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M ?-VOICE - WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16-27, 1994
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GREENVILLE "Three new
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Pitt County Caring Program Coun-
cil, a local volunteer committee of
the North Carolina Caring Pro-
gram for Children.
The Caring Program is a non-
profit organization that provides
children of low-income, working
parents with basic health insur-
ance if they do not qualify for Med-
icaid. The insurance is provided
through Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of North Carolina.
New council members are:
Charles Hardee, J.D., an attorney
with Hardee & Hardee; Sandra
Smith, consumer banker with the
East. Banking Center of
NationsBank; and Beth Wasson,
youth minister, First Christian
Church. With these new appoin-
tees, the council, which has been
active since 1990, has a total of 19
members representing the areas
of health care, business, social ser-
vices, schools, and churches. oWe're
excited about these new members
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Organization that Provides Children With
Free Health Insurance Names Three New
Members to Pitt County Council
and look to their talents to help us
provide more children with basic
health care, ? gaid Council Chair-
person Pat Vore, BSN, East Caro-
lina University School of Medi-
cine. oHardee will head our mar-
keting subcommittee. Smith and
Watson will concentrate on
fundraising. ?
Vore added that the mission of
the Pitt County Caring Program
Council is threefold: to identify
children in the county who may be
eligible for the Caring Program; to
find local financial sponsors for
those children; and to secure medi-
cal care providers who will partici-
pate in the program. oWhen we
began, there were no families in
Pitt County who were taking ad-
vantage of the program, ? Vore said.
oToday, 125 children in the area
~now have coverage through the
Caring Program, and more than
31 health care providers, includ-
ingthe local hospital, provide medi-
cal care for the children. ? Vore
said the council is especially
pleased that a majority of the do-
nations to purchase health insur-
ance have come directly from Pitt
County. oWe've essentially been
able to cover our own children, ?
Vore added. oBut there are still
close to 2,000 children in the county
who do not have adequate health
insurance. Right now, we have nine
of those children waiting for cover-
age until we can find sponsors. ? To
raise Visibility of the Caring Pro-
gram, the council takes part in
host of activities, such as provid-
ing speakers to local civic groups
and churches and participating in
area health fairs and other chil-
dren-related exhibits. Individuals
and organizations who would like
more information about the pro-
gramcan contact Pat Vore through
the Pitt County Medical Society at
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Congratulations!!
Carmen Justina Maye, the
daughter of John and Jeanette
Maye of Charlotte, North Caro-
lina and the granddaughter of Mrs.
Beatrice Maye, a student at the
Aycock School, Kannapolis, North
Carolina, was a winner in a lit-
eracy contest, sponsored by Mount
Vernon, the historic home of
George Washington, and Branch
Banking and Trust Company.
The fifth-grade students were
-among 50. statewide winners in
athe competition. Students. were
asked to write letters to George
Washington.
Winning students from each
/class received hand-colored cer-
tificates of achievement and per-
sonal replies to their letters froma
member of Mount Vernon Ts educa-
tion department.
James Ebron, Jr. and Anthony
Miller for achievements and pro-
motions.
Mrs. Mary Virginia Jones, Rose
High School Ts stellar English
teacher for her years of outstand-
ing work. She retired as of this
school year, also Mrs. Reba
Laughinghouse Wilkes, science/
biology teacher. Both are styled as
teachers ~of excellence. I did not
forget Mrs. Inez Dixon Ellison of
D.H. Conley, French and English
teacher. IfI did not cite others it is
because I Tm not aware.
Education Secretary Richard
Riley said as children return to
school, he is launching a major
* campaign to get families more in-
~ volved in their children Ts educa-
tion. In ar interview, Riley said
* that greater T family involvement
can raise student achievement,
help teachers and principals do
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science teacher in San Anselma,
Calif. oChildren who are exposed
to alcohol early are more likely to
become alcoholics, ? said Dr. Rob-
ert Zucker, a psychologist and the
director of the Alcohol Research
_ Center at the University of Michi-
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*Don Tt stop reading to your chil-
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*Read books youenjoy. Your kids
will know if you're faking it.
5. Here Ts a way to use your news-
paper to encourage reading: a scav-
enger hunt. Give your child a list
of things to find in today Ts newspa-
per. Here are some ideas:
*A map of the United States.
*A picture of your child Ts favor-
ite athlete.
*The temperature in the city
where a family member lives.
*Three words that begin with
ow. ?
*A movie that Ts playing at 4
nearby theater.
6. Give books as gifts. Then find
a special place for your children to
keep their own library.
7. Make reading a privilege. Say,
oYou can stay up 15 minutes later
tonight if you're reading in bed. ?
Or you might say, oBecause you
helped with the dishes, Ihavesome
time to read you an extra story. ?
8. If you're not a good reader,
you can still encourage your chil-
dren. As your children learn to
read, ask them to read to you, Talk
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African American voters have to
get on the term limits bandwagon
if we want to see the Black Agenda
for social and economic justice en-
acted into law.
The term limits movement "
which seeks to limit the number of
terms elected officials can stay in
office, and thereby do away with
the class of professional politi-
cians "is spreading like wildfire
across our nation. In 1992, despite
strenuous and well financed oppo-
sition from professional politicians
and their pals in the media, voters
in 14 states overwhelmingly sup-
portedinitiatives to limit the terms
of members of Congress and other
elected officials. Term limits re-
ceived more votes in those states
than Ross Perot received nation-
ally and a greater percentage of
the vote in each of the states than
Bill Clinton got.
Black
Umfolosi
to hold
workshop
at NCCU
Black Umfolosi, a vocal and
dance ensemble from Zimbabwe,
will conduct a workshop demon-
strating and teaching their tradi-
tional African music and dance at
4p.m., Wednesday, September 21,
in North Carolina Central
University Ts B.N. Duke Audito-
rium. Admission is free. The
ensemble Ts visit to Durham is
collaboratively sponsored by the
NCCU Lyceum Series, Duke Uni-
versity, and the Durham Arts
Council. Black Umfolosi is named
for one of two rivers - the White
Umfolosi and the Black Umfolosi -
in the Kwazulu region of South
Africa. In the mid-nineteenth cen-
tury, Mzilaki, the leader of a Zulu
regiment which took its name from
the Black Umfolosi, rebelled
against the celebrated Zulu na-
tional leader, Tshaka Zulu. Mzilaki
and his army moved north into
whatisnow Zimbabwe, where they
made their home in what become
Matabeleland. The music per-
formed by Black Umfolosi is the
Ndebele singing style,imbube, also
populaf,in South Aftican town-__.
ships. «
Black Umfolosi was launched
when a group of schoolboys at the
George Silundika School near
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, planned a
concert of traditional songs and
dancing for their schoolmates and
neighbors. The success of the school
program led directly to other book-
ings.
Lyceum
series
announced
at NCCU
Dr. Paula Harrell, chairofNorth
Carolina Central University Ts Ly-
ceum ittee, has announced
the university's 1994-95 Lyceum
Series of performances and lec-
tures. The schedule begins with
the Zimbabwean dance and music
troupe known as Black Umfolosi,
which will present a workshop at 4
p.m. September 21 in B.N. Duke
Auditorium. Dr. Na Tim Akbar, an
internationally recognized
AfricanAmerican psychologist, will
lecture at 7:30 p.m. October 13 in
the auditorium of NCCU Ts Miller-
Morgan Building. Pianist Leon
Bates conducts a workshop at 8
p.m. November 16 and performs
at 8 p.m. November 17 in B.N.
Duke Auditorium. Togo West, Sec-
retary of the Army, speaks at 7:30
p.m. January 17 at the auditorium
of the Miller-Morgan Building.
Sweet Honey in the Rock, an inter-
pred PN a capella
quintet of African-Américan
women, will perform at 7 p.m.,
14, at the Carolina The-
atre, in a concert co-sponsored by
the Lyceum Committee and Delta
,Sigma/Theta Sorority.
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ganization coordinating the terms
limits fight, reports that term lim-
its will be on the ballot this year in
Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Massachu-
setts, Nevada, Oklahoma and
Utah. Mississippians will get to
vote on it in 1995. In the last four
years 16 states have passed term
limits at the state legislative level.
Some people say that term lim-
itsis oracist ? because it would force
Black politicians out of office or
eliminate seniority for Black poli-
ticians. It is mainly Black elected
officials who promote this argu-
ment, and it is obviously self-serv-
ing. It just as obviously makes no
sense for the Black community.
Who do these Black politicians
imagine will replace them? The
districts represented by Black
elected officials are majority or
near-majority African American,
and other Blacks would be elected
in their place. The-seniority argu-
ment will disappear with the en-
actment of term limits, since term
limits will eliminate the seniority
system for all elected officials, cre-
ating more parity between Black
and white elected officials. Term
limits isn Tt anti-Black "it Ts anti-
hack!
The primary concern of profes-
sional politicians is to stay in of-
fice, so they listen to the monied
interests who contribute to their
campaigns and to the party lead-
ers who make and break political
careers, They are not free to be
responsive to their constituents,
they vote the way they are told to
vote. This is why, despite the fact
that there has been an enormous
increase in the number of Black
elected officials at every level of
government over the last two de-
cades, the Black Agenda has re-
mained on the back burner of
American politics. Alternative
ideas, new solutions "from repa-
rations to weighted voting "never
even get a hearing because the
political system is so controlled.
Instead of professional politi-
cians, we need citizen-legislators "
ordinary people who spend a few
short years in public service, and
then go back home to live and
work under the laws that they
themselves have made! Under
those conditions, we might indeed
have social and economic justice
in America "and a humane policy
toward our sisters and brothers in
Haiti, Rwanda and Zaire.
A vote for term limits this fall is
a vote for the realization of the
Black Agenda.
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ing: A Coalition of His-
torically Black Colleges and Uni-
_ versities and Fortune Companies ?
(AMIE) seeks to help eliminate
* the barriers facing minorities and
increase their opportunities to
pursue and succeed in engineer-
ingcareers. Fortune companies are
the 500 largest U.S. industrial cor-
porations designated by Fortune
magazine.
"Minorities are underrepresented
the U.S. Department of Labor. In
the future, the changing demo-
graphics in the American work
force are expected to require more
women and minorities who have
the education, technical back-
ground, and work experience to
fill engineering positions.
oThe barriers to higher educa-
tion-and professional careers that
continue to face minorities often
stem from overwhelming socioeco-
nomic problems, ? said Cordell
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g0 straight to the source.
With today Ts advances in telecommunications
technology, colleges and universities can put more
information right where it is needed most " in the
hands of bright students who are eager to learn,
. ? Reed said.
AMIKestablishes a unique part
nership between Fortune corpo
tions and the nine Histo:
Black Colleges and Unive
(HBCUs), which graduate about
26 percent of all African-Ameri-
can engineers in the country.
oThrough this alliance, efforts will
be targeted where the minority
students already are enrolled, sup-
porting schools proven successful:
in producing minority engineers
andexpanding programs thatwork
to reach more students, ? said Dan
Struble, Abbott Ts vice president of
corporate engineering and chair-
man of AMIE Ts Executive Advi-
sory Committee.
In 1992 and 1993, Abbott-spon-
sored conferences brought together
leaders of major U.S. corporations
and the HBCU engineering deans
to plan and initiate strategies and
long-term solutions toincrease the
number of minorities in engineer-
ing. Participants agreed that ef-
forts to reach future engineers
must start long before students
enter college and continue through
the students T college years and
critical first years on the job.
AMIE Ts corporate-academic ini-
tiatives include exchange pro-
grams between corporate engi-
neers and faculty, fieldstudies and
internships for students, research
collaboration, corporate advisers
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State, and North Ca: cago, is a deversified worldwide
universities. + +~~ "~__ manufacturer of healthcare prod-
AMIE has | ed Marvin ucts employing 50,000 people. The
Bembry, former diversity company develops, manufacturers,
process manager at EDS Corpc
tion in Detroit, as its full-time ex--
ecutive director. The position is T
funded by EDS Corporation and
other corporate AMIE members.
Bembry is based at Morgan State
University in Baltimore.
The nine schools participating
in AMIE include Florida A and M/ T
Florida State University, Talla-
hassee, Fla.; Hampton University,
Hampton, Va.; Howard Univer-
sity, Washington, D.C.; Morgan
State University, Baltimore, Md.;
North Carolina A and T State
University, Greensboro, N.C.;
Prairie View A and M University,
Prairie View, Texas; Southern
University, Baton rouge, La.; Ten-
nessee State University, Nashville,
Tenn.; and Tuskegee University,
Tuskegee, Ala.
AMIE members will review ac-
complishments and develop addi-
tional action plans at a 1994 con-
ference at North Carolina A and T
pora- and markets pharmaceutical, nu-
c _tritional, hospital, and diagnostic
products. In 1993, the company Ts
~sales and net earnings were $8.4
billion and $1.4 billion, respec-
tively, with earnings per share of
$1.69.
Encouragement
fosters success
oEncouragement and nurturing
are strengths that the Historically
Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs) can provide to help Afri-
can-Americans enter and succeed
in engineering careers, ? said Dr.
John Foster, dean of the school of
engineering at Prairie View A and
M University in Prairie View ,
Texas. He is one of five of the nine
HBCU engineering school deans
who started their education at
HBCU schools.
Foster overcame obstacles to
succeed in engineering. He grew
up in an inner city neighborhood
in Cincinnati. oI was in high school
that I wasn Ttcollege material, that
Ishould goon to technician school. T
After he completed the two-year
technical program, he went to work
for a major Concinnati corpora-
: tion as a ogofer. ? oI liked dressing
| up and wearing a tie. It didn Tt
_ matter that I was just carrying
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House and African American state
legislators across the nation.
Legislators attending include:
Representative John Hillard
(AL)
Assemblywoman Gwen Moore
(CA) hi
Senator Diane Watson (CA)
~Representative Calvin Smyre
(GA)
Senator Donne Trotter (L)
Representative William
Crawford (IN)
Senator Diana Bajoie (LA)
Representative Sherman
Copelin (LA)
Delegate Nathaniel Exum (MD)
Delegate Carolyn J.B, Howard
(MD)
Representative Charles Quincy
Troupe (MO)
selfimage.
oThe college didn Tt
fice of minority affairs
my mother, father, an
were there for me. By pa
tuition, they were encouraging me
to succeed. When I started at Com
monwealth Edison in 1960, Icould
have failed. Butthe peoplearound "
mehelpedmesucceed. Theyhelped
me build my self image and self
confidence, ? Reed said. " |
Dr. Eugene DeLoatch, dean of
engineering at Morgan State Uni-
versity in Baltimore, attended ©
Tougaloo College in Tougaloo,
Miss. oI was one of 11 children
growing up in a small town on the
Hudson River in New York state,
We didn Tt have money for college,
but I was able to attend thanks to
a scholarship from Tougaloo and
encouragement by teachers at the
school.
oI started off like a lot of young
people, floundering in high school,
and wondering what to do. In my
second year, my French teacher
told me engineering might have a
good future for Negro youth. I re-
ally wasn Tt all that excited about ©
driving a train, but once I found
out more about engineering, it
caught my interest. My career has
been an exciting ride in this field," _
DeLoatch said, oand it all started
with a teacher Ts encouragement. ?
Black Legislators
Assemblywoman Gloria Davis
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EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1987
Dupree writes to Mayor Jenkins 7
Dear Honorable Mayor Jenkins:
As the incoming President of the
Greenville Industrial/C M Eppes
Alumni Association, I would like
to take this opportunity to intro-
duce myself and give you a brief
overview of our organization.
The Eppes high School Alumni
was founded in the Spring of 1978
and received tax exempt status in
the State of North Carolinain 1981.
In 1981 two ( 2 ) $500 Scholar-
ships were given to two students
at Rose high School . Since 1985
we have awarded 13 deserving
students over $32,000 to support
their education. Five alumni chap-
ters are chartered by the associa-
tion: New York, Washington, D.C.,
Baltimore, Hampton, Virginia and
Greenville, N.C. These members
and hundreds of other alumnae
return to Greenville annually on
July 4th weekend to renew high
school ties and participate in all
the activities
The executive board accom-
plished a 1986 goal thatrenamed
the one remaining structure of the
LITTLE WILLIE, LEAD
~Norman Pugh, Lead singer of the oGOLDEN JUBILEES ?
staff photgrapher at the recent observance of the
school, the gymnasium "cafeteria,
from West Greenville Recreation
to C.M. Eppes Recreation Center.
The Center also houses the C.M.
Eppes Cultural llistory Center
which contains papers and arti-
facts of Eppes. All ofus are pleased
that the £ormer Rose High
School was renamed C.M. Eppes
Middle School.
During my tenure I have 4 ma-
jor objectives:
* Bring youth into the organiza-
tion so they may participate fully
in our Board and our weekend
activities
* Expand the mission and goals
of the alumni by becoming more
pro-active and begin to address
the problems of drugs, hopeful-
ness, and juvenile delinquency
through mentoring and after-
school programs, workshops, con-
ference and seminars
* Create a Resource Directory
and Center that would include the
names of alumnae and their pro-
fessions, including a list of skills
that could be used for grant writ-
ing and position papers for our
organization. We expectthat other
organizations and community
groups would take advantage of
this expertise
* Continue the effort of our Build-
ing Fund Committee to acquire a
facility to be used by our members
and community residents as mul-
tipurpose center
I am excited about these objec-
tives and would like to be able to
count on your support in accom-
plishing them.
I will be in Greenville on Sep-
tember 16-19 and would like to
make arrangements to meet with
you to discuss our organizational
efforts and how they serve to ben-
efit the City of Greenville.
I will be calling you in the next
few days to arrange this meeting.
Thank you for your attention to
this request. I may be reached at
(212) 788-4995(6) if necessary.
Sincerely,
E. Randy Dupree
205 West 139th Street
New York, N.Y. 10030
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GOD BLESS AMERICA. The Greenville
Black folks in Pitt County and Greenville co
year. This year newly elected president Bro
Mayor Nancy Jenkins and to ask for her
occasion.
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Industrial C.M. Eppes Alumni has proven that
ntributes thousands of dollars to the economy each
ther Randy Dupree was in Greenville to meet with
support. Brother Taft (left) was present for this
Photo by Jim Rouse
Gateway Student wins Minority grant
Carletta F. Fountain, a student
at Gateway community-Technical
College, is one of five students in
the United States awarded agrant
to attend the first leadership and
mentoring program for ethnic mi-
norities which will be held August
9-14 in Los Angeles in conjunction
with the American Psychological
| Association covention.
» .The purpose of the program,
known as Diversity Project 2000,
_is to increase the number of ethnic
| minority students receiving doc-
- torates.
Fountain was nominated for the
program by the Gateway chapter
of Psi Beta, the national psychol-
| ogy honorary for community and
| junior colleges. Final selection of
SINGER OF THE oFANTASTIC SPIRITUALAIRES ? (L),
, and Rev. Atkinson pause for our
13th Annual Gospel Family Reunion.
Driving on the Information Highway
"Even though Black people the
worldover are barely making their
way onto the so-called oInforma-
tion rhighway ? even as pe-
destrians and hitch-hikers, there
are already automobiles in pro-
duction which are made forit. oSoul
on Wheels ? investigated and pre-
pared this report.
' With cellular telephones and
portable computers, almost
old car be used as
push of one button, without hav-
ing to take your eyes off the road.
On the high-priced luxury cars,
the phone is voice-activated and
will dial from your commands.
Again, your hands are firmly on
the steering wheel and your eyes
are still watching the road.
The hands-free phone on Ford
Thunderbird is so advanced and
well designed
with all the controls operated on
the radio panel. .. No Extra Knobs
Or Buttons! Furthermore, when
the system is factory installed, the
system automatically mutes the
entertainment sounds when the
phone is in use, and automatically
returns the system to the exact
spot on the CD or cassette where it
paused when the phone was used.
You literally don Tt miss a single
beat.
Now, if only more ane
~Knowledgeable and more ac-
way, we would have more things
SeLiertaheon' shila.
1 the five representatives was made
by the national office of the Psi
Beta and the American Psycho-
logical Association which are fund-
ing the grants.
While at the workshop, Foun-
tain and the other representatives,
who already have a local or re-
gional mentor, will be assigned a
permanent national mentor. The
mentors are committed to work-
ingwith the five minority students
so that by the year 2000 they will
have their doctorates.
Fountain is enrolled in the Drug
and Alcohol Rehabilitation Coun-
selor program at Gateway from
which she expects to graduate in
May 1995. She plans to continue
her education at Southern Con-
necticut State University where
she will work toward her bachelor Ts
degree in human services.
An honor student and amember
of the student government, Foun-
tain also is the president-elect of
Psi Beta for the next academic
year. In addition, she holds down a
full-time job at the New Haven
YWCA as the head case manager
and supervisor of the women Ts resi-
dential program and is the single
parent of two boys, ages five and
18. Fountain also paints, writes
short stories and poetry and is a
member of the Inner City First
Swing Golf Club. Shelives in New
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CARLETTA F. FOUNTAIN
Haven.
Born in North Carolina, she
came to New Haven in 1973 where
her sister and other members of
her family were already living.
Fountain, an African-American,
will represent the New England
region at the workshop. She will
join another African-American
woman from the South (Tennes-
see), a Hispanic man from the
Southwest (Texas), a Hispanic
woman from the Midwest(Illinois)
and an American Indian woman
from the West Coast (California).
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Nationwide Survey
Wanted!
Single Black Males and Females
We need your opinion! ©
An organization is being formed, possibly in your area, that addresses
the concerns and néeds of today Ts Black relationships.
Disrespect and mistrust is running rampant amongst our people. With
that in mind, ...
Brothers and Sisters, Reunited
is being formed with you, the Single, Black Male and/or Female; as
our focal point.
To be successful in achieving the goals and maintaining the objec-
tives of this organization, we need your help.
A survey is being conducted by this organization with the intent of
gaining valuable information about how you feel about being Black
and Single. This survey will commence November 1, 1994 and end
April 30, 1995.
Please respond to this invitation to let your opinion count by writing to
the organization's staff at the address below. More information will be
mailed the same day requests are received,
Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
Staff
Brothers and Sisters, Reunited
3588 highway 138, Suite 216
Stockbridge, GA 30281
Please Note: This survey is opened to Black Singles only! The
number of responses received from specific locations will determine if
there is a need for one to receive the benefit of our services. Request
your copy now and encourage others to do so!
Members of Positive Image So-
cial Club age range from 25 to 30
years of age. All born and reared
on the westside of Greenville.
Therefore, all members can relate
and identify with the struggles
and problems that effect our black
community, oEspecially the Kids ?.
We formed through the spirit of
having positive images of our com-
munity high-lited. We recognized
the negative westside issues that
so often make front page head line
news. Through promoting our
youth and supporting our elderly
we'll try to create positive atten-
tion to the community.
The Beliefs and Goals of Posit |
tive Image Social Club: 4
We the Brothers of Positive |
age are dedicated to the Image o}
our Black Community. We are |
social club that will address com
munity issues that affect our youth
as well as our elderly. Social at al
cost, our goals are simple but ver}
important. We will support comi
munity causes as we see fit. Politig
cal when necessary, with refery
ence to our black community; i
UNITY is our strength, together. "
ness is our future, With GOD Ts "
help, and at all cost the brothers of, "
POSTIVE IMAGE will be a posi-
tive force in our Black community,
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
The Center for Applied Technology within the Regional Development
Services at East Carolina University is seeking an assistant director. The
Center extends the University Ts professional and technical resources to
business and industry in the region. The Assistant Director serves as the
ochief operating officer of the Center and is responsible for- assisting in
design, planning, execution, and documentation of all programs. A
master's degree is preferred and a bachelor's degree is required,
Excellent written, oral, organizational, interpersonal skills are essential.
Submit letter and resume to; Search Committee, Center for Applied
Technology, Willis Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
27858, Screening begins October 19. Applications will be accepted until
the position is filled. East Carolina University is an Affirmative Action,
Equal Opportunity University, ECU accommodates individuals and
disabilities,
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bed, in.advertised pajamas, he will brush with advertised tooth-
paste, wash with advertised soap, shave with an advertised
razor, have a breakfast of advertised orange juice, cereal and .
toast, sip his advertised coffee, put on advertised clothes and T |
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He will ride to work in an advertised car, sit at an advertised desk,
and write with an advertised pen. Yet this man hesitates to .
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gas turned on for the heating season. If you're a
Greenville Utilities natural gas customer who had
your gas wurned off for the spring and summer, call
Cold
Weather
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BROTHER RICHARD WASHINGTON, Brooklyn, NY, (L)
and Minister Michael Adams (R) join our oCaped Crusader ?
Brother William Clark (C) at the 13th Annual Gospel Family
Reunion.
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Don't be one of the crowd and wait for the first sign
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There will be a $30.00 service charge to turn
on your natural gas (a total of $35.00 if you request
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