High court ruling may hurt minorities, women by: Isabelle K. Pinzler Last week the Supreme Court, in one of its by-now-routine 5-4 votes, announced an ominous but little understood decision in Alexander v. Sandoval. Its history and the process by which this case got to the court, its actual holding, as well as its obviously intended implications, are throughly chilling, not only to the rights of minorities, its immediate subject, but to all women as well. The case involved a challenge by a Hispanic woman, Martha Sandoval, to a new requirement by the state of Alabama that drivers license tests can be taken only in English. She argued, inder well-established law and precedent, that the rule, whether intentionally or not, has a dis- criminatory effect on her and keeps her from getting a drivers license because of her national origin. James Alexander, direc- tor of Alabama's Dept. of Public Safety, was named as a defen- dant. That both the federal trial and appellate courts agreed with her was not suprising since the principles she invoked had been recognized by the Supreme Court since the mid-1970s and repeatedly ratified by the Congress since then. What was shocking was the www -tehaot thatthe current high court took ghe case at all, and then it agreed with Alabama, a state that has an extensive record of . resisting the rights of minorities, to limit the scope of a vitally important civil rights protection. It was the second time this term that the court entertained a Educator x & 4 Ms Frucis Melons This letter was recently ac- quired by the M' Voice staff and we thought it bears reporting. We also, in printing this letter, acknowledge the leadership and inspiration of Mr. Francis Mebane. eee " 7 AY, ges oes 4 of life. Serving Eastern North Carolina Since 1981 What You See Is What You Get; What You Read Is What You Know And Save challenge by Alabama to a previously well-established civil rights protection. The other case involved the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sandoval brought her case under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI prohibits of federal financial assistance, and Alabama, like every other state, receives large infusions of federal transporta- tion money. In exchange for that bid, they are supposed to refrain from discrimination. Supposedly impartial practices can have discriminatory impact. But many supposedly impartial practices have a tremendously discriminatory impact on racial and ethnic minorities, as well as women, girls, and other pro- tected groups. Example include racial profiling by police, plac- ing potentially toxic plants or waste treatment facilities in mi- nority neighborhoods, height and weight requirements for employment and other selection procedures, such as written tests, and so on. Intentional discrimination, on the other hand, may be difficult to prove, even where it exists. That the intent may have been benign does not soften the harsh effects. Thus, 30 years ago, a unanimous Supreme Court led by Warren Burger, the conserva- tive chief, rot the liberal Earl Warren, roundly condemned un- intentional discrimination~ that nevertheless harmed minorities, characterizing it as a "built-in headwind." Yet the current court, by a bare majority, has seen fit to limit access to federal courts to a challenge this kind of systemic discrimination when committed with the use of federal funds. Mentor A recent conversa- tion with one of our employees brought to my attention how deeply indebted we are to you and your school for the re- markable number of talented young men produced by your lo- cal school who are now working for us. Mr. Willie Langley, a graduate of your class of 1960, is pres- ently one of our most accomplished __ line- men, and more im- portantly, one of the finer people in our organization. Mr. Langley has been a leader in encouraging others of race to seek employment with this end other companies, and to exert themselves to achieve the maxi- mum of their capability. Among the former students of your school who are presently employed with The Connecticut Light and Power Company in Voting against Sandoval were Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. The Sandoval decision will, in all likelihood, apply with equal force to similar provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 that prohib- its discrimination on the basis.of sex in federally-assisted educa- tion programs. Similarly, the decision also can be expected to apply to Section. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974 and Title Il of the Americans With Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in federally funded programs. Biased educational practices could be exempt from challenge. For women and girls, this means that educational practices such as standardized tests, which have a discriminatory effect on women, that is, disparate impact, are likely to become exempt from an individual challenge under Title IX. It is known fact, for example, that women tend to score lower than men on the SAT, despite the fact that women tend to get higher grades in college, which is what the aptitude test is supposed to predict. The result is that women must get higher grades in high school to gain’an equal shot at admis- sion to the same colleges as higher-scoring men, and_ they may lose out on numerous scholarship opportunities in which standardized tests are a deciding factor. Even more worrisome is the fact that the same ultra- Role Model Norwalk, Conn., are Charlie M. Weaver, Jr., class of 1965, Johnny R. Newton, class of 1965, Johnny L. Ford, class of 1964, Willie E. Barrett, Jr, class of 1963, Ashley Langley and Curtis Langley. You and your school are to be congratulated for having produced such a group of self-reliant and productive members of society. This Company is fortunate to have them with us. Mr. Willie Langley is himself a credit to both your school and to his people. It has been a privilege to work with him and I look forward to many more years of the same. Please convey to the members of your staff our appreciation for a job well done in the training of these men, and to your present student body our hopes that they may be successful. Sincerely, J.R.McClendon District Manager sah. pictured far right is Pastor and Mrs James Corbett during recent blood other Greenville citizens who stood to the cause of the ever present need for blood photo Jim Rouse HOT UL AY UT MNT, OU conservative judicial activists ’ have ‘signaled their hostility to civil rights laws in general and to the use of the disparate impact theory, in particular, and may very well be getting ready to _ jettison it from a whole range of civil rights protection. That would be great tragedy. We are long past the time when anyone is foolish enough to put out a sign saying "No Blacks need apply" or print. separate columns for "help-wanted---- male" and "help-wanted---- female," but the results are still all too often the same. All women, minority men and women, and the disabled of both - genders and many races have made great progress in the last 40 years. But if recent developments in the courts have been any indica- tion, nothing, not even long- entrenched legal precedents, is set in tone. Hard-won access to opportunities previoulsy attained and those not yet achieved hang in the balance. Isabelle Katz Pinzler is special counsel and director of the Federalism Project of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund was deputy assistant attor- ney general in the Clinton Justice Department. Women's Enews is a media project of NOW Legal Defense. ‘i i *“béing Pictured center background .. Roundtree and Bro Jim Rouse giving encouragement to a young student. by: William Reed contributing writer to The (TSD) Just two years ago, touting reparations for Black slavery was a lonely pursuit. So, imagine the glee that Robert L. Brock, a 76-year-old legal activ- ist, felt when writers from main- stream newspapers like the Boston Globe and Washington Post approached him for inter- views and information about his long history pursuing repara- tions for Blacks. Polls in 1995 showed less than 10% of African Americans Supporting the concept of repa- rations. Against this back drop of swimming against the tide, Brock toiled 40 years toward getting Blacks compensation for the "40 acres and a mule" they should have gotten at the end of slavery. He has filed numerous class-action suits for Blacks to ain compensation for slavery, including Dec.10, 1965, suit that preserved the rights of Blacks to sue against the statues of the 13th Amendment. "You couldn't mary if not for high ames rock regarding high-powe lawyers, including Harvard Law pe essor Charles Ogeltree and ohnnie Cochran, who. have been plotting strategy for a class-action lawsuit seeking reparations, With the high-profile of Randall Robinson and lawyers Ogeltree and Cochran, main- stream media such as CBS, the Post and the Globe have been ‘ Ashlee L. Daniels recently partici- pated in the "2001 Gold & White Cotillion" sponsored by the North ‘Carolina State Grand Assembly Order of The Golden Circle, AASR-P.H.A. ’ The biannual event was held in Charlotte, NC with the theme being "Presenting the Guardians of Tomorrow". The Cotillion is a stepping stone for the contestants to claim their destiny and come closer to reaching their goals in life. The young ladies that participated were sixth, seventh, and eighth graders from cross the State. Ashlee was crowned "Miss Golden Circle 2001". Ashlee is the daughter of Larry and ae ft CJ cs e reporting comments like that of Georgia Pentecostal minister, the Rev. Gary Grant, saying. "The white man has been taking out of process _ advantage of the Black man all our lives. Now, we want to get paid." A growing number of reparations proponents have pro- pelled Detroit Congressman John Conyers’ bill---H.R. 40--- to the forefront in the US House of Representatives. But instead of getting the . issue to the Supreme Court, where Brock wants it heard, acknowledgment of the repara- tions issue by the majority media has simply reaped scorn on Brock. "Why are they attacking me?", asks Brock. "Hell, | am the one who got Conyers started on the bill." Correspondence records do show that Brock's early 1980s discussions of repa- rations with former California ‘Congressman Agustus Hawkins and Mervyn Dymally prompted them to publicily announce their support for reparations and for Brock to share his findings with the executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus. From those CBC discussions came the reparations bill that Conyers has introduced annually in Congress since 1989, "Conyers doesn't give me credit for starting the issue, but that really isn't important" Brock says. However, he does get credit in the American Association Journal's story on reparations in their Nov. 2000 \ daughter of Rev. & Mrs. James and Fannie W. Harris of Greenville. She represented Roanoke Assembly #248 Order of Golden Circle in Williamston, NC. sixth grade honor roll Greenville Christian within her church and community, | Ashlee, her parents and family, and members of Roanoke Assembly. #248 would like to thank everyone Mildred M. Daniels and the god- located“ She is a member of Hayes Chapel a Missionary Baptist Church and a Ashlee is involved in many activities ° for their support. Salutations to Ashlee for a job well done as she - reigns as "Miss Golden Circle 2001". a Eo ee is reparations founder, Mr Robert L. Brock along with Bennie M' Voice staff photo issue. Brock says any Black's . demand for reparations must be based on four things: an understanding of his citizenship rights as an African of slave descent; an understanding of US laws and statues written for Africans of slave descent; an understanding of the history of slavery in the US and other European nations; and an under- standing of the work of Self Determination committee has completed. Brock points out that the website for his Self Determination Committee, www.directblackaction.com, clearly spells out his successes and why each Black must make a claim for their own reparations payments. . Brock's 40-year pursuit of reparations has ‘been inspired by teachings of Marcus Garvey, Father Divine, Bishop Turter of the AME Church, and Alberta Spain, who teamed Mississippi Senator Bilbo in 1939 to get support for Pe to pay Blacks reparations. Black reparations long time to come into the eye because in the past, it up was difficult. For — in the early 1980s, no Black would dare bring it up they feared repercussions Whites, Now, he is. realizing - ~ @ After Ross Jackson, 33, won: $107,000 on Sy gatlonaliy elevieed oiiz show in England, . 5 hs credo raced ote HX aeioe, Coen ~ for being the first person to receive a trans- : adeeen ow > eons idictnas. 1 Tee Sonics Austad ail be 6 de in thorities in his native village of Napier, New -‘ealand, said Hallam is wanted there on bank- o Ryan artin, 22, whom Cosmopolitan - \agazine this summer proclaimed one of _ smerica’s most eligible bachelors, was -harged with drugging a 23-year-old voman: with a powerful depressant and rap- ing her at his home in Worcester, Mass. Martin, a model who lives with his mother was quoted in Cosmo as saying his first _ date “turn on” was “a really sweet smile ' and a nice kiss good night.” Incompetent criminals Wales [oe Beck, 3), was ereaied and - charged with robbing Starvin’ ‘s market in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. According to po- lice, Beck entered the store with a large rock in his hand, grabbed a 12 pack of beer, and said he’d pay for it the next day. the “How about I crush your skull with this rock?” and left. A half-hour later a woman went to the woman’s home and, after considerable diffi- _ culty walking him up, took Beck away. Heads up _ @ Viad Cazacu, 43, a fire-eater for Ruma- nia’s Big Top circus, exploded during an after- noon performance in Bucharest. “The whole ‘Gudience was applauding his act,” fellow per- former Nicolae Antosu recalled. “Then he belched, there was a flash of light and, pray to God, he was blown to bits. We found his head in the m machine.” ty the Rev. Melvyn Nurse, 35, told congregation at ivingway Christian Fellowship Church in Jacksonville, Fla., that sinning is like playing Russian roulette, he em- phasized his point by holding a .357-caliber E to his head and pulling the trigger. pig repel peeing Fined of his flock and family. Lonely guy ; Seattle: After a night of drinking, Donald R. Wood III, 27, fell six floors down an elevator shaft and was not discovered for five days (he gurvived). Breezewood, Pa.: Michael Gio- - Yanetti went over an embankment in a one-car accident and was not able to crawl out of his thangled car for four days. He finally made it it (foot slope, aad & motoeist stopped to felp Tokyo: A 23-year-old Chinese stoway furvived a three-hour airline fight by clinging to the landing gear in subzero temperatures at altitudes of as much as six miles. Upon land- ing he was immediately deported. Theories of relativity ie sans een tac she would seek an egg donor and herself. ule Theduru, 47, was con- ict eo wont Dea elpeb al know sith & juvenile is @- it isn’t. The- age | ee ; z her 19-year-old son Jeremy while he |, respect my person or the people I serve. Until sistance in any manner”—the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker in a confidential letter to Jesse Jackson For the past four months, Jesse Jackson has been in free fall, hurtling into a political abyss. In one of his darkest hours, Jackson sought refuge at the historic Canaan Baptist Church of Christ in Harlem. Now the 7SD has learned that the confessed philanderer was handed a “letter of moral censure” by Canaan’s pastor and banned from the church for breaking a promise to apologize for fathering an illegit- imate child. . And now the situation may have worsened even more. The mother of Jackson’s illigitimate child has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles asking for child support, suggesting that the charismatic leader is no longer taking his financial responsi- bilities serious. Jackson appeared at the 116th Street chapel on Jan. 23, but quickly transformed a mutually agreed upon Service of enance into a political revival. “I am grieved and hurt that you violated the format of the service that you requested to be held at my church,” Canaan’s Rev. Walker told Jackson in a Feb. 1 letter obtained by the Village Voice. “I acceded to your wishes reluctantly and quickly discour- aged you from making it a cause celebre. .. .” In his letter to the embattled leader of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a furious Walker predicted that Jackson’s current problems may be an indication of more sinister tribulations ahead. He drew Jackson’s attention to an unflattering piece about him in Time magazine by Jack White (“The End of the Rainbow: How Can Jesse Jackson Preach Morality After Fa- thering a Love Child?”), then delivered a warning. “That is mild [compared] to what you are going to see and hear for a long time because you did not keep your word about taking some form of sabbatical as a symbol of penance,” Walker declared. “I fear that you have damaged your credibility beyond repair in your laissez faire attitude to the mess you have made.” With the breaking news that Jack- son’s former mistress has sued him for child support, Walk- er’s fear may have been realized. On April 29, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on its Web site that Karin Stanford—with whom Jackson has a two- year-old daughter—filed suit in Los Angeles two weeks ago seeking child-support payments and visitation arrangements. She took the action after unsuccessful negotiations with Jackson and his attorneys, according to Stanford’s spokes- woman, Michelle Jordan. Jackson, the newspaper said, in- sists that he and Stanford are not at odds. Jackson has said he pays Stanford $3000 a month in child support. _ And Jackson’s attorney, Willie Gary, confirmed that-de- tails of a settlement have been worked out with Stanford’s attorneys that requires Jackson to pay $4000 a month, es- tablish a college fund, and take out a life insurance policy for the child. : Jackson aides also have acknowledged that Stanford, a for- mer staff member of the Citizenship Education Fund—an- ’ other group run by Jackson—had received a $35,000 sever- ance package. She received a‘total of $110,000 in salary and severance payin 1999. In an exclusive interview with Savoy maga- zine’s editor in chief Roy S. Johnson, published in the June- July edition, Jackson was asked about reports that he had desperately tried to conceal the fact that he was the father of Stanford’s child. It has become clear to many Americans—who do not know _ ' “what to beliéve—that Jackson’s political comeback may be doomed. From Cincinnati to Washington, the cries of “Mr. Civil Rights” have been ignored. A former Dinkins administration official who met with Jackson recently described him as depressed over the per- sonal and political turmoil swirling around him. “He is not the same Jesse Jackson I’ve known for all these years,” the source says. “His whole demeanor is pitiful.” On April 18, as detractors were measuring a coffin for Jackson, pollsters threw him a lifeline. The Gallup Organiza- tion released a poll showing that despite the fall from grace, Jackson had an 83 percent favorable rating among 1000 Blacks who participated in its survey. In the same poll, Secretary of State Colin Powell ranked second with a 73 percent rating, and The Rev. Al Sharpton, who is being touted as Jackson’s successor, came in third with 54 percent. Although Jackson was elevated to the top of the Black political chain, many in the African American community have been declaring, “Jesse, you are now the. weakest link.” In January, at the height of the “love child” scandal, Jack- son called on an old nemesis, Walker, who was ‘a former top aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jackson asked Walker to. convene a prayer vigil for him at Canaan and personally pre-. side over the event. oe A Canaan church official reiterated that Walker “specifi- cally told Jackson to epologat adding that Walker “wanted him to say, ‘As a minister, I’ve done wrong.’ He felt that Jackson should acknowledge what he did as a ‘moral sin’ and that he should get off the political scene for ‘about three to four months to allow him to put his family back t.” Jackson, the source adds, “ to repent. But felt uneasy about entrusting his pulpit to.Jack- son. Walker asked Sharpton to be his stand-in. “I talked with — 5 Saturday, ar morning and evening,” wrote b ygaced Because many in Walker’s congregation were: upset wit Jackson about tie illicit affair. Walker tried to prep them for the “adulterer’s” visit. “I an- nounced on Sunday morning to my coopeanioe that there swoyld be a Service of Penance in your behalf—that it was not a rally—and invited them to come and join in a service to ge er your restitution,” the minister wrote. such time, please do not call me or-ask for my as- : | Canaan cannot be repaired until you make a pub-. ~ lic or written apology. I will not allow you to dis-. with ties to. the Democratic Party, helped cut the deal for $0) 3 merger of Citicorp and Travel- . - ‘ers Group, which formed the nation’s largest financial ser- - . Jackson to support the 1998 merger vices company. me ; ~ “Al Sharpton reported to me that you forced him to allow the public officials to speak when I had specifically agreed that only clergy would speak because I feared that it would become a fiasco in my absence,” Walker claimed. When a glum Sharpton got off the phone, he told his aide that Walker was upset and that he felt “uneasy” about re- minding Jackson of Walker’s demands. Sharpton did not pull Jackson’s coat. “I am nearly as upset with Al Sharpton as I am with you,” Walker told Jackson in his letter. The aide explains that Sharpton was caught between two mentors. “On the one hand, Walker is the chairman of his board,” the aide points out. “He wants to be respectful of Walker. wo “On the other hand, Sharpton was a student of Jackson and at the time the media was speculating that Sharpton would be the heir to Jackson. He did not tell Jackson what Walker said because he did not want Jackson to believe he was trying to take advantage of his vulnerability.” Jackson — avoiding any mention of his affair—told the more than 300 people who packed the church that the most important issue since the presidential election was voter ac- cess, the right to vote, and the right to be counted. “He did not repent,” the Sharpton aide laments. “He did not apologize. He made a political speech. He never re- ferred, even remotely, to the scandal.” ‘ Walker was outraged. Ten days later, after watching a videotape of Jackson’s appearance, he demanded a meeting with Sharpton. The preachers argued bitterly. After Sharp- ton repeatedly explained to Walker how Walker’s directive had put him in “a bind,” Walker relaxed his criticism of Sharpton, but he remained angry at Jackson for reneging on their agreement. As Walker’s congregation and his ministerial colleagues pressured him about the apology that wasn’t, Walker told Sharpton that he planned to write a letter of reprimand to Jackson. Jackson learned of Walker’s intentions and allegedly tried to stop the letter. According to a Sharpton aide, Jackson “browbeat” Sharpton into pleading with Walker. “Jackson knew that a letter from Martin Luther King’s former chief of staff would devastate him if it got into the wrong hands,” says a political operative who attended the vigil. Walker wrote the letter anyway and sent it to Jackson. In the following excerpt, Walker scolds Jackson. “You disrespected me, my pulpit and my people,” Walk- er wrote. “I had to publicly apologize to my congregation on Sunday for my poor judgement in allowing that kind of rally to be held in the sanctuary in my absence. I promised ' them. it-would neVer happen again.as long as I am pastor... I relented when Al reported to me that Judith Price suggest- ed that once the service began, the media could take pic- tures without audio and then be excused. Instead, it became a circus with photographers standing on the pews in our sanctuary. The live broadcast reinforced the image in the general community that people of African ancestry have lit- tle sense of morality. “How crass of Charlie Rangel, in light of your fathering a child outside of your marriage, declaring again and again from my pulpit; ‘Get over it!” My personal credibility and that of my church has been terribly scarred by all that tran- spired last Tuesday as a prelude to your Wall Street Project. ‘You have created so much pain for all clergy persons... “The bottom line is that you cannot help yourself. Your addiction to the need of media attention seems to be fatal and you have fallen into the practice of using people for your advantage and personal aggrandizement. For example, with all the risk of allowing you to come to Canaan, you have not even had enough grace to call and thank us for opening our doors to your questionable purposes. I nixed the choir business and you arrive with the so-called Soul Stirrers, who sing for forty minutes in violation of what was agreed upon. I suppose I should not be surprised since the only time I have heard from you in the last ten years is when you wanted something.” After reading the letter, Jackson reportedly called Sh ton. An aide says Jackson cautioned Sharpton that certain forces would try to play them against each other. In fact, some of those forces were inside Sharpton’s own National _ Action Network. Anti-Jacksonites begart to urge Sharpton to shun his’ “self-destructing" friend, sontinue to build on his gains in the national civil rights arena, and focus attention on deciding whether to run for mayor. Walker's damaging letter, according to Jackson insiders, has hurt Jackson's image among prominent Black clergy, who have called on him in the past to mediate racial strife in their cities, But the biggest political blow to Jackson was the out-right rejection of his offer to go to Cincinnati to try to end four days of rioting over the April 7 shooting of Timothy Thomas, an unarmed Black teenager, by a ' white policeman. The slaying sparked the city's worst outburst of racial violence since the aftermath of the assasination of: Martin Luther King in 1968. Black church and civil “rights leaders, Cincinnati activists claim, told Jackson to stay away as they welcomed other prominent figures like Kweisi Mfume, president of the National — Associationfor the Advancement of Colored People. Two days after Mfume's arrival, Jackson reached out to The Rev. H.L, Harvey atthe New Friendship Baptist Church on Glorious Saturday, pleading for an invite. But Harvey told Jackson that the pulpit belonged to "Rev. Sharpton, whom he had invited to deliver an Easter Sunday homily. = = PP Bk It'd be good to have you, Reverend Jackson, but we got assed Jackson next ofered to.go to release of 24 U.S. military spies and lane. But Jackson had. been tel stration should “if ze ¢. Colin Powell broke the ‘| ment, which was also si -at a news conference in the Ugandan cap- italofKampala. ss He gave no deadline but said he would . before set- _ | ting a deadline. His statement came two | days after Ugandan President Yoweri Mu- seveni, Bemba’s ally in the Congolese war, | indicated he would pull Uganda out of the process and withdraw his remaining troops. Bemba said he had asked European Union ambassadors in Kampala to pres- sure the three southern African states to comply with Security Council Resolution 34h which calls for withdrawal plans to be in place by May 15. BURUNDI Gets cheap AIDS drugs from west Burundi’s government has struck a deal with Western pharmaceutical companies to ensure access to cheap AIDS drugs, be- coming the seventh African country to join the U.N.-sponsored scheme, officials said this week. Burundi, one of the poorest countries in the world and among the most affected by AIDS, will receive heavily discounted anti- HIV medicines under the U.N. initiative. The companies taking part are Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline Plc; U.S. firms Merck & Co Inc and Bristol-Myers Squibb; Swiss up Roche and German group Boehringer ngelheim. Aid workers said the cost of a course of anti-retroviral drugs would drop to around $700 to $1,300 a year per person, from around $12,000 in the West, but would still not be cheap in a country with an average income of about $150 a year. Senegal, Uganda, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Mali have already signed up under the U.N. initiative. LIBERIA Rights group accuses troops An international human rights group has accused Liberian security forces of tortur- ing, raping and killing civilians suspected of supporting a growing insurgency in the north of the West African country. Dozens of civilians have been killed and more than 100 others tortured by govern- ment forces since clashes with rebels erupt-" ed in July 2000 in Lofa County, which bor- ders Guinea, London-based Amnesty Inter- national said in a report issued this week. “The fighting in Lofa County has been marked by widespread human rights abus- es,” Amnesty said in a statement. “The international community must act urgently to stop these abuses, including by interceding with the Liberian government and requesting the Guinean government to use its influence over Liberian armed oppo- sition groups based in its territory.” Liberia ‘denied Amnesty’s accusations. BENIN Ships carries 13 child slaves At least 13 children found on board a suspected slave ship in Benin were victims of child trafficking, government officials and aid workers said. Claims that the MV Etireno carried up to © 250 child slaves sparked a frantic interna- tional search off the West African coast last ° month. But the hunt appeared to end in fias- co when Benin authorities said they had found mostly economic migrants aboard, . some of them scccnipittled by children. However, in a joint statement issued this week, the government said questioning of _ 23 out of the 40 children found on the ship had revealed that at least a dozen of them ‘| were destined to be slaves. “It is confirmed that the adventure of the ship Etireno enters effectively in the catego-: whee a regional traffic in minors and a clan- stine workers’ network,” said the state- by the U.N. children agency UNICEF. The statement said five of the children questioned reported that a financial transaction had taken place — before their ye while eight told offi- cials that they had travelled with adults they did not know. SIERRA LEONE U.N. mission to mines The U , The Minority Voice ’ ' ee ae The Minority Voice Newspaper "assumes no responsibility for the ‘ return of unsolicited manuscripts or | photographs. Photographs and manu- _ scripts become the property of The | Val Atkinson Neither Chuck Neely nor the NCAE should decide if North Carolina has a Lottery. It's the people's state, it's the people's Legislature and _ it's surely the people's money. You. remember Chuck Neely, former Legislator and unsuc- cessful candidate for the Republican Gubernatorial nomi- nation in May of last year. Neely lost the Republican primary race to Richard Vinroot who eventu- ally lost the Gubernatorial elec- tion to our current Governor, Mike Easley. The institution of a State Lottery was one of Governor Easley's campaign corner stones. Chuck Neely opposed the lottery. And now - through an organization he chairs (Citizens United Against the Lottery) - he wants to go the back door route to accomplish what he couldn't do at the ballot box. The NCAE has endorsed a State Lottery for North Carolina and most of the citizens of North Carolina - in every poll taken thus far - have supported a state lottery. Mike Easley ran on a State Lottery and was (in all \engpaper, Ine 405 Evans Street P.O. Box 8361 Greenville, NC 27834 Phone:(252) 7$7-0368 Fax: (252) 757-1793 Joy 1340AM WOOW Radio Station Greenville, NC 27834 Jovy 1320 AM WTOW Radio Station Washington, NC 27889 M Voice — Newspaper Address your complaints to: Mr, jim Rouse Publisher 405 Evans Street Greenville, NC 27834 accounts) given a mandate to use lottery funds to support educa- tion in North Carolina. And education should be the main topic whenever we discuss a North Carolina State Lottery. After.all that's what this is really about. The lottery is not about North Carolina being one of the 38 states who have a lottery or the 12 that don't. It's not about a poor tax or moral convictions, because less we forget, the lottery is a voluntary venture. Those North Carolinians who play the lottery in Virginia, Georgia, and else where (and soon to be South Carolina) are mature adults who have made a decision as to how they will invest their PERSONAL money. This money they're spending on the lottery does not (by default) belong to the businessman in the area. Our Northern Counties along the Virginia border haven't experienced any increase in crime associated with their play of the Virginia lottery. Churches, Mosque, Temples and Synagogues haven't experienced any lose of membership or patronage because their citizen- ship plays the lottery ever now and then. So what's the problem? I'll tell you what the problem is. It's a group of North Carolinians (some of whom I highly respect) who've decided to follow the leadership of Chuck Neely and oppose a State Lottery on so called moral grounds. What bothers me is that these anti lottery voices aren't raising a | Who’ s Lottery i is it anyway finger to do anything about the $300,000,000.00. North Carolinians spent in Virginia last year (the Governor could have really used that money in North — Carolina this year). It appears to me that the anti lottery folks are saying.... "We don't care if North Carolinians spent every dime on the lotteries of Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina. We don't care if we don't have the funds we need to improve education in North Carolina; we just want to be able to say, in the final analysis, that North Carolina didn't have a state supported lottery." 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The council voted to approve the changes after a public hear- ing that drew comments from one resident. South Carolina consultant Bobby Bowers re- drew the districts. Residents got a chance to pursue the changes during three informational meet- ings last week. The redistricting must be approved by the US Department of Justice to ensure that the new plan doesn't dilute the voting Your hrain sands billions of mcssag to your body every secon power of blacks. Council's district and that of District 2 representative Rose Glover are predominantly black. "I would think the Justice Department would look upon this very favorably," Bowers said after his prsentation Tuesday. The council unani- mously passed a resolution ask- ing the department to give expedited approval to the re- vised districts. Federal officials have 60 days to review the document, but that time can be extended if the department re- quests more information. In order to hold the municipal election scheduled for ov. 06, City Attorney Dave Holec said the redistricting plan needs Justice Department approval by July 18, three business days before candidates begin filing for office on July 23. As a Safety net, the council has voted unanimously to post- pone the Nov.06 election until May 07, 2002, if approval is not received in time. Don Cavellini was the sole speaker during Tuesday's public hearing. He asked if communi- ties could have been spared from being split in the redistrict- ing plan. Bowers said that would be : impossible because the redrawn lines follow federally mandated census blocks, which do not take ee into account whether the area is an established community. In general, federal law requires redistricting if the over- all deviation from the number in the most populous district and the least populous districts com- bined is more than 10%, Holec said. _ The cumulative deviation between districts 1 & 5 was nearly 90%. The redistricting plan submit- ted by Bowers drops that devia- tion to less than 8% and maintains the percentage of mi- nority voters in districts 1 & 2. Mayor Nancy Jenkins and Councilman Chuck Autry are unaffected by the changes be- cause they are elected at-large. Autry asked if everyone was happy with the changes. "I'm not sure that I'm happy," Council said. "I'm not even quite sure that I'm satisfied." Council explained that she regretted the loss of 4,000 constituents, most of which were driven away by the flooding from Hurricane Floyd in 1999. "Hopefully, in the future, we'll gain some of them back, and some new ones aswell," she said. Holec said he would get the redistricting package to the Justice Department as quickly as possible. ee ee ee ‘2 i serene plan, seek ow y “Sens OF = - Co / | 1 . 7] } : : Ne : ’ American Stroke Associations. ah LI I Th a Pp Wwerert More treatm Ss Hee ane aviw vuu snouty ALWAYS PAV ATTENTION TH | Kee care Nig Penss OF stroke. oF bran attark. 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Its history and the process by _ which this case got to the court, its actual holding, as well as its obviously intended implications, are throughly chilling, not only to the rights of minorities, its imme- - subject, but to all women as weil, The case involved coe by a Hispanic woman, Martha Sandoval, to a new by the state of requirement Alabama that Safety, was named as a defendant. That both the federal trial and appellate courts agreed with her was not suprising since the princi- ples she invoked had been recog- nized by the Supreme Court since the mid-1970s and repeatedly ratified by the Congress since then. What was shocking was the fact that the current high court took the case at all, and then it agreed with Alabama, a state that has an extensive record of resisting the rights of* minorities, to limit the scope of a vitally important civil rights protection. It was the sec- ond time this term that the court entertained a challenge by Alabama to a previously well- established civil rights protection. The other case involved the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sandoval brought her case under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI prohibits of federal financial assistance, and Alabama, like every other state, receives large infusions of federal transpor- tation money, In exchange for that bid, they are supposed to refrain from discrimination be tat impartial practices can have discriminatory impact. But aan apoet y impartial ices a tremendously Slserintnatiy impact on racial and ethnic minorities, as well as’ the intent may have been benign does not soften the harsh effects. Thus, 30 years ago, a unanimous Supreme Court led by Warren Burger, the conservative chief, not the liberal Earl Warren, roundly condemned unintentional dis- crimination that nevertheless harmed minorities, characterizing it as a “built-in headwind." Yet the current court, by a bare majority, has seen fit to limit access to federal courts to a challenge this kind of systemic discrimination when committed with the use of federal funds. Voting against Sandoval were Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia and. Clarence Thomas. The Sandoval decision will, in all likelihood, apply with equal force to similar provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally- assisted education programs. Similarly, the decision also can be expected to apply to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974 and Title Il of the Americans With Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in federally funded pro- Ss, Tne educational iti could be expect from challenge. pid ores and girls, this means Breer eset LEZ Mis FEA eae pres ne a rare ee RE Lt the aptitude test is supposed to predict. The result is that women must get higher grades in high school to gain an equal shot at admission to the same colleges as_higher- scoring men, and they may lose out on numerous scholarship op- portunities in which standardized tests are a deciding factor. Even more worrisome is the fact that the same ultra-conservative judicial activists have signaled their hostility to civil rights laws in general and to the use of the disparate impact theory, in par- ticular, and may very well be getting ready to jettison it from a whole range of civil rights protec- tion. That would be great tragedy. We are long past the time when anyone is foolish enough to put out a sign saying "No Blacks need apply" or print separate columns for "“help-wanted---- male" and "“help-wanted---- female," but the results are still all too often the same. All women, minority men and women, and the disabled of both genders and many races have made great progress in the last 40 years. But if recent developments in the courts have been any indication, nothing, not even long- entrenched legal precedents, is set in tone, ard-won access to opportunities previoulsy attained and those not yet achieved hang in the balance, Isabelle Katz Pinzler is special counsel and director of the ederalism Project of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund was deputy assistant attor- ney general in the Clinton Justice . Women's Enews is a n Department et mele project of, NOW Legal fense. Ca Biy 382 Robersonville, NC Miss ae dations PSH Ve VMtY Vie co eleltl lel tT Lo. 25% Discount Offer good 5/18/01 - 6/18/01 Joyner's Boutique CLIP BOUTIGUE 115 EAST WILSON STREET FARMVILLE, NC ae 'NSAVE! | Keith W. Cooper no kwebottomline@yahoo.com 931-0752KeithW. Cooper Over a year ago, | asked the Greenville City Council to de- clare the month of May Senior Citizens Appreciation Month. Mayor Jenkins did. | also asked the Pitt County Board of Commissioners to declare the second week of May Senior Citizens Appreciation Week. It, with some hesitation, did so as well. Yet, the two institutions have ignored the proclamations thus far. The fact that May is Older Americans Month notwithstand- ing. too many people. including elected officials, still neglect our vulnerable senior citizens who have made significant contribu- tions to our society. By contrast, Sherrian Brown of South Lee Street Neighborhood Improvement in Ayden recog- nized senior citizens for the second year in a row on May 10". 1. as asked, gave the “purpose” for the event, which was well attended. | commend Brown’s efforts in Ts Ro ew Joan ttl continued from page 2 Some Sharpton supporters at the National Action Network argue that Jackson may never recover from the back-to-back political knockdowns he has suffered, and say it is time for him to pass the baton to their leader. Keanna Peyton, a spokes- woman for Jackson, says Jackson will not respond to claims by his critics that his political and moralimpact on the nation has been dwindling. "What I can speak to is the fact that we just wrapped up a 20-city tour of Georgia and the wonderful reception w received at each stop,"Peyton offers. For more than 30 years, Jesse Jackson has pontificated from the moral high ground. Suddenly, everything seemed to go downhill. In a shamful flip- flop, Jackson, at the beliest of worried financial contributions to his Wall Street Project, abruptly ceased his daily attacks on "president select" George W. Bush. In January, as the National Enquir was about to publish the JAZZY’S JAZZ BEAUTY SALON 141MARKET ST WASHINGTON 252-975 - TRIED OF WEARING @ DIFFERENT HATS. WE SPECALIZE IN HAIRCOLOR, ° ( PERMS, HAIRCUTS, RELAXERS . WALKINS ARE will serve as beacons of hope and guideposts of perseverance — for many teenagers struggling for a sense of dignity, direction, sponsor programs to raise con- and = 7 sciousness and awareness about the plight of the elderly. Further, Mayor Jenkins should lead the City of Greenville in apprecia- tion events and ceremonies for. our senescent population locally. During the. month. of ‘May, senior citizens should get at least a 50% discount on meals from restaurants. It doesn’t matter whether the food is filet mignon or fried chicken, collards, and sweet potato pudding. Food is food. Businesses that offer discounts beyond the traditional free teas should be recognized for giving something back to their communities. Seniors should be allowed to ride city transit free during May. Talk about budget constraints may be viewed as a convenient excuse to repudiate elderly con- cerns. Proactive plans to help the elderly help themselves should be planned far ahead of appreciation ceremonies. Information booths should be organized to educate the com- munity about senior issues. For example, breakthroughs in Arthritis, Diabetes and cancer research could be accentuated at story about the out-of-wedlock baby, the man once dubbed "the moral conscience of America" acknowledged the ex- tramarital affair. CNN piled on, dumping his Sunday talk show Both,Sides With Jssee Jackson, Corporate heads, who once cowered in boardrooms at the drop of Jackson's name,canceled meet- ings with him. And infighting among members of Jackson's own board at Rainbow/ PUSH broke out Last month, during a meeting with core supporters at the giant, mostly Black and Latino Local i199, Jackson _ reportedly pleaded for financial assis- tance,, claiming that he had lost at least $4 million in contribu- tions. People feel he hasn't been honest with them, "says a PUSH source "Some have raised questions: How are we going to approach corporations ?" According to the Gallup Poll, Rainbow/ PUSH has a 30% favorabvl rating WELCOME. County ‘Commissioner Hammond would not support my Prescription | ee ©. Supplemental Fund proposal, © which would’ve provided re- duced and free medications for thousands of seniors over. the long haul. Hammond believes the Department of Social Services has the answers. This is baloney. Many seniors who have to choose between the exorbitant costs of prescription drugs and food will fall by the wayside if Hammond doesn’t change his mind and support my package of badly-needed relief for the elderly. Mayor Jenkins, it’s time to go beyond mere ceremonial postur- ing and support your fellow senior citizens. Cutting ribbons and issuing plaques and certifi- cates won’t suffice. Seniors need to anchor themselves to something more concrete and sustainable. Get with the pro- gram. Commissioner Hammond, let’s put the rhetoric aside and. fulfill God’s commandments with respect to the “least of these.” among African Americans, who threw the bulk of their support behind groups like the NAACP, the Urban League, and the Congressional Black Caucus. It appears that Jackson is being shunned by the people he claims he is working to empower, he is being reviled by. right wing critics who abhor his confronta- tion tactics - from boycott threats to protests against pro- posed mergers - and some, including White TV talk show hosts havé demanded investaga- tions into his financial dealings. In Harlem, resentment of Jesse Jackson will not abate until he comes clean about the handwrit- ing of Wyatt Tee Walker and his parishioners. "Please know that your relation- ship with me and Canaan cannot be repaired until you make a public or written apology," Walker concluded in his searing missive to Jackson. "1 will not allow you to disrespect my person or the people | serve. 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"Guru", a teacher or spiritual leader. 4. “Humanitarian”, concern for the well-being of one's fellow human being. 5. Christian, a follower of — - Jesus and his teachings. 6. The church needs to be if ig if | rat i ‘man and woman to woman. Dr. George Hawkins Sexual Bonages Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ : Satan and his host work hard to draw men and women into sexual sins and perver- sions because it is a direct attack on the only institution God established before the fall. I'm talking about mar- riage. God created mankind in his own image (Gen, 1:27). After he had created Adam and put him in the Garden of Eden, "The Lord said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. | will make a helper suitable for him" (Gen. 2:18). "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh" (Gen. 2:24), 2:24). Today, there are those who are trying to redefine mar- riage by marrying ,man. tow,’ Others see no harm in having | extra-marital _ relationships. They justify their actions by saying that it helps the mar- flage. | Marridge, as God has or- dained, is the, foundation of a family and families are the foundation of society, When ae are destroyed, ilies are hurt severly and society eventually if effected i an adverse way. This is | part of Satan's plan to | God spoke very clearly Malas ones be _ that } have a motto: “If can do this, I'can do | anything.” Reggie Showers, age 37, the world’s _-» fastest moving double amputee. (He lost his legs at the age of 14 following — : -~ an electrical accident. He grew up in the West Philadelphia neighborhood.) 8. Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer in the world 9. Barbara Jordan Statue: The Austin, Texas city council recently approved : this statue of former US Rep. and professor. Barbara Jordan to be placed in the Austin- Bergatrom International Airport at the Barbara Jordan Passenger Terminal in Austin, TX. The $250.00 sculp- ture will be placed in the airport by the summer of 2002. (Jet Mag: 4/23/2001) . 10. Students who read are the ones who succeed. 11. Children's behavior is often a reflection of parents’ be- havior. 12. Let others have the 13. Become more patient. 14. Pay attention. sister." ter) (Including stepsis- 18:10 " Do not have sexual relations with your son's daughter or daughter's daughter. " 18:12, 13 "Do not have sexual relations with your father's or mother's sis- ter." 18:14 "Do not have sexual relations with your father's brother's wife." 18:15 "Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law." 18:16,18 " Do not have sexual relations with your sister-in-law." 18:17 "Do not have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter." 18:19 "Do not have sexual relations with a woman having her monthly period." 18:20 "Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife." 18:22 "Do not lie with a man as.one lies with a woman; that is detestable." 18:23 "Do not have sexual relations with an ani- mal. That is a perversion." "Every who does any of these detestable things. such persons must be cut off from their people. Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detesjable customs that were practiced before you came (from Egypt), and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God." sexual relations with an ani- mal. That is a perversion." "Every who does any of these detestable things. such persons must be cut off from their people. Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before-you came (froni Egypt), and do not defile yourselves with them. | am the Lord your God." (18:29-30), Now the above list is not all-inclusive, but it laid a foundation for understand- ing what constituted sexual sins. We notice in Deuteronomy 27:20-23 that sexual sins are included in the list of sins sacrifice are the avenues to — } success. Anything — ae | ___ inthis world you focus — _ On, you can make it happen. | 1S, Listen and tak less. "Two kinds of people fail those who listento “nobody, and those who. listen to everybody." - 17. Character is doing the right: thing, every time. 18... Sleep is just like food, water , and air, It's vital. 19. Fatigued drive cause 100,000 highway accidents. 20. It's a joy to be raised b a mother who loves me. 10 WAYS TO KILL A CHURCH 1. Don't come. 2. If you do come, always arrive late. 3. After every service, let it be known loud and clear that you "didn't get . anything out of the service." 4. Never accept a job or leadership position in the church. It's much better to stand on the side- _ lines and criticize . 5S. Visit other churches about half of the time just to show your pastor and other church members that you aren't tied to them. 6. Make the paid leaders of the church earn their salaries. Make them do all the work and blame them if it isn't done. 7. Sit toward the back of the church and never sing or par- ticipate in the service in any way. 8. Never pay in advance. There are some that deny that any sexual activity is a sin, but a natural process. "The body is not meant for sexual immortality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. By his power, God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself". (1 Cor. 6:3b-15a) Those who have become one with Christ should be horrified to take such a glorious relationship and ex- pose it to that which is detestable to God. The Lord dealt with such a person in Corinth through his servant, ~ the apostle Paul. A believer in the church had been in- volved sexually with his father's wife or stepmother. The sin was compounded by the fact that it was known, but the leaders did not disci- pline the man and put him out of their fellowship. So, Paul instructed the church to assemble and "hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be de- stroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord." Many scholars tell us that this action was only excom- munication. I happen to believe there is more hap- pening here than putting the man out of the fellowship of believers. I believe he was removed from the protective power of the Lord and placed into the power of in the church had been in- volved sexually with his fa- ther's wife or stepmother. The sin was compounded by the fact that it was known, but the leaders did not disci- pline the man and put him out of their fellowship. So, Paul instructed the church to assemble and "hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be de- stroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord," Many scholars tell us that this action was only excom- munication. 1 happen to believe oe, is more ha pening here than putting the man out of the fellowship of believers. 1 believe he was removed from the, protective esa and placed Je Wait to see if _ 16. A formula for failure: get your money's yo worth, pastor. 2s inet | rane 10. Be sure to point out 9. Never encourage the 7 any faults of your church to go any guest who might — “be present for the’ service. They might never notice these faults without your help. CORRECT PRONUNCIATION eeceese DuBois(dooh boys) , W.E.B. DuBois and/or Dubois Center on Hooker Road. POTASSIUM helps muscles and the heart to function properly. Bananas, oranges, dried fruits, cheddar cheese pro- duce potassium. IS YOUR OFFICE IMAGE TOO SOFT? At work, too many reminders of your children- photos, drawings-can send the message that your mind is more on home than on your job. Limit your- self to one cherished photo of each child, and perhaps one or two pieces of your children's artwork. | Display mementos as profession- ally as possible. Frame a drawing rather than simply taping it to the wall. Put photographs wouldn't be the first time God's people had been placed under the power of their enemy until they expe- rienced repentance for their sins. "It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you shou'd avoid sexual im- mortality; that each of you should learn to control his body in a way that is holy < ee : * 3 fs uare going to in simple, professional- _ looking frames. Position kid mementos less — prominently than pro- ~ fessional ones. ~ From: McCall, Feb. 1995 -4D's for putting you in a defeating position: Discouragement Depression Despair Defeat. and honorable, not in pas- sionate lust like the heathen who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy Ife. Therefore, he who rejects "There's Some thing In It For You" this instruction does not re ject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit" (1 Thess. 4:3-8) "But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immortality, of of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.” (Ephesians 5:3) Join Beat- B, signing up for Greenville Utilities’ Beat-the-Peak load management program, you'll be helping the entire community control energy costs. 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Remember thou saidst to the ‘faithful: is it not enough for you that Allah should help you with three thousand angels (spe- cially) sent down? "Yea" if ye. remain firm and act aright even if the enemy should rush here on — you in hot haste your Lord ‘would help you with five thou- sand angels making a terrific onslaught. Allah made it but a message of hope for you; and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except Jrom Allah the Exalted the Wise. . Quran 3:123-126 Al Qurtubi said, “The descent. of the angels is one of the means of achieving victory which is in itself not necessary for the Almighty Lord but which His creatures do need. Therefore the heart should be connected to Allah and trust in Him, for He is the One who helps both through means and also without means.” Yet, today mankind is oblivious to the world of the angels. Dimensions beyond our senses exist with us, controlling us in ways we do not know. But, for the angels constancy to their Lord and our Lord, we would be totally on our own and totally defenseless from the creation. To deny or dishonor them is spiritual suicide. The Jews wished to turn their backs on the angels. They lied on the angels Harut and Marut. Saying they taught the forbidden (Black Magic) arts to mankind. They followed what the evil onesegave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon; the blasphemers were not Solomon but the evil ones teaching men magic and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (such things) without saying: "We are only for trial so do not blas- pheme." They learned from them the means to sow discord be- “on Joy 1340AM | ppine : of the Here fi 1 sell their souls if they They called Jibril their enemy and refused the guidance brought to them by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) because the angel Jibril brought it to him. At-Tirmidhi reports that the Jews said about the Prophet, “He — is not one of the Prophets unless one of the angels comes to. him from the presence of his Lord with the message and revelation. “Who is your companion that we should follow you?’”, He said, “Jibril”.. They said, “He is the one who brings down war and fighting. He is our enemy! If you had said Mika’il who brings down the rain and mercy, we would have followed you.” So, Allah sent down His words: Say, Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel for he brings down the (revelation) to thy heart by Allah's will a confirmation of what went before and guidance and glad tidings for those who believe. Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and apos- tles to Gabriel and Michael Lo! Allah is an enemy to those who reject faith. 2:97-98 The Jews claim that Jibril was their enemy and that this enmity is what prevented them from believing in the prophethood of Muhammad since the one who brought him the revelation was Jibril. The truth is that their enmity to him stemmed from rancor and envy since they disliked the fact that pro- phethood had moved from them to this middle community and that Jibril, had descended with the firm deen which abrogates all other deens Al-Qurtubi said, “the verse indicates the honor of Jibril, and the censure of all who oppose him. The words of the Almighty, is a threat and a rebuke to all opponents of Jibril, and it in- forms us that enmity to some things necessarily entails Allah’s enmity in return. Thus, Islam teaches that to disdain and dishonor the angels, is a sure way to lose all hope of salvation in this world and the next The angels will gather our souls at death. Say: "The Angel of Death put in charge of you will (duly) take your souls: then shall ye be brought back to your Lord." 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