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Martin Luther
King Jr.
Peace March

Tortured,

and Lynched Man Dies at Age of 81

Emmett Till Ts Mother
Dies
By Chinta Strausberg, The
Chicago Defender

Mamie Till Mobley, mother
-of Emmett Louis Till, beaten,

shot and thrown into a river in

Mississippi almost. 50 * years

-. ago, died this week, a heartbro-

Management of The M'Voice Newspaper.
, ( phaottal of the event inside ) |

ken and bitter woman.

Before her Jan. 6 death,
Mobley, 81, blamed Mississippi
and the federal government for
failing to prosecute her only
child Ts White assailants after he
was murdered in 1955.

oWhen I surveyed our cir-
cumstances with others who
have gone through more or less
of the same, such as the
Japanese who were incarcer-
ated during World War II, the
reparations, the extra help given
to their people to help them get
on their feet again, I look at us
who have given our very lives
to make this country what it is,
and there is nothing for us. |
can Tt understand that, ? Mobley
said in.a recent interview.

oI keep thinking about all
of the help we Tre giving to all of
the Afghanistan women and

a heart ailment. She had kidney

failure.. A dialysis patient for.

many years, she recently com-
plained that she was not well.
The Rev. Jesse L.. Jackson
Sr. said that Mobléy was oa
huge figure in American his-
tory, ? primarily due to her
decision to have an open coffin

for all to view her son Ts
disfigured corpse.

. During the past two years,
Mobley joined Dorothy Tillman
Ill, a Chicago alderman, in
fighting for reparations for
African Americans. She testi-
fied at Tillman Ts hearings, held
last may in Jackson, Miss., to
plan a strategy and expand the
movement for reparations.

A Chicago special educa-

tion teacher, Mobley grabbed
the nation Ts attention in 1955

when her 14-year-old son was

murdered during a visit with
relatives in Money, Miss. Roy
Bryant, and his half-brother, J.
W. Milam, would later admit to
abducting Till from his uncle Ts
home. Till Ts naked, beaten and
decomposing body was found in
the Tallahatchie River; he had
been shot in the head.

The murder gained iaterna-
tional attention when Mobley
ordered that his casket be left
open to reveal the gruesome,

mangled corpse of her son. She "

said that no one would believe
what the White men did to her
son unless they saw what she
had seen.

The two men were tried one

children, but:nothing for Black month . later by an all-White
women and children. . It makes jury and, despite their T admis-
me very angry because as a Sion to abducting Till, were
come, Which T is not compara- Body owas ? 60" mangled to ? be~
ble for what I need. ? positively identified.
Mobley died in Chicago of The Lord has used me to

open up the civil rights move-
ment and now he Ts using me to
push for reparations, ? Mobley
told the Chicago Defender in a
recent interview.

In the interview, she often
wondered what her life would
have been like if her son had not
been killed.

Birthday Celebration

Mrs Renee Arri

on, Director of the Lil Willie Center celebratedher

birthday recently.Standing beside her at the Dubois Center to the left
is her Daughter and her niece wh ooften volunteer with the aid of our
neighborhood children, Tutors are available for our latchkey kids.
They also receive help with there homework and learn computer
skills. Congratulations to Mrs Arrington from "the Staff and

photo by Jim Rouse

Eaton

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oAll the help that I get, I
am forced to pay for it because
the income bracket I Tm in is just
a few dollars above the mini-
mum and that makes me ineligi-

ble for any help. All of the help .

I get, | have to pay for it out of
my limited income. ?
oWhat if I had Emmett?
He would have had children; |
would have had _ great-
grandchildren by now. I would

have had someone to depend on ?

without thinking what it would
cost. My life would be alto-
gether different.

oI feel that when my son
was taken away from me, so
was half of my life because
every day I am bombarded with
calls from people who Tre doing
a story about Emmett or will |
speak about Emmett. It's
almost 24/7, almost. j

oThere was no way I can
settle down and throw it T off
because it would not go away.
I had to live with it.

oMississippi did it and it
seems she was being helped by
the federal government because
they said not federal law had
been broken; therefore, they had
no jurisdiction in the case.
They said it was up to state
supremacy and I was just left

out, there. They even tried to

to, bri

was paving my son killed for

the $1.500 that I had for
insurance on him. ?

oI was shocked, angry,
indignant then, and I still am, ?
Mobley said. oI Tll never give
up my seeking justice for my
son Ts death. I will have to work
on that until the day I die. ?
Lawanda Johnson contributed
to this report.

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Youth Talent Showcase at I pm, and the MLK Feast at 4
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Photo by Michael Adams

LIVES ON

Hangman's Noose Brings

Lawsuit In Durham N.

Black DOT

Mechanics Sue Over

Rope Noose
The Herald -Sun/Durham,
North Carolina

Official says it was handmade

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tool, not hangman's noose, that
was displayed.
By Estes
Associated Press .
Raleigh-Seven black mechan-
ics say: white Department of
Transportation shop supervisors
left a hangman's noose dis-
played over a workbench for 35
days, including Black History
Month. |
The seven filed a civil rights
lawsuit Thursday, and accused
DOT officials of trying to cover
up the controversy.
The lawsuit said the noose
was displayed from Feb.. 1, the
Black History Month,
until the first week of March,
when the Temployees filed racial
harassment charges with the
Civil Rights Division of the

Thompson-

State Office of Administrative

Hearings.

The noose appeared about
three months after DOT manag-
ers proposed moving a white
supervisor out of the shop and
putting a black supervisor in
charge.

A high-ranking DOT official
said the mechanics were mis-
taken about the meaning of the

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noose, but it was removed as
soon as officials learned they
were concerned.

Len Sanderson, state highway
administrator, was adamant that
the rope loop wasn't a hang-
man's noose.

oThe device that | think is in
controversy is a handmade tool.
This tool was devised in order
to pull hydraulic lines through
trucks, ? he said. oThat is not a
story. That is a fact. ?

But one of the plaintiffs, a
38-year DOT employee, said he
didn't believe it.

James Issac, 57, was the black
supervisor who was named in
November 2001 to take over the
shop that repairs heavy equip-
ment and trucks. He took
charge in March. |

I've been a mechanic since
1969, and I've never used a rope

to pull anything with, ? Issac, of

Holly Springs, said. He pointed
out that the rope was clean,
indicating it hadn't been used
for any work.

Mechanic James Mitchell, 39,
of Durham, said at one point his
supervisor-since removed from
the shop- owas calling _ his
friends over to look at, the
noose. To me, it was just like
putting on a show. ? :

The attorney representing the
mem said the noose was a
symbol of the Ku Klux Klan
and was especially offensive to
the black men because of the

Klan Ts history of lynching
blacks

Lawyer Alan McSurely said
four other black employees not
involved in the lawsuit also saw
the rope and were offended.

That's management's position,
that 11 black men with 160
years of experience were lying, ?
he said.

Edward T. Smith, director of
the Civil Rights Division, said
in a letter that his agency
believed the mechanics.

oI believe several hate crime
statutes were violated, ? Smith
wrote Wednesday to Wake
County District Attorney Colon
Willoughby.

McSurely said he was seeking
unspecified monetary damages
and a court order requiring
DOT to institute programs to
provide equal employment op-
portunities for blacks.

He said it took courage for the
mechanics to come forward.
Several said they were advised
iby the Civil Rights Division to
photograph the rope and then
see how long it stayed up before

omanagement dealt with it.

oI want to pave a way where
my son doesn't have to deal
with this, ? said ~ "_Lydell
Landrum, 34, of Durham.

Landrum said the rope was
displayed by a white mechanic
who, during a safety meeting,
praised the tactics of the Klan.
The white supervisor running

the meeting didn't do anything
to stop it, ? Landrum said.

Another mechanic said the
atmosphere at the shops was
unpleasant for black employees.
Waymond Chavis, 45, of
Raleigh, said another supervi-
sor still has on his desk a
newspaper photo of a black
employee who was jailed. The
photo has bars drawn on it and
it wasn't removed despite his
complaints.

Sanderson said the department
didn't tolerate racial discrimina-
tion.

He said personnel whom he

owouldn't identify at the Beryl

Road shops had received train-
ing on harassment.

oWe've already provided the
training to employees and su-
pervisors, but we retrained indi-
viduals in that unit to make sure
they understood this, ?
Sanderson said.

hosted -its-anhual-celebration-honoring the lifeand
f ig, Jr. , Sunday, January 19, 2003.and Monday

pi Church of Christ , 1610 Farmville Blvd., Greenville, NC. The celebration began
above ) with Attorney Earl Brown (bottom
ace March/Rally on Monday at 10 am, the
pm. Awards were given to participants and
Top picture )

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RITY VOIC | a7 (Bi aeons LETTERS
BNE Weernee VOICE Jim Rouse Publisher
"What You See Is What You Get William Clark General Mgr
What You Read Is What You i

Know And Save "

he phrase that Rev. Martin -
Luther King Jr. orated wherr-he
delivered his famous ?I have a
dream ? speech will be quoted.

_ and re-quoted forever " "by
the content of their character and not by
the color of their skin ?. It is a dream
shared by many Americans and most cer-
tainly the majority of African Americans.
Martin Ts dream is slowly but surely be-
coming a reality. Black men and women
have reached socioeconomic levels and
positions that are unparalleled in Ameri-
can history. While there is still much
progress to be made there is undeniable
evidence that much progress has been and
is being made. Martin would not be satis-
fied, but he would be pleased.

Regrettably, however, and 35 years after
Martin Ts death, the character of too many of
us is being judged by men and women
wearing black robes rather than white hood-
ed ones. Also regrettably, the skin color of
too many of those being judged by those
black robe-wearing men and women is
black.

Often we exaggerate when we talk of the
Positives of times past. But during the

Eighty-six Black officers promoted

____ EDTORATS
__ Martin never dreamed of the |
ocontent ? of some characters

| oMichael Adams Editor

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1960s, Black men and women were more
likely to encounter violence while partici-
pating in a peacefully conducted protest
march than by a drive-by shooter or a car
jacker. Little Black children were more
likely to be killed by white, sick, cowardly.
and racist church bombers than by Black,
sick and cowardly drive-by shooters. There
were more young southern Black men sit-
ting-in at lunch counters peacefully de-
manding and eventually obtaining equal
rights than there were participating in vio-

lent street-gangs.

The content of the character of too many
of us whose skin color is the same as Mar-
tin fought so hard for is something Martin
could not have dreamed of. He could not
have dreamed that in a country where op-
portunity is now so great that there are so
many of those whose character ore that
great opportunity. America, though not per-
fect, has become a better place because men

like Martin dared to dream. In too many of ,

our communities today, however, dreams

have been replaced. have been re-

placed by chaos and fear. The dreams have
nN converted into ni

this Martin would not pleased.

to sergeant " where's the bias? -

his. week the Memphis Police
" Department held a ceremony
was held at the ok ¢ Convention
Center announcing the promo-
tion of 264 newly promoted
sergeants. The Afro-American Police Asso-
ciation is ocrying foul ? as a result of the
failure of what they feel is a representable
number of African-American police officers

to pass the examination that qualifies an of- -

trolmen took the examination with 274 of
those being African American, 241 were
White and three patrolmen were classified
as oothers ?. Of that total number, 246 of the
test takers successfully passed the examina-
Aion with 86 of that number being African
rAmericans. Here Ts the percentage break-
down: Of the total number of patrolmen
ssing the examination, 48 percent passed -

it. White patrolmen who took the examina-
tion passed it at a rate of 72 percent while
Americans who sat for the examination,
passed it at a rate of 31 percent.

That the comparisons are disproportionate
goes without question. What is question-
able, however, is the validity of the claim of
Afro-American Police Association president
oTyrone Currie that the examination is bi-
ased because it places too much weight on
the written portion of the examination.

- The problem we have with the bias claim
«is simple. White 188 Black officers didn Tt

pass the examination neither did 66 Whites.
Tf the test was structured to oscreen out ?
Black officers it didn Tt work.in the instance

lice officers themselves are far mor
knowledgeable than we are about what it

of the 86 (including Officer Currie) who
passed and the 66 White officers who were
unsuccessful got ocaught in the mix ?. What
seems to make more sense by way of expla-
nation is that 66 White patrolmen didn Tt
meet the standard and 188 Blacks didn Tt
meet that same standard.

We do not presume to be able to tell law
enforcement officials how promotional ex-
aminations should be structured. By the
same token we recognize the fact that po-

takes to adequately perform the job. It
may be that some modification in the per-
centage weight given the practical section
of the examination versus the written sec-
tion as the association suggests. On the
other hand it might be appropriate for the
Afro-American Police Association to de-
velop programs that will better prepare
their members to score well on written ex-
aminations for promotion. .

We are not qualified to assess whether ei-
ther of these options are valid or practical.
We do recognize, however, that a test hav-

ing an adverse impact on minorities as offi- |

cer Currie asserts does not in and of itself
Constitute bias. oOn-air ? auditions for indi-

~ viduals aspiring to be radio announcers

would have an adverse impact on persons
with speech impediments bot that would not
constitute bias. The term obias ? is a stro
and accusative term that implies odiscrimi-

natory intent ? Given the facts that are refer-

enced here, the reference doesn Tt appear to
be appropriate.

Old church buildings
and sentimentality

religious edifice tends to in-
, Spire depth in worshippers T faith
and theology and in the good

works of its tions, its
ishes and its believers.
Whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Bud-
dhist " a visible holy structure creates
memory, a place where worshipers find ex-
pression of their faith and solace in their
spiritual home.
. The building itself, the outward, tangible
Site of artifacts and ceremony, s
tradition, ning the meaning inherent to
-icons and syrbols to pageantry and to de-
-Votion, to rites and to prayer.
; , The cathedrals of Notre Dame and
; in France come to mind, as do the
Blue Mosque at Istanbul, where since 1616
muezzin have called the faithful to prayer .
ftom its six minarets, and so, too, do the
temples of Cambodia and the Mormon
Temple in Salt Lake City. .
A

conjure reverence, deepening the spir-

itual substance of their holy men and
women and enriching the experience of
their faithful ; ,

To say a building is equivalent in mean-
ing to theolo cal doctrine is abe of
course, but often a building is a material
presence that, like a poem, renders and re-

fashions faith and experience into new,
deeper meanings.

Last week, the Beale St. Baptist
Church was shut down as a result of
years of building neglect. The problem
centers on money{ Lawyers will become
involved as well might historical preser-
vationists. There is no question o justice
involved and no injustice will follow if
the 118 year-old church building is T
turned to rubble.

The faithful of the church will continue
to find inspiration and salvation, whether
under a new roof or a renovated one. Yet
as wars and rumors of war abound, as_
hundreds of thousands of uninsured go

unprotected, this warm feeling emanating |

from an old church building is a source
of joy.

acons and trustees, pastors, judges
and lawyers will, no doubt take a prayer:
ful, good faith course in deciding the des-
tiny of the church, and our inclination to
fee! that we glean special sanctity and
wisdom from an ancient building is mere-
ly sentimental.

Yet with the joys of Christmas season lin-
gering pleasantly in mind, a bit of sentimen-
tality about Beale St. Baptist Church rises
like lingering notes from an old organ. °

that are. of concern to the mi

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| duSly bigoted Trent Lott as Senate Majority
the

blicans
say they
. want to be
sive. They claim they
want more minorities
to become involved
in the Republican
Party. Yet, few Blacks
attempt to make the
q party transition. Why
ae is this? While the
Arthur L. Webb claim of the GOP
"_ leadership is loud and
Clear it is also insulting to thinking African
__ If Republicans T claim of desiring ethnic
diversity among its ranks were sincere that
sincerity would be reflected in their normal
conduct of business. Therein lies the prob-
tem " their normal conduct of business is
in stark contrast with their claim. .
Republican efforts to recruit Blacks has
been essentially limited to making high-
profile political appointments. The presence
of a few high-profile Blacks such as Colin
Powell, Condeleeza Rice, J.C. Watts and
Clarence Thomas are inadequate motiva-
tors, however. The presence of a
"the Republican pov ald

Leader in the first pl. - »e- ates alll t
Black appointments the resident could
make. All the speeches, programs and pleas
in the world will not that image un-
til people like Trent Lott are excluded from
itions of leadership " not because he
lunders publicly but because of his social
Orientation. . |
The bottom line is Blacks are not going
to participate in a political party that aids
and abets (if only by its silence) an image
gf racism and bigotry.
Saying they aren Tt bigoted is not believ-
able. The right wing of
today s Republican Party would have been
Democrats in the old, overtly oppressive '
and segregationist South. Segragationist
Democrats of the pre-civil rights era be-
came the right wing of the Republican par-

The Republican Party needs
to just oPut up
A D:

of

ovince them otherwise.

ty during and after the Civil Rights Move- .
ment. These former oDixiecrats ? constitute
that part of the Republican Party that push-
es legislation that would reverse civil rights
gains and supports the pproval of the ap-

pointment of federal judges that would aid

and abet in that effort. Black People know |

and understand this very well and aren Tt
about to cross over until the party disavows
both publicly and by vote their support of
these efforts. Don Tt Republicans realize
this? "

I think they do realize this but they obvi-
ously aren Tt convinced such a bold stance
would be politically safe. Seats in con
could be lost if the oN ?-word lover ? label
were to be attached to White Republicans.

It Ts not a matter of being centrist or even
conservative that Blacks resist. The United
States has many more conservative and
centrist Blacks than might be easily recog-
nized. This should be fertile ground from
which the Republican Party could recruit.
The problem is that Whites still don Tt get it.
They still don Tt seem to understand that so-
Cioeconomic thought among Black le.
is as diverse as it is among any other ethnic
group in America.. They still think all they

have to is parade a few oposter-child ?
Blackai front of'ws. This might come as a
Surpfise {0 most Whites because some of
our s-called Black leaders continue to con-

The position of Black America is oWhy
take the chance? ? As has all to often been
the case, Blacks are being asked to take the
biggest risk toward facilitating change. Well
that won Tt happen in mentionable numbers.
We Tve seen that movie before. The Repub-
lican Party is going to have to prove its sin-
cerity. It Ts image is tainted at best. Only the
Republican Party itself can change that im-
age and there is only one way to do that.
Say to the world and to each other oWe will
Not tolerate racism, bigotry and racial in-
sensitivity neither publicly, privately or in
negotiations. ? Other-wise they just need to
shut up.

(Webb is a noted journalist and an inter-
nationally recognized scholar and lecturer
on the subject of African American history.)

or shut up ?

'| have beeh the outcome if the public

by Kevin Madden

n accordance with the philosophy
of the Tri-State Defender of
bringing our readeers informa-
tion that is bot accurate nr im-
partial ,we have agreed to
lish the following statements issued by an
executive with the Honeywell Corpora- '
tion. The publication of these statements
not in any way e construed as ei-
ther supportive or in any way against the
position of the Honeywell Corporation.

Longview Middle and Whitney Ele-
mentary schools require Significant up-
grades and renovation of their air condi-
tioning, heating, ventilation and fire pro-
tection systems, Currently, both schools
are suffering from worn out systems that
have created unhealthy learning environ-
ments for teachers and students. In addi-
tion, these schools must be brought up to
existing building code requirements.

With so many issues to be addressed to
create a safer and more comfortable
learning environment for students and
teachers, it is critical to begin work with-
in the next thirty days to ensure these
schools have adequate air conditionin
when the students return to school in Au-

st.
Honeywell's price of $14.8 million for
complex renovations is fair and rea-

sonable,
and engineering fees, which are generally
Separate expenses, but account for 8 per-
cent of the total price. Forty six percent
of the cost of the renovation is in in
ing these schools up to required b ng
code standards. The cost is also im
by the fact that the bulk of the
be performed at night or on weekends so

' viced and maintained.

price includes architectural '

the school day is not interrupted, This re- .

Honeywell executive says, -
oListen to the facts of the story ?

quires overtime pay for workers and
added costs for storage and ened:
There are many benefits to the I oney-
well program. Honeywell Ts price is a
guaranteed maximum price for the work
to be performed. That means there can be
no change orders or cost overruns, Hon-

. eywell assumes the risk for meeting the

price. Unlike several other: public pro-
jects in this community, this project can-
not go over budget.

Coupled with a guaranteed price is the
fact that Honeywell is also guaranteei
the performance of the equipment for 1
years, assuming it is tely ser-
Gare is prevents the

ibility that ipment would
ae be Feplaced ta near future at
taxpayer expense. To ensure that the
school system is receiving a good price,
Honeywell is using its buying leverage to
purchase equipment and materials at a re-
duced cost.

For the last six years, Honeywell has
had the privilege of working for Mem-
phis City Schools to improve the class-
room environment for students, teachers

and staff in more than 130 schools. In re-

lation to Longview and Whitney, Honey-
well has done its homework. Our team
invested more than 5000 hours in design-
ing and engineering the project and visit-
ing the site to fully understand the com-
plexity of the work. ,

Honeywell is eager to answer ques-
tions and clear up any misconceptions
the public may have about the process or
our price. However, we are equally eager
to begin work on this project. The safety
and comfort of students, teachers and .
staff hang in the balance.

(Madden is vice president of North
American Technical Services for the
Honeywell Corporation.)

I find it ironic and even humorous when |

see everyone using cell phones, driving

| pick-up trucks and SUVs and wearing

sports clothes with shoes to match. I won-
if we realize how controlled and pro-

| grammed we are, especially since we all
| Claim to be so different and unique. Madi-

"son Avenue, the banks and telephone people "
must be really pleased with all the money "
re making. | a
is trend encompasses everyone: Men,
women " old and young. It crosses classes ~

|| and even political and racial lines. You have *

all these people, particularly white-collar
workers, who work and live in rthe City, dri-
ving to and from work on paved roads dri-
ving pick-u
trendy and for status. "

There Ts no occupational reason for it.
Please tell me what do you haul in a n
$60,000 Cadillac truck?

Who would have guessed the pick-op
truck, associated so long with rural America '
and the blue-collared laborers would be-
come a status symbol and the luxury vehi-
cle of joice for the desk jockeying, button
and paper-pushing white collar workers of
America? '

Do any of you out there still have your
CB radio? Can you hear me? Breaker,
breaker " come back good buddy.

Ellis Hutchinson

| Political correctness

shouldn Tt determine justice

Dear Editor;

Political pressure appears to be the mo-
tive behind Calvin Williams T being forcrds
to resign his lucrative job as Shelby County
Commission Administrator. If he needed
firing this week, he needed to have been
fired weeks ago. His comments that he got
Caught up in politics =ppeat to be right on
target. His statement that he shouldn Tt have _
had to endure the weeks of torment that he
did is also accurate.

If the Commission had fired this crook
when they should have he wouldn Tt have
had to experience the torment he referred
to. Shame on you County Commission for
putting this ovictim ? through such misery...

Then we have to wonder what would...

appeared to be outraged at the initial wrist
slap Williams received. We have to question
the integrity of officials whose sense of
playing by the rules is determined by what

_the public thinks about a situation as op-

posed to the facts of the matter.
Bernice Morgan

Will we
ever learn?

Dear Editor;

1 don Tt know why Black people are
complaining that Calvin Williams and
Archie Reems had to leave their jobs for
doing the same things that Jimmy Moore
and Bob Patterson did. Are you blind?
They are Black men! In case they don Tt
understand what that has to do with any-
thing, let me explain it to you. Reems and
Williams are Black and Moore and Patter.
son are White. Black people can Tt get
away with what White people can. Didn Tt
your momma tell you that? Plus Williams
did the most stupid thing a Black man can
do " insulted a White woman where
everybody could hear him. Will Black
men ever learn?

Glenda Harrison

Death penalty
sometimes appropriate

Dear Editor;

Last week Ts sentencing of David Ivy to
receive the death penalty was totally a
priate. I am usually one of those e
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Amos 'n' Andy
Anyone over a certain age will
tell you that Amos ' n' Andy were
two of the most popular and,
ultimately, influential black co-

medians in history. The only

thing is, they weren't black. They
got ther start in Durham, N.C. as
did another comedian who
gained national fame, Dewey-
"Pigmeat" Markham., who was
born in Durham. ~

Charles Correll-afd Freeman
Gosden, the two white men who
parlayed the duo of Amos.' n'
Andy into a gold mine of radio
humor, from Peoria, Illinois, and
Richmond, Virginia, respectively.
They met and began their profit-

Expressions,

able association in 1919 while

Roviows

that new invention, television, so

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~ tutored by him.

It's absolutely impossible for

anyone not of that period to

imagine how popular the 10-to
15-minute "Amos In!

broadcasts were in those days
before television. Their syntax---.

-.-"[-'se regusted,"-. ."Excuse
me for", protrudin", or -":Allow
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became-catchphrases.across the
country, and movie theaters had
to promise to interrupt movies
while the show was on the radio.
President Calvin Coolidge re-
portedly told his staff not to
disturb him whenever "Amos In'
Andy" was on the air.

A character in a Langston
Hughes short story remarked of
the pair; "Those white guys

smear a little black on their faces .

for 15.minutes a day and make
millions, while here I am born
with the--stuff all over me and
can't make a dime. Smearing the
stuff on their faces, they knew,
wouldn't have worked when the
time came to move the show onto

gun. |
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the program removed, first from
radio and then from television.
Time was, anytime a black
performer on television and
ow-rated the race he'd have to
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No matter what you thought of
"Amos ' n.' Andy ", those
characters opened doors for the
Wayanses, Foxxes, and Chris
Rocks of today, comedians who,
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By: Nettie Dixon

Last night I watched in awe
_ aS a panel representing four
aspects of American society
discussed the reasons why a
financial cap for people who
have been T injured by negli-
gent healthcare should or
should not be instituted in all
States. Then, in total disbe-
' lief, the President of the
United States announced his

ition of on
instituting a $250,000 mone-
tary cap on judicial retribu-
tion of carefully calculated
or incidental neglect from
the Healthcare industry. |
am appalled.

Unbelievable, that people
who will never receive in-
adequate healthcare . are
making it easier for those
who are most prone to suffer
medical neglect to receive it
more often. When is a
problem in America going to
be fixed for the people and
decreased or. band-aided for
ocertain people ? by othe
man. ? T

The complaints in the
discussion were interesti

Medical malpractice premi-
ums are too high, lawyers
make too much money fro
malpractice mwsuls, insur-
ance companies are loosing
money, and the judicial sys-
tem is bombarded from triv-
ial _ "_ lawsuits. The
Suggestions for solutions
were mind-boggling. Make
the injured pay for our
problems caused by our
mistakes even if we have to
make laws that violate their
constitutional rights
Essentially, no matter what
we do, we will not have to
worry about how much it
will cost us. All we have to
do is limit and/or prevent

Attormey
Jerome Ramey

o access to due process. This

solution tes onum-
ber crunching, ? which is the
basis for denying responsi-
bility and side-step account-
ability. Since care is not
priority for . capitalist insur-
ance companies their ability

to. increase profits will, in-
crease as usual at the: ex- ?

pense of their policyholders.
If our government supports
their ability to side-step
accountability, why should
function in the best
interest of both the patient
and themselves?
The issue of a $250,000 cap
is unbelievable but a second
issue arose out of the discus-
sion that should make every
American stand up and fight.
One suggestion was a
Review Panel to evaluate
malpractice claims and de-
cide which ones could and
more importantly could not
be heard in a court of law.
This violates the constitu-

tional rights of people to "

seek judicial help. To set up
a panel, probably staffed
with high-powered members
of both the Insurance and
1 soe Industries, (or

purpose of determining i
they can be sued is, among
other things, idiotic. Having
a President who supports a
$250,000 cap and openly
asking Congress to make a
change in the Constitution
that will violate peoples T
rights means you already
have too much power and
influence. Stop trying to
make or keep a dollar, and,
for once, do something for
someone other than your-
selves. . .

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oa like car insurance
should be regulated to
the ést premiums on
those healthcare providers
who are neglectful. The
insurance industry should
not be able to make medical
decisions for patients. If
they insist on ultimately
dictating patient care, they
should be held accountable
for their decisions.

The Medical Board should
not protect and maintain
licensure for Incompetent
Physicians and healthcare
providers. They should also
unite and use all means
available to obtain a fairer
premium from insurance
companies. The healthcare
industry should put more
effort in patient care and not
the bottom line and error
cover up.

The people Ts rights to
healthcare and judicial retri-
bution if necessary should
not be limited or violated.
Therefore, suggestions for a
Cap and Review Panel
should be thrown in the
trash where it came from
and where it belongs.
Lawyers should head the
people Ts fight to insure cur-
rent laws remain and more
aggressive laws are written
which would assure people
unlimited access to their
Constitutional rights and
maximum benefit from their
losses. Then, and only then,
will the insurance and
healthcare industries func-

tion in a proper manner. As
long as you limit responsi-
bility, you limit accountabil-
ity and you limit the
American people.

Worship
at the
institution of

your choice

this

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graphic. The network

to carry entertainment, news,
opinion.and _ sports program-
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days a week, the companies
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I lost a neighbor last week!
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stability this relationship has
remained for the T past sixty
In high school Rene was a gifted
running back for legendary
Coach Daniels at C. M. Eppes
High. Rene earned a football

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attend Elizabeth City State

University. | remember in the
- early 1970's my Alma Mater,

North Carolina A, & T. State

University, yed Elizabeth
City rot in he barren north-

eastern North Carolina city on a
cold and wintry. y after-
noon. Rene was on the T football

team. I played au sg & T's
marching band. While wanting
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I secretly and sincerely desired
for Rene to shine in this contest.
He was ECSU starting halfback,
and he also returned punts. Rene
displayed his talents well al-
though I do not recall his
statistics. I honestly do not
remember the game's outcome,
but I learned at this\time that
friendships and loyalties abound
even in the midst of other
encounters.
During my formative years in
Eppes Park, the guys--Rene,
William and Dennis Wells,
"Happy Jack" and Joe Jones,
Jimmy Harris, and so 0
us--skinned Our Knees and tr
our pants on the asphalt. We
played football in the street, and

once the ci sein get
Street orviand 1965 we played on
a Surface harder than artificial
turf. Rene could throw a pass

from Mr. Phillips T house beyond

Mr. and Mrs. Hunter's house in
the air! What was so amazing
about this talent was the fact that
his passes had to sail across the
electric lines that hung above us!

ochance of

~ loved the s

What an arm Rene had!

It was on this street that "Little

Joe" Godette learned the skills

and ues that made him a
otball sc ip recipient to
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older fellows, and we permitted

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both teams only to reduce his
in = ae
| y, all OF us guys
It a measure of pride and joy
cadlarship to play for e
at ECU ahd whe he wciens
all of his recognition as an
outstanding offensive lineman
during his collegiate career.
ip fears wi
is gr degree. He
taught middle school Industrial
Arts in the Greenville City
Schools and later coached foot-
ball in this system. He loved his
avocation--fishing, Nearly eve-
ryday after work he and his
3 who preceded him in
death, Stringfield, would pull a
boat to some river, creek, pond,
Or stream. oTruly, these guys
they deegl Apes I believe,
y loved one another.
While | of my childhood
buddies and I left Greenville in
pursuit of life's dreams, Rene
remained. Ronald Williams, J. J.

link who bri

yard, or ridi

Lang, Earl Gardner, A. T. Mills,
Kenan and Ricky Powell, Joe
Godette, Al and Joseph Hunter
have been excellent Americans
who have contributed to a rich
quality life within their families
and as artists, wrestlers, educa-
tors, attorneys, businessmen,

professional football stalwarts,

and military leaders. When all of
us returned home, Rerie was the
our childhood
to our today and tomorrow.
ene died much too early! With
kidney disease and other ail-
ments that confined him to
dialysis, he asked that the treat-
ment cease. He did not want to
endure this pain and suffering
anymore. He did not want to
burden his family with this
torture any longer. He made his
peace with God, and closed his
eyes in death.
I lost my neighborhood anchor
last week! I lost a childhood
hero! And I always will cherish
the memories of us guys playing
football in the street, : playing
basketball in my backyard or in
Mr.. and Mrs.. Hunter's back-
go-carts down
Lincoln Drive hil! between Mr..
Hemby's house and Mr.
Hudson's house. This go-cart, in
most instances, was built primar-
ily by Rene.
Rest in peace, my friend! You

Dr, Shaw Says Goodbye To Shaw Univesity

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now!"

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their struggles, their social prob-
lems, their financial problems,
and to see them, through to the
point where we can place the
imprimatur of the school on
them.....that's the high point,"
Shaw declares emphatically, his
smooth Caribbean voice breaking
slightly.

"That's the high point, and I'm
going to miss that."

There's no doubt that when Dr.
Shaw officially retires on Dec. 31
(unless the Shaw University
Board of Trustees asks him to
keep the lights burning a few
months more until an appropriate
interim is put in place), he will
be missed not only by students,
faculty, staff, and the Raleigh
community, but by thousands of
Shaw University alums nationally,
and internationally, who credit
him with saving their beloved 137
year-old historically black institu-
tion from the jaws of extinction.

"Certainly, the status of Shaw ©

University when Talbert got there
is legendary, and what he Ts done
has" been tremendous," St,

Augustine's College President
Dianne Boardley Suber told The
Wilmington Journal. "It takes a
certain type of person to be able to
literally resurrect an institution
like he did with Shaw."

It was November 1987 when Dr.
Shaw came to Raleigh as the
twelfth president of one of the
South's oldest historically black
universities. Scandal had rocked
the. school then. Money was
missing, the previous. president,

0 y

It was after church one day

when a member of the Shaw
Search Committee approached the
Jamaican native, and asked him
to submit his resume for consid-
eration as Shaw's next president,
that Dr. Shaw then ponder the
possibilites. ? He had already
taught at Howard University in
Washington, DC. Bowie State
College on Maryland, as well as
Princeton Univeristy in New
Jersey.
This was a Christian school, he
recalls saying, one in serious
need, Recogn izing that dsr
Was & purpose here," a purpose he
felt God was leading him to, Dr.
Shaw took the challenge, a chal-
lenge he had no earthly idea the
real scope of until he sat in
president's chair,

"Shaw was in real dire need
when I got here," he recalls,
odangling on the precipice of
extinction." But supporters of
the school credit Dr. Shaw with
bringing to the challenge a "vi-

sion. and Ue would
need all he could had, and then

some. The univeristy was in deep
owing $5 million alone to
the ! government.
Creditors were literally comin |
out of the woodwork paid.
Fundraising was nonexistent.
There was no structure to staffing,
aa curriculim. Enrollment
was falling, and moral was so
low, even some Shaw alums were
Pusing to close the place down.
Dr. Shaw meticulously worked
to gain the respect and faith not

Learning Center was built, the
football team is back on the field
after 37 years, and plans for a
major expansion of the campus,
complete with athletics center and
performing arts theater, are on the
drawing board.

A graduate programs has been
added, and the divinty school is
back in the fold. There are
satellite programs in New

Hanover County and Durham.

With the basketball team winning
its first CIAA championship ever
last year, the school has gained
increased visibility, and certainly
more respect academically,

It has-already been announced
that the next Shaw president must
raise student enrollment to 10,000
and the school's endowmentto $50
million. In 1993, Shaw
University became the first insti-
tution in the nations to incorpo-
rate courses in ethics and values
in the general "curiculum.
Helping students develop high
personal standards and a commit-
ment to citizenship is a goal Dr.
Shaw says he has always felt was

essential for well-rounded human
beings of service. "The final role
of po citys really is the develop-
ment of character, " he says, "and

you cannot talk about character if .

you don't have values."

The mission of HBCU's
(historically black colleges &
universities) is,to "take students
where they are," says Dr. Shaw,

and mold them into whay they ?

ought to be.

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. i. by wisdom, and a hand ied of the College of Arts and then -News & Observer publisher ; $61,000. 1226 Farmville Blvd., near hospital, 3 BR, 1.5 bath, cen/heat & air. new
a1 THE HILTON INN | ty challenge. Anyone whos Suiet Tt, had heard of Shaw's Frank Daniels, challenging his _{'oof. new carpet, carpon. detach storage barn brick
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oWhen I stand there in May, _ life of service to God, not leading have been replaced with a $27
and confer degrees on these a college, let alone a small million endowment. A_ strong
students, whom I've known for ling one. academic team was put in place,
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I Tm a senior at North Pitt
High School this year, and |
am going to major in theater
and law once I graduate. |
have been accepted and plan
to attend Appalachian State
University, unless God says

otherwise. I love school and.

I love to learn new things.
My favorite subject is
English. I love English
because, first of all, I like to
read, so English gives me
that opportunity second, it is
the only required class that
lets you write expressively,
which I love to do as well,
[ thank all my English

teachers who have taught -
me something. They al |

have instilled some things
into my life that I will never
forget. To name a few: Ms.
Veronica Burch of Stokes
Elementary, Mrs. Sylvia
Barnhill, Mrs. Rebecca
Flowers, Mr. Ricardo
Morgan, and my last year Ts
English teacher, Mrs. Jackie
Lee, all fron: North Pitt
High School.

I live with my mother, who
has been sick most of my
life, but I thank God that
she is still with me. For

those who do not know my
mother, she is Evangelist
Marie Goings and she is still
my motivator and mentor
when needed. The thing. is,
she has taken care of me and
allowed me to get into
programs that have required
lots of expenses. She keeps
encouraging me, even when
she is going through, and
She does all of this as.a
single mother. So, yes, a
single mom can take care of
her children by herself. She
has even taken in a couple of
foster children and has de-
feated the devil every time
he has tried to take her life,
I am proud of my mother.
She is a survivor.

I love God and, I love the
way He deals with me.
Some people may not see it,
but who is man to judge me?
God has blessed me and He
keeps making a way for me.
He keeps opening and shut-
ting doors for me. He is
bringing me forth into a new
era of my life and is using
me to help other people
along the way. Sometimes |
ask God why ¥ go through
the things I do, and, before
long, I'll get an answer
through His word, or

through my mother, who is a-

beautiful woman of God.
There Ts one testimony that
my mother and | can share
together. Eighteen years
ago, I could have lost my
mother. Before my birth, my
mother was told by doctors

. She found out that she was

that she could not have any "
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it for Hannah, He could do it
for her. A few months later,

pregnant with me. The
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mother that because of her
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am. Also, while giving birth
to me, she started losing a
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God that she had never held
me and not to take her right
then, because she wanted to
hold me and watch me grow
up. She kept her promise to
God and raised me up in the
church. I wanted to give
that testimony because if my
mother had been in the
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Up-and-coming rapper 50

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Jackson was arrested outside of a
Manhattan nightclub. where he was
scheduled to perform Tuesday Dec.
31 after police officers found.two

firearms in his vehicle. Both guns (a

.25 caliber handgun and a .45 cali-
ber pistol) were loaded according to
officers. There were four men with
the rapper at the time (a hired driver,
one bodyguard and two members of
Jackson Ts rap group G-Unit), who
were also taken into custody. "
Police spotted Jackson Ts ve-
hicle parked.in a no standing zone
in front of the Copacabana night-
club shortly before 2 a.m. They de-
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had tinted windows, they said. Each
of the men (excluding the hired
driver) was charged with criminal
possession of a weapon in the sec-

ond degreé and unlawful wearing of
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J. Robinson exited the vehicle be-
fore the search and was not arrested.
Witnesses to the arrest said the
search was groundless. oI think
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Mangan, a promoter for the sched-
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has nothing to do with. ? After the T

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Mizell a.k.a. Jam Master Jay of Run
DMC, investigators of that crime
learned of a threat against Jackson.

Mizell Ts murder has-not yet
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the need to protect himself since

then. However, officers later deni-
grated any suggestion that threats
did occur.

Jackson appeared in court Jan.
3 for a preliminary hearing, he had
been released from police custody
on Tuesday Dec 3.1 after posting

$10,000 bond. The rapper was re-

portedly silent during court proceed-

ings. His lawyer, Robert Kalina,
spoke of his innocence outside the

courtroom stating, oMy client is as

innocent. as anyone I Tve seen or

heard. ? Jackson is cooperating with

prosecutors to help them olearn the.
truth of what happened, ? he said.

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lice report, isthe .25, which was the
first weapon sighted wasn the floor
and the second, the .45 was under-

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fropose that the weapons belonged

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though. Reportedly, both men are
licensed to carry guns.

Jackson is featured on the o8
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hits include the single oWanksta ?
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. _]Who Shall Separate Us
- From The Love Of Christ?

Greetings:

As we take a good look at the
.world around us today, I Tm
. prompt to ask two questions that
_ you, as a Christian, have heard
before. Romans 8:35 oWho
oshall separate us from the love of
Christ? shall tribulation, or
distress, or persecution, or fam-
ine, or nakedness, or peril, or
sword? ? These are perhaps the
most important questions you
will ever be asked as a Christian
because it has to do with the

possibility or the impossibility of

you ever being lost under any
circumstances. The destiny of
one Ts soul may be determined by
the way these questions are
answered, for the way they are
answered may determine the
way some will live.

Let Ts break the questions down
so that we will be able to
understand them. The first
phrase othe love of Christ ?
carries two meanings. (1)
Christ Ts love for man, John 3:16
oFor God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have

everlasting life. ? You see the
truth of the matter is Christ died
for us all but Christ Ts love for
man is not proof of man Ts
Salvation. (2) This phrase
evidently means man Ts love for
Christ, for no one would think
that T the rigorous things men-

tioned in the second question

would keep Christ from loving
us;. some might think that. the
hardship we endure for Christ
might cause our love for Him to
cease.
The second question asks us
about tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or naked-
ness, or peril, or sword, all of
which are external powers that
could cause a person to lose
hope and destroy their love for
Christ. Romans '8:35-39 oWho
shall separate us from the love of
suse shall tribulation, or
istress, or persecution, or fam-
ine, or nakedness, or veal
sword? As it is written, For thy

Sake we are killed all the day

long; we are accounted as shee

for the slaughter. Nay, in all
these things we are more than
conquerors through him that
loved us. For I am persuaded,
that neither. death, nor life, nor
angels, nor principalities, nor
powers, nor things present, nor
things to come, not height, nor
depth, nor any other creature,
shall be able to separate us from
the love of God, which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord. ? It is to
be observed that the evils men-
tioned in this passage are things
that strike at man from without.

Nothing is said as to how an

inward, corrupting influence
might affect man Ts love. No
persecutions or other outward
powers can force one to cease
loving God. ONLY the condi-
tions of man Ts own heart can

REFLECTIONS

cause him to quit loving the
Lord. If he quits, he does it
because of sin, an inward influ- -
ence, and not because of any
outward force or power.

Whenever one is robbed of love /

for God, itis always an inside
job. Jesus stated in Matthew
24:12 oAnd because iniquity
shall abound, the love of many
shall wax cold. ? WHAT
CAUSED IT? Iniquity! And
that-is an inside job.

So again, I would like to ask you
this question on a personal level:

oWho shall separate you from .

the love of Christ? I know that .

this country is getting ready to

go through like it never has
before, but that doesn Tt give you
as a Christian an excuse to stop
loving Jesus Christ, the hope of
glory. _ You just -stand.
Remember this is how to
STAND -- Ephesians 6:13-18 --
oWherefore take unto you the
whole armour of God, that ye
may be able to withstand in the
evil day, and having done all, to
stand. Stand therefore, having
your loins girt about with truth,
and having on the breastplate of
righteousness; And your feet
shod with the preparation of the
gospel of peace; Above all,
taking the shield of faith where-
with ye shall be able to quench
all the fiery darts of the wicked.
And take the helmet of salvation,
and sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God: Praying always
with all prayer and supplication
in the Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance
and supplication for all saints . .
. ? Until the next time, stay in
prayer for the peace of
Jerusalem, and that the officials
in high places will make the
correct decisions concerning this
country.

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By CHARLENE MUHAMMAD

VENICE "When Venice na-
tives Stan Muhammad, Robert
Bibbs, and Clinton Noble, founded
Venice 2000 "a non-profit gang in-
tervention and prevention organi-
zation, three years ago to ease street
tensions between warring blacks,
Latinos, and police in their seaside
community "the glue that bound
them to the people, the streets, and
each other proved to be the formula
for self improvement. .

The course of study titled, oSelf
Improvement: The Basis for Com-
munity Development, ? is a series
of 20 study guides which focus on
the daily challenges, struggles, and
characteristics facing all individu-
als worldwide. .

Personally penned and distrib-
uted by Min. Farrakhan over a de-
liberate period of time, they offer
Spiritual guidance, Strategies, ex-
amples, and scriptures from both
the Holy Quran and Bible, and even

instructions on how to overcome,

and ultimately master difficulties
and emotions.

. Through a sincere and earnest
undertaking, they promote harmony
through personal analyzation,
evaluation, and improvement, and
effect positive change in self first,
then the community.

oWe started living out the study
guides, and then went on a oself-
improvement tour, ? attacking all of
our community's issues. Their ne-
cessity and appeal is evident,
because if you don t begin to im-
prove the quality of yourself, then
you won't be able to do anything
for or with anyone else, ? stated
Muhammad, Venice 2000 Ts execu-
tive director.

Muhammad said his brother,
Saife Allah, sparked the idea for an
intervention program toward end-
ing gang wars in Venice, while serv-
ing an 8-year prison Stay. Agreeing
with the plan, he and the dther co-
founders began small, weekly,
neighborhood meetings, at first
studying the Flag of Islam, Bible,
and Holy Quran.

The organization is not mem-
ber-based, but supported by ap-
proximately 500 Venice residents

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who praise the group's activities,
such as protests and town-hall meet-
ings. Although difficult, they have
survived for over three years now
without any funding, Muhammad
said. "

The cluster Ts
name derived
from the territo-
rial positions
taken by people
who are unaware
of themselves,
plus the year of
its establish-
ment, making
Venice an iden-
tifiable name for
the people, he
said. _

He added that
after personally realizing he ben-
efits of self-improvement for them-
selves and their loved ones, he found
the Self Improvement Study Guides
a natural solution to problems plagu-
ing the people of Venice, especially
the youth who were engaged in ac-
tivities certain to lead to dismal
futures.

According to Muhammad, the
budding peace movement group that
makes a lot of noise from its home
site, The Vera Davis Youth Center,
has received numerous calls from
Southern California communities

_ eager for serenity, and for a model

plan of implementation.

oVenice 2000 brings an oppor-
tunity to interact with the young
people that we are designed to serve
... the people who have encoun-
tered life Ts difficulties with educa-
tion and incarceration, ? stated Cliff
McClain, director of The Vera Davis
Youth Center. |

He said the young men have
obeen there, done that ?, and are
NOW On a positive note. The self-
improvement platform is key, he
said, because personal responsibil-
ity is more than just a conservative
slogan, but a reality.

oWe as black people have been
robbed, but we as black people have
to take the responsibility to do what
it is that we need done, ? he added.
He applauded the street activists
for standing up, exhibiting leader-
ship, and making positive things
happen for their community.

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Loaded with their study manu-
als, a desire to improve life Ts qual-
ity, and a lot of heart, the peace-
makers and an initial study circle of
ten young men, all former gang

_ Their necessity and appeal is
evident, because if you don't begin to
quality of yourself, then
be able to do anything for
or with anyone else.

"Stan Muhammad

members themselves, tackled youth
probation, re-gentrification, afford-
able housing for seniors, and prison
inmate issues, for starters.

It recently stifled an unjust gang
injunction which found police un-
justly photographing and tagging

- innocent black and brown youth as
. gang members, and entering them
_ into police gang databases. Its com-

munity mass mobilization efforts
and an all men Ts meeting on solving
the matter enabled them.to remove
some names off the databases,
Muhammad stated.

oThis is where I believe the sudy
guides T community development
aspect hits home for many people,
because in addition to fighting the
gang injunction, we were able to
retain Section 8 (low income hous-
ing) for needy families, and form a
tenant action committee, ? he added.

The group, he continued, has also
contracted with the L.A. County
Probation office, targeting 14-18
year-old oat-risk ? youth on proba-
tion in Venice High School. They
teach and train the students in life-
management skills and self-im-
provement.

Despite positive results from
their efforts, the group said it faces
daily challenges from an element
that is working against the unifica-
tion of the community and cease
violence treaties sparked by gang
truces years earlier.

The people of Venice continue
to embrace the self-help program

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Local Gang Interventionists Tout Self

which redirects and uplifts young
gang members and the general com-
munity, especially now as black men
throughout L.A. County gain sup-
port in their mass mobilization to-
ward the March
29 100,000 Man
March for peace
toend street vio-
lence and. the
daily loss of
young lives.
Venice
2000, a March
co-convener
along with Na-
tion Of Islam
Western Region
- Minister Tony
Muhammad and
other gang in-
tervention organizations, has in-
creased its outreach efforts to ex-
tend beyond the streets, and behind
the walls.

They are gearing up for the
100,000 Man March Rally set for
their city Feb. 15 at the Oakwood
Recreational Center, and have gar-
nered the support and participation
of the Association of Community
Based Gang Intervention Workers,
a network of intervention programs
that share resources, information,
and strategies in peace efforts,

As 4 result of their small victo-
ries for which he praises God,
Muhammad said, Venice 2000 de-
cided to instigate the study guides
into prison inmate rehabilitation
programs, partnering first with the
Helper of Muhammad Resettlement
Program. .

It is an appeal to the U.S. gov-
ernment to free all state and federal
Islamic prisoners who are regis-
tered petitioners with the Helper of
Muhammad Resettlement Program,
and who have agreed to be expatri-
ated and exiled from the U.S., and
resettled in Africa.

Currently boasting over 400 pe-
titioners, according to Muhammad,
program founders say the idea is
not far fetched, rather, it is not im-

possible. oFor the brothers and sis-_ .

ters with life in prison, death sen-
tences, and long prison terms, this
could be a much cherished option, ?

States the network Ts introduction

manual.

For Muhammad, community
development extends far beyond
Venice, and the Resettlement Pro-
gram is another wing of. Venice
2000. The Self-Improvement
course provides 4 way for brothers
and sisters who want to become
involved in their communities, but
do not know how to do so, whether
it lies behind the walls or not. .

Venice 2000's long term goal.

regarding inmates is to link them
together toward ultimate freedom.
The immediate goal is get them on
the road to self-improvement via
the study guides, because they are
not just for Muslims, they are for
everyone, he said-

Currently, the street activists are
negotiating with about eight prison

institutions, including Pelican Bay
T State Prison, New and Old Folsom

Prisons, Soledad Prison, and Sali-
nas Valley State Prison, to supply
Study guide materials, books, and

other tools to first foster the inmate Ts .

commitment to self-improvement,
with a future aim of developing
model citizens for resettlement on

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Improvement

the homeland, Muhammad contin-
ued. .
Venice 2000's Study Guides
adaptation warrants numerous ben- _
efits to particularly the wives and
mothers of the men who undertake
the study, however, the program
does not boast a male-only founda-
tion. It is simply a vehicle to pro-
mote the masterful study guides,
and women are encouraged to con-
tribute, Muhammad informed.
oTheir work is very important,
particularly because these children
that we deal with in Venice are
children that we know, and it Ts im-
portant that we go out there and
turn some lives around ... their be-
ing black men makes it more posi-
tive, and they bring a lot of positive
things within and without the com-
munity, ? stated community activ-
ist, Sheila Smith.

(For more information on Venice
2000's outreach programs and The
Self Improvefnent Stfily Guides,
write to j , Or
P.O. Box 2541, Venice, CA 90291,
or call (310) 239-9849, (310) 925-
2071.)

(CNS) "An associate of Death
Row Records founder Marion oSuge ?
Knighthasbeencharged withattempted
murder for his alleged role in a week-
end shootout with Long Beach police
after a botched robbery.

Theodore Kelly, 29, arrested last
year for allegedly plotting with two
other Knight associates to kill a gang
rival, was one of four men taken into
custody after trading gunfire with po-
lice late Saturday in front of Albert Ts
Pawn Shopat 1023 Long Beach Bivd.,
said Officer Greg Schirmer. No one
was hurt in the shootout.

Kelly and three other armed men
walked into the pawnshop about 5 p.m.

Before the four men could
leave, they were met by officers
who had been summoned by a si-

lent alarm. As they tried to get

Alleged Associate of
Suge Knight Arrested

Schirmer said.

and robbed the business, Schirmersaid. :

away, the suspects shot at police,

Policesealedofftheareaandquickly
arrested two of the suspects. The two
others were later arrested nearby.

Kelly, Richard Ellis, 22; Thomas
Milam, 29; and Ralph Cole, 21; have
been charged with robbery and at-
tempted murder. .

Kelly wasone of three Knightasso-
Ciates arrested in November for alleg-
edly conspiring to kill a gang rival.
Former Sheriff's Deputy Kordell
Depree Knox, 37, and reputed gang
members Kelly and Michael Payne,
25, were accused of plotting to kill a
rival in revenge for the shooting death
in April of another Knight associate.

The three were freed days later
pending further investigation, officials
said. Authorities said Knight is not a
suspect in their investigation.

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