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Stimulus Package Impact On Blacks
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (NNPA) "Re-
sponding to an inquiry by. the
editor of The St. Louis American
newspaper, Secretary of Trans-
portation Ray LaHood last week
outlined portions of the $827
billion American Recovery and
Reinvestment Plan that he says
will spetifically impact the black »
community.
The White House response
came after a.telephone press
conference with Midwest report-
ers during which NNPA award-
winning editor Alvin A. Reed
asked LaHood about the minor-
ity participation aspects of the
act, which Congress took up this
week.
Initially, LaHood hedged, re-
sponding, oThat Ts a point I have
really not considered. We'll have
to get back to (him,) rather than
give an answer I don Tt really
know. ?
Only hours after a story report-
ing the inquiry and response was "
posted on stlAmerican.com Feb.
5, LaHood issued the following
detailed strategy, titled, oAfrican
Americans and the American Re-
covery and Reinvestment Plan ?
(The response has been lightly
edited for style and clarity by
the. NNPA News Service):
General: _The majority of the
President
Obama Issues
oThe icteer of Ses Ea
cans is unique and rich, and one
that has helped to define what it
means to be an American. Ar-
riving on ships on the shores of
North America more than 300.
years ago, recognized more as
possessions than people, African |
Americans have come to know
the freedoms fought for in es-
tablishing the United States and
gained through the use of our
founding principles of freedom
of speech, freedom of the press, -
the right to T assembly, and due
process of law.
The ideals of the Kiundees ;
became more real and more true
for..every citizen as African-
Americans pressed us to realize
our full potential as a Nation
and to uphold those ideals for all
who enter into our borders and
embrace the notion that we are
all endowed with certain unalien-
able rights. " :
Since Carter G. Woodson first
sought to illuminate the Afri-
can-American experience, each
February we pause to T reflect on
the contributions of this com-
munity to our national identity.
The history is one of struggle for
_ (See PROCLAMATION, P. 2)
ALL SMILES AT
provisions in this recovery and
reinvestment plan will assist
African-Americans, who have
been dramatically impacted dur-
ing these tough times, in making
it through this period with tax
cuts for 95 percent of families,
programs including extension of
unemployment benefits, COBRA
healthcare benefits, and food-
stamps and temporary assistance
for needy families (TANF), while
also preparing them for new op-
portunities with training for new
jobs in existing and emerging
industries.
Tax Cuts: This plan seeks to
put money in the hands of con-
sumers. as quickly as possible
through tax cuts for 95 percent
of families. This is especially
important for African-Americans
who have: experienced a reversal
of fortune in the gains in wages
andsalary reached during the
1990s compared to others in the
workforce. This immediate infu-
sion of resources will not only
allow them to purchase the items
they need for their families, but
also help rebuild our economy.
*Job Creation: The unemploy- |
ment rate for African-Americans
was 12.1 percent and had risen
to 12.6 percent when new job
numbers were announced Feb.
6. This plan will create jobs with
its investments in- rebuilding
roads and bridges and_retrofit-
ting. government buildings while
also working to help prepare
job seekers for the 21st Century
economy with training for new
ogreen jobs ? and other emerging
industries. The key is ensuring
that African-Americans have ac-
cess to information about all of
_these opportunities.
*Education: Right now 95 per-
cent of African-American chil-
dren rely on public. schools in
America yet a great number of
these systems lack the funding
they need to deliver the educa-
tion that our children deserve
and the facilities themselves are
generally inadequate. This plan
makes a historic investment in
school modernization sufficient
to renovate and modernize 10,000
schools, which also. saves Or cre-
ates jobs.
The plan also invests in our
children Ts future by doubling the
Early Head Start program which
will provide additional pre-k ser-
vices to more than 350,000 chil-
dren. and create at least 15,000
new teaching and teaching assis-
tant jobs. Efforts are also being
made to. increase the Pell Grant
maximum award to $500 making
college affordable for 7 million
students. -
Finally, understanding that we
are living during a time when
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tough choices have to be made,
state and local governments
should not have to cut education ©
to make their budgets work. This:
plan provides resources so that
potential education cuts can be
bypassed in the immediate fu-
ture.
*Healthcare: African-Ameri-
cans suffer from higher percent-
ages of chronic diseases stich
as heart disease, kidney: disease
and diabetes: while also suf- "
fering from a lack of access to
quality care. Therefore during a
time when many who rely on re-
ceiving healthcare through their
employers are losing jobs, access
to quality healthcare is an even
greater concern.
This plan offers a new. ta®
credit to help families keep their
ag tH
health insurance through COBRA ~* |
as well as a new option in Medic-
aid for low-income people who -
lack access to COBRA. Adjust-
ments will also be made in fund-
ing formulas for state Medicaid
programs so that Medicaid and .
SCHIP are not impacted by state
budget shortfalls, protecting 20
million people whose elightilig
might be at risk:
*Public Services: Local. gov-
ernments are threatened. with
budget cuts that could impair
_ (See STIMULUS, P. 2)
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Are We Expecting ' Too Much From Obama?
By Hazel Trice Edney _ |
| NNPA Editor-in-Chief
oHello. My Name is Freida. I
am a 52 years young black fe-
male that. had 3 strokes and [I :
am] pre ithe right now. i am a.
full time stay at home artist...
Those are the words of Freida
Thompson of Manalapan,
a letter. to the editor of the
News Service.
I Never Imagined A Binck President
I never imagined that 1 would
have a Black President in my
lifetime. On August 28, 1963, Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. made
his famous oI Have a Dream ?
speech. In his speech, he proph-
esied of things to come that
would greatly impact my life.
Dr. King went through so much
for me so that I can have what I
have today. Because of Dr. King
I stand before you today and say |
that I am free. Nelson Mandela
once said, oFor to be free is not
merely to cast off one Ts chains, |
but to live in a way that respects
and enhances the freedom of |
other. ?
When I was given today Ts
theme, oBeyond the Dream of
the Dreamer, ? I realized I never
really thought of life before
the dream. Honestly, I've taken
things for granted, Drinking out
of a separate water fountain?
That never really occurred to
me. I can't'fathom going into a "
restaurant and not being served
my skin.
sit-ins at lunch
this state and aia 1
conceived of. the staine
1 could not go to iu he U8
my choosing. In
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simply because-of the color. Pag
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Brown
v, Board of Education of T
that I must be ayaa T
the same scl pea. chil
dren. And yet, The Little Rock
Nine still had to pay my dues.
Barack Obama has taken up the
torch and is workin 2 has ade
Pals) dao hee age
. friends out of Udine People
o thought that blacks were going to
put him in office; it took Blacks,
Hispanics, and all races
to work together to bring him to
the ene ama Our " and
_ o] really, really, really want
him to take care of the health is-
sue, ? Thompson said in a phone
J.,in interview this week. oMedicaid,
oAe Social Security, I don Tt
hat Ts really enough money
5 live off-of..,. T've got five pre-
scriptions I've got-to get. It Ts just
not enough, ? says Thompson. If
there was one thing she would
ask of President Obama, it would
be ofree health care. ?
From health care to civil
rights, jobs and equal justice,
Thompson's sentiments reflect
those of millions of blacks "and
other Americans "around the na-
tion Who know that Obama "ar-
guably America Ts most inspira-
tional president--will be limited
$ ability to do everything.
ny hope that because of
experience and identi-
» with struggle, his priori-
might distinguish him from
presidents of the past.
y blacks expecting too much
new president? That de-
on who's asked:
ecting a lot him is @
thing, ? says Hillary Shel-
} director of the Washington
u of the NAACP, who moni-
ind lobbies for Capitol Hill
on on behalf of black
ne expectations should be
lot of promises were also
le by ae reece and now
t, but being real-
it oct that and understand-
ing that you've not just hired a
commander-in-chief, but, we'ye
lected «leader, which means we tha
_ (See EXPECTING, P. 2)
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Halle Berry Help Celebrate
NAACP 100th Anniversary
On Feb. 12, the NAACP
marked its 100th anniversary,
which coincided with the bi-
' gentennial of Abraham Lin-
¢oln Ts birth. Across the country,
NAACP units in more than 1,200
communities will cut cakes, re-
_ affirm their commitment to the
' $truggle ahead and celebrate
the historical journey that has
culminated in the election of
the first African-American pres-
ident.
~The biggest birthday party,
the 40th NAACP Image Awards,
was co-hosted by filmmaker
Tyler Perry and actress Halle
Berry in Los Angeles. Awards
will be given to numerous art-
ists in the entertainment and
literary industry with special
nods to former Vice Presi-
dent Al Gore, environmentalist:
Wangari Muta Maathai, and
Muhammad Ali.
But the celebration of prog-
ress was tempered by a sober
realization of the civil rights
goals still unachieved. ae
NAACP will release an urgént
ite paper that issues-4 civil
shallenge to the new Con-
o" says NAACP President
¥en Jealous. oAfrican-Ameri-
s suffer disproportionately
m the economic recession,
we are seeing a rise in hate
ee and police killings, there
not a level playing field
in economic and educational
p ee for every commu: .
ty.
oThe audacious dream. of
America, .a land where oppor-
peng exists for all and where
rson is given a chance
ey § their full potential, still
elusive. ?
The white paper, which also
forecasts key long-term goals,
will emphasize the issues that
need urgent immediate atten-
tion and will be released prior
0 the Image Awards celebra-
NAACP. Image Awards Chair-
Ore bu Clayola pees states:
: success of artists like
mind us of the immente prog:
ress that has been made in the
cid oeed 3 gives us
con pe for the progress
nation will achieve in
7 nis year's Image Awards is
Berry and Tyler Perry.
not just a special event, it is an
historic occasion, and I hope all
Americans will tune. in, ? adds
NAACP Hollywood Bureau Ex-
ecutive Director Vicangelo Bul-
luck, who serves as executive
producer of the awards tele-
cast. :
NAACP Black History Mont}
events
*Official unveiling of the
United States Postal Service
Civil Rights Pioneers Postage
oStamps, commemorating the
Centennial cn mabe 21).
*Televised specials highlight-
ing the most influential films,
rg and people from 1909-
*Release of a commemorative
musi¢e CD of freedom songs T
performed by noted recording
- artists of today.
*Release of NAACP: Celebrat-". .
ing a Century, 100 Years in Pic-
tures, a photo book of images
and notes. from the NAACP Ts
own files and records.
* oFhe Civil Rights Century:
The NAACP at 100, ? Johns
Hopkins University Center for
Africana Studies, 3400 North
Charles St., Baltimore, Md.,
Feb. 6-7,
100th Anniversary of the
NAACP. Branches and Units
nationwide will host celebra-
tions including Founder's Day
Services Cake-Cutting Ceremo-
nies (Contact local branches for
marr 4 12).
40th Annual NAACP Image
Awards airs live, ahr
on the FOX network at 8 p.m,
Shrine Abditerina, Los Ange-
les, Calif, (Feb, 12)
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(Open to the General Public),
a.m.-1 p.m., New York Hilton
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services, including sur from
police and fire departments No
community that relies on these
services to protéct them should
have to endure cuts in these ar-
eas. This plan invests $4 billion
for state and local law enforce-
mentfunding =
In the Feb. 5 call, LaHood said
the Recovery Act would save or
create millions of jobs each year,
?"? many coming oor ing
and repairing roads, bridges an
transit lines. More tin 80 per-
cent.of the jobs would be in the
_ Ptivate sector, he Said...
is where a majority of African-
LaHood said, oThe idea is get-
ting money out of the door for
projects, this spring, summer
and fall. ? ee
NNPA Editor-in-Chief Hazel
Trice E
article.
~ PROCLAMATION
Continued from page 1
the recognition of each person Ts
humanity as well as an influence
on the broader American culture.
African-Americans designed our
beautiful Capital City gave us
the T melodic rhythms of Ney Or-
leans Jazz, issued new discover-
ies in science and medicine, and
forced us to examine ourselves
in the pages of classic literature.
This legacy has only added luster
to the brand of the United States,
which has drawn immigrants to
ur shores for centuries,
This year Ts theme, oThe Quest
it Black Citizenship in the
Americas, ? is a chance to exam-
iné the evolution of our coun-
try and how African-Americans
helped draw us ever closer to
becoming a more perfect union. .
The narrative of the African-
American pursuit of full citizen-
Ship with all of the rights and
privileges afforded others in this T
, Country is also the story of a ma- .
turing young Nation. The voices
and examples of the African-
American people worked collec-
tively to remove the boulders of
systemic racism and discrimina-
tion that pervaded our:
cades, MRE R SCL ? a, STARR,
Through the work of Freder-
ick Douglass and Harriet Tub-
' man, Booker T. Washington and
George Washington Carver, Mar-
tin Luther King and Thurgood
Marshall, the African- American
community has steadily made
progress toward the dreams
within its grasp and the promise
of our more Nation.
Meanwhile, the belief that
those dreams might one day be
realized by all of our citizens
gave African-American men and
women the same sense of duty
and love of country that led them
to shed blood in every war we
have ever fought, to invest hard-
earned resources in their: com-
munities with the hope of self
empowerment, and to pass the
ideals of this great land down to
their children and grandchildren. .
As we mark National African-
American History Month, we
Should take note of this special
moment in our Nation Ts history
d the actors who worked so
diligently to deliver us to this
place. One such organization .
is the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People~the NAACP "which this
year will witness 100 years of
service to the Nation on Febru-
ary 12.
_ Because of their work, includ-
ing the contributions of those
luminaries on the front lines
and great advocates behind the
scenes, we as a Nation were able
to take the dramatic steps we
have in recent history.
NOW, THEREFORE, I,
BARACK OBAMA, President of
have hereunto set my. hand
the United States of Am
must all get engaged in |
dney contributed to this .
our public conSciousness for de=.. will b
«also tackles the major issues cons
the United States of America,
by virtue of the authority vested
n and
the. laws of the United States, do
hereby proclaim February 2009
as National African-American
History Month. __
I call upon public officials,
educators, librarians, and all the
people of the United States to
observe this month with appro-
priate ceremonies, activities, and
programs that raise awareness
and appreciation of African-
American history. a ee
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1
second day of February, in the
year of our Lord two thousand
nine, and of the Independence of
| "
two hundred and thirty-third
Continued from pag
to fix these problems, ? Shelton
says. a a
Thomas Todd studied the ques-
tion from a different direction,
oNowhere in the ca ra
he really promise to har lle the
black Wpiide. anetieariee
Todd, a Chicago-based retired
U.S. attorney, known for his
impassioned speeches, oT-th
blacks have allowed them:
to get caught up in the eup
ria and the celebration and t 4
probably is T not realistic... So,
my attitude has been that black
people "once they getupast the
historic nature of what has hap-.
pened, must hold this president
as accountable as any other pres-
ident. ? et
Blacks are indeed expecting
a great deal of Obama, as indi-
cated by the USA Today survey
released a few days before the
historic inauguration showing
that 79 percent of blacks believe
that Martin Luther King Ts Dream °
has been realized through the
election of Obama, says Dr. Ron
Walters, political scientist at the
oUniversity of Maryland.
oThere been all sorts of wild
statements, such as that we do
not need black civil rights lead-
ers any more, we do not need
black organizations such as the
NAACP any more, and while
whites have been the main per-
petrators of these views, some
blacks have bought in to them as
well, ? Walters says.
oThere has been consider-
able Transition Committee ac-
tivity with black organizations
that have put forth agenda items
Defore it, expecting that there
some.action on them as |
fronting the country. So, there
are strong expectations, but. at
the same time, there is also a
realism at the heart of it that will
give some room to maneuver and
some time to address black is-
sues, but the community will also
be watchful as well, in the event
that it appears to be the subject
of neglect. ?
In his first two weeks in office
President Obama has:
*Visited Capitol. Hill in an at-
tempt to win bipartisan support
for his economic. stimulus pack-
age.
*Signed his first bill, the Lilly
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, enabling
more employees to challenge un-
lawful pay discrimination based
on gender; race, age and disabil-
ity.
*Reversed a string of anti-
union executive orders issued by
the Bush Administration, .
*Established a Middle .Class
Working Families Task Force.
*Ordered the closing of the
this T
controversial Guantanamo Bay
lockup for alleged terrorists... __
~ Across the board, there is the
clear understanding that Presj-
dent Obama has simply inher.
ited oa mess ? from the previous
administration, as described by
Shelton. 3
But, as Walters says, blacks
in leadership positions around
the country have presented the
Obama administration with pro-
posals that are race-specific and
long-standing. és
oWe have, seen a complete
fegradation of qur schools and a
ack of investment in the public
school system and a real focus
on quality education beyond all
of the platitudes and praises
and causes and catch phrases
and Leave No Child Behind T
That does not do it, ? says Albert
E. Dotson, Jr., chairman of the
board of the 100 Black Men of
America, which primarily men-
tors black youth.
oWe've got to see a real invest-
ment in our public school sys-
tem. ?
Leslie Baskerville, president
and CEO of the National Asso-
ciation for Equal Opportunity in
Higher Education, says that in an
appeal to Obama Ts then transition
team, she made a plea for the
restoration of Title 3 funding for
think Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.
oTitle 3 funding is the life-
blood of HBCUs... It keeps their
doors open, ? Baskerville Said,
noting how the Bush: Administra-
tion recommended oa whopping
cut of Title 3.dollars that would
be tantamount to a million-dollar
loss per institution that Ts eligible.
Ninety-seven HBCUs are partici-
pating in the Title 3 Program, ?
she said. oSo we have to reverse
that. ? we
~_-H. Alexander Robinson, presi:
dent and CEO of the National
Black Justice Coalition, points
to HIV/AIDS disparities in the
black community- ;
oThe office of National AIDS
Policy has to be reinvigorated, .
There hasn Tt been a director in
that office for almost two years, ?
says Robinson. oDuring that. en-
tire administration, it has been
left to languish. With urgency.
with health care reform on the
table, with the economic down-
turn that Ts facing all of the AIDS .
service providers, there needs
to be leadership from the White
House that in fact addresses HIV
and AIDS. ?
Coming back to what the na-
tion has said: is Obamia Ts number "
one issue, Julie Cunningham,
pect and CEO of the Confer.
ce of Minority Transportation \\,
Officials, says oPutting America
back to work, ? is crucial, but it '
must be done such that African-
American contractors get a piece
of the pie and that othere is ac-
countability and compliance tied
to those dollars. ?
Public policy issues notwith-
standing, Freida Thompson, the
artist, says her friends are dis-
cussing a historic concern that
they doubt will be changed by
the Obama presidency, but they "
hope he will at least try. That is
PAO
oPeople are saying it Ts going to
be the whites against the T blacks.
They Tre saying it Ts not going to
get any better just because he Ts
in the office. I really want him to
say Something about that. I really
want us all to get along, ? Thomp-
son says. .
Illustrating the depth of the
problem, Thompson recalls
something that her 7-year-old.
grandson, Angelo, said: o Grand-
ma, now you're going to need
security for Sir Barackster. ?
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BLACK PRESIDENT
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dreams did not die on the bal-
cony of the Lorraine Motel. They
live on in you and I.
Now, with freedom comes
responsibility, What will you do
With this opportunity? I know
that I will work T towards being
the best Courtney Jennette I can
be. I will live up to my potential.
oTwill better myself. I know that
dedication and determination
yield success and satisfaction.
Like Helen Keller, oI long to
accomplish a great and noble.
task, but it is my chief duty to
accomplish small tasks as if they
were great and noble. ? I can
help at least one person, then
my living will not be in vain. The
secret of getting ahead is getting
started. I want to challenge other
young people to wake up. Life is
not a dream. I have awakened.
Each day I report for active duty.
I-cannot act as. if the race is won.
I must be ready. The baton has
been passed. T We can Tt stop now.
we must go on. Keep looking be-
yond the dream because there so-
much more that God has in store
for us.
A&T Hosts Series Of
Computer Workshops
For Senior Citizens
GREENSBORO "The Office of
Summer Sessions. and Outreach
at North Carolina A&T State Uni-
versity is offering a Beginning
and Advanced Computer Train-
ing Workshop for senior citizens
and others through Feb. 13.
Sessions will be held at the
1020 E. Wendover Ave. Building
on Tuesday and Friday evenings
from 5-6 p.m. The cost is $225.
Registration is on a first come,
first served basis and space is
limited. .
- Upon successful-completion
of this workshop, a certificate of ©
completion will be awarded to
each participant. Alex Uzokwe
will teach the workshop.
For registration and general
information, contact Ms. Shirley
Douglas at (336) 334-7607,
Lorillard Gives $1 Mill
To Civil Rights Museum
GREENSBORO "Lorillard
Tobaceo Company has agreed
to donate $1 million to the In-
ternational Civil Rights Center
and Museum to commemorate
the unique role that Greens-
boro played in advancing the
civil rights movement.
The center willbe locat-
ed in the original F.W. Wool-
worth building on downtown
Greensboro Ts Elm Street and -
will honor the sit-in of Feb. 1,
1960 that took place there, and
other civil rights accomplish-
ments,
The donation is part of an
additional $10 million in fund-
ing for the site that was an-
nounced during the Center Ts
49th annual awards gala re-
cently,
According to Lorillard Chair-
man, CEO and President Mar-
tin L, Orlowsky, the opening
of the museum will bring rec-
ognition to the role the city
of Greensboro and its citizens
played, and continue to play, in
the civil rights movement.
. oAS a company that has
based its operations in Greens-
boro for more than 50 years,
- Lorillard has: witnessed this
community embrace, support
and nurture the rights of indi-
viduals, ? he says. oWe believe
that the Civil Rights Center
will have a profoundly positive
impact on our city and county.
oWe look forward to cele-
brating the historic importance
of Greensboro and its brave
young activists in launching
the national civil rights move.
ment 50 years ago. ? -
Museum Executive Director
Amelia Parker says that the
financial generosity of Loril-
lard and other donors were the
final pieces of the puzzle in
bringing the project to life.
oWe are extremely gratefy] -
to Lorillard for this significant "
contribution that will help us
in our efforts to open the Civil
Rights Center in time to com-
memorate the 50th anniver-
sary of the Greensboro Sit-Ins
in 2010, ? noted Parker.
oIt is particularly poignant
that we accept this gift as
we begin our community Ts
celebration of Black History
Month, ?
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based in Greensboro, is the
third largest manufacturer of
cigarettes in the United States.
Lorillard was founded in 1760,
and is the oldest continuously
operating tobacco company
in the U,S. The company Ts
headquarters has been based
in Greensboro since 1997, and
it has maintained. production,
distribution and research and
development operations in
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MONTGOMERY, Ala.
(NNPA) "President Obama. may
have smashed the ultimate po-
litical barrier to African- Ameri-
cans, but his presidency and the
deepening economic crisis are
creating the perfect storm for
white supremacists intent on
Swelling their ranks.
Racist extremists have been
energized by Obama's election,
hoping to exploit an Obama back-
lash among whites who resent
having a black man in the White
House.
Neo-Nazi David Duke says
Obama will be a ovisual aid ?
for angry white Americans and
will provoke a backlash among
_ Telatively mainstream whites
that will oresult ina dramatic
increase in [the] ranks ? of ex-
tremists. Many other hate group
leaders agree.
That backlash was evident in.
the aftermath of the election as
scores of racially charged inci-
dents "beatings, effigy burnings,
racist graffiti, threats and intimi-
dation "weré reported across the
country, eh
oThere Ts:a real fury out there
in certain quarters, ? said Mark
Potok, director of the Southern
Poverty Law Center Ts Intelli-
gence Project.
White supremacist groups
boasted of a post-election surge
of new members as well as over-
whelming traffic to their web-
sites. At least two hate groups "
Stormfront and the Council of
Conservative Citizens "said their
websites: crashed because of
heavy traffic.
Stormfront also claimed to
have gained thousands of new
members immediately after "
Obama was elected on Nov. 4.
The League of the South, a neo-
secessionist group, said it saw a
surge in phone calls from poten-
tial members and that its web
traffic increased sixfold.
and broken tear duct, requiring
multiple surgeries.
-*In Springfield, Mass., a black
church was burned hours af-
ter the election was called for
Obama. Authorities later arrest-
ed three white men.
~*In Staten Island, N.Y., a black
teen was bloodied and bruised
by two white teens who shouted
oObama ? while pummeling him
with a bat and pipe.
*In Rexburg, Idaho, second-
and third-graders on a school bus
chanted oassassinate Obama. ?
*In Torrance, Calif.,.swastikas
and racial slurs were spray-
painted on, homes and cars of
People who displayed Obama
signs or bumper stickers.
*In Milwaukee, a poster of
Obama with a bullet going
through his head was discovered
in a police station.
Winter Weather Poses Fire Threat
As temperatures continue to
drop and the threat of win-
ter weather rises, so does the
threat from the leading cause of
home fires nationwide "improper
use and maintenance of heating
equipment.
Every year, hundreds of people -
die, thousands are injured and
more than 100,000 homes are
destroyed or damaged by fires
caused by the improper use and
maintenance of heating equip-
Me
oSpace heaters and other por-
table heating devices present
serious fire hazards because of
their potential for improper use
and cause of many home fires, ?
said Raleigh Fire Prevention Ed-
ucation Specialist Ronald Cam-
bell. oMost of these fires can be
prevented it users of home
heating equipment observe the
following simple safety guide-
lines. ? ! \
Residents are reminded to:
*Follow the manufacturer Ts
recommendations for use atid
maintenance;
Use portable heaters care-.
fully. Portable heaters generate a
great amount of heat;
*Maintain a minimum clear-
Even before the election, racial {
rage began to break out across
the country. Effigies of Obama
appeared hanging from nooses on
university campuses. And angry
supporters of John McCain. and
Sarah Palin reportedly shouted
oKill him ? and oterrorist ? at a
campaign rally. Racist graffiti
targeting Obama abounded.
Law enforcement agencies
say Obama has -received more
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dent-elect. Two étis
sassination plots already have
been broken up "one involving
two racist skinheads in Tennes-
see "and, just before Obama Ts
Jan. 20 inauguration, a Wisconsin
man. was arrested for threaten-
ing to kill Obama in.an.Internet
posting.
On Jan. 27, a Denver grand :
jury indicted a Colorado man
who sent e-mails to the FBI Ts
Washington office eight days be- ©
fore the inauguration, threaten-.
ing to kill Obama within the next
48 hours and blow up a mall.
At the same time, the economic
meltdown is helping to create
the conditions in which racist ex-
tremist and militia groups typi-
cally thrive, often by scapegoat-
ing minorities and by stoking
fear and division among those
who are harmed by events be-
yond their control or understand-
ing. 7:
Neo-Nazi Jeff Schoep may
have offered the clearest vision
of how the economy can be ex-
ploited. -
"Historically, when times get
tough in T our nation, that Ts how .%
movements like ours gain a foot- Fae
hold, ? the leader of the National
Socialist Movement told USA To-
day. oWhen the economy suffers,
people are looking for answers...
We are the answer for white
people. ?
The Obama era comes after
years in which white suprema-
cists. have successfully exploited
the immigration debate "both
providing racist propaganda that
seeps into the popular culture
and benefiting from the vilifica-
tion of Latino immigrants,
Mainly as a result of the big-
otry and xenophobia surround-
ing the immigration debate, the
number of hate groups operating
in the United States has risen by
nearly 50 percent "from 602 to
888 "since 2000,
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Obama "distributing racist pro-
paganda, filling Internet message
boards with threats and mes-
sages of hate, and, in some cases,
taking more direct action against
minorities. Here is a sampling of
racial incidents reported in the
wake of the election;
*Police in Riverside County,
Calif., said five attacks on mi-
norities were likely related to
the election and were believed to
have been carried out by @ local
white supremacist gang, :
*In Shreveport, La,,-a~ black ~
man wearing an Obama tee-shirt
was brutally beaten by a eroup
of white men screaming of--
Obama ? and "n----r pres: ,
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ance of 36: inches from furniture,
draperies or other combustible
home furnishings;
*Avoid damp or. wet locations
for electric heaters and never
touch the controls while you are
wet;
*Check the electrical cords
regularly for cracking or fray-
ing; .
*Do not place electrical cords
for space heaters or any ap-
pliance under rugs or. carpets.
Place the unit close to the electri-
cal outlet so that the cord is not a
threat to trip those walking near
the heater; ;
*Take extreme care when refu-
eling portable kerosene heaters.
These kerosene heaters should
be refueled in a well-ventilated
area, away from any source of
heat. Wait until the heater has
cooled before refueling and be
sure to use the proper fuel. Use
only I-K brand kerosene and
always take the unit outside to
refuel. The refueling area should
be clear of any smoking materi-
als or open flames;.
_ *All portable heating units
should be turned off before leav-
ing home of going to bed;
*Extreme caution should be
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used when children and pets are
in the home. Falling, against or
touching the surface of a por-
table heater can cause severe
burns. Keep children and pets
away from heaters at all times;
*Keep portable heaters out of
high-traffic areas to minimize
the possibility of tripping over
the heater and turning it over. Be
sure the unit is equipped with the
otip-over ? safety feature;
*Any gas-burning heater or
woodstove would be properly
vented. The ventilation should be
checked thoroughly at the begin-
ning of the heating season before
the appliance is used. Improperly
vented appliances could produce
deadly amounts of carbon mon-
oxide;
*Gas logs must be in the fire- .
place and always use a screen to
prevent sparks from flying inte
the room; and,
*Always use a metal container
for ash removal and carry the
container outside to be placed
on a non-combustible surface.
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are going to provide fora mother entitled to raise him? My son has nothing. I really wish that some- but maybe it can get the word out _ in North Carolina to know about
" . tobe and her unborn baby when a good job now, but how does he one could explain all of this to me. there and stop just one man from this. Some other states probably
. he is not sure who the father is. go about providing for him when What kind of people makes these losing his rightstobeaparent,I have the samerules,
The DNA test did prove that someone else has been given decisions? Do they have children? .do not know what conte done to From the inner most part of my
my son is the father and we permission to adopt him and we Have any been snatched away challenge this statute other than heart, "
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she is pregnant and the husband but we do not have the money to _ wanted to take care of him. The P. . nal
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father. Well he does not believe by a white family. I would be empty place in our hearts without
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boy. No one from her fan _ biological family, but the North the one that gave him away, and ] ]
has Carolina Statute says he did " '. We get nothing "no pictures, no
because he had asked for a DNA
a lawyer to find out my son's
rights. We find out that he needed
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DR. MARTIN LUTHER
JR. NATIONAL MEM
_ GROUNDB:
_ CEREMONY
Monday, Nov. 13, 2006
Remarks of U.S, Senator Barack
Obama
G,
T want to thank first of all- the
King family, we would not be
here without them, I want to
thank Mr. Johnson and the foun-
dation for allowing me to share
this day with all of you.
I wish to recognize as well my
colleagues in the United T States
Senate who have helped make
today possible. Senators Paul
Sarbanes and John Warner, who
wrote the bill for this memorial.
Senators Thad Cochran and Rob-
ert Byrd who appropriated the
money to help build it,
Thank you all.
I have two daughters, ages five
and eight. And when I see the
plans for this memorial, I think
about what it will be like when
I first bring them here upon the
memorial Ts completion.
I imagine us walking down
to this tidal basin, between one
memorial dedicated to the man
who helped give birth to a nation,
and another dedicated to the man
who preserved it. .
I picture us walking beneath
the shadows cast by the Moun-
tain of Despair, and gazing up at
the Stone Of Hope, and reading
the quotes on the all together as-
the water falls like rain.
And at some point, I know that
one of my daughters will ask,
perhaps my youngest, will ask,
oDaddy, why is this monument
here? What did this man do? ?
What Did Martin Luther King,
dr. Do? soy,
How might I answer them?
Unlike the others commemo-
rated in this place, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. was not a presi-
-dent of the United States "at no
time in his life did he hold public
office. He was not a hero of for-
eign wars. He never had much
money, and while he lived he. was
reviled at least as much as he
was celebrated.
By his own accounts, he was
a man frequently racked with
doubt, a man not without flaws, a
man who, like Moses before him,
more than once questioned why
he had been chosen for so ardu-
ous a task "the task of leading
a people to freedom, the task of
healing the festering wounds of
the nation Ts original sin.
_ And yet lead a nation he did.
Through words he gave voice
to. the voiceless. Through deeds
he gave courage to the faint of
heart. By dint of vision, and de-
termination, and most of all faith
inthe redeeming power of love,
he endured the humiliation of
arrest, the loneliness of a prison
cell, the constant threats to his
life, until he finally inspired a
nation to: transform itself, and
begin to live up to the meaning of
its creed,
Like Moses before him, .he
would never live to see the Prom-
ised Land, But from the mountain
top, he pointed the way for us "a
The Man Who Would Be King...
A Timeline Of
Events Detailing.
The Beginning
And Rise To
Fame Of Dr.
Martin Luther
King, Jr.
January 15, 1929 "Born as Mi-. |
chael King Jr. in Atlanta,Ga. 44
*Fall 1944 "Begins studies at
Morehouse College in Atlanta at J
the ageof15,
eJune 8, 1948 "Graduates |
from Morehouse College with a
B.A. degree in sociology,
September 1948 "Enrolls in
Crozer theological Seminary in ]
Chester, Pa.
*May 6-8, 1951 "Graduates
from Crozer Theological Semi-
nary with a Bachelor of Divinity "
degree.
eSeptember 1951 "Begins his .
doctoral studies at Boston Uni-
versity. pie
, «June 18; 1953 "Marries "
_*May 17, 1954 "-U.S. Supreme "
Court rules in Brown vs. Board
Coretta Scott in
of Education that segregation
in
tional.
*September 1954 "Moves
from Boston to Montgomery
to begin his service at Dexter
Avenue Baptist Church, setting
up residence in the church's
parsonage. :
*March 2, 1955 "Fifteen-year-
old Claudette Colvin refuses to
give up her seat to a white man
in compliance with the Jim Crow
laws, leading King to look into
the case as a member of a com-
mittee from the Birmingham
African-American éommunity.
*June 5, 1955 "Rosa Parks re-
fuses to move from her seat on
a Montgomery bus op aeaaeM
date a white passenger.
Peete id 1955--First day
of both the official Montgomery
eJanuary 30, 1956 "King Ts
house is bombed in resp
the oget-tough ?
boycott participants enacted
by Montgomery Mayor William
oTacky ? Gayle),
public schools is unconstitu- "
the boycott (possibly incited by °
ylicy toward
visible figure in the civil rights
movement .and the youngest
person to ever win the Nobel
Peace Prize.
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*February 21, 1956 "Indicted _
with 115 boycott participants
and charged with violating an
obscure 1921 Alabama law pro-
hibiting cons;
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commerce,
April 23, 1
business and
| 23, 1956- "-U.S. Supreme
Court rules in Fleming vs. South
Carolina Electric and Gas Com-
pany that segregation on any |
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*February 18, 1957 "Appears
on the cover of Time Magazine
for a story chroni
cessful conclusion of the boy-
cott, yee
*September 9, 1958 "Congress
_passes the first Civil Rights Act
since Reconstruction, establish-
vil Rights Commission
il Rights Division of
nent of J
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*September 20, 1958 "Stabbed
by 4 mentally unstable woman
named Izola Curry while at a
book signing during a publicity "
tour.
»November 29, 1959- "Resigns
from Dexter to join his father as
co-pastor of the Ebenezer Bap-
tist Church in Atlanta.
*February 1, 1960 "King de-
livers his final address as presi-
dent of the Montgomery T Im- "
conser Association before
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land no longer torn asunder with
racial hatred and ethnic strife, a
land that measured itself by how
it treats the least of these, a land
in which strength is defined.not
simply by the capacity to wage
war but by the determination to
forge peace "a land in which all
of God Ts children might come to-
gether in a spirit of brotherhood.
We -have not yet arrived at
this longed-for place. For-all the
Progress we have made, there
are times when the land of our
dreams recedes from us "when
we are lost, wandering spirits,
content with our suspicions and
our angers, our long-held grudg-
es and petty disputes, our frantic
diversions and tribal allegiances.
And yet, by erecting this monu-
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ment, we are reminded that this
different, better place beckons
us, and that we will find it not
across distant hills or within
some hidden valley, but rather
we will find it-somewhere in our "
hearts.
In the Book of Micah, Chapter
6, verse 8, the prophet says that
God has already told us: what is
good.
oWhat doth the Lord require
of thee, ? the verse tells us, obut
to do justly, and to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with thy
God? ?
The man we honor today did
what God required. In the end,
that is what I will te}l my daugh-
ters "I will leave it to their
teachers and their history books
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to tell them the rest. -
_ As Dr. King asked to be rex «
inembered, I will tell them that
this man gave his life serving
others. I will tell them that this
man tried to love somebody, 4
will tell them that because he did ?,?
these things, they live today with T
the freedom God intended, their
citizenship unquestioned, their
dreams unbounded. ee
And I will tell them that they
foo can love. That they too can
serve. And that each generation
is beckoned anew, to fight for
what is right, and strive for what
is just, and to find within itself
the: spirit, the sense of purpose,
that can remake a nation and
transform a world,
Thank you very much.
East Carolina|
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Minority Voice Febreary 6-20; 2009 res
Great F;
African- -American i. is
being celebrated in February
but can be studied and observed
through agencies of the N.C. De-
partment of oe Resources
every day.
The title A History istory of African-
_Americans in North Carolina
relates that history from pre-Co-
lonial days to 2001.
It presents Mary dene. Connor
| _ on the cover, who was described
by a Union soldier in 1863 as
' othoroughly capable ? and oabout
the most remarkable colored
woman I ever saw. ? It is one of
six African-American history
books available through the N.C.
Historical Publications Section,
all discounted 25 percent for
Black History Month..
Recollections Of My Slavery
Days, written by William Henry
Singleton, is his account of his
escape from slavery in 1862, ser-
vice in the U.S. Colored Troops,
and other accomplishments. Visit
http://nc-historical-publications.
stores.yahoo.net/ and click on
African-American history for in-
formation on all the titles,
The N.C. Museum of His-
tory in Raleigh started celebrat-
ing Black History Month early
with the Eighth Annual African-
American History Celebration on
Saturday, Jan. 31, Piedmont Poet
Laureate Jaki Shelton Green
read, the Gospel Jubilators sang,
: colorfully costumed Jonkonnu
dancers performed, while crafts
and other activities provided a
day of free family fun. :
Throughout February
seum offers programs
age groups free or for a small
fee, ead Wine the
necting students »
education, by pa i
second round of
ded by
American Sentinel University,
Ashford University, Capella Uni-
versity, Everest University. and
Penn Foster College.
Over the course of a 10-week
outreach camy paign, Project Work-
ing Mom eceived more than
72,000 applications from ees, ee
moms across the United States T "
seeking financial aid to help make |
their dreams come true.
Project Working Mom first
Rights Photographs of Alexander Mount Gilead will screen Black
Rivera ? is a free exhibit at the
museum through March 1. Visit
www.ncmuseumofhistory.org and
click on Upcoming Programs ? or
oExhibits. ?
ye po Sir State Historic
Sites will o er engaging programs
ranging from an African-
Read-In at the State Capitol on Feb.
7, from 1-5 p.m., where local ce-
lebrities read their favorite black
authors, to a program at Historic o
Bath on slave ship archaeology
comparing the English slaver Hen-
rietta Marie, to the French slave
ship turned into Blackbeard Ts flag-
ship, Queen Anne Ts Revenge on
Feb.7,at10am. =
The N. C. Transportation: Mu-
seum in Spencer will examine
the work and music of lining bar
workers, known as ogandy danc-
ers ? who toiled as railroad track
maintenance workers from the
mid 1800s to the mid 20th cen-
tury. The oNorth Carolina Lining
Bar Gangs ? is a free permanent
exhibit opening Feb. 24.
Entertainment is planned with
a Freedman Ts Jazz Concert at
Roanoke Island Festival Park, at
8 p.m. on Feb. 20; featuring two
legendary blues guitarists.
Hubert Sumlin was guitarist
for Howlin T Wolf (aka Chester
Burnett). Bob Margolin played
for Muddy Waters. Both were re-
corded on Chicago-based Chess
records, all were major influenc-
es on subsequent blues and rock
and roll artists, as demonstrated
in the recent movie oCadillac Re-
cords. ? There is a fee; visit www. .
roanokeisland.com for additional
information,
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The campaign will include
, scholarships from Ashford Uni-:
versity, Capella University, Ever-
est University, Virginia College
Online, and Ashworth College.
Unlike previous campaigns, this
campaign will also open the -
scholarship pool to dads,
More details will be announced "
soon, To learn more about Proj-
ect Working Mom, log onto bite
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launched in January 2008 and & WA
was followed by the second cam-
paign which ran from June to.
August 2008. Combined the two
phases of Project Working Mom
attracted more: than 120,000 ap- #-
plications and awarded more
than $4 million in full-ride schol-
arships to 93 working moms.
For many of the scholarship
recipients, this scholarship is life
' changing. oI don Tt have a lot of
family who have gone to school
and certainly not those who have ©
received scholarships. To my
family and I, this is better than @
winning the lottery, ? osaid one of
the scholarship recipients.
oIt was heart wrenching and
awe inspiring to read the submis-
sions from the scholarship appli- _
cants "and to learn about the ob-
stacles they have overcome and .
their determination to improve ©
their lives and the lives of their
families through education, ? said _ {
Helen MacDermott, spokesper- :
son for Project Working Mom
and an online student mom.
oBut perhaps what is even
more inspiring is actually see
_ these women go back to school ft
and pursue their dreams. That Ts
Indians: An American Story nar.
rated by James Earl Jones on
Feb. 1, at 4 p.m. Historic Bath
will show oA Raisin in the Sun ?
starring Sidney Poitier, on Feb,
19, at 7 p.m,
Tryon Palace in New. Bern-will "
present Antonia Parker, who will
tell the story of Amelia Green,
and her efforts to free herself
and her family from slavery
on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. Visit www.
» nehistoricsites.org and click on
the individual site or the calen-
dar on the right fort additional
information. These programs are
free.
Somerset Place in Creswell
is one of the state historic sites
steeped in: African-American
history every day. It interprets
the lives of the Collins fam-
ily and the nearly 300 slaves who
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was the Bennehan-Cameron plan-
tation of 30,000 acres and nearly
900 slaves, where atypical apart-
ment style slave houses built by
enslaved Africans still stand.
oHistoric Edenton features a
display and tours. about Harriet
Jacobs, who escaped slavery to
become an abolitionist after
seven years hiding in her grand-
mother Ts attic. Another site is the
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Muse-
um in Sedalia, a preeminent prep
school for. African-Americans in
the first half of the 20th century.
- The Museum of the Cape Fear
in Fayetteville will present the
Arsenal Roundtable oRed, White,
Blue and Black: A: History of
Black Americans in the U.S.
Military ? on Feb. 26, at 7 p.m.
Prof. Charles Anderson Jr. will
examine African-American mili-
times to the Civil War in a free
program.
Other military involvement
can be researched in the State
Archives. The State Library and
State Archives also offer infor-
mation all year to genealogists -
and those researching black fam-
ily histories back to the 1800s.
Visit the State Archives is at
www.archives.ncder.gov; infor-
mation on penoeiogy is available
History
_at http://statelibrary.der.state.
nc.us/patrons.genealogists. html.
The N.C. Highway Histori-
cal Marker program recogniz-
es significant contributions of
African-Americans in North
Carolina across the state. Visit
www.nemarkers.com and enter
African-American history in the
search bar. Markers for Black
Wall Street, Martin Luther King
Jr., Sit-in, and many others are
listed.
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have a new way to learn about
upcoming local, state-and na-
tional events. A premier broad-
cast news magazine program to
debut on February 16th, 2009
on, Suddenlink Cable Network
Channel 23 in Greenville, NC.
The program is taped at the
Hilton Hotel in Greenville, NC
by the Foremost Vision Studio
of Kinston, NC. Date and time of
the program will be announced.
NORTH CAROLINA TODAY
WITH MERCEDES FORNAY
is a thirty minute innovative
public affairs program. The
program Ts mission is committed
to aid in changing lives through
Empowerment, Encouragement,
Inspiration and Educational pro-
gramming.
NORTH CAROLINA TODAY
WITH MERCEDES FORNAY
will bring together some of
the preéminent visionaries and
agents of change in the region.
Community leaders, educators, .
public servants, authors, mo-
tivational speakers, medical
professionals, business leaders,
spiritual leaders, filmmakers,
and artists are among the antici-
pated guests.
Topics of the initial program
include interviews at the Inau-
gural Black Tie Event at the Mi-
chaels Center hosted by Ms. Da-
las Nixon of the Dalas House on
January 21, 2009 in Greenville
NC with: The Honorable Mayor
Pat Dunn, Mayor of Greenville;
Mr. Jim Rouse, Business leader;
Calvin Henderson, President,
NAACP; Mr. Melvin McLawhorn,
Pitt County Commissioner; Ms.
Rose Glover, City Council and
Reverend Calvin and First Lady
Shaw of Cornerstone Missionary
Baptist Church, Williamston, NC
and many others.
Mercedes Fornay "the pro-
gram Ts producer/director and
host "is a 14-year broadcast
radio and television journalist
formerly of Wilmington, Dela-
ware who. recently returned
to North Carolina and is a
Funeral Director, and Rhonda
Grant Jordan serves as pro-
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Remember "Opportunities
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For more information: please
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USDA Launches T09 Farm Survey
Farmers will soon have.to
opportunity to set the record
straight about the issues that af-
fect them "and to help ensure
that policies and programs T are .
| based on accurate, real-world
data. This is the goal of the
annual Agricultural Resource.
Management Survey (ARMS),
conducted by the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture Ts National
_ Agricultural Statistics Services
(NASS).
ARMS is USDA Ts primary
| Source of information on produc-
tion practices, resource use and
economic well-being f America Ts
farm households.
oJust about every federal pol-
icy and program that affects
U.S. farmers and farm families
is based on information from
ARMS, ? said Herb Vanderberry,
lirector of the NASS North Caro-
ha Field Office. oThis informa-
on is used not:just by USDA
"apd Congress, but also by farm
WASH
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insation at companies. be-
B supported by infusions of
xpayer dollars unanimously
assed the U.S. Senate last
eek, during debate on the floor
bvery Package.
enators Claire McCaskill (D-
i.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and
om Harkin (D-Iowa) to cospon-
or the oCap Executive Officer
vay Act of 2009. ?
Under the amendment, CEOs
nd other executives at com-
panies receiving assistance
hrough the Troubled Asset
Relief Program (TARP) would
hot be permitted to make
more in salary and bonuses
han the President of the Unit-
bd States. ? yk
| oTonight, the U.S. Senate sent
la resounding message to com-
panies who seek Americans T
hard-earned tax dollars to shore T
up their poor choices; While
iBroups, agribusinesses and oth-
agan Ts (D-NC) amend- .
pnt to rein in executive com-
bncerning the Economic Re-'-
Senator Hagan joined U.S.
people are struggling to put -
food. on the table and pay for :
ers who make the decisions that
shape the.future of North Caroli-
na Ts agriculture. ? ;
Between February .and April
of 2009, NASS field offices will
contact more than 33,000 farm-
ers nationwide by mail or phone
to complete the survey. Produc-
ers will be asked to provide data
on their operating: expenditures,
oproduction costs and household
characteristics.
. oAll farm, operators rely on
quality information and sound
government policies n order to
run a successful business,. That Ts
why participation in ARMS en-
sures that decisions affecting
farmers, their families, their
businesses and their: commu-
nities are based n the facts,
straight from the source. ?
Survey responses will be com-
plied and NASS will publish
the farm economic data in the
annual Farm Production Expen-
ditures report, to be released
on August 6. As with all NASS
dagan Ts Executive Pay
imendment Passes Senate
frivolously spend money that
if not yours in the first place, ?
said Hagan. .
oWhile there is still much
further to go, the passage of
this vote indicates a level of
accountability that North Caro-
linians, and others across the
country, have not seen in some
time, I am proud to have co-
sponsored this measure, and
I look forward to. continuing
to work with my colleagues in
the Senate to ensure that tax-
payer dollars are spent wisely
and with accountability to the
American public. ?
The CEQ Pay Act would ap-
ply for as long as a company
receives federal assistance or
owes an obligation to the gov-
ernment related to TARP fund-
ing. Once the government has T
- been repaid in full, this mea-
sure would no longer apply,
In December, the Associated
Press calculated that $1.6 bil-
lion went to executive compen-
sation at banks that received
the initial infusion of TARP
money. Caen)
surveys, information. provided
by. respondents is confidential
by law. NASS safeguards the
confidentially of all responses
and publishes only-sthte and na-
tional-level data, ensuring that
no individual producer or opera-
tion can. be identified: All NASS
reports are available online at:
WWw.nass.usda.gov. :
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NASA Challenges Students To Build, Fly Model Rockets
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. "Twenty
Student teams, selected by NASA
from colleges and universities
around the country, are spending
the winter building sophisticated
rockets they will launch high
over Alabama during NASA Ts
2008-2009 University Student
Launch Initiative in April.
The annual rocketry challenge
will be held April 18 at NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center in
_ Huntsville, Ala. Student teams -
will bring their rockets to the
NASA center, where professional
engineers will conduct formal
design reviews of the vehicles
before the students take part in a
final, all-day launch.
The initiative, managed by
Marshall Ts Academic Affairs Of-
fice, is designed to inspire young
people to pursue careers in fields
critical to NASA Ts mission: sci-
ence, technology, engineering
and mathematics.
Each student team will design,
build and field-test one rocket,
earning practical experience in
the development and execution
of a complex engineering project
from design to launch. They must
develop a vehicle that can fly to
an altitude of 1 mile and sustain
an onboard science experiment:
that gathers measurable data.
New to the challenge this year
are teams from Arizona State
University in Tempe; two
teams
from Embry-Riddle Aeronauti-
cal University in Daytona Beach,
Fia.; Florida lnstitute of Technol-
ogy in Melbourne; Georgia In.
stitute of Technology in T Atlanta:
Iowa State University in Ames;
Middle Tennessee State Univer-
sity in Murfteesboro; Mississippi
State University in Starkville;
Mitchell Community College in
Statesville and Tuskegee Univer.
sity in Tuskegee, Ala. :
Returning teams hail from
Alabama A&M University in
Huntsville; Auburn University
in Auburn, Ala.; the College of
Menominee Nation in Green Bay,
Wis.; Fisk University in Nash-
ville, Tenn.; Harding University
in Searcy, Ark.; Missouri Univer-
sity of Science & Technology in
Rolla; the University of Alabama
in Huntsville; the University of
North Dakota in Grand Forks;
Utah State University in Logan;
and Vanderbilt University in
Nashville, Tenn. ae
_ oEach year, the University Stu--
ent Launch Initiative welcomes
ah exciting roster of young engi-
neers, whose inventiveness and
rigorous attention to detail are
an inspiration to all involved, ?
said Tamimy Rowan, manager of
Marshall Ts Academic Affairs Of-
fice. oWe look forward to spring
and the thrill of seeing rockets
lift into the sky.
~ oTt Ts our hope that this one-of-
a-kind opportunity will have a
meaningful, lifelong impact on
the participants, ? Rowan added. el
oAnd we hope their schools
and organizations will continue
to nurture new generations who
will explore, innovate and better
our world by helping us travel to
others across the solar system. ?
In addition to developing and
testing their rockets, teams de-
velop a project Web site and
deliver preliminary and post-
launch reports to their NASA
counterparts for review. Teams
also conduct related projects for
schools or youth organizations .
in their area, helping to spread
interest in engineering and rock-
etry to upcoming generations of
students.
- The Exploration Systems Mis-
sion Directorate at NASA Head-
quarters in Washington sponsors
Postmenopausal Loss Of Desire
Linked To Women Ts Health Issues
CHAPEL HILL "Women: with,
low levels of sexual desire, often
as a result of menopause, are
. More likely to be depressed and
to. suffer physical symptoms
such as back pain and memory
problems than women who report
_higher levels of desire, according
*
to a new study Tby researchers at
the University of North Caro-
lina at Chapel Hill and Procter &
Gamble Pharmaceuticals,
The study, published recently
as an online early view article
in Value in Health, the official
journal of the International. Soci-
ety of Pharmacoeconomics and
Outcomes Research, found that -
women with hypoactive sexual
desire disorder (HSDD) reported
poorer health status and worse
health-related quality of life than
women Without the disorder. -
For example, those with the
disorder were more than. twice
as likely to report health issues T
including back pain, fatigue and
memory problems. Researchers
say the study shows that women
with the disorder have a degree
of physical and mental impair-
ment comparable to chronic con-
ditions such as hypertension, dia-
betes, osteoarthritis and asthma.
oOur research shows that
HSDD is a significant and clini- :
cally relevant problem, and not
a normal or inevitable part of the
aging process, ? said Andrea K.
Biddle, Ph.D., associate profes-
sor of health policy and manage-
ment at the UNC Gillings School
of Global Public Health. ;
oWomen with the disorder ex-
perience health burdens similar
to individuals with serious chron-
ic Conditions. ?
Hypoactive sexual desire dis-
order is defined as the persistent
lack of sexual desire causing
marked stress or interpersonal
difficulties. Studies have shown
that between nine percent and 26
percent of women in the United
States suffer from it, depending
on the woman's current age and
menopausal status.
The, study was based on tele-
phone interviews with 1,189 post-
menopausal women. Using qual-
ity of life surveys, researchers
asked women about their levels
of sexual desire and feelings of
physical and emotional well-be-
ing or distress.
Results showed that women
with the disorder were more like-
ly to be depressed and to express
dissatisfaction with their home
New Medicare Regs
Make It Easier To Get |
Power Wheelchairs
Medicare's regulations now
make it easier for seniors and
others with debilitating condi-
tions such T as arthritis, stroke,
heart and breathing problems,
or diabetes, to obtain a power
wheelchair at little or no cost.
Miracle on Wheels is trying to
increase public awareness about
the assistance options that allow
senior and the disabled to remain |
independent in their own homes
rather than undergo difficult
surgery or other expensive treat-
ment, or resort
nursing home.
These assistance o re
available to anyone with prob.
to moving into a |
lives and their: sexual partners.
Surgically menopausal women
(women who underwent meno-
pause by having their ovaries re-
moved) were slightly more likely
to have the disorder than. women
_who underwent menopause natu: ©
pte Ee eee?
The study was funded T by con-
tract from Procter & Gamble
Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Mason,
Ohio, "
Rescue Trai
tions of the City Ts
tion works directly
aS required.
FIRE RESCUE TRAINEE
The City of Greenville, NC is seeking qualified ap-
plicants for the following position:
Performs in a training Capacity learning and par-
ticipating in the general functions and duties of
a beginning level fire/rescue position; employee
remains in a training capacity until satisfactory
completion of all academic and performance re-
quirements as established by State law and regula-
Fire/Rescue Department; posi-
under the Fire/Rescue Training
Officer for initial period and may work eight hour
shifts during such training; performs. related
Starting Annual Salary: $30,492.80; Application
| Deadline: 2/08/09
oFor more information and instructions on how to
apply online, please visit www.greenvillenc.gov
and click on employment.
The City of Greenville is an Equal Opportunity/Af-
firmative Action Employer,
work
the University Student Launch
Initiative. =,
For complete listing of par- visit: http:/education.msfc.nasa.
_ ticipants and more information, gov/usli. |
_ CITY OF GREENVILLE, NC
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR -
NAMING RIGHTS
The City of Greenville is Soliciting. proposals from qualified
corporate entities to enter into a Naming Rights agreement for
the Greenville, NC Convention Center. A copy of the Request
for Proposals, may be obtained from 1) www.greenvillenc.gov,
2) www.greenvilleconventioncenter.com, and 3) www.visit-
greenvillenc.com or by request at 252-329-4432. Proposal is |
due no later than 4 p.m. EST on March 27, 2009. No proposal
will be accepted after this date and time. Interested: parties
should contact Thomas M. Moton, Jr., Assistant City Manager,
at 252-329-4432 with questions about this Request for Pro-
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HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS ¢ OF AFRICAN AMERIC ANS IN
oHEALTH & MEDICINE "
| George Washington
Carver
1860-1943
One of the
best known
agricultural
Scientists
of his
generation,
Carver was born fit slavery
- near Diamond Grove,
Missouri. Slave raiders |
kidnapped Carver and his
mother when he was a six-
_week-old infant, but his
owner allegedly ransomed
prize race horse Although
Carver had to work and live
~on his own while still a nome |
he managed to finish high |
school and became the first _
African American student to
enroll at Simpson College
| in Indianola, Iowa. He then "
put himself through the Iowa
Cultural College by working
as a janitor, earning a B.S.
in 1894 and an M.S. in 1896 "
in agricultural science. The
same year, Carver joined
Book ot T. Washington at th
Tuskegee Institute, directing |
Tuskegee Ts agricultural
research department
| continuously until his death
in 1943, At Tuskegee, Carver
concentrated on persuading "
Soma rT g farmers to end bo |
crops. Carver encouraged
farmers to diversify and plant
| profitable, Carver did "
the Advancement of Colored
People. In 1938 he took
$30 ,000 "virtually his entire ?
life savings "and founded the
- George Washington Carver
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work after his death. When
he died in 1943 the rest of his *
ndation to continue his _
_ estate went to the foundation.
He was buried beside his great | 4
friend and mentor, Booker T.
Washington, on the Tuskegee
campus.
Charles Drew
1904-1950 :
_ The man who discovered the
modern i
processes for »
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_ honors student. Fe or two years
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in Montreal. There he became |
_ increasingly interested in
_ the general field of medical
research and in the specific
_ problems of blood transfusion.
, aes graduation from McGill :
_in 1932, Drew did his three-
? year residency ; at Montreal
_ General Hospital before
joining the faculty of Howard
.__ University, where he. was
Syomnially appointed head of
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