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Serving Eastem North Carolina Gince 1981 June 28, 2002Redistricting Maps Set ToWeaken The Black VoteDems Pin Hopes onFeds in Redistricting...By: Cash Michaelsof The CarolinianThere may be no November_ elections if the current bat-tle over legislative contin-ues unabated, at least oneblack lawmaker says. Twoweeks ago, the Democratled State Board of Electionspetitioned a three-judge fed-eral panel in Washington,DC, to review theRepublican-majority = NCSupreme Court's April 30decision to strike down theDemocrat-controlled _ stateLegislature's House andSenate redistricting maps.The Carolinian has learnedthat at least one of thosefederal judges is aDemocrat, appointed duringPresident Jimmy Carter'sadministration. If at leastone of the remaining judgesis also a Democrat, stateRepublicans may havesomething to worry about.The State Board ofElections T hope is that byapplying federal, not statelaw to the review, thosejudges will not only reversethe state High Court's rulingthat the original maps wereunconstitutional per NorthCarolina law, but strikedown Johnston CountySuperior Court Judge KnoxV. K Jenkins T subsequentmaps which have been sub-mitted to the USDepartment of Justice forpreclearance, and rule thatthe state Constitution's man-date not to split countieswhile drawing redistrictingmaps, is in itself contrary tothe US Constitution, andviolates the principle of oneman-one vote, and ulti-mately the 1965 VotingRights Act.On Friday, Democrat legis-lative leaders § HouseSpeaker Jim Black andSenate leader MarcBasnight asked that federalpanel to restore theLegislature's original mapthat the state Supreme Courtstruck down as_ violatingNC's Constitution by today,Thursday. They voted thatthe US Justice Departmentprecleared that map.Black and Basnight addedthat if Judge Jenkins T mapsare allowed to stand, thenmany black candidates maylose because of the likeli-hood that there won't be arunoff primary if they comein second."Without these runoff elec-tions, majority-black dis-tricts may no longer servetheir purpose of providingan equal opportunity forAfrican-American voters toelect candidates of theirchoice," the Democrats mo-tion to the court said.Federal officials have neverbeen asked to rule directlyabout the constitutionalityof the "no splitting coun-ties" before , though thestate was forced over a spanof 30 years to redraw mapsbecause lawmakers held toit. After calling the redrawnmaps the Legislature pro-duced in special session"unconstitutional" withoutstating a reason why, JudgeJenkins substituted his ownmaps earlier this monthwhich make theRepublicans very competi-tive in this fall's races inboth houses. Winners in theNovember elections wouldthen draw new permanentmaps that would, if ac-cepted, last until 2012.But while white Democratsargue that their districtshave been gutted so thatRepublicans have a bettershot at taking them over,black Democrats complainthat many of them were"packed" into majority-black districts, a violationof the 1965 Voting RightsAct.Not surprisingly, __ stateRepublican leaders _ likeSenate Minority Leader LeoDaughtry, along with otherswho've been patting them-selves on the back forsuccessfully guiding theirlawsuit against the redis-tricting maps from one con-servative judge to another, Thumbs up T NFL heroaids local fund-raiserBy Jenna Hunt, The DailyReflectorThe relationship between alocal doctor and an injuredNFL football player has ledto a fund-raising event tohelp an area nonprofit pro-gram for children and fundresearch to find a cure forparalysis.A dinner banquet started offthe T Dream Ameriga-MikeUtley Celebrity oGolfClassic on Friday at theHilton Greenville. The golftournament starts today atBradford Creek GolfCourse.Dream America is a newGreenville-based, nonprofittutoring and mentor pro-gram for children. The pro-gram will benefit from aportion of proceedsraised during ofirst-ever golftournament."Every kid deserves achance to succeed," saidUtley, who was paralyzedduring an NFL game morethan a decade ago and hasbecome famous for hiscourage and the "thumbsup" gesture he gave while:being carried off the fieldafter his injury. He hasserved aS a motivationalspeaker for, hundreds ofchildren's events since theinjury.Utley's fighting spirit hasenabled him to regain theability of his arms, handsand fingers and helped himlead an independent life fullof adapted sports, strengthtraining and the energy tolead his own foundation, hesaid,His recovery has amazedthe medical community andhe said he plans to keepare now concerned that thefeds may cancel out all oftheir hard work with onestroke of the pen, and haveasked this week that theState Elections Board re-quest be postponed as not todelay this fall's elections.At the rate this political andjudicial drama is playing,there seems to be no guar-antees that the long post-poned May primaries willheld in late August orSeptember as some havespeculated.In fact, if the Democratsand Republicans continueto battle it out to the highestcourt in the land, there maybe no November electionseither.What happens then, espe-cially when a new GeneralAssembly is scheduled totake office in January?"If nothing is done in timefor this election to takeplace in November for theLegislative races, it's notinconceivable (that) the cur-rent (General Assembly)members would be heldover until the next year,"Martin, who is also a 13thCongressional Districtcandi- date, added."That could be constitu-tionally done if necessary ifthere's not enough time tohold an election, T he said.'There are several differentthings up in the air. We justwon't know. for at least afew more weeks."Or a few more months."That's exactly what theDemocrats would love to doto hold onto power, theRepublicans charged intheir brief this week beforethe U.S. District Court inWashington,D.C.. This court actionserves no purpose otherthan delaying the (VotingRights Act] Section 5 re-view and creating a plat-form for other parties toattack the validity of thecourt's plan and the JusticeDepartment's review, T theGOP said in their motion tohold the State Board ofElections T petition.The Republicans want theU.S. Justice Department topreclear Judge KnoxJenkins T redistricting mapsfirst before any judicialreview, and ignore the stateSupreme Court's ruling, sothat the September prima-ries and November elec-tions can he held.Democrats counter that theLegislature's original maps,though drawn to ensureDemocratic dominance forthe next 10 years, wereperfectly legal under federallaw because they upheld the one man-one vote" federalprinciple, validated by thepreclearance of the U.S.Justice Department.Besides, Democrats argue,40 counties in NorthCarolina that fall under theVoting Rights Act are al-ready split to ensure votingrights enforcement forhlacks and other people ofcolor.And for the past 20 years,North Carolina has submit-ted redistrictng plans thatroutinely split counties tomeet federal guide-lines,without nary a whisperfrom Republicans.Meanwhile, members of theN.C. Legislative BlackCaucus holding their 17thannual scholarship confer-ence and banquet in theResearch Triangle Park lastweekend raised concernsabout how Judge Jenkins Tredrawn maps impact ma-jority black districts.Fourth-term Rep. FlossieBoyd- McIntyre was drawnout of her Guilford Countymajority-black district, andplaced into a white major-ity district. - IJenkins also reduced thepercentage of black votersin. Rep. Dan Blue'smajority-minority WakeCounty district to below 50percent, creating eightHouse districts that couldlean more favorably toRepublicans. Though notOfficially involved, the stateNAACP has vowed tomonitor how the redistrict-ing court case progresses.«July 5.2002 "JOYNER LIBRARYCAROLIN GROUP ECUGREENVILLE NC 27834FREEYale University2002 Graduate2002.Science, Technology,(MARIA and dad, Dr. Lee Trent, poses for our camera.)Miss Marie Lee Trent, is the daughter of Dr. & Mrs.Lee R. Trent, Ill of Greenville, NC. She graduatedfrom Yale University in New Haven, Ct.,on May 27,Miss Trent graduated with a Bachelor of Science inPsychology. While at Yale University, Maria was aand Research Scholar;President of the Pre-Health African-American &Latino Students Association; and Chaplain and IvyLeaf Reporter of the Xi Omicron Chapter of AlphaKappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She was also a member |:of the Yale University Gospel Choir, Varsity Trackand Field Team, and a mentor and group discussionsleader in the Health Professions Recruitment andExposure Program. In the fall, Maria will pursue aDoctor of Medicine Degree at the UNC-Chapel HillSchool of Medicine on a full four year scholarship.Maria gives God the glory for all of her accomplish-ments and thanks her parents for all their love andsupport. Maria advises others who are seekingsuccess....to find your passion, set lofty goals, andwork diligently and consistently to reach those goals.The Minority Voice Newspaper and staff would liketo say congratulations to Miss Maria Lee Trent andall graduating classes of 2002 !!!Photo by Jim Rouse |. Thumbs up T NFL heroaids local fund-raiserpushing to the next leveluntil someday he will defythe odds and walk.His motto is otough timesnever last, tough peopledo," he said Friday night.Utley has teamed with localphysician Dr. Anton Usalato help research possibilitieswith cell regeneration torebuild nerves and tissuesdamaged after spinal inju-ries. Usala owns Ectocelle,a new cell regenerationresearch company based inGreenville. He also is apart-time professor at theBrody School of Medicineat East Carolina University .in pediatric endocrinology."We think it's a great fit,"Usala said of his partner-ship with Utley.The golf classic proceedsalso will benefit the re-search through the MikeUtley Foundation. Utleywants to fund research thatwill lead to functional im-provements in people withspinal cord injuries, Hehopes someday to find acure through research thatleads to successful clinicaltrials in neural repair orregrowth giving him andothers the ability walk andrun again, he said."The bottom line is to getappropriate research to findthe cure for people withspinal injuries," Utley said."We are looking for doctorsand researchers wl » cometogether and work togetherfor a cure for paralysis. Weneed to pull together."Utley, 36, is a native andresident of Washingtonstate. Utley's love of sportslanded him a college schol-arship and eventuallylaunched him into a profes-sional football career.In 1989, he began hisprofessional career for theDetroit Lions as a startingright guard. He sufferedinjuries in his first andsecond year before thecareer-ending injury in histhird year. Utley broke hisneck in a game against theRams on Nov. 17, 1991.His first major sportingevent after the spinal cordinjury was the annual MikeUtley Celebrity Golf

MINORITY"What you SE fs what you oyget, What you READ is what:you know and save"VOICE "EDITORIALSJim Rouse: President / CEOWilliam Clark: General ManagerMichael Adams: EditorCynethia Griffin: Assistant EditorM'Bulu Rouse: Ad ManagerTougher sentencing neededin drive-by shootingsast Saturday, another child inMemphis was injured by a odri-ve-by shooter ?. This madnesshas to stop! The persons respon-sible for this latest and other re-cent shootings appear to internalize fewsitive values and have no respect foruman life.We have more churches and oprograms ?than ever before and the problem simplyworsens and the oso-called ? rehabilitativeefforts of our penal institutions have failedmiserably.In absence of positive values and re-spect for human life, the existence of shyster T money-hungry lawyers and weaksentencing guidelines, there is little dis-couragement for last week Ts and other re-cent senseless shooting tragedies.When individuals who commit crimessuch as this are apprehended and broughtto trial, judges are handcuffed by weaklaws. In addition, lawyers operating underthe cover of oeveryone deserves a fair trial ?bleed the perpetrators and their families un-til all'their money is gone and then adviseto ocop a plea ? to a reduced charge (Dis-trict Attorney General Bill Gibbons boasteda ono plea-bargaining policy a couple ofyears ago. What ever happened to that?).The problem is about values and thoseentities in our society that teach and instillvalues aren Tt getting the job done. Theparents, the churches and the oprograms ?aren Tt getting the job done.City Councilman Myron Lowery hasproposed raising the Crimestoppers re-ward from $1,000 to $5,000. While thatwill provide more incentive to turn theseheathens in, stiffer penalties once theycome to trial is the order of the day.The solution? The penalty for any firstdegree murder should be stiff. But whenan individual (adult or juvenile) commitssuch a crime and a child is injured orkilled, when that individual is apprehend-ed and convicted, the mandatory sentenceshould be a minimum of life in prisonwith no chance of parole " no plea bar-- gaining " no work release upon incarcer-ation " just rot in jail!The people who built Alcatraz years agohad the right idea " we need to learnfrom that.City school boardmakes the right movena long overdue move, the Mem-phis City School Board voted 8-1to mandate school uniforms in ourcity Ts public schools.While all the particulars have yet -to be worked out, the move will go a longway in helping restore the type of disci-pline many parents, students, teachers andschool officials crave.Uniforms are not a cure-all for the manyproblems that are experienced in an urbanschool district but any barrier that is re-moved that will enhance focus on the pri-mary purpose of school attendance " ed-ucation " should be welcomed. Any otherbenefit is secondary and should be recog-nized as such.The lone dissenting board member,Hubon Dutch T Sandridge, reportedlysaid that students dress is the responsi-bility is of the parent. That responsibili-ty, however, includes using good judg-ment relative to the environment inwhich children exist. It is apparent someparents don Tt internalize that responsi-bility appropriately.We are confident that as the specificguidelines are developed by our schoolboard members they will take all factorsinto consideration with the result beingpolicies that will enhance the educationalenvironment for our future citizens.In scientist Ts vision, allJefferson Ts progeny unitemagine an endless, boundlessdream filled with all God Ts people,a consciousness within which weknow and understand everyone whohas ever lived.It Ts the theory, one of ultimate brother-hood, by which rocket scientist Wernervon Braun explains our destiny.Nothing in the universe, he said, can bedestroyed. Matter and consciousness canonly be changed, and in his vision of thegreat beyond, all minds and spirits becomea single consciousness, united in a vastotherworldly awareness.If that state of everlasting, living knoy!-edge occurs, then people will become asone. Families will enjoy true unification inan external family of man, one that em-braces all of its members, one that is pro-foundly unlike the worldly descendants ofThomas Jefferson and his beloved SallyHennings. T Researchers believe and science con-firms that Jefferson and Hennings, a slave,produced offspring. Historians declared itofficial two years ago in a scholarly jour-nal, the William and Mary Quarterly.In the von Braun view of the heavens,heirs of both the Hennings side and on theWhite Jefferson side will, for eons, rejoicewith our famed founding father at thesame table, in the same state of trans-formed being.That figures to be a far different exis-tence than is our present worldly state,where Jefferson Ts White progeny refuse topermit the Black descendants to join theMonticello Association, the White Ts exclu-sive club. It excludes his beloved Sally Tsdescendants and forbids their burial in theWhite Ts cemetery.The White side argues that it lacks ouni-versally acceptable information ? aboutJefferson and Hennings.For now, that Ts the state of affairs. Inthe distant future, we would loveto be there when old Tom Jefferson andvon Braun and all Hennings and Jeffersonbrothers and sisters pat backs, nudge el-bows forward to handshakes and rejoice inheavenly, universal acceptance of one an-other.t| 7 el "_TTCOULD AAPFEN° hy 4 L- "~ oSok \ wel ? oWhen provided with adequate and accurate informa-tion, people will make the right choices. ? " Edgar L. BrownTHE MINORITY VOICE NEWSPAPERPLATFO!RMTHE M' VOICE NEWSPAPER |S DESIGNEDTO INFORM, EDUCATE, AND ENTERTAIN.ENDEAVOR TO MARKET THOS'M' VOICE COUNTY-BY-COUNTY 5DISTRIBU1ION DATA :. 10,500 '7,500 3750$00500 ;$00$00250 11,800 »1,000500500 ..1,000:$00 *15,500 |18,000JCOMMENTSPlease include your name and completeLETTER POLICY: We weicome letters to theeditor via mail, fax, or internet.Letters may beedited for length or and should refer toissues vital to the Mi Voice readership .address: 10:405 Evans StreetGreenville, NC 27835Fax (252) 757-1793E-Mail woow@skantech.netRacial divisiveness: Perceptionis not necessarily realityby Arthur L. Webbs it a fact of life that perception is re-ality in the mind of the perceiver?The answer to this question is obvi-ously yes. The key however, iswhether or not the perception isvalid. Attitudes are developed based uponperceptions. When perceptions are based onmisinformation or a lack of information thedanger exists that attitudes will be formedvoid of rational justification.Because attitudes determine in large mea-sure the manner in which people interact, it isimportant that perceptions be based on expe-riential discovery. In a segregated society,positive interaction does not result as a natur-al byproduct of the interaction itself but mustrather be consciously developed " often inspite of preconceived attitudes.The Attitudinal divideInherent in the evolution of attitudes ofseparate groups of people who have littlecontact with one another are stereotypical de-finitions of each group by the other. A Whiteindividual need not be an aggressive racist inorder to be victimized by stereotypical think-ing which can result in bigotry towardAfrican Americans. Similarly. an AfricanAmerican need not he personally or overtlyvictimized by bigotry in order to form astereotypical distrust of all Whites.Whether segregation is imposed or whetherit is circumstantial, the inevitable stereotypi-cal attitudes that result begets discrimination.In a segregated society many Whites T experi-ence only minimal exposure to AfricanAmericans except through the media. IfAfrican Americans are stereotypically por-trayed as criminals. vagrants or welfareabv-ers in newspapers. on television and inthe heaters it is easy to understand that manyWhites will place oall ? African Americans inthose categories.It is also understandable that as socio-eco-nomic class definitions become more evidentwithin the African-American community,many middle class African Americans willform a similar stereotypical attitude aboutpoor and inner-city African Americans. Onecontemporary phenomena that fosters this at-titudinal divide is the radio talk shows thatplay the demagogue role and help to perpetu-ate stereotypes of all kinds.When school desegregation began, manyWhite families whose economic circum-stances allowed them to provide their childrenwith excellent pre-school advantages or whocould at a minimum relocate to areas outsidethe city limits, withdrew their children fromthe city public schools. This pattern continueduntil African-American children constitutedthe overwhelming public school populationmajority. Many of these children lived inpoverty and had extremely limited pre-schoolexposures. The result was that overallachievement test score averages dropped.Many White citizens and some AfricanAmericans as well, formed the opinion (andmedia has not seen fit to editorially addressthis with any degree of consistency) that citypublic schools (i.e. African-Americanschools) headed by what is now a majorityAfrican-American school board, three succes-sive African-American superintendents andother African-American administrators wereand are woefully inadequate. The fact of thematter is that the opoor ? scores were alwaysthere. They were simply ohidden ? by thescores of those students (many of whom hap-pened to be White) who had the economic(not intellectual) advantages of positive pre-school and away from school exposures.Today, if African-American families whosecircumstances lend to positive pre-school andpositive away from school exposures were towithdraw their children leaving only the chil-dren of poor families in our city publicschools, we would witness an even greaterdrop in overall test score averages.Another attitudinal phenomena that resultsfrom segregation is that many Whites who dointeract with African Americans in the work-place often view those African Americans asbeing odifferent ? . A parallel example of this isthe attitude of earlier years in instances whereWhite families who viewed their African-American maid or nanny as oalmost like amember of the family ? while being totally un-comfortable in the company of other AfricanAmericans whom they normally had little con-tact.(Webb, is a nationally recognized historianand a staff writer for the Tri-State Defender)by Michael Kingor fans of science fiction andmysteries like me, the acronymTANSTAAFL means a lot. Itrefers to the notion that if some-thing is too easy it is either toogood to be true or has much larger andharsher consequences down the road.When it comes to the reparations debate,Black America needs to learn aboutTANSTAAFL. oThere Ain Tt No Such TThing As A Free Lunch. ? Many of us be-lieve the government oowes ? us reparationsfor the years of slavery in the United Statesand British Crown Colonies. Members ofthe so-called Black elite T such as formerTransAfrica head Russell Robinson andCongressman, D-Mich., hold that view.Robinson authored The Debt: What Ameri-ca Owes To Blacks in which he lays out hiscase for government reparations for BlackAmericans. Conyers repeatedly introduces legislation for reparations payments to the de-scendants of slaves in the United States.Robinson and Conyers hang their hat onthe concept of o40 acres and a mule. ? It Tsthe failed Reconstruction idea to give freedslaves 40 acres of farmland and a mule toPlow it. This notion, championed by Gen.illiam Sherman after the Civil War, wasvetoed more than once by President An-drew Johnson. The misconception of agovernment promise to provide land andabor to emancipated slaves persists today.On talk shows from coast to coast, peo-ple sell the sizzle of a payment in the formof land, money or both. Hucksters set upscams, promising to create a massive classaction lawsuit to force the government to oenforce their own promise. ? You must,however, pay them ives in advance otohelp defray legal cos:s. ? Others claim tooffer reparations payniwiis if the quilibleimply provide ines vredil Cure GunwelD.people poli oct tie Jallwctes relate+ fing to the wep pation, dooete, aud they areSlavery reparationsaren't a free lunch TBlack themselves, they are derided as sell-outs, oUncle Toms, ? oOreos ? and far worsenames. They are told they have forgottenwho they are and that they are helping the oWhite devils ? keep the Black man down.But these people seek to point out rationaland reasonable truths: there are no livingslaves left. If the government gave money toevery descendant of every slave, the govern-ment would quickly go bankrupt. Finally, ifthe government were to make payments,how could the government determine exactlywho descended from slaves and who de-scended from free Blacks in the North, freecitizens from other countries or whose ances-tors immigrated after slavery was abolished?In the rare instances where reparationswere paid te-ethnic groups for past injustices,they were paid to the individuals to whom theinjustices were inflicted or immediate family.I know there isn Tt a single slave and probablyno immediate family member left alive to re-ceive government reparations from whenslavery was legal for less than 100 years.That Ts right. Slavery was legal in theUnited States for only 89 years. It may nothave been right in the eyes of God, but itwas right and legal in the eyes of the law ofthe era. Should the government apologizefor slavery? Yes and no. Yes, apologize forthe wrongful treatment of the countlessBlacks enslaved in this country. However,no apology is necessary for the fact that, atthe time, it was legal. You don Tt see thegovernment apologizing for not grantingwomen the right'to vote prior to 1920.All | want people to do is think rationally andget from the emotionalism that the so-called leaders are using to rabble-rouse us.Trying to fon push and bleckmall thegovernment into paying out what amountsto a wi lottery check to Black Ameri-cans is more than trying to ontsomething for nothing. And, as we all know,there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.(King is a member of the can Leadership Network 21.)BoycottTysonDear Editor;Mike Tyson is a Black racist fascist. Heslurs Whites including Jewish people,women and gays.He said Whites are gay cowards " wewill not fight back. Are the firefighters inN.Y. cowards? We should get one of themto fight him. He states that the more heslurs us the more we will go to see andwatch his fight on cable. Are we only inter-ested in money? Will we have self-esteemor will we prove his slurs are true? Are wemoney hungry, gay cowards or not?He is also a racist and a rapist who abus-es women as sex objects " not an ounce ofrespect for them. He degrades all thewomen reporters and sexually harassesthem. The Women Ts Movement and Gaysshould join in the boycott.He has a chip on his shoulder " an oldgrudge. Does he think,we Tre geneticallyguilty of slavery (another big fascist lie) orthat we're guilty of not paying enough wel-fare?He says he Ts from Brownsville-Brooklynbut so was Willie Randolph of the Yankeesand he is a gentleman as were also otherheavyweight champions who had no prob-lems.Now he says it Ts an act. I say it Ts a badact and his only answer should be to apolo-gize or be boycotted.I Tm also from Brooklyn. the neighboringarea of East New York, and have no prob-lems. I was in the Golden Gloves in 1977and would fight Tyson even though I'm 44 " or we could get a firefighter, etc. to do itWe need some self esteem not denigra-tion of our heritage, people and race (Euro-pean Whites including Jewish people).As a consolation prize I hope that Lewis(my Joe Frazier, Great White Hope) knocksout Tyson. Nevada refused the Tyson fightand I hope the fans in Memphis do thesame. I wrote and called the Nevada Box-ing Commission and called talk sports ra-dio. You can do the same concerning theTyson fight which was approved withoutany notice to the public or to me in Brook-lyn.Anthony Curci,Brooklyn, N.Y.Memphisis wonderfulDear Editor;] had a first time visit to your fine city inearly May. I was so overwhelmed with ab-solutely everything including the people. |tried to capture Memphis, | share the fol-lowing:A Portrait of Memphis .Just as the Iris captured Van Gough,Memphis captures me. A powerful yet gen-tle city. An important City mentoring socialchange to the world, sifting through thewinds of change, keeping that which is im-portant. From the banks of the mighty Mis-sissippi " can you see the riverboats plyingtheir trade? " to the ducks splashing in thefountain of the timeless lobby of ThePeabody hotel.All my senses are overwhelmed as I sa-vor that last morsel of rib before headingacross Beale Street to be immersed in theblues. The next day I sit solemn over break-fast at the Arcade restaurant. Did Elvis lookout these windows as I do now wonderingabout the state of youth today? What wouldElvis have been thinking?After breakfast I easily walk the shortwalk to the Lorraine Motel, the walk thattook Martin, Meredith and others 300 yearsand many miles to get there. I stand at thebalcony reflecting one more time beforeturning to head North to home. Walkingaway I look over my shoulder to witness ascene from Calvary high in the clouds. Thegentleness of Memphis is the gentle spiritDr. King left. It is his legacy.Now when I gaze at Van Gough Ts /ris, |see Memphis in all its captivating glory, itshistory, its culture and the beautiful peoplewho have passed through and those whohave stayed.Dave Battaino,Sudbury, Ontario Canada405 Evans StreetP.O. Box 8361Greenville, NC27835252) 757-0365) 757-1793woow@skantech.netPhoneFax: (emaill:see ee

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eresclusions asdownTougher on CrimePHILADELPHIA -- TenBlack male judges infour Pennsylvaniacounties from 1991 to1994 were more likelyto mete out jail timethan those handeddown by 80 White coun- terparts in the samecounties during thesame period, a recentstudy found.Authored by DarreilSteffensmeier a pro-fessor at Penn StateUniversity andChester L. Britt, ofthe Arizona StateUniversity, the studywas an attempt to as-sess the role of ajudge _s race on sen-tencing in criminalcases.The report titled"Judges _ Race andJudicial DecisionMaking: Do BlackJudges SentenceDifferenrly?" wasinitially publishedin the Decémber 2001issue of SocialScience Quarterly.When its results were publicized inPhiladelphia in re-cent days, it becamean important topicfor discussion.Though short on con-to whyBlack judges handedharsher sen-tences on averagethan their Whitecounterparts, thestudy seemed to sug-gest background, notrace is more of a fac-tor ina judge _s deci-sion. A Black judgewho wished to remainanonymous commentedas much in the study."Really, as far astoughness, the Blackjudges I know are asxtough or tougher thanWhite judges," thejudge said. "They(Black judges) know -in a personal way howcrime affects thelives of people andwill feel in a per-sonal way the need todo something aboutit."Researchers looked atrecords fromPhiladelphia,Allegheny, Dauphinand Lawrence countieswhere the only Blackjudges in the statewere located at thetime of the inquiry.Pennsylvania was cho-sen for the study be-cause its judges areallowed more sentenc-ing discretion thanjudicial systems withsimilar guidelinestructures, the re-searchers said. Thediscretion could al-low a higher likeli-hood of sentencingdisparity from judgeto judge.The study looked atmore than 38,500 sen-tences decided by the90 judges. Althoughthe White judges weremore likely to givelonger prison sen-tences, the differ-ence on average wasabout a month, thestudy found.Of more interest wasthe finding thatBlack judges were 12percent more likelyto sentence offendersto prison and six per-cent more likely tojail drug offenders,the study said.Robert Muhammad, along time defense at-torney in the city,told The Final Callthe study did not sur-prise him."TI think the Blackjudges are probably. ufider tougher o tiny,"he said. "Theyscru-have to show they arewilling and able togive out the type ofpunishment thattheir administratorsor supervisors or thepublic really wantsthem to give out."But, he added, "Youneed to look at thecause of somethingand then look at itsroot cause if youreally are sincereabout solving theproblem.""When many of thesejudges make thestatement they havebeen personally af-fected, I say, and sowhat? That meansthere 1s even agreater demand ontheir part to dealwith the cause, aswell as the problem,"he said.The BarristersAssociation and thePennsylvania BarAssociation wouldnot provide comment,saying they were notfamiliar with study.Attorney LeonWilliams, a recentcandidate forPhiladeiphia dis-trict attorney,doubted there wasmuch to the study."T haven_t seen Blackjudges beingtougher. I have seensome Black judges whohave felt, just likeBlack cops, who liketo show White peoplehow tough they arewith Black people. Ican t say howeverthat is the rule.Most of the Blackjudges that I know,when I am in front ofthem, they ten to tryto be fair," he said.7/1102 Policere Day ocrFirst-degree burglary, reporied, SaturdayA first-degree burglarywas reported onSaturday at 4:40 a.m.when someone entereda home through theback rear window dam-aging the glass andframe, according to theGreenville PoliceDepartment. No onewas injured, and nothingwas stolen during theburglary on WhitakerDrive, the police reportsaid.Woman assaultedA 59-year-old woman re-ported her boyfriend,Donnie Maye, hit her inthe face with his fist andthrew her bicycle from asecond-floor windowduring a domestic as-sault on Saturday at 7:45p.m., according to policereports. She had minorinjuries, the report said.Maye was charged withassault on a female anddamage to personalproperty and placed inthe Pitt County DetentionCenter without a bond,according to an arrestreport."Sune 28, 2002 - July 5, 2002 Assault reported |A 36-year-old woman re-ported she was hit aboutthe body and punched inthe face by her boyfriendat her residence on PittStreet Friday. night. Shereported minor injuries inthe assault, which didnot specify if any arrestswere made, according tothe Greenville PoliceDepartment.CD player stolenA 1992 Honda Accordwas broken into on RedBanks Road overnightThursday, and $550 incompact discs and a$200 compact discplayer were reportedstolen, according to apolice reportCarolina as a FEI Scholar.department.Napoleon graduated as a University Scholar and an active member of Three-Pointers -Comprehensive Academic Support Center participant/ He was commended for completingover 171] hours of volunteer service by the Academic Community Service Learning Programof Durham. Due to his scholarly endeavors, he graduated Cum Laude in the businessNapoleon is the son of Arthur and Faye Wallace of Grimesland and the grandson ofNapoleon and Catherine Minor of Edwards.Arthur Napoleon WallaceArthur Napoleon Wallace recently graduated fromNorth Carolina Central University. Napoleon, abusiness major with a concentration in marketingand finance, maintained honor roll status for fouryears. As a scholarship recipient, he received theJohn V. Turner Scholarship Award. the Board ofTrustees Scholarship, the Catherine WallaceRuffin Scholarship, and the Mutual CommunitySavings Bank Scholarship Award.Last summer, Napoleon was awarded scholarshipfunding to attend University International, theCenter for Bilingual Multicultural Studies inMexico. Living with a host family. he learned tospeak Spanish fluently.This past year, he was chosen from the businessdepartment to serve as a paid intern trainee atMechanics and Farmers Bank Ts Corporate Office inDurham. He was honored by Financial Executives International Chapter of NorthernBLAST CLAIMED A FARMVILLE,NC SAILOR - 1944David Barnes wass one of the victims of the explosion at the USNaval Magizine, at Chicago, California. He was 22 years old, andwas one of the most popular members of the Barnes family.He was a graduate of Farmville High School Class of 1941, andattended State Teacher's College in Fayetteville, NC. When he wasinducted, he was employed at the Naval Air Station inNorfolk, Virginia. He entered the Navy in April 1943, and receivedhis basic Training at Great Lakes Center.Mr. Barnes is survived by his father, Mr. Clarence Barnes Sr. andwas preceded in death by his mother, Mrs. Julia Tyson Barnes;Three sisters, Mrs. Annie Barnes Lee of Washington,DC; MissEva Mae Barnes of Bluefield, West Virginia; and Miss Evang. \ T1eBarnes of Farmville, NC; Six brothers, Jimmie D. Clarence Jr.James, Robert, Joe B. and Grant Barnes, all of Farmville, NC. 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June 28, 2002 - July 5, 2002WALTER BAKER COUNCIL III Dyas Fox fu BibA Welcome HomeCelebration Social was heldfor Walter Baker Council II]on his arrival from theInternational FellowsAmerican University inCairo Egypt on June 6.2002. 6:30pm at the HiltonHotel in Greenville. NC.The event was sponsored byfriends and love ones in thecommunity. Walter sharedhis experiences while inEgypt accompanied with awill be applied to his studiesat Shaw. Baker is a SeniorPresidential Scholar gradu-ating in 2003. While atClark University in Atlantahe bacame a member ofThe Institute forInternational Public Policyin the summer of 2001, aFive (5) year program. Thissummer Baker is enrolled inthe IPP at the University ofMaryland College Park. Inthe summer of 2003 he willOn Friday, March1, 2002, Greenvillebusinessman, JimRouse, announcedhis second attempt tounseat the incumbentfor the NorthCarolina 8th DistrictHouse ofRepresentatives.Mee The 8th District com-completed Baker will attendgraduate school to pursue aMasters Degree inInternational Affairs. Anyinterested CollegeSophmore who would liketo apply for this programplease contact Walter &Mildred Council at ( 252 )757-1037. This is a five (5)year program and all es-penses are paid.prises, in part, Pitt,Martin, and GreeneCounties.Jim Rouse first ranfor County Comm-issioner in 1984. Atthat time he recog-nized that Blacks didnot have representa-tion in the legisla-ture, although theyworked hard andpaid taxes for thisservice in EasternNorth Carolina. Fouryears later, he ran forthe same seat in theCity Council; twoyears ago he ran forincreases and de-creases in health carebenefits. There is arising lack of afford-able housing and acontinual disrespectof and unconcern forsenior citizens.Why is Jim run-ning again? He saysthat today, more thanever, we are in needof dedicated peopleto get involved withall decisions beingmade about the com-munities in which welive. Leaders likeMr. Rouse areneeded to bring forth -new ideas that ad-dress those importantissues that affect ourcitizens in the 8thDistrict every day.Rouse goes on fur-ther to claim that thecurrent representa-tive of the 8thDistrict has failedHurricane Floyd, orany new ways tocounteract the lossand lack of highwage-paying jobs inthe counties of the8th District.Other issues thatprompted Rouse toreenter the race in-clude the absence ofmajor highway pro-jects, the skyrocket-ing costs associatedwith basic healthcare and the the needto improve access toaffordable healthcare, and the burdentaxpayers have tobear to house inmatesin North Carolina'sjails and prisons.The "Rouse for 8thHouse" campaign com-mittee is seeking volun-(eers.The committee needspeople to assist withmany different forms ofadvertising Mr. Jimdisplay of artifacts and pic- be in the Summer | anguage County Commissi- citizens by not bring- Rouse as the represen-tures. Walter Baker Counell Institute in Middlebury. oner again. Mr. ing forth ideas to lative for North |Il] ( better known = as Vermount for 6 -9 weeks. Carolina's &th Dis-trict."Baker" ) is a student study-ing abroad for the Spring2002 semester. Fifteen( 15 )hours from this excursionUpon completion of theprogram he will receive anInternship. After all compo-nents of the program areEmerald City/ | if@ilore That Caters To The Pocket4je rig@mtere For The Customers And The: - 703 Greenville Bivd.Customers Onlyarolinaotors ofreenvilStore 252.321 0047Office 252 321 0269Fax 252.321 1673le WARRANTYAVAILABLEMemoria Drive @ GREENVILLE, NC 27834(252 756-01 93 @ Ask for Mike, Roy or PaulA |we aaaels tcMt UME PPAMESSS| ri " ~~ aeel eteRouse notices thatthe present legisla-tion is inadequate.There are no newjobs, but there are taxwwe ce'fes corn:~ »esnmanaee LE rn»reenvilleadequately addressthe needs of citizensstill struggling to re-cover from the dev-astation left byald City; fhe Store That Caters To The PocketHere For The Customers And The 703 Greenville BivdStore 252 321 0047Office 252 321 0269Fax 252.321.1673Customers Only@my2way.comoe) O) aOoOmpanyNVisittus at:To reach Mr. Rouseand/or his committee,for any reason, call(252) 757-0365 or(252) 329-7102.24,000/24MONTHWARRANTYAVAILABLEwww grcens ilemator.com130 S.E. GrReenvitce Bivo. (Besipe JirFy Luse), Greenvitte, NC6-51 ere) @ Ask for John or Tim=| lle i "3 ead TINA NT *pPAxWARRANTYAVAILABLE=

vodJune 28, 2002 - July.5, 2002C ommentary : Jones sirectVal AtkinsonSupreme Court SettlesBattle overNC (3th C ongressionalDistrictindividual winner will be.The field is crowded andmay become even morecrowed. After it's finallydecided which legislativedistrict everybody belongsto, then we'll have newfiling dates. With newlegislative lines and a newfiling date, we may have13th Congressional Districtcandidates filing for legisla-tive seats and legislatorsfiling for the new 13th. The13th Congressional Districtis an open district and opendistricts always attract awild bunch, Folks whowouldn't even think twiceabout running for officeagainst an incumbent willrun in an open election at~The current Democraticcandidates are RonnieAnsley of Wake Forest,Lawrence Davis of Raleigh,Gene Gay of Charlotte, BillMartin of Greensboro,Robin Britt of Greensboro_and Brad Miller of Raleigh.Republicans who've filedare Graham Boyd ofsenate will be felt with theloss of Martin and Miller.African Americans willplay a pivotal role in theDemocratic primary aswell as the general elec-tion. African Americansmake up a sizable portionof the Granville, Person,Caswell and RockinghamCounty vote.This will be a bitter fightto the end.. And all wecan say is thank youSupreme Court justices; -you finally got one right.contact Vai at:JonesStreetane.rr.comRaleigh, Carolyn Grant of |Raleigh and Paul Smith of |Raleigh. And althoughthere's no front-runner yet, |it's noteworthy to mentionthat over 51 percent of thenew district is in NorthernWake County, the remain-der of the district stretchesupward and westward tocover Granville, Person, 'Caswell and RockinghamCounties.SOUTHEASTERN TOURS INCthe drop of a hat.This is going to be anDemocrats out-number interesting race for severalRepublicans 6-3 on the reasons. First of all, it couldenue to the metiods used current filing list. This may yield the third African1 Cejsus takers would not be due to the fact that the American in the Northsand. [his ruling settled. district is a Democratic Carolina Congressionalihe nited States SupremeCourt ruled that Ltah Ts chal-tice ant forall. where the leaning District and many delegation in the person ofadditicnal Congressional think that if they could just State Senator Bill Martin ofwat Would he placed - Utah win the primary, they'd have Greensboro. Secondly itw North Carolina. We won a very good chance of could send anothervat Cathe as a State. and becoming, North Carolina's Democrat to Washington.sy to ume te see who the 13th and newest and irrespective of the win-Congressperson. ner, the impact on the stateVOTE FORJIMROUSENC HOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT S$Committee to Elect Jim Rouse, PORox 8361, Greenville, NC 27835(252) 757-0365(252) 757-1793 faxPaid for by the committee to elect Jim Rouseto the NC House of Representativesfo Ret your M-Voice by y mail, write:, 405 Evans Street Mall; Greenville, NC 27834§ SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT MUST BE INCLUDED WITH ?YOUR ORDER:OATESC YtS | would like a 6 month subscription by mail for $20.00} .YVS, | would like a 12 month subscription by mail for $40.00 §¢ Name: | 33 Address: _ fCity: State: Zip:: oe wl| Ries PRN aed Sea PESTS Saas eae Bal PRE SRR epee.FRANKLIN'S RECYCLINGGreen lic NO 37834CHOOSE FROM THESELIST OF SERVICES:UpgradesRepairsTech SupportcEverN RRNA ? Coupe ophone 152) Beasismithi 2@carthlink.netSuperb4th of July PackageJuly 5 - 7, 2002Orlando, Florida(3 days/2 nights)Sponsored by Kids "R" UsPackage Price: (4 per room)Motorcoach Activities withprizesDepart: 12:01 am Return:11:00 PMAdult: $199.00Child: $149.00(Agc3-11)Deposit: $75.00 due6/01/2002Full Payment: Due 6/15/2002SOUTHEASTERN TOURS2406 UNITED DRIVEGREENVILLE, NC(252) 830 - 1090July 10 - 14, 2002CANADA'S NIAGARAFALLSAMISH COUNTRY-LANCASTER,PA5 days/4 nights exploring thecountryPackage includes:Transportation, Lodging,NOAH Show, Hersey, &Lancaster,PA Tour:1 dinner and Blacks 'N' WaxMuseumDepart: 5:00 am Return: 10:00PM2/rm - $360.00 3/rm - $325.004/rm - $295.00Child:(3-11) $250.00Deposit: $30 due by 5/01/2002High blood pressure is serious business. Change ofdiet? Still eating the same fatty foods! Physicalactivity! When? Did you finally give up cigarettes?No? Take this as a warning: High Blood PressureIf you have high blood pressure, change your eatinghabits by adding vegetables and fruit to your diet.Turn off cable TV and walk outside for at least 20minutes a day. Cut out the alcohol and cigarettes,Hardware InstallaSoftware Installa : NortIn : Home Services = = an Cause a Stroke!Upgrades - Repairs - Trade-InsNorth Carolina is in the Stroke Belt of the nation.Get your blood pressure checked now. Treatyourself right, take your medication and live along, happy life.Warning signs of stroke:iB

June 28, 2002 - July 5, 2002. xpress, ad ReinsReflection@\:Suejette JonesA Double StandardWhose fault is it if aperson living in the samehouse is involved in rarcot-ics? According to theSupreme Court. the entirehousehold is at fault.Recently the court backedrules that permit evictions offamilies of federally subsi-dized housing if any familymember or guest is involvedin drugs. Public housingdirectors can evict entirefamilies for drug, use by onemember, regardless " ofwhether the use was onpublic housing property otif anyone else knew about it.Should grandma and babyJane be forced to find a newplace to live because of theKnucklehead who sleeps inthe same house TThe court has endorsed arule that) further dividesthose who live in- publichousing trom the generalpoptlation. The rules aredifferent because the rest-dents are receiving govern-ment assistance. Theirrights to live in decenthousing are pulled fromunderneath them if a personhas used drugs. Whatwould it look like if weapplied that same principleto persons not living inpublic housing? Couldn Tt itbe argued that a familyshould be evicted when aperson in the household getsstopped for a DWI? Whynot? Shouldn Tt we blameeveryone in the house?People in public housingdon Tt get the benefit of thedoubt. Since the homeenvironment was such that aperson in the home useddrugs. the entire householdwill be punished.The court ruling follows anew trend in the way peoplelook at the substance abuseproblem. It has long beenunderstood that drug addic-tion is a disease. Despitethe research to justify theneed for more substanceabuse treatment facilities,the few services offered toaddicts are being closed.Insurance companies aremaking it harder for peopleto get treatment for addic-tions. Those who are ad-dicted and in search of away to change their lives arefinding it harder to locate aplace to get help. Now thecourt has taken things toanother level. Not only dowe refuse to help you withyour problem, we're goingto punish you and yourfamily because of you. Theopinion of the court failedto take into account thenature of addiction and theimpact the disease has onthe entire family. FourCalifornia senior citizensreceived eviction noticesbecause of drug use byrelatives or caregivers. Thecourt ruled in favor of thedecision to kick grandmaout because of the habit ofanother person. The sad-dest thing is the seniorcitizens didn Tt know aboutthe drug use.There is a double standardin the way we deal with thepoor. The issue of sub-stance abuse touches all ofus. The bad news is wethink differently about theway to approach the issuesbased on the income of thepersons involved. Lastyear, President Bush's un-derage daughters werecaught trying to buy alcohol(which is also a drug) in aTexas restaurant, and hisniece, the daughter ofFlorida Governor Jeb Bush,was admitted to a drugtreatment center in Februaryafter being arrested on aprescription charge. Mostwould agree that their prob-lems are not to be blamedon he president or Jeb Bush.It would be foolish to assertthat the president shouldvacate the White House.We can Tt hold him responsi-ble for what happens underhis nose. Why????Because he doesn Tt live inpublic housing.Condensed trom an articleby Carl Kenney IIvor ? SAAD RENTALS o ?Call Steve Johnson If You Would Like To Rent A1, 2, or 3 Bedroom Housing UnitEllEQUAL novsihG907 Dickinson Ave. Greenville, NC (252) 757 . 3191Real Estate .....AcceptedLiFoith MayGRASPING FOR THEWINDReaching out and trying tocatch a piece of a breeze isan exercise in futility. Youmay as well be attempting totame a tornado or harness ahurricane. Chasing fulfill-ment in life can seem just asimpossible,you're looking in all thewrong places. Listen tosomeone who learned thehard way.|...was king over Israel in_Jerusalem. And | set_myespecially ifheart to seek and search outby wisdom concerning allthat is done under the sun ?this burdensome task Godhas given to the sons ofman, by which they mayhave exercised. I have seenall the works that are doneunder the sun; and indeed,all is vanity and grasping forthe wind (Eccl. 1:2-14).To this author, life ounderthe sun ? appeared to benothing but vanity, futility,meaninglessness. He strug-gled to find significance inthe pleasures and pains ofeveryday existence.In trying to understand thebook of Ecclesiastes, ithelps to know who theauthor is and why he wrotehis journal. He neveridentified himself by name.But his self-description as othe son of David, King inJerusalem, ? as well as hiscomments about wealth,power, wisdom, greatachievements, and manywives, point to KingSolomon (see 1:1,12,16;2:4-9; 7:26-29;12:9). If weaccept Solomon as_ theauthor, then we see inEcclesiastes glimpses of thedramatic story of a kingwho began his reign wellbut then lost sight of what Tsmost important in life (1 Ki.11:1-13). In his latter yearshe reviewed how he hadspent his days. The conclu-sions he came to are bothtroubling and hopeful.eline: Edificationf The New GenerationSolomon found out thateven though he was able toaccumulate vast amounts ofknowledge, he still had ahuge void in his life. As hegrew older, he tried to fillthat ache for somethingmore by seeking answersfrom the gods of the nationsaround him (1 Ki, 11:1-13).All his knowledge, though,could not fill the emptinesshe felt. Solomon eventuallyrecognized that he had got-ten off track.So I said in my heart, oAsit happens to fool, it alsohappens to me,-and whywas | then more wise? ?Then | said in my heart, | oThis also is vanity. ? 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; , Re. 8 | a. ow 28, i 5, 2002GIVE US OUR LAND!!!share with others to en-hance and enrich their lives.Salt is use as a pre-servative; it prevents cor-speech and speech seasonedwith salt. Salty speech isoffensive, sarcastic, sharp,Witter, and biting. SpeechSTEALS NGseasoned with salt is attrac- ruption in meat. Likewise, x A Cametive, appetizing, flavorful, othe meat of the Word, ? i se " a tneand tasteful. It fulfills the which we share with others. -DCECHIABvery words of Jesus who EDCE Erds 0! . can be kept pure and uncor-urged His disciples to ohave rupted when our speech issalt in yourselves. ? (Mark well seasoned with salt.9:50). Salt produces thirst.__In sharing our faith Well-salted speech can actu-with others, we need to be ally incite a thirst for theable to capture their interest Water of Life. The saltand keep their attention. Jesus was referring to sym-One way to do that is to bolized the unction, fresh-Let your speech be always make sure that our speech is ness, and vital livelinesswith grace, seasoned with well seasoned with salt. which characterizes thesalt, that ye may know Just as salt adds appeal to Holy Spirit's presence andhow ye ought to answer food, so it adds appeal to work in a man.each man. Colossians 4:6 our witness to others. Without salt in qurSalt enhances and en- speech, our words will beriches; it adds flavor to that dull, boring, and uninspir-which is dull, bland, and ing. Prayer makes theGreetings. tasteless. Well seasoned difference. A consistent lifecounty /!Dr. George HawkinsEDGECOMBE COUNTY LAND RESTORATION GROUP-CONETOE- N. C. Deciding that enough was enough, about 20 Black landowners in the |-Conetoe/Penny Hill area of eastern Edgecombe County, fed up with their land being |stolen and occupied by white developers, came together at Mildred's Chapel Missionary__ [here is a tremendous speech adds flavor to the of daily prayer keeps the Baptist Church last month to form the Land Restoration Group. The group was set up |difference between salty Bread of Life which we salt in our lives from losing oto halt the loss of Black owned land thru the use of a combination of legal and protest |its flavor. tactics and to improve the quality of life for Black people in the area.CURR eeIs Your Speech Seasoned?The group has engaged several attorneys familiar with legal questions concerning WO, |including the Land Loss Prevention Project, located in Durham. White developers with |powerful connections in the courthouse in Tarboro over the years have used |questionable and flatly illegal tactics to take land acre by acre from Black ownership. |Because of the lack of political power of Blacks in Edgecombe County, although Blacksare in the majority, comprising 60% of the county, whites were able to have their way. |Thanks for a Truly,However, it appears that things may be about to change. Ronald Wilkins and Deborah |Arrington were arrested in separate incidents when they stood up and protested white .incursion on their land. Ronald, after being advised by an attorney, was able to defend |himself in district court in Tarboro and win a dismissal of the charges. Deborah, |represented by civil rights attorney Theresa Smallwood of Windsor, had her charges |dismissed as well. In both instances, Ronald and Deborah were supported by members |of the group who held silent vigils outside the courthouse before the trials began.e |- In a related incident, two members of the Land Restoration Group, Black activists7The management and staff of the LfGreenville Convention Center, as well asthe City of Greenville and the Greenville-Pitt County Convention and Visitors Bureau, extendtheir sincere gratitude to everyone who assisted withand attended our recent Grand Opening celebrations.Judye Thomas and Jim Grant were arrested when they refused to move during the |silent vigil across the street from the courthouse prior to Ms. Arrington Ts case on June |12, They had requested and were refused a permit to demonstrate because of a state |statute which prohibits demonstrations within 300 feet of the courthouse. Grant andThomas have the support of the Justice and Witness Ministries of the United Church |of Christ and the North Carolina ACLU is looking into the case. |We share our excitement with you 4s we look forwardto providing trade shows, expositions and concerts ofofYour support for us iscall 321-7671 or visitThank vou for a terrific Opening, Greenville. oRAND!For booking or upcoming event information,superior quality and entertainment value, as well ashosting meetings and conventions that will enhanceour community and local economy.www.greenvilleconventioncenter.com TODAY!Convention CenterCONT. FROM FRONT PAGEBike Tour in Detroit.the sidelines.Tournament at Desert Mountain Golf Club in Arizona, where helped raise morethan $200,000 from 1992-1995. In July 2000, he started the annual Thumbs UpHe now lives with his wife and gym partner, Dani, in Wenatchee. Wash.. wherehe enjoys all types of outdoor sports. he said. He is active in everything fromskiing. boating. kayaking, scuba diving, to hand cycling. sky diving and hammingit up with golfers. he said.Golf was never his preferred game, but he enjoys cheering his fellow golfers from |"I've been a winner all my life. and I'm not stopping now." he said. "I want |Greenville to know that Mike is here. This event is going to be very productive. ? |Utley received a key to the city from Mayor Don Parrott on Friday.Jenna Hunt can be contacted at jhuntBro OdomsGreetings:Let me once again beginby saying, what followsare the things that bringquestions to my mindabout everyday life. Youmay have asked yourselfquestions and just didn'tknow where to find ananswer. Hence the title"In My Spirit". You maynot agree with what | say(We do have freedom ofspeech in America) and ifby chance you think | amtalking about you, don'tflatter yourself. MovingOn! In My Spirit?Voting!!! Is anybodyVoting!!! voting. What's up with not with us is against us "Why is it that we are so| | the poor turn outs of Can you find that?easily taken by the people | | guess who? My brothers Nuff Said ! ! !who visit our churches, | | and sisters, Actually, if Michael Adameour lodges and meeting you don't vote - t2 Spirit aplaces? For instance, itwas a little while ago thatwe were anticipatingchanges in our govern-ment and every day lifebecause of the peopleelected to several offices.It doesn't matter whichtake your pick. Okay, letme pick, Ooops thenames have beert changedto protect the innocent.One particular candidatewas running for a particu-lar seat and he visited thiscertain church. He was allsmiles and stated that hebelieved in moralistic liv-ing and had high hopesfor our youth. Well thissame person today entersthe court room and evenmost whites hate to seehim come. What's wrongpeople? Did you forgethis prior record of hard-balling. Sit in his court-room and you seeprejudice oozing from hispores. Unfortunately forall it is directed at youthof all races and of courseminorities, Bet we won'tmake that mistake again!(Nuff Said) Speaking ofComplain. Listen! ! ! Ifthe vote didn't count ormatter please tell me whydid someone in Floridacall on State Troopers todelay black voters fromgetting to the polls. |don't think it takes thatmuch to figure that oneout. Now, all together.Nuff Said.Oh but listen to oneexcuse. Why vote, theygon do what they wont todo anyway. Who is they.WHO IS THEY! !And to those who are inoffice; Stand for yourpeople OKAY.You have not arrivedbecause you are in of-fice. You know who youare. One person got ina race against anotherblack person and youknow that would split thevote, well, were you paidor what? I. know, youthought you were thebetter candidate. Howabout working with themore popular candidate.And that was." IN MY SPIRIT "Jesus said. " He that is. fs | . rsh Te * we ;Moti soak reno resMeanwhile the Land Restoration Group has served notice that it will not stand by and |watch Black land being taken by illegal means. The group is planning other activities |to highlight the struggle in eastern Edgecombe County. For further information contact |Mrs. Alice Smith at 627- 5820 and Ronald Wilkin's at 823-1579._ "___|auul

June es 2002 - July 5, 2002From The Desk Of Mrs BeatriceBeatrice MayeTo the editor,Marian Wright Edelman,Director and President ofthe Children's Defense Fundsays, oOur children aregrowing up today in anethically polluted nationwhere instant sex withoutresponsibility, instant gratfication without effort,stant solutions withoutsacrifice, getting rather thangiving, and hoarding ratherthan sharing are the too-frequent signals of our massmedia ?.Are today's parents reallyconcerned? With most chil-dren now arriving at anempty house afterschool.does late-aftemoon televi-sion fare matter? Does itmatter if, instead of leavingour children to Beaver, weleave them to Beavis? Doesviewing primetime influ-ence their thinking and act-ing? Does the media moldus? Mirror us? Or both?By the end of elementaryschool, the average childviews some 8,000 TV mur-ders and 1.900.000 otherviolent acts. In the enter-tainment world, impliedacts of sexual intercourseover-whelmingly occur be-tween unmarried people. Insoap operas, for example,unmarriéd . partners haveoutnumbered married part-ners 24 to |. oTragically, there are moreyoung Black males in prisonthan college", DeborahProthrow-Stith points out.Again the number confirms:in 1991, there were $17,000Black male collegians at alllevels, and some-550,000Black males behind bars,Are these statistics frighten-ing? Perplexing? Concerns?As parents, it's up to us tomake changes in our homefirst.Beatrice MayeBoys and Girls LearnDifferently: A Guide forTeachers and Parents,by Michael GurianSome Facts:|. Girls' brains mature earlierthan boys T2. Girls tend to have betterverbal abilities and relyheavily on verbal communi-cation; boys tend to relyheavily on nonverbal com-munication3. Males are impulsive andfidgety4. Girls bond first and askquestions later. boys mightbe aggressive first and askquestions later5. Girls and women hearthings better than voys andmen; sometimes a loudvoice is needed for boys andmen. This fact makes aninteresting basis for keepingboys near the front of thephysical classroom6. In music six times asmany girls can sing in tuneas boys7. Females generally seethings better in a darkenedroom; boys/males in brightcolors8. The female nose andpalate are more sensitivethan the male9. Boys can store triviabetter than girls for a longperiod of time10. Males are not as toughas we think; often femalesare emotionally tougher11. Boys shut off emotionsand go to work whereasgirls become aggressive andshut down after a crisis athome or a humiliation atschool12. Females produce morewords than males13. Girls are better listenersthan boys14. Boys are bored moreeasilv than girls15. Girls do not generallyneed to move around asmuch while learning. 37%of high school athletes aregirls, the rest boys. Boystend to be louder, morephysically aggressive andmore prone to attentiongetting devicgs in class-rooms than girls, resultingin more teacher attentiongoing to boys. ; .16. Boys are approximately2 to 4 points ahead of girlsin math and science scorestracked by the U. S.17.Boys score _ slightlyhigher than girls on SATCONGRATULATIONS TEKARIAFe Be ert|CORNERSTONE CHILD CARE'S VERY OWNBABY QUEEN OF NORTH CAROLINA2002 SUNBURST USA BEAUTY PAGEENTMAY ALL OF OUR PRAYERS BE WITH HER IN THE INTERNATIONAL FINALS INATLANTA, GEORGIA AUGUST 8th - 11th 2002TEKARIA HARRIS( OF THE INFANT ROOM )Dointhat, Conteh, Code dala ieAP lyand other college entranceexams18.For every boy who at-tempts suicide, four girlsdo. 90% of fathers ofchildren born to teen girlsabandon the girl and child19. Girls make up themajority of student govern-ment officials, after-schoolclub leaders, and schoolcommunity liaisons20. Girls choose to take theharder courses in middleschool and high school at ahigher rate than boys do,they study harder on aver-age for all courses thanboys21.Girls receive approxi-mately 60% of the A'S andboys receive approximately90% of the D'S and F'S22. Girls are approximatelyone and one and a halfyears ahead of boys inreading and writing compe-tency, according to statisticstracked by the FederalDepartment of Education.COMMUNITY NEWSMrs. Mattie Barnes, 1100Hooker Road. visited herfamily in New York re-cently.Ms. Wanda James, fromAtlanta, Georgia, home fora few daysIN SYMPATHYMrs. Eula Edwards, the-death of her sonThe William AndersonFamilyThe family of Mrs. JohnTaylor. the death and funeralof Mrs. Taylor T inclliesThe family of Lucille TaylorDaniels and Mrs.. MabelHooks, Winterville NCThe Daniel Bullock Sr.FamilyAnd all others whose namesare not knownIN HONORThe dedication of the WillieE. Barnes Fellowship Hall.and St.. 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