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- on top for 2nd termTHE EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1981Black and Latinovotes put ClintonBy J. ZAMGBA BROWNEAmsterdam News StaffBlacks and Latinos acrossthe country helped WilhamJefferson Clinton to make his-tory on Tuesday. Their over-whelming vote not only put himover the top and gave him a sec-ond shot at the presidency, butalso allowed him to become thefirst Democrat since Franklin DRoosevelt to be re electedThese voters were apparentlyconvinced that Clinton, in hissecond four-year term. will continue to be sensitive to their eco-nomic and social plights. something which they didn't feel hischief Republican rival, Sen. BobDole. could do under a omeanspirited? GOP agendaAs the Amsterdam News wentto print Wednesday morning,Clinton had crushed Dole bysome 50 percentage points, withReform Party candidate RossPerot trailing far behindClinton also had an impres-sive showing in the ElectoralCollege.Clinton wasn't the only onecelebrating the day after the bigDemocratic big upset for theWe,,¢¢ House. Several of his* scadnch supporters here aiidacross the country also seemedelated that he was able to sur-vive what critics described as aoSleazy campaign? waged by hisopponentsState Comptroller H CarlMcCall said ClintonTs re-electionshould bring a collective sigh ofrelief for people of color acrossthe nation. oThe grim alterna-tive. the election of Sen Dole,would have been a big setbackfor the democratic process,? headdedMcCall said he expects theClinton administration to designate a cabinet that looks likeAmerica and to back key initia-tives that will improve the livesAesawe"STUMPIN' DOWN EAST"...Former President Jimmy Carterof minorities across the country.oNo other president in historyhas demonstrated this kind ofinclusion,? said McCall.He praised the president asone who has stood behind college student loan programs thatwould have been further slashedif owe had made a big mistakeTuesday and elected Sen. Dole tolead this nation.? CongressmanMajor Owens said he was elatedover ClintonTs victory because hethinks the president would nowbe in a better position to turnback the regressive tide againstsocial programs and affirmativeaction.However, Owens, who repre-sents BrooklynTs-IIth Congres-sional District, wants thepresident's tactics for gaininggrants and expanding programswith the African-American com-munity to be sophisticated andfocused.City Councilmember UnaClarke said she was confidentthat Clinton, in his second term,will revisit a number of theseissues, including welfare and im-migration reform laws, to repealthe most odious provisions of thenew laws and to address the com-mon concerns of the pooroT have every confidence thatin his next term, the presidentwill work hard to rebuild a bipartisan coalition aimed at working with our urban communitieson empowerment issues,? saidClarke.CouncilmemberAdamClayton Powell IV said a secondClinton-Gore administrationrepresents the best choice for thefuture of African-American andLatino communities. He addedthat Clinton is firmly committedto preparing young people forthe 21st century by assuring theyhave access to the technologynecessary for the 21st century.(Continued on page 2)#8 09%,r@(bottom) came to Greenville to lend his support to Senatorialhopeful, Harvey Gantt (seen in top photo). They met met withthe kind of heart-warming hospitality that only the homefolks 'Down East' offer.Voice photo by Jim Rouseindy } ES : iNATIONALLY KNOWN RECORDING STAR...ROY C....(Center) will be coming back to Greenville on Saturday,November 16. Fans, friends and well wishers will share a Big Cabaret. According to Roy C., coming to Greenville is like "cominghome"Eastern North Carolina'sMinority VoiceJoe Madison, on crackcocaine and the CIABertie - WinTarboro - SharpsburgRocky Mount-Plymouth |Kinston and WilsonLIBRARY - PERIODICALSEAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITYOICLWEEK OF NOVEMBER 7-15, 1996Voice Photo by Jim Rousecharged with churchburning in North CarolinaBy HERB BOYDSpecial to the AmnewsIfthe Justice Department hasbeen slow in its apprehension offelons burning churches in thenation - most of them with pre-dominantly Black congregations- it has increased the number ofOn Tony BrownTs Journal (PBS)~Has The Americancovernment declaredwar on Black America??Tony BrownTs Joumal, oneofthe nationTs longest-runningtelevision series, will examinethe controversy surrounding theallegation that the CIA played arole in launching the crack-co-caine epidemic in the inner citiesof the United States, the week ofNovember 8-14 (check with localPBS stations for exact date andtime).This story reached national no-toriety when the San Jose Mer-cury News began publishing aseries alleging that the origins ofthe crack cocaine epidemicamong inner city Blacks wasstarted by two Nicaraguans. Thearticle stated that the Nicara-guans raised millions of dollarsfor the CIATs contra army inNicaraga by selling large quan-tities of cocaine to a South Cen-tral Los Angeles dope pusher whoconverted it into crack. The im-plication was that the CIA wasaware of a scheme to introducecrack cocaine to raise money tofight communism while devas-tating American communities.The CLA denies any involve-ment and mainstream news or-ganizations such asTheWashington Post and The LosAngeles Times reported thatthere is no evidence to support aCIA role or a master plan totraffic drugs in South CentralLos Angeles in 1983.However, PBS commentatorTony Brown examines thecharges and the relationship be-tween the federal governmentand Black America within abroader historical framework. oIfthe allegations about a CIA-spon-sored crack-cocaine epidemicthat wrecked entire Black com-munities in the 80s and 90s aretrue, it could represent the con-tinuation of a government policythat began in 1917,? says TonyBrown.Using documentation that hegathered for his book, Black Lies,White Lies: The Truth AccordingTo Tony Brown (William Mor-row & Company), Brown exam-ines the Military IntelligenceDivisionTs campaign againstBlack America during WWI. Thisdomestic spy network was thelargest ever assembled in a freecountry.It is documented that this gov-ernment intelligence againstBlacks continued into the 1960s,and perhaps beyond. Brownnoted that when the spy networkwas organized in 1917, Presi-dent Woodrow Wilson and thegovernment assumed that be-cause Blacks were discriminatedagainst, they would not be loyalto America during times of war.This domestic intelligence opera-tion served as a forerunner of theCOINTELPRO FBI-led counter-insurgency program of the 1960s,and perhaps others. Brown ex-amines the connection betweenthe ArmyTs spy network and theU. S. intelligence communityTssurveillance of Malcolm X andMartin Luther King, Jr. He re-ports that military leaders mobi-lized and dispatched troops in-cluding snipers, and scouted 124cities as war zones in prepara-tion for an outbreak of war withBlack America, led by MartinLuther King, in April 1968, themonth King was assassinated.(Continued on page 3)arrests of these charged withcross-burnings.Recently, four North Carolinamen were charged with burningtwo crosses on the lawn ofa homeoccupied by a racially mixedcouple near Waynesville, N.C.,the Justice Department reports.This brings the number of casesstemmingfrom cross-burn ing in-cidents to more than 20, involv-ing some 30 defendants.The men charged in theWaynesville arrests - LeonardHaynes, Martin King, AlfredSmith and Eugene Smith - facethree count indictments, includ-ing violations of federal criminalcivil rights laws.The four men, the indictmentcharges, conspired to burn acrossin front of a trailer located in arural area and occupied by Gor-don Cullins and Hazel Annette,a mixed-race couple.According to Deval Patrick as-sistant attorney general for civilrights, othe case underscores ourcommitment to investigat ingthese crimes until they aresolved,? he said. oHateful actslike cross burnings strike at theheart of the communityand mustFROM THE'M' VOICE ARCHIVES. ..For a "blast from thebe stopped.?Count one of the indictmentcharges the four with conspiringto violate civil rights statutes,Count two charges that the de-fendants used force or threat ofForce against individualsexerising their right to occupy adwelling, and count threecharges the four with using firetocommita felony. If convicted,each faces up to 21 years in prisonand fines of up to $600,000.oWe will continue to smotherhe flames of racial hatred,?Patrick added. Meanwhile, onSunday, Oct. 9, three Black teen-agers were wounded in a drive-by shooting in a small town out-side Columbia, S.C. The two mencharged with the assault are al-legedly members of the Ku KluxKlan.The incident occurred a dayafter an anti-racism conferencesponsored by the National Coun-cil of Churches, ended in Colum-bia. Whether the shooting wasrelated to the conference is stillbeing investigated. The threeyouths are reportedly out of seri-ous danger, although one may beparalyzed for life.past", . this photograph of Rev. Howard Parker (L), Ms. DebraLeathers (C), and Mr. Donovan Phillips (R) surfaced recently.This trio of happy faces were present at one of the many |community functions they support regularly.Voice photo by Jim Rouse |

*Ps~A| ~ 2-THE oMT-VOICE - WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7-15, 1996From Page 1While many interests competefor the presidentTs attention,Powell said he was confident that~ under a Clinton-Gore adminis-tration, at least one door is opento the nationTs Black and Latinocommunities. oUnder Sen. Dole,this ddor would have been shut,?he added.Powell predicts that ClintonTslegacy will be made in his secondterm. oSince he no longer has toworry about re-election, therewill be a battle in Washington todetermine the direction his poli-cies will take,? according to thecouncilman.But State Sen. David Patersonsaid now that Clinton has beenre-elected, African-Americans,- Latinos and progressive whiteshave to be very suspicious of howhis second administration willaffect their neighborhoods.oThe lack of resources spentin our districts to solicit our voteduring the campaign, combinedwith the way President Clintonpandered to conservatives bysigning the Welfare Reform Bill,did not send the most-endearingmessage,? Paterson declared.Paterson said he held histongue during the campaign be-cause he knew that the Republi-cans were advocating dracobiancuts in Social Security and Med-icaid and putting the future ofthe poor masses in their handswould be suicidal.Paterson said he was very loyalto the Clinton-Gore campaign,C7) am fo) 0] am |" Maaco) (x=)by MailSUNClinton re-electedbut now itTs time to raise someissues. oWe need to pressure thnew administration to createjofor all the people who were kickoffa number os social programhe added.ButSerrano said he has no fear.oPresident Clinton has shownthat he will stand up for theissues that are of importance tothe African-American and Latinocommunities,? Serrano declared.He praised the president for suc-cessfully reversing a hostofTmean-spirited? provi sionswhich the Republicans had in-cluded in the immigration re-form bill. Had it passed, Serranosaid it would have denied publiceducation and other programs toimmigrant children.Serrano said he was confidentthat during a Cliton second term,the president will con tinue tostand up for the rights of thosewho are omost vulnerable in oursociety,? including children whoare.too young to vote. Congress-man Edolphus Towns said thestate of African Americans after_ 3Congressman José (republicanThat Breplts GhetTowns said he would expectthe president to continue his com-mitment to work with African-Americans to rebuild a betterfutur eir children. oI alsoexpect him to e elements ofued. ©!by,fnew, \Assembt iafiy §« Roberto; Camirez said tap with ClintonTs* re-election, a clear message hasbeen. sent to supporters of theican atiti-immigrant andtection agenda;wd Latinos willstantwp-and make their voicesheard.While the Clinton administra-tion made a great deal of progressin expanding trade, growing theeconomy and reducing the defi-cit, Congressman Charles B.Rangel said a lot more must bedone, especially if America is tomaintain its leadership in inter-national trade. oWe have theopportunity for tremendous eco-nomic growth into the next cen-tury,? according to Rangel. oButwe must make it clear to ourtrading partners that while wesupport free trade, we will insiston fairness and equity for U.S.companies and workers,? headded.Hugh B. Price head of the Na-the:new' welfare lawy,?he contin- -tional Urban League, said hewants Clinton in his second termto be the leading advocate tomake sure that all Americanchildren are educated to worldclass standards and thus sharethe American Dream.oWe must end the Great De-pression in urban America,? Pricedeclared. oWe believe an urbanpolicy must have a laser like fo-cus on jobs for the inner citypoor,? hecontinued. oFor thesakeof our country, we ask the presi-dent and the nationTs leaders topledge that the sun will not riseon the 21st century without anational urban jobs policy,? Priceemphasized.Attorney Moore said that al-though African-American andLatinos voted overwhelminglyfor the Democratic ticket, theClinton victory is not a ounmiti-gated blessing? for Black people.He stressed that there will becollateral benefits, such as amoreliberal Supreme Court, and leg-islative policies that are less ideo-logical.Moore stressed that ClintonTsvictory on Tuesday masks anawesome fact that America ismoving inexorably to the right,and that the president won bymerely appearing above the headof the Democratic constituencyto woo the GOP and indepen dentvoters.oThe Clinton cabinet is goingto be overwhelmingly white andmale and his policies will placean emphasis on fiscal restraintrather than social compassion,?Moore predicted. He also saidthat the presidentTs victory is aocase of lowered expectation andhope deferred.?It looks like members of theNew York City Council will haveto start dusting off their resumesafter voters Tuesday gave a bigthumbs-down to their campaignqimed at extending term limitsto three consecutive four-yearterms.New Yorkers, four years ago,had backed a referendum, limit-ing the number of term a CityCouncil member could serve toeight years. But it seemed thatnost of the members, includingSpeaker Peter Vallone, didnTt getthe message. They mounted anaggressive ampaign to reversethe decision n TuesdayTs elec-tion, and lost. When the voteswere tallied, 587,264 said no toVallone and company, as com-pared to 505,477 who wantedthe term extended.four years of ClintonTs leader-ship in many ways is brighterthan it was before he took office.\zmfrom the desk of Mrs. Beatrice MayeSSSsTo get your "M" Voice by mail write to:The ~mT VoiceStandard Feature20 htersphit port mduction engineJOO000 mile tune up intervalTDriver and passenger side wirbaps* Quadralink rear suspension*Rearseat heat ducts* Power front disSave Now DuringTracer Savings lime!ieneCASH BACK[9Q7 Mercury Tracer~Solar tint glassreardrumbrak:Mercury @IMAGINE YOURSELFIN A MERCURY1997 MERCURYT~For cash back on a purchase or Red Carpet Lease, take new retail delivery from dealer stock by 11/18/96. *Undenormal driving conditions with routine fluid/ filter changes. ~Always wear your safety belt.Fast CarolinaAUTO & TRUCK CENTERMEMORIAL DRIVE * GREENVILLE, NCVariable interval windshield wipersoWe are in a better position thanwe would before had the GOP inthe White House,? he added.The Minority\V(o) (ox=m lalonACERoefor civil rights, and for a strong,government-backed safety net forthe need and protection of theenvironment.More specifically, in NorthCarolina, yes, Greenville and PittCounty still not ready for a wel-comed change? Along raciallines, progress is yet minimal,still tokenism, but GreenvilleTsslogan is - oGreenville Has ItAll?.We had a chance to put a manwith vision, whoTs in touch withthe 90Ts into office. ItTs time toput aside our prejudices. LetTshelp President Clinton build thatbridge to a better future andhopefully Governor Hunt willinclude more minorities in hisnew crop of leaders to follow hispath.It just boils down to this: Re-gardless of credentials, qualifi-cations, leadership skills,strength of character or achieve-ment, a Black manTs climb seemsto be insurmountable. We arestill fighting change and subtleprejudice is evident. Look at themoney being spent on erectingjails. Criminals in jails exceedstudents enrolled in colleges anduniversities, and the breakdownin positive family relationships.We are tired of being sick andtired. Somebody needs to listen.Beatrice MayeBLADDERINFECTIONThe symptoms of a bladderinfection are pretty unpleasant:burning or pain on urination,drops of blood in urine or on thetoilet paper, difficulty holding. urine in or letting it out, lowerback pain, a stream thatTs just adrizzle or aspray, anda frequenturge to urinate. If you have anyor all of these symptoms, chancesare high you have a bladder in-fection, which about one in fivewomen will experience at leastonce.little guys migrate to where theycan cause trouble. The other 20percent of Bladder infections arecaused by a bacterium thatdoesnTt normally exist in yourbody, and doctors arenTt sure whyit makes a beeline for youruretha, but they suspect douch-ing may be a culprit.Bladder infections occur whenurine stays in your bladder longerthan it should. Normally, if youhave any bacteria in your urine,it will be flushed out as soon asyou urinate. If, however, it hangsout in your bladder for a while, itbegins to grow and you risk de-veloping an infection.If youTre one of unlucky girlswho are prone to bladder infec-tions (which may have to do withthe shape of your bladder), youcan take some precautions.Drink cranberry juice, which con-tains a compound that keepsbacteria from sticking to the lin-ing of the bladder(neat trick,huh?). ItTs also a good idea todrink enough water - ideally,eight glasses a day, but do whatyou can - to flush out your sys-tem regularly.From: THE SEVENTEENGUIDE TO SEX AND YOURBODY, by Sabrina Solin.... Callfor it at Carver Library, please.REFORMATIONWe can have a reformation inour churches, if all the sleepingfolk will WAKE UPAnd all the lukewarm willFIRE UP.And all the dishonest willSETTLE UP.And all the depressed willLOOK UP.And all the discouraged willCHEER UP.And all the angered will MAKEUP.And all the gossipers willSHUT UP.And all the dry bones willSHAPE UP,The "M" Voice Newspaper BEATRICE MAYE So how did you end up with And all the church membersPO Box 8361 this evil thing? Doctors arenTt will PAY UP.Greenville, NC 27834 To the editor totally sure, but they havesome Then the CHURCH will beSUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT MUST BE INCLUDED WITH ORDER ideas. In about 80 percent of readytoGO UP totheSAVIOURYes, I'd like a6 months subscription by mail $15 HARVEY GANTT , t cases, the bacterium that causes when HE comes. (Could find noYes, Fd like a 12 months subscription by mail $30 : ea, you re noT, a bladder infection lives in your author).Name : aloserinthehearts and mindsof owel and isin your stools. The © AUTHORITYandGREED: DoNae worrking families, religious moralis: Alwayswipefromfront leaders exemplify these taiggpteCity State 7ip people whodonotdisdaincauses to back so you're not helping the ments too much in their ]dAder-ship?Meet the TateFamilyThe following selection comesfrom Rosemary Lucky, teacherof English at East, and is bor-rowed from a speech by BarryEdwards:Do you work with any mem-bers of the Tate family?There is Dic Tate who wants torun everything; while Ro Tatetries to charge everything. AgiTate stirs up plenty of troublewith a lot of help from her friend,Irri Tate.Whenever new projects aresuggested, Hesi Tate and hisfriend, Vege Tate, want to waituntil next year. Then there isImi Tate who wants everythingto be just like it was where heused to work. Devas Tate pro-vides a voice of doom, while PotenTate wants to be a big shot.But these are not all of theTate members Facili Tate is quitehelpful in many areas. And adelightful person in the TateFamily is Felici Tate. Cogi Tateand Medi Tate always thinkthings through and lend a help-inghand. And of course thereis one renegade in our midst,Ampu Tate who has completelycut himself off from the rest.MwwyLAA?CAAABSA a = a& ' ptee2 a aof i TOI Db d dIf so, we want to talk to you about participating in °our project to learn how African-American women manageside-effects from breast cancer treatment.The aim of this project is to study and improve the health carereceived by African-American women with breast cancer.We need your help!To learn more about this project and howit can benefit you, call 1-800-349-5858.MANAGING UNCERTAINTY IN CANCERSCHOOL OF NursiNG, UNC-CHAPEL HILLFunded by the National Cancer Institute and National Institute for Nursing Research.

WASHINGTON, N.C. .. .The 'M' Voice Newspaper camera was on the campaign trailrecently. Shown above are Brothers who care. name these brothers and the former Mayor ofWashington and win a free dinner for two. Send answers to: The 'M' Voice Newspaper, 310Evans Street, Greenville, NC 27834.A Carolina ChristmasShow coming to RaleighRALEIGH, N.C., Summer iswaning and Christmas is com-ing. And itTs all going to happenbefore you can get your jinglebells unpacked.*@u. while you are looking foryour jingle bells, the elves atCarolina Concepts are puttingtogether the Carolina ChristmasShow, RaleighTs annual preludeto the holiday season.The Twentieth Annual Caro-lina Christmas Show featuresmore than 400 exhibitors fromthroughout the country display-ing unique gifts and art work.They will be gathering in theHoliday Market place for six ex-citing days, November 19 - 24,1996. The Show has Christmasdecorations, working craftsmen,plants, music, miles and miles ofbeautiful green garland, red vel-vet Christmas bows, and excel-lent Christmas shopping. TheVillage pavilion will be romanticenchantment at its best. DonTtmiss the table, tree, door, andmantel decorating done by areaprofessional designers. Thetheme for this yearTs show is oCo-lonial Christmas.? HannafordTsFood and Drug Superstore is theshow sponsor this year. They aredistributing flyers in all theirfive stores in the Raleigh-Caryarea. Also, when you attend theshow, pick up a complimentaryshopping bag, courtesy ofHannafordTs, and make sure youregister for the daily gift certifi-cates they will be giving away atthe show.While at the show, you willfind delicious foods, decoratedtrees, ornaments and gifts and-erafts by the thousands, educa-~tional and entertaining exhibits-and features for the whole fam-ily. Sanderson High School, inFrom Page 1Tony BrownAlso examined is the infamous~Tuskegee Experiment, a study~in which government agencies,-the U. S. Public Health Service~and the Centers For Disease-Control and Prevention, used~Black men as nonconsenting-quinea pigs in a syphilis experi-»ment.Appearing on the program to~discuss the ramifications of the~drug allegations against the CIA-are Elombe Brath of the Patrice- Lumumba Coalition and Jamaal:Goree, a community activist and~producer of oFront Page? onKJLH Radio in Los Angelescooperation with friends of thePerforming Arts in Raleigh, willbe providing gift wrapping to cus-tomers of the show as afundraiser project. Let them dothe wrapping for you this year!If you know someone who is aCivil War, World War II, Viet-nam War, or Desert Storm buff,make sure you see Wayne CoxTMilitary Miniatures in VillageH.Wayneis here from White Oak,North Carolina. He handpaintsminiatures of all above-men-tioned wars. And donTt forget toregister on the Mezzanine Levelof the show for the $500.00 cashshopping spree to be given awayon the last day.The Show dates are November19-24, 1996. The Show is locatedin the Raleigh Civic Center. Showhours are 12 noon ~til 9:00 p.m.on Tuesday; 10:00 a.m.Ttil 9:00p.m. Wednesday through Satur-day; 10:00 a.m.Ttil 6:00 p.m. Sun-day. Admission is $5.00 foradults; $4.00 for senior; childrenunder 16 admitted free. For ques-tions or advance tickets, contactFrances Delk at 1-800-232-4936.Plenty of on-street and lot park-ing available. Eating facilitiesare available inside the CivicCenter (even sit-down places!).Tour buses welcome.Eastern NorthCarolina'sCivic Group(formerly known as FirstCongressional Black Caucus)PresentsAnnual BanquetNovember 16, 1996at 1:00 p.m.atBR's Restaurant2243 Dickinson AveFor FurtherInformation ContactWalt Morehead752-3123orAnn Huggins757-1444Special Guest SpeakerRev. Barber fromGoldsboroSupport those businessesthat support the communityMARKETFOODSTORI¢ 10-12 Lb. Turkey° Qt. String Beans* Qt. Collards° Qt. Dressing¢ Pt. Gravy-¢ Dozen Rolls* Pie (Sweet Potatoor Pumpkin)Fully Cooked(Heat and Serve)$9799(Food Stamp Eligible)Now Taking OrdersVoice photos by Jim Rouse752-5025Even thoughthey're miles away,We don't think there should be any distancebetween you and the people you love. So we've lowered| \ local toll rates*, which means you can still talk heart to| heart. And stay as close as you've always been. Don'tlet distance keep you apart - pick up the phone. Andpick up where you left off.We've lowered local tollrates by as much as 44%"O.«=} Sprint.HereTs where it gets easier.?~Local toll calls are the long distance calls placed within the | ATASavings may vary based on time of day call 1s placed and the length of call\ © Copynght 1996 Sprint Corporatior

"WHAT A FELLOWSHIP". . .Shown here are Ms. Minnie Edwards, her mother,Dupree, a sister, Ms. Judy Rodgers (Owner of Southeastern Bus Lines) and other familymembers and friends who gathered recently to enjoy and share a joyous occasion. . .A babyshower for her Ms. Edwards' daughter.Mrs.Voice photo by Jim RouseSupport The Businesses ThatSupport The CommunityIf so, we want to talk to you about participating inour project to learn how African-American men manageThe aim of this project is to study and improve the health carereceived by African-American men witTo learn more about this project and howit can benefit you, call 1-800-349-5858.§ a aC) @side-effects from prostate cancer treatment.prostate cancer.We need your help!MANAGING UNCERTAINTY IN CANCERScHOotL OF Nursinc, LINC-CHaret Hive¢ Forrest Green Paint :¢ 16 Valve Enginee Am/Fm Stereo Cassette ,Black Leaders deplore~blatant racismT at Texacoand urge speedy redressBy J. ZAMGBA BROWNEAmsterdam News StaffHighly inflammatory racialepithets attributed to senior executives at oil giant Texaco Company were sharply denouncedTuesday by African-Americanleaders across the country, manyof whom called for swift disci-plinary action.Even Roy Innis, executive ofthe Congress of Racial Equality,an ultra-conservative whoseviews are often diametricallyopposed to those of mainstreamAfrican-American leaders, ex-pressed outrage.Innis described the Texaco ex-ecutives as a obunch of uncivi-lized savages? who have seriouslyoendangered attempts in theAmerican society to ~do the rightthingT about the countryTs racialproblem.?However, Innis said he be-lieved the incident at Texaco rep-resents a small minority in thebusiness community. He insiststhat the osavage racist? elementsat Texaco be quickly identifiedand uprooted.The Rev. Al Sharpton said theremarks reflect a spirit of ocorpo-rate racism? that is ap parentlysupported by major heads atTexaco. oIf people can make thesekinds of remarks and not be ter-minated or disciplined,? he de-clared, othen what will show usthere is a fairer policy in con-tracts, jobs, and other things thatrelate to our communities whenwe are con sumers of their prod-ucts?? said Sharpton. oWe muststop paying to be respected,? headded.State Sen. David Patersonwondered how many of thoseTexaco executives who de-nounced the action of their col-leagues as ohorrific and deplor-able? probably have made-thesame remarks, but were notcaught on tape.oWhenever blatant racism isexposed everybody points fingersat the perpetrator while ignor-ing the gravity of the problem,?Paterson explained.According to Paterson, everyday hardworking men andwomen of African descent arehumiliated, degraded and dis-__ 1997 Plymouth¢ Dual Air Bagse Air Conditioning¢ Rear Window Defogger¢ Power Steering¢ Power Brakes¢ Dual Air Bags3 Year, 36,000 Mile Bumper To Bumper WarrantyMSRP Retail ....EC Auto DiscountChrysler Rebate .Your Price .....16,200. §1,220._°1,00013,99013,990Plus Tax and LicenseEast CarolinaLincoln Mercury GMCHWY 11 & 264 BYPASS ¢ GREENVILLE, NC355-3333| 4-800-849-3355 |"graced at their jobs. But when-ever the oppression rises to thelevel of where some employeestake legal action, they are ridi-culed and chastised, he added.oI applaud the workers fromWhite Plains for starting a casethat showed up these vicious su-pervisors of theirs who wouldhave shredded evidence that willnow convict them,? Paterson de-clared.Dennis Walcott, executive di-rector of New York UrbanLeague, praised Texaco Company for securing the service ofMichael Armstrong to conductan independent investigation onthe contents of the controversialtape as well as other issues pertaining to racism within the corporate structure.oArmstrong is truly an inde-pendent individual who gets tothe core of the underlying problem and makes the appropriaterecommendation based on thecomplaint,? said Walcott in a tele-Coty US Inc.phone interview.Attorney Stephen Jackson saidthe remarks do not surprise him.oAs a practitioner whose casesprimarily consist of Afri can-Americans and other people ofcolor who are victims of discrimination, I am all too familiarwith the general lack of respect,sensitivity and the out right biasdirected at minorities,? he added.The only way to chahge thesituation, Jackson continued, isto seek redress in the courts andcompel employers to eradicateracism in the workplace. oPeopleof color must have the fortitudeto expose these egregious situa-tions whenever and whereverthey arise,? he declared.African-Americans at Texacohave just about done that. Theyhave already filed a $250 millionlawsuit against the giant oil company. Texaco said in publishedreports that it will probe the mat-ter and if it finds any merit to thecase, the perpetrators will be vig-orously disciplined.and EssenceMagazine announceerand-prize winner of the~What A Man!T contest:Naval Chief PettyOfficer Douglas L.Bryant, Sr.New York, NY " ESSENCEmagazine and Coty US Inc., arcpleased to announce the winnerof the ESSENCE and PreferredStock cologne oWhat a Man!? con-test. The grand-prize winner,who garnered more than 10,000votes from ESSENCE readers,is U.S. Navy Chief Petty OfficerDouglas L. Blyant, Sr., a familyman who has dedicated morethan 18 years of service to hiscountry. Blyant is the mainte-nance chief of Squadron VR-56Globemasters, on board NavalAir Station Oceana VirginiaBeach, Virginia.The contest, announced in theJanuary issue of ESSENCE,sought nominations of men age18 or older, whom the nomina-tors considered exceptional. Thenominators each submitted anoriginal essay of 50 words or lessdescribing her candidateTs sig-nificant accomplishments in theareas of academic, professional,community-service, religious andfamily involvement. A panel ofESSENCE judges chose the top-ten finalists, who were featuredin the June 1996 issue of ES-SENCE. Readers then voted fortheir choice by mailing in a cou-pon.The grand-prize winner andhis nominator each received athree-day trip to New York City,$500, Preferred Stock and Sand& Sable gift packages from CotyUS Inc. and a complimentarysubscription to ESSENCE maga-zine. Chief Petty Officer Bryantwill appear in a Preferred Stockcologne advertisement featuredin the November 1996 issue ofESSENCE.Chief Petty Officer Bryant, wasnominated by hisT wife,Gwendolyn, who said in her es-say, oESSENCE, look no further.My husband should win! You ask~whyT? Here are a few good rea-sons: HeTs a strong, spiritual,Black farnily man, a leader inhis field! A gentleman, yes! 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halLetter to the EditorLetter to the editorPatrick NelsonP.O. Box 7005Greenville, NC 27835November 08, 1996The Minority Voice, Inc.P.O. Box 8361Greenville, NC 27835First I'd like to commend theM Voice for providing many valu-able services to the community. Iwell remember several years agoreading of a young girl strickenwith leukemia. The Lord laid itupon my heart to try and helpthis girl and her family. With thehelp of a number of Christianpeople from different racial anddenominational backgrounds, Iorganized a fund raiser on behalfof the family, providing muchneeded funds at Christmas. Hadit not been for the M Voice, Inever would have known of thisneed.I do feel compelled to take is-sue with statements made in theOctober 31-November 6 editionregarding Sen. Jesse Helms. Thearticle begins by criticizing Sen.Helms for his government pen-sion. Ill concede that the retire-ment benefits of a U.S. Senatorare lucrative to say the least.But to point the finger of blameat Helms is unfair. It is the samepension program that over 500members of Congress participatein, as well as thousands of othergovernment officials. And gen-erous government pension planswere in place long before Helmstook office in 1972. To criticizehim for his retirement plan with-out criticizing all other partici-pants is inconsistent.The article also accuses Helmsof proposing to disrnantle Social' Security. As I recall, he wasnTtcalling for dismantlement, butprivatization, measures thatwould allow individuals differ-ent options as to how their moneyis invested. Privatization of So-cial Security funds would alsoprotect citizensT funds from poli-ticians who are notorious for raid-ing the Social Security Trustin My Re-election to theUS House of RepresentativesFirst Congressional DistrictFund to fund all of their petprojects.Under the current system,7.5% of employeesT earnings gointo the Trust Fund. This ismatched by a 7.5% contributionby the employer. Self-employedpeople like myself must pay theentire 15% tax themselves. I saytax because participation is notoptional, itTs mandatory. Everyyear I am forced to give 15% ofmy earnings to the federal gov-ernment in addition to federalincome tax, federal gas tax, capi-tal gains tax, etc.Unless drastic changes aremade in the current system theSocial Security Trust Fund willbe broke in 20"30 years, mak-ing the net return on my 15%contribution zero. Under HelmsTplan, current retirees would beprotected and future retirees likemyself would be free to investmy money where 1 please. If par-ticipation in the current systemwas ever made an option ratherthan a necessity, I would opt outwithout hesitation.If I were free to invest 15% ofmy income on my own, I wouldretire a millionaire. As it nowstands 1 am barely able to invest5% of my earnings toward retire-ment because after I pay my billsand taxes, there is very littlemoney left over. Regardless ofwhat one thinks of Jesse HelmsTpositions, his Social Security pro-posal was one position that madesense.The article writer (who, like somany other M Voice writers re-mained anonymous) then ac-cused Helms of otrying to cut$270 billion from the heart? ofmedicare. Excuse me for sound-ing brutally harsh, but that state-ment was an outright distortiomHelms supported cuts in thegrowth rate of medicare, not di-rect cuts in medicare. Like theSocial Security FTund, the Medi-care Trust Fund is scheduled forinsolvency unless steps aretaken. Both of my parents are onMedicare, and | appreciate theefforts of anyone, Democrat orRepublican, who attempts tosavethe program.Interestingly, an article ap-peared in the same issue of TheM Voice in which Helms oppo-nent, Harvey Gantt, was laudedfor his positions. Again the writerremained anonymous. It is notmy desire to take issue with theaccolades heaped upon Mr.Gantt. Harvey Gantt is withouta doubt a great American suc-cess story. I certainly feel that heis a man of character and integ-rity. I must, however, take strongissue with a statement made inthe article. In one paragraph ofthe article entitled oEqual Payfor Women?, the writer stated |that women who sell insuranceare paid less than men who dothe same job. I have been in theinsurance business for a numberof years and ITve dealt with manydifferent insurance companies.Never have 1 seen different com-mission structure for men andwomen. ~he insurance businessis the most fair and equitablebusiness 1 know of. Everyone,regardless of race, creed or gen-der is paid the same percentagebased on his or her individualsales. This wonderful businessprovides equal opportunities toall people willing to work andmake things happen.The purpose of my letter isneither to endorse nor repudiateJesse Helms. Since the writer ofboth the aforementioned M Voicearticles was not revealed, I mustconclude that the expressed com-ments are the opinion of the MVoice. If that is indeed the case,I must say I am disappointed.Again, let me reiterate my ap-preciation for all the good the MVoice does For the sake of fair-ness, I would encourage you todo careful research before pub-lishing articles that are criticalof others. I further recognize thatthe M Voice is a private entity,thus yoll have no legal obligationto publish my letter. But I do feelthat publication would make astrong statement for healthydialouge, which is all too often amissing ingredient in modernjournalism.Sincerely,Patrick NelsonP.O. Box 7005Greenville, NC 27835758-9622«|A Special Thanks to Youfor Your Vote of Confidencewhisptive fledge to combine to serve youf conipassionEva M. ClaytonTHE oM"-VOICE- WEEK OF NOVEMBERLive Your Dream.You don't need a million bucks to buy qualify, and our free seminars helpa home of your own -- let Wachovia prospective homeowners along the wayCSEETS a MonrcncsAdvantage mortgages orshow you how. 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AMONG THE WELL-WISHERS ATTENDING ARECEPTION at the Law Offices of Earl T. Brown, P.C., wasour lovely sister"Catherine Visage. Catherine would like forall her friends to stop by and see her at Heel-Sew Qwik whereshe operates an alteration shop. For all your sewing needs,from just owhipping? in a hem or completely making anoriginal designer garment, stop by and say ohi? to SisterCatherine today. Voice Photo by Jim RouseWestern-Southern LifeFamily Protection)Western-Southern Life Insurance Companyis pleased to announcePaul E. Foxworth, Sr.has been named Sales Representativeof the Month for July. This award is based onthe high level of Sales and Service topolicy holders demonstrated by Paul.Congratulations.SavingsGrowth2331 Professional Dr. * Rocky Mount, NC * 1-800-537-8389A~s faerecT =CAC age teLetter to the EdiThe small townCover - Up!!!!January 26, 199SI voluntarily went into theTideland Detox Center in Wash-ington, North Carolina I wasdischarged on January 30, 1995without any instructions aboutthe medicines that I was given tome. Nobody at the center gaveme any type of instruction on themedication that was given to mewhile I was in the Detox Centeror when I was released. When Iwas in the Detox Center I wasscared, confused, and stressedout. I thought the medicine wasa sedative, something to help mesleep. I did ask the fourth daythe name of the specific pill, be-cause it looked unusual in shapeand color. The nurse stated thatit was for my seizures. So, I wentahead and took the pill, thinkingthat everything was okay. Twodays later on February 01, 1995,I wassitting at home watching TVthat night between 8/9 pm, so Idecided to go down to the storeCourse forolderdriversoffered atPCMHGREENVILLE"Pitt CountyMemorial Hospital and the Ameri-can Association of Retired Personsare teaming up to offer a 55 Alive/Mature driving program. AARPdeveloped the eight hour class-room refresher course to help driv-ers 50 and older improve theirdefensive driving skills.The two-part course lasts from10a.m. to3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.20 and Thursday, Nov. 21. It willbe held in the PCMH Day Reha-bilitation Center on StantonsburgRoad. Cost of the course is $8.Topics to be covered include han-dling adverse driving conditions,the effects of medication on driv-ers and a review of driving safetyrules.For more information or to reg-ister for the course, contact thePCMH Occupational Therapy De-partment at (919)816-6600.Are you running out of time?College recruitment is falling like grains of sand in anhour glass. However, some schools are stillexperiencing healthy enrollments. The reason -have successfully isolated key markets that have beenproven to deliver students. And if you are looking for |such a market, then WTOW is what you needHereTs why.According to Simmons Market Research Bureau(1996), 19.9% of all adults have graduated from college.However, when you look at our audience, that numbertheyjumps to 26.9%,listeners are 35% more likely than people in general tohave college educations.Furthermore, WTOW listeners are 24% morelikely than average adults to have seventeen-year oldchildren living at home. Our audience also ranks 34%| higher when it comes to having graduate degrees.Our recommendation is simple.funds are scarce. When it comes to college recruitment,the smart money is on WTOW.This means that WTOWTime is short, andWTOW 1320 AMCall 919-975-1320and purchase 2 - 40 ozs. of beer:By the time I almost completedthe 2nd beer, I started feelingfunny, my vision got blurry, andmy body started feeling tightImmediatly I grabbed the phoneand phoned my sister, by thistime, my speech became slurredMy sister called the police. Bythe time the police got to myhouse I was unconscious layingon the living room floor. Briefly Icame conscious for a moment.This moment was critical for me.This gave me a chance to raisemy arm and unlock the door.From this point I do not remem-ber anything else. I heard thepoliceman calling out my name,oMs. Peartree - are you alright??By then, I was rushed to Beau-fort County Community Hospi-tal. Briefly I came consciousagain. I felt a tube going downmy throat, and I was gasping forair, (what was happening herewas that I was given a gastriclarage). This information wasnever mentioned to my family orme. I found out the truth 4months later. My niece arrivedat the hospital to check on andsee how I was doing, by this timethe nurses ran her out. She saidthat she saw black stuff all overme, the bed, and the floor. I wasdumbfounded by what kind ofblack stuff, and found out thatthey were pumping the pills outof my system that was prescribedto me from the Tideland DetoxCenter. The black stuff my niecesaw all over me, was charcoal.This is only used in emergencysituations whereas a person hasbeen poisoned. So, I waa trans-ferred to Pitt County MemorialESL tutorsneededVolunteers are needed as tutorsfor English As ASecond Language.Aworkshop will be held on Friday,November 15, 1996 at Pitt Com-munity College from 8: 15AM to12:30 PM in the Henry LeslieBuilding to train volunteers to beESL tutors. For more informationor to register, call Literacy Volun-teers at 752-0439. Help an adult tolearn English.Hospital in Greenville ascomatosed.Somewhere between the Tide-land Detox Center and PCMH,my record were falsified and la-beled me as a drug addict.People I know and talk to aboutthis says othey heard that I hadtook some pills, (OD), and dranksome beer. I spent nine days inthe Intensive Care Unit atPCMH.ITm presenting this story be-cause I want people to know thattruth about what happened tome, and how doctors lied andmade accusations that I hadoneedle-drug marksT on my rightarm. The overdose of medica-tion I received at the TidelandDetox Center have left me dis-abled. I underwent four painfulmonths speech, physical occupa-tional therapy. The doctors hadmy family convinced behind myback that I tried to committ sui-cide. They were brilliant. Butwhen God gave me my life backon June 1995, I went to the DetoxCenter to get copies of my records,and the administrator - Lynda.Watkins, threatned to call theoVOICE: WEEK OFior?police on me. 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If you love baskets, you willlove The Basket Boutique inBlowing Rock, North Carolina.Over 1000 basket styles andother woven items from all overthe world fill this elegant store.Alan and Laura Packer cre-ated this store in February ofthis year after moving here fromGrafton, Ohio. Their daughterWEEK OF NOVEMBER 716, 1996Basket Boutique open inhad gone to college last fall andthey decided to odo somethingtogether?. AlanTs contractingbusiness and LauraTs real estateleft little time together. TheNorth Carolina mountains wereinviting to both of them and withsome research they discoveredBlowing Rock. They never lookedback.Alan thought a basket busi-ness would be great in BlowingRock, but Laura thought he wascrazy until he pointed out tenbaskets in her kitchen alone.That did it. They sold their house,wrapped up their businesses andheaded south.The Basket Boutique has bas-kets from one half inch in diam-LN Productions(910) 822-1197Presents the Gospel Musical:) hn Black ofan GinLocation: P.S. 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Or stopby and visit Jody at theCentura Financial Centerat 611 East ArlingtonTBlvd. in Greenville.?,? CenturaThe Money Managers®© 1996 Cemura Bank, Member FDICBlowing Rocketer to extremely large. Whilethey stock the basics such ashandle, step, and flower basketsAlan and Laura pride themselveson finding those unique piecesfrom around the world that noone else has. They buy Nigerianbowls and mats from a youngman who grew up in the villagewhere they are made;collapsables from two Amishbrothers in Ohio; and have theextremely hard to obtainCroatian willow market baskets.Others come from Portugal, In-donesia, Ghana, the Philipines,and China.oThave always loved the charmof baskets and the beauty theyadd to the home or office,? Laurasays. oThey are a gift that com-bines both beauty and useful-ness.? Alan loves the environ-mental advantage because bas-kets are made from natural prod-ucts. They both get excited aboutthe creative talent expressed byeach basket weaver.oWe want everyone to be ableto afford our baskets. While wehave some very expensive pieces,we have something for everyone.? If they do not have it Lauracan probably find it for you. Sheloves to research specific bas-kets for customers. They alsoship baskets all over the coun-try. oWe want people to have funwhen they come to our store.Many men are surprised howmuch they enjoy shopping herebecause it is not your traditionalstore.The Basket Boutique alsorepresents five North Carolinaweavers. oThey workmanshipand love these ladies weave intotheir products is amazing.?Laura deeply admires their skillas she has done some weavingherself. oThere are so many cre-ative people around us. Thisstore permits us to meet many ofthem.?Crabtree & Evelyn soaps, lo-tions, and scents were recentlyadded. oThis was to broaden ourappeal without losing the highquality image we have estab-lished,? said Alan. oThese prod-ucts have very loyal customersand so do we; it is a perfectmatch.?Until Christmas the BasketBoutique is open seven days aweek. For additional informa-tion call (704)295-3799.HELLO EVERYONE. . .this pretty little girl is AmbriaNewsome. Ambria enjoys going to daycare, playing, andsinging. Watching her grow and learn is a joy to her mother,Nicole.GAC & VB launchesWWW Sitehttp:/Awww.greensboronc.orgGreensboro, NC - The Greens-boro Area Convention & VisitorsBureau has a new presence in theglobal information system with anew Internet site accessiblethrough http://www.greensboronc.org. 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The printed word iscertainly our mainstay but withthis new presence on the Internetwe can now reach the thousands ofbrowsers who desire instant infor-mation,? states Judith Grizzel,President of the Greensboro AreaConvention & Visitors Bureau. oItis only reasonable for the informedtraveler who may never have beenhere to want to explore Greens-boro before they arrive. With allthe information on our site one canget a well informed impression ofGreensboro right from their homeor office.?The Greensboro Area Conven-tion & Visitors Bureau is a non-profit, independent, public author-ity whose mission is to generateeconomic development throughtravel and tourism.National Guard Armory in Greenville"A Big Cabaret?Doors Open at 7:30 p.m.Showtime at 9 p.mfeaturingFor Further Info757-0365757-0425Roy "C" LiveTickets$12.50 Advance$15.00 At Door