BY: LARRY REEVES Is it really true that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton,. two of the nation’s most powerful civil rights leaders, are at war over the direction of a potential nationwide boycott of Burger King , and possibly the leadership of the protest movement. According to a story that was recently published in the Village Voice, a leading alternative news- paper based in New York, and substantiated by some Sharpton aides, a firestorm erupted when Jackson allegedly tried to under- mine the Harlem-based activist’s role in a franchise dispute. According to the aides, the inci- dent may have severly damaged their once formidable alliance. Late Monday, the Voice reported, Sharpton dropped a bomb that may further shatter relations with the top Black Democratic vote pusher: Green Party presidential candidate Raplh Nadar did speak at Sharpton’s House of Justice in Harlem, just one day before the presidential elections. Democrats like Jackson feared that Nadar, given the chance to appeal directly to African Americans, could have siphoned votes from Al Gore, thus tilting victory to George W. Bush. Of course that didn’t happen.....through ., . speculators viewed it as an affront to Jackson. Contacted in Chicago, an aide said Jackson was traveling and “+’ could not be reached for com- -ment. There is a perception among some activists in New York, Chicago, and elsewhere that ‘ Jackson’s influence on the civil - rights movement is wanning, al- - though aides close to Jackson shrug-off the notion. A fretful letter from Burger King CEO Colin A Storm on Closes -. By Robert Farrell William Daley, the chair- man of the Al Gore campaign said early Wednesday the election would not be conceded to Republican George W. Bush be- . cause the election was “simply too ‘close to call.” Daley told a huge cheer- ing crowd in Nashville, Tenn., that the earlier TV networks’ projections that Bush has won the 25 electorial votes of Florida-- giving him enough to clinch the presidency--were “premature.” George W. Bush had projected as the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election, and Al Gore called Bush to congratulate him. However, when the Democrats. learned that the result of the pivotal state of Florida had narrowed to a few hundred votes, Gore made another call to Bush to say he was not yet ready to concede, | With 99.9 percent of the votes counted, ush had 2, 898,508 in Florida and Gore had 2,897,939--a margin of 569 votes and that margin nay ~ Jesse Jackson And Al Sharpton Feud | Over Direction Of Nationwide Boycott Of Burger King i) Oct.05 infuriated Sharpton, exac- erbating simmering tensions be- tween Jackson and Sharpton. It was not Storm’s declaration that he was “extremely surprised and disappointed” by Sharpton’s deci- sion to call for boycott of the fast-food giant that kicked off the activist, but reference to a secret meeting between the executive and Sharpton mentor Jackson, which Sharpton publicly has ar- gued “can only be interpreted as ‘an attempt to divide the Black community.” What Storm and most observers don’t know is that for serveral months Jackson and Sharpton has been making on the national scene to burnish his burgeoning political profile. Tempers flared after Jackson’s sudden intervention in the Burger King fiasco. “It is interesting that the chairman of the board would write me a letter telling me of a meeting with Jackson that no one had told me about,” Sharpton told the Tri-State Defender. “Why would Jackson have such a meeting and not call me?” Sharpton would neither confirm nor deny that he has expressed his sentiments about tensions with Jackson to aides say Sharpton felt that Jackson “deliberately avoided” associating himself with. the Aug. 26 “ Redeem the Dream” _fally in, Washington, DC,,-which : Of the Sharpton’ and member family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had organized to protest racial profiling. . The night before the rally , Jackson and President Clinton left for a scheduled trip to Africa. “He did not even send a represen- tative,” says one side. “Everyone, from Khallid Muhammad’s New Black Panther Party to Louis Farrakhan’s Nations of Islam, had a stand-in. “ t Race In 40 Years Result Still Uncertain communities and the interests that contribute to their growth and development. We can expect the gen- eral framework of Clinton-Gore adminstration policies and pro- grams, based on knowledge and experience of us, to change. _ There were changes in campaign style and technologies noted on South Los Angeles during this campaign: neither the Republican not the Democratic Parties made a significant invest- ment in high profile street level voter education and get-out-the- vote activities in our communities. The usual visual signs, bumper stickers, local headquar- ters“and street level activity were not really there. More was done through direct mail to high pro- pensity voters, and phone banks that directed their calls to similar votes. On the Democrat side, Rep. Maxine Waters devoted her considerable energies, resources and talents to generate the late establishment of a combined Gore-Lieberman and California Democratic Party campaign com- mittee presence here, She and her colleagues. in the Congress, the Legislature, an local officials supported interde- nominational clergy —_ mobiliza- tions, voter registration and education outreach with. the col- - laboration of community perform- ing artists, They did motorcades and facilitated get-out-the-vote ef- forts. . | Unions affiliated with the Brooks i County Federation of Labor, pri- Dur marily the Service Employees v ~ has nothing to lose. “who won 1,173. restaurants on election day. first | had departed this life were commemorated in a quiet and solemn Oohorado’s Lt Gov. Joe. manner that restored the memory of the traditional qualities and values Rogers campaigned in the come: | | that have been such an integral part of historical African ~ American | ons et mo sg . ~The culminatio n of the event and it's significance was rize Jim Brulte, Secretary of | care Nghe dren to - Jones and party chair’ ee Cee The aide speculates that ~ Jackson resents the sudden shift by “corporate types” to Sharpton, . who executives now turn to for. help to settle minority boycotts . ainst — their | companies, Sharpton, the aide adds, - has shown these corporates moguls he. | In the | aftermath of the Redeem the: | Dream rally, which kept Sharpton | in the national spotlight, Jackson, ‘another Sharpton ally points out, . cannot afford to allow the activist © to meddle in big boycotts like to one shaping up against Burger | King. ee “ He can’t allow the CEQs of | White corporations to run around | saying that Al Sharpton is the guy — to go to in order to get Black | businessmen off your backs,” the aide says. Sharpton said he launced the boycott to protest Burger King’s dispute with Detroit franchise owner La-Van Hawkins and the Miami-based company’s treatment of Blacks. He initially threatened a nation- wide boycott, but. later relented .., and said it would begin ‘on a’ city-by-city basis. an a Sharpton said he chose New ~ York City as a starting point © because, although it has a large’ Black population, there is only one Black franchise owner in the city. Nationwide, Burger King employ over 58,000 people. The chain has about 11,150 restau- rants, and employs some 300,000 workers. Sharpton met with Storm in September to complain about the lack of an African American role in advertising con- tracts and investment banking for burger King’s planned initial pub- lic offering. above are members of the Democratic Party while at 2 Democratic Ra eo il. Congratulations to all the Democrats who retain their 9, Sm Rally a Pe High SS jand wish you all much success ! . ices mae oe meter? ig i hatha acsomrernsennannnnsensetntnnstsinse tannin nat ent 2 i Dr. Sonja Haywood The Agape Community Health Center is pleased to announce its association with Sonja Haywood, MD who has joined the commu- nity based primary care practice as the Medical Director. Dr. Haywood, a native of East Orange, New Jersey, earned her undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University, a Master Arts degree in Science Education from New York University and her medical degree from New Jersey Medical School. She completed residency training in family medi- cine from Mountainside Family Practice Residency Program. Dr. Reflections Of Moments To Remember International Union and American For the very astute and articulate former English, Drama, Linguistics Haywood will be directing the teacher of fifteen years ( from 1944-1959), and principal for the decade seein or State, County and activities of the medical staff at the 1959- 1968/69 or the H.B. Sugg bi hot ae ‘ oe cree Sere ‘out their Agape Community Health Center. graduation of some one thousand students. from high school, member based organizations to >"° Will expand the clinical serv- Mr. Francis Howard Mebane, Il, Saturday, November 11, 2000 was a ices of the health center to include women’s health issues, sexually transmitted diseases, family plan- ning, obstetrics and health care for the whole family. most joyful day as he reflected on some precious and memorable >xperiences that catapulted him to heights that most educators never yet to enjoy. . Mr. Mebane was honored by many persons whom he had taught and vho had worked under his supervision. Educators came from near and ar and included those who testified of how their lives and careers had yeen impacted by Professor Mebane's tutelage. The luncheon was held at The Bachelor's Benedict Club in Greenville, North Carolina, and had all the ambiance of a rendezvous with success. It was clearly a time of rejoicing as several of the guests boasted of how Mr. Mebane's unselfish and generous gifts of sharing had made their tenure at the workplace and their own exploits with youth so. much the better. Among the ones to gather and to spend a brief harmonious nostalgic moment to drink in the essence of beauty and bonding were: Mr. Mebane's wife of more than fifty years, Mrs. Beulah Louise Whitfield Mebane; his daughter, Mrs. Gracie Mebane Vines, her husband Thomas, and their son, Justin. Former students of Mr. Mebane who attended were: Charles Maye of Burlington, North Carolina, Edith Gay Barnes, Barbara Gay Campbell, ia Barnes Dancy, Alonza Willoughby, Jr., and Laura Hi Wil — of _ Farmville, North Carolina. Former faculty members, members and friends who shared in this occasion were: Mrs. Pauline Anderson, Mrs. Delores Brown, Ms. Myriam Carraway, Mr, Ed Carter, Mrs. Nora mj Cobb, Mrs, Bettie V. Dickens, Mrs. Doris Dixon, Ms. Janet Evans, Ms, i =©Tierney Evans, Mrs. Charlotte H. Maye, Mr. and Mrs, Marcus Johnson i) = (Marjorie Scott), Ms. Catherine Moss, Mrs. Mary Horne Parker, and Mr. WC, Vick. A candlelight memorial was facilitated by Mr. W.C. Vick and Mrs. 1 Laura Willoughby. The names and services. of those individuals who help with voters in general. Among such coalitions were African American 2000 and the L.A. Metropolian Alliance, with their — labor-community church coalition work in several sections of the county, including South Los Angeles. President Bill Clinton made historic visits to the commu- nity, at the rally at Baldwin Hills Plaza and in the chicken-to-go order he placed at Frank’s Place Restaurant during a fund-raising foray in the city. Media buys in black me- dia were made by the national parties, the NAACP and others to address the importance of voting Dr. Haywood will provide primary medical care in the various aspects of family medicine a the 118 Martin Luther King Blvd., loca- tion. Dr. Haywood is now accepting appointments and can be reached at 940-0602. Agape Community Health Center 118 Martin Luther King Blvd.. Washington, NC Gov. Bush toured an area elementary school. during a teacher training session, and his wife, Laura, visited the private Marcus Garvey Schools, The Bush convention theme of inclusion was followed at our community level by visits from other Republican — dignitaries--a campaign season — oo eat —— a ——s— ee Fee ‘pwadpereed working people of all ove ial- ethnicities need a progressive alternative to the agendz as Pegi ae Y ement to the ea of banning racial rofiling. Among a ndors of corporate mis- | conduct. and the domination and suffoca- tion of the American political process by private money—good themes that. are im- _ portant to black people but do not directly speak explicitly to the issue of racism and al- the increasingly centrist, look alike estab- ped lishment ‘pertios,. the. Democrats and the : Republicans. : The National Rainbow Coalition, under > the leadership of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, of certainly had the potential for being amulti- le racial, progressive third force or new politi- - cal party of the oppressed in American poli- > tics. In one of the great failures of black > political leadership in the 20th Century, ~~ however, the Rev. Jackson refused to orga- nize NRC as a third force outside the Demo- _ cratic Party and thereby squandered an op- portunity to build on the incredible momen- tum generated by his electrifying campaigns in 1984 and 1988. In the wake of the demise of NRC, a vibrant third party movement has emerged around the country, mostly spearheaded by white progressives eager to shatter the hold of the establishment parties over political life in the United States. In recent years, rank and file union members and some la- bor leaders have created a Labor Party based on the assumption that a progressive third party must be rooted in and represent the interests of working people. The New Party, Slave Labor Built Our National Monuments By AKILAH MONIFA We built this country. That’s a common refrain you hear from African Americans. In a general knowing way, African Americans are saying with that phrase that slave labor and underpaid black workers made this country possible. They not only picked the cotton, but also laid the railroads, worked in the factories and erected the buildings.. Recently discovered public records con- firm the use of African American slave labor in the construction of the two: most. important structures in the country—the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Slave labor was also used in the making of two significant statues in Washington, D.C., one of which, the Statue of Freedom, was hoisted atop the dome of the Capitol in 1863. Ed Hotaling, a Washington-based tele- vision producer, is the one who, made the discovery. While he was doing research for a program on the buildings, Hotaling un- earthed U.S. Treasury promissory notes to slave owners. These documents confirmed that slaves were used in the construction of the Capitol and the White House. The slave owners were promised $5 a month for each of their slaves used in the construction. In fact, Treasury Department pay slips show that more than two-thirds of the labor- ers who worked on.the buildings (450 out of 650) were of African descent—400 slaves d 50 free men. Twelve slaves were used to Cast the Statue of Freedom. The revelations are not surprising to many African Americans and shouldn't be ‘to people with a knowledge of history. Con- struction on these structures began in 1792, and slavery wasn’t banned by law until 1865. In a strange political coupling, con- servative legislator and ex-football star. Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Okla., and former civil-rights seta fe. John Lewis D- Ga., have jointly submitted a resolution to the House of Rep- resentatives to establish “a special task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction.” Watts says he hopes the bill will result in a monument on the Capitol grounds honor- ing the slave labor used. “We have hun- dreds of thousands of Americans coming to the Capitol every year,” Watts said. “I think it’s good for the American people to see something that denotes the contribution that slaves made to this building.” “I think this is a very important revela- tion to know that African American slaves did help build the greatest and most visible symbol of our democracy: the Capitol,” Lewis adds. “It’s important for not just this generation, but for future generations to know that these men had a role in building the Capitol and the White House. We have to find a way to recognize their contribution and find some fitting way to pay tribute to them.” A similar resolution is being introduced in the Senate by Sens. Spencer Abraham, R-Mich., and Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. The obvious irony here is that the Capitol and the White House, which stand for liberty, were mainly built by people who were excluded from such liberty. Watts does not rule out reparations for the descendants of the slaves who worked on these specific projects. Any descendants would be difficult to trace, however, since the promissory notes list only the first name of the slave preceded by the word Negro, although the full names of the slave owners is given. Many folks have a hard time with the notion of reparations for slavery. But what's there to argue with? priority for any of the predominantly white New York Chapter of CNT joined with a Nader campaign, the st ggle against race ism and white supremacy is notaconsistent _ third party formations. The Campaignfora New Tomorrow, ablackandpeopleofcolor led multi-racial independent political orga- nization which grew out of my presidential campaign in 1992, was the only national = third party initiative which focused on the = centrality of the agendas and leadership of | black people and people of color. Unfortu-. — nately, my all-absorbing work as executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights made it impossible for me to devote. the time required to make CNT the formi- dable force it was intended to be. The failure of CNT to materialize into a full-blown black-led third party does not diminish the need for or feasibility of build- ing such an endeavor. With this in mind, the number of progressive leaders and con- Stituencies in this city to form the Unity Party—a black-led political party. Nothing more than the current presidential election season and the dearth of discussion about the color line in American society and the world persuades me of the urgent need for the Unity Party to succeed as a model which can be emulated by black people all across the country. Accordingly, building a black-led party in the United States will be a major item on the agenda at the forthcoming State of the Black Work Conference in Atlanta in Octo- ber of 2001. It’s time! oe a black miale. oes ae A black on killing an: unarmed black de highly eieniensite a 4 circumstances is no longer an oddity. In the past two years black copshave “gunned down unarmed blacks in Chicago, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Baltimore, - Washington, D.C., and Los. Angeles. The irony is that black leaders have ~. Jong clammored. for more black cops. They say that they would be less likely to brutalize other blacks than racist white cops. This is pure fiction. Arecent report by the Justice Department found that a majority ofwhite _cops did not think that police were more prone to treat blacks more harshly than whites. A sizeable number of black cops agreed. Despite massive public attention and outrage over the blue code of silence, the Justice Department survey found that 80 percent of police officers either believed the code of silence was necessary to do good police work or feared retaliation from other officers or even the brass if they squealed on bad cops. Black cops were no more anxious to come forth to report misconduct by other officers than white cops out of fear of not being seen as a team player or that protesting abuse will damage their career. Worse, many black cops are also infected with the “Us versus Them” police siege _ mentality and will commit and then attempt to cover-up their misconduct or brutal acts. The problem of blacks using deadly force against other blacks will probably get worse. Since the 1970s the number of black officers has soared. There are now more blacks on big city police forces than ever before. Many of them are young, inexperienced, recent recruits. Hopper had only been on the LAPD three years. Many of them are often assigned to work in low income, black neighborhoods. Since it’s a sad, but undeni- able fact that black and Latino males commit more major and violent crimes than whites, many police are convinced that black communities are a dangerous and risky place where violent thugs abound and every encoun- ter is potentially life threatening. Criminal justice experts agree that no matter how much training offic- ers get, how they react in a situation on the streets depends on their own apprehensions and prejudices and that police work tends to aggravate whatever prejudices they have. Many black officers have those same prejudices as whites. They do not live in or grew up in impoversished black neighborhoods and see them.as hostile and alien places. Many of them are just as jittery as white cops at the prospects of an armed encounter with The Minority Voice] Newspaper, Inc 405 fvass Street P.O. Box 8361 Greenville, NC 27834 Phone:(252) 757-0365 © Fax: (252) 757-1793 Joy 1340AM WOOW Radio Station Greenville, NC 27834 Joy 1320 AM WTOW Radio Station Washington, NC 27889 The Minority Voice Newspaper assumes no responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. Photographs and manu- scripts become the pre per of The P 'M' Voice Adcress your complaints | to: Mr. Jim Rouse,Publisher 405 Evans Street Greenville, NC 27834 www.natalliance.org.) other blacks. But it’s not just black cops that kill other blacks that’s a growing problem; it’s also the blindspot many black police officials have toward the shooting of unarmed blacks. This was glaringly evident in the killing of _ Margaret Laverne Mitchell, a black,middle-aged, emotionally disturbed, homeless woman who was slain in an altercation over a shopping cart in ~ May 1999 by an LAPD officer. After demonstrations, marches and angry protests, LAPD’s black chief, Bernard Parks, ruled that the officer used “bad tactics.” The L.A. Police Commission defied him and ruled the ~~ shooting “out of policy.” Yet more than a year later there is still no --“" jndication that Parks has done anything to punish the officer who shot » Mitchell. __ There’s no reason to expect much will be different with Lee. Parks would instantly discount Lee’s horror that he was racially profiled by the police. While other big city police departments in California and through- out the nation have agreed to keep racial stats on stops, Parks resists. He lobbied hard in 1999 to get California Gov. Gray Davis to veto a bill that » would mandate that law enforcement agencies collect racial data to _ determine if police do profile blacks and Latinos. The Los Angeles City _ Council fed-up with Parks’ obstructionism on the issue of racial profiling, finally ordered him to come up with a plan to compile racial stats. “None of this is any consolation to Lee. He believed that he would be ~~ killed because he was black. He did not not know that he would be killed ~ byablack officer. But he was and that’s a warning to blacks that black cops are no answer to the corrosive problem of police violence. (Earl Ofari Hutchinson is president of the National Alliance for Posi- tive Action. E-mail: ehutchinson@natalliance.org «web site: 4 we ee ead oe we eee OU re be eM Voce | _ ARDS Be Now that the 2000 Elec- tion has se- lected the first presi- piso of os next (true) millennium, and the black community's role in that, be it celebrated or marginalized, is up for critical re- view, is it time to also review how we, as a community, will play in the larger policy arena and ascer- tain our truest interests. Do we re- elected. We hold our collective breath every four years because our interests very much depend on who gets elected: It’s a lesson we (the black community) fail to learn election after election. Now the question is, what did we learn from this election, and where do we g0 from here? It's a question we've been struggling with for 33 years since Martin Luther King Jr. first posed the question in his last book, Where Do We Go From Here: - Chaos or Community? Written before his death in 1967 the last time true public policy ac- tually evolved from criticisms of the social politic. Social activism, it was called a combination of the traditional civil rights (non-vio- lence) movement, the black power (youth) movement and the overall society's passive resistance to the elimination of overt racism. As progressive as the next two generations of social change activ- ists think they are, both have failed immigrants and affirr have been successful, if not in roll- ing back the policy agenda—cer- tainly shifting the social attitudes to the right. Blacks, on the other hand, have offered (and continue to offer) a passive resistance to covert racism. The result has been the rein- cess or the other’s defeat. In many cases, Our communities were courted last or not at all. Like wait- ing for a date that is always late, the black community can always be counted on to be at home wait- ing, and we'll always take , ever is left. If that is a sign things to come, we're certainly headed in a state of chaos in our community. Partially caused by those of us who don't take kindly to being the “date of last resort,” and still be expected to “ “give itup” in the end. There is an number increasing : in the black community that, at least, want to make the Democrats “work for it,” versus enon ty al nd . Same concerns, re here do we go From Here? wait until next year. But maybe, ! we learned a-lesson. 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Type 2 diabetes is different : from type | and may not require : insulin treatment. as Altacce), and the beta blocker s:meoprolol, (known as Toprol), sig- | in Afri- igment of the » : “While thesenew. findings indi- cate that high blood pressure among a small percentage of the hyperten- sive African American population might be better managed with other blood pressure medications, ISHIB " urges all patients not to stop their According to the Juvenile Dia- betes Foundation, diabetes preven- tion is extremely important because every day, 35 more American chil- dren are found to have type | diabe- tes. Some of the symptoms of dia- betes are: excessive thirst, constant hunger, frequent urination, sudden weight loss, sudden vision changes, rapid breathing, drowsiness or ex- haustion and fruity odor on the breath. Insulin i injections must be given to these children several times each day to lower high blood sugar. 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AASK: study found that the use of a cal- cium channel blocker, also known as a calcium antagonist or by the ‘More Fruits, ‘Vegetables Can Help Diabetes compare findings from 40 coun- tries. Although interpreting this type of data can be difficult, the results are consistent with earlier studies showing increased type | diabetes risk with increased intake of cow’s milk and meat protein, as well as with food additives and nitrates in drinking water. Earlier findings also suggest that vegetarian diets may protect against this and other chronic diseases. The Italian researchers recommend fur- ther study of diet during pregnancy and early infancy to help determine how diet may interact with inher- ited tendencies as described in type 1 diabetes. They also emphasized the importance of prevention through diet. Researchers also found that resi- dents of wealthier, better educated and colder countries less dependent on farming were at greater risk of type 1 diabetes—where they may tend to eat more meat and dairy products and less vegetables and grains. (Send questions comments to P.O. Box 1261, Stone Mountain, Ga. 30088 Or email to: thesweetsmellofsuccess @ hotmail.com.) = | ian,” said "s past vice-_ professor emeritus. iversity School of © vain Kidney sease ‘s to the high-risk group By ARICA ae ae , We built this country. . That’s a common refrain you hear from African Americans. In a general knowing way, African Americans are saying with that phrase that slave labor and underpaid black workers made this country possible. They not only picked the cotton, but also. laid the railroads, worked in the factories and erected the buildings. Recently discovered public records con- firm the use of African American slave labor in the construction of. the two most . important structures in the country—the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Slave labor was also used in the making of two significant statues in Washington, D.C., one of which, the Statue of Freedom, was hoisted atop the dome of the Capitol in 1863. Ed Hotaling, a Washington-based tele- vision producer, is the one who made the discovery. Whiie he was doing research for a program on the buildings, Hotaling un- earthed U.S. Treasury promissory notes to slave owners. These documents confirmed that slaves were used in the construction of the Capitol and the White House. The slave owners were promised $5 a month for each of their slaves used in the construction. In fact, Treasury Department pay slips show that more than two-thirds of the labor- ers who worked on the buildings (450 out of 650) were of African descent—400 slaves and 50 free men. Twelve slaves were used to cast the Statue of Freedom. The revelations are not surprising to many African Americans and shouldn’t be to people with aknowledge of history. Con- struction on these structures began in 1792, and slavery wasn’t banned by law until 1865. In a strange political coupling, con- servative legislator and ex-football star, Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Okla., and former civil-rights activist Rep. John Lewis D-Ga., have jointly ‘iia cetacean h resentatives to establish “ for the slave laborers who worked on the construction.” Watts says he hopes the bill will result in - amonument on the Capitol grounds honor- ing the slave labor used. “We have hun- dreds of thousands of Americans coming to the Capitol every year,” Watts said. “I think it’s good for the American people to see something that denotes the contribution that slaves made to this building.” “I think this is a very important revela- tion to know that African American slaves did help build the greatest and most visible symbol of our democracy: the Capitol,” Lewis adds. “It’s important for not just this generation, but for future generations to know that these men had a role in building the Capitol and the White House. We have to find a way to recognize their contribution and find some fitting way to pay tribute to them.” A similar resolution is being introduced in the Senate by Sens. Spencer Abraham, R-Mich., and Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. The obvious irony here is that the Capitol and the White House, which stand for liberty, were mainly built by people who were excluded from such liberty. Watts does not rule out reparations for the descendants of the slaves who worked on these specific projects. Any descendants would be difficult to trace, however, since the promissory notes list only the first name of the slave preceded by the word Negro, although the full names of the slave owners is given. Many folks have a hard time with the notion of reparations for slavery. 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Our human reac- tion is to try and put out each fire, but sometimes it seems like the “more we try, new ones spring up. when we realize that we can't _ keep up with the growing prob- lems, panic sets in, Which fires - Should we fight? How will we fight them? What if we can't put them out? Frustration, discouragement, and despair begin to set in and it seems like we have begun to spiral downward, Satan is not always the source of all our problems, but he can sure capitalize on them at times, . A large portion occur problems come from us leaning on our own understanding and working in our own strength. After we begin to experience the Consequences of our fleshly decisions, our enemy comes along and Suggests to our thoughts that it is God's fault for letting it happen, that it is some- one else's fault or we are losers and misfits that don't deserve to have any victories in life. The enemy will urge us to move swiftly to fix the situation before things get worse arid before we know it, we end up digging ourselves into a deeper hole than we were in before. The enemy may even show himself to some during this time in order to paralyze them with fear because he is involved and trying to we have to stop everything, step. back to get a more objective view of what's going on and then begin | to follow the principles that’ Go has given us in His word. Paul's. advice to the Philippians in Chapter 4 can be-a great help at this time. _ : again I will say, Rejoice."(4:4). We should begin to celebrate the Lord, for He is greater than any problem that we could ever face. Even though you don't feel like it you must direct your faith to the character and attributes of God. He is loving and Compassionate, lie is all-knowing and all power- ful, full of grace and mercy. "Begin to rejoice in Him.” 2. "The Lord is near," (4; 5), He is near because His Spirit is in those who have received Jesus as Savior.. He is near because He has promised to bear and answer those who trust Him and obey His commands, (Jn 15:7). He is near because He will not leave us to fend for ourselves, (Heb.. 13 5). 3. "Do not: worry about any- thing.." (4:6). First of all, what will worrying accomplish? Secondly, worry shows that we are not trusting the Lord to help us. Choose to trust Him no matter what happens. Is not our faith in Him more important than posses- sions? How long will our posses- sions last us anyway? They are insignificant in comparison to sep. 1. "Rejoice in the Lord always; , ord before His peace comes. If you have to wait fiftéen minutes, a half-hour or more than an hour, wait until it comes, It will be worth it!!! Many have missed this blessing because they were arrxious 0.300 $9 ething he or to do something. But if F transforming peace does come, you will not fully prepared for what God wants to do with you from that point on. It is this biblical process that our. enemy wants to keep us from. He — will press us to do something now so that we do not get a chance to "rest in the Lord." be ty ".let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easil: entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the Joy set before hint endured the cross, is not be to All Remaining 2000 Models Ford Mercury In Stock $99.00 Under Factory Invoice | You Keep Rebates ! Rebates Up To $3000.00 ! Rates As Low As 0.9% A Little Drive Can Save You_A lot_ of Money !!!! Ph: (252) 943-2134 Fax: (252) 943-2085 28759 Hwy 264 Belhaven, NC 27810 Have you realized the power of your money? Are others depending on you to build the future? Are you confident that you've got the right tools? We are here. 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By not moni- toring children's behavior, by not showing children how to replace Black Cowboys j tkely to pick up that behavior. their - New Beaufort County Commissioner ! ! shown above. is Deputy Jerry Langley Children "copy what they see Syracuse University. -A large portion of young chil- | dren are not learning skills to solve problems in appropriate ways. Efforts must be made to eradicate poverty, to alleviate family stress, to improve the job outlook for young people, to curb violence in the entertain- ment media and to control access to drugs and guns. Janet Reno,. Attorney General said, crime and violence are still one of the great challenges. that we face." (News and Observer, Friday, October 27, 2000) It takes courage, endurance and knowledge to reach out to kids. Beatrice Maye 11/1/00 HOW TO TALK TO YOUR MAN ‘MAKE HIM FEEL LIKE A STRONGER, MORE WORTH WHILE PERSON BY New County Commissioner parents do", says Arnold Goldstein, director of the Center for Research and wageanes at YOU" 1 TRULY BELIEVE YOU ae MY — ~ ABOVE | YOUR OWN." : YOU MAKE ME FEEL MORE OF A WOMAN YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL WAY OF MAKING ME LAUGH." YOU KEEP ME _ FROM MAKING FOOLISH MISTAKES IM SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK." I LOVE IT WHEN YOU TOUCH ME.." THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU IN EVERY ONE OF THESE PHRASES, YOU SAY," I LOVE YOU. YOU MAKE ME_ FEEL HAPPY, WARM, SECURE, WANTED, COMPLETE, FULFILLED, CONFIDENT, IMPORTANT THINK OF YOUR MATE LOVE | YOURS. - “HIM “AND HE"LL YOU COMPLETELY — You SHOULD NEVER ASK ADVICE FROM; 1-People who don't really know you SRGRE et 2-People who know you but aren't truly supportive. 3-Colleagues at work even if you sense your restlessness is not specifically about you. 4-Relatives who have a precon- ceived notion of who you are and what you need. 5-Friends who have a stake in keeping you right where you are. 6-Anyone with an a’ to grind. 7-Anyone who will condone your attempt to Stall, postpone, not try. BEREAVEMENT Reverent sympathy to the fol- lowing families: Myrtle Fleming, Rufus Spain, Eugene Faison, Jean Elaine Mills, Purvis Cohen, James Ebron, Jr., Emma Whitehurst's brother and to others whose BACK | i Culture" Bessie Simpson, "SPEEDY RECOVERY To: Frank Norris, Jr, Leslie Spaulding, Queenie Smith and Lizzie Henderson and Pearl Gardner of Winterville, Hattie Thompson, Simpson, Daniel Bullock, Sr., George Davies, Carter as well as unknown others Recognition h . Ms. Annette Goldring, Vice President, Greenville Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, was Mistress of Ceremonies along with Bernard Bush at the Hazel B. Neal's 13th Annual Benefit Program in New Bern recently, the Sheraton Grand Hotel and Marina. - QUOTES TO REMEMBER 1. It is much easier to be critical | than to be correct. 2. Before you question your husband's judgment, remember who he married. q po a a ‘eee ao know something. ee *hureh, Politics, and 5. The major reasons for divorce are money, sex an ont -_ members. 6. If you can go through life. without experiencing pain you . probably haven't been born yet. 7, Children want and need to be seen, 8. "Always" and "Never" are attack words. 9. Character and honesty Au sent a real man. 10. Live the values you want Ly your child to eevee. 2 ae! Oo »