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are ai interested Winding aon T situs traneportation needs
within the Greenville Urban area? If so, you are invited to attend one
of three informational sessions being sponsored by the Greenville
Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). We need
your input as we establish transportation priorities for 1996-97. Your
ideas for improving our transportation system whether it involves
our streets or highways, bridges, railroads, transit (buses), bicycle
or pedestrian facilities (sidewalks) are important. In order to give
everyone an opportunity to express their concerns, we have sched-
uled three (3) sessions as follows:
September 26, 1995 Winterville Town Hall (201 N. Railroad Street)
September 27, 1995 Greenville City Hall Council Chambers (201 W.
Fifth Street)
October 3, 1995 Pitt County Agricultural Center (403 Government
Circle)
The sessions will be informal with displays for your viewing and
MPO representatives available to answer your questions and
gather your comments. Each session will be open from 4 p.m. till 8
p.m.
For your information, listed below are the 1995-96 Transportation
Priorities as established last year by the Greenville Urban Area
MPO. As shown on the above map, the Greenville Urban Area
includes the City of Greenville, the Town of Winterville and the
surrounding portions of Pitt County. If you have any questions,
please call the Engineering Division of Public Works at 830-4476.
A. Highway Improvements (Currently in the state tip)
1. Southwest Bypass-Construct a four-lane, median divided, limited
access facility on new location from US-264 west of Greenville to
NC-11.
2. NC-33 (tenth street)- Widen existing two-lane roadway to a five-
lane facility with sidewalk from east city limit of Greenville to SR-
1755.
3. NC-43 (Charles Boulevard)-Widen existing two-lane roadway to
a five-line facility with sidewalk from city limit to Bell Ts Fork.
4. SR-1700 (Evans Street and Tar Road)-Widen existing two-lane
roadway to five-lane facility with sidewalk from US-264A (Greenville
Boulevard) to SR-1711 (Worthington Road/Cooper Street).
5. Farmville Boulevard Extension-Construct five-lane, curb and
gutter facility from Fourteenth Street to Dickinson Avenue at Tenth
Street on new location with a grade separation at CSX Railroad.
6. US-13 and NC-11-Widen existing two-lane roadway to a four-
lane divided facility with Bypass of Bethel on new location from NC-
903 to US-64 Bypass north of Bethel.
7. New College Hill Drive-Construct a mult-lane facility on new
location from Fourteenth Street to College Hill Drive.
8. Library Drive-Construct a multi-lane facility on new location from
Cotanche Street to Tenth Street.
9. Warehouse Drive-Construct a multi-lane facility on new location
from Evans Street at Deck Street to Charles Boulevard.
(Unmet needs-not currently in state tip)
1. SR-1708 (Fire Tower Road)-Widen existing two-lane roadway to
a five-lane, curb and gutter facility with sidewalk from SR-1709
(Corey Road) to NC-11.
2. NC-43 (Charles Boulevard)-Extension of limits of existing Trans-
portation Improvement Program project to SR-1730.
3. SR-1703 and SR-1704 (Fourteenth Street)-Widen existing two-
lane roadway to a multi-lane, curb and gutter facility with sidewalk
from SR-1707 (Charles Boulevard) to US-264A (Greenville Boule-
vard) (1.6 miles) and four-lane, curb and gutter facility with sidewalk
from York Road to SR-1725 (East Fire Tower Road).
4. SR-1708 (Fire Tower Road)-Widen existing two and three-lane
roadway to a five-lane, curb and gutter facility with sidewalk from
SR-1726 to NC-43.
5. Main Street in Winterville-Re-stripe existing curb and gutter
portion from NC-11 tothe end of curb and gutter, widen existing two-
lane roadway to a three-lane, curb and gutter facility from the end
of existing curb and gutter to SR-1700 (Tar Road), and construct
new three-lane facility from SR-1700 to SR-1711.
6. Arlington Boulevard Extension-Widen existing three-lane road-
way to a five-lane curb and gutter facility from Beasley Drive to SR-
1202 (MacGregor Downs Road) and construct on new location a
five-lane curb and gutter facility from SR-1202 (MacGregor Downs
Road) to NC-43 (West Fifth Street).
7. Fire Tower Road Extension-Construct a five-lane facility on new
location from NC-11 to SR-1131 (Reedy Branch Road).
B. Bridge Replacement Improvements
1. Greene Street Bridge No. 411- Replacement of the Greene Street
Bridge crossing the Tar River.
2. Oxford Road Bridge No. 420-Replacement of an existing bridge
with concrete culverts over Bells Branch, 0.6 miles southeast of NC-
33.
3. Oxford Road Bridge No. 419-Replacement of an existing bridge
with concrete culverts over Bells Branch, 0.1 miles south of NC-33.
4. King George Road Bridge No. 421-Replacement of an existing
bridge with concrete culverts over a tributary of Bells Branch.
5. Tar River Bridge-Construction of a new bridge over the Tar River
connecting US-264 and NC-33 east of Greenville.
C. Railroad Crossing Improvements-In full support of railroad cross-
ing improvements listed in the State TIP.
D. Highway Safety Improvements
1. Computerized Signal System Feasibility Study
2. NC-11 (Memorial Drive)-Re-alignment of Memorial Drive of the
intersection with Dickinson Avenue to provide safer movement of
Vehicluar traffic.
E. Bicycle/Pedestrian Improvements
1. Greene Mill Run Greenway/Bicycle Path-Construct new bicycle
path along Green Mill Run from College Hill Drive across Arlington
Boulevard to Evans Park. (2.0 miles).
2. Highway widening and new construction projects-Widened out-
side lanes to be incidental with widening, resurfacing and/or new
construction projects.
3. Tenth Street-Re-striping existing roadway to provide widened
outside lanes from US-264A (Greenville Boulevard) down Albemarle
Avenue to SR-1571 (Fifth Street).
4. SR-1707 and NC-43 (Charles Boulevard)- Re-striping existing
roadway to provide widened outside lanes (Tenth Street to Four-
teenth Street and Greenville Boulevard to the southern entrance of
Oakmont Drive).
5. Parkers Creek Greenway/Bicycle Path-Construct new bicycle
path along Parkers Creek from SR-1579 (Staton Road) to River
Park North (3.4 miles).
F, Public Transportation-Operating, planning and capital assis-
tance for Transit operations, purchase of one( ~) lift-equipped bus,
purchase of vehicle replacement parts, and purchase of replace-
ment glass for shelters.
G. Enhancement projects-Landscaping along right of way, in con-
junction with widening projects for NC-33 (Tenth Street), NC-43
(Charles Boulevard), SR-1700 (Evans Street and Tar Road), Fire
Tower Road and Fourteenth Street.
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and
healing what divides blacks
whites. ? *
Additional key findings of the
ESSENCE/FAMILY CIRCLE
oRace In America ? poll includes:
COMING TOGETHER
* Over half of both blacks (65%)
and whites (58%) say they have a
close friend of another race. And
almost half of whites (48%) and
more than half of blacks (52%) say
their child plays in the home of a
friend or friends of another race.
RACIAL TENSIONS * Nearly one
quarter (24%) of whites say racial
tension between groups is inevi-
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table compared to 46% of the black
women polled. * Fearon the street:
Whites would fear a group of young
black men much more than blacks
would (61% vs. 38%). The number
one fear group for blacks was young
white men (40%).
RACE AND TELEVISION
* There was widespread agree-
ment (62% blacks, 71% whites)
that television is improving in the
accuracy of its depiction of people
of color compared to the portrayal
ofblacks ten years ago. Among the
total panel, TV shows that are the
worst offenders as far as inaccu-
rate depiction of blacks include
Martin ( 15%) and Fresh Prince
(7%). Living Single was cited most
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RACE AND THE
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roadblock to career advancement,
say 44% of the black women sur-
veyed. On the issue of affirmative
action, there was a large disparity
between the races. Only 31% of
white women compared to 81% of
black respondents feel companies
need to have affirmative action
programs in place in order hire
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AND JUSTICE * Both black and
white women (88% and 66%, re-
spectively) believe that the race of
a juror will affect his or her deci-
sion in a case with a defendant of
color. Only 8% of the black women
fee] that juries vote fairly when
deciding a case with racial over-
tones, compared to more than a
third (36%) of whites.
MISC. * Interestingly, becom-
ing the victim of a crime is the
biggest family concern for black
women (26%). White women
ranked becoming seriously ill(24%)
as their number one concern, fol-
lowed by death (18%) and victim of
acrime (18%). * Both blacks (88%)
and whites (77%) report religion is
very to somewhat important in
their lives.
The ESSENCE/FAMILY
CIRCLE oRace in America ? sur-
vey was based on a sample of 1,000
readers from each magazine. The
demographicbreakdown of respon-
dents is: Caucasian (42%), Afri-
can-Americans (45%), Native
Americans, Hispanic/Latino, and
Asian (less than 10%); median age
(40.3); median household income
($43,100); marital status (50%
married, 27% single, 22% widowed
or divorced); and education (85%
have some college or more).
BEATRICE MAYE
Why most black
men won Tt go to
church
I am sure you will agree that
, ~. ~ there is something strikingly odd
on Sunday morning in your local
church. The oddity is that the
church is almost all female. This is
not only true of the black church:
| white churches across America
have, on average an over two-
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thirds female membership. Many
times the question is posed by the
young and inexperienced and by
the seasoned and tested-where are
the men?
The question is often answered
crytically or negatively with spu-
rious comments and suggestions
that they arein the bars, at the dog
track, or on the basketball or enrus
courts. Given the persistent power
and potential of the church and
the strength and inspiration that
is forthcoming from the worship
experience. Itseems odd that more
black men are notin church. Right?
Wrong! Quite frankly, 1 am sur-
prised that the church has as many
men as it does.
Given the acuteness of this prob-
lem. I want to prayerfully share
with you some of the reasons that
many black men won Tt attend
church. Since it is impossible to
list all the reasons, I will list seven
major reasons based on my experi-
ence, and I will confine my com-
ments principally to the black
Christian church.
The first reason that many black
men choose not to attend church is
that they find church hypocritical
and untenable. Many black men
are not gainfully employed and
church is a social setting where
many people are more concerned
about what someone is wearing
rather than the substance and rel-
evance of the minister Ts message.
It is frustrating and irntating to
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go somewhere and sit for three
hours through song after song, and
announcement after announce-
ment, with someone asking you
for money that you don Tt have;
surrounded by people who aren Tt
seriously trying to commune with
the divine presence anyhow.
The second reason many black
men don Tt go to church is because
the church has not sought to ac-
commodate men. The church Ts
schedule has remained rigid, pre-
ferring tocompete against the NBA
and NFL for 1:00 p.m. Sunday,
rather starting a little earlier so
people may worship and have their
afternoons open for other personal
and family activities. Many
churches start early but drag the
service on and on, dissipating an
inspirational mood into a tiring,
boring, bondage.
The third reason is that the pre-
vailing doctrine of today Ts Chris-
tian church is logical to the 20th
century man Ts mind. A theology
that teaches turn the other cheek
when struck; love your enemines;
bless those who persecute you, that
presents a blue-eyed, long, blonde-
haired, effeminate Jesus, that says,
oJust pray and believe and you
shall receive it, ? runs contrary to
the psyche of an oppressed, re-
jected, abused and disenfranchised
black male.
Fifth, black males have a prob-
lem with the church setting be-
cause they have a problem with
being submissive. Submission is
the act of yielding to the power of
another. In church, God is great,
all honor goes to him, all glory
belongs to him. His will shall be
done. God is the first and final
authority. Black males live in a
worldin which they are oppressed.
Oppression means you are forced
to be in a submissive role. This is
more difficult than voluntary sub-
mission. Moreover, most black
males are raised in homes where
the consistent, positive, authori-
tative andrelevant male role model
is missing. By the time the male
child is 6 years of age, the mother
is already introducing him as my
little man, or the little man of my
house. The sin of usurping begins.
The male child appropriates power
beyond his years and learns
quickly to rebel against authority.
In toomany homes asingle mother
is either too authoritative or not
authoritative enought; thus the
child grows up with an unhealthy
attitude towards submission to
women or anyone else. The result
is a male child that cannot or will
not draw near to God that requires
submission for an authentic rela-
tionship.
The sixth reason most black
males won Tt go to church is that
they have a problem with the
preachers. In the first place, most
preachers are charismatic and
authoritative. A male who is made
to feel second and inferior all week
does not joyfully seek out another
situation where another man is
over him.
My seventh reason is the most
important. Many black males won't
go tochurch because today Ts church
does not address their needs. The
black male needs money, job op-
portunities, business resources
and relevant skill training. The
black man needs an economic shot
in the arm. The church collects
money, but dogs little to create
opportunities through which he
can make more money. Jesus un-
derstood the need to feed people
before preaching at them. Today Ts
church must likewise set the table
for the black male before asking
him to pay to have the dishesd
done.
Men Who God Uses
1. They are men sincere about
the great commission.
2. They are men bent on success.
3. They are men full of faith.
4, They are men of labor.
5. They are men of endurance
and patience.
6. They are men of boldness and
determination.
7. They are men of prayer.
8. They are men of sound doc-
trine.
9. They are men of service.
10. They are men of spiritual
vision and direction.
11. They are men of grace, peace
and mercy.
12. They are men of obedience.
Rita & Randy Clayton
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(919) 943-3295
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The Second Amendment guar-
antees the right to keep and bear
arms. And yet the United States
Congress has enacted legislation
that infringes on that right; and it
has done so as if those words do not
appear in the Bill of Rights. With
the most inflammatory rhetoric
about stopping crime and disarm-
ing the criminal, a basic constitu-
tional right is being threatened.
Violence thrives in America not
because there are guns, but be-
cause this is a violent society. When
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms sends agents to the
door of the Branch Davidians T com-
pound in Waco, Texas to serve a
warrant for alleged firearms vio-
lations and stages a odynamic en-
try T "that Ts Big Government lan-
guage for an armed assault "it is
not only the case that the 2nd
Amendment has been violated, but
that the enforcement of constitu-
tionally questionable firearms
laws are used to perpetuate gov-
ernment violence against its own
people.
The Fourth Amendment says
that people may be secure in their
persons, houses, papers and ef-
fects against unreasonable search
and seizure. This right has been
abrogated by the oTake Back Our
Streets ? Act. When it came up for
a vote on the floor of Congress,
Congressman Mel Watt introduced
an amendment which was, in fact,
the 4th Amendment word for word.
The professional politicians voted
it down. It is no "accident thet it
was a Congressional Black Cau-
cus member who attempted to
block the passage of this Act. Afri-
can Americans are constantly at
risk of having our persons, houses,
papers and effects intruded upon
by police. Itis not only Black Ameri-
cans who are insecure in our
houses. Ask Randy Weaver, whose
wife and son were shot dead by
federal agents on their own prop-
erty, whether the Fourth Amend-
ment is in danger.
The Eight Amendment prohib-
its ocruel and unusual punish-
ments. ? And yet the death pen-
alty, a singularly cruel and un-
usual punishment, is being
adopted by more and more states,
and is being made applicable to
more and more federal crimes.
History has proven, beyond a
shadow of a doubt, that capital
punishment does not deter capital
crimes. Then why is our govern-
ment so intent on using it? Be-
cause it has become an symbol of
political authority. The message
is, Big Government has so much
power that it can do anything to
you, and take anything from you,
including your life.
The Ninth Amendmentsays that
othe enumeration in the Constitu-
tion, of certain rights, shall not be
construed to deny or disparage
others retained by the people. ? The
3 10th Amendment says oThe pow-
ers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by the states, are re-
served to the states respectively,
or to the people. ?
oTo the people. And to the States.
They are each supposed to have
any and all rights not specifically
given to the federal government.
And yet, when the people of many
States voted overwhelmingly to
adopt term limits for members of
Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court
ruled it unconstitutional and de-
nied the people and the States the
right to impose restrictions and
conditions upon federal elected
officials.
Big Government is more and
more hostile towards the Bill of
Rights. And when the Bill of Rights
is under attack, the American
People are under attack. I believe
thatif we are to effectively grapple
with the overwhelming crisis fac-
ing our communities, and move
beyond the economic, cultural, and
political stagnation that is affect-
ing our country, we must fight to
preserve the basic liberties that
are part of our political history
and not depend upon the Big Gov-
ernment which takes away our
rights while purporting to act in
our best interest.
I support the Bill of Rights over
the Bill of Clinton any day of the
week!
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Chien soe word of the continu-
ing progress of school choice. Three
American cities have released
plans for new or expanded pro-
gramsof parental choice of shcools.
And not surprisingly, the driving
force in each case has been a black
person. In two of the three, a
female black person. And thereby
hangs a tale.
But first, the essentials.
The Wisconsin legislature has
boted to expand Milwaukee Ts
school-choice program, now in its
fifth year, to include religious
schools and toincrease enrollment
from about 1.00 to 15,000 students
next year. The Milwaukee experi-
ment is the product of a rare dis-
play of courage and determination
by Polly Williams, a mother of four
who refused to accept for her
younger children more of the edu-
cational neglect her older children
had experienced in that city Ts
schools.
She enrolled her children in pri-
vate schools, paid from her wages
as a single working mother. Then
she ran for the Wisconsin legisla-
ture, was elected on aschool-choice
platform and joined forces with
Gov. Tommy Thompson to push
through the nation Ts first signifi-
cant school-choice program.
An issue that crosses
traditional political lines
The political dynamics make
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Most parents and students think
that scholarships are only for the
students with good grades, low-
income families, or the athletically
inclined. A small example of the
numerous scholarships available
to students include: Handicapped
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The general public is not aware
that over $10 billion is available to
students from private sector schol-
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able fromthe Federal Government.
In a U.S. Congressional study, it
was reported that oOver $6.6. bil-
lion of private sector financial aid
went unused because the parents
and students did not know where
to apply. ? A conservative college
tuition for a full-time student runs
from $10,000-$30,000; high cost
colleges can run from $40,000-
$100,000!
There are organizations that
have spent hundreds of hours in
research locating scholarship
sources. The U.S. Commission for
Scholastic Assistance - College
Boundis such an organization and
supplies the public with over 600
different scholarships sources. The
lists include the scholarship
names, addresses, application
deadlines, summaries about the
scholarships and the amount the
scholarship will pay your child.
Many scholarships pay the en-
tire tuition; otherwise, students
combine applicable scholarships
together to form one large tuition
payment.
Most scholarships include jun-
ior colleges, career and vocational
schools, 4 year colleges, graduate
schools, medical and law schools.
For information on obtaining
these scholarship lists, send a
selfaddressed stamped #10 enve-
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what copeaed: in Milwaukee of
more than passing interest. Will-
iams is a Democrat. She headed
Jesse Jackson Ts Wisconsin cam-
paign in 1984 and 1988. Thomp-
son is a two-term Republican gov-
ernor, a leading GOP conservative
and a staunch advocate of school
reform. The bond between the. two
was forged by a common concern
for the welfare of the children of
Milwaukee Ts poor families, who
were consigned to the city Ts public
schools iwth no means of escape.
No, that Ts not so. They could es-
cape: Their families could move to
another school district or the chil-
dren couldenroll in private schools.
And nothing stood in the way of
either except money.
Representative Williams and
Governor Thompson noticed that
few of Milwaukee Ts black citizens
were affluent, so they set out to
find another way. School choice.
In Cleveland, the story is simi-
lar. Fanny Lewis is a first term
member of the City Council who
became an apt pupil of Polly Will-
jams and persuaded the citizens of
Cleveland and Ohio Republican
Gov. George Voinovich to rescue
2,100 of the city Ts poor children.
They may now attend the schools
of their choice, whether private,
public or parochial. The scholar-
ship award for each child is $2,500.
The story in Washington is per-
haps the most tee wad the
most promising for the growth of
the school-choice movement. The
plan put forward by the District of
Columbia Ts leadership and en-
dorsed by Superintendent of
Schools Franklin Smithis designed
to rescue low-income children in
failing schools. It has been en-
dorsed by Mayor Marion Barry
and in this I kid you not, by the
Washington Post, which, until this
historic moment, has been a re-
lentless foe of school choice in any
form.
Black leadership is not
surprising
Nathan Glazer, a highly re-
spected education analyst, cap-
tures the essential truth about the
quality of schools we provide for
the black children in our large
cities. oConstitutional law often
~moves along strange and circui-
tous paths, ? Glazer writes. oBut
perhaps the strangest yet has been
the one whereby beginning with
an effort to expand freedom-no
black child shall be excluded from
any public school because of his
race-the law hasended with a dras-
tic a restriction of freedom as we
have seen in this country in recent
years: no child of any race or group
may escape or flee the school to
which that child has been assigned
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all areas of life are heeding these
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sleep. They should get at least
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nights.
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week.
*Talk to teens about the risks of
going without sleep. Help them
establish priorities. They won Tt do
well on tests if they stay up all
night studying and then fall asleep
during the exam. Nor will they be
safe drivers if they haven Tt had
enough sleep.
*Make sure teens have a good
sleep environment. The recipe for
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that Ts dark, on the cool side, quiet,
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¢ Provide teens with comfortable,
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11:00 a.m. at the Alpha Life En-
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Rev. Sister Hope, the Religious Holy Woman urges you to
see her. God Ts messenger who may heal the sick and the ailing and
remove all suffering and bad luck from your home. She will call
your enemies by name and tell you who to keep away from. She is a
religious and holy woman who will show with your own eyes how
she will remove sorrow, sickness and pain, and all bad luck. What
your eyes see your heart must believe and then your heart will be
convinced that this is the religious woman you have been looking
for. Rev. Sister Hope has the power to heal by prayer. Everyone wel-
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Do you need help? Do you have bad luck? Bring your problems to
Rey. Sister Hope today and be rid of them tomorrow. She has re-
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who come to her. She has devoted a lifetime to this work.
Rey. Sister Hope has helped thousands and thousands and
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This religious lady will help you where others have failed. If
you suffer from alcoholism and cannot find a cure, don Tt fail to see
this gifted woman who will help you. She will help you.
Look for the sign in front of her home
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Telephone: (919)
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the So ouuksihabwesd
up. The son of man went back to
power to resurrect these bones
and the Mighty God told the son of
man to call on the winds and let
them blow on these slain of God.
When the winds began to blow on
the bones, the scripture said the
bones stood up an exceedingly
great army.
What are the winds? Winds rep-
resent forces that create move-
ment to overpower the inertia of
the bones; for a bone at rest will
remain at rest unless it is acted
upon by an external force greater
than the resistance of the inertia
of the bones. Those forces that are
blowing on the Black community,
and particularly the Black male,
are the winds of poverty, want,
joblessness, and homelessness;
4 his Sender pleading for more.
' Million Man March -
the winds dite dnd intone: ihe
winds of political recalcitrance on
the part of those in power; the winds
of rejection and increased hatred.
The winds of the Republican Party
which swept into power calling for
more harsh punishment for crimi-
nals, and the building of more pris-
ons, saying that anyone who has
been guilty of a criminal offense
three times will be imprisoned for
the rest of his or her natural life.
Prisons are now private enterprise,
which means that it is becoming
big business now to build prisons
to incarcerate the Black, the weak,
the poor and the ignorant. This
new wave of anti-crime legislation
is to legitimize a return to slavery
in the name of crime-reduction. It
is our intention in the Nation of
Islam and among concerned Black
clergy, politicians, and other lead-
ers to reduce crime and violence in
our community by increasing the
level of productivity, particularly
in the Black male.
WHAT KIND OF ARMY
WILL THIS BE?
Will these men be coming to
Washington to threaten the U.S.
Government? Will this be an army
to perpetuate more violence and
evil in the society? A million men
can create tremendous havoc.
However. this march is to declare
to the world our readiness to stand
up like free Black men to take on
the responsibility of freedom al-
legedly given to us in 1865. This
will be a march with an army of
men filled with the spirit produced
by the winds of change. This will
be an army to stand up as never
before to do something for self.
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- each other, love for our families
and filled with the determination
that we shouldno longer and never
again be looked at as the crimi-
nals, the clowns, the balloons, the
dregs of society. Since we were
created in the beginning in the
nature of Allah (God) then, we will
be declaring to the world that we
want to make a new beginning; to
be fruitful and multiply; meaning,
to become productive men and
women, to conquer the earth, and
master its laws of production that
we may offer to this nation and to
the world what Allah (God) has
put within us.
WHAT KIND OF
ATTENTION WILL THIS
MARCH ATTRACT?
The whole world will be watch-
ing to see what the Black man will
do. The whole world will be watch-
ing to see if this march will pro-
duce civil unrest and strife. The
world of investors will be watch-
ing to see if it is safe to continue to
invest in the economy of America.
We say to the world you will be
witnessing the power of Allah Ts
(God Ts) Own Hand on the children
of ex-slaves whose mind is on free-
dom, justice and equality for all of
our people.
Will you be there? Every Black
man who is able should start now
putting aside his nickels, dimes
and dollars because no man who is
unable to make the journey on his
own will have his way paid for
him. We must show the world that
we are ready to shoulder our re-
sponsibility by paying our own way
from wherever we come. Weshould
start preparing now to make sure
that on October 16, 1995 we will be
ready to make such a march and
demonstration.
WHAT ABOUT THOSE
WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO
MAKE IT?
In every city and town in
America, those who cannot par-
ticipate in the march should show
their sympathy for the march and
their agreement with why the
marchers are marching. On that
day, stay home from school and
from work, That day those who are
at home should teach our children
the value of unity; the value of
pooling our resources; the value of
building businesses and enter-
prises in the Black community to
serve our own needs. Although the
children on that day should not go
to school, the parents should be
the teachers teaching our children
the value of a proper education; an
education that teaches you to love
yourself; education is that which
gives you a desire to bring forth
from yourself the God given gifts
and talents to put them in the
service of self and others. On that
day, the parents should focus on
the value of education and begin to
move more strongly to take con-
trol of the education in our own
communities to make sure that it
is an education that does not make
another slave, but an education
that qualifies us to be self-inde-
pendent, self-determined and self-
reliant.
On that day, I will be asking
every entertainer not to entertain.
I will be asking every sports fig-
ure, professional or otherwise, not
to play America must be made to
see that the Black people in her
midst have added something of
significance to this country. On
that day, your basketball, football,
baseball and entertainment will
be all white. Since so many of you
love to be all white, then be all
white, it Ts all right. America must
taste how it feels when her ex-
slave is not in her midst.
MAKE AMERICA TO
KNOW HER SINS
We want America to reflect on
her sins against the Black man.
The Honorable T Elijah
Muhammad said, oMake America
to know her sins. ? So, we want
America to see that she owes some-
thing to the people who built her
country and as yet have not re-
we didn Tt te you into slavery.
While it is true that the present
generation of whites did not ini-
tiate slavery and the wretched con-
dition of Black people which re-
sulted from it, nevertheless, the
present generation of whites are
the beneficiaries of that which was
done by their fathers to our fa-
thers who made us to work to pro-
duce wealth for the nation that the
present generation is feeding from.
Even though the present genera-
tion is not responsible for slavery
and its evil, the present genera-
tion of Caucasians, however, must
accept the responsibility and the
challenge to be participantsin find-
ing the solution that will correct
the wrong that was done that has
never been properly addressed.
If the present generation of Cau-
casians refuses to accept this chal-
lenge then they will, in effect, be
saying that they agree with the
evil of their fathers and thus be
face to face with The Judgment of
Allah (God) that is written in the
scriptures, oAnd I will visit the
sins of the fathers on their chil-
dren even to the 3rd and 4th gen-
eration of them that hate me [This
hatred of God is manifested by a
hatred for the principle of justice
for the children of the slaves]. ?
It will be our duty to present our
case in the wisest and most intel-
ligent way. In so doing, we must
also make the Black man to know
his sins. We cannot, in this mod-
ern time, keep on blaming white
people for our shortcomings. We
have to know our own sins in this
matter and repent of the evils that
are destroying our own communi-
ties. We must repent of the lazi-
ness that has caused us not to be
willing to take up our responsibil-
ity to do for self; and, if we will
repent and. if we can call America
to repentance for her own evils,
then we can work out a way to
resolve the problem between the
two people with justice.
TO OUR WOMEN AND
GIRLS
You have always been by our
side. In fact, you have been in front
leading us. Were it not for your
boldness. your courage, intelli-
gence, and forthrightness, we as
Black men would have very little.
We are asking our wives and
daughters to stay at home on that
day; not because we don Tt need
you; not because we don Tt think
that you can be of great support to
us. You, my dear sisters, have been
our leaders, our teachers, our
nurses. You have been so patient
waiting for us to take up our re-
sponsibility; so now that we have
made up our minds to stand up for
you and our families, we want you
to aid us in this march by staying
at home with the children teach-
ing them in sympathy with wKat
your Black men have finally de-
cided to do.
You should not go to the store on
that day to buy anything. What-
ever we buy, buy it ahead of this
day. We should not go to the office.
We should not let this world see
us. We should be in our homes
focused on prayer and thanksgiv-
ing, praying that Allah (God) will
pour out His Spirit and Protection
on those who actually march on
the streets of Washington, D.C.,
and those who march with us in
spiritin their homes. We want this
march to be the real shot heard
around the world that the Black
man, the Black woman, and the
Black family are standing together
at last.
This must be a day of prayer, Let
all of Us turn to Almighty (God)
Allah and pray to Him with our
children by our sides "young and
old. This should be a day of fasting
for those who are able to fast from
sunup to sundown. This should be
a day when we bow down to the
Lord of Creation, to the God of our
salvation in remembrance of our
ancestors and what they suffered
to bring us to this great day Ifall of
us will unite this one day, then the
world will take notice that there is
a new Black man in America. We
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WHAT ARE THE
POLITICAL, SOCIAL,
SPIRITUAL AND
ECONOMIC
~ADVANTAGES OF THIS
HISTORIC MARCH?
Politicians are moved by num-
bers. Politicians know that num-
bers can determine elections. 1996
will produce the most fateful of
Presidential elections. No candi-
date of either party has ever ad-
dressed Black people on an agenda
that we ourselves have fashioned
and put before them for their con-
sideration. By the Grace of Allah
(God) we will present a Black
agenda for the candidate of either
party to address forthrightly. Since
both parties, Democrat and Re-
publican, have never addressed
the real needs of the Black people
of America. I will therefore ask all
Black men to register or preregis-
ter as independents, holding our
vote to be given to whomsoever
will address the Black agenda with
truth and with justice. There will
be great political advantage in a
million Black men representing
several million more behind the
door. Let us use this political le-
verage to help our people get up
and to help America to see that we
intend to use our political power in
a constructive way and that no
longer can any party depend on
our vote or take ii for granted.
WHAT IS THE SOCIAL
ADVANTAGE?
Black men from every religious
affiliation, every civic, fraternal or
political persuasion, from the revo-
lutionist to the integrationist, from
the Christians, to the Muslims,
Hebrews and Agnostics "all of us
will be together. There will be a
common denominator uniting the
fractions and the factions. On that
one day we will see the value so-
cially of never allowing artificial
barriers to impede the advance-
ment of our people.
Whatis the spiritual advantage?
The spiritual advantage is that
the greatest force of Allah (God) is
not only Truth, but His Spint
which engenders and promotes the
love of the brotherhood.
One wniter says in the scripture
that, oWe can tell that we have
passed from death into life be-
cause we love the brotherhood. ?
The spiritual advantage is that we
will find common cause to love
ourselves and to love one another.
And out of that love, life will in-
crease in our families, in the Black
nation in America and in Black
people all over the world who will
be touched by what we say and do.
Whatis the economic advantage?
We will begin to see as never be-
fore the value of pooling our re-
sources to buy farmland, to set up
factories, to enter into interna-
tional trade and commerce, to pe-
tition the government that they
should not cede manufacturing to
Third World countries but the
Black community, or the inner cit-
ies which are in a Third World
condition. Therefore, manufactur-
ing must be ceded to us. We will
make the shoes and cobble our
feet. We will make the suits and
dresses to clothe our backs. We
will make the underwear. shirts,
socks and other necessities that
are now being imported from
China, Japan, Korea, and Italy.
We will take the responsibility of
food, clothing, and shelter for our
people, with a partnership with
government, a partnership for
mutual progress. This army will
be the true army of salvation of the
Black nation and the army of sal-
vation of America and the salva-
tion army of the world.
Will you be there? Let us pray
that Allah (God) will increase the
spirit in Black men that we will
make up our minds to present our
bodies on that day as a reasonable
and living sacrifice to accomplish
what we have determined to ac-
complish by the helpof Allah (God).
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there are over 41,000 persons on
the national waiting list. Every 20
minutes a new name is added to
the waiting list. These persons may
be waiting for the life-saving gift
ofa heart, heart-lung, kidney, kid-
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plant. Each one is hoping that
someone will give them a second
chance at life through organ and
tissue donation.
African-Americans make up 80%
of the kidney waiting list in Pitt
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incidence of hypertension and dia-
betes in our race. In an earnest
effort to enhance the knowledge of
the African-American Community,
Phillippi Church of Christ along
with Carolina Organ Procurement
Agency are hosting the Gift of Life
Day on Sunday, October 1 at 11:00
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19935 Chrysanthemum Festival
Visitors will enjoy a royal wel-
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& Gardens, North Carolina Ts colo-
nial capitol, during the 1995 New
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from October 13-15.
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O TSHAMON ANDRE T
PARKER
O TShamon Andre T Parker, son of
JoAnn Parker and the late
Hertford Parker, Jr., brother of
Beteena Parker, and grandson of
Ella Matthews, has successfully
completed his six-week basic train-
ing program with the United States
Air Force at Lackland Air Force
Base in Texas. Airman Parker,
who was appointed dorm chief of
flight 491 Squad 321, completed
the program with perfect scores.
He will now move on to six months
of training at Electronic Tech
School in Biloxi, Mississippi, where
he has been nominated for student
leader. Congratulations to Airman
Parker and his family.
The Chrysanthemum Festival
will feature many special events
at Tryon Palace and throughout
the historic town of New Bern. The
renowned Tryon Palace gardens,
featuring a magnificent display of
thousands of chrysanthemums in
full bloom, will be open free to the
public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during
all three days of the festival. On
Friday, Oct. 13, Tryon Palace will
honor senior citizens by proclaim-
ing that day as Senior Citizens
Day and offering a discount ticket
to those individuals. A special cer-
emony will be held in the Latham
Garden at noon.
Downtown New Bern willjoinin
the celebration with a street festi-
val featuring rides, games, crafts,
entertainment and a variety of
other events for the entire family
to enjoy.
In addition to admiring the thou-
sands of chrysanthemums, visi-
tors can also experience life in an
18th-century army camp when the
popular 23rd Regiment of Royal
Welch Fusiliers return to Tryon
Palace. The original 23rd was
formed in Great Britain in 1689
and later served in America
throughout the Revolutionary
War. The omodern-day ? 23rd will
demonstrate aspects of 18th-cen-
tury military life on the Tryon
Palace South Lawn. Admission to
their camp will be free.
Tryon Palace served as the home
of North Carolina Ts royal gover-
nors and, after the Revolution, as
the first capitol of the new state of
North Carolina. For more infor-
mation about Chrysanthemum
Festival activities at Tryon Pal-
ace, call 800-767-1560 or 919-514-
4900. For information about the
downtown festival activities,
please call Swiss Bear at 919-638-
5781.
Free cancer screenings to
be held September 30th
Free prostate cancer screenings
will be offered at the Leo W.
Jenkins Cancer Center Saturday,
September 30, from 8 a.m. until
noon. Men between the ages of 50
and 70 who have not bzen checked
for prostate problems within a year
may call (919) 816-7867 or 1-800-
223-9328 to schedule an appoint-
ment. Screenings will include a
rectal examination and blood tests.
The cancer center is located on
the campus of University Medical
Center of Eastern Carolina-Pitt
County, between Pitt County Me-
morial Hospital and the Brody
Medical Sciences Building on Moye
Boulevard.
The screening clinic is being
sponsored as part of National Pros-
tate Cancer Awareness Month by
Greenville Urology Clinic P.A.,
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceu-
ticals, Schering Oncology/Biotech,
the American Cancer Society and
the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Cen-
ter.
Prostate cancer is the second-
leading cause of cancer death
among American men. The risk of
developing the disease increases
with age. It typically strikes men
who are 50 and older. In its early
stages, it usually produces no
symptoms, but early detection is
important because most prostate
tumors can be cured if treated
early.
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The Gift of Life Day at Phillippi Church of Christ on Su
Bishop Royal will be delivering
a heart-warming and challenging
message about the importance of
the gift of life and howit affects the
minority community. There will
also be recipients of the gift of life
as well as donor family members
and persons awaitingd transplants
on the program who will be avail-
able to anwer questions after the
at
program.
We look forward to seeing you on
Sunday, October 1, at 11:00 a.m. If
you are unable to attend, talk to
your family let them know your
wishes about becoming an organ
donor so that they cari share your
life because you have shared your
decision with them. Even though
you have YES on your driver's
BROTHER JIM ROUSE (Top Center) is surrounded by three gospel giants. Tommy Ellison,
nday, October 1 bei.
license or YES onadonorcard,we "
have the legal next-of-kin Ts con- "
sent before we can carry out your
wish to be an organ donor.
If you have any questions or
would like more information about
becoming an organ donor, please
call 1-800-200-2672.
of the Singing Stars, The oCountry Boy ? himself. Willie Neal Johnson of the new keynotes, and
Robert Blair of the oFantastic ? violinaires. (Below) Members of the staff of Radio Station
WOOW-JOY 1340 help introduce brother Edward Jones (Back to camera), WOOW Ts Morning
Personality, to the audience at the recent Labor Day gospel family reunion. Photo by Jim Rouse
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- Trecently spoke at a symposium
entitled oThe Bill of Rights: is it in
- danger? ? along with Joe Tartaro of
the Second Amendment Founda-
tion, Paul Jacob of US Term Lim-
its, and Dr. Fred Newman, a long-
time colleague in the independent
~movement. Each of us addressed
the increased violations of the free-
doms guaranteed to all Americans
in the Bill of Rights. The gather-
ing, held in New York City, was
sponsored by the Committee for a
Unified Independent Party, the
organization which I chair.
Is the Bill of Rights in danger?
Many, many people believe that it
is. I am one of them. Moreover, I
believe passionately that for the
Black community, defense of the
Bill of Rights "all of the Bill of
Rights "is a critical issue for our
advancement as a people. After
all, itis the Black Community that
is always the first to suffer when
Big Government intrudes into the
lives and property of its citizens.
The ten original Amendments
to the Constitution "knownas the
Bill of Rights "were adopted in
1791 to ensure that our newly cre-
ated federal government would not
abuse its power, and that therights
of ordinary Americans would be
protected. Though African Ameri-
cans were not recognized as full
WINTERVILLE POLICE CHIEF GREENWALDT(L) and
Mayor Kilpatrick (C) join Calvin Henderson (R), director of
the Winterville Senior Citizens.
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of religion is, in fact, a guarantee |
respected and upheld by the gov-
ernment of this country, And per-
haps President Clinton should be
reminded that when he castigates
human beings, full citizens and
full participants in the democratic
process until the of the
13th, 14th, and 15th Amend-
ments "and women were not
granted the right to vote until the
passage of the 19th Amendment,
the first ten Amendments none-
theless articulated a vision of life
and liberty free from government
persecution and prosecution.
Unfortunately, anddangerously,
that vision and those protections
are now being seriously undercut
by a bipartisan Big Government
that is way out of touch and way
out of line.
The First Amendment guaran-
tees freedom of speech, of the press,
and the right to assemble and pe-
tition the government, and pro-
hibits the establishment of an offi-
cial religion or any legislation re-
stricting religious freedom. Per-
haps we should ask the Branch
Davidians, or members of MOVE,
both victims of government-spon-
Tony P. Moore
Winterville Town Alderman
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of town; and we look forward to developing some new relationships as well.
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Minority Voice
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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20-26, 1995
BROTHER CALVIN HENDERSON (Top) director of the Winterville Senior Citizens center
is shown in his office, ready to receive all guests. (Below) Brother Henderson is joined by many
of the seniors who enjoy the services offered at the center.
Governor Hunt Ts SOS program
exceeds first year goals
Gov. Jim Hunt today announced
that the SOS after-school initia-
tive has already reached its
threeyear goal for student enroll-
ment " after just one year in op-
eration.
He also saluted an innovative
corporate donation to SOS " from
a bagel bakery " and challenged
other businesses to work with lo-
cal SOS partnerships to help young
people.
oWhether you bake bagels, sell
shirts, orjust care about your com-
munity, your business, church or
community group can help SOS, ?
Huntsaid. oI'm proud of what we've
accomplished, and I urge people
across the state to join this effort
to help our young people in the
coming school year. ?
BROTHER MOSES TEELE PAUSES FOR A MINUTE to
Gov. Hunt proposed SOS, or
Support Our Students during the
special session of crime in 1994, as
a crime prevention measure de-
signed to provide quality after-
school services for middle-school-
aged students who need some ex-
tra attention.
He said at the time he hoped it
could serve 6,000 students by the
end of 1997. At a news conference
today at Carnage Middle School in
Raleigh, where anew SOS site will
open this fall, Gov. Hunt an-
nounced that SOS reached more
than 6,000 students during its first
year of operation. In addition, com-
munity leaders of the SOS initia-
tivesin 52counties across the state
have recruited more than 2,000
volunteers who have donated more
share a smile with our cameraman. Of course, he always has
a minute to share a word of encouragement with his friends.
Photo by Jim Rouse
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Staff Photo: Jim Rouse
than 42,000 hours to SOS.
Gov. Hunt also praised schools.
community groups. Local govern-
ment agencies and business lead-
ers who have supported SOS. In
all local initiatives have raised
more than $2 million in cash and
in-kind contributions during their
first year of operation.
At the news conference he an-
nounced gift to SOS from from
Bruegger Ts Bagel Bakery, and a
challenge from Bruegger Ts to other
businesses to support SOS called
oThe Great Bagel Challenge. ?
Over the next year, Bruegger Ts
will donate more than 50,000 ba-
gels " enough to provide snacks
for 1,400 afterschool students in
Durham, Mecklenburg, Orange
and Wake counties one day a week
for the next school year, a dona-
tion valued at more than $25,000.
Bruegger Ts is challenging other
food service companies across the
state to agree to provide snacks
one day a week for students in
their local SOS initiatives.
oThanks to this gift, these initia-
tives will be able to serve more
students, pay for another part-time
teacher, or offer another club ac-
tivity, ? said Gov. Hunt. oI encour-
age other businesses and commu-
nity groups to find creative ways
to help support their students. ?
Hunt said that business and com-
munity leaders can show their
support by making direct dona-
tions to SOS, but might also use
other means: * committing to send
a certain number of volunteers to
work one-on-one with students in
the initiative. Gov. Hunt and his
wife Carolyn volunteer weekly
with students in the Wake County
SOS initiative. ¢ donating com-
puters or vans for use of local SOS
efforts. * sponsoring oscholarships ?
to pay for the cost of keeping one
child in SOS for a year. * serving
on advisory or fund-raising com-
mittees to help shape the direction
of a local initiative. SOS is admin-
istered by the Department of Hu-
man Resources. If you would like
to find out more about getting in-
volved in SOS as a sponsor or vol-
unteer, call Leslie Boney at 919-
715-0964.
Million Man March led
by Louis Farrakhan
For 440 years the Black male
has been the object of scorn, ridi-
cule, and abuse, worse than that
suffered by any people in the an-
nals of history. The Black male is
so destroyed, that Allah (God) him-
self has to do today what He did in
the beginning, and that is to de-
clare His involvement in the pro-
cess of the remaking of man.
We, as students and followers of
the Honorable Elijah Muhammad,
are callingon all able-bodied Black
mento set aside a day, October
-16,1995, for an historic March on
Washington to declare to the Gov-
ernment of America and the world,
that we are ready to take our place
as the head of our families and our
communities and that we, as Black
men, are ready to shoulder the
responsibility of being the
maintainers of our women and
children and the builders of our
communities.
There is enough unused and
undeveloped talent in the Black
male to build an entirely New
World. The Almighty Allah (God)
has declared that the time is ripe;
and, that we must get up from our
assigned place at the foot of the
rulers of this world and show forth
the Wisdom and Power of Allah
(God) in doing something for our-
selves.
WHY A MARCH ON
WASHINGTON?
In 1963 the leaders of the civil
rights movement gathered Black
people together to march on Wash-
ington for jobs and justice. The
government became so frightened
by this that they decided to dilute
ihe strength of the march and
weaken the resolve of the march-
ers. However, the march went for-
ward as planned and out of it later
emerged the passing of the voting
rights and public accommodations
bills of 1965 and 1966. From that
point there has been a steady move-
ment of talented Black people in
corporate America, politics, and
business. However, the masses of
Black people, and Black men in
particular, are lagging far, far be-
hind.
I was visiting with the Honor-
able Elijah Muhammad as we
watched the 1963 March on Wash-
ington. He said that he saw too
much frivolity, joking and a picnic
atmosphere. He said, oOne day,
Brother, I will call for a March on
Washington. ? However, this march
and the marchers will be serious
about our quest for justice. Itis the
thinking of the Honorable Elijah
Muhammad that has inspired this
call, in particular to Black men,
that we must now show the world
our resolve; for itis we, Black men,
who cleared the underbrush, laid
the tracks for the railroad, built
the homes in the south for the
slave masters. Itis we who plowed
their fields, helped build their
roads. It is we who fought in all of
America Ts wars for a freedom that
we have yet to enjoy.
So, now the God of Justice has
declared that it is time for us as
Black men and as Christians,
Muslims, Nationalists, Agnostics,
young and old members of every
fraternal, civic, and political orga-
nization to stand together as one
to declare our right to justice and
our right to determine the future
of ourselves and our people.
THE DRY BONES IN THE
VALLEY:
AN EXCEEDINGLY
GREAT ARMY
It is written in the Book of
Ezekiel that the dry bones would
hear a word that would stimulate
them, causing them to move, but
there would be no spirit or breath
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OTTO:
"The friend of
a fool is a fool.
The friend of a
wise person Is
another wise
person.'
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Mrs. Beatrice
Maye
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National poll finds majority of
women wouldn Tt object to child
dating someone of another race
A national oRace in America ?
survey of 2,000 women, conducted
jointly by ESSENCE and FAM-
ILY CIRCLE and reported simul-
taneously in the October issues of
both magazines, reveals that: *
More than half ofboth blacks (61%)
and whites (54%) would not object
to their child dating someone of
another race. However, 31% of the
women (both black and white)
would object to an interracial mar-
riage. * Black women (41%) con-
sider themselves more biased than
whites (21%) and are twice as likely
to be distrustful of other races than
whites (61% vs. 30%). * White
women were far more likely to
express discomfort with livingina
neighborhood whose residents
were predominantly of another
race than black females (61% vs.
24%). Women of color, however,
would feel more discomfort attend-
ing a party with guests predomi-
nantly of another race (38% vs.
22%). * Black women say they most
often derive their sense of self by
race (31%), with educational
achievements (20%) cited as a dis-
tant second. The white women
polled defined themselves prima-
rily by educational achievements
(23%) or gender (21%). * Regard-
less of race, the biggest obstacle in
life is finances (blacks 43%, whites
46%). Lack of education ranked
second as the biggest obstacle for
whites (13%), while race placed
second for blacks (22%).
oThe survey showed that race
continues to color most aspects of
American life. Racial views from
readers ranged from hopeful to
angry to despairing. The good news
is: Both blacks and whites genu-
inely want to do better The bad
news is that race still strikes a
discordant national nerve, ? states
ESSENCE editor-in-chief Susan
L. Taylor. oThe truth is, all of us,
whatever our race, have been
shaped by biases and stereotypes
based on skin color that get in the
way of our understanding each
other or treating one another with
respect. ?
According to FAMILY CIRCLE
editor-in-chief Susan Ungaro, oOur
~Race in America T survey is signifi-
cant because it Ts the first time in
history that two magazines with
diverse readerships have joined
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Ale saces,
CONGRATULATIONS! Rosa a Tyson on becoming the first
ever Afro-American to be hired in the Winterville Muncipal
town office as a Office Asst. II. Prior to that she worked at
Parkers Barbecue for more than 10 years. Where she left to
attend PCC, there she earned a AAS Degree in Business
Administration. She later moved to Winterville, where she
presently lived and worked for First Citizens Bank for more
than 5 years. Rosa is loved by her community because of her
kindness, respect and compassion for all of our citizens, oGod
Bless You Rosa. ?
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