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If you think prison inmates
only make license plates,
you Tre behind the times.
As a child Ayana Cole
dreamed of becoming a world
class fashion designer. Today
she is among hundreds of
inmates crowded in an
Oregon prison factory
cranking out designer jeans.
For her labor she is paid 45
cents an hour. At a chic
Beverly Hills boutique some
of the beaded creations carry
a $350 price tag. In fact the
jeans labeled oPrison Blues ? -
proved so popular last year
that prison factories couldn Tt
keep up with demand.
Ata San Diégo privaréun,
prison factory Donovan
Thomas earns 21 cents an
hour manufacturing office
equipment used in some of
LA Ts plushest office towers.
In Chino Gary Ts prison sewn
T-shirts are a fashion hit.
Hundreds of prison generated
products end up attached to
trendy and nationally known
labels like No Fear, Lee
Jeans, Trinidad Tees, and
other well known U.S.
companies. After deductions,
many prisoners like Cole and
Thomas earn about $60 for an
entire month of nine-hour
days. In short, hiring out
prisoners has become big
business. And it Ts booming.
At CMT Blues housed at the
Maximum Security Richard J.
Donovan State Correctional
Facility outside San Diego,
the highly prized jobs pay
minimum wage. Less than
half goes into the inmates T
pockets. The rest is siphoned
off to reimburse the state for
the cost of their incarceration
and to a victim restitution
fund.
The California Department of
Corrections and CMT Blues
owner Pierre Sleiman say they
are providing inmates with
job skills, a work ethic and
income. In addition, he says
prisoners offer the ultimate in
a flexible and dependable
work force. oIf I lay them off
for a week, ? said Sleiman,
referring to his workers, oI
don Tt have to worry about
someone else coming and
saying, Come work for me. T
For the tycoons who have
invested in the prison
industry, it has been like
finding a pot of gold. They
. don Tt have to worry about
| strikes or paying
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vacation or comp time. All of
their workers are full time,
and never arrive late or are
absent because of family
problems; moreover, if
prisoners refuse to work, they
are moved to disciplinary
housing and lose canteen
privileges. Most importantly,
they lose ogood time ? credit
that reduces their sentence.
Today, there are over 2
million people incarcerated in
the US, more than any other
industrialized country. They
are disproportionately
African-American and
Latino. The nation Ts prison
industry now employees
nearly three quarters of a
. ymillion people, more than
any Fortune 500 corporation,
other than General Motors.
Mushrooming construction
has turned the industry into
the main employer in scores
of depressed cities and
towns. A host of firms are
profiting from private
prisons, prison labor and
services like transportation,
farming and manufacturing.
Critics argue that inmate
labor is both a potential
human rights abuse and a
threat to workers outside
prison walls claiming,
inmates have no bargaining
power, are easily exploited
and once released are
frequently barred from
gainful employment because
of a felony conviction.
In one California lawsuit, for
example, two prisoners have
sued both their employer and
the prison, saying they were
put in solitary confinement
after refusing to labor in
unsafe working conditions. In
a nutshell John Fleckner of
Operation Prison Reform
labels the growing trend
ocapitalist punishment -
slavery re-envisioned. ?
The prison industry is not a
new phenomenon, writes
Fleckner. He says mixing the
profit motive with
punishment only invites
abuse reminiscent of one of
the ugliest chapters in US
history. oUnder a regime
where more bodies equal
more profits prisons take one
big step closer to their
historical ancestor, the slave
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pen.
In fact, prison labor has its
roots in slavery. Following
reconstruction, former
Confederate Democrats
instituted oconvict leasing. ?
Black inmates, mostly freed
slaves convicted of petty
theft, were rented out to do
everything from picking
cotton to building railroads. In
Mississippi, a huge farm,
resembling a slave plantation
replaced convict leasing. The
infamous Parchman Farm was
not closed until 1972, when
_ inmates brought suit against
_ the abusive conditions in
federal court.
Prison analysts say contract
prison labor is poised to
become one of America Ts
most important growth
industries. Many of these
prisoners are serving time for
non-violent crimes. With the
use of tough-on-crime
mandatory sentencing laws,
the prison population is
bursting-at the seams. Some
experts believe that the
number of people locked up
in the US could double in the
next 10 years. According to
Prison Watch, the expansion
of the number of prisoners
will not only increase the pool
of prison labor available for
commercial profit, but also
will help pay the costs of
incarceration.
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The main goal of prison
work programs is to provide
oa positive outlet to help
inmates productively use their
time and energies. Another
goal is to instill good work
habits, including appropriate
job behavior and time
management, according to the
Joint Venture Program of the
California Department of.
Corrections. The program is
responsible for contracting
out convict labor to
governments, businesses and
non-profit organizations.
Federal law prohibits
domestic commerce in prison-
made goods unless inmates
are paid oprevailing wages ?
but becaus@the law doesn Tt
apply to exports, prison
officials routinely market to
foreign customers.
In California the prisons
themselves are their own best
customers. The California
Department of Corrections
purchases about half of what
the prisons make, choosing
from an online Prison
Industry Authority catalog.
Prisoners now manufacture
everything from blue jeans, to
auto parts, to electronics and
furniture. Honda has paid
inmates $2 an hour for doing
the same work an auto worker
would get paid $20 to $30 an
hour to do. Konica has used
prisoners to repair copiers for
less than SO cents an hour.
Toys R T Us once used
prisoners to restock shelves,
and Microsoft to pack and
ship software. Clothing made
in California and Oregon
prisons competes so
successfully with apparel
made in Latin America and
Asia that it is exported to
other countries.
In most states prisoners
receive little of the money
they earn working either for
state-run or private sector
corrections firms such as the
Corrections Corporations of
America (CCA) and ©
Wackenhut. The labor
prisoners perform: is often
considerably cheaper than in
the outside world. Case in
point, Texas-based Lockhart
Technologies closed its
Austin plant and fired some
150 workers who constructed
circuit boards because it could
relocate those jobs to a
Wackenhut-run prison where
detainees did the work for
minimum wage.
_ But even with the low pay
and potential for abuse, the
labor programs are popular
with prisoners, says
California Prison Watch,
which monitors the state Ts
prisons. oPrisoner idle time is
less, they earn spending
money, and they can pick up a
skill. ?
Tony Matos, 45 convicted of
robbing a Rialto liquor store
says, oWhen we step through
the gates and into the shop,
it Ts another world. This is a
company. This isn Tt prison.
Guards still keep watch, the
capitalists still profit - the
Critics and supporters still
debate. But in the end, I get a
skill, a few coins and a ray of
hope and dignity. ?
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NC NAACP ADDRESSES STATE
BOARD OF ED
The Wilmington Journal
Today, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, [I], State Conference President
will formally address the North Carolina State Board of Education
regarding the state of public education "-resegregation, Leandro
and student inequities throughout North Carolina. His comments
will focus upon four key areas of concern for NAACP:
oFighting resegregation and demanding resource equity;
*Ensuring high quality teachers for every student in each
classroom;
*Assuring and strengthening access to high level Math and Science instruction; and "
oIncreasing parental and community involvement and enhancing civic engagement
Following a tour of Goldsboro High School, the State Board of Education will be meeting today
at 10:30 a.m. in the Wayne County Public Schools
Avenue, Goldsboro, NC.
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GEORGE E. CURRY
Although most U.S. workers
were off on Labor Day, we
enjoy fewer government
holidays and vacations than
employees in Western
Europe. Still, we remain
staunchly devoted to work,
even as we grow
increasingly worried about T
job security.
oAmericans believe that
workers in this country are
worse off now than a
generation ago ~ toiling
longer and harder for less
wages and benefits, for
employers who aren Tt as
loyal as they once were, in
Jobs that aren Tt as secure,
and in a global economy that
might very well send their
work overseas, ? according
to anew study by the Pew
Research Center.
Even with those general
worries, the report states, on
an individual level, the
attitudes of U.S. workers
toward their jobs have
remained remarkably
The Black Hair Care Tragicomedy |~:
The Eagle Flies on Friday
by James Clingman
NNPA Columnist
This familiar line should be
the mantra of Black people
when it comes to recycling
our dollars among ourselves.
Why? Well, we always talk
about recycling our dollars
and spending our money in ?
our neighborhoods, with our
own business, to the extent
they are available, and
considering the fact that the
eagle does indeed fly on
Friday, we should employ a
related economic strategy.
Maybe we should use the
theme Brother Ashiki Taylor,
of Atlanta, Ga. uses:
oFreedom Friday. ?
Ironically, the term, oThe
Eagle Flies on Friday ? comes
from a familiar song, oStormy
Monday, ? which goes on to
say, o...and Saturday I go out
to play...Sunday I go to
church, and I kneel down on
my knees and pray: Lord have
bs
consistent over the years.
oMost people still have
positive feelings about their
own jobs, and even though
many are troubled by the way
the forces of modernizations
are affecting the American
workplace, the level of public
con¢ern today is not
substantially greater than it
had been a decade or two
ago, ? the study says.
Those findings were
contained in a special Labor
Day report titled: oPublic
Says American Work Life is
Worsening, But Most Workers
Remain Satisfied with Their
- Jobs. ?
Those surveyed were asked
about eight different aspects
of the world of work and most
- said all eight areas had gotten
worse. Yet, 89 percent said
they were either satisfied or
completely satisfied with their
own job.
Employees were asked
whether five trends affecting
the workforce " immigration,
offshoring, automation,
modern communication and
technology and declining
unionization " had helped or
hurt American workers.
oThe offshoring of jobs drew
the most negative
assessments, wittithe public
mercy, have mercy on me. ? I
say it Ts ironic because this is
exactly what many Black
people do on the weekend.
We get paid, and the eagle
starts to fly; and sadly, it flies
away rather than around. Our
| money leaves us so fast that
even real eagle couldn Tt
keep up with it. Then on
Saturday we go out to play; it
~ seems that Ts the top priority
for us these days " playing or
watching someone else play.
If it Ts not games, it Ts parties,
all night long.
Nothing wrong with a little
entertainment every now and
then, but let Ts not be lulled to
sleep by it.
After the party is over, yes we
have to get our opraise on, ? as
some call it.
We ogo ? to church (forgetting
of course that we are the
church) and start praying and
asking God to have mercy on
us. We spent all our money
and must face a stormy
Monday all over gain, trying
to regain the money we threw
away over the weekend, and
we want God to have mercy.
He Ts probably saying, oGive
me a break! ?
I can imagine all the groups
with which we spend our
money saying, oThank you,
Lord, for Black consumers. ?
Their eagle will fly around
their communities many
times before leaving, if it ever
leaves at all, and they look
forward to Mondays because.
OPINION
oWORKING MORE, ENJOYING IT LESS ?,
saying by a margin of more
than 5-1 that this has hurt
rather than helped American
workers, ? the Pew study said.
oThe public says the same
thing about the increasing
number of immigrants
working in America, but they
do so by a more modest
margin of 2-1.
They also say the decline in
union membership has hurt
rather than helped, but the
Margin on this question is
more narrow, 3-2. ?
The public is almost evenly
split on the question of
automation and is most
positive about technology,
with 69 percent saying the use
of e-mail and other new ways
of communicating has been
helpful.
In 1997, 41 percent of
workers felt benefits were
better than they had been a
generation before. By: this_
year, however, 45 percent say
worker benefits aren Tt as good
as they were a generation ago.
US. employees work harder
than their European ~
counterparts, including the
Japanese. It is often said that
Americans live to work while
Europeans work to live.
Because workaholics are held
they are far from stormy.
Have you ever considered that
our Mondays are stormy
because our eagle flies on
Friday? If we approach our
spending with that in mind,
our Sundays would be filled
with more oThank you Ts ?
rather than oHave mercies. ? |
pray we will get this through
our heads some day soon and
stop this economic death
spiral we continue to follow
by allowing our eagles to fly
away rather than around,
making stops at several of our
own businesses instead of
everyone else Ts.
So what will it be, Black
folks? How about a Freedom
Friday? Do you think we
could designate every Friday,
just one day per week, as the
day we make a conscious
effort to buy something from a
brother or sister? At the same
time, do you think we could
cut back on spending our
dollars at the businesses
owned by others? I know it.
will be hard; but you only
have to do it on Fridays.
Freedom Fridays could prove
to be the genesis of an
economic revolution for Black
people in this country. C Tmon,
y'all. A little self-discipline is
all it takes; it would certainly
be well worth it. We cannot
have anything of substance
without sacrifice. Start your
personal Freedom Friday
Campaign this week, and let
others know what you are
doing. Let them know that
you are raising your
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in high esteem in the U.S., ©
Americans, on average, have
more money, larger houses,
bigger cars and other items
considered status symbols.
But Professor Mauro Guillen
of the University of
Pennsylvania Wharton Ts
School explains: oIt is a sign
of social status in Europe to
take a long vacation away
from home. Money is not
everything in Europe, status is
not only conferred by money.
Having fun, or being able to
have fun, also is a sign of
success and a source of social
esteem. ?
Guillens comments are part of
an interesting article on
cultural differences between
Europe and the U.S. on the
http:// |
knowledge.wharton upenn.edu/
Web site.
Because most jobs in Europe
are covered by collective
bargaining agreements,
workers have been able to
negotiate longer vacations
there. Workers in France and
Spain, for example, get a
_ mandatory 25 paid vacation
days per year. By contrast, the
US. is the only industrialized
nation that does not require
companies to provide a
minimum number of paid
vacation days.
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consciousness by taking more
control of your dollars and
making sure that you spend
more with your people.
If we fail to implement
economic strategies of some
kind, both personal and
collective, we are literally
doomed in this country. And
as the song goes, Tuesdays
will be just as bad,
Wednesdays will be worse,
and Thursdays will be oh so
sad. I suggest Freedom
Fridays, but you can call it
whatever you want; it Ts the
action that counts.
We can come up with all sorts
of cute sayings and slogans,
but if we don Tt put the
appropriate action behind
them, we will have
accomplished nothing.
We can turn that song into a
joyous refrain if our eagles
start flying around our
neighborhoods, in and out of
Black-owned businesses, into
the pockets of Black
employees who work for
those businesses, and even
making a few stops at Black
investment funds.
I travel across this country
speaking at conferences,
doing workshops, and
lecturing students and church
members; I have been writing
this column for more than 12
years now; I am on radio talk
shows all over this country;
and I have come in contact
with thousands of brothers
and sisters who say they want
Consequently, third of all
women in the U.S. and one-
fourth of all men do not |
receive paid vacations.
Disturbingly, more companies
are pressing to reduce the
number of vacation days an
employee receives.
When employees do receive
vacation days, they tend not to
take all of them. Time taken
off in Western European
countries exceed the allotted
vacation days. In France and
Spain, workers take off 30
days a year; in Sweden they
take off 35 days; in Italy, 25
and in Britain, 25. In the U'S.,
workers take 10.2 vacation
days each year.
oThere a tendency to really
relax in Europe, to disengage
from work, ? says Christian
to do something about our
economic situation. They call
talk shows decrying our
economic position and the
lack of ownership and control
of resources where they live
and the fact that someone else
owns all the stores, the gas
stations, the restaurants, the
grocery stores, and other vital
retail outlets in their
neighborhoods.
After all I have said, written,
and, more importantly,
demonstrated by personal
action and commitment to the
principle of economic
empowerment for Black
people, I truly wonder if it is a
lost cause. I wonder if we
really want to be free, if we
are serious about our
consciousness, the same kind
of consciousness and
nationalistic thinking
employed by the very groups
about which we complain.
Despite my deep frustration, I
will continue to write, speak,
initiate and participate in
economic strategies that will
move our people forward
because it is part of my
purpose, my mission, my
work. I am very concerned
about our eagles flying, but I
am more concerned about our
eagles dying.
James E. Clingman, an
adjunct professor at the
_ University of Cincinnati Ts
African American Studies
department, is former editor of
the Cincinnati Herald
@
Schneider, manager of the
Wharton Center for Human ;
Resources. oWhen an :
American finally does take -
those few days of vacation
per year, they are most likely
to be in constant contact with "
the office. ?
That can be chalked up to the
growing number of cell
phones, hand-held devices,
laptops and old-fashioned
workaholism. I know about
this first-hand " I wrote this
column in Johnson City,
Tenn. over the Labor Day
weekend. George E. Curry is T
editor-in-chief of the NNPA "
News Service and .
BlackPressUSA.com. To
contact Curry or to book him.
for a speaking engagement,
go to his Web site, www.
georgecurry.com.
newspaper and founder of the
Greater Cincinnati African
American Chamber of
Commerce. He hosts the
radio program,
* TBlackonomics, ? and has
written several books,
including
Black-o-Knowledge-Stuff. To
book Clingman for a speech
or purchase his books, go to
his Web site,
www.blackonomics.com or
call him at 513/ 489-4132.
NAACP Retains
Tax Exempt Status
by Leonard Sparks
Special to the NNPA from
_ Afro Newspapers
WASHINGTON (NNPA) -
The Internal Revenue
Service, ending a two-year
investigation into whether a
2004 election-year speech by
NAACP Chairman Julian
Bond violated rules
prohibiting tax-exempt
organizations from endorsing
Or Opposing political
candidates, has concluded
that the civil rights
organization can keep it Ts
tax-exempt status.
We reserve the right to edit
any news or information
received according to our
editorial needs, We will not
edit anything in such a way
as to be misleading or that
would fundamentally alter
the accuracy or intent of the
original information.
ihe Minority Voie
Mrs Beatrice Maye
THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS
FOR WIDOWG.....
1. Yes, there Ts life after
what Ts-his-name. You don Tt
have to jump into the grave
after your husband. You can
be a full person on your own.
2. Never settle for a man
simply because he Ts still
breathing. You can demand
the best in all of your
relationships.
3. Don Tt let the world take
advantage of you because
you Tre alone. Beware
of scams. If it sounds too
Zood to be true, it Ts too good
to be true.
4. Your children are separate
people. Don Tt make them
your life and don Tt let
them make you theirs.
5. You can be beautiful; the
face you wake up with in the
morning is not necessarily
the one you Tre stuck with for
the rest of the day.
§$e@eer es & se sae
Suejette A. Jones
Christianity
and Money
From the Apostle Ts Paul Ts
warning that olove of
money is a root of all kinds
of evil ? to churches T critical
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6. You can find out again just
how much fun life can be as a
omerry widow ? in the world.
7. When one door closed,
~ another one opens, and new
-. Opportunities are knocking
all the time.
8. You can love living alone,
and discover the delicious
pleasures of a single life.
9. Your senior years can be
golden, not brass. You Tre
getting older, but you Tre
also getting better.
10. You never have to feel
ashamed to be alone in the
world. A table for one
can be a grand adventure.
These are your 10 new rules
for living. I learned to believe
in them, and you can too.
T Virginia
Graham (Modern Living)
What To Tell Your Child
About Prejudice and
Discrimination
The Center for Immigration
Studies reports that by the
year 2000, one-third off all
US citizens will be people of
color. Today, one-third
of the children in public
schools are from what have
traditionally
been called ominority
groups. ? Schools are
increasingly challenged
to educate children who come
from a wide range of
backgrouds, abilites, and
\
experiences. So-called
ominorities ? have become the
numerical majority in 50
cities. The workforce of the
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homes, places of worship, or
. cemeteries are vandal-ized;
and - some people are unfairly
paid less than others for doing
Minority Voice Sept. 8 - 23 p3
By Kathy Kolasa
equal work. : . chemin
ee reine of | Such instances of discrim- special to The Daily Reflector ae
women and people of color. - Ination are far from rare. If |
While today Ts changing we are to have a just society, QA friend of mine told me he
demographics are it is up to each of us totake a _ eard you say in a class he
compellilng, historically - stand against such unfair fook that you could count _
the United States has always Practices and attitudes. We ___ Faffeinated drinks as part of
been challenged to find must teach our children that your daily intake. That Ts not
effective ways there is no plce for prejudice phat I learned in school. Did
for its diverse populations to
live and work well together.
renee schools, or places to work. A Yes, I did say caffeinated
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thet Prepare er ean Anti-Defamation League, NY __laily fluid intake, if you are
live and work young, healthy and routinely
harmoniously and Beatrice Maye rink caffeinated beverages.
productively alongside others ey Any a ihre year -
who represent various and MITCHELL WILLIAMS "_ medic oe ode one
many racial and cultural . otahon in. - y 4 icine
backgrounds and abilities in President and CEO of PES CUTTONS. ATONE TS
our society. One of the Debonairre Menswear Group, _pubject. Here is what hy
greatest obstacles to creating Inc. of East Orange, NJ and _fearned after studying recent
President of the (CABID) research reports: c
such a future is prejudice.
While many of us would like
to believe that prejudice is a
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problem of the past, this is not years. : | hs Anti Diuretic H : ne
Incidents of prejudice and Mitchell is the son of James [ADH). This hormone is one
discrimination occur every and Mildred Williams, 1212 pf the body's built-in T
day. For example, on a daily Davenport Street, Greenville, mechanisms to regulate iiss
basis: - some people are NC. find electrolyte balance. ee
called hurtful names or are Sa your body senses that it needs
excluded from partici-pation een your aad to
in events; - some people are
unfairly exclud-ed from jobs,
eighborhoods, bank loans,
educational opportunites,
social events, and clubs;
- some people are attacked
and beaten; - some people T
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teflections _
oresponse to the spending
excesses of American
televangelists. Christians
have tended to view money
with a suspicious eye. There
is a general feeling among
experienced church people
that the way churches have
handled money
needs some work. One
professor of church
administration says, oIt is
not simply a questions about
raising money. The way
churches have thought
about money needs to be
theologised. And at the same
time it needs to be
subjected to greater
responsibility and general
accounting practices. ?
One particular church lost its
building as payment for back
taxes and penalties. The
federal government charged
the church with failing to
withhold income taxes of
employees from 1987 to
1993. The church maintained
the payments were gifts, not
wages, and therefore not
subject to taxes. A federal
court sided with the
government, and the church
now has no home. Such
disputes could be avoided, if
only churches would embrace
a more businesslike mindset
and apply basic money
management strategies
to.their operations. Year after
year, many churches fail to
pay their property
taxes when due and
consequently have to be
advertised yeat after year.
Such is a classic example of
poor money management -
strategies. One fallacy found
in churches is that they trust
one person to handle the
financial affairs. Churches
need checks and balances so
there is not one person who is
in the position of being able
to take money with no one
else knowing. There should
be a division of financial
responsibililty among ,
the minister, a treasurer, and COLDWeLL
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periodically among the church
members. It is the duty of the
church to let the members
know how their contributions
are managed. Some clergy
and churches do not see
money and budgets and.
auditing as having
any religious or spiritual
content. And that is a bad
theology.
Whatever problems do exist,
it Ts likely that churches won Tt
deal with them effectively
until they can learn to talk
about money and let their
members know where and
how their money is being
spent. And right now,
even that appears to be
significant hurdle. There is a
widespread reluctance
on the part of the church
leaders to talk about money.
Money seems to be
the last taboo.
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(Respectfully submitted by:
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Street Fi ight . . .A proposal to rebrand King Road after Mar-
tin Luther King Jr. has sparked a debate in east San Jose, where
mistrust of City Hall runs high
By Allie Gottlieb being for or against Martin conversations in stores and
ALAS VEGAS couple Ts Luther King Jr. That became - parking lots, no one came
proposal to rename San Jose Ts clear during discussions with forward to strongly champion
King Road after civil rights people in the neighborhood "_ the rebranding and there was
leader Martin Luther King has regular folks, not activists " no sign of community
begun to stir up aruckusin " " who would be directly JUSTE Ot
the East Side neighborhood, _ affected were the name to journalistic swing through the
which has large Latino and change. Most hardly knew neighborhood. a:
Asian populations, and a sabout the proposal. Some It Ts a beautiful name, ? said
handful of blacks. Latinos were for it; some Salvador Rodriguez, who
The emerging controversy has African Americans were came from Guanajuato,
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Compounding the issue isthe
perceived slight of east San
Jose Ts own homegrown
national hero, the late Cesar
Chavez. Though no city
streets are named after him,
(though a downtown park is),
the Mexican rights and farm
labor organizer once lived a
few blocks from King Road.
He organized meetings and
rallies on the street, and for
many Latino residents, King
Road and Chavez share
cultural and historical
significance. For them, to
rename King Road would
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course, the new name were
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Of course, the issue doesn Tt
divide neatly along ethnic "
lines and is unlikely to spark a
race war. It Ts not about people
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been attempting to pay down
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?He Ts been liquidating assets,
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Pregerson declined to
sentence Isley to less time
than called for under federal
guidelines.
"The term serial tax avoider
has been used..J think that Ts
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During the trial, Prosecutors
said Isley, lead singer of The
Isley Brothers, avoided paying
taxes numerous times in the
past three decades and
declared bankruptcy after the
IRS seized his yacht, cars and
other property in 1997.
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but then did not file tax
returns for the years 1997 to
2001 and in 2002 did not sign
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taxes due.
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trial that ounfortunate
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to get records together and
pay taxes during the years that
led to the criminal charges.
Isley Ts recent albums include
a 2003 collaboration with
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He was expected to be sent to
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Apartheid-Era Minister
Washes Feet of Black Church
Leader
Special to the NNPA from
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In a extraordinary act of
contrition, an apartheid-era
cabinet minister has washed
the feet of a Black church
leader he allegedly tried to
have murdered.
One-time law and order
minister Adriaan Vlok, in an
act evoking Jesus Christ who
washed the feet of his guests
after the Last Supper,
performed the humbling
gesture on the Rev. Frank
Chikane, a senior official in
the South African presidency.
The unusual act occurred last
month in a private meeting
between the two but was
disclosed over the weekend
by Rev. Chikane.
Chikane, who came close to "
death when his clothes were
dipped in poison in the late
1980s, said Vlok arrived at
his office and handed him a
Bible with the message I
have sinned against the Lord
Minority Voice Sept. 8 - 23 p7
Apartheid-Era Minister Washes
Feet of Black Church Leader
and against you, please
forgive me (John 13:15) ? on
its cover. It immediately
reignited debate in South
Africa over whether South
African whites have gone far
enough to show repentance
for the abuses of apartheid.
Naps aco
Eddie Makue, general
secretary of the South African
Church Council, commended
Vlok, but said he and his
former government
colleagues still owed the
South African people a full
confession.
Many high-ranking
members of the former
government failed to
Makue said.
Meanwhile the African
Christian Democratic Party Ts
Rev. Kenneth Meshoe said it
took a Treal man of courage
to say I am sorry ?. He
saluted Chikane for allowing
Vlok to wash his feet and for
accepting the apology.
?He showed how those who
have been wronged should
respond to those who caused
them pain. It is not every
person that has the guts and
humility to ask for
forgiveness when they have
done wrong. There are
husbands who would rather
see their marriages end in
participate unreservedly inthe divorce than ask their wives
Truth and Reconciliation
Commission process. As a
result, we are left with many
unanswered questions
concerning responsibility for
gross human rights violations
during the apartheid years. ?
Vlok and Tothers with
knowledge of these crimes ?
must demonstrate their
repentance by identifying
those responsible and
apologizing to the victims,
for forgiveness when they
have erred, ? he said.
Vlok, the police
commissioner and nine police
officers were granted amnesty
from the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission
for their role in a series of
bomb scares at local theaters
in July 1988, designed to
prevent the film TCry
Freedom ? about Steve Biko
from being screened.
25th Annual Labor Day
Family Reunion
Real Reunion ...» This years Gospel Reunion was moving to all and it wouldn Tt have been a
reunion without the everfaithful Edward Sisters. The Edward Sisters gave glory to God as they
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while some groups only sing for the dollar.
photo Michael Adams
Minority Voice Sept. 8 - 23 p8 |
Scholarship Winner..... Cathy Hughes
State University Alumni 66 nL 5 ay
Chapter The Seholantipis. ~ "" . First Black Woman of Communications
given in honor of Richard B. a di " » a Lanine j _ It pioneered the innovative
Johnson who served as She is who she is, did what it-tive-ness, ? determination Alfred Liggins is the _ format--"24 hour Talk
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husband of Mrs. Juanita founder and the force radio station, WOL-AM, in exchange. Her Initial
sohnson, a member of the behind Radio One and TV 4980, Now she owns over Public Offering (IPO), in
Pitt County A & T Chapter. ,
Joshua maintained about a B+ One. And even though TV 0 radio May 1999, represented the
average at the Ayden-Grifton One is a relative newcomer stations and has moved largest black-owned
* " High School, graduating in to the world of television, into cable televisions' as TV broadcast corporation, and
Joshua Fox.recently won the _ the class of 2006, -He has the name oOne ? signifies One, a channel, Taimed the 16th largest media
Richard B. Johnson . been accepted at NC A&T the first, the pioneer and primarily at African company in the United
Scholarship Award by Pitt State University, inGreens- _the trailblazer who leads Americans. , States. Hughes T WOL-AM,
County North Carolina A & T boro, NC. the way so that others may Hughes is the chairwoman._ is the most listened to talk
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The delegates from the
recent 97th Annual National
Association for Advancement
of Colored People National
Convention from Pitt County
returned motivated, fired up
and ready to run with the
Torch burning bright in the
continous struggle for
Freedom and Equality for all
people. Our newly elected
CEO Bruce S. Gordon
reminded all present that
African Americans have made
great strides in this country,
but there are still civil rights
battles to be fought. The
atempt by some members of .
Congress to stall a vote on
extending the Voting Rights
Act of 1965 is one example of
why the NAACP must conti-
nue to exist-and to prosper.
On the state and local level of
the NAACP we are excited
about our upcoming NAACP
State Convention which will
be held in Goldsboro, NC,
October 12-14 at the
Goldsboro-Raleigh District
Assembly, 211 West Hooks
River Road. We invite all our
members and Non-members
to join us at this convention.
Yes, this is an.Election Year
and our local Branch is
actively involved in voter
_ registration and voter Educa-
tion. Voter Registration is our
#1 priority over the next sixty
or more days left before
election day. We must all
work unselfishly to increase
voter registration utilizing
every tool at our disposal.
This have been another busy
year for the Pitt County
Branch. We congratulate all
our youth who are returing to
school and the recipients of
this year Ts NAACP Scholar-
ships. There were scholar-
ships awarded to seniors from
every high school in Pitt
~ County. Our youth under the
leadership of Walter and
Mildred Council also had a
very active and busy summer
participating in various
leaderships and training
programs. We also welcome
Ms. Ann Huggins who was
recently elected to head our
oWIN ? program, that stands
for oWomen in the NAACP ?.
Ms Huggins will be reaching
out in order to build women
involvement in the NAACP
and sending out a special plea
to all women.
We are looking forward for an
exciting year with our youth
and college branch which is
_ located on the campus of
ECU, under the direction and
leadership of Dr. Reginal
Watson. .
We welcome all our new
members and those who
helped us at our booth at the
recent Labor Day celebration
presented by Mr. Jim Rouse
and WOOW. We send a
special thanks out to our "
youth who worked very hard
and faithful.
Pitt County Branch NAACP
will be hosting the District
Meeting of District #14 of
NAACP on October 21, 2006
at 9:45 am. The District
Chairman is Mr. D.D. Garrett.
It will be held at West
Greenville Resource Center,
Nash Street. -
We encourage you to join the
fight for freedom and join
your local branch of NAACP
President
Calvin Henderson
Minority Voice Sept. 8 - 23 p11
International Pianist
Last Carel ld WNIVCFSITC\
Reflections on Brown v. Board of Education
A lecture and concert
Sunday, September 17
Wright Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
$10 general admission, $5 students
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with personal knowledge of the case. He reviews the past as well as
the sweeping and long-term benefit to minorities, especially African
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Blacks Looking to
Represent White
Districts Create
Mixed Feelings
by Hazel Trice Edney
NNPA Washington
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WASHINGTON (NNPA) -
Having gained control over
most predominantly Black
- political districts, an
increasing number of
T African-Americans are
campaigning to represent
majority Whites districts.
While some view that trend
as progress, others worry
that the Black community
may lose clout in the
process.
oAs districts begin to reflect
a broader, multi-cultural,
multi-ethnic orientation, the
leadership, in order to get -
elected, begins to reflect
both political realities. And
there are consequences, o
says U.S. Rep. Jesse
~ Jackson Jr. (D-II1.).
oThe consequences include
less emphasis on programs
that directly or proportion-
ately affect African-
Americans. We start talking
about programs that affect all
Americans. I Tm not saying
that Ts necessarily a bad idea
because it requires
leadership to talk about
issues that reflect all
Americans. But Black folk
have got some real needs out
here that need to be
addressed. ?
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A CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE
October 12 - 14, 2006
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Foin us fov Pro-Conuention Guents on October 11
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N orth Carolina Mutual To Celebrate Life
Insurance Awareness Month
Hosting events at its Durham
headquarters and throughout
the region
Durham, NC
North Carolina Mutual Life
* Insurance Company will
sponsor a number of
community-related activities
in the state and region during
September, which is Life
Insurance Awareness Month.
A highlight will be the
opening of a historical
exhibition at its headquarters
focusing on women at North
Carolina Mutual, titled Poise
and Perseverance: A
Celebration of Mutual
Women. That event will be
held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday,
September 30. North
Carolina Mutual has
partnered with the Life and
Health Insurance Foundation
for Education ( LIFE ) to
sponsor the unveiling and
reception. The public is
invited.
oWe have to do much more
to stress the importance of
financial planning and
wealth building in the
African-American
community and protecting
our families when they lose
loved ones, ? said James H.
Speed, Jr., President and
CEO of North Carolina
Mutual. oRecent statistics
released by LIMRA
International, a respected
insurance industry research
organization, show that one
in, four men and one in three
women have no life insurance
coverage, ? he said. oIn
addition, 48 million U.S.
households either don Tt own:
life insurance and believe
they should, or own life
insurance and believe that
they need more. ?
North Carolina will be a
sponsor of the AME Zion
Chureh conference in
Charlotte , September 12-15.
Tuesday, September 19, at -
6:00 p.m., North Carolina
Mutual will offer another
program in its Financial
Literacy Series,
Conversations with the
President: James Speed talks
about economic
empowerment, at its corporate
headquarters in Durham . The
public in invited. North
Carolina Mutual will sponsor
Breakfast in the Park, a
monthly breakfast roundtable
hosted by Business Leader
Magazine, at the Radisson
Governors Inn, RTP, on
Thursday, September 21 at
7:30 a.m.
September 21-24, North
Carolina Mutual will be a
sponsor at the Tennessee
NAACP State Convention in
. Memphis . Tuesday,
September 26, at 5:30 p.m.
North Carolina Mutual will
host an open house for its
Memphis region
policyholders and other
partners at 2650 Thousand |
Oaks Business Park in
Memphis . The company will
also host a number of faith-
related events in North
Carolina and Tennessee
during September.
North Carolina Mutual Life
Insurance Company offers a
wide variety of insurance _
products, including life,
accident and health, dental
- and disability through group
plans for both large and
small organizations and
through individual policies.
Since its founding 108 years
ago in Durham , North
Carolina Mutual has built a
reputation for financial
stability and the personalized
service it provides its
policyholders. It has
policyholders in 24 states
and the District of Columbia
and more than $12 billion of
insurance in force. North
Carolina Mutual insures
almost 2.5 million people
through its individual life
line and employee group
plans. Its headquarters is at
411 West Chapel Hill Street
in Durham .
The Life and Health
Insurance Foundation for
Education ( LIFE ) was
founded in 1994 in response
to the public Ts growing need
for information and
education on life, health,
disability and long-term care
insurance. LIFE also reminds
people of the important role
insurance professionals
perform in helping families,
businesses and individuals
find the insurance products
that best fit their needs.
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U.S. Treasurer: Romana
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HEALTH CARE FRAUD Phillips Brothers and
"Byer. Ozle Lee Hall Jr. Anderson Memorial Mortuar
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Greenville,NC 27834
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Over 46 million Americans do not have health insurance
coverage. The vast majority of these individuals are ethnic
_ Minorities. Many Doctors blame rising health care cost on medical
malpractice lawsuits, but health care fraud committed by Doctors
many be the real cause of rising health care cost. The U.S. Congress
has debated placing caps on the amount of money that victims of
wnedical malpractice can recover from Doctors in lawsuits. It is || been given my second chance to offer my professional
_ argued that rising medical malpractice insurance cost are responsible . . Nea
for the increase in health insurance premiums. Many are led to , a Servic ¢ to you once again through my eee salt
believe that the working poor are priced out of the health care market Phillips Brothers and Anderson Memorial Mortuary as
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significant increase in the number of people recovering large sums To express my personal appreciation to those of you who have made this second chance
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making the referral. There are many forms of health care fraud. Some argue that health care
fraud is a victimless crime. That is not true. When health insurance companies are defrauded
the cost is passed on to the consumer and results in higher health insurance premiums. Due to
the higher cost many families cannot afford health insurance and many children go uncovered.
Often the elderly are the victims ofhealth care fraud. In fact, anyone can be targeted by
unscrupulous Doctors for health care fraud. Does your Doctor get you to sign a charge slip
before you receive services? Does your Doctor give you a copy of the charge slip to take
home? Does your Doctor bill youy T insurance for services you don Tt:remember receiving?
Does your Doctor get you to make frequent appointment for things that could be done in one Cc) Cc) KS I Cc» RE
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It is estimated that only about one percent of health insurance payment claims are audited each
year. Most Doctors know that it is very unlikely that anyone will ever check behind them to
see if they really performed the services they claimed when they submitted the bill to the
insurance company. BE
Most Doctors are probably honest people dedicated to helping people. But consider
that many Doctors graduate from school after many years of sacrifice and hard work sometime
owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans. When confronted with the opportunities
to earn money by billing for patient services and the realization that no one is watching some
Doctors just get overwhelmed. This small percentage of Doctors who engage in health care
fraud hurts us all and must be stopped.
The Office of Inspector of General for Medicare and Medicaid has proposed that Doctors
offices develop or contract Compliance Programs to detect irregularities. These Compliance
Programs help protect the public and insurance companies and they also help Doctors run
more efficient practices and better manage resources. Does your Doctors office have a voluntary
Compliance Program?
Let Ts stop health care fraud and leave Americans with the right to recover damages
from Doctors who injure them through committing medical malpractice. .
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Old, new moves
mix in Idlewild
By Tim Butler
What Ts up with the dance
craze of late? It seems every
time you turn around, there Ts
a new movie or television
show competition wrapped
around the concept of
dancing. Dancing has become
the big thing in Hollywood...
Old, new moves mix in
Idlewild
Idlewild
What Ts up with the dance
craze of late? It seems every
time you turn around, there Ts
a new movie or television
show competition wrapped
around the concept of
dancing. Dancing has become
the big thing in Hollywood.
Jumping on that bandwagon,
but taking the idea to a whole
other level is the new movie
Idlewild, starring Big Boi and
Andre 3000 of the multi-
platinum-selling music group
OutKast. An all-star cast,
including Terrence Howard
(Hustle & Flow), join the duo
in bringing this original
musical experience to the big
screen. Unique about this
effort, is that the story is set in
the 1930s, with music that has
a feel of the olden days but
also more than a touch of
today Ts hip hop appeal. It Ts
totally different from anything
you would expect.
Andre 3000 has been quoted
as saying, oThe movie is.
pretty much every genre. It
has drama, action, music,
comedy, a love story and
gangsters. On top of that, we
are styling. It takes place in ;
the 30s, so we are impeccably
dressed. ? Much of his
wardrobe for the movie came
courtesy of Giorgio Armani.
Much of the action in Idlewild
centers around a nightclub
where anything goes: there Ts
plenty of hustling, drinking,
and partying. It Ts a fun place,
until something goes wrong.
Highlighting the film Ts
dramatic action are lavish
dance numbers
choreographed by three-time
Tony winner Hinton Battle.
Unique with Battle, is that he
manages to combine old
styles of dance with moves of
today.
Among those making
appearances in the film are
Macy Gray, Patti LaBelle,
Faizon Love, Ving Rhames,
Paula Jai Parker, and Cicely
Tyson.
Idlewild is playing at theaters
everywhere.
Area doctors are participating in several clinica
trials of an investigational inhaled insulin,
fou are at east 18 years old, have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, do not smoke
and donot have COPD or emphysema, call today tosee fyouqualifyfora
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Fyou are eligible to participate, you willeither receive study drug or continu
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time and travel.
Formore information, call toll free:
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