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EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1981
Gov. Hunt accepts debates,
campaign urges Rep. Hayes
to do the same
RALEIGH " Gov. Jim Hunt
has agreed to five debates and
joint appearances as part of the
fall gubernatorial campaign, and
his campaign has challenged
Rep. Robin Hayes to follow suit.
These five debates and joint
appearances will set the tone for
a serious discussion of impor-
tant issues facing the state, wrote
Kd Turlington, HuntTs campaign
manager, in a letter to the Hayes
campaign. He challenged Hayes
to attend the five events " in-
cluding two face-to-face debates
and a citizensT forum. (copy of
letter attached)
oNorth Carolinians want their
candidates for governor to en-
gage in vigorous, honest discus-
sion of the issues, and debates
should be part of that discus-
sion,? Turlington said. oThis elec-
tion should not be about
soundbites and 30-second ads,
but about ideas and leadership
" and the voters have a distinct
choice along those lines. The
Hunt campaign is committed to
providing substantive informa-
tion "including agreeing to can-
didate forums " to help voters
decide.?
Hunt has accepted the follow-
ing candidate forums:
A joint appearance before the
North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners in
WinstonSalem on August 23; A
face-to-face debate before state
employees, sponsored by the
State Employees Association of
North Carolina (SEANC) in
Greensboro on Sept. 5 (This is a
traditional debate for guberna-
torial candidates; Hunt and Jim
Gardner participated in this de-
bate in 1992.); A joint appear-
ance at The N.C. League of Mu-
nicipalitiesT annual meeting in
Winston-Salem on October 14; A
citizenTs forum on October 19,
No place for ~Willie
in this race of 1996
By Deborah Orin
Republican and Democratic
leaders have pledged that they
won't userace-baiting in the 1996
presidential campaign, black
mayors said yesterday.
The National Conference of
Black Mayors said both Republi-
can chairman Haley Barbour and
Democratic chairman Don
Fowler agreed to sign a no race-
baiting pledge.
oThere can be no ~Willie
HortonsT in 1996,? said Emanuel
Cleaver of Kansas City, head of
the group.
He was referring to the brutal
murderer who raped a woman
and assaulted her husband while
on furlough in Massachusetts.
The face of Horton, who is black,
was featured in campaign ads
that devastated Democrat
Michael Dukakis in 1988.
The ads werenTt produced by
winner George BushTs campaign
but by independent conservative
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HILDREN .» +» The downtown Greenville
groups.
Both parties agreed to sign a
resolution denouncing tactics
that pander to oillogical fear,
mistrust and prejudice.? It calls
on both parties to attack any
candidate who injects the odes-
perate politics of prejudice? into
the fall elections.
The resolution could be seen
as attacking the Willie Horton
ads as well as a famous ad once
used by conservative Sen. Jesse
Helms (R-N.C.) to attack a rival
and developed by Clinton advi-
sor Dick Morris.
Morris, then advising Repub-
licans, helped develop the spot,
which suggests that whites lose
jobs to less-qualified blacks. It
was used against is again chal-
lenging Helms this year (though
this time Morris isnTt advising
Helms).
At a news conference,
Cleaver"on behalf of the black
mayors"said issues that could
mall is a perfect place for families to get out of the house and
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Vote, a coalition of newspapers
and TV and radio stations. Ques-
tions would be posed by real vot-
ers; A face-to-face debate spon-
sored by the N.C. Association of
Broadcasters in Asheville on
October 26.
On the day of the Republican
gubernatorial primary, the Hunt
campaign challenged Hayes to
run a positive, issue-oriented
campaign and to put aside the
name-calling and mudslinging
that characterized the primary.
HuntTs campaign has also chal-
lenged Hayes to work together to
lay out a series of debates this
summer and fall.
While Hayes accepted the
GovernorTs challenge to debate,
he declined to attend the first
face-to-face debate at the N.C.
Bar AssociationTs annual meet-
ing on June 22. Hunt accepted
the groupTs invitation anyway.
HortonT
invite race-baiting tactics include
affirmative action, crime, immi-
gration and welfare, especially if
the focus is on minority groups.
Republicans in recent months
have downplayed affirmative
action as an issue, but crime,
immigration and welfare all are
likely campaign issues.
Pastor Is
called at
St. John
Church
Elder Russell S. Wilkins of
Roper, NC has been called to the
position of full-time pastor of the
St. John Church of Christ (Dis-
ciples of Christ), Washington,
NC.
Pastor Wilkins has submitted
his resignation with the Wash-
ington County Board of Educa-
tion to accept this position effec-
tive August 1, 1996.
He began his teaching career
with the Wilson Co. Schools.
Subsequently, he taught in the
Beaufort Co. Schools and the
Washington Co. Schools where
he was selected as oTeacher of
the Year? in both school systems.
Pastor Wilkins is a graduate of
Barton College (formerly Atlan-
tic Christian College), Wilson.
He has been recently accepted
by the Trinity Theological Semi-
nary, Newburg, IN where he is
pursuing his Master of Arts in
Pastoral Ministry.
Presently, he serves in the fol-
lowing areas: Director of Reli-
gious Education, Secretary of the
Board of Ministry, and member
of the Council Board for the East-
ern North CArolina and Virginia
Assembly (Church of Christ, Dis-
ciples of Christ), Sunday School
Coordinator for the General As-
sembly (Church of Christ, Dis-
ciples of Christ of America Inter-
national) and Councilman for the
town of Roper.
Pastor Wilkins is married to
Rosa Stokes Wilkins and they
have two children, Bradford and
Brittany.
St. John Church of Christ (Dis-
ciples of Christ) is planning a
special service of commission on
August 11 at 5:00 p.m.
Aspecial invitation is extended
to everyone,
Wass
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WEEK OF JULY 28 - AUGUST 9, 1996
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HOMETOWN
FRIEND... Shown is John and Conni
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The RichardsonTs family is a long time friend of the publisher and broadcaster, Bro. Jim Rouse.
Johnny and Jim grew up together in the Bronx River projects, in NY now both claims to be
country boys who love the south and Jesus. Maybe its age.
Farrakhan, Sharpton
and Black leadership
By Dr. Lenora Fulani
I really like Louis Farrakhan.
Icare deeply about him. ITve been
whipsawed for supporting him.
But caring for him means that I
have to point out the profound
mistakes he is making " politi-
cal mistakes which have grave
ramifications for the African-
American people.
ITve marched with Rev. Al
Sharpton. We have shared many
causes and have tried to support
and guide the victims of so many
racist tragedies. But that his-
tory means that I have to be
honest about his misleadership
in this election season.
ITm close friends with mem-
bers of the Congressional Black
Caucus. I know them to be de-
cent people. But the political mis-
calculations they are making are
enormous.
American political life is un-
dergoing a huge transformation
right at this moment. The fail-
ure of both major parties to pro-
duce any kind of relief from the
mounting social and economic
crisis has given rise to a move-
ment for anew party that breaks
the traditional mold and brings
diverse Americans together on a
broad scale to restructure gov-
ernment, the political process
and the economy. That party has
arisen. It is called the Reform
Party. And it is the African-
American communityTs best hope
for the future.
Minister Farrakhan, while
insightfully calling on the Mil-
lion Man March to shape Black
Americans into an independent
third force, has nonetheless ca-
pitulated to pressure to make
yet another mournful attempt to
persuade Bill Clinton and the
Democratic Party to heed a Black
Agenda. Heand other Black lead-
ers are preparing to hold a Black
Convention to issue a mandate
to the Democrats.
In 1988, Minister Farrakhan
and I did just that. We stood
together at the Wheat Street
Baptist Church in Atlanta, just
Photo by Jim Rouse
as Rev. Jesse Jackson was being
pointedly humiliated by the
Democratic Party, and urged
Black Americans to go indepen-
dent.
It is now eight years later.
Black America is going indepen-
dent. The Reform Party is re-
plete with African-American aec-
tivists from coast to coast: Bob
Davidson, chairman of the Con-
necticut Reform Party; Mamie
Moore, state committee member
of the Virginia Independence
Party; David Cherry, Vice Chair
of the Illinois Reform Party; Dick
Tolliver, a long-time Perot activ-
istin New Mexico; Drake Beadle,
Secretary of Illinois Reform;
Jackie McBride, Dr. Jessie
Fields, Allen Cox, Yvonne Braim,
Wayne Griffin, Andrew Garnett,
Nate Roberson, Henry Davis,
Roger Griffin and Marilyn
Guyden and hundreds more, in-
cluding myself.
But Minister Farrakhan has
not gone independent. Instead,
(Continued on page 2)
der the guise of militant rheto-
: ri¢. In addition, he has pursued
_ his political interface with the
-neo-fascist charlatan Lyndon
_ LaRouche, who has cozied up to
cer of Islam and Minister
F to secure an outlet
for his destructive agenda in the
Black community.
Rev. Sharpton is planning a
series of protests outside the
Democratic and Republican con-
ventions, a show of militancy and
independence, while at the same
time refusing to wrench Black
vaters out of the DemocratsT
¢
elutches. Rev. Sharpton is an
intelligent and shrewd political
leader. He and I worked together
closely and I know him well. More
than anyone, he understands
that Clinton and the Democrats
concede nothing unless we are
willing to hurt them where they
live - at the voting booth. But
Rev. SharptonTs modus operandi,
like that of his political mentor
Jesse Jackson, is to use the rheto-
ric of independence while re-
maining a Democrat. Heruns for
office only as a Democrat. And he
provides the militant cover that
Clinton et al. need to keep Afri-
can Americans in check.
This misieadership at such a
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critical juncture in American his-
tory is nothing short of danger-
ous. U.S. politics are realigning.
The current two party arrange-
ment will not last. When a major
Democratic Party leader, office-
holder and friend of Bill Clinton
such as Governor Dick Lamm
enters the Reform Party primary,
it is clear that political insiders
at the highest levels see that
realignment coming. Lamm him-
self has along record on behalf of
civil rights and af~lrmative ac-
tion " one which surpasses that
of ClintonTs. Any notion that Ross
Perot has helped to generate a
party which is hostile to such an
agenda should be dispelled by
LammTs entry, even if the sig-
nificant and widely acknowl-
edged role of independent Black
leaders in building the Reform
Party is not enough evidence in
and of itself.
1996 could be a major break-
through for Black political lib-
eration. It would be an unforgiv-
able tragedy if it becomes the
case that so many of our Black
leaders were the ones who stood
in the way.
BEATRICE MAYE
Some Personal
Principles to Live
By
These are President James A.
GarfieldTs cherished personal
principles:
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2. Make few promises.
3. Always speak the truth.
4. Live within your income.
5. Never speak evil cf anyone.
6. Keep good company or none.
7. Live upto your engagements.
8. Never play games of chance.
9. Drink no intoxicating drinks.
10. Good character is above
everything else.
ll. Keep your own secrets if you
have any.
12. Never borrow if you can
possibly help it.
13. Do not marry until you are
able to support a wife.
14. When you speak to a per-
son, look into his eyes.
15. Save when you are young
to spend when you are old.
16. Never run into debt unless
you see a way out again.
17. Good company and good
conversation are the sinews of
virtue.
18. Your character cannot be
essentially injured except by your
own acts.
19. If anybody speaks evil of
you, let your life be so that no one
believes
20. When you retire at night,
think over what you have done
during the day.
21. If your hands cannot be
employed usefully, attend to the
culture of your mind.
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A prayer
answered:
A Leigh Family ~
Reunion
~Last August two women
boarded an Amtrak train headed
for Newport News, Virginia.
Gertie was making hr annual
pilgrimage from Philadelphia to
Creswell, NC, for the revival at
St. john Missionary Baptist
Church. Evelyn was coming
home to Hampton, Virginia, from
Maryland. Plagued by similar
arthritic problems, both made
their way to the trainTs handi-
capped car. Gertie arrived first,
settled into one seat, and put her
extra bag in the empty seat across
the aisle. By the time Evelyn got
there, she was very tired. As she
moved toward an empty seat,
she heard a womanTs voice say,
oYou can sit here, I just have my
things in that seat.? Though they
were complete strangers, for
some divinely inexplicable rea-
son Gertie had been drawn to
Evelyn.
As soon as Evelyn settled in,
they began to chat. She asked
Gertie, oWhere ya going?? oTo
my church revival in Creswell,
North Carolina,? Gertie an-
swered.
EveylnTs eyes got as big as sil-
ver dollars. oCreswell! she ex-
claimed, oMy motherTs people are
from Creswell, and ITve been try-
ing to find my people ever since
she died.? Eveyln explained that
her mother was very young. Her
mother seldom talked about
Creswell except to say her grand-
father, James Anderson Leigh,
had been born there. Over the
years, Evelyn had come down for
a couple of funerals, but neither
she, her siblings, nor their chil-
dren knew their North Carolina
people. Seven of EvelynTs nine
siblings had died without con-
necting with their North Caro-
lina kin. For years, Evelyn had
prayed for help in locating her
lost family.
As fate would have it, not only
did Gertie know all of EvelynTs
folks, her deceased husband was
a Leigh. GertieTs sons were
EvelynTs blood relatives. Before
they parted, Evelyn wrote down
the names of her Creswell ances-
tors for Gertie to pass on. On the
very bottom of the page she put,
oPlease help me find my family.?
Her family is exactly what
Evelyn will find on August 30,
1996 - the day before the 10th
Anniversary Homecoming.
Leighs will journey to Somerset
from New York, New Jersey, Vir-
ginia, Florida, Georgia, and
across North Carolina toembrace
her as one of the family. They
will enjoy an old-fashioned, pig
picking/fish-frying family re-
union. Of course, Cousin Gertie
will be first in line to grab a hug.
Dot Redford, manager
Somerset Place
State Historic Site
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Emerge Pas tine, in its re-
on the Net. The article lists sev-
their web sites, home pages etc.
Also listed are many of the places
of origin of the hate messages.
Most of the cyber haters, of
course, are white males, usually
college types, and their unedu-
cated rural counterparts. The
premise is simple. They are
steeped in the wellspring of inter-
national white supremacy and feel
they have lost ground via the Civil
Rights Movement, the growth of
non-white populations, immigra-
tion of non-whites into the United
States and other so called white
countries. They feel the white race
must fight not to become extinct,
or swallowed up by darker races.
They are against race mixing, af-
firmative action, non-white im-
migration policies, and integrated
living and education.
In addition, they believe there
will be a race war, which they
intend to win, thus destroying
as many of the omud people? as
they can in America and restor-
ing the country to its proper
owners. No, not American Indi-
ans, white European Americans.
Cyber Nazis
Most of these groups may con-
eral of the groups along with
sist of a few individuals, but their
deft use of the Internet, includ-
ing home pages stating purpose,
and linking to other sites of like
purpose, create a rather vast
network of interlinking, commu-
nicating haters all disseminat-
ing information and influencing
thoughts.
They also reach a few people
who are on the edge personally
and encourage them to act as
lone individuals carrying out acts
of violence. No one in govern-
ment is dealing with this issue,
basically because they are white
also and these are their people.
When Blacks do something
horrible, they can be heard loud
and clear, but when whites do
things, they have another atti-
tude. Witness the slow poke - itTs
not a conspiracy - they burned
the churches down themselves -
attitude of law enforcement.
They asked parishioners of
Black churches owas their pas-
tor having sexual relations with
any of the parishioners?? They
would have foot-dragged and
intimidated churches had the
president not clarified the
governmentTs position.
The Emerge article also takes
issue with Black civil rights
Hate on the Internet
groups who are still in the Dark
Ages and have no knowledge of
how touse this technology, while
whites are skipping all over the
globe spreading hate.
Rev. Joseph Lowery main-
tains that the resources at the
Southern Christian Leadership
conference are oalready
stretched thin by other anti-dis-
crimination and anti-violence
efforts.?
Meanwhile some white kid at
the University of Georgia, where
much of the cyber-hate messages
emanate from, is sitting in his
room with a computer and a.
modem, kicking ass.
In fact, Kian Watch, a group
that monitors hate groups,
tracked hate messages to the
University of Georgia, and to
several students. They contacted
the university only to be told the
university has a policy of not
interfering with freedom of
speech.
Below is a list of hate groups
on the Internet. They sometimes
change up when the heat gets
too hot and move to another cyber
address:
*Aryan Resistance http://
WWW.lo.com/~wip/aryan-page/
cnq/index.html
~wip/aryan-page/cl
cloc.map?291.61 a
On Usenet, another online
service, other groups canbe ac- =
in- gl :
cessed via bulletin
cluding: alt.politics, whitepower;
alt.revisionism; alt.skinheads;
alt.politics.nationalism.white.
Also, other online sites, you'd
have to yahoo (search) are
Church of Jesus Christ Chris-
tian Aryan Nations and Chris-
tian Identity On Line. These
churches believe God created
Blacks separately along with the
other animals and they were cre-
ated as beasts of burden. Whites
were created separately and di-
vinely imbued with the right and
duty to rule over non-whites.
According to Noah Chandler
of the research group Demo-
cratic Renewal, based in At-
lanta, hate groups are doing a
better job on the Net than anti-
hate groups. they have up-to-
date graphics, they are credit
card-ready to take an order for
material on line. And they are
better networked.
They also network with other
like-minded media groups like
The National Review magazine,
and American Spectator maga-
zine, as well as record compa-
nies of the supremacist move-
ment like Resistance Records.
Blacks On Line
Blacks on line are usually con-
cerned with business, the arts or
history. There is no Black hate
site that I know of. Here are a few
major on-line groups:
*Africa Online-http://
www.africaoline.com
*AfriNET-http://
www.afrinet.net/
*The African-American Mo-
saic -http:lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/
African-American/intro.html
* African-American Web sites-
http//www.earthlink.net/
~ainony/africa.html
*BNN (Black News Network
http://www/bnn.com/
*Netori-http://
www.netnor@aol.com
*MelaNet-http://
www.melanet.com/
*International Agency for Mi-
nority Artists Affairs http://
www.qpage.com/host/
iamaa.shtml
BY ABIOLA SINCLAIR 9
wun me ne oe BROEREREEEE 5 cE
Against identity politics
By Dr. Lenora Fulani
teed by the Constitution and the
I have been getting many calls
and letters around the country
asking for a copy of a speech I
gave at the Humphrey Institute
Policy Forum in Mimlesota back
in May. I spoke there at the invi-
tation of former Congressman
Tim Penny, a friend and political
ally, who has been instrumental
in promoting public dialogue on
the culture of politics in America.
Here are some excerpts from the
talk. If you would like a copy of
the whole presentation, call my
office at 1-800-288-3201 and I
will send you one.
The question has been raised
as to whether the divisions so
rampant in the American body
politic have effectively crippled
an otherwise functional political
system or whether the
disfunctionality of the political
process contributes to political
and social polarization. In my
opinion, both are true. And if we
are to overcome the discord of
American political life, then I
think we have tolook more closely
at what has produced both a di-
vided nation and a political sys-
tem which thrives offof those di-
visions.
I have found the work of a
psychologist to be of enormous
value in these matters. He is
Kenneth Gergen, Professor of
Psychology at Swarthmore Col-
lege (and, incidentally, the
brother of David Gergen, who
gave the luncheon address here
earlier today).
Gergen writes of the destruc-
tive effect of what he calls iden-
tity politics. Identity politics is,
simply put, engaging in political
action " like electoral cam-
paigns, lobbying, fundraising "
on behalf ofan identifiable group-
ing of people " senior citizens,
feminists, pro-lifers, African
Americans, farmers, small busi-
ness people, fundamentalist
Christians, etc. This mode of ac-
tivity "the politics ofidentity "
has dominated the past 50 years
of American history across the
political spectrum " left, center
and right.
Identity politics has, in effect,
become the public philosophy of
America and Americans, It is the
driving force on Capitol Hill as
various interest groups compete
with one another to direct legis-
lative initiatives and overall so-
cial policy in their own interests.
ItTs what the lobbyists do. ItTs
what all the money pays for. ItTs
the basis on which campaigns
for public office are run. And up
until 1992 " when 20 million
Americans voted independent in
the presidential election " itTs
been the basis on which people
cast their ballots.
My colleague, Dr. Fred
Newman, in a recent essay en-
titled oA Patriot is a Revolution-
ary? points out the fact that the
domination of identity politics
over the last 50 years or so has
ironically left America and
Americans without oan identity.?
The typically just demands of
various groupings to get more
for themselves, for their causes
and their communities, to com-
pensate for past deprivations or
to prevent present and future
biases, has left the country as a
whole without advocates. In the
name ghar gio yea
seeking and ge r
share of their right#" be they
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Bill of Rights " we are, in effect,
undermining the very constitu-
tional arrangement which guar-
antees those rights. For America,
tragically, is corroding into a
permanent state of discord as
ever-proliferating groupings "
center, left and right " fight
over dividing up its dwindling
spoils. Perhaps we all believed
that government would take care
of the country as a whole. But
instead, government has been
taken over by the two political
parties who live and breathe off
of identity politics. No wonder
election campaigns have become
so negative. Negative campaign-
ing is not an overlay on the pro-
cess. It is the process through
which politicians and parties
gain advantage by manipulat-
ing the American people on the
basis of their oidentities.?
There is perhaps no grouping
of Americans more identified
with identity politics " and more
disempowered by it " than the
Black community. Obviously, the
history of social, political, eco-
nomic and moral injustice per-
petrated on the African Ameri-
can people has deeply scarred
the revolutionary experiment in
democracy begun in 1776. While
no longer considered three-fifths
ofahuman being, today one third
of all Black families live in dire
poverty. Within the dominant
framework of identity politics,
our entire political strategy has
been reduced to ogetting? things
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candidates " in our case, almost :
all Democrats " who come into !
our communities and say " Vote :
for me " I'll get you a jobs pro- '
gram in your district. And we :
say: Yeah " Okay. Sounds good. :
But wenever say: Hey, how come «
" since we've been voting for :
you for 50 years " our commu- :
nity is so poor and unskilled and ~
uneducated, that we need a jobs !
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Most people know her as the
real and caring personality be-
hind oThe Positive Zone? on
KISS-FM. Her motto is oWe're
going to try to keep you in touch,
in tune, informed, entertained,
but mostly inspired.? And, if
anyone knows how to do that,
itTs Vy Higginsen, the co-writer,
~S| producer and director of the
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oMama I Want to Sing? produc-
tions (~Mama I Want to Sing,?
oMama I Want to Sing II? and
~| oBorn to Sing Mama III? - the
1 final in the series) along with
her husband Ken Wydro. They
have inspired countless numbers
\} of people. oMama!? set the record
for the longest running Black
~~4 musical in theater history " run-
ning for eight years.
I got to know the lady behind
_.| the voice. As we did a phone
| interview Higginsen sat in the
building she grew upinon 126th
Street in Harlem, which she is
rehabilitating. She recalled, oI
went to school at P.S. 68, right
around the corner. As | sit here,
4 it brings back the memories of
| how safe it was back then. As a
teenager we moved to the Bronx
and I attended Theodore
Roosevelt High School.?
Higginsen, who was originally
interested in fashion, went to
receive a degree in marketing
and merchandising from the
Fashion Institute of Technology,
where she is presently on the
board of directors.
HigginsenTs life has taken
many twists and turns since she
graduated from the Institute.
She explained, oI wanted to be a
fashion buyer for MacyTs and
bring back fashions from all over
the world. But when I graduated
- Fwasone of three African-Ameri-
can grads, so the industry was
just beginning to open up. My
sister (Doris Troy) told me I had
an unusual voice. I put a tape
together, where I was giving
' Black women fashion tips.?
New radio station
oI went to a party and heard
people talking about a new radio
station, WLIB. Frankie Crocker
was the program director. I went
to the station, without an ap-
pointment, and sat in a recep-
tion waiting area waiting for him
to get off the air - hoping he
would play my fashion tips tape
for a 1 or 2 minute spot.
oHe listened to my tape and
said he wanted me to be a DJ. I
turned him down. My sister told
me, ~WhatTs wrong with you, if
you donTt like it you donTt have to
stay there. I was the first woman
DJ on the air in prime-time from
12 noon to 4 p.m. Little by little
he began to assemble a staff.
oFM was new to the world; it
became extremely popular. I saw
WLIB-FM becoming WBLS. That,
for me, was the nurturing ground
to see itTs possible to come from a
speck to something important.?
At the peak of her radio ca-
reer Higginsen realized t
was a new emerging Black
mographic. She said, oI called
them Unique New Yorkers. |
started a magazine by that name
and we published about four
years. After four years we were
about to take the next step, but
we lost two major employees to
another Black publication and I
couldn't do it alone.?
Met Ken Wydro
oDuring that period, which
was around Sept. 1978, I met
VY HIGGINSEN
Ken on a television show about
single people. He was the happy
single guy and I was the happy
single girl. After the show, he
said, ~I want to bring you a copy
of my book, oFlying Solo,? and I
said, ~f want to bring you my
magazine.T Some hard times fol-
lowed for me and a lot of super-
ficial friends I had were gone,
but when the going got tough he
was still there. I always say I
married my best friend.?
A marriage that has lasted 15
years is still going strong and
has produced a 12-year-old
daughter, Knoelle, who will start
at the Professional ChildrenTs
School on Sept. 12.
All who have seen the Mama
productions know that they are
special shows, which leave you
with chills, thrills and inspira-
tion. But why would someone
en: The inspirational ~Positive Zone?
groundbreaking? Higginsen ex-
plained in great detail what led
her to create oMama |? and so
on. .
oI wanted the music back. I
had become disenchanted with
radio because the voices were
computerized. I wanted to hear
people who could really sing.
When we auditioned for the
show, we discovered those voices
still existed.?
Important reason
She also discovered a more
important reason. oI realized
that my real purpose in life was
to communicate to Black people
specifically and all people in gen-
eral ... The first Mama was re-
ally very basic, it dealt with hav-
ing a dream and following it "
making choices. This show was
about faith, love and music.
oWe told the whole thing in
music, which was an original
concept. We dealt with death
and loss and the culture of mu-
sic. We married the church, the
radioand the theater. We wanted
to get a message across - that
everything doesnTt have to be
settled with a gun, knife or pros-
titution" the way the media had
projected the Black community.
That didnTt reflect the spirit of
what I came from in my family
life. If you grew up in the 40s,
50s, 60s church was mandatory.
I needed to reflect on the music
and give tribute to who we are
and where we came from.?
The Mama productions are
based on the life of HigginsenTs
older sister Doris Troy. These
productions have opened doors
decide to dedicate a large partef ofor many talented African-
their life to doing these types of
productions, especially since this
type of show was
Americans. Tisha Campbell
(Gina on oMartin?) was one of
the first stars. then Desiree
Coleman Jackson took over her
role. It has also opened doors to
other countries. It has toured
in Japan, Germany and was
the only Black show to play for
six months in-the West End of
London. Mama III, oBorn to
Sing,? stars recording artists
Lisa Fischer, Tanya Blount,
Stacey Francis and Kellie
Evans as Mama and will open
on August 8 at the Union
Square Theatre.
But before it officially opens
there will be performances from
July 25to31. Part of the proceeds
from the July 25 performance
will goto rebuild the burned Black
churches down south.
CanTt ignore cause
Higginsen, putting her money
where her mouth is, stated,
oThereTs no way you can ignore a
cause like this. When I think of
the kind of mind it would take to
light a match to burn a church,
to burn a bible, an altar " thatTs
asick mind. So many of our young
people who have been with the
show grew up in achurch where
they honed their craft. We agreed
we couldnTt just sit back. We
want to make sure that this is-
sue is attended to; that the people
are caught; that it never hap-
pens again.
oWe want to do what we can
so we've invited Rev. AlSharpton
and many ministers and their
wives, clergy of all races and
creeds and good people to come
together and do something. We
expect it to be a very powerful
and emotional night.? The per-
formance is also open to the pub-
lic, so if you are interested you
should call the Union Square
Theatre at (212) 505-0700 for:
ticket information
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Clean water coming to citizens of Southern Hertford county
Congresswoman Eva Clayton,
John Romano, Deputy Adminis-
trator for Water and Waste, USDA-
Rural Utilities Services and James
C. Kearney, USDA-Rural Devel-
opment State Director will present
a grant and loan approval to
Hertford County Commissioners
ds Singers
on July 1, 1996 at 12 noon. There
Ceremony will be held on the front
lawn of the Roanoke-Chowan Com-
munity College, Ahoskie, North
Carolina.
The $4.5 million financing will
be used to construct two new 350
GPM wells and two 200 gallon el-
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Kearney.
oSafe drinking water is the life
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parasite
BAKERSVILLE - Monitoring
and control efforts are continuing
for a root parasite that attacks
agricultural and ornamental crops,
according to the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture.
In 1993, small broomrape was
found in a 3-acre field previously
planted in red clover near
Bakersville in Mitchell County.
The parasite " Orobanche mi-
nor" attacks clover, tobacco, to-
matoes, omamentals and other
crops. Additional plants have since
been found on roadside areas in
the immediate vidnity.
oControl activities have been
successful on the original infesta-
tion area,? said N. C. Agriculture
Commissioner Jim Graham. oEf-
forts will continue to locate and
destroy thls pest.?
Through a cooperative effort, the
NCDA and N.C. Department of
Transportation are treating re-
cently discovered infestations. Ex-
tensive monitoring activities wil!
be conducted during the next six
weeks to detect any further distri-
bution of the pest.
Gene Cross, weed specialist for
the NCDATs Plant Industry Divi-
sion, said small broomrape is one
of about 150 species of northem
temperate and subtropical root
parasites capable of causing ex-
tensive yield losses in agricultural
and omamental crops.
UUnlike most plants, srnall
broomrape totally lacks chloro-
phyll and depends completely upon
its host for water and nutrients,?
Cross said. u It can cause slight
damage or death tothe host plant.?
He said the parasite was intro-
duced to the latest site through
infested red clover. Introductions
may also occur through hay, fod-
der, bedding and droppin~s of im- |
ported livestock, Cross added. |
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MON, SEPT.
blood ofany community, especially
arural community. We are happy
to doall wecan tosee that Hertford
County citizens have access to
clean water,? said Dupont L. Davis,
Chairman of the Board of Com-
missioners. oWe hope you will come
help us celebrate the coming of
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Pop Warner football
program now in Greenvill
The Pop Warner football pro-
gram is an international program
operated for the benefit ofits youth-
ful participants. Since 1929, the
programTs philosophy has been:
academics and athletics go hand-
in-hand. At every level, Pop
Warner football seeks to develop
well-rounded young men and
women who learn, not only the
fundamentals of football or
cheerleading, but also the impor-
tance of education..in an atmo-
sphere conductive to developing
sound mind, body and character
and having a good time along the
way.
The general objectives of Pop
Warner are to inspire youth, re-
gardless of race, creed, or national
origin, to practice the ideals of
sportsmanship, scholarship, and
physical fitness, as reflected in he
lift of the late Glen Scobie oPop?
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The program stresses learning |
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playing or cheering days of the
boys and girls involved, such as:
self-discipline, teamwork, concen-
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good sportsmanship.
Aflatoxin testing for storm-
damaged corn offered
RALEIGH " Farmers in
Pender and Onslow counties with
hurricane-damaged corn may want
to consider testing their corn for
aflatoxin occurrence. To facilitate
the process, the N.C. Department
of Agriculture has shipped quanti-
ties oftesting kits to Cooperative
Extension offices in both counties.
oWith the amount of moisture
and ground contact corn in these
counties had from the hurricane,
we felt it would be in everyoneTs
best interest to make aflatoxin test-
ing as easy as possible,? said N.C.
Agriculture Commissioner Jim
Graham. oThis free test from the
N.C. Department of Agriculture
will let farrners and grain buyers
know if there are problems from
the outset.?
Aflatoxin can cause problems in
both humans and livestock, and
limits have been set for acceptabil-
ity. rhe Aspergillus Flavus mold
produces a toxin that can cause
serious illness if ingested in quan-
tity.
Farmers interested in testing
their corn should contact their ex-
tension office for supplies and di-
rections A special rush will be
placed on aflatoxin tests at the
Food and Drug Protection Labora-
toryin Raleigh, giving the farmers
results in two-three days. Test re-
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phone number is (919) 733-7366.
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As college tuition continues its 6
percent average yearly increase,
more and more young people are
considering the Army to help off-
set the cost, the head of recruiting
in North Carolina said recently.
Lieutenant Colonel Warren C.
Singleton, commander, U.S. Army
Recruiting Battalion Raleigh, said
through the third quarter (ending
June 30) 315 enlistees had opted
for the Army College Fund.
oThat equates to more than $8
million in education benefits,?
Singleton continued. oThis is quite
impressive when you consider that
279 enlistees qualified for $6.9
million in all of fiscal year 1994.
oIn fact, we may even surpass
last yearTs $11.7 million total,? he
added.
Any qualified person can earn
up to $30,000 in college money
depending on the length of enlist-
ment, Singleton said.
A two-year enlistment nets
$20,000, three years, $25,000 and
four years, $30,000.
oFor families and students who
have a career goal that calls for a
college degree, the Army may be
the ideal path to that goal,? Single-
ton continued. oThe Army gives its
alumni achance toenter the school
of their choice with the experience
and confidence to tackle the tough
courses...and the funding to handle
escalating college tuition.?
For more information on the
College Fund or other Army Ben-
efits, contact your local recruiter.
Attention:
Parents of
four-year
olds
oPitt County Schools will offer
classes for four year olds at nine
different sites during the 96-97
school year. Applications are now
available at most elementary
schools and at the Third Street
Pre-K Center. Parents may call
Judy Beckert-Jones at 355-9555
or 752-3227 for more information.
: Those who turn in applications by
August 16 will be screened in late
: August to determine eligibility for
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Jews need to know why some Blacks are defensive
By DENNIS SCHATZMAN
oIf I am not for myself , who
will be for me?? - Hillel
Let me borrow a recent quote
from my fellow Pittsburgher,
CNBC talk show host and actor
Charles Grodin, to explain my
premise: oITm not good at ex-
treme respect.? Many Blacks feel
Grodin speaks for many Jews as
it relates to us, particularly in
these days and times. And many
Jews, understandably, are
pained by that thought without
knowing why Blacks are feeling
the way they do. Let me try to
explain.
Grodin comes to mind for two
reasons. As a Pittsburgher, the
hard-to-stomach nighttime host
is prone to speak his mind, no
matter how specific and sopho-
moric his arguments often tend to
be. His shoot-from-the-hip unre-
lenting attacks against O.J.
Simpson for nearly a year were
insulting, particularly to Blacks.
Rarely did he argue from any fac-
tual basis on his beliefin Simpson's
guilt, and almost never did he
invite guests on his show who
offered differing points of view.
Had Sheila Stainback, a Black
hostess on the same network,
acted that way she would have
been whisked off the air, and we
all know it " ask Arsenio Hall.
Second, Grodin is Jewish, a
fact which was brought to my
attention by the respected Rabbi
Gary Greenbaum, former chair-
man of the Los Angeles Police
Commission. Greenbaum had
received an article I wrote in The
Los Angeles Daily Journal from
a constituent who felt I was be-
ing oanti-Semitic? when I criti-
cized Loyola Law School Profes-
sor Stan Goldman, Grodin, U.S.
News and World Report Pub-
lisher Mortimar B. Zuckerman,
talk show host Geraldo Rivera,
attorney Gloria Allred and oth-
We plan for a birth. ...
ers. I chastised them for their
unapologetic attacks against
Black jurors, observers and re-
porters like me who felt the evi- |
dence in Simpson's double mur-
der trial was insufficient to war-
rant a conviction.
Blacks in America have learned
to, as the late Arthur Ashe learned
while growing up in segregated
Richmond, Va., olook over your
shoulder for trouble.? The mod-
ern-day record seems to confirm
how some of the otrouble? facing
Blacks seems to come from a few
powerful minions within the Jew-
ish community.
Thejumping off point for these
Jewish leaders is Min. Louis
Farrakhan, the much-hated
leader of the Nation of Islam,
largely for his well-documented
vitriol against the Jewish faith
in general and some Jewish busi-
nessmen_ in_ particular.
Farrakhan is just as hard on
Black businessmen who engage
in questionable practices in
ghetto neighborhoods. That fact,
however, is lost on these Jewish
leaders. Hardly a Black leader
in sight has escaped being overtly
or covertly threatened with some
sort of reprisals by Jewish lead-
ers, like the Anit-Defamation
LeagueTs Abraham Foxman, for
failing to odenounce? Farrakhan
for his anti-Semitic remarks.
But thatTs an old story.
TodayTs rallying cry, in virtually
all white neighborhoods - not
just Jewish ones " is oblame it on
0.J.?
Why? In Jewish neighbor-
hoods, we feel the reason is
simple enough. Simpson was
accused of murdering not only
his white wife, but her friend
Ronald Lyle Goldman, who hap-
pens to be Jewish. Worse,
Simpson was found not guilty of
committing these heinous crimes
on October 3, 1995. Jews, like
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We train for a job....
We finance a house....
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We dream of a vacation....
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the ones I described earlier, at-
tacked him savagely and con-.
tinue to this very day.
Other sons and daughters of
Zion walked out on him when he-
entered restaurants. Still oth-
ers, who play a large role in de-
termining what gets on the big
(movie) and little (television)
screens are making sure
Simpson doesnTt work anymore.
Worse, Superior Court Judge |
Alan Haber nullified SimpsonTs
right to call forensi¢ pathologist
Henry Lee as an expert witness
in the upcoming civil trial.
Haber, coincidentally, is Jew-
ish.
By the way, whatTs Haber
doing hearing this case anyway,
many Blacks are no doubt ask-
ing. We distinctly remember
when Judge Roosevelt Dorn, a
Black jurist, was swiftly removed
from the Reginald Denny beat-
ing case of Damian Williams, et
al., because the district
attorney's office felt he could not
be objective in a case involving
Black defendants. The same ar-
gument could be made about
Haber running a court accord-
ing to Hoyle in a case brought by
a fellow Jew, couldn't it?
HereTs the real rub. In the
Jewish community, where the
ojustice-got-screwed? philosophy
reigns supreme these days, vir-
tually no one can prove they ex-
hibited the same level of
venom over the injustice meted
out by Superior Court Judge
Joyce Karlin, the Jewish woman
who let a convicted Korean gro-
cer walk out of her courtroom
free as a bird when a videotape
caught the businesswoman blow-
ing the back of the head off 15-
year-old Latasha Harlins. There
is no excuse for that. The flimsy
excuse offered from some Jew-
ish quarters, including The Jew-
ish Journal (April 3, 1993), that
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~ Another galling point with
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happened to me more than once,
even once when I was just wait-
ing at a bus stop.
It hurts us to see these double
standards being played out live
and in living color. Not so much
because they are so obvious, like
seeing a murder captured on vid-
eotape. It hurts because we
Blacks are virtually powerless
to do anything about them.
Now-that you've heard how
many of us feel, do you think I
am an anti-Semite for giving you
the real deal? Perhaps you do
and I canTt stop you from think-
ing otherwise.
My critics might be mildly
interested to know that my
grandfather, Harry Schatzman,
was a Jewish immigrant from
Germany. Unfortunately, I never
met him. He died just before |
was born. One thing I can say is
that my father, the late Clyde
Schatzman, never said an un-
kind word about him.
So ITm not mad at Jews when
I tell these things. ITm just being
accurate. Will I be criticized for
this? ITll check in with Rabbi
Greenbaum to gauge the barom-
eter. My guess is his phone
should be ringing off the hook
within a few days.
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