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Martin County Greene County, Pitt ContyVote For Jim Rouse NC House of tepresentaServing Eastern North Carolina Since 1981Aug 9 ,2002- Aug 23, 2002The Minority VoicMillions For Reparations Mass Rally And Political Prisonersby Conrad W. Worrill, The ChallengerThe Millions for Reparations Mass rally was held on August 17, in Washington D.C., the 115th anniversary of the birth of the Honorable Marcus GarveyOne of the critical demands of the reparations movement is the release of A frican-in-America political prisoners, an issue that often gets swept aside inour demands. This should not be. There are many sisters and brothers who have sacrificed much for the liberation of African people in America and arelocked up unjustly in America and are political prisoners.When we discuss political prisoners, we are talking about othose persons harassed, arrested, framed, and imprisoned because of their relatively peacefulpolitical activity against the destructive conditions that their people live under.?The goal of our political prisoners has been oto transfer power from the corrupt and racist business people, government officials, pseudo intellectuals,policemen, judges, and jailers, and keep them """" """--down to a captive nation of people to be free.? We shouldall be aware that Marcus Garvey, Dr. Martin A nee Noly Luther King Jr., the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, SisterCallie House, and Huey P. Newton spent time REP. $ in jail because they fought for our freedom, just as BrotherMumia Abu Jamal remains a political prisoner for his uncompromising political journalismAN ee pa ve LnF Ree STROYED!The origin of the campaign that has resulted in the more than 100 women and men who arelocked up in America as political prisoners, many of them African Americans, is related to the osecretwar? that was waged against the Black - Liberation Movement by the FBI.FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in the 1960s and *70s led this campaign, an illegal and top-secretonslaught called the oCounterintelligence (COINTELPRO).program that targeted black activists andOrganizations.? Its goal was to disrupt, dismantle, discredit, and neutralize black groups andleaders, thus seriously crippling our movement. They were successful. -That is why it is important for African people in America to join the reparations movement andhelp rebuild the Black Liberation Movement. One of our critical demands of the reparations movementmust be the freedom of our political prisoners P and prisoners of war.The Jericho Movement explains oThe issue ,3//h Pao a. GS Ne of whether or not political prisoners and prisoners of warexist inside the borders of the United States of | 2 ON oy SEE Se America is one that the government of the United Stateshas successfully been able to refute. They have / f { been able to deny the existence of political prisoners andprisoners of war because we have not taken the \¥, battle to them and forced them to address this issue.?We began publicly addressing the issue of @ our political prisoners, in a massive way. on August 17th,at the Millions For Reparations Mass Rally and ignited, educated, and inspired our people to expand thereparations movement to include, as a key component, our political prisoners.In this context, the Jericho Movement further explains that there oare brothers and sisters. menand women who, as a consequence of their veroxe.c, political work or organizational affiliations were givencriminal charges, arrested, or captured, tried in * ""- courts and sent to prison. While trying them as criminals,the government maintained files on them refer- encing their political activities, designed to insure theyremain in prison.? We must expose this tactic by the US government in our demands that our political prisoners be freed.The reparations movement must be more energetic in demanding and calling for the release of our political prisoners and prisoners of war They includdJalil Bottom, Charles Sims Africa, Debbi Sims Africa, Herman Bell, Kojo Sababu, Lorenzo Stone Bey, Mark Cook, Mumia Abu Jamal, Mutulu Shakur, OjoreLutalo, Phil Africa, Richard Mafundi Lake, Robert Seth Hayes, Sekou Kambui, Sundiata Acoli, and Jami] Abdullah Al-Amin.It is only fitting that we remind ourselves that the Honorable Marcus Garvey was one of our first political prisoners targeted by the US government.indicted on the trumped-up charges of mail fraud and convicted. The masses of our people in the mid 1920s demanded GarveyT $ release from prison. In1927, more than 100,000 African people demonstrated and protested that he be released. Garvey was released in 1927 and deported-from the United Statesas a condition of release.We must remember Marcus Garvey in our demands to free our political prisoners. They have sacrificed much for usdemanded from the US government what ° they owe us,? and let them know, oItTs time to pay up!?DEREs,OVER PG) ANC éReAugust 17th was the day weConrad Worrill is national chairman of the National Black United Front T NBUF. located at 12817S Ashland Ave. Floor 1, Calumet Park, IL, 60827 Contacthim by phone at (708) 389-9929, fax (708) 389-9819. or email nbufchia allways netVisit the NBUF $s website at nbufront orgFREE*? aad ,They owe us fr| The transatlanticslave trade and slaverUnited NationsConference AgainstGeclared that the trarslave trade and slayagainstwwainst humanity |no Statute of limitaExproprialabor: For moreyears, we were forcesfor free. Our free latMajor inezredient inting of America and its wsas a nation Althousands of white indivials and their famili:lated wealth thatbenefit them as a refree labor3. Slave code lawsThe slave owners develortheir own codes of whatcould do to enslavedpeople in AmericaMeated throughoutgence of this countmany ways, informacodes exist today {racial |tiling}.4. Destruction of |African family: Thelantic slave tradehad a devastatingdestroying andPN iste i Mr uiti tiesS. Centuries ocation ana mentaThis has causedage tO Our pecontinues to cautal confusion abreality as an AfriAmerica andworldDeadlines toregister tovote in NorthCarolinaThe deadline toregister to vote inthis State is 25days before theday of the election.Forms that are re-ceived by _ thecounty board ofelections office orpostmarked by thedeadline are ac-cepted as valid ap-plications for theupcoming _ elec-tion. Also, agencyand DMV voterregistration trans-actions that arecompleted by thedeadline are ac-cepted as valid forthe upcoming elec-tion. Applicantswill be notified bythe. county boardof elections of NU \their precinct and, pypolling place as-Praise in the city .- +» Greenville Mayor, Don Parrot, gives the keys to the city to BishopPatterson, the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God In Christ, at the Greater North CarolinaJurisdictional Convocation which was held at the new Greenville Convention Center.Photo by Jim Rouse(see inside)HOUSE SEAT DISTRICT #8PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JIM ROUSEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DIST. #8Today, more than ever, we are in need of dedicatedpeople to get involved with all decisions being madeabout the communities in which we live and tobring forth new ideas that address those importantissues that affect our citizens. fin AoaseRally Rally +. « Bro Britt ( extreme left ) stands beside Christine L. Fitch whorunning for the U.S. House District | seat along withother supporters at a "prea Sy Run Christine Run Photo by Jim Rsignments.

And paveBYHUGHPRICEITve made it my business tospend a great deal of time talk-ing about the importance ofblack youth gaining a qualityeducation; and the NationalUrban League has, now asdown through the years,expended a great deal of effortin building all sorts of pro-grams to make educationalopportunity a reality for ever-expanding segments of BlackAmerica, especially its youth.That effort is more impor-tant than ever now in theInformation Age. A sorry des-tiny indeed awaits those whohaven't learned and donTt havethe skills to keep learning. Wesay in innumerable ways thateducational achievement, mat-ters.But we're also fully awarethat the quest for opportunityand equality will prove elusiveif African Americans are besetby poor health. Children whoVOICE ~ Jim ini.are chronically sick struggleacademically because they sooften feel out of sorts or miss somuch school __ altogether.Parents who are frequently illthemselves have trouble hold-ing steady jobs and incur stag-gering medical expenses. Iftheir youngsters are sickly,they miss work a lot and tempttheir employers to replacethem.In general, AfricanAmericans are prone to certainchronic and infectious diseasesthat impair our productivity,increase our economic depend-ence and shorten our naturallife spans. These include suchailments as diabetes, heart dis-ease, high blood pressure, cer-tain cancers, and, all too sadly,HIV/AIDS.Some of these crippling dis-parities are attributable to per-sonal lifestyle choices, eatinghabits and adverse environ-mental factors; and changingthem is drawing more and moreattention from within and out-side the black community.That is all to the good,because, if when it comes toeducation, we rightly trumpetthat oAchievement Matters,?then we need to make it equal-~ What You See Is \ Get William Clark, Gen. MageeWhat You Read Is What You Know T Michael Adams, Editor "| Mute Rouse, Ad. Manager "~Chovnlile ee:ly clear that, when it comes tohealth care, oPreventionMatters?"and then make surethat more black Americanspractice what we preach.Research shows convincinglythat healthier lifestyles, fre-quent exercise and timely phys-ical checkups make a huge dif-ference in warding off debilitat-ing and dangerous diseases.But in this arena, as in somany others, the burden is notours alone to bear. The govern-ment tolerates a dysfunctionalsystem of health care thattreats minorities as second-class citizens.Take the issue of access forstarters. As recently as 1999,there were 43 million peoplewithout health insurance,including twenty-one percent ofall African Americans.Or, take quality. A recentstudy by the NationalAcademiesT Institute ofMedicine found that blacks andother minorities receive lowerquality health care than dowhites.And finally, take the issue ofaffordability. Working peoplewho donTt receive health cover-In health care, prevention mattersage on the job seldom can affordit on their own. So they'reforced to rely for basic care onoverworked emergency roomsand under-funded public healthclinics. ThatTs one reason fewurban hospitals are on soundeconomic footing these days.The ripples of this spread out-ward as insurance companiesexit the business by jacking upfees and scaling back coverage,causing physicians to complainbitterly about faceless bureau-crats who arenTt even doctorssecond-guessing their treat-ment decisions and squeezingtheir fees.Because poor health impedesAfrican AmericansT journey tothe economic and social main-stream, the National UrbanLeague has decided to enterthis arena with our accustomedmix of direct services, research,policy analysis and advocacy.TheT first component of theNational Urban LeagueTs driveto help persuade AfricanAmericans that oPreventionMatters? is a diabetes aware-ness initiative that welaunched recently with gener-ous support from the Centersfor Disease Control.As policy advocates, weintend to work with other "groups to try to persuade "health care providers that pre-vention-oriented proceduresenthusiastically {jjencouraged " and readily reim- [ishould bebursable.And we intend to use ourreach into black communitiesto convince more AfricanAmericans to take better careof themselves, and to showthem how they can, affordably,take better care of themselves.But AmericaTs health caresystem is in shambles and itcannot be fixed a solely bythose of us outside of govern-ment. The health-care-relatedproblems of poor people, work-ing people and people of colorcannot be solved or significant-ly reduced by health careproviders and private insurerson their own. The federal gov-ernment must bring order andfairness to the system by figur-ing out how to provide qualityhealth care that is affordableand accessible to all. Hugh B.Price is president of the NationalUrban League and can bereached at 120 Wall Street, NewYork, NY 10005, voice, (212)558-5300 or fax, (212) 344-5332.WITNESS FOR JUSTICEBYBERNICEPOWELLJACKSONWhen I left the dentistTsoffice today and tried to make»,. my next appointment his assis-tant caid they'd have to call meback because the computerswere down. I asked her, oWhatdid we do before computers??We laughed, rememberingappointment books, carbonpaper and such.But not having access tocomputers and the internet isno laughing matter. For thenext generation it may be thedifference between having a jobor not. It may be the differencebetween being able to supportyourself and your family or not.Indeed, today computer litera-cy may be just as crucial to sur-vival as being able to read andwrite was a century ago. Manyassembly line workers today,for example, must know how touse computers, as must type-One more river to cross:setters, paint mixers and evensome hotel cleaners, who punchinto a computer when they fin-ish cleaning a room.But knowing how to use acomputer is not the only skillneceséary for life in the 21stcentury. One must also knowhow to navigate the internet,where there is almost unlimit-ed information, often lowerprices and all kinds of trainingavailable.Great progress has beenmade on making the internetavailable to the American pub-lic. But, clearly, there is a longway to go. It seems that theU.S. Senate has understoodthat in that it has voted to pre-serve two programs that com-bat the odigital divide? " thedisparity between those whohave access to the internet andthose who do not. One pro-gram, the Department ofEducation's CommunityTechnology Centers, providesmatching grants that createtechnology access and trainingfacilities for disadvantagedAmericans. These centers arelocated in communities acrossthe nation and provide comput-er access for mothers on wel-fare to learn new softwarepackages that will help themget jobs: for children to learncomputer games and to doreports and other school pro)-ects: and for immigrants tolearn English and prepare fortheir citizenship exams. Theyhelp address the 60 percentagepoint digital divide for youngpeople ages 10-17, based ontheir family income. Onlyabout 30% of young people inthe lowest income categoriesuse computers at home, com-pared to more than 90% in thehighest.A second program funded bythe Senate is the Departmentof CommerceTs TechnologyOpportunities Program (TOP).TOP provides matching grantsfor demonstration projects touse technology in innovativeways to solve social problemsand improve community accessto telecommunications. Manypolice cars have laptop comput-ers because of this program,rural and poor AfricanAmerican churches inLouisiana are now connectedby computer because of it andmany Americans are now pro-tected by a hurricane warningsystem funded by it.The irony is that because ofthe success of these programs,the Bush administration hasThe digitalrecommended that they beeliminated; arguing that thedigital divide no longer exists.While there have been realincreases in the use of theinternet by poor people, thosein rural areas, the disabled andAfrican Americans andHispanic Americans, they allstill lag far behind. But othershave argued that just declaringthat the digital divide isT overdoesnTt make it so. oWe're anation online?? asked LarryIrving, former CommerceDepartment undersecretary,noting that 60% of AfricanAmericans donTt have internetaccess, nor do 70% of HispanicAmericans. oItTs one thing tosay that there is a job thatshould be done and the govern-ment shouldn't do it .. . itTsanother to say that the divide issolved.?But job preparation and aca-demic achievement are not theonly reasons for poor people,people of color, those who livein rural areas and the disabledto have access to the internet.The internet is about access toinformation and as media con-solidation continues at a fright-ening pace, it is imperativethat other voices and points ofdivideview be available to moreAmericans. Moreover, poorpeople, more than any others,need access to many of thelower prices which the internetprovides for all kinds of goodsand services.Finally, as Don Wycliff of theChicago Tribune _ recentlywrote, oPart of being poor "maybe the worst part " is feel-ing excluded. Left out. Left outof societyTs important business;left out its conversations.? Thedigital divide leaves out manyAmericans who have much tocontribute to the marketplaceand to the nation. Thank good-ness the U.S. Senate is doingsomething about it. Eventhough the Senate has author-ized the funding of these twoprograms to address the digitaldivide, it is important to stayvigilant as it goes through thebudget process. Bernice PowellJackson is Executive Director ofthe United Church of ChristCommission for Racial Justiceand can be reached at 700Prospect Avenue, Cleveland,Ohio 44115-110, voice, (216)736-2168 or fax, (216) 736-2171.SPECIAL TO THE NNPABYGEORGEE.CURRYGeorge W. Bush and con-gressional leaders are busy pat-ting themselves on the backnow that Bush has signed intolaw a bill he says will crackdown on corporate fraud, pro-tect investors and providestrong oversight of the account-ing industry.If Bush and federal lawmak-ers were sincere about makingcompanies stand on their ontwo feet, they would endADC"Aid to DependentCorporations. The federal gov-ernment spends more than$100 billion a year on directsubsidies and tax breaks tobusinesses, according to statis-tics compiled by conservative,progressive and libertarianthink tanks. By contrast, Aidfor Families with DependentChildren cost less than $15 bil-lion a yearThe US. Department ofcyCorporate welfare kingsAgricultureTs market promo-tion program shells out morethan $100 million a year in justone program designed to helpU.S. companies advertise theirproducts overseas. Some of thenationTs top companies"McDonalds, General Mills,CampbellTs Soup, SunkistGrowers, Ernest and JulioGallo wineries, MillerTs beerand Pillsbury"have acceptedfederal dollars to market theirproducts overseas.As Rep. Dick Armey (R-Texas) once said, oI wonderabout our commitment todeficit reduction if we cannottake Betty Crocker, RonaldMcDonald and the PillsburyDoughboy off the dole.?But Armey has supporteddole in the form of farm subsi-dies. According to the CatoInstitute in Washington, oSince1985, the federal farm pricesupport programs have costU.S. consumers and taxpayerssome $370 billion"enoughmoney to purchase all thefarmland in 41 states.?Unlike the early days, whenthe subsidies went to strug-gling farmers, todayTs pay-ments are more likely to go tocorporate conglomerates. Forinstance, the federal sugar pro-gram provides more than $1million each to the owners ofthe top 33 sugar plantations inthe country.Taxpayers are also gettingfleeced at the local and TAlevel.According to oTime? maga-zine:* In 1989, Illinois gave $240million in economic incentivesto Sears, Roebuck & Co. to keepits 5,400 jobs and corporateheadquarters in state, a sub-sidy of $44,000 per employee;* In 1991, Indiana gaveUnited Airlines $451 million ineconomic incentives to build anaircraft maintenance facility inthe state, a cost of $73,00 perjob;* Alabama, in 1993, gaveMercedes-Benz $253 million tobuild an assembly plant nearTuscaloosa, Ala. The 1,500workers were subsidized at arate of $169,000 per job;* In 1997, Pennsylvaniagave $307 million in economicincentives to Kvaerner ASA, aNorwegian engineering andconstruction firm, to open ashipyard in Philadelphia,employing 950 people at a sub-sidy rate of $323,000 for eachjob.The rationale offered for cor-porate welfare is that when thegovernment subsidizes compa-nies, they will provide morejobs and, by extension, moretaxes to federal and _ localauthorities. But it hasn'tworked out that way. oTime?magazine points out thatFortune 500 companies ohaveerased more jobs than theyhave created this past decade,and yet they are the biggestbeneficiaries of corporate wel-fare.?In the case of Philadelphia,the magazine computed thateven if each job paid $50,000and each worker paid an aver-age of $6,700 in local and statetaxes. At that rate, it wouldtake nearly a half-century torecoup the money lost to createthe new job.If members of Congresswanted to show some moxie,they'd end the practice ofadding pork-barrel projects tolegislation to help some pet |project back home. For morethan a decade, Sen. JohnMcCain has been waging alonely battle to curb this prac-tice. He goes through eachmajor bill and publicizes theopork? packed inside.After examining the 2000defense appropriation bill, theArizona senator found oover $6billion worth of pork.? oNo cred-ible budget process can with-stand such abuse indefinitelyand still retain the level oflegitimacy needed to properlyrepresent the interests of thenation as a whole,? he said.McCain is right. But I donTtexpect the lawmakers to healthemselves. Listening toGeorge W. Bush and membersof Congress decry corporateabuse is akin to hearing Jim orFrank Perdue complain aboutdeath rate of chicken. Perduehas a much stronger case.George E. Curry is editor-in-chief of NNPA News Serviceand BlackPressUSA.com. "~lo Lhe Editorawe ona, Eva Clayton uNnot seek re-election as NorthCarolina's Ist | CongressionalDistrict representative. Therefore,voters must decide whether theywant to progress or regress.State Sen. Frank Ballance willcontinue the rich tradition ofleadership and service Claytonchampioned. Indeed, "FrankBallance" is a household name ineastern North Carolina.Why are so many people rallyingbehind Ballance? Well, this statelegislator has 18 years of on-the-job experience. thanks to confidentvoters.When an employer is dissatisfiedwith an employee's job perform-ance, he contemplates dismissal.Contrariwise, an employee whoperforms well and operates within "the confines of company policytypically will be rewarded.Voters have employed Ballance astheir state legislator for numerousterms. Now, it's time for anhonorable promotion to the UnitedStates Congress.Due to the devastation ofHurricane Floyd and a falteringeconomy In North Carolina, anexperienced legislator is crucialtoward building voter confidenceand returning the district to a senseof "normalcy." Trial and errorrepresentation is too risky. Wemust bank on Frank.Why is a seasoned leadership sovital for economic growth andprosperity for District 1? Ballance,former chairman of the IstCongressional District DemocraticParty. supports economic develop-ment. As vice chairman of theRural Development Committee,Ballance has access to resources tocreate jobs and promote job train-ing for those lacking skills tocompete in an increasingly com-petitive and technological environ-ment. Ballance, born on a BertieCounty farm, is a_ friend ofhard-working farmers struggling tofeed their families and keep theirheads above water.Space doesn't allow a litany ofaccomplishments achieved " byBallance. We can ill-afford trial-and-error leadership. Instead, wedeserve proven leadership.Unequivocally. Ballance epito-mizes this brand of leadership.KEITH COOPERGreenvilleThe Minority VoiceNewspaper, Inc405 Evans StreetP.O. Box 8361Greenville, NC 27835Ph (252) 757-0365Fx (252) 757-1793email:woow@skantech.netJoy 1340AMWOOW Radio StationGreenville, MC 27834Joy 1320 AMWTOW Radio StationWashington, NC 27889The Minority VoiceNewspaper assumesno responsibility forthe return of unsolic-ited manuscripts orphotographs:Photographs andmanuscripts becomethe property of TheMinority Voiceewe cenetAddress your complaints to:Mr. Jim Rouse, Publisher405 Evans StreetGreenville, NC 27835

%Aug 16 2002 - Aug 24,2002ElectNA'IM K AKBAR VOTE FOR JIM ROUSEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCi cilwe DISTRICT 8ElectYou can be a part of change!10?"? ° e bdTuesday, September Join the committee to elect Jim Rouse tothe House of Representatives District 8Inquires and all donations mailed to:405 Evans Streetiii af 1 | or P.O. Box 8361, he a a L , Greenville. NC 27835BU y 7 ERFI ELD Paid for by the Committee to Elect Jim Rouse to the House of Representatives District 8VOTEALOAA Strong voice for: . ;; no ee Clifton Davis presents¢ Education C |} Ce Businesses O 4 or Ong eSs¢ Health Care .¢ Employment Come out and meet Clifton Davis and¢ Senior Citizens Janice McKenzie Colee Human Services District | Congressional Candidatefor at a Campaign RallyN. C. State House Saturday, August 17tha = 6:30 p.m.District 24 J.H. Rose High School,Arlington Blvd., GreenvilleServingEdgecombe and Wilson Counties tenes ey,ret ro Euect JANICE MCKENZIE COLEcowie BE iris meeNorth CAROLINA eee a RePREsENTATIVES ! FR ighting for Us?Paid for by the Cole for Congress Committee __

sa eT UT toa Se o|Lo he4 eit , e.ata :With Degree in Hand,i It's Good-bye to Punic Assistance -A; a single mother with five young featureaud a steady job, it might have been easy forSection 8 resident Monica Daniels to rely onHUD and GHA for subsidized housing.After all, it was not "public housing,? an and theassistance kept her monthly rent wasilyaffordable. But "easy" is not a big part ofDanielsT vocabulary.The amiable Greenville native, who wasraised in New York, left her job as a legalsecretary to get a four-year college education.It culminated on May 19 when Danielsreceived her diploma and a bachelor's degreein social work from Barton College inWilson."They told everyone to hold their applauseuntil the end," she recalls, "but my girlscouldn't contain themselves. They startedClapping and shouting, 'Way to go, Mom!...Daniels' challenging odyssey began at PittCommunity College where she took classesin human services through the Job TrainingReason to smile: Monica Daniels has ; Partnership program. But JTP funding ranearned the college degree that she | Out. She tried transferring to ECU, but theyexpects to bring a new job - and an} would not give her credit for many of herend to public assistance. courses at Pitt. Then she inquired at Bartonand learned that almost all her previous workwas acceptable. She enrolled full-time inSeptember of 1999. College is hard enough foranyone, let alone a single mother. Daniels commuted to Wilson every weekday while hergirls, ages 7 to 12, were also in class. An after-school program, Operation Sunshine,helped until she got home. "I had to work my tail off," says Daniels. "There was a lot ofreading and a lot of studying." Her biggest challenge came almost immediately, thanks toHurricane Floyd. "The flood kept me from driving to Wilson, then they used the kidsTschool as a shelter," explains Daniels. "With no school, the kids had to stay home, so |had to be home. I didn't know how I'd be able to continue. | almost quit." Daniels saysBarton and her professors rallied to help her, letting her study and work from home untilthe crisis passed. ."They were very supportive," she says. "You'd be amazed at the amountof people who are willing to help you if you're trying to help yourself."There were other trying times, but Daniels got unwavering support from at least one GHAsource: Family Self- Sufficienc'y Director Agatha Moore. "Quitting is not a word that sheknows," says Daniels. "She-was one ,of my biggest fans when | graduated.." Her lessonslearned outside of class made Daniels somewhat of a sage to her younger classmates. Sherecounts,, "I had to talk a couple of them into not quitting. | told them, 'You either finishnow, or you'll be back later."T - Daniels' next milestone will be a new job. Then, she admits,"I'm going shopping! It will be a girls' day out. We made a lot of sacrifices to get here."After that: new housing. Says Daniels, "It's my goal to get off all public assistance. | wantto be independent."Reason to smile: Monica Daniels has earned the college degree that she expects to bringa new job - and an end to public assistance.%Aug 16, 2002'- Aug 24, 2002DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION"SEND A LETTER TO THEEDITORC/O THE M' VOICE NEWSPAPER405 EVANS STREETGREENVILLE NC 27835email woow@skantech.netNCCU ProfessorReceives Excellence inTeaching AwardBy Sharon Saunders and AlondaThomasBy Sharon Saunders and Alonda ThomasDURHAM, NC --North Carolina CentralUniversity professor Amal Abu-Shakra,associate professor of biology, is therecipient of the 2002 BC PowdersExcellence in Teaching Award.The Excellence in Teaching Award isgiven based on the teacher's impact onstudents, innovative teaching style, en-hancement of student's academic goals,and the teacher's involvement in thedevelopment of curriculum or training ofother teachers.Abu-Shakra was nominated by SandraWhite, chair of the NCCU biologydepartment, and students Tomeca McLainand Jonathan Cohen. The BC Powdercommittee selected her as the winneramong nominations received from 19schools in the Carolinas, Virginia, andProfessor Amal Abu-Skakra, Tennessee. BC Powder presented her with aWinner 2002 BC Powders $3500 cash award and a commemorativeExcellence in Teaching Award | plaque. This year's finalist was MarvinCutis, a professor at Fayetteville StateUniversity. He received a $1000 cash award.Abu-Shakra received her bachelor's degree from American University of Beirut inLebanon, a master's degree in food and management science from the University of Surreyin Guildford, United Kingdom. Between 1987 and 1993, she conducted two post-doctoralappointments at the National Institutes of Health Sciences and the United StatesEnvironmental Protection Agency. 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Dr. George HawkinsA Deceived MindGreetings,We have been doing astudy on Adam and Eve andhow Satan entered the mindof Eve to cause her todisobey the commandmentof God. The Apostle Paulgives us insight as to howSatan entered the mind ofEve. He pinpointed howSatan gained control ofmanTs mind through decep-tion. He told Timothy itwas not Adam who wasdeceived, but the womanwho was deceived and de-luded and fell into trans-gression (1 Timothy 2:14).Through deception whichentered Eve's mind, shevielded her yell, rebelledand sinned agains God.Paul revealed how de-ception takes place in ourminds. He wrote to the0ESC Engloyment HonorGoes 0 Pit County SchooRALEIGH -- Pitt CountySchools was honored with a2002 Employment SecurityCommission (ESC) EmployerAward June 26 during anevening reception at theNorth Carolina StateUniversity Faculty Club.ESC Chairman Harry E.Payne Jr. presented the awardto. Michael D. Priddy,Superintendent of Schools.Pitt County Schools was oneof 81 emplovers receiving anaward for exceptional contri-bution to the North Carolinaeconomy through new busi-ness, business expansion, andpartnership with the ESCoThe businesses recognizedwith this award reflect someof the best and brightest inNorth Carolina,? Payne said.oEach of them share in ourgoal of keeping workers pro-ductive and shaping ourState's economic " successthrough expansion and aneffective partnership " withzyovernment.?Pitt County Schools has had aSole Source Agreement formore than ten years to hire allnon-teaching positionsthrough the Greenville ESCOffice. Approximately 287employees were _hiredthrough the ESC in 2001 -- asignificant boost to thecounty's economy. PittCounty Schools is a memberof the local Job ServiceEmployer Committee and isvery supportive of ESC. Theschool system uses ESCTsOccupational Analysts toconduct post-exit interviews,and to develop job descrip-tions and classifications.The ESC Employer Awards,first given in 1987, aresponsored by the ESC andthe State Job ServiceEmployer Committee (JSEC),one of North CarolinaTs larg- |est employer associations.JSEC was started in NorthCarolina in 1975 as a dy-namic public-private sectorpartnership to improve ESCservice delivery. There arecurrently JSEC committees ineach of NCTs 100 countiesand more than 1,500 mem-bers statewide.The Minority VoiceNewspaper as-sumes no responsi-bility for the returnof unsolicitedmanuscripts orphotographs:Photographs andmanuscripts be-come the propertyof The MinorityVoice NewspaperCorinthians: "But (now) Iam fearful lest that even as °the serpent beguiled Eve byhis cunning, so your mindsmay be corrupted and se-duced from wholeheartedand sincere and pure devo-tion to Christ." (IlCorinthians 11:3 TAB).When God placedAdam and Eve in theGarden of Eden, theirminds were perfect... 100percent clean, 100 percentfree, and 100 percent victo-rious. Their spirit, soul,mind, will, emotions, de-sires, and thoughts were inperfect harmony with God.Their minds were totallyfree from any evil thoughtor unrighteousness.God created them inHis own image and gavethem the power of a freewill. They were givenpower, authority, and do-minion over everythingupon the earth. He placedthe tree of knowledge ofgood and evil in the gardenand told them not to eat ofit or they would die. Theyhad the free will to chooseto obey God and live; or touse their will to rebel,disobey God and die.Satan had absolutely nocontrol over Adam and Eve.He did not have the powerDECEIVE Eve so_ shewould use her free will tochoose to disobey God.Satan, working throughthe serpent, attacked Eve'smind. He deceived her byplanting a delusion in hermind. He made the pleas-ure and consequences ofeating the forbidden fruitappear to be something itwas not. Eating the forbid-den fruit was disobedienceagainst God and the conse-quence was death. Satandeceived Eve by lying toher that she would not die,but would become wise likeGod.Eve told the serpent:"We may eat of the fruit ofthe trees of the garden,except of the fruit of the treewhich is in the middle of thegarden. God has said, youshall not eat of it, neithershall you touch it, lest youdie." (Genesis 3:2-3 TAB).Now, listen to Satan'sdelusion... the serpent toldher... "You shall not surelydie. For God knows that inthe day you eat of it youreyes will be opened, andyou... will be as God,knowing the difference be-tween good and evil, andblessing and calamity."(Genesis 3:4-5 TAB).Eve LISTENED toACCEPTED it andENTERTAINED it in hermind. Her heart and mindbecame OBSESSED... con-trolled by this delusion ofSatan that she would be-come like God, knowinggood and evil and would (~not die. She YIELDED herwill and acted on the delu-sion Satan had planted inher mind. She used her willto rebel against God andsinned.Eve could not havebeen deceived if she had notallowed Satan access intoher mind. She had thepower of a free will toeither reject or accept thedelusion Satan was trying toplant in her mind. If we aredeceived today, it is becausewe allow ourselves to bedeceived. The steps Evetook in allowing her mindto be deceived are the samesteps Christians are takingtoday in being deceived.They are:LISTENING to Satan's liesand delusionsACCEPTING and ENTER-TAINING Satan's lies anddelusions in their hearts andmindsYIELDING their wills andacting on the lies and delu-sions Satan has planted inThe Champs .. . . pictured above is Pete Hagan andHeavyweight champion Buster Douglas attending a banquetfor the Bradford Creek Golf Classic.photo by Jim Rouseto make them sin againstGod. His strategy was toSatan'sdelusion. Shetheir minds._)pen9 am 5 pm' Mon- FriJEQUAL novsihGSAAD RENTALS o?Call Steve Johnson If You Would Like To Rent A1, 2, or 3 Bedroom Housing UnitReal Estate .....907 Dickinson Ave. Greenville, NC (252) 757 . 3191AcceptedJEWELERSff + OeNO| Arlington Village WVLifeline: EdificationOf TheFaith MayMARY AND MARTHA:BALANCING LIFE'SPRIORITIESThe story taken from thetext in the bible Luke 10:38-42 recently, | thought abouta hot day at the end of therainy season as summer wasbeginning. A whitewashedvillage on a hillside just 2miles east of Jerusalem.The home of Martha whowas possibly a well-to-dowidow who had taken in heryounger sister Mary andyounger brother Lazarus.r \Cuajette JonesTO THE EDITOR:In reference to yourcover story in theFebruary 8-15th issue(Sexual Exploitation OfChildren in Kenya IsReal), I would like tosubmit the following arti-cle excerpted from BestColumn: InternationalShe welcomes Jesus andHis followers to her home inBethany. She hurries toarrange a comfortable seatfor Jesus and then to bring acool drink to each of herguests. She nods to Marywho fills the basin near thedoor with water, then takesa towel and begins to washeach guest's feet. JesusTfollowers seat themselvesaround the large room, chat-ting quietly about events ofrecent days. Villiagers be-gin to crowd the doorway,anxious to come in andlisten to great Rabbi, Jesus.This is not his first visit toBethany. The townsfolkhave heard some of Hissurprising stories _ before.Perhaps He will tell themmore. A few edge in and sitdown outside the ring ofdisciples. It's possible thatboth Martha and Mary taketheir places at JesusT feet tolearn from Him. (Luke10:39 in the NKIV says thatMary also sat at Jesus' feet.)| don't know how longMartha sat there listening tothe Lord Jesus. But I haveSCHOOL GIRLS OF THENIGHTMarco Lupis is the editorof a weekly publication inRome called L'Espresso inwhich he wrote about "turn-ing tricks to afford a Chanelbag." | quote his article:"Prostitution is thelatest teen fad in Japan.Technically, it's illegal---butthe police and everyone elseignore that, partly becausethe country has a longtradition of providing paidfemale companionship " inthe form of geishas, Thereal geishas, of course, werehighly trained and highlypaid professional performerswho rarely slept with theirclients---and were highlytrained and higly paid pro-fessional performers whorarely slept with " theirclients---and were of legalage. The new trend is adown-market version, withno taboo against sex forNew Generationa feeling that if she wasan\thing like me, she satthere that day with a dividedmind. After all, here were13 men who would behungry and needed to befed. What was on hand tofeed them? What would ittake to get everythingready? Would she need toslip out and run to a fewshops for grain or fruit?| identify with Martha. |know exactly how she wasdoing as she sat there. First.she made a mental inventoryof everything in the pantry.After that, she planned themenu, making sure shedidn't overlook anything.Then she made a list in herhead of all the tasks thatwould have to done. Whenshe had thought everythingthrough, she glanced aroundthe room surreptitiously tosee the best route throughthe crowd to get from whereshe was sitting into thekitchen. When she hadplotted her exit, she could sitthere no longer. She had toget busy!Expressions, ond Reviprofit. By some accounts,nearly a quarter of Tokyohigh school girls have made"sex dates" through the"teleclubs" they can accesson their cell phones.Fourteen-and-fifteen-year-o-Ids call up for free and leavemessages describing them-selves and naming a pricefor a date. A client who haspaid for the teleclub servicecan then call back to arrangea meeting. 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day of the primary. choose one political " iin mare . eiparty primary in which to vole. Your choios Select he ena yuwal be effective for heft and (ft ate oe sins which appear on the ballot choice' raseeee Oe ad wr oc clin already Stee, 2. Press the gry equare Che verrecan) rte on ne n promod noah snaeee WRITEAIN® a blinking light witballot. in a General Election, you ELECT a d T : acandidate of your choice from the party type the name of the popsnominees. 3. After ACL selections are made The name will appear in the display srelenmana any wth, proce tethe lower right hand comer of the 4. When you have finished typing the nameVOTER DISTRICT NOTICE machine. Your vote is now cast Saiuecman oy eee yourThis official ballot includes ALL electronically counted.contests and issues in Pitt County.YOUR VOTING DISTRICTS aredetermined by the location of YOURy residence Some districts split withinaprecinct YOU may vote ONLYinulin maDouglas J. Sellers aaJim ParkerAda M. FisherElizabeth H. DoleTimothy CookVenkat Challa feFOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE NC SUPREME COURT{Putvertietd Seat), 2 aRalph A. WalkerEdward Thomas Brady aFOR COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE _--(Walker Seat)Fritz MercerRick ElmoreFOR COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE ~-Mr. Nathanael K. (Nate) PendleyAnn Marie CalabriaFOR COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE=icempbet Sest)Eric LevinsonLorrie L. DollarFOR NC SENATE DISTRICT 5George H. GrayTom CoulsonLee Wiley Jr.UnderwoodE. TidwellMarshallCrowD. BrownB. BowlesBob AyersFORL. FitchSam DavisMcKenzie ColeW. Ballance Jr.Bob HunterK. GreenwayFOR COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE *!Reynolds GrayR. BarrettFOR COURTW. WilliamsMartha GeerFORWilliamsM. SlocumbJenkinsFergusonFOR NC SENATE DISTRICT 5 .Wheeler Jr.L. Neillony P. MooreM. Johnson ttFOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE NC SUPREME COURT a4 owt FOR3E. Camnitztieammie Hunter BlountD. OwensGrace L. BrightE. MitchellP. RossSept. 10, 2002_ agli 9sCaer naan KE Ndeettsg wt9Bernard R. Haselrig Sr.Chairman: FOR NC HOUSE DISTRICT 8D. WarrenRouseut wR eyaon oFOR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSste _DISTRICTS2,3,5,6°(Gene) JamesW. EdwardsoFORMingesJohnsonE. GaskinsM. FloydA. Conway Illwi & FORSCAST VOTE" BUTTONUNTIL YOU HAVE MADE* ALL DESIREDSELECTIONS. HERTFORD, NC A 6 2002 = The Carolina Pol ize Benevolent Asion hs| thoes a North ice onal seatendorsed Janice McKenzie Cole for the US House of Representatives Dist. |This campaign is ColeTs first run for a Office. A resident of rural FCounty for over 20 years, Cole is a former police officer and a former US Attorney for the EasternDistrict of North Carolina. She was also the first African American and first woman to serve asa judge on the Ist Judicial District Court bench. In 2001, Governor Mike Easle rma Colewith the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the stateTs highest civilian award, forservice. Currently in private practice in Hertford, Cole is married to J.C. Cole, a Denis CourtJudge for North CarolinaTs Ist Judicial District:The North Carolina Police Benevolent Association is a professional organization that provideslegal, disciplinary, and other representation to officers who are members. The PBA representslaw enforcement officers by providing legal services and advocating changes to improve thequality of work life for people employed in all aspects of criminal justice.To schedule an interview with Janice ° Me enzie Cole or peti more information about the Cole for Congresscampaign, please contact Emily W. Faulkner at 252-355-8181 or visit www.coleforcongress.org.paid for by the committee to elect Vickie Keel Clerk of Superior CourtVOTVickie Keel| Greene County+ Clerk of Superior Court"18 Years Court Experience "e\IWhyTony Mooreis the best Candidate.Proven Leadership for Pitt-Wilson* Married, age 51, 3 children* Reedy Branch Free Will Baptist Church* Member Winterville Town Board* Statewide business owner* Active University City Kiwanis Club &Ruritan Member* Jaycee Distinguished Service Award / iA* President Pitt County Young Dems NM Tony* East Carolina University, MA Méore* Lifetime Educator working with teens Disret = Pt Wises 9 ° Pitt-Wilson"| would appreciate your voteand adults on September 10th."Paid for by the Committee to Elect Tony Mooreple Pay Paras -EMERALDa" ite8 ah rm mn is,s eg Dons & Divas. FensROcavea oeAzure = Sy TH yPhat Fam?"? FASHIONS HePemy on Now Open ry ¢yiseomomyaeen ds

Aug 16, 2002 - Aug 24, 2002|YOU MAKE THE DECISION.SENIOR HOME CARESERVICES, INC.A Subsidiary of Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church1001 Hooker Rd., Greenville, NC 27835Quality Home Health Services. SERVICES INCLUDE:IN-HOME AIDES Bathing, Home Management And MedsROBBED OF MYINDIVIDUALITY.CAP-MR/DD Personal Care CAP/DA/C/RespilePLEASE CALL AT (252) 756-4869MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMMEDICAID APPROVED © PRIVATE PAYA private, not-for-profit organizationBonded and InsuredNerws Release: City of GreenvilleBack to School Safety"As children head back toschool, the City ofGreenville Police Depar-tment would like to give" parents, teachers. and care-givers tips on making this asafe occasion," commentedPolice Chief JoeSimonowich.Adults should remember tofollow all traffic rules, espe-cially in school zones and inall neighborhoods. Thistime of year, students areexcited about returning toschool and will be walkingor riding bicycles through-out the City. They may notalways be aware of traffic orstop at stop signs and lights.Follow the speed limit andbe extra cautious at stopsigns and lights before en-tering the intersection.Parents should work out asafe route to school.Choose the quickest waywith the fewest streets tocross and use intersectionswith crossing guards, pedes-trian cross walks or side-walks. Stay away fromplaces where there are notmany people _"_ around.Whenever possible, childrenshould walk to and fromschool with a friend, neigh-bor, brother, or sister."If the child bikes or skatesto school, they should weara helmet and obey all trafficorhaoAT IT'S BESTHatBRO WM.signals. This includes notcrossing the street against ared light, even if you see notraffic approaching andwalking your bike throughthe intersection when it isgreen," remarked ChiefSimonowich."The most important thing achild should know is his orher phone number and ad-dress, their parentsT worknumber or the number ofanother trusted adult. Theyshould also know how todial 911 in case of anemergency,? said Chief JoeSimonowich. "If your chil-dren are alone after school,have them check in with aparent or a neighbor as soonas they walk inside. Makesure children know to telltheir parents or friends ifthey have to stay late afterschool.""It would also help thepolice department if chil-dren would inform theirparents or a teacher ifsomeone they don't know ishanging around the school,vandalism or graffiti is oc-curring, or anything elsethat is strange or makesthem uneasy. TheGreenville City PoliceDepartment wants to ensurethat the beginning of theschool year is safe foreveryone," remarked ChiefSimonowich.\ne dvantageBillaneUtilitiesGIVINGCUSTOMERSTHe PowErOF CHOICENatural gas prices can go up or down, depending on the market. Io avoid the volatility of the natural gasmarket, Greenville Utilities is offering the AdvantageBill program to its firm natural gas customers (residen-tial, commercial and industrial). AdvantageBill gives customers a choice with the following two options:OPTION 1: Fixed Price OPTION 2: Price CapBy choosing the Fixed Price option, customers lock-in arate oPhe Price Cap option sets a ceiling price which cannot befora t2-month period (October 1, 2002 - September 30.2003). exceeded for a t2-month period (October §. 2002 Septem"ay ve . .The Fixed Price option guarantees that customers pay theber 30, 2003). As contrasted with ¢ Iption tthe Price Capsame rate, all vear long. Market prices may rise or fall. buthotonly protcets against price spikes. but also allows the» Fined Price cus aes ane T or 7. 9 . .the Fixed Price customer's rate remains the same. GLC customer to benefit from dectining gas prices. Prices willintroduced this option last vear, and participating customers never go above the price cap, but they can go dow. Phere isappreciated the price stability. The FIXED PRICE optionis designed to protect against price spikes, and there is nofee for the program.asmitll service fee to participate inthe Price Cap option.The FIXED PRICE and PRICE CAP options are strictly voluntary. If you are interested, please call our officeat 551-1540 or stop by our Main Office at 200 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive or GUC Express, 509 SE Green-ville Boulevard. Our representatives will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Enrollment islimited, so don't delay. You must sign up for either Option 1 or Option 2 by September 30, 2002 to partici-pate in this yearTs AdvantageBill Program.N GreenvilleA UtilitiesPO) Hos HEE + Geeenifle. VOD » HALO

New Campaign Office ..... The campaign for U. S. Congress is in full bloom. The justicedepartment and state political leaders have agreed that Sept. 10th will be the primary electiondate.and Judge Janice Coles is off and running for the seat vacated by Representative EvaClaton. Judge Janice Coles opened a campaign office in greenville and of course you knowthe M' Voice was on hand. Shown above from left to right is Rev. S. Lockes, John Minges, .(candidate for County Commissioner),Judge J. C. Coles, one of the Campaign workers, Rev.Johnson (pastor York Memorial) and Mr. T. Powell, former assisstant to Leon Sullivans ofthe OIC of America. photo by Jim RouseIn Memory Of Mrs. Beulah Louise Whitfield MebaneEdited by Cynethia Griffin, The Minority VoiceT | Those whom we love do indeed leave us, and when welose them, no spoken words can lessen our grief. ButBeulah Louise Whitfield Mebane can never leave us. Thestrength of her presence, the firmness of her convictions,the warmth of her love - these are ours always, interfusedwith our thoughts and blended with our lives.On December 6, 1924, a bubbly, bouncing baby girl wasborn in Greenville, North Carolina to the late George- ** Roscoe and Esther Lona Cherry Whitfield. The fifth of~"* six children was christened Beulah Louise. The family re-sided in the downtown area of Greenville. At the age of eight, Beulah united with theSycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church through baptism. She was active int he SundaySchool and the BYPU. As an adult, she joined the J. A. Nimmo Senior Choir (formerlythe Senior Choir). which provided her favorite hymns for her homegoing celebration.Having attended the Greenville City Schools, Beulah graduated from the GreenvilleIndustrial High School in 1941. Upon completion, she continued her education as aBennett obelle? at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. She earned a Bachelorof Arts degree in Home Economics Education in 1945. BeulahTs lifelong teaching careerbegan at South Ayden High School in Pitt County, where she taught from 1945-1959.She taught at H. B. Sugg High School in 1959. Her tenure continued at W. H. RobinsonUnion School and Winterville High School and ended at D. H. Conley High School onJuly 1, 1982. Beulah was humbled by and prideful of the studentsT lives that she touched.Inspired by the teachings of her father, G. R. Whitfield, for whom a Pitt CountyElementary School was named, the Mebanes established a scholarship in his memory atBennett College. It is in this spirit that the family requested donations be given to hisfund in lieu of flowers. Mrs. MebaneTs influence endures in the unending consequencesflowing from her character and her deeds, it endures in our own acts and thoughts. Wewill remember her as a living, vital presence. That memory will bring refreshment to ourhearts and strengthen us in times of trouble.| Assistant to the Chancellor for Special Assignments and E.E.O. OfficerEast Carolina University104 Spilman Building * Greenville, NC 27858-4353; EA $8 T252-328-6804 office CAROLINAwww.ecu.eduUNIVERSITYPRESS RELEASETaffye Benson Clayton. Assistant to the Chancellor for Special Assignments and Equal| Employment Opportunity Officer at East Carolina University has completed the Harvard| University Graduate School of Higher Education Management Development Program at| Harvard's Institute of Higher Education in Cambridge. Massachusetts.Clayton received a BA degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and aMA degree from American University in Washington, DC. Prior to her tenure at EastCarolina University, Clayton was a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation LegislativeResearch Fellow serving on the staff of Senator Edward Kennedy in the United States Senate.Additionally, Clayton, a former William H. Friday Human Relations Fellow, was alsorecently appointed to the Board of Leadership America, North Carolina, an organization thatrecognizes. educates, and connects accomplished and diverse women who are leaders in theircommunities and professions to increase their individual and collective impact. Clayton hasalso been nominated and voted into the Women's Forum of North Carolina. The Women'sForum of North Carolina is an organization promoting the advancement of women intoleadership in governmental, corporate, and professional associations in North Carolina.- Sheriffotritr countyANOTHER FIRST TERM ACCOMPLISHMENTMore uniformed deputies on patrolPaid for by the Committee to Re-Elect Mac Manning for SherifsoIF YOU NEED A LOAN FORUnexpectedEXPENSES,AUTOMOBILEDOWN PAYMENT ORHOME REPAIRS - COMESEE JEFF COX IF I'v CANBE DONE, JEFF CAN DO IT3005 S. Memorial DriveGreenville, N,C, 278349E77 COXPhone (252) 355-7100Fax (252) 355-3978aan} e)(o) pat iaian@)e) ele)acelariayLand Use Planner / Grant WriterA Five County Regional Planning Agency located in Northeastern North Carolina is accept-ing applications for highly motivated, qualified applicants for a Land Use Planner / GrantWriter position to work under the supervision of the Director of Planing, EconomicDevelopment, and Community Services Department. Applicants must have comprehensiveknowledge and experience in Digital Mapping, Planning, Zoning and Subdivision Concepts,Code Enforcement / Inspections, Grant Writing, familiarity with CDBG concepts and princi-ples, as well as familiarity with the applicable statutory references. Skill and experience increating maps, digital cartography, and GIS are critical, preferably in ARCView and PC ARC/ INFO; experience with Grant Writing. This rewarding position requires excellent writing,oral communication, and presentation skills. Successful applicant must be able to attendpublic meetings, during day and evening hours, throughout the Five County Area. Startingsalary, $29,479.00, benefits, 401(k) with employer contribution, annual cost of living adjust-ments, plus a percentage increase upon successful completion of probation. A minimum ofa Bachelor's Degree in Planning, Geography, or closely allied field is required, along withexperience in Grant Writing. Applications / Resumes will be accepted until August 26,2002, or until the position is filled, and should be directed to Director of Planning, EconomicDevelopment, and Community Services Department, Mid-East Commission, PO Box 1787,Washington, NC 27889. The Mid-East Commission is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Applicants must be willing to reside in the Region.o~Greenville Housing AuthorityHousing Authority of the City of Greenville is currently acceptingapplications for University Towers, a mid-rise complex, especially_ _ for the elderly. It consists of 60$205.00 eee Se, 0281250separate one-bedroom units. If:, There's No;+ Place Like}: *HOME*«:| : $29,900: 4|Cd+you are 62 years of age or olderand looking for safe, affordablehousing, please contact Ms.Atkinson, at (252) 329-4008.ApplicationshE coe oo eehh a Pod ote gedoddare acceptedon Mondaysbetween thehours of9:00a.m. and11:30a.m., onsite at 500 E.3rd StreetGreenvilleNC 27835mele a yi Rap Ee cca5«innnenarantl . 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theee eee Eg ¢eeeeeeAug 16, 2002 - Aug 24, 2002Black Males Underrepresented inVal AtkinsonTom Wright, the Director ofthe Office of StatePersonnel, wants to trans-form state workers into aleaner meaner administra-tive fighting machine. Heseems to think that if wecould get state employeesand their managers to focuson work out-come, produc-tivity and efficiency we ~would become a_ leanermeaner administrative fight-ing machine. And | agreewith him. The big questionis "How do we do that"?How do we take seasonedveterans of state govern-ment and turn them around.Some state employees don'tneed turning around; they'realready eagerly awaitingchange. But there are thosewho came to state govern-ment as high school gradu-ates when the farms failedin places like JohnstonCounty and have managedto move up the ranks andbecome a part of the uppermanagement corp. Some ofthese are hard working man-agers, but too many of themplace their primary focus onemployee control instead ofjob management. And mostof these managers are whitemales. African Americanmales are woefully under-represented in state govern-ment management positions.Many find themselves withadvanced degrees workingfor high school graduates.Nellie Riley, manager of theEqual Opportunity Servicesoffice at the Office of StatePersonnel, has recognizedthe problem and enactedworkshops and focus groupsto look at the problem, butwe'll have to wait to see ifany of her recommendationsare enacted.Black male representation isnotably missing in themidlevel ranks. In a labor-intensive agency, section orunit, these are the ranks thatemployees generally moveinto after amassing severalyears of experience as aworker . African Americanmales are not generally pro-moted as quickly to leadworker, foreman or supervi-sory roles very often inthese sittings. Black malestend to do better at theexecutive level where pro-fessional degrees are re-_ State Government Positionsquired. But the mid-levelmanagement range is wherethe rubber meets the road.The mid-level managermakes hiring and firing de-cisions and that's where theprocess all begins.In too many labor intensivejobs Black males take on anair of docility to convincetheir supervisors that they*are manageable and are nophysical threat to the organi-zation. Unfortunately thisdocile behavior does notconvert to supervisory ormanagement promotions.Often times it's the aggres-sive white male who gets thenod for promotion. It's un-fortunate that the very be-havior that is required tomaintain a job is the verybehavior that complicatesand sometimes denies pro-motions.| think it's time for Mr.Wright to step in and have amind-melt with Nellie Rileyand come up with someinterventions that are fair toall. It's about time that hardworking state employeesstop suffering from a culturethat died - or should havedied - several decades ago.Contact Val at:Jonesstreet@nc.rr.com_mailto:Jonesstreet@nc.-rr.comAlways Faithful... .. Bro Ray Barnes, a very familiar voice heard on WOOW, stops bythe studio with his wife Sara and daugthers Nicole and Sherray. We can always count on Bro.Ray to add flavor to our introductions of new programs on Joy 1340. Thanks Bro Ray!ADVERTISEIN.THE MT' VOICE NEWSPAPERcall 252-757-0365VO , sad i ctad Ay nV eareName:get your M-Voice by mail, write:405 Evans Street MallGreenville, NC 27834j SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT MUST BE INCLUDED WITH |YOUR ORDER:C) YES, | would like a 6 manth subscription by mail for $20.00§ © YES, t would like a 12 month subscription by mail for $40.00 §fAddress:ICity: State: _ Zip:| Weow= JOY 1340 AM24,000/24MONTHESSAI Cee WARRANTYAVAILABLE3213 S. Memoria Drive @ GREENVILLE, NC 278344 52) 756-01 93 @ Ask for Mike, Roy or Pauloo *awi east{ ani aeetparen * ei? .Me le UME PPMERBev's Gotthe Talk.Listen to Joy 1340 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. forThe Bev Smith Show. Brought to you by theAmerican Urban Radio Networks, Tlie BevSmith Show is the only national talk show tar-geted to a Black audience. Bev goes in deep,tackling top politicians, examininy health careissues affecting African-Americans, laughing,crving and sharing joy nightly, Mondaythrough Friday. The Bev Smith Show has itsown 800 number allowing listeners to talkotoll free? to Bev and her provocative guests.Focus your marketing on Joy 1340 AM.To advertise with oThe PeopleTs Station,? callour sales department at 252.757.0365eee. We use otor: ompanyVisittus at:ww ereensvillemotor.com130 S.E. GrReenvitte Bivo. (Besine Jirry Luse), Greenvitte, NCvA = 6-51 OO @ Ask for John or TimAVAILABLE;=ah*~"~i a ~I eeeae | =ell

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Beatrice MayeTO THE EDITOR,The road to success ispaved with failure. Anyonewho's anybody has failed,and knowing that can beencouraging and uplifting.Here are some of the famoussuccesses that were oncefailures, losers, dropouts,flunkies, suckers, saps,schlemiels and schlimazels.Remember, everyone fallsdown, and you're not afailure until you don't getback up.Peter Benchley was firedas a speechwriter forRichard Nixon, but he wenton to write the best-sellingnovel JAWS.rhe ce g ps sane) ea Ae ee aeme qMichael Jordan was. cutfrom the high school's var-sity basketball team as asopliomore. He became,oneof the greatest basketballplayers in the history of thesport.Katie Courie was bannedfrom reading news reportson the air to the president ofCNN, who insisted she hadan irritatiing, high-pitched,squeaky voice. Today she isa popular host on the "TodayShow",George W. Bush pleadedguilty in 1976 to drunkdriving in Maine. Todayhe's the 43rd president of theUnited States in 2000.Rosa Parks, 41-year-oldseamstress, was arrested andfined $14.00 for refusing togive her seat to a white manon a bus in Montgomery,Alabama in 1957. Now shepaved the course for CivilRights in the United States.Martin Luther King, Jr. wasforced at age 14 to surrenderhis bus seat to a whitepassenger and stood for thenext 90 miles, but he be-came leader of the AmericanCivil RightsTMovement, de-livered his famous "I Have aDream" speech on the stepsof &he Lincoln Memorialbefore an audience of morethan 200,000 people in1963, and was awarded theNobel Peace Prize in 1964."If at first you don't suc-ceed...welcome to the club".Beatrice MayeTO THE EDITOR:Look at the jobs a full-timemother/wife or woman hasand yet the husband comesin and says, "What have youbeen doing all day??Here is her job description:She's a wife, mother, friend,confidante, personal advisor,lover, referee, peacemaker,housekeeper, laundress,chauffeur, interior decorator,gardener, painter, wall pa-perer, dog groomer, veteri-narian, manicurist, barber,seamstress, appointmentmanager, financial planner,bookkeeper, money man-ager. personal _ secretary,teacher. disciplinarian, en-tertainer, psychoanalyst,Natalie Taylor,Food Lion VP,Named NAACPFund TrusteeThe National Associationfor the Advancement ofColored People (NAACP)has chosen Natalie M.Taylor, Food LionTs VicePresident of Diversity, to bea trustee of the NAACPTsNational Special Contr- |bution Fund.Taylor was named a trusteeduring the NAACPTs na-tional conference held re-cently in Houston. Throughits National " SpecialContribution Fund, " theNAACP supports programsin education, health, hous-ing, employment, voter edu-nurse, diagnostician, pubicrelations expert, dieticianand nutritionist, baker, chef,fashion coordinator and let-ter writer or e-mailer forboth sides of the family.She is also a travel agent,snack therapist, plumberand automobile mainte-nance and repair expert.During the course of herday, she is supposed to becheerful, look radiant andjump in the sack on amoments notice.There are still ignorantpeople who believe that ahousewife is nothing morethan a babysitter who sits allday and watches soap op-eras.Who wouldn't want towork eight-hour day with anhour for lunch and twofifteen minute breaks.Now, if you still want toclassify me as just a house-wife, go ahead.Beatrice MayeFive Reasons WhySingle Parenting Is SoToughcation, military justice,emergency relief, and legaland youth services.Taylor, a 21-year Food Lionveteran, became the com-panyTs Vice President of| Diversity in 1997, afterserving as Director ofDiversity Planning. Sheoversees the integration ofcorporate diversity initia-tives and directs the devel-opment of outreach effortsto serve Food LionTs diversecustomer base.In addition to her work withthe NAACP, Taylor serveson the board of directors ofthe Carolinas MinoritySupplier DevelopmentCouncil and the Network ofExecutive Women. She issecretary of the newlyformed Triangle UrbanLeague.Earlier this year, she wasVavataateleharale ByeleloleWe Guarantee WeTll Get You Out!1ST CHOICEBAIL BONDING1 There's not ar =ormoney. Paychecksyoung people are small,jobs insecure, child supportnot very reliable.2. There's not enough time.Between jobs, day care andchild trade-offs, the avail-able parenting hours candisappear.3. There's not enough out-side support. War widowsand soldiers wives got allsorts of community andextended family support,single moms these days donot.4. Kids and parents get sick.It's hard enough being agood parent when we'rewell and our child is ftne;it's a catastrophe trying todeal with illness on ourown.5. Nobody can be both momand dad. Sometimes a kidneeds one, sometimes theother. Ultimately, any parentis just one, person. Two isbetter.From: I'll Be the Parent,You Be the Child by PaulKroppThe HomeThere are only two institu-tions in society that are ofdivine origin: the home andthe church. The home mightelected chairperson of theMetrolina Minority SupplierDevelopment CouncilBoard of Directors and alsoserves as co-chairperson forthe North CarolinaDiversity Consortium. Sheis a board member of theFood Lion Foundation.Taylor resides in- Aug 16, 2002 - Aug 24, 2002_be likened to the foundationof a building, and thechurch to its superstructure.If the foundation of a build-ing were weak, then all o-fits other members will beunsteady, even unsafe. Thesecond records reveal thatwhen God in wisdom andlove established the firstfamily on earth, He revealedto them His will con-ceming'an acceptable pat-tern of worship anddevotion, the chief corner-stone of the home. Godmeant that the first home onearth should be a dedicatedhome, a home, patternedaccording to His purposes.Our conversation, our work,. the teaching of the ministry(God), whatever entertain-ment and our testimony,should be commitment toGod.The Greenville, NCChapter of Delta SigmaTheta Sorority, Inc. will behosting its annual crabfeaston August 17, 2002 from |pm to Spm at theAmerican Legion Post 39.For additional informationand tickets please call 252-355-5076.Greensboro with her hus-band Timothy Taylor andson, Ryan. She is a nativeof Radford. Virginia, and agraduate of RadfordUniversity.FOOTWEARa di See iS)24 Hour Service\gente de Fianza:Black Beauty. ... The M'Voice camera on the probe caught __ "this Shinning beauty with a God given smile. 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