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MARTIN LUTHER KING TRIBUTE

Chronology of

The Life Of Dr.

Martin Luther
King, Jr.

1929 January 15-
Martin Luther King, Jr. is born
to Rev. and Mrs. Martin
Luther King, Sr. (former
Alberta Christine Williams) in
Atlanta, Georgia.

1935 " 1944
Howanl School,

Atlanta University Laboratory

School, and BookerT.
Washington HighSchool: He~
passes the entrance examina-
tion to Morehouse College in
Atlanta, Georgia without
. graduating from high school.
1947 Dr. King is licensed to
preach. ~
1948February 25
Dr. King is ordained to the
Baptist ministry and appointed
associate pastor at Ebenezer.
June 8Dr. King graduates
from Morehouse College with
a BA degree in Sociology
SeptemberDr. King enters
Crozer Theological Seminary
in Chester, Pennsylvania. After.
hearing Dr. A. J. Muste and
Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson
preach on the life and teach- .
ings of Mahatma Gandhi, he
begins to study Gandhi
seriously.
1951 May 6-8
Dr. King graduates from
Crozer with a Bachelor of
Divinity degree.
1953June 18
Dr. King marries Coretta
Scott in Marion, Alabama.

READ THE
M TVOICE :
NEWSPAPER

HOW CITY IS POISONING KIDS

Poisoned By The City
By: Tina Moore/Benjamin
Lesser NY Daily News

The boy Ts mother had no idea

~ the poison lurked within the

cracks of the baseboard.
She also had good reason to

believe the apartment was safe.

Documents show city officials

- found the home for her and.

even inspected it before she
was allowed to move from a

Documentary Filmmaker
eith Beauchamp Visits EC

homeless shelter. oI came out
of the shelter to be secure and
start my life, � Jaylin Ts

mom, Jasmine Taylor, 23, told
the Daily News. oIf there was
problems, they should have
fixed it. �

oMy son got poisoned. � Jaylin
and his mom are among
thousands of parents and
children who were placed in
apartments " often in lead-
tainted buildings " by the city
Department of Homeless

Keith Beauchamp is a young filmmaker who has dedicated 10
years of his life to telling the story of Emmett Till, . . . pictured
above center is Keith Beauchamp, producer of documantary , left
Bro Jim Rouse ; producer of Greenville TV Ts Minority Voices, and.
Dr David Dennard of ECU who brought Keith to Greenville. Keith
was also interviewed on Minority Voices and WOOW Radio

Station. muses by Michael Adams
- e ;
Historians Shoot Down
Tuskegee Legend
By: Wiley Henry
) Tri-State Defender records, Holton said enemy
planes shot down a few

For more than 60 years, the bombers
legacy of the famed Tuskegee that were escorted by the red-
Airmen loomed large throughout "_ oailed fighters of the Tuskegee
the annals of history: The Airmen, Haulman has backed
squadron of African-America Holton Ts findings. He said
fighter pilotsclaimed they'd combat missions reports
never lost abombertoenemy Tevedled.a startling truth: US
fire during World War ll. But bombers were indeed shot
that claim came under fire nearly down while being escorted by
two weeks ago by two the Tuskegee Airmen in
historians. Both William F. Europe. The Tuskegee
Holton, historian of Tuskegee Airmen Ts record has been,
Airmen Inc., and Daniel uncontested and undisputed for
Haulman of the Air Force decades, which ptompted
Historical ResearchAgency at " former Tuskegee Airman
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base Cartol Woods of Montgomery
in Montgomery, shot the to call the historians T findings
airmen Ts perfect recorddown, ooutrageous �. Woods, 87, told
After reviewing Air Force

Services in a push to clear city
shelters, The News has
leamed.

An analysis of city data revealed
the city cited about 900
apartment buildings for
thousands of lead violations .
after placing families in the |
buildings through the Bloomberg
administration Ts Housing -
Stability Plus program. About
700 buildings tested positive
for lead paint. The status of
other 200 buildings, which the
city opresumed � contained
lead paint after a physical -
inspection, was unclear in the
data. The owners of those
buildi

received 3,200 violation "
notices, many detailing multiple
violations in more than one
apartment,

the data show. ,

The city Department of

paint violations,

refusing to single out specific,
apartments occupied by

Housing Stability Plus
participants. |
There is also is no way of
knowing whether the 3,900
additional apartment buildings
used by the Housing Stability
Plus program contain lead paint.

City officials told The Newsthey

only inspect for lead paint after

residents call to complain about "

problems in their homes.

Lead Paint diet
A routine blood test found that
Jaylin has eaten enoug of the
lead paint chips to delay his
speech

and cognitive development. The
boy and his mom became oné of

the first families to move into. an

apartment through the Housing
Stability Plus program when they
were moved out of the shelter on
Dec. 28, 2004, shortly after

Jaylin Ts first birthday. oTt was

freshly painted, � Taylor said. oIt

Bd

cea ie

She »didn Tthnow th that the new
paint covered layers of lead
paint brushed on the walls

before 1978

M. Roberts for NEWS

- Jasmine Taylor and 3-year

old son Jaylin were among
families city placed in a
lead-tainted aparrtment
when the feds, concerned
about the toxicity of lead paint,
banned it from being used in
Three weeks before Taylor and
her son moved into the home,

Housing Stability Pius

inspectors visited the apartment

_ on Ridgewood Ave. in Cypress

Hills. Documents from the
inspector Ts visit on Dec, 06,

-_2004, show. the landlord never

signed the specific area on a

city from the certify that the

home wasfreetolead,
(See Poison peg4).

Tell The Lord Thank You. .. the new motto of the Philippi Chuch of Christ spoken by the Bishop
Randy B, Royal after Life Theartening Heart Problems, Still The Bishop Fights On. Pictured above

center with Bishop, Bishop Farris $

lade, (left) and Elder Russell Early (right) while on the Annual

Martin Luther King Day March in Greenville NC amidst the continuing indescisiveness of some area
leaders who failed to attend the March and come together on what kind of memorial Greenville NC
will have for Martin Luther King. Bottom photo. ... . Bishop Royal is seated with his wife (Glenn) and
son , (Bryan). Standing in the rear is Elder Carolyn James and Bro Reggie Price, Blder Carolyn James
coordinated birthday celebration and Bro Price was instrumental in the entertainment portion of the
program FIGHT ON BISHOP, FIGHT ON

photo Jim Rouse

casa

GEORGE E. CURRY

oIRAG FORCES

_ DEMOCRATS TO SHAKE
UP SAFE T AGENDA �,

by GEORGECURRY
The Wilmington Journal

After outlining a safe agtiidaof

~ its first 100 hours, Democrats in

Congress are being forced to
become more agressive in.

challenging President Bush:on
the Iraq war and may have to

| address growing complaints that

they are moving too slowly in
developing mea if agenda.

Democrats regained control :
Congress not because of a
masterful political s j, but

largely because of the public T S.

� disenchantment with our mi
presence in Iraq. Until this

week, Democrats had-been T

reluctant to challenge Bush on
the warforfearofbeing

depicted as abeing ce i

THE MINORITY VOICE Jan 26. Feb 02,2007 Pg?

TRAG F ORCES DEMOCRATS TO SHAKE UP

SAFE

of U. S combat troops. |

Republican propagandists have
repeatedly described

Democrats as offering a o a ocu

and run � strategy in Iraq. and
gun-shy, fragmented Democrats
have been content letting
Republicans mis-define them.

Even after voters repudiated
cieorge Bush Ts ostay the
urse � policies in the Persian
Gulf Democrats were still
hesitant to act on the central

issue that swept them into

power in the first place " the
war, But Bush Ts planned "
Wednesday night speech on the
war in which he is expected to
announce a plan to send more
troops into Iraq, changed that.

It forced Democrats to abandon

their intention of focusing only
on safe domestic issues, such as |

: raising the minimum wage,
' expanding college aid, and |

funding stem cell research.

Voters have made it clear at the
_ polls in November and in
subsequent public opinion polls
that they want the new
Congress to deal with the war.

-Arecent CBS News poll |

showed that 45 percent of the

AGENDA � |

public Wants Democrats roibows: |
on the wat; a distant second at 7
percent was an emphasis on the

' economy and jobs,

With Bush going on the offensive
with a nationally-televised
speech to the nation, Democrats
have shifted into second-gear by
quickly arranging aseries of "
public hearings. On Wednesday,

e Senate Foreign Relations
Committee is expected to have
Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice discuss Bush Ts strategy i in
Iraq. On Thursday, Rice is _
expected to testify before the
House Foreign Affairs
Committee. And on Friday?
Secretary of Defense Robert
Gates and Marine Gen, Peter
Pace, chairman of the Joints
Chief of Staff, are expected to
appear before the House Armed
Services Committee.

All of the jockeying by
Democrats and Republicans is
done with an eye cast toward the
2008 presidential election.

Democrats want to show before.
- the next election that they can
lead effectively. Repebicans

want to portray them as being

weak on terrorism, paving the

way for them to return to
power in 2008. Both sides are
making their moves while
Claiming to be interested bi-
Partisan cooperation.

As Democrats step up their
involvement in addressing the
war and continue to champion
their announced 100-hour
agenda, they are facing
criticism from Jesse Jackson
and others who charge that
Democrats have no urban

agenda.

Athis 10th annual Wall Street
conference this week in New
York, Jackson assembled
Congressional leaders, mayors
and civil rights leaders in an
effort to pressure Congress to
pay more attention to Urban
America.

oWe need an economic agenda
that corresponds with our
political victory in Novem
Jackson said. He noted that
while it is important to raise the
minimum wage, that action
alone does not address the

needs of the unemployed or

other serious problems facing

Cities.

Indeed, the new leaders in
Congress could help revitalize
urban America by simply
restoring the cuts in domestic
spending. There is no question

~ that cities need more help. A

survey released in December by
the U.S. Conference of
Mayors, for example, showed
that overall requests for
emergency food assistance
increased in 2006 by an
average of 7 percent over the
previous year; 74 percent of the
surveyed cities registering an
increase.

oThis suey represents real
people with real needs in cities
all across our nation, � U.S.
Conference of Mayors __
President Douglas H. Palmer,

mayor of Trenton, N.J., said at

the time. oAs mayors of cities in
the richest and most powerful
nation in the world, we cannot
simply stand by as our residents
" families with children "
continue to suffer. We have a
responsibility to work together

with our federal partners, as
well as the private sector to tum
the tide of those most in need iri
America. � Palmer also noted " .
that cities are having difficulty
providing shelter for the "
homeless.

President Bush has essentially :
slashed domestic spending to
fundan unnecessary war and
unnecessary tax cuts that largely
benefit the wealthy.

4@2 Peay
$a EDs

rer

If Democrats wanttomake _
their mark, they should start by

repealing the tax cuts and quit T

funding the war. They can Tt
credibly say they're against the:
war yet continue to provide the T

Bush has forced Democrats to ~
finally deal with the war. Now, °
Democrats should force him to T
deal with a strong domestic ~
agenda. George E. Curry is
editor-in-chief of the NNPA "
News Service and |
BlackPressUSA.com. To

contact Curry or ta:book him

for a speaking engagement,
go to his Web site,
www.georgecurry.com.

failure at 73, proved to be a convention and remained true to Popular Black power anthems
cultural tour de. forge: sis. ~ himself " warts and all. With hits of the 1960s and also rine
: -_ownman with his o Pon like oPlease, Pléase,Please*, Pe reper iB 1979!
. mers timers ps NEE om Pape OE 4 Brand T New Bay! ( SMEACTICE POM:
TOBEEQUAL. � JAMES heritage. Inhisart,he _- ~ "- "Pt.1 � and oI-Got You(IFeel NBN SO
BROWN SHOWED . embraced the blues, gospel Good), � he made an indelible Give Me Nothing Up
BLACKSTHEYDIDN TT " "_ andR&B of his musical imprint on American culture. TeDoctice ema
HAVE TO HIDE THEIR predecessors in forging a | ey: tit Myself)
HERITAGE �,WEEKOF " " musicaldestinythatdefied During thecivilrightsmovement that chronicled the challenges
JANUARY 11-17, 2007 convention and was of the 1960s, he emerged as an faved by Blacks in the United
by MARC MORIAL | completely hisown.Hewas _iconof Black culture - Spee tthe hea Brows.
_ The Wilmington Journal theconsummate showman _ "= Femindingus torejoice in our d acti wom
_ Originally posted 1/14/2007 untilhislastdays: Hehad heritage and shout outin pride Teal and straight-forward
: received clearance one day for ourselves. He showed us ways.
On Christmas Day,thecareer* carliertoperformataNew _ that we didn Ttneed to conform : of
and life of the oHardest: . Year Ts Eve giginNew York tothe expectations of nang o7
Working Man in Show City. The tributes followinghis © mainstreamAmericatotake 8 rof various genres of
., Business � ended. Buthis spirit untimely death proved the their rightful place in society. He " usicand dance moves, you -
lives on in the legions of fans: .... perfect encore for a life that, made usrealize that we areas _ COUld say he was the
that weathered rain and cold to "_ was at times difficult and © ~~ - entitled to the rights and godfather of economic
bid him farewell, JamesBrown _ painful but nevertheless privileges of U.S. citizenship as _- empowerment and equal _
electrified a generation, an important and exciting, anyone else, opportunity.
entertainer with so prolific a anak
body of work ind 00. Only the Godfather of Soul In 1968, Brown Ts oSayItLoud: | While Brown hada different
~~ distinctive a genre of style that himself couldmake sucha " I Tm Black and I Tm Proud � impact than Ray Charles or
entertainers for more than four ceoalicped cpg exitin unified and energized the Sam Cooke on mainstream
decades have either borrowed _ African-American community in Americans, he surely strack a
from or have been inspired by. our period of mourning overthe © netveamongAfrican- ==
a - "Bitiom exmenged the Every. death of Dr. Martin Luther Americans. With 60 songs in
From the time he first took the ManintheBlackcommunity, King, Jr, who had been _ the Billboard Top 1OR&B
T Stageinthe 1950s, James whereheforgedhis strongest. assassinated five months earlier, chart, he racked up more hits
Brown, whodiedofheart ° bonds.Hesetaside + +~ "_ " it became one of the most than any other artist. His
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BEYOND THE RHETORIC, oIT TS TIME TO SH
by HARRY.C. ALFORD Nazi officers and scientists, movements, perry and refugee [pn regards to drug smuggling,
The one Journal. , liberation groups, pecan etpper of since 9/11, our military and CIA

oThe now declassified National | indigenous anti-Comm have covered Afghanistan like a
Souris fh idea, The Security Council Directive on elements in threatened cou countries. . carpet, But, since then,
late Pree eg ohn F. Kennedy. aera eee a Projects gave . of the free.world. T Afghanistan now provides the
stated that he was going to e . Its Op so world with more than 80
ma ro Seige La _ instructions: o Pi an and conduct With those marching orders the percent of its illegal heroin
pieces, "Two years later, he was covert operatio! § which are new agents of the CIA struck out supply. How can that be without
dead and the message went out Conducted or sponsored by this. across the world. By 1950, the cop ion? Many members of
to all "this omonster � is , government against hostile '. CIA organized the Pacific mgressional Black |
extremely powerfuland 1c. perra rsd hae po earch al a Ghical te ania Groen,
dangerous, But in this new age "Support of ie ly foreign states. private enterprises, The po foal. g to
- of instant and high ean Be hate but which are so capri vu fund their trate our nation with crack
technology may Ais ed and conducted that any ions and also cause another cocaine via Los Angeles...
triumph over Evilevery once ina 9 epee Mi paces i aaa
: eigasicomossvocuen tT Aga memas n Rem le ? _ Suspicion.
ue am eeu oancovered the US Government, coe wealthy, The annual The CIA decided to back the
ibility for them. Covert classified but leaks 1998 Cambodia for the simple reason
action shall include any covert showed $26.7 billion. This coupled he was anti - Vietnam and anti -
, activities related to; anda; with revenue from front Soviet Union: In the end, over 2
propag; nd, over
economic warfare; preventive coun nrbaminzling million civilians lost their lives at
die ste including abage, such as the Golden the hands of this war cri
anti-sabotage, on, heroin trafficking during and the funding of the CIA,
oa pug ad tein ines
subversion tile states, ae gsa og
Danareteaten wala of flag trillion spent on Son eatin aie |
: porima:hecyn aida _ supported the Mulahedeen a

a larger-than
| ~-was hardly a flash in the pan

anything
CIA tried over and over to

success on the Top 10 Pop "
chart was not as great " less
than adozenhits "not
enough to pat hifn in tetop °
25 artists, something that.
music orities given.

~ Brown Ts ability to get on the

charts for more than four
decades. Despite his
penchant for colorful garb and
-life persona, he

or a one-hit wonder, He

~ continued to persevere in the

music industry up until his last

_. days. A day before his death,

he had received clearance to
play a New Year Ts Eve gig in
New York City.

Where he had his greatest

impact was with the countless
artists, many A frican-
Americans he inspired,
Brown shines through in the
work of his successors " from
the guitar licks of Prince to
the dance moves of Michael '
Jackson. He was not without
his admirers T among White
artists. He mesmerized Rolling
Stones T frontman Mick Jagger

proxy soldiers against the .
Marxist regime and later the
Soviet Army. In the end, these
guys developed into the Taliban
and al Qaeda - the backbone of
Osama bin Laden who would
manage the 9/11 attacks, .
Somehow, the CIA couldn Tt see
them being created and couldn Tt

. predict the attacks in New York,
Washington,

The audacity of the Cuba Bay of

Pigs invasion that caused
President Kennedy Ts threat to
the CIA actually forced Fidel
Soper to run to the Soviet Union
or cover against a northern
neighbor that was capable of
~crazy or not, The

assassi
no avail,

Cinlitbola El Soba |

Indonesia, Chile, Panama, |

oaieiois: tao fet
ples that no

loving nation i

Fidel Castro but to

TO BE EQUAL, JAMES BROWN SHOWED BLACKS
THEY DIDN TT HAVE TO HIDE THEIR HERITAGE �

in the 1960s concert film
bu cia = hor ll who : ros

5 |
horowet his beat and funk.
And his unforgettable stew of
blues, gospel and R&B,
unconventional rhythms
Captivating life shows
spawned a wide range of new
musical genres. He wasnot

and

re |

only the oGodfather of Soul � T T � �

" but the godfather of disco, �
unk, eee list goes

At the various celebrations of :

his life " at the Apollo
Theater, in his hometown in
Georgia and elsewhere,
James Brown left this world

just the way he led his life "a° }

t - -

«=

ao)

,

consummate showman and ov

. He

Courageous visionary.

leaves an ending a legacy that ;

willremain forever etched in
our memories. Marc H.
Morialjs President and
CEO, National Urban
League

UT DOWN THE (1

sponsored. A lot has

weough our ignorance fa but now. :
we know and the w :
activities will be sen SO
as soon as they occur, We are �

much too advanced for this so
why do we take it any longer?

The biggest activity and vale ot
�,� CIA was to check the evil. �

actions of the Soviet Union Ts ":

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THE MINORITY VOICE Jan. 26 - Feb. 02, 2007 Pg3

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Engages in destructive behavior

| pli sc agi Wakeuplate eee .
have a problem with the use of Ask, oqrhat Ts happening � Loves watching television. By: Michael Eric Dyson quick. They Tre usually not
the word. ° because they don Tt know. , Hates reading, especially about repeaters and are very
Let mi firut define the word Doean Tt like to work. African history or big books, Why do some Black men remorseful. Occasional
from my perspective. Nigger: Arrives late for work. . prefers picture books. cheat? Because theycan. The _ cheaters take advantage of
~ someone whoisignorantand " Doesn Tt like working for Black Loves to get high. usual reasons (or amorous relations at their
who hates himself or herself. people. Can Tt party without being high. _ excuses): She doesn Tt convenience, wishing not to
FS The person can be of any race. Doesn Tt save money. Arrives at programs late. understand me; she doesn Tt disrupt home. Habitual cheaters
aE ae ~ Historically only African people Doesn Tt support black Doesn Tt ask for directions when _ take care of her body; sleep around us often as they
"have been called nigger, but as businesses. } lost. she Ts too busy with the kids; she can. They Tre always
Mrs Beatrice Maye _ you can see my definition More concemed about their Volunteers to take you loves her career more than me. working late, going on business
a encompasses anyone of race hairstyles than their brains. somewhere, thenrunsoutof _ . Notice all of this deflects trips, or conveniently tuning off
who is ignorant and hates. . Spends more money for clothes gas. . attention from us. The first sign their cell phones. Dealing with |
himself, and cars than the apartment of Use the term oyou know � of difficulty in a relationship, infidelity isn Tt easy, and a |
. The meaning of the word house. through the sentence because we T re in the arms of another. woman should never blame |
oThe Nigger Spirit � becomesevenmore confusing " Buysmorelottery tickets than theydon Tt. =; There are different kinds of herself for her man Ts affair:
By: Jumanza Kunjufu when we call each other by the mutual funds. Gossips. Exaggerates. cheaters, but themostcommon _ He Ts responsible for his _ |
name, saying othat Ts my nigger �, Makes babies, but does not Can't complete a sentence are the accidential, occasional _ behavior. She just has to |
The reverend Frank Reid » and yet many become offended, take care of them. without cursing, especially the and habitual ones. Accidential decide what kind of cheater she |
preached a sermon at my hostile, or want to fight when -Calls women oB Ts o oMF word. two-times step out because of has on her hands to determine
church during Men Ts Week people outside our race call us Lives in a dirty house. Looks for differences. circumstances, - what to do " keep him or
"titled the oNigger Spirit. � It by the name. Writes on public walls. Acts like crabs in a barrel. Mether atthe baronthe way _ "kickhimtothecurb. ©
inspired me so much I wanted Litters in the neighbor-hood, Jealous. . |
to write about how that spirit "_If we are to develop strong Urinates in the alley. _ Kill people who look like them.
was created and why itmust ~ . AfricanAmericanfamiliesand Throws bottlesoutofcars. _ Gtab their crouch looking for
die. [know niggeris _ communities, we must break the / power. |
avery inflammatory word, and nigger spirit. The following isa
many conscious African list of some nigger traits I have
Americans and others who are © observed: I

unity, .

4

avioe Hewascs, Companyof Winston-Salem, » anddetermination,andhis__Ben. He shined shoes and __ What happened when he
__, RAOTEENG 8, Se WES O*. Still, in spite of ani ive bedrock belief inthe powerof his brother sold newspapers to decided to work for the .
An alumnus of NC Central Spi of an impress! .
hatha fea personal career. Ruffin willbe education to make out help their family. Ruffin governor isherealized it'salot
University, Mr: Ruffin reineibered more for bis state a better place. � establisheda scholarshipin _-°@Sier tochange things from the
gained notoriety leading . inside.
is devotion and service to others. | 2. oTheplacewherehemade _ honor of his later mother, .
_ Sos re He seldom met a ranger. the most difference was in Catherine. o 8. oAshe became a successful
Fehr CHE ho. 4 Indeed, Mr. Ruffin rose above __ fighting toensure access to allof 5. oBesidesexcelling in school, _ Dusinessman and eventually an
_ champion dater his childhood circumstances but Our universities for all of our Ruffin also became heavily executive at RJ Reynolds, Ruffin
arden TRE ot never above the people for patter. _ involved it thecivil rights never Forgot his background.

"at whortr he sperit his life trying to ir was. �... movementin Durham. " v eWerybody. |)
aces nid aia sen mare rd helpimove beyond despairso 3. oRuffin received a bachelor Ts He and othershelped From the people in the :
i ove ue did theta a that they toomight share inthe degree in education from organize sit-ins andother - "- "«°xecutive office in the: |

| Suejette Jones eran weir American dreain, His NCCU and later became an _ demonstrations aimed at __ boardroom down to the people '
uk LRGAGS be apie eK, segs contributions tothe stateof advocate forthe school. He _integrating businesses in in the streets. He was still the
BENJAMIN S. RUFFIN ~ care for other people and to North Carolina andits people alsoreceivedamaster Tsdegree Durham. The activists T work samnc Bien Foaltin that we al
. 2 moan TY nave been iivalnable. in social work from UNC- served as amodel forsimilar few up with. Heis survived
ee twalwayasnake i heter for Chapel Hill. efforts across the state and the Py his wife, Avon, and two
most respected leaders on Dec. James Ammons. Some of Mt. : ici | eNehaan Sk ae aera aa Rien we alenveantcd 2 7
07, 2006. se Ruffin Ts professional successes poverty in Durham andhowhis _with it. He had a-sense of Respectfully submitted,
Mr. Benjamin $- epee se euctan fe aa mother encouraged himtoexcel community andasense of pride. SuejetteA.Jones
Labisbeeiines tc Wes pre ssieich. " in school. One of Ben Tsfriends He had a sense of knowing real a
ead a a chairing aa Commentadiieh other reminisced thatthe West End where he was going, � 1ew Ben Ruffin personally,
become the Housing Authority, leading ~ notables Community where they grew up 7. oRuffin surprised many having met him through mutual
only black chairman ofthe ~ area arcana . " . was like a big family. They all people when 1978; he went to friends during the 1980s, at an
UNG Boas ee ares tier fn "1. *Ben élbiabavays be helpedtoreareach other Ts work asaspecial assistant for o ofairin Durham. I was very
(which oversees the university Ts corporate official remmenbiesildite his = children; some were so poor Governor Hunt. He had been tnapgcanels Walynis Counce:
pase on yr sy Mutual Life Insurance Company posit : . me : -
heartaiheale an his oand RR olds Tob outlook on life, his great loyalty did not stop an outside activist, and I think .
peso: NE Homegoing Services
# ees Of My Lie _ ) | = fe ,
\ T brought he New Yearigh in want that is what you'll getand and Edison Towe to name a Ken neth Gray Su, Tr.
prayerand looking at scenes noweaponsformedagainstme "_ few. Plymouth is a small town | g a a Se
_ of my life andI began to . shall prosper bring iton. That and we need a voice that is not Duce |
question the lord as the person mountain with my mustard seed "_ censored. - / pg a p
ee ee es of faith will move... rt Sunrise Sunset |
oFootprints. � I Last year I went into the local 3 " " Janiany 31, 2004
when I needed you the mostI I was in the battle for my life but + Andy Ts restaurant and I was Joss 19, GO eT
only saw one set of footprints _I still had his wall of called black sambo by the ai lh 5
in the sand, I about around me with some of his manager, Brian is his name. I
what god said tothe person earthly angels around me, Itell called the home office in Mt.
| tat wes tala 1 ped wed them all the time I Olive nothing was done about it.
questioning him and god spoke and love them soto speak _I'guess he never heard of the
him andesite give them flowers. Icannot dreamer Doctor King and his
person that is carried cn le speech, As we honor the
you, rps bir few. dreamer this month and his
NEGO TUTLO "Speech is recited pick up a copy
and get acquainted, Since I am
Christian I forgive you I will let é
no one block my blessing . , ii
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Sy Tomy M Tvoice family Thanks. Greenville, North Carolina
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_ those who swore to protect , . They shaped the early scenes of ace. eve hs an @anbury, Connectiout
' and serve. Ls omy get ag Sm Lesvos behold Baw 8 |
Sei Emma D. Moore, Mr, Lewis pee dvel tpt Though You're Gone, Your Memory Lives On
faith and I said re Spencer, Ms Brenda White, _Dretheren to dwell together in Missing You, The Family

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- Seven months later, in June inspectors did not look for lead, ot
2005 Jaylin tested positive for city officials said. Rick = nt
lead-paint poisoning duringa Chandler, assistant commiss- 5
regular blood workup. ioner in charge of placement at os
The positive testtriggereda the Department of Homeless :
visit from Housing Preservation Services, defended the
and Development. This inspection procedure. : o|
time, on June 20, 2005, an oIt does serve our agency well 4
inspector issued a violation. It _ tomove people out as quickly a4
blarred oCORRECT THE as possible because shelters are a
LEAD-BASEDPAINT _ extremely expensive for a
HAZARD � and noted thatthe taxpayers in the city, � Chandler a
toxic painthad beenfoundon. _ said. oAnd we think that the
the baseboard of the south and _best response to homelessness
west walls. is to get ahome. � 7
Children under the age of 6 are | Chandler said lead paint Coming Feb. 13th
extremely vulnerable to.lead inspections fall under the
poisoning because their brains responsibility of the Department
and central nervous systems. Of Housing Preservation and . Orca mene . |
are still being formed, according + Development, HPD Associate Net proceeds benefit education, Must be 18 to play.
tothe National Safety Council. Commissioner Vito Mustaciuolo Approximate overall odds of winning are 1:4.08.
Lead poisoning Seca told The News that the majority Problem paabited Helpline: TSS
attention deficit disorders, of the violations found by the soteasiaale
ey damage 2 . Buthe confirmed his agency
2, among other does not perform blanket
- | iispections, only responding 2
, is communi after residents call 311 ,
ost children h to file a complaint. oWe don Tt oIDITT
ing speech | go out there and do cyclical or Community College
and attending special education random inspections without a ;
preschool. ote ianten i complaint, �he = salutes Martin Luther King, Jr.
level he should be, � said Taylor, a vas Mace, ior in a onor of
sett o. jon trie! City Caio rite Hones Black History Month
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with several families served by
the Housing Stability Plus
program whose kids have "
elevated levels of lead in their ft
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conditions are found, we require and families into hazardous oFrom Slavery to Freedom � |
meiewnes Jair ruleascaariiaeryanen during the month o ;
repaint those surfaces before taxpayer dollars, � Markee said. P
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Tu skegee (continued from pg i

. World War II, concurs with the

| Gi Rieleciecy Aibvecionis
that the historians are trying to
destroy their record, Others
are just as censed but believe
the airmen should be "
remembered most of all for

wanted to fate sure the
history of the Tuskegee Airmen
is as accurate as possible.
Retired Air Force Lt. Russell
Davis, president of the
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., saidhe
will no longermentionin
speeches that the airmen never _
lost a bomber under their
_ Protective wings. Old
Tappan, NJ. resident Warren -
Bp, bomber pilotin in

The Scottsboro Nine Then:

- The Long Beach Ten Now

By: Dr. Firpo Carr
LA Sentinel

A fight broke out between
Black and White youths, White
females were at the center

of the ruckus, On the strength
of their accusations, nine Black
youths, from early to

late teens-were paesiod and

: nisioead Sidley Ifyou think

I Tm talking about the trial in
Long Beach you're wrong.
What I Tm talking about
happened decades ago in
Scottsboro, Alabama. But it

- demonstrates that not much has

changed in American culture
with respect to Black-White
relations, especially when it
comes to Whites accusing
Blacks. In short, the case of the
Long Beach Ten is nothing short
of the 21st century incamation
of the Scottsboro Nine.

It was March 25, 1931, some
75 years ago. Interestingly, it
marked nearly the halfway point
between the present day and
the formal end of slavery. One

encyclopedia relates what

" happened on that eventful day.

oThe caseof the Scottsboro
Boys arose in Scottsboro,
Alabama during the 1930s,
when nine black youths ranging
in age from thirteen to nineteen,
were accused of raping two
white women, one of whom
would later recant. The trials

A

historians T findings. He said in
an Associated Press story that
ohe was shot down while
being escorted by the Tuskegee
He offered as proof the name
Starling B, Penn, an African-
American fighter pilot who was
shot down with him and ended
up in the same German prison
camp as Ludlum. Despite all
the fanfare, the 83-year old

Ludlum made it clear that he has

the greatest respect for the

legendary fighter pilots. f.

Although the historical accuracy
of the Tuskegee Airmen is being
challenged, respect, and honor
for America Ts first military

- airmen most likely will never

wane anytime soon, history

- buffs contend. According to the
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., website,

the Tuskegee Airmen earned

their wings because they were

travesties of the United States
justice system. The case
quickly became an international
cause ce Tlebre, � Although there
are

- measurable differences, the

parallels between the.
Scottsboro and Long Beach
Cases are eerie.

- Here are what the cases have in

common: (1) a small group of
Black teens with someone as
young as ang in their midst, 2)

re sibling ite oiia
charged; (4) national media
exposure; (5) assault charges
filed against each in the group of
young Blacks; (6) after
receiving a description in the
Scottsboro case a posse was
formed to intercepted two cars
with Black youths in them, and
proceeded to arrest them; (7)

_ each case had an additional

(around the Great Depression _ ,

time), in which the boys were
convicted and sentenced to
death by all-white juries despite
the weak and contradictory
testimonies of the witnesses, are
regarded as one of the many

arrest or detainment of at least
one Black youth; (8) at least
one accuser gives questionable
testimony and/or testimony
contradicted by the facts; (9)

, the motivation of questionable

testimony was to divert attention
from accusers who engaged in
shady behavior or an illegal act;
(10) eyewitnesses give weak "
and contradictory testimonies;
(11) both incidents occurred
toward the end of the month;
(12) the Scottsboro case
happened in the. southern
United States; the Long Beach
case " in southern
California;13)alynch mob
formed against the Black youths
in the Scottsboro case; a
conservative media, particularly
White talk radio, coalesced
against the Long Beach Ten.
Just as the Scottsboro Nine
were completely innocent of the
charges, it is my firm belief,

Martin Speaks

- control tower operators,

innocent of the charges. So

' case of Long Beach Ten? If the

fact that one of a So caied
is; oid Sattar she Hed'@Bout"�"�

accomplished, skillful aviators. :
who soared to great heights " 7
even though most of them were
never celebrated individually, © .
However, asaunit,the
Tuskegee Airmen were
determined to prove their worth
and their intellectual superiority :
as aircraft and engine
mechanics, radio repairmen,

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administrative clerks, armament © © ~ F thy �
specialist, and parachute : a A
riggers. The airmen faced great a ie ' ". i 7
treated during World War I.
But they persevered |
nevertheless, proving they could
fly with the best of them.

The Tuskegee Airmen had to
fight on two fronts: against an
enemy abroad and against -
racism, bigotry, and the ever-
looming threat of death back
home in the United States.

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Center "

based on the overwhelming
preponderance of evidence, that "
theLongBeachTenare . "�"�

what can we expect from the

Scottsboro Nine caseisany
indicator, sadly, a measure of
irreparable damage has already
beendone. Despitethe
contradictory testimony in the
Scottsboro case, as well as the

being assaulted and raped, all of
the Scottsboro Nine served
years in prison before their
eventual , staggered release.
The message is a clear one; in
the American juvenile injustice
system, if a White person
merely accuses a Black pérson
of acrime, guilty or not, he (or.
she) is gonna serve some time.
For the exemplary members of
the Long Beach 'Ten this will
behard time. Regrettably,
they Tre already traumatized.
Even when cleared of the
crimes arid completely
exonerated, some of the
Scottsboro Nine were
diagnosed with oprison
neurosis. � In both cases the 4
hearts and souls of family
embers were or are locked up
with their young ones, Asa
one-time resident of Long
Beach I can only hope

that Superior Court Judge
Gibson W. Lee-doesn Tt repeat
an unsavory history. I can only
hope that what happened at the
midway point since the official
end to slavery will not be
repeated in the ultra-modern
21st century.

I Tve got to believe that this is
not only a new day, but anew
century. Amen.

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31Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr.
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twentieth pastor of the Dexter
Avenue Baptist Church in
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_ Alabama.1955June 5Dr. King
receives a Ph.D. degree in
Systematic Theology from

Boston University.
November 17 The Kings T first
child, Yolanda Denise, is born
inMontgomery,Alabama.

~ December 1Mrs. Rosa Parks,
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Sdey 30A bomb is thrown
onto the porch of Dr. King Ts
Montgomery home. Mrs, King.
and Mrs. Roscoe Williams,
wife of a church member, are in
the house with baby Yolanda
Denise. No one is injured
-February 2A suit is filed in
Federal District Court asking
that Montgomery Ts travel
segregation laws be declared
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figures in the Montgomery bus
boycott on the charge of béing
party to a dbnspiracy to hinder
and prevent the operation of |
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cause. �June 4A United States
District Court rules that racial
Segregation on city bus lines is
unconstitutional. August 10Dr,
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platform committee of the
Democratic Party in Chicago,
Illinois. October 30Mayor
Gayle of Montgomery,
Alabama instructs the city Ts
legal department o to file such
proceedings as it may deem
proper to stop the operation of
car pools and transportation
systems growing out of the
boycott. �"November 13The
United States Supreme Court
affirms the decision of the
three-judge district court in
declaring Alabama Ts state and
local laws requiring segregation
on buses unconstitutional.
December 20Federal
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segregation on buses are
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not in vain. ~

Injustice anywhere is a threat
__ to justice everywhere.

* The 1898 Report by the
Wilmington Race Riot
Commission, the final draft of
which was released last year,
we divided nation, we find it certairily did remind us that
The Wilmington. refreshing. , . What happened here over 108
leu to go to the words of Dr. King years was acrime against
Once again itistimeforthe 7 WordsinspiredbyGod " humanity, and out community
nation, and the world to for direction and purpose as -_-S0.gregious, that the
honor the life. legacy and we confront the many reverberations are being felt
sacrifice of The Dec! challenges ahead. even today. What possibly
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr The ultimate measure of a could be done to right this
Let's bay it untrond 2x: one man is not where he stands in . "emendous wrong that literally
Dr. King wasn Tt a perfect moments of comfort and T destroyed one of the
inn: Stories have it enjoyed convenience, but where he most prosperous lack
a bawdy joke or two, was stands at times of challe hanes ities in ,
anotorious chain smoker, "td controversy ¥ property
and loved to eat his collards Life istough for Black people em
straight out of the pot, all dver, but especially here in» Wealth for the murdering
But Almighty God chose this Wilmington, Our Black thieves even today; and has
businesses renderedour
preacher of the Word to lead are suffering; our petra apa
his people, andthis nation, ---PoPiltion countywide is hoi Bie
tothe Promised Land. � dwindling; and our power, ai am y
That's why, with all hat ig Politically and ,is this report since last spring,
around us,andthe - dwindling, and, if we're to believe what
a And yet, we have no choice 22 esi. rg
1 but to stand, stand strong, and Supposed to consider
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century-old disparities that "
resulted from this brutal,
disgraceful act of terrorism on
our community,

Will pur lawmakers be able to
own up to the complete truth
of how our state and the
federal government allowed
1898 tohappen. If Dr, King

were here today, he would T *

stand strong for true justice,
and true reparations, to be
rendered,

When you are right you
cannot be too radical; when
you are wrong, You cannot "
be too conservative,

We are amazed by the lack of
guts, courage and fortitude on
the partof those who run their
mouths the most when they
feel it Ts safe to.do so. These
people never really stand
when it Ts unpopular, They put
their fingers in the air, see
which way the winds are
blowing, then drift offin that
direction.

They are nobody Ts leaders,
Dr. King Ts legacy is about
standing strong for what you ,
know is right, even if you are
an army of one, Dr. King
didn Tt worry about the
naysayer Ts; he worried about
his committed followers, and
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properly.

F | submit to you. that if a man

hasn't discovered something

_ he will die for, he isn Tt fit to

live.

If Dr. King were here, he would
_ exalt us to fight on. Here we

have the shame and disgrace of

a planned massacre, plotted by

avowed white racists to destroy

_ Wilmington Ts black community,

an event that gave the

oppressive Jim Crow laws the

green light all across the South,
Decades later, the federal
Voting Rights Act is enacted to
protect counties that have a
history of voter racial
discrimination, and yet New

Hanover County,
where the very event that

defined political racism
occurred, is not included, and
the rights of Black voters remain
unprotected.

This injustice cries out for
committed men and women to
stand up and demand that
African Americans here are able
to elect district representation to
the county commission board,
the school board, and the state
(And out state House seat
heeds to be protected), We ,
cannot allow the evil racist
plotters of the 1898 massacre
to win over a century after
they've been dead and buried,

_ Our lives begin to end the day

we become silent about things *
that matter,

Too many of us are frightened
to speak out, even when
injustice stares us right in the
face. We publicly hide behind
knowing lies because we can Tt
face a truth that brings the light ..
of day.

For those who live this way

about the issues that are vital to T

our community, you are living a
lie, and you want the rest of us
to live it with you. Speaking
truth to power, as Dr. King
would have us do, is your only
salvation, for

one day your duplicity will catch :
up with you. Oneday, when
the time comes for you to
choose the side you must
identify with you will be forced
tOdemonstrate where your
loyalties lie, And all will see,
and know,

If, by chance, you are forced to
stand against the needs of your
community, or to be quiet during *
times of challenge, then there is
No question that your lack of
courage and resolve, is also a
lack of living, '
Nothing in the entire world is ;
more dangerous than sincere:
ignorance and conscientious
stupidity, a
No doubt if Dr. King were here,
he would assign this one to .
George Bush,

Artis, who became the first a: |
dec special reverence _ formal Pastor and Founder by Rev. WH Mitchel
and honor to God, His Son, Of Sweet Hope Free Will " (an) in 1963 and M. H.
Jesus Christ, and the Holy Baptist Church. According Mitchell (father) in 1964. It
, we thank Him for ol oan hoe ner by Mrs. was under their leadership
je wonderful blessings He Bemice White Green (as that the plank church was-

bestowed upon the told her by older church. bricked T In 1965, Rev.
Free wil members). Diferent' "__ Stephien Jones was elected
Baptist C Church family. neighboring white the eighth Pastor, followed
God is good! He hab: _ landowners tthe a tree in 1967 by Rev. W. J. Best.
allowed our dream to each to build the plank WJ. Best was followed in

become a reality and that's church. T PastorArtiswas 1989 by Rev. Elmer
, fs thing! It Ts because Said to have taken sick Jackson, Jr. Under Rev.

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certainly allowed our faith H. Cox from 1926 until 4985 In 1990, Rev

1945, followed by Pastor
measures. Wo pause to 2D, Harris (1e4s-1968). Eugene Joyner
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recognition to our Project elected Rev. W. L. Philips In 1991, Sweet H Over 10,000
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Chronology of Dr. Martin
_ Luther King, Jr.

1957January 27An unexploded
bomb is discovered on the front
porch of the King Ts
house.February 14The "
Conference (SCLC) is
founded.February 18Dr. King is
featured on the cover of Time
magazine,May 17Dr. King
delivers a speech for the Prayer
Pilgrimage for Freedom
celebrating the third anniversary
of the Supreme Court Ts
desegregation decision. The
speech, titled, oGive Us The:
Ballot, � is given atthe Lincoln
Memorial in Washington,
D.C June 13Dr. King meets
"with the Vice President of the
United States, Richard M:
Nixon.SeptemberPresident
Dwight D. Eisenhower ~
federalizes the Arkansas
National Guard to escort nine
Negro students to an all-white
high school in Little Rock,
Arkansas.September 9The first
Civil Rights Act since
Reconstruction is passed by
Congress, creating the Civil
Rights Commission and the Civil
Rights Division of the
Department of Justice.October
23A second child, Martin
Luther HI, is born to Dr. and
Mrs. King.1958June23Dr. -.
King, along with Roy Wilkins of
the NAACP, A. Philip -
Randolph, and Lester Granger
meet with President Dwight D.
Eisenhower.September 3Dr.
King is arrested on a charge of
loitering (later changed to -
ofailure to obey an officer �) in
Recorder Ts Court. He is
released on $100.00
bond.September 4Dr. King is
convicted after pleading oNot
Guilty � on the charge of failure
to obey an officer. The fine is
paid almost immediately, over
Dr. King Ts objection, by
Montgomery Police
Commissioner Clyde C.
Sellers.September 17Dr. King Ts
book, Stride Toward Freedom:
The Montgomery Story, is
published by Harper &
Row.September 20Dr. King is
stabbed in the chest by Mrs.
Izola Curry, who is
subsequently alleged to be
mentally deranged. The stabbing
occurs in Harlem, New York
while Dr. King is autographing
, - hisrecently published book. His
condition was said to be serious
but not critical.1959
January 30Dr. King meets with
Walter Reuther, Presidént of the
United Auto Workers Union, in
Detroit, Michigan. February 2 -
10Dr. and Mrs. King spend a
month in India studying
Gandhi Ts March techniques of
nonviolence as guests of Prime
Minister Jawaharal Nehru.1960 , 7 Ok C A igs an a
Poa ToeKing fey a ct
moves to Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. :. | an. path hee : 7 tet. _ oT (Bowes
King becomes co-pastor, with | _ " "a una x NP Alero 85 tvaawenne fl a tau Osea
his father, of the Ebenezer 4 B. chnology = RS Integrated HDT tuner a ay au 8 SG" isso :# Sameevng Cineein Sinooth

Baptist Church.February 1 The TOG ice Diino " OO og ase Pri
first lunch counter sit-in to i | - 3 ystems
desegregate eating facilities is
held by students in Greensboro,
North Carolina.February 17A
warrant is i$sued for Dr. King Ts
arrest on charges that he had
falsified his 1956 and 1958
Alabama state income tax
retums.April 15The Student