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§ Of Princeville.
" Col didate for US Congress seat), Supreme Court Judge G.K. Butterfield (who's
U.S. Congress Revisits Princeville..." Congresswoman Eva Clayton along with Rev. Sidney Locke, Judge Janice Cole (candi eres eet Prac r ino
for re-election), Danny Mallison (candidate for House of Reprsentativeseat), and Supreme Court Judge G.K. Butterfield's campaign manager @
Capeaeeran Clayton on the my Nn of Princeville, North Carolina.....NC's Oldest Black Town. Also along to show their support for Congresswoman Clayton's oplan to rebuild Princevie uae ;
Congressman Mel Watts, Congressman Ethridge, Congressman Claybourne, Congressman Coble, Senator Ballance, Rev. A.C. Batchelor and family. Also shown is US Senator cane ate es ne owles an ;
Ms. Smith, a long time resident of Princeville are discussing the reasons why Ms. Smithlost her land. Let's also give a "BIG SHOUT OUT!!!" to the Tarboro/Edgecombe County Boys irls for coming an
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showing their support to Congresswoman Eva Clayton and the "REBUILDING OF PRINCEVILLE !!". Thank yout all the community and congress for coming together for a great ER
CROSSING THE THIN BLUE LINE
Question :The Real Story Behind the Death of Tarik Rodgers
By Paulette Rodgers and James R. Brown
What happens when a twenty-six year old unarmed man is pulled to the ground by and undeq
the control of a large canine police officer and is then brutally shot more than six times to the
head and torso by multiple local and county law enforcement officers? Apparently, nothing!
Three months ago, during the early morning hours of America Ts tax filing deadline of April
15th, Tarik Rodgers, an alleged kidnapping suspect was shot and killed on the streets of
Williamston, North Carolina, under the watchful eyes of several witnesses. Although two
officers have been suspend~d owith pay ? and there is reportedly an ongoing investigation by
the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), the Rodgers family has been given no reason for the
death of their son except a death certificate.
With the recent wave of unfettered police brutality incidences throughout the country, some
of which have been captured by amateur video and aired on our local and national television
channels, there is little public confidence in the sanctity of such SBI investigations. In the
Rodgers case, with rumors of cross pollination of former SBI personnel on the Martin County
Sheriff's payroll and a relative of the Williamston Police Chief currently working in the SBI
office, the appearance of impropriety and the possible conflict of interest reeks of the need for
the involvement of the State Attorney General Ts office or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
With the upcoming elections (DA, Sheriff, County Commissioner, etc.) in November 2002,
the citizens of Martin County must hold the responsible parties accountable for this tragedy.
Our dark history during the pre-Civil Rights era has taught us that we cannot allow the TRUTH
surrounding the death of Tarik Rodgers to be swept under the carpet, wherever. it may lead.
In the case of Tarik Rodgers, it is not only for the sake of his family that we need to find out
the truth tal happened, but also for the well-being of our own families and the entire
society at large
It is only when we look for justice above the interest of the individual, be they law enforcement
officers, elected officials, or the common man alike, can we be assured that the of all
people will be safeguarded. We pray only that the tragic death of Tarik Rodgers will force us
all to hold up our own mirrors of accountability and a fair review of the facts by an
impartial fact finder and the prompt disclosure to the Rodgers family.
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immigrant named Balint
Vazsonyi, who serves as direc-
tor of the Center for the
American Founding, suggests
that Black folks ought to shut
up and just be grateful that our
European brethren thought
enough of us to bring us all the
way to America to be enslaved.
oAmericans are ... accus-
tomed to the notion that, while
the slaveholder benefited
unfairly, the slave got nothing
in return for the labor and serv-
ices rendered, ? Vazsonyi
writes. o...The matter is not
that simple because slavery
occurred during times when a
majority of free persons in the
Western world had not much
more than what many a slave
received, a roof over their
head, and food on which to
survive... [I]nsisting that slav-
ery in America was some
unusual aberration of history
" a unique wrong committed
by White settlers from Europe
against Black captives from
Africa " is simple dema-
goguery. ?
Vazsonyi doesn Tt stop there.
The columnist goes on to
describe how people of color
benefit from living in one of
the world Ts most technological-
ly advanced nations. oThe sons
and daughters of slaves in
America have become the ben-
emerge
munication and transportation,
as well as the myriads of small
and large ingredients that make
up daily living in an advanced
society. ?
I don Tt even know where to
begin addressing this misguid-
ed columnist. First, Egypt is in
Africa and was for a signifi-
cant period of time ruled by
black-skinned Africans. So we
know a little about civilization
and ingenuity before the sav-
ages came to control, destroy,
enslave and plunder.
Second, African-American
inventors have proven to be
every bit as innovative and
brilliant as their European
counterparts. Among the inven-
tions to come from African
America are the traffic signal
and gas mask (Garrett A.
Morgan), pressure cooker
(Maurice W. Lee), envelope
seal (F.W. Leslie), pencil
sharpener (John L. Love),
printing press (W.A.
Lavallette), ironing board
(Sarah Boone), fire extinguish-
er (Tom T. Marshal), home
security system (Marie
Brown), elevator (Alexander
Boykin), fountain pen (W.B.
Purvis), Se ee
Marshman), rocket catapult
(Hugh McDonald), lawnmower
(John A. Burr), shoe
ibelonnes jah aati
ome »
clothes dye (0. Sapa sa),
(Norbert Rieu), dt pan
continues. oAnd the reality is (L.P. Ray), lawn sprinkler
BY EDMUND W. LEWIS that their ancestors T chances of "_(J.W. Smith), blood plasma
ending up here under different procedure (Dr. Charles Drew),
arecent article published | °ifcumstances were next to open-heart surgery procedure
in = Louisiana Weekly news- nothing. And, based on the (Dr. Daniel Hale Williams),
paper, several Blacks spoke record, the chances of their cellular phone (Henry
openly about their unmitigated ancestors coming up with the Sampson), helicopter (Paul E.
disdain for the reparations inventions, discoveries, prod- Williams), refrigerator (J.
movement. ucts were equally next to noth- Standard), roller coaster -
One brother from Los ing. (Granville T. Woods), gas
Angeles thinks reparations oThe foregoing was not burner (B.F. Jackson), fire
be oan insult to hard- intended to excuse, justify or in escape ladder (J.B. Winters),
g Blacks ... to insist any way approve of slavery. and the all-important toilet (T.
they need some kind of gov- But a broader view of history Elkins).
ernment aid because of some- _ Will reveal that people don Tt Yep. Where would we be
thing that happened over a'cen- et something for nothing. The "_ without our European saviors
otury ago. ? inventors, discoverers, produc- _ and oppressors? Anyone who
Another cat said most ers whose beneficiaries we all doubts the truthfulness of this
Blacks are middle-class and are, struggled, sweat blood, claim should do his own
odon Tt feel the crushing weight fought and toiled. And they research.
of slavery in their daily lives. ? came mainly from Europe. All these important inven-
I wonder what America Most people in Africa were tions aside, the incredible
he lives in and how many wealth that made the
suns revolve around his . . oes States 2 global
world? -
ra. cervative Sometimes it ieers en bls
Black minister is so com- .
Black minister is socom: TIK@ opponents of Sneha
the movement thatheis reparations are using "° fe: labor would
embarking on a oStop . give any nation a con-
Reparations Now ? tourat_ the issue to oget pier esa
universities, churches and . over the competition. I
community centers across back ? at African think a compelling
the United States because . argument can be made
he says supportersof America for some that Africans gave the
reparations oknow most . most and received the
White Americans arent Kind of unknown least from the great
going to stand up against . . experiment that is
it for fear of being called transgression. Their America
a racist. ? . . For anyone, much
Thisis another =» SCathing, parsimo- ss an immigranr, to
shakedown, ? he insists. » come along and ignore
Brother Minister says MOUS attacks On the Black contributions to
he is also heeding the call the greatness of this
to fight for immigrants MOVveMeNt ANd SUP= __ ation and add that we
who tell him all the time, should shut up and be
oMy ancestors didn't own POrters are chock ee
slaves, so why do I have . . :
to pay for something I full of spite, bitter- an earn a great ocal .
didn Tt have anything to m how immigran
omar MSS ANd Old-fash- "seingiiorete te
Ain Tt that special. ® 2s ge of Allegiance,
Sometimes it feels ike 1ONed mean-spirited- revere he US.
opponents of reparations onstitution and disre-
are using this iseue to ness. spect and hate
oget back ? at African Africans in America.
America for some " Once they have mas-
unknown transgression. Their content with life as it happened _ tered these skills, they can
scathing, parsimonious attacks to them, and left the world truly be called Americans.
on the movement Ts goals and much as they had found it. For the record, Africans
supporters are chock full of oAnd now to the point: were not sitting around under
spite, bitterness and old-fash- History exacts a price, levies baobab trees in the motherland
ioned mean-spiritedness. tribute on all who come to waiting to be discovered by
David Horowitz, arecover- enjoy a higher level of exis- European explorers and con-
ing White liberal who no tence. Slavery was the terrible querors. And to compare black
longer fights for the rights of price extracted of Africa Ts cho- Africa today to the prosperous
people of color, would be sen people for bestowing upon _ United States is twisted, partic-
proud. their descendants long life, lit- ularly since European colonial-
In an essay titled eracy, prolonged hearing and _ism, imperialism and shame-
oUnderstanding History ? in vision, a vast choice of occupa- _ less subjugation of Africa Ts
The Washington Times, an tional and leisure activity, com- _ peoples had a little bit to do
with the oDark Continent Ts ?
current state.
Regardless of how we have
fought, bled, struggled and
died to carve out an existence
for ourselves in the U.S., we
were not brought to America
for our own good. Kindness,
consideration and Christian
charity were low on the list of
reasons for us being kidnapped
and dragged across the ocean
to do somebody else Ts work in
a land stolen from people who
roamed this nation for millions
of years.
It is the epitome of cultural
disrespect for some immigrant
to come to these shores, enjoy
the many rights and privileges
paid for many times over with
African blood, sweat and tears
and turn around and question
the legitimacy of our struggle
to recover what is rightfully
owed to us.
That immigrants " White,
yellow, olive, red, brown and,
yes, African " could so uni-
formly hold such negative per-
ceptions of and opinions about
Africans in America speaks
volumes about the fundamental
lack of respect White America
has for its citizens of African
descent. |
: thine Adieu of bord
began
freedom, human dignity and
inalienable, divine-ordained
trainer
she committed against
of color or the ty of
Voucher win to affect
poor, un derprivileged
geography. Latino seniors .. It should however be
Commentary are also four years behind observed that those politi-
White 12th graders. The con- cians who most vigorously
clusion is distressing but opposed vouchers " mostly
unavoidable " [A] genera- | Democrats " stood to lose
tion has passed and the quite a few votes by alienat-
achievement of educational ing the powerful teacher's
equality remains an elusive union, which opposed the
dream. ? vouchers movement for
Not surprisingly, a 1992 _ basic reasons of self preser-
' " Gallup poll revealed that 73 _vation. Consequently, the
. percent of low-income Democrats have fav:
ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS respondents favor vouchers. _ sort education reform that
For many of these families, consists largely of throwing
In the most significant the appeal is straightforward. more money at the problem.
decision affecting education Vouchers offer a way out of For perspective on how this
since Brown V. Board of an urban school system that "_ brand of education reform
Education, the Supreme is failing to properly educate "_ works, consider the District
Court ruled 5-4 to upholda _their children. of Columbia, which allocates
Cleveland area voucher pro- Previously, the school between $7,000-and $10,000
gram. The decision has pro- © Voucher program met resist- _ per student (more than the
found implications for the ance on Capitol Hill where _national average). Yet, over
quality of education that its detractors argued that 60% of the District Ts gradu-
America Ts poor and under- © Vouchers would only exacer- _ ating class score below basic
privileged receive. bate the problems currently _levels in reading and math.
Under a voucher program, facing public education. Get it? Increased funding
the state would pay all or They contended that parental alone cannot ameliorate the
part of the tuition of children Choice would be tantamount _ education crisis in this coun-
attending private schools. to abandoning bad schools try because it does not con-
Supporters argue that vouch- (a8 opposed to keeping intact _ front the fact that the public
ers would improve the quali- their tradition of failure). a a effect a
a ered by urban say, public schools do
students by enablin not compete for a con-
ihe parents chose, += WOUChers offer a ser bate and the
ir children ore have no real con-
iil Gest way out of our sequence for aie
r intai iving parents a choice
only ty thet Urban school sys- at where thei chil
: - 8 age Nn i¢arn however
oatod pas = " tem that is failing vous suddenly mate
ing. public education direct-
w"Atedging e- £0 properly educate |i sconabieioine
* 7 consumer. wi
eee th eir children s the prospect of fleeing
sion, vouchers will parents, schools would
likely now replicate have to get their act
across the country. That Ts together or risk losing
good news for America Ts They also argued that parents _ their customer base.
poor urban parents, mostly might not be competent The major implication:
of color, whose children cur- enough to choose the best With today Ts Supreme Court
rently lack the opportunity school for their children. decision, we wil] no longer
- for a quality education. As Not coincidentally, none "_ "_ "write off entire generations
Professor Lawrence Stedman Of the politicians arguing of poor students just by
observed during a 1997 against the voucher legisla- _virtue of their geography.
Brookings Institution confer- tion sent their own children "_ That bodes well not-only for
ence: oTwelfth grade Black 0 public schools, including _ "_ education reform, but also
students are performing at President Clinton who failed for the complex struggle for
the level of middle school 0 support legislation that social equality.
White students. These stu- would have given disadvan-
dents are about to graduate, aged parents the opportunity Armstrong Williams is a
yet they lag four or more to send their children to a syndicated columnist and
years behind in every area __ "Private school, just as the talk show host. Contact him
[including] reading, math, president did for his own at
science, writing, history and daughter. www.armstrongwilliams.com.
the debt owed to their descen- burned them to the groundor © remember, Frank and Patrick
dants. That kind of dogged wrongfully seized our property. .. Palermo were convicted in
arrogance, cultural insularity The government often helped December 1998 of pouring
and stubbornness may ulti- Whites to do this, or stood idly gasoline on two cars " one of
mately lead to the downfall of by and did nothing. which contained a 3-year-old
this great nation. When we dared to standup _child " in an attempt to set
Ironically, Africans in for our constitutional rights, we the cars on fire. Only rainfall
America have benefited less were lynched, castrated, tarred prevented the two men, who
from the free slave labor this and feathered and harassed by _reportedly had gotten into an
nation received between 1450 _ the federal government. argument with several Black
and 1865 than any other group, When we formed groups to "_ motorists, from possibly bum-
including immigrants. fight for our rights, Black free- ing to death an innocent child.
History has taught us that dom-fighting organizations and But hey, boys will be boys,
justice is anything but color- leaders were placed under sur- _right?
blind in the United States. veillance, infiltrated, Oppression did not come
There is a long list of cases destroyed, murdered and down on Africans in one fell
and incidents that make it crys- undermined by FBI programs swoop. It came " and comes
tal clear that the U.S. Justice like COINTELPRO. When we " one day at a time, all day,
Department was never intend- "_ have demanded justice in every day. If unchecked and
ed to protect the constitutional © American courts, we have been _ unchallenged, it has the power
rights of Africans in America. mocked, ridiculed and turned to chip away at our personal
Dred Scott. Homer Plessy. away. human dignity, sanity and spir-
Rosewood. Tulsa. Scottsboro. Some might call that it. It tells us that we are worth-
Emmett Till. Rodney King. oppression, exploitation and less, our history and experi-
Yusuf Hawkins. The taxation without representa- ences are insignificant and our
Brownsville Incident. tion. Anybody down for a little struggle at Dei os and
When some segments of tea party? unimportant. te our
American society think of The bottom line is that we _ protests and tribulations, it
oppression, images of Black have used every legal and | continues to feed on us like an
women, men and children socially prescribed means at amorphous predator that won't
being fire hosed and bitten by _our disposal to protect and lib- © " or can Tt " cease until we
police dogs during freedom erate ourselves from oppres- no longer exist.
marches come to mind. The sion, exploitation and White It would be nice to not have
truth is, as bad as those times supremacy, only to be blocked, to wake up and fight every day
were, they represent but one denied and beaten down at for things White Americans
Nias bave in the ote te et exams ofave never orometing
endured have never gotten
United States. of the shameless for nothing ? in this strange
There is not an aspect of our justice presented itself land. The battle we are waging
lives that has not been warped "_ here in New Orleans on May _is for our very survival. So
pre npr srt yar wre Het obey an Soe We ee, ook Sf we
orion convictions of the first two All power to the people.
we started ourown © men " both White " convict- :
businesses, communities and "_ "_ed under the state's hate-crime Edmund W. Lewis is editor
towns, our White brethren law, For those who don Tt
of the Louisiana Weekly.
July 25, 2002 - Aug 1, 2002 .
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Prayer: An Hour With Your
Bible
Prayer is the opening of the
heart to God as to a friend."
Prayer is the key in the hand of
faith to unlock heaven's store-
house, where are treasured the
boundless resources of
Omnipotence."
We need to pray often,
"Praying always with all prayer
and supplication in the spirit"
(Ephesians 6:18). "Pray with-
out ceasing" (1Thessolonians
5:17) does not mean that we
should actually be talking to
God all the time but that we
should not neglect to pray--that
we should always be in a
prayerful frame of mind, This
can be done in silence.
tiger and morning, and at
noon, will | pray and cry aloud:
and he shall hear my voice"
(Psalm 55:17)
For what are we to pray?
For one another, For one
another. "Confess your faults
one to another, and pray one for
another" (James 5:16).
Our Daily Bread.
"Give us this day our daily
bread" (Matthew 6:11).
Forgiveness of sin. "I will
confess my transgressions unto
the Lord; and thou forgavest the
iniquity of my sin...For this shall
every one that is godly pray
unto thee in a time when thou
mayest be found." Psalm 32:5,6
The Holy Spirit. "Ask ye of the
Lord rain in the time of the
latter rain; so the Lord shall
make bright clouds, and give
them showers of rain, to every
one grass in the field"
(Zechariah 10:1).
For wisdom. oIf any of you
lack wisdom, let him ask of
God, that giveth to all men
liberally, and upbraideth not;
and it shall be given him"
(James 1:5).
For those in authority over us.
"l exhort therefore, that, first of
all, supplications, prayers, inter-
cessions, and giving of thanks,
be made for all men; for kings,
and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and
peaceable life in all godliness
and honesty" (1 Timothy 2:1,2).
For the sick. "Is any sick
among you? let him call for the
elders of the church; and let
them pray over him, anointing
him with oil in the name of the
Lord,
Bonded and Insured
For victory over temptation.
"And lead us not into tempta-
tion, but deliver us from evil"
(Matthew 6:13)
Our enemies. "Love your
enemies, bless them that curse
you, do good to them that hate
you, and pray for them which
despitefully. use you, and perse-
cute you" Matthew 5:44.
Since the end of all things is:
at hand, what are we to do?
"But the end of all things is at
hand: be ye therefore sober, and
watch unto prayer." | Peter 4:7
What are we especially
admonished to pray for at this
time? "Watch therefore, and
pray always, that ye may be
accounted worthy to escape all
these things that shall come to
pass, and to stand before the
Son of man" Luke 21:36
To be ready for. Christ's
coming, what admonition of His '
must we follow?
"But of that day and that hour
knoweth no man, no, not the
angels which are in heaven,
neither the Son, but the Father.
Take ye heed, watch and pray:
for ye know not when the time
is...And what I say unto you I
say unto all, Watch" (Mark
13,32-37).
"Satan dreads nothing but
prayer; he laughs at our toil,
mocks at our wisdom, but
trembles when we pray."
Resource: Review and
Herald Publishing Association
+ Bible Tract
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Credit Unior is a great success due to the fact of Black folks
putting all their money together to have over 4 million dollars
on hand. Shown above is Asst. Manager Norman Cherry, who
is pictured with a happy and satisfied customer who just got
approved for a loan. They said it couldn't be done, but Black
folks have proved it can be DONE !!!
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Inglewood Beating Yeilds " 40 Da Protest "
By Charlene Muh The Final Call
INGLEWOOD - More than 200 incensed protesters saturated the courtyards of the Inglewood
Police Department and City Hall July 12 for a press conference, rally, and omarch for justice ?
against a vicious police beating of a Black citizen reminiscent of the Rodney King affair.
Family members, religous and political leaders, grassroots activists, and national civil rights
activists comprised the assembly, which crossed all ethnic, gender, age, spiritual, and political bar-
riers.
oPolice brutality affects Blacks across this country the way the sun affects White people: If
you get out, you can Tt duck it, ? charged activist Dick Gregory, who was among a bevy of speak-
ers.
Other speakers included family spokesperson Talibah Shekur; organizer Najee Ali (Project
Islamic H.O.P.E.); Nation of Islam Western Region Minister Tony Muhammad; national civil
rights activist Rev. Martin Luther King, III (Southern Christian Leadership Conference); Thandi
Chumurenga (Donovan Jackson-Chavis Justice Committee); Dr. Maher Hath (Muslim Public
Affairs Council-MPAC); and activist Malik Spellman.
Each called for swift justice, starting first with the immediate firing of officer Morse, presently
on paid administrative leave.
The Brotherhood Crusade Ts Danny Bakewell, Inglewood Mayor Roosevelt Dorn, Inglewood
Police Chief Ronald C. Banks, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP), the Rainbow Push Coalition, and Rev. Al Sharpton (National Action Network) have
Also present were representatives of the African American Cultural Center (US Organization)
and its founder/director Dr. Maulana Karenga.
A videotape by Good Samaritan Mitchell Crooks show the beating of 16-year-old Donovan
Jackson-Chavis by Inglewood Police Officer Jeremy Morse during a July 6 traffic incident at a gas
station, while his father, Coby Chavis, handcuffed and detained in the back of a police car,
watched helplessly.
_The beating has prompted a lawsuit, filed by attorneys Joe Hopkins and John Sweeney against
the City of Inglewood and the LA Sheriffs Department for assault, battery, and violation of their
civil rights. In recent developments, famed Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran was set to join the
legal team.
Predominantly Black and Latino, Inglewood Ts two top officials - a Black mayor and police
chief - are at opposite ends of the incident and its outcome. In early statements, Mayor Dorn
called the beating racially motivated and sought the termination of Officer Morse. Chief Banks
said evidence suggested otherwise. He said to term the matter racial profiling is unwarranted.
Minister Tony, citing child abuse - referring to the way young Donovan was lifted and
slammed into a car before being punched in the face by a cop - labeled the officers criminals who
oshould be brought to the full extent of the law. ?
Malik Spellman said that Blacks have a better chance of survival on the Gaza Strip than on
the Crenshaw strip, and he chided protesters for their absence on numerous daily murders caused
by Black-on-Black crime.
Inglewood joined other US cities like Los Angeles, Riverside, New York, and Cincinnatie as
its bold citizens shut down the streets bordering the city Ts core legal and business district.
Motorcycle officers and patrol units kept careful watch over the explosive, yet non-violent ,
while city employees and local observed the marchers, who cried out, ono justice, no ?
At Final Call press time 40 days of rallies were planned, the most recent scheduled for July 15.
The Jackson-Chavis Justice Committee demanded, through Ms. Chumurenga, a swift and im-
mediate investigation, that criminal charges be filed against all officers involved, an immediate end
to racial profiling and felony-type traffic stops, and that punitive damages be levied against all of-
ficers found guilty of police abuse. He also called for grassroots su for a center for all vic-
tims of police abuse and an independent civilian review board of officers.
Neither Donovan, who has an auditory disability, nor his father were criminally charged,
though they were booked and cited by Inglewood Police, stated Sandi Gibbons, public information
officer for the LA County District Attorney Ts Office.
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file charges, Ms. Gibbons said, then, nothing else will happen with the case. _
She said the officers involved are under investigation, and will be charged if the D.A. deter-
mines that they in fact committed crimes.
Mr.Crooks, who is White, was arrested by D.A. officers on July 11 on a warrant for failure to
surrender for grand jury testimony, and extradited to northern California where he faces jail time.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Ca.) is raising $10,000 for his: legal defense. Rev.
Sharpton has donated $1,000.
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grabbed his client Ts crotch, despite the cuffs, but Donovan Ts defenders deny the charge, saying he
was visibly dazed and semi-conscious. -
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ficers to repeat y violate citizens T rights without punishment. |
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us all the time: unexpected attacks by our enemies, ? he added.
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Greetings,
In our daily walk with
Christ, we as Christians are
faced with much opposition
from our opponent Satan.
We are in a constant battle
against the forces of his
kingdom.
From the time he was ex-
pelled from heaven, he has
been at war with God
through mankind. He is
constantly trying to take
what belongs to God. He
hinders people from coming
to Christ. He invades the
lives of people through de-
sion, depression, obsession,
suppression, regression,
etc.. His purpose is to kill,
steal and destroy. We are
helpless against trying to
fight the devil with our
flesh. He is a. spirit;
therefore, we must fight him
in the spirit. We must en-
gage in spiritual warfare.
This is why Jesus came into
the world. First, to redeem
us back to God after the fall
of Adam and Eve and to
destroy the works .of the
devil. The Bible tells us in
I] John 3:8 " He that com-
miteth sin is the devil; for
the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose
the Son of God was mani-
fested, that he might destro
the works of the devil.
Jesus spoiled principalities
and powers. He made a
show of them openly, tri-
umphing over them in it
(Colossians 2:15). He was
triumphant over death, hell
and the grave. Therefore,
all that we need to live an
overcoming, conquering,
and victorious life I in Jesus.
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the flesh but victory in our
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living defeated lives? Why
can't victory be gained over
minute things? Why do we
constantly battle with an
enemy that's already de-
feated? It's because the
devil is a great illusionist.
He can make things that
aren't real appear as though
they are. He toys with the
mind. He is able plant a
seed of doubt in our mind.
He will do anything he can
to keep us from focusing on
the Lord and what he has
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times, we focus on the
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When we praise God in the:
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complaining but instead we
are praising God and sing-
ing hymns, the devil can't
understand this. He has to
desist in his maneuvers.
The devil is a liar and the
father of lies. Everything he
speaks is a lie, but God is _
truth. There are two immu-
table things in that He
cannot lie! There is victory
in Jesus, and once we
realize who we are in Him,
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~ Karrakan Supports Zimbabwe Land Resettlement:
By Askia Muhammad
(White vows Mgnt eg \
The Final Call T
HARARE ~ Despite with-
ering propaganda propaganda attacks in
est, and targeted sanc-
tions, which limit the travel
of Zimbabwe government
Officials and even political
supporters of President
Robert Mugabe i in the West,
the country's "fast track"
land resettlement program
will continue and it will
enjoy the support of the
Nation of Islam, the
Honorable Minister Louis
Farrakhan pledged in a two-
hour meeting here July 13.
"With the help of Allah,
we believe we will be
successful (with an historic
Peace Mission to Africa and
the Middle East), as we
believe you will too, if the
people have the resolve to
Stay the course and not
compromise their valuable
principles, in spite of the
negativity and the hostility,"
Min. Farrakhan told Pres.
Mugabe.
"You might want to give
in, but you should not give
in for the sake of your
children and your grandchil-
dren. You must stay the
course," said Min.
Farrakhan.
The controversial land
reform program --which has
targeted vast land holdings
of more than 30 million
acres, more than the size of
Belgium, in the hands of
just 4,000 White farmers for
redistribution to millions of
landless Blacks-- is aimed at
correcting historical injus-
tices, Mr. Mugabe pointed
out.
While unsympathetic
European critics complain
about what they call "sei-
zures" of the land from
White farmers -- most of
whom are the descendants
of British and South African
colonial settlers-- they never
mention that the land was
originally taken by force
from the indigenous
Africans in the first place,
Mr. Mugabe said.
During the meeting
with Min. Farrakhan, Pres.
Mugabe recited the history -
of the armed struggle to
topple the entrenched colo-
nialists as well as the two-
week-long 1979 negotia-
tions at Lancaster House in
London, which led to a
peace agreement. The ma-
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jor sticking point in. those
talks, Mr. Mugabe pointed
out, was the issue of land
resettlement.
A pledge of financial
assistance from US
President Jimmy Carter
sealed the land deal by
making up for the otherwise
inadequate amount that
British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher offered
the new government in or-
der ot buy the land from the
European settlers.
Ironically, Pres. Mugabe
said, the settlers took the
land by force from the
original African occupants,
never compensating them
for that stolen land.
The debate over the
land reform question never
discusses some of the enor-
mous land holdings of mul-
tiple tracts held by members
of Britain's House of Lords,
or by White South Africans
like Nick Oppenheimer,
said Pres. Mugabe.
Mr. Oppenheimer, for
example, is the scion of
South Africa's DeBeers dia-
mond company, and the
Anglo-American gold and
nickel mines. Those opera-
tions alone control as much ~
as 40 percent of neighboring
South Africa's economy. In
addition, Mr. Oppenheimer
personally owns more than
32,000 acres --an area equal
to nearly half the size of the
entire state of Rhode Island-
- on several farms in
Zimbabwe.
The government insists
on one farm per owner, and
that there can be no more
absentee land owners.
These are among the regula-
tions to which White farm-
ers object.
Despite a fierce anti-
Mugabe opposition political
movement funded by
Europeans, no one should
reverse the land reform pro-
gram because it has become
the cornerstone of peace and
potential prosperity. Min.
Farrakhan told reporters fol-
lowing a visit to the
National Heroes Acre,
where he laid a wreath at the
Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier.
"From what I have seen
and obsefVed, the soldiers
who fought for the libera-
tion of this country should
take everything which they
fought for day and night
during the war of liberation.
arolina
otors of
The West should not worry
when the war veterans take
their land because the land
belongs to the ordinary poe-
ple of Zimbabwe.
"It will be a sin to God
if the government ignored
T those who spearheaded the
land reform program, ? Min.
Farrakhan continued, ac-
cording to a published re-
port. "Long life to the war
veterans because they are
the vanguard of the libera-
tion struggle."
Toward the goal of re-
gional steadfastness, Pres.
Mugabe said that Southern
Africa's former liberation
movements --ZANU in
Zimbabwe, SWAPO in
Namibia, Frelimo in
Mozambique, and the ANC
in South Africa-- have be-
gun to meet and to strate-
gize among themselves in
order to counter the nega-
tive forces mounting against
them from the former colo-
nial powers to surrender
their economi authority and
their sovereignty over their
own land and resources.
"We want you to know
of our great admiration and
respect for you, and our
prayers that God will keep
you healthy and strong that
you may see this revolution
through to completion, and
if not that whoever succeeds
you will, as you have laid
the foundation for them to
do," Min. Farrakhan told
Mr. Mugabe who is now 78
years old.
President Mugabe was
a former school teacher
before he joined the
Zimbabwe African National
Union (ZANU) in 1960 as it
launched its armed struggle.
He holds several college
degrees and he has led this
country since its independ-
ence in 1980.
"We appreciate the soli-
darity to the common cause
that brings us together,"
Pres. Mugabe told Min.
Farrakhan in response to the
Nation of Islam leader's
pledge of support.
The Rev. Al Sampson,
a member of Min.
Farrakhan's peace delega-
tion, presented _ "~Pres.
Mugabe a copy of the
Original African Heritage
Bible, published in 1993.
The Rev. Sampson was one
of the Black theologians
and scholars who re-
searched the original
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possess the land, be strong
and of good courage. Do
not move to the right or to
the left for the land is your
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read Joshua I, verses 1-18,"
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He is pastor of
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Zimbabwe liberation move-
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that I did not sell
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and to present this Bible on
behalf of brothers T and sis-
ters in America who fi
to support the brothers and
sisters here on the soil."
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_ D. Paul Sullins of Catholic
University says, "Occupants
of a church's back pews are
aless fully engaged in the
church's worship and life
than those seated farther
forward." Sullins further
says, "It pretty much con-
firmed that those who sit in
the front, in lots of settings
(not just worship services),
tend to be more engaged."
Some other conclusions:
People who come the earli-
est and sit in the back tend
to sit on the end of the pews,
so they can get out of there;
people who arrive just in
time may be more, con-
cerned about things that are
~"externals" in the worship
service, such as being near
exits, which they were do-
mat" they wil be doing
what wi doi
afterward. me
To Sullins, worship isn't
the only reason people at-
tend services. "Religion is
very much a socially ap-
proved behavior in
American society. People
want to appear to be. relig-
ious. People perceive them-
selves to have better status
when they are religious.
This is the motivation for
- those who come to the
service, but don't want to be
invested in it. It's conven-
ient because people can get
out of the parking lot before
it gets congested.
An advantage of being up
front in worship is that you
don't have the entire church
distracting you. We have
turned the service into a
performance. We have
changed the service trying
to please people instead of
trying to please the Lord.
Older people may sit in
the back or the sides so they
can get up if they need to,
and some may sit up in the
front to hear better.
What's Up With
Black Males?
(A Black Male Ts Point of View)
Reflections ,
wet Jones
ECSTATIC UTTERANCES
(A Heavenly Language)
Speaking in tongues re-
mains fascinating and con-
troversial. The sounds are
hard to put into words
because they aren Tt words,
as far as anyone knows.
Depending on who is speak-
ing, it can sound like a
foreign language, _ sticks
clicking together or a baby Ts
babbling. Some people
confine their oprayer
tongues ? to the privacy of
home. Others do it in small
groups of like-minded be-
lievers. Rarely does an
outbreak of tongues sweep
over an-entire congregation.
There is disagreement
about how widespread
speaking in tongues is
among Pentecostals and
Charismatics. Most pastors
say a majority of their
members speak in tongues,
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"Te tor te return
unsolicited
though not always publicly.
Some critics say it Ts a thing
of the past. They don Tt see
the value in speaking unin-
telligible words, but sup-
porters point to its biblical
precedence. They call it a
miraculous gift available to
believers, a direct line to
God.
To outsiders, hearing
tongues sparks questions.
Where does it come from?
What does it mean? One
can argue about the validity
of speaking in tongues, but
it Ts hard to ignore-
especially after encounter-
ing it as I experienced in the
Tabernacle Center Church
of Deliverance. Some
might think this is hype.
Some might think this is
fanatacism. But it is Holy
Ghost power! When you
believe in God, that Ts what
moves the hand of God.
Then signs and miracles
will follow. Tongues are
one of those signs and are
evidence of a second bless-
ing after the born-again
experience.
One believer observed that
when she accepted Jesus
Christ as her savior, the
pastor prayed over her---her
mouth came open, her
tongue wagged up and
down. The sounds are like
soft cries. Her tongue
works them as fingers
would a guitar, changing the
see, o E
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black wale needs to know,
I have. never left my race,
I'm black, reared. black. and
go out of my way to talk
with black females. Why
show cases the white
women but make love with
black women? Why do we
give the black women all.
the grief, no child om
AIDS, black eyes, beatin,
but flip the coin, we'll
care of the white lady, no
questions asked.
The black male needs the
backbone to do what is
right. Why steal? If you
need food, work for it; if
you don't want to work, ask.
Why kill? Can't we solve
our problems, our differ-
ences without killing? Stop
crying. If you have no
skills, create, make yourself
marketable. Enroll in the
GED program, go back to
school, stop loafing.
However you dress, dress
appropriately, neat hair,
whether braids or a clean
cut, facial hair always
trimmed neatly, wipe off
those sneakers, wear clean
clothes that are in taste.
People who stand on the
corner all the time are
merely an image of the stop
sign, which means, STOP.
You're not going any place.
Knock it down and proceed
through the traffic light with
improving yourself. Every
meet and talk T with his
father. Find your kids and
tell them, "I may not be
gi you quality time,
i you right from
wrong, teaching you how fo
tie a tie or a shoe,
fishing, or just be there or /
you, or taking you to
Sunday school and church,
but I'm starting now to be a
man, shouldering my re-
sponsibilities." Every boy
needs his father.
Additonally, respect black
public facilities the same as
you do white facilities: res-
taurants, parks, public li-
braries,black neighborhoods
---- loud voices, blustering
music, littering the streets,
vulgar and curse language.
Clean up your mess, BE a
man.
"Are Boys the
WeakerSex"
"by Anne Mulrine in
READER'S DIGEST, Feb. 2002
SOME STATEMENTS:
1. Boys get the lowest
grades teachers deal out.
2. They make up two-
thirds of students labeled
learning disabled.
3. They are the sus-
pects in eight out of ten ar-
rests on drug and alcohol
Expressions,
pitch. She spoke in tongues
for forty-five minutes) oIt
feels like I Tm close to God, ?
she said. oOnly God hears
what I say. It Ts nothing |
can control. ?
Tongues are indecipher-
able syllables that pour from
the lips. Only if you ask for
it will you receive the gift.
I personally asked my pas-
tor, Dr. George Hawkins, to
pray that I might receive the
Holy Spirit. First, he asked.
me if I believed in the Lord
Jesus Christ, to which |
replied, oyes ?. He then
proceeded to anoint me with
oil (which is a symbol of the
Holy Spirit) and continued
with the olaying on of
hands ?. § Subsequently |
began uttering ecstatic
sounds which were un-
known to me. Some people
ask, but in their hearts, they
don Tt desire it. They are
afraid people will think they
are weird or acting stupid.
You can Tt fake speaking in
tongues. You can chant, but
this is different. It flows out
of something inside of you.
Some use tongues when
they aren Tt sure what they
should pray
for, evidenced by a string of
unfamiliar syllables. Some
believe that speaking in
tongues is the mark of the
true Christian.
In the book oFire From
Heaven ?, a Harvard
University professor writes
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that speaking in tongues
allows less-educated and
less-articulate people to ex-
press themselves without
learning the proper lan-
guage of the clergy. Most
often, he writes,
Pentecostals call tongues
oevidence of the wonderful
nearness of the Spirit, as
close as one Ts larynx and
vocal chords ?. Tongues can
charges, and are arrested
from over 70% of juvenile
crimes,
4. They are less likely to
go to college.
5. Research indicates
that vulnerabilities can be
traced back to the womb.
The male fetus is at greater
risk of peril from obstetric
complications such as brain
damage, cerebal palsy and
premature birth. By the
time a baby boy enters the
world, he trails the average
girl developmentally.
6. Girls have higher as-
pirations and claim better
assertiveness skills.
7. Regularly girls are
both valedictorian and cap-
tain of the soccer teams.
8. Boys are more selec-
tive about where and with
whom they reveal thoughts
and feelings that might
make them vulnerable.
9. Girls are associated
with emotional intimacy
and boys with sports and
activity-oriented friend-
ships.
10. Conventional wisdom
is that gossip and argu-
ments with friends don't af-
fect boys,or that they'll
fight it out, then let it roll
off their backs.
11. Boys and girls proc-
ess information and emo-
tion and may make boys
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better at gross motor skills.
12. On average, women's
brains are about 11%
smaller than men's but the
female brain is slightly
more finely developed.
13. Research shows that
males have a lower propor-
tion of gray matter then fe-
males.
14. Boys are better in
spatial abilities.
15. The female brain is
easier to teach.
16. Boys have trouble
verbalizing when they're
upset.
17. Boys have an easier
time talking if they are
walking, too.
18. The average I1th
grade boy writes with the
proficiency of the average
8th grade girl.
19. Start boys in kinder-
garten later. Boys are ex-
pected to do too much too
soon --- their brains are not
ready.
20. In conclusion, give
your body your undivided
attention at least once a
day.
21. Encourage his ex-
pression of a range of
emotions---happy, sad,
nervous, lonely.
And if he seems to
be in emotional pain, reach
out !!!
and Reviews
be part of the Catholic
Mass. But more often,
tongues speaking occurs in
small charismatic meetings
at parishes and homes.
Tongues require giving up
a certain amount of intellec-
tual control and giving in to
the Holy Spirit that dwells
within. Dignity and tongues
do not co-exist. It is a
letting loose your praise and
letting God manifest
Himself.
The early disciples needed
the gift of speaking in
tongues. If they needed it,
we need it. Ask for it and
you will receive it.
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Taking the Reparations Movement
To The Street
By Conrad W. Worrill,
Los Angeles Sentinel
African people in America
have a historic responsibil-
ity to never forget how w
came to America, wh -
happened to us in rout .
what happened when v
arrived upon these shore
and how these events co
tinue to impact on us every-
day. The vestiges of the
trans-Atlantic slave trade
and slavery are at the root
and foundation of our op-
pressed condition _ "in
America today. In this spirit
and in this context, through
the momentum gained from
our participation in the
United Nations World
Conference Against Racism
held in Durban, South
Africa last summer, the
Durban 400 (led by the
December 12th Movement
International Secretariat and
the National Black United
Front / NBUF), has called
for a Millions For
Reparations Mass Rally to
demand reparations from
the US government in
Washington on August 17.
At this point in the
development of the repara-
tions movement in America,
it is time to take our
organizing efforts to the
Streets in a mass way to
demonstrate to the world
our unity in the quest and
demand for reparations for
African people in America
from the US government.
Thus far, the organizing
work of the reparations
movement has _ centefed
around educational forums,
lectures, radio and televi-
sion discussions, flyers,
brochures, and pamphlets
explaining why we are
owed reparations, and arti-
cles and books explaining
the many facets of our
demands. The National
Coalition of Blacks for
Reparations in America
(N TCOBRA), _ since _ its
founding in 1987, has been
the major force in educating
and inspiring thousands of
African people in America
to understand our demands.
Through its national confer-
ences, local chapters, and
educational § campaigns,
N TCOBRA he yes the
or Organizing force in
helping to build and ignite
the ions movement in
a
We must now unite our
reparations organizing ef-
forts to mobilize African
people in America to partici-
pate and actively support the
Millions For Reparations
Mass Rally on August 17 in
Washington.
The organizing and mo-
bilizing taking place in the
reparations movement
throughout the United States
has the potential revitalizing
the Black _Liberation
Movement. A broad spec-
trum of Africans in America
organizations, associations,
institutions, sororities, fra-
ternities, churches, and just
everyday African people in
this country support the just
demand for reparations.
Millions of African people
in America clearly under-
stand and support the de-
mands for reparations from
the government and a vari-
ety of private institutions
and corporations who all
benefited from more than
400 years of free labor.
August 17 is also the
115th anniversary of the
birth of Honorable Marcus
Mosiah Garvey, who was
born in the small town of St.
Ann Ts Bay, Jamaica. In
selecting Garvey Ts birth date
for the day of the Millions
For Reparations Mass Rally,
we are paying tribute to the
person who led one of the
greatest mass movements
for African redemption and
liberation in this country
during the 1920 Ts. A great
deal of the success of the
Garvey movement was fo-
cused around organizing in
the streets. We must under-
stand that our most success-
ful organizing efforts have
been when we have taken
our issues to the streets.
Since othe call ? for the
Millions For Reparations
Rally, the reparations move-
ment is in the streets!
Perhaps Garvey Ts great-
est contribution to the uplift-
ment of our people was his
ability to organize African
people around the African
principle: the greatest good
for
greatest number.
This was reflected in the
first International
Convention of the Negro
Peoples of the World in
ison Square Garden in
1920. More than 25,
African people from all over
the world witnessed the
choosing of Red, Black, and
Green as the colors of the
Provisional Government.
In the Durban 400 Call
for the Millions For
Reparations Mass Rally we
say, oThe exploitation of
African people in this coun-
try has taken many forms
through the years. The
centuries of the chattel slav-
ery laid the foundation for
our relationship to America.
From the sharecropping
fields to the factories,
African labor built the osu-
per power ? that is the
United States. In return we
have endured the terrorism
of the Ku Klux Klan, sys-
tematic lynchings, chain
gangs, plantation prisons,
police torture and murder,
poverty, miseducation, in-
adequate housing, unem-
ployment, welfare
programs, ACS child kid-
nappings, voter discrimina-
tion, crack,
Rockefeller drug laws, po-
litical prisoners, and the
assassination of our leaders.
However, we are still here!
The demand for repara-
tions for African people is
just and simple.
It is simply an attempt
to orepair ? to omake whole ?
the descendants of the vic-
tims of the trans-Atlantic
Slave trade, which was a
crime against humanity!
Crimes against humanity
have no statute of limita-
tions. And our people still
suffer from the vestiges of
enslavement and coloniza-
tion.
If we truly internalize
this call, we will prepare to
go oto the Capitol of this
nation, built on slave labor,
the rightful and only place
to declare our human and
legal right to Reparations...
They owe us! The repara-
tions movement is in the
streets!
Conrad Worrill is the
national chairman of the "
National Black United
Front (NBUF) located at
12817 §. Ashland Ave.,
Floor 1, Calumet Park, IL,
60827
Contact the organization by
phone, (708) 389-9929; fax,
(708) 389-9819; or e-mail:
nbufchi@allways.net.
Visit its Web page:
www. nbufront.org.
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