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EPARATIONS

Will money or an apology suffice?

by Henry Gibbons
Tri - State Defender

Is an apology stupid? or is
asking for money the best
thing to do?

That's what local Black
activists and scholars said
are the wnderlying mes-
sages of the movement for
reparations for slavery.
Because of all the
talk,anguish and discussion
about slavery in America in
the 137 years since it was
banned, the nation has
never formally condemned
slavery, and apologized to
Blacks for the deprivations
it caused.

So whether they agree or
not that the government or
institutions that benefited
from slavery should pony
up a financial settlement,
local Blacks said the first
step is an apology.

"An apology would go far;
that's where the healing
starts." said Florida A&M
history professor Larry
Rivers, author of "Slavery
In Florida: Territorial Days
to Emancipation. ? "We
need to come to the table.
say this happened beek
then, it was wrong and
we've gone beyond it. But
Black people won't talk
about it, [Black) people
feel a void and feel they are
not respected."

The issue of reparations for
slavery has become a gath-

ering storm, even as Blacks
disagree among themselves
about the need. Only a
whispered notion a few
years ago, reparations now
have the support of the
Rev. Jesse Jackson, the
National Coalition of
Blacks for Reparations in
America and a handful of
politicians. In recent
months, descendants, of
slaves have filed suit
against corporations - in-
surance companies, banks,
railroads - whose founding
institutions profited from

slavery before the 13th
Amendment abolished it in
1865.

Supporters of reparations
point to the historical
precedents. They note
Germany and other
European nations have
made financial reparations
to the victims and descen-
dants of the Jewish
Holocaust during World
War II

They note the U.S. govern-
ment made reparations to
Japanese-Americans who
were interned in detention
camps during World War II,
and it made financial ac-
commodations for Native
Americans, who lost land
during the colonization of
America. Yet Blacks, fa-
mously promised "40 acres
and a mule" after the Civil
War, have received no rec-
ompense for _ slavery.
"Blacks feel they never got
what was promised, ? said
Barbara Rollins, a local
activist. | "[Governments)
delivered for the Jews, they
delivered for the Japanese,
why not for African-
Americans?"

Actually, supporters said,
the reparations movement
has been muddied by the
belief it is about individual
financial awards, or the
modern-day equivalent
6f,,"40 acres and an SUV."
They agree with critics who
say it would be a logistical

nightmare to determine
which descendants receive
for cash awards and how
much each should receive.
But they say money is
needed to repair social con-
ditions that remain the leg-
acy of slavery: higher
unemployment for blacks,
fewer educational opportu-
nities, unequal medical
treatment, higher rates of
infant mortality and dis-
ease. They envision corpo-
rations that benefited from
slavery and the U.S. gov-
ernment contrihuting to a

fund that would
help reduce those inequi-
ties. "Don't give me money.
| can afford to send my
daughter to Yale," said
Tallahassee physician Ed
Holifieid. "But there are a
whole lot of Black people
who can't afford to send
there children to college.
There are a whole lot of
Black people still caught up
in the vicious cycle of
Slavery in every parameter
you can think of."
Holifield said slavery repa-
rations by the government
are political olost cause,"
because of the opposition
by Whites and conserva-
tives. But Holifield be-
lieves corporations and
universities such as Brown
University, whose founder
was involved in the slave
trade, can be forced to
make reparations through
litigation. He noted suc-
cessful lawsuits have been
brought against many
European corporations for
roles they played in the
Holocaust.

"The same arguments made
against reparations for
Blacks were made about
reparations for Jews, ?
Holifield said. And yet
surprise, surprise, surprise.
the Jews wound up prevail-
ing. ?

Rivers counters,that the
U.S. government could be
held responsible for slavery

in a court of law - and thus
forced to make financial
compensation. He said the
Constitution's labeling of
Blacks as only "three-
fifths" of a citizen, and a
constitutional "_ provision
that made the slave trade
legal for 20 years after the
constitution was written in
1787, are evidence of the
government's support of
slavery.

"| think the government
was culpable, ? Rivers said.
"And I think the
government has to be part

of the solution. ?
Yet the real need, said even
those who don't support
reparations, is an apology.
The Rev. Wilbert Hobbs
opposes financial repara-
tions as a waste of re-
sources." He said the
discussion about repara-
tions diverts people from
"issues of impact today to
those of"years ago." But
Hobbs agrees that Black
Americans deserve an ac-
knowledgment from there
government that the institu-
tion of slavery was wrong
and a promise to continue
overcoming the inequities it
caused. " | think most
Americans of color will be
satisfied when America ad-
mits its role in slavery and
the historic discrimination
against (people of color), ?
Hobbs said. "The real repa-
rations would be for
America to come out of
denial."

History of the 14th
Amendment exhibit
opens

A iraveling! exhibit, ----
Marching Towards Justice:
The History of the 14th
Amendment of the U. S.
Constitution, highlighting
the struggle of African
Americans for equal rights
under the US.
Constitution, opened in
Nashville, Tenn. on May
17, which is the 48th
anniversary of The U.S.
Supreme Court's decision
in the Brown vs The Board
of Education case.

That decision made segre-

gation in public schools
illegal. Roderick G.
Gillum, GM vice president
of Corporate Relations
Diversity, attended the
opening of the Marching
Toward Justice exhibit.
General Motors is a major
sponsor of the Marching
Towards Justice Exhibit.

N.A.A.C.P. EDGECOMBE COUNTY BRANCH
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ne of the most difficult things
for most of us to do is to admit
to the shortcomings of our an-
cestors. This is particularly true
when these shortcomings have
for generations been represented as virtues.

There are those who argue that slavery
was not the cause of the Civil War. It can be
conceded will that a convincing argument
can be made that it (slavery) was not the
exclusive cause of that horrible conflict that
continues to divide us.

It is a fact, however, that had there been
no slavery there would have been no war. It
is also a fact that the Union victory not only
precipitated the end of slavery ....it also
marked the beginning of real economic op-
portunity for people who mistakingly be-
lieved they had a vested interest in fighting
on the side of the Confederacy!

That Union victory set events in motion
that not only freed millions of slaves but
poor and struggling Whites as well and
this is the point that is too often missed.
Slavery oppressed everyone except the
planter elite who enjoyed its economic
benefits. The only beneficiary of a con-

Give District of Columbia residents.
a voice, Coalition urges congress

mericans across the country

were shocked to learn that mil-

lions of their fellow citizens

were denied their right to vote

in the November 2000 elec-
tion. Most Americans do not know, howev-
er, that for many years nearly 600,000
Americans " more than the population of
Wyoming " are not allowed to elect rep-
resentatives to Congress.

Residents of the District of Columbia,
a city in which@ majority of residents
are African American, have no represen-
tation at all in the U.S. Sénate and are
allowed only a non-voting delegate in
the House.

oThe absence of full representation for
the people of the District of Columbia is
one of the leading Civil Rights failures of
our time, ? People For the American Way
President Ralph G. Neas said. oDistrict resi-
dents deserve the same representative gov-
ernment as other Americans. ?

Neas joined Norton and others last week
to discuss D.C. voting rights with Senate
Majority Leader Tom Daschle.

People For the American Way (PFAW)

There is another war
on the HIV/AIDS virus

ood news from the land down
under in the war against AIDS
has surfaced. Researchers in
Melbourne, Australia, are opti-
mistic that a vaccine for
HIV/AIDS will be widely available within
10 years.
le wish the scientists well in their en-
deavors, but would like to see them go to
work and succeed in two concerns they
mentioned with the perceived vaccine.
One " that the effectiveness of the
medication may be limited and two " that
the cost of the vaccine may be out of reach
for many low-or moderate-income people.
First, results of the testing of 9,000 peo-
ple currently participating in clinical trials
in Thailand, North America and the
Netherlands could be available as early as
next month and then there would be an-
other, larger trial that would be conducted
over three years, according to an official
of the National Institute of Health in the
United States.
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federate victory in the Civil War would
have been the planter elite. Poor and
struggling Whites were not a part of the
osouthern culture ? made possible by a
slave-based economy.

In fact, the probability is that had that
economic system survived, poor Whites
would have continued to have little hope of
escaping their economic or social position.
The philosophy of ogrow more cotton so
that you can buy more slaves so that you
can grow more cotton ? precluded any po-
tential progress on the part of the poor (and
often landless) Whites.

Should the descendants of non-slave
owning Whites be proud of their ancestors
who fought and died to (as they perceived
it) protect what little they had? Of course
they should! Should they also, however, re-
alize and accept the fact that their ancestors
were blinded by a bigoted based philosophy
of White supremacy? The answer again is

For those who would argue that this was
not the case, think about it honestly, There
can be no other logical explanation for their
involvement in the Civil War.

leaders and members are joining the Lead-
ership Conference on Civil Rights and oth-
er advocacy groups to lobby senators to
support the oNo Taxation Without Repre-
sentation ? Act. Scores of D.C. residents,
elected officials, and other citizens are par-
ticipating.

The bill, introduced by Norton, would re-
quire full voting representation in the Con-
gress for District residents, or exempt them
from federal income taxes until those rights
are granted. The Act is co-sponsored by
Sen. Joe Lieberman, D. Conn. As Chairman
of the Senate Committee on Governmental
Affairs, Lieberman will conduct a May 23
hearing on voting representation for the dis-
trict Ts citizens.

D.C. residents fulfill more than their
fair share of civic responsibility by pro-
viding critical skills that enable govern-
ment to function effectively, serving in
the nation Ts military in times of war, and
paying nearly $3 billion in federal income
taxes each year. So far, more than 100
members of the House have signed on as
co-sponsors of the oNo Taxation Without
Representation ? Act.

conduct research into how production
costs can be held down, making the avail-
ability of the vaccine possible for poor
people and Third World nations, where the
incidence of HIV/AIDS is highest.

oThere has never been more optimism
than there is now that an AIDS vaccine
can be identified, ? a spokesman for the In-
stitute recently told delegates at the sixth
International Conference on AIDS in Asia
and the Pacific.

We hope the scientists can make it hap-

n sooner rather than later, but also make
it happen for the millions of people in the
world, who cannot afford a cure that is in-
ordinately priced.

With nearly 22 million people in the
world already dead from AIDS in the 20
years that we have known it to exist, and
some 36 million people around the globe
currently living with HIV, the virus that
leads to AIDS, something must be done "
and soon " to alleviate a situation that is
more menacing to the world than any war
" save a nuclear one.

oRace was invented and defined by those who would
divide and control all of us. ?

"Edgar L. Brown

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NAACP, National Urban
League educate the public

by George E. Curry

n recent years, the NAACP and the
National Urban League (NUL) have
been returning to their origins by plac-
ing a greater emphasis on education,
teachers, administrators, students, par-
ents and government officials to close the gap
between Black and White achievement.

Spearheaded by NUL President Hugh
Price, Urban League affiliates have been par-
ticularly successful at organizing programs
that honor academic achievement in the same
manner that high school athletic banquets
honor gifted athletes. The NAACP recently
held its fifth biennial Daisy Bates Education
Summit in Atlanta. Bates, a former field di-
rector for the NAACP in Arkansas, led the
oLittle Rock Nine ? past a mob to successful-
ly desegregate Central High School in 1957.

NAACP President Kweisi Mfume an-
nounced at the Atlanta conference that just as
it has sued major corporations that discrimi-
nate against African Americans, the organiza-
tion will now file complaints against states
that refuse to help close the gap between
Black and White student accomplishments.

oTwenty-eight governors have pledged to
join the NAACP and our partners in the ef-
forts to reduce racial disparity and close the
achievement gap, ? Mfume said. oHowever,
22 states failed to respond by the May 20,
2002 deadline. The NAACP will file Title V1
complaints with the Office of Civil Rights at
the U.S. Department of Education, and the
Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice De-
partment! against those states that did not sub-
mit an equity in education plan. ?

Each state has been asked to submit a plan
that will help reduce the racial disparity gap
by 50 percent over the next five years. The
NAACP is looking at five key areas: testing,
graduation rates, suspensions, placement in
special education and the lack of access to
gifted and talented programs.

States not complying by the Mav 10 dead-
line are: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii,
Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexi-
co, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Vermont, Virginia and Wyoming.

John H. Jackson, NAACP national director
of education, says the first complaints will be
filed against Florida, Louisiana and Ohio. In
Florida, for example, African-Americans make
up 25 percent of public school students, yet are
44 percent of those suspended, 35 percent of
those expelled and 48 percent of students earn-
ing GEDs rather than traditional diplomas. Ac-
cording to the U.S. Department of Education Ts
Office on Civil Rights, only 7 percent of Blacks
are enrolled in advanced placement mathemat-
ics and 6 percent in advanced science.

The NAACP in its oCall For Action in Ed-
ucation, ? has announced a goal of reducing
racial disparity in the nation Ts public schools
by 50 percent over the next five years.

Among the recommendations made in the
42-page special report are:

*Track and publicly report on the disparate
distribution of school resources;

*Federal, state and local educational agen-
cies should aggressively recruit highly-quali-
fied, certified teachers for high-poverty
schools and provide them with multicultural
teacher training, professional development,
mentors and effective retention incentives,

*Increase the number of early childhood pro-
grams available to people of color and the poor;

*Curb tracking programs and redouble ef-
forts to place students of color in advanced
placement programs and classes for the gifted
-and talented;

*Reduce class size, especially in urban
schools;

*Narrow the digital divide by at least 50
percent over the next five years;

*Declare a moratorium on high-stakes test-
ing of children until all states can guarantee
that all students have an equal opportunity to
learn the tested curriculum;

*Provide more detailed information on
racial and ethnic academic achievement;

*Increase efforts to involve more parents;

Develop effective strategies for interven-
ing before a students is labeled omentally re-
tarded ? or placed in special education classes;

*Move away from overly harsh ozero toler-
ance ? policies that disproportionately impact
students of color;

*Give magnet schools priority over the es-
tablishment of charter schools;

*Oppose measures that would impose one-
year structure immersion programs for stu-
dents needing language assistance;

*Increase funds to Historically Black Col-
leges and Universities and institutions that
serve Native Americans and Hispanics;

Encourage colleges to target people of
color for enrollment and retention, maintain
affirmative action programs, increase need-
based grants, and increase the number of
Black doctoral candidates.

At his press conference in Atlanta, Mfume
said, oThe NAACP reaffirms its commitment
to continue the legacy of Daisy Bates by
working to ensure that all students, regardless
of race, gender or ethnicity, have equal access
to quality education. ?

If George W. Bush really wants to be
known as the oEducation President, ? he
should quickly embrace the educational
Strategies outlined by the NAACP and the
National Urban League. That Ts the best way
to leave no child behind.

(Curry is former editor of oEmerge: Black
America Ts Newsmagazine. ?)

by Arthur L. Webb

here are but few individuals in
Memphis and Shelby County
who would not list racial divisive-
ness as being near the top among
problems that afflict our city.

This problem, though it exists in varying
degrees in other cities throughout the coun-
iY, is particularly detrimental here because
of the population ratios. People of color or
African Americans, if you will, constitute
more than 60 percent of the population in
Memphis and more than 50 percent in
terms of total Shelby County population.

What racial divisiveness does to a city with
this type of population ratio is that it prevents
the evolution of a commonality of purpose
and the establishment of common priorities.

My grandfather often said, oIf you clearly
understand the problem, the solution is obvi-
ous. ? In Memphis and Shelby County | don Tt
| believe we clearly understand the m
and as a result, solutions have eluded us.

The problem of racial divisiveness can-
not, because of its origins, bé si ly
defined. T Minimally, the problem has four

interrelated parts. Its parts are i-
cal, |, attitudinal and political.
All four of these have historically
interacted in ways that have resulted in to-
day's negative environment.

The Geographic Divide:

Historically, the races in Memphis have

Racial divisiveness in
Memphis is appalling

When major annexations to the city oc-
curred during the latter part of the nine-
teenth century, the majority of African
Americans whose occupations were not
agriculture related resided in Memphis. As
the boundaries of the city moved east, the
city residential areas became more segre-
gated. Much of this was dictated by the fact
that African Americans were typically less
mobile because of economic limitations.

Most African Americans who lived in
Memphis were tenants as opposed to their
being rty owners. Because there were
few rental opportunities in the expanded
territory, African Americans remained, for
the most part, where they were. In addi-
tion, Memphis T government supported the
erection of legal barriers to omixed ? neigh-
borhoods and developed an official policy
of segregated residency in Memphis by al-
lowing covenants that prohibited anyone
other than Whites to purchase homes in
newly developed subdivisions. There
might be those who would suggest that
this was a sbeehoode - economic in-
tegrity of neighborhoods. This suggestion
vals not stand up under cross examina-
tion, however, because re of the
economic status of an African American
family, that family could not, by law, pur-
chase a home in any of those ocovenant
protected ?

College in Raleigh.

"Come to me all you who labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of
me, for | am meek and lowly in heart,
and ye shall find rest unto your souls,

for my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light. ? Matt. 11:28-30

Bishop James Lot Smith,
the son of the late Mr. Arthur and Mrs.
Madie Green Smith, was bom on
August 1, 1925, in (Jones County)
Trenton, NC. In the fall of 1930 he
relocated to Pitt County with his father.
mother, sisters and brothers.

In 1949, he was united in holy
matrimony to Martha Jones of
Chocowinity, NC. In this union 15 chil-
dren was reared. She preceded him in
death on August 14, 1991.

On September 11, 1993, Bishop mar-
ried Minister Vera Wooten. They loved
each other and dedicated their life to
serving God.

He leaves to cherish his lovely
memories, his wife of 8 years, Minister
Vera Wooten Smith of the home; his

children: Jack Jones (Callie),
Wlanhiantan NIC Daaenia Cc Penal

(Ben) of Rocky Mount, NC; Larry
Vaughn (Brenda) of Goldsboro, NC;
Linda Council (Benjamin) of
Brooklyn, N-Y, James Ivery Smith
(Bettie), Marietta Grantham (Bobby).
William Earl Jones, Helen Cox,
Beverly Savage (Elton), Yetta Keys
(Ruffin), Wanda Patrick (Dennis), Leo
Smith (Denethia), all of Greenville,
NC; Gloria Moore (Joseph), Martha
Chamberlain (Melvin), | Carolyn
Spencer (Zachariah), Thomas Smith
(Vivian), Virgil Smith (Brenda),
Gwendolyn Smith, of Grimesland, NC;
one son: Jesse Lee Jones (preceded him.
in death); Eric Pettaway, stepson
(Tamara)of Greenville, NC; Felisha
Best, stepdaughter, of Clayton, NC. He
leaves 78 grandchildren, . 72 great
grandchildren; four brothers: Henry
Smith (Johnnie Bell), John- nie Smith
(Deloris), of Grimesland, NC, Allen
Smith (Doris), Ellis Smith (Lillie Mae),
Newark, NJ; two sisters: Cora Baker,
Newark, NJ; Mildred Golette of
Greenville, NC; two sisters: Jane Boyd
and Thelma Smith (preceded him in
death); three brothers: David Smith,
Arthur Smith and Clyde Smith (pre-
ceded him in death); 3 sister-in-laws, 4
brother-in-laws, 4 godchildren; 18 fos-
ter children; a host of nieces, nephews,
cousins, other relatives and friends.

If a mule knew his strength, he would
never pull another plow
Bishop James L. Smith

In Loving Memory Of
Daniel Bullock, Sr.

Deacon Daniel Bullock, Sr., was born
in Warren County on May 3, 1930, to
the late Mr. Lemuel Bullock and Mrs.
Leah Sommerville Bullock. He left this
life to meet His Heavenly Father on
Tuesday, May 28, 2002. A homecom-
ing service will be on

Saturday at noon at Sycamore Hill
Baptist Church on Hooker Road.

As a young man, Mr. Bullock was an
active member of Greenwood Baptist
Chirch, Warrenton. He was educated at
John R. Hawkins High School and later
completed studies at Harris Barber
He served as
owner and operator of

Bullock's Barber Shop for nearly 30
ears. Bullock's Barber Shop was a
andmark in the West Greenville com-

munity. Through this business, he and

his wife Frances, were able to send all
of their four children to college to
receive four-year degrees

from universities of their choice.
Deacon Bullock was a community
model serving as a vital member of
Beautification Committee of the City,

leading in organizing community
cl for the elderly. He was

an initial member of the
Greenville Weed & Seed. He was
er gr for outstanding community
service by Little Willie Center, Pitt
C AACP, Weed & Seed, The

Boy of America, and foremost,

an eameing litical cam vol-
-unteer for eo ee Eva

saves. He was also affiliated with
Sertoma Club.

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Tota Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. sponsored its Second Annual Arts Extravaganza "
- recently. Piano students of Gloria Hines, along with children of chapter members, were the guests performers. The
program included pianists, violinists, soloists, and dancers. _ ep yee oe a
Artwork from students at Aycock, Eastern, Elmhurst, and Grifton schools was also displayed.,.
Laura Carmon is chapter president while Gloria Hines and Helen Harrell co-chaired the event.

CAL EDUCAT MP
RSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Willie Joyner, Teacher, Chocowinity Middle School recently graduated from the Develdfping Future Leaders (DFL) pro-
gram, a series of four, two-day seminars designed and conducted by LNC's Principals' Executive Program (PEP) to en-
courage and prepare, promising teachers to become school administrators. One of 66 participants selected for DFL-the |
first program of its type in North Carolina-Willie completed fifty-six hours of classroom instruction and produced a pro- |
fessional portfolio that includes a career plan, examples of educational achievements, and a personal statement of educa-
tion philosophy. The participants also spent a day in Raleigh focusing on instructional leadership, visiting Exploris, an "
interactive museum about the world, and the North Carolina Art Museum.
Graduation ceremonies, attended by the participants along with the principals and district superintendents who nomi-
nated them for the program, were held at the Historic Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. Mr. Daryll Powell, Associate Director
' of the Principals' Executive Program delivered the,commencement address.
Said PEP assistant director Dr. Shirley Arrington, who designed the curriculum, "The Developing Future Leaders
Program continues to grow, with this group, operated in Rocky Mount and in Asheville, being our largest class yet. We
are $0 with the success of the program and of our decision to expand DFL to the piedmont and the mountain ar-
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With this significant achievement Willie Joyner joins the growing number of educators who have successfully completed
leadership-training course offered by PEP, the oldest leadership-training program for school administrators a the nation.
To his achievements, Willie Joyner is also the founder of The Pastors Basketball Game and Scholorship Fund which
raises money for African American Seniors who wish to further their education, ,

Should God Only
Bless America

Following September 11,
God Bless America signs
appeared everywhere. But
what does oGod Bless
America ? mean to us?

Hopefully. we are not being
exclusive. Do others see
and hear something like
this, "God Bless me and my
country, never mind you and
yours?" But it should have
been perfectly clear to all

September, the victimized

nation was reaching out to
the Almighty for help, com-
fort, guidance and grace.
Memorial services brought
the unused words, "God
Bless America," to the lips
of many who had _ not
remembered them since
their school days----or since

they heard Kate Smith sing- "

ing them.

Appeals for God's grace can
and should be consistent
with the words Jesus taught
his disciplines, "Thy will be
done in earth as it is in
heaven." Remarkably, those
words are not meant for any
special nation. They do not
exclude any group of peo-
ple. When John wrote in
3:16, he was not speaking of
a limited group who were to
be blessed. God, who "so
loved the world, ? did not
give his Son to sacrifice life
for just a few and give in to
evil by losing the blinded
majority to humanity to eter-
nal death.God has already
richly blessed America with
unprecedented freedoms for
the common man. God has
especially blessed America

with a Constitution guaran-
teeing freedom of speech,
press, worship and the right
to assemble---as well as
great material wealth, natu-
ral resources and technol-
ogy. Of course with
blessings come responsibil-
ity. This past century was
the most violent in history.
In spite of the rallying of a
nation, with anthems,
hymns, flags and prayers,
still, there is much pain and
sorrow in America---and
everywhere. What plans
does God have for wiping
away sorrow and tears---and
really blessing people? Will
God use America as a leader
in the world to stop the pain
and terror and bless all the
nations of the world? After
all we know that God in-
tends to bless the whole
world---not just America.
Genesis 22:18 reads: "And
in thy seed shall all nations
of the earth be blessed.

Salute to our Seniors....... posing for our camera is Bro. Frizzell
and his lovely wife attending an Annual NAACP meeting. Bro
Frizzell encourages all our youth to continue in education.

photo by Jim Rouse

that after the callous act of

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OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

NCCU HONORS JAZZ ARTIST WITH HONORARY DOCTORATE
DURHAM, N.C. - Jazz artist and-vocalist Grady Tate received the North Carolina Central
University honorary doctorate of fine arts from Chancellor James H. Ammons during the
University's 99th commencement ceremony.

For the past three decades, Tate's distinctive sound has graced literally hundreds of recordings
with world-renowned artists such as Quincy Jones, Jimmy Smith, Lionel Hampton, Stan Getz,
Pearl Bailey, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Lena Home, Peggy Lee, Della
Reese, Sarah Vaughan, Michael LeGrand, Lalo Schrifin, and Andre Previn.

Tate graduated from North Carolina Central University with a degree in English
literature,Drama and a minor in Psychology. He taught English and speech at Howard
University in Washington, D.C., but his desire to pursue an acting career led him to New York
City and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Once in New York however, his reputation
as an outstanding musician resulted in work with Quincy Jones. Tate also performed six years
as drummer for Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and served as assistant conductor and drummer
for Broadway shows, Lena Home, The Lady and Her Music, and Black and Blue.

VOTE
Vickie KEEL
Clerk of Superior Court

"18 Years
Court Experience ?

SCHOOL COUNSELOR
HONORED

Wanda A. James, Counselor, Collins Hill High School,
Suwanee,Georgia, was named "Counselor of The Year",
Friday, May 24, 2002 when more than 400 Gwinnett
: County Public Schools Counselors, Administrators and
Staff gathered at the Atlanta Athletic Club to honor top counselors and celebrate the closing

| of a particularly difficult year (events of September 11).

Wanda's name and application will be submitted foe consideration in regional. competitions,
and could go on to state and national competitions.

Brenda Thomas, counseling consultant,said she was riéminated for the honor mostly by her
peers.

Wanda, the daughter of Leroy and Bettye James of 306 Greenfield Blvd.,received her B.A.
degree from Hampton Institute (University), Hampton, Virginia, M.A. from Florida State
University, Tallahassee, Florida and her Ed.S. from Lincoln Memorial University,

'| Harrogate, Tennessee.

Wanda, a 1976 J.H. Rose High School graduate, was counselor for three years at the school
prior to her present position. |

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MEB

[DITOR
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Mr. Geroge Allen Mebane
was borti July 4, 1850 at the
Hermitage in Bertie county
to slave parents. He was a
black educator, legislator,
editor, businessman, and
writer. His father was Allen
Mebane. Nothing is known
of his early life except that
his parents were refugees to
McKean County, PA. In the
latter part of 1864, young
Mebane served in the Civil
War as a mess boy in
Company A, _ Eighty-fifth
New York Regiment of
Volunteers. While living in
McKean County in the
towns of Prentissvale and
Eldred, he attended the com-
mon schools for fifteen
months.

Returning to Bertie County
in 1871, Mebane, for a time,
was a schoolteacher, proba-
bly in Windsor, and held a
first-class teachers' certifi-
cate. Over the course of his
life, he taught for at least
fifteen years in three coun-
ties. Twice, he was elected
as a Republican to represent
the Third District (Bertie
and Northampton Counties)
in the state senate (1876-
1877 and 1883).

He won his first campaign
by 2.161 votes and the
second by 1,200. Senator
Mebane served on_ the
Committees of Education
and Corporations "_ and
claimed credit for introduc-
ing a Sunday prohibition
law. In reaction to laws
sponsored by whit legislators
to restrict relationships be-
tween black men and white
women. Mebane proposed a
bill to prohibit white men
and black women from co-
habiting. The bill was killed
in committee. Around this
time, Mebane also was an
editor of the black-owned
newspaper, Carolina
Enterprise, along with E. E.
Smith and John " h.
Williamson. Soon after

leaving the senate, he was
elected Registrar of Deeds of
Bertie County and operated a
provisions store in Windsor.

In 1885, Mebane proposed writ-
ing a book entitled "The
Prominent Colored Men of
North Carolina." Covering the
period from 1860-1885, the
study would include biographi-
cal sketches of over two hun-
dred prominent black
businessmen and politicians, as
well as a description and history
of those institutions in the state
aiding Blacks. He even went so
far as to send out a detailed
questionnaire to the prospective
subjects of the sketches to
obtain information on whether
their parents had been freedmen
or slaves before the war, the
extent of their schooling, their
occupations, and the amount of
property they owned. Although
there is no evidence that this
book was ever completed,
Mebane did publish two other
works in 1900. His article,
"Have We An American Race
Questions? The Negro
Vindicated," which appeared in
the Arena, a national publica-
tion, used data from the 1890
census and other statistical ma-
terial to document the progress
blacks had made in education
and to refute the claim that they
committed a disproportionate
number of crimes. Mebane also
edited a pamphlet: "The Negro
Problem" as Seen and
Discussed by Southern White
Men in conference at
Montgomery, Alabama, with
Criticisms by the Northern
Press which analyzed the issues
raised at the Montgomery Race
Conference.

In May 1888, he challenged
Henry P. Cheatham for the
Republican nomination for the
Second Congressional District.
The district convention resulted
in a split nomination for the
two Black candidates, which
might have ensured the election
of the incumbent white
Democrat, Furnifold Simmons.

Praises On The Air .............. Giving glory to God and all Smiles is Rev. Hargrove.
of WCPS 760AM in Tarboro NC.

photo by Bro Jim Rouse

Although perhaps for political
reasons, a
Democratic newspaper praised
Mebane and his candidacy.
Mebane decided to drop out of
the race in late September.
According to some accounts, the
Democrats offered him money to
stay in the campaign, while
others say the Republicans paid
him to leave. Whichever ver-
sion is correct, and both may be
true. Mebane's withdrawal en-
abled Cheatham to win a narrow
victory; thereafter the
Republicans won a majority of
the campaigns in the district
through the end of the century.
In 1893, his political career
behind him, Mebane was an
incorporator of the Elizabeth
City Colored Normal and
Industrial Institute. After mov-
ing to Elizabeth City sometime
during the mid-1890's, he served
as the school's financial agent
and general superintendent.

On February 11, 1877, Mebane
married Jennie Mills Sanderlin
of Windsor. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Sanderlin. They had six
children. The children were:
Hubert Allen Wilberforce
Mebane, George E. Mebane,
John Alexander Mebane, Addie
Mebane, Hattie Mebane Tillett,
and Francis Howard Mebane.

** From the Dictionary of
North Carolina Biography ed-
ited by William S. Powell
Volume 4 L-O.

The University of North
Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
and
London. North Carolina State
Archives 1909. **

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Greetings:

First let me begin by saying,
what follows are the things that
bring questions to my mind
about everyday life. You may
have asked yourself questions
and just didn't know where to
find an answer. Hence the title
' In My Spirit". You may not
agree with what I say (We do
have freedom of speech in
America) and if by chance you
think | am talking about you,
don't flatter yourself. Moving
On ! In My Spirit? WHO IS A
BISHOP? ? ?

| TIMOTHY CHAPTER 3
(KJV)
3:1 This is a true saying, If a
man desire the office of a

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: bishop he desireth a good

3:2 A bishop then must be

blameless, the husband of one

wife, vigilant, sober, of good
behavior, given to hospitality,
apt to teach;

3:3 Not given to wine, no
striker, not greedy of filthy
lucre; but patient, not a
brawler, not covetous;

3:4 One that ruleth well his
own house, having his children
in subjection with all gravity;

3:5 (For if a man know not
how to rule his own house,
how shall he take care of the
church of God?)

3:6 Not a novice, lest being
lifted up with pride he fall into
the condemnation of the devil.
3:7 Moreover he must have a
good report of them which are
without; lest he fall into re-
proach and the snare of the
devil.

First point, If a man , In this
modern age in which we live It
has been said that there is no
gender difference in the spirit,
we are all one. | do recall in
Genesis it was recorded Male
and Female created he. (Nuff
said). One must have a good
reputation. " "Every time I turn
around your name is in the
middle of some confusion." |
use this statement only to bring

a point across. Another thing,
You say that you have been
called or the Lord spoke to you
and said you are to be a
Bishop. Paul said " It was an
office and not a calling. Yet |
must agree with Paul, You have
chosen a good work. If you are
new in the ministry I doubt
very seriously that you will be
successful in this office. I do
recall a young minister saying
to me that he was called to be
a Bishop. Alas, the enemy
ensnared him with the tempta-
tions of life and now he resides
in prison. If ever you here a
person always defending their
position then you had better
watch out that he don't fall on
your toes, you might get hurt.
Of course, anyone can make a
mistake and we who are of the
household of faith must do all
we can to lift our brothers up
from self-condemnation. Please
pray ye one for another. I must
say that was .

" IN MY SPIRIT "

In parting | would like to leave
you with this Bible question.

How many times is the word
religion recorded in the Bible?

Nuff Said!!!
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Happy Mother's Day "Mother Boyd".......... .. Mother Lula Boyd and family were caught by our
roving M' Voice camera on Mother's Day as they leave another rousing service at the Mt Calvary
FWB Church. Pictured on the front row are great grand sons Tyre Davis(7yrs) and Trey Davis(4yrs).
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Maye while interviewing Tara Knight, campaign manager for Roy Gray, candidate in the Senate race.
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Held Sunday, May 19, 2002 at the City Hotel & Bistro. The theme was Bringing Seniors Together.
Pictured above front row, Beatrice A. Henderson, founder and program coordinator of The
Winterville Senior Citizens Club. 2nd Row, Ist runner-up in the King and Queen Contest. She
received roses and a gift certificate to Golden Corral. :

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Hair Network. Fannie Cannon, 2nd Runner-up received a trophy a bouquet of flowers and gift
certificate to Bob Evans Restaurant.

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High blood pressure is serious business. Change of
diet? Still eating the same fatty foods! Physical
activity! When? Did you finally give up cigarettes?
No? Take this as a warning: High Blood Pressure
Can Cause a Stroke!

If you have high blood pressure, change your eating
habits by adding vegetables and fruit to your diet.
Turn off cable TV and walk outside for at least 20
minutes a day. Cut out the alcohol and cigarettes,
period. |

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60th year of graduating from A & T State University. Congratulations
from the staff and management of the M' Voice Newspaper
photo by Bro. dim Rouse

May 28, 2002 - June 14, 2002

] Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard Report:

Accomplishments of Local Recruits ~

Titus E. Blew- Marine

Corps Pfc. A graduate of
Greene Central High
School, Snow Hill, Blow
recently reported for duty
with 7th Communication
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Division, Okinawa, Japan.

Nathan C. Cannon -
Marine "_ Corps Pvt.
Cannon, son of Linda K.

~ and Nathan L. Cannon of

Grifton, recently com-
pleted basic training at

Marin Corps Recruit

Depot, Parris Island, S.C.
Cannon is a 2001 graduate
of Ayden-Grifton High
School of Ayden, N.C.

Freddy Casias - Marine
Corps Pfc. Casisas, a 2001
graduate of Greene Central
High School, Snow Hill,
recently graduated from
the Bulk Fuel Specialist
Course.

Anthony T. Chapman -
Navy Petty Officer 2nd
Class. Chapman, grandson
of Irene Chapman of
Washington, N.C., recently
reported for duty aboard
the aircraft carrier USS
Harry S. Truman, home
ported in Norfolk, V.A.
He is a 1984 graduate of
George W. Wingate High
School of Brooklyn, V.A.,
and joined the Navy in
October 1990.

Kelvin M. Dew - Navy
Seaman Recruit, is the son
of Elaine McKoy of .
Greenville and Lee E. Dew
of Rocky Mount. He
recently graduated from
Operations Specialist
School. Dew is a 2001
graduate of Northern Nash
Senior High School of
Nashville.

Jerome J. Dixon - Navy
Petty Officer 3rd Class.
Dixon is.a 1995 graduate
of Eastern Senior High
School in Washington. He
recently returned from a
six-month deployment to
the Mediterranean Sea and
Arabian Gulf while as-
signed to the guided mis-
sile cruiser USS Vella
Gulf, home ported in
Norfolk, V.A.

Joseph O. Downing -
Marine Corps Pfc.

He is the son of Denise
and Gino C. Downing of
Washington and recently
graduated from the Basic
Hygiene Equipment
Operator Course at Marine
Corps Engineer School,
Marine Corps Base Camp
in Lejeune, N.C. Downing
is a 2001 graduate of

North Pitt High School of
Bethania and joined the
Marine Corps in June
2001.

Jason. K. Eastwood -
Marine Corps Reserve Pfc.
Eastwood is a 2000 gradu-
ate of Farmville. Central
High School in Farmville
and recently completed ba-
sic training at Marine
Corps Recruit Depot,
Parris Island, S.C. He is
the son of Danny K.
Eastwood, also of
Farmville.

Christopher E. Floyd -
Navy Petty Officer Ist
Class. The granson of
Jessie J. Floyd = of
Greenville, Floyd recently
graduated from the
Information Systems
Administrator Course
while assigned to Naval
Technical Training Center,
Corry Station, Pensacola,
F.L. He is a 1988 graduate
of Laney High School of
Wilmington and joined the
Navy in April of 1992.

Travarous L. Harris -
Marine Corps Reserve Pvt.
Harris, son of Phyllis A.
Allen of Rocky Mount,
recently completed basic
training at Marine Corps
Recruit Depot, Parris
Island, S.C. He is a 2001
graduate of North
Edgecombe High School
of Tarboro.

Jamie R. Jenkins - Marine
Corps Cpl. Jenkins is the
son of Kimberly H.
McLawhorn of
Williamston and James R.
Jenkins of Greenville. He
recently participated in ex-
ercise Infinite Anvil in the
Hashimite Kingdom of
Jordan while assigned to
the 22nd Marine
Expeditionary Unit, based
in Camp Lejeune, N.C. He
is also a 1999 graduate of
Bear Grass High School of
Williamston and joined the
Marine Corps in Marc of
1998.

Casey T. Langley - Navy
Petty Officer 2nd Class.
Langley is the son of Diane
I. and Vann T. Langley of
Chocowinity and recently
returned from a six-month
deployment to the
Mediterranean Sea and
Arabian Gulf while as-
signed to the guided mis-
sile destroyer USS Hayler,
home ported in Norfolk,
V.A. He is a 1989 gradu-
ate of Chocowinity High
School of Chocowinity and
joined the Navy in
September of 1989.

Kimberly M. Parker -
Navy Seaman. _ Parker,
daughter of Barbara D.
Best of Greenville, re-
cently reported for duty at
Naval Air _ Station,
Keflavik, Iceland. She is a
2001 graduated of D. H.
Conley High School of
Greenville and joined the
Navy in August of 2001.

Rodney K. Swafford -
Navy Chief Petty Officer.
Swafford is the son of
Carol E. and Anthony R.
Northern of Washington.
He recently departed to the
Asia/Pacific region follow-
ing an unexpected deploy-
ment change " while
assigned to the aircraft
carrier USS Kitty Hawk,
forward deployed to
Yokosuka, Japan.
Swafford is a 1979 gradu-
ate of Washington High
School of Washington and
joined the Navy in June of
1979.

Terrence L. Williams. -
Navy Petty Officer 3rd
Class. Williams, son of
Milton D. Roberson of
Ayden, recently graduated
form the Gun Operation
and Maintenance Course
while assigned to Fleet
Combat Training Center
Atlantic, Virginia Beach,
V.A. He is a 2000 gradu-
ate of Ayden-Grifton High
School of Ayden, N. C.
and joined the Navy in
June of 2000.

Thurston Wishop, Jr. -
Navy Petty Officer 2nd
Class. Wishop is the son
of Cassandra and Thurston
Wishop of Tarboro and
recently received a Letter
of Commendation while
assigned at Naval
Submarine Support
Facility New London,
Groton, C.T. He is a 1989
graduate of Tarboro High
School of Tarboro and
joined the Navy in July of
1989.

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Joel Butler, Vice President of Community Services at Pitt County
Memorial Hospital, has been recognized by Pitt County Community
Schools and Recreation and the NAACP for his outstanding
contributions to the people of this community.
Mr. Butler was honored by Pitt County Schools for his leadership
in the Chamber of Commerce and his commitment to improving
the educational opportunities of Pitt County children. The NAACP
recognized his efforts to organize and promote the Chamber's Building
Bridges race-relations program.
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NC. She was gamefully employed at ECU ffor 20 yrs. She enjoys (feels
so good to say that), going to church and reading her bible. She has
three (3) children. William Commings, Mattie Pearl Cummings, David
Earl Cummings, who procedes her in death. 1 daughter-in-law,Mother
Ruth Cummings, 2 foster children, Deacon Nixon Atkinsion & Deacon
Roosevelt Kig, 13 grandchildren 2 foster grandchildren. She has
many,many,many, (did | say many), great grand children and nieces and
neohews and a host of very loving friends.

Mother Monk joined English Chapel in 1922 and served on the usher
board and is now, thank the Lord, still siting on the mother's board
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Black Representative Vindicated after Pres, Bush Bash

Rep McKinney feels
- Vinvicated

Hazel Trice Edney

Tri-State Defender

US Rep. Cynthia McKinney
(D-Ga), after being stri-
dently criticized for suggest-
ing that the Bush
Administration had knowl-
edge of an impending attack
on the United States prior to
September I1, has claimed
vindication in the wake of
recent disclosures that both
the CIA and FBI had re-
ceived such reports.
President Bush has come
under increasing criticism
since it was recently re-
ported that US intelligence
agencies received a series of
clues that the US was about
to be attacked but did not act
on them.

The White House has finally
acknowledged that President
Bush was provided a written
briefing on Aug.6 stating
that Al Qaeda leader Osama
bin Laden and his followers
had discussed the possibility
of hijacking US airplanes.
_ A July 10 memo from an
FBI agent in Phoenix
warned the agency of
Middle Eastern men training

at a flight school here.

"It turns out it wasn't an idle
accusation, that there was
some prior knowledge by
the Bush Administration,"
says University of Maryland
Political Science Professor
Ronald Walters. Earlier,
Walters had been midly
critical of McKinney by
pointing out that she had
made bold statements about
Bush's prior knowledge
without offering any proof.
McKinney created a_ stir
earlier this spring. "There
was adequate warning.
There were people who
failed to act on the warning.
And that's what ought to be
investigated," she said
March 25 on KPFA-FM, a
radio station in Berkely,
Calif.

"What did this administra-
tion know and when did it
know it about the events of
Sept. 11? Who else knew

and why did they not warn

the innocent people of New
York who were needlessly
murdered?"

On the radio show,
McKinney said former
President Bush, the presi-
dent's father, sits on the
board of the Carlyle Group,

among the largest defense
contractors, and that the
Bush family stood to benefit
as the president called for
and received a $40 billion
defense-spending " budget
through fiscal year 2003.
The five-term _congress-
woman and member of the
House International Rel-
ations and Armed Services
committees was excoriated
in editorials and by liberal
and conservative columnists
for her charges.

In a written statement,
McKinney says: "I was
derided by the White House,
Right wing talk radio, and
spokespersons for the
military-industrial complex
as a conspiracy theorists.
Even my patriotism was
questioned because | dared
to suggest that Congress
should conduct a full and
complete investigation into
the most disastrous intelli-
gence failure in American
history.

"It now becomes clear why
the Bush Administration had

been vigorously opposing

congressional hearings.

The Bush Administration
has been engaged in a
conspiracy of silence, Ever
since | came to Congress in

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1992, there are those who
have been trying to silence
my voice. I've been told to
'sit down and shut up T over
and over again. Well, |
won't sit down and | won't
shut up until the full and
unvarnished truth is placed
before the American peo-
ple."

Initially, even McKinney's
colleagues in the Congress-
ional Black Caucus did not
come to her rescue. But,
that appears to be changing.
"It looks like she knows
what she's talking about, "
says Rep. James E. Clyburn
(D-S.C.). Clyburn initially
said he hadn't given her
radio comments enough
thought to respond. He says
the CBC will likely look to
its members on committees
related to defense before
considering a formal state-
ment.

Fellow Georgian, Rep. John
Lewis, had initially declined
to comment on McKinney's
controversial remarks. He
now tells the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution,

"| think she had some infor-
mation that she was about to
retain from. some source
and, | hate to put it in this
vein, but she may have the

last laugh. This is a very,
very serious matter. ?

The new disclosures have
not caused McKinney's most
avid critics to back down,
including the Atlanta
Journal Constitution's Black
editorial page editor,
Cynthia Tucker or from
online commentator, Jonah
Goldberg.

"When she asked for an
investigation, she was con-
demned and ridiculed. But
she will never be offered an
apology from Cynthia
Tucker, Sen. Zen Miller
(D-Ga.) and her other at-
tackers," Dee Turner says in
a letter written to the
Journal-Constitution,May, 17
The letter was one of more
than a half-dozen published

that day in support of

McKinney.

Miller, who had_ initially
called her remarks, " dan-
gerous, loony and irrespon-
sible," says he owes no
apology. McKinney ch ed
that the Bush administration
deliberately covered uP ad-
vance knowledge of the
attacks in order to profit
from them. It was.a loon
statement last month, and it
is still a loony statement
today."

White House spokesman Ari
Fleischer initially made light
of McKinney's allegations,
comparing her to John F.
Kennedy assassination con-
spiracy buffs. He has not
backtracked nor apologized
for his statements since the
White House acknowledged
that Bush received the
memo. Goldberg, a colum-
nist who mixed personal
attacks on McKinney with
his political column insight,
says he fails to see how the
new reports give credence to
McKinney's _allegations---
especially her allegation that
the Bush family might bene-
fit financially.

Goldberg now writes that he
has also received numerous
requests for an apology to
McKinney. He responds,
"McKinney is still an idiot. "
Ron Walters is keeping a
close eye on developments
in the nation's capital.

1 don't think there was a
conspiracy," Walters says.
"But, after it happened,Bush
certainly took advantage of
it. He proposed that it would
be a long war, he announced
a budget that was out of
sight. And guess who
benefits from it?

One of the most common
excuses for not becoming a
Christian is the fear of
failure to live the Christian
life. Besides overlooking
the fact that men cannot be
saved on the basis of good
works (Titus 3:5), this ob-
jection neglects the truth
that God provides the
power to live the Christian
life. Before Christ was
crucified He promised the
coming of the Holy Spirit to

Dr. George Hawkins help believers (John 16:13,

14). The sub-
Being Empowered by sequent events of the Book
God of Acts supply ample evi-

dence of the fulfillment of
But ye shall receive power, this prophecy (Acts 4:7, 33,
after that the Holy Ghost is 6:8).
come upon you; and ye The power of the Holy
shall be witnesses unto me Spirit was not designed
bothin Jerusalem, and in all solely for the first-century
Judea, and in Samaria, and church. -
unto the uttermost part of Rather. all Christians are
the earth. (Acts 1:8) indwelt by the Holy Spirit
to take control while the
believer does nothing. The

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Greenville City Council members were caught by surprise at

Christian life, though he
does it through the Holy
Spirit's power.

Romans 8:13 says, oIf ye
through the Spirit do mor-
tify the deeds of the body,
ye shall live." It is "ye" or
you who are to put to death
the sinful deeds of the body,
but you are to do it through
the Holy Spirit's power.
The Christian who struggles
in his own strength to live
the Christian life will fail.
He must by faith appropri-
ate daily the power of the
Holy Spirit (Romans8:4,5).
Described practically, this
means that the believer
trusts the Holy Spirit to
empower him in specific
instances such as sharing
his faith with others, resist-
ing temptation, being faith-
ful, etc.

There is no secret formula
that makes the Holy Spirit's
power available. It is
simply a reliance on the
Holy Spirit to help.

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We cannot afford to
underestimate the impor-
tance and power of our
words. The New Testament
writer James said that even
though the human tongue is
a small part of the body, it
has the power to make a
tremendous impact (Jas.
3:1-12).. The book of
Proverbs reminds us that
"the tongue has the power
of life and death" (18:21).
The language we use to
communicate with one an-
other is like a knife. In the
hands of a careless or
ignorant person, it can
Cause great harm. So it is
with words.

The Bible teaches that
kind word can uplift, nour-
ish, and mend a_ broken
heart. Proverbs 16:24 says,
"Pleasant words are a hon-
eycomb, sweet to the soul
and healing to the bones. ?
A well-considered word can
help to restore confidence,
hope, and and purpose to a
teen who feels dejected,
lost, and confused.

Remember the schoolyard
comeback, "Sticks and
stones can break my bones,
but words can never hurt

me." It's a lie. Unkind
words do injure--sometimes
any Being yelled at or
called a

name like "stupid" "

or oidiot, ? especially by a
parent, can inflict a wound
that will fester for years.

How Are Words Used To
Control and Attack?

1) Guilt Trips
2) Faultfinding

3) Name-calling
4) Yelling

5) Sarcasm

6) Blaming

7) Put-downs

Verbally abusive words
can hurt at any level. But
we are left with damage that
IS More extensive when the
abuse becomes extreme.
You can't see the bruises, as
you can with physical
abuse, but the injury is there
and is just as great. The
long-term effect of living
with an irrational, belittling
parent is that those who are
being abused feel as if
they're going to explode
inside because they know
something is _ seriously
wrong but their parents
continue to deny it. Some
parents insist that nothing is
wrong, and that if there is a
problem it's not with them.

Extreme verbal abuse
makes its victims feel small
and powerless. They feel
weak and helpless as indi-
viduals to change their cir-
cumstances. After living in
a situation where nothing
changes no matter what
they do, they slowly give
up. They begin to stop
caring and start to lose
heart.

Many of us who know
someone who has been
verbally abused notice this
shift in the person's counte-

is now unhappy, wi

lethargic, and depressed.

Eventually, what affects
the soul will take its toll on
the body. It's not uncom-
mon for children. and teens
who have experienced ex-
treme verbal abuse to suffer
with a host of stress-related
illnesses, such as migraine
headaches, nervous
twitches, of severe stomach-
aches. Sometimes hair loss
occurs also.

Jesus teaches us to love
our enemies (Lk. 6:27-36),
but He doesn't demand that
we forget or ignore
the consequences of oppres-
sive wrongs. He teaches us
to love others even though
they may have harmed us,
and to be willing to forgive
those who have sincerely
repented (17:3).

Loving those who hurt us
doesn't come easy. We all
need time to get to the place
where we want to show love
to those who have hurt us so
much. But to continue to
withhold love is to become
like the one who has
harmed us. To harden our
hearts and deny forgiveness
to someone who has had a
change of heart is to return
evil for evil. We don't have
the right to do this. The
New Testament tells us that
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JABBERWOCK 2002

On Saturday night, May
04,2002, seventeen young
ladies participated in a local
scholarship pageant,

Jabberwock at J.H. Rose
High Schools Performing
Arts Center.

The Greenville (NC)
Alumnae Chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority. Inc.,
sponsored the event. Funds
are raised on behalf of each
paticipant and they are
awarded a scholarship upon
their entrance into college.
The young lady who raises
the highest amount of
money is crowned Miss or
Little Miss Jabberwock.
This year Diandrea Miller
was crowned

"Miss Jabberwock 2002"
Diandrea, the daughter of
Mary Sue Miller, is a junior
at DH Conley High School.
She is a member of the DH
Conley School Marching
Band, Gospel Choir,
Women's Track Team, and
Symphonic Band. Diandrea
enjoys singing, reading,
playing the saxophone. Her
most memorable experience
was flying to California.
She plans to attend UNC-
Chapel Hill and major in
Psychology.

ct

The queen's court was an-
nouced as follows:

Kimberly Moore,

Ist Runner Up: Kimber! a
senior at ose High
School, is the daughter of
Randy and Jackie Blount;
Diedre Hagans,

2nd Runner Up- Diedre, a
senior at JH Rose High
School is the daughter of
Jay and Debbie Hagans.
Roychelle Renee Payton
was not announced, but
placed as Ist Runner Up.
Roychelle, the daughter of
Erwin and Patricia Dunn, is
a junior at North Pitt High
School. She is a member of
the North Pitt High School
Spanish Club, and enjoys
babysitting and volunteering
at Camp Canaan.Roychelle's
hobbies include: writing,
poertry, and singing. Her
most memorable experience
was traveling to Madrid,
Spain. Her goal is to attend
college to become a web

designer. Roychelle will
also receive the Ist place
prizes.

Shonita Johnson was
crowned "Little Miss

Jabberwock 2002". Shonita,
a 5th grader at Wintergreen
Intermediate School, is the
daughter of Ben Johnson
and Monica Daniels. She
plans to become a gymnastic
when she grows up.

Alexis McDowell was Ist
Runner Up. Alexis, a 3rd
grader at Eastern
Elementary School is the

granddaughter of Wilson
McDowell.

The Greenville (NC)
Alumnae Chapter is a public
service organization and has
served the Greenville com-
munity for over 30 years.
The chapter currently holds
the title. "Chapter of the

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A Note From Mrs Maye
On Father's Day

A Model for
Christian Fathers
Today the lack of right child
rearing is contributing to the
erosion of the family unit,
and the decline of the family
is a major cause of the
societal collapse we see
taking place around us.
Juvenile crime, drug abuse,
psychological problems and
even suicide are on the rise.
Are you as a parent allowing
God.to work through you?
Human fathers need to de-
velop the qualities God the
Father exercises in caring
for His family. Let's look at

a few.

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A vital quality Christian
fathers need is right leader-
ship. Notice God's com-
mand: "Fathers, do not
provoke your children to
wrath, but bring them up in
the training apd admonition
of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4)

For fathers to be truly
respected, they must display
compassion, courage, godly
understanding and firmness.
Yes, your decisions as head
of the family will stand, but
you will use wisdom in
making them, and you will
carefully consider the input
your wife and children offer.
Your children desperately
need mature, loving leader-
ship from you.

Year" for the South Atlantic
Region (NC, SC, VA, and

Bermuda) that consists of

over 200 chapters. The

Greenville (NC) Alumnae
Chapter instituted "_ the
Jabberwock Pageant in
1962.

"The Children's Defense
Fund believes that permit-
ting more than 12 million of
our children to live in pov-
erty when we have the
means to prevent it is
UNAmerican," writes
Marian Wright Edelman,
Pres.& Founder

Note: Surely these statis-
tics have been upgraded.
"We must spare no expense
to improve and enhance the
quality of their lives," said
Barbara Jordan, Congress-
woman from Texas.

Controlling Diabetes makes
a huge difference. This
means to keep your blood
sugar close to normal by
watching what you eat and
walking every day. Always
take your medicine and test
your blood sugar.
So, be around for your
family. your friends..... for
life.

SHORT SMILES:
1. The best way to keep
kids at home is to giver it a
loving atmosphere-----and
hide the keys to the car.

2. The right temperature in
a home is maintained by
warm hearts, not hot hands.
3. Grandparents use smiles
to a piece of string--handy
to have ground and easily
wrapped around the fingers
of grandchildren.

oc

God the Father is a good
provider. He supplies all His
Family's need's. During the
wedding ceremony in God's
church, the man vows, be-
fore God, to provide for his
wife. This responsibility ex-
tends to any children they
produce. God shows His
scom for any able-bodied
man who refuses to work
when He says, oif anyone
will not work, neither shall
he eat".(Thessalonians 3:10)
A father, not only provides
physical needs, but he must
give himself personally as
well. This means spending
time with your family, espe-
cially at meals. When was
the last time you took your
family on a special outing?
Do you plan ahead to spend
meaningful time with your
wife and children, fellow-

4.A child outgrows your -

lap, but never outgrows

- your heart.

5.God gave you two ears
and one mouth, so you
should listen twice as much
as you talk.

6. There are three ways to
get something done: do it
yourself, hire someone to
do it, or forbid your chil-
dren to do it.

7. Life's golden age is
when the kids are too old
to need baby: sitters and too
young to borrow the family
car.

From: Outside the Dream,

Child Poverty in America
(1991 Aperture Children's
Defense Fund Foundation,
Inc.)

1.Every day 27 American
children die from the ef-
fects of poverty.

2.Every day more thanl2
million children wake up

poor.

3. Every day 135,000 chil-
dren bring guns to school.
Every day 10 children die
from guns, and 30 are
wounded.

4. Every day 100,000
American children are
homeless. In fact, one-
third of homeless shelter
residents are children and
their families.

5.Every school day 2,478
teenagers drop out.

US spending on elemen-
tary and secondary educa-
tion, as a percentage of our
Gross Domestic Product,

ranks 14th among 16 na-
tions studied -- behind
Austria, Japan, Canada, and
Itlay.

6. Every day up to 2 mil-
lion children are left alone
while parents work

Care for one child costs al-
most half of the income of

shipping with them, teach-
ing them and enjoying each
other? A father must provide
emotional and spiritual sup-
port for his family.

Your children look to you
for guidance. God the father
teaches His children the
right way to live, and He
commands you likewise to
train up your children in the
way they should go
(Proverbs 22:6). Train your
children to respect their
elders. Teach them to take
care of their belongings and
the possessions of others.
Expose them to the finer
things of life. Learn to
exercise discipline properly.
Remember, too, that the
example you set as head of
the home, teaches your chil-
dren more than any number
of lectures does. Do they

a parent working full time
year round at the minimum

wage, .
7. Every day 105 American
babies die before reaching
their first birthday.

8. Each night, 40 to 100
people sleep in the pews
and on the floors of the
Bible Tabernacle Church.
9. Every day thousands of
women are victims of do-
mestic violence. Some flee
from homes and, with their
children, join the ranks of
the homeless.

10. Every school day thou-
sands of eligible children
are denied meals through
the school lunch program
because of budget cuts
made during the1 880s.

11. Every day 2,989 chil-
dren see their parents di-
vorced. One quarter of the
divorced mothers with
court orders for child sup-
port in 1985 received noth-
ing.

12. Every day in 3.4 mil-
lion families with children,
at least one adult goes to
work, yet these families are
still poor.

13. Every day 1,849 chil-
dren are abused or ne-
glected.Three of them die.

To the Editor:

"The wedding is a fact; the
marriage is a process, and it
is on going, ? noted Ruby
Dee, the forty-something
year marriage to Ossie
Davis.

Marriage is honorable...
Hebrews 13:4. Married life
is not a joke. It is something
that should be taken seri-
ously. Marriage is not a
vacation or a_ prolonged
holiday.

Eighty percent of a marriage
is work, compromise, adap

hear you belittle your wife -
their mother?

God the Father is consis-
tent. The quality of consis-
tency must be present a's
well as the makeup of a
Christian father.

God is not the author of
confusion, but of peace (I
Corinthians 14:33). In a
consistently peaceful and re-
liable environment, your
children can develop a right
confidence in themselves
and God's way of life.
Raising children properly in
this world is a realchallenge.
God lays much of the res
onsibility in fathers. But you
as a father can meet this
challenge. God himself is
your model. If you stay
close to Him and practice
what He teaches you in His
Word. you can produce

tations, changes, inte:
mate convertions, laughtes,

sexual sharing, confusion
joy, smile, tears, pain, crises,
reeducation, . community,

apologies, . mistakes, more:

mistakes, new knowledge,
and love. If children are
involved, include parenting
and repeat everything above
twice for each year of the
marriage. If the marriage
lasts more than fifteen years,
the couple should add wis-
dom. If it lasts the other
twenty percent, perhaps the
most successful marriages
the couple will sleep. Thus,
both you and your partner
are always lovable even
when you act unkindly or
unwisely.

Just as a child lovable even
when she/he is noisy or
mischievous.

Constantly, look in the mir-
ror and ask ourselves:
Would you marry me? Am
| doing my best, giving my
all, being the best | can be to
myself. We need to take
time to do some homework
on self-love, self-esteem.
and self-confidence.

When we pass the test of
self-acceptance, the perfect
someone who will comple-
ment all that we already are
will walk right through the
door. One does not find
happiness in marriage, but
takes happiness into mar-
riage.

Note ----- marriage de-
mands mutual love, fidelity
(loyalty), responsibility. and
respect.

Mrs Beatrice Maye

some fine young people who
may be leaders in the world
tomorrow.

Paul encourages, "Watch
ye, stand fast in the faith.
quit you like men. be strong:
Let all your things be done
with charity, love)" (1
Corinthians 16:14). You can
be a truly Christian tather
and God will be well
pleased with your efforts.

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