Ma n County, Greene County, Pitt Conty Vote For Jim Rouse NC House of tepresenta Serving Eastern North Carolina Since 1981 Aug 9, The Minority Voic 2002 = Aug 23, 2002 Millions For Reparations Mass Rally And Political Prisoners by Conrad W. Worrill, The Challenger The Millions for Reparations Mass rally was held on August 17, in Washington D.C., the 115th anniversary of the birth of the Honorable Marcus Garvey One of the critical demands of the reparations movement is the release of A frican-in-America political prisoners, an issue that often gets swept aside in our demands. This should not be. There are many sisters and brothers who have sacrificed much for the liberation of African people in America and are locked up unjustly in America and are political prisoners. When we discuss political prisoners, we are talking about “those persons harassed, arrested, framed, and imprisoned because of their relatively peaceful political activity against the destructive conditions that their people live under.” The goal of our political prisoners has been “to transfer power from the corrupt and racist business people, government officials, pseudo intellectuals, policemen, judges, and jailers, and keep them ———— ———--down to a captive nation of people to be free.” We should all be aware that Marcus Garvey, Dr. Martin A nee Noly Luther King Jr., the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, Sister Callie House, and Huey P. Newton spent time REP. $ in jail because they fought for our freedom, just as Brother Mumia Abu Jamal remains a political prisoner for his uncompromising political journalism AN ee pa ve L nF Ree STROYED! The origin of the campaign that has resulted in the more than 100 women and men who are locked up in America as political prisoners, many of them African Americans, is related to the “secret war” that was waged against the Black - Liberation Movement by the FBI. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in the 1960s and *70s led this campaign, an illegal and top-secret onslaught called the “Counterintelligence (COINTELPRO).program that targeted black activists and Organizations.” Its goal was to disrupt, dismantle, discredit, and neutralize black groups and leaders, thus seriously crippling our movement. They were successful. - That is why it is important for African people in America to join the reparations movement and help rebuild the Black Liberation Movement. One of our critical demands of the reparations movement must be the freedom of our political prisoners P and prisoners of war. The Jericho Movement explains “The issue ,3//h Pao a. GS Ne of whether or not political prisoners and prisoners of war exist inside the borders of the United States of | 2 ON oy SEE Se America is one that the government of the United States has successfully been able to refute. They have / f { been able to deny the existence of political prisoners and prisoners of war because we have not taken the \¥, battle to them and forced them to address this issue.” We began publicly addressing the issue of @ our political prisoners, in a massive way. on August 17th, at the Millions For Reparations Mass Rally and ignited, educated, and inspired our people to expand the reparations movement to include, as a key component, our political prisoners. In this context, the Jericho Movement further explains that there “are brothers and sisters. men and women who, as a consequence of their veroxe.c, political work or organizational affiliations were given criminal charges, arrested, or captured, tried in * ——- courts and sent to prison. While trying them as criminals, the government maintained files on them refer- encing their political activities, designed to insure they remain in prison.” We must expose this tactic by the US government in our demands that our political prisoners be freed. The reparations movement must be more energetic in demanding and calling for the release of our political prisoners and prisoners of war They includd Jalil Bottom, Charles Sims Africa, Debbi Sims Africa, Herman Bell, Kojo Sababu, Lorenzo Stone Bey, Mark Cook, Mumia Abu Jamal, Mutulu Shakur, Ojore Lutalo, Phil Africa, Richard Mafundi Lake, Robert Seth Hayes, Sekou Kambui, Sundiata Acoli, and Jami] Abdullah Al-Amin. It is only fitting that we remind ourselves that the Honorable Marcus Garvey was one of our first political prisoners targeted by the US government. indicted on the trumped-up charges of mail fraud and convicted. The masses of our people in the mid 1920s demanded Garvey’ $ release from prison. In 1927, more than 100,000 African people demonstrated and protested that he be released. Garvey was released in 1927 and deported-from the United States as a condition of release. We must remember Marcus Garvey in our demands to free our political prisoners. They have sacrificed much for us demanded from the US government what ° ‘they owe us,” and let them know, “It’s time to pay up!” DE REs, OVER PG) ANC é Re August 17th was the day we Conrad Worrill is national chairman of the National Black United Front ’ NBUF. located at 12817 S Ashland Ave. Floor 1, Calumet Park, IL, 60827 Contact him by phone at (708) 389-9929, fax (708) 389-9819. or email nbufchi‘a allways net Visit the NBUF $s website at nbufront org FREE *? aad ‘ , They owe us fr | The transatlantic slave trade and slaver United Nations Conference Against Geclared that the trar slave trade and slay against wwainst humanity | no Statute of limita Expropria labor: For more years, we were forces for free. Our free lat Major inezredient int ing of America and its ws as a nation Al thousands of white indivi als and their famili: lated wealth that benefit them as a re free labor 3. Slave code laws The slave owners develor their own codes of what could do to enslaved people in America Meated throughout gence of this count many ways, informa codes exist today {racial | tiling}. 4. Destruction of | African family: The lantic slave trade had a devastating destroying and PN iste i Mr uiti ties S. Centuries o cation ana menta This has caused age tO Our pe continues to cau tal confusion ab reality as an Afri America and world Deadlines to register to vote in North Carolina The deadline to register to vote in this State is 25 days before the day of the election. Forms that are re- ceived by _ the county board of elections office or postmarked by the deadline are ac- cepted as valid ap- plications for the upcoming _ elec- tion. Also, agency and DMV voter registration trans- actions that are completed by the deadline are ac- cepted as valid for the upcoming elec- tion. Applicants will be notified by the. county board of elections ‘of NU ‘\ their precinct and, py polling place as- Praise in the city . - +» Greenville Mayor, Don Parrot, gives the keys to the city to Bishop Patterson, the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God In Christ, at the Greater North Carolina Jurisdictional Convocation which was held at the new Greenville Convention Center. Photo by Jim Rouse (see inside) HOUSE SEAT DISTRICT #8 PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JIM ROUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DIST. #8 Today, more than ever, we are in need of dedicated people to get involved with all decisions being made about the communities in which we live and to bring forth new ideas that address those important issues that affect our citizens. fin Aoase Rally Rally +. « Bro Britt ( extreme left ) stands beside Christine L. Fitch who running for the U.S. House District | seat along withother supporters at a — prea Sy Run Christine Run Photo by Jim R signments. And pave BY HUGH PRICE I’ve made it my business to spend a great deal of time talk- ing about the importance of black youth gaining a quality education; and the National Urban League has, now as down through the years, expended a great deal of effort in building all sorts of pro- grams to make educational opportunity a reality for ever- expanding segments of Black America, especially its youth. That effort is more impor- tant than ever now in the Information Age. A sorry des- tiny indeed awaits those who haven't learned and don’t have the skills to keep learning. We say in innumerable ways that educational achievement, mat- ters. But we're also fully aware that the quest for opportunity and equality will prove elusive if African Americans are beset by poor health. Children who VOICE ~ Jim ini. are chronically sick struggle academically because they so often feel out of sorts or miss so much school __ altogether. Parents who are frequently ill themselves have trouble hold- ing steady jobs and incur stag- gering medical expenses. If their youngsters are sickly, they miss work a lot and tempt their employers to replace them. In general, African Americans are prone to certain chronic and infectious diseases that impair our productivity, increase our economic depend- ence and shorten our natural life spans. These include such ailments as diabetes, heart dis- ease, high blood pressure, cer- tain cancers, and, all too sadly, HIV/AIDS. Some of these crippling dis- parities are attributable to per- sonal lifestyle choices, eating habits and adverse environ- mental factors; and changing them is drawing more and more attention from within and out- side the black community. That is all to the good, because, if when it comes to education, we rightly trumpet that “Achievement Matters,” then we need to make it equal- ~ What You See Is \ Get William Clark, Gen. Magee What You Read Is What You Know ’ Michael Adams, Editor — | Mute Rouse, Ad. Manager — ~Chovnlile ee: ly clear that, when it comes to health care, “Prevention Matters”—and then make sure that more black Americans practice what we preach. Research shows convincingly that healthier lifestyles, fre- quent exercise and timely phys- ical checkups make a huge dif- ference in warding off debilitat- ing and dangerous diseases. But in this arena, as in so many others, the burden is not ours alone to bear. The govern- ment tolerates a dysfunctional system of health care that treats minorities as second- class citizens. Take the issue of access for starters. As recently as 1999, there were 43 million people without health insurance, including twenty-one percent of all African Americans. Or, take quality. A recent study by the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine found that blacks and other minorities receive lower quality health care than do whites. And finally, take the issue of affordability. Working people who don’t receive health cover- In health care, prevention matters age on the job seldom can afford it on their own. So they're forced to rely for basic care on overworked emergency rooms and under-funded public health clinics. That’s one reason few urban hospitals are on sound economic footing these days. The ripples of this spread out- ward as insurance companies exit the business by jacking up fees and scaling back coverage, causing physicians to complain bitterly about faceless bureau- crats who aren’t even doctors second-guessing their treat- ment decisions and squeezing their fees. Because poor health impedes African Americans’ journey to the economic and social main- stream, the National Urban League has decided to enter this arena with our accustomed mix of direct services, research, policy analysis and advocacy. The’ first component of the National Urban League’s drive to help persuade African Americans that “Prevention Matters” is a diabetes aware- ness initiative that we launched recently with gener- ous support from the Centers for Disease Control. As policy advocates, we intend to work with other — groups to try to persuade — health care providers that pre- vention-oriented procedures enthusiastically {jj encouraged — and readily reim- [i should be bursable. And we intend to use our reach into black communities to convince more African Americans to take better care of themselves, and to show them how they can, affordably, take better care of themselves. But America’s health care system is in shambles and it cannot be fixed a solely by those of us outside of govern- ment. The health-care-related problems of poor people, work- ing people and people of color cannot be solved or significant- ly reduced by health care providers and private insurers on their own. The federal gov- ernment must bring order and fairness to the system by figur- ing out how to provide quality health care that is affordable and accessible to all. Hugh B. Price is president of the National Urban League and can be reached at 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, voice, (212) 558-5300 or fax, (212) 344-5332. WITNESS FOR JUSTICE BY BERNICE POWELL JACKSON When I left the dentist’s office today and tried to make »,. my next appointment his assis- tant caid they'd have to call me back because the computers were down. I asked her, “What did we do before computers?” We laughed, remembering appointment books, carbon paper and such. But not having access to computers and the internet is no laughing matter. For the next generation it may be the difference between having a job or not. It may be the difference between being able to support yourself and your family or not. Indeed, today computer litera- cy may be just as crucial to sur- vival as being able to read and write was a century ago. Many assembly line workers today, for example, must know how to use computers, as must type- One more river to cross: setters, paint mixers and even some hotel cleaners, who punch into a computer when they fin- ish cleaning a room. But knowing how to use a computer is not the only skill neceséary for life in the 21st century. One must also know how to navigate the internet, where there is almost unlimit- ed information, often lower prices and all kinds of training available. Great progress has been made on making the internet available to the American pub- lic. But, clearly, there is a long way to go. It seems that the U.S. Senate has understood that in that it has voted to pre- serve two programs that com- bat the “digital divide” — the disparity between those who have access to the internet and those who do not. One pro- gram, the Department of Education's Community Technology Centers, provides matching grants that create technology access and training facilities for disadvantaged Americans. These centers are located in communities across the nation and provide comput- er access for mothers on wel- fare to learn new software packages that will help them get jobs: for children to learn computer games and to do reports and other school pro)- ects: and for immigrants to learn English and prepare for their citizenship exams. They help address the 60 percentage point digital divide for young people ages 10-17, based on their family income. Only about 30% of young people in the lowest income categories use computers at home, com- pared to more than 90% in the highest. A second program funded by the Senate is the Department of Commerce’s Technology Opportunities Program (TOP). TOP provides matching grants for demonstration projects to use technology in innovative ways to solve social problems and improve community access to telecommunications. Many police cars have laptop comput- ers because of this program, rural and poor African American churches in Louisiana are now connected by computer because of it and many Americans are now pro- tected by a hurricane warning system funded by it. The irony is that because of the success of these programs, the Bush administration has The digital recommended that they be eliminated; arguing that the digital divide no longer exists. While there have been real increases in the use of the internet by poor people, those in rural areas, the disabled and African Americans and Hispanic Americans, they all still lag far behind. But others have argued that just declaring that the digital divide is’ over doesn’t make it so. “We're a nation online?” asked Larry Irving, former Commerce Department undersecretary, noting that 60% of African Americans don’t have internet access, nor do 70% of Hispanic Americans. “It’s one thing to say that there is a job that should be done and the govern- ment shouldn't do it .. . it’s another to say that the divide is solved.” But job preparation and aca- demic achievement are not the only reasons for poor people, people of color, those who live in rural areas and the disabled to have access to the internet. The internet is about access to information and as media con- solidation continues at a fright- ening pace, it is imperative that other voices and points of divide view be available to more Americans. Moreover, poor people, more than any others, need access to many of the lower prices which the internet provides for all kinds of goods and services. Finally, as Don Wycliff of the Chicago Tribune _ recently wrote, “Part of being poor — maybe the worst part — is feel- ing excluded. Left out. Left out of society’s important business; left out its conversations.” The digital divide leaves out many Americans who have much to contribute to the marketplace and to the nation. Thank good- ness the U.S. Senate is doing something about it. Even though the Senate has author- ized the funding of these two programs to address the digital divide, it is important to stay vigilant as it goes through the budget process. Bernice Powell Jackson is Executive Director of the United Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice and can be reached at 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115-110, voice, (216) 736-2168 or fax, (216) 736- 2171. SPECIAL TO THE NNPA BY GEORGE E. CURRY George W. Bush and con- gressional leaders are busy pat- ting themselves on the back now that Bush has signed into law a bill he says will crack down on corporate fraud, pro- tect investors and provide strong oversight of the account- ing industry. If Bush and federal lawmak- ers were sincere about making companies stand on their on two feet, they would end ADC—Aid to Dependent Corporations. The federal gov- ernment spends more than $100 billion a year on direct subsidies and tax breaks to businesses, according to statis- tics compiled by conservative, progressive and libertarian think tanks. By contrast, Aid for Families with Dependent Children cost less than $15 bil- lion a year The US. Department of cy Corporate welfare kings Agriculture’s market promo- tion program shells out more than $100 million a year in just one program designed to help U.S. companies advertise their products overseas. Some of the nation’s top companies— McDonalds, General Mills, Campbell’s Soup, Sunkist Growers, Ernest and Julio Gallo wineries, Miller’s beer and Pillsbury—have accepted federal dollars to market their products overseas. As Rep. Dick Armey (R- Texas) once said, “I wonder about our commitment to deficit reduction if we cannot take Betty Crocker, Ronald McDonald and the Pillsbury Doughboy off the dole.” But Armey has supported dole in the form of farm subsi- dies. According to the Cato Institute in Washington, “Since 1985, the federal farm price support programs have cost U.S. consumers and taxpayers some $370 billion—enough money to purchase all the farmland in 41 states.” Unlike the early days, when the subsidies went to strug- gling farmers, today’s pay- ments are more likely to go to corporate conglomerates. For instance, the federal sugar pro- gram provides more than $1 million each to the owners of the top 33 sugar plantations in the country. Taxpayers are also getting fleeced at the local and TA level. According to “Time” maga- zine: * In 1989, Illinois gave $240 million in economic incentives to Sears, Roebuck & Co. to keep its 5,400 jobs and corporate headquarters in state, a sub- sidy of $44,000 per employee; * In 1991, Indiana gave United Airlines $451 million in economic incentives to build an aircraft maintenance facility in the state, a cost of $73,00 per job; * Alabama, in 1993, gave Mercedes-Benz $253 million to build an assembly plant near Tuscaloosa, Ala. The 1,500 workers were subsidized at a rate of $169,000 per job; * In 1997, Pennsylvania gave $307 million in economic incentives to Kvaerner ASA, a Norwegian engineering and construction firm, to open a shipyard in Philadelphia, employing 950 people at a sub- sidy rate of $323,000 for each job. The rationale offered for cor- porate welfare is that when the government subsidizes compa- nies, they will provide more jobs and, by extension, more taxes to federal and _ local authorities. But it hasn't worked out that way. “Time” magazine points out that Fortune 500 companies “have erased more jobs than they have created this past decade, and yet they are the biggest beneficiaries of corporate wel- fare.” In the case of Philadelphia, the magazine computed that even if each job paid $50,000 and each worker paid an aver- age of $6,700 in local and state taxes. At that rate, it would take nearly a half-century to recoup the money lost to create the new job. If members of Congress wanted to show some moxie, they'd end the practice of adding pork-barrel projects to legislation to help some pet | project back home. For more than a decade, Sen. John McCain has been waging a lonely battle to curb this prac- tice. He goes through each major bill and publicizes the “pork” packed inside. After examining the 2000 defense appropriation bill, the Arizona senator found “over $6 billion worth of pork.” “No cred- ible budget process can with- stand such abuse indefinitely and still retain the level of legitimacy needed to properly represent the interests of the nation as a whole,” he said. McCain is right. But I don’t expect the lawmakers to heal themselves. Listening to George W. Bush and members of Congress decry corporate abuse is akin to hearing Jim or Frank Perdue complain about death rate of chicken. Perdue has a much stronger case. George E. Curry is editor-in- chief of NNPA News Service and BlackPressUSA.com. — ~ lo Lhe Editor awe ona, ‘Eva ‘Clayton uN not seek re-election as North Carolina's Ist | Congressional District representative. Therefore, voters must decide whether they want to progress or regress. State Sen. Frank Ballance will continue the rich tradition of leadership and service Clayton championed. Indeed, "Frank Ballance" is a household name in eastern North Carolina. Why are so many people rallying behind Ballance? Well, this state legislator has 18 years of on-the- job experience. thanks to confident voters. When an employer is dissatisfied with an employee's job perform- ance, he contemplates dismissal. Contrariwise, an employee who performs well and operates within — the confines of company policy typically will be rewarded. Voters have employed Ballance as their state legislator for numerous terms. Now, it's time for an honorable promotion to the United States Congress. Due to the devastation of Hurricane Floyd and a faltering economy In North Carolina, an experienced legislator is crucial toward building voter confidence and returning the district to a sense of "normalcy." Trial and error representation is too risky. We must bank on Frank. Why is a seasoned leadership so vital for economic growth and prosperity for District 1? Ballance, former chairman of the Ist Congressional District Democratic Party. supports economic develop- ment. As vice chairman of the Rural Development Committee, Ballance has access to resources to create jobs and promote job train- ing for those lacking skills to compete in an increasingly com- petitive and technological environ- ment. Ballance, born on a Bertie County farm, is a_ friend of hard-working farmers struggling to feed their families and keep their heads above water. Space doesn't allow a litany of accomplishments achieved — by Ballance. We can ill-afford trial- and-error leadership. Instead, we deserve proven leadership. Unequivocally. Ballance epito- mizes this brand of leadership. KEITH COOPER Greenville The Minority Voice Newspaper, Inc 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, MC 27834 Joy 1320 AM WTOW Radio Station Washington, NC 27889 The Minority Voice Newspaper assumes no responsibility for the return of unsolic- ited manuscripts or photographs: Photographs and manuscripts become the property of The Minority Voice ewe cenet Address your complaints to: Mr. Jim Rouse, Publisher 405 Evans Street Greenville, NC 27835 % Aug 16 2002 - Aug 24,2002 Elect NA'IM K AKBAR VOTE FOR JIM ROUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ci cil we DISTRICT 8 Elect You can be a part of change! 10™ ° e bd Tuesday, September Join the committee to elect Jim Rouse to the House of Representatives District 8 Inquires and all donations mailed to: 405 Evans Street iii af 1 | or P.O. Box 8361 , he a a L , Greenville. NC 27835 BU y 7 ERFI ELD Paid for by the Committee to Elect Jim Rouse to the House of Representatives District 8 VOTE ALOA A Strong voice for: . ; ; no ee Clifton Davis presents ¢ Education C |} C e Businesses O 4 or Ong eSs ¢ Health Care . ¢ Employment Come out and meet Clifton Davis and ¢ Senior Citizens Janice McKenzie Cole e Human Services District | Congressional Candidate for at a Campaign Rally N. C. State House Saturday, August 17th a = 6:30 p.m. District 24 J.H. Rose High School, Arlington Blvd., Greenville Serving Edgecombe and Wilson Counties tenes ey, ret ro Euect JANICE MCKENZIE COLE cowie BE iris mee North CAROLINA eee a RePREsENTATIVES ! FR ighting for Us” Paid for by the Cole for Congress Committee __ sa eT UT toa Se “| Lo he 4 eit , e. at a : With Degree in Hand, i It's Good-bye to Punic Assistance - A‘; a single mother with five young feature aud a steady job, it might have been easy for Section 8 resident Monica Daniels to rely on HUD and GHA for subsidized housing. After all, it was not "public housing,” an and the assistance kept her monthly rent wasily affordable. But "easy" is not a big part of Daniels’ vocabulary. The amiable Greenville native, who was raised in New York, left her job as a legal secretary to get a four-year college education. It culminated on May 19 when Daniels received her diploma and a bachelor's degree in social work from Barton College in Wilson. "They told everyone to hold their applause until the end," she recalls, "but my girls couldn't contain themselves. They started Clapping and shouting, 'Way to go, Mom!... Daniels' challenging odyssey began at Pitt Community College where she took classes in human services through the Job Training Reason to smile: Monica Daniels has ; Partnership program. But JTP funding ran earned the college degree that she | Out. She tried transferring to ECU, but they expects to bring a new job - and an} would not give her credit for many of her end to public assistance. courses at Pitt. Then she inquired at Barton and learned that almost all her previous work was acceptable. She enrolled full-time in September of 1999. College is hard enough for anyone, let alone a single mother. Daniels commuted to Wilson every weekday while her girls, ages 7 to 12, were also in class. An after-school program, Operation Sunshine, helped until she got home. "I had to work my tail off," says Daniels. "There was a lot of reading and a lot of studying." Her biggest challenge came almost immediately, thanks to Hurricane Floyd. "The flood kept me from driving to Wilson, then they used the kids’ school as a shelter," explains Daniels. "With no school, the kids had to stay home, so | had to be home. I didn't know how I'd be able to continue. | almost quit." Daniels says Barton and her professors rallied to help her, letting her study and work from home until the crisis passed. ."They were very supportive," she says. "You'd be amazed at the amount of people who are willing to help you if you're trying to help yourself." There were other trying times, but Daniels got unwavering support from at least one GHA source: Family Self- Sufficienc'y Director Agatha Moore. "Quitting is not a word that she knows," says Daniels. "She-was one ,of my biggest fans when | graduated.." Her lessons learned outside of class made Daniels somewhat of a sage to her younger classmates. She recounts,, "I had to talk a couple of them into not quitting. | told them, 'You either finish now, or you'll be back later."’ - Daniels' next milestone will be a new job. Then, she admits, "I'm going shopping! It will be a girls' day out. We made a lot of sacrifices to get here." After that: new housing. Says Daniels, "It's my goal to get off all public assistance. | want to be independent." Reason to smile: Monica Daniels has earned the college degree that she expects to bring a new job - and an end to public assistance. % Aug 16, 2002'- Aug 24, 2002 DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION "SEND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR C/O THE M' VOICE NEWSPAPER 405 EVANS STREET GREENVILLE NC 27835 email woow@skantech.net NCCU Professor Receives Excellence in Teaching Award By Sharon Saunders and Alonda Thomas By Sharon Saunders and Alonda Thomas DURHAM, NC --North Carolina Central University professor Amal Abu-Shakra, associate professor of biology, is the recipient of the 2002 BC Powders Excellence in Teaching Award. The Excellence in Teaching Award is given based on the teacher's impact on students, innovative teaching style, en- hancement of student's academic goals, and the teacher's involvement in the development of curriculum or training of other teachers. Abu-Shakra was nominated by Sandra White, chair of the NCCU biology department, and students Tomeca McLain and Jonathan Cohen. The BC Powder committee selected her as the winner among nominations received from 19 schools in the Carolinas, Virginia, and Professor Amal Abu-Skakra, Tennessee. BC Powder presented her with a Winner 2002 BC Powders $3500 cash award and a commemorative Excellence in Teaching Award | plaque. This year's finalist was Marvin Cutis, a professor at Fayetteville State University. He received a $1000 cash award. Abu-Shakra received her bachelor's degree from American University of Beirut in Lebanon, a master's degree in food and management science from the University of Surrey in Guildford, United Kingdom. Between 1987 and 1993, she conducted two post-doctoral appointments at the National Institutes of Health Sciences and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. She has taught at NCCU since 1994. THEY ZHEER FOR YOU ON THE FIELD AND COURT... . 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Serving Eastern North Carolina ° Network Consulting Web Hosting & Design Sales & Service Spam Eliminator Virus Protector Support | ISDN and 56K Dr. George Hawkins A Deceived Mind Greetings, We have been doing a study on Adam and Eve and how Satan entered the mind of Eve to cause her to disobey the commandment of God. The Apostle Paul gives us insight as to how Satan entered the mind of Eve. He pinpointed how Satan gained control of man’s mind through decep- tion. He told Timothy it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and de- luded and fell into trans- gression (1 Timothy 2:14). Through deception which entered Eve's mind, she vielded her yell, rebelled and sinned agains God. Paul revealed how de- ception takes place in our minds. He wrote to the 0 ESC Engloyment Honor Goes 0 Pit County Schoo RALEIGH -- Pitt County Schools was honored with a 2002 Employment Security Commission (ESC) Employer Award June 26 during an evening reception at the North Carolina State University Faculty Club. ESC Chairman Harry E. Payne Jr. presented the award to. Michael D. Priddy, Superintendent of Schools. Pitt County Schools was one of 81 emplovers receiving an award for exceptional contri- bution to the North Carolina economy through new busi- ness, business expansion, and partnership with the ESC “The businesses recognized with this award reflect some of the best and brightest in North Carolina,” Payne said. “Each of them share in our goal of keeping workers pro- ductive and shaping our State's economic — success through expansion and an effective partnership — with zyovernment.” Pitt County Schools has had a Sole Source Agreement for more than ten years to hire all non-teaching positions through the Greenville ESC Office. Approximately 287 employees were _hired through the ESC in 2001 -- a significant boost to the county's economy. Pitt County Schools is a member of the local Job Service Employer Committee and is very supportive of ESC. The school system uses ESC’s Occupational Analysts to conduct post-exit interviews, and to develop job descrip- tions and classifications. The ESC Employer Awards, first given in 1987, are sponsored by the ESC and the State Job Service Employer Committee (JSEC), one of North Carolina’s larg- | est employer associations. JSEC was started in North Carolina in 1975 as a dy- namic public-private sector partnership to improve ESC service delivery. There are currently JSEC committees in each of NC’s 100 counties and more than 1,500 mem- bers statewide. The Minority Voice Newspaper as- sumes no responsi- bility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or photographs: Photographs and manuscripts be- come the property of The Minority Voice Newspaper Corinthians: "But (now) I am fearful lest that even as ° the serpent beguiled Eve by his cunning, so your minds may be corrupted and se- duced from wholehearted and sincere and pure devo- tion to Christ." (Il Corinthians 11:3 TAB). When God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, their minds were perfect... 100 percent clean, 100 percent free, and 100 percent victo- rious. Their spirit, soul, mind, will, emotions, de- sires, and thoughts were in perfect harmony with God. Their minds were totally free from any evil thought or unrighteousness. God created them in His own image and gave them the power of a free will. They were given power, authority, and do- minion over everything upon the earth. He placed the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden and told them not to eat of it or they would die. They had the free will to choose to obey God and live; or to use their will to rebel, disobey God and die. Satan had absolutely no control over Adam and Eve. He did not have the power DECEIVE Eve so_ she would use her free will to choose to disobey God. Satan, working through the serpent, attacked Eve's mind. He deceived her by planting a delusion in her mind. He made the pleas- ure and consequences of eating the forbidden fruit appear to be something it was not. Eating the forbid- den fruit was disobedience against God and the conse- quence was death. Satan deceived Eve by lying to her that she would not die, but would become wise like God. Eve told the serpent: "We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden, except of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, you shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die." (Genesis 3:2-3 TAB). Now, listen to Satan's delusion... the serpent told her... "You shall not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you... will be as God, knowing the difference be- tween good and evil, and blessing and calamity." (Genesis 3:4-5 TAB). Eve LISTENED to ACCEPTED it and ENTERTAINED it in her mind. Her heart and mind became OBSESSED... con- trolled by this delusion of Satan that she would be- come like God, knowing good and evil and would (~ not die. She YIELDED her will and acted on the delu- sion Satan had planted in her mind. She used her will to rebel against God and sinned. Eve could not have been deceived if she had not allowed Satan access into her mind. She had the power of a free will to either reject or accept the delusion Satan was trying to plant in her mind. If we are deceived today, it is because we allow ourselves to be deceived. The steps Eve took in allowing her mind to be deceived are the same steps Christians are taking today in being deceived. They are: LISTENING to Satan's lies and delusions ACCEPTING and ENTER- TAINING Satan's lies and delusions in their hearts and minds YIELDING their wills and acting on the lies and delu- sions Satan has planted in The Champs .. . . pictured above is Pete Hagan and Heavyweight champion Buster Douglas attending a banquet for the Bradford Creek Golf Classic. photo by Jim Rouse to make them sin against God. His strategy was to Satan's delusion. She their minds. _)pen9 am 5 pm ' Mon- Fri J EQUAL novsihG SAAD RENTALS “” Call Steve Johnson If You Would Like To Rent A 1, 2, or 3 Bedroom Housing Unit Real Estate ..... 907 Dickinson Ave. Greenville, NC (252) 757 . 3191 Accepted JEWELERS ff + Oe NO | Arlington Village WV Lifeline: Edification Of The Faith May MARY AND MARTHA: BALANCING LIFE'S PRIORITIES The story taken from the text in the bible Luke 10:38- 42 recently, | thought about a hot day at the end of the rainy season as summer was beginning. A whitewashed village on a hillside just 2 miles east of Jerusalem. The home of Martha who was possibly a well-to-do widow who had taken in her younger sister Mary and younger brother Lazarus. r \ Cuajette Jones TO THE EDITOR: In reference to your cover story in the February 8-15th issue (Sexual Exploitation Of Children in Kenya Is Real), I would like to submit the following arti- cle excerpted from Best Column: International She welcomes Jesus and His followers to her home in Bethany. She hurries to arrange a comfortable seat for Jesus and then to bring a cool drink to each of her guests. She nods to Mary who fills the basin near the door with water, then takes a towel and begins to wash each guest's feet. Jesus’ followers seat themselves around the large room, chat- ting quietly about events of recent days. Villiagers be- gin to crowd the doorway, anxious to come in and listen to great Rabbi, Jesus. This is not his first visit to Bethany. The townsfolk have heard some of His surprising stories _ before. Perhaps He will tell them more. A few edge in and sit down outside the ring of disciples. It's possible that both Martha and Mary take their places at Jesus’ feet to learn from Him. (Luke 10:39 in the NKIV says that Mary also sat at Jesus' feet.) | don't know how long Martha sat there listening to the Lord Jesus. But I have SCHOOL GIRLS OF THE NIGHT Marco Lupis is the editor of a weekly publication in Rome called L'Espresso in which he wrote about "turn- ing tricks to afford a Chanel bag." | quote his article: "Prostitution is the latest teen fad in Japan. Technically, it's illegal---but the police and everyone else ignore that, partly because the country has a long tradition of providing paid female companionship — in the form of geishas, The real geishas, of course, were highly trained and highly paid professional performers who rarely slept with their clients---and were highly trained and higly paid pro- fessional performers who rarely slept ‘with — their clients---and were of legal age. The new trend is a down-market version, with no taboo against sex for New Generation a feeling that if she was an\thing like me, she sat there that day with a divided mind. After all, here were 13 men who would be hungry and needed to be fed. What was on hand to feed them? What would it take to get everything ready? Would she need to slip out and run to a few shops for grain or fruit? | identify with Martha. | know exactly how she was doing as she sat there. First. she made a mental inventory of everything in the pantry. After that, she planned the menu, making sure she didn't overlook anything. Then she made a list in her head of all the tasks that would have to done. When she had thought everything through, she glanced around the room surreptitiously to see the best route through the crowd to get from where she was sitting into the kitchen. When she had plotted her exit, she could sit there no longer. She had to get busy! Expressions, ond Revi profit. By some accounts, nearly a quarter of Tokyo high school girls have made "sex dates" through the "teleclubs" they can access on their cell phones. Fourteen-and-fifteen-year-o- Ids call up for free and leave messages describing them- selves and naming a price for a date. A client who has paid for the teleclub service can then call back to arrange a meeting. The clients are mainly businessmen, ages 40 to 60, "who are more than happy to pay $250 to $400 to have sex with an underage girl." And that's too good a bargain to pass up for many Japanese teens, indoctrinated as they are by Ais culture that wor- ships expensive designer fashions, The girls wen ta tricks aren't poor or from broken homes, They simply want the money to Chanel bags and Gaultier pants." (End of quote) | ‘Now Open In Our New Fim ‘Location ACY oss from is ANG ‘Bowling Janes | 633 Red Banks Rd. Greenville Sq 321-7000 © Mon. - Fri. 9-6 Sat. 9-3 * Your vote counts i" Fas e. “a ge d Fs é D.D. GARRETT AGENCY “SINCE 1946” 7 Call us if you need someone to collect your rent and manage your property! Several nice building lots. We handle conv., HUD, VA and FMA, financing $21.500. 205 Hine St., Farmville, NC. Frame dwelling. 3BR. | bath. some repairs needed $34,400. 1407 Broad St.. Greenville. 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He seems to think that if we could get state employees and their managers to focus on work out-come, produc- tivity and efficiency we ~ would become a_ leaner meaner administrative fight- ing machine. And | agree with him. The big question is "How do we do that"? How do we take seasoned veterans of state govern- ment and turn them around. Some state employees don't need turning around; they're already eagerly awaiting change. But there are those who came to state govern- ment as high school gradu- ates when the farms failed in places like Johnston County and have managed to move up the ranks and become a part of the upper management corp. Some of these are hard working man- agers, but too many of them place their primary focus on employee control instead of job management. And most of these managers are white males. African American males are woefully under- represented in state govern- ment management positions. Many find themselves with advanced degrees working for high school graduates. Nellie Riley, manager of the Equal Opportunity Services office at the Office of State Personnel, has recognized the problem and enacted workshops and focus groups to look at the problem, but we'll have to wait to see if any of her recommendations are enacted. Black male representation is notably missing in the midlevel ranks. In a labor- intensive agency, section or unit, these are the ranks that employees generally move into after amassing several years of experience as a worker . African American males are not generally pro- moted as quickly to lead worker, foreman or supervi- sory roles very often in these sittings. Black males tend to do better at the executive level where pro- fessional degrees are re- _ State Government Positions quired. But the mid-level management range is where the rubber meets the road. The mid-level manager makes hiring and firing de- cisions and that's where the process all begins. In too many labor intensive jobs Black males take on an air of docility to convince their supervisors that they* are manageable and are no physical threat to the organi- zation. Unfortunately this docile behavior does not convert to supervisory or management promotions. Often times it's the aggres- sive white male who gets the nod for promotion. It's un- fortunate that the very be- havior that is required to maintain a job is the very behavior that complicates and sometimes denies pro- motions. | think it's time for Mr. Wright to step in and have a mind-melt with Nellie Riley and come up with some interventions that are fair to all. It's about time that hard working state employees stop suffering from a culture that died - or should have died - several decades ago. Contact Val at: Jonesstreet@nc.rr.com_ Always Faithful... .. 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Peter Benchley was fired as a speechwriter for Richard Nixon, but he went on to write the best-selling novel JAWS. rhe ce g ps ‘ sane) ea Ae ee ae me q Michael Jordan was. cut from the high school's var- sity basketball team as a sopliomore. He became,one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the sport. Katie Courie was banned from reading news reports on the air to the president of CNN, who insisted she had an irritatiing, high-pitched, squeaky voice. Today she is a popular host on the "Today Show", George W. Bush pleaded guilty in 1976 to drunk driving in Maine. Today he's the 43rd president of the United States in 2000. Rosa Parks, 41-year-old seamstress, was arrested and fined $14.00 for refusing to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957. Now she paved the course for Civil Rights in the United States. Martin Luther King, Jr. was forced at age 14 to surrender his bus seat to a white passenger and stood for the next 90 miles, but he be- came leader of the American Civil Rights’Movement, de- livered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of &he Lincoln Memorial before an audience of more than 200,000 people in 1963, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. "If at first you don't suc- ceed...welcome to the club". Beatrice Maye TO THE EDITOR: Look at the jobs a full-time mother/wife or woman has and yet the husband comes in and says, "What have you been doing all day?” Here is her job description: She's a wife, mother, friend, confidante, personal advisor, lover, referee, peacemaker, housekeeper, laundress, chauffeur, interior decorator, gardener, painter, wall pa- perer, dog groomer, veteri- narian, manicurist, barber, seamstress, appointment manager, financial planner, bookkeeper, money man- ager. personal _ secretary, teacher. disciplinarian, en- tertainer, psychoanalyst, Natalie Taylor, Food Lion VP, Named NAACP Fund Trustee The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has chosen Natalie M. Taylor, Food Lion’s Vice President of Diversity, to be a trustee of the NAACP’s National Special Contr- | bution Fund. Taylor was named a trustee during the NAACP’s na- tional conference held re- cently in Houston. Through its National — Special Contribution Fund, — the NAACP supports programs in education, health, hous- ing, employment, voter edu- nurse, diagnostician, pubic relations expert, dietician and nutritionist, baker, chef, fashion coordinator and let- ter writer or e-mailer for both sides of the family. She is also a travel agent, snack therapist, plumber and automobile mainte- nance and repair expert. During the course of her day, she is supposed to be cheerful, look radiant and jump in the sack on a moments notice. There are still ignorant people who believe that a housewife is nothing more than a babysitter who sits all day and watches soap op- eras. Who wouldn't want to work eight-hour day with an hour for lunch and two fifteen minute breaks. Now, if you still want to classify me as just a house- wife, go ahead. Beatrice Maye Five Reasons Why Single Parenting Is So Tough cation, military justice, emergency relief, and legal and youth services. Taylor, a 21-year Food Lion veteran, became the com- pany’s Vice President of | Diversity in 1997, after serving as Director of Diversity Planning. She oversees the integration of corporate diversity initia- tives and directs the devel- opment of outreach efforts to serve Food Lion’s diverse customer base. In addition to her work with the NAACP, Taylor serves on the board of directors of the Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council and the Network of Executive Women. She is secretary of the newly formed Triangle Urban League. Earlier this year, she was Vavataateleharale Byelelole We Guarantee We’ll Get You Out! 1ST CHOICE BAIL BONDING 1 There's not ar = or money. Paychecks young people are small, jobs insecure, child support not very reliable. 2. There's not enough time. Between jobs, day care and child trade-offs, the avail- able parenting hours can disappear. 3. There's not enough out- side support. War widows and soldiers wives got all sorts of community and extended family support, single moms these days do not. 4. Kids and parents get sick. It's hard enough being a good parent when we're well and our child is ftne; it's a catastrophe trying to deal with illness on our own. 5. Nobody can be both mom and dad. Sometimes a kid needs one, sometimes the other. Ultimately, any parent is just one, person. Two is better. From: I'll Be the Parent, You Be the Child by Paul Kropp The Home There are only two institu- tions in society that are of divine origin: the home and the church. The home might elected chairperson of the Metrolina Minority Supplier Development Council Board of Directors and also serves as co-chairperson for the North Carolina Diversity Consortium. She is a board member of the Food Lion Foundation. Taylor resides in - Aug 16, 2002 - Aug 24, 2002 _be likened to the foundation of a building, and the church to its superstructure. If the foundation of a build- ing were weak, then all o-f its other members will be unsteady, even unsafe. The second records reveal that when God in wisdom and love established the first family on earth, He revealed to them His will con- ceming'an acceptable pat- tern of worship and devotion, the chief corner- stone of the home. God meant that the first home on earth should be a dedicated home, a home, patterned according to His purposes. Our conversation, our work, . the teaching of the ministry (God), whatever entertain- ment and our testimony, should be commitment to God. The Greenville, NC Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will be hosting its annual crabfeast on August 17, 2002 from | pm to Spm at the American Legion Post 39. For additional information and tickets please call 252- 355-5076. Greensboro with her hus- band Timothy Taylor and son, Ryan. She is a native of Radford. Virginia, and a graduate of Radford University. 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