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oGeorge W. Bush i is unalterably
opposed to affirmative action,
favoring something he calls oaf.
firmative access.? Most, if not
all, credible civil rights leaders
are staunchly in support of
affirmative action. To end this
Stalemate, it is time to consider a
compromise.It is time to con-
sider reparations.
Reparations--the making of
amends for a past wrong or
injury inflicted--is a numbers-
crunching proposal that should
appeal to the business side of the
man now occupying the White
House. It should also be attrac-
tive to activists championing the
cause of economic justice.
In recent years, countries and
businesses around have been
boldly facing up to their sordid
past by granting reparations to
the oppressed individuals or
groups. Germany is paying $60
billion to Jewish victims of the
Holocaust. Japan has settled
with Korea for the exploitation
of its so-called ocomfort
women,? Swiss banks are
paying for having appropriated
the accounts of. Holocaust .vic-
tims. Austria established a $380
million fund to compensate tens
of thousands of Nazi-era slave
laborers who were born in six
eastern European cuntries.
- Aborigines have received repa-
rations from Australia a have the
Inuit Indians from the Canadian
: government.
Even the United States has
formally apologized and paid
- $1.2 billion in reparations to
T Japenese-Americans who were
forced into concentration camps
- during Worlld War II. However,
instead of offering reparations to
African-Americans for what his-
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Randall Robinson, best known |
torian Lerone Bennett calls othe
greatest crime in human history,?
Blacks are offered excuses.
Linda Chavez, president of the
conservative Center for Equal
Opportunity in Washington,
D.C., calls reparations a orecipe
for hatred.? She adds: oThe
problem is time. It is simply
impossible to right an injustice
committed in the distant past,
and any attempt to do so can
create as many difficulties as it
alleviates.?
When slavery was not oin the
distant past,? an effort was made
to right the injustice. In 1865,
the year the Civil War ended,
Gen. William Tecumseh issued
an order granting 40 acres of
confiscated Confederate land
and a mule to newly freed
slaves. Two years later, Congress
passed a bill granting land to
former slaves.
However President Andrew
Johnson vetoed that legislation.
For years, groups, that came
together under the umbrella of
the National Coalition of Blacks
for Reparations in America
(NCOBRA) and. the..Nation. of
Islam have been strong and
lonely voices for reparations.
Over the years, they were mar-
ginalized, even by major civil
right groups, for supporting
what was then viewed as a
radical proposal.
What was considered radical
just a decade ago is quickly
developing into the major civil
rights issue of this new century.
City councils in Detroit,
Chicago, Dallas, Cleveland and
Washington, D.C. have passed
bills supporting the establish-
ment of a federal commission to
study the reparations issue. And
for his efforts to end apartheid in
South Africa, has written a
widely-praised book: titled, The
Debt: What America Owes
Blacks.
Proponents of reparations say
they are not asking for a hand-
out. Rather, they are insisting on
long over-due back pay for the
forced slave labor that was never
compensated. Rather going to
individual African-Americans,
any payments would be funneled
into a community development
fund that would do such things
as send impoverished students to
college and help revitalize inner
city neighborhoods.
The first enslaved Africans
landed at Jamestown, Va. in
1619. The opeculiar institution?
was not officially abolished until
the ratification of the 13th
Amendment in 1865. After 246
years of slavery, segregation and
Jim Crow laws still persisted for
another century.
In his book, Randall Robinson
cites a University of California-
Berkeley study concludes about
$1.4 trillion .is-.owed.African-
Americans in back wages alone.
Now that Blacks are paid, there
is still a gap between the wages.
of Affican-Americans and
Whites.
According to the Census
Bureau, the annual income for
Black family of four is $35,000.
For a comparable White family,
that figure is $55,000.
For more than a decade, Rep.
John Conyers (D-Mich.) has
introduced a bill in each session
of Congress that would establish
a federal commission to study
the feasibility of providing repa-
rations to Blacks.
Bringin it bales. pict fect left to right is Ron Brothme
i, Tats Ruffin, Tobias atid sal |
Eric Ruffin. Tobias and Eric recently competed in a JuiJitsu Tournament held inT South Carolina. Both
young men retumed to Greenville with trouphies. Congratulations
The Ground Grappling
Group of Greenville
went to its first tourna-
ment, In Chester South
Carolina, April 7". Some
were.
Tobias Brummell, 1*
place, Ishwann King 2?
place(both Tobias and
Ishwann faced each
of our students had only other in same weight
thrée weeks of ground class) Jay Speight " cs
training, and were still
able to defeat competi-
tors with two and three
years of training.
Participating in the con-
test and representing
Greenville in fine form
place;
place, and Eric Ruffin 3
place
The G4-s (Ground
Grappling Group of
Groervilte) is a free self-
photo by Jim Rowse -
Breaking Growl
defense club. that meets
at the Eppes Recreation
Center on Tuesdays. The
club teaches Free Style
Grappling. The ages at:
7 to 15 boys and girls.
The next beginners class
will starton?"? Taesda
April 24". Classes will
be filled in a first come
first serve basis. Class
size is limited.
eke
few weeks ago, the
res
: : ; ; od
ponsibility | ?
_. able precisely because we have so many
_- Black people who have benefited from the
T Black freedom struggle, but suffer from his-
torical amnesia " people who have no
sense that they are where they are because
_ their forebears were willing to wage a
struggle against racial oppression and eco-
nomic exploitation. .
__ There is still a huge income and wealth
gap between Blacks and Whites in this
-Country, and the inner-cities and rural areas
abound with brothers and sisters who are
afflicted by poverty, hunger, homelessness .
and disease. I need not recite the entire
itany of maladies that still plague Black
America. Suffice it to say that despite all
the pr we have made as a people,
tacism is still alive and well in America,
ing.the dreams and containing the as- we '
~ (Guest editorial by Ron Daniels, execu-
rations of millions of our people.
.. Regrettably, in the midst of this continu-
ing crisis, far too many osuccessfulT Black
ec! ,theeyesof _"_folks have succumbed to the negative val-
Black America and much of the "_ues of me, myself and I as opposed the pos- |
nation were riveted to C-SPAN - _ itive values of we, us and Our; that is to say |.
asa celebrated television talk © "_ that far too many Black folks have been se- ||
_ = = show host and a renowned radio duced by the materialistic, competitive, in-
_ disc jockey convened a State of the Black _dividualistic credo of this capitalist society. |}
Union forum at the Washington, D.C.Con- . We-have far too many people who are bi- |
vention Center. Attended by. thousands of ologically or cosmetically Black but have
people, the event featured the whoTs who of _ no sense of allegiance or obligation to ad- |
_. Black AmericaTs intellectual, artistic, politi- - vocate for and be responsible and account-
__ cal, civil rights/human rights and religious "_able to Black people. Tavis and Tom played
us ip. The mic duo who con- a major role mobilizing Black voters for the
ceived and se this incredible forum to- 2000 presidential election. ,
gether was Tavis Smiley and Tom Joyner. I had a conversation with a Black profes-. .
What was remarkable about this event is _ sional in Atlanta recently, a sister in her 30s
_, that a talk show host and a disc jockey who told me that she had never voted be-
-. would have the consciousness, commitment, fore the last election, but listening to Tom
Status and national following to successfully Joyner persuaded her to vote for the first
implement such a massive and meaningful "_time. Her information about whatTs going
project. What this speaks to is the impor- on in Black America in terms of issues does
~ tance of having people in key positions who _not come by way of any of the major civil
are of the race and for the race, people from _ rights organizations. Her source of informa-
all walks of life who are the beneficiaries of tion is Tom Joyner.
the Black freedom struggle who understand When Tom and Tavis came under attack
the obridges that brought us over? and are recently because they had the audacity to
table and willing to give something back, to _raise questions about Comp-USA's invest-
_ use.a portion of their time, talent and re- ments and relationship to Black consumers,
- sources to push the str forward inthe this young woman was among the thou-
. interest of achieving full 1 for sands of Black people who came to their
African people in the country and the world. defense by flooding the national office of .
+ Tavis Smiley and Tom Joyner are rematk- _ this recalcitrant corporation with e-mails
and letters. Tavis and Tom were willing to
tisk their positions to advance the interest
of the race. Black folks appropriately re-
sponded by protecting their backs.
I decided to write this article because so
often brothers and sisters in high profile or
potentially influential positions like Tavis
Smiley and Tom Joyner take criticism for
what they donTt do but seldom receive
praise when they do positive work on be-
half of Black people.
Perhaps, more artists, athletes, entertain-
ers, professionals, politicians, ministers and
ordinary people will be inspired to be of the
race and for the race because of the magnif-
icent example of advocacy and responsibili-
ty that Tavis Smiley and Tom Joyner are
setting for all of us.
tive director of the Center for Constitutional
Rights.)
oWe can never afford to sleep
at election time; or between
he political season is upon us
once again. Last yearTs presiden-
tial election saw approximately
. _* 48 percent of Blacks voting, but
it was not an overwhelming
turnout because 50 percent failed to vote.
: If you want to push your chest out about
last yearTs voter turnout, go ahead. But you
should know that during Jesse JacksonTs
campaign for president there was an 80 per-
- cent turnout
The most frequent complaint among vot-
ers is that our elected leaders are not re-
sponsive to our needs. .
- There is some validity to that statement.
LetTs analyze why. ;
Why do some people enter politics? The
jority do because of what we call eco-
cere ener
to quality of life for their con-
stituents, ;
* Some then let their egos take over and begi
ki bullies teic own crocs reloenen ae
i psteat on thee een
their egos allow them to focus mostly on
themselves instead of us.
And as they move up that proverbial lad-
der of success, their concern for the voter
lessens. A number of politicians adopt the
belief that they know whatTs best for the
voters. They will tell you the voters never
call or write with any complaints and so
they do what they think is right.
The news media refers to them as leaders
so their egos continue to grow. In fact,
some politicians become so drunk with their
operceived? power they say, oWhy should
anyone run against me??
It is my sincere belief that no politician
should be unopposed, after all, oabsolute
power corrupts absolutely.?
We must begin to make them understand
that they represent us and not the other way
around. They must focus on the agenda of
the people instead of their own personal
concerns.
(Guest editorial by Louis HopT
Kendrick.)
UN chief Kofi Annan
deserves second term
calls for a denial of a second term of his
, the mostly ineffective
tros Boutros-Ghali, five years ago,
whose leadership was opposed by many,
including the U.S., which lobbied mightily
- and successfully " against him.
by William Reed
hat does it cost to be the
Boss Freedom Fighter? In
the case of Rev. Jesse L.
Jackson, it should be called
| Jesse Jackson, Inc. and in
1999, his operations toward okeeping
hope alive? totaled $17 million.
Jesse Jackson, Inc., operations are
broad. There are more than 100 employees
and may for-profit and non-profit entities
behind the man. oA rising tide can lift all
boats,? Jackson often says.
There are 12 entities that help float
JesseTs boat. These include: the Rain-
bow/PUSH Coalition, Citizenship Educa-
tion Fund, People United to Save Humani-
ty and Push for Excellence.
Rainbow/PUSH sub-divisions include:
The Wall Street Project, International
Trade Bureau, Rebuild America Commis-
sion, the Detroit Bureau and the Peachtree
Project.
Tesse JacksonTs freedom-fighting empire
has grown since 35 years ago when he
headed Operation Breadbasket, a program
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Ts Southern
Christian Leadership Conference that fo-
cused on economic inclusion for African-
Americans.
The current employee group in the 59-
year-oldTs freedom fight each make an av-
erage of $42,145 annually. Reverend Jack-
sonTs $120,000 annual salary actually
makes him third on the list of top civil
rights leadersT salaries.
The top guy is the NAACPTs Kweisi
Mfume at $230,000, followed by National
Urban League President Hugh Price at
$150,000. But Rev. Jackson also gets an-
other $120,000 a year for hosting oBoth
Sides With Jesse Jackson? on CNN cable
COMMENTS
Jesse Jackson, Inc.
television. When you factor in his speak- "
ss
| county taxes, make up 92 percent 5
| omy of Memphis. and Shelby County. Many of
What floats his boat?
ing engagements " managed via a for-
profit entity called Jacqueline Inc. "
acksonTs total estimated income is about:
$300,000.
The five-year-old Rainbow/PUSH
Coalition is a for-profit company that
grew out of merging Operation PUSH "
an offshoot of Operation Breadbasket "
and the Rainbow Coalition. In 1999, it
had nine offices and a $5.2 million operat-
ing budget. The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
is the parent organization for the Wall
Street Project, International Trade Bureau,
Peachtree Project, Detroit Bureau and the
Rebuild America Commission. The Wall
T Street Project has been successful in at-
tracting capital for Black businesses, such
as $1 billion in bonds from AT&T. People
United to Save Humanity (which in effect
is JacksonTs church), received $1.5 million
toward helping Black business develop-
ment. Push for Excellence received -
$199,000 for its motivational education
programs. Two other non-profits that ac-
cept contributions are: the PUSH Founda-
tion, an instrument for social service pro-
grams, and a Washington-based political
action committee called Keep Hope Alive.
Has JesseTs rising tide lifted all boats?
The results of Mr. JacksonTs fight for so-
cial causes that have accrued for the over-
all Black Community are incalculable,
however, his activities have lifted the for-
tunes of his family and siblings. In the
1980s, JacksonTs half-brother, Noah
Robinson, got ownership of a chain of
McDonaldTs franchises from the Rev.Ts so-
cial agitationTs. JacksonTs son Yusef and
Jonathan, operate a $30 million-a-year:
distributorship in Chicago bought from a
company the civil rights leader fought in
the 1980s, Anheuser-Bush.
(Reed is a contributing writer to the Tri-
State Defender.)
by Frank Lipscomb
he Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson
made more front page news _
than. Damien II (President
George W. Bush). Yes, the
Rev. Jackson messed up. He
fathered a child with someone other
than his wife. That was his sin, not the
mistake. .
The man turned away when the nation
needed his message the most. That was
the mistake, He withdrew from public
life, briefly, to oreconnect? with his
have grown louder.
The failure to live up to marital vows
is on him. If that turns any citizens of
this city and country away from what he
preached, then theirs is the shame. It is
but the serious situation calls
oe
g
DonTt confuse JesseTs actions
with message we need to hear
- high schools, colleges and universities
those on the right dub him a racial di-
vider, He hollered like Muhammad Ali
for healthcare, anti-drug programs and
unity with Russia and the Middle East
while many of those who are still in
Congress sat silent. ThatTs why he is re-
spected throughout the world,
Jackson sb at the forefront
of a fight. That is why he is loved.
Throughout the past three decades, the
controversial minister has been a har-
binger of hope for youth.
Poor youngsters thousands of
have raised the name of Jesse as a sym-
bol for what it means to oKeep Hope
Alive? and show the world that oI Am '
Somebody.?
was on George Gealiee's list of the 10
Whoa the word broke about Jeene's
than during the dark days of the Depression
man,
a large business, the main access road to our -
businesses would be closed off. We all know .
| that large businesses in Memphis receive...
| many benefits and incentives to locate and.
|| stay here, such as tax freezes.
"Small businesses, all of which pay city andT
the econ-
them are | , family-run businesses. -
In our case, we chose to locate in White- T
haven and to have a diverse workforce, and it
has worked well for us and for our employ- -
ees. The proposed closing of Coughlin Drive,
off Brooks Road, presented al of us with the
real potential of losing significant business. ~~
But we did not know how the City Council
would see it. Fortunately the City Council ~ -
has some strong leaders who examined the «
issue carefully and who did the right thing : .
despite pressure put of them.
We are very grateful to Councilmen Myron:
Lowery, Rickey Peete, Janet Hooks, Pat Van-
der Schaff, John Vergos, Tom Marshall, Brent:
Taylor and E.C. Jones, chairman, for their
courageous votes to keep Coughlin Road
| open. This letter is to publicly acknowledge _
their efforts and their thoughtful considera- .
tion of all parties " regardless of the size of |
our businesses. Thank you.
Lynn Long, .
Preachers shouldn't be |
afraid to be audited
Dear Editor,
. The Rev. Jesse JacksonTs call for Black
ministers to reject the faith-based program of-
fered by the president is naive. He would de- .
ny us federal grants, while trying to project
preachers that have something to hide.
He believes that the federal inspectors will |
want to look at the way money is handled by
the churches. Avoiding the program will not _
protect preachers from being inspected.
Churches that operate under tax exempt sta- |
tus already receive something from the gov-
ernment and they are subject to be inspected -
the privilege of being tax exempt.
It is understood that preachers are regularly
exposed to the opportunity and the tempta- -
tion to get involved in sex and the mishan-
dling of church funds.
Blacks tend to forgive these weaknesses
and live with them, when they like the
preacher. When handling federal funds, they
may act like Jesse about sex.
But they will have to be straight with the
money, hopefully. We will have enough preach-
ers who are not afraid of being inspected.
Hollis Chester,
Memphis
BushTs Tax-GateT would
be detrimental to Blacks
Dear Editor, .
Nothing about taxation is new. People in
the Bible complained about tax collectors;
but nobody knows the tax troubles you will
see until you meet Bush and his draconian
tax plan. It is confusing. The presidentTs
plan is like Mark TwainTs line about olies,
damned lies and statistics.?
ont ot ol Bush was not honest when he
e to Congress and said, omy tax- e
is only $1 trillion? when the ictaal ue
over $2 trillion.
What television and major newspapers are
not telling the American people is that the
working poor pay 80 percent of all federal
taxes, while the richest one percent only pay
20 percent of federal taxes. . _°
epee tax-cut will give the top 1
percent of our countryTs ation a 43 per-
cent cut. And'the an i pce hie
folks in America. What will this mean for
poor Black Americans?
ItTs not the amount thatTs important. ItTs
how much a working person has after taxes.
Those rich folks still will have enough mon-
ey left to met their basic needs, while
at the bottom of the 90 percent which in-
cludes people of color, will not have
money to meet their basic needs. Sounds "
tax plan is by Co in
its present form, it will be the tax-equiva-
lent of former President Bill ClintonTs par-
oWs wl sla fos ante
ior o td But, this
time itTs the Republi oTax-Gate? for four
And it will be a low-down dirty shame
we poor Blacks will suffer worst
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| if anyone ever believes that our City Coun-
cil doesnTt listen to the average man, th wale
mm || son might want to re-think his position. ' ff
Aili || are a group a small businesses in Whitehaven
H}| || who were recently told that in the interest of -
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| ately affected by HIV.
become concerned.
Keith W. Cooper
kwebottomline@yahoo.com
931-0752
Now that George W. Bush. is
President, thanks to the U.S.
Supreme Court, blacks, nation-
wide .and locally, need strong,
progressive leadership to accept
the torch passed by Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. We need equal
access to quality education, ade-
quate housing, affordable health
care, and equal economic oppor-
tunities, We canTt trust Clarence
Thomas to fight for our issues
on the Supreme Court. The
brother apparently has forgotten
the NA
during these difficult times when "
ay. Blacks are suffering immeasura-
Vhen blacks are di
problem. When there are huge
ohealth. care disparities between
blacks and whites, we must
When
blacks who apply for. business "
and mortgage loans are rejected
disproportionately by banks, lo-
cal civil rights groups that look
the other way are remiss in their.
duties.
When blacks are shooting each
other in West Greenville, black
preachers, especially, must leave
the comfort zones of their costly
cathedrals and touch their dis-
traught, alienated, and confused
sisters and brothers on the
streets. We must go beyond the
spiritual revivals and pastorsT
anniversaries and support psy-
chological, physical, and com-
munity revivals. The Bible
portion-
reTs a
oso that they may become produc-
tive citizens locally and nation-
ally? DonTt we want more black
need the aforesaid role models to
help motivate blacks drowning -
in a sea of despair, hopelessness,
and powerlessness. LetTs wake _
us and smell the coffee. Time is "
short on this precious Earth.
Ineffective. presidents of local
civil rights groups need to. be
replaced. Local leadership must
be overhauled if we are serious T
about making Dr. KingTs dream
an enduring reality for this
generation and its posterity. |
have no patience with so-called
leaders who wish to rest on their
laurels rather than get into the
trenches and become. foot sol-
diers for racial justice, equality
of opportunity, and economic
and political empowerment for
blacks. | rest my case for now.
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bedside) writtenT by Helen
"Bridget Joness Diary" is about
a young woman (Bridget Jones)
_ that represents that insecure
_ T person in all of us. Shes insecure
_» about her weight, personality,
looks, and age even though at
- first glance there really is noth-
».ing wrong with her. Bridget
_. Jones yearns for something we
- all want: something real in her
life. She wants a great love life
(her relatives and single friends
constantly inquire), a great com-
panion, exciting job, and more
importantly just the need to be
aware day to day that shes not
alone. -
The film (directed by first time
director Sharon Maguire and
' written by Richard Curtis and
Andrew Davies) starts off with
Bridget attending one of her
. traditional family-neighborhood
_ get-togethers. In this one scene
we get a full glimpse into
_ Bridgets world; how she yearns
for a purpose, how she sees
- herself as an embarrassment to
_ her family circle and friends and
more importantly herself.
From there the film takes us
deeper into Bridgets world
through the use of voiceover
narration and how writing a
diary (a habit she takes up after
_ the get-together) changes her
perspective on life, men, and her
career. Writing her experiences
great thing for all of us to attain.
Renée Zellweger is a treat as
Bridget Jones. I have:to confess
that at first her try at.a British -
accent slightly bothered- me. in
the first scene,but afterwards it
was smooth sailing from there.
As a note she even added on
about 25 pounds to play the part.
Zellweger completely embodies -
a true sense of the character and
definitely portrays a very human
and realistic person, and not just
a character that could easily be
depicted and acted out as a
caricature.
Colin Firth famously known for
his period work (Pride and
Prejudice) plays Mark Darcy, a
longtime friend of Bridgets who
begins to see her as the wonder-
ful person she is.
Hugh Grant (Notting Hill,
Micky Blue Eyes) plays the
antithesis of Mark Darcy and
also seeks Bridgets affections.
Just to keep a look out, there is
talk in the entertainment industry
of there being a sequel based on
the next installment of the
Bridget Jones series.
Renée Zellweger is in talks to
she wants to be: the beautiful
- person she was all along.
Being satisfied with self is a
LOCAL TALENT
By: Faith May
Anthony Williams, a vey
talented young man, only 30
years old, has always had a
dream of working in the music
industry. He started out as many
others, singing in local churchs.
He also played piano and key-
board. He later decided to
further his music career, so he
moved to Washington, DC.
Mr. Williams and Don Harris
started First Production
Company here in Greenville,
NC. Later, determined to move
up to a higher level, he put GOD
first and believed in himself.
Mr. Williams is now part owner ae
orf é
Washington, DC. He has been F-
blessed to work with re "
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of Fella Records out
of
eh
Michelle from Motown. H
hoping to release a local artist,
Mr. Linwood Mercer sometime
reprise the Bridget role.
This film is playing at the local
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NASHVILLE, TN - Author and
storyteller Lorraine = Johnson-
Coleman - whose artful storytelling
.and insightful cultural essays were
acclaimed in her first book, Just
Plain Folks - is making a stop in
Asheville. She will discuss and
autograph copies of her new book,
LarissaTs BreadBook: Baking Bread
| and Telling Tales with Women of the
| | American South at Barnes & Noble
| , Booksellers on Saturday, May 12, at
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| In Larissa's BreadBook, Johnson-
Coleman looks through the eyes of
' , a young girl and 10 aging women to
| re and celebrate the rich
1 diversity found in the south.
| The integration of more than 160
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| 7:00-1:05 Remarks by Mayor Nancy Jenkins
| 7:05-1:20 May Pole Dance
| 1:20-7:25 Baton Twiclers oItTs a Small World?
| 7:26-7:35 Highland Dance ;
| 7:40-2:30 " Resounding Steel Drum Band:
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: ChilrenTs Activities, |
bot Food from around the World l
| &xhibitors displaying arts, crafts and ethnic wares |
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The Anointed Spiritualettes...... from left to ight is Alice Clark, April Sutton, Venica Williams, and §
Kimberly Britt. Listen to Joy 1340AM to hear their message in song. The group started in 1996 and J
completed their first ecording in July of 2000. The name of the group came from Venica's father's ©
group"The Spiritualaires". Venica stated " Our first recording was truly a blessing from God. At press J
ime the group was currently in the studiopreparing for their next release due out in the beginning of
the New Year. ca ae i |
N CA B...North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Executive Committee met at Elm College in
Greensboro NC for there monthly meeting. Shown posing for the camera are, from to right. Board
member, Henry Hinton, Jim Rouse, Mike Weeks, and the GM of WITN TV, Board Member. Elm
Colleege-has an outstanding Communication Dept. and NC A B_ members met to encourage faculty and
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| When INDIAAIRE sings,"'m not.
it has got to be the understate-
ment of the year. Charismatic,
| effotional,.and impossible to pi-
| geonhole, her Motown debut:
| ACOUSTIC SOUL is more than a
| beeath of fresh air with it, she
| St6ps right into the artistic whirl-
| wind of the new R&B.
_ In India's first single, oVideo,?
| we're discovering not only an
| e@traordinarily gifted and affecting
young singer: we're also meeting
a. fellow traveler. From local
ceffee houses like the Ying Yang
CafeT in Atlanta to Black Lily in
Philadelphia, with her richly tex-
tured voice and some of the most
eloquent and inspiring songs
we've heard on love and the life
since our first encounters with
Roberta Flack, Tracy Chapman
and Bill Withers.
"Songwriting has had an effect on
me that | would never have
predicted," India says. "In Back
to the Middle.T the girl who was
afraid to speak her mind,T is me. |
was in a shell. When | tapped into
my own sensitivity, | started to
understand people, _ better--
understand a person's motives;
see on someone's face when
they're not feeling good, or when a
person is touched. This deeper
understanding of myself and oth-
ers was a direct result of writing
songs." And that may be just what
makes India's many _ talents--
singing, writing, playing, arrang-
ing, producing--feel at first impres-
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mightily inspirational wake-up
call for those of us seeking real
substance in our pop music,
and a sensual, melodic tonic for
every listener. Stevie Wonder,
for whom India wrote her joyful
tribute "Wonderful," recently
said of her. oA Laker genius
lives in the mind, voice. and
hands of this woman."
ACOUSTIC SOUL was over a
ear and a half in the making.
xperimenting at both the demo
and production stage, India
emerged with a bw goha yet
enveloping sound of her own:
a balanced, intuitive and highly
personal melding of textures
and beats chosen from both the
old and new. "I'm trying to
blend acoustic and hip-hop
elements," India explains. oI
used the most acoustic-
sounding drum samples, to
have something loud enough to
compete with other records, but
to keep the realistic , softer
feel." Track co-producers Blue
Miller, Mark Batson, Carlos "Six
July" Broady,.and-Bob Powers
all co-wrote with her, resulting in
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oBoth my mom and dad's side
encouraged. me, but once |
started singing, my mom was
my mentor,? India says. "She
rew up in Detroit when
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trainingT was my mom saying.
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length bright ora coar --
with matching handbag---
handmade and overnighted by
her mother, India adds, " My
whole family is helping me,
setting up my website, sending
me clothes, praying for me. In
fact, my mother, a professional
designer , is my stylist.?
Taking up the guitar while
studying jewelry making at
Savannah College of Art &
Design transformed her life. oIt
was the first instrument | played
that | could sing with. At a
party, | was playing a song that
wrote about my mother, and at
some point, wasn't even
thinking about what the next
word or note was going to
sound like. The room get really
bright, like someone had turned
up the lights. At that moment, |
knew that a dream was coming
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~ AChild's Place celebrated it's annual "Week Of The Young Child" April 2nd thru April 6th. Monday,
the children's artwork was displayed. Tuesday, Speaker came from the Sheriff's Department.
and a special prize was given away. A Child's Place is one of the few daycare centers in Pitt County
that is accredited through the National Association for the Education of Young People. The
_ commission focuses on the evaluation of the education and training of staff, teacher/child ratio and
_ teacher/child interaction in the classroom. Pictured from left to right is Mary Ann, Director of the
center, center Shondell, infant/toddler coordinator and Becky, program coordinator.
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Cal Thomas, a writer for THE.
LOS ANGELES TIMES, made
_ Some challenging statements in his
column, dates Wed. March 28,2001
in the Daily Reflector.
Let me lift some of them:
President Bush wants to spend
millions of dollars on "character"
education in government run
schools. My parents gave me mine
free. No matter how much money
_is spent, it is ulimately up to parents
to decide whether they are willing
to invest the necessary time and
resources to properly rear their own
children. This critical job cannot be
done as one might cook 4
microwave dinner. Good food and
good children take time and the
right ingredients to create.
Numerous studies have shown that
Dr. George Hawhins
Speaking in Tongues
Greetings,
Isn't it strange that the only gift of
the Holy Spirit we are told not to
forbid, is forbidden by so many
believers today? It is as though Paul
never wrote | Corinthians 14:39--
Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly
to prophesy, and do not forbid to
speak with tongues. Why is there so
much controversy concerning the
gift of tongues? How can any glift
of the Holy Spirit be so rejected and
despisedT? Could it be that the gift
of tongues is our spirit praying
directly to God - our spirit giving
Him praise - our mind being
renewed just as the apostle Paul
said? Of course, Satan would try to
stop anything this powerful. The
gift of tongues is the evidence of a
person having received the baptism
in the Holy Spirit. It is the doorway
| Suejette Jones
The Christian Sabbath
ee oe
don't have time for much more than
~~ gether with the television off? How
many families see the transferal of
eae and values to their
children as their primary responsi-
bility, ahead of school, and certainly
ahead of culture? " How many
parents, ridden with fault for their
dren, allow them to make their own
moral, cultural. and relational deci-
sions and are afraid to say "no" to
anything a child wants because it
_ might make the youngster angry?
No child is taught to kill but he
has to be. taught to love, respect,
honor, and value, not only his own
life, but also the lives of his
classmates, parents and teachers.
He has to experience love and
acceptance. He has to know his life
has purpose and meaning. No
amount of money can do that. Our
success and happiness depends less
on what happens in the White
House than what happens in our
own home
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAY,
IT'S HOW YOU SAY IT
There's great power in words
if you don't hitch too many of
Soi 2 iw. ?,? a?
to living in the supernatural realm
that is open for every believer. When
believers receive the baptism in the
Holy Spirit and thereby filled with
the Holy Spirit, they begin to speak
in tongues supernaturally as the
Spirit gives the vocal inspiration.
This is what happened on the Day
of Pentecost. Acts 2:4-And they
were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance.
Often, when the revelation of God's
power through the Holy Spirit is
shared with people, the anointing is
SO great that the Holy Spirit "falls"
upon them and they begin to speak
in tongues and magnify God ac-
cording to Acts 10:44-46a which
reads-While Peter was sti!l speaking
these words, the Holy Spirit fell
upon all those who heard the word.
And those of the circumcision who
believed were astonished, as many
as came with Peter, because the gift
of the Holy Spirit had been: poured
out on the Gentiles also. For they
heard them speak with tongues and
magnify God.
Many times people receive the
baptism of the Holy Spirit when the
hands of a Spirit-baptized believer
are laid upon them. Often, they not
only begin to speak with tongues
but the other gifts of the Holy Spirit
are immediately activated in their
lives. Acts 19:2,6-He said to them,
"Did you receive the Holy Spirit
when you believed?" And they said
to him, "We have not so much as
heard whether there is a Holy
Spirit." And when Paul had laid
hands on them, the Holy Spirit came
Since then, ma has been toiling
under the taskmaster of sin and
death. The law of God originally
written in manTs heart became
obsolete. The plan for rewriting
GodTs Law in manTs heart will not
be fininshed till the end of oGodTs
seventh day? when, Jesus Christ
turns back a restored perfected
creation to His Father (1 Corinthians
15:27,28)
From creation---for 2000 years---
God did not say anything to man
about keeping a Sabbath. Noah was
minutely instructed by God, but
nothing was said about keeping a
Sabbath, In all of AbrahamTs long
life, nothing is mentioned about his
keeping a A of rest. Not until it
was time for God to deliver His
special people Israel from slavery
or obliga-
tion to keep a Sabbath. While the
first Sabbath was observed before
failure to properly rear their chil-.
Charles Dickens
Nobody ever sold anybody
_ anything by boring him to death.
David Ogilvy
By standing tall and using -
good posture, youconvey confi-
dence,
Don't point at the audi-
ence. The simple truth is no one
likes to be pointed at.
A closed hand catches no
hawk
Choose clothes that com-
plement the situation.
Pause the instand you see
tears coming.
- Make sure you have a
glass of water handy,
We don't like people who
can't look us in the eye.
Audiences love handouts.
Be sure you have enough copies.
You never get a second
chance to give a speech.
Manuscripts prevent ram-
bling and make a stronger impres-
sion
Before you speak, take
care of basic needs. Use the bath-
room. Make sure
you have a handker-
chief handy. Pour a glass of water
to place at the
lectern .
Make strategic eye con-
upon them, and they spoke with
tongues and prophesied.
Paul was thankful and realized the
importance of speaking in tongues
often and for long periods of time.
If the apostle Paul needed to speak
often in tongues, how much more
do we need the same in our lives
today?
Refer to 1 Corinthians 14:18.
When we speak with the tongues of
men, we speak in one of the
languages of this world. But Paul
also said that he spoke in a language
which the angels speak, a heavenly
language.
I Corinthians 13:1a
Often when expressing our love to
God during our personal times of
praise and worship, we run out of
words in our human language to
express our hearts to God. After
receiving the baptism of the Holy
Spirit,we can, like Paul, begin to
speak in a new heavenly language,
a language without the limitations
of our vocabulary, the same lan-
guage that the angels are worship-
ping God with, day and night before -
the throne.
According to 1Corinthians 14:14,
when we pray in tongues, our spirit
is praying by a supernatural mani-
festation of the Holy Spirit. Our
mind is unfruitful. When Spirit-
baptized believers speak in tongues,
they're bringing praise to God by
speaking of His wonderful works.
Acts 2:11.
While praying in tongues, the
thoughts don't come from our mind,
nor are they limited to our own
under-standing. Instead the Holy
Spirit is praying through our human
rads of FK=s
(Deuteronomy 15:12)
In the early Christian church,
predominantly those of Jewish
background, some had difficulty
letting go of the regulations of Law
of Moses. Issues such as circumci- -
sion, eating of certain meats, keep-
ing Sabbath days, etc., challenged
the teachings of the apostles who
needed to advise that such obser-
vances were no longer acceptable to
the Lord. Since Jesus opened up
the new and living way, His
followers are in no sense of the
word bound by the Jewish Law---
either by the Sabbath days or
Sabbath years.
So far as the world is concerned, the
great MessiahTs reign of a thousand
years will be the Sabbath for the
world in general, and all who
believe in Christ may enter into rest,
and thus keep a continual Sabbath.?
For we which have believed do
enter into rest.? (Hebrews 4:3) For
the present, Christians are thankful
for any day set aside for the
ity to worship God and
felowship with fellow Christians.
The Christian " is hoa egy
physical 4 or it
pa ar tn on physical Ayn It he
and lasting rest only broken
Goubt in Jesus Christ. As new
you'll get run 0
if you just sit there."
Arthur Godfrey
Be sure to arrive early
so you can fix any problems before
the audience
gets there..
Set temperature of the
room five degrees lower than
usual. The cooler
air will keep everyone
awake.
Encourage attendees to
sit closer together down front.
Asking an audience to
move is like asking a pig to sing.
Adjust the seating.
Shut all doors before
you begin to speak.
Your audience gives
you everything you need. They
tell you. There is no
, director who can direct
you like an audience.
Fanny Brice
TO THE EDITOR:
Although the climate where we
live, the kind of work we do, and
the company we work for deter-
mine to some degree how we dress
on the job, there are certain types
of degrees that just aren't appropri-
ate for the work place. And for
spirit directly toT the Father,
Ephesians 6-18 and Romans
8:26,27.
When we receive the baptism in the
Holy Spirit, we are to begin to
speak! The Holy Spirit will give the
vocal inspiration. We cannot speak
two languages at one time. We are
to speak in our heavenly language.
We are not to think in this language
since "our understanding is unfruit-
ful" when speaking in tongues.
What are we then, to speak? Acts
2:4 says And they were all filled
with the Holy Spirit and began to
speak with other tongues, as the
Spirit gave them utterance.
All languages are made up of words
that are a combination of sounds. If
the Spirit is to give us the
enablement. or vocal inspiration,
like on the Day of Pentecost we
must begin to speak but not in a
language we know. We, like those
early believers must begin to speak
sounds out loud. As we begin to
center our thoughts on Jesus, having
asked for and received the baptism
in the Holy Spirit by faith, we must
begin to speak. ItT will be us
speaking, as they did on the Day of
Pentecost. The Holy Spirit will then
give us the ability. The language
that will begin to flow fforn us will
be liké "nivers of living water" as it
flows from our innermost being.
Even as God made the water hard
under Peter's feet when he steppedT
out of the boat and began walking
on the water, the Holy Spirit will
make the sounds "hard" under our
tongues when we begin to boldly
speak out loud.
ath
Note: This is an argument narrative
about Black Politics in the Post-
Segregated Era
Forcefully ringing changes on a
remark by Ralph Ellison (a noted
black writer)-that segregation was
wrongly seen as oan opaque steel
jug with the Negroes inside waiting
for some black Messiah?-Adolph
Reed Jr. uses these essays to
examine where black leadership has
failed and where black action may?
yet succeed,
In urban politics, Reed argues,
black candidatesT need for the white
swing vote, combined with thes
clamor for jobs and growth, means
white leverage over black aspira-
tions; thus Atlanta-based Delta
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of Community Christian Church. Following is Elisabeth Moffat, she played the mother of an Aids victim in the production. She is a member of Community Christian Church. Lastly, we have Tish Walker who
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