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Barber continued, ad¢- | . supremiacist massacre, anda address issuesdealing with iM; “History show that TO . legal commission that will improving education, achiev- whenever the NAACP has | ee examine theramifications of ingeconomicequity forlow ken stand and stood up for Vai , the Duke lacrosse alleged rape wealth communities, and Justice and civil rights, it has | OCTOBER 11-13, WEEK OF case, will be justtwoof the reforming the criminal justice _ ™ade America better . SEPTEMBER 13-19,2007 - ~‘manj-highlighisfortheup- © system. ' AD THE by CASH MICHAELS “coming 64¢h Annual State Rey. Barbier noted that several RE The Wilmington Journal Convention of the NC Confer “Ourthemeis. “The people, "presentatives from the 78. M’VOICE. 7 ence of the National Associa~ the power, the NAACP: member HK on J Coalition tion forthe Advancement of —_ fighting for our children, not that marched on the state” Colored People. just ourselves," NCNAACP , Legislature last March will be | Pres, Dr, William Barber told i attendance at the conven- The event, slated for the reporters Monday duringa "108. Hilton Riverside Hotel in s conference here in downtown Wilmington Oct. Wisingoa A legislative report card will : 11-13, will be hosted by the — be issued to determine how 3 New Hanover County “We are a membership organi-. °Sponsive state lawmakers NAACP. zation which invites people to have been to the 14-point HK join together in aneffortto MJ agenda. finding other ways in which to . service the community locally, “New Blood Brings New including ways to build their Ideas” op po membership here be pe it | Organization Pushes For’ appeared to be one of their 4 More Members To Enhiance primary concerns, | Significantly as one Site) and Photo: Gaius “Guy” member put it, “building their Sims, Sr. membership would aid them in executing other projects they feel that earnestly need to be addressed among which include’ GREENVILLE, NC - In a issues faced by “young black recent meeting the charter ~ men face in our community.” members of SERTOMA One member said that they need INTERNATIONAL. met to to build their organization large continue their dialog on several enough so they could spread important issues. Aside from themselves out among other their overall global mission to " issues facing our community. § locally we services to a : peace: *Peech.and « Fromletttoright James Chapman, President, Clinton Blber,a.B. Another objective is : a fl A.C. Smith and Les C during a meeting ¢nhance the presence o their plane was focused ee theo Golden oem in prea 59 NO: 3 vied - SERTOMA in the community. on their secondary mission, pe Guy Simms _ As one member put it, “in the past they did things quietly - because they did not want to appear. to be “self aggrandizing.” They. now believe that an enhanced presence would be more Locally, broadening their base is key also. Up to this point Adify. S has been made up of strictly male members, but some of the rs been tossing around the idea of inviting women to join them. As . one member put it, adding woman -to the membership could bring a more set of dynamics to § MA - cont. pg 9 i . | : ” ! scholars will discuss support- ing implementation of the The current housing foreclo- _ sure crisis involving subprime mortgages is anotherhot — topic, “We are a civil rights organi- zation, not a social service iL lh bo fo ap Nt: SET eae cept nnatireestes Feo fers candidates showéd S Rep J.C. 6 Wa of : + White ’ GUEST EDITORIAL, END THE MISGUIDED WAR IN SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2007 by CONGRESSMAN on. SCOTT : The Winton Jura issue of the Global War on Terror and it’ snexus with the. Inge. z § Semana te Pepe ae aden. the architect of 9/11 is’. Tec sbi eae Sf oe» a " ~ Nideoco ise aaa A coat cag ee in Iraq as soon as possible and ‘refocusing ournation’s attention on fighting the real” threats of terrorism around + the world. Our highest priority isto Mes orAmyand WASHINGTON (NNPA)= * Only one of seven Republican for the NAACP} orum __ this summer, That one was: Tom Tancredo | i Ae Democrats’ publican — ial candidate showed tape ome cn | ’s summer conference. Four Democrats came. All four top R candida have docked Not one R ipate in the PBS-Tavis mateo Forum” scheduled for Black Mo 27 at a Democrats on at Howard University. Hate, it’s an awfully strong word. Thesaurus. describes it as being “to loathe”, “to despise” or to “look down on wes iy" Yewhn casing pas en cick to facing Black audiences and Black issues, even some of the most faithful Black Republicans say that “hate” - though strong - sometimes doesn’t appear that far off. vais, oe ; ves wi Who are they listening to? Where are the the African- With Black ~ when Black This is not the firat time that Watts has broken ranks with —— White naif agen he remained a Supporter of atirsative scion. Eve now, ars te gene : action, a bread and butter issue in the Black community. “How can Republicans . “We're opposed to affirmative pee , Say, action’, but then we're tweaking the tax code to help some corporation? How can Sa re to you protoath beck ein ty i foo Americans of African descent, but you have the defense sie de | cgay ims his, yo “Hate is a strong word. But I gph Rt athe do, former as on San a pone itical political and economic the rebuilding process ining | ~ are truly lacking, Because of Nilay Iandmembers ofthe = __ Congressional Black Caucus meta “safety of ournation, - Unfortunately, the Bush © ~ Administration has not | feat esti ray. : Department of Defense’has’ of our all-volunteer service. The deserves the best leadership in to greater dangers in the future. We can, we must and . we will do better. America ? “Venoebd hed petves tiv protect ournation from => Tesponsialiits and chigring Deen papeae Prep pledes t0 wot kegp. oe American troops and reconciliation. This uation ip as Oe ae eee 12 tndnti aa tiné and te give F Asiabica i Vid , resourcesremain mired in. unacceptable and illustrates | President Bush's policy | soldiers.at leastafullyearat pate" by Traq, Al-Qaeda, who why our current policy in Iraq appears to be to continue to. home before redeploying them David Scott isa Democrat orchestrated the September _ constitutes ournation’s = __ advance the War on Iraq and again to Iraq. The National - representing Georgia, a lth terrorists attacks...not biggest Rasen poy ee _ then hand the War overto” Guard, which is designed to be ae fk b pale wedi. OF: the next President todeal _used to maintain and protect Afghanistan and Pakistan and : a i canaries ta sene _oerbonland send cs onger today thanthey ve Oty anaes nese aa were prior to their attack on _. problems. We must move our’ , ~ RRR aRE paix years igo Bs soldiers out of the cross hairs “, of Iraq ’s civil war immediately a ! Wonerned itr mais ? and move quickly to redeploy, — - livesof3,760 American a reconstitute and refocus our : ks _ within the R ifoftie Bey se aoa lao _Affican- former New Y¢ coli wigs preaching “to people, but saying, ‘How can the party be relevant in your life and in the ‘pr your organizations and your members >’ he says. He says he is also working with the RNC, ; _ official fo leam "how o have hat we are state and local development for a ae “there needs to be more ofa ap ot ada ver niitirim anaes esi paige: poke Virginia Republican for about 12 years, says he has finally had enough. _ “Idon’t see the Republicans ae to deve a. wccetcr re ier ore | "racism, see debates, ..is got pansies clinic tinh Mann + et ata become a waters! ‘ oe Gen pci Sereno Seemann dn:. pie ST ike Sn fee kerio Hecate “Welinein,Lraly dan'.caetodothose _Panytwoneainagesign sons ay two months ago after... that of Whites. “phat No one Reps nenly 8 2008-Black White or receive nearly all Fs on the tedlcee bench Lae cree | yeeemne 9 a nerica, You shouldn't _ “Instead we have been exposed ‘ Money Mistakes Black Women Make Black \ women make nioney mistakes. Financial experts — "identified some of the top money mistakes Black women make: . oL “Addiction to shoes | and handbags. 2 Putting theif financial lives on ~~~ hold. They rent ~ratherthan purchase their own - home. And tend not to save while looking forwardto “e = ee ‘many women wait to get married | fi ‘gi it * : control of their 3, “No financial plan F, wr A soam aa Suejette A. Jones The Sins-of Driving Inaworldwhere people do all kinds of crazy stuff in acar . MrsBeatrice Maye. a _ plan, and get help froma _ reputable financial planner, out .. pay yourself first; protect your bs Hone cine with aogate - Speeding, drowsy driving, eee ination 4 Gitte - Priorities long- term. Itis always , “A. Getting divorced.’ ~.- Aftera divorce, a. ‘ women’s - “ households income : ~ usually decreases — by as much as 45%. 5. Lackofasset protection, losing a- job,deathofa — spouse, a major . «+ and stick toit. Minority Voice Sept 21, - 282007 ped NEWS" how much income you need after retirement, devise a Plan Food for hoe “Those who no think des bine not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” ~ (Edward Stanley) ° “Empowerment isall about _ letting go so that others can | get along.” (Kenneth: x Blanchard) ete illness or accident, ordivorce. These. life-altering events — can affect you - financially, but - "many Black _Wwomenarenot _ prepared. Acquire adequate life insurance, insurance, and long-term * insurancefor . - themselves and their spouses. A three-to-six month emergency fundis amiust. : Financial experts recommend - that women take the following steps: stop getting deeper in ‘debt, a develop a financial 1 . ; ~ “A vacation is one atin you “A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you have been —: - (Earl Wilson) “The dictionary is the nie place where success comes before iia Ce | ia “Those that say you can n't take it with you — never sawa car packed for a FAMILY vacation trip.” (Unknown) _ “Vacation used to be a luxury, - butin today’s world it has. become anecessity,” begin to yearn for your. Faden plana posieiakipeed “The worldis full of willing _tather than new cars, calculate people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let gat (Robert Frost) pe “Summertime is the BEST. | time for family FUNTIME.” » “Beautiful siche wie accidents of nurture, but ) ot of art.” (Unknown), . “To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must deserve.” (Marilyn Savant) “Be decisive — standing i in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by traffic from both sides.” (Margaret Thatcher) “People ee to — successful the minute they decide to be .” (Harvey Mackay) “Don’t be fooléa you are totally responsible for what is inside your locker.” “Knowledge is power,” “Tf you can’t change your fate, change your attitude.” (Amy Tan) “Never be afraid to do something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.” (Anonymous) Who is Michelle Obama? Aworking sister, juggling three schedules daily — homework, piano and dance lesions and sports activities for their two young daughters, her own _busy schedule as an _ executive at the University of Chicago Hompitals and - just to keep things interesting the national schedule for her husband __ US Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois), now — presidential contender constitutes the life of Michelle Obama. ~ In May 2006, she was promoted to Vice-President _ ~~ forCommunity and External Affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals, making herresponsible forall = programs and initiatives that involve the relationships . between the hospitals and the community as well as. management of the hospitals’ business diversity program. Michelle Obama, a“cum laude” graduate of Princeton _ University, met her husband at Harvard Law School. She _ and the Senator instill in their girls, Malia and Sasha, “to ‘treat people like you expect to be treated. Thatis more — ~ important than how you look, what you know, ‘ol what you are wearing. “ - work.” biota Fish ci Be, é ee “besides driving, one observer has seen it all. She has. witnessed a woman attempting to __insert hercontact lenses — - while speeding down an urban expressway. - She watched devote Chinese carryout from a carton—using ' chopsticks. And she saw ~ ateenage boy changing his clothes while behind : the wheel in moving — ~ traffic. othr a behavior? After vig ites an - crunching numbers, _ researchers identified four ., Specific behaviors that dramatically increase the ~ odds of having a crash: taking youreyes off the road for two seconds or avg eco payee ese reveal a driver's ie : traffic or driving ata : contributes to far more _ traffic crashes than anyone mpet Speeding nearly tripled the crash odds, By, “speeding,” researchers don’t mean simply © exceeding posted limits. _ faster than prevailing speed ieee for ceeds. —. f looked at videos of actual i ‘maintaining a “safe” : Bis eocarchers voted tht _ alotof rear-end crashes ) occurred when the inves * ee che oe | a greater- -than-tw Hy : ; episodes cocanted fatty broad-daylight hours. ‘ * * . . Distractions: Distractions requiring the | drivers to look away from the road for two seconds Or longer nearly doubled 4 the chances of a crash. They really mean driving — This included applying a ‘make-up, dialing a cell. ne, searching for a cD, ‘or reading behind the us wheel —all non-driving - “hal activities, djusting climate | contro . ls, changing radio Stations and other i behaviors associated usually didn’t take more than two seconds. The _ fesults show how quickly ‘i and unexpectedly traffic headway bebesen am oo ria aN Peoria. ia oe Tee | car and the car ahead - | “J Tete aa ea | of them. Despite this "safety cushion, they tumed their attention — as away from the road, - something agnesedibe iy . presets ie 2 causedtraffictoslow = | down or brake, and- 7 ahead. Aggressive driving, like two-second distractions, also doubled the risk of a crash. Researchers defined “aggressive driving” as using the vehicle to menace another _ ‘driver or pedestrian, and ‘also as al combination of speeding, weaving in and Out of traffic, running stop signs, and other actions. Researchers will continue to examine crash risk associated with particular types of drivers or combinations of activities. Videos and black box readings will prove to be very useful instruments in developing collision en systems. bam!-they hitthe vehicle | ye ee 3 ‘An TS pres SEPT. 74 2007 - 11:30 AM | TO 3:30PM (1) MEAT PLATE: j (2)MEAT PLATE: $7.00 ii WHERE SYCAMORE HILL 5 1001 HOOKER RD., GREENVILLE , NC 27834, 252.756.4869 EXT, = | CALL AND ~ PLATE... IN © nto arama emi % Remember to Vote Nov. 6 Pain For BY THE Commirree To Exect Pat Dunn ror Mayor ASSISTANT DA REMOVED FROM THE J OHNSON CASE IN WILSON COUNTY - Durham - At 10AM this morning,(24 Sept. 07) it was announced that the Assistant DA, William Wolf has been removed from the James Johnson case in Wilson, NC. The matter has been turned over to the State Attorney General’s office for review, with the assignment of a Special Prosecutor to the case. Johnson’s bond has been reduced from $1 million to $60,000. NAACP State Conference President, Rev. William Barber is sitting in Wilson with Rev. Darryl Canady, and Rev. Elton Powell, waiting to walk Mr. Johnson out to greet his family after a three-year i incarceration. : There will be a Press Conference at Spm today at the Jackson Chapel First Baptist Church located at Pender and Nash Streets in Wilson with NAACP leaders, ministers, Johnson family members, attorneys and James. Founded i in 1909, the NAACPi is the nation’s oldest and Linioue civil rights organization whose mission is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. For more information, call the State Office at 866-626-2227 or é-mail us at nenaacp@ gmail.com. B # # — Amina J Turner, Bide Direcice NCN AACP 114 W Parrish St, Second Floor Durham, NC 27701 : 919/682-4700 919/682-471 1 (fax) How important Kxel-ellerclateamne a relationship? Anthony F. 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During the hearing, Martin acknowledged the difficulty in getting the plea’ — withdrawn, saying itis “near. By JOSHUA FREED impossible, and it should be.” Associated Press Writer But he said Craig’s conduct . was not criminal. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -A Prosecutor Christopher Renz Judge took Sen. Larry said the timing of Craig’s | Craig’s request fo withdraw. _4¢cision to withdraw his guilty his guilty plea under plea was political. Craig was advisement on Wednesday, arrested in a Minneapolis and the Idaho Republican airport bathroom June 11, then announced he will stay in entered his plea Aug. 8. Craig office for the time being, said he panicked in entering omitting mention of an his plea. 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Before the life of an individual can be trans- formed, the Word of God must renew the mind, Sunday, September 23, 2007, aman by the name — of “Uncle Jesse,” discov- ered his life had been transformed within twenty-four hours, | My Pastor took the opportunity | to minister to “Uncle Jesse” on | a Wednesday night during Bible | Study. As she’ ministered to him, he could feel a sense Of i hope. The mem : hug him and minister lee e-1 “Uncle Jesse.” This love drew => him back to service on Sunday. a ’ As the Word was going forth, | “Uncle Jesse’s” life was being - | ©) transformed. After the service, | an invitation to salvation was | presented. “Uncle Jesse” raised his hand and began to walk to _ the front. He said, “I want to } give my life to Jesus.” To give you a brief history about “Uncle Jesse,” he is disabled and “was” homeless. When he accepted the Lord, his life began to change instantly. As he was ministered to, another young man walkéd to, ’ the altar and said he wanted to give his life to the Lord. After accepting the Lord, the body of believers gathered together and found a place for “Uncle Jesse” to live, placed money in his hands, and gave him an assurance that everything was going to work out for him. He began try and thank God "for meeting his need, He needed a place to live, a place to rest and call home, Before he received the peace of God in the natural, he received it first in his heart. “Uncle Jesse” was excited about the manifestation — of God within twenty-four hours, I didn’t forget about the ___ other young man. After he- received Jesus into his took every beer can and liquor bottle, placed them in a trash bag and threw the bag in the dumpster and said, “I am going to live,” | The power of a spoken » word can transform your traveling in life, simply pray : sgencel Lord, Ihave sinned and come ‘short of your glory. Task you to forgive me -. for the wrong that I have done. I believe that you gave your only begotten son, Jesus, to die for my sin. I believe He rose on the third day with all power. According to heart, he went home and life because your mind has been ~~ renewed through the Word of . life in Jesus. confess with my mouth the Lord Jesusand | » believe in my heart that — Jesus was raised from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” I thank Lord for sot gee on me. I thank you for accepting me into your kingdom. ee name,Amen, — If you sincerely sik this prayer, Jesus came into your | heart and has given you a new , "Tif. You can really begin living a life full of peace, If you are not a member of a local body, I do encourage you to find a ministry that teaches the Word of God. Make your confession daily. Salvation i is a faith step. As you continue to grow in your relationship with the Lord, you can experience a transformed. God. 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Inthe past some of SERTOMA outstanding accomplishments included launching the concept of the Jackie Robinson Baseball League and sponsoring that league some 15 years ago youth weren’t actively in any numbers recruited to join the Babe Ruth League locally. - SERTOMA continues to sponsor the Jackie Robinso League today. H Much more recently the | University Esquires, an event that. somewhat parallels. debutante balls was created as @means of young black men to pursue higher learning. » Since commencing these activities the have been 100% Successful. Thus far'all of their candidates have enter college. SERTOMA. INTERNATIONAL now a worldwide organization came ' into being in INTERNATIONAL is a 501 service. .to mankind members in over 700 cliths GAME TICKETS S15 becatise young black . eigh in 1985. and a Greenville Chapter was setup 5 years later. SERTOMA - |()4 not for profit civic Organization dedicated to. (SERTOMA), with 20,000. across Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States, Every year Sertoma clubs raisé more than $20 million for community needs, _In a statement released by SERTOMA : INTERNATIONAL, and which was apparent by the warmth projected during their meeting, Sertomans feel that they can offer its membership a~ camaraderie of life-long friendships, leadership training and personal:. growth Opportunities, networking and. learning about your community and its priorities, and the Opportunity to make a real _ difference — the ultimate “feel good” opportnity. Globally, Sertoma’s primary service project is assisting the more than 50 million people with speech, hearing and language disorders, Sertoma. also sponsors . community projects to promote freedom and democracy via - civic involvement, youth causes and a variety of other local community needs, as selected and fundéat by individual clubs. ae Veet _ who may be interested in out more about SERTOMA can ‘contact . A.C. Smith at 252-752- _ Sertomans are dedicated to __ Service to mankind, As the third oldest service organization in the TInited Statec Sertamane aa “New Blood Br ings New Ideas” oi o are bound together through a ~common thread of camaraderie and a sense of contributing to something much larger than oneself. Sertoma considers its thembership is non-exclusive and not limited by boundaries, gender, socioeconomic class, race or religion. In order to provide diverse services to diverse communities, Sertoma is comprised of diverse individuals, | including minorities and women of | all ages, trades people, small business owners, educators, housewives and professionals. Projects that have been funded by SERTOMA include ‘summer camps for hard of hearing ‘youth; Fantasy Sports Camps; | speech or hearing related equipment and screening programs; projects that meet the needs of children or the elderly; school and fire equipment; . _ computer software and hardware; wheelchairs, hearing aids and other communication devices; drug prevention programs; _ playground or athletic field development;. historical _ preservation and beautification projects; guide dogs for the blind BY pe Locally those people Oct. & = aia 7:30 Pe ECU wa. UCE 5 sin ‘ OOW JOY 1340 Vi ERIE R ei te