= ahs nage Putting On Our Marching Shoes... Million Man Marck Monday, October 16, 1995 - Be There! WEEK OF ENDING OCTOBER 13, 1995 te EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1981 School Choice: It’s not a matter of black and white Comes now word of the continu- ing progress of school choice. Three American cities have released plans for new or expanded pro- grams of parental choice of shcools. And not surprisingly, the driving force in each case has been a black person. In two of the three, a female black person. And thereby hangs a tale. But first, the essentials. The Wisconsin legislature has boted to expand Milwaukee’s school-choice program, now in its fifth year, to include religious schools and toincrease enrollment from about 1.00 to 15,000 students next year. The Milwaukee experi- ment is the product of a rare dis- play of courage and determination by Polly Williams, a mother of four who refused to accept for her younger children more of the edu- cational neglect her older children had experienced in that city’s schools. She enrolled her children in pri- vate schools, paid from her wages as a single working mother. Then she ran for the Wisconsin legisla- ture, was elected on aschool-choice platform and joined forces with Gov. Tommy Thompson to push through the nation’s first signifi- cant school-choice program. An issue that crosses traditional political lines The political dynamics make what happened in Milwaukee of more than passing interest. Will- iams is a Democrat. She headed Jesse Jackson’s Wisconsin cam- paign in 1984 and 1988. Thomp- son is a two-term Republican gov- ernor, aleading GOP conservative and a staunch advocate of school reform. The bond between the two was forged by a common concern for the welfare of the children of Milwaukee’s poor families, who were consigned to the city’s public schools iwth no means of escape. No, that’s not so. They could es- cape: Their families could move to another school district or the chil- dren couldenrollin private schools. And nothing stood in the way of either except money. Representative Williams and Governor Thompson noticed that few of Milwaukee’s black citizens were affluent, so they set out to find another way. School choice. In Cleveland, the story is simi- lar. Fanny Lewis is a first term member of the City Council who became an apt pupil of Polly Will- iams and persuaded the citizens of Cleveland and Ohio Republican Gov. George Voinovich to rescue 2,100 of the city’s poor children. They may now attend the schools of their choice, whether private, public or parochial. The scholar- ship award for each child is $2,500. The story in Washington is per- a haps the most arresting and the most promising for the growth of the school-choice movement. The plan put forward by the District of Columbia’s leadership and en- dorsed by Superintendent of Schools Franklin Smith is designed to rescue low-income children in failing schools. It has been en- dorsed by Mayor Marion Barry and in this I kid you not, by the Washington Post, which, until this historic moment, has been a re- lentless foe of school choice in any form. Black leadership is not surprising Nathan Glazer, a highly re- spected education analyst, cap- tures the essential truth about the quality of schools we provide for the black children in our large cities. “Constitutional law often moves along strange and circui- tous paths,” Glazer writes. “But perhaps the strangest yet has been the one whereby beginning with an effort to expand freedom-no black child shall be excluded from any public school because of his race-the law has ended with a dras- tic a restriction of freedom as we have seen in this country in recent years: no child of any race or group may escape or flee the school to which that child has been assigned on the basis of his or her race.” WOOW PERSONALITY, MS. JOY BROWN (C) IS FLANKED BY AREA Air Force Recruiters recently. While Ms. Brown does “Aim High”, we really don’t want to lose her—not even to the Air Force. Staff photo: Jim Rouse Darkroom back in business with passionate readings The hot August air bore down with the suffocating weight of un- necessary bedclothes until the Darkroom reading began. Randall Kenan practically acted out a scene from his newly pub- lished novel “A Visitation of Spir- its,” his energetic reading bring- ingalive the querulous, aged North Carolinians picking over bones of contention nearly as old as they are. Itis an intense family argument that winds down when a 92-years- old’s fury is unexpectedly quelled byherintroduction toa video game. The whirl of images is just as absorbing in Reginald Martin’s writing, as he reads achapter from an unpublished novel about a mod- ern-day treasure search, , “Every- body Knows What Time It Is.” Three chapters of it have been published in journals. The room alternately breaks up with laughter, then quiets in sym- pathy for mankind's plight, only to be tickled once again at foibles. He reads of Zip fending off the advances of a prostitute at the bus station, described as an exempler “Of glamorous, urban mass tran- sit ip the South...where they by- products of urban poverty....try to figure out what had gone wrong with their lives, and until they found out, they'd bug the shit out of other people to pass the time. “We got to be cool,’ Zip com- ments to his pal Dennis. ‘You look around this terminal. This is what happens to poor people in America - especially black people.” As these witty, engrossing sto- ries take hold of their listerners’ imagination, the room becomes less stifling. The air miraculously lightens. It stirs, at moments vir- tually crackles. Aaaah, writers who are word magicians. Truly, these African- Ameérican authors are new voices to be harkened to. Abubble with good will toward humankind, Kenan and Martin’s writing has a kinetic force, a mementum that evolves from the relationships of the characters they have so tenderly detailed. Martinis also a poet, There were wet eyes at the Darkroom as he read from verse he’d written: “Af- ter Reading Cecil Brown's Thoughts About His Grand- mother.” Raised by Ms great-grand- mother, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandmother in the South, Martin writes, “And I wanted to tell you to send me a new copy cause I smeared...cried on the part about god letting her into heaven cause she was the best, cried cause I knew what you meant cause I had been loved by Lucinda, Carrie, and Les.” A literary critic as well, Martin, 33, author of “Ishmael Reed & The New Black Aesthetic Critics,” de- scribed briefly his interest in cross- genre writing. This theory asks a writer to incorporate into forms he may demean but which “pay the bills,” the qualities “fromthe things he writes he respects, poetry or whatever, endemic to them both,” and vice versa. A visiting professor of Afro- American literature and exposi- tory writing at Harvard Univer- sity this summer, he soon begins a Ford Foundation Fellowship award to complete books on can- onicity, cross-genre writing, and an annotated bibliography of black aesthetic critics. Randall Kenan has come to read at the Darkroom in Cambridge (Continued on page 4) Pv? ecg gets Nk Woke | arp ee ; MS. MAMOONI REEVES (C) IS SURROUNDED BY WELL-WISHERS at the opening of her store. Mamooni’s International located at the Carolina East Centre in Greenville. Ms. Reeves welcomes all of her friends to shop with her. Tradition and transformations are prominent themes in Randall Kenan’s A Visitation of Spirits, a first novel which takes place in the small rural town of Tims Creek, North Carolina. Explored here are the intricate workings of a South- ern Black Baptist clan and the impact of family and community norms and expectations on Black men in general, and in the specific cases of two cousins: Reverend James Lalachal Green and younger Horace Thomas Cross. Keenan’s surrealistic writing style uses saints, sinners, and sor- cerers to share in the storytelling- the supernatural mixing with the mundane works so effectively that, at times, the reader will have dif- ficulty distinguishing reality from fantasy. This is particularly true in the telling of Horace’s story. Whetherd it is the influences of the Old Testament,.J.R.R. Tolkien, or Marvel Comics, the 16-year-old Horace hears the voice of “the de- mon” he has conjured by using a potion consisting of cat’s urine, the whole head of ahummingbird, the stale breath of a hag three- score andten, and the ground tooth of a leviathan-or reasonable fac- simile thereof. That demon takes Horace and the reader back for a closer look at those turning points in the boy's coming of age as a man-loving man in asociety where “fe the way Horace want/¥t ain’t condoned, you know tpn” Widower Jimmy Greet¥s story unfolds through memories of his experiences with his well-bred, red bone wife, Anne. While Jimmy’s character is used to add a more realistic narrative voice to illumi- nate the inner workings of the Cross family and to chronicle the events of Horace’s tortured life, there are also glimpses of his own unresol’ed issues regarding his sexuality and his reasons for en- tering tie ministry. In a scene where Horace con- fronts hs cousin after Sunday ser- vice to diicuss his fear that he may indeed beirrevocably homosexual, Jimmy rsponds by telling him, “Horace, ve've all done alittle..you know..experimenting. It’s part of growing uj,” But, in the same con- versation, he cautions Horace, “You're normal. Trust me. These. .feelings..will go away. Just don’t give into them. Pray. Ask , God to give you the strength andin | Staff photo: Jim Rouse Buked, Scorned, and Talked About no time...”. Horace becomes more conflicted when he begins dating girls. Kenan offers, “Gracie Mae Mayfield be- came his steady. He even had sex with her afew times.” Yet, Horace’s long-standing attraction to Gideon Stone, the pre-pubescent class sissy who in adolescence grows into an intellectual with a well- defined frame, does not dissipate regardless of his prayers. It is to Gideon that Horace “wnites about twenty-three letters” drafts actu- ally, before finally finding a suit- able way to tell hime that he loves him-if, in fact, there is a suitable way in this society for one teenage boy to tell another that he loves him. Thankfully, Gideon is of the same mindset and, for a time at least, the two boys develop a spe- cial friendship. But later, in ascene setin the boys locker room of South York County High School, Gideon makes a sexual advance to Horace- "I'm aman who perceives life in a certain way; a man who rejects things that defecate on mankind.” Harry Belafonte Mrs. Beatrice Maye Page 2 OOTLTTAY News Page 3 Youth Speaks Out Page 6 who since has decided that, in- deed, the Lord does mind-only to find himself nursing a busted lip. This is unfortunate since Gideon 1s the only Black man with whom Horace has sex at any point in the novel Another Black Hor: man catches later when he takes a summer job at the local theatre. Everett Church Harmnegton IV-the son ofa Beacon Hill law professor father and a ( ice’s attention . mother of D.C. Black blue-blood fame-is the young caramel-colored acto} . Horace admires from the wings. Everett will have no part of Horace and so, Horace finds sex partner, Antonio Santangelo, another actor who is part Italian, part Puerto Rican, || have to suffice, I suppose, for an authentic man of color. In the meantime, Everett runs off ad Casula and wil (Continued on page 2) BROTHER CALVIN “SLACK” GATLIN IS SHOWN here with lifetime friend, Dr. Tommy Harris. Mr, Gatlin’s family and friends mourned his passing last week. Certainly, “Slack” will be missed by all who knew him. with Edward, the blue-eyed Geor- gian lead, after reading Horace for points in response to his ill-fated declaration of love. Romantically speaking, it’s a sorry state of af- fairs for black gay men in fiction as well as real life these days. But never mind romance, let’s look at Horacé’s central support network. Horace’s great-aunt Jonnie Mae and his mother’s sis- ters, Rachel, Rebecca, and Ruthester, are none too pleased to find the young man hanging around with a group ofjet-set white boys—the sons of doctors, lawyers, and businessmen—who are, in their own way, outcasts in the Tims Creek community. Horace’s child- hood buddy, Hohn Anthony, poses the question, “We ain’t goodenough for you these days?” But Horace “ignored the criticisms of his friends, the labels that were being placed on him. Oreo. Graybory. He refused to notice how other blacks stopped talking to him.” Horace’s introducing his newly pierced ear at Thanksgiving din- ner doesn’t go over well at all. This gesture is seen by the family as disrespectful and stupid to boot. Everybody has something to say about it except for Jimmy, who doesn’t seem to agree that there is any harm in Horace putting a hole in his head, but can’t get a word in edgewise. 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Your first is sup- posed to be a disaster.” A sophisticated piece of writing utterly without the awkwardness of many first efforts, “A Visitation of Spirits” is Kenan’s first pub- lished work, “but much before it went unpublished and was unpublishable,” he says. “I wrote my first novel in high school. No one read it. Nor would I wish that horror on a reader.” Right years ago Kenan, deter- mined to become a writer, chang- ing his major in college from phys- ics to English. “I still admire sci- OO Stunt We Sti ~ Get Excited » } Ue a Mane . a Ab t It. mn , Y OU go ° ., ol Our new University Medical Center Office in Stanton Square is open, and we ope you'll join in our excitement. 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The challenge is to learn how to translate multidimensional objects into words. “It requires an intoxication with words,” he says. “It’s as Auden says about who has the heart of a poet, the man who loves to hear what words will say to him.” Several sites to offer free screening for depression during National Depression Screening Day — Mental health professionals will offer local residents the opportu- nity to learn about the signs and symptoms of depression and to par- ticipate in a free screening as part of National Depression Screening Day, Thursday, October 5, 1995. The free program will be held at the ene locations: Carolina East Mall - 12 - 8 pm, East Caro- lina a - 10-6 pm, GHA Cultural/Recreation Center- Moyewood -4-8 pm, Mental Health Association 12 - 8 pm (phone in only - 752-7448), Pitt Community College - 9 - 5 pm, and the Plaza Mall - 12-8 pm. National Depression Screening Day, held each year during y Men- tal Illness Awareness Wee k, was developed by " urvard psychiatrist Dr. Douglas J st year, more than 82,000 pec ple attended screening at 2,000 sites nation- wide. National Depression Screen- ing Day inaugur ated the concept of screening for a mental illness, when it began five years Participants at the above listed Depression Screening locations will heara brief talk on the causes, symptoms, and treatments of de- pression followed by a short video. a obs Las ago. Individuals will complete an anonymous written screening test for depression and have the oppor- tunity to discuss the results witha mental health professional. Depression strikes more than 17 million Americans each year, according to figures from the Na- tional Institute of Mental Health. Fewer than half of them, however, actually seek treatment even though treatment can help 80 per- cent of those affected. “We hope that this nationwide effort to provide mental health screening for depression will edu- cate the public about the signs and symptoms of depression and en- courage those who may be vulner- able to seek evaluation and treat- ment,” said National Depression Screening Day Project Director, Dr. Douglas Jacobs. National Depression Screen'ng Day is sponsored on the national level by the American Psychiatric Assn., National Institute of Men- tal Health, Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Dept., National Mental Health Assn., National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Assn., AARP, National Alhance for the Mentally 111, and McLean Hospital. Supporters include the American Psychiatric Foundation, the American Assn. of Suicidology, the National Assn. of Psychiatric Health Systems, the American Assn. of General Hospital Psychia- trists, the American Hospital Assn. 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An awards banquet was held Friday night at the Holiday Inn in Williamston. The keynote speaker was Dr. John D. Fuller, vice presi- dent, at large of the General Bap- tist State Convention of Raleigh. Awards were presented to a number of members for their ser- vices. The Reverend A.C. Batchelor, pastor of the Phillippi Missionary Baptist Church and administrator for the Child Care Center of Simpson, was awarded the Pastor of the Year award for services rendered for the better- ment of mankind. Local woman rises to bishop position The Body of Christ Unlimited Outreach Ministries announces Statement by the president All Americans agree that we must protect the lives and future health of our children. The bipar- tisan “Commitment to Our Chil- dren”—in support of this Administration’s efforts to reduce children’s smoking or use of smoke- less tobacco products—shows just how deep that sentiment runs through our country. The Repre- sentatives and Senators who stood up today for our children deserve the nation’s thanks. These Demo- crats and Republicans showed that this is not about partisan politics; itis about doing the right thing for our children and families. Public health leaders, children and fam- ily advocates andelected state and local officials from across the na- tion have also pledged to support our efforts. Each day, three thousand young people become regular smokers. Nearly 1,000 of them will die early from smoking-related diseases. We must reduce children’s access to tobacco products and limit the ad- vertising and promotions that tell our children it is cool or glamorous to smoke, but do not tell them about the disease and death that also come with smoking. The stakes are too high not to act. Obituary CALVIN H. GATLIN Mr. Calvin Henry “Slack” Gatlin, 55, of Greenville, died Friday, Sep- tember 29 in Pitt County Memo- rial Hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 4th at 3:00 p.m. at Sycamore Hill Baptist Church. Burial followed in the Brown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Gatlin was a Greenville na- tive and a member of Sycamore Baptist church where he servedon the Senior Usher Board. He was employed with the Pitt County School system and was a voca- tional Instructor and Assistant Basketball Coach at North Pitt High School. He was a member of the National Masonry Instructors Association, and the NC Masonry Association, Sertoma, Mt. Herman Masonic Lodge #35 and GIHS/ Eppes National and Local chap- ters. Surviving: his wife, Barbara Barghen-Williams Gatlin; son, Keith Gatlin of Alexandria, Va; daughters, Tiffany Nichole Branch of Butner and Eleggra Gatlin of Greenville; step-sons, Cortez and Jeffrey Williams of Knightdale; step-daughter, Felecia M. Williams of Greenville; mother, Carrie Lee Gatlin of Greenville; brothers, Eddie Gatlin, Walter Earl Gatlin, Charles Douglas Gatlin, Reginald Gatlin all of Greenville, John Gatlin of Tucson, Arizona, sisters, Lucille Hines, Ellis Brown, Caldonia Norfleet, Marjorie Gatlin, Mary Gatlin and Allie Gatlin of Greenville, and Janice Crawford of Newport News, Va,;5 rvandAchildren the installation of its new bishop Stephanie Winfield. The former evangelist was or- dained and installed as bishopina 4 p.m. service Saturday at the church, which is at 310 BK. Pantego St., Belhaven. Miss Winfield was installed and ordained by the Rev. Dr. Jesse Featherston, bishop of worldwide ministries with the Body of Christ Unlimited Outreach Ministries’ Norfolk, Va., branch. A resident of Greenville, Miss Winfield is the daughter of George and Gladys Winfield of Belhaven. A singer and songwriter, she has toured and performed her music throughout the United States. 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The mayor, at large council member, and district council members are elected for two year terms . The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for mayor will be elected. The candidate for the at- large seat receiving the highest number of votes will be elected. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes in each of the five council districts will be elected. The polls will be open for voting on November 7, 1995 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The voting places in the City of Greenville are as follows: Greenville # 1 VFW Hut Greenville # 2 Merged with & designated as #8 in December, 1974 Greenville # 3 West Greenville Recreation Cen ter Greenville # 4 American Legion Post # 160 Greenville #5 American Legion Building, St Andrews Drive Greenville # 6 Fifth Street Fire Station Greenville # 7 Elm Street Park Gym Greenville # 8 Willis Building, Reade Street Greenville # 9 Hooker Memorial Church Greenville # 10 Greenville # 11 Greenville # 12 Belvoir Pactolus Oakmont Baptist Church First Free Will Baptist Church Faith & Victory Church Belvoir Fire Station Pactolus Fire Station Registration facilities and polling places in most election precincts are now physically accessible to the elderly and handicapped. 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Qualified residents of the Town of Greenville who are not registered to vote must register on or before October 13, 1995 to be eligible to vote in this municipal election. Any registered voter who has moved from the address on his/her registration record must notify the Elections Office of that change on or before October 13, 1995. Qualified individuals may register to vote at the Pitt County Board of Elections office located at 201 E. Second St., Greenville, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during office hours, at other public agencies, public libraries, or by mail. Mail- in voter registration forms are available upon request from the Elections office. Questions concerning voter registration, location of polling places, and other election matters should be directed to the Elections office at telephone 830-4121. Challenges may be made during Office hours . 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TIRIK4/W Sow 741(1-4) The Good News Gazette “You don’t have to be in a church for the Holy Spirit to move.” On September 8 and 9, there was a youth revival featuring Rev. Damion Royal from New Bern on Friday night, and a Christian rap- per Marty Grace from New York City. This revival was held at the Roxy, downtown Greenville, and sponsored by WOOW radio sta- tion. Saturday night, we partied for Jesus with Marty Grace, ECU steppers, and no other than the Joy 1340 Crusade Choir. We sung, rapped, and danced for Jesus. We shouted, we praised God, we lifted up holy hands, we just had a ball. The Holy Spirit came like a“mighty rushing wind.” Everybody was blessed in someway or another. Someone got saved, we prayed for people, and everybody was prais- ing God, young people and adults. Testimonies were given. What I’m saying is you don’t have to be ina church for the Holy Spirit to move. Wherever you go the Holy Spirit is with you, so I encourage you to move when the Holy Spirit moves. I say again, the Holy Spirit don’t just move in a church. Aida Taylor 19-year old Child of God Joy 1340 Crusade Choir member “God is before us, who can be against us” God had done a lot of things for me. He’s blessed me with two hands, two feet, andasound mind. I may not have all my health and strength, but I’m still here. All I. want to say is that the world is coming to anend. The people of the world today have turned their back on the word of God. They say God has turned his back on them by God said “I will not leave nor for- sake you.” There’s so many things to hold us back from the Lord. Such as temptation for example: that’s the Devils job. The devil tempts us where we are weak. He wants us to turn away from God and go to hell because he has to go. RE-ELECT NANCY JENKINS MAYOR "A MAYOR FOR ALL PEOPLE November 7, 1995 Paid for by the Committee to Re-Elect Nancy Jenkins, Mayor, City of Greenville - Jesus overcame teptation, if we 43 8 want to be like Jesus, we have to overcome temptation. Don’t give up, God is still there. He won't never leave you, all you have to do is, read the word, pray every night and believe in him. Kim Randolph 16-year-old Child of God Phillipi Church of Christ “A Message” Hi, my nameis Fabian Deloatch. I am 11 years of age, but the good thing about it is I’m a witness for Christ. Kids and youth, I have a message for you. Walk with God, have faith, and trust in the Lord. Most of all lets do away with the hatred. Fabian Deloatch 11-year-old Child of God Phillipi Church of Christ “Live the way God made you” You should live the way God made you, that’s male or female. In the time of Adam and Eve, God made man and woman, not “Steven’s.” Everyone has theirown opinion on the way to live their life, but homosexuality is of the devil not of God. God didn’t make woman to be with another woman, or man to be with another man, but he ordained marriage, we are to marry the opposite sex, not the same sex. So live the way God made you. Jackie Daniels 17-year-old Child of God Joy 1340 Crusade Choir Member “Appeal to our youth in Christ” 1. Beall that youcan bein Chnist. 2. Stand for what rightin Christ. 3. Don’t be fearful of changes from tradition to Christ ways it will profit you. 4. God looks at the heart before he look at ward appear. 5. Do not judge unless you plan to be judge for Godis thehigh court, and he only can dismiss any case. 6. Know who you are in Christ, don’t let someone tell you. 7. Don’t be afraid of God ask him your questions. 8. Appreciate God. Even when things are not going your way (smile). 9. Finally, you are an ambassorder so please conduct your selfas one, someone may come to Christ. Praise the Lord. Sis. Beverly Strong Joy 1340 Crusade Choir Member Phillipi Church of Chnst “Distance Learning Technology: How Can You Benefit?” The World Class Strategies Net- work, sponsored by ECU’s Center for Applied Technology, hosted a meeting on September 27th from 2-4 p.m. at the Willis Building in dowtown Greenville. Dr. Barry DuVall, from the ECU School of Industry & Technology, facilitated and demonstrated distance learn- ing technology. Dr. DuVall is an expert in the field of teaching and instruction through the use of interactive tele- vision, interactive video network- ing, electronic data interchange modules, and e-mail. He enlight- ened the group on features and benefits surrounding the concept of learning at a distance. He dis- cussed how an individual or com- pany can utilize distance learning methodologies. Randall Kenan is a man who can tell a waiter “I'll eschew the appetizer” and write about hog killings so vividly that his readers will never feel the same toward him again. His first novel “A Visitation of Spirits” was published last month amid a fair amount of acclaim and the University of North Carolina alum has returned to Chapel Hill this week to sign books and give readings. He appears to be taking it all in stride. Certainly anyone who says “es- chew” to a waiter would. Setin a tiny Eastern North Caro- lina town called Tims Creek, Mr. Kenan’s novel is full of allusive language-biblical, demonic, liter- ary-and jarringly clear descrip- tions of Southern country life. In the hog passage he writes: “Then someone will take a great silver knife and make a thin true line down the belly of the beast, from the rectum to the top of its throat. He will make an incision at the top and with a wet and ripping sound like the bursting of a water- melon, the creature will be split clear in two, its delicate organs spilling down like vomit, the fine shiny sacs waiting there to be cut loose, one by one.” And his descriptions of aunts are particularly clear and evoca- tive: “Rachel. Rebecca. Ruthester. His Aunt racehl was his favorite. Her skin was cinnamon and gin- e had a rebellious spirit, uncensored and harsh. Whatever came to her mind, she said; what- ever she felt, she expressed. She was the youngest...” Throughout the book two plots are simultaneously woven: One story line is about a black homo- sexual teen, Horace, who is tor- tured by real and imaginary de- The other concerns a crisp day in December when James, a preacher, James takes his Aunt Ruth and Uncle Zeke to Fayetteville to visit Aunt Ruth’s dying husband. [t might be said that Mr. Kenan owes much to aunts, of which in reality and in his novel, he seems to have plenty. Mr. Kenan was raised by his Aunt Mary Kenan Hall, to whom he has dedicated his novel—‘“to ger. Sh mons one who made a way out of no way’—and whom he calls “my mother.” Although born in Brooklyn,N.Y., Mr. Kenan was sent to North Caro- lina at an early age to live with his grandfatherd. At any rate, he was to have been raised by his grandfather. But his Aunt Mary, like many of his fe- male characters, knew what she wanted and acted upon it swiftly decisively: One weekend he to visit Aunt Mary. Aunt mary kept him. tis grandfather and grand- r, who were “busy with their caning business,” eventually and went a ‘ esced—and the re he stayed, on his Aunt Mary’s farm. Hence the hogs. Atany rate, Mr. Kenan, 26, grew up a wonderfully thoughtful young man in both senses of the word. He apologizes profusely for having been « Ol nly minutes late, and ex- poun ds about racism , religion and plot andcharacter— allover aplate of ba iked grouper and okra at Crook’s Corner. “One thing that strikes me now is the way the races interact,” he says. “It is a subtle, complex and key dynamic that we need to un- derstand. At this point in our coun- try it is vital that we understand what we are doing. It seems if we don’t there would be only two things todo: Exterminate all blacks or for all blacks to rise up in arms. And that would be a tragedy.” And writing, he says, “is always tension be ‘tween character and plot. It begins with a question. To answer that question you need two more questions and it grows and grows exponentially.” Then he gives a hoot of laughter at himself and says “You've got me going tonight, must be the wine.” But he says he is not all seri- ous—while at UNC-Chapel Hill he was active in the Comic Book Club. and “I guess when you go to college there’s a choice, social or academic. Coming from a small town I guess I chose social. Who wouldn't?” But that is hard to believe. In fact, when he left his home- town of Chinquapin and came to Chapel Hill he was determine to be a physics major. UNC English professor Max Steele anda stint at Oxford University set him right. “Well, really, by the time I went to Oxford it hadcrystallized that this was what I really wanted to do,” he says. “Actually I was going to majorin physics and I had an interest in science fiction so I wound up in Max's class and he doesn’t like science fiction.” Mr. Kenan dropped physics as his major, graduated in December 1984— early—and “made a beeline for New York City. Well, I packed first,” he says, and laughs. BRrtar the earand aunt who in. fluenced him. Before he left North Carolina, he says, he went to visit his great- aunt Erie—who has never left the state of North Carolina. He told her he had nomoney and no prospects and certainly no place to stay in New York City, where he needed to go to make his fortune as a writer. Aunt Erie, he says, “kind of tsked and picked up the phone and called her sons and grandsons. She has 10, well, 10 living—she probably has more. 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