Serving Eastern North Carolina Since 1981 Article from Tri-State Defender March 25-29, 2000 By Larry Reeves The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. has made it one of his priorities. So has the Rev. Al Sharpton follow- ing the excessive shooting in New York of Amadou Diallo. Even Johnny Cochran has joined the circle of civil rights activists pledging legal action against po- lice for racial profiling. Jackson and the others contend - it’s a national crisis, and charge Black and Latino youths are the most susceptible. While several prominent police organizations nationally refute the claims, there are some cops who prefers the opposite. “Racial profiling is a reality,” an under- cover cop in Atlanta told the Tri-State Defender. “It not only occurs in Atlanta, but in almost every city in America,” paid the policeman who asked us not to use his name. But, TSD discovered. Most profiling isn’t random. “A lot depends on what a_ potential Suspect is wearing.” In other words, this long-time Atlanta policeman strongly suggests that Suspects, especially Blacks and Latinos, are selected on the basis on their dress. An old axiom is that, “Clothes make the man.” Obviously the new axiom is that, “Clothes makes the suspect.” In an effort to substantiate the officer’s claim, TSD traveled to five other south- ern cities including Memphis to see if other officers agreed. The A | | Chi APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH April is Child" Abuse Prevention Month. It reminds us of the needs of Pitt County’s most vulnerable citizens...our children. Pitt County ranks 17th highest in the state with reports of abuse and neglect. There were 2,644 reports of abuse and neglect in Pitt County last yéar, of which 803 children were found to be abused and neglected. These are startling Statistics! Child abuse and neglect is detrimental to children. It may lead to a sense of loss, low self-esteem and can often lead to troubled behaviors later in life. Area child advocates have formed The What You See Is What You Get, What You Read Is What Know And Save s Pitt County Branch of the NAA cities visited were: Atlanta, Jackson, Memphis, Little Rock and New Orleans. . About 20 White and Black uniformed and undercover offi- cers participated in an un- scientific survey contend that “the felon look”--that “Tupac-thug-for- life” image and posture captured on the front page--account for a majority of the stops and frisks. Using the composite sketch, the cops assigned high and low percentages to every piece of brand-name clothing, headgear, and footwear that they say con- tributes to the makeup of a racial profile and causes them to con- front a person. Whites donning similar clothing rarely are stopped. opinion, most of the surveyed cops agreed. And what is the profiling dress code? , A baseball cap, worn at an angle, accounts for 10 percent of their stops of their stops. A bandanna, particularly red or blue, hints at gang involvement and accounts for 20 percent of stops. An XXL hooded sweattop, or “hoodie.” accounts for 20 percent of stops. -Sagging, baggy trousers, espe- cially dungarees, account for 30 percent of stops. -Exposed plaid boxer shorts ac-. count for 10 percent of stops. “Expensive high-top sneakers-- unlaced, suggesting that the per-- son may have done. prison. time-- d Abuse Prevention the April Child Abuse Prevention Coalition to sponsor several events throughout the month of April to help educate the commu- nity on abuse prevention. The first event is the Child Abuse Prevention and Victim Right's Open House. The District Attorney's office will sponsor the Open House on Saturday, April 15, 2000 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Plaza Mall. There will be many attractions for children including two coloring contests, the Fire Prevention Safety House, and two Child Safety Seat check points. Booths will be set up by community advocates and agen- cies to educate children, parents and individuals in the community on abuse prevention.. If your est Lrons Awaru Best Irons Award Banquet, RY. SIDNEY A. AX eg thr seaing conmrranjenties EY His | * Serene ar Mussa ee j eg 4 j Soe. a's aati Pictured Dr, Sidney Locks pastor of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church is shown with his lovely wife being presented with the Best ‘Irons Award for his efforts in helping flood victims recover from the devastation of Hurricane Floyd. — Photo by Daniel Blount ; ’ In the cops’ , ‘area college students. - Mareh 29, 2000 - April 52000. account for 10 percent of stops. In Jackson, Denise Marks felt that it was only a matter of time before four antsy White cops would be attracted by her hus- band’s “perp colors”--as husband Brian would latter describe his attire--and come after him. He got in the car and the couple drove off. minutes later, Marks pulled into her building’s parking lot. While her husband was locking the gate, Marks says she noticed the same cop car revers- ing its direction, as if to come after him. “I guess they noticed we were together when my husband started walking toward me,” she says. “By the time we got to the front entrance of my building, they were again stopping people.” The couple watched the cops stop and frisk a number of residents and then get back into their car and drive away without making any arrests. The next morning, the Markes turned on the TV and there they were, the same four cops Marks had feared might mistake her husband for a common criminal--were being ac- cused of gunning down an un- armed resident in front of his home. The killing of Diallo in New York City and the shocking out- | come of the trial bolstered charges made by African Americans and Latinos, while making a little more than 9,000 _ arrests. For every 16 African Amercans Stopped and attested...” heals Pe aa Mont agency would like to set up a booth or you need more informa- tion, contact Dawn Gibbs at (252) 830-6434. The second event is the S.A.F.E. (Stop Abuse For Everyone) Walk. The TEDI BEAR: Children’s Advocacy Center will be holding the S.A.F.E. Walk on Saturday, May 6, 2000 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. at the Willis Building on Reade Street. There will be two routes, a five-mile of a one-mile walk. The walk will end at the Town Common and join in the Greenville International Festival celebrations. Participants that raise at least $30 will get a free T-shirt. Prizes will be given to those individuals raising the most money, to ghe agency that raises the most money and to the agency with the most walkers. Proceeds from S.A.F.E. Walk will benefit the TEDI BEAR Center; a multidisciplinary center, which provides services to allegedly abused children and their family members and is an area advocate for abuse prevention. For more information contact TEDI BEAR: CAC at (252) 758-1200. There is also extensive outreach to the youth and adult groups in our community during the months of March and April. Outreach to youth will include distributing information on child abuse to area hools and inviting students to take part in the S.A.F.E.Walk and the District Attorney’s Open House. A poetry and poster contest will also be held at local schools. A special effort is also being made this’ year to involve Students from ECU and PCC, especially those in human services organiza- tions, will receive information on child abuse and will be invited to participate and aid in Child Abuse Prevention Month activities. ‘A youth and adult speakers bureau will be available to ad- dress interested service groups as well. as for media presentations about child abuse, If you would like a speaker to come to your group, agency or business, or would like more information on these events, please contact TED! BEAR: CAC at 758-1200, frisked, only one is held it's Annual Banque Smelling His Flowers While He Lives, _ | - The Pitt County Chapter of the NAACP held it’s Annual Banquet at the Willis Building. One of the pioneers in education to. all our children. Hats off to the Pitt Co. Chapter NAACP president, Gaskin Monk, his children and grandchildren as they pose for the Minority Voice camera. : Photo by Jim Rouse rds Elbert’s Kitchen . oe Shown above is the Cummins’ family who are the owners and operators of the new Elbert’s kitchen now open for lunch and supper. Brother Kirk and his lovely wife Philistine is shown posing for our cameras as they ready to open the door to serve some good down home cooking. - : Photo by Jim Rouse Zor SOOO TARBORO, NC/ HURRICANE FLOYD !!! — ; . Residents of East Tarboro were just as affected by Floyd like their neighboring town of Princeville, Pictured: are some children whose families were displaced by Hurricane Floyd .. They took a moment to pose for the "M" Voice camera. “ho aa Photo by Jim Rouse a” oe og adhe, 1 4 } ' 4 » . Ve kale teller : : ch ~ Par Inretrospect, he may very wellhave. Op f ceivably go all the way back to > Chief Bill | Parker. The Rampart eae jem ons ot G6 prc “Value ot walaiy toe claims | “that have been made through the BS “years regarding the Los Angeles : “Police Department and he had the -“‘gmoral courage to look under the -. proverbial rocks to see what would ecome out. > What came out was perhaps "wane than anything he could have » : imagined. The result was a blister- _ing and damning indictment of the agency he heads so proudly. Instead of following the suit of “4 <$ome of the past chiefs, he took a are interesting aside’ is that when the LAPD started its anti-gang units on a formal basis, they were called TRASH units. Total Resources Against Street Hoodlums. The black community in particular took such offense at the term TRASH, that the acronyms were changed and we had Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums; CRASH. The essence of this issue is simple. 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No cone would even practice medicine, _ Jor law for that matter if profession- had to be — liable for ‘unknown. — ment, the Pasadena Office of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office and the Pasadena Star-News, that in the final analysis represents the framing of a case against one of Pasadena’s most popular and re- spected pediatric dentists. _. Ifyou have been following the case of Dr. Druciel Ford over the past month, you would assume that this is some jackleg dentist who was pulling teeth in the back room of some operation and acci- - Br ase ery that almost died. If you've been peeing yo who Fripp - five but without merit (plus nobody can find them buthim), = "This woman has a stellar reputa- tion in Pasadena and in Riverside _ where she grew up. Everyone that been doomed from the day he first ti took office in Los Angeles. When Bernie first took office, it became fairly clear some major changes would have to be made. . People with diyided loyalties would have to be moved to less sensitive positions and those people who had proven their allegiance would be their replacements. _ All of that happened and it was just a matter of time before the rank and file realized they had a true ledder instead of a rubber stamp. ’ He is persona non grata with the police union because he was not ‘and is not one of their “boys.” He has studied the situation and deter- reap Gi loo hin for he ioe tinal fortitude. ‘The political arenamay ally knows where political figures are coming from. In that same vein, no- body knows what political debts. are owed. So that particular arena remains an unknown. The genesis of all this began . with the tale told by convicted former police officer, Rafael Perez. I think that’s his name. If not, I apologize. On a recent talk show, former LAPD chief Daryl Gates condemned Perez as a liar and com- mented that he would not trust him as far as he could throw him. There be something else again. Nobody re-_ er of find some manner to justify the u- actions of the officers who were ill alleged to have committed crimes. Instead, he went ahead full force, knowing well that the outcome might not be.to his liking. It was simply a matter of having the cour- age to face the facts as they were and then proceed to do something concrete about them. He is doing that. There has been some talk about Parks resigning as chief of police. Hopefully, he has disregarded all of that. He has undertaken a chore that should have been done a decade ago, but nobody either had the cour- age or the desire to make the neces- - sary changes and clean up the de- partment. _ eggs are falling There will be one hell of a mess to pear acy. pape out of their nests. clean up when the shaking is done. It is not a pretty sight and in many cases, it will shake the faith of the, people that LAPD is sworn to pro- tect and serve. But when all of this over, the people of Los Angeles will owe a tremendous debt to Bernard Parks because he had the courage and the will to make this the best police department i in the country. His is not and will not be an easy fight. He will need the support of the people of this and every other community in Los Angeles. Let us say a sincere prayer that he gets it. A PBS program, “Debate;” asked, “Is racism a mental illness?” The follow- ing is an edited version of the views of Dr. Alvin Poussaint, clinical professor, psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Jeffrey Schaler, psychologist/ professor, School of Public Affairs, American’ University; Ben Toledano, attorney, New Or- leans; and Ron Liefer, MD, psychiatrist and author, which appeared i in the January/February issue of Crisis magazine. Dr. Alvin Poussaint: My position is that ex- . treme racism is a mental illness becausegt repre- sents a delusional disorder. Anyone who feels . that all blacks or all Jews are responsible for all the problems in the world and that they have to be exterminated to correct it, this represents a delusion which fits into the category of the psychiatric nomenclature for a delusional disor- .der. And, I think it’s treatable. ... « “Extreme racism is not just false belief. These people reach the point that they are very delusional about it. Racism does have kind of ascale. There are gradations of racism «..‘F think that someone who moves on their delusion, which basically is a para- '] noid delusion, that person has gone beyond any- thing ordinary. That person fits the criteria for delusional disorder, persecutory type. These people who get into a genocidal mode based on their delusions are mentally disturbed and are probably treatable if we took a construc- tive view and didn’t imply that somehow, this is Just hatred and there’s nothing we can do about it. I think we can educate with mild forms of racism. I think for people who reach the extreme stage, we should see that as a mental disturbance and try to do something about it and get those people some help to prevent catastrophes. Some argue that we are absolving people. ... when we say they have a mental health problem, but that’s not absolving them. The disturbance takes all kinds of shapes. There’s a public health approach which should be major because it’s a public health problem. And then, there could be the individual treatment approach. Really acute people.. and need some help and clarity. They're out of control. It’s not just a moral thing. When I say “extreme racists,” I’m looking at those people who are far gone, who are ready to go out and kill, who represent a danger to others. And this is where yoy draw the line. I think we . in some way, they need to be contained — are offering something to these people who are extreme racists who might say, “Maybe I have a problem. There’s something I can do about it.” ' Attorney Ben Toledano: The term, “extreme racism,” is a problem for me because I didn’t know it had been divided into categories or Classes, minor racism, moderate racism, extreme racism. ‘My experiences in the field of being on the streets, in the neighborhoods around just regular people who are trying to deal with political, day- to-day problems. And I’ll tell you this. As long as this racism continues, in my opinion, we’re not going to solve real problems. Everybody is so busy pinning labels on people today, it’s become really an industry of sorts. We don’t get a chance to deal with how to actually solve it. If we were to follow Dr. Poussaint’s sugges- tion of treating everybody that doesn’t like blacks or doesn’t like Jews or doesn’t like Catholics, then tne bigots will have a field day, because it’s néver going to be possible for psychiatrists to “put: everybody woe got a Unehetio on the couch. Education isa ‘big. alternative. ‘Teaching’ people what’s wrong about racism, the Judeo- Christian principles of how to treat other human beings is a hell of a lot more productive and a lot heakhier than putting labels about something being a mental illness. I think it’s a moral ques- tion, not a medical question. Wanting to murder people and wipe out people, genocide, for ex- ample, is a totally different question from preju- dice. We have this giant wall which separates us, but much worse, which we call racism. And, we’re doing very little about it. I’ve seen the failure of politics to solve this problem. I don’t think the politicians can do it. I don’t think the doctors can doit. ... Itcan only be done, and this is very much speculation, by religious leaders, spiritually. Professor Jeffrey Schaler: “Racism is no more a mental illness than homosexuality or mastur- bation. And this is why racism, and even mental illnesses are not listed in standard textbooks on pathology, because they don’t meet the criteria for disease classification.” This seems to me raciSts with mental illness. Racism is a moral -and ethical question, but if some people have their way in clageifying racism as an illness; sone kind of political ploy to classify people as | URBAN PERSPECTIVE A ee Racism Is Racism by Any Name you’re exculpating people for the evil acts they commit. It seems to me that we all abhor racism and we’re differing in terms of what we might do about it. I think your position implementing formal social control, psychiatry, make sense in that you’re angry at people who are racists. However, I think you’re unbelievably naive in terms of the slippery slope that using institu- tional psychiatry can bring about. ... There would be no end to what people will diagnose as a mental illness. Years ago, Jews were considered a public. health problem. Homosexuals were considered sick. Masturbation was considered an illness, and the father of American psychiatry, Ben- | jamin Rush, declared black skin to be a disease. ° He said that blacks and whites should not inter- - marry because it would spread acongenital form | of leprosy he called negritude. Dr. Ron Liefer: There’s a lot of consequences to classifying racism.as.a mental illness. Calling members of the Ku Klux Klan mentally ill would _ make it possible to send in the mental help troops, not only on Ku Klux Klan tallies, but on Khalid’ Muhammad’ s rallies. If the psychiatrists are white - and decide that Khalid Muhammad is a racist, : they could commit him to a mental hospital. We> are opening a Pandora’s Box of oppression and ~ dumbing down America to moral issues. I don’t believe racism is a mental illness, but I do think that racism is an example of a general human tendency to create and identify antitheti- cally. The only way we know who we are is by defining who we are not. And, if we have a poor sense of identity, we'll create it on the least common denominator, skin color, which is a rather stupid way of defining idenity. If we’re going to call the basic human phe- nomenon of creating an identity mental illness, we are medicalizing human activity and harm- ing ourselves by dumbing ourselves down so that we can’t distinguish good from evil because we're calling all evil mental illness and sending » it to psychiatrists to treat. This process of. scapegoating, which is a very old process, is. fundamental to the formation of human identity. . I don’t consider racism a mental disorder, I - consider it an extreme evil ... I don’t believe treatment is the answer. I believe. love is the answer. . fed on like sharks smelling tlood in the water. Anything about children, doc- tors, and negligence mentioned in the same sentence is news any- where. But a review of surrounding facts in this case warrant. a closer look. And the closer you look, the more inclined you will be to pass judgement. Dr. Ford is a pediatric dentist serving the Pasadena (and ‘ surrounding) community the last 21 years. During that time, she has -treated over 50, 000 patients, includ- ing my youngest daughter. Dr. Ford has never had any complaints filed to this incident, A claims there were against her p has had anything to say about Dr. ns © Ford since this case broke, only sae te fra heb ronge She has ase ie can’t believe this is the children of her own. Dr. Ford the media is showed up at her office last month, and arrested her in front of a room full of patients. The charges; 14 counts, including five felony counts of child abuse (endangerment), un- professional conduct, and obstruct- ing a peace officer or EMT. The center of the charges stem from the allegation that a patient, Melissa McGrath, almost died in the dental chair when given, what the district attorney is saying, was an excessive dose of chloral hy- drate, a sedative given to children during dental work. However, the D.A.'s experts, in a review of the . ‘case, said it was allowable. Dr. Ford's license has been suspended, pending the outcome of a prelimi- nary trial hearing. This is what ihe public has had drummed in their heads by what McGrath's mother is sai most everybody has seen as biased the Pasadena Star- employed by), What the public doesn’t know is that this case was ) one mis Attorney’ ae pti mi Recmanrvemai he sant tac Walter Ireland, is a former patient of Dr. Ford—and became dis- gruntled over 10 years ago when she refused to allow him to stand in the room with his child during den- tal surgery. He is also the person who went “D.A. shopping” to find someone who would file the case, while they tried to find something more. ‘The Pasadena Star-News has yet to investigate these motives behind this case, though it’s gonna come Out in court. The judge initially set her bail at $380,000, On the same day Dr. Ford was arrested, a woman Orange County her es- Case waihead ie tise jomped out—stood over him—cursed him—got back in the car—put the car in reverse (clearly intending to kill him)—backed up over him again (killing him), was arrested and her bail was only $250, 000. Now you : wil me. ae ey ; "What makes this matter worse is. never in the history of California has a dentist been criminally pros- ecuted and had his license sus- , pended, for a child that didn’t die. ourselves Nor bse ran had sha euguoid tion ety. The only thi now, is bein hein 0 ‘Five years ago, an Orange County dentist overdosed three people on one day (killed ’em) and wasn’t prosecuted. Outcomes can’t ‘always be predicted, and clearly there was no criminal intent. It may be a negligence case, but this is not acriminal matter, This wouldnever happen to “the other man.” Some . are naive enough to believe that ~’ race is nota factor, but there should” be plenty about the constitutional- ity of taking someone's livelihood away before the facts are known. Dr. Ford is being framed in a way that should send chills through any dentist that practices, Dr, Ford should be given her license back until she is found guilty of some- Tiawo ‘woman, with such anestab- lished record, is no lee a tosoci- up. And Faal, Bob eh NELL. LEWIS, formerly director of Community Outreach at Pitt Community College has accepted a position at East Carolina University, Beginning April 1, she will assume the title of the Director of the Ledonia Wright African- American Cultural Center which is located on campus in front of the Mendenhall Student Center. The Center is named in honor of the late Ledonia Wright who was the first minority professor at East Carolina University NELL feels very humbled to . | have the opportunity to continue her service to this community, and expresses appreciation to all vol- unteers who so readily and will- ingly offered their time and energy to support the Outreach program at Pitt Community College. Sincerely, Nell Lewis planning and _ EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 2 positions available for responsible persons to perform technical engineering duties in the projects, control system installation, voice/data communication systems and diagnostic trouble- shooting; work requires the use of computer applications in order to maintain automated com- mission communication systems; work requires | office activity related to maintaining records, draft- ing, and planning; work also requires field activity related to substation construction, and mainte- nance projects. 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Information from the Census | is used in local planning anid budgeting for such things as schools, job training programts and highways. Census * data is also used when plan- ning programs for children, . seniors, minority populations and more. Many 911 emer- gency systems use the detaile | address maps developed by the Census. Businesses Census data to determine the needs of their community provide products and services} The Census impacts ever North Carolinian young an old, male and female of eve race for years to come. | Jo 2 mmerte eee eb ee we May 2, 2000 “KRiect aris D O istrict Court Judge 2 < is ee "Uniquely Qualified & Dedicated to Public Service" @Duke University 1989 @Former Legal Aid Attorney © Former Asst. District ‘Attorney @Assistant Public Defender @ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law 1992 Former Board Member of Southeastern Domestic Violence @Former Board Member of Four Counties Community Services or farisdixon!234@cs.com You can meet Faris Dixon and his Family at the Shad Festival April 8th in Grifton. For more information about Faris Dixon, you may also contact him at (252) 355-5747 tion is of Representatives but Census - ‘Campaign 2000 As the political season kicks off in full force shown at NA African-American running for District Court judge is shown Shown Below Jim Antinore candidate for Superior Court J candidates deserve the black vote because they have been w | ACP Annual Banquet, Fares Dioxin the only above with his lovely wife. udge is pictured with his lovely wife. Both orking hard in the black community. Photo by Jim Rouse Suejette Jones ' THE OCCULT The word “occult” refers to what is hidden, concealed, or secret. The occult involves the spirit world of darkness. The occult is particularly deceptive because the spirit world is very real. Practitioners are dealing with ~ reality--but dark, forbidden, and eyil reality. There are two kinds of spiritual reality. The first is God’s spiritual Kingdom of truth and light, where Christ .is King, the nature of which is “righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17) and where God’s holy angels dwell, worship, and serve Him. The second is the world of Satan (a fallen angel), a world of darkness and hopeless- ness, void, and where other fallen * angels (called demons) who hate God, work to advance this evil kingdom under their leader, Satan. This latter world of spiritual darkness is that which is experi- enced through the sinister prac- tices of the occult. The bible does not reveal a adualism™, or co-equal forces of good (represented by God) and evil (represented by Satan). Satan _is totally subject to the sovereign, omnipotent Creator. But God has . | given Satan certain authority to operate in the earth as a result of man’s sinful fall. He operates | through the minds and wills of fallen humanity and he has con- structed a complex web of many evil schemes, including occult practices, even religious, to’ de- ceive and snare people by appear- ing to offer access to supernatural power and knowledge. The Bible says that such deception will. increase in “the last days” before Christ returns (I Timothy 4:1). | But the Bible also says, “The Son of God appeared for this purpose, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (I John 3:8). Those who trust and obey Jesus Christ have protection and victory through Him. Any degree of involvement can produce problems of oppression, depression, despair, hopelessness, and many physical problems, sometimes bringing death, even _ self-destruction. Demonic influence can produce Obsessions, phobias, bizarre be- havior, violence, homicide and sexual perversion in its victims. Worse, it can deceive a person into eternal darkness. The occult is a form of idolatry and a sin - expressly forbidden by God (Deuteronomy 18:9-13). In the New Testament when the gospel was proclaimed and received, the liberated people gladly burned all the occult materials (Acts 19:19). Here are just a few of the many occult practices; various kinds of “fortune telling”, — witchcraft, Satanism, seances, spiritual meet- ings, voodoo, magic charming, involvement with the psychics, use of mediums of “channeling” automatic writing. There is even compelling evidence that UFO’s are real, but supernatural and often occult manifestations of fallen angels whose ultimate pur- pose is to deceive humanity into thinking that super-intelligent ex- -traterrestrial will help usher the earth into a golden “New Age” of ‘happiness without God, But with God rejected and without His. blessings, occult-practicing, lost and depraved humanity will soon bring itself the end-time global holocaust prophesied by — the Bible. If you now or have ever been, anytime in your life, involved with any cult or occult practice, you can be set free of it and any symptoms it may have brought by doing the following: 1. Confess sincere faith in and commitment to Christ. 2. Confess the cult and occult sin to God, naming and forsaking each one. 3. Renounce Satan in Jesus’ name, and his demons to depart. 4. Receive and claim your liberation by faith, without doubt- ing, trusting in authority and total faithfulness of God and His Word. If you do this, Satan must obey and release you, by the authority of Jesus’ Name and God’s Word, and any symptoms that Satan puts on you must disappear. Note : Portions of this article have been taken from books of reference, and do not reflect the opinouns of Suejette Jones or The "M" Voice Newspaper. Reference: McDonnell, Josh and Stuart, Don. Understanding the Occult Submitted by Suejette Jones Suejette Jones is currently en- rolled in a bible studies program at Pitt Community College. Make Your Voice Heard, Vote May 2nd. FROM THE HEART: HYPERTENSION BY: Gordon Wilson If you are black, middle- aged, elderly, obese, a heavy drinker or a woman who is taking oral contraceptives, you are at a higher risk for hypertension. People with diabetes mellitus, gout or kidney disease have a higher frequency of hypertension. ‘Hypertension is the medical term for high blood flowing against artery walls. High blood pressure or hypertension can lead to an increase risk of coronary heart tisease. Most people do not realize that heart disease leads to eart attacks and strokes. «Normal blood pressure is consid- ered to be 130/85 to 139/89. The larger number is blood pressure when the heart pumps or beats; the lower number is pressure when the heart is between beats. ‘In recent years, doctors have identified three stages of hyper- tension, for example: Stage one is the mild stage, the blood pressure is 140/90 to 159/99. Stage two is the moder- ate stage were the blood pressure js 180/110 or higher. fn | i f S 4 : WF f, . wee Hypertension can be controlled by modifying your risk factors: * Eating habits are a big contribu- tor to high blood pressure in most Americans. Most people can not handle a lot of salt or sodium in their daily diets and the increased use of salt can lead to high blood pressure. If people are diagnosed with high blood pressure a doctor » will often place them on a restricted diet low in salt or sodium. Reducing the amount of salt consumed will help to lower blood pressure in most people but not all. People should avoid cooking with salt and also cut back on eating foods that were cooked with salt. * For obese people reducing your weight and keeping it down can lower your risk of hypertension. Over time if you gain weight you might be advised to cut back on calories and lost a few pounds. * Physical activities will also help reduce the risk factor of develop- ing heart disease. Exercise will not only help control your weight but it will control your weight but it will also help reduce your blood pressure. * It is recommended that you limit your consumption of alcohol in- take to no more than 24 ounces of beer or one glass of wine per day. Alcoholic drinks contain a high level of non- nutritious calories, so if you are trying to lose weight, try to avoid alcohol. , A doctor can prescribe: the right diet for you that is both safe and satisfying. ‘There is nothing better than a daily program consisting of. exercise and the right diet. - For some people, losing weight, cutting back on sodium and other lifestyles designed too reduce high blood pressure. If hyperten- sion is identified in a person they can typically get it under control with medications and making changes in their lifestyle with the guidance of a health practitioner. There are a number of medica- tions available to help control hypertension. Many medications are available . to reduce high blood pressure. Some get rid of excess fluid and sodium of salt; others relax con- stricted blood vessels; and others prevent blood vessels from constricting and narrowing. Because there is usually no cure for high blood pressure, treatment generally must be carried out for life. If treatment is stopped, the pressure may rise again. For more information, please call the American Heart Association at 1(800) AHA-USA or check out the website: @ | www.americanheart.org. Announcing , The €ighth Annual "Making Pitt's Babies Sit" Maternity Fair "A Health fair Sor New § Expectant Parents” Join Us At The Greenville Hilton Inn: | Sunday, April 9, 2000 | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Browse Through Exhibits Register For Door Prizes Visit The Children's Corner Enjoy Refreshments hae ae A TO MAKE SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE DISABLED >» TO UPGRADE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM > TO COMPUTERIZE MORE INFORMATION FOR RESEARCHERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC > TO FACILITATE GENEALOGICAL SEARCHES > TO ENCOURAGE A PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR FROM STAFF PROMOTING EFFICIENT, ACCESSIBLE SERVICES IN A CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY, SERVICE-ORIENTED SETTING . . (Paid for by the Committee to Elect Keith W. Cooper) 4S ae “ Republican Truth "Building Bridges Toward Minorities" The New Majority Council (NMC) was started by our Chairperson, former Senator Henry McKoy, to broaden the base of the Republican party, communicating to America's mi- norities the same” ideas _ that brought Republican majorities to Congress and state governments across the nation: quality and choice in education, safe streets, _ safe schools and relief from burdensome taxes and regulations that stifle and destroy the entre- preneurial initiative. Our message of heritage. hope and opportunity is already engaging men and women of racial and cultural diversity throughout this country. The Republican party not only wants to increase the number of those voting Republicans. but is committed to helping Republican State parties with their efforts to recruit and support Republican minority candidates for local, state and federal offices. The NMC comprises male and female leaders from business. industry and government, as well as the community - parents and teachers - who are committed to making a difference at the local and national levels. The message is that the Republican party has a powerful message for America's minorities - we trust you to make a difference for your family and your community. Support:Henry McKoy — - Treasurer (919)881-9029 Jess Ward - U.S. Congress (919)467-9438 The Republican party evolved during the 1850's when the. issue of slavery forced divisions within the existing Whig and Democratic parties. A new party was formed to represent the interests of the North and the abolitionists. From the beginning, the Republican party has opposed slavery and has truly represented the interests of all America, including minorities. Minnie Anderson fhe Minority Voice New spaper, Inc, 405 Evans Street PO. 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That's’ a sign that they did not believe that they received what they asked for the first time. He said’ what things so ‘ever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them and 5 € shall have i | them. The Lord said you ask by ~ faith, believe by faith,and receive - by faith, but the key to the 1 manifestation. of what was asked dies in praise and worship. When we get in this atmosphere of. | action, we will find that we will | always be praising the Lord for ‘something, Why? Because: when we pray we believe that. we. | receive therefore. creating an at- | mosphere of thanksgiving unto the Lord. It will always be a “continuous flow. We also have to be willing to wait on God's timing, purpose, and season but in the meantime, we are continually setting the tone for the manifesta- tion of our request. by praising Him Whenever the thing prayed about comes to mind that has not yet manifested, you can say | ‘thank the Lord | believe | receive what I have asked of the Lord. It may not come today, tomorrow or even months from now but you must have a determination to believe regardless of what it looks like. You have to look beyond the present circumstance and situation and see the mighty hand of God You must even look beyond the present and see the future out- come by faith. Sometimes God has to create what has been asked. Sometimes He has to prepare the hearts of those to whom you will come in contact with regarding ‘other thing, $6.25 TO $7.00 OFFICE, 201 THROUGH FRIDAY. Notice Poll Workers Neede PITT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS QUALIFIED REGISTERED VOTERS TO WORK AT THE PRECINCTS ON ELECTION DAYS. THE NEXT ELECTION IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 2, 2000. ELECTION VOTING HOURS ARE FROM 6:30 AM TO 7:30 PM JUDGES AND SOME ASSISTANTS MUST ARRIVE EARLIER TO SET UP THE PRECINCT: ‘FOR VOTERS AND STAY TO COMPLETE ELECTION ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES WHEN THE POLLS CLOSE. THE HOURLY RATE RANGES FROM }- TO APPLY, VISIT THE PITT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS EAST SECOND STREET, GREENVILLE N.C. f OFFICE HOURS ARE FROM 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM MONDAY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL BETTY NURSE AT 830-4121 IS SEEKING ° communities across AdaltMlelemevi(ciecmilc)die)(smalele gs $.325/mile. and work close tt second job or are field jobs last appr e)ge\(el-mcrclialiate ms pce mall pay our Census need you free | alsi| em ts|.¢om tals, gcleiaUliiiacemialeliy| Census in the country. pays $9.00/hr plus ify YOu want a cific. You have to be direct and escriptive. When God said let ‘there be light, light appeared. God gave. us an illustration of the creative power of words. — ‘When we pray God's Word back to Him, He has to honor it. He said He will hasten (watch over) His Word to perform it. In other words, God looks for an opportu- nity to bring His Word to pass. He is: looking for someone that is speaking His Word. When God's Word. is spoken, He moves quickly to honor it. If I said it, I will do it. If I have spoken. it, 1 will make .it good because | cannot lie neither the son of man that he should repent. The Son is in the Father and the Father is in the son and they are in perfect unity. Whatever has been spoken is brought to pass by the Holy Spirit. It's not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of God. God spoke and it was. He said let there be and it was. God's Word creates because He is i’ creative God. He is Elohi creator of all things. He is always creating. Morning by morning there are new mercies to be seen. While we slumber and sleep God is yet creating because He is a God of creation. He is a God of movement. Everything is moving by His power. to - been presented | with His Word He ecause His Word force and He looks for it. Praise ag Joe i i the key to everythi far. It plays a & - thus very. important part while in His presence In. His “presence there is fullness of joy. While in His presence you can ask Him anything. While you are in His presence talk to Him. That is the time when spirit is commun- ing with spirit. We can receive for our spirit, soul, body, finances, and mentally. While in the pres- ence of God, diseases, sickness, oppression, and depression is destroyed. God made us to be creatures of praise. When a child desires something of his parents — he goes to the parent who he believes is able to. grant his request. He then prepares the heart of that parent by saying nice things to him or about him and by doing good deeds for him in hope that when he makes his request he will get what he asked for. The natural types the spiritual. Our heavenly Father is the same Way. When we desire something from Him we should make known our -adoration unto Him. Tell Him how wonderful He is.. Tell Him 4 is a creative “His Word : wer we ask of God that's ery. imp art in receiving — from God. If people only knew | the power behind it, they could - _ get what they needed from God latter rain, which is God is calling for maturity His people. He is pouring His people to full maturity. TI Word lists nine fruit of the and it is God's will that We © become fully mature in all nine. Some may mature faster than others but that doesn't matter as , long as you are maturing. Mature e at your own rate. The main focus is to mature and don't allow the © process to be interrupted at. any — cost. God knows what He is doing. God Bless You, Pastor George A. 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Because of Hurricane Floyd devastation,.| would like to address the damages that were done to environment. . ¢ | would like to help improve the quality of life for our Senior'Citizens, ¢ | would like to increase resources and incentives for our county employees. | * | would like to address health issues in our county by working with Pitt Memorial Hospital B- and other countywide health organizations. | * | would like to improve the county infrastructure through building and rebuilding roads, facilities, and countywide water/sewer system for a better Pitt County. _© | would like to improve County security through crime prevention and intervention. | would like to. encourage the most productive usage of our tax dollars. | will also exam- ine other ways to generate revenue. A Vote for Ann Huggins is a Vote for a Better Pitt County Memorial Plaques for those you wish to remember and For those you don't want to forget What did you feel ? How do you want to remember? Your own creations are en- couraged. We'll do our best to make your own thoughts a reality in the crafting of a personal family memorial From The History Files a Shown above posing for the Minority Voice is Ann Huggins, her mother and her aunt. Sister Huggins is shown escorting them into the voting precinct. No matter how old you are you need to exercise your see ce cis.00 right to vote. This picture was taken about 8 years ago. Prices start $45, Photo By Jim Rouse No work completed with- - out Approval !! For Information contact James L. Ashberry P.O. 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