man 3 osaeg pEBLZ Kaeagi savhe N STIIANSSao © a] Serving Eastern North Carolina Since Sexual Exploitation Of Children In Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya (PANA)-They come in droves, arriving in Nairobi as early as 6:30 p.m. and Strategically position themselves along major city thoroughfares, ready for busienss They are all dressed to kill, and though barely 12 years old. they know their act and their customers very well. Others, like Jane. who will celebrate her ninth birthday in January, comes in town very early in the morning in the company of a woman she simply refers to as “Auntie” and whose business is begging in the central business district She sits a few meters trom her Auntie. chatting endlessly with other girls. When an opportune time comes. it only takes a nod trom Auntie who had a hurried conversation with a man minutes earlier, and the young girl and the man go off to an destination. \ good number of them are also housed in) Nairobi’s upmarket housing estates by their “emplov- ers,” mostly the rich Kenyans and foreigners alike. where they seve their clienteles for a fee Down at the coastal tourist resort city of Mombasa, the situation is no diflerent. as beach boys and virls are slowly turning them- selves into sex slaves. transform- ing the beautitul tourist destination and a family get away resort center, into a commercial SCN center undiscloses onee Welcome to the world of child sevual exploitation in’ Kenya. a topic Which government officials in the country concede ts vet to be adequately addressed Officials of the Children’s Deparment describe it as the use HERITAGE HONORED BY EVENTS By Jana Clances The Daily Reflector East Carolina University has slated events throughout February to commemorate Black History Month and African-American firsts The Ledonia Wright Cultural Center on the ECU campus is sponsoring the events in conjunc- tion with student organizations, university departments and the Greenville Museum of Art. “The reason we do this is to promote awareness of the richness of the African-American culture and heritage.” Nell Lewis, cultural center director, said.” And to celebrate the contributions of African-Americans to our soci- ety.” Events begin on Monday with an opening reception at the Cultural Center and end Feb. 28 with a candlelight vigil at the steps of Joyner Library. - Each year, major events are planned to highlight the unique experiences and traditions of di- verse populations on campus, officials said. The cultural center and ‘ECU's Diversity Cross- Cultural Communications Committee sponsor and observe university groups, such as the deaf population by having Deaf of children for sexual purposes in exchange for cash or in kind or favors between a customer or agent who benefit or profit from the trade in children. “The use of a child for sexual purposes or child prostitution is real and attaining alarming pro- portions in Kenya, but many people shun away from this topic and wish it away.” Adelaide Ngaru. a senior children’s officer in the ministry of home. affairs told PANA. Ngaru conceded that the cases of child exploitation in Kenya were rampant, explaining that they Were rampant. explaining that they were not limited to only seNual intercourse but could also be viewed against backdrops of child labor, child marriages and female genital mutilation. or PMG Ngaru also singles out the child sevual exploitation menace at the Kenyan coast’ where well-run cartels operate She says the cartel, which Operates with expert precision, has a string of clients both local and foreign who top their holiday with what is referred to as sex tourism The well-organized group con- sisting of pimps of both sexes also participate in child pornography and vigorously market it abroad. A good number of tourists. mostly from central Europe, have time and again fallen for the ploy and always book the next flight to Kenya Nearu says the root causes of this evil in Kenya are. illiteracy. abject’ poverty, HIV/AIDs and retrogressive cultural practices such as FMG and vender discrimi- nation Heritage Week In support of all cultures. the center and the committee con- ducted a Multicultural Holiday Open House in December. The committee also plans to focus on women’s health issues as part of Women’s History Month African-American firsts was chosen as the theme for Black History Month. An appearance by Herman Boone, whose experi- ences as a Virginia football coach provided inspiration for the film “Remember The Titians.” is the Signaiure event to highlight and recognize black achievement in the United States. Boone is known for uniting the .C. Williams High School foot- ball team. The team was devel- oped when three schools were integrated. Boone was hired as head coach for the Titans and was chosen above a coach from a successful all-white school. He previously coached at the all- black E.J. Hayes High School in Williamston. Racial tension provided obsta- cles, but Boone led the team to a 13-0 record and the state champi- onship title in 1971. Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington portrayed Boone in the film. Though retired, Boone travels nationwide for speeches and pres- entations. “Boone is our signature event because of what he did to bring together the Titans football team and community,” Lewis said. “He would be one to understand what it is like to break barriers in order to reach a common goal. “| wanted someone who can relate to being a first (in black history),” she said. “He is the kind of motivated person that can influence young people to keep a steady spirit...no matter what the odds.” Boone will be on campus Saturday. He-.is the special guest for a dinner in the Mendenhall Student Center and will speak at 8:15p.m. in the Hendrix Theater. Tickets for the dinner cost $20: admittance to the speech is $5. February 8 - February 15 2002 © Judge Janice Cole Campaigns For Eva Clayton's Old Seat Shown above from left to right is long-time resident. D D. Garrett. a Juvenile ¢ Zion Church. Judge Janice Cole is the Federal Judge of the Eastern District Our Clergy, congregation fight for rights over children, religion By: Eric Ture Muhammad The return of a 14-count indict- ment on Jan. 18, against Rev Arthur Allen, Jr. and 10 members of his northwest Atlanta House of. Prayer Church has laid the groundwork for a landmark court case that will debate the use of corpora! punishment on children, parental rights, abuse of power and religious authority. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, who an- nounced the indictments. called the congregation's alleged punish- ment of their children severe and eXtreme This is not normal whipping,” he said. "These are severe and extreme beatings. We think that is a clear sign of demarcation.” Mr. Howard said. The indictment charges the mem- bers of the church with aggra- vated assault) and cruelty to children. If convicted, they can serve a maximum of 20 years in prison. Rev. Allen congregation is innocent of the DA's charges and the facts of the case have been grossly exagger- ated. Like any loving parent, parishioners want only the best for their children, said Rev. Allen savs_ his The saga began in February 2001, when a White teacher called the state Division of Family and Children Services (DFACS), reporting she found “thin red marks" on two children tn her classroom. It is unclear whether the teacher spoke with other school officials before making the call to DFACS; however. the incident escalated into possibly the largest one-time seizure of children in state history. A total of 49 children --- all Black --- were removed from schools, homes and church grounds. They were placed in Atlanta-area deten- tion centers pending hearings. Rev. Allen and some church members were arrested the fol- lowing month and charged with conspiring to commit cruelty to children. Those charges were dropped as children were sent back home to their parents. According to the accountants of the children, shared exclusively with The Final Call, they were harrassed, brutalized, and threat- ened by DCFAS workers, Atlanta Police, and male detention center supervisors. “They pulled me off the couch and threw me to the floor,” recalled 14-year old Diana Frazier. She along with her brother Quentin, were removed Children from their home by DCFAS and Atlanta police in a fashion com- pared to a nighttime military raid “They twisted my arms around my back, put handcuffs on me and placed their Knees in my face anc my back.” she said. recalling how her face was banged into the ground as she pleaded for help from her parents. Her brother. handled in a= similar fashion. received a busted lip and bruised to his torehead Both alleged constant use of abusive language by officers han- dling them, while in the squad car and in the detention center. They said they asked the officers to refrain from the foul language. saying their parents did not use such language around them. The officers became more abusive. directing their insults at the par- ents, said Diana and Quentin In recent months. DFACS has come under fire for their handling of the children, resulting in disciplinary action against case- workers. Calls placed to DFACS spokesman Andy Boisseau by The Final Call were not returned Some of the children. who re- ceived similar treatment as offi- cers removed them from homes ahd schools. were charged with assaults against police. resisting arrest and one was charged with trespassing after he was pulled from his own home. The children spoke of horrible conditions in the Metro-Atlanta detention center for youth Roaches and rodents were throughout the facility. they said Bugs were frequently found in food and as they showered, the children charged, male supervi- sors would come in and watch. "They would not let us talk to our parents, so my brother would sneak out to cal! them and tell them how we wanted to come home. We know we cone from good homes,” Diana Frazier. "In some cases, DFACS is needed, ” said Sharon Duncan, who along with her husband David, is named in the indictment "Some children are in abusive situations, but not our children. Our children are in two-parent homes. Homes that are loving, clean and where the children are kept fed," she said. “These are happy, well mannered, well ad- justed children who did not need rescuing by DFACS. They need to be rescued from DFACS,” she said. The couple will appear in juvenile court later this month, fighting to maintain custody of their children, some of whom remain in state custody In an appearance betore the juvenile court. parents were told they could have their children back. if they Would agree to onl) hand-spank the children The pastor was also asked to cease performing marriages of couple as Yeung as } pastor and parents retused all the proposals. They look forward to their day in court "When the DFACS workers and Atlanta police came oul to arrest our children, why did thes slam them to the floor, twist their arms around their backs and brutalize them?” asked Rev. Allen) "Why didn't they just hand-spank them. like the judges said and tell them to get into the van. If that is the method he wants us to use, why did not be instruct them to use 1?" he said The pastor, and many in the commuity, see the move on the pastor and congregation as racist and politically motivated. A recent poll conducted by an Atlanta-based CBS-television af- filiate found 74 percent of those polled favored the pastor's actions b4-vears old The ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITYSQLUMNI —— Pom Elaine_HOpkins, Class of *68 of Elizabeth City University, is busy with the recruitment effons to reunite the 60's class As a member of the 60°s Decade Planning Committee, Elaine. spe- cifically. is helping to co-chair the plans of bringing together the class of °68 by Homecoming 2002. : While enjoying early retirement. Elaine frequently travels to the campus of her alma mater for numerous alumni affairs In addtion to serving as co-chair for the 60°s Decade Reunion, she was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the General Alumni Association. She is a longtime member of the General Alumni Awards Banquet and the Homecoming Committee. Free ourt Juve. Judge Janice Cole and the Paster of A \f Photo by Jim Rouse and belies ed the been misrepresented parents have Corporal punishment, the beating of childredn. ts not eval Georgia as a disciplin too Since integration, said Revs. Allen it has been discouraged in the chool system because Whites di not want Blig) chers beating their children He alse aid church beatings of children were not only extremely rare. but were used as a last resort. Armed with biblical references, the congreg. tion defends the right to discipline its children. referring to corpora punishment as an act of love "It our children were so in the homes, why were they seen throughout = national — television While being grabbed and snatched by DFACS workers and police pleading to stay home? If thes were abused they'd be happy to leave.” said indicted parent David abused Wilson The case has received national and international atten- tion, as well as support trom clergies around the counin "Faith is not our strength.” he said. “Our Strength is found in the power of God Locally, she ts serving as record- ing secretary of the Eva J. Lewi Alumni Chapter of ECSU. Sc of her community include being a member of the Millinnium Committee committee of the City Council and a member of her sororits Most importantly 1s the life Elaine shares with neighboring friends and especially family and her church family at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church Elaine feels that being a former educator tends to qualify one to be a lifetime teacher. Therefore. she expects to retrun to the classroon again this year as a tutor for the end of grade testing. Meanwhile, she continues a vived search for ECSU alums who will commit to the tremondous task on the campus of her alma mater. nvoiwemenl (sulh- “POWER OF URBAN RADIO SYNPOSIUM” Shown above is M'Bula Rouse, Vice-President of WOOW Radio Station/Minority Voice Newspaper. She is posing for the M‘\.) camera along with “Inspirations Across America” host Walt “Baby” Love. nag dneag eutl — Epmoriais tit A i i eae ae pee. See ed a EY # Jesse Jackson urges more emphasis on economics ather than put so much empha- sis on Dr. Martin Luther King’s “| Have A Dream” and “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speeches, African-Americans should focus on the central message of his last speech - economic empowerment, says the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. “I was with him when he gave his last speech,” Jackson notes in an interview. “In that particular speech, he described in detail the economic challenge-the use of econom- ic leverage and boycotts to bring about change.” In his last speech, given April 3, 1968, at Masonic Temple in Memphis, King said: “Now the other thing we'll have to do is this: Always anchor our external di- rect action with the power of economic withdrawal. “...We don’t have to argue with any- body. We don’t have to curse and.go around acting bad with our words. We don’t need any bricks or bottles, we don’t need any Molotov cocktails, we just need to go around to these stores, and to these massive industries in our country and say, ‘God sent us by here, to say to you that you're not treating us right. And we’ve come by here to ask you to make the first item on our agenda fair treatment, where God’s children are concerned. Now, if you’re not prepared to do that, we do have an agenda that we must follow. And our agenda calls for withdrawing economic support from you.’” Jackson established Rainbow/PUSH Coalition’s Wall Street Project five years ago. It is designed to improve job opportu- nities for African-Americans on Wall Street, increase the number of Blacks on corporate boards, increase the amount of money spent with firms owned by people of color and expand the amount of business Blacks do with each other. “The Wall Street Project picks up that (King’s) tradition - the use of economic leverage for liberation,” Jackson says. According to Jackson, of $8.5 billion earned in Wall Street commissions last year, less than 1 percent-$14.9 million-was earned. by African-Americans. “Even if we got 10 percent, which is our goal, that’s $850 million that we would be able to control and leverage,” Jackson ex- plains. “Once you get that money, you’re able to leverage that money, the boards and the corporation’s policies.” In addition to focusing on Wall Street, Jackson says he and other ministers are or- ganizing 1,000 churches in the top SO mar- kets to become more of an economic force. The project, “1,000 Churches Connected” was announced last October. Several groups, including the Citigroup Foundation and Freddie Mac, have each donated $1 million or more to the project in direct cash or products. “The vast majority of our people are in debt,” Jackson says. “We do not spend pru- dently. We buy cars and rent houses, use credit cards as a substitute for money, fall for the payday loan schemes and try to bail out with lotto tickets. So teaching economic literacy is important.” Jackson has routinely been criticized for not following up on many of his programs. But he says that won’t be a problem with this project. “We’re teaching mass economic literacy,” he says. “Two, we’re going to leverage stock in key corporations and, three, we’re going to increase demands on companies to let us in or face the economic conse- quences.” (Guest editorial by George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief.) An enlightened education bill, posturing politicians nherent to the idea of education are principles of enlightenment, edifica- tion and human progress that are far detached from, and deeply inimical to, the smoke-filled rooms, compro- mises and besotted intoxication that politi- cal power gives to those who would govern us. So while we welcome President Bush’s signing the $26.5 education reform legisla- tion, we lament all the political thunder, posturing and self-congratulation surround- ing it. The bill-signing show advertised a grin- ning, placated opposition leader, Sen. Ted Kennedy, along with recollections of the tempestuous debate between conservatives of Bush’s Republican Party versus its liber- als and it featured political theater in which everyone got in the act to celebrate what was hoped to be a big overhaul of our pub- lic schools. That peripheral stuff denigrated what the new law is intended to accomplish in its en- couragement and funding of intellectual de- velopment and personal fulfillment — the joys of the life of the mind. Were the political job done quietly, in the tradition of the academy, where thought, not theater, is paramount, our youngsters might embrace scholarship more ardently and more seriously. Were the politicians photographed in li- braries, not in rallies, more minds might be cast toward the joys that come from learn- ing new things. Were there less political gloating and chest thumping, the idea of being a student in class or in life-long learning situation, might be elevated above that of a TV spot. Yet, while the process was sullied a little, much of it was admirable. The president’s wife and former teacher, Laura Bush was credited with giving impe- tus to the legislation. It contains enlightened provisions such as a ban on discrimination against homosexuals and absence of support for school vouchers. . More importantly, it commits serious money to our youngsters’ education and growth. That’s putting our money where our. children’s future is. The resurgence of religion in America ccording to a new survey, reli- gioh is making a comeback in America — nearly eight in 10 of us say religion’s influence in . American life is growing, the highest number since surveys first asked the question in 1957. A survey by the Pew Re- search Center for its Forum of Religion and Public Life found that more than 50 percent of Americans have agreed with that view since March — months before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The nationwide survey of 1,500 Ameri- cans also found that considerably more Americans view U.S. Muslims more favor- an partly because of a parade of public officials who have distinguished between f the religion and the political acts of terror- ists. That falls in line with a growing grass roots movement across the U.S. to defy the Supreme Court ruling prohibiting school prayer and the placement of religious sym- bols n public buildings. We concur with the court that there should be a line drawn between religious symbolism and displays in public facili- ties, but it seems beneficial that America is finally getting back to its theological roots. . In the wake of Sept. 11 and to carry us through this current battle with terrorism, faith may be just what we need to pull through as a nation. COMMENTS Yes, the revolution is still going on today by Chris Stevenson here is a faction of Black youth who are involved wich criminal behavior — in particular murder- ing other Blacks who derive their inspiration from rappers who utter hard-core lyrics. The rappers themselves are mostly in de- nial of this claiming that they are only saying what they have seen or know what is happen- ing on the streets —just art imitating life, as they would have you to believe. This may have been true before the early 90’s, given the overall drop in the crime rate around the nation, followed by increased homicides in cities like Buffalo. Could we be seeing a reverse effect? Life imitating art? As the saying goes, too much of anything isn’t good. What these kids don’t know is that an old- school guy, like myself, can see right through their denials like glass. I know how perva- sive media influence can be, whether it’s news media or entertainment media. I was alive when an experiment was done on a small town back in the early 60’s — the town was crime-free until one household was giverrd television set and the family and some neighbors began watching the shows of that era, which included crime dramas. Soon afterward someone was shot. How can this happen to a crime-free community? Like I said, life imitating art. I was there when Archie Bunker cleverly taught thousands of non-Southern Whites to have racist sentiments in the early 70’s even while the show’s maker claimed the Bunker character was devised to make people see that prejudice was wrong. Throughout the ages, fight songs have in- spired armies to go to war. Ironically, many of today’s violent rappers were conceived by parents listening to 60’s and 70’s music based on love and peace, like Marvin, Earth Wind & Fire, Smokey Robinson, etc. When guys like Snoop Dogg and DMS in- sist they are “gangsters,” it’s enough to make me laugh. When they deny negative influ- ence it makes me p——d. “Gangster” to a Black youth means killing — “beatdowns”. For White ethnic gangs who long left the comer, it means economic, political and com- munity control. It seems the revolution is dead, killed in a barrage of 80’s and 90’s in- dividualism, crack cocaine and incompetent baby-boom parents. Rappers who encourage you; to fight each other, instead of fighting the power are con- sidered the “in-thing”. Songs like “Cop Killer” shook a nation and it made people think Black youth were coming together. Now there’s “Nigger Killer.” The youth who do these senseless acts claim that civil rights and Black power didn’t work and that the only answer to Black suc- cess they feel is to virtually disassociate your- self from Blackness itself. My woman, my sister, my Black princess has become my “ho, hoochie, bitch,” a purposeful scheme to turn some- thing into something ugly is underway and new Style rappers, then-called “hard-core” are at the forefront of this move toward viewing dark skin as worthless and worth- less behavior as cool. Author Del Jones met with this growing sentiment from Black youth in a bookstore, in his book Black Holocaust 2000. I remember some young college graduates standing around in the Know Thyself Book- store in Philly loudly proclaiming that my generation failed theirs. Now here were the immediate beneficiaries of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements clucking on about failure. How can they respect and emulate apoliti- cal athletes and entertainers so much, yet have no love for all of us who:have been fighting our enemies in their behalf? How can they not understand what it took for Carter G. Woodson, George G.M. James, Chancellor Williams, Garvey, Dubois, Cinque, Ida B. Wells, Huey Newton — and what about our political prisoners still locked down because the system fears them? None of these sacrificing soldiers of our struggle were fighting for personal wealth or fame, but were warriors who defended us and took our race forward. What these youths failed to realize (be- cause many of us adults failed to teach them. Some of us didn’t know ourselves) is that revolution is ongoing, it doesn’t stop with the death of one or two leaders. Like in most ethnic cultures, it’s handed down. That’s where we failed them, we handed down everything that is of direct interest to others, patriotism, Euro-Christian religion, etc. When it comes time to hand down pride and knowledge based on nothing more than the dark tone on the back of your wrist, we don’t want to think that’s important enough. We must get over this selfish, petty, waiting for Black leaders to fall or fail and emulate their example now. (Stevenson is is a contributing writer) America to by Jay Thomas Willis mericans speak of the Ameri- can system as standing for dignity, freedom, equality, liberty and justice. They speak of these among many other positive abstract ideals as if they . applied to all who live in America. We talk about all the things America stands for while Blacks are treated as second- class citizens. We know America has never lifted her lamp besides the golden door for Blacks. It’s known that the government has never completely stood of, for or by Black citizens. In times of distress and crisis, conver- sations occur about the “need to unify” and we say “united we stand” while go- ing about business as usual. Blacks are constantly mistreated as if it’s normal to do so, and in the same breath talk about the need to unify. We still say that individuals who don’t support the government in times of crisis, regardless of their reasons, are non-patri- otic and should be looked upon with a rerepingy eye. Are we expected to over- ook our assigned second-class status? This situation reminds one of a woman or man who is abused or neglected by . their spouse and as soon as they're told by the spouse how much they love them, things return to normal. © matter how many times the man or woman is abused or neglected they're ex- America never was Blacks pected to stand by the spouse’s side and swear their love and devotion. Blacks do this often in their lives. They seem to be expected to cooperate with this mistreat- ment, while agreeing that there is liberty, justice, equality and freedom for all. Blacks continue to be the last hired and the first fired. They constantly maintain a rate of unemployment double that of the national average. Part but not all the reasons for the high unemployment rate among Blacks are the inequalities in edu- cational system. They are almost 60 percent of the local, state and federal correctional institutions, because of not being given equal justice through the criminal justice system. A large proportion lives in substantial housing. Many families live below the poverty line. Many don’t get adequate medical or dental care. , We are often redlined and can’t get jobs in many cases, even on public works projects in our own community. It too many cases we have to deal with “jacked-up” prices when buying cars or other products and when we're fortunate enough to get loans. It’s al- most as if there's a te system set up for slight, rjuion, cen end dct ights, prejudices, racism iscrimi tion; this historical and present treatment is mostly to blame for our condition. (Willis, the author of nine books, includ- py hey latest, “Freeing the African " is a contributor to the Tri-State Defender) ’ : ee YR UU We have lost more than we have gained Dear Editor; So many of our large companies have moved, located in many countries around the world that there is no need for “Fast Track” legislation to be passed. Globaliza- tion of trade has already taken place. You see it in the stores — a flood of items from China but few things made in the USA or elsewhere. All the while many tens of thou- sands of jobs were lost in the textile indus- tries across the rural South; and the country as a whole. Many say we have lost far more jobs than gained. The term “Fast Track” ought to be called “Fat Track” because just like Enron, the few at the top get rich while those at lower levels are stripped. The international banks | and companies are looking to strip countries of natural resources and pay the working class as little as possible. Worse yet, our beautiful rivers, shores, forests, clean water and air that will be im- periled by Fast Track. Fast Track will put a number of environmental and labor issues into the realm of being heard in the World Trade Court. What allegiance does the World Trade Court owe to our land, the pro- tection of our clean water and clean air or our citizens? How is it appointed and who are they? Out of 21 cases involving environmental issues, World Trade Court decided only one in favor of the environment. What are the laws they go by? Could we afford the costs of a lawyer trained and in practice before the World Trade Court? There is no democracy where there are secrets, no real news coverage, and the community of the common man is not in- vited. For years the World Trade meetings were held in secret and continue to be held in secret — neither our politicians nor national news media showing any concern about that. Meanwhile, our sov- ereignty over our beautiful land and labor matters will be gone in the blink of an eye — all for the creation of the wealth of kings for those at the top of the biggest corporations — with “Fast Track.” Let’s be like Paul Revere, tell everyone and bend the ears of Senators who will vote soon on this. Gerry Scardo March of Dimes: Stop animal cruelty Dear Editor; The March of Dimes has declared Janu- ary “Birth Defects Prevention Month.” Un- fortunately, instead of funding only relevant projects that might actually help prevent birth defects, the March of Dimes wastes money on cruel, worthless animal experi- ments. Perhaps if the charity spent more time and money on important projects, such as a National Birth Defects Registry, im- proved prenatal care, and treatment for pregnant women addicted to nicotine, al- cohol, and drugs, the incidence of birth defects would decline more rapidly. In- stead, March of Dimes-funded experi- menters have wasted millions of dollars administering cocaine, alcohol, and nico- tine to pregnant rats and newborn opos- sums, even though we have known for years that these substances can harm de- veloping babies. Other charities, including Easter Seals and Birth Defect Research for Children, put all their funds into programs that directly benefit babies and never waste a penny on cruel animal experiments. People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani- mals (PETA) encourages donors to walk away from the March of Dimes and support cruelty-free health charities instead. For more information, visit MarchOfCrimes.com. 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Check out the collard greens growing in the backyard. Photo By Jim Rouse | Miami in February, the product Cuban-American leaders were of a plan drafted by activists, angered by Mandela's support | city officials and lodging execu- _of Fidel Castro, and Jewish ‘Blue Lights in the Basement’ comes of age in new year tives that ended a Black tourist leaders were upset by his sup- : boycott. port of Yasser Arafat and the sed a Lynch The $84 million, 422-room Palestine Liberation 2 AHIRSTETS Royal Palm Crowne Plaza is Organization. Periodically w 6 ! y we come across pieces of literature that make us reme-nber “back i > day” ‘ ‘ made up of two Art Deco The boycott badly tarnished 0 entailed. The par-ies, the cloches, the music, your friends and the amnbiance--ofiewimes Wit ook ‘ sul hotels, the old Royal Palm and Miami's reputation and cost the Nn ) this all together was the right mood light. Blue was one of the most prevalent hues used to | in ste the Shorecrest, and blends county an estimated $20 mil- the vibe in these all-too-intimate settings. ° . leip establish seamlessly with the beach's lion to $50 million. The city of - “Blue Lights in the Basement” is a coming-of-age book set in the turbulent °69s that “stems from the other refurbished hotels. The Miami Beach loaned $10 mil- Of t d rd lac ite ightorhood | grow up in,” said its author, Juliet “Skeeter” Sandford. There were obstacles that all youns hotel has already been booked —_lion for construction of the _.. boys and git’ s experienced during these times. It was a time of socia! change that tested the dynamics of to host the NAACP’s 2003 con- _hotel. Peebles said that was Arrest Victims dhe Deeibiliy th Pi iral oat 0 ine many issues tha: arose. The one joining force of the time was 3 ut weekend party vou d be able to 5 & boy a a ntarily “Teo — S : released from the realities of the time.” © fo see the Doy of your dreams ad be momentarily ‘The opening of our hotel . U rvive . According to Sanford, “Blue Lights in the Basement” has you trave ing through a time when innocence allows Miami-Dade to say to increases. He has 25 years to Was al its c-ossroads. It’s the Sixties, you’ve been bitten by the love buy and the party is on. Allow the African-American commu- ay it back, in addition to yourself to meet the wenderful characters and situations that are indicative of life in urban America, this nity, locally and nationally, that $490,000 in annual rent, plus could ave been in Anywhere, USA. You will see urban America through the eyes of four teen-age girls romi de and 20 percent of any gross over ASEAN AM aaa LIE growing up in the 60's, es a promise was made ane a $17 million each year for the Ss The “blue lights in the basement party” was always a major event and it was “ast approacaing. There promise is being kept, said R. : y defibrillation can help wes nothing that would keep Jewel Sinclair (bright, motivated, 17 and black) and er friends Linda Harris Donahue Peebles, president of N@xt ecade. : ival rat (aggre-sive). Teresa Lloyd (straightforward) and Joanne Wilson (Miss T ainks Her Complexion Is Her Tae Peebles Atlantic Development The hotel will target groups increase survival rates. to Ride) away fron the festivities, despite what many considered bad times Corp. and majority owner of the and leisure travelers from the Blue Lights in the Basement,” although dominated by female characters. is not gender specific in the Royal Palm Crowne Plaza. Northeast, according to its sentiments i touches. Feelings of friendship, support, bonding and topetherness make this book a | The developers say the Royal manager, Jesse Stewart. must-read. Sandford has captured the essence of the mood of those parties, back in the day. But also she | Palm is the first Black-owned Peebles said he expects to reminds me of a time wen you didn’t have to question tiose you called friends - when family extended ned, gross $30 milion the fst year beyond bloodline and meant the neighbors and the neighburhoou. | full-service beach resort in the es thet despite th yen, Have you ever wanted to bz somewhere and didn’t know why? | wanted to be there in that basement nation. ar Spite the economic with the blue light. It didn’t seem like such a bad place to come wf age. This book. although time specific | Nationally, Black workers hold climate, average opening rates is reminiscent of ties that bind us to our fr:endst ips toclay - ves, in 2002 ic princi . Vy, ps to.lay - ves, in 2002. Basic principles, based on honesty | between 30 percent and 35 for his rooms will approach trust, fiope, determination, peace and love without conditions. are s timeless as “Blue Lights in the percent of the industry's entry- $200 a night. Basement” being funneled through a small minority-owned business based in New York City, the package feos Ags ape , rapressive. It is professionally presented and for that, kudos are in order. Loucmouth Entertainment & ; . ublishiing put some money tehind this neophvte, and it sows! eve pees. said Andy — the most, with rack rates rang- i | how “tg ead of the National ing from $550 in the summer | pane oe Black Hotel to $659 during the peak sea- | cadthe and Developers.He son, Industry insiders say the hack cre “t fewer than 60 hotel will easily draw a good carat! i nine nations portion of the Black toursm American Heart 30,000 full-service hotel and = market, worth $36 billion last ” Aeeoeintion just 36 of the country’s 80,000 year —_— ee ae llservce hotels “I's a good flag, a great oni ha , along with address, an upscale brand that Po SMANEr INNS. has a loyal following certainly Pa Construction of the hotel was within the corporate market” shoe lasting machine invented by central in a 20-point plan, said Scott Berman. a hos vital Jan Ernst Matzeliger, a black man. co en Black tourist ty analyst. “But recession or no CO a OR a soe, lami in 1993 that recession, the first year of any ad been triggered by city off- hotel operation is the most diffi Cials' decision to not meet with — cyt” | NAACP’S Kweisi Mfume named spokesperson for HIV/AIDS : Awareness Day 2 a National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day set for Feb. 7 Washington, D.C. — The Dallas, Detroit, Chicago, with the NAACP’s mission of leader of the nation’s oldest Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, protecting and enhancing civil and largest civil rights New Orleans, New York, rights for African Americans ' organization has been named Oakland, Philadelphia, and other minorities. as a spokesperson for raising Raleigh-Durham and “The fight for equity and ie: . awareness about the Washington, D.C. Community — equality for African Americans Norbert Rillieux, a black man | HIV/AIDS epidemic in the based organizations in each includes health care,” Mfume invented a process that African-American community. target city will organize press __ says. “The NAACP Is | revolutionized sugar production. Kweisi Mfume, president and conferences, town meetings committed to mobilizing our By Ye aaa CEO of the National and rallies to focus attentionto _ people to fight the HIV/AIDS Association for the the seriousness of the epidemic in the Black Advancement of Colored HIV/AIDS epidemic among community,” Mfume declares. : People will endorse and help African Americans. National Black HIV/AIDS publicize Feb. 7 as National Additionally, free HIV testing | Awareness Day is a project of — . ; . . . - leaning breakthrough | Black HIV/AIDS Awareness will be offered on Feb. 7 at the Community Capacity Nerented by Thomas L Jennings, . ‘lech man. Day. This will be the second annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a nationwide community mobilization effort to emphasize the HIV/AIDS “state of emergency” among African Americans. The designated sites in each of the 14 cities. Kweisi Mfume joins an impressive list of Black leaders who have signed on as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day spokespersons, including radio show host Tom Joyner and Congresswoman Building Coalition, a coalition of national organizations funded by the Centers for Disease Control through the National Minority AIDS Initiative to provide capacity building assistance to community based organizations and stakeholders objectives of National Black Maxine Waters. As a involved in HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Day are to spokesperson, Mfume will prevention. The members of encourage individuals to learn —_ publicize National Black the CCBC are Concerned more about HIV/AIDS, to be HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Black Men, Health Watch tested for the virus and to through personal appearances, —_ Information and Promotion become involved in advocating media interviews and public Service, Mississippi Urban for the resources to fight the service announcements. Research Center, National disease. Support for an important Black Alcoholism and National Black HIV/AIDS _ health initiative such as Addictions Council and the ie |. Awareness Day will target 14 National Black HIV/AIDS National Black Leadership MGS ak. cities, Atlanta, Baltimore, Awareness Day is in keeping = Commission on AIDS. Re hate . a et ad ’ \ , passionate Apoh: ‘embattled social critic. He was harassed by the gov- ernment and publicly reviled much of his life, but his portrait ended up on a U.S. postage stamp. For those of'us who think of him as a major figure of the 20th century, it is a bit of a surprise to realize that—like his almost exact contemporary rumor. Frank Lloyd Wright—the sphinxlike and dazzlingly enigmatic William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) was already in his 30s when the century began. His was a long and fabulously full life,. stretching from Recon- struction to his death in African self-exile on the day of the historic March on Washington, when Mar- tin Luther King delivered his stir- ring oration “I have a dream.” Du Bois was more of a quixotic prag- matist than a dreamer. Now, thanks to the indefati- gable research, perceptiveness, and brilliant writing of David Levering Lewis, we have Du Bois’ extraordi- his principles, POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAY CARE 2659 RAILROAD STREET Bell Arthur, North Carolina Hours: 6:30 am - 6:30 pm Monday - Friday After School Care Available Now accepting applications. Phone: 252- 830-4088 | Owner/Operator: Lisa Lewis ee ic’ 1994, chronicling Du Bois’ life to 1919, a journey revealing his — struggles to become the most highly _educated man in the United States. Armed with a Harvard doc- torate during a period when most of his race were literally peasants, Du Bois became a pioneer of urban sociology and a “public intellec- tual” whose insightful and impor- tant essays on race relations ap- peared regularly in journals like the ~ Atlantic Monthly. Lewis dealt deftly with every phase of Du Bois’ life, — warts and all - and he had a few. Vain and stubborn, he was a bit of a dandy and elitist, replete with walk- ing stick and silk stockings. He was also arobust womanizer - and would remain “a priapic adulterer” until the final of his days. Lewis’ first book won a Pulitzer Prize in biog: raphy. Volume two, W.E.B. DU BOIS: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963, is just as good, if not better. Lewis makes clear on every page of this long but imminently readable book that Du Bois never compromised spoke truth to pd og in a country. ‘As mB editor of the NAACP maga- tine The Crisis, he reached _ testing lynching and vigor- 2 ously advocating the expan- sion of opportunities for Af- tican-Americans in educa- end of his life, or leading black intellectuals. Du Bois never once played it safe. He took unpopular stands and took on unpopular fights, whether itwas with Booker T. Washington's acolytes or well-meaning whites who thought it their right to head Negrocolleges and dictate “proper” racial etiquette—meaning the ac- ceptance of segregation. Du Bois raged many of these battles in the _ tion, employment and politi- cal enfranchisement. In addition to mobilizing public opinion, The Crisis also effectively coordinated the fund-raising effort needed _to support the NAACP’s le- gal defense of black defen- dants like the group of Ar- kansas sharecroppers ludi- crously accused of conspir- ing to overthrow a county govern- ment. In what would become its standard mode of persistent struggle, the NAACP fought that case for five years, all the way to the Supreme Court - and won. The magazine’s wide influence made it a target for J. Edgar Hoover's attempts to suppress dis- sent, but Du Bois was unintimidated. More important to Du Bois was his very personal - more than 100,000 subscrib-— | ers each month with articles _ and outspoken editorials pro- _ c > ‘Arti Richard D. La Jr. Presents his ick History M pec idl mili) 461 od = .For_ ce ate mele Special Offer $19.95 Get One Room Of Carpet Shampooed Like It's Never Been Done Before ! Dry Circular Foam Cleaning Method Extremely High Level of Soil Removal Dries in 1-2 Hours Sanitizes, Deodorizes & Brightens Fluffs Up Heavy Traffic Areas Call Brenda 756-6711 551-2604 Your Carpet Will Look Great Again press. struggle with the popular and fiery * Soret | Garvey’s militant Uni- versal Négro Improvement Asso- ciation (UNIA), founded in 1917, _ had a huge international member- ‘Ship and particularly appealed to working-class black Americans. Lewis covers the brutally acri- ‘moniousrelationship of Garvey and ‘Du Bois in meticulous detail; but watching how Du Bois methodi- cally underminded the boisterous, pompously self-styled “President- General of Africa” is not. amusing. The stakes were high. Before World War I, Pan-African activists may have been concerned primarily with protest and moral suasion; now they were involved in serious politics with huge corporations and the gov- ernments of Great Britain, France, Belgium and U.S.-backed Liberia. But what remains most remark- able about Lewis’ exploration of ‘Du Bois’ life is the way he de- scribes the editor’s shift from a liberal-militancy to a leftist social- ist ideology. Du Bois initially ad- vocated a strategy of assimilation and the guidance of his “Talented Tenth” class of educated, middle- class professional African Ameri- cans to foster racial equality and advancement — an ethos rooted in a belief in the promise of the Ameri- can system. But Du Bois, always the inquisitive intellectual hungry ‘eee ane tive tools to analyze the social con- ditions of “the race,” moved to a class-based and economic analysis of the black experience rooted in Marxist theory and finally, in the years following WWII, became a fervent socialist. . This, along with his i increasing advocacy of black separatism, put him in conflict with the powers that be at the NAACP and eventually led to his departure from a central decision-making role there. Some historians may feel that Lewis works hard to understate the NAACP’s involvement in thefederal government's successful campaign to imprison Garvey on charges of mail fraud. Lewis does open a tan- talizing new prospect, however, when he asserts that the literary and artistic Harlem Renaissance - launched with great fanfare in March 1924 - represents an “alter- native belief system” carefully de- signed by Du Bois (and associates like the Urban League’s Charles S. Johnson and Howard University professor Alain Locke) “to fill the vacuum created by Garvey’s de- feat” and give the masses of Afri- can-American people anew vocabu- lary to express both creativity and militant political desires. Greenville Industrial C.M. Eppes Alumni, shown above are members of the C.M. Eppes Alumni society committee. They were on hand to preserve the African-American History of Pitt County. Shown left to right PASTOR DIES AT 52, RECALLED AS CARING Herald-Sun By Artelia Covington CREEDMOOR - Mack Timberlake Jr, pastor of the Christian Faith Center, died Tuesday. He was 52. Bishop Timberlake had been a pastor Photo by Jim Rouse “Let Us Ride You In Style, Comfort & Class” GRANELLE’S Limousine Service 1939 CUSTOM CLASSIC ANTIQUE of the nondenominational, inter-racial church for more than 20 years.. The Christian Faith Center has 5,000 members and sits on 150 acres just off Peachtree Street.. The campus includes a school, child-development center, bookstore and clothing store, as well as a 28-unit senior citizens retirement community and its own. television studio. Bishop Timberlake, who was diagnosed with cancer in 1998, was a native of Granville County. 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What I pro- . pose to do in this brief presenta- ‘tion is suggest some of the ways in which the intended and unin- | tended consequences of the slave trade shaped the modern world as we know it today. There is no general agreement in academic circles or among the public at large about what consti- tutes the modern world and when it began. Some trace its origins back to the 13th century. Others | date it from the late 19th century, | when European colonial powers | consolidated their economic and political hold over the peoples of the world, including Africa and Asia. For my purposes, and with- OIOSOTSIN sao ue F BUILDING AN ARMY OF CHRISTIAN WOMEN Progressive F.W.B. Church observed it’s Annual Women’s Day Program on Sunday. September 16 at ‘11:00am. Sunday, September 16 at 11:00am. Guest minister for the service was Eldress Pamela Little of Holly Hill F.W.B. Church. Sister Jennie Hampton was crowned as this year’s Progressive Woman of the Year. Sister Mary N Anthony Daniels Jesse Redmond Dorothy Daniels Shavonka Redmond in the context of this presenta- tion, I have chosen to date the ori- gins of the modern world from the first of the Columbian transat- lantic voyages. Said another way, the modern world began with Columbus’ ‘first voyage to the Americas; it was that voyage that ushered in the era of European colonial expansion that resulted in, among other things, the orga- nization of the transatlantic slave trade. The slave trade, in turn, fostered the development of entirely new levels of communi- cation, trade, cultural exchange and economic and political inter- | The Minority Voice dependence between the peoples | ota of Europe, Africa and the Americ- 1. \A as. The emergence and develop- ment of these interdependent continental relationships distin- guishes the modern era from its predecessors. Over the 400-year history of ia the trade, upwards of 12 million | =. Africans survived the middle pas- sage and were distributed throughout the Americas — North, Central and South America - and the Caribbean. Estimates of the total number of African lives lost or impaired by the process of war- fare, capture and enslavement that fueled the trade range from As seen on BET “This Too Will Fass ” by Mary merreieZe “$504 [JIM OO) SIUL Saturday, February 16, 2002 Showtime: 7:00 p.m. J.H. High School Greenville, North Carolina Rose y, Hines was first-runner up and Sister Martha Freeman was second runner-up. Progressive Church family salute all participates and say “thanks” for a job well done! 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Garrett (Local History) DATE: Friday February 8, 2002 TIME: 12:00 - 2:00 PM WHERE: Riverside Steak Bar 2301-A Stantonsburg Road | Greenville, NC 27834 25 YEARS CELEBRATION OF ENCR - ABSW Mildred Atkinson Council Registration Fee is $10 (includes luncheon buffet) Make check payable to ENCR-ABSW P.O. Box 951 Greenville, NC 27834 Public is Invited For information call: Curtis Best @ 756-7519 += Captured st slaves boing ted led away February 7 - February 15 2002 | 50-100 million people. The slave trade in all its facets — capture in Africa, transshipment across the Atlantic and sale in the Americas — took place in a market-driven, - uneven fashion over a period of 400 years. It was uneven in terms of the time when the migrations occurred, the places from which the African captives were taken and the islands, continents and colonies in which they were enslaved. Upwards of 40 percent of the Africans sold in the western hemi- sphere went to Brazil, while only 4.5-5 percent ended up in the con- tinental United States. The tiny island of Barbados matched the United States’ percentages, while Jamaica almost doubled them. Upwards of 50 percent of the sur- vivors of the middle passage were transported to the Americas dur- ing the 18th century. Over 90 per- cent of the Africans involved in the trade were from the west African coast. The demographics of the slave trade take on an even more remarkable significance when studied within the overall context of the peopling of the Americas. Contrary to popular opinion, African peoples constituted the majority of the people who migrated from the Old World to the New World during the forma- tive stages of European colonial expansion in the Americas. This suggests an even larger economic, political and cultural role for- African peoples in American colo- nial development than we have even begun to imagine. According to several sources, between 1492 and 1776, or rough- ly the first 300 years of what we understand to be the colonial peri- od of American history, 6.5 million people crossed the Atlantic from Africa and Europe and settled in the Americas: North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Of those 6.5 million people, only 1 million were Euro- pean. The other 5.5 million people were African. Most of the histories that we have read have been written from colonial perspectives; from the perspectives of the minority of the population; from the perspectives of the institutional histories of the colonizing powers. They haven't taken into account any of the eco- nomic, political and social conse- quences of the simple demograph- ic fact that the overwhelming majority of the people involved in the making of the colonial Ameri- cas were African. Indeed, as late as 1820, the ratio of Africans to Europeans who had come from the Old World to the New was still 3:1, so those of us who are involved in the study of the African Diaspora and the Ameri- can experience are really faced with two sets of intellectual chal- lenges. The first is to set the record straight about the African experi- ence in the Western Hemisphere, but second, and of equal impor- tance, we are faced with the chal- lenge of rewriting, in a fundamen- tal way, the history of the Americ- as. Because if, as indeed appears to be the case, two-thirds or more of the peoples of the Western Hemisphere have not been included in the history, then we don’t know very much about the history of the Western Hemi- sphere. We are faced with the twin challenges of trying to rethink and understand, both what has been the nature of the African experience in this hemi- sphere, and what has been the impact of the African presence, and African economic and politi- cal and social activity on the shap- ing of the Americas. What has been the impact of African peoples on the making of the Americas and the modern world? It should be clear from the pre- ceding summary that one of the major consequences of the slave trade for the Americas was in the peopling of the Americas. African peoples formed the foundation on which the societies and cultures of the Americas were built. More- over, if there is any truth to this notion that the Americas should be called the “New World,” it was the African peoples in the Americ- as who made the Americas new. If the concept of the “New World” has any real meaning, it is a direct consequence of the pres- ence and activities of African peo- ple in this hemisphere (the major- ity of its immigrant population) during the formative period of the development of the nations, com- munities and societies of the Americas, especially those in the Caribbean, Central and South America and the southern United States. Let's begin with the people themselves. There has been a ten- dency among some sectors of the academic and educational com- munity to think of Africa as a country rather than a continent, and to think of African peoples as a homogenous group. The fact of the matter is that the African peo- ple who were involved in the slave trade experience were extremely diverse, frequently as much strangers to each other as they were to their European captors. Africa is indeed a continent with a multiplicity of ethnic, national and religious groups and this cul- tural, religious, national and lin- guistic diversity was represented in the populations that were involved in the slave trade. Upon arriving on these shores, they fashioned themselves into new peoples. They brought their Yoruba and Ga and Akan cultural attributes with them, but these facets of their identity were inter- connected and intertwined with the cultural and ethnic experi- ences of the other Africans they met, as well as with indigenous peoples and the peoples of the var- ious colonial powers. And so the African peoples themselves, both biologically and culturally, were transformed into new people Read The "M" Voatce Newspaper Leather Coats & Jackets Genuine Leather or Suede $ 395 Men’s & Ladies’ Many Sizes, Styles & Colors 1000's to Choose - Direct From Factory ae DAYS ONLY! Saturday, Feb. 9th, 10 a. 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But no one should be confused about who did what to whom here. Sharpton, Dinkins, Rangel and Co. arent the ones who invited Mike Bloomberg into the black community. Ordinary black folks did. They're the ones who voted “or Mike. They're the ones who trampled on the Democrat's liberal coalition. They’re the ones who wanted “a leader, not a politician.” If the black establishment now plans to substitute itself for the black community in our dlealinzs with the new mayor. they should think twice. Black New Yorkers came of age on November 6", 2001. Tens of thousands of black voters de- (lared that we are no longer relying. on the Democrats for our political voice. The community recognized that our voice is louder, clearer, and more effec- tive if we aren't Democrats, but are politically independent. The black Democrats - from Dinkins to Sharpton - are trying to submerge that declara- tion of independence. They re getting their pictures taken with the man they were condemning as a “white billionaire Republican who is trying to buy the election.” just a few months ago. It's up to the black community to let Mike know that we were his hase of supporters, and we don’t intend to let the black Democrats speak for us. Acting as the spokesman for the black community is what _ Rev. Sharpton does for a living. He knows how to insert himself into the picture, literally and figuratively. He knows how to undermine .the Democrats and self at the head of its n. . That was Rev. birthday. He election as the head of the new incarnation of the liberal coalition. For his part, Mayor Bloomberg gets to use Sharpton as a symbolic conduit.to the black. community. . The irony here,“ though, is that Sharpton - who has been thoroughly co-opted by the white establishment - has no- independent base in the black community. He simply has moved in on what the liberal black Democrats - Dinkins, et al. - used to control. Arguably, Bloomberg has more of an_ independent connection that Sharpton does. For all his militancy and ring twisting, Sharpton makes no demands on the political establish- ment on behalf of black people. Yes, he demands and end to police brutality. Who doesn’t? But changes in the structural power and policy dynamics - supporting popular but “hot button” issues like school vouchers, term limits and non-partisan municipal elec- tions, are not on Rev. Sharpton’s agenda. They can't be because they challenge the hegemony of the Democratic Party. Up in Harlem, Rev. Sharpton introduced me to the crowd at the National Action Network after the mayor and most of the politicians had left. Dr Fulani with the Independence Party is here, he said, adding something to the effect that. vou never know whats going to hap- pen with them! That's correct Rev. What's more. we always know what you're going to do! But I'm not the only unpredictable one. Lots of black New Yorkers broke the mold when we partnered with Mike Bloomberg and went inde- pendent. Therein lies our new power and the new paradigm in black politics. Lenora B. Fulani has twice run for president as an independent - making history in 1988 by becom- ing the first woman and _ first African American to appear on the ballots of all 50 states. She currently chairs the Committee for a Unified Independent Party, the country’s leading think-tank for independent politics. She can be reached at 800-288-3201 or at fulanicolumn/@cuip.org or by mail at 225 Broadway, Suite 2010. New York. NY 10007. 2/1/01. Celebrate Black History Month From January 21, - February 28 The studio has dedicated this period as Black Families Portrait Month. So Have someone in your family photo- graphed. All portraits are reduced 25% with frame only $5.00 setting fee, and all packages are reduced 15-20 % One day for 5.0 hours, Jan.26th 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, the following is available (3) 8 x 10 from (3) poses or (24) wallets for $25.00. Both packages together are $45.00. = Reflections \)r. George Hawkins BEING EMPOWERED BY GOD Greet ngs 11 the 1ame of Jesus Christ: Ore o the mos’ common excuses for not becomirg a Chris ian is the fear of failure to live the Christiay life. Besides Overlooking, the fact that men cannct be saved on the basis of good works (Titus 3:5), this objec ion reglec s the truth that God drovides the pover to live the Christian life. Before Christ was crucifed He promised the comirg of the Hely Spirit the help believers. [he subsequent events of the Book of Avts su ply ample evide ice of the filfillment ef this prophecy (.\cts 4:7. 33:6:8). The power of the Holy ‘spirit was not designed solely for the first-centur’ chuch. Rather, all Christians are indwelt by the Holy Spirit and thus have His power available (1 Cor.6:19). However. living the Christian life under the Holy Spirit's power must not be thought of as simply allowing the Holy Spirit to take control while the believer does nothng. The believer still must live the Chr'stian life. though he does it through the Holy Spirit's power. Romans 8:13 says. “It ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the vody. ve shall live.” It is “ye™ whe are to put to death the sinful deeds of the body, but you are_to _ do it through the Holy Spirit's power. The Christians who struggles in his own strength to live the Christian life will fail. He must by faith appropriate daily the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:4.5). Described practically, this means that the believer trusts the Holy Spirit to empower him in specific instances such as sharing his faith with others, resisting temptation. being faithful, ete. 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Hats off to these beautiful black women.s. photo by Jim Rouse % Candidate for Pitt County Sheriff, brother Terry Vines take time out to stop by WOOW to announce his candidacy for the office of Pitt County Sheriff. Brother Vines is the former Captain of Pitt County Sheriff's Dept. and a long time law enforcement officer. He is more than qualified and it would be a refreshing change to have a gentleman such as Mr. Vines as Pitt County Sheriff. _ JANICE COLE ANNOUNCES RUN FOR CONGRESS by Ginger Livingston-The Daily Reflector Former U.S. Attorney Janice Cole said affordable health care and expanded jobs opportunties are the conerstones of her upcom- ing campaign for the Ist C ional District seat. formally announced her photo by Jim Rouse candidacy Wednesday at stops in Greenville, New Bern and her hometown of Hertford. Her announcement comes a month after forming an exploratory com- mittee to judge the viability of a campaign. “We determined there was a lot of excitement about the prospect of me running. That, with the qualifications that | have, the people felt | would be able to represent them in Congress,” she "M" Voice newspape. Proud Grandmother pictured off to all Mothers and Grandmothers for bringing Photo by Jim Rouse GROUNDBREAKING PROMISES SPIRITUAL ECONOMIC BOOST By T. Scott Batchelor Members of Phillippi Church of Christ broke ground Sunday on a new church and a “complete Christian community” to serve as the spiritual and economic focus of a flood-ravaged area. Bishop Randy Royal, pastor of the 100 year-old predominantly black chuch on Farmville Boulevard, envisions an expanded church forming the focus of a community including an outlet mall, supermarket, pharmacy and service station. The 100 acres of farmland purchased by the church on N.C. 33 West lies in an area flooded by Hurricane Floyd in September 1999. Many residents in the area were driven out by that catastrophe, Royal said. and he sees the “Phillippi village” as not only a spiritual but an economic boon to the area, in keeping with Philippi’s slogan of “A church with a vision.” “This is definitely part of that vision, to do something here for the community, which is espe- cially important after the flood,” Royal said. “The aea is really needling a shot in the arm, economically.” Included in that vision are apartments and houses as well as retail stores, he said. Philippi’s slogan of “A church with a vision.” “This is definitely part of that vision, to do something here for the community, which is espe- cially important after the flood,” Royal said. “The area is really needling a shot in the arm, economically.” Included in that vision are apartments and houses as well as retail stores, he said. Philipi bought the land before it flooded, which gave Royal not only second thoughts about the site, but “third, fourth and fifth thoughts too.” But with a few topographic changes, the site will meet flood- safety standards, the pastor said. Triggering the need for the new church is al large and growing Phillippi membership. With. the rolls at about 6,000 people now, Royal predicted during the groundbreaking ceremony that up- ward of 15,000 would eventually call the church their spiritual home. said. “I think people are encour- aged by what I have to say and the opportunities 1 want to pursue in the district.” Cole will face state Sen. Frank Ballance, D-Warren, in the pri- mary. Ballance, the Senate presi- dent pro tem, is a_ longtime political supporter of U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton, who announced last month she was retiring from the Ist Disrict seat after 10 years. Cole made her Greenville announcement outside the Safe Haven offices on Nash Street. Five years ago, while serving as the U.S. Attorney for the state’s Eastern District, Cole worked with Greenville police officials to establish the Weed and Seed crime prevention and community devel- opment program in west Greenville. “It brought the residents of the community together to think through and work out a compre- hensive plan to weed out the criminals and reclaim the commu- nity,” Cole said. Among 20 people attending Cole's announcement were Police Chief Joe Simonowich, Maj. Kevin Smeltzer, Capt. Cecil Hardy and Chief Deputy James Tripp Jr. Christian Talk Afternoon Drive time announcer Reggie Price with Stellar Award Winning Artist Fred Hammond. Coming soon, more photos including Albertina Walker, Kirk Franklin and more from the 2002 Stellar Awards in Atlanta, GA. EDIFICATION OF THE NEW GENERATION By Faith May Resolving Conflict In The “Hood I've already addressed the premises that conflict is normal, all conflict cannot be resolved, and confict that cannot be re- solved can be reduced to manage- able levels. These realizations most certainly apply to the neigh- borhood (“hood). Some of the conflicts listed by the youngsters included: arguing, gossip, threats. fighting. profanity. intimidation, unprovoked physical attack, “dissing”. If we desired to CYNTHIA BROWN, DEMOCRATIC PARTY CANDIDATE FOR USS. SENATE learn how to resolve or reduce conflict in the neighborhood, we must examine the spiritual root of these conflicts. Psalm 14 ex- claims, “The fool has said in his heart, There is no God” (v.1; see also Ps. 53:1; Ps.53:3). We must understand the thinking of an individual who does not recognize the existence of a great and powerful God. When people declare that there is no God, they have also concluded that they have no responsibility toward anyone. The knowledge of right and wrong exists naturally. However, the choice to do right and wrong is free willed. The desire to do right becomes stronger, as you allow the Holy Spirit to guide you. The Bible expresses it this way: “Be ye transformed by the renew- ing of your mind” (Romans 12:2). How can a young person reduce or resolve conflict in the neighbor- hood? Here are some suggestions. Focus on pleasing someone else instead of yourself: “Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification” (Roman 15:2). Avoid the people and places around which trouble seems to breed. Romans 16:17 states, “Brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses.” Psalm | reminds us not to listen to their advice; do not follow after them; Cynthia Brown, outspoken candidate for U.S. Senate in this year’s Democratic primary, will be on hand Monday night for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in Roanoke Rapids. Brown will be speaking at 7:00 pm January 21st at the H.D. Pope Funeral Home located at 520 Smith Church Road. Brown is basing her campaign on a growing network of grass- roots suppoters. The volunteer effort is fueled by her ability to reach many citizens who have felt shut out of the political process. North Carolina, like other regions of the U.S., has seen a disturbing decrease in voter participation rates over the Photo by Jim Rouse do not sit in their company(see v.1). Without Christ most of our decisions will be selfish and lead us into many serious conflicts with parents, teachers and peers. Christ can help you. He desires to guide you around some con- flicts. He desires to give you strength to deal with others. He carinot do that until the conflict between Him and you is resolved. He has taken a step toward you. He waits for you to take a step toward him by accepting his son. Jesus, as your personal Savior. If you desire to resolve the conflict between you and Jesus. do so now while you still have time. If you are already saved. bless you. Keep on striving to do the right thing. Prayer of Salvation Dear God. | know that | am a sinner. | am sorry for my sins. | believe that Jesus died for me and that He rose again and now sits on the right hand of God interceding for me. | now accept Him as my Savior and ask Him to come into my heart. Thank you. Jesus, for saving me. Amen. Source: Reclaiming Our Youth by Clarence Alston past few decades. According to Brown, much of this voter apa- thy can be traced to the corrupt- ing influence of wealth and corporate involvement in the democratic process. Brown seeks to strengthen citizens” input throughout the policy mak- ing process and urges voters to hold elected officials account- able for their performance after being elected. Brown’s main campaign plat- form emphasizes the creation of economic security for all citi- zens, universal health care for all, and the guarantee of environ- mental justice in every commu- nity. @e, FAMILY OF CHRISTIAN DAVIS, SON OF ACTOR CLIFTON DAVISDEMAND JUSTICE obstructing an officer. far. King’s freedom struggle. Editor’s Note: Submitted By Pitt County SCLC. NAACP will also assist the Davis family in an and concerned citizens share in the reaction. ROANOKE RAPIDS-- A brutal hate crime was committed against Christian Davis, son of actor Clifton Davis. Saturday, January 19, 2002, while visiting the home of a college friend. After being bludgeoned with a bar stool and stepping stone, Christian endures the implications of chronic physical and emotional injuries inctuding liver damage and depression stemming from the vicious attack. Charged in the attack are four white males. Jack E. Bryant, Ill, 16, charged assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury with intent to kill, ethnic intimidation, communicating a threat, assault on an officer, and resist and delay. Scott Williams, 21, charged with similar counts in addition to two counts of communicating threats and two counts of assault on an officer. At large is Gary Thomas Harris, 21, wanted for assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury with intent to kill. ethnic intimidation, two counts of resist and delay, assault by pointing a gun, and failure to stop for a blue ligh and siren. Also at large is Donnie Lee Hedgepeth, 21, wanted for assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury with intent to kill, ethnic intimidation, and resist, delay, and Bryant was placed under a $25,000 secured bond while Williams was placed under a $25,000 secured | bond. An unreasonably low amount according to the Davis family. The family of Christian Davis is in support of the District Atorney’s Office investigation of the case thus “We (the family) are going to monitor the progress of the DA’s Office and make certain justice prevails,” according to Ann Davis, mother of Christian. The family wants to ensure that a region with a history of unprosecuted hate crimes prosecutes defendants to the fullest extent of the law. The Halifax County Chapter of the NAACP has offered its moral support to the Davis family. The y way necessary throughout this ordeal. Community leaders As America was recovering from the terrorist attacks of September 1th by celebrating freedom, unity, and brotherhood during the: Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial weekend, it is hauntingly ironic that Christian was the victim of this ferocious hate crime. Bigotry and hatred were the fundamentals of Dr. Phillip Higgs, SCLC President, Minister Robert Muhaminad, Steven Muhammad, George MuHammad and Reverend Curtis Moore are spear-heading the fight for justice. They will fight to see that Mr. Christian Davis will be represented. The time is now, to stand up for justice for all Americans, : y PLL EH EA CRS AP PAIL APS : f | i Ou The Minority Voice February 7 - February 15 2002 7 ae To the Editor: Wher Feb: ary comes yearly. we ocus our attention o1 African \merican History Mon h. The heme "Tae Color Line tevisied:) 5 Rac’sm Dead? " R.c.sm continues to »voison the ualil of Ii’e all classes, profes- iors ind ¢ducational evels. but lespi. persisting racia injustice, \fre. a Atiericans continue to Jake orogress with vision ars! the eto struggle for i. Aftieen vm cans have achie ed purity 1 t's sodal. econemic, and lili. al lif, of thes nation. [D. Cart.: G. Woodson. the Fathi > of Blac. History" aid, We sould note npha:ize Negro fist. but he Negro in History," “he r le of he Alricar Ame ican wis b en si nific win the hi -tory thi cou wy aid the Fisto y of = he v orld. Let us glorify and igni) our yan ory by cor inu- ng te set gals. v orkin «hare and trivil 2 for exce lence and suc- ess. ven tough the ¢ ostacles to were me ie di crimi ation. ra- isn ism. iid They arc not wing awa but don’ let hem lefer OU. AS \ 2 col Inue 'o mi v2 te vard qual y. Ww omus’ project a bold isiot Cf a ature whic. people of Ira es he ve a air si ave a! the Amer can Drea i. We nust nvisin a work free ‘ron the avay s of pove ty, re cism, war City Fashions and militarism, a beloved world community. where freedom, hu- man rights and dignity are hon- ored under all flags and protected by the Unted Nations. So, let us Martin Luther King, Jr. for his struggle for racial harmony anc just condi- continue ‘o honor Dr. tions. . Or. Mary McLecd Bethune. founder, Bethune Cookman College. Daytora Beach, Florida. in her last will and testament wrote, " our aim must be to create a world o” fellowship and justice where no man's skin. color, or religion is held against him." "Let racism be a problem to someone «lse....Let it drag them dow). Don't use it as an excuse for your own (Colin Powell). shortcomings’ Nominiuted is a 'Wonien of Excellence" At the «ze of seven, m, fave rite televis on character wa- the sopl istica ed, 10-nonsens : Claiie Hixtable. 1 admir.d he: whi. her style. her strength. anc! mos! importar ly, ler uncann, abil ty to exhibit her intel!igenc: witl all prise arid grace. | began to «-mula2 he in speech and behavior, ‘ven cown to her -hose: I ady calling m> nam.. Soon, | grew te prot .ssiol iustic. Wa: CITY FASHIONS COMES TO EVANS STREET MALL City ‘ashions held it’s grand-opening February Ist and 2nd at 403 S. Evans Street Greenville, North Carolia next door to WOOW raclio station. She has women dressy 2 piece suits, african attire, hats, liandbugs ard belts, Men fashions. slacks, shirts, belts, ties, tiespins and boots. Pictured above is Reggie Price WOOW racio announcer, Felicia Coward owner of City fashions, Betty Moore and Tasha Smalis, * Photo by Jim Rouse lront row From The Desk of Mrs. Beatrice Maye become a young woman whose passions continue to be in the pursuit of . law byt... also in improving the lives ‘of others through public policy and social activism. My passions, dreams, and aspirations have evolved and developed over the years, but my mission remains the same: to make a difference. | an Denisha Gayle Harris, a native of Greenville, NC, born to Rev. & Mrs. Elijah R. Harris, Jr. A 1999 graduate of JH Rose High School, | now attend ECU a a senior studying Sociology. At the age of 20, | have become an active participant and leader in my college community by work- ing with the campus chapter of the NAACP and the local League of Women Voters while also forming my own organization, VOICE: Ongoing Visionaries for the Involverrent in the Cultivation of Equality. As visionaries, members of the or- ganization work to promote awareness concerning the injus- tices of women and minorities. In additon to-my political pur- suits, | also serve on the boards of naticnal honor societies in wiich | have the ¢pportinity to rack to. the Ore such or:anizi tion is the Golden seve iid tive ccimmunity w ‘ere | reside. Key International Fonor society. The soviety has t-e option of nm iminating honorary’ meribers .o their esizeme.| society énd this fa indicted 'wo tiembers, one ol whic i was our very own Mis. Beatrice May. Below is a bri-f protile cf Mrs. Mave wr tten by yours tuly tor tie irducticn ccmmittwe: | aim a r-siliert, dedicated young ady who ts destinec to dc great thing... W:.h m, fam ly supporting me and my fath in Jesus Christ, the sky is th: limi!!! REPARATIONS, LONG OVERDUE DEBT FOR. BLACKS By Bruce A. Davis More than « hunc red years a‘ter slavery, Black:s stil] lag far behind their White counterparts 1 almost every m 2asurzment of mainstream li‘e--in’ education, employment, li e-expectancy and other areas. Tie idea that slavery is not the chief ct Iprit would be laughabl: if it were 10t sad. . ut it’s not just slavery that 1as contributed to Black’s maladjust- rents on these shores. but an additional 190 years of legal d'scrimination and segregation. Tiis reat chasi1 won't be bridged and our ricial »roblems won't be solved until Anerica accepts respcnsibilty for the his- tcrical mistreatmen: of B'acks and take steps to right the ‘rong in th: fort: or reparations. Paying reparaticns--a concrete gesture with real impact is the orly wy Atnerica can begin to heal the psyche of a people who Icst the + religion. culture. history, children, fathers and mothers. T ve de!'t should not be paid as a charity out to bring America out oO deniul. Ranvall Fobinson’s excellent bok o reparation-, “The De*t:- what A eric: Owe: to Blacks, ’ is worth ¢ sotiny: “No race, no ethnic or religious gi oup, |as suffered so much over so long a span as Blacks have, and do sti |, at tve hands of those who | benef ted with the connivance of the United States government, from slavery anc the century of legalized Avnerican racial hostility that followed it,” he wites in the opening chapter. “It is a miracle that the victims--weary dark souls . long shorn of a venerasle ancient identi'y have--ssurvived at all, stymied as they aare by the blocked roads to economic equal- ity. The physical part of the evil institu ion of slavery--the chains are gone, out the mental influ- ences linger. They have seeped into the cracks and crevices o7 our pysches in the form of self hatred, self destruction and low self esteer. During slavery, slave-ovwners woulc beat Black males in front of women and child-en. Young girls and mothers would be molested, then sent tack to their families. How on Gcd’s earth could occur- rence: like his not affe:t a people generations later? By tie time the slaves wer2 emancipated, the damaye hac already ben done. When you see how the ji stice syster’ worl:s and how the prisons are filling up w th brothers and sisters--most of \,ho are poo: and uneducated. whic 1 are other mani- festations «f what slavery has wroug.ht--you can see the li yger- ing affects of that Peculiar Instittition. America urged South Africa and MY BODY Some rnative action were instituted! as partial payment tc Blacks for past wrongs. Tt at’s nonsense. O- course, I support aff rmative ac- tion, but such programs are no: far-rzaching enough to solve sweeping Black prob%ms. They don’t for examole, speak to the need of millions of. black lan- quishing at the bottom rungs o° Ame ‘ica’s economic riainst-eam-- those who atten] infe ior sc hools. live in snsafe neizhbor wods. subsist or poo diets and exis: under grinding poverty. Affirmative actior and other such programs ‘vill never be able to completely reach these souls. Solutions must come in significan: enot zh fo’m that would make the Black communi y whele. | don't know exactly how repa‘ations would be paid. "ll le the politicians znd policy tnaker: figure out the Entire Family Included For As Little As | $19.95 PerMonth = ts > All Pre-existing Conditions Accepted! THIS IS XOT INSURANCE! Your Satisfaction Is Guaranteed! FOR INFORMATION CALL (252 - 931 - 0175) Friends of Sheppard Memorial Library Saturday, Feb. 23, S Sunday, Feb. 24, 1-4 p.m. (BAG DAY—35 per paper grocery bag of books) Willis Bldg., Ist & Reade Sts. 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Fourteenth St. ¢ Greenville, NC 27834 Telephone/Office: (252) 752-2536 Fax: (252) 353-2364 nces” Boris “Burcu” Barren Staff _— % es nn Ms. Sujette Jones - Black History in North Carolina Fift’ year, ago 1 June 1951. the lirst black studetits ever at the University of North Carolina at Chap: Hill began law school. hat fall brought the U'NC medi- eal school, firs black student. “he irst three olack freshmen -nrol..d in fall 1955. On sover ier 36. 200) Carolina .eleb ated “0 years ol African- American studen« at l NC. As ‘or these pioneerit2 students in the S50. Hitvey Beach. J. Kenneh Tee. Fioyd MecKissick nd Jines tober: Walker Jr. were the four back law stidents en- rolled in June 1951. McKissick and other black stu- dents had sued in federal court, u'ng that a state law school for | blacks in Durham (North Carolina College now. North Carolina Central University) was not equal to that in Chapel Hill. In March 1951, a U.S. Court of appeals agreed and ordered their admis- sions at UNC. By that time. McKissick had earned his law ~ degree at the Durham school. but he took one summer course at UNC. McKissick, who died in 1991, went on to become a naticnal civil rights leader. Beech, now retired in Kinston. and Walker became successful lawyers in eastern North Carolina. as did Lee, in Greensboro. Lee helped foind American Federal Saviigs ard Loan Association and was the first African-American appointed to the state banking commission. Walker also re- ceived an NAACP Distinguished Service Award, and was named Lawyer of the Year in 1978 by National Lawyers Guild © in Detroit, became a minister and directed the United Voters | eague of Halifax County. Trat fall. Edward O. Diggs of Winston-Salem became the first black medical student. ;He went on to operate his owr practice ip Hig’ Point from 1956-59. then work at St. Elizabeths Hospital in $59,900 Washington, D.C. where he tired in 1978. The first three black under- graduates, enrolled in the fall of 1955 were: - John Lewis Brandon. now retired as a senior : research Chemist with Dow Chemical Corp. in Houston, Texas. - LeRoy Benjamin Frasier Jr., who later trans- ferred to N.C. Central University and became a teacher, later retired in Brooklyn, N.Y. + Ralph Kennedy Frasier, who also transferred later to NCCU, where he re- ceived a law degree. He worked for more than 30 years in banking. retiring in 1998. Now he works part time as a senior adviser to law firms in Columbus. Ohio and Durham. He has served on the Ohio Board of Regents and as a trustee at NCCU. The celebration was sponsored by UNCs Black — Student Movement. Office for Minority Atfairs and Office for Student Academie Counseling. Ecerpted from an article by: Jal. 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PAN ES es RACHEL CHRISTMAS DERRICK ¢ - At first the shift is subtle. Then ‘suddenly you look up and you’re a parent to your parents. Over the years, you've depended on them to share their wisdom and advice. Now, as time begins to undermine their health, cloud their memory and diminish their faculties, your parents may turn to your for care and guidance. Or, fighting off this looming role reversal and not wanting to be a burden, they may cling desperately to their inde- pendence as you try to persuade them to accept your much-needed help. Do you put your grand- mother in a nursing home, help your aunt find a retirement com- munity, ask your father to move in with you or move back home yourself? Read on for tips to make your loved one’s golden years positive ones, whether they spend them in their home, yours, or one of the latest in alternate living facilities. Home, Sweet Home “My husband and | sus- pected that his 78-year-old mother was having trouble managing her daily life -- forgetting to pay bills, taking out loans that were way over her head,” says Maxine, a 46-vear-old real estate agent and mother of two school-age chil- dren. “But until we got a letter from a collection agency telling us that her house was on the brink of foreclosure, she kept insisting that shew was handling everything just tine. When we had to take out a home equity loan and then sell her house to pay it off. she finally agreed to move in with us.” Maxine realized just how painful this move was for her once- fiercely independent mother-in- law when she came home from work one day to find her weeping in the dark. Traditionally, African- Americans have been reluctant to place aging relatives in nursing homes. preferring instead to care for them at home. According to the National Caucas and enter on Black Aged, Inc., more than twice as many older African-Americans live with relatives other than a spouse than white Americans do. A random survey done in 1997 by the National Alliance for Caregiving found that 22 million households provided care for older parents, with 45 the average age of caretakers. While about 41% of all caretakers had one or more children under age 18. more than 50% of African-Americans were raising children at the same time as caring for aging parents. And (Surprise! Surprise!) most caregivers are women. Of course, multigenera- tionaal households offer a wealth of benefits. The old and the young can learn so much from each other (sidebar). Still, tend- with you, “make sure that the older person is really OK with the idea, that he or she’s not feeling forced into it,” warns Donna Wagner, professor of gerontology at Towson University in Maryland. “Have a discussion ‘with your spouse and children beforehand so that everyone is clear about what this means. Make a plan so that Mom feels welcome and has enjoyable activi- ties to engage in.” “You also need to think about privacy issues,” advises Suzanne Mintz, President and co-founder of the National Family Caregivers Association in Bethesda. Md.. “and talk about what Mom’s role is going to be in the household.” Maxine’s mother-in-law looks forward to taking her granddaughter to and from nursery school every day. “Be open about finances. too.” Mintz adds. “Does Mom have enough to support herself? Will you have to contribute? And. if so. how much? Does she have health insurance. investments. a pension? Legal papers such as power of attorney and a living will should all be — discussed.” Maxine’s advice: “Begin _ plan- ning for the care of aging loved ones long befor the need arises. before they're ill or mentally incapacitated. Start asking the hard questions now.” As loved ones age. even caregiving that once seemed easy becomes tough. The good news is that the field of “respite care” -- those services that offer caregivers much-needed breaks -- has been broadening in recent years. says Robert Greenwood. Director of Communications at the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. in Washington, D.C. Once limited to adult day centers (where loved ones with chronic conditions such as Alzheimer’s are dropped off each day). respite care now in- cludes facilities and services that help caregivers as well. When elderly loved ones get so frail that nursing homes appear to be the only answer. caretakers now have anew option. Enter PACE (Program of All- inclusive Care for the Elderly). This new, nationwide. managed- care. adult day-center system is for people at least 53 years old who are eligible for nursing home care under Medicaid and Medicare. With on-site clinics complete with teams of physi- cians. nurses. physical therapists and home health workers. PACE centers are cropping up across the country. Stressing preventive and supportive services, they allow the aging to remain more vibrant by staying with family or friends having an aging loved one live — in December 5000. This eels 3 we'can look forward:to a greater availability of local services, — such as home health aides, registered nurses and homemak-. ers to help with daily responsi- bilities. “Caregiving can be very frustrating. very isolation, and very sad.” notes Mintz, a cargiver herself. “But people find an inner strength they never knew they had. and it can bring families closer together.” Homs Away from Home Living with an aging relative or friend won't work for everyone. Fortunately, today’s senior residences aren't your father’s old-folks homes. Wwe now have continuing care retire- ment communities (CCRCs), where housing and health care accomodations range from inde- pendent living to the ‘round-the- clock’ skilled care of a nursing home. Thus. older adults don’t have to worry about relocating as their health care needs increase over time. They won't be separated from spouses who re- quire different levels of care and theyll remain with — friends. Depending upon the range or services Sou Want. costs can vary widely. A home-like assisted liv- ing residence -- which might be part of a CCRC. linked to a nursing home or on its own -- Is a good choice for an older person who needs some help with activi- ties of daily living but isn’t incapacitated enough for a nurs- ing home. Keep in mind, though. that while nursing-home care mas be covered under Medicare or Medicaid. assisted living 1s not. Depending on where you live and what services you need, the cost of assisted living - covered by some long-term cae insurance policies -- varies from several hundred dollars a month to more than $3000. Greenwood notes that among the newest trends in senior communities are residents with part-time jobs. residences with larger units and college affiliations so that seniors can take advantage of continuing education classes and — other campus facilities. Faced with these new opportunities for spe- cialized care for the aging, we can all truly say that we're not vetting older. we're getting bet- ter. Based in New York. Rachel Christmas Derrick writes fre- quently about health. fitness and travel. 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The death of Crispus Attucks, on March 5, 1770 is p, synonymous with the birth of < an independent nation - America. DR. JAMES W. C. PENNINGTON (1809-1870) Dr. James Pe n was the teacher, clergyman, suber and one of the earliest non- violent civil rights activists. Although denied the privilege of a formal education until age twenty-one, within five years he taught hi to read and write English, German, Latin and Greek. Later, he authored 1 the first Negro history text in America, he also became the first man of African descent to receive a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of Heicklberg, Germany. mechanical . asa Elijah MeO te inventor oie agit oy which 1 scate the MOVING Pr His device it was operating, 17s f oil to drip hine o owned a sei: f havi “the real s wall used today to GARRETT A. MORGAN (1875-1963) | Garrett A. Morgan was an inventor that is best remembered for his invention of the automatic traffic ignai, that has improved traffic saety, and a gas mask which was widely used by fireman in American cities in the early 1900’s and by soldiers on the battlefields of Europe during World War II. MATTHEW ALEXANDER HENSON (1866-1955) On April 6, 1909, acco ied by four Eskimos, Commander Robert E. and Matthew A. Henson co-discovered the phic North Pole. Henson was recommended to aes a valet, but Peary soon realized that Henson’s ability to chart a path and handle a ship made him invaluable as a colleague. In 1961, the State House at Annapolis, d passed a bill providing for a bronze pi e crediting Henson as co-discoverer of the orth Pole. Dr. Carter G o0dso Harvard Php Nn, a Barney Ford was oO an loneer in Colorado hotel ower, ea 2 Mea 4 st. In su rt Q io in Wa Tganizati lo : ao) statchood. Ford's hard wd tH€ Guestion of to prevent Black’ aiNst stateh Colorado He ler tizenship i ter GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (1860-1943) A botanist and agricultural chemist, Carver developed over 300 different products including instant coffee, face cream, ink, and soaps made from the oils, proteins and chemicals of peanuts. As a testimony to Carver's career, a memorial was erected at Tuskegee Institue in his honor, along with the founding of the George Washington Carver Museum. serve on a Colorado grand jury first Black to DR. CHARLES RICHARD DREW (1904-1950) Dr. Drew was a surgeon, medical scientist, educator and authority on the preservation of blood. During his two years at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Drew developed a technique for the long ter preservation of blood plasma. In , he earned the Doctor of Science in Medicine degree with a dissertation on “Banked Blood.” ==> _in the history © :” Kennedy Duke hose 50 musical impresario. t business f in the en a 00 and hone ich are orican classics with recommen cin 1965, but was | enied. contribution im Nevertheless, Ell musical history Pe ee oe es, motion pictures, reco’ at standing room | | | | nm was . : ongoue faery * Pulitzer Prize for his special | ‘: , | The entire literary #7 Fle *7er i CGAL), Aa Ar oT) i ————— popular. He LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967) ctrum, from poems to novels, was mastered by Langston Hughes. The common man, his joys, and sorrows were i themes in most of Haghes works, In 1937, Hughes established theater groups in Harlem, Los Angeles and Chicago providing nites for Blacks in the _ Arts. Hughes went on to prove himself the most versatile wri to come out of the Harlem Renaissance i plays, most notcably, Little Ham (1935) most so wrote books for children, musical lyrics and traveled the country lecturing at schools and colleges. writing a series of ich is ibed as GENERAL COLIN POWELL (1937- ) The son of Jamaican immigrants, Powell was raised in the South Bronx. General Powell served as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, t of Defense, We from October 1, 1989 to September 30, 1993, ™ under both President George Bush and President Bill Clinton. General Powell served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and as a battalion commander in Korea. He later commanded ea Ms a Army, Europe. Prior to being named Chat Chiefs of Staff, he served as in Chief, Forces Command, at Fort McPherson, 1 See Ps ole S. Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal, and the Heart. His Congressional Medal, and an honorary knighthood from the Queen of England. ADAM C. POWELL, JR. (1908-1972) displayed throughout Powell's life enabled him to become the first black congressman from the state of New York. YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE (1932- ) In 1972, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke became the first Black woman elected to m comneonby. received national attention by serving as vice chairman of the Democratic National Convention in July of 1972. Burke remained calm and in control while iding over an unruly convention. Burke’s rise in the political arena came during a time when racial and sexual discrimination was prevalent. Burke is noted for her work to gain training for divorced or mothers, a rape crisis center and a wide variety of other social programs. BARBARA C. JORDAN (1936- 1996 ) Barbara Jordan entered the itical arena in 1960 working on Presidential ign of John F. Kennedy. In 1966, she won election to the state Senate becoming the first Black woman from the state of Texas to do so. In 1972, Jordan moved onto the national scene, winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives. ° ding: many hats incl a sociologist pilot received 2 ee eo apostle sels 1888 and his Ph.D. from arvard vi e, becoming the first Bk this degree from an fea a anded the Niagara Movement in aS, which later became the FANNIE LOU HAMER (1917-1977) | Fannie Lou Hamer was the founder and vice-chairwoman of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), which } was successful in unseating the all- ae | white Democratic Party in 1968 earning Mrs. Hamer the distinction of the “First Lady of Civil Rights.” Fannie Lou was an articulate and forceful speaker which led her to become the first Black woman to run for Congress. DR. GEORGE EDMUND HAYNES (1880-1960) George E. Haynes, Ph.D., a noted sociologist and founder of the National Urban League devoted his life to the betterment of Blacks through the establishment of socioeconomic programs. A graduate from Yale Univeristy in 1904. sought to help Blacks make the transition from a environment to city life of the North. Haynes created the committee on Urban conditions among Negroes in 1910, and out of this sprang the National Urban League. MALCOLM X (1925-1965) Malcolm X (Little) admired for his bare honesty, fiery personality and dramatic raised himself rom the core of tape ghetto and d ed out against rces whi rpetuati segregation, oppression and denial of Black worth. Malcolm stood in opposition to the non-violent movement and believed it was a crime for any race to accept brutality without exercising measures of self defense. ] tions and sit_; racial equality Where ins all over the country for - n walking hand ner ee for the nt the abused, people grew to love. ate eee r