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SMOKE RISES from the Twin Towers of thé World Trade Center in
New York on Tuesday, "
PEOPLE RUN from the collapse of a World Trade Center tower on Tuesday in New York.
Pols, activists react to NY attack
by J. ZAMGBA BROWNE
Amsterdam News Staff
African-A merican,Caribbea-
n and Latino leaders in the
Big Apple and across the
nation are unanimous in
their outrage and vigorous
condenmation of Tuesday's
terrorist bombings of the
World Trade Center. ~
An unspecified number of
people reportedly perished
or were injured in the blast.
Many of those trapped in the
110-story facility didn't have
a prayer.
In addition to the complete
destruction of the World
Trade Center's Twin Towers,
the terrorists also suc-
ceeded in using one of their
hijacked commercial " air-
craft to slam into the
Pentagon in Washington,
D.C., causing severe dam-
age.
Cong. Charles B. Rangel
said that much has been said
in anger about retribution
and retaliation. 'While no
one should believe that these
atrocities will go unpun-
ished, it should be clear that
our goal is not blind re.
venge, but justice,' he added.
"When we act, we must do so
based on facts, not assump-
tions, after fully investigat-
ing the crime and reaching "
an appropriate level of cer-
tainty that we have identified.
the guilty parties, -and we
should work Altogether with
the international community,
as we have in dealing with
atrocities in Eastern Euro
and Central Africa,T Rangel
declared.
He said that bringing the
perpetrators to justice in this
way may require more time,
but in the end, "We will be
vindicated by the approval
of our friends and critics,"
Rangel said.
The Rev. JesseT Jackson
said Americans have wit-
nessecl perhaps the biggest
"Today we mourn the victims
of this terror attack. Tomor-
row, let us observe a day of
fasting and prayer in mem-
ory of those we have lost,?
he added.
Jackson warned against
stereotyping or scapegoat-
ing. "While we could not
stop the attacks," he contin-
ued, "we can and should
stop the stereotyping.T
He cited the 1941 Pearl
Harbor Japanese attack and
said that after the incident,
"we turned on each other in
fear ... Today, let us turn to
each other in hope."
Jackson said that profiling
by race or religion is not
only morally wrong, it dis-
tracts the nation from bring-
ing the perpetrators to swift
-" justice.
Let us learn from Tuesday's
unforgettable events, that
nobody is safe until every-
body is safe," he added.
The Rev. Al Sharpton called
the attacks devastating and
despicable actsT and said that
his headquarters, the House
of Justice, has been counsel-
ing and consoling people
who have lost loved ones
and who have been trauma-
tized by the event.
Sharpton warned __ the
_American public " against
rushing to judgement and
creating a climate that would
profile Muslims, Arabs or
any of the like.
"Let us not forget that when
the Oklahoma bombings
happened, people began
accusing all kinds of people,
and the whole thing ended
up being white Americans,'
he added.
However, Sharpton _ said
whoever the culprit or the
victims, we must be out-
raged and we must have a
sane foreign policy and se-
curity policy,"
Mayoral candidate Fernan-
do Ferrer put aside politics
personally joined a
Gospel Assembly Church a ,
stone's throw away from his
office on the Grand Con-
course. He predicted that
there woyld be a lot of funer
als in the borough.
Cong. Edolphus Towns said
he never thought such a
thing would happen in his
lifetime. However, he said,
"I hope we will get to the
bottom of this and those
responsible for this terrible
act be punished to the fullest
extent of the law."
He said one of his former
staff workers, Mark Pen-
darvis, who often helps him
with his reelection cam-
paigns, is lucky to be alive
because he works on the
floor that was first hit in the
attack. But luckily he did not
go to work on Tuesday.
Rep. Major Owens said the
hearts of Americans go out
to the victims and relatives
of what he described as an
act of war.' He said this is a
time to mourn and a time to
be angry.
Owens said he would pro-
pose that the security of
America become the busi-
ness of the members of
Congress. "I will also pro-
pose that both the CIA and
FBI be reorganized from top
to bottom,
Assemb. Nick Perry called
the attack a horrible, despi-
cable and outrageous display
of inhumanity" by the cow-
ard who perpetrated it.
"I don't think that anyone
who has such total disregard
for innocent lives and inno-
cent people can expect any
sympathy from anyone and
any cause they might be
advocating" Perry declared.
He added that the destruc-
tion and. sadness the perpe-
trators have spread across
New York City will only
breed anger and even hate,
because "we all realize that
they threatened each and
every one of us, regardless
and most horrific tragedy the raver vigil at the Love of how we feel.?
country has ever faced. T Assemb, Keith Wright said
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VOTE FOR ED BOOTH
SHOWN ABOVE IS BROTHER ED BOOTH.
HE IS A CANDIDATE FOR WASHINGTON
CITY COUNCIL. BROTHER ED IS A
VETERAN WITH THE STATE OF DIVISION
OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND A MEMBER
OF MOUNT CALVARY CHURCH IN
WASHINGTON, NC.
BRO BOOTH ENCOURAGES EVERYONE
TO GET OUT AND VOTE ON NOV, 6, 2001
PHOTO BY JIM ROUSE
lished a ?
his adultery. This toned
Washington Politicians
And |
The Seventh
Commandment
Washington sex scandals are
nearly as old as the republic
itself. In 1791 Treasury
Secretary
Hamilton had a year long
affair with a married beauty,
Maria Reynoids.They ex-
changed passionete letters
and could not tear them-
selves from each other, even
after Maria's husband began
blackmailing him. When a
love affair
Alexzander .
delegation of congressmen
Dr. George Hawkins
. What Samson Didn't
: Know About Delilah
: Part I
Greetings in the name of
Jesus Christ:
Many of you have heard the
story of Samson. We heard
about him growing up in
church while attending
Spirit
Garfield escaped public em-
barrasment when he had a
with Lucia
Calhoun, an 18 year old
New York Times reporter.
His wife learned of the
affair. but stuck by him
and in 1880, Garfield won
election as the nation's 20th
president. He was assassi-
nated four months after tak-
ing office.
The Louisville Times, in
1887 reported how the mar-
ried Rep. William Taulbee
was "otrysting? with an 18-
year-old woman who
worked in the U.S.patent
office. Taulbee was so en-
raged that he physically
threatened the Time's short
sighted Charles Kinecaid.
They feuded for three
years,until finally, on
Feburary 28; 1890 the bul-
lied reported confronted the
congressman inside the
Capitol, pointed a pistol at
his head, and fired . Taulbee
fell, mortally wounded, and
Sunday School or you
probably heard about him
during a Pastoral sermon.
What you have probably
heard most about him is his
superhuman strength, _ his
long hair and how he was
able to defeat " Israel's
enemies single-handedly.
Now, what you probably
haven't heart about Samson
is how the devil went after
him to set him up and plot
his downfall. Samson was a
great man of God, but the
devil sought to destroy him
"just as he does every man or
woman of God trying to do
a work for the Lord. He
exempts no one. Whenever
you start to do a work for the
Lord, you had better watch
out. Opposition is coming.
| have done many teachings
on Samson because there is
more to him than a cute little
Bible story on how he killed
the Philistines, how long his
pamphlet admitting i
downed the scandel and he
remained in office. ©
In 1862 Congressman James -
passenger Mary
-Kopechne, in eight feet of "
d 11 days later. Kincaid
pub- The new era of reporting sex
scandals changed about 32.
years ago when Sen, Ted
Kennedy drove __his
- Oldsmobile off a bridge
on the small island of
Chappaquiddick, =~
Massachusetts, drowning
Mary Jo
water. til the next morning
and 'Kennedy did not alert
police until the next morn-
ing, and finally pleaded
guilty to leaving the scene of
an accident. The fact that a
woman died opened the door
for reporter's to challenge
Kennedy's claim that he
simply got lost taking the
young campaign worker
home.
Since the Kennedy epiosode
the the press has responded
to sex scandels by making
the most of them. In 1974
Rep. Wilbur Mills, from
Arkansas, was pulled over
by a patrolman for speeding
at 2A.M. near the Jefferson
Memorial. His passenger
bolted from the car to escape
notice, but a TV cameraman
recorded her rescue from the
Potomac River tidal basin.
was. later acquitted of all
"der the name of "Fanne "
Foxe, the " Firecracker?.
Mills, the powerful chairman
oof the House Ways and
Means . Committiee, won
reelection, only to. be. forced
with 17-year-old congres- "
sional. pages "= Rep. Daniel .
F IMinois, with a
female, and Rep, Gerry .
Studds of Massachusetts, "
~ with a male. Crane, a family
Crane 0
_ man, (tearfully apologized
owhile® Studds, a lifelong
out of hisT chairmanship "
frisking about on a Boston
burlesque stage with Foxe.
The stink led Mills to end his
38-Year House careeeer and
begin campaigning against
alcoholism.
In May 19976, The
Washington Post reported
that another longtime con-
gressman Rep.Wayne Hays
from Ohio was _ paying
Elizabeth Ray to be a secre-
tary, even though she admit-
ted "I can't type ". Her
$14,000 annual salary, she
said, was for having sex with
the congressman. When the
story surfaced, Hays re-
marked, " I'm a very happily
married man". Afterward he
lanched a re- election campi-
agn, then dropped out, and
finally resigned his seat.
Scandals are not always
politically fatal. In 1983,
two congressmen . were
weeks later, after he was.
- spotted, apparently - drunk,
bachelor, declined to apolo-
gized declaring, "I am gay".
The Ethics Committee cen-
sured both men. Crane lost
his next election while
Studds won several more
terms.
Twelve
Sen.Robert
years later,
Senate Finance Committee
had to resign after a three
year battlea gainst charg
he had sexually harassed 10
woman.When faced with
public accusations, he stated
that he was "sincerely sorry"
if any of his advances were
"unwelcome".
All of these previous scan-
dals, unfortunately, did not
inspire Washington to be
more chaste. In 1998 Hustler
magazine publisheer Larry
Flynt offered one million
dollars for stories of illicit
sex in Washington, amid the
impeachment of President
Clinton for lying about his
after admitting
cheated on his wife several
_ times. ep olan 2
Others _ mentioned _ were:
Packwood, .
chairman of the powerfulT
forced to admit to having sex
affair with
Monica
Lewinsky. When Flynt said
ohe would release a bomb-"
oshell report detailing House "
oSpeaker Newt Gingrich's
sexual history, Gingrich re-
signed. -
Gingrich, but also resigned
he had
Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois
in 1998 revealed that he had
an affair in 1965 at the age
of 41. Rep. John Peterson
(Pennsylvania) was accused
in 1996 after .several
women accused him of
sexually harassing them.
Rep Barney
Frank(Massachusetts) ad-
mitted he paid hustler
Stephen Goble $80 for sex,
then hired him as a valet.
Most recently is the Condit-
Levy affair which apparently
has a fatal ending.
The list goes on and on until
someone else who is "un-
caught" will be "caught"
NOTE: Information
compiled from various
sources about sex and power
in Washington
Reflections
hair was or how strong he
was. There was more revela-
tion to Samson than this.
Samson made us aware of
how the devil seeks to kill,
steal and destroy powerful
men and women of God,
along with their ministries.
Through feats of amazing
strength, Samson crushed
Israel's long-time oppres-
sors, the Philistines, and
paved the way for Israel's
eventual liberation.
Yet this mighty strongman is
not remembered for his great
victories, but rather for his
fall. If you ask the average
person, "Do you know about
Samson?" immediately the
answer will come back:
"Yes. | also know about
Delilah."
Samson is forever etched in
our memories as the man
who relinquished his anoint-
ing for the love of a treach-
erous woman named
Delilah. | believe there is a
"Delilah" in the life of every
child of God--not necessar-
ily a woman, but a Delilah,
nonetheless. For some it
could be pride; for others it
could be unforgiveness or
anger. But whatever it is, it
has the ability to sneak in,
take control of our lives and
steal our anointing.
When you live in the power
of the Holy Spirit, there is
nothing that can stop you
from accomplishing all that
God intends for you.to do.
But there is an enemy who
wants to steal that anointing.
In fact, Satan is seeking
ways to sap the anointing
from your life so he can
render you ineffective in the
kingdom of God.
For more than 6,000 years,
Satan has been working on
mankind, learning our weak-
nesses and shortcomings. He
knows how to get us to
react--and he knows how to
get us to live in such a way
that God's anointing can no
longer rest upon our lives.
Samson's anointing was tied
to a Nazarite vow his mother
accepted for him before
birth. An angel had come to
her with unusual instruc-
tions: "No razor shall come
upon his head, for the child
shall be a Nazarite to God
from the womb; and he shall
begin to deliver Israel out of
the hand of the Philistines"
(Judg.13:5,NKJV).
As a Nazarite, Samson could
not partake of wine or any
strong drink. Nor could he
visit a barber shop--not even
once during his life! As long
as Samson had his long
hair--as long as he was under
the anointing of God--he
could not be defeated. The
Bible says the Spirit of God
would move on Samson, and
he would rise up and accom-
plish feats with supernatural
power (see Judg. 13:25).
The same is possible for ,
each of us. When we're
under the anointing of God,
we are unstoppable. But
Samson had a big weakness:
He loved the world and what
it offered him. He wanted
the very thing his vows
prohibited. I will continue
this second of four part
series in the next issue
entitled
oPlaying With The
Anointing".
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free or at low cost across the nation during
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week, Sept. 16-22.
_ A Prostate Health Awareness Seminar is be-
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Boulevard Church of Christ Fellowship Hall,
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begins at 10 a.m. with a free continental
breakfast, will offer information for a free
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African Americans:
* Get screened! Early screening saves lives.
Over a 10-year period (1989-1999) only 5
percent of men who took advantage of the
free screenings were of African-American de-
scent. A recent study showed the benefits of
10 years of early screening. Among screened
men versus the general population, African-
American men were only slightly more likely
than other races to have advanced cancer.
* No Excuses! Reluctance to be screened for
prostate cancer is a major contributing factor
to the high mortality rates among African-
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mistrust of the medical community to an erro-
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consumption of fermented soy food products.
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60) percent of men who have been screened
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Bush can now correct
the snubT in S. Africa
s the most prominent public fig-
ure in America, President
George W. Bush had a chance
to have a representative for
African and African American
interests at the United Nations International
Conference on Racism in Durban, South
Africa, but allowed himself to be boondog-
gled by a brand of politics (racism) that
does not have the best interests or concerns
of Black people at heart.
- We feel AmericaTs refusal to send Gen.
Powell to the Conference is the ultimate insult
to the legacy and memory of our ancestors.
America could have atoned, however, by
rescinding its snub and sending a prominent
representative of Blacks to the conference,
who could have expressed the AfricanTs and
the African in AmericaTs pain and frustra-
tion at slavery and the legacy of the outrage
of forced segregation.
It is way past time that America accepted
and atoned for the most venal sins against
mankind"slavery and its aftermath and we
had hoped that it will begin to do so at the
- Durban conference
Mr. Bush, you like to call yourself the
ocompassionate conservative,? one with an
affinity for Blacks and other minorities. You
can prove it now, by appointing someone to
correct this American tragedy and ending
the snub of the Durban conference.
Reparations, arrogance, and
the conference on racism
he Japanese people have received
reparations for their treatment dur-
ing World War II when they
wound up in internment camps "
simply for being Japanese in?
America. The Jews have received reparations
as a result of the Holocaust during that same
war. Black Americans, on the other hand,
who helped build this country with back-
breaking slave labor have yet to receive an
for slavery, let alone reparations.
ven the beloved (by Blacks) former United
States President Bill Clinton couldn't twist
his lips to say the oS? word!
Tf that isnTt enough to make your slave
turn over in their graves, think ?
about the conference on racism at the UN,
When the UN World Conference Agni:
Neen se week in Durban,
last
of State Colin Powell,
the highest-ranking :
ment, declined
the U.N. for not paying back dues. Addition-
ally, we refuse to support the anti-genocide
_ treaty, and oppose current plans for reducing
environmental pollution. Of course, our lead-
ers always have good-sounding reasons as to
why they take what seem to be extremely
backward stances on issues that would posi-
tively impact the worldTs people. But no mat-
ter how you cut it, a stance is a stance, and
our government has come out a the
positive issues identified by many others in
the world. Why?
ItTs no secret that White supremacy is at the
foot of many of the ills in the world, especially
America. However, if elite White males.are so.
superior, and if the rest of us are not fit to rule,
then why is the world going to the proverbial
ohell in a handbasket?? Why must our leaders
be coerced into doing the right thing?
The answer is, unfortunately, that our leaders
are beholden to moneyed elitists who feel that
the rest of us donTt count, and they feel com-
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the Small Business Survival Index 2001.
However, Sundquist wants to change all of
this. Since 1999, he has been on a crusade to
impose a broad state personal income tax and
had proposed hiking the corporate income tax
in 1999 as well.
Thus far, Tennessee legislators deserve
enormous credit for having fought off
SundquistTs income tax death wish for the
state, with the help of some courageous tax
activists. On July 12,.tax protesters literally
stormed the Capitol to warn against any last
minute effort to pass an income tax. A bud-
get was passed without an income, but was
subsequently vetoed by Sundquist. On Aug.
7, tax protestors showed up again as the state
Legislature wisely overrode SundquistTs bud-
by Raymond J. Keating
ike any other state, Tennessee has
its problems when it comes to
government and taxes. However,
the Volunteer State benefits enor-
mously from imposing no general
personal income or capital gains taxes. Re-
publican Governor Don Sundquist, though, is
obsessed with ruining a good thing.
Each year, the Small Business Survival
Committee ranks the 50 states and District of
Columbia according to their public policy cli-
mates for entrepreneurship and small busi-
ness, and Tennessee performs quite well.
The Small Business Survival Index 2001,
published in late July, ties together 17 major
government-imposed or government-related
costs impacting small businesses and entre-
preneurs across a broad spectrum of indus-
tries and types of businesses"personal in- get veto.
come taxes, capital gains taxes, corporate in- Sundquist, though, is like the high-tax, big-
come taxes, property taxes, sales taxes,..-, .~,government version of othe Energizer Bun-
death taxes, unemployment taxes, health in- _ ny.? He has said that if his budget veto was
surance taxes, electricity costs. workers, -overtumed, he would call legislators back for
compensation costs, crime rates, right-to- a special session on taxes. Regarding the veto
work status, number of bureaucrats, tax lim- "_ override, Sundquist declared: oWe can do
itation status, Internet taxes, gas taxes, and _ better for the citizens of Tennessee than the
state minimum wages. short-sighted budget that squanders all the to-
With the inclusion of personal income, bacco money and failed to invest in our chil-
capital gains and corporate income tax rates, dren and the future of our state.?
the Index recognizes how particularly harm- Of course, one might ask what Sundquist
ful income-based levies ure to the economy. "_and other elected officials have been doing
For example, the top four states in the Small "_ with all the money roiling into state govern-
Business Survival Index 200]"Nevada, ment coffers? For example, from 1990 to
South Dakota, Washington. and Wvoming" " 2000, inflation-adjusted per capita total state
do not impose any personal income, capital _ taxes jumped by better than 26 percent. Ten-
gains or corporate income levies. Mean- nesseeTs problem is not the absence of an in-
while, the worst performers"Maine, come tax, but instead, politicians who are too
Hawaii, Rhode Island. and the dead last Dis- _ willing to spend other people's, i.e., the tax-
trict of Columbia"all impose very high in- "_ payers, money.
come tax rates.
In the end, income taxes are so destructive
because they directly raise the costs of work-
ing, saving, investing and risk taking, which
are the driving forces behind economic
A Presidential calling
for Washington Reform
will improve the governmentTs perfor-
mance. His Administration not only identi-
fied 14 long-neglected management prob-
lems in the federal government, but set
forth logical and realistic goals for fixing
them. By targeting specific deficiencies and
setting achievable goals for improvement,
we have the opportunity to see real results.
A number of the reforms the President
outlined complement the work of the Gov-
ernmental Affairs Committee. For instance,
the agenda calls for improved financial
management to curb the loss of billions
and billions of taxpayer dollars each year,
something the Committee has been ad-
dressing or many years. It encourages a
strategic approach to hiring, training, moti-
(Keating is Chief Economist of the Small
Business Survival Commitee, the countryTs
leading small business advocacy organization
based in Washington, D.C.)
by Sen. Fred Thompson
ublic criticism of the way gov-
ernment operates is not a new
phenomenon, nor is it entirely
unhealthy. Our democracy bene-
fits from the voices of critics and
champions alike who drive the constant
battle for improved efficiency and trans-
parency in Washington. But the watchful
eye of the public cannot itself bring about
change in Washington. What is needed and
has been sorely missed in recent years is
real leadership from the Executive branch
in enacting management reform.
Too often, seemingly urgent national
A
problems shine the limelight of hope on the "_vating, and retaining the right employees
newest, fix-all government program. Soon _ for federal jobs. It proposes increased com-
such hope fades into indifference and the petition throughout government to improve
program is doomed to join the long listof efficiency and encourage innovation. It ad-
mment programs that meant well, but. "_-vocates tying the federal budget process to
ust didnTt achieve their goals. The President pr measures so that federal dol-
needs to work with Congress to put an end rs will produce maximum results. And it
to the Washington way of constantly creat- ea to use the power of the
ing and expanding federal programs before to make interacting with govern-
looking strategically at what would actually , faster, and more com-
produce improved
mance. | am pleased that Bush is
making good on hi ays a,
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the trate that his administration refuses to suc.
-cumb to the indifference that has
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| Dear Editor,
I knew we could depend on the kind people
of Memphis to come through again! Thanks
to the many generous people in the Memphis
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Jerry Lewis,
MDA National Chairman
National Coalition urges
trillions for reparations
Dear Mr. Bush:,
The Board of Directors of the National
Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in Ameri-
ca (NTCOBRA), its organizational and indi-
vidual members across the United States and
in Africa, request that you identify at least two
trillion dollars as a two-year down-payment
on the extraordinary debt which the United
States owes to Blacks in this country. We are
shocked and disappointment at your failure, in
this age of United States budget surpluses and
your AdministrationTs Congressional leader-
ship, to address this debt in your budget.
Your failure to act at this propitious mo-
ment, as your Administration prepares to go
to the U.S. Senate with plans for cutting tax-
es, based on huge projected surpluses includ-
ing plans for discretionary funds, constitutes
an insult to the greatest magnitude to a peo-
ple who have given so much to America.
True, though it is, that much of what we gave
was stolen from us during the regimes of
slavery and racial discrimination. The long
overdue payment continues to accumulate in-
terest ad appreciate.
Your failure to act is reminiscent of the
way in which George Washington. as U.S.
president, fueled the hatred of White people
for Black people when, while personally
holding 200 people in slavery, never once in
his two inaugural addresses or in his farewell
address did he mention, as a public policy
concern, the 750,000 people of African de-
scent whom his government held in cruel and ©
exploitative chattel slavery.
For your part, after visiting the racist Bob
Jones University early in the year 2000, you
came to Prairie View University in Texas, af-
ter an invitation from students and some fac-
ulty, and pledged support for Historically
Black Colleges and Universities but refused
to address reparations, as faculty and students
had requested, This and your failure to ask
the House of Representatives and, so far, the
Senate to designate a two trillion-dollar pay-
ment on reparations for our people of African
descent in the United States projects the as-
tounding proposition that you are willing for
the United States to remain in the eyes of the
world as a nation of unrepentant thieves.
Rather, your support of our just repara-
tions demand would be an important way of
your party, the Republican Party, complet-
ing the work it began by the emancipation
of our people from slavery but without the
reparations, the resources which would
have made vipa real. .
As you must , our people are pre-
pared through NTCORA and its network of
organizations, including the National Confer-
ence of Black Political Scientists, all in con-
sultation with key organizations and individu-
als, to receive this proposed down-payment
and menngs it under plans approved by our
le at large.
strongly encourage you to this
matter promptly before the dog
oe Boman end
National ra
Marvin tyr inn President,
of Black Political Scientists
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Iman Jamil
Back in the hot seat;
~ owill he get a fair trail? .
by: Sabeen Shaig
- Iman Jamil Al-Amin. has
gone through many phases
. in his life. He has gone
' from strident Black Power
activist, to Islamic spiri-
tual leader, and is now
accused of a serious
crime.
Born:Hubert Gerold
Brown,
aka H. Rap Brown, he
converted to Islam and
became Iman Jamil
Abdullah Al-Amin (ironi-
cally, Al-Amin means the
trustworthyT) while serving
time for armed robbery
and attempted murder.
oWhen he was paroled in
1976, he went for Haji
before moving to Atlanta,
where he " established
many businesses and a
religious community. The
story of Hubert Gerold
Brown is the story of two
men. One from his past,
H.Rap Brown, and the
-man he is now, Iman Jamil
Al-Amin, a man currently
incarcerated on the allega-
tion of murdering one
police officer, and wound-
ing another.
THE
CURRENT CASE
In October 2001, Iman
Jamil Al-Amin will be put
on trial for the shooting of
two sheriffs deputies. He
could face the dealth pen-
alty for a crime of which
he says he is oabsolutely
innocent."
On the fateful night of
March 16, 2001, Deputies
Ricky Kinchen and
Aldranon English were
shot by an unidentified
' assailant. English would
survive a serious wound,
but Kinchen would die
shortly afterwards. Both
_were trying to serve an
_arrest warrant for Iman
Jamil.
Iman Jamil has missed a
January court appearance
in connection with minor
charges that he contested.
On a day on which
Muslims from around the
world were celebrating
Eid Al Adha, a warrant
was issued for his ar-
rest.Soon after they ar-
rived, they were shot.
A grand jury in Atlanta
' indicted Iman Jamil, who
is a presiding officer of
the national committee of
_the Shura Council of
North America and Iman
of the West End
Neighborhood of Atlanta,
oon one count of murder,
four counts of felony mur-
der, two counts of aggra-
vated assault, and six
other lesser charges.
Both deputies insisted
they had wounded their
assailant. "I shot him. |
know | shot him," said
Ricky Kinchen to his fel-
low deputies before he
died. A trace of blood
was found at the scene.
a
One officer was following
a trail of blood to an
when they arrested Iman |
Jamil he had no wounds
on: his body...
According to Ed Brown,
Iman " Jamil's _ brother,
"They first said there was
blood to. get a search
warrant, and, after they
found out he wasn't in-
jured, all of a sudden the
blood isn't.important. All
of a sudden it's vanished.
Nobody can remember
anything about it. It's a
mystery,? " Interestingly
enough, on the night of the
shooting, police received
reports of a wounded man
trying to flag down a ride
five blocks away.
Two vehicles had also
been damaged by gunfire
that night. However, one
of the cars was repaired
and the other was im-
pounded, sold, and could
not be found. These
vehicles could have
proven to be crucial pieces
of evidence in relation to
the location of the shooter.
When Iman Jamil was
arrested, the two weapons
used in the shooting were
allegedly found "near"
him, according to the me-
dia. Upon further investi-
gation it seems that the
guns were actually 1.3
miles away from where he
was arrested. One gun
was found the day of the
arrest, while the other was
found the next day. His
fingerprints were not de-
tected on the guns; in fact,
the person traced to be the
owner of the guns had no
connection to the Iman.
Three weeks after the.
shooting, a man bearing a
striking resemblence to
Iman Jamil, Otis Jackson,
confessed to the shoot-
ings. However, he later
recanted his confession,
saying, "...1 love Jamil but
I did not do anything, |
killed no one, and Jamil
killed no one. I'm sorry
for making (the) FBI feel
as if I did this."
HISTORY OF
IMAN JAMIL
To fully understand the
current situation, it is cru-
cial to look at Iman Jamil's
past.
H. Rap Brown was a
black civil rights advocate
during the 1960s and
1970s. He eventually
became chairman of the
Student Non-Violent
Coordination Committee
(SNCC) and Minister of
Justice of the Black
Panther Party.
Like all civil rights leaders
of the era, Brown was a
target of the FBI.
The FBI used a
known as COIN-
TELPRO, (Counter
Intelligence Program), to
oexpose, disrupt, misdi-
rect, discredit, or other-
wise neutralize"
whose views the FEBI-con-
sidered threatening, to the
status quo. The FEI used
~
Luther King, Jr...
Ae rtin
oMalcolm X, Huey
in the 1970s, H. Rap|
Brown was imprisoned for |
his. roleT in -a robbery. |
During this time, H.Rap
Brown found Islam and
changed his name to Jamil
Abdullah .al-Amin.. In
1976, after finishing his
prison sentence, he made
Hajj and settled in Atlanta,
Georgia's, West End.
While in the West End he
established - the
Community Mosque of
Atlanta. In the 1980's
Iman Jamil and his com-
munity were involved in
cleaning up drugs and
prostitution in their area,
similar to Brooklyn, New
York's Iman Siraj Wahhaj's
campaign in 1988. In
August of 1995, Iman
Jamil was arrested in con-
nection with a shooting of
a young man in his neigh-
borhood. His community
is united in the belief that
vengeful law enforcement
officers framed him.
During this time, CAIR
stood by Iman Jamil, and
urged the Department of
Justice to fully investigate
the incident so that he
could receive a just
trial.lman Jamil was
charged with aggravated
assault after the victim
claimed he shot him.
Later, however, the same
man who accused Iman
Jamil withdrew his state-
ment, saying he was pres-
sured by authorities to
identify him as the assail-
ant.
Both The Atlanta Journal
and Constitution and The
New York Times quote the
victim as saying he repeat-
edly insisted to the police
that he did not see who
shot him; this man men-
tioned being threatened
with legal charges if he
did not agree to identify
the Iman as the assailant.
In what police described
as a "routine aggravated
assault," agents of the FBI,
the FBI's Domestic
Counter Terrorism Task
Force, and the Bureau of |
Alcohol Tobacco, and
Firearms got involved. |
This was strange for
something described by
the police themselves as
oroutine.?
Iman Jamil Al-Amin_ is
facing the death penalty.
In order for him receive a
competent defence
$500,000 must be raised
before the trial begins.
The money will cover
expenses for four expert
lawyers, key witnesses,
ballistic and DNA test,
and hours of research.
Send all monetary dona-
tions to the address listed
below:
THE JUSTICE FUND
P.O. BOX 93963
ATLANTA, GA 30377
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whereas white men tive on
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limit intake of red meat,eat
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Fainting. :
hat Race Conference Again: A Prelude
There : T by:C.D. Ellison *from the Black World Today
Whoever in the Black intelli-
gence thought Colin Powell
was going to reign as some
free thinker once confirmed
State Department head must
have accidentally smelled a
few bottles of glue. Not
defending him, but who
cares if Secretary of State
Powell doesn't clock the
Durban Race Conference?
And if he really doesn't care
like I don't care that he's not "
really caring about it, then
he's probably not caring
about it based on reasons
unbeknownst to his Blackest
detractors who care too
much ado about nothing.
Apparently, The Washington
Post's Courtland Milloy re-
cently cared enough to crack
-a few Negro snaps at the
former G.I. Joe and Persian
Gulf war " hero--"Colin
Powell: Bush Man or Black
Man?" - (7/29/01). Ouch-
that was pretty cold.
Like I said, Powell doesn't
need any defense, but I'm
not one to front: Powell is
cool in my book. | don't hate
on brothas who got credit for
winning a war; caused presi- ,
dential front-runners to get
mad nervous because his
poll numbers hyped a first
Black president; raked in
millions on an autobiogra-
phy, then became the first
Black secretary of state,
thereby setting the trend for
future appointments.
Dodging bullets, death and
calamity in the selfless pur-
suit of combat objectives at
risk of life would seem
enough to not warrant the
_ King-of-Black litmus _ test
presently placed on Powell.
"Whatever. I've got the
possibility of full-scale war
in the Middle East, China
flexing muscles, Russia get-
ting cocky, a Balkan
Armageddon repeat, cyber-
terrorism, economic melt-
down in Latin
America.....let's see what
else?
Well-too much Spam on my
plate to regurgitate repara-
tions. Negroes, puh-leaze!
If they haven't given the loot
up yet, what makes you
think they'll give it up now?"
We prepare then for another
talk. And ad nauseam of
ideas followed by....no ac-
tion. You know how it goes.
Lots of sizing up; lot of huff;
lot of puff, "eating lots of
cheese," as my Vietnamese
kickboxing instructor loves
to observe. The name says
it all: The World Conference
on Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia,
and Related Tolerance. As it
approaches, conversations
on the topic become claw
fights gnawing away on
gritting clauses, and explo-
sive phrases, bouts of unre-
strained turpitude unable to
reach beyond the first flare
of anger. Do you actually
read the words or do you
instead try to fill in between
them? Do you read in
between the lines or do you
actually see them ?
The elders continue to con-
template what has happened
with little consideration for
has happened with little
consideration for Rome.
Failing to understand Rome,
that isT "It was what they did
to us!" firing the accusatory
«of what. they are talking
spying from the back of the
audience. The elders, chok-
ing on vanity , fail to
remember that the Romans
are, indeed, well trained.
However, there is a funda-
mental, most tragic flaw
subtle to the open eye, but
frighteningly obvious to the
third eye unseen and talked
of in roundabout ways un-
heard of by those who
claimed to listen. The elders
continued looking at wrin-
kled reflections, the wrinkles
through time in the ripples
slashing the inward mirror
and thought deep like fish
with half-closed bedroom
eyes dragging fins across the
ocean floors. They had
studied maps, persued the
time lines and drawn conclu-
sions once they had seen the
massive migrations wiggling
spasmodically from the
northeast, through "_and
around the continent, falling
off into the deep blue of the
Atlantic towards their un-
usually cruel fate.
And then they miscalculated
Rome's next move. Burning
questions of race presently
rattle the brains of these
social experts meandering
the halls of the intellectual
academy in search of an-
swers. These are the ordi-
nary and timeworm
discussions on "race mat-
ters". The same ideas are
thrown, screamed and whis-
pered about in various, con-
ferences and forums. Half
attending know about....half
about. Talk takes up time,
space and energy, when we
could, all be off actually
Let's get real for a moment. index finger in the direction doing something else
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reason -the school. couldn't
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students were offspring of
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"Black kids might entice S
technology with more enthusi-
asm if they knew someone
like Dr. Mark Dean already
was leading the way."
You may not have heard of De.
Mark Dean. .
by his work.
See, Dr. Mark Dean is a Ph.D.
from Stanford University. He
is in the National Hall of
Inventors, He has more than
30 patents pending. He is a
vice president with IBM. Oh,
yeah. And he is also the
architect of the modern-day
personal computer. Dr. Dean
holds three of the original nine
patents on the computer that
all PCs are based upon. And,
Dr. Mark Dean is an African .
American.
So how is it that we can
celebrate the 20th anniversary
of the IBM personal computer
without reading or hearing a
single word about him? Given
all of the pressure mass media
are under about negative por-
trayals of African Americans
on television and in print, you
would think it would be a
slam dunk to highlight some-
one like Dr. Dean. Somehow,
though, we have managed to
miss the shot.
History is cruel when it comes
o°TBWT Contributor nod
He certainly .
shouldn't. Dr Dean helped
"start a Digital. Revohition i) -
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Microsoft's Bill Gates and
Dell Computer's Michael Dell.
Millions of jobs in informa- 4,
tion technology can be traced 4
created
back directly to Dr. Dean.
More important, stories like
Dr. Mark Dean's should serve
as inspiration for African-
American children. Already
victims of the "Digital Divide"
and failing school systems,
young Black kids might em-
race technology with more
enthusiasm if they knew some-
one like Dr. Dean already was
leading the way.
Although technically Dr. Dean
can't be credited with creating
the computer -- that is left to
Alan Turing, a pioneering
20th-century English mathe-
matician, widely considered to
be the father of modern
computer science -- Dr. Dean
rightly deserves to take a bow
for the machine we use today.
The computer really wasn't
practical for home or small
a ohistory.
Poach Dr. Mark Dean
And: you aren't fey 8 go. away as quietly as
alone. But almost everything.
in your life has been affected "
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he has a lot of inventing left in
new Digital Age
brought on by. the personal
computer, we need to guaran-
tee that the African-American
ostory is part: of the la
surrounding the mon at
technological -
world has ever seen.
We cannot afford let Dr
Mark Dean become a footnote
in history. He is well ee his
own history book.
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News Release
Justin MebaneVines sponsored by Mr. Frederick Graham and American
Legion Post #372 of Farmville, N. C. recently attended the American Legion's
Sixty-Second Annual Session of Tarheel Boys' State on the Wake Forest
University campus in Winston-Salem, N. C.
Boys' State is a six-day program designed to teach rising seniors the basic
principles involved in the successful management of a democratic society. It
focuses on participation and personal experience in a model state complete
with governing bodies and elected public officials. Graduation Exercises were.
held Saturday, June 16th at the Wait Chapel. Justin M. Vines is a rising senior
at J. H. Rose High School in Greenville, N. C. He is the son of Mr. & Mrs.
Thomas F. Vines and the grandson of Mr. & Mrs. Francis H. Mebane
A Special Thank
You to Flanagan
Funeral Home
The family of the late Cora
Blount would like to ac-
knowledge Flanagan Funeral
Home in regards to the
sup rt that was given to us
time of my mother's
death, It was truly a blessing
to have met Esther
Hammond who was very
thorough and encouraging.
She conducted herself in a
Tribute to Dr.
Issac Artis
The family of the fate Cora
Blount would like to thank
Dr. Issac Artis for being such
a compassionate, under-
standing, and kind doctor.
We have called on Dr. Artis
at numerous times when his
office was closed and he
always responded immedi-
ately, Very rare do you run
into contact with people that
a go beyond the call of
, Some people who are
iy ll eprtioy he a
or
a
ti
a.
professional manner along
with her team player Ms.
Vemestine Paige. | was very
observant of these two won-
derful ladies working so
closely together that I was in
awe. So many times we see
so many chiefs and no
Indians. We thank Rev.
Hammond for his sense of
humor and Mother
Hammond his wife a woman
that loves the Lord and
believes in treating people
fairly. We can't leave out our
driver Mr, Shephard a man
explain to us every detail
what was the diagnosis and
if he'couldn't he made excel-
lent referrals to other physi-
cians. Dr. Artis demeanor
has always been low. and
humble. My mother loved
herself some Dr. Artis. Me
and my daughter recalled on °
one om ice visit (with her
being osed with de-
being being bedridden)
she said, "Dr. Artis can't you
hear me talking to you" me
and my daughter
because of the way she said
it due to the fact my mother
was very quiet individual.
We can't leave out his staff
Mrs. Artis, Mary, and Amy
-for all they've done and
Mw alle aba
y smile always
an onan word to give
il
of wisdom and patience.
Esther continue to allow
God to use you and God is
going to overturn in the
business. Ms. Paige continue
to be a good team player
because of your working .
closely with the Hammonds.
In my spirit the Lord is
saying, "Expansion. in yourT
business."
Sincerely,
Gloria Summers
and Family
in our time of going through.
Dr. Artis you,are a special
doctor who takes up a lot of
time with your patients espe-
cially the geriatric popula-
tion, because you've been
faithful over the few things
God is going to make you
ruler over pgs He's going
to you out blessings
tha you won't have room
enough to receive. Thank
ou so much, Artis for
veg oe an E 3) SLLENT
We perscnally, would refer
an to Dr. Artis. Again
ve thank Pia
- Own __ business.
York, New. Jersey, oand
Virginia. She is now in.
Greenville N.C. and we have
had the divine pleasure of
being in her presence. It is
very seldom that you see
someone who has sold out -
all to God. She is a living
example to how God can
change a life. By her own
testimony she once. wid es a
life of " oe
thanking God for the s vicoos
she achieved, in. owning her
Soon. the
emptiness of having all the
toys of life and no happiness
set in. Sickness and depres-
sion were her only. friends.
On the verge of having. a
stroke, the God of heaven
stepped into her life. Kim
says that God spoke to her
and gave her a new direc-
tion." He told me to walk"
she said. And that's exactly
what she did. Now one step
at a time she is walking
acoss America for those on
welfare, the homeless and
the poor. Her mission is to
take the concerns of a me-
diocre welfare system to city
and state governments. A
system that has so many
living in poverty.
"People don't realize that
welfare only makes up 2
percent of the federal
budget," she said.
The walk across America
has brought different reac-
o_
° WERE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE
Washington DC, oNew
time customers at two up-
scale MacArthur Center res-
taurants grinned and giggled
while she marched past them
and chanted about welfare
rights.
But Kim Denmark has also
made many new friends.
During her three-week stay
in South Hampton Roads,
she received sneers - but alsb
hugs and kisses. And stuff
just happens. People give
her food, money and places
to sleep. The mayor's office
in Virginia Beach arranged a
fancy hotel room for her for
one night. Children and par-
ents autographed her blaze
orange jump suit.
On Sat. Sept. 15, 2001 there
will be a march/rally begin-
ning at the Philippi Church
of Christ at 10:00 A.M.
On Monday, Sept. 10th she
was in the studios of
~~ also giving her his. full "
Support noting the days of
the civil rights marches. She.
~ has also been endorsed by ee
Coalition Against Racism. i
the NAACP.
The Mayor of the City
welcomed her and now she
is well on her way | a
North Carolina with oe ag
North Carolina being her
next stop.
You can keep up with Kien a |
Denmark by calling
(804) 637-3109.
e-mail kdenmark-
walks@hotmail.com or visit
www. Kimwoe com
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