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videos of his former pastor, TV, that were bound to pull folk who run everything orto.
_ Barack Obama is looking to Obama into a major political neces
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appeal for healing this pila aparsie aerate ck ae she wasn Tt White enough!
country Ts racial divide. driving in the wrong! I am
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for American history, ? Jesse Black boy raised in a single | WRIGHT: The government
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peter am David whose administration came to _ the gavel down on a glass, The
fot sca governor ofNew stunning end a little more Speaker, at the last second,
0 @. than a year after it began. grabbed the gavel from me and _
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PeCIOs fo ine AMNews taking the oath of office from can; I will not allow you to tum
tT et me reintroduce myself, ? Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, the State of the State into a
Paterson, with his parents, his Jewish wedding. ?
David Alexander Paterson wife, Michelle, and his g
Lit y rinive end ob children nearby, thanked them Before his speech, the spectators
officials during his swearing- as well as a number of at the ceremony were
in ceremony before'a joint - colleagues, associates, and schmoozing and glad-handing
session of the State dignitaries, including each other as though they were |
Assembly and Senate Senators Charles Schumer at a wedding: There were former:
Monday morning, o1 am and Hillary Clinton. oThe last + Mayors Ed Koch and David
David Paterson, and I am the ime I was in this chamber, ? Dinkins waving hellos to each
governor of New York Paterson said, providing the other; Rev. Al Sharpton shaking
State. ? | . first hilarious salvo, oIwas hands with former Governor
Fs gaveling the State ofthe George Pataki; a rabbi rubbing
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. toward an endofaspeech, Silver had brought me into Butts; and Senate Majority David Paterson, sworn in as New York T § governor
that was Vintage Paterson.as _ practice so that I didn Tt Leader Joseph Bruno weaving on Monday,Mar.24,2008 becoming the state Ts first
he became the state Ts 55th destroy anything, gleefully amid a coterie of black chief executive and vowing to move past the
governor "a mixture of . elected Democrats. The _ prostitution scandal that has rocked the state of NY.
humor, self-deprecation That was in our first-year, harmony and healing that
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Dr. Ruth B. Love
NPA Guest Commentary
In 1926 the brilliant scholar,
Dr. Carter G. Woodson,
declared and announced that
there should be a Black "
History Week, one week in
which he ¢ ed the
populace to focus on and
earn about the blood,
accomplishments and
contributions that ocolored ?
people gave this country.
He wanted people to learn of
their rich culture, their
ingenuity, their labor and
their talents, all gifts that
African Americans had then
imprinted on the land. Many
Senet Oe pros
the ingenuity, intelligence
\frican slaves, and many ~~
More of their descendants,
"De Woden Woo thas =
"to most and were not part of
cated citizens were
~ avate of and pro of their
was given in the
oBlack
African-Americans in this
bind
country. In st to.
ion hemes
., educated citizens,
_ Even in this age of diversity
and multiculturalism,
* students of all colors can
complete 12 or 13 years of °
_ education without a mention
of the depth and breadth of
- the contributions of .
of of
invented the p
time to pause to pay homage -
to the vast contributions of of
x inventions were so reliable
_ by using the physical labors
of the slaves who were kept
in captivity: «alot,
Black history has been
characterized as osacred |
narrative ? because of its vital
is my position that Black
history is on our midst. It is in
plain view of Americans,
young and old, black and.
white, rich-and poor, who go
about their daily lives seeing
it and not being ableto
identify it.
As they put their letters in a
mailbox, did they know that
P. B. Downing, a Black man,
invented and patented the
street letterbox in 1891?
When they drive up to a stop.
signal, do they know that
_Garrett Morgan, a Black man,
invented the first three-way "
stop signal in 1923? When
they buy a pair of shoes, do.
they know thatJan
- Matzeliger, a Black man, first
developed shoe lasts for the
~ As they see people golfing, _
~ Grant, a Black man, invented
_ the golf tee in 1989? Do they
ge
know that, at atime when o
some African Americans were
hot allowed to read and write
dase arts of this country, that J.
in 1897, and W. B. Purvis, a
bic Blackman, invented he
icCoy to develop 60.
inventions that had a major
impact on railway safety. His
that people began referring to
a them as "The Real McCoy. ?
.. During this period Lewis
au Later 6 Sis mt, worked
m Bell s
age
he inventionis that made
ing perfection fo the feld of
Latimer perfected
o eleceseity Latimer
the filament for the electric
light bulb that made the bulb
posse for the light to glow.
S discovery was used in the T T
electrification of London and
Latimer has been called the
oMan Who Lit Philadelphia. ?
The General Electric
Company has honored
Latimer Ts stellar
achievements in the field of "
electricity by naming an
award for him. Latimer also
made drawings for Bell Ts .
one, 'He was often
" i
SP ema Sg.
_ Why Black History Sho
country. were made possible knowledge of laser eye
contributions which were _ accomplishments of African
ge settee American Americans are replete in the |
Ele Mstadehis werent © oids of imate science T
_ taught about them and to technology, art, education,
| eee big Bric fashion and furniture design,
1926, Black History Week ? o@84-numerous other areas.
has morphed into Black During the early years of "
Hoy 6 Aonth, further proof railway transportation, Elijah
that African Americans McCoy, a Black man,
continue to achieve high designed the drip cup " a
marks in many fields of - " ybricating cup that fed oil to
scovery, Dr. Woodson had T the machinery was still
y been on to something! running, This invention led
surgery and develope the .
Laserphaco Probe Bek
changed the way in which
- Cataracts are removed. Blacks
_ have made many
contributions to the field of
medicine, the most well-
creativity and struggle. This is
technology. Mark ora heats
as ns to
srg 5
a yp wa
r. - called to testify in court for
hear asentence or Ssimed io have bree ed
wT ie CS to have inven
about slavery nig _ ¢lements of the telephone.
ibe eae gl 7 wl apate
enslaved. They learn little ean is best known
about this cruel and _ ¢reating systems that allow
bree gt ge modems and printers 10 be
White masters, were beaten eaotees
ee we oe
pay, and where they, James West, an Was
their children, were bought inducted into the National W ¢
he whims of thr maser. arenas ik ame his. con
eir \ on of th ic
doubt if students know that mic and has 40 U.S,
slavery was an economic - - and foreign patents,
where slaves were ) ry |
ptoperty, orthatthe Dr, Patricia Bath., an
wealth and of this. _ Ophthalmologist, used her
OPINIONS
uld Be Tau
a, Sie be ee See
Fe ee ee: ome te
ght In The Public Schools
to collect all of these unusual slaved, plus museum-quality
Black achievers into specific "tifacts created from the
volumes, and the list gets genius and souls of the _
added to every year. enslaved. These are just some
| - the reasons wi Dr. Carter
turnin ys of Woodson created the concept
sotatenpl Gola hen of Black History Week " so all
- evolution and significance. It _ known being Dr. Charles _ descendants worked solely in.
-people could learn it and honor
subject.
3. Learnin
American history will-be
source of pride, esteem and
inspiration to people of
color, and will develop
February 5, 2007
a marvelous lesson for all In set letter, the satin wrote
Students, I believe public oT constantly remember Rev.
school students dream, so Wright as the shepherd who
let's give them something to oe dee ni to
} atiout Trinity. I often consider, as I
It is impossible to list here the ite be: 1 ape pi i
achievements of African Trinity, Chicago and the nation;
Americans in the art, his activism on behalf of causes
classical, jazz and popular that few would champion and
Music; dance, grand opera, is d commitment to the
ey oedged sm | fellov se tpn
playwriting, theater direction, | 4 ina Aap
ASITO hysics, ashion and Bh | va i
Senators Hill
. inton and -
Obama worked with this effort.
Pastor Wright is being brutally
for his controversial
Drew, who invented a process -. the homes and fields of their eo accurste Wedel?
for extracting the ife-saving PIR, ut there waRNO Wry STUDY BLACK appreciation and:
properties of blood, which he _ limit to their hese crcl vars. HISTORY? * | perceptions for non-black
pres yrs Me ht a 0 gv 2g
making it possible to take - palaves Leg epi a African history dates back to _ lack people leave high
plasma to our wounded she rte th re arduous» 400.B.C., given the fact that school and study or major in
_ Soldiers on the battlefields he Jn ry mn fthese "_ Africa is the ancestral Black history at the college
Oe ee eee thts T bitthpline of Aftican and graduate level.
Drew also organized the Red ventions include: th Americans.Educationis = =
Cross blood banks, another _ roning board; por incomplete without teachin 4. The contributions of
example of his medical . hair brush, kite en table, and learning the history and African- Americans °-
knowledge and creativity. Dr. - fecioat seasear, ice ean culture of both the continent of throughout the history of
Louis Tompkins andhis - "- mold, avn sprinkler, lawn African and African. the United States are _
daughter, Dr: Jane Wright, lock er, folding bed, window Americans in the Diaspora. legendary; they have helped
discovered the process of. 10CK, hier spankler, among Th. critical question is not to positively define w
chemotherapy. now Others. How invented and Why study Black history? ? this country has become.
commonly used by-moet " .-. Cuan wete invented and. - swathes the question should _ African American history
physicians as a standard = bes ang are now not be oWhy not study Black cannot be torn from the rich
treatment in fighting cancer, _ attri uted to these creative history? ? = tapestry of the United
More recently, Dr.Ben . _ lventors? Th on =f ipod _, States. The pr }icrinen
Carson, a neurosurgeon, was ws bg gk a ae here are seve important " and influence of African _
the first physicianto = any ee sone en reasons for including African Americans and their culture.
successfully conjoined twins, 300 ana, ol ripen dlearn that American history in the public are known, copied and
All students should know its Bureau of Tourism brags School curriculum and they. respected around the world.
about the African Americans about the beautiful caine are: ; As a world citizen and as an
-whose inventions these-are, that adorns the balconies and L educator, I am convinced
and how these inventions are oM4t home d bli anc T 1. American history is a
known worldwide. These Pvidine ten ay ule the complete without African. Black History should be
people have earned their ObbI Bs, od plac ences, te American history T we cannot _ celebrated by all students all
place in history and their lives °° d aves Send cor: separate the two. Even before "_year and Black history "
should prove to be an decorations in thet Columbus discovered this should become an important
public school curriculum. Bureau says that this work oe schiool camiculu. a
African-American women was done by those enslaved =. African-Americans and their - Dr. Ruth B. Love is former
have made and continue fo ran zerards and Yes, | ancestors have deep roots in superintendent of schools im
make incredible contributions "owe names! I want students Africa, so studying about Oakland Calif. and
to the nation and the world, . 0learnthroughthe ancient Africa Ts contributions . Chicago, Ill. Currently, she
Just skimming through afew Curticulum that there is 9 civilization, as well as the is profesor of Bitiegiion
of them, there Ts Toni concrete evidence of the work - struggle and achievements of Leadership and President of
Morrison, the first Black done as the result of the African Americans that RBLEnterprises,.
person to be awarded the backbreaking labor of the provide vital andhistorical «== = |
cabal rae in salar seams | seit
1 Mosely-Braun, the first . ° 7 & ala 7
Huckvonaacecediote | America Needs, Jeremi: gnis
Jemison, the first Black o| by Rev: Barbara Reynolds ? * ?* where he'often preaches to have a Dream, ? although
female astronaut; Althea _ YNPAColumnist =: adoring audiences. ___. King spoke out strong]
Gibson, the first Black ae ee Poe we as ainst such issues as the
woman to play tennis and win] Without the prophetic, bold I'am inspired by Wright's tetnam War just as Wright is
at Wimbledon: a voices and organizing ability of leadership as the founding father campaigning against the
Congresswoman Shirl leaders like Pastor Jeremiah . of the Samuel D. Proctor horrors of the ill-fated war in
ongresswoman Shirley Wright of Trinity United Church conference, which is directed by Iraq today.
Chisholm, the first Black of Christ in Chicago there would Dr, Iva Carruthers, a Trinity ee ae ?
woman elected to the U.S. be no U.S. Senator Barack _ member. The Conference is the In his letter foma ss i(s
Congress; and Ann Fudge, Obama with a decent chance at prosreanive wing of the Black ningham jail, King
first Black woman to become | becoming the first Black hurch and represents some 50 excoriated the comfortable
president of Maxwell House _ | President of the United States. _ million people through an sitions of white moderates,
Coffee Co. Torer : ecumenical cross section of _ Tike a boil that can never be
. And it is a sad testimony that to clergy and inter-faith leaders cured as long as it is covered
The contributions of African | POE t ore tates the. ct08s the nation. - but must be opened with a
_ American women alone Senator is fueling the media When Black and poor people __injtatioe smn eu
would constitute a large characterization that Rev. Dr. were devastated by the double oexposed, with all of the
volume of achievement and Wright is some retiring old uncle tragedies of Katrina and tension its exposing creates
women should be included in rh church Wien i mead | prernmediel indifference, the before it can be cured. ? Wri
| ic sthoot Curric 0 : or the. onference impaneled a oexposes iniustice i the:
Sa ote so mn that. a ftowering naute father of _. "_ commission of citizen activists to ee aw aan ng |
Sn Can Roe wat the T atagressive social and global. investigate. Theyauthoreda see A
Tich contributions that African [causes thathe is = report, oThe Breach, ? which Wright is much more than a
Americans have made to this we | documented the governmental . § / morning wonder. He
country are not limited by | For 20 years, Rev. Wright has oabuses, and solutions. The had launched more than 70.
gender - that the gender of been a ofriend, mentor and Conference is still working with active ministries that provide
these gifted people placed no Pastor. This iy how Sea. Obama ae dus: while so many ohousing complexes for senior
limits on their brilliance, Ded him ina letter dated others have deserted them. Both citizens. day's for children,
Care
sermons. The mainstream media with Wri
Da ee
are the guilty culprit in all of this
y because of i orance of the nm uv
istoric role of the lack Church, ~comtibot
which was born out of the "
+35 oTea ee
, "
Nast
crucible of slavery, lynching and " fudic
Jim C
Blacks would still ote
_ Plantation, a point that Tr ity Ts.
new pastor Rev, Dr, Otis Moss
row, If those injustices had preached more than 907 fe
* mot been raised with
TH, nicely raised in an interview
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Minority Voice March 21 - March 28, 2008 2008 pg3
Y NEWS.
To The Editor: .
\_ Too many fathers have.
stepped away instead of
stepping up toconnect
Mrs Beatrice Maye
| More and more black meni
| are traveling down the
| wrong road because they.
: . fight path by a positive
_ , male role model.
What if every man was
od
have not been shown the
simply a-father to his own
Spiritually, emotionally, and
socially with their children. -
Now, it Ts time for these
absent fathers to realize "
how important it is to live,
nurture, and mentor their
children and help them
grow into well-rounded,
principled men and women.
More than 95% of the
males and females inmates -
are fatherless, Nearly 50%
of Black children are born
into singe parent
households headed by
women. There are so many
who father children but
have no-sense of -
responsibility. Despite the
best efforts by Black
mothers, a good father is
critical to a strong structure
and there are some things "
that require a man Ts input if
a child is to fully develop
socially and emotionally.
Suejette A. Jones
Friendliness
"children? How quickly
would our communities
heal and revise every
negative statistic that
plagues our communities? "
ce Beatrice Maye
life boils down to the
_ uncommon expression of
be friendly. What a -
common virtues. For
example, you would |
expect that people indwelt
by the Spirit of love would
virtue would make in
society!
Tim Sanders, in his book
Likeability Factor, says
that a person who provides
others with oa sense of
joy, happiness, relaxation,
or rejuvenation ? is more
likely to be hired or
promoted. He maintains
that some companies have
actually abolished
. -unfriendliness. They call ,
, Wings over Jordan
Restoration
I can remember in the days
before television arrived, the
radio was the only means of
communication with the
world, other than the -
newspaper, magazines and
other media. In a way it
was more advantageous
because it lent itself to using
one Ts imagination. Every
Sunday morning before
- church, families huddled
around the radio to listen to
the all-negro choir, oWings
over Jordan. ?
I read an account some time
., ago. where Dr: Sam Barber, °.
"retired and living in
Greenville is spear heading
a project based on the
history and preservation of
the owings over Jordan ?
choir (WOJC) a
distinguished advisory
groups will assist Dr. Sam
Barber.
Having previously met Dr.
Barber through a mutual
friend, I felt comfortable
inviting him into my home
to get more detailed
information about the
WOIC Foundation project:
oWhen he arrived and we
greeted each other, I asked
to know more about himself
which he graciously offered.
a j
NC,
"BS dogree in Music Bd,
Howard University,
"degree in Music Eacation,
_ Roosevelt University,
their system LO.N.U.: oT
~ observe no unfriendliness. ?
_. That principle should be
- practiced by the citizen Ts of
Christ Ts kingdom. When
" people are asked what they
. look for in.a church, their |
~ Number-one response is.
friendliness. Unfortunately,
the reality is that many
churchgoers are as distant as
a star and as cold'as space.
The Lord told ancient Israel
that He oloves the stranger,
giving him food and |
clothing ? (Deuteronomy _
10:18). He commanded
them to emulate His
behavior (v. 19).
Friendliness is not just a
- wise business-practice, it
Should be a characteristic of
all who follow Christ. Whén
Sometimes the Christian. .
you attend your church
today, act in such way that a
newcomer could'say, oI.
observe no unfriendliness. ?
Hadden Robinson
DO WHAT YOU CAN ~
Do what you can, when you.
can, where you are, with ~
whatever you have available
to you. }
Though you may not have
enough time or resources
right now to finish, you have
some time available to get
started.
Every book that was written,
no matter how lengthy, was
written one word at atime.
. Every race that was ever won
was completed one step at a
time. Great accomplishments
come from stringing one
effort on top of another.
With enough small efforts,
anything can be achieved. _
Though you may not have the
. time.or the resources to make
a big impact, use what you do
have to make a small focus,
and the big results will surely
Don Tt waste the time you
have by complaining that "
_ there Ts not enough of it. Use
it to do what you can. As
quickly as time is used it is
replaced, but if you don Tt use
what you have right now,
you Tll never get the
opportunity again.
Do what you can, every
Opportunity you get. You Tll
soon find yourself getting
exactly where you wish to go.
0 Sao cec RA ERNENNR TaN:
come. a
Conservatory, Cincinnati,
~ Ohio.
Work History:
Music Teacher, public
school, Greene County,
NC. Music Teacher, public
school, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Assistant Teacher, Ohio
State University , Associate
Teacher, NCA & T
University Music
Teacher, Pitt County
Schools Armed Forces; US
Army Reserve 23 years
After giving me his
background and other
credentials Dr. Barber
continued to inform me of
the proposed and history of
WOIJC. WOIC was a group
of ordinary T yet uncommon
citizens whose
~ contributions to choral
music, to the improvement
of race relations, and to
broadcast history are
unparalled.
Inaugurated in 1937 as the
Negro Hour.by the .
Reverend Glenn T. Settle,
pastor of the Gethsemane
Baptist Church, Cleveland,
Ohio, the choir began as.a
bade WGAR. With
8 program,
Reverend Settle began to
realize his long held dream
that blacks and whites
could learn to co-exist,
his childhood experience in
elena bape oniogs
singing of Negro
spirituals had-a position and
~ dramatic impact on both
white and black people alike.
In addition he believed the
message of Christianity
enhanced by genuine
performances of Negro
spirituals, could reach out and
touch both races. Thus,in
1937, when an editorial
seeking positive and decisive
leadeship within the Negro
community appeared in
Cleveland Ts Negro ~
newspaper, Cleveland Post,
Reverend Settle seized the
opportunity to put his vision
to the test.
Cleveland was them a racially
polarized city with strong
ethnic divisions. All groups
except the Negro community,
had the benefit of a public
service program on WGAR.
* WGAR known as the local
oFriendly ? station, addressed -
special concerns and interests .
of specific ethnic groups.
Reverend Settle promoted the
establishment of a radio
which would speak to the
Negro community, and would
attempt to make the Negro
experience know the non-
negro population. The Negro
- Hour premiered in July 1937,
andwas an instant success.
~ After only six months,
officials of WGAR, a CBS
. the potential of The Negro
Hour as a program which
attention.
On January 9, 1938, the name
was changed to Wings Over
Jordan Choir, This began a
~ decade - long series of
weekly, sometimes daily,
casts as an exclusive
CBS and WGAR attraction to
- stance that Dr. Sam Barber.
WOOW Joy 1340AM
Greenville, NC
_ WTOW Joy 1320AM_
» Washington NC |
fans around the world.
Reverend Settle Ts
accomplishments are a
milestone in the history of
America radio. WOJC was
the first independent by
produced national and
international radio programs
created by African
Today, WOJC seems to have
passed almost completely
from public awareness and
from appropriate historical
recognition. WOJC deserves
recognition commensurate
with its impact on our cultural
institutions. It is from this
and his advisory groups is
seeking a funding in order to
Carry out a proposed to
produce a video documentary
which will address the rich.
history of this path-breaking
and award-winning choir.
The documentary emphasized
four major themes:
The importance of WOJC
in preserving and promoting
an authentic manner of
singing Negro spirituals. The
choir Ts role in the civil rights
World War Il (of special
is that together
the 92 Infantry Division,
the WOJC was part of the
uC Wi
restoration ceremonies
in 1945 which returned
Christopher Columbus's
hes to their proper place in
Genoa, Italy. .
' American in
This documentary will also
examine the rich density of
the social and cultural effect
the choir had on the American
at large and the African
particular.
Archived photographers, film
footage, historical recordings
and documents, and
interviews with surviving
members of the choir will be
the heart of this effort to
honor WOJC and its founder,
Reverend Glenn T. Settle.
Source: Dr, Sam Barber
Words of Wisdom "
oThis discontented man finds
no easy chair. ?
_ Benjamin Franklin
oCourage is being scared to
death and saddling up
anyway. ?
John Wayne »
oThe right to be heard does
not automatically include the
right to be taken seriously. ?
Hubert Humphrey
oThe mind is always the dupe
of the heart. ? Francois de la
Rochefoucauld
oThe wise person does not
allow his knowledge and
abilities to be sounded to the
bottom, if he desires to be
honored by all. He allows .
you to know him but not to
comprehend him, ? Baltasar
Gracian y Morales
oLife is the art of drawing
sufficient conclusion from
insufficient
Sanne! Besler . .
oThe really frightening thing
about middle age is the
knowledge that you'll grow
out of it. ? . Doris Day
1 Si aniline nepali as
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Romans 12; 1,3
Take a look af your
life. Do you. value
your life based on
how much money.
you make, how
many friends you
have, or how
beautiful you are? Or do you
place high emphasis on things
such as cars, houses, or
education? If so, then you
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brothers, in view of God Ts __ in life, you are right behind
stop. Are these always bad
values to have? No. These are
important values, but they
should not be your top priorities
living sacrifices, holy and
spiritual act of worship. For
by the. grace given me say.to
occasions his remarks about unity.
were met with Toud applause.
oLet us grab the unusual opportunities
and put personal politics, party,
advantage, and power struggles.aside,
in favor of service, in the interests of ?"?%
the people, ? Paterson said flawlessly,
having memorized his speech as he always does.
This-allusion-to Spitzer was about as-close Tas it came to'mentiotiing the
former governor, though:there were hints that he would retain some of
the reform measures promised by the previous administration. oI never
expected to have the honor of serving of New York State, ? Paterson
said, obut our constitution demands it. This transition today is an
historic message to the world that we live among the same values that
we profess and that we are government of laws, and not individuals. ?
Getting to the more substantive issues, Paterson said that if we are
going to build a viable future for New York, owe are going to have to
help single mothers who have two jobs. ? He said, oWe are going to have
to give children better schools, and families who don Tt have health care
some redress. ?
Those who may have been expecting a stem winder of an address,
covering a litany of critical problems facing the state will have to await
another occasion. This was his pleasant preface, a way of easing into'a
position that is fraught with a multitude of obstacles, including
congestion pricing, a budget with a deficit of more than $5 billion that
must be completed by April 1.
_ Many Harlemites are already pondering what kind of administration
Paterson will oversee, and if he Tll repair some of the damage left by his
predecessor in which several charitable organizations in the community
were victims of his overzealousness, One listener in Albany wanted to
know if Paterson the governor will keep the promises made by Paterson
the State Senator, a position he held for more than twenty years,
oHe promised a moratorium on eminent domain, ? she said, oI wonder if |
he'll keep that promise and how that'll impact such projects as Willets
Point, Columbia University, and Bruce Ratner Ts plans for the Atlantic |
Yards in Brooklyn. ?
oWhat a special moment for all New Yorkers, ? said Lucille McEwen,
president and CEO of Harlern Congregations for Community
Improvement, who attended the ceremony, oand I think he Ts going to
make a fine governor, ?
Even more immediate for Paterson is the recent admission that he had
more than one extra-marital affair, During a period of time more than
seven years ago, when their marriage was in trouble, he told one of the
local dailies that both he and his wife had been involved in affairs, He.
said they had discussed these affairs and felt it was best to talk about
them and then put them aside.
If Paterson can overcome the disability of being a Black man and
legally blind: to become the chief executive in the State, the old love
affairs, the possibility of conflict of interest with his lawyer father who
represents several unions, and dealing with the longstanding political
gridlock in Albany will be a comparative walk in the park,
oT have confronted the prejudice of race, and challenged the issues of
my own disability, ? the governor said during his speech, oI have served
in government for over two decades, I stand willing and able to lead this
state to a brighter future and a better tomorrow, ?
It will take all the fortitidé sind gentus Paterson had shown in the past to"
accomplish just a portion of the enormous tasks that loom ahead,
Spirit. We have to trust Him
enough to let Him make us
what he wants us to be. Are
you set on always getting
something for nothing? God
commands us to give. This is
an important value because we
can bring souls into the
kingdom this way. He takes
pride in us being generous. Are
you committed to the cause or:
are you just going with the flow _
of things? God values
way. They are not materialistic
but spiritual values that shape
us as Christians and humans.
It Ts okay to have the money, the
looks, the education, and cars.
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SUPTEORR - community, ? Obama hee said about other issues. ?
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Charles Steel Jr., president
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Conference (SCLC),
many Americans live in the
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o[ Tve always said that we, as a
country, need to be healed
_ from slavery, ? Steele said.
_ oEvery time we talk about the
pain of African-Americans
and people of color that
we've experienced from this "
-_ Community, the pathtoa
Wright's « , _ More perfect union means
alter thei view of the | - ~ acknowledging that what a
candidate, Another 15 percent the African-American
said they now hold a less | _ community does not just exist
favorable view and 2 percent in the minds of Black people;
said it increased their thatthe legacy of
favorable rating of him. _ tn 108 cunt cou
The largest shift was among while less overt than inthe
Republicans. Of those, 47 past are real and must be
petcent say they've become addressed. Not just with
less favorable toward Obama. words, but with deeds - by
Still, more than half of the investing in our schools and «
Republicans - 53 percent- our communities; by
_.Were unmoved by the enforcing our civil rights laws
controversy. Sixty-one and ensuring fairness in our
percent of independent voters criminal justice system; by
say they are unaffected while providing this generation with
36 percent said it made their "_Jadders of opportunity that
view of Obama less were unavailable for previous
favorable. Like Democrats, 2 generations, It requires all
percent of independents said Americans to realize that your
the controversy gave thema dreams do not have to come
more favorable view of at the expense of my dreams;
Obama. that investing in the health,
| welfare, and education of
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contented by eallnp eae children wwill ultimately help
Obama.and Clinton in a all of America prosper. ?
statistical tie with Republican
John McCain. Upcoming
polls are expected to measure
the impact of Obama Ts speech
onyere. . Ron Walters, a political
~ Obama answered his critics in science professor at the
a speech in Philadelphia, University of Maryland, was
which was Wright Ts impressed by Obamna Ts
hometown before he moved _ ability to straddle between
to Chicago. , two worlds, one Black and
one White.
oI have already condemned, 4 ne }
_ in unequivocal terms, the oHe used this a teachable
statements of Rev. Wright that moment, And I think in
have caused such essence, that Ts what made the
controversy, ? Obama stated, speech so good, ? Walters
oFor some, nagging questions Said, oHe Ts also trying to
remain. Did I know him to be °?,?xplain:tothem where the. } °°
an occasionally fierce critic of Black church came from, why
American domestic and it has a different perspective,
what is the culture of the
Black church and why Rev. ,
Wright feels the way he does
niTo ersial "about racism. ?
Walters said a lot was at
sake
folks to comprehend.
Unless you experience the
opain, you don Tt understand
the pain. ?
And it pains some Whites that
Obama continues todefend
the Black church experience.
+ galvanizes Blacks, says
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Black man, ? explains Barbara eh jee
- Reynolds, a religion profe
at Howard University who:
knows Wright well,
oSuddenly, people woke up
and said, Oh, this is a Black
man. T And suddenly they
were shocked to think that
Obama's ears would be |
untrained for sche iat
was so raw and he was "
The race-specific language
that offends Whites, 2
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. we Te Ating ?
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; the only race or group of
people who have experienced
such inhuane t treatment and
And many Whites just don Tt
supposed to get up and run "
out of the church when he
heard it. Black people hear
this kind of talk all the, time. 9
Reyth observed, oI think it
shocked White people
because they T ve been lulled
thinking that the
: pontae, are somehow over,
__ that we Tre all going to join
hands and sing, We Shall
~ Overcome T and skip off
. aus the nie .
| deliver iv tea bakibee,
_ or provide men and women of
every color and creed their
full rights and obligations as T
citizens of the United States, ?
_ he recounted. oWhat would
be needed were Americans in
successive generations who
were willing to do their part -
through protests and struggle,
on the streets and in the.
courts, through a civil war
and civil disobedience and
always at great risk - to
narrow that gap between the
promise of our ideals and the |
reality of their time. ?
Barack Obama T s Greenville Office
US. Rep. GK. Butterfield came to speak during a news conference
Tuesday at Barack Obama T s new Greenville office. ae
U.S. Rep. GK. Butterfield "
said Tuesday that Clinton Ts
comments about an.
~ experience in Bosnia i in 1996
are the latest in a growing list
_ of instances in which the New
York senator has exaggerated .
Greenville is the site of Barack Obama Ts newest campaign. -
offices.
Compiegtet,
~ domestic policy. Congressman
Butterfield represents the 1st
Congressional District, which
includes Pitt County. He is ?
also one of the state Ts 17
superdelegates. Butterfield
oAfter eight years
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haven T t been able to trust, we
need a leader who will be
straight with the American
~ people, That is why I Tm
supporting Barack Obama for
president of the United States
of America. ?
Congressman GK.
_ Butterfield is a life-long
resident of eastern North
- Carolina.After fifteen years as
~ a judge, Congressman
_ Butterfield retired from the
- Judiciary in April of 2004
__when he was selected by the
Democratic Party as the
_ nominee in the July Special
oElection for the United States
~ House of Representatives
| Since winning that special
election, Congressman
Butterfield has been twice re-
elected to serve full two-year
~~terms in the House of
Representatives.
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oBond In The Spirit ?
_ Pastor Sheila Ingram*
Ihave been thinking a lot about
the pressures and spiritual
attacks that so many women are
in of have pressed to get
have been fighting a personal
spiritual attack which has
caused me to press in to the
Lord like never before, I think
when you Tve done all you |
know and you have-stood and-
continue to stand the enemy
will speak loud in your mind to
make you feel your missing the
mark in what you believe the
Lord is saying to you. I know
there are many of you who can
identify: with this feeling, but
then after days and nights of
struggle we have to come to
grips with whatever it is that is
trying to take us off of our
spiritual assignment, When
there is power and a great
anointing on your life you will
be tried in ways you can Tt
imagine. We know the Lord has
told us in his word that he will
never leave us nor forsake us
but it sometimes feels so alone.
We know that he is the very
thread that is holding the fabric
of our lives together but
sometimes the thread is hard to
see. Our rational mind reminds
us that he is near bécause the
very fabric of our life is still
held together with the hope and
faith that pushes us from day
to day. So we wait and wait for
a move of God, we pray and
pray as we wait for a move of
God. Knowing that he is a
supernatural God and his time
is not our time, our patience is
tried and our desire to win
begins to build back up because
we realize we must stay oBond
To The Spirit ? this is
mandatory for our survival
ladies, no matter what it is your
struggling with today stay
connected and focused on your
future. Your assignment is
important to the Kingdom. No
' matter if you Tre a homemaker,
a school teacher, or a woman
in ministry, wherever you go to
take your place in each day to
make ends meet or to serve,
know that you are important.
There are gifts that have been
given tous byGod,
The gifts of the spirit are the
weapons of our warfare: If an
army went out to battle without
training or weapons, it would
lose. If soldiers went out to
battle without understanding
their equipment, they would
still lose. Any defeat that the
church suffers is because it
either does not have the
weapons of its warfare, or it
does not understand the
equipment which it has to fight
its battles,
These weapons include:
1, The Blood of Jesus
2. The word of God
3, The name of Jesus
Our battle is in the spiritual |
world, The word of God in
Ephesians 6; 12 specifically
says, for we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high
places.
Realize the more weapons of
our warfare that we possess the
better we know how to utilize
interpretation of tongues.
them, the more successful we
will be in battle. Jesus says;.1
Corinthians 12:1 now
_ concerning spiritual gifts,
brethren, I would.not have you
ignorant, Jesus knowing that he
would face crucifixion he
promised that he would pray to
_ the father to give them another
comforter. John 14: 16-17
The Holy Spirit commanded
the church not to be ignorant
concerning spiritual gifts.
Three Categories -of Gifts:
proper categories, spiritually
divided themselves into three
primary categories
themselves out of. I. myself. . pain ni
Gifts of revelation: the word of
wisdom, the word of
knowledge and the discerning
Of spirits. ©
Gifts of power: faith, the gifts
of healing, the working of
miracles,
- Gifts of inspiration: prophecy,
diver Ts kinds of tongues and the
A Definition of Categories;
What God does in classification
of gifts
Gifts of revelation, God reveals
something from heaven to man T
something man cannot know
any other way.
Matthew 16:17 " Flesh and
blood hath not revealed it unto
thee, But my father which is in
heaven ba
In the gifts of power, God does
something for man. He impatts
his own divine energy and
abilities.
In the gifts of inspiration, God
brings blessing to others by
edification, exhortation and
comfort 1 Corinthians 14:3.
Although we have three natural
gifts, the total nine gifts are
given to the church by the Holy
Spirit for a supernatural work
which we will possibly discuss
in the future. _
Bound In the Spirit
Acts 21; 1-14
Paul spiritual commitment to "
go to Jerusalem and then on to
Rome had come, from the
guidance of the Holy Spirit. :
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confirmed repeatedly so that
the Apostle could reaffirm itto
the Ephesians elders before
leaving them: oAnd now, see I
go bond in the chains and
tribulations await me ? Acts 20:
22-23. Note that the Spirit
guided him to go, and then
alerted him to the trails which
were ahead. The clarification
of the difficulties did. not
contradict the initial guidance,
but clarified the nature of it.
It is crucial to catch the
relationship of oBond in the
Spirit ?, and othe Holy Spirit
testifies. Paul Ts own spirit was
~ under the control of the Holy
- Spirit. A short time earlier he
_ written the Christians at Rome
from Corinth explaining this
and expressing
autobiographically what he
knew was ahead of him. oThe
Spirit himself bears witness
with our spirit that we are
children of God. And if children
then heirs- heirs of God and
heirs with Christ. Verse-4- The
Christians told Paul othrough
the Spirit (v.4) not-to go to
Jerusalem. The words
othrough the Spirit imply that "
they had a word of knowledge
_ from the Spirit that the apostle
was not to go to Jerusalem.
Conflicting guidance? No if he
was the same Spirit. The Spirit
revealed the danger ahead for
Paul. These were people he was
in relationship with. He had
spent three years with them .
there was a bond between them.
But Paul had received orders
from the Holy Spirit to go and
also had been given a clear
picture of what going would
mean. oBond in the Spirit ? He
__pressed on.
Phillip,
Minority Voice March 21 - March 28, 2008p29
Success ease and peace without
conflict have become the false
signs of the Spirit's blessing.
Sometimes we can Tt imagine
that trails and difficulties could
ever be the Lord Ts will for
people we love. The will of the
Lord must be done in our life,
What troubled Paul was the
combined restraint imposed by
his _ prophetic
daughters, his companions, and
even Luke. Together they all
pleaded with him not to go to
Jerusalem. _Agabus did not
forbid Paul from going to
Jerusalem. He simply made it
clear what would happen when
he went. The Spirit had not
given different guidance as a
matter-of fact they were on it in
the Spirit. tis what the friends
added to the guidance that
made Paul go.through mixed
emotions. Had Paul listened to
his emotions and his friends he
would have missed his God
assignment. Stay.on course. and. -
stay oBond to the Spirit ? Trust
God and wait for your
breakthrough. Understand who
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to you so you can have clarity
of where you are in your walk
with the father. We are not. |
defeated!!! We win by the
blood of the lamb. Your past
does not have to define your "
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