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Serving Eastern North Carolina Since 1981
Article from Tri-State Defender
March 25-29, 2000
By Larry Reeves
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. has
made it one of his priorities. So
has the Rev. Al Sharpton follow-
ing the excessive shooting in New
York of Amadou Diallo. Even
Johnny Cochran has joined the
circle of civil rights activists
pledging legal action against po-
lice for racial profiling. Jackson
and the others contend - it Ts a
national crisis, and charge Black
and Latino youths are the most
susceptible.
While several prominent police
organizations nationally refute the
claims, there are some cops who
prefers the opposite. oRacial
profiling is a reality, ? an under-
cover cop in Atlanta told the
Tri-State Defender.
oIt not only occurs in Atlanta,
but in almost every city in
America, ? paid the policeman
who asked us not to use his name.
But, TSD discovered. Most
profiling isn Tt random. oA lot
depends on what a_ potential
Suspect is wearing. ? In other
words, this long-time Atlanta
policeman strongly suggests that
Suspects, especially Blacks and
Latinos, are selected on the basis
on their dress.
An old axiom is that, oClothes
make the man. ? Obviously the
new axiom is that, oClothes
makes the suspect. ? In an effort
to substantiate the officer Ts claim,
TSD traveled to five other south-
ern cities including Memphis to
see if other officers agreed. The
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APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION MONTH
April is Child" Abuse Prevention
Month. It reminds us of the needs
of Pitt County Ts most vulnerable
citizens...our children. Pitt
County ranks 17th highest in the
state with reports of abuse and
neglect. There were 2,644 reports
of abuse and neglect in Pitt
County last yéar, of which 803
children were found to be abused
and neglected. These are startling
Statistics!
Child abuse and neglect is
detrimental to children. It may
lead to a sense of loss, low
self-esteem and can often lead to
troubled behaviors later in life.
Area child advocates have formed
The
What You See Is What You Get, What You Read Is What Know And Save
s Pitt County Branch of the NAA
cities visited were: Atlanta,
Jackson, Memphis, Little Rock
and New Orleans. .
About 20 White and Black
uniformed and undercover offi-
cers participated in an un-
scientific survey contend that othe
felon look ?--that oTupac-thug-for-
life ? image and posture captured
on the front page--account for a
majority of the stops and frisks.
Using the composite sketch, the
cops assigned high and low
percentages to every piece of
brand-name clothing, headgear,
and footwear that they say con-
tributes to the makeup of a racial
profile and causes them to con-
front a person.
Whites donning similar clothing
rarely are stopped.
opinion, most of the surveyed
cops agreed. And what is the
profiling dress code? ,
A baseball cap, worn at an angle,
accounts for 10 percent of their
stops of their stops.
A bandanna, particularly red or
blue, hints at gang involvement
and accounts for 20
percent of stops.
An XXL hooded sweattop, or
ohoodie. ? accounts for 20 percent
of stops.
-Sagging, baggy trousers, espe-
cially dungarees, account for 30
percent of stops.
-Exposed plaid boxer shorts ac-.
count for 10 percent of stops.
oExpensive high-top sneakers--
unlaced, suggesting that the per--
son may have done. prison. time--
d Abuse Prevention
the April Child Abuse Prevention
Coalition to sponsor several
events throughout the month of
April to help educate the commu-
nity on abuse prevention.
The first event is the Child Abuse
Prevention and Victim Right's
Open House. The District
Attorney's office will sponsor the
Open House on Saturday, April
15, 2000 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. at the Plaza Mall. There will
be many attractions for children
including two coloring contests,
the Fire Prevention Safety House,
and two Child Safety Seat check
points. Booths will be set up by
community advocates and agen-
cies to educate children, parents
and individuals in the community
on abuse prevention.. If your
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Pictured Dr, Sidney Locks pastor of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist
Church is shown with his lovely wife
being presented with the Best
Irons Award for his efforts in helping flood victims recover from the
devastation of Hurricane Floyd. "
Photo by Daniel Blount
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area college students.
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account for 10 percent of stops.
In Jackson, Denise Marks felt
that it was only a matter of time
before four antsy White cops
would be attracted by her hus-
band Ts operp colors ?--as husband
Brian would latter describe his
attire--and come after him. He
got in the car and the couple
drove off. minutes later, Marks
pulled into her building Ts parking
lot. While her husband was
locking the gate, Marks says she
noticed the same cop car revers-
ing its direction, as if to come
after him.
oI guess they noticed we were
together when my husband started
walking toward me, ? she says.
oBy the time we got to the front
entrance of my building, they
were again stopping people. ?
The couple watched the cops
stop and frisk a number of
residents and then get back into
their car and drive away without
making any arrests. The next
morning, the Markes turned on
the TV and there they were, the
same four cops Marks had feared
might mistake her husband for a
common criminal--were being ac-
cused of gunning down an un-
armed resident in front of his
home.
The killing of Diallo in New
York City and the shocking out- |
come of the trial bolstered
charges made by African
Americans and Latinos, while
making a little more than 9,000
_ arrests.
For every 16 African Amercans
Stopped and
attested... ?
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agency would like to set up a
booth or you need more informa-
tion, contact Dawn Gibbs at (252)
830-6434.
The second event is the S.A.F.E.
(Stop Abuse For Everyone) Walk.
The TEDI BEAR: Children Ts
Advocacy Center will be holding
the S.A.F.E. Walk on Saturday,
May 6, 2000 from 10:00 a.m. to
12:00 noon. Registration begins
at 8:45 a.m. at the Willis Building
on Reade Street. There will be
two routes, a five-mile of a
one-mile walk. The walk will end
at the Town Common and join in
the Greenville International
Festival celebrations. Participants
that raise at least $30 will get a
free T-shirt. Prizes will be given
to those individuals raising the
most money, to ghe agency that
raises the most money and to the
agency with the most walkers.
Proceeds from S.A.F.E. Walk will
benefit the TEDI BEAR Center; a
multidisciplinary center, which
provides services to allegedly
abused children and their family
members and is an area advocate
for abuse prevention. For more
information contact TEDI BEAR:
CAC at (252) 758-1200.
There is also extensive outreach
to the youth and adult groups in
our community during the months
of March and April. Outreach to
youth will include distributing
information on child abuse to area
hools and inviting students to
take part in the S.A.F.E.Walk and
the District Attorney Ts Open
House. A poetry and poster
contest will also be held at local
schools. A special effort is also
being made this T year to involve
Students
from ECU and PCC, especially
those in human services organiza-
tions, will receive information on
child abuse and will be invited to
participate and aid in Child Abuse
Prevention Month activities.
A youth and adult speakers
bureau will be available to ad-
dress interested service groups as
well. as for media presentations
about child abuse, If you would
like a speaker to come to your
group, agency or business, or
would like more information on
these events, please contact
TED! BEAR: CAC at 758-1200,
frisked, only one is
held it's Annual Banque
Smelling His Flowers While He Lives, _ | -
The Pitt County Chapter of the NAACP held it Ts Annual Banquet at the Willis Building. One of the
pioneers in education to. all our children. Hats off to the Pitt Co. Chapter NAACP president, Gaskin Monk,
his children and grandchildren as they pose for the Minority Voice camera. :
Photo by Jim Rouse
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Elbert Ts Kitchen . oe
Shown above is the Cummins T family who are the owners and operators of the new Elbert Ts kitchen now
open for lunch and supper. Brother Kirk and his lovely wife Philistine is shown posing for our cameras as
they ready to open the door to serve some good down home cooking. - :
Photo by Jim Rouse
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Residents of East Tarboro were just as affected by Floyd like their neighboring town of Princeville, Pictured:
are some children whose families were displaced by Hurricane Floyd .. They took a moment to pose for the
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-. proverbial rocks to see what would
ecome out.
What came out was perhaps
"wane than anything he could have »
: imagined. The result was a blister-
_ing and damning indictment of the
agency he heads so proudly.
Instead of following the suit of
o4 $ome of the past chiefs, he took a
are interesting aside T is that when
the LAPD started its anti-gang units
on a formal basis, they were called
TRASH units. Total Resources
Against Street Hoodlums. The black
community in particular took such
offense at the term TRASH, that the
acronyms were changed and we had
Community Resources Against
Street Hoodlums; CRASH.
The essence of this issue is
simple. The kind of covert corrup-
tion that has recently been uncov-
ered was going on during the ad-
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BETWEEN THE LINES:
The Framing of Pasadena Dentist I Dr. Druciel Ford.
a The criminal
so prosecution of
popular Pasadena dentist, Dr.
:Druciel Ford, is the kind of case any
dlaw-abiding citizen should fear.
and dental professionals
- Ishould pay particular attention to
-jthe case. If you can be criminally
{prosecuted for what Dr. Ford is be-
accused of, than any time you
E a client and get an adverse
tion "you could end up in jail
sand with a suspended license. No
cone would even practice medicine,
_ Jor law for that matter if profession-
had to be " liable for
unknown. "
ment, the Pasadena Office of the
Los Angeles District Attorney Ts
Office and the Pasadena Star-News,
that in the final analysis represents
the framing of a case against one of
Pasadena Ts most popular and re-
spected pediatric dentists.
_. Ifyou have been following the
case of Dr. Druciel Ford over the
past month, you would assume that
this is some jackleg dentist who
was pulling teeth in the back room
of some operation and acci- -
Br ase ery
that almost died. If you've been
peeing yo
who
Fripp
- five but without merit (plus nobody
can find them buthim), =
"This woman has a stellar reputa-
tion in Pasadena and in Riverside
_ where she grew up. Everyone that
been doomed from the day he first ti
took office in Los Angeles.
When Bernie first took office, it
became fairly clear some major
changes would have to be made.
. People with diyided loyalties would
have to be moved to less sensitive
positions and those people who had
proven their allegiance would be
their replacements.
_ All of that happened and it was
just a matter of time before the rank
and file realized they had a true
ledder instead of a rubber stamp.
T He is persona non grata with the
police union because he was not
and is not one of their oboys. ? He
has studied the situation and deter-
reap Gi loo hin for he ioe
tinal fortitude. The political arenamay
ally knows where political figures are
coming from. In that same vein, no-
body knows what political debts. are
owed. So that particular arena remains
an unknown.
The genesis of all this began .
with the tale told by convicted
former police officer, Rafael Perez.
I think that Ts his name. If not, I
apologize. On a recent talk show,
former LAPD chief Daryl Gates
condemned Perez as a liar and com-
mented that he would not trust him
as far as he could throw him. There
be something else again. Nobody re-_
er of find some manner to justify the
u- actions of the officers who were
ill alleged to have committed crimes.
Instead, he went ahead full force,
knowing well that the outcome
might not be.to his liking. It was
simply a matter of having the cour-
age to face the facts as they were
and then proceed to do something
concrete about them.
He is doing that.
There has been some talk about
Parks resigning as chief of police.
Hopefully, he has disregarded all of
that. He has undertaken a chore that
should have been done a decade
ago, but nobody either had the cour-
age or the desire to make the neces- -
sary changes and clean up the de-
partment.
_ eggs are falling
There will be one hell of a mess to
pear acy. pape
out of their nests.
clean up when the shaking is done.
It is not a pretty sight and in many
cases, it will shake the faith of the,
people that LAPD is sworn to pro-
tect and serve.
But when all of this over, the
people of Los Angeles will owe a
tremendous debt to Bernard Parks
because he had the courage and the
will to make this the best police
department i in the country.
His is not and will not be an easy
fight. He will need the support of
the people of this and every other
community in Los Angeles. Let us
say a sincere prayer that he gets it.
A PBS program, oDebate; ?
asked, oIs racism a mental illness? ? The follow-
ing is an edited version of the views of Dr. Alvin
Poussaint, clinical professor, psychiatry, Harvard
Medical School; Jeffrey Schaler, psychologist/
professor, School of Public Affairs, American T
University; Ben Toledano, attorney, New Or-
leans; and Ron Liefer, MD, psychiatrist and
author, which appeared i in the January/February
issue of Crisis magazine.
Dr. Alvin Poussaint: My position is that ex- .
treme racism is a mental illness becausegt repre-
sents a delusional disorder. Anyone who feels .
that all blacks or all Jews are responsible for all
the problems in the world and that they have to
be exterminated to correct it, this represents a
delusion which fits into the category of the
psychiatric nomenclature for a delusional disor-
.der. And, I think it Ts treatable. ...
« oExtreme racism is not just false belief. These
people reach the point that they are very delusional
about it. Racism does have kind of ascale. There are
gradations of racism «.. F think that someone who
moves on their delusion, which basically is a para-
'] noid delusion, that person has gone beyond any-
thing ordinary. That person fits the criteria for
delusional disorder, persecutory type.
These people who get into a genocidal mode
based on their delusions are mentally disturbed
and are probably treatable if we took a construc-
tive view and didn Tt imply that somehow, this is
Just hatred and there Ts nothing we can do about
it. I think we can educate with mild forms of
racism. I think for people who reach the extreme
stage, we should see that as a mental disturbance
and try to do something about it and get those
people some help to prevent catastrophes.
Some argue that we are absolving people. ...
when we say they have a mental health problem,
but that Ts not absolving them. The disturbance
takes all kinds of shapes. There Ts a public health
approach which should be major because it Ts a
public health problem. And then, there could be
the individual treatment approach. Really acute
people..
and need some help and clarity. They're out of
control. It Ts not just a moral thing.
When I say oextreme racists, ? I Tm looking at
those people who are far gone, who are ready to
go out and kill, who represent a danger to others.
And this is where yoy draw the line. I think we
. in some way, they need to be contained "
are offering something to these people who are
extreme racists who might say, oMaybe I have a
problem. There Ts something I can do about it. ?
' Attorney Ben Toledano: The term, oextreme
racism, ? is a problem for me because I didn Tt
know it had been divided into categories or
Classes, minor racism, moderate racism, extreme
racism.
My experiences in the field of being on the
streets, in the neighborhoods around just regular
people who are trying to deal with political, day-
to-day problems. And I Tll tell you this. As long
as this racism continues, in my opinion, we Tre
not going to solve real problems. Everybody is
so busy pinning labels on people today, it Ts
become really an industry of sorts. We don Tt get
a chance to deal with how to actually solve it.
If we were to follow Dr. Poussaint Ts sugges-
tion of treating everybody that doesn Tt like blacks
or doesn Tt like Jews or doesn Tt like Catholics,
then tne bigots will have a field day, because it Ts
néver going to be possible for psychiatrists to
oput: everybody woe got a Unehetio on the
couch.
Education isa big. alternative. Teaching T
people what Ts wrong about racism, the Judeo-
Christian principles of how to treat other human
beings is a hell of a lot more productive and a lot
heakhier than putting labels about something
being a mental illness. I think it Ts a moral ques-
tion, not a medical question. Wanting to murder
people and wipe out people, genocide, for ex-
ample, is a totally different question from preju-
dice. We have this giant wall which separates us,
but much worse, which we call racism.
And, we Tre doing very little about it. I Tve
seen the failure of politics to solve this problem.
I don Tt think the politicians can do it. I don Tt
think the doctors can doit. ... Itcan only be done,
and this is very much speculation, by religious
leaders, spiritually.
Professor Jeffrey Schaler: oRacism is no more
a mental illness than homosexuality or mastur-
bation. And this is why racism, and even mental
illnesses are not listed in standard textbooks on
pathology, because they don Tt meet the criteria
for disease classification. ? This seems to me
raciSts with mental illness. Racism is a moral
-and ethical question, but if some people have
their way in clageifying racism as an illness;
sone kind of political ploy to classify people as |
URBAN PERSPECTIVE A ee
Racism Is Racism by Any Name
you Tre exculpating people for the evil acts they
commit.
It seems to me that we all abhor racism and
we Tre differing in terms of what we might do
about it. I think your position implementing
formal social control, psychiatry, make sense in
that you Tre angry at people who are racists.
However, I think you Tre unbelievably naive in
terms of the slippery slope that using institu-
tional psychiatry can bring about. ... There would
be no end to what people will diagnose as a
mental illness.
Years ago, Jews were considered a public.
health problem. Homosexuals were considered
sick. Masturbation was considered an illness,
and the father of American psychiatry, Ben- |
jamin Rush, declared black skin to be a disease. °
He said that blacks and whites should not inter- -
marry because it would spread acongenital form |
of leprosy he called negritude.
Dr. Ron Liefer: There Ts a lot of consequences
to classifying racism.as.a mental illness. Calling
members of the Ku Klux Klan mentally ill would
_ make it possible to send in the mental help troops,
not only on Ku Klux Klan tallies, but on Khalid T
Muhammad T s rallies. If the psychiatrists are white -
and decide that Khalid Muhammad is a racist, :
they could commit him to a mental hospital. We
are opening a Pandora Ts Box of oppression and ~
dumbing down America to moral issues.
I don Tt believe racism is a mental illness, but
I do think that racism is an example of a general
human tendency to create and identify antitheti-
cally. The only way we know who we are is by
defining who we are not. And, if we have a poor
sense of identity, we'll create it on the least
common denominator, skin color, which is a
rather stupid way of defining idenity.
If we Tre going to call the basic human phe-
nomenon of creating an identity mental illness,
we are medicalizing human activity and harm-
ing ourselves by dumbing ourselves down so
that we can Tt distinguish good from evil because
we're calling all evil mental illness and sending »
it to psychiatrists to treat. This process of.
scapegoating, which is a very old process, is.
fundamental to the formation of human identity. .
I don Tt consider racism a mental disorder, I -
consider it an extreme evil ... I don Tt believe
treatment is the answer. I believe. love is the
answer. .
fed on like sharks smelling tlood in
the water.
Anything about children, doc-
tors, and negligence mentioned in
the same sentence is news any-
where. But a review of surrounding
facts in this case warrant. a closer
look. And the closer you look, the
more inclined you will be to pass
judgement. Dr. Ford is a pediatric
dentist serving the Pasadena (and
surrounding) community the last 21
years. During that time, she has
-treated over 50, 000 patients, includ-
ing my youngest daughter. Dr. Ford
has never had any complaints filed
to this incident, A
claims there were
against her p
has had anything to say about Dr.
ns © Ford since this case broke, only sae
te fra heb ronge She has
ase ie can Tt believe this is the
children of her own.
Dr. Ford the media is
showed up at her office last month,
and arrested her in front of a room
full of patients. The charges; 14
counts, including five felony counts
of child abuse (endangerment), un-
professional conduct, and obstruct-
ing a peace officer or EMT.
The center of the charges stem
from the allegation that a patient,
Melissa McGrath, almost died in
the dental chair when given, what
the district attorney is saying, was
an excessive dose of chloral hy-
drate, a sedative given to children
during dental work. However, the
D.A.'s experts, in a review of the .
case, said it was allowable. Dr.
Ford's license has been suspended,
pending the outcome of a prelimi-
nary trial hearing.
This is what ihe public has had
drummed in their heads by what
McGrath's mother is
sai
most everybody has seen as biased
the Pasadena Star-
employed by), What the public
doesn Tt know is that this case was
) one
mis Attorney T ae pti
mi Recmanrvemai he sant tac
Walter Ireland, is a former patient
of Dr. Ford "and became dis-
gruntled over 10 years ago when
she refused to allow him to stand in
the room with his child during den-
tal surgery. He is also the person
who went oD.A. shopping ? to find
someone who would file the case,
while they tried to find something
more.
The Pasadena Star-News has yet
to investigate these motives behind
this case, though it Ts gonna come
Out in court. The judge initially set
her bail at $380,000, On the same
day Dr. Ford was arrested, a woman
Orange County her es-
Case waihead ie tise jomped
out "stood over him "cursed
him "got back in the car "put the
car in reverse (clearly intending to
kill him) "backed up over him again
(killing him), was arrested and her
bail was only $250, 000. Now you
: wil me. ae ey ;
"What makes this matter worse is.
never in the history of California
has a dentist been criminally pros-
ecuted and had his license sus-
, pended, for a child that didn Tt die. ourselves
Nor bse ran had sha euguoid tion
ety. The only thi
now, is bein hein 0
Five years ago, an Orange
County dentist overdosed three
people on one day (killed Tem) and
wasn Tt prosecuted. Outcomes can Tt
always be predicted, and clearly
there was no criminal intent. It may
be a negligence case, but this is not
acriminal matter, This wouldnever
happen to othe other man. ? Some .
are naive enough to believe that ~ T
race is nota factor, but there should ?
be plenty about the constitutional-
ity of taking someone's livelihood
away before the facts are known.
Dr. Ford is being framed in a
way that should send chills through
any dentist that practices, Dr, Ford
should be given her license back
until she is found guilty of some-
Tiawo
woman, with such anestab-
lished record, is no lee a tosoci-
up. And
Faal, Bob
eh
NELL. LEWIS, formerly director
of Community Outreach at Pitt
Community College has accepted
a position at East Carolina
University,
Beginning April 1, she will
assume the title of the Director of
the Ledonia Wright African-
American Cultural Center which
is located on campus in front of
the Mendenhall Student Center.
The Center is named in honor of
the late Ledonia Wright who was
the first minority professor at East
Carolina University
NELL feels very humbled to .
| have the opportunity to continue
her service to this community, and
expresses appreciation to all vol-
unteers who so readily and will-
ingly offered their time and
energy to support the Outreach
program at Pitt Community
College.
Sincerely,
Nell Lewis
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the Kaye Buckman Circle. She is
Past Chapter Chairman and
Advisory Board member of the
Coastal Plains Chapter of the
March of Dimes, and Past
President of the Washington
Jaycettes. As a Jaycette, Williams
was honored with the Presidential
Award of Honor, the NC Jaycettes
Award of Honor, and as Jaycette
of the Year.
A native of Greenville, Williams
is a graduate of East Carolina
University, earning a Bachelor of
Science degree in Housing and
Management. She resides in
Washington with husband Lee,
and has four children-Matt, Andy,
Seth, and Rebekah. "
Headquartered in Engelhard,
North Carolina, The East
Carolina T Bank is entering into its
80th year of service to the citizens
of eastern North Carolina. During
the year 2000, ECB is introducing
many new and exciting products
and services, including state of
the art technology for check
statement imaging, a new rela-
tionship product for small busi-
nesses, enhanced retail products,
and, coming soon, Internet access
at www.ecbbancorp.com. ECB is
proud to provide financial serv-
ices through 15 branch offices in
Engelhard, Swan: Quarter,
Columbia, Creswell, Fairfield,
Barco, Nags Head, Southern
Shores, Manteo,Avon, Ocracoke,
Hatteras, Greenville, and
Washington.
ECB Bancorp, inc.'s (The East
Carolina Bank) common stock is
listed on NASDAQ's SmallCap
Market under the symbol
SBE!'.
Even with a system as safe and secure as your
natural gas system, a leak could occur. That's
why you and your family need to know what to do
in case you smell gas.
First, call Greenville Utilities immediately at
951-1567 or 752-5627. Call anytime. day or
night, and we'll correct the problem.
While you're waiting for repair service, opena
window, don't use any matches, and don't oper-
ate electrical switches or appliances.
Leave the site until the GUC representative
arrives.
Chances are you'll never experience a gas leak,
but it's good to know what to do just in case. If
you don't know what natural gas smells like, you
are welcome to stop by our office and pick up a
scratch and sniff brochure.
551-1567 * 752-5627
\Greenville
\ Utilities
Elton "John" Harper
Floor Manager
Pes of oseem
| GREENVILLE
Tel (252) 439-5421
Vox (252) 527-2521
Fax (252) 439-5422
home (252) 527-1633
"The United Sasi required
by law to take a Census every 4
10 years as a way of dete
ing howe Fee
numbers do much more!
Information from the Census
| is used in local planning anid
budgeting for such things as
schools, job training programts
and highways. Census *
data is also used when plan-
ning programs for children, .
seniors, minority populations
and more. Many 911 emer-
gency systems use the detaile
| address maps developed by
the Census. Businesses
Census data to determine the
needs of their community
provide products and services}
The Census impacts ever
North Carolinian young an
old, male and female of eve
race for years to come. |
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© Former Asst. District Attorney
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Former Board Member of Southeastern Domestic Violence
@Former Board Member of Four Counties Community Services
or farisdixon!234@cs.com
You can meet Faris Dixon and his Family at the Shad
Festival April 8th in Grifton. For more information about
Faris Dixon, you may also contact him at (252) 355-5747
tion is
of Representatives but Census -
Campaign 2000
As the political season kicks off in full force shown at NA
African-American running for District Court judge is shown
Shown Below Jim Antinore candidate for Superior Court J
candidates deserve the black vote because they have been w
|
ACP Annual Banquet, Fares Dioxin the only
above with his lovely wife.
udge is pictured with his lovely wife. Both
orking hard in the black community.
Photo by Jim Rouse
Suejette Jones
' THE OCCULT
The word ooccult ? refers to what
is hidden, concealed, or secret.
The occult involves the spirit
world of darkness. The occult is
particularly deceptive because the
spirit world is very real.
Practitioners are dealing with
~ reality--but dark, forbidden, and
eyil reality.
There are two kinds of spiritual
reality. The first is God Ts spiritual
Kingdom of truth and light, where
Christ .is King, the nature of
which is orighteousness and peace
and joy in the Holy Spirit ?
(Romans 14:17) and where God Ts
holy angels dwell, worship, and
serve Him. The second is the
world of Satan (a fallen angel), a
world of darkness and hopeless-
ness, void, and where other fallen
* angels (called demons) who hate
God, work to advance this evil
kingdom under their leader, Satan.
This latter world of spiritual
darkness is that which is experi-
enced through the sinister prac-
tices of the occult.
The bible does not reveal a
adualism?"?, or co-equal forces of
good (represented by God) and
evil (represented by Satan). Satan
_is totally subject to the sovereign,
omnipotent Creator. But God has .
| given Satan certain authority to
operate in the earth as a result of
man Ts sinful fall. He operates
| through the minds and wills of
fallen humanity and he has con-
structed a complex web of many
evil schemes, including occult
practices, even religious, to T de-
ceive and snare people by appear-
ing to offer access to supernatural
power and knowledge. The Bible
says that such deception will.
increase in othe last days ? before
Christ returns (I Timothy 4:1).
| But the Bible also says, oThe Son
of God appeared for this purpose,
that He might destroy the works
of the devil ? (I John 3:8). Those
who trust and obey Jesus Christ
have protection and victory
through Him.
Any degree of involvement can
produce problems of oppression,
depression, despair,
hopelessness, and many physical
problems, sometimes bringing
death, even _ self-destruction.
Demonic influence can produce
Obsessions, phobias, bizarre be-
havior, violence, homicide and
sexual perversion in its victims.
Worse, it can deceive a person
into eternal darkness. The occult
is a form of idolatry and a sin -
expressly forbidden by God
(Deuteronomy 18:9-13). In the
New Testament when the gospel
was proclaimed and received, the
liberated people gladly burned all
the occult materials (Acts 19:19).
Here are just a few of the many
occult practices; various kinds of
ofortune telling ?, " witchcraft,
Satanism, seances, spiritual meet-
ings, voodoo, magic charming,
involvement with the psychics,
use of mediums of ochanneling ?
automatic writing. There is even
compelling evidence that UFO Ts
are real, but supernatural and
often occult manifestations of
fallen angels whose ultimate pur-
pose is to deceive humanity into
thinking that super-intelligent ex-
-traterrestrial will help usher the
earth into a golden oNew Age ? of
happiness without God, But with
God rejected and without His.
blessings, occult-practicing, lost
and depraved humanity will soon
bring itself the end-time global
holocaust prophesied by " the
Bible.
If you now or have ever been,
anytime in your life, involved
with any cult or occult practice,
you can be set free of it and any
symptoms it may have brought by
doing the following:
1. Confess sincere faith in and
commitment to Christ.
2. Confess the cult and occult sin
to God, naming and forsaking
each one.
3. Renounce Satan in Jesus T
name, and his demons to depart.
4. Receive and claim your
liberation by faith, without doubt-
ing, trusting in authority and total
faithfulness of God and His Word.
If you do this, Satan must obey
and release you, by the authority
of Jesus T Name and God Ts Word,
and any symptoms that Satan puts
on you must disappear.
Note : Portions of this article
have been taken from books of
reference, and do not reflect the
opinouns of Suejette Jones or The
"M" Voice Newspaper.
Reference: McDonnell, Josh and
Stuart, Don.
Understanding the Occult
Submitted by Suejette Jones
Suejette Jones is currently en-
rolled in a bible studies program
at Pitt Community College.
Make Your Voice Heard, Vote May 2nd.
FROM THE HEART:
HYPERTENSION
BY: Gordon Wilson
If you are black, middle-
aged, elderly, obese, a heavy
drinker or a woman who is taking
oral contraceptives, you are at a
higher risk for hypertension.
People with diabetes mellitus,
gout or kidney disease have a
higher frequency of hypertension.
Hypertension is the medical term
for high blood flowing against
artery walls. High blood pressure
or hypertension can lead to an
increase risk of coronary heart
tisease. Most people do not
realize that heart disease leads to
eart attacks and strokes.
«Normal blood pressure is consid-
ered to be 130/85 to 139/89. The
larger number is blood pressure
when the heart pumps or beats;
the lower number is pressure
when the heart is between beats.
In recent years, doctors have
identified three stages of hyper-
tension, for example:
Stage one is the mild stage, the
blood pressure is 140/90 to
159/99. Stage two is the moder-
ate stage were the blood pressure
js 180/110 or higher.
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Hypertension can be controlled by
modifying your risk factors:
* Eating habits are a big contribu-
tor to high blood pressure in most
Americans. Most people can not
handle a lot of salt or sodium in
their daily diets and the increased
use of salt can lead to high blood
pressure. If people are diagnosed
with high blood pressure a doctor »
will often place them on a
restricted diet low in salt or
sodium. Reducing the amount of
salt consumed will help to lower
blood pressure in most people but
not all. People should avoid
cooking with salt and also cut
back on eating foods that were
cooked with salt.
* For obese people reducing your
weight and keeping it down can
lower your risk of hypertension.
Over time if you gain weight you
might be advised to cut back on
calories and lost a few pounds.
* Physical activities will also help
reduce the risk factor of develop-
ing heart disease. Exercise will
not only help control your weight
but it will control your weight but
it will also help reduce your blood
pressure.
* It is recommended that you limit
your consumption of alcohol in-
take to no more than
24 ounces of beer or one glass of
wine per day. Alcoholic drinks
contain a high level of non-
nutritious calories, so if you are
trying to lose weight, try to avoid
alcohol. ,
A doctor can prescribe: the right
diet for you that is both safe and
satisfying. There is nothing better
than a daily program consisting of.
exercise and the right diet. -
For some people, losing weight,
cutting back on sodium and other
lifestyles designed too reduce
high blood pressure. If hyperten-
sion is identified in a person they
can typically get it under control
with medications and making
changes in their lifestyle with the
guidance of a health practitioner.
There are a number of medica-
tions available to help control
hypertension.
Many medications are available .
to reduce high blood pressure.
Some get rid of excess fluid and
sodium of salt; others relax con-
stricted blood vessels; and others
prevent blood vessels from
constricting and narrowing.
Because there is usually no cure
for high blood pressure, treatment
generally must be carried out for
life. If treatment is stopped, the
pressure may rise again. For more
information, please call the
American Heart Association at
1(800) AHA-USA or check out
the website: @ |
www.americanheart.org.
Announcing ,
The ?,?ighth Annual
"Making Pitt's Babies Sit" Maternity Fair
"A Health fair Sor New § Expectant Parents ?
Join Us At The Greenville Hilton Inn: |
Sunday, April 9, 2000 |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Browse Through Exhibits
Register For Door Prizes
Visit The Children's Corner
Enjoy Refreshments
hae ae A a tts
FREE Admission
For More information Call
443-1424 or 413-1416,
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____ Vanget Stores of Greenville
2000 Maternity Fair Sponsors:
Pitt County Public Heath Center, Pitt Infant Mortality Prevention Advisory Council,
Pitt County Government Training and Volunteer Services, NC Cooperative Extension
mT Don't miss the opportunity to learn about numerous resources for parents and young children.
i Fashion Show Sponsored By:
Twice Is Nice
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From The History Files
The North Carolina Black
Caucus visited Greenville.
for a town meeting at The
DuBois Center. Shown left,
to right former Mayor Ed ,
Carter, House of
Representative Democratic |
whip, Toby Fitch, Ed
Carter Ts brother state lobby-
ist_ attorney John Harmon
and candidate for County
Commissioner Randy Royal
and his daughter. This pic- |
ture was taken over ten years
ago. |
Photo by Jim Rouse |
ae.
Fax: (252) 758- 2801
P.O. Box 116
Phone: (252) 752-0850
Randy
Vote to elect
B. Royal
Democratic Candidate for
~-Fitt County Commissioner, District A
May 2, 2000 |
Greenville, NC 27835-1116
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TEACHING CHILDREN
GOOD MANNERS
Teaching children to not interrupt
adult conversations, follow these:
First. in learning not to interrupt
strengthens patience.
Second, learning not to interrupt
strengthens respect for adults.
Third. the adult is annoyed when
a child interrupts an adult conver-
sation.
With regard to the last. it seems
that today's parents teach their
children it's perfectly all right to
interrupt two adults in conversa-
tion and for any reason at all, by
simply saying. "excuse me"
loo many parents are lazy when
it comes to taking time to teach
their children. They think parent-
ing is taking a child to a
basketball game and watching
from the stands. Parenting 1s not a
enn
Spectacular sport. It 's hands on,
Take the time to teach a child by
explaining and rehearsing how to
be. recognized when two adults
are engaged in conversation.
And don't forget, when your child
does the right thing, to tell him
how proud you are. Punishment
is a necessary aspect of discipline,
but without equal amounts of
praise, it breeds contempt.
John Rosemond, Child psycholo-
gist/author
Note :
A dining reom is Just a physical
space.
WORDS OF WISDOM
Knowledge _ is
Maya Angelou
indeed power.
You touch people by realizing that
they want what everyone wants:
recognition. respect. and to feel as
if they matter.
When you get into a tight place
and everything goes against you
until it seems that you cannot hold
on for a minute, never give up
then, for that is just the place and
time that the tide will turn.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Look at the business of daily
living getting groceries, paying
bills, overseeing homework. do-
ing household chores. buying
birthday gifts and occasionally
running to the bank, shoe repairs,
gag station. dry cleaners. post
office.
TO WHOM DO YOU GIVE
CREDIT TO FOR PUSHING
YOU UP?
Are they these?
...Your Mom and Dad - Are they
positive examples who made you
feel special and important?
... Your high school coaches the
most important figures in your life
outside of family?
...Your home town, the perfect
environment?
....Former assistant coaches and
football, basketball, baseball, soc-
cer players? We won by building
a team, or by having positive
principles (character).
feel you were the best Dad or
Mom in the whole world? .
... Your wife/husband, the single
most special person you've eve
known and the greatest partner a
person could ever hope to spend
his/her life with?
..Your friend/friends, most re-
sponsible for helping me make
Pushing Up people a reality.
cesses Question- Who are the people
who are continuing to push you
up?
"Surround yourself with friends,
not fences". Guy Belleranti
eves Which of your accomplish-
ments do you think will be most
You must be registered to vote by
April 7
to vote in the May primaries.
Your vote does count
ry
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vote for my grandpa
Jim Rouge
pect lm Rowse t
eof Renreventa
remembered and valued by oth-
ers?
Two Books Worth Reading
Liz Curtis Higgs, the author of
BAD GIRLS IN THE BIBLE,
Shows what. "good. girls" can
learn from obad girls" mistakes.
Some girls included are Delilah,
Jezebel, Michal. These are the
women no one wants to talk
TN THEY ARE MEN FULL OF -
FAITH "
IV. THEY ARE MEN OF
LABOR
'V.. THEY ARE MEN OF
about, except God. These stories -
are told with humor ahd insight.
Sisters, get:a veil and dive in.
Oceeola McCarty's book,
SIMPLE WISDOM FOR
HIGH LIVING, tells how she
quit school at the age of twelve,
in the sixth grade to care for a sick
aunt and taking in laundry for a
living. For seventy-five years, she
worked hard, lived simply and
carefully, amassed a fortune of
$280,000.00. Because she
couldn't go to: school, she gave
$150,000.00 to a school she
had never even visited. Read how
sudden fame did not change her.
Her book reveals the principles
that shaped her exemplary life and
character. A must.
Both books can be checked out
at Carver Library.
MEN WHO GOD USES
| THEY ARE MEN SINCERE
ABOUT THE GREAT
. COMMISSION
Il THEY ARE MEN BENT ON
SUCCESS
ENDURANCE AND
PATIENCE
VI. . THEY ARE MEN OF
BOLDNESS . AND
DETERMINATION
VIL. THEY ARE MEN OF
PRAYER
Vil. THEY ARE MEN OF
SOUND DOCTRINE
h
IX. THEY ARE MEN OF
SERVICE
X. THEY ARE MEN OF
SPIRITUAL VISION AND
DIRECTION .
OF
AND
XI. THEY ARE. MEN
GRACE, PEACE
MERCY
XII. THEY ARE MEN OF
OBEDIENCE
Community News
E, Second Street, with
Sunday, March 13, 13
Bullock, Jr., Postmaster. Daniel
the son of Daniel and Mary F.
Bullock; Sr, 1813 Battle Drive,
Greenville, NC and he is married
to Mary L. Stephenson, whe
teaches at Wintergreen
Elementery Sc ool. if
Daniel expresses appreciation 1
all of his friends and colleagues
who attended the dedication serv-~
ices.
Congratulations
Co gratulations to our new mem-
ber of the Pit! Courty Board of
Conmissioners, Mrs. Arn
Huggins
Street Named
In Camden, New Jersy, a. streat
was renamed in honor of the tate
Reverend J. Allen Nimrio, the
son of the late Reverend J. A.
Nimmo, Long-time pastor of
Sycamore Hill Baptist Church.
Representative
The Reverenc: Howard Parker,
Pastor of Sycamore Hill Baptist
_Charch with wife Laverna, repre-
sented the General State Baptist
Association as second Vice pesi-
derit, in t1e West Ind es Island, the
week of March 27-31. s
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
pursuant to General Statutes of North Carolina, Section 143-129, as amended,
sealed proposals will be received by the City of Greenville, North Carolina,
in the public Works Department Conference Room, 1500 Beatty Street, .
Greenville, North Carolina, until 10:00 AM, on Tuesday, April 10, 2000 and
immediately thereafter opened and read for the 1999/00 Street Resurfacing
Project.
The Street Resurfacing will consist of placing approximately 5,597 tons of
bituminous concrete, Type 1-2, and making necessary adjustments to valves ,
and manholes. Street milling will consist of milling one (1) street one :
inch (1") to six inch (6") for a total of 6,925 square yards. Dirt street
improvements will consist of placing approximately 400 tons of bituminous
concrete Type |-2, and fine grading approximately 3,734 square yards of
crushed aggregate base. .
Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the purchasing
Agent, City of Greenville, Post Office Box 7207, Greenville, North Carolina,
27635-7207, and the outside of the envelope must be marked "Proposal for
1999/2000 Street Resurfacing Project". The name, address, and North
Carolina license number of the Bidder, and the date and time of Bid opening
shall be clearly indicated on the outside of the envelope. One (1) unbound
copy of the proposal form is furnished in the specifications which must be
executed and submitted.
Each Proposal must be accompanied by cash, cashiers check, or a certified
check, drawn on a bank or trust cofipany insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Company or a Bid Bond as prescribed by North Carolina.G.S. 143129,
payable to the City of Greenville, in an amount at least equal to five
percent (5%) of the total amount of the Bid, as a guarantee that a Contract
will be entered into and that a satisfactory Performance Bond will be
executed. Contractors are notified that legislative acts relating to
en of contractors will be observed in receiving Bids and awarding
ontracts.
Plans and Specifications describing the work may be obtained from the public
Works Department at 1500 Beatty Street or by written request addressed to
p 0. Box 7207, Greenville, North Carolina 27635-7207.
The City of Greenville reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to
: waive any informalities, and to award Contract or Contracts which appear to
be in its best interest. The right is reserved to hold any or all proposals
for a period of forty-five (45) days from the opening thereof. .
Minority and Women Owned Firms are encouraged to submit proposals.
THIS 31ST DAY OF MARCH, 2000
CITY OF GREENVILLE
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REGISTER OF DEEDS
MAY 2, 2000
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¢ ORGANIZED FLOOD VICTIMS' ADVOCACY COUNCIL TO FIGHT FOR FLOOD
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Republican Truth
"Building Bridges Toward
Minorities"
The New Majority Council
(NMC) was started by our
Chairperson, former Senator
Henry McKoy, to broaden the
base of the Republican party,
communicating to America's mi-
norities the same ? ideas _ that
brought Republican majorities to
Congress and state governments
across the nation: quality and
choice in education, safe streets,
_ safe schools and relief from
burdensome taxes and regulations
that stifle and destroy the entre-
preneurial initiative. Our message
of heritage. hope and opportunity
is already engaging men and
women of racial and cultural
diversity throughout this country.
The Republican party not only
wants to increase the number of
those voting Republicans. but is
committed to helping Republican
State parties with their efforts to
recruit and support Republican
minority candidates for local,
state and federal offices. The
NMC comprises male and female
leaders from business. industry
and government, as well as the
community - parents and teachers
- who are committed to making a
difference at the local and national
levels.
The message is that the
Republican party has a powerful
message for America's minorities
- we trust you to make a
difference for your family and
your community.
Support:Henry McKoy " -
Treasurer (919)881-9029
Jess Ward - U.S. Congress
(919)467-9438
The Republican party evolved
during the 1850's when the. issue
of slavery forced divisions within
the existing Whig and Democratic
parties. A new party was formed
to represent the interests of the
North and the abolitionists. From
the beginning, the Republican
party has opposed slavery and has
truly represented the interests of
all America, including minorities.
Minnie Anderson
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REPETITIOUS PRAYERS
\
Greetings in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ!
One day while meditating on the
Lord He began to reveal the
concept of how we receive from
Him. Some believers spend a
majority of their time praying for
_ the same things over and over
again. That's T a sign that they did
not believe that they received
what they asked for the first time.
He said T what things so ever ye
desire when ye pray, believe that
ye receive them and 5 ?,? shall have i
| them. The Lord said you ask by
~ faith, believe by faith,and receive -
by faith, but the key to the
1 manifestation. of what was asked
dies in praise and worship. When
we get in this atmosphere of.
| action, we will find that we will
| always be praising the Lord for
something, Why? Because: when
we pray we believe that. we.
| receive therefore. creating an at-
| mosphere of thanksgiving unto
the Lord. It will always be a
ocontinuous flow. We also have to
be willing to wait on God's
timing, purpose, and season but in
the meantime, we are continually
setting the tone for the manifesta-
tion of our request. by praising
Him Whenever the thing prayed
about comes to mind that has not
yet manifested, you can say |
thank the Lord | believe | receive
what I have asked of the Lord. It
may not come today, tomorrow or
even months from now but you
must have a determination to
believe regardless of what it looks
like. You have to look beyond the
present circumstance and situation
and see the mighty hand of God
You must even look beyond the
present and see the future out-
come by faith. Sometimes God
has to create what has been asked.
Sometimes He has to prepare the
hearts of those to whom you will
come in contact with regarding
other thing,
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PRECINCTS ON ELECTION DAYS. THE NEXT ELECTION IS
SCHEDULED FOR MAY 2, 2000.
ELECTION VOTING HOURS ARE FROM 6:30 AM TO 7:30 PM
JUDGES AND SOME ASSISTANTS MUST ARRIVE EARLIER
TO SET UP THE PRECINCT: FOR VOTERS AND STAY TO
COMPLETE ELECTION ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES WHEN
THE POLLS CLOSE. THE HOURLY RATE RANGES FROM }-
TO APPLY, VISIT THE PITT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
EAST SECOND STREET, GREENVILLE N.C. f
OFFICE HOURS ARE FROM 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM MONDAY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL BETTY NURSE AT 830-4121
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cannot lie neither the son of man
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request. He then prepares the
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Word lists nine fruit of the
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long as you are maturing. Mature e
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process to be interrupted at. any "
cost. God knows what He is
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God Bless You,
Pastor George A. Hawkins
Pastor George Hawkins is the
pastor of Tabernacle Church of
Deliverance on Dickinson Ave. in
Greenville
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_ A Salute To A Great Black Man,
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Father J.J. Brown who is the oldest Black elected official in Pitt County is shown rapping wit
Greenville City Council member, Rose Glover. Father J.J. Brown received a special award for outstanding
work with the Pitt Co. NAACP. Father Brown who is still a bachelor, will tell you he still enjoys talking T
_ to young, beautiful women. . Photo By Jim Rouse
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oFRIENDS FOR ANN CAMPA
ANN HUGGINS for County Commissioner
_A Plan for a Better Pitt County
Increase value of education by promoting better pay and better resources.
Because of Hurricane Floyd devastation,.| would like to address the damages that were
done to environment. .
¢ | would like to help improve the quality of life for our Senior'Citizens,
¢ | would like to increase resources and incentives for our county employees. |
* | would like to address health issues in our county by working with Pitt Memorial Hospital
B- and other countywide health organizations. |
* | would like to improve the county infrastructure through building and rebuilding roads,
facilities, and countywide water/sewer system for a better Pitt County.
_© | would like to improve County security through crime prevention and intervention.
| would like to. encourage the most productive usage of our tax dollars. | will also exam-
ine other ways to generate revenue.
A Vote for Ann
Huggins is a Vote for a Better Pitt County
Memorial Plaques for those
you wish to remember
and
For those you don't want to
forget
What did you feel ? How do
you want to remember?
Your own creations are en-
couraged. We'll do our best
to make your own thoughts
a reality in the crafting of a
personal family memorial
From The History Files a
Shown above posing for the Minority Voice is Ann Huggins, her
mother and her aunt. Sister Huggins is shown escorting them into the
voting precinct. No matter how old you are you need to exercise your see ce cis.00
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University Alumni, and who is also a retired educator is shown
receiving an award from Gaskin Monk for her outstanding work in
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The Dr.Betty Shabazz Delta Academy learns more about Technology
Meteorologist Ben Smith helps Delta Academy students learn more
about technology, as they observe Black Family Technology. The
Black Family Technology Campaign is a national initiative of Delta
Sigma Theta and IBM Corporation. The Dr.Betty Sabazz Delta
Academy group, is sponsored by Greenville (NC) Alumnae Chapter
of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The participants recently toured
the WNCT Channel 9 Broadcasting Station. During the educational
tour, Meteorologist Ben Smith and other technicians demonstrated
how modem. technology is used to produce news and weather
broadcasts.
Several technicians demonstrated their engineering skills and
encouraged the participants to explore educational opportunities in the
field of broadcasting. The group watched a live broadcast of Eye
Witness News Nine. After the evening broadcast, each participant was
afforded the opportunity to role play on the set. Meteorologist Ben
Smith was presented a certificate of appreciation for his promotion of
Technology Education in the field of broadcasting.
The Dr. Shabazz Delta Academy participants are Elizabeth Blackwell, ?
Jessica Chaplin, Keosha Cox, Ashlee. Daniels, Shawanna Daniels,
Sade Dixon, Comesha Hickman, Sherita Stephenson, Shay-Shay
Sutton, Laquetta Taft, Ashleigh Waifs Jasmine Willis, and Jemia
Wilson. The participants were accompanied by members of Greenville
(NC) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc,
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