The rest is
history, Steve & Wanda are hap-
pily married having a wonderful
family of 5 children: Stephen Jr, 7
years old (Stephen will be celebrat-
ing his 8th birthday on March 29,
1994), Marc, 5 years old,
Stephanie, 3 years old, Alexander,
1 year old, and Michael, 2 months
old.

Steve and family attends Holy
Rosary Chapelchurch faithfully,
on Schuylkill Ave, Monsignor Felix
Losito, presiding. Steve loves

God and it shows.

Steve is still that humble young
man I met 5 years ago, he has

Penn State Berks Campus to
Host Exiled African Writer

More than 170 scholars from 16
nations will present papers on the
life and works of East African nov-
elist Ngugi wa Thiong To, April 7 -
9, at the Penn State Berks Cam-
pus.

oNgugi is one of the foremost
literary figures in Africa today, ?
said Charles Cantalupo, associate
professor of English at Penn State
Schuylkill Campus. oNo African
writer today is the subject of more
doctoral dissertations and journal
articles, and none is more impor-
tant in understanding the prob-
lems of post-colonial Africa. ?

Scholars from Africa, Asia, Eu-
rope, Canada, and the United
States will attend the conference,

oNgugi wa Thiong To: Texts and
Contexts, ? and will read their pa-
pers on works by Ngugi wa
Thiong,o and related issues. oA
conference of this magnitude on a
living African writer is unprec-
edented outside of Africa, ?
Cantalupo said.

Ngugi wa Thiong To will be
present and will read from his
works Friday evening. Also in-
cluded on the agenda are visits by
Amiri Baraka, Kamau Brathwaite,
Abdilatif Abdalla, Alamin Mazrui,
and a host of poets and writers
who will read from their works.

The Berks Campus Freyberger

| Continued on Page 2 i

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THANK YOU FROM THE CHAMP

for all of your gifts and
am
available for speaking

developed a spiritual demeanor of
growth, he has developed a media
sense, while watching him on tele-
vision, reading about him in news-
paper, listening to him on the ra-
dio, he has learned the technique
of communicating to the masses of
people, youth that are looking and
watching a solid role model. A
young man that will be a million-
aire sports figure, a young man
that knows the people in the com-
munity, a young that is a product
of the Reading School District, a
young man that will not forget his
community and home, a young
man that will do something for the
youth of this community to get
them off of the street corner, a
young man that will no doubt build
a community center, a place for
the youth to go and be creative
mentally and physically but yet
not be destructive with this cre-
ativity. Steve Little,is winner and
this newspaper Ts opinion has al-
ways been a winner, there are lots
of winners out there in this Read-
ing communify, they are only wait-
ing for a break. There are loads of
programs out there for the adults
of this community to lend a hand
to. The Lord is blessing Steve
Little and family, this is a good
news story, a positive image story,
that is what America is founded
on, good news, people doing good
deeds in small communities.

We support Steve Little and
encourage the community to
support Steve Little.

This story is not over and there
is no ending , this story will con-
tinue because there are many chap-
ters to unite because Steve Little
is oclimbing the stairway to
Heaven, ? only success stands in
front of Steve Little. Since win-
ningthe WBA title, Steve has made

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himself available to speak, sign
autographs, personal appearance
for the community. Steve has been
saying positive things about Read-
ing, PA to the press on Wednes-
day, March 16, 1994 Reading City
Council issued Steve Little the of-
ficial key to the City of Reading,
PA. Next we look for Steve Little
day!!

friend,

Reading Area African American Community Churches
and The Reading Branch NAACP will be Sponsoring

"African American Family Day T,
Saturday on April 23rd, 1994
from 8:00 to 4:00pm,

at The Union Baptist Church Community Center
201 Schuylkill Ave & Jefferson Street, (Enter on Jefferson
Street) There is parking in the Centers lot adjacent to the
Elderly Highrise at 100 North Front Street) We encourage your
support to this first annual event , as we work to strengthen
the African American Family, and maintain our heritage for
our children and future generations of African American
youth. Refreshments available, Free to the Public, Tell a

Dangers of Carbon Monoxide

The American Lung Association
of Lancaster and Berks Counties
issued an advisors today on the
dangers of carbon: monoxide (CO)

poisoning and what to do about
them. The health agency called

attention to a number of CO-
induced sickenings and fatalities
reported in its service area dur-
ing the fall and winter heating
season. The Lung Association Ts
environmental health director
stressed that nearly all #0 prob-

American Lung Association of
Laneaster and Berks Counties
Carbon Monoxide Warning/Main-
tenance Advised / Tests Available
risk from CO exposures. In ex-
treme cases, CO exposure can
cause unconsciousness, coma, and
even death.

CO can come from any heating
system, appliance, machine, or
motor vehicle that relies upon com-
bustion, When this equipment
malfunctions or is improperly

A

We at the oM ? Voice Newspaper
salute Steve Little and Wanda as
a young married couple of color
maintaining a true, traditional
family during these times of tur-

THE 'M' VOICE - MARCH - APRIL, 1994

moil and turbulence. May God
continue to richly bless you Steve
little and family. Continue to do
your good deeds in the commu-
nity.

maintained, production of CO may
increase. Common combustion
appliances in the home include
was, coal, propane, oil, kerosene,
and wood heating equipment, as
well as gas hot water heaters, cook-
ing appliances, and clothes dry-
ers, of short-term carbon monox-
ide screening tests. Bach of these

detectors contains a chemical dot
that changes color when exposed
to CO. They are desitned for an
exposure of three to twenty-four
hours, and are available in person

lems are preventable, with proper
maintenance and use of combus-
tion equipment.
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous
was which is not easily
detectable since it is colorless,
odorless, and tasteless. It is pro-
_ duced by the incomplete combus-
tion of fuel. Exposure to CO can
cause headaches, dizziness, fa-
igue, shortness of breath, oflu-
i ke ? symptoms, and more. Per-
sone with lung or heart disease,
children, elderly people, and
; ig ant women (whose fetuses
very sensitive to carbon monox-
| ide) are at significantly increased

engagements and
autograph signings.
Call or write to:

Steve Little
2860 Wilson School Coust |
Sinking Spring, PA 19608 |,

Publisher Presented Black Heritage Postage Stamp.
Collection...(L-R) Publisher Presented Black Heritage Postage
Stamp Collection series issued by the United States Post Office,
thirteen (13) Black Heritage stamps were issued in 1993 to Mr. Ron
rouse, Founder and Publisher of the oM ? Voice Newspaper of
Eastern Pennsylvania, based in Reading, Pennsylvania. in
establishing The oM ? Voice Newspaper, oMr. Rouse deals with
Black History every day and had added a great dimension to the |
growth of Reading and Berks County, The oM ? Voice Newspaper is !
a very informative newspaper and allows the citizens tobe d
of events in the community, additionally giving people not of color
a perspective of view points that we would not normally reac
orthrough the mail from the Asso- stated Mrs, Williams during her presentation remarks to Mr. Ror
ciation offices in Reading and Rouse, during the Black History Month ceremony held at the Berk
Continuad on 2 county services center, weekly county commissioners r

in February. f

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The oM ? Voice Newspaper
Welcomes You

We welcome your family stories,
articles, poems of interest with a
limit of 150 words. We welcome
your family photographs for print-
ing. How best record your family
history in the record books than in

the oM ? Voice Newspaper. The
oM ? Voice Newspaper, was one of
only two newspaper publications
placed inside the New Berks
County Services Center Time Cap-
sule. Thus, marking a first for an

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COPYRIGHT

Mark Allen is serious about business. As a business major in accounting Mark carries a B+

average. Besides that, he Ts working on an internship program with a minority development council in Berks

County and the City of Reading. And, he is Vice President of Brothers Seeking Excellence here on campus.
Mark Allen is making it. But he Ts only one of the many students of color who are succeeding at KU.
Mark says it best: oIf you want to make it, you have all the potential in the world here at Kutztown. |

know...I Tm doing it. ?

Get down to business, Call Eric Powell,

610-683-4472 at Kutztown. He'll explain

what Kutztown University can do for you.

The 'M" Voice Staff

Ron Rouse
Publisher / Editor-In-Chief
Ron Rouse, II
Assistant Editor-In Chief
D. Nate' Rouse
Executive Assistant to Publisher
Lydia E. Rouse
Circulation
Eneida B. Rouse

Business Manager / Personnel

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The year 2092.

Submit your poems, stories, ar-
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Carbon Monoxide
Continued from Page 1

Lancaster at a cost of $5.00 per
detector.

But Kevin M. Stewart, the Lung
Association Ts Director of Environ-
mental and Occupational Health,
emphasized that no CO testshould
be used as a household Ts sole pro-
tection. oI cannot stress too
strongly that the first line of de-
fense against CO build-upis proper
installation, venting, operation,
and maintenance of combustion
devices, flues, and chimneys,
oStewart said. oOfcourse, the chief
advantage of and valid CO detec-
tor is that a person who does have

_aCO problem will be warned of

high exposures and possibly of low
exposures, and can therefore take
appropriate corrective action. But
a good result during the testing
period does not guarantee that a
problem will not develop later. ?

American Lung Association of
Lancaster and Berks Counties
Carbon Monoxide Warning/Main-
tenance Advised / Tests Available

The Lung Association also
warned that if you or four family
members are experiencing symp-
toms you suspect are caused by
CO:

Get fresh air immediately.

In case of emergency, firstevacu-
ate the premises, then call 9-1-1,
emergency personnel or poison

Exiled African Writer
Continued from Page 1

Gallery will present an art ex-
hibit by Lawrence F. Sykes based
on the works of Ngugi.

Other events include film pre-
sentations from the Library of Af-
rican Cinema, the showing of
Ngugi was Thiong To Ts and Manthia
Diawara Ts recent documentary on

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and You! |

Kutztown, PA

A Member of Pennsylvania's
State System of Higher Education.

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Grand Opening Ceremonies For Mind-Co Headquarters...At the recent ribbon cutting ceremony,

at Mind-Co's (Minority development council) new headquarters located at Penn Square, 6th & Penn
Street, Reading, The "M" Voice camera photographed (L-R) Mr. Ted Hartz, Chairman of the Board
Mind-Co, and The Dean of the Business college at Kutztown 'U T, Mr. Jorge Blanco, a Mind-Co graduate,
and President of ABACO Air-conditioning and refrigeration Service company, Mrs. Cecille Grimshaw,
Owner of Carribean Pavillion, located at the Downtown Outlet, on Spring Street, Reading, Mrs.
Grimshaw also a Mind-Co graduate, and Mr. Paul Oxholm, Vice-President with Core State/Hamilton
Bank, a Mind-Co executive Vice-President. Congratulations to the Mind-Co executives and all
graduates, and all involved in the operation of this fine program. Support the businesses that have
developed as a result of Mind-Co, you will find excellent food of tropical nature at the. Carribean
Pavillion, all food is prepared fresh daily, served with a smile, we recommend all the dishes for they are
all very good, located in the food court on the second level. Support ABACO Refrigeration Service, the
only licensed Latino in Berks county, with over 15 years of experience. Both of these excellent
businesses serve you the community, and the owners are truly people person, The Carribean Pavillion
additionally does catering for parties, weddings, receptions, etc.., Mr. Ted Hartx, and Mr. Paul Oxholm
are key players involved in the community, keep up the good deeds Ted & Paul. May God continue to

bless you all.
Voice Photo By Ron Rouse

Control. Otherwise, immediately
call four physician or medical clinic
to report your symptoms.

ACO fact sheet is available from
the Lung Association as a free ser-
vice of Christmas Seals.. For more
information on CO or any other
matter related to lung health, call
the American Lung Association at
1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-888-

longer, odo it today. ?

4872) or check the local listing in
the white pages of the telephone
directory.

The American Lung Association
is dedicated to the fight against
lung disease, the nation Ts third
leadind cause of death. Along with
its medical section, the American
Thoracic Society. the association
provides programs of education,

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_ oGift of Life T? Medallion Design Contest Announced |

Lancaster, PA - The gift of life
from donated organs and tissues
gives transplant recipients a sec-
ond chance at life. These donors
and their families are unsung he-
roes of today. In spite of their own
personal grief at losing a loved
one they demonstrate a deep com-
passion for others to avoid the pain
of loss. While the circumstances of
a donor family Ts tragedy can not be
changed, many experience genu-
ine comfort in knowing their loved
one may have saved lives from
among the thousands of people
who are waiting for a transplant
as their only hope of survival.

To honor the gift of life, Central
Pennsylvania Coalition for Organ
and Tissue Donation is developing
a program to provide a medal of

honor as a dignified remembrance
for donor families. Suitable for af-
fixing to a headstone or grave
marker, or mounted on a plaque, it
will be presented to the families of
local donors.

The Lancaster General Hospi-
tal Foundation has joined with the
Coalition to co-sponsor a competi-
tion for an appropriate medallion
design. The medallion will be a
cast metal disc, measuring three
inches in diameter, and must con-
tain the words oGift of Life Donor. ?
The words oOrgan; Eye, and Tis-
sue Donation ? may also be in-
cluded.

Efforts to create a medallion for
donor families has been spear-
headed by Jean Bruhn, a member
of the Coalition representing both

Lancaster General Hospital and
the American Cancer Society. On
the national level, Bruhn first con-
tacted U. S. Congressman Pete
Stark who has proposed legisla-
tion to recognize donor families
and Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Surgeon
General of the United State.
oThe Surgeon General Ts office
thought the idea was fantastic and
encouraged a grassroots kind of
program [because of federal bud-
get constraints], ? Bruhn said.
oWith support from the Lancaster
General Hospital Foundation, the
Coalition is moving forward to
present a lasting memorial to do-
nor families. And, I think once our
project is completed, it just might
spark interest from other commu-
nities - and perhaps the federal

government. ?

A first prize in the amount of
$750 will be awarded by the
Lancaster General Hospital Foun-
dation. Prizes will also be awarded
to second and third place winners.

The contest is open to everyone.
Entries are available at the Ameri-
can Lung Association, located at
630 Janet Avenue, Lancaster, or
by calling 397-5203. The deadline
for receipt of entries is Friday,
March 25th at 5 pm.

Entries will be judged by a panel
of nine members selected through
the Coalition. Among the judges
are Michael A. Young, president of
Lancaster General Hospital, Ri-
chard Bollinger, West Chester
commercial and watercolor artist,
Robert Hess, president of the

Lancaster Foundrymen Ts Associa-
tion, Kevin Sparkman with Dela-
ware Valley Transplant Program,
and Coalition member Diane
Duell.

Also represented will be a mem-
ber of a donor family and a trans-
plant recipient. Design winners
will be announced during the week
of April 17th which is National
Organ and Tissue Donor Aware-
ness Week.

The Central Pennsylvania Coa-
lition for Organ and Tissue Dona-
tion was established last year to
promote awareness of the need for
organ and tissue donation. Rely-
ing totally on the efforts of volun-
teers, this grassroots organization
is the first of its kindin Pennsylva-
nia.

The members of the Coalition
are: American Cancer Society,
American Lung Association of
Lancaster and Berks Counties,
Community Hospital of Lancaster,
Community Services of Organized
Labor, Ephrata Community Hos-
pital, Gift of Life Support Group,
Fred F. Groff, Inc., Harrisburg
Area Community College
Lancaster Campus, HOMEDCO,
The Kidney Foundation of Central
Pennsylvania, Lancaster Area Kid-
ney Association, Lancaster Gen-
eral Hospital, Pennsylvania Jay-
cees, Quantum Health Resources,
Saint Joseph Hospital, Schmucker
Insurance Associates, Wiley Ts
Pharmacy, Justin L. Capiello, M.
D., Patricia Coulson, and Jesse L.
Lowe.

CONCERN Offers New Adoption Program Through SWAN

FLEETWOOD, PA (March 7,
1994) - CONCERN, Professional
Services for Children, Youth, and
Families is now offering special
needs adoption services through
the Statewide Adoption Network
(SWAN) at their Fleetwood office.

Children with special needs are
those who are over the age of five,
are members of a sibling group,
are of minority racial backgrounds,
or who have some type of physical,
intellectual, or emotional disabil-
ity.

SWAN was developed in 1992 at
the initiative of Governor Robert
P. Casey to centralize the special
needs adoption process by creat-
ing a statewide computerized data
base of available children and par-
ents. SWAN has subcontracted

Met-Ed Boosts Fuel Fund Contribution

Because of the unusually harsh
winter weather, Met-Ed will in-
crease stockholder funding for its
charitable fuel fund, Project Good
Neighbor. During 1994, Met-Ed
will add $25,000 to its initial
Project Good Neighbor contribu-
tion, increasing start-up funding
from $50,000 to $75,000.

And to keep pace with increased

customer and employee giving,
Met-Ed also will double its annual
matching contribution from
$50,000 to $100,000. This means
the company will match every dol-
lar contributed to Project Good
Neighbor up to $100,000.

Project Good Neighbor was es-
tablished in 1983 to help pay the
electric bills of Met-Ed residential

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customers who have experienced
a recent financial crisis. These
customers are referred to desig-
nated local human services agen-
cies. (See the attached list.) The
agencies verify customers T needs
and distribute funds, which are
applied directly as Met-Ed bill
payments.

During 19938, Project Good
Neighbor provided more than
$178,000 in bill payment assis-
tance to 1,962 families in need
throughout the area Med-EKd
serves.

oMet-Ed customers and their
families may experience tempo-
rary hardships like an illness or
loss of job which prevent them
from paying their bills, ? said Barry
S. Casper, human services man-
ager. oHigher than normal electric
bills because of the record cold
weather make the need for assis-
tance even greater. ?

Met-Ed customers can arrange
to give to Project Good Neighbor
as an itemized listing on their
monthly electric bills. Customers
can also make a lump sum contri-
bution by enclosing a separate
check, made payable to Project
Good Neighbor, with their next
Met-Ed bill payment. Contribu-
tions are tax deductible and are
given back to the area from which
they came to help needy families.

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Deople, Places & Faces

"An Aftican Cillage In Berks County"

Sponsored by: P.L.A.N.S.

(Post-Legal Adoption Network Services) which was a federally funded program offered by CONCERN, INC. and
ONE CHURCH, ONE CHILD of Pennsylvania, Inc. P.L.A.N.S. was funded by the United States Department of
Health and Human Services.

Conducted: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18 & 19, 1993
Police Athletic League, Reading, PA.

¢ Dende Caulker, PLANS Caseworker
(Dende, was born and grew up in Sierra Leone, Africa)
* Elizabeth Anthony
* Jorfui Kandeh
¢ Edward Musa
(Rural, Urban, School And Work Settings Represented)

- Photos Contributed By: Mike Korenish, Director of Resource And Program Development, CONCERN, INC.

4

By: Mike Kroenich Director
of Resource and Program
Development

As the youngster looked into the
sparsely-furnishes hut of a rural
West African family, Edward Musa
leaned over and said, oThis is the

rican Vil

way we make our living. If you do
not wish to live this way, then you
must stay in school and study. ?
The descriptions of rural Ameri-
can life that Edward was offering
to the crowds at the African Vil-
lage program were spellbinding,

even forthe teenagers and younger
children.

The African Village program was
sponsored by P.L.A.N.S. (Post -
Legal Adoption Network Services),
which was a federally-funded pro-
gram offered by CONCERN and

In The Name Of Master Fard Muhammad

On February 24, 1994 at about
5:05 p.m. in the city of Atlanta,
Georgia the Lost-Found Nation of
Islam received notice from
Spelman College marking cancel-
lation of facilities contractually
provided for the National Conven-
tion of the Lost-Found Nation of
Islam called Saviors Day. This
event was to be held in Sisters
Chapel on the campus of Spelman
College, Sunday, February 27,
1994.

According to Spelman College,
they received a leaflet reporting
our lecture topic oYes, Jews are
the Blood Suckers of the Poor, ? in
which the Lost-Found Nation of
Islam knows is a sabotage and
direct attack from our enemies.
We have reason to believe that the
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
and/or Jewish Defense League

(JDL) have direct involvement in
this conspiracy. Meetings in Phila-
delphia and New York were can-
celled previously by the same Jew-
ish groups.

A national press conference was
held 1:00 p.m., Friday, February
25, 1994 at. the gates of Spelman
College on J. P. Brawlwey and
Greensferry, Atlanta, Ga. Media
from around the country responded
to our press conference call. Dr.
Minister Kuba Abu Koss, the Na-
tional Spokesman for the Honor-
able Silis Muhammad and the
Lost-Found National of Islam
chaired the press conference and
directed questions and answers
from reporters and to responding
media, via phone, across the na-
tion.

However, unjust, the Savior Ts
Day Celebration (2-27-94) was

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successful. The celebration was
held at the Atlanta Headquarters
Mosque, 3040 Campbellton Road,
Atlanta, Ga. where the Honorable
Silis Muhammad delivered a pow-
erful and inspiring message to the
supporters overflowing the build-
ing. The Honorable Silis
Muhammad is petitioning the
World Court, United Nation, in
behalf of African Americans for
claims of reparations due to sla-
very in America. The reparations
bill is to be filed within weeks of
this date. The wife of the Honor-
able Silis Muhammad, Harriet
Muhammad, delivered an Inter-
national Address at the Saviors
Day Celebration (2-27-94) hosted
by the Honorable Minister Louis
Farrakahn, Chicago, Il. The mes-
Sage was a request for the Honor-
able Louis Farrakahn to speak at
the United Nations in behalf of
African Americans for reparations.

All matters relating to these
events can be confirmed and ad-
dressed by contacting
Muhammad Ts Mosque, 2314 Cecil
B. Moore Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
(215) 236-4746 or (404) 584-5498.

Evangelism
Seminar
Held

Nearly 170 people, from 32 dif-
ferent Berks County churches,
were encouraged to become in-
volved in personal evangelism this
past weekend (February 25 & 26)
at a oShare The Life ? Seminar.
The gathering, sponsored by
Greater Reading Encounter T94,
was held at Zion UCC, Hamburg,
Pa.

The Reverend Ed Scearce, Asso-
ciate Evangelist with the Steve
Wingfield EvangelisticTeam, con-
ducted the 7 hours of training
which guided participants to have
a fuller understanding of how God
is using individuals in reaching
the world for Christ.

The seminar provided specific
step-by-step preparation for evan-
gelism, ranging from assessing
one Ts personal walk with Jesus, to
how one can find the right time to
pray with friends and acquaintan-
ces about their faith.

Greater Reading Encounter T94
is a community sponsored Chris-
tian outreach which will be held
June 12-19, 1994, at Albright Col-
lege Stadium in Reading.

ge in Berks C

One Church, One Child of Penn-
sylvania, Inc. PLANS was funded
by the United States Department
of Health and Human Services.
On Saturday and Sunday, Sep-
tember 18 and 19, 1993 a program
of West African culture was of-
fered at the Police Athletic League
of Reading, Pennsylvania. Dende
Caulker, PLANS caseworker,
opened the presentation with a
video-lecture describing the diver-
sity of African family life, pointing
out differences in the United
States. Dende, who was born and
grew up in Sierra Leone, engaged
the crowd and answered questions.

There followed a fashion show,
in which children who have been
adopted volunteered to model tra-

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ditional African clothing. With
some steady World Music in the
background, these youngsters
oWowed ? the crowd with their poise
and their beautiful clothing. Sylvia
DeTurch, CONCERN adoption
coordinator, spent many hours
crafting the authentic dress.
Later came a tour of some typi-
cal African Village settings. These
settings were simulated thanks to
the planning, imagination, hard
work, andcrafting of PLANS staff.
Rural, urban, school and work set-
tings were represented with Eliza-
beth Anthony, Jorfui Kandeh,
Edward Musa, and DendeCaulker
providing a guided tour to their
oguests ?. Ateach stop, visitors were
treated to a presentation and ques-

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tion/answer session which was
both educational and fun.

The program was concluded with
a feast of West African cooking,
which enabled guest to smell and
taste the joys of cooking from an-
other culture.

The African Village was de-
signed to be educational and to
serve as the final major offering of
the PLANS program. This two-
year program offered special sef-
vices and activities for familiés
who had adopted children frofm
minority backgrounds. The smiles
and many positive comments form
the diverse crowd of those who
visited the program were a tribute
to those who took us on a visit to
Africa.

RACC Ts Adult Education Department "
Slated to Offer Stimulating Spring Schedule

Special Programs

oFamily Folklore - Preparing a
Family History ? - A sensational
new course for anyone who has
been charmed by the reminis-
cences of relatives or who has sto-
ries of their own to tell. This 6-
week class will teach the tech-
niques for conducting oral history
interviews, recording your own
memories, and preparing a family
history that is fun to share. The
course meets Tuesdays, April 12
through May 17 from 6:00 - 8:00
p.m. at RACC.

oConquering Clutter ? - An en-
tertaining and informative two-
night program for those who want
to become more organized. If
oSpace Invaders ? have taken over
your life, learn the techniques to
unclutter your mind, home and
office before you run out of space.
Thursdays, March 31 - April 7 from
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at RACC.

Arts

oPicture Perfect - Preserving and
Displaying Your Family Photos ? -
A unique 2-week program for those
who are overwhelmed by the task
of organizing boxes full of photos
and memorabilia. Jeannie Angelo
Ruth will provide you with re-
searched information and hands-
on instruction to create a photo-
keepsake. High grade acid-free
album pages, photo-safe adhesive
and special tools for cropping and
labeling photos will be available.
The class meets Thursdays, April
21-28 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at RACC.

Health and Fitness

oKids in the Wild ? - Cindy Ross
has created an exciting new class
to give parents both the knowl-
edge and confidence to share fa-
vorite outdoor activities with their
young children. Some of the activi-
ties covered include: hiking, back-
packing, camping, rafting and cy-
cling. Food, clothing and safety
will also be discussed. The class
will run Thursdays, April 14
through May 19 from 6:00 - 8:00
p.m. at RACC.

oHealing Arts I and II ? - Helga
Martin has designed two exhila-
rating 4-week programs for those
searching for peace, joy and health.
Some of the alternative therapies
investigated to eliminate stress

and anxiety include:
aromatherapy, foot reflexology,
meditation and Dr. Bach Ts Flower
Remedies. Healing Arts I begins
March 29; Healing Arts II begins
April 26. Both classes meet from
6:00-8:00 p.m. at the College.
For more information or to reg-

ister for any of the classes, please
contact RACC Ts Adult Education
Office at (610) 372-4721, ext. 294.

Note: For additional informa:
tion on any of the classes or in-
structors, contact Merry Fidler,
Coordinator of Special Activities
at (610) 372-4721, ext. 261.

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promotes work, family unity, education and training, As Americans, we have built our country on the value
of hard work. I firmly believe welfare beneficiaries should participate in training and job placement, or help
out in a community service program after 2 years of benefits. Single mothers with children should be
provided with child care and stronger child support enforcement so their children are not left behind, Our
current welfare system penalizes welfare beneficiaries who save money to get back on their feet. This needs
to be changed sot that poor people can help themselves. Most low-income people want to be given a hand.
up not a hand-out. We should see action on welfare reform early next year. In these days of tight budgetary
times, welfare beneficiaries should be productive members of our community.

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delays a child Ts access to a medica-
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RACC to present three programs

Mail order entrepreneur, Ed
Allyn, returns to Reading to
present his nationally-known
seminar, oHow to Start a Mail
Order Business. ? As seen in USA
Today and Venture magazine, this
information-packed evening will
teach you what to do and what to
avoid. Whether you are already in
business or if you have no idea
what to sell, join Ed Allyn and
avoid costly start up mistakes. The
seminar takes place Thursday,
May 12 from 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. at
RACC.

In today Ts economy of high taxes
and low interest rates, H. Wesley
King Ts Money Management Semi-

nar is a must. Developed for the
non-expert, this three-week pro-
gram will discuss: saving money,
tax-advantaged investments and
repositioning, a proven money
management technique. Theclass
begins Thursday, April 14 from
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. at RACC.

The oPrebusiness Clinic, ? offered
in conjunction with SCORE and
the U.S. Small Business Adminis-
tration is an updated seminar
which takes into account today Ts
economy. Such considerations as
sources of capital, financial needs,
marketing, record keeping and
management qualities will be dis-
cussed. Advice from these retired

executives can helo you achieve
success in a new business before
you start. The seminar meets
Monday, April 4 from 7:DO - 9:00
p.m. at RACC.

To register, contact the Adult
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there is a poiso actual or

to advise a course of treatment or
make a referral to an affiliated
hospital. Through the network of
the poison control centers, 7 out of
10 poisonings can be managed at
home, saving the community
thousands of dollars in unneces-
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Remember, anything that pre-
sents a potential poisoning haz-
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with a oMr. Yuk ? sticker. These
stickers are available free at the
Berks County State Health Cen-
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Please call 610-378-4377 for
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Lawrence Sykes to exhibit at
Penn State Berks Campus

oBeyond the Next River, ? a spe-
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dedicated to the renowned expa-

Guitarist Preston Reed to play April 5

Acoustic guitarist Preston Reed
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Called a oknockout virtuoso de-
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Reed has established himself as
an instrumental innovator. He
attacks his six- and twelve-string
steel guitar with both hands danc-
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making chords and fretting strings
with the left hand while strum-
ming and picking with the right.
It Ts a more physical way of play-
ing, ? Reed has explained.

He puts the acoustic guitar in an
ethereal light, giving it a whole
new role, sometimes treating it
like a piano or vibraphone, some-
times like a drum kit.

Reed was originally attracted to
the guitar through the works of
Jorma Kaukonen, John Fahel and
Kottke, yet he includes electric
guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix
and Larry Carlton as highly influ-
ential in his development.

Reed grew up in Westchester
County, New York, started play-
ing guitar at age nine and almost
quit when his creativity proved
too much for a disciplinarian
teacher. At the age of 17, he made
his first solo appearance, accom-
panying poet Allen Ginsberg at a
reading at the Smithsonian Insti-
tution. In 1974, after a year at
Beloit College, the artist moved to
San Francisco and appeared as a
musical interlude between com-
edy acts such as Robin Williams
and Bob Sarlotte.

He has performed at the Na-
tional Governor Ts Conference and
been featured at the New England
Fiddle contest.

With seven recordings under his
belt, his newest release, Border
Towns, on Liberty Records, is a
cross-cultural collaboration with
Latin jazz musicians John Pena,
Alex Acuna and Otmaro Ruiz.

Tickets are $3.00 for general
admission and $2.00 for students
and senior citizens. Performances
are free to Penn State students,
faculty and staff.

Forreservations phone the Penn
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triate Kenyan writer, Ngugi wa
Thiong To, will open at the
Freyberger Gallery of the Penn
State Berks Campus March 28.

Sykes, an artist and faculty
member at Rhode Island College,
has created multi-media installa-
tions inspired by Ngugi Ts writings.
He has visualized several of the
themes Ngugi uses in his works:
the dictator and the colonized class-
room.

The Berks Campusis hosting an
international conference on
oNgugi: Texts and Contexts ? April
7-9, More than 170 scholars from
16 nations will present papers
about Ngugi and his work.

The gallery will be open ex-
panded hours during the confer-
ence and will host a reception April
7 from 5 to 8 p.m. Regular gallery
hours are Monday through Thurs-
day, noon to 3:00 p.m.; Thursday,
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.; Sunday, 1:00 to
3:00 p.m.; or by appointment 610-
320-5309. The exhibition runs
through April 9.

A Boston artist, Sykes held his
last solo show at St. Olaf College in
Minnesota in 1989. His most re-
cent group show was at Brandeis
University Ts Rose Art Museum in
1993. He has been a visiting lec-
turer at the College of Art UST,
Kumasi, Ghana. In the summer of
1986 he served as photography
instructor in the Parson Ts School
of Design West Africa Program.

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gat a blood test. The test is sale and pri-
we Nee ae aa
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NDS Project to find out about the tet.
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SIDA, hagase un examen de sangre. Este

Hable con la abajadora de planificacion
familiar de la clinica, con el Departamento
de Salud Publica, con su doctor o con el
proyecto locel de! SIDA para avenguar mas
sobre el examen.

mas sobre el SINA, Name al
~tel4tono nacional de 24 ~10°as. El numerc
de telétono gratis es 1-800-342-2437.

Para mas informacién llame al numero:
Berks AIDS Network
429 Walnut Steet
P.O, Bon 662¢

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MR. WILFREDA SEDA

Mercy Health plan employee participates
in oLove-A-Book ? Week

Wilfredo Seda, Mercy Health
Plan Community Relations Asso-
ciate, reads to school children at
William Cramp Elementary School
children at William Cramp EI-
ementary School, Howard and
Ontario Streets, during oLove-A-
Book ? Week. The annual literary

program exposes students to lit-
erature, and encourages them to
read on a daily basis.

Mercy Health Plan is a man-
aged health care plan that Medi-
cal Assistance recipients can
choose for their medical care. The
plan serves more than 100,000

Medical Assistance recipients in
Philadelphia and six surrounding
counties. Mercy Health Plan is
sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy
and operates in affiliation with
Aetna Health Plans of Central and
Eastern Pennsylvania, Inc.

Home, Church & Community:
Three keys to AIDS prevention

After more than a decade of the
AIDS epidemic, there still is no
cure nor medical vaccine. If we
hope to prevent AIDS from spread-
ing, education and learning the
facts are the key. In other words,
our ovaccine ? is information that
we learn.

In Berks County many schools
teach some AIDS prevention to
our young people. But the goal is
not high test scores, unlike most
education programs. The goal is
wise decision making and chang-
ing risk behavior that leads to
AIDS.

In order to do this, AIDS educa-
tion must involve the home and
family, church and religious val-
ues, and the entire community we
live in.

As children learn about AIDS
they need to be able to discuss this
at home with their family. Par-
ents are the most important role
model for our children. If parents
can discuss AIDS with their chil-
dren, we can change behaviors to
prevent AIDS:

In addition, if the Pastor at our
church is able to talk about AIDS,
to talk about the difficult issues, it
can help provide the permission

we need at home to discuss AIDS.
It is vital, therefore, that our
church leaders be vocal, active and
involved in AIDS issues.

How do we do this in Berks
County? We are fortunate to have
a number of AIDS education pro-
grams, starting with Berks AIDS
Network and the American Red
Cross. These two organizations
have a number of AIDS education
and prevention programs app:-
priate for all age groups from kin-
dergarten through college as well
as adults. The goal of Berks AIDS
Network and Red Cross education
programs is to bring the family,
the church, and the community
together to create the most effec-
tive AIDS prevention program and
to change risk behavior of our
young people.

Family and community values
have a role to play in effective
AIDS prevention. No prevention
program will meet our needs if it
does not reflect participation and
values that we hold as a commu-
nity.

What does this mean for you? It
means that you have a responsi-
bility in preventing AIDS in your
community. You need to learn all

Sovereign Bancorp
declares dividend

WYOMISSING, PA - Sovereign
Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS-
SVRN), announced today the dec-
laration of a quarterly cash divi-
dend of $.025 per share. The cash
dividend is payable on May 16,
1994 to common shareholders of
record on April,28, 1994. The dec-
laration of this cash dividend is
reflective of Sovereign Ts continued
strong financial performance. oOp-
erating results continue to be well
in excess of 1993 results, ? stated
Jay S. Sidhu, Sovereign Ts Presi-
dent & Chief Executive Officer.

Additionally, the recently an-
nounced acquisition of Shadow

Motorcycle

Lawn Savings Bank ( oShadow
Lawn ?)is expected to add approxi-
mately $779 million in assets and
approximately $725 million in de-
posits. Shadow Lawn has 17
branches located in Monmouth an
Ocean Counties in central New
Jersey. This acquisition is ex-
pected to be consummated during
the 3rd quarter of 1994. oWe ex-
pect this acquisition to be about
5% accretive to Sovereign Ts earn-
ings per share, ? Sidhu said.
Sovereign expected to announce
1st quarter earnings by mid-April.
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. is the
holding company for Sovereign
Bank, FSB which has a network of
81 Community Banking and Loan
Origination Offices throughout

eastern Pennsylvania and central

that you can as a parent, as a
Pastor, as an adult, and as a role
model. If you need more informa-
tion, if you would like to set up a
program at your school, church,
work place or at home, please call
us at Berks AIDS Network at 375-
6523. Orif you would prefer, please
write to me here at the oM ?-Voice
newspaper.

A wise man once said that the
only stupid question is the one
that you do not ask. I believe the
words of that wise man. As we
create AIDS prevention programs
to keep our community, our youth,
safe for the future, the question
you do not ask could be the ques-
tion that costs us another young
life. We look forward to working
with the Berks County commu-
nity and integrating our commu-
nity values andchurch leadersinto
an effective AIDS prevention pro-
gram.

The phe aneen of Colored
People (NAACP) is noexception as

the Association prepares to com-

memorate its 85th year as the

Nation Ts oldest and largest civil
rights organization. The NAACP Ts
birthdateis February 12, 1909 and
on this date the Association will
sponsor its 6th annual Radiothon.

The NAACP membership
Radiothon originated in 1988 as
the brainchild of Dr. William F.
Gibson, Chairman of the NAACP
National Board of Directors. Each

year the Radiothon serves as an

outreach effort toincrease NAACP
membership and heighten aware-
ness of NAACP programs and ini-
tiatives such as: oGoods For Guns, ?
ACT-SO and Voter Education in
South Africa.

The NAACP currently boasts a
membership of more then 610,000.
However, Dr. William F. Gibson
said: oAs an organization, we have
long understood that numbers are
raw, untapped grassroots power.
And power influences what we do

.. what others can do to us. That
is the reason why our goal is to
raise our membership from the
current 610,000 - to over one mil-
lion. ?

The theme for this year Ts
Radiothon is oDon Tt Stand on the
Sidelines - Come Home to the
NAACP - Join Today! ?

The Honorable Nelson Mandela,
President, African National Con-
gress; Henry oHank ? Aaron, former
professional baseball all-star;
Frank Belattie, President, CEO/
American Favorite Chicken; and
Susan Taylor, Editor, Essence
Magazine; are honorary Chairper-
sons for Radiothon 1994.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.,
Executive Director and CEO,
NAACP commented: oWe are ex-
cited about the opportunity this
national program gives us toreach
millions of people in a concentrated
effort and encourage them to join
us in the struggle for economical,
educational and environmental
equity. ? With over 2,500 NAACP
adult, youth and college chapters
and more than 79 prison chapters
conducting a Radiothon on Febru-
ary 12, the NAACP hopes to in-
crease its membership by at leas
ten percent.

oAlthough each branch negoti-
ates with a local radio station to
serve as the host station, the
American Urban Radio Network
has agreed to broadcast a three
hour s¢gment from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

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this year, because it serves as a
kick-off for a worldwide search for
our one millionth member, ? said
Isazetta Spikes, NAACP National
Membership Director.

Throughout the year, Jondelle
Johnson has been working to se-
cure taped messages from celebri-
ties to be aired during segments of
the Radiothon, To date, celebrity
participants include: Maya
Angelou, Shirley Caesar, Dr. Ben-
jamin F. Chavis, Jr., Kim Coles,
Ossie Davis, Earth, Wind and Fire,
Dr. William F. Gibson, Isaac
Hayes, Quincy Jones, Martin
Lawrence, Otis & Juanita Nixon;
Leontype Price, Donnie Simpson,
Sinbad, Will Smith, Raven
Symone, Nancy Wilson and An-
drew Young.

The national segment to be aired
on the American Urban Radio
Network will be co-hosted by ac-
tress, Arnetia Walker from oThe
Nurses, ? and Elliott Frances from
oEbony Showcase. ? During the
broadcast, listeners will be encour-
aged to call a number in their local
area to pledge their membership.

THAT PRESERVES YOU
RIGHTS! GIVE A NAACP MEM
BERSHIP. Listed at the bottomies
the billboard is the announcemey*
about the National Membership
Radiothon date with a toll-fre
number to call to join the asooctes
tion.
The Radiothon is only the begitts
ning of a year-long birthday calz
ebration for the NAACP which hag
seen a 20% increase in mem
ship since Dr. Benjamin Cha
was named Executive Director]
April. Throughout the year ma
other programs and initiatives wi
be sponsored to increase me
ship and advance the cause of ci
rights in communities throughout
the country and around the world,
For more information on thé
Radiothon, or other NAACP in®
tiatives, call your local branch. {
Rev. Benjamin Chavis, Execué
tive Director NAACP

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(2) April 3, 1994
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(3) April 10, 1994
Readings Extracts From Afri-
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ete 2:00pm, Free To.The

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(4) April 15, 1994
Health Fair, Sponsored.
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RACC Professor develops program in environmental science

= Andrew H. Lapinski, Professor
opf Natural Science at Reading Area
Community college has co-
- ~authored the Northeast Regional

Edition of Environmental Science,
4th ed. published by Benjamin
Cummings, 1994. He also assisted
in the preparation of the activities
laboratory exercises manual which
will be used in environmental
courses. It is entitled An Interdis-
ciplinary Approach to the Chesa-
peake Bay Watershed. As part of
the project, he produced an inter-
active videodisc. The laboratory
manual and videodisc were funded
through a grant form the National
Science Foundation in cooperation
with the Chesapeake Bay Research
Consortium.

Lapinski Ts academiccredentials
include a Bachelor Ts degree in Zo-
~ology form Ohio State University

and a Master of Science degree
from the University of Michigan.
He has had specialized training in
aquatic ecology. He has been on
the faculty at RACC since 1976
where he teaches courses in biol-
ogy and the environment.

As a part of his teaching and
research into environment prob-
lems, ~ r. Lapinski developed a
new Associate of Arts program in
Environmental Science at Read-
ing Area Community College. The
program will be offered for the

first time in the Fall 1994 and is
designed to transfer to a four-year
college at the junior level.
Environmental science is a high
interest field today. Occupations
in which this type of training is
required include land use plan-

ning, solid waste and hazardous
waste management, pollution con-
trol and employment with regula-
tory agencies.

For more information contact
Renee L. Dietrich at the College,
(610) 372-4721, ext. 329.

Controlling our destiny as a people

~We have great men and women
who have made their mark in his-
tory T

oThe achievements of the Negro
(Black) properly set forth will
crown him (and her) as a factor in
early human progress and amaker
of modern civilization. ?

Carter G. Woodson,

Brilliant historian

(1875-1950)

Now accepting applications for the

Newly Renovated

The Lincoln Residences

Located at 5th and Washington Streets in Reading.
Fifty-two one bedroom apartments for low income, eld-
erly and handicapped individuals and families, including
barrier free units. Annualincome may notexceed $14,700
for 1 person and $16,800 for two people. Fully equipped
kitchens, modern bath and wall to wall carpeting. Afford-
able rent includes water, sewer, and trash removal. Gas
heat, electric and telephone are at resident expense. For
application and additional information telephone (215)
478-8298, or write The Lincoln Residences 230 Wyo-

ming Avenue, Kingston,

Pennsylvania 18704, c/o

Pennrose Management Company, Suite 5, Daniel J.
Flood Tower, Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylva-

nia 18704.

PUBLIC NOTICE "

Notice is hereby given that the County of Berks will consider
Federal Home Y Ghat Oe Ce hematin

1. The FFY1994 HOME
allocated for the County's

m be amended to eliminate $75,000.00
Rehabilitation and the funds
Services of , Inc. for the

be reallocated to
reconstruction of the building located at 383 Schuylkill Avenue, Reading,
PA commonly known as oThe Blue Whale ?.

. The FFY1994 HOME

allocated to the County's Property
Crea, Readi
located at 302 South Fifth Street and 9

Formal action on the amendments will take place at the

be reallocated to

be amended to eliminate $25,000.00

Rehebiitaton Program and the funds
for the rehabilitation of properties

Franklin Street, Reading, PA.

ularly scheduled meeting

of the Berks County Board of Commissioners on March 31, 1994 at 10:30 A.M. in
the Commissioners T Board Room, 13th Floor, County Services Center, 633 Court

Street, Reading, PA.

about the projects or requests for additional information should be

penne s Kenneth L. Pick, C.D. Director, Community

Deve T t Office,

lopmen
County Services Center - 14th Floor, 633 Court Street - Dept. #125, Reading, PA
19601. The office phone number is (610) 478-6325.

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed amendments may do so at the public
meeting of the Commissioners on the date noted above or in writing to the Chief

Clerk prior to the above meeting date.

By Order of the County
Commissioners of Berks County,
Ernie Miller, Chairman

Glenn B. Reber

Anthony J. Carabello

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the County of Berks will consider amendments to
its approved Eighteenth (FFY1992) Year and Nineteenth (FFY1993) year
Federal Community Development Block Grant Programs as follows:

"

The Eighteenth Year Program be amended to add Felix Dam Park,

Cherokee Ranch Playground, Pioneer Grove, Laurel Run Park, Hyde Park
Playground, South Temple Neighborhood Park, and Stoudt's Ferry
Playground to the Removal of Architectural Barriers Project of the
Township of Muhlenberg. The project involves handicapped access, handi-
capped accessible water fountains, renovation of restrooms and related
work. The parks and playgrounds primarily serve the areas of the township
where they are located. The project regulatory citations for eligibility and
national objectives are 570.201(k) and 570.208(a)(2)(ii) respectively.

2. The Nineteenth Year Program be amended to eliminate $50,000.00 allo-
cated to the Township of Perry for the Removal of Architectural Barriers
Project at the Municipal Building and the Municipal Recreation Area and
the funds be reallocated to the County's Closing Cost Assistance Program

in the Year.

3. The Nineteenth Year Program be amended to transfer $2,055.00 from the
Woodland Avenue Footbridge Project of the Borough of Mohnton to the
Removal of Architectural Barriers at the Municipal Park Project of the

Borough.

4. The Nineteenth Year Program be amended to eliminate $2,925.00 allocat-
ed to the Borough of Mohnton for the Removal of Architectural Barriers at
the Municipal Building Project and $1,180.00 be reallocated to the Front
Street Storm Sewer Project and $1,745.00 be allocated to the Removal of
Architectural Barriers at the Municipal Park Project of the Borough.

5. The Nineteenth Year Program be amended to eliminate $27,284.00 allo-

cated to the Reading Regional Airport Authority

for demolition activities in

Section ||. of the Industrial Park and the funds be reallocated to the
Authority for public improvements in Section II, of the industrial Park.

Formal action on the amendments will take place at the regularly
meeting of the Berks County Board of Commissioners on March 31, 1994 at
10:30 A.M. in the Commissioners T Board Room, 13th Floor, County Services
Canter, 633 Court Queet, Reading, PA. Fy
Any or requests for additional information should 3
robes nly Kenneth L. Pick, C.D. Director, Community :
Office, County Services Center - 14th Floor, 633 Court Street - Dept. #125,

Reading, PA 19601. The office phone number is (610) 478-6325.
Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed amendment may do so at the
g of the ¢ ner vibes 8 wt ore abated

about the project

scheduled

As we scan the pages of history,
few would question the wisdom of
Carter Ts observations about the
prominent place of Blacks in the
world.

Although the late C.L.R. James,
the noted Caribbean author and
thinker, warned years ago that
ogreat men ? (and women) make
history but only such history as it
is possible for them to make, ?
meaning that people Ts freedom to
rise to their fullest potential and
to achieve greatness is often lim-
ited by the necessities of their en-
vironment, it Ts clear that Blacks,
especially African-Americans,
have been among the major archi-
tects of modern civilization.

For whether in the world of sci-
ence, literature, the arts, business,
human development, sport, gov-
ernment, politics, diplomacy and
justice and whether their names
are Harriet Tubman, William Ed-
ward Burghardt DuBois, Frederick
Douglas, Carter Woodson, Martin
Luther King, Malcolm X, Thurgood

Marshall, Asa Philip Randolph,
Mary McLeod Bethune, Colin
Powell, Daisy Bates, Sojourner
Truth or Rosa Parks, we have great
men and women who have made
their mark in what is often
discribed as a dialectical relation-
ship with the masses of humanity
and with objective historical forces.

To that never-ending list of he-
roes whose clear and decisive
thoughts and deeds forced people
of all races to elevate them to posi-
tions of leadership as great per-
sonages of this and other centu-
ries, we must add Charles Drew,
the pioneer in blood plasma; Daniel
Hale Williams, the first successful
heart surgeon; Matthew Henson,
the polar explorer; Martin
Delaney, the ethnologist; Granville
T. Woods, the prolific inventor
whose induction telegraph system
slashed the number of railway ac-
cidents and collision; Elijah
McCoy, the oreal McCoy, ? whose
lubricators revolutionized manu-
facturing machinery; Dr. Ralph

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NOTICIA DE UNA VISTA PUBLICA

Los residentes de la Autoridad de Vivienda de Reading estan avisados
ue la Autoridad tendra una vista publica a las 12:00 p.m., Martes, Abril
2 1994 en el edificio de comunidad en Hensler Homes, 800 Bloque

El proposito de la vista publica sora

@ la comunidad de Reading acerca de la
mejoras compresivas para los proximo 5 anos de la

partamento de Vivienda y Desarollo Urbano (HUD)
como parte de el nuevo modernizacion de viviendas publicas.

Como muchos de ustedas saben la Autoridad va recibir $3,027,796.00
cada ano, por los proximo 5 anos. Este dinaro sera usado para mejorar
lo physico y el manejimiento de la Autoridad.

Informacion adicional de el ye pai comprensivo y los planes para 5
a

vista publica y en la oficina central de

la Autoridad de Vivienda de Reading, 400 Hancock Boulevard,

Los residentes de la Autoridad estan menenos y inspiramos verlos en la

VISTA PUBLICA
Martes, Abril 5, 1994 a las 12:00 p.m.
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Bunch, the international diplomat
whose career led to the 1950 Nobel
Peace Prize, Edmonia Lewis, the
sculptor; Lwontyne Price, the
prima donna T on the center in
American grand opera; Marion
Anderson, the 20th century Ts con-
tralto; Toni Morrison, the 1993
Nobel literature prize winner; and
Claude McKay, the Harlem Re-
naissance poet and novelist.

Such people are important be-

cause in our search today for he-
roes, one is often left with the
impression that sports and enter-
tainment are the fields of endeavor
reserved for Blacks.
T This cast of thousands, so to
speak, doesn Tt detract from the
achievements of any one individual
shows how historically ridiculous
it is to assert that we only have a
few oreal heroes. ?

In striking a note for self-deter-
mination, Frederick Douglass once
asserted that the destiny of Blacks
was olargely in their hands. ? andif
we vere oto succeed in the race of
life it must be by our own energies.

Both by our past and current
actions as Blacks in this country
we have shown Douglass to be
absolutely correct.

by Reading Beautification, Inc

& Penn from 1l:00am to to 2:00pm
following the clean-up, free |

and refreshments. will be served
in addition to music, special guest,
cash award prizes and lots of fun
for adults and children.

(6) April 17, 1994 (Rain date,
May 1, 1994)

The 1994 Berks County Earth
Day Committee, has completed its
plans for this year Ts festival in
Reading City Park. This years
event features over 100 exhibitors
displaying Earth Friendly prod-
ucts and services. Non-profit envi-
ronmental groups, a separte
childrens educational area. Native
American dancers, speakers, mu-
sic and food. All profits go back
into the community by supporting
various local environmental
groups and projects. For informa-
tion concerning exhibiting or other
details contact Bill or Beth Litvin
at (610) 779-6960

(7) April 23, 1994

African American Family Day,
Union Baptist Church Community
Center, 201 Schuylkill Ave &
Jefferson Street, Reading,

8:00am to 4:00pm, Reading area
Black Churches & Reading Branch
NAACP will#sponsor African
American Family Day, a day long
event of activities #or children and
adults, Free Refreshments, park-
ing is available, Come and enjoy
this fun filled day, .#ain knowl-
edge of the African American Fam-
ily, planning committee are

Mrs. Pattee Miller, Mrs. Lilly
Foster, Mrs. Grace Jones. For In-
formation Call NAACP (610) 670-
4399.

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Black History ~Month Presentation...(L-R) Berks County Commissioner Glen Reber, Postmaster _
Sharon K. Will'~ms, Reading, Chairman Commissioner Ernie Miller, Commissioner Anthony Carabello.

the county commissioners were presented a framed Black History Heritage collection of postage stamps
issued by the United States Post Office commemorating the contributions of past great African
Americans through the issuing of .29¢ postage stamps as part of the heritage series. Accepting the
stamp collection were the Berks County Commissioners.

Voice Photo By Ron Rouse

From The Pen of the pastor

The snow is melting, the piles of
dingy ice and snow that stood
higher than we are tall are being
reduced by the ever lengthening
rays of the sun.

The miracle of Spring is about to
take place in the Northeast! The
tulips and daffodils are beginning
to push up through the ground,
and all nature is obeying the un-
heard voice of God that summons
life to reappear and to awaken
after a Winter that seemed never
to end.

What is astounding to me is the
power that is both in cold and the
ice as well as the power that is in
the sun.

We have witnessed the terrible
power of sub-zero temperatures
and the largest snow cover in re-
corded history.

There are the potholes that give
not so mute witness to the power of
freezing and then the thawing.
There are scores of buildings that
collapsed as a result if the snow
cover and weight of the ice, and life

was brought to a virtual halt by
the snow and freezing tempera-
tures.

Then it dawned on me! Just as
there is a power to the freezing
cold and ice and snow - there is a
strange power to a frozen, cold and
icy disposition that has gotten that
way by not forgiving, by not choos-
ing to celebrate life and God's gifts
that He has given us, by not focus-
ing on Christ and Calvary.

Our spiritual life suddenly has
opot-holes", and we find ourselves
frozen - unable to enjoy worship -
unable to move from a stance of a
perpetual winter mentality, con-
stantly suspicious of everyone.

But, just as there is a power to
the ice and cold - there is greater
power in the sun and if you would
allow me to say in THE SON!

The sun melts the ice and snow,
the sun calls forth the dormant
bulbs in the earth. The power of
the sun makes the grass green,
makes the birds sing, and puts a
song in our hearts.

When you think about it, the
Son of Righteousness will bring
Spring time in your life, if you will
let Him. You may be in a frozen
state ofsin. Your relationship with
your husband, your wife or broth-
ers and sisters in Christ may be
buried under a mountain of snow,
and you find yourself unable to
move in the artic condition of your
heart. In fact, maybe you have
become a miserable soul because
of the condition of frozen relation-
ships.

Let the Son Shine In, and he will
melt the ice cubes. He will allow
the accumulated layers of frozen
hurt and suspicion to thaw, and
once more the flowers of his grace
will blossomin your heart, and the
joy of the risen Saviour will break
through to you. You will find your-
self free from the cold and you will
rejoice in the power of the Son!

Pastor Robert Hinson
Spring Valley Church of God

Reading Postmaster Sharon K. Williams.. is pictured with

Berks County Commissioner Anthony Carabello holding a framed
rendition of thirteen (13) Black Heritage collection postage stamps
issued during 1993 of famous African Americans from the past who

have added to the growth of America.

Voice Photo By Ron Rouse

Think on these things

I read a story recently in a
Church Newsletter, the story was
taken from oThe Christian
Reader. ? It is about a deacon in a
church who also served on the
Church Ts Usher Board.

One Sunday morning after help-
ing to take the offering, he re-
turned to his pew to sit beside his
wife. However, he misjudged the
pew where he was sitting with his
wife before he took the offering
and sat one pew earlier.

He put his arm around the lady
he sat beside and pulled her closer
to him, while he was still gazing on
the pulpit. He only realized his
mistake when his wife who was
sitting behind him leaned over and
asked, opractising to love thy neigh-
borhood today. ? Humor is good
medicine to the best of us.

How often we see things that

Free at Last, Great God Almighty, Free at Last.

It is written in 2nd Corinthians
3:17, oNow the Lord is the Spirit,
and where the Spirit of the Lordis,
there is freedom. ?

During the shortest month of
the year, February, now known as
oBlack History Month, ? many will
be celebrating the many deeds of
past and present American heroes
and heroines of African heritage
who fought for freedom for all
people. We will be reminded of the
courageous works of such brave
men and women as Harriet
Tubman, Frederick Douglass and
others who were engineers on the
Unnderground Railroad to othe
promised land ? for many who were
physically chained andin bondage
during the lunaticerain the United
States of legal slavery,

We will also be reminded of the
civil rights movements of the fif-
ties and sixties, led by Mrs. Rosa
Parks, the Rev. Vernon Johns, the
Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr.,
Min. Malcolm X and the Rev. Mar-
tin Luther King Jr. And of how,
through their efforts, with the
unrelenting support of their con-

-stituencies and their congrega-
otions, African Americans gained
the legal right'to vote, temporarily
oachieved (on paper) equal employ-
oment and housing opportunities,
and finally elected through unity,
oBlack men as a Governor in Vir-

The small advances have lulled
many into believing that they are
free at last or, at least, on the road
to freedom. Many look at these
real chins being unlocked and these
limited opportunities being
granted as freedom.

However, as the scriptures
states, only where the Spirit of the
Lordis, is there freedom. The Lord
Jesus further states (John 8:31-
36): °
To theJews who had believed him,
Jesus said, oIf you hold to my teach-
ing, you are really my disciples.
Then you will know the truth and
the truth will set you free. ? They
answered him oWe are Abraham Ts
descendents and have never been
slaves of anyone. How can you say
that we shall be set free? Jesus
replied, oI tell you the truth, every-
one who sins is a slave to sin. Now
a slave had no permanent place in
the family, but a son belongs to it
forever. So ifthe Son sets you free,
you will be free indeed. ?

TheseJews had novisiblechains,
had rights equal to any citizen and
by their own definition and that of
many today, were completely free,
Jesus, however, madeit quite clear
that because of the sins, they were
slaves.

There can be no question that
the civil rights movements and
the resulting laws have been a

blessing to all in this country

~ginia and as a Mayor in New York.

known as ohome of the free ?, but
none of these laws have broken the
supernatural chains of Satan,
which has people in bondage of all
races "the chains forged by drugs,
alcohol, homosexuality, incest,
lust, lying, cheating, stealing, in
other words: sin!

Unlike nay other campaign of
freedom, only Jesus, the Son of
God, can completely set you free.
He can break both physical and
demonical chains, as it its written
in the Gospel of Luke. Jesus said
(Luke 4:18-19), oThe Spirit of the
Lord is on me, because he has
anointed me to preach good news
to the poor. He has sent. me to
proclaim freedom for the prison-
ers and recovery of sight for the
blind, to release the oppressed, to
proclaim the year of the Lord Ts
favor. ?

Apostle John wrote about this in
ist John 3:8b, oThe reason the Son
of God appeared was to destroy
the devil Ts work. ?

Now those of us in the Church of
God who call ourselves disciples of
Christ must continue the same
liberating ministry through the

power of the Holy Spirit, which
God gave us all on the Day of
Pentecost when the Church of
Christ was born. Jesus said (John.
14:12, Mark 16: 17-18), oI tell you
the truth, anyone who has faith in
me will do what I have been doing.
He will doeven greater things than
these, because I am going to the
Father. And these signs will ac-
company those who believe: In my
name they will drive out demons;
they will speak in new tongués;
they will pick up snakes with their
hands; and when they drink deadly
poison, it will not hurt them at all;
they will place their hands on sick
people, and they will get well. ?

It is the responsibility of every
believer in the Lord Jesus Christ
to seek after the power and anoint-
ing of God Ts Holy Spirit in order to
perform these much needed signs
and wonders in the Name of Jesus
Christ. We need the Holy Spirit
because in these last days, we now
more than ever need to finally be
oFree at Last, Great God Almighty,
Free at Last. ?

Hallelujah, Somebody!

should be accepted as a oLaughing
Matter, ? but because we are so
serious the simplest thing may
cause division among families and
friends. Some people are so up-
tight and untrusting that every-
thing is a problem.

When was the last time youhave
a good laugh at yourself, not some-
one else-just yourself. Try and re-
member somethingin your life and
have a good laugh.

I heard a story of a couple who
could not have any children in the
state where they were living, so
they moved to Twin Forkes in In-
diana, and the wife gave birth to
twins, later they moved to Three
Rivers in Michigan and the wife
gave birth to triplet. Now they
have moved to Thousand Island in
Upstate New York(?)

Think on these things.

fo the

Community

We

Black
Comandments :
of

\ Consciousness ,

1. Love yourself first. . . for no
one is greater than you;

2. Develop knowledge of your
heritage. . . to know your past is to
define your future;

3. Develop respect for each other,
. . respect between individuals
makes for a strong and united
people;

4. Develop clear lines of commu-
nication between parents and
children. . . there must be clear
understanding so true love can
exist; :

_5. Develop firm objectives and
goals for yourself. . . to plan today
is to be aware of where you aré
going tomorrow; :

6. Develop and define the role of
man and the role of woman;

7. Develop a strong base of unity
and keep it solid;

8. Develop your knowledge of
black history and basic education
skills. . . education is the key link
to economic strength; :

9. Develop clear understanding
of politics. . . therefore ideologies
and philosophies can be better
defined;

10. Develop your spiritual belief

to the highest plane possible;

11. Develop discipline and con-
trol for lust, desire, and sheer
materialism; ~

12. Develop your home (Afrika)

- land of origin. ...-for without «

home these commandments can
not flourish to their fullest poten-
tial;

oRemember these command.
ments and keep them conscious ?.

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Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall was the
first Black to serve as an associate
justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States. He eventually
changed the course of life for Blacks
in this country. He didn't become
known as one of the greatest legal
minds of this century because his
parents had lots of money or be-
cause of luck.

Marshall was born on July
2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland. His
father was a dining room steward
while his mother was a school
teacher. His grandparents were
slaves from the African Congo.

In 1932, Marshall graduated
from Howard university magna cum
laude and was admitted to the Mary-
land Bar soon after. Through 1938
he worked in private practice as well
as served as a counsel for the Bal-
timore branch of the NAACP.

In 1961, Marshall became a
federal circuit judge for the Second
Circuit. But the historic moment
came on October 2, 1967, when he
was appointed to serve on the high-
est court In the land.

During his time with the
NAACP, the basis for most of his
courtroom arauments was the Con-
stitution of the United States which
guarantees equal protection for all
citizens. After he was appointed a
Supreme Court justice he laid the
groundwork for changing the life-
style and legal rights of Blacks in
America.

He soon helped to establish

st Legal Mind

: the of Blacks to serve on cE

ries. He also successfully fought

¥ the right of Blacks to freely pur-
i cee ube

chase property, and he also helped
establish the right for young people
to receive an education.

Marshall reportedly became
the most feared lawyer because of
his brilliant mind and he was con-
stantly being offered large salaries
to work for various leading law firms
in the country. He refused stating

~ that he was dedicated to making

America a place for everyone to
live.

Not sure of his career choice
Marshall was a pre-dental student
at Lincoln university before earning
LLB degree at Howard. He paid his
tuition by working as a grocery store
clerk, a dining car waiter and as a
bellboy. While in school, and work-
ing at the same time, he found time
to serve on the debating team.

NAACP Was Precedent

in his native Baltimore, he
was in private practice for five years
and subsequently joined the NAACP,
handling all cases involving consti-
tutional rights among Blacks. In 1950
he was named director-counsel of
the organization's Legal Defense
and Educational arm. Four years
later,he played an important role in
the historic case of school
desegration.

Marshall turned out to be a
key figure in enabling a qualified
Black students to enter a law school
of Texas for the first time in Sweatt
V. Painter. And then he fought to
establish the right of Blacks to vote
in that state's Democratic prima-
ries.

He was also known for his
careful approach in the courtroom
and for his sharp, clever, extremely
logical and objective arguments. He
won 32 of the 35 cases he argued.

Marshall was married in
1929. His hobbies included listening
to phonograph records, watching
football games and reading detec-
tive novels.

(First appeared in 1991 edi-
tion of B.H.)

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