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NEW YORK, (Reuters) --Amid a
charged climate due to the shooting
death of African immigrant
Amadou Diallo, less than 25
percent of New Yorkers blieve that
the police treat Blacks and Whites
evenly, the New York Times re-
ported.

Citing a new poll it conducted,
the Times said about nine out of ten
Black residents in the survey said
they thought police often engage in
brutality againsy Blacks, and about
two-thirds said that the police
brutality against minority group
members was widespread overall.

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four White police offices in the
Bronx. Diallo was unarmed and
had no criminal history.

The survey's results suggest New
York City's Black and Hispanic
residents do not think Mayor
Rudolph Giuliani has done enough
to control the police or ameliorate
the city's race relations, the paper
said. The poll surveyed 915 adult
residents of New York City.

A third of the Whites surveyed
said the police use excessive force,

while 75 percent of the Blacks said.

the same thing.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Two con-
gressmen and former Mayor David
Dinkins were among 14 people
arrested as they protested last
month's fatal police shooting of an
unarmed West African immigrant.

Reps. Charles Rangel and
Gregory Meeks, both Democrats, as
well as the Rev. Al Sharpton and
two members of the City Council,
were arrested at police headquarters
Monday and charged with criminal
trespass.

Demonstrators have demanded
action against four police officers
involved in the Feb. 4 shooting of
Amadou Diallo, 22. Police fired at
him 41 times; he was hit 19 times.
The shooting is under investigation
by a grand jury.
the 14 arrested were

given summonses and released
after about two hours. One man
was detained after police found an
outstanding warrant against him
from 1989.

Mayor Rudolph Giuliani called
the arrests a publicity stunt."

According to a New York Times
poll published March 16, fewer
than 25 percent of New York
residents say they believe police
treat blacks and whites equally.
Nearly nine out of 10 blacks
questioned said they thought police
often engaged in brutality against
blacks.

The telephone poll of 915 adults,
conducted by telephone last week,
has a margin of error of plus or
minus 3 percentage points.

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Despite calls to order from New York City Mayor Ruloph Giuliani,

many NYC residents continue

to protest the shooting death of African immigrant Amadou Diallo by four White police officers.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) -
Outlaw Republican David Duke, a
owhite rights" advocate who once
led the Ku Klux Klan and is trying
to revive a flagging political career
with a run for Congress, details his
beliefs in a new 736-page book that
calls for an Aryan resurgence.
Duke is making the rounds of
radio talk shows to jump-start his
run for the First District seat
vacated by former House
Appropriations Committee chair-
man and Speaker-elect Bob
Livingston, who resigned after
admitting to several sexual indis-
cretions during his 21 years in
Congress.
A decade ago, Duke declared

himself a Republican and was

elected to the state House from a
virtually all-white suburb of New
Orleans on a platform of conserva-
tive populism, despite vehement

denunciations of his past from the
national Republican Party and
then-President George Bush.

But leaders of the state
Republican Party, controlled for
years by the conservative religious
right, would not repudiate him
despite efforts by moderate party
members.

Duke now is chairman of the St.
Tammany parish "_ (county)
Republican Committee in part of
the First Congressional District
north of New Orleans.

In his first and ensuing cam-
paigns as a Republican, Duke
described his Klan and neo-Nazi
affiliations as youthful indiscre-
tions," maintaining he was not a
racist when he railed against
affirmative action, welfare and
crime, positions held by many

conservatives.

But minorities and liberals were
outraged by his Lain rags and
what they considered thinly veiled

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racist attacks, and the embarrassed
national Republican Party dis-
owned him.

The next year, 1990, he won 45
percent of the vote in a hard fought
race for the U.S. Senate against
then-incumbent J. Bennett
Johnston, a Democrat, but six years
later did not make the runoff after
Johnston retired.

In 1991, Duke pulled in enough
votes in the governor's race to face
former Gov. Edwin W. Edwards in
a runoff, Edwards was elected to an
unprecedented fourth term by a
landslide.

Although most political analysts
give Duke little chance of winning
-- recent polls show him with only
5 percent of the vote -- in the race
against four other Republicans and
one Democrat, he often has re-

ceived far more votes than polls
would indicate.

In an interview with Reuters this
week, Duke called his self-

published book, My Awakening,"
a othesis in the form of an
autobiography -- the story of my
political and racial awakening that
oes into the philosophical, socio-
ogical and scientific ... (reasons
for) what I believe and how I came
to believe it, as to what the
liberal media claim I believe."
Duke says he is not a white
supremacist, writing: 'I'm opposed
to any sort of racial supremacy, and
I believe the races should co-exist
peacefully ... (with) optional sepa-
rate homelands" for minorities.
But he asserts that African-
Americans are intellectually infe-
rior to whites and that a physical
revolution may be required some-
day to free our (white) people and
secure our survival, and such is
justified by the highest laws of

Nature and God."

Duke's critics maintain that in
his book he finally has shed the
cloak of mainstream conservatism

and revealed himself as racist,
virulently anti-Semitic and homo-
phobic.

This book marks a significant
departure from his old strategy of
camouflaging his political goals,"
Lance Hill, director of Tulane
University's Southern Institute for
Education and Research, told
Reuters.

This indicates he is more
concerned with establishing his
credentials with the extreme right-
wing than with winning electoral
office in the future," said Hill.

Jerry Himelstein of the Anti-
Defamation League said Duke was
finally coming clean about his
racial hatreds.

**] think it's very clear confirma-
tion that David Duke is finally,
openly embracing the hatreds he
has no doubt held continuously
throughout his career," said
Himelstein.

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By MELISSA B. ROBINSON

WASHINGTON (AP)
Lawmakers are renewing their
campaign for an expanded federal
hate crimes statute, hoping public
outrage over recent killings will
spur passage.

No one says hate crimes are
overblown now, not after this year
of savage crimes," said Sen.
Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a co-
sponsor of the Hate Crimes
Prevention Act of 1999, a replica of
last year's bill.

Last month in Texas, John
William King, a white supremacist,
was sentenced to death for chaining
sep remy fares peel

ind a pickup t ng
him to his death.

Two men have been charged in

ing of gay ra

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., who

is sponsoring the bill in the House
with Reps. Connie Morella, R-Md.,
Michael Forbes, R-N.Y., and

Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the first

openly gay woman elected to
ngress.

In a positive sign for support-
ers, Senate Judiciary Chairman
Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has sched-
uled hearings on the legislation for
next month.

But it still faces a difficult road.

Some congressional Republicans
have suggested the legislation is
unnecessary because dozens of
states have laws protecting the
groups identified in the bill. As
well, backers are concerned that
social conservatives may construe
the legislation as extending special
protections to homosexuals.

This is not a bill that will, in
one way, advantage one over
another, � said tic
Sen, Ron who is sponsor
ing the in the Senate with
Massachusetts Democrat Edward

and Pennsylvania

an Arlen Specter, 'I can't

any members of the United

States Senate want to be soft on

violence."
Specter said he wasn't as opti-

mistic as some of his colleagues.
**A lot of opponents ... pick out
hate crimes legislation for a great
deal of criticism," he said. This is
a tough bill to get very much

support.

Under the bill, current law
would be expanded so the Justice
Department could prosecute crimes
based on a person's sex, sexual
orientation or disability. Now, the
statute only covers crimes based on
race, color, religion or national

origin.

Also, the bill would make
federal prosecution of hate crimes
easier. nt law limits prosecu-
tion to situations where the victim
is targeted for engaging in certain
federally protected activities, such
as serving on a jury, voting or|
attending public school.

More than 40 states have hate
crimes ' laws but only 21 cover

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the bill.

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and other
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"LITTLE ROCK, Ark.,'(AP)
Prosecutors. their

suspect likened Jews and Blacks to
Chevie Kehoe, 26, of Colville,
Wash., and Danny Lee, 26, of
Yukon, Okla., are also charged with
racketeering and conspiracy.
Kehoe and Lee are accused of
using a campaign of violence to set
up a Whites-only nation in the
Pacific Northwest and could get the

he has left the Waste
he joined Kehoe in the Northwest.

"We would make such comments
as oThe Jews are nothing but
maggots. The Jews should be
exterminated. T ... Black people were
the beasts of the field, how they
were meant to be lower than the
White man, how we used them for
caretaking, � Shults said.

Members of the mostly Black
jury were expressionless. Shults
also said Kehoe spoke of executing
judges to spark a revolt.

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slayings of two people in Idaho;
and the drownings of a Black
Arkansas family of three. _

U.S. Attorney Dan Stripling told

jurors that Kehoe's beliefs were
- based on those of Robert Mathews,

the founder of The Order, an
offshoot of the Aryan Nations
White supremacist group, whose
members robbed banks and ar-
mored cars to finance a planned
violent overthrow of the govern-
ment. Mathews was killed in 1984

when
Washington state.

The prosecutor said Kehoe and
Lee robbed the Arkansas family in
1996 and killed them by taping
plastic bags over their heads,
weighing them down with rocks
and throwing them into a bayou.

Later, the defendants told
Kehoe's parents that the family was
on oa liquid diet," Stripling said.

The judge has issued a gag orde
in the case.

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IL.A. undergoing image

change

By MICHAEL WHITE

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The City
of Angels has been handed a
golden chance to erase a decade of
nightmarish images that began
with the Rodney King beating and
persisted through the 1990s.

If all goes as planned, the
re and journalists at next
years Democratic National
Convention will look past the
stories that have shaped the city's
image in recent years: police
brutality, race riots, drive-by kill-
ings, earthquakes and the O.J.
Simpson murder trial.

Instead, they will see a bustling
city of culture and energy.

City boosters will point them
toward such civic accomplishments
as the $1 billion Getty museum
completed last year. Steel girders of
a partially completed Disney
Concert Hall will be visible on the
downtown skyline, and a new NFL
team will be preparing for its first

game in the nation's second-largest
City.

tyou've got 5,000 delegates and
15,000 media. For any city that
manages this well, it provides a
marvelous platform to present their
city to a national and international
audience," said Michael Collins,
executive vice president of the Los
Angeles Convention & Visitors
Bureau.

Like the rest of California, Los
Angeles has always held a place of
ambivalence in the American psy-
che -- a city of opportunity where
newcomers can make their wildest
dreams come true and a city where

- urban nightmares of poverty, big-

otry and violence are fully realized.
But L.A. appears to be on a roll.
More than $8 billion in big new
construction projects have been

completed or are under way. The
list includes trophy buildings, such
as the Getty, and the Staples Sports
Arena. Scheduled for completion in
October, the $350 million arena

will house the Los Angeles Lakers,
hockey's Los Angeles Kings and,
next August, the convention.

The recession prompted by de-
fense cutbacks in the early 90s is
over. The vacuum left by the
decline of the aerospace industry
has been filled in large measure by
growth in the entertainment indus-
try, software development and mul-
timedia. Booming international
trade has created thousands of jobs
in the twin ports of Los Angeles
and Long Beach.

The last really big earthquake to
shake the city came in 1994 when
the Northridge quake killed 75
people and caused $25 billion in
damage. The last devastating wild-
fire season in Southern California
was in 1996.

And people seem to be doing a

better job of getting along. Racial
tensions exacerbated by the police
beating of black motorist King, by
the riots that followed and by
political debates over immigration

and affirmative action appear to
have relaxed.

"At least L.A. is beginning to
shake off its status as a unique
dystopia. It always fought this
utopia-dystopia image. It had to be
the best place in the world or the
worst place in the world," said Joel
Kotkin, a senior fellow at the
Pepperdine Institute of Public
Policy who writes about America's
Cities.

The last time the Democratic
convention was held in Los
Angeles was 1960, when the party
nominated John F. Kennedy for
president.

Los Angeles will present a new
face to the world when Democrats
arrive next year, Collins said. The
consequences are significant. A
successful renovation of the city's

image could mean more conven-
tions, more tourists and more new
businesses for years to come.

Minister Farrakhan ill, takes sabbatical

CHICAGO--(AP) Nation of Islam
leader Louis Farrakhan is recover-
ing from a recurrence of prostate
cancer and will take a four-month
sabbatical from leading his group,
his physician said March 19.
"There is no need to expect the

imminent demise of the Honorable

Louis Farrakhan. He isn't going
anywhere," Dr. Abdul Alim
Muhammad said at a news confer-
ence.

Farrakhan, 65, was first treated
for prostate cancer in 1991.

Farrakhan was quoted as saying
the illness "took me down so fast,

that it concerned me greatly be-
cause, though I'm nearing 66, I
have never been sick like this in my
it e."

But Farrakhan also said he was
feeling better at the time.

"I thank Allah, the healer, for
gradually returning my health and

strength to me," he said.
Farrakhan has sometimes ran-

kled U.S. officials with his outspo-
ken support of Libyan leader
Moammar Gadhafi, and his nega-
tive comments about Jews,
Christians, White people and the
government.

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The New

pay $225,000 to a black. woman
who said she was pulled over
because of her race, beaten and spat

at.

"This was a classic New Jersey
State Police profile stop based
strictly on the type of vehicle and
the race of the occupants and
nothing else," said Ronald Sage, a
lawyer for Dorothy Cobbs.

State officials did not admit any
wrongdon in the settlement, say-
ing 17's agreement was
made to avoid the cost of litigation.

The settlement comes as the
state fends off allegations that State
Police target minority motorists for

stops.

Gov. Christie Whitman recently
fired State Police Superintendent
Carl Williams, who said minorities
were responsible for most of the
state's cocaine and marijuana traf-

fic.

Ms. Cobbs, 52, of Wyandanch,
N.Y., sued in December alleging
false arrest, false imprisonment,

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assault and battery, malicious de-
struction of property and conspir-
acy to commit perjury.

She said the mistreatment hap-
pened when she was returning from
a trip to Atlantic City on Jan. 4,
1996, while driving her black
Porsche.

She contends Patrick O'Dwyer --
a two-time state trooper of the year
-- pulled her over saying she had a
broken tail light. She says O'Dwyer
swore at her, grabbed her by the
wrist, punched her in the face,
sprayed her with Mace and later
tackled her after she ran across the
highway to a median.

After being taken to the State
Police barracks, she was slammed
against a wall, spat at and verbally
abused, the lawsuit said.

O'Dwyer said Ms. Cobbs was
driving slowly on the parkway and
he pulled her over to offer assis-
tance. He said he smelled alcohol
on her breath and asked her to get
out of the car. He said she became
irate and unruly during question-
ing.

During an asthma attack, the muscles that
wrap around the airways leading to the lungs
tighten. At the same time, the linings of these
airways become swollen and congested,
blocking them even more. Breathing becomes
very difficult. Asthma is the number one chronic
childhood disease and there is no cure.

The symptoms leading to an asthma
attack, however, can be controlled. And the
Pediatric Asthma Program at University Health
Systems of Eastern Carolina in Greenville helps
doctors develop action plans for asthmatic
children, so that those kids can grow up as
healthy and happy as their friends.

The results, so far, have been nothing
short of dramatic: Fewer hospital visits, lower
school absenteeism and shorter hospital stays.

But because the health of all children

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It can be argued that having
small children is an act inherently
devoid of logic. They are tiresome,
ae and Reaper?

require amounts of
money to feed and clothe. Finally,
they are messy, loud, and habitual
expel viscous fluids at high velocity
through a variety of orifices. In
short, no sane being would ever
want to have a child.

Still, because it might be equally
bad for the human race to become
extinct, there is, perhaps, some
justification of the human sufferin:
that goes hand in hand wit
parenthood. But, I must wonder:
Despite all the drawbacks to having
children, is it worth it?

Over the last several months,
I've become convinced that the
secret as to why children survive so
Icag among adults is that the
children have an advantage over us
that they cultivate in the womb.

Mental telepathy.

I wonder if their ability to
influence and take over our minds
is what keeps people having kids,
despite the obvious problems inher-
ent in that decision.

Babies are usually considered to
be cute and cuddly, no matter what
their species. Since I've actually
observed my wife watching the
Discovery c el, saying, "Look
at those cute baby snakes," there
must be some reason other than
simply perpetuating our species. I
believe my theory of mental domi-
nation explains it. It is only
through observing recent events --
and doing laborious late-night re-
search -- that I have been able to

Ding, Gong, the Sandmants dead,

Some people personify sleep as a
man who creeps into your bedroom,
sprinkling some magical sand that
weighs down your eyelids, thus
sending you into dreamland. While
I, myself, have never actually see
the Sandman, one thing that I do
know is this: every baby does their
best to assassinate him.

Every night, we try to sleep. and,
every night, our daughter (we're
naming her Maia Elise) makes
certain that we get as little as
possible.

It started with the changing
shape of my wife's body. Because
her breasts and stomach are grow-
ing exponentially, there is now
added stress and strain on her back

assemble any proof of the true
nature of babies.

I'm a normal guy. So, when I
found that my wife was pregnant, I
did what most males do: the
"victory strut" (see page 105 of The
Men's Handbook}. My wife has
been extremely amused, watching
me strut about like a peacock,
effectively saying to the world,
"Look what I did, look what I did!"
She says that I've been acting as
though I am the only man in
existence to have ever impregnated
a woman. Although I suspect that it
has, in fact, happened before, that
doesn't stop me from feeling as
though I can bench-press a bus.

Actually, it's the alien nature of
the baby that makes me do it. They
have these telepathic powers that
allow them to control the actions of
those around them on a subcon-
scious level. Don't believe me? A
friend of ours, Amelinda (not her
real name), has sworn time and
again that she has no interest in
having children. When she found
out my wife was pregnant, she
abruptly wanted to see and feel the
baby, even though there was, at the
time, no outside proof. She's al-
ready buying baby clothes, and
wants to go to the next ultrasound,
is delighted when the baby kicks,
walks around with a oddly goofy
grin on her face after she's felt the
baby kick, and......

Another example is Bernie, an-
other friend of ours. Although he's
not really the outgoing or demon-
strative type, like Amelinda, he has
also been acting out of character.
His fingers have developed a type

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mother's state of mental integrity |
(or lack thereof). My wife is the |
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the baby °°

tell me what I was wearing the day
we met, and also call to mind my
exact words from any conversation
we've ever had. So it seems strange
that she, suddenly, will have forgot-
ten her brother's name, or what
time she's supposed to see a client,
or even what clothes she wore the
before. She, who was the

epitome of grace, has become
clumsy: dropping things, tripping
over invisible objects that she
swears are there, that type of thing.

Thankfully, this type of mental
influence is temporary, rarely last-
ing beyond the time that the bay
emerges from its human host. Still,
perhaps the threat of their influence
does not end there, for they can still
wrap people around their finger by
simply "being sweet and adorable."

Most people think that children
learn how to speak by emulating
others. Not so. The truth of the
matter is that their mental abilities
are slowly transforming into vocal
abilities. While the effects are not
as subtle as their former mental
abilities, they are often times as
effective, as is demonstrated to any
parent who has watched another
besieged by screaming children in a
toy store.

This would explain why most
experts on the art of child-raising
never have any themselves!

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muscles, which have begun scream-
ing in protest. As the baby has
assumed more and more control of
my wife's body, sleep has become
an increasingly faded memory. The
baby has made her displeasure at
the way my wife normally sleeps
well-known, forcing my wife to
entertain herself most nights in
trying to find a comfortable posi-
tion to sleep. Generally, she suc-
ceeds, if only for a little while. The
baby has some stopwatch that sfie
uses to decide how long her
mommy allowed to rest in any
given position. Once the time is up,
she kicks up a storm, forcing her
mother to again try to find a
comfortable position.

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While most might find these
antics amusing, it is not until our
cats get involved that these sadly
comedic events really get going.
We have two cats, Sam and
Twinkie. Sam, the more rambunc-
tious of the two fur demons, loves
to ambush Twinkie in the wee
hours of the morning, creating a
loud racket that usually only ends
when I toss a book at them.

While this is normal cat behav-
ior, baby Maia has decided to join
her brothers in bringing us early-
morning misery. When they begin
to play, she hears them and wants
to play too. She usually does this by
attempting to kick Tfield goals with
my wife's bladder, or by beating the
inside of my wife's stomach until
my wife is forced to move around,
trying to find a more comfortable
position, and this waking me up, as
well. She said once that she'd like
to kick all three of them out, and let
them amuse themselves downstairs,
but Maia's unborn condition defeats
that idea. So, almost every night
from midnight to 2:30, four to five,
and 6:15 to 6:45, we know that the
were all going to be awake, thanks
to baby Maia and her brothers.

Most times when Maia's feeling
playful, nothing will calm her

down. Recently, night we discov- |]

ered a sure way to calm her down
in the middle of the night. Baby
Maia was simply not letting us rest,
refusing to settle down, no matter
what we did. Sam, who usually
loves to hop into bed with us,
jumped in as usual, settling be-
tween my wife and I. He kneaded
the blankets, issuing an orgasmi-
cally content purring as he did so.
Since this is normal for him, we
ignored him, until my wife got a
funny look on her face. She's
calmed down, she said, amazed.
Naturally, we were ecstatic! We
might be able to sleep! Needless to
say, we were extremely happy with
this turn of events. _
Then, a problem was revealed to
. Sam, apparently sensing my
dden change of sae regard-
ing his being in the bed, decided to
be contrary and left! I've generally
been opposed to allowing the cats
in the but, since the cats make
up their own rules, I'd given up that
fight long ago. Now, I want them
there, they won't do it.
Figures.

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Aside from their mental

babies have demonstrated the abil-
ity to reduce any woman (and by
connection, the man) to a state of
horror. My wife has clothing that
has been desi as "My
Favorite." For example, she'll be
looking for "My Favorite Bra" or
oMy Favorite Jeans." If those
objects of her affection can not be
found, she will sink into a slight
level of depression until the objects
are found. (Personally, I think a
study should be commissioned on
this: "Clothing and the Addiction
Cycle: An Investigation into the
Fashion Habits of Women.")

Ordinarily, this is not a problem.

After all, any man develops a sixth
sense related to wear these items of
clothing are at any given time. My
wife can start to ask, "Baby, have
you seen My....," and, without
looking up from what I'm doing, I
can reply, oIt's upstairs in the
closet. � Of course, then follows the
struggle for dominance in who will
be the one to journey ALL the way
upstairs to retrieve the item. A
smart man will give in nearly

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to put on what she
classifies as "My Favorite Jeans."
She had worn them only three days
earlier, and, abruptly, they're fitting
more snugly than before. She is
outraged, of course, over this turn

of events, which is the result of the
baby's growing influence upon its
surrounding environment. The next

day, just to test my wife's sanity, the
jeans fit perfectly. Then, the follow-
ing week, she can not get into them
at all, thus ensuring a rampage that
last about 48 hours (and is due, no
doubt, to the baby's growing mental
influence).

Aside from the clothing issue,
there is another matter which must
be addressed when dealing with the
effect of the baby on its host. One
morning, we noticed a significant
change in my wife's appearance. To
put it delicately, her ocups runneth
over." The baby had decided it was

ounce bottle.

It didn't stop there. Aside from -
her being more fleshy than before,
her hair and nails are growing at an
exponential rate, making sleeping
in the same bed with her an
exercise in pure courage and
daring. I've lost count of how many
times I've moved in close to
snuggle her, only to be choked
moments later by her hair, which
seems to have developed its own
will, and keeps trying to run down
my throat For that matter, the nails
are equally dangerous. Since
they've grown, they try to lacerate
my ankles every chance they get.

All parents, at some point, curse
their children. It's the ultimate in
curses, existing back through his-
tory, all the way to the Garden of
Eden. God, disappointed in His
kids, tossed them out of the house
and doomed them into having kids.
Effectively, what He said was oI

of it for hours, and it simply was
becoming unbearable. In agony, |
asked my wife if I could put my
head in her lap, and let her rub my
temples to ease the pain. She
agreed, so I lay my head in her lap,
the back of my head snug against
her belly, and let her fingers go to

hope you have kids just like you" -- work. After about five minutes or

in other words, willful, stubborn
and disobedient.

Once upon a time, my wife said
"Parents are means......1 cant wait
to be one!" She said that reflecting
on the apparent power a parent has
over their children. What we did
not understand at the time is that
parents don't have any power over
our kids. They, on the other hand,
have power over us. They have so
much power, in fact, that they get
away with abusing us.

Not long ago, | had a blinding
headache. I'd been trying to get rid

The terrifying aspects of chil-

dren notwithstanding, there actu-

are benefits involved with
having children. During this preg-
nancy, we've really discovered who
will be involved in our childs life.
Many people have united in their
desire to help us make this child's
entrance into the world a joyous
and loving one. Our families are
taking the opportunity to get in-
volved, as Maia will be a stronger
dedication to the unity of our

so, I noticed that the ache in the
back of my brain had changed to a
kind of subtle pulsing sensation.
Normally, I'd not find that strange,
except that this pulse had nothing
to do with my own heart rate! I was
just trying to figure out what was
going on when I realized that I was
actually feeling something strike
the back of my head very lightly,
but firmly. Just then, my wife
asked, laughingly curious, "Is she
kicking you?"

Yes, our innocent little daughter
was trying to use my head as a

families.

Despite all the sleepless nights,
having to make late-night runs to
the grocery store or Burger King to
satisfy my wife's evil cravings, or
even the cats flashing us attitude
because we pay the baby more
attention than we do them, | still
wouldn't trade this experience for
the world. There has been nothing
I've experienced in this world that
even compares to the feel of my
baby's movements under my hand,

football. Apparently, she had de-
cided that she didn't feel like
sharing her mother, and so decided
to get rid of me. Either that, or
she'd decided that I was invading
her territory. In any case, she's
become far more active since.

_ Her favorite thing to do when
I'm sleeping is to kick me in the

back. She'll make her mother fid

about in bed until she snuggles
behind me, and her belly is p
against my back. Then, Maia will

roceed to kick the heck out of my

ack until either I move, or her
mother rolls back over---in which
case, waits a bit, then starts all over
again.

Needless to say, I'm a bit
concerned about the ways in which
she amuses herself. After all, if this
is how she is now, what will she be
like after the birth?

hero is hope for the futune

or that is like the light in my wife's
eyes when she feels Maia move
inside her. These moments will
endure forver in my memory, and
will get me through the bad times
that might come later.

Like when our daughter decides
to give the cats haircuts, or feeds
oatmeal to the VCR.

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When Jordan retired from bas-
ketball (again), fans of his athletic
ability, entrepreneurial spirit, and
public relations savvy feared that
Black youth would turn their
attention to destructive role models
- gangster rappers, athletes in
denial about their explicit
responsibilities-- or worst, engulf
themselves in street corner cultural.

Not to worry, parents, Maurice
Ashley, newly honored Chess
Gran et, has stepped into the
spotlight. This 33 year-old chess
player achieved the highest rank in
this game of strategy on March
14th, and became the first Black to
achieve the title, despite the 470
Grandmasters worldwide and the 5
United States Grandmasters. Far
from a scene out of the movie
Fresh, Maurice Ashley's recent
accomplishments provide some ad-

ditional insight into Black
Americas collective culture and
political practices.

First, this achievement lets the
world, but particularly Black youth,
know that the premium paid for
merely focusing on improving their
athletic ability comes at a very high
price. Only a select few make it to
their respective sports professional
level in America. But playgrounds
are filled with dreamers. No, not
MLK-style dreamers, but those
M.J. dreamers who wear Nikes,
trash talk, and shoot from beyond
the arc. Some, however, have not
learned to harness that same fire
and. intensity to drive through a
long division problem, or under-
stand the geometry behind measur-
ing the angles that intersect an arc.

Maurice Ashley's talent was not
displayed on a basketball court but
on a chess board--perhaps mixing
the defensive strategies of a Box-
and-One with Queens Indian
Defense (Paris Open) 1989, or
exchanging drives to the hoop for
high screens set with Bishops and
Rooks that eventually would check
the King. If Michael Jordan did
someth..1g for Black youth through
basketball, Maurice Ashley can do
that for Black youth through the
game of chess.

Second, the game of chess is a
lot like politics. Pieces are allowed
to make only specified movements,
rank in power, and have definite
value once captured. The objective
of chess is simple: checkmate the
King. Pawns, Knights, Bishops,
Rooks (castles), and a Queen are all
used in a variety of strategic moves
designed to force the King into
capture. Politics assigns value to
pieces: Black voters, White voters,
Hispanic voters, | Democrats,
Republicans, governors, senators,
and mayors. The objective of this
game: capture the White House.
Unfortunately, like chess that as-
signs Pawns the lowest numerical
value, politics assigns Black voters
(political pawns) the lowest value
in coalition building.

Like Pawns, Black voters are
moved to divert attention from
more aggressive, higher valued
pieces like Bishops (governors) and
Queens (former vice-presidents),
and to set up the White House for
capture. In fact, skilled chess
players like myself are familiar
with pawn promotion-- where
pawns that move across the board
six squares can become promoted to
another piece of your choice. The

f

Relationship problems? Depression that never
seems to end? Feeling scared? Alone? Confused
about where your life is going?

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1998 midterm elections allowed
Black voters (previously with defi-
nite attacking and moving limita-
tions) to be maneuvered by the
Democratic Party in protection of
the White House. Maybe the 2000
presidential elections will deter-
mine whether Black Pawns will
become more maneuverable and
hence valuable Knights or Bishops.
Interestingly enough, in chess
there is a move called castling, in

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which the closest Rook to the King }

can be placed on the immediate
opposite side of the King. Castling
Queens Side gives the King more
room to move behind the wall of
protecting Pawns protect the King
from vertical or diagonal attacks,
the Rook protects the King from
both vertical and horizontal at-
tacks. When opponents attack, the

Pawns and the Rook are dispensed
to give the King opportunity to
move and escape capture, some-
times they are sacrificed for that
specific p .

Remember how Clinton and the
Democratic Party used the 1992
Black vote to claim the White
House, used the Black vote in 1998
to send a message to posturing and
attacking Republicans. Clinton (the
Grandmaster) distanced the White
House (the King) from the interests
of Black voters by attacking
Jackson at his own convention,
withdrawing the nomination of
Lani Guinier as assistant secretary
for civil rights, mishandling nomi-
nees Henry Foster and Jocelyn
Elders, and\by not aggressively
countering the (now unproven)
allegations made against former
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy.
Let us not forget how Clinton
deformed welfare, diminished the
office through a sex scandal, used
Vernon Jordan and Betty Currie as
possible scapegoats, and used Rosa
Parks, the CBC, and Sammy Sosa
as draws for Black and Hispanic
America.

Maurice Ashley clearly follows
the tradition of Harold Washington,
a Black Congressman from
Chicago who became the mayor in
a racially charged, political ma-
chine versus Black grassroots or-
ganization contest in 1983.
Washington and his followers cre-
ated an independent political party,
the Harold Washington Party,
testament to the political sophisti-
cation necessary for Black voters to
secure policies amenable to their
interests. By 1986 Washington and
his allies had defeated many of the
machine politicians and secured a
majority of the seats on the city
council. He died abruptly after
winning reelection in 1987. For
i and Ashley,
be Black
whether in politics or chess.

Indeed, Maurice Ashley is an
example that the expressions of
Black youth do not have to be
segregated into athletic facilities or

rap videos. Not only is chess a
thinking game, but an opportunity
for youth to learn about politics and

life. The games of politics and
chess do not have to be the sole
province of white Grandmasters

re! Black Pawns become
Bishops, Rooks, or Knights in the
year 2000.

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Women sari largely denied & mn
voice in i icy in No
Carotina "from ool boards to
corporate boards. ~

That's what is revealed by a
recent study on gender bias on the
boards of 40 of North Carolina's
most important corporations, non-
profit foundations, and state gov-
ernment.

and commissions important? Just

i how male-dominated are these

boards? The study, conducted by
the North Carolina Women's Forum
(NCWF), sheds new light on the

i under- representation of women in
y the boardroom.

Women in this country own
some 8 million business
enterprises--about one third of all
U.S. businesses. These women-
owned enterprises employ about
one quarter of the country's work-
force, roughly the same as all of the
Fortune 500's workforce combined.
yet women make up only ten
percent of the boards of America's
Fortune 500 companies.

The NCWF study shows that
women represent an even smaller
share of the trustees of leading
companies in North Carolina. Four
of the leading companies in our
state--R.J. Reynolds Tobacco

Company, Burlington Industries, -

Family Dollar Stores and Jefferson

Why is gender balance on boards

Pilot Insurance Company--have no
women serving on their boards. Of
the 11 = traded companies
muver only Lowe's Companies
and Food Lion match or exceed the
national average.

The same pattern of gender
imbalance can be seen on philan-
thropic boards. The 18 North
Carolina foundations in the NCWF
study include the largest and most
influential philanthropies in the
state, together they account for
approximately 75 percent of all
foundation assets in North
Carolina. Although women consti-
tute only 30 percent of the trustees
of private foundations nationwide,
they are significantly worse in
North Carolina's nonprofit organi-
zations. ".

Eleven of the 18 important
foundations in the study have fewer
women on their boards than the 30
percent national average, and two--
Janirve and Wachovia--have no
female trustees at all. Only Bank of
America Foundation, with women
in 62 percent of the directors T posts,
can be congratulated for completely
removing barriers to board mem-
bership for women and giving them
the opportunity to fully share in the
foundation's policy-making proc-
ess.

Looking at state government,
Governor Hunt appointed 840
women to 400 state boards and
commissions between 1993 and

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dominated.

For example, the study notes that

women, who make up roughly half
of North Carolina's workforce, hold
only 19 percent of the seats on our
state's Economic Development
Board--even though North Carolina
law provides that intments to
that board "should reflect the ethnic
and gender diversity of the State as
nearly as possible."

hold only 6 percent of the seats on
the State Banking Commission,
only 16 percent of the seats on the
University of North Carolina's
Board of Governors, and 30 percent
of the seats on the State Board of
Community Colleges; only 31 per-
cent of the seats on the state Board
of education, the governing board
of North Carolina's public school

system.

North Carolina women are being
denied their rightful voice in the
policymaking process. Boards and
commissions are making critical
decisions every day about how to
spend large sums of public dollar,
about who has access to credit to

start a business or build a home or
get an education, and about what
areas of the state get resources to
support development and attract
new jobs. Talented, qualified
women are available for appoint-
ment to the boards that make
critical decisions. Consider these
facts:

** Almost half of the law and
business from North
Carolina's colleges and universities
are awarded to women. Why aren't
more of these women on the State
Banking Commission or the
Economic Development Board?

** More than half of North
Carolina's college graduates are
women. Whey aren't more women
on the governing boards of our state
colleges and universities and our
public school system?

Clearly, North Carolina has a
long way to go if it is to tap the
talent of all of our citizens.
Appointing women to powerful
state boards and commissions
would help change the unfair mix
of policymakers--and contribute to -
wise decision making

Florry Glasser is chair of the
research committee of the North
Carolina Women's Forum.

(This article, originally publihed
under the title "Women in the
Boardroom," was provided by the
North Carolina Editorial Forum.)

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The California businessman who
helped lead successful initiatives to
end affirmative action in California
and Washington state says he will
make Florida his next battleground.

"Florida is going to be a target
for our national movement," Ward
Connerly told the St. Petersburg
Times in a telephone interview
March 13. "I have concluded there
is a problem in Florida."

Connerly, a Black conservative,
is a member of the University of
California Board of Regents, which

in 1995 voted to end racial
preferences in college admissions.

He also pushed for Proposition
209, a 1996 ballot measure ap-
proved by voters that eliminated
race and gender preferences in state
hiring, contracting and education.

A poll commissioned by
Connerly within the past five weeks
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state contracts should be color-
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g It L

By Dr. Lenora Fulani

I just got back from a trip to
Minnesota where I had the opportu-
nity to speak to a student leadership
conference about Black empower-
ment. My message was that far
from it being the case that Blacks
should remain loyal to the
Democratic Party, as most Black
leaders (mostly Democrats) are
advising, it was time for the Black
community to join up with the
independent movement. In
Minnesota that meant the Reform
Party whose candidate, Jesse
Ventura, was just elected Governor.

You all know the Ventura story.
A major upset on the Democrats
and Republicans. Ventura got 46%
of voters ages 18 to 29. Forty
percent of those with an income of
less than $15,000 annually, and a
similar percentage from all but the
top income group. Thirty-three
percent of Democrats voted for him
and 28% of Republicans. He drew
most heavily from voters who
consider themselves to be liberal,
44%--or moderate, 40%. Black
leaders in the state have told me
that Ventura got a significant
portion of the Black vote, though I

ve seen no exit polls which give
a percentage. Ventura was the
populist candidate who united di-
verse constituencies behind an
anti-establishment, pro-political re-
form message.

I got to Minnesota just several
weeks after a controversy between
some Black leaders and the new
governor had hit the news. Leaders
of the Coalition of Black Churches
in Minneapolis had requested a

Randolph Staten.

ately got into an intense discussion.
Rev. Staten was upset with Ventura.
He felt that he was being hostile to
the Black community by refusing to
meet. I told Rev. Staten, with all
due respect, that I didn't think that
Gov. Ventura was hostile to the
Black community. I thought we
weren't even on his radar screen. I
asked whether he and the other
Black leadership had done any-
thing to support Ventura's run. He
said no they hadn't taken it
seriously. They thought it was a
joke.
I told him that Ventura's candi-
dacy and independent politics was
not a joke, and that at least some
portion of the Black community
didn't think so either, because they
had voted for him without the
endorsement of Black leaders. He
said that Ventura had to meet to
show his interest in the Black
community. I told the Reverend
that his concept of doing politics
was how Black leaders do politics
in the Democratic party--demand to
be noticed, get some token ac-
knowledgment, a few jobs for Black
Democrats, but no real power for
the Black community.

I welcomed it. This is just what the

Black community needs to be

talking about. At the end, 25

students signed up to join Reform.
For Black folks, i

Minnesota and nationally. If Black
leaders want to get Jesse Ventura's
attention, how about announcing
they're going i
about going out and joining the
Reform Party, signing up their
congregations to leave the
Democratic Party and join the
Reform Party and launching a voter
enrollment drive to bring young
Blacks into independeat litics. I
guarantee you if Rev. Staten did
that, he'd have 15 meetings with
Gov. Ventura. But more impor-
tantly, the Black community in this
state would have made a leadership
move to bring us into a new
political coalition that has the
potential to take us somewhere.

I shared this conversation with
the students at Mankato State and
as soon as the discussion period
opened, a fight broke out over my
posture toward the Black leadership
and Ventura. The dialogue was
heated and intense (and included
several barbs at former Minnesota
Congressman Tim Penny who was
my guest at the event, and who is
an informal advisor to Ventura) and

creating
politics for us and all Americans.

of gesture and

places--hasn't helped the

must be our goal.

Lenora B. Fulani twice ran for

get on the ballot in all fifty states.

http://www. Fulani.org.

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As Black Americans, we have
undergone more name changes
than any other nationality. Yet we
still seem to lack a certain identity.
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often being too embarrassed to
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able to maintain a separate identity
in America? Most importantly,
what type of heritage will future
generations embrace: the one we
realize extends from Africa, or the
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older generations and others of
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other nationalities, the future will
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a thought of the racism and
we endured to build it. Also, being
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generation being brought up in the
aftermath of the civil rights move-
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benefits of affirmative action, our
way of thinking is dramatically
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By Mrs, Beatrice Maye
(information provided from
Etiquette by Emily Post)

America is made up of many
ethnic groups and many religious
faiths. Inevitably this causes a
certain amount of strife and tension
at times, which can almost invaria-
bly be traced to lack of knowledge
or to misunderstanding. If we only
had the wisdom to recognize that,
and the tolerance to accept other
people's religious practices in the
same spirit we exhibit toward our
own, our lives would be greatly
enriched. If parents understood the
importance of instilling the Golden
Rule deep in their children's hearts
much of the belligerence and
selfishness in the world would

sappear.

Since all religions seek to im-
prove man's condition and to
achieve the ultimate good, children
should be taught that every other
religion, as well as their own,

merits not only the devotion of its
followers but the respect of people
of other faiths. A knowledge of the
information contained in this arti-

cle will help you with problems that

you encounter in your own church,
and also in your contacts with
members of other religions.

SUNDAY SERVICE

CLOTHING:

Although clothing restrictions
for church have been greatly re-
laxed in recent years, the correct
dress is still conservative. Even
today women do not wear slacks or
shorts to conventional church serv-
ices.

Hats are no longer required in:
any of the Christian churches, but
in Orthodox Jewish synagogues
married women are required to
wear some form of head covering--
even a wig. Many women still fell
more at ease wearing a hat or veil
at regular services, and older
Catholic women, who grew up on
the days when the hats were
required, rarely enter a church
without at least a scarf over their
heads. In any case it is always to
wear a hat to church, and if you
like to wear them and feel that they
are becoming to you, by all means
do so. Don't let the fact that you are
in the minority make you uncom-
fortable.

Men never wear hats in
Christian churches--they always do
in synagogues.

Gloves are worn less often than
they used to be and generally only
when the weather is cold. However,
even in summer, light cotton or
nylon gloves odress up" your
costume, and they are always
correct. In the past gloves were kept
on all during the church service--

today they are removed. It is far
easier to turn the pages of the
hymnal or prayer book without
gloves on, and in those faiths where

the communion wafer is placed on
the palm, gloves must be removed
before going to the altar.

SEATING:

When there are ushers at a
service, all members of the congre-
gation are escorted to a pew,
although the women do not take the
usher Ts arm as they do at a
wedding. The usher leads the way
to a vacant seat and stands aside
while the arrival--whether single or
a couple--steps in. Women precede
their husbands into the pew, going
in far enough to allow room for
him--and for children or others
who may be with them. Early
arrivals at a wedding or first
communion keep the choice
seats on the aisle so that they can
see the proceedings, but at weekly
services, those who are already in
the pews should move over to make
room for later arrivals, rather than
force the newcomers to climb over
them.

When a couple leaves their pew
to go to the altar for communion,
they need not "switch." The hus-
band steps out and walks to the
communion rail; his wife follows
him. They return in whichever
order is most practical, although,
again, the man lets the woman go
into the pew first.

THE OFFERING
Although there is no fixed rule

about it, a husband generally puts
the offering into the plate for both
himself and his wife. When a man
takes a girl friend to his church he
contributes for both of them, but
when a woman asks a man to go to

a service with her they generally
each make a contribution.

BEHAVIOR .IN CHURCH OR
SYNAGOGUE

Reverence is the quality that

ides one's behavior at all relig-
ious services, and while it is
expressed in various ways, in most
faiths quiet, attentiveness, and dig-
nity are the ingredients.

It is perfectly correct to nod,
smile, wave at acquaintances before
a service starts, and if a friends sits
down next to you or in front of you,
you may certainly lean over and
whisper "Hello." You should not,
however, carry on a_ prolonged
conversation, giggle, gossip, or
otherwise make yourself objection-
able to others around you.
Introductions, too, should wait until
after the service.

Occasionally a group of young
people sitting together will forget
themselves--and their neighbors. If
their whispering and laughing
becomes distracting and annoying,
you have a fight--in fact an
obligation--to remind them of
where they are. If they refuse to
listen or pay attention to you, you
should, after the service, report
their behavior to the clergyman.

The roof of the church, in
somewhat the same was as does a
hostess's roof at her home, provides
an excuse for strangers to become
friends. Although you are not
expected to speak to people you do
not know at each service, those who
attend regularly and recognize each
other should feel free to chat
casually after the services. Also, in
small congregations it is both
proper and friendly to greet a
visitor who you know is not a
regular member of the congrega-

tion.

parish

church of one faith to another, 4t is
only courteous to inform the clergy-
man of your old church, or at least
the parish secretary. In some de-
inati parish is assessed
according to the number of regis-
tered members, and therefore its
financial condition can be harmed
if a member who moves away is
stilled enrolled but not contribut-
ing.
If your desire to make a change
is due to the fact that you are not
getting what you think you should

m your particular faith, or
perhaps your views are not com-
patible with those of the clergyman,
your problem is more difficult. You
owe him an explanation of your
reasons for changing parishes,
either by letter or in person.
Although it may be difficult try to
be very honest and clear, because
while he may be hurt or upset at the
time, your criticisms and comments
may help him to see some of his
failings and to serve his congrega-
tion better.

ATTENDING A SERVICE OF
ANOTHER FAITH

When you have an opportunity
to visit a church of another faith, or
a synagogue if you are a Christian,
do so. It is a broadening and
enriching experience, and you will
come away with more understand-
ing of people whose beliefs are
different from yours. If you are
secure and sincere in your own
beliefs, attending another service

with an open mind will strengthen,
rather than weaken, them.

Unless some part of the service
is opposed to your religious convic-

when they stand, sing when they
sing, pray when they pray. If there
part in which you do not wish
participate, simply sit quietly
til that portion of the service is
tr.

A Protestant need not cross
himself nor genuflect when he
enters his pew in a Catholic church.
No one must kneel if his custom is
to pray seated in the pew. All he
need do is bend forward and bow
his head. But insofar as the
proceedings are not objectionable to
you, you will get more from the
strange service, and perhaps be
more comfortable, if you do as the
others are doing.

Christian men keep their hats on
in synagogues--there are yarmulkas
available to visitors who come
without a hat.

If you are taking communion in
a church that is strange to you,
watch what the congregation does
and follow their lead. You will
derive the same comfort and
strength from the Host whether you
receive it at the altar rail as do
Catholics and Episcopalians and
certain other communicants, or it is
passed to you in the pew as in
Presbyterian and some other
Protestant churches.

When you attend church while
you are away from home, you
should make a contribution when
the offering plate is passed. Even
though you have contributed your
full share to your home parish your
donation is a way of saying "Thank
you" to the church you are visiting.
Also, while the larger part of your

offering may go to that particullit

church a percentage goes to the
church as a whole and helps in its

support.

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by Dr. George A. Hawkins

The Apostles, although un-
learned men, were evidently of
strong character, and, under the

' Lords teachings, their lack of

worldly wisdom and education was
more than compensated for in the
spirit of a sound mind.

The duty of the Apostles was
one of service--- they were to serve
one another, to serve the Lord, and
to lay down their lives for the
brethren. These services were to be
rendered especially in connection

with the promotion of the Gospel.
They were partakers of the pre-
anointing that had already come
upon their Master-- the same
anointing which pertains to all of
the Royal Priesthood, and is de-
scribed by the prophet, saying: The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me
because he hath anointed me to
preach good tidings unto the
meek....to bind up the broken-

hearted..... (Isiah 61: 1, 2; Luke 4:
17-21).
Although this anointing did not

come directly upon them until

Pentecost, they had previously had
a foretaste of it in that the Lord
conferred upon them a share of His
Holy Spirit power when he sent
them out to preach. But even in
this, special opportunity for pride
was taken away when later on our
Lord sent seventy others forth to do
a similar work and empowered
them to perform miracles in His
name. The real work of the
Apostles did not, therefore, begin
in the proper sense of the word
until they had received the Holy
Spirit at Pentecost. There, a special

manifestation of divine power was
conferred upon them-- not only the
Holy Spirit and gifts of the Spirit,
but also, and especially, power to
bestow these gifts upon others who
distinguished themselves from all
others of the church. Other believ-
ers were counted in as members of
the anointed of Christ, and
made partakers of His Spirit to the
newness of life. However, none
could have a gift and special
manifestation except as conferred
through these Apostles.

These gifts of miracles, tongues,

interpretation of tongues, etc., in no
sense took the place of the fruits of
the Holy Spirit, yet they did mark
the Apostles as special servants or
representatives of the Lord in the
work of founding the church. (First
Corinthians 12: 7-10; 13: 1-3)

Dr. George A. -Hawkins is the
pastor of the Tabernacle Church of
Deliverance in Greenville.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Tobacco
have safer

cigarettes that would have cut the
health risks of smoking and pre-
vented thousands of deaths, re-
searchers said March 3.

A new report from the rial
Cancer Research Fund (I and
Action on Smoking and Health
(ASH) showed the international
tobacco industry had 57 US.f

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cigarettes would have been expen- f
sive and an admission that the f
existing ones were "unsafe."

"The cigarette is like a dirty

inge for taking the drug nico-
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tobacco companies could have j
made it less dirty," said Dr Martin j
Jarvis, of the ICRF.

He told a news conference to
launch the report that all smokers
want is nicotine, but what they get
are about 4,000 other compounds in
the smoke, many of which are
dangerous.

"The tobacco companies are
failing to deal with the many toxic
compounds in the smoke," he said,
adding that even a small improve-
ment could save thousands of lives.

John Carlisle, of the Tobacco
Manufacturers T Association, said
the allegations were unsubstanti-
ated. He said the industry would
look at the report to see if there
were items that needed further
investigation.

"We don't believe there are any
further developments that need
considering at the moment," he told
Reuters.

"What we do refute are the
allegations that we are trying to
keep anything secret. We are an

open industry. We talk to the
government regularly. Patents are
published and so is much of the
scientific evidence."

The British Medical Association
said the tobacco ind has a
moral obligation to their
products as safe as possible.

"There are many toxic emissions
which technology can eliminate
from tobacco smoke and the to-

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f CHICAGO (AP)-- Researchers ex-

amining the relationship between
mothers who smoke and their
child's adult behavior say babies of
smokers could be at a higher risk of
turning into criminals.

Although such links have been
studied in children and teen-agers,
researchers say a study published in
this month's Archives of General
Psychiatry is the first to examine
the relationship between mothers
who smoke and the actions of their
mature offspring.

While stopping short of saying
that babies whose mothers smoked
while pregnant will become crimi-
nals, researchers say their findings
are significant.

oOur results support our hy-
pothesis that maternal smoking
during 3 preenancy is related to
increased rates of crime in adult

offspring," the authors wrote, add-
ing that the results osuggest an
additional critical reason to support
public health efforts aimed at
improving maternal health behav-
iors during pregnancy."

However an expert not involved
in the study said there is not

determining the effects of smoking
on the brain of developing fetuses
and to see if specific agents in
tobacco smoke can be more directly
linked to antisocial behavior, they
said.

A spokeswoman for Patricia
Brennan, the study's lead author
and a researcher at Emory's
Department of Psychology, could
not be reached for comment.

But David Fe Nn, a psychi-
atric epidemiologist at the
Christchurch School of Medicine in
New Zealand, said there is not
enough research to add prenatal
smoking to the list of established
risk factor for adult crimes.

Fergusson, who wrote an edito-
rial accompanying the article, said
the study did not rule out the
possibility that genetics - not
smoking - caused behavior prob-
lems.

"Mothers who smoke during

enough research to say that prena-
tal smoking can be risk factor for
adult crimes.

The researchers from Emory
University in Atlanta, the
University of Southern California
and the Institute of Preventive
Medicine in Denmark based their
findings on data for 4,169 males
born in Copenhagen between
September 1959 and December
1961 and studied the men's arrest
histories at age 34.

The number of cigarettes their
mothers had smoked during the
third trimester of pregnancy af-
fected the men's arrests for nonvio-
lent and violent crimes as adults,
even after factoring out other
possible causes such as alcohol use,
divorce, income and home environ-
ment, researchers said in the study,
which was released Sunday.

Only one other risk factor -
delivery complications - was found

pregnancy are often young women
who have previous misconduct
problems and there is quite an
inheritability of misconduct prob-
lems," Fergusson said in a tele-
phone interview. ;

to be significant.

Researchers found that more
than a quarter of the men whose
mothers had the highest levels of
smoking and delivery complica-
tions were arrested for a violent
crime as an adult.

Further study should be aimed at

"Lunchables" may not be "eatable �

(CBS News)--More than 300 mil-
lion prepackaged lunch meals like
Oscar Meyer Lunchables were sold
last year, at a cost of almost $700
million. Kids like them and moms
buy them. But do they know that
these packaged meals are high in
fat, sodium and sugar?

Shari Bilt, a dietician with New
York Weill Cornell Center in New
York City, points out that meals
like Lunchables are convenient,
require no preparation, and they're
appealing to kids.

and it's not very healthy."

Claire Reegan, of Oscar Meyer,
which makes Lunchables, re-
sponds: oLunchables make lunch
easy for busy moms and fun for
kids. They should be eaten in
moderation. No one suggests they
should be eaten every day, no more
than an adult should eat a steak
dinner every day. But as an
occasional choice, they're perfectly
fine. All foods should be eaten in
moderation. For moms who want to
go that route we do offer low fat

But, she says, if you look at them versions."

more closely you'll see that their
portions of meat and cheese are
small. That will leave many kids
hungry in the afternoons, so they'll
go for junk food.

Even more important, Bilt also
notes these lunches are high in
saturated fat, the kind that's bad for
your heart. They're also high in
sugar and salt and provide no
dietary fiber or fresh fruits or
vegetables, all things kids should
be eating.

Says Bilt, "A baloney and cheese

Lunchables has as much fat as a
McDonalds cheeseburger and fries,
as much sugar as three peanut
butter cups and as much salt as six
individual size bags of chips."
Some of the lunch packs come

with a drink and desert, that also
poses a problem. The drinks in-
cluded are usually high in sugar
and low in nutritional value. Worse
yet, it means kids aren't having
milk with their lunch. Milk is an
important part of a child's diet. And
they're not cheap, either. The ones

with a drink and candy cost
between $2.39 and $2.79.

The calorie range of 350 to 550
isn't. bad for elementary school
kids, Bilt says. But, she adds, it's
where the calories are coming from
that matters.

As an alternative, Bilt suggests a

turkey and cheese sandwich on
whole wheat bread, carrots and
some low fat cookies. This meal
has about 450 calories but only 7

of fat and and it includes 8

of fiber. Bilt suggests you
use plastic containers _ like
Tupperware that are divided into
sections, much ike those pre-

ckaged lunches have.

pe wThe truth is, � says Bilt, "if you
want your child to eat a healthy

lunch. you'll have to spend some
ene preparing it. Prepackaged food
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abuse. At least 7 million children
have alcoholic parents. Alcohol
abuse and violence typically are
manifestations of stress in families

to paycheck with-
resources tO meet

living
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emergencies.
More and more households are
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By D. Hector McEachern

dren under 5 years old require care

; while their mothers work. An

An Ashanti proverb states, "The additional 22.3 million children.
ruin of a nation begins in the between 5 and 14 years old have
homes of its people. � working mothers--many of these
This West African saying was youngsters require care during

crafted on a theory that rings true
today. Families are the backbone of
our country because of the critical
role they play in the physical,
spiritual, emotional and social de-
velopment of children--who grow
up to raise families of their own.
With this in mind, it is understand-
able that civic, religious and politi-
cal leaders fret over the dramatic
social, demographic and economic
changes society has endured.
Families today are confronted by
challenges that did not exist a
generation ago. Consider that the

non-school hours. The increased
time spent at work has reduced the
time parents can devote to their
families.
For African Americans, more
children are raised by a single-
nt than in homes where there is
th a mother and father to share
the burden. Research from sociolo-
gists indicates that the likelihood of
a young male to engage in criminal
activity doubles if he is raised
without a father. Similarly, the
prevalence of delinquency among
children from broken homes is 10

no guarantee that a child will be
raised in a nurturing environment.
Marriage alone does not ensure that

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adolescents, or make good choices
every day.

Regardless of the structure, fam-
ily stability can be strengthened if
parents develop strategies and a
network of resources to cope with
the demands placed upon them.
Providing such a network is the
objective of the National Black
Family Summit. For. the past 13
years, the University of South
Carolina's College of Social Work
and the Columbia, S.C., Urban
League have endeavored to raise
awareness about the depravation
under pressure. Since 1986 these
two entities have been the driving
force behind the annual summit.

The National Black Family
Summit is built upon a foundation
that recognizes that the importance
of family is not new to African
Americans. The crises that chal-
lenge families usually are the result
of external pressures, not from any
inherent weakness.

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successfully persevered despite the
overwhelming obstacles society has
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tribute.

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I have come to the conclusion
that there is a major problem in
men and women's relationships and
commitments today: God has taken
a back seat in most American
families. I believe the average
American family has no morals, no
standards. Without standards, we
have no foundation to build rela-
tionships with others.

It all begins with love for the
immediate family. If a man or
women doesn't have a good founda-

tion with his parents, sisters and

brothers, then it is literally impossi-
ble for them to have a good
relationship with their spouse, or
whomever they fall in love with. I
believe that, until men begin to
gain respect for women, it will be
hard to ey and harmony
of a happy y.

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heard women say, "Where are the
good men?" My answer to them is,

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man will find you." Likewise, if a
man says, "I want a good woman",
then I would suggest that he
prepare himself as a good man.

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Who Is Phil Higgs?

WHO IS PHILLIP HIGGS?

Phillip Higgs was born to Mr. and
Mrs. William and Addie McCarter
. Higgs, on March 12, 1956, in
Beaufort County. He attended Pitt
County Schools and obtained a

_ degree in Auto Mechanics, special-

izing in transmission repair. He left
the North Carolina area to reside in
Union, New Jersey, where he
started his first transmission repair
shop. He expanded two transmis-
sion shops in New Jersey that are
presently being managed by his
brothers. He then returned to North
Carolina and opened American
Transmission.
As a single parent, he didn't only

raise his children, but adopted
other children. He became a mentor
for many. Mr. Higgs is a hard
working man with strong family
values.

Soon after relocating to
Greenville, he met and has grown
to cherish the friendship of the
outgoing SCLC president, Mr.
Bennie Rountree; Mr. Rountree
became a father figure and a
mentor to Mr. Higgs and Mr. Higgs
loves and respects him dearly.
Following in the footsteps of Mr.
Rountree for many years took him
many places, including the White
House. For the past fifteen years he
was a faithful armor bearer sup-
porting in any and every way he
could, working to make this com-
munity a better place for all
citizens. He has led two iMmpéortant �
marches for civil rights--one in
Wilmington, N.C., and the other in
Goldsboro, N.C. Both of these
marches proved to be very success-
ful. He has also won settlements in
the courtroom, one for $275,000.00
and the other for T$554,000.00. He
is also the recipient of the prestig-
ious "Thurgood Marshall Award"

presented to him by the SCLC. Mr.
Higgs T work speaks to us to inform
us that he is a very capable leader.
Mr. Higgs has a passion for

racing cars and motorcycles. He
took a lot of his earnings to help
the elderly and children. Mr. Higgs
is looking forward to serving the
community as President of the
Eastern Regional Pitt County.

HIS STATEMENT OF
PURPOSE:

** To help make people of all races
a successful people, particularly our
youth.

** To develop a "Youth SCLC".

** To promote economic develop-
ment (low income housing, career
development, programs for the
elderly.

** To promote Christian Principles
within our membership and our
communities.

** To educate youth and adults in
the area of social responsibility,
leadership potential and commu-
nity service.

** To ensure economic justice and
civil rights in the areas of discrimi-
nation and affirmative ac-
tion.

** To eradicate environmental
facism wherever it exists.

Ladies and gentlemen, The
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference is proud to present to
you, a man of grace, a man of
honor, a man of power, our
president--

your servant, Mr. Phillip E. Higgs.

Be,

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for only a short time. I believe

if you observe and listen to a
person's conversation they basically
tell you what they are about. In this
man, I perceive servitude, honesty,
and openness, much patience and
long-suffering, blended with a spe-
cial love for all people, regardless
of race or gender. He is a leader, an
entrepreneur, and a teacher. A

parent, counselor, and just a "down
right good friend." Thank you, Mr.
Higgs, for doing God's will, and
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Leadership Conference to many
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A COMMENTARY ON SCLC
PRESIDENT PHIL HIGGS

By Pamela Foreman

"PHIL" HIGGS--That is a positive
statement within itself to the Pitt
County community. A man of very
few words, he lets his actions speak
for him. You always find him to be
meek and humble with a smile
upon his face, eager to help
someone in any way that he
possible can--whether it is provid-
ing recognition for the youth, or
helping make "WHO'S GOT
GAME?" a reality, working on a
neighbor's vehicle, aiding in the
effort to rename West Fifth Street,

or just pausing for a moment to
offer a kind word to brighten
someone's day. I would like to take |
this time to congratulate Mr. |
Phillip Higgs, Sr. on bein ap-
pointed the President o e

Southern Christian Leadership

Conference. With his vision and

zeal, I believe that he will take this

organization, as well as this com-

munity, to new heights.

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WASHINGTON, D.C.---The
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Owned Broadcasters (NABOB)
held their 15th Annual
Communications Awards Dinner
on March 18. The dinner was
organized in order to recognize and
honor various individuals who have
made significant achievements in

the broadcasting communications
field.

Honorees were actor Danny
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NABOB Mickey Leland Public
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personality Tom Joyner, who was
awarded with the NABOB Pioneer
in Broadcasting Award; singer and
community activist Lauryn Hill,
who received the NABOB

Entertainer of the Year Award; Hal
Jackson, who received the NABOB
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the NABOB Oscar Micheaux
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gospel singer Shirley Caesar, who
received the NABOB Pioneer in
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The National Association of
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Will Smith stars in movie remake of "The Wild, Wild West"

Now this is a story all about how
his life got flip turned upside-down
and I'd like to take a moment, just
sit right there, I'm going to tell you

bout how he became the Prince of
Bel-Air.

Or, perhaps that should be, "the
artist formerly known as the Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air.

Mr. Jiggy, perhaps?

Whatever you call him, one
thing is clear about the 30-year-old

actor/rapper/song-writer.....his
middle name must be "superstar."

While growing up in
Philadelphia, Smith was seen as a
pretty much good student student
on the path to becoming a computer
engineer. But, as he describes it,
one day he discovered something
amazing: he could get girls to like
him if he was funny. So, he started
hamming it up.

Of course, he didn't just need to
use his sense of humor to woo the
ladies, of course. It helped that his
first album had sold while he was
still in high school, rocketing his
popularity in school straight to the
top.

"There's nothing like being in
high school with a hit record,"
Smith says. "You can really chill at
the prom."

The next few years were a roller
coaster ride of Grammys, expensive
cars, and money to burn......until
the money ran out. The first million

dollars that Smith had earned had
all been spent. "Suddenly I had six
cars but I didn't have enough
money for gas," he says.

Smith regrouped. When he was
offered the chance to do The Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air, he vowed to be
smarter this time around. He
learned about money management.
As The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
gained in popularity, Smith's
money was managed wisely.

But his career, as impressive as
it was, didn't end there. Starring in
the hit movies Bad Boys,
Independence Day, Men In Black,
and Enemy of the State, took his
career even further. Not that he's
given up on his music: his latest
album, Big Willie Style, was a huge

Mis latest project, the movie
remake of the old television series

Wild Wild West, stars Smith in the
lead role of Federal Marshal Jim
Kline

West. Kevin and

Shakespearean legend Kenneth
Branagh round out the cast for the
movie, which is directed by Barry
Sonnenfeld (who also directed Men
In Black, The Addams Family,
Addam's Family Values, and Get
Shorty). The planned release date
for Wild Wild West is July 4.

But, stardom aside, how does
Smith translate from the big screen
to the real world? After his first
marriage ended in divorce, Smith is
now happily married to actress Jada
Pinkett-Smith. But, when it came
time for their son to be born, was
The Fresh Prince still "jiggy with
it?"

"It was 11 p.m. when her water
broke and I just lost it," Smith
laughs. "Oh, it was bad. The flop
sweat stared pouring off of me."

"We live an hour outside the city,
which is a little tough. I'm going,
like, 120 miles per hour down the
freeway," he says. "I'm scouring the
dashboard trying to do that Men In

Black move where I hit that little
red button that makes the car drive
sideways between traffic.

How did the big movie star hold
up when his son actually arrived?
Smith actually looks sheepish as he
responds. "No, I didn't exactly
faint. Come on, I've seen Alien and
Aliens." He immediately puts out a
message to his wife: "Honey, I am
still really sorry, but I only took a
nap because you were so busy!"

Even though he ended up
stretched out flat on the floor of the
delivery room, Smith's meteoric
rise to success still continues.

"I might want to become the
President of the United States," he
says with an evil grin. "I am the
most confident man you know and
I think I can do anything."

How would he handle his oppo-
nents? "Back off," Smith acts out
the debate. "You don't want to get
crushed under the foot of Big Will."

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Sale Price o4,208.00, '999 Down + Tax + Tag + Doc Fee.

1991 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible, Auto.
Sale Price o4,296, "900 Down + Tax +Tag + Doc Fee.

1992 Isuzu Rodeo V-6, A/C
Gale Price "6,495.00, "1,409 Down + Tax + Tag + Doc Fee.

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GREENVILLE, N.C.
Evans St. Ext. Across from Kroger and Chick-Fil-A
353-5191