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New Evidence

By Representative Maxine Waters
(D-CA)
There is enormous interest in the

tale of C.I.A. operatives smuggling "

crack cocaine into the U.S. in the
early 1980s. While some segments
of the media dismiss this story,
evidence continues to accumulate
which demands a thorough investi-
gation.

Let me briefly outline the story
and try to explain why this
well-documented series of articles
by reporter Gary Webb, researched
over a full year's time and printed
in the San Jose Mercury News, is so
important to so many people.

What Gary Webb has proven
incontrovertibly is that Norwin
Meneses and Danilo Blandon, two
notorious Nicaraguan drug dealers,

4 year probe ends...

WASHINGTON After a
four- year investigation which
costed more then $17 million a jury
found former Secretary of
Agriculture Mike Espy innocent of
accepting expensive sports tickets
and other freebies from companies
his office regulated.

"It's cost a lot, it's been tough, but
I knew from day one that I would
stand here before you completely
exonerated." said Espy, 45.

The jury acquitted Espy, the only
African-American and Clinton's
first agriculture chief, of all 30
counts after nine hours of jury
deliberation and a seven-week trial.

Independent counsel Donald
Smaltz, who won convictions and
guilty pleas from some companies
and lobbyists who gave gifts to
Espy, said the costs of the prosecu-
tion were worth it and that owe met
our obligation, and the jury has

However, Espy viewed himself as

FCC Proposes Requirem

WASHINGTON - - Broadcasters
and cable companies would be
required to recruit minorities and
women to fill vacancies but
wouldn't be forced to hire them
under a plan offered by federal
regulators Nov. 19.
The Federal Communications
Commission, without dissent, pro-
posed rules designed to ensure that
TV, radio and cable systems cast a

Congresswoman Maxine Waters
were involved in trafficking cocaine
and weapons into

ee ars

, "a :
INETER

i EAR ig
Atty. Mike Espy

Former Agricultural Secretary
being victimize by a pros¢ecutor
"with all the money, all the power. very
little supervision, and no timetable."

Espy said he did nothing wrong
by accepting $33,000 in gifts and
entertainment favors from chicken
producer Tyson Foods and other

wide net when filling vacancies.
The action responds to a court
decision that overturned the
agency's equal employment oppor-
tunity rules for TV and radio
stations.

To satisfy the court's ruling, how-
ever, stations and local
systems would no longer review
whether their work forces reflect
the racial composition of the

Former Black Panther Challenges

CHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Bobby
Rush, a former Black Panther
leader, is ready to announce a
primary challenge to Mayor
Richard M. Daley, aides to the
Democratic lawmaker say.

Mr. Rush, 51, will launch his
campaign for mayor at a recent
rally attended by friends and

supporters, the aides said Friday.
Mr. Rush has long been expected
to take on Mr. Daley in the
February primary and lately has
been saying the announcement was

_ only a matter of days.

In the 1960s, Mr. Rush was a
leader of the Black Panther Party, a
group known for radical rhetoric

Jury Exonerates Former Agricultu

cable -

South- Central Los Angeles in the
early 1980s. They also were clearly
linked to C.1.A.- directed efforts to
raise funds for the Nicaraguan
Contra rebels, when they were
trying to overthrow the Nicaraguan
government.

Blandon has testified that the
proceeds from the drug profits he
made in Los Angeles went to fund
Contra efforts. He also has said that
he, along with Meneses, worked
with " such well known
C.LA.- operatives as Adolfo
Calero, the commander of the
Nicaraguan Democratic Front
(FDN), and Enrique Bermudez,
another hig level,
FDN/C.I.A.- operator.

The charges raised, and their
implications, are so severe in this

firms because he did nothing in
return for them.

The largest gift included $6,000
in extra tickets to an inaugural
dinner for Clinton back in 1992
plus tickets to the 1994 Super Bowl,
a Chicago Bulls playoff game, a Knicks
game and the U.S. Open.

Black Farmers Discuss

WASHINGTON -- Black farmers
said they are considering a deal of
at least $125 million to settle their
discrimination lawsuit against the
Agriculture Department.

Attorneys for the farmers held
three meetings around the country
this week to gauge support for the
deal. About 300 farmers attended a
meeting Friday in Durham, N.C.,
participants told The Associated
Press. Attorneys also met with
plaintiffs Wednesday in Selma.
Ala., and Thursday in Pine Bluff, Ark.

"I think the farmers are going to

ent to Recruit but not

markets they serve. The FCC
wouldn't either.

The commission could adopt new
EEO rules sometime next year,
after hearing public and industry
comments.

In April, the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia scut-
tled the FCC's 30- year- old equal
employment opportunity rules for
TV and radio stations, declaring

and occasional clashes with police.
But he has long since joined the
Democratic establishment.

He was a business executive and
Chicago alderman before going to
Capitol Hill in 1992, and sits in
local party councils as a
Democratic committeeman from
the South Side. As the congress-

case that nothing short of a
full- scale exploration of this un-
holy alliance of drug dealers,
C.1.A.- operatives, and U.S. for-
eign policy will put these questions
to rest.

I recently visited the Los Angeles
Sheriff's Department unannounced
and obtained documents which
previously had not been made
public, and, in fact, which reporter
Gary Webb had been told didn't
exist. The documents, only turned
over after I demanded them, reveal
that in the mid- 1980s, the sheriff's
department confiscated drugs and
drug paraphernalia in a raid of Mr.
Blandon. According to affidavits
released last Monday, one infor-
mant testified, "All of these persons
[people connected to the Blandon

There were also free luggage,
limo rides and lodging for Espy,
while agriculture businesses bought
plane tickets and gave cash to his
live- in girlfriend.

Federal ethics laws barring ex-
pensive gifts to officials do make
some oexceptions � for presents

take" the prospective deal, said
John Boyd, president of the
National Black Farmers
Association, who said he talked to
about 15 farmers who went to
Friday's meeting.

The settlement would give each
of the 1,000 plaintiffs about
$50,000 and resolve any outstand-
ing debt with the government. The
average plaintiff's debt is estimated
at $75,000 to $100,000.

The offer, which farmers said
government attorneys made re-
cently, is significantly higher than

Hire Minorities

them unconstitutional.

Specifically, the court said the
FCC's practice of comparing 4
station's work force with the racial
composition of its market is illegal.
The court said this pressured
stations into hiring minorities and
had the effect of a minority hiring
quota. The overturned rules didn't

Chicago's Daley in Mayoral Primary

man from Chicago's Ist District, he
is a member of the House
Commerce Committee. Mr. Daley's
office had no comment.

"T think we'll wait until he makes
an announcement rather than re-
spond to his announcement of a

ing announcement,"

coming I spokesman
John Camper said.

ests that Law Knew of CIA-Crack Con

drug ring] are either Nicaraguan
and/or sympathizers to the Contra
movement.

Moreover, the documents reveal
that Blandon's carrier, someone
who ran drugs between Central
America and the United States,
Ron Lister, who was also raided,
had military training manuals and
was quoted as saying he worked for
the C.LA. when law enforcement
officials seized his property.

These events make one wonder
why, if these drugs were seized,
were Danilo Blandon and Ron
Lister never arrested. Why also had
the federal Drug Enforcement
Agency (DEA) asked the L.A.
Sheriff's Department to back off
their investigation of Danilo
Blandon? Finally, to this day, much

between established friends. Espy
said that loophole fitted many of
the gifts.

Witnesses said that in some
cases, Espy had sought out the
tickets and made no attempt to
conceal their sources, but farm
executives testified that they nei-

the $15,000 per farmer offer the
agency made this summer, plain-
tiffs said. But the total would be far
less than the $3 billion the farmers
initially sought.

Laura Trivers, a spokeswoman
for Agriculture Secretary Dan

ww Ite -- 3
fnection

of the evidence seized during these
raids cannot be located anid is not
accounted for. This is only the most
recent incident which raises a
startling pattern of questions that
have not been answered.

The Mercury News articles
chronicle how the
Meneses- Blandon- "Freeway"
Rick Ross (the primary distributor
of crack cocaine in South- Central
Los Angeles at the time) network

read into other inner city areas of

e United States, once their busi-
ness took hold in South- Central
L.A. This nexus, and the specificity
of its description, sheds new light

WATERS continues on Page 8

ral Secretary Mike Espy of all Charges

ther expected nor received anything
for their generosity.

Other legal sources remarked
that what carried the day for Espy
was the fact that nobody was able to
tie any official act or omission to

ESPY continues on Page 8

$125M Proposal Settlement

Glickman, said, "Settlement discus-
sions are going very well and the
secretary is both eager and optimis-
tic that this lawsuit will be settled
in the near future."

FARMERS continues on Page 8

Greenville Man Wins Essence "Whatta Man Contest]

oWhat A Man �, oWhat A Man, �
Greenville native Dallas Little

a letter saying

award has been confined to a whee

newly proposed blacked owned bank

Brown. WHAT A MAN!!! Photo:

was selected as the winner of Essence
magazine oWhat A Man � contest after his
her father should be considered. Dallas captured first
place in a national contest that emphasized the essence of a pure Black
Man. Little who will soon be traveling to

also be featured in the March o99" issue of Essence magazine. Above,
Mr. Dallas Little, winner of Essence magazines national oWHATTA A
MAN CONTEST � is being congratulated by Herb Gardner (member of

What A Mighty Good Man!!!
daughter Latonya submitted

the Big Apple to receive his
Ichair for most of his life and will

MILLENNIA) and Attorney Derek
Jim Rouse

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The Black Agenda for the

New Mil

lennium

by Trey Bankhead

"Remember always, the first rule:
The sword is an extension of the
body, the body of the mind, the
mind of the soul. For the true
warrior to engage in combat, and

Nyika 0. White Wins His

emerge in triumph, these four
elements must work in harmony."
Even though it Ts been ten years
since that first martial arts class. I
can still clearly remember the
instructor Ts opening words.

Division...

If the Black community is to
survive and flourish then we must
use that martial arts philosophy of
total harmony when acting.
However, in our case, rather than
speak of the sword, body, mind and
soul, we must focus on what I call
the "Three E's": Esteem,
Education, and Economy. A sense

. of esteem leads to education,
_ education leads to strong economy,

and economy leads back to a sense
of esteem, where the cycle begins

Coming Soon
«Harlem, USA
NEW YORK --- One of Harlem's
most talked about developments is
one step closer to reality as public
and private partners closed on
HARLEM USA, THE 275,000
square foot retail and entertainment
complex at West 125th Street and
Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
Grid Properties, the Common-


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anew. A closed circle, self-
sustaining.

A sense of self- esteem is critical
to success in education. The thing
I Tve always found horrifying as a
teacher is that so many of today Ts
youth, particularly Black teens,
have no sense of hope for the
future. They don Tt believe that the
future holds any promise for them.
Instead, they focus on being more
"now" - oriented, doing what feels
good now, what looks good now.

; News from Aro

Records, Cineplex Odeon, Old
Navy Modell's and the New York
Sports Club. Chase Bank will also
operate a branch on the site.

A groundbreaking ceremony was
held to celebrate Harlem USA's
development. Local and national
business leaders, public officials
and community residents attended.

Ms. Barbara Norris, a Greenville posal

native, is Commonwealth

EDEN, NC - A_ mee
from the Rose's
Training Center of

also the first gymnast from North
Carolina to win an International are fellow gymnast Eric Peel and built and an equity partner In the
Championship in this sport. We Will Flemming (far left) and venture.
will keep a look out for Chris in the Brandon Lennox (right) who is Harlem USA will house retailers
including The Disney Store, HMV

2000 Olympics competitions.

t held
November 21st in Eden was at-
tended by four young gymnasts
mnastic
reenville.
Shown with them is their coach,
Chris Young (center) who returned
recently from Australia after put-
ting in a number of winning

rformances at a recent tourna-
ment held during the Australian
Gymastic Championships, Chris is

oun bars, 6.2 on the
u

recovering from injuries,

Nykita O. Whitc, competing in
his first meet of the 98/99 season,
NC Mens Judges Cup came out the
winner of the Class Two division-
competition capturing first place in
5 out of six events posting scores of
9.15 on the vault, 7.9 on the floor

events, 7.3 on the rings, 6.2
igh bars

t landing 3rd place on the

mmel, and concluding the event
with an all around score of 41.65.

Pictured with Chris and Nyika

wealth Local Development Corp-
oration (CLDC), Chase Manhattan
Bank and the Upper Manhattan
(UMEZ)
signed off on the $64 million
project that will create 500 perma-
nent jobs and. 200 construction jobs.
In addition to the jobs created for
CLDC, a
local non-profit organization who
project for a
of the land
upon which the complex will be

Empowerment one

community residents,

spearheaded the
decade, is the owner

And around

Justice Department visits

Hoke County

RAEFORD -- A mediator with the
Justice Department says a commu-
nity meeting is a start in healing

racial tensions in Hoke County.~
a church near

sheriff-elect Jim Davis.

Ernie Stallworth,

The mediator met with about 200
county residents Thursday night at
Raeford. Most had
come to the meeting with com-
plaints over the treatment of

US

Department of Justice said, olve
taken everything you said very, very

They reason that, since they won't
get ahead in life anyway. why
bother trying? And, truly, who can
blame them? One of my students
broke it down to me like this: "Mr.
Bankhead, as a teacher, you make
what?...twenty, twenty-one thou-
sand a year? | can show you people
that make that in one MONTH, and
they ALWAYS get paid!" He could
have been talking about cither
basketball stars or drug dealers.

In order for them to take pride in

und the

Development Corporation's presi-
dent. Her sister, Mrs. Joyce Norris
Norfleet, resides in Greenville.

ag se ahey ere About
Settlement
WASHINGTON -- U.S. REP. EVA
CLAYTON (D-N.C.) said that she
was cautious and concerned about
the latest tobacco settlement pro-
. The ment provides for
payments of $238 billion to the

seriously, You have given us infor-
mation that we to go forward
with what we have to do to cas¢
potential conflict ant tension in this
community, � said Ernie Stallworth,
U.S. Department of Justice.

Davis, who is black, won the
November election, but _ his
swearing-in has been delayed until
complaints surrounding his elec-
tion are settled. Some residents
have accused Davis of campaigning
inside polling areas, something he
has denied. ,

oHe came to Hoke County to help

the

themselves, someone must SHOW
them what pride IS. On average,
many Black teens don Tt have a role
model. No, pro ball players and
rappers do NOT count. A real role
model is something more like a
mentor, a teacher, a parent.. some-
one the child can talk to, trust, and
be supported by. Many of today Ts
youth are more motivated by money

Millennium continues on Page 5

Nation
states and includes a variety of
public health provisions for the
states that joined the compact.

"It is good to see movement on a
proposed tobacco settlement agree-
ment between the various states and
the tobacco industry, however, once
again, small tobacco farmers, their
families and the communities that

Nation's Black News Continues on

Page 6
State...
us. Please talk to him and let him
know what you need. I assure you
that he has the right ears to hear
your voice, � said Davis.

Stallworth is expected to take all
the information ek gen at the
teeting on Thursday night and
meetings Friday and take it to the
proper federal authorities.

Don King Receives
Honorary Degree, Pledges
Millions

RALEIGH -- Boxing promoter
State's Black News Continues on
Page 6

urge

Americans to vote on Nov. 03, 1998
for the political party whom you
believe will deliver results - on:
improved education, quality heath
care, jobs, affirmative action, sen-
tencing parity for:drug convictions,
equal justice for all, and fair urban
and rural policies. � tes ad semicd
a photo of Bob Johnson, Pres. Of

nnerly's Usage of Racialized Language Betrays Position

by Tyson King-Meadows

Recent statements by ward
Connerly, the champion of the fight
to prohibit racial and gender
preferences in government pro-
grams, present Americans with a
different picture from the staunch
egalitarian self portrait. Quite to
the contrary, Connerly's choice of
words to describe the mental state
of pro-affirmative action opponents
depict a man socialized by racism.
intoxicated by classicism, and con-
tributory to the explicit marginali-
zation of minority groups. for some
unconvinced by anti-affirmative ac-
tion proponents, Connerly's state-
ments after the passing of
Washington's Proposition 200 seem

This advertisement prompted i im-
mediate response, angry response
from African Americans publishers
who are members of the National
Newspaper Publishers Association,
the trade group for more than 200
African American ne ai
There are several reasons for

to contradict a man determined to
oppose inequality, ensure equal
protection and due process, and
vindicate the stigmatized majorities
who oppose racial preferences.

A closer examination of
Connerly's statements highlight an
interesting dimension to the man
who truly in tends to eradicate state
sponsored preferential treatment
based on race, ethnicity and gender
in the public employment, educa-
tion, and contracts. Ward
Connerly's statement that propo-
nents of affirmative action "would
have to be out of their cotton-
picking minds to throw that kind of
money in another state" in efforts to
mobilize support for affirmative

free editorials and arti-
cles for the past several on

for us and imploring our readers

and their families to vote on
election day, our newspapers did
not receive a penny for national
advertising from any source.
Number Two: . The fact that the
Black Leadership Forum .and BET
decided to spend approximately
$67,000 for a one page ad in a
we newspaper (¥ (when is ve ri
the :

action betray his fundamental posi-
tion of equal protection and treat-
ment. it contradicts his notions of
egalitarism. Racialized language
such as ocotton-picking" deemed
acceptable in majority discourse,

reinforce and legitimize the psychic
and physical injury incurred by
minorities unprotected by govern-
ment from verbal, symbolic, and
actual forms of discriminatory
behavior. Connerly did, however,
refrain from using equally egre-
gious words like opickanninnie"

and "coon" which are abundant in
the Southern literary tradition. All
three terms refer to simple-minded,
submissive, animal like-like, play-
ful laborers who are content with

7 Nosicas i. uae

the ad designed to reach?

Black Leadership
1 and BET did not rum a

that was supposedly targeted to
reach African Americans and we
ask the question who oreally � was

Number Three: NNPA has been
battling the US Federal
Government, the Department of
Housing & Urban Development descri
and the White House Office of

their existence. at no time should
such individuals expend their intel-
lectual resources in the futile
attempt to gain freedom, to recon-
struct the social and political order,
or to focus their attention on a
greater and ollective good.
Perhaps Connerly did not realize
the content and history of his
chosen phraseology. Perhaps
Connerly chose to simply remind
America of his enduring efforts to
end discrimination.

Nevertheless, Ward Connerly's
language reminds minorities of the
permanency in which America's
legacy of institutionalized racial
hostility, exploitation, and oppres-
sion is ingrained in simple things

9 are

le African ig

geile ad in a Bay
as to the sincerity of such an effort

oshameful � and demand an apology

like our descriptive analyses. By
dismantling affirmative action poli-
cies, Ward Connerly suggest, these
ingrained practices cease, or at
least have the chance to become
altered. In fact , Connerly pushes
this further by suggesting that the
discrimination faced by both ma-
jorities and minorities will cease to
existing its most invidious forms:
the unequal treatment of whites and
the admittance and promotion of
less qualified minorities. But the
language used to convey these
messages illuminate the tenuous
nature of any position when using
the master's tools to deconstruct the
master's house and create environ-
ments where discrimination is nei-

newspapers "
which have been in the business of
Fs apomaasoe wd erased
We can expect white to their
funds with white media, but not for
African Americans to do the same,
while spending not a penny with
their own media, it is, indeed,
shameful !!!

Mrs. Dorothy Leavell,
President, National Newspaper
Publishers Association.

and Intentions

ther rationalized nor supported
through discursive constructions.
Even if Ward Connerly had used
any number of other expressions to
depict the imagery of his position,
the importance of and timeliness of
this particular racialized language
in political discourse should not be
overlooked. One of the major
contributions of recent efforts to
implement and expand the Hate
Crime legislation after the brutal
attack on Matthew Shepard was to
remind America of the connection
between discourse , citizen action,
and government responsibility. as
feminist, and other critical race

Continues on Page

Further Evidence of a Cover Up

ECU's Conclusion About Posters is Flawed

The ECU Housekeepers have
obtained a copy of the university Ts
investigation report on the offen-
sive racial posters that were being
hung in the art building. It
provides further evidence that a
cover-up has occurred. It is
primarliy based on speculation and
most of the ofacts � were gathered
only during the first of the ten

sity concluded that the posters were
hung to demonstrate that racism
still exists today and where Tit can
be found. The photographs were
historical with no current depiction
of racism. The university Ts specu-
lation that the showing of the
gruesome racial photographs and
the highlighting of the negative
meanings of the word oblack � were

is taught is pure nonsense. The
conclusion that the posters did not
communicate a threat of violence
failed to consider the emotional
violence communicated. The uni-
versity based uts report uoon an
anonymous letter from a ostudent. �
They felt the letter was highly
credible because the ostudent �

Continues on Page

East Carolina University Ts conclu-
sion that the hanging of offensive
racial posters in the Jenkins Art
Center was an artistic expression
meant to promote discussion on
racial issues can not be taken
seriously. Was the recent burning
of a black church in Pitt County a
form of pyro-artistic expression
aimed at raising the consciousness
of racial harmonv?

Those posters were not part of any
formal exhibit, hung in the hall-
ways of only the black housekeep-
ers, and were meant to intimidate
and harass the housekeepers in
retaliation for their efforts to
organize for the purpose of seeking
better and safer working condi-
tions.

Was the noose that was found
hanging from a file " also

meant to promote discussion?

The Eakin administration justified
its position based upon two anony-
mous letters by the Eakin admini-
stration to justify their actions is
nothing new.

One just has to read the Daily
Reflector for the past year to realize
allegations against the Eakin ad-

ministration that claim racial dis-
Continues on Page

month investigation. The univer-

a way of demonstrating how racism

Mrs. Beatrice Maye

To the Editor:

SPREAD PEACE THIS
CHRISTMAS

Christmas is a very important
time of the year. It Ts a time of year
when the whole world is hearing
the message of the birth of Jesus.
It Ts a time when people are
tenderhearted......the perfect time to
plant seeds of love in the lives of
those you meet.
. Sometimes those seeds may just

take the form of a kind word in the
. Middle of rush hour shopping.
: Other times, you may get the
opprotunity to pray and minister to
someone. But whatever the situa-
tion, keep a sharpeye out for even
the smallest chance to assist people.

I Tve had some outstanding expe-

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someone in need. As they are
taking the money. I tell them, o
This money is from the Lord Jesus
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It's amazing how many people
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They're starved for someone to
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Scripture reading: Luke 2:1:20

WORDS FOR YOUR FAMILY
I Tm proud of you.
Way to go !!
Bingo---you did it.
I knew you could it.
What a good helper.
You Tre special to me.
I tfust you.
What a treasure.
Hurray for you !!
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You make my day.
You Tre a real joy !!
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MORE WORDS FOR
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You figured it out.

I love you.

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You remembered.
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You sure tried hard.
I Tve got to hand it to you.
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theorists, have asserted for many
years, political positions are verbal-
ized only through language and
incorporated into the legal, eco-
nomic, historical, and cultural
practices of societies. Language
underscores the reality of power
relationships.

In the Pedagogy of the
Oppressed Paulo Freire forcefully
argued that only through ownership
of language could the powerless
describe alternative scenarios

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weg

Alton H. Maddox, Jr.,

Mumia Abu-Jamal and other
political prisoners in this country
must be looking with amazement at
the impeachment inquiry of
President William Jefferson Clinton
and. especially, the zealous of the
Congressional Black Caucus in
defense of a president who con-
verted the White House into a
house of ill-repute. The zealousness

of the Congressional Black Caucus

wanes Oe ee empowered,
powerful, equal. Anythin

short of totally erasing preferential
treatment would reinforce power
differentials where some citizens
owned their reality, while others
had reality forced upon the. surely
Connerly and other "egalitarians"
would echo such sentiments by
asserting that culture must nurture
the moral restraints incumbent on
private individuals to discriminate
against others:; that government
must remain vigilante in guarantee-
ing personal liberty; and that.

is unprecedented and, to be sure, no
political prisoner has ever been a
beneficiary of this assembly Ts zeal-
ousness.

I am_ requesting that the
Congressional Black Caucus zeal-
ously and persuasively encourage
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
to release its investigatory files into
the kidnap and sexual abuse of
Tawana Brawley between
November 24-28, 1987 in Dutchess
County, New York. This case
remains unresolved notwithstand-
ing a grand Jury cover-up purport-
edly describing her ordeal as a
hoax.

During a defamation trial styled
Pagones v. Maddox, Mason,
Sharpton and Brawley, it was
disclosed that the FBI was in
possession of 18 volumes of investi-
gatory files. Justice S. Barrett
Hickman of Dutchess County
Supreme Court ordered that fewer
than two hundred pages should be
disclosed to the defense. These few
pages, however, were an eye
opener. The complete files should
aid immensely our effort to obtain
the truth in the Tawana Brawley
matter.

On March 13,1998, with infor-
mation from Tawana Brawley, I
had fingered Steven A. Pagones, an

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morally justifiable regimes promote
citizen development by eradicating
hierarchical systems which differ-
entiate between and across citizens.
Conversely, Connerly and others
who oppose affirmative action
would reject being labeled reaction-
aries: reminiscing about a racially
insensitive society long since
passed. The past, however, [because
of the temperament of this lan-
guage ejects us into, and now]
becomes the present in the context
of Connerly's language of exclusion
and his politics of exclusion --

assistant district attorney in
Dutchess County as being involved
in the attack on fifteen year old
Tawana Brawley. The grand jury,
without the benefit of the FBI files,
cleared Pagones. The FBI files
disclosed that Pagones was not only
a suspect as early as January 1988
but he had also refused to cooperate
with the FBI investigation and had
refused to take a lie detector test.
This information was withheld
from the 1988 state grand jury
investigation.

Of course, the entire 18 volumes
should be disclosed immediately to
the public. Even without the tran-
script, it is clear that the FBI
committed perjury before a state
grand jury, especially as it related
to pagones, In addition, Pagones
had an ongoing social relationship
with a female agent of the FBI.
This relationship was never dis-
closed even though this female
agent had interrogated the Brawley
family and had testified before the
state grand jury. This female agent
also refused to consent to the
release of her testimony before the
state grand jury for use at the
defamation trial.

Tawana Brawley was kidnapped
and sexually abused by white men
including law enforcement offi-

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Hospital in New York City. _

disguised as inclusion and equal
protection. That is, when Connerl
characterized his opponents T sind ind-
state using the particular phraseol-
ogy he reaffirmed the power of the
majorities to socially construct the
realities of the minority.

The controversy involving the
legitimization of words like onig-
ger" by the major publishing
companies aside, the reluctance of
anti-affirmative action advocates to
scrutinize their own racialized
language and the context in which
that language occurs is startling.

Unequal, My Dear Hon. Maxine Waters

cials. Since people of African
ancestry were initially kidnapped
from Africa for the Americas, |
know of no case in this country in
which a white man has ever been
convicted of raping a woman of
African ancestry. New York State
has gone to great lengths to silence
me, C. Vernon Mason and Rev. Al
Sharpton from speaking out against
practices and patterns of racial
injustice in New York including a
kangaroo trial in Dutchess County
seeking monetary relief for alleg-
edly defamatory statements attrib-
utable to us during our defense of
Glenda and Tawana Brawley.

I have as much right to expect
your assistance in a matter of
human rights as President Clinton
regarding his peccadilloes. I am not
only a person of African ancestry
who, during the 1960 Ts, fought for
the right to vote in the South but I
also attended law school with a
member of the Congressional Black
Caucus, defended several members
of the Congressional Black Caucus
in legal proceedings and have
worked with other members on
matters that are of particular
interest to our community.

Alton H. Maddox, Jr.,
United = African
Brooklyn, NY

Movement,

Even if Ward Connerly and others
agree that the standard of ostrict-
scrutiny � should be applied to such
language, the position in which it
takes places advocates, and 5 8
nents, is moge complicated
merely dismissing this of poor
choice of words.

Given the reality of power differ-
entials in society, how effective are
such words in obtaining support
from the uncommitted? If America
truly envisions a society that
empowers individuals to perform
without government assistance,
how does racialized or gender,
language reinforce notions of su-
premacy? Do anti-affirmative ac-
tion supporters agree with
supremacist notions? I would sug-
gest that most do not. Even further,
I would submit that notions of
equality and fundamental fairness
inspired voters in California and
Washington when going to the
polls. Undoubtedly a connection
with groups who spout hatred,
exclusion, violence, and retrograde
history would open advocates up to
moral, ethical, and theoretical chal-
lenges.

Even if we accept that Ward
Connerly and others are miles away
from attempting to gain favor
through race baiting and the ex-
ploitation of fear, such words
portray a blatant disrespect for the
history of minorities, and an un-
willingness to acknowledge the
significance slavery played tin the
development of America. Only
through using words that speak to
inclusion and fundamental fairness
can Connerly convert the uncon-
verted or the unconvinced. So,
however illuminating the misspo-
ken or misplaced word, Connerly
has aligned himself with the very
forces he claimed Ao be resisting.
Connerly missed the opportunity to
highlight the inclusiveness of lan-
guage, the power of a collective
voice, and the ability of a man

yzing the language used
to present his very position.. For
supporters of Connerly, perhaps
this language used to present his
very position. For supporters of
Connerly, perhaps this language is
not racialized but merely the
insertion of words America has
culturally incorporated into the
description of social relations. For
egalitarians, however, this latter
position reinforces the point. Once
Connerly asserts that race should
not matter, and perhaps in his
defense that words are neutral, he
abdicates his responsibility to con-
textualize culture, politics, and
power within a coalition building
strategy. He also fails to introduce
new terminology that could de-
scribe such a strategy.

America is in dire need for such
new terminology and an innovative
coalition building strategy. Until
one is presented, Black and White
Americans need to interrogate lan-
guage, politics, and the intentions
of coalition leaders. Connerly, my
dear friend, if Jesse Jackson can
label individuals racist and chill
debate on race, racism, and af-
firmative action, then does your
language make the debate all the
more necessary? .

Tyson D. King-Meadows Lectures
and teaches Political Science at East
Carolina University and be by
calling (252) 328-1062 or Fax at
(252) 328-4134. You can also E-Mail
him at kingmeadows@Mail.ecu.edu

Delta Sigma Theta, Inc, Members Initiatede

\New members are Annette D. Ande

The Greenville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., initiated 24 members Sunday, Nov. 22,
at the Greenville Hilton Inn. A sisterhood banquet followed the initiation and the theme was oAnswering the
Challenge: Scholarship, Service, & Sisterhood. �

President Patricia Alexander welcomed more than 100 sorors. The keynote speaker was Mary Sutton, Past
(NC) State Coordinator and member of the Rocky Mount Alumnae Chapter.
rson, Shontelle N. Artis, Barbara G. Brown, Sebrina N. Cooke, Barbara
J. Cotten, Bonita P. Crandol, Mildred M. Daniels, Pamela C. Gaines, Sonya J. Goddard, Ila L. Harper, Latonya
D. Harris, Tara M. Honesty, Chona L. Manuel, Sharon L. McLawhorn Ruthee E. Robinson, L. Karenna Senors,
Lia D. Shorter, Towanna C. Spruill, Valjeaner Stephenson, Nikki R. Waddell, Lakeisha W. Waters, Rhonda D.
Wilkins, Connie M. Wilson, and Geneva M. Windley.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a non-profit public service organization founded January 13th, 1913 on
the campus of Howard University, Washington, DC. Its five point thrust focuses on educational development,
physical, and mental health and political awareness and involvement.

The Greenville Alumnae Chapter was establis

hed in 1965. It ranks consist of more than 75 members.

[South Lee Neighborhood Improvement Center
Sponsoring Home Ownership Workshop Series

Marlene Anderson, Katina
Bobbitt, and Leslie Bell recently
completed the South Lee Street
Neighborhood Improvement, Inc.
Home ownership Workshop Series.
The workshops are designed to
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discussed during the Workshop
Series were Planning/ Preparing for
Home ownership, Credit Analysis,
Budgeting, Shopping for a Home,

Choosing a Realtors Obtaining a
Mortgage, Closing and Life as a
Homeowner. Once the participants
attend all the workshops and
complete the worksheets they re-
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free, one-on-one Home ownership
condoling sessions to teach partici-
pants about the Home ownership
process, the importance of good
credit & budgeting skills, and life
as a homeowner. We evaluate the
participants credit report and help
to develop a family budget and
saving program. The goal of the
Home ownership Counseling and
Education Program is to provide to
participants with all the skills and
owledge that they may achieve
their goals to becoming a home-
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to strengthen our neighborhoods
and attract new businesses to our
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Mark your calendars now!!! Our
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For more information about the
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Sunday, Jan. 24, 1999, at 2:00 pm,
The ECU School of Music. will
present a benefit concert for
PICASO, The Pitt County AIDS
Service lization, Inc.., at
Fletcher Recital Hall on the campus
ol ECU. The performance will
together the varied talents of
ty from the East Carolina
Daiveity School of Music, the
Department of Theatre and Dance
and the dancers from Dancespace
of Ayden, NC. All proceeds will go
directly to support the client service
and community education activities
of PICASO. Tickets may be pur-
chased at the Central Ticket Office,
Mendahall Student Center on the
ECU campus, or by calling either
328-4788 or 1800 ECU ARTS.
Admission is $10 for adults, and $6
for students and seniors.
This year Ts Sound of Support
production will be unique blend of
theatre, dance and music. The
program will feature readings from
The Quilt, Stories from the } Names

talented dancers of Dancespace
under the direction of Cindy
Mancini and ballet master Joseph
Carow.

PICASO is a not for profit agency
dedicated to providing rt
services for people living with HIV
disease, and to slow the spread of
HIV in Pitt and surrounding coun-
ties of Eastern North Carolina.
Presently, PICASO provides assis-
tance to 93 families living with

HIV/AIDS in Pitt County. These .

services include, but are not limited
to, case management/benefits advo-
cacy; specialized food pantry; social
support, and appropriate referral
and collaboration with supporting
agencies. In addition, general
education programming has
reached 3,403 individuals in Pitt
surrounding counties. .

PICASO, a United Way agency,
also receives funding through fed-
eral, state, and private grants.

Red Cross Toy Drive For Children Families
Who Experienced House Fires...

During the week of December 14

18, 1998, the Pitt County Chapter
of the American Red Cross in
conjunction with the Greenville
Pain Relief & Prevention will be
having a toy drive for those in need
of gifts for the holiday season.

In an effort to help insure the
success of this toy drive Dr. Bruce
D. McCrea of the Greenville Pain
Relief & Prevention is setting aside
the week of Dec.14th through the
18th, as a special examination
week. Anyone who desires to have
a chiropractic examination can
receive one for a drastically reduced
fee of $26, or a toy of equal or more
value. These services will include a
consultation, examination, x-rays,
and a doctors report of findings.

The normal price for these
services can range to over $400.

On: Thursday of that week, any
patient who is currently under Dr.
McCrea's care can also come in and
get treated at no cost if they bring
in a new toy. The proceeds from
these events as well as the toys
collected will be donated to those
families and children who have
been the unwitting victims of house

Funds Under Emergen
Shelter Under Nationa

Pitt County has been chosen to

_ receive $ 48,982 to supplement
». emergency food and shelter pro-
T grams in the area.

. Ons,

The selection was made by a
National Board that is chaired by
the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency (FEMA) and consists
of representatives from the
Salvation Army, American Red
Cross, Council of Jewish Federat-
Catholic Charities USA,
National Council of the Churches
of Christ in the USA and United
Way of America which will provide

the administrative staff and func-

- tion as fiscal agent. The Board was

*: charged to distribute funds appro-
- priated by Congress to help expand

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the capacity of food and shelter
programs in high-need areas

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A local board made up of City
and County officials, Department of

- Social Services, Greenville Utilities
Commission, United Way of Pitt
County, and representatives from

local non-profit organization will

: determine how the funds awarded

*. to Pitt County are to be distributed
~ among the emergency food and
+ shelter programs run by local

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services organizations in the area.
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recommending agencies to receive

fires.

Dr. McCrea will also donate $26
to the Red Cross for every new
patient that comes in that week,
whether from the toy drive, or from
other sources.

All additional moneys and toys
donated from people that week for
the Red Cross will also be given to
them.

For more information concerning
this toy drive you can stop the Red
Cross offices at 60-F Country Club
Drive, Greenville or call at (252)
355-3800 or fax at (252) 355-8831.

Dr. McCrea Ts office is located at
the corner of Fifth Street at 402 S.
Memorial Drive. His office can be
reached by calling (252 ) 757-0004
or fax at (252) 757-0095.

The Red Cross can_ replace
clothing and medicine after a house
fires, but toys are considered non-
essential, and therefore will not the
pay money to replace them. This
leaves traumatized children without
toys to play with and this holiday
season without presents to look
forward to.

Bees Program

funds and any additional funds
available under this phase of the
program.

Under the terms of the grant from
the National Board, local govern-
ment or private voluntary organiza-
tions chosen to receive funds must:
1.) Be nonprofit. 2.) Have an
accounting system, 3.) Practice
nondiscrimination, 4.) Have dem-
onstrated the capability to deliver
emergency food and/or shelter pro-
grams, and 5) if they are a private
voluntary organization, they must
have a voluntary board. Qualifying
organizations are urged to apply.

Pitt County has _ distributed
Emergency Food and Shelter funds
previously with Greenville
Community Shelters, Ayden
Christian Care, First Born
Community Development Center,
Salvation Army, Pitt County DSS,
New Directions, Mental Health
Assoc.., JOY Soup Kitchen, and
Victory Deliverance Center partici-
pating. Further information on the
program may be obtained by con-
tacting Ms. Linda Clark,
Community Services Dir.. at United
Way of Pitt County, PO Box 1028,
Greenville, NC 27835. Or
telephone at (252) 758- 1604. The
deadline for application is Dec. 31,

Toy Drive
December
14-18

homeless by house fires.
Presents for Patiens:

} on December 17, all patients who bring in a new toy
or youth coat receive FREE treatment!

Help Us Make The Difference For :
The Children In Our Community

To make an appointment or donation call Dr. Bruce McCrea at

Greenville Pain Relief & Prevention 757-0004
or The American Red Cross, 355-3800
If you decide to purchase additional bye pee ye

HAVING PAIN?

Greenville Pain Relief & Prevention

Feeling food again can begin with a visit
fice. We are offering an initial

consultation, exam, x-rays (if necessary),

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By James E. Booker

to the AFRO
! 33- cent to honor
Malcolm X; N.C. college cancels
course on happy T slaves
TOP DRAWER STUFF

BELIEVE IT or not! With the:

support of Jewish militant

including the Anti-Defamation
League and B'nai B'rith
International, the U.S. Postal

Service will issue a new 33- cent
stamp honoring Malcolm X, as part
of its Black Heritage series.

RANDOLPH COMMUNITY
COLLEGE in Arch- dale, N.C.
suddenly canceled its college course
which claimed most slaves were
happy, after civil rights groups

planned a public forum to counter
vn agnend and spotlight the situa-

BISHOP WILLIAM GREGORY,
50, Of Belleville, Ill., was elected
vice president (and in line to
succeed the president) by the
National Conference of Catholic
Bishops, another first for the
church ra ne

DEMOCRATS DON'T expect to be
left out of the valuable year 2000
presidential sweepstakes. The Rev.
Jesse JACKSON called upon House
Democrats to add more "minorities
and women" to its congressional
leadership.

TWO PROMINENT White women

KUMIN, have submitted their res-
ignations as chancellors of the
Academy of American Poets,
charging that their pleas for admit-
ting Blacks to the board have fallen
on deaf ears.

THERE HAS never been any
Blacks on the board, which was
founded in 1934 and only two
African-American poets, Jay
WRIGHT and Robert HAYDEN,
have been awarded the prize fel-
lowships which were established in
AS AMERICA'S Black poet laure-
ate Langston HUGHES wrote long
ago, "By what sent the White kids,
I ain't sent: I know I can't be

The Booker F ile...

member of the American Academy
of Poets either.
THE MAYOR of Lubbock, Texas,
Windy SITTON, flew to Hampton
University in Va., Nov. 20, to hold
a press conference and personally
apologize to Hampton women's
basketball coach Patricia BIBBS,
her husband Ezell, and assistant
coach Vanetta KELSO, who had
been handcuffed and jailed in
Lubbock on Nov. 6, but never
charged, in an alleged flimflam
scheme.
THEY WERE there for a game
against Texas Tech, which was.
canceled after the arrests.

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his home of Ethiopia,
and he continues it

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school book drives,
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Being the owners of
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community for over 10
years. In addition to
supporting local causes
such as UNCF, Black
Law Enforcement
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abuse education
program, the couple
Started the McDonald's
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Theda Rudd's love of �
children and education,
combined with being a
successful owner of six
McDonald's, keep her a
busy member of the
Lansing community
Not only is Theda
chairing a board to
open an area Ronald
McDonald House, but
she also volunteers
time reading to and
speaking with school
children of all ages
Each year, she even
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McDonald's employees
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than anything else. Fine. SHOW
them the Black people that are
making the money through honest
and legal means. The hairdresser
and barber up the street, the cop on
the corner, the art shop owner...

people who they see all the time,
but give little thought to. The
street-wise kid with the interest in

might channel that energy
ay a successful career in law
enforcement. The talkative, argu-
mentative girl with the eye for
detail who dreams of being a
cosmetologist could use those skills
to put herself through college, and
go on to become a lawyer. Since the
kids don Tt KNOW their skills and
interests have merit, it Ts up to us to

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example, as a syndicated columnist,
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role model.

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students. There are administrators
that gloat over the high Black
drop-out rate, teachers that auto-
matically assume that the big Black
kid Patel nd nigger eoggreg definitely
a drug dealer, that pregnant
young lady has no morals. The
ste are so pervasive that the
students THEMSELVES begin to
believe them. As a teacher, I Tve
fought against that type of thought-
less stupidity every day, trying to
get the students to recognize the
unfulfilled potential within each of
them. It doesn Tt help that many
administrators and teachers are
unwilling to change, such as the
teacher that referred to February as
"Nigger History Month," or the
Superintendent that refused to ad-
dress the issue. Such obstacles must
be eliminated, or worked around.

The first step to bringing the
cycle of self-hated and abuse
around is to force the school
systems to hire more teachers who
are in touch with what TODAY Ts
kids need. In this age of home
schooling, private schools, and
charter schools, many White par-
ents are pulling their kids out,
leaving "those trouble- making
niggers" in the public school
system which, not-so-coincident-
ally, gets less and less funding
every year, bringing it to the brink
of a collapse. Teachers that remain
in the public schools, more often
than not, are so burned out by so
many rapid changes, and the
overwhelming lack of support, that
it is difficult to keep their minds
open and flexible.

People do their jobs far more
effectively when they feel sup-
ported. Blacks have been complain-
ing for years that "their" schools
don Tt have the resources needed.

tained. What? You don Tt want: to
pay higher taxes? Fine... vote for a
state lottery that will channel its
funds into education. And don Tt
give me that trip about ogood
Christians don Tt gamble," T unless

you really want to explain the.

popularity of Bingo.

Many students feel that school is
"just like jail." They don Tt have a
choice but to be there, sitting
through classes that (they think)
have no bearing on their lives.
Another tool the schools could use
is expanding the roles of the

idance counselors. Rather than

ve them merely focus of getting
the kids groomed for college,

expand the roles to include manda-_

tory classes on what the kids deal
with in everyday life. Create classes
on issues that affect teens that they
truly care about, such as domestic
violence, sexual abuse, drug and
alcohol abuse, pregnancy, and so
on, rather than pretending these
issues aren Tt a valid concern, or
sweeping them aside. If you want
kids to be successful in school, and
in the world, SHOW them that the
school is there for THEM, instead
of them feeling like the school has
imprisoned them.

After the teen Ts self-esteem has
been strengthened, and the schools
have proven that they truly exist for
the kids, it Ts time to bring in the
third "E": Economy. Black consum-
ers actually have a buying power
that exceeds that of many small
COUNTRIES. Black-owned busi-
nesses should get involved with
teens as often as possible. Years

that multi-billion- dollar spending
wer was focused on Black-owned
usinesses.
Case in point: many of
students (and their parents) make a
special point to buy the newspapers

Why? Because they KNOW me. My
being involved in their lives said to
them: "Here I am. I Tm a successful
Black man. A published writer.
And | think you're so important
that I Tm going to spend | time out of
MY life teaching you." They got
the message. And it made them
realize that maybe their interests
could secretly be dreams waiting to
be made real. Once that lesson hit
home, they began to believe in
themselves, and grades started go-
ing up. And up. And I saw the
hearts, minds and souls of the
students began to soar.

Which brings us back to step one:
Esteem. The teens who received the

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NEW YORK CITY - African
Americans are still rejected more
frequently than white applicants for
commercial mortgages according to
a- new report by the community-
based organization ACORN (the
Association of |§ Community
Organizations for Reform Now). In
New York, African Americans were
whe 4 230 percent more than

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whites received seven times as
many conventional mortgages as
African Americans.

State Sued For Race
Discrimination
CHICAGO -- The state of Illinois
has been slapped with a
discrimination suit. State eniploy-
ees say they've been past over for
promotions even though they are
qualified. The students also claims
the state has violated their federal
civil rights. The _ Illinois
Association of Minorities In
Government has expressed their
interest in the case and pledges
their support for the employees.
The suit is asking for a review and
overhaul of the state's key policies

ractices.

ORLA to Study Poverty
LOS ANGELES, CA -- UCLA
researchers have launched a study
to develop an understanding of the

To causes of inner et tea
lhe ichael Poel Stoll, says a
will examine race, geography,
var networks and jobs. The
of the study says toll is to

develop insight igh the factors that
reinforce rty and keep large
numbers of minorities from becom-
= este affluent.

Race

LITTLE K -

Wilder,

governor, told a group of educators

t gains in technology present

greater barriers for young Blacks
today than racial prejudice.

The former Virginia governor,
speaking at a United Negro College
Fund fund-raiser, said, "The com-
puter revolution has created very
rigid class _barriers...between the
haves and the have nots. Our young
people need to get a good education
to get past these barriers."

Mr. Wilder, who himself wasn't
allowed to attend White schools,
said he believes the vast majority of
Americans believe the nation has
moved past problems in race
relations that he saw in the 1950s
and 1960s.

"We can't let our young people see

race any longer as a barrier," Wilder
said at the fund-raiser Nov. 20.
Mr, Wilder became the nation's

first Black governor in 1990. He

reviously served as Virginia's first
lack lieutenant governor and first
Black state senator _ " since
Reconstruction. He now teaches at
Virginia Commonwealth University
in Richmond.
First Black Mayor
Honored
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Pierre
Caliste Landry, the father of seven-
teen children was elected nation's
first Black mayor. He served as
Mayor of Donaldson, Louisiana in
1878. A bust honoring his service
was unveiled at a ceremony at the
Bally's Casino in New Orleans.
Mayor Landry also served in the
state legislature from 1872 -1872
and from 1880 to 1884.
NAACP Launches Letter
& Electronic Protest
nst Supreme Court
WASHINGTON -- The NAACP
will conduct an intensive five-day
letter writing, phone, fax and
E-Mail protest from Monday, Nov.
30 to Friday, Dec. 4 to urge
Supreme Court Chief Justice
William Rehnquist to meet with
NAACP President and CEO Kweisi
Mfume about increasing the num-

And around the State...

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Don King was the main attraction
at Shaw University's Founder's Day
.when he pledged millions of dollars
ofor a gym to bear his name.

T At the convocation Nov. 20, King
was also conferred with an honor-
ary doctorate from the historically
Black private college. The school
occasionally awards honorary de-
grees for humanitarian efforts.

Past recipients include poet Maya

angelou, singers Dionne Warwick

Stevie Wonder and world
heavyweight boxing champion
Evander Holyfield, who is now a
member of the Board of Trustees.

oMr. King was introduced by
Willie Gary, chairman of the Board
Of Trustees - who donated
$200,000 toward building the Don
King Fitness Center.

'. Then Mr. King pledged the

ified amount of money, say-
ing: "If Willie Gary is going to
pledge $200,000 for a building
tiamed for me, I'm going to have to
-pledge some millions. This is a
great country. You've got to make it
work. God bless you all."
._ After receiving his honorary
doctorate, King launched into an
uftexpected 45-minute sermonette
about the role that Shaw University
has played.

Voters Usher in
Smaller City Council

BURHAM -- Durham voters over-
whelmingly approved slashing the
size of their city council to seven
members in a special election
Tuesday.

In the city Ts first citizen-driven
election, voters voted to cut the
council by nearly a 2 to | margin.
Sixty-three percent of voters ap-
proved the proposal while 37
percent opposed it.

_ The vote is in reaction to
whopping raises city council mem-
bers granted themselves.

The vote means Durham, now
tied with Fayetteville for having the

largest governing body among the
state Ts cities, will have one of the
-smallest when the 2001 elections
are held. The city Ts six at-large
seats will be cut in half and six
wards will be merged into three.

oT think its going to be particu-
-Jarly challenging, � said councilman
Floyd McKissick. oYou're talking
about only seven people as opposed
-fo 13. We Tre a growing community,
in most growing communities

they Tre looking at increasing the
«size of councils and increasing
* representation. �

oRaleigh has a smaller city -

council than we do and a larger
population, � said David Smith,
with the Friends of Durham group
that supported the council reduc-
* tion.

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. help who graduated and went on to
become business owners, lawyers,
doctors, politicians, and sO On,
. would come back to try to demon-
strate to the next generation of
teens what pride is, and how to take
. pride in it. Those that end up
owning fitness clubs and the like
could provide physical fitness
; Classes, how to eat healthily, mar
tial arts... the impact of successful
businesses in the Black would be
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Come tomorrow Ts mentors and
teachers... thus completing the
circle for Black success.
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SELMA -- Johnston County Ts
health department confirmed
Tuesday that a 16-year-old
Smithfield-Selma High School stu-
dent Ts death was caused by men-
ingicoccal septicemia - " bacterial
meningitis.

Family and friends file into a
memorial service held Tuesday
afternoon for Jeremy.

Jeremy Scarboro, a junior at
Smuthfield-Selma, died last week-
end.

Parents and students were noti-
fied his death Monday and health
Officials are making antibiotics
available to students who had direct
contact with Jeremy.

oWe're working with about 100
students who felt that their proxim-
ity was adequate enough that they
need to be very cautious and be
ready to take any antibiotic that
might be prescribed, � said principal
Donald Woodard.

Meningitis causes inflammation
of the layer that surrounds the brain
and spinal cord. Symptoms include
headache, stiff neck, fever, chills
and flu-like illness. But it takes
intimate or extended periods of
close contact to be considered
contagious said Johnston County
Health Director Dr. L.S. Woodall.

The antibiotic Rifadin is being
given to students who feel they
have had close contact with
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school and a memorial service for
him was planned for Tuesday
afternoon.

oWe were best friends, � said
Laura Howard. oAll through high
school we Tve been close. Every day
after school I was at his house. �

Spike Lee
WAKE FOREST -- Filmmaker
Spike Lee, brought his brand of
humor and wit to the campus of
Wake Forest. Students crowded the
Benson University Center to hear
what the filmmaker had to say. Lee
believes he has come a long way
since beginning his movie career in
1986, with the Black and White
film, 'She's Gotta Have It." Since
than, Spike has madel0 major
movies, starred in 25 commercials,
and 35 music videos
. Civil War Course
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ARCHDALE -- Faced with pro-
tests from civil rights groups,
officials at a North Carolina com-
munity college canceled the final
class of a Civil War history course
that featured controversial claims
by its instructors that most slaves
were happy in captivity.

"We would never intentionally set
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could counter the claims made by
its instructors.

Mr. Linker also said there were
no plans to offer the class next
semester.

"At this time. it is not scheduled
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The instructors in the nine-week
course entitled "North Carolina's
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ber of minority law clerks hired by
the justices.

"This Electronic Protest is an-
other step in the NAACP's efforts
to dismantle the present, unfair
system of hiring Supreme Court
law clerks. It is faulty and should
be thrown out in favor of a maces
that promotes equality for all," Mr.
Mfume said.

On Oct. 5, before 1300 protesters,
President Mfume and 18 other
activists were arrested during a
mass demonstration on the front
steps of the U. S. Supreme Court
while attempting to deliver resumes
of qualified minority law school
graduates to the Justices.

Asians, Blacks and Latinos com-
prised of only 3 percent of the 428
law clerks hired by the sitting
Justices. Three of the Justices have
never hired an African-American
law clerk and in the 200-year
history of the court. No Native
Americans have ever received a
clerkship.

NAACP members in the 1700
units across the U.S. plan to
participate in this protest. For
information call the national head-
quarters at 410-358-8900 or Sheila
Douglas at 410-486-9227.

Arizona State NAACP
Want Answer for Beating
PHOENIX, AZ -- The State
NAACP has asked the Arizona
Police Department to do a full

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the men who beat the Black man
had stated," they were tired of
seeing niggers in their bar." The .
man told the state NAACP
President Oscar Tillman that doc-
tors speculate he will loose sight in both
his eyes as a result of the
Holmes to New DC Chair
WASHINGTON,D.C. -- Delegate
Eleanor Holmes had brief com-
ments regarding the new chair of
the House D.C. appropriations
subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Ernest
Istook (R-Okla.).

"I look forward to working with
Chairman Ernest Istook on the FY
2000 D.C. appropriations bill at a
time when the District is quickly
returning to financial and opera-
tional health," Del. Norton said.

oWherever Congressman Istook
may have stood on District matters
in the past, as chair, I expect that
he will want to work closely and
productively with the new mayor,
the new city council, the new
control board and with me, to
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Speakers, some of them aging
radicals in graying dreadlocks,
lauded Mr. Toure beneath a banner
that read: oThe CIA gave me
cancer. Kwame Toure."

Conrad Worrill, chairman of the
U.S.-based Black United Front,
recalled his early efforts at fostering
pride in African heritage.

"Kwame Toure made us realize
we were no longer just Negroes, we
were African. We now know that
even if we were born American, we
are all African," he said, ending his
speech with Toure's own motto:
"Ready for the revolution!"

Leftist rhetoric suffused the me-

at the

ef Kwame Toure, the 1960s
tevolutionary who spread the cry of
oBlack Power" throughout the
United States and the world.

«Toure, who changed his name
from Stokely Carmichael after
moving from the United States to
Guinea in 1968, died Nov. 15 of
prostate cancer at age 57.

He was a prominent figure in the
civil rights movement and a man
whose shifting politics took him
from advocating nonviolence to
urging armed revolt and eventually morial service, with Guinean politi-
to calling for pan-African unity. cians and American activists
Mr. Toure spent most of his life invoking rallying cries from the
preaching socialist upheaval, living
for what he called "the movement"
long after he had moved to the
political fringes and his radical
contemporaries had abandoned the
cause.

- "Kwame is a struggler. He strug-
gled all his life, he struggled until ,
the last second of the last minute of
the last hour of the last day," Bob:
Brown, a longtime friend o: Toure,
told 400 cheering people at a

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on the beginnings of one of the
great tragedies of American life
namely, the introduction of
crack cocaine, and all its associated
realities, into the U.S.

What did the C.I.A. know, and
when did it know it? That is what
federal investigators must uncover
in their various investigations.
Thus far, the House Intelligence
Committee, the C.I.A. inspector
general, and the attorney general
inspector general offices have
launched their own investigations.
These investigations have come!
about from pressure - - pressure;
from policy- makers, pressure from,
certain parts of the media, and;
pressure from citizens of this
country. This is the type of action
we must sustain as we continue our
quest to find answers to this
troubling case. We cannot wait for

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any of the alleged gratuities that he
got.

In 1994, the former Mississippi
congressman was forced to resign
when the allegations began to surface.

Espy was the first cabinet official
to undergo a criminal trial since
Ronald Reagan Ts administration
Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan
was charged with being involved in
questionable business deals back in

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The proposed deal still faces
obstacles.

"People left with mixed emo-
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Heathsville, Va., farmer who at-
tended Friday's meeting.

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Louis Farrakhan has formed a
political wing in his nationwide
organization and will run candi-
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earlier this month at the Tabernacle
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decried capitalism and reactionary
politics while celebrating the cause
of revolution.

"We send our revolutionary con-
dolences to the family of comrade
Kwame Toure," Macheo Shabaka, a
member of Toure's All-African
People's Revolutionary Party, said
in a typical statement

No prominent figures were visi-
ble at the ceremony, although
Cuba's Fidel Castro, Nation of
Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and
Toure's first wife, the South African
singer Miriam Makeba, had been
invited.

Instead, about 400 people --
including Libyan and Cuban diplo-
mats and a number of former
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deceased African leftist heroes
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Nkrumah, the first president of
Ghana.

An ambulance with its sirens
blaring led a 15-car procession to
the funeral. Behind it followed Mr.
Toure's own automobile, an unpre-
tentious black and red Citroen
Deux Chevaux.

He was buried in a_ public
cemetery, where his 17-year-old
son, Bocar, sobbed as the red clay
was shoveled onto the coffin.

"I know that today my father is
very happy -- happy because he will
remain in Guinea," Bocar said.

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began his political career as a
college student in the 1960s,
helping to integrate public trans-
portation in the American South as
a freedom. rider. He soon became
one of the era's most fiery figures,
popularizing the term "Black
Power" and changing the way many
Americans viewed: the once-
nonviolent civil rights movement.

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Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee, a center for leftist
activism in the 60s, and later
became the honorary prime minis-
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lecturing and writing, preaching
Black -power and championing
socialism and pan-African unity.

Lost amid. Sunday's political
speeches was the human side of a
man known for his gentleness
toward his friends.

In the audience, Beverly Sylla, an
American teacher married to a
Guinean, said privately Mr. Toure
often called to cheer her up after
her son died of brain cancer early
last year.

"He wasn't just about politics. He
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