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GREAT BLACK HOPE
is FCC ?,? hairman

Michael K. Powell, the son
of Secretary of State

Gen. Colin Powell. being
groomed by the GOP to
become AmericaTs
Black president ?

With the Republican Party
plan to design its ideal
up-and-comer in a Gattaca-
style genetics lab, the result
would look and sound a lot
like Michael K. Powell. A
scion of Beltway royalty,
Secretary of State Gen.
Colin PowellTs only son is
that rarest of political gems--
-a Blaek Republican diehard
free of the kooky far-right
vibes that dog Alan Keyes
and JC Watts. John McCain
loves him, as do a number of
Starstruck Democrats bé-
witched by his lineage and
smarts. For many, the junior
Powell seems a younger and
brighter version of George
W. Bush.

Unlike Bush, however,
Powell has not squandered
his youthful ambition on
failed oi] derricks and Texas
At the tender age
he is the new chair-
Federal

first

keggers.
of 38,
man of _ the
Communications
Commission, the five-person
panel that lords over Big
Media and the Baby Bells
Rep Ed Markey, a
Massachusettes Democrat.
made light of his wonkish
might in March, at Powell's
first Capitol Hill appearance
as head of the FCC

oPeople are always asking
me to compare you to your
father,? Markey © said
oWhat | always tell them ts
you re just as smart
father, but you have a lot

as your

BLOCK LEADERS UNDER ATTACK

Attacks resume
on Black leaders
by: Cash Michaels
Tri - state Defender

For several weeks after
Rep. President George W
Bush assumed office in
inuary, Black leadership
ell under blistering attack
from the conservative right,

ho hoped not
fininish the
Us like

only to
Stature of fig-
the Rev \l

AUGUST 3

more affect the
world?

If insiders are right, the
FCC gig may be only a
stepping stone. Some are
touting Powell as a Virginia
congressman or governor,
maybe even as Bush cabinet
member. And if he bides his
time and plays his cards
right, he could well become

pe ywer to

- AUGUST 13

tions industry.

Last week. aghast at the
FCCTs recent handiwork,
South Carolina Democratic
senator Ernest Hollings ac-
cused Powell of fostering
oan erosion of diversity in
our local markets.? Hollings
has introduced legislation to
stop the slash-and-burn jug-
gernaut, but few expect his

, 2001

What You See Is What You Get, What You Read Is What You Know And Save.

THE CREAT BLOCK HOPE

The decision could pave
the way for the sale of BNC
to AOL Time Warner, or----
if the rule is relaxed still
further---to Viacom. In
June, Viacom president Mel
Karmazin announced he
owould absolutely love? to
purchase his broadcast rival,
a deal that would make the
worldTs third largest media

Voice News

Chairman earlier this

(Staff Photo)

FCC CHAIRMAN & SECRETARY OF STATE'S SON......Striking a pose for The 'M
per cameras, the head of the FCC and the only son of the Se ielar
of State General Colin Powell....Chairman Michael K. Powell.
of WOOW, WTOW, & The M' Voice Newspaper Jim Rouse met with the FCC
year

at a NCAB meeting

the first African American
president

Powell's actions as FCC

Chairman have made his
pro-business, consumer-be-
damned politics more than
evident. In an administra-
tion bent on rolling back
regulations. Powll is the
consummate good solider,

zealously blasting decades-
old rules to the delight of the
$950 billion =communica-

Sharpton and Kwesi Mfume,
president/CEO, NAACP, but
even put otroublemakers?
like the Rev Jackson
completely out of business
While the FOX News
Channet and otehr conserva-
tive media took dead aim at
Jackson's out-of-wedlock
eXtramartial affair, conserva-
tive activist David Horowitz
sparked a national firestorm
on college campuses declar-
ing that itTs Blacks, not

Jesse

Pastor of St. Paul's Church, Taboro, INGSecsiss

Shown outside WCPS studios is Rev.George Terry.
discussing the issues concerning the Town of
Princeville with NAACP former Pres. Crystal Moye.
They want to encourage all kids to seek GOD and

not DRUGS.

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(Photo by Jim Rouse).

giving them stature
cess,

successes
education
and high-level appointments
of Gen.
Dr. Condoleeza Rice

bill----designed to protect
caps on market dominance---
to ever become law

Communications conglom-
erates, by contrast. are
turous over PowellTs quick
defanging the
FCC. They re-joined when
he coaxed the commission
into relaxing its long works.
clearing the way for Viacom
to retain UPN even after it
bought CBS

rap-

success 1n

Whites, who should pay
reparations for slavery

The oBush Black Plan.? as
it was coined back in March
got the president to bond
with what little conservative
Black leadership there was,
and ac-
and then, link arms
with as many of the Black

clergy as possible, using the
promise of federal dollars to
help their programs as
lure.

the

with his
out the
and tax

Coupled quick
gate on

reform,

and
to his

Colin Powell

Publisher and CE

in Washington, DC. =a

conglomerate (200 reve-
nues: $ 20 billion) an even
more pervasive presence. In
the name of free-market
efficiency. Powell has also
expedited dozens of merger
reviews, including the $29
billfon marriage of
VoiceStream and Germany's
Deutsche Telekom.

He quickly pushed through
32 deals in March,

32 radio
claiming that ofurther delay

Bush seeme
untouchable for a
oIf one thing ts cer-
tain as the victorious GOP
contemplates world domina-
tion. Debra Dickerson, a
senior fellow at the new
American Foundation wrote
in the Washington Post in
March. oitTs that the concept
of racism must be gnawed to
jabberwockian meaningless:
when uttered by a
minority.? :
Regarding

administration,
to be

while

Ness

Bush efforts to

oreplace? established Black
leadership with his desig-

nated group, Dickerson con-
tinued. ~ By patting them on
the head. and affixing spit-

sucky gold stars to. their

promoted to mere credits to

began---the
the
Senate to
thanks to BushTs disregard
for i
Vermont Sen.
who switched to independ-
ent
after heTs taken office.
president is fighting several
negative
promise to cripple his first
year,

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is neither warranted nor
just.? Among the big win-
ners was San Antonio-based
Clear Channel
Communications, the na-
tionTs largest radio group,
which added seven more
properties to its 1200-station
empire. As SalonTs Eric
Boehlert reported in April .
Clear Channel already con-
trols 60% of the countryTs
rock-format stations.
Outgoing FCC
At the same time, Powell
has been an outspoken critic
of providing low-power
radio licenses to community
or religious groups, citing
the ocost....to existing sta-
tions that provide equally
valuable service to their
communities.? He did not
elaborate on how one of
Clear ChannelTs vanilla Top
40 outlets can provide serv-
ice on a par with that of an
independent, or how a Sta-
tion relegated to the FM
dialTs nether regions could
possibly harm the bottom
line of a Dave Matthews
-playing titan.
Powell's laissez-faire
machinations could be more
easily forgiven if not for his
ip dismissals of the FCC's
role in helping customers---
as the agencyTs handbook
notes, its mission is to
protect the publicTs obest
interests?, At a_ recent
American Bar Association
panel, however, Powell
curtly pooh-poohed the no-
tion of a public-interest stan-
dard, calling it
* about as empty a vessel
as you can accord a regula-
tory agency.?
The statement was in line
with an earlier quip, in

foreheads, the GOP is gam-
bling that those so rewarded
won't notice they've been

their race. ~

But then theT mistakes
biggest being
powershift of the US
the Democrats,
then Republican
Jim Jeffords,
and months
the

now. SIX

perceptions " that

and maybe his presi-

Tarboro, NC..;....Shown above
that erupted in the town of Princeville.
Mohammad. Sheriff Knight at St. Paul's Church in Tarboro attending the burial of Maurice
Clark. Na'im Akbar grew up in Princeville, and runs a program in the Tarboro community.
"Black folks need to learn to work together and not against each other to end this senseless

violence. "
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are Brothers that care concerned about the recent violence
Posing is Brother Na'im K. Akbar, Brother Robert

(Photo by Jim Rouse)

: which he mocked theT idea

ospread of technology to un-

- derpriviledged communities.

~ Digital divide? :

ot according to Powell.

_o] think there's a. Mercedes
divide---I'd like to have one; -
LeanTt afford one, o said the
chairman, whose federal sal-

_~ arty is $133,700 a year. oI
~ think thatTs an important

~~ gociat issue. But it shouldn't

oof essentially the socializa- "
tion of the deployment of the
- infrastructure.?

_ One wonders if the 20
million Americans who re-
_-main without telephones, to
say nothing of Internet ac-
cess, share that. view.

PowellTs hijacking of the

FCC has delighted his bene-
factors, including some of
Capitol HillTs most recogniz-
able names. He owes his
FCC entreeT to McCain, who
plucked a greenhorn Powll
i from:the shadows in 1997.
* In amove widely viewed
-as a kowtow to PowellTs
papa, McCain _ single-
handedly nixed a second
:term for the highly regarded
Rachelle Chong and backed
the Secretary of State, Gen.
Colin PowellTs son instead.
- When Powell was tapped for
ChongTs seat, he was just
four years out of
Georgetown Law School

be used to justly the nation

and had been in.government
:. less than. two months, as
- Chief of staff to Department
' of Justice antitrust czar Joel
. Klein. Prior to that, heTd
T worked for OTMelveny and
_ Myers, an uber-connected
law firm whose partners
have included = Warren
- Christopher and whose cli-
ents include Disney, Sony
Pictures, and GTE.

But sucking up to a
four-star father was not
McCainTs sole intent; in
-Micheal, he found the ideal
bureaucrat to appease Big
»Media. Despite his reform-
_ist rhetoric, the Arizonia
Republicans has close ties to
communications __ interests.
No senator has received
more money from the indus-
try over the past eight years
than McCain ($685,929 as
-of 2000, according to the
Center for Public Intergrity).

_ When Viacom and CBS
merged last year, for exam-
ple, FCC rules dictated that
the company would have to
sell off several stations to
omeet the 35% audience cap.
McCain quickly introduced
a bill that would raise it to

" 50%----now a moot effort,
thanks to PowellTs likely
intention to dump the limit
altogether.

Powell enjoys an even
closer connection _to
Louisiana Republican Billy
Tauzin, a relationship criti-
cal to his ascension from
FCC commissioner to chair-
man. Tauzin heads the
House ngs and
Commerce ommittee,
which oversees the agency.
-Telecommunications " inter-

ests have showered the con-
gressman with lavish perks,

with an earlier quip, in
FCC should. get
ensuring the



Surrounded by a host of
industry luminaries and lob-
byists, Powell delivered a
crowd-pleasing speech in
which he compared the
agency to Dr. SeussTs
Grinch----a nonsensical
brute that was ruining corpo-
rate AmericaTs profiteering
with a mis-guided emphasis
on the public interest. oThe
oppressor here is regula-
tion,? he proclaimed, to
thunderous applause.

Tauzin then took the dias
and boldly named Powell his
pick to head the FCC. oHe
is the brightest light on the
commission, the brightest
mind,? gushed Tauzin,
whose aide later insisted the
speeches weren't coordi-
nated.

oThe next sound could
have been the air being let
out of the candidacy of Pat
Wood,? Broadcasting and
Cable wrote. Powell was
promoted just after the New
Year.

As a relative rookie,

Powell wouldnTt dare mess
with the wishes of a player
like Tauzin---or, for that
matter, with Big Media, who
pumped $1.07 million into
BushTs campaign coffers.
Like Tauzin, Powell wants
to toss the rules governing
cross ownership in the same
market. Those are the same
regs vexing moguls- like

. Rupert Murdoch, who has

already obtained one waiver
in order to own both the
New York Post and the
cityTs Fox affiliate, and who
would like to expand his
reach further.

_ oI donTt know why thereTs
something inherent about a
newspaper and something
inherent about a broadcaster
that means they canTt be

- combined,? Powell told re-

porters in April. MurdochTs
sentiments exactly.

Despite his insensitive
gaffes and obvious pro-
business sentiment, PowellTs
mere appearance in the cor-
ridors of power touches off
a bipartisan lovefest. At his
first Capitol Hill hearing, for
example, Powell was

with praise more
fitting. a Medal of Honor
recipient than a bureaucrat.
Aside from the unexpected
flattery from Tauzin (oI al-
most want to applaud after
your statement?), Democrat
John Dingell of Michigan
commended PowellTs de-
regulatory blather as oright
on the "Jane

Harmon, a California
Republican, added, oIf you

| | bri those sil to reform-

te
1997,

Staff Photo

come across as an idealogue
or terribly partisan.?

PowellTs Web site
(www. fcec.gov/commissione-
ts/powell) features uninten-
tionally comic photos of him
mugging with Diana Ross
and the Osmonds, publicity
shots that ooze non-
threatening geekiness.
Reporters who gain access
to his inner sanctum are
invariably regaled with the
tale of the jeep accident that
cost him his army career,
which he illustrates by whip-
ping out old CAT scans of
his shattered hip.

That charm has enabled
Powell to develop a Teflon
resistance to criticism. The
fact that his chief of staff,
Marsha McBride, previously
served as a Disney lobbyist
has barely merited a men-
tion. And PowellTs ques-
tionable conduct during the
AOL Time Warner merger
review has largely been for-
gotten. Though his father
sat on AOLTs board and held
options to purchase 320,000
shares of stock, Powell, with
legal clearance, refused to
recuse himself from the
vote.

On Jan. 11, the same day
the FCC gave the merger its

final approval, Colin an- M

nounced his resignation

from the AOL's board and

his intention to exercise
those options. His net profit
should be in the neighbor-
hood of $9 million.

Powell was just recon-
firmed for a second FCC
term, which wonTt expire
until 2007. Yet few believe
hell serve that long.
Embarrassed by the sea of
lily-White faces at the
Philadelphia oconvention,
Republicans - are desperate
for a rising African
American star---a_ Great
Black Hope, as it were.
That title was formerly held
by JC Watts, the Oklahoma
congressman who once re-
buted a Clinton State of the
UnionTAddress with a meta-
phor about magazine cut-
outs. But Watts was too
visibly tied to the religious
rightTs moral agenda, and
has since faded from the
GOPTs national spotlight.
Race alone is not enough to
spur party switching among
minority voters, a

Powell, for hisipart, flaunts
his centrist credéntials, oITm
not a blind idealogue......It's
fair to say ITm a mo r
he told an ir i

T

er

mimicking his
idle-ofthe-t .

African American leaders by

coauthoring a bill with
McCain that offers tax cred-
its tO minorities who buy
media - companies---a
pleasant-sounding otrickle
down? measure that benefits
only the most priviledged.
And Powell has conven-
iently become a champion of
several " non-objectionable
crusades, such as asking
Congress for the power to
levy stiffer fines against
corporate scofflaws---though
the rare $10 million penalty
is unlikely to trouble a Baby
Bell with annual revenues
upward of $60 billion.

HeTs mum on the future,
but even PowellTs supposed
Critics acknowledge that heTs
primed for a larger stage. o
Michael PowellTs political
prospects are great,? says
Gigi Sohn, ex-director of the
Media Access Project, a
consumer advocacy group.
oHeTs smart, very politically
savvy.....Bush talks about
being a uniter, not a divider,
Michael Powell is one.?

Ah, yes----another junior
member of a modern right-
wing dynasty, itching to let
corporatins unite in the name
of laissez-faire- and content
to let the divide between Big

ediaTs mandarians and the
Captive public grow ever
wider. A scientist could
scarcely clone a better candi-

date.

When Lou GehrigTs

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We Can't Go |
Home Again: | A

An Argument
about Afrocetrism |

by Clarence E. Walker
Oxford University Press

"I take issue with Afro- ©

centrists who claim that
Africa was the mother of
the West. This assertion
is questionable because,
for example, ancient
Egyptian writing and
architecture resulted
when the Nile Valley civ-
ilization came into con-
tact with the Sumerians.
Afrocentrism offers not
an empowering under-
standing of black Ameri-
cansT past but a pastiche
of simplistic fantasies."
--Clarence E. Walker--

ould you believe, in
_ this.day and age, that
any educator would

write a reactionary book about
why it's better to refer to black
people as Negroes rather than
African-Americans? Clarence
Walker, himself a black man
and a Professor of History at the
University of California at
Davis, makes just such a case
in "We Can't Go Home Again:
An Argument about Afrocen-

dubious merit, the author states
by way of introduction,
oThroughout the text I use the
term NegroT... | am uncomfort-
able with the term 'African-
AmericanT, and one of my pur--
poses in writing this book is to
show why." Apparently, Walker
has some bones to pick with
Afrocentrists', a set of mostly
black historians who tout what



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lengths, in a sloppy, confusing
style which fades on gibber-
ish, to debunk the life's work of
some highly-regarded scholars
such'as John Henrik Clarke and
Melville Herskovits. The book's
basic premise is that Africa does
not have a provable past wor-
thy of study and that, "Afro-
centrism is Eurocentrism in
blackface."

There is something a little
unsettling about a person who
would go out of his way to deny
his connection to his ancestors
and then to trivialize their
contributions to the world. After
all, what is he saying by calling
himself a Negro? There is no
Negro-land. So, the monicker
'Negfo' gives little sense of a
people's roots. But there is an
Africa, which is why. the term
African-American makes per-
fect sense.

Despite all the credentials,
I considered the possibility that
perhaps Walker is writing
tongue in cheek, because his
philosophy is so patently self-
hating. His antiquated attitudes
aren't far afield from the out-
dated dyed in the wool racism
once espoused by the likes of
Columbia University's John
Burgess who argued in 1902
that, "A black skin means mem-
bership in a race of men which
has never of itself succeeded in
subjecting passion to reason.
has never created any civiliza-
tion of any kind.? If Walker's
was a serious endeavor. |

wouldn't be surprised to find
that a conservative think tank
underwrote the research which

he considers a therapeutic, but !?,?d to such ludicrous conclu-
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Letter to the Editor:

What is the role of the black

church today Black churches
could serve as community
centers for health services,
employment opportunities,
leadership and business
training, especially for the
growth of Black underclass
who feel abandoned and
confused about what its role
is in todayTs America.
Churches should ally with
families and schools to share
this social burden.

This burden falls primarily
on .the shoulders of the
church because nearly all
other institutions " within
Black neighborhoods © are
furictional, and various lev-
els of government have dis-
avowed any responsibility to
aid this segment of the Black
community.

It would be helpful if Black
churches would teach to
enlighten rather than preach
to excite. All too often, our
Black congregations go to



6 6

Dr. George
Hawkins

To Know God
Through His Word

Greetings in the name of our

Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ:
Daniel 11:32 "And by

smooth words he will turn to
godlessness those who act
wickedly toward the cove-
nant, but the people who
know their God will display
strength and take action."
One of the most vital
teachings of Scripture is that
God can be known. The
highest knowledge to which

Moye

the " church.
Churches. could . develop

| educational programs to
| educate Black youth and
- adults by teaching them

economic principles and
capitalism from the pulpit
and in. Sunday schools.
Churches could help parents

and other adults learn how to:

be self-efficient and. com-
petitive by building

Black communities, practic-
ing ethno-aggregation and
vertical . integration, and
commercializing Black cul-
ture through business devel-
opment and inculcating a
code of conduct.

Every Monday morning,
Black churches typically de-
posit approximately $1 bil-
lion in white-owned banks
across. America. In most
instances, these are very
same banks from which
Black people, as well as
Black churches and Black

businesses, have a difficult,

time securing _loans.
Churhces could establish
banks, savings and loans,
credit unions, or loan funds
designed to provide business
and personal loans to Black
businesses.

Church leaders have to worl
together to fine tune these
suggestions. and shape them
so that they are pratical.

Beatrice Maye

men and women can attain is "

a personal knowledge of
God. Since we have all
sinned and come short of the
glory of God, we do not
naturally possess this knowl-
edge even though we know
that He exists. Knowing that
God exists is not the same as
knowing God personally,
just as knowing the
President does not mean that
you necessarily know him
personally. This knowledge
of God is crucial, however,
since to know God person-
ally is to be saved and have
eternal life. We should re-
joice in the fact that God
earnestly wants us to attain
this knowledge. That is why
He has spoken to us in His
Word, revealing Himself and
disclosing the means by
which we may know Him.

While God surely can be
known, there is always more
to be learned about Him.
There are many Scriptures
which teach that our knowl-
edge of God is partial. It is
said to be "too wonderful"
"unsearchable" and "infi-
nite". Since our knowledge
of God is incomplete, we
must increase it through
spiritual growth. Paul. for
example, prays to know God

ReflectionsT

~ Lessons Worth Learning:

1. DonTt wait for your ship |

to come in, Swim out to it.
2. There are no secrets to

success. ItTs the result of
preparation, hard work,
learning. from failure.

(Colin. Powell)

3.. Love isthe only force
capable of transforming an
enemy into a friend.

(Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

4. Love truth, but pardon
error. .

5. No violence. Make sure
the words that come out of
your mouth are words that
make your children feel
good about themselves,
not words that break their

hearts.

6. What did.I do today that
is worth talking about to-
morrow?
7.0f all the passions, fear
weakens judgement most.
(Cardinal de Ritz)
8.Children need to be
taught values. They need to
be taught that there is a

CO
a

\

A

better. We are even com-
manded to grow in the
knowledge of Christ. The
development of one's inti-
mate knowledge of God
constitutes one of the great-
est delights of the Christian
life. .

The Bible also reveals that
God cannot be known per-
sonally apart from His Word.
It contains the gospel which
must be believed, and the
gospel brings forth saving
faith in itself. The gospel can
therefore be called "the
power of God for salvation."
The part that the Scriptures
and the gospel contained
within them play in bringing
men to know God is de-
scribed in three important
illustrations: the gospel is
the agent of the new birth,
that is, it is like the im-
planted seed without which
the conception of new life
cannot occur; St. Luke 8:11
says "now the parable is this,
the seed is the word of God";
it is also a cleansing agent
through which God gives the
believing sinner a spiritual
bath that results in salvation;
and the Scriptures are like an
educator bringing the wis-
dom that leads to salvation

outs. We've all got the same
shot at the brass ring.

10. No one can make you
feel inferior without your
consent

(Eleanore Roosevelt)

11.. Whoever is happy will
make others happy, too. He
who has courage and faith
will never perish in misery.

(Anne Frank)

12. Some men see things
as they are and ask why.
Others dream _ things
that never were and ask why
not. (George Bernard Shaw)

13 Character builds slowly,
but it can be. torn down

again with incredible swift-

ness. .
14 Children will never learn

_responsibility if they canTt

recognize it in their parents.
15.When you cease to make
a contribution you begin to
die.
16. Do no regret growing

older, itTs a priviledge denied

to many.
17. The most important

where they cn be elf 1

| hundieds



of years ago stat- pr

ing that all men are created agents

- equal. We talk a mean game

in this country, butTwe play

a meaner one.

20. You shouldbe okay
with your image. DonTt let

. Society define you;
define yourself.
- 21. Your character is the
resultT of your conduct.
(Aristotle)
22, | Making a mistake

doesnTt mean itTs all over. It
doesnTt mean you quit and

- live off that as an excuse for
not being successful-You use
that mistake as a. spring-
board to becoming success-
ful.

23. A living is defined by.

what you get. A life is
defined by what you
give.

24. Intentions often melt

in the face of unexpected
opportunity,

(Shirley Temple Black)

25. That which does not

kiH me makes me stronger.
(Nietzsche)

RADIO 10

ES sam stan

GOSPEL GEM6...... Pictured a!
the nightly feature, "Gospel Gems
1340AM. The Tates visited the studio of Joy
vacationing. They expressed their delight in having a chance meet
and talk to some of the listeners in this area. Sam Tate was also a
recent recipient of the 2001 Black Heritage Music Award.

Come back soon Sam and May God Bless!

bove is Sam and Audrey Tate of track on Oct. 2nd, and a VHS/DVD
" which is heard on WOOW Joy title on Oct, 23. Lai oo
1340 while

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that he currently pays. 7

QUINCY JONES

i comments and testimony from
i artists like James Brown, Smokey _

old Tionda Bradl
Chicago police spokesman



Thomas ~"" said officers were
investigating the ofew? tips they re- |
ceived after the broadcast ofthe =
Fox network.show. The girls have
been missing since July6.
oWe're actually re-following up
on leads to make sure-everything is
checked on,? Donegan said. ¢.° =
oMy family keeps getting
stronger, stronger, stronger,T -
Bradley told the 50 parishioners: |
Fleming told the congregation i .
Bradley has at times been mi f-. |
stood by those who have questioned |
why she has not been more visible! ?
while authorities search for her © "
daughters. ee ine
Fleming said the stress on BradleyT |
was compounded by bad advice that 4
led her to initially balk at viewing a |
grocery surveillance tape that inves- |
tigators said showed two girls who .
bore a strong resemblance to her:
daughters. Bradley has since re~:
viewed several tapes from various . |
stores and determined her daughters?
appeared onnoneofthem.. = =

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SEAN PUFFY COMBS
Hoodwinked by server =. .2
| Sean oP. Diddy? Combs was...
Eocene an autograph seeker
ast week. After his. appearance on
Live With Regis & Kelby, Combs ..
stepped out of his limo to sign auto- .
graphs and greet fans whena . ~~
rocess server switched uP the note-
k and pen he was holding and
served Combs with a child og 20
lawsuit by ex-girlfriend Kim
Porter is suing Combs for more child
support for his youngest son, Christian,
seeking more than the $7,000 a month:

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Say It Loud

VH1, Quincy Jones Media
Group, and Rhino Entertainment,
wants you to say it loud.

The music network has produced
Say It Loud: Black Music In Amefj-
ca, recounting the evolution of ~~
Black music. The special includes

tts,

Robinson, George Clinton, and
more than 70 others, covering the
genres of jazz, blues, gospel, hip-
hop and R&B.

The five-part documentary series
will air Oct. 8. VH1 knows you'll "
love it so much, that they are, via
Rhino records, releasing a six-CD
boxed set on Sept. 18, a CD sourid-



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The Spanish. Pri

_ Campbell |
- Pidgeon, Steve Martin, Ben
_ Gazzara, Ricky Jay; and
Felicity » Huffma,n. » Never?
trust. - anyone, -. especially
_ greedy. corporate business-

ditected and written by
- Mainet, °

men. The Spanish. Prisoner
_ Was released back in 1997
and focuses on trust issues
and how quick people are to
take advantage of total
strangers. Joe Ross
(Campbell Scott) represents
the everyman that works
very hard and is pretty darn
good at his job, so good that
he invents something called
"The Process,? an incredible
oprocedure that would allow
the company he works for to
gain complete control of its
market. Like anyone in Joe's
situation would expect and
do, Joe asks for a raise but

owith his p

e 4 y ' a! thi 5 5 ir fit | :

: : ea "process," does his position

stars
Scott, Rebecca ~

as a regular employee auto-

matically prevent him from -
attaining a better and im- .
oproved position in the work.

place. and in life? Later Joe

goes to the Caribbean on a

business trip. While there he
runs into Jimmy Dell (Steve
Martin), a. mysterious
wealthy man that tells Joe
about life and the corporate
world. Days pass and while
back in the States, Joe runs
into Jimmy again and from
there we go on a tangled
web of deception so thick
your left on the edge of your
seat waiting for those final
clues to lead you to those
final answers to all of your
why's and how's. If you
enjoy films that make you
think and also allow you not
to second-guess the plot,
The Spanish Prisoner is for
you. There are some predict-

- this film, you have to won-
der is it truly the end or just "
a continuation of the decep- ©
tion. Are we all just living a
life of illusion and deception |
like everyman Joe? Rent this.

who :

film and share Joe's journey
to understanding that no one

can be trusted except maybe

yourself and if you are
spiritual, God. Learn to. be
able to distinguish falsehood
from truth. If you can do that
you can prevent others from
ever taking advantage of
you. Going back to my first
sentence, never trust anyone,
especially greedy business-
men, because frankly you
have to ask: How did they
get so rich in the first place?
Well, in the film's case, some
get wealthy by playing
games with other people's
lives and | say to you with a
preachy send off.- watch
your step. I'm sure Joe
wished he did.

the end of

able moments. but not too

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RETIREMENT
( A Forbidden Word) |
BY: Suejette A. Jones

Growing older need not
mean getting depressed or
bored. Seniors today refuse
to sit in a rocking chair
twirling their thumbs espe-
cially if they are in good
health, and regard retirement
as an opportunity.

Retirement is no longer in
vogue---it is a thing of the
past. Most of us are task-
-Oriented and when we retire
we lose our purpose in life.
For some older adults---even
those surrounded by friends
and = family, "_ including
grandchildren---boredom,
lethargy and depression can
set in. Several ideas are
suggested as to how to keep
alive and zesty even after

such as working check-out
' counters or being ticket-
takers can. give one an.
opportunity to talk to people
as well as a supplement to -

Social. Security " benefits.

There is no loss of dignity

in doing any kind of work.

2. GET CONNECTED.
DonTt be afraid of comput-
ers. Some - agencies offer
courses to senior citizens.

3. GET A HOBBY. It

will bring much joy. Learn to
do something with your
hands; sewing, knitting or
crocheting for women---
crafts and

woodworking for men.

4 BE A MENTOR.

Schools that have special
education classes . and
after-school programs need
One-on-one services _ for
some students.You donTt
need a college degree to
listen to a child read or read
toa child. It will give you
a sense of _ self-worth.
Become a_ volunteer in
community-based facilities
and institutions.T

5. PUMP IRON. All
seniors can benefit from
staying fit through exercise.
Most health clubs have pro-
grams for seniors. A simple
walk for twenty minutes

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Many minimum-pay jobs valuable hormones and | = =. CO\MUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

strengthen bones to protect
against osteoporosis.

6. KEEP SEX IN YOUR

LIFE. Sex is a fundamental
human activity: =
Not only is sexuality fulfill-

ing and beneficial. but. the
early. Eastern World re-

garded it as sacred and .
honorable,. They practiced it

asa. _part of their
religion. One enduring myth
is that at a certain age ( fifty
or so) an active sex life is
over, , oe
Studies reveal that older
Americans are indeed sexu-
ally active.

Once upon a time, retire-
ment was a short reward for
a life of hard work. Shortly,
after it began, it ended. Now
retirement is just another
stage of life----with potential
to benefit self, family and
community, and with risk of
wasting it until the retiree
wastes away. It can be an
opportunity to pursue your
favorite interests. You know
have all the time to do all of
the things that you never had
time to do. Retire from life?

Source:
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* Life Without Limits?
by: Dr. Robert Stone

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members of formerly The Guiding Light Temple pause to take a picture for the M' Voice
Newspaper before starting their march to the new church which is located at 604 Albermarle
Ave. The Dedication Service was followed by a grand dinner outside of the new church. The -

name of the new church is Healing the Hurt Deliverance Ministries which by the way is also q

the name of their radio ministry. It can be heard on Saturday afternoons at 4: 30 pm on Joy

1340 AM Radio. During the

many years of their radio ministry they have always been

available to let GOD use them to Heal The Hurt of hearts broken by the difficulties of life.
The service took place on July 22, 2001, We at WOOW pray for your continued success.

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Black-on-Black

~~ Jack-on-Black violence must

Stop!
Oba the ast few weeks, the
onumber of Black homicides, and
"+ Black-on-black violence as a

whole, has grown to a rate that will likely

ee Ne eee ee oe

surpass the homicides for all of last year.
-., Many living in the Black community hate
. to See warm weather come because they
know the window-shaking, booming music,
-kids hanging out on street corners and
otings increase when summer arrives.

Gunshots become a common sound, and
itTs rarely a single shot. ItTs almost always

~ an automatic weapon with shots that send
you diving for cover as you pray that a
Stray bullet doesnTt hit you or a loved one
inside your own home.

In the Monday morning Union Planters
National Bank shooting on Lamar Avenue.
two people, a 25-year-old woman. Sheryl
Lynne White, a bank customer, was killed
and James Earl Jones, 63, the bank security
guard lies in critical condition at The MED,
hanging on to life from a gunshot wound to
ithe face. And, throughout the city, other
bank robberies and killings not related to
bank jobs.
| Why all the killing?

. The age-old excuse of othey canTt find
decent jobs? no longer holds water. ItTs
-ipretty clear that if you drop out of school,
you will not find a decent job. You also
iwonTt go very far if you just do what it
takes to get by in life. Jobs exist and there
are plenty of ways to get them, including
going to college and participating in train-
ing and apprenticeship programs.
| Our forefathers fought and died to open
doors for posterity, but in many cases,
young people prefer hanging out on corners,
Selling poison to make an easy buck.
| Despite all the killings, the Black com-
munity appears to be numb to all the vio-
lence, often giving little or no information
to police to curb the destruction.
| If the police had gunned down those
bank-robbery suspects during their arrests
Tuesday, protests would have erupted all
over Memphis. We would have called the
\city and county mayors, our Black and

ven U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day OTConnor " a chief
architect of what many see as the
nationTs archaic death penalty
"laws " has now finally seen the
light and has added her name to the grow-
ing list of prestigious Americans who have
come to question the necessity " and fair-
ness " of the oultimate punishment? for
aes lawbreakers " the death penalty.
he has joined fellow justice Ruth Bader

Ginsburg " who in April, voiced support

for a d moratorium on executions in

_Maryland " former colleagues Harry
Blackmun and Lewis Powell, Illinois Gov.

, George Ryan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and
others, including this newspaper in express-
ing fears about the appropriateness and fair-

oness of legal executions.

Said OTConnor last week to a meeting of

Minnesota women lawyers: oAfter 20 years

peeooocos

1

he more than 20-year-old malady
known as HIV/AIDs has a new
face, according to an alarming

be

new report by the venerable New
"York Times, and it should be a
call for governments " and all per-
are at risk for contracting the

"The face of AIDS is Bla
Lim of A lacker, younger and
female, Cases among

hear and fol
Governments
in fact the U.S. government itself"need to |
treatment to

Sao bee

ou can prevent "

NAACP, the Revs. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jack-
son and any other Black leader we thought
we could have gotten responses from.

. But, seemingly, when we should protest,
we donTt, most hiding behind the excuse:
We have no local leadership that is con-
cerned about us until it is. time for an elec-
tion. In part, thatTs true, but we have to ask
ourselves: Do we pressure them with our
concerns or even offer suggestions at meet-
ings and sessions that will force them to
pay attention to them.

The time has passed for us to stop turning
our heads, covering our ears and closing our
eyes when Blacks kill other Blacks. If weTre
going to have prosperous communities,
where our kids grow up without the threat
of violence, we have to take a stand.

We must demand more of our young peo-
ple"our posterior"by showing them that
thereTs a better wav in life than gang-bang-
ing and/or selling and taking drugs. Show
them there are no shortcuts in life. Stress to
them that hard work and determination are
Values that must be instilled and kept.

And, the silence with the police must also
stop. There's a bad apple in every bunch,
and we must rid our communities of those
who ate poisoning it. That means talking to
the police when crimes take place near our
homes.

ItTs time for the churches"pulpit and
pew"sitting on every other corner and
across the street from each other" to unite
and at least visit the hedges and highways "
with the true meaning of the gospel or good
news. ItTs time for all of us who live and
work together to say weTre not going to tol-
erate the violence any more.

How do we do it?

Give the police our full support, show the
bad element that we will not support thugs
in our communities. Anyone who would
gun down another human over drugs or
money is-a hoodlum and not worth protect-
ing.

ie them know...Not In Our Neighbor-
hood! Not In Our City or County!

But as long as we are silent, it will con-
tinue.

Possibly, some new light
for the death penalty

on the high court, I have to acknowledge
that there are serious questions being raised
about whether the death penalty is being
fairly administered in this country. Perhaps
most alarming is the fact that if statistics are
any indication, the system may well be al-
lowing some innocent defendants to be exe-
cuted.?

From an officer of the highest court in the
land, those are some chilling, but sage and
credible words. .

In the past 25 years, according to those
who compile such statistics, at least 91 for-
mer Death Row inmates have been exoner-
ated in the U.S., one posthumously.

The OTConnor statements should at least
further the national dialogue on the death
penalty and whether the U.S. should re-

main one of the few democracies that still "

employs it, as flawed, racist and final as it

can be.

The changing face
of AIDS in America

men contracted HIV over the course of the
epidemic. |

* Black women, who make up 7 percent
of the nationTs population, accounted for 16
percent of all new AIDS diagnoses in 1999,
a percentage that has grown steadily since "
the syndrome was identified 20 years ago.

The reason for the burgeoning toll in the
South are myriad; unemp nt, substance
abuse, teenage pregnancy and minimal ac-
cess to heal and preventive education
programs,

rly, in the newest ohotbed? for the

disease, the message about AIDS preven
is not oye ag to those who need to
in the affected areas"and

provide more monies for education and
revent the South of America
g a close kin

violence

White élected officials, the national

All citizens must consider



the state of Black America

_| by Hugh B. Price

he Secretary of State of the Unit-
ed States of America is an African
American, a ofirst.?
The .\ationally security adviser
to the President of the United
States is an African American, another ofirst.?

The Secretary of Education in the PresidentTs
Cabinet is an African American, also a ofirst.?

These and other ofirsts? of the Bush Ad-
ministration, along with the Cabinet and sub-
Cabinet-level ofirsts? of the administration of
President Clinton, and the job and economic
gains of the 1990s for Black at most econom-
ic levels support the assertion that thereTs nev-
er been a better time to be Black in America.

. But even now, with professions of a commit-
ment to tolerance and diversity being socially
as well as legally required, the difficulties, ten-
sions and problems that are rooted in Ameri-
caTs racial past"and present"remain sharp,
even if unseen, or, as is often the case, ignored.

No one should be surprised by this com-
plexity, this juxtaposition of significant
progress and persisting problems. America is
still trying to live up to that splendid ideal
written into the nationTs founding document:
We holdthese truths to be self evident...

For more than a quarter-century the Na-
tional Urban LeagueTs policy journal, The
State of Black America, has been keeping
tabs on how that journey toward the ideal has
been progressing. "

And every year the need for the scrutiny of
scholars, public-policy experts, legislators,
and activists it brings together to examine
some crucial issues seems to intensify.

The reason is simple: As more progress is
achieved, the comparison with the problems
that remain, and the new problems that ap-
pear, grows sharper, too.

So it is with our current issue, which has just
been released. It examines some of the issues
with which the rising generation of African
Americans, those under 35, have to grapple.

Many in this Black cohort are fulfilling the
promise of the civil rights victories of the
1960s. TheyTve been able to take advantage
of the significant equalizing of opportunity
across the color line. But, even they face
problems that are still rooted in race, as the
national survey of Black Americans, which
forms the volumeTs centerpiece shows in dra-
matic fashion.

And some of the broader problems affect-
ing Black Americans are still severe.

For one thing, consider the public schools,
which 95 percent of Black pupils attend, and
which, taken as a whole, are more racially
segregated now than at the time of the

Supreme CourtTs landmark rejection of segre-

gation in the Brown decision.

We canTt wait for or depend on the mere
fact of racial integration to attack"and
solve"the problem of inspiring Black chil-
dren to do well in school. And, anyone who
thinks the problem of under-performing
schools in Black neighborhoods is not con-
nected to the larger issues of school and
housing integration is ojust whistling Dixie.?
Indeed, the entire public discussion about ed-
ucational vouchers and charter schools is
grounded in spoken and unspoken assump-
tions and presumptions about race.

A second example of the oother side? of all
the fine examples of racial progress is the
Black unemployment rate. In the late 1990s it
fell to the single digits, levels not seen since
the end of World War II. It took that long for
the positive effects of the decadeTs unprece-
dented economic recovery to reach the low-
wage levels of the workforce ladder and open
up millions of new jobs. When it did, masses
of unskilled, poorly-educated Blacks were
among the million rushing to fill them " in "
the process, showing that three decadesT
worth of glib theorizing about the Black
poorTs cultural deficiencies? was just so
much bunk.

But now the economy is souring, and lay-
offs of white-collar and blue-collar workers
are rising, and those jobs at the bottom are
shrinking sharply. It doesnTt require genius to
predict what will happen to the Black unem-
ployment rate.

Or, to consider a third issue, juxtapose all
the good news against the racial divide be-
tween many, many police departments in this
country and Black people.

Note that I didnTt say oBlack criminals.?
No, a divide " that is to say, an antagonistic
relationship between police and criminals"is
exactly what law-abiding citizens want.

But, in Black America the law-abiding are
caught, and often caught hard, by the inclina-
tion of some individual White officers, and
the overt or implicit policy of some depart-
ments as a whole to consider all African
Americans (and darker-hued Latino Ameri-
cans, and Asian Americans, too) as guilty "
of something " until proven innocent.

That leads to police racial profiling or oth-
er forms of police misconduct. Amid all the
talk about the growing diversity of American
society and the growing tolerance for diversi-
ty among Americans, it is with us, still, in the
first years of the new century.

How long this pattern of stark contrasts
characterizes the state of Black America is a
question, and a responsibility, for all Americ-
as to consider.

_ (Hugh B. Price is president of the National
Urban League.)

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by Louis oHop? Kendrick

rarely, if ever, discuss religion with

anyone who has no involvement in

organized religion. There are many

reasons they give to justify why

they believe the church is a house
false Christians.

Many Christians are not
measuring up to Jesus



Too often we hear them boast about
their pastorTs salary, his degrees, his ability
to preach, the number of services held on
Sunday, but very rarely do you hear them

fact that the pastor is really a
messengef of God.
_ There are also those who are not emo-
tional in church and are taken to task for

to issues teadership
Mail letters to: The Minority Voice News
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Mail: woow@skantech.net

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Dear Mr. Hudson, 5
It has been brought to my attention that
on July 5, around 5:11 p.m., the rude op-
erator showed his rudeness on that 53

|| Weaver route. As a result, once again, he
| caused a big uproar with the passengers
| on the bus. .

According to eyewitnesses, a passenger
ot on the 5:11 p.m.Ts bus at the North
End Terminal with a legitimate transfer.
The passenger informed the operator that
it was her intention to catch the 4:02 p.m.

| bus, but that it broke down at the North

End Terminal. Therefore, she has to wait
on the next available bus which was at
the 5:11 p.m. (The passengerTs story was
confirmed by the other passengers who

were on the 4:02 p.m. bus which broke

down.)

However, the operator did not accept
her story. In fact, the operator talked to
the passenger as though the passenger
was a little child, telling her to shut up.?
It was during this time he decided to call
dispatcher,

According to witnesses, dispatcher con-
firmed the passengerTs story but the oper-
ator was determined that he was going to
force this passenger to pay another fare,
anyway. In the meantime, I understand
that the operator pulled the bus over to
Front/Linden for a period of 10 minutes
while all of this was going on. I, also, un-
derstand that the actions and the attitude
of the operator was so bad that even some
of the other passengers became heated
and upset with the bus operator.

Mr. Hudson, this is the third letter I
have written about this operator. If you
continue to show an unwillingness to deal
with the conduct of the operator, I will be
happy to come before MATA Board at the
next board meeting.

This operator is not just harassing the
passengers of the Memphis Area Transit
Authority on the 53 Weaver. These are
homeowners. These are voters. They are
hard-working citizens who are trying to
get home peacefully. They are my neigh-
bors. They are my friends, If it comes
down to petitioning the MATA Board or
our elected officials in order to deal with
this situation, they stand ready to do so.

Mr. Hudson, please do not take lightly
the fact that one of your operators is cre-
ating a hostile environment on the bus. In
the last two letters I wrote you, I asked
that you take some needed steps in deal-
ing with this operator who has been rude
to the passengers and who showed no re-
spect for the job. I ask you for the third
time for you to take some needed actions.
At the time of writing this letter, I just re-
ceived another telephone calling com-
plaining about this same operator.

This bus operator is making the good
bus operators look bad. This is making a
simple bus ride a living hell for my
neighbors who are just trying to get home

| from a hard day work.

In the meantime, I would like a written
respond. Thank you.
Johnnie Mosely,
president, Citizens Action Committee,
Memphis

MATA takes action
on rudeT bus driver

Dear Mr. Mosely,

Let me take this opportunity to thank
you for the information you provided me
regarding rudeness on the part of one of
our operators. The operator was suspend-
ed without pay pending further investiga-
tion. As you may know, you canTt always
react to ig aoa until they are fully in-
vestigated. However, in this case the facts
are present for all to see.

he driver will remain on suspension
until this matter is fully resolved. I can
assure you that the steps are being taken
to prevent such incidents in the future.
Thank you again for your interest and
participation. If . can further assist you,
please do not h sitate to contact my office

at (901) 722-7 1,
Will Hudson,
resident/general manager,
MATA

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cle that blocked
tens of thousands of Black

votes from being counted, "
and cost Democrat Al Gore
the. election, was leaked,
Florida Secretary. of State
Katherine Harris, who was
severly criticized for her
handling of the election,
called it odegrading and
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thathe chairwoman, " Dr.
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criticized in the leaked re-
port, earlier blasted Berry
and the Democratic majority
on the commission as. being
partisan and biased. The
outside support emboldened
the Republican member of
the panel to accuse her chair
of leaking the report before
it could be reviewed and
changed.

Berry vehemently denies
that claim. Indeed from the

. one-day trial and 90-day

federal prison sentence im-
posed on Sharpton after he
was arrested, tried and con-
victed of trespassing while
protesting the US NavyTs
bombing exercises on the
Puerto Rican island of
Vieques (he had also an-

CCEPTING

After over a month ina "
- Brooklyn federal prison and -
25 pounds lighter, Sharpton

stopped his hunger strike
last week. He will remain
behind bars until August.
But even: behind bars in
his weakened state, the

~-ususally adept spokesman

found himself manipulated
by Fox News into criticizing
Rev. Jackson during an in-
terview. Realizing that there
was. nothing their enemies
would love more than to
have them fighting each
other publicily, instead of
injustice, Sharpton apolo-
gized for his remarks in a
letter to Jackson.

Now theyTre being por-
trayed as heartless odema-
gogues? who care nothing
about abused Black children
if other Blacks are allegedly
responsibile.

That charge was made on
Fox News oOT Reilly
Factor? Mondy evening by
the host former newsman
and now commentator Bill
O'Reilly.

After reporting that the US
AttorneyTs Office in Atlanta
had charged 13 men and a
woman---all Black ----- with

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before she was released, the " NAACP for not protesting.
_ hammer seems to have come ee
- down harder on any African oUnfortunately we're in a
American leader who stands situation where it seems that
Up to. "s the ~~ Bush evil has to wear a White face
Administration. _ before it generates the kind

of outpouring of protests, o

charged Robert Woodson, a

Black conservative guest on

_ the show promoting a rally
in Atlanta later this month. -

oYou would think these
(children) are themost de-
fenseless "
Americans, these poor little
girls, and you would think
when something like this
happens (Black leaders)
would rund down, but as
you say it might be a color
deal,? O'Reilly charged.

The host and Woodson
admitted that the case got
very little national publicity
beyond Atlanta. They also
failed to acknowledge the
many oStop the Violence?.
campaigns that Black lead-
ership, both national and
local, have been sponsoring
in communities for years.

In the very next segment,
the host asked oAre the
power days of Jesse Jackson
and Al Sharpton over?? and
brought on the Rev. Eugene
Rivers, a Black minister who
voted Democrat last year,
but now fully backs BushTs
Black initiatives, earning
him a top leadership role in
the Republican presidentTs



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oITm very concerned on to-

day, that Fox News has

stacked a situation where
you have African American
leadership riding back-to-

. back, making it appear that "

we are fighting over some
bones.

Earlier in the program
while responding to a
guestTs suggestion that Bush
missed an opportunity to
honestly reach out to African
Americans when he failed to
guarantee that every vote
will be counted in the next
election, OTReilly replied,? |
donTt think thatTs going to
resonate because most
Americans feel they did
have an opportunity to vote,
and what happened
(in the Florida 2000 presi-
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- Millennia through =many
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