Farrakhan Wedding Gift | Ppa en, T wR N ‘Misid=}emeas, woow 1340 AM Greenville WTOW1320 AM ac t=tebbeletdeyel BNE GUY © ONC OI CS if eg Tre ' M inority Everything that can be said can be said clearly. Everything that ean be thought at all can be thought clearly. —Ludwig WitigeRstedg EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA’S MINORITY VOICE-SINCE 1981 IN 3TIIANaaYND AUVUSI YANAOF 89812 STVI1GOIuad ~ 54th NAACP Meet Elects Skip Alston — ' By Cash Michaels Stoff Writer NAACP State Conference Presi- dent Melvin “Skip” Alston, ap- pointed last May after months serving as interim, overwhelmingly won the vote of confidence he sought from the majority of the 300 delegates attending the 54th an- nual state convention in Raleigh Saturday. Alston, who aggressively worked to ensure his mandate, polled 188 votes, or more than 63 percent, to Duplin County Branch Pres. Jesse ‘Smith’s 68 votes, and District 8 Di- rector Min. Curtis Gatewood’s 41 votes. Terry Darnell Belk, Political Action Committee chairman of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg branch, dropped out of the race Saturday, throwing his support to Smith. He tallied only 1 vote. “I’m just glad that people recog- nize that we’ve been trying our best, we’ve been trying to address the issues... and when you get over- whelming support like that, that shows they’re happy with what’s going on.” Alston told He promised stronger lobbying efforts now in the state Legisla- ture, and that the state chapter would be more visible in speaking out about welfare reform and affir- mative action rollbacks, and more proactive on issues like economic development, troubled youth and education. MAKE GRANT PRESENTATION—Sen. Martin and Rep. Linwood Mercer were on hand to make a formal grant presentation at St. Luke’s Church of Christ in Princeville. The $45,000 grant, accepted by Princeville Mayor Walter Plemmer, will be used for cleanup and maintenance efforts on the Princeville cemetery. The funds will be used in an ongoing effort to get the cemetery recognized by the Federal Historical Registry. Pictured are: (|.-r.) Rep. Linwood Mercer, Princeville Town commissioner Linda Worsely, Sen. Bob Martin, Mayor Walter Plemmer. Poetess Maya Angelou To Shaw Homecoming Maya Angelou, renowned poet and author, will be performing for Shaw University’s Homecoming on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. in the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. The event is being held as a spe- cial fundraiser to complete the fi- nal stages of renovation of Estey Hall. Estey Hall was erected in 1873 as the nation’s first women’s dor- mitory on a coeducational campus. It has been marked as a historic site by the state of North Carolina and is included in the National Register of Historic Places. Angelou’s autobiographical ac- count of her youth, J Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, was a PBS spe- cial in 1979. She has more than 20 published works to her credit, in- cluding “On the Ptlse of the Morn- ing,” which was written at the re- quest of then-President-Elect Will- iam Jefferson Clinton and deliv- ered at his inauguration in 1993. She has*many bestselling books q of poetry and prose to her credit, including Gather Together in My Name, Oh! Pray My Wings are Gonna Fit Me Well, The Heart of a Woman and Wouldn't Take Noth- ing for My Journey Now. Most re+ cently, she released an autobiogra- A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Wasie. phy titled, Even the Stars Look Lonesome. The award-winning author has contributed articles to a wide vari- ety of magazines including Es- sence, Harper’s Bazaar, and the New York Times Magazine. In addition, she has made hun- dreds of appearances on cable and local television and radio talk shows. Angelou’s awards and honors come from virtually every field. In August she was named “Woman of the Year” by the North Carolina Black Publishers Association at its first annual Awards Banquet. She has received the Chubb Fel- lowship Award from Yale Univer- sity, a National Book Award nomi- nation in 1970 for J Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a Pulitzer Prize A ' 7 HEAD START AWARENESS MONTH—Shown here is the staff of the Martin County Community Action Head Start Center and several well-wishers who attended a Head Start Awareness Breakfast. It was all a part of the observance of October as Head Start Awareness Month. Pictured are: Jeffey Savage, Pitt County Commissioner; The Hon. Nancy Jenkins, Mayor of the City of Gr, gra Chuck Autry, member of the Greenville City Council; Melvin McLawhom, membr of the MCC nomination in 1972 for Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Die, and a Tony Award nomination for her 1973 performance in Look Away. She is the recipient of the Matrix Award and has had more than 30 honorary doctoral degrees con- ferred upon her from colleges and universities nationwide. A resident of Winston-Salem Angelou was appointed in 1981 toa lifetime position as the first Rey- ‘nolds Professor of American Stud- ies at Wake Forest University. Shaw University, founded in 1865, is the oldest historically black institution in the South. Since 1987 the university has been under the leadership of President Talbert O. Shaw. wf, Alston’s landslide was the culmi- nation of a three-day state confer- ence convention that promoted strong, positive messages for youth, community and church in- volvement, political activism, and economic empowerment with the theme, “And Still We Rise.” Wake County’s three NAACP branches, Raleigh-Apex, Wendell- Wake, and South Central Wake, were roundly applauded for cohosting the 54th annual meeting. There were signs long before the first vote was cast Saturday, that whoever the winner was, would face healing the deep fractures caused by the State Conference’s’ first hotly contested presidency. Many members The CAROLIN- IAN contacted, both moderate and progressive, expressed the strong feeling that the state chapter needed a more decisive, deter- mined direction in addressing the ~ issues that plague the African- American community. They saw new leadership as the first step to- wards making that difference, and wanted to make a change. Alston’s supporters, on the other hand, felt that despite his decade- long participation under the previ- ous administration as first vice president, he deserved a chance, and a full term, to be the leader, and show that he is capable of tak- ing the state NAACP in that new direction. Even Alston, 40, acknowledged that the divisions existed, but seemed to challenge his opponents to carry the responsibility of heal- ing. NEWLY ELECTED GREENVILLE CITY COUNCIL NANCY JENKINS Mayor MILDRED COUNCIL District 1 RUFUS HUGGINS District 2 INEZ FRIDLEY District 3 BLANCHE FORBES District 4 MARY ALSENTZER District 5 CHUCK AUTRY At Large ¢ Winterville elects Doug Jackson Mayor Board of Directors; REginald Speight, Executive Dir. MCCA; Myrtle Stallings, MCCA Program Director; Valerie Bell, St. Gabriel’s Head Start parent; Cathy Rivera, Greenville Det.; Cleatrice Herbert, St. Gabriel's Head Start Supervisor, Edward Bamett, St. Garbiel’s Maintenance; Pamela Harper, St. Gabriel's Head Start Family Service Worker, and Marcella Perkins, St. Gabriel's Head Start Family Service Worker. (Jim Rouse Photo) A PRETTY LIL’ FACE—Bright eyes, brilliant smile, and dimples to boot...our camera captured this picture of happiness recently and we just had to share it with our readers. (Jim Rouse Photo) Congresswoman Clayton Tells Of Bill Passage Washington, D.C.—Congress- woman Eva M. Clayton (D-N.C.) today announced passage of H.R. 1119, Defense Authorization, which includes a much needed pay raise of military families and hous- ing improvements. The bill authorizes a total of $268.2 billion. “I am happy that military fami- lies will get a 2.8 pay raise,” said Clayton. “We have more than 11,000 military families receiving food stamps to make ends meet. This is not a good position for servicemembers who are serving their country. “It is important that we take care of our military families,” said Clayton. “I am pleased that we re- ceived an overwhelming vote in the House to support our service men and women. I look forward to simi- lar support in the Senate.” The bill will provide funding for the continued deployment of troops to Bosnia beyond 1998 only if the President makes a detailed report to Congress regarding the purpose, duration and exit strategy for the operation. The agreement does not Elureh BY FAYE WHITE Associate Editor Editor’s Note: If you would like to have your church’s spe- cial event included in this col- umn, please submit it to Faye White, ‘M’ Voice Church Calen- dar, at least two weeks prior to the event. Holy Mission Holy Church (1811 South Pitt Street in Green ville) would like to remind every- one that their Outreach Center is open daily (Monday through Fri- day) from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. “If we can be of help to you, please give us a call” at 756-6944. “Life Star Ministries” (produc- ing lives that shine as stars be- cause of the cross) -- presents the drama “God Remembers” at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, at the W.H. Robinson Elementary School (449 North Railroad Street in Winterville), sponsored by Bishop W.H. Mitchell and the Good Hope Free Will Baptist Church Youth Department. Life Star Ministries is the authorize any additional base clos- ing and it includes language set- ting out strict competitive bidding rules for Air Force maintenance contracts that effectively require private contractors currently oper- ating at Kelly and McCellan. “I am hopeful that because of the much needed dollars for military families, the President will not veto the bill due to the conflicts with the military depots,” said Clayton. Clayton had earlier submitted an amendment to reimburse Army Re- serve and National Guard mem- bers, who were deployed to Europe on the second rotation of Operation Joint Guard. The amendment was stricken from the bill, but Clayton will reintroduce it Thursday as an independent piece of legislation. “This bill will facilitate reim- bursement to the soldiers who used personal funds to pay for shipment of personal items which the Army normally paid for in the past,” said Clayton. “The bill has been drafted to cover all soldiers who may have been affected while the policy was still in effect.” Saas 3 a nonprofit organization affiliate with the St. Rest Holy Church. Our mission is to reach the lost, restore lives, and build strong solid fami- lies for God. The St. Mary’s New Horizon Mass Choir will celebrate their Ninth Anniversary at 3 p.m., Sun- day, Nov. 9. Witness for Christ will be presented in concert. York Memorial AME Zion Church will hold appreciation ser- vices to honor their pastor, Rev. Charlie O. Caldwell, Nov. 9-16. Services will begin at 7:30 p.m. nightly and 6 p.m. on Sunday. Scheduled to participate in this cel- ebration: Monday - Rev. Blake Phillips and English Chapel; Tues- day - Bishop T.L. Davis and Pro- gressive; Wednesday - Rev. Sidney Locke and Cornerstone; Thursday - Bishop Ralph Love and Holy Trin- ity; Friday - Rev. Howard Parker and Sycamore Hill; and, Sunday - Rev. Rosie O’Neal and Koinonia. An Appreciation Benefit Dinner (See CHURCH BRIEFS, P. 2) : Dee Apetsi and Gackic Bourier Kaiper ' — Dear Jackie and Dee: : “My boyfriend and I have been dating for about a year. He is separated from wife and has custody of their daughter. | really love this man and love his child as my own. His wife has visitation rights every other weekend. About two months ago she began coming over to visit during the week , now she is spending @Very:other weekend with them—day and night. He tells me there is nothing going on between them and that he is doing this for his daughter’s sake. When she is not there everything between us is fine and he reassures me that he loves me, but when she is visiting he tells me that | should not call or come over. | have tried to be understanding — What should I do? Trying To Understand"... Dear Trying to Understand | commend you on being very understanding. However, let's take a look at what your boyfriend is saying and com- pare it with his behavior He says he loves you, on the other hand, his behavior is conveying something else He is sending mixed signais to you and the woman he ts separated from One would have to wonder if they are really separated Try pa- tlence Patience always brings us truth The more patience one invests in a rela- tionship the more truth is re- vealed about the parties who are involved Then and only then can you make an intelli- gent decision regarding this relationship Forget what he says After all, as an intelli- gent woman you have a gut feeling, don’t you”??? Jackie Dear Jackie and Dee Dear/frying to Understated, 4 . You've got one smooth opera-\ tor* He’s seeing two different } women on alternate ee ends for his daughter's sake © RIGHT! If you really want to wait it out that’s fine. maybe he is onettie up- and-up, in that case he’s worth waiting for Or maybe he really does love you (or both of you) and Is trving to figure out which of you he needs then he deserves a little time Give it some time and give him the benefit of your doubt but if your woman's intuition tells you that this turkey ts playing you, you've got to let him go with dignity and grace let him go Dee | have been dating a man for five years Well, | found out he has been seeing another woman began to communicate The other woman and | She pretended to be religious and claimed that she had my best interest at heart This made our mutual fnend very uncomfortable. Therefore the other woman vave him an ultimatum and he married her Keep in mind that he dated me all during his engagement without me knowing he was envaved We had a date one week and he got married the next week How cana human being do such a thing” Left Hanging Dear Lett Hanging Girltriend. you were not left hanging You are still stand- ing and | hope with your head held high Think about it, who did wrong in this situation? Both of them. She practiced deception toward you in order to befriend you and he was deceptive to both of you He did you wrong and the girl he married So why do you think marriage 1s going to correct the decep- tion in their lives” It will not Their hearts have to be dealt That's God's job) On the hand. when a woman has to give a man an ultimatum to get to the altar, it makes a statement that says she wasn't chosen as a mate, but is a part of a settle- ment that was made lsually settlements are made for selt- ish reasons There aren t any winners What happened to a man asking for a woman's hand in marriage? Don't for- vet to forgive your ex for hurting you and if vou find it in your heart pray for the Mrs. Take my word, she will need it Ask God to help you to wait to be “chosen” with other Jackie The Minority Vo) (ero lalen 310 Evans St. Mall. P.O. Box 8361 2/835 Greenville, NC Lay TT ree eet ee ROR Dear Lett Hanging AFTER A WHILE bx Veronica A: Shotistall After a while vou learn The subtle difference between Holding a hand and chaining asoul And you learn That love doesn't mean lean- inz and company doesn t al- ways mean security And you begin to learn That kisses aren't contracts and presents aren t promises And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up And your eyes ahead With the grace of a woman Not the grief of a child And you learn to build All your roads on todav Because tomorrow s ground is too uncertain and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much So you plant your own garden And decorate your own soul Instead of waiting for some- one to bring you flowers And you learn that you really can endure That you really are strong And you really do have worth. And you learn And you learn. With every good-bye you learn Dee ~ CHURCH BRIEFS Continued from page I will be held in the Luther Brown Fellowship Hall of York Memorial at 6 p.m. Saturday. The public is invited to share in this celebration for.this great manservant of God. For more information, contact © chairperson Johnny Wooten at 757- 1135 or York Memorial at 758- 6077. Haddock’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, Route 1, Winterville, will hold Quarterly Meeting Services Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 8-9. Rev. Clinton Anderson and the Rock Bottom Holy Church of Winterville will be guests for the 7:30 p.m. Saturday service. Bishop Stephen Jones, Pastor, the combined choirs and ushers of Haddock Chapel and St. Matthew, will be in charge of the 11 a.m. Sunday Service. Rev. Jerry Parker and the White Oak Baptist Church of Grimesland will be guests 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon. St. Rest United Holy Church, Winterville, will observe SENIOR CITIZENS DAY Nov. 9. Pastor LeVanice Simmons, of Deeper Life Church, Goldsboro, will deliver the morning sermon. Music will be ren- dered by St. Rest’s Male Chorus. Tabernacle Center Of Deliv- erance will host Revival Novem- ber 10-14. Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Prophetess Janie Suggs of Brooklyn Tabernacle in Brooklyn, New York, (a native of Pitt County) will be the evangelist for the week. The Canaan Free Will Baptist Church is celebrating the church’s Fifth Anniversary, Nov. 12-16. Par- ticipating in this celebration: Wednesday, Elder James “Shorty” Wilkes; Thursday, Elder Tommy Ford and Parks Chapel Church of Fayetteville; Friday, Elder Mat- thew Ward and Haddock’s Chapel; and on Sunday, Bishop Paul Thom- as and the Victory Christian As- sembly. New Vision Faith Church (106 Ficklen Street) will celebrate WOMEN’S DAY, 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9. Eldress Betty Joyner will be the guest minister. Music will be rendered by the Anointed Gos- pel Pearls. The Tina Edwards Memorial Scholarship Service will be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, at En- glish Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Scheduled to appear: The Edwards Sisters, The Rock Island Singers, The Junior Consolators, The Virginia Aires of Chesapeake, Virginia, Shekinah Glory Mass Choir, Brother “Snap” and New Vi- sion, “Slim” & The Southern Won- ders, and “Revive” of Henderson, North Carolina. Donations will be accepted at the service, or, you may send contributions to The Tina Ed- wards Memorial Fund, Post Office Box 1982, Greenville, N.C. 27835. Selvia Chapel Free Will Bap- tist Church (400 Watagua Ave.) will host a Gospel Crusade, Nov. 10-14. Minister Robert Holland, of Suffolk, Va., will be the guest min- ister. Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Call Made For Black Music Tapes Nashville, TN—Demo tapes are being solicited for a compilation of contemporary black music. The an- thology, tentatively titled “No Op- pression, is being assembled by Nashville freelance writers Bill Friskics-Warren and Grant Alden for spring release on Checkered Past, a Chicago-based independent record label. The project is being produced in cooperation with the To All Veterans! November 1 1th at 11:00 a.m. Veterans Day Celebration!!! at Downtown Commons Greenville Ed Carter Speaker ¢ Light luncheon will follow at VFW Bldg. . ‘ e f Wik ig. MBO EE Yai. ag 4 oes, , week's edition, it should have read: Pictured here is th4e structural beginnings of St. Peter's Church (located on Red Banks Road in Greenville). Real Progress in the making. (Jim Rouse Photo) Nashville-based Black Country Music Association., “We're looking for a broad range of country music,” says Friskics- Warren. “Tapes needn't be profes- sional demos, just good country songs performed with feeling and conviction.” The compilation is an outgrowth of Friskics-Warren’s cover story on black country music for the “Nashville Scene”, and of showcases the BCMA have been conducting since February 1997. Alden is coeditor of the alternative country magazine “No depression. The deadline for submissions is November 17, 1997. Tapes should be sent to Grant Alden at 73 White Bridge Rd., #103-203, Nashville, TN 37205. NN \ READINGS | \ BY SANDY ae | (A p % 2 N ¢ Gives you advice on love, business and marriage. e Can read your entire life without asking any questions from you. ¢ Help you on all problems. 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Is the monster in your head, constantly telling you, “I can’t, you can’t, you can’t? Mon- sters come in any form - friends, family, cohorts, colleagues. Tal- ented, educated, ignorant, young or old; he is an equal-opportunity demon. He comes in most crippling forms: Insecurity, self-hatred, self- doubt. So many of us have struggled with our self-value: The young man or woman pursuing a diploma or a degree, a job promo- tion, maintaining good grades, go- ing to the head of the class, strug- gling to overcome bad habits, not knowing if people like you for your- self or because of who your father is or was, and people telling you, “you'll never amount to anything, or you're never going to make it”. The monster can be scary but don’t give it power; instead, look right into your fears, talk to your- self, don’t listen to negative people and negative thoughts, for you can do anything you believe you can. Read and listen to Harriet Tubman, Colin Powell, Maya An- gelou, Mary McLeod Bethune, your parent, your grand parent, among many others. These didn’t let mon- sters seduce or destroy their dreams. Immobilize, paralyze and neutralize them into success. Only you can turn your monster into re- alities, causing your dreams to come true. LIVE LONGER To help you live longer, health- ily, the United States Department of Agriculture and Health and Hu- man Services has some dietary suggestions that, if followed, could help you live healthily. Their sug- gestions are: 1. Eat a variety of foods (includ- Mrs. Beatrice Maye ing all those from the seven basic food groups). 2. Maintain weight. 3. Avoid too much fat from ani- mal sources, saturated fat and cho- lesterol (thereby practically elimi- nating fried foods from your diet). 4. Eat foods with adequate starch and fiber. Doctors say that a daily diet of high fiber could reduce your risk of colon and rectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths. 5. Avoid too much sugar. 6. Avoid too much sodium. Salt reduction is necessary to control hypertension, but most Americans, nutritionists say, consume up to three times more than the recom- mended 2000 milligrams a day. 7. If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation (no more than two drinks a day). And let’s not forget exercise or physical activities, such as aero- bics, jogging, calisthenics, tennis, and walking. Routine physical ac- tivity has been linked to reduction Obituaries PEARLIE MAE BROOKS Ms. Pearlie Mae Brooks tran- scended from this life at her home on Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997. She was born on Sept. 28, 1925 in Pitt County. She was reared in the Beaufort County area where she attended public schools in Aurora, N.C. She returned to Pitt County as a young adult and remained in the Greenville, N.C. community until her passing. Pearlie Mae retired from her em- ployment as a Domestic Worker in 1990, but continued to ive of her invaluable time by helping with children. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Jessie Lee Brooks. Pearlie Mae was loving, caring and giving to her church, family, friends and community. Even through her extended illness her smile, her gentle spirit and her courage gave strength and encour- agement to all who touched her. She leaves to cherish her loving memories: one daughter; Deloris Ferebee of Greenville; three sons; Jessie Lee Brooks and wife Daniele of Greenville, Anthony Brooks of Greenville, and Onession Brooks of the home; four sisters; Lizzie Williams of Greenville, Ernestine Chapman of Ayden, Margie Bell and Margaret Hayes of Baltimore, MD, three brothers; Al- ton Ray Dixon of Ayden, Rocky Dixon of Philadelphia, PA and Charles Robinson of New Castle, Delaware, four grandcildren; Shana Ferebee of Greenville, Davon Clark of the home, Kandis and Toni Brooks of Takoma, Wash- ington, niees, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. WAKE COUNTY Call our Job Line (919) 856-6115 or visit our Website at http:// To Buy, Rent or Sell Real Estate Call D.D. 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Researchers believe that vigor- ous exercise lowers cholesterol in the blood, clears plaque from the arteries, keeps blood pressure down and promotes general good health habits. Periodic examinations are among the most important steps you can take to possibly add years to your life, doctors say. If some life threat- ening conditions are detected soon enough, they can be cured. 10 COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE 1. Put your spouse before your mother, your father, your son and your daughter - your mate is your lifelong companion. 2. Do not abuse your body with excessive food, tobacco, drink or any foreign substance that goes into your arm or up your nose. 3. Remember that cleanliness is a virtue. 4. Permit neither your business nor your hobby to make you a stranger to your children; the most precious gift a parent can give his or her family is time. 5. Willingly share all of your worldly goods with your mate. 6. Do, not forget to say, “I love you.” Even though your love may be constant, your spouse needs to hear those cherished words often. 7. Remember that the approval of your spouse is worth far more than the adoring glances of a hun- dred strangers, so be true to him or 3 her, and forsake all others. 8. Keep your home in good re- 3 LT. COL. MINNIE BEVERLY Lt. Col. Minnie Beverly and friends from North Carolina who visited with Lt. Col. Ann Lawrence of Fort Washington, Md. were among those who were present for a recent series of ceremonies for the 1.8 million women who have served from the Revolutionary War to the present. These women were honored with the dedication of the Women in Military Service for America Me- morial, that was placed at the gate- way entrance to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The $21.5 million women’s me- morial, which is a 35,000-square- foot education center, was 13 years in planning. Using computers, visi- THE “M” VOICE--NOV. 5 : Lt. Col. 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Consider the case of the late, unla- mented Field Marshal Dr. Idi Amin Dada, former president-for-life of Uganda. His cruelty, capriciousness and de- pravity were the stuff of legend. His thugs imprisoned, tortured, and murdered hundreds of thou- sands (some say more than a million) young black men. They raped thou- sands of young black women in vil- lages across the country, simply be- cause they knew they could. The world was horrified. Amin was universally reviled. But in the United Sfates, Amin be- came a hero of sorts among the black elite, because of his open disdain for and mocking of powerful whites. The feeling was, if white America finds this black man so revolting, he can’t be all bad. Fast-forward to two years ago. Ni- gerian Gen. Sani Abacha’s strangle- hold on his country is squeezing out the fragile democracy movement. Dissent, freedom of expression, and crushing of any attempts to pull the country out of its endemic cor- ruption have made it a buzzword in international circles. International groups everywhere had joined in calling for him to give up power and release from jail the man, Chief Abiola, who won the of- fice of president fair and square. Almost everywhere. From the pages of black publications in the United States came excuses. The most amazing one was that ‘Western countries can’t impose their style of democracy on Africa; it must move toward democracy at its own pace.” The idea, apparently, was that this was some kind of new “African-style democracy” that white people wouldn’t understand. A dictatorship. Crushing of dissent isn’t a difficult concept, regardless of one’s ethnic background. Political terror is terror; corruption is corrup- tion; and jail is jail, everywhere. Well, almost. A group of black publishers went on a “fact-finding” tour of Nigeria, bankrolled by the Nigerian government. They stayed in luxurious hotels and were chauffeured about the country by government officials, where they were given the opportu- nity to ask “ordinary” citizens what they thought of the government. They reported, wide-eyed and straight-faced, that there was no cor- ruption or repression in Nigeria, that the people loved their leader. Then there was Dr. Henry Lyons’ recent shenanigans. With everybody in the country lambasting him, voices arose within the black commu- nity to defend him. Leave Dr. Lyons alone, they said. He’s ours, and it’s not any of your business to choose who we follow. That, unfortunately, seems to be a recurring theme. The fact that white people are outraged by certain people, and are taking a great deal of pleasure in reporting their shortcom- ings, is viewed as reason enough for the community to rally behind them. It reminds us of the time when the opponents of black freedom said Jim Crow must be defended, because the communists were reporting our problems with such glee. It was a silly argument then, and it is now. We need to decide, once and for all, that if a black leader is killing, torturing, raping, or even stealing from and lying to other black people, it is actually worse than if someone from outside the community does it. Not better. Another Controversy It was bound to happen. The national black holiday, Kwan- zaa, is starting to take off in the black community. After about 20 years of not know- ing exactly what to do about the new, “made-up” holiday, African- Americans have incorporated it into their holiday ritual. It makes a nice bridge in the holi- day season between Christmas and New Year’s, which black folks have not given up. So it shouldn’t be too surprising that, with its increased importance, certain groups (possibly hoping to in- crease their importance) have begun pontificating on how it is and is not to be observed. A couple of years ago those groups, notably that headed by Conrad Worrill, demanded that Kwanzaa-based advertising be pulled by national chain stores. It sullied the holiday’s spirit, they said. The latest fuss is over Kwanzaa stamps and merchandise to be issued by the U.S. Postal Service. The twist this time is that it is the inventor of Kwanzaa himself, Dr. Maulana Karenga, who is being tar- geted by a watchdog group, the Na- tional Leadership Council of Elders. This group was furious that Karenga, who understandably con- siders Kwanzaa his holiday and his the final word on how it should be observed, made a deal with USPS for the stamps and merchandise. They said that in doing so, he was guilty of “an affront to the African- American community, an assault on the preservation of the cultural in- tegrity of Kwanzaa.” What exactly made the “cultural integrity” of this African-American holiday their personal purview isn’t clear, but they further demanded that Karenga clear any future deals on the holiday with them. Uh-huh. The whole argument seems pretty silly to us. Not because it is Karenga, and not this group, that should make decisions about the holiday. No, it is pointless because as of a few years ago, nobody has that power anymore. The holiday is now the property of the African-American people, not Dr. Karenga and not any one or two or three groups who have decided that they and they alone know how it is “supposed” to be observed. It has its own life now, and will go, for better or worse, in whatever way it will. The best each of us can hope to do is to observe it in our own way, and try not to get too worried about how other people are doing it. It won't help, anyway. pay CRACK STRIKES SMALL-TOWN A MeRICA Pets Are A Danger To All Writers BY TREY BANKHEAD I don’t care WHAT the so-called experts say...these ani- mals in our apartment are plotting something! I’ve been trying for three hours to write this week’s col- umn. It’s supposed to be on the United States Supreme Court’s rejection of a challenge to Proposition 209. If you'll remember, that is the new Californian law that makes Affir- mative Action programs illegal, as well as setting back mi- nority and women’s rights by decades. I’m starting to wonder, though, if I’ll EVER get the col- umn finished! When I got home from classes, I went straight to the computer and turned it on. I then left while it booted up, and put my jacket away, and laid out all my other stuff that I have to work on tonight. I went back to the computer, only to discover one cat (Sam) lying in the chair, and the other (Twinkie) lying on the keyboard. Thanks to Twinkie, the computer was making the most God-awful screech, the electronic equivalent of “Get your big butt OFF me!” It wouldn’t have done the poor ma- chine any good: Twinkie’s deaf, anyway. I pulled Sam off, pulled Twinkie off, and looked down to discover Sam BACK in my chair! Have you ever had a moment while dealing with an ani- mal when, although you can’t prove it, you just KNOW that it’s laughing at you? Try it with two cats. I grabbed Sam, snatched up Twinkie just as he made a leap for the keyboard, and carried them to the living room. I went back into the den and sat down, calling up my notes on Proposition 209. While I was reading through them, Twinkie brushed up against my leg. I just ignored him for a while. The he jumped up into my lap, knocking my hands off the keyboard in the process. , I dumped him onto the floor, and went back to my read- ing. He repaid me by sinking his claws into my foot. I jumped straight up, a hard thing to do when your legs are under the desk. Needless to say, I hit the computer desk with my knees, nearly sending the computer screen toppling over, and definitely sending Twinkie scampering out of the room. (“Hello? Humane Society? I’d like to report a case of ani- mal abuse. No, it hasn’t happened yet, but it will if you can’t get here soon...as in right NOW.”) I was tempted. God knows I was tempted. Still, they’re just cats, and I’m human, so! figured they'd just give up. Shows what I know. I don’t know HOW he figured it out, but about ten min- utes later, Sam unplugged the computer. I didn’t even know he was in the room, let alone under the desk. So you can imagine my surprise when, in the middle of my typing a sentence, the computer shuts down. Any kids outside the window learned some new words tonight. I looked under the desk just in time to see a black and brown tail disappearing out the door. That’s when I saw what he’d done. I plugged the computer back in, then chased him around the apartment, trying to catch him. (“Hello, Hu- mane Society? I’d like to report a peticide. No ma’am, not a PESTicide, although what I may be killing is a bit of a pest right now. A PETicide. Well, a homicide is when you kill a person, right? Well, our two pets are about to die.”) Sam managed to hide under the couch, far enough back so that I couldn’t get to him. That’s when I heard the com- puter screaming for help again. I ran back to the den, and cleared the door just in time to trip over a furry blur of motion moving the other way. I lost my balance, hit a chair, and hit the floor a second later. You know what it sounds like when a 215-pound man hits a floor at full speed? No? Be grateful. What it sounds like is nothing compared to what it FEELS like, believe me! By this point, I’d given up. The furdemons had won. I shut down the computer, went out to the living room, and If You Have An Opinion © About Our Community... SHARE turned on the VCR and TV. Nothing like a good action flick to get your mind off violence, right? That notion lasted until Twinkie hopped into my lap. Twinkie’s our anti-social cat. He HATES people. But then, he’s been acting weird lately, anyway. I mean, THIS is the cat whose eyes glow red when he hisses at something! They planned it. I can’t prove it, but I just KNOW they planned it. About thirty seconds after Twinkie got settled in my lap, Sam came rocketing in from another room. He jumped onto the arm of the couch, up to the back, down the length of it, bounced off my head, down to the floor, and whoooosh out the room. Twinkie just sat there, watching, and ever-so-innocently pinning me to the couch while his brother used me as a springboard And they say cats aren’t intelligent. HA! Want to guess what I’m tempted to do NOW? (“Here, dear. I made you a pair of furry socks and some fuzzy mit- tens. No, no special occasion. The cats? I don’t know. I haven’t seen them moving around since | started on the gloves.”) WHY GARY, INDIANA STILL CRIES By Harry C. Alford President/CEO, National Black Chamber of Commerce Gary, Ind. was once a very proud city. A literal suburb of the great “Windy City,” Chicago, there should be no reason why the wealth and vitality of its massive neighbor cannot flow into its streets. But Gary gets none of the’ economic overflow of Chicago. Gary is no longer bustling. It has be- come one of the most depressing cities in the nation and no one is to blame but the people of Gary themselves. Gary cries today because of a strategic error made by the black leaders of the area. ‘They decided to become politically empowered without first, or even considering, becoming eco- nomically empowered. This is a good study on how not to govern a locality. Politics controls everything in Gary. If you want a job you must be approved by the local Democrat apparatus. If you want to start a business or seek a loan, the local political leaders must bless it. Nothing has to do with ability, poten- tial or compatibility, it all has to do with politics. Sadly, the politics is even one-sided—Democrats. Thus, Gary has very little leverage with the state capital of Indianapolis. Demo- crats take them for granted and Republicans won’t give them the time of day. The only gains that are made are through the collective efforts and leveraging of the Indiana Legislative Black Caucus. What we have in Gary is a few political party cronies overseeing a population that is totally alienated from the process. Under the Richard Hatcher administration, Gary went through 20 years of largesse. Every citizen with a hint of “hustle” became a player. Former President Jimmy Carter was a sucker for black cities such as Gary, Detroit, Cleve- land, etc., and the federal grants poured in at a phenomenal rate. More than $1 billion poured into Gary during the Hatcher years and no one knows what exactly they got for the money. There became a long line of indicted people who were carted off to federal prison as the corruption became apparent. With the corruption at full scale, serious inflation, Clean Air Act costs and the oil embargo, Gary, like many other cities, faced serious decisions. Unfortunately, at this critical time, Gary could not function as a normal governmental en- tity. Big business became frustrated and began to leave. With the quick reduction in job availability and a frustration _ caused by the leadership void, youth began to leave as soon as they graduated from high school. The talented and unpoliticized black middle class also began to leave, follow- ing the big flow of white residents. People finally had enough of Hatcher and voted him out in favor of Thomas Barnes. The Barnes administration proved to be no more capable or less corrupt. The first big decision this black mayor made was to eliminate the affir- mative action plan put into place by Richard Hatcher. Imag- ine, a black mayor of a black city abolishing affirmative ac- tion. You see, affirmative action gets in the way of patronage and corruption. We would refer large black businesses to consider Gary for opening up new offices and providing job growth. Every one of them was “hit up” by the local politicals to the point of disbelief and horror. Their positive attitudes quickly changed. WOOW, Joy 1340 AM To Broadcast Live! Saturday, Nov. 8th from 10 a.m. til 1 p.m. CDs & Other Prizes To Be Given Away!!! MEN OF GOD, STAND TALL!—Elder Timothy Ward (I.), Pastor of Re- deeming Love Christian Center and Minister Lester Howard (r.) pause from their busy activities outside of their new facility for our camera. Redeeming Love is growing by leaps and bounds...attesting to God’s goodness. (Jim Rouse Photo) \ | DON’T FEEL NOWAYS TIRED— Pictured here is Brother Golden Frinks (I.) who has been taking a stand for civil rights since the days when he marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., and a brother (r.) who supports the ef- forts of civil rights for all our brothers and sisters. (Jim Rouse Photo) Home Tips ORGANIZATION — When I go grocery shopping, | do all the obvi- ous things, such as putting my coupons in an envelope and writing my grocery list on the outside of the envelope. In addition, I place the amount of the coupon next to the item. When I start my shopping, my first stop is the directory that shows where items are located. I then mark the aisle number by that particular item. This saves me much time, plus I avoid all the other aisles of tempting items which I don’t need. Carol L., Colorado Springs, Colo. * * * SHOE REPAIR — | often nick the back of my shoes when driving. I just use a fine-point permanent mark- er to cover the marks. It works. Pauline W., Glens Falls, N.Y. ATTEND FOUNDERS’ DAY CEL- EBRATION—Elder Terry Bynum (I) and Brother Jeff Davis (r.) flank Bishop Paul Thomas (c.) recently. The three were gearing up to be . — ready to receive all the blessings | they knew would be shared dur- ) ing Victory Christian's Founders’ Day celebration. That's what happens when you “call those things which are not as though they were”. Claiming your bless- ings in advance, expecting to receive!! 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We all have SO MUCH to be thankful for -- family, love ones, prosperity, successes in life, health, yes, and even varying degrees of wealth -- all blessings that many of us take for granted. While we enjoy a “good life”... WOOW and BR’S Restaurant would like us to be reminded of those persons who may be less fortunate than we are... persons in i. need of food, shelter, and clothing. We're appealing to you to reach WAY DOWN in — pins your “storehouses” and donate to a meal that will be served at BR’S Restaurant from 10:00 AM - 1:00 P.M. on Thanksgiving Day. The menu: Turkey with dressing & gravy and green beans. We need food items to prepare this meal. We will wel- come donations of pies and desserts. All food items donated must be received by Tuesday, Nov. 25. We're also asking for volunteers to help serve the food. As HE keeps on blessing you, won't you be a.blessing to others? For more information: Call Bill Bobinson at BR’s at 353-0590 or call WOOW EVERY DAY is a Day of Thanksgiving! NO MONEY D Call Patrick at 353-4313 for With approved credit on select vehicles. Tax & tags extra. What Is Farrakhan’s Wedding Gift? _ 0 By John William Templeton An Analysis Anyone who plans to host one million wedding guests should be expected to give an appropriate wedding gift. According to estimates, Minister Louis Farrakhan and the organiz- ers of the Million Man March will have brought at least an additional $27 billion into the African-Ameri- can community by the time of the planned million families event in 1999. That’s the tally from one of three major consequences of the Million Man March, despite what some say is an extensive effort to erase the memory of its effects from the black consciousness. The march is credited, in part, with passage of the first increase in the minimum wage rate in eight years. That means between $9 bil- lion and $20 billion per year for the six million African-American work- ers at the minimum wage. Most of these workers are part- timers, but many actually work a full week without the benefits of full-time. The lower figure reflects the impact at 20 hours per week; the higher figure at 40 hours per week. Another result attributed to the march is a continuing drop in vio- lent crime. According to the FBI, murders were down 22 percent last year nationally. Supporters say this drop stems from one million men and their friends embracing the call for finding better ways to resolve disputes, both among them- selves and with the opposite sex. Like the minimum wage, fewer murders also have economic conse- quences: longer work lives and greater accumulation of wealth; more willingness to establish busi- nesses in safer communities and less family wealth spent on recov- ering from catastrophe. As we remember, critics of the Million man March said that the only way it would be successful was if it reduced crime. Well, crime has gone down since the march. There is also the derailment of the Republican Contract With America. Once one million men ex- pressed their concern, other parties such as the White House, retirees and environmental groups seized the opportunity. Without the MMM, many say, there would not have been the presidential resolve to force a gov- ernment shutdown. In fact, it is said, the march may have had more to do with the reelection of President Clinton and the smaller Republican House majority than all the campaign contributions and soft money. Despite that victory, however, two big challenges made it through, welfare reform and Propo- sition 209 in California. Though there is disagreement as to the. lasting effect, the march em- powered local organizing coalitions of existing grassroots organiza- tions. One march goal that goes unmet is the creation of investment funds for black economic development. If you have a problem putting your money into someone else’s hands, it is good enough to invest it some- where through real estate, your own business, stocks, bonds, annu- ities, life insurance or foreign in- vestments, particularly in Africa. The community already has $36 billion of its $450 billion in invest- able dollars, so it makes sense that part of the MMM windfall should go into enduring wealth. I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA—Decacon Wheeler Brown proudly shows off the love he feels for his mom...Mother Sadie Brown...who was celebrating her birthday recently. Deacon Brown readily at- tributes his success to the God-fearing upbringing he received from mom. Even the ‘Good Book” says the child that is brought up the way he should be shall not depart from it. (Jim Rouse Photo) ow Buck’s Lounge and Convenient Mart Sodas, Chips, Candy in a Family Atmosphere! Fountain, N.C. 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