Inside... Pitt/Greenville Carter - Garrett Receive Awards T E w VO Beaufort/Washington Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church On FREE e Move ICE JOY 1340 AM What You See Is What You Get, What You Read Is What You Know & Save — Eastern North Carolina’s Minority Voice Since 1987 GREENVILLE, WASHINGTON AND WILLIAMSTON sheets. 2a $3540.05 UVMO TAPE ‘ Adheres t rf White (MO-DU0-83940 1 ) pe hy hyn pln Lt, pos 5 ee 1 a chemicals. Glossy Brey (MO-DUD-Sa6a0 30) Red (MO-ESS-150-02 Red (MO-£SS- 8201-02 Ok ed aise get 88 me Blue sei 520-8 te ac aa ) REG. $23.43 BX 1675. 1595. 1495 166 "155, 138 123 STAPLE REMOVER “selenite en | " peed ts Z a it 112. oe ae ey —~ B is ——_— ee ee ee ee —— 1 2 aie MAYOR ED CARTE. Greenville Mayor Edward Carter has been named Citizen of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Alpha Kappa sorority. This honor was bestowed at the AKA’s 36th Annual Regional Con- ference held March 30-April 2 in Arlington, Va. Carter was selected from a field of can- didates representing the sorori- ty’s 95 chapters in North Carolina and Virginia. The award has been presented annually since 1969 to someone in the region who has distinguished himself as a humanitarian, bas- ed on accomplishments in the fields of education, community service, family life and political action. The sorority’s Iota Kappa Omega chapter in Greenville nominated Carter, who received the award and addressed the regional membership at the con- ference banquet on Saturday, April 1. Nearly 1,200 AKA representatives attended the con- ference. The sorority was found- ed in 1908 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. More than 75,000 in the United States and throughout the world belong to the organization, whose motto is to be of ‘service to mankind.” Greenville sorors attending the conference included Jean Carter, Ann Dixon, Rhonda Dennard, Helen Harrell, Ella Harris, Jac- qui Hawkins, Gloria Hines, and “Work Program holds offenders accountable” Juvenile offenders in Pitt Coun- ty have been held personally ac- countable for their unlawful acts through Juvenile Services Restitution-Community Service:s«: Program. RA These offenders work at various public service agencies in order to make restitution to their victims and/or to perform com- munity service. According to Mrs. Sadie W. Ap- plewhite, who is a Program Coor- dinator, ‘‘Not only does the pro- gram utilize public worksite, but continues to seek other agencies, organizations, businesses and citizens to be designated as worksites,”’ Worksites must be approved by the program. This is not a dif- ficult process, however, the pro- gram focus on the type of work and quality of supervision provided. Worksites are needed throughout the county — Green- ville in particular, as well as Bethel, Farmville and Ayden to name a few areas. Actual scheduling of a juvenile is flexible and is usually done at the convenience of the par- ticipating worksite. Occassionally, adult volunteers can be used in offering additional supervision and interaction with the juveniles. Juveniles who owe restitution earn $2.60 per hour. Others who perform ‘community service, give a portion of their time and energy to the community without being monetarily compensated. The primary goal of this pro- gram is to hold the juvenile per- sonally accountable for his/her phic and to provide the of- ender with an opportunity to begin learning basic skills and traits in employment. Another goal is to offer at least partial monetary compensation to vic- tims of delinquency and to pero lla u e System. Teh program began in Pitt Frances Robertson. — Carter is a 1962 graduate of | Virginia State College with a: - ‘bachelor of sci¢noe degree. in physics. A former captain in the U.S. Army, Carter is now employed as head of ad- ministrative services for the Bur- roughs Greenville. Carter also is the first and on- ly black to have served as chair- man of the Greenville Board of Education and mayor pro-tem of Greenville. He is the city’s first black mayor and received more votes than any candidate in the city’s history in his last election campaign. eee Social Security Disability Normally, No Fees Unless You Win Representation In Wellcome Co. in“ Fe pha Kappa The mayor is married to the former Evelyn Jean Simpson of Greenville and is the father of three daughters, Regina, Tonya and Jacqueline. He is the former member of the Eckherd Wilderness Camping System, former chairman of the Green- field Terrace Community Association, former chairman of Greenville Voting Precinct #1, a member of Mt. Calvary Masonic Lodge #669, a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a member of the Twentieth Cen- tury Social Club, a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, the City Council’s liaison to the Greenville Utilities Com- » mission and the Greenville Human Relations Council. All Types of Social - Security and SSI Cases Including Hyatt Cases Fees Do Not Include Court Cost or Fili ng Fees ROBERT L. WHITE Attorney at Law 106 HOWELL STREET | (919)355-9832 GREENVILLE, NC 27834 (919)355-9941 nan Pa Citizen of the Year Sorority Carter’s other awards include the 1975 Cornerstone Young Man of the Year, the 1977 Omega Psi Psi Community Service Award, and inclusion in ‘Who’s Who in the Southeastern United States.” The ’M’ Voice proudly salutes Mayor Ed (Carter (and congratulations), Margaux’s - Your F RESH Seafood Restaurant. 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Others may lack _ tion regarding the pregnancy and of parents who also choose not to words. Day Care Centers, schools support in realizing the impor- the child after birth. He most assume responsibility for sons’ and other parents will not be ac- tance of educational and voca- tional goals. Although the reasons for early fatherhood vary, the fact that they often beget children often enters a bid to help support the child. If the bid is accepted by the adolescent and her family, he is accorded rights. Those rights behavior. Parents, civic groups, chur- ches, and fraternities must become aware of the needs of the problems for r child. *Argue and fight in the remains with us! According to may include visits with the child young Black male. All of us can _ presence of your . He will the Center for Population Op- after delivery. His family may be help them in their search for learn that problems and tions, two thirds of children extended privileges of kinship.In manhood to learn that having a disagreements are solved by hit- younger than six in families the absence of marriage, if the child does not necessarily make _ ting and yelling began by a teen birth are living bid is not accepted or if the father one a man or father in the true “Always take his side against #3 , : , +m. below the poverty level. denies responsibility, the father sense of the world. caretakers, teachers, neighbors, their children, However, adoles- portant part of the African _, Teenage fathers’ impact on isnot allowed to fulfill the paren- friends (and later policemen). cent fathers who father children American society—they young their own families as well as the tal role. The paternal role is often LET’S NOT Develop skills in g and be- are at a disadvantage as well. male. Many young males, families of the young mother. unoccupied in the truncated fami- In order to raise healthy, well —_ing objective in situations inyolv- Such fathers have less education, especially in the age range of 15 Unlike the conventional process ly system of the unmarried adjusted children there aresome _—ing your child. You will then be lower income, and usually more to 25 years, lack of support and family formation that begins mother and the illegitimate child. things parents should not do. better able to help him learn ef- children than do men who begin guidance that will prevent early With marriage, bothfamilies are As long as the role is unfilled, the Following are some reasons why fective means of solving % to parent in their twenties. parenthood. Such males may Put 1 a position of having to child is not incorporated ina an it is important not to: problems. Be Families that are rearing adoles- possibly be reared under the decide wheter “< ele nw adequately functioning family *Laugh when your child ‘hie *Pick up behind him. Children ie cent males as well as the com- philosophy that it is fine to ‘sow ‘© COrporate the child and the and is likely to be deprived. bad words. Laughing makeshim _ benefit from learning to accept ue —— G responsibility pPhreag books, <7 ite Westinghouse ( i > } a MAYT: toys, shoes and clothes. If youdo °; ZRH ao intendo NTA everything for him while he is ee young, he may always put his a ; HOTLINE FOR CREDIT! responsibilities off on others. % aes = DISCIPLINE | ya es = Dial this number for fast, Discipline has a lot to do with aS A T ee pre-approved credit! teaching your child to cope with 5 25 Ses 1 the world he lives in. Discipline ‘4 28 W AReARY ee 756-0387 is an important part of his te ge Parts Spa Se ae preparation for learning. 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Payment Plan _ 5 Dy ay i Via Easy Payment Plan Greenville TV Charge. $32995% ean THE AONEY | ‘SAVER a $1049% ee A Month NDYVIN ~LwsA WE IENINI-AIR dave Pres Geer Soe ae THE ‘M’ VOICE-THURSDAY, APRIL 20-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1989-9 | AIDS = (Continued from page 1) 605 PARK AVE. S : everal important factors are : | WASHINGTON, N.C. offered to explain the wide gap in = a 3 : => & . Black and White rates of HIV in- TS S&S Ue -_ < 632 W. FIFTH ST. fection, including intravenous ——EE , ' WASHIN Cc. drug abuse, and heterosexual ; B ROT TON, N.C spread of the virus. Among White od ee alld ch males, the spread of the virus has PRICES EFFECTIVE been overwhelmingly (80% :90%) Pare sce. . APRIL 19-22 by homosexual contact. In- : travenous drug abuse among iT 99 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT White males has, in contrast, a MEATS he TOWN LimtT aalaetime on been a relatively minor factor A TRADITION FOR 36 YEARS (5% or less). Among Black be | ALL ITEMS males, at least one-third of the AIDS infected persons (34%) have intravenous drug abuse and needle sharing as their primary mode of transmission. Slightly less than half of Black men (46%) are cited as having homosexual contact as their primary mode of transmission. These factors sup- port two important conclusions. First, intravenous drug abuse is far more important in the spread of the AIDS virus in the Black community than the White com- munity. Secondly, since most in- travenous drug abusers declare themselves as heterosexual, their sexual partners (Black women) are at increased risk for infec- tion. Furthermore, there exists a OLE TARHEEL __. FROSTY MORN SMOKED SAUSAGE : BACON significant number of ‘closet”’ Black male bisexuals that have 5 LB. BOX *6.99 S$ _— | ee never been counted accurately. P Black gay activists and the 10 LB. BOX *13.99 * LB. ° . medical community state that &: the former estimate of 10% is ex- FROSTY MORN BONELESS ABERDEEN SAUSAGE tremely low. These men, some of FRANKS STEW BEEF MILD/HOT whom are married, have sexual ga 1 LB. Ee | BONELESS WHOLE FRYERS SHOULDER ROAST $4 /8.. BONELESS CHUCK ROAST ee RS Ld e * + ' ut « a ~e_ 4 4a * 4% . | BE 44 + "4% y i eee. GROUND CHUCK 2a $4.79. relations with both men and women, placing both at risk. The number of Black female in- travenous drug abusers who are sexually active, further place not only men, but unborn children at risk for AIDS. When a child is born and develops AIDS, it is an ex- cruciating time. Parents should be tested, and the source of the virus should be identified. In- tervention and treatment should begin immediately for those in- volved. HIV infection can have a variety of effects on infants and children. The family must select a good doctor and program. Hospitals, public health depart- DAIRY RaW [een ‘1.19 BUTTER .sccsssessssssssese .¥ an a * that latata + 4 4's ee 4 ee BO re kk ek hh wae ataTe ta ese" STRAWBERRIES BRIGHT & EARLY 2 ments, and medical societies Aa CHILLED have this information readily | ¢ available. Home care for the ke JUICE young children requires con- a} P sucuscseussoscnecsenns@4 OZ. > tinued learning, sensitivity, and oo R & WwW 7} patience. There may be special | SNAP : ff feeding requirements, hygeinic on BEANS precautions, and care for ff eee | TOPPING assusrsnnaed 02. visiting nurses or other agencies may be necessary. If adequate care cannot be provided in the home because it is too over- whelming, or the parents are too ill themselves, placement in GRADE Ni LARGE EGGS. WHIP ¢ repeated illnesses and setbacks in development. Assistance from w x AL: rT eB TOMATOES MR, P'S ae? foster care should be considered. PIZZA seccsczsssvesesczevsesessoes ee ae es ment for the benefit of the child. ty D d public school educa- i cietuieeueetencscn nom ey ils other chall involvi es KRAFT ay PACKERS LABEL “qé¢ the rights of the individual child ie ! i he safety of th es & $4 39 ORANGE |" | 99° FRENCH $ 39 population The options ar stl Kas) eing analyzed and debated by re POTATOES asseseocee® LB, ‘ JUICE wersscsssscrssceseeee32 02. FRIES sosesnsccceed LB. BAG a advocates on both sides of the Hed issue. tri Like other chronic childhool il- ss Inesses, AIDS ‘can change the yi lifestyle and emotional well-being is) f the entire family. Most parents - : GROCERY ees earn Re a state of shock and disbelief fe hen fi ld the di is. A th DEL MONTE POCAHONTAS , DEL MONTE SAUER’S PURE the shock and disbelief subside, fe CUT GREER BEANS MUSTARD other feelings may emerge. Guilt ie . d help! h i CATSUP GARDER “ th ee acre pt SWEET PEAS K, CORR & blaming loved ones is com- ey . monplace. Various fears grip all we yf CREAM STYLE CORN x ¢ those involved. Fear of telling ; others, fear of rumors, fear of re- jection, fear of spreading the ¢ disease, fear of death, and fear of the unknown can paralyze any helpful efforts attempted by car- ing individuals. Denial is another HERR’S common reaction, and probably the most dangerous. Denying the CHEESE CURLS realities of the diagnosis puts 7 @2. . lives in danger (the child, the parents, the close contacts, etc.). These feelings among families and friends emphasize the need for counselors, clergy, and sup- port groups that are both knowledgeable and sensitive. At present, the only cure for AIDS is prevention. Preventionis “ the responsibility of each in- dividual, family, and agency af- fecting the Black community. Health education, safe sex, and avoiding drugs are the keys to prevention. When teenagers and adults become infected, par- ticularly females, the transfer of the virus to unborn children becomes a serious threat. Testing © — and conscientious family plann- | ing are imperative. The affected children, in turn, require love, pa- tience, support, sensitivity, and competence from all those © around them. In essence, the 88 2/88 KELLOGG’S RaW CORN FLAKES FACIAL TISSUE =» MAXWELL HOUSE go» 2 PLY 176 CT. i INSTANT COFFEE eS Ota SOC ah o> a oh etetcetsts Black community’s response to children with AIDS will influence the future of all Black people in America. READ The ‘m’ Voice ' ‘ ' , ‘ ) ' $ ‘ ' 4 10-THURSDAY, APRIL 20-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1969-THE ‘M’ VOICE . Comprehensive Land Use Plan conned jrom page 5 tion and have developed draft recommendations that should allow for a healthy discussion of future growth and land use in the county. Since the plan is to serve the needs of all citizens, we are providing an opportunity for public input.”’ To date, the first three steps of a seven-phase work program for scheduled later this year when @ draft plan is ready for inspection, producing the comprehensive land use plan have been com- pleted, Following these public meetings, the sabcommittee will concentrate on a future land use The three public meetings will be held at Falkland Elementary School on Monday, April 24; D.H. and public hearings will be held Conley High School on Tuesday, . as the Planning Board and Board April 25; and North Pitt High School on Thursday, April 27. All meetings are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. map and more detailed policies or actions needed to achieve the desired goals and objectives. Ad- ditional public meetings will be To The 1st 25 Customers With This Coupon Limit 1 Per Customer The Pride & Joy | -— of County Commissioners con- sider adoption of the land use plan. 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In his letter of invitation the general chair- man of the African American Summit ’89, former Gary, In- diana mayor Richard Hatcher— the first African American to be elected mayor of a major American city—explained that ‘an African American Agenda for the next four years and on out to the year 2000, which transcends party and partisan considera- tions, will be developed at this meeting.’ The Summit, he con- tinued, ‘will be open to all African Americans of every political per- suasion, religious organization; all economic levels, ages, philosophies and walks of life.’’ 4 address the issue of ‘Options for _ the African American Communi- | ty,” the panel on which I will be speaker. My participation guarantees that the 220,000 Americans—mainly African Americans—who voted for me as - an independent Presidential can- didate last year, and the hun- dreds of thousands more who - support a Black-led, multi-racial independent party in America, will be represented in this next national dialogue on the Black Agenda, a dialogue that has been | taking place in our community for nearly a generation now. In 1972 the National Black Political Convention met in Gary, Indiana. In his explosive keynote address, Mayor Hatcher, the con- vention co-chair, handed down a passionate indictment of both the major parties. ‘No political party which © represents the interests of America’s giant corporations, rather than the urgent needs of the people, may enlist Black political power in its sup- port...Hereafter, every political party must make up its mind. It cannot represent both the cor- porations and the people. It can- not represent both the corpora- tions and the people. As the par- ty chooses, so shall we then choose the party. ‘We say to the two American political parties: This is their last clear chance; they have had too many already. These are not idle threats...The choice is theirs... Those of us still commit- then cross the Rubicon and form a third political movement.” But despite those words, the convention ultimately rejected the option of building an indepen- dent party; instead the delegates opted for the strategy of increas- ing the number of Black elected officials, focusing their efforts on the Democratic Party. Jesse Jackson’s run for the Presidency in 1984, and again in 1988, renewed a passionate debate on whether and how our struggle for empowerment could be successful solely within the framework of the Democratic Party. The insistence on the part of the white pro-corporate hierar- chy of the Democratic Party that Jesse repudiate Minister Louis Farrakhan during the 1984 cam- paign heightened the feeling in our Communities that being in the Democratic Party meant allow- ing white America to dictate to us who our leaders could be. And 1988, when Jackson was denied a place on the Democratic ticket even though he finished the primary season in a strong se- cond place, further underscored the extent to which the Democratic Party was intent upon denying us a share of political power commensurate with our numbers and our loyalty. The week of the Democratic National Convention, at which Jackson was unceremoniously dumped by Michael Dukakis in favor of the pro-Contra Texas land grabber, Lloyd Bentsen, was a flashpoint of national debate within the African American President Cheek issues open letter Editori4l Note: Reproduced is a text of a letter from Presient James E. Cheek of Howard University giving the Univer sity view of the problem sur rounding the recent sitin at Howard that focused on the election of Lee Atwater, cam- paign worker for George Bush. As well as other University-Stu- dent problems. This letter ap-. | peared origihally in the CAPSTONE, a publication of Howard University and is reprinted with permission. Dear Howardites: I am writing to keep you abreast of recent developments that have a bearing on the fu- ture and direction of Howard University. As you may know from recent news media reports, Howard students mounted protests over the following issues as they per- ceived them? ¢ The election of Lee Atwater, Chairman of the Republican Na- tional Party, to the Howard University Board of Trustees; e The slow processing of ap- ‘plications for financial assis- tance; ¢ Inadequate physical securi- ty on the campus and its en- virons: ¢ The academic curriculum in- sofar as it appears to them to be too ‘Eurocentered”’; ¢ The lack of an African American ‘Graduate -- Studies. Program; and * Needed improvement of physical conditions in ‘the dormitories. The sequence of events that comprised the protests of recent days started on the morning of Friday, March 3, when the) Charter Day convocation was’ scheduled to be held with Bill Cosby delivering the main ad- dress. Student leaders and their followers occupied the stage and all but a few seats of Cram- ton Auditorium prior to the scheduled ceremony and pro- ceeded to hold a rally esposing their damands. | dents marched to the Ad- ministration Building and oc- cupied the premises, barring ex- ternal and internal doors. Sub- sequently, the University sought and obtained a tem- porary restraining order, direct- ing the students to vacate the building and to refrain from dis- rupting the normal operations ‘ of the University. When _students® refused to obey the mandate, local police were called in to enforce the court order on the morning of March 7. However, it soon be- came obvious that if the police used force sufficient to remove the students, the lives and saf- ety of the students would be endangered. In consultation with Dr. Jacob, I decided that the stu- dents could stay in the building as long as they wished. It was apparent however, that there would be several adverse conse- quences resulting from a pro- longed occupation of the Ad- ministration Building, some of which could include a delay in the University’processing of its payroll and possible delays in graduation clearances, as well as in processing financial aid ap- plications. On Tuesday evening March 7, Mr. Atwater tendered his resignation to Dr. Jacob, which was accepted. x An agreement was signed with the students on March 9. which included a restatement of several of the _ issues enumerated on the previous Saturday. ¢ Extension of the spring se- mester (1989) class withdrawal date: ¢ A commitment to explore the possibility of giving aca- demic credit for community service; and ¢ Assurance that students name for consideration to that committee. That name is voted upon by the full body by closed ballot. Contrary to several reports in the news media, I did not nominate Lee Atwater for elect- ion to the Board. His name was submitted by the committee to the Board, and the majority of _.its members voted for his ap- proval. The election of Mr. At- water came about as aresult of our zeal to expand the base of public and private contributions to our University. It was the Board’s view, which I sup ported, the Mr. Atwater would provide a valuable entree to the world of business finance. I am of the opinion that history will vindicate our judgement by his future actions~- despite his resignation from the Board. A university is a place where divergent ideas and concerns can co-exist. The hallmark of Howard University has been its ability, not only to survive but also to thrive while embracing a community of scholars, intellec- tuals and students whose diver- sity of ideals, politics and goals may well be unmatched. anywhere else in higher educa- tion. It should be readily apparent that the concerns of the stu- dents, with but one exception, were shared by my administra- tion in general, and by me in My concerns for better hou- sing have been manifested in renovation of dormitory facilities. te Our rapid acceptance students demands is clear sub- Pe tk Se ee community. Minister Farrakhan held a forum on the Black Agen- da at the Wheat Street Baptist Church in Atlanta attended by 4,000 people. He urged Jackson to be a‘champ” and not a ‘chump”’ by standing up to the racism of the Democrats. Minister Farrakhan invited me to address the crowd; they cheered when I said that Jesse was a brilliant leader but had led us to the wrong place. Minister Farrakhan gave his support to my independent candidacy, sparking a heated debate within the Muslim community over whether or not it should be involv- ed in-electoral politics and whether or not that involvement should include independent candidates. In answering the argument that the Democrats were better ‘for the Black community than the Republicans, Minister Far- rakhan said, ‘You have no right to support something that you have given so much to and get so little from. You have no right to continue to support it, simply because you feel you suffered under Mr. Bush and maybe you might do better under Mr. Dukakis. Who said so? That’s like voting for Lucifer or Satan, you catch hell either way you go.” I look forward to presenting the independent option at the African American Summit ’89. I look for- ward to intensifying the discus- sions within political, religious, civic and grassroots circles over which route we must take to our empowerment and the realiza- tion of the Black Agenda. Wife is tired of abuse and neglect__ CARLTON BARRETT If relationships make you mad, sad or glad, write your Family Therapist; P.O. Box 308, Hollis; NY 11423. Dear Therapist: I thoroughly enjoy reading your articles in the Amsterdam News. I find it interesting as well as informative. I have a problem which I guess is fairly common. I am a 28-year- old woman. | have been married for 3 years to a 27 year old man whom I have known for about 11 years. We first met when I was 16 and he 13. We liv- ed together for several years be- fore we got married. Our marriage and before that our relationship has been very strained. This is due to several problems starting when he ob- tained employment as a securi- ty guard and used an alias. Since then, every job he had held he has used this alias. When I explained how unethical it is he ignores me. Not only is it unethical but as his wife I am not able to benefit from his health insurance as he cannot prove that I am his wife with that alias. In 1982-84 he began using co- caine, he had drastic mood sw- ings and personality changes. He became increasingly ver- bally abusive. Between 1984-88 he became physically abusive. He is now both physically and verbally abusive. I have gone to work with bruises on my neck and arms and have had to lie when people either ask or stare at my bruises out of embarrassment. In 1988 I moved out and stayed with my mother for a short period of time. I then started counseling, he reluc- tantly came. The sessions were once a week at $40 per session. We went for about two months and he did not pay for one of the sessions. I eventually stopped as this was a burden financialy and I did not think it was work- ing as he would be verbally abusive as soon as we leave the ists office eee ie a a A hi The next season will be my 20th year on national television. But not in all of that time have I presented anything of the gravi- ty of a 4-part series on AIDS that will be broadcast on public TV during the month of May. Unfortunately, this is not hype. If it were, you would be the same after you see these programs. You won’t be. We start out with ‘The First AIDS Whistle-Blower’”’ and the allegation that the AIDS virus is man-made. That charge is made by Dr. Robert Strecker, the first prominent medical expert to challenge the AIDS research Establishment. Next—‘What Causes AIDS?”’ Dr. Peter Duesberg, the world’s top virologist says, contrary to what we’re being told, that the AIDS virus does not cause AIDS. The third and fourth weeks will tackle the questions: ‘Has the Medical Establishment Failed Us?” and ‘Is AIDS a Biological Experiment?—a summary of conspiracy theories, including a discussion on ethnic weapons aimed at Black people. One of the unique things about this series is that the discussions will not be limited to the official government point of view. Legitimate questions are raised, such as: Is AIDS a contagious form of cancer? Is it a biological warfare experiment gone bad? Have the laboratory scientists tried to play God and discovered the devil? If AIDS began in Africa, why did it spread first to America, rather than Europe where we have far closer links? And why are AIDS victims dying of sheep diseases and bird diseases and cattle diseases which we’d never heard of before. The questions alone are enough to make a half-way cynic raise an eyebrow, but increasingly they are being asked by members of the research-scientific-medical establishment itself—men (like Dr. Peter Duesberg, the world’s leading retrovirologist, co- discover of oncogenes, professor of molecular biology at the University of California at Berkeley and a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences and Dr. Robert Strecker whose _— videotape (Info: 818/506-0508) has forced the AIDS issue to a public debate. This has resulted, believe it or not, in the first meaningful two- way dialogue within the medical- scientific community on the causes and dangers of this new and strange disease. And, believe it or not, this is the first time the official government AIDS resear- chers have ever debated Dr. Duesberg and his theory that the HIV virus does not cause AIDS. On the program, Dr. Duesberg offers to inject himself with the AIDS virus to prove his theory. If he’s right, government research is going in the wrong direction. Even the American media has been in lockstep with the opinions of designated government sources—in one case to the detri- ment of the public’s right to Dear Abused Wife: If your husband can respond to reason, if he is consistent enough to care about the ac- complishments of his family, then there is one fulfilling line of action you can take. If on the other hand your husband is damaged to the extent that he is not truthful to himself, if he does not value an honest reputa- tion and does not exhibit the re- sponsible attitude of caring for you and himself, then you may come to accept that an objective response demands another line of action. Stari by admitting to him that you are overwhelmed with the multiplicity of problems that you outlined to me. Describe the cause and effect of each problem you mentioned. If this detail dialogue does not improve the relationship significantly and soon enough know. For example, on May 11, 1987, the London Times said in a front page headline: ‘Smallpox Vaccine Triggered AIDS Virus.” The story suggested that the World Health Organization’s smallpox eradication vaccine program was responsible for unleashing AIDS in Africa. Almost 100 million Africans were inoculated—and_ possibly con- taminated. But all of the American news organizations ig- nored the reporting of, perhaps, the most important story of our time in one of the world’s most credible news sources. You don’t have to have a suspicious nature to ask why? It is also revealed on the series that 27 children in Russia were accidentally given AIDS with a contaminated needle. However, when the American media reported the stroy it was again guilty of the sin of omission. The fact that four mothers caught the AIDS virus from breast feeding their children was conspicuously left out of the U.S. press. Therefore, it has become in- creasingly more difficult to dismiss the Prof. Duesbergs, the Dr. Streckers and the Dr. John Seales of the Royal Society of Medicine in London and to hush up public debate—something many scientists feel unnecessary in the first place. It would be indeed unfortunate for all of us if we relegated all scientifuc dissent to the preserve of loonies and conspiracy theories hoping to air their paranoid delu- sions in public. Freedom of speech is a risk that comes with a democracy. Some conspiracy theories— such as Watergate won’t go away because they describe facts. Moreover, the AIDS conspiracies are kept alive largely because of the history of certain government agencies. For example, for 40 years, from 1932 until 1972, the U.S. Public Health Service, and later the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, conducted the most atrociously unethical and racist experiment in our history. Black people with syphilis in Tuskegee, Alabama, were intentionally not treated to test the destructive path of advanced syphilis. Even when penicillin was discovered as a treatment it was withheld. During those years, this experi- ment was reported in 13 major medical journals, read by over 100,000 doctors and discussed at conferences. It was an open secret. The purpose of our AIDS special is to dispel some of the growing fears and suspicions by creating an open and honest two- way dialogue—and not to automatically accept the pro- nouncements of official sources as articles of faith. When science cannot be ques- tioned, it is not science anymore, it is religion. Tony Brown’s Journal TV Series can be seen on public television Sunday, Channel 25 at 1:30 p.m. ask him to support you by see- ing a family therapist. A com- petent family therapist will seek to protect the family from all forms of abuse. If your husband does not al- low you that support of working through the difficulties with a competent therapist, then you are best advised to seek and fol- low-through this treatment. for yourself. The goal and outcome will be significantly different without his full cooperation. In any case, the impasse will be resolved and you will be facilitated to experience a fulfill- ing life. For workshops in and parenting call: (718) 464- 5944. 12 THURSDAY, APRIL 20-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1989-THE ‘M’ VOICE African American male plight discussed Species.”” Each individual will give a 3 minute summarization of their views on the Black man becoming endangered and what their solutions are to stop the en- dangerment. The topics to be discussed are: Education—Mr. Ernest Fleming, a local teacher in the Kinston City School System; Law Enforcement—Mr. Roland Best, a Lt. police officer with the city of Kinston; Politics—Mr. George W. Graham, Jr.-Vice chairman for We Have A Great Job For You Today At Anne’s, we match super people like you with great full- the Lenoir County Board of Com- missioners and candidate for 3rd Vice Chairman of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners; Straight Talk— Mr. Don C. Pittman, member of DANIEL T. BLUE St. AN OUTSTANDING CITIZEN . . . Pitt County Commissioner and President Emeritus of the Pitt County Branch NAACP, was recogniz- ed by his fraternal Brothers of the Sixth District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. as its ‘1988 Citizen of the Year.’’ A graduate of N.C. James A.M.E. Church; College for Negroes, now N.C. Central University (NCCU), Garrett time heavy industrial positions. So stop by our office anytime Layman—Mr. Nathaniel Vause, pledged to the ‘“‘frat’”’ his senoir year, 1946. Commissioner Garrett Monday through Friday. The Honorable Daniel T. Blue ™ember of Antioch Free Will and his wife, Clotea, have two sons: Michael and Dennison, Jr. THE will deliver the keynote address | Baptist Church, Kinston. ‘M’ VOICE salutes the veteran civil rights leader. Here Garrett, right, + Life and Health Benefits at St. James A.M.E. Church A question and answer session __ is shown with fellow party leaders while on the campaign trail. . | located at 402 East Shine Street, will follow each discussion. Mr. (Voice photo by Jim Rouse} « A Great Opportunity. i Kinston, North Carolina. His ad- dress will be delivered at 11:00 a.m. Our theme for this year is ‘The Black Man-An Endangered Species.’ Representative Blue, a N.C. attorney, represents Wake County in the N.C. House of Representatives. St. James A.M.E. Church will also be sponsoring an 8:00 a.m. breakfast. At the 8:00 breakfast, local individuals will conduct a roundtable discussion on ‘The Black Man-An Endangered Sebron Dixon, Men’s Day Chair- man will serve as moderator of the 8:00 breakfast. At the 11:00 a.m. worship ser- vice, the choir will consist of all men. the total service is being conducted by men. Reverend F. M. Gabriel is the pastor of St. James A.M.E. Church. For further information, please contact Mr. Bobby R. Hopkins at (919) 522-0511 ext. 69 or Rev. F. M. Gabriel at (919) 523-0456. The public is invited. —> Ps eae Shop Phone 830-0876 EDDIE YARRELL TRUCKING SAND ¢ ROCK ¢ GRAVEL ¢ ASPHALT « TOP SOIL “We Might Doze But Never Close” EDDIE YARRELL Home 758-0177 P.O. Box 334 Greenville, NC 27834 Our Philosophy Is Working Anes A Member of the ‘Interim Services Group 738-8810 The Flowers Office Complex * 1410 $. Evans St. + Greenville, NC 27834 Offices in Greenville, Kinston, New Bern, Rocky Mount and Washington aries, ne. THINK SPRING and... 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Whichever, the case may be, you probably could feel the hurt that the families felt, the disgust the soldiers feel and the moral price the country paid as you read the names on ‘“‘The Moving Wall.’ Mr. William Sheppard, better known as ‘‘Bill’’, knows first- hand . . . he was there. ‘Veterans from World War I and World War II were greeted as hereos when they came home from the war, but we didn’t get nothing by the doors, shut in our faces,’’ Sheppard said as he reflected on what life has been like for him and other Vietnam Vets. Because so many interested people may not have the oppor- tunity to visit a permanent memorial erected in Washington, Bi Hush Puppies ya» | LeTIGRE’ LEE iE, TIMEX @ LADIES’ HALF SLIPS 1° MEN’S DEXTER wees - *TASSEL SALE 2 FOR $399 sPENNY LOAFER SALE 34 LADIES’ RAIN-SLICKS FRUIT OF THE LOOM BRIEFS ee o . Paks 4% ‘A Bi oh fb $ 99 eBOYS’......... PKG. 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WE YOUR ORE | WE ' When asked what more, if AIM , HONOR “anything, should be done, Shep- | pard bitterly claims, ‘‘More lacks and Black-owned ee ee help peter (financially) ng the Wa back (to Greenville)...” as he looks over a brochure, “I was hurt when I looked at this here list of sponsors and did not see not on Black business that con- TO PLEASE! .. Almost 20 years have passed since the atrocities of the Vietnam War were thrust into 19 year old William “Bill” Shepard’s life. Now as an employee at an area in- dustry, he actively seeks other ‘Vets’ of that era to help enhance ef- forts paying tribute to the country’s soldiers, both alive and dead. (Photo contributed) Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Moving Wall comes to Greenville tributed money to bring it (The ‘“‘Wall’’) here...” Sheppard’s role as a support unit (1970-71) he says allowed him to witness the hardships those guys suffered. People need to wake up and stop forgetting the man, show some respect and stop shitting the doors in their (Viet- nam Vets) faces.”’ One African-American who served as a Green Beret and whose entire platoon was killed in Vietnam, who wishes to remain nameless, says, “Black folks didn’t contribute because the white folks didn’t ask.’”’ He said they (African-Americans) were not asked because ‘“‘the white folks wanted to keep all the ‘glory’ to themselves.”’ The un- names vet further stated, ‘‘They want to leave us (Blacks) out of this war like they did in other wars,”’ he concluded. Sheppard more optimistically says, ‘‘more Blacks should help bring the Wall back year after year so that people will remember and show more respect and stop slaming doors in our faces.” “It’s a good thing (The ‘Wall’) to have here every year, because everybody can’t go see the one in D.C. This way our families can see it. North Carolina lost 1600 lives in Viet- nam, it needs to come here every year. That’s why I’m going around to all the Black businesses to help get them in- volved, too. A lot of Black folks died in that War,” he exclaimed. The Vietnam Memorial is scheduled to leave today at 5:00 p.m. after having been erected on the Town’s Common on First Street, since April 14th. The ‘M’ Voice salutes the veterans of the Vietnam War. Subscribe To The ‘M’ Voice 7