pe 7h ey om 2 Patt Sieiakh@ean , wai to tl 2 Se © © & a WTOW1320 KT ce ded ¥ A’ ectspebbeletasyel CARN Exclusive to the M-Voice Newspaper » by Michael Journee, The Jasper NewsBoy JASPER,TX. A recent announce- ment of arrests in the James Byrd, Jr., murder was made to a national media gathering indicative of the disastrous proportions of this grue- some case. Jasper County Sheriff Billy Rowles’ announced on Tuesday, June 9th of the arrest and arraign- ment of three white men in the brutal murder of Byrd who was black. In custody and charged with Byrd's murder were Shawn Berry, 22, of Jasper, Robert Russell Brewer, 31, of Sulphur Springs, Tx., and John William King, 23, of Jasper. All three are being held in the Jasper County Jail. According to Rowles, Brewer and King are believed to have had ties with white supremacy groups West Greenville CDC Holds Awards Banquet (such as the Aryan Nation and Klu Klux Klan) while serving prison terms. Both are currently on parole, while Berry is currently on proba- tion. Due to the possibility of the murder being a racial hate crime, early in the case Rowles contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which would have jurisdiction in such a crime. But as yet, Rowles says no determination has been as to whether the case will be tried in the federal or state judicial system. According to a statement by Berry to investigators and information provided by Rowles, Byrd was beaten, chained and then dragged behind Berry's vehicle for a distance of approxi- mately three miles. At some point while being dragged, Byrd's head Rev. David Moore, CEO of the Metropolitan Low Income Housing of Beaufort County recieiving award fom Barbara Fenner, Director of the West Greenville Community Delopment Corporation. The West Greenville Community Development Corporation (WGCDC), a nonprofit agency located in inner-city Greenville sponsored an awards banquet, last Saturday at the Ramada Plaza Hotel. Approximately 150 persons were in attendance including the mayor of Greenville, commissioner Jeff Savage, other invited guests and the general public. The Challenge Speaker was Rev. David Moore, CEO of Metropolitan Low Income Housing CDC of Washington, NC. The guests were entertained by the York Memorial AMEZ youth signers, Darius & Sandra Shackleford, and Carroll Dashiell and his combo. Awards were presented to individuals that have made a difference to the work of WGCDC and the African American community. Specific awards went to Linda Gunn of the NC Rural Economic Development Center. Samuel Kosivi receieved the Directors Pacesetter Award. Eagle Scout Walter Baker Council received the Community Service Award along with Philippi Church of Christ. Marvin & Reneee Arrington received the Academic and Protective Service Award. .Edgar Midgett of Floral Accents, Al Peterson of Al’s Barber Shop, Daniel Bullock & family, Bobby Hardy, Sr. & family of Headlines I & II, Nellie Rogers of Act one Personnel Services, and William Nobles of the Dubois their entrepreneurial ventures. enter were recognized for Mr. James Rouse of the Rouse Communications Group received the Entrepreneurial Award. Helena Edwards of Pitt County Department of Health received the Outreach Health Care Delivery Award. Others receiving awards included the speaker Rev. David Moore and Valerie Thomas of the Battered Women Center. Businesses and organizations that were recognized for sponsorship included BB&T Bank, Wachovia Bank, ECU-Regional Development Institute, Pitt County Development Commission and the Daily Reflector. Organizations recognized for their outreach educational programs included : Cornerstone Baptist Church SOS Program, Right Step Academy, Terel Newton ECU Jr. Pre-Medical Student, Shaw University and Pitt Community College. Nike, Sports Graphics Inc. was recognized for good “corporate citizenship.” FORMER BLACK PANTHER SUES FBI, LAPD Geronimo Pratt Claims Agencies Withheld Evidence in His Case LOS ANGELES - A former Black panther freed after 27 behind has sued the FBI and Los Angeles Police ent, claim- ing the agencies withheld evidence that proved his innocence, In the civil rights lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court on Thursday, Geronimo ji Jaga, for- merly Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, claimed he was framed for a 1968 murder he didn't commit. The lawsuit alleges malicious tion as well as evidence tampering, said Brian Dunn, a law firm associate of Johnnie Cochran, Jr., who Pratt in Los Angeles. ti was arrested in 1970 and charged with murdering teacher oe Olsen in a robbery on a Santa Monica tennis court. Pratt maintained he was in Oakland attending Black Panther meetings at the time of the sla; and that FBI — hid an dence that would prove it. ‘ee The suit also states that prose- cutors presented false evidence during Pratt's trial, Dunn said. "The FBI wanted to get rid of the leadership of the Panther party and they were happy to frame him for something he didn't do," said Stuart Hanlon, Pratt's attorney in San Francisco. "We believe that members of the LAPD and FBI were involved in illegally locking him up for 27 years. I and LAPD officials could not be reached for comment. . Pratt was convicted in 1972 and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Orange County Municipal Court uae Everett W. Dickey freed Pratt from prison after finding he didn't trial. Pratt and others numerous orp wth ~ ee were trumped up e ng the turbulent 1960s, Prosecutors have appealed the last year a fair ve said \ - and right arm became separated from his torso. Rowles said that Byrd may have been alive when initially dragged behind the truck. According to police, Berry told them he was driving Brewer and King around Jasper in Berry's primer gray pick-up truck r 12:45 a.m., Sunday, June 7, when he saw a black man walking along US 96 North in Jasper. Berry told police that he pulled over to give the man, who turned out to be Byrd, a ride. After Byrd was in the truck, Berry told police, King became upset that Perry had given Byrd a ride, using racial epithets and profanity in describing Byrd who was riding in the back of the pick-up truck. After a brief stop at a local SWoIIdO! dad. 8S8Zz IN 3 MIANS3a9 ASNvSaIN ASNAOL “We start as fools and become wise through experience” Tanzanian Proverb EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE-SINCE 19€ ISSUE WEEK pei ee convenience store, Berry's state- ment (detailed in a police affidavit used to gain arrest warrants) said that King started driving and that he told both Berry and Brewer that he wanted to scare Byrd...again using racially derogatory language. Upon stopping along a dirt road, the police affidavit said Berry told police that Brewer and King began beating Byrd to the point of unconsciousness. Berry contended that at that time he ran a short distance from the truck and the beating scene. Shortly thereafter, King drove the truck to where Berry was standing with Brewer as a passenger. Berry then entered the truck and they drove away. It was soon after, officers related, that Berry said he realized Byrd was chained to the back of the truck and was being dragged. The police affidavit said when Berry protested, King threatened to do the same to him. According to Rowles, Byrd's partial remains (which at the time were still unidentified) were found at approximately 8:20 a.m. on Huff Creek Road just east of Jasper. The head and right arm of the body were missing. Rowles said that a "trail of some type of brown substance" was seen by investiga- tors leading from the body. Soon afterward, police were notified that the head and arm from the torso had been discovered in a ditch about 1.2 miles from where the rest of the body had been discovered. At the location where NORTH TEXAS? _ Here are the facts... See Page Two for Commentary and Opinions the head and arm were found, the same trail of brown substance lead in both directions of the road. As investigators followed the trail to its origin, several items including tennis shoes, a shirt, a wallet and other personal items were found. Other items include a nut driver, with the name. " " in- scribed on it, a cigarette lighter inscribed with King's nickname "Possum" inscribed on it along with a triangle that was identified as a symbol of the Klu Klux Klan. Arraignments have been_made in the murder by Jasper County Justice of the Peace Ronny Billingsley and Rowles says investigation of the case is still ongoing. A determination about whether the case will fall under federal jurisdiction will also be made as soon as possible, says Rowles. Monday at the courthouse square. |More on James Byrd, Jr. After attending a niece's bridal shower last Saturday night, James Bytd. Jr. bid farewell to everyone and began his journey home on foot in the small town of Jasper, Texas. The wafk turned out to be his last because the 49 year old father of three never made it home. His life ended when he was chained and dragged on the back of a pick up truck by three white men who had suspected ties to the Ku Klux Klan. No determination has yet been made as to whether the case will be tried in the federal or state judicial system. NAACP National President Kweisi Mfume has urged the Justice Department to bring federal charges. Byrd, a former vacuum salesman lived on disability due to an arm injury. He was described as an outgoing and friendly person who loved music and had a beautiful singing voice. The arraignment of the three men was telecast live on the Cable News Network and has been broadcast worldwide by at least 150 media sources. The Jasper Ministerial Alliance and the Jasper Chamber of Commerce have encouraged all Jasper residents to show their support for Byrd’s family. A prayer vigil was held on last The Issue..." Michael Dixon Says That, "Self-Empowerment Is Dixon... Michael Dixon, a Pitt County two-term school board member, applauds the work that the Coalition Against Racism (CAR) and the NAACP is doing in terms of the protest against racism in the - Pitt County School System. Dixon does, however, feel that more important issues need to be ad- dressed that are adversely affecting blacks in the school system. “The existence of racism is nothing new and continuously harping on it is not the most effective way to change things. We, as a people need to focus more on pulling ourselves up by our own bootstraps,” declares Dixon. A te of UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in political science, Dixon knows what it is like to pull one’s self up by his own bootstrap. After graduating from college, he was unable to get a professional job in his field and had to take a job in a manufactur- ing plant where he worked for 14 years. Frustrated that the ‘system’ did not work in terms of rewarding him with a career that he deserved as a college graduate, Dixon de- cided to take matters in his own hands: With a masters degree in Theology, Dixon stepped out on faith and fulfilled his dream of becoming a full time minister. “The ‘system’ seldom works for a person in the way that he wants, especially if you are black,” says Dixon, who has been pastor of the Refuge One Church of Christ for the past 20 years. “You have to make it work for you. In the same way the African American commu- nity must come together about some of the serious and pressing issues and work toward solutions,” explains _— Dixon. “Self- empowerment is the key. What are we going to have to start doing for ourselves if we want things to get better." Dixon feels that the school administration has dealt with many of the issues{ protested) as well as any school administration could have done. “While I am not in agreement with all of the administration’s decisions, I do feel that the system exhausted its power in most of the cases,” says Dixon. “Every case is different and many issues are very complex.” “| feel that much harsher punishment should have been ren- dered for the Wintergreen teacher who used the “N” word doing Black History Month. It is more to firing a teacher than realized. This teacher was tenured with an exem- plary record. There were also technicalities surrounding who heard the teacher say the “N” word. Dixon, who also serves as the International Chairman of The Board of Elders for the Apostolic Pentecostal Holiness Church, is gravely concerned that black males comprised 81% of the students who were suspended from school in Pitt County last year. “What are we doing to help solve problems like this one? Where are these chil- dren’s parents?" Dixon feels that leaders need to focus more on things like parent education, male mentorship and drug prevention programs. “How much would firing the Wintergreen teacher help toward black male suspension?” Another issue that Dixon feels that the black community need to come together on is the lack of black representation in key employ- ment positions in the school sys- tem. “Where are the black principals, teachers and top school administrators? What are we going to do to improve these type situations?“ Dixon. He also questions the effect of integration on black student achievement since there have been fewer black students honored during awards day ceremonies. Dixon feels that issues of apathy in the black community have added to the problems of racism in general. Economic, po- litical, educational, and social em- powerment are issues that he will continue to keep at the forefront as a community activist and school board member. Whites Repent For Nation's Worst Race Riot in 1921. Mabel Little had something to say to those assembled on the 77th anniversary of one of the nation's worst race riot in Oklahoma. "God bless you wonderful people!" said Mrs. Little who lost her church, her business and 35° blocks of her community when White mobs torched it in two days of rioting on June 1, 1921. Hundreds -both Black and White. attended a emotional assembly of repentance” in a bare lot where Tulsa's thriving business district once proudly stood. Ishmael Reed Among "Genius Grants' An outspoken literary inno- vator and a pioneer of the World: of “genius grants" from the MacAuthur Foundation this year. | week by the John and Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation in-. clude five year stipends of from. $220,000 to $375,000, depend- ing on the recipient's age. There are no strings attached to how the money is | eat Effect on the National "Chicago aoe the only ones cheering Michael Jordan. According to Fortune reer has had a $10 Billion impact on the U.S. economy in gate receipts for the NBA, TV Ratings and NBA sale of goods. magazine, Jordan's stunning ¢& | AIDS EPIDEMIC STRIKES EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA _ The Congressional Black Caucus, chaired by African Americans between the sone of 25 and 44 years old. The problem of young blacks dying from ing overall. new AIDS cases are US Rep. Maxine Waters, is calli for a state of emergency over the skyrocketing death rate AIDS is not emphasized anne the satire The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on President Clinton and Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala to appropriate more funding for high risk areas. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, Blacks now represent 35 per cent of all reported cases and 43 per cent of new cases, even though blacks comprise only 12 poverty, low self-esteem, drug use and the addresses high risk communities and should be considered a state of emergency, for a persons per 100,000 people in Pitt County are HIV Holland reports that African-American Women is the fastest growing and most at risk group erson infected with AIDS vitus and funds are limited," explains Ho spen tt County ranks 10th of the 100 counties in North Carolina in HIV cases and Sth of the 100 counties for Actual AIDS cases. Currently 23.1 positive, "Eastern NC has one of the fastest growing rates of HIV in the state," are the fastest growing and most at risk groups in terms of age, with 5 We ere Vaghasing tp see 8 Geshe spmiber of camps of women (with sags Heiiena).qoming in Sor Cedunent, even Clough 207 of fp Cane ene African-American males,' rts PICASO, founded in 1987, ptovides health care and therapy for HIV and AIDS victims. Services Lay peed ye , fami PICASO should call 830-1660, . ly and victim counseling, and cent of the population. The problem of AIDS continue to be wi ug use lack of education concerning the disease, The Pitt County AIDS Services these issues. Statistics in the Pitt County are grim and the problems associated with the disease are Mary Holland, director of PICASO, as evidenced in Pitt County, agrees that the problems of HIV and AIDS have reached epidemic in the black community due to on (PICASO) in Greenville affecting many black families. . * in terms of financial funding. It costs $12,000 per year for "For every dollar in the country. ided by the programs concerning S. Anyone ng to find out more about th t on prevention, $42 taht stem reports Holland. People between the ages of 13 and 18 of the AIDS related cases 25 years and under tion also include case Gilbiahoniacs nets stosthaenneneasie : Credo of the Black Press The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial and natural antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race, color or creed, full human rights. Hating no person, fearing no person in the firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back. The brutal murder of James Byrd, Jr. of Jasper, Texas allegedly by three white men was a modern-day lynching that recalls the atrocities of an ugly era when racial discrimination ruled American society. Today racial discrimination no longer rules American society. But the slaying of James Byrd, Jr. - yet another episode of racism taken to the extremes of deadly violence - underscores the fact that racism remains a significant factor in American life. For women as a group, and for blacks and other people of color, the substantial progress made in expanding opportunity has not eliminated the barriers they face in the workplace - nor in just living their lives free of racist and sexist violence. Data on incidents of racism violence and hate crimes gathered by the Anti Defamation League and other organization show that organized white supremacist hate groups still constitute a serious threat. But even more worrisome, those who closely track hate crimes say that hate groups actually commit less than 5 percent of them. The rest are the work of individuals. "We are actually into an era of freelance hate, " says Brian Levin, an expert on hate crimes, told USA Today this week. "You may have people who go to a Klan rally, or tap into a web site, but they're their own franchise." Those words, chilling as they are, should not dismay us. They should energize us to do the work that needs to be done. Mr. Byrd's murder, occurring as it did near the first anniversary of President Clinton's much-maligned race relations initiative, also underscores something very noticeable - and pernicious - about the discussion of race in America. That is, that whenever an outrageous incident of overt racism such as this occurs, a deep silence seems to blanket part of the nation's racial landscape. No, I am not faulting those whites, in Texas and elsewhere who have forthrightly condemned the reprehensible deed. State and local officials in Texas appear to have acted with dispatch to arrest the men responsible for this act of horrific savagery, and they have pledge to investigate the crime fully and prosecute it vigorously. And, as our sympathy surround Mr. Byrd's family and friends, we also acknowledge the decency and courage of Ronald L. King, whose son is one of the accused. The open letter of "apology" he issued last week was selfless act from one who from the depths of his own sorrow, urges all of us to follow the path toward redemption. "It hurts me deeply," Mr. King wrote with obvious anguish, "to know that a boy I had raised and considered to be the most loved boy I knew could find it in himself to take a life. This deed cannot be undone, but I hope we can go forward in peace and with love for all. Let us find on our hearts love for our fellow man. Hate can only destroy.” Who can deny the truth of that statement? We have seen and continue to see hatred's destructive force acted out time and again in this country and around the world. The looming question is: Will we go forward? The challenge - has been posed in many different words this past week by those who have been urging the nation toward such a discussion - among them President Clinton, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, invited by Mr. Byrd's family to Jasper, leaders of the the Congressional Black Caucus, Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. But one group has been noticeably silent: Where is the comment from those who have be saying so vociferously that ‘we should not pay attention to race, that we should be blind to color?’ Now, where is the comment - the contribution - of those conservative and so-called centrist media commentators, politicians, professors and think-tank fellows who've spent the past years disparaging the Clinton Race Initiative. I've looked for them these past few days. Instead, I found that profound "silence" from them which signals their retreat behind the walls of darkness and denial wait for the shock of the murder of James Byrd, Jr. to fade away, to wait for us to forget. It's up to those of us who are not blind to reality to not forget the work that must be done. That is why the National Urban League has joined with six other organizations to fight bigotry. Our partners are: the Anti-Defamation League, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, the National Conference for Community and Justice, the National Congress of American Indians, the National Council of La Raza, and the National Italian American Foundation. We must remember that if we Americans don't unite against all forms of racism, bias and bigotry, intergroup violence will continue to spread. In that regard, it's not too late to improve the effort the President's Initiative on Race has made to encourage a frank, positive discussion of America's racial difficulties. Mr. Cliriton himself should devote more personal attention to it in order to sharpen its focus and tackle this really tough issue. That is one way America can "go forward," and in so doing, redeem the suffering, James Byrd endured and repudiate the intent of his killers. so Remember the Alamo, the Maine, Pearl Harbor, Remember June First-98 and Remember PCMH!! Submitted by Jean Leigh, Concerned Greenville Citizen On June Ist 1998, Pitt County Memorial Hospital was given away by five county commissioners: Ed Bright, Tom Johnson, Sr,. Kenneth Dews, Edith Warren and Mark Owen, Jr.. It was deeded to the "Corporation." Would you care to guess who or what the "Coorporation is? If you find out, please let me know. Not to worry, we have been told for sixteen months, "We will maintain control". My advise is don't listen to what they say, even if some of what they say is true, there are always to many "wiggle" words. Read what they sign. We have three educators, one business man and one attorney in this five voter block. Somehow they managed to miss a vital legal constitutional guarantee. When you deed property to someone or a "corporation", it is gone. Legally, a clear deed indicates clear ownership. May I add that the three educators have been in education twenty to thirty years each. I ardently oppose giving away the hospital, but looking at the track record of the schools, I would rejoice if we gave the schools away. Then our students could learn on a “level playing field". I can never accept that our teachers are incompetent nor that 22% of our students are exceptional. However, if we look at the past sixth grade English grammar book, the second rule reads, "ignore spelling, punctuation, and grammar, just write." Mark Twain once wrote that when he was a boy of fourteen, he thought his old man was the dumbest man he had ever seen, but when he became a man of twenty one, he was amazed at how much the old man had learned in only seven short years. Dave McRae, CEO of the "Corporation", the Board of Trustees of the "Corporation and the five voting block of the County Commissioners for the "Corporation" have moved diametrically opposite of Mark Twain. Sometime between 1974 and 1976 the citizens of Pitt County were given the usual "snow job", of how smart we were, Our fiscal salvation was to vote to expand and build a medical center and start a medical school. We listen to the politics, demagoguery, rhetoric and some plain lying. I, like most of the citizens, voted to raise our property taxes to build the hospital. In the last six months I, like you, have heard Dave McRae say that the public could not be educated to understand such esoteric items as "level playing fields", HMO’s," doctors referral", etc., etc. As an after thought, McRae said that we would have to get permission from the General Assembly to vote on the hospital. Our constitution Federal and State, are badly crumbling but the last time I looked, the General Assembly is elected by the same people that cannot understand why we have to give our hospital away. Fellow citizens, may I remind you that general elections are held in even years. This gives us only five months to learn what we need to know.. As a matter of fact, isn't it wonderful that we are smart for two or three days every other year? The main idea I suggest we think about are some plain arithmetic skills. No high level math is needed. According to hospital's sources we are engaged with Chesapeake and Albemarle hospitals to build a hospital in Dare County with eighteen beds for eighteen million dollars. I figure that is a million dollars per bed. Again, according to the hospital sources, we can purchase Heritage Hospital in Tarboro for eighty million, actually "$81,633,000". Heritage hospital has 127 beds. Our commissioners struggled valiantly for the best deal possible. ono ig wee ara ghee nebmgir shaman ein C0 ytd on t plan. Are we, and taxpayers, of Pitt County looking at seven hundred millions dollar lost? Americans seem to have memories even if they have short interest spans. Remember the Alamo, Remember the Maine, Remember Pearl Harbor, Remember June first, 1998 and Remember the second Tuesday in November when we get to vote and Remember PCMH. Thurgood Marshall, the great NAACP attorney, was absolutely correct when years ago he said that if civiil rights laws were passed, the physical behavior of anti-black racist would forcibly changed the mental behavior and attitudes of the race bigots would remain poeple In other words, Marshall was saying that RESPECT, even if given reluctantly, is a vital ingredient to the realization of the full, equal and essential citizenship of black Americans. Since the passing of civil rights laws in the sixties, black ny gains greater respect, and progress towards establishing racial equality. We now have politicians like Carol Mosely Braun, the first female black U.S. Senator, Dr. Paula Mahone and Dr. Karen Drake, the two black physicians who delivered the world famous septupulets "alive and well" in lowa; Havard-produced, and lawyer-trained business expert Franklin Raines, who recently resigned as the head of President Clinton's Office of Management and Budget: Oprah Winfrey, leading talk show moderator in American, and Gen. Colin Powell, voted most popular potential U.S. presidential candidate for the year 2000. Other blacks have demanded because of the intelligence and knowledge they have shown in public through television shows such as Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune”. But several stubborn impediments to full respect for blacks remain some relentless and stereotype - perpetuating media- the newspapers, magazines, radio, theater, and televisions. Black people too often are not presented with with accuracy, objectivity, and fairness of the media. But equally important is the distressing fact fact that black people reveal the psychological carry-over of slavery by degrading themselves and other black . people. Consider these examples, **When I was teaching at Central State University in the seventies, a young black female student presented a so-called "slice of Negro Life" for a cultural program in Robeson Auditorium. The audience was shock to hear ner use very vulgar language in describing the so-called life in the ghetto. The program was suppose to be " tural." **When I went to Ohio University, I attended the senior recital of a black student graduating in drama. He also recited a monologue concerning “life in the inner city" and it also detailed the alleged whoredom of an imaginary sister, dope, drunkenness, and other revolting details of depravity. The audience, all white people except for myself, loudly applauded this revolting narrative. When he ended his presentation I went to the stage and berated him and declaring his performance a disgrace to his and my people. He then told softly, This s---t smells but this s---t sells. That's the way it is. ** About ten years ago a drama teacher at Ohio University advertised for a person to portray an old black man in a stereotypical "Uncle Remus" play containing "slave talk" for the black man and standard English for the white children. I read the script and was outraged by the obsequiousness required of the make believe black man. This piece of trash was never produced. **When Alice Walker's The Color Purple appeared in book form, I brought a copy, but was unable to read pass the first two pages because of the lewd and vulgar references to sexual organs and intercourse. It's tone of moral degradation and mental poverty prevented me and others from reading further. Black people are restricting their own progress by presenting themselves in movies, and on stage and television as naturally depraved immoral buffoons seeking immediate gratification, which is very stupid and unworthy of the civil rights progress won by the sacrifices of Dr. King and many others of both races. An excellent and long-lasting service would be performed for the black community; if civic groups and civil rights organizations, wealthy black business people, athletes and others would become the "patrons" of talented and right thinking musicians, writers, and other creative people found in the black community. Just as it was and is of those wealthy patrons in Europe who enabled musicians, artists and others to produce musical, literary and artistic work of which all could be proud, so should wealthy black people Americans encourage blach Iterary excellence and help win the respect ALL people can identify as their shared cultural endowment. The suffering and the triumphs black have experience in America can be a rich source of creative excellence and motivation that would draw intense emotional response and universal admiration for an upwardly mobile people. Literacy, musical, artistic and other renditions of black excellence certainly will produce the respect Thurgood Marshall indicated and would help bring into full flower the long overdue equal citizenship requirements of all African Americans. ple have made many gains toward achieving peo Jasper Speaks Out Against Byrd Atrocity Special to M-Voice News fromThe Jasper NewsBoy/The Sunday Newsboy From the Publisher, Jasper NewsBoy By Willis Webb, Editor & Publisher Unfortunately, a wonderful town filled with good decent people has blemished brought about by the senseless, brutal and wanton act of a few individuals who are not representative of the true nature of Jasper County. the senseless killing of James Byrd, Jr. last weekend has focused world attention on the city and county of Jasper. Post in this community are in shock. Many are wondering how in the world a family can cope with such a cruel incursion upon their lives. And what will someone say to those members of the Byrd family who are desperately trying to come to grips with this tragedy? This community (Jasper) can begin by coming together as one people and reaffirming everyone's commitment to fairness, the equality of humans under law and in all minds. The coming together can continue as we see to it that all elements of the criminal justice system pursue truth and justice in this case. And finally, we have the opportunity to show the world in these next few days that there is-enough love and understanding in Jasper to overcome and overshadow any unwanted, cruel bigotry that is thrust upon us. From the Managing Editor, Jasper NewsBoy Michael Journee/The Jasper NewsBoy I really don't understand how people can be absolutely vicious to one another. - Murder, drugs, drive- by shootings, gang activity and now a possible hate crime- all right here in Jasper. What's going on? It all sounds like things you would read about in the metropolitan newspapers. Well, that's not anymore. For the second week straight, our lead story has been about people killing people as Jasper County lawmen are in the middle of another murder investigation here in our typically quiet little town. James Byrd Jr.,49, was murdered in a most horrendous way this past weekend. What was left of his body was found floating in Huff Creek east of Jasper. Because of the circumstances surrounding Byrd’s death- it being a possible hate crime- the Federal Bureau of Investigation will likely take over the case. And the national media will take it over, too. Since I have started writing this column early Tuesday morning, three metropolitan (Houston and Dallas) news organization have called to talk to me and get an "inside" view of the community where such a thing could happen. But I'm just as perplexed as anyone - perhaps a little more, because I am "inside" and do know Jasper. It's very hard for me to accept that there are people in the town who could do such atrocious thing - obviously there are. ~ Human cruelty is perhaps the one thing in this world that truly sickens me most. It takes many forms - with what happen to Byrd being the extreme. It would take someone filled with venom and hatred to be so horrible and have such a heart of stone. My prayers and condolences go out to the Byrd family. But this violent trend seems to be pervasive throughout our society. It must be if our small town is feeling the shockwaves. Since I returned home to Jasper a little more than one year ago to work here at The Jasper Newsboy, | high we pave had more stories in the paper about serious crimes than ever appeared the entire time I was in school. I don't know this for sure- but in the Newsboy's 133- year history I'd be willing to wager there have never been stories about two different murders in consecutive editions. Terrible- so very terrible. Although this crime certainly warrants extensive coverage, | am beginning to have some qualms about the one thing that bothers me about my colleagues in the media- their tendency to make a feeding frenzy out of a tragic event. I know that the sheriff's office has been inundated by reporters of every stripe since Monday morning and certainly there are more to come. For the sake of Byrd's family and justice I hope this does not turn into one of those all too familiar "media circuses." It has all the making for it. It seems that Jasper's most recent claims to fame - or infamy as the case may be - lately come along these lines. A Jasper dateline was on the front page of the Houston Chronicle this in relation to Byrd's death. The last time that happened was in August of last year when Adaberto Vega's body was discovered buried in a shallow grave here. picture of Jasper this paints for the world certainly is not an accurate one in my eyes. The intrusion of such despicable crimes into our town is ie. These are the severe ing pains that will have to be dealt with if we are to continue to grow and f as a community. I feel like Jasper is acm Ahaphg Aeade ay abrir Aastaceips Ral ey rat son ike the Boy's & Girls Club, some new in the schools and with strong support our local law enforcement community receive from our residents. Although there is obviously a long to go, and despite the very small extremes that condone such atrocities, I believe we have a true community of neighbors here in my hometown. EDTOR'S NOTE: The Publisher and the staff of the M-Voice Newspaper wish to thank the staff and Publisher of The Jasper NewsBoy for its cooperation and help in providing this paper with facts and opinions regarding the tradgedy that occurred in their community, Your comments and opinions are Kitty J. Pope, Editor DEGREES OF MURDER The injustice of a senseless, wanton and barbaric act of murder perpetrated against James Byrd, Jr., should never be a question in the eyes of the law, even though the idea of capital punishment questions the morals within society everyday. While we were sleeping, our brother James Byrd was ruthlessly dragged to his death... —_ * 2.2.9 62 8 OR OHO OO ee ee eee & Beatrice Maye MEASURE OF A MAN The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) The reason a dog has so many friends is because he wags his tail instead of his tongue. What is a man? Here's what a 16-year old high school sophomore | wrote: ... A real man is kind. ... A real man is caring. .. Areal man walks away from silly macho fights. ... A real man helps his wife. ... A real man helps his kids when they are sick. ... A real man doesn't run from his problems. .. A real man sticks to his word and keeps his promises. ... A real man is honest. ... A real man is not in trouble with the law. CHARACTER is what you are in the dark. (Dwight L. Moody) The first duty of LOVE is to LISTEN. (Paul Tillich) A successful marriage requires falling in love many times...always with the same person. (Mignon McLaughlin) (Victor Hugo) 0 Let. ‘band glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave. (Martin Luther) Mother's arms are made for “tenderness, and sweet sleep blesses the child who lies therein. PPORTUNITY When one door closes, an- other opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. ‘(Alexander Graham Bell) For He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. (PSALMS 91:11) . Every man is entitled to be valued and by his best moments. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) The Lord is near to all that call upon him; yea, he can feel breath when no voice can be heard for faintness. (John Trapp) HOPE - Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings while the dawn is still dark. (Tagore) Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. Fear not tomorrow, for God is already there. SIX TIPS FROM A PRO I'm an interviewer for a large agency. Here's what I look for at a first meting: 1) Be on time. Allow for traffic, etc. Being late makes the interviewer think you will be late for work. 2) Dress for the position. No shorts, T-shirts with logos, or heavy makeup. 3) Be aware that body language and tone of voice tell us as much about you as what you say. 4) Practice your smile. No gum chewing or smoking. Breath mints help. 5) Be prepared to talk about yourself -- your education, aspira- tions, etc. Do not discuss your personal or financial difficulties. “Yea, though Beatrice May ae ee A 6) Come with your Social Security - card, and the addresses and phone references. numbers of 7 (Roberta Horn, 62, Boca Ratan, Florida) SKEKREESESSESE "Going Through the Valley" (Based on PSALMS 23:4) I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort e me. These are the steps: 1) Live your life fully. 2) When you're down... look up. 3) Think of God as your partner. 4) Replace guilt with gratitude. 5) Face your fears with faith. 6) Let love lighten your load. 7) Hold on to HOPE. 8) Believe it... You CAN do it. 9) Your future will be fruitful. 10) Prepare yourself for life's fulfillment. (From: Dr. Robert Schuller's ser- mon, Sunday, May 31, 1998) QUOTES FROM THE HEART FRAGRANCE Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. (George Bernard Shaw) I'm not so concerned you have fallen... but that you rise. (Abraham Lincoln) MIND & HEART And what is as important as knowledge? asked the mind. Caring and seeking ... with the heart. answered the soul. known) REAL FRIENDS are those who, when you've made a fool of yourself, don't feel that you've done a permanent job. (Erwin T. Randall) WORDS THAT COMMUNICATE LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT You do that really well. May I pray for you right now? ... How are you, really? ... What you said helped me. ... | was wrong. ... Thanks for leading/serving. ... Have I offended you? .. | appreciate you. (Author un- essed SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS! Ms ——_—— ee ee Se a 'f Youve Got What It Takes, We Want You On Our Team WW play to win and people notice. 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(Jean Paul Richtor) (Loren Fischer) The Imprint of the Father ‘Pastor James Corbett, The Community Christian Church James Corbett JONATHAN - THE NEGLECTED SON Children, actually everyone, gravi- tate towards acceptance. Often, the reason young men want to run with the "wrong" crowd or to get into gangs is because they want to be accepted. In a recent TV documen- tary, gang members referred to their gang as the "family". Acceptance must be found at home. Attention, encouragement, support, rewards, etc. must come from home, especially from the father. What the father “thinks” is vitally important to children. The son longs for Daddy's approval. When he doesn't get it, he seeks approval from another authority figure. you, how mine eyes have Jonathan r ts the re- jected son. His father, Saul, called a fast but Jonathan did not hear it. After a battle in which the people were weak in faith, Jonathan tasted honey and gave it to the le. This revived the people and they went on to win a mighty battle. Saul, the King, pronounced a sentence of death upon the respon- sible party, which turned out to be his son. The people rescued Jonathan. 1 SAMMUEL 14:24-31 24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged of mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. 25 And all they of the land come to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his had to his mouth; for the people feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath; wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and ipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint. 29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, | pray een enlightened, because I tasted a little Happy Father's Day All these Fathers grew up in Greenville and tell you about the old days of segregation and about intergration. Shown above are Deacon James Eddie Vines, Brother Ben Chapman, and Brother James Smith (Photo - Jim Rouse) Tor la Blac! I ~ Vis . 4226. _ of this honey. 30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines? 31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint. (KJV) I SAMUEL 14:43-45 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou has done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. 44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. 45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the peo, Je rescued Jonathan, that he died not. (KJV) Jonathan later became best friends with David. David was anointed to be Saul's successor. Jonathan, by inheritance, was sup- sed to be Saul's successor. ealousy caused Saul to be an enemy of David, yet Jonathan remained a loyal friend to David. On several occasions, Jonathan protected David from Saul. Jonathan was accepted in David. 1Sam 18:3 Then Jonathan and david made a covenant, be- cause he loved him as his own soul. (KJV) PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS CHILD NUTRITION SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM The Pitt County Schools Child Nutrition Program an- nounces its plans to operate a Summer Foodservice Program at fifteen school locations this sum- mer. the program will be operated in the city of Greenville at the ' South Greenville School located on Howell Street, Sadie Saulter on Fleming Street, Eastern Elementary School on Cedar Lane, Third Street on West Third Street, and Wellcome Middle across from Glaxo Wellcome. Other sites are located as follows: Grifton Elementary located on Church Street in Grifton, Bethel Elementary in Bethel, Ayden Middle School in Ayden, W. H. Robinson School in Winterville, G. R. Whitfield in Grimesland, Stokes Elementary in Stokes, Falkland Elementary, Route 4, Greenville, and Sam Bundy School on _ Grimmersburg Street in Farmville. The lunch meal will be served each day Monday through Friday beginning June 15 and ending on Friday, June 31. There will be some variances in opening and closing dates from location to location. The time of meal service will be from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM in most of the cafeterias. The Summer Food Service Program for children provides a food service program during school vacation that is similar to the meal service offered in the schools during the school year. The pro- gram serves children 18 years of age or under at no charge. Handicapped children over 18 years of age who participate in a summer program are also eligible. All children will be served the same meals. In the operation of the Summer Foodservice ad- ministered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, no child will be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age or handicap. If any member of a household believes they have been discriminated against, they should write immedi- ately to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. If there are questions concern- ing the operation of the program, interested persons may call 830- NOW OPEN CITY ICE & COAL HOURS 7:00 AM - 7 PM MON - SAT 7:00 AM - 3PM SUN 506 Albemarle Ave. JUNE 21, 1998 | . an African message to the ia politi- Republicans have nothing to offer an bes agers clings casey a ee bai ag toc Ms. was ing to a : Janel Nore et ik Party Agron vd oppo sahip, and os et othcer of the NAACP. ran as ct steadfast, Democratic Party other minority “voters fo oa the candidate of the independent strongholds. candidates who will do more Reform Party to fill the seat vacated Juanita Norwood's surpris- make empty campaign . by Congressman Tom Foglietta in ingly strong showing (achieved in Electoral campaigns are Pennsylvania's First District. She spite of the fact that she spent the cial forums for show = received 10% of the vote, the last two weeks of the campaign in Reform Party as a vehicle of second highest number of votes for the hospital) are one more example _ political empowerment for our an African-American running for of a discernible trend in African. communities and challenging the Congress as an independent in the American voting patterns. The blank check loyalty that Black country's history. Although the traditional loyalties to the voters, in particular, give to the First District is predominately Democratic Party are wavering. As Democratic Party. Numerous cam- African-American and Latino, it Russell Verney, Chairperson of the — paigns by Black candidates, in has never been represented by a national Reform Party, said in addition to the Norwood race, have person of color. 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These are the target farms of the support campaign Nationally farms average 470 acres, well above the Tar Heel average. The billboard, television, ra- dio and newspaper campaign will encourage consumers to buy fruits and vegetables directly from small, local farmers' markets and pick- your-own operations. "Consumers can make sure they get the highest quality and freshest produce possible," said state Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham. "Produce buyers will also keep small farmers farming and prices competitive." The campaign runs from May through the growing season. It is headed by Archie Hart, special assistant to Commissioner Graham. HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEGINS PROJECT | HOPE GREENVILLE — While the state of North Carolina had a decrease in the number of new HIV cases last year, Eastern North Carolina had an 11% increase! Pitt County has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in North Carolina. HIV has left no segment of the popula- tion untouched. However, in Pitt County, 80% of all persons who have tested positive for HIV are African-American. Many blame , the lack of prevention education and services for the increase in the The Pitt County Health Department and the Pitt County Mental Health Center developed Project Outreach almost 5. years ago to increase prevention services to the community. This month, the Health Department began offering expanded services to the citizens of West Greenville. The Department has developed Project HOPE, (Health Outreach through Prevention and Education), a new component of the Reach for Me Clinic. Through Project HOPE, the Health Department will be provid- ing HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B prevention education and screen- ing in the homes of Pitt County residents. Project Hope began offering this door-to-door service in the Moyewood Community the second week in May. Nurses and other Health Department staff will be Offering information about many health issues in addition to offering these tests. They also want to learn, from community residents, what other services should be offered door-to-door. The Health Department will continue to provide services at the Reach for Me Clinic every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 12:30 to 3:30. The Reach for Me _ Cast. ‘Clinic is located next to the Greenville Community Shelter at 1600 Chestnut Street. Entrance to the clinic is from the back of the building. If you would like more information about Project HOPE, please call Rene Williams at the Pitt County Health Department at The Minority \V(o) (eto lalen “a ae PA eee . [NAACP PRESIDENT/CEO URGES US.D.A. TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF BLACK | L action to prevent additional loss of Headquarters in Baltimore, MD ~ NAACP incieesing dilemma the Alticon be a growing number of foreclo- assess the seriousness of this : pennacees sand C2) Kawiat Nisin American farmers andthe NAACP sures on Black farms, and the problem so that African Americans _Black-owned farms." As a result, Maryland, within the requested that the U.S. has been concerned for some time disclosure of widespread discrimi- are not rele ee the NAACP has established an Department, Departmen ol Agee (omen now about long-term conse- nation in lending, with the consumer class only." Office of Rural Dev nate this effort. take a much more aggressive ee backlog of several pend- stated that ‘cline nadie tae Outreach. Further, at - The Office Buckland fos “ths isan Taba things ing civil rights cases, is alarming. tionship with USDA is paramount _request, the USDA has assi Devel Outreach will Black land loss. " is an umaorpable Ther citintan te I believe we must move quickly to ‘in developing an immediate plan of staff person to work at the National to help prepare NAACP branches . Use oe ‘ to become advocates for small and li Schol i unt acfoss the county wil benefit Mm eetcaelites tie me mevenme Gri lea de cholars Ht units across the county _.. ¢ration will be given to those rural ne areas already besieged by problem. Additionally, the NAACP will be reviewing and investigating requests for aid, identifying. short- term solutions, and developing a long-range and permanent ap- proach to this predicament. "I don't necessarily expect that this will b a panacea,” said Mfume. "The proc- ess will be a long and tedious one, however, it is certainly the first step in the right direction." , Mfume went on to say that “today, in 1998, there are less than 16,000 African American-owned farms across the nation. Overall, 500 small farms failed weekly, with African Americans losing 9,000 acres at the same rate. African American farmers are losing land «at a rate of 1,000 acres a day. "The Black Farmers Association, Inc., has protested, litigated, and met with high-level government offi- cials without an equitable solution. It is evident that the discriminatory practices of the Federal govern- ment had resulted in a major decrease in the number of Black farmers in this country. Accordingly, the NAACP joins with members of the USDA | Coalition of Minority Employees, ; and other organizations in support | of the struggle of the Black farmers," said Mfume. He added, "all persons who believe in what is | right must join together to urge the | Federal government to settle all of the claims of the Black farmers and to take affirmative steps to ensure that discriminatory practices across the country are eliminated. The Carol Wilson Caldwell Legal Scholarship Fund Banquet was held on Saturday June 21 at the ECU-Willis Building. Dr. Gloria Scott, President of Bennett College in Greensboro was -guest speaker. Please Register To Become A Member Of The Pitt County NAACP Today! Your Membership is Important of the Effectiveness of this Historic Organization. Pick up a form at... The NAACP Office 800 W. Sth Street Greenville, NC CALL 758-7645 FOR MORE INFORMATION Divided We Fall Remember United We Stand The Following Organization salutes the NAACP for outstanding work in the community Wachovia Bank Winn Dixie Super Markets Black Reparations Conterence Kammi Evans of Greenville is pictured receiving a $1,000.00 scholarship from James A. Chapman, Chairman of the Greenville Satu rday Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. The scholarship is June 27th sponsored by the Southeast Regional Section 8 Housing Association. Ms. Evans will be attending East Carolina in the fall. 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Children are watching far more television and are less physically lifestyle strategies,such as calorie | restriction and increased physical . activity, medications, and in some cases, surgery. : The American Heart Association spent more than $266 million during fiscal year 1996- 1997 on research support, public and professional education, and community programs. With more than four million volunteers, the AHA is the largest voluntary health organization fighting heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, which annually kill more The Mayor and the City Council will soon be considering appoi Board of Adkutsnents, Citizens Advisory Canditntty Aposrance Committee, Environmental Advisory Pitt-Greenville Ai Public Transportation Commission, and Recreation & Parks Commission, If inside the city limits of Greenville and would like to be considered for an appointment, please call 830-4423 to obtain a resume form to indicate your interest or send a written request to the City Clerk's Office, P.O. Box 7207, Greenville, NC 27835 rt Authority & Become Involved In City Goverment Board on Cable TV, Communi Visitors Authority, Planning & Zoni "YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTEER high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, sedentary lifestyle, and now obesity. Heredity, increasing age and being male are -also regarded as risk factors by the association, but they cannot be changed. The association upgraded the status of obesity from a contribut- ing risk factor to a major risk factor for heart attack due to strong scientific evidence of obesity's im- pact on heart disease risk and due to the increased prevalence of the condition in the population.yU Research ha shown that modest weight reduction -- 5 to 10 percent body weight -- can reduce high blood pressure and total blood cholesterol. Modest achievable weight loss can also help control diabetes in some people. A recent survey (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Ill), conducted between 1988 and 1994, indicated that 22.5 percent of men and women ages 20 to 74 were obese. If we broaden our definition of obesity to include people who are overweight, over 50 percent of American adults are 15 to 20 percent of our children are over- weight today. There are no simple answers as to why obesity is increasing at FULANI (continues from Page 4) In Ohio, the Reverend Lawrence Anderson is the Reform Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor, his third campaign for pubic office as an independent since 1992. The Reform Party currently has intermediate party status in the state of Ohio, and Reverend Anderson and _ the Reform Party ticket are aiming for the 20% of the vote required this year to move it to major party status. Finally, I am running for Lieutenant Governor in New York, seeking the nomination of the Independence Party (the New York affiliate of the national Reform Party). My campaign like the Norwood, Redmond, Griffin, and Anderson campaigns--is designed to expand our party's base in the Black and Hispanic community and among urban voters generally. There's a new generation of voters in our communities who feel our lifelong loyalty to the Democrats has not paid off. We're building a party for them. Lenora B. 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The crises we face today as 7 Africans in America are directly attributable to the African Hol- ocaust and slavery: the destruc- tion of African nations and communities; . the. genocidal destruction of African people on an unimaginable ‘scale; and cultural aggression, the caleu- lated attempt to de-Africanize African people in order to retard RON DANIELS MT, a_—€ The political freedom of the Ttenaired. Reparations, restitu- tion for the centuries of forced labor which built this nation, is & corrective and a.major ingre- dient in the prescription to heal our people. To: this point in history the U.S. has refused to ’ acknowledge its moral obliga- tion to make restitution for the 1 damages done to African people } by slavery. _ After the Civil War, African captives were simply “freed” and made citizens through the 13th, 14th and 15th Amend- ments to the Constitution. But there was no formal apology for the crimes of capturing and enslaving African people. And there was no 40 acres and a .. Mule, nogranting of property or capital as compensation for the long and tragic travail of slav- ery. Though a Bill which would have provided 40 acres and a ° mule did pass the Congress it was vetoed by President And- NC OFFICE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH REPORTS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY the lifecycle. SETVICES. health concerns and focus to by Sheila Cromer, RNC.MS. The first report of the new NC Office of Women's Health, presented to the General Assembly, calls for the development of a statewide strategic plan to address women's health needs throughout The document focus on the need for coordinated planning, better promotion of healthy behaviors, and ensuring that women's special needs are addressed in the provision of health care _ forced to meet our righteous demand for | Justice ... and reparations! rew Johnson. In effect Africans in the U.S. were made citizens and granted “political” rights without “social” rights. The former slaves were freed without any meaningful provision for a substantial economic base to undergird their political freedom. Hence, the former slaves were often compelled to return to the very plantations they were forced to — work on during slavery. This time they would be subjected to - a new form of slavery/peonage , as sharecroppers, tenant far- _ mers and agricultural laborers. former slaves was also chal- lenged as white racist and terrorist organizations like the White Brotherhood, Knights of the White Camellia and the Ku Klux Klan unleashed a rein of terror designed to drive Afri- cans from the ballot box and positions of power during the Reconstruction period. A rigid system 0! | installed and enforced by mas- sive lynchings, brutality and terror. Thus the status of the new “citizens” of the U.S. was U.S. can never achieve real freedom until the condition of economic dependency and insecurity have been overcome; In an article entitled Prophetic ‘Liberator of the Coloured Race of the United States of America: Command to His People, pub- lished by New Age Print in 1913, Arthur Anderson spoke as follows: “We, the colored race ’ of the U.S.A. and our represen- tatives, your wards and half brothers and sisters by blood demand $600,000,000 indem- nity for slavery, for the trail of blood sacrificed ingagiman lives, the loss of country. The years of tyranny and oppression that _ followed and continues today on the ex-slaves and their off- springs, created by the institu- tion of a cruel slavery by the American people of the U.S.A.” Not merely content to accep: the payment of cash as full restitution for slavery, Mr. An- derson went further to “...de- mand of the U.S.A. Govern ment a suitable territory, a part of the United States, not some distant land over the sea, but the U.S.A. The land, every inch blood of the Negro, shed in the upbuilding of this empire.” Anderson suggested that the plight of Africans in the U.S. be one of dependency, insecurity taken before The. World Court and continued oppression. at the Hague if the demands for ' There have always been Af. indemnification were not met. rican leaders and freedom For the last. few decades it — fighters who have had the fore- | -W48 Queen Mother Moore, a sight to see that Africansinthe brilliant warrior woman with roots in the Garvey movement, who relentlessly preached, taught and pressed the crusade ' for reparations. Queen Mother Moore’s essential message has been that African people in the U.S. can never achieve real freedom and self-determination until we have been paid repara- tions as compensation for the loss of our inheritance--the damages resulting from slavery must be repaired. Heeding the teaching of Queen Mother Moore and other freedom fighters, the National Coalition of Blacks for Repara- tions in America (N’COBRA), has helped spearhead the cam- paign for reparations. The critical focal point of N’CO- | BRA’s work has been to mobi- lize support for a Reparations | Bill which has been introduced | iis SF labia “af which fa hallowed by the. in the U.S. Congress by Cong.. John Conyers of Michigan. H.R. 40, as the Reparations Bill is designated, would estab- lish a commission “to study the , social and economic impact of the institution of slavery on Africans and their African- American descendants and make recommendations. for appropriate remedies.” In the * face of mounting support for reparations in the African- American community, hearings on H.R. 40 are scheduled for next month, before the Civil and Constitutional Rights Sub- Committee of the House Judi- ciary Committee. These hear- ings are an initial step in what is likely to be a protracted and difficult struggle to win repara- tions. But, as Cong. Conyers notes in a letter to his col- leagues in the House, “It is past time for the Congress to ack- nowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery.” (Editor's note: Among others at war with the U.S. about repara- tions is Atty. Robert L. Brock, who has instituted legal action ‘in Los Angeles to force the U.S. to admit that America has two distinct forms of citizenship.) Dr. Robert L. Capps Dr. Mark S. Bowman Cosmetic & Reconstructive Dentistry 1012 Charles Blvd. ee The Office of Women's Health was created by 1997 legislation to "expand the State's public include a comprehensive outlook on the overall health status of women." Located in the Department of Health and Human Services. the office is headed Specific issues singled out in the report include reducing HIV infection among women, finding effective ways to blend public health and managed care strategies to provide optimal women's health care and educating providers about the needs of disabled women. The report stresses the need for better consumer education and more widely available information about women's health issues. healthy behaviors and preventive health services. Among the recommendations is the development of a women's health information network, which would include Internet-accessible information. Additionally, the report cites a need to increase health care providers’ awareness of specific issues in women's health, particularly where men's and women's health outcomes differ. For example, the report notes that women with cardiovascular disease (the largest killer of women as well as men) are under-diagnosed by physicians and suffer higher rates of advanced disease and death because cardiovascular disease is widely viewed as "a man's disease. The report is based on input from 11 diverse groups of women from across the state. analyses of health data, and recommendations from 130 experts in women's health who met at the first NC Women's Health Summit carlier this 901 HACKNEY AVENUE WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27889 2B) (S* PHONE 252-974-0949 POTENTIAL TOWARDS DEMOCRACY It is unfortunate when any- body dies. Our condolences go to General Abacha's family and friends. General Abacha's death must be turned into positive possibilities for civilian democratic rule, and Nigerians must heighten their struggle for democracy. General Abacha's leadership was questioned by some and de- nounced by others. However, we may never know what motivated him. He was said to have believed he was acting in the best interest of his people. However, democratic rule has proven to be the form of government that offers the best possibility of serving all the people with fairness and justice. The Congressional Black Caucus will stand with our brothers and sisters in Nigeria in the pursuit of a non-violent, just. and demo- cratic society. Washington, DC, NAACP com- mends the Death Information Center (DPIC) for its two studies on racial disparity and the death penalty in the United States. DPIC's first study looks at the facts proving that African Americans are four times more likely to be sentenced to death than members of other ethnic groups. This ‘study coupled with DPIC's second study showing that 90% of American chief prosecutors empowered with the responsibility to seek the death penalty are white. This very troubling combination raises real concerns surrounding the racist application of the death penalty addressed for decades by the NAACP. This new study con- tinues to support data brought to light by Professor David Baldus of the University of Iowa, in the mid seventies which was validated by the United States Supreme Court. Much like the renowned Baldus of the seventies which led to review of this subject by the Supreme Court in the McCleskey v. Kemp case, Dr. Baldus is joined by George Woodworth in this new study. DPIC's study show that being black in Philadelphia works as an “aggravating factor" making a death sentence more likely. The study points out that it is compara- ble to legitimate aggravating fac- tors such as whether the victim was tortured or whether the defendant inflicted great harm, pain, or fear on the victim. The study goes on to show that the average death sentencing rate for African Americans in Philadelphia was 38% higher than the other defendants who commit- ted like crimes, NAACP REVIEWS DEADLY COMBINATION OF RACE OF DEATH PENALTY SENTENCING AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS BLCSERLES® e Greenville, N.C. 919-752-1111 These statistics coupled with data showing only 1% of our nation's district attorneys responsi- ble for death penalty charging decisions are African Americans, with an additional 1% being Hispanic. This means that nearly 98% of all district attorneys respon- sible for death penalty charging decisions are White. Data from other states where race and the death penalty have been compiled over the past two decades reveal that in 93% of those states, death sentences were more likely if the murder victim was White than if the victim was African American. In almost half of the states, there was evidence of race of defendant discrimination. 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