The Rebuildi What Yu See Is What Yuet What Wu Lead Is What ¥cu Lacy Aid in Servino Fastem North Carolina Since 1981 July 23, 2002 = Aug 1, 2002 § Of Princeville. " Col didate for US Congress seat), Supreme Court Judge G.K. Butterfield (who's U.S. Congress Revisits Princeville..." Congresswoman Eva Clayton along with Rev. Sidney Locke, Judge Janice Cole (candi eres eet Prac r ino for re-election), Danny Mallison (candidate for House of Reprsentativeseat), and Supreme Court Judge G.K. Butterfield's campaign manager @ Capeaeeran Clayton on the my Nn of Princeville, North Carolina.....NC's Oldest Black Town. Also along to show their support for Congresswoman Clayton's “plan to rebuild Princevie uae ; Congressman Mel Watts, Congressman Ethridge, Congressman Claybourne, Congressman Coble, Senator Ballance, Rev. A.C. Batchelor and family. Also shown is US Senator cane ate es ne owles an ; Ms. Smith, a long time resident of Princeville are discussing the reasons why Ms. Smithlost her land. Let's also give a "BIG SHOUT OUT!!!" to the Tarboro/Edgecombe County Boys irls for coming an " " d d showing their support to Congresswoman Eva Clayton and the "REBUILDING OF PRINCEVILLE !!". Thank yout all the community and congress for coming together for a great ER CROSSING THE THIN BLUE LINE Question :The Real Story Behind the Death of Tarik Rodgers By Paulette Rodgers and James R. Brown What happens when a twenty-six year old unarmed man is pulled to the ground by and undeq the control of a large canine police officer and is then brutally shot more than six times to the head and torso by multiple local and county law enforcement officers? Apparently, nothing! Three months ago, during the early morning hours of America’s tax filing deadline of April 15th, Tarik Rodgers, an alleged kidnapping suspect was shot and killed on the streets of Williamston, North Carolina, under the watchful eyes of several witnesses. Although two officers have been suspend~d “with pay” and there is reportedly an ongoing investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), the Rodgers family has been given no reason for the death of their son except a death certificate. With the recent wave of unfettered police brutality incidences throughout the country, some of which have been captured by amateur video and aired on our local and national television channels, there is little public confidence in the sanctity of such SBI investigations. In the Rodgers case, with rumors of cross pollination of former SBI personnel on the Martin County Sheriff's payroll and a relative of the Williamston Police Chief currently working in the SBI office, the appearance of impropriety and the possible conflict of interest reeks of the need for the involvement of the State Attorney General’s office or the Federal Bureau of Investigation. With the upcoming elections (DA, Sheriff, County Commissioner, etc.) in November 2002, the citizens of Martin County must hold the responsible parties accountable for this tragedy. Our dark history during the pre-Civil Rights era has taught us that we cannot allow the TRUTH surrounding the death of Tarik Rodgers to be swept under the carpet, wherever. it may lead. In the case of Tarik Rodgers, it is not only for the sake of his family that we need to find out the truth tal happened, but also for the well-being of our own families and the entire society at large It is only when we look for justice above the interest of the individual, be they law enforcement officers, elected officials, or the common man alike, can we be assured that the of all people will be safeguarded. We pray only that the tragic death of Tarik Rodgers will force us all to hold up our own mirrors of accountability and a fair review of the facts by an impartial fact finder and the prompt disclosure to the Rodgers family. — caememimeanies $H#x PO ON AFATTIIANSAYD oy dnouD wNIWTONWO AUYWYEIT YWANAOLC you know and save” De 3 fioiidaliore: One day at a time : | MBulu Rouse: Ad Manger immigrant named Balint Vazsonyi, who serves as direc- tor of the Center for the American Founding, suggests that Black folks ought to shut up and just be grateful that our European brethren thought enough of us to bring us all the way to America to be enslaved. “Americans are ... accus- tomed to the notion that, while the slaveholder benefited unfairly, the slave got nothing in return for the labor and serv- ices rendered,” Vazsonyi writes. “...The matter is not that simple because slavery occurred during times when a majority of free persons in the Western world had not much more than what many a slave received, a roof over their head, and food on which to survive... [I]nsisting that slav- ery in America was some unusual aberration of history — a unique wrong committed by White settlers from Europe against Black captives from Africa — is simple dema- goguery.” Vazsonyi doesn’t stop there. The columnist goes on to describe how people of color benefit from living in one of the world’s most technological- ly advanced nations. “The sons and daughters of slaves in America have become the ben- emerge munication and transportation, as well as the myriads of small and large ingredients that make up daily living in an advanced society.” I don’t even know where to begin addressing this misguid- ed columnist. First, Egypt is in Africa and was for a signifi- cant period of time ruled by black-skinned Africans. So we know a little about civilization and ingenuity before the sav- ages came to control, destroy, enslave and plunder. Second, African-American inventors have proven to be every bit as innovative and brilliant as their European counterparts. Among the inven- tions to come from African America are the traffic signal and gas mask (Garrett A. Morgan), pressure cooker (Maurice W. Lee), envelope seal (F.W. Leslie), pencil sharpener (John L. Love), printing press (W.A. Lavallette), ironing board (Sarah Boone), fire extinguish- er (Tom T. Marshal), home security system (Marie Brown), elevator (Alexander Boykin), fountain pen (W.B. Purvis), Se ee Marshman), rocket catapult (Hugh McDonald), lawnmower (John A. Burr), shoe ibelonnes jah aati ome » clothes dye (0. Sapa sa), (Norbert Rieu), dt pan continues. “And the reality is (L.P. Ray), lawn sprinkler BY EDMUND W. LEWIS that their ancestors’ chances of —_(J.W. Smith), blood plasma ending up here under different procedure (Dr. Charles Drew), arecent article published | °ifcumstances were next to open-heart surgery procedure in = Louisiana Weekly news- nothing. And, based on the (Dr. Daniel Hale Williams), paper, several Blacks spoke record, the chances of their cellular phone (Henry openly about their unmitigated ancestors coming up with the Sampson), helicopter (Paul E. disdain for the reparations inventions, discoveries, prod- Williams), refrigerator (J. movement. ucts were equally next to noth- Standard), roller coaster - One brother from Los ing. (Granville T. Woods), gas Angeles thinks reparations “The foregoing was not burner (B.F. Jackson), fire be “an insult to hard- intended to excuse, justify or in escape ladder (J.B. Winters), g Blacks ... to insist any way approve of slavery. and the all-important toilet (T. they need some kind of gov- But a broader view of history Elkins). ernment aid because of some- _ Will reveal that people don’t Yep. Where would we be thing that happened over a'cen- et something for nothing. The —_ without our European saviors “tury ago.” inventors, discoverers, produc- _ and oppressors? Anyone who Another cat said most ers whose beneficiaries we all doubts the truthfulness of this Blacks are middle-class and are, struggled, sweat blood, claim should do his own “don’t feel the crushing weight fought and toiled. And they research. of slavery in their daily lives.” came mainly from Europe. All these important inven- I wonder what America Most people in Africa were tions aside, the incredible he lives in and how many wealth that made the suns revolve around his . . oes States 2 global world? - ra. cervative Sometimes it ieers en bls Black minister is so com- . Black minister is socom: TIK@ opponents of Sneha the movement thatheis reparations are using —° fe: labor would embarking on a “Stop . give any nation a con- Reparations Now” tourat_ the issue to “get pier esa universities, churches and . over the competition. I community centers across back” at African think a compelling the United States because . argument can be made he says supportersof America for some that Africans gave the reparations “know most . most and received the White Americans arent Kind of unknown least from the great going to stand up against . . experiment that is it for fear of being called transgression. Their America a racist.” . . For anyone, much ‘Thisis another =» SCathing, parsimo- ss an immigranr, to shakedown,” he insists. » come along and ignore Brother Minister says MOUS attacks On the Black contributions to he is also heeding the call the greatness of this to fight for immigrants MOVveMeNt ANd SUP= __ ation and add that we who tell him all the time, should shut up and be “My ancestors didn't own POrters are chock ee slaves, so why do I have . . : to pay for something I full of spite, bitter- an earn a great “cal . didn’t have anything to m how immigran omar MSS ANd Old-fash-—seingiiorete te Ain’t that special. ® 2s ge of Allegiance, Sometimes it feels ike 1ONed mean-spirited- revere he US. opponents of reparations onstitution and disre- are using this iseue to ness. spect and hate “get back” at African Africans in America. America for some — Once they have mas- unknown transgression. Their content with life as it happened _ tered these skills, they can scathing, parsimonious attacks to them, and left the world truly be called Americans. on the movement’s goals and much as they had found it. For the record, Africans supporters are chock full of “And now to the point: were not sitting around under spite, bitterness and old-fash- History exacts a price, levies baobab trees in the motherland ioned mean-spiritedness. tribute on all who come to waiting to be discovered by David Horowitz, arecover- enjoy a higher level of exis- European explorers and con- ing White liberal who no tence. Slavery was the terrible querors. And to compare black longer fights for the rights of price extracted of Africa’s cho- Africa today to the prosperous people of color, would be sen people for bestowing upon _ United States is twisted, partic- proud. their descendants long life, lit- ularly since European colonial- In an essay titled eracy, prolonged hearing and _ism, imperialism and shame- “Understanding History” in vision, a vast choice of occupa- _ less subjugation of Africa’s The Washington Times, an tional and leisure activity, com- _ peoples had a little bit to do with the “Dark Continent’s” current state. Regardless of how we have fought, bled, struggled and died to carve out an existence for ourselves in the U.S., we were not brought to America for our own good. Kindness, consideration and Christian charity were low on the list of reasons for us being kidnapped and dragged across the ocean to do somebody else’s work in a land stolen from people who roamed this nation for millions of years. It is the epitome of cultural disrespect for some immigrant to come to these shores, enjoy the many rights and privileges paid for many times over with African blood, sweat and tears and turn around and question the legitimacy of our struggle to recover what is rightfully owed to us. That immigrants — White, yellow, olive, red, brown and, yes, African — could so uni- formly hold such negative per- ceptions of and opinions about Africans in America speaks volumes about the fundamental lack of respect White America has for its citizens of African descent. | : thine Adieu of bord began freedom, human dignity and inalienable, divine-ordained trainer she committed against of color or the ty of ‘Voucher win to affect poor, un derprivileged geography. Latino seniors .. It should however be ‘Commentary are also four years behind observed that those politi- White 12th graders. The con- cians who most vigorously clusion is distressing but opposed vouchers — mostly unavoidable — [A] genera- | Democrats — stood to lose tion has passed and the quite a few votes by alienat- achievement of educational ing the powerful teacher's equality remains an elusive union, which opposed the dream.” vouchers movement for Not surprisingly, a 1992 _ basic reasons of self preser- ' — Gallup poll revealed that 73 _vation. Consequently, the . percent of low-income Democrats have fav: ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS respondents favor vouchers. _ sort education reform that For many of these families, consists largely of throwing In the most significant the appeal is straightforward. more money at the problem. decision affecting education Vouchers offer a way out of For perspective on how this since Brown V. Board of an urban school system that —_ brand of education reform Education, the Supreme is failing to properly educate —_ works, consider the District Court ruled 5-4 to upholda _their children. of Columbia, which allocates Cleveland area voucher pro- Previously, the school between $7,000-and $10,000 gram. The decision has pro- © Voucher program met resist- _ per student (more than the found implications for the ance on Capitol Hill where _national average). Yet, over quality of education that its detractors argued that 60% of the District’s gradu- America’s poor and under- © Vouchers would only exacer- _ ating class score below basic privileged receive. bate the problems currently _levels in reading and math. Under a voucher program, facing public education. Get it? Increased funding the state would pay all or They contended that parental alone cannot ameliorate the part of the tuition of children Choice would be tantamount _ education crisis in this coun- attending private schools. to abandoning bad schools try because it does not con- Supporters argue that vouch- (a8 opposed to keeping intact _ front the fact that the public ers would improve the quali- their tradition of failure). a a effect a a ered by urban say, public schools do students by enablin not compete for a con- ihe parents chose, += WOUChers offer a ser bate and the ir children ore have no real con- iil Gest way out of our sequence for aie r intai iving parents a choice only ty thet Urban school sys- at where thei chil : - 8 age Nn i¢arn however oatod pas =— tem that is failing ‘vous suddenly mate ing. public education direct- w"Atedging e- £0 properly educate |i sconabieioine * 7 consumer. wi eee th eir children s the prospect of fleeing sion, vouchers will parents, schools would likely now replicate have to get their act across the country. That’s together or risk losing good news for America’s They also argued that parents _ their customer base. poor urban parents, mostly might not be competent The major implication: of color, whose children cur- enough to choose the best With today’s Supreme Court rently lack the opportunity school for their children. decision, we wil] no longer - for a quality education. As Not coincidentally, none —_—_—write off entire generations Professor Lawrence Stedman Of the politicians arguing of poor students just by observed during a 1997 against the voucher legisla- _virtue of their geography. Brookings Institution confer- tion sent their own children —_ That bodes well not-only for ence: “Twelfth grade Black 0 public schools, including _—_ education reform, but also students are performing at President Clinton who failed for the complex struggle for the level of middle school 0 support legislation that social equality. White students. These stu- would have given disadvan- dents are about to graduate, ‘aged parents the opportunity Armstrong Williams is a yet they lag four or more to send their children to a syndicated columnist and years behind in every area __—Private school, just as the talk show host. Contact him [including] reading, math, president did for his own at science, writing, history and daughter. www.armstrongwilliams.com. the debt owed to their descen- burned them to the groundor © remember, Frank and Patrick dants. That kind of dogged wrongfully seized our property. .. Palermo were convicted in arrogance, cultural insularity The government often helped December 1998 of pouring and stubbornness may ulti- Whites to do this, or stood idly gasoline on two cars — one of mately lead to the downfall of by and did nothing. which contained a 3-year-old this great nation. When we dared to standup _child — in an attempt to set Ironically, Africans in for our constitutional rights, we the cars on fire. Only rainfall America have benefited less were lynched, castrated, tarred prevented the two men, who from the free slave labor this and feathered and harassed by _reportedly had gotten into an nation received between 1450 _ the federal government. argument with several Black and 1865 than any other group, When we formed groups to —_ motorists, from possibly bum- including immigrants. fight for our rights, Black free- ing to death an innocent child. History has taught us that dom-fighting organizations and But hey, boys will be boys, justice is anything but color- leaders were placed under sur- _right? blind in the United States. veillance, infiltrated, Oppression did not come There is a long list of cases destroyed, murdered and down on Africans in one fell and incidents that make it crys- undermined by FBI programs swoop. It came — and comes tal clear that the U.S. Justice like COINTELPRO. When we — one day at a time, all day, Department was never intend- —_ have demanded justice in every day. If unchecked and ed to protect the constitutional © American courts, we have been _ unchallenged, it has the power rights of Africans in America. mocked, ridiculed and turned to chip away at our personal Dred Scott. Homer Plessy. away. human dignity, sanity and spir- Rosewood. Tulsa. Scottsboro. Some might call that it. It tells us that we are worth- Emmett Till. Rodney King. oppression, exploitation and less, our history and experi- Yusuf Hawkins. The taxation without representa- ences are insignificant and our Brownsville Incident. tion. Anybody down for a little struggle at Dei os and When some segments of tea party? unimportant. te our American society think of The bottom line is that we _ protests and tribulations, it oppression, images of Black have used every legal and | continues to feed on us like an women, men and children socially prescribed means at amorphous predator that won't being fire hosed and bitten by _our disposal to protect and lib- © — or can’t — cease until we police dogs during freedom erate ourselves from oppres- no longer exist. marches come to mind. The sion, exploitation and White It would be nice to not have truth is, as bad as those times supremacy, only to be blocked, to wake up and fight every day were, they represent but one denied and beaten down at for things White Americans Nias bave in the ote te et exams “fave never “rometing endured have never gotten United States. of the shameless for nothing” in this strange There is not an aspect of our justice presented itself land. The battle we are waging lives that has not been warped —_ here in New Orleans on May _is for our very survival. So pre npr srt yar wre Het obey an Soe We ee, ook Sf we orion convictions of the first two All power to the people. we started ourown © men — both White — convict- : businesses, communities and —_—_ed under the state's hate-crime Edmund W. Lewis is editor towns, our White brethren law, For those who don’t of the Louisiana Weekly. July 25, 2002 - Aug 1, 2002 . THE MINORITY V WILLIAMSTON | “HIKS FASHIONS..." Shown above is the new store manager of Hiks Fashions in Williamston, NC., who decided to pose for the M'Voice Newspaper camera. She would like to encourage everyone to drop by their Williamston store or the new location in Farmville for all your "BACK TO SCHOOL" fashions !!! HIKS FASHIONS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY !!! (Photo by: Jim Rouse) SENIOR HOME CARE "NEW ENTREPRENUERS..."Shown above are the new owners of a convenient store in Williamston. The lovely mother and her son want to invite everyone to stop and pay them a visit for all your everyday needs. Continued Success from the M'Voice Newspaper !!! Photo by Jim Rouse ORTH CAROLINA SERVICES, INC: A Subsidiary of Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church 1001 Hooker Rd., Greenville, NC 27835 Quality Home Health Services SERVICES INCLUDE: IN-HOME AIDES (Bathing, Home Management And Meals: CAP-MR/DD Personal Care CAP/DA/C/Respile PLEASE CALL AT (252) 756-4869 MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MEDICAID APPROVED * PRIVATE PAY A private, not-for-profit organization Edification Lifeline: New Generation Of sal ~ Faith Moy Prayer: An Hour With Your Bible Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend." Prayer is the key in the hand of faith to unlock heaven's store- house, where are treasured the boundless resources of Omnipotence." We need to pray often, "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit" (Ephesians 6:18). "Pray with- out ceasing" (1Thessolonians 5:17) does not mean that we should actually be talking to God all the time but that we should not neglect to pray--that we should always be in a prayerful frame of mind, This can be done in silence. tiger and morning, and at noon, will | pray and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice" (Psalm 55:17) For what are we to pray? For one another, For one another. "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another" (James 5:16). Our Daily Bread. "Give us this day our daily bread" (Matthew 6:11). Forgiveness of sin. "I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin...For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found." Psalm 32:5,6 The Holy Spirit. "Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field" (Zechariah 10:1). For wisdom. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" (James 1:5). For those in authority over us. "l exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, inter- cessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty" (1 Timothy 2:1,2). For the sick. "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, Bonded and Insured For victory over temptation. "And lead us not into tempta- tion, but deliver us from evil" (Matthew 6:13) Our enemies. "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully. use you, and perse- cute you" Matthew 5:44. Since the end of all things is: at hand, what are we to do? "But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." | Peter 4:7 What are we especially admonished to pray for at this time? "Watch therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man" Luke 21:36 To be ready for. Christ's coming, what admonition of His ' must we follow? "But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is...And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch" (Mark 13,32-37). "Satan dreads nothing but prayer; he laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray." Resource: Review and Herald Publishing Association + Bible Tract "ST. LUKE CREDIT UNION......"The history of St. Lukes Credit Unior is a great success due to the fact of Black folks putting all their money together to have over 4 million dollars on hand. Shown above is Asst. Manager Norman Cherry, who is pictured with a happy and satisfied customer who just got approved for a loan. They said it couldn't be done, but Black folks have proved it can be DONE !!! , (Photo by: Jim Rouse) KNOWLEDGE IS POWER SUBSCRIBE T0 THE MINORITY VOICE NEWSPAPE] Nu. Classic. Soul. July 25, 2002 - Aug 1, 2002 “ BOIVISION «: 747-2795 \) 243-4855 P Fellow Broadcasters ............sss0 Pictured above is Mr. Henry Hinton owner of WZQI Radio and Cable 7 TV,with Mr Jim Rouse, candidate for the NC House of Representative seat District 8 and owner of WOOW Radio and the Minoity Voice Newspaper. Both gentlemen were present at the NC Association of Broadcasters recent meeting held at the Wrightsville Beach in Willmington NC. photo by Micheal Weeks WITN General Manager NN eo i rn | released official statements or held various press conferences voicing concerns. Inglewood Beating Yeilds " 40 Da Protest " By Charlene Muh The Final Call INGLEWOOD - More than 200 incensed protesters saturated the courtyards of the Inglewood Police Department and City Hall July 12 for a press conference, rally, and “march for justice” against a vicious police beating of a Black citizen reminiscent of the Rodney King affair. Family members, religous and political leaders, grassroots activists, and national civil rights activists comprised the assembly, which crossed all ethnic, gender, age, spiritual, and political bar- riers. “Police brutality affects Blacks across this country the way the sun affects White people: If you get out, you can’t duck it,” charged activist Dick Gregory, who was among a bevy of speak- ers. Other speakers included family spokesperson Talibah Shekur; organizer Najee Ali (Project Islamic H.O.P.E.); Nation of Islam Western Region Minister Tony Muhammad; national civil rights activist Rev. Martin Luther King, III (Southern Christian Leadership Conference); Thandi Chumurenga (Donovan Jackson-Chavis Justice Committee); Dr. Maher Hath (Muslim Public Affairs Council-MPAC); and activist Malik Spellman. Each called for swift justice, starting first with the immediate firing of officer Morse, presently on paid administrative leave. The Brotherhood Crusade’s Danny Bakewell, Inglewood Mayor Roosevelt Dorn, Inglewood Police Chief Ronald C. Banks, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Rainbow Push Coalition, and Rev. Al Sharpton (National Action Network) have Also present were representatives of the African American Cultural Center (US Organization) and its founder/director Dr. Maulana Karenga. A videotape by Good Samaritan Mitchell Crooks show the beating of 16-year-old Donovan Jackson-Chavis by Inglewood Police Officer Jeremy Morse during a July 6 traffic incident at a gas station, while his father, Coby Chavis, handcuffed and detained in the back of a police car, watched helplessly. _The beating has prompted a lawsuit, filed by attorneys Joe Hopkins and John Sweeney against the City of Inglewood and the LA Sheriffs Department for assault, battery, and violation of their civil rights. In recent developments, famed Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran was set to join the legal team. Predominantly Black and Latino, Inglewood’s two top officials - a Black mayor and police chief - are at opposite ends of the incident and its outcome. In early statements, Mayor Dorn called the beating racially motivated and sought the termination of Officer Morse. Chief Banks said evidence suggested otherwise. He said to term the matter racial profiling is unwarranted. Minister Tony, citing child abuse - referring to the way young Donovan was lifted and slammed into a car before being punched in the face by a cop - labeled the officers criminals who “should be brought to the full extent of the law.” Malik Spellman said that Blacks have a better chance of survival on the Gaza Strip than on the Crenshaw strip, and he chided protesters for their absence on numerous daily murders caused by Black-on-Black crime. Inglewood joined other US cities like Los Angeles, Riverside, New York, and Cincinnatie as its bold citizens shut down the streets bordering the city’s core legal and business district. Motorcycle officers and patrol units kept careful watch over the explosive, yet non-violent , while city employees and local observed the marchers, who cried out, “no justice, no ” At Final Call press time 40 days of rallies were planned, the most recent scheduled for July 15. The Jackson-Chavis Justice Committee demanded, through Ms. Chumurenga, a swift and im- mediate investigation, that criminal charges be filed against all officers involved, an immediate end to racial profiling and felony-type traffic stops, and that punitive damages be levied against all of- ficers found guilty of police abuse. He also called for grassroots su for a center for all vic- tims of police abuse and an independent civilian review board of officers. Neither Donovan, who has an auditory disability, nor his father were criminally charged, though they were booked and cited by Inglewood Police, stated Sandi Gibbons, public information officer for the LA County District Attorney’s Office. They are due in criminal court September 6 and 9 for hearings, and if the D.A. decides not to file charges, Ms. Gibbons said, then, nothing else will happen with the case. _ She said the officers involved are under investigation, and will be charged if the D.A. deter- mines that they in fact committed crimes. Mr.Crooks, who is White, was arrested by D.A. officers on July 11 on a warrant for failure to surrender for grand jury testimony, and extradited to northern California where he faces jail time. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Ca.) is raising $10,000 for his: legal defense. Rev. Sharpton has donated $1,000. Mr. Morse’s attorney, John Barnett, claims that physical force was necessaty because the boy grabbed his client’s crotch, despite the cuffs, but Donovan’s defenders deny the charge, saying he was visibly dazed and semi-conscious. - Attorney Hopkins said the beating is more of the same policies and practices, which allow of- ficers to repeat y violate citizens’ rights without punishment. | Donovan and his father, he said, are under immense psychological treatment, as well as medi- |} cal treatment. “That’s why Blacks didn’t get as upset as Whites about September 11, because it happens to us all the time: unexpected attacks by our enemies,” he added. _ National College | ~ Savings Program Before you know it, your child will be ready for college. But will you be ready? Now there's a new 529 plan that can help your family save for education expenses — North Carolina's National College Savings Program. North Carolina's National College Savings Program is: Accessible. 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He invades the lives of people through de- sion, depression, obsession, suppression, regression, etc.. His purpose is to kill, steal and destroy. We are helpless against trying to fight the devil with our flesh. He is a. spirit; therefore, we must fight him in the spirit. We must en- gage in spiritual warfare. This is why Jesus came into the world. First, to redeem us back to God after the fall of Adam and Eve and to destroy the works .of the devil. The Bible tells us in I] John 3:8 " He that com- miteth sin is the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was mani- fested, that he might destro the works of the devil. Jesus spoiled principalities and powers. He made a show of them openly, tri- umphing over them in it ‘(Colossians 2:15). He was triumphant over death, hell and the grave. Therefore, all that we need to live an overcoming, conquering, and victorious life I in Jesus. 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NOTARY PUBLIC 606 ALBEMARLE 757-1692 OR 757-1162 FAX 757-0018 ~ mances, victory on our jobs, etc “T often’ ask myself the following question. If Jesus has provided us with all this victory and everything we need to be overcomers, why are there so many Christians living defeated lives? Why can't victory be gained over minute things? Why do we constantly battle with an enemy that's already de- feated? It's because the devil is a great illusionist. He can make things that aren't real appear as though they are. He toys with the mind. He is able plant a seed of doubt in our mind. He will do anything he can to keep us from focusing on the Lord and what he has already done for us. Many times, we focus on the situation and not the solu- tion. We need to apply the Word to any given situation that is put before us. When Jesus was in the wilderness being tempted by the like- wise. en we are con- fronted with circumstances and situations, we must strike back with the Word of God. We must always keep a praise on our lips. We \ may . i feel like it at times, but this is when we must — sacrifice. We must sacrifice no not this a@ praise. ee a We can no longer sitback and allow the devil to wreck © havoc in our lives after all" ~ Jesus has done for us. When we use the Word of God, which is also referred. to as the Sword of the — Spirit, and when we praise God, we silence the devil. When we praise God in the: midst of what seems like. ©] hopeless situations, we con-"*. 3 = fuse the devil. He can't understand what is goin on. When we are sup to be crying, murmuring and complaining but instead we are praising God and sing- ing hymns, the devil can't understand this. He has to desist in his maneuvers. The devil is a liar and the father of lies. Everything he speaks is a lie, but God is _ truth. There are two immu- table things in that He cannot lie! There is victory in Jesus, and once we realize who we are in Him, we will never be defeated in any situation any more ! 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To advertise with “The, People’s Station,” call our sales department at 252.757.0365 July 25, 2002 - Aug 1, 2002 ~ Karrakan Supports Zimbabwe Land Resettlement: By Askia Muhammad (White vows Mgnt eg \ The Final Call ’ HARARE ~ Despite with- ering propaganda propaganda attacks in est, and targeted sanc- tions, which limit the travel of Zimbabwe government Officials and even political supporters of President Robert Mugabe i in the West, the country's "fast track" land resettlement program will continue and it will enjoy the support of the Nation of Islam, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan pledged in a two- hour meeting here July 13. "With the help of Allah, we believe we will be successful (with an historic Peace Mission to Africa and the Middle East), as we believe you will too, if the people have the resolve to Stay the course and not compromise their valuable principles, in spite of the negativity and the hostility," Min. Farrakhan told Pres. Mugabe. "You might want to give in, but you should not give in for the sake of your children and your grandchil- dren. You must stay the course," said Min. Farrakhan. The controversial land reform program --which has targeted vast land holdings of more than 30 million acres, more than the size of Belgium, in the hands of just 4,000 White farmers for redistribution to millions of landless Blacks-- is aimed at correcting historical injus- tices, Mr. Mugabe pointed out. While unsympathetic European critics complain about what they call "sei- zures" of the land from White farmers -- most of whom are the descendants of British and South African colonial settlers-- they never mention that the land was originally taken by force from the indigenous Africans in the first place, Mr. Mugabe said. During the meeting with Min. Farrakhan, Pres. Mugabe recited the history - of the armed struggle to topple the entrenched colo- nialists as well as the two- week-long 1979 negotia- tions at Lancaster House in London, which led to a peace agreement. The ma- 3213 S. Memoriar Drive @ GREENVILLE, jor sticking point in. those talks, Mr. Mugabe pointed out, was the issue of land resettlement. A pledge of financial assistance from US President Jimmy Carter sealed the land deal by making up for the otherwise inadequate amount that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher offered the new government in or- der ot buy the land from the European settlers. Ironically, Pres. Mugabe said, the settlers took the land by force from the original African occupants, never compensating them for that stolen land. The debate over the land reform question never discusses some of the enor- mous land holdings of mul- tiple tracts held by members of Britain's House of Lords, or by White South Africans like Nick Oppenheimer, said Pres. Mugabe. Mr. Oppenheimer, for example, is the scion of South Africa's DeBeers dia- mond company, and the Anglo-American gold and nickel mines. Those opera- tions alone control as much ~ as 40 percent of neighboring South Africa's economy. In addition, Mr. Oppenheimer personally owns more than 32,000 acres --an area equal to nearly half the size of the entire state of Rhode Island- - on several farms in Zimbabwe. The government insists on one farm per owner, and that there can be no more absentee land owners. These are among the regula- tions to which White farm- ers object. Despite a fierce anti- Mugabe opposition political movement funded by Europeans, no one should reverse the land reform pro- gram because it has become the cornerstone of peace and potential prosperity. Min. Farrakhan told reporters fol- lowing a visit to the National Heroes Acre, where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. "From what I have seen and obsefVed, the soldiers who fought for the libera- tion of this country should take everything which they fought for day and night during the war of liberation. arolina otors of The West should not worry when the war veterans take their land because the land belongs to the ordinary poe- ple of Zimbabwe. "It will be a sin to God if the government ignored ’ those who spearheaded the land reform program,” Min. Farrakhan continued, ac- cording to a published re- port. "Long life to the war veterans because they are the vanguard of the libera- tion struggle." Toward the goal of re- gional steadfastness, Pres. Mugabe said that Southern Africa's former liberation movements --ZANU in Zimbabwe, SWAPO in Namibia, Frelimo in Mozambique, and the ANC in South Africa-- have be- gun to meet and to strate- gize among themselves in order to counter the nega- tive forces mounting against them from the former colo- nial powers to surrender their economi authority and their sovereignty over their own land and resources. "We want you to know of our great admiration and respect for you, and our prayers that God will keep you healthy and strong that you may see this revolution through to completion, and if not that whoever succeeds you will, as you have laid the foundation for them to do," Min. Farrakhan told Mr. Mugabe who is now 78 years old. President Mugabe was a former school teacher before he joined the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) in 1960 as it launched its armed struggle. He holds several college degrees and he has led this country since its independ- ence in 1980. "We appreciate the soli- darity to the common cause that brings us together," Pres. Mugabe told Min. Farrakhan in response to the Nation of Islam leader's pledge of support. The Rev. Al Sampson, a member of Min. Farrakhan's peace delega- tion, presented _—~Pres. Mugabe a copy of the Original African Heritage Bible, published in 1993. The Rev. Sampson was one of the Black theologians and scholars who re- searched the original MONTH mee enatiten WARRANTY AVAILABLE NC 27834 (252) 756-01 93 Ask for Mike, Roy or Paul Biblical texts in order to produce an authentic and more accurate scripture than the commonly used King James Version. "In the Original African Heritage Bible there is com- mandment from God to ‘possess the land, be strong ‘and of good courage. Do not move to the right or to the left for the land is your land.’ I signed the book encouraging the President, in his quiet moments, to read Joshua I, verses 1-18," the Rev. Sampson told The Final Call. He is pastor of Fernwood United Methodist Church in Chicago, which participated in an important United independence conference of Zimbabwe liberation move- ments in 1978. His world- wide United Methodist Church supports the largest seminary on the continent of Africa .--the African Nations pre- that I did not sell out and to visit Zimbabwe and to present this Bible on behalf of brothers’ and sis- ters in America who fi to support the brothers and sisters here on the soil." Celebrating At The 2th Century Banque All Smiles... .. stopping for a moment to pose for our cameras at the annual celebration for the 20th Century Club is Bonnie Bynum, Emma Taylor and Sue Mills. See ya next year. photo by Jim Rouse Bak fees Carian comport tmetee yone few 130 S.E. Greenvitte Brivo. (Besive Jirry ‘- IR WW OTreem it FE), GREENVILLE. Py 756-51 ere) @ Ask for John or Tim Beatrice Maye What Does it Does our Pew (In Church) Say About You? _ D. Paul Sullins of Catholic University says, "Occupants of a church's back pews are aless fully engaged in the church's worship and life than those seated farther forward." Sullins further says, "It pretty much con- firmed that those who sit in the front, in lots of settings (not just worship services), tend to be more engaged." Some other conclusions: People who come the earli- est and sit in the back tend to sit on the end of the pews, so they can get out of there; people who arrive just in time may be more, con- cerned about things that are ~"externals" in the worship service, such as being near exits, which they were do- mat" they wil be doing what wi doi afterward. me To Sullins, worship isn't the only reason people at- tend services. "Religion is very much a socially ap- proved behavior in American society. People want to appear to be. relig- ious. People perceive them- selves to have better status when they are religious. This is the motivation for - those who come to the service, but don't want to be invested in it. It's conven- ient because people can get out of the parking lot before it gets congested. An advantage of being up front in worship is that you don't have the entire church distracting you. We have turned the service into a performance. We have changed the service trying to please people instead of trying to please the Lord. Older people may sit in the back or the sides so they can get up if they need to, and some may sit up in the front to hear better. What's Up With Black Males? (A Black Male’s Point of View) Reflections , wet Jones ECSTATIC UTTERANCES (A Heavenly Language) Speaking in tongues re- mains fascinating and con- troversial. The sounds are hard to put into words because they aren’t words, as far as anyone knows. Depending on who is speak- ing, it can sound like a foreign language, _ sticks clicking together or a baby’s babbling. Some people confine their “prayer tongues” to the privacy of home. Others do it in small groups of like-minded be- lievers. Rarely does an outbreak of tongues sweep over an-entire congregation. There is disagreement about how widespread speaking in tongues is among Pentecostals and Charismatics. Most pastors say a majority of their members speak in tongues, The Minority Voice Newspaper, In¢ 405 Evans Street P.O. Box 8361 Greenville, NC 27835 Ph (252) 757-0365 Fx (252) 757-1793 email: woow@skantech.net Joy 1340AM WOOW Radio Station Greenville, NC 27834 Joy 1320 AM WTOW Radio Station Washi nc orbeo” ee Minority Voice ewspaper as- "Te tor te return unsolicited though not always publicly. Some critics say it’s a thing of the past. They don’t see the value in speaking unin- telligible words, but sup- porters point to its biblical precedence. They call it a miraculous gift available to believers, a direct line to God. To outsiders, hearing tongues sparks questions. Where does it come from? What does it mean? One can argue about the validity of speaking in tongues, but it’s hard to ignore- especially after encounter- ing it as I experienced in the Tabernacle Center Church of Deliverance. Some might think this is hype. Some might think this is fanatacism. But it is Holy Ghost power! When you believe in God, that’s what moves the hand of God. Then signs and miracles will follow. Tongues are one of those signs and are evidence of a second bless- ing after the born-again experience. One believer observed that when she accepted Jesus Christ as her savior, the pastor prayed over her---her mouth came open, her tongue wagged up and down. The sounds are like soft cries. Her tongue works them as fingers would a guitar, changing the ‘ see,“ E ae. a t a : JeS : black wale needs to know, I have. never left my race, I'm black, reared. black. and go out of my way to talk with black females. Why show cases the white women but make love with black women? Why do we give the black women all. the grief, no child om AIDS, black eyes, beatin, but flip the coin, we'll care of the white lady, no questions asked. The black male needs the backbone to do what is right. Why steal? If you need food, work for it; if you don't want to work, ask. Why kill? Can't we solve our problems, our differ- ences without killing? Stop crying. If you have no skills, create, make yourself marketable. Enroll in the GED program, go back to school, stop loafing. However you dress, dress appropriately, neat hair, whether braids or a clean cut, facial hair always trimmed neatly, wipe off those sneakers, wear clean clothes that are in taste. People who stand on the corner all the time are merely an image of the stop sign, which means, STOP. You're not going any place. Knock it down and proceed through the traffic light with improving yourself. Every meet and talk’ with his father. Find your kids and tell them, "I may not be gi you quality time, i you right from wrong, teaching you how fo tie a tie or a shoe, fishing, or just be there or / you, or taking you to Sunday school and church, but I'm starting now to be a man, shouldering my re- sponsibilities." Every boy needs his father. Additonally, respect black public facilities the same as you do white facilities: res- taurants, parks, public li- braries,black neighborhoods ---- loud voices, blustering music, littering the streets, vulgar and curse language. Clean up your mess, BE a man. "Are Boys the WeakerSex" "by Anne Mulrine in READER'S DIGEST, Feb. 2002 SOME STATEMENTS: 1. Boys get the lowest grades teachers deal out. 2. They make up two- thirds of students labeled learning disabled. 3. They are the sus- pects in eight out of ten ar- rests on drug and alcohol Expressions, pitch. She spoke in tongues for forty-five minutes) “It feels like I’m close to God,” she said. “Only God hears what I say. It’s nothing | can control.” Tongues are indecipher- able syllables that pour from the lips. Only if you ask for it will you receive the gift. I personally asked my pas- tor, Dr. George Hawkins, to pray that I might receive the Holy Spirit. First, he asked. me if I believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, to which | replied, “yes”. He then proceeded to anoint me with oil (which is a symbol of the Holy Spirit) and continued with the “laying on of hands”. § Subsequently | began uttering ecstatic sounds which were un- known to me. Some people ask, but in their hearts, they don’t desire it. They are afraid people will think they are weird or acting stupid. You can’t fake speaking in tongues. You can chant, but this is different. It flows out of something inside of you. Some use tongues when they aren’t sure what they should pray for, evidenced by a string of unfamiliar syllables. Some believe that speaking in tongues is the mark of the true Christian. 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We're committed to giving the most caring, compassionate service that speaking in tongues allows less-educated and less-articulate people to ex- press themselves without learning the proper lan- guage of the clergy. Most often, he writes, Pentecostals call tongues “evidence of the wonderful nearness of the Spirit, as close as one’s larynx and vocal chords”. Tongues can charges, and are arrested from over 70% of juvenile crimes, 4. They are less likely to go to college. 5. Research indicates that vulnerabilities can be traced back to the womb. The male fetus is at greater risk of peril from obstetric complications such as brain damage, cerebal palsy and premature birth. By the time a baby boy enters the world, he trails the average girl developmentally. 6. Girls have higher as- pirations and claim better assertiveness skills. 7. Regularly girls are both valedictorian and cap- tain of the soccer teams. 8. Boys are more selec- tive about where and with whom they reveal thoughts and feelings that might make them vulnerable. 9. Girls are associated with emotional intimacy and boys with sports and activity-oriented friend- ships. 10. Conventional wisdom is that gossip and argu- ments with friends don't af- fect boys,or that they'll fight it out, then let it roll off their backs. 11. Boys and girls proc- ess information and emo- tion and may make boys * July 25, 2002 - Aug 1, 2002 better at gross motor skills. 12. On average, women's brains are about 11% smaller than men's but the female brain is slightly more finely developed. 13. Research shows that males have a lower propor- tion of gray matter then fe- males. 14. Boys are better in spatial abilities. 15. The female brain is easier to teach. 16. Boys have trouble verbalizing when they're upset. 17. Boys have an easier time talking if they are walking, too. 18. The average I1th grade boy writes with the proficiency of the average 8th grade girl. 19. Start boys in kinder- garten later. Boys are ex- pected to do too much too soon --- their brains are not ready. 20. In conclusion, give your body your undivided attention at least once a day. 21. Encourage his ex- pression of a range of emotions---happy, sad, nervous, lonely. And if he seems to be in emotional pain, reach out !!! and Reviews be part of the Catholic Mass. But more often, tongues speaking occurs in small charismatic meetings at parishes and homes. Tongues require giving up a certain amount of intellec- tual control and giving in to the Holy Spirit that dwells within. Dignity and tongues do not co-exist. It is a letting loose your praise and letting God manifest Himself. The early disciples needed the gift of speaking in tongues. If they needed it, we need it. Ask for it and you will receive it. 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In this spirit and in this context, through the momentum gained from our participation in the United Nations World Conference Against Racism held in Durban, South Africa last summer, the Durban 400 (led by the December 12th Movement International Secretariat and the National Black United Front / NBUF), has called for a Millions For Reparations Mass Rally to demand reparations from the US government in Washington on August 17. At this point in the development of the repara- tions movement in America, it is time to take our organizing efforts to the Streets in a mass way to demonstrate to the world our unity in the quest and demand for reparations for African people in America from the US government. Thus far, the organizing work of the reparations movement has _ centefed around educational forums, lectures, radio and televi- sion discussions, flyers, brochures, and pamphlets explaining why we are owed reparations, and arti- cles and books explaining the many facets of our demands. The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA), _ since _ its founding in 1987, has been the major force in educating and inspiring thousands of African people in America to understand our demands. Through its national confer- ences, local chapters, and educational § campaigns, N’COBRA he yes the or Organizing force in helping to build and ignite the ions movement in a We must now unite our reparations organizing ef- forts to mobilize African people in America to partici- pate and actively support the Millions For Reparations Mass Rally on August 17 in Washington. The organizing and mo- bilizing taking place in the reparations movement throughout the United States has the potential revitalizing the Black _Liberation Movement. A broad spec- trum of Africans in America organizations, associations, institutions, sororities, fra- ternities, churches, and just everyday African people in this country support the just demand for reparations. Millions of African people in America clearly under- stand and support the de- mands for reparations from the government and a vari- ety of private institutions and corporations who all benefited from more than 400 years of free labor. August 17 is also the 115th anniversary of the birth of Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was born in the small town of St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. In selecting Garvey’s birth date for the day of the Millions For Reparations Mass Rally, we are paying tribute to the person who led one of the greatest mass movements for African redemption and liberation in this country during the 1920’s. A great deal of the success of the Garvey movement was fo- cused around organizing in the streets. We must under- stand that our most success- ful organizing efforts have been when we have taken our issues to the streets. Since “the call” for the Millions For Reparations Rally, the reparations move- ment is in the streets! Perhaps Garvey’s great- est contribution to the uplift- ment of our people was his ability to organize African people around the African principle: the greatest good for greatest number. This was reflected in the first International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World in ison Square Garden ‘in 1920. More than 25, African people from all over the world witnessed the choosing of Red, Black, and Green as the colors of the Provisional Government. In the Durban 400 Call for the Millions For Reparations Mass Rally we say, “The exploitation of African people in this coun- try has taken many forms through the years. The centuries of the chattel slav- ery laid the foundation for our relationship to America. From the sharecropping fields to the factories, African labor built the ‘“su- per power” that is the United States. In return we have endured the terrorism of the Ku Klux Klan, sys- tematic lynchings, chain gangs, plantation prisons, police torture and murder, poverty, miseducation, in- adequate housing, unem- ployment, welfare programs, ACS child kid- nappings, voter discrimina- tion, crack, Rockefeller drug laws, po- litical prisoners, and the assassination of our leaders. However, we are still here! The demand for repara- tions for African people is just and simple. It is simply an attempt to “repair” to “make whole” the descendants of the vic- tims of the trans-Atlantic Slave trade, which was a crime against humanity! Crimes against humanity have no statute of limita- tions. And our people still suffer from the vestiges of enslavement and coloniza- tion. If we truly internalize this call, we will prepare to go “to the Capitol of this nation, built on slave labor, the rightful and only place to declare our human and legal right to Reparations... They owe us! The repara- tions movement is in the streets! Conrad Worrill is the national chairman of the — National Black United Front (NBUF) located at 12817 §. Ashland Ave., Floor 1, Calumet Park, IL, 60827 Contact the organization by phone, (708) 389-9929; fax, (708) 389-9819; or e-mail: nbufchi@allways.net. 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