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Mean spirited, vicious racism T comes to surface during debates
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.,
snout president and U.S. politics
(Final?,?all.com).- Since
President Barack Obama
signed the landmark health
reform bill, the split between
Black governors now are being
turned out. A Black president,
they hope, will be a one-term
president should he last four
years and Black mayors, Black
elected officials are being taken
out of office. And when the cry
comes up, they should be
hounded out of town and out of
office and hassle them, then the
country is in for an explosion
and all it needs is a spark and
the people will arise and blood
will be in the streets of the
United States of America, ?
warned the Honorable Minister
Louis Farrakhan during a live,
web-streaméd interview with
Cliff Kelley on WVON on
March 24,.One Tea Party
protester called Rep. John Lewis
(D-GA) n " "1 multiple times
Americans, extreme right
wing opponents: \and
supporters of the legislation
and ideologues, has widened,
but many say this division is
rooted in racial hatred, rather
than health reform.
Racist and hateful acts have
been. carried out by
supporters and those whose
ideology reflects the Tea
Party Movement, considered
to... be..aibti-tax..anti-
government and anti-Barack
Obama. oWe Tre in now a
second phase. ? of
Reconstruction because
Shaw Alumni Banquet
Pictured above are some of the attendees of the Shaw Alumni
Banquet & Eastern N.C Black Social Workers, as they gathered
at the Cornerstone Family Life Center. Shown left to right Rev.
Howard Parker, Dr, Tom McMillian Ms. Black Teen N.C.
Martina Evans, Dr, David Forbes, Speaker Rey, A.C. Batchelor,
and Mildred A. Council President. Mildred A, Council is also
running for the N.C. House of Representatives 8th District Mar-
tin and Pitt Counties. Her issues include jobs, education, busi-
ness development, broadband technology for North Greenville
& rural areas, building up healthy communities, and Intermodal
Transportation. The Minority Voice newspaper wishes her much
success. Photo by Jim Rouse
Mother Hammond Honored
Mother Peggy Hammond
is a mother, wife and
above all a woman of god.
Mother Hammond began
her Christian walk at an
early age, at the original
Phillipi Church of christ,
Over 60 years ago.
Mother Hammond has a
love of serving and chose
to serve on various auxil-
iaries to include, the Sun-
day school where she
served as teacher, the jun-
ior cho where she served
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and. someone spat on Rep.
Emanuel Cleaver (D-KS) as the
two. men made their way
through demonstrators to vote
March 21 on a major health
reform bill.
Several congressional offices
were vandalized by brick
throwers, and at least 10
memibers of the Democratic
3 Party and their families have
received death threats. What
people are witnessing, Min.
Farrakhan said, is the beginning
' of the end of a civil society,
because America is in the throes
of Divine Judgment, according
to the Bible and Quran. oFrom
wars and rumors of wafs,
nations rising against nations,
kingdoms against kingdoms,
famine, pestilence, and
earthquakes in diverse places,
all of these judgments. of God
are coming down on America,
not for her foreign policy and
its wicked effect on the world,
but because of her treatment of
Black people in her midst, ?
Min. Farrakhan said. Much of
the hateful rhetoric against
President Obama has been
revved .up by Republican
lawmakers, and much is being
driven by conservative radio
and TV talk show hosts, like
Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh,
~
Sean Hannity, and the like. On
March 27, Mr. Beck and some
8,000 fans, gathered in Orlando,
Fla., for his American Revival,
a daylong event aimed at taking
back, or regaining America.
Media Matters reported that
Mr. Beck, who has been
accused of ospewing such
incendiary language, ? urged
followers to stock food and
water fora coming showdown.
oTf we don Tt face the truth right
how, we'll be dead in five
years "this country. can Tt
survive, he said, Media
Matters reported. Mr: Beck also
promised to put forth a federal
budget that would cut spending
by 50 percent. oClearly stung by
a wave of accusations that
Continued on page 2
as adult leader, the senior choir
and Mass choir where she sang
faithfully the songs of Zion and
the Pastor Ts aid Committee.
Mother Hammond has been
married for over 45 years to a
dynamic vessel, the Rev. David
Hammond, who she has walked
beside faithfully, she is also the
loving and devoted mother of
three successful children Min-
ister Ester Lynette Hammond,
who is director of W.E.
Flanagan Funeral Home. min-
ister David $. Hammond Jr.,
who is employed by the Depart-
ment of Education. Jill R.
Hammond, an officer in the
United States Navy.
Mother Hammond has two
grandchildren whom she loves
dearly, alexandria sampson who
continued on page 2
2010 Annual Black History Quiz Bowl
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Pictured are some of the winners of the 2010 Black History Quiz Bowl sponsored by lota
Kappa Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated along with George Wash-
ington Carver Library teams included o I.Can ? young Historians 4-h All Stars Alpha Pharaohs
2nd place Winners cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church 2010 Black History Quiz Bowl
Champions Creative Cousins Greenville Housing Authority Holy Temple Church 3rd place
Winners Nash county Phillipi Church of Christ. In our opinion all the teams are
Wixners!......... sertnassvereaseneee- NOLO by Jim Rouse
Pictured ere is cnseddene Wats Sutton for District Court Judge at a local tandvabiont held
Washington, NC. The Minority Voice newspaper wishes Ms. Sutton much success with her
campaign. Photo by Jim Rouse
Re a editorials =
cog a mirc Will oDperfect storm T of problems»
~ doomBlack radio? =
ek also BY Saeed Shabazz
We are in a kind of a perfect
in VIACOM and the Arbitron listener rating system known as the Portable People
Meter. "Jerry Lopes,president of the American Urban Radio Network "
TW
. Violent "again invoking
Gandhi as well as Marti
Luther King, ? said the
watchdog
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Activists and advocates recently failed to stop movement on a
group. The day |
congressional bill selated to the radio industry, , )
With Michigan Democrat John Conyers T success bringing the legislation, oH.R; 848, The Performance
Rights Act, ? out of committee and a step closer to congressional vote, Black station owners and their
, _ defenders say the bill will help push the already struggling stations out of business. The bill which will
royalties based on song plays. Broadcasts of religious services would be exempt from payments: In
simple language, the bill, according to activists, creates a performance tax or royalty fee on radio
stations for airing free music to listeners. The standard in the industry has been stations playing music
require all radio stations to pay royalties for playing music, combined with revenue losses in a bad
bastards. We need to wipe economy, corporate takeovers, and skewed ratings used to Snag dwindling advertising could mean
them out. We need to chase. the loss of an important source of information, oThis industry is already on the verge of bankruptcy,
them out of town... They . this tax will push us over the brink, ? wamed Alfred Liggins TH, president and CEO of Radio One, the
must my friends, be hounded largest Black owned radio company in A herica with 59 stations. Radio One Ts revenue dropped 10
out of office .."It is their Percentin 2008 and was down 30 percent in the first quarter in 2009, said Mr. Liggins, whose mother,
influence on that rabid, racist Cathy Hughes, started the company. oWe have been forced toreduce our payroll and if this bill passes
-ferments and forments Conyers bill, which came out of committee May 13, grants petformers compensation from traditional
potential violence in the _ roadcasters. Stations that gross less than $1.25 million a year could pay a flat fee, instead of
country, Min, Farrakhan :
said. According to Ronald
Kessler, author of In the
President's Secret Service,
. Since the first Black president
took office, the rate of threats
ssed $1.5 billion to $2.4 billion. Radio airplay Ts role in increasing. ticket sales at
_ concer $ was reported to be $2.8 billion a year. The Recording Industry Association of America, one
of the driving forces behind the bill, says artists deserve to be paid for their performances "even if the
performances are pre-recorded. Fifty percent of the tax would go directly to record labels and
A The recordin industry watchdog group ina February press release stated that FM stations earn $16
has yet to break down the actual percentage of the proposed tax to go to the artists, which is why
Rep. Maxine Waters referred to the bill as a oTunaway train T during the debate on May 13.Ms. Waters
asked for more time to study the bill. oWe do not have enough knowledge on the implications of this
~ bill, ? Ms. Waters said. oJohn Conyers literally snatched the Tug from under us today, ? Radio One
ider Cathy Hughes told nationally syndicated talk show host Michael Baisden on his May 13 radio.
zording to insiders on Capitol Hill, the bill probably won't go before the full House for vote
mn. That has not eased the concerns of Black radio station owners. Several calls and e-
- Conyers T office were not returned by Final Call press time. The oimpact of the tax would
on marginally profitable formats such as African American news
nk exes arles Warfield, president and chief operating officer of the New Yor
billis an ill-conceived idea, ? Bob Law, a legendary broadcaster and radio activist told The Final Call.
oThe congressman does not understand the political and social dynamic of Black radio. ? oWe are ina
REPUBLICANS
BLOCK
AME DI PIN "_ kind of a perfect storm T with the bad economy, the unfair competition we are facing from Clear
FOR [UNDRE § Channel, owner of 1,200 radio stations, and VIACOM and the Arbitron listener rating system known
AR THaTIC) _ as the Portable © Meter, ? said Jerry Lopes, president of the American Urban Radio Network,
owhich broadcasts news and information to 250 stations across the country.
auld We Save Black Radio? ? Min. Scott wrote: oBlack radio must
@ voice of the people. We must make Cathy Hughes and the rest of
erica that will put the needs of the community first and foremost. ?
TH: 4 zet criticized "not enough news, not enough information. We are
eae munity that we serve, but the bottom line is we are in business to make money, ?
The Wilmington Journal - Lopes. The decline of Black-owned radio has become a hot-button issue in New York
eae ity, il, the Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP) held a
SPECIAL TO THE NNPA forum on this issue in Harlem. Two of the participants were Bob Law and Imotep Gary Byrd. oThe
FROM THE SEATTLE decline of Black radio is the result of rating company Arbitron Ts estimates of listenership, with the
MEDIUM company saying nobody listens to Black radio, ? Mr. Law explained to The Final Call. oBlack owners
have been reluctant to stand up and fight for.a just system because they don Tt want to raise the issue
WASHINGTON, D.C. ". of racism. So, then ask what was the N.Y. attorney general Ts lawsuit about? ? In 2008, N.Y. state
rs eral Andrew M. Cuomo filed a lawsuit against Arbitron, the second largest media rating
¢ of an harging the firm undercounted minority listeners. A landmark agreement was reached in
©. Sens. ? March between the attorr general and Arbitron, with the company admitting it failed to disclose
Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and important flaws im the Portable People Meter Ts methodology. that contributed to the system Ts failure
John Kerry (D-Mass.) that to adequately chart Black and Latino listeners T habits, Arbitron was forced to pay $260,000 to settle
would have saved at least the attorney general Ts claim, and $100,000 went to the National Association of Black Owned
100,000 jobs for struggling _ Broadcasters (NABOB) and the Spanish Radio Association, Now, on the other hand, said Mr. Law,
parents and created up to corporate conglomerates Clear Channel and VIACOM are forcing small owners out of business.
500,000 jobs and training Former President Bill Clinton Ts 1996 radio deregulation bill opened the door for the big corporations,
opportunities for young oand they took advantage of the new regulations right off the bat. ? Mr. Law said. ;
ya ae emels pa aciues sty Black ownership i not the only thing threatened inthe current environment. Popular
Aappoi 1 Joyne whose show runs in 115 markets, had to purchase his own airtime in Chicago
¥j ra wi ard Broadcasting. Mr. Joyner had been removed from a Clear Channel station
rity. he corporation tried to cut costs by dumping the oTom Joyner Morning
ng the oSteve Harvey Show ? on two of its oBlack-oriented ? stations in the city,
al analysis andcommentary,
# : A hh . y :
oDillion a year from advertising revenue without compensating artists and musicians, However, RIAA
neds they reach Black audiences and Tmay un on White-owned.
erious issues. oTJMS ? is known for jokes, old
WHICH NC COUNTIES FACE THE
HIGHEST RISKOF LOSING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARSFROMA
CENSUS UNDERCOUNT?, WEEK
OF MARCH 25-31, 2010
The Wilmington Journal :
With 2010 Census forms duein
mailboxes this week, a new
analysis shows that one fourth
of North Carolina Ts counties are
at a high risk of losing millions
of dollars in future federal
funding because a significant
portion of their residents: will
likely not mail back a completed
Cerisus form. Another one
fourth of the counties face an
elevated risk of losing money,
because they have a history of
low mail-back rates in past
census years or a significant
share of residents who typically
have low response rates, such
as families living in poverty or .
in substandard housin More
than $400 billion in federal
funds are allocated each
count or about $1,500 'p er
person, ? said Bob Hall, director
of Demoeracy North Carolina,
the nonpartisangroup that
conducted the analysis. *For
every 1,000 residents not
counted, a county could lose
$1.5 million a year for school
programs, health care, job
training, housing, senior centers
and more. ? Robeson County
Tanks as the county with the
highest risk of losing money,
followed by Duplin,
Edgecombe, Scotland, Bladen,
Vance, Halifax, Columbus,
Hoke and Sampson. In 2000,
more than 40 percent of the
housing units in these counties
did not return a Census form.
Follow-up visits by Census
T workers oand ? statistical
adjustments produced the final
"population 'count for North
Carolina, but the Census
- Bureau eventually determined
that it undercounted the state Ts
population by 1.3% of the
correct number. If the 2010
Census ends up with a similar
1.3% undercount for NC Ts
roughly 9.5 million people, the
state would lose more than
$190 million a year or $2 billion
in the next decade, said Hall.
According to Democracy North
Carolina Ts analysis, counties
fair share of money are those
with the lowest percent of
households that responded to .
the 1990 and 2000 Census
forms and the highest percent
"of residents who fit the o Thard
to count ? profile. The Census
Bureau has identified 12 types
of people. who
disproportionately make up
ohard to ¢count T T groups,
including people who lack a
high-school education, live in
poverty, don Tt speak English,
live in a multi-family dwelling,
rent, receive public assistance,
or are unemployed, TThe high
risk counti?,?és are poor and
exactly the ones that most need
help from government
programs, so their elected
leaders, school officials and
service providers have an extra
incentive and responsibility to
make a concerted effort to
promote a big response to the
Census, ? Hall said. He noted
that Robeson County is
distributing 50,000. flyers
developed by Democracy North
Carolina through 41 public
schools and,two dozen |
participating churches to
increase awareness. TIdeally,
every school system in the state
would provide material about
the Census for kids to take
home this week or next, ? Hall
said. oThis is the peak moment,
when the form is in people Ts
hands. ? Facing the challenge of
more unemployment, more
immigrants T and more
foreclosures: some T counties
(¢.g., Guilford and Chatham)
have devoted staff to Census
awareness Campaigns, but more
is needed, Hall said. Shifting
staff resources now will pay off
handsomely for communities. ?
Democracy North Carolina is
working with many partners on
outreach programs, including a
oCount All Souls ? campai ign
among hundreds of faith-based
ne.org for more. Ven
HEALTH. INSURANCE
REFORM AND AFRICAN
AMERICANS,
The Wilmington Journal
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
After a year-long debate to bring
Ce
MGs
«
health insurance reform to
the American people, the new law takes effect extending new
support and benefits to consumers and ending some of the
insurance company Ts most abusive practices, This is
landmark reform that will benefit our entire country for
generations, and African Americans, who face some of the .
toughest challenges with costs and access to care, will feel
the impact now and long into the future. Right now...
*Nearly one in five African Americans (19%) is without health
care insurance. oAfrican Americans in general spend a higher
__ Black Women Least Likely to Breast-Feed in
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By Steven Reinberg oy
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THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) " Messages about the health-boosting powers of breast- , wT
feeding aren Tt reaching black American women as well as their Hispanic or white counterparts, a new
study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests. The researchers
found that while more than 80 percent of Hispanic mothers attempt to breast-feed, and about 74
percent of white moms do, that number falls to T54 percent for black mothers. And one year after
delivery, only about 12 percent of black women are still breast-feeding their child as recommended,
compared to 24 percent of Hispanic women and more than 21 percent of white women. The American
Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends that babies be breast-fed exclusively for the first six "
months of life; and that non-exclusive breast-feeding continue for at least six months thereafter, oWe
have seen before that there are racial/ethnic differences in breast-feeding, ? noted study coauthor Cria
Perrine, from the CDC Ts division of nutrition, physical activity and obesity. oHispanicshave the = =_ We C qd f | | rac VC | a bette Te! |
highest rates of breast-feeding closely followed by whites and there tends to be a pretty big gap with , : oe | " | :
blacks, ? she said. The report is published in the March 26 issue of CDC Ts Morbidity and Mortality |
Weekly Report. For the study, Perrine Ts team analyzed data from the 2004-2008 National Immunization
Survey on breast-feeding among different groups aid also on state-to-state variations.
Black candidate Corey Poitier calls Obama
Buckwheat T cet | | | ee A
~ " " " " " " __ Eve yone can recycle now!
t's never been easiee!
BY MICHAEL VASQUEZ
Inthe midst of delivering an impassioned speech decrying President Obama Ts health care reform,
GOP congressional hopeful Corey Poitier veered dangerously off-script. fa }
oListen up, Buckwheat " this is not how itis done! ? Poitier blurted out. The apparent comparison
of the nation Ts commander-in-chief to a 1920s Our Gang and The Little Rascals character " a
character seen as demeaning and offensive by many African Americans " sent a jolt of notoriety
through Poitier Ts previously-unknown campaign. oThe press has run amok with this, and turned
me into a racist, ? said Poitier, who is himself black. The candidate complains CNN never bothered
to interview him before running its own version of the story. oI Tve never seen Buckwheat as a
disparaging character. People love Buckwheat. ? Poitier says he and his brother have in fact called
each other oBuckwheat ? as a way to gently chide the other for being foolish " essentially a
substitute for the word odummy. ? While speaking to a group of Broward Republicans Monday
night, Poitier says he was trying to call the healthcare bill " not Obama " odumb and silly. ? The
candidate says he was initially surprised that the public instead took his comment as directed at
the President. oPeople can connect anything these days, ? Poitier said: Iman interviewata Miramar
- Starbucks, Poitier stared:down at his own hands to further demonstraté he meant no racial slight. ~
oThis isn Tt a spray tan, ? Poitier, 36, said of his skin tone.: oThis is real. ? Poitier is one of tieatly a
dozen candidates vying to fill the open congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Kendrick
Meek, who is running for a spot in the Senate. Poitier is the only Republican running to represent
the heavily-Democratic. district that takes in portions of Pembroke. Pines,. Miami-Gardens and
Miami Shores, among other areas. To date, Poitier, who lives in Hollywood, said he has raised a
modest $1,500 in campaign donations " not surprising given the widely-held expectation that
Democrats will retain control of the seat come November. The Democratic primary for the seat
features a heavyweight list of well-funded, experienced candidates " including a state senator, a
Miami Gardens mayor and multiple other local elected officials. oCorey Poitier has no chance, ?
said Democratic candidate Phillip Brutus, a former state representative. oIt Ts a Democratic seat,
period. ? Brutus said The Little Rascals odid not advocate the subjugation of black people or
anything like that ? but that Buckwheat was still an unflattering depiction of African Americans "
_ created at a time when blacks still suffered under segregation. Poitier, Brutus said, odidn Tt think
before he spoke, and he just said a stupid thing. ? Poitier, while insisting he meant no disrespect to
Obama, has publicly apologized to both the president and residents of the congressional district ©
_ for any misunderstanding. The long-shot candidate has had his hands fullreading dozens of angry
e-mails and Facebook messages\that are pouring in. Many are dripping with hate. oYou're an
Uncle Tom, you Tre an N-wotd, ? Poitier said some of the e-mails say. For now, Poitier is taking the
controversy in stride, mindful it at ledst raised awareness of his candidacy " even if it Ts not the
Kind of awareness he'd prefer. As.an economics and government teacher at North Miami Beach
Senior High School, Poitier also offered himself up to his students a8 a cautionary tale. oI said, I.
learned a lesson, that you have to watch everything you say, something you think might be harmless
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might be offensive to someone else, T ? Poitier said,
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Healthcare Reformed
ned Into Law !
Barack Obama speaks to. the
nation following the final vote
in the House of Representa-
tives for comprehensive '
healthcare
Sunday Ts vote in the House of
Representatives is huge for
Barack Obama. He found his
voice on healthcare " after the
Special election _in
Massachusetts took away his
filibuster-proof Senate. He
took an issue that seemed
dead, a party in disarray, and .
-an administration on the
defensive and rallied them.
President Obama has managed
something. that eluded
Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy,
Nixon, Carter, Clinton, and
both Bush Sr and Bush Jr.
Winning national health
insurance " even this weak
version " will be his legacy.
And it restores his reputation
as an effective and eloquent
force. Even more impoftant,
_he avoids a loss that would
have diminished his star to the
vanishing point. Lose this and
he becomes Jimmy Carter, Win
it-and he does what even the
greats could not do.
And here Ts something people
are missing: this was the
Democrat's signature issue. It
has been since 1945 (when
FDR designed a reform and
left it as a legacy to Truman
who made it the cause of his
life). When was the last time a
Democratic president rallied
his party on one of their issues "
and overcame fierce
Republican opposition? Bill
Clinton (1993-2001) did not
manage it once; he won
essentially Republican issues "
budget balance, Nafta, welfare
reform. Jimmy Carter (1977-
81)? No, again. To find.a
Democrat winning a contested
-ylietory on a Demoeratic i: issue
you have to go back to Lyndon
Johnson before the 1966
midterm. Forget the politics
for a moment, On the
substance, I Td consider this the
biggest Democratic victory in
45 years.
And the midterm test that
everyone is focused on now is
shortsighted. Lyndon Johnson
changed America with the Civil
Rights Act (1964) and
Medicare (1965). No
Democrat and few
Republicans would mess with
those laws. Lyndon Johnson
usually ranks as a near great
president - and without
Vietnam he'd rank even higher.
But he got buried in the 1966
" midterm election, For pele
with an eye to history, the
midterm test is not a reliable
one.
Is the health reform good for
Republicans? No, They already
have the anti- ovata
_ erowd sewed up, Before the
vote they could make two
arguments: |. Democrats can Tt
get anything done; 2. And what
they want to do is bad " too
much government. Now, they
lose the oDemocrats are
ineffectual ? argument. As to the
second argument, the Dems
havea chance to prove them
wrong with an _ actual
programme.
But there Ts one final point that
no one should miss. The politics
continues, Democrats have a
chance to reframe this debate
and take their momentum on to
other issues. Republicans will
try to keep portraying
Democrats as wild and out of
control. But look at how zany
the politics have been. The
Republicans dominated that
debate for a year. Then, crazily,
they won a long-shot special
election " and promptly lost
control of the debate. Nothing
became Obama so much as his
response to a stinging defeat.
What's next? Here Ts the
irresistible conclusion: expect
the unexpected.
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Oprah Winfrey
Settles Ex-
Headmistress T
Defamation Case
By The Associated Press ?
PHILADELPHIA (AP) "
Oprah Winfrey has settled a
defamation lawsuit filed by a
headmistress she had accused of
performing poorly at her South
African girls school, where
some students claimed they
were abused, lawyers said
Tuesday, The lawsuit by former
headmistress = Nomvuyo -
.Mzamane claimed Winfrey
defamed her in remarks made
in the wake of the 2007 sex-
abuse scandal at the school,
Mzamane said she had trouble
finding a job after Winfrey
stated she had olost confidence ?
in her and was ocleaning house.
from top to bottom. ? A trial had
been set to start next week in
federal court in Philadelphia.
_ Winfrey and séveral schoolgirls
had been expected to testify. A
joint statement released late
Tuesday by lawyers for both "
sides said Winfrey and
Mzamane met:to resolve their
differences. oThe two parties
met woman to woman without
their lawyers and are happy that
they could resolve this dispute
peacefully to their mutual
satisfaction, ? the statement
said. Winfrey was visiting her
school last week when U.S.
District Judge Eduardo
Robréno refused to dismiss the .
lawsuit, concluding Mzamane
had presented enough evidence
to go to trial. Court papers
suggest Mzamane is again
working at a school in Africa,
but a Winfrey spokeswoman
declined to say if the meeting
took place during. Winfrey Ts
trip. The parties do not plan to
discuss terms of the settlement,
~ according to the spokeswoman,
- who works with Winfrey Ts
production company, Harpo
Productions, which also was a
defendant in the suit. A dorm
matron at the Oprah Winfrey
Leadership Academy for Girls
has been charged in South
Africa with abusing six
students. Winfrey has called the
allegations crushing given her
own stated history of childhood
sexual abuse.
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The dorm matron, Tiny Virginia
Makopo, has pleaded not guilty
to 14 charges.Mzamane
claimed that she was never told
of the sexual abuse. However,
Winfrey Ts lawyers said in a
pretrial memo this month that
Mzamane failed to discipline
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declined to comment Tuesday
beyond what was in the joint
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Lesotho, formerly worked at
the private Germantown
Friends School in Philadelphia
and was living in the city when
she sued two years ago. She
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The Minority Voice newspaper r would like t. to run a retraction for the story
printed in the February 2010 edition
incident in
_ by Stephen Johnson editor
On Feb.6, 2010 between the "
hours of 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Mr.
Jenkins and his wife were rest-
ing in their bedroom, when they
heard beating at the side door of
their home. Convinced that some-
one was trying to break into their
home they called 911 and re-
quested that someone come out.
According to Mr. Jenkins after he
informed the 911 operator of his
location she immediately began
asking him if he had a gun. Mr.
Jenkins informed the operator
_ that yes he did in fact own a gun.
She also asked if he had been
outside or knew if the person was
White or Black."He responded o
No, Ihave not gone outside , ?
Flustered with what he thought
appeared to be pointless ques-
tions Mr. Jenkins again requested -
that someone come out and hung
up the phone. A short time later
Craven County Sheriff Dept.
pulled up and the beating outside
suddenly stopped. Mr. Jenkins
states. oI can Tt believed what hap-
pened next. After answering the
door the sheriffs just walked into
my home without any introduc-
tion or invitation and again asked
me if] had any guns! ?
oyes ?, He responded oI am a 79
year old Veteran and I have a
right to have a gun in my own
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them.
He showed them a gun that he
normally keeps in the front room
for protection and hidden from
sight . He says the Sheriff stated
that he was going to take his gun
and grabbed at the barrel of it
while Mr. Jenkins was still hold-
ing on to it. At this point they be-
gan to struggle for the weapon
while the Sheriff Ts partner simply
stood in the doorway laughing at
the situation. The altercation went
on for a few minutes longer until
the officer grab T held of Mr.
Jenkins neck Mr. Jenkins. states
oHe grabbed held of the gun with
one hand and the back of my neck
with other twisting and turning my
body in an attempt to get me to
release the gun. ?
Mr. Jenkins T wife had seen all she
could take as she screamed out ,
oLet go of thy-sick husband! ? She
_ ran toward the two men and be-
gan to struggle with them as well
to get possession of the gun. A few
seconds had past and she manage
to get hold of the gun and.quickly |
left the room with it. Tired, ex-
hausted and possibly a little
frighten Mr. Jenkins tells the of-
ficer that he should not be treat-
ing him like this, that he is 79 years
old and very ill . According to Mr.
Jenkins the officer simply re-
of the Minority Voice newspaper the
question allegedly occurred by the Craven County Sheriff Dept.
sponded that he did not care.
The other Sheriff who had
been standing in the doorway
watching the events unfold
finally asked if Mr. Jenkins
needed an ambulance and
told the Ist Sfficer T to wait
in ig Car.
The Minority Voice newspa-
per was unable to contact
anyone from the Craven
county Sheriff Dept. for
comment . We asked-if the
original complaint regarding
the break-in had been inves-
tigated or if the officers in-
volved had been repri-
manded for their actions. .
According to our sotfrces
neither have taken place. The
following day the Jenkins
Chief Bundy to ask why the
_ Sheriffs had come into his
home and attacked him as
they did. He in formed us
that he was told that the De-
partment would take of any _
- medical injuries resulting
from the incident and that in-
cident would be taken care
of.
According to sources of The
Minority Voice newspaper
as described this incident
does not follow any typical
procedures when trying to -
secure a gun in a person resi-
dence. In addition, we were
informed that any officer
must be invited into a home
without a prior warrant be-
ing issued. The Jenkins are
still very frightened and con-
cerned for their safety. They
are even hesitant to call the
- Sheriff Dept. in case of fu-
ture break-ins.
Unfortunately, the Jenkins
family is no stranger to
trouble i. Living in
Vanceboro for over 79 years,
a town with a long history ¢
of racial tension Mr. Jenkins
has seen his fair share of rac-
ist behavior by local law en-
forcement . He recalls Like
many African-Americans
growing up in the segregated
South, he has learned to ac-
cept many things and walk
away from many others. At
one time the Jenkins Family
lived Om one of the largest
picture of what perseverance
and hard work can accomplish.
It is Mr. Jenkins belief that all
these attacks that he and his
family have endured over the
years stems from one thing , to
get him to sell his property, a
long time+request from other
local farmers.
shortly after harvest. He has awoken
to the sight of several burning crosses
in his front yard even as recent as 1982.
His home has been shot upon count-
less times while racial slurs rang out
- from the car. Unbelievably, in all these
cases no charges were ever filed. The
Jenkins remained silent they are a liv-
ing example of Black History a true.
farms in Vanceboro, a place where he still
resides. At one point after being told by
someone wishing to buy his property he
was asked have you ever seen a Black
man with this much property. Shortly af-
ter refusing to sell the original family
home had been destroyed a fire set by
suspected Klu Klux Klan members, Years
after rebuilding crops were set a blaze
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One-Stop Voting Ay
Ist African-American Saint ? ? ,
There will be eight One-Stop sites for the 2010.
Primary. Locations, dates, and times areas
By Carol Glatz Catholic News reconds fiat were found gave
gS ey - follows:
: . nflicting information, such as
Service ANCITY- oma
eS RANC: | one record referring to Henry : |
as theson of oMarie. ? Another sic cc eametense, ome
record named the mother as + inn w.s*
Henriette Delille, a freeborn oHenriette Sarpy. ? There is also
Women of African descent in 4 Possibility that the teenaged
tury New Orleans, Henriette brought in an
rat sh abandoned child and the priest
mistook her for the mother,
the decree et the pope according to the archdiocesan
confirmed " the archivist Charles Nolan. In a. vale te a2 ! ao
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recommendations of Vatican: , 2005 interview, Nolan said the Co eae ea oo Hoa 1:00am 7.00pm na: 840-09 Hous: 80am 50 Hors 0 $00
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the cause forseveral years. She records would not affect the
a * rt ; , Ey , ; Saturday, April. 24 ; Saturday, es u Ye
can be beatified once a miracle Pa a a a. ver lig PU a eer Hr $00 =p, Hm rat
is attributed to her; ven 0 two children out 3 «| 4178. Malin St, Farm
is attributed tohher intercession. © ~ bat, Gee pend yo pao
If her cause advances. she could Of wedlock, it happened two sok ae ee
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become the first African- years before her confirmation in tee Fly ie
- American saint. Pope Benedict _ 1834. oWhen the second child he ene
Dian Owsrvoms
also approved the decrees of died, she took a whole different.
three martyrs: a Romanian © COUrse in life, ? Nolan said,
bishop, a German priest and a 0ting she decided to dedicate
Slovenian lay member of herself oto live and die for.
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Catholic Action who were killed God. ? B enedictine Father Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27 -28 pron lipsalpere : : , "Nore hho 1p | | earns
for their faith in the last century. CYPtian Davis, who wrote 4 Boa: 10 an 70 Sy May at {. ieassctgeies ene
In 1842 Mother Henriette definitive biography of Mother Hours: 8:00 am ~ &:00;pm pts Hours: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm T ) a uN teen em te ss sig a a
founded the Sisters of the Holy Henriette, said in 2005 that . epee | bi ere source aol la he
Family, a congregation of black othere was this change in her
sisters that cared for the poor life, there was this turning
. and disadvantaged and taught Completely to God. That Ts really pn , re "i
slaves and free blacks. This was what counted - her life from that j= ean
during a time under Louisiana Pt on. ? Among the other , 3 ae ag
law when doing anything to decrees Pope Benedict signed
odisturb ? black people ~ in March 27 was the recognition t
other words; educate them " . f the second miracle needed
could be punished by death or for canonization of Spanish
life imprisonment. Today, the Sister Bonifacia Rodriguez de
congregation Ts more than 200 Castro, 1837-1905, founder of
_ members operate schools for the Sister Servants of St.
the poor and homes for the Joseph, a congregation
elderly in Louisiana and several originally dedicated to.
other states, They also have a Providing a religious and |
mission in Belize. Mother echnical education to poor
T Henriette Ts sainthood cause was Women. There were decrees
opened in 1988 and the New 4PProving the beatification of
Orleans archdiocesan °ight men and women, |
investigation was completed in Cluding three martyrs who
2005. Her cause was endorsed. 4": ~ Bishop Szilard Bogdanffy
unanimously by the U.S. of Oradea Mare, Romania, an
bishops in 1997. Mother %ti-Communist dissident who "
Henriette was bom in 1812 and WS born in 1911 and died in
died in 1862. Her only recorded Prison in 1953, ~ Father
writing was penned in the inside Gethard Hirschfelder, born in
cover of an 1836 prayer book: 1907 in Glatz, Germany, who
oI believe in God. I hope in God. died in the Nazi death camp of
I love God. I want to live and Dachau in Germany in 1942. -
_ die for God. ? Documentation ©0jze Grozde of Ljubljana,
for her sainthood cause Slovenia, a. lay member of
included records from the Catholic Action born in 1923, a
1820s that suggested that as a who was tortured and killed out t
teenager, she. may have given of hatred of the faith i in 1943,
birth to two sons, each named Martyrs do notmeed a miracle ;
Henry Bocno, Both boys died oattributed to their intercession
at a young age. One death in order to be beatified. _
record from the St. Louis However, miracles must be " bs ere : T Gb od as rah
Cathedral sacramental register '@COgnized by the Vatican in "R T , tenant : 4 0 a Wi; if g sS 2
listed Henry Bocno as the son O'der for them to become -
of Henriette Delille. Other
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The editor-
Americans take less vacation
time than any other people in -
the world. According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
25% of Americans receive no
paid vacation time. Many
_ people feel so pressured by the
everyday demands of life that ~
they are exhausted, struggling
to keep pace, and dreading the
work that plies up when they
choose to take a break.
To determine if you are work-
ing too much, consider your
responses to these Statements.
1. You talk about work. more
than am other topic.
2. Your work often replaces
time with friends and social
outings.
3. Your home i is a second of-
fice,
4. You consistently work over-
time whether there is a press-
ing deadline or not.
5. You take work, laptops or
palm pilots on trips ( such as
family reunions, vacations, and
weekend getaways).
6. Work provides more joy in "
your life than anything Bes
7. You feel that sleep and per:
sonal time cut into your work
time,
8. The last time you took a va-
cation was more than six
months ago.
The Challenge: Healthy rela-
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higher priority to me than over:
working.
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of paying the kids next door.
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follow up with a triceps-
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Try grocery bag curls as you
Carry them inside.
Rent a bike instead of a car on
your next vacation.
Walk the terminal when your
plane is late
Before you know it, being
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Do you want to be happy ?.
Try these tools. |
Appreciation i is the purest,
strongest form of love. Itis the
outward-bound kind of love
that ask for nothing and gives
everything.
Choice is the father of freedom
and the voice of the heart, Hav-
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like being in jail. It leads to de-
pression, anxiety, and learned
helplessness. Anyone can
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it.
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Leading with your strengths,
Leading with your strengths
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The power of language. We
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we see the world we describe.
We think-in words, and these
words, and these words have
the power to limit us or to set
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Multi-faceted living, There are
three Components of life: rela-
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Despite the so-called |
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y f0 struggle, with
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For the 50 percent of families
standards slipping below
thresholds that typically
Tepresent middle-class quality
of life. We Tve assembled a
ee cee Bade: account of the recession.
from 2008, and have probably.
in the middle of the scale,
household income ranges from
$51,000 to $123,000 for a
typical four-person, two-parent
parent, two-child family is
about $25,000,
Housing Costs:
For two-parent familiés, the
typical home is worth about
$231,000, accounting for
$17,600 in mortgage payments
and other costs per year.
the family. The median is about "
di y steady, :
-or slipping further than most.
$81,000. Those numbers are
fallen 5 to 7 percent since then,
Housing costs have risen by
more than twice as much as
income since 1990, a trend that
_Tnay finally be reversing thanks
"to the thas bust.
Home Size
The housing bubble was one
factor that boosted housing
Costs, but the typical family also
' lives in a much bigger home.
The median size of a new,
single-family home jumped by
40 percent between 1979 and
2007, to about 2,300 square
feet. That maynow. be
declining, as families downsize
and some get booted from
_ homes they. can Tt afford.
Medical Ex] yenses
You T ve probably heard "
~ healthcare costs are going
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off about 40 percent.
College Savings
The. typical family puts aside
$4,100 for college expenses for
two kids, estimated to cover.
about 75 percent Of expenses at
a state university. Financial aid
helps with the rest. But if
possible, toss more into the
college fund: As states face
budget crunches, tuition and
fees are going wp.
Vacations - ;
-One..week at the beach or
another destination is standard,
at a cost of $3,000 or so for
four. More affluent families can
afford two weeks, at a typical
cost of $6,100,
Retirement Savings
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saved 3.2 percent of its
income "roughly equivalent to
_ the national saving rate "would *
osock away nearly $2,600 per
year for retirement. Of course
many families don T t hit even
that modest goal, and stock- :
market losses over the last
oseveral years have further
shrunk the national nest egg.
_ Everyday Spending
Clothes, : food, utilities,
entertainment and other living
expenses amount to $14,200 a
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Number of Bari
In 76. percent of two-parent
families, both parents work.
The the household
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Median income for a single- may have dampened our love of Hours Worked
Few parents will be surprised to
hear that Moms and Dads are
working more than they used
_ to. The total number of hours
_ worked in a two-parent family
is 3,747 per year, up 5 percent
since 1990. The increased hours
add up to more than four 40-
hour weeks of additional work '
per famidy. -
Education
The typical household head has
a high school degree plus about
two years of college education,
up by more than a full year of
college since 1990, Good
thing "education isa key factor
in lifetime earnings, and high
school dropouts face a T dim
future by nearly a
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What's: your ton are Ina
2008 poll by the Pew Research
Center, it wasn Tt healthy kids, a
strong mattiage or a great
career; 68. percent of
Tespondents Said it was free
time. (And just 12 percent said
it was being wealthy. )
Household Net Worth
The biypical i siehold has uit
_worth of about $84,000,
according to the Federal
Reserve. That Ts down 30
percent since 2007, thanks to
losses. in stock ers ~
home values.
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About 18 albu of feu
income, on average, goes
"toward mortgage payments,
auto loans, credit cards and
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