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Memorial: Day will come
and go May 08, with
outdoor picnics, sales and
family get togethers
hinting at the summer to
go. The day will be more
" significant'to those who
have lost loved to go to
ewe war. Perhaps it is most
a important though, that the
African American
community across the
United States remembers
| in love, all black soliders
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Facing a Financial Crisis, Bond Ag
Public to Show Some Love T
to show some love T by The Baltimore staff, however, and CEO Brice Gordon
Facing a financial crisis, putting a check in the mail | will be reduced from 119 suddenly resigned after only
_ Bond asks public to show and becoming a member, ? members to 70 members 19 months in office. He cited
some love T to NAACP Bond told the NNPA News through both layoffs and differences with the
By Hazel Trice Edney Service. attrition, Dennis Hayes, the NAACP Ts 64-member board.
NNPA Washington - NAACP Ts interim president Gordon could not be reached |
But, that Ts not all. He says the and CEO, told the Baltimore for comment by NNPA
COON organization has also ocalled == gun, Hayes.also said that the deadline. ?
WASHINGTON (NNPA)- upon our board members and organization has used $10 :
NAACP Chairman Julian SCF Trustees to give or get " "milfion in reserve funds over We are right-sizing our J ulian Bond
Bond said the 98-year-old $15,000 each by the year Ts the past three years tocover *Banization to meet present
organization, which end. That will put more than "_ shortfalls Because of the circumstances, ? Hayes told
confirmed that it is cutting 40 $1 million in our treasury, ? he crisis in finances, the national "te Sun. "We had the " "For more information on
percent of the staff at its said. oWe have asked our headquarters also is unexpected departure Of oUF ? Nar fundraising, the
Baltimore headquarters, is _units-local branches and state temporarily closing at least - CEO ata time when we were public can call toll free, 1-
appealing for public help. conferences-to hold fund seven regional offices. already without a chief 877-NAACP98 (1-877-622-
raisers and set up membership development officer. So, 2798), Or write NAACP
"We've asked our regular drives, ? ; The financial situation is yet understandably, wehaveto = Headquarters 4805
supporters to redouble their __ another controversy for the regenerate our revenue Mt. Hope Drive Balti
contributions and ate asking) © NAACP leaders have not said nation Ts leading civil rights machine, our fundraising MD i ae "
anyone who has benefited exactly how many people will organization, only four machine, to get us to where
from the work of the NAACP _ be laid off. months after former President we should have been.
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VVOICKk Columbia native, is an artist. © events and demonstration. of American History and Art, Capitol Heights, Md., 1999;
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At Emerge _ photographer. Her is a He was one of 5 still Photography, NY, NY,May 09- Cannon House Office Building
Gallery. G ville foundering member of The photographers of the White Sept, 09, 2007; THE Rotunda sponsored by the
FY, GPEEMVINE Fcosure Group, He is a 29 House pool which EXPOSURE GROUPJURIED Honorable Albert R. Wynn
NC m year member 0 the White photographed President MEMB § SHOW, The Art (Democrat), 4° :
House News Photographers Jirfimy Carter and John Institute Washington, District, Prince George's on ?
Association. Milton, who Paul Il in the Oval office Arlington, Va. May 0l-June Ma, and
began his career as a during the Pontiff Ts first visit 15, 2007; Bowie State Md., 1999, (solo); the Bejing,
professional photographer in 0 Washington, DC. In 1979. University, Amos White IV China-Washington, DC., sister
1972, has performed A self-taught rn chlo Gallery i? An my a exchange 1986; "Mom exhibition
numerous photography Milton enjoys the challenge March 05 - 30, solo), in ey oMoments in
, assignments for unions, ilton's photographers Morning a traveling Exhibition News Photographers Association
corporations, community tavisual record of | °utated by Deborah Willis, annual photography exhibit, 1979;
a a ein gb ivprese i te 2006-07. BANDING oVisions into Reality, ? 1978 -
vate historic moments. Milton is TOGETHER, A 1979; Bon by the
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pales , nationally Mi 073 ~My 12, 2007; Prince toured the principal cities of the
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gta fhe I 3, published in 1996 by The Tenth Annual African
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Inc, of Nashville, )
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Minority ig tenes 15, 2007 pg2
by fe ames:
NNPA Columnist .
Blackonomics
As they say in New York, .
oFa-get about it! ? It Ts gad to
see some of our brothers and
sisters making évery attempt
to deny who and what they
are. We hear it in their |
statements, we see it in their _
actions, and we feel iti in our
relationships with one _
another. Plain and simply,
some Black folks are trying to.
run away from their |
Blackness. a Thy doit in all
ple in. .__ play-silly games. When it Ts all
dif i it said and done, they will make ©
mT S thee derbies above us Uaped
oon their respective social _
paradigms and ie ni I
re anyway. So why a
= he ill has not taken
: from your Blackness?
scared? Why try ms avy
OPINION ©
Running Away from Blackness -Or At Least Trying To.
the hint. Now it Ts being said Obama tells Blacks not to
about Barack Obama: o...he "_yote for him because he is
is not black in the usual way, ? Black, which L am sure is is
said one White commentator. _ highly appreciated by his.
| _., corporate donors and the
We have some serious ° _ Washington status quo. It is :
psychological problems, also avery condescending
obvious vestiges of our - "_ "_ statement to make and T:
conditioning and maintenance suggests Black people aren Tt
_ over several generations, but " sophisticated enough to
trying torun away from who decide basedon
_ we are is the height of qualifications. On second
madness for Black people; thought, that may indeed be
besides, it Ts rife with futility. the case. We gave in to
Itisalsoshameful Clarence Thomas because he _
considering the legacy leftto " was Black, didn Tt we. But
us by our forebears. Are they have you ever heard White
_lying cold in their graves now, candidates tell White folks
having sacrificed themselves "_ not to vote for them simply
_ for our true freedom, fora. _ because they are white? We
cause from which we are now always have to make other
trying to distance ourselves? people feel comfortable, don Tt
we? Obama knows full well.
| Obama T $ statement, o - oThere ~~ that millions of Blacks will :
is no Black America ? is vote for him simply because
indicative of a fear that we © he is Black, but to tell us not
will be alienated from White T to do so brings credence to
people if we do not give the contention that he really
deferencetothemby: = isn Tt o...Black in the usual
esting that we oe way. ? | a
oneutral. * its edhnk tome they If being Black doesn Tt mean - |
would wantus to be who we _ anything, if there is no Black
|. are father than pretend and. America, why do Black folks.
get excited about Bob
Johnson, Tiger Woods, Seren
and Venus, Oprah, Shani
Davis (Olympic Speed
_ Skater), Dominique Dawes,
and Debbie Thomas? Why are »
"we constantly discussing the "
ag. Possibility that Obama could:
oaway from who we are is
ase ~ be othe first ? Black _ +
_. President (John Hanson
notwithstanding) if
_ Blackness means. nothing i in
this country, or if it does not
even exist? Why do we have
an annual oState of Black
_ America ? report and forum?
Yes, Barack, there is a Black |
America, and other __
Americas too, just as there
are 50 separate states rather
than one country with no
internal borders. Our |
- problem is that we are
merely emotional about it,
which is why we still place
so much value on othe first
Black. ?
Some Black people are just
too busy embracing
diversity rather than
embracing their Blackness
first. Who, other than Black
folks, do you hear
promoting odiversity ? and
allowing themselves to be ©
called ominorities? ? When
is the last time you heard an
Italian person denounce the
oLittle Italy ? communities
across this country? When
have you seen Chinese -
- people decry China Towns?
When have you heard
BE Hispanics say, oDown with
-LaRaza,weareone
_ America ?? Trying to run
__ embarrassing, |
anogguciosable, and cowardly.
It also speaks volumes about
our self-hate.
Newsflash! You cannot run
away from being Black! You
can Tt get promoted from being
Black; you can Tt move away
from being Black; and you
can Tt get enough money to
change your Blackness (Sorry,
Michael). Wherever you go,
there your Blackness will be
also. Whatever you do, your
Blackness will do it with you.
_ So you may as well settle in
and get down to business for
your people, just as others are
doing in this country " just as
we used to do in this country,
prior to ointegration. ?
America comprises a tapestry
- of nations; it Ts not just one
nation as the politicians would
have you believe. That Ts
utopian rhetoric, Pablum for
Black people, because we are
the only ones who buy the
hype. White folks are circling
their wagons right now at the
Specter of being outnumbered
by so-called ominorities. ?
Hispanics are carving out their
piece of the economic pie by
unapologetically working in
support of one another.
So-called American Indians,
after having raked in billions
from their hotels, casinos, and
out to ettes business ventures,
off the reservation. Koreans,
Vietnamese, and Chinese are
making moves to control
more industries in America.
Pakistanis and Indians are
buying all the businesses they
can find. What are Black
- people doing, collectively, to
improve and solidify our
position in this nation of
nations? We are trying to run
away from our Blackness
which, if we succeed, will
only cause us to disappear.
Why is nationalistic action
_ bad only when.it is promoted
by Black people? The groups
I mentioned, as well as Jewish
people here and abroad, are
all nationalistic; Joel Kotkin
calls them oTribes. ? So what Ts
- it going to be, Black
America? Nationalism or
nihilism?
James E. Clingman is the
former editor of the .
Cincinnati Herald Newspaper.
_ His editorials and economic
columns have been featured
in hundreds of newspapers,
magazines, and newsletters
across the United States. He is
a founding member of the
Greater Cincinnati African "
American Chamber of
Commerce, serving as its first
Executive Director, and he
hosts the Chamber Ts weekly
golf courses, are now branching et program.
An appropriate celebration of National Child Ts Day
A eg on enecalah " i
The namesake that
shosen for the program
. Born out of
alos with Almoet $200
million in revenue at its peak
in 2004, The Nehemiah
th and
Marian n Wright Edelman but his record offers little to. guarantee health care forall Eat Head Start available to aftermath of the storm and, anne want . ?
President of The Childrens _ celebrate as he leaves millions children Tand pregnant aleligible childrenjso they _his own words, committed oto __ mental health care;'Btbpe:
, ee , Be achance.to gefiteady . help the citizens of the Gulf _ nutrition, quality edugation
Defense Fund of children behind in his womten:The président should C this di and adequate housing, He
: policies and budget | take action to protect children for school. And he can order Coast to overcome this saster, d i. nsing of
choices.Our children have lost where he has fallen short in _the Justice Department to _ "put their lives back together cean't sean to be aware
groun d during Mr. Bush's other areas. The Bush eliminate racial i inequities in and rebuild their communities. ? the poor children who grow
time in office. The.United administration must marshal _ the administration of. These words are a faint echo to Up On an uneven playing field
States lags behind most the vast resources of the juvenile justice.President Katrina Ts children, who are stil] __with scant opportunity to
~~ industrialized democracies in government to stem the flow Bush Ts response to the waiting for their country to develop and thrive.Surely in a
infant morality and providing _ of tens of thousands of Hurricane Katrina disaster come to their rescue.When he _ $2.9 trillion federal budget,
health insurance to all impoverished children in 2005 was appalling, took office, Mr. Bush declared __the president can find the
children. Nine million through America Ts cradle to Thousands of children himself a ocompassionate means to thake children safe
children in America are prison pipeline, leading to the continue to experience conservative. ? The American _from the terrors of poverty, "
without health insurance.As voluminous incarceration of | unimaginable levels of loss, _ people are still waiting for a sickness, hunger and
Congress considers poor black and Latino trauma and dislocation. As clear demonstration of what homelessness and secure
reauthorization of the State children and teens.The prison _Tecently as March, about compassion means in that America Ts future. Every dollar
. Children Ts Health Insurance _ pipeline is made up of an 100,000 children along the context, It seems that Mr. Bush _ invested in children is
proclamation he pledged to to Program (SCHIP), Mr. Bush "_ array of social and economic Gulf Coast still did not live has we yet grasped that as the ea lies Over in
provide our children owith the bas indicated that he does not "_ factors, including lack of where they did before the shee ie of our nation and vod i ve ceatibetin
care, protection and education tend to support increased access to health and mental _hurricane struck. Too many ad oF he government, just eee ho familie d
iy deserve. ? He also called funding levels that would health care, poor schools and Temain packed into = " "» "_and competent governance is build who raise unities, if
-upon ocitizens to celebrate . ¢Xtend health care coverage to broken child welfare and overcrowded otemporary refuted. -We see a president the outa tou rac
National Child Ts Day with the the millions of children juvenile justice systems. FEMA trailers that can be 7 0 appears before backdrops the preaches oie
appropriate ceremonies and utrently uriinsured. In fact, These factors can be blown away in the next big Man ormed soldiers and a ial lea kip in
activities. ?Over the last six- his budget would result in one diminished by more effective __ storm: These. are not safe ffi on =. om od. that d direction, we might! have "
and-a-half years, [have heard _ 0 two million currently and increased national and healthy long-term oflicers and prescree gulbiciiless cen
the president make similar insured children losing investments in children.In _ "_ "laces for children to liye. . audiences of loyalists to N Child T he }
fing expressions ofhis SCHIP coverage. At the addition to ensuring that all | Thousands of children have amines the risk that his ational Child Ts Day.
commitment to children. Children Ts Defense Fund, we children receive health care, fallen desperately behind - _ policies might be questioned. Hivien Wright Edelman ig
urge the President to go the president needs to back up educationally while These carefully orchestrated set
However, where I grew up, ualified teachers, textbooks pieces are emblematic of a president of the Children's
my parents and community beyond support forSCHIP _his No Child Left Behind q teachers, textbooks P Defense Fund and its Action
co-parents drew distinctions and embrace the provisions of legislation with resources toad supplies ar in ea om Coe
between osaying ? and the All Healthy Children Act increase the pool of teachers ly short supply. The _ same of our nation Ts most
odoing. ? The president has (Senate Bill No. 1564, House and reduce class sizes. He poner romised bold pressing social concerns, like
- talked a lot about children, . Bill. No. 1688) that would needs to make Head Start and action in the immediate ?,? millions of children who
By Tate Defender Unsavory mortgage loan practices steal the dream
me Published 06/211 minority homeownership rise Antioch Progressive Baptist Program and its imitators and private homie sellers across gOVerhment is an
3 to unprecedented levels in the Church, the Nehemiah that followed grew toover the country. Today, however, genda which omends
In 1997, a young African- United States, Program, was named for the 40 percent of the Federal © Nehemiah Ts future is under it don Tt end it ? seeks to ?
Ameri her asked for prophet well known Housing Administration Ts assault, Like other Black te a that
the local office of the U.S, According to a 2004 study by throughout the Christian faith alinual mortgage production. " institutions such as the has helped so |
TY oak of Housing and the Milken Institute and the 4g the historic rebuilder of NAACP, the federal *
ment for U.S, Conference of Mayors, ities, Like the Nehemiah of As of June 2007,National government is attempting, by
approval to help 160 families _ the average low income the Old Testament, this new Homeownership Month, the sername ps ba fanoene venen
rears duplex homes ifi a ? family making $35,000 that Nehemiah was conceived to Nehemiah ment assis 7
ahome between "_ rebuild the American have helped more thea T i
1997 and 2003 experienced a community one family and 229,000 purchase Ving like
net ale oe ain o us 18,000 gneneighborhood at atime, _ their first ated across wen ptt dows,
~ because o state in the country comment peri :
homeowner. These families The non-profit that housed das ven out oak : ap ends July 10, 2007,
could not have purchased a ibirndion -changing Onin grants + find out more, goto
home without program, Nehemiah Saki esis «sia ire
downpayment assistance that Copp pl nw al _ OF all
: provided. Neth created a model
Minority Voice June 8 - 15, 2007 pes
Mrs Beatrice Maye
A Godly Man
Who can find a loving
husband, for his value far
exceeds any earthly treasure.
The heart of his wife safely
trusts him in every situation.
He prefers her company to ©
golfing, bowling, or hunting,
and remembers her birthday
and their wedding T
anniversary, without a
reminder,
He appreciates her beauty and
tolerates all it takes to
enhance it. Though it leaves
him confused, he ponders in
silence.
His strength supports.her, yet
he shows tenderness and
compassion. He bestows
affection and appreciation.
He communicates freely, and
does not demand his own way
Suejette A. Jones
A Virtuous Woman
Proverbs 31:10 " 31 lists the
following characteristics of a
virtuous woman:
1, She isa
commendable wife
~~ and mother, ©
2. She tives foe her
home and family.
3. She is industrious. .
4. She is a sharp
businesswoman.
5. She has good,
refined tastes, |
6. She is self-
disciplined and
orderly.
She manifests the.
grace of
_ hospitality, '
8, She is charitable in
time of need, |
9, She is spiritually
minded,
I first met Mrs, Lucille
Gorham through a mutual
friend when I first came to
Greenville to teach music in
_ COMMUNITY NEWS.
summit. She was chosen 2
during a time of For as long as you may your home, = you can Tt sloppy living, and let Ts move .
disagreement. He calmly live. build mine. No, we each have up to higher levels. If you based on her strong leadership
accepts her bewildering ways, _.___ to take responsibility forown _will live with acommitment _ skills and her commitment to
- though he may never fully ~ Ifyou lose the watch he ~~ decisions. I don Tt know what " of excellence and integrity, global poverty and to learn
understand her, he lovesher gave you. you do behind closed doors. happiness will be a natural valuable skills to mobilize her
just the same. It can always be replaced, OU don Ttknow whatIdo. _ "_by-product.God will reward _school and her community.
a | Can aIWAYS De TEpiAReC. T But as people of integrity, we you far beyond your grandest
. 30 ae pepe wee Weir But a black mark on your "Should have the same T dreams.
wives as their own bodies. character in or; d
es name, son, private as we do
He that loveth his wife loveth in public. We don Tt put on Beatrice Maye
himself. For no man ever yet Can never be erased, our Sunday face in church and Congratulations !!! "'The
hated his own flesh; but a soy (hen go out and compromise = gave f John and
nourisheth and cherisheth it, It was clean the day you took oy) 4s k Isnot~ 2Y° Daughters of John an
. ws - uring the week. it's no Jeanette Maye and the
even as the Lord the church; _it, enough to talk the talk
; hall a toto gi to aa. granddaughters of Deaconess
For this cause shall a man oer We T ve got to walk the walk
And a worthy to name to Bor fo walk the Walk. "_ Beatrice Maye and Emma
leave his father and mother, | |
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You got it from your father 7 to do to get by. Be a person i . Adelphi University in AND CONFIDENTIAL,
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othe schools; namely Eppes. under Miss Saulter, inquired " Lucille Gorham, surely she Doe? You know, the guy who between those two poles "
High School andthe then of me if knew where she shall go down in the annals of used to work at Jones T Diary? while scrubbing the toilet or
_ Fleming Street School. Upon might obtain a picture of Miss Greenville as one of its great. He dropped dead. Only 52. straightening a crooked
meeting her, I felt within my Saulter. I immediately _ Citizens and a virtuous woman His wife said he was just __ picture on the wall. That's
spirit that this was someone] pointed her to Mrs. Lucille who, like Jesus Christ, went "_going to take the garbage out, why when my wife asks me to
would like to know better. Gorham, as I knew she and " "_about doing good. and then she heard aclunk, "_take out the garbage, I usually
After 64 years of observation Miss Saulter were friends as _ and there he was, dead on the tell her Ican Tt. It Ts just too
and association with her,I _well as neighbors, As a If Tcan help somebody as! itchen floor with coffee dangerous,
found her to possess the result, a picture was produced _pass along, grounds spilled all over. o soitted b
charactertistics of a virtuous and today all who enter the i _____ Respectfully submitted by,
naan main building observes a If can cheer somebody I must have heard a hundred
| portrait of the school Ts first With a word or song, stories like that one. My dad
When I viewed the May 10" principal. Thanks to Lucille If Ican show somebody he 0! them with friends over a Suejette A. Jones
City Council Meeting, Iwas T w. Gorham. ig traveling wron g few beers, out in the backyard
impressed with her . _ as evening came on. Andmy [7
acceptance of the honor of _ " I was recently reading about Then my living shall not be grandmother, a true storyteller |
naming Lucille W.Gorham the demise of my former. in yain, ._ of the old school, told them, "
Intergeneration Center. Inher schoolmate at Virginia State | too, oHenry Doe member
speech, she stated profound University and past president oAt fom him? Married that Barnsdale
humbleness: oT've never had of NC Mutual Life Insurance Martin Luther King, Jr. woman after her first husband
fame and I have never desired Co. from 1972- 1990 as were died, He was digging for
fame. ? He was known not for his father and uncle before What! Really Know worms to go fishing, and he
writing a best seller or him. He was William Jesse As a kid, I spent a lot of time had filled about half a coffee
obtaining a PhD degree, but Kennedy Ill of Durham, NC. eavesdropping on adults, The can when he just up and
known simply because he _ When the press interviewed " worid was big and puzzling, cToaked. ?
went about doing good and "_his son after his father Ts and I figured they knew more .
reaching out to others death, among other notings, | shout it than I did and were 80 What did I lea as a
: he remarked of his father, trving to keep me from young snoop? I leamed to
Father Javan Saxon (whois " ois favorite pastime was finding oot what that wee avoid mundane activities.
my cousin) had a stint helping the poor students to , Now that I Tm getting older, I
sometime ago as St. Gabriel Ts get an education. ? What a As I recall, they talked alot get. a little nervous every time
Catholic priest. In his notable and honorable about deaths, It was a small I catch myself engaged in
conversations with me from _jife,..reaching out to helping " town, and someone they knew some activity that I so clearly
time to time, he would often others, always seemed to be keeling 880ciate with mortal peril. 1
speak of Lucille Gorham as over, and then everyone had envision a headline that reads:
one of St. Gables mom: Lucille Gortim will leave 2 55 tate shout it, Asakidont soos! oe
dutiful and dedicated worthwhile legacy. She mission, Thad to listen in, sTeAman dies while raking
parishioners. served as a member of the leaves, ? or oRetiree struck .
hie 4100 0 Greenville City Schools "In most of those stories, the down while cleaning gutters.
After retiring in Board of Education, Her decedent was going about
quite a bit of substitute picture is displayed at ECU. some mundane activity when I figure death is not usually
teaching, Ihad an occasion {0 She was recipient of the Best- death came to call. My mom i809 drama, hap ml
osub ? at Sadie Saulter School jrons Award for Humanitarian and her sisters might be want to go out facts
(formerly Fleming Street siting around the kitchen BY 08 While lissfully
School). The principal upon. table when one of them would eo |
ened Se ae «dle aps ahaa youth expire somewhere
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a
Book Review......
By: M TBulu Rouse
NA
Every once in a while , our
that have just been published
by young African American
writers from all over the US.
Recently, I had the honor of
reading the book.... ?A Street
Girl Named Desire... ? by a
young artist that has been
named one of Essence Ts
bestselling author..Treasure E.
Blue.
This book was gritty and
truthful. I loved the contrast
on how this author was able to
make you really believe you
were living Desire Ts life.
It is the story of living on the
rugged streets of New York,
being bom to a drug addicted
mother that abandons her and
throughout the book you see
that the life this young girl was
born into, is how the saying |
goes... -
oHistory repeats itself... ? and
in this story it is true. Now
don Tt get me wrong, there are
some good times that Desire _
goes through as well, which
makes the book that good that
you don Tt want to put it down
because you want to see how:
each chapter of her life turns
out. But the bottom line to
this book, as well any body
that is going thru something;
Grandma Hattie Mae from the
book, tells Desire many many:
times,
oWhen times get hard, just get
down on your knees and pray.
Jus T pray and turn it over to
Jesus... ?
This book I encourage
everyone to go-out and support
all African American authors.
This book is genuinely good
to the heart and makes you
laugh and cry and be rejoiceful
in the end for all characters .
To find out how to obtain a
copy of this book go to......
Iba randomhouse.com ?,
And they will send you a copy.
Just tell them the Minority
Voice sent you to the site...
Happy Reading...
Sister Rouse
, Foimily Story. it
Sunday, Jy ot Cb Futon ,
WAR Pon 118M iy
Mayor Don Parrott has proclaimed June 19th as Juneteenth Day in Greenville in honor of the
day observed by blacks to celebrate when slaves in the United States legally gained their
freedom. Greenville now joins the list of cities in North Carolina already observing this day i
memory of the struggle African Americans had and are still having for equaility in America.
Hats off to the coordinator (Evangelist Brenda Tyson) who , after running into opposition eve
}from people of color still continued to make this event possible. More information can be read
at Juneenth.com
photo by Elder Michael Adams
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Serving Pitt County Black children, Pitt County Board of Education members Bishop Ralph
ove and Rev. Micheal Dixon. Shown above at a appreciation banquet @ the Cornerstone
-hristian Family Life Center , that was recently held for Bishop Love and Rev. Dixon.
Shown with them are their families that came to celebrate as well. photo J. Rouse
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HAPPY
FATHER TS DAY
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to live: he lived, and
let me watch him do
it . ~Clarence Budington Kelland
Jertay: leaves to perform his duties in the Aifr Force
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Ray Bares and Son Sgt Jerray share a moment before
Ronald Rouse Sr., local
publisher and community
activist, died of natural
causes June 1, 2007, in
Lehigh Valley Hospital near
Allentown. Rouse, 58,
Temple, was the husband of
Eneida (Betancourt) Rouse.
He founded and published the
first successful minority
publication in eastern
Pennsylvania called The oM ?
Voice. Rouse was a
community activist who
strove to make historic
changes in Reading such as
renaming of a section of
Buttonwood Street to the Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard. He produced the
annual Martin Luther King
luncheon and implemented
Operation Crush Crime. He
was born in Manhattan, N.Y.,
a son of Elsie (Cooler) Rouse,
Greenville, N.C., and the late
James Rouse Jr. He was a
_ Member.of the Spring Valley
Chutch of God, Muhlenberg T,
Township. Rouse was an
Army veteran of the Vietnam
War and received the Bronze
Star Medal, the National
Defense Service Metal,
Vietnam Service Medal,
Vietnam Campaign Medal
and the Vietnam Cross of
Gallantry with Palm, He
served in Company 8, 95th.
Military Police Battalion and
also served in the 716th
Military Police Battalion. He
was an avid photographer,
private investigator and
served on numerous boards
and committees in Berks
County. Besides his wife and
his mother, he is survived by
three sons; Kenyatta T. Rouse,
the Bronx, N.Y.; Ronald
Rouse II, Allentown; and
William E. Rouse, at home.
Other survivors include three
daughters: Turona N. Rouse,
the Bronx; Deidrinelle N.
Rouse, Indiana, Pa.; and
Lydia E. Rouse, Valdosta,
Ga.; and a stepdaughter,
Kimberly Gordon, Valdosta,
Ga. Also surviving are a
brother, James Rouse Jr.,
Greenville, N.C.; and three.
sisters: Betty (Rouse)
Schaum, Queens, N.Y.;
JoAnnie (Rouse) Crawfold,
the Bronx; and Brenda Rouse,
Greenville. There are also
three grandchildren and two
stepgrandchildren. He was
predeceased by a brother,
Steven Rouse, in 1997.
Services will be Thursday
June 7th at 7 p.m. in the
Spring Valley Church of God,
2727 Old Pricetown Road,
with Pastor Robert Hinson
presiding. Burial will be
Friday at 1:30 p.m, in
Indiantown Gap National
Cemetery, Lebanon County.
Friends may call Thursday
from 5 p.m. until time of
services in the church. In lieu
of flowe s, datiations ra
onor to tt nal
Kidney Foundation, Am
Heart Association or the
American Diabetes
Association. T.J. Baker
Funeral Home Inc, is in
charge of arrangements.
Published in the Reading
Eagle on 6/5/2007.
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For more than two hundred eth | i o, by "
years, Black American
soliders have had a
contradictory relationship - -
with the country Ts military. a OU : .
While enduring acrocites iets secect .
from slaves to constant ae A lu |
enhumanization, they have aici ep p &s U m nN
never hesitated to take up : See ~
arms against American Ts
enemies. Their how of
courage and strength
however, has rarely
superceded the oanti-Negro ?
culture, long prevalent in
American society.
oWe must not eat with them,
must not shake hands with
them, seek to talk to them or
to meet with them outside the
requirements of military
service, ? General John J.
Pershing once Said in a secret
1918 meeting concerned
African-American troops sent
to the French military. i
stationed with the American
amy. fhe
oWe must ino 44 conseneaia too
highly these troops, especially
in front of white
Americans..."T cannot
commend toojhi Spirit
shown sincae he Ra es :
combat troops, who exhibit
fine capacity for quick
training and eagerness for the
most dangerous work... ?
(Taken from Stories to Tell:
African Americans inthe
Military and Scott Ts Official
History of the American
Negro in the World War.)
From the Revolutionary War
to the present war in Iraq,
answers to why Blacks, who
have consistently been :
mistreated on US soil, find it
plausible to enlist in its armed.
forces vary.. Historical
accounts like Crispus Attucks
who died standing up to the
1770 British invasion or the
Buffalo Soliders who blazed
the Westward Expansion
trails, tell of men who had
something to prove. If they
could fight and die for their
country, they thought, they
could surely enjoy the
benefits of equality and
democracy.
Said one WWI Black
lieutenant to a New York
Times reporter on why he was
there,
oOne of my men came to me
several days ago...,and asked
me why I had joined the :
Army. He reminded me that! _ |
was above the draft age and
he wanted me to tell him that
I was fighting for. I told him I
was fighting for what the flag
méant to the Negroes in the
United States.
oT told him that now is our
opportunity to prove what we
can do. If we can Tt fight and
die in this war just as bravely
as the white men then we
don Tt deserve equality with
white men, and after the war
we better go back home and
forget about it all. ? (Taken
_ from Buffalo Soliders at
Huachuca: Radical
Awareness After the War).
From Vietnam to today Ts War
in Iraq, military requirement
has been heavy in poverty
stricken neighborhoods. With
the promise of money,
benefits, and education, many
Blacks join, looking for a way
out, For the most part, they
have ended up on the front
lines, dying without ever
seeing the benefits. Let us
bow our heads in silence this
Memorial Day and honor
those among ourown who -~
have fought and died for
whatever reason
Minority Voice June 8 - 15,2007 pg9
Exhibit Celebrating oThe : | y celebrate }
Greatest Of All Time ? Opens + a sone Tem SHMTUTLOT
June '12, 2007
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beginning, June 13, 2007, in Po 3 SELECT
the West Village show a softer a. oCM = p p A i m
side of the boxer. NY] SRoger 4 PORES teeny. oS U A |
Clark filed the following "
report.
He was the self-proclaimed
ogreatest of all time, ? a three-
time heavyweight champion, an
icon, but photos by Thomas
Hoepker show another sidé of
Munsee All.
"He loved people, ? says
photographer Thomas Hoepker.
oHe loved children, and when
we rode around in his limo he
suddenly stopped the limo
because he saw a bunch of kids
in the streets and clowned
around with them. o T
The images taken by Hoepker
and fellow photographer Abbas
are part of an exhibit called
oMagnum Photos: Muhammad
Ali, ? which opens to the public
Wednesday at 401 Projects at
401 West Street in the West
Village. It Ts one of dozens of
events this month celebrating
the Magnum Festival, a 60th
anniversary celebration of the
photographers co-op. "
oIn terms of social change, no
one was greater than
Muhammad Ali, ? says Mark
Lubell, director, Magnum
Photos. oAnd for i od
f the imagery, and the
power that this imagery still
has. ?
That sentiment is not lost on
Ali Ts longtime manager Gene
Kilroy, who iscurating the
exhibit along with the former
fighter Ts daughter Maryum
oMay May ? Ali.
oThey got the all-around of Ali,
the people on the street, in the
barber shop and in the ring,
_ Visiting with little children, ?
says Ali Ts longtime manager
Gene Kilroy. oThey did a
thorough job. ? |
Including Hoepker Ts photo of
the champ in 1997. Already
suffering from Parkinson Ts
disease, he is holding one of
the sixties era photos of
himself.
"Tt was a long time ago, but
wonderful memories, ? says
Hoepker. oAnd I really wish
him all the best. He is one of
my heroes. ?
A portion of the proceeds from
the sale of prints in the exhibit
will go towards the Michael J
Fox Foundation for Parkinson Ts
Research,
The Ali exhibit runs through
July 25M ii
Minority Voice June 8 - 15, 2007 pgl0
(018 | DER :
Mathew 14:6
The Dance Of
Death "
The Powerful Can Mistake
Moral Reproof for Political
Pronouncements (14;3-4)'
Those ensnared in adultery
often become blind to
common sense, including the
warnings of those close to
them. Antipas, son of Herod -
the Great (2:1) and a
Samaritan mother, hence
Archelaus Ts full brother
(2:22), had functioned as
tetrarch over Galilee and
Perea since about 4 B.C. He
had entered into a politically
prudent marriage with a
Nabatean princess, perhaps
seeking to secure further
loyalty from Nabatean " |
subjects within his territory of
Perea (Kraeling 1951:89).
But when Antipas divorced
his first wife to take his
brother Ts wife, he violated not
only Jesus T teaching on the
moral indissolubility of
marriage (5:31-32) but also
the Mosaic law concerning
incest (Lev 18:16; 20:21).
John thus publicly reproached
a public example of
immorality. But what John
viewed in moral terms
Antipas undoubtedly saw in
political terms as well
(compare Jos. Ant. 18.118;
Kraeling 1951:85, 90-91,
143-45). Antipas Ts plans to
divorce his first wife had
provoked trouble with her
father, the powerful Nabatean
king Aretas (on whom see 2
Cor 11:32-33). This trouble
ultimately led to war and
public humiliation for Antipas
(Jos. Ant. 18.113-14, 124-25),
That many Nabateans in
Perea presumably remained
loyal to Aretas further
extended the political
implications of Herod Ts affair.
A prophet harping on the
tetrarch Ts misbehavior was
therefore politically
dangerous.
Christians today who take a
stand against abortion,
exploitation of the poor or
racism may be taking a moral
stand, but in our polarized
society many will read such a
stand as politically partisan
even when we do not intend it
in such terms, The major
difference at this point is that jf
John Ts society did not
recognize freedom of speech;
publicly denouncing a ruler Ts
character was essentially
suicidal, Israel had a long-
standing tradition exempting
prophets from severe
punishment for their speech-a
rule that only the most vicious
rulers broke, Unfortunately
for John, Antipas proved to be
such a ruler.
By Joy R. Brown
To my brothers "
(Inspired by my brothers,
Melvin (Contessa) Collins,
Japhonza (Demetric) Clark,
James (Leoria) Latham,
Joseph (Glenda) Phelps,
Robbie (Vickie) Harris and
Leonard (Stephanie) Smith
4 and .
Douglas Grace (one who
taught me a valuable lesson)
This article is dedicated to the .
brothers (it doesn Tt matter
about the color of your skin),
the ones who have assisted the
sisters through our pain,
struggle, frustration, and fear.
* Overexcited or anxious
about onothing. ? Help us
out when we have the
tendency to create a
omountain out of a mole
hole, ? Teach us how to
acknowledge that you
have feelings, you have
emotions, and yes, you
are sensitive.. Teach us
the powerful lesson that
if we cut you, you will
bleed, if we pinch you,
you will hurt, if we lash
out at you, you will lash
back. |
We are helpers of one another.
Assist us in learning about you
as you learn about us. Create a
line of open communication so.
that we can talk and not fuss.
Yes, sisters have this innate
reaction to argue or fuss if
things do. not go our. way..
Sometimes we onag ? and
become unappreciative of the.
small things you do. Honestly,
we do appreciate it but at times
we may have difficulty in letting
you know. "
We apologize for the
negligence we Tve shown
towards your sensitivity and
your genuine concern.. On the
behalf of the sisters who care
and are concerned, we say
thank you.
This aiticle is dedicated to all
the brothers who have been
overlooked because you chose
to be separate, set apart, and
dare to love your sisters even -
through our transitions. You
are not overlooked but you are
appreciated for all that you Tve
endured for us. You are indeed
our shield, protector, and guide.
If we choose to follow you, we
will not go wrong. Thank you
for understanding us when we
didn Tt understand ourselves and
for being there even when we
pushed you away. We
apologize and say thank you for
standing by your sisters. Thank
you.
Sowing a seed into your life,
Joy R. Brown
My brothers, youneedtoknow | " Greenville, N
that we appreciate T you and
admire you for the strength
you've shown to us throughout
the years.
Now, I know we as women can
be challenging at times,
however, you must know that
beneath the tough osista girl ?
act, we do have a heart, At
times, your sisters may have
difficulty expressing how we
truly feel. Yes, at times; we do
come across inconsiderate,
boisterous or even indifferent.
Yes, we've been hurt and we
understand that you have as
well. However, men (some)
can somewhat handle the hurt
more so than women. On the
behalf of my sisters, I
apologize to you. .
Sometimes we lash out at you
because of what another
brother has exhibited towards
us, However, it Ts not your .
fault. It Ts our fault. Sisters
have allowed genuine men to
gO unnoticed because of our
past misfortunes. We make
you pay for everything that
Tom, Dick and Harry did tous,
We do apologize for placing
you in the category with them.
We sincerely appreciate the
brothers who take out the time
to feel our pains, to assist us
in the fights through the
struggle, to understand our
frustration and to walk with us
through our fears. Today we
say thank you,
Brothers, thank you for not
giving up on your sisters. Yes,
we are demanding at times but
work With us as we work with
you, We welcome you to calm
Minority Voice June g- 15, 2007 pgll
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