Condoleezza? A question for history by Wilbert A. Tatum Ms. Riced*™s accomplishment in be- Publisher Emeritus, & Chairman coming the second woman, and first rdam News : Black woman, to become Secretary of State, there are those of us who are much Ms. Condoleezza Rice will soon be concerned, not only about the appoint- confirmed 4 the Senate and become ment, but about the state of the nation, Secretary of State for the United States as Ms. Rice awaits confirmation, of America. She is aBlackwomanwho ‘ We had no way of telling how ef- Will replace an outgoing of State fective Ms, Rice was as a presidential ad- who also happens to be Black, Colin visor. There were no ways by which we . As impressed as some maybeby could measure her, except the satisfac Janet Jackson gala of One Hundred ees who expressed dismay over pre- terdam News senting an award to the 38-year-old performer. NEW YORK, NY - Some guests at- Victoria Andrews said that the or- tending the One Hundred Black ganization 4*ceshould be ashamed of Men's annual benefit last week chas- themselves for glorifying Jackson, who less than a year ago exposed bear breast on national television.4ee jad Anthony Rivera pS organizations sole purpose for recogniz- ing Jackson was to sell tickets for the $375- a-plate gala awards dinner, there are other ebrities it could have tapped. But Paul Willfams, the organization's president, didn’t seem ‘moved by the criticism. He said his proup decided to honor Jackson for er “artistic achievement” and a ca-’ reer that has “gone from success to greater success. In addition to Jackson, Willie E. Gary, the celebrated defense attorney, was honored, along with baseball leg- end Henry “Hank” Aaron and Johnnetta B. Cole, president of Bennett College for Women. Despite the controversy over the organization's decision to recognize Jackson, a high point of the occasion was a progress report given on the tised the Organization for its decision to salute ‘op singer Janet Jackson with an award. One critic, Jeff Wilson, said that Jackson has “done absolutely noth- ing to deserve the honor” and that er selection sends a wron message to young people, particularly to Afri- can American youth. Wilson wasn’t alone. There were a number of attend- to turn off our emotions and put aside our Patriotic concern for America and fall in step with his failing polices. The uniter, not a divider, promised us four years ago that he would bring honor to the White House. It has never happened and already after this election his so-called Christian friends are boast- ing that good won over evil and are con- demning Democrats, Liberals, and any- one that doesn't hide behind the Bible with them. You know, these are the Christians that claim to be concerned about the un-born but in fact don't give yo» @.damn about the jiving, if you don t, will bring America together? | ; ~ I doubt patriotic Americans can for- get right away about the vicious lies that ‘ & ri . ewey Funkhouser (File Photo) . the so-calld Swift Boat veterans He and his friends (the so-called _ pounded the airwaves with, and the way Christian Coalition) spent years spread- Bush exploited 9/11 and spread fear, to ing lies about Democrats and liberals cover up his lack of honest leadership. east 3pm to 9pm Open Fri. Tpm to 14pm Open Sat - ipmto 9pm . Pork Chops, Chicken, Neck Be wR i er Pos . 411 Deck St. Greenville, NC 27834 252-756-9558 Open Thurs COMMENTARY: “Bush is amazing _ ceeds; ten or twenty years down the road, - nowin, I would guess tion of President Bush by her perfor- mance. He is the one, and. only one, to whom Ms. Rice had to report, par- ently, Mr. Bush was satisfied with her panne over these last four years, and future performances of the same level. Otherwise, he would not have hired her for such a difficult job at such a difficult time in the history of America. While most of us have been led to stirs controversy at annual a Ter roup’s educational program by the Rev. Pacques A. DeGraff, a One Hun- dred Black Men board member. DeGraff reported that the pro- gram successfully opened an Eagle Academy for Young Men, enrolling 118 young men to the 9th grade at an inaugural ceremony hosted by Co- lumbia University. DeGraff recalled that when the organization recruited students for the Program, one young man filled in his application and left the portion for his address blank. Rev. DeGraff said the young man’s response when asked why he left the space.blank was that he was homeless and had no known address except the shelter where he often stayed. DeGraff said the orga- nization made sure that the young man was properly enrolled in the pro- gram and pledged to work with him as he strives to pursue his educational dream, despite the impediments. Meanwhile, last year the group launched the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice, the only school in America built within a judi- cial complex. The school fae ee students to careers in the law. ’ and devising issues that would divide the A couple years ago I heard Jerry ; American population to his selfish advan- Falwell on national brag about hav- i tage. A aher the election he expectsall ing been a guest of Bush in the White House a couple times and that the Evan- gelical Christians were going to get Bush re-elected and then they would get Jeb elected for eight years and then Job's son for eight years. Think it can't happen? Well they have followed through on the first step. Their movement for world dominance is moving faster than one might think. They are enlisting many erable weak and lazy-minded . des- perate people everyday; all done by us- ing fear tactics. I understand they have a big push to enlist Mexican people. There is no doubt about how fast Hispanics are populating the United States of we i ' F i Suc- if you don't believe the way your boss wants you to believe, you will be out of a job. With the condemnation of homo- sexuals that the far right spew now, how will they be treated? Are we to believe that it will not be a lot worse? We are on a very dangerous slope now with religion mixed with govern- ment. Each person should be free to be- lieve as he chooses, without fear. If not, we are heading in a Nazi-style direction. If we keep going in the direction we are that twenty years from now we would be “hauled off” with for writing a letter like this. I challenge each of you to research and find out all you can about this evil movement and expose those who are | behind it and try to determine what kinds of business they are in (besides the religion business). What other income do Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell have? Do Bill Bennet and Gary Bauer have ties with Jeb Bush? These people have become wealthy from religion and pos- sibly other businesses that might or might not be legitimate. We need to stop these people. America will not survive if we don't. Dewey Funkhouser Greenville, NC ot Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home. -Bill Cosby * believe that Ms. Rice is contentious, dif- ficult to get along with, and as much a right-wing hard-liner as Bush, she has never been truly tested as to what she would become under fire 4°” especially the kind of fire that one experiences as the Secretary of State of the United States. We must operate from the premise of knowing and understanding what she has done before to assess the possi- bility of how well she will do in this newly. appointed position that the Commander-in-Chief has entrusted . her with, which is arguably one of the most difficult diplomatic posts in the world. A post which has diplomacy attached as one of the requirements for success in it seems a strange fit for Ms. Rice. She is known in the State De- partment as a contentious, hard-line witch. No one in the international dip- lomatic corps, yet interviewed, seems to have a supporting thing to say about her. Yet, Ms. Rice has been chosen. And that is thar. It has been said that she will suc- ceed in areas where Colin Powell failed because she refuses to accept namby- pamby excuses from her staff: and will react in the same manner to those dip- lomats from other countries who refuse to measure up to her standards or ex- pectations, or who try to play her cheap. True or not, none of us can say. a Oct. 30 - Nov. 6, 2004 The Minority Voice Newspaper Page 5 What we do know is that she has a reputation of being tough, officious, smug, and smart as hell 4°” with one i Georg W. Bush. 7 hat is a tough rA@sumA® to have as the incoming chief diplomat in America, who has among other things haunting her: a worldwide dip- omatic corps who, with few excep- tions, hate our guts; little experience in the trenches of diplomacy 4°” where the ability to bargain is a requirement; and a world full of racist white men 4°” who have never seen a woman, much less a Black woman, as anythin other than a maid, a slave or a sexual object (not necessarily in that order), Ms. Rice has not done well in the Black community for a number of rea- sons. She has not related to Black men particularly well. We must concede that much of that could be due to jealousy. Too, she has not related very well with god, and one god only: and that is. Black women. Bar of that could be due to jealousy on her part. Perhaps more than that is jealousy over her achieve- ments, and ability to live her life and have a career, without having to ¢ _ ona Black man for her survival. This is g indeed hard to fathom, because in talk- ing to her and reading what she is about _ and decisions that she has made, one must first settle with the idea that she is . aneni “Whatever happens in this new ven- ~~ ture of hers will just add more glory to tthe international accomplishments of the Black woman in America. We wish her well, and ask that she soften up a bit, and begin to understand that there are others out here who wish her well; and are proud of this Black super- woman, in spite of the fact that few Blacks seem to wish to honor her for her accomplishments with George Bush. _ Many of us believe that she has done the Black nation harm. Yet, we wish to hope that before her tenure with Mr. Bush and the government of the United States ends, she will have found a way to reach out to the Black community from whence she came, in order for our children and their chil- dren to understand what she did dur- ing these years with Mr. Bush, and why she decided that she had to do it in the way in which we now perceive. _ Black people want nothing more than to be able to honor her, rather than include her on whatever enemies list that is now being prepared. BUSH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RIGHTWARD DRIFT CONTINUES FROM PAGE? the Black vote, he doesn't seek the Black vote and he doesn’t seek any su port from Black leaders. It’s sad to think, but that’s where we are.” . When’ first campaigning for the White House in 2000, Bush addressed delegates to the NAACP annual con- vention. However, he has refused to speak at a convention while in office, the only sitting president in modern history to refuse an invitation. He has spoken to the National Urban League twice, where he felt he might get a warmer reception. Each time he was received polite y, but not enthusiastically. Unlike his Demo- cratic opponent, John Kerry, Bush also refused to be interviewed by the Na- tional Newspaper Publishers Association News Service, a federation of more than 200 Black newspapers, and Black En- tertainment Television. With authorized war and rebuild- ing appropriations for Iraq and Afghani- Butterfield Wants Buyout Payments WASHINGTON - Congressman G.K. Butterfield is urging the U.S. Departs ment of Agriculture to get tobacco quota ayments to farmers as soon as possible. ‘Many tobacco farmers are facing ex- treme financial distress,” Butterfield said. “After meeting with many tobacco farm- ers in ny district I blow that they simply cannot wait until the end of 2005 to receive the first buyout payment.” Butterfield said that one of the pro- visions of the new law eliminates al re- ining Phase II yments that were part of the Master Seclement Agreement, beginning with the payment that would have “been tendered in December 2004. The new law replaces these payments with the buyout, but only specifies that they are paid sometime during 2005. Butterfield said that he has written to USDA Secretary Ann Veneman to urge the department to spéed tlie payment process. “Tobacco farmers have, understand- ably, come to rely on these payments and reasonably expected this money to be paid in December 2004.” Butterfield said. “Should there be a long delay in the buyout payments, this will create a ’ very difficult financial situation for many mers,” Without a timely payment, Butterfield said many farmers will be forced to begin selling future payments for immediate lump sum amounts - funds that most fanners would other- wise use to pay off debts, fund future operations and to live on in retirement. ‘ke would be a tremendous failure on the part of the federal government if the .., Payments farmers have so sought for so long ts nar ata stan now exceeding $200 billion, coupled with a federal budget that went from a $256 billion surplus when Bush en to a projected $422 bil- lion in fiscal 2004 and rising to $2.7 trillion in 10 years, budget officials say domestic spending will dwindle during ush’s second term. On top of those fig. ures, his tax cuts, that primarily benefit the wealthy, are expected to cost the USS, treasury $1.9 trillion over 10 years. The Washington Post obtained a White House Office of ent and Budget memo earlier this year that warned all federal agencies in charge of domestic programs to expect budget cuts, “But the cuts are politically sensi- tive, targeting popular programs that n touting on the campaign trail,” the Post reported. “The Educa- tion Department; a nutritional program for women, infants and children; Head Start; and homeownership, job-training, medical research and science programs all face cuts in 2006.” to Speed Tobacco Washington, D.C * desperately deep discount,” Butterfield said. The Pliase IT payments were negotiated when the four major cigarette-makers settled the states’ tobacco lawsuits in 1998, and were intended to compensate growers over 12 years for any losses they might suffer as a result of higher cigarette prices. The latest and final checks were sched- uled to go out Dec. 30. The $10.1 bil- lion buyout deal was part of a $136 bil- lion corporate tax package approved by Congress and signed into law by Presi- dént Bush late last month. With about 76.000 tobacco farmers and quota hold- ers. North Carolina will receive the larg- est portion of the buy out. The buyout ends the Depression-era quota system that kept prices artificially high and put U.S. growers at a disadvantage. Under the quota system, a quota was needed to be able to grow a specific number of pounds of hee Overall U.S. produc- tion lias been limited to what domestic cigar cite makers intended to buy. with unsold tobacco going into reserve. Un- der the new law, the government will pay $10 for each pound of quota - $7 per pound for the quota holder and $3 t pound for the farmer. Payments will Ee made over 10 vears and funded by a fee on will be based on 2002 product. Those who quit farming before 2002 will receive nothing, Wtih the quota system, growers will be able to freely contract with cigarette companies to grow as much tobacco as they have land io sustain. tan « Mtn +i ca SAAD ohnson j 907 Dikinson Real Estate Ave, Greenville, NC (252) 757 -3191 RENTALS Since 1949 ou Would Like To Rent A 1, 2 or 3 Beroom Housing Unit Recep To Buy, Rent, or Sell Real Estate, Call the... leagues and relatives, year-old mother, attendance. D. D. Garrett Agenc "Serving Eastem North Carolina Since 4 Call us if you need someone to collect your rent and manage your property. Several nice bullding lots... We handle Conv., HUD, VA, FHA Financing Realtor @ Notary Public e Accounting 606 Albemarle Avenue Greenville, NC 27834 (252) 757-1692 or (252) 757 - 1162 Fax Number (252) 757-0018 ee | In ing his party's nomination, Bush offer a Sais of pra rograms that he wants enacted during his second term. However, the $3 billion price tag makes it unlikely that many of them will be enacted. Bush, the first president since Herbert Hoover to end a term with fewer people working than when he started, will be pressure to create more jobs. The U.S. has 585,000 fewer jobs now than when Bush took office. _ “I think by the end of his term, cause he has not generated job the effect of this weak labor market will be that the economy will collapse back on itself,” says Bill Spriggs, an economist. “We will continue to see incomes stag- nate and then start to fall. I think its realistic because he doesn't think he’s done anything wrong.” Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe is already looking past Bush's second term, “Phis party i tro r than it’s ever been. We're in the best nancial shape,” he says. “We now have, unlike four years ago, millions and millions of new su porters of this party., We're debt-free for ¢ first time ever and we're beginning to build towards 2008.” ce sworn in y Ron Jenkins OKLAHOMA CITY - A racially mixed overflow crowd cheered as Tom Colbert of Tulsa was sworn in Thursday and took his seat as the first black member of the klahoma Supreme Court. Colbert, 54, had been chief judge of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Ap- peals, After Chief Justice Joe Watt swore him in, Colbert traced the history of the civil rights movement, thanking leaders whom he said paved the way for his appointment. They included one in attendance - Clara Luper, who began the restau- rant sit-in movement in the 1950s in Oklahoma City. Colbert spoke of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, who broke the racial barrier at the University of Oklahoma in the late 1940s. Fisher refused to attend a special law school set up for her in the base- ment of the Capitol and eventually got her law degree at OU. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was one of her attorneys. Colbert joked that “it took us over 50 years to make it from the basement of the state Capitol to the second floor,” where the Supreme Court is located. He said the Brown versus Board of Education case, which ended the “separate-but-equal” doctrine, brought him to the door of the Oklahoma Su- preme Court, but it took Gov. Brad Henry to open the door. He called the Democratic gover- nor a visionary leader who believes government should reflect the people It serves, “There are so many people across this country of all races and national- ity that never thought they would live to see this day,” Colbert told Henry. “We all owe you a debt of gratitude.” He also thanked former Gov. Frank Keating, who first appointed him to the bench, and his many col- including his 80- Edith, who was in He vowed to serve and fairness. Henry said the new justice had “incredible credentials” and was a man of high intellect and fairness, klahoma is absolutely blessed to have a man of this character to serve on its highest court,” the governor said. efore becoming a judge, Colbert had served as a) counsel for the Department of Human Services, assis- tant district attorney in Oklahoma County and assistant law school dean at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee. He was oppeinted to the state high court to fill the vacancy created y the retirement of Justice Daniel Boudreau. Ron Jenkins writes for AP with integrity C2 + © 2 © *@ Roger¢ of Durham and Margaret ©. Townes was honored for her contri- utions to the university. She began her pao University in 1950. Duri years Foe Doe Townes served sch of Diperimen rement of Biology years, * dean of Graduate Students for seven ' - and dean ofthe College of Arts and So- July 1994. In 1981, Dr. Townes began her legacy of giving to NCCU and since then has contributed a total of $1 million, ~ $700,000 of which was bequeathed to the University after her death. funds | have been used to fund scholarship en- dowments for students. CCUI ife + Career as an Chancellor James H. Ammons (right) presents the Achievement Award to Ernie Barre he isti / DURHAM, N.C —North Carolina Com tral University alumni, including artist Ernie Barnes, were honored during the University’s first annual Legacy Gala along with several corporations. Barnes received the University’s Life- time Achievement Award and Dr. Mary M. Townes was honored with the Dr. James E. § Legacy Award posthu- Wa ae hr tne the stage of Ed Wilson, the chairman of the art ~ noted sculptor William Zorack and Will iam B. Fletcher, the co-chairman. 8 : i From Wikon in particular, Bames said | pe racned.Tfyoute going tobe an aris, u've got to work from your experienc Tara Wise the field, check out what's going on around you in that muggy conflict. Feel the solidity ofthoee burst pay ancien to what you're going through, then tell 1970s hit sitcom “Good Times.” His piece titled “Sugar Shack” was on the cover of Marvin Gaye's dassic album “I Want You” in 1976. His specific portrayals of African American themes Pove rd him one of the most renowned and visible African American artists of the 20th century. Stevenson, along with the other alumni Awards of Excellence recipients, were honored for their service to their alrina mater. Stevenson, who is director of Catho- lic Social Services Host Homes, has served as president of chapters in Adanta, two terms and served on the executive council for three different terms includ- ing the present. She has worked on nu- merous national ggmmittees and is cur- ing as the national membership chair. In 2002, she won the title of Ms. Yett worked for the City of Detroit , deer cithe Pileidghia iladelphia Chapter and also a oa served as treasurer, She was Miss Alumnj for 1] years asa .recreation instructor 29 years as an attendance a : came actively involved with the Detroit Chapter in ‘1975 and has worked con- tinuously with the chapter as president for six years and secretary for four years. She was elected as Region II vice president and served for six years. When the Region began to falter, she assumed the position of assistant vice president and again served as Region vice president for three more eae Yerthas served on several committees at the national level including the Straws resurrection and the committee for select- rcs adler year. She has worked with the chapter to make the touring choir visits to the city very success- : served Region Il vi president B { di ‘of; ** . n for the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, joined the Philadelphia chap. ter of the National Alumni Association in the early 1970s. She has chaired or co. chaired various functions and chapter fundraisers. She served two terms as presi. in 1980, Barbee served as Region I secre- tary and as a member at large of the Na. ional Alumni Association. She has coor. dinated undergraduate Admissions Office rectuiting activities and currently serves as vice president and membership chair of _ the Philadelphia ter. She is co-chai e ip olden ly for|the chapter's anniversary cel. ory, who is assistant to the pease at NCCU, was employed as the Director of Alumni Relations fo; the university, serving as the chief liaison between NCCU and the 25,000 plus White students at black colleges: a course of a different color Thomas friend. Word spread, she said, and now ting quotas. : . i : Another hurdle? i from her town have attended rivate universities, such as Ham VASHING OE - Just after noon eke, e udencatthe once a Other activists and students, though, “The focus is on us.” tichiconcly black college. ton in Virginia and Howard, face no co on the Howard University yard. mem- a are not all black, and . said this influx of white students is cost- Most of the influx has come at pub- Lubrano said she never could have mandates to attract white students and bers of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity broke classrooms shouldn't be either,” said Lee iAfrican Americans slots and scholar- lic institutions, which receive fundi gone toa U.S. university without the full _ generally have less diverse student bodies, into an impromptu step show, bobbing y, adminionsdimerear Noche ships and could change the mission of from federal and state governments. S scholarship Alcorn State offered. At Howard, | percent, or about 100 anting as stomped in unison lina ART University, which activ historically black colleges and universities, are pressured to increase their white Alvin Chambliss, the attorney who _ of the 11,000 students are white. Its aca- had Bishop watched from adi. quigchin ene actigaly te- considered more nurturing than most Sis ive-action re- argued the Mississippi tion case, ic reputation or its music and athletic tance. In his three years on the campus, om His’ school’s i : populari other institutions. quirements at some other universities are said the focus at histori lack cam- programs generally draw those who do he has become fully immersed in co: eunehieineee 1:30 “T fee! like it will change the struc- waning. puses should be on providing a quality — enroll . life: student-body treasurer, sports an- - ee Me gl “Tt is an odd and dubious | ity ion, not on drawing white students. Ti to fit in nhouncer, newspaper board member, resi- * hh that institutions that have not eta “They are going all the way to Russia Bishop - a native of Shreveport, la.- dent adviser in a dorm. anyone” are now forced to recruit white to give away scholarships when they are whittled his college choice to Howard or But Bishop, one of the few white students, said Lezli Baskerville of the Na- sitting in the poorest state in thiscountry the University o: Michigan. He said he students at this historically black univer- tional Association for Equal Opportunity and there are many poor black kids right chose Howard “because of the tradition” - sity, said he has never felt quite comfort- in Education, there who could use those scholarships,” the red brick buildings, the faculty's im. able enough to join a fraternity. | Tennessee State University, for in- | Chambliss said. “They should be focus- _ pressive resumes, the Prestigious reputa- “You know, I started to ledge, but - stance, was at one point under court order __ing on improving facilities and adding _ tion. then I thought I shouldn't,” Bish 24, to increase its non-black enrollment to 50 professional programs so that it will make Heis aware, though, that some people said. “I wasn't suze how people would fg . - percent. The court even dropped _ all students want to go to these schools.” think he doesnt belong. about it with the history and i that requirement, and the school has Morgan State University President . He hasbeen called racist names, He I wasnt sure if people would understand _ | __ to earmark $924,000 a year for scholar- Earl Richardson agreed. He said the ky has been in classes where instructors have why I wanted to doit.” ships to white students. to diversifying student populations is of- referred to “the white man’ and made gen- Increasingly, white students are en- universities in Mississippi - fering quality programs. The Baltimore _ eralizations about white people that would rolling at the nation’s 120 historically black "Jackson State, Mississippi Valley Stateand school offers no race-based scholarships, have drawn fire if a white professor said colleges and universities, changing the ° rm State - must increase white enroll- but has unique pro in architecture the same about African Americans, he said landscape of institutions created when ments to at least 10 percentand maintain and city r nd planning that bring in “I wasin the administration building and African Americans were barred from at- that level for three years before receivi a__ students offal races. About 8 percent of I had had a problem with something ... tending most colleges. portion of $524 million in state funds Be its undergraduates and 20 percent of its and this lady who worked there said to In the past quarter-century, the num- ber of white students at these campuses _ has risen 65 percent, from 21,000 to nearly 35,000 - an increase driven partly a by court orders aimed at desegregation and Partly by interest in programs these schools oO ple who ar nice wo me ate enuinl nice,” says Chad Bihop, left, walking “The with Rober Jones on the Howard University campus in the District of Columbia. PHOTO: Dudley M. Brooks; WashjPost.. . “Some, such a8 West Viginia State” WER RUdERRT oF Fraces, Young wid, sin" Mire Or University and Lincoln University of Mis- many ways a measure of its success.» gimp souri, are now majority-white. Others, t does it say about thevalueof —_nior telecommunications major at struggling to meet court mandates for more your institution that people who didnt —_Baltimore’s Morgan State University. white students, use scant scholarship come before are how coming in droves to “Now, wecan freely. We learn about money to lure students from as far away get in? It means that your institution has how things are different for us as black as Russia. transcended color and now it is viewed as people ..- In English class, we study black Many educators said the changing _ an institution of higher learning of im- _ literature. In my media criticism class, we demographics will enrich the educationdl peccable choice.” . talked about how blacks are portrayed in want to learn more about financial aid? - miles southwest of} hool improvements provided in a fed- eral court settlement, officials said. An ef. fort to overturn that settlement reached in Ayers v. Fordice, a landmark desoprege tion case for colleges, was rej .18 by the U.S. Supreme Court. . Hands across the water Ses bastion lid enough eligible white students from Mis- sissippi to attend, so officials began recruit- ing overseas. Eugenia Merculova Lubrano, 24, of Veronezh, Russia, a 2001 graduate who works as an Alcorn recruiter for multicultural students, said she heard about the’ collége from the mother of a College Foundation of North Carolina provides all the information you need at no cost! 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This is for black The hardest gazes come when he walks across campus with black female friends. “It’s like, What is she doing with him?’ “ he said. But he has enjoyed Howard. “I wish I could do it over again,” he said. “This is a beautiful experience. “The people who are nice tome are penu- inely nice. ... “Not only did I get an academicedu- cation, I gota cultural education 1 dont believe I would have gotten that some- place else.” Avis Thomas-Lester writes for Wash- ington Post Some companies offer “free” financial aid presentations and then ask you to pay a fee or buy a product. www.CFNC.org 866-866-CFNC (toll-free) College 7 Foundation of North Carolina Helping You Plan, Apply, and Pay for College Se Habla Espafiol A service of the State of North Carolina © College Foundation, Inc. 2008