The Pocono Palace ||}, alver Y Ge s rt i =f aes age 8 What You See Is What You Serving Since Eastern North Carolina Since 1981 School Choice... Then & Now School Choice...... Then & Now By: Casey J. Lartigue, Jr. When religious liberty activist Barry Lynn reminded the audience at a recent Cato policy forum that racists used school vouchers to evade the 1954 land- mark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, the woman seated next to me let out a loud sigh. Virginia Walden- Ford, executive director of DC Parents for School Choice, said she clearly recalls those tumultous days------and believes they are irrelevant to the current discus- sion about school choice. During the 1960s she attended Central High in Arkansas, where the Little Rock Nine integrated the school in 1957. Around the country, White parents used voucher programs to flee public schools when integra- tion loomed at their neighborhood schools. Some schools were shut down in defiance of the Brown decision. According to Stetson Kennedy in the 1959 book, * The Jim Crow Guide: The Way It Was”. both Arkansas and Virginia went ahead with their plans to close all schools affected by integration orders. I in the latter state 13,000 students were left without instruction by the closure Maggie Edwards of nin schools. Walden-Ford notes with both regret and pride that Black families united to teach children in makeshift schools and_ their homes. But when she_ hears critics argue that school choice is inherently racist, Walden-Ford is blunt. “That’s nonsense. ~ she said. “That was then. Right now we're talking about opportunities for kids.” Some pubic school detenders hearken back to segregationist academies from the 1960s, but they don’t discuss the discrimina- tory roots and history of public schools. That starts with lawmak- ers cutting off money to public schools after the influx of Catholic immigrants in the 1840s. It wasn’t until 1916 that there were as many Blacks in public high schools as there were in private schools------and Blacks in all public schools were in separate and unequal facilities. The Brown decision itself was a response to a century of segra- gated public schools. Choice opponents who cite the segragationists academies of the 1960s also avoid mentioning the 1925 Pierce v. Society of Sisters case. Oregon's ry MAGGIE EDWARDS IS 46 years old and a J.H. ROSE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE: with a A.A.S. FROM PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE. SHE IS A MOTHER OF SEVEN CHILDREN, HOMESCHOOLER & BUSINESS OWNER. WHY SHE COMMISSIONER _ DIST.#2 IS A CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY IS THAT SHE IS AN ADVOCATE FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE...(Flood Recocery, Remove unsightly structures, etc.) SHE WANTS TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE USE OF TAX DOLLARS....DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SHE SUPPORTS QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN. ET OUTAND VOTE! Compulsory Education Act re- quired that parents send their children between the ages of eight and 16 “to a public school for the period of time a public school shall be held during the current year. The Supreme Court, in a ~9-0 decision, concluded that the Act. unreasonably interferes with the liberty of parents and guardians to direct the upbringing and education of children under their control.” Among the biggest boosters of the Act forcing all children into public schools? None other than the Klu Klux Klan. The King Kleagle of the KKK hailed the ballot initiative when it passed in 1922. “(The KKK) with its White-robed senti- nels keeping eternal watch, shall for all time, with its blazing torches as signal fires, stand guard on the’outer walls of the Temple of Liberty, cry out the warning when danger appears and take its place in the front rank of defend- ers of the public schools.” he said. Another Klansman leader stated. ~ | believe that our Free Public School is the cornerstone of good goverment and that those who are seeking to destroy it are enemies of our Republic and are unworthy of citizenship.’ HIV/AIDS: A Killer on the Rise in the African American Community On March 21, 2002 Hydeia Broadbent was the featured speaker at the 2nd Annual Spring Youth Forum "Keeping it Real". This event will occur at the CM Epps Recreation Center, Thomas Forman Park beginning at 4:00 pm. At 17 years old, Hydeia is a nationally and internationally known youth HIV Educator and Activist. Bor HIV positive, Hydeia has dedicated her life to the goal of bringing HIV Awareness and Prevention mes- sages to young people. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), states in the South and along the eastern coast have the highest number of adolescents with HIV It is estimated that of the 40,000 cases of new HIV infections that occur in the US each year, half are among young people between the ages of 15-25. Since HIV may take up to 10 years to produce symptoms, adolescents with HIV may not feel sick until they are in their 20s. Meanwhile young people unaware of their HIV status may without intention transmit the infection to others during this period. The 2001 North Carolina HIV/STD Surveillance Report in- dicates that in Eastern North Carolina the number of new HIV infections of young people 13-29 was 402 or 25.1% of the total number: of reported cases. This number is a substantial increase over last year and represents a wake up call for parents and community members. It is impor- tant to add that these are only the numbers of young people who have been tested; there are other adolescents and young adults - are unaware of theis HIV us. What Yo April 1 - April 12 2002 What You Know And Savel " HIP HOP COMES TO G'VEGAS !!!" - | Shown above at a recent concert held at Club Dynasty here in Greenville....the owner of "SOUL 92. Mr. Chuck Johnson, Soul 92 crew, rappers..Petey Pablo & Magoo. Who Benifits From Prison Prior to 1967, rehabilitation and other New York State prison programs served as viabke instru- ments for behavioral modifica- tions of prisoners. During these same years good time(the reduc- tion in the amount of time a prisoner had to serve for good behavior) availed as an incentive to prisoners. That is rehabilitation and good time served its purpose: it alleviated overcrowding, moti- vated prisoners to change deviant behaviors to those behaviors that were socially acceptable, and it facilitated their return to society. (Yet, it is important to keep in mind that the prison population was predominatly white: and hence, rehabilitation was a plausi- ble solution for white prisoners who would return to the general or white society upon release). Rehabilitation provided prisoners with the basic skills, trade or education that would enable them to become functional elements of the general society. Within the last 34 years, however, the complexion of NY State prisons has changed from White to Black to Latino, but rehabilitation and other obsolete, prison programs have not changed to accommodate the occurred are the demise of good time as an incentive for positive prison ad- justment. harsher sentences for the same crimes that whites commitied, the denial of parole, the denial of higher education, the denial of Prisoners’ Legal Services, not being recognized in the courts, etc. Today. most blacks and latino prisoners come from specific racial communities that are infested with crime, drugs, homelessness, welfare, and other social ills. The same rehabilitation that was designed to give the prisoners the basic skill, trade, or education to function as an element of society does not hold true in prison today. The conditions have not been im- proved and degenerates each day as Black and Latino prisoners are constantly being snatched from their neighborhoods and housed in these warehouses. The present alternatives for prisoners are 1.) to accept the present conditions that exist. 2.) to remain neutral about the conditions that exist, or — 3.) develop unity among the prisoners (black and white) to bring about a change in these Prison Industrial Complexes. The latter is an imperative option for many prisoners, in that more and more evidence is start- ing to reveal that prisoners from Black and Latino communities are nothing more than commodities to provide employment for the ex- pansion of prison enterprise. “Been. Btownsville, and _. Free! (Photo by Jim Rouse} Evidence id also revealing that precincts and courts in black and latino communities are conveyer belts for the criminal justice assembly line. Indeed there is a direct relationship between Black and Latino communities and the NY State prisons. The numbers alone, (85% Black/Latino in state prisons: 75% from seven neighborhoods in NY City), establish~the direct conec- tion between the communities of these seven neighborhoods and the prisons. Each feeds off the other and is affected culturally. socially, economically, and in many other ways by one another. This influx is now 25,000 per year, going and coming. The seven New York City neighborhoods that produce 75% of the states total prison popula- tion includes Harlem, South Jamiaca, South Bronx, Crown East New York, Bedford Stuyvesant. The remainder to the state prison population of color comes from Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Albany, Poughkeepsie. Beacon, Newburgh, Westchester County and Long Island. These are the. communities where 85% of New York State prisoners come from and will return, and these prisons continue to do nothing abo“ **e CU SALLTS RST BLACK GRADLATE OF a Pola pre ar "ECU SALUTES FIRST BLACK ECU STUDENTS..." Shown above is the Director of the Ledonia Chairman of the Diversity Committee of ECU, first black ECU graduate....Ms. Fearing. i sh nt Beg eb Ee ight Cultural Center, Ms. Nell Lewis, r. Naim Akbar. Also (Photo by Jim Rouse) with Vice- ing an a for being the Enough to make you sick: Racial disparities in health care ncouraging, but perplexing, news from the U.S. health front: from 1990 to 1998, the breast cancer rate among Black women de- clined four percent, but it saw a 13 percent downslide among Hispanic women and an 18 percent slippage with White women. Why the disparity? That old standby, racism, could be blamed, but there are other culprits, too: a lack of adequate medical care, economics, geographical differences, social and behavioral factors, education and the lot. But whatever, the case, something must be done by the medical community, patients and just people themselves to correct the aberra- tions that offer a telling synopsis on Ameri- can medical care, circa 2002. The tuberculosis rate for Blacks is eight times greater Blacks than for Whites, and six times as high for Hispanics. Homicide is 10 times as high for Blacks and four times as high for Hispanics; syphilis, more than 30 times as high for Blacks and three times for Hispanics, and so on. Other inconsistencies continue, de- spite many modern medical advances. “In many ways, Americans of all ages have better health today,” the outgoing head of the Centers for Disease Control, David Satcher said recently. “But our work isn’t done until all of our in- fants have the same chance to thrive, all mothers have the same access to prenatal care and all Americans are equally protected from cancer, heart disease and stoke,” Satcher said. That too, is our American dream. Turning away from the death penalty arby Tillis should have been dead by now. So should have Anthony Porter and Gary Gauger. All three men were convicted in the state of Illinois of murder and sentenced to die in its electric chair. If they had been put to death soon after their convictions, some would have trumpeted their executions as proof of the proper working of the criminal justice system. Fortunately, these men found tenacious le- gal help which proved that their convictions were wrong — that they were innocent of the charges against them. In recent years, after spending up to 19 years on Illinois’ Death Row, they were freed. According to a March 11 Washington Post sto- ry, the three were among the participants at a conference of death-penalty opponents who gath- ered at Chicago’s DePaul University last week- end to discuss what comes next in the nationwide effort to abolish the death penalty in Illinois and the 37 other states which now have it. The National Urban League has always op- posed the death penalty. We believe it is morally wrong, and that its practice has been. irredeemably tainted with racial and class bias. We oppose it for every inmate on the death rows of America’s prisons, not just the ones who, like these men, are innocent of the crimes for which they’ve been convicted. These cases have helped to throw a harsh light on some egregious flaws of our criminal justice system: Defendants, who are most of- ten poor, being saddled with incompetent or uncaring or just overworked attorneys who can’t provide adequate legal representation. Evidence being handled carelessly by police lab technicians — or mishandled by police and prosecutors in such ways as to raise suspi- cions of deliberate misconduct. Judicial rul- ings which improperly favor the prosecution and in some cases push the jury toward sen- tencing the defendant to death. As Rob Warden, director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern Uni- versity Law School, remarked last year to the New York Times, “When we see the vast numbers of errors that occur in these relative- ly few DNA cases, what does that say about the rest of the system? “We can only wonder,” Professor Warden continue, “about how many innocent people we’ve executed and how many hundreds, thousands of people are languishing in prison for crimes they did not commit.” These words, and the cases behind them, un- derscore the growing alarm about just how widespread are the flawed criminal justice pro- cedures which produced these unjust sentences. Illinois Republican Governor, George Ryan, who was at the DePaul conference, has been in the forefront of the governmental reconsid- eration of the death penalty — in part because the examination of death-penalty cases there by advocates of abolition and newspapers has produced stark examples of injustice. Two years ago, Gov. Ryan declared an in- definite moratorium on executions in the state after DNA testing proved 13 death-row in- mates were innocent of their accused crimes. (Since it re-established the death penalty in 1977, Illinois has executed 12 men.) For most of the men, the testing came years after the initial date for their executions. That moratorium remains in effect while a special 14-member commission he appointed readies its report on the death penalty, which is due this spring. But even as he awaits that study, Gov. Ryan, who leaves office next January, said earlier this month that he’d review the cases of all 159 inmates on death row in Illinois, and suggested that he might commute some or all of the sentences to life in prison. Meanwhile, bills seeking to impose morato- ria on executions have been filed in 2] states; a growing consensus is forming to bar execu- tion of those found to be mentally deficient; and last year in Illinois, which may be the bellwether state as far as repealing the death penalty goes, a bill was filed to replace the death penalty with a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. All these developments may be the harbin- ger of a turn away, again, from the death penalty, a recognition that our justifiable anger against those who commit murder and threat- en the safety of all law-abiding citizens should not become a rationale for tolerating practices which are themselves unjust. (Guest editorial by Hugh B. Price, presi- dent of the National Urban League.) Too few Black scientists in human genome research he human genome project, called by some, the most important sci- entific endeavor of the last centu- ry, is flawed. Thousands of biologists, geneti- cists and other researchers are working on what’s become known as the book of life, the human genome. They’re deciphering the com- plete human genetic map,. Yet something’s wrong. Here are the pro- ject’s two worst flaws. With the exception of a few lab technicians, only a Handful of African Americans partici- te in the government’s gene sequencing pro- ject. The International Genome Sequencing Consortium, comprised of thousands of scien- tists from 16 research universities, include no African-American professionals among its re- searchers, who work under the auspices of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). In the private sector, only a few African Americans take part in the work of Celera Ge- nomics Co. in a project that will yield dizzying- ly large fortunes to scientists, company share- holders and executives who will sell benefits of their genetic research to the health care industry. This dearth of Blacks at work on genome research is doubly galling, if not ironic, since its breakthroughs promise to end sickle cell | gan aa i 7 f fy ‘ # i anemia, a malady that affects 8 percent of African Americans. Genetic research reveals worlds of discov- ery, including genetic analysis showing that of 99.9 percent of human DNA is identical. That means it’s next to impossible to deter- mine race through a person’s DNA. As a re- sult, mapping the human genome can be piv- otal in promoting the enlightened concept of one race, the human race. It an do so by eliminating any remaining retrograde public perception of racial superi- ority or inferiority, which is the basis of racism, says Dr. Harold Freeman, a Celera executive. Craig Venter, Celera CEO, finds that differ- ences between members of a given racial group may be greater than the average differences be- tween members of different racial groups. NIH is trying to increase participation of African Americans in research that will be needed as a result of access to the human genome, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Ed- ucation reports. NIH has 22 African-American scientists among its 3,000 researchers, and is working with Howard University to get greater support from the Black community and to recruit more Blacks in NIH research. Np COMMENTS Paying homage to the legacy of Bayard Rustin by Norman Hill t the A. Philip Randolph Institute, we are very proud of our organi- zation’s two founders. The Insti- tute is named, of course, after the greatest Black labor leader in American history and one of the most impor- tant leaders of the civil rights struggles during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. But this time I would like to focus on our co-founder, Bayard Rustin, whose birthday falls in March. Bayard, with whom I had the honor to work for many years until his death in 1987, was a courageous civil rights activist who par- ticipated in the first freedom rides in 1947 — for which he served time on a North Carolina chain gang. He advised Martin Luther King on the philosophy and strategy of Gandhian nonviolence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956, conceived and orga- nized Dr. King’s Southern Christian Leader- ship Conference in 1957, and was one of King’s key advisers for years afterward. He also was a close associate of A. Philip Randolph. In 1963, Randolph initiated and Bayard organized the great March on Wash- ington for Jobs and Freedom held in August of that year. , In the two years after the March, the civil rights movement won two great victories. One was the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned Jim Crow segregation, prohibited race and gender discrimination in employment, and barred federafaid to institu- ~~” tions engaging in racial discrimination. The second momentous triumph was the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which for the first time since Reconstruction assured Blacks, particuiarly in the South, of the right to participate in the political process. Once Blacks and their White supporters had secured this legislation, Bayard believed that the movement for Black equality had reached a new stage where the emphasis must shift from securing equal legal rights to secur- ing economic justice for African Americans. As he once said, “What good is it to win the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can’t af- — ford lunch?” And the two keys to economic justice, Bayard stated, were the union card and the ballot box. For 300 years, African Americans had been the most exploited segment of the workforce. Therefore, to raise their economic level, they needed desperately to have union representa- tion. To protect their right to join unions, they had to cast their ballots, along with other workers, for candidates who support a fair, level playing field for union organizers. The years have proved Bayard right. Unionized Black workers earn far more than their nonunionized couterparts: in fact, the gap is even greater than for White workers. And with their votes, Blacks have helped to secure such programs as Medicare and Med- icaid; and legislation banning discrimination against women, the elderly, and disabled. But so much remains to be done. In recent decades, union membership has declined as a proportion of the workforce has a growing minority component. One reason is the disap- pearance of so many unionized, manufactur- ing jobs in the late 20th century. Another is the aggressive anti-organizing campaigns of the corporations over the last 20-odd years, encouraged by a resurgent radical right. During the past seven years organized labor has fought back. Under the leadership of John Sweeney, the AFL-CIO has increased its spending for union organizing and encour- aged its constituent unions to do the same. Last year trade unions held the line: the pro- portion of workers belonging to unions re- mained the same as in the year 2000. But this is just a start in the right direction. With the workforce increasingly composed of minori- ties, Black trade union activists who make up the A. Philip Randolph Institute will remain to our Rustin legacy by continuing to support union organizing drives. The Randolph Institute, following Bayard’s emphasis on the ballot, has promoted a grow-~ ing Black turnout through its voter participa- tion programs, which have consisted of three components: voter registration, voter educa- tion, and get-out-the-vote drives. In this year’s election, to make sure that the Florida elec- toral fiasco of two years ago does not reoccur there or in any other state, we are also taking steps to inform Blacks of their rights a voters so that they are not again deprived of the fran- chise that the civil rights movement fought so hard to win. And we have been pressing our legislators to pass measures that will eliminate confusing ballots and make it possible for even the poorest communities to acquire the most modem, mistake-free voting machines. We can think of no better homage to Ba- yard than doing this work. And if we step up our efforts — which we fully intend to do — perhaps we can increase the Black electorate enough in this year’s Congressional elections, and then again in the 2004 Presidential elec- tion, so that friends of the Black-labor alliance are in control on Capitol Hill and in the White House. Then we can move toward a society consistent with Bayard’s legacy, a society where racial equality and economic justice prevail, thanks to a strong trade union move- ment and a government committed to the well-being of all. (Hill is president of the A. Philip Randolph Institute.) by Don King t was to be the largest convention in Cincinnati this year, pouring in between 8,000 and 18,000 mem- bers with an economic impact of $8 million to $18 million in its week of teaching, preaching and celebrat- ing the greatness of God. But when the Progressive National Bap- tist convention told the city of Cincinnati, “Thanks, but no thanks,” to its offer, it sent a message that resonated across the country — and may even have helped strengthen the goals and strategies of the civil rights movement. The PNBC’s action came as a result of a movement by the Black United Front and the Coalition for a Just Cincinnati, two groups that have been urging outside groups to boycott Cincinnati because they believe that the city has not done enough to improve police community relations or the economic status of African Americans. Those comments, quite frankly, reflect negatively on the leadership of Cincinnati yor Charlie Luken. Ever since the boy- cott of Cincinnati began last July. Luken has engaged in steps that have been viewed = De cel eee parents y nen . Progressive Baptists rebuff Cincinnati for confab called their action “economic terrorism” — a coinage he later claimed to regret, but which stood of the hateful actions of Osama bin Laden. Cincinnati has already been wounded significantly by the “hostile racial climate” referred to by the Progressive National Baptist. We see their action as the reaming of a powerful weapon that the movement has used into he past — economic sanction against those who operate in a manner which does not benefit the African-Ameri- can community. There will always be those who claim that such measures “hurt the very people we are trying to help.” But so, in many ways, did the Montgomery bus boycott 46 years ago. But it required a short-term pain to ex- perience a long-term gain: the destruction of a system of American-grown apartheid that was being fueled financially by the very people who were suffering from it. e city of Cincinnati has experienced severe economic loss because of the per- ception that it is hostile to its own African- American citizens, and therefore likely to be inhospitable to those African-Americans in, Now may be the time when the Cincinnati can sit down with the and all those who have a con- America mustdo — better by its Veterans Dear Editor: When we watch the news and see the re- spect and honor given to the dead military ‘men and women being returned from the bat- tlefields, many things come to mind. I no longer feél pride in the rituals in the military. America cares for its dead service people only. But when it comes to caring for the men and women that put their lives on the line to protect the nation and its world wide interest, America becomes a miser. Veterans have to march and demonstrate to get the attention of government. While we are rushing troops to hot spots in the War on Terrorism and talk about taking war to even more locations, we are closing veterans hos- pitals and increasing the co-payments for drugs and to see a doctor. It is a pitiful sight to see veterans waiting long hours in crowded waiting rooms. There is something amiss when the cost of Veterans affairs fail to be considered when the cost of war is calculated. Were it not for the help given by private veterans’ organizations, the suffering would be even greater. America can and must do better in caring for her own. Hollis Chester, Chicago, Ill. Time everybody supports the ‘War on Ignorance’ Dear Editor: We have had a “War on Poverty,” a “War on Crime,” a “War on Drugs,” and now a “War on Terrorism.” We have lost those wars and now I suggest a “War on Ignorance,” because igno- tance is the root cause of the world’s problems. No matter how many degrees or titles you h old, if you teach hate, preach hate or prac- tice hate, you’re ignorant. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ig- norance and conscientious stupidity.” If a White person hates a Black person be- cause of the color of his skin, he is ignorant. And if a Black person hates a White person because of the color of his skin, he too is ignorant. “Lord what fools these mortals be” said Shakespeare. No single group holds an exclusive monop- oly on bigotry and hatred because hatemon- gers and bigots come in all sizes ‘and colors. Hatemongers speak in many tongues. Hating an entire group for the behavior of a minority of that group is bigotry and stereotyping. Every Sunday, I hear the venom of hate spewed from the pulpits by pastors of pes- simism and deacons of despair. They too are ignorant. If anyone who knows the difference between right and wrong and if he chooses to do wrong he, too, is ignorant. “He that hideth with lying lips and he that utters a slander is a fool,” Proverbs 10:8 states. If ignorance was a felony, a large segment of the world’s population would be on Death” Row. “Better to be unborn than untaught, for ignorance is the root of misfortune” — Plato. Robert Wilson, Englewood, Calif. Lock the cloning genie Dear Editor: There is a pagan world view that sees hu- man lives as simply cattle. This meant man- ager mentality never ceases to plague us with new and more perverse assaults on human dignity and societal ethics. The scientific arm of meat management is now trying to con us that there’s a difference between a cloned hu- man embryo intended for implantation (“re- productive” cloning). The overwhelming arrogance of these self- styled witch doctors and their “bio-ethicist” enablers is revealed in their assertion that the difference lies not in the. nature of the embry- onic entity but in their intended use of it. So-called “bio-ethicists” want to define hu- man value based on brain functions. But they have forgotten why the loss of brain waves first became accepted as a criterion of death. It was the irreversibility of the loss with exit- ing medical technology that justified a pro- nouncement of death. However, brain waves and all other func- tions will be irreversibly present once concep- tion (fertilization) has occurred, whether by natural or mechanical means in the lab. The same criterion of irreversibility of the onset or loss of brain functions can be used logically to mark the beginning or end of a human life. “Bio-ethics” is rapidly becoming the Black art of rationalizing the unconscionable. Let’s at least lock the cloning genie in the bottle before we suffer new waves of ethical night- mares from which we may not recover with- out horrific social convulsions. WAN ™ 8 ] a + S = = s "The Making of the City of Greenville Mr. Jesse Harris Deputy Human Resources Director Before Jesse arrived in Greenville in 1972, the City of Greenville was viewed as a small, rural community with a small, state- supported college known as “East Carolina Teachers College." Except for farmers bringing their tobacco crops to the market, few knew the city existed outside of its citizens. But then, he came! A well-trained, good- looking Black man, he was hired as the Director of Human Relations. He brought his leader- ship experience from high school, college, and the _ military (Vietnam) with him. He was anxious to make a civic contribu- tion to this community, working among a diversified workforce. But he was not surprised to learn that he was the only minority on the management team! In 1977, he transferred to the Planning and Community Develpment Department, where he assisted staff and local leaders service and commitment to human rights, dignity, and equality for all Citizens. He also sought the help of the Human Relations Council and local community leaders to address the growing numbers of homeless people. Together, they started the City's homeless shelter. Jesse knew from the start that he had his work cut out for him, and that he would eventually end up in Human Resources to help the City "do the right thing." He likes to recount his first excperience in helping out an employment interview back in the early 70's. _ As the story goes, the City Manager at the time was a retired military officer with a "no nonsense" manner. He _ asked Jesses to sit in on several inter- views and to offer any suggestions for improvements. The first candidate had long. blonde hair. The City Manager immediately asked the young man if he would cut his hair. The young man said no. The City Manager told him that he would not hire him if he didn't cut his hair. The young man replied, "You won't hire me be- cause I have long hair? Don't you know that Jesus had long Professional * Dedicated ¢ Fair saauinniamanal Ines erry Paid for by the committee to elect Terry Vines 1 in sprurring business growth in the community. Asa result of this concerted team effort, several major manufacturing companies relocated to Greenville and fed- eral funding was received from the Small Cities Community Development grant programs. A key element for funding success was citizen participation. Once in the HR , Department, Jesse further ex- panded his valued role within the organization. He initially focused on recruitment, selection, and promotion. He became recog- nized as an expert in the develop- ment and administration of assessment centers for selection, and was called upon frequently to assist other cities in conducting their assessment centers. — His open door policy — allowed employees to seek his advice on how to resolve their lems or concerns. He always Pandled these situations confiden- tially and diplomatically. Still involved in veryrs relations, Jesse crea € Roe Humanitarian Award to recoggiae outstanding individuals and businesses that exemplified hair?" The City Manager stood up to escort the young man out of his office and said, as he pushed him out, "Yes, J do. And Jesus was unemployed, too!" Life was never the same for Jesse after that! It was from that time that Jesse pushed to formalize the interview process and to ‘use only valid testing instruments in candidate selec- tion. He gained the support of the City Manager and the depart- ment heads in developing fair employment practices. He added ‘non-traditional recruiting sources such as the military bases, histori- lack colleges and universi- oat NBCU and national trade associations. Since then, the City has significantly increased the number of minorities and women hired and promoted in every department. Jesse matter-of-factly states that this effort alone has resulted in saving the City of Greenville minimum of $50 Million in po- tential lawsuits. = Vote For... House Seat District #8 PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JIM ROUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE. DIST. 4 8 Xe OO OX Oe Rent-A-Center settles sex bias lawsuit ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Attorneys for more than 5,000 women in a na- tional multi-million dollar sex dis- crimination class action suit and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said March 7 that they had reached a tentative settlement in principle with national rent-to-own chain, Rent-A-Center. The settlement covers two pend- ing cases with a potential class of more than 5,000 women, Wilfong, et. al. and EEOC v. Rent-A-Cen- ter in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District in East St. Louis, Illinois and Equal Employment Op- portunity Commission v. Rent-A- Center in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee in Memphis, Tennessee. It includes acash settlement of $47 million and an agreement on the part of the rent-to-own giant to make signifi- cant changes to its hiring. firing and promotions policies and to cre- ate and maintain a Human Re- sources Department, which had been dissolved when Renters Choice acquired Rent-A-Center in 1998, the lawyers said. This is the largest nationwide employment sex discrimination case for a company of this size, they added. Rent-A- Center has 2,294 stores nationwide. The plaintiffs in the suit are repre- sented by the law firms of Sedey & Ray and Schlichter, Bogard & Denton of St. Louis. The EEOC, which is a plaintiff/intervenor, is represented by attorneys Donna I, Harper, Anne Gusewelle and An- drea Baran. & , ‘This settlement provides significant benefits for the women who brought this case of sex discrimination and creates genuine opportunities for all women at Rent-A- Center in the future.’ —Mary Anne Sedey “The women of Rent-A-Center will finally obtain well-deserved justice,” said Mary Anne Sedey of Sedey & Ray. “This settlement pro- vides significant benefits for the women who brought this case of - sex discrimination and creates genuine opportunities for all women at Rent-A-Center in the future.” WOOW @ April 13-Evangelist Joseph Sasser @ April 19-20 Adult Conference “Wings - of the Spirit” @ April 20-Miriam Tyson in Concert @ April 26-Scott Bircher in Concert @ May 12-17-Norman Robertson Ministries Six Day Crusade Every Thursday Night 7:00p.m. Love offering will be received. 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GREENVILLE NC 27858 FULL SERVICE DISTRIBUTORS OF FLOOR CARE & JANITORIAL SUPPLIES f Glory Ministries Saturday, April 20 Ks, Music, Clothing Garden Items ‘ PP. of the Greenville, NC area asked know that my fellow brothers and sisters are making things happen for themselves. But that doesn’t mean I’m limited. True, it may be harder for me; I may hit some roadblocks along the way, but | AM going to reach my goals, no matter what anybody says. So, to all of the young Black students who plan to attend college, I say, “Don’t let anyone stomp on your dreams. No matter where you choose to go, you can do anything you want to do. Don’t let ‘/ can?’ OR ‘you can be a part of your vocabulary."d East Carolina University. This gentleman made the assumption that I chose to go to a “white” school because | wanted to be white, | wanted to surround myself with white people, and because | felt that the only way I could succeed was by going to a “white” school. Of course, | had wanted a university education without leaving home. Also, I knew for a fact that ECU provided excellent programs for my intended major at the time, computer science. This gentle- man also made the statement that the majority of successful blacks graduated from _ historically Black colleges. He insinuated that | would not be successful in life because I chose not to go to one of the Black schools. | heartily disagreed. | informed this brother that, although I don’t dare to diminish the many ad- vantages of going to an all black school, I would NOT fail in lifebecause | did not attend one. I let him know that my success: in life depends on me, on achieving the goals I set for myself. It doesn’t matter what school I go to, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. | will NOT be limited by any man. Instead of encouraging Black Ch For Voung "Any religion that professes to be concerned with the souls of men, und yet is not concerned with the economic and social conditions that strangle [and] ... cripple them, [is wrong]." Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. Civil Rights Leader. Saying that African American churches for years have become “appendages of the Democratic Party," a North Carolina conserva- tive thinktank has blasted a new voter project mounted by at least six of the state's Black denominations. "For years, politicians have made political speeches at Black churches, taken up collections for political causes, and otherwise trampled over the very real bound- ary that does and should exist between tax-exempt religous or- ganizations and partisan political activity.” John Hood, president of the conservative Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation, wrote in the March 18 edition of The Carolina Journal. "(Fhere's] a new effort by Black religous leaders to make suree the delay in North Carolina's primaries this year doesn't result in a low Black turnout," Hood continued. "The political import of their activities is obvious, though not owned up to. "The white conservative was referring to the "Making History Not Just Remembering History: A Time For Action Voter Empower ment Summit" held last Saturday in Raleigh, where over 50 ministers from across thestate met to discuss nonpartisan strategies on how to educate, register and mobilize the Black vote for this year's primary and fall elections. The summit, endorsed by the AME, AME Zion, General Babptist State Convention, Bible Way Churches Worldwide, the Church of God in Christ, and the Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), was actually scheduled long before the state Supreme Court and Board of Elections’ postponed May 7 prima- ries. Local, state and congressional elections were suspended until an April 4 High Court hearing on a Republican Party lawsuit alleging that the 2001 Legislative redistrict- ing maps are unconstitutional, 1s held. There is concern among African American leaders that if the state justices order the maps to be redrawn, and the primaries put off possibly until September, that the Black vote may not be as much as a factor as it would in May. But summit organizers maintain that despite what Hood or other conservatives may say, the Black church has the same right to get involved in shaping public policy as teh Republican-dominated Christian Coalition does. "The goal of this conference was to focus on the lessons learned from past elections, particularly the presi- dential election in Florida last year," Rev. William Barber, civil rights activist, and pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, told7he Wilmington Journal Monday. "The Bible sets our public policy agenda. Beyond the alleged Black voter disenfranchisement that took place in the 2000 Florida presidential election, the summit also discussed the legality of voter participation programs in the church, and how to empower pastors to organize con- gregations in nonpartisan voter education, registration and get-out- to-vote campagins. As the African-American com- munity's anchor institution, organiz- ers say the Black church always has, and continues to be the hub of political activity. "The church has always been a sanctuary of hope where ordinary people could congregate and re- ceive spiritual and. moral guidance,” Rev. Barber said. “It is only natural that the church would sound trumpet for political awareness, irrespective of party affiliation.” "It is everyone's responsibility to be a molder and shaper of our communal futures," Rev. Gregory Edmonds, representing the African Methodist Episcopal denomination, added. According to a 2001 survey of 1,900 Black churches nationwide by Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., tow-thirds of those houses of worship have assisted with voter registration in the previous ten years. At least half of the congregations queried organized rides to the polls in their communi- ties on Election Day. "The pastor sets up a system where everyone 18 and older votes," Rev. Barber said, "but he doesn't tell them for whom to vote. In some cases, only 30 percent of the Black vote comes out. That's an insult to all of us, and especially those who died and suffered for that right: Bishop Darnell Dixon, the sum- mit's host pastor, agreed. "At the beginning of the last century, African Americans were forced out of political representa- tion," he said. "Today we can participate without restriction and we must honor the struggle by upholding our obligation.” The Masonic Lodge statewide will also join the effort, Rev. Barber added. ' Though they criticize the politi- cal activism of Black churches, Hood and other conservatives have a hard time explaining how Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition and other conservative religous groups have adroitly undergirded the Republican Party for the past 15 i ECU, number one, becanse I me why I attendeAmerican and Wwante : he to bie si sibhehtion. this older, well-known citizen, who also appened to ‘be African say that he failed,miserably. Yes, historically Black schools tend to produce highly success- ful Afrean me I am very pro to be AfricanAmerican and know that my fellow brothers and sisters are making things happen for themselves. But that doesn’t mean-!’m limited. True, it may be harder for me; I may hit some roadblocks along the way, but | AM going to reach my goals, no matter what anybody says. So, to all of the young Black students who plan to attend college, I say, “Don’t let anyone stomp on your dreams. No matter where you choose to go, you can do anything you want to do. Don’t let ‘7 can?’ OR ‘you can?’ be a part of your vocabu- lary.” ttacked roject years. In 1999, while a federal judge struck down a 1996 Federal Election Commission lawsuit against the Christian Coalition for allegedly “aiding” Republican can- didates by distributing partisan voter guides to churchs, that same judge did rule, according to The Associated Press, “that the coalition in 1994 improperly assisted then- Rep. Newt Gingrich [R-GA] and IranContra figure Oliver North, then the GOP Senate nominee in Virginia, and should pay a fine." The Internal Revenue Service later ruled that the religous organi- zation was not entitled to tax- ‘exempt status as a result, causing it to break up. A year later, after announcing teh formation of "People of Faith 2000" to register 10 million voters in time for the presidential prima- ries, "Moral Majority” leader Rev. Jerry Falwell, after denying allega- tions that he was trying to ensure that a Republican took the White House, later admitted to The Associated Press, "You know and | know that the churches and pastors who allow me to assist them in this effort probably are not connected closely with Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson or Al Gore. That's reality.” All three Falwell mentioned are liberal Democrats. "Conservatives are quite hypo- critical." Rev. Barber told The Wilmington — Journal. "Black churches are conservative biblically, but compassionate when it comes to advocating for public policy. The very nature of the Black pastor and the Black church is not only to care about the poor, the sick and the powerless, but to challenge conser- vatives to do more about poverty, inadequate healthcare. a lack of affordable housing.” Barber told The Wilmington Journal that a special 40-page voter information booklet, detailing the history, law, county-by-county voter statistics, along with steps to start nonpartisan voter education regis- tration and get-out-to-vote pro- grams, is being made available to churches that are either part of the ecumenical alliance, or would like to join. Ironically, the booklet is similar in concept to one the conservative Christian Coalition distributes. The manual makes it clear, Barber says, what churches can, and cannot do. Political donations or endorse- ments, for example, cannot be directly given to any candidate for office. 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Greenville, NC a aa) GREENVILLE Where generations come to gather. * Meeting room * Outdoor pool * Jacuzzi suites For reservations call 800-HOLIDAY _ 252-754-8300 ae GPU Puy We ‘edsoy uy sag ay WV OFET Aor Suejette Jones A Lesson About Ministry Mack Timberlake who died re- cently at his home in Creedmor. N.C. was know as one who brought boldness to ministry. Timberlake was known as the founder of the Christian Faith Center. He was an architect of a new trend among black Christians. He wanted to move the church beyond denomination and racial division. By taking a small group of black Baptists, he started what became one of the most influential congregations on the East Coast. His members came from Raleigh, Durham, Burlington, Greensboro, Fayetteville, and Virginia. He was loved for being bold enough to follow his heart. Traditional black Baptists feared him. They feared the same thing happening to their church. A charismatic minister could persuade the mem- bers to change the name of the church, the denominational af- filiation and the focus of the ministry. What followed were massive changes in the way churches governed themselves, protected themselves and went about the business of selecting leadership. .. Christian that the people were just vulner- able, and being: suckered into what “ultimately was man-made religion. But-Timberlake met a need that wasn’t being addressed -by those who stood in pulpits. The people were needy. They wanted something different. Timberlake met them where they were. What is it that Timberlake saw? ‘He was able to break the mold of traditional church leadership. He redefined what it meant to be the leader of God's people. The people wanted strong leadership what stood outside the safety zone. They wanted a person who would talk about the issues that touched them day after day. They had heard enough sermons about the great life after death. They wanted instructions to held them deal with the reality of today. Timberlake talked about family and marriage. He helped people figure out why they were having problems in their marriages. They discovered that other couples had the same issues. They discovered that it is appropriate for a person to want to be blessed on Earth. Black Christians have spent more than 100 years singing songs about life after death. It was time to deal with life in the here and now. Mack Timberlake didn’t look like the typical minister. He wore flashy clothes and he shared leadership with his wife. He wasn't afraid to be himself. He did things his way. His boldness touched those fed up with busi- ness as usual. Church had become irrelevant. The people weren't connecting to the mes- sage or the work. The people trusted Timberlake. He talked about building God's kingdom on Earth. They opened a school (300 students) because they didn’t trust the public school system. He ~ members). Some pastors claimed believed it is necessary to teach In response to this need, he opened a child development cen- ter (35 children). Not:only is it necessary to take care of the needs of our youth, we need to provide a place for our seniors. In response, he opened a senior citizens retirement center (28 older people in residence). To get the message out he started a televison broadcast. He did everything first class. To assure the best production possible, he built a television studio. Many were employed by the Christian Faith Center. Not only did he talk about the importance of economic development, he did something about it by creating work for those within the church and in the community. Mack Timberlake will be missed. Many loved him. Some feared him. But he taught us a lesson about ministry that will never be forgotten. From an article by Carl Kenney II Note: The following quote was taken from News and Observer staff writer, Rah Bickley: “Timberlake forged an interna- tional coalition of about 100 churches with a similar bent, and mentored hun- dreds of their pastors. He and his wife. Brenda were invited to come minister to their churches all over the United States, and in Africa, Europe, South America, Europe. South America and the Philippines” Observing Black Press Week: Reflecting Black America's Goals By Todd S. Burroughs WASHINGTON (NNPA)--The black press in America was and is the growth of the movement for blacks to define themselves, their purpose, their friends and their enemies. In The Shaping of Black America. The concept of a black America was starting to develop. A newspaper was needed to link Africans in America together. The heart of \African communication--the drum and the word, the voices of the villiage-needed to meet the technology of the European-created printing press. hopefully with empowering results. The black press was created to give black America's "founders" a unified voice to publicly air their grievances, black press historians Clint C. Wilson II and the late Armistead Pride in their book, 4 History of The Black Press, wrote about how blacks were viewed by the white Northerners: "In all walks of life, free Negroes in the antebellum North were regulated to positions of inferiority; they had their assigned places in society regardless of station or means. The poverty stricken found themselves locked in a vicious cycle. Proof of their alleged unfitness to associate with the rest of society lay in their confinement to mental occupations and their lowly condition. Their lack of access to jobs, the ballot, even the schools and the churches, deprived them of minimum needs to realize a measure of success." A primary mission of Freedom's Journal was to add a black -controlled voice--and perspective--to the largely white abolitionist movement. It also showed the world black achievements and aspirations. Freedom's Journal sought to counter the racial stereotypes of blacks presented by the The New York Enquirer and its editor, Major Mordecai Menassah Noah, "Whatever mention the editor made of the Negro usually came in the form of ridicule of diatribe,” wrote Wilson and Pride. "As an example, soon after its founding, the paper carried an indecipherable, highly unintelligible letter dubiously credited to ‘Nigger Hannerbal' and ‘his troo lub...Dina Hannerbal."" One of the Enquirer's editorials, they wrote "cheered the news of the deaths of the balck colonizers who were on their way to Liberia from Boston." Russwurm and Cornish wrote letters to the paper protesting such treatment. The Enquirer refused to print them. They created a newspaper so that their voices would never be silenced. Freedom's Journal, Bennett writes, listed six priorities that last to the present day: Defending the black image from attacks--.Economic development of the black community--.Black America’s self-assertion--.Attaining civil and political rights--.Access to equal education; and The creation ot an "African renaissance. Announcing She Fenth Annual "Making Pitt's Babies Fit" Maternity Fair A Health Fair fox New XK Expectant Parents Join Us At The Greenville Hilton: | . Sunday April 21, 2002 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Don't miss the opportunity to learn about numerous resources for parents and young chil- FREE Admission For more information, Call Browse through exhibits Register for door prizes Visit the children’s corner Have your child's car seat checked 413-1424 OR 413-1416 View the latest in maternity wear Enjoy refreshments Grand Door Prizes donated by the Greater Greenville Kiwanis 2002 Maternity Fair Sponsors: Pitt Infant Mortality Prevention Advisory Council (PIMPAC), Pitt County Health Department Healthy Start; Nutrition, Health Promotion, and Project ASSIST Programs; Pitt County Memorial Hospital; and North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service ¢* ¢ @ © @© @ Supported in part by project number 1H49 MC 00086-01 from the Healthy Start Initiative, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. « ame | Aes 1s Api 12th 2002 Pictured from left to right are candidates for the next ele ction, N Roy Gray for North Carolina Senate, and Kathy Taff for Marth Caroling Sone Tarboro City Council, photo by Jim Rouse READ THE MINORITY VOICE NEWSPAPER Shelly Willingham NC House of Representatives is shown at Edgecombe Dameeek Convention in Rocky Mount along with other young brothers being apart of the Democratic process. 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Naim Akbar Cofounder and chair of the Minority Student. Coalition (1998) Jeri Barnes Homecoming queen (late 1970's) Robert L. Beeman Il Football player received the University Award (1991) Edwin Bell, DhD* Chair of the, Department of Educational Leadership &chool ol Education Andrew A. Best, MD* Member of the ECU Board of Trustces (1972) Theresa Dierce Blount Student in the Department of Home Economics, Institutional Management (1964-70) Doris Bowden Services tor the deal and hard ol hearing Delores R. Brown National Student Exchange Program coordinator uellrey Bbrown* Swim team member and member vi the Colonial Athictic Association championship team (198387) Rhonda Brown* Immigration spec alist (1992) Samucl! Douglas Bryan* Graduate [rom the &chool of Allied. Health Sciences (1970) dheila Grant Bunch One of three who organized the first olficial black alumai galheri which led to the Black Alumni Chapter (1981) Arlene Burke-Mor Master of fine arts in ceramics (1983) Miss Last. Carolina University , Virginia ( ‘arlton-Gaynor* Oulatandit ng Resident Award t in Jarvis Hall (1982) : Female sr aduale of the Department Of Dave Tology (1985) Helped establish and became pre: sident ol a student chapter of the NAACP (1982) Rachel Cherniet Administrative secretary Ih isthe dean's ctlice. School of Education Dennis Chestnut, PhD* Elecled to the dtudent Government Association legislature Chair of student judicial board Outstanding Graduating denior award in the Department of a doaciclogy (1969) a = Head resident, adviser in Tyler tal u (970) ets ‘cived a master’s of arts in chntcal pavchology FOL eriduate to receive a PhD 5 tx li xraduate Lo be hired as a lul-time facully member President of the Organization of Black Facully and &t all John B. Clark* Member of Phi Mu Alpha Fratemuity Malthew Clark. PhD Poconed a PAD trom the Brody dchool of Medicine Vincent Colbert * Athicle in basketball and baseball and prolessional athlete (1966-1968) Nalalear Collins MD One of two females to reccive an MI) fram the ECU &chool of Medicine Tarrick ©. Cox Direclor of the Legislators dchool lor Youth Leadership Development Carroll V. Dashiell Jr.* Member of the music faculty (1989) David Dennard Member of the history department | adc ull y Renee Moore Duckentield One ol the three whe organized the first ollicial black alumni gathering which led to the Black Alumni Chapter (1981) James Ebron (deceased) Graduale student in chemistry Kalina Eley Bachelor of science in physician ansistant (1999) Laura Maric Leary Elliot! fulltime undergraduate student (1963) Bachelor's degree in business (1966) dovee Evans Female graduc aled {rom the De parlment of Communication and Broadcasting Wanda Bennett, Honored by the N.C. Occupational Therapy Association Executive board of the N.C. Occupational Therapy Association Administrator, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Pitt County Memorial Hospital Karen Bethea-Shields ECU graduate Lo become a judge Theresa Pierce Blount Clinical dictitian employed by Wilson Memorial Hospital (1972) Public health nutritionist employed by Martin-Tyrell-Washington Dialrict Health Center (19%) Emel Fonville-Thompkins Female principal in New Bem (1991) Marcus Goodson Housing authorily director of Santord, NC. "These rsts have been i Individuals with additions » progra “Belly livermay the ig orf "Dea fecal Bachelor of science in health Member ol the tennis cue (1993) Curtis Frye* Assistant track coach-and assistant. soccer coach (1974) Cary Goelle* , Assistant football coach (1977-79) Deborah Hall* Position analyst. in the Department. of Human Resources Kenneth Hammond* Senior Class preaident. (1972-73) SCA secrelary of external allairs (1972) Professional stall member in the Division of Student. Aflairs (1973) Gloria B. 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Shetylelta Williams Lares Staff member in the JO Male graduate. occupational Ihéfacy 8 Captain, of the Pure Gold Danosrs QO8687) << Gy ys Valeria Olivitsflovetace, DhD* W graduate-to serve oil el Julius C.Nallettc wD One of two males 1g adusic from the ECU Shoo! of Medicine (1982) Started the Office of Minorily Allairs al the School of Medicine Assistant dean for student affairs in the &chool of Medicine Senior associate dean, Brody Schoal of Medicine (2001) Annictle MallocksKeyes* Adininistrative assistant in the School of Computer Science and Communication (2001) Rev. Ronald Maxwell Student Union presicent (1981-82) Media Board chair (1981) Linda McLamb-Gorham Black homecoming queen (separate) (1971) Student worker for Chancellor Leo W. Jenkins (1969-72) Kathy Mcleod Allen’ Vareil y cheerleader (1971-73) Charter member of the first. black sorority, Della Sigma Thela, Kappa Sigma Chapter, (1973) Brenda Mills-Klutz, MD One of two females lo receive MD from ECU Garric Moore, EdD* Vice chancellor, Division of Student. Lile Clarence Morgdn” Facully member in the &chool of Art Coordinator of the painting and drawing program Pansie Hart. flood ECU alumna to author and publish a children’s book (2002) Brenda K. Jones Chair of the Beaufort. Counly Hospital and the Beaufort Regional Hospital Authorit: Alyce Reed Hawkins Interior deaign field (1983) Eve Rogcra TV talk show host-T er With Eve on WNCT (1972-1976) Ray Rogers Banker in 8 Greenville NC. Benjamin Eric &mith Certified on-air meteorologist lor ~ WNCT TV 9 (1996) Verita Altice Staton remale officer, 1/330th Regiment. 84th Division (If), Army Reserves , Dc ely tp a ( One mer three who organized first, official black ie which ledilo the Black i Chapler (1981) Admissions roomier ce Mourning Mitchell Editor of the student union newalelter, The Enicriaincr (1978) Jerome A. Murdock Chair of the homecoming commillec (1996) Emerging Leader Award (1996) Naom Newlon* - Charter meaiber ol Kappa digma chapter of Della Sigma Theta Sororily (1973) Bachelor of science in medical terminology (1975) lon Oullerbridge* Greck coordinator of the lnterfratemily Council (2000) Glenda Palmer-Moullrie Member of the pom pom squad of the Marching Pirates (1976-79) Yvonne 1. Dicree ECU Alumni Association Distinguished Service Aw ard (1996) dover” Dellis DhD* English professor Harticttc L. PowcellNichols Graduate of the Department ol biology (1970) Sharon Pruitt, DAD Art history teacher Introduced courses on Alrican snd African-American art Encouraged Dr. James Lankton lo donale the first African art. collection lo ECU » Harold Randolph* « Linebacker lo make the mast. tackles ECU history: still holds the record OTATI James E. Reid, MD One of two males Lo gradual Irom the ECU &chool of Medicine (1982) ». Waltes, Rhodes (deceased) 6e of ROTC program and MERON drill team (1963) ference Roberson* ‘Gtadent in deal /hard of hearing “dervices’ dady G. Rodgcrs* rail lulHime employee in the rLucnt of Theatre and Dance )- Ollice’ caseistant Vv fn Medical th Information Syatetis/ Services) (200!) Willie, Setile* ¢ in physical therapy (1974) we Spealt PhbD* . Chair bi the Department o! “Cemmaclor and Adult. Education in the Schoo! of Edie ation Male graduate of the Department ol Dh E gra o Robin Yolanda Taylor. MD* Isducted to Alpha Omega Alpha honor society in the Sheol ol Medicine Bennic Earl Tecl (deceased) First male acmittcd lo FOU Manas edilur ol the Easl Carolinian Member of the Men's Glee Club Rosie Thompson* Leading career scorer and rebounder in ECU basketball history (men or women) Female to have her basketball jetscy eclired (1980) Female lo be named to the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame (1990) tlead coach of women's basketball (1992-%) Anne Tillman* Administralive assistant. in admissions Jellrey Warren Record lor most tackles in a single scason (1980) Reginald Watson, PhL)* Male on tenure Lrack in the Deparlinent of English George Whitley* foolball player (1963-70) Mary Williams* facull y librarian (1970) Grace Whitley-fdwards Reaidence hall resident (196) Kerold Woods Degrees in Communication Sciences and Disordcrs (BS 1995, MS 1997) Ledonia Wright* Department bears her name, the Ledonia Wright Cullural Center Evelyn Sweall-Dawaon Director, Halifax, County Department of Social Services Norris Kirk Taylor Male kindergarten Leacher in North Carolina Jamic A. While Established a preschool al. a predominantly while church Teacher al friendship Chrialian &chool and Ravenscroll. seal in Raleigh Robert. White Alumnus to become a lawyer Johnnie Lee Williams, MD ECU unde: lo feceive an MD from Howard University verified as of January 15, 2002. The list is a work in rther i Hise about thooe alrendy on the liek heed contact the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center at wool. ecu.edu. April 1st - April 12th 2002 cono Palace € = ~ o = ~ Trip To April 1st - April 12th 2092 Spiritual Warfare: The Battle Greetings, We are in a spiri- tual battle, a spiri- tual war, a spiritual fight, a spiritual wrestling match, a spiritual struggle” THEREFORE ENDURE HARDNESS (or hardship), AS A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST NO MAN THAT WARRETH ENTANGLETH HIMSELF WITH THE AFFAIRS OF THIS LIFE (or civilian affairs), THAT HE MAY PLEASE HIM WHO HATH CHOSEN HIM TO BE A SOLDIER--2 Tim 23,4 Asa follower of Jesus Christ, you are in a war That war is against Satan It is against the forces of darkness Dr. George Hawkins on Satan's side, the Lord may deal with us to get us to repent If we are on the Lord's side, Satan tries to cause us to fall, as the SOW THAT WAS WASHED returned TO HER WALLOWING IN THE MIRE--2 Peter 222 Do not underestimate Satan and his powers to deceive. As it 1s written, BE SOBER, BE VIGILANT (be on your guard, be alert), BECAUSE YOUR ADVERSARY THE DEVIL, AS A ROARING LION, WALKETH ABOUT, SEEKING WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR--! Peter 58 Do not underestimate Satan and his powers of deception, His ability to put obstacles in your path is great He deceives some that are going to hell into believing there 1s no hope. He also deceives others that are going to hell into believing they are really going to heaven Those that are saved, Satan often tries to deceive them into thinking they are not An army that 1s going to war that teaches 5 nothing but victory, health, and success will lose the i war An army that 1s prepared for the battle wi!l win The army needs to know about the enemy, they need to know who the enemy is. The army needs to know Say So a ee VOTE FOR NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 8 Committee to Flec! hm Rouse PO Box 8361, Greenville NC 27835 ph (252) 787-0365 bax (252) 757 1793 ard for by the commiutiee to elect am Rouse to the NC House of Representotves | So, ina ict Spiritual Reflections. how the enemy will attack and what weapons he will attack with. The-army needs to know when the enemy will attack and where, and to be ready at all times. The army needs to know, if they get wounded, what they must do to get free. The army must know what weapons they have available and how to use them. This comes from first being trained, then practice, and finally engaging the enemy, and on to victory. All facets of warfare must be taught and - practiced, lest the enemy gain an advantage and win the war. We need to know who the enemy is and all there is to know about him, his tactics, and his capabilities. We also need to know our own weapons and capabilities. We need to know the consequences of surrender to the enemy. We need to know when to use our weapons and when not to. We need to be ever vigilant, for our enemy the devil goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour or conquer A person that is never taught about the battle he 1s in will probably lose. A person that is taught nothing but victory, success, health, and prosperity will go forth with great zeal but little knowledge. He will be unprepared for the onslaught of the enemy. You may go forth with This battle never ends until we die. If we are the most advanced and powerful weapons, but these are of little value, if the enemy success- fully sneaks up behind you and takes you by surprise. , This 1s exactly what the enemy 1s planning to do Jesus had the victory, but do you? Will you hold firm to the end, or will you fall into Satan's cunning deceit working in your mind? Will you be defeated and never realize it till the judgment? Beware, lest it happen so slowly that you never recognize you are backsliding THROUGH KNOWLEDGE SHALL THE JUST BE DELIVERED--Proverbs 11.9 "MY PEOPLE" ARE GONE INTO CAPTIVITY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ..THEREFORE HELL HATH ENLARGED HERSELF--Isatah 5 13,14 Beware. Satan will try to keep you from reading your Bible, as it 1s your spiritual warfare instruction manual It covers every- ‘hing you need to know. Read it. study it, hear it, meditate on it, and obey it VOTE FOR JIM ROUSE JIM ROUSE NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 8 Committee to Elect im Rouse PO Box 836), Greermille NC 27835 ph (252) 757-0365 fax (252) 757 1793 Pord for by the committee to elec! hm Rouse to the NC House of Representatives | Dreamers are part of our electric co-op. Inside where it’s warm and safe, dreams take shape. sense, the products and services we deliver could power your wildest dreams. 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Looking for Decent Men You'll not find them in bars, but look for the man who teaches in Sunday School. who serves dinner at the homeless shelter, who's at the gym three afternoons. who love to read and can be often found at the book- stores or library. If available, women, look in the right places. Now, if they don't tind you, they will at least be attending church. helping — the homeless, getting exercise, ex- panding their minds and staying out of the bars. William Bennett in his book, The Book of Virtue. states his Ten Universal Values: Self- discipline. compassion, responsi- bility. friendship, work. courage. perservance, honesty. faith and loyalty, inventory; identify any negative experiences we have had. If there are none, we should commit ourselves to be open and deal with people as they deal with us. Six Pillars of Character Lawsuit filed on behalf of detainees Civil liberties advocates and three publications in New Jersey have filed a lawsuit secking a ban on secret hear- ings for people detained following Sept. I] attacks. The lawsuit, which challenges the unprecedented secrecy, was filed by the Newark chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the New York-based Center for Constitu- tional Rights on behalf of New Jersey Law Journal and North Jersey Media ye Group, publisher of The Record of ff | Hackensack and the Herald News of West Paterson. Laywers say journalists from the publications were barred from courtrooms where the fate of detain- ees was decided. Hundreds of detainees have been let 20 since the attack and 326 people re- main in custody as part of a terrorism investigation launched after Sept. 11, the Justice Department said. The civil liberties advocates argue the public is skeptical of secret trials and what hap- pens in court belongs to the public. Miami-Dade police under investigation A decision about whether Miami- Dade police should undergo a full in- vestigation will be decided in three months, a Justice Department official said March 8. Driscoll, deputy assis- tant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, announced the inquiry at a hearing sponsored by a Black congressman. Rep. Carrie Meek (D-Fla.) convened the hearing. She was,disturbed by sev- eral police shootings of young men. Rob and Grace Priest came to minorities over the past year. Greenville! last summer from At the hearing, advocates for the Asheville where they were very community, lawyers for the victims’ active in several ministries and families and civil rights called for fun full time students at the commu- nity college there. They worked, individually, with children, ado- enta lescents, the homeless, and the Mentally lll man given addicted through a motorcycle life sentence ministry, a rescue mission, and a _A Seattle jury couldn't decide to diverse, iriner-city church, the give Kevin Cruz, a paranoid Body of Christ. They believe they shizophrenic, the death penalty—in- were called to Greenville to attend investigation of the police department, stead he will serve a life sentence with- the School of Social Work at ECU , out parole for allegedly killing two and gain the credentials that people and wounding two others at the would allow them to take their Northlake Shipyard. _ ministries to a higher level. The 32-year-old man’s lawyer be- ' Here, in Greenville, the lieves an incoherent, rambling state- Priests are members of Faith and ment Mr. Cruz gave kepthim off death Victory Church and are both row. The disjointed speech gave the tive in the Recovery Ministry. jury a chance to see the extent of Mr, >, is also in the Men's , “Hess “., Leadership Ministry. Grace is a (Cruz’s mental illness, the attorney said. member of the Pitt County - Literacy Council and both serve TUESDAYS FROMS-10AM = 9), committees in the Student MISS MINNIE & QUEST § Minority Coalition at ECU. VARIOUS TOPICS Both have a long history of drinking and drugging, but are JOY IRAIDI four years clean and sober now. Rob and Grace attribute their 1340 AIM OE Pee ee ee re recovery to "the grace of God and the healing powers of Christ." They say their experiences of addiction and recovery are the inspiration for their desire to serve humankind, "The miracle of God working in my life set me on fire to share these gifts with people Rob and Grace Priest Of Beatie Maye 1. Trustworthy (honest, promise-keeper, loyal, has integ- rity) 2. Treat people with respect (courteous, nonviolent, non-prejudiced, accepting) Responsible (accountable, pursues excellence, self-restraint) . 4. Fair (just, equitable, open, reasonable, unbiased) 5. Caring (kind compassionate, empathic. unsel- fish), and 6. A good citizen (law-abiding, community servant, protective of environment) Confucius, Book of Rites: Miss Oceola McCarty, the humble washerwoman who became the university of southern Mississippi most famous benefac- tor, passed away September 26. 1999, after a bout with cancer. Southern Mississippi has appreciated hearing from persons around the nation who inspired by “The Gift” offered by Miss McCarty. Stephanie Bullock of Hattiesburg received the scholarship. first Not willing to travel by air at the beginning of the activites surrounding her gift. Miss McCarty’s early travel was by Amtrak train. The value of hard work and a saving ethic gives rewards is the lesson she leaves. who are in need," says Rob. Grace adds, "I felt as low as a person could go. I had no hope and no will to live. If God can lift me above that, everyone can be saved." When asked about race relations in the area, Grace said, "Discrimination is not as obvious as it once was. So many are lulled into believing that there is equal- ity among races. Successful African Americans are often com- placent and Caucasians usually will not recognize covert racism without — education. White privilige is so taken for granted that we cannot see it without help.” Rob emphasizes, "Talking about such things make every- body uncomfortable and we are conditioned to believe that it's rude to make other people uncom- fortable, so no one wants to talk about white privilige or minority oppression. We've got to be open and honest with each other and talk about this stuff or it won't get any better. If you don't know, ask. If someone says something offen- sive, let them know and explain why." This couple believes, that "making the world a better place is all our business. Anyone who is a positive influence on just one other person has the potential to change the course of history." Terry Vines is shown with his wife, mother-in-law and supporters. Mr. Vines is running for the Sheriff of Pitt County. photo by Jim Rouse meine — GEFF CON Phone (252) 355-7100 Fax (252) 355-3978 a] | IF YOU NEED A LOAN FOR HOLIDAY EXPENSES,AUTOMOBILE DOWN PAYMENT OR HOME REPAIRS - COME SEE JEFF COX IF IT CAN BE DONE, JEFF CAN DO IT 3005 S. Memorial Drive Greenville, N,C, 27834 1414. W. 14h Servet (252) 757-3921 Al's Barber Shop ew, . Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ae Fri. & Sat. 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m "Keeps your hair looking good" SATURDAYS FROM 6 - 10 AM LATIN MUSIC WITH JAVIER CASTILLO OLDEST LATIN SHOW IN PITT CO. THE MINORITY VOICE Hours: Storytellers are part of our electric co-op. Whether the day is beginning or drawing to a close, our story, '» the same. We're there with the power you need. The end. North Carolina's electric cooperatives Touchstone Energy’ April 1st- April 12th 2002. A Beautiful Face to see at St. Luke Credit Union in Williamston, NC is Kathleen Askew Springs. Shown above is Randy Warren Commissioner of the Jackie Robinson Baseball Leaque.Mr. Warren invites all the young brothers to join the team. Children that participate in sports seem to do better in academics. Pictured above is Henry Williams, N.C, Senate Candidate. He wants fo remind everyone to get out and exercise their right to vote in ‘the next election. ge a Q OK syz. Ske. sl... AIS AIS As <9 Sef. we. wz. . e@c> <> ( AIS =) ft |} SV if} gy | SAV < 3@E > nS YW ek. Orr ee Rm a QZ Qe? <3@< > < € > 3 >< OS ANS POS U « ee Be tS te. Z ie Ee es ht ee fe United States, especially in the South, that in 1921 Repre- sentative L. C. Dyer of Missouri introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to make lynching a federal crime. Dyer acted out of conscience but also at the strong behest of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo- ple. The bill passed the House, but Southerners in the Senate or- ganized a filibuster that prevented a vote, resulting in the measure’s failure and leaving the states to deal with the lynching problem. Although the number of lynchings had de- clined from 64 in 1921 to 57 in 1922, the record was not a source of pride. In the year just ended, 51 of the victims were Black and six were White. Texas led the nation with 18. It was followed by Georgia, 11; Mississippi, nine; Florida, five; Arkansas, five; Louisiana, three; Alabama, two; Tennessee, two; Oklahoma, one; and South Carolina, one. It is doubtful that the handful of residents in Rosewood, Fla.. ever read those statistics. Yet its citizens would be victims of racial violence in 1923 and several would be murdered. In the first week of January, Rosewood was the center of what became known variously as a riot, a massacre, and a race war; a small hamlet of 25 or 30 families in Levy County. Rosewood was largely populated by Blacks. Elsie Collins Campbell, a White woman of nearby Cedar Key, once lived at Rosewood, and was about three years old at the time of the disturbance. She remembered the village as one of green forests. This view is shared universally by Blacks and Whites when they describe the community’s dominant features. Population estimates of the settlement nestled along the Seaboard Air Line Railroad vary, but none of them place it as being large. Rosewood and nearby Sumner constituted a precinct of 307 people in 1910 (158 Whites, 128 Blacks, and 21 Mulattues); by 1920 the population had more than doubled to 638, except now Blacks were a majority with 24% peuple, while Whive resicesiis numbered 294. The Rosewood voting precinct in 1920 had 355 African Americans. Rosewood is located nine miles east of Cedar Key in western Levy County which was established March 10, 1845. What be- came the village of Rosewood—section 29, township 14 south: range 24 east — was first surveyed in 1847, By 1855 seven homesteads were strung out along a dirt trail leading to Cedar Key and the Gulf of Mexico. The Florida Rail- road connecting Cedar Key with Fernandina opened in 1861. Rosewood took its name from the abundant red cedar that grew in the area. By 1870 the market value of cedar and the commercial pro- duction of oranges, as well as vegetable farming and limited cotton cultivation, justified a railroad station and small depot at Rosewood. The cedar was cut in the Rosewood vicinity, shipped by rail to Cedar Key on the Seaboard Airline Railway, which had re- placed the Florida Railroad, and processed there at two large in- ternational pencil mills. The finished timber was then sent by boats to New York factories and fashioned into lead pencils. Prosperity meant the establishment of a post office and a vot- ing precinct in 1870. Black and White families moved in, and although the hamlet became a small village, Rosewood was never incorporated. The county opened a school for Whites, and soon a privately owned hotel for Whites began registering guests. Whites estab- lished a Methodist church in 1878, and Blacks followed in 1883 with their own African Methodist Episcopal church. By 1890 the red cedar had been cut out, forcing the closing of the pencil mills at Cedar Key. The community had a Black ma- jority by 1900, as White families moved out, leasing or selling their land to Blacks. The post office and school closed, relocat- ing to the site of a new cypress mill that opened in Sumner, a village three miles west of Rosewood. But Rosewood survived. Some of its male residents obtained work at the large saw mill in Sumner; a number of Rosewood’s Black women worked at Sumner as part-time domestics for White families. Some men worked at a turpentine still located at Wylly, a small settlement one mile to the east. Other Rose- wood Blacks worked for the Black-owned M. Goins & Broth- ers’ Naval stores company in Rosewood. The company prospered by distilling turpentine and rosin ob- tained from the large tracts of pine trees growing nearby. Housing for some laborers was in Rosewood’s “Goins Quar- ters,” and at its peak the Goins brothers’ operation owned or leased several thousand acres of land. Other African Americans made their living by small scale farming and by trapping in the vast Gulf Hammock that surrounded the area. Gulf Hammock was also the name of a village six miles south of Rosewood. Although some Whites moved away, others remained so that Rosewood was never exclusively a Black settlement. The vil- lage’s largest total population was seven hundred in 1915; in 1923 Blacks made up the majority. Facing a number of law suits from competing White firms over land rights, the Goins family terminated their operations, and by 1916 had removed to Gainesville in adjoining Alachua County. Even so, Rosewood maintained its sense of community. A number of Black owned businesses continued to operate. There was a general store owned by a White family and another by a Black family. ; One Black operated a sugar mill. Blacks organized a private school and hired Mrs. Mullah Brown as the teacher. The com- munity baseball team, the Rosewood Stars, had their own play- ing field (near the depot) and played home games against teams in Levy and surrounding counties. In 1920 Rosewood had three churches, a train station, a large one-room Black masonic hall, and a Black school. There were several unpainted plank wood two-story homes and perhaps a dozen two-room homes that often included a lean-to or a half- roofed room. There were also a number of small one-room shanties, some of them unoccupied. [i the early 1920, lynching had become so common in the The only surviving photograph of a burning home in Rosewood during the massacre. * a : > 8 : = ‘ in : ; % Fae 8 a . < +. . wa i Ne ett ace 8, ph ym The events that culminated in the Rosewood affair began on the morning of January 1, 1923, at Sumner. the neighboring saw -mill village. Residents would remember the winter as one of the coldest on record. Frances ("Fannie") Taylor, a 22-vear-old married woman, whose husband James Taylor (30) had gone to work at Cummer and Sons sawmill at Sumner, was home alone. Fred Kirkland and Elmer Johnson, two Whites who were young men in 1923, remembered 70 years later that Tavlor’s job at the mill required him to oil the equipment before the other workers arrived. It was his habit, once he got the mill started. to return home for breakfast. Deed records do not indicate that the Taylors owned proper- tv in Sumner. Their residence, said to have been surrounded by a picket fence. According to several versions of events. a Black male came on foot to Tavlor house that morning and knocked. When Fan- nie opened the door the man proceeded to “assault” her. From most White accounts the alleged intruder did not consummate the act of rape, although he beat her about the head and face. Some versions of the event claimed that she was both raped and robbed. Fannie Taylor's cries for help attracted the attention of neighbors, and her assailant fled, supposedly headed south for Gulf Hammock, a dense ex- panse of swamps covered with jungle-growth vines, palmet- toes, and forests. / Although Fannie Taylor was not seriously injured and was able to describe what happened, the shock of the alleged assault rendered her unconscious for several hours. Because no one ever disputed that some kind of physical at- tack took place, the incident was never referred to as an “al- leged attack.” The White community Was practically unanimous in its belief that the man who assaulted Fanmie Taylor was Black. That view has been challenged in contemporary accounts, and a number of Blacks whose families were involved in the trouble disagree with the White version of events. bee Rives Shes OV efi Was a abil aveae fond tee mith birthday when the attack occurred. lived in Rosewood with her father John Wesley Bradley and her brothers and sis- ters in 1923. She was the seventh of 9 children: Hovt, Kellie. Bradley, Donarie, Marion, Sylvester, Ivuty Lee (herself), Wes- ley James, and Clift. Virginia Bradley, her mother, was dead. Davis based her account on stories told to her by her father (who was involved in the week's events). by her grandmother Sarah Carrier, her cousin Philomena Carrier, by other princi pals, and by her own memory. According to Davis, it was a White man who visited Fannie Taylor that New Year’s morning. Never identified by name, he supposedly worked for the Sea Board Air Line railroad. He got off the train and was seen entering the Tavlor house by Sarah Carrier and her granddaughter Philomena. Sarah Carrier was emploved by Fannie Taylor on a weekly basis to do her washing and ironing. That morning the woman and the young girl had, as usual. walked from Rosewood and arrived at the same time that the White man entered the Taylor house. The White visitor reportedly remained a while, reemerged, and left sometime before twelve o'clock. It is not known if James Taylor came home for breakfast, but about noon he re- turned home (perhaps for lunch) and his wife told him that a Black man had assaulted her. Fannie Taylor’s version of the assault was the one accepted by the White community of Sumner. and the news spread rapid- ly. Soon a posse under the direction of Levy County's Sheriff Robert Elias Walker, popularly known as Bob, was formed to search for the unidentified felon. Walker was a longtime Levy County resident. According to the Jampa Morning Tribune, “The entire coun- ty is aroused, and virtually every able bodied man has joined in the search.” Sheriff Walker obtained a pack of bloodhounds from Captain H. H. Henderson at Convict Camp Number 17, Fort White, near High Springs in neighboring Alachua County. There is some ev- idence that the manhunt was begun before the dogs arrived, and that the posse used a single dog initially. Although the lawman headed a deputized posse, the search was soon joined by numerous other men who converged from several locales. By Tuesday night a crowd estimated at between 400 and 500 people combed the woods. It was logistically difficult, if not im- possible, for all of them to be sworn in as deputies. Many of the men were, in fact. independent agents who formed their own search parties and pursued their own extra-le- gal objectives. Jason McElveen, a White resident of Sumner, would remem- ber Sheriff Walker's concern. He told McElveen, “I don’t know what to do.” The lawman added, “this crowd wants blood, and they [are] going to have blood.” McElveen told the sheriff, “Bob, keep them [the posses] out of the colored quarters in the mill [at Sumner]....We knew if we could keep them niggers in the mill we could keep them straight, but we knew if we let them out of there the farmers [White posse members] would get them.” The assault on Fannie Taylor and the search for the Black man who she accused of committing the crime were the initial incidents in the story of the Rosewood tragedy. What happened in the week of January 1-8, was reported across the state and nation by the Associated Press (AP). The accounts went out by telegram and telephone to various towns and cities where they were picked up and edited further to fit space and local interest needs. Beyond the AP dispatches, a number of newspapers reacted editorially. Besides the AP's coverage, the Chicago Defender, ran an ac- count authored by Eugene Brown, and another unsigned story was used by a Black newspaper, the St. Louis Argus. Presum- ably both reporters were Black. Their versions of events were at odds with those of the AP. : :o@ ° nein cee shila Shonice Pettaway Shonice Pettaway, age nine, is the daughter of Jerome and Patrena Pettaway, born on June 21, 1992. She enjoys basketball. singing, playing the piano, and doing hair. Her father, Mr. Jerome Pettaway is employed at Collins & Aikman as a mechanic, where he was worked for 23 years Her mother, Mrs. Patrena Pettaway is self-employed. She has been the owner and Operator of New Image Beauty Salon for 13 years. Shonice is a fourth-grader at West Greene Elementary in Snow Hill where she is taking Academically Gifted subjects this year. She has been a straight A and B student since kindergarten. Her future plans are to become a cosmetologist like her mom, and a profes- sional basketball player. Miss Pettaway is a faithful member of the Junior choir at St. Rose Church of Christ. where she attends diligently. She hopes to become the musician for her choir or one of the other choirs of the church in the near future. We honor Shonice Pettaway for her achievements and say to her, "Keep up the good work! Continue to be a light to every one you meet.” Faith May MAN'S NEED TO WORSHIP Man was Created in the image of God, anu for His pleasure we were created (see Revelation 4:11). By virtue of man's disobedience to God, man's flesh became the governor of the spirit and soul of man. However, the spirit of man cries out to be restored to God. Although man tell in the garden, there still remained an innate need for man to worship be- cause the spirit of man is from God. Yet when we fail to acknowledge God, we remain ina fallen state. The cries of the soul and the need to worship, love, and adore the true and living God become more faint. The tlesh then becomes of more importance than anything else. Pleasing the flesh seems the natural thing to do. Pretty soon you no longer hear of recognize the cries of your soul as a need for God. However, the need of the soul to worship still remains. The spirit of man desires that which is true and honest and of good report. A perfect example of this is the lie detector test. This test actually monitors the spirit, the conscious of man. When the truth is told, there is: no adverse response. Yet when a lie is told, the spirit, or conscious of man, responds in a different way. The spirit or conscious of the man who has not been completely darkened or hardened by sin will give warnings signals within (show remorse) when a lie is told. Christine Fitch is running for a congressional seat for the U.S. House of Representatives bas ood, a beautiful lady and a Dorothy Norw at Progressive red here in concert Puasday March 19th 2002. Photo by Jim Rouse Photo by Jim Rouse Christ. ( may be met, but if the worship is not to the one true God, then the soul is still unfulfilled and a vis een - The devil knows that even in man’s fallen state, within his soul « there is still a need, a hunger, and a longing for God. So the devil magnifies the needs of the flesh so as to keep you from filling the need within your spirit to worship God. He tries to harden the soul of man to the cry of his spirit and his need and desire for God. Without God's Spirit, we can't even know the things of God. The Holy Spirit is the compass for our path. It is He who leads us and directs us into all truth. It is a hard to follow an unknown path without directions. The devil knows this, so he uses our flesh to be the compass of our entire being when we are not submitted to God. We then ourselves worshipping the god of our flesh. We are living in a time when it is very evident that man has a need to worship. Many religions and religious leaders have surfaced, including many who denounce the deity of The need to worship undelivered from the bondage of the flesh, the devil , and sin. Without the Spirit of God in us, we would be carnal minded, wordly, and unable to compre- hend ‘the things of God. Nor would we have a desire for the things of Cod. Without the knowledge of the Spirit of God, you walk as a natural man. 1 Corinthians 2:14 vad Observing Black Press Wee By Todd S. Burroughs .- WASHINGTON (NNPA)--The black press in America was and is the to define themselves, their purpose, their friends and their enemies. In ; The Shaping of Black America. the concept of a black America was starting to develop. k: Reflecting Black America’s G A newspaper was needed to link Africans in America together. The heart of African communication drum and the word, the voices of the villiage-needed to meet press, hopefully with empowering results. the technology of the European-created printing The black press was created to give black America's "founders" a unified voice to publicly air their grievances, black press historians Clint C. Wilson II and the late Armistead Pride in their book, A History of The Black Press, wrote about how blacks were viewed by the white Northerners: “In all walks of life, free Negroes in the antebellum North were regulated to positions of inferiority; they had their assigned places in society regardless of station or means. The poverty stricken found themselves locked in a vicious cycle. Proof of their alleged unfitness to associate with the rest of society lay in their confinement to mental occupations and their lowly condition. Their lack of access to jobs, the ballot, even the schools and the churches, deprived them of minimum needs to realize a measure of success." A primary mission of Freedom's Journal was to add a black -controlled voice--and perspective--to the largely white abolitionist movement. It also showed the world black achievements and aspirations. Freedom's Journal sought to counter the racial stereotypes of blacks presented by the The New York Enquirer and its editor, Major Mordecai Menassah Noah, "Whatever mention the editor made of the Negro usually came in the form of ridicule of diatribe," wrote Wilson and Pride. "As an example, soon after its founding, the paper carried an indecipherable, highly unintelligible letter dubiously credited to ‘Nigger Hannerbal' and ‘his troo lub...Dina Hannerbal."" One of the Enquirer's editorials, they wrote "cheered the news of the deaths of the balck colonizers who were on their way to Liberia from Boston." Russwurm and Cornish wrote letters to the paper protesting such treatment. The Enquirer refused to print them. They created a newspaper so that their voices would never be silenced. Freedom's Journal, Bennett writes, listed six priorities that last to the present day: Defending the black image from attacks--.Economic development of the black community--. Black America’s self-assertion--. Attaining civil and political rights--.Access to equal education; and The creation ot an "African renaissance. The black press had another function. The Freedom's Journal founders used it to record births, deaths, marriages and all other aspects of free black American life the white press chose to ignore. — This duality of purpose--to explan and defend black life while documenting its everyday happenings--would become black media's permanent raison d'etre. The black press would create and recreate black America. The six priorities would emerge again and again as the 19th century yielded to the 20th. a The crusading journalist Ida B. Wells in 1895 published the pamphlet "A Red Record,” her investigation into lynchings of blacks. She castigated whites who felt they could treat freed slaves and their descendents in the post-Reconstruction era as though they were still slaves: a "The white man had no right to scourge the emancipated Negro, still less has he a right to kill him," she writes. "But the Southern white people had been educated so long in that school of practice, in which might makes right, that they disdained to draw strict lines of action in dealing with the Negro. Place Your Ad In The Minority Voice Newspaper "Furl That Banner" What would Confederate heroes think of this display? In 1962 a Confederate flag was raised over the capitol of South Carolina, supposedly in com- memoration of the Civil War Centenninal then under way. But it has been there ever since, becoming an increasing source of controversy. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, for example, has called for a boycott of tourism to South Carolina. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has can- celed a meeting in the state as well. South Carolina's gesture seems curiously ahistorical. | can find no record of any state capitol regularly flying a Confederate flag during the existence of the Confederate States of America. After all, the whole point of the Confederacy was to enable con- Stituent members to turn their backs on what they ‘saw as unconstitutional aggrandizement of national power in Washington. It was designed as the loosest possible alliance that would still allow for credible mutual defense. And Confederate archives are filled with hundreds of letters of _ recrimination between President Jefferson Davis and state gover- nors (including the governor of @ April 19-20 Adult | @ April 20-Miriam Tyson @ April 26-Scott Bircher May 12-17-Norman Every Thursday Night 7:00 p.m. Love offering will be received, © We are sorry, but there is no child care available. South Carolina) promoting their States’ prerogatives over Davis's _ attempts at national "dictator- ship." The blue-backed crescent and palmetto that was adopted as South Carolina's state flag in 1861 was based on South Carolina's Revolutionary War flag. Interestingly enough, a __resolu- tion was later introduced into the General Assembly to change the background color from blue to purple, as a memorial to Confederate dead. That was in 1899. The resolution was re- jected. Even more curious, the flag over the capitol dome in Columbia today is not one of the Confederacy's national flags like the Stars and Bars. It is, of all things, a Confederate naval jack. What representative government in the world flies the flag of its military forces over its buildings? Such a display is the antithesis of civil society. So what is going on in South Carolina is impossible to defend on historical grounds. And the more one thinks of a naval flag flying high and dry in the midlands of South Carolina, miles from the seacoast, the funnier it might become. Conference “Wings of the Spirit” in Concert in Concert Robertson Ministries Six Day Crusade Gm hoseof gory ond Unfortunately there's nothing funny about the symbolism. That naval jack today has taken on a life of its own. It is an emblem --like the swastika -- that is Now sported by some members of the Ku Klux Klan, outlaw motorcycle gangs and German skinhead neo-Nazis. One year before the naval jack was first raised in Columbia, Freedom Rides were broken up by mobs in Alabama. The year it was raised, President Kennedy had to send U. S. marshals in to protect James Meredith, a black man who was admitted to the University of Mississippi. At the time, Southern governors fro George Wallace to Ross Barnett were dusting off some of the old states’ rights arguments that had led to the Civil War -- this time in defense of segregation and again in defiance of the federal government. There is little doubt about the reason this flag was raised, or what winds of sentiment keep it aloft today. Does this conduct "honor fallen Confederate heroes,” as some supporters have claimed? What would real Confederate heroes think? Twa of the most re- spected Confederates gave their Great Spread The WORD Announcing the Grand Opening of Hope of Glory Ministries . Saturday, April 20 \. In-Store Specials All Week “Bibles, Books, Music, Clothin Decorative Garden Items opinions within a few months after the Civil War ended. One of them, Father Abram Joseph Ryan. was a Jesuit priest who served in the Confederate Army. He was also a popular~ poet: Ryan composed a verse that read: "Furl that banner, softly, slowly! Touch it not, unfold it never.” And Robert E. Lee stated: "I think it the duty of every citizen... to do all in his power to aid in the restoration of - peace and harmony." He repeat- edly urged those who had served under him to go home and be good American citizens. Perhaps, as George W. Bush said a few months ago, outsiders should "“butt-out" of South Carolina's flag controversy. But how hard should it be for all local factions to agree to remove a flag that dishonors, by its misuse, the express wishes of ‘those who served bravely under it in battle -- and which serves no purpose now but divisiveness? Surely there can be no more inappropriate place to dis- play this banner than over the heads of the men and women who make laws for all the citizens of South Carolina. April 1st - April 12th