Church Calendar Event Filled Community Leaders Donate Time To Youth we Pg. 7||OPINIONS, Pg. 4 Ow Gale © Bil 62 fo id he an 4 67 LG , p) | THE "Minority : VYZNV AX In the Spirit of Jesus Chri } Listen to WoOOW 1340 AM Greenville WTOW1320 AM Washington OIC A married man forms married habits and becomes dependent on marriage just as a sailor becomes dependent on the sea. —George Bernard Shaw ; | EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA’S MINORITY VOICE-SINCE 1981 ANSSxS oN 37 8S8Lz ANVSAI NAACP Board Asks Four To Resign By Cash Michaels Staff Writer Local NAACP officials from across the state say four national NAACP board members currently embroiled in personal scandals should resign their positions as the Executive Board formally asked last Friday at the direction of Chairman Myrlie Evers-Williams. “I think Ms. Williams did the ce YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK—Three young, readers. (Jim Rouse Phofo) right thing,” James Hankins, first vice president of the New Hanover County NAACP, told The CARO- LINIAN Monday night. “I think she should go ahead and settle this thing quickly.” “We don’t need any more scan- dals.” More than 130 miles away in the Capital City, Rev. H.B. Pickett, newly reelected state conference NV i, dynamic brothers sending their best wishes fo our ‘M’ Voice second vice president, and presi- dent of the Raleigh-Apex NAACP, agrees. “We've been through enough as far as negative things, and we need to set our house in order so we can get about the business of working on improving the economic status of those persens who really need our help,” he told The CAROLIN- IAN. iW ‘Soul Food’ Film Box Office Winner By Avonie Brown NNPA Correspondent Since its opening in late Septem- ber, audiences have been feasting on Soul Food and their appetite has not been satiated, as they still keep going back for more. To date, the film has grossed more than $40 million nationwide. In its impressive debut weekend, its $11.2 million gross revenue was second only to Steven Spielberg’s The Peacemaker, which earned $12.3 million. However, according to figures re- leased that chart box office re- ceipts, while The Peacemaker opened in 2,362 theaters nation- wide and averaged $5,213 per screen, Soul Food was screened in 1,339 theaters with a convincing $8,363 per screen average. Yet the Soul Food phenomenon does not stop there. The accompa- nying soundtrack has already gone platinum, with more than one mil- lion units sold. It has had two songs hit the top 20—“What About Us” by Total and “I Care ’Bout You” by Milestone. Dru Hill’s “We’re Not Making Love No More” is currently being played in heavy rotation; “A Song NEW SALES MANAGER IN TOWN—Pictured is Brother Byron Tyson the for Mama,” the.title track by Boyz II Men, is the next single to be re- leased and the musical Earth-god- dess Erykah Badu just completed directing the music video for “In Due Time” by Outkast with Cee- Lo. Not since the success of Waiting To Exhale (earning $67 million) has a movie reverberated through- out the black community with the same emotional intensity as Soul Food. One of the major players be- hind the project’s success is Tracey ‘dmonds. “We really had no idea what numbers Soul Food was gonna do. No idea,” Edmonds said. “We hoped people would come out that opening weekend and understand its importance to the longevity of a film, and we were indeed very blessed from the opening. And af- ter that the word of mouth spread. “Sure, we hoped and prayed that it would be commercially successful but at the end of the day one thing that we were really proud of was that we had put together a quality film.” The 30-year-old Californian is the president and CEO of Yab Yum Entertainment and Edmonds En- new Sales Manager at Stevenson Nissan. Byron, who is a member of Comerstone Missionary Baptist Church where Pastor Sidney Locke is in charge, invites all his Christian Brothers and Sisters to drop by for the best car deals in Easter N.C. (Jim Rouse Photo) tertainment. Yab Yum (the Japa- nese god of love) is a subsidiary of Sony Music. Initially a publishing company that contributed songs to such multi-platinum artists as Toni Braxton, TLC and Michael Jack- son, Yab Yum is now expanding its own roster of recording artists. Edmonds’ first foray into the movie industry was producing the musical score for Tuesday Morning Ride, the only black film nomi- nated for an Oscar in 1996. This initial success inspired Edmonds and husband, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, to launch Edmonds En- tertainment, the production com- pany responsible for Soul Food. Edmonds explained that Yab Yum was initially approached to put together a soundtrack for the project to add to its marketability to the major Hollywood studios who had all rejected the script by writer/director George Tillman, Jr. “Unfortunately a lot of studios ini- tially passed up the film because it didn’t have your typical urban for- mula: it was missing the drugs, the violence, the gangsters and the ghettos. But when I read the script I immediately wanted to become at- tached to it as a producer. Kenny and I also thought it would be a great first project for our production company,” explained Edmonds. With Babyface signed on as ex- ecutive producer and Edmonds as one of the film’s producers, the table was being set for the making of Soul Food. After discussions with Tillman and his partner Robert Teitel (with whom she shargd@ production du- ties), the project was pitched to 20th Century Fox which immedi- ately gave the go-ahead. However, because of the preex- isting negotiation issues with Kd- monds Entertainment, the studio would not immediately release the funding. Undeterred, the Soul Food team began pre-production with their own money. “We had to get started because we knew we wanted to film the movie W (See WINNER, P. 2) | edly As The CAROLINIAN reported first and exclusively last week, ‘vers-Williams indicated to this paper during her Oct. 31 appear- ance at the N.C. NAACP Conven- tion in Raleigh that the Executive Committee would indeed meet to address the matter “probably in the next two weeks.” True to her word, the chairman called that special meeting exactly one week later. In a statement sent to NAACP officials across the country Nov. 10 and obtained by The CAROLIN- IAN, Evers-Williams noted the out- come. “{It] agreed it would be in the organization’s best interest if Hazel Dukes, James Ghee, Henry Lyons and Bobby Bivens were to resign from their positions on the board,” the chairman’s statement read. Dukes and Ghee have pleaded | guilty to embezzling thousands of dollars from others, Bivens was ar- i rested in California for alleged fail- ure to pay back child support, and Rev. Lyons, the embattled head of the National Baptist Convention USA, is being investigated by state and federal authorities for alleg- spending that church (See NAACP, P. 2) "NEW MAN AT THE HELM—Brother Johnny Moseley, Kinston’s first Black Mayor, is shown here being congratulated on a successful campaign by Dr. Blizzer, President of Lenoir Community College. We all wish Mayor Moseley a great tenure. (Jim Rouse Phofo) "Will Mini-Welfare Systems Be Fair Or Meanspirited? By Cash Michaels Staff Writer If state Sen. Jeanne Lucas (D- Durham) had her way, there would be no such thing as “electing coun- ties,” counties in the state which will create their own mini-welfare systems, and different ways of treating people in need. “It’s important that those per- sons [trying to come] off the wel- fare rolls are treated as human be- ings,” Sen. Lucas told The CARO- LINIAN recently. “It remains to be seen to see how friendly they'll be to those persons in need of sup- port.” In response to the 1995 overhaul of the federal welfare system and Congress designating block grants to states instead, North Carolina, among others, has decided to ex- periment with the new freedom it feels it has to dramatically cut its welfare rolls and put many of the poor back to work. Last summer, the state Legisla- ture decided to experiment by em- powering individual counties to come up with solutions, instead of the state. So far, the commission boards of 29 counties, including New Hanover and Chatham, have voted to establish their own eligibility re- quirements, assistance limits, pay- ment levels, and penalties. Though Wake and Durham have some of the largest welfare popula- tions, neither county has voted to adopt. Most of the counties that have are to the west of Raleigh. Those 29 reportedly comprise 22.2 percent of the state’s welfare population, slightly more than the 15.5 percent Republicans and Democrats reluctantly compro- mised to use as a model to see if the new program worked. Sen. Lucas was one of the reluc- tant Democrats that fought hard against what the GOP originally wanted—to scrap the state’s Work First program entirely, in favor of all 100 counties doing their own thing. “I just don’t want people to be mean-spirited,” she said. “I want EY.) Photo) WIN, WIN, WIN—Wherever you find winners, you'll find the ith Sister Roberta Fitzhugh ('.), her daughter and granddaughter ( she'll be enjoying many cold winter evenings watching the new ee ‘M' Voice camera near. Here we Caught up 1.) at the Carolina East Mall, You can bet TV she won with her family. (Jim Rouse all to come together at to the table, to make sure again that whatever is developed, is citizen friendly.” Work First isn’t perfect, critics say, but at least everyone from bor- der to border operated under the same rules. This new approach means counties may adopt new and varied residency requirements, forcing the poor to move to find friendlier territory. That may also mean that those counties’ bureau- cracies may have to expand to deal with the new responsibility. Last July in remarks before the N.C. Legislative Black Caucus, Gov. Jim Hunt called the Republican’s original plan “...a race to the bottom to see who could do the least for families and children.” There is no indication that Hunt feels any more benevolent toward the compromise plan. Sen. Lucas says that despite the concern, there are legislative stop- gaps to make sure that no county goes too far. “Every plan that’s developed has to come before the General (See WELFARE, P. 2) Ss OV. 12- 18, 1997 _ ; iss | : Dee Apetsiat Sarkis Dhvies Xerpe Dear Jackie and Dee: ? After John and | began dating a few weeks, he bought me a beeper so we could stay in touch with each other. Whenever we aren’t together, he beeps me at least twice an hour asking me what I’m doing and who I am with. At first I was kind of, rn ‘\both the fraternity and the commu- flattered even when he began saying things like “don't let nt catch you doing anything wrong” I'd laugh it knew I wasn’t doing anything. Two months ago, he should move into my apartment and seriously think about, with because I e decided marriage. Now every time my phone rings, he answer¥it, if I answer it he asks me who is calling and has to speak to mt Last week he installed caller ID with name on the phone,«:hay "girlfriend called from her brother’s house and he went He slapped me and called me a whore and ab__y(\anid said he’d kill me if | ever cheated on him again. Now he drives me to and from work, takes me to the grocery store, helps me shop, he even goes with me to pay the bills and to get my hair and nails done. If he thinks another guy is looking at me, he . starts a fight and then slaps me around when we get back home. He says he doesn’t like my friends and that | shouldn't go out with them because they’re whores. He keeps me locked up in my apartment and the only time | get out is if he feels like going out too. | don’t know how I got in this mess but | want out. | am really scared. Please help me. Really Scared Dear Really Scared: Not only should you want to get out, you must get out. Develop a secret plan of ac- tion. New Directions will have answers to all of your questions. Please call them at 919-758-4400. Help is only a phone call away. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Jackie Dear Really Scared: If you’ve put his name on your lease, cancel it also ask your resident manager to change the locks or have a locksmith do it. Call the local police department and get a restrain- ing order. If you have the op- tion of pressing charges, do so. Pack his stuff (all of it— including everything he’s given you) and give it to him in the presence of the police Keep your case number and the officer’s name with you at all times. Get an unlisted phone number and sleep over with friends for a while. If he tries to make contact, call the officer immediately to find out what further steps can be taken and take them. This man is obviously very troubled. Don’t wind up a mortuary Statistic. Make those phone calls today Remember, there’s no excuse for domesric violence. Dee in NER mo ee Sam Gaal Ra a Dear Jackie and Dee: ® | have been dating a guy for two years. We get along very well together. We spend most of our time together and | would like to move in with him. I feel it would be much more economical. My mother thinks it would be a terrific mistake What you do two women of the Nineties think? Nineties Woman Dear Nineties Woman: I think the same thing your mother thinks. It would be a mistake. Have you ever heard of “mother knows best”? Sometimes we think they don’t but they do. In some cases they have been there and done that and in some cases maybe not. Whatever the case may be, usually mothers always have their daughter’s best interest at heart. Statistics state that couples who cohabitate usu- ally don’t get married, and if they do marry, they usually do not stay together. How- ever, I don’t know what your goals are but the most important thing is what you think. I hope I have con- vinced you to rethink your economic plan. There is more involved than eco- nomics. Dear Nineties Woman: wie Wake up, sweetheart. When we were little girls, we all dreamed about that knight on his white horse delivering us from our troubles. You're a big girl now and the only one who can deliver you from the financial problems you are having is you. You can’t de- pend on someone else to pro- vide you economic security. Remember, men want the same things in women that women want in men — a win- ner. Stop living for today, think about your future. Plan for it so that you will be the kind of independent woman that attracts the kind of man you really want, a plan for yourself that does not allow for financial co-dependency on this or any guy. Talk to your mother, see if she can offer other viable (even if short-term solutions to your problems). Perhaps you need to find another job or to en- hance your job skills. Pitt Community College has excel- lent certificate and degree courses that should ensure some degree of future eco- nomic success. Your mom is right! Woman of the nineties are not dependent and they don’t shack for pennies. Dee Jackie Affinity: [L Jerspect ives (incorporation and logo pending) is a weekly, independent newspaper column giving advice to dating singles. It is owned and operated by Diane “Dee” Apetsi and Jacqueline “Jackie” Bouvier Harper, all te and entitlements are reserved. Please forward to “Affinity”; c/o Suite 109D Cherry Ct. Drive: Greenville, NC 27858. Any semblance to characters or situations other than those expressly replied to is purely coincidental and strictly prohib- ited. The “M’ Voice, Inc., its management, and staff do not necessarily agree with views expressed in this column. Kappas Elect New Officers The Greenville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity met recently to establish new officers and upcoming goals targeted to ity as well. he board of officers is as fol- lows: Polemarch - William Turoes, Vice Polemarch - Darin White, wt per of Records - David Barnhill, nt Keeper of records - Daal Ww Williams, Keeper of Exche- er - J. B. Taft, Sr., Strategus - ae Darden, Sr., Lt. Strategus - Carrol Oashiell, iientos - Fran- cis Mebane, Reporter - Kelly Darden, Jr., Guideright - Brian Haynes, Membership Intake - Tyree Walker. The fraternity decided to in- crease the participation in the Guideright program, designed to give our youth a positive outlet in helping keep their sometimes diffi- cult lives on the right path through numerous community programs. It was also decided to maintain the Hot Hoops basketball program, de- signed to help avoid teenage preg- nancy. Kappa Alpha Psi also in- tends to maintain their participa- tion in The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life as well as continue to be a contributor to the Ronald McDonald House. It too was voted upon to increase time at the Greenville Homeless Shelter and to donate all proceeds earned at the Water Ski Champi- onships to the shelter as well. The alumni chapter intends to increase the community participation with East Carolina undergraduate chap- ter in the Greenville community, including a Sleep Out for the Homeless and a Habitat For Hu- manity Volunteer Support partici- pation. In closing, the fraternity intends to work towards the eventual pur- chase of a fraternity house in the Greenville area and acknowledged Melvin McLawhorn’s appointment to the A.B.C. Board, being the first black in his position. The fraternity also welcomed Bro. Steven Clowey, an Alcorn State graduate, who is now an associate teacher at Right Step Charter School, here in Greenville. Kappa Alpha Psi con- tinues to vow to be a viable con- tributor to the Greenville-Pitt Community in the upcoming year. AHA Tells Of Student Research Program Openings CHAPEL HILL—The American Heart Association, North Carolina Affiliate, has announced openings for applications to the 1998 High School Student Research Program. This unique summer program is open to high school juniors and se- niors interested: in furthering their knowledge of research. Twenty students will be selected to work in a research laboratory at Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, . Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, or East Carolina University for eight weeks during the summer of 1998. All materials (application, tran- scripts and teacher recommenda- tions) are due by Jan. 16, 1998. For more information or to re- ceive an application, contact the American Heart Association at 968-4453. WINNER Continued from page 1 in 1996 as in 1997 all of our primary cast members had other projects on board already. So if we didn’t film in 1996 the whole cast was gonna fall apart,” Edmonds said. Soul Food was also threatened by cooks who wanted to add their own spices to its cultural flavor. “There were notes and changes that they wanted to make that would have completely recon- structed our film. They wanted to eliminate certain characters and scenes and even change dialogue that we felt were key,” she said. “All of that would have com- pletely redirected the whole vision of the film because you have a white executive telling black filmmakers how to make an Afri- can-American film.” To combat this, Edmonds insists that at every opportunity black filmmakers and entertainers need to continue opening doors so other black talent can get, even if it is through the kitchen door. The Edmondses have already be- gun to do their part by providing opportunities to talents and finan- cial assistance. Most recently they contributed $100,000 to the United Negro Col- lege Fund. Productions in the ture film deals that include L.C. four should save the organization works include the television sitcom é “Schoolin” for Fox as well as fea- D, = 1, f, } é Soul Unlimited written by Baby- 3 face and Big Time, a venture with Cinergi Productions. Meanwhile, Soul Food will re- main in theaters to take advantage of the coming “family focused” holi- day season. NAACP Continued from page 1 Class Reunion ~ Planning» Committee organization’s monies of lavish gifts for women. Their colleagues on the NAACP Board, like Washington, D.C. talk show host Joe Madison, say the and themselves any further embar- ™ . prid rassment by simply quitting. ao Se ato ate But sources say at least one of #0? %P % INITIAL PLANNING MEETING WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1997 9:00 AM - 12:00 NOON BREAKFAST = $5.50 PER PERSON JH. ROSE SR. HIGH CLASS OF 1978 the accused, Hazel Dukes, former New York state conference presi- dent and close friend of Evers- Williams, has angrily vowed not to resign, though she was ordered by a Manhattan court to pay the more than $13,000 she embezzled back by last Friday. WELFARE Continued from page 1 Assembly [next May]. We have to look at it to see that if there are federal dollars involved, the com- pliance level is there,” she said. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will also re- view what’s submitted for ap- proval, Lucas added. “If they say they have a particu- lar plan, then they must achieve it, and if they don’t, then it reverts back to the state,” said the senator. GOLDEN CORRAL FAMILY STEAK HOUSE - 504 SW GREENVILLE BLVD. The Minority \"(o) (er= faten 310 Evans St. Mall, P.O. Box 8361 Greenville, NC 27835 919-757-0365/Fax: 919-757-1793 Joy 1340 AM WOOW Radio Station Greenville, NC 27834 ber, 1441 Leer 2 set eof Ah icererwilie:. ne Saturday, November 15, 1997 7:00 P.PA. 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Community Leaders Donate Time | WASHINGTON, D.C.—Political, community and entertainment leaders, from U.S. Attorney Gen- eral Janet Reno to Olympic gold medalist Dan Jansen—donated time during Teach for America Week so that urban and rural pub- lic school students could benefit from their knowledge and experi- ence. Teach for America Week, which took place Oct. 20-24 in 11 cities across the country, was designed to expose the nation’s most under- served students to positive role models. It also provided an oppor- tunity for successful Americans to gain greater insight on the realities these students face each day. Teach for America is a national teacher corps of outstanding recent college graduates who commit to teaching for two years in under- resourced urban and rural public schools. Each year, 1,000 corps members work with more than 100,000 stu- dents across the country. “Teach for America Week gave us an amazing opportunity to raise awareness of our teachers and the students they serve. It was a win- win situation,” said Kaya Hender- son, executive director of Teach for America/D.C. “The students participated in creative lessons led by some of the nation’s most prominent individu- als; the participants experienced the realities and possibilities of un- derserved schools and students, and the Teach for America corps members were recognized for the tremendous contribution they are making to our nation’s future.” Teach for America Week partici: pants included leaders in their field. CALL DONTE DANIELS 1105 Greenville Blvd, Greenville, NC 27836 This will change your concept of manufactured housing forever! Land/Home Packages available 919-321-1553 Thanksgiving Dinner At BR’s Restaurant EVERY DAY is a day of Thanksgiving... 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The Massachusetts 54th Regi- ment was the first African-Ameri- can combat infantry unit from the North to fight for the Union during the Civil War, and was the subject of Glory, the 1989 Academy Award- winning film. “The figures shown depict a group of young men going off to risk their lives to ensure their free- dom, and in doing so, ensure free- dom for all of us,” said Shell Presi- dent and CEO Phillip J. Carroll during a special press preview that included remarks from Gen. Colin Powell, USA (Ret.) and actor Mat- thew Broderick. “Shell is very proud of its long history of support for culture and the arts, but particularly glad to have had the opportunity to rein- troduce this too-often forgotten mo- Jumbo, perhaps the most famous circus elephant of all time, weighed 6 1/2 tons. THE “M” VOICE—NOYV, 12 - 18, Memorial To Black Vets On Disp ment in history to the millions of people who visit the National Gal- lery each year,” Carroll added. Gen. 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African-Americans can be forgiven if they are confused over which side to take in the furor, but to be com- pletely uninterested in the outcome may be signing the death warrant for the aspirations of our progeny. Both debates hinge on the future of public and private education in this country, and both leave the com- munity puzzled as to which way is best for our future. The arguments against both mainly come from the more “liberal” elements in society and government, generally including teachers and those who work with children. They have gone as far as calling the idea of vouchers for school tu- ition “the thing that won’t die,” as conservatives continue to bring it up. They say forces supporting these two issues are pushing a hidden ayvenda. They have hated the public school system ever since it was forced to integrate in the ’50s and H0s, and ever since school prayer was removed. ese latest proposals, they charge, are simply a ruse to get the government to pay for their children to go to private schools which don’t ve the same restrictions or com- mitment to diversified education, and at the same time cripple an insti- tution that they accuse of “spreading vodless liberalism.” If either or both are adopted on any kind of a widespread basis, they claim, all of the protections that pub- lic law atfords our children will go by the wayside and public school sys- tems will be left impoverished, filled with the children the private institu- tions don’t want: the very poor, those with severe learning and \ I physical disabilities, and blacks. Proponents weigh in just as heavily on the other side. They argue persuasively that public education has failed American school children, African-American children most of all. It has stymied and frustrated black children in particular, and, worse than not teaching them what they need to know in society, has crushed their enthusiasm for learn- ing entirely. Vouchers and charter schools, they say, are weapons parents, in particu- lar black parents, can use to see that their children get the kind and qual- ity of education they feel they need and deserve. In addition, they say, the competi- tion will actually be good for public schools. Once they realize that they face the loss of their “free ride” if they continue to shortchange our youth, they will get their act to- gether. It is a win-win situation all around, they say, particularly for black stu- dents. Oh, and they also say that the fu- ture looks dim for African-Ameri- cans if these new measures are not adopted. Public education will only get worse, and will continue to grind their children into the dirt. So, which way to go? Do we sup- port vouchers and charter schools, only to find our children stranded in neglected shells of schools with no resources? Or do we help defeat them, and al- low the public schools to continue their current course and “track” the kids and the race into oblivion? The debate is happening right now. The change will either occur or will not, right now. Parents and those who care about black children had better make sure they are not left on the sidelines. Deadly Force last week, a teenager walking down the street eating a candy bar with a silver wrapper was shot by a federal marshal. The marshal though the young man Was carrying a gun, There is no word on exactly how else he may have felt threatened by the high- school soccer star, or whether he de- manded that the youth drop the Three Musketeers bar before put- ting him in the hospital. sut the shooting provides even more evidence that a serious prob- lem has developed for the younger generation of African-Americans. Two things have become painfully obvious as we read and watch the news. First, the criminal justice sys- tem—in particular its law enforce- ment officers—are convinced that, in the battle against violent crime, black teens are the enemy. Period. Second, and more importantly, they feel that they have carte blanche to deal with this perceived threat in any way they see fit. The results have been a “war on crime” that has come to be acknowl- edged, by everyone except law en- forcement officials, as a war on black youth. Those officials are quick to deny that any official prejudice or dis- crimination exists in these cases, and that may be the case. But the results speak for themselves. For many Americans raised with the “Dragnet” image of police offic- ers, who were forbidden from even drawing their weapons unless the person they were trying to detain had a weapon and was actually in the process of firing it at them, the ac- counts of police mayhem have been hard to believe. But they are legion. Unarmed teenagers by the dozens are falling to police gunfire, some of them shot in the back. In the fantasy world of “Dragnet” and “Adam-12,” police who were even suspected of shooting unarmed civilians faced immediate, severe penalties. In reality, as case after case shows, absolutely nothing is ever done to these officers, even when, as in the Jonny Gammage case in Phila- delphia, authorities can be convinced to bring charges. . So, police view any black youth as suspicious, and feel confident in shooting first, asking questions later. In the war on crime, black youth find themselves in the middle, tar- geted by both sides, It is a war in which we are all los- ing. \ Wee SCLC'S NEXT ILL NEVER Proposition 209 Proves That Time Travel Is Possible BY TREY BANKHEAD I’m a science fiction fan. Star Trek, Star Wars...If it has “space” or “star” in it somewhere, I’ll probably like it. So, I read a lot of stories and see a lot of movies that deal with the idea of going back in time. But modern scientists are still arguing whether something like that is even possible. I know it’s possible. Just look at the ’70s fashions that are coming back. Never mind. Instead, look at what’s going on in politics right now. I’ve mentioned Proposition 209 twice already in previous columns, but I haven't gone into detail abeut it. Sit down. I don’t want you falling over when you read about this. Proposition 209 is a California-based law formally titled “The California Civil Rights Initiative.” The purpose of the initiative, according to its creators, is to restore fairness to all races by eliminating racial and gender based preferences (“quotas”) in business hiring practices and school admissions policies. That’s their goal, and | applaud it. Unfortunately, this is the real world. And in the real world, it’s mostly people of color being discriminated against, despite what California Governor Pete Wilson will tell you. When the news on Prop. 209 came out, it ignited a politi- cal firestorm that is still raging. The Urban League, the NAACP, the Rainbow Coalition, the ACLU...all the major players in Civil Rights stepped up to bat against the new law. What happened next? It was held up in court as chal- lenges against it were heard. Then, about a month ago, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supported Proposition 209, despite the challenges standing against it. It went next to the Supreme Court. The Court dismissed the case without hearing the challenge! So, Proposition 209 is alive and active in the State of California. And it’s sup- porters are now traveling state to.state to spread its influ- ence. That’s the history lesson for today. Here comes the politi- cal part. What Proposition 209 does is make ALL Affirmative Ac- tion programs illegal. Prejudice exists in the real world. Af- firmation Action programs have been used for years to try to counter those prejudices, leveling the playing fields for mi- norities and women. What Proposition 209 does is take us back in time to a point where businesses and schools have no reason to focus on recruitment efforts for minorities and women. That’s right...everything old is new again. Proposition 209, in addition to eliminating Affirmative Action programs, has set back civil rights by thirty years by eliminating the following: research aimed at the medical problems of women of specific ethnic groups; outreach pro- grams for qualified women and minorities to encourage them to apply for public jobs in nontraditional fields; women’s re- source centers on college campuses; advertising jobs in mi- nority newspapers; tutoring and mentoring designed to help minority students succeed in school and to gain skills and leadership abilities; and programs which encourage girls and women to pursue education in science and math. Shocked yet? It gets worse. The way the law is worded, making use of broad and vague language, it opens the door to court challenges to ac- tivities such as rape crisis centers, pregnancy leave for women, and women’s and ethnic studies. AND, as if all that isn’t enough, it weakens laws against sex discrimination. A clause of the bill legalizes any sex discrimination which is “reasonably necessary.” “Reasonably necessary.” Whoever defines that little phrase will be the one with the most to gain. In other words, those that support the bill, such as California Governor Pete Wilson, House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, and Sen. David Duke (former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux PRESIDENT, Bur FILL YouR SHOES Crrorery ANN. OF DR.MARIN. \ If You Have An Opinion About Our Community... \ ~ Klan). I don’t know about you, but these are NOT the people I want designing the future of American education and busi- ness. HERE’s something to think about: I just found out that Congress is actually considering a similar bill, to enact on the federal level. In other words, no government-run agency would have to worry about equal representation, regardless of WHAT the Constitution says. So, if you were thinking that you don’t have to worry about Proposition 209, it may soon have a big brother that you WILL have to worry about! It’s nearly the year 2000. Technology is moving forward at such an incredible rate that the things I see on Star Trek may be possible in my lifetime. Why is it, though, that our “great leaders” are going in the opposite direction...towards the past? VANTAGE POINT Articles and Essays by Ron Daniels THE SELL OUT IN NEW YORK: WHEN PRAGMATISM REPLACES PRINCIPLE Rudolph Giuliani, Mayor of New York, is the epitome of a new wave of right-wing politicians who have come to power in the last decade espousing policies and programs in direct opposition to the interests of people of color and poor and working people. Indeed, it was Rudolph Giuliani who won the mayoralty in 1993 by bashing former Mayor David Din- kins and accepting the support of the Police Benevolent As- sociation of the New York Police Department at a drunken, profanity filled, racist rally on the steps of City Hall. Ru- dolph Giuliani, like so many right-wing politicians around this nation, was swept into office by the white backlash against the progress of black people and other people of color during the era of ’60s. In the face of this kind of right-wing record, how is it possible that prominent black political and religious leaders and liberal-progressive labor leaders could line up in support of Rudolph Giuliani in the recent mayoral election in New York? Such notable figures as Congressman Floyd Flake, Congressman Augustus Towns and stalwart labor leaders like Stanley Hill of District 37 AFSME and Dennis Riveria of 1199 Health and Hospital Workers gave their stamp of ap- proval to a mayor who has given tax breaks to Wall Street while offering no meaningful plan for job generation or eco- nomic development for inner-city neighborhoods and commu- nities. His Honor has been a prime proponent of workfare which threatens to undermine the security/stability of work- ers with good-paying union jobs within the municipal work- force. In addition, in a city where hundreds of thousands of Black and Latino students are compelled to attend low-per- forming schools, Giuliani drastically reduced the education budget further, damaging the chances for these young people to attain a quality education. Rudolph Giuliani’s major claim to fame is a dramatic re- duction in crime. New Yorkers are said to be feeling much safer these days. Police brutality and misconduct, however, have noticeably increased as Giuliani’s aggressive policing policies have resulted in scores of cases of police brutality and murder. People in inner-city neighborhoods, particularly young African-American, Latino and Asian males, feel less secure as they daily face the threat of harassment, abuse or even death at the hands of renegade cops. This is the man that some prominent African American leaders and stalwart labor leaders endorsed in the recent mayoral,campaign. In making this fateful decision, these “respected” leaders intentionally or unintentionally sold out the interests and aspirations of the masses of black people, other people of color and poor and working people. In most instances these leaders meant well, they were simply being “practical” in going along to get along in order to have access to the winner in the hope of garnering some benefit for their limited con- stituency or for themselves. They chose the prospect of gain- ing “divisible” patronage/benefits, those that might accrue to an individual or a narrow constituency over “indivisible” benefits, those benefits that accrue to an entire group or class. They place pragmatism over vision, values and prin- ciple. They abandoned the many in the interest of a few. This is not just a New York phenomenon; it is a pattern of politics which is becoming increasingly prevalent in Black America and among liberal/progressive political leaders all across the couritry. Faced with the reality of the hegemony of the right wing, far too many political leaders have suc- cumbed to the temptation to “play politics” by accommodat- ing to those in power NO. 1 SALESMAN—Bro. Spence (I.) and his No. 1 salesman of the Beaufort Clounty S&K Clothing Store share a moment with our ‘M’ Viloice camera. These brothers are C LE A Nil! (Jim Rouse Photo) Transportation Secretary Spreads Jobs’ Word By John Templeton Special To-The NNPA WASHINGTON, D.C.—The man in charge of “Ice-T” has begun rap- ping about a real original—inven- tor Garrett A. Morgan. For the hip on Capitol Hill, “Ice- T” is the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), a six-year program to build buses, ports, terminals—any- thing that moves people and prod- ucts. While his Cabinet colleagues struggle with declining resources, Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater has the enviable assignment of administering the program. And when he speaks, people listen. More than 200 representatives, ranging from the head of Boeing and the chairman of the U'S. Chamber of Commerce, to presi- dents of historically black colleges and universities, answered Slater’s call to honor Morgan—the inventor of the traffic signal—by encourag- ing one million American youth to become prepared for jobs in trans- portation. Slater’s interest in bringing these high-wage jobs to inner cities coincides with the near desperation of an industry which cannot find employees. Michael Starnes, CEO of Mem- phis-based MS Carriers and U.S. Chamber chair, said the trucking industry needs 400,000 drivers im- mediately. He has even attempted to import truckers from England, because MS Carriers has 150 trucks with- out drivers. “If they come to my office and are trained, they'll be at work that af- ternoon,” said Starnes. “If they’re not trained, we'll train them in five weeks.” Slater’s program begins with the widespread units of his depart- ment, from the Coast Guard and Federal Aviation Administration to the Federal Highway Administra- tion, getting involved with schools to promote student awareness of GM Accused Of Black Auto Dealer Abuse By Linn Washington, Jr. Special To The NNPA A white accounting supervisor for General Motors walked into a Kansas City GM dealership, owned by Richard Wallace, and allegedly declared that “This nigger won’t be around much longer.” Wallace no longer owns the GM dealership and he blames what he says are discriminatory practices by officials at America’s largest au- tomobile manufacturer for the de- mise of his business. Dan Barnes had owned a Ford automobile dealership when he headed off to Detroit a few years ago with hopes of fulfilling his dream of landing a General Motors auto dealership. But during his Motor City meet- ing, Barnes said he was “cursed out and shouted at” by a top GM executive who constantly SU to “you people.” Barnes was denied a dealership, yet some say he was lucky he was just verbally assaulted. One black GM executive said he was beaten bloody by a white GM counterpart a few years ago after he objected to racist treatment meted out to a black dealer. The beating was said to have taken place in the back seat of a car as three GM executives, including a black man, were returning from a corporate meeting. transportation careers. DOT units have already adopted 250 schools. Slater is also using his bully pul- pit to encourage thousands of con- tractors and transportation users to do the same. One of the intended benefits of the meeting was to share the programs already in ef- fect but not widely known. Claude Verbil, a General Motors plant manager who is the first Af- rican-American president of the Society of Automotive Engineers, told the group that it is ridiculous that educational reformers con- sider a program successful if it is adopted by two percent of schools nationally. Capt. Louis Freeman, another pioneer like Verbil as chief pilot for Southwest Airlines in Chicago, thinks the awareness of innovators like Morgan, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the Organization of Black Air- line Pilots, can help guide our chil- dren into thinking about becoming black pilots, engineers and ship’s captains. Along with top managers from the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education, the Garrett Morgan Roundtable coordinates many of those efforts like the World in Mo- tion curriculum available from the Society of Automotive Engineers and provides schools with coherent repertoires of school-to-job materi- als. To the extent that Slater’s stake- holders actually roll up their sleeves and get involved with schools, they’ll have to notice the communities around them. Hank Wilfong, CPA, president of the National Association of Small Disadvantaged Businesses, told the group, “The best role model is when their parents have a job.” Sandra Morgan, a Cleveland im- port-export developer and Garrett Morgan’s granddaughter, said he would be proud to be connected with creating jobs for the future. To learn more about the initia- tive, e-mail garrett.morgan@- repa.dot.gov or write Attn: DRP-2, U.S. DOT, Washington, D.C. 20590. \ By Chris R. Watson Special To. The NNPA from the Richmond Voice School districts across the coun- try are confronting the issue of school choice and vouchers. Sup- porters suggest that they provide an alternative for poor and minor- ity children to receive. a quality education. School officials have mixed reactions to bringing such a concept to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Officially, the state has not adopted a policy allowing parents or students to choose a public or private grade school facility outside of their home district. However, if a child qualifies, many localities do provide suffi- cient opportunities for specialized courses in magnet schools. It is also understood that parents can send their children to private schools if they can afford the tu- ition or qualify for private financial aid programs. Virginia does not allow the use of school vouchers or the use of public monies to fund private educational facilities. Many public school offi- cials say this would be an unneces- sary and inappropriate use of funds. Newport News Public School board member Effie Ashe says that $10 taken out of a public school and transferred to a private insti- tution is money that could have been used to purchase a school book or other supplies for a public school student. Unless a law is passed, “Not one | penny of public money will go to a Oprah Winfrey by Bran Lanker I DREAM A WORLD - PORTRAITS THE “Ay” VOICE—NOV. 12 ag Question Of School Choice Still Under private school,” says Virginia De- partment of Education spokesper- son Margaret Roberts. “Our state constitution prohibits it.” Roberts adds that the only excep- tion is for the child that requires an individualized education plan. By state law, if the public school System cannot meet the “special needs” of students, the district is required to place them in any insti- not guaranteed space facilities. Uniibe publie oe private institutions are neither re- _ quired nor necessarily prepared to deal with the full range of learning needs of students, Virginia private schools, like Peninsula Catholic High School, are prepared to handle students with slight to moderate learning disabilities but, “We do not have tution that can. Hampton School Board Chair- man James Haggard says that even with a voucher, students, es- pecially those with special needs, the resources like public schools to teach children with more severe learning problems,” admits Bill Hammond, PCHS president. NEED A CAR? GOOD CREDIT « BAD CREDIT SLOW CREDIT ¢ NO CREDIT NO PROBLEM! CALL LARRY AT 1-800-951-6111 | * 40,000, 201 Nash St., 2 B/R, 1 Bath, To Buy, Rent or Sell Real Estate Call D.D. 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If you have a talent and want to pursue a career or just earn extra money call Countdown Entertain- ment at: (919) 830-2161 INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the Lenoir County Board of Education up until 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 1997, in the Main Boardroom of the Lenoir County School's Central Office, 2017 W. Vernon Avenue, P.O. Box 729 (28502), Kinston, N.C. 28504, and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment entering into the general construction of the RENOVATIONS TO KINSTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE LENOIR COUNTY SCHOOLS CYBER CAMPUS KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 2, 1997, at the Kinston High School Cyber Campus project site. Lump sum proposals will be received for the following: * General Construction Work, Mechanical Work, Plumbing Work, and Elec- trical Work. Complete Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents will be open for inspection at the following locations: The Offices of The East Group, Archi- tecture, P.A., Greenville, N.C., A.G.C. Plan Rooms and F.W. Dodge Plan Rooms in Raleigh, and the ECC Planning Room in Kinston, N.C. after November 19, 1997. Qualified Prime Bidders who wish to submit proposals may obtain one complete set of documents from: The East Group, P.A. P.O. Box 7305 324 S. Evans Street Greenville, N.C. 27834 (919) 758-3746 by making a deposit of $50.00 for one set of drawings and specifications. The full deposit will be returned to those who make a bona-fide bid, provid- ing complete documents are returned in good condition within 10 days of bid opening. Each additional set shall be at the cost of printing and han- dling which shall be $25.00 per set and is not refundable. Subcontractors, material men, etc. may obtain plans and specifications for the cost of printing and handling. Abbreviated Written Summary: Briefly and without force and effect upon the contract documents, the work of the Prime Contracts can be summa- rized as follows: The work includes renovations to approximately 3,500 sf of the exist- ing one-story vocational building. All contractors must be properly licensed under the State Laws governing their respective trades. ; The Owner reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any and all defects and informalities in the submission of any bid. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified check drawn on some bank of trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, of an amount equal to not less than 5 percent of the proposal. In lieu thereof a bidder may offer a bid bond of 5 percent of the bid executed by a surety company licensed under the Laws of North Carolina to execute such bond conditioned that the surety will upon demand forthwith make payment to the obligee upon said bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond, and upon failure to forthwith make payment, the surety shall pay to the obligee an amount equal to double the amount of said bond. Said deposits shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in event of failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract within ten days after the award or to give satisfactory surety as required by law. Performance and Payment Bond will be required for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Payment will be made on the basis of ninety percent (90%) of monthly estimates and final payment made upon completion and acceptance of work, No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of 48 days. Signed: Dr. Doug James Lenoir Board of Education 2017 W. Vernon Avenue P.O. Box 729 (28502) Kinston, N.C. 28504 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. EVANG. SHIRLEY DANIELS PASTOR CANAAN FWB 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. The St. Rest United Holy Church holds their Annual Fall Revival, Nov. 10-14. The evangelist of the week is none other than Dr. Janice Brown Vick of the St. Mary United Holiness Church in Com- fort, N.C. 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 and 6 p.m. on Sunday. Scheduled to participate in this celebration: Monday - Rev. Blake Phillips and ELC | Difference iLiey Way i i Wake ow CHURCH CALENDAR English Chapel; Tuesday - Bishop T. L. Davis and Progressive; Wednesday - Rev. Sidney Locke and Cornerstone; Thursday - Bishop Ralph Love and Holy Trinity; Friday - Rev. Howard Parker and Sycamore Hill; and, Sunday - Rev. Rosie O’Neal and Koinonia. An Appreciation Benefit Dinner will be held in the Luther Brown Fellowship Hall of York Me- morial at 6:00 p.m. Saturday. The public is invited to share in this celebration for this great manser- vant of God. For more information, contact chairperson Johnny Wooten at 757-1135 or York Memo- rial at 758-6077. Tabernacle Center of Deliver- ance will host Revival Nov. 10-14. Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Proph- etess Janie Suggs of the Brooklyn Tabernacle in Brooklyn, New York, (a native of Pitt County) will be the evangelist for the week. ZION CHAPEL CHURCH will celebrate their Pastor’s Ninth An- niversary. The First Lady, Sister Patricia Parker,'will be honored at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14. Elder J. L. Wilson and New Deliverance and Grifton ‘chapel Churches will be special guests. Minister Larry Best, of the Cherry Lane FWB Church, will deliver the Sunday morning sermon. Bishop Steven Jones and his congregation will render service at 6 p.m. Quarterly Meeting/Homecom- ing services will be held at Sweet Hope FWB Church (located at Galloway’s Cross Roads) Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22-23. Quarterly Conference will be held at 6:00 Sat- urday, followed by Holy Commun- ion at 7:30 with Elder J.H. Wilkes and Union Grove. Sunday activi- ties include: Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; morning worship at 11:00, with Pastor Melvin Murphy, the Senior Choir, and Senior Ushers serving; dinner will be served at AREA MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR Pitt County, North Carolina Seeking qualified applicants interested in providing leadership for a pro- gressive community Mental Health Center in a large, rural eastern North Carolina county, home of East Carolina University and an 800-bed re- gional medical center. Administrative office of Mental Health Center is housed in a new facility with 280 employees, $15.4 million annual budget and many innovative programs. Minimum requirements: Master's degree in Mental Health, Public Health, Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Business/Hospital/Public Administra- tion, or related Human Services degree and four years of professional work experience in a community, business or governmental program in a human services or health-related field including three years of supervi- sory, administrative, or consultative experience; or graduation from an accredited four-year college or university in one of the above fields of study with six years of professional work experience as listed above in include three years of supervisory, administrative or consultative experi- ence; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Preference will be given to doctoral-level mental health professionals with proven track records which include at least five years in mid-to upper-level management in complex and dynamic organizations which provide a variety of services typically offered by N.C. local area mental health programs. Desire strong fiscal planning and management experi- ence and an appreciation for rural health care delivery systems. Suc- cessful candidate will be required to reside in Pitt County. Salary is competitive and negotiable depending upon qualifications and experience. Application deadline - December 31, 1997. Applications must submit N.C. State application form (PD - 107) or Pitt County Gov- ernment application form with copies of college transcripts and list of five references to: Vivian Stanley, Assistant to the Search Committee, Pitt County Human Resources Department, 1717 West 5th Street, Green- ville, N.C. 27834. Call 919-830-6317 for application and/or additional information. EEOE Sam Solomon, President Bull Creek Corporation Six families in Franklin County had a bold vision: they've turned their tobacco fields into a golf course. Before they went to First Citizens fo1 financing, they had completed a fourth of the project themselves. “We picked up rocks we cut bushes, we worked on the tractors,” explains Sam Solomon, president ot Bull Creek Corporation. “We get out there and we grab the shovel.” When loan officers <4 from First Citizens saw * first hand the sweat equit\ the families had put into ‘¢ their vision, they were P| 7 2 _ impressed. “First Citizens ‘, was very receptive to us when we went to them,” } says Solomon. MwWhen we went to them with , our proposal for financing é this projec me Ya 1A Ge into any elelt Member FDIC rantenet' ‘tacles at all.” run At First Citizens, we believe that investing in our community is good business. For everyone Call First Citizens at 1-888-FC DIRECT. We can make it happen. FIRST CITIZENS BANK http://www. firstcitizens.com/ | 7 . . | cae | Your financial resource. Just around the corner | | | 1:00 p.m.; Elder Gregory Ellis and * ° Undergo another hip replace- the Mt. Shiloh church family of Winterville will be guests for the 3 p.m. service. New Deliverance FWB Church (403 Southwest Avenue in Ayden) will honor Eldress Marga- ret Anderson with an APPRECIA- TION SERVICE at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15. Bishop J.N. Perry and Perry’s Temple FWB Church of Saratoga, N.C., will be BUSINESS ¢ Gives you advice on love, business and marriage. * Can read your entire life without asking any questions from you. ¢ Help you on all problems. CALL FOR MORE INFROMATION Toll FREE 1-800-748-0335 CE. special guests for this occasion. E]- ment dress Anderson is scheduled to be Deliverance Church fa admitted to Duke Hospital on Dee. you to come and help | THE “M” VO} Buck’s Lounge i and ye ‘Convenient Mart Sodas, Chips, Candy in a Family Atmosphere! 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The Women’s Fund of North Carolina is a collaboration of women who encourage charitable giving to the needs of other women and girls. They address issues concerning women and girls, finding resources that would assist them in the fu- ture. The mission statement of the Women’s Fund is “to establish a permanent endowment dedicated to improving the quality of lives for women and girls of North Caro- lina.” Beyond sponsoring this event, the Women’s Fund of North Caro- lina has been responsible for spon- soring many other events, such as UNC-TV’s 1994 award-winning project, “A Woman’s Health;” “A Financial Fitness Program: Money Counts;” “Bridges to a Family Friendly Workplace;” “Giving Our- selves Permission: Celebrating the Lives of Women and Girls;” first annual Raleigh luncheon speaker, second annual Raleigh luncheon speaker and first annual Charlotte dinner speaker. “Shortchanging Girls, Short- changing North Carolina” was the assembly of various professionals in media, education, medicine, reli- gion and counseling. The confer- ence discussed ways to encourage girls to grow and prosper into adult leaders. Judy Mann, a columnist for the Washington Post, was one of the speakers at the conference. 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