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WASHINGTON "As plan-
ning for the Oct. 16 Million Fam-
ily March enters the home stretch,
200 national march organizers met
with the Honorable Minister Louis
Fartakhan, convenor of the march,
anda Congressional Black Caucus
march task force kicked into high
gear.
The representatives of Local and
State Organizing Committees met
with Min. Farrakhan at the Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel to give march
progress reports and hear from the
leader of the Nation of Islam.
oItis a great honor for me to be
- able to look into your faces and see
the commitment that I see, to make
this event not only significant in our
family life. but significant in the life
of this nation with a great potential
significance throughout the globe, ?
said Min. Farrakhan, who gave an
inspiring vision for the march.
Prefacing his remarks with
scripture, Min. Farrakhan said
America Ts present leadership lacks
the vision to stop the country Ts
moral and spiritual ruin. They have
also failed to realize the importance
of family and its value to society,
he added.
Min. Farrakhan is convening the
gathering on the fifth anniversary
, Of the. Million: Man-March.to call
families back to God, highlight the
need for strong families, and launch
a movement that will have social
and political consequences "espe-
cially as year 2000 presidential
elections loom.
Working on march planning are
local activists, religious leaders,
professionals, politicians, media
and entertainment giants.
Since its first meeting in August,
the National Organizing Commit-
-tee has more than doubled in size
and enthusiasm.
oThese meetings are like a
homecoming week for me, ? com-
mented Atlanta local organizing
committee co-chair Leonard
Kalonji Tete. oIt is also very inspi-
rational and competitive, because
after hearing the progress around
the nation, it makes us want to ac-
complish so much more, ? he said.
Aside from chartering buses,
Mr. Tate.said the Atlanta LOC has
intensified its work around voter
education, registration and getting
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the word out for the march.
The-Million Family March, Inc.,
has produced a public policy
agenda, which offers solutions to
pressing issues, ranging from the
need for greater moral and spiritual
development, to economic strate-
gies to resurrect urban areas. The
National Agenda covers seven
broad public policy categories.
Committee members came from
across the country, from as far west
as Colorado, as far south as Mis
sissippi and all along the east coast.
Plotting travel plans and bus
routes. getting endorsements from
city and state governments, rally-
ing civic organizations and labor
groups. sponsoring voter registra-
tion drives, promoting march para-
phernalia and distributing the Na-
tiopal Agenda has kept organizers
busy.
The national committee. which
is predominantly Black, includes
Native American, Asian and white
participants, as part of Min.
Farrakhan T s call for all families to
join the march effort. He has noted
that though Black, Latinos and
Native Americans share a great
amount of suffering, the family cri-
sis cuts across racial and class lines.
God allowed Blacks to undergo
-normous suffering as part of a spe-
cial process. Min. Farrakhan said.
Y60 have undergone what no
member of the human family has
ever undergone, but not without a
purpose. It was the purpose of God
_ that.you be purified, cleansed and
fit into the corner of that which is
called the kingdom of God, ? he
said.
oWhat | want on that Mall on
that day is to give the world a pic-
ture of what the Kingdom of God
looks like when people of all races,
hues and colors under a universal
government of peace can relate to
each other as God intends. ?
oThis was an extremely positive
meeting and we are even more en-
ergized from hearing the reports of
what others are doing around the
country. ? said Faye Williams, co-
chair of the Local Organizing Com-
mittee in Washington and president
of Natural Health Options. Accord-
ing to preliminary transportation
reports. an estimated 10.000 buses
ure expected to arrive between Oct.
14 and early morning Oct. 16.
o| think that the greater inspira-
tion now is instead of involving just
the men as in 1995, we are involv-
ing the entire human family. Min.
Farrakhan Ts explanation, as to why
we are doing that. is just wonder-
ful and very motivating to me. To
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see the Minister now calling for this
all around the world to involve ev-
eryone. I think will get a great, posi-
tive response, ? she predicted.
With diversity across racial,
class. theological and ideological
lines. the march organizing com-
, mittee has the potential oto trans-
form the political system-by prac-
ticing the principle of coalition
building and by affirming a God-
centered. spirit-filled. mass move-
ment for social transformation and
empowerment. ? added Min. Ben-
jamin F. Muhammad. MFM na-
tional director. .
dif we can convert the Million
Family March into, potentially, a
million-plus registered voters, not
only the husband and wife in-
volved, but (children) over 18 that
participate. get them registered and
get them.to vote, it will be the cre-
ation of a strong, very strong, po-
litical participation-type force. ?
said Rep. Earl Hilliard (D-Ala.),
who chairs the Congressional
Black Caucus Million Family Task
Force. One congressional staffer
has been participating in planning
meeting sessions since last Octo-
ber, and individual members are
working directly with local orga-
nizers in their home districts.
Two days before the meeting
with national organizers, Min.
Farrakhan appeared at a private
CBC gathering at the invitation of
CBC Chair Rep. James E. Clyburn
(D-S.C.) and Rep. Hilliard. The
Minister, accompanied by his wife
Mother Khadijah, Supreme Cap-
taint Mu oanic
tion of Islam Chief of Protocol
Claudette Marie Muhammad, also
met privately with Rep. Hilliard.
The lawmakers will play a sig-
nificant coordinating role, espe-
cially on the West Steps of the U.S.
Capitol, where the Million Man
March took place, Oct. 16, 1995.
The CBC is helping with the plan-
ning and coordination of the Mil-
lion Family March, with members
scheduled to speak, and experts
helping with planning, logistics and
technical needs. In addition to the
Capitol steps, this year Ts march will
feature two additional stages where
programs will originate: at the Lin-
coln Memorial, and on the Ellipse,
behind the White House.
The CBC is also involved in try-
ing to get financial resources and
sponsors for the various events that
are associated with the march, ac-
cording to Rep. Hilliard, who sees
the gathering as oextremely impor-
tant ? to the year 2000 political strat-
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March.....Shown above is the Brother's of the Final Call Ministry as they prepare for
the upcoming march on Washington D.C. scheduled for October 16.2000. The Honorable Minister:
Louis Farakhan has managed to moblize brothers and sisters across the country to bring familes to- -
gether. For more information on the Million Family March contact your local Mosque. In Greenville :
contact Mosque #25 located on Martin Luther King Drive.
Million Family
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Approximately three weeks ago. on a Alderman Tillman received overwhelm-
F Sunday morning. hundreds of Black seniors ing support earlier this year from members
A attending church in Little Rock. Ark.. found of the Chicago City Council for her resolu-
a flyer on their car windshield. According _ tion in support of reparations. ny
M to Michael Teague. spokesman for the Ar- Ms. Tillman Ts spokesperson. Robin . o*
kansas state attorney general's office. the = Brown. told The Final Cail that the ?
flyers exclaimed that oslave reparation ? " Alderman Ts office has been inundated with
L money was available. but personal intorma- calls inquiring about the flver which claims.
tion. like a social security number. had to that Blacks born before 1928 are due $5,000. s
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M General Mark Pryer is not surprised that T "_ urgent meeting with Illinois Attorney Gen- .!
A someone is using reparations to lure senior "_eral Jim Ryan and Cook County States At-
citizens. oIt is widely known that repara- "_ torney Richard Devine to see what can be |
Fe tions is a hot item with African Americans. "_ done to stop those responsible. Ms. Brown
SO it is ripe for a scam. ? he said. said.
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Tillman. oPeople know we're working hard
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old Virginia Democrat recruited to
run against. veteran Rep. Virgil
Goode, is by most accounts an at-
tractive candidate for public office.
:He Ts young, ambitious, and na-
tionally known as the head of a
trade group that stood up to govern-
ment discrimination against black
farmers. He Ts running in a Demo-
cratic stronghold, against an oppo-
nent who took office as a Demo-
crat, then abandoned the party to
become an Independent. Boyd won
heady praise from Democratic lead-
er§ who realize that a victory would
bdJster party efforts to regain con-
trol of the House of Representa-
tives in November.
--At least, that is how it, would
seem now, on the heels of the Demo-
cratic Party Convention in Los An-
geles. In reality, Boyd cannot make
a viable bid in Virginia's 5th Con-
gressional District race. He has only
$5,000 on hand "and none of it has
come from the Democratic Party.
His anemic campaign account is a
paltry 2 percent of the $250,000
that Goode has amassed so far.
: oTruth is, without some serious
campaign finance reforms, a no-
hody* has a snowball Ts chance ... of
beating an opponent that is well-
financed, ? said Boyd, president of
the National Black Farmers Asso-
ciation.
? As much as any political cam-
paign this year, Boyd Ts cash-
strapped run symbolizes the impor-
tance that campaign finance reform
holds for minority candidates and
voters. Unable to raise the thou-
sands of dollars needed even the
most qualified black candidates find
themselves unable to mount a cred-
ible campaign.
Simply put, in politics it is
money, not skill or qualifications
that counts.
oIt is no longer ademocracy, but
aplutocracy, ? said Sheila Krumholz
of the Center for Responsive Poli-
tics, a campaign finance watchdog
group in Washington, D.C.
The oplutocracy ? has left many
3 black candidates like Boyd, and
* consequently many black voters,
: out of the loop of political power.
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Financially speaking, most mi-
on grassroots efforts "door- -to-door
ocampaigning and passing thehatin §
churches, _
oTheir campaigns are ao
grassroots as it gets, ? said Hillary
Shelton, the NAACP Ts Washington "
lobbyist. oThese are the kinds of "
campaigns where people atthe gro- |
cery store or their friends in the ©
congregations in. the: church are
writing them a check, asmall check:
This is the campaigning that really &
does personify what we think is
best about grassroots-driven candi-
, is largely because they have to rely gre
dates. ? Shelton may be right. But it aa
does not often add up to victory,
particularly when: the black |
grassroots candidate finds himself
or herself running against a well-
financed white opponent.
Left for Dead
Boyd has learned that the hard
way.
on a positive note. In January, Vir-
ginia Sth Congressional District
Representative Virgil Goode an-
nounced that he was abandoning
the Democratic Party because of
ideological differences. Goode had
often voted with Republicans and
was one of the few Democrats who
called for the impeachment of Presi-
dent Bill Clinton over the Monica
Lewinsky scandal. Democrats im-
mediately promised to make Goode
pay.
Enter John Boyd.
Boyd seemed an ideal challenger
for Goode, fresh off a successful
campaign that made the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture acknowl-
edge that it had discriminated
against black farmers and agree to
pay a multi-million dollar settle-
ment. In May, Boyd won the party
nomination infront of 210 Sth Dis- ~~
trict Democrats under a gleaming
banner that said oBoyd for Con-
gress 2000. ? Boyd gave a rousing
acceptance speech that seemed to
bring tears to the eyes of many del-
egates. He called for an inclusive
Democratic Party. He pledged his
support for gun safety and tobacco
farmers while strengthening rural
America and bringing new jobs to
the district, in addition to protect-
ing the environment and Social Se-
curity. Even Jim Seaver, Goode Ts
former chief of staff, who resigned
Boyd's run for Congress began :
SHORTCHANGED? "John Boyd, a 5 Sh-yeus-tid Virginia Democrat re-
cruited to run against veteran Rep. Virgil Goode, cannot make a viable bid
in Virginia's 5th Congressional District race. He has only $5,000 on hand "
,and none of it has come from the Democratic Party.
for the needs of the people, ? Seaver
said. oWe can't afford more of the
same. ? oVirgil Goode and the Grand
Old Party "the GOP "want to keep
the rich rich and the poor poor, ?
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victory, ? Boyd said to deafening
applause.
growing. ?
Where Ts the Party?
Just three. months later, Boyd's
oTomorrow that seed is
s even after: his defection from the
party. When party officials met re- "
| cently at a picnic to rally support
| for the party Ts statewide and U.S.
Senate races, Boyd wasn Tt men-
"tioned: One official said the failure.
_ tomention Boyd Tscampaign against
_ Goode was an oversight. The state -
Democratic Party says it Ts solidly
behind Boyd's campaign. Itdoesn Tt
show. aoe
_ - Federal Election Commission.
data analyzed by the NNPA shows
that Boyd has raised just $4,3000
* for his campaign: Political experts
say it takes at least $600,000 to
~ even be competitive. Goode, on the
other hand, despite his defection,
continues to raise money.
In fact, Goode has raised more
in the 2000 election than he did in
his run for office in 1998. He has
even picked up financial support
from conservative groups normally
affiliated with the Republican Party.
Itis unclear whether Boyd can count
on the deep pockets of special inter-
ests groups that normally give to
Democratic candidates, like labor
unions. Boyd has received just one
PAC contribution, a $2,500 dona-
tion contribution from the United
Food and Commercial Workers
Union. The national Democratic
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Given that party officials in Vie- {8
ginia vow to pay back Rep.Goode
for abandoning the Democrats, oI.
expected some. support early on, ? aa
Boyd said. :
Despite the lack of support, .
though, Bdyd said he is committed
to winning the race against Goode.
He said that going into the final
months of the campaign; heexpects "
tireless door-to-door campaigning
will begin to produce financial re- -
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sults for his campaign. oIn-the end,
I will win this race with the aid of
my constituents and not the Demo-"
cratic Party, ? he said.
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oNot without Scars: The Inspiring Life
Journey of Mark C. Olds" tells an 7
intense and miraculous story in a way
. that makes it impossible for the reader to a
put it down... Mark Olds opens his life to 7
us and lets us see him in all of his ,
rebellion... Thank you Mark for making
your life's story available to us. It can
only encourage all of us to never give up
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so many black men got buried under
troubles, but in this instance where an
book can serve as an inspiration to |
young and old, teaching them that Fo
redemption is always thatitis =
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with authorities in North Caro-
lina and other states. but would not
comment on what other states are
involved.
oWe have been aware of the let-
ter, which was circulated about a
month ago in the Jackson, Missis-
SIppi area, ? said activist Hannibal
Afrik, national co-chairman of
N°COBRA, a national reparations
activist group.
Speaking by phone from his
Port Gibson, Miss., home, Mr.
Afrik said the scam owill help to
accelerate ? the reparations move-
ment. oI think this is just the be-
ginning of the get rich schemes,
which will surround reparations as
we move down the road. ? he said.
oThis also means that reparations
is something real in people Ts minds.
There is a groundswell of discus-
sion now, specially with groups that
did not support reparations earlier.
oWe also need to realize that this
scam could possibly involve people
who want to disrupt our unity, ? he
offered.
Agreeing with Mr. Afrik is Dr.
Imari Obadele. Ph.D., a member of
the Republic of New Africa and
board member emeritus of
N TCOBRA.
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open to those who have conse-
crated their all to Him which is
meas ir conduct, their
sacrifices, and their self-denials,
One might ask: oTo what extent
should I give of my time, my influ-
ence, and my money to the Lord? ?
The answer is, if
you have made a full consecration
of yourself and have become a
New Creature in Christ,
you hawe nothing to give. You
ave already given all that you
have back to fhe L
anything back, then you did not.
make a full consecration and have
not fully accepted of the Lord.
If you are in doubt about the use
of your talents (time, influence,
money, etc.,) to the best of your
ability, ask of God who giveth His
wisdom freely to him that asketh.
Guided by this wisdom from
above, in proportion as your love
for the Lord grows day by day,
you.
try, then it is not far fetched to con-
template the possibility that there
is a move afoot to give some Black
people the idea that slave repara-
tions is a scam, ? said Dr. Obadele,
a political science professor at Prai-
rie View A&M college in Texas.
oLet us not forget the history of
the government and
COINTELPRO. If we are foolish
enough as a people to believe that
the government will sit idly by and
let us receive any reparations for
slavery, and not try to disrupt the.
movement then we are
doomed, ? he said.
No matter who is asked to com-
ment on the recent scam, the op-
erative response is othe Black com-
munity must be vigilant. ?
oBeware of those who claim
they are able to obtain money for
reparations compensation, ? reads a
press release from the office of
Michigan Congressman John
Conyers, Jr. (D).
Rep. Conyers is the sponsor of
H. R. 40, The Reparations Study
Bill, which has been before the leg-
islative body for several decades.
oIT want to issue a warning to all
who may have been contacted by
individuals or agencies who make
claims about reparations. The Fed-
eral Government has no process in
place at this time to process repa-
rations claims for African descen-
dants, notwithstanding the legiti-
macy of said claims, ? the Tcongress-
man said. " .
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ord. If you kept
expenses, but anxious to do what
he can in to extending of
the light which is blessing his own "
soul, and to others who yet sit in -
darkness.
THE COLOR OF WATER
(A Black Man Ts Tribute to
His White Mother)
. by
James Mc Bride
In a compelling tribute to his
white mother, James
McBride looks into the face
of Ruthie
McBride Jordan to uncover
his own identity--and finds
that he is a much the grand-
child of an itinerant Jewish
rabbi as the child of the all-
black Red Hook Projects and
that his.
mother had shared this truth
with him decades earlier
when she explained that
God Ts spirit is the ocolor of
WOOW
Cont. from front page
egy of CBC members. A success-
ful march owould help us energize
the voters in (our) districts. But
more important than that, it will
help us arouse an awareness of reg-
istering to vote, ? he explained.
"The march takes place just three
weeks before the general election
in this country, and organizers will
have deputy registrars throughout
the crowd, so that those who are not
registered to vote can get regis-
tered, if not in time for this elec-
tion, for future elections, Mr.
Hilliard said.
Min. Farrakhan has emphasized
his goal goes beyond the short+term
political issues involved in the up-
coming election, and toward creat-
ing a powerful political oforce. ?
oWe must produce a popular
force that is spiritual, that is moral,
that is politically mature, and eco-
nomically mature, so that it can be-
come a tangible factor of power that
can no longer be denied by those ©
who manipulate power, ? the Mus-
lim leader told national organizers.
oBecause the real power is not
with people we vote in. The real _
power is those that manipulate the
water ?..... As an. adult,
-MeBride finally persuaded
his mother to tell her story---
the story of a rabbi Ts daugh-
in the South, who fled to .
Harlem, married a black
man, founded a Baptist
church and put twelve chil-
dren through college. The_
Color of Water is James "
McBride Ts tribute to his re-
markable, eccentric, deter-
mined mother--- and an
eloquent exploration of what
_ family really means.
Note: This novel was
first published in 1996 and
has been a national bestseller.
and a choice
of the Book-of-the-Month
Club. Dr. Dennis McBride,
who
is cure.
rently State Health Director ©
for North Carolina, is James
McBride Ts brother.
people that we vote in. Unless we
can deal with the manipulators in
this country. we can forget about
justice rolling down like a mighty
stream and all that kind of talk.
That will always be talk, ? he said.
oWe can proclaim liberty. but
it has to come from a force com-
ing up from the people who are
wise, who are mobilized. who are
organized, who are politicized, ?
Min. Farrakhan said.
Min. Farrakhan also held a
working session with the MFM
program committee, including
National Council of Negro
Women Chairman Emeritus Dor-
othy I. Height. Mrs. Cora Masters
Barry and Rev. Barbara Skinner.
That same day Min. Farrakhan
and Min. Benjamin convened an
additional working session with
the technical and legal teams, be-
fore rushing to the airport to
travel across country to join en-
tertainers promoting the march in.
Los Angeles.
she said | oGod i is the color of
ter, born in Poland and raised
cians. And recently a group of
Black leaders in New York have
blamed rap music for the Central ©
Park sexual assaults at the Puerto
Rican Day parade.
_ But now someone out of the
Ivory Tower at Harvard Univer-
sity is blaming rap music for the
| drop in test- scores among Black
students. According to a recent
story in the Boston Herald, Dr.
Ronald Ferguson, a professor at
Harvard Ts John F. Kennedy
School of Government, believes
there is a possible connection be-
tween the rise in hip hop (rap)
music, and the dropping of read-
ing and math test scores among
Black youth. He said that just
when Black students began to
draw near the same performance
level of white students on national
tests, their scores begin to drop.
oThere was tremendous
progress in the 1980s in reading
and math scores for Black
youth, ? said Professor Ferguson.
oSometime between 1988 and
1990 the progress stops. ?
While various factors played a
role in the drop in test scores,
Ferguson was struck by the coin-
cidénce with the rise of hip-hop
music Ts popularity. He said the
teens might have started spending
more time listening to rap music
or watching it performed on tele-
vision and less time reading.
oI see a shift in time-use pat-
terns among Black youth to this
new music produced by hip-hop
culture. ?
Professor Ferguson points to a
survey in 1988, 40 percent of Black
students questioned said they regu-
larly read for pleasure. That
dropped to just 14 percent by 1992.
While it would be easy to point to
rap music as the number one prob-
lem in the decline of test scores, as
Ferguson does, this self-serving
analysis is deeply flawed.
I bought my first rap record in
1980, when I was nine-years-old
and by the early to mid- 1980s rap
music was fully embraced by the
youth within the Black commu-
nity in America. In the years
Ferguson uses to make his claim
that test scores dropped, he is
right to note that rap music was
| making an upsurge, but it wasn Tt
doing this with Black audiences.
ee oBvery | time someone wants
Papen bg sh noo gre a
© start blaming rap, ? said Davey D, [ ¢ a
a hip-hop intellectual, and thes; |
founder of daveyd. com, a hip- ae
= hop. news-site. a
Davey D T notes that. the =
timeline i in which: Ferguson uses }- 7;
- ganhipsbierte years, rap *
| music has been blamed for: just.
about everything. .
| Politicians have Mamed rap
= music. for violence and police
| shootings. Musicians have ~
- . | blamed the genre for diluting the
~ [talent of up and coming musi- "
to talk about rap music and the
decline in Black test scores, the:
music was going through its posi-~
~ tive Afrocentric phase. During,
this time period, rap groups like
Public Enemy, Eric B & Rakim,
Poor Righteous Teachers, and
Boogie Down Productions, were }-
rapping about getting an educa- }.
tion, and having oknowledge of}:
self T and knowing who you are.
Based on this, one could make
the argument that the Black test
scores should have been higher.
The decline in Black test scores,
points to something else other
than rap music, but intellectuals.
in today Ts time tend to look. at it
as an easy scapegoat, instead of
looking underneath to get at the
problem.
oI understand how someone
can see this, ? said Erica Arnold,
a writer for the Source magazine,
the magazine of hip-hop and its
culture. oBut you have to look at
the larger picture of what is hap-
pening to young people in the last
few years. ?
Arnold is right. You have to look
at areas such as the rise in latch key
kids, who have to raise themselves, T
as parents are at work. To the rise in
drugs, especially the crack cocaine |.
revolution, which destroyed the at- |
mosphere in many urban commu- |~
nities. To teachers with low expec-
tations in deteriorating public
schools, who don Tt push students to | -
achieve, to the breakdown within the |-
Black community, and family struc-
ture in this community, which may
have the most consequence on test
scores.
Music does influence people,
and there are some fools that do
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foolish things and blame it on] -
music. But just as there are nega-
tives, there are some positives.
Hip hop culture and rap is being
used by some educators to bring
back students in the classroom
who haven't been motivated to
learn, and to bridge the educa-
tional divide.
Ferguson hits on the right tune,
when he says that more leisure
reading needs to be encouraged to
bring up reading and English
scores. But pinning bad test scores
on rap doesn't make sense. In fact,
it gives rap a rap it doesn Tt deserve.
(Lee Hubbard can be reached by
e-mail at superle@ hotmail.com.
He writes on urban and national
issues for several publications.)
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The City of Greenville is seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to _
manage the operations of the solid waste collection services, fleet maintenance facil-
ity, and building & grounds maintenance services of the Public Works Department.
Assists the Public Works Director in developing and implementing operational pro-
cedures and polices within the Public Works Department as well as overseeing spe-
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written and oralcommunication skills and the ability to handle multiple and compli-
cated tasks. Reports directly to the Public Works Director and oversees the operation
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Graduation from a recognized college or university with a degree in environmental
engineering or public administration and at least five years experience of increasing
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personnel management, budget administration, and equipment purchase/management
is critical. Valid drivers license required. .
Salary range: $66,180.80 - 69,804.80 - $88,408.00 depending upon qualifications
and experience. Competitive benefits package provided.
Apply by 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 27, 2000, to the City of Greenville, Human
Resources Department, 20] Martin Luther Kng, Jr. Drive, P.O. Box 7207,
Greenville, N.C. 27835-7207.
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agency. Performs general duty law enforcement work. Rotating shifts.
High school diploma or the equivalent and excellent physical/mental health
required. Must be at least 20 years of age. State certification and associate's degree
in police science preferred.
Starting Annual Salary for North Carolina State Certified Officers: $31,408
Starting Annual Salary for trainees with BLET & Probationary Certification:
$27,206
Starting Annual Salary for trainess with no experience and/or certification:
$25,916
Apply by 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 29, 2000, to the City of Greenville, Human
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THE 7th ANNUAL BLACK BUSINESS EXPO
Nov. 4th & 5th,2000 - in in al
The Wilis Bdo, Greenvile, NG
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with brambles and
. uth Road lay forgotten for
S almost 200 years, its purpose de-
+ caying along with the slave cabins
that once lined it during the early
= part of the 19th century.
§ Theroad might have remained a
historical footnote on the neatly
~ ans not
* Py
nds of Sully Planta- as they worked to support one of briefing sessions were instituted to their own. Historical balance is the
acologists and histori- | Northern Virginia's most lavish es-
overed it 15 years tates. . ls
ago, realizing it presented a rare |
opportunity to depict what slave racial tensions, historical interpre-
life may have been like in Fairfax tations "particularly those involv-
County. ing slavery "are a delicate busi-
Areconstructed South Road and " ness. A program of reenactments ~
a replica of a slave cabin were re- unveiled last year at Colonial
cently opened to the public, provid- Williamsburg so upset some visi«
ing visitors to Sully withanewlook tors that they tried to attack the
actors portraying slave owners; de- .
at the harsh conditions slaves faced
meen Rape
Gold Medal Winner...... The citizens of North Carolina lead their own olympics in each city in NC. Retired
rincipal and educator Francis Mebane is shown being congratulated by Rev. James Snuggs, and Pitt County
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oOlympics. He is wearing it around his neck.
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= coming Mason's along with Bros Kimble, Williams and Rev Evans who are already Full Mason's.
«Pictured from left to right - Derrick English, Shawn Williams, Wm. Elbert Hawkins, Mike Campbell,
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conditions slaves faced as they worked to support one of Nort
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The Presidential contest nity to devour George W.,
between Vice-President Al ~ " who seemingly is hiding be-
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George W. Bush is of cru- Why:do so many
cial importance in many. _ people question Bush Ts intel-
ways: This election will de- . ligence and basic recall abili-
tetmine if this nation reverts. ties? Why does Bush have a -
to the gloom and doom days difficult time recalling names
of. division, racial strife, and of presidents of key coun-
economic stagnation or tries around*the world?
moves forward progressively. Bush Ts lack of smarts rre-
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dent, would be disatrous to Vice - President, Dan
America. Quayle, who had difficulity
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too many people of his fa- the way, became the butt of
ther, who proved to be both jokes on late night shows. In
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oof Christians responded? They
- Satan has been very successful in
_ diverting us from the path that God °
1 has laid out before us. God Ts peo-
Dr. George Hawkins
Greetings in the name of
Jesus Christ:
It is apparent to those of us who
do battle against the kingdom of
darkness on a regular basis that
there are a lot of strongholds that
need to be pulled down. Ideally,
this should be a combined effort of
the body of Christ. Unfortunately,
a large portion of God Ts people are "
not ready to join such an effort
even if they wanted to. Their own
spiritual lives would hinder them in
doing so. A campaign to bring
down demonic strongholds will not
be accomplished with slogans,
clever programs, or even spiritual
techniques.
Time and time again Christians
have had good intentions, yet they
have made little impact on our so-
ciety to change it. In fact, this na-
tion is becoming more and more
ungodly. When it comes to the
major issues of the day, the
Christian voice is being ignored
and even ridiculed. Christians are
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have gone about business as a
ple have become self-centered and
+ self-indulgent in their lifestyles.
| Christ has called us to take up our
cross daily, but his voice has been
drowned out by the multitude of
enticements that surround us.
Many are satisfied to carry the
name of Christ and live like the
rest of the world. They are con-
tent with the world as it is and for ~
others the task of changing the
world is overwhelming. I Tm glad
the disciples did not think like that.
Repentance
Frankly, we will not make an im-
pact for Christ in this world unless
we change! This is foundational.
God Ts people need to take an ob-
jective inventory of their lives and
start repenting. Yes, we repented
when we gave our hearts to God.
But that was only the beginning of
what should have become a life
lived in an attitude of repentance.
All of us need to open our eyes
and recognize what we have be-
come. We need to see how we
have been grieving the Holy Spirit
by the way we are living. We can-
not think about change in our lives
and hope our good intentions will
be acceptable. There must be a
change that is radical if we are to
be in God Ts will.
The Holy Spirit desires to work in
give e their sin and heal a
- -2 Chronicles 7:14,
ify we want to see God m move in our
lives and in the lives of others,
there must be repentance that starts
with us. God Ts words to Israel
through Ezekiel could just as well
be addressed to the church today.
oTherefore I will judge you. O-
house of Israel, every one accord-
ing to his ways, saith the Lord
GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves
from all your transgressions; $ $o in-
iquity shall not be your ruin. ?
Ezekiel 18:30.
Jesus T revelation to John includes
some very sobering words to God Ts
people. As he addressed the
church in Ephesus and acknowl-
edged some fruit to be good, a
word of rebuke was also given ac-
_ companied by a warning. oBut |
have this against you, that you
have abandoned the love you had
at first. Remember then from what
you have fallen; REPENT, and do
the works you did at first. If not, |
will come to you and remove your
lampstand from its place, unless
you repent. ? Revelation 2:4-5.
God is already beginning to shake
and sift and even bring temporal
judgment upon the body of Christ
(Peter 4:17). He will fulfill His
eternal plan no matter what it
takes. He will prepare a people to
be the bride of Christ.
What is true repentance? It is be-
ing sorry for grieving God by the
way you live. It is a desire to turn
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oLord, start with me and change
me. ?
Change will rarely take place un:
less. we are willing for it to begin
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Satan will always sesh to. convince
us that everything is fine in our
lives. There is no need to be
overly concerned about our condi-
tion because there are a lot of peo-
ple who are in much worse
spiritual shape than ourselves.
This is how many rationalize away
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own lives. They permit pride and
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Lack of repentance has been the
major reason why so many
Christians have gone into bondage
in one form or the other. To be
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: just too dark.
This all took place. on one of -
teue nonsensical daytime talk
shows that seem to cater to un-"
learned, unschooled, and otherwise
pnprepared black females. From
time to time, there are non-blacks
on the show, but the most explosive
that. ?
My late pa highly respected
fried, A.S. Doc. Young used to say
; Ges walt-soucsted black lemale black doc
shook her head and then com- dc
mented, oI'm glad I have enough
- white blood in my veins so. I don Tt
have to worry about anything like
surgeon, The only su
able who it the bill asa crotchety 4
old man in retirement.
Once he saw the white doctor, This was st physically
he was happy. The problem wasthe "
old man botched the job Talmost
are the young black women. " we are convinced the white man's immediately and the black surgeon wore a Phi Beta Kappa key and "e te
"For some strange reason, when _ ice is colder. Which is to say that if had to clean up the mess and save been accepted at several graduate moataneadealt vert :
all of this was going on, I remem- _ it is white, it is good, if it is black, the man Ts life. . schools. She was unquestionably and it will not simply be- by
bered the original movie, oImita- then it is no good. We need to stop this madness attractive in every way. The prob- cause we wish it so. One of the harsh e chi
_ tion of Life, ? when Louise Beavers, In another time, kids use to say about being concerned with the lem was that she was. exseampely realities of life is that if there is a than hip-h
the mother, was questioned about oIf you're white, you're right. If color of the skin. It means abso- dark, |. series of racial incidents, itreally won't palo
the father of her apparently half- you're yellow, you're mellow. If lutely nothing. In the old days, light- After the son took his gitlfriend ~ matter if you are yellow, brown or. T h ye p
white daughter. Her reply was, oHe _ you're brown, stick around. But if skinned blacks were usually the home, he hurried back to his house _ black. By and large, we are all oily es, ?
owas a light complected colored
oman. ?
you're black, git back "way back.
weeWenally. it was not just the kids
oo
HUTCHIN SON: Continued From A-6
offspring of othe mass ? and out of
some perverse sense of caring or
tacit acknowledgment, they became
the house slaves. .
where his mother awaited. Seeking
his mother's. approval, he asked,
oWell, how did you like her? ?
His mother smiled and said, oShe |
identifiable,
If we look ot the scale, we will tion
see that some of the accomplished str
African Americans did not and do.
The fact that they were lighter in
a
seems like a very nice girl, but she not have light skin. Firebrand Con- \ildren.
Proposition 38 is a half-baked, ill conceived measure wildly out of step
-with even the standard voucher plans floated by conservative Republi-
cans. These plans apply oa) a students, mostly the poor, blacks and
it atenan je Ensliann aublin nabanin Renwanjtina
Latinos, in failing public,schools. Proposition
| everyone, including Bill Gates children.
48 gives money to any and
Still, the big question is how to better improve the failing L.A. public ah co
schools that trap and anger so many black and Latino parents and provide o a 7 . 0 EM BESS
' fertile ground for the black Proposition 38 backers. There are five things ee pg The Schiff- Cardenas minority youth, by not funding or under-funding -sive. e. Experts ¢ estimate on dir
Crime Prevention Act of
2000 (AB2885) passed the
tis * - State Assembly by a vote
of 75 to 0 and the State Senate by 36 to 0. Still,
programs that have demonstrated their success
with juveniles. It will also have a negative im-
pact on youth within the probation system in Los
risk youth froma life of crime can
save the government from $1 million
million over the life of the minor.
that must be done. The first is to publicly acknowledge that the most
segregated schools in L.A. County are the L.A. city schools. The L.A.
Unified School District should initiate an emergency crash program to
: upgrade the texts and facilities, purchase more computers, and to place the Angeles County and other counties because of substantial research showing that
highest caliber teachers, counselors, and administrators possible at these oliberal, ? centrist Gov. Gray Davis deleted all of insufficient funding of programs needed to di- risk minors are provided intervention pre-
schools. This also means that the United Teachers of Los Angeles must the $121.3 million for juvenile justice preven- vert these minors from committing new crimes. _ vention services, the. greater the
_actively work to enforce strict professional standards that hold teachers at tion and intervention programs designed to re- Los Angeles County could have received verting them from becoming chronic off
these schools accountable for the performance of their students. duce the recidivism rate for juveniles currently approximately $34 million for juvenile programs More importantly, these programs have
The second is to bury the myth that students in public schools can Tt or under the jurisdiction of county probation de- provided for in AB2885. Davis claimed that he onstrated a reduction in crime. The $121.
Jion contained in AB2885-would have
for the hiring of more law é cers =
and probation personnel and also prov nec-
essary funding to permit community-based or- t :
ganizations to hire more staff so that
law enforcement and probation epar
could implement more oarty invention, fee
vism-reduction programs. a ae
Clearly, the result would have been lesscrime, 7
fewer victims and more minors becoming pro-
ductive members of their communities.
partments. Since youth crime, as well as the
criminalization of youth, are of increasing inter-
est, especially in the African American and
Latino communities, the governor's action is all
the more reprehensible.
The Chicano Employees Association was a
major supporter of the Schiff-Cardenas Crime
Prevention Act. The Association's response to
Davis T deleting the program funds contains con-
ceptual and practical rationale for strong juve-
nile crime prevention and intervention stategies.
wanted proven programs in order to release $71
million for juvenile programs. However, he is ©
also insisting as a price for the $71 million that
the legislature allocate millions of dollars for
boot camps run by the National Guard. Staffing
boot camps with minimally trained or untrained
non-law enforcement staff to guard minors (who
are overwhelmingly minority) is not sound pub-
lic policy.
Because research has not demonstrated that
juvenile boot camps run by the National Guard
won't learn. Generations of black and Latino students attended mostly
* segregated schools in South Central Los Angeles. Yet many managed to
ograduate, go on to college, and become successful in business and the
professions. They were taught by teachers who were dedicated and
determined that they achieve in their studies. These teachers expected and
demanded that their students perform up to the same level as white
students. They challenged the students to learn, set specific goals, de-
manded their full participation in classroom work, and gave them positive
and continual direction and reinforcement. Many teachers and administra-
tors at these schools also devised innovative learning methods that raised
reading, math test scores, and achievement levels.
The third is for black and Latino educators, businesspersons and The ChicanoEmployees Association' Tsresponse are effective in reducing juvenile crime or in ously, funding these programs would
professionals to sponsor conferences in which they provide parents with is instructive, it illuminates important underly- sehabilitating the juveniles under their jurisdic- __ fesulted in substantial savings in taxpayers dol-
dearning tips and materials to help them improve the study habits of their _ing issues. Excerpts from. the association Ts're- Aion, the legislature rejected Davis T proposal. Tar. a «
j children. They can also expand the economic and professional opportu- osponse are presented herein: Also, it is important to note that Davis T claim of With a hhuge mega-bi
Davis essentially told the African Amer
Latino communities that the future of
risk minor, as well as the fate of their youth now -
in the Juvenile justice system, is not a prio
for him. In Los Angeles County, youth under
jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Pre
tion Department are over 80 percent African
American and Latino. Davis T lack of support for .*
programs for at-risk minors and minors alrea
within the criminal justice system appears tob
substantially the same as of his pres
Gov. Pete Wilson. a
It is especially tragic that the strong oak
bi-partisanship that was developing over ¥
to fund effective programs for at-risk youth ;
those already within the criminal justice system
was rebuffed by our governor. The Chicano-s
Employees T Association's response to Davis T (=
action ends with the following aon, from
_syndicated columnist:
oHis critics can do whatever. they can do, but ae
they'll never persuade Davis to accept some- if
thing that he believes poses any political risk, on
crime, no matter how scant it am be. That's be .
way he is. ? ee
Gov. Davis T deletion or program funds in the
Schiff-Cardenas betrays the trust of the Latino
and African American communities. These pro-
grains were designed to effectively work with
at-risk minors at an early age to discourage them
from joining gangs, encourage them to stay in
school and to provide them with educational and
recreational programs to help motivate them not
to commit additional crimes. A major goal of the
time-tested programs is to help juveniles stay
away from gangs and criminal activities when
their incarceration is completed and they return
to their communities.
Davis deleted the $121.3 million for juvenile
programs despite overwhelming bipartisan sup-
port in the State Legislature for the bill. The bill
also has strong support from African American
and Latino organizations, law enforcement offi-
cials and unions representing rank and file po-
lice, sheriffs, probation department employees
and municipal employce associations HAT 0
out the state.
The governor T s deletion of funds for juvenile
crime prevention programs will have a signifi-
cant negative impact on at-risk, predominantly
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wanting to fund juvenile programs witha proven
success rate is not persuasive because in May
Davis rejected requests from Assemblyman Tony
Cardenas that would have added $475 million to
the state budget to fund well-established, proven
juvenile crime diversion and gang prevention
programs administered by law enforcement agen-
cies, probation departments and community-
based organizations.
The governor's action hurts proven, success-
ful programs that would have helped to substan-
tially reduce the number of nfinors entering or
returning to the juvenile justice system. The
programs range from approximately $1,000 per .
juvenile for at risk minors to $20,000 per juve-
nile for the intensive Repeat Offender Preven-
tion Project. This program, according to a 12-
month evaluation found the participants im-
proved their grades, reduced drug use and exhib-
ited a 33 percent decrease in law violations
compared to minors receiving traditional proba-
tion supervision. .
Since it currently costs about $40,000 annu-
ally to house a minor in an institution, these
types of programs are substantially less expen-
nities for poor students by creating and endowing programs that provide
educational scholarships, career counseling, job and training skills pro-
grams, and computer training.
The fourth is to eliminate the obscene disparities in public funding.
Current state funding formulas guarantee that well-to-do, mostly white
suburban school districts get a bigger share of state education funds than
poor, inner city schools. This funding gap guarantees a two-tiered public
education system in which poor schools do not receive adequate funds to
pay for up-to-date texts, computer equipment, the physical maintenance
of the facilities, and higher teacher salaries.
The last is to understand that educational excellence can Tt be attained
in segregated schools, or private schools too despite what the black
"ministers who back Proposition 38 claim, unless parents do their part. This
means they must attend parent-teacher conferences, monitor their children Ts
classroom and homework assignments, join and get actively involved
with the PTA Ts and parent-advisory councils at their local schools.
Restoring excellence at grossly underperforming schools in black and
Latino areas is a goal that everyone wants to achieve. It will take hard
work, renewed dedication, and total commitment to equal funding for
inner city public schools. It will not take a fraudulent and destructive
ovoucher initiative such as Proposition 38.
| _ (Earl Ofari Hutchinson is the author of The Disappearance of Black
Leadership. He can be heard on KPFK Radio, 90.7 FM, Tuesdays, 7-8
p.m.)
By A. ASADULLAH SAMAD
Generally,
summer is the
slowest time
of the year for
sports lovers.
Particularly, oTV ? sports lovers,
; who loathe watching that melodra-
: matic mix of baseball, golf and ten-
nis on Saturday and Sunday after-
noons "which can be as exciting as
, watching grass grow, or estimating
- the net time your dog will move
: from that one spot he Ts been laying
- in all day. Hell, on any onormal ?
* summer sports weekend "given the
- choice of watching tennis or golf,
; » or going shopping with the wife and
kids, it's oHoney, load up car. ?
Not this summer.
» An interesting phenomena took
' oplace in the midst of a sports period
: uisually reserved for owhites only. ?
: Black athletes, in their sparsely few
numbers, dominated othe summer
sports ? like no time in recent his-
tory. Unprecedented winning
streaks by Tiger Woods, as well as
; Venus and Serena Williams created
aa oMichael Jordan-like ? interest in
tennis and golf, Not only because
ty brow
ee ee ee
2s Sees
oe me
spective games,
\inerica watched.
i ae ag
} attention of black " dey or Sunday, they quadruple.
~ some Sundays, Tiger outdrew the
that really was a flipside to the suc-
cess of these young talents.
People watched, not necessarily
to see them win (African Ameri-
cans did, of course), but to see them
lose. And when they didn Tt, they.
got otalked about, ? until the fol-
lowing week when there was an-
other opportunity to vindicate othe
whiteness ? of these sports. And
when they couldn Tt, it was almost
ridiculous how some of the com-
mentators oplaya-hated ? those
young people. They Td congratulate
on one hand, then playa-hate on the
next.
It was a long, hot summer.
Watching Tiger win the British
Open, then the PGA Championship,
then NEC Championship was like
watching cliff hanging episodes of
-agood owhodunit. ? You never knew
who was going to be the next vic-
tim, but you knew somehow, Tiger
was going to be in the mix. And you
knew that the public was going to
tune in, and tune in they did. Every
time Tiger Woods plays in a tourna-
ment, television ratingsdouble. And
every time he's leading on Satur-
You know you have something
hot when you can get black people .
to stay in the house on Sunday af-
ternoons in the summertime, On
a é
NBA playoffs. Tiger won so much
and won so easily, it created a oTi-
ger backlash. ? They essentially got
sick of him winning.
Other players and TV commen-
tators started talking about the Ti-
ger was winning otoo much. ? That
courses needed to be oTiger-
proofed ? to give the rest of the field
achance. In what sport can you win
too much? Jack Nicklaus was the
long hitter and most dominating
player in golf for 25 years, but they
never talked about changing the
sport or the courses for him. But
Tiger wins more majors than Jack:
and Arnold Palmer, together, won
in their first 100 tournaments, and
the integrity of the game must be
protected,
Is there a socio-political aspect
to that rationalization? I would say
so. Tiger's won more money in hisv
four years on the tour than all of the
professional players, past and
present, except Davis Love III, have
won in their careers. Winning the
PGA and NEC back- to-back netted
him almost $2 million (actually $1.9
mil) in two weeks, One of the those
weeks, the media started playing up
the possibly of a oletdown. ? Tiger
won at Firestone, one of the hardest
courses in the nation, by playing 21.
over par. Played the last three holes
in the dark, and birdied the 18th
hole. Then he played the last two
days with the flu, gave a clinic for
youth the next morning, then flew
to Palm Desert and played a omade
for TV ? match play exhibition for a
million dollars. Playing while sick,
he still lead most of the match and
lost by one stroke. You'd thought
they'd just beat him in the Super
Bowl or something. After the sum-
mer Tiger had, they'd take oa win ?
any way they could get it. Even if it
didn Tt count for anything.
Watching the socio-political as-
pects of the Williams sisters T suc-
cess was just as intriguing.
Watching the sisters playing
each other in the Wimbledon semi-
finals had a cruel aspect to it, but
that Ts the nature of competition "
somebody has to lose, But watch-.
ing Venus win it all, then watching
the sisters win the Doubles Cham-
pionship, leave Wimbledon and
each go on separate streaks of their
owh, was a pure treat. In fact, as a
doubles team, they haven't lost in
any tournaments they T ve played in,
which caused a controversy when.
Olympic tennis coach, Billie Jean
: King, selected them to play together "
vin Sydney. Why?
King passed over the No.1
doubles player in the world, but she
was only number one because the
"_ se ay " tourna-
both peaking at the right time, John bi
oCrazy-A**" T McEnroe wants to pr
Tiger and the Williams Sisters: Flipside of a Long, Hot Summer |
ments as a pair to be ranked. The
doubles player challenged the deci-
sion, went to arbitration and lost.
Imagine if one of us had challenged
acoach Ts decision. We'd be oblack-
balled ? from the sport. Just one of
those things where some people feel
they're oentitled ? to go, in spite of
the choices made. Certainly asocio-
political aspect of tennis politics
we rarely see.
Both sisters had been suffering
from injuries, and both weren't ex-
pected to do well in the majors. But
now that they Tré winning, nobody
can stop talking about them, "gqod
or bad. No matter how either of
them play, commentators constantly
find fault with their games. And
they somehow seem to get penal-
ized because there's two of them,
- Their opponents have to play one,
then play the other. And when.
enoughtosay,
Serena was confident
oBeating one of us is hard enough,
but beating both of us is near im-
possible, ? people thought tennis
protocol was somehow broken. Now
_ my view of the Williams si
he hasn Tt talked about playing
Lindsey Davenport, all six feet
of her, is No. 2 in the world (wit
100 mph serve also), and he hasn't.
talked about playing her. But he
this burning desire to prove th
Williams sisters are not as go
everyone are making them |
be. Think there greg, as
litical aspect to type
raed rationalization? I think
The Williams sisters are
and the last time an oover the hill ?
male talked about whippin T up on a
women tennis player, he got his old
a** kicked. Mind you, McEnroe is
talking opay per view ? for. the
chance to take this whippin T. And » "
I'd pay for it. It wouldn't change § :
bit. And as for Tiger and his |
Cablinasian self, believe me when
say the only part they see is the obl ?
part. Still we celebrate his
nance as if it was our own
with 100 mile an hour serves and li
play one or both of the Williams
sisters to prove that oa good |
college player or a ranked senior
player ? pons beat them
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