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, , ? SC OTT represented the core values of
the American judicial system
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from Black Africans, stood for " and why Black
whether slave of free, is not People are still subjected to a
a citizen of the United different judicial system, up
States, according to the US __ 0 and including the present.
Constitution. ? This was made perfectly clear
when a sitting associate
US Supreme Court, 1857 Justice of the US Supreme
| Court reportedly said
That was the gist of the US recently, oMy job, as I see it,
Supreme Court decision Is to preserve the original
when the infamous oDred meaning of the Constitution.
Scott vs. Sanford ? case was 10 fully understand the
decided in 1857 and it is essence of the Dred Scott
still reverberating today, 150 we ree impact o
after it was handed society, it is necessary to
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B. Jones Jr, Cong. GK. Butterfield,

FCC Chairman Dr. McRae
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NNPA Editor-in-chief

Mother prayed that was the feeling of all when Ms"
Lucille Gorham prayed during the ceremony of the oath of
office for the elected officials in Greenville. photo M. Adams

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rid ee looking back on a year of
wae | volatile civil rights and
ese bs race cases, says despite
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(Standing from left to right) D.D. Garrett, Sylvia English, Tracy ebrating the 75th Birthday of Ellis Gatlin. Family and friends substance to his New
Donohue, Mayor-Elect, Ms, Pat Dunn, Bee Behr, Holly Garris gathered at the home on Ward Street in Greenville. Afamily York headquarters last
rm mercer yeas and Geraldine Randolph of the Little Willie Center, Council- _that is well known through out the community. Everybody month, he is still
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Marvin Arrington, Chairman-Board of Directors. of threatening calls. This
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Minority Voice December 14 - 21, 2007 pg2__

Can Obama Save Black /

oty ALTON oo

can win the White House,
the relevant question,
nonetheless, is whether he

~ can save Black America.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, ina
recent Chicago Sun-Times

Op-ed piece, apparently

would answer this

who is afraid toraise

Pe takon eager

to offer Black solutions. »
Our if Is
that v we need som

. rating heal ?

a
Ph

warfare, environmental
warfare, biological .
warfare and T police
terrorism, Itis a
contradiction i in terms for
someone who wins the
White House to also solve
Black problems. Again,
Blacks are being asked to
endorse and finance our
Own oppression.
Oppression cannot occur
without the. gjuiescence
of the oppressed. The ~
House is the.
quartets for white

- supremacy. It reminds

Blacks of the oBig
House. ? The doctrine of
stare decisis controls -
public policy in the

Bic Ae wk

while Blacks were in
slavery. There is also the

- doctrine of checks and

balances with a bicameral

legislature, a three-tiered -
judicial system and an

impeachment process for -

both the judicial and
executive branches of .

government. A politician

has a better shot at
escaping from Alcatraz
than passing remedial

~~ laws for TBlacks.

Although Rev. Jackson
fails to say itinthese
~. words, there is a national
Hogs conspiracy. against =
odescendants of enslaved
Africans. On the state and

federal levels, the
executive, legislative and

judicial branches of
os government are adi
continuing to conspire to

deny to Blacks basic.

human, economic and
civil rights. Even if -

Obama had good

- intentions, history eu :
be against him. This "

country assassinated T
President Abraham _
Lincoln and President
John F. Kennedy and:
their credentials on race
were mixed. President
Bill Clinton was able to

; eager ie synonymous, .

Jaws in this country Ts T |
s~ history against Blacks.
_ Rev. Jackson put his
_° finger on the problem "
owhen he. wrote: oThe Rev.
Martin Luther King saw

OP)

the movement to end
segregation and gain
voting rights as the first

_ Stage of the civil rights
- movement. ? Thee gains
have benefitted

immigrants from |
historically-oppressed

groups. There have been

no further gains,

Whites secured voting
rights and the right to
political and legal _
representation in 1787,
Blacks only secured a -

semblance of voting rights

in 1965. He never
mentioned the continuing
denial of the Tight of
Blacks to enjoy political.
and legal representation.

" Polealyy, there is a wide
gulf between whites and "

Blacks, Rev. Jackson
further wrote: oThe:

ellis the system, My ty

_ second stage should be

political and legal
representation. This is the

_ bridge between

segregation and voting
rights, on the one hand,

and economic justice and

equal opportunity, on the .
other hand.

The right to vote and the:

right of political
representation are not

Be afi representation.
The goal line in politics is

political representation.
Blacks actually believe.

ie ney are ES

merica? "

tdinhidowns bic crossing
midfield. This explains
why Blacks are mired in
quicksand. We are putting

. the cart before the horse

ahd we are equating
oees political presence with

political representation. As
we put more Blacks in
political offices, our.
condition is worsening.

There is a national -

phenomenon that is |
spreading its wings in the

United States and it is

ensnaring all Blacks. A
recent study by the Pew
Charitable Trusts shows
that while the middle class
of every other ethnic
group is expanding, the |
Black middle class is on

the decline, Black children 7

will not fare as well
economically as their _
parents. In part, this
results from Ta war on
Black males. To be sure,
the Black maleis
searching for solutions,
See, for example, the
Million Man March in
1995. More than two
million Black males
assembled on the National
Mall. Since 1995, the war
on Black males has
escalated with no solution

in sight.

~ Without the right of

political representation,
Blacks can only act as
proxies and pawns for

those:who have an

economic stake in this

~ country. It y as never the

intent of thé oFotindinig
Fathers ? to empower | -
Blacks politically and _
whites will cut off their

_ hoses to spite their faces
~ before Blacks enjoy T
{Seles equality. The

Poe Se Se ee ee Og Seg

right to vote is not
mentioned in the
Constitution. The

Fifteenth Amendment .

authorizes Congress to
enact legislation to keep
discrimination out of the

polling booth, For ninety-

five years, voting rights.
abuses were honored in
the breach. Voting rights
focus, primarily, on

polling booths and not on
legislative arenas nor on

_ political decision-making.
The condition precedent

to enjoying the right of
political representation is
the exercise of the rights

- under the First

Amendment. These rights
include free speech;

freedom of assembly,

freedom of association
and petitioning the

- government for a redress

of grievances, Any
examination of the legal

history of the First "

Amendment will show
that Blacks have not fared
well. There is a reason
why it is termed the oFirst
Amendment, ? however, It
is the most important of
all the constitutional
amendments. All
elements of the First
Amendment must be
present to constitute
political representation.

- Blacks are not allowed to

engage in political speech.
Cong. Adam Clayton

Powell found this out
,_ When, he h hosted alert

erence

of the first nails in his
coffin, He had previously
criticized the corrupt

_.. practices of the NYPD.
New York is stil a a police

Hill. This ives one

tite: This is why we are
_ witnessing a legal charade -
in Sean Bell et. al. Any

Black person who:

oengages in Political :
speech is committing
treason. In 2007, Blacks "

- tust still know their

oplace. Jim Crow is still

alive, Forty years ago, Dr.

King spoke out against
the Vietnam War at

Riverside Church in
Manhattan on April 4,
1967. The following year,
on April 4, military
intelligence of the U.S.
Army assassinated him in
Memphis, TN, Connect
the dots. We must

- strengthen our knowledge

_ of our history.

| Very few Blacks know the
causes of the Civil War. -
Frederick Douglass,
among others, knew that
Blacks had to have a.

"voice in the political

_ debate. Thus, he helped
form the Liberty
and, subsequently, the
Free Soil Party. This is
instructive. To have a
voice in:politics, an
oppressed group must
have its own political
party. Our ancestors must
be turning over in their
graves. No self-respecting
Black person, in the
nineteenth century, would
have enrolled in the

oslave party. ? It still is. An

effort was afoot after the
Civil War for the
Democratic Party to...
recapture its Blacks: The
crowning jewel of this

. ?,?ffort would be to make a

descendant of enslaved
Africans its titular head.
Next week Ts article: The

~ Quid Pro Quo and the

oJena 6. ?

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Mrs Beatrice Mast

The Editor:

What is forgiveness?

veness is a feeling of
vel ess, freedom and
acceptance. We no longer
want to punish the people
who hurt us, but it frees
ourselves of moving on,
forgetting and holding
grudges, resentments and
hatred because all have been
hurt by parents, lovers, "
spouses, children, friends, co-
workers, employers, teachers,

preachers, peers, playmates "

the whole system " schools,

governments, criminal justice
system, the media, even by
ourselves, We wonder why
they hurt us?

We often have heard:
Forgive and forget

Let bygones be bygones
Turn the other cheek
Kiss and make: up

o To err is human; to forgive
is bakinaigh .

c OF fie Bs APOE be oe eh tae es
sit aw errs hora ge al

Suejette A. Jones

address these problems. The

COMMUNITY NEWS.

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Minority Voice December 14 - 21, 2007 pg3

| tle Hcgiving deters the 4

kind of person you are and
} forgiving has a price.
make peace with our

selves, for forgiveness
becomes an experience you
will treasure. Forgiveness
help us all. Follow these

identify the wrongs you have T
committed, acknowledge the
hurt you Tve caused, and ask -

_ the other person to forgive

- «you; God forgives you!

. _ Beatrice Maye

TURN YOUR HOUSE

_ UNTOA HOME

Read these tips:

1. Take off shoes for
slippers immediately
after entering the

~ house.

2. Change the color of
your walls.

3. Try tapestries on the
walls and rugs on bare
floors.

4. Relax with a lighted »
candle, light the
_ fireplace is preferable.

5. Tur off the overhead
light.

6. Arrange your .
furniture
conversational

Should oFaith

Based ? Solutions
BeGivena
= o

In the public square there is
much debate concerning the
public

Funding of faith-based social
service delivery, hye |

rage in civic ee,
churches,

"javelin OF te Pah
1 te, entoa the

and economic crisis
fe pee eters
Led tical ll
Fv, he eoulan Agence a
America have not and cannot
overcome poverty and the
social dysfunction faced by _
these two communities. They
have not applied the

resources needed, and there is

ho strategic agenda to suggest
they will act differently in the
_. future, There are too many
~~ other priorities. |

" Second, it is not the
government Ts job alone too

government should do it Ts
~ Part, but it cannot do it all,

institution, These
, Congregations are located
where the problems are. They

: head of the table when
as the table is round,

8. Decorate the faanily
~~ room with family,

9, Throw out the remote
_. control " cutting out
so much TV-watching.
The i inconvenience
may cause moving
instead of eit | too
long. 2 ee

10. Put your treadmill
next to your favorite
easy chair.

11. Throw down some
extra carpet padding in
one room. You may
doa little bit of
aerobic exercise.

12. Get more smoke
detectors will make
your home safer,

13. Get a carbon
monoxide detector,

14, Light up your way to
the b bathroom.

15. Add a few plants t to
your home, getting rid

of excessive

_ formaldehype, causing |

certain cancers.

16. Batten down (buy
some adhesive strips)
to keep from slipping.

17. Get a dog...at least a
dog dish. Dogs hear
footsteps long before
you do.

18. Put a few real T
stickers in your
windows and doors.
Better still, install a
real alarm system. .

19. Keep curtains closed
at night.

20. Get a reinforced strike
plate. Most burglars
enter through the front
door. Let a
professional hocksrrGih
install it. |

21. Nail down windows,
22. Keep your doors

locked. It Ts amazing
how so } many people:

congregations can play's a
major role in social

regeneration. For centuries,

local congregations have
played a major role in the
struggles for economic
justice, a compassionate "
government and civil rights.
For at least a century, faith-

based organizations have-been ~~
- involved in education, health, "

_ and welfare services, They
have provided effective
delivery systems. In most
communities the church is the

only remaining viable

haye the resources to respond.
Thy have the people, the
buildings, and the money.
Most important, they have the
historic and enduring mandate
to serve their neighbors.

To deny faith-based

~ organizations the right but

would shut the door on a .
service vitally needed to bring
down the wall of poverty and
social disintegration, o (end
of quote)

Notes...

Rev. Wilson Good directs a
program that monitors
children whose parents
prison. Yeahtoual lita
peloton acho.
purpose of the Lucille W.

spectrum of community _
services,

Respectfully submitted
Ms..Suejette A, Jones a

ee
ae

- Four cities have been chosen.

~ to host the 2008 presiden ssidential

and vice presidential debates.

oNew Orleans, one of 16.
finalists, didn Tt make the final
cut. City officials were told it

was because the city,
devastated by Hurricane

Katrina two years ago, wasn Tt

ready to host such a large-
scale event, Interesting,
considering New Orleans held

Mardi Gras celebrations just

six months after the storm and
has attracted numerous
conventions and conferences,
many of which bring
hundreds of thousands of
people into the city. Critics of
the commission say New -
Orleans was omitted from the:
final list because politicians
don Tt want to remind the

world that the government "

failed the people of New
Orleans,

In the days, months and
weeks following Hurricane

~ Katrina, the world watched as

the American government
failed to address the needs of

walk out their front
doors without locking "
them. Also keep the
doors locked even

when you are at home.

Ages of Women
Age 8:

Looks at herself and sees:
Cinderella/Sleeping
Beauty

Age 15:

- Looks at herself and sees:

Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty/
Cheerleader or if she has
PMS: sees Pimples/U gly
( oMom, I can Tt go to school
looking like this! ?) |

Age 20:

Looks at herself and sees:

otoo fat/thin, too short/tall,
too straight/too curly ? but
decides she Ts going out
anyway.

Age 30:

Looks at herself and sees: o
too fat/thin, too short/too tall,

too straight/too curly ? " but

decides sht doesn pve time
to fix it so she Ts going out

anyway,
Age 40:

Looks at herself and sees:

otoo fat/thin, too short/too :
tall, too straight/too curly ? but
says, oAt least, I Tm clean ?
and goes out anyway.

Age 50:

Looks at herself and reminds
herself of all the people who
can Tt even see themselves in
the mirror anymore. Goes out
and conquers the world.

Age 70:
Looks at herself and sees
wisdom, laughter and ability
" goes out and enjoys life.
Age 80:

Doesn Tt bother to look. Just
puts on a red hat and goes out
to participate in the world.

Age 90:

Can Tt see and doesn T t worry
about it!

ee National politicians ignore N ew
RRS Orleans, again

became a perfect case study
of the country Ts inability to
address issues of race and
poverty. Promises were made
to help rebuild the city. But, "
as the media and the
government moved on to the
next hot topic, ihose promises
were forgotten.

The current presidential

candidates are not doing .

much to bring attention to
New Orleans either. Sure,
Democrat John Edwards
launched his campaign there.
But the issues that New
Orleans shed light on "
economic oppression,
governmental neglect of poor
people of color and more "
aren Tt as prevalent in the -
discussions as, say, health

care or ending the war in Iraq.

And we can Tt just blame the
Republicans: one of the co-
chairs of the committee
responsible for selecting the
debate sites, Paul G, Kirk Jr.,

_ isa Democrat, The other,

Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., is a
Republican.

Hosting the debates in New
Orleans would have given the
candidates an opportunity to

examine the intersection

between race and poverty and
to unveil plans designed to
adequately address the issue.
Instead, the commission used
unfounded complaints to say
no to New Orleans,

America needs to remember
how the government failed
New Orleans. If the story isn Tt
told often, the lesson won Tt be
learned. The presidential
debates would have once
again shined a much néeded
light on the city and would ;
have exposed the bureaucracy
and red tape residents
wanting to rebuild must
struggle with. Instead, New
Orleans is once again tossed
to the side. And so, too, are
the many poor people of color
all around the country who
saw their stories reflected in
those of the hurricane Ts
victims.

An opportunity for growth
and change has been missed.
All we can hope for now is
that the candidates do what
the debate commission was
too cowardly to do: go to
New Orleans, talk to the
residents, learn what Ts really
going on and begin to
formulate plans to make sure
what happened in New
Orleans in 2005 never
happens again.

(Judge Gre Mathis is
Hla
RainbowPUSH and a

national board member of the
Southern Christian

Leadership Conference.)

~ Minority Voice December 14 - 21, 2007 ped ~ | ane rarer
Mary L. Cates serves as Homecoming Chairperson eoccooe MARRIED IN MIN ISTR # ADE tke
at Elizabeth City State University : : " pu sedis

Mary L. Cates, a retired Pitt county educator and Elizabeth City State
University graduate, was chosen by the National Alumni Association
of ECSU to serve as the Homecoming Chairperson. +

Cates, primary duties included identifying and recruiting Alumni
from the different chapters to serve as contestants for the Mr, / Ms.
Alumni contest. The contestant who raises the highest amount of
money for scholarship is crowned Mr. or Ms. Alumni.

Cates, plans activities for the entire weekend of Homecoming, beginning
with the Coronation, where the Mr. / Ms. Alumni is crowned; the Ice-Breaker dance; the
After Party; and the Prayer Breakfast.

Cates, who was crowned Ms. Alumni in 1994, cutrently serves as the President of
the Eva J. Lewis Alumni Chapter, Greenville, NC. She has also served as the Second-Vice
President, Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary of the National Alumni
Association of ECSU. Cates is a committee member of the Awards Banquet, 1961 Class.
agent for the 60 Ts Decade Reunion, member of the Presidential Scholarship Ball, and is a
life member of ECSU National Alumni Association.

_ Cates, a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, Greenville, NC, serves
as Lead Usher and Chairperson of the Hospitality Excellonpe Ministry. She also serves as oy :
Chief Judge during Election. wi = }

The Eva J. Lewis Alumni Chapter meets on the second Sunday of each month. For Royal Banijuet se Te Ministers Henty a sa Cynthia Tyson pose for the: Minority Voice
further information, Please contact Ms. Cates at 758-5039. camera, Both Ministers are vety active i in the ministry in and outside of the church.

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"House Axes Washington County OLF Site

House Axes Washington
County OLF Site December

14,2007.

Washington, D.C. aS ey
' approving the annual defense

Butterfield said the House

_ Closed the door on the Navy Ts

proposed outlying landing

field in Washington County.

oThe House-has taken the
Washington County site off
the table because it posed a
danger to the community,
pilots and aircraft, ?
Butterfield said. oThis is a
clear message that if the Navy
wants to move forward with
an OLF it must have the |

support of the community. ?

The ee report on the
FY 2008 National Defense
Authorization Bill includes
language repealing othe
authority for construction of
an outlying landing field at
Washington County, North
Carolina. ? The language goes
on to say conferees oexpect

the Department of the Navy
to request-new authorization
for-an outlying field once-a-
study of the impact to the
environment is complete and
a site is selected. ?

The House approved the bill
by a 370 to 49 vote. The bill
now goes to the Senate for an
up or down vote, and, if

approved, it goes to President

Bush to be signed into law.

The Navy has already
purchased more than 2,000
acres in Washington and
Beaufort counties as part of a
30,000-acre OLF the Navy
Says it needs in order to train
pilots to land on aircraft -
carriers. The proposed site
lies just west of an area that
was established specifically
as a waterfowl sanctuary ©
where thousands of birds
winter annually. At peak,
there are about 25,000 tundra
swans and more than 65,000 |
snow geese which regularly
fly out to feed in the farm

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More recently, the Navy has Carolina would be asked to
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of North Carolina and quality-of-life burdens,
Virginia to find an alternative Virginia Beach would enjoy
Site, all the benefits. =

Last month, Butterfield wrote oThe small number of new
to Navy Secretary Donald C, jobs associated with the OLF
Winter to express concerns simply could not offset the
about sites being considered shock to the lifestyle and

in Gates and Camden viability of these

counties. Butterfield said that | Communities, ? Butterfield

while northeastern North said.

Congressman G. K. Butterfie jel, (pictured above)
wrote to Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter to express
concerns about sites being considered in Gates and
Camden counties.

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Photos & Stories: Gaius oGuy ? Sims, Sr.

GREENSBORO, NC - Adding Rich Washington Rodeo Pro-

sail poe moter Ist Annual Rodeo Awards Pre-
sentation to this years 3rd Annual Tur-
key Shake Party hosted by Tony Cham-
bers, his band and his lovely wife Linda
in Kemersville (Greensboro) was like
adding more spice to this years pump-
kin pie. It gave their party an added de-
| gree of excitement. Cuba Gooding (Sr.)
| and the Main Ingredient performed at
this years party, and did they put on an
great show, Even with their star power
this group was very approachable, And
fellas this party drew out the ladies, It

Guy Sims - DJ
WOOW Radio
SATURDAY MORNING IN SOULSVILLE

was a nice scene. Locally, I gave away free tickets on WOOW

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Radio in Greenville to promote this event. Down there I cer-
tainly had fun covering it. It also turned out to be an eye opening
event as well. In spending the night on the campus of Dudley
Cosmetology University I was impressed by the size of the school.

In reflection, I also discovered that DCU is the only University of

its kind in the world that helps the career cosmetologists tomake

more money by improving their attitude, self esteem, and skills while
learning from other people and cultures through a technical arts pro-
gram. As.a mater of fact DCU offers several classes of continuing
education and has a number of campuses throughout the country,

Iconsider myself to be well traveled but my visit to Dudley Uni-
versity where the event was being held at the Yates Convention Cen-
ter, one of their on-campus facilities turned out to be something of an
eye opener. Later that evening that Center would be packed with

several hundred party-goers and the parking lot would be ostuffed ?
with a lot of shiny late model SUVs gleaming in the chilly night air.

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Gooding (far left) and her husband Tony (right) throw the spotlight on a
shy Linda Chambers after she was coaxed from the audience where
_ was enjoying her husband's performance. Linda is also an airline
pilot.

"_ Once inside you found yourself greeted by the sound of anearth-
quake disco sound system Which provided preshow entertainment.

ry

] revious

Now this party was a
BYOB affair but you didn Tt
have to bring your own liquor
unless you wanted too. The

liqour, food, festivities, and--

entertainment by the Main In-
gredients providing Las Ve-
gas style entertainment was
included in the price of the
ticket... and for just $35 dol-
lars per person that was a real
holiday bargain. And get this
- the buffet was hand pre-
pared by the Chambers en-
tourage themselves, not some
caterer plying you with weak
ice tea, watery potato salad,
cold beans and the like, No
- this party didn Tt shake out
that way. The food was
sumptuous and the chicken
was fried on the spot. There
were some people who were
disappointed because they
were not able to get osec-
onds ? on the bird. I didn Tt get

any. However the turkey.

salad stuffed in tender crois-
sant rolls was enough to fill
in the empty spots.

This was a P-A-R-
TEE-Y Folks - classy and
fun. I spent my second night
in nearby Clemens in spa-
cious surroundings provided
by Linda and Tony Chambers
as their guest. During one of
our conversations Linda re-

vealed to that she and her |

friends had spent several
days preparing food for. the
event. This was homecooked
food. She didn Tt have to tell
me as I continued to dis-
cretely and with great finesse
opig out ? on her oleftovers. ?
Aside glance from Tony made
a little cautious about ap-

proaching the remaining liquor

oe

in the same manner - just kid-
ding.

My first night of accom-
modation was spent on campus

at the Dudley Hotel which was

just a short walk from the
Yates Convention Hall. I had
only planned to spend only a
night in the city and then take
the train back to Rocky Mount
the next morning but because
of some " wonderful
fellowshipping and some urg-
ing from Rodeo Rich I changed
that plan. The neat thing about
that was if you planned on do-
ing some drinking or you were
a little tired from all of the fes-
tivities, the lodgings on-campus
were quite comfortable. Now
Amtrak to Greensboro was an-
other pleasant surprise.
Pricewise the round trip fare
from Rocky Mount to Greens-

_ boro was. only $60.32. When

I got there I was met by one of
Tony Ts friends who took me

Straight to the oparty spot ?

some 14 miles down the road.
It wasn Tt long before I show-
ered, dressed; grab my camera
and my party was on.

When I walk into the con-
vention hall the scent of food
was already filling up the air, I
saw some dude up on the stage
tuning up the band and took a
few preliminary snapshots, At
first I thought it was one of the
band members. Later I discov-
ered that it was Cuba Gooding

himself rehersing. After taking
a few more. snaps I headed T

back to the hotel and met up
with oRodeo Rich. ?

Rotleo & Trail Ride pro-
moter Rich Washington of

ojeans to

Cowboy Mania (and Jim
Rouse Ts cousin) was preparing
his awards to present to mem-
bers of the Black Trail Riders
Association later on that
evening. This was a new event
and a extra added attraction for
the TURKEY SHAKE
PARTY. It isn Tt everyday that
you see black folks sharply
dressed walking around in
Cowboy attire mixing in with
the rest of the crowd. And it is
true, the oGood Guys ? do wear
white hats, and beige hats and
black hats too. So do the Cow-
girls and I am looking forward
to seeing how they. look
dressed in blue jeans and sit-
ting on a horse. According to
Rodeo Rich and Tony Cham-
bers, a trailride and entertain-
ment event is in the planning
stages. They are rumoring

Millie Jackson. And I imagine

she would still look good in

With Tony Chambers and
his band backing up The Main
Ingredient turned out to be
smooth and top notch perform-
ers. Adding to that Tony was a
superb vocalist. His skills as a
saxaphonist border on genius.
He was a man who was mas-
terfully in charge of his instru-
ment and as a person who has
spent decades in the radio busi-
ness I can afford to be a critic
and I was impressed. Tony cur-
rently has two CD Ts chocked
full of original works (he has
studio facilities in his home and

Spends time fine-tuning his re-

cording skills). The whole
event was not only fun, but it
was relaxing as it was entertain-
ing. :

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Gifts of Inspiration, qt
Courage and Love

His wife Linda is also and
extremely accomplished indi-
vidual. Did I tell you what a
great cook she was... well right
I did tell you that, didn Tt I. But

the story of Linda Chambers is "
a lot more prolific then meets .

the eye. Without going into a
great detail she is also an éx-

perienced airline pilot and has "

more than twenty years of fly-
ing under her belt as the would
say. Since my father also flew,
we were able to exchange a
few stories there as well, I was
very honored to be her com-
pany. She was doing sornething
I had once dreamed to doing -
fly! So with that in mind... there
are quite a few black airline
pilots out and a quite few of
them are black women. So the
next time you left your eyes sky-
ward and study the ovapor
trails ?coming out of those Jet-
liners... Linda (center of photo
with Cuba Gooding, Sr. - pre-
vious page) or someone like
her could be piloting that obig
bird. ? Should you ever'be-
come interested in a career as
a pilot visit the The Organiza-
tion of Black Airline Pilots
(OBAP) website at http://

www.obap.org. They have

been around for more then
thirty years. And as far as the
4th annual Turkey Shake Party
for next year, Eplan on being
there. Oh, don Tt forget to join
me oSaturday Mornings In
Soulsville ? on AM1340
WOOW-Greenville.

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not a citizen of the 1865. lying there dormant on the : Out Bail Bong,
United States according The thirteenth and fourteenth " (waiting to be resurrected), Do 4 7 4 .
to the US Constitution; amendments were said to and that is why a large a - xtomea dt Wikesdaa .
Pos Oe (this seems to reinforce have overturned the evil. segment of (White) society ii Greeti T Harte Camstici 7

against his owner, Emérson/ the opinion of those T "_ " effects of slavery and the including an associate Bae) on eit gh
John Sanford. Scott was who want to revertto _~ Dred Scott decision. But did Supreme Court justice, wants ae ed assent Pe
born in 1799 as a slave of the the original meaning of they? And if they did oin to revert to the original j= | =f (252) 367-0993 (Cell)
Peter Blow family in Virginia. the Constitution)... theory ? overturn them they meaning of the Constitution. . oPick up thé phone, (252) 353-1885 (Alt) _
(The family included a 2. The ordinance of 1787 certainly did not oremove ? The late Associate Justice Af you: want to go home. ? : 13
congressman). The custom - Couldnotconfer ".__ them from where they were Thurgood Marshall state, Pha.
was not to allow slaves to freedom or citizenship o infamous lodged. (The oThe men. who gathered in
read or write, consequently, with the'Northwest othree-fifths ? clause is still in Philadelphia in 1787 could
Scott could neither read nor Territory to Black _ the Constitution.) For =~ "spothave imagined, nor would
write. About 1830, the Blow people. © = * example, when a teenager is they have accepted, that the
family migrated to St.Louis, 3, The provision of the convicted of a crime, his document they were drafting
Missouri, along with their Missouri Compromise _ record is osupposedly ? seal. would one day be construed
Property, Scott, whom they were avoided asa. Butis it really? In recent by a Supreme Court to which
sold to Dr. John Emerson, a legislative act because "_ incidents, teenagers T had been appointed the
military surgeon stationed at it exoeeded the powers osealed ? records have been _ descendant of an African
Jefferson Barracks, oa of Congress, insofar as hurriedly unsealed, and that Ts slave. ? __ ae,
Scott used to accompany it attempted to exclude because, they obviously were It is for this reason and much,
Emerson to army posts in slavery and impart _not oreally sealed. ? So toois much more that Black people
Illinois and the Wisconsin freedom and citizenship _ the othree-fifths ? clause in the have had to experience the Or mae y
Territory where slavery was to Black people in the Constitution and the Dred _Little Rock Nine, the ae Cl ROCICTIOX, _. ws
poy tea northern part ofthe Scott decision, they have been Scottsboro Boys, the ate " ee oe
Missouri Compromise, the Louisiana cession. Supposedly overturned but "_. Tuskegee Experiment, Plessy Whateay Miahotie Chane Sranaintiee: Ain |
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she illegally hired out the
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collected rent. Eventually,
Emerson; she refused. |
n for themselves

,

me ! justice had to rule the

lived both in a free state anda Missour} Compromise

free territory, they were .. Unconstitutional. -

legally free and could not be The biological aspect of the
reverted back to being slaves. matter was never called into
The Blow family paid the question therefore despite the
legal fees for the Scotts. The: " ruling, Black people were
first trial ended being hinged biological human beings who
ona technically andthe = just happen to possess a 4
presiding judge granted a _ different skin color, Yet, in
second trial because hearsay referring to the Constitution Ts
evidence had been introduced othree-fifths of all other

and Scott could not prove to persons ? to justify the "

the court that he was or was decision, the Supreme Court
not a slave. conveniently seemed to

Mrs. Emerson appealed the overlook another phrase, of
order for a second trial and similar and equal importance,
the court ruled against her in in the Declaration of

1848, In a new trial, a jury Independence which stated,
ruled that the Scotts and their oaij men are created equal. ?
children were legally free Also another landmark case
under the Missouri andthen "_ which was decided forty
turned the responsibility of years afterwards, oPlessy v
the case over to her brother, Ferguson, ? revealed the
Sanford. The Court reversed, hypocrisy and the moral.
the lower court Ts ruling and bankruptcy of the judicial
returned the Scotts to their system. The Plessy dictum
masters once more as chattel. _institutionalized the concept
(At that time, the Chief of oseparate but equal ? public.
Justice of Missouri himself facilities. The results were
owned slaves.) the oseparate ? was always
However, the decision was rigidly, enforced but never the
rife with inconsistencies oequal. ? This paved the way
including that the Missouri for ojim crow ? segregation in
courts had Previously ruled the South anda milder, less
and held the position that overt but still racist, version
slaves taken into free states in the North and the West.
core automatically free. The The only other portions of
Scotts Sued again for their. that law they rigidly upheld
freedom in federal court, and/or enforced were the

They lost again and appealed draconian sections that

to the United States Supreme adversely affected Black
Court, (A presidential _ people.
election was pending.) The ~ After the landmark ruling,
Chief Justice of the US ~ Scott and his family were
Supreme Court delivered the _Teturned to slavery as the
majority opinion that cast a of Mrs, Emerson.
shadow over the status of She remarried and her

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is t. Theit T hefarious ruling, the chief
argument was since they had

| vert the Blow family in
t, Missouri, who freed

American judicial system
including oRoe v. Wade ? and
oMarbury v Madison. ? But at
the time of the decision, the.
meaning was clear that
Blacks were obeing of an.
inferior order, and altogether
unfit to associate with the
White race, either in social or

inferior that they had no ~;

rights which the White man. "

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in 1908, sixteen undergraduates on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC founded
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1e 82 graduate members of Iota Kappa Omega are currently being led by President Delilah Jackson
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friday night, October 26", at the home of member, Ms. Laura Carmon: Sorority members worshiped
pgether on that Sunday, October 28", at Wells Chapel Church of God in Christ and concluded the
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» Marvelous Mid-Atlantic Region, Mrs. Ruby Batts Archie, ,

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