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DEDICATED TO THE

CONTRIBUTIONS OF

AFRICAN AMERICANS
duly 2007 Issue

Groenvilla-Pitt C
Chamber of Commerce

Rally and March for
' Justice & Equality
~ Sat.July 28

i desperately to understand.
by CASH MICHAELS To others, they are figures of
The Wilmington Journal history, living monuments to a
| eet Originally posted 7/5/2007 dark time and a demented
| Paros practice that brutally robbed
To many, they are heroines, "_ them of their youth, nature,
all living with the stark reality and legacy.

of a fate they still, after so

many years, are trying so Elaine Riddick, Mary English

cocaine in May 1990. ,
Have a + Herconvictioncameby wot
WASHINGTON (Special to _known/as Monty, who was also
_ § the NNPA from the Afro- convicted of selling drugs.

4 American Newspapers)~ By all Nunn, a former high school
accounts, Serena Nunn should homecoming queen and one-
bean American success story. _year student at Morris Brown
She just finished the University College in Atlanta, had no prior
of Michigan Law School, record but because of the

| considered by many inthe legal "_ federal / minimums,
profession to bein the topfive . she was sentenced to 15 years
in terms of education and and 8 months in prison.
training. , ;

With the help of an attorney in
| Agraduate of Arizona State Minneapolis who worked on
a i University, she works as aclerk her behalf pro bono, Nunn

Bah for acriminal defense attomey _received attention of the media
Holy Trinity UHC: } in Detroit as she studies for the and, over'several years, picked
bar examination. She also has a up support from political figures

gig asaradio host ofapublic _ inher state such as Jesse
J affairs program in that city. Ventura, who was the governor
I However, there is a darker side o " eee.

| to Nunn Ts life. Anativeof =~ President Bill Clinton to

} Minneapolis, Nunn was ~ commute her sentence on July

| convicted of three felony counts 7, 2000,

A involving the distribution of -

N Fn Saturday, June 16 2007,
I The Golden Links Club of York
oBH Memorial AME Zion Church,
AT Greenville, and Rofelt Pasha
| cae , Daughters of Isis,
Rocky Mount co-sponsored a
Teenage Awareness Symposium

by Rev, AC Brown, Pastor of
the church.

We were then blessed with an

RE AD THE at York Memorial Church
_M TVOICE. ana i
people; ages 1-17 (witha

special talented 8 year old

Sean sehen eg
| to leam first-hand of the oe

pray woah uc age dun

open by Demery, given

Mistress of y. After talent, eee
the opening song, scripture Keshone has never had music
reading and prayer was offered lessons.)

and Nial Cox Ramirez are all
survivors of North Carolina Ts
over 40-year misguided social
experiment with the
involuntary sterilization of

~~ poor women, otherwise

known as oeugenics. ?

The ladies tearfully shared

on June 26. Nunn told the.
members of the subcommittee
her story and said that
nancy Spare we Bt
just.

oMandatory minimums
negatively affected my life in
many ways, ? Nunn said, oThey
stole many of my productive
years in life because I went to
prison at age 20 and was not
due for release until age 34.

Fortunately, I received a
presidential commutation so!
had the opportunity to redeem
myself. However, there are
hundreds of women and men
serving lengthy sentences under
y minimums that will
not receive a presidential
commutation and will serve

Words of welcome were
extended by Daughter Mary
Pender, Illustrious Command-
ys pr ert 108,

(Daughter ) Olga Jones,

resident of The Golden Lik

their heartfelt, certainly
painful stories to a select
audience during the June 19

unveiling of the NC Museum ~

of History exhibit examining

+ North Carolina Ts eugenics

program, and its impact on
the over 7600 lives it ruined,

Sponsored by the NC
Department of Health and
Human Services, and the

Office of Minority Health and

Health Disparities, the free
exhibit titled, oWhy Me?, ? is
unique for being the only one
in the nation being offered by
one of 33 states.that

| employed the omaster race T

eugenics philosophy.

. From 1929 to 1974, North

Carolina saw the forced
sterilization of young white
and Black poor women, some
as young as 13 and 14, as othe
self direction of human
evolution. ? according to a
newspaper editorial cartoon of
the time,

each day of their sentence. ?

The chairman of the
subcommittee, Rep. Robert
Scott (D-Va.), is known for
being against mandatory

minimums because of their
discriminatory effect on people -
of color,

oWe are holding this hearing

Edward James Turner (E.J.)
another talented musician
followed with an instrumental
selection. E.J. pavoriete
G

pers done
expression of praise as
olde iciertoocadin thc
performance of the

mbes

a,
of Commerce

__ Incredibly, no less than the

US Supreme Court upheld
Virginia Ts eugenics program
in 1927. Researchers say that

State deliberately used forced

sterilizations to opreserve
white racial purity. ?

What it was, in fact, was a
state-sponsored attempt to
control certain segments of
the indigent populations,

using mental illness, physical

maladies, anti-social behavior,
sexual promiscuity, or even
homosexuality as the reason.

oSome people requested
sterilization, but many of "
them were forced against their

Sterilization continues page 9

today to see where we are in
terms of minimums
and what changes should be

made, if any, ? Scott said. oThe
Coen

consuming and costly in terms

Unfair sentencing cont. pg ll

- Local Church Club and Daughters of ISIS CO- Sponsors a Teenage Awareness Symposium

Progressive FWB Church

Shatina Cassey and Floretta

Alonza Wiggins, Jr., captivated
the audience with an

inspirational reading

us that we can do all things
through Christ who strengthens
us. Hold on to your dreams
and work hard to

them. continue pg ll

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Act of 1964, : _ authorities must acceptthe
| e Papin See BO ca status ao of racialisolation in lies dc reamed
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: achieved diversity using race as. ohn Paul foo feeined mS _ Anne piel :
| _ one of the criteria forschool Stevens, Devid Sania Rach ae _ bedrock of America Ts questfor _ ey
| | Nhe ete S| placement, the High Court ruled | Bader Ginsburg, iain ~The Court Tstuling willnow a The idea that weno champion Tiger Woods. Would
1 President of The Childrens plans unconstitutional... me benef i
3 Defense Fund . Chief Justice John Roberts, is _ many contributions ifthe doors
joined by Justices Antonin. of racial o had been
| Scalia, Clarence Thomas and _ closed? Who will be excluded if
a@hITe Gc, Samuel Alito, said boards of. aboutinte _ these doors begin to shut again?
; The July 26th U.S, Suppemne education cannot take the race oretrogressi 2
Court decision to strike down of an iridividual suidentings ° ae ae 7 Lam pp ht Chie Tuc
plane in Louisville, Kentucky, integration of schools. Writing ee as faithful othe heritage of |
aaid:Seattic, Washington, will for the majority, Roberts stated, me peas Bot kt wrong.
! erode gains in racial equality oToachieveasystemof Just Btoea Wisceited io isinne
won through landmark court determining admission to public. we racial separation, The Roberts.
; _, Casesand the struggle By" schools of anonracial basis is: tion, so COurtovertumedschool ? =
| Americans of all races in the tostpassiging students ona integration plans that sought to
Civil Rights Movement. The - racial basis, ? The practical oavoidi |. _ achieve racial diversity inthe " co)
action by the conservative five _ implicationofRober Ts 0" dressing t . - classroom. It is my hope that
justice majority assaults both the eo e-segregati vil those whonowsit onthe "
Spirit and intent of the Warren were only ocolorbli : schoolit Or - Supreme Courtwillcommit
Court Ts 1954 Brown v, Board implemestiafeocel soc atl 4 themselves to advancing justice
of Education desegregation and political policies, the "district could const | Strengthisinitsrich . "_ and building bridges between
rit, which hala pci problem ofracial bias would'go ie them oas long 0 came to these shc a eae Think of the those of different racial and
: eect ning ee away. This is naive at best. Asa hroughprogramsthatwere - other lands, many in many men and women of color income groups "not buming
sanctioned racial apartheid in all society, we are not at the point sufficiently narrowly tailored. ? ~~ desperation and many in . who havecontributedso- OCS thosebridges. :
aspects of American life. tis where we can rely on | Kern shosidint ipa ga peter "Significantly tooursociety,
sadly ironic that this recerit . | mistaken toread ities are as T agi baseball without Jackie Coe
Mr. President, Iti is Time to Bring the e Troops Home
, America that he was going to oe What wehaveisafullblown,. "consider the thoughtof pulling are going to be crippled or dead wrcatle $a hi bogs is :
_~ Tead.us into war with Iraq. He ~ civil war sprinkled with lot of out. Instead, he has ordereda "_ via a war with no mission. This is having big funand you are
_ explainedhislogicand. "_._ terrorist activity. Iraq isa mess _ Surge. Surge? In the Vietnam not fair to those who sacrifice so making amess of yourself ?.
expressed utmost confidence in and we don Tthave the answer, _ days we called that escalation. much and bring grief onto their
our military leaders T war plan. Itisescalation indeed and _ "_Jovedones, Sadly andininoopbeenie
| The thing that surprised methe Ourmission was complete and history shows that such 7 is our state in Iraq. We can Tt
| most, in retrospect, was that not + we decided to change the scope _ activity only increases your It mustreallymesswiththe minds _ win fighting in this mud 1 pit that
| | a and hang around. Thathanging - josses; wich as miley ives. of young officers who lead their... has lived with oppression,
... tothe press... . around is eosting us precious. .. ; Enough! - - r ~~~ troops down urban streets waiting teror, revolitign and civil war
| ee lives and many billions in we : for some bad guys, not enemy far longer than our nation has
The world watchedas the dollars. The Military Industrial - Asaformer officerin the US. soldiers, to strike them with been in existence.
/. White House built its case Complex, Halliburtonet al,has Army,lam appalled at whatis grenades and sneaky bombs. i i ai Rian
| against Iraq from that dateto been making record profits but happening to our troops; That is not combat. Itis police
me oa Felten ete Ring yew ee Going imo combat withthe _ action and soldiers should not. and
was already done but progress. ee bestequipmentavailableisan cannot successfully do police
By Hany C Alford, NPA there was aneed to prepare the American shame. We have: action. Solel ty
July 23, raly 2, public. Democracy doesn T jake troops in harms way without a» American soldiers, should not
y work. Itdidn Ttin Vietnam andit knownmissionandan practice and train for searching -
Tt was like yesterday. We were The actual war was brilliant and certainly isn Tt going to work in inevitable exit strategy. citizens T homes and chasing d
attending a board of directors. lasted sortly. What was deeply Iraq anytime soon. Iraq, the people down the streets whose abuse of -
meeting at the U.S. Chamber of _ underestimated was the land of Nebuchadnezzar, has " You can Tt put up a serious and total activity is to ambush and run pea canes oe
Commerce. aftermath. That has become a been at war since biblicaltimes " successful fight without a through a civilian infrastructure. future. We made a big mistake.
: total disaster. The Shiites, andit will beforquiteawhile mission. Some of our - Thisis not military, How can the Mistakes will be made. How
As planned, we walked across " Kurds and Sunnis have been - longer. We, inallourglory, will " have had to do 3-5 tours in omightiest power onearth ? come... We handle the mistakes is what
the street tothe Old Executive _ fighting for centuries and the fall not be able toenditandshould the same war. Thatis totally down to this level? Russia, China, teally matters. Bring our troops
_ Office Building of the White of Saddam Hussein did nothing come to the reality that we unheard of. How much wear India, etc. must be thinking home now!
House fora presentation by the " to change that. In fact, what has should not be there. Itistimeto andtearcan the human body oThemes limited and our time
President, George W. Bush. It _happenedis a rallying call from opullthe plug, ? ES and mind take? The law of ~iscoming T ? __ Hanry Alford is the co-founder,
was thereon that rainy all these entities and a newly averages is going to catch up President/CEO of the National
November afternoon thathe established operating base for al Ourpsident has dug in his with individuals having to deal There is a nouveau saying that Black Chamber of Commerce.
told the business CEO Ts of Qaeda and other such thugs. oheels ? and refuses t0.even with that. Sooner or later you. oWhen bin Jump sai me WWW, 3
NAACP Pn S i -amongallivilsights hae dato pied i roaring applause, he said: oWe Satna T ks
. . till organizations and doing well registered letters they were sent havemore worktodowhen campaign and oppression of other
fighting with its 30,000 youths that be speach ped saan chap aha black officials, andthe lack of any more tha
| initiated the oStop ? campaign to address. _ time. ? He Ts ever eater reasonable White House outreach homeless
bury the N-word and formed than | lacks about to Blacks. havi
24 more youth councils last Pressure was also puton the their lack of values, his ability
year. Then, with abase of more Justice Department to putthe to poinit out the racial double- At the close of the Convention,
than 2,300 chapters, the heat on elected standard goes farther with the organization announced the
organization has initiated a officials, such that, no doubt, blacks as they would with any filing of a.class action suit in Los
campaign toraise$100 million " former W; DC mayor, " voters, Angeles Federal court against 14 rights
this year and find anew leader + Marion Barry, Louisiana Rep.. | | of the nation Ts largest lenders for :
more aligned with its mission, William Jef na vipa they advocate on behalf of the
peo ge pra In any other context one would i og "Der Gute , psepde webride pd
July 23,2007 think that since the Bush Bans we Speed peasy only discriminated against and
administration unleashedthe toreceive such loans that are. gre bth "
Forallof the questions that IRS'on the NAACP because of issued atahigher loan ate than | _ Sy Pit, buthaveltle ro
sR eived from journalists about Bond's criticism of hs 4 * Ciicasans with the sameloan "PUOS:
| the viability of the NAACP that Bond would cool it. Rather s. This is very
before the conference, because ee eset : significant because of the national
it lost its CEO, Bruce Gordon, ost eget ed rash of home foreclosures and
none have called back in the . other indications of acrisis inthe,
wake of a successful affair that exalt availability of housing for low i
saw: Chairman, Julian Bond income residents ether for sale or _
But as positive as this suit may be,
is critical pressure on
housing residents as witnessed by
protests that have broken out in
the last few months.Anational
onthe Malin
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i live by

Dr. James Dobson
(Founder & Chairman,

Focus on the Family)

wan watch their dads
tently, noting intently
every minor detail of
behavior and values. Your

sons will imitate much of _

what you do. pt id blow
up regularly : ult
your wife, your boys will
treat their mother and
other females
disrespectfully. If you "
curse, smoke, or fight with
your co-workers, your
boys will probably follow
suit. If you are selfish,

mean, or angry, you'll: see

those characteristics
displayed in the next
generation.

Fortunately, the converse is
also true, If you are honest,
trustworthy, caring, loving,
self-disciplined, and God-
fearing, your boys will be
influenced by those traits as

Suejette A. Jones

The Scriptural Concept
Behind Tithing

they age. If you are deeply _ Fathers, your goal is to 4. Finishing your meal (Joshua 6:15)
to Jesus Christ Christ and "prepare your boys to lead a before or after 3. Who was the of Jesus? (Luke
5 biblical principles, family when they are grown everyone else. "of the armies of the 18:18)

_ your children will probably "_ and to show them how to eam a a Conaanitvs whee | |
"follow imyour footsteps. So the espectof those they «5. Flapping the napkinto Canaanite - wae
w.. much depends on what they. serve. Tell them it is great to _ Open it and putting it | ~ Congratulations to John
. observe in you, for better or. me and have fun with their on the table before the Judged locnel. Robert Bryan !!! i

_ worse. friends, but advise them not to meal is ended. Judges 4:2 ve

wan be ogoofy ?. Guys who are ie Gudges 4:2) John Robert Bryan is the

Someone said, oT'd father s see g oofy are not respected, and 6. Slouching, squirming, 4. When an angel of recipient of | the Award of "

a sermon than hear one. ? people, especially girls and or tilting your chair. the Lord came to Excellence in the Senior

: There is truth in this "women, do not follow and. eo ee ; Ophrah, where did Photography Division of the
i 7. Picking or poking at yw National PTA Reflections
statement. ach cone may not. men whom they disrespect. your teeth. - they find Gideon? oHis

remember w Say, , ron Judges 9:8-14 photo, entitled

Gey exveety tapered fo for Also remind them they are not g Leaving lipstick ce Gifted Hands, ? will win him

na by what youdo. Your . as mag sid think they smears 5. In the parable, what Lahey cash avard and a

boys and girls need to see you are girisare oO four tress and plants sléver-p eflections
doing oe Ne even deserving of their respect. 9, Smoking - wait until were asked torule medallion from the National
when it is inconvenient todo Not only should boys not hurt the meal is over (and, over the trees? PTA. He is the only National

so. * ~ girls,but boys should protect lease, do not use your (Judges 9:8-14) - winner first place in his
girls on the street, he should a htray T) ° division at the local and state

Where do you see responsible owalk on the outside near the P ue oanes | Y: 6. Who owned the levels. His photo inspired

masculinity represented? Bill cars. When he ison adate,he 10. Buttering all the field where Ruth "_from this year Ts theme, oMy

Cosby modeled iton TV fora should pay for her food and bread at once " tear went to work when = Favorite Place, ? is a picture -

~ few years, but who else has - entertainment. = off each piece and she and Naomi of his mother Ts hands while
been portrayed in the media - butter is before you returned to Judah? "_she Ts playing the piano.

as a good family man? Inthe Lastly, girls should not call eat it. (Ruth 2:5) ar

absence of good husbands and boys on the telephone-at! oo John Robert will be a senior

ofathers, impressionable boys " not until acommitted 7. What was the name at Bellevue East High School

are often left to follow very relationship has developed. of the sonof Ruth " in Bellevue where he is a

~ flawed models. Guys should be the initators, (From oThe Complete and Boaz? (Ruth "_s member of the National
planning the dates and asking Idiot Ts Guide to Etiquette, 4:17) Honor Society, captain of the

A ogood family man ? in forthe girl's company. = o by Mary Mitchell) . boy Ts basketball team, All-

today Ts world first should be a 8. Whose book did Metro first team in football,

family provider. Another Alpha Books Jesus use as a pulpit 4/)-Metro second teamin
_ contribution is a father is to The Top 10 Etiquette for one of his basketball, a two-year state
serve as the leader of the clan. Mistakes in Dang = sermons? (Luke " "_quglifier in track, and has

Z he , Bible Quiz 531) ettered in three sports the
owever, the main. ae last three years, "

contribution made by afather =. Sjesking with fod i : oo 9. How could May oe

is to serve and protect. ; our mouth, 1. Who carved the ark of become a mother His proud parents are Bill

Therefore, the man in ao the testimony when without the help of 2 and Mamie Bryan. His

responsible to see that the | 2. Holding the knife like Israel crossed the -man? (Luke 1:35) grandparents are

house is safe at night, and that © -~ "~«=«@ dagger or the fork Jordan River to enter T Mrs.Beatrice Maye of

children are home at a -, Tike a the Promised Land? 10. Name of the father Greemyie, and Mrs. Claud

reasonable time. Finally, the cutlery, once used, " (Joshua 4:16) and mother of John Bryan of Kansas Cy M MO.
fourth contribution to be an. - _ back on the table. 2. On which day did the Ge ? (Luke

effective dad is to provide 3. Putting ani tisaetioes mazch | ? ;

spiritual direction at home. gloves, etc., on the around the city seven 11. What question did a

table. times? rich young ruler ask
| | 7 ve ve ght receive unsolicited -

- fas spirit of giving that would not required? Tithing became contributions from those who ooking ca tan
The giving of tithes was expect nothing in return. common in the Christian supported their efforts. Yes, it jan pwede is a maniat a
commanded underthe | Mathew 2236-40 Seay hence the tee Sorcives money and _ desk, a stiff, adrone. But

Ww com volunteers to s sper |
nation of te tetas More important than money, cathedrals and to support the Gogpe] nets today, but we - ayes aif pus
were told to give one tenth God desires our hearts,our complex organization of should follow the example of og S ae Y baad
ofthe increase ofall they time, and our talents. He clergy. Although Some of the the early church would did Sewers Parga ede
had to the Lord.to be used. says, oMy son give me thine money was put to gooduse, not have paid ministries, H " how it T ong
to support the priesthood, heart... ? (Proverb23:26) A there was also much expensive buildings and large ne » . sik mare yar

_ widows, orphans, and all Christian Ts entire life and corruption in this practice. organizational expenses. abe : ae
the needy. As the Law to being is given to God - not . oThe priests thereof. teach for eberna:. a = ate sabe
Israel states:...concerning just a tenth "and he is then to hire, and the prophets thereof | o"*(Note: This article does not newsprint. pages:

divine? Micah necessarily reflect the opinions crisply, your eyes dancing
the tithe of the herd, or of be a steward over all of this vine for money... of the writer. It is the theory of over the world Ts sorrows and
the flock, even of time and possessions, tobe " 3: 11) oYea, they are greedy the Wate . » Bible students moving crinkling the ,
whatsoever passeth under eR God's service ms dogs which canneverhave =" suede T opaps : bere i tolling it
the rod, the tenth shall be « Opportunity is presen "enough, and they are 4 folding the paper in halves
holy unto the LORD. ? Ths décd tot een to give all - shepherds that cannot . and quarters. Scan quickly, as
(Leviticus 27:32) As a to a church organization, understand: they all lookto Reading a Newspaper if to show oth ing i :

_ Fesult of keeping the Law, | which may ormay not make their own way, every one for " A Lost Art you ovens = a pian vd
the Lord would assure the good use of it. It means that his gain.. ? (Isaiah 56:10,11) Young people are missing done, clap it shut and toss it
prosperity of the Hebrews. " we should determine for The plea for tithe-money out on something important - aside. The whole
| ourselves how to best use our. today seems no different, as the fine art g mmporian a

ae ! oie of holding a should take 20 minutes, tops.
As for tithing today, time, money and talents in the " preachers solicit money to newspaper. They are seen at Or, oa rare ade
Christians have not been Lord's service. Inexchange, keep their TV evangelism or en, me aun 80.00, rng y
commanded t tthe, nor the faithful steward will __-mega-churches functioning. ty") APA Ps 0 fe) rae tranle W's
have they been promised "_ receive spiritual blessings and In contrast, Jesus and his bnccl , vk pathetic, = life Ou ¢
prosperity as was Israel. a heavenly reward, disciples never asked for ary . sy a that nobody hes YO TOS
Christians are not under the paoiey 10 suppor tie Lord's A am them that openin Re Submitted
Law Covenant given tothe But why do the churches work. They did, however, =e Opening By: Suejette A. Jones
Hebrews, for that covenant promote tithing today if it is i
was nailed to the cross of Ma i
Christ " came to an end

sevepted Christ, Ashe

Apostle Paul said, o
Wherefore the Law was gut
schoolmaster to bring us

unto Christ, that we
be justified by faith, But
after that faith is come, we
are no longer under a

_ schoolmaster (under the

Law). ? (Colossians 2:14;
Galatians 3:24, 25),
Therefore, there was no law
of tithing given tothe

Christian, The Christian is

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At the end of the day, it is not
our enemies we remember, but
the silence of our friends!
Dr. Martin L. King

Saturday, July 21, 2007.
Rocky Mount Telegram -

Daily Southerner

Greetings:

I am hoping that both papers
will begin to report the news
and will stop trying to silence
the real black leaders in the
Twin Counties. It is obvious
that Rocky Mount - ,
Councilman Andre Knight
has been scrutinized for the
past 4 years by some in the
community, however I feel
you have played a major role
in attempting to help these
few folks discredit him. ?

It appears that the Rocky
Mount Telegram reporters ay :
to always put a twist in their
stories to highlight Andre Ts
controversies however that is is
fine but atleast print his press
releases and other statements.
Ramsey it appears you had a
problem with Knight Ts Press
Release since you mentioned
he declined a phone
interview. To me that was to T
send a negative message as if.
Knight was avoiding the
media, But he had a written
statement so why-is it you.

~ feel that should not have been

honored? Just because a
person chooses to submit.
their comments in writing
should not affect your ability
to write an article or maybe it
does because you.can have...
some limits to what is
printed.

I felt that Laura Ashley ©
Lamm Ts article concerning
Knight Ts Press Release was
great.

It appears that at Knight the
new Superintendent Dr. Craig
Witherspoon and myself have
been targeted in certain ways
over the past several months.

Knight Ts residency issue, we
all know has been in the news
especially since last year in

: Septesithelwieh te Gas 8 e

their comments from the

_ being challenged by

real news to me since she

challenged by a known |
criminal who both papers ~
seems to cater to. "

Dr. Witherspoon Ts issue with
the oNo Extra Duty Pay ? has -
been an issue for the Daily
Southerner: -

It appears that both papers:
have tried to silence me
because my comments at the
meetings especially the
Edgecombe County Public -
Schools and the Edgecombe "
County Board of Elections are

left out of both papers. Talso

can Tt help but notice that I can
send in editorials and I have
not had but maybe 1 or more
printed for quite some time
how. Well as I have stated I
have a blog and my comments

are said where they need to be

said so if it do not make it in
the paper for those who were
not there, so be it. I noticed
how the reporters will walk.

- right by me all night at the -

meetings and will not speak
however they. seek out other
folks who may attend a

meeting for the first time to
give comments or they print

public comments section on

the agenda where I give mines
and I give the press.a copy of
my prepared comments.

Ihave been very vocal about

Gladys Shelton and Gayle
Hudson resigning from their
perspective duties and my
name has not been mentioned

-in the most recent articles as

they have either gone out or
on the way out. But I received
a call from Zach Ahmad last
week about my wife residency

Roosevelt Higgs which isnot

oflot-vote'in the last election
and will not be able to vote
until May 2008. But at the
Board of Elections swearing -
in, regular meeting and
reception on Tuesday Zach
didn Tt even speak. So at the
end of the day I told Zach to
do not call me anymore just
read what I post on my blog
or if I send him and email. I
will not be disrespected by, the
staff writers and then think
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Charles Lee Taylor:
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About Charles Lee Taylor

Charles Lee Taylor:
Born November 21, 1932 in
Greenville, North Carolina.
Parents: John Henry and
Lillia Ringgold Taylor. "
Married: Amy Shivers T
* Taylor December 26, 1955.
Children: Angenette,
Sharlette and Layne.
Education: C.M. Eppes.
High School, Morgan State
University and Western
Maryland College.
Occupation: Retired.
Member of The Black
Writers Guild and Interna-
tional Poets Society. Member
of the First Baptist Church
of Baltimore where I served
as Chairman. of the
Counting Committee, a
member of the Deacon Board
and choir member, | am
president of the Baltimore
T Chapter of the GIHS/Eppes
Alumni Association and a
member of AARP. I have
written many poems through
the years starting as a teen-
ager. They had not been
published but a few had been
read at public gatherings.
Most of my poems have been
inspired but a few had been
written because of a request.
I do think they speak to a very
personal part of me and my
life experiences,
Randallstown, Maryland

charlesleetaylor@comcast.net
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Charles Lee Taylor:

_ Ithas been said that when
writing one should stick with
the known. «

These poems are a collec-

tion that evolved through my

experiences with life over
many years. You will easily
see that they cover a full
range of emotion " joy,
sorrow, depression, etc.
Some of the poems will
show the reader.a glimpse of
my spiritual side, which is the
most important part of my
being. As Tread them I find
that they renew my faith
again and again. It is my hope

that as you read these offer-

ings, they will awaken some
memory and/or emotion that
has a special place in your
life,

What Readers Are Saying:

This is truly a dynamic
book. How blessed Charles
Lee Taylor is to be able to
express himself in such a
literary way. I tried to select
the poem that meant the most
to me and I could not pick
just one. There are definitely
three that are very dear to my
heart; A FRIEND, LET US
PRAY, and LIVING FOR
CHRIST.

These three poems are very
personal and meaningful to
me. Vera

Note to Charles Lee Taylor:
Thank you so much for
sharing your book
oREFLECTIONS:
A POETIC APPROACH ?.
As I read your book, | had
my own reflections "-of my
husband, father, childbirth
and friends. On Sunday, I
didn Tt go to church, but read
your poem oA TRIP TO
CHURCH ?. It reminded me
of all the reasons why I go to
church: I will be come
next Sunday. This is truly a
wonderful book with a
glimpse into the life of

Charles Lee Taylor, a life that
is sO reminiscent of a true
Black Man. It reinforces the
fact that all Black men are not
incarcerated, but are wonder-
ful sons, husbands, fathers,
writers and an all-round
inspiration to others.

Jeanette

Hi Amy,

[have enjoyed reading
Charles T book and have found
that it brings back fond ,
memories of my own child-
hood. Please tell him to keep
up the good work " he truly
has a gift for writing,

Lauranette

Charles,

L especially enjoyed LET
US PRAY T. I believe you Tre
at your best when you step
outside yourself and speak to

our T human condition.
Thanks. Mary

Amy,

When I got my copy of
Charles T book and started
reading it, I found it almost

® impossible'to put it down. |

did not know that he had it in
him but I am very glad that he
is sharing it with others. I
wish the best for you both.
Elois ,

To my big brother,
CHARLES LEE TAYLOR,
WHOM I LOVE AND NOW
HAVE ROUND A NEW
APPRECIATION FOR.

As I read the words that you
wrote, what can I say. |

You did real good and I hope
that your work will impress
others as it did me. The books
I got as gifts went over very "
well. Thanks. Faye

Thanks Charles,
I am so glad you got your

- poems published. You are a

very talented and gifted man.
I appreciate your talent.
Weezie

Dear Mr. Taylor,

-Thave reviewed your book
and the poems are very rich i in
content. May God richly
bless you as you continue to
use your talents in writing for
His glory. Dr. Hugh

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A FLIP-FLOP

~ One day I sat and wrote a list

Of names so long and neat,

I wrote actoss the page top
These were the people I could
beat.

From that day for a very long
time

- I carried that list around,

And one day as we played
some ball

That list fell to the ground.

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One of the boys did pick it up,
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One of the boys didn Tt like
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And he was big and mean.

I started to slowly walk away,
But found I had to stop.

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But to remove his name from.

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Steralization from pg 1....

"personal horror. She suffered
both a mental and nervous

_ breakdown in one year.

oFor the third and fourth time

I put my life together, and I
went on, ? English said.

_ Mary English has coped with

her private hell since, quietly,
without fanfare.
But she can never forget.

oAt 22 years old did this man
say the word sterilization? T
No. At 22 did he ever tell me
that never again would I ever
have a child? No, ? English
said.

Nial Cox Ramirez, 59, was
one of the first four years ago
to publicly tell how, in 1965 at

the age of 17, she was forced

by the Washington County
Dept. of Welfare to be
sterilized literally the day after

~ she had her only child.

If she didn Tt, her family would
be kicked off of welfare.

oYour family is going to.
starve because of what you
did, ? Ramirez recalls the:

. social worker threatening. oIf

you don Tt do this, we going to
take this check away from
(your mother). You can have

~ another ~ when yo get

marri

But years later when Ramirez

_ got married, she found out

- Will ? the 2004 NCDHHS, ,.. Sa.witer only child, Tony an
Eugenics Study Committee a tlt: _
~ Report noted. oIn some cases, ee
} ipa nace pe Mary Frances English, a well-
no knowledge spoken lady in her early
fabs eres, ss of the fifties, is from Fayetteville,
where all who know her call
The young female victims, ner Demy. ;
none of them ever told why :
they were being operated on, oa a ibe a
never knew that their ability faanity valies a
to have children had been pre dcthers: 6
destroyed forever, until years 6
later when they were told by ?
their ances bon dane mine, she
Pak: Riddick, English and Ata young age she had
amirez, the many Years |. chitdren, Butat 22; English Ts
on have been nothing short physician allegedly performed
. eee. a procedure on her, the true
Elaine Riddick was.a young. , wuecitel wee Ge wat
teenager living in Perquimans mi
County when a social worker '
determined that she was | she ss tom Rerilized.
ofeebleminded ? and
Siete ? In 1975 after ting made
venus. aware, she went back tohis -
oTwas raped at the age of 13, ? office and firnily confronted
Riddick, now 53, told the
museum audience. The
oMy doctor sold bill of
Perpetrator was a 20 year-old cu and when I came back
Piatra a son three years later to turn that
i eral bill of goods in, he'sat across.
pregnan from me...and laughed. ?
oI did not have any one that I Pee
_ Amazingly, English Ts doctor
could g0 and talk to. not only denied that he
terilized her, but taunted her
In 1968 at age 14, young . ;
Elaine was sterilized without oe ae coy Pre wecin he
her knowledge or consent
because her grandmother, «wal in hi;
who couldn Tt read, was forced seth hepa k di
by a social worker to mark her ent a ne 6
H consent on a form. , |
aT She ran out into the waiting ~
me Riddick Ts child, a boy she _ area, where she was told if
later named Tony, would be die didn't quiet down. o
the only child she would ever could be penile »
have. She didn Tt know her | |
1 condition until Pe en later ambi that time that Ts really ou
y hen she ma hildren i C010 what I wanted because I wage:
ave more chi ; getting ready to hurt a lot of ?
oI did not know I was Peo pie, ? English _ "
, ate: ai Mo rend So angry was the woman, she
ck tearfully'to actually told patients in
audience. oA doctor had told waiting area to orun, this.
me that I had been butchered. man Ts sterilizing you! ?
Her physician tried to reverse wwnel Peaielten the police
the sterilization procedure by were on their way, but she
operating again. didn't care:
But it didn Tt work. Finally, a nurse walked up to
oI tried totell myself thatt English.
ar nga b ie I oPlease, Miss English, ? the
cou with it, ry 4
Riddick, now sobbing nurse said in low, soft voice.
uncontr ollably, said,. o oIn order. « ?
for me to survive I knew I had Pease gave now.
pt ena it a it aati, kiiew ete that ob a
4 ee because I can of the people in that doctor Ts
; Onees ! office, that nurse knew the
oI can Tt forget, I can Tt forgive wags
tie Poupis wheal Wi 16° Wien Bactish jot howe db
For most of my life I the a I called every family member
was feebleminded, | thought I she could reach, including her
was retarded. I thought I did ~mother and grandmother, to
something wrong, ? tell them the horrible truth,
It took a long time before Ronpnscrtiys 7 dieeaay,
Riddick realized that it wasn Tt
her, but the system she Noone except her fiancée, T
became caught up inasa who after being told that
Chil No iteles octhes. no night, broke off the
one beyond seas engagement.
could really guide her inher 45. needless w say, Ldidn't
youth. get married, ? she says,
Four yearsagoinan 4 |
interview, Elaine Riddick said "st te ee ee
of her experience as both a went to English, warning her
victim, ahd survivor, oNoone 1.4 + make trouble for her
should ever feel the pain and doctor, of else bad things
agony of not Being able to could happen to her, of her
have children, My heart still pig.
bleeds, Setar aif i ida
bleed, because of w + oThey said I needed to leave
happened to.me,- 4. the doctor alone, or your ki
: awa
oWhat they did was hateful. t Sy OP ken away from
was inhuman. ? }
For years ay M English
Riddick now lives in Atlanta, said nothing pay A

behind me, go forward with

that she could never have
another child.

oDo you know how that made
me-feel, when you see another
woman walking down the
street, pregnant, and knowing
that that could have been you.
You can Tt ever have another
child. be

In 1973, Ramirez actually
tried to sue the state for what
was done to her, but the case
was thrown out on a

~ technicality.

oIt Ts wrong, it Ts wrong to do
another human being like.

that, ? Ramirez told the

History Museum audience.

oIt Ts wrong to take away what
God gave me because they
thought I was feebleminded. I
worked at the hospital for
twelve years. How could I be
feebleminded? ?

oLtook care of myself. I took
care of my daughter. But x lihey
said] I Tm feeblemin

oTt hurts, ? Ramirez continued,

as follow survivor Elaine
Riddick wept as she listened.
oTt hurts so bad, You don Tt
know how hard the pain is. ?

oI tried to get over it, put it
my life. But we deserve some.

kind of [compensation] for all]

they did to us., ?

Whatever they give us, ?
Ramirez said, oit Ts not going
to give me my life back. ?

_ Ramirez T only daughter,
Deborah Chesson, wiped
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the state starting in August, in an
effort to educate the public at
large in hopes that survivors will
come forward. -

As forthe sterilization
compensation bill, it remains
stuck in the House
Appropriations Committee
chaired by Rep. H.M.
oMickey ? Michaux of Durham.

~ Womble says he was promised

by both House Speaker Joe
Hackney and Michaux that HB
296 would at least get a

hearing.

But once again the bill, which
Womble has filed since 2003,
remains politically radioactive. -

Survivors like Elaine Riddick,
Mary English and NialCox..
Ramirez say even if the bill
passed and each one received
$50,000 from the state,

certainly that wouldn Tt be nearly a

enough to compensate them for
the unqualified hurt and pain
they T ve suffered all of these
years,

Butatleastit would be

something, a small but tangible.
gesture echoing Gov. Mike
Easley Ts formal apology in
2002.

The survivors say, however, that
they don Tt expect to see it. In

fact they make'the charge that ?
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die off as possible so it has less
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said Willie Lynch, a white
gentleman in his70 Ts from -
Carteret County who was
castrated by the state when he
was just a teenager. oThey don Tt
want todeal with this. ?

oWe should be compensated for

what we've been through, ? said

Riddick. oBut being |
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Unfair sentencing pel.

f the way the fi Commission, said that looking
pa tha eel cours a inttthe affect abd potlncy of

the mandatory minimums is
We need to see if continuing

timely,
minimums is the best

pax mere . Hinojosa said. oThe last report
The Congressional Black Caucus. that we issued on the topic was
has long been opposedtothe 16 years ago and we need to
mandatory minimums, saying that See how itis working. ?

the distinction between crack
cocaine and powder cocaine
works absingt Blacks. Statistics . demographic characteristics on
have shown that Blacks tend to _ the racial affect of mandatory
serve longer sentences because of Minimums in 2006. The data

the possession of crack cocaine Showed that while Blacks are
while Whites, who tend to sell and !3 percent of the population, 32
use powder cocaine, get lighter ecrnicta the cases prosecuted

Hinojosa presented

| minimums
eee are Black defendants.
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich. :
pia of te lolcey i ' Thirty-eight percent of the cases
Committee, has stated that one of Prosecuted are Latino
his priorities willbe to look into 4?,?fendants while Whites
_ the disparity of the mandatory constituted 26 percent.
about i it and to do something Marc Mauer, executive director ©
of the Sentencing Project, said

Ricardo Hojo, chairman of the Hat mandatory minimums have
United States Sentencing been a failure.

oThis nesds vo be looked into, ?

selectively targ
_ whom they fe feel sh should be put

oThey have not achieved their
stated objectives, ? he said.
oWhen they were enacted in the
late 1980s, it was designed to
stem the tide of crack cocaine

-and to avoid the abuses that

some judges used when they

sentenced defendants. Instead,

you have ss eiar a who: =
or

under the guidelines, which in ;

Many cases is minorities. ? .

Mauer said that mandatory "
minimums do not fight - :
recidivism, or the rate of retums

-toprison. Plus, hesaid,drug "
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not been stemmed.
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~ Cassell, who serves on the -

Judicial Conference of the
United States T Criminal Law
Conférence, said that surveys "
conducted by his organization

_ show that three-fourths of the

American people would want a
mandatory minimum sentence

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set aside if another sentence for
a defendant was more
appropriate.

oEach offender who comes
before a federal judge for
sentencing deserves to have
their individual facts and
circumstances considered in
determining a just sentence, ?
Cassell said.

Nunn agrees with Cassell. She
plans on becoming ee ag
defender and to continue
sorak oncaaiinebene ney
minimums and unfair sentencing.

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Mandatory minimums should
be abolished to allow judges to
regain their sentencing
discretion, ? she said.

The hearing was maddy a fact-
finding exercise; Scott said.
Conyers said that there will be
additional hearings on the
subject before legislation is
considered that would alter or
dismantle the mandatory

minimums,

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6 PASSENGER
A T CADILLAC DES

-. the City Council as he often

- LOOKING AT CHUCK
AUTRY
Whenever people who don Tt

now Chuck Autry ask others

bout him, one thing becomes
lear very quickly; everyone

De diagtase Ties Aoncy
as lots of good things to say
bout him. People

Phuck Autry right now because

is currently the strongest

andidat rte Greil Ci
OUNC il At-Large seat whic

il be decided in the

$ aconsistent friend to so
hany people, Often, it was
ple who were trying to pay

J mortgage or Just needed to
peta car repaired in order to

ave transportation to work.
+ ead haven Tt
: oro eli

son

boldly voted with Council

He served three terms on the
Council from 1995 through
2001. In fact, most people
agree that Chuck Autry has little
or nothing to prove when it
comes to the question of
whether he deserves support in
the African American
community. As long as anyone
can remember, he has openly
made an effort to relate and
reach out, not only to the
representatives of the black

annual New Year's Day feasts
and the traditional black-eyed
peas and trimmings that were on
the menu. His cook-
outs, paid for with no outside
aie
Opportunity for him to befriend
many that he may not have
inmstnogces *

you meet almost anyone
knows Chuck Autry, it Ts re

, community and his generosity.
~ However, if you ask Chuck

hind wi otic pein
_| about him, his service to the

Autry about his candidacy to ©
retumn to the Greenville City

Council, you'll find that in his
heart and mentally, he never left.

- Hisintense interest in public

affairs is nota publicity stunt or
an ego trip of some kind. He

has specific issues that concern
him greatly. Number one on his
list of concerns is the high crime
rate in Greenville. oT Tm looking
forward to working with the

Chief of Police on ways to

patrol high crime areas 24/7 ?
Autry stated recently in an:
interview for this story, He also.
sees the need to unify the City
Council which often experiences
pai. In that area, he
may have a unique advantage.
oLalways got along fine with "
them and there has never been z
harsh word spoken between us ?
wednesday
relationship with persons

Sela UReT Camels
Few people can honestly make
that same statement, especially
piven thalela did es thor
recent City Councils have
experienced,

Aside from business and
civic interests, Chuck Autry is a
devoted fantily man who has
been married for 54 years and
has 5 adult children, 6 grand
children and 2 great grand
children. Autry is a decorated
war veteran, who earned the
Silver Star and a Purple Heart
while serving with the U.S.

in the Korean War.

he isnolongerinthe §

Bi ar. og
devote an even greater amount
of time and attention to public
concems than he did in the past.
That is what his supporters can
Chick Ay wont em
won or
the City down. In his plain
spoken, down-to-earth fashion,

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Jena, Louisiana:
Nooses and White

Suprema Nac) uv te Sa
By Alice Woodward

Ona late summer day in 2006,
in Jena, Louisiana, a Black high
school student asked permission
to sit beneath the owhite tree ? in
front of the town Ts high school.
It was unspoken law that this
shady area was for whites only
during school breaks, But a
student asked, and the vice
principal said nothing was
stopping them. So Black
students sat underneath the tree,
challenging the established
authority of segregation and
racism, The next day, hanging
from the tree, were three ropes,
in school colors, each tied to
make a noose;

_ The events set.in motion by

those nooses led to.a

" schoolyard fight. And that fight
_ ledtothe conviction, on June.

28, 2007, of a Black student at
Jena High School for charges -

that.can bring up to 22 years in:
prison. Mychal Bell, a 16-year-
old sophomore football star at

thetime he was arrested, was Thenig
. old white man, along with two

convicted by an all-white jury,

ithouta single witness being

called on his behalf. Andfive
more Black students in Jena still

fromthe fight.

*

Caseptla Bailey, a Black
community leader and mother of
one of the Black students, told
the London Observer, oTo us
those nooses meant the KKK,
they meant, Niggers, we Tre
going to kill you, we T re going to
hang youtill you die. ? The
attack was brushed off asa '
oyouthful stunt. ? The three white
students responsible, given only
three days of in-school -
suspension.

In response to the incident,
several Black students, among

. them star players on the football

team, staged a sit-in under the
tree. The principal reacted by
bringing in the white district
attorney, Reed Walters, and 10
local police officers to an all-
school assembly. Marcus Jones,
Mychal Bell Ts father, described
the assembly to Revolution:

oNow remember, with
everything that goes on at Jena
High School, everybody Ts
separated, The only time when
Black and white kids are
together is in the classroom and
when they playing sports
together. During lunch time,
Blacks sit on one side, whites sit
on the other side of the
cafeteria. During canteen time,
Blacks sit on one side of the
campus, whites sit on the other
side of the campus.

oAtany activity done in the
auditorium " anything " Blacks
sit on one side, whites on the
other side, okay? The DA tells
the principal to call the students
in the auditorium. They get in
there. The DA tells the Black
students, he Ts looking directly at
the Black students " remember,
whites on one side, Blacks on
the other side he Ts looking
directly.at the Black students,
He told them to keep their
hanging their nooses up. If he

Bi aid
co ee lame ten

ultimately given probation and

hears anything else about it, he
can make their lives go away é

~~ -with the strokeofhispen. ?

DA Walters concluded that the.
students should owork itouton
theirown. ? Policeofficers
roamed the halls of the school
that week, and tensions
simmered throughout the fall.
semester. aE

InNNovember, a football a
season came toaclose, the

~ tmainschool building was
_. mysteriously burned to the

ground. This traumatic event
seemed to bring to the surface |
the boiling racial tensions in °
MOR PAS:

Ona Friday night, Robert

Bailey, a 17-year-old Black
student and football player, was
invited toa dance at a hall
considered to be owhite. ? When
he walked in, without warning -
he was punched in the face,
knocked onthe groundand ~

attacked by-a group of white

youth. Only one of the white

asked to apologize,
The night after that, a 20-year.

and two of his friends at a local.

wrested the gn oii
" prevent him from using it. They

were arrested and charged with
theft, and the white man went
free. nae

The following Monday students
returned to school. In the midst
of a confrontation between a
white student, Justin Barker,
and a Black student, Robert
Bailey "where Bailey was
taunted for having been beaten
up that weekend "a chaotic
fray ensued. Barker was
allegedly knocked down,
punched, and kicked bya
number of Black students, He
was taken to the hospital for a
few hours and was seen out
socializing later that evening.
Six Black students " Robert
Bailey Junior, Theo Shaw,
Carwin Jones, Bryant Purvis,
Mychal Bell, and a still.
unidentified minor, allegedly the
attackers of Justin Barker "
were arrested, charged with
attempted second degree
manslaughter, and expelled from
school. .

White Supremacy Then and
Now

This did not all happen in the
oRed Summer ? of 1919 when
Jim Crow segregation thrived,
and Blacks in major cities faced
race riots that raged throughout
the country. This did not occur
in the 1950s after Brown vs.
Board of Education was
decided in 1954 and young
children faced angry white mobs
to make history in desegregating

_ public schools, This did not

happen in the summer of 1955
when, in Money, Mississippi, a
vibrant Black youth by the name
of Emmett Till was brutally
murdered for whistling at a
white woman. This did not
happen during the period 1865
to 1965 during which 3,446

om people were lynched in
: + United States,

This is how. When three white

_ students in Jena committed this

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Burney & Burney Construction Company is "
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On 8/24/06, Burney & Burney Construction Co., Inc. came out of the bidding office on ECU Ts campus as the
: Eee es oe lowest bidder for the ECU-North Recreational. .
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Burney & Burney accomplished two things that
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of an award from ECU. Burney & Burney has in
the past performed work for ECU, but no where
hear this magnitude; however they are teaming on
a project to construct a Coastal Studies Institute in
Manteo, NC for ECU. Mr. Owen Burney,
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| the first large job we bid through the UNC -
System or at ECU, ? Burney & Burney Ts states
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This maybe a record for ECU in awarding this size
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ee "this type of contract similar in Charlotte, NC. Mr.
Burney comments, that this project has been in great opportunity to highlight Burney & Burney Ts management
& organizational skills to bring together a successful team who will complete this project months ahead of the
scheduled completion date & within budget. Pe tae : Bea
ECU-North Recreational Complex project contains approximately 70
acres. which will include a 6 acre lake to be used for fishing, small craft
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diamonds, 4 tennis courts, a golf course, a 3-story recréational building, "
a boat dock, volley ball area on the extended beach & a natural walking
trail. Burney & Burney Ts project manager Dallas Peele and © oes
Superintendent, Michael Rodgers both agrees that oduring the "
____ construction of this project, we have been
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good working relationship with ECU and the designer with 75% of work
completed. ? Mr. Burney added that oWe are blessed to have an opportunity to
build this project in our community &'to serve others like this one in our home
town. We want other minorities to know " " Yes, it Ts hard out here, but you Tve
got to keep believing and shaking the bushes until something falls; when it falls
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possible " " God! o Burney & Burney statés oECU will receive not only a
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