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oIt Ts undeniable that we are
Racial tensions resegregating*=
America, activists say
media outlets have been slow
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oresegregating T America, dramatic way and we are also NG
activists say resegregating education in a In January; the story " ci fe
By: Hazel Trice Edney dramatic way and we are also was still blaring about
resegregating or becoming comedian Micheal a
Special to the Tri-State more segregated residentially Richard Ts calling a ©
Defender than we were. And so, those Black man the N-word
things are clearly going _ from the stage in a Z
" Ping i rn Potok, crowded Los Angeles
; irector of the Intelligence comedy club in
More than 100 years since Project of the Alabama-based Naima
W.E.B. DuBois declared that
a ee Southern Poverty Law Center,
the ocolor line ? would be the which monitors racial hate Within a few months, ©
key problem of the 20° activities across the nation. oI now former talk show
century, civil rights activists don Tt think race relations are host Don Imus T on-air
andre capers 0 te oie. "appeals
ser ipa thie 24" insult to the Rutgers
still so pervasive in | Potok says what appears to be University women Ts
century that some that have rise in racially charged basketball team
labeled it as a resegregation. ~ incidents publicized this year story page 4
alone coincides with the rise |
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by Michael Adams Bro. Rouse.
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The 27th Annual Labor Day even the artist come in for a
Gospel Family Reunion IS reunion of sorts. The Mighty
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Ellision and The Singing
WOOW every yearto bring Stars. The Williams Bros: just
people together at the end of to name a few, are some of
the GRE, said WOOW's the highlighted guest who
& The Minority Voice have preformed at this event.
Newspapers Mr Jim Rouse. "_ This year the Vine Sisters and
oThis is the last holiday Femly owen anand ,
before students go back to showed aut in. gospel mass
*# school and so many family ~ oes vibe paces ee a part
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as Sane Dey wees, anid for a spiritual wilting day.
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Lecivtan Won iy the understand. ? assembly and allegedly told y
finally starting to reach the Sh upt home, H later charged
nd international press, the Black . the Black students if they panei ng pe cgragpacag
public consciousness, outrage vedeb'anl indosendeat It all started last September, a didn Tt stop fussing over an with theft while the White
Sc iaiedwarias wohl Hien ae public, Black student sat underneath oinnocent prank, ? he could _ "Student was not charged.
yt acerbic ora : inthe he oWhite tree ? at Jena High end their lives owith the
sifivilar to the heat faci who are still mostly in the Everything came toa head on
sn elaine daa ke dark on the facts eater, waiee hel on 80 eich of'a pen. ? December 4 when Justin
Southern California right a percent White student body. o Buiel «Wikies endo
now, Jasmyne Cannick, a well- The next day, three nooses On December L, several rebeich Baile ey =
The well-documented case of k#Own commentator on racial hung from the tree and three Black students, including stile iol Aa ann ead
. Ce White students who placed Robert Bailey one of the Jena
six young Black men in and political issues, has P supporting the nooses the
st ted frequent updates on them there were given three 6, were assaulted by a group
Louisiana who were arrested PS . students had placed on the
and charged with assaulting a her Website Tand is one of day of in-school suspension OF Whites after unsuccessfully 1°" Af Ft iene
' many independent advocates despite the principal calling ying to get into a party gees
White student in a schoolyard ded by Whi how Bailey and the other
fighting for the Jena Six. « for their expulsion. mostly attended by White
fight have drawn outcries of stadents students were beaten down
racism and RYAN, eo oWhat's happening in Jena, Several days later, the entire | days earlier.
some calling It a omodern day Louisiana isn Tt fi ght and Black student body sat under The following day, another The frien Vie bod
| aynening. should be the leading news "_the free in protest of the White student taunted Bailey aatel : i kicking
REFER ORO peal Pe story from. coast to coast until . decision, That night, the and his friends and when he asses
; District Attorney, Reed reached in his truck for a
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year prison sentence and,
oe vr jproeetaBlacpeson, 5, ane ot te. sade eck ve pen
courthouse before an yone fired Amadou Diallo was shot at 41. Hudson Reid always asserted probation f. ayremitg | nston, are enen
a shot. Hhisce'the fila «| times with . Thefour, "_thatit was er ae probation for 10 years i vi
From he Soest | behavior had emulated his ine. white assassins are backon the _ person to be tried by ¢ Michae
Michael Vick court behavior, no one would _ job. Whileitisillegalforthe " racists rather hy . | DeBlak posers fo
_. havepaidadimetoseehim - State to execute a person after obliged. PETA behind When Blacks are hauled into
By: Alton H Madox pap peck pension otrial, with 41 shots, policemen Theres more feelingin , cn © Colurts, we have no mouth
ne ae football team . may tale matters:into tek ofp ~ Georgia Tscriminal justice world ee ~~.» pieces. There are no Johnnie
| - hands. Thus, New York City is system fora 3- seeded vee ome judicial Cochrans today, Dean Charles
Itwas the 1920s Ae itae Warriors are res donand co-sponsoring our oppression. baa Presse on the Black bo Hamilton Houston, the greatest
was Tennessee, The issue was - off the field, Vick is charged There were 50shotsexpended Johnston,a92-yearold 2 Os . Pees
susevolution, _with dog fighting buthe isnot in the assassination of Sean Bell, female of African ancestry. Smusual punishment. In rperican jurisprudence, would
e - The police conducted the meantime, Blacks, in New . ften say that any la h
charged with gambling at _ Noone will be going toprison, o1° Polce a ? York, oSh for ~ often say that any wyer who is
oe. sidebar: Sveti pl warrantless raid on herhome. were opPing °F nota osocial engineer ? is a
re short of his conducting a i Thee watabonopibloaiiy, Mon 100s wee Justice, ? ay osocial parasite ?. oSocial
te business enterprise as is alleged from the People for the Ethical expended. a thai tingle hath cater ms vows
es. in the indictment. At best, Vick | Treatment of Animals (PETA) Wh the tad Moulderbrothers, like Vick, in _. 2°W# Social parasites. ? ~ ?
_Mayhave beenengagedina over these assassinations; Yet, When smote tle, the future, will bedoingtimein juan
~~~ hobby butthe prosecution must . Russell Simmons and Rev. Al ~ Johnston wasdeadasa prison. Therealculprits "the 4 nu eae
a "prove every element fthe Sharpton were ticked off, along doomail and there was no Pe breeders of animals and enslaved EPP m S
Near ths ehiot tia 208 inetd aati with PETA, over Vick obic oulety fromwhites. rican were the |
q doubt =~ ntinuing to ertioy the There was not a semblance of ncer. i
century, Scopes vs. State had oon ga continiiing to enijoy the robable cause. A snitch was The breeding of pit bulls,for *
been supplanted by California v.. Cyimnes ar classifi Ee lcael The "example, fiststartedin England " Yourg ha
Simpson. In addition to beast _ endorsements. Obviously, peared il _ more than 150 years ago. : rae od
science, there were also issues sae Simmons and Sharpton never testimony. Thisis called Blacks, ? Vek, meat pe fe oWocdbes aie
of race, sex and violence to gre heard of reciprocity or quid pro y _ their sins oe gyal
adjudge Simpson Ts guilt. The = _ quo. They have made no probable cause for Blacks, : 3 without an obligation o snitch
dream teapi, a group of all-star a | demands on animal rights Three white police officers ~ A stted wid stated tea rp
lawyers head by leheole CGR activists to support the human were implicated inthe deathof Sound body. Like with pit bulls, %" ject to a double standard
Cochran, would guide Simpson Saya oF rights of Blacks. fe ~~ Johnston None of them has breeding humans has wrought a : and every civil rights leader will
through the legal minefield aa: per Sara been sent to prison although . SUperrace consisting of - bury his or her head in the sand.
: offense | Thisis another example of what n set to prison although descendants of enslaved Afticain
as dea the Black _ twoof the three copshave United African Movement will
A search is now afoot for the ee is wrong in| _ led guilty to state and federal Today, the evidence of this super 5,
trial ofthe 21* century. Before yy conmunniy, The absence of ee ota race isheadquarteredin federal Wed. Sent 0S @ fon
Michael Vick put himselfat the dis manue penepageg Beste toslavery. ating tal: If sched and state prisons. This isthe last Elks Plaza, 1068 Harter ©
mercy of the court, my pick, so . Ban ae Itis happening to Vick. US" fi them stage of our oppression before -
far, wouldhave been United niersti District Judge Henry Hudson ._ "_ "Waiting for any of them to go ~ genocidelictsin accwtacnuiesniy
Sates of America Michal dogfight, a federal offense has ha ny be wl a wo prs imi ail iar
= [__Starpton Wants Jena 6Prol
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Hew on tihide : narrowly onthe issues of gay pinned voteon from all over the bomies/ ~ forgote the big-pictur
es ay During my 2004 presidential riage and abortion, but " "reauthorizing the Voting representing all sorts of ___., Vision promoted by Dr. King
ra ! campaign, I was fond of _ even as the Supreme Court is Rights Act, But if the _ Congregations was the need for . 2nd his kin, .
TED: _ Saying that it was high time today taking on affirmative rumors. of GOP efforts to... the black community, like the
fers be a EDT, for the Christian right to meet action, there has been silence _ keep blacks away fromthe Israelites in the Bible, to never bie pay =
the right Christians. That from the black church. polls in Florida in 2000 and forget who led us out of those who rapa 4 4
! sentiment is even more Many Aft Ohio in 2004 are true, it bondage and to be unyielding in 9. AP ts a6 eorg
"appropriate today, more than a Many ee f shows that the main purpose _ following their tenets until they i side rs 4 eg
year-and-a-half after Fecognize the narrowness o of the 1965 landmark voting are realized. pr sake eae
George W. Bush back to the end, wie held a conference " breaking down inequality at Dr. Martin Luther King Ji was re esgartnn ag
White House: The National Conference and us noits " has hardly been... Man who did the most to King's tireless work and
, Revival for Social Justice in rebogniaed, break us out of the shackles of leadership, blacks would
We are a country now locked the Black Church " in tee racism, rallied to.end the never have been allowed to
oN into an unrighteous conflict Dallas, Texas, last week That's why I'llbe traveling heinous warin Vietnam and OW the property under which
By Rev. Al Sharpton overseas, a country where where more than 100 to Florida and Ohio soon to battled for blacks to be treated these megachurches stand,
Special to CNN racial equality is still far from ministers restated and push for the reauthorization T like others, with dignity and To be clear, no one is den
Bet ma realized, and acountry that feemphasized what issues are of the Voting Rights Act and tespect. havboty dat de a
tor's note: This is a reprint continues to.allow poverty to _ of dire importance to the against new anti-voting |
of comments from the Rev Al run rampant from coast to black populace as a whole. legislation such as a And he performed all of his what he or she believes, But
; : acts under the banner of We refuse to allow the few to
Sharpton. Question To Our - coast, regulation from Secretary of , ,
readers 1 Does this And the message was clear. G4 Gop gubernatorial Cbtistianity. The church was __SPeak for the marty. We will
commentary reflect on our Yet, some high-profile black As the 2006 midterm Gaudiiios icles his home base, The .. predate ek py
present day situation? " ministers continue toemploy _ elections approach, we must Blackwell, that could, _ SBanization he founded was reapondinl 1 Ad.
an agenda focused solely on redouble our efforts where it according to the New York the Southern Christian their st
Send your comments to: sexually-based themes, like counts fighting racism, = ow hit voter Leadership Conference. He was
Home Office denying a women Ts right to g the scourge of poverty, registration workers with a man of piety who saw 1
py ane choose an abortion or a gay and, perhaps most eriinal pecalties fot - Christianity for what it truly is.
Couple T right oman, to imporanly, continuing 0 efgcty legitimate. «= **eligion that promotes
ee ied rally their congregations and pe ya ei registration practices. ance end ecg above el it
mvc com drive a wedge through our bo else, i
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_ Mrs Beatrice Maye
Treat others as you
would like to be treated.
American moms are
teaching their children all
sorts of lessons and
American children are
listening! Here are a few
of the lessons learned
from their moms.
Be honest.
Be fair.
People are more
important than things.
Express yourself!
Don Tt let people say you
can Tt do something
because you Tre a girl.
Eat your veggies!
Feel for other people.
?Suejette A. Jones
The Sins of Driving
In a world where ~
people do all kinds of
crazy stuff in acar -
Minority Voice Sept 7 14, 2007 pas
_ COMMUNITY NEWS
" be behavior?
% Treat others as you
would like to be treated.
by Mrs Beatrice Moye
~ Check your work. No matter how big or
« a small the gift, it Ts the
~ Don Tt talk to people when thousht that counts...
bey "re reading thoug uaa counts. |
Yoalean have ae any Don Tt bug Mom when
. : he Ts on the phone!
_best friends as you want. ee one!
Don T t sit too close to the
Always have a sense of TV
humor. - es
, Clean up oie you
on oa . ~ o OR na Pictured above. Fa Sal by the rodio f WOOW while Eastem NC with =
FS aaa} ic above... .J 1 Little sto y es 0 visiting
Do what mas you - Look around in fae her son and husband. We continue to pray for her as she lives the struggle of oppression of a
appy. Don't always places to find your " sometimes biasis judicial system. Standing to her left is Frank Peterson who often stops in to
follow the crowd! . friends. see the staff of Joy 1340 while Rev Wm. Clark (far right) ends another morning broadcast.
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: espect peopie, plants, Stop and talk it out. Don T t | ; ;
_ and animals. fight ! | Black women & seine decide the destiny of her own struggle to resist. When Little
nell oe life and body. This includes ee tiat auth on we
eee gn a) Cl eae i Katonnalennistats the right to defend herself _ "ifing self-defense, she was
have a problem. Don Tt 60K tomake mistakes A look back at against rape and the right to tested and put on trial for
just keep it to yourself. Stand up for aixp you the Joann decide whether or not she will _ murder,
; 1 believe. ae sine co The historic éampaign that
Don't cut your hair by Little case » Aus |ittle, Saved Little from execution or
ourself Be creative! In August 1975, Joann Little, S@ve@ Lit
y . : . a 20-year-old African life in prison was the first
You get what you pay for. Say oplease o and othank BY Minnie Bruce Pratt American woman, fled her Successful U.S. struggle to
| | you ? Published Mar 9. 2006 8:20 _ "dail cellin Beaufort, N.C., assert the right of African-
Listen to others, and opm . after killing the white deputy Apican owner need
they'll listen to you. Learn how to SEW. sheriff who had attempted to oerens®é gamst ones
. Cae . The most basic demand of rape her. Little used the
women Ts 's liberation i is the pail S ice-pick "
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observer has seen it all. far more traffic crashes driving episodes occurred car and the car ahead of ee CO
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a teenage boy changing faster than prevailing This included applying Aggression: ate FRIDAY: apt 20,
his clothes while behind taffic or driving ata T + make-up, dialing a cell Aggressive driving, like T 2007 - 4 30 AM
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four specific behaviors crash odds. Researchers behaviors associated pedestrian, and also as al WHERE
that dramatically increase looked at videos of actual _ysually didn Tt take more combination of speeding,
the odds of having a drivers in the minutes than two seconds. The "_ "_ weaving in and out of SYCAMORE HILL
crash: speeding, drowsy immediately preceding a results show how quickly _ traffic, running stop MISSIONARY |
driving, taking youreyes crash or near crash, and and unexpectedly traffic signs, and other actions, |BAPTIST CHURCH
off the road for two they found lots of'si so h Future Studies
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aggressive driving "a slack facial muscles, and dangerous even when Researchers will continue GREENVILLE , NC
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of " itis, black people in a white
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negative reaction to the racial
oe _dominated the * Se Bel ; JtOK Cxpiains, ine reaction . :
airwaves serving l0yearsina The Jena Six case, now climate. He says the perception very man T le is that, My neigborhood, brown people or
streets. re Georgiaprisonashe at fullthrottle,in __abouttherisingnumberof Black countryischanging allaround Whatever it is, atthe 30 or 40%
awaits the state Supreme Louisiana where 16- and brown people in America is. me. This is not the country that mark, then some people start to
Meanwhile, a list of Court Ts decision on his year-oldMychal Bell directly connected totherisein my forefathers built. Itmustbe feel My town Ts been stolen
raciallycharged conviction of consensual andfiveotherBlack hate groups, : because those brown-skinned fromme by these interlopers.
criminal justice cases oral sex with a 15-year- high school students : People are cominginand | :
began heavily * oldwhite girlthat o=== coulldfaceuptoa .-Accordingtothe Intelligence destroyingit ? sss pes Fe i
circulating. They happened when he was combined 100 years in Report, 602hate groups, ly here Mychal Bie
include: 17. . be prison afteraschool . including the Ku Klux Klan and Actual hate crimes and attacks convicted by an al Waite jury in
, : brawl that started with Aryan Nations, were " soon follow, ? he says, oWhen case witha White judge and a
The Nov, 25* - The US Supreme Court Ts them beinginsuliedby © documented throughout the US hate crime gets the worst, it Ts White prosecutor, just appear
wedding day killing of ruling against voluntary, nooseshunginaso- in 2000. Thatnumberhasnow = whentheneigbothoodstartsto tobea fluke:
Sean Bell,anunarmed © _race-conscious public. called o oWhite Tree. ?. __tisen by 40% to 844 in six years, approach sort of a tipping point
. Black man, by New school assignments in - : he says, calling it oquite a like 49%, But, once, you get a
York police officers Louisville,Ken.,and = Coinciding withconsistent significantrise andareal one. ? _ significantnumber of whatever
that sparked protests Seattle, Washington, that " news reports on such cases, | | ) . .
into the new year. sent achilling affectover Potok says the heated
3 other such plans across _ immigration debate that railed :
The case of Genarlow the nation. + inthe US Senate well into the " ) dod | . | o
bia: hate | spring apparently exacerbated VOTE FOR INTEGRITY/STRONG LEADERSHIP
Retiring From Military with Honors, Pastor Follows In.
Fathers Footsteps a
RE-ELECT
MSgt Anthony M Jackson was born on 5 Nov 1964 in pow
Greenville, North Carolina. He is the oldest child of J
three, one brother and one sister (Reginald, Tina). His
parents, the late Dr. Elmer Jackson Jr. and mother
Martha R Jackson of Greenville, NC placed great values
- jand strong work ethics in him oat an early age. He j
_ | gtaduated from Ayden-Griffon H.S. in 1983 with a. |
desire to receive training and education. This desire a
was fulfilled when he enlisted in the Air Force in April
1983, and entered Active Duty on 18 November 1983, © i
ROSE GLOVER
GREENVILLE CITY COUCILMAN -
DISTRICT 2
| oTogether We Make A Difference fy
Upon completion of Basic Military Training at "
Lackland AFB, in San Antonio, Texas, MS gt Jackson
attended Technical Training School at Sheppard AFB,
in Wichita Falls, Texas to complete his training as an
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Specialist. His first. ss |
| assignment was to Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, He studied very hard to become
proficient in his job. Just short by 15 days of one year in the Air Force, MSgt Jackson went
back home to marry his wife Sandra. They were married on 3 November 1984 in Ayden, North
Carolina. His first child, Tiffany was born while still assigned to Seymour Johnson AFB, on 16
December 1985. | | a
paid by the committee to re-elect Rose Glover
MSgt Jackson was reassigned to Cannon AFB, New Mexico on I July 1989, as a Heating & | |
Air Conditioning Technician. He was given the task as the primary trainer for his section. ¢
In this position his keen insight improved the unit Ts career development course score froma | T
69% to 95% in just six months. Duty called, and MSgt Jackson answered: he was deployed to |"
Saudi Arabia in August 1990. He was responsible for. the repair of over three hundred | -
environmen trol units, } e al: 30, St UD 2 DENCH~StOCK/. re air station 01 : hi » CTEW ting
SOn and i ht TC Lure
home.to their far ilies 1991. Another baby, Maurice was born T26 December
1991, it was a long war. Getting back into the routine of life at Cannon AFB, MSst Jackson :
began looking for another assignment to challenge him. ae H eliimeslameeleilin itm ryan
make a difference?
In March 1993, MSgt Jackson accepted a special duty assignment as an Enlisted Accessions
Recruiter with the 317th Recruiting Squadron in Lexington Park, MD. During his tenure }
there, he was awarded numerous flight, Squadron and Group awards for being a Top
Production Recruiter. He was twice awarded the covenant Senior Recruiter Badge, and
was also awarded the Top Production Recruiter in his flight for those three years, His
desire to tell the Air Force story, lead him to speak with the T. V. and radio station concerning | | ;
some public service announcements. MSgt Jackson made a T.V. ad that aired four times a day -
and seven days a week, along with live radio interviews, saving the Air Force thousands of
dollars in.ad budget.
Law
In June 1996, MSgt Jackson transferred to Richmond, VA still with the 317¢* Recruiting Squadron
out of Andrews AFB, MD where he was assigned to the Military Entrance Processing Station.
In this position, he job counseled and qualified over 300 young men and women in the Air
Force. Challenged with getting applicants qualified through the Surgeon Generals office
(SG), MSgt devised a plan to get physicals, track and send them to the SG office for their
review. This process allowed for a response time of 50% faster than the past,
In August 1999, MSgt Jackson was transferred to the 337" RCS Officer Accessions team. He
was given the difficult responsibility of recruiting physicians for the purpose of filling vacancies
within the Air Force healthcare system. Within his first 30 days on the team, MSgt Jackson
placed one doctor on active duty. This is fist time in history of the 337th this has ever been
accomplished, and never slowed down. He went on to find one more doctor also in his first
year on the team. Achievement appeared to come easy, also on the nurse recruiting arena.
MSgt Jackson was given the task to recruit nurses, putting five nurses in the Air Force in three
months time, while goaled for only two. MSgt Jackson was named the 337t" Top Officer
Accessions Recruiter in fiscal year 2000 and 2001.
be ir id a DDS, MS, PLLC oFirst Citizens has been committed to my business
Customer for two years
from the very beginning. | came to them with a plan
Y d } for starting my own practice and they helped me
build it from the ground up. It Ts a wonderful feeling
In June of 2002, MSgt Jackson assumed the duties of Officer Accessions Flight Chief.
, Challenged with an operating budget of LAM, eleven recruiters, one administrative assistant,
and a two state area. MSgt Jackson has built the strongest Office Accessions Team in Air
to know that my bankers value my business and
genuinely care about my success. ?
Excellence Award in 2004 and 2005, Futher more, he was awarded the 360t" Group Top Office
Accessions Flight Chief 2006. Not forgetting to take care of himself and his lovely family,
he managed to complete his Bachelors of Business Administration 2006, and two CCAF Degrees
2007.
. em First Citizens
7 Bank
After twenty years of faithful service to his country, Pastor Jackson retired from Air force at the
rank of Master Sergeant on August 13, 2007.
| Prior'to Jackson retiring, he founded Compassionate Faith Outreach Ministry, a religious mission
| implemented to encourage the lost to come to the Christ, |
! We value relationships.
Pastor Jackson is preparing Saints T to go out among the highways and hedges to owin souls ?
for the Kingdom of God.
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As on of his suporters put i oT guess you could say that Pasto Jackson is still in the recruiti
business... for Christ mi ' ' * ! _ PRIDE IN AMERICA
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ACC member North Carolina.
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services were held at
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speaker was Minister
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Norma Warren, coordi-
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He chose to praise God because
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and wonderfully made him. He
takes it a step further by saying
Lear To tetas that God Ts creation or His work
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| I will praise thee; forlam
' fearfully and wonderfully
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| -knoweth right well. Psalm
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Learn how to. love. and
| appreciate who God has
: created you to be. There are
: Several aspects of our lives that
_ we seek perfection or change.
: However, I have learned
; throughout the past years that
. God has a plan and a purpose
for how He created me.
He carefully designed me
to please Himself. He
carefully chose my hair
color, éye color, facial
features, skin color,
height, and body
_ Structure.
' Learn how to love and
"appreciate the structure
God has carved out in His
image. The psalmist
acknowledges, oI will
praise thee. ? Why would
the psalmist praise God?
Learn how to love yourself.
God shaped you first. from the:
inside and them the outside. He
formed you in. your mother Ts
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God for the breathtaking work
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and soul. We must choose to
worship God in adoration for
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through the eyes of God, See
what He sees when He looks
upon you.
manufactured but you were
beautiful.
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wonderfully made by God. ?
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held high because God invested
part of Himself in you.
Repeat this each day... ?I am
_ fearfully and wonderfully made
by the Creator, He has designed
me to satisfy Himself. He loves
me because I am beautiful on
the inside as well as the outside.
I am not junk but I am a
treasure. ?
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graffiti: must come when it?s
put on the structure, not after,
Holec said. _
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Wilson Court System Refuses To Let Innocent Man Go.
Sir:
The state NAACP has filed a |
Johnson Ts father said the : fe a 21 aags
Carling Sate Bet cat ajor ? complaint sends a message tit initaly suqpeed betausshe " "~«CThis pyar sulci
Carolina State Bar, calling for his son Ts supporters have not oknew too much ? about the I plead guilty to Ist
aden rat ven up their fight crime, Johnson was implicated degree murder in "06.
- of the case against «tad kj committed the crime
_ handling tthe salen by the convicted killer after tted th ;
accused murderer James oWe want to make sure they police informed him that it was alone. James Johnson is.
Arthur Johnson. know Big Brother is watching. Johnson who tumed him in. In innocent, - For tems to
| We're not going to have © addition to the recanted keep holding him isa
these improprieties, ? Arthur statement from Meeks; who crime in itself. I gave my
Johnson said this morning. admitted that he falsely life (a life sentence)
implicated Johnson as admitting my guilt. I was
James Johnson, 21, has retribution for his arrest, the wrong. It took James
been imprisoned since July only other evidence against tuming to realize my road
2004, accused of the June Johnson, until recently, had been was going on?,? way -
28, 2004, kidnapping, rape the disallowed statements of a _ towards destruction. I
and murder of Brittany Tyler gaceased woman who claimed also gave them the
Willis, Pah ene | to have witnessed two men de they taney ee
SUPPOrers say evidence kidnapping the victim two hours - | ae
| bo at a time when Johnson was again. Why ate they
Kenneth Maurice Meeks, proven to have been elsewhere, making James suffer?
19, is serving a life sentence In the spirit of Mike Nifong and Sincarel
after pleading guilty in April Linwood Wilson, prosecutors. sincerely,
: ae 2006 to first-degree murder. have recently produced two Kenneth M. Meeks Jr.
James Johnson helped with Hehas claimed since then that he new eveWitnenses om Hf arhisch RETINEAD M1, MGCKS JT. The You Wall Like aendey tiaitegs In Soulsuile
rape case, but prosecutors contgnitied the crime alone. is - isaretited Wilson, police officer, . With GUY SIMS
hold him after written James Johnson, who is being held _ 8 the trial approaches. Sec Morning BAN to ated
confession from man already at Wilson County Detént sit on WROUTY ANTZ4U
serving sentence © Center on $1 million bond;is ~~ Inaddition to testifying on, oe
th laint, which was XPected to go to trial Sept, 24. Sheng Nes atlast
ecomplaint, which was Tha trial was initially set for July yeat Ts pa eeks also sent
filed Thursday, claims there is 23, but it was continued after the a a lett 7
no probable cause to State Court of Appeals WilsonDaily Times costing T rE
prosecute Johnson and overtumed Wilson County to acting alone and crediting
accuses Assistant District Superior Court Judge Frank R.° Johnson Tstuminghiminfor
Attorney Bill Wolfe of Brown Ts denial ofacontinuance. changing the destructive path he
mishandling the case, state followed. The Letter:
~ NAACP president Rev.
William Barber said this
moming,
oProsecutors 2 are Supposed to
search the facts and evidence, ~
they are not supposed to win
at any cost, ? Barber said, T "
oThey don Tt represent their | BH tf.
own agenda, they are "_.. " a peeps af
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Z The small town of Jena is home
suffering aconcussionand The latestdevelopments _ to 3,000 residents, 350 of _
several bruises, Barker was occurred on Tuesday as whom are Black residents. Itis
treated and released from the _ Prosecutors reduced the aheavily segregated town.
hospital the same day and -_aftemptedmurderchargeson _ where Blacks have little politcal
attended his school Ts ring two of the Jena Six, Carwin influence. The school board and
ceremony thatnight. Jones and Theo Shaw. Both the parish government both
now face aggravated second- _haveonly one Blackmember. -
hl awa 7 ay conapinncy. Recent events suggest that the
many were outraged at the _ Twocthers » Bailey and Bryant tensions at Jena High School
excessive charges considering _ Purvis, still face attempted have not fully died down. Last
Barker Ts brief hospital stay. murder charges while the week, officials banned students
unidentified sixth member faces from wearing oFree the Jena 6
Thie case of the Jena Six, undisclosedjuvenile charges, T-shirts afternine Black
remainedoutofthe public _ Students wore them on campus
consciousness for months as Also on Tuesday, several _ toshow their support. -
thepublicheardendless . motionsweremadeonthe "_ "
stories about celebrity . _behalfof Mychal Bell, the first a The issueisnotif Barker's
scandals and, recently, the __ of the group to be tried. While -_ assailants should face time, but
aha a 1 re eee ~ Father, the issue is whether or
anovertum ~ hot the punishment facing the
cl : Jena Six fits the crime, and in
Totti Co ai the minds of many, it doesnot.
thatitisbecause oAmericans = ere
~ still haven Tt accepted that fact Bell, ho was found gu | Furthermore, all of the White
that racism is still anissue. ? | sec ostudents who played arole
oN eek _egdiemattepntcy: leading up tothisincident
James Rucker, co-founder of © how faces upto ISyearsin _received|little orno punishment,
advocacy group - vee se( . Which many say shows that
Colorofchange.org, tooka heis sentenced on Sept. 20. there appearstobetwo
different route ashe saidthe ___ Systems of justice in play "one
lack of coverage was based | Senger 4 for Whites and one for Blacks.
on the media Ts ohesitanceto &V y in support "Eh
plainly connect the dots. ? __ Bell and the otherfive youths. oIf you look at this objectively,
we National radio personalities you have three incidents of
oPart of the problem isthata © TomJoynerand Michael. White-on-Blackcrime
lotof reporters arebeing Baisden will broadcast their ? diiban tal eae
overly careful to not calla __ shows live from the courthouse - ~ prosecuted and then you have
spade a spade without ___andseveral civilrightleaders __ this instance of Black-on- White
" " " Rucker eo crime where the alleged
perpetrators have the book
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Hip Hop ARTIST AND ACTIVIST KAMIKAZE SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY FOR iortictiiw COMMENTS
ber .
t ksonfreepress.com/ ~3940C. Says hip hop artist Kamikaze, viewpoints, but as I remem
Sadho ake ys 87 apg 0 Cin the Jackson ree oFreedom of speech no longer __ it that Ts what this country was
was suspended indefinitely Free Press. " As a rebuttal, Kiikae has exists in this country. I just founded on. If somebody
from the Kim Wade Show on recorded a new song, oTake . toured a country that used tobe hadnt spoke out against the
Jackson's WINT-Talk radio In it, Kamikaze blasted Mee Away (Mr. President) ? under. communist rule and they government centuries ago,
(1180 AM) for anti-Bush President Bush Ts foreign that will serve as an open appreciated hearing someone. we d still be ruled by . king
comments. Following a policies and encouraged fans "_letter to the Commander-In- speak out against a_ - and under British rule!
month long tour of the Czech to scream of**k George -- "-_ "Chhief. The song will be sovernment..against a) ath
Republic, Kamikaze was set Bush ? during his shows. posted Friday and available "_ president ?, Kamikaze says. oI Source |
to retumn as Wade Ts co-host, ; a8 for downloading at don Tt know if im being singled - Davey D 3
but was informed just Incidentally, this isnot the | 4 WWw.myspace.com/ out but its unfortunate that the
moments before going on the __ first time that the hip hop " mrshonuff60l. station caved to some random
air. The reprimand, which "_ artist has come under fire for _ ms callers who disagreed with my :
stemmed from one angry _his anti-Bush commentary. In
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Minority Voice Sept 7 --14, 2007 pg 13
The Soulgetta (born Nana Crum) is the founder ofthe upcoming Chris
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! Brooklyn New York. Nana Crum overcame many
obstacles. As a young boy he endured the pain of growing
mother struggling with drugs. Growing up in the hood ae
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oS * , birthed out of young Nana who would emerge to become
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Classes will meet Tuesday evenings at 6:30 from
October 2" to November 13". Each session should last about 2 hours and
will include light snacks.
By the end of the Academy, participants should have a better
understanding of City government and how they can get involved as well as
when and where are the best ways to help guide our city Ts future.
Registration is $25. Application forms are available by calling the Citizen
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In a show of support and:
unity, many people and
organizations from around
the country are planning to
mobilize in Jena on
September 20th " the day of
Mychal Bell Ts sentencing.
For those NAACP units and
community members who
are unable to travel to Jena,
the NAACP is requesting
that you participate in the
oJena 6 National Week of
Solidarity & Action ? on
September 16th-21st.
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Publicly display your outrage
about the Jena 6 situation and
support for Mychal Bell by
weating all black on
September 20th.
The families of Robert,
Theo, Carwin, Bryant,
Mychal and an unidentified
minor are in desperate need
of financial assistance to
cover legal expenses for their
cases. To this end, we are
asking you to give up at least
one luxyry item on the 19th
& 20th. A luxury item is
basically anything that you
don Tt oneed ? that day -
anything from your $4,00
cup of coffee, buying lunch
instead of packing a lunch or
deciding not to pure!
new outfit. The funds that
you save from not
purchasing your luxury item
can then be donated to the
Jena 6 Defense Committee,
P. O. Box 2798, Jena, LA
71342
$100
rebate T
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Many people around the
country don Tt know about
these unjust cases pending in
Jena, Louisiana. During this
.week make sure that you
spread the word about the © fy ee lo) bel , ;
Jena 6 and specifically fj) w «ilhoe rl NO ee
inform people aboutMychal {{ (a ; a
Bell Ts sentencing. Through | §} - Rote ft
emails, faxes, blogs or just
word of mouth, we can make
sure that the world is aware
of the Jena 6 tragedy and
how they can get involved in
speaking out about thé cases, «
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Unfortunately, numerous
disparities in the criminal
and juvenile justice system
continue to plague not only
the African American
community,.but affect the
entire United States of
America. During the oJena 6
National Week of Solidarity
& Action ? we are asking
your unit or organization to °§ ks OS OW AEN
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forum or policy debate to 3 xk)
discuss these disparities in
your local community and
around the nation. Invite
youth, community leaders,
policy makers, law
enforcement and the judicial
community to take part in
your event, If we want to stop
situations like Jena 6 from. |
occurring again, we must do
our part to hold peopl
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