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NAACP Board Asks Four To Resign
By Cash Michaels
Staff Writer
Local NAACP officials from
across the state say four national
NAACP board members currently
embroiled in personal scandals
should resign their positions as the
Executive Board formally asked
last Friday at the direction of
Chairman Myrlie Evers-Williams.
oI think Ms. Williams did the
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YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK "Three young,
readers. (Jim Rouse Phofo)
right thing, ? James Hankins, first
vice president of the New Hanover
County NAACP, told The CARO-
LINIAN Monday night. oI think
she should go ahead and settle this
thing quickly. ?
oWe don Tt need any more scan-
dals. ?
More than 130 miles away in the
Capital City, Rev. H.B. Pickett,
newly reelected state conference
NV
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dynamic brothers sending their best wishes fo our M T Voice
second vice president, and presi-
dent of the Raleigh-Apex NAACP,
agrees.
oWe've been through enough as
far as negative things, and we need
to set our house in order so we can
get about the business of working
on improving the economic status
of those persens who really need
our help, ? he told The CAROLIN-
IAN.
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Soul Food T Film Box Office Winner
By Avonie Brown
NNPA Correspondent
Since its opening in late Septem-
ber, audiences have been feasting
on Soul Food and their appetite
has not been satiated, as they still
keep going back for more.
To date, the film has grossed
more than $40 million nationwide.
In its impressive debut weekend,
its $11.2 million gross revenue was
second only to Steven Spielberg Ts
The Peacemaker, which earned
$12.3 million.
However, according to figures re-
leased that chart box office re-
ceipts, while The Peacemaker
opened in 2,362 theaters nation-
wide and averaged $5,213 per
screen, Soul Food was screened in
1,339 theaters with a convincing
$8,363 per screen average.
Yet the Soul Food phenomenon
does not stop there. The accompa-
nying soundtrack has already gone
platinum, with more than one mil-
lion units sold. It has had two
songs hit the top 20 " oWhat About
Us ? by Total and oI Care TBout
You ? by Milestone.
Dru Hill Ts oWe Tre Not Making
Love No More ? is currently being
played in heavy rotation; oA Song
NEW SALES MANAGER IN TOWN "Pictured is Brother Byron Tyson the
for Mama, ? the.title track by Boyz
II Men, is the next single to be re-
leased and the musical Earth-god-
dess Erykah Badu just completed
directing the music video for oIn
Due Time ? by Outkast with Cee-
Lo.
Not since the success of Waiting
To Exhale (earning $67 million)
has a movie reverberated through-
out the black community with the
same emotional intensity as Soul
Food. One of the major players be-
hind the project Ts success is Tracey
dmonds.
oWe really had no idea what
numbers Soul Food was gonna do.
No idea, ? Edmonds said. oWe
hoped people would come out that
opening weekend and understand
its importance to the longevity of a
film, and we were indeed very
blessed from the opening. And af-
ter that the word of mouth spread.
oSure, we hoped and prayed that
it would be commercially successful
but at the end of the day one thing
that we were really proud of was
that we had put together a quality
film. ?
The 30-year-old Californian is
the president and CEO of Yab Yum
Entertainment and Edmonds En-
new Sales Manager at Stevenson Nissan. Byron, who is a member of
Comerstone Missionary Baptist Church where Pastor Sidney Locke is in
charge, invites all his Christian Brothers and Sisters to drop by for the
best car deals in Easter N.C. (Jim Rouse Photo)
tertainment. Yab Yum (the Japa-
nese god of love) is a subsidiary of
Sony Music.
Initially a publishing company
that contributed songs to such
multi-platinum artists as Toni
Braxton, TLC and Michael Jack-
son, Yab Yum is now expanding its
own roster of recording artists.
Edmonds T first foray into the
movie industry was producing the
musical score for Tuesday Morning
Ride, the only black film nomi-
nated for an Oscar in 1996. This
initial success inspired Edmonds
and husband, Kenneth oBabyface ?
Edmonds, to launch Edmonds En-
tertainment, the production com-
pany responsible for Soul Food.
Edmonds explained that Yab
Yum was initially approached to
put together a soundtrack for the
project to add to its marketability
to the major Hollywood studios
who had all rejected the script by
writer/director George Tillman, Jr.
oUnfortunately a lot of studios ini-
tially passed up the film because it
didn Tt have your typical urban for-
mula: it was missing the drugs, the
violence, the gangsters and the
ghettos. But when I read the script I
immediately wanted to become at-
tached to it as a producer. Kenny
and I also thought it would be a
great first project for our production
company, ? explained Edmonds.
With Babyface signed on as ex-
ecutive producer and Edmonds as
one of the film Ts producers, the
table was being set for the making
of Soul Food.
After discussions with Tillman
and his partner Robert Teitel (with
whom she shargd@ production du-
ties), the project was pitched to
20th Century Fox which immedi-
ately gave the go-ahead.
However, because of the preex-
isting negotiation issues with Kd-
monds Entertainment, the studio
would not immediately release the
funding. Undeterred, the Soul
Food team began pre-production
with their own money.
oWe had to get started because we
knew we wanted to film the movie W
(See WINNER, P. 2)
| edly
As The CAROLINIAN reported
first and exclusively last week,
vers-Williams indicated to this
paper during her Oct. 31 appear-
ance at the N.C. NAACP Conven-
tion in Raleigh that the Executive
Committee would indeed meet to
address the matter oprobably in
the next two weeks. ?
True to her word, the chairman
called that special meeting exactly
one week later.
In a statement sent to NAACP
officials across the country Nov. 10
and obtained by The CAROLIN-
IAN, Evers-Williams noted the out-
come.
o{It] agreed it would be in the
organization Ts best interest if Hazel
Dukes, James Ghee, Henry Lyons
and Bobby Bivens were to resign
from their positions on the board, ?
the chairman Ts statement read.
Dukes and Ghee have pleaded
| guilty to embezzling thousands of
dollars from others, Bivens was ar-
i rested in California for alleged fail-
ure to pay back child support, and
Rev. Lyons, the embattled head of
the National Baptist Convention
USA, is being investigated by state
and federal authorities for alleg-
spending that church
(See NAACP, P. 2)
"NEW MAN AT THE HELM "Brother Johnny Moseley, Kinston Ts first
Black Mayor, is shown here being congratulated on a successful
campaign by Dr. Blizzer, President of Lenoir Community College. We
all wish Mayor Moseley a great tenure. (Jim Rouse Phofo)
"Will Mini-Welfare Systems
Be Fair Or Meanspirited?
By Cash Michaels
Staff Writer
If state Sen. Jeanne Lucas (D-
Durham) had her way, there would
be no such thing as oelecting coun-
ties, ? counties in the state which
will create their own mini-welfare
systems, and different ways of
treating people in need.
oIt Ts important that those per-
sons [trying to come] off the wel-
fare rolls are treated as human be-
ings, ? Sen. Lucas told The CARO-
LINIAN recently. oIt remains to be
seen to see how friendly they'll be
to those persons in need of sup-
port. ?
In response to the 1995 overhaul
of the federal welfare system and
Congress designating block grants
to states instead, North Carolina,
among others, has decided to ex-
periment with the new freedom it
feels it has to dramatically cut its
welfare rolls and put many of the
poor back to work.
Last summer, the state Legisla-
ture decided to experiment by em-
powering individual counties to
come up with solutions, instead of
the state.
So far, the commission boards of
29 counties, including New
Hanover and Chatham, have voted
to establish their own eligibility re-
quirements, assistance limits, pay-
ment levels, and penalties.
Though Wake and Durham have
some of the largest welfare popula-
tions, neither county has voted to
adopt. Most of the counties that
have are to the west of Raleigh.
Those 29 reportedly comprise
22.2 percent of the state Ts welfare
population, slightly more than the
15.5 percent Republicans and
Democrats reluctantly compro-
mised to use as a model to see if
the new program worked.
Sen. Lucas was one of the reluc-
tant Democrats that fought hard
against what the GOP originally
wanted "to scrap the state Ts Work
First program entirely, in favor of
all 100 counties doing their own
thing.
oI just don Tt want people to be
mean-spirited, ? she said. oI want
EY.)
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WIN, WIN, WIN "Wherever you find winners, you'll find the
ith Sister Roberta Fitzhugh ('.), her daughter and granddaughter (
she'll be enjoying many cold winter evenings watching the new
ee
M' Voice camera near. Here we Caught up
1.) at the Carolina East Mall, You can bet
TV she won with her family. (Jim Rouse
all to come together at to the table,
to make sure again that whatever
is developed, is citizen friendly. ?
Work First isn Tt perfect, critics
say, but at least everyone from bor-
der to border operated under the
same rules. This new approach
means counties may adopt new and
varied residency requirements,
forcing the poor to move to find
friendlier territory. That may also
mean that those counties T bureau-
cracies may have to expand to deal
with the new responsibility.
Last July in remarks before the
N.C. Legislative Black Caucus,
Gov. Jim Hunt called the
Republican Ts original plan o...a race
to the bottom to see who could do
the least for families and children. ?
There is no indication that Hunt
feels any more benevolent toward
the compromise plan.
Sen. Lucas says that despite the
concern, there are legislative stop-
gaps to make sure that no county
goes too far.
oEvery plan that Ts developed
has to come before the General
(See WELFARE, P. 2)
Ss
OV. 12- 18, 1997 _
; iss | :
Dee Apetsiat Sarkis Dhvies Xerpe
Dear Jackie and Dee:
? After John and | began dating a few weeks, he bought me a
beeper so we could stay in touch with each other. Whenever
we aren Tt together, he beeps me at least twice an hour asking
me what I Tm doing and who I am with. At first I was kind of, rn \both the fraternity and the commu-
flattered even when he began saying things like odon't let nt
catch you doing anything wrong ? I'd laugh it
knew I wasn Tt doing anything. Two months ago,
he should move into my apartment and seriously think about, with
because I
e decided
marriage. Now every time my phone rings, he answer¥it, if I
answer it he asks me who is calling and has to speak to mt
Last week he installed caller ID with name on the phone,«:hay
"girlfriend called from her brother Ts house and he went
He slapped me and called me a whore and ab__y(\anid said
he Td kill me if | ever cheated on him again. Now he drives me
to and from work, takes me to the grocery store, helps me
shop, he even goes with me to pay the bills and to get my hair
and nails done. If he thinks another guy is looking at me, he .
starts a fight and then slaps me around when we get back
home. He says he doesn Tt like my friends and that | shouldn't
go out with them because they Tre whores. He keeps me locked
up in my apartment and the only time | get out is if he feels like
going out too. | don Tt know how I got in this mess but | want
out. | am really scared. Please help me.
Really Scared
Dear Really Scared:
Not only should you want to
get out, you must get out.
Develop a secret plan of ac-
tion. New Directions will
have answers to all of your
questions. Please call them at
919-758-4400. Help is only a
phone call away. You will be
in my thoughts and prayers.
Jackie
Dear Really Scared:
If you Tve put his name on your
lease, cancel it also ask your
resident manager to change
the locks or have a locksmith
do it. Call the local police
department and get a restrain-
ing order. If you have the op-
tion of pressing charges, do
so. Pack his stuff (all of it "
including everything he Ts
given you) and give it to him
in the presence of the police
Keep your case number and
the officer Ts name with you at
all times. Get an unlisted
phone number and sleep over
with friends for a while. If he
tries to make contact, call the
officer immediately to find out
what further steps can be
taken and take them. This man
is obviously very troubled.
Don Tt wind up a mortuary
Statistic. Make those phone
calls today Remember,
there Ts no excuse for domesric
violence.
Dee
in NER mo ee Sam Gaal Ra a
Dear Jackie and Dee:
® | have been dating a guy for two years. We get along very
well together. We spend most of our time together and |
would like to move in with him. I feel it would be much more
economical. My mother thinks it would be a terrific mistake
What you do two women of the Nineties think?
Nineties Woman
Dear Nineties Woman:
I think the same thing your
mother thinks. It would be a
mistake. Have you ever
heard of omother knows
best ?? Sometimes we think
they don Tt but they do. In
some cases they have been
there and done that and in
some cases maybe not.
Whatever the case may be,
usually mothers always have
their daughter Ts best interest
at heart. Statistics state that
couples who cohabitate usu-
ally don Tt get married, and if
they do marry, they usually
do not stay together. How-
ever, I don Tt know what
your goals are but the most
important thing is what you
think. I hope I have con-
vinced you to rethink your
economic plan. There is
more involved than eco-
nomics.
Dear Nineties Woman:
wie
Wake up, sweetheart. When
we were little girls, we all
dreamed about that knight on
his white horse delivering us
from our troubles. You're a
big girl now and the only one
who can deliver you from the
financial problems you are
having is you. You can Tt de-
pend on someone else to pro-
vide you economic security.
Remember, men want the
same things in women that
women want in men " a win-
ner. Stop living for today,
think about your future. Plan
for it so that you will be the
kind of independent woman
that attracts the kind of man
you really want, a plan for
yourself that does not allow
for financial co-dependency
on this or any guy. Talk to
your mother, see if she can
offer other viable (even if
short-term solutions to your
problems). Perhaps you need
to find another job or to en-
hance your job skills. Pitt
Community College has excel-
lent certificate and degree
courses that should ensure
some degree of future eco-
nomic success. Your mom is
right! Woman of the nineties
are not dependent and they
don Tt shack for pennies.
Dee
Jackie
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than those expressly replied to is purely coincidental and strictly prohib-
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agree with views expressed in this column.
Kappas
Elect New
Officers
The Greenville Alumni Chapter
of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity met
recently to establish new officers
and upcoming goals targeted to
ity as well.
he board of officers is as fol-
lows: Polemarch - William Turoes,
Vice Polemarch - Darin White,
wt per of Records - David Barnhill,
nt Keeper of records -
Daal Ww Williams, Keeper of Exche-
er - J. B. Taft, Sr., Strategus -
ae Darden, Sr., Lt. Strategus -
Carrol Oashiell, iientos - Fran-
cis Mebane, Reporter - Kelly
Darden, Jr., Guideright - Brian
Haynes, Membership Intake -
Tyree Walker.
The fraternity decided to in-
crease the participation in the
Guideright program, designed to
give our youth a positive outlet in
helping keep their sometimes diffi-
cult lives on the right path through
numerous community programs. It
was also decided to maintain the
Hot Hoops basketball program, de-
signed to help avoid teenage preg-
nancy. Kappa Alpha Psi also in-
tends to maintain their participa-
tion in The American Cancer
Society Ts Relay for Life as well as
continue to be a contributor to the
Ronald McDonald House.
It too was voted upon to increase
time at the Greenville Homeless
Shelter and to donate all proceeds
earned at the Water Ski Champi-
onships to the shelter as well. The
alumni chapter intends to increase
the community participation with
East Carolina undergraduate chap-
ter in the Greenville community,
including a Sleep Out for the
Homeless and a Habitat For Hu-
manity Volunteer Support partici-
pation.
In closing, the fraternity intends
to work towards the eventual pur-
chase of a fraternity house in the
Greenville area and acknowledged
Melvin McLawhorn Ts appointment
to the A.B.C. Board, being the first
black in his position. The fraternity
also welcomed Bro. Steven Clowey,
an Alcorn State graduate, who is
now an associate teacher at Right
Step Charter School, here in
Greenville. Kappa Alpha Psi con-
tinues to vow to be a viable con-
tributor to the Greenville-Pitt
Community in the upcoming year.
AHA Tells Of
Student Research
Program Openings
CHAPEL HILL "The American
Heart Association, North Carolina
Affiliate, has announced openings
for applications to the 1998 High
School Student Research Program.
This unique summer program is
open to high school juniors and se-
niors interested: in furthering their
knowledge of research.
Twenty students will be selected
to work in a research laboratory at
Duke University, the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, .
Bowman Gray School of Medicine,
Carolinas Medical Center, or East
Carolina University for eight
weeks during the summer of 1998.
All materials (application, tran-
scripts and teacher recommenda-
tions) are due by Jan. 16, 1998.
For more information or to re-
ceive an application, contact the
American Heart Association at
968-4453.
WINNER
Continued from page 1
in 1996 as in 1997 all of our primary
cast members had other projects on
board already. So if we didn Tt film in
1996 the whole cast was gonna fall
apart, ? Edmonds said.
Soul Food was also threatened
by cooks who wanted to add their
own spices to its cultural flavor.
oThere were notes and changes
that they wanted to make that
would have completely recon-
structed our film. They wanted to
eliminate certain characters and
scenes and even change dialogue
that we felt were key, ? she said.
oAll of that would have com-
pletely redirected the whole vision
of the film because you have a
white executive telling black
filmmakers how to make an Afri-
can-American film. ?
To combat this, Edmonds insists
that at every opportunity black
filmmakers and entertainers need
to continue opening doors so other
black talent can get, even if it is
through the kitchen door.
The Edmondses have already be-
gun to do their part by providing
opportunities to talents and finan-
cial assistance.
Most recently they contributed
$100,000 to the United Negro Col-
lege Fund. Productions in the
ture film deals that include L.C.
four should save the organization
works include the television sitcom é
oSchoolin ? for Fox as well as fea- D, = 1, f, } é
Soul Unlimited written by Baby- 3
face and Big Time, a venture with
Cinergi Productions.
Meanwhile, Soul Food will re-
main in theaters to take advantage
of the coming ofamily focused ? holi-
day season.
NAACP
Continued from page 1
Class Reunion
~ Planning»
Committee
organization Ts monies of lavish
gifts for women.
Their colleagues on the NAACP
Board, like Washington, D.C. talk
show host Joe Madison, say the
and themselves any further embar- ?"? . prid
rassment by simply quitting. ao Se ato ate
But sources say at least one of #0? %P %
INITIAL PLANNING MEETING WILL BE HELD
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the accused, Hazel Dukes, former
New York state conference presi-
dent and close friend of Evers-
Williams, has angrily vowed not to
resign, though she was ordered by
a Manhattan court to pay the more
than $13,000 she embezzled back
by last Friday.
WELFARE
Continued from page 1
Assembly [next May]. We have to
look at it to see that if there are
federal dollars involved, the com-
pliance level is there, ? she said.
The U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services will also re-
view what Ts submitted for ap-
proval, Lucas added.
oIf they say they have a particu-
lar plan, then they must achieve it,
and if they don Tt, then it reverts
back to the state, ? said the senator.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. "Political,
community and entertainment
leaders, from U.S. Attorney Gen-
eral Janet Reno to Olympic gold
medalist Dan Jansen "donated
time during Teach for America
Week so that urban and rural pub-
lic school students could benefit
from their knowledge and experi-
ence.
Teach for America Week, which
took place Oct. 20-24 in 11 cities
across the country, was designed to
expose the nation Ts most under-
served students to positive role
models. It also provided an oppor-
tunity for successful Americans to
gain greater insight on the realities
these students face each day.
Teach for America is a national
teacher corps of outstanding recent
college graduates who commit to
teaching for two years in under-
resourced urban and rural public
schools.
Each year, 1,000 corps members
work with more than 100,000 stu-
dents across the country.
oTeach for America Week gave
us an amazing opportunity to raise
awareness of our teachers and the
students they serve. It was a win-
win situation, ? said Kaya Hender-
son, executive director of Teach for
America/D.C.
oThe students participated in
creative lessons led by some of the
nation Ts most prominent individu-
als; the participants experienced
the realities and possibilities of un-
derserved schools and students,
and the Teach for America corps
members were recognized for the
tremendous contribution they are
making to our nation Ts future. ?
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nearly 40 years in a remote town in
New Hampshire, the oAugustus
Saint-Gaudens memorial to Robert
Gould Shaw and the Massachu-
setts 54th Regiment ? is now on
view at the National Gallery of Art.
Thanks in part to the support of
the Shell Oil Company Foundation,
which made a $100,000 contribu-
tion to the gallery to restore and
install the sculpture, millions of
people will be exposed to the
nation Ts first memorial to black
veterans.
The Massachusetts 54th Regi-
ment was the first African-Ameri-
can combat infantry unit from the
North to fight for the Union during
the Civil War, and was the subject
of Glory, the 1989 Academy Award-
winning film.
oThe figures shown depict a
group of young men going off to
risk their lives to ensure their free-
dom, and in doing so, ensure free-
dom for all of us, ? said Shell Presi-
dent and CEO Phillip J. Carroll
during a special press preview that
included remarks from Gen. Colin
Powell, USA (Ret.) and actor Mat-
thew Broderick.
oShell is very proud of its long
history of support for culture and
the arts, but particularly glad to
have had the opportunity to rein-
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and natural antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race,
color or creed, full human rights. Hating no person, fearing no person in the
firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.
Who Will Vouch For Us?
The debate over school vouchers,
like that which rages over charter
schools, is sweeping the country, and
on its outcome hinges much of the fu-
ture of the black community.
African-Americans can be forgiven
if they are confused over which side
to take in the furor, but to be com-
pletely uninterested in the outcome
may be signing the death warrant
for the aspirations of our progeny.
Both debates hinge on the future
of public and private education in
this country, and both leave the com-
munity puzzled as to which way is
best for our future.
The arguments against both
mainly come from the more oliberal ?
elements in society and government,
generally including teachers and
those who work with children.
They have gone as far as calling
the idea of vouchers for school tu-
ition othe thing that won Tt die, ? as
conservatives continue to bring it up.
They say forces supporting these
two issues are pushing a hidden
ayvenda. They have hated the public
school system ever since it was
forced to integrate in the T50s and
H0s, and ever since school prayer
was removed.
ese latest proposals, they
charge, are simply a ruse to get the
government to pay for their children
to
go to private schools which don Tt
ve the same restrictions or com-
mitment to diversified education,
and at the same time cripple an insti-
tution that they accuse of ospreading
vodless liberalism. ?
If either or both are adopted on
any kind of a widespread basis, they
claim, all of the protections that pub-
lic law atfords our children will go by
the wayside and public school sys-
tems will be left impoverished, filled
with the children the private institu-
tions don Tt want: the very poor,
those with severe learning and
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physical disabilities, and blacks.
Proponents weigh in just as
heavily on the other side. They argue
persuasively that public education
has failed American school children,
African-American children most of
all.
It has stymied and frustrated
black children in particular, and,
worse than not teaching them what
they need to know in society, has
crushed their enthusiasm for learn-
ing entirely.
Vouchers and charter schools, they
say, are weapons parents, in particu-
lar black parents, can use to see that
their children get the kind and qual-
ity of education they feel they need
and deserve.
In addition, they say, the competi-
tion will actually be good for public
schools. Once they realize that they
face the loss of their ofree ride ? if
they continue to shortchange our
youth, they will get their act to-
gether.
It is a win-win situation all around,
they say, particularly for black stu-
dents.
Oh, and they also say that the fu-
ture looks dim for African-Ameri-
cans if these new measures are not
adopted. Public education will only
get worse, and will continue to grind
their children into the dirt.
So, which way to go? Do we sup-
port vouchers and charter schools,
only to find our children stranded in
neglected shells of schools with no
resources?
Or do we help defeat them, and al-
low the public schools to continue
their current course and otrack ? the
kids and the race into oblivion?
The debate is happening right
now. The change will either occur or
will not, right now.
Parents and those who care about
black children had better make sure
they are not left on the sidelines.
Deadly Force
last week, a teenager walking
down the street eating a candy bar
with a silver wrapper was shot by a
federal marshal.
The marshal though the young
man Was carrying a gun, There is no
word on exactly how else he may
have felt threatened by the high-
school soccer star, or whether he de-
manded that the youth drop the
Three Musketeers bar before put-
ting him in the hospital.
sut the shooting provides even
more evidence that a serious prob-
lem has developed for the younger
generation of African-Americans.
Two things have become painfully
obvious as we read and watch the
news.
First, the criminal justice sys-
tem "in particular its law enforce-
ment officers "are convinced that, in
the battle against violent crime,
black teens are the enemy. Period.
Second, and more importantly,
they feel that they have carte
blanche to deal with this perceived
threat in any way they see fit.
The results have been a owar on
crime ? that has come to be acknowl-
edged, by everyone except law en-
forcement officials, as a war on black
youth.
Those officials are quick to deny
that any official prejudice or dis-
crimination exists in these cases, and
that may be the case. But the results
speak for themselves.
For many Americans raised with
the oDragnet ? image of police offic-
ers, who were forbidden from even
drawing their weapons unless the
person they were trying to detain
had a weapon and was actually in the
process of firing it at them, the ac-
counts of police mayhem have been
hard to believe.
But they are legion. Unarmed
teenagers by the dozens are falling
to police gunfire, some of them shot
in the back.
In the fantasy world of oDragnet ?
and oAdam-12, ? police who were
even suspected of shooting unarmed
civilians faced immediate, severe
penalties.
In reality, as case after case
shows, absolutely nothing is ever
done to these officers, even when, as
in the Jonny Gammage case in Phila-
delphia, authorities can be convinced
to bring charges. .
So, police view any black youth as
suspicious, and feel confident in
shooting first, asking questions later.
In the war on crime, black youth
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ILL NEVER
Proposition 209
Proves That
Time Travel Is
Possible
BY TREY BANKHEAD
I Tm a science fiction fan. Star Trek, Star Wars...If it has
ospace ? or ostar ? in it somewhere, I Tll probably like it. So, I
read a lot of stories and see a lot of movies that deal with the
idea of going back in time. But modern scientists are still
arguing whether something like that is even possible.
I know it Ts possible. Just look at the T70s fashions that are
coming back.
Never mind. Instead, look at what Ts going on in politics
right now. I Tve mentioned Proposition 209 twice already in
previous columns, but I haven't gone into detail abeut it.
Sit down. I don Tt want you falling over when you read
about this.
Proposition 209 is a California-based law formally titled
oThe California Civil Rights Initiative. ? The purpose of the
initiative, according to its creators, is to restore fairness to
all races by eliminating racial and gender based preferences
( oquotas ?) in business hiring practices and school admissions
policies.
That Ts their goal, and | applaud it. Unfortunately, this is
the real world. And in the real world, it Ts mostly people of
color being discriminated against, despite what California
Governor Pete Wilson will tell you.
When the news on Prop. 209 came out, it ignited a politi-
cal firestorm that is still raging. The Urban League, the
NAACP, the Rainbow Coalition, the ACLU...all the major
players in Civil Rights stepped up to bat against the new
law.
What happened next? It was held up in court as chal-
lenges against it were heard. Then, about a month ago, the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supported Proposition 209,
despite the challenges standing against it.
It went next to the Supreme Court. The Court dismissed
the case without hearing the challenge! So, Proposition 209
is alive and active in the State of California. And it Ts sup-
porters are now traveling state to.state to spread its influ-
ence.
That Ts the history lesson for today. Here comes the politi-
cal part.
What Proposition 209 does is make ALL Affirmative Ac-
tion programs illegal. Prejudice exists in the real world. Af-
firmation Action programs have been used for years to try to
counter those prejudices, leveling the playing fields for mi-
norities and women. What Proposition 209 does is take us
back in time to a point where businesses and schools have no
reason to focus on recruitment efforts for minorities and
women. That Ts right...everything old is new again.
Proposition 209, in addition to eliminating Affirmative
Action programs, has set back civil rights by thirty years by
eliminating the following: research aimed at the medical
problems of women of specific ethnic groups; outreach pro-
grams for qualified women and minorities to encourage them
to apply for public jobs in nontraditional fields; women Ts re-
source centers on college campuses; advertising jobs in mi-
nority newspapers; tutoring and mentoring designed to help
minority students succeed in school and to gain skills and
leadership abilities; and programs which encourage girls and
women to pursue education in science and math.
Shocked yet? It gets worse.
The way the law is worded, making use of broad and
vague language, it opens the door to court challenges to ac-
tivities such as rape crisis centers, pregnancy leave for
women, and women Ts and ethnic studies. AND, as if all that
isn Tt enough, it weakens laws against sex discrimination. A
clause of the bill legalizes any sex discrimination which is
oreasonably necessary. ?
oReasonably necessary. ? Whoever defines that little
phrase will be the one with the most to gain. In other words,
those that support the bill, such as California Governor Pete
Wilson, House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich,
and Sen. David Duke (former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux
PRESIDENT, Bur
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Klan). I don Tt know about you, but these are NOT the people
I want designing the future of American education and busi-
ness.
HERE Ts something to think about: I just found out that
Congress is actually considering a similar bill, to enact on
the federal level. In other words, no government-run agency
would have to worry about equal representation, regardless
of WHAT the Constitution says. So, if you were thinking
that you don Tt have to worry about Proposition 209, it may
soon have a big brother that you WILL have to worry about!
It Ts nearly the year 2000. Technology is moving forward
at such an incredible rate that the things I see on Star Trek
may be possible in my lifetime. Why is it, though, that our
ogreat leaders ? are going in the opposite direction...towards
the past?
VANTAGE
POINT
Articles and Essays by Ron Daniels
THE SELL OUT IN NEW YORK: WHEN PRAGMATISM
REPLACES PRINCIPLE
Rudolph Giuliani, Mayor of New York, is the epitome of a
new wave of right-wing politicians who have come to power
in the last decade espousing policies and programs in direct
opposition to the interests of people of color and poor and
working people. Indeed, it was Rudolph Giuliani who won
the mayoralty in 1993 by bashing former Mayor David Din-
kins and accepting the support of the Police Benevolent As-
sociation of the New York Police Department at a drunken,
profanity filled, racist rally on the steps of City Hall. Ru-
dolph Giuliani, like so many right-wing politicians around
this nation, was swept into office by the white backlash
against the progress of black people and other people of color
during the era of T60s.
In the face of this kind of right-wing record, how is it
possible that prominent black political and religious leaders
and liberal-progressive labor leaders could line up in support
of Rudolph Giuliani in the recent mayoral election in New
York? Such notable figures as Congressman Floyd Flake,
Congressman Augustus Towns and stalwart labor leaders
like Stanley Hill of District 37 AFSME and Dennis Riveria of
1199 Health and Hospital Workers gave their stamp of ap-
proval to a mayor who has given tax breaks to Wall Street
while offering no meaningful plan for job generation or eco-
nomic development for inner-city neighborhoods and commu-
nities. His Honor has been a prime proponent of workfare
which threatens to undermine the security/stability of work-
ers with good-paying union jobs within the municipal work-
force. In addition, in a city where hundreds of thousands of
Black and Latino students are compelled to attend low-per-
forming schools, Giuliani drastically reduced the education
budget further, damaging the chances for these young people
to attain a quality education.
Rudolph Giuliani Ts major claim to fame is a dramatic re-
duction in crime. New Yorkers are said to be feeling much
safer these days. Police brutality and misconduct, however,
have noticeably increased as Giuliani Ts aggressive policing
policies have resulted in scores of cases of police brutality
and murder. People in inner-city neighborhoods, particularly
young African-American, Latino and Asian males, feel less
secure as they daily face the threat of harassment, abuse or
even death at the hands of renegade cops. This is the man
that some prominent African American leaders and stalwart
labor leaders endorsed in the recent mayoral,campaign.
In making this fateful decision, these orespected ? leaders
intentionally or unintentionally sold out the interests and
aspirations of the masses of black people, other people of
color and poor and working people. In most instances these
leaders meant well, they were simply being opractical ? in
going along to get along in order to have access to the winner
in the hope of garnering some benefit for their limited con-
stituency or for themselves. They chose the prospect of gain-
ing odivisible ? patronage/benefits, those that might accrue to
an individual or a narrow constituency over oindivisible ?
benefits, those benefits that accrue to an entire group or
class. They place pragmatism over vision, values and prin-
ciple. They abandoned the many in the interest of a few.
This is not just a New York phenomenon; it is a pattern
of politics which is becoming increasingly prevalent in Black
America and among liberal/progressive political leaders all
across the couritry. Faced with the reality of the hegemony of
the right wing, far too many political leaders have suc-
cumbed to the temptation to oplay politics ? by accommodat-
ing to those in power
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Transportation Secretary Spreads Jobs T Word
By John Templeton
Special To-The NNPA
WASHINGTON, D.C. "The man
in charge of oIce-T ? has begun rap-
ping about a real original "inven-
tor Garrett A. Morgan.
For the hip on Capitol Hill, oIce-
T ? is the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act
(ISTEA), a six-year program to
build buses, ports, terminals "any-
thing that moves people and prod-
ucts.
While his Cabinet colleagues
struggle with declining resources,
Transportation Secretary Rodney
Slater has the enviable assignment
of administering the program. And
when he speaks, people listen.
More than 200 representatives,
ranging from the head of Boeing
and the chairman of the U'S.
Chamber of Commerce, to presi-
dents of historically black colleges
and universities, answered Slater Ts
call to honor Morgan "the inventor
of the traffic signal "by encourag-
ing one million American youth to
become prepared for jobs in trans-
portation.
Slater Ts interest in bringing
these high-wage jobs to inner cities
coincides with the near desperation
of an industry which cannot find
employees.
Michael Starnes, CEO of Mem-
phis-based MS Carriers and U.S.
Chamber chair, said the trucking
industry needs 400,000 drivers im-
mediately.
He has even attempted to import
truckers from England, because
MS Carriers has 150 trucks with-
out drivers.
oIf they come to my office and are
trained, they'll be at work that af-
ternoon, ? said Starnes. oIf they Tre
not trained, we'll train them in five
weeks. ?
Slater Ts program begins with the
widespread units of his depart-
ment, from the Coast Guard and
Federal Aviation Administration to
the Federal Highway Administra-
tion, getting involved with schools
to promote student awareness of
GM Accused
Of Black Auto
Dealer Abuse
By Linn Washington, Jr.
Special To The NNPA
A white accounting supervisor
for General Motors walked into a
Kansas City GM dealership, owned
by Richard Wallace, and allegedly
declared that oThis nigger won Tt be
around much longer. ?
Wallace no longer owns the GM
dealership and he blames what he
says are discriminatory practices
by officials at America Ts largest au-
tomobile manufacturer for the de-
mise of his business.
Dan Barnes had owned a Ford
automobile dealership when he
headed off to Detroit a few years
ago with hopes of fulfilling his
dream of landing a General Motors
auto dealership.
But during his Motor City meet-
ing, Barnes said he was ocursed
out and shouted at ? by a top GM
executive who constantly SU
to oyou people. ?
Barnes was denied a dealership,
yet some say he was lucky he was
just verbally assaulted.
One black GM executive said he
was beaten bloody by a white GM
counterpart a few years ago after
he objected to racist treatment
meted out to a black dealer. The
beating was said to have taken
place in the back seat of a car as
three GM executives, including a
black man, were returning from a
corporate meeting.
transportation careers. DOT units
have already adopted 250 schools.
Slater is also using his bully pul-
pit to encourage thousands of con-
tractors and transportation users
to do the same. One of the intended
benefits of the meeting was to
share the programs already in ef-
fect but not widely known.
Claude Verbil, a General Motors
plant manager who is the first Af-
rican-American president of the
Society of Automotive Engineers,
told the group that it is ridiculous
that educational reformers con-
sider a program successful if it is
adopted by two percent of schools
nationally.
Capt. Louis Freeman, another
pioneer like Verbil as chief pilot for
Southwest Airlines in Chicago,
thinks the awareness of innovators
like Morgan, the Tuskegee Airmen,
and the Organization of Black Air-
line Pilots, can help guide our chil-
dren into thinking about becoming
black pilots, engineers and ship Ts
captains.
Along with top managers from
the U.S. Departments of Labor and
Education, the Garrett Morgan
Roundtable coordinates many of
those efforts like the World in Mo-
tion curriculum available from the
Society of Automotive Engineers
and provides schools with coherent
repertoires of school-to-job materi-
als.
To the extent that Slater Ts stake-
holders actually roll up their
sleeves and get involved with
schools, they Tll have to notice the
communities around them.
Hank Wilfong, CPA, president of
the National Association of Small
Disadvantaged Businesses, told the
group, oThe best role model is
when their parents have a job. ?
Sandra Morgan, a Cleveland im-
port-export developer and Garrett
Morgan Ts granddaughter, said he
would be proud to be connected
with creating jobs for the future.
To learn more about the initia-
tive, e-mail garrett.morgan@-
repa.dot.gov or write Attn: DRP-2,
U.S. DOT, Washington, D.C.
20590.
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By Chris R. Watson
Special To. The NNPA
from the Richmond Voice
School districts across the coun-
try are confronting the issue of
school choice and vouchers. Sup-
porters suggest that they provide
an alternative for poor and minor-
ity children to receive. a quality
education. School officials have
mixed reactions to bringing such a
concept to the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
Officially, the state has not
adopted a policy allowing parents
or students to choose a public or
private grade school facility outside
of their home district.
However, if a child qualifies,
many localities do provide suffi-
cient opportunities for specialized
courses in magnet schools. It is
also understood that parents can
send their children to private
schools if they can afford the tu-
ition or qualify for private financial
aid programs.
Virginia does not allow the use of
school vouchers or the use of public
monies to fund private educational
facilities. Many public school offi-
cials say this would be an unneces-
sary and inappropriate use of
funds.
Newport News Public School
board member Effie Ashe says that
$10 taken out of a public school
and transferred to a private insti-
tution is money that could have
been used to purchase a school
book or other supplies for a public
school student.
Unless a law is passed, oNot one |
penny of public money will go to a
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Question Of School Choice Still Under
private school, ? says Virginia De-
partment of Education spokesper-
son Margaret Roberts. oOur state
constitution prohibits it. ?
Roberts adds that the only excep-
tion is for the child that requires
an individualized education plan.
By state law, if the public school
System cannot meet the ospecial
needs ? of students, the district is
required to place them in any insti-
not guaranteed space
facilities. Uniibe publie oe
private institutions are neither re- _
quired nor necessarily prepared to
deal with the full range of learning
needs of students,
Virginia private schools, like
Peninsula Catholic High School,
are prepared to handle students
with slight to moderate learning
disabilities but, oWe do not have
tution that can.
Hampton School Board Chair-
man James Haggard says that
even with a voucher, students, es-
pecially those with special needs,
the resources like public schools to
teach children with more severe
learning problems, ? admits Bill
Hammond, PCHS president.
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SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO
LIVE A HAPPY &
REWARDING LIFE
Take time to smell the roses.
Take time to take a nap on Sun-
day afternoon. |
Drink eight glasses of water a
day.
Never deprive somebody of hope.
It might be all they have.
Be thankful for every meal.
Don Tt be afraid to say, oI Tm
sorry. ?
Don Tt tailgate.
Improve your performance by
improving your attitude.
Wave at children on the school
bus.
Listen to your children.
Leave everything a little better
than you found it.
Leave the toilet seat in the down
position.
Keep it simple.
Keep good company.
Keep your promise.
Be kinder than necessary.
Take good care of those you love.
Make it a habit to do nice
things...for people who will never
find out.
VOTE!
Judge your success by the degree
you're enjoying..peace, health, and
love.
Be a good loser.
Be a good winner.
Be romantic.
Live so when your children think
of fairness, caring, and integrity,
they think of you
Enjoy real maple syrup.
Never refuse homemade brown-
ies,
Never give anyone fruitcake.
Remember other people Ts birth-
days.
Sing in the shower.
Don Tt nag. Don Tt gossip.
Don Tt expect money to bring you
happiness.
Be forgiving of yourself and oth-
ers.
Never give up on anyone.
Miracles happen every day.
Say oThank you ? a lot.
Say oPlease ? a lot.
Take your dog to obedience
school... You'll both learn a lot.
Slow dance.
Don Tt rain on other people Ts pa-
rade.
Don Tt postpone joy.
Stop blaming others.
Take responsibility of every area
of your life.
Take care of
reputation...It Ts your most valuable
asset.
Count your blessings.
Whistle.
Marry only for love.
Call your mother.
Do more than is expected.
Be there when people need you.
Be someone Ts hero.
When you care about
others...When you give yourself to
help others...You make a differ-
ence.
Use your local library.
Give a hug...Give a smile...Give a
compliment...Praise, but don Tt flat-
ter.
Feed your body, yes, but also
feed your friendships.
Keep a secret and you won't lose
friends.
Alcohol and drugs compound
troubles, worries. o
Superman and Skids with Tips
on What to Do about Physical
Abuse - from Marvel Comics...
Remember -- you are a valuable
person and you deserve to be
treated that way.
And you have a right to be safe.
Other people don Tt have the right
to hit you.
Nor do you have the right to hit
other people.
Y Tsee, hitting doesn Tt solve prob-
lems, but talking them out can.
your
If anyone is hurting you, it is
Okay to tell someone about it, like
JOY Inc. Receives
Reynolds Grant
JOY, Inc. recently received a
grant of $20,000 from the Z. Smith
Reynolds Foundation, Inc.., to ini-
tiate a job readiness program. The
Job Readiness Program was insti-
tuted to offer poverty stricken and
chronically unemployed persons
the opportunity to acquire job
readiness skills in a caring and
supportive environment while
simulating actual employment con-
ditions.
Participants will receive class-
room instruction in interviewing,
completing job applications, inter-
personal communications, personal
financial management, and family
budgeting. On-the-job training in
food preparation will use the JOY
Soup Kitchen as the laboratory set-
ting. Participants who successfully
complete the program will receive
certificates and job referrals, as ap-
propriate. Rev. and Mrs. Charlie
Caldwell are administrators for the
program. The Rev. Caldwell is the
chief executive officer of JOY, Inc.
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a parent, a teacher, a friend Ts par-
ent, or a neighbor.
You Tre not alone. There Ts help
out there for adults and children.
So don Tt be afraid to ask for help.
Maybe your mom or your dad
wouldn Tt hit you if they knew how
bad it makes you feel. Did you ever
tell them?
Do you want me to be here be-
side you while you do?
Thanks for helping most of the
time I Tm Okay. But sometimes
when they Tre yelling and nagging
_ at me, I just lose it.
But, Mom, Dad, when you hit me
and Jimmy it makes us feel really
crummy inside. So why do you hit
us?
I don Tt like to hit you Sara, but I
don Tt know how else to make you:
behave.
But, Mom, Dad, it doesn Tt make
us behave. It only makes us feel
bad and mean.
I know they are a handful...and
making them listen to you can be a
problem. It Ts a problem a lot of par-
ents have. :
You know lots of local groups
have classes in parenting.
They have lots of ideas that par-
ents can use to help children be-
have well, ways that don Tt involve
hitting.
I'd love to take one of those
classes. | sometimes feel like I Tm at
the end of my rope with these kids.
I could use some new ideas.
But how can 1...
My husband works nights, and
I Tve got the kids during the day.
Who'll watch them?
Skids will Mommy. She Ts my
friend, she'll help.
The North Carolina Association
of Psychology Teachers will hold a
two day conference Nov. 21-23,
1997 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in
Greenville. Over 40 people from
across the state are expected to at-
tend. The conference will afford
attendees the opportunity to hear a
number of Psychology professionals
Literacy Volunteers
Move To New
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Literacy Volunteers of America -
Pitt County (LVA-PC) has moved
to new.offices located at 504-A Dex-
ter Street, Greenville. oWe are very
pleased with our new space, T said
Toni Blood, executive director of
LVA-PC. oWe can now hold our tu-
tor training workshops, which at-
tract up to 30 people per session,
on site, and many of our tutor-stu-
dent matches can meet in our of-
fices. ? Blood noted that the agency
also has a new telephone number:
(919) 353-6578.
LVA-PC, a United Way agency,
is a nonprofit organization whose
primary mission is to promote
adult literacy throughout Pitt
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and marital discord on children.
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INVITATION FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the Lenoir County Board of Education up
until 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 1997, in the Main Boardroom of
the Lenoir County School's Central Office, 2017 W. Vernon Avenue, P.O.
Box 729 (28502), Kinston, N.C. 28504, and immediately thereafter publicly
opened and read for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment entering
into the general construction of the
RENOVATIONS TO KINSTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE
LENOIR COUNTY SCHOOLS
CYBER CAMPUS
KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 2,
1997, at the Kinston High School Cyber Campus project site.
Lump sum proposals will be received for the following:
* General Construction Work, Mechanical Work, Plumbing Work, and Elec-
trical Work.
Complete Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents will be open for
inspection at the following locations: The Offices of The East Group, Archi-
tecture, P.A., Greenville, N.C., A.G.C. Plan Rooms and F.W. Dodge Plan
Rooms in Raleigh, and the ECC Planning Room in Kinston, N.C. after
November 19, 1997.
Qualified Prime Bidders who wish to submit proposals may obtain one
complete set of documents from:
The East Group, P.A.
P.O. Box 7305
324 S. Evans Street
Greenville, N.C. 27834
(919) 758-3746
by making a deposit of $50.00 for one set of drawings and specifications.
The full deposit will be returned to those who make a bona-fide bid, provid-
ing complete documents are returned in good condition within 10 days of
bid opening. Each additional set shall be at the cost of printing and han-
dling which shall be $25.00 per set and is not refundable. Subcontractors,
material men, etc. may obtain plans and specifications for the cost of
printing and handling.
Abbreviated Written Summary: Briefly and without force and effect upon
the contract documents, the work of the Prime Contracts can be summa-
rized as follows:
The work includes renovations to approximately 3,500 sf of the exist-
ing one-story vocational building.
All contractors must be properly licensed under the State Laws governing
their respective trades. ;
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any
and all defects and informalities in the submission of any bid.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified
check drawn on some bank of trust company insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, of an amount equal to not less than 5
percent of the proposal. In lieu thereof a bidder may offer a bid bond of 5
percent of the bid executed by a surety company licensed under the Laws
of North Carolina to execute such bond conditioned that the surety will
upon demand forthwith make payment to the obligee upon said bond if the
bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond, and
upon failure to forthwith make payment, the surety shall pay to the obligee
an amount equal to double the amount of said bond. Said deposits shall
be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in event of failure of the
successful bidder to execute the contract within ten days after the award
or to give satisfactory surety as required by law.
Performance and Payment Bond will be required for one hundred percent
(100%) of the contract price.
Payment will be made on the basis of ninety percent (90%) of monthly
estimates and final payment made upon completion and acceptance of
work,
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt
of bids for a period of 48 days.
Signed: Dr. Doug James
Lenoir Board of Education
2017 W. Vernon Avenue
P.O. Box 729 (28502)
Kinston, N.C. 28504
BY FAYE WHITE
Associate Editor
Editor Ts Note: If you would
like to have your church Ts spe-
cial event included in this col-
umn, please submit it to Faye
White, M T Voice Church Calen-
dar, at least two weeks prior to
the event.
EVANG. SHIRLEY DANIELS
PASTOR CANAAN FWB
The Canaan Free Will Baptist
Church is celebrating the church Ts
Fifth Anniversary, Nov. 12-16. Par-
ticipating in this celebration:
Wednesday, Elder James oShorty ?
Wilkes; Thursday, Elder Tommy
Ford and Parks Chapel Church of
Fayetteville; Friday, Elder Mat-
thew Ward and Haddock Ts Chapel;
and on Sunday, Bishop Paul Thom-
as and the Victory Christian As-
sembly.
The St. Rest United Holy
Church holds their Annual Fall
Revival, Nov. 10-14. The evangelist
of the week is none other than Dr.
Janice Brown Vick of the St. Mary
United Holiness Church in Com-
fort, N.C.
York Memorial AME Zion
Church will hold appreciation ser-
vices to honor their pastor, Rev.
Charlie O. Caldwell, Nov. 9-16.
Services will begin at 7:30 p.m and
6 p.m. on Sunday. Scheduled to
participate in this celebration:
Monday - Rev. Blake Phillips and
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English Chapel; Tuesday - Bishop
T. L. Davis and Progressive;
Wednesday - Rev. Sidney Locke
and Cornerstone; Thursday -
Bishop Ralph Love and Holy
Trinity; Friday - Rev. Howard
Parker and Sycamore Hill; and,
Sunday - Rev. Rosie O TNeal and
Koinonia. An Appreciation Benefit
Dinner will be held in the Luther
Brown Fellowship Hall of York Me-
morial at 6:00 p.m. Saturday. The
public is invited to share in this
celebration for this great manser-
vant of God. For more information,
contact chairperson Johnny
Wooten at 757-1135 or York Memo-
rial at 758-6077.
Tabernacle Center of Deliver-
ance will host Revival Nov. 10-14.
Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Proph-
etess Janie Suggs of the Brooklyn
Tabernacle in Brooklyn, New York,
(a native of Pitt County) will be the
evangelist for the week.
ZION CHAPEL CHURCH will
celebrate their Pastor Ts Ninth An-
niversary. The First Lady, Sister
Patricia Parker,'will be honored at
7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14. Elder
J. L. Wilson and New Deliverance
and Grifton chapel Churches will
be special guests. Minister Larry
Best, of the Cherry Lane FWB
Church, will deliver the Sunday
morning sermon. Bishop Steven
Jones and his congregation will
render service at 6 p.m.
Quarterly Meeting/Homecom-
ing services will be held at Sweet
Hope FWB Church (located at
Galloway Ts Cross Roads) Saturday
and Sunday, Nov. 22-23. Quarterly
Conference will be held at 6:00 Sat-
urday, followed by Holy Commun-
ion at 7:30 with Elder J.H. Wilkes
and Union Grove. Sunday activi-
ties include: Sunday School at 9:45
a.m.; morning worship at 11:00,
with Pastor Melvin Murphy, the
Senior Choir, and Senior Ushers
serving; dinner will be served at
AREA MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR
Pitt County, North Carolina
Seeking qualified applicants interested in providing leadership for a pro-
gressive community Mental Health Center in a large, rural eastern North
Carolina county, home of East Carolina University and an 800-bed re-
gional medical center. Administrative office of Mental Health Center is
housed in a new facility with 280 employees, $15.4 million annual budget
and many innovative programs.
Minimum requirements: Master's degree in Mental Health, Public Health,
Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Business/Hospital/Public Administra-
tion, or related Human Services degree and four years of professional
work experience in a community, business or governmental program in a
human services or health-related field including three years of supervi-
sory, administrative, or consultative experience; or graduation from an
accredited four-year college or university in one of the above fields of
study with six years of professional work experience as listed above in
include three years of supervisory, administrative or consultative experi-
ence; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Preference will be given to doctoral-level mental health professionals
with proven track records which include at least five years in mid-to
upper-level management in complex and dynamic organizations which
provide a variety of services typically offered by N.C. local area mental
health programs. Desire strong fiscal planning and management experi-
ence and an appreciation for rural health care delivery systems. Suc-
cessful candidate will be required to reside in Pitt County.
Salary is competitive and negotiable depending upon qualifications and
experience. Application deadline - December 31, 1997. Applications
must submit N.C. State application form (PD - 107) or Pitt County Gov-
ernment application form with copies of college transcripts and list of five
references to: Vivian Stanley, Assistant to the Search Committee, Pitt
County Human Resources Department, 1717 West 5th Street, Green-
ville, N.C. 27834. Call 919-830-6317 for application and/or additional
information. EEOE
Sam Solomon, President
Bull Creek Corporation
Six families in
Franklin County had a
bold vision: they've turned
their tobacco fields into a
golf course. Before they
went to First Citizens fo1
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completed a fourth of the
project themselves.
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we cut bushes, we worked
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the Mt. Shiloh church family of
Winterville will be guests for the 3
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New Deliverance FWB
Church (403 Southwest Avenue in
Ayden) will honor Eldress Marga-
ret Anderson with an APPRECIA-
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Saturday, Nov. 15. Bishop J.N.
Perry and Perry Ts Temple FWB
Church of Saratoga, N.C., will be
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NEED SOME TIRES "Elder Alvin Daniels, of Bill's Good Used Tires is
always available to help you with your purchase of good used fires,
and he is available to offer counseling if you need a listening ear. He
is shown here displaying his license to minister in the Church of Christ.
(Jim Rouse Photo)
Women Ts Fund Holds
Greensboro Meeting
By Yolanda Brown
oShortchanging Girls, Short-
changing North Carolina ? was the
title of a conference held by the
Women Ts Fund of North Carolina
on Oct. 22 and 23. The conference
was held at the Holiday Inn Four
Seasons in Greensboro.
The Women Ts Fund of North
Carolina is a collaboration of
women who encourage charitable
giving to the needs of other women
and girls.
They address issues concerning
women and girls, finding resources
that would assist them in the fu-
ture. The mission statement of the
Women Ts Fund is oto establish a
permanent endowment dedicated
to improving the quality of lives for
women and girls of North Caro-
lina. ?
Beyond sponsoring this event,
the Women Ts Fund of North Caro-
lina has been responsible for spon-
soring many other events, such as
UNC-TV Ts 1994 award-winning
project, oA Woman Ts Health; ? oA
Financial Fitness Program: Money
Counts; ? oBridges to a Family
Friendly Workplace; ? oGiving Our-
selves Permission: Celebrating the
Lives of Women and Girls; ? first
annual Raleigh luncheon speaker,
second annual Raleigh luncheon
speaker and first annual Charlotte
dinner speaker.
oShortchanging Girls, Short-
changing North Carolina ? was the
assembly of various professionals
in media, education, medicine, reli-
gion and counseling. The confer-
ence discussed ways to encourage
girls to grow and prosper into adult
leaders.
Judy Mann, a columnist for the
Washington Post, was one of the
speakers at the conference. She
spoke on oThe Difference: Growing
Up Female in America. ?
Ms. Mann makes it a point to
draw on the differences between
girls and boys, finding ways to
raise children who are more aware
of themselves and less limited.
She believes that we must real-
ize the differences between girls
and boys,
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Inc., located in Dunn, has recently
joined AHBAI as a manufacturing
member.
As an AHBAI member, Ridoc
will join AHBAI in supporting and
enhancing the potential of the eth-
nic health and beauty aids indus-
try and in promoting greater eco-
nomic development within the
black community.
Founded in 1990 by Evon B.
Morrison, Ridoc Enterprise manu-
factures a full line of salon accesso-
ries, including shampoo capes, styl-
ing caps, aprons and smocks, for
use by cosmetologists and barbers.
In the seven years since its
founding, Ridoc has expanded from
a two-person operation housed in a
120-square-foot building in
Morrison Ts back yard to a company
with a 4,000-square-foot office.
Originally sold just to Morrison Ts
family and friends, Ridoc products ;
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