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Scenario of events leading to the
complete state of disarray in the
Greenville Police Department
The City of Greenville operates
under a City Council/City-Man-
ager form of Government. All Indi-
viduals working for the City of
Greenville, except the City Man-
ager, the City Attorney, and the
City Clerk, report under the City
Manager Neither the Mayor nor
the City Council can hire, fire, or
reprimand anyone working under
the City Manager.
For many years now the
Greenville Police Department has
been suffering from very poor lead-
ership, resulting in impartial, in-
consistent, and polarizing prac-
otices. In 1990 and 1991, the moral
among the Police Officers was so
low that the Chief of Police and the
~ City Manager decided to conduct
an Internal Investigation. The In-
vestigation unveiled enough seri-
ous concerns, that the Greenville
City Council, upon the recoommen-
dation of the City Manager, de-
cided to commission a study by an
outside private agency in order to
determine the extent of the prob-
lems and to initiate corrective ac-
tion.
This study was conducted in
March 1991 by the Institute for
Liability Management at the cost
of $25,000 and is commonly re-
ferred to as the Pat Gallagher
Study because Mr, G. Patnck
Gallagher, is the Director of the
Bi
agency who conducted the study.
An in-depth review of this study in
February 1995, reflected very little
if any corrective action was taken
by theG.P.D., the City Manager or
anyone else to correct the discrep-
ancies noted in the 1991 study.
While the study was initiated
during the Administration of Chief
Tesmond, Chief Hinman was hired
shortly after the study was com-
pleted. Chief Hinman basically
came in and kept the same leader-
ship which had been ineffective in
prior years. He shuffled a few of-
ficers around within the organiza-
tion, but these officers retained a
leadership role within the organi-
zation.
With the support of Ron Kimble,
Greenville City Manager, Chief
Hinman established unwritten
policies which significantly com-
pounded the polarization among
the police officers within G.P.D.,
e.g., The policy permitting police
officers to drive their cars home
(even outside the Greenville City
limits); The policy of letting the
policemen use their cars for pri-
vate purposes, e.g., grocery shop-
ping; The practice of permitting
police officers to make cash pick-
ups for depositing at local banks
during duty hours with police cars,
etc. (The policemen are paid by the
private employers and the City of
PROVERBS 4:5 oW ISDOM IS THE PRINCIPAL THING.
Therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get
understanding. � No one stressed this more than Mrs. Olga B.
Myers, a retired high school english teacher. Accredited by
her students as a positive role model. ,
Greenville for theirservices. There
are no written procedures outlin-
ing these practices and no controls
to facilitate monitoring the amount
of time, during duty hours, that an
officer is double dipping); the prac-
tice of permitting sexual harass-
ment with little consequences, etc.
In October 1994, Lieutenant
Angelo Fordham, G.P.D. ap-
proached the organizers of the
Coalition Against Racism (C.A.R.)
and complained that he was being
harassed by G.P.D. in that his sub-
ordinates, peers, and superiors
were directed to follow him and
take notes as to his whereabouts.
Lt. Fordham, a veteran of thirteen
(13) years with the G.P.D. elected
to file a complaint against his su-
perior, Capt. Ennis, indicating he
was being harassed because of the
most recent strategy to investi-
gate him. Lt. Fordham Ts complaint
was dismissed as unfounded, yet
the investigation of his where-
abouts continued.
In early December 1995, Lt.
Fordham was placed on Adminis-
trative Leave of Absence with pay.
At that time, he was told that he
was being investigated for three
violations of city policies: A. Using
a Greenville Police Car, assigned
to him, for private purposes. B.
Falsifying, his time card (working
on private duty while on duty). C.
His police car having been seen at
a female officer Ts residence during
duty hours.
According to Lt. Fordham, Mr. °
Larry Graham, Mr. Ron Kimble
and the Chief of Police, all have
acknowledged to varying degrees,
that some and/or all of these in-
fractions are frequently commit-
ted by various police officers, e.a.,
Larry Graham admitted to Ed
Carter, Rev. Jackson, and Mrs.
Bennie Roundtree that the Chief
acknowledges allowing policemen
to use their cars to grocery shop
while on their way home, the Chief
and City Manager acknowledges
the unwritten policy that permit
policemen to work on private duty
during regular police duty hours.
Lt. Fordham has indicated to
oCAR T that the City of Greenville
has no policy dictating the loca-
tion of its higher ranking officers
during their regular duty hours,
other than if they have a meeting,
or special requirement to be at a
special job related function. Oth-
erwise, ranking officers just need
to be able to respond to callouts.
There were no charges of Lt.
Fordham not responding to his
callouts.
In short every charge used by
the Chief of Police to justify Lt.
Fordham Ts dismissal were bla-
tantly violated by his peers, subor-
dinates and superiors. Although
this information was provided to
Asst. City Manager Davis, no com-
(Continued on page two)
Peace College to commemorate
Women Ts History Month
RALEIGH "In commemoration
of Women Ts History Month, Peace
College along with the North Caro-
lina Museum of History will offer
the community Southern Women Ts
Voices, a program providing both
drama and dialogue to explore is-
sues of special concern to women.
The centerpiece of the program is
the Cape Fear Regional Theater Ts
production, Dear Ms. Dare.e, a cel-
ebration of women Ts words, which
dramatically illustrates how North
Carolina women throughout. our
history have used language to con-
firm their culture and their own
lives.
Southern Women Ts Voices will
honor both Black history and
women. Early in the week of Feb-
ruary 27-March 5, 1995, as both a
finale to Black History Month and
as preparation for Dear Ms. Dare,
Peace is hosting two lectures. Dr.
Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, theologian
' at Meredith College, will present a
lecture titled oSpirituality Signi-
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fied: Black Women Speak and
Sing. � Kirk-Duggan will focus on
the spiritual expressions of Black
women in both words and song.
Dr. Lucinda MacKethan, noted
scholar in Southern women Ts lit-
erature, will present oFinding
Voice: The Experience of North
Carolina Women. � MacRethan will
discuss how women, especially
those in oppressive situations,
have used language to affirm their
identities.
Dear Ms. Dare, originally writ-
ten and produced for the 1992 con-
ference North Carolina Women
Writers: Making the Difference,
celebrates women Ts words through
excerpts from writings by a large
number of North Carolina women
writers. Compiled and directed by
Bo Thorp, director of the Cape
Fear Regional Theater, Dear Ms.
Dare is a dramatic presentation of
a broad panorama of human con-
cerns from women Ts viewpoints.
Critical social and cultural issues
such as love, friendship, family,
religion, discrimination, abuse,
and community are touched upon
in this provocative performance.
The lectures/discussions and
dramatic presentation in South-
ern Women Ts Voices, focus on the
struggle of women to discover their
own voices and to make those
voices heard. Southern Women Ts
Voices events will be held in the
Kenan Recital Hall, Browne-
McPherson Music Building, Peace
College, 15 E. Peace St., Raleigh.
The Browne-McPherson Music
Building sits on the southwest cor-
ner of the Peace College campus at
the intersection of Peace and
Halifax Streets in downtown Ra-
leigh. Parking is available on
Halifax Street and in all campus
ots.
Southern Women Ts Voices Sched-
ule of Events:
Saturday, March 4, 1995, 8:00
p.m,
(Continued on page two),
MR. JOHNNY BARNES, CHIEF OF STAFF to the Congresswoman Clayton, is shown
participating in a black leadership forum on economic development held at the York Memorial
AME Zion Church.
Slave Mentality.
By: Pastor Mark C. Olds
Covenant Gathering
Christian Church
In view of the recent republican
triumph at the polls and their con-
tract with America, a clear man-
date has been pronounced, oCon-
servatism does not include Afn-
can-Americans or God Ts definition
of justice. � Moses describes justice
as God Ts nature, oThe Rock! His
work is perfect, For all His ways
are just; A God of fatrnfuiness and
without injustice, Righteous and
upright is He. � [Deuteronomy 32:4
NASB] This definition is clearly
absent from the conservative
movement Ts agenda.
This is good for the African-
American people, if they are will-
ing to let go of the slave mentality.
Aslave-mentality is the acceptance
of personal inferionty asthe norm.
The deliberate break from the
slave-mentality is a call for the
development of institutions by Af-
rican-Americans which have a de-
sign to develop people and not or-
ganizations. Such an initiative
calls for freedom from many desig-
nated leaders. Many African-
American religious leaders oper-
ate from their own version of a
slavemaster mentality in order to
suppress and retain control of their
constituencies, who are bound by
a slave mentality.
There is a definite need in the
African-American community to
break the slave-mentality. Unfor-
tunately, a slave -mentality is not
easily broken. Many of these so
called shepherds of local Chris-
tian assemblies are slave masters
rather than shepherds. These
spiritual plantation owners use
their position to stifle the freedom
to think by the members of their
congregation. The only thoughts
arising from the people are those
which originate from the minds of
these church plantation task mas-
ters.
Under the disguise of church
family, the total social involvement
or non-involvement is centered
around the church Ts activities
which are exclusively designed by
its leader. There would be nothing
wrong with this association, if
there were provision for indepen-
dence and empowerment of indi-
viduals. The flock Ts political
thoughts or non-thoughts are like-
wise dominated by these misin-
formed, non-informed, greedy, or
totally naive leaders.
Aslave-mentality is not a myth,
nor is it an excuse for a people Ts
shortcomings. A slave-mentality
does not open the floodgates of
hatred and prejudice. Although
painful. the person bound by the
slave-mentality cannot function
without a slave-master mentality
to control his or her actions. This
sensitive issue has been passed
over for decades. A slave-mental-
ity is an image created and re-
enforced to keep people in submis-
sion to a particular dominant force.
Some religious systems (whether
asingleindependent congregation
or a denominational body) are of-
�,�
ten guilty of robbing its member-
ship of the freedom to make inde-
pendent decisions. This control
goes beyond spiritual oversight to
total control of an individual or
family. God gave men and women
the freedom to make decisions. No
matter how spiritual it may sound,
no other man or woman has the
right to exercise the removal or
the deactivation of the decision
making process or mechanism
from another human being.
Oppression is the same whether
it derives from a religious system
ora political system. Jesus charged
His disciples, oTake heed, beware
of the leaven of the Pharisees, and
of the leaven of Herod. o(Mark 8:15
KJV] The end results of these two
systems are the same when em-
ployed as tools of oppression. The
people are spoiled of their poten-
tial and value by a slave-master
figure. Itis imperative that a clear
statement is made here. No flesh
is your enemy. However, Satan
uses anyone he can. It does not
matter to the devil if that indi-
vidual is standing in the place of
an angel of light.
No political approach alone can
bring reformation. Justice cannot
be fully comprehended until the
spiritual eye of man has freedom.
Under the inspiration of the Holy
Ghost, the Apostle Paul penned:
Stand fast therefore in the liberty
wherewith Christ hath made us
free and be not entangled again
with the yoke of bondage.
[Galatians 5:1 KJV]
The slave-master and the slave-
mentality both must be annihi-
lated. This calls for the dismissal
of previous practices which are not
based on truth.
Many so called leaders are not
waring for the liberation of a
people, but rather personal inclu-
sion in the existing: system to
gather a personal share of the
spoils. In other words, the op-
pressed long to be like the oppres-
sor. The hunger which drives the
slave in such an instance is the
slave Ts pulsation to be the master.
Nothing reta#ias duminance bet-
ter than aslave-mentality. A slave
may be defined as a human being
who is owned as property and ab-
solutely subject to the will of an-
other; a person who is completely
dominated by some influence or
divested of all freedom and per-
sonal rights. Mentality may be
defined as the mental capacity,
power or activity; the mental atti-
tude or out look: state of mind. We
set forth a slave-master mentality
as the act of bringing another per-
son under absolute subjection and
ordering their mental attitude and
activity. The slave-mentality is the
acceptance of personal inferiority
as the norm and thus accepting
the domination by another.
The devil has astutely trans-
formed himself as an angel of light
to destroy multitudes through re-
ligious bondage and oppression.
Evil men cannot comprehend that
itis more profitable to love than to
exploit. This factor is the gover-
nance practiced by so many reli-
gious leaders of color, and this is
why this same segment of assumed
leadership wars so hard against
the truth regarding the slave-men-
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_ fordedacopy ofthe specificcharges
against him. He was only given
three very general charges. When
~ed of Mr. Kimble and Chief
inman why he was not given a
copy of the specific charges, they
replied that the specific charges
were kept in the investigative files
and Fordham or no one else could
have access to these files.
Lt. Fordham was asked to re-
tion as to any of the following: 1.
Why he was investigated by his
subordinates, peers, superiors
rather than internal affairs. 2.
What prompted the investigation?
(Was ita private matter which the
police had no legal business in
getting involved in?) 3. Why he
was not timely informed of the
specific nature of the complaint
against him? 4. Why information
he was asked to provide City Offi-
cials (which he provided to
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Mr-Davis) was notusedtoconduct Advigor, Tallahassee Police De-
similar investigation on his fellow
policemen? 5. Why was Lt.
Fordham Ts credentials allowed to;
expire while on Administrative;
Leave when the Chief was person-,
ally informed of the problem? 6.
Why other officers who were de- .
termined to be guilty of similar or.
~worse violations were not treated
as severely as Lt. Fordham, who
hadno adverse comments or evalu-
ations in his personnel files prior
to and subsequent to this incident?
7. Why is sexual harassment
treated so lightly by the City Man-
ager and Chief of Police when their
favorite employees are the cul-
prits? .
8. Did the Management Con-
sultant Group, hired to do the ini-
tial and follow up review of the
Police Department Ts practices and
procedures, recommend Chief
Hinman as our chief. If so, doesn Tt
this create a conflict of interest
situation to have them come back
to conduct a follow up study?
9. Why not immediately discon-
tinue the practice of allowing city
employees to take city owned ve-
hicles home or to use them for
their private purposes?
10. Why was an additional
charge of insubordination initiated
against Lt. Fordham nearly a
month after him being placed on
Administrative Leave of Absence?
Why was he charged
with being insubordinate with a
person of the same rank, another
Lieutenant?
11. Why not place the Police
Chief on Administrative Leave of
Absence until a thorough and im-
partial investigation has been com-
pleted on all internal matters?
We the members of oCAR � will
not rest until these questions are
answered and these gross inequi-
ties are resolved within city gov-
ernment. We are also asking that
all decent, law abiding citizens of
Greenville enjoin us in addressing
these most serious concerns.
Coalition Against
Racism (CAR)
Coalition against Racism Ts
(CAR TS) Concerns Relative to the
policies, procedures, and practices
of the Greenville Police Depart-
ment
Realizing serious problems ex-
isted within the Greenville Police
Department in 1991, Mayor
Jenkins and the Greenville city
Council consented to having an
outside agency, institute for Li-
ability management, to conduct a
comprehensive study of the opera-
tion, Policies, Procedures, and
Practices of the Greenville Police
Department.
This study was conducted by G.
Patrick Gallagher, Director, Insti-
tute for Liability Management; Sue
Carter Collins, Esq. Police Legal
partment; William G. Gay, direc-
tor University City
ter; Lou Relter, Deputy Chief (vet.)
L.A. Police Department; Peter M.
Walsh, Esq., Police Defense Coun-
sel;
William S. Westfall, Assistant
Director, Institute for Liability
Management.
CAR hasconducted an extensive
investigation relative to the find-
ing of the Institute for Liability
Management in 1991 and the ac-
tion taken to correct existing dis-
crepancies. Needless to say, very
little follow up/corrective action
was taken to improve the opera-
tion of the Greenville Police De-
partment.
Although Chief Hinman was
hired shortly after the study was
conducted, he has done very little,
if anything, to correct the short-
comings found in the study. Sec-
ondly Chief Hinman has, for most
part, elected to retain and/or pro-
mote the same police officers who
were responsible for the discrep-
ancies noted in the 1991 study:
Major Discrepancies Cited, in
1991 Still exist in 1995 oy.
(yes/no) v
1. oThe message is that the orga-
nization has an unhealthy quality
to it, that ther are misconceptions
faced by faulty or non-existent com-
munications; that unfairness, dis-
crimination, racial, friction, and
sexual harassment are perceptions
that upon examination and scru-
tiny can be sustained to varying
degrees. �
2. oThe Departmentis a troubled
department suffering from somany
common ills that organizations are
prone to suffer. But the extent of
those common problems has been
exacerbated by the individual man-
agement styles of its administra-
tors which are as contrary and
diverse as can be. It is inconceiv-
able that the combination of man-
agement styles can only be catego-
rized as dysfunctional to attain-
ment of the appropriate mission
statement, goals, and objectives of
the department. �
3. oDiscipline in this Department
has the most negative of evalua-
tions if the surveys of the surveys
of the officers are to be accepted! It
is not respected because of the
unevenness, perceived unfairness,
and biases in its application. �
4. oEmployee concerns about dis-
crimination in the police depart-
ment are not a oblack � issue. Such
concerns exist among all employ-
ees. There is no evidence to show
odisparate treatment � or odispar-
ate impact � as a result of the cur-
From Page 1
Peace College
Sunday, March 5, 1995, 2:00
p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Dramatic Pre-
sentation: Dear Ms. Dare
rent administration Tsemployment
practices. �
5. oThe frequent enough and con-
tinued occurrence of sexually ha-
rassing conduct by police employ-
ees creates could be considered an
ointimidating, hostile, and offen-
sive work environment. �
6. Internal Affairs is run in a
professional manner but its rule
has not been clearly defined
enough for its mandate to pursue
all complaints concerning police
personnel. The unevenness in com-
plaintinvestigation must be elimi-
nated, as must the current prac-
tice for assigning cars to various
Investigators - other than the In-
ternal Affairs Lieutenant.
7. The conduct of investigating
into alleged wrong doing also has
given the appearance of favorit-
ism. Specific examples are the cir-
cumstances of the Internal Affairs
Unit and the appointment of an- .
other supervisor who was the same
race as the accused wrongdoer to
handle the inquiry.
Listed above are just a few of the
major discrepancies cited by the
Institute for Liability Management
which have gone unaddressed
since 1991. Likewise many of the
recommended corrective actions
recommended have not been ad-
dressed by the City of Greenville.
The Major, City Council, City
Manager, and Police Chief have
all taken action to spent $10,000
to update this study (original cost
was $25,000) without having taken
corrective action on the orginal
study.
In closing an anonymous police
: , P.
officer was quoted in 1991 saying
the following: oThisstudyisawaste ~
of time. You will come in, do your
study, and the results will be filed
away in a drawer somewhere and
in a few years when the lid blows
off the Department again it will be
pulled out and people will scratch
their heads and wonder why noth-
ing was done about it in 1991.
Then they will commission another
study and cycle will start again.
You have your work cut out for
you, and I wish you all the luck in
the world. You are going to need it!
How true it is!
In spite of the fact that these
problems have existed for several
years now and the Mayor, City
Council, and Chief of Police refuse
to acknowledge the seriousness of
the problems in the Greenville
Police Department and to take
appropriate action to rectify those
problems.
In view of the aforementioned
CARis now announcing the imple-
mentation of a Selective Buying
Campaign designed to foster pa-
tronage of all business who pledge
their support addressing the long-
standing problems in City Gov-
ernment and the Greenville Police
Department.
Copies of CAR Ts applications for
the selector buying project will be
made available through the oM �
Voice Newspaper, WOOW Radio,
the Daily Reflector, Scott Ts Clean-
ers (Old Fleetway cleaners), Eaton
Service Center, Roundtree Restau-
rant, Phillipi Church of Christ,
the NAACP Office, and the SCLC
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a Bidder may offer a bid bond of 5% of the proposal, executed by a surety company licensed under the laws
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A Performance Bond shall be required for 100% of the contract amount. In lieu of a Performance and
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Payment will be made on the basis of 90% of monthly estivates, and final payment made upon completion
and acceptance of the work.
The Housing Authority of the City of Greenville requires that all bidders shall make every effort toinvolve
minority-owned and women-owned businesses in an amount not less than 10% of the bid proposal.
Attention is called to the fact that no less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the U.S.
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE
PARK " North Carolina Ts beef
industry holds potential for
growth, largely because of the
state Ts diverse agricultural land-
scape, state Agriculture Commis-
sioner Jim Graham said Monday,
Feb. 13.-
oPork and poultry farmers are
looking to cattle to help them uti-
lize their property more effi-
ciently, � Graham told the 44thN.C.
Cattlemen Ts Conference. oThe
Waste generated from hog and
poultry farms is being turned into
fertilizer in pastures. Farmers are
turning the burden of waste into
an asset, and beef cattle are a big
part of that.
oThe different industries are
working together for the common
good, � Graham said. oIt Ts good for
farm profits and it Ts good for the
environment. Production agricul-
ture is compatible with protecting
natural resources. That Ts what I
mean by diversity. �
Graham told the group that
North Carolina is a pioneer in
cattle production waste manage-
ment.
oThis state is at the forefront of
taking away the burden of waste, �
Graham said. oThat Ts because of
the cooperation of the N.C. De-
partment of Agriculture, N.C.
State University and the farmers
themselves. �
Anational advertising campaign
to promote beef is also a big help
the cattle industry, he said.
oIt has paid big dividends for
cattlemen across the country, �
Graham said. The United States
stands to make gains in beef ex-
ports because of qualit, he said.
oThere Ts nothing better than a
contracting.
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ner on that market. Other coun-
Graham said. oWe've got the cor- tries are now finding this out. �
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tality.
When justice is absent, the so-
cial condition and moral condition
of any people or nation dips into
deep depravity. Whenever people
dismiss the doctrine of justice, im-
morality and perversion abound.
All African-Americans have the
right to be free from bondage re-
gardless of how it was induced.
God designed men with the intent
of freedom from the beginning. In
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this freedom
commitment, community,
strength, and worship. Freedom "
brings harmonious living and the
practice ofjustice. Justiceisafoun- .
dation stone for the African-Ameri-
can community.
African-Americans must have a
leadership who are bent on de-
stroying the slave-mentality and
resisting the temptation to em-
ploy the salve-master mentality!
will discover loyalty, discipline,
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MaggieWalker
opened more than
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Maggie Walker founded the St. Luke
Penny Savings Bank in 1907 both to serve
| the financial needs of her Richmond, Virginia
community and to create jobs for other black
women. She saw a need. found a solution,
clock.
What To Do In
An Electrical
Emergency
Electrical emergencies don't occur
often in Greenville-Pitt County, but if
severe weather causes power outages,
it's best to be prepared ahead of time.
These tips from Greenville Utilities can
_ help ensure your safety:
e Never try to move downed power
lines or trees or any other obstacles
in contact with power lines. If you
see a downed power line, flashes of
light, or any other signs of trouble,
call GUC immediately at 752-7166
during business hours or 752-5627
after hours. Our crews will work
around the clock to restore your
power as quickly as possible.
If the power goes out, it's wise to
unplug major appliances.
Keep an emergency kit with flash-
light (and batteries), candles,
matches, battery-powered radio,
manual can opener and a wind-up
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and then made banking history-as well as
black history "by becoming the first woman
president of an American bank.
Wachovia salutes Mrs. Walker, and the
enterprising spirit that inspired her.
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Associate Editor Men Ts Conference �, Saturday,
If your church is having a spe- March 11. For more information,
cial event that you would like to call (919) 747-5719.
have included in this column,
please submit it to Faye White,
oM � Voice Church Calendar, at
least two weeks prior to the event.
York Memorial AME Zion
Church will soon be celebrating
Women Ts Day (April 2). Women Ts
Day is a fund raising event. This
York Memorial AME Zion year the funds will be used for the
Church, 201 Tyson Street, up-building of the Church. The
Greenville. oLittle Women � (16 and under) of
Deaconess Board will sponsor
Reverend sister Rosie O TNeal and
the Koinonia
Christian Center Ts Choir & Con-
gregation at 4:00 pm, Sunday,
March 5.
Clemons Grove Holiness
Church, Stokes,
Young Adult Choir will present
Reverend Avery Barnes and his
choir from Plymouth, NC at 7:30
pm, Friday, March 3 for their Pre-
Anniversary, and then , at 4:00 pm
on Sunday, March 5, they will cel-
ebrate the Anniversary of the Year.
Victory & Dominion Fellow-
ship Center, Route 4, Box 87,
Snow Hill, NC
the church are hoping to raise
$2,000. With your help our dreams
can become a reality. Mail your
contributions to Ms. Floretta Gra-
ham H-2 Luci Drive, Greenville,
NC 27858.
Koinonia Christian Center will
have its monthly baptism on Sat-
urday, March 4, 1995 beginning at
12:00 noon. We are located off 5th
Street, on the corner of Hudson &
Ward Street. If you are a local
church that does not have a bap-
tismal pool and would like to join
us in our baptism services, please
call the church at 752-1898.
A welcome is extended to the
public to each of these activities.
Did You Know T?
by Okeora Keoba
Storyteller-Folklorist
Cultural Consultant
Did you know...
. That recently in Tampa,
Florida, Governor Lauston Chiles
signed into law a measure requir-
ing public schools to teach Black
History. The law says students
MUST be taught about slavery,
the passage of blacks of America,
the abolition movement and the
contributions of Blacks to Ameri-
can society. At the signing Chiles
said, othe history of African-
Americans must not be minimized
or trivialized. Knowledge is the
antidote to the poison of preju-
dice. �
. That Dr. Samuel Woodrow
Williams was a mentor for Dr.
Martin L. King, Jr. He was born
February 20, 1912 in Chicot
County, Arkansas.
... That Carter G. Woodson is
know as the oFather of Black His-
tory Month. � That he started this
as a week-long celebration in the
early 1920 Ts to commemorate the
birthday of Frederick Douglass, a
former slave, who escaped to free-
dom and became a great abolition-
ist and orator.
oSTRENGTH AND HONOR ARE HER CLOTHING; and she shall rejoice in time to come. � oHer children arise up, and
call her blessed... � Proverbs 31: 25, 28.
Four generations of descendants from Mrs. Carrie Lee Brown gathered at her home in Greenville to celebrate her 87th
birthday. Mrs. Brown was showered with gifts of love by family and friends.
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School Worker Ts rehiring confirms
the Power of Organization
By:Don Cavellini
Winterville, NC - Pitt County
school workers did not look to an
individual oleader � to get Sereta
Moye Ts dietary hours back. They
relied on the solidarity and perse-
verance of the Pitt County School
Workers Association and their:
alliance with the Coalition Against
Racism and the Black Workers for
Justice. As of February 9, 1995,
Ms. Moye was reinstated with full
back pay and 22 1/2 (not 7 1/2)
hours of dietary work.
Although Sereta had continued
to driver her school bus since be-
ing denied her additional 7 1/2
hours at the A. G. Cox Middle
School on January 5, 1995, she no
longer qualified for even Part-time
benefits (sick/vacation time, and
especially, health insurance for .
her four children).
She was also granted her long-
sought-after transfer away from
the harassment of her former su-
pervisor.
At her evaluation hearing on
December 16, 1994, she was bril-
liantly supported by Jim Grant of
BWFJ and Greenville City Coun-
cilwoman Mildred Council. On
January 5, 1995, long after the
deadline to notify her, Sereta was
suspended without pay. This was
only the first of many violations of
due process by Pitt County School
Administrators. They later denied
her a second level grievance hear-
Tar Heel
beef industry
has potential
for growth
RESEARCH TRIANGLE
PARK " North Carolina Ts beef
industry holds potential for
growth, largely because of the
state Ts diverse agricultural land-
scape, state Agriculture Commis-
sioner Jim Graham said Monday,
Feb. 13.-
oPork and poultry farmers are
looking to cattle to help them uti-
lize their property more effi-
ciently, � Graham told the 44th N.C.
Cattlemen Ts Conference. oThe
waste generated from hog and
poultry farms is being turned into
fertilizer in pastures. Farmers are
turning the burden of waste into
an asset, and beef cattle are a big
part of that.
oThe different industries are
working together for the common
good, � Graham said. oIt Ts good for
farm profits and it Ts good for the
environment. Production agricul-
ture is compatible with protecting
natural resources. That Ts what I
mean by diversity."Graham told
the group that North Carolinaisa
pioneer in cattle production waste
management.
oThis state is at the forefront of
taking away the burden of waste, �
Graham said. oThat Ts because of
the cooperation of the N.C. De-
partment of Agriculture, N.C.
State University and the farmers
themselves. �
Anational advertising campaign
to promote beef is also a big help
the cattle industry, he said.
oIt has paid big dividends for
cattlemen across the country, �
Graham said. The United States
stands to make gains in beef ex-
ports because of qualit, he said.
oThere Ts nothing better than a
good, juicy USDA choice steak, �
Graham said. oWe've got the cor-
ner on that market. Other coun-
tries are now finding this out. �
Hunt proclaims
March as
Mental
Retardation
Awareness
Month
Governor James B. Hunt has
proclaimed March as oMental Re-
tardation Awareness Month. �
Through this proclamation, issued
to The Arc of North Carolina, the
Governor is urging North Carolin-
ians to learn more about mental
retardation.
The Arc of North Carolina, with
its 47 local chapters, has worked
for over forty years to improve the
welfare of individuals with mental
retardation and other developmen-
tal disabilities.
_ For more information on The
Arc of North Carolina or Mental
Retardation Awareness Month,
call 1-800-662-8706 or contact the
chapter in your area,
ing with the superintendent.
CAR has been marching against
racism and for workers right in
Greenville and Pitt County since
min-January 1995. The PCSWA is
one of the orgainzations in CAR
and its President, Bill
Worthington, and advisor,
Anganya Laughing house of BWFJ
and Durham City Workers Local
1194, AFSC E helped start CAR.
The marchers and others orga-
nizing against injustice pressured,
not only Greenville Police Depart-
ment officials, but also two Afri-
can American School board mem-
bers to meet with CAR and
PCSWA. This resulted in the hear-
ing with School Superintendent
Sosne Ts designee and Sereta Moye Ts
subsequent reinstatement.
By holding their elected repre-
sentatives accountable and build-
ing organization, the PCSWA suc-
ceeded without relying on the ofa-
vor brokers � who seem to domi-
nate oclosed door deals � to settle
similar disputes. Many Pitt County
leaders depend on ofavors � pro-
vided by business and government
officials (most of whom are white
and have easy access to money).
These ofavors � come at a price...
the failure to change a system that
continues to perpetrate racism,
sexual harassment and oppression
of workers. As long as individuals
(who may have achieved their
prominence during the height of
the Civil Rights movement) rely
on obrokering favors � and ocutting
deals �, the people will have the ,
power.
Even if the aggrieved worker
gets their job back, the adminis-
trators/supervisors continue to
exploit and harass workers be-
cause the institution and its struc-
ture has not changed. The ofavor
brokers � have only as much
opower � as their sponsors allow;
therefore, the Police Department
or the Pitt County Schools will
change only when forced to by
workers and community united.
The PCSWA, the BWFJ and the
NC Public Service Workers Net-
work co-sponsored Workers Lead-
ership[ Training on Saturday, Feb-
ruary 25, 1995. Ms. Nathanette
Mayo, Vice-President of Durham
City Workers Local 1194, and
Anganya Laughinghouse, Interna-
tional Organizer for AFSCME,
helped workers from Goldsboro,
Wilson, Winterville, and
Greenville share their organizing
experiences. They celebrated
Sereta Moye Ts victory and planned
for the strengthening of workers
organizing throughout Eastern
North Carolina.
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Beatrice Maye
Michael Jordan tops list of high-
est paid athletes for third straight
year - 7 $30. 01 million, 1995. Forbes
magazine reported in its Decem-
ber 1994 issue.
Dr. Dorothy Yancey named first
woman president of Johnson C.
Smith University.
Bessie Coleman, the first Black
woman pilot, is featured in theU.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH observances have been held ee the month of February. Activities have been diversified,
reflecting the differences in yesteryear and today. Shown here are worshipers of the Mt. Calvary Free Will Baptist Church
in Greenville as they celebrated oUnity Day � recently with a theme: oUniting to Focus on the Black Male Image �. As is evident
by these jubilant faces, the event was a joyous one. Dressed in authentic African regalia, these nubian kings and queens really
strutted their stuff. Pastor Elmer Jackson (top left) looks on approvingly as the spirit of othat ole time religion � prevails
Photos by Jim Rouse
S. Postal Service Ts 1995 Black Heri-
tage commemorative Stamp Se-
ries.
The Rev. Dr. Henry J. Lyons
takes helm as president of the
National Baptist Convention,
USA, Inc.
Dr. John Hope Franklin, the
country ~s most esteemed histo-
rian, Duke University professor
emeritus, speaks out on the ways
race still shapes the lives of Blacks
and whites.
Dr. W. E. B. DuBois - The Uni-
versity of Massachusetts in
Amherst namedits library in honor
of the great sociologist W. E. B.
DuBois. DuBois was the first Black
awarded a doctorate from Harvard
University.
Sojourner Truth, civil war hero-
ine and abolitionist, who never
learned to read or write, but for 40
years she was one of the most
famous lecturers in America on
the subject of slavery and women Ts
rights.
George Francis Garrett - Mayor
Nancy Jenkins proclaimed Satur-
day, October 15, 1994, oGeorge
Francis Garrett Day � shonoringhis
90th birthday. He was an activist
and humanitarian.
Gwendolyn Brooks, poet laure-
ate, received the National Book
Foundation Ts Medal for Distin-
guished Contribution to American
Letters stated JET magazine, Oc-
tober 24, 1994.
Barbara Jordan, the Presiden-
tially-appointed Chair of the Com-
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mission on Immigration Reform,
and former U.S. Congresswoman,
embraces the label, and the chal-
lenge.
Dexter King is named CEO of
the King Center in Atlanta, Geor-
gia. He Ts the son of the late Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr, and Mrs.
Coretta Scott King.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall, a gleaming
nine story federal office building
recently was named in honor of U.
S. Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall in the nation Ts
capital. Marshall Ts hard work shat-
tered segregationin publicschools.
Maya Angelou, poet, author, ac-
tress, the 79th recipient of the
Spingarn Medal, instituted 1914
for achievement in their respec-
tive field.
Joseph McNeil, Franklin
McCain, Billy Smith and Clarence
Henderson, four North Carolina
N. C. A. & T. State University
students, sit down at an all-white
lunch counter of P. W. Woolworth
Co., February 1, 1960, in Greens-
boro, where they were refused ser-
vice. The Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, D.C. has the
counter on display. Dr. Prezell R.
Robinson resigns after 27 years as
president of St. Augustine Ts Col-
lege in Raleigh, 1994.
Worth Remembering
1. Chelsi Smith from Texas was
crowned oMiss USA 1995, Friday,
February 10, 1995.
2. The Philadelphia Eagles re-
cently hired Ray Rhodes as its new
head coach, making Rhodes the
3rd Black head coach in NFL his-
tory.
3. oIt Ts amazing how quickly a
pat on the back can lighten fa-
tigue �.
Arnot L. Sheppard
4, oIf you were another person,
would you like to have yourself as
a friend? � James R. Brewer
5. What Love Is...
Helping the kid next door who
doesn Tt have a father to fly a kite.
Being nice to a bore and listen-
ing patiently to abraggart because
you know how it is to be lonely.
Allowing ycur children to speak
their mind and show their anger
just as you do yourself. Herm
Albright
6. Parents quickly learn that
setting a good example for their
children takes all the fun out of
middle age. Henry Boye
7. Flattery is the art of telling
people what they already suspect.
Harold Emery
8. oIf you are busy trying to make
something of yourself, you don Tt
have time to make less of some-
body else �. Ruth Brown, singer-
actress
9. oThe most important thing we
can do for our children is educate
them �. Rachel Robinson, Founder,
The Jackie Robinson Foundation
10. Myrlie Evers-Williams, the
widow of slain civil rights leader
Medgar Evers was named chair-
person of the NAACP, Saturday,
February 18, 1995, in New York.
11. Couples who opt for twin
beds may geta better night Ts sleep.
12. Watch What You Drink...
Apple, grapefruit and orange
juice - 115 calories per 8 ounces
Grape juice - 150 calories per 8
ounces
Cranberry cocktail -
ries per 8 ounces
Soda - 150 calories per 12 ounces
Instead of juice, substitute with
water and a slice of lime or lemon,
unsweetened iced tea, seltzer or
soda water or just plain water,
suggests Dr. John Buse, Ph.D.,
M.D., assistant professor of medi-
cine and director of the Diabetes
Clinic at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. If you
drink sodas, choose the low-calo-
rie varieties.
13. Don Tt let germs hitch a ride.
Wash your hands. Always use soap;
rinsing is not enough. Wash your
hands frequently throughout the
day, including afterchanging your
child Ts diaper, using the restroom,
playing outside, playing with ani-
mals or shared toys, blowing your
nose/sneezing, commuting via pub-
lictransportation or using a public
pay phone.
Pastors/Preachers o A pastor/
preacher who will not try to prac-
tice what he preaches is not fit to
listen to �. God gives a gift to all His
churches. The special giftis a pas-
tor. The pastorate can be one of the
most enjoyable, satisfying, and
fulfilling of all vocations. Pastors
have the privileges of teaching the
Word, providing spiritual guid-
ance, instruction, and comfort and
having the joy of pointing people to
Christ, and then helping them to
mature spiritually. But the work
of the pastor is not all sunshine
androses, He battles with the devil.
If you have a pastor who is faith-
fully teaching the Word, and who
practices what he preaches, thank
the Lord for him. But don Tt stop
there. He also needs your prayers
and encouragement, Genuine ex-
pressions of appreciation can go a
long way: to assure our pastors
140 calo-
that their efforts are no in vain. . :
Let Ts ask the Lord to guard them
against temptation aidkeop them .
from discouragement.
Se Re He SRE i RPO IO 8 Me AD
Cotton industry vital to Tar Heel
economy, Graham says
RALEIGH " Cotton is a vital
fiber that plays a key role in:
helping North Carolina rank
third in agricultural diversity,
according to state Agriculture
Commissioner Jim Graham.
In 1994, North Carolina farm-
ersharvested some 820,000 bales
of cotton, the most since 1928.
The total value of cotton was
$137 million, up 42 percent from
1993.
oCotton is moreimportant than
ever, � Graham told the growers
gathered at the annual Caroli-
nas Cotton Growers Association
Inc. oThe word is out that North
Carolina cotton is right at the
top when it comes to cotton qual-
ity. And if the word continues to
spread, we can look forward to
cotton being an even larger
player in this state Ts economy. n
North Carolina now ranks
ninth nationally in cotton pro-
duction. Cotton is one of many
important agricultural commodi-
ties which help to pump some
$42 billion annually into the
state Ts economy.
oCotton is an important source
of income for farmers, � Graham
said. oThat Ts why we worked hard
to eradicate the boll weevil from
North Carolina soil. The boll wee-
vilis virtually gone and has been
since 1986. �
A few boll weevils were discov-
ered in cotton fields last year,
Graham said, but experts believe
the weevils represented only
minor spot infestations. The
pests were likely brought back
into North Carolina on used har-
vesting equipment. The infesta-
tions were treated, and, oWe are
continuing to monitor the situa-
tion, � Graham said.
oWe have come a long way, but - J
we can Tt let our guard down and
reston our laurels, � Graham said.
oWe need to keep working togrow
a better, more efficient crop and
market what we grow. �
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