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Black America: The Consumer Nation
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CHICAGO (FinalCall.com)--If
Black America were an inde-
pendent country, its wealth would
rank it as the ilth richest in the
world, according to a consumer ?
research document that analyzes
Black spending power annually,
But, that spending power is be-
ing squandered, observers note,
relegating Black America to eco-
nomic slavery, instead of finan-
cial freedom.
"The Buying Power of Black
America" recently was released
by Target Market News Inc.
(TMN), a Chicago-based market-
ing research group. The analysis
of Black spending power last
year showed that some $631 bil-
lion flowed through Black hands.
By comparison, the United States
~ ° ranked first in Gross National
» = Income (GNI), at $9.6 trillion in
o . " year 2000 figures.
| "That comparison that we pub-
i | lished is designed to get people
4
* «to respect us as an economic
\' ~ force, but the truth is we don Tt.
_ ° " behave in the same way'those na-
teys dd, So while the compari-
son 15 not totally there, it makes
a point that we are an economic
force," Tly@N Editor Ken Smikle
told Thei#inal: Cale "Folks won-
der why we don't spend more
money with us, but the real issue
is we-don Tt have access to capital
to build: businesses that:
venient to where we shop and:
where we live.
oOur expectations are under-
pe.
al
" * aaron
standable because of the centuries
of discrimination we've suffered,
and folks want to see us be the
Black America squanders poten- "
i oare con= ih sah
answer to our own problems that
we didn't create. But asking us to
go out of our way to do some-
thing that nobody has to do be-
cause of a circumstance we didn't
create or perpetuate, I think, is
unrealistic, ? he continued.
Mr.. Smikle refutes the idea that
the circulation of money in a
corfimunity can be documented.
And he argues that economic in-
dependence can be arrived at, if
Black Americans reach out to
build trade relationships with the
international market.
"We don't want'to become an iso-
lated community that only circu-
lates its dollars amongst itself.
We're part ofthe world and we
have to spend our.money with
the world," he said.
But others argue that a focus on
circulating more money within
the Black community is key to
economic empowerment, and that
spending power does not neces-
sarily equate to economic
strength, =
oThere is no such thing as con-
sumer power; its an oxymoronic
term," claims Dr. Claude
Anderson, author of the book,
"Powernomics." In. a capitalistic
society, he argues, producers, dis-
tributors and sellers have. pc er
over the consumers, and that
Black Americans are exactly
where they were in'1860 on the
cm of the Civil
CHEDES
enslaved and we had half'of one "
percent of this nation's wealth.
One hundred and forty years
~ later, when we're sup to be
free, we still have half of one
percent of the wealth of the rich-
~ themselves.
a
est nation on earth."
Group economics
A major reason for Black
America's failure is the inability
to recycle its money within its
communities, he implied. Nearly
all of Black income is spent di-
rectly outside of Black hands, be-
cause Blacks do not practice
group economics "pooling of
money, focusing it into one geo-
graphical area and purchasing in
a bloc, he added.
A perfect example of group eco-
nomics, according to Dr.
Anderson, was accomplished in
the Greenwood District of Tulsa,
Okla., in the early 1900s "a time |
~ when legal segregation forced
Blacks to do business among
Commonly fe
oarea betame @ nationally reco
nized entrepreneurial center, as
dollars circulated 36 to 1,000
times within the Black commu-
nity, according to authors Jay
Wilson and Ron Wallace in their
book on the subject. rr
Among over 600 successful busi-
nesses were 21: churches, 21 res-
taurants, 30 grocery stores and
two movie theaters, plus a hospi-
tal, a bank, a post office; librar-
ies, schools, law offices, a half.
dozen private airplanes, and even
a bus system. On.a fatefill June
1, 1921, the business district was
bombed from the air and burned
to the ground in-@ riot by mobs
of envious Whites, ingluding
tanking city offigials.° ©
Today, there are 38.3"million
Blacks in America and over
400,000 Black busine:
cording to Dr. Anderson. He
_ Claims that in the past 25. years,
other ethnic groups have in-
creased their disposable income
and out-produced Blacks in
wealth because they practice
group economics, resulting in the
creation of more businesses.
"One out of every: 10 Asians is in
business; one out of 35. Whites is
} © in business: one out of every 54
Hispanics is in business; and.
only one out of every 104 Blacks
is in business," he said,
Dr. Anderson encourages Blacks
to use what he calls comipetitive
advantage in industries
Blacks dominate in consumer
* patterns or in population.
"If you consume more leather
than anyone else, you should be
manufacturing leather, ? hegdaid.
vantages and control everything
from the resources at the bottom
to the manufacturing and produc-
tion, Warehousing and distribut-
ing, all the way to retail market
at the top, and confine their
money by buying Black and sell-
ing to any color,
"Otherwise, they will never be
able to survive in this society,"
he said.
Land, the basis of wealth
Dr. Ridgely Muhammad, an agri-
cultural economist and manager
of Muhammad Farms, said that
the definition of "slave" "a per-
son who has lost control of him-
self and is dominated by
something or someone describes
the economic condition of most
Blacks in America.
He points to the Economic
Program of the Honorable Elijah
Muhammad as a solution to the
ills of the Black community. And
it starts with the land, he said.
"When I heard the Hon. Elijah
Muhammad say that agriculture
is the root of civilization, |
changed my major in under-
graduate school from architec-
tural engineering to agricultural
economics," he said.
"The children of Israel were
taken out of Egypt and given he
Promised Land so they could be
a free people. There has never
been in the history of the world a
people who were free and inde-
pendent with no land. The num-
ber one thing a nation must do is
feed its people," he said.
Dr. Muhammad said that the
American agricultural economy
issheing-slowly worn down, ex-
farm employment.
To help save Black farms, he
proposes that Blacks in each city
form a buying group to collec-
tively purchase produce in bulk
farm inconie comes from off ~~ ands
orders for distribution through-
out the community. Several ma.
Jor cities, he said, have buyers
clubs successfully underway. He
also commended the POWER
company and MATAH network
for striving to lead in the
manufacturing and distribution
of Black rogue goods.
"We've got good jobs, but we
end up paying the money right
back to the people who we Tre
working for. The White man Ts
system only works if there is a
slave, because the upper crust T
doesn't do any work. They call
it capitalism," he said.
" \According to Dr. Jawanza
Kunjufu, author and publisher
of "Black Economics: Solutions
for Economic and Community
Empowerment," the three ways
to develop wealth are entrepre-
neurial ventures, real estate or
the stock market.
A recent Chicago Sun Times
report showed that Black in-
vestment in the market dropped
from 74 percent last year to a
current 61 percent, and that
Blacks are looking into real és-
tate as a more viable invest-
ment option.
The TMN feport'says that
housing was Black America's
greatest expenditure in. 2002, at
over $131 billion...
Entrepreneurship, which Dr.
Kunjufu said was championed
for Black Americans by the
ater ViarTcus Garvey. T
many challenges. He-claims, _
however, thet Black Americans
could maintain their communi-._
ties, despite a nine-year peak in
unemployment, by supporting
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Congressman Prank Ballance Visits Pitt Communi College .
Congressman Frank Ballance of the I" Congressional District recently requested a partnership meeting
with Pitt Community College. The meeting was hosted by Ernis A. Lee, Director of Outreach at PCC.
Lb purpose of the meeting was to discuss plans for a Fall Youth Summit to be held at T Pitt Community
ollege. : .
Pictured left to right standin are: Jeff Robinson, Director of Basic Law Enforcement Training; Jaime
Espinosa, Director of Latino/Hispanic Development; Jamie Byrd, Associate Vice President of Distance
Education; Congressman Ballance; Dr. Bob Waddell, Executive Vice President; Calvin Henderson,
President of the Pitt County Chapter of the NAACP; and Jim Tomtania. Seated left to right: Ernis A.
Lee; Lou Ann Rasberry, Director of Basic Skill/HRD;; Dr. Wanda Bunch, Associate Vice
President/Chief Curriculum Officer; and Rose Glover, Greenville City Councilwoman.
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the president Ts primary advisor
would be regarded as stepping and confidante. It is ultimately
stone to the presidency. For " her responsibility to make sure
this, her' approval has always that thg? president is providing
been assured. . the Ansérican public with
Until now. accurate security and foreign
Sixteen words uttered by affairs information. This is
President Bush during his Jan. particylprly true of the Jan. 28
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During that speech, Bush cited
British intelligence indicating
Iraqi tyrant Saddam Hussein
had attempted to purchase ura-
nium from Africa. The obvious
implication: Hussein was
reconstructing his nuclear pro-
gram. The accusation provided
the first, clear rationale for
preemptively attacking the
Iraqi dictator.
Just one thing: The infor-
mation was bogus. CIA chief
George Tenet knew this, In
fact, he sent a memo to Rice's
chief deputy, Stephen Hadley,
questioning the veracity of the
British intelligence. Still, the
accusation made it.into the
President's Jap. 28 address,
raising ns of whether
Rice ignored Tenet Ts warnings
in order to bolster the case for
war,
The scent of a full-blown
scandal has been wafting
around Rice ever since, As
national security advisor, she Ts
Morial plans to reinvigorate the
civil rights group, the newspa-
per became obsessed with a
brief section of the speech in
which he said that his new
empowerment drive ois a move-
ment to defeat a new villain ...
James Crow, Esquire. As Dr.
to plirsue a boll new policy
of preemptive strikes against
rogue and terrorist states.
attacks oceur d
nce enhounced to -
u was not being asked to deci-
ndoleezza Rice:
front lines of intelligence and
law enforcement, ? explained
Rep. Porter Goss (R- .) to
the Associated Press, o ad
a learning curve, ? continued
Goss, who also observed that
Rice was only eight months on
the job when the September 11
pher complex intelligence. The
CIA had already done that. As
Outlets.to relocate into our: oated would hire-70 Blacks per oSubstance abuse. | __ "_ ceptions and attitudes of self
| aban area to pede jobs." 90D 1s simple, really. What is _ on the inside chiange; such
_ It follows that our chal- Traditionally, new jobs cre- most likely to succeed isa = than to begin pgp ard cae
teneed community (us) and. ated-in the East and West clear Mmicro-level owe, not changes from other you
x heir jobs t essys pa et fs. you have (traditionally)
g Cathy He __ Black and White citizens who different results? _.
source of new employment. I. shows that her associates are every day as to where to buy piss of Ge bane eed
__ oWe've got the power. We have $500 billion of cash and gain commitment, not just
. coursing , @V@ry Year Coursing through Afram pockets. We've Advocate changed beh
Baltimore pple dele as we QGOtthe power. ? BRE , Ss dante involved befor Commit
males The inipact of living ~ have oo " en eet oes hen dese! pia sapegen £e
. jobs is self-evident in ce trated in our urban areas. guess that, based on a study more than 74 percent Afram goods and services. T ey can block captain or common
. fanilien stubitoea self- People want the billions and " by Dr. Steven Rogers, ale as compared dala the own- wil, oDov beer at interest oy eco Use
| ct engen avi | Votes -ommunit Northwestern University, oThe ers were not Black. =. will. oDon e the players, $ of graphic to see tha
yong foe mnt ts - hee os ssooees viehere ethnicity ne eee So while any business $loca- the ones who think Black recipients get the right pic-
ble, education funding, tax What we lack, ? said Davis, ois owner is mote important in tion in an Afram area has an T first. ? _ ture, sup of 10
base enhancement, etcetera, _ having conscious control of _job development than business impact om employment, the __ The spectators are the fom a gro ee on the
The operating assumption "_our economic and political = location. ? = _ . impact of Afram ownership is uninvolved, uncommitted, "_ pledged to be « front, to nein
is that political power can power. ? We need to consider In the Baltimore area (city | significantly more effective. impotent citizens who accépt "_ co-op economics i hn
increase access to jobs in the money and votes as tools.to and five counties), the / It Ts simple, really. The. the traditional -game and chan- knowledge, pone Aas
government sector, and finan- make good things happenin~ "_with the highest index of need answer is cooperative eco- nels to the same old people ume, energize an a ,
cial power controllers create our communities. These pow- for employment dnd the low- nomics by the majority. _ Setting both their share and and lead By exam .
job opportunities in the com- ers must be used tohave any "_est index of resources to fill § One hundred living wage © Afram shares too. (They Everyone sho , examin
mercial sector. And for that value, ° that need is its majority jobs created would redirect should get off the field.) their own chee. és al
tmatter, boardroom power Some folks thinking at the African Americancitizens. $1,750,000 back into the com- The game? Cooperative whom they give their anci
helps secure non-profit jobs. macroeconomic level, the " ~ Businesses in Black areas munity or out of it, depending economics as defined every power to. What i hte co-op
Keeping them is more a mat- trickle-down people, urge that employ 32 percent of jobs to "_ on the mindset of the resi- December in Kwanzaa rites. economics index vho
ler of competence. Presently, "_ our salvation lies in our big-- "_ Blacks if the business is non- - dents. This in turn would:pro- The strategy? What we do; it you empowering wt pee
the working Black population "_ power people, that othey ? | White owned, but 85-percent a§ many as 65 more jobs _ begins from the inside out. dollars? The me ec
_ finds 70 percent of iis jobs in "_ ought pool their resources and if they are Black-operated when recycled, and so on. For To change from traditional your checkbook!
the public sector, and any leg- make jobs. Others, the eco- businesses, Businesses in all citizens of metro behavior requires paradigm- Ute aces
islative tremor in Annapolis, nomic-development folks, White areas.employ only. 15 Baltimore, this would result in shift, mind-set change, mental Raymond V. aya i r. is
_ City Hall or D.C. is felt think that salvation lies in Black per 100 if the company a related drop in need for law reprogramming, rewritten chair of the Greater Baltimore
immediately. osomeone ? or othey ? must | is White-owned, but the same enforcement, social services, scripts. Assuming behaviors | Urban League and owner of
Ossie Davis promoted bring big business, or big-box "_ type of business if Black Oper- emergency room visits and change when changes in per- $The Forum Caterers.
Those 16 words
tained an active weapons pro-
gram. On this point there is
wide consensus amongst inter-
national intelligence agencies, ©
It is well known that in
1991, Hussein was on the
verge of acquiring nuclear
capabilities. Throughout the
90s, he continued to stockpile
weapons. Iraqi physicists have
reported that Iraq has most of
the critical components to cre-
Rice Ts
failure to edit out questionable intelli-
gence suggests incomplete and shoddy staff
work at the highest level of government, but...
Rice's failure to edit out
one administration official told ate a nuclear weapon.
questionable intelligence sug- "_ me, oThis is basic, basic stuff. ? According to German intelli-
gests incomplete and shoddy ~ Rice said as much herself dur- gence reports, Iraq would be
staff work at the highest levels ing a recent appearance on the nuclear by 2005.
of government, So much so, oNews Hour with Jim Lehrer. ? Our own intelligence esti-
that the president communicat- when she flatly accepted oper- _ mated that Iraq would acquire
ed informatién to the public sonal responsibility for this a nuclear weapon by the end
that simply was not related !0 entire episode. ? . of the decade, perhaps sooner
reality. Truly, that is alarming. This is serious. In a democ- if he acquired fission material.
Some people have tried to racy, the president derives his This would present the dooms-
explain away othose 16 words ? legitimacy from the public. day scenario: Saddam possess-
as part of Rice Ts learning - Erode that trust, and the Presi- "_ ing the nuclear, biological,
curve, dent's authority will slip away _ chemical capacity and money
oCondi came up through like water through open fin- to attack the West. |
the diplomatic circles. She is gers. That said, those 16 words In effect, Iraq was the
more of an academic ... than - were not fatal. The fact engine of terrorism to further
somebody who has been on remains that Saddam main- destabilize the Middle East
militant. And they did so by
saying that Harry Edwards, the
University of California sociolo-
gist who encouraged track stars
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
lO give raised-fist oBlack
Power ? salutes at the 1968
Olympics, coined the term
oJames Crow, Esquite ? in 1982.
First, let's define the term.
Hill, a well-res scholar,
quire, T in the ne
base searches.
As a reporter, I heard former
NAACP Executive Director
Benjamin L. Hooks use the
term in the 1970s, long before
Edwards supposedly created it. |
heard Jesse Jackson use oJames
Crow, Esquire, ? in the 1980s, I
heard Al §
harpton use it in the
1990s. And NAACP President
Kweisi Mfume and others have
wsroom
the Urban League is a non-par-
tisan organization, it is a non- .
Partisan organization that is
overwhelmingly Democratic.
James Crow, Esquire, it may
As any Journalism 101 stu-
dent should know, it Ts not safe
to assume anything. Ever. The
National Urban
This is just one example of why so many
people distrust the
things such as this
White-owned media. Some
coverage can Tt be justified,
noted in his report, oThere has
been a strong shift from Jim
Crow - the i
of racial hatred by individuals in
White society - to James Crow,
ire, the maintenance of
racial inequality
used the term this decade.
Instead of oblaming Whitey ?
an anachronistic expression
itself - the paper ignored
Morial Ts comment that, oI com-
mit that we will work harder
than ever before to build multi-
racial coalitions to solve the
challenges of the 21st century. ?
There are other digs in the
never polled its members on
_ they're not in
_ Stealing our hubcaps, ?
and fuel the hatred of people
intent on destroying America.
_ oWas that a threat that you
could allow to sit unan-
swered? ? asked Rice on PBS Ts
oNews Hour with Jim
Lehrer ?? Plainly, the answer is
no.
Rice, a woman with uncom-
MOp access to strength and
intelligence, did not quiver,
And the world is safer now
because of her leadership. The
16 words the president uttered
on Jan. 28 remain a true expo-
sition of the UK government Ts
Position. It if regrettable that
the president used it-when our
own intelligence thought it
Was suspect. But as articulat-
ed, it is a true statement.
Scrutiny is an Appropriate
response. But the fact remains
that Rice did not lie, and her
actions have made the world
safer. Armed with little else
with which to assault Rice, her
enemies have latched onto
those 16 words to bloody her
reputation.
One longs for the days
you had to actually lie to
your integrity impugned.
wi
have
Armstrong Williams is q
syndicated columnist and tele-
vision commentator based in
Washington
James Crow, Esquire, there is
evidence that old Jim Crow
i is still around. Fairness
and Accuracy in the Media pro-
vides some telling research on
Fox News Channel Ts host Bill
O'Reilly,
In April, referring to an
inner-city charity in Washington
one know
Where the Best Men are? I hope
the parking lot
Earlier this year, he used the
term, oMexican wet-
be said; Feb. 25,1999,
Americans break away .
pack |
immorality - because that Ts the
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i f the defendants, ? said Baptiste. ;
The get ruled that Clark could be deposed on July 9. Clark died on Independence Day, July 4, 2003,
only a | i
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days away from giving her d ition. .
"The fact that the judge did not grant the motion to do the depositions means we lost the record of the key
3 97-year -old witness. In working with the defense counsel we can preserve the Position of those that are
ill living," said attorney Roland Burris, a supporter of the reparations movement. |
| 4 « : the mont hier aa is scheduled on Ont 20 at the Dirksen Federal Building at 10 a.m.
| : F s We as activists throughout the United States plan to expose this judge's behavior," said Worr ill. his. ? h
x 4 | |. "This judge is aligning himself with the corporations. We are not going to let him get away with this, ? he
| | 1 8 said,
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Black businesses. "For every $1 billion that we spend with each other, we employ 50,000 more of our
people," he. said. Asians and Jews circulate money better, he said,
Black minds do not live or work, spend, volunteer or invest in the Black community, can it be any-
ing else but a ghetto?" he asked.
"Werhawe a lot income but we don Tt have a lot of wealth. And we don Tt have wealth, because we
simply transfer our wealth to others by spending most of that with businesses other than our own,
said James Clingman, who is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and founder of the
Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Clingman echoed others who say
that control of manufacturing, production = distribution are key to economic empowerment. But he
tends that Blacks have psychologica iers.
wera rich in intellectual aa that's what bothers me," he continued. "If most of us
were not psychologically enslaved, we would be spending with one another, we would be building
more businesses and supporting them, we would be pooling our capital and pooling our intellectual
resources and doing more for our people, just like others are doing in this country.
"The only reason | see for us being the most educated and intellectual Black people on this earth, and
having nearly $700 billion go through our hands and still be in the condition that we're in, is that
we're still psychologically enslaved. There's no way that this White man can do to us what he does
and we just accept it. We have to Stop accepting it. Turn inwards, look inwards to our own resources
and do more for ourselves, regardless of what he does," he said.
| Press Release
Contact: Calvin C. Henderson, President Pitt County Branch
National Accociation of the Advancement of Colored People
Post Office box 8626 800 West Matin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Greenville, NC 27834-8626 |
(252) 758-7645
- Dated: August 5, 2003
?"? Immediate Release * Immediate Release * Immediate Release *
On Thursday, July 31,2003,
down between the Chest and the
the Pitt County Branch NAACP
cord from eyewitness inter-
tions that allegedly profited from slavery
d the transatlantic slave trade
by Myiti Sengstacke
Special to the te Defender ; "_
Legal fireworks exploded during the latest phase of a stormy reparations trial. Lead plaintiff attorney,
- Lionell Jean Baptistealong with hundreds of anxious supporters, were astounded as Judge Charles Norgie _
ied several motions filed on behalf of the plaintiffs in Court. "
"Ou one is that the court has aligned itself directly and openly with the defense," said Baptiste. "Hi
has denied our motion for eee ua of documents and we have introduced that motion from the very
inning of this lawsuit," he said.
in he made a motion to prohibit the defense from shredding evidence of destroying documents,
in order to preserve the archives. oThese documents are crucial because they contain information about our
forefathers and foremothers, who they were and who they were sold to," he explained.
The first consolidated class action lawsuit was filed in February 2003 asking reparations on behalf of 35
million descendants of slaves. Plaintiffs in six states-New York, New Jersey, Illinois, California, Louisiana
and Texas - filed against 17 corporations that allegedly profited from slavery and the transatlantic slave
trade. The cases have been consolidated in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, and Eastern
Division.
nt corporations include Aetna Casualty, Fleet Boston, Lloyds of London, J.P. Morgan Chase, CSX
. Corporatien Porat Bros.. Harriman, RJ. Reynolds Tobacco, Williamson- Ligett Group, Loews
Corporation, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, New York Life Insurance, Lehman Bros.. and West Point
ns. .
"| belleve that we have the most racist and conservative judge on the bench handling this case | said Dr..
Conrad Worrill, chairman of the National Black United Front, an organization supporting the lawsuit.
Dr. Worrill said that plaintiffs believe that Judge Bogle previously worked for Continental Bank, whose
credit card division was sold to Chase Manhattan Ban , 4 defendant in this case.
"In the courtroom we are getting the legs knocked down from under us," said Roger Warham, of New York,
counsel for one of the plaintiffs, Deadria Farmer-Paellmann. Paellman has uncovered evidence of corporate
i lave trade.
"EP. Morar is one of the companies that claims they have no documents that are connected to Slavery. |
have a copy of the documents, although they say they have no record," said Deadria Farmer-Paellmann,
lead New York plaintiff. "in an era with what happened with Enron, an era where when the Holocaust
cases were brought and Swiss banks were told not to destroy documents, it is inconceivable that the judge
can then say, well normal rules can govern and Tpke your interest.'The first time We were in court we
raised this is- sue and it was fully briefed," said Warham: "Then we pushed for a decision in May because
we were concerned that documents would disappear. We waited unti
s." :
Sodge Norgle took the position that it is not necessary to protect archives and that procedures will provide
the plaintiffs with enough protection.
But plaintiffs T attorneys disagreed. "We have also filed a motion asking that the court appoint a mediator
to mediate the is- sues in this in order to move this process forward. He again denied that motion," said
see for the defendant corporations have moved to dismiss the class-action lawsuit, saying that the
racially- charged national debate over reparations belongs in Congress, not in Federal court,
Judge Norgle gave plaintiffs until September {0 respond to their motion. . .
"His unfair treatment is setting up a scenario by hiding behind rocedure," said Worrill.
Baptiste noted that Norgle also sided with the corporation, which denied a motion to depose a 97-year-old
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a¢ an earlier point we filed an emergency motion to depose former slave, Emma Marie Clark," he said.
"Her health was very fragile and we el that the court allow us to go forward with the deposition. The
defense countered and filed an emergency motion to quash that notice of deposition, and the judge ruled
July 14 and he made the decision to
Greenville Police Off
President, Calvin.C. Henderson,
community leaders, and mem-
bers of the Boseman family met
with Assistant U.S, Attorney
Yvonne Warford-McKinney to
mi discuss the police custody death
of 41 year old Eugene Allen
an. The meeting was a
follow-up to request made to
the U.S. Department of Justice
to investigate the Boseman
death. According to Henderson,
oNs the Federal Bureau of
Investigating is now conducting
an investigation into the
Boseman death. "The FBI will
determine whether the State
Bureau of Investigation report
exonerating the seven
mncers is ei-
says Henderson. Henderson
says, "the FBIwill then turn
over their finding to the U.S.
Department of Justice,"
enderson says, "I am confi-
dent that if it is determined that
Prosecution is warranted a
grand jury will be convened
and indictments will be issued."
According to Henderson, "we
are asking the U.S. Department
of Justice to determine whether
Eugene ans' death was
actually the result of restraint
asphyxia T rather than the re-
ported agitated delirium'."
upon the evidence we
have uncovered it appears the
officers compressed Boseman
into the ground for over four
minutes with such force that he
suffocated to death," says
Henderson.
David Baylock, Boseman's
brother-in-law said that
Greenville Police Officers
pressed his brother into the
ground so hard that grass and
dirt had matted into his
brother's face. Representatives
of the Boseman family say they
just want justice done. They
don't want to see this type of .
thing happen again to other
people in Greenville and the of.
ficers should be punished for
what they did.
Experts say that "compression
of the trunk limits chest move-
ment and may splint the dia-
phragm preventing the
diaphragm from moving up and
abdomen. These diaphragmatic
movements are essential to the
breathing process, We know
that people who have their
chest squeezed die because they
are unable to breath ade-
quately." According to the
Autopsy R Mr. Boseman
was about five foot eight inches
tall (5' 8") weighing 286
pounds. The medical examiner
deseri
obese. "When seven profes-
sional police officers compress
a man of Boseman's size and
weight into the ground for over
four minutes it is foreseeable
that death is the likely result,"
osays Henderson, According
itt
M.G.F. Gilliland, M.D., Pi
County Medical Exami
held down by having a foot
placed on his left shoulder in-
cluded in the history. ? We be-
lieve the medical examiner
ruled the death was caused by
Agitated Delirium ? because all
the facts surroundin
an Ts death were not
available to the medical exam-
iner, ? say Henderson.
Henderson Says, the words
Agitated Delirium ? did not
~ make the cause of death clear
to us in the community so our
people consulted the literature
and spoke with other medical
examiners. We learned that
Agitated Delirium ? was at best
the most plausible explanation
of Mr. Boseman Ts death when
other evidence is not consid-
ered. We learned that in an
Acute Behavioral Disturbance ?
situation like this that two other
explanations are equally plausi-
ble. These are Restrain
Asphyxia ? and ,,Positional
Asphyxia. ? We learned that
where Mr. an was at the
actual time he stopped breath-
ing was even more important
than the fact that illegal drugs
were detected in his system.
We understand that there is no
clear and conclusive medical
evidence that has determined
the cause of death. Therefore,
if all the facts are considered
the cause of death ruling is sub-
ject to change.
According to the official re-
ribs. The Medical Examiner -
said there is at least one de- *
re of Mr. Boseman being
views,while in the grassy area,
an was lying on his
stomach and the police officers
could not get his hands behind
his back in order to handcuff
him. ? (The record also States
that officers beat him while in
this position, including with at
least one long black metal ob-
ject). The record shows that
Mr. an was eventually
handcuffed after being com-
Pressed into the ground for
more than four minutes by po-
lice officers. The record States
that Eventually Boseman
stopped fighting and appeared
unconscious. ? One witness
stated that she did not see any
signs of life. ? Boseman
to
IE
ye RI Tege: 4
whl ng in
eur ii
appa rently
breathe" care
ing to
endétson.
Mr. Boseman did not just sud-
denly collapse. He st
eathing only after being
forcefully pressed into the
ground on his stomach, ? ac-
cording to Henderson.
Restraint Asphyxia ? occurs
when the restraints imposed by
police restrict the persons T abil-
ity to breath and results in suf-
focation. an Ts girlfriend
told police that Boseman has
HIV infection during the alter-
cation and prior to officers es-
calating the beating and then
suffocating Boseman. According
to Henderson, a major question
for a grand jury is whether any
of the Greenville Police Officers
formed a malicious intent to
kill Mr. Boseman after th
learned of his HIV infection, or
ether they acted with reck- -
less disregard. ?
According to the Autop
Report, the police stated that
one police officer struck
Boseman in the head with his
fist when Boseman hit him.
The medical examiner, how-
ever, indicated that Boseman
has been struck in the head
with a flashlight or ASP Baton
several times. If we are to be-
lieve the official findings of lo-
cal officials, then, for his own
safety, the police beat Mr.
Boseman unmercifully breaking
three ribs and beating him in
the head with police clubs, ?
says Henderson.
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living in the | believe, We shall believe the re- You may ask why did I say ¥ OY ge
Truly we are liv obible _- Part of the Lord. that, well'the answer is simple :
and the evil days. The bi First, let us get an understand- _in the book of I Corinthians | ,«
wats in Proverbs 14:12, ing of what sodomy is. Sodomy - 6:18 God said "Flee fornication. eo.
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hereof are the ways of deuh, With membes ofthe sume or witht the body ut he that Mon-Sat 9am -9pm "
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te Cut 10, an appeals court in she inhabitants of Sodom dur- bond with the that you % ym
ppt ragpreced atineeshel ing the Old Testainent days. It are with and since the two are Bore swe "
Ontario struck You me refers to the people who prac- one in spirit you share or an eri eee ae __
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must Or flesh and blood bur knows that the unrighteousness He will forgive you and forget. -
not against flesh and biood, will never enter into heaven. you sins like He did for me, if a .
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Black businesses. "For every $1 billion that we spend with each other, we employ
50,000 more of our people, ? he said. 7 .
Asians and Jews circulate money better, he said, because they make decisions based on
community, while Blacks make decisions based on price. But Blacks hesitate to support
Black merchants because their prices may be higher or the same as the competitor, he
added.
The challenge also lies, he said, in location. The 25 percent of Black households that
earn a substantial income live in the suburbs where there are considerably fewer Black
businesses, said Dr. Kunjufu.
oIf your best Black minds do not live or work,
community, can it be anything else but a ghetto?" he asked.
"We have a lot of income, but we don Tt have a lot of wealth. And we don Tt have
wealth, because we simply transfer our wealth to others by spending most of that with
businesses than our own," said James Cli » who is an adjunct professor at
the University of Cincinnati and founder of the er Cincinnati African American ,
Chamber of erce,
Mg. Clingman echoed others who say that control of manufacturing, production and
i i agple! to economic empowerment. But he also contends that Blacks have
pevchol ers,
y We're also rich in intellectual capacity, and that's what bothers me," he continued. "If
most of us were not psychologically enslaved, we would be spending with one another,
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are doing in this country.
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this earth, and having nearly $700 billion go thr our hands and still be in the
ition that we're in, is that we're still psychologically enslaved. There's no way that
this White man can do to us what he does and we just accept it. We have to stop ac-
cepting it. Turn inwards, look inwards to our own resources and do more for ourselves,
ake of what he does," he said.
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Black Group Glad NASCAR Cut Ties
~ With Jesse Jackson
Racing Organization Can Continue Minority Outreach, But It
Doesn't Need to Pay Jackson .
NASCAR has severed its financial ties to the Reverend Jesse
Jackson and his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, ending what mem- "
bers of the African-American leadership network considered
little more than a shakedown of the professional auto-racing
organization. Project 2] members encourage NASCAR to con-
tinue its outreach to minorities, but consider Jackson's past re-
lationship more hurtful than helpful.
On July 29, USA Today neve f that a NASCAR insider con-
firms the organization has not and will not make a financial
donation to Jackson groups in 2003. |
"This is a major win," said Project 21 member Horace Cooper,
oSupporters of NASCAR and advocates for good government
alike can cheer this decision. No longer will an outstanding
sports league support an individual whose moral failings make "
him unfit to promote progress on race relations and personal
respon eth in our urban open by th National Legal and
a) Joined a campaign e Nati an
Policy Ceniter to urge NASCAR to end its financial relation-
ship with Jackson. NASCAR gave Jackson's groups "
over $250,000 in recent years. During that time, NASCAR in-
troduced internal diversity programs and minority out-
reach efforts. These efforts were effectively dismissed in late
June, when Rainbow/PUSH board member Bill Shack called
auto racing "the !ast bastion of white supremacy ? in profes-
sional sports and Rainbow Sports director Charles Ferrell
called NASCAR "a good ole T boy's Southern cracker sport" in
i. uly.
i. Jackson claimed credit for helping black driver Morty Buckles
in a single race in 2001 and is reportedly helping put together
a black motorcycle racing team. However, Project 21 was con-
tacted by a high-profile black driver who said he had never
been contacted by Jackson or his associates and by black team
owners who believe Jackson's intrusion in the sport is having a
negative impact on getting black drivers on the track. In inter-
views, Project 21 members and staff pointed out that minorit
outreach is a benefit to NASCAR. Furthermore, Jackson - with
iS business ties - can do more to find the sport's "Tiger
Woods" by helping drivers find financial sponsors rather than _-
dictating policy to racing officials. Finding sponsors would ba
show Jackson's true interest in diversifying the sport, and
would not require a cash donation from NASCAR (which
doesn't fund teams or individual drivers).
Project 21 member Reginald Jones added: "I'm happy to hear
that NASCAR is progressing in separating itself from Jesse
: Jackson. They are moving away from political correctness by
moving away from Jackson."
Project 21 has been a leading voice of the African-American commu-
nity since 1992. For more information, contact David Almasi at
(202)371-1400 x106 or 1 @nationaicenter.org, or visit Project
21's website at http:/MWwWW. : L
Black Group Demands Miramax/Disney
Rename Film Use of "Buffalo Soldiers"
Name Disrespects srariagonerpd of Famed Black Regiments r a i
Cit { and the inapp ness in using THEA th 50 Ce la ria: a Dh
the name of a highly-de-orated group of black servicemen ig beak ROCK THE MIC TOUR with 50 Cent, Fabolous, ( hingy and Busta Rhymes Wed. Aust 13. |
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American leadership network Project 21 are demanding that .
name by Robert O'Connor and set to open in theaters on July *
25, sarcastically portrays the U.S. Army in Germany in the
late 1980s as filled with smugglers, abusers, fools and V a : 1 a e |
bigots. The movie has been completed for several years, but
me ger ier Comat a
"Buffalo
Miramax previously delayed its release because of the events
ison ee all
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The movie oBuffalo Soldiers," based on a novel of the same
mame its
Soldiers."
of 9/11 and the war in Iraq. While not wishing to censor the
content of the film, members of Project 21 are askin
Miramax and Disney change the name to keep the film from .
incorrectly linking these damaging portrayals of the mili
with the black army regiments created after the Civil War that
served with great distinction.
"When the name Buffalo Soldiers is uttered, the only thought
that anyone has is of those brave men who t valiantly for
all of the people of the United States," said Project 21 member
Michael King. "For Miramax and Disney to insult those men
and women with this movie title is simply reprehensible.
There is no excuse they can provide that can explain their
complicity in this outrage."
Congress created six regiments of black soldiers in 1866. They
served primarily in the western frontiers of the United States,
but also took part in the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba and
in the pursuit of Mexican bandit Pancho Villa. They acquired
the name Buffalo Soldiers from the Plains Indians, who asso-
ciated them with the fighting spirit of the sacred buffalo. The
term was bestowed with respect, and the black soldiers proudly
adopted the name. In 1879, 20 Buffalo Soldiers won the
Congressional Medal of Honor for their heroic efforts in a bat-
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GREENVILLE UTILITIES COMMISSION
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GIS SYSTEMS COORDIN ATOR Salary Pange $45,365- 67.330 | WATER RES. INSTRUMENTATION TECH. Salary Range $34,507 - $51,210
Position available for person to assist in the expansion and' coordination of Greenville Utilities Position available for responsible person to perform technical maintenance and repair of instrumentation,
geographic information computer system (GIS). Must have proven skills in GIS interface design, control and electrical systems for both the Water and Waste Water 7 reatment Plants and remote facilities,
programming, databases, web development, systems integration cited working with utility geographic i.e. wells, elevated: tanks and waste water pump stations. This position will perform daily work at both
databases. The successful candidate must work well., in a team, eather and be willing to establish plants. Systems include, but not limited to, calibration and repair of level, flow and pressure transmitters,
and meet deadlines . Requirements include a B.S./B.A. Degree in computer science, information programmable logic controllers, SCADA systems, telemetry, and communications systems:- Qualified
technology, geography, engineering, or Closely related field, experience developing applications with ESRI's ee Must Possess an Associates Degree in electronics and three years of experience. Prior knowledge
ArcGIS 8.x/ArcObjects, administrativeslevel experience with ESRI's ArcIMS, ArcSDE, and ArcFM, and experience with personal computers and associated software is also required. Person must be available
programming experience with Visual Basic, Java Script, JSP, XML, ASP, or similar languages. Experience for 24 hour call out and rotating standby duty. Applications accepted through September 26, 2003.
with MS SQL Server in an NT environment or similar database software is also required. Preferences will eur | a
be given to candidates with knowledge of Microstation, AutoCAD and GPS data collection in an utility aay loyment is contingent oupon Passing @ physical examination including a drug screening urinalysis.
industry. Salary commensurate with education, training, and experience. Applications accepted through Interested persons ahead Contact the Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 1847, Greenville, NC 27835 (801
September 12. 2003: Mumford Road) or call (252) $51-1513. http://www.guc.com
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Employment is contingent upon passing a physical examination including a drug screening urinalysis, "iy Minorities Are Encouraged To Apply
Interested persons should contact the Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 1847, Greenville, NC 27835 (801
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a The Greenville Housing Authority is recruiting for a highly motivated individual to perform
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is preferred. Starting Annual Salary: $23,405.82 of hire. Starting Annual Salary: $37,012.35, sma
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Gregory Hines dies at 57
By DAVID HINCKLEY
Sunday, August 10th, 2003 "
many of those close to him.
knew he was sick," his longtime representative Allen
Eichhorn said yesterday. "People are horrified. We all thought h
just busy, as he usually was, with his rojects. ?
one fussing over him."
City festival but he said he was busy with a film.
from emceeing the 2002 Tony Awards with Bernadette Peters to
ed with Sammy Davis Jr.
Praise from director
C. Wolfe, who directed him in "Jelly's Last Jam" on Broadway.
Brooklyn on Valentine's Day 1946, Hines was dancing on stage
weeks at the Apollo with his brother and father.
won a Tony for "Jelly's Last Jam" (1992) after being nominated
"Sophisticated -Ladies" (1981).
Had sitcom in '70s
His movie credits included "White Nights" (1985) with Mikhail
(1999),
win."
A well-spoken, self-effacing man with a warm manner and eyes
basset-hound- sad, Hines had a complex, on-and-off relationship
other, Maurice.
at the Apollo,
Hines is survived by his fiancee, Negrita Jayde, his father Maur}
his son Zach and his stepdaughter Jessica.
Private services will be held in Los Angeles. A public memorial
With Amy Sacks
Career ights
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"Jellys Last Jam, ? 1992
"Sophisticated Ladies," 1981
"Comin' Uptown," 1979
"Eubie!" 1978
"The Girl in Pink Tights, ? 1954
Film
aL You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her," 2001
oThe Preacher's Wife, ? 1996
"Waiting to Exhale," 1995
"Renaissance Man," 1994
"A Rage in Harlem, ? 199)
"Tap," 1989
oRunning Scared," 1986
"White Nights, ? 1985
oThe Cotton Club," 1984
ary of the World: Part |," 198|
oLost aan pee :
Cy jan es,"
oLittle Bill" 1999
"Will & Grace," 1998
"The. ory Hines Show," 1997
"Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America," 1989
"Motown Returns to the Apollo, ? 1985
"I Love Liberty," 1982 ;
The Associated Press
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His death at his Los Angeles home stunned the tap-dancing world and
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LeRoi Myers, 83, one of the last old-time tap dancers, called the news
of Hines' death "shocking. . . . [But] it was typical. He didn't want any-
New Yorkers had expected Hines in town last month for the annual Tap
There were few areas of entertainment in which Hines was not busy,
with Luther Vandross. As an all-around entertainer, he was often com-
"He was the last of a kind of immaculate performer - singer, dancer, actor and personality," said George
oHis heart and soul went into everything he did," said Peters. "He had amazing creat ? Born in
He did stunning work for the 1984 film "The Cotton Club, ? though most of his dances were cut, and he
own sitcom, "The Gregory Hines Show" (1997), and a recurring role on NBC's "Will and Grace." He
won several Emmy nominations, including for the Bill Robinson movie "Bojangles" on Showtime
His decade-long struggle to film "Bojangles" reflected his passion for tap. "The story of his [Robinson's]
life has to be told," Hines said. "The rest of us all walk a trail he blazed."
Hines linked old-time hoofers like his idol Harold Nicholas to newcomers like Savion Glover, a protege.
The two became close, and-Hines would joke that in competitions, "Sometimes | have to let the kid
t Sylvia's restaurant in Harlem, where he often ate, Tykeysha Keitt, 32, of Queens recalled seeing him
oIf you can dance alongside Sammy Davis Jr., you're wonderful," she said. "I'm devastated."
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at age 4. When he was 8, he played two
for "Comin' Uptown" (1979) and
Baryshnikov, and on TV he had his
that could flit from mischievous to
with his former dancing partner and
ce Sr., his brother, his daughter Daria,
is expected later.
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AUGUST 2003
Mr David L. Lawrence Appointed
. _ General Manager
Hamilton Inn & Conference Center of
_ Greenville N.C.
The Hamilton Inn and Conference Center, 702
South Memorial Drive, Greenville, North
Carolina is now under New Management.
| Mr. David L. Lawrence-has been appointed the
General Manager: Mr. Lawrence is a native of
Western North Carolina with ten (IO) years expe-
rience in the hotel business. He has served in all
capacities relevant to the hotel b-qsiriess and is
very familiar with introducing change in this in-
att Mr. Lawrence has served as a Elementary,
Middle and High School Teacher, =i a
Consultant and Coordinator for the Iredell
| Statesville School System. -
University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina with
a BA in Social Science and Human Services. He .
also is a graduate of Mitchell Community College, with an Associate Degree in Pre-Liberal Arts. He is a
Master Mason and member of the First Baptist Church, Statesville North Carolina. - -
Ay is ihe ce of Mrs, Betty Lawrence of Statesville, North Carolina and the father of two sons, David
Jr., and Arthur, . .
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