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Black America: The Consumer Nationpoe power through spendingits .CHICAGO (FinalCall.com)--IfBlack America were an inde-pendent country, its wealth wouldrank it as the ilth richest in theworld, according to a consumer ?research document that analyzesBlack spending power annually,But, that spending power is be-ing squandered, observers note,relegating Black America to eco-nomic slavery, instead of finan-cial freedom."The Buying Power of BlackAmerica" recently was releasedby Target Market News Inc.(TMN), a Chicago-based market-ing research group. The analysisof Black spending power lastyear showed that some $631 bil-lion flowed through Black hands.By comparison, the United States~ ° ranked first in Gross National» = Income (GNI), at $9.6 trillion in o . " year 2000 figures.| "That comparison that we pub-i | lished is designed to get people4* «to respect us as an economic\' ~ force, but the truth is we don Tt._ ° " behave in the same way'those na-teys dd, So while the compari-son 15 not totally there, it makesa point that we are an economicforce," Tly@N Editor Ken Smikletold Thei#inal: Cale "Folks won-der why we don't spend moremoney with us, but the real issueis we-don Tt have access to capitalto build: businesses that:venient to where we shop and:where we live. oOur expectations are under-pe.al " * aaronstandable because of the centuries of discrimination we've suffered,and folks want to see us be theBlack America squanders poten- "i oare con= ih sahanswer to our own problems thatwe didn't create. But asking us togo out of our way to do some-thing that nobody has to do be-cause of a circumstance we didn'tcreate or perpetuate, I think, isunrealistic, ? he continued.Mr.. Smikle refutes the idea thatthe circulation of money in acorfimunity can be documented.And he argues that economic in-dependence can be arrived at, ifBlack Americans reach out tobuild trade relationships with theinternational market."We don't want'to become an iso-lated community that only circu-lates its dollars amongst itself.We're part ofthe world and wehave to spend our.money withthe world," he said.But others argue that a focus oncirculating more money within the Black community is key toeconomic empowerment, and thatspending power does not neces-sarily equate to economicstrength, = oThere is no such thing as con-sumer power; its an oxymoronicterm," claims Dr. ClaudeAnderson, author of the book,"Powernomics." In. a capitalisticsociety, he argues, producers, dis-tributors and sellers have. pc erover the consumers, and thatBlack Americans are exactlywhere they were in'1860 on thecm of the CivilCHEDESenslaved and we had half'of one "percent of this nation's wealth.One hundred and forty years~ later, when we're sup to befree, we still have half of onepercent of the wealth of the rich-~ themselves. aest nation on earth."Group economicsA major reason for BlackAmerica's failure is the inabilityto recycle its money within itscommunities, he implied. Nearlyall of Black income is spent di-rectly outside of Black hands, be-cause Blacks do not practicegroup economics "pooling ofmoney, focusing it into one geo-graphical area and purchasing ina bloc, he added.A perfect example of group eco-nomics, according to Dr.Anderson, was accomplished inthe Greenwood District of Tulsa,Okla., in the early 1900s "a time |~ when legal segregation forcedBlacks to do business amongCommonly fe oarea betame @ nationally reconized entrepreneurial center, asdollars circulated 36 to 1,000times within the Black commu-nity, according to authors JayWilson and Ron Wallace in theirbook on the subject. rrAmong over 600 successful busi-nesses were 21: churches, 21 res-taurants, 30 grocery stores andtwo movie theaters, plus a hospi-tal, a bank, a post office; librar-ies, schools, law offices, a half.dozen private airplanes, and evena bus system. On.a fatefill June1, 1921, the business district wasbombed from the air and burnedto the ground in-@ riot by mobsof envious Whites, ingludingtanking city offigials.° ©Today, there are 38.3"millionBlacks in America and over400,000 Black busine:cording to Dr. Anderson. He_ Claims that in the past 25. years,other ethnic groups have in-creased their disposable incomeand out-produced Blacks inwealth because they practicegroup economics, resulting in thecreation of more businesses."One out of every: 10 Asians is inbusiness; one out of 35. Whites is} © in business: one out of every 54Hispanics is in business; and.only one out of every 104 Blacksis in business," he said,Dr. Anderson encourages Blacksto use what he calls comipetitiveadvantage in industriesBlacks dominate in consumer* patterns or in population."If you consume more leatherthan anyone else, you should bemanufacturing leather, ? hegdaid.vantages and control everythingfrom the resources at the bottomto the manufacturing and produc-tion, Warehousing and distribut-ing, all the way to retail marketat the top, and confine theirmoney by buying Black and sell-ing to any color,"Otherwise, they will never beable to survive in this society,"he said.Land, the basis of wealthDr. Ridgely Muhammad, an agri-cultural economist and managerof Muhammad Farms, said thatthe definition of "slave" "a per-son who has lost control of him-self and is dominated bysomething or someone describesthe economic condition of mostBlacks in America.He points to the EconomicProgram of the Honorable ElijahMuhammad as a solution to theills of the Black community. Andit starts with the land, he said."When I heard the Hon. ElijahMuhammad say that agricultureis the root of civilization, |changed my major in under-graduate school from architec-tural engineering to agriculturaleconomics," he said."The children of Israel weretaken out of Egypt and given hePromised Land so they could bea free people. There has neverbeen in the history of the world a people who were free and inde-pendent with no land. The num-ber one thing a nation must do isfeed its people," he said.Dr. Muhammad said that theAmerican agricultural economyissheing-slowly worn down, ex-farm employment.To help save Black farms, heproposes that Blacks in each cityform a buying group to collec-tively purchase produce in bulkfarm inconie comes from off ~~ andsorders for distribution through-out the community. Several ma.Jor cities, he said, have buyersclubs successfully underway. Healso commended the POWERcompany and MATAH networkfor striving to lead in themanufacturing and distributionof Black rogue goods."We've got good jobs, but weend up paying the money rightback to the people who we Treworking for. The White man Tssystem only works if there is aslave, because the upper crust Tdoesn't do any work. They callit capitalism," he said." \According to Dr. JawanzaKunjufu, author and publisherof "Black Economics: Solutionsfor Economic and CommunityEmpowerment," the three waysto develop wealth are entrepre-neurial ventures, real estate orthe stock market.A recent Chicago Sun Timesreport showed that Black in-vestment in the market droppedfrom 74 percent last year to acurrent 61 percent, and thatBlacks are looking into real és-tate as a more viable invest-ment option.The TMN feport'says thathousing was Black America'sgreatest expenditure in. 2002, atover $131 billion...Entrepreneurship, which Dr.Kunjufu said was championedfor Black Americans by theater ViarTcus Garvey. Tmany challenges. He-claims, _however, thet Black Americanscould maintain their communi-._ties, despite a nine-year peak inunemployment, by supportingstory continues pg3Congressman Prank Ballance Visits Pitt Communi College .Congressman Frank Ballance of the I" Congressional District recently requested a partnership meetingwith Pitt Community College. The meeting was hosted by Ernis A. Lee, Director of Outreach at PCC.Lb purpose of the meeting was to discuss plans for a Fall Youth Summit to be held at T Pitt Communityollege. : .Pictured left to right standin are: Jeff Robinson, Director of Basic Law Enforcement Training; JaimeEspinosa, Director of Latino/Hispanic Development; Jamie Byrd, Associate Vice President of DistanceEducation; Congressman Ballance; Dr. Bob Waddell, Executive Vice President; Calvin Henderson,President of the Pitt County Chapter of the NAACP; and Jim Tomtania. Seated left to right: Ernis A.Lee; Lou Ann Rasberry, Director of Basic Skill/HRD;; Dr. Wanda Bunch, Associate VicePresident/Chief Curriculum Officer; and Rose Glover, Greenville City Councilwoman.photo Jim Rousehay!mi 4\()}vi |4ia.yaPigg:' é:My jBeesLadPaqilShown above are members of the State Executive Board of the NAACP as they prepare for the State [3]i P State Convention will be hosted. by the Greenville chapter on Oct.2 - Oct.4Cravention. The NIENC ? photo by Jim Rouse-Archive Photo Of A Few Who Gave Us Our Strong Community

In defense of Coco \"" sPas a ?"?selves to Rice's tercan of egand focus, is oné of thethe White House on11 and, along with Vice James Crow, EsCalifornia in 2006, Surety thata a aa a 3 . . A é a io 3 9 6 o Mie ony ©* oe aLa ie § io ie ae : 3 ig 4 P T i : 72 | aay .AR erg ye? ves, Mate [ Bai :the president Ts primary advisorwould be regarded as stepping and confidante. It is ultimatelystone to the presidency. For " her responsibility to make surethis, her' approval has always that thg? president is providingbeen assured. . the Ansérican public withUntil now. accurate security and foreignSixteen words uttered by affairs information. This isPresident Bush during his Jan. particylprly true of the Jan. 28: eames +3$° a ti On.During that speech, Bush citedBritish intelligence indicatingIraqi tyrant Saddam Husseinhad attempted to purchase ura-nium from Africa. The obviousimplication: Hussein wasreconstructing his nuclear pro-gram. The accusation providedthe first, clear rationale forpreemptively attacking theIraqi dictator.Just one thing: The infor-mation was bogus. CIA chiefGeorge Tenet knew this, Infact, he sent a memo to Rice'schief deputy, Stephen Hadley,questioning the veracity of theBritish intelligence. Still, theaccusation made it.into thePresident's Jap. 28 address,raising ns of whetherRice ignored Tenet Ts warningsin order to bolster the case forwar,The scent of a full-blownscandal has been waftingaround Rice ever since, Asnational security advisor, she TsMorial plans to reinvigorate thecivil rights group, the newspa-per became obsessed with abrief section of the speech inwhich he said that his newempowerment drive ois a move-ment to defeat a new villain ...James Crow, Esquire. As Dr.to plirsue a boll new policyof preemptive strikes againstrogue and terrorist states.attacks oceur dnce enhounced to -u was not being asked to deci-ndoleezza Rice:front lines of intelligence andlaw enforcement, ? explainedRep. Porter Goss (R- .) tothe Associated Press, o ada learning curve, ? continuedGoss, who also observed thatRice was only eight months onthe job when the September 11pher complex intelligence. TheCIA had already done that. AsOutlets.to relocate into our: oated would hire-70 Blacks per oSubstance abuse. | __ "_ ceptions and attitudes of self| aban area to pede jobs." 90D 1s simple, really. What is _ on the inside chiange; such_ It follows that our chal- Traditionally, new jobs cre- most likely to succeed isa = than to begin pgp ard caeteneed community (us) and. ated-in the East and West clear Mmicro-level owe, not changes from other youx heir jobs t essys pa et fs. you have (traditionally)g Cathy He __ Black and White citizens who different results? _.source of new employment. I. shows that her associates are every day as to where to buy piss of Ge bane eed__ oWe've got the power. We have $500 billion of cash and gain commitment, not just. coursing , @V@ry Year Coursing through Afram pockets. We've Advocate changed behBaltimore pple dele as we QGOtthe power. ? BRE , Ss dante involved befor Commitmales The inipact of living ~ have oo " en eet oes hen dese! pia sapegen £e. jobs is self-evident in ce trated in our urban areas. guess that, based on a study more than 74 percent Afram goods and services. T ey can block captain or common. fanilien stubitoea self- People want the billions and " by Dr. Steven Rogers, ale as compared dala the own- wil, oDov beer at interest oy eco Use| ct engen avi | Votes -ommunit Northwestern University, oThe ers were not Black. =. will. oDon e the players, $ of graphic to see thayong foe mnt ts - hee os ssooees viehere ethnicity ne eee So while any business $loca- the ones who think Black recipients get the right pic-ble, education funding, tax What we lack, ? said Davis, ois owner is mote important in tion in an Afram area has an T first. ? _ ture, sup of 10base enhancement, etcetera, _ having conscious control of _job development than business impact om employment, the __ The spectators are the fom a gro ee on theThe operating assumption "_our economic and political = location. ? = _ . impact of Afram ownership is uninvolved, uncommitted, "_ pledged to be « front, to neinis that political power can power. ? We need to consider In the Baltimore area (city | significantly more effective. impotent citizens who accépt "_ co-op economics i hnincrease access to jobs in the money and votes as tools.to and five counties), the / It Ts simple, really. The. the traditional -game and chan- knowledge, pone Aasgovernment sector, and finan- make good things happenin~ "_with the highest index of need answer is cooperative eco- nels to the same old people ume, energize an a ,cial power controllers create our communities. These pow- for employment dnd the low- nomics by the majority. _ Setting both their share and and lead By exam .job opportunities in the com- ers must be used tohave any "_est index of resources to fill § One hundred living wage © Afram shares too. (They Everyone sho , examinmercial sector. And for that value, ° that need is its majority jobs created would redirect should get off the field.) their own chee. és altmatter, boardroom power Some folks thinking at the African Americancitizens. $1,750,000 back into the com- The game? Cooperative whom they give their ancihelps secure non-profit jobs. macroeconomic level, the " ~ Businesses in Black areas munity or out of it, depending economics as defined every power to. What i hte co-opKeeping them is more a mat- trickle-down people, urge that employ 32 percent of jobs to "_ on the mindset of the resi- December in Kwanzaa rites. economics index vholer of competence. Presently, "_ our salvation lies in our big-- "_ Blacks if the business is non- - dents. This in turn would:pro- The strategy? What we do; it you empowering wt peethe working Black population "_ power people, that othey ? | White owned, but 85-percent a§ many as 65 more jobs _ begins from the inside out. dollars? The me ec_ finds 70 percent of iis jobs in "_ ought pool their resources and if they are Black-operated when recycled, and so on. For To change from traditional your checkbook!the public sector, and any leg- make jobs. Others, the eco- businesses, Businesses in all citizens of metro behavior requires paradigm- Ute acesislative tremor in Annapolis, nomic-development folks, White areas.employ only. 15 Baltimore, this would result in shift, mind-set change, mental Raymond V. aya i r. is_ City Hall or D.C. is felt think that salvation lies in Black per 100 if the company a related drop in need for law reprogramming, rewritten chair of the Greater Baltimoreimmediately. osomeone ? or othey ? must | is White-owned, but the same enforcement, social services, scripts. Assuming behaviors | Urban League and owner ofOssie Davis promoted bring big business, or big-box "_ type of business if Black Oper- emergency room visits and change when changes in per- $The Forum Caterers.Those 16 wordstained an active weapons pro-gram. On this point there iswide consensus amongst inter-national intelligence agencies, ©It is well known that in1991, Hussein was on theverge of acquiring nuclearcapabilities. Throughout the 90s, he continued to stockpileweapons. Iraqi physicists havereported that Iraq has most ofthe critical components to cre-Rice Tsfailure to edit out questionable intelli-gence suggests incomplete and shoddy staffwork at the highest level of government, but...Rice's failure to edit outone administration official told ate a nuclear weapon.questionable intelligence sug- "_ me, oThis is basic, basic stuff. ? According to German intelli-gests incomplete and shoddy ~ Rice said as much herself dur- gence reports, Iraq would bestaff work at the highest levels ing a recent appearance on the nuclear by 2005.of government, So much so, oNews Hour with Jim Lehrer. ? Our own intelligence esti-that the president communicat- when she flatly accepted oper- _ mated that Iraq would acquireed informatién to the public sonal responsibility for this a nuclear weapon by the endthat simply was not related !0 entire episode. ? . of the decade, perhaps soonerreality. Truly, that is alarming. This is serious. In a democ- if he acquired fission material.Some people have tried to racy, the president derives his This would present the dooms-explain away othose 16 words ? legitimacy from the public. day scenario: Saddam possess-as part of Rice Ts learning - Erode that trust, and the Presi- "_ ing the nuclear, biological,curve, dent's authority will slip away _ chemical capacity and money oCondi came up through like water through open fin- to attack the West. |the diplomatic circles. She is gers. That said, those 16 words In effect, Iraq was themore of an academic ... than - were not fatal. The fact engine of terrorism to furthersomebody who has been on remains that Saddam main- destabilize the Middle Eastmilitant. And they did so bysaying that Harry Edwards, theUniversity of California sociolo-gist who encouraged track starsTommie Smith and John CarloslO give raised-fist oBlackPower ? salutes at the 1968Olympics, coined the term oJames Crow, Esquite ? in 1982.First, let's define the term.Hill, a well-res scholar,quire, T in the nebase searches.As a reporter, I heard formerNAACP Executive DirectorBenjamin L. Hooks use theterm in the 1970s, long beforeEdwards supposedly created it. |heard Jesse Jackson use oJamesCrow, Esquire, ? in the 1980s, Iheard Al §harpton use it in the1990s. And NAACP PresidentKweisi Mfume and others havewsroomthe Urban League is a non-par-tisan organization, it is a non- .Partisan organization that isoverwhelmingly Democratic.James Crow, Esquire, it mayAs any Journalism 101 stu-dent should know, it Ts not safeto assume anything. Ever. TheNational UrbanThis is just one example of why so manypeople distrust thethings such as thisWhite-owned media. Somecoverage can Tt be justified,noted in his report, oThere hasbeen a strong shift from JimCrow - the iof racial hatred by individuals inWhite society - to James Crow,ire, the maintenance ofracial inequalityused the term this decade.Instead of oblaming Whitey ?an anachronistic expressionitself - the paper ignoredMorial Ts comment that, oI com-mit that we will work harderthan ever before to build multi-racial coalitions to solve thechallenges of the 21st century. ?There are other digs in thenever polled its members on_ they're not in_ Stealing our hubcaps, ?and fuel the hatred of peopleintent on destroying America._ oWas that a threat that youcould allow to sit unan-swered? ? asked Rice on PBS Ts oNews Hour with JimLehrer ?? Plainly, the answer isno.Rice, a woman with uncom-MOp access to strength and intelligence, did not quiver,And the world is safer nowbecause of her leadership. The16 words the president utteredon Jan. 28 remain a true expo-sition of the UK government TsPosition. It if regrettable thatthe president used it-when ourown intelligence thought itWas suspect. But as articulat-ed, it is a true statement.Scrutiny is an Appropriateresponse. But the fact remainsthat Rice did not lie, and heractions have made the worldsafer. Armed with little elsewith which to assault Rice, herenemies have latched ontothose 16 words to bloody herreputation.One longs for the daysyou had to actually lie toyour integrity impugned.wihaveArmstrong Williams is qsyndicated columnist and tele-vision commentator based inWashingtonJames Crow, Esquire, there isevidence that old Jim Crowi is still around. Fairnessand Accuracy in the Media pro-vides some telling research onFox News Channel Ts host BillO'Reilly,In April, referring to aninner-city charity in Washingtonone knowWhere the Best Men are? I hopethe parking lotEarlier this year, he used theterm, oMexican wet-be said; Feb. 25,1999,Americans break away .pack |immorality - because that Ts theZ .="AUGUST 2003

Z | PAGE 3i f the defendants, ? said Baptiste. ;The get ruled that Clark could be deposed on July 9. Clark died on Independence Day, July 4, 2003,only a | i|4AUGUST 05 - 15, 2003 =days away from giving her d ition. ."The fact that the judge did not grant the motion to do the depositions means we lost the record of the key3 97-year -old witness. In working with the defense counsel we can preserve the Position of those that areill living," said attorney Roland Burris, a supporter of the reparations movement. || 4 « : the mont hier aa is scheduled on Ont 20 at the Dirksen Federal Building at 10 a.m.| : F s We as activists throughout the United States plan to expose this judge's behavior," said Worr ill. his. ? hx 4 | |. "This judge is aligning himself with the corporations. We are not going to let him get away with this, ? he| | 1 8 said,{Consumer Nation|- cont. from page 1Black businesses. "For every $1 billion that we spend with each other, we employ 50,000 more of ourpeople," he. said. Asians and Jews circulate money better, he said,Black minds do not live or work, spend, volunteer or invest in the Black community, can it be any-ing else but a ghetto?" he asked."Werhawe a lot income but we don Tt have a lot of wealth. And we don Tt have wealth, because wesimply transfer our wealth to others by spending most of that with businesses other than our own,said James Clingman, who is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and founder of theGreater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Clingman echoed others who saythat control of manufacturing, production = distribution are key to economic empowerment. But hetends that Blacks have psychologica iers.wera rich in intellectual aa that's what bothers me," he continued. "If most of us were not psychologically enslaved, we would be spending with one another, we would be buildingmore businesses and supporting them, we would be pooling our capital and pooling our intellectualresources and doing more for our people, just like others are doing in this country."The only reason | see for us being the most educated and intellectual Black people on this earth, andhaving nearly $700 billion go through our hands and still be in the condition that we're in, is thatwe're still psychologically enslaved. There's no way that this White man can do to us what he doesand we just accept it. We have to Stop accepting it. Turn inwards, look inwards to our own resourcesand do more for ourselves, regardless of what he does," he said.| Press ReleaseContact: Calvin C. Henderson, President Pitt County BranchNational Accociation of the Advancement of Colored PeoplePost Office box 8626 800 West Matin Luther King, Jr. DriveGreenville, NC 27834-8626 |(252) 758-7645- Dated: August 5, 2003?"? Immediate Release * Immediate Release * Immediate Release *On Thursday, July 31,2003,down between the Chest and thethe Pitt County Branch NAACPcord from eyewitness inter-tions that allegedly profited from slaveryd the transatlantic slave tradeby Myiti SengstackeSpecial to the te Defender ; "_Legal fireworks exploded during the latest phase of a stormy reparations trial. Lead plaintiff attorney,- Lionell Jean Baptistealong with hundreds of anxious supporters, were astounded as Judge Charles Norgie _ied several motions filed on behalf of the plaintiffs in Court. ""Ou one is that the court has aligned itself directly and openly with the defense," said Baptiste. "Hihas denied our motion for eee ua of documents and we have introduced that motion from the veryinning of this lawsuit," he said.in he made a motion to prohibit the defense from shredding evidence of destroying documents,in order to preserve the archives. oThese documents are crucial because they contain information about ourforefathers and foremothers, who they were and who they were sold to," he explained.The first consolidated class action lawsuit was filed in February 2003 asking reparations on behalf of 35million descendants of slaves. Plaintiffs in six states-New York, New Jersey, Illinois, California, Louisianaand Texas - filed against 17 corporations that allegedly profited from slavery and the transatlantic slavetrade. The cases have been consolidated in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, and EasternDivision.nt corporations include Aetna Casualty, Fleet Boston, Lloyds of London, J.P. Morgan Chase, CSX. Corporatien Porat Bros.. Harriman, RJ. Reynolds Tobacco, Williamson- Ligett Group, LoewsCorporation, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, New York Life Insurance, Lehman Bros.. and West Pointns. ."| belleve that we have the most racist and conservative judge on the bench handling this case | said Dr..Conrad Worrill, chairman of the National Black United Front, an organization supporting the lawsuit.Dr. Worrill said that plaintiffs believe that Judge Bogle previously worked for Continental Bank, whosecredit card division was sold to Chase Manhattan Ban , 4 defendant in this case."In the courtroom we are getting the legs knocked down from under us," said Roger Warham, of New York,counsel for one of the plaintiffs, Deadria Farmer-Paellmann. Paellman has uncovered evidence of corporatei lave trade."EP. Morar is one of the companies that claims they have no documents that are connected to Slavery. |have a copy of the documents, although they say they have no record," said Deadria Farmer-Paellmann,lead New York plaintiff. "in an era with what happened with Enron, an era where when the Holocaustcases were brought and Swiss banks were told not to destroy documents, it is inconceivable that the judgecan then say, well normal rules can govern and Tpke your interest.'The first time We were in court weraised this is- sue and it was fully briefed," said Warham: "Then we pushed for a decision in May becausewe were concerned that documents would disappear. We waited untis." :Sodge Norgle took the position that it is not necessary to protect archives and that procedures will providethe plaintiffs with enough protection.But plaintiffs T attorneys disagreed. "We have also filed a motion asking that the court appoint a mediatorto mediate the is- sues in this in order to move this process forward. He again denied that motion," saidsee for the defendant corporations have moved to dismiss the class-action lawsuit, saying that theracially- charged national debate over reparations belongs in Congress, not in Federal court,Judge Norgle gave plaintiffs until September {0 respond to their motion. . ."His unfair treatment is setting up a scenario by hiding behind rocedure," said Worrill.Baptiste noted that Norgle also sided with the corporation, which denied a motion to depose a 97-year-old®: Q " a¢ an earlier point we filed an emergency motion to depose former slave, Emma Marie Clark," he said."Her health was very fragile and we el that the court allow us to go forward with the deposition. Thedefense countered and filed an emergency motion to quash that notice of deposition, and the judge ruledJuly 14 and he made the decision toGreenville Police OffPresident, Calvin.C. Henderson,community leaders, and mem-bers of the Boseman family metwith Assistant U.S, AttorneyYvonne Warford-McKinney tomi discuss the police custody deathof 41 year old Eugene Allenan. The meeting was afollow-up to request made tothe U.S. Department of Justiceto investigate the Bosemandeath. According to Henderson, oNs the Federal Bureau ofInvestigating is now conductingan investigation into theBoseman death. "The FBI willdetermine whether the StateBureau of Investigation reportexonerating the sevenmncers is ei-says Henderson. Hendersonsays, "the FBIwill then turnover their finding to the U.S.Department of Justice,"enderson says, "I am confi-dent that if it is determined thatProsecution is warranted agrand jury will be convenedand indictments will be issued."According to Henderson, "weare asking the U.S. Departmentof Justice to determine whetherEugene ans' death wasactually the result of restraintasphyxia T rather than the re-ported agitated delirium'."upon the evidence wehave uncovered it appears theofficers compressed Bosemaninto the ground for over fourminutes with such force that hesuffocated to death," saysHenderson.David Baylock, Boseman'sbrother-in-law said thatGreenville Police Officerspressed his brother into theground so hard that grass anddirt had matted into hisbrother's face. Representativesof the Boseman family say theyjust want justice done. Theydon't want to see this type of .thing happen again to otherpeople in Greenville and the of.ficers should be punished forwhat they did.Experts say that "compressionof the trunk limits chest move-ment and may splint the dia-phragm preventing thediaphragm from moving up andabdomen. These diaphragmaticmovements are essential to thebreathing process, We knowthat people who have theirchest squeezed die because theyare unable to breath ade-quately." According to theAutopsy R Mr. Bosemanwas about five foot eight inchestall (5' 8") weighing 286pounds. The medical examinerdeseriobese. "When seven profes-sional police officers compressa man of Boseman's size andweight into the ground for overfour minutes it is foreseeablethat death is the likely result," osays Henderson, AccordingittM.G.F. Gilliland, M.D., PiCounty Medical Examiheld down by having a footplaced on his left shoulder in-cluded in the history. ? We be-lieve the medical examinerruled the death was caused byAgitated Delirium ? because allthe facts surroundinan Ts death were notavailable to the medical exam-iner, ? say Henderson.Henderson Says, the wordsAgitated Delirium ? did not~ make the cause of death clearto us in the community so ourpeople consulted the literatureand spoke with other medicalexaminers. We learned thatAgitated Delirium ? was at bestthe most plausible explanationof Mr. Boseman Ts death whenother evidence is not consid-ered. We learned that in anAcute Behavioral Disturbance ?situation like this that two otherexplanations are equally plausi-ble. These are RestrainAsphyxia ? and ,,PositionalAsphyxia. ? We learned thatwhere Mr. an was at theactual time he stopped breath-ing was even more importantthan the fact that illegal drugswere detected in his system.We understand that there is noclear and conclusive medicalevidence that has determinedthe cause of death. Therefore,if all the facts are consideredthe cause of death ruling is sub-ject to change.According to the official re-ribs. The Medical Examiner -said there is at least one de- *re of Mr. Boseman beingviews,while in the grassy area,an was lying on hisstomach and the police officerscould not get his hands behindhis back in order to handcuffhim. ? (The record also Statesthat officers beat him while inthis position, including with atleast one long black metal ob-ject). The record shows thatMr. an was eventuallyhandcuffed after being com-Pressed into the ground formore than four minutes by po-lice officers. The record Statesthat Eventually Bosemanstopped fighting and appearedunconscious. ? One witnessstated that she did not see anysigns of life. ? BosemantoIEye RI Tege: 4whl ng ineur iiappa rentlybreathe" careing toendétson.Mr. Boseman did not just sud-denly collapse. He steathing only after beingforcefully pressed into theground on his stomach, ? ac-cording to Henderson.Restraint Asphyxia ? occurswhen the restraints imposed bypolice restrict the persons T abil-ity to breath and results in suf-focation. an Ts girlfriendtold police that Boseman hasHIV infection during the alter-cation and prior to officers es-calating the beating and thensuffocating Boseman. Accordingto Henderson, a major questionfor a grand jury is whether anyof the Greenville Police Officersformed a malicious intent tokill Mr. Boseman after thlearned of his HIV infection, orether they acted with reck- -less disregard. ?According to the AutopReport, the police stated thatone police officer struckBoseman in the head with hisfist when Boseman hit him.The medical examiner, how-ever, indicated that Bosemanhas been struck in the headwith a flashlight or ASP Batonseveral times. 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PAGE 4SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINORITY.VOICE NEWSPAPER-AUGUST 2003Spiritual R ions ___| PAM devil to use his wiles to tear us to."Morfify therefore your ahas. down our hedge of protection. members which are upon the -. _ The laws that were passed earth; forication, uncleanness, y Di Ydown by the Supreme Court inordinate affection, evil concu- LAe Aidhave opened the door to sexual Piscence, and covetousness, - are a oe eesion. You may bs walk- pie cara Ara bess aadown the street and see two in Galati :19 God tell us . so .. |= holding heads or two ; that regen sot the fesk are 1900 South Pitt Streetwomen kissing. Just pray an | Manifest, which are these;, ge .bind up this eves God ssid Adultery, fornication, uncian- . Greenville, NC 27835whatsoever thing you bind on ness; lasciviousness.... notice * | : NA= earth T'l bind in. Heaven andthe seul sins ar mong the ( 252 ) 321-6991| | whatsoever thin joose on to be list ow that aDr. George Hawkins earth T'l loose in heaven, sin a cin but sin lave de- , Foe ah ou. Christian, 1 want to know gree's and | believe that sexu: :Greeting: | whose report are you going to sins rank to the top of that list.living in the | believe, We shall believe the re- You may ask why did I say ¥ OY geTruly we are liv obible _- Part of the Lord. that, well'the answer is simple :and the evil days. The bi First, let us get an understand- _in the book of I Corinthians | ,«wats in Proverbs 14:12, ing of what sodomy is. Sodomy - 6:18 God said "Flee fornication. eo. oThere is a way which secre is non-coital carnal copulation Every sin that a man doeth is Hours:hereof are the ways of deuh, With membes ofthe sume or witht the body ut he that Mon-Sat 9am -9pm "taney eee opposite sex, or with animal. committeth fornication sinneth | in pmcnnty ntti coger yo y (Sexual intercourse with the against his own body". You Sun. 1pm-6pmitutional. and same sex, anal or oral) must know that each time youlaws are unconstitutional, and " "Sodomites ? does not refer to come together to have sex you | .te Cut 10, an appeals court in she inhabitants of Sodom dur- bond with the that you % ym ppt ragpreced atineeshel ing the Old Testainent days. It are with and since the two are Bore swe "Ontario struck You me refers to the people who prac- one in spirit you share or an eri eee ae __same-sex marriage. see ticed oral sex as a pagan relig- should I say you transfer spirits [~~~ o , -net ne shat | . ious rite! This was an with one another. ' : yy. .inwe ine or what alt abomination to God. Sodomy is If you are guilty of practicing | | | || cat oe el OEE oye a sin to God and man. The sexual sins, STOP NOW AND eC S O |$0 Tam here to cry out and to bractice of sodomy is a diaboli- - REPENT! Ged loves you so : (6warn you that be alarmed cal invention of Satan to damn much that He gave His only be- asuch action not ter wich man's soul and bring him into gotten Son to die on the cross : _by bauble en that oh total submission because he to pay the penalty for your sins. - , |must Or flesh and blood bur knows that the unrighteousness He will forgive you and forget. -not against flesh and biood, will never enter into heaven. you sins like He did for me, if a .against principalities, orth A door to spiritual wickedness you humble yourselves and ask : :ne et this orld, against has been open as a result to the for peace. REMEMBER, it's a |scr oe 4 wor in high, Baw anion law that passed: ; on late to repent. a, .: is law wi it a 0 en the enemy comes in like . :places. Let me Eplain, as sexual activites. You Oe the a flood then the Lord will rise Listen to Joy 1340 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. forChristians $0 we allowed rs book of Colossian 3:5, God tells _up Ta standard against him. The Bev Smith Show. Brought to you by the. American Urban Radio Networks, The Bev| | 4 _ Smith Show is the-only national talk show tar-| | | | | | geted to a Black audience. Bev goes in decoy,ery | 2 Hl tackling top politicians, examinit.g health carewin as | | __ issues affecting African-Americans, laughing, !: . crying and sharing joy nightly, Monday¢ Pitt Community College has taken to the radio toinform listeners through Friday. The Bev Smith Shew has its TJ, about its programs and academic opportunities, Pitt Community College own 800 number allowin.z listeners to tal: otoll free ? to Bev and her provocative guests, Focus your marketing on Joy 1340 AM.To advertise with oThe People Ts Station, ? 2aiiour sales department at 252.757.0365{Outreach with Ernest Lee airs each Wednesday from noon until 12:30pm. | a a, Lee, director of outreach for the college, interviews administrators and] | Woowgama Cducators about topics from adult education and job training to financial TOREENVITTE Nc]| aid and associate degree programs. There's a lot of citizens in Pitt County J O Y ] 3 A O A Mthat do not understand how to use the community college, what it's for,EP encom =lf LL, ST els we oes on pePe ig easing pil et Ba broadcastsof WOOW oy 1340°AM a re eo GESConsumer Nation. cont, from Page 1Black businesses. "For every $1 billion that we spend with each other, we employ50,000 more of our people, ? he said. 7 .Asians and Jews circulate money better, he said, because they make decisions based oncommunity, while Blacks make decisions based on price. But Blacks hesitate to supportBlack merchants because their prices may be higher or the same as the competitor, headded.The challenge also lies, he said, in location. The 25 percent of Black households thatearn a substantial income live in the suburbs where there are considerably fewer Blackbusinesses, said Dr. Kunjufu. oIf your best Black minds do not live or work,community, can it be anything else but a ghetto?" he asked."We have a lot of income, but we don Tt have a lot of wealth. And we don Tt havewealth, because we simply transfer our wealth to others by spending most of that withbusinesses than our own," said James Cli » who is an adjunct professor atthe University of Cincinnati and founder of the er Cincinnati African American ,Chamber of erce,Mg. Clingman echoed others who say that control of manufacturing, production andi i agple! to economic empowerment. But he also contends that Blacks havepevchol ers,y We're also rich in intellectual capacity, and that's what bothers me," he continued. "Ifmost of us were not psychologically enslaved, we would be spending with one another, oWhat a great program... reallyenjoyed all the instructors atPCC. 99 "Steve WallaceEarly Childhood EducationGraduate, 2001Mistsrtowr )d, volunteer or invest in the Black |i aa agheMansasu AweES kewe would be building more businesses and ing them, we would be pooling our? |ital and pooling our intellectual resources and doing more for ourpeople, just likeare doing in this country."The only reason | see for us being the most educated and intellectual Black people onthis earth, and having nearly $700 billion go thr our hands and still be in theition that we're in, is that we're still psychologically enslaved. There's no way thatthis White man can do to us what he does and we just accept it. We have to stop ac-cepting it. Turn inwards, look inwards to our own resources and do more for ourselves,ake of what he does," he said.iP i atPresents A Community Empowerment CenlerenceAugust 28th and 20th, 2003My Wership is fer Real MinistriesWhere: The Guyton Building in Bethel, Nc.(lecated beside The Promised Learning Ctr)\PRAISE AND WORSHIPA Vashion Fxtruvaganza with Models trom. oConnecticut * Brooklyn *Queens * Pinetops *WintervilleWith Recording ArtistBecky Best & Bridgette LovettSpectel Appearance Gy USA HILLARD eo THE PRAISE DANCERSaQueens, New YerkADMISSION FREEPLEASE COME AMD JomN ws 1M Worship anw PraiseThursday August 28, 2003Guest SpeakersMinister Brandon DawsonMinister Russell Rarly |From Philippi Church of ChristFriday August 29, 2003Guest SpeakersEvangelist Wanda Foy-The River, Raleigh N.C.Elder Debra Edwards-Philippi Church of Christsomerl given ft a. 48 Mistress of Ceremonyplease contactMinister Bettie Hilliard*(252)756-77 '1(252)347-868 |email: forrealministry@aol.com | _| 'iyre* }s whereAis 13tt all b. eginseducating and empowering people for successwww. pittcc.edu 252-321-4245Late Registration begins August 14, 2003 TClasses begin August 15, 2003aa*Circenvilleate) T ae lel,Register

» AUGUST 05 - 15, 2003From The Desh Of- Rule 4; "teacherschobl. You won't be a vice. oof Out Mother.president with a.car phone until oe oeeeIn: USi aon Mother's Day Beatriee Maye -1. Capacity to Enjoyte een (Dr. Shirley Caray Folks) bom, your parents weren't'asYour Spiritual Vehicle oe ing as they are now to you. an To the editor- They oe be wey from. payingWe invite you:to get into tier, your bills, cleaning your clothes :spiritual velieis Sat nla Bill Gates, computer software and listening to you talk about | T belt and get teady for a ride of czar and reputed world's richest how cool you are. So before you myour life on the road to success. the follow pens 0 have said _ Save the rain forest from the 8)The road to success is not ? - the following at a hi a school - parasites of your parents T gen- pf .straight, There is a curve called in California (Mt. Whitney craton, try delousing the closet AFAILURE, a loop called High School, Visalia, CA). in your own room." a) )CONFUSION, speci ps Whether you like him, or dis- -_, Rule 8: "Your school may. wicalled FRIENDS, ted lights _ og he hits ~, ie | have done wey Hi winners = ee |called E ES cad. 10 anyone with kids of = an osers, but life has not. In / Sma E ue: ee -eewpglights called" " privet any yy sda oA : a sno, they = or | -) February 10, 1945-July 25, 1992: INTMENTS, and flay: ever: nN a kid, here's some a «ished failing grades and tt am JA We love von asd ¢, ly"called JOBS MENTS 80 fa a cat ee sae give you'as many times, avy x We love you and mise you dearlyBut, if you have a spare called out at a high school speech want to get the tight answer. Pm " - Your Kids:...DETERMINATION | about l1things they did not and This doesn't bear the slightest cj) Kery, Candt, Kimble,an engine called FAITH, and a will not learn in public schools.. resemblance to anything in real | K Ydriver called JESUS, you will He talks about how feel-good, fife." ee A) Kenny, and Katmake it to a place called politicalty correct teachings Rule 9: oLife is not divided oV ; | _ a tSSUCCESS. . | ave created a generation of into semesters. You don't get | eye owie ore CTT aT aT eTItoethe road map, the Bible. Kids with no concept of reality summers off and very few em- ae, ls. lk "It will tell you which way to go ow this concept set them Ployers are interested in helpingwhen you get to @ crossroad, up for failure in the real world. you find yourself Do that onwhere the one way streets are Rule 1: "Life is not fair-get your own time." |located, when to make a U-turn, used to it." | Rule 10: oTelevision is notwhen to yield and when you Rule 2: "The world won't care real life. In real life Vesey acehave the right of way; when you about your self-esteem. The tually have to leave the coffes " "are about to approach high world will expect you to accorh- shop and go to jobs," ~~mountains, the speed limits of _Plish something before you fee! cite LE Be ice tonerds,rife, when to speed up, and wh.- 800d about yourself" © rnances are you'll end up work- VOTE TO RE-ELECT ROLAND 4,nto slowdown, feini'g vou Will not make ~~ ing for one, - Beatrice Maye CLARK...TARBORO TOWN COUNCIL.6THAnd if you get a ticket, you $40,000 a year right out of high =, , _ WARD" :WE wYv wWerwe Shown above is Mr. Roland H. Clark, who is- Campaigning once again, to get re-elected to theTarboro Town Council....6th Ward. Don't forget toget out to vote and support your favorite candidate.(Staff Photo by Jim Rouse)oyNe Man of the condoMan of the houseHome Mortgages. It Ts a pretty incredible thing, buyinga home, And with mortgage loan from First Citizens,it can be incredibly simple. Our application process is~ easy, and we can even pre-qualify you over the phone, oWe'll keep you updated on the progress of yourapplication and: give you fast answers to al yourtions We even have mortgage bankers dedicatedhebuyers. To apply, just Stop, by your : RxS branch orcall us at -888-FC DIRECT, ? )LrgAa| o4my

CommentaryWms indie 1d Wy coname eins | CMe e Vel e ane ee Bowe i Pelee Deine) Bee) eee¥ . 'PAGE 8New VisiAME Bins hl Lo teBlack Group Glad NASCAR Cut Ties~ With Jesse JacksonRacing Organization Can Continue Minority Outreach, But ItDoesn't Need to Pay Jackson .NASCAR has severed its financial ties to the Reverend JesseJackson and his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, ending what mem- "bers of the African-American leadership network consideredlittle more than a shakedown of the professional auto-racingorganization. Project 2] members encourage NASCAR to con-tinue its outreach to minorities, but consider Jackson's past re-lationship more hurtful than helpful.On July 29, USA Today neve f that a NASCAR insider con-firms the organization has not and will not make a financialdonation to Jackson groups in 2003. |"This is a major win," said Project 21 member Horace Cooper, oSupporters of NASCAR and advocates for good governmentalike can cheer this decision. No longer will an outstandingsports league support an individual whose moral failings make "him unfit to promote progress on race relations and personalrespon eth in our urban open by th National Legal anda) Joined a campaign e Nati anPolicy Ceniter to urge NASCAR to end its financial relation-ship with Jackson. NASCAR gave Jackson's groups "over $250,000 in recent years. During that time, NASCAR in-troduced internal diversity programs and minority out-reach efforts. These efforts were effectively dismissed in lateJune, when Rainbow/PUSH board member Bill Shack calledauto racing "the !ast bastion of white supremacy ? in profes-sional sports and Rainbow Sports director Charles Ferrellcalled NASCAR "a good ole T boy's Southern cracker sport" ini. uly.i. Jackson claimed credit for helping black driver Morty Bucklesin a single race in 2001 and is reportedly helping put togethera black motorcycle racing team. However, Project 21 was con-tacted by a high-profile black driver who said he had neverbeen contacted by Jackson or his associates and by black teamowners who believe Jackson's intrusion in the sport is having anegative impact on getting black drivers on the track. In inter-views, Project 21 members and staff pointed out that minoritoutreach is a benefit to NASCAR. Furthermore, Jackson - withiS business ties - can do more to find the sport's "TigerWoods" by helping drivers find financial sponsors rather than _-dictating policy to racing officials. Finding sponsors would bashow Jackson's true interest in diversifying the sport, andwould not require a cash donation from NASCAR (whichdoesn't fund teams or individual drivers).Project 21 member Reginald Jones added: "I'm happy to hearthat NASCAR is progressing in separating itself from Jesse: Jackson. They are moving away from political correctness bymoving away from Jackson."Project 21 has been a leading voice of the African-American commu-nity since 1992. For more information, contact David Almasi at(202)371-1400 x106 or 1 @nationaicenter.org, or visit Project21's website at http:/MWwWW. : LBlack Group Demands Miramax/DisneyRename Film Use of "Buffalo Soldiers"Name Disrespects srariagonerpd of Famed Black Regiments r a iCit { and the inapp ness in using THEA th 50 Ce la ria: a Dhthe name of a highly-de-orated group of black servicemen ig beak ROCK THE MIC TOUR with 50 Cent, Fabolous, ( hingy and Busta Rhymes Wed. Aust 13. |a portrayal of corrupt soldiers, members of the African- | " sereneAmerican leadership network Project 21 are demanding that .name by Robert O'Connor and set to open in theaters on July *25, sarcastically portrays the U.S. Army in Germany in thelate 1980s as filled with smugglers, abusers, fools and V a : 1 a e |bigots. The movie has been completed for several years, butme ger ier Comat a"BuffaloMiramax previously delayed its release because of the eventsison ee allae eeeThe movie oBuffalo Soldiers," based on a novel of the samemame itsSoldiers."of 9/11 and the war in Iraq. While not wishing to censor thecontent of the film, members of Project 21 are askinMiramax and Disney change the name to keep the film from .incorrectly linking these damaging portrayals of the miliwith the black army regiments created after the Civil War thatserved with great distinction."When the name Buffalo Soldiers is uttered, the only thoughtthat anyone has is of those brave men who t valiantly forall of the people of the United States," said Project 21 memberMichael King. "For Miramax and Disney to insult those menand women with this movie title is simply reprehensible.There is no excuse they can provide that can explain theircomplicity in this outrage."Congress created six regiments of black soldiers in 1866. Theyserved primarily in the western frontiers of the United States,but also took part in the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba andin the pursuit of Mexican bandit Pancho Villa. They acquiredthe name Buffalo Soldiers from the Plains Indians, who asso-ciated them with the fighting spirit of the sacred buffalo. Theterm was bestowed with respect, and the black soldiers proudlyadopted the name. In 1879, 20 Buffalo Soldiers won theCongressional Medal of Honor for their heroic efforts in a bat-tle in the New Mexico territory.J! ComingSOON:THEPoweER OF CHOICEIn contrast, a positive review of the film "Buffalo Soldiers" l -ps o he a ae Daaniae sign Up August 4 - September 30rk, satirica at the ime activities of the U.S. Natural gas prices can l |Army = Germany ius tlre he (Belin Wall came down. It ? . P i oa . up . down, depending on the market. 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BARRY WHITE DEADAT 58 Soul hits seduced millions: Barrychildren and his companion, Catherine Denton.Graphic: THE HITS* "Never Never: Gonna Give Ya Up,"1973 * "Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe," 1974 * "You're The First, The Last, My Everthing," 1974 *and "Love Serenade. ? Barry White is pictured above in earlier days with Soul Singer Gladys Knight.photo M! Voice Archives| Mr, Lawrence is a graduate of Gardner-WebbYhite is survived by eightDavis Jr. will prove toAt a time when everybody and their brother is coming out ~with a CD it is good to hear someone who will not turn out tobe a one hit wonder. With the contributions of the world re-nowned Dorothy Norwood, and the musical talents of Tommiemake this a collectors item. This is onethat you can definitely add to your music library.Michael AdamsProgram Directorfor WOOW Joy 1340AM RadioGregory Hines dies at 57By DAVID HINCKLEYSunday, August 10th, 2003 "many of those close to him.knew he was sick," his longtime representative AllenEichhorn said yesterday. "People are horrified. We all thought hjust busy, as he usually was, with his rojects. ?one fussing over him."City festival but he said he was busy with a film.from emceeing the 2002 Tony Awards with Bernadette Peters toed with Sammy Davis Jr.Praise from directorC. Wolfe, who directed him in "Jelly's Last Jam" on Broadway.Brooklyn on Valentine's Day 1946, Hines was dancing on stageweeks at the Apollo with his brother and father.won a Tony for "Jelly's Last Jam" (1992) after being nominated"Sophisticated -Ladies" (1981).Had sitcom in '70sHis movie credits included "White Nights" (1985) with Mikhail(1999),win."A well-spoken, self-effacing man with a warm manner and eyesbasset-hound- sad, Hines had a complex, on-and-off relationshipother, Maurice.at the Apollo,Hines is survived by his fiancee, Negrita Jayde, his father Maur}his son Zach and his stepdaughter Jessica.Private services will be held in Los Angeles. A public memorialWith Amy SacksCareer ightsSta"Jellys Last Jam, ? 1992"Sophisticated Ladies," 1981"Comin' Uptown," 1979"Eubie!" 1978"The Girl in Pink Tights, ? 1954FilmaL You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her," 2001 oThe Preacher's Wife, ? 1996 "Waiting to Exhale," 1995"Renaissance Man," 1994"A Rage in Harlem, ? 199)"Tap," 1989 oRunning Scared," 1986"White Nights, ? 1985 oThe Cotton Club," 1984ary of the World: Part |," 198| oLost aan pee :Cy jan es," oLittle Bill" 1999"Will & Grace," 1998"The. ory Hines Show," 1997"Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America," 1989"Motown Returns to the Apollo, ? 1985"I Love Liberty," 1982 ;The Associated Press6° @2 DAILY NEWS STA wth leila T GantsHis death at his Los Angeles home stunned the tap-dancing world andust 7LeRoi Myers, 83, one of the last old-time tap dancers, called the newsof Hines' death "shocking. . . . [But] it was typical. He didn't want any-New Yorkers had expected Hines in town last month for the annual TapThere were few areas of entertainment in which Hines was not busy,with Luther Vandross. As an all-around entertainer, he was often com-"He was the last of a kind of immaculate performer - singer, dancer, actor and personality," said George oHis heart and soul went into everything he did," said Peters. "He had amazing creat ? Born inHe did stunning work for the 1984 film "The Cotton Club, ? though most of his dances were cut, and heown sitcom, "The Gregory Hines Show" (1997), and a recurring role on NBC's "Will and Grace." Hewon several Emmy nominations, including for the Bill Robinson movie "Bojangles" on ShowtimeHis decade-long struggle to film "Bojangles" reflected his passion for tap. "The story of his [Robinson's]life has to be told," Hines said. "The rest of us all walk a trail he blazed."Hines linked old-time hoofers like his idol Harold Nicholas to newcomers like Savion Glover, a protege.The two became close, and-Hines would joke that in competitions, "Sometimes | have to let the kidt Sylvia's restaurant in Harlem, where he often ate, Tykeysha Keitt, 32, of Queens recalled seeing him oIf you can dance alongside Sammy Davis Jr., you're wonderful," she said. "I'm devastated."© wasoesingingCannon GETTY"He knew how-to cofimand."at age 4. When he was 8, he played twofor "Comin' Uptown" (1979) andBaryshnikov, and on TV he had histhat could flit from mischievous towith his former dancing partner andce Sr., his brother, his daughter Daria,is expected later.Tama GETTYAUGUST 2003Mr David L. Lawrence Appointed. _ General ManagerHamilton Inn & Conference Center of_ Greenville N.C.The Hamilton Inn and Conference Center, 702South Memorial Drive, Greenville, NorthCarolina is now under New Management.| Mr. David L. 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