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Greenville
Washington
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE SINCE 1981
RICHMOND, VA. - A jury has
awarded $100 million to a group
whose lawsuit accused Nationwide
Insurance of discrimination for
refusing to write policies for black
homeowners and leaving minority
neighborhoods out of marketing
campaigns.
In hearing the news Constance
Chamberlin, the Executive Director
of Housing Opportunities Made
Equal (HOME) said they were
absolutely stunned after the jury
announced its decision this pass
Monday. "It's was a remarkable
verdict," she went on to say.
The decision rendered by a jury
Col. M. Tucker, D.H. Conely Graduate Re
LAAFB, CA -- Lt. Col. Milton E.
Tucker, Pitt County native and a
1974 graduate of D.H. Conley High
School is the former Director of the
Atlas Engineering Launch
Programs at the Los Angeles AFB
recently retired from the U.S. Air
Force.
Colonel Tucker, the son of Mr.
& Mrs. Roscoe Tucker, Jr., of
Winterville, NC., attended NC A
& T University and distinguished
himself by graduating Summa Cum
Laude with a degree in Electrical
Engineering in May 1978. He was
then commissioned as a second
lieutenant through the Air Force
ROTC program.
Lt. Col. Tucker was selected to
attend the Air Force Institute of
Technology at Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio to pursue a Master's
Degree in Electrical Engineering.
In Feb. 1980, Lt. Col. Tucker was
assigned to the Ballistic Missile
Office, Norton AFB, California. As
the Reentry Systems Project
Officer, he managed a $400 million
program for design, development,
and production of nuclear warhead
Dr. Elwood Streeter, DDS
Cape Fear Conference Honors Historian
e Rt. Rev. George E. Battle,
Jr., Presiding Prelate, at the 87th
Annual Session of the Cape Fear
Conference A.M.E. Zion Church,
in Elizabethtown, NC made history
when he Proclaimed Tuesday, Oct.
20, 1998 as The Andrew A. Best
They Don't Expect Us
Special to the M-Voice/NNPA
Conservative columnists and
pollsters are openly and gleefully
predicting that African Americans
who are eligible to vote will stay
home in droves on election day,
Nov. 3.
The radical conservative move-
ment, which continues aggressively
to oppose affirmative action and
other civil rights programs, is
arrogantly confident that House
Speaker Newt Gingrich and his
Republican forces will expand their
political control over Congress
simply because African Americans
are too lazy to go to the polls. This
was precisely the case in 1994.
The enemies of civil rights have
been energized by President Bill
Clinton's sexual fallibility, and the
Republicans in Washington are
determined to crucify and bury
him, without the possibility of any
political resurrection. This is war!
And our enemies are mobilizing for
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Pleace Note
Nationwide Insurance
composed of six blacks and one
white in a Richmond Circuit Court
was the first of its kind in the
nation, according to Shanna
Smith, Executive Director of the
National Fair Housing Alliance,
which is a a Washington, D.C.
based nonprofit agency.
Cases of a similar nature against
the Columbus, Ohio-based insurer
have been settled, but to date the
largest settlement had been only
$4.5 million in a Toledo, Ohio case.
A Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Co. spokesman called the verdict
outrageous and "totally out of synch
with the evidence as it was
deployment electronics and instru-
mentation subsystems. His mana-
gerial and technical abilities
resulted in the 100% proper opera-
tion of the reentry systems elec-
tronic subsystems for the first six
Peacekeeper ICBM test flights.
In January 1985, he was sent to
the 544th Strategic Intelligence
Wing, Offutt AFB, Nebraska. He
was assigned as Chief, Future
Systems Branch and in this selec-
tively manned position, Lt. Col.
Tucker was charged with the task
of designing and developing target
material production software for
the Peacekeeper ICBM. In less
than 18 months, Lt. Col. Tucker
led the design, coding, and testing
of this software to support the
Peacekeeper initial operational ca-
pability. He became SAC's expert
on Peacekeeper targeting materials
and capabilities. With the first
Peacekeeper targeting abort oc-
curred, Lt. Col. Tucker was the
man to resolve the failure. He
quickly found a solution and got
the missile back on alert in less
than 24 hours.
Dr. Elwood Streeter, currently
residing in California, a native of
Greenville, N. C., and son of Mrs.
Hattie Streeter and the late Mr.
William Streeter, was honored with
the Academy of General Dentistry's
prestigious Distinguished Service
Award at the Forty- sixth Annual
AGD Meeting in Boston,
Massachusetts.
The Academy reserves this honor
for a council or committee member
who has been a leader and innova-
tor in making positive changes for
the benefit of the ADG membership
and for the dental profession. This
individual must have made specific
contributions that have resulted in
significant long term enhancement
of the AGD's mission and goals,
advancing the work of the
Day throughout the Cape Fear
Conference.
No one could recall such an act
on behalf of a Layman in any of the
AME Zion Conferences.
This proclamation was in recog-
nition of more than twenty- five
a massive turnout at the polls on
election day.
Our enemies don't expect us to
vote. They expect us to sit on our
haunches to watch television. To go
home from work too tired or too
late to vote. To hide behind any
excuse, i.e., my vote won't make a
difference. To stand around on the
street corners and hang out in the
pool halls because we don't want to
work. To do any and everything to
remain on welfare rolls, including
our teen - age. girls having more
babies. These are the popular
White conservative stereotypes of
Black folks, and this is the context
of what they expect of us.
If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
Malcolm X and the Rev. Adam
Clayton Powell were with us during
this crisis period for African
Americans, their message would be
emphatically clear; brothers and
sisters, do what White folks don't
expect us to do. And that is to have
a massive march to the polls in
every nook and cranny of the Black
community, in every congressional
district, in every city and state, on
Nov. 3
We don't need to call a press
conference to telegraph our ene-
presented in court." John Millen
said his company will appeal to the
Virginia Supreme Court.
Millen said that Nationwide has
written thousands of homeowner
policies to African-American
homeowners in the Richmond area
and that, "we do not unfairly
discriminate against black people."
In March 1997, Nationwide and
the Justice Department settled alle-
gations that Nationwide discrimi-
nated on the basis of race.
Nationwide did not acknowledge
discrimination but agreed that it
would change its underwriting
practices and donated $13.2 million
to Pay $100
Force
to assist low-income home buyers.
HOME alleged that Nationwide
denied homeowners insurance to
black applicants in Richmond
while approving coverage for
whites under similar circum-
stances. HOME also claimed dur-
ing the two-week trial that the
company's marketing efforts were
targeted to ZIP codes in predomi-
nantly white areas while black
neighborhoods were excluded.
Ms. Chamberlin said HOME had
15 pairs of people - one black and
one white in each case - pose as
homeowners seeking insurance
from Nationwide. In seven of the
Force.
Above is Lt. Colonel Tucker recieving his Honorable Discharge during
retirement services after 20 years of distinguished service with U.S. Air
In Dec. 1986, Lt. Col. Tucker
was hand-picked to work on a
special project with Department of
Defense-wide implications. He was
chosen to integrate computer pro-
grams in order to automate mission
Dr. Elwood Streeter Honored with Distinguished Service Award
Academy in a measurable and
tangible way. Dr. Streeter personi-
fies these criteria.
According to one spokesperson
Dr. Elwood Streeter has led the
Academy in many capacities. He
served consecutive terms on the
Public Information Council and the
National Sponsor Approval
Committee, functioning as chair-
person for both groups. He was the
AGD representative to the ADA's
Continuing Education Recognition
Program. Dr. Streeter was also the
1996-1997 AGD Trustee from
Region 13, California, and a Past
President of the Southern
California AGD Component.
Dr. Streeter has also been a
leader in his ADA component, the
Los Angeles Dental Society, He has
years of unselfish and dedicated
service on all levels of his church
body.
The "Day" was culminated at the
Thirty- Third Annual Lay
Council's Fellowship Dinner, which
was dedicated in Dr. Best's Honor.
to "VOTE!"
mies what we're going to do. We
don't need to take out any ads in
White media. We don't need to beg
any of the political parties funds for
GOTV (get out the vote) efforts.
What we need is the same type of
initiative, resourcefulness, will
power and determination _ that
ought more than one million
African American men
Washington for the Million Man
March, and more than one million
African American women to
Philadelphia for the Million
Woman March.
It should make every African
American angry, seething with
indignation,
pollsters and politicians feel we are
too overcome with laziness and
apathy to walk to the nearest voting
booth on election day. That is an
insult! The thought is offensive!
The question is this: What are we
going to do about it?
The fact is... THEY DON'T
EXPECT US TO VOTE.
NNPA, the National Newspaper
Publishers Association, is the
trade association for the Black
press. The association has over
200 members.
opping mad that,
White conservative columnists,
planning software for SAC's (the
Strategic Air Command) strategic
bomber force. At this time, he was
assigned as the Chief, Analysis
Branch, where he led a group of
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been on many committees, serving
as President of LADS in 1986- 87.
He has been elected as a delegate to
the CDA House of Delegates and
has been a CDA Delegate to the
ADA House of Delegates since
1989. Dr. Streeter was also elected
Trustee to the California Dental
Association representing the Los
Angeles Dental Society.
In addition to the aforemen-
tioned, Dr. Streeter has received
many accolades in dentistry. He
earned Fellowship in the Academy
of General Dentistry and holds
Fellowships in the International
College of Dentists, the American
College of Dentists and the Pierre
Fauchard Academy. He is also a
member of the National Dental
See Ms. Maye Column Page 2
He has been president of the Lay
Council of the Cape Fear
Conference for twenty- five years.
Nearly one thousand people gath-
ered to pay homage to the Service
and Contributions of Dr. Best.
He was honored by the presenta-
tion of the Lay Council's
Distinguished Service Award, and a
variety of Certificates of Service by
the Connectional Lay Council
President, Mrs. Lula K. Howard of
Louisville, Kentucky. He receive
recognition from his local church
and was presented with a "Tribute
for Yeoman Service" by his pastor
and wife, Rev. & Mrs. J. W. Britt.
In addition to Citations for
service to his church, he was
honored for services in Education,
Human Relations, and Community
Affairs.
Representative William Wain-
wright presented "The Order of the
Long Leaf Pine" on the behalf of
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr, the
"Capital Citation" on the behalf of
the Secretary of State, Elaine
Marshall, and a "Certificate of
The Former H. Rap
KANSAS CITY, Mo. --
rhetoric. of the former H. Rap
Brown. is tamer, but based in
Atlanta, he remains committed to
fighting racial and social injustice.
Now known as Jamil Abdullah
Al-Amin, he urged participants at a
Oct.16th , ang summit to
toward each er to draw strength.
"You are not pangs but are
nations and tribes, � Mr. Al-Amin
said at the National Urban Peace
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__ Issue Date: Week of October 28 - Nov. 3rd, 1998
15 cases, she said, the whites were
quoted a premium and the blacks
were not.
HOME also alleged _that
Nationwide imposed higher rates in
Richmond, a majority-black city,
than in its predominantly white
suburbs, and that its "penetration
rate'- the number of policies sold
per 1,000 residents - was twice as
high in white neighborhoods as in
black ones.
In addition to the $100 million in
punitive damages, HOME was
awarded $500,000 in compensatory
damages as reimbursement for the
costs of investigating Nationwide.
Raleigh, NC --- According to an
extended report in the first premier
issue of,"Common Sense Says," a
defendant's odds of receiving a
death sentence in North Carolina
are 4.4 times higher if the murder
victim is white than if the victim is
African American."
Common Sense Says," a new
monthly policy report from the
Common Sense Foundation it finds
that both race-of-victim and race-
of-defendant discrimination is
common in death sentencing.
Specifically, African-American de-
fendants and defendants who killed
white victims are more likely to
receive the death penalty.
Each month the Common Sense
Foundation will release research
reports on important policy issues
New Business
continues on Evans
Greenville -- The Evans Street
area is full of action as new
merchants move in and construc-
tion continues on the Uptown
project.
School Kids Records, a Raleigh-
based chain store and Ticket
Master outlet, has opened a new
store at 424 Evans Street. The
store features CD's and other
musical formats and is the first
chain store to move Uptown since
the renovation concept began in
1995.
Also new to Uptown is Evans
Street Gallery, located next to My
Sister's Closet. The gallery pro-
vides a viable venue for local and
regional artists to display a variety
of paintings, sculptures, ceramics,
jewelry, furniture, and novelties
which reflect the people and places
down east. Gallery Owner Billy
Morris declares, "By creating a
viable, attractive, centralized busi-
ness district, we can maintain and
Dr. Andrew A. Best
Bias Case
. Chamberlain said HOME
would use the damages to help
neighborhoods where residents
were vicins of discrimination.
e U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development provided
$1.5 million to five fair housing
groups, including HOME, in 1995
to conduct testing that targeted
Nationwide and other insurers.
HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo
said in a statement said that the
verdict was good news not just for
minorities, but for inner city neigh-
borhoods that have suffered far too
long from redlining and other
forms of discrimination.
New Publication Finds NC Death Penalty}
Discriminates Against Black Americans
in North Carolina , such as the
increase in consumer debt, the
influence of lobbyists, and the
under-funding of historically Black
colleges.
Important issues continues to be '
ignored by our policymakers," said
ommon Sense Research Director,
Marybe McMillan, "These monthly
reports will bring issues to citizens T
attention and will provide North
Carolinians with a progressive
perspective on policy makers."
The Common Sense Foundation
is a non-partisan, non-profit public
policy foundation that seeks to
oaden the policy debate in North
Carolina to include the views and
voices of people who traditionally
have been excluded from the
debate.
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enhance that which has made
Greenville so special....a small
town with a whole lot of people in
it."
The C.T. Munford Building at
402 Evans Street is shaping up to
be the new home for One Source
Communications. "We looked at
various options for our new head-
quarters and determined that
Uptown Greenville offered the best
combination of cost, access, flexi-
bility, and image," noted owner
Mike Aman. The 2700 square foot
facility features a two-story lobby
for retail space in the front and two
floors of office and support space in
the rear.
Brian Frankel, owner of Onix
Tobacco Shop, temporarily moved
his business to Arlington Village in
a new store called the Tobacco
Guild but returned to Uptown in its
prior location on Evans Street. "I
realized Uptown Greenville was the
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Above is Dr. Andrew A. Best
Fear Annual Conference AME
displaying award received at the Cape
Zion Church State Convention. This
November the convention will be held in Greenville at York Memorial
AME Zion Church. (Photo - Jim Rouse )
Acknowl ent and Congratulat-
ion" on the behalf of the NC House
of Representatives.
On Sunday, the last day of the
Conference, he received the
"Herbert Bell Shaw Memorial"
Exemplary Service Award", the
highest conference recognition.
Brown Continues to Fight for Equality
and Justice Summit. "God put you
that way to get you to know each
other," the yd Leader said.
The summit came amid police
concerns that a fatal drive-by
shooting of a 10-year-old Kansas
City, Kan., girl recently might have
been gang-related.
A 15-year-old Kansas City, Kan.,
boy has been charged with first-
murder in the case.
, Al-Amin said he was not that
far removed from the figure who
emerged from the racial and social
tensions of the 60s. He: said his
commitment to fighting injustice "
was ened by his conversion
to Islam. "I'm not dissatisfied with
what | did, but Islam has allowed
things to be clearer."
Now a Muslim spiritual leader, as
militant leader, Al-Amin,
the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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_ where they are
| the battle is over.
| From: Donald Phillips, Leadership
Consultant in Fairview, Texas and
Author of THE FOUNDING
. FATHERS ON LEADERSHIP.
TOP 10 TIPS FOR COLD
PREVENTION
1. Wash your hands often and use
"Fis Forgiveness,
becins with
Success begins with a power
Successful leaders know
going and where
they want to lead their followers.
: But they also understand that
leaders are only agents of change
unable to force their vision on
others. Great leaders set out their
vision, get others involved and get
them to follow on their own.
Lead people by inspiring them.
You can't expect people to embrace
your personal goals simply because
they are important to you. Great
leaders understand that to turn their
dreams into reality, people must be
inspired to act.
Find the talent that can carry out
our mission. Great missions can't
accomplished by a leader acting
alone. They can be carried out only
by a great team.
Be decisive. Great leaders under-
stand that being decisive is a
complicated process. They gather
the facts, talk to people and look for
differing views. They try to come
up with a variety of possible
solutions and then decide which
solutions they want to move for-
ward with.
an antibacterial liquid soap.
2. DON'T SHARE CUPS---Pit up
a Dixie Cup dispenser to ensure
that everyone get a clean,
COLORFUL cup each time.
3. Clean your children's toys often.
4. When you blow your nose, use a
paper tissue. Don't forget to throw
it away and wash your hands
immediately.
5. Don't sneeze into your hands---
sneeze into your shoulder if you
can't get to a tissue in time.
6. Disinfect high touch surface
unenen Counters, Door Knobs,
etc).
7, Make sure your home is well
ventilated.
8. Have family members immu-
nized when prescribed by your
doctor.
9, Wash eating utensils with extra
care.
10. Eat well and get plenty of rest.
PLAN CAN SPELL BLISSFUL
PARENTING
A-is Accountability. Hold your
children accountable for their be-
havior.
B-is for Boundaries. Set specific
limits and make clear the repercus-
sions if those limits are exceeded.
C-is for Consistency. Hold to the
same principles and practices.
D-is for Discipline. Make the
punishment fit the crime. Never
discipline in anger.
E-is for Example. Children are in
eater need of models than critics.
et a good example.
Commentary
Dare to, Be, Differens.:---
By Mrs. Suejette A. Jones
I was reared in the Presbyterian
Church, and later played the organ
for the Episcopal Church in
Kinston. Some time afterward, |
received the laying on of hands and
confirmation as an Episcopalian. It
had never entered into my mind
that I would ever become
Pentecostal- oriented. But some
unforeseen and unguided force
drew me to visit a newly- built
church at the corner of 14th Street
and Dickinson Avenue T in
_ Greenville (not far from my home).
- When I entered the sanctuary, I was
amazed at its magnificent beauty.
Soon after I had seated myself
. (always at the end of the pew, if
. possible) I felt this sudden move-
' that it carried wit
by and noticed
it an erect man
with a distinct gait- - somewhere
between a dash and a bouncing
trot. It would appear that he was
rushing to catch a plane before
take- off- - this man with a coun-
tenance of complete confidence in
ment of air sweep
the Spirit. "There is no order of
service", he boasts, and admonishes
every one that Tabernacle Church
services can at anytime be altered
by the move of God. "That is a
characteristic of Pentecost and the
Charismatic movement", he quotes,
as he moves about the Church
healing and delivering, speaking in -
tongues and flagging his 18 X 18
anointed handkerchief over his
congregation.
Pastor Hawkins at times can be
flamboyant and dapper with his
precarious style of dress and hu-
mor. It is not unusual for him to
grace the pulpit with his doctoral
robe and at another time don
himself in a more casual attire. His
spontaneous manner may lead him
to momentarily leave the pulpit and
seat himself at the Hammond organ
to pound out a rap gospel or to
croon his favorite standard hymn
with the congregation always chim-
ing in.
Some of the musicians of early
times were criticized for writing
(al a ee we ea?
himself and God. As he approached music that did not conform to the
the pulpit, I knew this must be standards at that time. They were
"Pastor Hawkins." Even though he ostracized and their music was
has earned the degree of Doctor of banned by the Roman Catholic
Divinity, hardly anyone calls him Church. They were forbidden to
"Doctor Hawkins". continue writing. Sometime later,
As I sat and listened to the perhaps centuries, these writings
message of this man of God, the were discovered and hailed as some
songs of the choir, and felt the of the most acclaimed musical
intenseness of the spiritual atmos- works ever written. They were
phere, I knew without a doubt that eventually published. Creative peo-
this visit would not be my last. ple do not conform to standards.
Even an Egyptian mummy would That is a basic truth.
have found it difficult not to | Even though Pastor Hawkins
respond in some miraculous way. does not conform to traditional
After service, Pastor Hawkins came standards of preaching, and is
to me and prophesied that God had sometimes criticized for his unbri-
sent me there for a reason and that dled tongue, his rash verbals, and
He was going to do a "new thing" his raw vernacular, his messages
in my life. The understanding of are always based on the scriptural
his prophecy was not clear tome at teaching of Jesus Christ. It is
that time, but as a result, | became amazing and incredible to see how
a member of Tabernacle Center his energy always abounds no
Church of Deliverance and subse- matter how long or how often it is
quently received the Baptism of the expended. You may hear him daily
Holy Spirit with its supernatural at WOOW at 8:15 AM but I invite
gift of tongues. you to come to Tabernacle Center
Pastor Hawkins is a unique Church of Deliverance to see this
individual whose raspy, vibrating, Anointed Man of God deliver the
penetrating voice blends itself into message - - not in a purified or
a distinct tone that resounds courtly presentation, but purely
throughout the sanctuary. He is not " oHawkins- style" COME, SEE A
at all "fixed" or constant in his MANI!! John 4:29
presentations, but is always led by
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and each the importance of forgiv-
G -is for Giving. Teach the joy of
iving, not only to the fuenify end
Fiend, but to strangers in need.
H-is for the sense of Humor. Keep
sense of humor. Promote
Noughter with your children.
I-is for the Imagination. Be
creative and play with your chil-
dren. Make up stories or songs
when you read and sing with them.
J-is for Justice. Be fair, and insist
that they be fair, also.
K-is for Knowing your children's
friends and their parents as well as
their teachers. "
L-is for Listening. Listen to your
children. It will teach them how to
listen to others, and their thoughts
will give you insights.
M-is for Morals. Be sure your own
standard of conduct is sound.
N-is for No. Use it, and mean it.
O-is for Outdoors. Provides as
much outdoor activity as possible.
Teach respect for nature.
P-is for Pressure. Reduce the
pressure on your children, but insist
they maintain high standards.
Q-is for Questions. Pay close
attention to their questions, and .
the uniqu
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iqueness of each and
let that child be who he or she is,
Y-is for Voice. Tone of voice can
convey more to a child than the iggsye
_ words spoken. dwa
W-is for words. Keep your word.
Promises broken destroy trust.
X-is for eXamine. Examine con-
stantly, and be aware.
Y-is for You. Take car of yourself
mentally, physically, and spiritually.
A happy parent helps a child to be
appy.
Zs for Zowie! Who would have
thought they would grow up so
quickly.
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Dr. Elwood Streeter
Association. He received his Doctor
of Dental Surgery degree from
Howard University, Washington,
D.C., in 1956.
In addition to dentistry, Dr.
Streeter was a captain in the United
States Naval Reserve, retiring in
1988 after thirty-four years of
active service. He is a member of
the NAACP, the Founders Church
of Religious Science and Treasurer
of two business corporations.
LARTER 4
dtge T of the facade. grant
ed by the City of Greenville.
¢ "Thege: business openings are a
very berg indication the =
munity's confidence in this p
ication: to bringing a
revitalized downtown," a Can
dace Pearce, executive ditector of
Uptown Greenville. fall social
and membership kickoff will be
held at 5:30 pm on Oct. 27 at
Everyone is invited to attend and
join Uptown Greenville in showing
their jation for Senator Ed
Warren's assistance in securing a
$50,000 Dept. of Cultural Re-
sources T for the project. Also,
Nov. 06, has been designated as the
day to wear your Uptown Green-
ville T-shirt. One of Uptown's
mainstays, WOOW Radio for 35
years is upgrading their studios and
administrative offices with a new
Evans Street location. For more
information contact Candace
Wachovia's | Uptown _ branch.
ANNOUNCING HERTFORD COUNTY'S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN
FALL FESTIVAL COME OUT AND BRING YOUR FAMILY ON
NOV. 07, 1998
AT HERTFORD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
in MURFRESSBORO, NC (on highway I1 off 158) from 10 am til
8pm.The festival activities will be held inside. There will be a
variety: of vendors and family entertainment. There will be a
storyteller, an art exhibit and a karate exhibition and plenty of good
food. It's not too late if you would like to be a vendor.
FREE ADMISSION
For more information contact
ANN RIDDICK at 252.398.8192
Pearce at (252) 531-2153.
give simple answers unless they
demand more.
R-is for Respect. Show respect,
teach respect and earn respect.
S-is for Source of Strength. Share
your own faith or beliefs with your
children. Faith can be their port in
the storms of life late.
T-is for Togetherness. Have s
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week. Bouchet earned his |
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University and his Ph.D. two
years later in Physics from the |
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his credentials could not get a
research positions and taught
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establishing a Medical Scholars
initiative which will provide
medical-school scholarships to 15
Special Superior Court Judge
Ben T. Tennille issued an order
which preliminary approved a pro-
posed class action settlement in the
amount of $8,904,600. The pro-
posed settlement in the amount all
of the manufacturers of brand-
name prescription drugs and a class
of all persons who, between June
27, 1993 and April 24, 1998,
_ purchased or obtained, for personal
use and not for resale, brand-name
prescription drugs from any retail
drug store or pharmacy in the State
of North Carolina. Purchases paid
for or reimbursed by Medicaid
aren't covered by the proposed
settlement.
As explained in a published
notice, under the proposed settle-
ment, defendants (manufacturers
of brand-name prescription drugs),
have agreed to establish a settle-
ment fund which, after deduction
of court-approved expenses and
fees, will be distributed to partici-
pating community health centers
in North Carolina for the purpose
of paying, in whole or in part, for
prescription drugs purchased by
settlement class members who are,
or become, patients of the centers.
A hearing to decide whether to
finally approve the proposed settle-
and Pfizer Inc., based in New York,
announced here today. Pfizer do-
nated the support to Medical-
Education for South African Blacks
Settlement...
Issued Superior Court Judge Tennille
ment has been scheduled for
January 22, 1999 at the
Mecklenburg County Courthouse in
Charlotte.
If the settlement is approved,
some time thereafter the specific
participating community health
centers will be determined.
The notice of the proposed class
action settlement will once again be
published one weeks from today in
the same newspapers. Additionally
information about the proposed
settlement may be obtained by
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www.rxconsumerlit.com or calling T
the following toll free number:
Phizer Initiative to Support Fifteen Medical Students Through Mesae Foundat
back South African students over
the coming six years, Pfizer South
Africa students over the coming six
years, Pfizer South Africa, LTD.,
Consumer Prescription Drug
Preliminary $9 Million Class Action
(MESAB), which will administer
the program.
Established in 1985, MESAB is a
foundation dedicated to transform-
ing the nation's health care by
making quality care available to all
South Africans.
"The Pfizer Medical Scholars ini-
tiative significantly helps us toward
that objective," said Dr. Nthato
Motlano, founder and chairman,
MESAB/South Africa, " by sup-
porting medical education for
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"These scholarships will help to
train a new generation of South
African physicians and other pro-
viders as diverse as the population
they will serve," said Konji Sebati,
M.D., medical and public affairs
director of Pfizer South Africa.
"Pfizer is confident, too, that this
support is only the latest manifesta-
tion of our ongoing commitment to
meeting South Africa's health care
needs."
"Pfizer helps the community wher-
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requested.
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in Washington, Kinston, More-
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work stipends for the scholarships
recipients enabling them to assist
in health clinics throughout rural
South Africa.
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and a manufacturing facility in
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junior engineers in analyzing mis-
sile targeting tactics, effectiveness
and deployment concepts for both
US and foreign ICBM and SLAMS.
His efforts resulted in the develop-
ment of the most operational
realistic foreign-missile perform-
ance database.
This database was installed in the
warning systems at both SAC and
USSPACECOM, a, major milestone
in developing a common system.
Lt. Col. Tucker also provided
SLBM performance to directly
support CINCSAC's testimony be-
fore Congress during arms control
discussions.
After a stay on the plaincs of
Nebraska, Lt. Col. Tucker was
ready for a retury to sunny
Southern California. In July 1989,
he was assigned to Los Angeles
AFB in the Defense Support
Program (DSP) as the Deputy
Director, Mobile Systems
Acquisition. He arrived just in time
to lead the installation of a trans-
portable ground station in Europe
which resulted in the first world-
wide 24 hour per day space based
surveillance capability.
He then assumed leadership of
the test team to deliver modernized
DSP mobile ground stations after a
failed Initial Operational Test and
Evaluation. "Tucker's Truckers" es-
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Force's launch capability and
formed the basis for the formation
of the EELV program.
In June 1993, Lt. Col. Tucker
became the Director of Engineering
for Atlas and was chosen to led the
technical recovery of the Atlas
program following two commercial
launch failures. He returned the
fleet to flight status and directed
three perfect DOD Atlas missions
in five months. He also played a
key role in implementing the first
"normalized" Atlas E launch with "
AFSPC which successfully placed a
NOAA satellite into orbit. He
pioneered the implementation of
acquisition streamlining initiatives
by reducing the number of military
specifications and standards in use
on Atlas contracts by 92%. He
defined requirements for a new
commercial launch services con-
tract to launch NRO payloads.
Lt. Col. Tucker's military decora-
tions include the Air Force
Meritorious Service Medal with
two Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force
Commendation Medal and the Air
Force Achievement Medal. He has
earned the Senior Space Badge,
Senior Missile Badge, and the
Master Acquisition Badge.
Lt. Col. Tucker's is married to
the former Denise Argusta of
Phoenix, Arizona. They have two
children, Tiffany and Alexander.
proach with the customer which
was approved by both the AFMC
and AFSPC commanders to
achieve greater operational realism
in development testing. In just 10
months the partnership concept
reduced risk and successfully re-
covered the mobile upgrade pro-
gram with initial deliveries.
Following his success with the
mobile upgrade program, in May
1991, Lt. Col. Tucker was selected
as Chief, Ground System
Acquisition, tasked to integrate
both the technical and program-
matic aspects of five fixed ground
modification projects into a single
modernization program. He imme-
diately applied his customer part-
nership approach to implement
interface enhancements to mitigate
risk to ensure satisfactory delivery
of an operational system.
It is now time for Lt. Col. Tucker
to return to the world of rockets.
In Oct., 1992, he became the
Atlas I] Deputy Program Manager.
He managed as project manage-
ment financial activities for the
Atlas launch vehicle program. Lt.
Col. Tucker was selected to repre-
sent Launch Programs during the
"Bottoms Up Review." He pre-
pared cost estimates, defined con-
tent, and integrated responses for
Atlas, Delta, and Titan which
influenced the structure of the Air
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(D-Ill) is criticizing
. that would repeal a current one
: barring children from being housed
in adult jails. Moseley-Braun said
: the bill would hit Black youth the
: hardest because those they represent
only 15 percent of the juvenile
" population, they make up 43 percent
Civil Rights Pioneer Speaks at NJ Arts
NEWARK, N.J. -- Activism based
on nonviolence is still the best way
to gain civil rights, just as it was in
the 1960s, a pioneer of that move-
ment said recently.
Democratic Rep. John Lewis of
Georgia, a speaker at the March on
Washington and a colleague of the
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., told an
audience of about 200 at the New
Jersey Performing Arts Center that
nonviolence was more than just a
tactic.
"! think nonviolence is one of
those immutable principles," he
Phillip Morris Once Eyed Media Outlet Purchase
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Once-secret
tobacco industry documents un-
earthed last Monday showed the
nation's largest cigarette maker
considered buying a media outlet
such as Knight Ridder to influence
tobacco policy.
The March 1990 memo from
"America is under judgment, � he
told a crowd of more than 1,000 at
of those serving time in public
facilities. The legislation would
include truants and runaways, and
would also weaken the protections
from adults that incarcerated youth
who are in adult jails currently
enjoy, she said. According to the
lone African-American senator, the
bill would also invest more in
prisons. Agreeing with her, the
said. "And during the '60s, we
never explored all of the potential
of nonviolence."
In its initial eight-month season,
NJPAC drew more than 500,000
patrons to its two performance
stages, well exceeding even the
most optimistic estimates of its
staff.
Mr. Lewis, 58, got his start in the
Civil Rights movement in his teens,
and went on to become one of the
main organizers of events such as
the March on Washington. He has
just written his autobiography,
Philip Morris outlined the impor-
tance of controlling media cover-
age. oWhat are we trying to
accomplish?" the anonymous
author asks, then answers, "Prevent
further deterioration of overall so-
cial, legislative and regulatory cli-
mate, and ultimately actually
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Philippi Church of Christ, urging all people to get out and vote on Nov.
(Photo - Jim Rouse )
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Museum officials say there is little
: interest in coming to see anything
to do with slavery. Also they stud
says Blacks don't think they wil
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traditionally ignored
ourists' officials in
Williamsburg Virginia are con-
has been made by the tourism to
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* visitors are Black and that is double
and much more. The gym will be
transformed into a modern day
market place as the exhibits of art
and African artifacts become visual
treasures. There will be storytelling
for the children and other activi-
ties. There will be over 20 vendors
waiting to serve you and there will
be plenty of good food for everyone.
There will also be live entertain- :
ment and music will be provided
throughout the day. This will truly
be a celebration for the commu-
nity. This history making event
will start at 10am in the gym of the
Hertford County Middle School in |
Murfressboro, NC.
More information will be made
available as the responses continue "
. If you, your organization or
church group would like to be a
part of this great event, just call
Ann Riddick at 252-398-8192.
: Black Visitors Ignore Historic Sites
from the University of Virginia and
co- author of a book critical of
Colonial Williamsburg, said the
historical foundation there treats
African American history as an
"add-on."
~ Recent disasters, including hurri-
canes, have come in response to the
nation's sinful behavior, he said.
If Mr. Clinton truly humbled.
himself, Mr. Farrakhan predicted,
"God would not let a storm touch
the country for 90 days."
Rev. Harold E. Bailey, presi-
dent/CEO of a prominent prison
program that serves more than
2,000 felons a year, with a less than
five percent recidivism rate, said he
was outraged at the new bill. Bailey
has helped reform more than
80,000 men and women over the
last 19 years.
"Walking with the Wind: A
Memoir of the Movement."
Rep. Donald Payne, D-Newark,
said having Lewis at the arts
center showed how well NJPAC
had been doing its job in the year
since it opened.
"It's a community place," he
said. "It's a living center. It's not
just bricks and mortar."
Philip Thomas, vice president of
arts education for NJPAC, said
having diverse events at the arts
center was critical to make every-
one feel welcome.
improve the climate for the mar-
keting and use of tobacco prod-
ucts."
The memo also listed Copley
News Service, United Press
International, science magazine
Omni and other publications as
potential targets.
African
a day of atonement and seek to
repent for their sins and reform
themselves.
Referring to the biblical story of
Adam, he called Clinton's linguis-
tic denials of wrongdoing a "fig
leaf" to try and cover his mistakes.
But, while Clinton may have lied,
Mr. Farrakhan .warned that those
who have condemned him are not
in a position to judge.
Congressional leaders themselves
have lied to constituents by promis-
ing to protect their interests and
instead serving the needs of corpo-
rate America, he said.
And, past presidents have com-
mitted far greater atrocities against
"He urged his listeners to observe
their people than Mr. Clinton, Mr. "
Fartakhan said. He questioned
whether Clinton's actions qualified
as high crimes and misdemeanors,
the standard necessary to warrant
impeachment.
Mr. Farrakhan also criticized
Independent Council Kenneth
Starr, accusing him of entrapping
the president and trying to weaken
im. .
He said Starr's investigation and
the graphic report it produced had
taken its toll on the nation Ts
well-being.
"You don't dump sewage into the
water supply and expect the popu-
lation to stay healthy, � he said.
Brawely Ordered To Pay....
POGHKEEPSIE, NY -- Tawana
Brawley, now 26 claimed at the age
of 15 she was raped by a group of
Whitemen. Brawley received the
support of civil rights leader Rev.
Al Sharpton, C. Vernon Mason and
Alton Max who were all sued by
former prosecutor in the case,
Steven Pagones. The group accused
Pagones of taking part in the rape.
Two months a judge ruled in
Pagones favor stating his character
had been assassinated and
Sharpton, Mason and Max were
ordered to pay Pagones $345,000.
Last week Brawley was ordered to
also pay Steven Pagones, $185,000
for her part in defaming his
character.
Health Care Age Gap Gets Bigger
Struggling to deal with escalat-
ing health-care costs, health main-
tenance organizations are charging
the elderly and other expensive-to-
insure policyholders higher premi-
ums, industry experts say. HMOs
are increasingly moving away from
"community" rates, where premi-
ums from young and_ healthy
policyholders offset the cost of
insuring those who are older and
sicker, for individual policies. Now,
many who are beyond age 50 but
have not reached age 65, when they
can enroll in Medicare, are finding
affordable health care difficult to
find.
New Prosperity Halts Exodus from North East
BELFAST, Maine - After almost
20 years, the great exodus from the
Northeast is finally over. For the
first time since the 1970s, the
Northeast is gaining roughly as
many people as it's losing - a
American Network on
Historic Preservation to Meet
WILMINGTON, NC -- The NC
African American Network on
Historic Preservation will hold its
second regional meeting on Sat.,
Nov.7, 1998, at the Cape Fear
Museum at 814 Market Street,
Wilmington
Presentations on the goals and
activities of the network and re-
gional preservation projects are
planned.
A focused discussion about op-
portunities and challenges of his-
toric preservation in African
American communities, and identi-
fying the network's priorities for
the coming year are other goals.
Organizations are invited to set up
exhibits featuring local preserva-
tion projects.
The African American Network
held its first regional meeting in
Asheville this summer and has
scheduled a third meeting at Barber
Scotia College in Concord in
January. The second annual state-
wide meeting of the network is
planned for March, 1999 in
Winston-Salem
The Wilmington meeting will
start at 10am and conclude at 3:30
pm. The registration fee for
non-members is $15.00. It includes
a light lunch and membership in
the network. Registration is free for
current members. The State
Historic Preservation Office is an
agency of the NC Dept. of Cultural
Resources.
For more information about the
network, the meeting, or advanced
registration contact: Claudia
Brown, State Historic Preservation
Office, 109 E. Jones Street,
Raleigh, NC 27601-2807 or
919-733 6545.
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CHARLOTTE - - Johnson C.
Smith University's six- year fund
campaign has raised $63.8 million,
one of the highest amounts .o
money ever raised by a historically
Black college. Campus leaders
announced Oct. 15 that the six-year
campaign raised 127 percent of the
original $50 million goal.
Of the nation's 117 historically
Black colleges, only one other
Atlanta's Spelman College - - has
completed a campaign with more
money, Johnson C. Smith President
"I never dreamed we would raise
this much money," she said. "I was
just praying to get to $50 million."
Only a handful of United Negro
College Fund member schools have
attempted goals of $50 million or
more, said Virgil Ecton, executive
vice president and chief operating
officer of the fund.
And only Spelman has completed
a campaign with a larger total.
With the help of a $20 million gift
from Bill and Camille Cosby,
Spelman ended a campaign in 1996
First Union chairman and chief
executive Ed Crutchfield chaired
the campaign, and his executive
committee included corporate lead-
ers such as Bank of America
chairman and CEO Hugh McColl,
retired Charlotte Observer a
lisher Rolfe Neill and John
Stedman, chairman emeritus of
Republic Bank and Trust.
Before this, the most Johnson C.
Smith had ever raised in a cam-
paign was $6 million a decade ago.
two years in daily expenses,
many rank-and-file legislators have
made nearly that much as the
record 220-day session grinds on.
Lawmakers are entitled to collect
$728 a .week in daily expenses
during the session, as well as 29
cents a mile for one round-trip
from home each week.
Wilmington " e areas under-
neath the Albemarle and Pamlico
sounds are virtual undersea deserts
because of contamination by. toxic
metals and chemicals, researchers
say. Researchers at the University
of North Carolina at Wilmington
found nickel, arsenic, pesticides
and other toxins lacing the sedi-
ments underneath the tidal rivers
and shallow sounds that make up
last
cleared to begin development, Gov.
Hunt announced. The TransPark is
envisioned as a cargo airport
surrounded by
cilities that need to ship goods and
receive materials by air.
Raleigh - The Legislature OK'd a
$12.5 billion spending plan.
Legislators will return Thursday,
hoping t adjourn. The package
includes repeal of the inheritance
tax and elimination of the 2% state
sales tax on food, effective May 1.
Raleigh "- The state House re-
jected rules requiring more training
for day care workers and strict
safety requirements for playground
equipment. Rep. Russell Capps,
R-Wake, said some small, private
day care centers would be put out of
business; and called the playground
rules excessive and costly.
Dorothy Yancy said. with $114 million. ) the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary.
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represent eight Native American nations found right here in Virginia,
Eastern Bull Singers, a Native
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Greenville released a pow wow
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By: Dr. Manning Marable
NEW YORK - For nearly a vear,
the nation has been fixated on the
sexual scandal in the White House.
For months, President Clinton ve-
hemently denied that he had en-
gaged in sexual relations with
Monica Lewinsky. his former
White House intern. Then came the
secretly and illegally taped tele-
phone conversations "_ between
Lewinsky and her then- confidant
Linda Tripp.
Suddenly. out from the closet
came the semen- stained dress.
positive proof that Monica was
doing more with Bill than taking
dictation. Pompous Republican
hypocrites in Congress threatened
impeachment hearings against the
beleaguered chief executive.
As Mr. Clinton's standing in the
public opinion polls gradually de-
clined. media pundits were per-
plexed by the president's continued
popularity among African
Americans. .
The group is composed of East
Carolina students, alumni, and T
Native Americans from _ the
Greenville area. The group started
in 1994 with assistance from the
East Carolina Native American
Organization. The group travels
throughout North Carolina, South
Carolina, West Virginia, and
Virginia singing at various pow
wows.
Members of the drum are Connie
Glast, Eddie Glast, Travis White,
and Charlene White from the
Coharie Nation of North Carolina,
Joey Crutchfield from the Monacan
Nation of Virginia, Nikkie Epps
from the Waccamaw-Siouan Nation
of North Carolina, Chana Smith
from the Machapuna Tuscarora
Nation of North Carolina, Carlos
Diaz from the Tianos People, Ed
Hunt, Nelson Locklear and Cabrina
Cummings from the Lumbee
Nation of North Carolina.
All the song from "Pow Wow
Voices" were written or arranged by
Political analysts already knew
that Mr. Clinton had received more
than 90 percent of the Black
electorate's support in the 1996
presidential race. But the president
consistently registered what were,
by any standard. high favorable
ratings from African Americans.
This August, Black intellectuals
like Henry Louis Gates Jr. of
Harvard University. and political
figures such as Congressman John
Lewis, rallied the Black elite
Blackfeather wrote "Lil' Bear's
Lullaby", a children T s rattle song
with English lyrics.
"We tried to include something
for everyone on this recording. The
Vet Song is sung to honor all our
veterans, not just Native American
Veterans. We have traditional songs
sung in Native languages, chil-
dren's song to encourage our
children to practice the culture, and
contemporary songs sung in
English. We wanted this recording
to make all people, Native and not,
to feel the Spirituality and the
Power of the Drum" said Connie
Glast, the elder of the group.
R. L. Stalls Company of William-
ston produced the recording.
Tapes of these recorded perform-
ances may be purchased for $10.00
by calling (252)825-2491 or
(252)757-0384 or from Eastern
Bull Singers at the Meherrin
Nation Pow Wow located on
Highway 11, North, between
Ahoskie and Murfreesboro.
behind Mr. Clinton at a
highly- publicized forum in
Martha's Vineyard.
One month later at the
Congressional Black Caucus week-
end, Black legislators cheered
President Clinton, vowing their
continued loyalty during the presi-
dent's upcoming struggles.
We should keep in mind, how-
ever, that this is a president who
had signed a reactionary welfare
bill throwing more than one million
Raleigh - Lawmakers ended the
longest two-year legislative session
in state history. In the last two
years, lawmakers have been in
session for 247 working days over
423 calendar days, including a
special session on children's insur-
ance in March and April.
Authority has received its final
environmental permit and has been "
manufacturing fa-
Greenville - Encouraging the com-
munity to get out and vote on Nov.
3rd, during one of the most crucial
election during: recent years are
"appointed" State Supreme Court
Justice Jim Wynn a native of
Robinsonville and Congress
Woman Eva Clayton while jointly
campaigning in Pitt County last
week. Both candidates made an
appearance at a mass Rally held at
Philippi Church of Christ.
Congreso Round-Up Dems Denounce Anti-Voter Scheme
CAAP's Kweisi Mfume Calis for Anti-Hate Bill
By James Wright of shameful tactics that every
Washington AFRO Staff American--regardless of party--
INTIMIDATION TACTICS should condemn," Mrs.
LOTTIE SHACKLEFORD, vice Shackleford said.
chair of the Democratic National - ANTI-HATE BILL
Committee demanded the national
Republican Party repudiate efforts
from state and local Republicans
parties to score voters away from.
the polls. The latest attempt: a plan
to videotape citizens as they exer-
cise their right to vote.
" This is nothing more than a
high tech version of the poll tax,
the literacy test, and a whole host
"The Clinton Crisis...Another Black Perspective"
Black and Latina women deeper
into poverty. This is a politician
who supported a reactionary crime
bill that greatly expanded the racist
death penalty and pushed thou-
sands more Black men into prisons.
This is a chief executive who
refused to fight aggressively for
affirmative action, a oliving wage �
for low- income workers. or urban
renewal. So the question remains
why do the overwhelming
_ majority of African Americans still
NAACP PRESIDENT AND
CEO Kweisi Mfume, in response to
the heinous murder of Matthew
Shepard in Laramie, Wyo., re-
newed his call for the leadership of
the House. and Senate to move
swiftly on the passage of the Hate
Crime Prevention Act of 1998.
Mr. Mfume stated: "I
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favor Mr. Clinton?
It's not because Black folks think
President Clinton's innocent of the
charges against him. When O. J.
Simpson was on trial, the majority
of Black people privately believed
that he was guilty, But when asked
by pollsters whether O. J. Merited
life imprisonment, African
Americans quoted Johnny
Cochran" "If the gloves don't fit,
you must acquit." Today, Black
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at the unabashed display of hate
and total disregard for Shepard's
life by the perpetuators.
oTheir cruel treatment and deadly
brutalization of an innocent citizen
points to the urgent need for 105th
Congress to put passing a hate
crime law at the top of their agenda
before adjourning."
$520 BILLION BUDGET
BOTH the U.S. Senate and the
House of Representatives approved
the $520 billion massive budget
package which allots money to hire
teachers, build a missile defense,
find medical cures and put more
cops on the streets.
The House on Tuesday, in its last
day of work, approved the bill by
333-95. It funds almost one-third of
the federal budget and combines
eight of the 13 spending bills
Congress must pass each year.
By: Dr. Manning Marable
(Continues from Page 5) - folks
are saying with laughter, "The
dress is a mess, but don't confess. �
I] would suggest at least three
basic factors are behind Mr.
Clinton's loyal base of support
within Black America. First,
African American assume that the
criminal justice system is inher-
ently discriminatory and unfair.
President Clinton was not legally
required to testify before the federal
grand jury and had the right not to
incriminate himself. Yet his testi-
mony was not only made public,
but intimate details about his sexual
relations with no relevance to the
case were laid bare, as it were,
before millions of people. It was
clear that Mr. Clinton had been
set- up. The Republicans had failed
in two successive elections to defeat
the Democrats at the polls, so they
decided to use other means to
achieve their ends.
Kenneth Starr is running an
inquisition, a political witch hunt,
the majority of Black Americans
think. They're right.
Second, African Americans are
not surprised or dismayed by
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The 40-pound bill covers health,
education, foreign aid, justice and
transportation programs. It meets a
held-up administration request for
$17.9 billion for the International
Monetary Fund and adds $21
billion for emergencies ranging
from natural disaster and farm
relief to fixing the year 2000
computer problem, the Associated
Press reported.
AFRICARE
PRESIDENT CLINTON will be
the keynote speaker at the Africare
Dinner, which will take place on
Thursday, Oct. 29 at the
Washington Hilton in Washington,
D.C. Former UN Ambassador
Andrew Young will be honored for
his work with African issues.
Broadcast journalist Renee
Poussaint, Coretta. Scott*King and
NAACP President Kweisi Mfume
President Clinton's unsavory pri-
vate conduct. Our grandparents
worked in the fields and houses of
affluent White folks. Our mothers
were cooks and our fathers were
porters in wealthy White men's
otels and resorts. They knew what
went on behind closed doors.
They understand that the sexual
misconduct of the White ruling
class is only a minor aspect of their
general contempt for the standards
of human decency. The
Republicans who charge Mr.
Clinton with crimes have them-
selves committed far greater viola-
tions against defenseless poor
people and children. The spectacle
of the president engaging in oral
sex in the Oval Office is much less
repulsive than planning military
strikes and welfare cuts in the
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JESSE VS AL GORE?
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has a
message for all Democrats eyeing a
presidential bid in 2000: Don't
even think about leaving him
behind, the U.S. News and World
Magazine reports.
"I've not quite decided to enter the
race, but I have decided to set the
pace," Rev. Jackson reports. He
also says that he is the only
Democrat who could give Vice
President Al Gore a run in 2000.
WYNN HONORED
U.S. REP. ALBERT WYNN (D-
Md.) will be among the honorees at
the fifth annual Institute of
Caribbean Studies dinner at the
J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington,
D.C. on Friday, Nov. 13. Call
202-387-8748.
CLAYTON'S MEASURE
CONG. EVA M. CLAYTON (D-
nother Black Perspective T
White House.
Finally, Black people understand
that as bad as President Clinton is,
the alternative will undoubtedly be
worse. We don't have the luxury to
pretend that all our problems will
solved if only we could bring
"morality" back into government.
In a cold, calculated analysis of our
own self-interests, African
American know that the
Republicans are no alternative to
the bankruptcy of the Democrats.
By climbing aboard the impeach-
ment bandwagon, we only contrib-
ute to our own oppression. Mr.
Clinton is not what we want or
deserve, but he's clearly better than
anything the Republican have to offer.
Dr. Manning Marable is professor
of history and director of the Institute
for Research in African American
Studies at Columbia University.
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N.C.) was one of the co-sponsors of
measure to hire 100,000 new
teachers which is included in H.R.
4328, the Omnibus Appropriations
Bill for the Fiscal Year 1999.
RALLY FOR MLK HOLIDAY
Supporters of a New Hampshire
state holiday named for Martin
Luther King Jr. will march to the
State House in Concord for a rally
on Sunday, Oct. 25, nine days
before the general election.
"We need to send a message to
prospective lawmakers that 1999
should be the year New Hampshire
adopts the King holiday," said
Algene Bailey, a spokesperson for
the Martin Luther King Day
Committee. For information call
603-224-2407.
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him, yet lacking the necessary
instruction as to how it should be
attained and maintained. True, they
have the Bible; but their attention is
called away from that and they
learn to look more to teachers and
catechisms, etc., running after the
traditions of men and not after the
Mind or Spirit of God, and
therefore, lack the proper spiritual
nourishment. The result is that they
feel dissatisfied with formalism,
and yet know not how to draw nigh
unto the Lord with their whole
heart, because they not of his
goodness and the riches of his
grace in Christ Jesus, and of the
grand plan of salvation for the
world by and by, nor the call of the
Church to the New Nature. This
starved condition needs, first of all,
the pure, osincere Milk of the Word."
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and she absolutely beamed.
Later, watching the movie in the
crowded Siegfeld Theater, I quickly
realized that the occasion was less
about Ms. Winfrey than it was
about the psychological effects of
slavery. The individual actors were
fantastic as they portrayed with
extreme intensity and conviction
the disturbing saga of one woman's
experience with the buying and
selling of other human beings. But,
the story soon became even more
than that.
As I watched the mysterious and
fascinating scenes unfold before my
eyes, 1 understood that the story
was greater than the sum of its
parts. Every scene and every detail,
no matter how minor, was essential
to the plot. This awareness left me
with a far better appreciation for it
than I anticipated going in, and I
left the theater profoundly moved.
The experience reminded me of
another recent epic, "Saving
Private Ryan."
Like "Beloved" does now,
"Private Ryan" forced us to con-
front the demons of our collective
history. Steven Spielberg's graphic
and unflinching look at World War
II through the eyes of a particular
purpose by not avoi
subjects we are uncomf with.
We need such reminders now
and then to keep us grounded in
reality and a the most i t
events of our history from °
ing footnotes in our memory.
The same can be said of
"Beloved.". Based on Toni
Morrison's dense and often confus-..
ing book, which was first published
roughly a decade ago, the movie
laid bare the ruin that slavery
wrought on the lives of all those
involved in the practice.
When Sethe, played by Ms.
Winfrey, kills her daughter in order
to save her from a life of slavery, we
experience the tragic actions of a
mother who, because of her posi-
tion, can only feel a sense of control
or power by taking the life of an
innocent. We experience her des-
peration and despair. Upon seeing
what she has done, her master
weeps, and by doing so, we are
made to feel not just his pain, but
the pain and sorrow that the
industry which he relies on has
caused everyone.
It takes intense concentration to
follow the myriad details of the
movie. I admit that it lost me at
times because I allowed myself to
be distracted. But, this is the type of
movie that has so much genius and
so much brilliance that it can
fierce, compelling film, and as I:
mentioned, the acting is . As
a matter of fact, [ wou 't be
surprised if the picture and Oprah
we cannot afford to miss. Don't go
see this movie just because Ms.
Winfrey is in it. If her role is what
draws you to the theater, than so
much the better. But don't be
distracted by her presence because
in the end, her involvement is
incidental.
Yes, "Beloved" is bigger and
more- powerful than the most pow-
erful woman in show business. It
may be the story of one individual,
but it is also "our story." It is about
us, our history, our | as a
country. That is what makes this
movie a must- see.
Armstrong Williams is a
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Arts and Crafts Show to be Held in Tarboro
The Arts Council announces the
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show and sale of artwork and crafts
by local and regional artists. The
event will be open to the public free
of charge Nov. 06 - 14, 1998 at the
Blount-Bridgers | House/Hobson
Pittman Memorial Gallery from
10am - Spm weekdays and 2:00 pm
- 5:00pm, both Saturdays. The
Bazaar will be closed on Sunday,
Nov. 08. A Gala Preview Party will
take place Thursday, Nov. 5 from
5:30 pm - 8:30pm, where folks can
meet and greet the artists, enjoy
food and beverage and have first
selection on all items in the Bazaar.
Admission to the Preview Party is
$25 per person, by subscription
only. All proceeds benefit the
programs of the Arts Council, as
will a percentage of each sale.
Come find that unique Christmas
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volunteers are needed to assist
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There is a new name and a new
logo. But the truth is, University Health
Systems of Eastern Carolina is com-
posed of some very familiar faces. Pitt
County Memorial Hospital. The East
Carolina University School of Medicine.
Dedicated private physicians. Anda
number of truly outstanding regional
hospitals, including Bertie, Chowan,
Heritage and Roanoke-Chowan.
[hese institutions have worked
together before. I some cases, very
closely and for many vears. But in
uniting under a new banner, ihe,
are officially T announcing a hearttelt
and deep-rooted commitment to the
people of Pit T County and eastern
North Carolina A commitinent to
provide the most state-of-the-art
and the most compassionate care
available. In the most timely and
effective manner possible. And to
provide access to the skills and
knowledge of some of the brightest
medical minds in the country.
As University Health Systems of
Eastern Carolina, we are now ina
position to better fulfill these commit-
ments. Services such as FastCare, the
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Children Ts Hospital, the Heart Center
and the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center
strive to get the best care to the
most people. Either by taking it to
them or, if need be, by bringing them
as quickly as possible to Greenville
for specialized services.
Our commitment to patient care
extends far beyond Pitt County. For
example, Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
allows patients in the Ahoskie area
to benefit from additional services,
programs and even equipment that
they would otherwise not have access
to. And HealthEast offers year-round
primary and sub-specialty care to the
residents of Dare County.
There are many programs, many
services and many relationships
within University Health Systems
of Eastern Carolina. But they all
exist to serve a single purpose. Your
health and welfare. And that of Pitt
County and its 1.2 million neigh-
bors. We look forward to serving
you for many years to come. For
more information, feel free to call
us at 252-816-4526, or you can visit
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