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oTo the One I Love ?

A Tribute to the Reason for -

this Season

To the one I truly love. He
wakes me up each morning

with the sound of sweet relief.

He caresses me in His tender
loving arms to let me know
that He loves me: He is
Elohim. He is the creator of
this universe. He created

each star, the sun, the
rain, the moon,
especially for me to
enjoy. He is
Jehovah. He is my
Lord God. He is the

makes me, smile
when I want to |
frown. He causes an
outburst of laughter
to arise from within.
When I think about
my life and how °
disobedient I Tve
been, I have to laugh
because Jehovah is
still present with me
because He knows
the very intent of my
heart. The one I
love, I call Him, El Shaddai,
because He is my supplier.
He supplies every need. The
one I love, I call Him Adonai,
my Master. I enjoy serving
Him. As I serve Him, He
serves me and causes an
overflow in my life. I love .
Jehovah Jireh, my provider.
He provides every need that I
have. He is always present.
Jehovah Rophe, my healer, I
praise Him. When I am
facing challenging areas in
my body, the Lord speaks a
Word of healing to my spirit
man. The sound of His voice
causes the pain to cease and

the presence of God ministers

center of my joy. He

unto my spirit. He is my
sanctifier, that Ts why I call
Him Jehovah Mikkadesh. He
is my righteousness, that Ts
why I address Him as Jehovah
Tsidkenu. Whenever I am in

distress, Jehovah Shaloam, He

is my peace. He is my
Shepherd, that Ts why I call
Him Jehovah Rohi. He is my
abiding presence, He is
Jehovah Shammah.

To the one I love, I treasure you,
T honor you, To the one I love,
I give you my life. I dedicate
my life to you, to serve you, to
obey you because you are my
ever-abiding presence. To the
one I love, You will never leave
me nor will You forsake me.
Thank you for loving me when
I didn Tt love myself. Thank you
for caring, when everyone
walked away. Thank you for

who you are, my God, my
_ Savior, my Joy, my Peace, my

Confidant, my Lover, my
Companion. Continue to

» illuminate Yourself within.me,
_that men may see Your good
-works and glorify You the

author and finisher of my soul.
I love you forever and always,
amen.

I pray that you havea Mecty
Christmas! Throughout the
holidays, always remember the
Reason for this Christmas
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REP. THOMAS WRIGHT

by CASH MICHAELS
The Wilmington Journal

Originally posted 12/18/2007

Now that a Wake County .
grand jury has indicted state
Rep. Thomas Wright on five
felony counts of fraud and one
felony count of obstruction of
justice, will the eight-term
Democrat step down for the
good of his district?

Or will Gov. Mike Easley be
forced to call.a special session
of the Legislature to formally
expel the eight-term New
Hanover " Pender Democrat?

And if that happens, how will a
majority of the NC Legislative
Black Caucus vote? Many
members stood firmly with
former House Speaker Jim
Black even after he was.
indicted for corruption last
year.

Will they stand by a fellow
African-American lawmaker in
his time of need, maintaining
that he is innocent until proven
guilty by law, or will the
caucus vote to remove what
many have said is a corrupt
embarrassment to the
Legislature, and the people of
North Carolina?

Last spring, the State Board of
Elections found evidence of
fraud against Wright, turning

_ their findings over to Wake
County District Attorney C.
Colin Willoughby for criminal

prosecution. me AS ot ns i +:

This week, a ake Wright

grand jury indicted Wright for

~ failing to report over $200,000
in campaign contributions as
required by law, and using
some of that money for his

ersonal use. He was also

indicted for falsely obtaining a
$150,000 bank loan that was
never paid back..

If convicted, Wright could
spend up to eleven years in
prison. |

House Speaker Joe Hackney
announced this week that the
joint legislative ethics
committee is formally
investigating the allegations.
The panel has all of its
evidence, and plans hold a
public hearing in early
February.

Another special committee will
probe allegations of fiscal
misappropriation that speak to

» conduct, but not Wright's role

as a lawmaker.

After the hearings, a
recommendation as to Rep.
Wright Ts possible ouster is
expected. If it is made, the
governor will then be asked to
call a special one-day
legislative session to make it
official.

That would be historic. No
member has been expelled in
over a hundred-and-twenty
years.

Unless Wright throws in the
towel, there is no shortage of
leaders anxious to show
im the door, if for no other
reason than to get him off the
litical radar screen for the
8 elections.

o*..»[ T]he leadership of the
local party concluded that
present circumstances require
that the Democratic Party
should begin the process of
looking for another Demoe:
candidate to run for the Hous
18 seat in 2008, ? wrote Jim
Morgan, chairman of the New .
Hanover County Democratic
Party, in statement this week,

oFurthermore, we have

toe as

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communicated to Rep. Wright
our own View that it would be.
in the best interests of Rep.
Wright Ts constituents and the
best interests of Rep. Wright
himself that he now focus all
of his attentions on his legal
affairs while the party focuses
its energies on finding a
replacement to represent the
people of his district. ?

Morgan continued, oIn past
ears, Rep. Wright has served
is district well. In the énd, if

Rep. Wright is acquitted, he

will have every right to.

criticize his accusers. That
being said, we believe that if

Wright is to have any liope of

salvaging his political career,

he needs to step down now to
concentrate on his legal ©

defense.

Meanwhile, the people of the
18th House need representation
from someone who can pour
their full energies into the job
of governing. ? eee

At press time Wednesday,
Wright still wasn Tt saying a _
word, earlier maintaining that |
only the voters in his New.
Hanover/Pender counties

- district should remove him

from office. a

The growing chorus against
him does not agree. !

oI don Tt think the indictment
comes as Surprise to anyone, ?
State Senator Julia Boseman, a
Democrat, told WECT-TV. _
oTt Ts unfortunate that he did not
step down when asked so this
cloud could be lifted off of the
legislature and Wilmington. "
The people he is suppose to
represent have had no
representation in the house this
session. ? .

Boseman, in fact, made it her
business to be all over the
media this week to rachet up
the pressure on Wright to step
down now.

oWe've had to pick up the...
slack in the Senate and the

_ other members of the local

delegation, which we Tre happy
to do but those folks deserve
someone up there fighting for

' them, someone who is going to

represent them, and not -
metaecives, she told WWAY-
TV3.

North Carolina Republicans
also smelled blood.

oAlthough I am relieved to see
that we are a step closer to
Justice in this case, it is also a
reminder that a culture of
corruption has been allowed to
reign for too long in Raleigh, ?
NC Republican Party Chair
Linda Daves said in a
statement. oThe Democrat
leadership in North Carolina
has seen disgrace befall many

of its most powerful members.

Thomas Wright is another in a
long line to see their misdeeds
finally brought out into the
light. ?

Senate Republican Leader Phil
Berger echoed that cry.

oT call on every member of the
General Assembly to demand
that Representative Wright
resign immediately, ? the
Rockingham Republican said
in a statement.

oIf you really care about your
district, it Ts time to step aside, ?
Gov. Mike Easley told WRAL-
TV.

But members of the NC
Legislative Black Caucus may
not go along for the ride.

It was several months after the
State Board of Elections found

~ evidence that Wright.had

violated campaign contribution
laws that caucus members
cried foul, saying that former
House Speaker Jim Black was
allowed to say in his House
seat even after he was indicted.

Black left the Legislature on
his own accord and took apie
deal for corruption before he
was sent to five years in
federal prison,

Black caucus members
wondered why Wright wasn't

1
* WILL HE STEP-DOWN?

afforded the same courtesy.
Both Speaker Hackney and
Gov. Easley publicly _
demanded that Wright ste
down, something they didn Tt "
do with Black. |

oThe North Carolina
Legislative Black Caucus urges
the House Leadership and our
other colleagues to allow the
appropriate processes to run

. their course, rather than

rushing to im any said
Caucus Chair Rep. Alma
Adams [D-Guilford] in a
statement issued last May.

oFailing to do so does not |
afford Representative Wright .
due process, and the same
rights afforded others under the
basic tenets of our
constitution, ? Adams
continued. oRepresentative

Wright deserves no less

fairness and due process than

others have been entitled to
cand received. ?

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will make them better . blacks, whites, and others "
A new undergraduate sociologists, political using detailed, solid
bachelor of arts degree scientists, journalists, information. ?
program introduced this fall historians, or educators.
at East Carolina University Students in any area of study Dennard said more study
focuses on the life, history could benefit. should be done on African
and experiences of Africa and American participation in
people of African descent, " Students are encouraged also... maritime activities, in local
a to consider AAAS as part of a civil rights activities, and
ECU professor Dr. David double major. Pairing the specifically, on the 1898 _
Dennard directs the new AAAS degree with another Wilmington Race Riot or
program, which offers both a area of study will make coup .d Tetat. More attention
major and a minor in African students more employable, must be paid to African
and African American Dennard said. oThe need is American women Ts role in
Studies. out there, ? he said, ofor history as well, he said,
graduates with a global because African American
Housed in the Thomas Harriot perspective, who understand ~ studies have been
College of Arts and Sciences, the history and-culture of a predominantly male-centered,
the program is population dispersed across. = fs
interdisciplinary, drawing on " America. ? Along with Studies in African and African
ECU's existing courses and "_ "_ opportunities to do graduate. American history grew out of
faculty experts from fields work, Dennard anticipates the 1960s, when the first
such as liberal arts, education, employment opportunities for African Americans enrolled in
_ Physical and social sciences, "_ graduates in museums and _hiistorically white universities.
_.-fine and performing arts, historic sites, in social work That population began
~ health science, and or criminal justice, in demanding courses relevant
communication. community development and ~ t0 their own history, along
| | - with foreign diplomatic _ with resources applied toward
Harriot College of Arts and services. _ improving the larger:
Sciences Dean Alan White community beyond the -
underscored the college's ECU is a logical geographic "_ university. From that initial
strong support for the choice for an African and urge to create more hospitable
program, while at the same African American studies places for African Americans
time noting that it is a program, Dennard said. oWe _in the university grew
ouniversity-wide initiative are the oldest region inthe knowledge and solid
that goes well beyond the state, with the largest academics, Dennard said.
scope of this one college. ? concentration of African With the advent of Internet
: re ae Americans,living here from __ technology, increased
The program's objectives the 17th to the 19th century. interaction among universities
"dovetail with university That offers extensive with existing programs
aspirations to expand possibilities "- and a definite generated more interest, more

students T awarenéss of the

world Ts diversity and prepare research, ? he said. collaboration.
them for a global |
environment. oThese studies More research is needed to. East Carolina Ts program is
will expose our students to T "_ provide documentation of the _ one of approximately 312
the larger world that Ts waiting African American presence African studies programs in
for them, ? Dennard said. The " and experience during eastern the nation, one of only nine
program obroadens North Carolina Ts colonial and programs in North Carolina,
Opportunities for students to "_ antebellum periods, he said. and one of five programs
understand the life, culture . offered in the UNC system.
and history of the folk they For example, at New Bern Ts ther UNC schools offering
will be working with and Tryon Palace, docents often the degree are UNC " Chapel
Competing against in the present tourists with details Hill, UNC - Greensboro,
elpbabvillage. ? onthe white inhabitants of the . UNC " Charlotte and NCSU,
is J area, but little on the ¢ ~ In the United States, about ten -
Dennard recommends the and experiences of the universities offer doctoral
introductory course " enslaved and free blacks who " programs in African studies
Introduction to African and "_also lived in the city. oWe and approximately 24 to 30
African American Studies- . need to change that offer master Ts degrees.
for all students, not just paradigm, ? Dennard said. ee
AAAS majors and minors. He oWhen we're talking about Southern universities and
said the course will help the history of an area, we states are somewhat lagging
students view the world from _ need to talk about the behind other regions in
a broader perspective, which "_ experiences of all groups-- "_ initiating the programs,

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Dennard said, despite an often
larger percentage of African
Americans in Southern state
populations, He noted that the
state of California, with a
population that is 7.4 percent
African American, has 60
African American studies
programs. North Carolina "
with a 22.1 percent African
American population " has

The UNC General
Administration approved
ECU Ts new program in
February 2007, following a
two-year development
process. The first course was
offered in Atgust 2007, with
55 students enrolled.

oThe first course filled up
_ Very quickly, as we
predicted, ? White said, oThat

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study. ? |

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SHARPTON MAINTAINS SECURITY

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leadership that people of first degree assault and
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don Tt see, People only see you sentence, said he had

out there on TV. But they attempted to kill Sharpton

don Tt understand that Talso because he thought it would

makes you a target forevery make hima hero in his
nut and bigot in the country. ? community:

The Shaw University Alumni
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reception Monday Dec. 3, 07
at the Willis Building, East
Carolina University, to honor
ministers who have supported
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Ministers recognized
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C.B. Gray, Randy B. Royal,
A.C. Batchelor, David
Hammond, James Harris and
Howard W. Parker Jr. °

Sharpton boosted his already "_}t was Sharpton Ts security
escalated security protection "_detail who stopped that
after the FBI warned him and attack, apprehended Riccardi

his staff on Nov. 21 that a and turned him over to police.
New York state inmate had ; a.

confessed to sending a oOf course we Tve got to pay
powdery substance to him more people, pay more for
and at least six other civil ~ them to travel and all of that, ?
rights organizations and news _says Sharpton. oBut, we take
agencies. The FBI : these things seriously because ..
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out to be only talcum powder, "
Sharpton confirmed.

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media coverage on the me & ao Cag
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oTt works up kooks and copy Sunday, Feb. 3, 1-3:30 pm T ao . pe ANOINTED PREACHING

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Place: Power Of Prayer and
Deliverance 922 Dickinson
Ave Jan. 16,17 2008 7:30pm
Pastor: Della Phillips

Whereas this cat may not
have been real, he could have
woke us up because now,

somebody might think that Ts a
good idea, Sovit causes a lot
of concern. ? .

Among his 33 National
Action Network sites ar
the country, Sharpton. sa
has especially upscaled

security in New York, A
Los Angeles, Detroit, Chi
and Miami because of th

level of activism at those :
and some targeted threats. jim

Care Caritas Where to let: Pitt County Tax Assessor's Office, Corner of 2nd & Evans |
the elderly St, Greenville, NC; Phone: (282) 902-3400. When 0 list: January 2-
tag iherns and at the'same. Hours: 8:00 am - $:00 pm. What to list: Personal property owned as of |
qwil ogper nb ale oe All taxpayers are required to list the following personal i
jon Seaton for an elderly and/or disabled adult residing in an adult care home. - Mobile Homes - Jetskis (All Watercraft) - Boats & Motors: (
sty ig AS" Make a monetary donation wo the Adult Poster Care Christmas - Aircraft (All Types) ~ Farm Equipment T - Business Assets i
the Tax, PTC OF Contact us io adopt a resident in need. You may forward your " - Unlicensed Vehicles (Carn, Trucks, Tailem & Motoreyeles that ari
ied on. - mtribations to: Pitt County DSS Adult Foster Care, 1717 West Fifth not currently licensed), Mobile Home Park Owners/Operators: Parks
, Stieet, Greenville, NC 27834. If you have any questions, please feel free owners that have three or more mobile home spaces are required by law
, te-contact Rhetta O° Qubnm at (252) 902-1205. . to furnish the Tax Assessor with the name of the owner and a description
__.. Foster Chiliiren Ts Christmas Needs Your Help! of cach mobile home. This list in due by January 15th. Failure to comply:
The Pitt Connty Department of Social Services is requesting donations can resoit in a $250 fine plus penalties. Age/Disability Exemption:

oWe've increased those wa
travel with us-and wé Tve | #
increased those at our
headquarters, ? he says. 9
Reportedly, the FBI has al. ¥
warned his staff to not ope =:
mail from certain address
and police squad cars havé @enortbe
been sometimes strategica O62 (Avon R
parked outside of NAN

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headquarters. : emit! help provide Holiday Cheer for the children who are currently in legal North Carolina excludes from property taxes the greatee of twedty-
; a oe mers, custody of the department, The support of the community is needed five thousand dollars ($25,000) or fifty percent (50%) of the appraised
Security has especially bei Sav" yj ?,?0 Make sure that each of these. children will have. a good holiday, Valve of a permanent residence owned. and oecupied by a qualifying "

boosted since the Sept. 20, Bt seat

ie Monetary donations. are welcome and may be mailed to: Pitt County owner. The following requirements must be met: 1~ The applicant
march in Jena, La.

Department of Social Services, 1717 W. Sth St, Greenville, NC 27834- must be 65 years of age or totally and permanently disbled. 2 Income
1085. Please earmark your donation: oFoster Children's Holiday Cheer for the preceding calendar year of not more than twenty-five thousand
In that march, tens of * : Fund, ? Donations of new, unwrapped toys are also being apodgted at the dollars ($25,000). Includes applicant and spouse, 3~ Most be a North
thousands of people pushe # eevee Department of Social Services, a the same acidress, Please call Mildred Carolina resident and reside on the property. meee Oumar Ag
for justice in the case of th T ep ecyering brent) Date:i2/23/07; Time: 9:00 e.rn.~ 2:00 Buniels at (282) 9021134 of Susan Schwing at (282) 900-1143 if yc - Tndividual oF business owning personal property wied or connected with
Jena Six, Black high sch im.; Place: Colonial Mall Parking Lot. Accept: CPU, keyboards, have 16 oF Would like more information. Thank you in 4 business or other income producing purpose most list these assets
ou IX, Black high scho¢ fa Ah PP iy day season a happy-oue for OUR childre «each year, These include, but are got limited to; furniture, machinery,
students charged inthe | geaus Le Sita equipment, computers, farm machinery and implements, Real Property:
beating of a White school| #?"? listed, Notify th |

mate during racial tension § By axes Now 4 Ts igewom sia Nevigag = (i(t( o o o * «N BES Have zee made. Licensed Vehicles: Do NOT I

in a so-called White tree tl fad must be
inthe school yard. | This does a

The security concerns alsc 9 ¥S:
come in a year in which tk * a
Alabama-based Southem Wig Vehicles may be inspected (1) hour
Poverty Law Center has © our T , i 1 yoor responsibil nformation, you may call Deputy Stewart at (252).902-
reported a 40 percent incr T oar taxes You can logon wo the Pitt tween the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m,, Monday

The FBI last month also x ® ke
reported an 8 percent rise #* *

reports of hate crimes last #
year, from 7,116 in 2005 t fil
7,]22 last year. Most were &
racial attacks. :

Sharpton is quick to recall itt Gam
one of the key reasons tha =e:
takes the new threats :
seriously.

oYou must remember I w
stabbed once.leading a
march, ?

by Michael Riccardi, an
Italian-American wielding ©
five-inch knife, {eae