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will present the moving; touching
dramatic comedy, SOMEONE
WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME by
Frank McGuinness. The play that
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sense of humor Truns November 9-
14, 1995 at 8:00P.M. each evening
except Sunday which has a 2:00
P.M. matinee only.
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You head for your local market.
Instead "bang! " and you wake
up in a box-like room, chained to a
wall with two other men similarly
shackled. You don Tt know where
you are, orhow long you'll be there;
indeed, whether you will live or
die, be someday killed or released.
Your sanity, even your identity, is
on the knife Ts edge of oblivion and
you must battle an unseen enemy
to keep either.
Frank McGuinness T dramatic
comedy, SOMEONE WHO TLL
WATCH OVER ME, is a touching,
moving story of three men in just
such a situation "an American,
an Englishman and an Irishman "
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, Someone who Tll watch over me
virtually entombed in a window-
less, cell-like, filthy basement room
somewhere.in the Middle East.
The American is a psychiatrist,
the Irishman a journalist, and the
Englishmanaschoolteacher. They
come together as random hostages
in a situation reminiscent of Terry
Anderson Ts terrible experience in
Lebanon, in.which fanatic perse-
cutors are trying to break their
minds and spirits.
In the stark void of their prison,
the captives T only weapon is a ge-
nius for wit and laughter which
they employ with zest, quirkiness
and ferocity in dazzling flights of
fancy.
Among other things, the play is
about courage in the face of the
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East Carolina University Ts Cen-
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the seminar OSHA Compliance for
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cember 7, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
at the Willis Building in down-
town Greenville. David McDaniel,
a former NC OSHA compliance
officer and president of a safety
consulting firm, will facilitate the
seminar.
The seminar will be an in-depth
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requirements as they apply to thei
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written plans, and implement re-
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istration is available. For more
information contact: Center for
Applied Technology, East Caro-
lina University, Willis Building,
Rm. 101, Greenville, NC 27858,
Ph. (919) 328-6708, Fax (919) 328-
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horror. Near the beginning, one of
the captives begins to weep. He is
immediately, forcefully stopped by
one of the others and is told never
to let the Captors see his tears. He
must turn tears to laughter what-
ever the cost. This command sets
the tone for the action, much of it
devoted to provoking that laugh-
ter from the captives (and, by ex-
tension, the audience). American
savvy, Irish wit and English hu-
mor come together in a play that is
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November 2 at $8.00 for the Gen-
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MasterCard by calling 328-6829
or 328-1726; or by mail, East Caro-
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NC 27858. The box office is open
Monday through Friday from 10:00
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Farrakhan Ts speech, referring to
him as oLouis the Lip, � maintain-
ing he oinsulted 400,000 men � and
saying,, oOK, he Ts evil; now what? �
etc.
He Ts been freshly attacked by
the running dogs of the status quo.
They were hit at one of the seats of
their establishment, in an attempt
by Farrakhan said nothing. Here
is an example of the nothing he
said.
Modus operandi, 1712-1995
William Lynch was a slave
holder and plantation owner. He
owned a small plantation in the
West Indies. Speaking to a gather-
ing of plantation owners in 1712,
he imparted his observations on
the perpetuation of slavery and
the control and management of
slaves. (His instructions later be-
came part of a plantation owner's
manual which was distrubuted
throughout the slave states.)
oIn my bag I have a foolproff
method of controlling Black slaves.
I guarantee every one of you, if
installed correctly it will control
the slaves for at least 300 years.
My method is simple. Any mem-
ber of your family or your overseer
can use It.
oI have outlined a number of
differences among the slaves and I
take these differences and I make
them bigger I use fear, envy and
distrust. For what purpose? Con-
trol. To control who? The slave.
These methods have worked on
my modest plantation in the West
Indies and they will work through-
out the South.
oNow, take this simple little list
and think about it. On the top of
my list is age. But it Ts only because
it starts with an A. And the second
is color or shade. There Ts intelli-
gence, sex, size of plantation, sta-
tus of plantation, attitude of own-
ers, whether the slaves live in the
valley or on a hill, north, east,
south, or west, have fine hair or
coarse hari, or are tall or short.
oNow that you have a list of
differences, I shall give you an
outline of action. But before that, I
shall assure you that distrust is
stronger than trust. And envy is
stronger than adulation, respect
or admiration. The Black slave,
after receiving this indoctrination,
shall carry it on and will become
self-generating for hundreds of
years. Maybe thousands of years.
oNow don Tt forget, you must pitch
the old Black male against the
yeung Black male. And you must
use the female against the male.
And you must use the male against
the female. And the light-skinned
slave against the dark-skinner
slave.
oYou must also have your white
servants and overseers distrust
all Blacks. But it is necessary that
your slaves trust and depend on
us. They must love, respect and
trust only us.
oGentlemen, these keys are your
keys to control. Use them. Never
miss an opportunity. And if used
intensely for one year, the slaves
themselves will remain perpetu-
ally distrustful. Thank you, gentle-
men. �
Lynch no doubt hoped to get in
good with the colonial American
planters
If Farrakhan did nothing more
than to bring this document to
light, (and indeed, he did much
more), it would have been enough
to justify his speech.
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Service Support Schools, Marine
Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, stu-
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tions and catalogs, general ac-
counting, and the basics of naval
correspondence.
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High School of Elmira, N.Y., joined
the Marine Corps in March 1995.
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air, ground and logistics opera-
tions supported entirely by ships
at sea "a critical option in re-
gions where access to land bases
is limited or does not exist.
He joined the Navy in March of
1993.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Cherry of 102 Sandstone Court,
Greenville, is halfway through a
six-month South American de-
ployment while serving with the
commander of the U.S. South
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commander in charge of coordi-
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South America. Andrews and fel-
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forces from Colombia, France,
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Uruguay. The exercises improve
the ability of the different forces
to operate together while pro-
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Clair River. One man, Dudley
George, was killed.
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land rights. In British Columbia,
at the request of a white rancher,
the government has attempted to
evict the Shuswap from their sa-
cred Sundance lands, on which
the Shuswap have worshiped for
centuries. The Government is
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common criminals. The Shuswap
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The land at Ipperwash, which
Two sculptors featured in NCCU art
University will present the works
of two 20thcentury African-Ameni-
can sculptors.
Richmond Barthe - Richard
Hunt: Two Sculptors, Two Eras is
a traveling show curated by
Samella Lewis, Ph.D., professor
emerita of Scripps College,
Claremont, California, and orga-
tional tour begin in 1992 and will
continue through 1996.
Barthe and Hunt, born 34 years
apart, are both recognized as
among the foremost artists of their
generations. Both received numer-
ous honors and rewards, including
the Guggenheim Fellowship, and
ing the Second World War, was
supposed to have been returned,
but instead was turned into a na-
tional park. Last month,
Potawatami men, women. and chil-
dren stormed the gates of the park
to reclaim their land.
Such conflict is nothingnew. The
history of both the Canadian and
United States governments is that
of constant disregard for native
peoples, and their land rights.
When formal agreements and trea-
ties are made, they are almost al-
ways violated.
One new feature of this current
situation is that the Canadian Gov-
ernment and Canadiay{ media are
trying to label the Native peoples
as oMaverick Cultists T? and oTer-
rorists. � It is part of a:recent pat-
tern in which small religions, non-
the world.
The show includes 18 sculptures
by each artist, as well as photomu-
rals of their studios and public
works, and explores similarities
andcontrasts between the two art-
ists.
When Richard Hunt entered the
Art Institute of Chicago in 1953,
came familiar with the work of
Barthe, who had graduated from
the same institution in 1929.
Barthe Ts oThe Boxer, � which is a
part of the permanent collection of
the Art Institute of Chicago, made
a lasting impression on the
younger artist.
zations that oppose the policies of
their governments are given the
oCult � label. In the 1950 Ts, the term
oCommunist � was used to demon-
ize opponents of the U.S. Govern-
ment. Now that. the cold war is
over, new labels are being used to
dehumanize dissidents.
Here in the United States - a
country founded by religious mav-
ericks - the term oCult �, an unsci-
entific and politically loaded term,
is being used to tar and feather the
very people and organizations that
our Constitution is supposed to
protect from persecution. Such
demonization creates an environ-
ment where the violation of Con-
stitutional rights - be they Cana-
dian or United States Constitu-
tional rights becomes possible, if
not probable. Witness the outcome
The late Richmond Barthe was
ognition as a sculptor when Hunt
was bornin 1935. Traditional figu-
rative art was still in vogue during
Barthe Ts formative years, while
Hunt developed his artistic ap-
proach during the era of concep-
tual art. Barthe Ts inspirations in-
cluded Michelangelo, Donatel'o,
and Rodin, although his subjects
sculptor David Smith and Span-
ish sculptor Julio Gonzales, and to
African metalworks. Both artists
began their careers as modelers
and subsequently turned to metal
as their medium, Barthe doing
bronze casting, Hunt using both
casting and welding. (All sculp-
tactics used against them.
According to the Canadian Alli-
ance in Solidarity with Native
Peoples, the atmosphere in Canada
is very tense. There is growing
outrage at the government's use of
force rather than diplomacy. At
CASNP Ts request, I sent letters to
the Prime Minister of Canada,
Jean Chretien; the Premier of Bnit-
ish Columbia, Michael Harcourt;
and British Columbia Ts Attorney
General, Ujjal Dommanj, urging
them to restrain the Royal Cana-
dian Mounted Police and to desist
in their campaign to demonize the
Shuswap. But much more support
is needed. The situation in British
Columbia is still dangerous, and
international pressure is critical
to help avert a bloodbath.
show
tures in the traveling show are
re " A sculpture show opening No- _ the works of both sculptors are in
vember 12 at the NCCU Art Mu- the collections of major museums _ born in 1901 and was just reach- cast sculptures.)
THIS BRILLIANT SMILE COMES WITH THE INNER seum at North Carolina Central throughout the United States and ing matunity andwide-spreadrec- | Theshow has been presentedin
Chicago, Washington, Chatta-
nooga, Edwardsville and Rock Is-
land, Illinois, Hampton, Va., Co-
lumbus, Ohio, Monroe, La., and
Lubbock, Texas.
A second version of the exhibi-
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seas travel through the U.S. Infor-
mation Agency Ts Arts America
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Hunt: Two Sculptors, Two Eras
will beon exhibit at NCCU through
December 10. The NCCU Art Mu-
seum is open from 9 a.m. to5 p.m.,
Tuesday through Friday, and from
2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
For information, call 919 560-
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she so accurately stated, most
churches tend to be overwhelm-
ingly female in pgpulation. This
seems to be particularly true in a
majority of Protestant churches.
As a pastor, I have often wondered
why so many of our churches have
problems both in ~attracting men
and retaining our young boys. Like
Mrs. Maye, I prayerfully accessed
the situation andl have come to
the conclusion that much of our
worshiping system within the
framework ofthe Christian Church
is out-of-line with God's divine or-
der. Whereas, I agree with many
of her oseven premises T. I disagree
with some that seem to border on
many of the negative stereotypes
that have followed Black men in
almost every area of life. [d like to
discuss each of Mrs. Maye Ts rea-
sons from a male perspective.
The first reason she cited stated
that one drawback for Black men
attending is the fact that many
brothers are not gainfully em-
ploved. Accurate statistics show
that only about 1/4 of Black men
fall into this indigent category. In
American society, the focus has
always been away from the most
successtul of Black men by media
and journalists alike. And, al-
though many attend church for all
kinds of reasons, the majority of
people come for worship. Intelh
gent. conscientious brothers un-
derstand the financial obligations
A note to the editor
of the church and govern them-
selves accordingly. However, with
the continual deterioration of the
American economy, men and
women have been reluctant to in-
vest in ministries that are poorly
administrated and spiritually de-
ficient.
I agree with Mrs. Maye in prin-
ciple that the cnurch does a poor
job in accommodating Black men,
but I don Tt think our men are so
shallow that sports events pre-
empt their commitment to Christ,
where the church has really failed
to accommodate men is its per-
spective as a divinely run institu-
tion. The scripture tells us that
man is the head of woman. Many
church have departed from this
philosophy and run their congre-
gations from a feminine perspec-
tive. Most social pundits will re-
buke the above statement, but is
Biblically founded. Men need to
take their proper place before God
as the leaders God intended them
to be. The answer is not schedul-
ing church services around the
NFL schedule.
Mrs. Maye Ts third reason, that
the prevailing doctrine of today Ts
church being somewhat illogical is
true. However, the problems stem
more from the church Ts interpre-
tation of Scripture more than what
the Bible says. We all accept that
God's word does not change. As
Black people, we know the concept
of a oblonde, blue-eyed � church is
totally erroneous. But, the mes-
sage of loving your enemies and
those who despite use you are In-
grained in Biblical fundamentals.
The fact that trusting God even in
impoverished circumstances,
where social and political disen-
franchisement has been the norm
and not the exception, has given
Black men great inspiration, goes
without saying.
Mrs. Maye Ts fifth reason deals
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with submission. The issue in the
Black church as it relates to sub-
mission is to whom Black men
should be submissive to. Accord-
ing to the divine order, God is the
head of man, and man is the head
of woman. Any straying from that
is outside the will of God. Black
men, by in large, are not going to
submit to a ministry where the
minister is of questionable moral
character. Real men are not going
to submit to a ministry that emas-
culates their manhood and mascu-
linity. Men have no more problem
submitting to God than anyone
when God is presented in the
proper context.
I agree with Mrs. Maye Ts sixth
reason which says many men have
problems with preachers. To that
point I would like to add that Black
men understand, probably better
than most, the inner workings of a
rank-and-file hierarchal system.
But, when it comes to the church,
Black men are not going to follow
men who serve as ministers with
no purpose or direction. Men will
not be attached to a ministry that
is not spiritual, or at least appears
be. Men usually see through oflim-
flamming � preachers.
I agree with Mrs. Maye Ts sev:
enth reason 100%. She says Black
males won't 90 to church because
todavs church does not address
their needs. Black men have had
to deal with being the brunt of
every social attack. Their image as
human beings are often tainted by
society. Black men have been de-
picted as ogres, less-than-human.
etc. With all of this negativism,
shouldn't the church be a haven
for spiritual rejuvenation and de-
velopment Brothers should find
the church to be the one place
where truly everyone is equal, and
where one Ts relationship to the
Creator is the priority.
Islam, which is fastly becoming
the religion of choice among Black
maies today, is the antithesis of
everything we ve discussed in this
article. In most Musiim services I
have attended, I've noticed that
men outnumber women probably
25-to-1. This is probable exactly
the opposite to what we see in the
Christian church. I observed that
the services were very omascu-
linely � oriented. Obviously, there
is something to be learned there.
It is time for men to come for-
ward and take their place in God's
diving order. We need to be the
men God intended us tobe. Surely,
ifwe walk before God as we should,
our beautiful sisters will rever-
ence and admire us more.
REV. A. MICHAEL DIXON
Internet
Panel
Discussion
East Carolina University Ts
World Class Strategies Network
will host a panel discussion con-
cerning the internet on November
8, from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. at the Willis
Building in downtown Greenville.
This interactive meeting has
been planned to provide a forum to
ask questions and find real an-
swers about the Internet from ex-
perts of academia, from an actual
Internet provider, and from a busi-
ness currently utilizing the Net.
The cost is $25.00 for non mem-
bers. For more information con-
tact: Center for Applied Technol-
ogy, East Carolina University,
Willis Building, Rm. 101,
Greenville, NC 27858, Ph. (919)
328-6708, Fax (919) 328-4356.
OSHA
compliance
for general
industry
East Carolina University Ts
Center for Applied Technology
will host the seminar OSHA
Compliance for General Indus-
try on November 13, from 9
a.m.-12 noon at the Willis Build-
ing in downtown Greenville.
David McDaniel, a former NC
OSHA compliance officer and
president of a safety consulting
firm, will facilitate the seminar.
The seminar will be an in-depth
discussion of common safety vio-
lations and proactive measures
for general industry. Upon
completion, each participant will
be able to identify requirements
as they apply to their place of
business, develop required writ-
ten plans, and implement re-
quired employee training. The
cost is $85.00, a discount for early
registration is available. For
more information contact: Cen-
ter for Applied Technology, East
Carolin University, Willis Build-
ing, Rm 101, Greenville, NC
27858, Ph. (919) 328-6708, Fax
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The TM' Voice Salutes
Pastor Ruth Peterson Of The Anointed One Church
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EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1981
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4-15, 1995
Minority loan rate decried
The Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina charges that First
Citizens has done little to improve its lending record to minorities.
By Joel B. Obermayer
Staff writer for the
News & Observer
Alleging that First Citizens
Bancshares has done little to im-
prove its lending record in minor-
ity and low-income communities,
a Raleigh-based watchdog group
has filed a challenge to First Citi-
zens T recent purchase of another
bank.
The Community Reinvestment
Association of North Carolina
maintains that for years First Citi-
zens has received fewer applica-
tions from minorities and denied a
higher percentage of loans than it
ought to. It has asked the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond to halt
First Citizens T acquisition of
Sanford-based Allied Bank Capi-
tal while its lending performance
is reviewed. A ruling on the chal-
lenge is expected to take two or
three months.
Andrew Foster, executive direc-
tor of CRANC, said his group based
its challenge on an analysis of three
years of mortgage lending data
that First Citizens provided to the
federal go
year agreement with CRANC in
the Community Reinvestment Act,
as well as concerns about other
issues like bank branch closures
and business lending.
oYear after year their record
hasn Ttimproved, it Ts slipped, � Fos-
ter said. oThey Tre really
underperforming the market. �
First Citizens spokesman Chris
Bubin said he could not comment
because the bank had not received
notice of the challenge. He added
that the bank had received two
consecutive ooutstanding � ratings
from the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corp., the government agency
that rates banks on their compli-
ance with the Community Rein-
vestment Act.
But at least one expert on the
subject of minority lending said
that those ratings do not ensure a
sterling record.
o(First Citizens] can Tt just use
those ratings as a shield, � said
Ken Thomas, a noted author on
CRA compliance. oIf CRANC is
making those allegations, then you
have to take them seriously. �
First Citizens signed a three-
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1991 to start a series of programs
to increase services and loans in
minority communities, Foster said.
oFor the bulk of the agreement,
they didn Tt meet the goals that
were agreed to. �
Representatives from First Citi-
zens and CRANC continued meet-
ing regularly until last month,
when, Foster said, his group lost
patience.
oOur sense is that because of the
outstanding rating, they don Tt be-
lieve they need to do anything
more, � Foster said.
The challenge comes at a time
when the increasing pace of bank
mergers has focused attention on
how mergers will affect lending
and services in minority commu-
nities. The challenge is the first
such action by CRANC since it
opposed the merger of
NationsBank-then called NCNB-
and C&S/Sovran four years ago.
Data recently compiled by The
N&O shows that in the Triangle in
1994, First Citizens denied home
loan applications to blacks 31 per-
cent of the time, a rate five times
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Moore, shown here, was the recipient of this blessing. oJust look at God blessing!!! �
Fathers Adopting Our Young Sons
Black men urged to become vigilant
adoptive parents
By Alvin Peabody
In 1981, Father George
Clements adopted a son and set an
example for his Catholic parishio-
ners to adopt homeless children.
And after his shining example,
hundreds of people began to open
their homes for adoption.
oAdoption of young Black males
have been something I Tve been
talking about fora very long time, �
said Clements, founder and direc-
tor of One Church, One Child, a
multi-denominational church-
based organization dedicated to
finding African American adop-
tive parents for African American
and bi-racial children.
oHearing our leaders talk about
adopting our young sons seems
like an answer to my prayers, �
added Clements, who now serves
as the Washington, D.C.-based
One Church, One Addict program.
Hopefully, our children will get
the attention they desperately
need. �
According to Clements and other
social workers, there are nearly
25,000 Black children available
for adoption. oWe have a lot of
Black men in this audience today, �
said Nation of Islam leader Louis
Farrakhan. oI'd hope that they
would come forward and offer to
adopt our young children. �
And sure they did. More than
25,000 hands were raised during
the recent Million Man March. oI
applaud those valiant brothers
who are accepting the challenge of
adopting children to form their
own families. � Father Clements
)
said.
Rev. James E. Green, a Baptist
preacher in Cleveland, said Black
men ohave just too many problems
to get involved in adopting young
children. Hopefully, things are
going to change, especially as a
result of this Million Man March. �
For Clements, it really doesn Tt
matter if the person is single. oLove
is all that we need, � said Clements,
whose program has adopted 40,000
youngsters in nearly 39 states.
However, he accuses the U.S. Con-
gress of being oprepared to kill
dozens of social programs designed
to maintain a civilized family. The
only time lawmakers seem to ad-
dress the issue of adoption is to
talk about it as an antidote to
abortion. �
Father Clements explained that
when he adopted Joey, his first
child, he publicly stated he wanted
to get the child that no one else
wanted. oI wanted to get a genu-
Staff photo Jim Rouse
inely special needs child. But
where are the voices being raised
for kids like the ones | adopted? �
said Clements, who has since
added three more boys to his fam-
ily.
oHey, Ihave nochildren and I Tve
always wanted to adopt a Black
child, � said Samuel Cowers, a con-
struction worker in Silver Spring.
oAfter this march, I Tm going to talk
to my wife about adopting not one,
but two Black children. �
oTwenty-five thousand chil-
dren! � James Pickett exclaimed
when told of the number of Black
children available for adoption in
the Washington metropolitan area.
oMan, something has got to be
done about this. This is horrible,
and with all these Black men here
today? �
On October 16, that was another
challenge put forth to the million
Black men assembled on the Mall.
Canadian Government
repression must be stopped
By Dr. Lenora Fulani
Last week, I was contacted by
Kahn-Tineta Horn, a Native Ca-
nadian and President of the Cana-
dian Alliance in Solidarity with
Native Peoples (CASNP). She in-
formed me of several confronta-
tions that are currently taking
place between Canadian police and
Native peoples. On June 24th, a
atandaff had hemin in Rritiah Co.
|
lumbia, Canada, between tradi-
tionalist members of the Shuswap
Nation and the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police. Currently, over
200 armed Mounties, armed with
M- 1 6s and 9mm automatic pis-
tols have cordoned off a 5200
Square Kilometer section sur-
rounding the Shuswap and are
preparing for an armed assault.
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MS. BARBARA FENNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE WEST GREENVILLE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ... corporation, (L) is shown with Ms. Annette Goldring
(C) and Sammie Koivi (R) members of the WGCDC Board of Directors, during the fourth
African-American youth festival . . ."Miss Soko Watoto. � Staff photo Jim Rouse
Blacks reminded of
Christian heritage
By Stan Alleyne
Too many poor and middle-class
black people are becoming com-
placent and comfortable with their
economic status. Others are put-
ting too much faith in political
parties that may not even have
their best interests in mind, said
the president of the General Bap-
tist State Convention of North
Carolina Thursday to members of
the NAACP.
Dr. Clifford Jones addressed
more than 200 people, mostly rep-
resentatives of NAACP branches
from across the state, at a lun-
cheon at Mount Zion Disciples
Church. He spoke on this year Ts
state convention theme: Speaking
Truth to Power In the Struggle for
Political and Economic Develop-
ment.
Jones, head of a Baptist organi-
zation with 1,700 affiliated
churches and 450,000 members
across the state, was the keynote
speaker for oReligious Day, � the
opening day of the 52nd Annual
N.C. State Conference for the
NAACP. The convention which is
being hosted by the Goldsboro-
Wayne County branch of the
NAACP will last until Saturday
night.
Jones urged blacks not to be-
come complacent with their finan-
cial situations.
oFor too many of us we have
become comfortable being poor
middle class, � he said o.... The fact
of the matter is that, but for the
grace of God and charge cards,
most of us would be in trouble. � He
~The
Planter Ts
Manual T
oThe Planter Ts Manual � was pre-
pared after a series of slave revolts
that shook a young colonial
America. A slave revolt took place
in 1708 in Newton, on Long Is-
land. Seven whites were killed,
two Black male slaves and one
American Indian slave were
hanged, one female slave was
burned at the stake. A noted slave
revolt took place in New York in
1712, where Blacks rose up. Nine
whites were killed and 21 slaves
were executed.
In 1739, afamous slave revolt in
Stono, South Carolina, led by a
slave named Jemmy, killed 25
whites before it was put down.
These are but a fraction of the
documented revolts against sla-
very. This revolt led tothe Englesh
banning African slave ships from
landing in South Carolina for 10
years. It was felt the infusion of
fresh African blood kept remind-
(Dnatinwnd aa anan ON
said black citizens are not saving
enough money and do not own
enough land. oWe are losing too
many farms. God Ts not makingany
more land, � he said.
Jones told the audience to move
beyond classism and unite for the
betterment of all. oIf a few of us
who have clout-whatever that is-
in the economic base, if we Tre not
using that for the betterment of
the whole, then we become a part
of the problem. �
He warned black people of the
danger of putting all their alle-
giance into a political party. He
said he was mainly talking about
local politics.
oI Tm concerned because on a lo-
cal level I don Tt find a great deal of
difference between Democrats and
Republicans as it relates to Afri-
can-Americans. � he said.
oWe've got to be careful, you all.
We have sold our souls to a politi-
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NCCU receives DHR grant
The N.C. Department of Hu-
man Resources has selected
North Carolina Central Univer-
sity to conduct a performance
evaluation of Governor Jim
Hunt Ts Support Our Students
after school initiative.
NCCU Chancellor Julius
Chambers and Deputy Secretary
of Human Resources Barry
Stanback today signed a contract
for $64,800. Under the terms of
the contract, NCCU will conduct
a full evaluation of the impact of
SOS on students in the 52 coun-
ties that administer the program,
and then issue a report.
oThis grant will enable us to do
research on an area of real inter-
est to us " how communities
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lor Chambers.
Stanback echoed Chambers Tre-
marks, adding, oThis evaluation
will give us critical information
about the success of our SOS.
efforts and will help us to better
serve students. Central will do
an outstanding job. �
Gov. Hunt Ts SOS initiative was
established to provide children
with a safe after school haven
from violence and drugs at the
end of the school day. Currently,
SOS serves more than 6,000
young people across North Caro-
lina. With the help of 52 locally-
run organizations, more than
2,000 volunteers have recruited
to give young people help with
homework or the chance to par-
ticipate in clubs, activities and
organized sports.
The SOS evaluation team is
headed by Dr. Beverly Jones with
the university's Institute for the
Study of Minority Issues. Jones T
study will measure the outcomes
of SOS Ts success in improving
student grades, class attendance,
and discipline records as well as
the program Ts effect on changing
student attitudes toward learn-
ing.
The SOS initiative is currently
looking for more volunteers to
help with the local initiatives for
SOS in your county, call pro-
gram director Joe Canty at 919-
571-4848.
Read To
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~Million Man March
to build business, to build houses,
I (say your name) pledge, that
from this day forward, I will strive
to love my brother as I love myself.
oI (say your name) pledge, that
| from this day forward, I will strive |
ITU, &
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to build hospitals, to build facto-
ries and to enter universal trade,
for the good of myself, my family
and my people.
Hansley completes
overseas deployment
Navy Petty officers 3rd class
Treavor L. Hansley, a 1991
graduate of D.H. Conley High
School of Greenville, recently re-
turned to Earle, N.J., after com-
pleting a six-month overseas de-
ployment aboard the fast com-
bat support ship USS Seattle,
which included duty in the
Adriatic Sea near Bosnia-
Herzegovina an din the Persian
Gulf near Iraq.
Hansley is one of 621 sailors
aboard the ship who completed
the more than 36,000-,ile voy-
age. Hansley Ts ship served as part
of the formidable 11-ship USS
Theodore Roosevelt Battle
Group, which included jet fight-
ers, airborne early warning and
electronic warfare aircraft, at-
tack aircraft, helicopters, and
ships and submarines armed
with Tomahawk cruise missiles.
While in the Persian Gulf,
Hansley and fellow shipmates
supported and supplied fuel to
ships enforcing the no-fly zone
over Southern Iraq and deter-
ring Iraqi aggression on the Ara-
bian peninsula.
During the deployment,
Hansley Ts ship transferred more
than 15 million gallons of fuel to
128 U.S. Navy ships as well as
Davis was
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Felichia F. Davis of Seymour
Johnson AFB, daughter of Oscar
L. and Rosa L. Davis of Greenville,
has been promoted in the U.S. Air
Force Reserve to the rank of air-
man first class.
Working with more than 700
reservists AlC Davis is a com-
puter operator with the 916th Com-
munication Flightf, which is part
of the 916th Air Refueling Wing at
Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
Davis is a 1993 graduate of J.H.
Rose High School, Greenville, and
is currently attending East Caro-
lina University, Greenville.
Navy ships from Germany,
Greece, Italy, the Netherlands
and the United Kingdom. The
refueling operations took place
while traveling side-by-side to
other ships. Helicopters from
Hansley Ts ship also flew 49 mis-
sions delivering nearly 100,000
tons of food, ammunition, suplies
and mail.
While spending 147 days at
sea, Hansley also visited
Bahrain, Crete, France, Greece,
Israel, Italy, Sicily and Spain. In
Chania, Crete, Sailors from
Hensley Ts ship volunteered their
free T time to paint a monastery
and children Ts home.
Hansley Ts involvement in this
deployment reflects the Navy-
Marine Corps team Ts unique ca-
pability of being able to conduct
raise my hand, with a knife.
gun, to beat, cut or shoot any mem-
ber of my family and any human "
being, except in selfdefense.
I (say your name) pledge, that
from this day forward, I willnever _
abuse my wife by striking her or "
disrespecting her, for she is the
mother of my children and the |
producer of my future.
I (say your name) pledge, that
from this day forward, I will never
engage in the abuse of children,
little boys or little girls for sexual
gratification. I will let them grow
in peace to be strong men and
women for the future of our people.
I (say your name) pledge, that
from this day forward, I will never
again use the oB � word to describe
any female, particularly my own
Black sister.
I (say your name) pledge, that
from this day forward, I will not
poison my body with drugs or that
which is destructive to my health
and well being.
I (say your name) pledge, that I
will support Black newspapers,
Black radio, Black television and
Black artists who clean up their
act to show respect for themselves,
and for their people.
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es said os
urged the delegates to remember
their roots "the Christian church.
He said churches must come to-
Minority Loan
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higher than for whites. First Citi-
zens T denial rates for blacks was
higher than those of First Union,
BB&T and Wachovia. It should be
noted, however, that denial rates
alone do not prove discriminatory
lending practices.
The N&O also reported that last
December, in an internal First
Citizens memo, a bank vice chair-
man warned that ifimprovements
in compliance were not made, othe
matter could be turned over to the
Department of Justice, which very
well could bring aspects of our
business to a halt. �
Bank officials said in an inter-
view later that the statement was
made to get employees T attention.
Blacks reminded
ther for the common good.
ones said, oOur young peopledon Tt
know our history. They don Tt think
you all have done anything. They
think it Ts time for us to step aside.
That Ts because we haven't told
them the story. �
Jones said he tired of hearing
positive rhetoric from black lead-
ers with little action following it.
« ..It sounds sweet but it doesn Tt
put bread on the table. It Ts not
providingjobs, nor harmony within
the community. Somehow we've
got to communicate our struggle
and the truth of that struggle with
the powers that be, � he said.
oWe can Tt kiss up to them (the
powerful people in the community).
We've got to be careful eating from
their table because if I feed you
and clothe you then I can deter-
mine your destiny especially if
you Tre dependent on me, he added.
«...There needs to be that holy/
unholy alliance with power. We've
got to be careful who we cast all of
our lot with. �
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Street, Greenville, NC until 2:00 p.m. on December 19, 1995; at
which time and place bids will be opened and read for the
construction of the Pitt County Detention Center New Housing
A prebid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on December 6,
1995 at the same location listed above for the bid opening. All
known and anticipated prime contractors, subcontractors, mate-
rial suppliers and other bidders are invited to attend.
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Sep esog
ing the slaves of who they were.
In addition, the state of South
Carolina census bureau kept
rather accurate stats on the vol-
ume of runaway slaves per year.
What tribe or region in Africa
they came from was listed, along
with their English proficiency and
their skills, some of which they
brought with them from Africa,
such as rice growing, indigo (dye)
growing and harvesting, fishing
and net-making, blacksmith and
metal smithing, cotton thread spin-
ning and weaving, etc.
Runaways were also listed by
color, with mulattos running away
least of all, and Blacks running
away most of all. (Male, Black -
2,810, [72.6 percent of all run-
aways] Female, Black-584 [15.1
percent of al] runaways) Male,
mulatto-55 [1.4 percent of all run-
aways] female, mulatto-11[.3 per-
cent of all runaways)).
The official numbers of run-
aways per year were over 3,000
recorded. The number not recorded
could be large as well. Sometimes
slaves were caught and sold and
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the planter listed them as lost for
the sake of creditors while pocket-
~ing the money. ~;
The census was published in the
South Carolina Gazette starting
in 1736. In 1740, the frst informal
highway patrols (phtty-rollers)
were formed.
Inthe Louisiana Territory, Black
runaways headed into the swamps
and bogs, ending up-in Florida,
living with the Semiffoles, or with
French/Indian trappers and fur
trades. Slaves were at a disadvan-
tage as they had limited places to
run. But planters Were also at a
disadvantage, livingin fear ofslave
revolts, individual acts of revenge
or Indians. William Lynch Ts mis-
sive came as good information. It
was amongmany written treatises
from the English including colo-
nial information manuals on
slaves, their habits, their regions
in Africa, their skills, planting tech-
niques for rice, corn, etc. There
were encouragements for buying
slaves, auction notices, best get-
rich schemes, credit plans for buy-
ing slaves and land for planta-
The Planter's Manual
tions, the best cash crops, etc.
oThe Planter Ts Manual � also had
branding and whipping tech-
niques, torture techniques listed
by rope, fire, burying slaves alive,
striking terror into slaves by wit-
nessing beatings, etc., and select-
ing the proper uverseer. Sugges-
tions for proper allotment forslaves
was also given, such as one blan-
ket every three years, no clothing
at all for children under 13. Shoe
allotments-one pair a year for
adults, none for children. (If your
fee grew, too bad, leading some
slaves not to wear the painfully
small shoes, and slave masters to
assume slaves preferred to be bare-
footed.)
In addition, the Royal African
Company, an English slave trad-
ing conglomerate, and the South
Carolina Gazette, a newspaper,
published regular accounts of slave
ship captains, and their daring
exploits on the African continent
and high seas, serving the dual
purpose of vilifying the natives
and romanticizing the slave trade.
Notices
The Subdivision Review Board
will meet on Wednesday, Novem-
ber 8, and Wednesday, November
22, at 4:30 p.m. in the third floor
office of Harry V. Hamilton, Jr.,
which is in the Community Build-
ing located on the corner of Fourth
and Greene Streets.
The Greenville Board of Adjust-
ment will meet on Thursday, No-
vember 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of the Munici-
pal Building located on the corner
of Fifth and Washington Streets.
The Greenville Planning and
Zoning Commission will meet on
Tuesday, November 21, at 6:30
p.m. in the Council Chambers of
the Municipal Building located on
the corner of Fifth and Washing-
ton Streets.
from the desk of Mrs. Beatrice Maye )
BEATRICE MAYE
To the editor -
THANKSGIVING! Not only isit
a time to gather the family around
and remember that God gives us
the great blessings all enjoy - but -
Thanksgiving is also a good time
to ask ourselvesjust how thankful
we are every day, for everything
thatis done for usor given tous. In
our busy world,appreciation,
thankfulness, and gratitude seem
to be overlooked all too often, but
all of us need to be appreciated and
to show appreciation. A sincere
othank you �, a pat on the back toa
fellow human being who has done
a good job, helps you as much as it
does the other person.
Young folk, your advantages are
so great. Show your parents you
appreciate their sacrifices - they
deserve your love, respect and ap-
preciation. They deserve a great
deal of credit and thanks.
Thanksgiving leaves me over-
whelmed with gratitude Gratitude
to: ....God for granting me another
year ....For giving me a home and
health ....For all the blessings He
has provided so abundantly ....To
my country, for providing a place
where I can live with the freedom
to express my thanks as I wish
.... To my family for knowing all my
faults and eccentricities, and ac-
cepting me just the same ....To all
the others in my life who have
encouraged, praised and helped
me - theirinput, tender andtimely,
has smoothed rough places, melted
mountains, and bridged dark can-
yons of despair -
So, be prompt in paying your
debts of gratitude, be aware of
small kindnesses and thoughtful
words. A few words or a small note
of appreciation takes so little time,
and yet makes such a big differ-
ence in the quality of life. It be-
comes an endless circle of blessing
and gives each day the opportu-
nity to become a little Thanksgiv-
ing. oBe thankful unto Him and
bless his name � (Psalm 100:4)
Beatrice Maye
SUCCESS INDICATORS:
1. Try to pick persons who focus
on goals instead of personal adorn-
ment. Most boys and girls spend
more time combing their hair, look-
ing at TV or videos instead of mu-
DIRECTOR
sic practice or improving computer
skills or reading good books.
2. Select finishers, meaning
people who complete their jobs in-
stead of leaving them half done.
Do you pass in your homework on
time?
3. Students with A Ts and B Ts are
more likely toendin WHO TS WHO
than their C or D classmates.
4. Notice the classmates who
smile, greet their associates cheer-
ily and give compliments freely.
5. Perseverance. Athletes de-
serve credit, too.
6. Boy or Girl Scouts have had
practical experience that gives
them oHorse Sense T.
7. Watch the boy or girl who goes
to Sunday school, isa patrol leader
or a bus monitor.
8. Individuals who don Tt follow
every fad or fashion such as use of
cigarettes, beer drinking or drugs.
9. Moral idealism rates very high
- honesty, integnty, and a firm
belief in the Almignty.
FOUR THINGS - Henry Van
Dyke
Four things aman must learn to
do If he would make his record
true; To think without confusion
clearly; To love his fellowman sin-
cerely; To act from honest motives
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Salary Negotiable
Exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, experienced MIS professional to lead the
delivery of MIS services for Pitt County Government and provide leadership for a staff
of 22 full time positions. Current operating budget is $1,677,529.
Management experience in developing and implementing immediate critical issue
action plans, short term improvement plans, and long range strategic plans; working
with all user departments in developing and maintaining service level agreements;
working with internal and external advisory groups in fashioning work plans and
resource allocation plans; developing staff training plans; and developing perfor-
mance reports.
Technical experience with the following platforms is needed: ES/9000 (VSE/ESA, VM
operating sysiem), AS/400 (OS/400 operating system), RS/6000 (AIX operating
system) PC LAN & WAN networks.
Programming and maintenance experience with the following CICS, Netview, GDDM,
Cobol, SQUDS, CSP, Ditto, DF Sort, DB/2, DW/370, RPG Il, Compuware-Expediter/
Abend-Aid, Arc/Info GIS Applications, Micro Computer (DOS, Windows, WP, DBase,
Lotus 1-2-3, Pagemaker)
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in platform downsizing: PC, mid-
range and mainframe networking; staff development/resource maximiation; and
public presentations. Candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, be experi-
enced in group facilitation and problem solving and be highly customer focused.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in management information systems, computer sci-
ence, business administration, or a related field, with a masters T degree preferred, and
6 years of progressively responsible experience in computer programming, systems
~design and data processing, including 3 years of responsible supervisory experience;
or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required
~knowledge, skills, and abilities. Salary negotiable depending upon qualification.
Apply on Pitt County or NC application form to:
Personnel Department
Pitt County Government Offices
1717 West Fifth Street
Greenville, NC 27834
Telephone: 919-830-6317.
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purely; To trust in God and Heaven
securely.
THE MAN WHO THINKS
HE CAN
If you think you Tre beaten, you
are; If you think you dare not, you
don Tt; If you'd like to win, but think
you can Tt, It Ts almost a cinch you
won't.
If you think you'll lose, you Tre
lost, For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow Ts will,
It Ts all in the state of mind.
If you think you're outclassed,
you are;
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself
before
You can even win a prize.
Life Ts battles don Tt always go To
the stronger or faster man; But
sooner or later the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.
Walter D. Wintle
THE WAYS
John Oxenham
To every man there openeth A
way, and ways and a way. And the
High Soul climbs the Highway,
And the Low Soul gropes the Low,
Andin between, on the misty flats,
The rest drift to and fro. But to
every man there openeth A high-
way, and a Low, And every man
decideth The Way his soul shall
go.
EVIL
The way to keep life from evil is
not to let the evil get started, and
the way to keep the evil from get-
ting started is by cultivating the
good. Figuratively speaking, your
capacity for kindness and
selfsacrifice, for loyalty and love
constitute the seeds of your own
personal laws. If vou concentrate
on making them grow, they can
stifle the feelings of anger, selfish-
ness, and lustfulness which are
the weeds of life. A recently pub-
lished, very popular book carried
the title, THE GREENING OF
AMERICA. It could be used to de-
scribe this greening of our lives.
EIGHT PRICELESS PRE-
SENTS FOR A SPOUSE
1. Companionship, 2. Change
Behavior - Ex. Punctuality, com-
munication, 3. Fun. Ex. Plan a
surprise date or weekend, share
your special ~giftedness T - compose
a poem, bake a cake; 4. Initiative,
stroll around the block, having
friends over for dinner, yes, even
making love; 5, Special thought-
fulness, Ex. change the linen, wash
her car, serve her breakfast in bed
on Saturday morning, 6, Unusual
Compliments. Take a moment to
remember seven characteristics
that first attracted you to your
spouse. List them. 7. Joy. It Ts an
awesome gift for a spouse to be a
joy-filled person and it is only pos-
sible as we consistently sit at the
feet of Jesus. 8. Prayer. Love and
marriage take work. These gifts
don Tt take money, instead thought,
time and caring will give those we
love the warmth of knowing we
truly treasure them.
From: PLUS; the Magazine of
Positive Thinking
ANGER is often a mask for self-
ishness. oAnger does not bring
about the righteous life that God
desires �, James 1:20
oThe Lest way to have a good
neighbor is to be one �.
oIt takes a duck to know a duck �.
