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T Lion Church

Assaulted By Morse,Darvish

By F. Finley Mcrae
Sentinel Saff Writer

INGLEWOOD-Charging that
the county District Attorney
routinely ignores police mis-
conduct, a prominent civil
rights attorney on Friday again
called for criminal in- dict-
ments against former police
officer Jeremy Morse. and his
partner, Bijan Darvish, for
allegedly assaulting = an
Inglewood mother last fall.
Morse - terminated by the
Inglewood Police Department
for alleged use of excessive
force in the Donovan Jackson
incident and Darvish, who has
been charged with filing a false
report - entered the mother's
home without a warrant on
Oct. 21 of last year. Morse then
assaulted and handcuffed the
mother, Patricia Surjue, the
attorney, Cynthia Anderson-
Barker, wrote in a complaint
filed in federal District Court
on July 22 and amended Aug.
12. Ronald Browrer, Darvish's
at tomey who has offices in
Orange, had notresponded tote-
lephone calls for comment by
The Sentinel presstime on
Tuesday. ( Nov 26,2002)

John Barnett, Morse's attorney,
was also unable to be reached
at presstime.

Friday's demand was the sec-
ond such call for action against
the two men since Oct. 22,
when mid- Wilshire-based
Anderson Barker, in a plea to
Gov. Gray Davis and state
Attorney General William
Lockyer, asked them to "bring

issues it raises regarding the
failure of the District attorney
to prosecute police officer mis-
conduct."

Davis, said Byron Tucker, his
Los Angeles spokesman, is
waiting for Lockyer's report.
Lockyer, according to his
spokeswoman in Sacramento,
Hallye Jordan, is completing a
report which will reportedly be
sent to Anderson-Barker within
days.

In her letter to the two highest
ranking officials in California
govemment, Anderson-Barker
alleged that a county District
Attorney "was anxious to have
criminal charges for assault
and illegal entry into the Surjue
home."

At some point later, however,
according to Anderson-Barker,
District Attorney Steve Cooley
"decided that because there
was no videotape of the inci-
dent, the Dis- trict attorney's
office decided not to seek a
criminal indictment of the offi-
cers."

Anderson-Barker told Davis
and Lockyer that "Ms. Surjue
and her son (Stephen) were
deeply disappointed in this
failure of the criminal justice
system to vindicate their
rights � and asked them to meet
with the, mother and Cooley.
The alleged assault was report-
edly triggered when a bewil-
dered Surjue asked Morse and
Darvish why they broke into
her home with- out a warrant.
Morse and Darvish, Anderson-
Barker's complaint alleges, be-
came angry when Stephen ,dis-
agreed with their claim that he
had given them permission to

enter the home and opened the
front door.

When his mother attempted to
speak to Stephen, Anderson-
Barker contended in the suit,
"Morse, in a rage, pushed
Stephen aside and charged Ms.
Surjue on the stairs." Morse
then "grabbed Ms. Surjue and
threw his body weight against
her, causing her shoulder to hit
the wall and the staircase
railing. �

As Stephen and her other son,
5- year-old Gareth, an asth-
matic, watched helplessly, both
men screamed at Surjue, and
told her to

"Ms. Suriue cried out that she
had done nothing wrong and
told Morse to stop hurting her
and let her go," according to
Anderson Barker.

"Morse responded by pull(ing)
Ms. Surjue's hand from the
staircase railing, twisting her
arm behind her back, and
forcefully shov(ing) her down
the stairs." The shove caused
Surjue to fall and hit her back
on the wooden _ steps,
Anderson-Barker alleged.
Then Morse soon used his
knees to push Surjue while,she
was on the staircase and
shoved her down the remaining
steps, Anderson-Barker noted.
The boys, apparently horrified,
"cried and screamed" as they
watched. Surjue, who ofeared
for her safety,

urinated on herself," according
to the complaint. ,

As Surjue remained hand-
cuffed, both men searched the
home.

Police Supervisor D.E. Brown

attention to this case and the

arrived, but did not respond to

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Style...Congrats ! Bishop Randy B. Royal..." Shown above is the

Bishop Randy B. Royal of Philippi Church of Christ with his lovely wife Glenn and family celebrat-
ing his anniversary at the City Hotel & Bistro. The Congregation showed Bishop Royal just how
much they love for all that he does for them and his community. "

(Staff Photo..J. Rouse)

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helping those in need,..and

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standing in front of K-Mart asking the comunity for

oHAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE SHRINERS....." The holiday is the season for ving and |
faces of some fellow r-wthend, 4 5°

ations to

Brother Barrett, Brother Vines, Brother Kimble and others

( Staff Photo....J.

iday season.

the needy, Thanks go out to
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Surjue's complaints and told
her to "be quiet," she told
Anderson- Barker.
After the search, Brown finally
removed the handcuffs.
Surjue called the Inglewood
Police Department and spoke
to Watch Commander Knapp,
who, she said, would not file a
complaint against Morse and
Darvish. after going to a hospi-
tal for treatment, Surjue drove
to Police headquarters where
Knapp told her that he "regret-
ted he did not arrest her" but
that if he had, "she would be in
jail right now and her children
would be in foster care."
The Sentinel, in an attempt to,
ascertain the Distriti attorney's
position, contacted Max
Huntsman, the assistant prose-
cutor who allegedly claimed
that no case could be pursued
against Morse and Darvish for
lack of a video-tape.
Huntsman said he "certainly
did not tell her (Anderson-
Barker) that." He said "we (the
District Attorney's Office) file
cases with- out videotapes all
the time, andhave successfully
prosecuted officers "_with-
out,them." Huntsman also al-
leged that neither,Cooley nor
anyone in the District
Attorney's Office told
Anderson Barker that no case
against Morse nor Darvish
could be pursued.
He claimed that the case
remains open and owe have
been working very hard on it,"
but did not say whether
charges will be filed.
Anderson-Barker, _intervied
again on Monday, once more
stood on her assertions

To Henderson After

Monk passes area NAACP
torch to Henderson after 14
years T service

By Jenna Hunt, The Daily
Reflector

FALKLAND " __ Gaston
Monk's role as president in the
Pitt County chapter of the
NAACP has ended after serv-
ing the organization for the

past 14 years.
Monk past the torch to
President-elect Calvin

Henderson, who will serve a
two-year term officially begin-
ning Jan. 1.

Henderson and other incoming
officers were installed during
the December meeting at St.
John's Missionary Baptist
Church on Sunday night. Pitt

- County District Judge Gaylen

Braddy officiated in the cere-
mony during which all officers
swore to uphold without per-
sonal interests the mission of

the National Association for

the Advancement of Colored
People.

Monk, 78, said that during his
tenure he has had the honor of
attending numerous national
events in Washington D.C.,
Charlotte, Houston and other
areas and meeting former
President Bill Clinton, the Rev.
Jackson and members of

e Justice Department.

"It has added much to my life,
and I have served to the best of
my abilities," Monk said
Sunday. "I just felt that 14
years was enough, and |
wanted to give someone else a
chance."

Monk said he is proud that he
has established a scholarship
program for college students
ocally and has left the organi-
zation ofinancially better than
it's ever been," with $5,000 in

he AME

" York Memorial AME Zion 139th Annual Conference"
Shown above is Pastor Williams and his lovely wife, and family
friend at the York Memorial AME Zion Church 139th Annual!
Conference, that was held at the church this year. The
_ conference is held annually where ministers from all over the
state of North Carolina come together in praise and worship.
Bishop Battle was this year's host. (Staff Photo...J. Rouse)

onk Passes Area NAACP Torch

the bank. The Pitt County
chapter also established an
office at 800 W. Fifth St. and
has bi-weekly office hours
from 9-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday
and Thursday.
Former NAACP presidents
continue to serve on the chap-
ter's executive committee, and
Monk will join the ranks with
Evelyn Littles, D.D. Garrett III
and Charlie Patrick.
Garrett congratulated Monk on
a job well done in his seven
terms as president and urged
Henderson to continue the fight
for equality.
"I want to say to young folks
today that the fight is not over,"
Garrett said. "Discrimination is
one of the leading problems in
this country. The job is not
finished."
Garrett also thanked Pitt
County Sheriff Mac Manning
for attending the event.
Garrett said he looks forward
to a day when the mass of
people follow the Bible's
golden rule.
"When people start treating
people the way they want to be
treated, then we will go out of
business," he said.
Henderson, 65, who has been
an active NAACP member for
more than 15 years, said he is
looking forward to taking the
helm and steering the chapter
toward funier growth and
rity. Henderson is a
Winterville resident and has
run for mayor in two elections.
"| plan to run again,"
Henderson said. "I don't quit."
The NAACP was founded in
1909 in New York City by
white and black people, and
Henderson said he hopes more
people of diverse racial back-
grounds join in the future.

Years Service

"It's not just for black people,"
he said. oIt's for all people. �

In his term, he said he wants to
target black voters and youth in
the community in his new
position. He said he will have
eternal gratitude for Monk's
dedicated "struggling for free-
dom and equality in Pitt
County. �

"Racism is very much alive and
well and it's not dead yet. and
if we as a people come together
in unity, we can solve many
problems, � Henderson _ said.
"But | cannot do this job alone.
Let's join hands together ... and
reach out into the community."
Other officers selected were
first vice president William H.
Worthington Jr.; second vice
president Arthur Wallace; sec-
retary Linda Conner-Howard;
and treasurer Pearl Frizzell.
For more information on the
NAACP contact 758-7645.
Jenna Hunt can be contacted at
jhunt@coxnews.com

Shown above is Mr, Calvin
Henderson and his beautiful wife
Beatrice, posing for the M TVoice
News cameras. Mr. Henderson
was recently elected Pitt County
NAACP's new chapter President,

(Staff Photo....J. Rouse)

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TOBE EQUAL

An open letter to President Bush c on affirmative action

BY
HUGH

PRICE

December 3, 2002

President George W. Bush
The White House
Washington,

Dear President Bush:

Monday, the U.S. Supreme
Court announced it would review
two University of Michigan cases
challenging the constitutionality
of institutions of higher learning
including race as one among
many factors in admissions deci-
Sions.

I write to implore vou to stand
with those of us who fervently
believe in opportunity and inclu-
sion. More specifically, | urge you
to instruct the Justice
Department and the Solicitor
General to stand by the US.
Supreme Court's Bakke decision,
in which the Court ruled it per-
missible under the Constitution
for colleges and universities to
consider race as one among many
factors, Not just to combat dis-
crimination, but as a way to pro-

mote diversity. The admissions
procedures crafted by the
University of Michigan and its
law school follow that require-
ment.

The University of Michigan
does not use quotas or set-asides,
nor does it admit applicants who
aren Tt qualified and can Tt handle
the academic work there. Indeed,
it Ts noteworthy that the law
school admits a smaller percent-
age of Black applicants than the
proportion of Blacks in the US.
population, and rejects a higher
percentage of African American
applicants than white applicants.

Bakke has been the law of the
land for a quarter century. It has
served America well in expand-
ing opportunity and will continue
to do so in the years ahead.
Affirmative action is both a phi-
losophy of inclusion and a set of
tools for accomplishing that
objective.

It Ts important to remind our-
selves that the philosophical and
constitutional debate over it does-
n Tt exist at colleges and universi-
ties with roughly as many open-
ings as they have applicants.
Instead, the debate is about what
happens at highly selective insti-
tutions that have many more
qualified applicants than open-
ings, and thus, a competitive
admissions process.

The University of California

at Berkeley and UCLA, and the
University of Texas at Austin, the
flagship campuses of their
respective states, have suffered
sharp reductions in the enroll-
ment of minorities because race
and ethnicity can no longer be
considered in admissions deci-
sions. Minority applicants, those
student bodies at large, the insti-
tutions themselves, the states
where they are located and socie-
ty at large are all losers as a result
of diminished inclusion and
diversity on those campuses.

America Ts evolving and inex-
orable demographic change pro-
vides all the moral and economic
rationale we need to view inclu-
sion as a compelling public inter-
est; and admissions policies like
those at the University of
Michigan and its law school have
clearly contributed to advancing
the preparation and productivity
of minorities. The proof of
impact is found in the dramatical-
ly changed ethnic composition of
college campuses and corporate
workplaces.

In 1961, 134,000 Black students
attended predominantly white
colleges and universities around
the country. Since then there Ts
been an almost ten-fold increase,
to 1.2 million, in the number of
African American undergradu-
ates at such schools.- Similarly,
America Ts white-collar labor mar-

ket is vastly more integrated "

today than it was four decades

These education and employ-
ment gains help explain the
marked growth in the Black mid-
dle class "an expansion over-
whelmingly fueled by the off-
spring of working class and low-
income families. Their rise stems
from the potent combination of
their own individual drive for
achievement and the determina-
tion of universities and employ-
ers to tap this great pool of talent
utilizing admissions policies like
those at the University of
Michigan.

Affirmative action is needed
because America Ts economy (and
the maintenance of Social
Security, Medicare and private-
pension benefits of aging baby
boomers) will increasingly be
borne by minority workers,
entrepreneurs, taxpayers and
customers; and because its civic
life will depend increasingly on a
literate and engaged populace of
color who are well equipped to
exercise the ballot and meet the
obligations of citizenship.

The better educated these
future citizens are, t e more
robust our economy, the more
harmonious our society and the
more secure the entire popula-
tion will be: This is the essence of
a compelling public interest.

Universities that practice con- |

stitutionally permissible forms of
affirmative action adhere to none
of the practices " like quotas,
set-asides and acceptance of the
unqualified " that opponents of
affirmative action find objection-
able. That is why the principles
governing admissions policies
like those at Michigan deserve
your enthusiastic support and
should be upheld by the US.
Supreme Court. -

Now more than ever, strength-
ening America Ts commitment to
inclusion will determine whether
it will continue to maintain the
most robustly diverse, yet cohe-
sive democracy in the history of
humankind. That mission can Tt
be left entirely to chance.
Common sense dictates that we
keep the doors of higher educa-
tion wide open for promising
young African Americans and
Latino Americans.

Thank you, Mr. President, for
your consideration.

Best wishes,

HBP

Hugh B. Price is president of the
National Urban League and can
be reached at 120 Wall Street, New
York, NY 10005, voice, (212) 558-
5300 or fax, (212) 344-5332.

WITNESS: FOR JUSTICE

Remembering World AIDS

BY
BERNICE
POWELL
JACKSON

Every vear December 1 is set
aside as World AIDS Day, a day to
remember the millions who are
living with HIV and AIDS as well
as those who have died from this
disease and to recommit our-
selves to ending the HIV/AIDS
pandemic. It Ts. important to
remember that there are still
Americans becoming infected
with this disease every day and
that there are 14,000 new infec-
tions every day worldwide.
HIV AIDS knows no borders and
respects no boundaries. It is a
disease of all races, all classes,
both sexes, all nationalities and

sexual orientations.

A decade ago, when the deaths
from HIV were sweeping across
this nation, HIV was often in the
headlines and on telbvision , and
radio. Today, because of the suc-
cess of drugs which are available
to many Americans, that death
rate in the U.S. has dropped dra-
matically and AIDS is not in the
forefront of our minds. Instead,
our national attention is turned
to terrorism and security issues.

But Danny Glover, the actor
and a spokesman for the United
Nations, reminds us that for
many around the world AIDS is
their primary national security
threat. Indeed, U.N. Secretary
General Kofi Annan has said that
while 200,000 Africans died in
wars in 2000, 2 million Africans
died of AIDS that year. In Africa,
in 2000 there were 7,000 AIDS
funerals every day "that Ts more
than twice the number of people

who died on 9/11. Those deaths
were two-thirds of the worldwide
deaths from AIDS that year,
meaning that, Africa is bearing
the burden of this disease. Jn
fact, 95% of the cases of
HIV/AIDS are in the world Ts
poorest countries and in several
southern African nations, one out
of every five people is infected. In
South Africa alone, 25% of preg-
nant women have the disease.
The world has more than 12 mil-
lion AIDS orphans, 95% of whom
live in Africa.

The theme for this year Ts
World AIDS Day was oLive and
Let Live, � with a focus on all peo-
ple with HIV/AIDS living in dig-
nity. Yet, we know that is not the
case. Around the world, includ-
ing in the US., people with
HIV/AIDS suffer greatly from
being stigmatized.. They face
irrational fears and prejudice. In
many cases, the stigma can be as

burdensome as the disease itself
and some people are denied even
the basic rights of food and shel-
ter because of it.

The question for us.in the U.S.
is how to end the stigma "how do
we open our homes, our schools,
our workplaces, our places of
worship to those who have
HIV/AIDS. The question is how
we talk about it and do the pre-
vention work.

But the question for us in the
U.S. is also how can we make
more available the funds for the
world Ts poorest to have access to
the drugs which can keep them
alive. Although some progress
has been made over the past two
years, the fact is that millions of
Africans still cannot afford the
life-saving drugs. We are still
requiring many African nations
to repay their debts "the total
debt repayment by Africa is $14
billion per year, while the cost for

Day

AIDS drugs for all Africans would
come to $10 billion.

All the progress which Africa
has made since independence is
being lost because of AIDS. A
whole generation "including
teachers and doctors and engi-
neers and farmers "is being
wiped out and now a second gen-
eration is being threatened by it.
The fact of the matter is that
HIV/AIDS is not just a security
threat for Africa, but it is a secu-
rity threat for the whole world.
It Ts a security threat that we can
do something about "both here
and abroad. Bernice Powell
Jackson is Executive Director of
the United Church of Christ
Commission for Racial Justice and
can be reached at 700 Prospect
Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115-
110, voice, (216) 736-2168 or fax,
(216) 736-2171.

SPECIAL COMMENTARY

Poor

| BY

"GEORGE
E.

CURRY

Some states have adopted per-
centage plans in recent years "
where a certain percentage of
high school students are auto-
matically accepted into the state
universities--as a substitute for
affirmative action. However, in
every instance, the states are
doing the same or worse in
bringing about campus diversity
than they were prior to the elim-
ination of affirmative action.

That's the conclusion of
detailed 115-page draft report by
the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights titled oBeyond Percentage
Plans: The Challenge of Equal
Opportunity in Higher
Education. �

After examining percentage
plans in California, Texas and
Florida, the commissioners
immediately went to the heart of
the issue: oCan percentage plans
achieve the goal of equal educa-
tion opportunity? Based on the
analysis performed here, the
answer unfortunately is no. �

substitute for affirmative action

They conclude, oPercentage
plans alone do not improve diver-
sity by reaching underrepresent-
ed minority groups and will only
have their desired effect if affir-
mative action and other supple-
mental recruitment, admissions,
and academic support programs
remain in place. �

Percentage plans were adopt-
ed after affirmative action pro-
grams had been eliminated at
the state level. In California, vot-
ers amended the state constitu-
tion in 1996 by _ passing
Proposition 209.

That same year, the Fifth
Circuit Court of Appeals "which
has jurisdiction over Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi "
ruled in Hopwood v. State of
Texas that race or ethnicity
could not be used as an admis-
sions criterion.

In 1999, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
signed Executive Order 99-281
banning the use of race or eth-
nicity in university admissions.

California Ts Board of Regents
adopted a plan guaranteeing
admission in the University of
California system to the top 4
percent of students in California
high schools, provided they meet
all other admission sols
ments.

Texas T percentage plans guar-

antees high school graduates in
the top 10 percent of their class
admission to the public college
or university of their choice.
And Florida assures admis:
sion to one of its universities to
20 percent of graduating seniors.

But like California, it did not

match Texas T provision that the
student could select any state
university of his or her choos-
ing.

Asian-Americans were the
only underrepresented group
that made gains in California.

oThe preponderance of Asian
Pacific Americans and whites in
the UC system and its campuses
hide, however, the subtle dwin-
dling in the enrolled proportions
of Hispanic, black and Native
Americans "the _ "_underrepre-
sented minority groups, � the
staff report found. oThe UC sys-
tem had 16 percent Hispanics in
1995-96, but has had only 12 to 14
percent thereafter. It had 4 per-
cent blacks in 1995-96, but has
often had only 3 percent since
then. It had 1.1 percent Native
Americans in 1995-96, but only
0.5 to 1.0 percent in the ensuing
school years. �

The problem was even more
acute at the Berkeley and Los
Angeles flagship campuses.
While people of color had been

represented in the 26 to 30 per-
cent range, that percentage later
slid to 16 and 17 percent.

A similar problem was
encountered by the state of
Texas T flagship university.

oOutlawing race-conscious
affirmative action programs in
higher education in Texas had a
negative impact on minority
enrollment at the University of
Texas-Austin, � the report stated.
oBetween 1996, the year that the
courts handed down the
Hopwood decision, and 1997,
minority enrollment at UT-
Austin declined for both blacks
and Hispanics. �

Of the three states studied,
Florida did perhaps the best in
maintaining the level of Blacks
enrolled in college. Even those
results were mixed. At Florida
State University, for example, the
percentage of African-
Americans increased from 10.2
percent in the 1999-2000 school
year, the last one under affirma-
tive action, to 10.7 percent the fol-
lowing year, to 11.8 percent for
2001-2002.

At the more prestigious
University of Florida, Black
enrollment increased from its
pre-ban year of 9.6 percent in
1999-2000 to 11.6 percent the fol-
lowing year before dropping

sharply to 6.9 percent in 2001-02.

Overall, enrollment of all peo-
ple of color stood at 36.9 percent
in 2001-2002, the same level it was
in 1999-2000. For African
Americans, enrollment was up
one-tenth of a percent to 15.9 per-
cent over that same period.

oOverall, the population of
each minority group in the first-
time student population differed
minimally between the pre-race
ban and post-race ban years, � the
report observed. oThis finding is
particularly disheartening for
blacks, who made up between
15.8 and 16 percent of [students
enrolled in state universities}
but 21.2 percent in the 1999-2000
high school class. �

Contrary to popular belief,
this poor record of college
matriculation is no fault of par-
ents.

oAmericans generally view
higher education as necessary
for successful careers, � the Civil
Rights Commission report noted.
oResearch shows that black and
Hispanic parents stress the
importance of higher education
to their children more than
white parents. � George E. Curry
is editor-in-chief of the NNPA

News Service and
BlackPressUSA.com.
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Supreme Court to rule in
affirmative action case

(SPECIAL TO THE NNPA)-The
U.S. Supreme Court will decide if
race can apply in the admissions
process to public colleges and
universities, re-igniting the affir-
mative action debate it addressed
24 years ago in the landmark rul-
ing, Bakke vs. University of
California.

The court will decide if the
University Michigan's school of
law intentionally turned down
White applicants because of
their race. The outcome will
determine whether affirmative
action will be banned in higher
education or how much meaning
an institution may apply to an
applicant's race.

"It is hardly an exaggeration
to say that the court's decision in
these cases will directly affect
the lives not only of this genera-
tion of students but of genera-
tions of students to follow, �
Theodore Shaw, counsel for the
NAACP Legal Defense Fund, tuld
justices in a filing on behalf of
Black and Hispanic students.

Barbara Grutter, 43, sought
legal action, claiming she was
denied admission to Michigan's
law school in 1996 because minor- "
ity students received preferential
treatment. She claims she had
better grades and test scores than
some minority applicants who
were admitted.

The court of appeals upheld
the law school's decision last May
saying that the Constitution
allows institutions to seek "a
meaningful number" of minority
students, as long as the school
avoids a fixed quota system. In
1978 the court outlawed racial
quotas on a 5-4 vote. Two current
justices, Chief Justice William
Rehnquist and John Paul
Stevens, served on that court.

The cases "represent the most
significant civil rights cases the
Supreme Court will have decided
in the last quarter century," Shaw
told reporters.

The Supreme Court plans to
review the case by March 2003
and to hand down a decision
before July.

Vegas hotel settles bias
suit for $1.14M

(SPECIAL TO THE NNPA)--The
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) has settled
a $1.14 million dollar lawsuit
against the Mirage Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas for discrimi-
natory practices against Black
job applicants.

The settlement agreement,
filed concurrently with the
EEOC's lawsuit, provides for
$840,000, in compensation for
African American and Hispanic
workers, along with implementa-
tion of appropriate complaint
procedures, anti-discrimination
training and record-keeping obli-
gations to be monitored by the
EEOC.

Olophius Perry, director of the
EEOC's Los Angeles district
office, which has jurisdiction for
Nevada, told reporters: "In addi-
tion to providing a substantial
amount of monetary relief to the
victims, the settlement puts in
place extensive mechanisms to
help prevent discrimination in
the future. By monitoring the
employer for the next three
years, the Commission will be in
a position to act quickly should
discrimination or retaliation
occur again."

Remarking on the cooperation
between the EEOC and MGM
Mirage in resolving the suit,
Anna Y. Park, regional attorney
of EEOC Ts Los Angeles district
office, said, "The Commission
congratulates all concerned in
reaching this settlement. We
believe that The Mirage and its
parent Company are committed
to a policy of non-discrimina-
tion. During the next three years,
we will work with The Mirage to
ensure that the procedures put in

place by this Settlement
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properly."

Is There Hope " The Central Park 5

Angry mothers demand
justice for Central Park
Five
By Herb Boyd, Special to
the AmNews

When the mothers of the
Central Park Five -- Yusef
Salaam, Kharey Wise, Kevin
Richardson, Raymond Santana,
and Antron McCray -- were
told of another delay in a case
that many believe is as intermi-
nably long as it is unjust, they
put their complaint in a letter
and addressed it to acting
Justice Charles Tejada, whose
decision it was to give District
Attorney Robert Morgenthau
additional time to investigate
the case.

oWe have suffered for 13
years, � the mothers began,
obut it seems like an eternity,
while the so-called justice sys-
tem refused to hear our laments
or even objectively review our
many legal concerns regarding
the many improprieties that we
perceived to be evident in this
case. �

The mothers were in-
formed last week that the
scheduled hearing on Dec. 5
had been canceled, with a new
hearing slated for some time in
February. This is the second or
third postponement, depending
on how you count the court
dates, and it remains to be seen
if and when the prosecution
will vacate the case, in which
there appears to be new and
incontrovertible evidence to
vindicate the convicted youths.

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oIt has been our hope,
although not our belief, that we
would be treated fairly and
democratically, given the con-
fession of Matias Reyes and
the forensic verification vali-
dating his admissions, � the
mothers continued.

Reyes, who is serving time
for other crimes, confessed
earlier this year that he alone
raped and beat the young
investment banker that fateful
morning in 1989. A later
examination of DNA samples
from the crime scene matched
Reyes, and this, along with his
confession, are the grounds
upon which the defense, pri-
marily attorneys = Roger
Wareham and Michael Warren,
is basing its demand for exon-
eration and acquittal.

But the DA Ts office, in an
attempt to fortify its case, is
pulling out all the stops, in-
cluding the reintroduction of
former prosecutor "_ Linda
Fairstein, who was chief of the
Sex Crimes Unit at the time of
the attack, told The New
Yorker magazine that she be-
lieves Reyes finished the at-
tack, but she doesn Tt think the
defense has presented anything
to clear the other five men.

oLinda Fairstein, who is
using the power of her hus-
band Ts money and law firm,
Channel 5 reporter and retired
detective Michael Sheehan,
and Detective Burt Arroyo,
who retired under questionable
circumstances after being ac-
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from a deceased victim, are all
busy trying to dodge the dam-
age done by Mr. Reyes T confes-
sion by adding and
compounding lies formerly cre-
ated by them, � the mothers
asserted.

The mothers -- Sharonne
Salaam, Deloris Wise, Linda
McCray, and Grace Cuffee
(Kevin Richardson Ts mother) --
contend that Fairstein and oth-
ers on the prosecution team
have built their careers at the
expense of their children Ts
lives. There are reports that
Police Commissioner Raymond
Kelly formed a new investiga-
tory group to assist
Morgenthau Ts efforts, ostensi-
bly to disprove that Reyes was
the lone assailant.

oAnd the aggregation that
Kelly has gathered is one that
shamefully reeks with blatant
conflicts of interest, � charged
activist Elombe Brath, who has
been a stalwart on the case
since its inception. oPart of
this is reflected in Kelly Ts
selection of the law firm of
Justin Feldman, the husband of
Linda Fairstein, the assistant
district attorney who was the
architect of the infamous
Central Park Jogger case, to be
legal counsel in a case that
more and more people are
beginning to feel resembles a
frame-up, Brath said.
oFairstein, � Brath continued,
owho stands to gain the most
from the outcome of the report
being in her favor, is being
allowed to come out of retire-
ment at the 11th hour to, both

figuratively and literally, inves-
tigate her own handling of the
case, in order to try to salvage
her reputation as the infallible
queen of the sexual crimes. T
oJustice delayed is justice
denied, � said Councilman Bill
Perkins, who, like Brath, is
determined to stick with the

case until the young men, all of
whom have served time for
their alleged role in the crime,
are exonerated.

oThe delay not only
lengthens our personal an-
guish, � the mothers concluded,
obut also jeopardizes daily the
lives and liberties of our chil-

dren, who remain convicted of
crimes not committed by them.
As parents we stand on the side
that desires what justice really
represents. What remains are
the defenders of lies, half-
truths, and outright deception.
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DMX make giving

By VINETTE K. PRYCE
Special to the AmNews

acy T no_ longer

holds dominance

over Thanksgiving

Day _ festivities.

Although the

parade uniquely provides an

opportunity to thank shoppers of

the largest store in New York, two

rappers have adopted the day to
spend time with supporters.

Beginning at noon, DMxX will

return to Nepperhan Community

Center in Yonkers where, as a
youth known as Earl Simmons,
he was nurtured. Following a tra-
dition for which he is now reput-
ed, DMX will spend the day with
his wife and children, feeding
more than 400 families with a
delectable Thanksgiving meal.
oDMX is committed to his com-
munity and feels being with his
Yonkers neighbors on this day is
his way of reconnecting with indi-
viduals he feels he has never left

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since moving away, � Ange-
lo Ellerbee, DMX Ts publi-
cist, said.

oNot only does he
include his wife and chil- ¢
dren in this philanthropic
mission, but he has also
established the Mary Ella
Foundation in his grand-
mother Ts name to provide
educational opportunities for
advantaged youths. �

Compiled in a recently pub-
lished book titled oE.A.R.L. the
autobiography, � DMX
details his tormented
childhood, which was
made tolerable by his
beloved grandmother.

According to DMX, his
grandmother, Mary Ella
Holloway, loved to cook,
enjoyed feeding strangers
and families, and cele-
brated Thanksgiving Day
with gusto.

Since her death, DMX
has been keeping her
name alive by hosting the
Nepperhan Thanksgiving
feast. He has also provid-
ed computers to the cen-
ter, which provides refuge to
many young people. DMX has
also donated clothing, coats and
shoes to as many as 250 children.
A curious reader, DMX promotes
academic achievement by offer-
ing scholarships of $500 to high
school students who maintain a B
average or higher.

Also booked for a Thanksgiv-
ing Day outing is Jay-Z. Along
with Damon Dash and his Roc-A-
Fella family, the rapper plans a

dis-

benefit concert to aid the New
York City Mission Society. Slated
for 10 p.m. at the Hammerstein
Ballroom, the benefit concert will
help fund the Jay-Z scholarship
effort and the NYC Mission Soci-
ety Ts Team Roc program.

The latter is designed to
reshape the lives of children who
are at risk of academic under-
achievement.

oUtilizing the tenets of basket-
ball, good sportsmanship, team-
work and discipline, � Team Roc
aids in oestablishing an environ-
ment for academic excellence,
community service and healthy
development. �

According to Tanya Kennedy,
Committee member of NYC Mis-
sion Society, the organization 1s
the city Ts oldest private social-ser-
vice agency, which serves children
and families of Central Harlem
and the South Bronx through
programs in education, personal
growth and development, preven-
tion services, arts and recreation.

Tickets for the concert are
already sold out. However, infor-
mation on the lineup and other
pertinent issues may be
answered by calling (212) 674-
3500, ext. 229, or by logging onto
www.nycmissionsociety.org.

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Griffin lists art and music as first and second loves

By RON SCOTT
Special to the AnNews

Upon entering Dick Griffin Ts
Midtown high-rise apartment,
it Ts immediately apparent with
the many finished canvases
stockpiled against the wall,
paint jars lining the windowsill
and hanging colorful abstract
paintings that capture your
attention like a sparkling rain-
bow after a sun shower " he Ts an

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artist. However, when noticing
a piano in the corner and wall-
to-wall cassettes of his many
recording sessions, a nebulous
haze appears.

oMusic is my first love, and
art is my second, � states the
noted trombonist. oArt, I see
and talk. Music, I hear and feel
good. It Ts the five senses that
make art entertainment. It Ts
the same energy that motivates
me to play or paint. �

As a prominent sideman,
Griffin has performed on more

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Is it really worth it to get involved with a resident organization? Or is it a bunch of trouble for nothing? A
good person to ask is Barbara Traft, president of the Resident Council at Kearney Park. She's been an
unofficial resident go-between with the Housing Authority for the better part of the last four decades, until
they made it official last year."I keep trying to tell people they need to get involved, � Taft says. "They could
find out that there's a lot things they can use to their advantage. Things can come together for people if they
would just get involved." She said she got involved with things shortly after she moved into public housing
back in 1965; because she wanted help in keeping the area looking neat. Plus, she wanted to help build a
sense of community where neighbors know and help each other. But, the payoff was even bigger than that.
"People need to know that they can have more things done the way they want them done if they get involved,"
Taft said. "It's very good. It's a lot of education and a lot of enjoyment. And, things get done."

When the Housing Authority decided last year to appoint someone to repre- sent residents on the Board of
Commis sioners, Taft was the logical choice.She is well-known and active in the community, helping run a
local catering business. And, a few years ago, she and a friend founded the JOY (Jesus, Others & You) Soup
Kitchen in a local church. The Kitchen has since moved into a modern building on Albemarle Avenue
downtown. And, in addition, she is active with a group that helps the uninsured get medicine and see a doctor
when they need it.Another major point is that Taft has long been looked to for guidance.

"The way it's been is that if you don't want to talk to the executive
director, you come and talk to me," she explained. "People call me on
the phone, and I'm their eyes and ears with the Housing Authority. I was
doing this long before | became a Commissioner. And, I don't really care
about the title, anyway. I just do the stuff."Taft said she began working
with people, trying to help others when she was a little girl, and it has
simply eased into a way of life."I just like it," she said, oand I always
get it back. I get it back from God."

And, another way she gets it back is by watching those she's helped
along the way as they improve their quality of life. There's not too much
better than that, she said.

Residents can contact Taft at 561-7519 or at home at 756-8875.

Below is a list of the other Resident Council members:

Bertha Woolard - 758-5759 Ida Jefferson - 756-4261

Patricia Lightly - 329-0264

Nerissa Robinson - 752-7784

Please contact them with questions, ideas, concerns or anything else
that might be on your mind concerning public housing. They will
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ANGELIC
CONFLICT

With the approaching
Holiday Season, we need to
remember that Jesus is the
reason for the season. When
we think of the holiday, we
think of presents, decorations,
cold weather, and beautiful
winter scenes of children play-
ing in the snow. Who
watches over us and the little
ones? Is it our guardian angel?

A lot of people wonder if an-
gels really exist. The bible
says that angles are just as
real as you and |. They are a
race of superb beings with an
important
mission. They have a promi-
nent place in Scripture, being
mentioned over 300 times.

Angels are not only con-
cerned with your personal af-
fairs, they are also very much
involved with the affairs of
nations. Nowhere is this more
clearly seen than in the Old
Testament book of Daniel.

Daniel was a praying saint!
He had been taken captive to
Babylon when he was just a
teenager. Daniel was someone
who prayed the Word. He
knew from reading Jeremiah Ts
writing that the Jews were to
remain captive in Babylon for
70 years, (Jeremiah 25:11).

When the 70 years were up,
Daniel no doubt began praying
for God to answer Jeremiah Ts
prophecy. I believe the narra-
tive that begins in verse five

describes a visitation of the

Lord Jesus Christ to Daniel.

When Daniel experienced his
great vision, he lost all
strength to stand and fell with
his face on the ground. Then
the angel Gabriel appeared to
Daniel:

And, behold, an hand
touched me, which set me
upon my knees and upon the
palms of my hands, And he
said unto me, O Daniel, a
man greatly.beloved, under-
standing the words that I
speak unto thee, and stand
upright: for unto thee am I
now sent. And when he had
spoken this word unto me, I
stood trembling

(Daniel 10:10,11).

Beginning with Daniel 10:12
we have the curtain of heaven
pulled back once again, and
we are given a very intimate
view of what happens between
heaven and earth when men
and women pray. In this ac-
count we see the star wars
that literally go on in the spirit
realm. The outcome of these

angelic conflicts, as we shall
see, after the destiny of na-
tions!

Does God take notice of the
saints T prayers? Yes! Notice
closely what the angel Gabriel

told Daniel:

Then said he [the angel]
unto me, Fear not,Daniel:
for from the first day that

thou didst set

thine heart to understand,
and to chasten thyself before

thy God, thy words were
heard, and I am come for

thy words. But the prince of
the kingdom
of Persia withstood me one
and twenty days: but, lo,

Michael, one of the chief
princes, came to help me;

and

I remained there with the

kings of Persia
(Daniel 10:12,13).

Daniel Ts prayers were heard
the very day there were 21
days of angelic warfare before
Michael, another of God Ts
mighty angels, came to the
rescue of Gabriel. It took
both of them to break through
the satanic blockade that kept
Gabriel from appearing before
Daniel with the assurance of
answered prayer. So we see
that there is a spirit world
very much involved in the af-
fairs of men and the nations
which are upon this earth.

Resource: Angels All Around
Author Marilyn Hickey
Marilyn Hickey Ministries

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It Ts the Little Things
(SIMPLE Lessons for Teens)
by Terrie Williams

*Treat people the way you
want to be treated.

*Express gratitude.
*Remember your manners.
*Ask for help with school.
*When there is conflict, vio-
lence is not the answer.

*Stay real and be able to cut
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*Be kind to yourself and
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trial but a failure, (And we
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The napkin should be
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gloves -- anything that Ts not a

belong on the table. It is
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*Get in the habit of excellence.
Make sure your work is error
free. Mistakes in grammar or
spelling will count against you
in school and when you start
sending out resumes, maybe
even you carrier tossed it right
out into the old ocircular file. �
You need to do your best in
every area of life.

*Look for friends who can
build you up and support you
and whose values and vibe you
can support. The cool people
are not the ones who matter.
*To live out your values, you
need to know how to value
your time well.

*Persistence is the quality that
separates who make it from
those who don Tt. Those who
make it stay in the race. Create
a good life for yourself.

Parent to Parent

About 25 percent of all
U.S. school age kids are over-
weight, and the numbers are
climbing. As waistlines in-
crease so do the health risks:
U.S. hospital costs for diseases
related to childhood obesity
have tripled in the past 20
years, the American Academy
of Pediatrics reports.

Why are more kids fat?
Erratic eating habits such as
skipping breakfast, too much
TV, minimal exercise, and end-
less novelty foods get much of
the blame. Another part of the
problem shouldn't be over-

oFeeding a Healthy Family �
and a dietitian in Madison,
Wisconsin says measuring
weight for height doesn Tt tell
the story.

When a teenager skips
breakfast and lunch then grazes
until bedtime, she Ts actually
more likely to gain weight, not
lose it. Despite what many
teenagers think, skipping
breakfast, going without, then
overdoing it tends to cause a
person to eat more and be
heavier.

Fatherhood

Many people today believe
that fathers are unnecessary. |
believe the opposite. Every
man in the United States
should be requested to take the
following pledge: J pledge to
live my life according to the
principle that every child de-
serves a father. Marriage is
the pathway to effective father-
hood. Part of being a good
man means being a good father.
America needs more good men.
A few good men should start
creating Fathers T Clubs in their
local communities. A few
well-known professional ath-
letes should organize a public
service campaign on the impor-
tance of fatherhood through
public speaking in the schools
and a series of public service
television advertisements.

One Sentence Sermons

1. Be fishers of men ... you
catch em, He Tll clean em.

2. A family altar can alter a
family.

3. A lot of kneeling will keep

4. Don Tt put a question mark :

when God put a period.

5. Don Tt wait for six strong
men to take you to church.

6. Exercise daily, walk with
the Lord.
_7. Forbidden fruit create many

jams.

8. Give God what Ts right, not
what Ts left.

9. Give Satan an inch and
he'll be a ruler.
10. God doesn Tt call the un-
qualified, He qualifies the
called.
11. God grades on the cross,
not the curve.
12. God loves everybody, but
probably prefers ofruit of the
Spirit � over religious nuts.
13. God promises a safe land-
ing, not a calm passage.
14. Having truth decay? Brush
up on your Bible.
15. He who angers you, con-
trols you.
16. He who is good at making
excuses is seldom good for
anything else.
17. One Ts faultfinding is a sure
sign of his own unhappiness.
18. Don Tt borrow trouble; the
interest is too high.
19. Three ingredients for hap-
piness: have something to do,
someone to love, and some-
thing to hope for.

Recognition
Mrs. Pauline Moore Anderson
received the ELIJAH SHAW
MERITORIOUS AWARD at
the Shaw University Alumni
Awards Banquet, Friday,
November 22, 2002. Mrs.
Anderson is a 1946 graduate of
Shaw University with a

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part of the meal -- do not looked. Ellyn Satter author of

you in good standing.

Bachelor of Science degree in

years of service, she retired
from the Pitt County Public
School System, yet she still
serves as a substitute on occa-
sion. As a nominator describes
her, oshe mts Shaw
daily; she is well dressed and
displays professional and relig-
ious ethics. � Mrs. Anderson
volunteers with the Meals on
Wheels program, the NAACP,
the Mental Health Association,
and is a member of the Senior
Choir of Philippi Missionary
Baptist Church. Having left
Shaw over 36 years ago, she
still finds the time to attend
Homecoming and supports
events held in the name of
Shaw University at both the
local and national levels. She
is a member of the National
Alumni Association and serves
as the treasurer of the Pitt
County Alumni Chapter.
Additionally, she is treasurer of

the Davenport Street
Community Club.
Congratulations, Mrs.

Anderson, and thank you for
serving your institution and
your community as well as
your church extremely well.

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Working for the White House
doesn Tt make a black man a
traitor to his race, according to
one newspaper editor. Singer
and liberal activisit Harry
Belafonte apparently " thinks
otherwise. Recently, Belafonte
caused a stir by saying that
Secretary of State Colin Powell
was serving as President
Bush Ts ohouse slave �, and had
sacrificed his principles for a
position in the master Ts house.
oWhen Colin Powell dares to
Suggest something other than
what the master wants to hear, �
Belafonte said, ohe will be
turned back out to pasture. �
Later, Belafonte, heaped an-
other dose of this oUncle Tom �
scorn on National Security
Adviser Condolezza_ Rice.
Generally, | admire Belafonte
and with his dim view of
this administration. But I think

he Ts embarrassed himself here.
oWho is he to question
whether Colin Powell is oblack
enough Back in 1957,
Belafonte divorced his black
wife to marry a white woman. �
Some people suggested that he,
too, was not black enough.~
Harry Belafonte Ts remake
were vicious, vile, and dispar-
aging. These comments came
from a man who made his fame
and fortune catering to the
musical tastes of white
Americans back in the 1950 Ts,
during the height of segrega-
tion. Many Americans are
resentful of the incessant accu-
sations of racism by self-
anointed, self-appointed black
leaders.
Many black Americans are
tired of this pathetic behavior.
With apparently nothing better
to do than disparage fine black
Americans such a Secretary
Powell ( a combat veteran and
former Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs) Education Secretary
Rod Paige, National Security
Advisor Condoleeza Rice, just
because they Tre black conser-
vatives, Belafonte and others
like him need to get a life and

_ find a better hobby.

Black conservatives are often
called, among other things,
orace traitors � simply because

hold a differing viewpoint
rather than following the estab-
lished dogma of victomology.

It Ts time to give up this cruel
and arrogant game, which some
blacks use to control ohow you
think, what you do, where you

live, and who you love. �
That Ts not freedom. It Ts just a
different set of chains.

CODA:

Condoleeza Rice has never
seen much point in frivolity. In
her youth, the future national
security adviser never rebelled,
never toughed drugs, and al-
ways went to church. A classic
overachiever Rice was an ac-
complished classical pianist in
her teens, and enrolled at the
University of Denver at age 15.
There, she fell in love---not
with a man, but with the inner

~ workings of the Soviet Union.

With complete confidence, she
plunged into Soviet Studies, a
field with few African-
American women. She
brushed off occasional encoun-
ters with racism with self-
assurance. Once, one of her:
professors cited with approval
the work of William Shockley,
who was then making
lines for claiming that genetic
differences made blacks less
intelligent than whites. She
raised her hand and said, � You
really should not be presenting
this as fact because there's
plenty of evidence to the con-
. Let me explain to you: |
speak French, | play Bach, I Tm
better in your culture than you
are �

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Columns

Requita Marie

Veronica Janine
Jackson

Margqiutta Ilecia
Speight

LaShawn Denise
Demery Gibbs

Lauren Michelle Lee

Britney Nicole

Christi Nicole
Dashielle

Tina Dianne Gladney

Tracy Shontelle Price

Melanie Rachelle
Stanford Taft

Kyra Mone Tyson Rolanda Wynette Courtney
Wilson Deeaunna Wright

Area teens will

compete

Saturday

in Miss Fashionetta

Eighteen teens in grades
seven-nine will be formally
introduced to the community
on Saturday as they compete
for the title of Miss Fashionetta
2002.

The 15th biennial scholar-
ship pageant, which will be
held at South Central High
School Performing Arts Center,
is sponsored by the lota Kappa
Omega Chapter of the Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Contestants include: Yvette
Deana Brooks, Latoya Renee
Burton, Kelli O TNeal Clemons,
La TKia Ashley Cumbo, Ama-
leyah Leigh Dail, Christi Nicole
Dashielle, Requita Marie Dem-
ery, LaShawn Denise Gibbs,
Tina Dianne Gladney, Veronica
Janine Jackson, Lauren
Michelle Lee, Tracy Shontelle
Price, Marqiutta Ilecia Speight,
Britney Nicole Stanford, Mela-
nie Rachelle Taft, Kyra Mone
Tyson, Rolanda Wynette Wilson
and Courtney Deeaunna
Wright.

Junior marshals selected to
escort the contestants include:
Marcus Best, Joshua Bowden,
Joseph Bunch, Justin Ebron,
Brenton Edwards, Maurice

Greene, Christopher Hardy,
Gaston Jordan Jr., Nicholas
Kelly, James Locks, Justin
Moore, Rashawn Peppers, Josh
Reddish, Corey Roberts, Mal-
colm Rook, Rashad Smith,
Davis Stanford Jr., Orrin
Tyson, Darion Vines and
Logan Wiley.

The theme for the pageant is
oA Night with the Fashionetta
Stars. Talent will include
instrumental and vocal perfor-
mances, a creative dance, the
escort step expression, the
cotillion and the waltz with
junior and senior marshals.
Kimberly Dobson, Miss Fashio-
netta 2000, will crown this
year Ts winner.

The pageant will culminate
four months of cultural, educa-
tional and social activities that
have included a mother-
daughter tea, a Sunday social,
an enrichment seminar, a fam-
ily worship service, a tour of
Hampton University, dinner
aboard the oSpirit of Norfolk, �
a Pirate football game and a
community service project.

The event begins at 7 p.m.
There is no admission charge.

Dee 6, 2002- Dee 14, 2002

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Minnie Johnson Anderson,

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their CD Ts. Michael Dixon was the guest spaeaker. He gave a dynamic talk on what it means to have a
great education in America. He spole to parents that should help their children in making the decision to
get on the best academic track possible.
oMs Eva J. Lewis Alumni. oMs Minnie � will be running for ECSU Ms Alumni this year 2002-2003. The
program ended with her daughter singing a song to her oPeace of the Lord. � Minnie Johnson Anderson
fundraisers this year to help oMs Minnie � win. All money will go

and the Alumni Chapter will be having |
ents got to Elizabeth City State University to get a good education.

toward the Scholarship Fund to help stud
Minnie Johnson Anderson is a retired eduacator, author, inventor, real estate developer, motivational
speaker, grieg counselon, and local radio personality known as oMs Minnie �.
oMs Minnie � is on the Consumer Advisory Committee for Mental Health, Historical Preservation

Committee, Planning Committee Winning With Diabetes.

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Magistrate Stanford Sent to Northern District

20 Millions for Officer

Captive Coal Miners End Strike, Talk for Afro

By OLLIE STEWART
(Staff Correspondent )

LIBRARY, Pa. "Something like 15,000
colored captive miners and 25,000 colored

Return to Work Because They Believe in John L. Lewis

commercial miners picked up lunch pails and
head lamps and trudged back to work Mon-
« day "along with 100,000 whites "all over
Western Pennsylvania and Southern West

Virginia, but there was a noticeable lack of

rejoicing. They went back into the pits be-

cause John L. Lewis, United Mine Workers T
(Continued on Page 2, Col. 2)

Asked for
Training

WASHINGTON.

The House, Appropriations
Committee was asked to earmark
twenty million dollars for the
training of colored officers and
air-pilots without stipulating that
the training shall be done in
separate T schools.

The money would come from
the six billion dollar fund Presi-
dent Roosevelt has asked Con-
gress to appropriate for defense

Appearing before the commit-
tee were Dr. W. H. Jernigan of
the committee to fight Hitler and
Edgar Brown, president of the
United Government Employees,
Inc.

They told astonished House
members, who were headed by
Chairman Clarence Cannon

(Demo., Mo.) of the one hundred ©

thousand men drafted so far, only
twenty had been trained as of-
ficers.

Ought to Have More

oIf we had twelve hundred: -.

colored soldiers trained and com-
missioned during the first World
War, we ought to have more than
twenty now.
Didn't Read Papers

oIt is disgraceful that with
fifty thousand white officers in
the United States Army we have
only twenty new colored offi-
cers. � .

Corigtessman William Rob-
{nson of Kansas said that he had
not heard any complaints about
army jim-crow from his colored
constituents.

Mr. Brown said that he
was sorry Mr. Robinson had
not read any of the hundreds
of colored newspapers, that
neither the President nox any 0:
the Congressmen is appointing
any colored men to the West

(Continued on Page 3, Col. 8)

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NYA Head Defies Orders

Refuses to Approve jyj.--
~ Bethlehem Mixed Youth Center ouistate

8
| al (0 Glen D. Brown, white, State
NYA administrator, defied the na- |
tional heads of that organization EXTR A !
' who retired as mail carrer to-
day (Friday) after completing

Studying Gasses

of 1219 W. Lafayette Avenue,

sd

WILLIAM ARTHUR JONES,

!a member of numerous other
fraternal organizations and of
Grace Presbyterian Church. Each
, gold star on his coatsleeve de»
' notes twenty years. of service.

0 and told the AFRO Thursday that ,
a proposed mixed resident center : forty-three years of service. Mr.
ire Colored for colored and white youths at, N E X T Ww E E K 0 Northern Jones is a 33rd degree Mason,
Reisterstown. How many colored cormmis-

he would not approve plans for
Present plans call for convert-'sioned cfficers are there at Fort:
: Fairfield, Sh. : : : ; ; ;
yard, nolders of $13 or in dew ing @ building in Reisterstown,! Eustis, Va.? Do any of them!
jfense contracts, has argued to ae into a resident center for white officers? What about the!
| ts color bar and 1s makin 0 t C : .fer, � Magistrate Johth Harwood!
jdrop ils . youths of both races enrolled in. moraie of the 1200 men stationed: o a

| plans to hire colored workers as
lelectric welders. the AFRO special defense training classes. !here? What sort of record has;

Stanford, who for two and a half T
learned on Tuesday

trial secretary of the Urban Washington who have passed what sections are most of the dered shifted this week to North-

League. who has been working word to regional directors to men at Fort Eustis? What ef- ern police court in what observ-. The State Board of Education
since last summer to get the make the center interracial. forts are being made to stamp out ers call a odemotion � and trustees of Bowie State
company to revise its policy of Cites Maryland Custom illiteracy? What kind of a rec- The Northern PoWt@ Dstrict,| Teachers T College In session toduy
barring colored workers, has an-- Supporting his negative stand, reational Program is provided particularly the outlying sec-| (Friday) started an investigation
nounced that ter men will join yr Brown expiained that he is "°'°. tions, is referred to by patrol-| of charges of improper conduct
a class in electric welding in the | opposed because the community ai, Gan and many more. |men as the Siberia of the Balti-! made by Mrs, Leonidas S. James,
fabricating plant of the company (meaning Maryland) subscribes his soy on. Fort Eustis, Va more Police Department. Very against her husband, who is
few of the more important caseS| president of the college, and Mrs.

;upon completion of physical �,�X-'to a system cf dual educational j
aminations within the next tWO! set-ups and other separate pro- |b up there, and the chances: Thalia Davis Thomas, his assist-

a: e | : |
|2ND LT, EDWARD H. HUNTER, . weeks ; visions for the races. and that he |of advancing in the dapartment| ant, which resulted in a two-day
G25 \iullle Wanclins does not feel that the NYA should 0 ( ion e on |are, therefore, slimmer. ntadentintrinedtorbocersiarct
who, along with more than forty They will stud. welding tech- be the scajre-goat in any plan | For the oGood of the Service � | duled to
white commissioned officers, is nique for six months during break down this policy co Le (Ff . wr | : The board was schedu
policy cr Le Spite Wall | Governor Herbert R. O'Conor, remain in session all day and

|

enrolled in the Eleventh Unit Gas which time they wil. receive 62'2, : ; F ,

oee oue o BEGH O5 tie eicels2 ths Gorabay ln: when approached relative to the Dr. Albert S. Cook, secretary and
change which will bring Magis- treasurer, told te AFRO that a
trate Walter J. Dewees to the statement would be given later.

No aetion has been taken by! Id
was learned that protests against the zoning board on the proposal ee sesh rinses wil! Meantime, reports that Josiah

| (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) (Continued on Page 2. Col. 4) erracial relationships.
Though Mr. Brown would not

comment on this next point, it

the proposed dormitory in a brick wall ( ospite wall, � trus-' � i
| Reisterstown would be lodged tees call it) and T twenty garages! ae ber and ae was for culating petitions and urging citi-
with authorities by both the own-. along Hillen Road in front ot good of the service. | zens to recommend to the board
.er of the property and the sur-, Morgan State Coll j_The governor did not explain tnat President James remain at
rounding residents. 8 UN: jwhether the change was precipi- || denied by M
Favors Jim-Crow Center nts board, in a meeting last tated by mounting protests) se were Genie T by eT
EDITOR'S NOTE Peer! Buck which promises no fundamental As an alternative, the ad- Bae oes ee vom Dr--against | Stanford's _ method a Hi , lained fi
ho Deen) 4 Chic tn ces al promises no fundame! mainte GN) tra ho cmp - Holmes, president of the handling cases; nor would he ad- He explain his frequent
oThe Good Earth Pultzer Prize improvement for the future more than willing to support any (Continued visits to the schoo] since the in-
Winner 1931 and other books. She But equally palliative are the move for the pr SU BPO oO (Continued on Page 3. Col. 4) (Continued on Page 2, Col. 5) cident by saying that he was @
wat nan West Virginia, if) 6
we Cp sete ever, efforts of welfare workers on the aii-colored resident center an good friend of President James
sity teacher in China She hives at basis upon which they @r�,� now would endeavor to see that such and he was afraid there might
organized a project materialized. be some repercussions and for

|Says Pearl Buck, Author

Perkasie. Pa.
Your editorial of November 12. The reason why colored Ameri- He said, however, he would

Bowie College President Should
oThe Other Side of Harlem, � de- cans are compelled to live ini approve this plan only, after all contact with him.

nies the basic cause for the situ- ghettos, where they are helpless iof the available colored youth in e bove Suspicion Eggs Blamed for Incident
ation in our country of which the | against high rents and miserable: Baltimore had been absorbed by | " " "| According to reports, the dis-
|new manifestation of crime in| housing, is the segregation to private industry and the need for | AN EDITORIAL turbance ae, aa after Presi
| Harlem a ee an waten race prejudice compels (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) | If current reports are true, Leonidas James, presi- ;dent James took four eggs from
enough fo ti . ave prejudice compels eoloned ' dent of Mary State Teachers T College at Bowie, has hired jhis home and gave them to Mrs.
Nor are the constructive meas- opie to take Beers they an attorney. For what? | Thomas, who is also instructor
ures propased sufficient. It ea tan get because there are to Surely not to defend himself against alleged charges | of physical education and college
be Ui a A ia i" many jobs colored can not get. made by Mrs. James when she read her diary before | esistrar.
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make arrests and impose jail basis as white labor. er c arges under pressure. So far as we know, NO led students to requést Mrs.
official charges are lodged against those who are re-, Thomas's dismissal. The stu-
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l ORINCEVILLE: --. Mayor Hiisstila: [verette-Oates: banged :the:gavel: !or the tirst:ttme: Monday --- |
signifying: the: changing: of Prmoerille s.guard: | ti
oThis: meeting: is:now im order, � she:said:. i i:
E-verette-Qates and other-clected-offictals;. Commissioners :|sabetle. Baker: Ann Howell, Johnny: Ciarky. |) |)
and: Dorothy White: were:swern-in at: Prinoeville Tssnew- tower hall in front of a.standing-roomrenty. crowds. |) ||

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Selecting: the: mayor pro-tenr was:the-first: order ofibusiness: forthe new regime: (verette:@ates: 1 ot
nominated: Baker forthe:position: The:board:unanimousty approved the. decision: ot

Hverette-Qates: became: the: 2] stimayorr of: Primoeville:---incorporated: in T | 865 T by freed:slavess- "by- |:
defeating. incumbent T Detia: Perkins: in: Septemberr EvverettesQates ran- against: Perkins: durmeg: the: 19977)| |
election T and: lost: The: new: mayor: was them ptaced: on the: Soard or Commnssioners: afterr formerr| T
commissioner: frank Braswell resigned :from his post:. Everette-Qates 1s the:/ourth temale.to hold-the-+nghest:
government: seat: in the: towm. Pérkins,. Carolyi Powetl, and: Zétma:}orman also hanged: the: gavet: farrthes)
oldest:t ower im Aimerroaichartered:by: blacks: .

E-verette-Qates: said ishe:wants:the: new administration to work 2s a:team.

o oWe:won't disappoint: you,. � she:told:the-audienoe:

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oft knew-thatcit wassgomg:to: come. � she:said:. oNhow+ | T mr looking: forward:\o working.10: improve:
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being. threatened: by: the: state. Affterr the: town Ts: finanozal problems: began to clear: Hurrtcane: Floyd: :

floodwaters: destroyed: the: entire: city. in 1999; Under: Perkins T regime: (he:town survived: both: trraiss amd: ;
rebuilt. Perkins; who served:one:term, thanked-the:citizens -{or-thetr support: | |
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Milton: Johnson; who:served:the-tower forr | 7 years;.was-the semor-member:orr the:outgomg:boardt |:
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the wake of last week's winter storm. "The ice storm knocked out power to more
than a million households and businesses across the state," Easley said. "I am
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The Values of Kwanzaa

? 1S NO WAY TO UNDERSTAND and appreciate the meaning and message of Kwanzaa without
standing and appreciating its profound and pervasive concern with values. In fact. Kwanzaa Ts rea-
r existence, its length of seven days. its core focus and its foundation are all rooted in its concern
values. Kwanzaa inherits this value concern and focus from Kawaida, the African philosophical
work in which it was created. Kawaida philosophy is a communitarian African philosophy which is

going synthesis of the best of African thought and practice in constant exchange with the world.

waa was created to introduce and reinforce seven basic values of African culture which contribute
ilding and reinforcing family, community and culture among African American people as well as
ans throughout the world African community These values are called the Nguzo Saba which in
tili means the Seven Principles. Developed by Dr. Karenga. the Nguzo Saba stand at the heart of
rigin and meaning of Kwanzaa. for it is these values which are not only the building blocks for
winity but also serve to reinforce and enhance them.

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Umoja (Unity)
strive for and maintain unity in the family, community. nation and race.
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
jefine ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.

Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) |
build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's prob-
; our problems and to solve them together.

Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
0 build and maintain our own stores. shops and other businesses and to profit from
n together.

Nia (Purpose)
make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order
estore our people to their traditional greatness.

Kuumba (Creativity)
) do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community
-e beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Imani (Faith)
believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the
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Entertainment Editor

Die Another Day
alive and kicking -

Halle Berry helped Pierce Brosnan Ts Die
Another Day land at the number one spot in
its opening weekend of business. This 20th
film in the James Bond franchise earned $47
million at the box office. Quite naturally, this
is the best-ever opening in the 007 money-
machine's 40th anniversary,

With that kind of loot made, Brosnan will,
no doubt, come back for a fifth time starring
as the suave British secret agent man. And
for Berry's part, there Ts talk about singling
out her character, Jinx, for a movie of her
own, So good is her performance:

Unbelievably. Harry Potter and the Cham-
ber of Secrets dropped to number two in its
second week of release, but earning a magi-
cal $42.2 million. This is good enough to
make its total so far $148.4 million. Friday
After Next with Ice Cube and Mike Epps
laughed up $13 million, good enough for
third place in last weekend's box office wars.

Pepper-sprayed
for tongue lashing

For his part in al-
legedly cursing out a
lady and spitting at her
following a road rage
incident in Virginia.
R&B crooner D Ange-
lo was charged with
aggressive driving, dis-
orderly conduct and re-
sisting arrest. Police
say they had to pepper-
spray the singer to con-
tain him.

The official report
says that D'Angelo apparently cut a lady off
in a parking lot and an argument ensued, at
which point things got very ugly. The lady in-
volved says she did not know the angry man
uttering the foul language at her was famous.
(Not that that would have made a difference.)

The man who makes the ladies swoon will
have his say when he'll have to appear Jan.
15, 2003 in Chesterfield General Court.

(So the moral of the story is: no matter
how angrv you get hold your spit!)

D T Angelo

Queen Ts Cadillac
pulled over

When celebrities

# vel into trouble with
moving violations, it Ts
a good opportunity for
B the public to see what
kind of cars they drive.
In Queen Latifah Ts
case, she owns a 2002
8 Cadillac Escalade
(doesn't everybody �).
sig] Anyway, she was
: za pulled over on a Cali-

Queen Latifah fornia highway in the

early morning hours
for making an improper lane change.

Once stopped by highway patrol, she was
most cooperative but failed a field sobriety
test. Quite naturally. she was booked on a
DUI charge but released on $2,500 bond. A
hearing is set for Dec. 12.

You may remember back in 1996, Latifah
was arrested for possessing pot and a loaded
gun. (I think at the time, the actress/rapper was
driving one of those big BMWs. Quite obvi-
ously, she likes large. expensive automobiles.)

The reality
of a law suit

For VH-1
deciding to
cancel its
proposed
Liza and
David reali-
ty show be-

MBA | fore it even
| hit the air-
" __.ill waves, Liza
Minnelli Ts husband, David Gest, is consider-
ing suing the network. Nothing Ts been decid-
ed yet, but he Ts considering every option.

The VH-1 show would have featured the
celebrity couple hosting dinner parties in
their well-appointed penthouse in New York
City. Executives at the network were disap-
pointed, though, with the way pre-filming
was going for the show. They thought some
of the initial guests were too old and not hip
enough for the program. Added to this was
what the network said of Gest himself: that
he was difficult to work with.

So the whole project was scrapped before
it got off the ground. And consequently,
Gest Ts dander is up over the matter. What will
happen next? Who knows. Perhaps, they
should just film the drama that is taking place
over the cancellation of the reality show - and
call that their new reality program. (They
may have a hit on their hands!)

Questions and
more questions

If some of those super stretch limousines
get any longer, will they transform into some-
thing altogether not resembling the brand?
What real use can a 25-passenger limousine
provide? Isn't the look spoiled when you pull
up to a venue, dressed to the nines and al-
most 30 people pile out of the car?

Will there be many real divas honored at
the next VH-1 Divas special?

if he decides to run as

oWe'll be the ones on the

focus and a message that

already enlisted will prov

and Economic Studies. |

if he runs, he will pull the party

Studies says only 6 percent o

don Tt vote simply because they
not trying to center himself, he will wage a crusading campaign. .
discussed by the Democratic Party unless he runs. T
| him? I doubt it, � says Linda Faye Williams, also a political
| to the Black vote because they are more frightened of losing t
back of the restaurant in a dark booth. That Ts exactly how the Democrats want us to
1. Williams worries that Sharpton Ts appeal to the Blacks will be limited.
here are some of these middle-class Blacks that absolutely will not be energized by Al Sharpton.
divide in the Black community. � Sharpton hopes the middle- and upper-class Black supporters he has

Democrats by a margin of 9-
she says. oBut, I think that t
a little bit more at what is becoming a kind of conscience class

and the media. Among them are Cornell West, P
exploratory campaign include Percy Sutt
publisher of Black Enterprise magazine; an
| to become president is going against the tide of public opinion in Black Americ

science at the University of California at Irvine.
who are African-Americans. So, his administration is actua
An October Gallup poll reported Bush with a 33 percent approval rati
ratings. The Black approval rating for

have an impact on Democrats. :
was a Black president, they started believing it. Its one thing to joke.

front

will

ide a broad-based appeal.

n early 1991,

Sharpton: Electio

Democratic Party Ts leadership and the confusion in the message and s
Council has taken the party to the right, � says University of Marylan
back to the left. This presents Al Sharpton wit
same thing Jesse did. � Sharpton says his issues will distinguish him from other Democrats. Although a recent survey by
f African Americans see the possibility of war against Iraq as a key concern, Sh
line. Who will die first? And then when oil comes in, who will get less than u
in this war on terrorism? So war is a vital issue, � he says.
| who have been mentioned as possible presidential contenders voted with
| Daschle of South Dakota and Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt. Sharpton a
and the economy. Ron Daniels, executive director of the Center for Constitutiona
agrees Sharpton Ts position on issues will

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science professor at the University 0

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George Bush's father during the
Gallup reported his approval rating as 91 percent overall.
oThe DNC strategy for getting out the vote was Bill Clinton, � he says.
It's another thing when they have a strategy like that for real. �

By Hazel Trice Edney,

be key. oThe Sharpton campaign becomes one 0

Tri-State Defender

ay from the base, � says Sharpton, who is exploring
or what they now call the Independent White male vote, has been a hallucination.
� Sharpton has formed an exploratory committee and has begun raising money,
Some political analysts believe that he will not likely win the
to grassroots people and excite African Americans to the polls

n results prompts serious presidential bid

WASHINGTON -- The Rey. Al Sharpton says the defeats that many Democrats suffered on Election Day expose the party Ts flawed
campaign strategy and proves that it must move in another direction in order to win elections.
the Democrats lost, they lost because they ran aw
oThis whole decade-long reach for the Right-wing,
It energizes and makes my campaign more necessary.
but says he will not announce his decision until early next year.

Democratic nomination, but could help the party revive its message
a Democrat. Jesse Jackson was able to do that in his presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988.
o-forth, then that enhances w

oWhen you do an analysis of how
a possible run for president.

oIf Sharpton is able to capitalize on the

hat he Ts trying to do because he believes the Democratic Leadership
d political scientist Ron Walters, a former adviser for Jackson's presidential bids. oHe believes
h a golden opportunity to mount a campaign of political leverage inside the party, the

the Joint Center on Political and Economic

arpton says it will be a distinguishing issue for him.
s? And, who are in the major cities that are targeted
oAnd I'm the only one talking about running who has come out against the war. � Several Democrats
1 Bush to authorize the war, including Senators Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Tom
Iso said he will focus on those issues that are most important to Black people, such as jobs
| Rights in New York and chairman of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century,
f our most important vehicles for changing the Democratic party to have a
resonate with the majority of people in America, the struggling middle class, large numbers of people who are not registered and who
don Tt hear themselves being talked to about issues like jobs and income and affirmative action and urban policy, � Daniels says. oHe Ts
_. He's a dynamic spokesperson and he will elevate and put on the agenda issues that will not be
oT really want to says that Al is on to something there. But will the Democrats listen to
f Maryland. oThe problem with Democrats is that they don Tt appeal
he White vote. That Ts the bottom line. We're sort of a date that you're so proud of, yet you go to the
give our votes to them. �African Americans have been giving their votes to
oI Tm glad that someone appeals to more working class Blacks, �

I think we need to sort of start looking

s exploratory committee and private supporters are comprised of big names in academia, political circles,

on, a prominent New York civil rights lawyer, Cathy Hu
d Robert L. Johnson. founder and CEO of Black Entert

mainstream and to the Right. The radicalism in the African-American community
up winning African-American support. He's certainly made top-level appointments
lly doing very well, all things considered. � Only 9 percent of African-Americans voted for Bush in 2000.
ng among African-Americans. It is not unusual for wartime presidents to have high approval
Persian Gulf War was 48.6 percent in October 1990, according to the Joint Center for Political
He lost to Bill Clinton in 1992. Whatever Sharpton adopts will
oIt's almost like they've been joking so long about Clinton

oPresident Bush might even end

rinceton Black studies professor, and Charles Ogletree, Harvard law professor.
ghes, owner and CEO of Radio One; Earl Graves Jr., founder and
ainment Television. Some observers say Sharpton Ts long-shot bid
a. oThe problem is that African-American public opinion is moving closer to the

Financial contributors to his

has warted considerably, � says Katherine Tate, chair of the department of political

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