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Minority Voice April 25 - May 1, 2008p¢8-»» Rev. Wright Episodepastor Ts incendiary remarksabout race and Americanforeign policy ~ remarks Sen.Obama has repeatedlydenounced - to reopen theimportant dialogue on racialdivisions in the country, oThe conversation that Barackand I had was, This is theOpportunity; this is the reasonwhy you're here; this is Whyyou Tre in this race, becausethere is a perspective, a voicethat you can bring to thisconversation that is needed,and that no one else, can do orsay, ? Ms. Obama said prior toher appearance before. over5,700 enthusiastic supporters atN.C, State University TsReynolds Coliseum Tuesdaynight. oWhat I said to Barack was, 1 .know you have it in your head,I know exactly what T oI chose to run for thepresidency at this T moment inhistory because I believedeeply that we cannot solve thechallenges of our time unlesswe solve them together, ?Obama said, ounless we perfect our union by understanding thatWwe may have different stories,but we hold common hopes;that we may not look the sameeesAMIR AIA Per gece ral Se i aaa gail spare,afrom the same place, but we allWant to move in the samedirection " towards aybetterfuture for of children and ourgrandchildren. ? oI was incredibly proud ofwhat he said, ? Ms. Obama toldThe Carolinian about herhusband of 16 years. oEverything he said spoke tome in so many ways. Everyword that he uttered wasclarifying and wise, and kind,and unifying...And it Ts just thebeginning...Barack is notnaive, ? the Chicago, Illinoisnative and Harvard Law_ School graduate continued. oHe. knows that " thisconversation doesn Tt begin andend with a wonderful speech.This is the beginning of a longdialogue that we have to have.And Barack is the leader thatwill have it, unlike manybefore who have just shiedaway from it because it Ts hard,I Tm not afraid of theconversation, ? she added. oI Tmdesperate for us to have it sothat we can move beyond it. SoI was grateful that he did it, andproud of how he did it. ?That pride was evident during. Michelle Obama Ts remarksduring campaign stops inHarrisburg, Winston-Salem and Raleigh,. where shef;i{|1]i]|{oP ansberteenyeapaies near ecatais ce cere r 4i | i5 }f om|I5postman ytstench atic cstemaegsaaonn, ii{iyPconsistently talked about theneed for poor and workingfamilies, beleaguered by a_crumbling economy andfailure of leadership at the top,to demand a change for agovernment that speaks to theirneeds. oWhen I Tm out there on thestump, I Tm not out there as hiswife, ? Ms. Obama, who tookleave during the campaign |from her administrativeposition at the University of Chicago Medical Center, toldThe Carolinian, te oT Tm out there as a, woman anda citizen, and I Tm looking forChange. I Tm looking forsomeone who is not going tocome in and play the game Tbetter than those who haveplayed it before, because frommy vantage point, the game isbroken, and it Ts broken for allof us, regardless of our gender,our race, socioeconomicbackground. This isn Ttworking for the vast majority: -of people. ?Apparently a lot of people inNorth Carolina agree with ?Michelle Obama.Sen. Obama substantiallyleads Sen. Clinton in everyrecent poll in the state by anaverage of 15 points, with one_ giving him a 23-point spread.ee ee "Clintonare scheduled to debaterespected survey, Rasmussen,While the Clinton campaignhas taken to the airwaves andhas her husband, formerPresident Bill Clinton backcampaigning in NorthCarolina this weekend for thefourth week in a row, theObama Campaign is also blitzing the state with amassive: Voter registration. drive, celebrity appearances,and coordinated TV and radiostrategy, as well. .The prize " the lion Ts share ofNorth Carolina Ts 134delegates and 19superdelegates, most of whomare expected to publiclyendorse right before the May6 primary.Obama Ts pull in NorthCarolina is so strong, even thetwo leading Democraticcandidates for governor, Lt.Gov. Beverly Perdue and StateTreasurer Richard. Moore,have both endorsed the Illinois Senator, and are even pictured_With. him on. their. campaignliterature in: hopes that thetremendous Black vote:Obama will attract will alsoflow their way, :against Sen. Clinton for theApril 22 primary (both he andthere April 16), supporters arehopeful he can significantlybuild on his 135-delegate leadon his way to the Democraticnomination in August, and is "eventual face-off againstpresumptive Republicannominee John McCain in |November. |There's no question MichelleObama is doing her part.At Reynolds Coliseum, Ms.Obama drew an estimated5,700 excited supporters; themost she Ts drawn anywherewithout a big celebrity likeOprah Winfrey or StevieWonder sharing the stage withher. :SEEN A SPEER RCSA SMTNSEE,WOOW Joy 1340AMGreenville, NCa WIOW Joy 1320AMgar, Washington NCiWith Sen. Obama tighteningthe race in PennsylvaniaB)

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Minority Voice April 25 - May 1, 2008pgi1__ zwell. He was quoted as saying, not going to let anything stop__ SMALL RALLY ... BIG IDEAS. pareCaptain HardHardy strongly where they-live and-this is She said that wants to let West Greenville has aindicated that he was willing where their fear factor is. the people know that there number - empty . rental, oThis center isvery important us, ? Anderson said.to support Tesidents in Powell Said he and his programs are here fo stavand dilapidated and abandoned to this community. We arestamping out criminalbehavior. oI warited to showresidents who lived here thatI will stand up for those can Tt.stand up for themselves, ? hesaid. oThere arespeople whowant tohelp but because theyalso T live it T thesecommunities, often fearreprisals, ? he added. Thesame issues that hurt WestGreenville oalgo hurt theentire county. ?! One couldthink of it as.low gradeterrorism, f -Marching strategies...Although courtesies areleamed behavior, Hardy feelsthat younger members of thecommunity need to make aneffort to be more respectful_ towards each other as well, oIn order to have a' said, oyou have to T act likeyou have Tsome Ownership init. ? Clinging to pretentiousand hollow values sor Codeslike odon Tt snitch couldultimately ohurt you.especially if it involves an.unfortunate incident thatcould end someone Ts life ?endeared by you. Thisthought lies at the core of hismission - death marches, nomatter who the unfortunate. May be, that someone couldsaid. re :So many times in the pastduring his years with theGreenville Police, Hardy hasbeen the bearer of bad news. GreenHis plans call-for having' community wide vigils inresponse to the lost of any liferegardless... of .thecircumstances, person orcharacter, oEvery life isjudgments. ? "participating in the march who! overheard his remarks werebe overy close to you, ? he. ts |organization was going to do allit could do to support any moveagainst crime.He also felt that thehardcore element needshardcore measures toencourage unwilling elements| to participate in the positive .development of the communitybut quickly added that hewould hate to make oany Suggestions without a remedy, ?but still felt, osomething has tobe done. ? aMr. Powell was alsointerested in seeing theCITIZEN FOR JUSTICE local - grass roots organizations growbecause the . size andInvolvement of the localcitizenry could make 4 " oprofound difference, ?progressive community, ? heyoung age...Lyons oneresidentsPow hh: @«é joined themarch as itSaid that it Was peerpressure| prevented a' Tot. of theyounger- people fromae oncommunityevents likethis march, ofor; ingiance ? His) Jobservations indicated thatyounger people were afraid ofwhat their friends weregoing1 say despite whatever urgesthey have felt tobe a part ofsomething progressive, Incontrast hé also added that -those who are. in charge ofmakingsometimes too quick to makeOthersquickto agree,One other organizer andretired educator also pointedout that when you look at thegang problem here inville and compare that togang activity in Los Angeles forinstance, othat gangs there are3 and 4 generations deep whichis unlike the nature of gang- activity here, He feels that thisis a problem that can beKenof the fewcommunity -changes oarealso in light of the recentdischarge of gunshots shewanted to dispel any thinkingOr notion othat it was not safeto.come to the IntergenerationalCenter or the Little WillieCenter, ? Mes | oIt Ts gonna happen -anyway... ?Apathy or fear exhibited bysome of the residents wasanother isstie she was planningto address by looking for waysto rebuild those citizen sense ofself esteem by otalking to thosepeople ? as they go along and-provide them with the servicesthat they need like theIntergenerational Center whichis becoming a high use facility,as well as a Police Sub-Stationand vowed that whoeverdoesn Tt want to see what sheSays is progress in thecommunity, it Ts gonna happenanyway T to include restoringthose government servicesvacated before completion.Prevention andintervention, revitalization| and restoration...She said revitalization wasimportant because she wantspeople to cime back and_©. . purchase homes in her distrither. district, deparBleicherstructures which the city hasbeen removing and is slowlyreplacing with homes: She saysprogram is about opreventionand intervention, revitalizationand restoration. ? "The IntergenerationalCenter is headed up by Dr. Bestwho lives in the communityand Glover is confident thatBest. knows what thecommunity needs. She wantsthe people begin to feel. safeand get the area back in controlof their community again. Shesaid people need to see andknow that you are trying torestore the quality of life totheir community and feels thatonce they see things happenand that the city cares they willbecome more supportive. oA number of people spoketo the crowd of about 25 to 30people who did two separatemarching tours through thecommunity also. includedMayor Pat Dunn, Greenville Tsfirst Afro-American PoliceChief William Anderson whichwhose neighborhood policingpolicy according to the DailyReflector has set roots with anew substation has pledge the Texcited about the positiveimpact the new substation isgoing to have here, and we aregoing to have a big celebrationfor that. All of the individualefforts by the city are .important to the revitalizationof the neighborhood. We areAndersonCaptain Hardy said that wecan expect to see changes as thecommunity rebuilds itself.|e f a m yPils Oe a 1s y Walter Dalton has exp i peunmatched by any candidate-North Carolina...Forwardhas experienceALTON was the primary sponsor of a law to recruit minoritybusinesses in public construction contracts -: DALTON raised teacher pay & reduced class sizesDALTON increased the minimum wage by $1.00/hrDALTON created the Home Protefamilies from foreclosureDALTON provided health care to over 100,000 NC childrenction Pilot Program to protectvaluable, ? he said, corrected in a timely manner, DALTON Supported the death penalty moratoriumNumbers are'the key Making it happen - te, age ey. yArnell Powell, President T because we Tre here to stay : Ne ay ieof CAV, added that onumbers Councilwoman Rose Personally Endors ed byare the key ? to reducing Glovercommenting on Hardy Ts iy BS:crime as well, He said, othat sae ae Ce ety 100 % of the Senate Black Caucus, including...it is imperative that we go was talking about was hs eearound the community and Community Policing, ; Senator Ed Jonesmake every citizenintimately oCity aa _ Former Congresswoman Eva Claytonaware that there isaproblem active part adds to t e a 3 é aac ysin Wats area ? and he itinping development of the community : Representative William Wainwrightfor more participation, He by helping to eradicate some of fee mB is |added, oI can understand the the problems and some of theimpatience and reserve that serious crime which takes place § ohindividuals have in this. os Paid for by Dalton for Lt: Governorcommunity because this ishere, ? shesaid.en ea a ee ee

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Minority Voice April 25 - May 1, 2008pg14They Killed Sean All OBy Hazel Trice EdneyNNPA Editor-in-Chief.WASHINGTON (NNPA) -Outrage. That Ts the best wordto describe the mood of thefamily of the late Sean Bell-ofNew York, grassroots activistsand civil rights -representatives around theThis time, the protest isfocused on the ruling byQueens State Supreme CourtJustice Arthur Coopswhich cleared the threeundercover detectives -Gescard F. Isnora, MichaelOliver and Marc Cooper - onmanslaughter and additionalcharges. The shootingNicole Paultre Bell addresses a rally Saturday in NewYork. Behind her is the Rev. Al Sharpton,country this week. oOn April 25, 2008, theykilled Sean all over again.That Ts what it feit like to us. ?Those were the emotionallycharged words expressed byNicole Paultre Bell as she -spoke at a press conferenceimmediately following lastFriday Ts acquittal of the three " police officers who killedBell, her fiancé. He died in ahail of 50 bullets Nov. 26,2006, the couple Ts weddingday.Civil rights leaders gatheredto call for public officials totake action against policemisuse of force and brutality~ an age-old problem in theonce again center stage: oBut, I Tm still praying for TJustice, ? she said in thételevised press conference, ? oBecause it Ts not over yet. It Tsfar from over. ? | ceeShe was right.The next day, she stood :alongside New York activistAl Sharpton and led a marchand rally protesting the ruling.Then on Sunday, dozens ofcivil rights leaders gathered tocall for public officials to.takeaction against police misuse.of force and brutality " anage-old problem in the Black .community " which is orice -again center stage:. Moving or AdServices?- happened near a Queensnightclub, where Bell had justleft his bachelor party.' He and two friends - Jose h. Guzman and Trent Benefield- were found to be unarmedalthough police claimed theythought someone had movedto pick up a gun. Police saidthe officers feared for theirlives.: , oeGuzman and Benefield, bothpassengers in the vehicle, Were seriously wounded. Theofficers, who were conducting .a prostitution sting, said Bellhad tried to drive over adetective when they beganshooting.Those in the courtroom lastBlack community " whichis _ deo left outraged after theJudge said he simply did notfind the testimony of the Witnesses as being credible,_ Mainly because of their~ demeanors on the stand. Thecontroversy, yet another in astring of police brutality casesin recent years, appears to bePigsmesrowing oThe acquittal of New Yorkpolice officers in theunprovoked murder ofunarmed Sean Bell is yetanother example of a patternand practice of excessiveforce used by police acrossthe nation on Black people, ?Said Mare Morial, presidentand CEO of the NationalUrban League and chairmanof the Black LeadershipForum (BLF), which has a* We encourage you to be home when* Before your electricity is turned on,appliances (stoves, ovens, toasters, space heaters, clothes dryers,For additional information about gettinvisit www.guc.com or call 752-7166,752-7166 401 §, Greene Streets wurw,gue.comding Utilitymembership of 36Organizations around thecountry._ Morial was speaking at'apress conference at the Rev.Al Sharpton Ts National ActionNetwork headquarters onSunday, where BLF members,_ Sharpton and Bell called on~ Justice Department andCongress to establish lawsthat with stiff penalties forpolice brutality. oThe decision in the SeanBell case was not amiscarriage of justice, butrather an abortion of justice, ? -Sharpton said.The BLF members at| Sunday Ts press conferenceSaid they are poised for_ action. They said they wouldsend a joint letter to theJustice Department this weekCalling for a full investigation_ and requesting a meeting withAttorney General MichaelMukasey.Lawmakers are looking hardat the case.U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr.,chairman of the HouseJudiciary Committee, and acongressional delegationvisited the Bell family onMonday to discuss a possiblecivil rights violations of Bell.Conyers said he would alsogo to the spot where theshooting occurred. ©A statement issued by the New York delegation of theCongressional Black Caucusand Chairwoman CarolynCheeks Kilpatrick vowed toremain Vigilant on the issue. oWe do not accept that this isthe end of this case, ? it stated. oWe have joined with thefamilies and their attorneys infiling a compliant with theU.S. Department of Justicerequesting an investigation ofviolations of the civil rights ofSean Bell, Joseph Guzman,and Trent Benefield. ?The Justice'Department hasannounced that its CivilRights Division, the UnitedStates Attorney Ts Office forthe Eastern District, and theFederal Bureau ofInvestigation Ts New YorkField Division will |independently reviewcircumstances surroundingthe killing.Southern ChristianLeadership ConferencePresident Charles Steele, alsoa BLF member, says he willGreenville Utilities offers these tips to protect your family and yourproperty.* If you have natural gas, you must be home when your service isconnected.services are connected as well.hair dryers, etc.) are off or unplugged.* Ensure all water connections (faucets, ice makers, washing machinehookups, etc.) are completely off when your water is turned on,your electric and watermake sure all heat producing8 New services connected,take the pressure a stepfurther. oAfter we get the JusticeDepartment to address thistragedy, we are going to askNew York City PoliceCommissioner Ray Kelly tomeet with us about the =SCLC Ts non-violence conflict- Tesolution program to trainOfficers about non violentConflict resolution in order toprevent the deaths of otherBlack Americans. This "program has worked well inAtlanta, where we are trainingSome 1,700 police officers,and in international markets,Where they are seekingpeaceful resolutions to endviolence. This program has -~ instilled a trust and belief thatviolence can be eradicated allOver the world. ?A 10-foot long banner carriedby protestors at the oEnoughis Enough Stop Hate Crimesand Police Brutality ?, ©sponsored by the Hip-HopCaucus in Washington onNov. 17, 2007 carried thehames of more than 1,700names of people killed bypolice in recent years.Sunday Ts press conference _also included Rep. GregoryMeeks (D-N.Y.); MelanieCampbell of the NationalCoalition on Black CivicParticipation, Rev. LennoxYearwood of the Hip HopCaucus; Darlene Young ofBlacks in Government andGary Flowers, who is BLF Tsexecutive director and CEO:- Bell says she will do what shemust in order to remain ...committed to justice for thefather of her two children.march, at every rally, I Tmgoing te be right up front, ?she says,The CBC statementbeing of all. ?encourages supporters to joinher; "We must all remainDEAR FRiENDs, »wh» No OLFPAT FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TORR-ELEOT Row| ask for your vote for Beaufort County Commissioner. It haseen my great opportunity and privilege to serve you for the past fouryears in this office. With your vote and support we will continue to givetion Oriented Leadership for all of Beaufort County. THANK You,A RECORD OF RESULTS... WORKING WITH OTHERS: "» Volunteer Ag Districts» Early College High School °» Economic Growth and Development» Maintain a low tax rate» Transportation ImprovementsVISION FOR. THE FUTURE OF WORKING TOGETHER» Develop Eco-tourismDevelop Historic tourism» Continue to build a strong transportation» Support strong public education» Economic Development» Maintain a low tax rateThank you for your vote and support, fda & CeBev Perdue:BRR All North Carolinians can have good jobs andaffordable health care "that' why Im runningfor Governor. Together, we can do this. ?Democrat for Governor- Bev PerdueQuality affordable health care for all¢ Better schools for our children| © Good jobs for a strong economic futureVote for Bev Perdue,a Lifetime Member of tve NAACPcommitted to creating ajustice system that is fair to~all and building police-community relations thatrespect the lives and well-BRT 8. Cayton. Commissioning

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