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Serving Eastern North Carolina Since 1981

Todays Black Family

By Talibah Chikwendu

Statistics show that over 30
percent of African-American
children born into single-parent
families. The majority of those
have a female at the head of the
household.

Social pundits say that
female led families are at the
root of societal problems rang-
ing from learning issues to
delinquency and violence.

However, the history of
the African-American family,
with the strong Black female at
its head, tells a different story.

oI think the seeds of

this phenomenon began in the
period slavery,? said Jonathan
Peters, a professor at. the
University of | Maryland
Baltimore County campus.
oThere was this conditioning
that took place in the begin-
ning.?

Africans were removed

from their land, separated from

their -language,.. customs...and
traditions, and their immediate
families. This isolation forced
them to form new connections,
which they had to build on the
White manTs terms.

These terms included
learning the language of the
master and being enslaved--
working for no wages, for long
hours, under deplorable condi-
tions, and on subsistence ra-
tions, housing and clothing.
Under these circumstance, the
Slaves managed to build a
Support system, based on new
familial groups. They soon

Celebrating The Life Of G.R. Whitfield

G.R. Whitfield, founder
of the G.R. Whitfield School,
formerly Pitt County Training
School, was born more than a
century ago in Pitt County near
Stokes, North Carolina.

He received his early
education in Stokes and later
attended Elizabeth City State
University, then State Teachers
College. He received his. B.S.
from Lincoln University
while he was quite a young man,

His first teaching job was

in Martin County, and while there,
, a native of Hassel, North

0 this-union six chil-
boys and three girls,

For many years, Mr.

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found that even these family
connections were not re-
spected. .

Though slaves often
chose a mate, the master rarely
respected that choice. Many
times, slave wives were given
to other males for breeding and
a husband could not stop it. In
fact, owners would engage in
intercourse with a slave woman
and her husband was powerless
to protest or prevent it.

It wasnTt odd for hus-
bands :and wives to be sold
apart or for parents and chil-
dren to be separated by a sale.
To compensate for the ambigu-
ous state of family life, the
extended family was very im-
portant. |

Grandparents, aunts
and uncles, related by blood or
informally adopted a family,
played a crucial role in creating
a stable, loving environment
for children.

In the post-slavery
years, the Black family contin«
ued to suffer from separations.
These, caused by lack of eco-
nomic and social opportunity in
the South, were the result of a
family member, usually male,
going to another part of the
country to get a job. The plan
was often to earn enough
money for the remaining fam-
ily to follow. Often these
separations stretched over
years. During these times,
children were raised by one
parent, most often mother, who
provided discipline, nurturing
and stability. She was often

for their respective schools.

Mr. Whitfield died in
1950, but the seeds of education,
which he planted in Pitt and other
counties, are still germinating as
we go marching to the beat of
change.

In 1916, Mr. J. Bryan
Grimes, then Secretary of the
State of North Carolina gave a
plot of land upon which the Pitt
County Training School was
erected. This was the only high
school in Pitt County to serve the
Negro youth at that time.

Donations for buildings
came from families whom he
sought out in the community, and
the Rosenwald Foundation.

The Agriculture and
Home Economics Department
were added in 1920. The first two
dormitories were erected in 1923,
one for boys and one for girls,

In the early 1930Ts mules
and farm equipment were brought
and the land around the schools
was utilized for raising food for
the boarding students,

In the 1960's the total
staff was desegregated. Mobile
units were erected to meet the
needs of an increasing enrollment,

At length, the Pitt County
Board of Education saw fit to
demolish the old frame structures
and replace them with the present
brick structure.

The name of the school
was changed in 1967 from the Pitt
County Training School to G.R.
whitfel ,
of Mr, M.Q. Wyche in honor of
Mr. G.R. Whitfield who had
served as supervisor of the Pitt
County Negro Schools.

A

- cently

d during the principalship

supported by an extended fam-
ily system that included blood
relatives and others willing and
able to help.

Female led households

After the womanize
liberation movement, the
stigma of single parenthood
was diminished, taking the
pressure off a couple to odo the
right thing.? It was in this time
period that the influence of the
extended family began to
wane.

oBlack family en-
dures,? said John H. Johnson,
published. oIt survived forced
separation of husbands and
wives, parents and baby,
brother and sister during slav-
ery, adverse social forces and
the stress of urban life have
battered it for generations, yet
it remains intact, strong, per-

haps because of the annealing |
imposed by hard .

process
times.?
During slavery, which.

owas less thai 150 years ago, the

Black family, though it per-
sisted, was set into a pattern of
single parent households and
forced separation. " History
shows that the structure of the
Black family is no more di-
verse now than is any point in
the history of the country. This
unit, with a strong maternal
figure at the head and extended
family support, has produced
men and women who have
contributed much to the growth
and development of this na-
tion.

During the summer of
1968, all mobile units, except one,
were moved away as some black
Students were assigned to previ-
ously all white schools.

In 1969 the schoolTs sec-
ond grade class joined the class

_ that preceded them to a neighbor-

ing school. Many members of the
upper grades and high school

Students were assigned to for-.

merly all white schools,

In January, 1971, the
remaining high school students
left Whitfield to attend the re-
completed area high
school, D.H. Conley. Grades four
through eight from Grimesland
Elementary School came to join
with the fourth through eighth
grades already at Whitfield. This
began WhitfieldTs first year as a
totally integrated school.

In the fall of 1971, stu-
dents from grades one through
three at Grimesland Elementary
School were assigned to
Whitfield. This completed the
exodus of Grimesland School
ee, - nee kinder-
garten through ei de...

Mr. Melvin * g-waalal
past assistant principal of the
school, reminisced about the ear-
lier days at G.R. Whitfield, He
Stated:

' The students went to
school from the beginning for

September through the month of :

May. Most of the students walked
to sc

in the outlying areas.
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Students cut and gathered

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would sometimes drive "
his 1936 Ford to pick up students |

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Elijah Muhammed Son Comes To Town !
Shown above posing for the "M" Voice Camera

ECU's Catholic Priest, Chair of the Communications

is Di i le W.D. Muhammed
Director of the Ladonia Wright Cultural Center and the Honorab N '

sor of pijah Muhammed. They are pictured ie lecture and luncheon on ECU's Campus at the bedone
Wright Center. Below he is shown with Ni'am K. Akbar Chairman of the Diversity Committee as we

as other ministers who were in attendance. Hats off to the organizers.

wood for the, freestanding wood
heaters located in each classroom.
It seemed to take the students a
while to thaw out. Students
brought their own lunches, often
carrying the packed meal of sweet
potatoes, cracklings, and molassés
biscuits in a five pound lard
bucket. The containers were
Stored in the cloakroom. The
school water fountain was a hand
pump located outside and behind
the school building.

A scholarship in memory of
George Raymond Whitfield of
Pitt County has been established
at Bennett College in Greensboro

by two of his daughters, Mary
Logan and Beulah Mebane, and a
daughter-in-law, Senora J.
Whitfield. Mr. George Raymond
Whitfield, Jr. is the only surviving
son.Contributions from friends
and family helped WhitfieldTs
family reach its goal of $14,000,
which has been placed in an
endowment fund at Bennett.
Beginning each school year, $300
will be given to the senior with
the highest grade point annually.
Only a part of the interest is to be
used for the scholarship.
Whitfield was a native of Stokes

. and completed secondary school

at Elizabeth City Normal. He

Photo by Jim Rouse,

later graduated from Lincoln
University.

Whitfield became super-
visor of the Black School of Pitt

County and established the Pitt.

County Training School (boarding
school) to allow black students
the opportunity to complete high
school, The land for the school
was given by the Jay Byron
Grimes family.

In 1965, Grimesland
area Citizens petitioned the board
of education to rename Pitt
County Training School for its
founder, G.R. Whitfield
Elementary School is located on
N.C, 33 at Grimesland.

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| As T awoke on the morning of Jan. 15,
| my Conscience was induced with televisio
"r Dr. Martin Luther King Jr... '
) || amidst the supposed celebrations and hon- ;
» ||; orsofhisbirthday. = ©
§ || Parades with Blacks; White and other eth- :
_ || racial harmony on this annual commemora- °
tion, However, as a young so-called African-
_|| American male, my soul is etnpty for this |
} || Supposed commemoration. Not due to Dr. + "
| KingTs odream,? but because of the contra-

o ane emia

: 2 - ()nshiode osa ve..?? (but, we'll come back to this... |
n and forgive public ly- vil Communication corrupt good manners. .
ndering, white-collar (dinkiag, behavior), y'all, leading ws 10 oak

With whom are we communicating, especially

and all other f fornication, v - those of us who, Sunday after Sunday, pack (0 MN OES (lea dicting values from many of the participants. '
_ Giously bashing those who stand against, Say " pews at churches, synogogues, centers, cathe- ET cs In te post-millennium niga Datei
for instance, abortion or the act some preceive _drals, mosques and like places of worship? COMMENTS whose dream are we really celebrating?
__ Is equally disturbing when we say crucify" thinking...principles...values...our morals? Are | gy: 2 wae ert ee een nem mecwrceration a
one for aiding and abetting a bruised, battered " we so guilt-ridden and sin-laden ourselves that ~~ 9 : ov. tistics, pseudo legislative politics wage over |
woman, while rushing to forgive fornication __ we have resorted to holding wrong up against 718 | iG a | Nn r Confederate flags, hate crimes are on the rise;
and, say adultry. wrong instead of up against the light of truth? | : 7 | os : Black political prisoners such as Mumia Abu.

Jamal and others falsely accused still siton
death row, the ever-apparent financial and
ideological separation between the Black
middle-class and the Black working-class
poor enhances, and cultural gaps between
lack youth and Black adults continue to
widen (many Black adults refer to misguided
Black youth as othugs? and ohoodlums?).

As a young man who embraces African
arts and clothing, ITm often met with cyni-
cism, indifference, intolerance and prejudices
from both mainstream Whites and Blacks in
Dr. KingTs oracially-unified? dream society
because I choose to partake in exercising this
countryTs so-called constitutional freedoms of
speech, cultural and religious expression. ITm
often harassed by ignorant co-workers in cor-
porate places, many of whom vainly cele-
brate Dr. KingTs birthday for one day, but lat-
er refuse to address the many ills of the very
same American system which Dr. King, Mal-
colm X and other civil rights leaders diligent-
ly fought to change; furthermore, ITve found
that many mainstream Blacks and Whites
view me and other young Black men, who
can and will express ourselves, as oradical?
threats to this systematic establishment and
these morally-compromised beings may even
go so far as to commit slander and defama-
tion against us while blocking our chances
for employment and financial opportunity
due to our expression. If all of these things

ItTs frightening when we tell our children
and youth to oJust say no to drugs,? but show
them how to go full speed ahead to immorali-

-- ty, hatred, and disrepect for us, teachers and

_ the law, while twitching, ooh hallaleujah! and

lifting up wholey hands toward heaven every
Sunday and at least three days of the week in
Bible studies, prayer meetings and all other
kinds of improve-our-souls meeting during
the week. Not to mention the seemingly-fruit-
less work of all the other do-gooder groups
and organizations.

We criticize, dehumanize and ostracize
gangs and their activity while ganging up in
and under Acronyms to attack each other on

_ what we perceive each one is or is not getting
fairly while all seemingly are speeding to hell
in a handbasket ....there is the White one who
won't accept the Black one who won't accept
the Red one who won't accept the Yellow
one...and so on and so on...

oOur wisdom will be justified in our chil-
dren. ?

Black men are now barking
after the wrong character

Or do we know what that (truth) is now?

Leading us back to'oas we forgive those
who trespass against us...?

So letTs forgive eeeeeeeeeverybody......

«first ourselves for personal participation,
or finger-pointing, at societyTs evils for which
we ourselves have to be delivered.

LetTs forgive all those in and out of pris-
ons"they didnTt really mean to maim, mur-
der, rape, torture those people; after all,
theyTre only human. LetTs forgive and pardon
Mumia Abu Jamal, who maintains his in-
nonence. After all...

LetTs forgive the child-molester, the wife
and/or husband abuser, the thief, the white-
collar crook, the drug-dealer and the cop
killers, right along with the false prophet, the
false preacher, unscrupulous lawyer and
politician....the list could go on....

LetTs just forgive eeeeeeeeeevrybody and
study war no more. That way folks, we can
rid ourselves of all these distrubances that dis-
Tupt life for us all.

in the education process

Parents must make critical use of study
times. But rather than just tell your child to
do his homework, study with him. And if
thereTs something you donTt understand,
call one of the homework hotlines spon-
sored by the board of education. Do not be -
afraid to ask for help because teachers and
guidance counselers at most schools are
available to help.

ItTs also important to nurture your child

. and cultivate his well-being. Nothing
should come before your child"not your
job, a personal relationship or a hobby.
Your childTs well-being and your relation-
ship with hith should always come first. ItTs
also important to remember that children
have feelings, they have their moods and
days when they arenTt feeling well. Devote
time out of your day to spend with your
child, discussing the things that matter to
him most. This will show your child that
you are interested and concerned about his
or her well-being.

You can also set a good example for your
child by becoming involved in community
affairs and civic organizations. This teaches
children to develop a sense of civic pride
and to become responsible and to care for

by Brenda Buford Shaw

arents, and/or guardians, are you *

partners in your childTs educa-

tional process?

Do you review the homework

assignments and other papers that
youy child brings home? Do you attend
PTA, PTO or other oparental? involvement
groups? Do you encourage your child dai-
ly? Do you listen, or do you just talk to, but
not with your child?

When it comes to your childTs education,
you should not only be just a parent, but al-
so a coach, even his best friend. This means
becoming a familiar face at your childTs
school, and not just at special programs, or
when a particular problem needs to be ad-
dressed. ItTs also important not to depend
on the school for your childTs complete edu-
cation. Take time to read to your child, dis-
cuss the issues that will effect him and do
become active in school affairs.

For example, itTs great to have a straight
| oA? student, but a child who only gets
oCTs? or below also needs to be encouraged
and praised " not ridiculed about onot

oa fing was'thé Word, and the
word was with God, and the word was God,?
giving us all a clue that the power of the

"Suspect; basically act upon their instincts.

They run in packs. Dogs are not responsible:
they satisfy whatever desires arise in the mo-
ment. Male dogs, after siring offspring, do not

any people are unaware of the our youth are creating a low-level image of | making straight ATs.? ItTs important to be a_others. arenTt contradicting to Dr. KingTs dream, then
- Notion that the world is creat- themselves when they refer to each other as | motivator, rather than criticize your childTs s . I donTt know whatist : tao ow

ed through language. The dogs. Dogs do not build institutions. Dogs, efforts. In other words, try and become a (Buford-Shaw is a music instructor for Apparently, Black men like James Byrd

Bible tells us oIn the begin- though probably a lot more intelligent that we | ocontinuous parenting partner.? Memphis City Schools.) -4- will still be dragged behind a pick-up truck

by some Aryan Brotherhood members in
places like Jasper, Texas. Ironically enough,
Dr. King vehemently preached non-violence,
yet he died being a victim of violence by the

word, i.e., the power of speech {s very impor-
tant. There have been whole movements craft- ,
ed around this theme. Many motivational pro-
grams swear by this idea. And those who are
familiar with the workings of the subcon-
scious mind will tell you that the subcon-

hands of hired assassin(s); so, instéad of in-
dulging myself in pseudo political causes
with insincere march-dwellers, !Tll just pray
that one day humans will take the
colonial/patriotic blinders off their eyes and

Breaking Barriers and
attacking those that remain

Stay around to raise their progeny. In short,
dog behavior is not behavior that is desired
from human beings in progressive communi-
ties. A progressive African-American commu-
nity needs men who are responsible, men who

scious mind acts on what it hears you say or _love and whose intelligent decision-making face truth as it is.

think. This is why it is so important to be enhances the community. Men are more intel- by Hu g h B. Price went on to theTSupreme Court; and Jahleel Shechem a

careful about what you say. ligent than dogs. Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, who later Memphis
It becomes possible to examine the major This trend of Black men referring to each became the chief judge of the Third Cir-

ideas flowing through a community by watch- _ other as dogs brings to mind other unfortunate hereTs been lots of celebrating _ cuit Court, in Philadelphia. College students can

ing the words used by people to describe uses of language " the widespread prison on editorial and op-ed pages One might well ask how a Circuit lower cost of books

things. Now this is probably going tobe hard _slang that has crept into the population such about the racial ofirst? Presi- Court of the United States of America

for some of you to take, but the point in ques- _as olock downT and the slang phrase oYouTre dent Bush made in appointing _ could move into the 21st century with- Dear Editor

tion is the very common use of the word odog? « blowing me? that had its origins in referring Colin Powell as Secretary of out ever having had a jurist who was not Tam a freshman at Creighton University. If

to describe men, and especially, Black men. to someone who is blowing someoneTs high. State and Condoleeza Rice as chief Na- White. ItTs certainly not as if some you know college-age kids or a family ae

And the common use of the words bitch,
ohoe? and obust downs? to describe women
further fuels a disrespect for women and the
sanctity of family values. (Bust downs are
women who give men oral sex in exchange

It has long been said by our race of people
that men are odogs.? But it seems that with
the advent of hip-hop culture, this concept has
become institutionalized. Why? Have you no-
ticed that men now commonly refer to each

havenTt tried to change it.

_ President Clinton had previously nom-

inated three Black nominees, all from

North Carolina, for a seat on the Circuit.
All were blocked by North Carolina

tional Security advisor for his new ad-
ministration.

And we at the National Urban League
join in. We applaud the President just as
we applauded when President Clinton

does, I could use your help. Before entering
Creighton, I was the Student Body President of
Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo.
Since the unfortunate incident brought upon
my classmates, I have dedicated my lifeTs work

other as Dog?? A common greeting is for favors like cigarettes, food or money). named the ofirst? Black Secretary of Republican Sen. Jesse Helms, who uti- :

oWhatTs up, dog?? The well-known rapper We should be careful about what we say. Commerce, the ofirst? Black Secretary lized a Senate tradition which allows a Sr Tal at ciee pierial Iwas
Snoop Doggy Dogg has taken this notion to Our words can become self-fulfilling prophe- of Energy, the ofirst? Black Secretary of single member to block a nomination unaware of high at oF books'for my

the extreme. In his videos he is sometimes cies. When we look at the condition of some Labor, the ofirst? Black head of the De- _ from his or her home state. Helms de- classes. I spent over $500 in books io fust
shown shape-shifting into a dog. African-American communities where going partment of Veterans Affairs, and soon, _clared that, although five seats on the my first senesion It seemed like a lot st I

__. Many of you, no doubt, will consider this
habit of men referring to each other as dogs to
be a harmless bit of pop culture. It is a part of

to jail is a daily fact of life and where more
than 60 percent of Black children are raised
without fathers, it becomes painfully apparent

Court were vacant, it had enough
judges.
The specific seat President Clinton

during his years in office.
We're all for breaking as many of
those old, restrictive racial barriers as

| figured that I could make most of the money
back when I sold the books back to the
bookstore. Well, as you probably have fig-

pop culture but it may not be so harmless. that something is going wrong. And though possible " no matter which party holds named Gregory to had been vacant for ured out, I was wron
hink on the following ideas fora moment. __ we know that some of the problems facing the || the White House. more than 10 years. The length of the Out of the $500 I med nt, I made less than
Dogs are animals, and though we love dogs community stem from chronic systemic op- ThatTs why weTre applauding another _ vacancy led the U.S. Judicial Confer- $100 back. I lost wa $ $400 dollars. Not on!
when they are our pets, dog traits are not so pression, we must realize the ways that we appointment President Clinton made ence to declare filling it a ojudicial did I loose m money, I had to wait in lo y:
attractive when exhibited by human beings. In oppress ourselves, We can start by being care- |} which marks a ofirst? long overdue. His emergency.? lines at the SeoksoeT io feta the books,?
other words, when we consider the creative ful about what we say. We create the world orecess appointment? of Roger Gregory, Clinton first proposed Gregory for wasting valuable time. If I had iodo this each
aspect of language it becomes apparent that with our words. a Richmond. Va. attorney, to the Fourth © Senate confirmation last summer; but his comets until I graduate: I figure I could lose
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. nomination was stalled there, although over $3,200 dolore gure
Gregory, 47, is a one-time law partner he was su pores by both of VirginiaTs I talked with several friends over Christmas
of former Virginia governor L. Douglas _ senators, Charles S. Robb; a Democrat, break and we came up with a web site that

Wilder. A graduate of Virginia State Uni-

and John Warner, a Republican.
versity and the University of Michigan

Airing out the racism Fatma

can save all of us money when buying books,
and help us make more money back when

. ae * Law School, heTs a partner at a Rich- ment? " the first time such a tactic has : : Pagar
| n b ro a tl nN ut| t mond law firm. The Circuit Court is one been used in 20 years " sidesteps the poss J the ve ee "_ we
of 11 regional circuit courts across the "_ barrier in the Senate temporarily. It will (http://www. CollepeStudentsNetwork com)
country whose judges sit at the level just enable Gregory to serve while his nomi- SN is an online Internet database of items
ome broadcast outlets should be ing when it said the Affirmative Action edict below the United States Supreme Court. _ nation is being considered by the full for sale, for college students all across Ameri-
pressured to recruit and promote on broadcasters oultimately will not withstand || The Fourth Circuit Court has jurisdiction Senate and at least until the end of the can. Users can oee dos free and post books
more minorities and wonten. Aside constitutional review. It should have allowed over five Mid-Atlantic States "Virginia, next session of Congress, which is likely |] and other sens cohen for sale at uh roo Fi
from a few noted personalities on the Affirmative Action mandates as concerns Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina to be next October orT November. nally, students can now buy/sell at better
the TV and radio airwaves, the mi- "_ the broadcast industry to stand, as we would and South Carolina " a region which Of course, thereTs some politics being prices, which means we ( students)
nority and presence on air is relatively hope that the nationTs highest court, the U.S, has the largest percentage of minority played here. Can save tons of } "_
nil here and across the Court, will do when and if the cru- residents than any other circuit. ¢ Gregory appointment immediate- _"! menage? Sheehan
_ That is why we take great umbrage at are- cial matter reaches its chambers. Yet, the Fourth Circuit, which has po- ly presents Bush with a major test of his '
cent ruling by a federal Court in To add insult to injury, the Appeals Court rul- || sitions for 15 {ntees, has never had a pledge to build a odiverse? administra- """"" """
ing also.dismantles what William Kennard, the Black judge. Unti , it was the only _ tion and reach out to all Americans. But,
first-ever Black chairman of the Federal Com- Circuit Court in the country whose in fact, this is a odare,? if you want to
je Commission had would be otc on s White. And it is _ ny it yl way, Sg ought to take
" esp legacy, opening and promotion y re as the most conservative o " use he can win it.
sy pa 9-4 ie ag if all the Circuit Courts in its rulings on What is there to olose? in supporting a
._ KennardTs tenure officially ended last Fri- states rightsT issues, challenges to death- pom Pe ean nominee for a seat on a
" but not his Martin Luther penalty sentences, affirmative action federal appeals court thatTs been under-
% Jr. " like mission: equality for all on cases, abortion legal issues, and criminal _ staffed for years? ,
y AmericaTs airways. suspectsT rights, What is to lose in supporting a
5 _ In terms of recess appointments of high!

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AfricaTs third biggest country, divided by a
many-sided war.

oHe gave precise instructions as to the
management of troopsT discipline and over-
all organisation in order to make the forces
more effective and operational,? Kapend
said. oHe gave 48 hours to examine all
management issues regarding discipline and
the new direction,? he. added.

But Kapend said Kabila had also told the
15 generals and nine colonels present that
he intended to push for peace.

CongoTs 30-month war pits rebels backed
by Rwanda and Uganda who occupy
swathes of the north and east against gov-
ernment forces supported by Zimbabwe,
Angola and Namibia.

Since Laurent KabilaTs death, regional ef-
forts have multiplied to revive a stalled
1999 peace deal. .

cers to discuss the military situation across.

NIGERIA |
Obasanjo reshuffles cabinet

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo,
facing widespread criticism of the quality of
his cabinet and the performance of the
economy, this week sacked 10 of his 49
ministers.

No key ministers in the economic and fi-
nance sectors were dropped, and political
analysts said the list of nominees to replace
the 10 would disappoint those who had
looked forward to a radical shakeup of the
nearly two-year-old government.

Those dropped in the reshuffle, announced
in a statement by ObasanjoTs spokesman, in-
cluded Health Minister Tim Menakaya, Edu-
cation Minister Tunde Adeniran, Police Af-
fairs Minister David Jemibewon and Sports
Minister Damisi Sango.

Also dropped were Agriculture Minister
Hassan Adamu, Culture and Tourism Minis-
ter Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas, Environ-
ment Minister Sani Zango Daura, junior
Women and Youth Affairs Minister Bekky
Igwe, and Minister in charge of the federal
capital territory Ibrahim Bunu.

ZIMBABWE
Ex-President Banana freed

Former President Canaan Banana, jailed
for sodomy, was freed four months early af-
ter receiving time off for good behavior,
prison authorities said this week.

Banana, 64, was released Monday from a
prison hospital outside Harare where he was
being treated for high blood pressure.

The Methodist minister and professor of
theology served as ceremonial president of
Zimbabwe after independence in 1980 until
1987, when that post was abolished and
then-Prime Minister Robert Mugabe be-
came executive president.

Banana was convicted in 1999 on 11
counts of sodomy and abusing his power to
rape, assault and carry out ounnatural acts?
with men, most of whom were on his presi-
dential staff. Homosexual acts are illegal in
Zimbabwe.

BOTSWANA
Appeals court sends woman to gallows

Foreign judges of BotswanaTs top court
this week dismissed an appeal by White
South African Marietta Bosch against a
death sentence for a love-triangle murder in
June 1996 and said she should hang.

oShe was a wicked and despicable
woman. The murder had been planned over
a long period, no doubt as a result of jeal-
ousy and infatuation,? said Nigerian judge
Timothy Aguda.

oThere is a massive body of evidence to
show that Bosch committed the crime...The
trial judge was right in totally rejecting their
(the defenceTs) evidence,? Aguda added.

Bosch, who was in the heavily-guarded
courtroom for her appeal, showed no emo- °
tion at the judgeTs words.

In a provision put in place when
Botswana gained independence from
Britain in 1966, the Appeal. Court includes
judges from England, Scotland, South
Africa, Zimbabwe and Nigeria.

Bosch, 50, was sentenced in February last
year to hang for the murder of her best
friend Maria Wolmarans, whose husband
she later married.

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SOUTH AFRICA
Anti-AIDS drug provision expanded

South African HIV-infected women will
have access to the anti-AIDS drug Nevirap-
ine in all the countryTs provinces as the
vernment quietly backs down. from its re-
Ronacs to provide the drug to the public.
Health department officials said the gov-
ernment had increased the number of hospi-
tals and clinics where. HIV-infected women
could get Nevirapine (Viramune) to 22 from

_| the two that were involved in cli: trials.

Collinge and Celicia Serenata, deputy di-

1 rector of the health departmentTs HIV/AIDS

, said the government was ex-
nding the Nevirapine project as part of

research? to look at how it
countrywide,

ty
charges. But will he get
Combs in or lose,

omoney he has in his

bank account will play a big role in the pub-
licTs mind. Should Combs - owner of Bad
Boy Records and the Sean Jean fashion line,
among other projects - win? people will most
assuredly say his money bought him a stay-
out-of-jail card. If he loses the trial and ends
up behind bars, people (a lot of them) will
say the jury stuck it to him exactly because
he has so much money. Some will even say
he got what he deserves because he is rich!
Having money puts a lot of the wealthy be-
tween a rock and a hard place.

Just after Christmas last year, Combs was
arrested after he fled a New York City night-
club where three people had been wounded
in a shooting. The mogul is not charged with
attempted murder, only with illegally pos-
sessing a gun - which some say he allegedly
fired inside the club - and with bribery.
Combs allegedly offered his driver money to
say that the gun which was found in CombsT
Lincoln Navigator belonged to him (the dri-
ver). If convicted, the rapper/businessman
could spend up to 15 years in the big house.

Jamal oShyne? Barrow, though, is charged
with attempted murder and assault in the
wounding of three club-goers. Barrow is a
protégé of CombsT and is signed to his record
label.

The trial is expected to last five weeks and
will likely be a big draw in Manhattan. At the
very least, tons of people will be most inter- :
ested to see what Combs and his girlfriend,
Jennifer Lopez, will be wearing to court each
day! .

ItTs too early in the
morning for this stuff!

This item from the oNow, Does That Real-
ly Make Sense?? Department: The closing
credits for WednesdayTs AM@BET show
with host Laz featured this subtle plug - Un-
dergarments by Joe Boxer! Why!! ItTs not
like viewers can really see what kind of
shorts Laz has on under his jeans!! It doesnTt
make sense.

*No doubt, weTll soon see a credit telling us
what kind of fragrance Laz is wearing - when

Quotes from notables:
What you give you get

Nothing comes to us except through the
Law of Action and its consequences - Kar-
man: all comes only as the fruits of actions in
this life...and therefore logically are we alone
to blame for whatever may happen to us. If
we are overthrown or injured, or endure
great suffering or grievous pain through the
acts of another done upon us, or upon our
place or fortune in life, that one in his turn
Shall not nor can he ever escape the due
karmic retribution of natural law; but our
suffering and our injury never could have
come to us had we not planted seeds of pre-
sent effects, as causes in the past.

Hence the teaching of all the great Wise
Ones of the world, that the way by which to
obtain wisdom and peace and happiness is
freeing the heart and the mind fromthe
corrosive influences of hatred and revenge,
and planting in their place the seeds of
kindliness, love and unswerving justice to
all. Quoted from The Esoteric Tradition
by G. de Purucker.

Questions and
more questions

With his support sys-
tem in place at the
Golden Globes Award
ceremony, will Robert
Downey Jr. now re-
cruit more fans to stand
by his side? He won a
delay in his drug trial
in California. The actor
will next appear in
court Feb. 21 to answer
felony drug possession
charges. If convicted,
he faces a maximum
term of four years and eight months in the
slammer. Last November, Downey was ar-
rested just three months after he got out of
jail. And he may soon go back. r
(on oe iy jail he to that beck? him

ntly) want to ing }
oWonder why Jenner Lopes odressed
down? for the Golden Globe ceremony? Can
it be she is advancing to the degree that she
no longer feels the need to call attention to
her body? Or does the answer lie in a place
that is not as lofty? (More likely the latter!) -

Will book author need one,
two or more dump trucks to unearth all of the
dirt on the political Bush family? Kelley, who
has slung mud on Jacqueline Kennedy, Nan-
cy Reagan and Elizabeth Taylor to name a
few, is penning a book on the family that has
now given us two

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Dr. George Hawkins.

The Battle of the Mind

Greetings in the name of ©
Jesus Christ:

Satan's most frequent and consis-_
tent attack is directed against our
minds. He .
sends his hosts out with an arsenal
of weapons: lies, threats and
intimidation, questions, accusa-
tions, lust and other enticements

The attack often starts very early
in life. If a child is abused at
home, lies from the enemy appear
in the thoughts saying the child
deserves it or is not worth
anything to anyone. Accusations
surface in the thoughts that it is

directed, by the enemy, into their

lives to prey on them to add more.

reinforcement to the lies.

If parents do not reflect the
character of God to their children,
the children will project short-
comings on to God For instance,
if one or more parents is cold,
lacking in emotion, rigid and
constantly preoccupied with other
thingsT the child will see God as

lacking compassion, unloving andT

not there for them, The enemy
will encourage these perceptions.
Many bring a lot of bad baggage
along with them into adulthood
from their childhood Some grow
up in homes whereTthere has been
considerable control, manipula-
tion and emotional or physical
abuse. Women are often "led" to
find a man of similar qualities to
continue the destructive negative
reinforcements in their lives. We
cannot underestimate the enemy's

Sane a child begins to rective .

any lie as truth, more lies will "

| appear to reinforce the central lie,

| After awhile, the child will begin

| to focus on its own shortcomings
and perceive. the rejection of.

others. Sometimes people are

Years. Often there are s

trongholds "
Of low self-esteem and self-hatred. «?,?s
_ Needless to say it is very
difficult for them, as believers, to
live by faith. The enemy continues "
to pummel them with lies and
accusation; causing much doubt

and hopelessness.
I have seen many adults who are

. full of anger, bitterness and unfor: i
_giveness.
Some time in their life, often in
Childhood, they have been hurt
deeply by someone. The enemy
will constantly Bive them "flash- -
back memories" of that situation -

in the past. The memories are so
painful, that they constantly stir
up the anger, bitterness and re-
sentment, so strongly that it is
very difficult for that person to
forgive, even though they know
they need to.

I could continue indefinitely with
these scenarios, but it is my hope
you have gotten the point con-
cerning the enemy's activity di-
rected toward your thoughts.

GET INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT |

The City of Greenville is

accepting applications from volunteers to serve on the
following boards and commissions :

I re sinistered to many adults .
who have been believing the
enemy's lies about themselves for "

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Affordable Housing Loan Committee

Board of Adjustment Mayor's Anti-Drug Coalition
Citizens Advisory Commission on Cable Television _Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority

Community Appearance Commission Pitt Greenville Convention & Visitors Authority
Environmental Advisory Commission Planning & Zoning Commission
Firemen's Utilities Commission Police Community Relations Committee
Historic Preservation Commission Public Transportation & Parks Commission
Housing Authority Sheppard Memorial Library Board

Human Relations Council

If you live inside the City of Greenville and would like to be considered for an
appointment, please call the city Clerk's Office,
indicate your interest or send a written request to
Greenville, NC 27835. Also,

329-4423, to obtain an application to
the City Clerk's Office, P.O. Box 7207,
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Mrs. O'Coma Wilson

Sycamore Hill Baptist Church
lost one of its strongest pillars
with the death of Mrs. O'Coma
Wilson Tuesday, January 30,
2001. She supported the church
with her resources: Talent, time
and money. No doubt she was one

of the most consistent and com-
mitted members since uniting
with the church in the 1940s from
her home/church community in
Roberson County, (N.C).

She was a member of the follow-

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ing auxiliaries/organizations:
Deaconess Board, Jr. Ladies r
cently merging with the Sr
Ladies, Pastor's Aid, a charter

member of the J. A. Nimmo Choir a

and Sunday school Class #9.

She worked on any number of 4

committees - Homecoming,

Women's Day, Budget, Building,

and Hospitality, and she contrib-
uted to agencies, organizations,
clubs, charities and specifically,
the Pitt County Chapter, North
Carolina A. & T. State University
annual fundraising project.

Family Night at Sycamore Hill
was the Jr. Ladies Auxiliary bigT
celebration. Mrs. Wilson passed
out a gift or gifts to the pastor and
officers specifically as well as to
each person present. Her joy was
giving. Any invited speaker or
performer received a gift from
Mrs. Wilson. The Deaconess
Board monthly recognized birth-
days and anniversaries. As chair-
person of the Hospitality
Committee, a gift was presented
to each lady whether present or
absent.

Mrs. Wilson enjoyed the good
life: food, clothing, jewelry, cars
and homes, but her commitment
to her church was her priority. She
loved and cared for family (her
nephew, Willie), and friends -
deceased Mrs. Sallie Ann Early,
Ms. Esther Rich, and Mrs. Clara
Cherry, who now lives in a
nursing home. She was a jewel
that will be sorely missed. God's
finger touched her and she slept.

We give thanks and gratitude to
Mrs. Mildred Whichard, her
guardian angel, a University
Tower friend and helper, and

fellow church member, who as-
sisted her with her physical and
financial needs during her con-
finement in the hospital and
nursing home, and in other tangi-
ble ways in death with her
nephew, Willie.

A YOUNG MAN WHO
TURNED HIS LIFE AROUND

My name-is Rufus Cooper,
affectionately known as "Baldy." |
am a native of Pitt County. My
sister, Ms. Mary Ann Barrett of
Washington, DC, and I were born
and reared in the Belvoir
Community. Our mother, Ms.
Rosa Lee Cooper, deceased, and
family friend of the church,
Mother Arlene. Ebron, helped
mold and shape our character and
values at a very early age. By the
time | was in the fifth grade at
Belvoir Elementary School, out-
side influences and social pres-
sures began to take me down the
road to destruction.

Never being a rudé, disobedient
or a boisterous child, it's strange
how I turned away from my home
training. | began to hang out with
the wrong crowd. I fathered a son,
Marcus Andrew Smith, out of
wedlock. Marcus is now a fresh-
man at NC Central University,

Durham, NC, studying to become
a lawyer. | didn't finish school and
became a high school dropout. |
chose to live in the fast track of
crime rather than the slow track of
living for Christ. | ended up using
and selling drugs. So, conse-
quently, these wrong and sinful
habits landed me in prison for
over eighteen months. Before
going to prison, however, I had hit
rock bottom. I recall that my body

While in prison, I realized that

/ such destructive behavior was not

d or.

a part of my family
me. | had no choice except to turn
my life around, Drugs will de-

stroy both the human body and the

mind. My advice to all, but
especially to young people, is to
Stay away from drugs because
"Drugs will destroy you. Bad
- Company is devastating. Use this
precious life for the upbuilding of
family and-God's kingdom.?
Once out of prison, 1 fotind the
love of my life. in Angela
Worthington. We have been mar-
ried now for nine years. I have
been drug free now for more than
thirteen years. Angela helped me
to really turn my life around. | am
now active in both church and
community work. | am a member
of the Mt. Calvary FWB Church,
where | operate the van ministry
to transport members - of the
church to Sunday School, church,
and other church related activities.
On weekends, I cook and serve
meals from my truck at the corner
of Vance-and Martin Luther King,
Jr. Boulevard for all. The profits
from this activity go into a "kitty"
to help the elderly. Also, I am a
member of the Community Van
Club. Each member chooses two
Senior Citizens a month to clean
their yards, run errands such as
grocery shopping or taking them
to the doctor or visiting family and
friends, and other chores.
| am Blessed and grateful for
many things, but I'm especially
Blessed, appreciative, and proud
of the fact that I'm gainfully

employed with the Public Works

Department for the City of
Greenville. The morals and values
that my mother and others taught
me at an early age paid off I have
integrity. I'm honest, reliable, and
I'm neyer late for work nor do |
shirk on the job. I'm convinced
that if you want to make some-
thing of your life you must work
hard for it. You can achieve what
you set out to do and turn your life

Helping your world work:

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| am grateful to the Rich sisters,
both dead, Miss Lucille, a retired
school teacher and Miss Esther, a
blind medical transcriptionist, for
whom | enjoyed helping with
chores, car maintenance, house-
keeping, yard work, running er-
rands, and many other things.

Their love, encouragement, and

Support gave me the opportunity
to purchase their home before
Esther's death. For the first time in
my life, I'm in a home, A home
that I can call my very own. "

I thank Mrs. Beatrice Maye,
a lady whom | respect, for
interviewing me, encouraging me,
and giving me the opportunity to
let others know how Christ has
been working in my life. Because
of Him, I am working hard every
day supporting my family. Also,
I'm encouraging my family and
others to see that with .a positive
spirit, they, too, can achieve and
be successful in any thing they
want to do. If at any time I can
help somebody, please let. me
know.

I nveéiitions F tom , The
Minds Of Black Folks

1. Alexander Mills, The Elevator

2. Richard Spikes, Automatic
Gear Shift

3. Joseph Grammell,
Charge System for
Combustion Engines

Super
Internal

4. Garrett A, Morgan, Traffic °

Signals

5. Elbert R. Robinson, Electric
Trolley

6. Charles Brooks, Street Cleaner
7. John Love; Pencil Sharpener
8. William Purvis, Fountain Pen

9. Lee Burridge Type Writing
Machine

12. William Purvis,

13. Phillip Downing, letter Drop
14, Joseph Smith, Lawn Sprinkler
15. John Burr, Lawn Mower

16. Frederick Jones, Air
Conditioner

17° Alice
Furnace "

18. Lewis Latimer, Electric Lamp

19. Michael Harvey, Lantern

20.
Automatic Cut-Off Switch

21. Thomas W,. Steward, Map
22. Lloyd P. Ray, Dust Pan

23.
Lasting Machine

24. Walter Sammons, Comb
25. Sarah Boone, Ironing Board

26. George T. Samon, Clothes
Dryer

27. John Standard, Refrigerator

28. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., :

said, "that by the time we leave
for work we have been dependent
on half of the world. Modem

America is created by dependen-:

cies on the inventions from the -

minds of Black folks".

Black History includes more than
just slavery, Frederick Douglass,

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr,

Malcolm X, and W.E.B. Dubois.

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Building on a Tradition of Excellence

For 50 years, the people of this community have
been comforted by the knowledge that their health
needs can be met by a hospital right here in Pitt
County. And throughout that remarkable half century,
Pitt County Memorial Hospital has grown and
improved until today it stands on the leading edge
of healthcare, serving as a tertiary care center for
more than 1 million people in the eastern part of the
state. During 2001, PCMH will observe the 50th
anniversary of its history as a local institution
dedicated to the health needs of people in this area.

The history of the hospital actually begins in the
early years of the Twentieth Century when four
doctors invested their personal assets to start a

community hospital in a rented room over a store in

downtown Greenville. On February 8, 1951, Pitt
County Memorial Hospital opened its doors as a
county owned, 120-bed hospital staffed by 38 doctors,
50 nurses and 70 employees who served as support
staff. In a dozen short years, a $1.6 million addition
increased the number of beds to 205. In 1977, the
hospital moved to a new building at its present

location. The new 370-bed facility was designated

as the teaching arm for the East Carolina University

School of Medicine.

The affiliation between the hospital and the
medical school set the stage for rapid expansion and
improvement of services. Centers of excellence, state-
of-the-art services and outstanding resources attracted
medical experts from across the nation and beyond.
Today, the institution that began in a creaky room
above a general store is the flagship and forerunner
of a flourishing regional health system.

As we celebrate 50 years of excellence, we also

celebrate the hard work, support and dedication of

those who made it happen. We offer our heartfelt
appreciation to those who have made excellence a
tradition at Pitt County Memorial Hospital for the
past 50 years, and to those who will continue to do

so for the next half century.

Pirt County MEmoriAL HosPiTat
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina »

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Kweisi Mfume, 5 ent & CEO,
the National ped com for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People

(NAACP), nigh on the Ford Motor

y to fairly compensate the

fy of Earl Shinhoster, former

NAACP Executive Director

oad O, who died from: injuries

suffered in an accident involving a

Ford Explorer equipped with Fire-
stone tires.

oEarl's death left a leadership void
in the NAACP as well as in his fam-
ily,? said Mfume. oHe was one of the
NAACP leaders who made this orga-
nization work during its 92 years.?
At the time of the accident, Shin-
hoster was director of Voter Empow-
erment, a national registration. and
education. program. During his 30-
year NAACP career, Shinhoster held
a number of senior administrative
positions: in the NAACP, including
National Field Secretary. He served
as Acting Executive Director and
CEO from February 1995 to Febru:
ary 1996,

oShinhoster was fatally injured on
June 11, 2000, when the Ford Ex-
plorer he was riding i in was involved
in an accident in Alabama. He was
traveling to Montgomery to escort
the First Lady of the Republic of
Liberia when the accident occurred.
He was scheduled to also attend a
voter registration drive later that day
in Tuskegee.

During his long career with the
NAACP, Shinhoster weathered tear-
gas bombs and threats, but he re-
mained a tireless worker for civil
rights. In addition to his work in the
NAACP, Shihhoster was formerly
interim director, Southern Regional
Council Voting Rights Project and
the coordinator for voter education
in the Georgia Secretary of StateTs
Office, Elections Division. He was
also formerly Field Director for the
National Democratic Institute (NDI)
in Ghana, West Africa, where he
trained local citizens to serve as
election monitors.

HUD office
selects outreach
coordinator - -

Yvonne Leander has been select-
ed as Senior Community Builder
for the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban DevelopmentTs office in
Memphis. In this career position,
Leander is responsible for coordi-
nating outreach activities and de-
livery of all HUD progtams within
her jurisdiction of 21 counties in
West Tennessee. She serves as the
principal management official and
point of contact for state and local
government officials and is respon-
sible for ensuring effective service
for all HUD clients. She reports to
the SecretaryTs Representative for
the Southeast/Caribbean in Atlanta.

Lender has a long and distin-
guished career at HUD. Most recent-
ly, she served as a.Community
Builder in HUDTs Nashville Office,
where she was responsible for cus-
tomer service to citizens, outreach to
communities, and public affairs in
37 counties of Middle Tennessee. In
that position she coordinated:a na-
tional award-winning project which
successfully relocated 186 very low-
income families from Lane Garden
Apartments in Nashville with the
help. of business and ey
partners.

Before coming to Tennessee, Le-
ander held seyeral management
sitions in the Georgia State Office
of HUD located in Atlanta. As
Chief of the Management Branch in
HUDTs Atlanta Property Disposi-
tion Center, she oversaw the man-
agement and foreclosure of multi-
family properties in the eastern half
of the United States. Before that,
she had extensive throughout the
State of Georgia. She began her
HUD career in Atlanta as an econo-
mist.

Leander, born in Acworth, Ga., re-
ceived her B.B.A. in Economics,
Summa Cum Laude, from the Uni-
versity of Georgia.

Religious leaders
support Ashcroft

A coalition of religious leaders
from across the United States held a
press conference Tuesday in Wash-
ington, D.C. in su of Sen,
John Ashcroft (R-Missouri) and his
nomination to be Attorney General.
Attending were leaders from vari-
ous religious and minority commu-
nities, including a former student of
tt . took a ing? ot

t the oreligious pro re
ohn Ashcroft. Article VI, clause 3
of the US. Constitution which
Says,? no religious test shall ever be
required as a qualification to any of-
ice or ypu trust under the United

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é more than two months after the disputed election,

T hardly a day goes by when some prominent Black

leader does not loudly protest the odisenfranchisement? of

Black voters in Florida. That's pretty serious, all right,

_ and indeed is more important than the election outcome,
but at least one group of Blacks is challenging the con-
ventional orthodoxy of never-ending victimization of the
Black masses.

Calling itself the oIndependent Black Majority? the
group has formed as an alternative voice hoping to refo-
cus the Black public policy agenda beyond the arena of
race relations and white racism.

oWould the same protest be going on had Al Gore. won.
the election? Probably not.? Bishop Harold Ray, founder
of the national Center for Faith-Based Initiatives in Flori-
da told this writer. oWould the same problems be in exis-
tence however? Probably so,? he said of the voting irreg-
ularities that caused thousands of Black votes. to not be
counted in the decisive Florida balloting and the Black
reaction to it,

That reaction included a walkout on Jan. 6 by the Con-
gressional Black Caucus of the joint session of Congress,
which certified the Electoral College vote that officially
made
Texas Republican Governor George W. Bush, the Presi
dent-elect. Mr. Bush becomes the 43rd President at the
Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 20.

oI say that Black America needs a choice,? Robert Wood-
son, President of the National Center for Neighborhood

athe eve age the Presidential insugerntion, al :

Enterprise told reporters. Blacks oneed to be edict

alternatives,? he said. His new group convened a

oSummit on Black Independence and Self-Sufficiency? to th
in Washington on January 15, the same day civil rights i
~ leaders held demonstrations and marches to protest Elec-

tion Day irregularities in Florida.

Mr. WoodsonTs summit convened dozens of grassroots
community organizers. from 35 different groups around
the country. It was organized by a coalition of conserva-

tives who raised the question: oWho speaks for Blacks??

oThese are the priorities of Black America as expressed
in the Joint CenterT s (for Political and Economic Stud-

a

ASKIA AT-LARGE
By Askia MUHAMMAD

ies) poll,? Mr. Wooton says, gesturing toward a chart
which lists education, health care, crime, employment
and three other topics ahead of race relations as the nationTs
top priorities among Blacks, according to the Black think
tankTs year 2000 poll of 850 Blacks nationwide. oTwo
percent said racism, yet traditional Black leaders are out
rel meeting and acting as if this is the most important
thing.

ed: oA Legney of Self-Help and Pursuit of

oThe Enemy Within,? meaning the need for anew eman- -

cipation? from victimization, self-debasement, and

destruction; and oThe Power of Black Institutions? such "

as churches and private civic organizations.

Instead of having to compete with traditional Black +

leaders for public attention concerning the hot-button
oissue du jour? on o¢casions such as the King Holiday

Mr. Woodson argues, Blacks should be coming together o +

compete with one another about ohow to produce positi
outcomes? that will help relieve the problems thoed | by

poor Blacks. Outcomes such as oturning killing fields into -
football fields,? improving health-care delivery; and mak-

ing safe, clean, affordable housing available to more inner-
city residents.

As far as partisan politics i is concerned, Mr. Woodson
suggests that Blacks would be better off by having both
parties compete to win Black support, rather than having
upwards of 90 percent of that vote always going to the
Democratic candidates. oWe're saying the Republican

and the Democratic parties have ill-served our commu- "

nities. My main issue is: to the degree that we have become

a presumed constituency of one party, our best interests are |

actually being served by neither een:

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Contributions To A Great Man
above is Mr. and Mrs. Mebanes, Mrs. Beula Mebanes

is the daughter of G.R. Whitfield the founder of Pitt County
Training School, now known as G.R. Whitfield High School. G.R.
Whitfield was truly a pioneer for the education of Black folks
during segregation. Hats off to a great man who accomplish great
things in the face of adversity,

. photo by Jim Rouse

for black boys and girls and the
youth of this section and through-
out the state and nation.

A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE

RAYMOND WHIFIELD IN

oTHE MARCH TO THE
| BEAT OF CHANGE?

The long firm arms of
G.R. Whitfield with their nimble
fingers, reached into every mid-

da at

~ Jo Baker, Shalom Trainer of the

United Methodist Conference was
on hand at Conetoe Chapel
Church, Conetoe, NC to give an
overview of the upcoming train-
ing course.

- She spoke with Pastor Richard

Joyner and members of his con-
gregation concerning
oCommunities of Shalom
Training?.

Communities of Shalom Training
began in the aftermath of the
acquittal of Los Angeles Police
Officers for the beating of Rodney
King, people took to the streets to
vent their frustration. The de-
struction from that event, coupled
with years of poverty and neglect,
called for a response. The United
Methodist Church at its 1992
General Conference committed
that we in solidarity and consulta-
tion with indigenous persons and
local churches in a selected neigh-
borhood would commit ourselves
to the creation in Los Angeles of
a Shalom Zone...with the hope
that the Shalom Zone concept
become a prototype for proactive
ministry in other places.

The United Methodist Church
responded to the 1992 uprising in
Los Angeles by establishing a
strategy in church and community
transformation called
Communities of Shalom. Critical
to the strategy is identifying and
targeting. resources for a Shalom
Zone. A training course was
developed to equip persons to
lead the development of their
neighborhoods. In five sessions

laity, ocommun
- ¢ific skills in planning and lee

~ ship. They also gain knowledge
~ for devel

mary Bored nen Sel
sources g partner-
ships for. Shalom development.
Follow-up courses, technical as-
sistance, and the development of
networks further enhance the ex-
change of ideas and the replica-

tion of future communities of

Shalom.

The Training Program is designed
to organize and mobilize people |
and resources to carry out the |

strategies which they have se-

lected and on which they are |
willing to act.. Those who live

and work in the community and
church are valued as the experts
who provide the . information,

design the plan, and carry out the ©

actions.

The concept enables the necessary
help, hope and healing which
congregations and neighborhoods
need to address the internal and

external pressures of poverty, "

racism, lack of vision, limited
resources, and demise of the
spirit.

The training sessions are designed

to be conducted on five Saturdays
over a five to six month period of
time. Training is done on location

and involves three to five commu- -

nities of Shalom from an annual
conference or area.

The goal of Communities of
Shalom is the empowerment of
individual lives and the transfor-
mation of churches and communi-
ties. The training program
develops leaders who can enable
communities and congregations to
take responsibility for the deci-

better the communities in which
we Cer

For fi er information contact

ay es sed "
hapel Baptist Church, Conetoe,

State Auditor Ralph Campbell jr. Begins "
Third Term On Council Of State _

State Auditor Ralph Campbell Jr. has started his third term on the
Council of State, the only African-American ever elected to the
group of constitutional officials.

Campbell took the oath for his term on Saturday, January 6th as part
of the inaugural ceremonies for new Governor Mike Easley. The "
Oath was administered by Court of Appeals Judge Patricia
Timmons-Goodson. The office of State Auditor is an independent

There is an old adage or
proverb which says: oThe mills of
the GodTs grind slowly, but ex-

ceedingly fine.? I have coined a
more simple one which | admit
:was taken from the one stated
above. My proverb which says,
oThe wheel of destiny turns
Slowly, but surely.? The wheel of
destiny is change and it is
controlled only by God. Change
is inevitable and it must come and
as Sure as the sun must rise
itomorrow morning, each spoke in
that wheel of destiny must be
brought into time. Nothing can
hold it back. All the kingTs horses
and all the kingTs men cannot hold
back the beat of change.
7 I remember vividly one
day during 1934 of 1935. Mr.
Setzer was Principal of this school
at that time and I lamented over
the fact that our children, many of
them walking 12 and 15 miles per
day to and from school in the
slush and grime while white
children were riding past them in
their limousine-style buses, in
comfort, to school. Mr. Setzer

took me on h is car and went to -

the home of the Chairman of the
Board of Education and asked for
.a bus. I have been trying to recall
his name. He said to us, oThe
time is not ripe.?

Due to the fact that my
remarks on this program must be
short to permit others to have their
say, | have decided to pay a tribute

to the founder of this idea, George
Raymond Whitfield, who was
hewn out of time by the wheel of
destiny to make the otime ripe?
for the freedom of his fellow-
blacks in this part of the moral
vineyard. My tribute to him is a
paraphrase of a famous address
known to all American citizens:
It was a little more than a half a
century ago, a sort of mid-point
between the end of one of the
most vicious slave systems the
world has ever known and our
struggle, when our founding fa-

ther, George Raymond Whitfield, ~

brought to Pitt County, a big idea,
conceived in his genius mind and
dedicated to the proposition of
freedom through a good education

dlesex, village and farm and
uprooted young blacks nestled in
their conservative environs and
brought them to this fountain-
head of knowledge known at the
time asT Pitt County Training
School.

Now we are engaged in
an experience and a struggle in
which we are to take a hard look
at his ideas as we march to the
beat of change, testing whether
his dream, so conceived, and so
dedicated, can long endure.

We are met on these sacred
grounds...These grounds where
G.R. Whitfield, along with the
people of Grimesland, made that
persons like me might live. It is
altogether fitting and proper that
we should do this.

But, in a large sense, we
cannot dedicate, we cannot conse-
crate, we cannot hallow these
sacred grounds. Thousands of
students, teachers, principals,
school committees, and parents,
living and dead, who struggled
here together have consecrated it
far above our power to add or
detract. It is for us here, the
living, marching to the beat of
change, to be dedicated to the
unfinished task that GR..
Whitfield so nobly advanced. It is
for us to be here dedicated to the
great tasks remaining before us

that from his struggle we take
increased devotion to the cause
for which he gave his, last full
measure of devotion; that we, here
in our march to freedom and
justice, highly resolve that the
struggle of G.R. Whitfield to keep
the school alive; was not in vain;
that we keep and continue the
struggle for quality education and
for freedom that this entire nation,
the United States of America,
under God shall have a new birth
of freedom; and that this govern-
ment of all people, ' black and
white, by the people, black and
white, for the people, black and
white, shall not perish from the
earth, °

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Stokes Woman Tells
National Magazine
Guideposts how She Went
From Mental Illness,and
Homelessness to Medical
School

New York, NY(February 2001)--
A national magazine has featured
the story of Leslie Smith of
Stokes, N.C. who tells Guideposts
magazine how she conquered
mental illness and homelessness
and went on to medical school.

In the February issue of
Guideposts, a national magazine
with a 2.6 million circulation, Ms
Smith describes her struggle to
the road of success. Ms Smith
went away to college in West
Virginia to quench her thrist for
learning, but was soon faced with
a feeling of inadequacy that led to

FICK NAMED
DIRECTOR-AFRICA
REGION FOR

LBA INTERNATIONAL,
LLC

January 17, 2001 (Greenville,
NC) - Johan Fick has been named
as Director - African

Region for LBA International,
Inc. Mr. Fick will be responsible
for developing product .
sales and business opportunities
for the LBA Group companies on
the African continent. Emphasis
will be on the information tech-
nology and telecommunications
sectors where LBA currently
holds a significant market posi-
tion in the United States and Latin
America.
LBA is in the process of establish-
ing offices in Pretoria, South
Africa.

A native of Harare, Zimbabwe,

The late Rev. Elmer Jackson Jr. is shown posing for our "M' voice
congratulated by an old friend who is now deceased
son. May God rest his soul.

7 _ a deep depression. As .atésult, .

LBA Group, inc., telecommunica-

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her grades suffered so badly that
she had to drop out of school.
Later diagnosed with depression
and borderline personality disor-
der, Ms. Smith was institutional-
ized several times and eventually
was living on the streets. She
wmately tried to take her own
ife.

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With the help of a woman she met
at a local outreach center, Ms.
Smith turned her life around. She
began helping others with their
problems, became an active mem-
ber of a nearby church and even
went back to school with the help
of a doctor she met. Smith is
now doing clinical rotations as
part of her medical school training
at East Carolina University.

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or so I am toldT

wish you were mine.

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you not been my friend.

of me.

always with me,

special valentine,

My Special Valentine

ValentineTs Day is a day for lovers

So although we canTt be together
now, I'll try to tell you why |

WeTre one, joined together by forces
we've yet to understand.
Even though we're apart
I feel your presence deep in my heart.
I have peace down deep within
_ that I would have never known, had

Passes

Time or circumstances can never erase
what we've been to each other,
Thank you, for always being a part

Your warmth, your tenderness, your
thoughtfulness and compassion are

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- GOD, DR. BUZZARD, AND
THE BOLITO MAN

y
Cornelia Walker Bailey

A Sapelo Island native, Bailey
tells the intriguing history of her
temarkable and threatened home-
land off the coast of Georgia.
Sapelo is an island once populated
by descendants of slaves and
freed men and is now home to just
74 African Americans who are
struggling to keep their Geechee
heritage alive in a world that
moves too fast and doesnTt value
their culture.

Cornelia Walker Bailey, a descen-
dant of Bilali, one of the first
African slaves to inhabit the
island in the early 1800s, is the
sage and keeper of cultural se-
crets. She is determined to save
the all-black community in which
She. lives and to preserve the rich
culture that is slowly eroding.

Sapelo Island is south of
Savannah, Georgia and north of
Jacksonville, Florida on the
Eastern Seaboard of the United
States. She goes on to confirm
Bilali as, the most famous and
- powerful of all Africans who
lived on this island during slavery
days. She writes: oIf you had
been standing on the white sands
of this island at daybreak in 1803,

OPO
Black Hist

you might have seen a. tall,

| dark-skinned man with narrow
features, his head covered with a

cap resembling a Turkish fez,

unfold his prayer mat, kneel and
~ pray toward the East while the sun
_rose. . This was Balali---the first of

my ancestors | can name.?

- Today the children rise in the dark

of winter or the light of spring. so
they can board a large white ferry

run by the state of Georgia that

takes them to them to the main-
land where they go to school.
They are the descendants of
Bilali---who are still there some
200 years later.

After the slaves arrived here, they
were expected to conform to the
ways of the European slavehold-
ers and they did just enough of
that to get by because they did not
want to lose all of their African
selves. They hung onto their
customs and beliefs as much as
they could and in doing so they
passed their traditions down so
successfully that many of the
Geechee ways can be traced
directhy: back to Africa. But the
1950s saw a diminishing of the
old ways when the outside world
began crashing in. The old
Geechee customs involved watch-
ing animals for good-and bad-luck
signs, believing in the healing
properties of the earth and all
forms of the supernatural and the
belief in God, Dr. Buzzard and the
Bolito Man. Dr. Buzzard was the
root doctor whom people other
places called the voodoo man, and
a lot played Bolito, the numbers
racket. BaileyTs ancestors didnTt
have a written language. They

passed down everything through
stories---which were humorous
but also made one think.

Bailey concludes her book by
reminding readers that it is her
hope of creating a new beginning
on this island and that one can
survive if one believes in himself
and his culture.

Note: The late John F. Kennedy
Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (both

died in a plane crash) exchanged
- their wedding vows on Sapelo-

Island.
Due to printing reproduction

errors, portions of February 2-

February 9 Edition of the "M"
Voice's Reflections, Expressions
and Reviews some letters and
words were omitted. Here. is the
Section in its entirety

The PIC disbanded in October
1950 but Du Bois was informed
in February 1951 that the group
was required to register as oan
agent of a foreign principal?
under the Foreign Agents
Registration Acct. He was
bounded by the internal security
of the U.S. government at the
height of the Cold War. He was
indicted for falling to comply, was
tried and acquitted in November
1951.

Although acquitted, Du
Bois became more isolated during
the 1950s and was denied a
passport until the Supreme Court
ruled in 1958 that the State
DepartmentTs passport policies
were in this regard unconstitu-
tional. In a final act of defiance
he joined the Communist Party of
the United States at the age of 93

and exiled himself to Africa.

Despite his attacks on its
economic and social system, Du
Bois wrote that the United States
was omy country and the land of
my fathers--- a land of magnifi-
cent possibilities---the home of
noble souls and generous people.?
Hopefully those ogenerous peo-

pleT may come closer to a
long-deferred understanding of
one of the 20" centuryTs great
intellectuals William
Edward Burghardt Du Bois.

Note: I contacted a local entre-
preneur, Mr. William Myles
Nobles, (also a relative) and he
affirmed, indeed, that the Du Bois
Center was named to honor
W.E.B. Du Bois.

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Newly appointed Governor, Mike Easley appointed G.K. Butterfield to fill an open seat on the NC
Supreme Court, reflecting the diversity of NC growing population. He is the former partner of NC house
of Representatives, Toby Fitch, as well as NC Appellate Court Justice Jim Wynn. Shown from (L to R)

retired Justice Burley Mitchell former Governor Jim Hunt, Appellate Court Justice Jim Wynn and G.K.
Butterfield. os i photo by Jim Rouse

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