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Tulsa, Okla. was the golden door
of the Black community during
the early 1900’s and it proved
that African Americans had a
successful infrastructure. That's
what Black Wall Street was all
about. During that era, physi-
cians owned medical schools.
The mainstay and mission of the
community was to educate every
child. When the average student
went to school on Black Wall
Street, he wore a suit and tie
because of the morals and re-
spect they were taught at a young
age.?

Some 76 years ago, Mary E.
Parish or “Auntie Sweet,” author
of “Race Riot 1921, Events of the
Tulsa Disaster,” took upon herself
“to create a record that might
serve to enlighten the minds of
thinking people to the idea that
there is value in diversity, and,
that without understanding, with-
out appreciation and compassion
for one another, history will
always repeat itself.” Parish fur-
ther wrote, “During my few
months stay in Tulsa (Okla.)
(from Rochester, NY), my eyes
feasted on the progressive sights
they beheld among our group
(African Americans). Every face
seemed to wear a happy smile..”
Those smiles on all of those faces
were unexpectedly distorted with
grief that erupted from an incident
in a downtown Tulsa hotel, May
30, 1921. David Rowland, a
bootblack and a Black man,
entered an elevator and stepped
on the toe of a White elevator girl.
The incident was reported as an
attempted rape. (Today, Black
historians say they found out that
the pair were lovers. He later was
brought to trial and given his
freedom: she failed to appear to

testify against him. Yet, from the
time of his jailing, from that point
on, all hell, seemingly ignited by
Satan himself, broke loose on a
people-a black people who had
been lured to Oklahoma-landing
in Tulsa-hoping for a life free
from the oppression of those who
envied their brains and brawn
when exerted collectively. They
now had become victims to death
and destruction vent from a
people (White) on a_ people
(Black) that left hundreds dead
and a path of charred destruction
to Black homes and businesses.
Today, the question is asked: Can
these bones live again after lan-
guishing some 78 years in Tulsa's
grave sites? Some sites of these
bones are known; some are not.
But all of those bones, once
covered with healthy Black flesh-
light to dark, young and old,
wealthy and not so, male and
female-came from the mostly
prosperous “Negroes” who had
lived in the Greenwood District in
Tulsa Known at that time as “L’il
Africa.” No accurate count of
bodies from that burning horror,
now referred to as the Tulsa Race
Riot of 1921, has been estab-
lished, but a Riot Commission,

  

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with the aid of historians, have
now feverently begun to dig up
records along with these dry
bones, concluding that the city
may still be liable for the hun-
dreds of lives that were snuffed
out that nigh. Moreover, eyewit-
nesses, now up in age, are coming
forth with their stories that have
never been publicly told before
today. And, once all has been said
and done, the Commission is
seeking monetary reparations and
land, along with other compensa-
tions, for surviving descendants.
Commission inventories. now re-
veal that over 1,000 homes, 5
hotels, 31 restaurants, 4 drug
stores, 24 grocery stores, at least
eight doctors’ offices, a school
and a public library were de-
stroyed by fire and/or lost in
looting. At least 300 known souls
were stashed in mass graves at the
Oaklawn Cemetery at 11th Street
and Peoria Avenue, Newblock
Park on Charles Page Boulevard
west of downtown Tulsa and
Rolling Oaks Cemetery, formerly
Booker T. Washington Cemetery,
in North Tulsa. However, mass
graves are also reasoned to be at
sites authorities did not bother to
record and the count of bodies
today has grown to approximately
1,600 and is said to be still
climbing. Some citizens, even
now, are frowning on the use of
ground radar to search for victims
in unmarked graves and in un-
marked sites.

Mary E. Parrish or “Auntie
Sweet,” author of “Race Riot
1921, Events of the Tulsa
Disaster,” took upon herself “to
create a record that might serve to
enlighten the minds of thinking
people to the idea that there is
value in diversity, and. that with-
out understanding, without appre-

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ciation and compassion for one
another, history will always repeat
itself.” Parrish further wrote,
“During my few months stay in
Tulsa (Okla.) (from Rochester,
NY), my eyes feasted on the
progressive sights they beheld
among our group (African
Americans). Every face seemed to
wear a happy smile..” Those
smiles on all of those faces were
unexpectedly distorted with grief
that erupted from an incident in a
downtown Tulsa hotel, May 30,
1921. David Rowland, a boot-
black and a Black man, entered an
elevator and stepped on the toe of
a White elevator girl. The incident
was reported as an attempted rape.
(Today, Black historians say they
found out that the pair were
lovers. He later was brought to
trial and given his freedom; she
failed to appear to testify against
him. Yet, from the time of his
jailing, from that point on, all hell,
seemingly ignited by Satan him-
self, broke loose on a people-a
black people who had been lured
to Oklahoma-landing in Tulsa-
hoping for a life free from the
oppression of those who envied
their brains and brawn when
exerted collectively. They now

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had become victims to death and
destruction vent from a people
(White) on a people (Black) that
left hundreds dead and a pathe of
charred destruction to Black
homes and businesses. Today, the
question is asked: Can these
bones live again after languishing
some 78 years in Tulas grave-
sites? Some sites of these bones
are known; some are not. But all
of those bones, once covered with
healthy Black flesh-light to dark,
young and old. welthy and not so,
male and female-came from the
mostly prosperous “Negroes” who
had lived in the Greenwood
District in Tulsa Known at that
time as “L’il Africa.” No accurate
count of bodies from that burning
horror, now referred to as the
Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, has
been established, but a Riot
Commission, with the aid of
historians, have now feverntly
begun to dig up records along
with these dry bones, concluding
that the city may still be liable for
the hundreds of lives that were
snuffed out that nigh. Moreover,
eyewitnesses, now up in age, are
coming forth with their stories
that have never been publicly told
before today. And, once all has
been said and done, the
Commission is seeking monetary
reparations and land, along with
other compensations, for surviv-
ing descendants. Commission in-
ventories now reveal that over
1,000 homes, 5 hotels, 31 restaur-
nats, 4 drug stors, 24 grocery
stores, at least eight doctors’
offices, a school and a_ public
library were destroyed by fire
and/or lost in looting. At least 300
known souls were stashed in mass
graves at the Oklawn Cemetery at
llth Street and Peoria Avenue,
Newblock Park on Charles Page

Boulevard west of downtown
Tulsa and Rolling Oaks Cemetery,
formerly Booker T. Washington
Cemetery, in North Tulsa.
However, mass graves are also
reasoned to be at sites authorities
did not bother to record and the
count of bodies today has grown
to approximately |.600 and Is said
to be still climgbing. Some citi-
zens, even now, are frowning on
the use of ground radar to search
for victims in unmarked graves
and in unmarked sites.

The next day. Tuesday, May 31,
after that fateful © Monday
Rowland was taken into custody
and jailed. An editorial and story
in the Tulsa Tribune that after-
noon reportedly incited Whites to
gather that night at the jail to
demmand Rowland so that they
could lynch him. With rumors of
the impending lynching racing
through Tulsa, Blacks and Whites
gathered at the county courthouse
jail, then on Sixth Street and
Boulder Avenue. Alittle bunch of
brave and loyal Black men, will-
ing to die, if necessary, for a
brother had marched up to the jail

Continued on page 3
Reparations

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Community Christian Church is
dedicated to meeting the needs of
the people by leading the world
to Christ, perfecting of the saints
by the Word of God and edifying
and equipping believers to fulfill
the commission Christ left the
church, "Go ye into all the world
and preach the gospel to every
creature."

St. Mark 16:15
Ephesians 4:12
II Timothy 3:16-17

The History of Community
Christian Church

Pastor Corbett and his’ wife
Delores founded Community
Christian Church in Greenville.
North Carolina in March 1982.
The first service was held in their
home with only three families in
attendance. Because emphasis
was placed on the Word of
God,worship services and bible
study began to grow. A year later,
the Pastors home was completely
filled. In September 1983
Community Christian Church
moved into a store front building
on 14th Street. Upon filling that
building in November 1998, the
church moved into a larger build-
ing on Hwy. 11 South. In Apnil
1990. God miraculously moved
and opened the door for
Community Christian Church to
move into its present location on
1104 North Memorial Drive.

Black mayors
establish global
associations

* Mayors from Burkfina Faso (West
Africa) have joined forces with the
National Conference of Black Mayors,
‘Inc. (USA) in order to share common
‘objectives and to promote and enhance
‘cultural, educational, economic and
‘social activities among their members,
their cities and countries.
. From the capital city of Oua-
‘gadougou, where Mayor Simon Com-
spaore heads the more than 40-member
‘Mayors Association of Burkina Faso,
representatives from the National
Conference of Black Mayors, Inc.
(NCBM) and Burkina Faso’s mayors
are meeting to sign an official memo-
randum of agreement declaring a
‘commitment to work together.
_ Specifically, the mayors have agreed
to develop partnerships between their
‘municipalities in order to strengthen
economic and community develop-
ment. These partnerships will be instru-
mental in creating opportunities for
members of each association to experi-
‘ence and explore the other’s history,
‘culture, government and politics. They
further agreed to engage in the “twin-
ning” of cities between countries and to
develop mechanisms whereby each re-
spective community can leam, work
and solve problems together through
reciprocal cultural, educational, busi-
ness, and technical exchange programs.

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smiles for our camera!

 

God has Blessed us with a Good Church Home: Community
Christian Church anniversary celebration at the Hilton Hotel
brought brothers and sisters together to give praises and thanks
to our Lord and Savior for the many Blessings Community
Christian Church and Pastor James Corbett has contributed to
their lives. Sister Sylvia Horn and Sister Gwen Turnage is all

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for our camera.

 

Community Christian Anniversary: Last week Community
Church celebrated there 17th anniversary with praises to the
Lord. Shown above is two beautiful sisters who were enjoying
the fellowship. Sister Edith Lovett Junior is shown posing for the
"M" Voice camera. Pastor James Corbett is the Pastor of
Community Christian Church, his niece is all smiles as she pose

Photo by Jim Rouse

 

 

 

 

Bridging The Gap Awarded $12,000 Grant

 

 

Bridging The Gap of Eastern
North Carolina. has been awarded
a $12,000 grant by the North
Carolina Humanities Council to
assist with funding the Nurturing

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘The Brown Family Labor Day Reunion, Bonner Lane has a long history of Black Families getting together and sharin
‘Labor Day at the old Black Elks Lodge located on Bonner Lane. Many family members came from New York, Marylan

‘hosted this year's reunion, keep our families together.

the past. Shown above at there Family Reunion last
Connecticut and other parts of the US. Rock Brown

 

Photo by Jim Rouse

 

My Seed Program Oral History
Project entitled: " He who Was
Silent... Speaks: The African
American Father. This project
involves collecting the oral histo-
ries of the African American father
over a three generational period.
The work will evolve around
group sessions and discussions
relating to the experiences of these
fathers.

The North Carolina Humanities
Council uses federal money made
available by the ‘National
Endowment for the Humanities
and gifts from private sources in
the state. The NCHC makes grants
to nonprofit organizations for hu-
manities programs. The NCHC
supports programs that draw upon
history, literature, and languages
to examine issues an illuminate
cultural dimensions of American
society through the exchange of
ideas between people.

Louis Watkins Director of
Bridging the Gap states that, "with
funding from the North Carolina
Humanities Council, we will be
able to collect the history of these
fathers and use them to better
design programs and services that
meet the need of parents partici-
pating in the Nurturing My Seed
Program, as well as create a public
record of the history of these
fathers." For further information
please contact Juanita Wright or
Lois Watkins at (252) 446-2134

 

 

     

 
   

 
 

of celebrating. —
Oe 6 pak ae bs bone,

we all enjoyed his birthday. But
» some rather interesting thoughts

game to mind as I watched him. I
_ realized that this young man might

 

. very well be the most valuable thing
| can leave behind.

Although this may seem mor-
bid, we must all recognize that we
will not live forever. At least not on
this plane. And as far-fetched as it
may seem, logic dictates we should
make an attempt to make a positive
impact on the world.

As a matter of fact, we should put
forth every conceivable effort to leave
this world a better place than it was
when we came. It won’t be easy, but
it can and should be done.

We may very well write volume
after important volume. We can
make impressive speeches and draw
attention to perceived greatness. In
the end, however, all of this can be
swept away by the tides of time and
circumstance.

Therefore, it seems reasonable
that our most important project in
this lifetime should be our progeny.
Our children.

Looking at the prevailing condi-
tions of our society, it occurs to me
that perhaps we have failed miser-
ably.

My son has evoked a special
kind of pride in me. There were
some times when I was not there for
him and perhaps, there is a deep-
seated anger or disappointment
within him because of that.

There have been some days when
he angered me to the point that I
screamed at him. And, in his
younger years, I may have inflicted
Some corporal punishment upon hi.
In retrospect, I am not certain I
would, or would want to, apologize
to him for that.

The bottom line however, is very
simple. He grew into a responsible
adult with responsible values and a
strong will to make an impact upon
his societal environment.

Further, he is doing pretty much
with his children what was done to
him. He is calm, compassionate and
fair. At the same time, he neither
gives nor takes any quarter from his
offspring. His is the final word
where the children are concerned.

 

Since my last
piece on the
Alameda Corridor and its failure to
live up to local inclusion terms, there
has been a “mad” scramble to refute
truth and challenge “the source.”

The disclosure that the non-skills
Job training component has been a
“sham” and that most of the con-
tracts have been let to project area
outsiders not interested in local hir-
ing has been met by the Alameda
Corridor Transportation Authority's
effort to initiate a “damage control”
campaign. [t started with trying to
assail the source of these “sham”
revelations as “mad.” “He’s just mad
because of what happened to him
some years back,” or “He’s just mad
because he’s trying to get wk,” or
“He’s just mad, period.”

Unfounded allegations yive some
real insights to the psyche of the
players involved who are getting
some real lessons in the purpose of
public commentary and power of
the black press. Also there have been
some really interesting responses
from a federally funded project on
the verge of possible Congressional
investigations and/or DOT audits.
At least that’s what some commu-
nity interests are calling for. And,
some federal representatives are lis-
tening.

The case won't be hard to prove,
with $5 million allotted for training
(much of which has yet to be ac-
counted for) and few trained place-
ments hired from the target area.
Instead of trying to “right” the
wrongs that have been perpetuated
to date in the $712 million project
phase, the focus has been to rebut
what is known as truth so far, failed
community inclusion. So “the

 

source” asks, who really is mad?

The main goal of opinion writers
is to represent various aspects of
public opinion, prevent policy mak-
ers and powerful stakeholders from
committing unpopular actions
against an unknowing or defense-
less public and make them react to
“the attentive public (those who
watch government and private in-
terest to prevent to the establish-

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“SUPER ee

~ Rearing children is much like

staying in a somewhat difficult re-
. Ittakes commitment and

~ hard work. It also takes a special

kind of dedication to the cause, with

the understanding that the lessons
learned as. children follow - into
adulthood. .

The. great king Solomon spoke
to the issue on at least two occa-
sions. “Train up a child in the way
he should go and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.”

This follows the adage,” as a
twig is bent, so shall it grow.”
Solomon was alleged to have been
the wisest man in the world. This
seems like pretty good evidence.

This brings us back to the legacy
concept. No matter what we do, we
will ultimately be judged by the
actions of our children. In days long
since gone, we should be able to
remember our mothers, chastising
us and admonishing us for some
misdeed. Almost everyone would
say something like, “You want folks
to think you didn’t have no home
training?”

The grammar may not have been
perfect, but the message was crys-
tal clear. Our parents knew people
would judge them by the actions of
their children. That has not changed
and it probably never will.

Our children are the only people
in the world who will love us, no
matter what. This is not to say they
will not be angry with us some time
or disagree with our opinions. They
still love us.

My own father was the living
definition of the word “rascal.” His
deeds or rather his misdeeds are far
too numerous to begin to enumer-
ate. Still, he was my father and I
loved him. My stepfather essentially
reared me and I surely loved him.
But at the same time, I loved my
father because he was my father.

We love our parents because of
who, not what, they are. Because
this is the case, we have a serious
obligation to give them the best we
have. Not the most, but the best.

This transcends money and ma-
terial things. Our children and their
children will be here for genera-
tions after we have died. That may
not be a desirable word but it gives
a clear and unobstructed view what
lies ahead.

From a religious perspective, we
are promised everlasting life

BETWEEN THE LINES
Alameda Corridor-Round a: Confessions of a “Mad” Editorialist

ment of a social and political elite)”
That’s why the op-ed pages are the
most important pages in the white
man’s paper. It’s how he “checks”
his own. For us, its the society. en-
tertainment or sports pages (but
that’s any column). It’s what makes
democracy work and which is why
the freedom of press is constitution-
ally protected. To keep those who
would compromise the will of the
people from compromising the press
and opinion maker's ability to pub-
licly discuss private actions that af-
fect public interest.

Editorialists are journalists in the
sense that the facts surrounding a
public issue must be accurate and
credible. But, editorialists are not
like journalists inasmuch as they
don’t have to present both sides of
an issue. They can pick a side and
advance their position. If the public
wants to hear the other side of an
editorial opinion, they get some-
body to write an opposing view.
ACTA has been looking for some-
one to rebut the positions stated ir:
my “Round 3” commentary and so
far have found no takers.

ACTA is mad because the truth
about the Alameda Corridor is now
a matter of public discussion. They
want to rebut the facts, the real truth,
but they can’t. Instead of talking
about who is mad, they need to be
talking about who is right and what
can be done to change it.

Since the ACTA players are so
interested in “history,” they’dknow
I've been so-called “mad” for a long
time (14 years). I’m mad about the
economic and social exploitation
that constantly persists in our com-

munities and resolved to do some-

thing about it. | was mad as the
youngest president of the Los An-
geles NAACP waen I discovered no
minority participation in the $250
million Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw
Mall Project, or found Southland
Corporation discriminating against
black store owners, or profiled po-
lice misconduct issues that led to
the discovery of cross burnings in
the Los Angeles County jails—in
each instance causing significant

 

 

eo ee t
same context, we can eave still
another kind of immortality through

our children.

the open, unabashed love they need
from day to day. We need to teach
them compassion and the art of lov-
ing another human being. .

They need to know about re-
spect. Respect for themselves and

tis our role in life to give them ; ‘They know nothing about anything.

and every one of them without fear.
Children are born with.nothing.

That is why we teach them to walk,
talk, read and write. We teach them

morality and decency. Or least we.
are supposed to do that. As they

grow, they become reflections of
us. They are what the world inherits

Cenity: it is time ‘that we

; looked closely at what will remain
_ when we are gone. After our chil-

dren have reached their majority, it
is too late. We have to recognize the
seriousness of the matter and un-

derstand and we cannot allow them

to rear themselves. .
If they were capable of doing
that, then birth would take place at

age of 21 and they foal not

poe re dy crear
of their parents.

Thope I have given my son all he
needs to cope with the world. I also
hope Ihave instilled enough “right”
in him for him to withstand all of
the pressures of life.

Whatever the case, I am proud
of him and I hope his son makes
him as proud as he has made me.

        

 

 

 

 

Part 2
Race vs class was, and is, a
major issue for the foreseeable future. Author,
Clarence Page, addresses the race card vs the
class card in his essay. Showing My Color:
Impolite Essays on Race and Identity.

Page is amused whenever Republicans de-
nounce Democrats for waging “class warfare,”
because their complaint only acknowledges the
power class holds as a strategic issue for Demo-
crats, comparable to the power of race for Re-
publicans.

Both are delicate issues, yet effective appeals
to class consciousness, suspicions and resent-
ments win elections. This only shows that the
GOP knows what the game really is.

In his first campaign, Bill Clinton showed
himself to be a tireless campaigner and an excel-
lent student of what wins. Clinton appealed
directly to the “forgotten middle class” —the
big group in the middle that was feeling left out
of Reagan-Bush era bonanzas for the wealthy
and Democratic reforms for minorities and the
poor. :

For better or worse, effective politics is often
nothing more than an effective appeal to the
resentment of those who vote in large numbers,
directed against a target group that doesn’t.

A reputation for soaking the poor doomed
Republican hopes in elections in which the poor,
or those who view themselves as poor, outnum-
bered those who saw themselves as rich. In fact,
polls show that 90 percent of Americans view
themselves as midle-class, giving America the
largest middle-class the world has ever known.
Here, as in most issues, politics is a manipula-
tive interplay on perceptions.

If many white middle-class voters (in 1992)
failed to see Democrats as caring about them
anymore, even though the largest share of fed-
cral spending continues to go to middle-class
entitlements such as Social Security and Medi-
care, it was largely because conservatives per-
suaded significant numbers of whites that gov-
ernment spending was generally being wasted,
mostly on blacks.

The voice of the “angry white male,” who
would constitute the decisive, pivotal vote in the

 

 

URBAN PERSPECTIVE OR vam mmRY cesses:
Examining the Race Card vs. the Class Card

Republican landslide of 1994, could be heard in
the voice of a Chicago carpenter interviewed at
the campaign headquarters of a GOP state sena-
tor in 1988. “ ... You could classify me as a
working-class Democrat, a card-carrying union
member. I’m not a card-carrying Republican
yet. ... We have four or five generations of
welfare mothers ... but somebody has got to help
themselves. ... When you try to pick somebody
up, they have to help. ... Most of the people who
need help in this situation are black and most of
the people who are doing the helping are white.
... They hate it because they are paying for black
schools that aren't even educating kids and the
money is just going to the board of education
and the teachers’ union.”

This voice echoed across the nation and was
picked up in the early 1990s by a wave of
conservative talk radio programs, spreading the
word that whites were always giving and the
blacks were always taking and the liberal elites
were overseeing it all.

Clarence Page believes that it is now clearer
than ever that behind middle-class anger, whether
itis directed against blacks or taxes, is a greater
problem afflicting the group. It is the vast num-
bers of Americans who see and feel a growing
divide between rich and poor, skilled and un-
skilled, the secure and the insecure in post-
industrial America. This middle-class anxiety
explains why party loyalty shrunk to record
lows by the mid-1990s and the urge to find
alternatives soared. Three years after Doug
Wilder’s rebuff in New Hampshire, America
had a new great black hope. His name is Colin
Powell.

Powell emerged as the front-runner in all
demographic, political and ideological groups—
male, female, white, minority, liberal, conserva-
tive, Democrat and Republican—well ahead of
the declared field. His emergence benefitted

from a national yearning for heroes and “outsid-

.” Perhaps most significantly, he embodied
more than any other black celebrity the nation’s
yearning to transcend its agony over race, ac-
cording to Clarence Page.

Unlike Jesse Jackson, Powell was introduced
to the public eye without mention of race. Media

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stories played down his race and played up the
popular “universals” in his life, images that
touched on cherished all-American values. For
years, he was seen conferring confidently, au-
thoritatively (and this was very important), non-
threateningly in the inner circle of advisers to
Presidents Reagan and Bush. Not only did he
walk, talk and behave like one of the boys, but he
also looked like the smartest guy in the room.
Desert Storm reinforced his status as an all-
right, all-American leader.

Americans became so invested in the notion
of Colin Powell as a black man who had made it
on merit and merit alone despite his racial as-
signment to society's lowest caste, confirming
the durable goodness of the American Dream,
that he actually appeared to have turned race
into an advantage.

National polling supports that point: Powell’s
race in some polls actually magnified his politi-
cal strength. When whites of all ideological
Stripes encounter an individual black person
whose character refutes negative racial stereo-
types, “their response is to respond even more
positively to him,” according to a Stanford po-
litical scientist. In other words, white voters will
vote for a black who is not too black in the sense
of their stereotypes about blackness. Powell fit
that bill.

All of this worked in Powell’s favor as the
right man at the right time. For many Americans,
he helped confirm that America’ fabled
meritocracy still works. Nonetheless, there was
a lesson in all of this for crossover candidates
everywhere. White people are more open to
voting for a black candidate than ever before.
But to win the white votes, it is still necessary,
first of all, to ease white guilt. Also, it is not
essential to be so conservative that you alienate
much of the black mainstream, but it doesn’t
hurt.

As long as race remains an America dilemma,
it will play a salient role in American politics.
Americans of all races need to learn who their
real enemies are. It is those who use race as a
smokescreen to hide deeper agonies over class,
according to Clarence Page.

  

 

change in favor of the people taken
advantage of.

As a businessman, I assess pub-
lic policy and political economies
of underserved communities nation-
wide.

I know improperly implemented

government) contracting when I see
it because I see it. because I do it for
a living (for those of you that think
I just write articles)

As an activist, journalist and is-
sucs strategist to’ many
policymakers and agencies, my in-
formation sources run long and
deep. Sure, I've made some mis-
takes (which I’ve acknowledged in
this column on several occasions),
but it has only made me more com-
mitted to do right and stand for
right. .

The discussion I’ve initiated on
“the Corridor” is about what is right

   

SKerna

Filts

   
 
  
  
 
 
  

1993 East Carolina University Graduate

for our community. That can’t be
rebutted. ACTA and the “Prime”
have tried to defend their wrong,
which is not right.

As Latrell Sprewell proved in
the NBA playoffs, because you make
a mistake, doesn’t mean you stop
being atalented player and it doesn't
mean you don’t know your game. I
know this game and I’m good at
what I do. P'Il always be a player in
our community's policy and social
construct discussions.

ACTA has been “shaking the
trees” trying to find out “who's
talkin’ to me,” the same questions

former Mayor Tom Bradley, former
Police Chief Dary! Gates asked 10
or 12 years ago, and more recently
the “L.A. football” ownership group
asked how my information sources
could be as reliable as theirs.
Probably the same people talk-

 

Communications/Journalism/English

Member of Golden Key National Honor Society

Wks Genie ‘iy
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ing to them, dispelling the misno-
mer that the black media informa-
tion sources are somehow inferior
to the mainstream media.

Whistle blowers and public in-
terest advocates have long dropped
information to trusted community
sources for media dissemination. It
was a black columnist with the Pitts-
burgh Courier that broke the story
that Jackie Robinson was being court
martialed. on trumped-up “race”
charges. It was the black press that
broke much of the early civil rights
activity. It was black columnists that
broke both the NAACP financial
crisis and the Lyons scandal. And if
they don’t come correctly, the
Alameda Corridor will be added to
the list.

If I’m mad about anything, I'm
mad that agencies and interests ma-

nipulate resources in our commu-

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nity via “blackfaces” and compro-
misers who refuse to acknowledge
that the community is being slighted.
I’m mad at the disparities in con-
tracting that expect community
people to do more with less. Much
less.

We know the poverty pimps,
poiitician’s contributors and Negro
leadership are going to be at the
head of the line to “get theirs.” But,
damn, leave some for the commu-
nity to participate sometime.

Does the community have to get
beaten and raped on every deal?
That may have been the case in the
past, but “who’s right.” If a rebuttal
is warranted, rebut it on the facts.
Or change your tune based on doing
what is right after you’ve been ex-
posed. It’s only the right thing to
do. So I challenge you to do it. I
dare you. See ya in Round 5.

    

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when over 500 White men had
already gathered. A Black man
was shot and believed killed
when a White man tried to take
_ away his gun. The riot began...

Tulsa law enforcement officials
deputized hundreds of White
man who roamed the area de-
taining Blacks. There were at-
tacks on Blacks from the ground
and from airplanes above. Some
fires were started and throughout
the riot, Blacks were detained at
what is now the Brady Theater
and the former McNulty
Baseball Park. Then Gov. J.B.A.
Robertson authorized the send-
ing of extra National Guard
troops during the early hours of
June |, to protect White neigh-
borhoods west of the Greenwood
District. About 5 a.m., estimates
of up to 10,000 men began their
invasion on Li'l Africa, looting
and burning as they advanced.
Writes Parrish, “Tonight, as I
write and think of Tulsa then and
the Tulsa of June 1. my eyes
well with tears and my soul cries
for justice. Oh, America! The
land of of the free and the home
of the brave! “The country that
gave its choicest blood and
bravest hearts to make the world
safe for democracy! How long
will you let mob violence reign
supreme? Is democracy a mock-
ery?...1f King Mob continues to

 

 

rule, it is only a 1 matter of time

until we shall witness some. of
the scenes of Russia enacted
right here on our shores.” It is
recorded that the primary rooms

of the Booker T. Washington.

High School were converted into
an emergency hospital, filled
with men wounded in every
conceivable way: Some with
amputated limbs, burned faces,
others minus an eye or with
heads bandaged. Women there
were nervous wrecks. A high
school teacher, James T.A. West,
recounted: “....Some men ap-
peared at my home with drawn
guns and ordered all men out. |
went out immediately. They or-
dered me to raise my _ hands;
three men searched me and they
told me to line up in the
street...After lining up some 30
or 40 men, they ran the streets to
Convention Hall, forcing us to
keep our hands up in the air all
the while. While we were run-
ning, some of the ruffians would
shoot at our heels and swore at
those of us who had difficulty
keeping up. They actually drove
a car into the bunch and knocked
down two or three of us.”
Recalls Jack Thomas: “My
greatest loss was my beautiful
home and my family Bible. | am
92 years old, so they failed to
bother me.” Other accounts re-
veal: “We went to bed listening
to the spasmodic shooting...A
crowd came and reported that

they were “sh and_ killing
Black people.. ning and young
had to pie on trucks and when
we were being driven through
town, White men were clapping
their hands, rejoicing at our
condition...the bodies of Blacks
were stacked on a wagon used to
load cargo..On reaching my
house, | saw all of my elegant
furniture piled in the street; my
safe had been broken open, all
the money stolen and everything
of value had been removed. My
car was stolen...I lost 17 houses
that paid me an average of $425
a month...I feel this damnable
affair has ruined us all.” After
martial law was declared at
about 11:30 a.m. that morning,
fighting continued -from the air
and on the ground-for about an
hour. Citizens today still remem-
ber that going north to Archer
Street, one could see nothing but
Black business places. Going
east on Archer for two more
blocks, one could behold
Greenwood Avenue, the Black
Wall Street. In the residential
section there were homes of
beauty and splendor; the schools
and churches were then well
attended. It was a city within a
city, a section that would be a

credit to any state. After years of

struggle and sacrifice, people
had begun to look upon Tulsa as
the Negro Metropolis of the
Southwest. wrote Parrish. “Then
the devastating Tulsa disaster

 

 

4 p.m.. Saturday

Congratulations, shown left to right Mrs. Greg Carter, Mrs. Dee Dee Carney, Bride Veda, Mother
Smith, Mrs. Lillie Powell and friend Veda Smith and DR. Donald Slyvester Miles were married at
in St. Ambrose Episcopal Church.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

burst pon t us, blowing to. atoms
ideas and ideals, no less than
mere material evidence of our
civilization.” Today, Race Riot
Commission Chairman Bob
Blackburn, also executive direc-

‘tor of the Oklahoma Historical

Society, feels that the detailed
examination of the race riot
should not cause divisiveness,
but should act as a catalyst for
healing. But, historian — say,
“Without justice for the victims
of the Tulsa Race Riot, there can
be no peace for society.
Summarily, Parrish said it best:
“Just as this horde of evil men
(lured by the real estate and
development there in the
Greenwood District) swept
down on the colored section of
Tulsa, reducing the accumula-
tion of years and toil and
sacrifice to piles of brick, ashes
and twisted iron, if something is

‘not done to bring about justice

to punish them, thereby check-
ing that spirit, just so will they,
some future day, sweep down on
homes and business places of
their own race. “This spirit of
destruction, like that of the mob
violence when it is kindled, has
no measure of bounds. Neither
has it ant respect of place,

 

lynching was considered

Southern past time.

sin and disgrace.”

RALEIGH — Veda Vermel Smith
and Dr. Donald Slyvester Miles
were married at 4 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 11, 1999, in St. Ambrose Epis-
copal Church. The Revs. Joseph H.
Banks and Lawrence P. Houston
Jr. conducted the double-ring cere-
mony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond P. Smith Sr. of
Greenville. She was escorted by
her brother, Dr. Wayne P. Smith.
The bridegroom is the son of
Handy Miles of St. Matthews, S.C.,
and Mary P. Miles Newby of Lex-
ington, S.C. His grandfather is the
Rev. William Pondexter of St. Mat-
thews.

Matrons of honor were Caroletta
Baker of Garner and Lisa Laney of
Cary. Angela Cauley of Piscat-
away, N.J., was maid of honor, and
flower girls were LaCava Norris of
Lexington, niece of the bride-
groom, and La Toya Charley of
Orangeburg, S.C., goddaughter of
the bridegroom.

Kenneth Pondexter of Hopkins,
S.C., cousin of the bridegroom, was
best man, and Jhavis Miles of Car-

_ dora, S.C., was ring bearer for his

uncle.

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“Today. the
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branded with this abominable

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Saturday's rally opened with a
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A LETTER

Dear Ann Landers,

‘ What is the proper use of an
honorary degree? A couple of
syears ago, a pastor in our
‘community received an honorary
‘degree from a small college. He
inow uses the title "Dr." beside
this name in the Sunday bulletin,
yas well as on the notices posted
‘in front of the church. | always
‘thought an honorary degree was
sjust that an honor conferred to
‘show respect to an individual,
.but not to be used in the same
‘way as an earned doctorate.
‘What is your take on this? (Just
‘Wondering in Hemet, Calif.)

Dear Wondering:

1 have 33 honorary degrees
framed and shamelessly dis-
played on my library wall. but |
have never referred to myself as
"Dr. Landers". I feel-that using
an honorary title would be a bit
fraudulent (deceitful). However.

  

1 slit enjoyed the commence-

ment services where degrees -
"were conferred because the

speakers were invariably far
more distinguished than I, and |
was honored to be in ea
presence.
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,
1999

GOLDEN RULES FOR
LIVING

1. If you open it, close it.

2. If you turn it on, turn it off.
3. If you unlock it, lock it up.
4. If you break it, admit it.

5. If you can't fix it, call in
someone who can.

6. If you borrow it, return it.

7. If you value it, take care of
it.

8. If you make a mess, clean it
up.
9. If you move it, put it back.

10. If it belongs to someone, get
permission to use it.

11. If you don't know how to
operate it, leave it alone.

12. If it's none of your business,
don't ask questions.

You Must Be Res ponsible
For Yourself, But Not a
Moral Policeman

Some may say, "Come on, be
sociable, take a drink with us."
But if they realize that you really
don't want to and you let them
push you into it, they're not
impressed. Social maturity
doesn't depend on following the
crowd. You may feel a little
uncomfortable at certain affairs
if everybody is doing something
you feel is wrong. But this
doesn't mean that you can't be
friends with every one. You must
not be a moral policeman trying
to clean up the morals of friends.
Even so, you should let your
own values be seen, so as to
swing your influence concerning
what is right and wrong.

There are a lot of groups and
social events you can be in-
volved which are in agreement
with your own feelings and get
involved in these groups-but
don't feel self-righteous about it.
You know certain things are
wrong for-you; you can't- always
judge for the other guy. Some of
those whom you would like to
call personal friends will have
different ideas of what makes a
good time. Maybe you don't
agree with them on some things,
but you can find a lot of other
things in common with them. It
may stretch you a little, but you
can be friends with everyone;
and you'll be a bigger person by
including everyone as your
friend.

Your closest friends will be
those with whom you have most

in common. There are a lot of
people who think as you do
about things, and many others
who think enough like you to
still be fairly close to you. These
two groups will form the two
inner circles of friends. Then
will come many other circles
outside of that, until everyone
fits somewhere into the orbits of
your friendships.

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meats, shellfish, dairy products,
crackers, pretzels; and smoked
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WILL A MAN ROB GOD?

Everyone receives an equal
supply of time. The only
difference between us/in the
way we spend it. Each week
brings us 168 golden hours. We
spend approximately 56 hours
for sleep and recuperation. We
spend approximately 28 hours
for eating and personal duties.
We spend approximately 40 to
50 hours for earning a living.We
have 30 to 40 hours left to spend
Just as we wish. But how do we
spend them? How many hours
for recreation? How many hours
for family fellowship? How
many hours for the regular

worship of God? How many
hours for personal service in the
name of Christ? Will a man rob
God? He can; and he does.
perhaps we may be very busy
with good things, yet be too busy
for the best things. The great
question is: Have we made wise
use of our time as good stewards
of Christ.

Anonymous

TRUST:
"Where there is faith, there is
love;

Where there is love, there is
peace;

Where there is peace, there is
God;

And where there is God, there is
no need” Leo Tolstoy

LOVE:

Required in every good
lover...the whole alpha-
bet...Agreeable Bountiful,
Constant, Dutiful, Easy, Faithful,
Gallant, Honorable, Ingenious,
joyful, kind, loyal, mild, noble,
officious, prudent, quiet, Rich,
secret, true, understanding, val-
iant, wise... Young and Zealous.

Miquel De Cervantes

"Persons are to be loved; things
are to be used". Rachael Howe

"People don't go where the
action is, they go where love is".
Jess Moody

"Do you know the world is dying

For a little bit of love?
Everywhere we hear them sigh-
ing, For a little bit of love".
"Love and a cough cannot be
hid".

"Discipline is teaching your chil-
dren instead of punishing them".

Andrew Bonar, a great man of
God, had three rules that he lived
by.

Rule | Not to speak to any
person before speaking to Jesus
Christ.

Rule 2 Not to do anything with
his hands until he had been on
his knees.

Rule 3 Not to read the papers
until he had read the Bible.

"The child is largely what the
home has made him."

 

 

 

Spiritual Thougsnts

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Y-2-K ---CALM OR
PRUDENCE?”

The Y2K crisis (a global
breakdown of UN-programed
computers) will hit everywhere in
the world on the same day;

January |; 2000: I will not go
into every detail of this
Millennium Bug because you
have already been informed
through the various media about
what to expect and how to best
prepare yourself in the event the
present programming is not cor-
rected:

There are all kinds of theo-
ries about what will happen
January |, 2000 comes around:
Some recent writings look at the
world events in a biblical context;
presuming that Jesus will be
retuming: The Jerusalem
Times; a periodical; is predicat-
ing that there will not be enough
hotels nor bathrooms; nor other
public facilities to accommodate
all of the Jews; Christians; and
Moslems who are expected to be
in Jerusalem on January 1; 2000:
Others give Bible-based predic-
tions of what might happen if
computers fail: Some Bible be-

 

 

lievers liken the situation to Noah
and the Flood; where people did
not take heed and went about
“business as usual”

: They were not worried because
it had never rained before in the
history of the earth: LUKE
17:26; 27 reads: “And as it was
in the days of Noah, so shall it be
also in the days father the Son of
Man: They did eat, they drank;
they married wives: they did not
prepare: So it was in the case of
the foolish virgins who did not
have oil for their lamps. They
knew the bridegroom was coming
but they did not prepare; conse-
quently they were left out and
only the wise virgin were
allowed to enter into the wedding
chamber:

There were other life-
changing global events whereby
people were destroyed by the
lack of knowledge of lack of
preparation: The Holocaust--- the

 

mass extermination of Jews; they
never saw it coming. The Great
Depression of 1929; with the
stock market crash; forever af-
fected American lifestyle: People
never expected it: They were not
prepared: If past events in
Biblical times and past events in
modem times that happened as a
result of lack of knowledge and
Preparation is not enough to
convince us; then we who ignore
the waming bells will have only
ourselves to blame:

We should recognize that
ultimately; our lives are in the
hands of God more than in our
own planning and devices: Yet we
don’t think planning is at odds
with faith: It is reasonable for a
Christian to take steps to protect
the future; at the same time
recognizing the Lord’s control
over events..:

As a covering for my people
and a watchman over your souls;

 

I am writing this article to help
you reflect on the problem and
develop a reasonable plan to
ready yourself for either a mild
Or moderate disruption of
American life: The Bible tells us
to trust God, but we can also be
prepared for emergencies: You
may choose this day to identify
yourself with one of the follow-
ings:

1) You may be uninformed
2) You may be in denial

3) You may be paralyzed with
fear

4) You may be prepared for
Y2K by storing up
necessities as you see fit for

your particular situation:

The most recent media tells us
that agencies and important sec-

tors of our government are “Y2K
ready”; however; it would be
wise to take all precautions
regardless of future projections:
This global event will surely
affect all of us in one way or
another, more or less. We should
hope for the best; but prepare for
the worst: Be yet also ready.

Dr. George Hawkins is the
Pastor of the Tabernacle Church
of deliverance in Greenville.

 

 

 

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seas empire? The war estab-
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power with colonies from
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was fighting its own colonial

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WILLIAMS

I've been thinking lately, about
how the City of Washington
looked when | first moved here
in 1985. When my husband and
I drove down Highway 17 it was
not the Highway 17 that | see
now. There were Fast Food
places but, not as many as now.

many stores Things have
changed in Washington but in
— it is still the same.

When we first visited Fourth

Street, for my husband to go to-

the barber, we saw houses that
were partially burned down and
vacant houses that seemed to
have a lot of traffic, people

|. going in and out There was a lot

of stray dogs and people stand-
ing idly around. Now when I go
down Fourth Street I see new
brick homes, a Health Services
trailer, an apartment complex
for senior citizens and HIV
patients. Metropolitan AMEZ
Church is still there on one end
of the street and the people who
stand idly around are still at the
other end. | don't think they are
the same people but, I'd be
willing to bet they know who
the earlier group of people
were.

Fourth Street has changed
90% for the better but it is the
same in many ways, If one man,
led by God and his church
members could effect such a
change, think what would hap-
pen if the powers that be would

 

 

 

 

  
 

   
 

2 ee th need this
area. The ee | has service and so does the commu-
changed, it use to be an enclosed nity. Anybody who wants too
mall. Now its an open setup. and can send Omar a donation to
There ‘are more minorities em- assist him with this work. Send
ployed in the stores now. I the donations to .

believe there was a confronta- Christian Fellowship
tion at one time, insisting that Enrichment Organization

the stores hire minorities. When PO Box 2783, Washington.
the Mall was enclosed it was an Washington will soon have a
after hours hangout for many of community swimming pool that
the youth White youth were on _ is a big change We hope admis-
the outside and black youth were _ sion prices will not he so high
on the inside. When they Ne many children will not be
changed to an open mall the le to use the pool Another big
white youth moved to the change for Washington was the
waterfront area. The black youth building of the new high school.
have no where to hang out. It is a very nice building and
There has always been a lot of now Chocowinity will have the
talk about a youth center but so next new High School. Brand
far nothing. We have the Boys new schools but has the number
and Girls Club but they service of minority children graduating
the younger child I Just heard changed for the better.
some very good news on this I teach a GED class two
issue Omar Parker, Executive evenings a week, and there are
Director of the Christian many other classes going on in
Fellowship is opening the old the community. Many young
Health Service Building. It is in people register but don't com-
the renovation stage now. When plete the class. Why? Maybe you
he opens this center for youth, it know the answer. Young people
will have a computer room and without a high school diploma
area for sports and other activi- are a problem for everybody.
ties. Congratulation Omar, keep Everybody wants nice things. |

Géendiibie way fhest jib after bigh

school, I madé exactly $3 7.50.
I gave my parents $37.50 a

month, put money in church,
paid my carfare, put money, in
the bank and bought clothes |
was so proud of myself to have
money to spend. A friend of the
family told me. go to college ,
you'll make much more money.

I couldn't go then, but I finally

did. That's another story.

I heard on the news this
morning that a company is
opening a new factory in
Washington. Will they require
HS diplomas for laborer jobs?
When jobs require HS diplomas
many minorities are knocked out
of the employment competition.
There will be more jobs avail-
able in the area but, not for
people without an education |
understand that years ago we
didn't graduate from HS because
we had to work in the tobacco
and cotton fields to help support
our families That requirement
has changed but we are still not
graduating and parents are not
insisting that their children go to
school 180 days a year. Are we
so rigid we refuse to change to

 
  
 

help ourselves ? We do have
some new up and coming hi
school graduates that I think will
be doing great things. Jonathan
Moore, Shemeka Freeman,
Conesha Cherry and some others
who I don't know the names.
Keep going children you can
change the world.

By the way, have you been to
our new Credit Union on Market
Street? Go in and visit Harry
Moore, Manager.
account and become a member.

Talking about changes and
good things, how about Donald
Sadler's new Barbeque Sauce,
called _ naturally, = Donald's
Barbeque Sauce. You can get a
bottle in Food Lion.
Congratulations Donald. The old
saying, things change but they
stay the same, is still true. We
have got to make positive
changes that will impact our
lives forcing a change for now
and in the future. Remember to
send me your good news and
things that you want the commu-
nity to know about.

God Bless you all.

 

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Wynn has recently been nominated to sit on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals if chosen he will be
the Ist African American to to sit on a 4th circuit court.

his upset victory. One of five statag:

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I attended the National Reforra Party convention in Dearbom,. Michigan July 23 - 25 where 350
delegates and 250 observers mad@.a series of decisions that position the National Reform Party
for growth. One area of growth that everyone highlighted was youth activism.

ar Vice Presidential candidate, addressed the convention on

the inclusive and positive impact af Same Day Voter Registration, which allows voters 10
y, Election Day. This reform invites young people and first time

y member Jesse Ventura credited young people for _
Same Day Voter Registration, Minn¢sota led the nation
ing people voted-at twice the national average.

Newly elected chair Jack Gargan spoke'to the convention too about the importance of

Over a dozen youth activists, many of whom h . J trained in New York, circulated » eo

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questionnaires on youth outreach to delegates and paftg members from 35 states. Of the hundred
members polled. 91% said they want to cultivate youth leadership in the Reform Pagy.. Many
commented hopefully on the role young people. could play in building the party. A California
delegate said. "The Reform Party is the next wave of the USA's future. The younger American
voters are the ones who hold a new direction in their hands for changing the way the political .
landscape is shaped." A member from Oklahoma told one youth pollster, an African American
student and delegate from Washington, D.C., "It's:your country and it's up to you. The country is
counting on you!" A Wisconsin delegate said, "Ouf-young people are our future. They must be
proactive in electing new leadership." And a Texas activist said. "If you have ideas and lots of
energy that you want to use to make the world a better place, this is a political party where your

Almost half of the respondents knew that 44% of Black youth consider themselves

independent. Nearly everyone was aware that voters 18 - 29 delivered Jesse Ventura his victory.
Not only did this survey confirm that there is a real interest in reaching out to our

youngest voters. it also created an opportunity for older Reformers and younger Reformers to get

Young people and not-so-young ordinary Americans are told in many ways in their daily

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photo files is pictured Brother S.T. Roundtree and his lovely wife Ann with there son Monti who
plays proffessional Baseball. S.T. Roundtree Restraunt is home of the best Ox tails and Lemon aid
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The Bureau of the Census in recruiting for the following positions in the
NORTH CAROLINA |§ area.
Consideration: Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Johnston, Lenoir, Nash,
Northhampton, Vance, Warren, Wayne, and Wilson Counties. North Carolina)

Hourly Pay:
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Most Positions will be available in the late-Summer or early-Fall of 1999.
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Has Multiple Sclerosis |

TV talk
show host
Montel
Williams said
he has been
diagnosed
with multiple
sclerosis, a
crippling and
‘| sometimes fa-
tal neurologi-
i cal disease.

win I Hi Williams,
accompanied by his wife, Grace,
made the announcement at a Man-
Hattan news conference. “We don’t
know how long I’ve had it for, but
I’ve been misdiagnosed for 10
years,” said Williams, adding that
he will continue to work as long as
he is physically able.“This disease
IS Not going to stop me,” he
vowed.His doctor, Michael Olek,
said they were discussing several
recently-approved drug therapies.

Restaurants recruiting
welfare recipients

WASHINGTON, _ D.C.
Restaurant operators are recruiting
welfare recipients to fill the thou-
sands of jobs available in the restau-
rant industry, a new National Restau-
rant Association survey shows.

More than half of restaurant oper-
ators surveyed for the study, Table-
service Restaurant Trends 1999, said
they have recently hired -or plan to
hire a former welfare recipient.

Says Ronald Magruder, chairman
of the board of directors of the Na-
tional Restaurant Association, “We
are proud to be the industry of the
American Dream, providing oppor-
tunities for hard-working men and
women at all skills levels.”

Companies find retention rates high-
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Texaco chief chair
of national coalition

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Presi-
dent Bill Clinton has announced that
Texaco Chairman and CEO Peter I.
Bijur will chair BusinessLINC, a na-
tional coalition designed to foster
business-to-business partnerships in
economically distressed urban and
rural communities.

Bijur accepted this role on behalf
of The Business Roundtable, a mem-
ber of the national coalition.

During a White House meeting,
Clinton, Bijur and other business and
* government leaders discussed the
tangible benefits that can be realized
from strategic alliances between large
and small firms. The BusinessLINC
acronym stands for Learning, Invest-
ment, Networking and Collaboration.

Economic summit set
for ethnic entrepreneurs

(Washington, DC) — Americans
for a Brighter Future is convening a
conference of minority entrepreneurs
with a theme of, “The Politics of Busi-
ness,” Sept. 9-10 at the Capitol Hill
Club (in Washington, DC) and the
Crystal City Marriott (in Virginia).

Invited speakers include Sen. Trent Lott,
Speaker Dennis Hastert, Gov. George W.
Bush and Gov. Christy Whitman.

All Republican presidential hope-
fuls have been invited to address the
gathering. We are expecting 200-300
minority entrepreneurs (Blacks,
Asian, Hispanic, and Native Ameri-
cans) to attend.

Americans for a Brighter Future is a
federally registered political action com-
mittee established to get more minon-
ties elected and involved in the Republi-
can Party. They focus on Blacks, His-
panics, Asians, and Native Americans.

National watch urged
on Turner construction

Disappointed in what it calls a
“sham” on the minority participation
of a baseball stadium in Louisville,
Ky., the National Black Chamber of
Commerce has issued a “National
Watch” to its affiliates in 35 states
against Turner Construction, the lead
contractor on the stadium.

“We want an audit on every public
project Turner Construction is doing in
this nation,” says Harry C. Alford,
president & CEO of the NBCC. “We
have been lied to, bamboozled and
misdirected concerning the issues of
Subcontracting and hiring on Slugger
Stadium in Louisville. We don’t take
misrepresentation lightly and this may
be indicative of activity elsewhere, Al-
ready, we find that the Bengals Foot-
ball Stadium in Ohio, built by this
company, seems to be of the same ilk.”

Turner Construction claims to be do-
ing over 24 percent minority subcontract-
ing on this project and to have fulfilled
the goals of the City of Louisville on mi-
nority hiring, “We can’t find these sub-
contractors that they list and we find no
official record of minority hiring through
the Human Rights Commission, as re-
quired by law,” says the Rev. Louis Cole-
man, chairman of the Louisville Black
Chamber of Commerce. “They were just
pathetic! They even told everybody that
they had hired the Louisville Black
Chamber as consultants on the project.
That is an outright lie,” Coleman adds,

The NBCC will collect all of the
national data and determine what
course of action to take against Turn-
er Construction.

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Good ol’
0.J. Simpson
is always ©
worth a men-
tion especially
if you wanna
relive a source
of racial ten-
‘sion. And who
better to do
that than us.

According
to reports, O.J.
Simpson and his two children,
Justin and Sydney, are presently liv-
ing in a hotel off a busy Los Ange-
les freeway. It may seem like times
are dire for the former football star,
but O.J. says he hasn’t been evicted
or anything like that. During an in-
terview with Extra, he confirmed
reports that he was living in the
$165.00 per night Luxe Summit
Hotel, off the 405 freeway, in the
Brentwood section of LA.

 

 

   
  

  

Puffy, Puffy, Puffy. We guess the
mo’ money ya come across.the mo’
problems ya see.

_ According to Fox News Online,
The East Hampton town council has
turned down his permit to throw a
Labor Day Party. It seems the reason
may be that he violated his permit
during his lil’ July 4th shindig. He re-
portedly had twice as many people
and cars present than were allowed.

FOXXY BROWN

May give up music career

During a recent interview with
Paper magazine, Foxy Brown
dropped an incredible bombshell.

Brown was quoted saying she
was considering giving up her mu-
sic for a career in modeling. “When
I’m 23, I wanna be like, ‘O.K., I’ve
done it all. Maybe Ill get into this
modeling thing.”

 

of the plate.

plate.

dessert.

pick to your heart’s content.

yourself from the table.

the table.

 

ETIQUETTE

QUESTION: Dear Ms. Etiquette, I recently attended one of
your great etiquette workshops. As an adult professional, I thought
that I did not need to go for etiquette training, so, I sent my teenage
daughter, Letitia. When she came home and raved about the experi-
ence, I knew that I must attend also. In your class you mentioned the
ten most common dining mistakes. Would you please print them to
share with all that read your column? Thank you. Letitia’s Mom.

ANSWER: Dear Letitia’s Mom: I am happy that you enjoyed
the etiquette training. Your daughter was delightful and she is now
equipped to handle issues of etiquette with grace and ease. The most
ten common dining mistakes are as follows:

1. Cutlery: Don’t hold your fork like a cello or your knife like
a dagger. Also don’t wave your cutlery in the air to emphasize a point
and don’t put silverware partly on the table and partly on the plate.
Once you pick up a piece of cutlery, it should never touch the table
again. Knives go on the plate. Only the handle should rest on the rim

2. Napkins: Don’t blot or rub the lower half of your face. Dab
delicately. Don’t flap your napkin to unfold it, and don’t wave it
around like a flag. It belongs unfolded on your lap. If you leave the
table, place the napkin on the chair and push the chair back under the
table, gently. Don’t refold your napkin at the end of the meal:
otherwise, an unknowing server might give it to another diner. Pick
it up from the center and place it loosely on the table to the left of your

3. Chewing: Never chew with your mouth open. Also, no
matter how urgently you want to inject the perfect bit of wit and
wisdom at just the right moment, don’t do it with food in your mouth.
And don’t gulp or blurt. Finish chewing, swallow, and smile philo-
sophically, content in the knowledge that you could have said just the
right thing, but had too much class to speak with food in your mouth.

4. Appearance: Remember what your mother said. Sit up
straight. Keep your elbows off the table. If you have any doubt about
where your hands belong, put them in your lap.

5. Breaking bread: This is a real bread-and-butter tip. Tear
bread into bite-size pieces and butter each piece just before you eat.
Don’t butter the entire slice of bread or the entire roll to get it ready
for occasional bites during the course of the meal.

6. Speed: Take it easy. Gulping down food, whether you are
at the Ritz Carlton or Burger King, it is not only unhealthy but
unattractive. It can cross the line into rudeness when dining with
others. Dining partners should have the same number of courses and
start and finish each at about the same time. And it’s just as bad to
huddle over soup while others are anxiously waiting for their

7. Being Picky: If you have something trapped between
your teeth, don’t pick at it while at the table. If it’s really driving
you nuts, excuse yourself from the table, go to the restroom, and

8. Lipstick: It’s bad form, especially at a business meal, to
leave a lipstick trail behind. If you do not have blotting tissue
with you, make a detour to the restroom as you enter the restau-
rant or nab acocktail napkin from the bar on yoyr way to the table.

9. Blowing your nose at the table: Don’t do it. Excuse

10. Purses, briefcases. Keep them off the table. And this
goes for keys, hats, gloves, eyeglasses, eyeglass cases, and ciga-
rette packs. In short, if it isn’t part of the meal, it shouldn’t be on

If you have any questions about etiquette or any dilemma,
please write to Ms. Etiquette, C/O The Los Angeles Sentinel,
Family Section, 3800 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.,
90008 or call (323) 299-3800 ext. 259.

 

 

 

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By Ty Down

Remember in the early to mid
80’s the television commercials
for Chevrolet trucks?. It used to
go something like this “Baseball,
apple pie, and Chevrolet: the
all-American way” while show-
ing hard working middle class
people enjoying life, hanging
around a: baseball field eating
apple pie leaning on their new
Chevy truck. The commercial
was supposed to give the viewer
a feeling of Freedom (while also
making the viewer more eager to
buy a Chevy truck). Not me, |
was very young in the mid 80’s
and all | understood was car-
toons, that apple pie was good to
eat, and that Chevy trucks and
baseball were very big deals to
the “old people".

I also remember feeling very
confused watching these com-
mercials. Was I not all-
American? Was only thinking
apple pie was delicious not
enough to classify me and my
family? Did we not count?

We didn't eat that much apple
pie, we didn't have a truck, let
alone park our truck in a base-
ball field while eating apple pie
along with other families doing
the same.

Don't get me wrong, it looked
like fun. But, just because there
was no abundance of apple pies.
Chevy trucks or baseball fields.
didn't mean | was missing out on
anything less than special. What
was special to me were cookouts
at my own house with my own
grandmothers cooking (No apple
pies but delicious apple dump-

lings) with my own family's car
(nothing nice. but it got us where
we needed to go). | also enjoved
being in the yard playing base-
ball with my brother while
listening to old School rap and
even older R&B (Family re-
quested). These were good
times. special times to me.
Sometimes I just wanted to do it
how they did it on the commer-
clals: The so-called — all-
American way of living.

| was just like any other kid. |
saw something on television and
I wanted it. | wanted to be what
| thought (and what they taught)

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was free.
I wanted it more and more each
time. I saw the commercial,
which was very often. I wanted
that freedom. I loved baseball. |
loved apple pie, and | knew |
would love that freedom.

Now, its. 1999 and those com-
mercials have faded away,
Unfortunately, so have my feel-
ings for that same freedom |
thought I wanted so badly.

The world has changed, and so
have I for the better or for the
worse?

Is it freedom still or is it

freedumb? These days the base-
ball players the “Older people”
I use to love have changed, and
the game | grew to love has
changed as well.
Here in 1999 a lot of baseball
players have become greedy
multi-million dollar - making
egotistical men, Their love for
the game and the fans who love
them are now questioned by the
amount of money they make.

Every few years since the mid
80°s players threaten to go on
strike’ because the millions of
dollars they make as well as the
millions of kids hoping to see
them play on T.V. isn't enough
for them, so they refuse to play
unless they get paid even more
money.

These days so called all-
American players even get paid
to be on strike, now that's what
I call being greedy, but that's
what they éall freedom and that's
what our children may think
freedom is. too.

Good old-fashioned apple pie is
no longer considered _ all-

American anymore either. These
days it is too fattening” or has
“Too much sugar” to be
Americas dessert of choice. Not
all apple pies however, now they
make non-sugar nonfat apple
pies and try to make us believe
that they are the thing to eat.
They may not be fulfilling to our
taste buds in fact they taste like
rubber and with sweetener on
top. But they are suppose to be
filling to our stomach and to our
needs of doing everything the
all-American way. That's what |
call starvation and deprivation to
be “fat free” like everybody else.

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think freedom is, too. =
In the commercials the word
inexpensive kept flashing on the _
screen and | knew that expen-
sive was not a good word, —
(Grandmother never used that
word in a happy tone) so J
thought inexpensive must be 4
good thing.
Well, these days inexpensive
flashing on the screen has turned
into expensive and flashy. Very
big sport-utility vehicles with ;
very big accessories are very big
deals now and seem to be the
all-American way. That's what I
call unnecessary. But, that's what
they call fully loaded freedom,
and that's what our children
think freedom is too.
Maybe me need to pay attention
to our children more and not so
much attention to our vehicles. If
there is more space and more
room in that new minivan or new _,
utility vehicle, maybe we can put ‘
more family members inside and '
talk about and feel what freedom '
is. Maybe we can get our!
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American way. ,
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change but they will always be%}
there. Unfortunately, we as fami-*!
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take our children outside to play*!
catch and catch up on our family |
and family values.
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that its okay to drive any car that _
gets them where they need to go,, !
regardless of how it. looks, and: |
that its okay to eat whatever they, |
want to eat if that's why like to !
eat. Wanting things and not !
wanting things because the T.V. |
says so or not isn't freedom.

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about this idea of America and:
Our own idea and Sharing them |
is freedom. At least that's what I |
think freedom is, and that may, :
if we tell them how we feel, be |
what our children think freedom :
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W ATE im first annual Water Quality Report is in the mail to
NEW YORK — Too much power,

too much speed, too much serve. all of our water customers. In it you'll find good
Serena Williams, making the

best bardoourt. player if she “ca news about the water you drink. The report shows the excellent

just get a hold of h had ' _ . .
hard time swallowing her first US. Safe ie [) f a kK v, , quality of water treated by GUC and how well it compares to

Open championship Saturday but
finally washed it down in a 6-3, 7-6 state and federal standards.

(4) victory against world No. 1 Mar-
tina Hingis.

Williams is the first African-
American woman to win the U.S.
Open since Althea Gibson in 1958.

“You totally prepare for this all
your life, and I was always the one
to say, ‘I won the U.S. Open, I won
the U.S. Open,’” Williams said.

“With (sister) Venus, it was Wim-
bledon. With me, it was always the
U.S. Open.”

Andre Agassi and Todd Martin do
‘have this in common: Their tennis
careers were feared kaput two
years ago, and today, the 29-year-
old Americans will play for the
U.S. Open singles title, both claim-
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The Safe Drinking Water Act now requires utilities to mail a
report on water quality to customers each year, and we are

proud to do so.

We perform more than 100,000 tests annually to ensure that
your drinking water is safe. We test for hundreds of substances
to make sure of that. We are proud to report that our water is
safe to drink, and that it meets higher standards than state and

federal regulations require.

We welcome your questions and feedback about the new Water
Quality Report. If you would like to request additional copies,
please contact GUC at 551-1522.