a Happy Kwanzaa SERVING PRINCEVILLE TARBORO WILLIAMSTON AND PITT COUNTY SINCE 1980 FREE DEDICATED TO THE en 6 | sguepeee— Complnenay iM = CONTRIBUTIONS OF | ET pet ee AFRICAN AMERICANS VY, - ¢ a an aes) DEC 2007 Issue | | ir 2 0 ta | INORITY Y OI DEC 2007 Issue EQANISS FAR Ay 3 A th. nes IY 45” | ® g < ~. ~ ~ 1) Z qQ oun Chamber of Commerce I DRED The Los Angeles Sentinel’s LEGENDS by: Yussuf J. Simmonds p Win In H | became a landmark case in irates Win In Hawaii . judicial history because it , , ? SC OTT represented the core values of the American judicial system “A descended — what the US Constitution from Black Africans, stood for — and why Black whether slave of free, is not People are still subjected to a a citizen of the United different judicial system, up States, according to the US __ ‘0 and including the present. Constitution.” This was made perfectly clear when a sitting associate US Supreme Court, 1857 Justice of the US Supreme | Court reportedly said That was the gist of the US recently, “My job, as I see it, Supreme Court decision Is to preserve the original when the infamous “Dred meaning of the Constitution. Scott vs. Sanford” case was 10 fully understand the decided in 1857 and it is essence of the Dred Scott still reverberating today, 150 we ree impact “ after it was handed society, it is necessary to Alpha Kappa Alpha Owe. fede rd his wife revisit the circumstances that oro ‘et had e _led Scott to file a lawsuit PC A a an Incorponcted US Constinion aatitey . ~_ Board Changeover . . .. Newly elected mayor, Pat Dunn Tota Kappa Omega _ ost. The Dred Scott case and Elected Council Members at Swearing In 12/10/07 Chapter —e 2 35" Anniversary : | SHARPTON HEIGHTENED SECURITY AS THREATS | INCREASE, by HAZEL EDNEY, TRICE The Wilmington Journal * FCC Chairman visits PCM - and PC County Comm. Johnson .» ++ Shown above Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr, Cong. GK. Butterfield, FCC Chairman Dr. McRae file photo - NNPA Editor-in-chief Mother prayed that was the feeling of all when Ms" Lucille Gorham prayed during the ceremony of the oath of office for the elected officials in Greenville. photo M. Adams Whee pase Srd Annual Turkey Shake A ; WASHINGTON (NNPA) i % ~ The Rev. Al Sharpton, rid ee looking back on a year of wae | volatile civil rights and ese bs race cases, says despite —_l i the false alarm when a Ra Tg Ree eee HE LITTLE WILLIECENTER The Gatlin Family“ rhormetriet tere recently cel- _prisoner sent a harmless (Standing from left to right) D.D. Garrett, Sylvia English, Tracy ebrating the 75th Birthday of Ellis Gatlin. Family and friends substance to his New Donohue, Mayor-Elect, Ms, Pat Dunn, Bee Behr, Holly Garris gathered at the home on Ward Street in Greenville. Afamily York headquarters last rm mercer yeas and Geraldine Randolph of the Little Willie Center, Council- _that is well known through out the community. Everybody month, he is still NEWSPAPER AND stare ‘AN Larry Spell and Mort Stine, Seated from left to right Renee Knows Gatlin (smile) photo by Ay Jimmy Sreeter carmaety coneeaned for Arrington, founder of the Little Willie Center, Edith Webber, | " ONT RAE i), — WISHING YOU, HAPPY HOLIDAYS LWC Honoree and her husband Carroll Webber, along with “We're getting all kinds Marvin Arrington, Chairman-Board of Directors. of threatening calls. This is just one that hit the . papers,” says Sharpton in Preaching an interview, “Especially : since Jena and then Machine around the time of the Rev Kenneth Hammond was Washington ha ig on hand at the celebration for time we're involved, we The Bishop Randy B, Royal. pecan pd phone pictorial'pg 11 problem because that's ‘ continues pg 14... Minority Voice December 14 - 21, 2007 pg2__ Can Obama Save Black / “ty ALTON oo can win the White House, the relevant question, nonetheless, is whether he ~ can save Black America. Rev. Jesse Jackson, ina recent Chicago Sun-Times Op-ed piece, apparently would answer this who is afraid toraise Pe takon eager to offer Black solutions. » Our if Is that v we need som . rating heal” a Ph warfare, environmental warfare, biological . warfare and’ police terrorism, Itis a contradiction i in terms for someone who wins the White House to also solve Black problems. Again, Blacks are being asked to endorse and finance our Own oppression. Oppression cannot occur without the. gjuiescence of the oppressed. The ~ House is the. quartets for white - supremacy. It reminds Blacks of the “Big House.” The doctrine of stare decisis controls - public policy in the Bic Ae wk while Blacks were in slavery. There is also the - doctrine of checks and balances with a bicameral legislature, a three-tiered - judicial system and an impeachment process for - both the judicial and executive branches of . ‘government. A politician has a better shot at escaping from Alcatraz than passing remedial ~~ laws for’Blacks. Although Rev. Jackson fails to say itinthese ~. words, there is a national Hogs conspiracy. against = “descendants of enslaved ‘Africans. On the state and federal levels, the executive, legislative and judicial branches of “s government are adi continuing to conspire to deny to Blacks basic. human, economic and civil rights. Even if - Obama had good - intentions, history eu : be against him. This — country assassinated’ President Abraham _ Lincoln and President John F. Kennedy and: their credentials on race were mixed. President Bill Clinton was able to ; eager ie synonymous, . Jaws in this country’s’ | s~ history against Blacks. _ Rev. Jackson put his _° finger on the problem — “when he. wrote: “The Rev. Martin Luther King saw OP) the movement to end segregation and gain voting rights as the first _ Stage of the civil rights - movement.” Thee gains have benefitted immigrants from | historically-oppressed groups. There have been no further gains, Whites secured voting rights and the right to political and legal _ representation in 1787, Blacks only secured a - semblance of voting rights in 1965. He never mentioned the continuing denial of the Tight of Blacks to enjoy political. and legal representation. — Polealyy, there is a wide gulf between whites and — Blacks, Rev. Jackson further wrote: “The: ellis the system, My ty _ second stage should be political and legal representation. This is the _ bridge between segregation and voting rights, on the one hand, and economic justice and equal opportunity, on the . other hand. The right to vote and the: right of political representation are not Be afi representation. The goal line in politics is political representation. Blacks actually believe. ie ney are ES merica? — tdinhidowns bic crossing midfield. This explains why Blacks are mired in quicksand. We are putting . the cart before the horse ahd we are equating “ees political presence with political representation. As we put more Blacks in political offices, our. condition is worsening. There is a national - phenomenon that is | spreading its ‘wings in the United States and it is ensnaring all Blacks. A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts shows that while the middle class of every other ethnic group is expanding, the | Black middle class is on the decline, Black children 7 will not fare as well economically as their _ parents. In part, this results from’a war on Black males. To be sure, the Black maleis searching for solutions, See, for example, the Million Man March in 1995. More than two million Black males assembled on the National Mall. Since 1995, the war on Black males has escalated with no solution in sight. ~ Without the right of political representation, Blacks can only act as proxies and pawns for those:who have an economic stake in this ~ country. It y as never the intent of thé “Fotindinig Fathers” to empower | - Blacks politically and _ whites will cut off their _ hoses to spite their faces ~ ‘before Blacks enjoy’ {Seles equality. The Poe Se Se ee ee Og Seg right to vote is not mentioned in the Constitution. The Fifteenth Amendment . authorizes Congress to enact legislation to keep discrimination out of the ‘polling booth, For ninety- five years, voting rights. abuses were honored in the breach. Voting rights focus, primarily, on polling booths and not on legislative arenas nor on _ political decision-making. ‘The condition precedent to enjoying the right of political representation is the exercise of the rights - under the First Amendment. These rights include free speech; freedom of assembly, freedom of association and petitioning the - government for a redress of grievances, Any examination of the legal history of the First — Amendment will show that Blacks have not fared well. There is a reason why it is termed the “First Amendment,” however, It is the most important of all the constitutional amendments. All elements of the First Amendment must be present to constitute political representation. - Blacks are not allowed to engage in political speech. Cong. Adam Clayton Powell found this out ,_ When, he h hosted alert erence of the first nails in his coffin, He had previously criticized the corrupt _.. practices of the NYPD. > New York is stil a a police Hill. This ives one ‘tite: This is why we are _ witnessing a legal charade - in Sean Bell et. al. Any Black person who: “engages in Political : speech is committing treason. In 2007, Blacks — - tust still know their “place. Jim Crow is still alive, Forty years ago, Dr. King spoke out against ‘the Vietnam War at Riverside Church in Manhattan on April 4, 1967. The following year, on April 4, military intelligence of the U.S. Army assassinated him in Memphis, TN, Connect the dots. We must - strengthen our knowledge _ of our history. | Very few Blacks know the causes of the Civil War. - Frederick Douglass, among others, knew that Blacks had to have a. "voice in the political _ debate. Thus, he helped form the Liberty and, subsequently, the Free Soil Party. This is instructive. To have a voice in:politics, an oppressed group must have its own political party. Our ancestors must be turning over in their graves. No self-respecting Black person, in the nineteenth century, would have enrolled in the “slave party.” It still is. An effort was afoot after the Civil War for the Democratic Party to... recapture its Blacks: The crowning jewel of this . €ffort would be to make a descendant of enslaved Africans its titular head. Next week’s article: The ~ Quid Pro Quo and the “Jena 6.” DEFINITION OF ~ R DRIAL, L, “YOUNG BLACK AND LOCKED up KWANZAA vambes one e jailer represents a 1 ni i ment instead of | state into five regions so that exception to the bumper- monumental national failure. Tehabilitation. confined youths would be . _ Sticker thinking of too many Kwanzaa is a unique within driving distance of state leaders who pursue * . African American More and more of those who A 2003 US. Department of their homes. Each regionhas ‘’Tough on crime,” ‘’Zero celebration with focus on enter the Prison Pipeline start Justice investigation into two facilities housing no tolerance,” ‘Lock ‘em up” the traditional African with arrest records as young —_ conditions at Oakley and more than 40 young people. approaches to punish rather values of family, children, Earlier this year,a Columbia Juvenile Training than address the problems of community responsibility police officer arrested seven- Schools in Mississippi found This Department of Youth — troubled youths, Increasing commerce, and self- year-old Gerard Mungo, Jr., _that juveniles there were Services focuses on intensive investments in health caré, improvement. Kwanzaa is in East Baltimore, Maryland, being hog-tied with chains, —_ individual counseling, quality early childhood neither political nor claiming that the child was _ physically assaulted by academic and vocational education, better schools and religious and despite some riding a dirt bike on the guards, sprayed with education, and positive: positive youth development in misconceptions, is not a sidewalk. Gerard was chemicals during military behavior modification. Key . out-of-school time would not._ {Ik bstitute for Christmas, It - handcuffed and taken to a exercises, forced toeattheir features of the Missouri - only increase the number of * is simply atime of | * police station where’officers — own'vomit and put in dark: ' model are its integration of children reaching successful African. ' a | "took his fingerprints and mug solitary confinement cells mental health into all of its adulthood but increase public American people, their a . shot. after being stripped naked. rehabilitation components and Safety. The last thing a young | . , The Wilmington Journal Mississippi’ $ juvenile justice its comprehensive approach person needs is lessons in Originally posted 12/1/2007 _ Incarceration is extremely system is now under a federal to treatment, which includes how to become a hardened if e asked where the COStY. In California, state judicial decree because of family gli and . a criminal by exposure to adult v bed States ke’ detention centers for young these and other violations counseling. : mentors in adult United States ranks among people cost $216,000) a year found by the Department of or callous adults in industrialized countries on per child; county facilities Just ny Rach Gonfined youth is : ~— eee low birthweight, infant cost about $117,000, States brought together with nine fn qine is & change for ou mortality or child poverty, a spend on average nearly three For some young people, being other teens who eat, study and Children ahd Ourantion’s K | guess much higher than the times as much per prisoner assent to a youth detention live together as ateam, Bach 54 wanzaa has come to be | bottom on any of these social they do per public school facility can be a death team of ten is under the observed by more than18 indicators would be wrong. pupil. In some States, the sentence. In January 2006, supervision of two trained For more information on the miltion say tag gs ng But if you were asked where 9fWthin prison costs also —‘14-year-old Martin Lee youth specialists. When a Children’s Defense Fund's - ont Thos y whe New America stands on exceeds the growth in higher Anderson died of suffocation young person has a problem, — America’s Cradle to Prison ore Lunes, VY Oen 2 its citizens, you education spending. When it —_at a’state-run boot camp in s/he can call a meeting of the Pipeline report, visit | mt por diod to an ne : Costs more to detain a child Florida after seven guards team to work out a solution. —_childrensdefense, org/ | that oe eveivone les: than to provide him a Head beat and restrained him. His Academic success is: cradletoprison. 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Missouri has ~~ ouncil whose Leave No Child i United States, Black males ! dramatically reduced youth Behind® mission is to ensure |] Pea mie pseu: pa disproportionately \ ps deel to seven pie oe a Healthy Start,a |} SW Crepes” Yeesinntewstave ete detee, fees, felaefa eee” Ay settle wiedecas to do with the children we \- . in Louisiana and bes ciara ndcuem St shat Methowet eins vc ; meates Our y on Youth pte Our ranking as the world’s culture where the focus i 1983 Missouri closed all of its a often on control and youth prisons and divided the ‘Sadly, Missouri is an Mrs Beatrice Mast The Editor: What is forgiveness? veness is a feeling of vel ess, freedom and acceptance. We no longer want to punish the people who hurt us, but it frees ourselves of moving on, forgetting and holding grudges, resentments and hatred because all have been hurt by parents, lovers, — spouses, children, friends, co- workers, employers, teachers, preachers, peers, playmates — the whole system — schools, governments, criminal justice system, the media, even by ourselves, We wonder why they hurt us? We often have heard: Forgive and forget Let bygones be bygones Turn the other cheek Kiss and make: up “ To err is human; to forgive is bakinaigh . c OF fie Bs APOE be oe eh tae es sit aw errs hora ge al Suejette A. Jones address these problems. The COMMUNITY NEWS. i a a ae ‘Minority Voice December 14 - 21, 2007 pg3 | tle Hcgiving deters the 4 kind of person you are and } forgiving has a price. make peace with our selves, for forgiveness becomes an experience you will treasure. Forgiveness help us all. Follow these ‘identify the wrongs you have’ committed, acknowledge the hurt you’ve caused, and ask - _ the other person to forgive - «you; God forgives you! . _ Beatrice Maye TURN YOUR HOUSE _ UNTOA HOME Read these tips: 1. Take off shoes for slippers immediately after entering the ~ house. 2. Change the color of your walls. 3. Try tapestries on the walls and rugs on bare floors. 4. Relax with a lighted » candle, light the _ fireplace is preferable. 5. Tur off the overhead light. 6. Arrange your . furniture conversational Should “Faith Based” Solutions BeGivena =“ In the public square there is much debate concerning the public Funding of faith-based social service delivery, hye | rage in civic ee, churches, "javelin OF te Pah 1 te, entoa the and economic crisis fe pee eters Led tical ll Fv, he eoulan Agence a America have not and cannot overcome poverty and the social dysfunction faced by _ these two communities. They have not applied the resources needed, and there is ho strategic agenda to suggest they will act differently in the _. future, There are too many ~~ other priorities. | — Second, it is not the government’s job alone too government should do it’s ~ Part, but it cannot do it all, institution, These , Congregations are located where the problems are. They : head of the table when as the table is round, 8. Decorate the faanily ~~ room with family, 9, ‘Throw out the remote _. control — cutting out so much TV-watching. The i inconvenience may cause moving instead of eit | too long. 2 ee 10. Put your treadmill next to your favorite easy chair. 11. Throw down some extra carpet padding in one room. You may doa little bit of aerobic exercise. 12. Get more smoke detectors will make your home safer, 13. Get a carbon monoxide detector, 14, Light up your way to the b bathroom. 15. Add a few plants t to your home, getting rid of excessive _ formaldehype, causing | certain cancers. 16. Batten down (buy some adhesive strips) to keep from slipping. 17. Get a dog...at least a dog dish. Dogs hear footsteps long before you do. 18. Put a few ‘real’ stickers in your windows and doors. Better still, install a real alarm system. . 19. Keep curtains closed at night. 20. Get a reinforced strike plate. Most burglars enter through the front door. Let a professional hocksrrGih install it. | 21. ‘Nail down windows, 22. Keep your doors locked. It’s amazing how so } many people: congregations can play's a major role in social regeneration. For centuries, local congregations have played a major role in the struggles for economic justice, a compassionate — government and civil rights. For at least a century, faith- based organizations have-been ~~ - involved in education, health, — _ and welfare services, They have provided effective delivery systems. In most communities the church is the only remaining viable haye the resources to respond. Thy have the people, the buildings, and the money. Most important, they have the historic and enduring mandate to serve their neighbors. To deny faith-based ~ organizations the right but would shut the door on a . service vitally needed to bring down the wall of poverty and social disintegration, “ (end of quote) Notes... Rev. Wilson Good directs a program that monitors children whose parents prison. Yeahtoual lita peloton acho. purpose of the Lucille W. spectrum of community _ services, Respectfully submitted Ms..Suejette A, Jones a ee ae - Four cities have been chosen. ~ to host the 2008 presiden ssidential and vice presidential debates. “New Orleans, one of 16. finalists, didn’t make the final cut. City officials were told it was because the city, devastated by Hurricane Katrina two years ago, wasn’t ready to host such a large- scale event, Interesting, considering New Orleans held Mardi Gras celebrations just six months after the storm and has attracted numerous conventions and conferences, many of which bring hundreds of thousands of people into the city. Critics of the commission say New - Orleans was omitted from the: final list because politicians don’t want to remind the world that the government — failed the people of New Orleans, In the days, months and weeks following Hurricane ~ Katrina, the world watched as the American government failed to address the needs of walk out their front doors without locking — them. Also keep the doors locked even when you are at home. Ages of Women Age 8: Looks at herself and sees: Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty Age 15: - Looks at herself and sees: Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty/ Cheerleader or if she has PMS: sees Pimples/U gly (“Mom, I can’t go to school looking like this!”) | Age 20: Looks at herself and sees: “too fat/thin, too short/tall, too straight/too curly” but decides she’s going out anyway. Age 30: Looks at herself and sees: “ too fat/thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly” — but decides sht doesn pve time to fix it so she’s going out anyway, Age 40: Looks at herself and sees: “too fat/thin, too short/too : tall, too straight/too curly” but says, “At least, I’m clean” and goes out anyway. Age 50: Looks at herself and reminds herself of all the people who can’t even see themselves in the mirror anymore. Goes out and conquers the world. Age 70: Looks at herself and sees wisdom, laughter and ability — goes out and enjoys life. Age 80: Doesn’t bother to look. Just puts on a red hat and goes out to participate in the world. Age 90: Can’t see and doesn’ t worry about it! ee National politicians ignore N ew RRS Orleans, again became a perfect case study of the country’s inability to address issues of race and poverty. Promises were made to help rebuild the city. But, — as the media and the government moved on to the next hot topic, ihose promises were forgotten. The current presidential candidates are not doing . much to bring attention to New Orleans either. Sure, Democrat John Edwards launched his campaign there. But the issues that New Orleans shed light on — economic oppression, governmental neglect of poor people of color and more — aren’t as prevalent in the - discussions as, say, health care or ending the war in Iraq. And we can’t just blame the Republicans: one of the co- chairs of the committee responsible for selecting the debate sites, Paul G, Kirk Jr., _ isa Democrat, The other, Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., is a Republican. Hosting the debates in New Orleans would have given the candidates an opportunity to examine the intersection between race and poverty and to unveil plans designed to adequately address the issue. Instead, the commission used unfounded complaints to say no to New Orleans, America needs to remember how the government failed New Orleans. If the story isn’t told often, the lesson won’t be learned. The presidential debates would have once again shined a much néeded light on the city and would ; have exposed the bureaucracy and red tape residents wanting to rebuild must struggle with. Instead, New Orleans is once again tossed to the side. And so, too, are the many poor people of color all around the country who saw their stories reflected in those of the hurricane’s victims. An opportunity for growth and change has been missed. All we can hope for now is that the candidates do what the debate commission was too cowardly to do: go to New Orleans, talk to the residents, learn what’s really going on and begin to formulate plans to make sure what happened in New Orleans in 2005 never happens again. (Judge Gre Mathis is Hla RainbowPUSH and a national board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.) ~ Minority Voice December 14 - 21, 2007 ped ~ | ane rarer Mary L. Cates serves as Homecoming Chairperson eoccooe MARRIED IN MIN ISTR # ADE tke at Elizabeth City State University : : " pu sedis Mary L. Cates, a retired Pitt county educator and Elizabeth City State University graduate, was chosen by the National Alumni Association of ECSU to serve as the Homecoming Chairperson. + Cates, primary duties included identifying and recruiting Alumni from the different chapters to serve as contestants for the Mr, / Ms. Alumni contest. The contestant who raises the highest amount of money for scholarship is crowned Mr. or Ms. Alumni. Cates, plans activities for the entire weekend of Homecoming, beginning with the Coronation, where the Mr. / Ms. Alumni is crowned; the Ice-Breaker dance; the After Party; and the Prayer Breakfast. Cates, who was crowned Ms. Alumni in 1994, cutrently serves as the President of the Eva‘J. Lewis Alumni Chapter, Greenville, NC. She has also served as the Second-Vice President, Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary of the National Alumni Association of ECSU. Cates is a committee member of the Awards Banquet, 1961 Class. agent for the 60’s Decade Reunion, member of the Presidential Scholarship Ball, and is a life member of ECSU National Alumni Association. _ Cates, a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, Greenville, NC, serves as Lead Usher and Chairperson of the Hospitality Excellonpe Ministry. She also serves as oy : Chief Judge during Election. wi = } The Eva J. 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We. to Sat. 8:00AM tof 30PM ‘30M God Bless~Tell A Friend Send 45.00 and ger free flicker - Tageries-3 bs for $L89bag | Minority Voice December 14 - 21, 2007 pgs "House Axes Washington County OLF Site House Axes Washington County OLF Site December 14,2007. ‘ Washington, D.C. aS ey ' approving the annual defense Butterfield said the House _ Closed the door on the Navy’s proposed outlying landing field in Washington County. “The House-has taken the Washington County site off the table because it posed a danger to the community, pilots and aircraft,” Butterfield said. “This is a clear message that if the Navy wants to move forward with an OLF it must have the | support of the community.” The ee report on the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Bill includes language repealing “the authority for construction of an outlying landing field at Washington County, North Carolina.” The language goes on to say conferees “expect the Department of the Navy to request-new authorization for-an outlying field once-a- study of the impact to the environment is complete and a site is selected.” The House approved the bill by a 370 to 49 vote. The bill now goes to the Senate for an up or down vote, and, if approved, it goes to President Bush to be signed into law. The Navy has already purchased more than 2,000 acres in Washington and Beaufort counties as part of a 30,000-acre OLF the Navy Says it needs in order to train pilots to land on aircraft - carriers. The proposed site lies just west of an area that was established specifically as a waterfowl sanctuary © where thousands of birds winter annually. At peak, there are about 25,000 tundra swans and more than 65,000 | snow geese which regularly fly out to feed in the farm fields just west of the site. $40 GETS “ ghetdage _ 4Pepsi drinks More recently, the Navy has Carolina would be asked to been working with the states bear all the economic and of North Carolina and quality-of-life burdens, Virginia to find an alternative Virginia Beach would enjoy Site, all the benefits. = Last month, Butterfield wrote “The small number of new to Navy Secretary Donald C, jobs associated with the OLF Winter to express concerns simply could not offset the about sites being considered shock to the lifestyle and in Gates and Camden viability of these counties. Butterfield said that | Communities,” Butterfield while northeastern North said. Congressman G. K. Butterfie jel, (pictured above) wrote to Navy Secretary Donald C. 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LLC HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BUDWEISER ba 4 f y F a r™ oat ims - a ¥ aie ° ~ = * sai =u * Sr Annual Tarkey Shake Party A Success Photos & Stories: Gaius “Guy” Sims, Sr. GREENSBORO, NC - Adding Rich Washington Rodeo Pro- sail poe moter Ist Annual Rodeo Awards Pre- sentation to this years 3rd Annual Tur- key Shake Party hosted by Tony Cham- bers, his band and his lovely wife Linda in Kemersville (Greensboro) was like adding more spice to this years pump- kin pie. It gave their party an added de- | gree of excitement. Cuba Gooding (Sr.) | and the Main Ingredient performed at this years party, and did they put on an great show, Even with their star power this group was very approachable, And fellas this party drew out the ladies, It Guy Sims - DJ WOOW Radio SATURDAY MORNING IN SOULSVILLE was a nice scene. Locally, I gave away free tickets on WOOW PPEVONY CoamBeRs Bano , fa ; ‘ “i * DRIVE SAFELY Radio in Greenville to promote this event. Down there I cer- tainly had fun covering it. It also turned out to be an eye opening event as well. In spending the night on the campus of Dudley Cosmetology University I was impressed by the size of the school. In reflection, I also discovered that DCU is the only University of its kind in the world that helps the career cosmetologists tomake more money by improving their attitude, self esteem, and skills while learning from other people and cultures through a technical arts pro- gram. As.a mater of fact DCU offers several classes of continuing education and has a number of campuses throughout the country, Iconsider myself to be well traveled but my visit to Dudley Uni- versity where the event was being held at the Yates Convention Cen- ter, one of their on-campus facilities turned out to be something of an eye opener. Later that evening that Center would be packed with several hundred party-goers and the parking lot would be “stuffed” with a lot of shiny late model SUVs gleaming in the chilly night air. rs RY eR ary: Fi A cesta endadlchaih.. st shana fi } % é i. Gooding (far left) and her husband Tony (right) throw the spotlight on a shy Linda Chambers after she was coaxed from the audience where _ was enjoying her husband's performance. Linda is also an airline pilot. —_ Once inside you found yourself greeted by the sound of anearth- quake disco sound system Which provided preshow entertainment. ry ] revious Now this party was a BYOB affair but you didn’t have to bring your own liquor unless you wanted too. The liqour, food, festivities, and-- entertainment by the Main In- gredients providing Las Ve- gas style entertainment was included in the price of the ticket... and for just $35 dol- lars per person that was a real holiday bargain. And get this - the buffet was hand pre- pared by the Chambers en- tourage themselves, not some caterer plying you with weak ice tea, watery potato salad, cold beans and the like, No - this party didn’t shake out that way. The food was sumptuous and the chicken was fried on the spot. There were some people who were disappointed because they were not able to get “sec- onds” on the bird. I didn’t get any. However the turkey. salad stuffed in tender crois- sant rolls was enough to fill in the empty spots. This was a P-A-R- TEE-Y Folks - classy and fun. I spent my second night in nearby Clemens in spa- cious surroundings provided by Linda and Tony Chambers as their guest. During one of our conversations Linda re- vealed to that she and her | friends had spent several days preparing food for. the event. This was homecooked food. She didn’t have to tell me as I continued to dis- cretely and with great finesse “pig out” on her “leftovers.” Aside glance from Tony made a little cautious about ap- proaching the remaining liquor oe in the same manner - just kid- ding. My first night of accom- modation was spent on campus at the Dudley Hotel which was just a short walk from the Yates Convention Hall. I had only planned to spend only a night in the city and then take the train back to Rocky Mount the next morning but because of some — wonderful fellowshipping and some urg- ing from Rodeo Rich I changed that plan. The neat thing about that was if you planned on do- ing some drinking or you were a little tired from all of the fes- tivities, the lodgings on-campus were quite comfortable. Now Amtrak to Greensboro was an- other pleasant surprise. Pricewise the round trip fare from Rocky Mount to Greens- _ boro was. only $60.32. When I got there I was met by one of Tony’s friends who took me Straight to the “party spot” some 14 miles down the road. It wasn’t long before I show- ered, dressed; grab my camera and my party was on. When I walk into the con- vention hall the scent of food was already filling up the air, I saw some dude up on the stage tuning up the band and took a few preliminary snapshots, At first I thought it was one of the band members. Later I discov- ered that it was Cuba Gooding himself rehersing. After taking a few more. snaps I headed’ back to the hotel and met up with “Rodeo Rich.” Rotleo & Trail Ride pro- moter Rich Washington of “jeans to Cowboy Mania (and Jim Rouse’s cousin) was preparing his awards to present to mem- bers of the Black Trail Riders Association later on that evening. This was a new event and a extra added attraction for the TURKEY SHAKE PARTY. It isn’t everyday that you see black folks sharply dressed walking around in Cowboy attire mixing in with the rest of the crowd. And it is true, the “Good Guys” do wear white hats, and beige hats and black hats too. So do the Cow- girls and I am looking forward to seeing how they. look dressed in blue jeans and sit- ting on a horse. According to Rodeo Rich and Tony Cham- bers, a trailride and entertain- ment event is in the planning stages. They are rumoring Millie Jackson. And I imagine she would still look good in With Tony Chambers and his band backing up The Main Ingredient turned out to be smooth and top notch perform- ers. Adding to that Tony was a superb vocalist. His skills as a saxaphonist border on genius. He was a man who was mas- terfully in charge of his instru- ment and as a person who has spent decades in the radio busi- ness I can afford to be a critic and I was impressed. Tony cur- rently has two CD’s chocked full of original works (he has studio facilities in his home and Spends time fine-tuning his re- cording skills). The whole event was not only fun, but it was relaxing as it was entertain- ing. : EBooks and Poenstiy ED rigor Gifts of Inspiration, qt Courage and Love His wife Linda is also and extremely accomplished indi- vidual. Did I tell you what a great cook she was... well right I did tell you that, didn’t I. But the story of Linda Chambers is — a lot more prolific then meets . the eye. Without going into a great detail she is also an éx- perienced airline pilot and has — more than twenty years of fly- ing under her belt as the would say. Since my father also flew, we were able to exchange a few stories there as well, I was very honored to be her com- pany. She was doing sornething I had once dreamed to doing - fly! So with that in mind... there are quite a few black airline pilots out and a quite few of them are black women. So the next time you left your eyes sky- ward and study the “vapor trails”coming out of those Jet- liners... Linda (center of photo with Cuba Gooding, Sr. - pre- vious page) or someone like her could be piloting that “big bird.” Should you ever'be- come interested in a career as a pilot visit the The Organiza- tion of Black Airline Pilots (OBAP) website at http:// www.obap.org. They have been around for more then thirty years. And as far as the 4th annual Turkey Shake Party for next year, Eplan on being there. Oh, don’t forget to join me “Saturday Mornings In Soulsville” on AM1340 WOOW-Greenville. OC aw FF y Minority Voice December 14 - 21, 2007 pg? YOUR AD COULD BE THE MINORITY VOICE NEWSPAPER CALL 252.757-0425 ASK ror MIKE MEN insects dJobeny M10'S BARBER SHOP \S HAIRCUT $10.00 T0 $12.00 SHAVE $5.00 EYE BROW ARCH $5.00 , NECKLINE TAPERBEDGE » $5.00 : BOY'S HAIRCUT $8.00 BEAUTICIAN'S PRICING. 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The ordinance of 1787 certainly did not “remove” The late Associate Justice Af you: want to go home.” : 13 congressman). The custom - Couldnotconfer —.__ them from where they were Thurgood Marshall state, Pha. was not to allow slaves to freedom or citizenship “ infamous lodged. (The “The men. who gathered in read or write, consequently, with the'Northwest “three-fifths” clause is still in Philadelphia in 1787 could Scott could neither read nor Territory to Black _ the Constitution.) For =~ —spothave imagined, nor would write. About 1830, the Blow people. © = * > example, when a teenager is they have accepted, that the family migrated to St.Louis, 3, The provision of the convicted of a crime, his document they were drafting Missouri, along with their Missouri Compromise _ record is “supposedly” seal. would one day be construed Property, Scott, whom they were avoided asa. Butis it really? In recent by a Supreme Court to which sold to Dr. John Emerson, a legislative act because —_ incidents, teenagers’ had been appointed the military surgeon stationed at ‘it exoeeded the powers “sealed” records have been _ descendant of an African Jefferson Barracks, oa of Congress, insofar as hurriedly unsealed, and that’s slave.” __ ae, Scott used to accompany it attempted to exclude because, they obviously were It is for this reason and much, Emerson to army posts in slavery and impart _not “really sealed.” So toois much more that Black people Illinois and the Wisconsin freedom and citizenship _ the “three-fifths” clause in the have had to experience the Or mae y Territory where slavery was to Black people in the Constitution and the Dred _Little Rock Nine, the ae Cl ROCICTIOX, _. ws poy tea northern part ofthe Scott decision, they have been Scottsboro Boys, the ate — ee oe Missouri Compromise, the Louisiana cession. Supposedly overturned but —_. 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Eventually, Emerson; she refused. | n for themselves , me ! justice had to rule the lived both in a free state anda Missour} Compromise free territory, they were .. Unconstitutional. - legally free and could not be The biological aspect of the reverted back to being slaves. matter was never called into The Blow family paid the question therefore despite the legal fees for the Scotts. The: — ruling, Black people were first trial ended being hinged biological human beings who ona technically andthe = just happen ‘to possess a 4 presiding judge granted a _ different skin color, Yet, in second trial because hearsay referring to the Constitution’s evidence had been introduced “three-fifths of all other and Scott could not prove to persons” to justify the — the court that he was or was decision, the Supreme Court not a slave. conveniently seemed to Mrs. Emerson appealed the overlook another phrase, of order for a second trial and similar and equal importance, the court ruled against her in in the Declaration of 1848, In a new trial, a jury Independence which stated, ruled that the Scotts and their “aij men are created equal.” children were legally free Also another landmark case under the Missouri andthen —_ which was decided forty turned the responsibility of years afterwards, “Plessy v the case over to her brother, Ferguson,” revealed the Sanford. The Court reversed, hypocrisy and the moral. the lower court’s ruling and bankruptcy of the judicial returned the Scotts to their system. The Plessy dictum masters once more as chattel. _institutionalized the concept (At that time, the Chief of “separate but equal” public. Justice of Missouri himself facilities. The results were owned slaves.) the “separate” was always However, the decision was rigidly, enforced but never the rife with inconsistencies “equal.” ‘This paved the way including that the Missouri for “jim crow” segregation in courts had Previously ruled the South anda milder, less and held the position that overt but still racist, version slaves taken into free states in the North and the West. core automatically free. The The only other portions of Scotts Sued again for their. that law they rigidly upheld freedom in federal court, and/or enforced were the They lost again and appealed draconian sections that to the United States Supreme adversely affected Black Court, (A presidential _ people. election was pending.) The ~ After the landmark ruling, Chief Justice of the US ~ Scott and his family were Supreme Court delivered the _Teturned to slavery as the majority opinion that cast a of Mrs, Emerson. shadow over the status of She remarried and her People husband turned the Scotts a: — is t. Theit’ ‘hefarious ruling, the chief argument was since they had | vert the Blow family in t, Missouri, who freed American judicial system including “Roe v. 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Sorority, Incorporated Iota Kappa Omega Chapter 35" Anniversary in 1908, sixteen undergraduates on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC founded Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc. Under the current leadership of the ‘national president, Ms. barbara McKenzie, the organization will celebrate its Centennial anniversary on January 15, 2008. > Jota Kappa Omega 1e 82 graduate members of Iota Kappa Omega are currently being led by President Delilah Jackson and Vice President Sharon Mallette. The Chapter celebrated its 35" anniversary, “Exemplary Service ith a Purpose”, the weekend of October 28", 2007. The festivities began with “game night” on friday night, October 26", at the home of member, Ms. Laura Carmon: Sorority members worshiped pgether on that Sunday, October 28", at Wells Chapel Church of God in Christ and concluded the fPstivities with a banquet at the Greenville Hilton. The banquet’s keynote speaker was Director of The » Marvelous Mid-Atlantic Region, Mrs. Ruby Batts Archie, , With a combined membership approaching 200,000 across the United States, Africa, Asia, Europe and e Caribbean, the singular determination of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc is to be “supreme in service to all mankind”. : Minority Voice December 14 - 21, 2007 pg9 ©0000 0000000000 00800060000008088808 eAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated? : Iota Kappa Omega Chapter ® pA ate : 35” Anniversary | pthethchdachithertededadededade de ded dadedehedededddededededadace