26 A salute to Martin Luther King ot: E'M’ VOICE EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1987 WEEK ENDING JANUARY 14, 1994 "Greenville Man Creates Drugo" By Lynnette Riddick Editor A fun and exciting board game called, Drugo is helping to equip our area youth with knowledge that can shape how they deal with the society in which they live. Drugo is the name of an innova- tive board game that is quickly gaining popularity in the Pitt county area. It is unique in that is informative as well as fun. Drugo, created by health educa- tor Wade Johnson, Jr. is played much like Bingo. It helps players to learn the facts about drugs and their harmful effects. Wade Johnson, Jr., alcohol and drug coordinator for Pitt County Schools, developed this game after acquiring the position as drug edu- cation consultant in 1979. Thecre- ation of this game was done to provide a fun and effective means for his students from grades 6-8 to learn about drugs. Johnson later formed, W. Johnson Enterprises, Inc., the manufacturer of Drugo. The com- pany consists of Johnson and his wife who work out of the home. As of yet, 4,000 games have already been sold. Johnson’s goal, how- ever, is extends far beyond that. He hopes to sell as much as 100,000 games. “Always create something to make difference in others lives and market it. My goal is to be an example — you can use your own mink to benefit others. The benefit is not in making money but to make a difference. There’s a mis- sion greater than money.” Many times parents have a hard time identifying with or even un- derstanding their children. Johnson discovered that Drugocan cut down the barriers between parents and children. This in turn helps the children to open up to their parents. Johnson added that after play- ing Drugo once, participants gain a 20% - 30% increase in knowledge base. As an additional benefit to his students, Johnson awards with comicbooks, pens, buttons, bumper stickers, posters, etc. “Learning should be fun,” said Johnson. Johnson said we are to encour- age our youth to work for them- selves, they have capability to de- velop and market a product. And they must doit through education. This is the number 1 ticket for us. And, Whatever you do you must put God first. Johnson asks all businesses pur- chase several Drugo games and donate them to area families. to accomplish as much as Wade Johnson Jr., requires lots of deter- mination, persistence, patience and just plain hard work. For those of you who have a vision or a goal to reach that would positively ef- fect your world I encourage you to “Never go back... even ifit’s gradual,” said Johnson. Those who run in a race can’t look back or else they will get offcourse. So, keep your eyes on the finish line! 1993 in review: A year in Black and White By Vinette K. Pryce Special to the AM News This time last year the nation looked to Washington where a re- gime headed by a Democrat read- ied in transition for a more opti- mistic tenure. New Yorkers who helped elect President Bill Clinton focused on the inauguration rather than the Somali war which is still claiming victims. With a new mayor entering Gracie Mansion, Black New York- ers are not quite as happy or opti- misticabout the Republican prom- ising to carry a big stick some believe aimed directly at the Black community. But while 1994 rapidly advances, 1993 looms large as the year which began when Christopher Wilson, a Brooklyn-based Jamican immi- grant, was kidnapped from his car, taken to a remote area in Tampa, Fla., and doused with gasoline and fire, The story made national news. For that same Brooklyn commu- nity, Nick Perry was installed as a member of the New York State Assembly. By March, Rev. Alfred Sharpton was jailed. Along with Charles Barron, the pair was hauled off to Rikers Island but had to be moved to Brooklyn where authorities claimed it would be ideal for less ~ interaction with other inmates. For - days, protesters honked car horns - demanding release of the activist. Prof. Leonard Jeffries took the: hotseat in April, But it was the - incompetence of city University administrators, and politicians, including former Mayor Ed Koch, which glared brightly inside the Manhattan courtroom New York- ers will remember . The Essence Awards lauded women in April. During a paid tribute at the Paramount Theater, the women’s sh a hosted a televised program which is becom- ing ahighlight foreach succeeding year. ia On May 11, Jeffries heard the ' verdict. A vie ihe estivist, : SE ewes come bundle. It was June when Rev. Calvin Butts decided to crush obscene rap music, Like Min. Louis Farrakhan in December, Rev. Butts wanted to know what happened to names like the Supremes. They've been replaced by Bitches With Prob- lems, Ho’s With Attitudes and Niggas With Attitudes. Ike and Tina Turner exposed themselves during this wedding popular month. Tina’s movie won her new respect by asking “Whats Love Got To Do With It?” Ike called a press conference tosay heslapped his former wife and partner a few times but nothing like she protrayed in her movie. The Crown Heights report beat the August anniversary when more Blacks were arrested for walking through their own neighborhoods that at any other time. The Cirgenti report started a declinein popularity for there city’s first Black mayor. August was hotter than July for basketball hero Michael Jordan. The NBA conducted two probes on the star’s gambling practices and was beginning to release informa- tion which tarnished his name. A brutal murder of his father and continued pressure from the me- , dia resulted in an early retire- ment. Jordan seems content that he quit at the top. September showed David N. Dinkins was truly the Democratic candidate of choice. This was also the month Wilson say his racist attackers face to face. The 32 year- old stockbroker from Brooklyn was well enough to relish the fact that two of the men received life sen- tences for there heinous crime. History will record the month when Yitzhak Rabin and Yassir Arafat shook hands in front of the world during a peace agreement witnessed by President Bill Clinton.Whoopi Goldberg made Halloween of Black arts. She also struck and uglier blow for Black women when she helped script rin ok monologue for her Phe Toni Morrison certainly did Black women proud when she became the first Black woman to receive the Novel Prize of Literature. White Catholics decided a Black mayor should serve one term had them move out and while reports are that crime is down and the city was on an upswing, Mayor David Dinkins was told to leave by two percent of New Yorkers. It was a sad night at the Sheraton Hotel but a proud one because Mayor Dinkins took his licks with grace. Can’t recall that happening in a long, long time. At a time when Blacks and Whites give thanks for blessing, the world’s biggest star who says “jt doesn’t matter if you're Black or White” found out it does. After four months on the read with his “Dangerous” tour, her was forced off. Michael Jackson said her was addicted to pain killers. But her was also being tried and convicted by the American media which has been flooding newspa- pers with accounts of liaisons he reportedly hosted with youngsters. While they still have not found nay criminal facts, the stories con- tinue. Depression is high in December and a prime case is brutally re- vealed in the person of Colin Ferguson, and immigrant from Jamaica. Six people suffered his wrath. And for his actions he blames Blacks and Whites in the society whom he believed failed him. The Black community lost Thurgood Marshall. Jan. 24, Arthur Ashe, Feb. 7, Billy Eckstein in March, Marian Anderson in April, and many more to crime rather than natural causes. David Koresh, a religious zealot who lured many people to Waco, Texas, perished in a fire which consumed 86 believers at the Branch Davidian compound. Af- ter 51 days of federal agents trying to extricate the cult, they were tear-gassed and later overcome by flames. California will not forget the name Stacy Koon, a sergeant fi Basia sed pest sitios, om whose name is forever associated with a motorist named Rodney King. In Black and White the names are indelible. Koon was con- victed of violating King’s civil rights. Laurence Powr , another cop who beat, cursed and deni- grated the Black man, was also convicted. move forward * Mr. Wade Johnson Jr. is known for teaching our young people about drugs. Mr. Johnson has vow invented a game “Drugo.” Drugo is to teach our parents and children about drugs. It is now time to help support Mr. Johnson for what he stands for. Fighting the war of drugs. Local forum to focus on fair housing laws North Carolina law. prohibits discrimination in most housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or family status. A public forum is planned in Greenville to educate citizens about the fair housing law and to inform them on complaint and processing procedures. The forum, sponsored by theN.C. Human Relations Commission and the Greenville Human Relations Commission, is set for Tuesday, January 25, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the West Greenville Recre- ation-Faethity. The N.C. Human Relations Com- mission is responsible for enforc- ing the state fair housing law. By mandate of the N.C. General As- sembly and with oversight of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the commis- sion has the ability to investigate, conciliate and litigate cases and complaints about fair housing on behalf of the citizens of North Caro- lina. The 10-year-old State Fair Hous- ing Act applies to private hemeowners as well as to real es- tate agents and others in the real estate business, according to Wil- liam J. Barber II, executive direc- tor of the N.C. Human Relations Commission. The Greenville public forum is one in a series planned through- out the state. For more information, contact Evelyn Cohens at (919) 830-4497 or Quessie Peterson with the Hu- man Relations Commission at (919) 733-7996. PCMH campaigns to prevent shaken babies In response to increasing num- bers of babies diagnosed at Pitt County Memorial Hospital with serious injuries resulting from their beingshaken, PCMH’s Child Protection Team has launched a campaign to remind people of the potential harm that results from shaking a baby. “Until a child is about two years old, his brain floats in a propor- tionately larger space of cerebral fluid than an adult’s brain,” said Jennifer Smith, pediatric social worker at PCMH. “This means that | vigorous shaking of the child or ; throwing him into the air produces | a whiplash-type to the brain.” Smith said shaking bangs the | child’s brain repeatedly against _ their skull, leading to permanent | brain damage or even death. Sev- _ eral small injuries from shaking t over time can cause the same dam- as one violent incident. inform people of these dan- , the PCMH Child Protection of social workers, doctors q andcommunity representatives— | supported by the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon—re- cently began distributing bro- chures and rs throughout eastern Carolina to child i ae them calm down in moments when they fee] they’re losing control.” Smith pointed out that people who succumb to the urge to shake a child are usually not the same people involved in typical child abuse cases. Instead, they are of- ten frustrated parents or caretak- ers who are trying to stop an infant’s incessant crying. Victims are usually under one year of age and often under six months old. “This syndrome occurs through- out all social and educational lev- els,” said Smith. “Red flags for us are young parents with stressful jobs and no extended family nearby, especially around the holi- days when people are under more stress anyway.” In 1993 at PCMH, six children were categorized as non-acciden- tal shaken baby/head trauma cases; in 1992 there were nine. One-third of these children died as a result of their injuries. “The thing we want to stress through this campaign is that if the victims of Shaken Baby Syn- drome survive,” said Smith, “they will bementally retarded, deafor have speech or motor skill impairments, hydrocephalus or cerebral palsy. “Shaken Sydrome is one of the most forms of child abuse,” Smith continued. “But it’s Serietile in Sin fenen Soak eee paign. The team also hopes to have a Spanish translation of their bro- chure available in the near future. Formore information on Shaken Baby Syndrome and how to pre- ventit, call the N.C. Chapter of the National Committee for Preven- tion of Child Abuse at 1-800-354- KIDS. Pure food campaign Consumers across the country are protesting the approval of ge- netically engineered Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) for use in dairy cows. Demonstrations, press conferances, and symbolic milk dumpings have occurred in pd ee sngramtagp t oe wy dh eae 29004 8 protests are part of the Pure ore Food Campaign's (PFC) unprecedented national boycott of milk, dairy and meat products derived from cowd injected with rBGH. Over 18,000 activists in 900.com- cae eee a ly ri eet me te 8 Life? Some people call it pride. Some people call it : , determination. Some feel it is a sense of loyalty. It is simply the way we ‘eel about our families. It is the desire we all have to make life as good as it can possibly be for each and every , family member. Now, more than ever, this is possible. 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Along with its impacts on human health the genetically engineered hor- moneis also bad for the farmer the taxpayer and the diary cow. Stud- ies indicate that the over-produc- tion of milk caused by rBGH will force up to 30 percent of American dairy farmers out of business by 1997. Moreover the use of rBGH to create an even greater milk sur- plus will cost the American tax- payers additional billions of dol- lars in price supports. rBGH will also cause massive animal suffering. Cows injected with rBGH suffer from increased udder infections (mastitis). They also could experience high rates of ovarian tumors, uterus disorders, diarrhea, food disorders and birth defects. Consumers and dairy farmers strongly opposerBGH. Since 1986, surveys by university and indus- try reachers have shown that up to 98% percent of consumers want rBGH milk clearly labeled. REALIZING THE DREAM AS A NATION WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN RECOGNIZING THE DIGNITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL. 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King fought for this dream peacefully and will always be remembered as a man with the courage to speak out against injustice—and be heard, To keep Martin Luther King’s memory dlive, we must remember his dream and strive to achieve equal rights for everyone. His work is not finished—it is up to us to continue the struggle. Sankes Sara Lee Bake 8 Highway South \ ya. North ( or 7BBH OFAX 1919) 047 0469 Serving Wilson, Greenville, Ahoskle, Roanoke Rapid, Rocky Mount, Pinetops, Washington and Williamston. . §-THE “M’-VOICE-WEEK ENDING JANUARY 14, 1994 PCMH campai In response to increasing num- bers of babies diagnosed at Pitt ° . County Memorial Hospital with a serious injuries resulting from . ‘their being shaken, PCMH’s Child e rT ‘Protection Team has launched a campaign to remind people of the - potential harm that results from old, his brain floats in a propor- tionately larger space of cerebral fluid than an adult’s brain,” said Jennifer Smith, pediatric social worker at PCMH. “This means that vigorous shaking of the child or throwing him into the air produces a whiplash-type to the brain.” child’s brain repeatedly against their skull, leading to permanent brain damage or even death. Sev- eral small injuries from shaking over time can cause the same dam- age as one Violent incident. To inform people of these dan- gers, the PCMH Child Protection Team of social workers, doctors shaking a baby. Smith said shaking bangs the ; D. 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If you have a dream about your future, the counselors at Pitt Community College can help you explore your options and “IT Have A Dream” August 28, 1963 andcommunity representatives— supported by the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon—re- cently began distributing bro- chures and posters throughout eastern North Carolina to child health and prenatal clinics, com- munity hospitals, private pediatrician’s offices, social ser- vice agencies, health departments, early intervention programs and military bases. “The literature explains in frank, simple terms the injuries that can result from shaking a child,” said Smith. “I also offers parents and caretakers reasonable, easy alter- natives to shaking that will help them calm down in moments when they feel they’re losing control.” Smith pointed out that people who succumb to the urge to shake a child are usually not the same people involved in typical child abuse cases. Instead, they are of- ten frustrated parents or caretak- ers who are trying to stop an infant's incessant crying. Victims are usually under one year of age and often under six months old. “This syndrome occurs through- out all social and educational lev- els,” said Smith. “Red flags for us are young parents with stressful jobs and no extended family nearby, especially around the holi- days when people are under more stress anyway.” In 1993 at PCMH, six children were categorized as non-acciden- tal shaken baby/head trauma cases; in 1992 there were nine. One-third of these children died as a result of their injuries. ens to prevent shaken babies “The thing we want to stress through this campaign is that if the victims of Shaken Baby Syn- drome survive,” said Smith, “they will probably be mentally retarded, deaforblind, have speech or motor skill impairments, hydrocephalus or cerebral palsy. The Child Protection Team’s brochure will be reprinted for use statewide by the “Prevent Child Abuse in North Carolina” cam- paign. The team also hopes to have a Spanish translation of their bro- chure available in the near future. For more information on Shaken Baby Syndrome and how to pre- ventit, call the N.C. Chapter of the National Committee for Preven- . tion of Child Abuse at 1-800-354- KIDS. heard, 7 IXtvy TRW Steering & Suspension Systems 2100 N. Greene Street Greenville, NC 27834 A Salute to Martin Luther King, Jr. We salute the man who made civil rights a reality. His dedication made a dreanrri come true for mary. King fought for this dream peacefully and will always be remembered as aman with the courage To speak out against injustice—and be To keep Martin Luther King’s memory alive, we must remember his dream and strive to achieve equal rights for everyone. His work is not finished—it is up fo us to continue the struggle. begin p and training for a'new career. Lee Pitt Community College HY Greenville, NC. : | : By Mel Tapley Arts & Entertainment Editor If Janet Jackson’s last New York hit appearance was called “Rhythm Nation,” this one should be called “Empowerment.” Iyani Vanzant has a new book that tells women how to obtain empowerment. I don’t know ifthese two dynamic young women have met yet, but Janet has gone be- yond words with a movement un- derscored with color and energy and pulsating sound and hypnotic lighting that shout out empower- ment. She may be Michael’s baby sis- ter, but he can let “little sis” lead him. I thought Michael’s last show at the Garden was spectacular but this appearance of Janet’s was a spectacular but this appearance of Janet;s was a swinging superla- tive. Big Apple Challenge Coming to the Big Apple when the worms of doubt and carping criticism were hungrily gnawing away at two men she’s been asso- ciated with: Brother Michael and Tupac Shakur, her co-star in “Po- eticJustice,” was quite a challenge. She didn’t flinch picking up the gauntlet. Janet dealt with Micheal’s prob- lem by asking the audience to say a silent prayer for her brother. It was a dramatic, moving moment. (Ironically it was after a sequence, I thin, when she performed one of her recording hits, “Nasty Boys.” Tupac may be accused by a woman of abuse, but Janet subtly and swiftly turned the tables. Remember the classic French Anticipate the Backlash During the last few days the U.S. has been shocked by a num- ber of violent murders. Occurring sometimes in the most unlikely seeming places-Idaho, Nebraska they have involved a number of otherwise “ordinary” Americans in what has long been considered, strictly an inner-city problem. Wecan and shouldexpect aback- lash from the heart of “middle America” over these shocking inci- dents. While most of the gun-related tragedies in the last few days have taken among Whites, THE PER- CEPTION STILL REMAINS THAT BLACKS IN AMERICA ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL CRIME, VIOLENT AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS...even at “Chuck E. Cheese” Pizza Parlor, or a subur- ban Wal-Mart store. Whites have always been armed, but now are becoming increasingly angry at what they perceived to be a “too-liberal” court system that seems to coddle violent criminals and let them out on the streets too soon to “commit more crimes.” Never mind the one brave and courageous New York judge coun- try who ACTUALLY RESIGNED FROM THE BENCH, rather than accept petty drug cases, because the MANDATORY SENTENC- ING GUIDELINES now effect in Federal drug cases would have re- quired him to impose stiff, draconian sentences on petty drug criminals— the wrong people in his opinion. Never mind him be- cause most White Americans are now calling for a crack-down on criminals. I'm afraid that if the perception of lax law enforcement continues in the mind of the American body- politic, White vigilantes will orga- nize and attempt to take matters into their own hands. In fact, I am convinced they are now poised and waiting for an incident—a case which would provoke national sym- thy for retaliation against young Black men—before they launch their next all-out attack. Let’s be clear, White suprema- cist and race haters have already struck the first blow against Blacks in this society-they brought us here as slaves, and kept us in this con- dition for 310 long years. Had they meant to treat the slaves—who made this nation rich, with their free labor—as equals, as citizens, a,” they wines (of ¢ sytem Pati She SN kay UA pea inact a lal a ee te kl es Mie) Tia. Ea Apache dancers where the guy slings the femme around and she crawls back, groveling at his feet? 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One resembles the Euro- pean justice system which incar- cerates at relatively low rates, the other exceeding South Africa in its rate of Black imprisonment.” The complaint brings this issue to the forefront with respect to the release policy. For instance, in a recent case decided by the State Appellate Division, “King vs. Pa- role Board,” the court unanimously ruled that the Parole Board had twice unreasonably denied parole to a Black prisoner who had made outstanding achievements during his 23 years of confinement. The court declared that “it is difficult to imagine a case that cries out for parole lauder than this one/” The Appellate panel ac- knowledged that denials of this sort were acommon practice of the Parole Board. 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Eric Sterling said that “our drug strategy goal should be to take the management of the business away from mobsters, and turn it over to consumers and law-abiding busi- ness people subject to appropriate regulations.” Sterling believes that placing illegal drugs under the law via government regulations and taxation would “eliminate most of ——— ~~ the violence that is in the com- merce.: He noted that illegal drug market conflicts are settled vio- lently because disputes over such matters a product quality andsales territory cannot— because they are illegal—be resolved in court, as is the case with other goods which are licensed and regulated by the government. 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