Serving Eastern North Carolina Since 1981 _ EDITION In The News: Iman Jamil In the Hot Seat America's Hi Tech Invisible Man African American Alpha Phi Alpha ot Alpha Kappa Alpha DR GEORGE RANKING There's That Race Conference Again!!! Greerville Gorvertior Gerter Tke Excitement is Bailding rt Loot eli ie as INST _ SEPTEMBER 13 - SEPTEMBER 22, 2001 c \ * os Acotieed rece : The Associated Pres: SMOKE RISES from the Twin Towers of thé World Trade Center in New York on Tuesday, — PEOPLE RUN from the collapse of a World Trade Center tower on Tuesday in New York. Pols, activists react to NY attack by J. ZAMGBA BROWNE Amsterdam News Staff African-A merican,Caribbea- n and Latino leaders in the Big Apple and across the nation are unanimous in their outrage and vigorous condenmation of Tuesday's terrorist bombings of the World Trade Center. ~ An unspecified number of people reportedly perished or were injured in the blast. Many of those trapped in the 110-story facility didn't have a prayer. In addition to the complete destruction of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, the terrorists also suc- ceeded in using one of their hijacked commercial — air- craft to slam into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., causing severe dam- age. Cong. Charles B. Rangel said that much has been said in anger about retribution and retaliation. 'While no one should believe that these atrocities will go unpun- ished, it should be clear that our goal is not blind re. venge, but justice,' he added. "When we act, we must do so based on facts, not assump- tions, after fully investigat- ing the crime and reaching — an appropriate level of cer- tainty that we have identified. the guilty parties, -and we should work Altogether with the international community, as we have in dealing with atrocities in Eastern Euro and Central Africa,’ Rangel declared. He said that bringing the perpetrators to justice in this way may require more time, but in the end, "We will be vindicated by the approval of our friends and critics," Rangel said. The Rev. Jesse’ Jackson said Americans have wit- nessecl perhaps the biggest "Today we mourn the victims of this terror attack. Tomor- row, let us observe a day of fasting and prayer in mem- ory of those we have lost,” he added. Jackson warned against stereotyping or scapegoat- ing. "While we could not stop the attacks," he contin- ued, "we can and should stop the stereotyping.’ He cited the 1941 Pearl Harbor Japanese attack and said that after the incident, "we turned on each other in fear ... Today, let us turn to each other in hope." Jackson said that profiling by race or religion is not only morally wrong, it dis- tracts the nation from bring- ing the perpetrators to swift -— justice. ‘Let us learn from Tuesday's unforgettable events, that nobody is safe until every- body is safe," he added. The Rev. Al Sharpton called the attacks ‘devastating and despicable acts’ and said that his headquarters, the House of Justice, has been counsel- ing and consoling people who have lost loved ones and who have been trauma- tized by the event. Sharpton warned __ the _American public — against rushing to judgement and creating a climate that would profile Muslims, Arabs or any of the like. "Let us not forget that when the Oklahoma bombings happened, people began accusing all kinds of people, and the whole thing ended up being white Americans,' he added. However, Sharpton _ said whoever the culprit or the victims, ‘we must be out- raged and we must have a sane foreign policy and se- curity policy," Mayoral candidate Fernan- do Ferrer put aside politics personally joined a Gospel Assembly Church a , stone's throw away from his office on the Grand Con- course. He predicted that there woyld be a lot of funer als in the borough. Cong. Edolphus Towns said he never thought such a thing would happen in his lifetime. However, he said, "I hope we will get to the bottom of this and those responsible for this terrible act be punished to the fullest extent of the law." He said one of his former staff workers, Mark Pen- darvis, who often helps him with his reelection cam- paigns, is lucky to be alive because he works on the floor that was first hit in the attack. But luckily he did not go to work on Tuesday. Rep. Major Owens said the hearts of Americans go out to the victims and relatives of what he described as an ‘act of war.' He said this is a time to mourn and a time to be angry. Owens said he would pro- pose that the security of America become the busi- ness of the members of Congress. "I will also pro- pose that both the CIA and FBI be reorganized from top to bottom, Assemb. Nick Perry called the attack a ‘horrible, despi- ‘cable and outrageous display of inhumanity" by the cow- ard who perpetrated it. "I don't think that anyone who has such total disregard for innocent lives and inno- cent people can expect any sympathy from anyone and any cause they might be advocating" Perry declared. He added that the destruc- tion and. sadness the perpe- trators have spread across New York City will only breed anger and even hate, because "we all realize that they threatened each and every one of us, regardless and most horrific tragedy the raver vigil at the Love of how we feel.” country has ever faced. ’ Assemb, Keith Wright said u bt VOTE FOR ED BOOTH SHOWN ABOVE IS BROTHER ED BOOTH. HE IS A CANDIDATE FOR WASHINGTON CITY COUNCIL. BROTHER ED IS A VETERAN WITH THE STATE OF DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND A MEMBER OF MOUNT CALVARY CHURCH IN WASHINGTON, NC. ‘BRO BOOTH ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO GET OUT AND VOTE ON NOV, 6, 2001 PHOTO BY JIM ROUSE lished a ? his adultery. This toned Washington Politicians And | The Seventh Commandment Washington sex scandals are nearly as old as the republic itself. In 1791 Treasury Secretary Hamilton had a year long affair with a married beauty, Maria Reynoids.They ex- changed passionete letters and could not tear them- selves from each other, even after Maria's husband began blackmailing him. When a love affair Alexzander . delegation of congressmen Dr. George Hawkins . What Samson Didn't : Know About Delilah : Part I Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ: Many of you have heard the story of Samson. We heard about him growing up in church while attending Spirit Garfield escaped public em- barrasment when he had a with Lucia Calhoun, an 18 year old New York Times reporter. His wife learned of the affair. but stuck by him and in 1880, Garfield won election as the nation's 20th president. He was assassi- nated four months after tak- ing office. The Louisville Times, in 1887 reported how the mar- ried Rep. William Taulbee was "“trysting” with an 18- year-old woman who worked in the U.S.patent office. Taulbee was so en- raged that he physically threatened the Time's short sighted Charles Kinecaid. They feuded for three years,until finally, on Feburary 28; 1890 the bul- lied reported confronted the congressman inside the Capitol, pointed a pistol at his head, and fired . Taulbee fell, mortally wounded, and Sunday School or you probably heard about ‘him during a Pastoral sermon. What you have probably heard most about him is his superhuman strength, _ his long hair and how he was able to defeat — Israel's enemies single-handedly. Now, what you probably haven't heart about Samson is how the devil went after him to set him up and plot his downfall. Samson was a great man of God, but the devil sought to destroy him "just as he does every man or woman of God trying to do a work for the Lord. He exempts no one. Whenever you start to do a work for the Lord, you had better watch out. Opposition is coming. | have done many teachings on Samson because there is more to him than a cute little Bible story on how he killed the Philistines, how long his pamphlet admitting i downed the scandel and he remained in office. © ‘In 1862 Congressman James - passenger Mary -Kopechne, in eight feet of — d 11 days later. Kincaid pub- The new era of reporting sex scandals changed about 32. years ago when Sen, Ted Kennedy drove __his - Oldsmobile off a bridge on the small island of Chappaquiddick, =~ Massachusetts, drowning Mary Jo ‘water. til the next morning and 'Kennedy did not alert police until the next morn- ing, and finally pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. The fact that a woman died opened the door for reporter's to challenge Kennedy's claim that he simply got lost taking the young campaign worker home. Since the Kennedy epiosode the the press has responded to sex scandels by making the most of them. In 1974 Rep. Wilbur Mills, from Arkansas, was pulled over by a patrolman for speeding at 2A.M. near the Jefferson Memorial. His passenger bolted from the car to escape notice, but a TV cameraman recorded her rescue from the Potomac River tidal basin. was. later acquitted of all "der the name of "Fanne — Foxe, the — Firecracker”. Mills, the powerful chairman “of the House Ways and Means . Committiee, won reelection, only to. be. forced with 17-year-old congres- — sional. pages —= Rep. Daniel . F IMinois, with a ‘female, and Rep, Gerry . Studds of Massachusetts, — ~ with a male. Crane, a family Crane 0 _ man, (tearfully apologized “while® Studds, a lifelong out of his’ chairmanship — frisking about on a Boston burlesque stage with Foxe. The stink led Mills to end his 38-Year House careeeer and begin campaigning against alcoholism. In May 19976, The Washington Post reported that another longtime con- gressman Rep.Wayne Hays ‘from Ohio was _ paying Elizabeth Ray to be a secre- tary, even though she admit- ted "I can't type ". Her $14,000 annual salary, she said, was for having sex with the congressman. When the story surfaced, Hays re- marked, " I'm a very happily married man". Afterward he lanched a re- election campi- agn, then dropped out, and finally resigned his seat. Scandals are not always politically fatal. ‘In 1983, two congressmen . were weeks later, after he was. - spotted, apparently - drunk, bachelor, declined to apolo- gized declaring, "I am gay". The Ethics Committee cen- sured both men. Crane lost his next election while Studds won several more terms. Twelve Sen.Robert years later, Senate Finance Committee had to resign after a three year battlea gainst charg he had sexually harassed 10 woman.When faced with public accusations, he stated that he was "sincerely sorry" if any of his advances were "unwelcome". All of these previous scan- dals, unfortunately, did not inspire Washington to be more chaste. In 1998 Hustler magazine publisheer Larry Flynt offered one million dollars for stories of illicit sex in Washington, amid the impeachment of President Clinton for lying about his ‘after admitting cheated on his wife several _ times. ep olan 2 Others _ mentioned _ were: Packwood, . chairman of the powerful’ forced to admit to having sex affair with Monica Lewinsky. When Flynt said “he would release a bomb-— “shell report detailing House — “Speaker Newt Gingrich's sexual history, Gingrich re- signed. - Gingrich, but also resigned he had Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois in 1998 revealed that he had an affair in 1965 at the age of 41. Rep. John Peterson (Pennsylvania) was accused in 1996 after .several women accused him of sexually harassing them. Rep Barney Frank(Massachusetts) ad- mitted he paid hustler Stephen Goble $80 for sex, then hired him as a valet. Most recently is the Condit- Levy affair which apparently has a fatal ending. The list goes on and on until someone else who is "un- caught" will be "caught" NOTE: Information compiled from various sources about sex and power in Washington Reflections hair was or how strong he was. There was more revela- tion to Samson than this. Samson made us aware of how the devil seeks to kill, steal and destroy powerful men and women of God, along with their ministries. Through feats of amazing strength, Samson crushed Israel's long-time oppres- sors, the Philistines, and paved the way for Israel's eventual liberation. Yet this mighty strongman is not remembered for his great victories, but rather for his fall. If you ask the average person, "Do you know about Samson?" immediately the answer will come back: "Yes. | also know about Delilah." Samson is forever etched in our memories as the man who relinquished his anoint- ing for the love of a treach- erous woman named Delilah. | believe there is a "Delilah" in the life of every child of God--not necessar- ily a woman, but a Delilah, nonetheless. For some it could be pride; for others it could be unforgiveness or anger. But whatever it is, it has the ability to sneak in, take control of our lives and steal our anointing. When you live in the power of the Holy Spirit, there is nothing that can stop you from accomplishing all that God intends for you.to do. But there is an enemy who wants to steal that anointing. In fact, Satan is seeking ways to sap the anointing from your life so he can render you ineffective in the kingdom of God. For more than 6,000 years, Satan has been working on mankind, learning our weak- nesses and shortcomings. He knows how to get us to react--and he knows how to get us to live in such a way that God's anointing can no longer rest upon our lives. Samson's anointing was tied to a Nazarite vow his mother accepted for him before birth. An angel had come to her with unusual instruc- tions: "No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines" (Judg.13:5,NKJV). As a Nazarite, Samson could not partake of wine or any strong drink. Nor could he visit a barber shop--not even once during his life! As long as Samson had his long hair--as long as he was under the anointing of God--he could not be defeated. The Bible says the Spirit of God would move on Samson, and he would rise up and accom- plish feats with supernatural power (see Judg. 13:25). The same is possible for , each of us. When we're under the anointing of God, we are unstoppable. But Samson had a big weakness: He loved the world and what it offered him. He wanted the very thing his vows prohibited. I will continue this second of four part series in the next issue entitled “Playing With The Anointing". _ TT ‘Ad, the Ts bene we Saturday August 7, 1976 Four o clock in the afternoon’ Celebration Saturday August 11, 2001 Eight o clock in the evening AMCUCLIANGY @ Celebration Home was very thorou A Special Thank You to Flanagan Funeral | The family of the late Cora Blount would like to acknowledge Flanagan Funeral Home in regards to the support that was given to us at the time of my mother's death. It was truly a blessing to have met ore Hammond who and encouraging. She conducted herself in a professional a along with her team player Ms. Vemestine Paige. | was very observant of wonderful ladies working so closely together that I was in awe. 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To find the nearest screening loca- tion at clinics, hospital and heath facilities click on www.pcaw.com or call toll free 866- 477-6788 (866-4-PROST-8). The Tri-State Defender applauds Dr. E. ‘David Crawford of the Prostate Cancer Edu- cation Council, who offers this advice to African Americans: * Get screened! Early screening saves lives. Over a 10-year period (1989-1999) only 5 percent of men who took advantage of the free screenings were of African-American de- scent. A recent study showed the benefits of ‘10 years of early screening. Among screened ‘men versus the general population, African- American men were only slightly more likely than other races to have advanced cancer. * No Excuses! Reluctance to be screened for prostate cancer is a major contributing factor to the high mortality rates among African- ‘American men. 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Through its sponsor- ship of the annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Week and screening effort, the council has prompted the screening of millions of men over the Jast 12 years. Since initiating the Awareness Week in 1989, the amount of re- search dollars earmarked for prostate cancer has tripled, and public awareness of the im- portance’ of early detection has markedly in- creased. Come on men, take advantage of these con- certed efforts to extend vour lives! Bush can now correct ‘the snub’ in S. Africa s the most prominent public fig- ure in America, President George W. Bush had a chance to have a representative for African and African American ‘interests at the United Nations International ‘Conference on Racism in Durban, South ‘Africa, but allowed himself to be boondog- gled by a brand of politics (racism) that does not have the best interests or concerns of Black people at heart. - We feel America’s refusal to send Gen. ‘Powell to the Conference is the ultimate insult ‘to the legacy and memory of our ancestors. America could have atoned, however, by ‘rescinding its snub and sending a prominent representative of Blacks to the conference, who could have expressed the African’s and the African in America’s pain and frustra- tion at slavery and the legacy of the outrage of forced segregation. It is way past time that America accepted and atoned for the most venal sins against mankind—slavery and its aftermath and we had hoped that it will begin to do so at the - Durban conference Mr. Bush, you like to call yourself the “compassionate conservative,” one with an affinity for Blacks and other minorities. You can prove it now, by appointing someone to correct this American tragedy and ending the snub of the Durban conference. Reparations, arrogance, and the conference on racism he Japanese people have received reparations for their treatment dur- ing World War II when they wound up in internment camps — simply for being Japanese in” America. The Jews have received reparations as a result of the Holocaust during that same war. Black Americans, on the other hand, who helped build this country with back- breaking slave labor have yet to receive an for slavery, let alone reparations. ven the beloved (by Blacks) former United ‘States President Bill Clinton couldn't twist ‘his lips to say the “S” word! Tf that isn’t enough to make your slave turn over in their graves, think ” ‘about the conference on racism at the UN, ‘When the UN World Conference Agni: Neen se week in Durban, last of State Colin Powell, the highest-ranking : ment, declined the U.N. for not paying back dues. Addition- ally, we refuse to support the anti-genocide _ treaty, and oppose current plans for reducing environmental pollution. Of course, our lead- ers always have good-sounding reasons as to why they take what seem to be extremely backward stances on issues that would posi- ‘tively impact the world’s people. But no mat- ter how you cut it, a stance is a stance, and our government has come out a the positive issues identified by many others in the world. Why? It’s no secret that White supremacy is at the foot of many of the ills in the world, especially America. However, if elite White males.are so. superior, and if the rest of us are not fit to rule, then why is the world going to the proverbial “hell in a handbasket?” Why must our leaders be coerced into doing the right thing? The answer is, unfortunately, that our leaders are beholden to moneyed elitists who feel that the rest of us don’t count, and they feel com- fortable, therefore, pps dys at something as important as t ference. are saying that t ia 1s not played thal e the ‘of a high- fy ft é : } : a a Ne WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK!‘ ia: y re Turning the tax tables on Tennessee’s governor growth. To its benefit, Tennessee inflicts no general personal income or individual capital gains taxes, As a result, the state ranks 10th best on the Small Business Survival Index 2001. However, Sundquist wants to change all of this. Since 1999, he has been on a crusade to impose a broad state personal income tax and had proposed hiking the corporate income tax in 1999 as well. Thus far, Tennessee legislators deserve enormous credit for having fought off Sundquist’s income tax death wish for the state, with the help of some courageous tax activists. On July 12,.tax protesters literally stormed the Capitol to warn against any last minute effort to pass an income tax. A bud- get was passed without an income, but was subsequently vetoed by Sundquist. On Aug. 7, tax protestors showed up again as the state Legislature wisely overrode Sundquist’s bud- by Raymond J. Keating ike any other state, Tennessee has its problems when it comes to government and taxes. However, the Volunteer State benefits enor- mously from imposing no general personal income or capital gains taxes. Re- publican Governor Don Sundquist, though, is obsessed with ruining a good thing. ‘Each year, the Small Business Survival Committee ranks the 50 states and District of Columbia according to their public policy cli- mates for entrepreneurship and small busi- ness, and Tennessee performs quite well. The Small Business Survival Index 2001, published in late July, ties together 17 major government-imposed or government-related costs impacting small businesses and entre- preneurs across a broad spectrum of indus- tries and types of businesses—personal in- get veto. come taxes, capital gains taxes, corporate in- Sundquist, though, is like the high-tax, big- come taxes, property taxes, sales taxes,..-, .~,government version of “the Energizer Bun- death taxes, unemployment taxes, health in- _ ny.” He has said that if his budget veto was surance taxes, electricity costs. workers, -overtumed, he would call legislators back for compensation costs, crime rates, right-to- a special session on taxes. Regarding the veto work status, number of bureaucrats, tax lim- —_ override, Sundquist declared: “We can do itation status, Internet taxes, gas taxes, and _ better for the citizens of Tennessee than the state minimum wages. short-sighted budget that squanders all the to- With the inclusion of personal income, bacco money and failed to invest in our chil- capital gains and corporate income tax rates, dren and the future of our state.” the Index recognizes how particularly harm- Of course, one might ask what Sundquist ful income-based levies ure to the economy. —_and other elected officials have been doing For example, the top four states in the Small —_ with all the money roiling into state govern- Business Survival Index 200]—Nevada, ment coffers? For example, from 1990 to South Dakota, Washington. and Wvoming— — 2000, inflation-adjusted per capita total state do not impose any personal income, capital _ taxes jumped by better than 26 percent. Ten- gains or corporate income levies. Mean- nessee’s problem is not the absence of an in- while, the worst performers—Maine, come tax, but instead, politicians who are too Hawaii, Rhode Island. and the dead last Dis- _ willing to spend other people's, i.e., the tax- trict of Columbia—all impose very high in- —_ payers, money. come tax rates. In the end, income taxes are so destructive because they directly raise the costs of work- ing, saving, investing and risk taking, which are the driving forces behind economic A Presidential calling for Washington Reform will improve the government’s perfor- mance. His Administration not only identi- fied 14 long-neglected management prob- lems in the federal government, but set forth logical and realistic goals for fixing them. By targeting specific deficiencies and setting achievable goals for improvement, we have the opportunity to see real results. A number of the reforms the President outlined complement the work of the Gov- ernmental Affairs Committee. For instance, the agenda calls for improved financial management to curb the loss of billions and billions of taxpayer dollars each year, something the Committee has been ad- dressing or many years. It encourages a strategic approach to hiring, training, moti- (Keating is Chief Economist of the Small Business Survival Commitee, the country’s leading small business advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.) by Sen. Fred Thompson ublic criticism of the way gov- ernment operates is not a new phenomenon, nor is it entirely unhealthy. Our democracy bene- fits from the voices of critics and champions alike who drive the constant battle for improved efficiency and trans- parency in Washington. But the watchful eye of the public cannot itself bring about change in Washington. What is needed and has been sorely missed in recent years is real leadership from the Executive branch in enacting management reform. Too often, seemingly urgent national A problems shine the limelight of hope on the —_vating, and retaining the right employees newest, fix-all government program. Soon _ for federal jobs. It proposes increased com- such hope fades into indifference and the petition throughout government to improve program is doomed to join the long listof efficiency and encourage innovation. It ad- mment programs that meant well, but. —_-vocates tying the federal budget process to ust didn’t achieve their goals. The President pr measures so that federal dol- needs to work with Congress to put an end rs will produce maximum results. And it to the Washington way of constantly creat- ea to use the power of the ing and expanding federal programs before to make interacting with govern- looking strategically at what would actually , faster, and more com- produce improved mance. | am pleased that Bush is making good on hi ays a, This Direc ch Dana 2 s Office of M sot seit * get (OMB) joined i: I released a rt, titled." santana ara pees ' L nt illus- the trate that his administration refuses to suc. -cumb to the indifference that has A atic : for so LETTER POLICY: We welcome letters to the editor via mail.fax or Internet. Letters may be edited for length or clatity and should refer ‘TT to issucs vital to the Minofoty Voice readership . - Please include your address ond complete name. Mail letters to: The Minority. Voice News 405 Evans Street Greenville NC 27835 Fax: (252) 757-1793 MDA knew it could depend on Memphis! | Dear Editor, I knew we could depend on the kind people of Memphis to come through again! Thanks to the many generous people in the Memphis area, you helped the 2001 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon raise a record $56,780,603 in contributions and pledges. Across the country, nearly a million volun- teers, including hundreds of celebrities, donated their time on the Labor Day weekend to help people of all ages with neuromuscular diseases, including many families in your community. I applaud the people of Memphis for phoning in pledges to the Telethon and for so generously supporting MDA throughout the year, such as Shamrocks Against Dystrophy, MDA Lock-Ups and fire fighters’ Fill-the-Boot drives — to name only a few. Thanks to you, MDA is able to maintain a network of 230 clinics nationwide. There, children and adults with muscle-wasting dis- orders can receive the best possible care from a team of medical experts. You also help en- able MDA to sponsor worldwide research seeking treatments and cures for these devas- tating disorders. For more information on how to get in- volved with our mission of hope and help, call your local MDA office or MDA national headquarters at (800) 572-1717. You can also visit our Web at www.mdausa.org. Jerry Lewis, MDA National Chairman National Coalition urges trillions for reparations Dear Mr. Bush:, The Board of Directors of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in Ameri- ca (N’COBRA), its organizational and indi- vidual members across the United States and in Africa, request that you identify at least two trillion dollars as a two-year down-payment on the extraordinary debt which the United States owes to Blacks in this country. We are shocked and disappointment at your failure, in this age of United States budget surpluses and your Administration’s Congressional leader- ship, to address this debt in your budget. Your failure to act at this propitious mo- ment, as your Administration prepares to go to the U.S. Senate with plans for cutting tax- es, based on huge projected surpluses includ- ing plans for discretionary funds, constitutes an insult to the greatest magnitude to a peo- ple who have given so much to America. True, though it is, that much of what we gave was stolen from us during the regimes of slavery and racial discrimination. The long overdue payment continues to accumulate in- terest ad appreciate. Your failure to act is reminiscent of the way in which George Washington. as U.S. president, fueled the hatred of White people for Black people when, while personally holding 200 people in slavery, never once in his two inaugural addresses or in his farewell address did he mention, as a public policy concern, the 750,000 people of African de- scent whom his government held in cruel and © exploitative chattel slavery. For your part, after visiting the racist Bob Jones University early in the year 2000, you came to Prairie View University in Texas, af- ter an invitation from students and some fac- ulty, and pledged support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities but refused to address reparations, as faculty and students had requested, This and your failure to ask the House of Representatives and, so far, the Senate to designate a two trillion-dollar pay- ment on reparations for our people of African descent in the United States projects the as- tounding proposition that you are willing for the United States to remain in the eyes of the world as a nation of unrepentant thieves. Rather, your support of our just repara- tions demand would be an important way of your party, the Republican Party, complet- ing the work it began by the emancipation of our people from slavery but without the reparations, the resources which would have made vipa real. . As you must , our people are pre- pared through N’CORA and its network of organizations, including the National Confer- ence of Black Political Scientists, all in con- sultation with key organizations and individu- als, to receive this proposed down-payment and menngs it under plans approved by our le at large. strongly encourage you to this matter promptly before the dog oe Boman end National ra Marvin tyr inn President, of Black Political Scientists |} Newspaper Size - 6 Column by 21 +} ' . Inches bi = THE MINORIY VOICE ; 18,000 Crvas Ay Welly 3) 18, irculation Bi- 7 Anual Subscri Wey * Iman Jamil Back in the hot seat; ~ “will he get a fair trail? . by: Sabeen Shaig - Iman Jamil Al-Amin. has gone through many phases . in his life. He has gone ' from strident Black Power activist, to Islamic spiri- tual leader, and is now accused of a serious crime. Born:Hubert Gerold Brown, aka H. Rap Brown, he converted to Islam and became Iman Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (ironi- cally, Al-Amin means the trustworthy’) while serving time for armed robbery and attempted murder. “When he was paroled in 1976, he went for Haji ‘before moving to Atlanta, where he — established many businesses and a religious community. The story of Hubert Gerold ‘Brown is the story of two men. One from his past, H.Rap Brown, and the -man he is now, Iman Jamil Al-Amin, a man currently incarcerated on the allega- tion of murdering one police officer, and wound- ing another. THE CURRENT CASE In October 2001, Iman Jamil Al-Amin will be put on trial for the shooting of two sheriffs deputies. He could face the dealth pen- alty for a crime of which he says he is “absolutely innocent." On the fateful night of March 16, 2001, Deputies Ricky Kinchen and Aldranon English were ‘shot by an unidentified ' assailant. English would survive a serious wound, but Kinchen would die shortly afterwards. Both _were trying to serve an _arrest warrant for Iman Jamil. Iman Jamil has missed a January court appearance in connection with minor charges that he contested. On a day on which Muslims from around the world were celebrating Eid Al Adha, a warrant was issued for his ar- rest.Soon after they ar- rived, they were shot. A grand jury in Atlanta ' indicted Iman Jamil, who is a presiding officer of the national committee of _the Shura Council of North America and Iman of the West End ‘Neighborhood of Atlanta, “on one count of murder, four counts of felony mur- ‘der, two counts of aggra- vated assault, and six other lesser charges. Both deputies insisted they had wounded their assailant. "I shot him. | know | shot him," said Ricky Kinchen to his fel- low deputies before he died. A trace of blood was found at the scene. a One officer was following a trail of blood to an when they arrested Iman | Jamil he had no wounds on: his body... According to Ed Brown, Iman — Jamil's _ brother, "They first said there was blood to. get a search warrant, and, after they found out he wasn't in- jured, all of a sudden the blood isn't.important. All of a sudden it's vanished. Nobody can remember anything about it. It's a mystery,” — Interestingly enough, on the night of the shooting, police received reports of a wounded man trying to flag down a ride five blocks away. Two vehicles had also been damaged by gunfire that night. However, one of the cars was repaired and the other was im- pounded, sold, and could not be found. These vehicles could have proven to be crucial pieces of evidence in relation to the location of the shooter. When Iman Jamil was arrested, the two weapons used in the shooting were allegedly found "near" him, according to the me- dia. Upon further investi- gation it seems that the guns were actually 1.3 miles away from where he was arrested. One gun was found the day of the arrest, while the other was found the next day. His fingerprints were not de- tected on the guns; in fact, the person traced to be the owner of the guns had no connection to the Iman. Three weeks after the. shooting, a man bearing a striking resemblence to Iman Jamil, Otis Jackson, confessed to the shoot- ings. However, he later recanted his confession, saying, "...1 love Jamil but I did not do anything, | killed no one, and Jamil killed no one. I'm sorry for making (the) FBI feel as if I did this." HISTORY OF IMAN JAMIL To fully understand the current situation, it is cru- cial to look at Iman Jamil's past. H. Rap Brown was a black civil rights advocate during the 1960s and 1970s. He eventually became chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordination Committee (SNCC) and Minister of Justice of the Black Panther Party. Like all civil rights leaders of the era, Brown was a target of the FBI. The FBI used a known as COIN- TELPRO, (Counter Intelligence Program), to “expose, disrupt, misdi- rect, discredit, or other- wise neutralize" whose views the FEBI-con- sidered threatening, to the status quo. The FEI used ~ Luther King, Jr... ‘ Ae rtin “Malcolm X, Huey in the 1970s, H. Rap| Brown was imprisoned for | his. role’ in -a robbery. | During this time, H.Rap Brown found Islam and changed his name to Jamil Abdullah .al-Amin.. In 1976, after finishing his prison sentence, he made Hajj and settled in Atlanta, Georgia's, West End. While in the West End he established - the Community Mosque of Atlanta. In the 1980's Iman Jamil and his com- munity were involved in cleaning up drugs and prostitution in their area, similar to Brooklyn, New York's Iman Siraj Wahhaj's campaign in 1988. In August of 1995, Iman Jamil was arrested in con- nection with a shooting of a young man in his neigh- borhood. His community is united in the belief that vengeful law enforcement officers framed him. During this time, CAIR stood by Iman Jamil, and urged the Department of Justice to fully investigate the incident so that he could receive a just trial.lman Jamil was charged with aggravated assault after the victim claimed he shot him. Later, however, the same man who accused Iman Jamil withdrew his state- ment, saying he was pres- sured by authorities to identify him as the assail- ant. Both The Atlanta Journal and Constitution and The New York Times quote the victim as saying he repeat- edly insisted to the police that he did not see who shot him; this man men- tioned being threatened with legal charges if he did not agree to identify the Iman as the assailant. In what police described as a "routine aggravated assault," agents of the FBI, the FBI's Domestic Counter Terrorism Task Force, and the Bureau of | Alcohol Tobacco, and Firearms got involved. | This was strange for something described by the police themselves as “routine.” Iman Jamil Al-Amin_ is facing the death penalty. 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Pain located generally in the center of your chest Fainting. : hat Race Conference Again: A Prelude ‘There : T by:C.D. Ellison *from the Black World Today Whoever in the Black intelli- gence thought Colin Powell was going to reign as some free thinker once confirmed State Department head must have accidentally smelled a few bottles of glue. Not defending him, but who cares if Secretary of State Powell doesn't clock the Durban Race Conference? And if he really doesn't care like I don't care that he's not — really caring about it, then he's probably not caring about it based on reasons unbeknownst to his Blackest detractors who care too much ado about nothing. Apparently, The Washington Post's Courtland Milloy re- cently cared enough to crack -a few Negro snaps at the former G.I. Joe and Persian Gulf war — hero--"Colin Powell: Bush Man or Black Man?" - (7/29/01). Ouch- that was pretty cold. Like I said, Powell doesn't need any defense, but I'm not one to front: Powell is cool in my book. | don't hate on brothas who got credit for winning a war; caused presi- , dential front-runners to get mad nervous because his poll numbers hyped a first Black president; raked in millions on an autobiogra- phy, then became the first Black secretary of state, thereby setting the trend for future appointments. Dodging bullets, death and calamity in the selfless pur- suit of combat objectives at risk of life would seem enough to not warrant the _ King-of-Black litmus _ test presently placed on Powell. "Whatever. I've got the possibility of full-scale war in the Middle East, China flexing muscles, Russia get- ting cocky, a Balkan Armageddon repeat, cyber- terrorism, economic melt- down in Latin America.....let's see what else? Well-too much Spam on my plate to regurgitate repara- tions. Negroes, puh-leaze! If they haven't given the loot up yet, what makes you think they'll give it up now?" We prepare then for another talk. And ad nauseam of ideas followed by....no ac- tion. You know how it goes. Lots of sizing up; lot of huff; lot of puff, "eating lots of cheese," as my Vietnamese kickboxing instructor loves to observe. The name says it all: The World Conference on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Tolerance. As it approaches, conversations on the topic become claw fights gnawing away on gritting clauses, and explo- sive phrases, bouts of unre- strained turpitude unable to reach beyond the first flare of anger. Do you actually read the words or do you instead try to fill in between them? Do you read in between the lines or do you actually see them ? The elders continue to con- template what has happened with little consideration for has happened with little consideration for Rome. Failing to understand Rome, that is’ "It was what they did to us!" firing the accusatory «of what. they are talking spying from the back of the audience. The elders, chok- ing on vanity , fail to remember that the Romans are, indeed, well trained. However, there is a funda- mental, most tragic flaw subtle to the open eye, but frighteningly obvious to the third eye unseen and talked of in roundabout ways un- heard of by those who claimed to listen. The elders continued looking at wrin- kled reflections, the wrinkles through time in the ripples slashing the inward mirror and thought deep like fish with half-closed bedroom eyes dragging fins across the ocean floors. They had studied maps, persued the time lines and drawn conclu- sions once they had seen the massive migrations wiggling spasmodically from the northeast, through —_and around the continent, falling off into the deep blue of the Atlantic towards their un- usually cruel fate. And then they miscalculated Rome's next move. Burning questions of race presently rattle the brains of these social experts meandering the halls of the intellectual academy in search of an- swers. These are the ordi- nary and timeworm discussions on "race mat- ters". The same ideas are thrown, screamed and whis- pered about in various, con- ferences and forums. Half attending know about....half about. Talk takes up time, space and energy, when we could, all be off actually Let's get real for a moment. index finger in the direction doing something else So maybe Powell is just like: of the Roman legionnaires Conferences come and go. Solid Rock Church of Christ Solid Rock Church 2205-B West 5" St. of Christ Greenville, NC 27834 Proudly Invites You to (252) 830-6126 Compete in our . Elder Curtis D, Wilder, Sr. ey eft - _ Pastor a a 1" vine Solid Rock Building Fund Golf Tournament ! COTTON VALLEY * Closest to the Pin GOLF CLUB * Longest Drive 2681 Hwy 258 South . . P.O, Box 1264 1” Place 50,00 each ; Tarboro, NC. 27886 mr Place 25.00 each (252) 641-1482 3" Place Free Rounds Saturday, 20 October 2001 . If + Accessori Tee Off at 8:30 a.m. sharp Go een . 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Mr. Wilson wanted _ the assembly to know that he wasn't trying to shock them or to be rude but the main reason -the school. couldn't do what they were request- ing them is because the students were offspring of tfie parents. They were — reared in the parent's homes, blood: of their blood and bone of their bone. They had absorbed the ideas of their _ homes, The parents had Sh pen we can't ‘aoe | ¢ fistula - someone else to do a better job with our children than | ‘we have done. We are the true educators of our chil- dren; all others are merely of the supporting cast. We are accountable to God to raise our children accord- ing to sound biblical princi- ples. Let's not be ready to farm these truths to outside agencies. We are the teach- ers and must never give up that responsibility no matter how busy we become in life. CrComegoing Qbervices jor Mis. Cora Ree @ Neal SSlount dishes College Foundation | of North Carolina Every child deserves the opportunity to pursue higher education. Whether you are interested in a two- or four-year school, College Foundation of North Carolina can help you plan, apply, and pay for college. At our Web site, www.CFNC.org, you will find: College- and career-planning tools Online admissions and financial aid applications Everything you need to know about paying for college At CFNC.org, you can: Compare more than 100 North Carolina colleges and universities Research hundreds of scholarships, grants, and loans Find out about North Carolina's college savings program, which has tax-free* earnings And much more For information, please call us or visit our Web site. (Toll-free) | ENC os 866-866-CFNC ’ li iJ 1 ' ' ‘ ' ' i) A a i eh tia lg: a a Irticle Dated’ 8 30 OT: "Black kids might entice S technology with more enthusi- asm if they knew someone like Dr. Mark Dean already was leading the way." You may not have heard of De. Mark Dean. . by his work. See, Dr. Mark Dean is a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He is in the National Hall of Inventors, He has more than 30 patents pending. He is a vice president with IBM. Oh, yeah. And he is also the architect of the modern-day personal computer. Dr. Dean holds three of the original nine patents on the computer that all PCs are based upon. And, Dr. Mark Dean is an African . American. So how is it that we can celebrate the 20th anniversary of the IBM personal computer without reading or hearing a single word about him? Given all of the pressure mass media are under about negative por- trayals of African Americans on television and in print, you would think it would be a slam dunk to highlight some- one like Dr. Dean. Somehow, though, we have managed to miss the shot. History is cruel when it comes “°TBWT Contributor nod He certainly . shouldn't. ‘Dr Dean helped "start a Digital. Revohition i) - (-4 8 Microsoft's Bill ‘Gates and Dell Computer's Michael Dell. Millions of jobs in informa- 4, tion technology can be traced 4 created back directly to Dr. Dean. More important, stories like Dr. Mark Dean's should serve as inspiration for African- American children. Already victims of the "Digital Divide" and failing school systems, young Black kids might em- race technology with more enthusiasm if they knew some- one like Dr. Dean already was leading the way. Although technically Dr. Dean can't be credited with creating the computer -- that is left to Alan Turing, a pioneering 20th-century English mathe- matician, widely considered to be the father of modern computer science -- Dr. Dean rightly deserves to take a bow for the machine we use today. The computer really wasn't practical for home or small a “history. Poach Dr. Mark Dean And: you aren't fey 8 go. away as quietly as alone. But almost everything. in your life has been affected — ee 2 i ie ii he has a lot of inventing left in new Digital Age brought on by. the personal computer, we need to guaran- tee that the African-American “story is part: of the la surrounding the mon at technological - world has ever seen. We cannot ‘afford let Dr Mark Dean become a footnote in history. He is well ee his own history book. *Article from — ee The Black World Iodey Co yright © : Black World Tod All Rights Reserved. The 758 D Fax: 410 52) 487 | Email: octoregerwo com News Release Justin MebaneVines sponsored by Mr. Frederick Graham and American Legion Post #372 of Farmville, N. C. recently attended the American Legion's Sixty-Second Annual Session of Tarheel Boys' State on the Wake Forest University campus in Winston-Salem, N. C. Boys' State is a six-day program ‘designed to teach rising seniors the basic principles involved in the successful management of a democratic society. It focuses on participation and personal experience in a model state complete with governing bodies and elected public officials. Graduation Exercises were. held Saturday, June 16th at the Wait Chapel. Justin M. Vines is a rising senior at J. H. Rose High School in Greenville, N. C. He is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Vines and the grandson of Mr. & Mrs. Francis H. Mebane A Special Thank You to Flanagan Funeral Home The family of the late Cora Blount would like to ac- knowledge Flanagan Funeral Home in regards to the sup rt that was given to us time of my mother's death, It was truly a blessing to have met Esther Hammond who was very thorough and encouraging. She conducted herself in a ‘ Tribute to Dr. Issac Artis The family of the fate Cora Blount would like to thank Dr. Issac Artis for being such a compassionate, under- standing, and kind doctor. We have called on Dr. Artis at numerous times when his office was closed and he always responded immedi- ately, Very rare do you run into contact with people that a go beyond the call of , Some people who are iy ll eprtioy he a or a ti a. professional manner along with her team player Ms. Vemestine Paige. | was very observant of these two won- derful ladies working so closely together that I was in awe. So many times we see so many chiefs and no Indians. We thank Rev. Hammond for his sense of humor and Mother Hammond his wife a woman that loves the Lord and believes in treating people fairly. We can't leave out our driver Mr, Shephard a man explain to us every detail what was the diagnosis and if he'‘couldn't he made excel- lent referrals to other physi- cians. Dr. Artis demeanor has always been low. and humble. My mother loved herself some Dr. Artis. Me and my daughter recalled on ° one om ice visit (with her being osed with de- being being bedridden) she said, "Dr. Artis can't you hear me talking to you" me and my daughter because of the way she said it due to the fact my mother was very quiet individual. We can't leave out his staff Mrs. Artis, Mary, and Amy -for all they've done and Mw alle aba y smile always an onan word to give ‘ il of wisdom and patience. Esther continue to allow God to use you and God is going to overturn in the business. Ms. Paige continue to be a good team player because of your working . closely with the Hammonds. In my spirit the Lord is saying, "Expansion. in your’ business." Sincerely, Gloria Summers and Family in our time of going through. Dr. Artis you,are a special doctor who takes up a lot of time with your patients espe- cially the geriatric popula- tion, because you've been faithful over the few things God is going to make you ruler over pgs He's going to you out blessings tha you won't have room enough to receive. Thank ou so much, Artis for veg oe an E 3) SLLENT We perscnally, ‘would refer an to Dr. Artis. Again ve thank Pia - Own __ business. York, New. Jersey, “and ‘Virginia. She is now in. Greenville N.C. and we have had the divine pleasure of being in her presence. It is very seldom that you see someone who has sold out - all to God. She is a living example to how God can change a life. By her own testimony she once. wid es a life of — oe thanking God for the s vicoos she achieved, in. owning her Soon. the emptiness of having all the toys of life and no happiness set in. Sickness and depres- sion were her only. friends. On the verge of having. a stroke, the God of heaven stepped into her life. Kim says that God spoke to her and gave her a new direc- tion." He told me to walk" she said. And that's exactly what she did. Now one step at a time she is walking acoss America for those on welfare, the homeless and the poor. Her mission is to take the concerns of a me- diocre welfare system to city and state governments. A system that has so many living in poverty. "People don't realize that welfare only makes up 2 percent of the federal budget," she said. The walk across America has brought different reac- o_ ° WERE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE Washington ‘DC, “New time customers at two up- scale MacArthur Center res- taurants grinned and giggled while she marched past them and chanted about welfare rights. But Kim Denmark has also made many new friends. During her three-week stay in South Hampton Roads, she received sneers - but alsb hugs and kisses. And ‘stuff just happens. People give her food, money and places to sleep. The mayor's office in Virginia Beach arranged a fancy hotel room for her for one night. Children and par- ents autographed her blaze orange jump suit. On Sat. Sept. 15, 2001 there will be a march/rally begin- ning at the Philippi Church of Christ at 10:00 A.M. On Monday, Sept. 10th she was in the studios of ~~ also giving her his. full — Support noting the days of the civil rights marches. She. ~ has also been endorsed by ee Coalition Against ‘Racism. i the NAACP. The Mayor of the City welcomed her and now she is well on her way | a ‘North Carolina with oe ag North Carolina being her next stop. You can keep up with Kien a | Denmark by calling (804) 637-3109. e-mail kdenmark- walks@hotmail.com or visit www. Kimwoe com Utilities AdvantageBill t NATURAL Gas Avoid a possible roller coaster ride this winter by locking in your natural gas price now. All of us remember last winter's unprecedented natural gas rate increases. 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