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More Black Woman / White Man Couples
Taken from the Tri-State Defender
or years Black women watched as Black men dated |
and married White women, gallantly strolling down
the street with them or awkwardly bringing them to
family reunions.
Sometimes when a Black man achieved fame and fortune,
Black women would hold their collective breaths, wondering
whether he would bypass someone like them for a woman of
another race. And among them, Black women have talked
endlessly about the shortage of eligible Black men.
Now, as if to say, oenough of that, ? Black women have be-
gun their own silent march across the color line. In growing
numbers, they are dating and marrying White men.
oIt Ts not as easy for women of any race to find good men
nowadays, so why shouldn Tt we broaden the horizons? ? says
Manhattan author Brenda Lane Richardson, 53, a Black
woman who is something of a pioneer of the trend "she has
been married to a White man for 18 years.
oThe biggest change in intermarriage in this last decade
has actually been Black women marrying White men, ? says
Maria P.P. Root, a clinical psychologist in Seattle who has
studied interracial relationships and multiracial families ex-
tensively. oIt Ts a very significant demographic trend that no-
body has picked up on. ?
In the last 40 years, all marriages between Blacks and
Whites have increased, but recently interracial marriages
have climbed faster for African-American women than for
African-American men, according to a 1996 article in The
New Democrat written by Douglas Besharov, a scholar at the
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
The number of Black female-White male marriages re-
mained fairly static between 1960 and 1980, going from
26,000 to 27,000. But by 2000, the number had almost
tripled, to 80,000, according to Curtent Population Survey
figures. By comparison, the number of marriages between
Black men and White women rose from 94,000 in 1980 to
227,000 in 2000.
oBlack men have been doing this sort-of pairing up, par-
ticularly with White womén, for such a long period of time.
] think that actually opened the door ? for Black women, the-
orizes Root, whose book, Love Ts Revolution: Interracial
Marriages ?(Temple University Press, $22.95), was pub-
lished last year.
Two years ago, Richardson published Guess Who's
Coming to Dinner: Celebrating Interethnic, Interfaith,
and Interracial Relationships (Wildcat Canyon Press,
$14.95), partly to acknowledge the increase in interracial
unions and to show how such unions can help people look
beyond race.
This oquiet revolution fueled by love, ? as Root calls it, ob-
viously is happening not only because Black women have
become more open to the idea of interracial relationships.
oOne of the reasons we're seeing more Black women go- .
ing out with White men is because White men are changiny:
too, ? Richardson says. oWhen I say changing, I mean usin,
prejudicial thoughts. They're in the office with us, at the
"health clubs with us. They're being confronted with the truth
of who we really are. ?
And their attitudes, in fact, may have changed faster than
Black women Ts.
According to a 1995 study on interethnic marital attitudes
conducted in 21 cities, White men were the group most will-
ing to intermarry; Black women and White women were the
least.
oI Tve always been willing to think outside the box, ? says
Chicagoan Matt Wukitsch, 33, a social worker, on why he
had no qualms about marrying an African-American woman.
oWe felt a connection right away. The first day I saw her, I
was like Wow, who is that? T ?
That first day was at a youth workshop that he had
arranged at the Black Ensemble Theater, where Andrea was
an artistic director. Within two weeks she told her mom that
he was the one. They've been married 2 1/2 years.
This, despite the fact that Andrea, 31 and now an actress,
used to be othat Black woman looking at Black men with
White women, thinking Whaaat? T she says, laughing.
What Ts behind the greater openness to Black female-White
male relationships?
Hollywood has played a small role in the last few vears, on
both film and TV. Most notably, Halle Berry won an Oscar
for her role in Monster's Ball, in which she plays a waitress
who gets involved with a White man (Billy Bob Thornton)
after her Black husband is executed in a Georgia prison.
Last year Berry played John Travolta Ts girlfriend in Sword-
fish, and Angela Bassett was cast as the girlfriend of Robert
DeNiro in The Score, a condition many Hollywood types say
DeNiro prefers off the screen.
In 1998, Berry played Warren Beatty's love interest in Bul-
worth.
Another factor, often referred to as the oshortage ? of eligi-
ble Black men, stems from the fact that so many men of col-
or are incarcerated, unemployed or just emotionally absent,
many Black women say.
And equally significant is an increasingly integrated soci-
ety, and the fact that during slavery, White masters often mat-
ed with Black female house slaves. It was then and continues
to be more readily accepted in mainstream society than the
reverse. And there are other conditions, too, that have en-
hanced Black female, White male relationships.
oThe Civil Rights movement and upward mobility ? among
African-Americans have brought about omore equal-status
contact across groups, ? says Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, a
UCLA anthropologist who conducted the 1995 study that ex-
amined interethnic marital attitudes and dating patterns.
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Bell: ECSU CGC
pion
Pictured here are Mr. & Mrs. Bell and
photo by Jim Rouse
son.
A retired educator of ECSU and
NYU joins the group in its recruit-
ment effort.
Rosa Mackey Bell, a graduate
of Elizabeth City State Teachers
College and the class of '44 joins
the Eva J. Lewis Alumni Chapter
in the effort of recruiting students
to attend Elizabeth City State
University and to encourage other
alumni to join in our recruitment
effort.
When Mrs. Bell graduated from
Elizabeth City State Teachers
College, she was fortunate enough
to go back to work at the high
school in which she finished. An
alumni chapter of Elizabeth City
State Teachers College was organ-
ized and she became the president
of that chapter and, as they were to
meetings.
meet often in Elizabeth City, she
met Mr. Melvin Roundtree and a
few others attending our alumni
Mr. Roundtree was
affiliated with the Eva J. Lewis
Chapter at that time and the
chapter members were hard work-
ers making great progress.
After working in Hyde Co. for
19 years, she married and moved
to Greenville and, when she got
to Greenville, the Eva J. Lewis
Alumni Chapter had gone down
and Mr. Roundtree and a few
others had to go from house to
house to collect enough money to
represent their chapter. This great |
chapter had gone down and often
representatives
City State came to Greenville and
held meetings with the alumni
reorganize.
ize.
' the secretary.
University because they can
school.
encourage the graduates
line with us.
Co. Training School.
member of
Chapter No. 10 Order of
Millord Filmore Bell.
from Elizabeth
living will not be in vain,"
members to encourage them
In 1985, a group of us met at
various homes and other places to
develop interest. We did reorgan-
Effie Thompson was our
- president and Rosa M. Bell was
We had a very
interested group for a while with
| large numbers and we made pro-
4 gress. Since then we have worked
» very hard under the leadership of
() Mary L. Cates. Our effort now is
to encourage and recruit students
to attend Elizabeth City State
_ there and do as well in life as they
can from attending any other
We also would like to
in this
city to support our chapter. We
have worked hard and have been
well-represented in recent years.
Now we need all that will fall in
Rosa Bell retired in the year of
1981 after working 37 years in
Hyde and Pitt Counties. She is a
high school graduate of the Hyde
She is a
Cornerstone
Missionary Baptist Church where
she is affiliated with many organi-
zations and the Ladies Delight
Eastern Star. She held the secre-
tary position of the Eva J. Lewis
Alumni Chapter from 1984-1992.
She is the founder of the Hyde Co.
O. A. Reay Alumni Chapter of
Hyde County. She is the widow
ry)
Her motto is "If | can help
someone as.! go along then my
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The Little Willie Center is a place where olatchkey" kids go play, do
homework, and get a nutritious snack while their parents are at work,
The Little Willie Center is a center in the community, for the community
and our kids, Praises go to Sis. Arrington, the staff, and especially the kids for
a lovely banquet and a lovely performance. Also shown above is second from
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IS IT TRUE THAT
THE BIBLE HAS
THE ANSWER TO
YOUNG TEEN
QUESTIONS?
by Faith May
Many of us like to watch
game shows on television like
oThe Price I s Right ? or oWho
wants to be a millionaire? ?
Some of us find it entertaining
to watch someone else sweat in
an effort to get rich quick. Yet
we also know that the questions
the contestants have to ponder-
no matter how intriguing-are
not in themselves all that
important. The really impor-
tant questions are those that
haunt us in the darkness as we
lie in bed trying to sleep
questions that eat at our hearts
because we sense that our lives
our health, our hopes and our
happiness all hang in the
balance. .
- But what if the mos
published book in the world
has the answers to our most
troubling questions.
If you wonder if there is hope
for you and your family accord-
ing to Genesis, the first book in
the Bible, God created the
family. The rest of the scrip-
tures assume that the One who
made marriage and parent rela-
tionships is the One who
knows how to make
work.
Consider chapters 5 and 6 of
Paul Ts letter to the Ephesians.
Here the God of the Bible gives
clear principles for a healthy
family:
Husbands (5:25-28). They
draw on the spiritual strength
of God to faithfully show
self-sacrificing leadership that
displays character and integrity.
. Wives (5:22-24). They find
security in their relationship to
Christ so they can complement
the strengths of their husbands.
Parents (6:4). They learn
from their own Father in
heaven how to provide loving
instruction and wise correction
that equips children for life.
. Children (6:1-3). They honor
the loving, though imperfect,
example of their parents who
are accountable to God for "
their care and development. "
Husbands, do you want to
alienate your wife and drive a
wedge in your marriage? Then
don Tt give yourself for her,
don Tt give her the dignity and
respect she deserves, Don Tt
pay any attention to the biblical.
instruction to love her as Jesus "
loves His church. *»
Wives, do you want to drive
your husband away? Then
don Tt give him the loving
supportive partnership that
God Ts Word, the Bible de-
scribes.
Parents, do you want your
children to despise you and
everything you stand for?
Then be inconsistent, unfair,
and unrealistic in your expecta-
tions. Try to dominate them
without genuinely loving them.
Ignore the biblical direction
about giving them loving,
consistent discipline that does
not provoke them to anger.
Children, if you don Tt want
your home to be a place of
anger, frustration, and constant
turmoil you must obey your
parents. Don Tt forget the debt
of gratitude you owe them for
giving you life and caring for
your needs.
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with raping Black women with impunity, but the near ru-
mor that a Black man had raped a White woman could get
him killed, ? she says. Related resentments formed the bar-
rier between Black women and White men.
The history of racial oppression and perceived sexual ex-
ploitation as a part of that racial oppression is a factor that
early on discouraged Black women from involvements with
White men, ? says Mitchell-Kernan, now UCLA's vice
chancellor and dean of graduate studies. oThe mythology
was that White men had a sexual interest in Black women
but were not interested in marrying them. ?
The resulting skepticism helps explain why, in the study
Mitchell-Kernan conducted, Black women as a group indi-
cated they were less willing to marry outside their race than
other groups.
But reality, not just mythology, plays into the divisions,
says Haley, 51. Black female slaves were osexually exploit-
ed by White men who were in the position of their masters.
So that history of rape often hardens Black women to even
the possibility of dating, or contemplating in a romantic
- way, White men, ? she says.
In her own way, Haley has dealt with what she refers to
as that oconflicted history. ? Her husband of 27 years, Adri-
an Pollock, 51, is White. He is, however, not an American
White male.
He Ts from England. And | think that Ts why we've lasted
this long, ? she says half-jokingly. oHe wasn Tt socialized in-
to the American "which is, bottom line, a racist "society. ?
While progress has been made, interracial couples say
they still confront the occasional subtle slight or glare that
reminds them, and their children, that they constitute an-
other category of minority status.
Haley and her husband have a son, 24, and a daughter,
18, who have grown up biracial in a predominantly White
area of central New York state. Because her daughter looks
White "blond hair, blue eyes " oshe Ts caught it from both
sides, ? Haley says.
What Ts most hurtful to her is that her schoolmates, ac-
quaintances (who) may not know she has a Black mother
and will assume she Ts complicit in Whiteness, will tell her
racist jokes. ?
Until the late 1960s, it was illegal in many states for
Blacks and Whites to marry. In 1958 two Virginia residents,
Mildred Jeter, a Black woman, and Richard Loving, a
White man, were married in Washington, D.C. When they
returned to Virginia, they were charged with violating the
state Ts ban on interracial marriage. The couple took their
case to the Supreme Court, and in 1967, in Loving vs. Vir-
ginia, the court declared anti-miscegenation laws unconsti-
tutional.
Where there are fewer legal and societal obstacles from
outsiders, some women acknowledge that personal or fa-
milial ones remain.
Veronica Chambers, 31, a fiction writer and freelance
journalist, says she faced her own before becoming en-
gaged to Jason Clampet, 28, who is White.
oThe hardest hurdle for me is that I just remember being
in a really close relationship with a Black man and being
able to come home at the end of the day and say to him, It's
ntexteclal Taereade
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At one time, she adds, a Black female and White male had
very limited contact. a ;
oThese days a White male college professor will come in
contact with a Black female college professor, ? Mitchell-
Kernan says. . .
And although Black male-White female couples still out-
number Black female-White male couples 4 to 1, some think
that it Ts easier for American society to accept a White man
and a Black woman being together.
oOf the two types of Black-White couples, the Black male-
White female has historically always bothered people the
most, ? says T. Joel Wade, an expert on interracial relation-
ships and a professor of psychology at Buckncll University
in Lewisburg, Pa.
Black male-White female pairs still seem omost repug-
nant, ? he says, and perhaps that explains why it Ts rare to see
those pairs even today in movies and soap operas. oThat Ts
still much more upsetting. A lot of sexual baggage goes into
it. ? .
That baggage is rooted in the history of slavery, when the
owhole myth of the Black rapist ? arose, says Shelley Haley,
a classics professor at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y,
who teaches a course titled Black Women Ts Experiences in
the United States.
Haley says that myth offered oan excuse for lynching ?
Black men in the South, a topic she took up recently in her
class. oI pointed out the irony that White men could get away
ie | oe Fae
made the assumption that |
chose to go to a owhite ?
school because | wanted to
be white, | wanted to sur-
round myself with white
people, and because | felt
that the only way I could
succeed was by going to a
owhite ? school. Of course,
I had to disagree. I chose
to go to ECU, number one,
because | wanted a univer-
sity education without leav-
ing home. Also, I knew for
a fact that ECU provided
excellent programs for my
intended major at the time.
computer science. This
gentleman also made the
statement that the majority
of successful blacks gradu-
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| will NOT be limited by
any man. Instead of en-
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exception, this older, well-
known citizen, who also
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going to reach my goals, no
matter what anybody says.
So, to all of the young
Black students who plan to
attend college, I say, oDon Tt
let anyone stomp on your
dreams. No matter where
you choose to go, you can
do anything you want to do.
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CR. SECRETARY
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PRES. HERITAGE SOCIETY
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W. Imogene Dupree
CHAPLAIN
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BLACKS DON'T
READ.....
Grandma Williams T
this.....Blacks Don't Read.
Blacks use the current methods
of containment (controlling) on
themselves: Ignorance. Greed.
and Selfishness.
A great man said, "The best
way to hide something from
Black people is to put it in a
book." We live not in the
Information Age.
They have gained the opportu-
e-mail
nity to read any book any subject
through the efforts of their fight
for freedom, yet they don't read.
Greed is another powerful
weapon of containment: Blacks
have.large amounts of money at
their disposal. Last year they
spent 10 billion dollars during
Christmas.
They continually want more, with
little thought for saving or invest-
ing. They. would rather buy some
sneakers than invest in starting a
business. Some even neglect
their children to have the latest
Tommy or FUBU., And they still
think that having a Mercedes and
a big house gives the "status" or
that they have achieved the
American Dream.
fools. The vast majority of their
people are still in poverty be-
cause their greed holds them
back from collectively making
better communities. They'll con-
tinue to show off to each other
while we build solid communities
with the profits from our busi-
nesses that we market to them.
Selfishness is one of the major
ways we can contain them. Their
selfishness does not allow them
They are.
to be able to work together on
any projects or endeavor of
substance. When they do get
together, their. selfishness lets
their ego get in the way of the
goal. They are content to sit in
conferences and conventions in
our hotels, and talk about what
they will do, while they award
plaques to the best speakers, not
the best doers. Is there ng end to
their selfishness?
They steadfastly refuse to see
that TOGETHER EACH
"ACHIEVES more (TEAM).
They do no understand that they
are no better than each other
because of what they own.
In fact, most of them are but one
or two paychecks away from
poverty. Yes, we will continue to
contain them as long as they
refuse to read, continue to buy
anything they want, and keep
thinking they are "helping" their
communities by paying dues to
organizations which do little
other than hold lavish conven-
tions in our hotels.
By the way, don't worry
about any of them reading this
letter, remember,
e Desk of Mrs Beatrice
"THEY DON'T READ!!! ?
Prove them wrong. Pass this
on.
JABBERWOCK
PAGEANT 2002
The Jabberwock Pageant was
held at 6pm on Saturday, May
4.2002,
at the JH Rose High School
Performing Arts Center. The
theme for the event was
"Building America's Future
Through: Scholarship,
Citizenship, and Service.
The biannual pageant is spon-
sored by the Greenville(NC)
Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Inc. Fifteen area
high school juniors and seniors
were seeking to be Miss
Jabberwock, and two girls in
grades third through six were
competing for the Little Miss
Jabberwock title.
Since December, the participants
have been involved in educa-
tional. cultural.career and per-
sonal development. They
competed for the crown by
soliciting sponsorships. The
Jabberwock is a mythical charac-
ter in Lewis Carroll's
"Alice in Wonderland. ?
He invites his friends to join him
in celebrating the Jabberwock by
bringing girls together to share
their future dreams and aspira-
tions.
When the Greenville (NC) alum-
nae chapter was charted in 1965,
the pageant featured high school
seniors. Through the years it has
garied its participants and has
included male and female high
school seniors and female high
school juniors and seniors.
In 1992, elementary girls were
added to the pageant. This event
follows the national organization
emphasis on education.
Shammah Daniels, vice presi-
dent of the almnae chapter, ts
chairperson of the pageant, and
Annette Goldring is chapter
president. Participants in the high
school pageant from DH Conley
High School were:
Jessica House, daughter of
Johnnie & Phyllis
Thompson:Kristian Jordan.
daughter of Maurice & Cheryl
Jordan; Diandrea Miller, daugh-
ter of Mary Miller;Angel Smith,
Linda White; Marquita Williams,
dau: of Jimmie and Pat
Williams.
From Ayden Grifton High School
is Jacque! Smith, daughter T of
Gwendolyn Turnage. From North
Pitt High School is Roychelle
Payton, daughter ' of Patricia
Dunn. From Farmville High
School is Sharira Baker, daughter
of Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Baker.
From Northwest Halifax High
School is Andrea Hunter, daugh-
ter of Matthew & Gwendolyn
Hunter.
JH Rose High School partici-
pants are Antoinette Boskey,
daughter of Sandra Strickland;
Diedre Hagans, daughter of Jay
& Debbie Hagans; Chandra
Maultsby, daughter of Mary
Maultsby: Kimberly Moore,
daughter of Jackie Blount: and
Le'once Wilkins, daughter of
Leon and Claudette Wilkins.
Participating in the Little Miss
Jabberwock is Shonita Johnson,
daughter of Benjamin Johnson
and Monica Daniels; and Alexis
McDowell, grand-daughter of
Wilson McDowell.
Reflections Expressions And Reviews
Suejette Jones
Technology companies are a growing part
The Lottery Question
North Carolina has no state
lottery because too many voters
believe it is evil, one of which
is that poor people would
waste their money that ts
needed for the bare essentials
like food. shelter, and clothing.
Governor Mike Easley recently
announced cuts in state spend-
ing. During that press confer-
ence he reminded voters that we
wouldn't have to cut jobs and
services if we had a lottery.
Education in the state would
improve. In other words, | told
you so. The debate ts on the
table. No one doubts the
advantages of a state lottery.
People will drive a long
way to get a chance to strike it
big. Many North Carolinians
of our electric coop.
North Carolina's
electric cooperatives "
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drive every week to Virginia
and South Carolina to purchase
lottery tickets. That's not to
mention the people in this state
who buy ball tickets and play
numbers in our cities and small
towns all over North Carolina.
This illegal gambling has hap-
pened as long as | can remem-
ber and still happens as | write.
No one cares because for many.
it is considered legitimate rec-
reational activity. Men who are
leaders of churches buy tickets
or play numbers. They are
deacons and trustees, ushers.
and from pulpits across the state
without bringing attention to
the illegal gambling that takes
place all over the state. Pastors
contend that a lottery would
lead to the deterioration of
society; yet, many churches put
on raffles with the offering or a
free TV ora free turkey or even
cash money if the holder's lucky
number is drawn. The goal ts
to "raise money for a church
project. ?
Recently. a North
Carolina man spent a weekend
in jail, in part because he had
some lottery tickets in his
pocket: however. prosecuting
North Carolina residents who
legally purchase lottery tickets
in other states makes as much
sense as prosecuting state resi-
dents who gamble in the Las
Vegas or Atlantic City casinos.
One thing is certain:
Something has to be done to
improve education in the state
of North Carolina. Taxpayers
will not support a tax increase.
The options are simple: Go
forward with the lottery, accept
what we have. or increase taxes.
It's only a matter of time before
we move forward with a lottery.
Our fiscal problems don't give
us much option -- whether it is
good or evil.
(Condensed from articles in:
The Durham Herald - Sun
The Fayetteville Observer).
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" 100 BLACK MEN OF AMERICA..." |
Shown above at the Annual Fish Fry held in Snow Hill recently. Shown standing with the Shown above are members of the 100 Black Men of America organization that recently held
newly elected Mayor of Snow Hill..Don Davis and fellow citizens of Snow Hill. a community and education forum at Pitt Community College, to discuss violence, education
(Photo by: Jim Rouse) opportunities, and those pondering questions that we arise when in the presence of law en-
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a 3
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NORTII CAROLINA DRIVING SCHOOL, INC. .
PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS DRIVER EDUCATION 2002-2003 SCHEDULE
Registration Dates Ayden-Grifton (Register in main office with Ms. Rodgers)
(May 20 - Mav 30) June 17 - June 26, 2002 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
(Aug 19 - Aug 30) September 9 - September 23, 2002 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
(Dec 9 - Dec 20) January 13 - January 28, 2003 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
: (March 10 - March 21) April 1 - April 15, 2003 3:00 pm -,6:00 pm
DH Conley (Register in main office with Ms. Arp)
(May 20 - May 20) June 24 - July 3, 2002 8:00 ain - 12:00 pm
(Aug 12 - Aug 22) August 26 - September 10, 2002 3:15 pm - 6:15 pm
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(Nov 14 - Nov 25) December 2 - December 16, 2002 3:15 pm - 6:15 pm
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' (March 10 - March 21) April | - April 15, 2003 3:15 pm - 6:15 pm
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(May 20 - May 30) July 15 - July 24, 2002 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
. (Sept 11 - Sept 25) October | - October 24, 2002 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
- (Dee 9 - Dec 20) January 14 - February 5, 2003 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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(April 2 - April 16) April 29 - May 20, 2003 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
JH Rose (Register in Student Services center with Ms. Tyson)
(May 20 - May 30) June 12 - June 21, 2002 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
(Aug 12 - Aug 22) August 26 - September 10, 2002 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(Sept 16 - Sept 30) October 7 - October 23, 2002 3:30 pm -. 6:30 pm
(Nov 14 - Nov 25) December 2 - December 16, 2002 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(Dec 9 Dec 20) January 9 - January 24, 2003 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(Feb 12- Feb 25) March 4 - March 20, 2003 ; 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(Apnil 7 - April 1£) May | - May 15, 2003 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
North Pitt (Register in main office with Ms. Rawls)
(May 20 - May 30) July 8 - July 17, 2002 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
(Sept 11 - Sept 25) October 1 - October 17, 2002 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(Nov 14 - Nov 25) December 2 - December 16, 2002 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(Dec 9 - Dec 20) January 8 - January 23, 2003 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
20th Century Banquet.....Shown above are our brothers and sisters that were ENDL Nal sh MEN) sok Teh Ue ches) feishe CM [par
on hand for another 20th Century Celebration.This years event was held at South Central (Register in main office with Ms. Allen)
the Hilton inn with renowned speaker The Honorable Judge Jim Wynn - NC May 20 - May 30 July 8 " July 17. 2002 8:00 am - 12:00
Court Appeals photo by Jim Rouse (May May 30) uly uly 1/, :00 am :00 pm
(Aug 19 - Aug 30) September 10 - September 24, 2002 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(Oct 16 - Oct-30) November 5 - November 20, 2002 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(Jan 14 - Jan 27) February 4 - February 20, 2003 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(March 10 - March 21) April | - April 15, 2003 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
A.G. Cox (Register in main office with Ms Carraway or at NCDS office 321-6700 )
(May 20 - May 30) July 8 - July 17, 2002 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
C.M. Eppes Middle School (Register at NCDS office by calling 321-6700)
(July | - July 16) July 22 - July 31, 2002 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
(April 1 - April 15) April 21 - April 25, 2003 (Easter break) 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
E.B. Aycock (Saturdays only) (Register at NCDS office by calling 321-6700 )
(Aug 12 - Aug 28) September 7, 14, 21, 28, and Oct 5, 2002 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
(Feb S - Feb 21) March 1, 8, 15, 22, and March 29, 2003 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
» Students must be 14 4 years of age by the first day of class.
» Students must bring a copy of their birth certificate on the first day of class.
Students are allowed one absence. (Students are allowed no absences during the summer classes. )
* Questions should be directed to North Carolina Driving School at 252-321-6700.
» Sign-up dates are in parenthesis .
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Reparation ef un te
Legal experts: Win or lose, the discussion is worth having.
from The Tri-State Defender
It may become the most
divisive issue in the na-
tion: the unsettling ques-
tion of compensating
African Americans for the
atrocity - and the legacy -
of slavery.
But. for now, as the
debate finds a na- tional
platform with the filing
last week of class-action
lawsuits, supporters and
critics of rep arations
agree on this much: The
landmark suits, targeting
companies with -links to
the slave trade, come bur-
dened with a virtually
unconquerable mountain
of legal obstacles.
And they agree on this,
too: With all the fanfare
accompanying the suits T
filing, the slim prospects
for their legal success
may be thoroughly irrele-
vant.
Instead, lawyers and aca-
demics say, the suits
should be seen as the first
- and almost certainly not
the most significant -
salvo in a battle that will
reach far beyond the mar-
ble walls of the federal
courthouse in New York.
The new lawsuits seek
money from companies,
including Aetna and Fleet
Bank, that participated in
or profited from the slave
trade.
Dozens of other compa-
nies also may be named in
suits - some as early as
next week.
But in the months ahead,
other teams ol lawyers,
including some of the
most promi- nent litiga-
tors in the nation, will
meet to craft far larger
reparation suits aimed at
federal and state govern-
ments, and possibly uni-
ver. sities and private
individuals. And the suite
are just one arena in a
coordinated campaign
that ultimately will in-
volve appeals to Congress
the White House and, of
course, the American peo-
le.
" guess you could call it
Round One from ,a
weapon that has,. obvi-
ously, a big chamber,"
said Alexander Pires Jr., a
Washington, D.C., lawyer
who won a $1 bil
settle- ment in: 1999 for
Black farmers harmed by
discrimination in federal
farm loans.
PiTes, has joined with
other high-profile law-
yers, including Johnnie
Cochran and Har- vard
University's Charles
Ogletree, to form the -
Reparations Coordinating
Committee, which plans
to bring its own lawsuit
around the end, of the
year. |
Pires sees the current
lawsuits as a "prelude"
that gives lawyers in fu-
ture cases a chance to
gauge press reaction and ©
public response.
And others say all of the
litigation may serve only
to :aise public conscious-
ness and build support for
congressional action or
voluntary payments by
companies.
"The. larger point is not
whether the claims sur-
vive or not, but whether
they generate construc-
tive societal discussion
about the role commercial
entities played in the
slave trade," said LaUra
Dickinson, a University
of Connecticut " Law
School associate profes-
sor who teaches a unit on
reparations.
"T'his shows how litiga-
tion plays an important
role ... that lawsuits can
generate public discus-
sion, attract media atten-
tion and leg- islative
attention," she said.
"in that forum, it's an
excellent piece of work,"
said Doug Rendleman,
professor of
law at Washington and
Lee University "in
Lexington, Va. "It's part
of the effort that is being
pursued in the media, the
Congress and now the
courts to make the case
on a moral level."
"it is certainly much
sounder right now on a
moral or cultural level
than on a technical legal
level," said Rendleman,
an expert in restitution
issues.
That moral argument is
infused in the nearly iden-
tical lawsuits filed last
week. In compelling de-
tail, the 21l-page com-
plaints recount "_the
brutality of slavery on |
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American shores, which
ensnared at least 8 million
Africans from the earliest
slave ship in 1619 until
the constitutional amend-
ment abolishing slavery
in 1865.
They describe how slaves =
built the U.S. Capitol and j
cleared the forest lands
between the Capitol and
the White House; how
money from the slave
trade helped _ found
Brown and Harvaid uni-
versities; how Black
cemeteries teem with the
bod- ies of slaves who
were worked to death;
and how the vestiges of
slavery linger in the 21st
century.
The suits then argue that
companies linked finan-
cially to slavery ? -
Hartford-based Aetna, for
example, sold life insur-
ance policies on slaves -
were "unjustly enriched"
by the institution and
should be held liable for
their slavery-related prof-
its,
Owen Pell, a New York
lawyer who defended J.P.
Morgan in a suit accusing
the banking giant of
blocking wartime ac-
counts held by Jews, said
the wrongs alleged in the
suits need to be resolved
by legislators, not judges.
"In my view, as a litigator,
it should never make it to
trial, because | think it
should be dismissed be-
fore that," he said. "I don't
think these claims really
state a valid legal theory,
so | don't think they
should make it anywhere
near a trial."
Pell sees a litany of legal
hurdles. Among the big-
gest: Statutes of limita-
tions generally ran out
more than a century ago;
slavery was the law of the
land at the time Aetna
and other companies
acted; and it may be
difficult to draw a le- gal
connection between the
acts of individual compa-
nies in the 19th century
and the harm suffered by
modem-day African
Americans.
"On top.of all these prob-
lems with these. of
cases, class certification
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May 5-11, 2002
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EDITORIALS
The truth about the 40 acres
is worse than you may think
he repeated reference to the
U.S. government Ts renege on
the the alledged promise to
give a free 40 acres to former
slaves needs further scrutiny.
First let me clarify the situation. I use
the term alledge in reference to the 40
acres because this land was never
promised free. If you Tre surprised at that
statement don Tt feel bad because it Ts a
misconception shared by the overwhelm-
ing majority of African Americans in
this country.
The facts are these. The Federal Confis-
cation acts of 1861 and of 1862 allowed
the national government to seize the prop-
erty of all persons who were considered in
rebellion against the Union. This included
nnot only Confederate soldiers but all
paersons who in any way form or fashion
supported the cause of the Confederacy.
Property was defined as any posses-
sions ?. This property by definition, then,
included slaves as well as land. Slaves
who came into the possession ? of the
U.S. government were considerd contra-
band of war with the contrabamnd camps
being established to house, feed and, in
some instances, provide for rudimentary
education of the former slaces. In refer-
ence to the land that came into the Union
governments possession, its disposition
was to be administered by the Bureau of
Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned
Lands and this is where the 40 acres
comes in.
This agency, that began operation in the
spring of 1865 and is commonly referred
to as the Freedmen Ts Bureau, was charged
with the responsibility, of dividing the
thousands of confiscated lands into 40
acre plots. The land was then to be made
available for sale or lease to former slaves
as well as to southern Whites who sup-
ported the cause of the national govern-
ment.
Between the time the Freedmen Ts Bu-
reau began operation and sometime in
1867 some former slaves as well as south-
ern whites who supported the Union gov-
ernment were able to position themselves
to acquire one of these 40 acre plots. Fol-
lowing the assasination of Abraham Lin-
coln, however, his successor in office An-
drew Johnson, soon brought the process to
an end.
One of Johnson Ts primamary objec-
tives was to reunite the war torn country.
He set out to do this by granting whole-
sale pardons to former Confederates thus
restoring their right to ownership of land
that had been confiscated. This ended the
prospects of the government facilitated
ownership of 40 acre plots by former
slaves.
The point of this commentary is not to
absolve the government of any historical
guilt but rather to get the facts straight.
We have enough misconceptions regard-
ing African-American history without
perpetuating this crucial piece of it. Even
though the 40 acres was never to be giv-
en , Anrew Johnson Ts action still removed
the availabilty of the land. This situation
was as punitive as it would have been
even if the land had been promised free
and not given. The majority of former
slaves went to work following the Civil
War in an albeit shameful system of
sharecropping (the subject of a future
commentary) but Johnson Ts action still
left them at the mercy of southern whites
who were more often than not inclined to
refuse to sell even to those former slaves
who might be able and willing to afford
the terms.
We have to understand, then, that the 40
acres was not just for former slaves and it
wasn Tt to be free. A promise of a free 40
acres and a mule to compensate our ances-
tors for having been enslaved was not bro-
ken ...it wasn Tt made at all!
The past " and future?
" of the AIDS crisis
nder a sedate headline, oAIDS
Services Slow in Reaching
Latinos, ? the April 22 news re-
port in the Washington Post on
the growing impact of AIDS
among the Immigrant Latino population of
Washington, D.C. told a grim, alarming
story.
The Washington area Ts increasing Lati-
no immigrant population is being hit hard
by the AIDS virus, according to public
health experts and AIDS caseworkers.
They add that their ability to reduce the
sweep of the scourge is being severely
hampered by cultural and economic reali-
ties that make it difficult for them to pro-
vide aid for Latino immigrants to seek out
AIDS-care services.
Does this grim tale sound familiar?
You bet it does.
Substitute for Latino immigrants:
African Americans, who though 12 per-
cent of the American population, make up
54 percent of new H.I.V. infections and 47
percent of AIDS cases.
Death Penalty
Or, black Africans throughout sub-Saha-
ran Africa, where 25 million people are
now living with H.I.V., and where in the
year 2000, more than 2.4 million died
from AIDS.
In one since, then, the Post report could
be read as a stark reeling of how this dev-
astating scourge has been able to cut into
various demographic groups here in Amer-
ica and across the globe.
Beyond the boundaries of the highly-
educated, resource-rich and well-connect-
ed middle classes, those mired in poverty
(or ensnared in drug usage) for various
reasons have few defenses against a dis-
ease for which no cure has yet been
found.
No matter where the AIDS scourge has
rooted itself, the response of the healthy
has to be the same: More money and more
resources have to be devoted to put in
place the treatment and preventive pro-
grams that will beat back this disease.
It is no exaggeration to say that the fu-
ture depends on it.
in America:
A crime against humanity
rom its inception, America has
always had two systems of jus-
tice "one for the wealthy, and
one for the poor. The gravest in-
justices occur when a poor per-
son is wrongfully charged with a capital of-
fense and sentenced to death. Wrongful
convictions can be overturned. Wronful ex-
ecutions can never be undone. Judges and
juries are human, they make mistakes which
are often fatal. Simply put state sponsored
legal executions are politically constructed,
unjustly administered, and morally indefen-
sible.
Contrary to the development of a world
civilization, the United States is the only re-
. Maining democracy to continue the barbaric
act of legal executions. Such a dubious dis-
tinction, places America in the callous com-
pany of China, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
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Getting reparations
requires due dilligence
by William Reed
ass it along. There Ts a landmark
class action federal lawsuit seek-
ing damages for 35 million living
descendants of enslaved Africans
that should be fueling discussions
among African Americans about reparations.
With 80 percent of African Americans saying
they deserve some form of payment for slav-
ery and its legacy, an activist has filed a law-
suit in Brooklyn Ts U.S. District Court, East-
ern District showing that we are on the right
track. Going after Corporate America and the
role they played in slavery, the suit accuses
Aetna insurance company, FleetBoston fi-
nancial services group and CSX railroad of
being ounjustly enriched ? by slavery.
The case comes through the due dilli-
gence of 36-year old Deadria Farmer-Paell-
man. It helps increase public awareness that
the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and slavery
was a complex criminal enterprise that
reaped huge financial gains for over 1,000
corporations between 1619 and 1865 and
carried forth fortunes for their descendants
of today. The lawsuit concludes that defen-
dant companies oknowingly benefited from
a system that enslaved, tortured, starved and
exploited human beings. ?
Aetna collaboration was issuing life insur-
ance policies on enslaved Africans with slave
owners as beneficiaries. The oSlave Policy ?
mitigated the financial losses of slave owners
and perpetrated the institution of human chat-
tel slavery. FleetBoston Ts corporate predeces-
sors financed slave ships and traders on voy-
ages known as the oTrade Triangle ? encom-
passing Europe, Africa and the Americas.
CSX is a descendant of railroad lines con-
structed by enslaved Africanes.
Deadria Farmer-Paellman spent years re-
searching her family Ts slave history and cor-
porate accessories to slavery. Inspired by her
grandfather Ts grievance, Paellman researched
and documented links between big business
today and slavery. Paellman says, oMy
grandfather always talked about the 40 acres
and a mule we were never given. ? She says
corporate defendants from the industrial,
manufacturing, financial and other sections
would be named in subsequent actions. It Ts
estimated that the current value of slaves T
unpaid labor is $1.4 trillion (The 2001 U.S.
gross product was $10.25 trillion).
There is little question that blacks still
suffer from the effects of slavery "dispari-
ties in income, education, literacy, health,
life expectancy and judicial cases. Recent
discrimination cases at Coca Cola, Winn-
Dixie, Bell Atlantic, Texaco et al. show
Corporate America Ts continuing disparities -
around the issue of race. Paellman has
warned tobacco and shipping companies
that they will be sued unless they fund a
commission to examine slavery and its ef-
fects: and improve health, education and
child development among blacks.
Blacks have been keeping the issue of
reparations alive since 1865 when the Freed-
men Ts Bureau promised freed slaves 40 acres
and a mule. An 1867 bill called for confisca-
tion of Confederate property to be given to
freed slaves. Since that time several lawsuits
have been filed seeking compensation for de-
scendants of slaves. Robert Brock, a D.C.
lawyer is leading a 1997 class action asking
for $250,000 in gold bullion per person plus
financial support of a country in Africa
blacks could resettle in if they choose.
Charles Ogletree, Johnnie Cochrane and a
bevy of lawyers also have a government
reparations case pending. With over 80 per-
cent of African Americans believing signifi-
cant reparations are due, good attendance is
expected for a Millicns for Reparations Rally
scheduled in Washington, D.C. Saturday,
Aug. 17, 2002.
(Reed is president of the Black Business
Exchange, Washington, D.C.)
by Ron Walters
he newest roster of Black
elected officials released by the
Joint Center for Political and
Ecomic Studies shows that
their number has grown to
9,040. This is a long way from the 1,500
Black officials counted in 1970 when the
Joint Center first began to keep these
records, but it raises the question of the
nature of the gains that have been made
because of such growth.
Increases were recorded in 19 states,
with Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvanis and
New York leading the way. The increases
were mostly among judges and other law
enforcement officials.
Otherwise some key trends are apparent in
these results. First, Black women are making
strides. They account for all of the net increases
of 104 officials between 1999 and 2000.
Women now constitute 35 percent of all Black
elected officials, a number that has been grow-
ing by roughly 1 percent per year. At the same
time, the latest roster shows that for the second
year in a row, the number of Black males elect-
ed to office continued to decline. One reason
for this is the (pow in the number of aiees
women enrolled and graduating from co!
and universities, not only at the undergraduate
level, but in graduate and schools
such as law, where they have outstripped the
number of Black males in recent years.
Moreover, Black women have devel-
oped their own oold-girls club ? of politi-
cal appointees, which also has grown sub-
stantially, increasing the pool of those eli-
gible to run for office on credible records.
A prime example is the recent appoint-
ment of Regina Thomas as secretary of
state for New Jersey. Appointed by Gov.
James McGreevy, as has been a
assroots organizer for the Democratic
rty for years, beginning on the mational |
level with the presenti campaign of
Jesse JacksOn in 1984, She became a prime
organizer for the Democratic Na
Committee, directing field operations all
over the country for local candidates and "
nationally for Al Gore, Her record of politi-
widely rempecied sor tb co =
country.
Another trend
Tracking the number of
Black elected officials
have always been a healthy number of
Black elected officials in Black majority
jurisdictions, this change is significant be-
cause it suggests there are a limited num-
ber of Black majority cities, Blacks will
have to run in whie majority settings.
What this will do the character of Black
mayors is not certain, since it will make it
increasingly difficult to generalize about
their positions on various issues. One clear
example of this is the vice mayor of
Cincinnatti, who is Black but does not sup-
port the economic boycott called against
the city by the Black community because
of repeated instances of police brutality.
Then, while there was a slight decrease
in the number of Blacks holding elected
statewide offices between 1999 and 2000
(from 35 to 33), and 65 percent of these
were judges, there are still a substantial
number remaining who could run for
statewide office in the future. This list in-
cludes a possible match-up between Lt.
Gov. Joe Rogers of Colorado, who is a
Black Republican, might also run against
the Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, who
also is Black. In the current election cycle,
there are many Blacks running for
statewide office, such as U.S. Senator or
governor, the largest number in history.
Lastly, while there are increases in the
number of Black elected officials, there
has also been generational change. The
Joint Center study indicates that about 25
percent of elected officials have been re-
placed, usually by younger people. Dra-
. matic evidence of this was the election of
31-year-old Kwame Kilpatrick, a former
state representative, as mayor of Detroit.
What changes will result is not certain, as
previous Joint Center surveys have indicated
differences between younger Blacks and
others on issues such as Social Security and
retirement, political partianship and school
vouchers, However, as public servants, these
younger politicians cannot change much
more than their constituents will allow.
The hard question to answer about the
increased number of Black elected offi-
cials is what difference they will make.
My answer would be marginal. The polit-
ical bodies in which they operate have
not favored liberal public policies in the
p;ast two decades.
(Walters is professor of Government -
and Politics at the University of Mary-
land.)
10th annual
food drive
Dear Editor;
Every day, more than 26 million Ameri-
cans, many of them children, rely on food as-
sistance programs to provide them with need-
ed nourishment. A growing number of them
are from working families who have to make
tough decisions between shelter, medical
needs, clothing and food on a daily basis.
On Saturday, May 11, the National Asso-
ciation of Letter Carriers (AFL-CIO) and
the United States Postal Service will con-
duct its annual food drive in an effort to
Stamp Out Hunger! On that day, the na-
tion Ts 240,000 letter carriers will collect
non-perishable food items to benefit local
food banks and pantries across America.
Last year, with donations from millions
of generous Americans, we delivered more
than 70 million pounds of food to help
those in need. Again this year, Campbell
Soup Company is kicking off the drive with
a donation of 1 million pounds of food. We
hope we can count on your help too!
Participating in the food drive is easy.
Simply leave a sturdy bag of non-perishable
boxed or canned food items such as soup;
pasta; canned meats, fish, vegatable and
fruits; cereals or rice next to your mailbox ,
before your letter carrier arrives on Satur-
day, May 11. Your letter carrier will do the
rest - collecting and delivering your dona-
tion to a food bank or pantry that serves
your own community.
Campbell Soup Company and the Postal
Service Ts Priority Mail are sponsoring spe-
cial postcards being mailed to nearly 100
million homes to remind postal customers
about this important effort. If you have any
questions abour the Stamp Out Hunger! dri-
ve, just ask your letter carrier or contact
your local post office.
Please take a moment to make a differ-
ence on May 11 and help needy children
and families in your community. Thank you
for your support!
Vincent R. Sombrotto,
President,
National Alliance of Letter Carriers
Proud to live as
a Black American
Dear Editor;
February was set aside for Black History
Month. It is the time when people look into
the history of Black America, or 1s it
African American, or is it Afro-American,
or is it Negro American history ?
Nevertheless, one of these titles or lables
you will be or were addressed with. some-
times in the worst way, depending where
you live or what area you travel in the city
or the town you might be in. If I were to
prefer to be called, it would be Black.
Over the years, there were such slogans
as oBlack is Beautiful ? (which [ agree) and
oProud to be Black. ? Just to reflect on our
Black history, there Ts plenty to be proud
about and thankful about.
As parents, we should tell our children
about the struggles your parents and their
parents and so on had to go through. Not
just in the month of February, but tell them
always.
Tell them about slavery how our grand-
parents worked the fields from sun-up to
sun down without being paid, tell them how
they were beaten constantly and sometimes
killed. Tell them how our mothers, mothers
were raped and beaten, also tell them how
their children were taken from them and
sold for a few dollars.
Tell them they didn Tt have any freedom.
Tell them they were not allowed to eat in
certain restaurants and tell them that at one
time they were told to drink from COL-
ORED ONLY water fountains.
Now tell them our ancestors would not be
proud of them to know that they worked
and paved the way to make the world a lit-
tle bit better for us to live, just to find us in
the 21st Century killing one another with all
this Black-On-Black crime, drive-by-shoot-
ings and gangs selling drugs to each other.
Tell them the struggle is still going forward.
We must continue to take the positive steps by
keeping our faith in God, to show and have
love for one another and get our education.
If we can come together as a people, we
can once again sing that song, oSay it loud
I Tm Black and I Tm Proud. ? And being Black
can be beautiful because oBlack is Beautiful. ?
Dennis Turner
The Proverbs of Solomon
A wise son maketh a glad father:
but a foolish son is the heaviness
of his mother.
Treasures of wickedness profit
nothing: but righteousness deliv-
ereth from death.
The LORD will not suffer the
soul of the righteous to famish:
but he casteth away the sub-
stance of the wicked.
He becometh poor that dealeth
with a slack hand: but the hand
of the diligent maketh rich.
He that gathereth in summer is a
wise son: but he that sleepeth in
harvest is a son that causeth
shame.
Blessings are upon the head of
the just: but violence covereth
the mouth of the wicked.
May 1 - May 12 2002
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Is It Really a Blessing?
Greetings...
I am sure you, as well as
myself, have heard some believ-
ers terstify or make the comment
the Lord blessed me with a
house. The Lord blessed me
with acar. The Lord blessed me
with this and etc, etc., etc. It
sounds good and we rejoice with
them and are happy for them, but
not long afterwards, some of
these same people fall into a
struggle with their "blessing".
They begin to have a problem
with their "blessings ?.. These
once happy, overjoyed, rejoicing
people are now sad, depressed
and worried almost to death.
| began to ponder about this
because it disturbed me as to
why this was happening to the
people of God and then one day
while reading Proverbs 10:22
caught my attention. It reads
The blessing of the Lord, it
maketh rich, and he addeth no
sorrow with it. .After the
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with something, it is not going to
being you sorrow. This scripture
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~ self. You cannot get any plainer
than this. Why would God give
you something and then cause
you to be in sorrow. Another
translation defines sorrow as
grief. Why would God cause
you grief with His blessings?
God cannot be tempted with evil
neither does He tempt any man.
Take a moment to think back
to the prosperous people in the
Bible like Abraham, Joesph,
David, Solomon, e.g. These
people had great wealth and it
did not bring them sorrow, grief,
aggravation, worry, torment, de-
pression nor oppression. They
enjoyed what God "GAVE"
them.
They were able to bless others
with their wealth. God's bless-
ing made them rich. Sorrow did
not accompany the blessings but
joy accompanied the blessings.
People need to re-evaluate
where these oblessings ? are com-
ing from. God will allow you to
get what you want in His
permissive will, but when you
are walking in His perfect will,
He will allow you to get things
without it becoming a burden
and a hindrance to you. I make
the following comment all the
time, if you have a good paying
job and fairly decent credit, you
can basically get what you want,
but what about when the odds
are against you? You had better
have the favor of God in your
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life. Many times we see what "
we want usually get it without
counting up the cost.
It doesn't matter that it's out
of our budget or above our
income. You may have already
prayed about it and God said no,
not now. He may have told you
to wait, but because of the lust
of the eyes, we see it, got to have
it and nine times out of ten, we
get it. "Later for", what comes
afterwards. We live for the now.
So now this wonderful blessings
has turned into a curse, and to
top it all off, the devil starts
playing with your mind to stop
tithing and giving in special
offerings. He starts telling you
"you know you need that money
to pay a bill". Beloved, this is
the time to start giving even the
more. (I will go into this in a
later article). You cannot afford
to stop tithing and giving. You
only make things worse.
Soloman and all the other
wealthy people in the Bible did
not struggle with their blessings
from God. We can learn from
them. God will supernaturally
open doors for His people. It is
not His will that His people be
in need; lack and the struggle
stage all of their lives. He
promised to supply all of our
needs according to His riches in
glory by Christ Jesus. It is His
will that we prosper and be in
health. It is His with that our
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BY CASH MICHAELS
OF THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
There is sadness in the Port
City and across North
Carolina this week, as
friends and cool- leaguer,
pay tribute to the memory of
New Hanover State Sen.
Luther Jordan. The five-term
Wilmington Democrat died
late Monday night at UNC
Hospitals in Chapel Hill of
throat cancer. He was 51. I
was deeply saddened to
learn of Sen. Jordan's death
and offer my heartfelt con-
dolences to his family." Gov.
Mike Easley said in a state-
ment of sorrow Tuesday.
Sen. Jordan served his dis-
trict and all of North
Carolina with leadership and
devotion to make this state a
better place for all people.
His role as chairman of the
North Carolina Legislative
Black Caucus;even during
his illness, is a testament of
his commitment." "Luther
was a tremendously positive
influence in the Senate and
in the state," Senate leader
Mare Basnight [D-Darel
said. "He had a way of
reaching out and making
people truly understand the
needs of others--he was a
real voice for those who
needed one. T NC Democratic
Party Chair Barbara Allen
joined in the tributes.
"North Carolina and the
North Carolina Democratic
Party lost a wonderful man
and a great leader when Sen.
Luther Jordan passed away."
Allen said in a statement.
"Luther Jordan diligently
served his community, his
business and his party. His
pioneering career in politics
is an inspiration to other
North Carolinians and his
devotion to the North
Carolina Democratic Party
[where he served as second
vice chair] was a blessing to
Democrats."
"Luther Jordan left us far too
soon," Allen added, "and
North Carolina will sorely
miss his presence both inside
and outside of the legislative
chamber."
Fellow Black Caucus mem-
ber Rep. Dan Blue [D-Wakel
was shocked to hear the
news Tuesday morn-
ing.(April 23rd) His friend
had been in remission for the
past several months.
"Luther was a tremendous
human being, and a tremen-
dous leader," Blue told The
Wilmington Journal by
phone Tuesday from
Winston-Salem, where he
was campaigning for the
U.S. Senate. "He was an
astute businessman, organ-
izer and leader well before
he got to the Senate."
"Luther made a real differ-
ence in the lives of everyday
people."
Born in Harlem, New York
City on June 1, 1950, Luther
Henry Jordan, Jr. moved to
Wilmington in 1954. He was
preceded in death by his
mother, the late Daisy Fields
Jordan, and father, the late
Luther Henry Jordan, Sr.
Luther, Jr. was one of the
first Black students to
attend New Hanover High
School, graduating in 1969.
Young Jordan grew up
working with his father in
the family's mortuary busi-
ness, becoming certified in
mortuary science at Gupton
Jones College in "Atlanta in
1972.
Years later he would become
president of Jordan Funeral
Home, Inc. in Wilmington,
and Jordan Columbus
County Chapel in
Riegelwood.
"Funeral directors in North
Carolina get to know each
r Lu
dies
other at workshops, conven- :
tions and such. Luther has
been a friend .and colleague
since we were mere
youngsters, ? Bruce Lightner,
ther Henry Jordan, Jr. .
at the age of SI
president of Lightner
Funeral Home, Inc. in
Raleigh, told The, Journal.
"He will be dearly missed.
It wasn't long before the
political bug bit Jordan, and
after failing, twice to win a
Wilmington City Council
seat, he was appointed to
fniish out the term of " de-
parting Councilman J. D.
Causey in 1978. Jordan won
his next three re-elections,
but lost in a bid for mayor in
1983.
"In December 1981, he wel-
comed me to the Wilmington
City Council as we were
both elected together in that
year," former Mayor Don
Betz said, recalling when he
first serve as councilman.
"(Luther] had previously
been appointed, but it was
important to him to be
elected. We sat side by side
for over ten years and we
shared many issues together.
When we couldn't agree, we
agreed to respectfully dis-
agree with each other."
"He loved life," Betz contin-
ued. "He enjoyed his family
and his friends. He was a
man to turn to when in need.
He made a difference, and |
for one, will miss him."
Jordan served on the coun-
cil, at one time as Mayor Pro
tem, For 15 years.
In 1992, Jordan was elected
to the N.C. Senate, repre-
senting parts of Jones,
Lenoir, New Hanover,
Onslow and Pender coun-
ties.
There he would remain serv-
ing two terms as majority
Whip, chairing the Senate
Appropriations Subcommitte
on Justice and Public Safety
and as vice chairman of thf
State and Local Governmen
and Personnel Committee
among others. Jordan was a
strong advocate for T. %eom-
munity, sponsoring bil: oat
established commission to
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investigate the 1898
Wilmington massacre speak-
ing out to fairly and fully
fund historically Black col-
leges, and standing strong
for equal treatment when
there was none forthcoming.
| "In the last five years of my
serving in the general
Assembly, I've noticed that
everything that you might
bring up about Blacks,
African Americans or any
minorities, is basically
slammed dunked, ? the New
Hanover senator told The
Journal several years ago.
"(White] legislators don't
want to speak about that,
they feel that minorities ac-
tually are doing well, and
need no help, need no such
thing as a level playing
field." "There's not enough
to be said," said Wade
Chestnut, Party Affairs
Director of the State,
Democratic Party, and per-
sonal friend. "Luther made
his mark. From Wilmington
to the Legislature, he was all
about caring, making sure he
took care of business, and
that everything was done
profes- sionally, first class
and beyond reproach." On
May 10, 1997, Sen. Jordan
proudly earned a bachelor's
degree in liberal studies
from Shaw University. It
was the summer of 1999
when Sen. Jordan was ad-
mitted to UNC Hospitals in
Chapel Hill for treatment of
throat cancer after a malig-
T nant tumor had been found.
He had complained about
feeling exhausted and
drained, in addition to hav-
ing trouble eating and drink-
ing six months earlier.
"I'm sure I'm coming back
strong," he said then, know-
ing that he would be out for
the rest of the legislative
session, undergoing rigorous
treatments.
True to his word, Jordan
returned to "- work, a bit
gaunt, but full of the same
commit- ment that was al-
ways his trademark.
In December 2000, Sen.
Jordan was voted in as
chairman of the N.C. legisla-
tive Black Caucus in an
effort to bring the fractured
group back together.
"We are united under one
banner and one cause
[now]," Sen. Jordan told
reporters during a joint press
conference with the state
NAACP in February, 2001,
"and we will move forth the
legislation that we should be
about for African Americans
~ throughout this state."
"We will be working within
these walls, daily, constantly
on getting things done,"
Jordan continued, citing ju-
venile and criminal justice,
healthcare and education as
priority issues Black law-
makers must be on the
cutting edge about."
"We will not fail you in the
next couple of years. We're
all bonded together to be
one family in North
Carolina, and we will carry
that message throughout."
"| can't underscore the sig-
nificance of the leadership
he provided before he be-
came so ill," Rep.Blue re-
called Tuesday. "That's why.
even with his illness, the
caucus elected him to be the
leader, because they knew
that he could unite us."
Here in Wilmington, while
there is sorrow for his loss.
there is also pride in his
accomplishments.
"It's a blow to the commu-
nity," Karen Davis of
French-Davis Funeral Home.
Inc.told The
Journal.He,s going to be
missed a lot."
Sen. Jordan, a Ruling Elder
in his church, Chestnut
Street Presbyterian in
Wilmington, is
survived by his three daugh-
ters, Kisha Renee Jordan,
Angela Rhodes, and Tamela
Malloy all of Wilmington;
one granddaughter, Spane
Madiana Brooks of
Wilmington; two gtandsons,
Malik Williams and Michael
Love both of Wilmington.
and a host of other relatives
and friends T
"The loss to our community
and this Party is great, and
my thoughts and prayers go
out to Luther's fam-
ily."Gary Shipman, chair of
the New Hanover County
Democratic Party said.
"Luther was my friend, and
one that I will sorely miss.
Over the past several
months, I've had many occa-
sions to talk to Luther, about
politics, and more impor-
tantly, about life. Luther
faced his illness like he
faced other obsta- cles in his
hfe-with much class and
dignity, and without fear."
"I called Luther, fondly, Mr
President." Shipman contin-
ued. "He called me, fondly.
"Your Honor."
| salute you. Mr. President.
May you rest in Peace. ?
Funeral arrangements " for
Luther Jordan were. Friday,
April 26th, 1:00 p.m. at
Union Baptist Church, 2711
Princess Place Drive.
The Jordan family 1s
requesting that in lieu of
flowers. contributions be
made to the Spane
Foundation, c/o Attorney
Erma Johnson, P.O.
Box 980. Wilmington, N.C..
28402.
The foundation, named after
Senator Jordans grand-
daughter, was established by
him to help disadvantaged
youth in the Wilmington
area overcome educational
obstacles,and attend college.
The fund provides scholar-
ships, programs and mentors
A Plea tor Help
By Cynethia Griffin
Imagine this. You are the mother
of identical twins. Your children have
autism and chronic asthma. They are
learning disabled and they have
speech and language delays. The
children's father, your ex-husband,
who also just happens to be an
African American Literature professor
at UNC Chapel Hill, is fighting for the
right to have them visit him without
supervision, yet he has no idea how to
care for them. This is the drama that
Ms. Evelyn Dove-Coleman goes
through on a daily basis. Ms.
Dove-Coleman is a native of Kinston,
NC. She graduated from UNC
Chapel Hill in three years with a B.A.
in English and from UNC Chapel
Hill's Law School with a J.D. degree.
She practiced law and has given
motivational speeches around the
country.
Ms. Dove-Coleman's ex-husband,
Mr. James Coleman, asks constantly
to keep the children, but he does not
know how, nor does he wish to learn
how to care for them. Ms. Dove-
Coleman attends parent classes at the
autism center, sessions with special
teachers, speech and language classes,
and occupational therapy sessions to
learn how to care for the children.
She attends these classes alone. Her
ex shows no inclination to attend.
He does not know how to take care of
the children properly. He brings them
back home sick when he does keep
them because of his lack of knowl-
edge. For instance, because of their
asthma, they are allergic to mold and
mildew. If they are in contact with
mold and/or mildew, it could cause a
severe asthma attack. This could be
fatal if the asthma medicine is not
administered properly, and quickly.
The ex-husband does not understand
this concept. Once, while with him,
one of the children complained that he
could not catch his breath. The father
just told him to lie down and see how
he felt in the morning. One of the
twins also had his femur broken while
with his father. It was a clean break.
Mr. Coleman claimed he tripped over
a toy. One of the children was left
alone at a local park at the age of four.
When asked why he left the boy, the
father said that he had told the child
to come one, that it was time to go,
but the child-would not come, so he
left him. Mr. Coleman's roommate
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special-needs children? Furthermore,
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thinks of his sons and what they need.
Ms. Dove-Coleman just wants Mr.
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considerate and cooperative. Mr.
Coleman accused her of failing to
respond to his interrogatories, which
he sent the same week that her mother
passed. Ms. Dove-Coleman had
already answered them and they were
already. in the court file. He accused
her of living out of her trust account,
which was a lie. He said she had not
tured in the children's medical
records, also false. What will it take
to get this situation corrected? What
can be done to protect these innocent
children? If you know anything that
can be done to help, please contact
Ms. Evelyn Dove-Coleman at P.O.
Box 1930 Kinston, NC 28503 or call
(252) 527-1845.
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