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EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1981Democrat announces bid for2nd House District seatDaniel Mallison III, a 37-year-old Beaufort County resident, hasfiled to run for state representa-tive for the 2nd House DistrictHehas more than LO years expe-rience in Human Services, and tsemployed at Tideland MentalHealth Center where he serves afive-county catchment area, whichincludes Beaufort, Hyde, Martinand Tyrrell and Washington coun-ties, as the Single Portal coordina-tor forthe Developmental Disabilties Section. His responsibilitiesthere include coordinating admissions and discharges of Develop-mental Disabilities Services, aswell as maintaining tracking dataused by the state for funding, fu-ture planning and programmingThis data and information ts alsoavailable to Coalition 2001, Men.tal Health Associations, the Association for Retarded Citizens andother organizations, including lob-byists for the General AssemblyMallison, a Democrat, is the sonof Rosa and Daniel Mallison drboth natives of Beaufort CountyHis family moved to New Yorkwhen he was an infant, and therehe received a public schooi education. He is a graduate of NorthCarolina Central University witha bachelorTs degree in sociology.He is married with two sons. Hiswife, Victoria, is a teacher in theExceptional ChildrenTs Programat John Small Elementary inWashington.Mallison entered this race inhopes of bringing more directknowledge and experience in thefield of human services to the Gen-eral Assembly. Child care, educa-tion, mental health, developmen-tal disabilities, and substanceabuse as well as Medical Servicesare challenged to serve a growingpopulation with limited resourcesThe said, and state lawmakers havein equally difficult challenge toallocate funds cost effectively.Mallison has statewide recogni-tion for advocacy for children, se-nior citizens and the disabled including people with TraumaticBrain Injury.oOur political leaders are ide-ally public servants committed tothe improvements of the humancondition,� Mallison said in an-nouncing his candidacy. oI feel thatthe North Carolina State Genera!Assembly would be better serveby my experience, knowledge anddedication to the field of humanservice. Our capacity as a state toweather the storm of managecare, block grants, welfare reformand other cost-reduction initiativeswill depend upon informed deci-sions by our lawmakers. Many ofthe citizens in the 2nd district areafraid in these uncertain times.They feel helpless and hopeless inPICTURED ABOVE .... This image of two young formally-dressed boys is from a traveling exhibition, The Photographsof P.H. Polk, on view at Kast Carolina UniversityTs MendenhallStudent Center gallery through October 27.FOR DOWN HOME COOKINT... cooked by Down-Home folks, nothing beats the dishes offered at CobbTsmaking a difference in a system ofgovernment which seems too com-plex and overwhelming to accessor change.oAlmost daily, I meet people withserious problems, who feel thatthere voice will not be heard, theirplight not understood, and thatnothing they say or do will make adifference. Many of our senior citi-zens feel unfairly pushed aside,forgotten, and add that it is diffi-cult to access appropriate medicalservices, particularly in the ruralareas.oOur children and senior popu-lation are valuable treasures toour community. They representour memorable, esteemed past andour unseen, but hopeful future.Issues that effect them should beaddressed promptly and effec-tively. Their voices should be heardby all.�Mallison is vice president andchairman of Allocations for theUnitied Way of Beaufort County,board members of the United Wayof North Carolina and member ofthe Public Policy Committee, boardmember of the Association for Re-tarded Citizens, Eastern RegionalVice President of theCommunityLiving Association and member ofthe Legislative Committee, andcurrently is asked to serve as chair-man of Minority Affairs for Demo-crats in Beaufort County. Otheraffiliations include being a mem-ber and Past Master of WidowTsSonTs Lodge No. 1 Arabic TempleNo. 40, and a member of Kast RockLodge No. 141. Political experi-ences include fund raising, publicrelations, voter registration andgrass roots organizing in Connecti-cut.Tuskegeephotos onview atECUAnexhibition of works by formerTuskegee Institute photographerPrentice Herman Polk is the sec-ond int he 1996-97 series of showsin East Carolina UniversityTsMendenhall Student Center.The Photograpsh of P.H. Polk, atraveling show, will be on displayin the gallery through October 27.The selection on view includesitems showing PolkTs full range ofprofessional and personal artisticinterests. As official photographerfor Tuskegee Institute for morethan 40 years, he documented theday-to-day activites of scientistGeorge Washington Carver, ad-ministrators and distinguishedcampus visitors. His studio reper-toire includes impressive portraitsof TuskegeeTs black social elite.Polk, who gained the greatestacclaim for his portrayals of peopleand scenes from more rural sur-(Continued on page 2)Eastern North Carolina'sMinority Voice |s What You Get, WhatYou Know & SaveWEEK OF OCTOBER 4 - 18, 1996wyMALLISON ANNOUNCES BID FOR HOUSEAgent says he knew aboutdrug sale way backBy Herb BoydSpecial to the AmNewsCharges made by the San JoseMercury News in an recent seriesof articles that the CIA financedContras in Nicaragua through thesale of cocaine to Black street gangswere further confirmed Mondayat a press conference held by activ-ists Dick Gregory and Joe Madi-son in Washington, D.C.Celerino Castillo, a former nar-cotics agent for the Drug Enforce-ment Agency (DEA), joined Gre-gory, Madison and others at theMarriott Hotel press conferenceand admitted documenting evi-dence that the agency knew of theshipments of cocaine flown fromCentral America to the UnitedStates.oThe evidence is there,� Castillosaid. oI have case-file numbers,times and dates.�Castillo said he began recordingnarcotics trafficking in 1986, whileinvestigating these activities atan air base in E] Salvador. In hiscase-files, he said, are the amountsof cocaine, the identifiable num-bers of the air planes, informantnumbers and even the names ofsome of the pilots involved in theshipments. Castillo said he firstheard of the shipments from infor-mants and then later confirmedthe rumors.When he reported the findingsto the DEA, the only response wasthe agencyTs investigation of him,he said. In 1991, Castillo took adisability retirement from theagency.In a later development on Mon-day, Gregory, Madison, Rev. Jo-seph Lowery and Mark Thompsonwere arrested by the Federal Pro-tective Service for allegedly im-peding public traffic as they dem-onstrated outside the building.oTm not sure whether they willbe released immediately or not,�Mrs. Dick Gregory said Tuesdayafternoon in a phone interview.oBut I think they will be arraignedthis morning.�Lowery, president of the South-ern Christian Leadership Confer-ence, said the possible link of theCIA to the ocrack� cocaine epi-demic of the 1980s was a part of aodastardly� pattern of governmentsanctioned abuse of African-Americans.oThe African-American commu-nity has always been the mostexpendable community in thiscountry,� Lowery told a press con-ference prior to his arrest.Madison, host of a popular radioshow in Washington, D.C. and aboard member of the NAACP, saidCastillo is an example of what theintelligence community shouldrepresent.oHere is a man who did his job,but he didnTt get the support fromthe top,� Madison said. Gregoryadded, oThis is what governmentservice should be about...and wethank you [Castillo] for comingforward.�This is the second time that Gre-gory and Madison have been ar-rested for demonstrations sur-rounding this recent disclosure.Dr. John Newman, a noted au-thority on the CIA, joined Castillo,Gregory, Madison, Thompson andLowery at the press conference,and demanded that the CIA beinvestigated on the allegations thatit funneled cocaine to the Blackcommunity.oWhat we want investigated,�Newman said, oisnTt whether theCIA participated in selling thecrack, but how much they knewabout the ContrasT drug traffick-ing and what they did about it.�Madison said their challenge tothe DEA to release the reportsCastillo filed oonly underscores theneed for a Records Act. We musthave a way to get at the truth.�NOI planning two events to mark |anniversary of Million Man MarchTwo major @ents have beenplanned by the Nation of Islam tomark the first anniversary of theMillion Man March. A politicalconvention set tp for September27 through 29 fn St. Louis, Mo.,anda World's Day of Atonement tobe held Octobet 16, at the U.N.headquarters hée.A top aide t@ Minister LouisFarrakhan, the Rev. Dr. BenjaminChavis Jr., was in the Big AppleMonday and made a brief stop todiscuss the upcoming celebrationand other related issues.Chavis said that at the MillionMan March held in Washington,D.C., last Actober, the organizersmade certain commitments to reg-ister new voters, increase Blacksecret ingredient is (promise not to tell)...... Just a dash of happiness!!!!mfti Beiene Jbg~pee,Bonyfiij ; jif f +i {rf 4} | efi i wwQ. The cooks told our cameraman that theirStaff photo by Jim Rousechild adoption, and work to sub-stantially slash the rate of Black-on-Black crime, especially amongmales.oWhat happened to gangster rap-star Tupac Shakur this week inLas Vegas is exactly the kind ofthing we are trying to discourageinourcommunity,� said the formerNAACP executive director.Since the Million Man March,Chavis reported that the Nation ofIslam through a national umbrellaorganization, was successful inregistering more than one millionnew Black voters.oWeare not finished yet becausethere are millions more out therewho are not registered,� Chaviscontinued. In addition, he said thatprior to the Washington march,there were up to 25,000 Black chil-dren awaiting adoption.oOut of this figure,� Chavis ex-plained, othe National Associationof Black Social Workers receivedsome 15,000 applications, morethan half of the kids waiting to beadopted by someone.�Had it not been for the MillionMan March, Chavis said he didnTtthink this would have been pos-sible. He also reported a sharpdecrease in the rate of Black-on-Black crime in several cities, in-cluding New York and Pittsburgh,and attributed this to the Wash-ington event.But don't tell this to Mayor Rudy(Continued on page 2)

i a ee aerounding communities, was bornin 1898 in Bessemer, Ala., a rural_ mining and mill town. At 18, he- enrolled at Tuskegee Normal andIndustrial Institute (now TuskegeeUniversity) where he discoveredphotography. He later returned toteach at the campus and serve asits staff photographer, while main-Tuskegee photostaining a private studio in townfrom 1928 to 1984.The Mendenhall Gallery seriesopened with Reunion Iron, asculp-ture show that ended September20. Later exhibitions int eh 1996-97 series are Sculptures and WallReliegs by Hanna Jubran(Novem-ber 3-30), Works in Glass by Artwill not be billed.Here's where it gets easier.��¢ Only When You Use ItReturn Call automatically calls back the last numberthat called you " and it's now available on a oPer Use�basis. Just pick up and dial o69 any time you miss acall and let your phone do the rest. Return Call worksfor just 75¢ per call. 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He has attributed recentcrimes reduction in the Big Appleto ocommunity policing.� Chavissaid the Nation of Islam has knownall along that Black folks have thecapacity to impact what goes on intheir community.oWe wanted to establish that wedo have the capacity to decreasecrime in our community if we tookmore self-responsibility as a pur-pose,� Chavis emphasized in hisinterview.He said if anyone should takecredit it would be Farrakhan be-cause ohe allowed God to use himto organize and lead the MillionMan March.� Unlike the MillionMan March, Chavis noted that theupcoming anniversary celebrationwill focus on men, women andyoung people.In bragging about the success ofthe Million Man March, Chavissaid its impact has been interna-tional. oSometimes we in theUnited States underestimate thepositive impact of the Million ManMarch,� he added.Prior to the historic Washingtonevent, Chavis said African-Ameri-cans were portrayed in a very nega-tive way abroad, but thanks to theMillion Man March owe are nowbeing viewed differently.�C7:\am (olesbyTIBETAN MONKS FROM THE SERA JE MONSTERY .. . create a sand mandala. Themonks will be at the North Carolina Museum of Art from Octrober 22 through October 31.Tibetan monks to visit museumVisitors Bring Message of PeaceThrough Traditional Ceremoniesand DanceThe Far East comes to Raleighin October as a group of TibetanMonks bring a message of peacethrough the creation of an intri-cate sand pattern at the NorthCarolina Museum of Art.Monks from the Sera Je Monas-tery in India will visit the Museumfrom October 22- 31. During theirweek-long stay, they'll create asand mandala and perform tradi-tional ceremonies, complete withbone-vibrating chants and dances.In Buddhism, a mandala is anintricate circular diagram used formeditation and prayer. The color-ful design is thought to be a palacefor a specific deity. At the Mu-"M" VoiceNETHTo get your "M" Voice by mail write to:The '"M" Voice NewspaperPO Box 8361Greenville, NC 27834SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT MUST BE INCLUDED WITH ORDERYes, I'd like a 6 months subscription by mail $15Yes, I'd like a 12 months subscription by mail $30Name _Address |City_ __ State ZpThe ~mT Voiceseum, the monks will make amandala known as a oHealingBuddha.�Although a mandala can be madeof a variety of materials, a sandmandala is considered the mostprecious because of its delicacyand the painstaking practice ofcreating its geometric pattern. Themonks will work continuously onthe mandala during Museumhours for ten days, except for shortbreaks. The public is invited towatch this fascinating and me-ticulous process.The monks are touring theUnited States to raise awarenessand support for their exiledmonastary. The monastary, whichis over 600 years old, is the largestTibetan monastary in exile.In addition to making themandala, the monks will performa healing ceremony and traditionaldances in the Museum auditoriumon Monday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets for that event are $10museum members $8), $5 for ages18 and under and over 65, and willbe on sale at the Museum boxoffice (919) 839-6262, ext. 2152.On Thursday, Oct. 31, at 10a.m.,the monks will perform the officialdismantling ceremony before theydestruct the design. Buddhist phi-losophy stresses the imperma-nence of things, so the Monks willThe MinorityAV(o) (ox= 0 [avonns St. MaDaniel'Mallison, LilC HOUSEPaid for by the candidatedestroy the mandala to removeany negativity that may have en-tered it during its creation. At 10:30a.m., they will ceremoniously de-struct the mandala by depositingthe sand in the Museum pond.That event is free.In conjunction with the monkTsvisit, the Museum also is offeringtwo educational events: On Sun-day, Oct. 20, from 1 to 2 p.m., therewill be a film on Tibetan Bud-dhism, oCompassion in Exile; TheStory of the 14th Dalai Lama,� inthe Museum auditorium. And onSunday, Oct. 27, from 1-2:30 p.m.,the Museum will present oArt, Life,and the Spirit of Tibet,� a slidelecture by Peter Géld, a San Francisco anthropologist.Firewoodto be givento needyfamiliesTrees felled by Hurricane Franand cleared by state prisoners havebeen saved for a Wake Countyorganization that will provide fire-wood to needy families this win-ter.oWith inmates working to helpclear downed trees across easternNorth Carolina, we began lookingfor a way to put the wood to use,�said state Correction SecretaryFranklin Freeman. oWe foundWake Opportunities.�Wood cleared from NorthgatePark and Maplewood Cemetery inDurham has been taken to theorganizationTs wood storage areaat the Raleigh yard waste disposalsite. When inmates clear debris inUmstead State park, theyTll loadanother 40-50 hardwood logs fordelivery to the storage site.oWe have enough split wood forthe first few months of this win-ter,� said Doris McCain of WakeOpportunities. oUsually we havevolunteers from civic, college andchurch groups split wood and de-liver it for us. This year. they'lljust have to make deliveries.�The organization provides fire-wood to about 100 families everyone to two weeks during the win-ter. Most of the clients are seniorcitizens. Wake Opportunities hasprovided the Wood Shop programfor ten years.96

Hundreds of inmates are at workcleaning up damage ~and debrisleft by Hurricane Fran in stateparks from the coast as far inlandas Alamance County.oOur use of inmate labor in theFran clean up is the most exten-sive use of inmate labor during anemergency in the history of thestate,� said state Correction Sec-retary Franklin Freeman. oIn thelast month, state prison manag-ers, correctional officers and stateprisoners have worked to clean upcommunities, schoolyards andparks.�After Hurricane Fran struck onemonth ago, the demand for inmatelabor shifted from emergency as-sistance in the first days to help-ing local governments in the firstweeks to cleaning up the stateparks.Correctional officers and in-mates from five state prisons areclearing recreation areas today atFalls Lake in Wake County andKerr Lake in Vance County.At the North Carolina Sword ofPeace Historical Site in AlamanceCounty, Orange Correctional Cen-ter inmates are clearing trees. Theclean-up job will require more thanInmates help to clean upa week of work to clear the sitewhere outdoor dramas are staged.At the Alamance battleground,more than 50 pine trees were down.Inmates from Davidson Correc-tional Center helped to removethe trees and rake the groundsclean.oThe inmates have gone intoparks, cleared campsites andopened trails so the public can usethem again,� said Lee Tulloch, astate prison manager.At Jones Lake State Park nearWhite Oak, Bladen Youth Centerinmates picked up debris, filled inthe holes where trees had beenremoved and cleared walkingtrails.Inmates from Neuse Correc-tional Institution at Goldsboroused bush axes, shovels and rakeseto clean up the Aycock birthplacehistoric site on U. S. 117 nearPikeville.Along the coast, New HanoverCorrectional Center inmates spentall last week clearing debris atCarolina Beach State Park.TheyTve also worked at Fort Fisherand at Kure Beach recreation ar-eas.Black activists and grassroots groups urge input at Atlantic Avenue MallBy Charles BaillouA number of central Brooklynactivists recently noted the Atlan-tic Center Mall, scheduled to openin November, is not doing enoughto benefit surrounding downtowncommunities as originally prom-ised.Assemb. Roger Green said thatofundamental issues� need to beaddressed before the 400,000 sq.ft. shopping mall on the grounds ofthe LIRR Terminal near Ft. GreenePlace and spanning Atlantic Av-enue and Hanson Place is com-pleted.The Council of Federated Orga-nizations for the Empowerment ofChildren and Families (COFO)gathered on the corner of FortGreene Place and Atlantic AvenueFriday morning to voice their con-cerns. According to Green, ForestCity Rather, developer of the At-lantic Center Mall, has failed tohold beneficial meetings to addressthe concerns of COFO.Citing job priority for the localresidents of the surrounding com-munities of Ft. Greene, ClintonHill, Atlantic Village, northwestBedford-Stuyvesant and CrownHeights, Green said Ratner ocameto the city to get a special deal tobuild this complex on the premisethat they were going to build jobsfor the local communities.� And asa result, he asserted, the devel-oper is oone of the key stakehold-ers here.�Robert Rediker, spokesman forthe developer, said by phone thatthe retailers such as Caldor, Officemax, Sports Authority and Kids RUs, among others, have eachagreed to hire help from the localcommunity because oThey want tomake sure their employees haveeasy access to their jobs.�While Caldor has sompleted hir-ing from a tent on the constructionsite, which Greene characterizedas odemeaning� to the applicants,MarshallTs will start hiring Oct. 7at the Department of Labor officeon Fourth Avenueand Dean Street,Rediker noted.But Green said he learned someof the retailers were hiring outsidethe borough and away from thesurrounding area. Rediker con-ceded Sports Authority was hiringat its Manhattan stores andHealth care for veterans said to bebecause of budget cutsin jeopardyVeteransT health care oas weknow it� is in serious jeopardy asaresult of continued budget cuts atUnited States Department of Vet-erans Affairs (VA) medical centersthroughout New York State,warned director John L. Behan ofthe New York State Division ofVeteransT Affairs.oVA hospitals from Buffalo toNorthport, L.I., are being forcedto cut staff and curtail programsas administrators struggle to meetreduced budgets for the comingfiscal year,� said Behan. oVeter-ans can no longer be confident ofreceiving the care they need anddeserve when they show up at VAhospital.�oWhat's exasperating is that the12 hospitals in New York are be-ing hit with demands to reducespending by up to 11 percent ormore at a time when the adminis-tration has agreed to additionalspending for veteransT medicalcare,� the director said.oNew York State, with more than1.5 million veterans, has the fourthlargest veterans population in thenation, yet the administration inWashington is dramatically cut-ting funds available to care for ourdisabled, sick and aging veterans,�Behan said. oWhere's the moneygoing if itTs not being directed towhere the veterans are?�Behan urges veterans and vet-erans organizations to join Cong.Jack Quinn (R-30th)-New YorkTsonly member on the House Com-mittee on VeteransT Affairs - inasking Congress to conduct anoversight hearing for an explana-tion of the administrationTs deci-sion to cut funding to the nationTsveterans health care system.oOur veterans are entitled toquality health care-itTs a promiseAmerica made to its sons andBACK PAINHEADACHES?Here is your chance to see if Chiropractic care can_ solve your health problems. 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E - WEEK OF OCTOBER 4-18, 1996PHYLLIS BARRETTSymposium re-examines~Separate But EqualT issuesA Harvard University law pro-fessor and a U.S. Deputy Assis-tant Attorney General will be theprincipal speakers as North Caro-lina Central UniversityTs Institutefor the Study of Minority Issuesbrings scholars to Durham Octo-ber 25 for a re-examination of theconcept of oseparate but equal� ser-vices and institutions.The one-day conference, begin-ning at 8:30 a.m. October 25 atNCCUTs Miller-Morgan Building,will also feature a reprise of theJulius L.U.S. Supreme Court argumentwhich resulted in the decision thatNorth CarolinaTs 12th Congres-sional District is constitutionallyunacceptable. NCCU ChancellorChambers, who argued(Continued on page 5)New Styles Of Karastan,|, Never Seen Before! 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The only way she couldget her Weekenders were to callthe person that she had met atMyrtle Beach and place a order bytelephone.A year later she attended thespring conference again and Week-enders was there again. The ladyshe met this time was MargieScheller of Raleigh. Margie hadbeen in Raleigh for about one year.After moving to Raleigh from Wis-consin she had become the firstweekender manager in NorthCarolina. Phyllis was wearing theWeekenders outfit that she lovedso dearly and as Margie was talk-ing about her clothes, Phyllis wasthe one with all the amens. Margietold Phyllis she should be sellingthe clothes. Phyllis said no way.She did not think she could askanyone to buy anything, nor didshe have the time to do it if shecould. Margie asked her to just lether talk to her and tell her aboutthe business.Well, now Phyllis is a Weekend-ers Fashion Coordinator. She wasthe first and only Weekenders rep-resentative in Greenville, N. C.She started her business the firstof June. It has taken off like wild-fire. It did-not take long for herbefore she had & dedicated groupof ladies who wanted to look goodand be comfortable without thebother ofironing. Weekenders wasthe perfect business. Phyllis saysshe does not have to carry an in-ventory and did not have to makea large investment to get started.There are no quotas or territoriesto worry about, so you can do asmuch or as little as you want. Aslong as women continue to wearclothes, Phyllis knew there wouldbe a good market for Weekenders.She also knew that if she foundthat she did not want to continuethe business the only thing shewould be out was money investedin clothes that she would probablyhave bought anyway.Since joining Weekenders Phyl-lis has sponsored four other Fash-ion Coordinator and is a teamleader and has really start tomakethe big bucks. Her Fashion Coor-dinators are Margaret Wilson,Patricia Rouse, Amanda Hamill,Addie Everett and Judy Warren.The opportunity for a FashionCoordinator in Greenville to makemoney is great. Phyllis is the firstWeekenders Fashion Coordinatoreast of Raleigh. A city the size ofGreenville could have 100 coordi-nators and each of them couldmake $500 each week from salesalone. Phyllis is the Director ofFinance with the Greenville, Hous-ing Authority, she is on the trusteeboard of Philippi Church of Christ,rhembership chairperson of theAmerican Business Women Asso-Centura completes purchase of stake inmortgage companyCentura Banks Inc.(NYSE:CBC) has completed itspurchase of a 49 percent stake inFirst Greensboro Home EquityCorp., which was first announcedin June.First Greensboro is a privatelyowned company specializing inalternative equity lending forhomeowners and creative financ-ing for home buyers. It originates,purchases and sells residentialhome equity loans secured prima-rily by first liens. 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Deas, M.D.Blues fromthe fluGet ready folks, here it comesagain " the blues from the flu.Yes, headaches, sore throats,sore muscles, runny, clogged upnoses, non-productive coughs, fe-vers and a miserable feeling arewaiting just around the corner.The virus that causes the flublues has been around for a longtime and has the ability tochangeits coat at a moments notice,thus, new vaccines are con-stantly needed for protection.After the virus infects onehuman, it is capable of repro-ducing itself by the millions andis transferred to another victimby one good sneeze or cough. Ifthe infected person coughs intheir hands and touches a door-knob or any other surface, thevirus waits patiently for an un-suspecting hand to contaminateagain! So, please wash yourhands frequently and keep themfrom your nose and mouth.When I was in Japan, it wasinteresting to see those personswho had a cold wear a surgicalmask to prevent the spread ofthe virus. It was almost manda-tory that they did. I believe allpersons with a cold should weara mask, especially around ba-biesT and senior persons who aremost Vulnerable.You can prevent the flu blues.For years I have protected my-self by taking 2,000 mg. of vita-min C daily. If I did get a cold, itWas never severe or long lasting.You can get plenty of vitamin Cifyoueat fresh citrus truits, broc-coh, collard greens and sweetvreen peppers. The herbechinacea 1s also helptul instimulating the immune system.A flu vaccine can also helpprevent the flu blues. It takeshowever, four to six weeks afterthe vaccination to produce anti-bodies to tight the virus. To playit sate, the vaccine should betuken by mid-October and nolater than early December. Thetu vaccine is recommended forpersons Who are over 65 years ofape, especially it they havechronic heart, lung or kidneyPersons with diabetesor chronic alcoholics should alsoreceive a vaccination,All persons with HIV shouldbe protected. 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- in faBk es i ravor of the N.C. ~General_ Assembly's 12th District bound-aries, will debate with Durhamattorney and Duke law professor. Robinson Everett, who was one ofthe parties to the original suit chal-. lenging the districtTs shape and. took a major role in the SupremeCourt pleadings.The conference will revisit the100-year-old Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court decision. Althoughthe 1954 Brown v. Board of Educa-tion decision reversed the PlessycaseTs approval of theprincipal of oseparate but equal,�said Dr. Beverly W. Jones, direc-tor of the Institute for the Study ofMinority Issues, oThe issue of~separate but equalT has not yetbeen resolved, thus inviting us torevisit the Plessy Case.�One argument raised by oppo-nents of the 12th District was thatthe district actually represented areturn to the oseparate but equal�concept. By drawing narrow dis-trict boundaries which surroundedInterstates 40 and 85 betweenDurham, went the argument, theGeneral Assembly created a ma-jority-black district unjustified byany other consideration, essen-tially a separate black district.The keynote speaker for theOctober 25 conference will beChristopher Edley, Jr., Professorof Law at Harvard University.Edley will discuss the history, so-cial impact, and relevance to con-temporary issues of the PlessydecisionSymposium- Reginald L. Robinson, U.S.Deputy Assistant Attorney Gen-eral, will speak at the conferenceluncheon at noon at the RegalUniversity Hotel on Campus WalkDrive in Durham.. RobinsonTs re-sponsibilities for the Departmentof Justice include oversight of fed-eral programs which provide spe-cial incentives to poor communi-ties. Those programs include theEmpowerment Zone andEnterprise City efforts.Dr. Jones said the National BarAssociation and the N.C. Associa-tion of Black Lawyers, meeting atthe same time as the conference,will add the October 25 conferenceto the agendas of their annualmeetings.NCCU faculty members havebeen invited to create course as-signments applicable to the issuesdealt with at the conference. Theirstudents will be encouraged to at-tend the conference séssions asthey complete those assignments.Co-sponsoring the program arethe Center for the Study of Minor-ity Issues, the NCCU School ofLaw, the NCCU School of Libraryand Information Sciences, theDurham chapter of the NAACP,the National Bar Association, andthe N.C. Association of Black Law-yers.The public is invited to attendthe conference. Registration is $35,and the deadline for preregistra-tion is October 11. Information isavailable at 919 560-5511.Extension NotesDale E. PanaroExtension Agent, 4-HAdolescence is commonly con-sidered the most challenging stageof development for parents andteens alike. When asked abouttheir problems with their parents,teens often mention that parentsfail to listen to them. The follow-ing tips should help improve com-munication between parents andteens.Effective listening is a skill thatneeds practice. When communi-cating with your teen focus on giv-ing your child your undivided at-tention. Put down the newspaper,turn off the television, and stopother attention consuming tasksin order to focus on the conversa-tion with your teen.Use a polite tone of voice ex-pressing respect for your child'spoint of view. Use a tone of voicewhich would be pleasing to you inaconversation with another adult.Remain calm, especially when dis-cussing touchy issues such as cur-fews, driving privileges, and guide-lines for dating.Avoid being overly critical. Yourchild will not confide in you if youare constantly judging his or herbehavior and finding it lacking.Let your child know that he or shecan talk with you about anything.If you need help being knowledge-able about some issues or if youneed a guide to help you makegood decisions, contact the publiclibrary or purchase a parentinghandbook from a local bookstore.Help your child build self-confi-dence and self-esteem by encour-aging, but not forcing, participa-tion ina variety of extra curricularactivities. Participation will helpthe child find new hobbies andinterests and perhaps some activi-ties in which they excel. Allowyour child to express different in-terests, ideas, and feelings fromyour own. Present your own view-points calmly and honestly and amutual respect for differences ofListentoWTOW1320 AM&WOOW1340 AMGospelRadioCLEP LLEE ee ee eeopinions can develop.Remember to focus on all thethings your teen does well. Pro-vide praise where praise is de-served and in proportion to thedeed.Finally, hold family meetings todiscuss difficulties and issues. Al-low each family member the op-portunity to express their own feel-ings and views. Consider well thatteens still need family guidancebut they are on the threshold ofmaking independent decisions. Afamily model is valuable to themand will remain with them formany years to come.Govt. illegal drug supplying didnTt be in w ith a :By DENNIS SCHATZMANDaryl! Williams, the onetime(and big time) pimp and drugdealer in Los Angeles and Den-ver, isnTt around to comment onthe recent news that operativesfrom within the Central Intelli-gence Agency raised money tofund the Nicaraguan Contras byselling crack cocaine to Los An-geles dealers, who then shippedit to Black neighborhoodsthroughout America.Had Williams, a onetime foot-ball star at Los Angeles HighSchool in the 1960s, not died ofaheart attack after hitting a crackcocaine pipe three years ago, hewould tell a chilling story abouthow he would get his supply ofcocaine for distribution.Friends of the late dealer are,however, still around to tell thestory. And some of them are sing-ing like birds, which might notbe good news for a former politi-cian who once held a high officein California. ;In the early 1970s Williamsallegedly purchased the bulk ofhis cocaine from a pharmacist wholived in fashionable HollywoodHills. oThis man had acastle,� onesource recalled. oI mean, it had amoat and everything.� The dealerand one of his operatives wouldarrive at the mansion and wait forthe shipment to arrive.Ina few minutes, the politicianand his live-in singer girlfriendwould show up and shortly there-after, another car carrying thedrugs would drive up. Once thedeal was consummated, the par-ties involved would disband. Thesource made it clear that the poli-tician was the supplier. It saw thetransactions with its own eyes.The pharmacist was laterprosecuted for drug traffickingand his license was revoked. Heis now reportedly on the straightand narrow, only selling legaldrugs out of his drugstore. Thepolitician was never busted butthere were long-standing rumorsthat he dabbled in drug use hereand there.The issue of government-sanctioned drug dealing came tolight recently after the San JoseMercury News revealed the CIATsinvolvement in a three-part se-ries published in August.According to the MercuryNews, Oscar Danilo Blanton, aCIA informant and Nicaraguandrug dealer, would supply crackcocaine to oFreeway� Ricky Ross,a Los Angeles drug dealer. Later,Blanton would help the FBIsnare Ross in a sting. A juryfound Ross guilty of drug traf-ficking earlier this year. A fed-eral judge in San Diego, how-ever, delayed sentencing untilU.S. attorneys could provide anaffidavit from the CIA sayingthat the agency never opartici-pated in or condoned� drug deal-ings by Nicaraguan rebels, in-cluding the smuggling of tons ofcocaine into Los Angeles duringthe 1980s.The CIA is expected to denyany involvement. Daryl Will-iams, however, is no doubt roll-ing over in his grave, breakingup with laughter. No telling whoelse out there is fretting ner-vously about what other storiesmight just rise up from amongthe tombstones.Dennis Schatzman, a formerdistrict court judge in Pittsburgh,writes on political and legal af-fairs from Los Angeles. He is co-author of oThe Simpson Trial inBlack and White� (General Pub-lishing Group)Beware the ~prison industrial complexTBy BERNICEPOWELL JACKSONTwice within a few days Iheard a new term which sentchills down my spine. The termwas oprison industrial complex.�It signaled the recognition of thefact that our economy has gonethrough one more dramaticchange " from the post-WorldWar II military industrial com-plex referred to by PresidentEisenhower to the present day,when prisons are the growth in-dustry. WeTve gone from a na-tion which builds missiles to onewhich builds prisons.The first time I heard the termwas in a National Public Radiostory about Dannemora, N.Y.,which houses a large prison. Theprison is the townTs largest em-ployer and it is the only placemany of the guards have everencountered Black or Hispanicmen, and their racism is evi-dent. Many of the businesses inthe town are dependent on theguards and prison employees andthe wives and mothers who cometo visit the prisoners. Withoutthe prison, many people inDannemora would be out of work.Prison business is big busi-ness in America, and not just inDannemora. Millions of dollarsare spent each year in buildingmore prisons. Millions of dollarsare spent in purchasing uni-forms, linens, beds, paper andother products. Tens of millionsare spent on saiaries of guards,counselors, doctors and nursesand prison administrators. Theprison industry is a growth in-dustry, so much so that privatecorporations have entered thebusiness.One of the most frighteningaspects of the prison industry isthat the majority of those incar-cerated are people of color. Themajority of those working in theindustry are not.And then there is death row.As of fall 1995, there were 3,045inmates sitting on death rows inthe United States. Over half ofthem are people of color. Justabout all of them are poor.Most death row inmates arerepresented by court-appointedattorneys. In many jurisdictionsthere are no requirements ofproficiency and experience forsuch attorneys, even thoughcapital cases are extremely com-plex. The court-appointed attor-ney must ask for funds from thecourt each time experts in pa-thology, ballistics, substanceabuse and mental health areused. There are very limitedfunds available for private in-vestigation.A recent study by the Ameri-can Friends Service Committeeon Native Americans on deathrow found that in over 70 per-cent of the cases, Native Ameri-cans on death row had been sub-stance abusers and that thissubstance abuse was a control-ling part of the inmateTs life be-fore he committed the crime. Toooften such factors are not takeninto account by prosecutors orjuries.What does it mean that wehave chosen to invest in prisonsrather than in education andprevention for tens of thousandsof our young people? What doesit mean for ademocracy that oneof its fastest growing industriesis one which imprisons over amillion citizens? What does itmean that people of color areoverrepresented in the prisonpopulation and especially ondeath row? What does it meanfor us all when we have coined anew phrase " the prison indus-trial complex?NCCU Aumna gives $10,000 gift for scholarshipsRosalyn Whitehead, 345 West145th St., New York, N.Y., a 1953graduate of North Carolina Cen-tral University, has given $10,000to the university for scholarshipsupport.Miss Whitehead, a native ofWilson, N.C., owned and operatedan advertising novelties businessin New York City from 1977 untilthree years ago, when she sold thebusiness to Clifford Jenkins, an-other NCCU alumnus.She had been involved in theHelp Save The South GreenvilleBoys & Girls ClubBBQ DinnerNovember 1, 199611:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.AutryTs Body Shop1900 Dickinson AvenueGreenville, NCbusiness, which sold such busi-ness promotional items as calen-dars and pens, for many years be-fore that.Because of an illness, MissWhitehead had temporarily with-drawn from what was then NorthCarolina College a semester be-fore she was scheduled to gradu-ate. She took employment as aFill-InManicurePedicureGRAND OPENINGNAUSFOR LESSORIENTAL TECHNICIANS ON DUTYFULL SET $22.00 PLUSFREEWHITE COLOR AIRBRUSHOverlay SOVER 3000 AIRBRUSHDESIGNSLocated at The Washington CornerShopping Center1324 John Small AvenueNear Domino's919-974-2428$14.00$18.00$8.00$15.00secretary in a funeral home, whereshe met Clifford Sewell, visitingthe funeral director to sell his lineof personalized advertising mate-rials.Sewell was impressed by theyoung student-secretary, and of-fered her employment in his busi-ness. She declined, declaring herintention to graduate from collegefirst. Sewell kept in touch with herand attended her commencementexercises, when she received herbachelorTs degree in sociology.SewellTs renewed offer of em-ployment was finally acceptedwhen Miss WhiteheadTs mothergave her approval. Miss Whiteheadwas a trusted employee of the com-pany until Sewell died, leaving hisbusiness to her.|B Subject to credit approval! You don't need a million bucks to buya home of your own -- let Wachoviashow you how.Wachovia Advantagemortgages are custom-built to makehome ownership a reality for thousandsof people who may not know they canLive Your Dream.business from Miss Whitehead,also made a contribution tot heNCCU scholarship fund in MissMr. Jenkins, who bought theWhiteheadTs name. Heand his wifeare among Miss WhiteheadTs clos-est friends.Miss WhiteheadTs sister, MabelParks, alsoan NCCU alumna, livesin Wilson.qualify, and our free seminars helpprospective homeowners along the way.MORTGAGES |To find out moreabout WachoviaGreenville239-6918Advantage mortgages or the nextseminar, call the number below, orstop by any Wachovia office.___\WACHOVIAMortgage

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DR. ALPHONSUS OKOLI (L) IS AWELCOME ADDITION to the staff of Dr. Eurgia LandR). A cordial welcome is also extended to Dr. Okoli from all the residents of Greenville andthe surrounding communities.' Suggs makes her draN ARorn in Greenville, N.C. on De-cember 28, 1972, Denise Ann SuggsPleaseDriveCarefullyELECTANN H. BARNHILLDistrict Court JudgeGraduated Wake Forest UniversityCiraduated Wake Forest School of LawDENISE SUGGS1976 - BA in History and Philosophyentered the world a chosen child. Igrew up in the church and alwayshad a burning desire to play thepiano. During 1983 my pastor,Reverend Richard Moore of Tab-ernacle of Faith Revival Center inGreenville, anointed my hands andfingers with oil and prayed for meto play the piano. My mother, Ms.Joyce B. Suggs, found a used pianothat I found myself playing dayand night until my little fingerswere tired and almost cramped.One of the first songs I learned toplay oby ear� was oGod Has SmiledOn Me.�During the next few months, Iwas appointed the first churchmusician. At the young age of 11,I ministered in music and song atvarious local churches and nurs-ing homes.Calvin Suggs, now ProphetSuggs of Wilson, N.C., was my1979Prial Practice in Pitt County since August 1979Williamson, Herrin, Barnhill, Savage and Morano - 8/79 -12/91Mattox, Davis and Barnhill\reas of emphasis:Family lawDomestic violenceWills and estate planningMarried to John Richard BarnhillChildren: Richard - 10, Amy - 8Church, community and civic activililesElder, Peace Presbyterian ChurchExecutive Commitee, Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce - Chair of Governmental Affairs division -199] - 1993Board of Directors, Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce12/9] - Presentdivorce; child custody, child support; alimonyMember, WomenTs Business OwnersMember, NC Association of Trial AttorneysMember, NC Association of Trial AttorneysMember NC Bar AssociationMember, Pitt County Bar Associationlam the first woman to ever file for election to the District Court bench in Pitt County| have been publicly endorsed for the District Court seat presently held by Jim Martin by the North CarolinaAssociation of Women Attorneys1991 - 1994Staff photo by Jim Rouseeammentor. Many afternoons afterschool he sat with me for hours onend and taught me gospel songs.Oftentimes I wept as I played, ini-tially from frustration. However,the tears turned to those of joy asmy playing improved and as Godallowed my music to minister tome.In 1985 my church formed itsfirst choir, for which I have nowbeen the musician for almost tenyears. During my years at Farm-ville Middle School, I was a pianistfor the school chorus. To help meread the sheet music, I took pianolessons for less than seven months.I graduated from Farmville Cen-tral High School in 1991 and en-rolled at the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill. While incollege I did not participate in anymusical activities. During my sum-mer breaks, I composed music andwrote songs that expressed myconcern with some of todayTs socialproblems. Among the songs were afew gospel songs that focused onthe hope and encouragement thatGod had given me.The year is now 1996, and I haveresumed my position as churchmusician, and now choir directress.I still minister in song and musicand render mini-concerts and theHeritage Retirement Center inRocky Mount.In the years to come, I mustcontinue to rely on God to help meachieve all my goals and heartTsdesires. I want to be a recordingartist and an audiotechnician. Mymission statement is best summa-rized by the scriptures Matthew25:35-36 and Luke 4:18-19. I feelthat my ministry is to spread thegospel to all nations through songand music. The obig picture� is forme to produce enough liquid as-sets in the music industry to fullyfund homeless shelters, feedingfacilities and clothing distributioncenters.To God I give thanks for Hismercy and musical gifts. To myfamily I am forever grateful for thetolerance and support to strive forexcellence. As I follow GodTs guid-ance, I shall do great exploits.LaGrandparent StudHelping To Raise GrandchildrenPeoria, [llinois...(September 10,1996)...The Center on Aging atBradley University is looking forAfrican American grandparents,age 50 or older, who are sharing ahousehold with a young grand-child between the ages of 6 and 12to participate in the GrandparentStudy. This study will examinethe challenges and rewards thatare faced by grandparents who areraising young grandchildren. Thefindings from this study will beimportant to policy makers in theirefforts to design interventions andsocial services for oat risk� grand-parents.The Grandparent Study, fundedby the National Institute on Ag-An open letterHelp me, dear Lord, to be honestand trueIn all that I say and all that I do,Give me the courage to do whatis rightTo bring to the world a glimpseof Your Light"fasickWe are asking that you share aflicker of light with another whoisin dire need of our prayers andfinancial assistance.One of our own, Sister DollieJohnson will be traveling to Co-lumbia, South Carolina for a bonemarrow transplant sometime inSeptember. We are asking you tohelp us with her personal expensesof $5000. Why should you help,you ask? Let me share her life withyou so you can understand how awoman of faith can capture yourheart and inspire you in the midstof her tribulations.Dollie Johnson started servingthe Lord at 7 years old, singingwith her father and sisters. She isnow singing and serving the Lordwith the Junior Consolators ofGreenville. She is a member of St.John Missionary Baptist Churchin Stokes, Rev. Gregory Black,Pastor.Her life has been an active one,participating in sports, school busdriver and the mother of two chil-dren. Being ill, undergoing radia-tion and chemotherapy is the onlything that has slowed her down.What keeps her going as shefaces this new challenge in life? Inher own words she says, oFaith inGod keeps me strong.�We solicit your prayers for thiswoman of God and your financialblessing will be most helpful andappreciated.ing, is being directed by Dr. RachelPruchno, a well-known family psy-chologist and researcher.This study will also make animportant contribution to our un-derstanding of African Americangrandparents. Traditionally par-ticipation in research studies fromthe African American populationhas been low; although, findingshave shown that African Ameri-can caregivers have lower levels ofstress and burden with higher lev-els of family support in relation toother participants. African Ameri-cans are doing a lot oright� and it isimportant for them to share theirknowledge so that others can ben-THE oMT-VOICE- WEEK OF OCTOBERy: Grandparent .efit from their experiences. Ofequal importance to making Afri-can American needs and opinionsknown, is the valuable use of infor-mation to develop programs andpolicies which will benefit theBlack population.If you are an African Americangrandparent sharing a householdwith a young grandchild and youwould like to participate in theGrandparent Study, call 1-800-695-5927. 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-aitalDR: BARBARA FENNER (2ND FROM LEFT, SPORTING HER HAT) ISSURROUNDED by some of the participants and well-wishers at the fifth annual "MISASOKO WOTOTO" African-American Youth Festival recently. Good food, fun, and fellowshipwas enjoyed by all. We're already looking forward to seeing you at next year's festival.Staff photo by Jim RouseNew mental health informationclearinghouse announcedAs part of National MentalHealth Month, the SubstanceAbuse and Mental Health ServicesAdministrationTs (SAMHSA) Cen-ter for Mental Health Services(CMHS) is launching the new Na-tional Mental Health ServicesKnowledge Exchange Network(KEN )"a one-stop source of infor-mation and resources on mentalhealth.KEN offers a traditional helplinefor information and referralsthrough a toll-free telephone ser-vice (800-789-CMHS). The publicalso can reach KEN online, eitherthrough its World Wide Web siteon the Internet (http://www.mentalhealth.org) " orthrough its electronic bulletinboard service (800-790-CMHS),which is accessible via computerand modem.KEN was created to provideready access to mental health in-formation and resources to usersof mental health services, their' families, the general public, and. those who design, deliver, orfmance mental health services.oMental illness is one of the mostsignificant health problems inAmerica,� said SAMHSA Admin-istrator Nelba Chavez, Ph.D. oAtthe same time, it is one of the mosttreatable illnesses. Unfortnately,many people are not getting thehelp they need"often because theydo not know where to go for help.As part of National Mental HealthMonth, SAMHSA is pleased tolaunch KEN to the American pub-lic as a way to put people in touchwith the information and referralsthey need.�More than 51 million Americanshave a mental disorder each year,including one in five children. In-dividuals with depression are 1.5times more likely to die than indi-viduals with another serious medi-cal condition who are not de-pressed, and a majority of the29,000 Americans who commitsuicide each year are believed tohave a mental disorder.Users of the bulletin board sys-tem can participate in electronicfolurns where they can raise spe-cific issues for discussion amongall users. They also can access acalendar of mental health confer-ences and events, grant announce-ment notices, and job listin~s.KENTs toll-free helpline andonline resources provide linkagesand referrals to more than 1,600consumer and family advocacy or-ganizations; federal, state, and lo-cal mental health agencies; men-tal health organizations and asso-ciations; national clearinghousesand information centers; and 16CMHS technical assistance cen-ters that deal with special issuesrelated to mental health services.Stewart receives degreeCarolina Gospel Confab of theGospel Music Workshop ofAmerica founded by the late Rev.dr. James Cleveland. Elder| Stewart is a noted evangelist,| workshop clinician, playwriter,counselor, teacher, and soloist. Hepresently is writing his first book,| which will be published soon. His| managerial skills and administra-1 tive abilities are exhibited in theq Caravan of Deliverance Worldwide4 Ministries, Inc., founded in 1975.ELDER THOMAS LEVONSTEWARTThe honorary Doctorate of Di-vinity degree was recently be-stowed upon Elder Thomas LevonStewart at the annual CoastalWe offer:*eShoe Repaire*Key making[eadHEEL SEWQUIKCarolina East MallAppreciates the support of ourcustomers in the Greenville area forthe paast five (5) years*¢ Complete Line of shoe care products¢eClothing AlterationsTo celebrate shoe repair month, we will donate10% of all sales to Victory Christian AcademyHe has traveled throughout the] United States, Korea, Japan,Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, Ber-muda, Mexico and many other ar-eas as an evangelist# extraordinaire. Presently, he isanassociate minister and ordainedoe Elder at Faith Tabernacle UnitedHoly Church. Elder Stewart is theChairman of the evangelism boardof the Coastal Carolina Chapter ofthe Gospel Music Workshop ofAmerica. He has served the citi-zenry of North Carolina for morethan twenty years as an educator.People can order articles, book-lets, fact sheets, and videos thataddress specific topics. Some ofthe materials available at KENinclude Managed Care: What toLook for, What to Ask, You andMental Health: WhatTs the Deal ?,a brochure targeting youth, andAConsumerTs Guide to MentalHealth Services.oOne of our most important jobsat CMHS is to get state-of-the-art .information out to the field"tothe people who can use it most,�said CMHS Director Bernard S.Arons, M.D. oWealso want to learnfrom the field"from consumersand their families, from public andprivate mental health organiza-tions, and from services providers.KEN is a critical link in this infor-mation exchange process.�So far, callers and online userslike what they find at KEN. Onebulletin board user wrote,oI work in the mental healthfield and, besides keeping up withthe research that is constantlygoing on... [I] dream of providing aquality system to the people I treat.This bulletin board certainly helpswith both of those goals. It seemslike a very well run and informa-tive bulletin board. I plan to rec-ommend it to some of my friends.�agencies;RE-ELECTJettSAVAGEPitt County CommissionerJeff Savage will:¢ listen to the people;* be a strong voice for Pitt County's citizens;* maintain a sincere commitment to serve the people;* promote development of sewer service in unincorporated areas;* encourage public/private development of a Convention Center forPitt County* encourage better working relationships with area governments and~Support of statewideschools and roads "As a consultant to the NC Part-nership for Schools and Roads, Iwant to alert you to two majorbonds issues which we will havean opportunity to pass on Novem-ber 5th. There will be a $1.8 billionbond for school construction and a$950 million bond for road projects.These bonds provide funds forA Gaston County woman wasarrested this week in the fatalbeating of her 2-year-old daughterand a mother in Harnett Countywas charged with strangling her8year-old son. The deaths of thesechildren are part ofa national trendof greater danger for Americanchildren. The number of childrenaffected by child abuse and ne-glect has increased by 98 percentduring the past decade, accordingto a study issued last week by theUS Department of Health andHuman Services.In an effort to stem the tide ofviolence against our children, Pre-vent Child Abuse will hold a 40-hour vigil in memory of the 40North Carolina children who diedin 1995 from abuse and neglect.The vigil will begin at 5:00 PM onThursday, September 26, and theclosing ceremony will take placeat 9:00 AM on Saturday, Septem-ber 28. The site for the event is thesouth end of the Bicentennial Plazanext to the Museum of History onEdenton Street in downtown Ra-leigh.The vigil will educate the publicReadThe'M' Voiceschools and roads in all 100 coun-ties. For our low wealth, rural coun-ties, the state bonds may be thebest hope for getting much needednew schools built and secondaryroads paved.I have enclosed a flyer with thespecifics of what the bonds will do.Ihave also enclosed a sheet listingRecent child deathspart of national trend,were preventableabout child fatalities and whateach of us can do to help stopviolence against children. The pub-licis invited to participate through-out the 40 hours. Speakers at theopening ceremony include: Jenni-fer Tolle, Executive Director ofPCA, Paula Wolf, Executive Di-rector of the Child Fatality TaskForce, and Kathy, a teenage survi-vor of abuse.Prevent Child Abuse NorthCarolina was founded in 1979 onthe belief that no boy or girl shouldbe abused. PCAis the single, state-wide, not-for-profit organizationdedicated solely to the preventionof child abuse and neglect. Formore information, call 1-800-3 54-KIDS.the dollar amounts that will go toyour county if we pass the bonds.Please share this information. _As a business owner, you know -the importance of having goodschools and good roads in main-taining a strong state economy.North Carolina is a good place todo business because of the many _opportunities created by our ro-bust economy.Because the bonds are publicdollars, state law mandates thatcontracts over $100,000 shouldhave goals for minority-ownedbusinesses. If your county or cityschool district does not have anMBE goals program in place, nowwould be an excellent time for youto get acommitment toimplementa program.The NAACP and NC Associa-tion of Minority Businesses arecommunicating with state officialsin the NC Department of Trans-portation regarding what they willdo to increase utilization of MBEswith the proceeds of the road bonds.As a long time supporter of mi-nority-owned businesses, ITm con-vinced that we must take advan-tage of these opportunities. I urgeyou to do two things. First, contactyour superintendent and schoolboard members to establish anMBE program. Second, vote andencourage your employees, familyand friends to vote for the bonds.Thank you in advance for yoursupport of the bonds.AL@ D4 Public Forum| on the SundayObservance Lawin Greenvillewill be held| Monday, October 21at 7:00 p.m. in the CityCouncil ChambersFor those who can notattend the forum...Written opinion of theordinance is alsowelcomed and encouraged.Sena comments to theCity Clerk's OfficeCity of GreenvilleP.O. Box 7207Greenville, NC 27835District A"A Vision for Pitt County's Future* work diligently for continued success of Pitt County's hospital; and* promote quality growth for Pitt County through total qualitymanagement; and* promote a cleaner environmentVOTE ON NOV. 5th(Paid for by the Jeff Savage Campaign Committee)

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