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Controversy Looms At Black Caueus Weekend
by: Cash Michaels........
The Wilmington Journal
To hear NC Legislative Black
Caucus Chairman Thomas Wright
tell it, the needs and interests of
Black North Carolinians have
been served -by the work of the
24-member body under his leader-
ship. -
o Part of our purpose is to
promote policies and champion
legislation of benefit to the his-
torically under served communi-
ties (and) to ensure that the
development of the legislative
agenda..." that affects North
Carolinians, affects all North
Carolinians, ? Wright read from
the program to those attending the
Black Caucus Weekend
Conference Town Hall meeting at
the Sheraton Imperial RTP.
Thanks to the $3.1 billion bond
referendum if passed, the five
UNC System Black colleges will
be getting over $ 400 million ---
_ More money than ever before to
repair facilities and infrastructure,
$7.2 million in minority economic
development programs are now a
"recurring part of the state budget,
and the framework is being laid to
ev. Thomas Walker
The tragic saga continues--one
useless death after another. Each
year more than 40,000 Americans
men die needlessly from prostate
Caricer because they fail to be
diagnosed in time. Even more
alarming is the fact that black men
are.2 1/2 times more likely to be
diagnosed and die from this
disease. These startling facts
alone were enough to propel Rev.
Thomas L. Walker on a mission
that began almost four years age.
He recalls a statement made by
Don Speaks, conference coordi-
nator for oBrother Can We Talk
About It, ? a conference held in
Atlanta, Georgia on May 2,
1998, ?... if black people, espe-
cially black men do not start
taking control of our own per-
sonal health status we will be on
the verge of extinction by the end
of the 21st century! ? That state-
ment confirmed what Rev. Walter
already knew--that the business of
our health must become a higher
priority if we want to survive as a
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address the academic achievement
gap between Black and white
public school students statewide.
o We think we Tve done
happen, o
Hanoyer added. -
But at what price those accom-
plishments, other caucus members
ask. Many of the measures the
caucus took credit for were that
the group signed off on without a
formal vote or agenda for African
Americans. Previous caucus
chairs have pushed Gov. Jim Hunt
and white legislative leaders for
years to make minority economic
development funding a permanent
part of the budget, instead of
something they have to fight over
annually.
As a nod to Black voters for
putting Democrats back in power
in 1997, Hunt finally relented and
included it in his 1998 budget
proposal.
And though Black schools are
getting hundreds of millions of
dollars they've actually need more
than twice that much. But
because Wright and the Black
caucus backed off pushing for
more at the direction of House
Speaker Jim Black, the schools
race of people. Shown in the
above picture is Rev. Thomas L.
Walker (seated), with his son,
Rev. Timothy J. Walker, Sr.
(standing behind him), and his
grandsons, Timothy J. Walker, Jr.
(looking on). It is no accident that
he is seeking to involve his entire
family because statistics show that
men whose ancestors had prostate
cancer are at a higher risk of being
diagnosed with this dreadful dis-
ease.
When Rev. Walker was diag-
nosed with prostate cancer in
January 1996 at the age of only
47, he soon began to realize the
tragic state of affairs of men all
across this country. As he began
to gather information to evaluate
his own treatment options, he
made some other shocking dis-
coveries: reveal an excellent PSA
reading of less than 0.3. Rev. .
Walker is convinced that African
Americans must make health our
number one priority by changing
our eating habits, exercising,
working to reduce our stress level,
and above all, seeking to gain
more knowledge about ways we
can prevent the disproportionate
number health problems in our
community. When asked why he
would dedicate so much time and
energy to writing his book,
Walker responded, oI Tm con-
vinced the Lord allowed me to
have this disease and to be
properly treated and cured in
order that | might get involved
with the mission to educate as
many families as possible about
the importance of prevention and
early detection. ? His treatment of
choice was _ brachytherapy.
Radiation seeding is a more
common term, which is a process
of inserting radiation seeds di-
rectly into the prostate. - Rev.
Walker stated that this procedure
Magazine Founder & Publisher
Rodney Reynolds; and
American Airlines executive
Lou Phillips.
In Sept.. 1999, the town of
Princeville, NC, was completely
washed away by Hféirricane
Floyd and President Clinton has
asked all Americans to do what
they can to help the residents of
this community rebuild their
town, their lives. Come and
learn about a new national
pretty
well in making (these things)
Rep. Wright/D-New
are getting less than half of what _
they deserve.
The caucus has challenged white .
Democratic leadership on little,
Say critics, and because individ-
ual members, including Wright,
_ fave been opaid off T with the
legislative perks and positions, it
isn Tt likely that it will come
together as a force anytime soon.
oPll be the first to agree....we
have progressed, ? Rep. Larry
Womble/D-Forsyth, caucus sec-
ond vice chair, stood up and said.
oBut look how (far) we could be
rather than where we are (now). o
o We must be about agenda, and
we must be about coalition build- |
ing. ?
Womble wasn Tt the only one
expressing frustration with the
caucus T failure to proactively push
for -more than what white
Democratic leadership offered.
Rep. H.M. oMickey ? Michauxi
was still bristling at the confer-
ence about how many of his
younger colleagues prefer to ogo
along to get along ?, as one
member said, instead of leverag-
ing the 17 votes Democratic
Black lawmakers have in the
House to stop measures they don Tt
agree with.
resulted in no side effects, and he
is extremely pleased that the Lord
allowed him to be healed through
this method. Walker has ? also
formed an association with otker
prostate cancer survivors across
the nation. The association is
called Brother to Brother
Associates. He is organizing
Brother-to-Brother support groups
through churches and civic or-
ganizations when given the op-
portunity. He is currently doing
research for his new book entitle,
The Wedding of Traditional and
Holistic Medicine.
Rev. Walker Ts book, Brother To
Brother may be ordered from
www.amazon.com or Eternal
Gold Publishers, PO. Box 4633,
Rocky Mount, NC 27803,
Telephone: 252-443-5605.
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Happy Juneteenth, the ver
photo is Mrs.
Darden (Member of CDC Board of Dire
this-years-cvent:Bottom Photo:
Ariel Morris, Mr.
at CDC Awards
Banquet. Both events were co
:
y first of all African American holidays. Shown in top.
Barbara Fenner (Executive Director of Greenville CDC) and Mrs. .
ctors) are all smiles due to the success of -
pictured from left to right is City Council Member
Ash Lee Fenner and City Council Member Rose Glover shown .
mbined due to scheduling changes ~
resulting from Hurricane Floyd.
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Photo By Jim Rouse
History of Juneteenth
Cash Michael's
Wilmington Journal
On June 19. 1865. Union soldiers,
led by Major General Gordon
Granger. landed at Galveston.
Texas with news that the Civil
War has ended and African
American slaves were free. This
was two and half years after
President Lincoln had already
signed the Emancipation
Proclamation-which had become
official January 1, 1863.
Because there was a minimal
number of Union troops in Texas
to enforce the new Executive
order, the Proclamation had little
impact on slavery in the state.
However, with the surrender of
General Lee in April of 1865, and
the arrival of General Granger Ts
regiment, the forces were finally
strong enough to influence and
overcome the resistance.
So, when the announcement of
their freedom finally did reach
Texan slaves on June 19, 1865,
the reactions ranged from opure
shock to immediate jubilation. ?
The celebration of this day was
coined oJuneteenth ? and grew
with more participation from de-
scendants. It was a time for
praying and tor gathering remain-
ing family members. Juneteenth
celebrations continued in Texas
decades later as many former
slaves and descendants would
make an annual pilgrimage back
to Galveston on this date.
For over 100 years, Juneteenth
was celebrated with rodeos, fish-
ing. barbecuing, and baseball.
Other festivities included parades,
floats, and marching bands. In
1972, tow African American con-
gressmen introduced a bill to the
Texas State Legislature that rec-
ognized Juneteenth as annual
holiday of significance to all
African Americans in Texas. In
From The "M" Voice Archives John
Fighter "Big John"
carry on today
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1979. the deed was done, and
Juneteenth became an_ official
holiday nationwide. ~
oIt is our hope and aspiration not
only to celebrate the physical
aspects of freedom, we want to
hopetully direct attention to the-
mental, moral, and spiritual hori-
zons of productive responsibility
and economic development. We
would like to focus the attention
of African American people to
Supporting African American
businesses and to make a special
effort to spend money in the:
African American community,
and to strive to turn our dollars.
over a minimum of seven times
before they leave our commu- ?
nity. ? said Imam Abdul Rahman
Shareef.
Janice El-Amin says oJuneteenth
should be bigger than any
other...African Liberation Day!!
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Bizzell former Pitt County Board of Education
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no indication what action, if any, will be taken "
~ has given absolutely
: ee cadedel feed Parks could recommend that the officer be
fired, and even prosecuted. °
~The Mitchell killing raised the same troubling questions as the
3 a Rampart T scandal does about LAPD policies and procedures in
| questionable shootings of civilians. Two bike patrol officers claimed
| that they stopped to question Mitchell about a stolen shopping cart.
According to their account, when she lunged at them with a screw-
driver one of thé officers lost balance and his gun discharged. Two
eyewitnesses disputed the police version. They insisted that police
+ shot her as she walked away from them, and that at no point did they
see her threaten the officers with the screwdriver.
_ But even if she did hold a screwdriver, did a frail, older woman
represent a life-endangering threat to the police? She was not a
osuspect in a murder, armed robbery, or gang shoot-out, but a suspect
in a case involving an alleged pilfered shopping cart! Couldn't they
have subdued her with pepper spray, a baton, taser gun, rubber
bullets, or some other device in their arsenal of non-lethal weapons?
_ Beyond disputing whether the police killing of Mitchell was justified,
another troubling question is why did it take six months for Parks to
_| release his report on the case. It seems to be routine policy for police
Officials to hold reports in questionable shootings until near infinity.
| Police officials insist that this is necessary to track down witnesses,
conduct interviews, collect statements, run tests, review and Ces the
material collected, and assess whether the shooting is v ithingor vi
department guidelines on the use of excessive force. °°" SB"
Many, however, charge that police officials deliberately stretch
out the time it takes to release reports in controversial shootings.
They claim the police play for time in the hope that passions and
anger within the comma ae ee rh and a people will 7
forget the shooting, Almossigerts
police officials and-theit crities
of these reports. When the LAPD released its gait hat the |
Mitchell case did not violate LAPD policy, it caused little stir within
the black community. TSimply too much time had passed. To their
credit, the inspector-general and the Police Commission disagreed,
defied Parks, and ruled the shooting out of policy.
The Mitchell slaying as no other excessive force case including the
Rampart scandal cases again brought into question police training,
guidelines, and procedures on the use of deadly force. This shoot-first-
and-ask-questions-later policy has gotten the LAPD into hot water time
and again over the years. Following the Rodney King beating and the
L.A. riots this policy earned the LAPD the dubious honor of being
branded the nation Ts poster police agency for police abuse. .
In 1998 the U.S. Civil Rights Commission in a blistering report
on police practices in Los Angeles flatly said that the LAPD has not
cleaned up its act. It called for the appointment of an independent
prosecutor to investigate police abuse in the city. The Congressional
Black Caucus and Amnesty International also held hearings in Los
Angeles in 1999 on police abuse. They heard from a parade of local
officials, attorneys, Justice Department officials, victims of alleged
' police abuse and relatives and friends of persons killed by the police.
The sordid accusations by rogue LAPD cop, Rafael Perez, that
some LAPD officers shoot, beat, plant evidence, and give perjured
testimony against suspects, a threatened civil rights lawsuit by the
Justice Department, and continued foot-dragging by Mayor Richard
Riordan and a majority of the L.A. city council on implementing the
major Christopher Commission recommendations on LAPD reform
have done nothing to enhance the department Ts image and credibil-
ity. It certainly does little to ease public suspicion that the police are
loath to investigate let alone prosecute officers who use deadly force
against citizens, no matter what the circumstances.
Beyond deeply flawed LAPD policies that fail to punish the overuse
of deadly force by officers, the Mitchell slaying also raised troubling
questions about the care, treatment, and shelter of the homeless, and
those who suffer mental disorders. Many ask: Why was she on the street
in the first place? Where are the treatment centers for the thousands of
men and women like her? Why haven Tt local dnd state officials done
everything in their power to get more funds for the care of the Mitchells?
When will state legislators reverse the disastrous policies of the Reagan
years that closed scores of treatment centers and denied mental health
care to only those deemed violent? This policy dumped thousands of men
and women such as Mitchell on the streets. What is the policy of the
LAPD toward the homeless and those with mental disorders that roam
city streets?
_. The sad fact is that despite the anguish over the plight of the
homeless in Los Angeles many persons still regard the homeless as
America Ts untouchables. They treat them with a disastrous mix of
contempt, shame and embarrassment.
These are the many troubling questions that the Mitchell slaying
raised about failed LAPD policies and our own indifference toward
the disadvantaged. A year later those questions still scream for
answers.
iJ
| This so-called engebatia with
-| Gov. Gray Davis does not include
| mandatory data collection by the
| police, which is an abandonment of
Murray's earlier commitment. The -
hallmark of the new watered down
version is business cards and diver-
sity training for police, which are
virtually meaningless without hard
data. Murray forfeited the guts of
his legislation in the deal with the
governor, who remains adamantly
opposed to data collection.
Murray Ts own statement, best
illuminates the contradiction be-
tween his ocompromise ? and ear-
lier commitment to data collection
as essential for curbing racial pro-
filing: (In a compromise, each side
makes concessions. If Gray Davis
conceded anything, it must have
been microscopic.)
Murray has said, o...Statewide
~ data collection in California would
increase accountability by the po-
lice and begin to help heal strained
relations between minority commu-
nities and law enforcement offic-
ers. ... The data bill is necessary to
compile the tangible information
- bah. that explains why this is happening
~-and how it can be solved so people
can regain trust in law enforcement.
.. While the CHP is collecting data
voluntarily submitted by a number
of jurisdictions, there is no unifor-
y to the data and it does include
umber T of larger metropolitan
areas where there have been a num-
ber of complaints. ?
Murray Ts statements following
Gray Davis Ts veto of the 1999 data
bill were: oThe decision is a devas-
tating blow to communities of color
and all Californians statewide. We
need comprehensive hard data to
determine if drivers are being pulled
over on the basis of their race. ...
People want hard facts to explain
what is going on ... I feel it is a lost
opportunity for Gov. Gray Davis to
show his leadership in building a
Ever get that sinking feeling
you're about to be pulled into an
unwinnable situation, where every
other option seems to be discounted,
and you have nowhere to turn?
Many seem to think that is the
position for the 90 percentile of
African Americans who vote demo-
cratic and are chained to the leg of
the sinking presidential candidacy
of Al Gore. With four-fifths of black
clergy of every denomination in his
cap, there Ts still time of have that
almighty, all night oPray-in ? that
Al Gore will appeal to more than
Just us and pull off a victory in
November. But with George Bush
now giving death penalty reprieves,
I think even the oBig Guy Upstairs ?
is now in the oundecided ? category.
Al Gore is sinking faster than a
cowboy in quicksand in a oB ?
movie. You know it Ts just a matter
of time before you Tre put out of
your misery. Unfortunately, misery
for black folks will continue with a
victory for Republicans, who seem
bent on punishing blacks for their
we So longer need. 5'dita shady to
prove it. ?
This curious reasoning misses
the point since neither defining nor
outlawing racial profiling was ever
an issue. In fact, racial profiling has
been outlawed since passage of the
Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Con-
stitution. The real challenge is work-
ing to eliminate racial profiling by
holding police officers accountable
based on evidence sufficient to curb
illegal and abusive police behavior.
What about Murray Ts claim that
oa data study ? is no longer needed
because the governor is willing to
make a specific declaration, (ac-
knowledging racial profiling)? This
renders Murray's earlier commit-
ment to data collection tenuous at
best. Actually; Gray Davis Ts decla-
ration has no bearing at all on the
need for data SORE by law en-
forcement.
It seems that political consider- ,
ations may have outweighed other
factors in Murray Ts arriving at the
ocompromise. ? SB66, his compro-
mise bill, contains the following: A
statement that racial profiling is an
important problem; defines racial
profiling; outlaws racial profiling;
provides for accountability of indi-
viduals and departments; provides
for retraining for every officer in
the state, Specifically on the pat-
terns, practices and protocols that
lead to racial profiling.
Again, it should be noted that.
the compromise bill without data
collection to assess racial profiling,
is fundamentally deficient.
The definition of racial profil-
ing in the compromise bill may be
too narrow and could backfire by
allowing officers to continue cur-
rent practice. The bill Ts training
provisions omit last year Ts signifi-
cantly expanded diversity training
[BETWEEN THE LINES
Without Options for President, Can African T
Americans Alone Save a Sinking Al Gore |
blind loyalty to Democrats. Every-
body else is considering options.
Everybody, I repeat, everybody;
Asians, Latinos and Native Ameri-
cans included, are split on every-
thing from Republican to Reform
Party. Even a few blacks are begin-
ning to think about the Neate
of Gore losing. But 90 percent of
blacks are still pushing a Gore boat
taking on water. The Los Angeles
Sentinel "the largest black news-
paper west of the Mississippi, even
endorsed a Republican, Alan Keyes,
in the California primaries, an at-
tempt to get blacks thinking about
options. This, of course, came out
of the feeling that both Democratic
candidates (Gore and Bradley)
largely ignored the black commu-
nity and the black press, save a
select few that they thought would
broker the influence of the masses..
Bradley found out, as Gore is
finding out, that day is long gone.
Gore will have to expand his base,
even among blacks, to save his can-
didacy. In the meantime, without
U.S.-China Trade Agreement: American
Workers Lose Another One to Big Money T
By STEPHEN P. YOKICH -
President Clinton and Vice Presi-
dent Gore hail the U.S.-China agree-
ment on WTO accession oa hun-
dred percent win ? for America that
will increase U.S. exports to China
and create jobs for American work-
ers. Nice words, but they made the
- very same claims for NAFTA. They
; were wrong then, and they are wrong
vl now.
We... this issue of critical i impor-
_ tance to working people "one that
_ could cost hundreds of thousands
of American workers their jobs "
_ President Clinton and Vice Presi-
_ dent Gore once again have sided
with multinational corporations
against workers, here and abroad.
fatten profits as the champions for a
more free and open Chinese soci-
ety. Meanwhile, the labor
movement's insistence that the Chi-
nese government demonstrate
progress on human and workers T
rights before the U.S. Congress per-
manently gives up its power of an-
nual review is dismissed as selfish,
myopic, and worse.
We are deeply disappointed that
Vice President Gore has failed to
speak out against these cynical at- passes
tacks on the labor movement and [aay
our partners in this fight. Instead, ,
he has tried to have it both ways
human rights, workers T rigins, as ang
env protections. :
Bpadbny ome hay trade ay
: re President
for China. And, obviously, we can
not turn to Republican candidate
George W. Bush; his positions on
issues of concern to working fami-
lies are far worse.
America Ts working families
need and deserve a president they
can count on to stand with them on: .
their tough T issues, not just the easy
ones. That's why we have nochoice '
but to actively explore alternatives
itical
It Ts time to forget about party labels
and instead focus on supporting
candidates who will take a stand
based on what is right, not what big
money dictates. Supporting those
who support us is our political
agenda, not just a slogan:
(Stephen P. Yokich is president
of the United Automobile, Aero- °
space and Agricultural Implement
Workers of America Internationa!
Union UAW))
tatuteeatnaeeal rater
with the. ROL: aving worked
closely with the organization in
port of his easier eni-raciel profiling .
legislation. So why the venom for
ACLU? Excerpts of Murray T sremarks
provide someclue; =
. There are a few isolated
organizations driven chiefly by the
ACLU, who naively and for their
own conflicted purposes continue
- to demand legislation which have
no chance of being signed into law
by the governor. ? (Apart from the
fact that the governor T $ Signature is
only one criterion for supporting
legislation, Murray apparently
misses the fact that he is criticizing
the ACLU and others for support-
ing the very legislation he strongly
supported until the ocompromise. ?)
And, Murray asserts that the
ACLU Ts motive was oto provide
data for lawsuits, not to actually
solve the problem. ... The ACLU
has been fund-raising ... on the backs
of minority communities that have
endured the pain and indignity of
racial profiling.. ? He adds, oIt
should be noted that some of these
funds go to support the ACLU Ts
efforts to protect the rights of the
Ku Klux Klan and Nazi party to
march through our neighborhoods. ?
Would Murray, alawyer, no less,
object to the ACLU (or NAACP)
protecting the rights of African
Americans or Latinos to demon-
strate in any location? Unbeliev-
able!
The DWB/B compromise also
raises questions concerning politi-
cal leadership. The process for
reaching the so-called compromise
was traditional, as was the strategy
for building support for the legisla-
tion. Murray quickly cited political
and community support, including
the NAACP (the Los Angeles.
NAACP does not support the com-
ce Berets
; J T only those
ise ? views. Of course, this Tepresents *
griiony constitute :
| who agree with his ;
the traditional political paradigm:
wherein rubber-stamping decisions: :
sup-. of political leaders is not only ex::
pected, but often required. ===:
- Murray could have kept a data:
collection bill and subsequently |
proposed a new bill for diversity "
training for police officers, thereby -
remaining consistent and forthright.
Instead, he compromised and jetti-
soned data collection in SB66
amended "which is still being
pitched to the community as a le-
gitimate solution to racial profil-
ing.
Traditional political strategies
are especially inappropriate and
ineffective, given today Ts realities.
Changing demographics, the vola-
tile economic scene and the widen-
ing schism between middle class
and poorer blacks, to mention just a
few factors, requires new thinking,
new strategies and new behavior by.
elected officials, others in leader-
ship positions and the general com:
munity as well.
Murray T $ tactics around the com- .
promise DWB/B legislation are in -
some ways an insult to the African
American community, which is ,
quite capable of independent judg-
ment. The ACLU ruse was neither
appropriate nor helpful.
New leadership is needed now
more than ever and hopefully, ,
Murray will rethink his ocompro-
mise ? and reintroduce new data
collection legislation involving a
broader cross-section of the com- -
munity in the process.
The DWB/B legislative struggle
embodies much of what is wrong
with politics in the African Ameri-
can community. But it also por-
tends what must be done to respond.
to the needs of our community
which is under siege, in some re-
gards like never before. Business as,
usual is no longer acceptable.
options, blacks are thinking about
how to save their only option, Al
Gore. A scary proposition. Not to
try to save Al Gore. It Ts scary that
we would only consider Al Gore.
Certainly, the. Republicans have
been mean-spirited in rolling back the
progress of the civil rights agenda,
and using a second post-reconstruc-
tion period that has racism, and race-
related crime as high as its been in the
20th century. The social construct has
shifted right to protect the racial o peck-
ipg order ? in the country. that facili-
tates disparities in every area of social
interface. That Ts real. But, in truth, .
Republicans have no incentive to
change their politic or their level of
sensitivity to the social change agenda
because they receive little in return.
The fastest growing party in the
American political system are the
. oReformats. ? There are more regis-
tered independents than there are
registered Democrats or Republi-
cans. The appeal of the political
ocenter ? (moderates) have all three
parties rushing to show their best
omoderate ? face. Yet, blacks
haven't given the reform party any
play. Jesse Jackson is the best re-
form party candidate out there, and
you can Tt even get him to say, ore-
form ? in a political context (be-
yond conversation). And he has
spent most of his adult life trying to
reform American politics. The
opolitics of inclusion ? is his term.
Jackson, instead, would rather
try to save Al Gore, and hold a
quickly shifting (to the moderate
center) Democratic party to the left
as long as possible. The farthest left
a oNew Democrat ? will move is
now just left of center. California
Gov, Gray Davis (whom I mistak-
enly called former Republican Gov.
. Pete Wilson last week because he is
acting so much like Pete Wilson,
" you can hardly tell the difference)
mis the prototype for the onew ?
| Democrat. A new Democrat is a
mocrat who will consider repub-
" of moder-
ates. If ratic candidates and
leadership are considering options
10ld power, why shouldn Tt
7 Politics is an options game. Id
y play oone against 7
"to sek, political ad
lican platform and policies to at-
"tract the oswing vote
haven no poe sévan-
fage because they only play with
one, the Democrats. And when
Democrats are played out, we're
played out. We've been there and:
done that with the Reagan and Bush
years, as well as the Deukmejian
and Wilson years in California. But
we still haven Tt learned our lesson.
Our communities have most of its
eggs in the Gore basket.
Saving Al Gore would mean
convincing those who rolled with.
Bill Clinton in 92 and T96, to roll
with Gore in 2000. Right now, At:
Gore is running behind Bush in most
all key demographics, white men,
women, likely voters, new voters,
and is splitting the oethnic ? vole
among Asians and Latinos. The only:
one he has in his pocket, for sures :
are blacks "and not in as great num : ;
bers as Clinton. 3
Gore is not odoing it ? for ba
women (the likely voters in our dre. :
mographic) like Clinton did. If yout
watched the recent Al Gore focig
groups on C-SPAN, Gore is really:
not doing well with any demg~:
graphic. Some like him. But that*s,*:
it "they just like him, they donit::
olove him ? or have a passion for his ?
candidacy, |
Part of the problem is Gore try-
ing to reinvent himself every few
months. People don Tt know whathe ~
stands for, or think he will stand for
what is politically expedient. (Like -
when he went against the president
onthe Elian Gonzalezissue. Wrong '
call, particularly in the black com- |
munity.) If you Tre not already made
of something when you step out for.
president, you'll have a problem °,
convincing someone you'll be made
of something solid when you get |.
there. That's Al Gore problem right
now. His lack of sincerity is sinking
him. Fast. . :
Between now and the conven-
tion, some major choices will be
made, including a running mate, "
that will either bring the public to
Al Gore or make them run away .
from him. In the meantime, I have -.
one suggestion for the black com: '
munity. oGet a back-up option, be-
cause Al Gore will need more than
usto win. And he may havetocutus
pse to do it. : :
Just look at Gray Davis for an:
mple of what the onew ? Demo-
t stands for. Everybody plays .
otei options. = emia =~.
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ae wR RPA Pm ei nF
i= that which He pleases and pur-
| poses, and it shall prosper in the ~
|. thing for which He sent it,
Dr. George Hawkins
Praying Effectively
: Part I of II Part Series
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
Prayer is not to be a religious
form with no power. It is to be
effective and accurate and bring
results. God watches over His
word to perform it. (Jer. 1; 12).
Prayer that brings results must be
based on God's Word.
For the Word that God speaks
is alive and full of power -
making it active, operative, en-
ergizing and effective; it is
sharper than any two-edged
sword, penetrating to the divid-
ing line or the breath of life
(soul) and [the immortal] spirit,
and of joints and marrow [that
is, of the deepest parts of our
nature] exposing and sifting and
analyzing and judging the very
thoughts and purposes of the
heart.(Hebrews 4:12 AMP).
Prayer is the "living" Word in our
mouths. Our mouths must speak
forth faith, for faith is what
pleases God. (Heb. 11:6.) We hold
His Word up to Him in prayer,
to His riches. in.
~_ without producin
effect,
- but it sh pik
li accomplish
(Isa. 5:11).
God did not leave us without His
thoughts and His ways for we
have His Word - His bond God
instructs us to call Him, and He
will answer and show us great and
mighty things. (Jer. 33:3) Prayer is
to be exciting - not boring.
It takes someone to pray. God
moves as we pray in faith -believ-
ing. He says that His eyes run to
and from throughout the whole
earth to show Himself strong in
behalf of those whose hearts are
blameless toward Him. (2 Chron.
16:9.) We are blameless (Eph.
1:4.) We are His very own
children. (Eph. 1:5.) We are His
righteousness in Christ Jesus
(2 Cor. 5:21) He tells us to come
boldly to the throne of grace and
obtain mercy and find grace to
help in time of need - appropriate
and well - timed help (Heb. 4:16)
The prayer armor is for every
believer, every member of the
Body of Christ, who will put it on
and walk in it, for the weapons of
our warfare are not carnal but
mighty through God for the
pulling down of the strongholds
of the enemy (Satan, the god of
this world, and all his demonic
forces). Spiritual warfare takes
place in prayer (2 Cor. 10:4, Eph.
6:12 18.)
There are many different kinds of
y by. to
a Jesus. (Phil. 4: 9) That
3 ~ Word does not return to Him void
pray at all times'- on every
occasion, in every season - - in the . |
Spirit, with all (manner of)
P and entreaty (Eph. 6:18
MP
In I Timothy 2 we are admon-
ished and urged that petitions,
prayers. intercessions and
thanksgivings be offered on -
behalf of all men
(1 Tim. 2:1 AMP).
Prayer is our responsibility.
Prayer must be the foundation of
every Christian endeavor. Any
failure is a prayer failure. We are
not to be ignorant concerning
God's Word. God desires for His
people to be successful, to be
filled with a full, deep, and clear
oknowledge of His will (His
Word). and to bear fruit in every
good work. (Col. 1:9 -13.): We
then bring honor and glory to
Him. (John 15:8.) He desires that
we know how to pray for the
prayer of the upright is his
delight (Prov. 15:8)
God has not left us helpless. Not
only has He given us His Word,
but also He has given us the Holy
Spirit to help our infirmities when
we know not how to pray as we
ought (Rom.. 8:26.) God has
provided His people with every
possible avenue to insure their
complete and total victory in this
life in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ. (1 John 5:3-5.)
We pray to the Father, in the
name of Jesus, through the Holy
Spirit, according to the Word!
North Carolina Democratic Party offer Free Internet
RALEIGH -- The North Carolina
Democratic Party, in conjunction
with the Democratic National
Committee, today announced a
first-of-a-kind initiative to bring
Internet access to everyone in
North Carolina. The Democratic
Party, with its technology partners,
will offer tree Internet access,
including use of the World Wide
Web and e-mail to anyone who
wants it. Along with a free
Internet Service Provider (IS P),
the Party also announced the
Democratic portal site at
www.freeDEM .com.
"The Democratic Party has always
stood for equality and opportu-
nity, ? said Barbara Allen, Chair of
the North Carolina Democratic
Party. "Giving people across the
state and nation the ability to have
free Internet access will help
narrow the gap between those who
are 'wired' and thoec who need to
be," Allen continued.
"FreeDEM.com marks the first
time a political party has taken
such a dramatic step to close the
digital divide in America." In
addition to the free JSP, the
Democratic Party will offer a
portal site at www.freeDEM.com.
More than just a "start page,"
www.freeDEM.com will open to
an on-line community where any-
one, regardless of political beliefs,
is welcome. FreeDEM.com will
provide up-to-te-minute news,
weather, stock quotes, sports up-
dates and much more. With spe-
cial shopping discounts and search
engines where users can locate
anything on the Web, the site will
focus on valuable resources and
information that make the Web
meaningful. All Web advertisers
on www.freeDEM.com will be
family-friendly.- "The portal site
will provide information about the
- Visitors
political process, hut also provide
news, weather, sports and health
information. By providing access
to information about the political
process, www.freeDEM.com will
encourage people to stay informed
and become involved, ? Allen said.
to www.freeDEM,com
will be invited to run and partici-
pate in on-line discussion: groups,
message boards and community
groups.
WWW.freeDEM.com is open to
all participants regardless of po-
litical persuasion. The Democratic
National Committee and its tech-
nology partners MillionEyes.com
and iBelong.com cooperated to
create the free ISP and portal site.
Current and future Internet users
may sign up for free Internet
access by visiting www.freeDEM
.com or by calling | -877-6FREE-
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Mitions of Americans incfease their chances of heart disease by
things they do or don't do every day. But you can take steps to reduce
your risk and live a longer, healthier lite.
Regular exercise and not smoking are the most important steps in
preventing heart disease.
If you smoke, stop, and-you can reduce your risk of illness by as
much as 50 percent. Lack of exercise increases the risk of heart disease
and can play a role in obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. Exercise
increases blood flow to the heart and makes it more able to handle
stress. Try to do an aerobic exercise, such as swimming, bicycling or
jogging, 30 minutes or more three or four times a week.
A low-fat, well-balanced diet can also help reduce your chances for
disease, Follow the Food Guide Pyramid for tips on a heart healthy diet.
The pyramid reminds us that grains should be our first food choice,
followed by fruits and vegetables, meat and dairy and lastly sweets.
High levels of cholesterol in the blood increase the likelihood that
you'll develop heart problems. Ask your doctor to check your cholesterol
levels frequently. Keeping your total blood cholesterol level in the normal
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which is ie Word of God and
Get hip to teenie (71g GNSIES coming back to McDonald's? on June 13th,
Stop by any participating MeDonald Ts; buy a Happy Meal and be the first on your
block to get turned on to the fun of sharing Teenie Beanie Babies?"?with your kids,
You might collect old CD's, but both you and your kids can enjoy
collecting Teenie Beanie Babies"?"? You can also get Teenie Beanie Babies?"?
for a special price with any regularly priced menu item,
Collect all 18, then wait for your kids to ask,
owhat took you so long? ?
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20. + chat ait 1s dg ae roing elie, 7
full of e
Pon oDor t give advice unless it Ts
asked for.
22. People got their it problems. I
~ can Tt solve nobody else Ts prab
lems for them. "
Lessons from
LIFE IS SO GOOD
by: George Dawson
1. You have no right to judge
another human being. George
Dawson Ts father.
2. A white man enjoys his
success, a colored man has to pay
for it. Uncle Henry
3.
boss.
You don Tt argue with your
4. While most people are good, a
person can Tt trust everybody.
5. Book learning isn Tt everything.
Common sense will go along way.
Me and Elzenia ( Geroge Ts wife).
had plenty of that. And love too.
A family got to have a lot of that.
6. A child doesn Tt learn so much
by words as does by watching.
The children were always watch-
ing what we do.
7... You don Tt always have to go
to school to learn something. Just
pay attention.
8. Give a man a chance to work
and then see what he can do.
9. keep your pride.
10. You're hired to work. not to
teach them.
Il. Carry yourself so your
children can be proud of you.
IZ Listen to no excuses from
yar children concerning school
work. They must take pride in
themselves.
13. 1 don Tt eat with dogs. | eat
with people. | am a human being.
14. Let the man do his job and
don't have to approve of the rest
of his life( in reference to
President Clinton).
15. There aint no sense in
dwellmg on things.
16. Treat your wives right and be
honest. Never be unfaithful, I've
been married four times.
17, A man is supposed to work
and take pride in what he does no
matter what the work is.
18. If anybody else can learn to
read, I can too. I Tve been working
hard all of my life. My first day
of school was January 4.1996. |
was 98 years old and I'm still
Obitua
4
Howard
The Family of the late Mrs. Hazel
Howard would like to thank all
who participated withe the serv-
ic¢s during the death of their love
on. A special thank you goes out
to Rev. Clifton Garden, JR
Apostle Shears, and the United
House of Prayer, Roundtree and
Associates Funeral Home for their
" professional services. May God
bless all of you.
Mr. Roescoe Howard & Family
Ross
The Family of the late Rev.
Marvin oJimmy ? Ross would like
to thank all who participated with
the services during the death of
their loved one. A special thank
goes out to Rev. James
ae | and the New Wynn
| MB Church, Bethel and
and Associates Funeral
o Home for their professional serv-
+ ee, May God ", bless all of
Mfs. Lavern Ross & Family
Don
~ 23.. Life ain Tt going to be perfect,
} but things will work out.
24. Keep it simple.
25, At 100, I Tve never used a
cane, my mind is fine.
26. Some people are growing
children, not raising them, and
there Ts a big difference.
27. We're all really the same, rich
or poor. A parent got to be there
to, listen to children.
28. Look ahead.
29. Sometimes the morning is a
better time to make a decision.
30. Be an honest man.
31. Always listen and watch.
32.
treated with respect.
around. comes around.
Every person I Tve met, | have
What goes
33.
you do.
34. Be happy for what vou have.
Help somebody else instead of
worrying.
35. I'm working to get my GED.
36. What | get. I will work for
and earn.
37. Judge me not for the deeds
that | have done, but for the life
that I Tve lived.
38. Life is so good and it gets
better every day.
About the author:
George Dawson of Marshall. TX,
a 102 year old man who learned
to read when he was 98, reflects
on the philosophy he learned from
his father ---- a belief that olife is
so good ?, as he offers valuable
lessons is living and a_ fresh,
firsthand view of America during
the 20th century.
As a boy, George had to go to
work to help support the family,
and so he did not attend school or
learn to read, yet he describes
how he learned to read the world
and survive it. He says, oTrouble
is Out there. but a person can leave
it alone and just do the right thing.
Then, if trouble still finds you,
you've done the best you can.
At 98, George decided to learn to
tread and enrolled in a literacy
program, becoming a celebrated
student. oEvery morning | get up
and | wonder what I might learn
that day. You just never know. o
Mrs. Minnie Taft Shields
Mrs. Minnie Taft Shields, 83 of
Berverly Health Care Nursing
Home, Greenville died
Wednesday, June 14, 2000.
Funeral services was held on
Monday, June 19, 2000 at Warren
Chapel FWB Church, Winterville,
NC. Burial was followed in the
Crawford Family Cementery, Bell
Arthur, NC.Mrs. Shields was born
and reared in Pitt County and
attended the county schools. She
was a member of First Born
Holiness Church, Grimesland,
NC. She is survived by three sons:
James E. Shields, Bowling Green,
Kentucky, Edward E. Shields,
Indian and Willie Ray Taft,
Ayden. Foru daughters;: Four
daughters, Martha Brown, Joann
Culpeper, Emie Mae Taft Ayden
ulpeper, Ernie Mae Ta en,
She has twenty-seven pod
dren and fifteen great grade o
children and several great great
grandchildren. Services was held
on Sunday, June 18 at Done
Brown Funeral awed
ment are y
rown Funeral Home.
It all comes back. everything
_ worry too much. Life is good,
just the way it is. ?).
He says, There isn Tt anything |
would change about my life. ? A
current reading. George dedicates
this. book to his teacher, Carl
Henry and his son, George Jr.
THREE KINDS OF PEOPLE
There are three kinds of people:
1. The Apathetic: those who
have no interest in what Ts going
on.
2. The Uninformed and In -- the
-- Dark---those who don Tt know
what Ts going on.
3. The Enlightened and
Dedicated People: those who
get involved.
The Apathetic Sideliners will not
advance the struggle because they
think that is a way it is and always
will be.
The Don Tt Know - What -
Happened, Uninformed People.
can Tt take us anywhere because
they don Tt know where to start, so
they believe any road will get
them there, but
The Enlightened and Dedicated
People will move us _ forward
because they see what needs to be
done and they do it.
THREE TYPES OF PEOPLE
There are three types of people in
the world:
1. Those who sit on the sideline
and watch what happens.
2. The few who get involved and
make things happen.
3. The overwhelming majority
who don Tt know what happened.
SEVEN CARDINAL VALUES
Seven cardinal values fdr the
African American families of the
future:
RESPECT
RESPONSIBILITY
RECIPROCITY
RESTRAINT
REVERENCE
REASON
RECONCILIATION
NDE Wr
The family is the greatest source
of strength and security.
IN HONOR
The Pastor and the members of
Sycamore Hill Baptist Church
named the newly completed
Fellowship Hall, the oMatthew T. veering
Lewis Fellowship Hall o, honor-
ing the head deacon, 65 years of
dedicated and committed service.
Deacon Lewis.
Mrs. Odessa V. Vance Garris
Mrs. Odessa V. Vance Garris, 74
of 15 Belvedere Court, Ayden.
died Tuesday, Juen 13, 2000 at
Britthaven Nursing Home, Ayden.
Mrs. Garris was born and reared
in Pitt County and attended the
county schools. She was a
member of Zion Chapel FWB
Church.
Mrs. Garris is survived by four
sons: Danny Garris of the home,
Norwood Garris, Ayden, NC,
Louis . Garris, Baltimore,
Maryland, and Milton Garris,
Columbus, GA. One daughter:
Phyllis Garris Acheampong, East
Hartford, Conn., one brother: Dr.
James E. Vance, Kinston, NC, one
sister; Evangelist Hattie Mae
Wellington, Atlanta, GA, eight
grandchildren and four great
_ grandchildren,
Taylor
The Family of the late Mrs,
Bernice White Taylor would like
to thank all who participated
their loved one.
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with wi
the services during the death of "
INTERNATIONAL
~ ASSOCIATION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROFESSIONALS
THE 34TH ANNUAL
MEETING OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA DIVISION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROFESSIONAL WAS HELD
AT THE GREENVILLE HILTON
JUNE 2-4, 2000. THE
MEETING was co-hosted by the
OF
My Dear Friend:
My name is Barbara Walker. |
have shared my story with family
and friends, and | would like to
share it with you, writing from my
heart to your heart. It is a story
about my life with the Lord. |
learned to know Him through the
death of my son. Tony.
In order to share my experience
with you, it is necessary for you
to. knowa little about my mentor.
also name oBarbara. She went
home to the lord, March 12,1999,
at the age of 89. We were very
close. I Tve never met anyone like
her in my life. I Tve never had a
friend like her.
Barbara lived the latter part of
her Jife in a rest home. Until the
end of her life. she was bringing
the Lord to the people in the
home, hoping they would come to
the Lord. She could read people.
and when she was asked to pray
for someone, that would come
first.
The first time | met Barbara, | .
told her of Tony, my son who had
been taken from me through an
accident at work in 1995. I shared
with her my memory of kissing
him on the forehand and telling
him it should have been me.
When | showed her a picture of
Tony, she said she would keep
him right up at the top of prayer
list, along with her son, when she
would pray.
Barbara would share things that
happened to_her. | told her that,
at first I did not believe all she
told me. Once when | dropped in
ie with an n Expo featuring over 30°
| vendors. Switch... " a Positive
| Line was
tional
- Open House was held at Rock
Springs Equestrian Center with
live music by The Main. Event .
er, Kathy y Bacal ce
Band. The keynote speaker for the
opening business session on
Saturday morning was Carol-Ann
Tucker, Director, ECU Regional
Training Center. Brenda W.
Teague CPS, 1999-2000 NC
Division President and member of
the Hickory Chapter presided
over the business session. A CPS
luncheon was held honoring those
members that have received their
Certified Processional Secretary
(CPS) rating or re-certified since
last May. The Awards and
Installation Banquet was held on
Saturday night. Jo A. Peay,
International Director, Southeast
District (Winston-Salem Chapter)
installed the following 2000- 2001
officers:
President
Kathleen M. Stewart CPS
Metrolina Chapte¥ (Charlotte)
unexpectedly on her, we were
talking and she got real serious.
She said to me, oGive me your
hands. ? | moved: my chair out,
away from the table and put my
hands into hers. An electrical
feeling came from her into me.
She just shook. She told me that
| was anointed by the Holy Spirit.
She said the Lord told her to take
my hands into hers. She did not
do it at first, and then said the
Lord commanded her to take my
hands in hers, now !! We both
could not get over it. At that time,
| questioned how she could be so
certain. | did not know many
prayers; | did not know the words
to beautiful hymns; I did not even
know my Bible. But later, when
spiritual things started to happen
to me, I said, ? | believe !! |
believe !! ?
The first time the Lord spoke to
me was in January of 1997.
During the night while I was
sleeping , | felt as though all
emotions were being stripped
from me. | was frightened, and
then | heard a voice which said, o
Let no one keep you from ME. ? |
told my mentor about this the next
day, and she said, o That was a
very powerful message from the
Lord. ? And | thought, oMe? ?
Our Lord has appeared to me
several times since then. one
other apparition I Td like to relate
involved a a charcoal sketch of
Jesus Christ which my son, Tony
drew. He won an award for it. |
had placed a black and silver
cross on the picture. | was
sleeping with my back toward the
Carol A. Wolf CPS,
Land of the Sky "
Chapairiuperiie) -
Treasurer
Sarah A. Joyner CPs
Wilson Chapter
Mary B. Baker, immediate past
president of the Catalytica:
Corporate Chapter, was elected
and installed Vice President of the ,
NC Division of the International
Association of Administrative
Professionals (IAAP) for 2000-
2001.
The conference ended Sunday
morning with an_ inspirational
message from Dr. Garrie Moore,
Vice Chancellor of Student Life at
East Carolina University. Marsha
V. Taylor was gues soloist.
The 2001 NC Division Annual
Meeting will be held June 1-3 in
Statesville, NC.
drawing. | woke up because I was
wondering where a bright light
was coming from. | thought I had
left the bathroom light on. |
turned over, only to see that the
cross was completely lit up. The
drawing is six feet high, three and
a half feet wide. The Holy Spirit
light was across the width of the
drawing. It gathered at the right
side of cross and disappeared.
On March 2nd, 1999, I had a
dream of Tony. He was with a
group of young people. He
looked good. | was so happy to
see Him. | started crying. | woke
up and saw the beautiful face of
Jesus, transparent, soft blue, with
a tear falling from His left eye.
In know now that Jesus is always
with us, through the journey of
life and beyond. He is with us
when we weep and when we feel
Joy. If only we could look deeper
into ourselves, invite Him into our
hearts and say those special
worries, o Jesus, | Trust in You. ?
I am writing this letter as-a
promise to our loving Jesus; the
King of Mercy, and for our déar
Mother Mary, the Queen - of
Mercy, with love for the Holy
Trinity and the Holy Family
Glory to God.
Please keep the Novena to whe
Divine Mercy close to your heart.
Written with a Sincere Heart,
Ms. Barbara Walker
18th ANNUAL GOSPEL FAMILY REUNION
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pastor, a teacher, an evangelist, or.
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nl authority to elect servants, hold
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of the Lord in its community. Nor -
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a prophet would come under the
general designation of elder T.
|. The Greek- word: presbuteros,
from which it is creased , Signi-
fies one who is mature. In the
church it would describe one who
is recognized as being sound in
the faith and spiritually mature in
experience.
The word bishop T is also used in
the New Testament, and is applied
to servants elected by the church.
The Greek word episkopos from
~The Scriptures make it clear that
InEphesians 9:11 the Apostle
Paul informs us that the Lord
provided for other servants in the ~ to
church; that, in addition to apos-
tles. He arranged for prophets,
evangelists, pastors, and teachers.
Peter speaks of the Old Testament
writers as God's oholy prophets ?
(Il Peter 3:2).: These wrote as they
were moved by the Holy Spirit; so
the Christian takes their word,
even as that of the apostles, as
authoritative (11 Peter 1:21). But
when Paul speaks of prophets T as
servants in the church, he uses the
term in a much broader sense,
applying it to public expounders
of the Gospel. These prophets,
evangelists, pastors, and teachers,
are. all essential servants in the
church, but not inspired as were
the twelve apostles. Nor are they
appointed in the same miraculous
Instructed Titus to ordain T elders
in every city (Titus 1:5).
which it
superintendent T or
All elders are properly, according
is * translated means
overseer T.
opportunity and ability, overse-
ers in the church; for it is their
duty to watch over the flock of
God and care for their needs,
particularly along spiritual lines.
The word deacon T appears a few
times in connection with the
arrangements of the Early Church.
It is a translation of a Greek word
diakonos, which means to run
errands T or give assistance. The
indications are that deacons were
appointed to help with the mate-
rial arrangements of the church.
The first of these to be appointed
were in the church at Jerusalem
(Acts 6:2-4).
The scriptural qualifications for
those who can properly be elected
way as were the apostles: Paul by
a congregation to serve as
elders, or bishops, and deacons
The expression in the New
Testament, laying on of hands T, is
according to the Greek text, more
properly the stretching forth of the
hard. The clear implication is
that by apostolic authority the
lesser servants of the church were
tobe appointed, or elected, by the
congregation which they were to
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are set forth by Paul in I Timothy
3:1-13. In these qualifications,
the expression apt to teach T
implies a proper understanding of
the truth of the divine plan as
taught in the Bible. Any group of
consecrated brethren, large or
small, which has brethren who
meet qualifications is authorized
by the Scriptures to elect them to
these services. When this is done,
these appointments are recog-
ono group of Christians need to.
look to. a parent church for
gations need to be large
in order to exercise their liberty
_ along these lines, The Biblical
record is that many of the
- Churches, or groups of Christians,
in. Apostolic times were organized
in the homes of believers, who
held their regular meetings . in
these homes. The same thing is
being done today. And now, as in
the past, the Lord is richly
blessing those who find others
with whom they can cooperate as
a group or within the scriptural
meaning, a church, These can
elect their own servants by the
simple method of stretching forth
the hand. No membership roll is
needed, nor is such authorized by
the Scriptures. The church is not
a T building, although. the word
church is used to denote the place
where a congregation meets. If
the expressions omeeting house ?
owere more universally used to
describe the gathering place of.
congregation, it might help to
lessen some of the misunderstand-
ing which prevails concerning the
true significance of the word
church itself.
There is not much information in |
the Scriptures to indicate the
nature of the meetings held by the
various groups in the Early
Church. Certainly the apostles,
and others, on occasions gave
discourses. But profitable meet-
ings can be held even though
there may be no one qualified T to
preach a sermon. Meetings for
Bible study in which all present
have an opportunity to express
their thoughts or ask questions are
very helpful. An elder, if one has
been selected, should serve to
keep the study orderly. Prayer
and testimony meetings are also
spiritually profitable to those who
are seriously endeavoring to know
and to do God Ts will.
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the second child of George and
Ida Futrell Ts ten. children. Her
brothers and sisters are Willie,
Charlie, Maynard, Clyde, Otis,
oClaudia, Ulysses, George and
Josephine. Her pursuit for knowl-
edge began at an early age. She -
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Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
She received her Bachelor of
Science degree in Education from
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College.
Gertrude and Albert Clinton Hill
were united in marriage on June
12, 1921. To this union three
children were born: Albert
Clinton Jr., George Warren and
Doris Mable. During all of the
Hills fifty-eight years of marriage,
Mrs. Hill was a caring and
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Her professional career as an
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Carolina spanned thirty-seven
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Mrs. Hill, a Christian woman, "
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when she attended Second Baptist
Church - in Potecasi, North
Carolina. She was an active
member of Corner Stone Baptist
Church in Elizabeth City for more
than seven decades. She sang in
the Senior Choir and participated
in many church activities. Each
day she thanks God for her many
Blessings.
At age 81, Mrs. Hill cane to San
Antonio, Texas to be near her
daughter, Mrs. Doris Hill Horne
Ellison. She immediately joined
Mt. Zion First Baptist Church
which was under the pastorship of
Rev. C.W. Black Jr.. She is
currently a member of Mt. Zion
Courtesy Committee, Mission 19
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Mount Zion Widows Group. She
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Keith Cooper
a on taeatey, June 5, 1 addressed
the Pitt County Board of
Commissioners on another issue
relating to helping our most
vulnerable senior citizens in Pitt
County. | asked them to set aside
a fund to help seniors pay for the
exorbitant cost of prescription
drugs. By the way, Medicare does
not cover the cost of prescription
drugs beyond the hospital.
President Clinton,
Congresswoman Clayton, and
- others are fighting to change this
through legislation. Let's have
compassion on our seniors.
It's a shame that too many seniors
have to choose between the
monthly rent and life-sustaining
medication. As a matter of fact,
many seniors habitually break
pills to stretch them during times
of critical need. Since most of our
seniors are on fixed income, they
don't have too much money left
_after they pay for basic necessities
each month.When seniors are
forced to spend a large percentage
of their income on prescription
drugs in a county abundant in
financial resources, something is
wrong. What happened to com-
passion?
-I've heard testimonies of seniors
having to resort to dog food after
their meager income has been
depleted. This is unconscionable.
I'm sure many people know
financially strained seniors who
use four or more prescription
drugs during the month.
: Since numerous seniors suffer
from chronic illnesses like diabe-
tes, hypertension, cancer, and
bsteoarthritis, they sometimes
have a nervous breakdown when
i ops to ser thn ne ih
one commissioners. can find
~ $800,000 to build a new animal
~~ shelter in this county, they can
find funds for the seniors, who are
more precious than any dog or
cat. There are so. many funding
options available for anyone seri-
ous about helping senior citizens
help themselves. For example, the
county government has received
$22.5 million from the transfer of
PCMH from a public to a private
institution. The county is due
another $7.5 million by August of
this year. Part of this money could
be placed in the aforesaid supple-
mental fund. If the commissioners
have difficulty finding funds, they
may wish to tap into the contin-
gency fund (emergency) since
helping down-and-out seniors
subsidize the cost of medication is
an emergency. The fund is gener-
ally in excess of $100,000.
Coalitions must be built with |
Social Services, the Council on
Aging, businesses, the faith com-
munity, and others who wish to
rescue those seniors drowning in
a sea of despair, hopelessness, and
financial hardship. Let's not wait
on the Federal government to act.
Indeed, charity begins at home in
Pitt County.
Our senescent population has
paid its dues to this county.
Without them, we would not be
alive to enjoy a joyous life. We
can't afford to leave them out in
the cold.
Instead, we must bring them
inside to the warmth of love and
compassion. The government has
the means to give seniors an oasis
of hope. The honorable President
John F. Kennedy was right when,
in 1961, he vociferously stated the
following: "If a free society
cannot help the many who are
poor; it cannot save the few who
are rich."
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oe ca can an ondividual be death tax bill with the federal
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death. The bill comes in the form
of an estate tax, which is more
commonly ealled the death" tax.
The current tax system can
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At the time of death. the federal
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pact on our nation's families. the-
death tax is now. the. federal.
govemment Ts. least significant
revenue source.
Department reported that in Fiscal
As a result. many family farmers Congress
and small business owners are the death
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their lan4 or business. For many H.R. 8,
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tax over a period
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