HE M Eastern North Carolina 's Minority Voice — What You See Is What You Get, What J You Read Is What You Know & Save £ ' VoICc > Uo : &2m I Oo Oo Nn ee on ile Qk Sigs m2 te> ti Wow P al GF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1981 WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14-27, 1996 ~ sg ne oe : ‘4 CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE.... The joy of being young is shown, these beautiful faces are publisher Jim Rouse’s granddaughter ......Nkechi (6 year-old), Imani (2 year-old) and Ma’isah (5 months old), hopefully one day they will take over JOY 1340!!! Voting rights on trial in post- reconstruction S. Carolina In April 1877, William J. Whip- per, an African-American mem- ber of the South Carolina General Assembly, left office in the waning days of Reconstruction to assume alocal judgeship but was prevented from ever taking his seat on a bench. He was among the last Af- rican-Americans to serve in the General Assembly for the next 100 years. Today, more than 100 years later, Seth Whipper, his great- great nephew, is fighting to retain his seat in the General Assembly and to vindicate the rights of the voters who put him there. That fight has now moved to the courts in a trial that recently con- cluded before a three-judge fed- eral panel in Columbia, S.C. The case received scant attention in the national press, but it is being closely watched by voting rights advocates and civil nights activists throughout the country. A deci- sionis expected before election day. The trial consists of two com- bined cases - Smith v. Beasley (challenging state Senate districts) was brought by a white former Democratic senator and a group of citizens; and Able v. Wilkins (chal- lenging state House districts) was brought by private citizens. The outcome of these cases, the first such legislative challenge to go to trial, will determine not only the fate of many majority-Black voting districts in South Carolina, but will indicate how vulnerable such districts are to attack by white voters and offfice-holders in light of the Supreme Court’s recent re- strictions beginning with Shaw v. Reno in 1993. South Carolina has had a long and painful history of denying equal voting nights to its African- American citizens. Indeed, for the first 80 years of this century, not a single African-American served in the South Carolina Senate, al- though Blacks have comprised as much as 40 percent of the state’s voting age population (a number that has declined to 27 percent in recent years). Other examples of the state’s history of racial inequal- (Continued on page 5) An anguished matron sues for child support for one-year-old By: J. Zamgba Browne A married, devout Christian woman strongly believes Jesus was born by immaculate conception, but her year-old son, Darrion Marcus Denson, is no Holy Ghost miracle, but the child of a popular married preacher from Brooklyn. The 64-year-old Pentacostal bishop’s shoulder was a comfort for Rena Denson, a member of his huge flock at the Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ to lean on. But later, it turned into a very cold should when she dragged him Ricky Donnell Ross, 36, was a trailblazer in the crack cocaine trade in Loss Angeles and other parts of the U.S. A celebrated drug dealer, Ricky reaped millions as an unknowing pawn of Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. Drug Enforce- ment Agency operatives, who sup- plied him with unlimited amounts of cocaine. His suppliers used the profits to pay for the CIA-spawned Contra war versus Nicaragua’s leftist government in the 1980s. Ricky’s connections were first re- vealed in a series of articles pub- lished by the San Jose Mercury News and in court testimony. He granted The Final Call an exclusive interview at the Metro- politan Correctional Center, where he is awaiting sentencing on co- caine trafficking charges. The Contra connection In his interview, Ricky described how he was seduced into the lucra- tive cocaine brokering market in 1981. It would be more than a into court, seeking child support. Danson, an attractive young matron who is married to a preacher, when briefly separated from him, sought spiritual coun- selling from the Rt. Rev. Bishop Huie L. Rogers, but it seemed the pastor had other things on his mind. “Tnow fully realize,” says the 35- year-old tearful Denson, “how he intended on making our relation- ship more than just a spiritual one.” She emphasized in court pa- pers that she didn’t initiate the secret rendezvous with the bishop that left her pregnant. In a highly emotional letter to the Executive Board of Bishops, Denson charged that Rogers took advantage of her while she was in a vulnerable state from the trauma decade before Ricky would learn that his key supplier, Oscar Danilo Blandon Reyes, a man whom he called a friend, had a master’s de- gree in marketing and was a DEA informant, with connections to the CIA. Known simply as “Freeway Rick,” Ricky started out as a poor, illiterate, high school dropout from South Central Loss Angeles and a talented tennis player. At 19, Ricky said, an older teacher, who taught at a job cen- ter, turned homon tococaine. Ricky said he looked up to the man and started selling cocaine for him. The money was good. Ricky went solo. His teacher’s Nicaraguan supplier and Oscar Danilo Blandon Reyes, supplied him. Ricky’s operation grew, soon he was one of the biggest cocaine deal- ers in South Central and Danilo Blandon became his sole supplier. Their business relationship grew personal, said Ricky, adding that he would spend time at Danilo’s Married Brooklyn pastor has son by married member of his church she was experiencing over the sepa- ration from her husband, the Rev. Porter Denson. “I have always looked to the church in good as well as bad times,” Denson told the Board of Bishops. “I turned to the Lord and my pastor when I felt it was neces- sary to save my marriage, rebuild my family, and above all strengthen and enrich my spiri- tual life, “ she added. Denson said she was reluctant to come forth with the allegation of “sexual misconduct” against Rogers, an incident which she claimed took place at the Radisson Hotel, Kingston Plantation, S.C. “From May 31 through June 4, 1994,” Denson further explained in her lawsuit filed with Nassau (Continued on page 4) A pawn in the CIA drug game home, far from the crowded ghet- toes of L.A. Danilo schooled his protege in the art of staying “low key” and taught him how to market mass quantities of cocaine at bargain- basement prices, said Ricky. “At first we were just getting eight ounces or so worth $16,000,” he explained. “As time went on Danilo started supplying kilos (worth tens of millions of dollars). I don’t know how it was possible. I didn’t question him. I just took it as a blessing.” By 1984, “Freeway Rick” was a kingpin, with over a dozen crack houses in South Central, churning out $20,000 to $40,000 a day in profits. His network of drug deal- ers peddled a staggering 500,000 crack nuggets daily. Ricky used cashiers’ checks to buy close to $6 million in prop- erty—motels, tire shops, junk yards, apartment buildings, houses. (Continued on page 5) Judge absolves Philly Officials of MOVE tragedy by Michael Z. Muhammad PHILADELPHIA— "When person does something they At poor “0 Lo jail. that way during deliberations. | still feel very strongly.” Another juror, Connie Inin, sided with this point of view im pleased. | felt their conduct was intention- al.” Regarding the judge's decision Ms. adding. “Em not WELS RADIO STATION OWNERS . . . The joy of gospel music is now in Kinston. Shown above are the new owners, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop L.E. Willis of Norfolk, Va. Bishop and his wife are all smiles as they pose for our camera. Bishop Willis and his wfie are the only Black folks who own 28 radio stations in Anferica. Keep up the good work and spreading the gospel!!! , But these criminals are given immunity. Pam mad as hell.” said an angry Ramona Africa, following United States District Court Judge Louis H. Polluck’s Aug. 27 ruling overturning a jury decision in a civil trial held hast June. The ruling exonerated former police and fire Commissioners Gregory Sambor Land William Richmond trom any lhabili- ty for their role in the May 13, 1985 fire that killed 1] members of the MOVE family. Found guilty of willful miscon- duct by the jury in the civil trial, they were cach ordered to pay the plaintiffs $1 a week for the next 11 years. Many felt the pair had gotten off easy with that verdict. Both Mr. Sambor and Mr. Richmond played key roles in allowing the MOVE home to burn following a confrontation with the police. The fire started after a bomb was dropped on the home by the police. In his opinion, Judge Pollack seemed to classify the actions of Mr. Sambor and Mr. Richmond as dumb and dumber, but stopped short of finding willful miscon- duct, in ordering the reversal. Judge Pollack wrote, “... the evidence adduced at trial does not establish by a prepon- derance of the evidence that any one or more of the actions of either of the defendants constituted willful miscon- duct.” Ramona Africa The judge reasoned that given the clear consequences, No matter how hos- tile Commissioner Sambor was towards MOVE, he never would have taken “so self-ruinous a course of conduct” such as disobeying a direct order from a superior and then display treachery in misleading Commissioner Richmond. The point of contention was whether or not Mr. Sumbor and Mr. Richmond disobeyed a direct order from then City Managing Director Leo Brooks to put the fire out Jurors in the case certainly seemed to think they did. Jean E. Bender, a juror in the civil case, told the press, “I truly believe someone. should be held account: able for what happened that day, 1 fell Prcas Fae phcto Irvin asked, “What was the purpose of me being there if he was going to rule?” Equally upset with the decision was Louise James Africa, who lost her son, Frank Africa, and her brother, MOVE founder John Africa, in the fire. “They can always find a loophole. But they did in fact conspire to kill my brother, my son and those children and that was a willful act. It was all a ig conspiracy. The judge was in on it too. You can't get justice,” she said Mr. Sambor had no comment on the ruling. Mr. Richmond said, “No one went out there with evil intent. It was a matter of judgment. We had to make judgment calls and we were not always right.” The judge did allow the jury's $1.5 million verdicts against the City of Philadelphia to stand. “This shows the public that if you use the courts, go through the system, you still can't get justice,” said Ramona Africa, the only adult to survive the blaze and leading plaintiff in the case. She had argued all along that forcing city officials to admit wrongdoing, not mone- lary compensation, was the her civil suit. Displaying the flery spirit she ts known tor, Ms, Africa told the press: “Tt ain’ Lover” reason for . ~ County Family Court, “Ihadsexual » intercourse with Bishop Rogers in _ Myrtle Beach, S.C.” She also charged that Rogers is the father of her son, born March 28, 1995. Denson said she has suffered a - lot because of Rogers. “He was my pastor and someone whom I re- spected and looked to for spiritual guidance and leadership,” she de- clared. “This entire ordeal has been devastating to me, to the point where my faith has been shat- tered,” Denson continued. A registered dental hygienist, Denson further noted that she never wanted to tell her story. “But my attempt to protect him, his ministry, his family and my guilt, directly resulted in ruining my marriage,” she stressed. Meanwhile, Rogers hasn’t ad- mitted to the court if he ever bed- To get your "M" Voice by mail write to: The "M" Voice Newspaper PO Box 8361 Greenville, NC 27834 SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT MUST BE INCLUDED WITH ORDER [) Yes, I'd like a 6 months subscription by mail $15 (J) Yes, I'd like a 12 months subscription by mail $30 Name Address City ___ State Zip The ‘m’ Voice A NEW PLAY BY JAMES H. CHAPMYN A POWERFUL | PLAY im 8 ABOUT wi HOPE AND = CHANGE! f ‘ r\ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST 8PM HENDRIX THEATRE FREE Tickets For Students, Staff and Faculty. $5 For The General Public $8 At The Door Free Tickets Must Be Picked Up In Advance From The Central Ticket Office In Mendenhall Student Center. MasterCard® and Visa® Accepted «UDEN? % Vy ECy A CULTURAL AWARENESS WEEK EVENT For More Information Call The Student Union Hotline At 328-6004 . Pastor ded Denson. But sources close to — the case and church said that he ~ has been spending tons of money — to avoid taking a blood test re- quested by Denson. However, Denson reported that throughout her nine month preg- nancy, Rogers provided financial support. But she explained that the $1,000 monthly allowance wasn’t sent directly to ehr in Co- lumbia, S.C. “He would send it to his col- league, Bishop A.C. Jackson, who passed it on to my husband,” ac- cording to Denson. “The money was then hand-delivered to me,” she said, adding that the flamboy- ant minister made total payments of $10,000. When Denson first approached Rogers about the marital problem she was having with her husband, she said he tried to convince her that as far as he was concerned, she was not married in the eyes of the church because her husband had been married before. It was not long after this meet- ing in March 1994, according to Denson, that she left Brooklyn to join the U.S. Army, but was dis- charged two months later. She said while she was in the military, Rogers used to phone her practi- cally every day. “He even provided me with a callingcard so I could stay in touch with him as well as make other telephone calls,” she explained. Denson also said the bishop vis- ited her a number of times. After her son was born, Denson said the bishop started to lose in- terest not only in her but the child as well. He refused to give child support and she sued him in a Florida court. The case was turned over to Nassau Family Court be- cause Rogers lives in the area. “All lam askingis for the bishop to support his child,” said Denson. She and her minister husband are on teh verge of recounciling their differences, and he toois on Rogers’ case to pay up. But Denson said the bishop has accused them of trying to extort money from him. “My husband and I have victims and are now being further victim- ized by Bishop Rogers,” Denson declared. “I have enough proof to substantiate my story and will present it at the appropriate time,” she added. Rogers vehemently denied the allegation and in a telephone plea for comparison begged the Amsterdam News not to print the story because “it will hurt me very badly.” He also said that it would also hurt his family and his con- gregation. “Please, please, brother don’t run that story. Let me talk to the edi- tor, let me talk to the publisher. Maybe I can persuade them not to carry the story,” Rogers declared. He later phoned the Revs. Herbert Daughtry and Al Sharpton to help him talk the paper out of carrying the article. After trying without success, both preachers decided to issue separate statements about Rogers’ character. Daughtry said he had known the bishop for many years and has the highest regard for him. “He has had many years of pro- ductive ministry,” said Daughtry of Rogers. “He has served the com- munity for over 43 years and in all that time, I never heard any ru- mor or allegation against him,” Daughtry declared. Daughtry, who is also a Pentacostal minister, said he had only heard and seen the highest example of character and ministry in Rogers. “I will hope that people would withhold judgement until all the facts are in,” said Daughtry before he was told some court- related details about the case. Sharpton also jumped to the BEATRICE MAYE GOOD IDEAS AND/OR TIPS 1. 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The County Commissioners SHEILA FRIZZELL have also had discussions with an attorney firm from out of state regarding the hospitals 501 (c) (3) corporation status. Why do the County Commis- sioner continue to go into Closed Sessions to discuss the hospital and its future. Why are the Citizens of Pitt National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education presents a certificate to Sheila Frizzell, principal of Ahoskie Graded School, Ahoskie, born in Baltimore Md to Monty and Pearl Frizzell. The NAFO’s certificate indicates Sheila as one of the 1996 Distinguished Alumni of the Year. She was nominated by Saint Augustine’s College where she re- ceived a B.A. Degree in Early Childhood Education in 1981. She also attended North Carolina A&T State University where she re- ceived her M.S. in Education in 1982 and her M.S. in Supervision in 1986. Among the awards she has re- ceived are: “Who’s Who Among College and Universities”, and “Honor Graduate, 1981”. 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The case first began in 1991, when the state’s General Assembly failed to enact state and congressional redistricting plans to address the malapportionment demonstrated by the 1990 national census. In response to the assembly’s federal lawsuit charging the exist- ing districts violated the Constitution’s “one-person, one- vote” principle as well as Section two of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits dilution of voting power along racial lines. A three-judge panel was convened. At that time, Blacks constituted 27 percent of all registered voters, but only 13 percentofthe members of the state House and 11 percent of the mem- bers of the state Senate. In Jan. 1993, while the lawsuit was pending, the General Assem- bly revised course and passed re- districting plans for the state House and Senate. The plans, how- ever, were vetoed by then-Gov. Carrol Campbell, who argued the legislature had, in fact, reduced the number of majority-Black dis- tricts and fragmented minority populations to the benefit of white incumbents. Several months later, in May 1992, the three-judge federal panel issued its own interim state and congressional redistricting plan in response to the 1991 lawsuit. The plan, the judges ordered, was to Lite Reid Administrative Director The Children's Learning Tree Child Care Center (919)752-6593 1902 Chestnut Street Greenville NC 27834 “We Put The Care In Child Care " Ernestine Morris Director Carolina East Center (Across from Carolina East Mall) (919) 353-1617 Featuring Experienced Professional Barbers , Erskine Moore Bryan White Earl Evans (Formerly of Anderson's Barber Shop) Nicole Walston Hours obstruction, Black voters filed a take effect for the Nov. 1992 elec- tions, as well as for all subsequent elections until the legislature en- acted plans that met with the U.S. Department of Justice’s approval under Section five of the Voting Rights Act. The judge’s plans, however, were appealed, and in June 1993, were vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court ruled that the lower court had failed to ana- lyze its plans under the vote-dilu- tion standards of Section two, and remanded the case to the three- judge panel. Thejudges, frustrated that their interim plans had been vacated, gave the General Assem- bly a second chance to draft a plan which could pass constitutional muster. But the House leadership con- tinued to resist drafting true re- districting reforms. Then House Speaker Robert Sheheen, a Demo- crat, kept tight control of the en- tire process, limiting access to the computer used to plot new district lines and excluding the judiciary subcommittee, which is nominally responsible for redistricting, from negotiations. The state’s Black Caucus, which was also excluded from the process, had proposed a plan that would have created ad- ditional Black majority districts, but it was rejected without discus- sion or debate. The result of all this was a House redistricting plan passed in Jan. 1994 which, once again, had fewer majority black districts instead of more. The leadership’s motives were clear: when asked why the House had rejected an additional black majority district in one of the countries, Speaker Sheheen replied, “Because white Democrats are an endangered species.” This time around, although Campbell refused to sign the re- districting legislation, he did not vetoit. Asa result, the House plan went into effect without his signa- ture, leaving its fate up to the Justice Department instead of the three judge panel. In May 1994 the Justice Depart- ment rejected the plan. Its “objec- tion letter” noted thatincumbency protection had driven the process, resulting in a plan that was retro- gressive, and that the state had failed to meet its non-discrimina- tion burden under the Voting Rights Act. The Justice Depart- ment also identified nine geo- graphic areas across the state where the potential to draw or enhance majority Black districts existed. The House was instructed to go back to the drawng board. By now, the Black Caucus was frustrated with the white Demo- cratic leadership, and mistrustful ofthe leadership’s sincerity to pur- sue reform. The Caucus broke ranks to open negotiations with Republican members of the House, who were also feeling locked out of the redistricting process. With the assistance of an historian and de- mographer, the new coalition de- veloped acompromise plan, which was introduced over Sheheen’s objections. The new plan, which contained 31 majority Black House districts, passed two days later on May 14. Soon after, the plan was ap- ‘Mit Calvary FWB Church Youth Department’ Community Day YOUTH IN ACTION Date: September 28, 1996 Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm Location: Mt. 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However, are they aware that their investment is about to enter a period of sub- stantially lowered interest? “Contrary to what many bond holder’s think, the rate of inter- est at purchase is not good for the life of a savings bond,” says Dan Pederson, author of “U.S. Sav- ings Bonds: A Comprehensive Guide.” In fact, all bonds pur- chased in the mid- | 980s with a 7.5% guarantee carry an origi- nal maturity period of only ten years. After the first ten years, the bonds enter a ten-year ex- tension at anew guaranteed rate of 4%! Four percent is the best representation of what the bond will earn the first two to five years of the extension. If you don’t track and manage your savings bond investments, the results can be more than just upsetting—they can be devas- tating. Suppose Sam and Betty were saving for retirement when they purchased $10,000 of Se- ries EE Bonds ($20,000 face value) in October 1986. If they believe that the 7.5% interest rate is good for the life of their bonds, they are expecting their investment to more than double in value every ten years. In other words, they are expecting their bonds to be worth $91,051 in 30 years. In reality, the guaranteed interest rate drops from 7.5% to 4% after ten years: Assuming that the guaranteed rate for their last maturity period is 7%, the value of their investment after 30 years will be $61,740— $29.311 less that they expected! (This example assumes that the combined market rates would produce a lower value that the combined guaranteed rates.) So how do you track savings bond investments? For a reason- able fee, Pederson’s company will prepare a customized report on your bond holdings—current val- ues, interest rates, timing issues, and maturity dates. For a free brochure, call (800)927-1901. litical opportunity. In fact, the November 1994 elections brought six African-Americans and three whites to the State House in the nine contested districts. In the spring of 1995, the South Carolina Senate passed a new re- districting plan for the Senate, with preclearance from the Justice De- partment, that created two addi- tional Black majority districts. The plan became law, and was to take effect for the 1996 elections. In response, a group of regis- tered white voters and Greg Smith, a former state senator, filed a fed- eral lawsuit in November 1995 challenging three of the new Sen- ate districts, including the two Black majority districts. In Janu- ary 1996, another group of citizens filed a federal lawsuit against the state, charging that nine of the new House districts were uncon- stitutional under the Shaw v. Reno decision. The redistricting plan is being defended by South Carolina, and by a group of “defendant-interve- nors”-African-American voters who, given past history, are con- cerned that the state would not provide an adequate defense. The intervenors are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project. % HAS ANYONE SEEN MR. JOHN “BBQ” SMITH LATELY . .» When we found him his chest seemed to have swelled tremendously. We learned that it was from the pride he gets from his offspring....Rodney. Our camera caught this father and son duo recently. Looks like the reports are correct. Mr. Smith Sr., (L) and young Mr. Smith (R) are perfect examples of a son following in his father’s steps. HEADACHES? 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The next day Danilo brought him a brand new Uzi submachine gun “still in a box~” and gave Ricky a .22 with a silencer. Ricky and partner became gun dealers selling the Uzis, AK-47s, and Colt AR-15 assault rifles that became the trademark of bloody Crip versus Bloods gang wars and ddrive-by shootings in the 1980s. Danilo once tried to sell his part- ner agrenade launcher, Ricky said. Ricky traveled with Danilo to Detroit, Miami, Atlanta and New York. In New York, Ricky said, he met one of Danilo’s dealers, who boasted of a 500-kilo-a-month op- eration worth about $10 million. Ricky also knew Danilo was sending guns to the Contras. “Af- ter two or three years together, he told me that he got ran out of his country and they were trying to fight and get his country back,” Ricky said. Danilo Blandon, an illegal citi- zen and founder of one Contra army was once described by a federal prosecutor as one of the biggest Nicaraguan cocaine dealers in America. Time to ‘Chill Out’ In January 1987, with crack markets exploding in major cities, police went after L.A.’s crack prob- lem. They formed the Freeway Rick Task Force dedicated to putting Ricky Ross out of business. Ricky headed to Cincinnati with his girlfriend, who was battling crack addiction and had family there. They settled into a subur- ban home. After couple months, Ricky said, Danilo visited him and offered a cut into 13 kilos of cocaine that he needed distributed. Ricky went to work and soon monopolized Cincinnati’s virgin crack market, using the same strategies and Nicaraguan drug connections. He started selling crack as far away as Cleveland, Dayton, India- napolis and St. Louis. Ricky’s luck ran out in 1988. One of his cocaine loads ran into a drug-sniffing dog at a New Mexico bus station and drug agents even- tually connected it to him. He pleaded guilty to crack trafficking and received a mandatory 10-year prison sentence which he began serving in 1990. Pawn “Freeway Ricky” becomes an informant Federal prosecutors from Los Angeles approached Ricky days after the arrest and offered a deal. If he would help prosecutors in- vestigating a drug scandal engulf- ing the Loss Angeles County Sheriffs elite narcotics squads, they would help cut down his jail time. Ricky became a government in- formant. “They wanted me to talk about searches the task force made on crack houses, money at the houses, did they beat up (people) or steal money,” Ricky said. “They wanted me to contact people on the streets and find out information.” Forhis testimony, Ricky received five years off his sentence and an agreement that his remaining drug profits would not be seized. He was still behind bars in 1994, awaiting parole, when San Diego DEA agents targeted him for a “reverse” sting, one in which gov- ernment agents provide the drugs and the target provides the cash. Within days of his parole and return to Los Angeles in October 1994, Ricky said, Danilocalled him, saying he had 600 kilos of cocaine worth about $12 million and he wanted Ricky to help sell it. Ricky said he initially decline butlater gave in to the persistent phone calls and obtained a buyer for 100 kilos of the cocaine Danilo claimed he had. On March 2, 1995, in a parking lot near San Diego, Ricky looked inside a cocaine-laden Chevy Blazer. Suddenly the place was swarming with police. Ricky jumped into a friend’s pickup, sped off and was captured after the truck swerved into a hedgerow. He has been injail with- out bond since. Ricky stood trial in March and the government’s star witness against him was his old friend, Danilo. On Danilo’s testimony, Ricky and two other men were convicted by an all-white jury of conspiracy charges, conspiring to sell the DEA’s cocaine. Ricky now faces life in jail, with no chance of parole. Ricky’s eyes teared as he de- scribed Danilo’s testimony, “It was like he was killing me. It was noth- ing I could do but sit there and (W Take control of your financial future— God's way YOU CAN EXPERIENCE A -NANCIA BREAKTHROUGH Discover how, using the practical money solutions disclosed in Caleb McAfee’s biblical economics seminar coming to our church soon Live in true biblical prosperity take it. There’s a tape they played in court where (Danilo) said, ‘I haten———-+, but they pay cash,” Ricky recalled. “I would have died for him. He’s the worst. When I see how (the government) twists the rules for him and they want to give mea life sentence, to me, it’s sickening.” Danilo received $45,000 in gov- ernment rewards and expenses for Ricky’s arrest, records show. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff postponed Ricky’s August 23 sen- tencing until September 13 to al- low his attorney, Alan Fenster, to question two inmates at the Met- ropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego about their knowledge of Danilo Blandon’s alleged drug dealing while working for the DEA. Atty. Fenster told The Final Call that he hopes such testimony will convince the judge that Ricky de- serves a new trial because of prosecutorial misconduct. “Our contention is that (Ricky) was minding his own business and was an unsuspecting victim” of the DEA’s reverse sting, Atty. Fenster said. “If the judge finds government misconduct was so outrageous, she has the power to dismiss the charges,” the attorney added. “This was a trial by ambush. The de- fense was denied information on Mr. Blandon that would impeach him. The government really sand- bagged us.” Ricky, who taught himself to read and write about five years ago, said he could be looked at two ways: As a villain or as a victim. Asked if he was ever concerned about how crack cocaine was af- fecting the Black community, Ricky admits, “Not at first. Itnever crossed my mind.” He feels “partially responsible” for the legions of crack babies as well as addicts who prostitute themselves to sustain their drug habits. “T took drugs and I transferred them from (Danilo’s) hands totheir hands,” Ricky concedes. “I feel that I was a ‘strawberry’ too. I was manupulated. I was just like the prostitute.” Ultimately, he said, the U.S. government is responsible for the crack epidemic. “They put itin our hands. They financed it. It was their planes that brought it over here,” Ricky said. “Their guy, Os- car Danilo Blandon, he set up the market. They picked me. I didn’t go to Nicaragua. This could go higher than the CIA. 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Blackwell, Mr. Robert “Bob” | | On Saturday, September 28, Mary Beth Corbin, a teacher at + Wahl Coates Elementary School in Pitt County, has been named to 3 the Compliance Commission for * Accountability. The new Commis- “ sion was established by the State ~ Board of Education to advise the + Board on testing and other issues * related to school accountability and - improvement. | The 20-person group includes teachers, principals, central office + administrators, school board mem- “bers, and representatives of par- ents, business and the university system. - The testing code of ethics, test “security and administration, the aspects of schooling, and possible ‘auditing procedures are among the issues to be considered by the Com- + mission as it works to ensure the integrity of the accountability pro- gram. The Commission also may t consider other issues for the State Board. | Dr. Richard Thompson, Deputy tate Superintendent, describes the establishment of the new Com- mission as a critical part of the §$tate Board’s efforts to improve “public schools through The ABCs Davis, Dr. Betty Eddleman, Attor- ney Peter Greer, former Mayor Clarence E. Lightner, State Rep- resentative H.M. “Mickey” Michaux, and Mr. Elijah “Pete” Peterson. Early registration fees are $25 for youth, $50 for adults, and must be received by September 9, 1996. On-site registration fees are $30 for youth and $55 for adults. All registrations include workshops and meals. Checks should be made payable to: NC Black Leadership Conference and mailed toNC Black | Leadership Caucus, c/o Bernard Allen - Conference Coordinator, Post Office Box 26282, Raleigh, : NC 27611. For more information call 919/ 231-1970. | Pitt County teacher named tonew Commission on School Accountability of Public Education. 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Will they devote as |much airtime to the startling expose.that the U.S. Central In- telligence Agency introduced crack cocaine to the nation’s Black communities in order to fund the CIA-backed Nicaraguan Contra army in the early 1980s as they did to the O.J. Simpson trial and its aftermath? The answer is, I suspect, a resounding “no.” Along with that “nada” comes the revelation that the real motive of these talk show barons is not “getting to the real |. issues” as they so often claim. Instead, it is the pursuit of the almighty ratings, largely gar- inered from a mostly conserva- tive white listening and viewing audience that is more interested in pummeling an acquitted Black man whom they believe killed two white people. The more sin- ister reality that the United States government - their gov- ernment - flooded minority com- munities with crack cocaine un- der the guise of “national secu- rity” is of no interest to them. I covered the Simpson trial for the Los Angeles Sentinel and over 200 other Black-owned newspa- pers who belong to the National Newspaper Publishers’ Associa- tion. I appeared on many of these talk shows during the trial largely because of the “unique perspec- tive” I brought to the coverage of the trial, and also because I was once a sitting judge in my home- screen in Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” - “here is the deal.” _ A recent series of reports pub- lished by The San Jose Mercury News, says a San Francisco drug ring, comprised of CIA and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency opera- town of Pittsburgh, Pa. I have since watched in amaze- ment as I witnessed talk show hosts, who claimed to be “objec- tive journalists” openly skewering a man who was acquitted of two murders largely because there was virtually no evidence that linked Simpson to the crime. Two hosts, Rivera and Grodin, openly express their hatred for Simpson and usually invite guests who share their views. Theyre. usually invited back repeatedly. These two, more than any other hosts, prompt me to raise ques- tions about the talk show industry's journalistic integrity. For those who haven't been keeping up—as Nola Darling said in her only appearance on the big Listen to WTOW 1320 AM & WOOW 1340 AM | have watched in amazement as “objective journalists” skewered a man acquitted of two murders be- cause there was virtually no evi- dence linking 0.J. to the crime. tives, fronted tons of cocaine to Los Angeles street gangs based largely in Black communities, Millions of dollars in drug profits were then directed to the anti- Communist Nicaraguan Demo- cratic Force, better known as the Contras. Among the point men in this sinister scheme was former Reagan administration intimate, retired Col. Oliver North. Coinci- dentally, North is now 4 syndi- cated talk show host based in northern Virginia. Almost in- stantly, the cocaine that flooded Los Angeles spread nationwide. “While the [Contras’ war against Nicaragua’s communist Sandinista government] is barely a memory today,” wrote Gary Webb of the Mercury News, Gospel Radio “Black America is still pling with legions of homeless crack addicts. Thousands of: | young Black men are serving — long prison sentences for selling cocaine, a drug that was virtu- ally unobtainable in Black neigh- borhoods before the CLA’s army started bringing it into South Central Los Angeles in the 1980s at bargain basement prices.” The influx of crack cocaine has caused criminal justice sys- tems in virtually every state to increase penalties for drug traf- ficking. The federal government has established mandatory 10- year-prison sentences for the sale of crack cocaine. Dealers in pow- dered cocaine—a favorite of white dealers and users — land cushier sentences. 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With assets of $5.6 billion, Centura offers a full range of bank-. ing, investment, insurance and trust services to individuals and businesses throughout North Carolina. Centura provides ser- vices through 155 financial cen- ters, more than 200 ATMs, the Centura Highway telephone bank- ing center and Quicken and Microsoft Money, the leading per- sonal finance software packages. Centura also is opening 33 offices in Hannaford supermarkets in the Carolinas and Virginia by the end of next year. Pitt County Concerned Citizens For Justice Announces Its Annual Banquet 1996 Theme “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Rev. Alonza L. Mills” Saturday, September 28th 7:00 p.m. E.B. Aycock School Red Banks Road Greenville, N.C. Tickets are available for a contribution of $10.00 Contact Ann Brown 758-0964 or Rev. 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AmeriCorps seeking recruits now for 1996-97 service year With continued funding for na- tional service approved by the U.S. Senate and agreed to by House and Senate conferees, AmeriCorps has launched a drive to recruit thousands of men and women to apply for a year of national ser- vice. AmeriCorps offers citizens age 18 and older opportunities to serve full-time in community ser- vice programs and earn help pay- ing for college. AmeriCorps members serve for one or two years with local nonprofits and national organiza- tions throughout the country. They receive a weekly living allowance and earn an education award of $4,725 at year’s end, which may be used for college tuition or to re-pay student loans. Currently, 25,000 AmeriCorps members are serving in 1,100 communities across the United States. AmeriCorps is recruiting now for two national programs, AmeriCorps*NCCC and AmeriCorps*VISTA, for candi- dates to begin serving as early as spring and summer: AmeriCorps* VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is seeking several thousand recruits age 18 or older—especially college gradu- ates and people with significant skills and expenience—many to begin serving immediately. As an AmeriCorps* VISTA, youcan serve full-time for at least a year with local organizations in disadvan- taged, rural and urban communi- ties throughout the U.S., generat- ing community volunteers and helping people build the capacity to improve their own lives. AmeriCorps*NCCC (the Na- tional Civilian Community Corps) is seeking 1,000 men and women, age 18 to 24, to begin serving this fall in a ten-month, full-time resi- dential program. Anyone seeking an opportunity to serve in AmeriCorps may call: 1-800-942-2677 or visit AmeriCorps’ worldwide web site at: HTTP//WWW.CNS.GOV MONEY GROWS ON | The wonderful thing about doing business in our society is that ideas are color blind. The good ones make you money, the great ones make you rich. At First Citizens Bank we appreciate the value of good ideas. Thats why we make it our business to provide vou with the financial resources you need to make vour business ideas a realit\ DEAS From setting up manufacturing loans to establishing lines of credit, First Citizens wants to say "YES" to the plans you have tor growing Vour business. Because we believe the only bad idea is not listening to new Ideas. $1.00 discount Tuesday, Octo admission! 7 Wednesday, October 9 - ALL SENIOR CITIZENS FREE 1-6 P.M. . Thursday, October 10 - ECU and PITT COMMUNITY STUDENTS - admitted for ) Saturday, October 12 - Wristbands on sale inside gate until 4:00 PM. and honored until 6:00 PM. 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Rizzi THE OFFICE PROVIDES GENERAL LEGAL REPRESENTATION WHILE CONCENTRATING IN: P.O. BOX 2216 410 WEST 14TH STREET GREENVILLE, NC 27836 VOICE (919) 758-9300 FAX (919) 758-4009 ACCIDENTS BusINEss LAW | CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC LAW WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING WoRK RELATED INJURIES v Law Orrfice OF EArt T. Brown, P.C. IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF DEREK K. BROWN ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 AS AN ASSOCIATE CONCENTRATING IN BUSINESS, WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING P.O. BOX 2216 410 WEST 14TH STREET GREENVILLE, NC 27836 VOICE (919) 758-9300 FAX (919) 758-4009 oat Dr. Golden Frinks has worked effectively combining Leadership in Civil Rights,Business and Church Communities. Anative of Wampee,South Caro- lina. He was educated in the North Carolina Public Schools. He is a graduate of the Scurlock Schoo! of Photography,Washington,DC.,where he graduated as a Photo-Journal- ist. He did further graduate stud- ies at the University of Youngstown,Ohio. — Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. asked him to become North Caro- lina State Director in 1962,for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference where he performed many valuable services for the movement of the 60’s. He was ar- E "W"-VOICE - WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14 - 27, 1996 rested more than 218 times and was jailed 87 times, from 1962 to 1992,and spent more time in prison than any Civil Rights Leader in America,and rank third behind Nelson Mandela in jail time. He was National Field Secretary and Program Director under Dr. Ralph David Abernathy,then president of SCLC 1968-1977, He organized the SAVE Marie Hill Committee in 1969. A sixteen year old black girl sentenced to death for the murder of a white grocer store owner. This effort caused the United States Supreme Court to overturn the way South- ern States administrated the Death Sentence,1972. In 1973,he organized the Moth- CARI BOOTH - Owner Business - 975-1991 Home - 946-3753 ers’ March to free the Willington ten, and lead three marches to the State’ Capital in Raleigh, North Carolina,to free Rev. Benjamin Chavis from prison. He organize the SAVE Joann Little Committee that raised the issue of protection of Black Women in prison. Miss Little was charged with killing the jailer who used his authority to rape her,1974. Dr. Frinks as Field Secretary for Southern Christian Leadership Conference has to his credit some notable changes in American So- cial order. He Led the efforts to integrate the Nation’s Beaches, The Phildelphia, Urban Education Project and the Chatham Garbage strike by the Black Garbage Work- BOOTH’S CAR WASH Detail Cleaning Such As. . . 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I have seen your power and your glory In the place of worship. Your love means more than life to me, And I praise you. As long as I live, I will pray to you. I will sing joyful praises and be filled with excitement Like a guest at a banquet. I think about you before I go to sleep. And my thoughts turn to you during the night. You have helped me, And I sing happy songs in the shadow of your wings. I stay close to you, And your powerful arm supports me. Psalm 63: 1-8 Brought to you by: M’Bulu K. Rouse The ‘M Voice Newspaper writer Open Your Mind ( 4 -_ > ay ae” sae Mental illnesses are brain disorders N.C. Alliance for the Mentally IU 1-800-451-9682 ey , oe ! SLEEP KING _ MATTRESS SETS ANY SIZE ff ONE LOW PRICE Twin, Full, Q > e Cy Ae | SIMMONS BEAUTYREST? Queen Size Se 2 pieces Note: Although every precaution is taken, errors in prices and/or specifications may occur in printing. 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