ntti EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY NAACP Convention Pictorial Highlights Pg. 4 Column Beatrice Maye PS State Of Black | USA Told By NUL Pg. LISTEN TO Lele RY ae y | is Greenville . WTOW 1320AM ‘Washington . THE “Mrinority , ‘ame we 1@ 6% EAST CAF UNIVEr TRUTH KNOWS NO COLOR: I APPEALS TO INTELLIGENCE. pli Wiley s for the Comm f Community N Home Delivery EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA’S MINORITY VOICE SINCE 1981 ISSUE WEEK JULY 17-AUGUST 4, 1998 Local NAACP Head Views Education As Key GASTON MONK By Kitty J. Pope Editor Gaston Monk has been President of the Pitt County NAACP for the past 10 years. A retired principal, he has been a member of the NAACP for as long as he has been an educator. Before becoming President of the NAACP, Monk had worked in the field of educa- | tion and civil rights for 33 years. As a youth, Monk had dreams of going into medicine to become a medical doctor. He was unable to pursue his ambition because hardly any medical schools were available to blacks at that time. He was drafted into the Army before he finished college. Because he had college credits and had done well on the SAT, the Army initi- ated an engineering career for him. Not wanting to become an engi- neer, he pursued his career in the field of education once he got out of the Army. After getting his degree in El- ementary Education, he began work as a head teacher and became a principal after teaching for a year. His first principalship was with only three teachers. By the end of his career, his school con- sisted of 40 teachers. While working in the school sys- tem, Monk remembers having to drive to Greensboro every Satur- day to North Carolina A&T State University to work on his master’s degree. MLK III Installed At SCLC Meet By Kitty J. Pope Editor The 41st Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention was held in Washing- ton, D.C. July 25-29. Martin Luther King, III was inaugurated as the fourth president. The inau- guration took place at the Jerico City of Praise in Landover, Md., where his family, leaders and dig- nitaries from all over the world at- tended. King, III succeeded Rev. Joseph Lowery as the new preside;.t of the organization that his father, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., cofounded more than 40 years ago. After the presidential inaugural, King gave his presidential address on Sunday. In his address, King, II] said that the spirit of past lead- ers must merge with the youth leaders of today. “Leaders must share problems and solutions,” he said. “This marks a beginning of new leader- ship and it is time to update our methods and find a ‘new way’ for a ‘new day.’ “Updating includes improving communication methods by the use of websites. One of our missions is to have the Internet in every Afri- can-American church,” said King, III. “We must have knowledge of what’s going on in the superhigh- ways of the website because knowl- edge is power,” he added. King, III went on to say that or- ganizations such as the SCLC must utilize the youth or drugs and violence will. “It is time for the SCLC and other organizations to help youth to find their calling and be willing to help them to learn how to serve,” he emphasized. “When many of our children are being ‘locked up’ instead of ‘helped up,’ something is wrong because God did not design us to be in jail. It is up to us to prepare the youth for the new millennium.” A prayer breakfast was held that Monday, with the Rev. Bernice King as speaker. The breakfast was followed by the SCLC opening plenary meeting. After the meet- ing, an awards luncheon was held, with actor Tony Ford of the TV show “Martin” and “New York Un- dercover” as featured speaker. That evening, poet Maya Angelou @ hosted the Inaugural Gala at the Omni Ballroom. Tuesday’s focus was on the youth, which featured a youth lun- cheon, a youth/adult issues forum and a youth town hall meeting. After a prayer breakfast and SCLC business session on the clos- ing day, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher addressed the con- ference, speaking from the subject, “Health is Wealth.” The SCLC was founded following the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The organization’s activism inspired the Birmingham Public Accommo- dations Movement in 1963, the Selma Voting Rights Campaign which wrought the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The SCLC has supported every great social justice movement in this country and abroad. The orga- nization has been recognized by the White House for the effective- (See SCLC, P. 2) Dr. John H. Clarke, Historian, Dead At 83 By Cash Michaels Editor 1 want to make it clear that the black race did not come to the United States culturally empty- handed. The role and importance of ethnic history is in how well it teaches a people to use their own talents, take pride in their own his- tory and love their own memories.” “In order to fulfill themselves completely, ...it is important that the teacher of history of the black race find a definition of the subject, and a frame of reference that can be understood by students who have no prior knowledge of the subject. ” From “Why Africana History?” by historian Dr. John H. Clark” Several years ago, The Black Collegian magazine asked Dr. Clarke to recommend several books he felt would best inform African- American students about the true history of their people. Among the 14 titles he suggested was From Slavery to Freedom, the groundbreaking 50-year-old work by Duke University historian, Dr. John Hope Franklin. On Monday, after being informed that his dear friend and colleague had passed last week, a reflective Dr. Franklin gave praise. “A great and good friend of many, many years is gone,” Fran- klin told The Carolinian exclu- sively from his home in Durham. “He was a distinguished historian and great teacher.” “(Dr. Clarke] made a great con- tribution through his teachings and his writings.” Renowned historian Dr. John Henrik Clarke, considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on African and African-American his- tory, died July 16 in New York of a heart attack at the age of 83. His funeral was held Tuesday at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church, with its pastor, Rev. Calvin Butts, presiding. He is survived by his wife, Sybil Williams-Clarke of New York. Civil rights leaders, community activists, and academicians from across the country said their final goodbyes to the man many say knew more about black history DR. JOHN H. CLARKE than any living being. More importantly, they said, he would put that knowledge of self to work, and inspired others to do the same. “He made the connection be- tween scholarship, community ser- vice, and community education that many scholars talk about, but don’t really implement,” Columbia University Professor Dr. Manning Marable told WABC-TV Monday night. Dr. Kamau Kambon, co-propri- etor of BlackNificent Books and More in Raleigh, says Dr. Clarke’s “African world view” was essential for a complete knowledge of self. “He was one of three or four this century—Dr. Clarke, Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochanan, John Henry Jack- son—all of these are phenomenal, phenomenal scholars,” Kambon told The Carolinian. “They have forgotten more than most of us will ever know, but Dr. Clarke was known as the ‘Master Teacher.” “The history of the modern world was made, in the main, by what was taken from African people,” Dr. Clarke wrote in Why Africana History? “Europeans emerged from what they call their ‘Middle-Ages,’ people-poor, land-poor and re- sources-poor. And to a great extent, culture-poor. They raided and raped the cultures of the world, mostly Africa, and filled their homes and museums with trea- sures, then they called the people primitive.” Dr. Clarke continued, “The Eu- ropeans did not understand the cultures of non-Western people then; they do not understand them now.” “He never worried about daily events,” activist Rev. Al Sharpton told the N.Y. Daily News. “He wanted us to understand how they all fit into history. We're ripples on a long wave.” A native of Union Springs, Ga., this son of sharecroppers with only an eighth-grade education, took a freight train to New York City, making Harlem his home since 1933. Soon he became politically active, culturally aware, and his- torically inspired, calling, among other notables, Malcolm X as a friend and confidant. Dr. Clarke is credited with writ- ing and editing 27 books about such figures as Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Nat Turner, in ad- dition to numerous short stories, (See DR. CLARK, P. 2) “At that time blacks were not al- lowed to attend East Carolina Uni- versity, so I had to go to Greensboro and take some exten- sion courses in Rocky Mount and Kinston in order to get my master’s degree,” recalls Monk. Monk, who went on to get his master’s degree in Education Su- pervision, says that one of his ear- liest experiences of racism in the school system was having to walk to school while the whites rode buses. “Even as a boy I noticed that our schools were inferior and we were given ragged and outdated books and this made me upset,” re- calls Monk. When he began his career as an educator, Monk noticed that his » NEWLY INSTALLED SCLC PRESIDENT—Martin Luther King Ill (I.) was re- school was still given damaged and outdated books. He immediately got in touch with the superinten- dent to get better books. The super- intendent responded by delivering new books, but dumping them out- side on the school grounds. “At least we got some good books,” said Monk. Ail of this prompted Monk’s in- terest in the fields of education and civil rights. He knew that the two were connected and he knew he had to take action. He went on to become an active member of the NAACP and he continued his ca- reer in education. He has contin- ued to work for civil rights and educating his people to this day. (See EDUCATION, P.2) cently installed SCLC President. He is pictured here with his mother, Coretta Scott King, and former SCLC President Joseph Lowery (r.). NAACP Pledges Support To Million Youth March By Nicole Lee Stoff Writer Organizers of the Million Youth Movement (MYM) focused on the importance of voter education, and voting for young people at a press conference held at the Georgia World Congress Center recently. Dennis Rogers, national chair- man of the MYM, said young people aged 1824 are the target category for voter registration. He stressed education as_ the tool to teach black youths the “legacy, his- tory, and importance” of voting. Rogers stated that the lack of education concerning political poli- cies such as affirmative action and Proposition 209, is the primary reason for the minimal voter turn- out of young adults. He added that it is imperative to bridge the intergenerational gap between the older generation of civil rights pio- neers and the youth of today in or- der to develop the leaders of tomor- row. Kweisi Mfume, President/CEO of the NAACP, was on band at the press conference to pledge the sup- port of his group for the Million Youth Movement. In line with the ‘national convention’s theme, Mfume said that in order for the NAACP to continue to be the most influential African-American orga- nization in the country, members must be willing to mold and en- courage younger generations. Voter education workshops and other activities have been sched- uled by MYM organizers in order to bring young people to the polls. The Million Youth Movement will take place in Atlanta Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7. National NAACP President National NAACP Meet Termed Success By Kitty J. Pope Editor National NAACP President/CEO Kweisi Mfume said that the annual National NAACP Convention held this year in Atlanta was a success. He said in a press conference on the last day of the convention that this was one of the best that they have had in terms of attendance, accomplishments and enthusiasm. More than 6,000 NAACP del- evgates attended the six-day confer- ence. Delegates held workshops, riveting and voted on issues per- ‘ooing to he organization and black America in general. Featured speakers included Vice President Al Gore, Gen. Colin Pow- ell, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Attorney Johnnie Cochran, BET news an- chor Tavis Smiley and many other distinguished leaders. Performers for the convention in- cluded Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Holiday, Kirk Franklin, Peabo Bryson and the groups NEXT and the GAP Band. During the conference, Mfume and the delegates discussed issues facing the black community. He challenged black people to be more strident in their effort to fight dis- crimination and rejuvenate the NAACP. “Racism, sexism, bigotry and pain continue to terrorize our country and polarize our people,” he said. .Mfume stated that along with combatting injustice, the NAACP will focus on health issues facing (See NAACP, P. 2) Hispanic Labor Impacts The South By Myra Blue-Lane Stoff Writer Construction jobs, house paint- ing, commercial painting, roadway labor were all jobs where blue col- lar black workers once enjoyed a virtual monopoly. Many black males who had opted not to attend college in search of the more white- collar, professional jobs, often sought vocational training for one of several other opportunities. Un- til recent years, they were in rela- tively plentiful supply. — Social commentators have noted, » CLASS OF 1963—Shown above at the C. E Eppes Alumni Reuni and Presidents, Engineers, Nurses, Ministers, Evangelists, and some of everybody, however, that the employment tide has changed significantly due to a recent influx of Hispanics into the South in recent years. Just five years ago, it was no big deal to see Hispanic crews working together on various day labor jobs on the West Coast. The only bone of contention was that employers were constantly being taken to task for exploiting the laborers by employing them to do the same jobs as American laborers at basi- cally half the pay—sometimes less. This was possible because many a 4 the African-American way of life. (Jim Rouse Photo) of those laborers had migrated ille- gally across the border from Tijuana into Chula Vista, which is the first southern California city due north of the Mexican border. Many illegal immigrants were willing to work for no more than room and board because conditions in northern Mexico were so de- pressed, even to the extent that many did not even have indoor plumbing, Sometimes as many as 10 or 12 lived in a three-room house. So, cheap day labor mi- (See LABOR IMPACT, P. 2) Fg abe on is the class where Doctors and Lawyers who has contributed to showerhead. Add. more pieces of MaViAY soap when available. Dorothy B., , a 4 efit madi tieagers 2 Senit Baskets Antiques * Gifts *** CHEESE SLICES — | remove the roller that comes with cheese slicers because I like to use it to cut hard-boiled eggs for salads. It goes through eggs so easily. I also use it to chop up hard-boiled eggs for egg edyreat Selection of Ceueteryflamer Arrangments Howers:& Pl ts Hor all Occassions ‘Deliveries To All Funeral Homes ; salad to the point where using a fork is easier on the wrist. 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Among its many accomplish- ments are implementing desegre- gation in the American school sys- tem, gaining free access to the bal- lot for black voters and champion- ing the passage of landmark civil rights laws such as the voting and civil rights acts. Thanks to the NAACP, discrimi- nation in public housing, eating places and public transportation were outlawed. These privileges are taken for granted today, but they were not obtained without a struggle and sacrifice. Why, then, do we need the NAACP today? “We need the NAACP because every single day the NAACP is out working to better the quality of life for all Black Americans. Every day they go into some courtroom in some city to fight the battle for those who cannot fight their own.” The NAACP’s strength and effec- tiveness lies in its membership. If you believe in equal rights, join the NAACP today. 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Be- cause their parents knew the im- portance of education, both at- tended boarding school, where they first met. The couple, who have continued stressing their parents’ tradition of getting a good educa- tion, have four children who have all attended college. SCLC Continued from page 1 ness of its drug program. The SCLC was very much involved in the fight against apartheid and the release of Nelson Mandela. SCLC President Bennie Round- tree and the SCLC would like to thank all churches and organiza- tions for their support of the SCLC Convention. Your continued help is important. Please register to be- come a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at: 623 Albemarle Ave., Greenville, NC. NAACP Continued from page 1 blacks. He urged African-Ameri- cans to be “disciplined consumers” and to demand economic equity from all businesses. The NAACP president also chal- lenged the delegates and those present to make youth outreach a priority. He encouraged members to pay attention to conditions in Af- rica because African-Americans have a responsibility in promoting social and economic development for their brothers and sisters there. The NAACP also expressed sup- port for justice for black farmers. On a beginning day of the con- vention, the NAACP delegates marched through downtown Atlan- ta in an effort to draw attention to the AIDS crisis. The NAACP has called on the government to declare AIDS a state of emergency in the black community since it is the leading killer of blacks aged 25-44 and African-American women rep- resent 56 percent of the total AIDS cases among females. Mfume’s sharpest challenge to the delegates came on the issue of African-American youth. He praised ACT-SO, the NAACP’s pro- gram dedicated to the educational enrichment of youth, for challeng- ing and uplifting youth people to strive for their personal best. However, he also acknowledged that “too many of our young people are going to jail. We must strive to give them a sense of purpose and belonging.” The NAACP Conven- tion also included many programs, and workshops as well as enter- tainment for the youth. Included in the organization’s mission are six points: civil rights, educational excellence, economic empowerment, voter education, registration and turnout, and youth health outreach. Mfume en- couraged members to keep their eyes focused on these six points in- stead of becoming distracted. “We must never get hung up on reading our headlines when there is so much work to be done,” he said. The NAACP must “look at what we do best and see where we can move forward. We are not a perfect organization... this is not a perfect country... but God still calls us to a perfect mission,” said Mfume. “If we are not prepared to make the commitment, no one else will do it for us.” DR. CLARK Continued from page 1 and essays. He was also founding president of the African Heritage Studies As- sociation, founding member and chair of the Council of Elders of the Association of the Study of Classi- cal African Associations, and the Black Academy of Arts and Let- ters. Clarke started the black studies program at New York’s Hunter College, and was a visiting profes- sor of African history ‘at Cornell University,’where a library of Clarke was also associated with the world-renowned Schomberg Center for Research in Black Cul- ture in Harlem. “History, I have often said, is a clock that people use to tell their political time of day,” Dr. Clarke once wrote. “It is also a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of human geography. “History tells a people where they have been and what they have been. It also tells a people where they are and what they are. Most importantly, history tells a people where they still must go and what they still must be.” LABOR IMPACT Continued from page 1 grated across the border and took its share of blue-collar opportuni- ties in the state of California. All of this comfortably occurred in a state located 3,000 miles from North Carolina and the South. Then, almost as if overnight, Hispanic crews began to make an appearance in various capacities in this state. Their presence was felt so significantly that the educa- tional system had to readjust to make special allowances to educate their children. In the summer of 1993, several reading and writing educators were solicited to teach summer school sessions specifically designed to prepare Hispanic stu- dents to “mainstream” into the next school year. Quite possibly the most signifi- cant area Hispanic presence is hit- ting home is in terms of a decline in employment opportunities within the black community. Hispanics are taking over roles tra- ditionally held by black men. Dean Chapman, a former De- partment of Transportation em- ployee who has started up two local businesses, Presigio Custom Cloth- iers and a commercial cleaning business, thinks the reason hispanics have been able to muscle out blacks in some of these jobs is because of what he calls a “hunger for the opportunity.” “I’m not going to say blacks had become complacent in these jobs, maybe a little comfortable, but why not, when these had been jobs that had not previously been threat- ened?” he said. “I believe, however, that employ- ers are attracted to the drive and relentlessness the Hispanics show.” Citing personal experience as a business owner, Chapman said that he had always had other blacks working with him in this cleaning business and had not re- ally had any problem. “So what I think is happening is not a matter of what we [black men] are doing wrong, it’s a matter of what they (hispanics) are doing right,” Chap- man said. “For instance, “I had ” he said, gotten into the habit of always showing whoever was helping me on a particular job, how to set up the equipment and get prepared for a cleaning job. But every time we had another job to do, I would still come prepared to set the equip- ment up before we began. Often- times my help would just wait for me to go through this step. “However, I recently had an oc- casion where I got a Hispanic to help me on a two-day job because the person who would have helped me was not available,” Chapman explained. “So the first night I got there and set up the equipment and we got the job done with no problems.” However, what happened next is what Chapman says got his atten- tion. “The next night when I arrived with the equipment and every- thing, I was going through looking at the building and noting what all had to be done, and when I got back the fellow who had helped me the night before had set up the equipment and had everything all set to go. “I was amazed. Almost as if with photographic memory, that fellow had remembered every single thing I had done, and instead of waiting for me to get back for us to begin the job, he had done everything I would have had to do. He made it extremely clear to me that he des- perately wanted that work,” Chap- man said. “He showed me that whatever it was going to take to get the oppor- tunity to work with me again, he was willing to do.” Chapman stated that he is by no means looking to replace his loyal, "HOM Preyvinosly Quire DS Pap Wy 3013 E. Greenville, Bus. Take Off in the. New Century with a Complete your 2-year degree * Accounting * Health Information * Masonry *x Medical Assisting * Radiography * Respiratory Care * Welding Call Now fot New Career! 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African- American men may need to hold onto their jobs. Tony O’Neal, a local African- American painting contractor, says he once held a long-standing repeat business relationship with MerryLand Properties which man- ages several apartment complexes across the country, to paint various complexes in and around the city of Raleigh. Most often, he provided labor to paint the interior of apart- ments as tenants moved. O’Neal says he often simply did these jobs himself unless there were several painting needs at once. He was also qualified to pro- vide exterior painting as well. For several years, O’Neal enjoyed a strong relationship with the man- agement team and received only high praises for his consistently above standard work. Even so, currently, one of Merry Land’s larger complexes in Raleigh, Sommerset Place is un- dergoing an exterior paint over- haul by what appears to be a com- pletely Hispanic crew providing la- bor on the contract. Complex resi- dents say they have only seen Hispanics doing painting on the job, no whites, and definitely, no blacks. In addition, the crew that was contracted to provide an interior plumbing overhaul back in the spring for the same complex ap- peared to be completely Hispanic also. Residents say they definitely neseAusernedilte- *Po NC 2783 4. did not see any blacks on the job. So what does the ever-increasing influx of Hispanics mean for Afri- can-American labor opportunity? “That. they're taking over our jobs,” said Orlando Fenner, an auto mechanic who is also employed as a maintenance service technician for.a private school in Raleigh. “You don’t see crews of them tak- ing over office jobs, do you?” he asked. “They're taking over jobs that typically were many of ours [blacks’]. “It’s just like anything else. Here is another area where if we keep our place. We provide just as good labor if not better, we just need to be careful not to let these opportunities continue to slip away from us.” Fenner warned that nowadays, if a black doesn’t like something about the way his job is going, he needs to learn to talk things out and not entertain thoughts of walking off a job, thinking that an employer is going to suffer. “Those days are gone,” he said. “With the new kids on the block, handling employment improperly could now mean the end of it. don’t watch out, we run the risk of Someone else is definitely waiting getting left behind,” said Fenner. “Americans in general tend to let people of other countries come in here and get ahead. “Look at the big businesses the Japanese run and look at how many restaurants from other cul- tures are thriving here,” he said. “This is one area where we are go- ing to have to really compete to to take your place” Cy hoercth La the TU’ Vacce! 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The To Br al tn erat ee WILLIAMS CELEBRATES 80 The following is the text of re- marks given by Tracey Bennett during the celebration of the 80th — birthday of her grandfather re- Toll Free | | standing,” are careful about their event is to be held on Saturday, 5 ) cently. language, and who sneeze or cough Aug. 1, at 8 a.m. in Williams Arena Office (919) 946-9647 ge. Good evening everyone. in a handkerchief/tissue, among _ at Minges Coliseum. Fax (919) 974-1329 1-800-738-5861 1 many other courteous behaviors. _— . All of us can check up, read up on Tickets are $5 and can be pur- common, everyday courtesies. chased at any of the following loca- Right? Ca Good manners are never obso- I’m Tracey Bennett, grand daughter of James and Mildred Williams, and I'd like to thank you for coming out tonight in celebra- tion of the 80th birthday of my Joe Boston |) Private Investigator * Bail Bonds ane i Pro Golf Discount grandfather, James Williams. lete. These really judge a gentle- 1909 Firetower Road 120 N. Market Street We begin tonight by telling you man or a lady. As Jesse Jackson Greenville . North Carolina 27889 how my grandfather became the says, “Any man can get a baby, but Overton's Washington, No arolina man he is today. it takes a real father to rear him.” . Born in 1918, James Williams is Would your son nominate you as ee OLESEN Home Beeper his role model? Would you be de- 946-9767 serving if he should? - the son of Jesse and Della Williams of Pitt County. Like most of us, he came from humble beginnings but that never stopped him from doing great things. And no one would argue that one of the greatest things was his mar- riage to Mildred Purvis. Five chil- dren came from their marriage and those of you who have children know that raising one isn’t easy, let alone raising five. But my grandfather worked dili-. gently to make sure his family had ‘everything they needed including a home on Davenport Street. To accomplish this feat he worked for 15 years as a courier for the Home Savings and Loan Asso- ciation of Eastern Carolina. Early in his career, he braved the elements to help lay the foun- dation for many buildings on the campus of what we now call East Carolina University. Outside of family, one of his loves was and still is the church. For 13 years he served as president of the Senior Usher Board of Sy- camore Hill Missionary Baptist Church. His next love is nature. Most of you have visited the Williams home and you know that when you enter the yard, you're met by three massive pine trees which line the property. What you probably didn’t know was that many years dgo, my grandfather cultivated the soil, planted and nurtured those pine 4 \ trees and even today, still main- " tains the trees. , I think those three beautiful pine trees are a metaphor for the three things my grandfather cares most about in life. They are his church, ; _ his family and his community. 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