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ISSUE WEEK MAY 6-MAY 11, 1998 |
Election Results Stun Black Voters...
Did the black community defeat itself... ?
by Kitty J. Pope
County Commissioner Jeff
Savage lost the race for State House
District 8 to Edith Warren after a
rigorous campaign. Also in the
race was Rufus Huggins, who
* entered the race at the last hour.
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Savage
Warren carried 51% of the vote;
Savage followed with 35%; and
Huggins got only 14% of the vote.
Warren is White. Savage and
Huggins are black. Huggins and
Savage votes were split, leaving the
black community wondering if it
had created its own defeat.
Could Savage, who is well
respected in the black community
because of his commitment to
service, have won the primary if
Huggins had not entered at the last
hour unexpectedly? These ques-
tions were the subject of concern of
the radio forum, hosted by Jim
Rouse of WOOW - - JOY 1340,
on the eve of the election.
Present for this forum were
newly elected Rev. David
Hammond, Elder John Barns,
Bishop Randy Royal, as well as the
two House District
Candidates- - Jeff Savage and
Rufus Huggins. People from all
over the community called in to
comment on the election.
Rev. Hammond spoke on the
need for strong, solid leadership
from the black community.
Hammond said that he only entered
the race after he was encouraged to
do so by many leaders and commu-
nity members, ,
Huggins explained that he had the
right to run because he was
qualified. Royal expressed that
running was not the issue; but
rather, winning was the issue.
"We thought that we (black
leadership) had put in place a
system to ensure black representa-
tion in government (having the
black community to support one
qualified candidate). Evidently we
have more work to do,? said Royal.
"I refuse to believe the rumor that a
pay- off was involved to split the
black vote. If this is found to be
true, I will see the at the black
community comes down really
hard on the person who 'sold outT.
Many callers expressed how
well Savage had served the com-
munity. Most agreed that one
candidate running from the black
community would be the most
effective way to ensure victory.
Bishop Royal said that he
was not surprised at the Savage
defeat. "Tradition has shown that
this would happen. Huggins played
the spbilerT role because figures
showed that he could not have
won.
Savage expressed disbelief in
WarrenTs victory. o Ms. Warren has
never taken a position on any
issues during her political career,
so | am completely taken that she
would have enough supporters for
a victory,? said Savage. oIt is
unfortunate that I didnTt win
because I do believe that | repre-
sent the best vision for the 8"
Runoffs ahead in Beaufort
by Russell Woolard, Staff Writer-Washington Daily News
The race to succeed Nelson
Sheppard as Beaufort County sher-
iff is down to its Final Four as the
survivors of Tuesday's primary
prepare for a runoff election next
month.
Neither of the front-runners in
Tuesday's balloting - Democrat
Alan Jordan and Republican
Redden Leggett - got enough votes
to win their respective party's
nomination outright, which permits
the runner-ups to call for runoffs.
and apparently, they will.
Bryan Edwards said on
Wednesday he will call for a runoff
in the Republican primary.
According to unofficial re-
turns, Edwards' showing came as
something of a surprise to some,
including the candidate himself.
"I was surprised I got as many
votes as I did," Edwards said. "I
guess more people know me than I
thought.
Jerry Langley didn't return a
phone call seeking comment on
Wednesday. But in a televised
interview Tuesday night, he said he
would call for a runoff in his race
with Jordan for the Democratic
nomination.
The two ran a close race in a
crowded Democratic field; Jordan
led the pack with 30 percent of the
vote, while Langley was second at
28 percent.
Edwards and langley won't be
able to formally call for a runoff
until early next week. They must
wait until the official canvassing of
Beaufort County's returns on Friday
after that, they have to wait until
Tuesday to submit a cal for a runoff
in writing to the Beaufort County
Board of Elections.
Edwards said there is little he
will change about his campaign in
the runoff, except tp try to meet the
people in the county. One reason he
was surprised at his showing on
Tuesday was the limited time he
had to campaign in __ person.
Edwards also expressed the hope
that the runoff will be high-toned
and issues oriented.
"I'm pleased with the way I've
been treated by other candidates,"
It's been a LIVING HELL,T
says an embattled Lyons...
It's been an absolute ni a)
living hell!" That is the way the Rev. Dr.
nightmare
Henry J. Lyons, the embattled president of the National Baptist Convention USA
Inc., summed up his stormy ordeal over the past nine months.
"But I've been able to cope, despite the constant flow of ongoing issues. It hasn't
to stay focused and keeping the National
I've prayed each and every day and night.
that there are two sides to every issue and you've only heard one
side. ers would kill me if I told my side, but I want
a vely wk Sx at dy, chat day in cout when the uth be known and my
Lyons on racketeering and theft charges.
hurt that dozens of including
been
"We all
ion afloat.
name will be cleared.
A federal grand jury has indicted
said he was di inted and
the Recognition Services of the Independent Ministers Conference of
He sae wo dlr is aes an hu ar when te Rex. M. Loo
Shephard, pastor Olivet a founding member new ministersT
was able to come up with a conference room several blocks away.
OR arey Sins, chairman of the Mt. Olivet Deacons Board, said it was
the congregation that Lyons not be allowed to appear at the church. Protesters used
a van to block the front doors,
"This was their vote," he said, "They did not feel it would be in the best
interests of the church at this time."
"We didn't think he should be here, jally. with all the controversy
surrounding him," said one member. "The have selected a site where
It's been a living hell trying
to know that |
ist Church in
and their
addressing
Pennsylvania
the will of
Edwards said. "They've been very
gracious and respectful towards
me, and I've tried to treat them the
same way. The man I am going to
be running against, I think a lot
more of him the more I've gotten to
know him.
Also on Wednesday, one of
Dr. Zeno EdwardsT opponents in
the 2nd District N.C. House
Democratic primary urged
Democrats to rally behind the
retired dentist in his race against
Republican Edwin M. "Sandy"
Hardy this fall.
The Rev. Robert Clayton said
he would encourage all who have
support him to vote for Edwards in
November.
Edwards captured 43 percent
of the vote to win the nomination.
Daniel Mallison III, the party's
1996 nominee, ran second with 33
percent, while Clayton finished
with 24 percent.
I think the Democrats have a
good opportunity to regain the
seat," Clayton said. "Dr. Edwards
was chosen by the party to repre-
sent it, and | will be urging all
Democrats as well as independents
to vote for Dr. Edwards in the fall.
He understands the problems of
this area and is willing to help
solve them. That's the kind of
leadership the Democratic Party
has always offered, and is offering
now.
Wachovia Bank Hosts Luncheon for
Businesses and Community Leaders
District. 1 think that she had
political machinery behind her that
was well-financed and that she
simply out paced me on the votes.
oBut she certainly cannot match
wits with me on issues that are
pertinent to the 8? District.?
Savage conveyed that, first
and foremost, he would like to
thank supporters for unity and for
rallying together behind leadership.
"The race was lost, but we won the
victory in that unity was shown
from the black community. What
we have accomplished gives us a
sense of direction and shows that
gether... to be ready to face the 21st
century," explained Savage.
Savage said that he would
continue to serve the people to the
best of his ability as County
Commissioner. He said that he will
continue to work on getting the
"message" out to the people. "The
loss of the election should only be
viewed as an obstacle on the
pathway to personal, political, and
economic empowerment. This
election should not be looked upon
as a defeat. The unity among the
majority of black people is the
greater victory."
and others.
Wachovia Community Development Corporation held a
Roundtable Luncheon for various community and business leaders.
The luncheon was given to explain community development
opportunities that are available through Wachovia.
The black community was well represented at the mecting
comprising the majority of the attendees.
Leaders present for this luncheon included Barbara Fenner,
Executive Director of the West Greenville Community Development
Corporation; Dr. Brian Haynes, assistant Vice Chancellor of Student
Affairs at East Carolina University; Gaston Monk, Pitt County
NAACP; Ron Kimble, City Manager; Jerome Ramey, Attorney at
Law; Robert Wadell, Director of Business at Pitt Community College
For more information on loans for housing and business
opportunities, contact Gene Briley, Wachovia's vice president and
luncheon organizer at WachoviaTs main office in Greenville.
we must continue to stand to-
Community expresses hope
in new leadership...
Mac Manning
Rev. Dave Hammond
Rev. David Hammond was victorious in the Pitt County
Commissioners District 1 race defeating 10- year commissioner Farney
Moore and challenger Bobby Hardy. Hammond, who has campaigned
for a commissionerTs seat before , said that his community service helped
him to win and complimented both of his opponents for running fair
campaigns. Hammond, who faces no Republican opposition in
November said that he will support funding for new school construction
and the conducting of review of all county agencies.
Shirley Evans, secretary of Holy Trinity United Church feels that
HammondTs leadership will be an asset to the black community. oFarney
Moore has served well for 10 years now, and it was time for a change,?
she adds. Bishop Randy Royal feels that the Hammond victory is an
indication that the citizens want to move forward in the 21* century with
innovative leadership.
oI feel that Rev. Farney Moore didnTt actively campaign. It is cruel
to say that he was too old for the job. Many leaders beyond his age are
very actively involved in civic and community activities. 1 feel that the
Daily Reflector may have hurt Rev. MooreTs campaign when they printed
that he was a follower more than a leader,? commented Royal. Royal also
expressed excitement about the Bobby Hardy campaign adding
Hardy is a sharp and promising leader. oI hope that this election won't
shatter him,? he added. a
Former Sheriff lieutenant Mac Manning upset Billy Vandiford in
a victorious campaign for Sheriff in the Democratic primary. Manning
won with 57% of the vote. Manning will face Republican challenger
Donnie Henderson in the November election. He feels that the
momentum that his campaign gained during the primary is going to
carry him through in November. He is confident that he will win big
over Hudson in the November election.
Vandiford expressed disappointment and said that the congressional
race postponement might have confused voters. He said that some of his
supporters might have thought that he would easily win and did not come
out to vote. ;
Bishop Randy Royal said that he was surprised by the Manning
upset and that he assumed the race would be closer. oI still look forward
to working with Manning. He does however have a different approach
(from Vandiford) to policing the county and jails,
Civic activist Keith Cooper feels that the Manning campaign was
just a bigger oe than the Vandiford campaign. o The red, white
and blue colors always get the attention of voters. The patriotic colors
stand out in peopleTs minds. Manning painted a picture of Vandiford as
not being tough on crime and that was the winning message for Pitt
County,? said C . o* But we, the citizens, must hold candidates
accountable for making sa phot in the communities.? r
Dr. Julius Mallette, of East Carolina University expressed concern
about the low voter turnout. oApathy among voters somewhat guarantees
the incumbent a victory. I am pleased that new candidates ran which
should help in bringing new issues to the'table. New candidates should
have ignited public interest causing & larger voter turnout.
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Fditorials
Credo of the Black Bress
The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial
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.
Cetter to the Editor
IN SEARCH OF THE AMERICAN DREAM...
My Dream Deferred or a Deliberate Conspiracy...?
First of all, let me start by thanking you for having time to listen to the words of an angry and hurt-heart
of a victim searching for "America's Dream". | find myself tangled in between the red and white stripes of justice
among the 50 stars deep in space... wondering why there isn't any blackness in the word "Liberty" for a lot of us
African-Americans (A.A.) who are shackled by the American flag.
Greetings to the reader of this cry for help. My name is Abdullah Rasool Shakoor. My intention in this letter
is to express the feelings of a lot of brothers who are trapped within this booby-trap of America's justice, and
also, in hopes of getting the attention of our big brothers and sisters to help us diffuse this conspiracy law and
misrepresentation of counsel bomb that is triggered to explode and destroy the race of the African American males
here in this "Land of the Free" and "Home of the Brave;" where our proud Americans, who aren't racists, | might
add, hide behind the white sheets of justice and judge and convict a black brother for his action within a ten-year
period of his past life, while ignoring the burning crosses of tracks that are traced in their own blood line that
hold a conception in their minds to continue the traits of destruction of the original man.
Conspiracy, a plot, a treasonable combination. This is America's most commonly used weapon today -- to
hang the African American males by the rope of the American flag: to divide and conquer us. The government
is kidnaping our brothers from their families and charging them with conspiracy to sell invisible drugs. Even if
a brother has changed his character of the past and become a better man in society today. he's still held
accountable for his action played yesterday.
So, tell me, why aren't the CaucasiansT participation in enslaving, kidnaping, raping, and slaughtering
generation of African American families treated the same way as well in this conspiracy. Even though the present
Caucasian isn't the past Caucasian who committed these acts, the traits of their forefathers, the mental thinking
_ of destroying the black man of their forefathers, the land, the possessions and the money that came from all the
criminal acts against the African Americans of their forefathers was passed down to the ones of today; which
they use to live in luxury and also to keep us down in poverty. Why haven't the land, possessions, and money of
these criminals been seized by the government? Is it because they are the great-great-great grandsons of these
wicked people, or is it because African Americans are not entitled to the same justice as the Caucasian behind
the black roles in America?
I find that "equal justice" is not practiced here in America. Even after all the years our forefathers and
mothers spent shedding sweat and blood to build this land into what goodness and pureness that exist today. the
justice system still doesn't acknowledge us as being equal. Constantly, we're being manipulated in the courtrooms
across America by the judges, D.A.'s, and lawyers. The ones who are appointed to protect our rights are the ones
who are denying us our rights the most. Why is that?
There is so much going on being this conspiracy law that is not seen by the concerned ones in the public.
For instance, federal agents get indictments on brothers for what they may have done in the past, then round
them up like cattle, and put them in a roughed-up environment with no privileges. Then they threaten them with
life sentences, promising them that freedom will not be in their sight for a long time... unless they agree to
cooperate with the government for a time-cut at sentencing.
If agreed upon, which is nearly never rejected because of one's fear of "life," the brothers are forced to sign
a plea bargain that consists of 5-to-40 years or 10-to-life for exchange of a list of statements or lies on other
brothers to put them in the same position to cause a domino affect of our race of men today. Because of the
ignorance that lingers in the younger generation, no other alternative is seen by them. They accept the swap as
a favor from the government for a less-than-life sentence. The very few that do have enough courage to fight for
their freedom are then misrepresented by their court-appointed attorney and paid lawyers in this big money
scheme.
Convicted drug dealers, who wrote the statement and lies to start the conspiracy on a person, testify to
seeing this invisible dope for the same of another time cut. What convicted felon wouldn't lie under oath for his
freedom. What type of credibility to these inmates (who are not even a part of society today because they have
broken the law) have? Yet they are used as a piece of evidence by the government... as key witnesses for a
conviction. How can one win in a no-win situation -- when the guardian of your rights possesses fangs in its
mouth and slithers around you hissing advice to you to bite into the "forbidden apple"
I trust that you will take this cry for help seriously and get back with me about your feelings towards this
letter. I'll be eagerly anticipating a response from you. Thank you and may God bless you.
Sincerely,
Abdullah Shakoor
Achievement is Cool
By Hugh B. Price
President, National Urban League
_Achievement is cool. That's one way of characterizing the goal of our Campaign for African-American
Achievement, the national effort we and a broad-based coalition of black religious, professional, fraternal, and
civic organizations have launched to inspire more African-American youngsters to strive to do well in school.
Recently, we held our inaugural induction ceremony for the Thurgood Marshall Achievers Society, our
Campaign's honor-society, which, of course, is named.after the late civil rights hero and United States Supreme
1) ice.
In twenty-seven cities across the country, local Urban League affiliates joined with our partnersT local
representatives to honor more than 2,200 elementary and high school-aged youth. Each youngster received a
certificate attesting to their induction in the Achievers Society and a jacket with the Society's logo designed by
the talented young fashion designer, Karl Kani.
We want our youth to believe that achievement is cool. As in "hip." As in desirable. As in good. Millions
of black youth already know that, and are acting on it. They're the ones who are doing well in school - - who
are flexing their intellects and developing the discipline and scholastic skills they need to prepare for their future.
Our emphasis on educational achievement, of course, is hardly something new. Its zealous pursuit has been
both a cornerstone and a guiding star of African AmericansT very existence in this land.
____ But we want to emphasize that it must become even more so if African Americans as a group are to prosper
in the twenty- first century. More of our youngsters must understand the full meaning of the expression found
- in so many 19th century memoirs of former slaves who had educated themselves: I studied because I found that
. knowledge is power. The meaning of those words is even more profound now.
Our coalition, which includes the eight denominations and 65,000 churches of the Congress of National |
Black Churches, has made a start in expanding the efforts many of us have carried on individually for years.
The Campaign coalition also includes such organizations as the Pan Hellenic Council of black fraternities and
sororities, the National Alliance of Black School Educators, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the *
National Bar Association, and the National Black Child Development Institute.
, rribble Ir prese group bn rare on orion Eocene eee established a decade ago by Dr. Israel
ole, Jr., e obased Flori ion Fund and an Urban League trustee. That pro
has i sasengs a teed of 4,00 tack y a ae throughout the state. o pege
was in ngton, D.C., along with General Colin L. Powell, (U.S. ' Ret.) and Justice Marshall's
son, Thurgood Marshall, Jr., at the ceremonies at Metropolitan Baptist Church, a pillar of strength for its
inner-city neighborhood. We all saw the excitement on the faces of the 24 students we inducted and witnessed
their acceptance of the responsibility General Powell charged them with.
We didn't work this hard," he said, holding the students' rapt gaze. "We didn't come this far. We didn't
pile D aps-crog upon generation of achievement to fail now. Achievement is what I want you to get. It's yours #
asking. It's yours for the dreaming. But it will only come if you're willing to work for it."
___ Our inductees, from schools in and around the District Columbia told us they got the message Melody Shaw, a
ninth-grader at Washingjon's Patricia Roberts Harris Education Center, said, "I think we are setting a good example for
students who come behind us. We're showing them that if they want to excel in they really can.
___ Heavenly Hyder Houston Hicks, a junior at Central School in Prince , Maryland, called the
= a very moving experience for me. The (Achievers) Society is a good place for young African Americans to be able
The responsibility of us adults- - parents, educators, and religious, civic and political leaders- - is to make sure that
build, as General Powell told the inductees, "a community of adults who will help you achieve to the best of your ability.? .
That idea, as I've written is the other pillar of the ign for African-American Achievement. We adults
(re ee er natural inclinations 10 try to do their best by improving ized learning
our youth that we the best of them. ! . yi
The students that we've inducted into the Thurgood Marshall Achievers Society are evidence that many of our youth
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THE PROBLEM WITH POLITICIANS: TRUTHFULNESS
Kleaver's Klippins by Jim Cleaver
Los Angeles Sentinel
Forty Acres and a Mule
The Lord Giveth, but Andrew Johnson Taketh Away
There is an adage that says that politics makes strange bedfellows. Politics also makes people tell lies ©
more politely, make misstatements. TheT case which immediately comes to mind, is the recent statement by ?
gubemnatorial candidate, Al Checci. Checci claims to have marched for civil rights with the late Dr. Martin ?
Luther King, Jr. Perhaps he did. Perhaps his statement needs some clarification. The Civil Rights Movement ":
evolved more than 40 years ago. The primary push taking place in the mid- 50s. oe
The emergency of Dr. King began in the second half of that decade and as the '60s came along, so did °:
the major Civil Rights Movement. That was nearly 40 years ago. The question then arises as to what if
anything, could this candidate have done in the movement, considering his present age of about 50.Ron
Owens, of KABC Radio first brought this issue to the forefront several weeks ago. He finally determined
that Checci had indeed gone on the civil rights marches, but not on his own. It was explained that he had
accompanied his father. Checci himself was a young boy at the time. The moral dishonesty of this campaign :
ploy is fairly clear. He is seeking the minority vote. There is nothing wrong with wooing a particular ethnic
vote. It happens all the time. It become angering however, when the candidate insults the intelligence of the :
people he seeks to enlist in his campaign. Please note. This is not a personal issue. 1 would not know Al °
Checei if he came into my office and sat down next tome. My only frame of reference is a series of television
ads.
My sense of outrage should be clear. It appears he is seeking the black vote and the surest way to get
the attention of the black community is to claim some interaction with the greatest civil rights leader
imaginable. Hence, he chooses to make points with the idea that he marched with Dr. King.
From a purely political perspective, he has no functional track record. The facts of the matter may be
that he is totally capable of being the best govemor California has ever seen. The problem is with the
methodology he engages to get the attention of the potential voters of a particular ilk. If he is willing to go
to this length, then where will he stop? It brings tomind the matter of essential honesty. What can the people.
believe? If he stretches the truth at this juncture, how do we know when to believehim? That is the problem:
with politicians.
This community has been subjected to just about every conceivable political ambition we have... Why
are so many American citizens confused by the strong and increasing white opposition to affirmative action?
Because enemies of affirmative action have lied repeatedly, saying that afirmative action calls for "preferential -
treatment on the basis of race? and that it abuses white people, usually white men. Many white people seem .
to believe this false statement repeatedly made by Gov. Pete Wilson of California, Sen. Orin Hatch of Utah, -
and other enemies of affirmative action. Some blacks have been confused and were fooled into the same
line of reasoning. How can black people fight against this false statement concocted by conservative -
politicians and racists? Black people can say that they want, need and legally deserve repair of damages theyT
have suffered since they became citizens of the United States, and restoration of all rights they lost over the:
years because the U.S. government allowed others to deprive them of intangible as well as tangible assets
including farmland on one hand and safety, pride of citizenship and many intangible benefits on the other. The ;
13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution provide for equality of all citizens regardless of race, :
religion or previous condition of servitude. -
Black people should accept whatever benefits they can get from todayTs "affirmative action." But with:
the lack of a clear and accurate definition of affirmative action, a new and more accurate term, "repair and.
restoration,? should be used because it denotes damages and indicates a need for repair of those damages.
African Americans can base their claims for "repair" of physical and tangible damages and for restoration of
mental, intellectual and psychological injuries on the following losses:
The government failed to provide Homestead land to the freed slaves who were legalized citizens with
"sweat equity" in American soil. President Andrew Johnson, the South Carolina bom pro-slavery president
who succeeded Lincoln, canceled Gen. Sherman's promise of "40 acres and a mule" and left the former
slaves homeless and landless, trying to force them back into slavery.
The government's deliberate failure to provide land for the freed slaves resulted in the former .
slavesT being arrested for vagrancy and sentenced to pay fines by working back on the slave
plantations.
[While at the same time], the government gave or sold millions of acres of rich midwest
farmland to hundreds of thousands of white European peasants who were not citizens and had
no "sweat."
In Retrospect...
BLACKS MUST REGISTER TO VOTE FOR CRUCIAL ISSUES
EditorTs Note: In lieu of this weeks election, The oM? Voice Newspaper once again has chose to repeat the
following editorial from last weeks publicationr. Now that the primaries are done and over with, black voters
must now look carefully at those candidates before them and whether their politically mandates will stunt'or
affect the growth and emotional development of their communities. They must now prioritize and ovote? yea
or nay for those issues that will effect them the MOST!
oPower concedes nothing without a demand, it never has and it never will?
Those powerful words, spoken many, many years ago by the great orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass,
still ring right today. But, apparently they are not being heeded by many in the African-American community when
it comes to empowering themselves af the voting booth. Is it apathy, laziness, or have major numbers of people
moved out of the city? We speculate a little bit of all those things occurred, and maybe those numbers will improve
after the general election in November. Primaries traditionally draw little interest, but there are several key
candidates and key contests in next month's primary that should have drawn more interest in the African-American
community. Maybe many African-American voters are holding back until the big contest eight months from now.
We hope that's the case. There are far too many important items on the political and social agenda in America for
African Americans to take a pass on registering to vote and then voting. Too many people died for African
Americans to have that right.
We must use it and use it often and wisely. Voting is one of the most profound ways to demand respect and
change.
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information about African
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Census
; _ EDUCATION
In 1995, 74 percent of African
Americans aged 25 and over had at
least a high school diploma and 13
percent had at least a bachelor's
degree, up from 51 percent and 8
percent, respectively, in 1980.
The proportion of African
Americans aged 25-29 who had
completed high school improved
significantly from 1985 to 1995 --
from 81 percent to 87 percent,
while the share of young adult
whites in the same age group
remained unchanged -- about 87
percent.
Some
High school dropout rates for
African American and white stu-
dents in 1994 were around 5
nt.
INCOME AND POVERTY
Between 1994 and 1995, the
median income of African
American households rose 3.6 per-
cent in real term to $22,393, while
the median income of white house-
holds increased 2.2 percent. (The
difference between these percentage
changes was not statistically sig-
nificant.) The income of Asian and
Pacific Islander households was
unchanged; the small sample sizes
for this population do not allow us
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population would nearly double its
present size to 61 million.
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total United States population is
expected to increase from 12.6
percent in 1995 to 12.9 percent in
2000, 14 percent in 2020, and 15
percentage points more than United
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owned firms averaged $52,000 per
firm, compared with $193,000 for
all United States firms. Fifty-six
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owned firms had receipts under
$10,000. Less than 1 percent had
receipts of $1 million or more.
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When Lyons was finally able to
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apologizing for the controversy
that has plagued him since last
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of the press, Lyons said his church
in St. Petersburg, Florida, was still
solidly behind him.
"Why? Because they know me,"
Lyons said. "The folks in
Philadelphia do not know me yet,
only what they have read or heard.
"For the misguided judgment and
errors I did make I ask their
forgiveness," he said. "But my plea
to the deacons is 'Withhold your
judgment until I at least have m my
day in court,T
Lyons said the reason he remains
president of the 815 million-
member National Baptist
Convention is that he has taken
the largest black denomination to
the unprecedented heights.
"To begin, for all of its first 117
years, this large organization
never operated on a budget," he
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Nashville, Tenn., was literally
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The Power to Lead
no markers, no hint of how they lived and died. The
owooden shanties of "Slave Street" have long disap-
peared. The jail house has crumbled too.
The only memorial to the hundreds of lives that
through this place is the remains of the big stone
where Edward Ball's ancestors celebrated life in
coun
the try.
Gazing out at the old rice fields where Fortune
and Congo Joe and others toiled, Ball reflects on their
contribution to his family's past.
"By telling their stories," he says, "I feel like I am
calling them to life." .
Growing up, Ball heard the tales, passed down at
family reunions - of kind, benevolent masters and
faithful, trusting slaves. The Ball plantations, the
oldest and largest in South Carolina, were good place
to live and work according to family lore. The horrors
of slavery were never mentioned, except in connection
with somewhere else. .
But when Ball began to research the past, he
discovered a terrible truth: family lore was an
enormous lie. Thousands of slaves had been bought
and sold, whipped and raped, torn from their families
under generations of Ball ownership.
He found twin slave girls casually taken from their
mother and handed as gifts to twin Ball babies; a slave
laundress beaten by a Ball mistress and then sent to the
workhouse for a "professional" torturer to finish the job,
children of slave women banished from plantations as
not to embarrass their White Ball fathers.
For reasons he is still trying to fully explain, Ball,
a 39-year old freelance writer who has spent most of his
adult life in New York City, decided to write their
stories. He went knocking on doors of slave
descendants, offering them a past - and an apology for
the agony his family caused.
It has been a remarkable journey, this White man
reaching out to his black past. And a painful one.
Ball's recently published book, Slaves in the Family,
strikes at the heart of the five things his father joked
could never be discussed: "Religion, sex, death, money
and the Negroes."
Ball has shocked the family elders by writing
dead. about "the last taboo:" sex between Blacks and Whites
- and not just in slave times. He has found distant
Black cousins in Boston and Philadelphia.
He has reconstructed the Ball family tree. In
ground, doing so, he has torn his own family apart.
"To do this is to condemn your ancestors," cried
one cousin, when Ball moved to Charleston four years
ago to begin his research. "You are going to dig our
gtandfather up and hang him."
Other ily members wrestled with their
consciences, uneasy with the spotlight that was
suddenly thrust upon them. When Ball apologized to a
Black family on "Oprah" earlier this year, they cringed.
Why should their family be held up as a national
symbol of cruelty, ignorance and shame?
"Ed apologizes for something that happened five
generations ago," says Jeff Ball who supports his cousin
but questions one man's ability to repair the past.
"He doesn't apologize for me."
For others, Ball's apology is as soothing as a
precious balm. It has changed the lives of Charlotte
Dunn and her family who live on a remote stretch of
John's Island, about 15 miles from Charleston. But the
healing has taken time.
When Ball first ventured here four years ago and
knocked on their door, he wondered if they would invite
him in.
Dunn eyed him coolly.
Your family has raped mine for generations, she
thought. What are you planning to do to us now?
"I think our families are connected," Ball said,
gently. oI've come to share our past."
Inside, he met her sister and their mother,
86-year-old Katie Roper, whose grandmother, Bright
Ma, had been a slave on a Ball plantation. To this day,
Roper tells him, she is afraid of water because she
remembers how Bright Ma one jumped into an
alligator-infested river to escape a beating from a Ball
master.
Ball heard many such stories in his visits over the
years. He offered information in return. He showed the
family documents with an X marking Bright Ma's
signature - slaves were forbidden to read or write. He
accompanied them to the plantation where Bright Ma
lives and watched Katie throw a rose of remembrance
into the Cooper River.
(Continues on Page 5)
RALEIG ~ - Governor James B.
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support displaced homemaker pro-
In his proclamation, Governor
Hunt stated that there are more
than 500,000 displaced homemak-
ers in North Carolina, many of
whom are caring for children and
living below the poverty level.
A homemaker, who has
worked primarily without remu-
neration to care for the home and
family, becomes odisplaced?
through the death, divorce or
disability of the supporting spouse.
Often the person has diminished
marketable skills, or is unemployed
or underemployed and experienc-
ing difficulty in obtaining or
upgrading employment. The N.C.
Council for Women (CFW) is
mandated to serve displaced home-
makers. .
The Displaced Homemaker
Network of North Carolina is made
up of 22 displaced homemaker
centers receiving state funds
through the CFW. The total budget
for these centers is $375,000. More
than 12,000 participants, both
women and men, have been served
since the project inception in
1993- 94, with an overall job
placement rate of 70 percent. In
1996- 97, the programs served
4,200 participants, providing them
with job counseling, job training
and placement programs, health
_ GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS MAY AS DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS AWARENESS MONTH
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The displaced homemaker
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pro;
other state or federal welfare pro-
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executive director of the CFW.
Proposed legislation would in-
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grams and initiate new programs by
adding an additional $20 to the
divorce filing fee. The bill, intro-
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come back up in the legislative
session scheduled to begin May 11.
The CFW is a division of the N.C.
Department of Administration and
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that is real," Charlotte says, struggling with emotions and words. "It was
like bumping into something."
oHe has made us human, " adds her sister.
"God sent him," says her mother.
Ball seems both moved and a little uncomfortable with such praise.
"I'm just a writer," he protests. "I'm just one man."
It's become a kind of mantra for Ball as he goes around the country,
explaining his mission. On national television, he sat beside Charlotte and
Katie and reached out his hand.
oI'm sorry." Ball said, blinking a little awkwardly in the television
lights. oI'm sorry for the suffering my family caused your family for so
many years and for so long. I ask forgiveness."
Charlotte grasped his hand and wept.
The family has viewed the tape a hundred times and on one recent
night they watch it again. Hearing Ball's voice, Katie, who is nearly blind,
leans toward the television and squints at thé*screen.
; That's my boy," she says, her face breaking into a proud, maternal
smile.
In many ways, Ball is an unlikely savior. Serious and deliberate, he
can sometimes seem aloof. Pressed, he reveals only the basics about his
past: born in Savannah, Ga; son of an Episcopal priest, his family moved
around the South a lot when he was a child. Afterwards, he headed north
to college and life in New York.
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the relatives whose heritage he shares. He moved into a stately mansion,
lent to him by a cousin, on a palmetto-lined street in downtown
Charleston. For a time, his life seemed the very embodiment of the
southern gentility he exposes. .
"Here | was, a White guy snooping around Black graveyards," he
says. "I was a very suspicious character."
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who had given him his birthright.
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Between the Lines by Asadullah Samad
As the consumption and taste
~of this deverse society grow more
and more complex, it also seems to
become more and more tolerable of
what's suitable for public viewing.
You knew it would be just a
matter of time before "shock radio",
at least the pundits say, was the
re-invigoration of public thought;
the elevation of public discussion
(no matter how frivolous or vicious)
and the exchange of views (no
matter how crazy).
Well, "shock television", you
now have every conceivable expres-
sion of views to the tenth power.
And its really difficult to see what
the redeeming value is.
By now you certainly know
which shows I'm talking about.
Those whose dialogue (if you want
to call it that) is s0...s0...so
shocking that you literally stare in
shock- - not being able to believe
what you just heard and saw.
Two shows I'm particularly
concerned about are which seem to
have become "cult" (as in American
Culture) favorites are "The Jerry
Springer Show" and a new shock
cartoon called "South Park." We'll
most socially ir
get to Jerry in a minute, but if you
thought that "The Simpsons" or
oBeavis and Butthead" were outra-
geous, this "South Park", a bunch
of kid characters saying some of the
) things
you never wanted to hear most
adults say, is purely the extreme
edge of where this shock television
is going.
Where is it going? To help
the American viewer manifest its
most deviant behaviors, with public
affirmation.
How so? Well, let's take
American's most popular shock
show, "The Jerry Springer Show."
This is a show that takes e's
willingness to discuss (whenever
you can hear between beeps)
private and personal violations
with almost the implied promise
that. you will fight (physically)
though any resolution (which is
rare). The people most likely to
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suspect in their intelligence.
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Her tertiary goal is to create a
oforum for local artists to perform
within Pitt County and to provide
public relations?. [campaigns] to inform
the populace and tourists about them.
Ms. Benel noted the need for
. African American and male representa-
tion in the arts community at-large at- large
(which she says is primarily dominated
corporations, and boards" represented
as well, which she says has worked
well for the City of Ayden.
Shemian Brown, " Executive
Director of South Lee Street
Neighborhood Improvement, Inc. in
Ayden, NC and Benel have formed a
unique partnership. Ms. Brown, who is
African American and Benel are
forming alliances ing low- cost
housing there. When asked why the
City of GreeenvilleTs CDC Director,
Barbara Fenner. was not mentioned,
Bene! admitted that Fenner had not yet
pare amy assistance from her
- Tour master Ernie Lubriani
expressed his desire to see, oBlack
history developed within a Village
of YesteryearT " and concern for
McCain's plans to entice large
business to the region.
Debbie
seg a ay ay
while African American
Shirley Williams of the Bureau recalled
her recent visit to a Wild Game Feast
sponsored by"Believers Hunting
Family", a group of multi- cultural
hunters in Pitt, Beuford, Lenior, and
Hyde Counties. She would like public
relations efforts for the group expanded
to the general populations of those
counties.
Noted African American "Family
Historian" Frank M. Clark was dis-
listing
mention of African American interests,
historic sites, or tours. His concerned to
phone calls to the Visitors Bureau that,
seek the root of his own family tree
~ Cultural secretary embraces legacy of African-American Culture
mirrors that of the late Alex Haley,
can probably teach us all a lesson.
As we each seek to reach our full
future potential, we must first
discover and honor the glory of our
pasts.
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SUBJECT: Membership Drive
The NAACP is the oldest, largest and most consulted civil rights
organization in the United States. It began it's fight in 1909, eighty years
ago. Among it's many accomplishments are implementing desegregation
in the American school system, gaining free access to the ballot for black
voters and championing the passage of landmark civil rights laws such as
the voting and civil rights acts.
Thanks to the NAACP. discrimination in public housing, eating places and
public transportation were outlawed. These privileges are taken for granted
today, but they were not obtained without a struggle and sacrifice.
Why then, do we need the NAACP today?
"We need the NAACP. because every single day the NAACP is out
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Edward Ball was handed a glorious past. Family history resonates
with stories of courage and adventure, beginning with Elias "Red Cap"
Ball who sailed from England in 1698 to claim his inheritance - a
plantation call Comingtee on the banks of the C River.
Portraits of Elias, a portly fellow, named for the cap that covered his
bald head, still hang in Ball's living rooms. A book describing early Ball
exploits sits on their shelves.
Eventually the Balls would own 25 plantations with names like Hyde
Park, Kensington and Tranquil Hill. They grew a rice called "Carolina
Gold" and owned about 4,000 slaves from which, Ball calculates, there are
100,000 living descendants. ; ;
Ball's search began in 1993, when he headed back to Charleston for
a family reunion. For three days he toured the old plantations, slugged
bourbon with his cousins and worshipped at the centuries-old family
chapel tucked among the woods near Comingtee. About 150 relatives
gathered for the celebration. .
Ball arrived with a tape-recorder and, many thought, an agenda.
With his black shirts and Yankee reserve, he stood out. His questions made
everyone nervous.
"You're talking about the darkies!" exclaimed one elderly relative.
"To find out where they are, that would be almost impossible."
Family fears seemed justified when Ball produced a 35-minute
documentary for National Public Radio. The piece is anchored by
interviews with two women, now in their 90s, one White, one Black.
Voices raspy, memories clear, they make history come alive.
Around the country, his family listened as Dorothy Dame Gibbs,
whom Ball describes a "marinated" in family lore, bluntly warn him that
he will never understand "Negroes." The intricate bonds of mutual
dependency and affection, she says, are too complicated for a northerner to
asp.
- "More consideration is given to breeding farm animals than to
Negroes," she says. "They live and cohabit with anybody that suits them."
Slavery was morally wrong, Gibb concedes, but the Balls were better
than most. And masters and slaves never slept together.
Gibbs has never met Emily Frayer, another old woman whose
memories are steeped in plantation tradition. On that tape, Frayer tells
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river to the family he had been sold away from. She remembers a Black °-
woman called Abby who had a child with a young Ball man... oBad times,"
she -". sobbing when she visits the s on the plantation where she
was born.
Ball believes that Abby's lover was his great-uncle, James Austin ~:
Ball, _ died in goig han os "_ _ Soo aces And in
raising chaps poe y offended older*members of his family, who
repos: him of recklessly tarnishing the reputation of someone they knew '
oved.
Leave our memories intact, they begged. Tread carefully on our. past.
Ball winces when asked about the fury that has pitted daughter
against father, cousin against uncle. The truth, he says, is more important
than any personal slights he might have caused.
And his truth is in his work.
Painstakingly, he scoured the property records that generations of
Balls were so meticulous about saving. In thousands of pages-now flimsy
and faded with age-he discovered Binah and Mercury and Cupid and
Bright Ma. Their names appear beside accounts of the latest shipments of
sugar and rum.
"Blanket books," detailing bedding issued to slaves, helped thread
together families. Reward posters for runaway slaves fleshed out physical
descriptions and hinted at individual characters: "Tom, a middling tall
fellow, has one of his toes cut off."
Was he injured to prevent his escape?
With the instincts of a reporter and the doggedness of a detective,
Ball delved for answers. He traipsed around America gathering documents
and stories. He went to Africa to interview descendants of slave traders.
Piece by piece, he patched together the slave family trees.
But all his digging has forced him to answer questions about deeper
motivations. On call-in radio shows and at book signings, he is sometimes
vilified as just another gold-digger, exploiting the past the way his
ancestors exploited slaves.
"What will you do with all the money you make?" cried a critic at a
presentation in Charleston on the day Ball launched his book. "Will you
give it to the slave families you wrote about?"
Long before the book was finished, Ball was attacked with a bitterness
that left him wondering if he should give up.
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