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The Minority Voice
January 2010 Issue.
Changing Lives Through Faith
Former Howard Universify;Presiden
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James Cheek dies at 77
By: Brett Zongker
The Associated Press
James E. Cheek; who served as
Howard University Ts president
for 20-years and oversaw major
expansions at the school, has
died. He was 77. University
. University in New York a
after a long illness, said Tanya ne
Te Ph.D. from Drew Universit
Wiley, spokeswoman for Shaw ..
University where Cheek earlier se «allo apd
served as president. Cheek was o@= )
born Dec. 04, 1932, in Roanoke oMV@#sity in Washington, |
Rapids; NC. He served in the Us. oSt he served 20 years
Air Force during the Korean War poss a oe pth
and went on to earn degrees in etl 4
Rhema-In-Action Outreach
Ministries, Inc., has taken a
stand of righteousness in
Vanceboro, NC. Pastors
Lucretia and Rhema Dawson,
Nana and Renee Crum are a
. dynamic, charismatié team
who. care about people. They
are strong on relationships,
personal development, and
advancement for everyone
they. come in contact with.
They are truly exemplary
leaders with a Non-profit
S01(C) 3 Faith explosion
ministry.
Our passion in ministry is to
teach the uncompromised
Word of God. Our assignment
is to teach about faith, the
family, and finances through
fellowship. We understand the
importance of teaching
Christians to walk by faith and
not by sight, have strong
families, and prosper in every
area of life; -spirit, soul, and body.
Therefore we have incorporated a
number of outreach efforts such as
linking individuals to medical supplies,
mental health counseling, In-Home
Health Care, utility and housing
assistance, and HIV/AIDS case
management servicing Beaufort,
Craven and PITT Counties.
For more information regarding this
ministry. and or -its outreach
components, we can be reached
Monday thru Friday from 9:00 am to
5:00pm at 252/244-0264 or on the
web at themainaction.org. We are
located at 408 White St., Vanceboro,
NC 28586 or you can mail us at P.O.
Box 30, Vanceboro, NC 28586. Our
service times are as follows:
- Wednesday Ts at 6:00 pm is
intercessory prayer
Wednesday Ts at 7:00 pm is bible study
: Third Saturday of every month at
1:00 pm is Queen Ts in training. (A
program inspired to empower woman
of all ages)
- Second Saturday of
every month at 12:00
pm is MOP (Men of
Power) mtg. designed ,
for Men only.
- Sunday Ts at 9:30 am
Worship Service.
- Sunday Ts at 12:00 pm
Worship Service
Here at Rhema-In-
Action Outreach
Ministries, Inc., we have
declared this to be our
year of oNext. Level
Living ?; because by
Faith, we understand
that oWe Win in 2010 ?!
We hold fast to our
confession of faith that,
oGod has given to every
man everything they
need to succeed ?.
spokesman Ron Harris said
Cheek died Friday ata hospital
in Greensboro, NC. Cheek died
sociology, history and divinity een and
from Shaw. University ig nen.
Raleigh, NC., Colgate Rochester *
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versity , where she recently received a B.A. Degree in History, along with a Minor in Middle
Eastern Studies. Everyone including friends and family are extremely proud of her. Ms. Free-
man stated, oI would like to thank my mother Tia Irizary (pictured far right) for my inspira-
tion, guiding light and force behind all my successes throughout all my life. Thank You Mom,
I Love You ! photo by Michael Adams
Baltimore owr
Mayor |
Sheila
Dixon
agrees to
_ resign
the St. Louis American
_ Mayor Sheila Dixon of
Baltimore, . who. was
convicted of embezzlement
last month, has announced she
will step down from her post
in early February as part of a
deal negotiated with
prosecutors. Dixon, 56, was
convicted on Dec. 01 of
misappropriating about $ 500
in gift cards donated to the
city for needy families when
she was City Council
president. She became mayor
in 2007, -
| by: Maggie Haberman
NAACP Beaufort County President Bill Booth and State President Rey. Barber is pictured at a
banquet. NC Govenor Bev, Perdue was on the scene as well to remind and encourage Black folks
that they too are included in the State Ts budget to improve our community, photo by Jim Rouse
Special.to the Peacemaker from
Civil rights legend and Harlem power player Percy Sutton was remembered
VIP-studded funeral service as the man who
president and Malcolm X lawyer was praised i
(FinalCall.com) - Questions ran rampant across America just
a few days after the 7.0 earthquake that destroyed Haiti Ts
capital Port-au-Prince, with concern about whether U.S.
corporations would profit from the: disaster and whether
international money lenders "like the World Bank and
International Monetary Fund "would also use the tragedy to
make a profit. Two days after the quake, Democracy Now, a
daily independent radio and television program that is nationally
syndicated, aited segments of a Jan. 13 Speech given by
Canadian journalist and author Naomi Klein at the New York-
based Ethical Culture Society. oWe have to be absolutely clear
that this tragedy (Haitian earthquake) under no circumstances,
be used to, one, further indebt Haiti, two, to push through
unpopular policies in the interests of our corporations, ? warmed
Ms. Klein.
Farewell, Mr. Chairman Sutton Ts place in
history immortalized in sendoff...
recently at a stirring,
paved the way for generations of black leaders. With
every pew in the cavernous Riverside Church packed, the 89-year old former Manhattan borough
n more than a dozen tributes by US Attorney General
Eric Holder, former Mayor David Dinkins, the Rey, Al Sharpton and others, A Tuskegee Airman
war hero.and a media player who owned Inner City
Apollo Theater, Whith creating a new political dyn
oThe tallest tree in our forest has fallen, ? he said. oYou've paved the way, Mr. Chairman, Be at rest. ?
Broadcasting and helped save the decrepit
amic. Jesse Jackson was one of the first speakers.
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_.| Matthew Oliver Ricketts MD (1858-1917) _
ee Ricketts was born to enslaved parents in Henry County, Kentucky in 1858. His
parents moved to Booneville, Missouri when he was a child, and he completed
school there. In 1876 he received a degree from the Lincoln Institute in Jefferson
| | City, Missouri, and moved to Omaha, Nebraska in.1880. Ricketts was admitted to
|| the Omaha Medical College and worked as a janitor to pay his tuition. In March
|| 1884 he graduated with honors, and soon after opened an office in Omaha. Ricketts
| quickly earned a reputation for obeing a very careful physician, as well as an
exceedingly likable young man. ? A charismatic and controversial speaker, Ricketts
quickly became the acknowledged leader of Omaha Ts African American community,
| After being elected in 1892, Rickets served the Nebraska Legislature twice asa
ie oeee "| Republican in whole-county elections, from 1893 to 1897. He was the first African
ES als a is American to serve in the Nebraska Legislature. Dr. Ricketts was regarded as one
of th
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he best orators there, and was frequently called upon for his opinions, He is credited for creating Omaha Ts Negro Fire "
Department Company, and for securing appointments for blacks in city and state government positions. Ricketts was
elected Worshipful Master of Om ha Excelsior Lodge No. 110 of the Prince Hall Masons. Ricketts addressed the 1906
Grand Convocation of the Freemasons in Kansas City, Missouri. Ricketts was matried to Alice Nelson in 1884; they had
- three children. After leaving the Leg islature Ricketts was an unsuccessful candidate for a federal position, largely because
his appointment was opposed by a Nebraska congressman. Ricketts subsequently moved to St. Joseph, Missouri to
continue his medical career in 1903. He died in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1917, at the age of 64. |
oe
May Chinn On this date in 1896, May Chinn was born.
She was an African-American physician.
| | May Edward Chinn did not plan on becoming a doctor. Originally she wanted to be a
fk _ | Musician, but she changed from music to science after receiving encouragement from a
_ | professor at Columbia Teachers College: This fortuitous decision led to a distinguished
| career in medicine. When May Chinn died in 1980, she was the recipient of honorary
| degrees from New York University and Columbia University. Her work in cancer re-
search helped in the development of the Pap smear, a test for early detection of cervical
} cancer. She was the first African-American woman to graduate from Bellevue Hospital
Medical College, one of the first female African-American physicians in New York
City, and the first African-American woman to intern at Harlem Hospital. Chinn Ts fa:
in housekeeper
Saved money from her
meager wages to send May to a boarding school in New J ersey, aM experience that ended when May contracted osteomyelitis
__ of the jaw and returned to New York for surgery. The Tiffany Ts treated young May as family and exposed her to music, which
Harlem Hospital. During this time she rode along with the paramedics on ambulance calls "and was the first woman to do it.
She could not get privileges at the hospitals when she graduated, so she started her own family practice. She treated people who
otherwise would not have received medical care and she often went into dangerous neighborhoods. Because of her interest in
improving the health conditions of her patients in Harlem, she took a master Public He: lumbia I leis,
sity in 1933. During the 1940s, May Chinn T became interested in the diseases
cancer, Although she had finally received admitting privileges at H ariel :
hospital. She finally started working at the Strang Clinic, a cancer research facility
_ her private practice for 29 years. Chinn became a member of the Society of Surgic
help African-American women g0 to medical schoo]. She also served
affairs. She did not retire from private practice until she was 81 years ee
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The first record of African slavery in Colonial America occurred
in 1619. A Dutch ship, the White Lion, had captured 20 enslaved
Africans in a battle with a Spanish ship bound for Mexico. The
Dutch ship had been damaged first by the battle and then more
severely in a great storm during the late summer when it came
ashore at Old Point Comfort, site of present day Fort Monroe in
Virginia. Though the colony was in the middle of a period later
The History of Slavery
~ known as oThe Great Migration ? (1618-1623), during which ?
its population grew from 450 to 4,000 residents, extremely high:
mortality rates from disease, malnutrition, and war with Native.
Americans kept the population of able-bodied laborers low: ,
With the Dutch ship being in severe need of repairs and supplies "
and the colonists being in need of able-bodied workers, the human
cargo was traded for food and services. ~
Much like Martin Luther King,
Jt, Barack Obama is a man for
all people. He is humble yet
confident; he is gracious yet firm; )
and he is a peacemaker in every
situation. People from every
continent love him. He has been
Malcolm X (born Malcolm
- Little; May 19, 1925 " February ¢
~ 21,°T965), also known as El-
_ Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an
African American Muslim
minister, public speaker, and
human rights activist. To his
admirers, he was a courageous ©
advocate for the rights of
African Americans, a man who
indicted white America in the
harshest terms for its crimes
against black Americans. His
detractors accused him of
preaching racism and violence.
Quakers were one of many
groups who had come to
believe that it was wrong to
hold people in bondage,
whatever their T ethnicity. free
In 1776 Philadelphia Yearly
Meeting disowned members
F who persisted in owning
slaves. As early as 1786, some
Quakers joined the movement
to help runaway slaves reach
freedom. This was the real
beginning of the Underground
Railroad, the secret.
organization that. helped
escaping slaves before the Civil
War. It was a railroad that ran
without tracks, cars, or written
records. The abolitionists, for
the most part anti-slavery
Northerners, were aided by
some Southerners who were
sympathetic to the cause of
freedom. These abolitionists ©
were called oconductors. ?
Their homes were~the
ostations. ?
The Obamas: The Ist Family
~ called a cultural icon, bringing
hope where there is none. His
| - election to the highest office in the j
| world is an historic achievement
that many of us thought would
never happen. Thousands of
martyrs have sacrificed, marched, , {j
a protested, fought and died for
a. equal rights in America, paving
the way for Obama or anyone else ay
daring to push the limits of
success. It is on the shoulders of fi)
those giants that Barack Obama
stands. The journey has been long |
for Barack, and even longer for
BlackAmericans as a whole, ©"4fectopper educates her
What began on a hot day on the children a home;
West Coast of Aftica Tsome four rial iba sre
centuries ago in packed-to- ©'© W@%M8 ane waning of the
capacity slave ships, will planting season often kept
culminate on a cold:morning on southern African-American
the East Coast of America in our oMildren from attending school
nation Ts capitol.
He has been described as one of
the greatest and most influential
African Americans in history,
Civil War black soldiers were eager to enlist in the Union Army,
They were anxious to join the fight against slavery and they
believed that military service would allow them to prove their
right to equality, :
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The History of Black History
Americans have recognized black history annually since 1926,
first as oNegro History Week ? and later as oBlack History Month, ?
What you might not know is that black history had barely begun
to be studied-or even documented-when the tradition originated.
Although blacks have been in America at least as far back as
colonial times, it was not until the 20th century that they gained a
respectable presence in the history books. hi 7
We
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We celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. who
brought hope and healing to America. We.commemorate as well
the timeless values he taught us through his example " the values
_ of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service
__ that so radiantly defined Dr. King Ts character and empowered his
leadership. On T this holiday, we commemorate the universal,
Unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered
_ hi8 revolutionary spirit. We commemorate Dr. King Ts inspiring
words, because his voice and his vision filled a great void in our °
Nation, and answered our collective longing to become a country
_ that truly lived by its noblest principles, Yét, Dr. King knew that it
___ wasn Tt enough just to talk the talk, that he had to walk the walk for
his words to be credible. And so we commemorate on this holiday
othe man of action, who put his life on the line for freedom and
justice every day, the man who braved threats and jail and beatings
and who ultimately paid the highest price to make democracy a
forallAmericans,
Freedom is never given; it is won. ...
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Top 10 Careers To Make $3
by Thea Nyberg,
For job seekers without a
four-year degree, breaking
the $25-an-hour barrier can
_, beachallenge. But with more
~ technical certification and
-aSsociate Ts degree programs
than ever, many well-paying
Career options are accessible
in a broad range of industries.
The following is a list of
lucrative careers for those
| without a four-year degree,
presented with median annual
~ salary data from
PayScale.com. That figure is
then broken down to an
hourly rate by dividing by
2080, the typical number of
working hours in a year,
according to PayScale.
| 1. Sales director
oIf you are interested in a
career change, but do not '
want to commit to further
education, consider a sales
career, ? says Sharon Reed
Abboud, the author of oAll
_Moms Work, Short-Term.
Career Strategies for Long-
Range Success. ? Sales
directors oversee sales staff to
help meet objectives, plan and
implement sales: programs,
and work to maintain
budgets, among many other
duties. While formal training
ig not a requirement for this
position, sales experience and
an outgoing personality are
vital, aceording to Abboud.
" oSuccessful sales persons can
often have the opportunity to
climb the career ladder to
increasingly _ lucrative
management positions, ? she.
explains. ae cee
Sales director: $91,900/$44
*per hour
2. Security administrators, .
computer network
oAs technology increases its reach,
cyber crime is beéoming a major
concern for companies, ? says Debra
Yergen, author of the oCreating Job
Security Resource Guide. ? Security
administrators work to prevent,
troubleshoot, and repair security
breaches while educating network
users on cyber safety. Certification
or relevant experience is essential to
entry to this field, especially in
absence of a four-year degree,
Security administrators,
computer network: $72,000/ $35
per hour
3, Elevator installer/repairer _
Elevator assembly, installation, and
maintenance are the main
responsibilities of this position.
Participating in an apprenticeship
program coupled with paid on-the-
_ job training is the standard, and
workers must pass a licensing exam.
Union membership is typically
required by employers, and unions
cant help to ensure oan excellent
salary, benefits, and pension, ? says
Marky Stein, author of oGet a Great
Job When You Don Tt Have a Job. ?
Elevator installer/repairer:
$67,100/ $32 per hour .
4. Real estate broker
'
- Usually commission-based, real
. estate brokers T salaries are sensitive
to shifts in the economy. Despite the
current real estate market, Yergen
predicts oresurgence in salary in'2010
with the extension of the housing tax
credit. ? Brokers are tasked with
understanding real estate markets,
performing transactions, and
advising buyers on their financing
options. Additionally, real estate .
brokers must pass a written ex
and maintain a'license: .
" Real estate broker: $65,400/ $31
per hour
5. Nuclear medicine technologist
oNuclear medicine technologists
Radiation "
administer a
called: radio ob maceutica.
to patients and create
diagnostic images that
ultimately determine the ?
presence of a disease, ?
explains Yergen. With an
increasingly large middle-
aged and elderly population
and advances in technology,
type of drug
+
job growth for nuclear
medicine technologists is
likely to remain steady, A
certificate or an associate Ts
degree is needed, and a
license is a requirement for
many employers and states,
Nuclear
technologist:
per hour
6. Radiation therapist _
$64,100/ $31
treatment to cancer patients
is the main role of a radiation
therapist. oAs: radiation
therapists continue to be a
critical part of the medical
radiation oncology. team, it
will translate into an uptick of
jobs, ? predicts Yergen. There
is also room for personal
advancement in this field,
with opportunities that
include teaching and
research. Training through an
associate Ts degree © or
certification program is
necessary, and a license is
required in many states.
therapist::
$63,500 / $31 per hour
7. Construction manager
Construction managers
oversee the construction of
structures, facilities; and _
$ $63,400/ $30 per hour
ae
_ oAs an air traffic controller, Video game designers create.
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An Hour Without A Degree
Construction manager:
$63,000/ $30 per hour
8. Air traffic controller 9, Video game designer
your job will be dedicated to
keeping the skies safe, It is a
very demanding and rewarding
occupation. ? says Abboud.
Providing an essential role in
aviation, air traffic controllers
ensure that planes maintain a
safe distance between each
other and help to coordinate
efficient scheduling.
the storyline and structure
rules of play. They typic
need to possess
¥
design and
school. can provide
With most positions employed
by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA),. air
traffic controllers must
complete a FAA-approved
phases. of increased
Yergen.
Air traffic _ controller:
video game atid determine the
understanding of software
computer
programming, and a degree or
certification from a technical
advantage. Although currently
at a point of high popularity,
video games tend to go through
decreased popularity, cautions
January 2010 page 4
10. MRI technologist
MRI technologists train T in
programs available through
hospitals, colleges and.
universities to earn a certificate
or associate Ts degree. With
more doctors T offices and clinics
providing diagnostic services,
demand is higher than ever, says
Yergen. According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS), oHealth care will |
generate 3 million new. wage
and salary jobs between 2006
and 2016, more than any other "
industry. ? | |
MRI technologist: $61,000/
$29 per hour
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around the clock. On-the-job
construction experience and/
or completing a construction
management certification
program provide entry to this
position.
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_ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
, (January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist
and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement. His
main legacy was to secure progress on.civil rights in the United States, and
he has become a human rights icon: King is recognized as a martyr by two
"Christian churches. [1] A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist
early in his career,[2] He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped T
found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, serving as its
| first president. King Ts efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where
_ King delivered his oI Have a Dream ? speech. There, he raised public
? In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil. °
- disobedience and other non-violent means. By the time of his death in 1968,
he had refocused his efforts on ending poverty and opposing the Vietnam
War, both from a religious perspective, King was assassinated on April 4,
1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the )
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and Congressional Gold Medal in
2004; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. national
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- Published: January 13, 2010
1A federal judge ruled on
oWednesday that New York
City intentionally discriminated
against black applicants to the
Fire Department by continuing
to use an exam that it had been
told. put them at a
disadvantage.
Christian Hansen for The New
York Times.
John Coombs, the president of
the Vulcan Society, which won
a racial bias suit against New
York City on Wednesday.
It was not a oone-time mistake
or the product of benign
neglect, ? wrote the judge,
Nicholas G. Garaufis of
+ -Federal District Court in
Brooklyn. oIt was a part of a
pattern, practice and policy of
intentional discrimination
against black applicants that
has deep historical antecedents
and uniquely disabling effects. ?
A remedy will be decided on
later.
In his decision, the judge
highlighted how oblack and
other minority firefighters have
been severely
underrepresented, ?
characterizing that as a
opersistent stain on the Fire
Department Ts record. ?
City officials said that they
intended to appeal the
decision, but could not do so
until the judge had determined
what damages the city might
face.
Legal experts; as well as
lawyers for the plaintiffs and
city officials, said the decision
was the first in recent memory
in which a court had found that
the city had intentionally
discriminated Sestak a fake
group of people " racial
minorities or women, for
instance " in the workplace.
- oIcan Tt recall there ever being a
finding of intentional racial
discrimination in a pattern-and-
practice case against the city, ?
said Elise C..Boddie, a professor
of constitutional law at New
York Law School who formerly
litigated employment
discrimination cases. oI would
say this is pretty big. ?
In July, Judge Garaufis " acting
on a claim being pushed by the
United. States Justice
Department " ruled that the Fire
Department used a test in 1999-
and 2002. that had a
discriminatory. effect on black
applicants.
In his ruling on Wednesday, the
judge found that the city
intentionally discriminated
against blacks in using those tests
and in ignoring calls over the
years to change the testing
procedure. The suit was brought
by three people who took the test .
and by the Vulcan Society, a
fraternal organization of black
city firefighters.
At the heart of the case is the Fire
Department Ts persistent
underrepresentation of
minorities and the continued use,
between 1999 and 2007, of the
entrance exams. In 2007, there
were 303 black firefighters,
accounting for 3.4 percent of the
department Ts ranks; black
residents make up 25.6 percent
of the city Ts population.
-., oThe judge noted that'while the
city Ts other uniformed services
ohave made rapid progress
integrating black members into
their ranks, the Fire Department
has stagnated and at times
retrogressed. ?
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J udge Cites Discrimitiation i in N. y. Fire Dept :
Judge Garaufis ssopodiieee iio foe saxiniry ll
of finding that Mayor Michael and the'city T s pectign © ea
R. Bloomberg and the former the
fire Commissioner,
Scoppetta, °
intentionally discrimin:
against black applicants. But
the judge wrote that he found depositions,
strong evidence to suggest
that they were made aware
numerous times that the Fire
Department Ts entrance exams
were discriminatory, yet
failed to take sufficient
remedial action.
The mayor testified ata
deposition in August that he
did not recall receiving a
report more than six years
ago warning him about sharp
differences in the pass rates
between white and minority
candidates for firefighter. ?
in Brooklyn and a former Vulcan _
jobs, lawyers said.
The judge olet the mayor and
the commissioner off the
hook on the basis of a
doctrine known as qualified
immunity, ? said Richard A.
Levy, a lawyer for the
plaintiffs. He said that
doctrine exefinpts public
officials from. lawsuits. that
are based on. their
discretionary decisions.
case without a trial.
ws Mr, i ova agreed it was onan we
hed re to get a ruling based solely on.
documentary evidence and
but he said othe
evidence of a decades-long
pattern of discriminating against
black and Latino firefighter
applicants was overwhelming. ?
Ms. Boddie, the New York Law
School professor, said such
rulings against government
entities. were raré around the
nation, adding, oTo the extent
there is a finding of liability, itis
usually on disparate-impact
grounds, not based on racially
discriminatory intent. ?
Paul Washington, 48, a firefighter
Society president, said that the
ruling validated owhat we Tve
been saying for the longest time,
and which I T ve been saying since
1999 " that the Fire Department _
discriminates, intentionally, and
they just continue to do it. ?
He said he believed that over the
department Ts 145-year history,
there were probably othousands
of thousands of black men and
women who should have had this
The chief of the labor and job and didn Tt get it. ?
employment law division of
the city Ts Law Department
said in a written statement
that she was opleased ? that
the court dismissed oon
against Mr. Bloomberg an
Mr. Scoppetta, but pide
with the overall finding of
intentional discrimination.
oTt is the city Ts view that nee
is simply no evidence that the
city ever intended to
discriminate against black
applicants, ? the lawyer,
Georgia Pestana, said.
Anjana Samant, a lawyer for
the Center for Constitutional
Rights, which was part of the
team that represented the
plaintiffs, said that the class
of people involved has been
defined as those who were
disqualified from becoming
_ firefighters by virtue of the
tests. The pool of potential
claimants, she said, could
reach the hundreds.
Ms. Samant said the remedies
could include payment of lost
salary for those denied jobs,
as well as new city hiring
policies,
Some city officials said they
found the decision
unexpected and deeply
perplexing, in part because
the judge ruled on plaintiffs T
Toby Lyles and Michael S.
Schmidt contributed reporting.
School Bus
Found Buried
Underground
Ful Of
Maritain
LENOIR COUNTY, NC "
Lawmen say a school bus. was
buried underground and used to
grow marijuana in Lenoir
County, North Carolina, oTo
actually dig a hole and place a
school bus inside of it and cover
it up with dirt and have a tunnel
0 it to cover up, that whole
Operation is at the very least
unique, ? said Chris Hill, Lenoir
County Sheriff Ts Major.Evem
more unbelievable? Officials say
a garage was then built over the
bus..«Major Hill says the
discovery was made Wednesday
after Jerome Murriell was nabbed
with a few pounds of pot in his
car. Hill tells WITN the arrest led
a narcotics team to search the
home of Linsey and Desiz Dail
on Highway 58 south outside of
Kinston. oThe canines were
brought in, ? said Hill, oAnd as a
result of the dogs being brought
in they located a hidden panel, or
door, or wall in an out
building. ?Lawmen then checked
out a three-by-three foot hole
behind a wall, which they say led
to the buried bus. Video shows
bags of potting soil inside the
hole, which authorities say
helped 60 mature marijuana
plants grow inside the bus. So the
big question. How exactly does
a 14-ton, 40-foot bus get buried?
Officials say the suspects used
three different backhoes, which
lawmen confiscated Wednesday.
Neighbors were shocked at the
bus discovery. oI don Tt think I've
: ever heard of them having a grow
house, or a grow bus in this case,
ya know, underground going
through with this, ?
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) " Haitians are fleeing
hundreds of thousands, aid officials said Friday, as their government promised to help nearly. a
half-million more move from squalid camps on curbsides and vacant lots into safer, cleaner tent.
cities.Aid officials saidsome 200,000 people have crammed into buses, nearly swamped ferries
and set out even on foot to escape the ruined capital. For those who stay, foreign engineers.
for tent cities, supposedly temporary, that
have started leveling land on the fringes of the city
are meant to house 400,000 people.
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full-page ad that claims that President Obama is not a natural-
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born citizen of the United States, The ad was
anti-Obama website ProtectOurLiberty.org.
Letter to the Editor:
_ To whomever it may concern,
I ABDUL SAOOBOR
MUHAMMAD -
owould like'to express my -sorrow "
and painful incident that happened
* afmytesidence (1209 Fleming T St) T
by the Greenville, NC which
escaladed to an ongoing result in
the PCMH. The Greenville Pollice
came to my house saying there was
a. warrant for my wife Ts arrest
claiming that she needed to go to
the hospital immediately and so
' they took her without any warning
Or notification at all. They
wouldn Tt even let me help my wife
get dressed, she Ts very sick. I was
so embarrassed because my wife
was half nude. I also tried to ride
in the ambulance. with her to
ensure her safety but I was denied
of that priviliege so I drove to the
hospital myself, When I got there
to see her, I was denied any
knowledge of being let know how
my wife was doing so far, After
two visits, the doctors told me that
my. Wife couldn Tt have any Visits
by anyone period and I didn Tt
understand and~ still T dont
understand because I am her
_ husband. I haven Tt done anything
_, fo my wife or PCMH. This to me
T Is ashame to the docotor system,
Shame to mankind and now it Ts
painful memory of mine. Now I
can Tt Sleep at nite, I think the
doctors have done something to my
wife, I have nightmares at night
now because my mind is heavily
on it all day every day. I totally
dont understand. | shouldn't be
suffering like this. It Ts been a
2
month and a couple of weeks since
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_ Jailed For
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| The Salt Lake Tribune
- Updated: 01/25/2010
Gary Coleman, booked into jail.
(Utah County Sheriff's Office)
Actor Gary Coleman was
booked into the Utah County jail
Sunday after police received
reports of a ocivil disturbance ?
at his Santaquin home. Jail
However, Santaquin police
Wrote in a press statement that
Coleman was T arrested on a
warrant alleging he failed to
appear in court in a previous
case. A civil case against the
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lot. Coleman pleaded no contest
to a disorderly conduct charge
stemming from the incident and
Was ordered to pay a $100 fine.
" Erin Alberty
Tecords show he was booked on T
suspicion of domestic assault.
The City of Greenville, NC is
Seeking qualified applicants for |
the following position: Fire/
Rescue Trainee: Performs in a
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| Participating in the general
| functions and duties of a
beginning level fire/rescue
Position. High school diploma or
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@ | Annual salary: $ 30,492.80,
| Application Deadline: 02-07-10
For complete information and
instructions on how to apply
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Of
TEN COMMANDMENTS
FOR THE NEW YEAR!!
1. You shall worship
God....and place no gods
before the Lord. Be careful to
put God first " set aside time
to pray and read your Bible
daily!! Whisper a prayer to God
after you rise each day in
thanksgiving and pray to God
before you fall asleep each nite
in praise.
2. You shall not make for
yourself an idol:..Nor bow
down to them or worship
them. Be careful to worship
God and God alone!!
Everything we have comes from
God, Everything we accomplish
is because God gives us
strength.
3. You shall not make
wrongful use of the name of
the Lord your God. Lift God Ts
name up and praise God with
all your heart, soul, and mind. -
Reverence the name of the Lord
| our God, for God is worthy of
all the praise, glory and honor.
4. You shall remember the
Sabbath day and keep it holy.
Take advantage of Opportunities
to worship and fellowship with
other Christians. Be intentional
in carving out time to spend
with your family and loved ones.
Be sure to schedule time every
week to rest, relax and recharge.
5. Honor your father and your
- mother. Honor your father and
mother by being the best man,
woman, husband, wife, father,
mother, sister, brother, family
member, boss, employee and
person you can be!! |
_ 6. You shall not murder.
Encourage those who need
encouragement, comfort those
who need comforting and help
those who need help. Water the
dreams of others, acknowledge
_ the cares of your neighbors and
maintain strong relationships
with those you tove.
7. You shall not commit
adultery, Be ye faithful and
steadfast in your commitments
to god and those you are in
covenant with. Be a promise
keeper. Constantly fulfill your
"YOws to your spouse, Keep your
word to your children and let
your fidelity be an example for
all to see,
8. You shall not steal, Give
God credit for everything God
has done for you and yours,
Give God thanks and be grateful
for all the good things God Ts
hands has wrought in your life.
9, You shall not bear false
witness against your
neighbor, Always Speak the
truth in love, Be slow to speak,
quick to listen, and always think
before your act,
10. You shall not covet your
neighbor Ts house or an
your neighbor owns, Be
content with what you havel!
Know that God knows what
January 2010 page8 |
you want, need and have to
have, and know God will bless
you right on time.
. Happy 2010 from Mrs. "
Beatrice Maye!!!
The Editor- ".
Doyou want to be happy? Try
these tools.
* Appreciation is the purest,
strong form of love. It is the
outward-bound kind of love
that asks for nothing and gives
everything.
* Choice is the father of
freedom and the voice of the
_ heart, Having no choices or
opinions feels like being in jail.
It leads to depression, anxiety,
and learned helplessness.
Anyone can choose the
courses of their lives, but only
happy people do it. .
* Personal Power guides
your power over your feelings "
and power over your fate.
Personal power has two
components: taking
responsibility and taking
action,
* Leading with your
strengths. Leading with your
strengths feels good and will
never be complete until you
learn to lead with your
strengths every day.
* The power of language. -
We don Tt describe the world
we see, we see the world we
describe. We think in words,
and these words have the
power to limit us or to set us
free.
* Multi-faceted living. There
are three components of life:
relationships, health, and
purpose. Happiness comes
from a full life instead of
putting all our energy into just
one area.
Happiness has no expiration
date. Therefore, practice
Positivism, gratitude and.
generosity daily,
The Editor " "
Don Tt just eat, dine.
Eating can be such a
pleasurable experience, but
not on the run. A sure sign of
busyness is eathing in the car,
Standing up at the counter, or
not even leaving your office.
You deserve better than to eat
at your desk while you work
through lunch. So shift out of
ooverdrive by Practicing the art
Ofdining.
Try eating at your dining
room table, by candelight with
your ogood china ?, and no .
television, You might even
play alittle music in the
background to enhance the
mood. If you are Single with
no children, dining can
become a way to relax. Savor
your food, enjoy every bite
and eat slowly, If you are
married, have children, or live
with loved ones, bring back
dinnertime, Dine together.
This is a simple way to
strengthen your connection
with each other. Dinner
becomes a gathering place, a
Place to check in with each
other, communicate, share
stories, and enjoy each other's
Company, Eating is an
Opportunity for you to slow
down, too. Consider it not a
functional Chore, but.a
moment to be savored and
Mrs. Beatrice Maye
F inding
College "
Financial
The College Board
January is the best time to file _
the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid, also known as the
FAFSA. The form can be.
procured through the
organization Ts website, via
phone and in many high schools,
The FAFSA is used by the
federal ; government to calculate
the minimum amount your
family is expected to contribute
to your child Ts college expenses.
and whether or not you qualify
for government.aid. Based on
. your financial need, a college
may offer a combination of
grants, loans-and work-study.
Grant money does not have to
be repaid. Typically, students are
offered loans, but they also may
be extended to parents -if
needed. Make sure to take
_ advantage of all your federal
options first; the interest rates
are much better, as are the
repayment terms. Taking out
loans. is a, significant
responsibility. With careful T
planning, however, the reward
can justify the investment.
Houston
town hall
meeting
addresses.
oNegro
business ?.
HOUSTON- The use of the
word oNegro ? on the 2010.U.S.
Census questionnaire sparked a
recent town hall. meeting in
Houston held at the Judson
Robinson Community Center to
discuss its impact and the need
for Blacks to still participate in
the census process. Council
Member Wanda Adams, who T
co-chairs the Houston Counts
Committee, urged T the
predominately Black audience
to not olet that. word deter us ?
at the forum held earlier this
, month, oFor every person who
Goes not take the census, that
is potentially a $1,500 dollars
loss, ? said Adams. oLet Ts get
our money here in Houston, We
stand to get millions in federal
fonding -plus a new
Congressional seat and two City
Let Ts
Council positions.
participate, ?
African
Albinos -
1 Murdered!
Aid in 2010 peeps
By Marfa delos Angeles Corral,
By Theunis Bates
p align=justify LONDON
(Nov. 23) " East Africa Ts
albinos have long suffered
- because of the color of their
skin. Some are abandoned as
babies by parents who regard
their lack of pigment asa
curse. Many more are
subjected to taunts of ozeru ?
(Swahili for ghost) in school
and on the street. But now
Tanzania and Burundi Ts
8,000: albinos face a. more
horrible threat, fueled by a
macabre combination of
Superstition and economics. -
Over the past two years "
-according to a new report
from the. International
Federation of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies " at
least 56: albinos in the two
countries have been
murdered and their body
parts used. by witch doctors
to make charms and potions.
The last known killing took
place on Oct. 21, when.
albino hunters attacked 10-
yeat-old Gasper Elikana in T
northern Tanzania. A gang of
men hacked the boy-to death
in front.of his family and
neighbors " who were
wounded trying to protect
the child " before fleeing
_ with his severed leg. In the
face of such. brutality,
thousands of albinos have
gone into hiding, including
300 children being sheltered
by the Red Cross at police-
protected schools, oThis is a
great source of shame for the
region, ? says Isaac Mwaura,
national coordinator for the
Albinism Society «in
neighboring Kenya, and an
albino himself. oThese are
people who lack melanin, :
Who. are vulnerable, -who
nature has: not treated so
~ kindly, To then attack them
and deprive them of the right
to live is simply. barbaric. ?, «
What sparked this outburst
of targeted violence is still
unclear. Some have blamed
local folklore, which says
albinos are endowed with
mystical powers. oPeople
think that we don Tt die and
many other things that aren Tt
true, ? says Mwaura.
oAlbinos are seen as a Cure,
because they possess something
out of the ordinary. ? However,
Andrei Engstrand-Neacsu, one
of the authors of the Red Cross
report, says. traditional beliefs
aren't solely to blame, He notes
othat the murders started in
2007, around the time of a
mining and fishing boom in
northern Tanzania, when many
i people, launched new. business
ventures. Superstitious
entrepreneurs desperate to
succeed may have bought
ogood luck ? albino trinkets
from -witch doctors. oThis is
omostly an economic activity
carried out by criminals who
have seized an opportunity, ? he
says. oThey have found people
sufficiently stupid to believe that
by using magic potions made of
_ albino body parts they could
become rich or more powerful. T on
What's certain is that buyers "
most of whom are believed to
be Tanzanian " are willing to
pay a high price for these
- horrific charms, Police have
reported albino limbs being sold
by witch doctors for $200,
while a full oalbino kit ? "
consisting of limbs, nose,
tongue, ears and genitals " costs
$75,000. That Ts an
astronomical sum in a country
_ where almost 60 percent of the
population lives on less than $1
a day, and it has led many -
experts to conclude that the
demand for these goods comes
from the upper-echelons of
Tanzanian society. oPoor people
cannot afford to spend so much
money-on a little concoction
from a witch doctor, ? says the
Albinism Society Ts Mwaura.
oThe buyers must be wealthy,
They are not even trying to
strike it rich, they Tre trying to.
. Strike it richer. ? Under pressure
from campaigners at home and
abroad, the Tanzanian
government has started to crack
down on the grim trade. In
January, it revoked all
traditional healers T operating -
licenses. (Many, how-ever,
flouted the ban and continued
to trade.) In the spring, |
President Jakaya Kikwete
ordered all adults to fill out a
form and name anyone who
they suspected of killing an
albino. The courts have also:
been getting tough: So far this
year, seven people have been
handed the death penalty for
taking part in albino murders,
Franck Alphonse, director of |
the Tanzania Albino Center
(which cares for 79 albino }~
thildren), though, argues that ~~
these'recent cases have failed to
unearth the true criminals who
ordered the attacks. o oThe gangs:
who kill the albinos, who earn
$250 for murdering an albino,
have been sentenced to death, ?
he says.
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Death Count
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by Pharoh Martin and penira
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NNPA. National and Special
Correspondent
Originally posted 1/19/2010
WASHINGTON (NNPA) -
It Ts been described as oThe
world Ts Katrina ?; The 7.0
magnitude earthquake that
completely devastated and
uprooted the Black island
nation of Haiti, leaving an
estimated 100,000 dead and
millions more homeless,
injured and in despair.
Government officials are
predicting that the death toll
could eventually rise to half a.
million, making it one of the
most destructive natural
_ disasters ever. Already reeling
from a string of recent national
setbacks, including political
upheavals and an
overwhelming series of
hurricanes in 2008, one of the
poorest nations in the Western
hemisphere now has to deal
with this tragedy. * TPort-au-
Prince is destroyed: We have
a lot death, a lot of casualties,
human casualties, material
casualties, we are dead, ? said
Cassandra Valbrun in a phone
interview front Haiti. The 34-
year-old married mother of |
two works in the Pout-au-
Prince suburb of Pétionville.
She was still at work whemthe _
earthquake struck Jan. 12.
oWe need water, medication
and tents because people are
sleeping outside of their
house, ? she said. We are
Sleeping on the street, on
yards, on open fields and it Ts
cold at night. It Ts like 21-
Celsius degree. It Ts cold. I Tm
sleeping in a neighbor Ts back
yard. We are surviving. We are
on our own with food we Tve
had at home. We Tve come
together and we Tve tried to
give some cereal to the kids.
We adults eat once in the day
to make the food last, so we
don Tt spoil it. And I don Tt
know how long we will keep
doing that. ? Howard
University _ international
student Roberte Exantus is,
also from the Haitian suburb:
of Pétionville. The 20-year-old
was in Washington, D.C. when
the earthquake hit and while
she was fortunate enough to
hear from her parents she still
has heard no news from other
members of her family. TMy
father, I recently heard from
him, but my friends, my
brother is still there, But I Tm
waiting, I Tm hoping and
waiting and praying, ? she |)
shared. When Exantus spoke {|
to her father by phone she said | Brpan
that he seemed to be ina | a
delirious mental state, He just |}
Should The US Let
More Haitians In
_ The Country ? ?
In the weeks following the
devastating earthquake in Haiti,
the State Department is facing
a critical question " should
they increase the. number of T:
Haitians allowed in the country
so that children in need of
medical attention and
earthquake survivors with
. family members in the U.S. can
come in? The tension between
U.S. policy and the desperation
to leave is spawning a debate in
Washington over whether the
government should let more
Haitians in. Immigration
advocates aiid several members
of Congress have begun
pressing the Department of
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Homeland Security and the |
State Department to ease the
groups: Haitians with relatives
legally in the United States and
a few hundred injured children
who, in the judgment of doctors
doing relief work in Haiti, could
die without sophisticated
medical care.
In the first days after the Jan, |
12 quake, Napolitano
announced that the government
would admit Haitian children
already on the cusp of adoption
and that it would allow Haitians
who were in the United States
illegally to stay for 18 months.
MG administration has not
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told her to stay strong. oHe |)
was just saying the dead
people are everywhere, ? T
Exantus said. Everyone ison "
their own right now. Alottalk J
about alot of the help they are |
getting but, according tomy "
dad, they are waiting. Nothing
has gotten there yet. |
President Obama has pledged a
$100 million dollars in U.S.
aid as and spared no expense oJ
coteaaen ? |
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eased restrictions for children
newly orphaned or injured by
the disaster, Haitians who had
already been seeking U.S. visas,
~or any other earthquake victims:
who want to come.
Late last week, Sen. Bill Nelson
(D-Fla.) .said Homeland
Security officials had told him
the agency would T grant
ohumanitarian parole ? to about
200 severely injured Haitian
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children. Even after that,
Nelson said, he got a late-night
e-mail, with the subject line
oHELP, ? from a. Miami
neurosurgeon doing relief
tules. So far, the focus is on two
work, saying the U.S. Embassy
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The new Pap "
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Are they right for
Black women and |
girls?
By Tomika. livichin
The American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists T
(ACOG), recently released a
revised set of recommendations
about Pap smears, which screen
for cervical cancer. Doctors
now suggest that women get
their first screening when they
turn 21 instead of within three
years of becoming sexually
active. They also recommend
that the tests be done less
frequently "every two years.
instead of every year. While
most health experts have signed
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West Says Keep King Ts
_ Anti-Poverty Dream Alive
: By ER RIN HAINES (The. ?
Associated Press) -
A scholar and activist invoked
the fiery side of Martin Luther _museum. ? Instead, . West
King Jr. Ts rhetoric Monday,
Jan. 18, at the civil rights
icon Ts church, urging the
audience not to. osanitize ?
King Ts legacy or let the
president off the hook on
issues like poverty. Across the
United States, Americans
marked what would have
been King Ts 81st birthday with
rallies and parades, And days
ahead of the anniversary of his
historic
President Barack Obama
honored King T by serving
meals to the needy, But in the
city where the 1964 Nobel
Peace Prize winner was born,
it was Princeton University
professor Cornel. West who
reminded listeners that King Ts
message of nonviolence came
with a fiery urgency, West
delivered a passionate
keynote address to hundreds
at Ebenezer Baptist Church
on the . 25th federal
observance of King Ts birthday.
inauguration,
whether it Ts the best idea for.
Black girls and women, sirice
there is an STD epidemic in the
Black community and recent
research shows that about 50
percent of Black teenage girls
have an active STD. We asked
Linda Bradley, M.D., vice chair
of ob-gyn at the Cleveland
Clinic, the reasons behind the
_ Changes and whether there are
exceptions that we need to be
aware of. oThis is about new
scientific information being
available, ? says Dr. Bradley.
oPhysicians now have more
information to guide them in
making recommendations
about the frequency of a Pap
smear "information about the .
natural history of cervical
cancer and [its relationship] to
the. human papillomavirus
(HPV). We Tre learning, for.
instance, that some women
have a double-negative Pap
smear, T which means you are so
unlikely to develop pre-cancer
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remember King Ts call to help
others and not enshrine his
legacy in osome distant
offered, King should be
remembered as a vital person
whose powerful message was
once even considered
dangerous by the FBI. oI don Tt
want to sanitize Martin Luther
King Jr., ? said West, who
teaches in Princeton Ts Center
for African American Studies
and is the author of oRace
Matters ? and 19 other books.
oT don Tt know about you, but I
don Tt even mention his name
without » shivering and
shuddering. ? West also toldthe "
mostly Black. audience to hold
Obama Ts administration
accountable, even as they
celebrate his
presidency, The anniversary of
Obama Ts inauguration as the
country Ts first Black president
" seen by many Blacks as part
of the fulfillment of King Ts
dream " was Jan: 20, oEven
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testing every two. years
youngest daughter, Bernice
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beginning at 21 is absolutely
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health of the cervix butto allow
a doctor the opportunity to |
check for anyother possible
health issues as well. ACOG -
states that women and girls who
have been vaccinated against
HPV to follow the same.
brothers and sisters under the
bus, ? West. said of Obama.
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poverty? We T ve got to protect
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