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POLITICS &
POINT OF VIEW
Black History Month and
Cultural Arrogance........... 2
Millions Denied the
Right to Vote............0ceee 2
Court Ruling Leaves Women
Vulnerable to Rape........... 3
IN-DEPTH ISSUES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
What is it? ..........ccecceeeseees 4
Who abuses, and
who's abused? .............0s000 4
What's important to
know about it? ..........eee 4
Am I in an Abusive
Relationship?...............00+0+ 4
How Do I Get Help?........ 4
Pitt County Resources ...... 4
How Bad is Domestic
VIOLENCE ............eccccereesserees 5
How Can I Tell if
Someone Needs Help T?....... 5
COLUMNS
Political Insights................ 2
Perspectives of
Stephen Johnson................ 3
From the Desk of
Mrs.. Beatrice Maye......... 6
Spiritual Thoughts ............ 6
PLUS
House of the Month.......... 6
ECU Survey: "Your
Life In Diabetes" .............. 7
Familiar Faces.............00000 7
Fashion Show Photos........ 8
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JASPER, Texas (AP) -- Jurors
decided today that John William
King should be executed for drag-
ging a Black man to his death
behind a pickup truck, rejecting
tearful pleas from the White racist's
sickly father to spare his life.
He will become the only White
on Texas' death row condemned for
killing a Black person.
The 11 White jurors and their
elected Black foreman took just
under three hours to render the
decision, about the same time as
they took to find King guilty. They
offered a few clues to their delibera-
tions, sending out notes asking to
see an 8-inch homemade knife
found in King's cell as well as
racist letters he sent from prison.
"As a group, we all agree that we
are just common citizens who felt
that serving on this jury was an
obligation and not a privilege, �
foreman Joe Collins read from a
statement. "Each of us believes that
justice has been served."
Jurors convicted the 24-year-old
King of capital murder Tuesday in
the death of James Byrd Jr. last
June. After the sentencing decision
was read today, Byrd's family
members wiped their eyes but
declined state District Judge Joe
Bob Golden's offer to address King.
Renee Mullins, Byrd's daughter,
said later that she was very satisfied
with the decision. Nephew Darrell
Verrett held up his fingers in the
peace sign and said, "Everything's
Okay."
As King was led from the
courthouse, spectators outside
taunted him, yelling, "Bye!" When
asked if he had anything to say to
the Byrd family, he responded with
an obscenity.
King's father, who had pleaded
for his son's life, was not in the
courtroom when the punishment
was announced.
"He just couldn't, � said the Rev.
Ron Forsage of. St. Michael's
Catholic Church, a family sup-
porter. "He had to go home. He
knew he couldn't take this."
Prosecutors asked for the maxi-
mum punishment, saying King
would be a menace even behind
bars.
"By giving Mr. King a life
sentence, you're giving him at least
40 years to catch a Black guard, a
Black nurse, a Black doctor, a
Jewish guard, a Jewish nurse, a
Jewish doctor, or anybody else,"
prosecutor Pat Hardy told the jury.
"You're giving him a chance to
catch anybody .. who doesn't
believe in his satanic, racist views."
In deciding the sentence, jurors
had to decide whether the murder
was intentional, whether King was
a continuing threat to society, and if
any mitigating factor in King's
background merited the lesser pun-
ishment of life in prison. They
answered yes to the first two
questions; no to the third.
Only one White man has ever
been executed in Texas for killing a
Black -- a farmer who killed
another White farmer's favorite
slave in the 1850s, according to
research by a University of Florida
professor.
Nationally, eight Whites have
been executed for killing Blacks
since the resumption of the death
penalty more than two decades ago.
Conversely, 124 Blacks have been
put to death for killing Whites.
according to the Death Penalty
CAPOLIMA UNIV
TQYNER LIBRARY
East
compatriots are awaiting trial
Killer and victim: John William King (left) was convicted and sen-
tenced to death for the vicious murder of James Byrd, Jr (right). King's
Information Center in Washington.
Byrd, 49, died after lie was
picked. up while walking home
from a party. After a scuffle. he was
pulled nearly three miles behind a
pickup truck, chained by his ankles.
A pathologist testified Byrd was
alive until his head and nght arm
were severed from his torso, which
was dumped across from a Black
cemetery northeast of Jasper.
Two other men, King's accom-
plices in the crime, Shawn Berry,
24. and Lawrence Brewer, 31, are
awaiting trial for the crime.
|Meeting explores issues surrounding Blue controver
by Stephen Johnson
Community leaders statewide
convened February 19 at St.
Augustine Ts College in Raleigh for
a strategy session with African-
American legislators. Activist Rev.
William J. Barber of Goldsboro and
many of North Carolina's most
prominent and influential African
American leaders called a meeting
of over 100 community organizers,
ministers and progressive- minded
individuals to offer their support for
the legislators that recently at-
tempted to elect Rep. Dan Bhae
(D-Wake) as Speaker of North
Carolina's House of
Representatives.
There has been a growing sense
of discontent in the manner in
which leading state Democrats
successfully blocked the effort of
former Speaker Blue from serving
another term as Speaker of the
House. African-Americans
throughout the state are also deeply
offended that the attempts of
Congressional Black Caucus mem-
bers and Republicans to support
Dan Blue were characterized as a
"coup," rather than as a Bipartisan
effort.
Rev. Barber described the situa-
tion explains in a press conference
held later that day:
"The recent coalition between
Black Democrats, progressive
White Democrats and Republicans
which was viewed by many as a
coup T attempt should have been
viewed as a Strategy by major
blocks of votes in the General.
Assembly to establish a power base
that would best serve their respec-
tive constituents, � he said. oThe
Black legislators who supported
Dan Blue were first voting for the
man that obviously the most quali-
fied for the position. The man who
had a proven track record as
Speaker, who led the General
Assembly and North Carolina to a
major budget surplus, and who has
- been recognized nationally by leg-
islators across the country.
Rev. Barber continued, saying
oSecondly, they were sending a
message that we will no longer
tolerate cumulative disrespect T.
Since the Black vote as a block is
so important to this and future state
elections at the grassroots, we see
what happened in this Speaker Ts
race in a much broader context. By
cumulative disrespect, we mean
how on a local level and state level
conservative Democrats ride the
coattail of straight ticket and then
join with conservative republicans
in enacting public policy that often
has an adverse effect on low wealth
communities; how the incumbent
representatives like Eva Clayton
and Mel Watts are challenged from
within the party without any level
of public outcry by other major
White Democrats, how Blacks like
Harvey Gantt and Jim Wynn can
lose running on statewide tickets
because while Black people remain
loyal and vote straight tickets, other
Democrats split their voting. �
oFinally, � he concluded, othey
were educating their constituents
concerning power politics. If
Democrats can tolerate all the time
the conservative Democrats voting
and being idedlogical twins with
conservative Republicans, why is it
considered high treason when
Black Democrats engage in the
same power rationale to elect a
member of their own party for
Speaker of the house? �
The meeting was held to estab-
lish understanding of the political
significance of recent events sur-
roun.'ing Dan Blue, and to open
new ialogues about African-
Amencans shaping and using Uw
political power.
Barber asserted, oThis meeting
is not about leaving the Democratic
party or joining the Republican
party. Everyone agrees party affilia-
tion alone will not solve all of our
concerns. They believe, like all
Black Americans, that Black
America needs to represented in
both parties. The real question is,
since we have, as a minority, the
strongest block of votes that can
shape any election on a nye or
state level, how do we
blocks to best affect c -
betterment of North Gurefica T�"� .
Throughout the press confer-
ence, Rev. Barber touched on
several issues relevant to the
African-American community,
such as how can Black Americans
use their political power to help
close the wealth gap, education gap
and quality of life gap for Blacks,
Hispanics, and
o20% of the Black voting onal
are choosing to look at politics in a
uuicrent way, he noted. "As we
approach a new era, Blacks are
beginning to take a strong interest
in the economic development of our
nation, as well as playing vital role
in the final outcome of our nations
success. Our voice must be heard,
and, even more importantly, our
opinions must be respected, for we
are a people who have helped shape
this country's history and, and will
inevitable shape its future. �
Court upholds Black Panther rulin
LOS ANGELES (AP) " A state
appeals court refused to reinstate
the murder conviction of former
Black Panther Elmer "Geronimo"
Pratt, overturned by a judge be-
cause of revelations that a prosecu-
tion witness hid that he was a
police informer.
Pratt, now free on bail, served 27
years in prison for the 1968 robbery
and fatal shooting of schoolteacher
Caroline Olsen on a Santa Monica
tennis court.
He claimed he was in Oakland
for Black Panther meetings when
she was killed, and that FBI agents
and police hid and possibly de-
stroyed wiretap evidence that would
ies it. He blamed the arrest on a
gn by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI
against othe Black Panthers and
other perceived enemies of the U.S.
government.
Judge Everett Dickey granted
him a new trial in June 1997,
saying the credibility of prosecution
witness Julius Butler, who had
quoted Pratt as confessing, could
have been undermined if the jury
had known of his relationship with
law enforcement.
Butler denied he was an infor-
mant. Evidence discovered later by
Pratt's lawyers showed, among
other things, that he was listed on
the district attorney's files as an
informant and that a prosecutor had
agreed to let him avoid jail for four
fie
District Attorney Gil Garcetti's
office appealed the ruling, arguing
that the other evidence against
Pratt, including two eyewitnesses,
was so strong that he would have
been convicted without Butler's
testimony.
But the 2nd District Court of
Appeal, in a 3-0 ruling, said it was
ounable to profess confidence in a
guilty verdict based solely on
evidence unconnected to Butler."
Juliana Drous, a lawyer for Pratt,
said the ruling Sauteed end the case.
"The courts have done the right
thin nf she said.
e district attorney said he's
reviewing the case and would be
unable to comment until February
V. spokeswoman Victoria Pipkin
said.
BET and Microsoft launch Urban
WASHINGTON--Entertainment--
Wire)----MSBET, the joint venture
between Microsoft Corp. and Black
Entertainment Television _ Inc.
(BET), recently announced the
launch of Urban Express, the
search engine for Black and urban
Internet sites. Simultaneously, in
celebration of the history and
culture of African-Americans,
MSBET presents its "Hands Across
the Net: The Best of African-
Americans in " Black
History Month campaign, provid-
ing links to Web sites with Black
History Month content.
Urban Express is a key element
of the of the Web
site, urban ica's premier on-
line di vehicle, located at
http://www.msbet.com/, Urban
Express is a Web directory contain-
ing a search engine and lists of
annotated rated and editorially
reviewed links to sites of interest to
African-Americans and urban-
conscious consumers. It operates in
a channel format that provides
access to information on music,
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gramming such as Rap City, Planet
Groove, BET Tonight, and Heart &
Soul Magazine.
With Urban Express, users can
search the carefully indexed data-
base by keyword, URL, topic,
review, editorial or title. A compre-
hensive system of categories and
subcategories helps users narrow
the vast selection of Interhet re;
sources. MSBET is __ invitifi
Webmasters to submit their sites to
Urban Express for inclusion. This
feature is easily discoverable on the
Reference channel of MSBET. The
bottom line is that when users go to
MSBET, they leave with results.
"We are pleased to unveil this
new Internet tool during Black
History Month," said Robert L.
Johnson, founder, chairman and
CEO of BET Holdings Inc, oEvery
feature of this site's t is
designe to help users find infor-
on on African-Americans in
the shortest amount of time,
whether it's a list of African-
American businesses, a Cc
Web community or scholarship
_ information. The oHands Across
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the Net" campaign is a tremendous
display of solidarity, providing a
centralized page enabling visitors
to find most of the online content
celebrating Black History Month on
one page.
ughout the month of
February, the Hands Across the
Net: The Best of African-
Americans in Cyberspace Web
ey located at the cyberspace site
://www. handsacrossthenet.com,
will feature links to Internet sites
that are both informative about and
celebratory of African-American
history. h of the participating
sites will feature an icon that will
serve as a link back to the "Hands
Across the Net" Web page. A
site-of-the-day feature, in which
sites will be profiled for their Black
History Month content, will also be
included. Interactive features and
articles with links to Microsoft(R)
Encarta(R) Africana will reside in
MSBET's Black History Month
content.
"This is a tremendous display of
solidarity for Black Histo
Month," said Sandi Thomas, C
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of MSBET. "MSBET is playing a
leadership role in making Black
History Month easily discoverable
for viewers interest in African
American and urban culture."
Based in Washington, D.C.,
MSBET is a joint venture of BET
Holdings Inc., the pre-eminent
Media-entertainment | Company
reaching the Black consumer, and
Microsoft Corp., the worldwide
leader in software for personal
computers. Since forming in 1996,
MSBET has delivered a unique
format of entertainment and infor-
mation through a broad range of
interactive online events and pro-
gramming targeting _African-
American consumers.
BET Holdings Inc. is a multime-
dia entertainment company that
owns operates § Black
Entertainment Television. The first
national cable network targeted
toward African-American consum-
ers, BET is currently available in
more than 55 million households
with cable nationwide, according to
Nielsen Media Research.
Recently recognized as one of
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America's best small companies by
Forbes Magazine, BET Holdings
owns and operates several affiliates
and ventures, including Black
Entertainment Television, BET on
Jazz: The Cable Jazz Channel;
BET Movies/STARZ!3; BET
International Inc.; BET Design
Studio; BET Action Bia ateonl
Emerge, Heart & and BET
Weekend magazines; Arabesque
Books; BET Financial Services;
BET SoundStage restaurant, BET
SoundStage Club; and the BET on
Jazz restaurant.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft
(Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide
leader in software for personal
able for people to take advantage of
the full power of personal comput-
ing every day.
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GREENVILLE
Black American flow discussions
about the achievements of
culture mega-stars and sports fig-
ures. Footage of Michael Jordan
commands more attention than
expositions on Cheops (designer of
the Great id in Egypt, com-
pleted in 3730 B.C., 451 feet high,
with 2,500,00 blocks of granite),
architect and mathematician with-
out whom the geometric principles
of basketball would be lost on
players. The lyrics of Brandy, Sean
ee ae
Black History Mor 7
the Politics of Cultur
creation of the word "White"
ing the late 17th century as a
slot for words like "Englishmen"
and/or "Christians."
When Black superstars are com-
fortable being known only by their
first name or nickname itney,
Janet, Tyra, Oprah), they are
forgetting when Blacks could not
do the most important thing to the
psychological development of a
req name themselves or their
children, and connect the name to a
cultural history. Does America refer
to Harrison Ford as just Harrison,
Bill Gates as just Bill, or Lynn
Redgrave as Lynn aty "Red?"
imply put, names signify lineage
and heritage in a SEG .
Why should all Americans re-
member? Why should Americans
not forget a time period when Black
males were lynched or castrated,
when Black women were raped
without impunity, or when restau-
rants refused to serve Blacks? Is a
focus on the future not more
enjoyable? Perhaps, but when .a
group of people forgets the past and
ignores present-day reality, it be-
comes desensitized to certain oc-
currences when they begin to
happen again. Let's not let
"Puffy" Combs, and Whitney
Houston are recited by children
who have been uneducated about
Joseph Dickerson -- inventor of the
record player arm.
Equally dangerous are compart-
mentalized treatments of Black
history that begin in slavery, reach
a zenith with jazz and the Harlem
Renaissance, and end with "I Have
a Dream " speeches and biracial
coalitions. Who benefits from por-
trayals. of Black history as either
ancient, irrelevant phenomena or,
conversely, the depoliticized
achievements of cultural icons?
Why have some chosen to forget
oe en? while at the same time
ding the present?
I believe both questions are
answered by understanding the
politics of cultural arrogance
amongst Black and White
Americans. This arrogance is a
forgetting of the past-- an emo-
tional, political and cultural detach-
ment from the events that remind
both groups of the struggles for
freedom, political representation,
and a distribution of power. Of
course, those "privileged" enough
to become arrogant generally be-
lieve that Black History Month
serves its purpose. It does create
opportunities for educational and
economic institutions to recognize
Black Americans, use target-
marketing techniques to acknowl-
edge Black purchasing power, and
forces White Americans to examine
the connection between race, gen-
der and class. Also, it does divert
attention from the fine print in
Laetnp politics prithout consis-
tent ocused political participa-
tion, power will remain in the hand
of oppressive regimes. This mes-
sage is lost on most Black History
program participants, simply be-
cause pi and parents
have shirked their responsibility to
deal with real examinations of
power in these hollowed halls of
integration and desegregation.
In ignoring the themes of power,
culture and politics in Black histo
(past and present), educators mate -
ize children to accept social ine-
qualities, economic isolation, and
political alienation, while simulta-
neously encouraging children to
embrace athleticism or musical
Americans forget the following
atrocities: the death by dragging of
James Byrd, Jr., in Jasper, Texas,
the sexual assault and murder of
Sherrice Iverson in a Nevada casino
restroom; the alleged sodony as-
sault of Haitian immigrant Abner
Louima by New York City police
officers; the consumer relations and
personnel problems of Denny's and
Texaco; and the recent police
shooting deaths of West African
immigrant Amadou Diallo in New
York and Tyisha Shenee Miller in
California.
America should also recognize
and remember the more subtle
forms of racism. There is, of
course, the indisputable relation-
ship between Senator Trent Lott,
Representative Bob Barr, and the
Council of Conservative Citizens
("CCC," as opposed to "KKK").
And, of course, there is the
manipulation of Black voters by
President Clinton during the 1998
congressional elections and the
1999 State of the Union Address. In
the former, he mobilized minorities
by reciting the Clinton-Gore record
on civil rights and minority em-
ployment. In the latter, he made
sure that the cameras showed Rosa
Parks and Sammy Sosa sitting near
the First Lady. All instances sug-
gest a redefining of race relations,
and illustrate the never-ceasing
relevance of Black history as a
cultural and political compass for
all Americans.
How does America pay real
homage to figures in Black history?
First, homage means constantly
reflecting on the reality of what
others have experienced while exer-
cising their right to icipatory
democracy....such as having dogs
released to assault them, being
attacked with high-pressure fireho-
ses, and other acts of violence. It
means remembering the struggles
of Fannie Lou Hamer and the
Mississippi Freedom Democratic
Party (a grassroots insurgency
group formed to challenge the
racially exclusionary practices of
the Mississippi Democratic ),
which fought to get seats at the
1964 Democratic National
Convention,
Second, paying homage means
voting. By not votin ers of
i Month dishonor the
of Clayton Powell --
Jackson was not a
F , Challenging cultural ar-
mma i faa tt aon
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ines means remembering a
sibility to socialize individuals
about the cultural heritage of both
integrated and segregated America.
By ignoring these responsibilities,
White and Black Americas enable
whatever oppressive forces that
benefit from discrimination to
maintain their hold over the cogni-
tive, linguistic and emotional abili-
ties of individuals. Remember, it is
a constant struggle to create a
progressive America.
Tyson King-Meadows is a profes-
sor of Political Science at East
Carolina University.
The "MI" Voice
is YOUR voice!
n- f} sentence.
} An estimated 1.4 million Black
| men can't vote in the U.S. because
Fegan
Petra am
United States," recently released by
Rights Watch and The
According to the Oct. 22 report,
46 states and the District of
Columbia fon inmates Poa
voting while serving a felony
Only the states of Maine,
Massachusetts, Utah, and Vermont
permit inmates to vote.
In addition, the report cites an
estimated 3.9 million Americans,
or one in 50 adults, have currently
or permanently lost their voting
rights as a result of a felony
conviction. Of these, 1.4 million
Black males, or 13 percent of Black
men, are disenfranchised, a rate
seven times the national average.
"] think this is a very large
number and alarming," said Dr.
William Lewis, associate professor
of Political Science at Bowie State
University. "It bothered me a bit
because I never knew there were so
many Black men unable to vote
until I read the report."
The professor added, "this defi-
nitely has a political impact be-
cause you're talking about 1.4
million, and that's a substantial
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can do is treamily diab i
society. � Other report findings:
Ten states disenfranchise all
ex-offenders who have completed
their criminal sentence. Four others
off of the
completed their sentences.
In seven states that deny the vote
to ex-offenders, one in every four
African-American men are perma-
nently disenfranchised.
Political experts differ on the
impact of these 1.4 million disen-
franchised Black male voters.
"Collectively, it could make a
difference. But, you have to look at
the distribution of these men by
states," said Dr.. Lewis. "The state
has tremendous impact on the
electoral process; and with this
kind of report, Blacks need to close
ranks in terms of putting public
pressure on states to change these
state laws."
"The numbers are so large they
may be having a significant impact
in many electoral races," said Marc
Maer, assistant director of The
Sentencing Project who co-
alin a
ee more localized level, city or county
& into
ae,
authored the report. "Perhaps not at
a statewide tes cortealy ota
election. There are so many disen-
franchised felons or ex-felons that
their numbers really could affect a
race that otherwise could be close."
David Bositis, senior political
at the Joint for
Political and Economic Studies in
Washington, said the 1.4 million
disenfranchised Black male voters
amount to little when looking at the
whole spectrum. He assessed that
there are an estimated 22 million
Black voters in the U.S., and only
half of that number participates in
elections.
Nonetheless, Mr. Bositis as-
serted, the states that disenfran-
chise its voters "tend to be states
with larger Black jPopuiations.
There are four states that let their
felons vote and they have some-
thing in common. They are all
totally and completely White.
Vermont is the Whitest of them
all," he said.
"Fifty years after the beginnings
of the Civil Rights movement, it is
tragic that everyday more Black
citizens lose their voting rights,"
said Mr. Mauer, who also is
assistant director of the Sentencing
Project. "This is not just a criminal
justice issue, but one of basic
democracy,"
Clayton helps Social Security
WASHINGTON---North Carolina
Congresswoman Eva M. Clayton
has been selected to serve on a
Bi-Partisan Task Force of the
House Budget Committee that will
explore the range of alternatives
under discussion to save Social
Security. The Task Force will play
a significant role in the develop-
ment of a Social Security Refoirm
proposal during the 106th
Congress.
"I am pleased to be a part of this
important Task Force," Clayton
said. "One of the most important
issues we will face this Congress is
reform of our Social security sys-
tem. Membership on this Task
Force will allow me to advocate on
behalf of my constituents."
Presdient Clinton has proposed
using sixty-two percent of a pro-
jected fifteen-yar surplus -- more
than $2.7 trillion -- to directly boost
Social security reserves. The
President has also proposed pre-
serving Medicare by using fifteen
percent of the surpluses to shore up
that program. Thus, eighty percent
of the surplus funds would be
placed into the Social Security and
Medicare Turst Funds.
The Social Security Task Force
will be a major voice in leading
Congress in its effort to develop
meaningful Social security Reform
in the 106th Congress.
On February 17, Clayton held
her first meeting with constituents
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since being appointed to the Task
Force.
"Our plan is to put Social
Security on a sound footing for the
next 55 years, until the year 2055,
and to ensure the solvency of
Medicare until the year 2020. My
work with the Task Force will help
us meet this plan," concluded
Clayton.
EACH YEAR
MOE THAN 152,000
WOMEN
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OP SMOKE,
The latest advancements in tech-
nologies bring both good and
negative results for Black America.
One of the more recent negative
results deals with the Internet and
the explosive growth of White
supremacist web sites. In a desper-
ate to reach a market in
which they have been unsuccessful
in the past, neo-Nazi and Klan web
sites rose from only 163 in 1997 to
254 in 1998. These web sites are
geared towards middle to upper
Class college-bound teenagers.
Unaware of the hatred these organi-
zations truly embrace, naive teen-
agers are impressed with the
message of brotherhood and sister-
hood. Some organizations even
hide behind the voice of the church,
of Stephen Johnson
tive values to entice new members.
But below the surface always exists
the same message of separatism,
hatred and White supremacy.
What will Black America do to
combat this issue? If left alone,
these organizations will continue to
grow at an alarming rate, and
before long, we will be asking
ourselves how did this problem get
so out of control. Our children,
both White and Black, have a lot to
learn from one another. It is our
responsibility as mothers and fa-
thers not to allow the infiltration of
hatred which so blatantly affected
past generations to affect present
and future generations.
As Black Americans, it is also
up
highlights our doctors and lawyers,
our college graduates, and our
young entrepreneurs? .
If White American hate ps
are beginning to aggressively use
label who we are. .
It has been my greatest hope that
we would not enter into a new
millennium with the same igno-
rance and prejudices we fought so
hard to overcome. However, instead
of a deterioration of hate groups
and hate crimes, we are witnessing
a significant increase. Whether it
be the horrific killing in Jasper,
Texas, or the subtle infiltration of
appropriate to this day and age.
Our buying power is by far our
greatest asset, but time and time
again the new generation of Black
Americans have fallen short of
using this to our advantage. Why?
Why have we chosen not fo use our
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ROME (AP) -- An Italian judge on
February 12 defended his ruling
that it is impossible to rape a
woman if she is wearing jeans,
while cries of outrage poured in
from women and men as far away
as Australia.
Protesters said the ruling, which
threw out a rape conviction on the
reasoning that jeans are too diffi-
cult to take off without the woman's
cooperation, spotlighted the sexism
in many courts T view of rape.
"It's not confined to Italy -- it
doesn't matter what you wear, the
Clyburn outlines CBC agenda for 1999
woman will still unfortunately have
to shoulder some of the blame for
rape," said Lisa Thorpy of
Australia's NSW Rape Crisis
Center.
France's conservative daily Le
Figaro sarcastically advised rapists
in Italy to choose your victim
among women wearing tight jeans.
... If you run into trouble with the
law, an appeals court will acquit
you.
The presiding judge, Gennaro
Tridico, insisted his detractors had
taken his ruling out of context.
"The jeans only further con-
firmed that proof of violence was
very dubious," he said in an
interview with Associated Press
Television News.
"We have complete respect for
women. We are sensitive, very
sensitive to the sexual problems
that afflict women in society," the
justice said. "I stand by my actions
and am to t them."
Tridico is one of 410 male
judges on the 420 member Court of
Cassation, Italy's highest appeals
court in criminal cases. The entire
court has scores of panels to hear
cases because criminal cases in
Italy often go all the way to the
final appeal.
The court threw out the rape
conviction of a driving instructor
and ordered a lower appeals court
to hold another trial. The defen-
dant, 45, had been sentenced to two
years and eight months in prison
for raping his 18-year-old student
in 1992.
The February 10th ruling said
that it is common knowledge that it
is nearly impossible to even par-
tially remove jeans from a person
without their cooperation, since
this operation is already very
difficult for the wearer. The
western fad of baggy jeans has not
caught on in Italy.
The appeals court sent the case
back for retrial, but the alleged
victim, now 24 and married, was
quoted February 12 in the daily La
Stampa as saying she didn't think
she could bear another trial.
On February 12, conservative
women among the Chamber of
Deputies wore jeans to protest the
ruling and urged other Italian
women to do so, too.
The invitation seemed to be
catching on. The host of a talk
show on RAI state radio told
listeners before signing off that the
female staff of the program all wore
jeans to work on Friday.
The head of Parliament's equal
opportunity commission, Silvia
Costa, called on the justice ministry
to bar Tridico's panel from hearing
any more sex crime cases.
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that he will carry the memories of
those who fought for black equality
with him when he enters the 106th
Congress as chair of the
Congressional Black Caucus
(CBC).
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Who can be born
Black and not exult?
"My agency is to continue their
fights and to build upon the records
and legacies of my predecessors in
this office. But, I also plan to bring
leadership to three additional pri-
orities. Let me describe them
briefly:
1.) The Census. there is nothing
more damaging to the rights of
minorities than being under-
counted. It's the means by which we
allocate dollars, pave roads, provide
Health care and draw election
districts. Being undercounted is
like being under-represented,
under-served and short-changed all
at one time. During the last census,
the Bush administration admitted
undercounting the American popu-
lation by eight million people, of
which 40 percent were ican
Americans or Hispanics, around a
million and a half people from each
of the two minority communities.
The Congressional Black
Caucus does not believe those are
accidental, coincidental or neces-
sarily mistakes. We will push for
using the kind of technology which
drives much of the modern world
today, statistical sampling, which
will give us an accurate census. We
will oppose the outdated head count
method which has proven inaccu-
rate, discriminatory and unfair to
America's minority population.
2.) The federal judiciary. Let me
ive you a quiz. Which of the
ederal judicial circuits has the
highest percentage of African
American population? If you said
the fourth circuit, which represents
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina and uth
Carolina, you are correct.
Now let me ask you part two.
Which of the federal judicial
circuits has no African Americans
as sitting judges? If your answer
was the fourth judicial circuit
again, you got that one right, too.
t's right, my friends, the circuit
with the highest percentage of
black population has no black
federal judges. Now these are
courts which hear cases every day
dealing with fundamental issues
like affirmative action, voting
rights, congressional districts, and
so on. And, yet those important
cases in this district go without the
participation of black judges at this
crucial level.
The American system is sup-
posed to be built on what is called
the checks and balances system,
and it's based on the theory of three
independent branches of
government--executive, legislative
and judicial. There seems to be a
fundamental flaw, however, when
one of the three branches of
government operates from the per-
spective of white-only judges in the
geographic area serving the highest
black percentage in the nation.
Some checks. Some balances. The
Congressional Black Caucus in-
tends to do something about that.
3.) Environmental Justice. You
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It's a tough one. On the one hand,
minority citizens are regularly at
risk from public leaders who brin
unwelcome projects like landfills
and hazardous waste disposal cen-
ters into low-income neighbor-
hoods. Somehow, the same
standards which apply in. the
affluent suburbs don't seem to apply
in the inner city or small rural
communities.
On the other hand, many minor-
ity citizens depend for their jobs on
older industries and factories which T
have a hard time meeting expensive
pollution requirements of various
governmental enforcement agen-
cies. 9
Companies which cannot meet
environmental standards often cost
minorities and their families their
best source of regular income. So
which way do you go?
Big city mayors deserve support
as they fight to create and protect
jobs which their cities need so
desperately. At the same time,
minority and low-income neighbor-
hoods should not become the
dumping ground for hazardous
polluters who threaten the health
and safety of residents. Obviously,
balance and fairness are required,
and the Congressional Black
Caucus will push for decisions
which are based on valid scientific
assessments, and not political deci-
sions based on racial insensitivity
or disdain for low-income
Americans.
These are three items which
have implications far beyond their
immediate application. There is
nothing more fundamental to equi-
table treatment than the full and
accurate counting of all Americans
in the census. There is nothing
more fundamental of the U.S.
Constitution than the ability
deliver the decisions of the judicial
branch through fair and broadly-
based perspectives. There is noth-
ing more fundamental to the
American way of life than profit-
able and productive employment
and reasonable protection against
health hazards.
But, this is not a black or
minority agenda. These are not
issues which should divide races, or
parties, or regions against each
other. This is not an agenda of
preferential treatment or special
interest. This is an agenda for all
Americans dedicates to the princi.
ple of fairness and equity for all
citizens. When I talk of liberation
and emancipation, I am not talking
about minorities, or those of a
single racial identity. I am talking
about all of America, and the need
for our spirits to be freed and
cleansed of the narrow and abusive
reoccupations which have para-
Iyzed the important processes of the
Congress for too long.
Democracy is not meant to be
the tyranny of the majority. It is
meant to be a noble forum in which
ideas must stand the test of debate,
and not the predetermined fate of
simple numerical advantage. Our
judgments, as Woodrow Wilson
once said, should be oopen cove-
nants openly arrived at. �
America of the next millennium
will be a community of minorities,
and that our success as a nation
will be based not upon the ruthless
will of the majority, but upon the
ability of diverse peoples to respect
each other, to strive for common
goals, and to build a society of
tolerance and understanding. Our
history teaches us courage and
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si e that the
pean br occurs in lesbian
and gay relationships, and the use
of gender specific language should
-not be construed to mean that
domestic violence exists only in
heterosexual relationships.
Domestic violence crosses eth-
nic, racial, age, national origin,
religious and socioeconomic lines.
Same-sex battering occurs at ap-
that the most common trait a
heterosexual victims is and articulate, seeminly
that they are female. Many abusive next door, � or they may be seething
cies.
Victims may be doctors, business _
professionals, scientists or judges,
among others. Perpetrators may be
police officers, sports heros, CE
or college professors. They may
also be lawyers. Unlike victims,
rpetrators do have at least two
common traits -- the majority of
perpetrators witnessed domestic
oype of person that is a victim or
a people must look for
patterns of behavior.
violence in their family of origin
MYTH
Victims of domestic violence
like to beaten.
FACT
Victims of domestic violence
have historically been characterized
as masochistic women who enjoy
being beaten. Evidence does not
support this anachronistic psycho-
logical theory. Rather, victims of
domestic violence desperately want
the abuse to end, and engage in
various survival strategies, includ-
ing calling the police or seeking
help from family members, to
protect themselves and their chil-
dren. Silence may also be a survival
strategy in some cases.
Moreover, enduring a beating to
keep the batterer from attacking the
chi may be a coping strategy
used by a victim, but does not mean
that the victim enjoys it.
MYTH
Victims of domestic violence
have psychological disorders.
FACT
This characterization of battered
women as mentally ill stems from
the assumption that victims of
domestic violence must be sick or
they would not "take" the abuse.
More recent theories demonstrate
that battered women resist abuse in
a thd ways.
In addition, most victims of
domestic violence are not mentally
ill, although individuals with men-
tal disabilities are certainly not
ittimune from being abused by their
spouses or intimate partners.
victims of domestic violence
suffer psychological effects, such as
post-traumatic stress disorder or
depression, as a result of being
abused.
MYTH
Low self-esteem causes victims
to get involved in abusive relation-
ships.
FACT
Traditional theories presumed
that individuals with uate self-
esteem would not "allow" them-
selves to be abused by intimate
partners or spouses. In fact, studies
have demonstrated that victims of
domestic violence fail to share
common characteristics other than
being female. There is little support
for the theory that low self-esteem
causes victims to become involved
in abusive relationships, however,
some victims may experience a
decrease in self-esteem as a result
of being abused, since perpetrators
bers, may
Since the risk of further violence
often increases after victims sepa-
rate from their abusers, it can be
even harder for victims to leave if
they cannot obtain effective legal
relief. Victims who receive ap-
propriate legal assistance at an
Paty stage increase their chances of
obtaining the protection and finan-
cial security they need to leave their
abusers permanently. While some
victims may become involved with
other partners who later begin to
abuse them, there is no evidence
that the majority of victims have
this experience.
MYTH
Batterers abuse their partners or
spouses because of alcohol or drug
Use.
FACT
Alcohol or substance abuse does
cause victims to return.
frequently degrade, humiliate, and not cause perpetrators of domestic
criticize victims.
MYTH
Victims of domestic violence
.
violence to abuse their partners,
though it is frequently used as an
excuse. Substan
(ce abuse may in-
crease the frequency or severity of
never leave their abusers, or if they violent epi
in some cases.
do, they just get involved in other Because substance abuse does not
abusive
relationships.
cause domestic violence, requiring
batterers to attend only substance
FACT abuse treatment programs will not
Most victims of domestic vio- effectively end the violence. Such
lence leave their abusers, often programs may be useful in conjunc-
several times. It may take a number tion with other programs, such as
of attempts to permanently separate batterer intervention programs.
because abusers use violence, finan-
cial control, or threats about the MYTH
children, to compel victims to Perpetrators of domestic vio-
return. Additionally, a lack of lence abuse their partners or
support from friends, family mem- spouses because they are under a lot
bers, or profégsionals, such as court Of = stress_ " Or unemployed.
personnel, law enforcement offi-
cers, counselors, or clergy mem-
FACT
Stress or unemployment does not
cause batterers to abuse their
partners. Since domestic violence
cuts across socioeconomic lines,
domestic abuse cannot be attributed
to unemployment or poverty.
Similarly, advocates note that if
stress caused domestic violence,
batterers would assault their bosses
or co-workers rather than their
intimate partners. Domestic vio-
lence flourishes because society
condones spouse or partner abuse,
and because perpetrators learn that
they can achieve what they want
through the use of force, without
facing serious consequences.
MYTH
Law enforcement and judicial
responses, such as arresting batter-
ers or issuing civil protection
orders, are useless.
FACT
There is a great deal of debate
about the efficacy of particular
actions by law enforcement or the
judiciary, Research on the useful-
ness of mandatory arrest or civil
rotection orders has yielded con-
icting results. Most experts agree,
however, that actions by one piece
of the system are only effective
when the rest of the criminal justice
and civil systems are functioning,
and that improved protocols can
decrease domestic violence related
homicides. Thus, law enforcement
officers must make arrests, prosecu-
tors must prosecute domestic vio-
lence cases, and courts must
enforce orders and impose sanc-
tions for criminal convictions. It is
important for batterers to receive
the message from the community
~~
that domestic violence will not
tolerated, and that the criminal
justice and law enforcement sys-
tems will be involved until the
violence ceases.
MYTH
Children are not affected when
one parent abuses the other.
FACT
Studies show that in 50-70% of
cases in which a parent abuses
another parent, the children are
also physically abused. Children
also suffer emotional, cognitive,
behavioral, and developmental im-
pairments as a result of witnessing
domestic violence in the home. In
addition, some children (especially
boys) who experience domestic
violence in their homes grow up to
repeat the same behavioral pat-
terns.
For example, an advocate at a
abuses the child as well as the other
parent. In addition, abusers fre-
quently use the children as pawns
to continue to control the other
parent. Further, an abuser's focus
on controlling the victim under-
mines the abuser's ability to parent
because the primary concern is not .
the child. Courts should consider
the effects of the abuser's behavior
on the children when determining
custody and visitation arrange-
ments.
Some courts mistakenly penalize
the victim in custody cases by
assuming that the victim is emo-
tionally unstable because of the
violence or because the victim "let
the violence happen." In most
states, however, custody statutes
now recognize that domestic vio-
lence is relevant to the abuser's
parental fitness. Courts in most
states are required to consider
domestic violence as a factor in
shelter in North Florida reported
that one abuser threatened to come
to the shelter and kill the victim
and anyone who stood in his way.
The abuser revealed that he knew
where the shelter was because he
stayed there as a child when his
mother ran away from his father.
custody determinations ot employ a
presumption that perpetrators
should not teceive custody of the
children.
Domestic Wiens isn't really a
problem. In fact, men are entitled
to "get rough" every once in a while
MYTH if that's what it takes to "keep their
Domestic violence is irrelevant woman in line."
to parental fitness.
FACT
FACT The bottom Tine is this: no one
Because children often suffer deserves to be abused. No one has
physical and emotional harm from
living in violent homes, domestic
violence is extremely relevant to
parental fitness.
A history of domestic violence
can indicate that the perpetrating
the "right" to harmharm someone
emotionally sexually, physically, or
economically.
parent physically or emotionally
\m [in an abusive relationship?
What types of things indicate
abuse? veryone argues or fights
with their partner or spouse now
and then. When you argue or fight
at home, what happens? Do you
ever chan ne behavior because
you are afraid of the consequences
of a fight?
Do you feel that your er or
spouse treats you well? Is there
anything that goes on at home that
makes you feel afraid?
Has your partner or spouse ever
hurt or threatened you or your
children? Has oe partner or
spouse ever put their hands on you
against your will? Has your partner
or spouse ever forced you to do
something you did not want to do?
Does your partner or spouse criti-
cize you or your children often?
Has your partner or spouse ever
tried to keep you from taking
medication you needed or from
seeking medical help? Does your
partner refuse to let you sleep at
night?
Has your partner or spouse ever
hurt your pets or destroyed your
clothing, objects in your home, or
something which you especially
cared about? Does your partner or
spouse throw or break objects in the
home or damage the home itself
during arguments?
Does your partner or spouse act
jealously, for example, always call-
ing you at work or home to check
up on you? Is it hard for you to
maintain relationships with your
friends, relatives, neighbors, or
co-workers because your partner or
spouse disapproves of, argues with,
or criticizes them? Does your
partner or spouse accuse you
unjustly of flirting with others or
having affairs? Has your partner or
spouse ever tried to keep you from
leaving the house?
Does your spouse or partner
make it hard for you to find or keep
a job or go to school?
Every family has their own way
of handling finances. Does your
partner or spouse withhold money
from you when you need it? Do you
know what your family's assets are?
Do you know where important
documents like bank books, check
books, financial statements, birth
certificates, and passports for you
and members of your family are
any of them, would your partner or
spouse make it difficult for you to
do so? Does your spouse or partner
sometimes spend large sums of
money and refuse to tell you why or
what the money was spent on?
Has your spouse or partner ever
forced you to have sex or made you : |
do things during sex that make you |
feel uncomfortable? Does your
partner demand sex when you are
sick, tired, or sleeping?
Has your spouse or partner ever
used or threatened to use a weapon
against you? Are there guns in your
home?
Does your spouse or partner
abuse drugs or alcohol? What
happens?
kept? If you wanted to see or
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Domestic violence is more
ent in Eastern North
lina than one might think. In
Pitt County alone, several women
have been killed through such
abuse in the last few years. If you
are being abused, or know someone
who needs help, then there are
resources le to help.
Described here are two of those
The New Directions Family
Violence Center
Founded in 1986, this United Way
Way affiliate provides a
violence."
New Directions is rated in the
top ten in the nations, among the
best responsive to the needs of the
community. In addition, it is one of
the model agencies in North
Carolina.
In 1998, New Directions sheltered
65 women and 69 children who
were involved in situations of
abuse. Nearly ten percent of the
women who admitted to the shelter
returned more than once, often
following a violent incident. 60%
of the women admitted had been
perviously served in by the agancy
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New Directions Executive
Director Monica Bridgforth noted
that the public needs to be made
more aware of the danger posed by
domestic violence. "Our mission is
to break the cycle of domestic
violence, and to sgow what a
healthy relationship looks like."
ECU Marriage and Family
Therapy Clinic
Administered East
Carolina University's nt
of Child Develoment Family
Relations, this clinic serves as a
Therapist Calvin Felder further
describes the clinic's approach.
"No man is an island; what affects
one person will affect everyone
involved with that person, � he says.
"We help and support the families |
in nah i
yzing their patterns of
interaction, trying to determine if
those patterns are positive to the
relationship. �
Ursuline Bankhead, another of
the clinic's therapists, notes that
families in need of therapy should
not feel that they've failed in their
relationship just because they seek |
help. "Sometimes a family needs
help in sorting out all the thin
through," she says. oLet's
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By the most conservative estimate,
each year 1 million women suffer
nonfatal violence by an intimate,
By other estimates, 4 million
American women experience a
serious assault by an intimate
partner during an average 12-
month period.
Nearly 1 in 3 adult women i-
ence at least one physical Sait
a partner during adulth
28% of all annual violence against
women is perpetrated by intimates.
5% of all annual violence against
men is perpetrated by intimates.
Battering tends to be a pattern of
violence rather than a one-time oc-
currence.
During the six months following
an episode of domestic violence,
32% of battered women are vic-
timized again.
47% of men who beat their wives
do so at least 3 times per year.
Hits so bad, why don't thes
defend themsely es?
Many battered women attempt to
physically defend themselves from
abuse.
Marital homicide differs signifi-
cantly by gender: a large proportion
of the killings by women are acts of
self-defense, while almost none of
the killings by men are acts of
self-defense.
Defensive action by battered
women to protect themselves or
their children is often interpreted
by law enforcement as an act of
domestic violence. The number of
battered women arrested for com-
mitting acts of violence against
their partners has disproportion-
ately increased in communities that
overuse "dual arrest."
How offen are wome
Victims of domestic violence often
require medical care, although they
may conceal the cause of their
injuries.
Female victims of violence are 2.5
times more likely to be injured
when the violence is committed by
an intimate than when the same
crime is committed by a stranger.
The rate of domestic violence
detection by emergency room doc-
tors is low; One study found that
less than 3% of women visiting
emergency rooms disclosed or were
asked about domestic violence by a
nurse or physician.
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Race is not indicative of who is at
risk of domestic violence. In fact,
domestic violence is statistically
AGE
Batterers and victims may experi-
ence domestic violence at any age.
women ages nineteen to twenty-
nine reported more violence by
intimates than any other age group.
Women aged 46 or older are least
likely to be battered by an intimate.
In a 1990 restraining order study,
the age of abusers ranged from ages
seventeen to seventy. Two-thirds of
the abusers were between the ages
twenty-four and forty.
CHILDREN
Domestic violence has immediate
and long term detrimental effects
on children.
Each year, an estimated 3.3 million
children are exposed to violence by
family members against their moth-
ers or female caretakers.
In homes where partner abuse
occurs, children are 1,500 times
more likely to be abused.
Forty to sixty percent of men who
abuse women also abuse children.
Domestic violence may affect a
woman's ability to financially sup-
rt herself and her children.
5 - 50% of abused women report
interference frorh their partner
with education, training or work.
Examples of abusers T sabotage of
their victims T attempts to work in-
clude: calling her employer and
ordering the victim to quit, mak-
ing allegations requiring the vic-
tim to appear before the police,
court or social services; threaten-
ing to kill the victim; committing
suicide in front of the victim;
sabotaging the victim's car, beat-
ing her up on the way to an inter-
view; stealing her work uniforms;
starting fights each day before
school or work; breaking the vic-
tim's writing arm repeatedly, ma-
nipulating her schedule by
demanding visitation with the
children; stalking; starting fights
or threatening abuse which affects
her ability to concentrate at work;
or encouraging continued drug ad-
dition.
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The use of emergency room proto-
cols for identifying and treating
victims of domestic violence has
been found to increase the identifi-
cation of victims by medical practi-
tioners from 5.6% to 30%.
17% of those who visit emergency
rooms for treatment are docu-
mented as having come as a result
of being injured by an intimate.
37% of women injured by violence
and treated in an emergency room
were injured by an intimate, less
than 5% of men injured by violence
and treated in an emergency room
were injured by an_ intimate.
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twice as likely to seek sole physic
custody of their children than
non-violent
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In one study, 27% of domestic
homicide victims were children.
When children are killed during a
domestic dispute, 90% are under
age 10; 56% are under age 2.
ABUSERS & ABUSED
90 - 95% of domestic violence
victims are women.
As many as 95% of domestic
violence perpetrators are male.
Much of female violence is com-
mitted in self-defense, and inflicts
less injury than male violence.
During 1992-1993, women were 6
times more likely to experience
violence by an intimate partner
than men.
The chance of being victimized by
an intimate is 10 times greater for
a woman than a _ man.
70% of intimate homicide victims
are female.
Male perpetrators are 4 times more
likely to use lethal violence than
females.
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In addition, batterers may attempt
to frighten or control their victims
through stalking. Some advocates
believe up to 80% of stalking
cases occur within intimate rela-
tionships. If stalking occurs within
an intimate relation-ship, it typi-
cally begins after the woman at-
tempts to leave the relationship.
Also, when a woman leaves her
batterer, her risk of serious vio-
lence or death increases dramati-
cally. Separated/divorced women
are 14 times more likely than mar-
ried women to report having been
a victim of violence by their
spouse or ex-Spouse.
Women separated from their hus-
bands were 3 times more likely to
be victimized by spouses than di-
vorced women, and 25 times more
likely to be victimized by spouses
than married women.
Worse, 65% of intimate homicide
victims physically separated from
the perpetrator prior to their death.
actually physically injured through domestic violence!
243,000 people receiving emer-
gency room treatment for violence-
related injuries in 1994 had been
injured by an intimate. Female
victims outnumbered males 9 to 1.
"Acute domestic violence" was the
reason for 1 out of 9 patients
emergency room visit among
women with a current partner.
One study of women visiting
emergency rooms for treatment
found that 54% had been threat-
ened or injured by an intimate
er at some time in their lives,
and 24% reported having been
injured by their current partner at
some time in the past.
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Seven states define domestic vio-
lence in a way that excludes
same-sex victims; 21 states have
sodomy laws that may require
same-sex victims to confess to a
crime in order to prove they are in
a domestic relationship.
By 1994, there were over 1,500
shelters and safe houses for bat-
tered women. Many of these shel-
ters routinely deny their services to
victims of same-sex battering.
While same-sex batterers use forms
of abuse similar to those of
heterosexual batterers, they can
also threaten to oout � their partner
to family, friends, employers or
community.
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began or intensi-
fied after he learned of her preg-
nancy.
Victims of dating violence report
the abuse takes many forms: in-
sults, humiliation, monitoring the
victim's movements, isolation of
the victim from family and
friends, suicide threats, threats to
harm family or property, and
physical or sexual abuse. Their
abusers also blamed them for the
abuse, or used jealousy as an ex-
cuse.
25 - 33% of adolescent abusers re-
ported that their violence served to
"intimidate," frighten," or "force
the other person to give me some-
thing. �
Battered immi woman |
not understand that she ease
sonally tell her story in court, or
that a judge ge will believe "
Hajeen on
false beliefs. somes
It is common for a batterer to ex-
ert his control over his wife's im-
migration status in order to force
her to remain in the relationship.
B 1 immi who
attempt to flee may have no access
to bilingual shelters, financial as-
sistance or food. It is unlikely that
she will have the assistance of a
certified interpreter in court, when
pe edi
911 operator, or even in acquiring
information about her rights and
the legal system.
HOMICIDE
Domestic homicide is often the � "
culmination of an escalating his- © Only about one-seventh of all do- "_ than those who did not.
tory of abuse. Female homicide © "_mestic assaults come to the atten-
victims are more than twice as__tion of the police. In one study, nearly half of the
likely to have been killed by an in- victims who obtained 4 protection
timate partner than are male Female victims of domestic vio- order were re-abused within two
homicide victims. lence are 6 times less likely to re- years.
port crime to law enforcement as 60% of women in one re-
88% of victims domestic violence female victims of stranger vio- ported acts of abuse after the entry
fatalities had a documented history lence. of a protection order, and 30% re-
of physical abuse. _ yr ported acts of severe violence..
___ When an injury wag inflicted upon .
44% of victims of intimate homi- a woman by her intimate partner, _ Entry of a ion order did not
cides had prior threats by the kil- she reported the violence to the to deter most types of
ler to kill victim or self. police only 55% of the time. she abuse, but it did significantly re-
was even less likely to report vio- duce the likelihood of acts of psy-
For homicides in which the lence when she did not sustain in- chological abuse such as
victim-killer relationship was jury. preventing the victim from leaving
known, 31% of female victims her home, going to work, using a
were killed by an intimate. 4% of Arresting a batterer may reduce car or telephone, and stalking and
male victims were killed by an in- violence in the short term, but harassing behaviors.
timate. . may increase violence in the long
term. One study showed 80% of women
70% of intimate-partner homicide with temporary protection order
victims are women. The single most consistent result said the order was somewhat or
of studies of the effect of arrest on very helpful in sending the bat-
A woman is the perpetrator in batterers is that unemployed sus- _ terer a message that his actions
19% of domestic homicides. " become more violent after an were wrong. Less than 50% of the
arrest, and employed suspects do women thought that the batterer
When a woman is the perpetrator not. believed he had to obey the order.
of a domestic creat lean M ta of
the abuser was ing an ost violations of protection or-
assaultive incident in which the isan placa d ders leading to an arrest occurred
woman was the victim. not eliminate, the risk of continu- within 90 days of the entry of the
ing abuse or homicide. OTCer.
MULTIPLE-VICTIM A protection order issued by one 5 _
HOMICIDE US. state or indian tribe is valid 60% of those obtaining
In some domestic homicides, the and enforceable in any other U.S. Protection orders in one study re-
perpetrator kills more than one state or Indian tribe. ported violations within one year.
rson. In 1994, 38% of domestic . a
Pemicides were multiple-victim, More than 17% of domestic homi- Calls to police due to violations of
usually combining a spouse homi- cide victims had a protection order protection orders were high, but
cide and suicide, or child homi- against the perpetrator at the time the arrests were rare.
cide. Ste Only 6% of protection order de-
Where there are multiple victims *rotection order defendants who fendants were convicted of violat-
ina domestic homicide, 89% of ad prior criminal histories were ine the order.
perpetrators are male. nore likely to violate the order
How can Tell f someone needs help
Women
In general, women who are abused
physically are often isolated. Their
ers tend to control their lives
to a great extent, as well as verbally
degrade them. Some common ¢x-
amples include:
The woman mentions not being
able to use the telephone.
She is forbidden to see friends
unless he is along.
_ The man has exclusive control over
all money and household financial
matters.
She is not included in the decision-
making process at home.
He won't let her rig to oovety
to school, get a job...any
that could potentially strengthen
her self-esteem.
She is limited in her freedom as a
child would be. For example, he
mi tell her: "Go to the store. Get
and eggs and come straight
home. It should take you fifteen
minutes."
She speaks very poorly of herself,
and suffers from issues with her
self-esteem and self-concept. It is
important to remember that this is
an effect of domestic violence, not
a cause.
Many times women complain of
nonspecific aches and pains that
are constant are recurring. These
are stress related problems.
In cases of physical abuse, will
have bruises, cuts, scratches, and
other injuries....she explains them
by saying things like oI'm fs so
clumsy" or the infamous "fell down
the stairs � or "walked into the door
again. ;
Children (Boys)
With children, it can be difficult to
know for certain if they are
involved in an abusive relationship.
However, some common elements
for boys include:
Serious problems with controlling
his temper.
Continual fighting at school or
between siblings.
Lashing out at objects, inside or
outside the house.
Treating pets cruelly or abusively.
Threatening younger siblings with
violence. For example, "You get
over here now or I'll kill you!"
Attempting to get attention through
hitting, kicking, or choking....in
ing what they
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see the abusive parent doing.
Fear of being touched
hug.
BE YOUR OWN MORAL
COMPASS.....NOT EVERYONE
ELSE'S
Some may say, oCome on, take a
drink with us. � But, if they realize
that you really don't want to, and
you let them push you into it, they
lose respect for you.
Social maturity doesn't depend
on following the crowd. You may
feel a little uncomfortable at certain
affairs if everybody is doing some-
thing you feel is wrong. But this
doesn't mean you can't be friends
with everyone. You must not be a
moral policeman, trying to clean up
the morals of friends. Even so, you
should let your own values be seen
so as to swing your influence
concerning what is right and
wrong.
There are a lot of groups and
social events you can be involved
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with whom you have most in
common. There are a lot of people
who think as you do about things,
and many others who think enough
like you to still be fairly close to
you. These two groups will form
the two inner circles of your
friends. Then will come many other
circles outside of that, until every-
one fits somewhere into the orbits
of your friendships.
Congatlatons
To James Ebron Ill, for his
challenging and well-delivered
Youth Day speech at Sycamore
Baptist Church on February 7.
To Mr. J. J. Brown of Ayden, who
celebrated his 92nd birthday on
February 20 in the Ayden Housing
Authority Complex.
To Mrs. Rosa Bradley's celebration
of her birthday on February 25.
groups -- but dont feel se
certain things are wrong for you;
you can't always judge for the other
guy. Some of those you would like
to call personal friends will have
senses of what's right. By including
creryone as 0 tend, yout! Ye 8
gger person.
Your closest friends will be those
Reverent sympathies are extended
to families of Mrs. Martha Jones,
Mr. James Lowery and others and
others whose names I do not know.
A speedy recovery to Mrs.
Christine Lewis, Mrs. Harriet
Dixon and on the sick lists in the
various churches and communities.
Funeral Director James Congleton,
photographer Daniel Blount, for-
mer Housing Authority Director
Sally oMs. Savvy � Streeter, and
attorney Jerome Ramey were speak-
ing guests during the month of
February in Mrs. Maye Ts
Retirement Living Class at the Pitt
County Council on Aging. All
senior citizens are invited to attend
these session each Tuesday at 10:30
A.M.
To all those honorees who did not
receive their certificates of achieve-
ment at the Delta Sigma Theta
program at York Memorial AME
Zion Church, please stop by Mrs.
Maye Ts house at 1225 Davenport
Street and pick them up.
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have space to print, served as the
event's keynote speaker. He is
with Pastor Joe George (far left),
Delta Sigma Theta chapter presi-
dent Patricia Alexander (second
from left), and Mrs. Beatrice
Maye, a community leader, and
columnist for The Minority Voice
(second from right).
The program's purpose was to
honor those persons in the news
who have made reputable contri-
butions and achievements.
Reverend oats George,
Pastor of the York Memorial
AME Zion Church, gave
closing remarks.
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In order to be counted as a
member of the body of Christ, it is
necessary that the old things -- or
earthly things such as ambitions,
hopes and desires, affections,
prodes, vanities, and all other
"foolish things" -- be put away.
Second Corinthians 5:17 states that
"if any man be in Christ, he is a
new creature: old things are passed
away; behold all things are become
new."
These earthly things may be
hard to give up because of the
attractions of them to our flesh. It is
the New Mind that the Lord
recognizes as the New Creature and
promises to reward. In order to
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DeeJay Michael Adams (back to camera), organizer Brenda Rouse (left),
and models Fredrina Afflick (center) and Morris Dupree (right).
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left), and Brenda Rouse (right).
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Among the group was Lyons T
co-defendant and alleged mistress,
his wife, a team of defense lawyers
and more than a dozen ministers.
Lyons and his alleged mistress,
Bernice Edwards, are charged with
racketeering. Prosecutors say they
swindled more than $4 million
from corporations seeking to mar-
ket cemetery products, life insur-
ance policies and credit cards to
convention members. The two al-
legedly pocketed the money and
used it to raised stn own lavish
es,
Prosecutors say the pair duped
the companies by selling a mem-
bership mailing list that never ex-
isted and then used the money to
buy a $700,000 waterfront home, a
time share condominium, a huge
diamond ring and luxury cars
" Somewhere along the line, he :
for the bank
traded the Good
book. That's what this case is all
about," Assistant State Attorney
Bill told the jury.
Lyons T lawyers have accused
prosecutors as acting as the
omoral police," saying his failed
business deals are not criminal
matters and telling jurors the case
actually is about
oPhe next thing you know, are
they going to be writing the ser-
mons? Telling us when to pray?
When to kneel? When to stand
up?" defense attorney Grady Irvin
said in closing arguments. This
is a religious organization."
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LIGHTING THE PATH
igious freedom.
SCLC for a number of years. Hats
off to the SCLC for electing
young leadership!
New preacher in town.......
Progressive Free Will Baptist
Church has a new preacher on
staff. Reverend Melvin Tilley is
now g spiritual guidance.
Drop by for Sunday services, and
wale the new reverend do God's
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An Historic Moment....... U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (center) an entertainer and philanthropist
Bill Cosby (second from right) congratulate their friend, Essence magazine editor-in-chief Susan Taylor.
Taylor (second from left), who also serves as the senior vice-president of Essence Communications, Inc.
(EC), is being. Rnnted ae tee We to receive the Henry Johnson Fisher Award from the
Magazine Publishers of America (MPA). Joining Waters and Cosby are Essence co-founders Edward Lewis
(far left), ECI publisher and chief executive officer, and ECI president Clarence O. Smith (far right). The
Henry Johnson Fisher Award, now in its thirty-fourth year, is the magazine industry's highest honor. The
award recognizes people who have dedicated their lives to the magazine business and helped the industry
thrive and expand, or who their editorial policies address social, political, economic or lifestyle issues. Cosby
presented the award to Taylor, who was saluted along with Rodale Press, Inc., president and chief operating
officer Robert J. Teufel at a gala event held in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria. (photo provided by
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highlighted artifacts sold at the
fourth annual ** African
President Clinton last week
signed a pardon that expunged the
1882 dishonorable discharge of
Flipper, the first black graduate of
West Point. On Th , an
original print of his book sold for
$1,200.
Nearly 400 other items were
available at the auction, although
many did not meet a minimum
price and were withdrawn.
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The program from a 1963
Stars for Freedom" rally in
Atlanta, signed by King and sev-
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$3,000, and a 1915 Blue Book"
from a New Orleans brothel went
for $2,200.
Original 1960s-vintage FBI
wanted posters for black militants
H. Rap Brown and Eldridge
Cleaver sold for $475 and $275,
respectively. But two posters for
King assassin James Earl Ray
found no buyers.
A bidder paid $10,000 for the
oldest items, the 1773 collection of
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in Rochester, N.Y., declaring that
enslaved blacks had no reason to
celebrate the Fourth of July. It sold
for $8,000.
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were military artifacts, including a
36-star battle flag, carried in the
Civil War by the all-black 68th
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school programs, we introduce our students to a
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15. Founded the Organization of African-American Unity
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17. Nobel Peace Prize winner
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8. Founder of Tuskegee P. B. Young Maria W. Stewart John Brown
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