Ns! n -DITION In The News: Minister Louis Farrakhan The Wooten School of Music The Jackie Robinson Baseball League Chief Spell Ist African American Vice-Pres Ffreman Association Dr Best recieves Scroll of Merit w) ba y The Minty ce Gass vei DE THIS by. Michelle B. Phipps Washington AF. RO Staff An_ international petition drive in support of repara- tions for Black American descendants of slaves will officially kickoff in Capitol Heights, Md., on Aug. 21 for a five-day petition drive. Started by Clara Peoples. founder of the Oregon June Teenth Reparations Project, and spearheaded by Dr. Saharra L. Bledsoe. the Reparations Yes-Movement hoped to garner more sup- port for two pieces of legis- lation, House Bill 40 and House Resolution 356. Both call on America to reexam- ine the effects of slavery and its lingering aftermath. We're embarking on the reparations movement as if it were a new agenda," said Dr. Bledsoe. the founder of JuneTeenth International here in DC. "People always think it's radicals who get involved in reparations, but we're moving away from that." The thrust of the campaign is to have at least 50,000 signatures from each state as "conclusive evidence that America is ready to make amends for the wrong and injury upon an entire race of people.” Dr. Bledsoe ex- plained. Once the petition drive is completed, the re- sults would be made avail- able to Congress, the country and the world during the Reparations- Yes! March for Reparations that will take place Sept. 15,2003. H.R. 40 was first introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D- Mich.) in 1989 "to acknowl- edge the fundamental injus- tice, cruelty, brutality and ~ inhumanity of slavery in the US and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865." It also called for a "commission to examine the institution of slavery, subse- quently de jure and de facto racial and economic dis- crimination discrimination agianst African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recom- mendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes." House Resolution 356, "The Apology for Slavery Resolution of 2000," is a concurrent bill whose first submission was made before Congress June 2000 by Rep. Tony Hall (D-Ohio). When asked why African Americans believe they should be given reparations for slavery, Lisa Clay, a Portland, Ore. based organ- izer for the Reparations- Yes Movement petition, said be- cause President Lincoln promised the ex-slaves 40 acres and a mule, which they never got. "We're entitled to it," said Ms. Clay. "It's not welfare. This belongs to the descen- dants of the slave trade. And since the descendants of slavemasters got their wealth individually, made from the backs of slaves should be given theirs individually as well." Some have argued that since slaves did not start on an equal footing, the descen- dants are paying even to this day. Vincene Verdun, an associate professor of Ohio State University College of Law, wrote in a study, An Analysis of Reparations to African Americans: "Systematic and government-sanctioned eco- nomic and racial oppression since the abolition of slavery impeded and interfered with the self-determination of African Americans, and ex- cluded them from sharing in the growth and prosperity of the nation." That, together with modern day racism such as racial profiling, the larger number of black men being put to death and arguments against affirmative action have made the issue of reparations one that is way past due, accord- ing to Dr. Bledsoe. Reparations for slavery has become such a hot topic recently that it has influ- enced the Bush administra- tion's decisions in other areas. It has been cited as one of the determining fac- tors whether the US may attend what has been called one of the most important conferences on race. Last week.. the AFRO reported that President Bush said he will not be sending a delegation to the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 07, if talks on reparations for slav- ery and colonialism. and ; A JACKIE ROBINSON BASEBALL LEAGUE CELEBRATES 10 YEARS Mle Si te ay Mi cbags gh cr ne * shih & 8 ee Ae He ee Name DayPar rott Hilts _ Age: 57 Age: 31 Occupation: Occupation: co-owner of learning center accounting firm president Name: Kerns DISTRICT 1 Name: Mildred Name: Rebecca Council (1) Phillips Age: 51 Age: 22 Occupation: Occupation: State employee ECU student DISTRICT 2 Name: Rose Name: Rufus Glover (I) Huggins Age: 51 Age: 61 Occupation: Occupation: cardiologic tech- insurance sales nologist representative DISTRICT 3 Name: Ric Miller Name: Mike Age: 55 Ruff Occupation: Age: 28 owner of con- Occupation: struction firm office manager at ECU Name: Archie Smith Occupation: retited Age: 61 (I) ~ Incumbent Age: 48 Forbes (I) Occupation: Age: 74 owner of sign Occupation: company real estate agent Name: - Morris (I) Name: John Hutchens Age: 52 Age: 31 Occupation: : instructor and marketing execu- administrator at tive PCC Name: Chip Little owner of real estate firm Name: Chuck Name: Pat Dunn Autry Age: 64 Age: 69 Occupation: Occupation: ECU professor body shop owner Name: Keith W. Cooper Age: 35 Occupation: business- man, part-time instructor Note; photos of all candidates not available Nanee: Ray Craft Name: Blanche et NNR Mgt in ety Aid ly MRO ND Wi ae ae f . hues tet. i en ak ne ee eee “or years, politicians, particularly * those on the right, have insinu- ~~ ated that the Black community's ‘constant criticism of the nation’s ae police agencies is the result of » gur collective paranoia. Sell that to people ~ Jike Fred Hampton and other Black folks _ who were shot to death in their sleep by -- police officers --- or. more recently, tell it ta Abner Lovima or Amadou Brallo. We think you get the point: Significant fac- tions of the nation’s police forces have been, and continue to be out of control. * “Now, finally, a lot of White folks seem to be getting it. Incidents at Ruby Ridge and Waco have raised awareness that innocent citizens— even children—can be maimed or killed by the nation’s police agencies and shrugged off by officials as the cost of doing business. As some have pointed out, there are no memorials to the inno- cent children killed there as there is for the children during the Oklahoma City bombing. The difference: In Oklahoma City, innocent children were killed by the actions of Timothy McVeigh, a private- citizen; at Ruby Ridge and Waco, inno- cent children were killed by federal oP Now, White folks—conservative Ihite males in particular—are up and arms about how out of control the na- tion’s police agencies. The Ku Klux Klan even plans to march in Fort Wayne, Ind., in part to protest police corruption on a ocal level. They all are now convinced that some of our police entities are dan- gerously out of control. We told you so... long time ago... ‘Now that the nation’s various police agencies are kicking down White folks’ doors and shooting them and their chil- dren, conveniently loosing thousands of pages of evidence in high profile trials and have been caught spying on people through the very walls of their homes us- ing heat reading devices and odor detec- tors, people are crying foul. But, then again...we told you so... Police misconduct scandals in cities like Los Angeles, New York and New Or- leans, have got some people thinking. On the local level, we’ve also had a rash of incidents reported and it has been said the difference between a police force and an armed mob is discipline. Without disci- pline, which is strict adherence to stan- dards of ethical behavior as well as ac- cepted and fair law enforcement proce- dures, a police force degenerates into something little more than an armed and organized street gang. An ethical police force must not trample on people’s consti- r<) eo | EDITORIALS } lo one in this country | 10uld be above the lav tutional rights to enforce the law. Once a police does that, he or she becomes a criminal and how, one might ask, can a criminal be entrusted with the job of law enforcement?’ No one in America is supposed to be above the law — not even the president. Shouldn’t it be the same for law enforce- ment officials? We believe so, but that just isn’t the case. For example, if you allege that someone has assaulted you, you can call the police, have the person arrested and sent before the prosecutor to be charged and subse- quently tried for the alleged crime. But, if you allege that vou were beaten by the police, can you call the police and have the offending officer arrested? Sorry, but it doesn’t work that way. You can file a complaint with the department and have it investigated by an internal affairs officers, who probably is a friend of the offending officer. If the complaint gets that far, count on the legendary brotherhood of the badge. forbidding officers to tell on even the worst of their lot, to protect a bad cup, and count on far too many of them being willing to “testi-lie” in court in an attempt to cover the misdeeds of an offi- cer on the street. Furthermore, can you get the prosecutor to give you a retraining order against a police officer, whom you feel is harassing you? We think not. And, if you were involved in a trial and called up the person who filed a complaint against you to harass him or her into dropping the charges, you’d end up facing more charges. But, a police officer, against whom you've filed charges can call you or come on your property while hiding behind a badge. Our police agencies, whether city, county, state or federal, have a mission to serve and protect the public. Do you know of any other-so-called servant who doesn’t have to answer to his or her mas- ter? And, don’t the police officers, who claim they are ‘good cops” who care about the community have an obligation to help departments weed out the crimi- nals in their own midst? For years many in the Black community have advocated the wholesale institution of citizen review boards to monitor the activities of the armed folks who patrol our communities. Those pleas, for the most part fell on deaf ears. After all, we were just being paranoid. Now that others are yelling, maybe something will be done to stop the erosion of discipline and ethics in our police agencies and bring back discipline and trust to their ranks. Just maybe... Practice makes perfect if each one, teaches one nother year has come and gone, and another crop of young leaders has been gradu- ated from their colleges, high ae schools and grammar schools, purportedly prepared to tackle the future. Or are they? While there are certainly many commit- ted teachers and administrators of all col- ors doing the best they can with what lit- tle they ‘re given, there are also too many others who aren’t doing their best for our > children. That will impact the quality of the graduates of tomorrow, unless we as a community demand better now. Better teachers, and more African-American ed- ucators in the classroom. More Black ad- ministrators who are in policymaking’ po- sitions to look out for the best interests of all children, especially ours. And, a school board that puts children before politics. These changes will make a big difference in the quality of graduate for tomorrow. But what about the graduates of today? ‘What should we be doing as a community to help them transition smoothly? Give them encouragement, and oppor- tunity. We give lots of lip service to yens people about being successful, but how many of us mentor a young person as he/she moves on to the next level of de- nt? How many of us help define __ Fesponsibility for young men and women looking for their proper place. How many of us give them something meaningful to do, not only to earn a liv- ing, but learn the value of work and mak- ing a contribution? Do we ever make it clear to them that this is their community too, and we will one day pass.the baton of leadership to them, but they have to be prepared? How many us make clear that graduat- ing from school is not the end of learning, but the beginning of living by putting what you've learned into practice? Our graduates are a tremendous re- source for the future. But they’re also a great resource now, especially with their advanced computer skills and training. Most importantly, our grads can reach back to the generation behind them, and give them proper leadership and guid- ance. Beyond all else they'll learn the un- derstanding that “each one, teach one” may be the greatest lesson of all. If we encourage them, at a young age, to take part in positively molding another ounger life, there will certainly be an impact on the graduates of tomorrow. € potential is unlimited for the Class of 2001. Their contributions are promis- ing, and their future is bright. But only if we, as a community, love guide and re- spect them. By doing so, the Class of 2001 will one day pass on these lessons to future leaders. by Sen. Fred Thompson hope Gale Norton, our new Secretary of Interior, has seen the movie “Home Alone.” Because that’s what she is as the only confirmed political appointee at the Department of the Interior. Oth- er federal agencies aren't much better off — The Department of Education has just two of 16 appointees confirmed, or 13 percent; Jus- tice, six of 34, 18 percent; Transportation, four out of 18, 22 percent; and Treasury, just five out of 21, or 24 percent. In fact, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill had to travel all the way around the world to a meeting of the Asian Development Bank because he didn’t have the appointee in place that he would or- dinarily send. This is a real problem. When our system of government was de- signed more than 200 years ago, the Found- ing Fathers realized that in order to do the work of the people, the efforts of elected offi- cials would need to be supplemented by the service of non-elected public servants. In or- der to prevent them from abusing their signif- icant power, our Founding Fathers included in the Constitution a requirement that certain high-ranking officials receive the advice and consent of the Senate in order to assume their influential positions. The theory behind this process is that even though the appointees themselves are not elected, the public can hold the President and Congress responsible for the appointee’s actions while he or she serves the public interest. Over time, our federal government has grown in complexity. The executive branch has expanded immensely, and Congress has been required to handle many more nomina- tions than the Founding Fathers would ever have imagined. The entire appointment process has become so difficult, complex, in- trusive, and expensive that some of the best qualified people are reportedly turning down the opportunity to serve the public. Citing privacy concerns, severe post-employment restrictions, and the sometimes low public image of government officials, potential ap- pointees are reluctant to enter the fray. It is incumbent on the President and Con- gress to ensure that appointees meet exacting standards. But all to often the appointment process becomes mired in politics. Nominees face burdensome, duplicative, perhaps unnec- essary paperwork, and confusing ethics laws which in large part have lost sight of their ini- tial purpose. In fact, the process of recruiting and confirming nominees have evolved into a bureaucratic maze that has been referred to by some as a “hazing process.” It is neither the responsibility nor the right of Congress to Reforming the presidential appointment process divulge every intimate detail of a nominee's life 10 the public’s insatiable appetite for knowledge of its elected officials. While po- tential conflicts of interest need to be identi- fied, what a nominee did with his or her lunch money in the fourth grade does not. The broken appointment system is unfair to both the appointee and to the President, and the problem seems to be getting worse with each new administration. If estimates are right, it may take a full year for President Bush’s nominees to be appointed and con- firmed. The President will be without his nec- essary key advisors for one-quarter of a presi- dential term. To date, only 120 out of 495 nominees have been confirmed. It’s clear we're gong to have to look at things differently. During my tenure as Chair- man of the Senate Committee on Govern- mental Affairs, I presided over a set of hear- ings on the state of the presidential appoint- ment process, where those most familiar with the confirmation guantlet presented thought- ful and reasonable testimony identifying ways to improve the process. Witnesses iden- tified ways the White House can improve the way it addresses the issue. Further, the Senate needs to take a look at timing, the holds process, and the many duplicative forms. The Office of Government Ethics has made rec- ommendations on ways to reduce the paper- work burden nominees must complete. 1 plan to pursue improvements in this area. The ability of a President-elect to attract the best people to public service and put them to work is obviously of critical importance. The process must be streamlined in order to make it easier for the President’s nominees to ac- cept appointments. Recently, the Presidential Appointee Initia- tive released a “Nominee’s Bill of Rights,” calling for Congress and the White House to treat nominees with fairness, courtesy and re- spect. Paul Light, senior adviser to The Presi- dential Appointee Initiative, noted, “If we be- lieve — as the Founders did — that public ser- vice should be both a duty and an honor, the White House and Congress should make the process simple, fast, and as fair as possible.” I can't imagine anything of greater civic important than getting the right people to heed the call to public service. Further, we owe it to the President and his key appointees the ability to get a team in place in a timely fashion. The government should not be re- sponsible for maintaining undue barriers to public service, and the President must not be asked to do the people’s business with only a skeleton crew in place. (Thompson is a United States senator from Tennessee.) by Yaqtn Abdul-El Malik Kinshasa $ we probe into our urban communities today, we find that many of the young ee wee becoming the product of a dol- laristic society, which manufactures extrin- sic desires. The motor of this dangerous ve- hicle is fueled from the want of material ins, which produce anxieties for the ma- $e Time for a recall before we, as a people, fall personal fulfillment. As an industrialized society, we manufacture countless goods for sale and trade. To remain at the top of the trade market our products have to be quality, flawless, or immediately there is a recall for repair. We African-American peo- ple are a product ofthe greatest manufactur- er — GOD, We have become defective. We have deve an unwarranted flaw in our thinking which filters out of us through behavior, which reflects the pains of rejec- tion from a selfish government that has done all but kicked Africa Americans out of this country barefoot and naked, while opening generous arms of unity to other ethnic groups within the same society. Now we can not sit and cry over the cause of the defect. We must take the re-, sponsibility for a recall — we must take the natural approach of the Scriptures to recall |] Dear Editor, 7 : Discounts on frequency number of | | LETTER PO y hoger via mail.fax or Internet, Letters may: subject matter published i the Minority. Voee i ___ “Mail letters to: ‘The Minority Voice News | Experience may ‘not be the best teacher - The people in charge of traditional dri- || ver education maintain that teenagers drive so badly because they lack experience be- hind the wheel. The remedy they suggest is Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL), | which mandates that teens have years of experience before they can obtain full dri- ving privileges. Does experience, by itself, really teach good driving? Look around. Most of those drivers out there are experienced. They do not slow down in fog. They cannot keep a proper following distance. They signal their intentions only when it suits them. They cannot merge smoothly onto express- ways. They disregard speed limits not only out on open roads, but in congested towns and cities. They can’t even finish their turns in the proper, i.e.: legally-designated lane! Clearly, experience is not the key to good driving. Then why is there this great push for Graduated Driver Licensing? The powers that be in driver education don’t know what else to do. Their only other method, making emotional appeals to drive ‘safely,” never worked either, and the obvious concept of simply TEACH- ING GOOD DRIVING is alien, even threatening to traditional high-school driver education. I wholeheartedly applaud calls for great- ly increased driving experience, but warn that experience which is not grounded in correct theory is of extremely little value. Kenneth L. Zuber, Homewood, IIl. High arrest rates concern of task force Dear Mayor Herenton, The Disproportionate Minority Con- finement Task Force (DMC) gathers data about minorities being over represented in the country’s jail system for The Ten- nessee Commission on Children and Youth. The Commission create the task force in response to a mandate from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquen- cy Prevention. State Rep. John DeBerry is chairman of the state DMC Task Force; Gwendolyn Glenn is the Regional Repre- sentative for TCCY., It'is a long-held-phenomenon that ana- lysts trace in part to raw arrest figures. Separate data from the FBI show that Blacks are arrested at rates far higher than their national population percentage. For comparison purposes, in Memphis and Shelby County, the figures are still coming in. The Memphis & Shelby County Local Disproportionate Minority Confinement Task Force is a satellite for the state DMC. We are identifying means of impacting the minority overrepresentation in this area. We the local DMC, are requesting an ap- pointment with you to gain your support for our efforts. We would like the city to recognize the importance and urgency of this endeavor by endorsing visits to Mem- phis and Shelby County detention centers. This will be in conjunction with The Ten- nessee Legislative Black Caucus, currently chaired by State Rep. Larry Turner. We want.a city office create to monitor of existing organizations and agencies that are funded to impact the risk factors that lead minorities to confinement; receive a periodic summarization of incarcerations that could have been handled differently; maintain open dialog with the mayor’s of- fice regarding the effectiveness of pro- ‘grams that are designed for prevention and/or intervention of juvenile delinquency (a major concern of the OJJDP), including Alcohol and Drug programs; a city-wide newsletter that reports the progress and/or roadblocks of the city in dealing with the overrepresentation of minorities in our jail system; and establish a balance between building new jails, prevention programs, and programs designed to re-establish ex- convicts into society. The state DMC meets Aug. 14 in Nashville. Our intentions are to report the progress of this area in dealing with this pressing concern. 1 Am Yours Because He Is 1 AM, . Dr. James R. Bingham, THE MINORIY VOICE NEWSPAPER 18,000 Circulation Bi-Weekly Anual Subscription $40.00 Newspaper Size - 6 Column by 21 Inches Quarter Page - $260.00 ' Half Page - $615.00 Full Page - $1200.00 - Local - $8.75 per column inch National - $10.75 per column inch Inserts - $.09 per insert fore we may become a healed people. (Kim Shasa is an inmate at the Shelby County Jail.) jail standing room-only ser- mon, hugged a mayoral candidate. marched tri- umphantly through Harlem and just for good measure,laid plans for a presidential run. And that was before lunch. "They thought locked us down, Sharpton told the 600 supporters who jammed his National Action Network headquarters in Harlem to hear his morning sermon. "They didn't know that they can't lock us out." The whirlwind day came less than 24 hours after Sharpton was freed after serving 86 dzys in a federal prison for pro- testing the US Navy's bombing on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques- ---a battle he continued to wage at an afternoon rally in the Bronx. they HONORIN THE RED: BI By Ron Daniels August 17 ,\was the 114th dithday of one of the 2reitest. ceaders the A‘rican world has ever noduced. the Honorable Viaicus Moriah Garvey, No» h storical personage nore than ~— Marcus Garvey contributed 10 che resurrection of the collective self-esteem ard self worth of an ppressec and battered OIE than this giant of 1 human being who set as his task the rescue and econsttuction of a ‘mighty race" of people. ff vou do not know about this seminal tigure n African history, it is a estimony to the desrce ha the evacy oof A‘ricans ‘n America has xen bleachec, white- washed from the pages MW othe Euro-centric his Orv tha: is still fed to the Masses Of Our people. It ‘S clso a sign of how some OF the mos: potent eacers 11 our history vve been relegated +o ‘eave obscurity be- cause thev were consid- 2r2¢ dangerous, a threat © the status quo ina ‘acist nation. Born imo winbie circumstances in he British colony. of lamaica, even as @ very voung man. Garvey never accepted the no- tion that Africans should be sub-servient to Europeans. While many of his contemporaries were willing to accom- modate to their status as colonial subjects, Garvey was determined that Africans «in Jamaica. the Caribbean, America and most im- portantly in Africa would one day rise up to break the shackles of enslavement in whatever form they were imposed. One of his greatest as- sets was his knowledge and mastery of African history. Deep in his bones. Garvey could re- ject slavery and colonial- ism because he knew from whence the African peoples of the world had come; he knew that Black people — from Africa were the givers of life and the source of the world's first civilizing influences - astronomy, mathematics, engineer- ing, medicine, the worlds multi-genius, the pyramids. etc. Hence Vareus Garvey could proclaim with absolute confidence,“ You were once great, you will be and "Up yreat again “bis Michael O. Allen Dave Saltonstall On his first day of freedom, the Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a- rally, “part revival--- served a unique combi- nation of purposes for Sharpton. — The fiery preacher. his’ beard gone still sporting said he a mustache, would start setting up an exploratory committee tomorrow to help him run for President in 2004. "The people who are being raised as probable candidates are more un- known than | am, " said Sharpton. who men- tioned — Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) and former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey — of Nebraska. "So what are coming, part protest — Cotton Club, where | 32Ibs.,. in jail, promised ‘to show. off his new frame." Sharpton said. © The parade of support- ers who greeted Sharpton yesterday in- cluded the fathers of police shooting victims Amadou Diallo and - Patrick Dorismond and the three Bronx men ar- rested with Sharpton---- Councilman Adolfo Carrion Jr., Assemblyman Jose Riveria and Bronx Democratic Party Chairman Roberto Ramirez. Bronx Borough President and mayoral candidate we talking about?” He also joked that if he Vice President Al Gore. they would wage the "battle faced former of the two Al's." The day was not all work for Sharpton, who managed to find his way you mighty race, you can accomplish what you will." Garvey's greatest gift may well have been his capacity to make African people believe in themselves again! It was this capacity to inspire Black people through incisive analy- sis, uplifting orator and the articulation of a blueprint for — global Black Power that en- abled him to build the largest. mass-based or- ganization in the history of this country and the African world. The Universal Negro Improvement Associati- on and African Commu- nities League. more popularly known as the UNIA. Founded in 1914 in his native Jamaica.the UNIA exploded into in- ternational prominence when Garvey arrived in the United States and set up shop in Harlem. By some estimates. at its height, the UMA had a membership of nearly 10 million people in the United States. Canada’ the Caribbean. Central and South America and Europe. Organized like a nation, the UNIA had a military wing. the African Legion, the African Motor Corps. Black Cross Nurses: an educational system: a full blown economic program which included farms. factories, grocery stores. cleaners and the Black Star Steamship Line the most widely read newspaper of the period, The Negro World and a magazine, The Blackman: and. an African-centered __relig- ion called the Universal Atrican Orthodox Church. The UNIA re- flected Garvey's vision and blue- print for global Black Power - self-help, self- reliance and self- determination through Pan- Africanism with the African with the African con- tinent as the cornerstone. Garvey believed that the Atrica people of the world have a common history, cul- ture and destiny and that we would only return to our state of original greatness once we redis- cover who we are as a people, Black people, Garvey reasoned, must also. have a formidable base from which to pro- mote and detend our interests. This he saw as the continent of Africa, the motherland of the Fernando Ferrer arrived during the sermon, get- ting a hug from Sharpton. Sharpton said he had not made a mayoral en- dorsement decision. add- ing. "I will certainly make one before Labor Day." GARVEY AND LACK & GREEN Atrican people of- the world. Just as people of other ancestries have a land base as the primary bastion from which to project their interests, so it is that people of African descent must do likewise. Hence Marcus Garvey proclaimed, "Europe for the Europeans, Asia for the Asians. Africa for the Africans at home and abroad." a The UNIA also had its own anthem and a Flag: The Red, Black and Green. Garvey had in- tended for the anthem and the Flag to be uni- versal svmbols that peo- ple from throughout the Atrican world would recognize. respect and rally around as sources of unity and pride. Of the two. the Flag. the Red. Black and Green has been the most per- manent and endearing symbol. Many Africans in America know it as the Black Liberation Flag. Others are aware of it but are unaware of its origins. Broadly speaking, the Red is for the blood and suffering. tragedy and triumphs of African people: Black, for the people. African people. our history and culture; and. Green is for ‘land. mother Africa. the land of our birth and the land which we must reclaim to build a power-base for people of African descent through- out the world. Marcus Garvey was a remarkable man. who bequeathed an incredible legacy to people of African descent. Every time we see the Red, Black and Green, we should remember _ his legacy. Indeed, as | have been proposing for some time now, African peo- ple as an act of self determination should de- clare August 17, Marcus Garvey's birthday, Universal African Flag Day. A day when the Red, Black and Green should be visible every - Where in honor of a master teacher, organizer and motivator: The Hon: Marcus Moriah Garvey.! 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Previous technical experience in utility and: or industrial maintenance highly | tecommended. Must have the ‘ability to troubleshoot f ulty mechan cal and electrical systems. Computer skills involves Graduation from an accredited High School is required vith advanced technical highly desirable. A valid North Caolina crivers license is required with an additional requirement of a CDL. Applications accepted through . Salary Ranged $24,565 - S 43,909, Pirployment is contingent upon passing a physical ewimnaion including a drug screening urinalysis. to erue consideration, a complete Greenville utilities’ aylication must be received in the Human Resources ¢ hee. Coatact the Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 18-17. Greenville, NC 27835 ( 801 Mumtord Road) or call (252) SS1-1S13. http: Avww.gue.com An Equal Opportunity Employee’ “Minorities Are Encouraged To Apply" - dual to pertorni | rotating standby.’ Ne av Chief Roy Spell Chief Spell is to be con- gratulated on this accom- Chief Roy Spell sworn in as First Vice-President of the North Carolina State Fireman's Association On August 11.2001 Roy Spell Chief of the Greenville Fire/Rescue Department. was swom in as the First Vice-President of the North Carolina State Fireman's Association. at the annual Banquet held in Greensboro. NC. Chief Spell has served as a Director of the Board of the North Carolina State Fireman's Association — last year. He will serve. is First Vice-President for one vear. and become President in August of 2002. "This is a great honor for me to be selected as the first Vice-President of the North Carolina State Fireman's Association. | look forward to working with the board in the coming year" com- mented Chief Roy Spell. Honorable Chief & Ae * *® # plishment. Chief — Spell represents the entire mem- bership of the Association which at this time totals 1226 departments — with 43.634 members. Chief Spell is the first African- Arnerican to hold office in the 114 year history of the organization. "Chief Spell is a progressive leader whose opinions and decisions are. respected by all of those he leads. He has been and continues to be a major player in the North Carolina fire service, and his leadership is one of the factors that makes North Carolina a recognized leader in the fire service in the nation," commented Paul Miller,.Executive Director of the North Carolina State Firemen's Association. For more information contact Chief Roy Spell at 329-4404. Tthe Eva J. Lewis Alumni Chapter of Elizabeth City | | Siate University held a "Melvin. W. Rountree | Scholarship Award" service at the White Oak 7 Baptist Church. Grimesland. NC. on Sunday. July. 15. 2001. Four scholarships were presented. Elizabeth City State University. He worked hard in the community and throughout Pitt County recrutt- Citv'State University. The first recipient was Andrea Moore, the daughter of Cleveland & Denise Moore, and the late Melvin W. Rountree. Andrea is a rising Junior at St. Augustine College. Raleigh. NC. The second recipient was Tiray Jones, the g , son of lyvette Daniels. liray is a recent graduate of J. H. Rose High School and will be attending Elizabeth City State University this Fall. The third recipient was Kendrick Parker. the son of Jerry & Niagara Parker. Kendrick is a recent graduate of North Pitt High School and will be Elizabeth City State University this Fall. The fourth recipient was Trecia Taft. the daughter of Charles & attending Rose laft. lrecia is a recent graduate of J. H. Rose High School and will be attending Flizabeth City State University this Fall. The Eva J. Lewis Alumni Chapter would like to extend an invitation to all alumnus of Elizabeth City State Universit , to any one that has attended the university, or to anyone who is interested in becoming a member. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Mary Cates, president at 758-5039. Mr. Melvin W. Rountree was a "1944" graduate o@ | f ing and encouraging students to attend Elizabeth } the granddaughter of } THE FAMILY MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURED THE WINANS PHASE2 A PRAIZE PARTY AND CHRISTIAN ENTERTAINMENT ‘ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR!!! Dr. Garrie Moore, vice chancellor for student life at } East Carolina University, has ‘| completed the Institute for | Educational Management at i hae pinnae two-week program. | of the Harv. iredtaanetes | Higher Education in the university's Graduate School a he Dr. Garrie Moore eli cludi ECL VICE CHANCEL COMPLETE ud nll several other nations. The in- stitute was designed for senior-level administrators who are responsible for ‘ shaping broad institutional policy. At ECU, Moore sits on the chancellor's cabinet and oversees all student life ie and services in- rec i your example, | Sincerely, Elizabeth Bowen VOTE FOR CHUCK QUTR CTT COUNCIL To the Editor: I have worked for Mr. Chuck Autry for nearly 17 years and first and foremost, I detest politics. But after reading a letter from a lady that was published in the Daily Reflector forum, I knew it was my time to respond. Long before Mr. Autry was involved in any elections, I witnessed his generosity to many people of all races and all religions. During the flood, I saw him become physically ill due to ex- haustion which came from doing too much. He exhausted himself physi cally and financially during this time. He was on the phone for hours locating housing for people. He bought food, blankets, clothes, paid light bills, loaned vehicles and when his pockets were empty, he started begging from more fortunate people to help. For someone to say that Mr. Autry turned his back on them is a slap in my face. I'm sorry mam, but you just came when the money well went dry. He couldn't bear to Say no to anyone so I did the only thing I could. I referred peo- ple to Philippi Church of Christ which happens to be a black church that helps anyone and all races, If Mr. Autry had all that he had ever given away to needy people, he could retire a millionaire to any place in this country. Instead, he is still working and still helping people. And by the way, Mr. Autry's business was flooded, also. I ask anyone who reads this, including myself.- What have you done for your neighbor in need lately? We could all take lessons from Chuck Autry, instead of | : fattening our own wallets all of the time, Hats off to you, Chuck. You're a good man with a big heart. Thank you for | one in 21 chance of being murdered before he is 25, and homicide is the leading cause of death for Black men 15 - 24. Not cancer, Not heart disease, Murder. What — should __ Black America be doing to en- sure the survival of our young men?We must make them our No. I priority. The functioning of Black ‘ Mrs. Beatrive Maye To the editor- What can we do? These young Black men in trou- ble. They are our sons, our brothers, our loves, and our future. Large numbers of ‘Black professional women are alone, unmar- ried and failing to procre- ate because of the shrinking pool of economi- cally stable or marriage- able men. Dr. Julia Hare, co-editor of THE ENDANGERED BLACK FAMILY says "National Statistics confirm that one in every four Black men between 20 - 29 is either in prison, on probation or on parole". Worse, out of an- ger and frustration, young Black men are destroying themselves in record num- bers, dying needless, vio- lent deaths at each other's hands. A Black man has families and American so- ciety cannot be enhanced until the highest priority is assigned to ensuring that Black boys, Black male youths, Black adult men and Black fathers are able to fulfill their responsibili- ties as productive members of our society. We must force politicians to create policies and pro- grams that strengthen the Black family. We must be a mentor, a role model for Black boys. The absence of role models in the class- room is another serious obstacle to the education of Black boys. Black mothers must commit to teaching their sons responsibility, cooking, cleaning and homework just as they do their daughters. Black family involvement and supporting each other are essential. Let's all resolve to do something today. This is the zero hour. piritual R Dr. George Hawkins What is Prayer? Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ: To understand what prayer is. it helps to realize What it is not. Prayer is not an emotional release. It is not an escape valve. It is much more than just asking God for a favor. Perhaps most important of all. prayer is not a religious exercise. ‘om You should be praying for results every time you pray. Do not just speak empty words. Jesus said in Matthew 6:7, "But when ye pray, use not vain repeti- tions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speak- ing." The beauty of your prayer does not get the ear of God. He responds to faith. If you were to ask me to pray for you and | began by saying "Lord. bless. him/her. Meet his/her every need."; end of prayer. You may feel that this wasn't an effective prayer because it wasn't long and drawn out and you didn't feel any type of physical manifestations from it, but it was effective because of my degree of faith. | prayed exactly what | meant. It makes no difference how long you pray or how beauti- ful your words. Praying in faith is merely having con- fidence in God's willing- ness to use His power to answer your prayer. The man who knows the importance of prayer is very difficult to defeat. He knows Beatrice Maye __ For Your Information Searching - Name some African-American (Black), (Male .or Female); who helped to shape Greenville (Pitt County's) history. Let me hear from you. Longevity and Marriage Recent studies say happily married men live 8-10 years longer than single or divorced men, and happily married women live 3-4 years longer than single or divorced women. On the other hand, those who are entangled in unpleasant unions may find their physical conditioning dete- riorating. Behavior specialists point out that bad relationships can put a strain on your heart and at the same time, initiate a domino effect on negative stress- induced behaviors,, such as abus- ing controlled substances or overeating in an effort to fend off the feelings of loneliness, rejection or de- pression. Love has the power to protect women from indulging in such health risks. The researchers discov- ered that a happy relations curb strokes and heart that, regardless of what comes, he can pray and God will move in his. behalf. The key to success in prayer is expecting results. Many Christians think, /'/ pray and maybe something will happen. They say, "I'm just hoping and praying.” If ‘you are hoping to get results, you will never re- ceive from God. "Hoping to get" is not the same as "believing you receive.” The promises of God bring you hope in hopeless situations. However, hope has no sub- stance in itself. You may say; "I hope to get healed some- dav." You hope to receive someday, but someday never comes. Faith brings hope into reality and gives sub- Stance to it. Hebrews 11:1 says. "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The object of hope becomes a reality through faith. Hope is always in the future. Faith is always now: Faith causes you to receive from God. The believer who is operating in faith believes that God's power went to work the moment he prayed. ] | ia | | | i ii | } | FOES SA ENCES IN A 05 RI SF PE OR ee tn ar ame menopause, when they are most at risk for the ail- ments, Ten top Killers of Blacks: Heart disease, cancer, acci- dents, stroke, homicide, Aids, diabetes, pneumonia and influenza, asthma and . bronchitis and infant mor- tality. Regular checkups, changes in diet and lifestyle can prevent many of the health threats that affect African- Americans. How to Solve Disagreements: One Christian brother heard another talking about him in a derogatory manner. So he went to the talebearer and said "Please be kind enough to tell me my faults that I may try to correct them". The talebearer agreed. "Don't get bitter, just get better". Emmett J. Henry, CBS producer Exercise is key to heart health and overall wellness. Education Inspiration Words of Wisdom to graduating classes 200 1: Rod Paige, Secretary of Education at Jackson State University: "You are re- sponsible for your feelings, attacks in — women after. _meet every challenge with a plan, don't be afraid to | ask for help, but don't blame others for problems you can solve", Kweisi Mfume, NAACP ~ President, at Hampton University: "Stand up for what is. speak out — right and against what is wrong, remember, what's impor- tant is not where you come from, but where you are headed and where you end-up. Don't be afraid to take risks and don't be afraid of failure". Toni Morrison, Pulitzer Prize-winning author at Smith College in Northampton, MA, "Save the world but sim- ply love it, meaning, don't hurt it. It's already beaten, scoured, gasping for breath, don It hurt it, don't enable others who d.o and who Nyill". Bill Cosby, famous come- dian, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., "You can make a differ- ence, you ive got to respect yourself, college doesn't teach character, you teach yourself character. You're going to change the world by recognizing and execut- ing integrity". From i o Alcohol and Health: _ No alcohol is the best way to go with respect to your health, as alcohol is a poison. Every time you drink alcohol, some brain. cells (neurons) die. Did you know that the alcohol just turns to fat unless your body can use the. extra burst of sugar it produces? if you are unwilling to forgo all alcohol, limit your intake to one glass per day to minimize the physical harm done. Diabetes and Heart Health: Uncontrolled dia- betes puts blacks, and es- pecially Black women, at much higher risk for seri- ous heart trouble. Glucose levels need to be brought under control and kept _ there. Type 11 diabetes can usu- ally be controlled well with appropriate nutrition, regular exercise, and stress management. | First heart attack kills women more often than men. If you are over- weight, the best thing you can do for your overall health is to take off the unneeded weight safely and gradually overtime. TVA * * & ® & Press Release * ¢ © & & National Medical Association & Board of Trustees Select Local Black Physician as a “ Scroll of Merit” Recipient The National Association (NMA) and its Board of Trustees have selected area resident Dr. Andrew A. Best as a Scroll of Merit re- cipient for the 2001 year. The Scroll of Merit. the highest award the National Medical Association bestows upon an indi- vidual is awarded to persons who have esca- lated above and beyond the call of duty in servicing others. Dr. Andrew Best's name will be ranked among distinguished and out- standing persons such as Drs. Paula Renee Mahone and Karen L. Drake. the lowa doc- tors who delivered the McCoy's sextuplets. surgeon general David Satcher. humanitarian William H. Cosby. astronaut Bernard A. Harris. Honorable Congressman Mickey Leland. and Aids activist Rae Lewis Thornton. The prestigious Scroll of Merit award will be presented to Dr. Best during the National Medical Association's opening awards ceremony at Oprvland Hotel in Nashville. Tennessee on August 4. 2001. * «¢« &¢ *& & &€ €& & | | j cae Re MN Ms Esther’ Hammond BACK TO SCHOOL..... A Time to Pray As we once again prepare for another school year. it is vitally important to invoke the power of intercessory prayer for the year ahead for our children. teachers. and educators. GOD has ordained in his WORD in Galatians 4:19, " My little children of whom | travail in birth again, until Christ be formed in vou." From creation. our children at birth. are a part of GOd's divine plan that Christ be formed in the child. The purpose of the enemy is to an f the i structure, the fa | child. The increase of the — divorce rates within the last | thirty years have more: chil- dren reared in single parent homes versus the traditional 1 family model. i . PRAY FOR THE. FAMILY. There is no surprise then, of the increase in the destructive-forces surround- ing the minds of our chil- dren. the violence acts “targeting our children we all have witnessed across coun- trv and around the world. The presence of darkness is so visibly. prevalent by the tirade of juvenile murders. teenage suicides,drug use.gangs.teenage preg- nancy. child abuse, child abduction, child molesta- tion.child pornography. PRAY FOR OUR CHILDREN. The enemy has used a subtle and cunning tactic to destroy God's model for academic excellence. Targeting our — children’s mind with the rise of behav- ior disorders. diagnosed dis- if the administering the basic ily three. R's of Reading, - ) ci ~ Task you father to send your wRiting. aRrithmetic, teach- ers are now. administering medication. There are valid caes. where medication can make a world of difference to opening a child's mind to learning. | just believe the ‘means to achieve this should be natural. PRAY FOR OUR SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND CLASSROOMS. As a parent myself, 1 have witnessed firsthand what the enemy will try, I state try to do if we neglect to pray. As parents, our children our primary responsibility, we have to make there welfare a priority. As never before, these are perilous times we are living in for our children. As Christians we must have a mandate for intercession. Parents each day. | charge you to invoke the power of prayer for the needs of their children and the needs of so many other helpless chil- dren. Use the following prayer. (you can replace your child's name) as a guidepost for becoming victorious Over the enemy. cont. from front page "Reparations" Zionism as racism. were included in the agenda. The president does not want to engage in issues facing backwards on reparations that severe to "divide nations as opposed to bringing peo- ple together to confront the current problems that the world faces dealing with racism." according to White House press secretary Ari Fleischer. "This position does not represent the interests of Black Americans." said Dr. Ron Walters, director of the African American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland. "The Bush administration is doing an embarrassing dance in saying they're not going because Black people raised the issue of reparations." He said that the admini- Stration's stance is an affront to Blacks, since 65% of African Americans support reparations. (Other scholars say that number is closer to 80%). Dr. Walters said. however, that the US gov- ernment should stav home if it intends to weaken the WCAR agenda "We're not going to beg them to go." Dr. Walters said."I'd rather have them stay.here than have them wrecking the meeting. They need to be isolated. They don't need to be there at any cost. But that's like Bush's foreign _policy- isolation." Dr. Bledsoe said that the issue of reparations was even.larger than President Bush. "He has an obligation for what his ancestors did." said Dr. Bledsoe.who was angry that the administration said it would not send a delegation to WCAR. "He's only in power for four years and regardless of what he says. we're going to stand firm. It's time for them to make yood on that check. they need to consider infla- tion, return check charges and handling fees." She esti- mated that each African descendant should be paid at least one million dollars. Within the larger reparation movement. there were sev- eral smaller factions. each ith different claims of enti- tlement. Dr. Walters said that he thinks that Dr. Bledsoe's international petition is "a good thing." "] just would hope that a lot of these groups don't go off the deep end, because then that would give them ammu- nition to discredit the entire movement," he said. The reparation movement was started in the late 1960s- --early 1970s, by Dr. Imari Obadele, the founder of the Republic of New Africa (RNA), according to Dr. Walters. Back then, Dr. Obadele, now a professor of political science at Prairie View A&M University, had demanded $400 billion in "slavery damages." However, the modern movement for reparations did not take organizational form until 1988, when Dr. Obadele and his associates National formed the Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in lishes newsletter gional conferences. Since {hen, many scholars, politicians, lawyers. social scientists and others have joined in the demands for have agreed with the one million dollar figure. while others other amounts such as $1.4 to $10 reparations. | Many have calculated trillion for the group. Dr. Walters agreed with Randall Robinson. TransAfrica's executive di- "The Debt: What America Owes rector, in his book to Blacks." "He talks not about individ- ual dollars." Dr. Walters said. "we have to have a strategic approach." The manner in which — the Japanese Americans and the Jewish Americans were able to get reparations were to establish that crimes had been N perpetuated against their people, he © said. (Japanese-Americans who were forced to live in intern- ment camps during World War 11 have been paid millions for the wrongs done to them by the U.S. govern- ment in enemy America (NCOBRA). The organiza- tion initiates litigation, pub- and sponsors national and re- Rather, in Jesus name, we bring before you. holy. angels of protection. (Psalm. 91) “over_. from this day forward, so no hurt harm. or danger will come to him/her. Father, we pray that any device of the coming against be binded in- Jesus name and you loose your holy spirit to abide over from this day forward. Father bless the school my child attends, bless all the teachers. bless the employ- ees. We pray you cover them in your precious blood. according to your WORD in Revelation 19:13 from this day forward. Father. | pray excel in all his/her academic endeavors and show wisdom and knowledge in the choices they make. I pray you bring forth godly friends for my child and | thank you for all the plans you have ordained for to be established we ak these things again in Jesus name, AMEN. . Americans also have to es- tablish that slavery was a crime. according to Dr. Walters. And lawyers are searching for the legal side of the issue. Even with the numbers of ‘African Americans who agree with reparations, oth- ers argued that the problem facing Black Americans has nothing to do with the legacy of slavery and can hardly be ameliorated by "repara- tions." They argued instead that it was the breakdown of the Black family, drugs and the rise of single parent households that left inner city Black Americans in poverty. And others argued for an improvement in the education of Black children. Regardless of the Bush ad- ministration. Dr. Walters said he is heading to South Africa on Aug. 25 for the world conference. And he still intends to make a speech on reparations. Lisa Clay of Oregon said that no matter how much the president fights this, it is beyond his control. "What is happening is a spiritual'force that George Bush can't control," Ms. Clay said. "It came from the Creator, it is spiritual, law. Some people may say it's payback time. This is spiri- tual law in effect. It's time for reparations. 1988.) African - Sy Sy Sy Sy Ry Dy Sy Sy 25 Dy zy Sz sz ez ty tz ztztytzey DEDICATION; JACKIE ROBINSON BASEBALL LEAGUE IS STILL GROWING AFTER 10 YRS. A new concession stand built for the league by volunteers was finished and dedicated at the Thomas Foreman Park. By Steve AndrewsThe Daily Reflector environment. call (252) 695-7325. advocate to represent the child's best | interests in juvenile court proceedings. The Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Program | sing for advocates for abused and with an attorney The program works with other agencies to ‘locate and develop resources t | benefit the child and his/her family. Volunteers can assist by speaking up for a child's right to grow up in a safe and caring would For more information, contact Catherine Darby at P.O. Box 1391, Greenville, NC or Training classes for new volunteers will begin in mid-October. a: Vy z ame leeeeaee eee RRR RENN NEI SAA Oy WO EAN $ on i yeep ege ‘The Weeten School cf Music 252-757-1023 Plan Now For Music in Your Life! SE CSQSLELEISLELe ES Tererersrece The Weoten School of Music 1003 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Greenville, North Carolina et ANNOUNCES 222% 4 Fall Registration for Music Clas / "“adittional Piano Clase ( Playing The Pians by uotes ) Gospel Muste ” ( ( Playing The Pianc w/ chords ) ( Children or Adult) Call o . MUSLIM AMERICAN SOCIETY oo MISSION OF STATEMENT. i > The Muslim American Society is an Islamic conimunity ‘in association with the leadership of Imam W. Deen — Mohammed which proclams in word and deed the uni- versal message of Al-Islarn that there Is but One G-d and one human family. We are committed to establishing a balanced community life in its broadest sense, witness- ing the eternal wisdoiit of the Words of G-d and the life exemplified by Prophet Muhammed (PBUH). We will cultivate the patterned growth of human excellence and bs good character through building valuable relationships with all G-d conscious people. VISION STATEMENT é.4 To be a model community in the broadest sense, not "°° leaving anything of value out. A community which is o° «. balanced, witnessing to. all people, a community that _ : G-d establishes, approves of and supports, ° é ‘ie. Pein tees SED and Job Skills Classes a Classes begin week of Sept. 3.2001 For Further Detail ‘3 # my 4} ¢ 4 + * r a a a a a Q Q a a q a q Q Q fe - a a a a a Q q a « ¢ eral |l° Where: Philippi Church (Greenville) =F] lle When: Monday, August 27, 2004 Ei || Time: 6:00 p.m. |_|, Improve your Job ski Ms Surette Jones A Glimase Into the Past In 1991. Anita Hill became a familiar face on TV when she testified during the Senate confirmation hear- ings for then Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Hill accused Thomas, her former boss at the Department of Education and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.of sexual. harassment and nearly derailed his nomina- tion. (Thomas was con- firmed by just four votes.) Although her testimony sub- jected her to accusations of perjury and even death threats, Hill has no regrets. She believes that she helped rarely diseussed problem in- to bring public attention to a the workplace: "I hope the hearings encouraged people to become involved in issues they care about,” she says. Now. Hill. 44, is in front of the camera again. This time, she's a contributor to Court TV's Crier. Today , a one- hour program, hosted by former judge Catherine Crier, that focuses on com- pelling legal stories, such as incidents of police violence. Hill enjoys the opportunity the show gives her "to engage in discussions about topics that are in the news." Still. she wouldn't trade her day job for a regular TV gig. "| see myself as a teacher," says Hill. a professor of law, social policy, and women's studies at~ Brandeis University, in Waltham. Massachusetts. "I'm very happy doing that. Equally Important to her are the lectures she gives across the country on sexual harass- ment and violence — in schools. Hill —_ believes Strongly that there*s a con- nection between the two issues. "We need to look at the problems affecting young people that are ulti- mately being played out in violent behavior," she says., "We need to look at what we are teaching them about power and how it is used. i scerpied from: “Follow- “Up: Anita Hin" Note: The May edition of . Ebony magazine lists the 100° most influential black Americans in 2001. Some worthy names made the list: Colin Powell, Condoleeza Rice, Kweisi Mfume, Charles Rangel, Michael Jordan. and Oprah Winfrey are among the 100. Whatever one thinks of these individuals, there can be no question that they all wield great influence. But then there is Clarence Thomas. who grew up in the Jim Crow South, came from a background of poverty and a broken family. and now sits on the U.S. Supreme Court. And he happens to be black. But Ebony magazine thinks Justice Thomas is not among the most Influential black Americans. His name does not appear. Anywhere. He is not even mentioned in the article preceding the list of 100. It is as if he does not exist. From an article by: Finch and Krannawitter ton To These Staions For Cood Ole Tine Radio wep red ol AOC On LOT eM If you like to live life on your terms, you'll enjoy the freedom of ALLTEL wireless. Already discovered by Elite Among Us.... pictured from left to right are Mr, Joe L. Dudley, Mrs. Jackie Blount and Mrs. Eunice Dudley. They were all present at the 2001 Dudley Financial Success Symposium. Mrs. Blount received the Dudley Elite Platinum Award for the most Dudley Products sold this year.The - affair was held July 28th and 29th at the Four Seasons Hotel, Greensboro North Carolina. Ron and Jackie Blount are also the proud owners of Practicality Hair and Day Spa that is now located at 150 East Arlington Blvd.Greenville, North Carolina. Read the Minority Voice upcoming edition that will cover the grand opening of this luxurious establishment. . By Faith May Happy Anniversary.....Shown above at the anniversary of Big James Barrett and the Golden Jubilees from left to right is Minister William Clark of WOOW Joy 1340AM, William Forbe who is still going strong in spite of the loss of both of his legs and the manager of the group. The 26th Anniversary of the Golden Jubilees was truly GOLDEN. photo by Faith May ANLUTEL more than 10 million people in 26 states, We'll help you go where you want to go, do what you want The power to simplify | to do and stay connected to the ones you love. For details, call 1-800-ALLTEL-3. | www.allitel.com 5 . » : . “e' ate : : . “UNC “f a By ee “ Monday children are fed two com- plete meals and a snack. The food is prepared on site and is in compliance. with the daily : nutritional require: . ments, All of the teaching staff is certified with creden=~ tials, first aid and CPR. | JAZZ GREAT TO BE McCoy” serves as the ~ Director Children ages 2to5 ‘ ; --years old are accepted. The Center's operating hour are through — Friday, 4 6:30 a.m, until 6:30 p.m. The 3 2 Bishop Davis was born. in Cumberland . County on “March 1, 1953. He attended om United Christian | Carolina. Bishop Davis isthe ; ~ Founder and Pastor of Progressive Free Baptist. Church. He has served in this capacity for fourteen years. Doctor of Divinity Degree Brother Willie Hampton Administrator ees Mother Jackson - Receptionist E--E>~Smith-~SeniorHigh . School in a Fayetteville, VISITING PROFESSOR AT ECU Dr. Billy Taylor, one of jazz's most influential pian- ists, Composers, and educa- tors, has been named the Robert L. Jones 5 Distinguished Professor of 7 Music-at“East Carolina ~~ ‘ University (ECU) for 2001- 2002. As part of this prestig- ious visiting faculty appoint- 4 ment, Taylor will present workshops, _ masterelasses, and performances in the School of Music during four campus residencies, which are scheduled for October 25-26 and November 28-30, 2001 as well as February 20-22 and April 18-20, 2002. Taylor's visits to ECU will mark a homecoming of sorts for the acclaimed musician: he was born in Greenville in 1921. He teamed to love music at home and began to play the piano at the age of seven. By the time he was 13, he had played his first "gig," for which he was paid $1. After that,'there was no stopping him. In 1942, he landed his first bigtime job in New York City. By 1951, he had be- come house pianist at the famous jazz club Birdland. During the 1940s and'50s, he performed with such jazz greats as Charlie Parker, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dizzy Gillespie. Since then, he has played primarily with his own trio. Once established as a per- former, he launched highly successful complementary careers as a recording artist, composer, author, broadcast musician and producer, and educator. His more than 20 recordings range from his 1949 release "Separate Keyboards" with Erroll Garner to his recent solo CD, "Ten Fingers, One Voice.” As a composer, he has over 350 songs to his credit, including "I Wish | Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free," a. civil rights anthem described by The New York Times as "one of the great songs of the six- ties." His writings encom- $s more than a dozen ks as well as numerous articles and feature stories. | Moving into broadcasting as 4 disc jockey in New York, he went on to become the first black musical director on network television ("The David Frost Show," 1969). i In 1981 he was named art correspondent for the "CBS Sunday Morning" ~ show, where he has profiled over 300 musicians, winning an Emmy for his segment on Quincy Jones. Over ~ the years, he has hosted and produced many radio pro- . grams, including NPR's "Jazz Alive" (for which he won a Peabody Award) and, currently, the nationally syn- dicated "Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedv Center." In the field of education, Taylor has been a tireless innovator, striving to make jazz accessible to a broader variety of audiences by cre- ating forums and programs designed to nurture and pro- mote appreciation of this country's only truly classical music form. His efforts range from the creation of Jazzmobile--which provides _ free jazz concerts and work- shops to young people around the world--to the development of numerous Jazz concert series and satel- lite classes/performances for public schools in his ongo- ing role as artistic advisor for jazz at the Kennedy Center. Taylor holds two degrees in music education, a bache- lor's from Virginia State University and a doctorate ‘from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he occupies the Wilber D. Barrett Chair of Music. He is also a Duke Ellington Fellow at Yale and the first Rose Tilles University Professor of the Performing Arts at Long Island University. He has received 21 honorary de- grees, The Robert L. Jones distin- guished professorship, es- tablished in 1996 with a major gift from C.D. 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